Midsummer, mid-August, Fuyang City, Upper Valley County.

After the beginning of the spring of the first three years, most of the trade in the northland grassland was cooperated by merchants and the government, excluding the intervention of the local families, such a situation was relatively rare in this era, and in the first half of the year, the traders from all over the country first waited and watched for a while, and a large number of settled in this land, workshops and shops have been continuously increasing, and at the same time, they also gave the people of Montenegro who had moved to have many ways out, and gradually began to complement each other.

It was the hot season, and in addition to the direction of the garrison, you could see convoys and horse teams shuttling back and forth from south to north, and the streets of the city were full of people, and the areas where goods were handed over and unloaded, laborers and traders gathered in this scorching day to form a hot wave, and the sweaty hired workers who loaded and unloaded the goods came and went, and when they were tired, they stopped to drink saliva and wiped the sweat on their faces, and the merchants who were in a hurry shouted at him loudly, telling them to hurry up, and then they started to shout noisily...... The large counties that were originally on the border were harassed and plundered by Xianbei and Wuhuan in the past, and most of the people who drove away horses, cattle and sheep bones, and skins and meat in the north were the big caravans of the family, or the merchants under the names of these families, and they dared to come here only with the protection of guards.

Now, after the recent death of Xianbei Budugen and Kebineng in Liaoxi one after another, nearly half of the original huge forces have been attached to the command of Gongsun Zhi, the assassin of Youzhou, and one of the Southern Xiongnu in Yanmen County has also been under the jurisdiction, and the trade route has become smooth, and the danger has almost been reduced to the extreme, although the recent trade road Yanmen and Juyong have been closed, but the mountain road on Taihang Mountain is under the protection of the Black Mountain Army under the protection of poison, after clearing several mountain bandits entrenched in the mountain road, it has become the hottest road, and the people on the mountain road near Shangdang County have also set up wine shops on the roadside, a hotel to stop at.

If you look down from the sky, the entire Taihang Mountain Range, the caravans come and go.

Compared with the prosperous commerce, in addition to the rich merchants and gentry and the plainly dressed people in Fuyang City, there are also many literati in single robes riding horses and carrying swords, or traveling long distances to come here with the caravan, although some of them praised Gongsun Zhi for his meritorious resistance to foreign people, and also called on him to close the door to the indiscriminate use of talents, and the other part of the scribes with average or bad backgrounds refuted with the other party, and for a time the wine shop business was full and lively, after all, most of them came to the Dongfang Shengmen of Fuyang to sign up to teach in Xianbei and Xiongnu for a year. When he returns, he can become an official.

The way that the Han Dynasty wanted to be an official was a bit narrow, and many big families even monopolized such a promotion in some places, and now such a way is for them to see countless hopes, and how can it be easily destroyed. For a time, the literati gathered, the ink end of the pen, and the gang began to fight-for-tat and spray, in a sense, there was the rise of the literary society.

Outside the city, a man led a horse, the sword hung at his waist, from the west Juyong Pass, the terrain from rugged to flat, passing by the field from desolate to overcrowded, Lu Yan came and went from the side, in the field of vision, the mountains were covered with the greenery of midsummer, the man looked at the front of all kinds of smoking workshops, noisy neighing cattle and sheep market, such a prosperous scenery, let him be excited, a sense of safety in troubled times.

"People say that Gongsun Assassin is fierce and wild, killing everywhere, but it is such a grand scene under the rule...... Outsiders' words should not be true! ”

"No, this brother looks like he's new to Ueya, right?"

He walked through the mutual market of livestock, looked at the bargaining figures everywhere, and sighed. On the side, a vendor in a livestock pen who had received a deposit turned his head and replied with a smile when he saw that the other party was dressed and had respect for the scholar on his face.

The scholar paused, looked at the vendor with interest, but did not speak.

"Doing business in troubled times, it can lose its head at any time, if it weren't for the grace of the assassin Shi and us merchants to ensure the safety of the Northland, how could we have this stutter?" The trader is from the North, tall, and when he saw the other party stop, he also got up to talk about sex: "But I can see it here, I came from Youzhou, Liaodong Xianbei and Wuhuan are not so easy to get along with, one is not good, not to mention the loss of goods, and his life cannot be saved, so it is still appropriate here in Shanggu County, the lock slaves of Xianbei in Liaoxi and the Huns are all people under our assassin history, and the caravan goes to the grassland, all of them are polite, don't tell you that there are many scholars like you in their tribe, after a year, I'm going to be back as an official next year, and this brother is also here to find a way out, right? ”

"I'll take a look first, if it's really as you said, I'm probably going to ask for an official here." The scholar did not hide it.

The trader patted his thigh and said: "I just see that my brother talks about non-ordinary people, and I can succeed in asking for officials in the past, but I can only go to the grassland to have a good horse, and the horse in my brother's hand is also old, and it is difficult to survive the winter, not to mention the slow walk, and it is difficult to survive the winter, I just have a good horse here, yes, and the fur for the winter and the cold, take it to the city and let the tailor make a big one, the wind and snow are unhindered......."

