In the middle of the afternoon, Zheng Kai's brother and sister, Lu Meng, took Hu Kaijiang with him. A few teenagers were already strolling the streets of the river. Behind him, a few sturdy little guys waited.

The poetry meeting is still early, Zheng Kai and Lu Meng have been away for a long time, and the appearance of this river is different from before. When Zheng Kai went shopping, he also felt full of freshness.

It's just that Zheng Kai's appearance somewhat makes the people on the street look sideways, as if they are strange, looking at a teenager with scars on his face and half of his ears.

There are even people who will hide and point to the sidelines, beckoning their companions to look strange and look at the appearance of missing half an ear.

Zheng Kai could obviously feel it, but he didn't care, but he smiled a lot everywhere, just pretending not to see it.

Only Zheng Erye, whenever he found someone pointing at him, he hurriedly glanced at his brother, because he was afraid that his heart would be sad, and when he saw that Zheng Kai didn't care, he was also relieved.

Maybe Zheng Kai didn't really care at all, but he also pretended not to care. How can a young man, who hasn't even married a wife yet, really not care about such a change in his appearance at all? Open-mindedness is Zheng Kai's good character.

The food on the side of the road, the strange playthings on the street, Lu Meng is more interested than Zheng Erye.

The second master suddenly saw a small stall on the side of the street, which was full of some exquisite silverware, wine pots, bowls and plates, etc., so he leaned over to look at it.

In the past, most of the people who sold gold and silverware were in the better stores, which were luxury goods, and there should be a place to sell luxury goods.

Now the silverware seller is directly on the street stall. It has to be said that it is the progress of the times.

Lu Meng leaned in front of him, laughed, and said with disdain: "This thing, I don't know how much I robbed with His Highness in the Western Regions, and it is worthless." ”

The second master heard Lu Meng's boasting, and said: "You robbed it in the Western Regions, is the workmanship so exquisite?" ”

Lu Meng was not happy to hear this, and hurriedly replied: "What is this, the people of the Western Regions are the best at creating gold and silver artifacts, and there are more exquisite ones than this." I should have left some in the army, and I will pick them up and give them to you when the time comes. It was sold at this stall, and it was probably sold by the army. ”

The second master was still a little unconvinced when he heard this, so he turned his head and asked the person who set up the stall: "Shopkeeper, did you buy this silverware from the army?" ”

The shopkeeper could naturally see a rough idea, that is, he also knew that the strong man in front of him was a man who had gone on an expedition to the Western Regions, and said with a smile: "This son, what your companion said is true, these silverware were bought from the Privy Council, and there are a lot of them, and many shops buy them from the loot sales office next to the Privy Council." ”

Zheng Erye really believed it this time, and after turning around and giving Lu Meng an approving look, he was embarrassed not to buy something, looked left and right, picked a small silver bowl, and said that he would take it back for his younger brothers and sisters, and after paying, everyone began to hang out.

When I had to walk through the streets all the way and prepare to get to the entrance to the city and then turn back, at the entrance to the west of the city, there was a sudden bustle, and hundreds of people poured to the west. It was accompanied by columns of ironclad soldiers.

To the west is the wharf of Hejian Province, which actually has two waterway wharves, one to the east, which is far away, and there are dozens of miles of road, which is the waterway of the Grand Canal. One goes to the west, not far from the city, about ten miles, this wharf can not lead to the north and south, but only to the north, and the ships from the north come to this wharf, which is closer.

A few sturdy little guys saw the crowd and hurriedly pulled the pedestrians to ask a few words. Only then did they know that it was the flotilla that had crossed the ocean that had returned, and the large flotilla had anchored in Cangzhou Harbor, and the Ruan brothers took several small boats to enter from the Nigu River and go straight down to the river. It is to enter Beijing quickly to report.

As for the fact that there is a huge continent on the other side of the ocean, it has long been spread in the newspapers during this time, and there are those high-yield grain crops on the other side of the ocean that will not go hungry until the year of famine, and such statements have also emerged in endlessly.

As for the saying that the land is full of gold, it has long been in the dust. The newspapers continued to build momentum, and the whole country was already waiting for the return of the ocean-going fleet. They were all gearing up, waiting for the news of the discovery of the New World, waiting for the imperial court to announce the charts of the shipping routes.

Even the coolies on the street boasted that when the ocean-going sailors returned, they would immediately go to the sea to make a fortune. He also went to the news that the so-called land was full of gold.

When Zheng Kai heard the news, he didn't seem very excited, because Zheng Kai had not experienced these things recently, and he didn't know about the recent vigorous promotion of the New World by the imperial court. Zheng Kai has long understood the New World, after all, Zheng Zhi said that it was not once or twice, and after discovering the New World, what Zheng Kai thought in his heart was just more land and more materials.

In the future, Zheng Kai will inevitably change, and there will be real attention. It's just that on the second day after returning to Beijing, Zheng Kai heard the news and didn't attach much importance to it.

Second Master Zheng was naturally extremely excited, and said to Zheng Kai: "Brother, let's also go to the dock to have a look, and see if the news brought back by Admiral Ruan has really found the route." ”

When Zheng Kai heard this, he only said: "The people have gone so much, we won't go to join in the fun, and the news of Admiral Ruan will be known at night." ”

The second master heard Zheng Kai's words, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and nodded and said: "Okay, there is a poetry meeting tonight, and it will take a lot of time to go back and forth, and it will be worth the loss if you miss the poetry meeting." ”

Lu Meng was naturally not very important, and everyone changed a street and walked towards the center of the city.

