The money is already in hand, and it will be suspicious to stay any longer. In the past month, Su Ren will go to the Huainan Wangfu to urge him in a few days, even if he can't see what the Huainan King should do, he still has to have it. When the moon was completely hidden and could not be seen in either the sky or the day, King Huainan finally officially received Su Ren in his palace. Since you are a messenger, you can't go anywhere else, and the main hall lobby is the best place to go.

Today's pomp and circumstance is very large, all the civil and military forces are gathered, and even the ministers and lieutenants who rarely show up have not been absent. Su Ren held the scepter in one hand, wore a robe, and wore a hair crown on his head, took off his shoes outside the door, raised his head and entered the Yinluan Hall of Huainan Kingdom. is different from what he thought, it was a little dark inside, and the moment he first came in, he couldn't even see his face clearly, let alone Liu An, who was sitting in the innermost.

Bow slightly, that's etiquette. King Hengshan was the younger brother of King Huainan, and both were princely kings. Su Ren represents the king of Hengshan, when he meets Liu An, he can only use the gift of his brothers, if he kneels down the king of Hengshan, he will treat Su Ren a big crime that damages his reputation, even the emperor can't save him.

Liu An said solemnly: "The envoy is exempt from courtesy, the king of Hengshan invited the king to go to Chang'an to meet with him, the king already knows, and the king can set off after a few days of preparation, and the envoy can stay for a few days with peace of mind!" ”

"King Xie, I wonder when the king is going to leave?"

"Where is the celebrity? Is there an auspicious day in the near future? ”

An old man with a cangtou head hurriedly got up: "Return to the king, it will be an auspicious day in five days!" ”

"Very well, what does the messenger think of it in five days?"

"No, I will return to my king immediately, just wait for the king to leave in five days, and my king will definitely wait in Lu'an."

This one is to make a show, also known as etiquette. Since the Zhou Rite, the people of the world have respected the Zhou Rite, from sitting and lying down to walking, to sacrificing heaven and earth, and detailed examples can be found in the Zhou Rite. I don't know what Zhou Gongdan's intention is to regulate the world? Maybe he thinks that when everything is reasonable, the world can be peaceful, but he forgets that no matter how virtuous people are, they also have a dirty side in their hearts, just whether they are discovered or not.

Su Ren doesn't like this kind of face kung fu, but he can't help but do it, even if he has learned it now, he is still regarded as an outlier by others, if he continues to do his own thing, it is not surprising that he will be killed one day because of the etiquette problem.

When he returned to the courtyard, he took off his robe as soon as he entered the gate. The things made of linen and silk were thick and heavy, and they were washed with pulp, and they were put on the body like armor, so that not a trace of wind could penetrate them, and they were worn for a long time, and the sweat did not stop. Throw off the clothes on your body, grab the teapot on the table for a while, and feel better when you half a pot is down.

Manniu took a pu fan made of banana leaves a few days ago, and stood behind Su Ren for a while, which made Su Ren feel a lot more comfortable. Stretching his legs, shaking his arms, he lay lazily on a chair and looked at the yew trees in the courtyard.

At the beginning of March, it was already summer in the Jianghuai region, and the bright sun was scorching the earth, as if it was going to steam everything on the ground. It has rained since the New Year's Festival, and it is not very heavy, and it is not a good sign that I can barely plant corn and catch up with the two-month drought. However, there is no shortage of water in the Jianghuai, the Huai River in the north, the big river in the south has not been dry for many years, and there are large and small lakes dotted around, as long as you are diligent, water diversion and irrigation are not a problem. It's just that places outside of JAC are not so good.

Su Ren people in Shouchun, the world's affairs through the mouths of businessmen can hear some, this drought affected a wide area, it is said that Chang'an, Luoyi those places are also drought, many built to store water dams can see the bottom. The emperor had sent people to ask for rain, and instead of raining several times, the drought was becoming more and more intense.

Han Qing was also sweaty, he didn't see Han Qing when Su Ren went out in the morning, he didn't know where he went, and now he came back and found that he was dusty, and he should have run a lot. Han Qing, like Su Ren, began to take off his robe as soon as he entered the door, grabbed Su Ren and drank the remaining half of the pot of water, raised his head and filled it all.

"Where did you go? I didn't see anyone early in the morning. ”

After Han Qing drank the water, he took a breath, snatched the pu fan in the hand of the manniu, and quickly fanned himself: "I went out of the city, I received a report of timely rain last night, Han Yan was snubbed by the king of Huainan for so long, and he was ready to go back to Chang'an, and his subordinates went down to take a look." ”

"Oh? He also wants to go back to Chang'an? ”

"Hmm!" Han Qing nodded: "I have already set off, although I have left quietly, I have brought a lot of things, there are ten cars, Liu An sent a crew to escort them, they must be all good things, I planned to ......"