It turned out that after talking for so long, it was to circle him to buy things, the scholar shook his head with a smile, led the horse from the chatter and left, and soon after, he walked into the city, walked a few spawned rest houses, and only then set a small room, after depositing the old horse, he went to the street to find the government, far away, there was already a long queue over there, dozens of literati dressed like him registered the register over there, the rear of the team, near the street There are many similar wine stalls, most of the scribes gathered over there to talk and laugh about the future, There are also people who denounce such a move as inappropriate, and in the future, merchants will pursue profits, and all princes in the world will follow suit...... How how.

"The dignified government doesn't do the right thing, but actually divides dividends and profits with businessmen, and is angry, making the world laugh at me Shanggu County for being so worldly."

"Although Gongsun Thorn Shi has the prestige of expelling foreign clans, it is a joke in political affairs."

"Where there is a father, there must be a son......

"You are going to scream, how many people are supported by Gongsun Thorn History, and this promotion move also makes me and other scholars who have no door to promotion have expectations, how did it become a joke among you people, in my opinion, you are ignorant and short-sighted!"

"These brothers are right...... I'm rooting him out! Who is not convinced! ”

In the midst of the noise, the scholars in the queue were also pondering and understanding the meaning of their words, and then, it was his turn in the queue, the pen clerk wiped the sweat stains on his face, unfolded a new roll of bamboo slips, picked up the pen, and raised his eyes to look at the scholar in front of him.

"In Shimoda Yu, the word country let, twenty-two years old." He raised his hand, his tone calm.

The ink-stained tip of the pen wrote this name, but this name is not very special compared to the name of Gongsun Zhi in this time period and environment, and not many people care.

"I'm tired." After thanking him, the young man named Tian Yu received a token engraved with a special official design, turned around and left here, and on the way back, he saw a group of cavalry leading horses into the city squeezed across the long street, passing in front of him, and passing by by mistake. This cavalry was none other than the burly and sturdy Cao Chun, who found a mansion by the address and walked in.

"Ziyu, it's time to go home."

Seeing the figure of joy coming, he said like this. Cao Ang, who was resting at home, had a smile on his face, clenched his fists, and looked at the opposite one with a firm look, "Uncle, I don't want to go back." ”

"But your mother thinks you're seriously ill." Cao Chun's eyes moved slightly, and he gritted his teeth and whispered, "Come with me to the Gongsun leader to say goodbye." ”

Firm gaze, shaken.

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It was almost noon, and in the sunny courtyard, a child wearing small shoes and staggering two steps fell to the ground, "Ahhhh.....h Wow, ah, ah....." The child sat up by himself, followed the movements of the father opposite, patted the dust off his face, babbled, and crawled towards his mother under the eaves with his eyes a little wet red. The woman who was sewing needlework and thread to make small clothes with Xianglian looked at her son who crawled over with a gray face, reached over and picked it up, and glanced at the man standing in the courtyard: "Husband is really, how can a nine-month-old child start walking, look at the person who fell Zheng'er." ”

Nearby, there were many people, Stephanie sat on a small stool with her chin propped up and looked at her family, Gerald began to wrestle with Dian Wei again under the eaves of the porch, and the fall was chaotic, Pan Feng bought a bunch of food and Li Ke sat on the stone steps and whispered, hearing Mrs. 's words, she muttered in a low voice: "Remember, a loving mother is a lot of losers, in the future, you will marry your mother-in-law and give birth to a baby, but be careful......"

While speaking, Gongsun Zhi was dressed in a single clothes, looking light, walked over and hugged the crying and writhing child from his wife's hand, walked back into the courtyard, and shook his head: "Who told you that you were okay to press his name one more horizontally, Lao Tzu hit the country, and the son sat on the country, if you can't sit steadily, the whole family will be finished." ”

"The sages have never fought the country..... The husband began to talk nonsense again, be careful to let the Confucian students outside listen to it, and there is one more word to count you. ”

Cai Yan sewed a cuff, and while talking, her fingers were suddenly pricked by the embroidery needle, and she put it in her mouth and sucked: "What are you sitting on...... It's better for the husband to be cautious, and Zheng'er is still young, so you will fall this big burden on him, will it be too early. ”

Over there, put Zheng'er on the ground and set it up, Gongsun Zhi helped him slowly take two steps, and then let go of his hand, "My son can't be too weak, the province will be beaten in the future, and I, the father, will run over to help, making people laugh." ”

The child who took a step slammed, and lay down in front of him again, Zheng'er was afraid of his father's toss, hugged his two arms, gathered his calves and rolled them on the ground, rolling just to prevent Gongsun from coming to hug, which made Cai Yan and Xianglian laugh under the eaves.

Stephanie, who was not far away, was thinking hard about how to consolidate her rights when she returned to her hometown, and when she heard Gongsun Zhi's abrupt words, a bold idea in her mind began to come out in series, and then looked at the man holding the child over there, and there was a different emotion in her eyes.

On the other side, Pan Feng also suddenly got up from the ground, squeezed Li Ke next to him and fell, shouting: "What is Pan Wushuang doing in a hurry......

"Hurry out to find a daughter-in-law, hurry up and give birth to a baby!"

The voice of the answer had come from the courtyard gate, and immediately, he heard an ouch from there, Li Ke hurriedly ran over, and saw Pan Feng's man and a figure colliding into a ball and paralyzing on the ground, next to him, Cao Ang frowned, and looked at him in a depressed mood: "Is the leader there?" ”