Wu Sheng officially received the appointment and took over the Yangzhou school and became the new Yangzhou leader. The news immediately spread among Yangzhou senior officials, and various banquets came one after another.
It was only at this moment that he finally accepted the invitation and went to the banquet. First came Zhou Yin Jinghui, then his right disciple Fan Ziyuan, and then Cui Ming.
Cui Ming's banquet had been prepared long ago. When the lanterns were first lit, he came to wait outside the second door of Zuo Tu's mansion. While waiting, ask the steward again if everything is ready.
After the steward reported back one by one, Cui Ming asked: "Is six gold enough? How much is Fan Ziyuan?"
The steward said: "There are also six golds over there, and Jingzhou Mu has eight golds."
Cui Ming nodded: "Just don't overtake Fan Ziyuan."
The steward sighed: "Over the years, Yangzhou Walking has changed like a revolving lantern. It has really become Walking. Not to mention the previous Shi Walking. In just a few years, it has changed to Song Walking, Qing Walking, and now it has become Walking Walking." I’m sorry for Sun Xingxing. I just ask the Academy not to change it again..."
Cui Mingdao: "Sun Xingxing is different from Qing Xingxing. He is more similar to Song Xingxing. He is not ostentatious in his behavior. He is very low-key in the school. Except for Tian Siwei who has met him, none of us know him. We will probably not get along with him." Just like Qingshu, it requires a lot of money to manage. If you know it’s him in advance, you can visit in advance... take a look before talking about it."
The steward sighed: "Anyway, I hope Sun Xingxing will stay here longer and not leave again."
While they were talking, there was the sound of a car rolling outside the gate, and the doorman of Zuotu Mansion outside shouted: "Sun Xingxing is here!"
The steward rushed out in a hurry and bowed down. Cui Ming straightened his clothes, took a few steps forward, and after waiting for someone to be introduced to the door, he cupped his hands and said, "Cui Ming, Zuo Lang of Yangzhou, welcomes Sun Xingxing... Huh?"
Although the person in front of me has disheveled hair that covers most of his face, why is there something familiar between his eyes and the bridge of his nose?
Look at this figure, this pace, this demeanor...
Why? Have you seen it before?
I must have seen it, but why can’t I remember it?
Cui Ming blinked and looked left and right, completely forgetting the etiquette, and his eyes almost went to Wu Sheng's nose. Just as he couldn't help but reach out to brush Wu Sheng's long hair away, the steward grabbed his arm: "Zuo Tu..."
"Ah..." Cui Ming reacted and coughed twice: "Please, please come in..."
Wu Sheng smiled and said nothing, walked into the main hall first, and sat down as the guest of honor. Cui Ming looked at Wu Sheng suspiciously and entered the chair.
The manager was anxious. My master was from the wealthy Cui family. He acted in the most legal manner and spoke with the most polite words. What happened today that he was so rude?
There was something wrong with the master, so he, the steward, had no choice but to make up for it and quickly ordered the banquet to begin. The servants had been waiting for a long time. The dishes were presented like running water. The whole lamb in the cauldron was steaming, divided into Gui, and served. At the food table, the tangy aroma of meat spreads throughout the room; there is also hot wine from Gezhong, ladleed into a cup and presented to the table; rice cakes in the steamer, bean cakes in the cauldron, fish on the plate, chicken in the beans, and chicken in the Gezhong The wild goose...
Just as he was about to high-five and enjoy the feast, he was stopped by Wu Sheng: "I have a secret matter to discuss with Zuo Tu, so please step aside first."
The steward quickly informed the musicians and servants to exit the hall and closed the door.
When Wu Sheng started to speak, Cui Ming's eyes almost fell out. When the hall was clear, he immediately left the table, spread his hands, bent over Wu Sheng's case, took three steps to the left, three steps to the right, and two steps forward. He took two more steps back, his face full of shock.
