Yangzhou ferry
Yangzhou Mansion and the young man in python suit who were guarding Jinyi Mansion had sword-shaped eyebrows and sharp eyes, and a sword was held on his waist.
Dozens of guards in black hats and red clothes behind him did not hold umbrellas. Only the guard beside the young man held up an umbrella for the young man.
Jia Heng looked at Yuan Jichong, his eyes narrowed for a moment, then he looked at the crowd of Yangzhou officials and gentry who came to greet him, smiled and said, "Master Yuan, please introduce the folks from Yangzhou."
Seeing this, Yuan Jichong smiled and said, "Sir, it's still raining here, so it's inconvenient to talk. You might as well go to the restaurant to talk. A light banquet has been prepared there for you to catch the wind and wash away the dust."
Jia Heng smiled, but did not say no. He said softly: "Master Yuan, please lead the way." Everyone happened to be here, and if they recognized each other, they would avoid arresting the wrong person later.
The Yangzhou gentry behind Yuan Jichong couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that the young man in python suit seemed to be very polite in his words, not as ferocious as those heard from Henan.
Some local gentry in Yangzhou were a little surprised at Jia Heng's young age, handsome appearance and impressive bearing.
He secretly thought that he was truly worthy of being the young and successful Uncle Yong Ning.
For example, Jiang Tong, a salt merchant from Yangzhou, paused lightly while turning the Wenwan walnuts in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and could not help but feel a murmur in his heart.
Yangzhou has been a prosperous place since ancient times. The so-called Yangzhou thin horse is famous all over the world. There is a saying that since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty. Maybe you can give it a try?
Huang Rishan, Huang Cheng and others looked at each other and knew they were secretly speaking, making it difficult to deal with them. Xiao Hongsheng looked at the young man who was talking and laughing freely, his face became more solemn.
At this moment, among the gentry, Yangzhou salt merchant Ma Xianjun, his sunken cheeks concealed a hint of ruthlessness. Cheng Peili, the Yangzhou salt merchant's general manager, next to him, had a solemn face, and his eyes changed from The young man who was looking at Zixiong moved sideways and stayed for a moment behind the guards in Jinyi Mansion, feeling even more cold in his heart.
On the hill southwest of the Yangzhou city wall, several men wearing bamboo hats and raincoats were holding knives to protect them. They looked up at the people gathered at the ferry through a tree with lush branches and leaves and abundant rain.
The big man, who looked like an iron pillar, approached the young man wearing a bamboo hat and said in a low voice in broken Chinese: "Master, is that pretty boy Yong Ning Bo? He doesn't look like he has three heads and six arms. The emperor of the South uses such a hairy head. The boy is in charge of the army, is he an old fool?"
Under Duoduo's thick eyebrows, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he whispered: "To be able to become an important minister of the Southern people at such a young age is by no means an easy thing, and should not be underestimated."
Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth. They joined the army and made meritorious deeds before they were young. When he was a teenager, he also followed his grandma on various expeditions. How can we underestimate the heroes of the world?
Moreover, as the details of the battle in Henan have been collected in the past few days, this Uncle Yongning can quickly put out the civil unrest in the south with thunderous means, and his men have real skills.
When he was a child, he heard his grandma say that every time the Central Plains dynasty was about to fall, a few heroes would appear and then fight with a group of idiots, such as Yue Fei of the former Song Dynasty.
What a pity, that hero is my enemy! This man must die!
Jia Heng, on his side, told Liu Jixian and his party to escort Daiyu and his party on the ship later, board a carriage and go to Yangzhou Salt Garden, and then be greeted by local officials in Yangzhou such as Yuan Jichong, and go to the restaurant where they were invited.
The restaurant is called Fuxing Restaurant, and it is a high-end restaurant in Yangzhou. Booking a banquet is expensive, but it is not difficult for those salt merchants who spend a lot of money.
Yangzhou cuisine is famous all over the world. Jia Heng sat down with a group of salt merchants, and Yuan Jichong introduced an old man at the head, who was Wang Shouqi, the leader of Yangzhou salt merchants.
"Old Wang Shouqi has met Uncle Yongning. He is really a handsome young man with extraordinary bearing. Now that we have met, he is even more famous." Wang Shouqi, the head of Yangzhou salt merchants, with gray hair, said with a smile.
The person in front of him is Jia Heng. He is really young, promising and in his prime. Jia Heng looked at Wang Shouqi and said, "You're welcome, sir."
As everyone was talking, they wanted to toast, but they saw the young man saying: "Everyone, I haven't been feeling well lately. The imperial doctor said that you should not drink alcohol and eat hair growth products, otherwise it will be harmful to the body and bones."
