"It's coming, it's coming, Grandpa Xu's boat will be here soon!"

A servant came panting, but accidentally tripped over a stone and fell into the mud with a dog.

"Oops."

After he screamed in pain, he struggled to stand up regardless of the pain, patted the dirt on his body, and bowed his hand to the officials and gentlemen in front of him: "It is estimated that there will be at most one more stick of incense, and the official ship will arrive." ”

It turned out that Governor Li had calculated the time and led a group of officials from Jingzhou Mansion and Jiangling County to wait at the Xinghuadu Wharf outside Jiangling City to welcome Grandpa Xu.

It stands to reason that a noble should not ask so many civil officials to 'bend their waists'. But Grandpa Xu is a little special, he is the son of Xu Bangrui, the current Duke of Wei, although he is not the eldest son, he is still very expensive.

If there is anyone among the nobles of the Ming Dynasty who makes the civil officials bow their heads, it is none other than the Duke of Wei.

Xu Da's descendants not only attacked the lord from generation to generation and never declined, but also held the military power to guard Jinling.

This glory is enough to see the status of the Xu family in the emperor's heart.

The civil officials are very good at grasping people's hearts, how can they not see the emperor's attitude?

Since the Son of Heaven is kind to the Xu family, they should naturally express it.

Although Grandpa Xu did not call someone to deliver the letter in advance, Governor Li sent a lot of officials to walk along the riverbank, and dozens of people waited in sections. As soon as he saw the official ship that Little Grandpa Xu was on, the news was immediately delivered, so although the little grandfather's boat was still a few miles away, the news had already reached Xinghuadu Wharf in advance.

"Well, stand down."

The prefect Li Rui waved his hand, and the official hurriedly retreated.

Governor Li cleared his throat and said to the people standing around: "Your colleagues have been waiting at the dock for a long time, and it is really hard. Now that the little grandfather's official ship is about to arrive, please cheer up, don't let the little grandfather think that my Jingzhou officials despise him and treat him slowly. ”

"What the Mansion Zun said is extremely true!"

A number of officials have responded one after another.

Governor Li stroked his chin beard and nodded with satisfaction.

In addition to the officials of Jingzhou Mansion and Jiangling County, there were also local gentry and celebrities in the waiting procession, as well as some juniors.

Among them are Sun Wufan, Ning Xiu and some students from county schools and government schools.

These people naturally have no sense of existence in front of a group of officials, and they stand in the back, I am afraid that after a while after Grandpa Xu comes ashore, he will not even have a chance to say a word.

Sun Wufan was napping with his eyes closed, and suddenly felt that someone was poking his waist and eyes, and suddenly opened his eyes and subconsciously jumped out.

When he saw that the person who poked him was Ning Xiu, Sun Wufan glanced at him angrily and said, "Brother Ning Xian is in a panic, why do you poke me in a good manner?" ”

Ning Xiu couldn't help but smile and pointed in the direction of Governor Li's mansion: "Brother Sun won't really fall asleep, right?" Didn't you hear what Fuzun said? ”

"Ahh What did Fu Zun just say? I'm just going to take a nap......"

Sun Wufan scratched his head, his nose twitched, and he couldn't help but open his mouth and sneeze.

He hurriedly took out his handkerchief to wipe his face clean, and smiled awkwardly: "I'm like this when it comes to spring, what the hell." ”

Ning Xiu sighed, and said in his heart, this dead fat man can't be a pollen allergy, right?

"Just now, a servant came to report that Grandpa Xu's boat was about to arrive at the dock. The Mansion Zun is giving a lecture to everyone, telling everyone to cheer up, don't let the little grandfather think that the officials of Jingzhou Mansion are slow to treat him. ”

"Oh, Grandpa Xu's ship is coming? It's really fast. ”

Sun Wufan leaned in front of Ning Xiu and said in a low voice: "Brother Ning Xian must not be strong for a while. On this occasion, you still have to come forward. ”

Of course, Ning Xiu knew the doorway. The rule of officialdom is that you must not overstep the ranks, and whoever should be in the limelight will be in the limelight. has stolen the limelight from Governor Li's mansion, can there still be good fruits to eat?

"Got it, Brother Sun can rest assured. It's Brother Sun, you inevitably have to say a few words to Grandpa Xu, but you have to think about it, don't stumble and embarrass Ling Zun. ”

Ning Xiu was obviously in a good mood, and he didn't forget to tease the fat man to death, and the angry Sun Wufan almost turned his back on him.

"I won't bother Brother Ning with this."

He turned around as if angry, and looked at the river with his neck crossed.

Jiangling is an important transit in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and many cargo ships will dock at the wharf for replenishment, and there are countless merchant ships coming and going.

But at this time, in order to welcome Grandpa Xu's big ride, Governor Li had already ordered the dock to be blocked, and ships upstream and downstream were not allowed to dock.

The wharf cannot be docked, so the ships can only slow down or temporarily stop on the river bank, and wait for Grandpa Xu's boat to dock at the wharf before setting sail.

At this moment, there is not a single ship on the river, which is also surprising.

Sun Wufan's eyes kept staring at the river, and unconsciously he was a little sour, and subconsciously rubbed it with his hands.

At this moment, I heard Governor Li say happily: "It's coming!" ”

Sun Wufan hurriedly opened his eyes and looked, only to see a pitch-black official ship heading towards Xinghuadu Wharf.

"It's finally here, it's finally here."

He clenched his fists, his excitement hard to put into words.

His father personally wrote a letter instructing him to receive the little grandfather well, and there must be no place where he was not well received. He discussed with Fu Zun for a long time before deciding on this plan to welcome.

Originally, Governor Li wanted to lead officials, gentry, and Confucian scholars out of the city and walk more than ten miles along the river bank to greet them.

But Sun Wufan felt that this was too high-profile, and it would also make Grandpa Xu feel uncomfortable.

But if they greet them at the city gate, they will seem too casual, and it will be easy for Grandpa Xu to misunderstand and think that they intend to be slow.

Therefore, Sun Wufan offered to meet him at the pier outside the city.

This distance is not far or close, not close or sparse, not glued and not separated just right.

After listening to Sun Wufan's analysis, Governor Li also felt that it made sense, so he set the place of greeting at Xinghuadu Wharf.

Finally, under the gaze of everyone, the official ship with a black hull stopped at the pier.

Governor Li took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and walked forward with great strides.

After the boat stabilized, first several generals from the Wei State Mansion jumped down, and then a man dressed in a moon-white Suzhou silk robe Shi Shiran stepped off the boat, followed by a young woman wearing a Tang-style skirt.

Ning Xiu's gaze was naturally focused on these two people.

He sighed secretly, this man in a moon-white robe is Xu Huaiyuan Xu Xiaogong, right?

I have long heard that the handsome Fengshen born by Grandpa Xu looks like Pan An, but today it is really extraordinary.

It's just that his appearance is still a little worse than his own. Well, the person in this world who can compare to him Ning Xiu's appearance is afraid that he has not been born yet, right?

Hey, who is the woman next to Grandpa Xu? Isn't it the concubine and courtesan favored by Grandpa Xu?

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