A man's voice came from outside the door, "Officer Hu, Officer Hu." ”

Third Sister He dodged and stood aside, Hu Guiyang waited for a while and said, "Here, what's the matter?" ”

"Someone out there asks to see you, do you want to bring it in?"

Hu Guiyang said before that if someone came to look for him, he would bring it in, because it was too late, and the guy came over to ask.

"Trouble comes in."

The guy answered, went to the front to invite guests, and Third Sister He quickly pushed the door and left.

Hu Guiyang lit the oil lamp again, guessing that the person who came back was probably Zhao Aqi, and it was impossible for Yuan Mao and Fan Dajian to be so fast.

The guy came back soon, Hu Guiyang opened the door and stuffed him with a handful of copper coins, and the guy who was woken up in the middle of the night held the money in both hands and happily retired.

Hu Guiyang looked at the stranger opposite by the faint light in the room.

It was a man in a long robe, about thirty years old, with a respectful and humble expression, seeing him, Hu Guiyang immediately remembered Yuan Mao when he was by Yuan Bin's side, and arched his hand and said, "Your Excellency is ......"

"I'm here for my master." The man was indeed an entourage, and he stretched out his hand and pointed to the house, meaning that he wanted to enter the house and talk in detail.

Hu Guiyang stepped out of the way, "Please." ”

When the man entered the room, Hu Guiyang closed the door, walked to the table, and said, "Please take a seat." ”

The man thanked him, sat opposite, and looked around, "The small shop is shabby, is Captain Hu used to living there?" ”

"Much better than where I slept the other day. Do I recognize you? ”

The man smiled and shook his head, "We haven't met, my name is Qian Gong, and I am a little entourage by Shang Shaobao's side." ”

"Shang Shaobao?" Hu Guiyang knew that Shaobao was the best official title, and the senior officials surnamed Shang in the DPRK and Central China only had the first assistant of the cabinet, but as far as he knew, Shang Bao had not yet been named Shaobao.

"Captain Hu hasn't heard of it yet?"

"I've been running around all the time, and it's rare to hear about things in the DPRK and China."

"Lord Shang asked for Zhishi a few days ago, and he has been granted the title of Shaobao, and he returned to his hometown today, and I heard that Captain Hu was also in the dock shop, and sent me to visit, and came to disturb him late at night, looking at Haihan."

Qian Gong said politely, but Hu Guiyang forgot to be polite, and said in surprise: "Shang Shoufu...... Shang Shaobao told the old man to return to his hometown, who did the first assistant replace? ”

"Your Majesty has not yet decided, according to the qualifications, it should be a scholar of Wan'an University." Qian Gong said flatly.

Hu Guiyang still hadn't recovered from the shock, and he said after a while: "I once took refuge in Shang Shaobao's mansion for a while, and I never came to thank you. ”

"My family also felt sorry for me, so they sent me over. Since Captain Hu came to Tongzhou, did he want to go south by boat? ”

"I'm going to Yunyang Mansion."

"It's a coincidence, we have a boat, and we have arrived in Hangzhou, if Captain Hu hasn't decided on a ship yet, why don't you go by boat."

"I'm waiting for a few people, I don't know when I can go......"

"It's okay, we're not in a hurry, there are a lot of adults who came from the capital to see them off, and Shang Shaobao has to be delayed for two days in Tongzhou."

"I'm just a captain in brocade, how dare I take the ship of Lord Shaobao?"

"Haha, Captain Hu is too polite, my lord said, he has given his respect, although he has the title of Shaobao, strictly speaking, he is also the body of the people, and he can get Captain Hu to protect the boat, I can't ask for it."

The people are different from the people, after the first assistant of Zhishi returns to his hometown, the local governor must go out of the city to greet him, and he will visit him during the New Year's holidays.

"But it's disrespectful, please thank Master Shaobao for me, and wait until I confirm the departure time......"

"We're staying in the inn for the time being, not far from here."

"Okay, the person I'm waiting for should be there soon."

"Then let's talk again on the boat and say goodbye."

Hu Guiyang sent Qian Gong to the door of the inn, and couldn't help asking: "I just explained to my buddy, where did Lord Shaobao hear that I came to Tongzhou?" ”

Qian Gong smiled and said, "I'm just a subordinate, I came by the order of the Lord, and I don't know anything else." ”

"Talk about it on board?"

"We'll talk on board."

Qian Gong also had an entourage, carrying lanterns and waiting on the street outside, Hu Guiyang watched the two go away, and returned to his house in confusion, unable to think of an order, so he simply fell to sleep.

The first person to come back was not Zhao Aqi, but Yuan Mao, who arrived at Tongzhou Wharf the next afternoon and quickly found the inn where Hu Guiyang and others stayed.

"The factory is not very satisfied with you, saying that you are becoming more and more arrogant, you don't go back to the capital, you don't go to the West Factory, do you still think you are the captain of the West Factory?"

"Wang Zhi said it to you personally?"

"Of course not, how can I be reprimanded by the factory in person?" Yuan Mao's work is not easy to do, every time he goes to the West Factory, he has to be scolded, he doesn't dare to reply, and he has to look at the other party's face carefully, but he finally completed the task, took out an official document from his arms, and pushed it to Hu Guiyang.

Hu Guiyang opened it and glanced at it, it was a document issued by the West Factory, and sent the school captain Hu Guiyang to Yunyang Mansion on a business trip, please receive Yunyun at the post station along the road, with it, Hu Guiyang can also live in the official post, and after arriving in Yunyang Mansion, he can also get the assistance of the government.

"Thanks to your help." Hu Guiyang said with a smile, if he goes to Xichang, although he can get the official document, he will offend more people.

