Wucheng is more than a hundred miles away from Linqing, and the official roads are connected, flat and smooth.
A group of people rode horses and drove cars at a very fast speed.
We set off at noon and saw the city wall of Linqing before the sun set.
But the closer to Lincheng, the more solemn everyone's expressions became.
The official road leading to Linqing was filled with shambling refugees.
When the generals arrived at the city, they were blocked by soldiers and made a fuss. Immediately, a large number of people were driven away from the city gate and hid under the city wall.
In such cold weather, life or death depends entirely on God's will.
The horses and chariots of Zuo Menggeng and others were particularly conspicuous. When they arrived at the city gate, the crowd gave way.
In these days, who can ride a horse or drive a car without being a noble person?
A small flag ran over and was about to interrogate him when his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh, isn't this Master Zuo?"
Zuo Mengeng didn't expect that he was still a celebrity, so he smiled and said, "Master Jun, do you know me?"
The little flag waved his hands repeatedly.
"You don't dare to call me Master Zuo. Who in Linqing doesn't know Master Zuo? Two years ago, the fight between you and the Young Master of the Liu family outside the city gate was so shocking that it made people cry. People said, At the height of Linqing's martial arts, Master Zuo and Master Liu divided the world."
Zuo Mengeng was embarrassed, remembering the absurdity of the past.
As a second-generation general, Zuo Menggeng used to be very dandy. Coupled with Zuo Liangyu's rigorous training, his martial arts skills are truly extraordinary.
When dudes compete, no one is his enemy.
Only Liu Yiyuan of the Liu family also had extraordinary martial arts skills, and even went toe-to-toe with him, but the outcome was always indistinguishable.
Liu Yiyuan, Zuo Mengeng also remembered, was a descendant of the Liu family of nine prominent families in Linqing, and his father was the famous Liu Zuo.
Historically, Liu Yiyuan came from a scholarly family and passed the martial arts examination.
While he was reminiscing about the past, Xiaoqi revealed shocking news.
"Young Master Zuo came back just in time. Yesterday, the old housekeeper of your house was carried back from outside the city. He seemed to be seriously injured. I heard that there is no one in charge of the house now and it is in chaos."
"oops……"
When Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua heard this, their expressions changed immediately.
Zuo Hua couldn't bear it anymore, so he galloped on his horse and entered the city first.
Zuo Mengeng's heart was also filled with turmoil, and he never expected that such a big event would happen in his house.
There are two housekeepers in Zuo Mansion, one is Zuo Yan and the other is Zuo Kuan.
Zuo Yan is the chief steward and the father of Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua.
Zuo Yan is not strict, on the contrary, he is a very kind old man.
He was originally a coachman in the Liaodong Army. Later, Zuo Liangyu saw that he was old and frail and could no longer stand up to the army, so he asked him to come over and be his personal attendant.
Later, Zuo Yan was asked to return to Linqing to manage the internal and external affairs of Zuo Mansion.
Zuo Yan was so grateful that he took his two sons and changed their surnames to Zuo.
Similarly, the second housekeeper Zuo Kuan is not generous at all.
This is a fierce man on the battlefield, and now he is also the head of Zuo Liangyu's bodyguard, and he has been following Zuo Liangyu.
Zuo Liangyu was born in poverty and soon became rich. He and his wife Huang were a poor couple.
Zuo Mengeng's impression was that the Zuo family had only gained momentum in recent years. To be precise, it was after Zuo Liangyu became Dusi.
The daughter of Huang's family, she is illiterate, timid and has no ideas.
Zuo Liangyu is away at war, and Zuo Yan needs to handle all matters in the Zuo Mansion.
Now that the backbone has fallen, Zuofu will be in chaos.
Thinking of this, Zuo Mengeng also became anxious.
He threw two taels of silver to the little flag and said, "Thank you for letting me know."
He quickly entered the city and went straight to his house.
The little flag got the benefit, put it away happily, and went to command and drive away the refugees again.
Miss Xu heard everything that happened before in the carriage.
She opened the curtain and saw Zuo Mengeng and Zuo Rong both looking solemn, and asked softly: "But something happened at home? How about... I'll go to the inn."
She was rescued by Zuo Mengeng, and now she is a weak woman alone. Before returning to Xu Guangqi, it would be better for her to live in Zuo Mansion.
But something happened to someone's family, and she was an outsider, so she could still figure it out.
She was considerate, but Zuo Mengeng couldn't agree.
A pretty girl who can't even comb her hair would be surprised if nothing happens if she leaves her alone.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
Miss Xu has read many story books, and the famous generals in the books who come and go freely among thousands of armies always make her heartbroken.
She had never seen a real general, but Zuo Mengeng had been protecting her these days, fighting in and out of the army several times, and he was strategizing and commanding decisively, which made her know that he was a trustworthy person.
With his mind settled, he became curious about the surrounding environment.
The city she was in now was vast, far larger than any city she had ever seen.
