Chapter 261 When friends come, there is good wine, but if the jackals come
October 7th.
While Xia Zhibai and his party were still heading south.
In the city of Yuhang, there is an extra beggar.
He was wearing a shabby Gebu clothes, his cheeks were dirty, he was holding a wooden stick in his hand, staring around helplessly, he just followed the flow of people and entered the city, and this The little beggar was obviously not familiar with Yu Hang and kept walking around the streets like a headless fly.
I don’t know how long I’ve been gone.
You can even hear his stomach growling.
The beggar still did not give up, and was still walking in the city, seeming to be looking for something.
Finally.
After passing through a bluestone alley, he saw two large stone lions. Above the mansion was the word 'square'. The beggar looked happy and started looking around again, circling the building. After walking around the Fang Mansion, he muttered to himself: "I must have found something right this time, right?"
"Two big stone lions, Fang Mansion, two big white lanterns in front of the door, seven steps, and"
"A broom without a stick will be placed at the door!"
The beggar will He stretched his neck and even took the initiative to put his feet up, just to see the situation in front of the house.
Sure enough, he saw a broken broom in front of the door.
The beggar looked happy. He couldn't help but walked forward with a wooden stick in his hand. Then he inserted the wooden stick into the broom, then walked to the door and knocked hard on the door, but it was not. The usual 'dang, clang, clang', but 'dang clang clang clang' all around.
His move seemed very rude.
But the beggar obviously didn't care about this. After knocking on the door, he waved the broom around with great interest. He was obviously very satisfied with the broom he assembled.
Not for a while.
The closed door opened a crack.
An old man over fifty years old stretched out his head with dissatisfaction and saw a little beggar. He said impatiently: "Guangguangguan, where did this beggar come from? Don't stop at our house. He's still next to us." This random knock on the door, do you know whose door you are knocking on?”
"My master is Fang Jinshi."
"If your parents are punished, can you, a little beggar, eat and live?"
"Go, go, go!"
The beggar curled his lips, He said disdainfully: "What's wrong with Fang Jinshi? I'm from the north. I've installed your broken broom. Why don't you reward me with a bowl of rice?"
"A broken broom, wait. Wait, where did you come from?" The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked at the beggar in front of him.
The beggar laughed and said: "North, Yingtian Mansion!"
The housekeeper closed his eyes slightly and said again: "Yingtian Mansion is very big, why do you, a little beggar, come all the way here?"
The beggar said: "Of course I'm here to repair the broom with you."
The housekeeper showed a hint of displeasure, stretched out his hand to snatch the broom, glanced at the wooden stick quietly, and then said: "Gungun, where is it?" You wild beggar is a freeloader and has come to our house. If you don’t leave, I’ll be rude to you.”
The beggar was stunned.
He stood there numbly, a little at a loss.
He raised his head suspiciously and looked at the 'Fang Mansion' above. He was very sure that he was not wrong.
And the other party must have recognized me, so why are they chasing me away?
Just when Lu Cang looked confused, the housekeeper seemed to hear someone speaking behind him, and said impatiently: "Our parents are kind and willing to give you a meal. You can wait at the door first."
Finished.
The butler closed the door.
Only Lu Cang was left standing alone at the door.
Lü Cang’s miserable appearance naturally fell into the eyes of passers-by around him, causing laughter from all around him.
Not for a while.
The door opened again.
But the housekeeper didn't stick his head out again, he just threw a black nest from the crack of the door. It was very dark, and then said: "This is the leftover food from my family. You little beggar, take it and go away. Don't come here again." What a bad luck.”
“It’s so unlucky to encounter a beggar so early in the morning!”
Lv Cang was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to understand something and grabbed the black man on the ground. In his hand, he glanced around, quickly took it and disappeared.
One day later.
Lv Cang’s figure appeared again.
It's just different from the beginning. He has successfully blended into the beggars in Yuhang.
With the help of these beggars’ convenient information channels, Lu Cang quickly figured out some basic conditions in Yuhang.
At the same time.
Xia Zhibai finally arrived in Yuhang.
It was a starry night all the way, even in a horse-drawn carriage.
His face was still not very pretty.
As he approached the Yuhang City Gate, Xia Zhibai tidied up his clothes. He couldn't let himself look too haggard. Although running all the way was indeed very debilitating, his trip represented the dignity of the court after all. I can't show myself too palely.
Of course.
Stop deliberately.
Maybe this is giving Zhejiang Chief Secretary officials time to react.
So that they can eagerly come to greet you.
Jiang Wei was sitting on the horse, holding an embroidered spring knife, but his eyes fell on Xia Zhibai from time to time. He observed Xia Zhibai a lot along the way, but Xia Zhibai was very careful and rarely exposed. He rarely talked to other people, and the only times he talked was with Tang He alone.
But he also discovered something.
The entourage that came with Xia Zhibai disappeared.
When Jiang Wei discovered this, he was slightly surprised. As an experienced Jin Yiwei, he thought he was very insightful, but the follower could leave so quietly. , it is not easy to attract other people’s attention.
Although he admitted it.
This is related to the fact that Xia Zhibai lives in seclusion and rarely moves around.
But a big living person disappeared, or a person who often walked around under everyone's nose disappeared. Except for a few people, most people didn't notice it. This was indeed a bit surprising.
