More than 80 miles south of Yesanguan, the scenery between the mountains and valleys is breathtakingly beautiful. Nature uses his magic pen to paint the most perfect colors and paint a natural gallery.

The turquoise water reflects the sunlight, and the 10,000-point phosphorescence sets the white sails of the ferry particularly eye-catching. On the short wharf, dozens of grain ships were closely assisted, covering a large area of the river and almost extending outward to the main channel.

Grain ships are nervously unloading.

Bags of grain pass through the gangplanks between ships and the trestle between ships and shores, climb up the slopes on the embankment, and gather at the temporary warehouses on the wharf. The heavy grain bag pressed the porter into a bow like shrimp, and there was only one very tall strong man, who felt that a bag of fifty catties of grain on his shoulder was not enough, so he asked someone to put on another bag.

"This Song Hao is a manufacturable material. He took the fan of Dongchang, and he was not proud of his achievements, but took the initiative to bring hundreds of displaced people to help carry grain, what does this mean? This shows that he has that 'big picture'! Zhu Zhihan of the lupine scarf asked himself and replied: "The intention of this son, give him a name, let him take care of Ding Zhuang here!" ”

"It is naturally his blessing to be appreciated by the son!" Lu San stared at Song Hao's figure and replied absentmindedly.

"The two teams are here to explore the way. Unexpectedly, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the folk customs are simple......" Zhu Zhihan laughed at himself when he said this, "If this is not the territory of Tusi, it is a place of immortals who cultivate their minds!" ”

Because Zhu Zhihan was the most resolute opponent of the South Road plan, he was sent by Chen Youfu to inspect the situation, and the reason was clear, that is, "the bell must be tied to the bell." In addition, Zhu Zhihan also had two tasks on this trip: escorting grain, and contacting Rongmei Tusi on behalf of the Shu Wangfu to strive for strategic cooperation.

Since Zhu Zhihan had already approved the Nandao plan, Lu San replied without hesitation according to Zhu Zhihan's meaning: "In these chaotic years, those who can cultivate their minds alone are immortals!" His eyes were still fixed on Song Hao, and he didn't know what he was observing.

"When this errand is handed over, my son will rush back to Lizhou as soon as possible. Li Zuocai wrote that tens of thousands of people had arrived there, and they were repairing embankments and draining the water while the sun was pinching. If it is not repaired well in February, the seedling raising in March will be delayed. I don't know what Lu Tou means......"

Zhu Zhihan was in a hurry to return to Lizhou, and Lu San just smiled slightly. has been a partner for so long, and he knows this little Jiujiu in Zhu Zhihan's heart.

Chen Youfu announced the appointment of Zhu Zhihan by the prince in Yiling. Zhu Zhihan became a member of the Huguang Military and Political Committee of the Shu Wangfu, the deputy director of the Huguang Army of the Protector Army, the chief owner of the Lizhou Wangzhuang of the Shu Wangfu and the main supervisor of the Lizhou General Brigade of the Huzhuang Brigade. In addition, he was also appointed as the personal representative of the prince Zhu Pingjin in Huguang and Jiangxi. Of course, this representative is only "externally", and internally under the command of the Huguang Military and Political Committee of the Shu Wangfu. Coupled with Zhu Zhihan's original title of the head of the banker of Qianzhuang Huguang, now Zhu Zhihan has a lot of official hats on his head, and it is estimated that a one-foot-wide film may not be able to be written.

For this reason, Zhu Zhihan kowtowed three times to the west in front of Chen Youfu, who was announcing the decree, and was excited for a whole day. However, when he woke up the next morning, Zhu Zhihan understood that except for the chief owner of Lizhou, who had a little real power, the rest of the titles were all false. His real mission is still to represent Zhu Pingjin in the various forces and figures in Huguang and Jiangxi provinces, and win their people, money, and materials to support the Shu Wangfu.

"The Tianjia family thinks differently from us ordinary people. We ordinary people think of having many sons and blessings, and high-ranking officials are generous, while others think of dividing feudal domains and passing on the country's descendants. Li Zuocai is a famous family and lives in Lizhou, can you do better than Li Zuocai when you go back? ”

It's just that with such slander, Lu San will not break it with Zhu Zhihan. He smiled and nodded, and then told Zhu Zhihan that the prince ordered him to build a post road on the route of the displaced people into Sichuan, and Li Zhou could not go back for the time being.

"You're going to keep seeds everywhere again?" Zhu Zhihan's inquiring eyes were meaningful.

"That's a matter of keeping the seeds." Lu San gently pushed back, and then pretended to sigh: "Go home and hug your son, it's a soup now!" ”

Zhu Zhihan wanted to have an in-depth exchange with Lu San about keeping seeds, but his conversation was interrupted by a figure on the dock wearing a gray military uniform and holding a white folding fan.