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After the previous incident with Zhen Qing's mandarin duck pot, he had already taken precautions and would never fall into the same pit twice. Even children know that they should not eat anything given by a stranger.
So Mopan really gave him a lot of wake-up call. If he learned a lesson, he would gain some wisdom. Then he would reward her next time. He could see that Mopan did like to ride a horse galloping, and sometimes, it was like a sucker.
Holding the embroidered spring knife and the imperial guards in flying fish uniforms, Li Shu cupped his hands and said, "Captain, I'm here to drink on your behalf." Everyone looked stunned when they heard this.
Yuan Jichong laughed and said, "Uncle, it's been a long journey, and he has important things to do. It's really not easy to drink. Someone came and took all the wine away."
This is determined by the position of power. Privy ministers in charge of the country and military ministers naturally have the power to say no, and no one dares to challenge Jia Heng's etiquette.
Ma Xianjun's eyes were a bit gloomy, and he thought to himself, "You are such a cowardless person. Are you worried about being poisoned?"
It's not that I haven't thought about poisoning before, but this is almost a way to kill each other. They all have small businesses in Yangzhou, how can they knock the jade against the porcelain?
Under the introduction of Yuan Jichong, Jia Heng got to know some officials and gentry in Yangzhou Prefecture. He pondered for a moment and said, "I came to Yangzhou to appreciate the prosperity of Yangzhou, but it's a sacred mandate..."
After saying this, he paused for a moment, but many people held their breaths and almost raised their ears to listen to the young man's words.
Jia Heng said: "I have been ordered by the Holy Order to reorganize the troops of the Jiangbei camp. As for other matters, the division of civil and military divisions, I am not involved. Previously, the Jiangbei camp contributed a lot to support the floods, but I heard that Jinling has been in arrears with payment for some time, and the court attaches great importance to this matter."
This time he went south to rectify the Jiangbei camp run by Shui Rong's uncle. As for the salt affairs, he mostly used Lin Ruhai's name to do it, but it was within his scope to conduct a thorough investigation of the deficit.
When Yuan Jichong heard this, although he didn't believe it, he smiled and said: "In the past, the Jiangbei camp sent troops to assist the floods. Gaoying and other places were as safe as a rock. Many Yangzhou elders were impressed and donated money and materials to the soldiers of the Jiangbei camp."
The people present were dubious.
Because what Jia Heng said was reasonable and reasonable. He was a military minister and made his fortune by organizing and training troops. Now military preparations were the main affairs of the court, so it made sense to come to Yangzhou for the Jiangbei camp.
At this time, Bao Zuhui winked at someone.
A middle-aged businessman wearing a military uniform stood up immediately, bowed his hands, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Yongning, I heard that the imperial court has reformed the salt service, estimated and sold salt imports, and reorganized the area. I wonder what Uncle Yongning thinks?"
Jia Heng glanced at the man, frowned, but was not annoyed, but asked: "Isn't Mr. Qi Ge in charge of this matter?
What about unknown situations? "
At this time, Wang Shouqi just took over the conversation, with a smile on his old face, and said: "Uncle, we don't know what the regulations of the court are now. Uncle is an important military minister, so we know that the court is in order."
Jia Heng said: "I don't know much about the conduct of the cabinet minister Qi Dajun. Besides, the imperial household department has its own regulations. How can outsiders be allowed to comment?"
When some people heard this, their suspicions suddenly disappeared.
Everyone in the world didn't know that Uncle Yongning was at odds with Mr. Yang Ge from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Uncle Yongning even criticized each other with the Qi Party. He even impeached Mr. Yang Ge several times in court and asked for his resignation. Every political dispute was aroused.
It can be said that the disputes in the past fell into the eyes of bureaucrats in various provinces. Officials and businessmen with keen political sense have long known that Yong Ningbo and Qi Dang were not in harmony.
Jia Heng said: "But now you are unable to allocate military pay for the Jiangbei camp in Yangzhou. I wonder why?"
Yuan Jichong smiled and said, "I happen to know some of the details of this matter. How about I explain it to you afterward? You have just arrived here, so you might as well have some food first."
Everyone nodded, and then began to join in and invite Jia Heng to dinner.
It's just that there is food but no wine, and everyone is talking, but it always feels boring, and I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart. ....
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But on the other side, Princess Chu Zhen Qing also stopped the boat and led her sister Zhen Xue to Yangzhou
A manor was purchased, Yangzhou is closer to Jinling, and the Zhen family purchased many manors and properties in Slender West Lake.
This beauty is like a delicate rose, every inch of her skin exudes a breathtaking charm, and her face is full of spring charm, bright and charming.
Well, I lived my second life.
"Hey, I'm so exhausted." As soon as they entered the wing, Princess Chu Zhen Qing sat on the soft couch, her voice was slightly lazy and greasy, which made the princess a little more playful.
