In the back house, Chen Wenjun is making the final preparations before getting married.

There is festive red everywhere, although with Chen Wenjun's character, vulgar colors like red and green are usually not visible to the door of her boudoir, but now she is also not allowed to do so, and the rules and customs formed over thousands of years are like this.

The two brides had a line at the corner of their mouths, and their hands kept shuttling through Chen Wenjun's sideburns, twisting off the fluff that represented the daughter of the boudoir, revealing her fair and smooth skin.

Then the hair was tied into a bun, and with the bright red robe on the body, a beautiful girl in the image of a bride appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The two sisters have long been married to women, so they have to make fun of their little sister at this time.

"The auspicious time is good, and the King of Zhongshan should be almost there."

Two bridesmaids, and a group of maids will go out of the house with Chen Wenjun, the bride is responsible for docking with the people of Zhongshan Palace, arranging the new house, spreading tents, and saying auspicious words, these things are all outdated, there is nothing special, just do it.

The two elder sisters, at this time, pulled Chen Wenjun aside and whispered, nothing more than to teach some things on the bed pillow, Chen Wenjun had already been taught by his mother, and had read the pillow book, at this time he was still blushing and ashamed.

As for King Zhongshan, of course, no one will teach him, and everyone knows that Xu Zixian has already taken a concubine, so of course there is no need to teach these things.

"There's already cheering outside."

Another bride leaned in front of the window to look, of course she couldn't see anything in the inner house, but then a little girl ran over panting, clapped her hands and said, "The team carrying the bride price has entered the door, and it will soon arrive at the door." Hou Ye asked, is it ready, after a while, the king of Zhongshan will come over and ask the young lady to come to the front hall to salute. ”

"I heard that the team that picks the bride price goes from the square gate to the east gate."

"At least 100,000 people are watching the excitement on the streets, and the people of the whole Fuzhou are afraid that they have run out."

"It's amazing, the third lady's marriage, I'm afraid it will be enough for people to talk about it for twenty years."

Most of the servants are about thirty or forty years old, and they are the most gossipy, and they talk about the excitement and rumors outside, and they also talk about it with relish, and they even forget the work at hand.

Chen Wenjun's cheeks were slightly hot, and his heart was full of irrepressible joy.

This marriage obviously has the purpose of building momentum for the Zhongshan Palace, Chen Wenjun Bingxue is smart, and he understands it quite well if no one says it.

But she also knows that there is also the original intention that Xu Zixian must take over his scenery...... In several previous correspondences, Xu Zixian told his thoughts quite resolutely.

used to be in Qizhou's past, ignorant good feelings, the half-grown son who used to be very naughty, the gloomy expression after the defeat of his father Xu Yingbin, and the arrogant look in his eyes...... Everything in the past flickered in front of Chen Wenjun's eyes like a marquee......

Chen Wenjun exhaled softly, his eyes were full of tenderness, and even a hint of charm.

Anyway, she is going to marry the former Nan'an Hou Mansion, and now the Zhongshan Palace.

Xu Zixian said that his efforts and struggles have the intention of avenging his ancestors and protecting himself, but a lot of efforts are made to marry Chen Wenjun home.

When he said that, Xu Zixian's eyes were full of determination.

Chen Wenjun didn't know about the two lives, nor did she know the pain after Xu Zixian lost herself, let alone the pain she had experienced. Now she is just full of joy and waiting for the bride to get married.

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"It's really troublesome...... Xu Zi waited outside the east gate for more than two quarters of an hour, and only then did he enter through the east gate, and the time must have exceeded the closed hour, but the forbidden army or the military attache of the Xiang army guarding the door, who would question the king of Zhongshan with this trivial matter?

After exhaling a sigh, Xu Zixian rode forward, and among the civil officials, only Li Yi and Fang Shaoqun followed, and the rest of the people did not stay in the Eastern Domain to preside over the next step of industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry.

Although he has been a human being in two lives and has experienced a lot in both lives, when he thought of marrying Chen Wenjun, Xu Zixian's heart fluctuated, and he even felt quite excited.

Maybe only people who are two lives and are obsessed with something will understand Xu Zixian's mood at this moment.

"If the king wants to put on a scene, he can only endure the trouble at hand." Fang Shaoqun, like Xu Zixian, didn't like the overly lively and flashy scene in front of him.