Wu Sheng smiled, smoothed his long hair and let it fall behind his back: "It's been so many years since we last seen each other, Cui Zuotu doesn't recognize me anymore?"
At this time, Cui Ming finally figured it out, pointed at Wu Sheng and said in shock: "You, you, you... why is it you? Why is it Sun Wu again?"
Wu Sheng drank a drink slowly: "From now on, you and I will have to walk hand in hand in this Yangzhou land. We are really a family. After going around and around, we are together again. You can say this is fate. Tsk tsk!”
Cui Ming was stunned for a long time with his mouth wide open, then reconfirmed: "Are you really Sun Wu? Walking Yangzhou Sun Wu?"
Wu Sheng smiled and said, "It will be replaced if it's fake."
Cui Ming said in disbelief: "How is this possible? How did you pretend to be walking in Yangzhou? Did you surrender?"
Wu Sheng corrected him: "I am Sun Wu, and I have never had to surrender. It was through my verification that the whereabouts of Master Shen and Wu Sheng in the wilderness were known to the Academy. They will be rounded up in the future." If someone commits another crime again, I, Sun Wu, will fight bravely to take the lead! It is precisely because of my persistence in fighting against the evil forces and my various achievements that I have been appreciated by everyone in the academy and entrusted with the important responsibility of walking. I deeply feel the burden on my shoulders. Zhong Na, I really have been lamenting and tossing and turning all night long. The reason I came here this time is to join forces with Cui Zuotu, support each other, clear the haze for the cultivation world of Southern Chu, and create a bright future!"
Cui Ming murmured: "No wonder, no wonder, no wonder Shopkeeper Tong and Dong Da asked me to recommend such guys to Qingshu... Are you guys all in the Yangzhou Academy now?"
Wu Sheng smiled and said nothing.
Cui Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, returned to the desk, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Back then, you were the alchemist of Yongrentang, and I was a disciple of others. Today, you and I are reunited in Yangzhou, and I am Zuo Ming." Disciple, for the sake of walking, the land of Southern Chu has become part of our generation!"
Wu Sheng held up the cup and said, "In-laws, I would like to congratulate Nan Chu and drink this cup to the full!"
Cui Ming laughed and said: "Yin Sheng!"
After talking happily for a while, Wu Sheng mentioned something: "Do you have any impression of Yanluo Mountain, two hundred miles northwest of Yangzhou?"
Cui Ming pondered for a moment and said, "That unsealed land?"
Wu Sheng felt reassured: "Are you sure? Which fiefdom it's not?"
Cui Mingdao: "In the past few years, I heard that savages entered the mountains and occupied the mountains and forests. All areas that were not sealed were owned by the king. Therefore, I sent people to check and ban them, but found nothing. I guessed that the savages had gone. What, do you have any thoughts about that mountain forest? This is not easy. We need to repay Yingdu with merit, preferably military merit."
He shook his head again and said, "I advise you to give up. It's too far away from Yangzhou and the cost of moving the people is too high. It won't take ten years to establish a fiefdom. There are still many good places within a hundred miles of Yangzhou. The place has mountains, water and plains, and you can see the results in three years, and the cost will drop by 70 to 80%. With your current status, it is not difficult to get one."
Wu Sheng pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "It's not that I want to get a fiefdom. Someone reported that they saw a criminal in Yanluo Mountain. He was suspected to have escaped. I want to send people to search, so I asked to find out the situation."
Cui Ming smiled: "That's up to you."
Wu Sheng changed his mind. Since it was confirmed that Yanluo Mountain had no owner, and Cui Ming's words also showed that the officials of Chu State had no interest in that mountain forest in a short period of time, there was no need to rush to include it, because it was included in the list. The risk in the name is also very high. In the eyes of interested people, it means that there is no three hundred taels of silver in this place, which is self-defeating.
Now that my identity is different, isn't it justifiable to send people to stay there and protect Yanhu Villa in the name of looking for fugitives?
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