Chapter 446: Qinghe Sees and Hears

Next to Qinghe City is the Yongji Canal, which is a section of the Grand Canal built by Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty. With the convenience of the canal and the official road of Hebei Road extending in all directions, this Qinghe Qinghe City is also a prosperous scene.

On the official road from Shili Pavilion to Qinghe City, a group of more than 300 people walked slowly. Li Shimin pointed to the fields next to the official road from time to time, and said something to the Cui family and the Zhang family patriarch around him. After the two answered, Li Shimin showed a warm smile.

At this time, there were no pedestrians on the official road. This is probably to suspend the passage of merchant travelers specifically to welcome Li Shimin.

On an official road where the surface of the canal can be seen, Li Shimin stopped to watch the canal, only to see the shadows of the sails on the river, shuttling back and forth, endlessly. said something to the Cui family and the Zhang family patriarch, and the two old men suddenly smiled.

When they arrived outside Qinghe City, they saw a group of officials in red robes standing at the gate of the city. And these officials are the parents of Beizhou Thorn Shi and the counties under it.

Li Shimin couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw these officials waiting at the door. As courtiers, they did not greet them at the Shili Pavilion, but they greeted them at the gate of Qinghe City, which was really not in harmony with etiquette.

Those patriarchs were all old elves, and when they saw Li Shimin's brows furrowed slightly, and they followed his gaze to see those officials, they immediately knew what Li Shimin was dissatisfied with. The patriarch of the Cui family immediately explained: "Your Majesty, the assassin and all the lords heard that Your Majesty was coming to Qinghe, so they specially sprinkled dust in the city and prepared a banquet for Your Majesty. The old decay is not talented, and they were driven by Lord Assassin Shi to come to greet Your Majesty! ”

Hearing the explanation of the Cui family patriarch, Li Shimin's face was slightly pale, and he smiled faintly: "Uncle Cui is too modest!" Come on, please! ”

Seeing that Li Shimin was not entangled in this matter, the patriarch of the Cui clan also put down a stone in his heart and respectfully led the way in front.

When there were still more than ten zhang away from the city gate, Nabei Prefecture Thorn Shi led all the officials under him to greet him, bowed in unison and saluted: "The ministers see Your Majesty!" ”

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Zhou Aiqing, please get up!" I returned to the dynasty in triumph this time, passing through the Qinghe, Zhou Aiqing and other adults don't have to do it so much. I'll be away the day after tomorrow at the latest! ”

That Zhou Thorn Shi hurriedly said in fear: "Your Majesty's arrival in Qinghe is a fortunate thing for Qinghe, and the people of Qinghe all admire Your Majesty's demeanor." At the request of the people, Weichen did not dare to slack off, so it was so! Well, if Your Majesty is unwilling to do so, Wei Chen will have people dismantle all the curtains and other things that were set up to welcome Your Majesty. ”

"Forget it!" Li Shimin shook his head, "Since it has already been set up, wouldn't it be a waste of people's power to demolish it again?" Since it is the wish of the people, then let it be done! Come, Zhou Aiqing, you lead the way in front, and I will see what the Qinghe River under your governance looks like! ”

That week, he didn't dare to slack off, so he walked into the city gate first and bowed his head to greet Li Shimin. When Li Shimin walked by, he followed Li Shimin one step behind Li Shimin's right.

The guards and passers-by by the city gate all bowed to the ground, and when Li Shimin and the ministers walked by, they slowly got up and started talking.

"Ah, I actually saw His Majesty's dragon face, I am so lucky!" An old man with a basket on his back said excitedly.

"Yes, brother, I have lived most of my life, and it is the first time I have seen such a majestic person as Your Majesty with an extraordinary face. Like those Zhang Jincheng, Zhao Dechen and others in the past, compared with His Majesty, it is simply a heaven and an underground. Don't talk about them, even Dou Jiande Dou Dashuai is so majestic, Xiao Lao'er only trembles in front of Da Shuai, but compared with His Majesty, Da Shuai Dou is also very different! Another old man said with an excuse.

The old man in front immediately counterattacked: "Hmph, didn't you old boy just serve as a soldier under Dou Jiande for a few days?" What is there to show off! Look at the soldiers behind His Majesty, all of them are fierce and fierce, and they are fierce pawns at a glance! Look at you old boy again, when he was in the hands of Dou Jiande, he ran away every two days, and he was embarrassed to say it! ”

The old man who had been a soldier in Dou Jiande's hands was stunned for a moment, and said stupidly: "These are Your Majesty's personal guards, tigers, where can we compare?" ”

The old man from before nodded, and chatted with the old man about the soldiers behind Li Shimin.

Entering this Qinghe City, but seeing the streets, there is an endless flow of people, and the traffic is like weaving. On both sides of the street, rows of willow trees drop their leaves in the autumn wind, and they are sprinkled with a lot of flavor.

Li Shimin watched walking slowly on the streets of Qinghe, and the pedestrians on both sides looked at Li Shimin with awe.

"Let's go, go to where we're staying!" After walking on the streets of Qinghe City for a while, Li Shimin said to Zhou Assassin Shi beside him.

That week, Thorn Shi hurriedly led Li Shimin to the place where he stayed.

Since there was no palace in Qinghe, Li Shimin had to live in a luxurious courtyard.

"Your Majesty, this courtyard is owned by the Zhang family, and when I heard that Your Majesty was coming, I specially moved it out and let Your Majesty move in!" Seeing Li Shimin looking at this luxurious courtyard, Zhou Thorn Shi hurriedly explained.

