[Third Update, Red Ticket, Collection]

After another night's drinking, Liu Zhongwu got up early the next day, without the slightest hesitation before leaving, stepped out of the door and jumped on the horse and left, still not planning to wait for Han Gang to go on the road together.

In Liu Zhongwu's mind, walking with Han Gang is like having a mountain wind wrapped around his neck, a group of wolves accompanying him in front of his body, a big worm riding under his buttocks, and a flea in his clothes.

But this day the night was about to fall, in the post house in Yixian [now Mei County], Liu Zhongwu was afraid of meeting Han Gang, so he hid in the room and nibbled on the cooking cake. But Han Gang, who he was about to dodge, kicked in the door in a big way, and behind him, Li Xiaoliu led two military men in the post station and sent a table of wine and food.

Han Gang held a wine jar, blocked the door and laughed loudly: "Brother Ziwen, today is a farewell without saying goodbye, it should be punished for drinking!" This altar is the Jingzhao Hall of Pizhou, a rare wine in Qin Feng. There is good wine and good food, we will not get drunk today! ”

Liu Zhongwu cried with a sad face, and was forced to drink bitterly by Han Gang. Liu Zhongwu felt like a flying midge that had fallen into a spider's web, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't escape Han Gang's palm. What if he forced himself to go with him tomorrow? I've been hiding for two days, can I hide for a third day?

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Zhongwu was drunk and restless, and Han Gang spoke again: "Tomorrow, Han will go to Hengqu Town to visit friends first, and he will leave early, so he will not be able to walk with Brother Ziwen." ”

Although Zhang Zai has already joined the court, there are only a few old family members guarding the gate in Zhang's house at most. But Han Gang's door-to-door greetings represent a piece of heart under the Hengqu Gate, and when it reaches Zhang Zai's ears, can he be happy? If you listen to outsiders, you will also say that Han Gang respects his teacher. Speaking of which, it can be regarded as borrowing a good fate in advance.

Han Gang smiled and said apologetically: "I hope Brother Ziwen won't be surprised." ”

Liu Zhongwu's eyes lit up, where might he be surprised, shaking his head and waving his hand again and again. To get rid of Han Gang, he couldn't ask for it at all. Since they met at the Qiliping Station, he has been trying to get rid of Han Gang for two days, but he has never been able to do so.

Although the red horse he used was far more powerful than an ordinary stagecoach, and it was more than twice as fast as an ordinary stagecoach at full speed, the stagecoach used by Han Gang could be changed every day, and he could ride on it all the time at any cost. But he, Liu Zhongwu, usually rode for half an hour, and then came down and walked for half an hour—if it was a continuous ride, this good horse from Hexi would die on the side of the road in less than two days.

Although Hengqu Town is already located on the road ahead, and if you want to go to tomorrow's destination-Xianyang, you still have to go through Hengqu, and you will eventually have to meet Han Gang, but as long as you think that tomorrow you can finally set off without four watches, Liu Zhongwu has nothing else to ask for.

"Officials, please take care of yourself." Liu Zhongwu's eyebrows had an unconcealed relaxation and smile in his eyes.

And Han Gang's face was the same smile.

Han Gangming said that he was going to visit the teacher and would not go with Liu Zhongwu. For the first time in a few days, Liu Zhongwu felt that he could sleep peacefully and no longer have to go on the road in advance. Early the next morning, Han Gang got up and went to Hengqu Town, and an hour later, Liu Zhongwu yawned and got up.

Stretching out in the winter sun, Liu Zhongwu wanted to come to the water to clean his beloved horse, and finally stepped on the road calmly. Without Han Gang by his side, Liu Zhongwu finally recovered to the young man who made Xiang Bao look the other way, acting in an orderly manner and behaving steadily and reliably.

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Hengqu Ancient Town, located on the shore of Weishui, and not far from the exit of Xiegu Road out of Guanxi in Shuzhong, on the geographical location, is a famous thoroughfare in Guanxi, and business travel, is endless. In spring and summer, when the river is abundant, countless boats float on the Weishui River and pass by the edge of Hengqu Town. Because it is not far from the Hengqu in Xiegu Town, there is the largest inland river ship yard in the Great Song Dynasty - Fengxiang Xiegu Ship Yard, which uses the timber of the Qinling Mountains every year to build 600 gang boats, which is the largest number of all the ship yards in the Great Song Dynasty.