He rode his horse to Xu Zixian's side, nodded the fanatical crowd in the city gate with a folding fan, and chuckled: "These people rely on worship because of the king's military exploits and force, if the king loses a battle and loses his reputation, it is still them who run over and throw rotten eggs." ”

"I'm not too pessimistic," Xu Zixian said quietly: "The people have a rod in their hearts. ”

"Perhaps." Fang Shaoqun smiled slightly, not arguing with Xu Zixian.

Earlier, Liu Zhiyuan's staff still had a lot of madness, a kind of madness that had no spare eyes, but now it has been much more restrained.

When Xu Zi entered the city first, the general of the Xiang army guarding the city gate had already greeted him, with a sincere smile on his face.

This person should be the old ministry of King Qi, it is very likely that he was excluded under the command of King Zhao and was not reused, and now at this time, seeing the King of Zhongshan who has been appointed as the deputy governor, the smile on his face has fully bloomed.

Fang Shaoqun squeezed his eyes, made a grimace, and deliberately fell behind half of the horse's body.

Such a scene of being supported by all the people and welcomed by the officials and generals can of course only be accepted by the King of Zhongshan alone.

Xu Zixian put the horsewhip on the shoulder of the military attache of the Xiang Army, and said, "Your name is Li Yan, I have seen you in the Qi Palace." When you get off duty, you can come to my house to drink. ”

Li Yan was so moved that he almost cried, he was just a battalion commander-level military attache of the Xiang Army, and he was a sesame mung bean-style petty official in the city of Fuzhou, which was full of powerful people, and he could go to the Qi Wang's Mansion only because he was an old subordinate of the King of Qi, not his official qualifications.

Li Yan said with a crying voice: "The lower official didn't expect that the king actually remembered the lower official, and when he turned around, the lower official must go to the palace to ask for a glass of water and wine." ”

Xu Zixian nodded slightly and said, "Don't bring any courtesy, I don't lack anything, it's good if people come." ”

Li Yan hurriedly bowed his hand and said some words of gratitude, and when he looked up, Xu Zixian had already ridden away.

The surrounding forbidden army, the box army, and some people gathered at the city gate all saw this scene, many people exchanged their heads and ears, and they were quite envious of Li Yan, and some people also said: "I haven't seen the king of Zhongshan for a long time, and I remember that he was tall, white-faced, and not handsome or ugly, just like an ordinary offspring." Look at it again this time, it's different, it's different. ”

This person doesn't say what's different, but in fact, it's not that he's selling off, but he really can't describe it.

Someone answered, "Is it the reason for the beard?" ”

The man muttered, "Not really......"

The man has a beard, there is no need to make a fuss in this era, Xu Zixian is young after all, he was seriously ill before, and there is a lack of people to serve him, of course he himself will not shave, and after a long time, he has a full face of beard, and he looks much more mature and stable.

But this is obviously not the most important reason, but everyone can't say it.

There was still a middle-aged man, who said with a smile: "The previous King of Zhongshan was still immature in temperament, and even a little literal. This time when he entered the city, he was full of beard, looking forward to himself, and when he glanced around, his eyes were like electric light, which made people dare not force his eyes. His demeanor is calm and has the air of a king, his face is deep and benevolent, and his gestures are majestic...... It's really different from what it used to be. ”

"That's a good point." The person who spoke before high-fived and praised: "It is worthy of Mr. Zheng, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, who is much easier to speak than us." ”

It was Zheng Mingyuan who spoke, the king of Zhongshan at the gate of the city led the team into the city, and the bride price was picked first, causing a sensation in the city.

Zheng Mingyuan not only ran over by himself, but also brought many subordinates and scattered them around the city to interview.

Most of the other newspapers did the same, and they must rush to report on this big event that has been the most lively in Fuzhou recently.

Not long after Zheng Mingyuan finished speaking, he saw Wei Yi riding a horse over, and he was overjoyed, walked a few steps to meet him, pulled the horse's head, and smiled at Wei Yi: "Yanke, I think you want to accompany the King of Zhongshan throughout the whole process, first to the Changwen Marquis Mansion, and then to the Zhongshan Palace, no one will take the person who may not enter, I will ask you for this matter." ”

When Wei Yi was still a talent, he relied on his family relationship to enter the newspaper to work, Zheng Mingyuan took care of him very much, and the two sides got along well.

In terms of status, the newspaper industry of Dawei has deteriorated in recent years. In the past, the purpose of the imperial court was to use newspapers as the eyes and ears of the people, and the emperors of all dynasties repeatedly emphasized that local and central officials were not allowed to cause trouble because of the news published in the newspapers, and even newspaper reviews, criticizing officials, and clans were not allowed to suppress them under any pretext.