"It's nothing. Lai Wangxi has made some progress in their birds. ”

"Oh?" Hu Guiyang was more interested in this matter.

"But there is a shortage of manpower, and the West Factory refuses to help dispatch craftsmen, so they can only find people from the Five Elements Sect."

"Blacksmith, carpenter, pharmacist...... The Five Elements Sect is fully staffed. ”

"Most of the people of the Five Elements Sect belong to various yamen, so they can only send some apprentices to help. Lai Wangxi told me that in another half a year, we might be able to make a better bird. ”

"Half a year?" Hu Guiyang felt that it was too slow.

"There's no way, this kind of thing can only be done slowly, and it's useless to be in a hurry."

"Well, what else?"

"Have you heard about something big happening in the DPRK?"

"Shang Shoufu told the old man to return to his hometown?"

"Yes, it is said that it was because of discord with the factory and was forced to go to the office, but I didn't expect His Majesty to agree. It can only be said that the factory is too favored and has a bright future, and we chose to take refuge in the West Factory, which was too prescient. ”

Hu Guiyang smiled and nodded.

"What about the others?"

"Fan Dajian sent the villagers to his village, and Zhao Aqi went to chase the sledgehammer." Hu Guiyang roughly said what happened in Mojiazhuang, "I should be able to come back tomorrow at the latest." ”

"Okay, I'll order the ship." Yuan Mao reached out to get the official document, and with it, he was able to take the official ship for free.

"No, I've got a ship."

"Really? You're ...... again Who did you fool? Yuan Mao was quite wary of Hu Guiyang's methods.

"It's not a lie, it's that he took the initiative to come to the door and provide the boat."

"You still have such good friends?"

"It's not a friend, it's Shang Shaobao's entourage, called Qian Gong."

Yuan Mao's face changed suddenly, and he stared at Hu Guiyang blankly, "You, you're not fainting, are you?" ”

"No, it's normal." Hu Guiyang touched his forehead.

"Shang Zhi can't fight Wang Zhi, he was forced to step down, you are the captain of the Nansi, and you were seconded to the West Factory, everyone treats you as Wang Zhi's person, how can you ...... How can you ......" Yuan Mao was in a hurry, calling the names of the two adults, not knowing how to express the doubts in his heart.

"I'm not qualified to participate, why do you care so much?"

"You can't ignore it, if you get on the merchant's ship, someone will definitely pass the news to Xichang, Wang Zhi...... How could the factory allow you to commit such an act of betrayal? He was already unhappy with you......"

"No way, I've agreed."

"No, I'm going to turn down the invitation—or we'll drag it out, and we'll find another ship when the merchant's boat leaves."

"Is it that scary? I've heard that many adults have come to Tongzhou to see them off. ”

"That's different, the prestige of the business is quite high, and the Wenchen seeing off is not only to do the friendship of colleagues, but also to gain fame, as long as you don't go too far, you won't offend Wang Zhi. But you are different, you are the captain of the West Factory, to put it bluntly, you are Wang Zhi's subordinate and Wang Zhi's minions, just like my identity in the Yuan Mansion in the past, Lord Yuan was transferred to the former mansion, if I had visited the new commander of Jinyi Wei in private, what would he think? ”

"I understand what you mean, so let's take the merchant's boat, and you can find another boat with the official documents."

Yuan Mao was even more anxious, "That's not the case, Fan Dajian and I are doing things with you, you make meritorious contributions, we will get a piece of the pie, you offend people, we also have to eat melons and falls, right?" ”

"But I've decided to 'offend' Wang Zhi."

Yuan Mao was stunned for a long time, "Next time, if you have a job to go to the West Factory, you can send it to someone else, or you can go yourself, since you want to eat melons, I will try to stay away." ”

No matter what, Yuan Mao still has to follow Hu Guiyang.

Hu Guiyang laughed, "Don't be afraid, I agree to get on the merchant's ship for my own reasons, and Wang Zhi won't blame me after he knows it." ”

Yuan Mao frowned, he used to serve Lord Yuan Bin Yuan, and he had never been accustomed to Hu Guiyang's style.

"Once, He Million once took me to hide in the back garden of the Shang Mansion, the incident in the palace, He Million and Wenjiazhuang were all wanted, and the Shang Lord was unharmed at the time, but now he is forced to return to his hometown, I have to find out the reason."

"I remember this, but it can be very involved in the secret affairs of the palace......"

"He Million's first target is directly at the palace, if we dodge, I'm afraid we will get farther and farther away from He Million."

Yuan Mao sighed, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get a tiger?" I'll go with you. ”

"Haha, it's just a boat, how can it be considered a tiger's den?"

"I'm not talking about the merchant's ship, I'm talking about the West Factory...... Forget it, you're almost offended anyway. ”

Yuan Mao retired, went out and rented a room in the store, and the horses also had to be fostered, I don't know when he could return to Beijing from Yunyang Mansion, he paid three months at a time, and went to buy some necessary things to ensure that the trip would not be too hasty.

In the evening of the same day, Fan Dajian and Zhao Aqi came to the store together, and each brought one person.

Fan Dajian spread his hands helplessly, "No way, I can't control this little girl, she said that she would go to Yunyang Mansion alone and not go with us." ”

Zhao Aqi was very proud, "I persuaded Wen Kuyu, she is willing to join forces with us to find more gold pills together!" ”

As a result, there were two more people in the team, Hu Guiyang sent Yuan Mao to inform Qian Gong in the post station, and then summoned Wen Kongyu alone, he had many doubts that she needed to solve, as for Xiaocao, "She wants to go to Yunyang Mansion alone?" Then let her go alone and see how far she can hold out. ”