In late May, the fleet of the Great Zhou Mission passed through Jishui and entered the vast Liangshanbo. After more than four months of absence, Gu Haotian finally returned to the manor after a long absence.

Standing on the bow of the boat, looking at the boundless water, Gu Haotian couldn't help but feel excited, he had a huge harvest in Tokyo, but the same Wen Lianzhang and others on Liangshan were not idle, and in the letters that came to live during the period, he also knew that there had been great changes in the manor. Not to mention that the construction everywhere is more perfect, I heard that during this period, Wen Huanzhang and others took advantage of the spring famine at the beginning of the year to recruit a large number of people in the surrounding prefectures and counties, and the number of new recruits in the escort team also increased by several thousand.

Gu Haotian is now very eager to see the changes in the manor, even if he knows it in his heart, he wants to see it more than ever.

Lin Chong, Zhao Ding, Wang Yu, Wu Song, Han Shizhong, Tang Bin, Hao Siwen, etc. are all new to the water, although they have just experienced the turbulence of the sea, they are also shocked by the magnificence here.

Bian Xiang, Li Kui and others are all old people in the water pool, looking at the few newcomers who are full of praise, they joked, you haven't seen Liangshan yet, if you see that big mountain suddenly appeared in the water pool, don't be even more amazed. As a result, everyone's hope for Liangshan Manor became more urgent.

Around noon, I saw two tall warships sailing in the distance on the water in front of me. When Lin Chong and the others were surprised, Li Kui smiled and said:

"The second brother is here to pick us up, let the boat stop and get closer."

In only two quarters of an hour, the two ships were firmly connected to the flotilla. Ruan Xiaoer was the first to jump over the boat, and he came to Gu Haotian and saluted and said:

"The first battalion of sailors was ordered by Mr. Wen to come to greet the petty officials."

"It's hard work little second brother!"

Gu Haotian stepped forward and held his hands tightly, and the eyes of the two of them were full of excitement after not seeing them for months.

Subsequently, under the command of Ruan Xiaoer, two warships escorted the mission's fleet on the left and right, and sailed straight into Liangshan.

In the middle of the day, a majestic mountain shadow faintly appeared in front of the fleet.

"That place must be Liangshan Manor!"

"I can't imagine the magnificence!"

"It's hard to find a better place in the whole world with this terrain!"

"A few people only see one thing on the outside, but there is something else on the inside!"

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In the midst of everyone's discussions, Liangshan got closer and closer, and gradually saw the crowd on the golden beach. Gu Haotian distinguished the people who greeted him, and the first one was his parents, Wen Huanzhang and Xiao Jiasui stood on one side, and on the other side was an eye-catching monk, and he even saw the two big and small figures from behind his mother. Looking at the crowd getting closer and closer, Gu Haotian suddenly felt that his heart was beating sharply, maybe this is the cowardice of homesickness! Just as he was thinking, the boat leaned against the dock.

"Welcome the little official back to the village!"

At this time, the crowd on the dock heard cheers like a tsunami.

Gu Haotian stood on the bow of the boat, straightened his clothes, bowed deeply to the crowd, and then started and slowly walked off the springboard.

Under the gaze of hundreds of people, Gu Haotian calmly walked up to his parents, bowed deeply, and then said:

"Father, mother, my son disappointed you this time and didn't bring you a jinshi back."

"It's good to come back safely, then what kind of jinshi and champion, my mother is not rare."

Li has been in the mountains for a long time, and her horizons have broadened, and she has already understood that her son's ambition is by no means a jinshi. It's just that the people who have been going up the mountain recently have brought her bits and pieces of news, and her son seems to have fought with some high-ranking officials in Beijing, especially after the two groups of victims from the Qinwei Battalion and the Hengdao Battalion were transported up the mountain, she was even more frightened day and night. Now when she saw her son appear in front of her, she pulled him and didn't want to let go for a moment.

"Eldest sister, there are many people waiting to talk to Haotian, but you only pull him and hold him down, but don't you embarrass him?"

Gu Zhen saw that Li only cared about talking to herself, and couldn't help but remind her.

"But it's the flesh that fell from my body, and I can't see or say it."

Li glanced at Gu Zhen, but let go of his son's hands. Gu Haotian came to Wen Huanzhang and Xiao Jiasui.

"The two gentlemen are tired!"

"The capital is the Longtan Tiger's Den, Haotian did a good job this time." Wen Huanzhang praised.

"No, the forces in the capital are intertwined, and if you are not careful, you will have to worry about your life, and if you can do it so successfully, the little officials have great wisdom!" Xiao Jiasui also praised on the side.

"It's not my own strength, Mr. Xu, Zhu Gui, Xiao Rang, and Shi Qian's brothers have all made great efforts."

Gu Haotian was reluctant to take credit, and said two words of humility. Then they met with all the brothers one by one, and then they went up the mountain together.

Everyone left the dock together, and after a while, they arrived at the camp on Golden Beach, but saw Qin Sheng standing there with a war horse of a divine horse.

"Little official, please get on the horse!"

Gu Haotian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought that the horse road up the mountain had already been repaired, and he looked around, and sure enough, all the leaders were carrying mounts.

"When will the horse road up the mountain be repaired?" Gu Haotian couldn't help but ask happily.

"It was repaired two months ago, but now it is much faster to go up and down the mountain, Haotian is just trying it." Wen Huanzhang replied on the side.

"That's great!"

Gu Haotian shouted excitedly, and rode his horse and whip up the first to run out.

Qianshan Avenue, not seen for several months, the three Xiongguan have all been built, and the two passages all pass through the pass. Gu Haotian immediately stood in front of the pass, only to feel that the layers of passes between the mountains in front of him were magnificent and abnormal.