That person didn't know Zhu Zhihan until a few days ago. He is a battalion-level supervisor of the Jingchu Task Force Cadre Regiment, named Qiao Wenyuan, who used to be a Xiucai from Hezhou, and is now the deputy commander of the Lizhou Corps and the supervisor of a cadre battalion. The cadre battalion he led had a strange name: Peach Blossom Battalion.

Zhu Zhihan once guessed maliciously that it must be this Qiao Wenyuan who always pinched a peach blossom fan, so he was rewarded by the prince with the smell of fireworks. The Peach Blossom Camp was assigned by Chen Youfu to Lizhou to form the Lizhou Corps, but Qiao Wenyuan did not follow Li Mingshi and He Huan to Lizhou. He handed over the Peach Blossom Camp to his classmates, Wang Zhao, the deputy commander of the Peach Blossom Battalion, and Xiao Chouxi, the deputy supervisor of the Peach Blossom Battalion, and he himself followed Zhu Zhihan to Rongmei Tusi, called help, but in fact he saw the world.

Zhu Zhihan was guessing that Qiao Wenyuan had already approached with a fan.

"Zhu Gongzi, Tian Xuan, the master of Rongmei Tusi, heard that the Shu clan was coming, and he has sent the Tusi Ying Tian Peilin, his younger brother Tian Gui, and his third son Tian Ganlin to visit him." Qiao Wenyuan folded his fan and bowed deeply to Zhu Zhihan, but pretended not to see Lu San, who was also at the deputy regiment level. Fortunately, Lu San is used to walking the rivers and lakes, and he has seen a lot of this trick of readers, so he just smiled generously.

Tian Xuan is old, so it is expected that he will not come. came to the toast to respond, and this number of gifts was enough. Zhu Zhihan said with a smile, "Wen Fengji said that Tian Xinfu went to Shizhouwei and various toasts to lobby, and there must have been an echo!" ”

"The three of them came together, and the echo must be good news!" Qiao Wenyuan also responded with a smile. The folding fan in his hand opened with a loud bang.

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Rong Mei comforted Tian Peilin to attack Tian Peilin, a middle-aged man who was less than forty years old, with a crown and a mending robe, which was completely formal officialdom. It's just that his cheeks are red, and there is a hint of blue between his eyebrows, which seems to be itchy. His third brother Tian Ganlin just stood up, with an earthy yellow straight body inside, covered with a moire indigo coat (bald sleeve shirt) on the outside, wearing a free scarf, and a pair of streamers behind the scarf, decorated with a jade pendant, pedaling on the big red cloud head shoes, walking and swaying, looking like a rich and noble family reading brother.

Compared with the two brothers, their second uncle Tian Gui is much older, always in his fifties, and he also looks like a rich man from the Han family.

Facing the clan from Shudi, Sandian put on a humble posture. Tian Peilin, on behalf of his father Tian Xuan, paid tribute to the Ming Shu clan, highly praised the benevolent heart of the Shu clan in helping the needy, and pointed out that they have been loyal and obedient for generations, admired education, and contributed to the country, so they were recently crowned as the Xuanwei Division by the emperor.

Regarding the transit of the displaced people, Tian Peilin solemnly stated: Rongmei Toast will do its best to ensure the smooth transit of the displaced people into Sichuan. It's just that the toast is barren, the storage is limited, and the materials needed by the displaced people are also requested to be allocated by the Shu Wangfu.

In the end, Pei Lin, on behalf of his father Tian Xuan, presented a gift to the prince of Shu and the concubine of Shu: one stone of Tianxian rice (Note 1); ten horses of creek cloth; A thousand-year-old wood carving Guanyin sits on a statue.

The toast is respectful, and it is reasonable to be courteous, so as not to lose the dignity of the heavenly family. But Zhu Zhihan, a Shu clan with a lot of titles, except for a pile of silver bills in his sleeve, has no long things on his body, and he has no way to return the gift. He had the heart to give out the peach blossom fan in Qiao Wenyuan's hand, so that he would not always dangle the fan in front of him. But when he thought that the peach blossom fan was Qiao Wenyuan's favorite thing, and he gave it out without authorization, Qiao Wenyuan would definitely find himself desperately and affect that unity, so this evil thought was just a flash.

As soon as Zhu Zhihan changed his mind, he thought of a good idea.

In ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign, their diplomatic envoys mostly liked to use the children of nobles or upper-class figures. The reason for this is probably because they have eaten and played with good things, at least they have seen it, and they will not lose their share in the flower world outside. At the same time, they are familiar with the etiquette of the upper class, and generally have a high level of education, and will not be humiliated because of rudeness or too low culture.

As soon as Zhu Zhihan saw the three of them dressed up, and contacted Wen Fengji's introduction to Rongmei Tusi, he knew that they all had the experience of studying in the Fu County School (Note 2), so he opened his mouth to respond, since the beginning of the dedication of the Shu Domain, it has attached great importance to the education work in Shu and put the education work in the first place in all work. For this reason, the Shu domain has been praised many times by Emperor Taizu Gao, and the king has also been praised as "Shu Xiucai".

