The next morning, Li Zhang led the delegation to the road alone, and the Song Dynasty was ahead. Yelu Zhirang led his cavalry and sent them a few miles forward, and then the two sides said goodbye to each other.

However, just when Li Zhang was about to leave, he couldn't help but stop and remind Yelu Zhirang again: "Brother Zhirang, don't forget my advice yesterday. In addition, if possible, it's best to keep your family away from Zhongjing!"

"I will think about it seriously after I go back!" Yelu Zhirang also showed a grateful expression at this time. No matter what, Li Zhang was also doing for his own good. And he went back last night and thought about it carefully, and he gradually felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Hearing Yelu Zhirang's words, Li Zhang felt relieved. He waved goodbye to Yelu Zhirang again, and then the delegation stepped onto the territory of the Song Dynasty. Yelu Zhirang behind him waited until the figures of Li Zhang and others disappeared, then turned his head and left here.

This time, Li Zhang did not take the Suicheng road again, but staggered the eastward for a distance and entered the Song Dynasty directly from Hejian Prefecture. In fact, it was closer to the Xijin Prefecture of the Liao Kingdom, so the Song Dynasty also stationed more troops here. However, due to years of peace, part of the garrison of Hejian Prefecture was also abolished.

Hejian Prefecture is close to the border of the Liao Kingdom. It belongs to the boundary of Shenzhou. In the northwest of Shenzhou, there is a small county town, namely Leshou County. Like Suicheng, it is the front line of resistance to the attack of the Liao Kingdom. When the Liao army went south on a large scale to attack grass, countless people were plundered, which also led to the sparse population of Leshou County. It has only been gradually recovered in recent years.

Leshou County is Zhao Anren's hometown. He was captured by the Liao army in the Grass Valley. Because of his beautiful appearance, he was sent to the palace to be a eunuch. Finally, he finally climbed to his current position.

Li Zhang had promised Zhao Anren that he would definitely help him find his family, so he took a detour to Hejian Prefecture. Leshou is a small county town, and there are also large camps of garrisons outside the city, but the city is home to ordinary people. After all, in recent years, the Liao people no longer travel south on a large scale. Even if they occasionally shoot grass valleys, they are all sporadic cavalry and cannot break through the blockade of the Song army. Therefore, the life of the county town is no longer affected, and the population is gradually increasing.

The Leshou County Magistrate did not expect that the mission would suddenly come to their small place where birds do not shit. He immediately went out of the city to greet him and arranged for the mission to move in. However, their county town was too small and there were no inns or anything else. In addition, there were too many people in the mission, so the county town could not even live. In the end, the imperial guards escorted could only live in the military camp outside the city. Li Zhang, Fu Bi and a few others arranged to go to the inn in the county town.

Originally, the Leshou County Magistrate even wanted to free the county government for Li Zhang and the others to live in, but Li Zhang felt that it was too troublesome to the other party, so he refused politely. However, he really had something to bother with Leshou County Magistrate, that was to find out the situation of Zhao Anren's family. Generally speaking, the county government will register all the population in the county. As long as Zhao Anren's family is still in Leshou County, it should not be difficult to find.

Early that morning, the magistrate of Leshou County came to the inn where Li Zhang lived to find him, and then sent a stack of documents and said, "Li Zhongen, this is the household registration list of Zhaojia Village, but there is no name of Zhao Da you are looking for, nor the whereabouts of his sons. It is estimated that it was probably moved away because of war."

"No?" Li Zhang frowned when he heard this. Zhao Zai was Zhao Anren's father. According to him, his hometown was Zhaojia Village, ten miles east of Leshou County. However, when the war broke out, their whole family fled to Hejian Mansion. However, he was separated from his family on the road and was then captured by the Liao army. If his family had not been arrested, he would have returned to Zhaojia Village afterwards, after all, it was the root of their Zhao family.

"Is there anyone living in Zhaojia Village?" Li Zhang asked the Leshou County Magistrate again. The county magistrate was surnamed Zhou. He was not very old. He looked at at most thirties, with an ordinary and medium-sized appearance, and almost no characteristics. He was the kind that could not be found even if he threw it into the crowd.

"Yes, although Leshou County had been war-torn, many people fled to Hejian Prefecture and other places in the rear, but after the war was over, most of the people came back. After all, the land was here and the ancestral tombs were also here, and many people were unwilling to stay away from it." The magistrate of Leshou County replied again, "It is hard to leave the hometown, especially for the Han people, losing the land is like having no roots. Many people even wander outside for a lifetime, and they will transport their bodies back to their hometown for burial after their death.

"It's good if someone is there. If you ask the magistrate of Zhou County to arrange two yamen runners to take me to Zhaojia Village!" Li Zhang said again.

"No problem, do you need a subordinate to accompany you?" County Magistrate Zhou nodded immediately and then asked.

"No need, it's already a lot of trouble for the magistrate Zhou during this period. Moreover, when I go to Zhaojia Village, I just do some private matters, so I don't need to bring too many people." Li Zhang refused with a smile.

When the county magistrate Zhou heard this, he did not insist anymore. He immediately made an appointment with Li Zhang. In the afternoon, the two yamen runners came to the inn. Then Li Zhang brought wild dogs and asked someone to prepare four horses. Apart from that, he did not bring anyone else. Then he left Leshou County with the yamen runners.

Zhaojia Village is ten miles east of the county town. Even if you don’t ride a horse, it will be half an hour before you walk. However, Li Zhang was eager to inquire about Zhao Anren’s family, so he dared to rush along the way and soon arrived at Zhaojiafu.

Zhaojia Village is not big. There are at most twenty or thirty households in the village, but a solid village is built with wood outside the village. This is also the norm for border villages. Because the border is very unsafe, there will be horse thieves roaming from time to time. If the village is not protected, it may be robbed by horse thieves. Therefore, the villages on the border generally have protection, and as long as male villagers are male, they will have the atmosphere of practicing martial arts. Even women can cut off people by knives at critical moments.

However, it is a peaceful time. The village gate outside the village is wide open, and a group of children can be seen playing at the door. When they saw Li Zhang and the others arrive, the children also showed curious expressions. Compared with the children in Tokyo, the children here look thinner, with a big head and a small body and a malnourished look. This reminded Li Zhang that the scene when he first met Huozi and Douzi.

The four of them entered Zhaojia Village, and then two yamen runners went to find the village chief. The so-called household chief was the township official responsible for supervising and urging taxes. They were responsible for the management of grassroots with Li Zheng and the town clerk. Zhaojia Village was not large enough, so there was no Li Zheng in the village, but a Li Zheng in the village was set up with several other villages. However, there was a household chief in the village, and his surname was Zhao. Maybe he could find out about the situation in Zhao Anren's family from him. However, when the head of the household was brought, Li Zhang felt a sank.
Chapter completed!