Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Thunder Shook the Nine Abyss

Zhao and Ju, whom Yang Miaozhen missed, sat in a small sedan chair. He lifted the sedan curtain and looked at the streets and pedestrians outside with some amazement, although he could see outside, but he knew that since he had chosen this path, all this outside would not belong to him, and he would live a life like a bird in prison.

This is in Changguo County, Qingyuan Province, that is, the place where the coastal envoys are stationed. On the last trip to Lin'an, although Shi Miyuan was already interested in him in his selfish intentions, because of the fanfare of the whole protector, in the end the Zhao and Ju brothers were sent back to Shanyin. This incident made the chief of the whole security department extremely ashamed, and there were many ridiculers in the neighborhood. After the Zhao and Ju brothers returned to their hometown for the New Year, Yu Tianxi went to Hongqiao again and secretly took Zhao and Ju away.

Yu Tianxi did not bring Zhao and Ju back to Lin'an, but took them back to his hometown of Changguo County, Qingyuan Prefecture, where he was taken care of by his mother and taught Zhao and Ju court etiquette. This place is not far from the hanging island, but Zhao and Ju still live as deep as possible, and try to avoid contact with the hanging island.

He knew that there must be eyes all around him, and Shi Miyuan would never put him here and stop paying attention.

The bustling flow of people on the side of the road comes and goes, because of the hanging island, this Changguo County is extremely prosperous, and the coastal envoys who make money on the hanging island, as well as the merchants who come here to buy quarter-clocks, foreign cloth and glass, make this Changguo County far better than the ordinary county seat.

Zhao Youju was about to put down the sedan curtain, when he suddenly heard someone on the side of the road "Huh", he turned his head sideways, but saw Hu Fulang staring at him in surprise.

Zhao Heju smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that he would still be met by acquaintances when he came out to shake his house, but it didn't hurt to meet Hu Fulang, he was originally a distant relative of the whole family, and Shi Miyuan couldn't find any flaws even if he checked it. Therefore, he stepped on the bottom of the sedan chair, and the two people who carried the sedan chair put down the sedan chair, and he came out of the sedan chair and saluted Hu Fulang: "Brother Jiu is also here!" ”

Hu Fulang looked surprised, he was stationed in Changguo, it was Zhao Heju's arrangement, he asked Yang Miaozhen to bring the letter some time ago, saying that he would not come for a while, why did he suddenly appear here in a sedan chair?

"Heju, how do you ......" He is a very clever person, but Zhao and Ju were held hostage, so he glanced at the two sedan chair drivers, although the two sedan chair men showed impatience, their eyes were not fierce, which made him a little relieved, and looked around, there was no righteous young man, which made him puzzled.

"Brother Jiu, I'm studying here now." Zhao Youju quietly squeezed his eyes and asked Hu Fulang not to talk more, Hu Fulang understood, and arched his hand: "Heju is studying here, why don't you let people tell the foolish brother, and there will be a response." ”

"Don't you dare to trouble Brother Jiu, Brother Jiu's shop is still in the same place?" Zhao and Ju Dao.

"Exactly, if you have time, you might as well come to me."

Zhao and Ju didn't dare to delay more, the two said goodbye, watching Zhao and Ju disappear into the sedan chair, Hu Fulang frowned, and his heart suddenly tightened.

Those who followed Zhao and Ju were clearly not from Yuzhang Villa, although he couldn't name the righteous boys after the third phase of the villa, but Zhao and Ju's side were not, and he knew most of them. Over the years, with the blessing of Zhao and Ju, he has sold raw silk and silk from Changlong and a quarter of an hour from the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and has purchased a large number of belongings for himself. But he also understands that his family has today, all of which are the power of Zhao and Ju, and without the support of Zhao and Ju, with the savings of the past few years, he can still be a foot valley man, but he may not be able to go further.

His interests are tightly tied to Zhao and Ju, after the growth of the righteous boy, Zhao and Ju did not rely on him as much as before, but in Hu Fulang's heart, it was the same as when he opened "Baoxing".

He was thinking about what to do, when someone next to him pulled him and said, "Shopkeeper Hu, why are you still stunned here, go upstairs, today the foolish brother is the east, you have to give the little brother this face no matter what." ”

Hu Fulang arched his hand and said: "The younger brother has something to do temporarily, I have to go back, Brother Chen, please forgive me." ”

The man originally invited him to eat and drink, but he wanted to take advantage of his relationship to collect more than a quarter of an hour, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but be disappointed, and when he could persuade him again, Hu Fulang had already left in a hurry.

He was in a hurry to leave, but he did not notice that anyone was following him, and when he returned to his shop, he wrote a letter, and just called the servant, and wanted him to send it to the hanging island, when suddenly he felt that it was so inappropriate, and he got up and wanted to send it out himself.