Following the horse road, it took less than half an hour to arrive at the camp in front of the mountain, and everyone dismounted in front of the Zhonghua Hall. Gu Haotian only had time at this time to introduce Lin Chong, Zhao Ding and others to everyone in the manor one by one.

Then Wen Huanzhang announced that he would be in Liangshan Restaurant tonight to pick up the dust for the little officials and the new brothers, and everyone cheered, and then they went around talking in a circle.

Let's say that Lin Chong and other newcomers seemed to be shocked by this manor all the way, and at this time, they all asked acquaintances to inquire.

Zhao Ding pulled Zhang Jiucheng, who had gone up the mountain earlier, and kept asking questions about everything. Han Shizhong and Sun An are familiar with each other in the capital, and this will be pulled together by Sun An with Ji Sheng, Yang Zaixing, etc. Wang Yu came from the forbidden army, and he also knew Xu Ningyuan, and they also talked happily at this time. Tang Bin and Hao Siwen had no intersection with the people on the mountain, so Bian Xiang asked Gu Bo and Ma Xun to accompany them to talk.

Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, and Wu Song were gathered together.

"Second brother, Zhang Jiaotou and his brother-in-law are now placed next to the third brother's house in Houshan, do you want to go and see it first."

After Lu Zhishen escorted Zhang's all the way up the mountain, he stayed on the mountain, and he had a very leisurely time these days, and it seemed that the capital didn't want to go back.

"This time, my family's life was all saved by my brother, please accept the gift of my younger brother." Lin Chong said and knelt down.

"What do you do, it's all the arrangement of the third brother, and the Sprinkle family is just running errands."

Lu Zhishen was willing to let him kneel down and pull him away.

Lin Chong had no choice but to get up, but said in a deep voice: "In the future, I will follow the third brother, whether it is in the manor or in the world, but I will rush to kill the enemy for him, and then die." ”

"Hey, hey! This bird emperor should have been replaced by someone a long time ago, but the third brother is a good candidate, the Sprinkle family has already said to Mr. Wen and Xiao a few days ago, and the escort team will be divided into a battalion and me, and the third brother will be the vanguard in the future. ”

Lu Zhishen had no scruples when he spoke, Wu Song was also moved when he heard it, thinking that in two days, he would go down the mountain early to pick up his brother, otherwise there would be no chance for many people to bring back soldiers in the future.

Let's say that when Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen were openly discussing the rebellion, Gu Haotian was going to meet someone with Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Zhao Ding, etc.

In Dr. Gao's Rejuvenation Hall, Xu Churen was lying in a separate ward at the back, due to days of running and thinking, his condition worsened, when the ship docked just now, he didn't want to appear in front of everyone, Gu Haotian arranged for Ruan Xiaoer to let people carry him directly into the Rejuvenation Hall later. At this time, the old wife who had gone up the mountain earlier had been picked up and guarded aside. But he closed his eyes and thought quietly.

"Is the boss better?"

Xu Churen heard Gu Haotian's voice, he opened his eyes, and then saw several people behind him, Wen Huanzhang and Xiao Jiasui He had no contact, and after listening to Gu Xitian's introduction, he felt another shock in his heart. The world's talents and heroes have all come to this kid's side, is it really providential?

"I have admired the two big names for a long time, but I hate the old man for being mediocre, and I can't do anything good for the country and the people, so I'm ashamed!"

As a traditional literati, Xu Churen always felt that there was a moral stain on the moral stain of not going north decisively this time, so he depreciated himself as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's not that the boss doesn't do anything, but he wants to do it but can't do it, Mr. Huanzhang, Zhao Ding, and Guan Zhong are all talented people, are they all people who are willing to bury themselves? The old man's mind is now like being locked in a room, and if he takes a step, it will be the sea and the sky. ”

Xiao Jiasui has little traditional literati concept, he sees Xu Churen's thoughts, and his words are also very direct, but he can't deal with what he says.

A few people gossiped for a while, Xu Churen's mood slowly improved, because there were too many things just back, Gu Haotian instructed Dr. Gao to take care of him, and then he quit.

didn't have time to go home to take a look, so Gu Haotian returned to Zhonghua Hall with everyone. As soon as he sat down in the public room, Zhou Yunqing pulled Lin Chongfeng and broke in.

"Senior brother, when did senior brother come to the manor, why haven't you heard about it?"

Let's say that this guy has been having a hot time with Pang Qiuxia recently, and just now he was in love with her all the way from the dock to the mountain, and he didn't even notice Lin Chong going up the mountain. Later, I heard someone say it, so I rushed to come, and now I saw Gu Haotian and beat him upside down.

"You are sticking to Qiuxia Lady now, how can you still remember the senior brother, but it's okay, the master's return date has not been determined, and the second senior brother came to take charge of the family affairs with you, so as not to make you eat and sleep restlessly every day."

Lin Chong also heard the clue, and said: "The master is not here, and it doesn't hurt for me to be the master of the junior brother's affairs." ”

The words of the two made Zhou Yunqing's old face red, and the three brothers were talking and laughing, and Bian Xiang came in to report that Mr. Wen had asked him to leave for the back mountain. At this time, Gu Hao found out that it was already evening, so he left the Zhonghua Building and went to Liangshan Mansion with everyone.

That night, Liangshan Restaurant held a banquet, which was very lively, and both new and old people raised their glasses and drank freely, each having their own fun. Gu Haotian returned to the mountain after a long absence, he was very excited, took the newcomer to respect the old man, and encouraged the old man to respect the newcomer, and finally drank himself into a mess.

Gu Haotian didn't know how he left Liangshan Restaurant, he vaguely remembered that Pan Jinlian and a little lady carried him back home, and there was no memory of the next.

It has been more than four months since he left, but on the first night of returning to the mountain, Gu Haotian was confused.