"What's more, I'm not having fun. Fireworks are a kind of decoration of festivals, and they are set off at some festivals, not every day. ”

Sima Xin still shook his head, "Fireworks on festivals? It's also bad. For example, during the Cold Food Festival, you can't make a fire, so why set off fireworks! Violating the ban is even worse! ”

Zheng Sheng was speechless, the Cold Food Festival, you can't make a fire, what about other festivals? Xinye Gong, you are generalizing!

Mrs. Wang couldn't sit still, although she also admired Sima Xin's child, but now he was always looking for trouble with Zheng Sheng, so Mrs. Wang couldn't help but speak, "County duke, Sheng'er's fireworks are actually released to me to relieve my boredom, and I am doing filial piety!" ”

"Boredom? Filial piety? Sima Xin suddenly remembered his mother, "How can this firework fulfill filial piety?" ”

"I'm bored in the manor, and Sheng'er spent more than half a month making this firework, just to show me." Madame Wang replied nonchalantly.

Sima Xin thought for a while, nodded and said, "So, naturally it's good." ”

On the other side, back to Nanyang Wancheng, the night was darker. Zheng Meng collected the team and returned to the county office, and the plan he arranged with some people was naturally invalid.

He had just finished his work, and the King of Shunyang had been talking to Concubine Shi for half a night, so naturally he didn't have the energy to see him again.

The next day, that is, the first day of the eleventh year of Taikang, the auspicious incident of last night in Wancheng continued to ferment.

But the truth of the matter was quickly clarified, and it turned out that this was a gift from the Zheng family to the king of Shunyang.

The Zheng family offered such auspiciousness, and the king of Shunyang naturally would not be stingy with the reward.

But all this seems to have nothing to do with Zheng Ming.

Zheng Meng listened to the news from his subordinates.

"The head of the family has sent someone to Shunyang to ask Prince Zheng Sheng to come back."

"The news that came back from the king of Shunyang, the head of the family told the king that it was the auspicious rui offered by the prince of Zheng Sheng. King Shunyang and the concubine both liked Shizi very much and wanted to meet him. ”

"Master Zhao sent someone to say, and Steward Xia returned the things, saying that things couldn't be done."

Zheng Meng waved his hand and repelled everyone, he thought for a long time in the dark.

"Is that so? The old man's methods are really clever, so I lost completely? However, does this Shunyang King really like this firework? ”

"We lost." Huang Ke was very decadent lying on the bed, his face was pale and gray, and he laughed silently, "Disrespect ghosts and gods? Do ghosts and gods really exist? I'm not convinced! ”

Huang Chongru looked at him indifferently, the matter had come to this point, and their fate was obvious. Although they still live in the original courtyard, there are two family members guarding the courtyard, and they eat the same as before, but they don't know that this is their last meal.

Wang Zhong walked in, he frowned and looked at the two lifeless people, and a little untouched food, and said, "After eating, you can leave." ”

On the second day of the first month of the eleventh year of Taikang, Zheng Sheng, who had just rested, got the news from Nanyang, and learned that the fireworks had actually become a gift for him to the king of Shunyang. He had to hurry to Nanyang to pick him up, because the king of Shunyang also wanted to meet him.

And Zheng Ming's conspiracy seems to be self-defeating, and now Zheng Wen has restored control of the Zheng family's caravan, and the person who Zheng can meet the king of Shunyang has also changed from Zheng Luo to him.

Zheng Sheng is about to go to Nanyang, and Sima Xin naturally wants to go with him.

Zheng Sheng felt very strange, since Mrs. Wang said that the primary purpose of the fireworks he made that night was to relieve her boredom, Sima Xin's attitude towards him had become closer.

Even with the fact that he gets up early every day to run and practice martial arts, Sima Xin is also very tolerant and generous. Even in a conversation, Sima Xin revealed that he wanted to recruit him.

Zheng Sheng naturally rejected his desire to make himself a so-called public and literary follower. Qiu Fuzi did not object, and the reason he gave Sima Xin was clearer: Zheng Sheng was still young, and now he naturally had to focus on his studies.

When Zheng Sheng grows up, I'll talk about it then.

Zheng Sheng thought that when he grew up, he would have to mess around, and he wouldn't have to do this so-called literature.

In the early morning of the fourth day, Zheng Sheng set off.

After the first day, although the weather became warmer, the ice floes of the Danshui River melted, making the Danshui River impossible to sail.

Starting from Qingzhuling, Zheng Sheng and Sima Xin took a carriage, along the south bank of the Danshui River, walked through Nanyang and Shunyang City, and then turned south and went south along the Danshui. This time, they did not pass through Cholong Bay, but took another shortcut that was shorter - after passing through the steep Taihe Mountain, and then encountering the Danshui River, it was already evening, and they also arrived at a small place called Xinxiju in the territory of Yuxian County and at the eastern foot of Xie Luo Mountain.

The next day, they continued their journey, and by noon they had arrived at Shitu-eup. When he arrived in Sheduyi, Zheng Sheng got two new news.

One is that the king of Shunyang has already set out from Nanyang and has now arrived in Nieyang and Anzhong counties. The other is that at the beginning of the new year, the emperor announced to the world that this year the Yuan Taixi will be changed. In other words, the eleventh year of Taikang has become the first year of Taixi.

Zheng Sheng complained about Sima Yan's change with great resentment.

Interesting? He couldn't figure out what year it was.

Zheng Sheng was very annoyed about this matter.