Zhu Pingjin, the son of Shu, as a descendant of the king, inherited and carried forward the glorious tradition of his ancestors attaching importance to education, creatively created the "Shu examination", an examination of great historical and practical significance, and unearthed and provided many good talents for all aspects of the national army and the construction of Shu. To this end, Shu Shizi not only allocated a huge amount of funds to build school palaces in various places, renovated school buildings, and sent the soldiers of the Protector Army and Wang Zhuang's children to study in schools, but also took out his busy time to personally meet with high-achieving students who passed the Shu examination in the interval of the counter-riot war.

All of this shows that Shu Shizi attaches great importance to the work of Shu examination.

The Shu examination has been proven, and will continue to be proved in the future, that this is an educational selection model that is in line with the conditions of Shu Province. Because of this, this education model is currently being rapidly promoted in Shudi, and then taking root.

Zhu Zhihan talked about the so-called "Shu Examination" out of obscurity, and Sandian had to listen patiently out of politeness. They may know that the Shu Wangfu in the rich world will never have no return at all, especially at this juncture when the displaced people enter Sichuan!

Sure enough, the real goods of the envoy of Shu came out.

Zhu Zhihan Dao, Rongmei Tusi, has always had a good literary style, and the Han land is "the same text, the same track". The Tian family, the clansmen are full of poetry and books, and there are many people, and it is the only generation of books in the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, Rongmei Tusi is based on benevolence and righteousness, helping the displaced people to enter the Sichuan Tun Reclamation, and offering so many precious gifts, which shows Rongmei Toast's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and respect for the heavenly family, and also shows that the degree of etiquette and education of Rongmei Tusi has reached a new height.

For this reason, on behalf of His Royal Highness the Honorable Prince of Shu, he rewarded Rongmei Tusi with a gift and expressed his gratitude:

A palace of learning.

"This school palace is made of cement as muscle, bamboo and wood as bones, it can't be burned, it can't be shaken, and the end is extremely strong! I use this as a fortress in Shudi, and the local tyrants have blasted it with a thousand catties of gunpowder, and it is difficult to move a bit! Zhu Zhihan shared the latest information he learned from Lu San to the smiling Sandian, "This school palace will definitely move the world." The Rong Meitian clan will also be famous for this! ”

"My father's "Xiubitang Poetry Collection" is about to be completed, and the school palace that has been preserved can be passed on for thousands of years?" Tian Peilin's blue and yellowish face showed a slight flush.

"Uncle's "Tian Xinfu's Poetry Collection" will also be completed, so it is better to put it in together!" Tian Ganlin hurriedly added.

Tian Gui heard his nephew's words, and immediately smiled, and he didn't dare to compare with his brother. When the two were humble, Zhu Zhihan noticed that a trace of gloom swept across the face of Tusi Ying Tian Peilin.

"Tian Xinfu is dying of old age and is just rotten; Tian Peilin was seriously ill and died for no time; Tian Ganlin used his uncle to describe himself and was aggressive. Tian Peilin and Tian Ganlin are not in harmony with the two brothers, and it is not a blessing for beauty. ”

In just a few words, Zhu Zhihan came to his first impression of the three key figures of Rongmei Toast.

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After the ceremony, the two sides are about to enter into key substantive talks. The content of the talks is well known to both sides, in addition to practical issues such as food and materials, and the route into Sichuan, there is another thorny matter that cannot be bypassed: how to deal with the Dongchang fanzi.

Rongmei Toast's people shot arrows and injured Fanzi, so naturally they couldn't escape the involvement; And the Shu Wangfu does not pay attention to the employment of people, and entrusts him as the captain of the security guard, and he cannot stay out of the matter. But on such a sensitive topic, both sides are probing, but they are unwilling to clarify their attitudes.

When he was embarrassed, the arrogant Lu San lifted the veil of shyness, and suggested finding a house on the dock to sit down and drink tea, and sit down to make a careful study and judgment of Dongchang Fanzi's true intentions, so as to set the tone for the final disposal. Everyone said hello, and walked to a high place in the middle of your humility and me.

"Wait, it looks like Mr. Wen has arrived!" Tian Gui, who was walking beside Zhu Zhihan, suddenly put his hands on the pergola and looked into the distance.

Everyone stopped and looked into the distance, only to see that among the clouds and mountains, a flat boat was fluttering. At the bow of the boat, an old man with a fairy wind stood by the water. Behind him, a bearded and long-haired military general stood with a sword.

"Ember Si Tang Zhenbang has also arrived." Tian Peilin said.

"That's a descendant of Wen Tianxiang, I can't listen to this. Let's talk about it now! Zhu Zhihan reminded everyone.

Note 1: Tianxian rice, a Tujia specialty, is also known as fairy rice and Gexian rice. It is not rice, but an algae. Xibu is Tujia flower cloth, and the pattern is ancient and bright.

Note 2: Since the beginning of Hongwu, the children of Tusi must enter the official schools in various places to study. Later, the regulations were stricter, and if they were violated, they were even disqualified from "responding to attacks".