Soon after he left the house, he finally noticed that someone was following him. That person has been following him since he met Zhao and Ju by chance, and he has an excellent memory, which can be said to be unforgettable. After discovering that the man was following, his heart sank again, and he was sure that Zhao and Ju were really in trouble.

He was a very cautious man, so he changed his mind at the moment, and by familiarizing himself with the surrounding situation, he got rid of the people who followed him, left Dinghai by boat, and rushed back to San'in overnight. When he arrived at Yuzhang Villa, he learned everything from Zhao and Rui, and then he suddenly realized.

"It is said that the court intends to choose an heir for King Yi, could it be that he and Ju can enter the palace of King Yi?" After knowing that Zhao and Ju were not in the way, Hu Fulang thought to himself that he was in a hurry when he came to San'in, but he was not so nervous when he returned to Changguo.

He didn't know that on his way back to Changguo, the matter of Zhao and Ju meeting him was presented to Shi Miyuan's table.

"Is it a distant relative of Uncle Ju's family?" Seeing the old note, Shi Miyuan frowned.

Zhao and Ju are very much in line with him, not only because he feels that this young man is slow and easy for him to manipulate, but also because of the various heretics that Yu Tianxi talked to him about. He believes in the will of heaven very much, so he worships the Buddha, and feels that if Zhao and Ju are in hand, his plan will definitely be successful. Because of this, he paid special attention to Zhao and Ju.

The article is written in great detail, including the fact that Hu Fulang once opened "Baoxing" for Yuzhang Villa in the early years, and even the last "Baoxing" was forced by people to close it is also recorded. Shi Miyuan calculated the time, Zhao Heju was only seven or eight years old at that time, this mill may have been played by him, but the opening of "Baoxing" must have nothing to do with him, I think it should be his mother in order to maintain the family business. If Zhao Heju is really a genius, how could he be forced by the head of the district to close the grain shop that can make money for his family?

Although he thought so in his heart, Shi Miyuan still felt that it was inappropriate to let Zhao Heju continue to stay in Changguo, so he called Yu Tianxi and did not mention Hu Fulang's matter to him, but asked: "Pure father, how long has that young man been in your house?" ”

"It's been more than two months since I returned to my husband." Yu Tianxi smiled and arched his hand: "Xianggong just doesn't ask, the student wants to say it, my mother has a letter, saying that he has learned almost, even if he is a handwriter, he has also made great progress." ”

"It seems that I really studied quietly." Shi Miyuan smiled slightly: "Pure father, you will go back tomorrow and take him back to Lin'an." ”

Hearing this, Yu Tianxi was overjoyed. He has lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time, and naturally he has also learned some of Shi Miyuan's power skills, knowing that if this matter is successful, it will be a meritorious achievement, and Shi Miyuan will certainly be powerful because of this, even if he is rewarded for his meritorious deeds, he will not have to get a piece of the pie.

From Lin'an to Changguo, it was just a few days of hard work to go back and forth, and when Zhao and Ju stepped into the gate of Lin'an again, he breathed a sigh of relief.

I have finally reached this point.

After staying in Lin'an for a few days, seeing that March was about to pass, Zhao Youju finally waited for the holy decree, and the original heir of King Yi, Zhao Guihe, changed his name to Zhao Hong and became the prince, and he was elected to the Yi Palace.

When this news was transmitted to Liuqiu through Yuzhang Villa, it was already May of the fourteenth year of Jiading in the Great Song Dynasty, and it was Meng Xisheng who sent the news.

"That's it...... Is this true? ”

Yang Miaozhen can no longer think about it, and she can't imagine that the young man who always has a cold face and a serious appearance, after less than half a year of separation, he actually became the heir of the palace, she repeatedly asked Meng Xisheng several times, Meng Xisheng was not annoyed, and said with a smile on his face: "Naturally it is true, the news that Huo Chongcheng is doing it came immediately, no wonder the official said that there would be a big event, and he was going to enter the palace!" ”

These righteous teenagers are also sincerely happy for Zhao and Ju.

"Have you ever sent a letter from the officials?" Yang Miaozhen was half happy and sad, she settled down and asked with a glimmer of hope.

"There has never been a letter, but Sister Ayu was taken into the Yiwang Mansion." Meng Xisheng glanced at Yang Miaozhen, thought of the last letter written by Zhao Youju, and told her the situation truthfully.

Yang Miaozhen was sour at first, and then felt happy, when she arrived in the palace, she didn't need to fight and kill, she was of little use to go, but Han Yu was both careful and cautious, and she should be more able to help Zhao and Ju. She muttered for a while, and then suddenly said, "What kind of prince is a good life, how can you be at ease in this stream!" ”

Meng Xisheng couldn't help laughing, and arched his hand: "The villain is afraid that the fourth lady will be worried, so he came to Tamsui to inform him of this, the fourth lady, are we okay with these days?" ”

"Naturally good, I'm here, how can it be bad?" Yang Miaozhen snorted.