Li Shimin immediately looked at the patriarch of the Zhang family: "Hehe, thank you for your generosity!" Hmm, the current waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Wencong, and the Yunyang County Commander Zhang Wencong belong to the Zhang family, right? I don't know what the two of them have to do with Mr. Zhang? ”

Hearing Li Shimin talk about these two people, the patriarch of the Zhang family couldn't help but show a trace of pride on his face: "These two people are the descendants of my Zhang family, and they can be called the best among them!" ”

Li Shimin nodded: "Well, Zhang Wencong is cautious and skilled. And Zhang Wenjun is still young, but he is quite good at doing things, and even the British public is full of praise for him! In my opinion, the potential of this Zhang Wencong is much greater than that of Zhang Wencong! ”

Li Shimin said these words, but the crowd couldn't help but be stunned, these words almost showed that the future of these two people was bright! Suddenly, those patriarchs couldn't help but regret it, why didn't they propose to let Li Shimin live in their own house first.

While chatting, everyone entered the courtyard. I saw that this courtyard was arranged in a staggered manner, and the mountains and rivers depended on each other, although it was not as grand as the palace, but it was also of special interest. Li Shimin traveled all the way, and he was all "tsk" and sighed.

On that day, Li Shimin stayed in this courtyard.

When Li Shimin settled safely, Zhang Yunwen scattered the hundred cavalry and scouts around the courtyard and on the streets, and was responsible for guarding them. After doing this, Zhang Yunwen walked out of the courtyard alone and strolled through the streets of Qinghe City.

Not only did he go out alone, but those civil and military ministers also bid farewell to Li Shimin and began to move freely. Of course, Li Shimin knew what they were going to do, these civil and military ministers were inextricably linked with the family, and since they arrived in Qinghe, of course they would visit families such as the Cui family and the Zhang family.

Unlike those officials from the noble clan, Zhang Yunwen came to the street and walked directly to the market in Qinghe City.

Instead, he was looking for the investigative institute's stronghold in Qinghe.

After walking for a while, Zhang Yunwen suddenly noticed that someone seemed to be following him, and when he looked back, he saw a young man in Tsing Yi standing on a stall with a panicked expression, pointing his fingers, as if he was looking for something.

Seeing this, Zhang Yunwen smiled and walked quickly through the flow of people. At the moment when the pedestrians behind him just covered their figures, they stood behind a stall selling vegetables next to them and shouted loudly: "Fresh Chinese cabbage, come and buy it!" ”

The middle-aged stall owner looked at Zhang Yunwen with a puzzled expression, but saw Zhang Yunwen smile kindly: "Brother, do me a favor, I'll hide alone!" ”

Maybe it was the harmless smile on Zhang Yunwen's face, the middle-aged stall owner who looked quite honest smiled lightly: "You have a loud voice, help me shout!" ”

"Howler!" Zhang Yunwen chuckled, raised his head and shouted: "Fresh Chinese cabbage, come and buy it!" ”

was shouting, and saw the little guy in Tsing Yi rushing up, looking forward with his head probed. When passing by the vegetable stall, he didn't glance at Zhang Yunwen standing behind the stall at all, and quickly walked forward to find Zhang Yunwen's figure.

The middle-aged stall owner glanced at the little guy, then at Zhang Yunwen, and suddenly smiled: "This old brother, I see that the little guy in Tsing Yi just now is a descendant of the Cui family, why were you targeted by him?" ”

"The Cui family?" Zhang Yunwen groaned. Raised his head, looked at the middle-aged stall owner, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it, little brother, it is one of the personal soldiers who followed His Majesty into the city, I want to come out for a stroll today, and see the scenery of this Qinghe, who expected to see this person following me before I went far." How did I come here, I am not familiar with life, it is better not to make trouble, so I borrowed my brother's booth to avoid it! ”

The middle-aged stall owner suddenly exclaimed: "It turns out that my brother is still a palace guard!" Hehe, I can't imagine that my grandson can still see the guards in the palace! ”

Zhang Yunwen, the middle-aged stall owner, called himself "Old Sun", his heart moved, and he asked softly: "Brother, you are also a member of the Sun family!" ”

The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Although my brother's surname is Sun, he is far away from the Sun family, and he usually has no contact!" No, just rely on selling vegetables to make a living! ”

When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he chuckled and said: "Lord Sun Fujiasun, he is the mainstay of the imperial court, and I also admire it very much!" ”

Hearing Zhang Yunwen's words, the man suddenly laughed from ear to ear.

After talking with this man for a while, Zhang Yunwen looked at the street, only to see that the little man in Tsing Yi had already disappeared, and immediately got up and said goodbye to the man surnamed Sun.

This man is also real, he had to give Zhang Yunwen a cabbage, but Zhang Yunwen couldn't retreat, so he had to accept it.

Walking along Qinghe Street, after walking for a short time, Zhang Yunwen finally found the stronghold of the Investigation Institute in Qinghe City.

This is a warehouse, which belongs to the material transfer station. There are a total of four large caravans scattered throughout the territory of Datang, and the money earned by these caravans every year is used as the fund of the investigation institute, and of course various information is collected. Zhang Yunwen is not worried that someone will embezzle this fund to fill his pocket, in fact, those people who handled it were all brought up by Lin Ran at the beginning, and his family is all in Chang'an. These people will have three or five spies around them, and they will change a batch every year. And these people also know that there are spies staring at them, so they don't dare to act rashly.

The warehouse was the distribution center for the caravan's supplies and intelligence.

Looking at the signboard fluttering with the autumn wind, Zhang Yunwen slowly walked into the warehouse.