The whole sky was gray, the autumn dew wet the ground of the dock, and the air around was cold and cold, but the people who saw them off reached thousands.

Although Lin Haoran did not override Yangzhou City as the chief official, he greatly influenced the pattern of Yangzhou.

In Yangzhou City, he rehabilitated Zhang Wuhen's unjust prison, promoted the development of Slender West Lake, and raised funds for the victims in the Yangzhou Oiran Competition, and most importantly, promoted the construction of a clean government at the two levels of Yamen, so he won the love of the people of Yangzhou City.

Now that he learned that Lin Haoran was going back to Beijing to serve as the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he also spontaneously came to the dock to see him off, expressing his gratitude to this Lord Qincha.

"Please drink the wine of the hundred families such as us!"

In the crowded crowd, an old man held a wine bowl and practiced the Tao for Lin Haoran affectionately.

Different from the red tape of officials, the common people usually practice the most realistic eating and drinking for the beloved officials, as a way to express their high respect for the official.

Cao Tengfei, the prefect of Yangzhou, and Ma Chuyuan, the prefect of Jiangdu, looked at this scene, their eyes were full of jealousy, but they were immediately relieved, knowing that this was the treatment that Lin Haoran deserved.

It's just that the thoughts of the two of them flew over, but they didn't know if there would be such a scene when they left office?

"Thank you!"

Lin Haoran stretched out his hand to take the bowl of water and wine, but he couldn't help but think of the people of Leizhou Mansion and Guangzhou Mansion who saw him off in the past, so they drank this bowl of slightly spicy wine and accepted this feeling.

The people of this era are undoubtedly simple, and as long as they can sincerely think about their interests, then they will also treat themselves sincerely and bring out the best food for themselves.

The people looked very excited when they saw that Lin Haoran did not dislike the water and wine, but drank it without leaving a drop, and the eyes of the old man who took back the wine bowl were also wet.

Lin Haoran came to Cao Meng and the other Gangyan, and said before leaving: "When this official returns to the capital, he will spare no effort to protect the Gangfa, so that your identity as a Gangshang can be passed on to future generations." However, you are not only a businessman, but also a Confucian businessman of the Ming Dynasty, when the salt is carried out in Lianghuai, when Tong Su sells it at a fair price, do not hoard it and harm the people! ”

Although he is a utilitarian person, he always has the people in his heart. Once these people really want to monopolize and make profits, but they don't need the court to take action, he will not purge these people.

"Lord Lin, rest assured, we will operate in accordance with the law, and we will never disappoint Lord Lin!" Cao Meng and others knew that this was a piece of advice, and immediately expressed their attitude seriously.

Yin Shang, the transfer envoy of the two Huaidu, Cao Tengfei, the governor of Yangzhou, Chen Fengming, the governor of Yangzhou, Yu Changqing, the governor of Yangzhou, Ma Chuyuan, the new commander of Yangzhou Wei, and other officials have stood on the dock affectionately.

The young man in front of him is not only a high-powered Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, but also their biggest backer and reliance in the court.

Lin Haoran looked at these local officials who had already branded him, and said with a final exhortation before leaving: "Princes, fame and fame are on the road, and I have a long wish to be in Zemin." ”

This poem quotes Tang Bohu's poem "Gu Junman's Examination of Zhang Xixi Suo Shi Yang is the Reason for This", which means that he embarked on an official career because of his fame, but he should not forget his original intention of giving grace to the people.

Although the officialdom has made many people lost, and the angry young man like Yan Song, who is not accustomed to seeing the officialdom retire and go home, has become a traitorous minister, causing the outspoken Xu Jie to become an old man of the Licorice Pavilion, but the official who can win the fame of Jinshi from thousands of troops will definitely not be too bad.

Now, he borrowed this poem to warn all the officials present, but he was more confident than Tang Bohu, and at the same time once again affirmed their expectations for the benefit of the people.

"The lower officials will definitely remember the teachings of the young uncle!" The officials already understood Lin Haoran's hard work, and they all gave a long salute to Lin Haoran and said.

Lin Haoran looked around at the people present, and nodded lightly with the acquaintances, but he was surprised to find that Shi Song of Taixing Zhixian County also rushed over, so he turned around and boarded the boat and left.

From leaving Beijing in April to returning to Beijing in October, a lot of things have happened in the past six months, and even encountered a killer assassination for the first time.

However, he exceeded his expectations to achieve the original goal of going south, and left Beijing as the left deputy capital of the Imperial Palace, but now he is returning to Beijing as the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

Although the rank has not changed, there is already a huge gap between the status of the two, and he is the best of the six squires. It's just that there are two sides to everything, although he was promoted to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, but the situation in the capital will only get worse.

Previously, the main target of the forces of all parties may have been his father-in-law, who served as the secretary of the ministry, but now he must not be spared, and he can no longer hide behind his back.

Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites is already a real boss of the imperial court, and he has the opportunity to serve as the sixth secretary of the Ministry of Rites in the next step, which has already posed a direct threat to the leaders of many forces.

The officials of Yangzhou were in front, and thousands of people were behind, and they saluted Lin Haoran one after another, and many people knelt down directly to Lin Haoran, and watched Lin Haoran, who was wearing a three-grade official uniform, climb the boat ladder.

Meng Shao, Wang Shiju and other protégés witnessed all this on the deck, and this trip to the south has been experienced, and now they are also very emotional. They seemed reluctant to give up on the city, and before leaving, they gazed affectionately at this thousand-year-old city.

"Sail!"

As Lin Haoran landed on the deck, the tall official ship retracted its anchor from the bottom of the river and officially embarked on the journey back to Beijing, and the bright yellow dragon flag was unfurled.

The painting boat takes advantage of the smoke of the dawn of spring, and the city is full of silk pipes and elm money.

Thousands of adopted daughters teach music first, and ten miles of planting flowers are considered farming.

The rain is not wet over the Sui embankment, and the wind blows the red sleeves to ascend to the immortal.

……

As the official ship slowly left the dock and sailed north, a pleasant sound of the piano suddenly came from the city, and then a young male voice spread along with the river breeze.

Cao Meng's son Cao Xueqin took a different path, holding a paper fan, standing on top of the city in the wind, singing this poem that amazed the Yangzhou Oiran Competition.

But as if it was just yesterday, this Yangzhou poem, which has been famous in the Ming Dynasty, came out at the Oiran Competition, which made Yangzhou's reputation rise again in the Ming Dynasty, and made this thousand-year-old city faintly have a sign of recovery.

Farewell, Yangzhou!

Lin Haoran also noticed the movement of the city, looked up at this thousand-year-old city, and thought of all kinds of people and things in Yangzhou, and felt a trace of reluctance in his heart.