Han Gang set off early in the morning and arrived in Hengqu Town at the end of the day. There are many houses in the town, and Han Gang looks left and right, there are hundreds of them, and they are qualified to be a county seat in the northwest. It was the first time he had come to Hengqu Town, and he couldn't figure out the location of the Zhang family's mansion, so he asked a woodcutter who passed by.

"Is it a disciple of the sir?" The woodcutter was tied to the firewood on his back three feet higher than his head, and he was rough and heavy, obviously working all year round, but he spoke with a little bookish air, "Mr. has already entered Beijing, and the officials are one step late." There is only an old couple guarding the husband's house now. ”

Han knew about it. But no matter whether Mr. is there or not, since he has passed through Hengqu Town, he can't pass through the door without entering! ”

"That's right." Han Gang respected the teacher and said solemnly, so that the woodcutter nodded in praise. He saw that Han Gang's master and servant were immediately tied with large bags and small bags, and he knew that he must have come with gifts. Raising his hand and pointing in the direction Han Gang came from: "The single courtyard in Dazhen Valley under the Mihu Ridge at the south entrance of the town is Mr.'s home, and on the ridge is the tombs of Zhang Laolangzhong and Lao Fengjun." ”

"Thank you, brother, for your advice."

Zhang Zai's ancestral hometown is Kaifeng, when his father Zhang Di took his family into Shu as an official, but unfortunately died in office. Zhang Zai's mother took him and his younger brother Zhang Jian to help Ling return to his hometown. However, Shu is far away from Tokyo, and after they left Shu and entered Guanzhong from Xiegu Road, they used up the savings of Zhang Zai's father as an official for many years, but they no longer had a penny to go to their hometown in the capital, so they could only be hastily buried in Hengqu Town and settle down.

When Li Yuanhao rebelled, he wrote to Fan Zhongyan, the pacification envoy of Shaanxi at that time, and asked to recruit high-rollers from Guanxi to go to the northwest to recover the Qing and Tang Dynasty. And Fan Zhongyan said, 'Confucianism has its own famous teaching cola, what is the matter with soldiers', and persuaded him to abandon martial arts and follow literature. Since then, there has been one less military general in the world and one more Confucian master. The story of Fan Zhongyan's persuasion is widely spread in the world, and it is also circulated thousands of years later, and Han Gang also heard this story when he was a child.

On the hillside of Xiangyang, on the Mihu Ridge called by the woodcutter, is the tomb of Zhang Zai's father, who is so poor that he doesn't even have the money to go back to his hometown for burial, and he can be regarded as a clean official, so it is no wonder that he can teach a son like Zhang Zai.

In front of Zhang's house, Han Gang straightened his clothes, walked forward with Li Xiaoliu, who was holding the gift, and knocked on the courtyard door respectfully. Soon, the old courtyard door creaked open, and an old woman walked out of the door tremblingly, looked at Han Gang, and asked, "Who dare to ask the official?" ”

Han Gang stepped forward and said in a harmonious voice: "In Xia Hangang, I am a disciple of Mr. Hengqu who entered Beijing this time and came to visit. ”

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It was another day of Mercedes-Benz, looking at the post house in a hundred steps, Liu Zhongwu hesitated. After a day of running around on the road, he was not tired, but when he thought that after entering the post house, he might have to meet Han Gang, and he felt even more tired in his heart.

After hesitating in the street for a while, Liu Zhongwu raised his head and stared at a colorful shed about one zhang high on his side. On the main entrance of the pavilion behind the color shed, there is a plaque with the words "Shengping Building". This is a hotel.

In front of the store, the welcome shed made of bamboo poles and silk silk is the symbol of the hotel, and there are colorful sheds in front of the two large hotels in Qinzhou, Huifeng Building and Yongping Building. This custom has emerged from Beijing in recent years, and Liu Zhongwu has also heard that the 72 main stores in Tokyo are decorated with colorful sheds at the entrance of their homes, and the seats are as high as three or four floors. And this Shengping Building in Xianyang City, the color shed in front of the door is only one zhang, which can only be regarded as a work of making up the number.