The clan, the officials, did not have the power to counter the newspaper, because of this, the reputation of the newspaper was once quite high, and the sales were also very large, and many remote mountain villages, it is rare to enter the city once, and the first thing is to buy stacks of newspapers and go back to study them slowly.

By now, the local government of the imperial court has almost completely collapsed, making it easy for newspaper oversight to be retaliated against by officials who wield real power.

In the first 30 years, many newspaper people were detained and arrested by officials on trumped-up charges, and many reporters like Wang Yue were encountered, and even reporters who were killed in prison.

In recent years, newspapers have hardly published current affairs, do not comment on officials, squires, and boldness, and most of the pages are reprinted in some court mansions, which can be regarded as a continuation of the current affairs section, and then there are some articles, and more lace news.

Zheng Mingyuan's identity may not be impossible to be an official, and when Wei Yi is a showman, the identities of the two are very different. Now Wei Yi is a jinshi, a magistrate, and has made great contributions in this war, although he is unwilling to be transferred out of Penghu, Xun, and the rank can be promoted to at least five grades, if he is transferred from Penghu in two years, at least he is also a deputy envoy for transfer, or a governor of the state capital, and he can be an official position such as a deputy envoy at any time.

The status of the two has changed, and when Zheng Mingyuan's words are flattering, there is no lack of flattery, but the literati are high-minded, and the performance is not so obvious.

"Brother Zheng is too polite." Wei Yi dismounted and arched his hand, his attitude was not arrogant, the children of the family would not be rampant as soon as he got his ambition, and put on that kind of lofty face. He smiled at Zheng Mingyuan and said: "The next bustle here at the city gate is even more visible, and it is even more sensational in the newspaper, you listen to my advice, it is better to stay here." ”

"It's okay, of course I believe Yanke."

Zheng Mingyuan thought about it for a while, all the tabloids were staring at the marriage, the king of Zhongshan went into the city and walked inside, and the people in the newspaper ran away, if there is big news here, he can write it as soon as possible, and the special issue of the morning newspaper is different from others, and it can sell a lot more.

Now the newspaper is far less beautiful than in previous years, the real news is not daring to be published, the lace news lacks seriousness, the people are unwilling to spend money to buy, and the sales volume has been declining again and again. If we don't turn the situation around, I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue.

"Brother Zheng." When Wei Yi got on the horse, he said to Zheng Mingyuan with a sincere face: "King Zhongshan is different from others, his attitude towards the newspaper is quite positive, supervising officials, commenting on the gains and losses of the government, as well as the situation in the north, disasters, liukou, the Northern Expedition, the suffering of the people, the importance of the war in Donghu and Beiyu, and the relationship with my Fujian Road, it should be a long and in-depth report." This is what newspapers should do, the situation in the north, the gains and losses of the imperial court, the governance and ethics of the local officials on Fujian Road, and the consequences caused by them, are they not more important than a few sour articles and those lace news? King Zhongshan also knew that Brother Zheng and his colleagues in the newspaper had hardships and were afraid of retaliation. He originally wanted to see you, but the time is not ripe yet, and after a while, when the King of Zhongshan holds more power in Fuzhou, Brother Zheng's newspaper will be written as he wants, even if he criticizes the King of Zhongshan himself. Take people as a mirror, be criticized for a few words, regardless of intentions, good or evil, you can hear the full warning, this is a good thing. If you get ten thousand horses, it will be boring, your own mistakes and gains and losses, there is no reference, everyone flatters, until the catastrophe comes and then wake up, it is not interesting. Well, this is Mingda's original words, Brother Zheng, you have to remember it, this is a great opportunity for the weekly newspaper, you can take this opportunity to cheer up. ”

Wei Yi has something to do, and there are many people, so it's not easy to say too deep and too detailed.

However, Zheng Mingyuan had already understood what King Zhongshan meant, which was to ask the weekly newspaper to resolve the antagonism and gap between the north and the south by reporting on the Northern Expedition.

The people of the south should not think that the war in the north has nothing to do with them, and the brutal alien races like the northern captives and the eastern hu, once the north is defeated, the southerners can fly to the sky?

The northerners have worked hard to defend the Hu people for nearly three hundred years, and every market town and village and even the city has a record of being captured, and each village has a stone tablet that records the deceased relatives, and each word on the tablet is how many lives have been cast, and such suffering should also be known by the southerners, and the poverty and sacrifice of the southerners in the north are also beneficial, and it is natural that they should invest heavily in the defense line in the north.