There are endless houses and buildings, and pedestrians rub shoulders with each other on the road. Looking at the past, countless flags were fluttering brightly, and the wealth of the world was gathered here. The variety was so rich that she could not fully comprehend it with her experience.
"People say that Jiangnan is the most prosperous in the world. I think this place is no less prosperous than Jiangnan."
Hearing Miss Xu's exclamation, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but smile and said: "Although Linqing is a prefecture, it is an important thoroughfare for five provinces and has a population of one million, so it is extraordinary."
In the Ming Dynasty, there were only five cities with a population of more than one million. The other four are all prefectural cities, but Linqing is a state city.
Linqing owes its scale and status to the canal.
This is the intersection of Huitong River and Wei River, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal all flow from here.
Whether you are going north to the capital, south to Suzhou and Hangzhou, or west to Heluo, it is extremely convenient.
It is one of the five major warehouse locations and is known as the No. 1 dock in the world. The safety of the capital depends entirely on this city.
It can be said that if this place is occupied, millions of people in the capital will immediately be cut off from food and clothing and become a place of death.
With Miss Xu chatting and laughing, Zuo Mengeng's worries disappeared a lot. With hurried steps, we soon arrived at Shuaifu Street.
Far away, I saw many people pouring out of a mansion.
Seeing Zuo Mengeng, these people all showed expressions of ecstasy.
"Master!"
"Master, you are finally back."
Zuo Mengeng sat upright on the horse and looked at several people with sparkling eyes. He couldn't help shouting: "Why are you crying? I, the Zuofu, built my family with martial arts, and wrapped my body in horse leather. I will never regret it. I will bleed, sweat, but not shed tears, and I will not be afraid of death, so what should I be afraid of?" "
A wave of battlefield murderous aura rushed towards his face, sweeping away the dejection. All the people in Zuofu couldn't help but hold their heads high, and their momentum changed 180 degrees.
Miss Xu secretly opened a corner of the curtain and saw that Zuo Mengeng had decided the world with just one word. She couldn't help but feel her eyes fluttering with color and her heart was broken.
There are many elegant and elegant people in the land south of the Yangtze River. Although they are full of economics and talents, they are not as strong as men. That kind of domineering attitude that overlooks the world, no matter how many moral articles are written, can't compete with it.
The incident in the house worried Zuo Mengeng and made him unwilling to delay.
He pointed to the carriage drive: "Open the middle door and welcome the distinguished guests into the house."
The servant immediately obeyed, and after a while, the middle door of Zuofu, which was always closed, opened on the left and right, indicating the arrival of distinguished guests.
A servant came over, took the carriage from Huang Er, and escorted him into the mansion.
Zuo Mengeng walked to Huang Er and asked, "Is there somewhere to go?"
Knowing that his mission was accomplished, Huang Er smiled honestly.
"The young one has hands and feet and can drive a car, so he can find a job to make a living."
Zuo Mengeng nodded, feeling a little relieved.
He asked Zuo Rong to take twenty taels of silver and stuff it into Huang's hands.
"Thank you for your hard work along the way. With this little money, you have to find a living no matter what."
Although Huang Er is displaced, he is a civilian. The Zuo Mansion was not big and could not support many servants, so Zuo Mengeng did not ask to take him in.
After getting twenty taels of silver, Huang Er was already very satisfied.
This is a huge sum of money. Even if he does nothing, he can live on this money for two years.
"I'll take my leave now, little one. I miss you dearly."
Huang Er knelt down, kowtowed a few times, carefully put away the money, and went to find his new life.
This is a small person, inconspicuous in this troubled world.
If he hadn't met Zuo Mengeng, he might have died on the battlefield in Nanpi.
There is one more life at this time, and the future will become different again. His thin figure walked into the crowd and quickly blended in.
No one noticed that several idle men on the street corner also got up and chased Huang Er in the direction where he disappeared.
Zuo Mengeng stepped into the house, crossed the front yard, and came to the back yard.
At this time, the carriage has been delivered here, the male servants retreated, and several maids and women came up and put down low stools next to the carriage.
Zuo Mengeng stepped forward and said, "Miss Xu, we are here. Come with me to meet Jia Ci."
Miss Xu opened the curtain, puzzled.
"Are you getting off the car now? Why don't you give me some water and a face towel, and wait for me to wash up before you come in to see me. Is this... polite?"
The maids and wives on the side lowered their heads in shame.
They didn't understand what Miss Xu said at all.
Zuo Mengeng knew that the Southeast was very extravagant at this time, and the pomp of the wealthy families was astonishing. What this Miss Xu said is probably the most ordinary.
"Oh, I, Zuofu, am good at wielding swords and guns, but I don't understand these complicated rules."
Miss Xu rolled her eyes wildly, knowing that he did it on purpose, and couldn't help but muttered: "A grosser é o maior inimigo do homem."
Zuo Menggen sneered and replied: "Ganância é o maior Pecado do homem."
Miss Xu was so shocked that her tongue hung out.
"you you you……"
Zuo Mengeng stretched out his palm toward her and said, "Beautiful lady, it's no big deal that she can speak Portuguese."