In the past six months, she has not been idle in Liuqiu, thinking of this, she smiled again: "Judge, you came just in time, and you have been staying for a few days, we are almost ready." ”

Meng Xisheng was stunned at first, then understood what she was referring to, and said in surprise: "Really? ”

"Exactly, with 50 acres of mature land to settle down, his wife and children to be maintained for the rest of their lives, and after coming back, regardless of life or death, they will be given a gold yuan coupon of 1,000 yuan as a reward, and all the manpower has been recruited." Yang Miaozhen said: "Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, that Duncan, who also said that he wanted to earn a fief for his son." ”

Meng Xisheng was silent for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If this matter is not explained by the officials, I will stop it no matter what, it is too risky, we are not short of land and money now, why take such a big risk?" ”

"Since I arrived at Yuzhang Villa, I have never seen your official say that he missed it, he said that this matter is very important, and it is better than our development and flow, so it must be so." Yang Miaozhen unconsciously looked in the northwest direction: "Judge, you can also send them if you stay." ”

That's it...... There is one more thing, so that the four ladies can be happy. Meng Xisheng felt heavy in his heart, shook his head hurriedly, put aside the troublesome things, and pointed to the direction of the dock and said: "It was also ordered by the officials, the villain spent two years and spent hundreds of thousands of copper coins, and finally succeeded, do you want to take a look?" ”

"What is so expensive?" Yang Miaozhen was a little lacking in interest: "I have no interest in those overseas treasures, hundreds of thousands of ...... It also costs a little more. ”

"The fourth lady doesn't regret it, you said that you were not interested in this thing, so I went back to the boat and took it away."

Seeing him say this, Yang Miaozhen felt that there was nothing urgent anyway, so he got up and said, "Take a look, if you don't have the right temper with me, don't blame me for giving you a shot." ”

The two went out of Yang Miaozhen's residence, Yang Miaozhen wanted to ride a horse, but Meng Xisheng said that he wanted to see this Tamsui street scene, so the two walked out of the city. At this time, it has been five years since the city was built in Tamsui, and the saplings planted at the beginning have now grown tall, and the temperature is suitable at this time.

Since the planning of the city, Tamsui has borrowed a lot of urban construction from later generations, with a complete sewer system and garbage disposal facilities, making the streets of the entire city extremely clean. Ordinary large livestock such as cattle and horses are not allowed to enter the city, but can only be on the side of the city, and even if they enter the city, if there is manure, the old and infirm people of the infrastructure construction team will immediately clean it up. Because cement production continues to expand, Tamsui's cement pavement has also expanded to six meters - this is a new set of weights and measures that the self-righteous teenagers quickly introduced after opening a school in Tamsui, and those who are new to the stream may be a little uncomfortable, but for the righteous teenagers and those who have graduated from the Tamsui primary school, these are not a problem.

Even if he went out of the city, the streets did not narrow, Yang Miaozhen was unhappy because he had nothing to do in his heart, and pointed around: "Now that the freshwater grain is no longer enough, and Yilan has more acres of fields, Fang Youcai discussed with me to change the grain fields to cotton and mulberry trees, what do you say?" ”

"That's naturally good, cotton can be weaved, mulberry leaves can be used to raise silkworms, and when the time comes, I will send it to the Wa Kingdom, and then exchange it for gold and silver from the Wa Kingdom." Meng Xisheng said with a smile: "There are more and more people to support in our family, although the food is self-sufficient, and there is no need to ask for clothes, but the iron ore is always insufficient." ”

"The iron ore on this island is not good, and Ou Laogen has complained more than once, saying that there is a shortage of iron." Yang Miaozhen thought so: "You still need to change more Japanese iron from the Japanese country." ”

"The villain knows." Meng Xi said.

"What did you ship...... Seeing that he was still playing tricks until here, refusing to say what he had shipped, Yang Miaozhen finally became anxious: "I am not a merchant who buys your goods, and if you sell Guanzi, I can't bid more!" ”

Meng Xisheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's really the villain's fault, always thinking about how to arouse the appetite of others, so as to raise the price higher." ”

"Then you say, 'What is it?'

"Did you pull ashore?" Meng Xisheng didn't answer, but shouted to the boatswain at the dock at the top of his voice.

"Got ashore, ashore, in the shed!" The boatswain replied.

"Fourth lady, please take a look." Meng Xisheng pointed to the shed by the dock, Yang Miaozhen was in a hurry, and he didn't wait for him, he ran over in three steps and two steps, and then exclaimed "ah".