In the northeastern suburbs of Xiyang City, one of the two large lakes, the East Lake is full of boats, and the cargo ships that enter the lake from the Santai River through the ditch berth at the lakeside wharf on the south side to load and unload all kinds of goods. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

This wharf is the north wharf of Xiyang City, although it is on the lake outside the city, but it is not far from the city, after several years of development it is becoming more and more prosperous, and many ships with mixed cargo choose to berth or depart here.

The gate of Xiyang City is opened and closed on time every day, and some merchants may not be able to enter the city in time, or they have to leave early in the morning, in order to take care of accommodation and business, they need to stay and do business near the wharf, so many mansions and shops have sprung up here.

In order to maintain law and order, there are state soldiers stationed here, and an earthen wall is built on the periphery, because it is close to the official road, and the government also builds an embassy near the wharf as a place for officials to stay and go.

Thanks to the improvement of water conservancy facilities, the flooding of the east and west lakes has been controlled, so the land along the lake has been reclaimed in a large area, and manors of different sizes have appeared.

Some traveled by boat at the pier, while others took a horse-drawn carriage and drove the convoy north on the official road.

There are more and more lakeside manors, especially the Xiyang Wangfu Manor on the shore of the West Lake, which was still a wasteland at the time, but now it has become a large area of fertile land.

The fruit trees are shady, the chickens and dogs are barking, the tenant farmers' houses are clustered into villages, and those who don't know still think that this is a village and town, and those who know can only envy the eyes of King Xiyang.

At that time, the land by the lake was just an overgrown barren beach, who would have thought that the King of Xiyang could manage it like a paradise?

In the morning, the carriages and horses in the palace manor gathered, the large number of carriages lined up, loaded with various items, today Xiyang Princess Wei Chi is about to set off with her son, to Yecheng thousands of miles away to visit relatives.

From Xiyang to Yecheng, there are several routes, the most recent one is to start from Xiyang, along the official road all the way north through Hengzhou, Nandingzhou, over the Dabie Mountains into the border of Guangzhou under the rule of Yuzhou, Henan, and continue to cross the Yellow River to the north into the boundary of Hebei to reach Yecheng.

This route, with the prosperity of the north-south trade in the past few years, is getting easier to walk, and the goods such as cloth and books in Huangzhou are going to Yecheng along this road, and the post stations along the way are complete.

Both officials and citizens travel between the north and the south through this road, so the road is full of popularity.

"Yecheng is in the north, the diet is different from Shannan, I am almost not used to it when I came to Yecheng at the beginning of the year, I am afraid that I will not adapt to the soil and water, and Sanniang will have to work hard."

"Don't worry, the concubine is ready, the things that Thorn Lang likes to eat are all brought, the tea leaves that relieve the greasy must be enough, and he is used to eating beef and mutton if he wants to eat."

In front of the carriage, Xiyang Wang Yuwen Wen was saying goodbye to the princess Wei Chi Chi, and the prince Yuwen Weicheng was looking around on the side, looking very excited, this was the first time he really went out.

The vague impression of his maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother and aunt, as well as his great-grandfather who he had never met, and Yecheng, who had never been to Yecheng, all made Yuwen Weicheng look forward to it.

Seeing Yuwen Wen and Wei Chi Chi's reluctant love, the housekeeper Li Sanjiu stepped forward with a dry cough and persuaded: "Lord Lang, master mother, it's not too early." ”

Even if Yuwen Wen has been promoted to the county king, he is still Li Sanjiu's lord Lang, this time the lord's mother went to Yecheng to be unpredictable, and the lord of Lang sent him to accompany him, but also to give him a chance to walk, after all, he has been stuffy in the mansion for nearly eight years, and he should go out to breathe.

"Sanjiu is right, it's time to go." Yuwen Wen helped Yu Chi Chifan to get into the car, and hugged the prince again, and when the carriage drove away slowly, he felt that the corners of his eyes were a little moist when he waved goodbye.

It's not that he hasn't been separated from his wife and children, but in the past, he was out by himself, and his wife and children stayed in the house.

The convoy set off in a mighty manner, accompanied by hundreds of cavalry, led by Sima Zhang Dingfa of the palace, Fu Youcai, Jia Niu and lieutenant Liu Hulu, and Quan Youyi led the guards and guards to accompany them.

This time, the princess went out of the house, and the royal guards were all dispatched.

"King, the road to Yecheng is long, about fourteen or five hundred miles, according to the average daily travel of fifty miles, it will definitely be there in a month." Wu Ming, the warden of the palace, said on the side.

"I want to come back if the princess lives in Yecheng for half a month, and it will only take three months to go back and forth, so don't be sad."

"Alas, I just hope that everything goes well."

Yuwen Wen sighed, looking at the back of the convoy in a daze, he sent all the royal guards out to escort Wei Chi Chifan, and the entourage included Zhang Dingfa and Li Sanjiu, who couldn't be more thoughtful.

It was no problem to stay at the post station along the way, and he sent a cat team to set off three days in advance, which was regarded as a secret front station, and on the same day, there was an armed caravan from Huangzhou to Yecheng, which was considered a response.

After several years of training, the armed caravan in Huangzhou has been quite large-scale, the local snakes along the way have been dotted up, and the sphere of influence of various green forest heroes has also been figured out.

He can take risks, but he will never let his wife and children take risks, this arrangement is to ensure that there are no accidents halfway, and when he arrives in Yecheng, he has his father-in-law Wei Chishun, as well as his father and brother, and he will definitely have no worries under the care of many parties.

Wei Chi Chifan took his son out of the house, no matter how reluctant he was, he had to let his wife and children set off, and he was not idle, there were still many things to do.

Yuwen Wen rode on the horse brought by the servant and galloped towards Xiyang City, Wu Ming and the others followed closely and walked on the official road, Yuwen Wen glanced at the direction of the north dock of the city, and continued to gallop on his horse.

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Banxian Village, one of the many manors near the pier in the north of the city, it looks ordinary, there is nothing special with the surrounding manors, and it is also a little carriage in and out every day, and it seems to be a courtyard used by large families to entertain guests.

Or maybe it's the hidden gem of the gold house, it's nothing big anyway.

A carriage drove into Banxian Village surrounded by horseback guards, and stopped in front of a large courtyard, Wang Yue stepped out of the carriage, and the people who had been waiting for a long time stepped forward: "The king is in charge." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wang is late, rude, rude."

Wang Yue smiled and greeted the owners, Li Fang, who was the host, led Wang Yue and everyone into the lobby of the hospital, where the banquet had been prepared, Wang Yue strongly refused everyone's request to let him be the host, and sat on the guest seat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wang is late, and he will be punished with three cups first!"

Wang Yue drank three glasses of wine in a row, he stepped on the time to come today to make a group of early arrivals wait, this move was indeed intentional, as the spokesperson of Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen, Wang Yue had to do this.

He wants everyone to always remember who is the backer of Huangzhou businessmen.

The score has been placed, although there is no real lateness, but Wang Yue still punished himself with three cups, the so-called even beating and kneading, this is how to do it, after all, there is still business to do today.

Halfway through the banquet, Li Fang, who was the host, clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to stop, and after the maiko retreated, he continued: "Everyone is really glorious to come to the cold house, and Li is honored. ”

After the polite words, Li Fang went straight to the point: "Everyone already knows in advance what is being discussed today, now, let's start with the first topic." (To be continued.) )