Liu Zhongwu saw that Shengping Building had a large courtyard surrounded by a wall, and he was afraid that it would be several acres in size. Such a large piece of land should not be just a place to eat and drink, it should be able to stay. But after staying here for the night, the money bag in his arms, which was not too heavy, was about to diarrhea.

It's better to spend money than to bump into Han Gang, Liu Zhongwu sighed helplessly. In the past few days in the capital, the familiar Han Gang has given him a headache. Stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, Han Gang has no rudeness from beginning to end, and it is not good to really turn his face, he can only struggle every day. Now that I think about it, it's because I always live in a post house.

He didn't want to save any money, although when he got to the capital, there were many places to do, and he wanted to save a province, but it was not a matter of getting close to Han Gang. Liu Zhongwu made a decision in his heart, he would transfer from Chang'an Road tomorrow, delay a journey, and make a mistake with Han Gang for a day, so he didn't have to be afraid to meet him again.

Standing at the door of the store, Liu Zhongwu looked inward. There weren't many customers in the store, and there wasn't a Han Gang like sitting inside. While breathing a sigh of relief, Liu Zhongwu smiled bitterly again, now he has almost become a frightened mouse, and he has to avoid Han Gang's cat in every possible way.

Walking into the store, a shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him and asked diligently: "Guest officer, do you want to stay in the store?" ”

"Stay!" Liu Zhongwu said in a deep voice, "Let's get some good wine and meat first, and then get a clean room for the Sprinkle family." Oh yes! The red horse at the door is the horse of the Sprinkler family, although the good material is on it, the forage money will be calculated for you. Serve well, and tomorrow will be rewarded! ”

"Where is the guest officer, even if he doesn't reward him, does the small shop dare to treat him slowly? And the guest officer put a hundred and twenty hearts, and if he is hungry and thin, he will use a whip to pump a small breath. The shopkeeper's mouth was neat, and his words were beautiful, and he led Liu Zhongwu, who nodded with satisfaction, into the store, and shouted loudly: "One of the people who live in the store~~!" One room on the room~~! ”

Xiao Er used the tune of singing the song, and explained a sentence in a long voice, and found an errand boy to go out and lead Liu Zhongwu's horse, and went to the manger behind the store to settle down, which led Liu Zhongwu up to the quieter second floor.

There were not many guests on the second floor, and there were fifteen or sixteen tables in a combined size, and only one-third of them were seated. Xiao Er arranged for Liu Zhongwu to sit down, took a rag in his hand, and wiped the already clean table twice, "I don't know what the guest officer wants to eat." The shop's signature features are steamed lychee kidneys and two-cooked perilla fish, as well as the fine Jintang Chun, which is as mellow as it gets. ”

"When you're out of the house, there's nothing to pick and choose. Put two dishes on the signboard of your store, and then make a full plate of good meat, and blanch two pots of Jintangchun together. Liu Zhongwu also let go, since he had opened his money bag, there was no need to save anything, and he ordered all the good wine and food.

"Okay!" Xiao Er should still have a tune in his voice, and he seemed to be singing when he passed the food to Luxia, "Steamed lychee kidneys, one dish of two-cooked perilla fish, a plate of white-cut mutton, and two pots ......of Yutang Spring" turned around and said, "Please stay less than the guest officer, and the little one will go down first to bring some fruit to the guest officer!" ”

Xiao Er staggered downstairs, and a little boy serving upstairs carried a large copper kettle and poured Liu Zhongwu a cup of hot tea.

The heat from the tea soup smoked on his face, and the warm feeling spread from the palm of his hand to the whole body as he held the cup in both hands. There is no place for hot tea without Han Gang, so after Liu Zhongwu sat down, he didn't want to stand up again. He groaned and sighed: "Comfortable, ......"

At this time, the guest who was sitting alone at a table by the window with his back to the staircase slowly turned his head, raised his wine glass, and laughed loudly in Liu Zhongwu's suddenly blue and red face: "Brother Ziwen...... It's really a place where you don't meet in life! ”