And this also proves a point. Xia Zhibai actually guessed that this trip south would not go smoothly.
So I made arrangements in advance.
He actually knew something about what happened to the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang. As a Jinyiwei, someone sent him letters every day. He knew far more about the local situation than Xia Zhibai did, and it was much more.
It’s just that he won’t tell Xia Zhibai.
Because Jinyiwei only obeys His Majesty’s orders.
His Majesty did not allow himself to reveal this information to Xia Zhibai.
He won't say it!
Tang He stepped out of the carriage, stretched his muscles, and said with emotion: "People, you have to obey your old age. If you were young, let alone riding in a carriage, even if you were riding a horse, you could ride for several days and nights. , not even the slightest bit tired. Now after riding in the carriage for a few days, I feel uncomfortable all over and my back is sore."
"But we finally arrived in Yuhang."
"Zhejiang! "
Tang He seemed to have thought of something, and there was a little more spirit in his eyes. He smiled and said: "When I came here, I didn't come here in a carriage, but came in, riding a horse, majestic. Yingfa, it was me and Xu Da who defeated Zhejiang back then, it seems that it was still the 26th year of Zhizheng.”
"Define eastern Zhejiang, wipe out Zhang Shicheng, and then annihilate Chen Youliang."
"Twenty-two years have passed."
Tang He sighed with emotion, and his eyes became silent again.
He turned his head, looked at Xia Zhibai, and said meaningfully: "I came here in Yuhang back then. If you want to gain a foothold in Yuhang now, I'm afraid you will have to fight."
Xia Zhibai said with a smile: "Duke Xin is overly worried."
"We are all officials of the Ming Dynasty. How come there are so many overt and covert fights?"
"As long as I serve the public and the country wholeheartedly, what's the point of me taking a few steps back?"
Tang He laughed loudly, He seemed a little amused by what Xia Zhibai said, but he just smiled and did not say anything about it. Instead, he returned to the carriage. Xia Zhibai shook his head helplessly and was quite speechless.
He really doesn’t like to be at odds with others.
But when it comes to issues of principle, there is really no way to retreat.
This led to every time he did something, it seemed like he was making enemies for himself, but he didn't care much. As the saying goes, if the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come. He is happy to make friends with people, but at least everyone must be on the same page. Road, otherwise we all make fair-weather friends, and one day they will turn against each other.
Rather than that.
It is better not to pay.
Hua Lun and others also jumped down from the carriage.
They were also very tired from the long journey.
His face was visibly haggard.
Hua Lun came over and whispered: "We are about to arrive in Yuhang. Are you really ready? You have never had contact with local officials. You don't know how cunning these people are. How many officials are there in the court?" There are also some political bottom lines and principles that the local government often doesn’t care about.”
“Taking people’s money is like harming their parents.”
“What you do will cause too many problems for the local government. I’m angry and dissatisfied.”
“I hope you won’t be scolded when you come, otherwise it will be hard to save your face.”
Hua Lun smiled helplessly.
He actually didn’t want to go on.
Every time he got closer to the south, his anxiety became more intense.
I had trouble sleeping last night.
"It is a good thing to have scoldings. It shows that the people are dissatisfied and resentful, which means that what I have done is not done well. Doesn't this further prove that I am correct in going south this time?" Xia Zhibai He smiled lightly and said: "I am going south this time to resolve the dissatisfaction of the people and quell their resentment."
Hear the words.
Hua Lun was stunned for a moment.
He also laughed and said: "You really know how to comfort yourself."
"No wonder you are so confident."
"But being confident is a good thing, I am not like you. Frank.”
"Perhaps this is where I am inferior to you."
"I think I am as talented as you, but now in the court, and when it comes to our imperial examinations, more and more people recognize you. You are the number one scholar. Originally, there were still people who complained that you had taken advantage of the situation, but now there are fewer and fewer such complaints."
Xia Zhibai said calmly: "The matter of the imperial examination is over." >
“I did pull a trick back then.”
“The potatoes I presented were not widely grown in the world at that time. Many people in the outside world speculated that His Majesty was hiding his secrets and did not want to use them. Helping the world, but this is not the case, but the planting situation is limited, but after the cultivation of the imperial court, it should now have a large scale, maybe"
Xia Zhibai said with a hint of cunning in his eyes: "It's time to promote it."
Xia Zhibai didn't say much about this and moved his gaze not far away.
He can feel it.
There was a slight vibration on the ground.
Someone is coming from Zhejiang.
Hua Lun didn't mention it further, and also moved his gaze forward.
Xia Zhibai did not give Hua Lun more time to look at it, and ordered: "Hua Lun, inform Lian Zining and the others and ask them to get their pens and ink and do their work. I asked you to follow. This is not the case. In order to let you travel around, I came here to do things!”
Hua Lun’s face twitched.
He knew that Xia Zhibai would do nothing good if he called them.
Before, I just hid it, but now that I'm here, I won't hide it anymore.
But at this point, it doesn't make any sense to say anything else. Hua Lun nodded and said: "I understand, I will inform them right away, but I am curious, what exactly do you want us to do?"
Xia Zhibai smiled mysteriously and said: "It depends on what Zhejiang has prepared for me."
"When friends come, there is good wine, but if the jackals come."
< br>"Then we can only use the longbow!"
(End of this chapter)