While instructing the female officer to prepare hot water, he raised his eyes to look at his sister Zhen Xue, who was looking at her face in the mirror. Zhen Xue looked in the mirror and took off the jade earrings from her earlobes. Her plump and soft face was as smooth as gelatin, and under her jade-white neck, her skin was as white as new hair.
Zhen Qing smiled brightly and left the bed, came to Zhen Xue's side, waved her hand, and stepped away from the female officer who was combing her hair. She held Zhen Xue's shoulders and said softly: "My sister is becoming more and more beautiful, and the melancholy in her eyebrows is gradually disappearing." , you are really like a flower, no wonder that person treats you..."
As he spoke, he whispered in Zhen Xue's ear.
The two sisters grew up together, and now they serve the same husband. It can be said that they have seen each other's flirting with each other in the boudoir, and they are even closer than when they were sisters in the boudoir.
"Sister, what are you talking about?" Zhen Xue's beautiful eyebrows were curved, her gentle and watery cheeks were white and rosy, like flowers, charming and bright, blushing like a blush, and her tone was annoyed.
Could it be that my sister is counting?
Zhen Qing suddenly had an evil spirit between her beautiful brows, and she said in a cold voice, "I'm so angry just thinking about it! That bastard, you've been messing with me a lot these days!"
She also knew that something went wrong that day. Afterwards, she knelt down like a slave and cleaned for that bastard. But in Xuzhou, the bastard went even further and wanted her to kneel down on the embroidered couch for a few steps. It was simply Crazy and unworthy of being a human being!
Bastard, bastard, Zhen Qing swears she will not be a human unless she takes revenge! When I think about this, I feel that my delicate body is so soft that I can hardly control myself.
But when the Kaifeng Mansion was struggling, she took advantage of Zhen Qing's confusion and said a lot of humiliating words. Although Zhen Qing's delicate tone was like a gossamer, she replied with a few curses, but she relied on her extraordinary physical strength. , holding it and walking back and forth.
After that, the two fleets moved in tandem, but stopped in Xuzhou for a while, seizing the opportunity to teach Zhen Qing a lesson.
Thinking about the past, Zhen Xue's face turned red, she calmed down, and said angrily: "Sister, you can't beat him, he has too many tricks to manipulate people."
There are so many tricks, and I don’t know where they were learned from. It’s hard to imagine that Jia Ziyu, who was striding forward on the carpet in front of the Xihe Palace with a cold eyebrow and a hidden edge, is the same person.
Zhen Qing's beautiful face was filled with evil aura, and she said in a cold voice: "Sister, just wait, one day, I will make him crawl at my feet!"
After a while, a scene suddenly reflected in the beauty's mind. She was dressed in a gorgeous dress, a phoenix crown and a harem, and a golden queen's crown on her head. She was the mother of all the people. The bastard was kneeling on the ground, and she raised her foot and stepped on his shoulder.
"Jia Ziyu, do you know how precious I am today?"
That bastard then kowtowed and cried bitterly, instead of bullying her like...well, he could only add to her shoes anyway. The world-famous Uncle Yongning, or later the Marquis of Yongning, or the King of Yongning, ended up being her dog...
Maybe she was thinking deeply, Zhen Qing's jade cheeks were slightly red, and she felt that just thinking about that scene made her whole body tremble, and she could hardly hold on.
Jia Heng didn't know that Princess Chu Zhen Qing had always had a strong temperament. Even though she was ashamed and happy, she still had a rebellious mentality in her heart and wanted to bite her back.
This is because he is not a professional, but instead makes the subject develop dangerous ideas that are anti-customer-oriented.
Zhen Xue looked at her sister, whose eyebrows were raised, her eyes were flowing, and she was already happy on the spot. Although she didn't know what her sister was fantasizing about, she could guess some of it. She roughly overwhelmed the man, and she felt proud and proud from now on. Go low and do small.
But in the past few days, there were two different offensive and defensive situations. Youyou sighed, her eyes dazed.
Why bother? Both of them are obviously very...
.We must fight to the death!
Zhen Qing sat down and whispered: "Sister, just wait. Those who do evil will be killed. He doesn't know the dirty tricks of those people. This is not a battlefield. It is easy to dodge open guns and hard to guard against hidden arrows." , he just accepted an appointment from those merchants in Yangzhou, and is having a meal now."
She also has channels with those salt merchants, and her subordinate Suzaku has a conspiracy hiding beside those salt merchants. The mythical beast of the Chu State is a fire-attributed spiritual creature, which is called the Suzaku, and Zhen Qing took this name as the secret agent.
Zhen Xue's beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and she turned around to look at her beautiful face. Because her bun was disheveled, she had a somewhat fluffy noble lady's laziness. She asked softly: "Sister, why didn't you remind him before?"