Of course, the improper measures of the imperial court are the most important reason for the current situation, Wei Yi did not say it, and Zheng Mingyuan also knew that this part could not be said for the time being.

Zheng Mingyuan was thinking about it when there was a faint tremor on the ground.

Many people felt it, and their footsteps were a little vague and trembling.

Then there was a muffled thunderous sound, as if it were coming from the ground, as if it were coming from the distant sky.

Many people were shocked, and the face of the general of the Xiang army named Li Yan changed, and he immediately ordered the city gate to be closed.

"Don't be nervous." Several military attaches of the Zhongshan Palace, who had been staying at the city gate, said with a smile: "This is the cavalry guards accompanying our Highness, and when the king enters Fuzhou, he can't enter the city so rashly." ”

The people around are all enlightened, before the Eastern Domain has sent two soldiers to guard the palace in the city, this force is of course too weak, Fuzhou City now has more than 6,000 forbidden troops, at least 4,000 are under the direct command of King Zhao, plus the direct 10,000 army, even if the King of Zhongshan has the courage to be unstoppable, after all, there are too few soldiers and horses under his command.

Zheng Mingyuan, including everyone, also vaguely understood that this wedding was not only a big noise, but also a show of force.

This is the king of Zhongshan, since you want to do it, you must do things in place, a large number of soldiers and horses accompanied into the city, you can't say that the prince doesn't bring guards?

As for the scale of the guards of the first prince and the three capitals, who cares about it now, will it not be Lin Douyao, or Xiao Zan, or Zheng Liqi, Yang Shiwei, these civil officials ran to the Zhongshan Palace, questioning that this prince violated the regulations?

It was obvious that there was a large number of cavalry following up outside the city, no wonder Wei Yi reminded Zheng Mingyuan that there was no need to follow, the wedding situation was reported by tabloids, it was better to report the situation of the cavalry brigade entering the city, seeing is believing, so that the report is more detailed and detailed, which can enhance the style of the weekly report.

In a big city like Fuzhou, the city gate is also very wide, the city gate can accommodate two large carts facing each other, and the cavalry team is four people riding together, and it is quite easy to enter the city.

Li Yan, the general of the Xiang army, was the military attache guarding the city gate, and he had no intention of closing the city gate or checking it at all, so he directly took his people to the side and watched a large force of cavalry pour in from outside the city.

The cavalry rode in a column, and when the first few horsemen came first, the leader was a big man with a mouth full of beards, who was far taller than ordinary people, and was simply a giant spirit god-like existence among the Fujian people.

His eyes were like electricity, the iron armor on his body seemed to be painted black, along with the shins, leather boots, and cloak, all black, and the black iron helmet on his head, the big man like a giant spirit looked around left and right, and when observing the surrounding situation, not to mention the ordinary people, even the soldiers of the forbidden army and the box army were also frightened, and they didn't even dare to look at him.

"This is Zhang Huchen!"

"It was him, under the leadership of the King of Zhongshan, who led the cavalry battalion to flank the bandits, and decided the overall situation in a battle."

"His subordinates are all first-class good men who ride good horses, wear heavy armor, and hold strong iron and strong soldiers."

"I thought the rumors were exaggerated before, but when I look at it today, the rumors seem to underestimate these cavalry soldiers of the Eastern Domain."

Among the crowd of onlookers, there are many gentry or officials who are people, after all, this is a rare bustle in Fuzhou City in recent years, and it is not surprising that people are curious and run over to see the bustle.

When Zhang Huchen and the others entered the city, the discussion suddenly rose, and everyone couldn't help but lower their voices when they spoke, but they still converged into a lot of sounds.

Zhang Huchen didn't make a sound, nor did he show a smug look on his face, this time the cavalry camp all entered Fuzhou, and the most important task was of course to protect the King of Zhongshan, to protect the safety of His Royal Highness, and the rest of the things didn't have to be too concerned.

After entering the city, only to see the tail of the personal guard of the king of Zhongshan, Zhang Huchen did not delay, the cavalry continued to move forward, the cavalry soldiers of four people and one horse followed, fortunately this is the avenue, although there are many people on both sides, there is no way to block the way forward of the cavalry, but when I saw these Xuanjia iron horsemen riding horses, many noisy voices gradually fell silent, and many people stopped talking, nor did they discuss the content of the bride price, or the appearance of the king of Zhongshan, just looked at these cavalry in a daze.