"Robbed him?" Su Ren waved his hand again and again: "Absolutely not, let's not say that Liu An sent someone to protect him, Han Yan has grown up with the emperor from childhood to adulthood, and he can toss him as much as he wants, and he will do it secretly, but the emperor will not agree first." ”

Han Qing smiled: "So my subordinates came back to see what Mr. meant, the ten carts of things are at least 10,000 gold, all of which were given to the ministers and wealthy families of Chang'an by the King of Huainan, and the King of Huainan has already begun to prepare before he leaves." ”

"This is also reasonable, when Duan Hong left, he also loaded a boat! Liu An's generosity just proves that he has bad intentions, and the emperor must know it, but it is a little surprising that he asked Han Yan to do it for me! Su Ren took a sip of water, and then said: "Han Yan is also an outsider, and he is not a good person, if Han Yan directly brings those things home, even the King of Huainan will not want to come back!" I just don't know if Han Yan has the guts. ”

"I don't think he's guts, 10,000 gold is not a small amount of money, Liu An still has the county lord Liu Ling in Chang'an, and this woman is very capable, Han Yan dares to come nonsense, it's light to kill him."

"So even Han Yan doesn't dare, we'd better not move, and wait until Chang'an finds a way to cheat the money."

Speaking of money, Su Ren's spirit immediately improved, and he analyzed the key points for Han Qing one by one, citing various examples to prove that it was not too difficult for him to get the ten thousand gold that Liu An sent to Chang'an. Han Qing is also a good audience, listening silently, with a smile on his face, and inserting a sentence or two at the right time, so that Su Ren said it happily.

After discussing Han Yan, they began to discuss their departure. Although the imperial court had a decree to let Su Ren return to Chang'an, it was not clear who Su Ren was now responsible for. There are master father Yan and Han Shuo and Zhao Wen on the side of the meeting, and the progress is quite smooth. The new city has also been built, most of the houses inside have also been completed, and many Yue people have moved in.

After the stragglers who originally belonged to the Yue people tossed in the forest for a period of time, there was Zhao Wen's surrender outside, and Li Danghu, Wei Qing, and Gongsun He's blows inside. Officials were stationed in the imperial court, and the Yue people who were willing to return lived together with the Han people who had migrated from there, and the places were recovering, and it would not be long before this place would become the land of the Han Dynasty.

"There is Yan Zhu in, Huiji and Lingnan will not have too much chaos, the only problem is Jiangsu City, Jiangsu City has a special geography, we go to the east of Huainan Kingdom, west of Hengshan Kingdom, sandwiched between the two families, but where the remaining manpower is not suitable, if you don't get Jiangsu City to be destroyed."

Han Qing nodded: "What Mr. said is that Jiangsu City must leave one person to guard it, not to seek merit, but to seek no fault, this place will be very important to Mr. in the future." ”

The two pondered for a long time, and Su Ren suddenly asked, "What do you think of Hou Yong?" ”

"General Hou?" Han Qing's eyes immediately widened: "General Hou is loyal to Mr., if General Hou is stationed in Jiangsu, assisted by the two of Blue Wolf and Liu Kui, but the defense should not be a big problem, although Jiangsu City is dangerous, but the King of Hengshan and the King of Huainan dare not bully too much, there should be no major incident." ”

"Then do it, the construction matter is still handed over to the Chamber of Commerce, this kind of thing is still suitable for businessmen, and it is better to separate the military and the government from each other! In addition, the men and horses trained by Hawking should be able to be used, based on 5,000, and those who are brave and ruthless can become soldiers at any time, and I don't think there will be a big problem. ”

"Hehehe......" Han Qing smiled: "Mr. is afraid that your abduction of King Huainan's gold will be revealed, and King Huainan will settle accounts with you, right?" ”

"That's what it means." Su Ren didn't hide it: "However, this Huainan country is really rich, and in the past two months, he has gathered enough 50,000 gold, 50,000 gold, if all of it is used to buy grain, it can be as high as Huo Shan!" ”

Things are basically settled, and we will leave in a few days. Su Ren sent someone to inform the people of the Huiji to pack up and wait in Lu'an, and specially summoned Hou Yong, Cang Wolf, and Liu Kui to say their thoughts. The three of them had no objection and happily accepted the task of garrisoning Jiangsu. Everything is arranged, just waiting for Liu An to speak.

Five days later, the auspicious day of the zodiac, it is suitable for travel and visit, which can be described as a good day. Under the hug of the officials of Huainan Kingdom, the chariot of the king of Huainan came out of the palace, and while accepting the kneeling of the people, he slowly walked towards the city gate. The first stop is Lu'an, so you can't take a boat, you can only take the official road.

Su Ren waited at the gate of the city with his men, this was the first time he had seen the princes and kings travel, and the style was much more powerful than the emperor's envoy. There were soldiers and horses in front of the road, and servants gathered in the back; or walking or riding in a car, all centered on the chariot of the king of Huainan, and there were no idle people within a radius of a few zhang. Liu Qian drove, Liu Hong held the reins, and even Liu Buxian, who rarely showed up, accompanied the car. The three brothers had tears in their eyes, and they didn't know whether they were real or fake tears. What made Su Ren feel most ridiculous was that there were white flowers tied on both sides of the chariot, and with the slow and leisurely tune of Lun Bu, it was more like a funeral procession, and someone was just walking in front with the portrait.

The etiquette of travel is too long, comforting heaven and earth, worshiping ancestors, and all the gods of the four directions are indispensable. Liu An's queen and concubines said goodbye one by one, their sons and daughters all kowtowed, and when everything was ready to go on the road, lunch time was over.