My sister obviously knew a lot about the salt merchant, but she didn't tell him, and she even wished him bad luck.
"Well, he has always been arrogant. It won't be too late until he suffers a big loss." Zhen Qing said in a quiet voice with a frosty face and a cold glint in her eyes.
At that time, if she lets that bossy bastard beg her, she can slowly take control of him. This is part of the plan. Moreover, some matters also need to be separated from the salt merchants. Fortunately, the meddling is not deep, and even if there is disagreement, there is still room for redemption. Zhen Xue said softly: "Sister, is he in danger?"
Zhen Qing saw something gloomy in her eyes and whispered: "Don't worry, sister, I won't let him die."
If she was plotted by those people's dirty tricks, then she would die as well. Not everyone can be her master... Well, no, dog.
While I was thinking about it, suddenly the nun outside reported: "Princess, Uncle Lin is here."
Yangzhou and Jinling can be crossed by boating across the river. The people from the Zhen family had already received the news that the two concubines of the Zhen family had arrived in Yangzhou, so they had to send someone to pick up the two sisters with their families.
"Let him drink tea and rest first, while my sister and I have to take a shower and change clothes." Chu King Zhen Qing returned to her cold and charming attitude and said softly.
As for the second concubine, who has a distinguished status, she is naturally qualified to make the people from the Zhen family wait for a while. Zhen Qing took Zhen Xue's arm and chuckled: "Sister, let's take a bath first."
It felt like there was that bastard's scent all along the way, front and back, inside and out, and I needed to take a bath.
Zhen Lin was a garrison in Nanjing. She had previously carried grain to Huai'an Prefecture for sale. Because Jia Heng's blade moved inwards, Mrs. Zhen warned her.
At this moment, Zhen Lin was not in a hurry after hearing her grandmother's reply. She sat in the flower hall, drinking tea and waiting, her brows furrowed and her mind kept thinking.
The news that Uncle Yongning entered the city, greeted by a group of officials and gentry from Yangzhou, was known to Zhen Lin, who had arrived in Yangzhou a day earlier, and was thinking about Jia Heng's intention today.
In fact, even the Yangzhou salt merchants were imagining that Jia Heng did not come here with the intention of digging out leek roots. How could such a large net be uprooted?
How determined is the court, and what level will it investigate? As for all being imprisoned, aren't you afraid of chaos in Jiangnan?
This is the luck mentality of people, who always have illusions and are always unwilling to face the bloody reality, or are too optimistic about the situation and unwilling to smash bottles and cans.
It can be as big as a game between great powers, or as small as...forget it, let's stop there. The struggle is not about treating guests to dinner, but about life and death!
But after Zhen Lin waited for a while, she saw Chu Princess Zhen Qing and sisters Zhen Xue coming out side by side. I wonder if it was Zhen Lin's imagination. The two princesses had skin as good as snow and noble temperament. Their buns were like clouds and their pearls were shining. Jade brings out the bright and gorgeous temperament, and makes you feel noble.
Zhen Lin didn't dare to look at it and thought to herself, the rice grain of Gaomen Xunfu in Shenjing is really good for people. Let’s not mention that the Zhen sisters saw people coming from the Zhen family, but they said that the Yanyuan Yamen——
Under the retinue of Jinyi Mansion Guards, Lin Daiyu rode a carriage to Yangzhou Yanyuan Yamen. She got off the eight-treasure glazed hairpin carriage from the back door, and entered the courtyard surrounded by a large number of nuns and maids.
"Dad." Daiyu looked across at the middle-aged scribe standing under the eaves of the corridor. In the blink of an eye, countless memories from her childhood flooded into her mind, causing the young girl to freeze on the spot. After a while, her eyelashes were filled with tears. , vision blurred. Before anyone could say anything, tears were about to flow.
Lin Ruhai looked at his home, which was already slim and graceful.
The daughter asked: "Yu'er, where is Ziyu?" Daiyu: "???"
Is dad calling Uncle Heng? Who is the biological child?
Yuanyang answered from the side: "Mr. Lin, when Uncle Heng entered the city, he was greeted by local officials in Yangzhou." Lin Ruhai nodded, looked at Daiyu lovingly, and said happily: "Yu'er, come here, Let daddy take a look." Seeing this, Daiyu came close enough to hold Lin Ruhai's hand and murmured, "Daddy."
"Yu'er has grown taller and is now a big girl." Lin Ruhai said with emotion, her eyes dazed.
We haven't seen each other for several years, but after all, she is a serious scholar-bureaucrat, and she doesn't act like a daughter. Her eyes were moist for a moment. After a while, Lin Ruhai collected her emotions.