For example, the current emperor Sima Yan, he first used the era name of Taikang for ten years. Then changed the Yuan Xianning, during the sixth year of Xianning, because of the destruction of the Wu State, the Yuan was changed to a new era name Taikang. Now in the eleventh year of Taikang, Sima Yan changed Yuan Taixi again.

For one emperor, the era name has been changed by four.

Zheng Sheng actually didn't know that Sima Yan was already very "kind", he had only changed four era names after being an emperor for more than 20 years, and some emperors' year names were changed every year, and one year was a year name, so it was called chaos!

Now that Sima Chang has arrived in Nieyang, Zheng Sheng and the others naturally don't need to go to Nanyang anymore.

The next morning, in the wilderness of Sui County, Zheng Sheng and the others met the convoy of King Shunyang.

"O prince!" A little ghost in Tsing Yi rushed over crying wolf and hugged Sima Xin's thigh, "I thought you were really missing, prince!" ”

Sima Xin quietly pulled him away, smiled at Zheng Sheng and said, "This person's name is Wang Sui, and he is my personal servant." ”

Zheng Sheng nodded. Zheng Sheng thought to himself, it seems that there is no difference between following the little guy and following the literature? Sima Xin recruited him, didn't he just let him be a follower like Wang Sui?

Then, Zheng Sheng and Sima Xin separated, and Sima Xin was going to see his eldest brother King Shunyang, his mother concubine and others. And Zheng Sheng could only wait for Sima Chang to see him when he had free time to meet the king.

The convoy slowly moved south, and Zheng Sheng sat in his carriage and slowly walked south.

In the evening of that day, Sima Chang had not seen him, and Sima Xin came to see him again.

Sima Xin had come to say goodbye to him.

Sima Xin returned to the convoy, he was also going to return to his fiefdom, Xinye County was in the northeast of Sui County, not far away, but he didn't have to follow his eldest brother to continue south.

"My mother said that when she recovers, she will invite Mrs. Wang to Xinye another day." Sima Xin remembered his mother's entrustment.

Say goodbye to Sima Xin. Zheng Sheng continued to follow the convoy south.

Leaving Yuxian County to Yin County, it is the boundary of Shunyang.

Shunyang Taishou, no, it should be said that it is the internal history of Shunyang (the county is called Taishou, the country is called the internal history) Zhao Lian greeted the arrival of the king with a cadre of officials in the country trembling.

As the day approached dusk, the convoy finally arrived at Yin County. King Shunyang's convoy did not enter the city, but stayed outside the city of Yin County, (because the city of Yin County was too small and dilapidated) and finally the convoy settled in the manor of a large Deng family in Yin County.

That night, Zheng Sheng finally met an acquaintance, Shunyang Wang Sheren Xie Zhou.

However, the interpreter did not come to Zheng Sheng's side to pass the word, nor did he come to reminisce about the past, "Zheng Shizi, the king asked about fireworks today, can the fireworks that Shizi Jin presented to the king bring?" ”

Zheng Sheng was very disgusted with the word "dedication", but he still motioned to Zheng Wen and Zheng Yunchi, who had just rushed over, to get the fireworks, "This thing is rare, I came in a hurry, so there are five of them dedicated to the king this time, not very many." ”

In fact, he brought a total of more than a dozen branches, but Sima Chang's current attitude made Zheng Sheng very disappointed. What does it mean to take fireworks and not see people?

Xie Zhou bowed his hand, "There is Lao Zheng Shizi, when I return to Shunyang City and am free, I will find you to catch up." ”

Xie Zhou asked his entourage to take the fireworks and turned around to leave.

"Liberators, please stay." Zheng Wen couldn't bear it, "I don't know, when will the king summon my family's son?" ”

Xie Zhou stopped, turned around and shook his head, "I don't know either." ”

After Xie Zhou left, Zheng Wen and Zheng Sheng sat together and glared at each other. Zheng Wen muttered, "What is this called?" You have been here for several days, but the king has not seen you for a long time, why is that? ”

Zheng Sheng said softly: "Wait, just follow King Sima to the mountains and rivers." ”

However, just as Zheng Sheng and Zheng Wen were about to sleep in the guest room, another commotion came.

The two looked at each other, what's wrong?

The next morning, Zheng Wen quickly found out the matter, and Zheng Wen made a public announcement to Zheng Shengnian: "It has been verified that Zhao Lian of the internal history colluded with the county officials to steal the grain in the warehouse, and Wang Nian had already made up for the lack of grain money, so he was only dismissed from his official position and ordered to leave the country within a limited time." ”

Zheng Sheng was surprised: "Zhao Taishou colluded with Liu Yu? It's unlikely. Moreover, Zhao Lian and their hard work to make up for the county grain are also meritorious, right? ”

Zheng Wen shook his head, "King Shunyang, this is killing chickens and making an example of monkeys!" Press down on the internal history, and the officials in Shunyang will probably be afraid of him. As for the credit for making up for the county's grain, how can there be any credit? If you don't make up for it, you will be punished. ”

Sima Chang, the king of Shunyang, seemed to have forgotten about Zheng Sheng, and after a short stop in Yin County, the convoy continued to move slowly.

It wasn't until a few days later, when the slow convoy finally returned to Shunyang, that the king finally remembered Zheng Sheng when he set up his residence and set off fireworks again.

The son of a small pavilion marquis can meet a county king who has ten thousand households, although he is nearly ten days late, Sima Chang feels that Zheng Sheng should still be grateful to him.

Sima Chang temporarily lived in the original Shunyang County Office, but he was not satisfied with this place, which did not suit his status as the county king. Sima Chang was already thinking about building a new palace.