The poetry club is naturally no different from the past, it is still an elegant place in the green building, and it is still an Oiran family.

The meeting place is also called Bailu Tower, or Fan Tower. The newly built buildings are all made of cement, with white walls and green tiles, which is even more magnificent.

Even the people who operate in it are mostly from Bianliang. It's just that now the boss of Hejian Fan Lou has changed. It is a famous sleeve in the past.

Only one sleeve can get such a large piece of land in the most central prosperous area of the river to build Fan Tower. The major shareholder of this Fan Lou in private is actually Master Li, and he is also a royal family behind him.

Master Li and Yisleeve, with Yisleeve to the river, the two have met a lot, and the relationship between them in the past is not bad at all. Even because of Master Li, I can see Zhao Ji a few times with one sleeve, and I am a hard-working mandarin duck, but that's it. Zhao Ji, who has escaped from the identity of the emperor, is really a good lover. It's just that Zhao Ji can't get out of every square inch, and it is not so simple to see Zhao Ji with one sleeve.

Nowadays, royal commerce is spread throughout Bactria and even everywhere the Han people walk. As a result of the integration, there is already a pioneer name, called Royal Commercial Group. The people at the helm are Li Er and Li Xingye.

The Royal Business Group is not the same as the National Business Group. Under the state commercial group, there are commercial factories that produce artillery and muskets, shipyards, metallurgical mines, weaving bureaus in the south of the Yangtze River, and even commercial grain bureaus all over the north and south of the country. Such are also huge business groups, which control the lifeblood of national strategic materials.

As long as Zheng Erye shows up in Fan Lou, he will inevitably be present in person. The sleeve of the charm is still there, and it is also a big man in this Hejian Mansion, no one does not know the power of this female owner, and this Fan Lou is already second to none in the river. is also making money every day, and no one will ever come to the door to make trouble.

In the private room of the inner garden, several people sat down, and they rushed over with one sleeve. Although I didn't pour tea and water myself, I was also busy.

Second Master Zheng couldn't see it, so he smiled and said, "Aunt Sleeve, you can't be busy, hurry up and sit down." ”

If it was before, Yisleeve would definitely sit down and chat with Zheng Erye at this time, and the relationship between the two is also very good, because Yisleeve has a very good relationship with Erye's mother. The second master also often persuaded the loneliness of one sleeve, and the loneliness of one sleeve was only revealed in front of Master Li and the second master. Sometimes the sleeves are tight, and they will also let the second master bring a message to Master Li, hoping to see Zhao Ji again, and the two have a long talk, poetry, calligraphy and painting, a few hours, it is enough to temporarily relieve lovesickness.

But at this time, the sleeve was obviously different from before, and some didn't dare to sit down, but just stood and smiled at the second master. Yisleeve has been in the party for so many years, and his eyesight has long been top-notch. The people who came with the second master today have not seen a sleeve, not to mention Zheng Kai, it is Lu Meng, and a sleeve has never been seen. I've heard countless names from Second Master Zheng, but I've never seen a real person.

Today, a man with a big scar on his face and half of his ears is missing, and he sits in the first seat with his buttocks, and the second master just sits at the bottom. The identity of this person dared to guess a few points, but he didn't dare to guess randomly. It was only because of the injury on His Royal Highness King Zhao's face that no one knew about it yesterday afternoon, and Yisleeve really didn't have time to hear it today, if it was another day or two, Yisleeve would definitely be able to guess who the person was.

The second master saw the restraint of Yisleeve, and hurriedly got up and introduced: "Aunt Yisleeve, this is my brother, who just came back from the Western Regions yesterday. This fool is reckless. ”

Zheng Kai also smiled at the sleeve, and Lu Meng even got up to salute slightly, not daring to lose the face of the second master.

Yisleeve was shocked when he heard this, and he didn't have time to think about why His Royal Highness King Zhao had become like this, so he hurriedly bowed and greeted: "The slave family has seen His Royal Highness King Zhao." ”

Zheng Kai nodded and said with a smile: "Aunt Yisleeve doesn't need to be polite, sit down first!" ”

One sleeve is another blessing, and he sat aside. But he couldn't help but look up at His Royal Highness King Zhao.

The second master smiled and said: "Aunt Yisleeve, is my brother more manly and heroic now?" ”

The second master is usually arrogant, but he is also delicate at this time.

Hearing this, he didn't understand anything, and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness King Zhao really has the demeanor of His Majesty, a heroic hero, and the best in the world." ”

There is no need to guess more about some things, King Zhao has gone on an expedition of thousands of miles, and now he is back, and the scar on his face is the best in the world, and it is not an exaggeration.

Zheng Kai's heart was like a mirror, knowing that his sister was kind, and he smiled happily: "Aunt Yisleeve has won the award." ”

The literati in the capital who were qualified to attend the meeting also entered the hall one after another.

Everyone who comes in will take a few glances at this private room, that is, they know that this private room is the exclusive domain of Second Master Zheng. Although it is not real, as long as there is a figure inside, the person who comes in immediately looks at his clothes, checks them a few times, and then holds his head high, smiles kindly, and makes a personable appearance.

Now those who can enter Fanlou do not know the identity of this Second Master Zheng. As long as the second master comes, it will be a joy, and when he has made a brilliant appearance, it seems that he will be able to reach the opportunity to listen to the sky. If you are lucky enough to win the favor of the second master, then it will really be the smoke of the ancestral tomb.

The second master is very arrogant, no one tells her identity as a woman, she is also happy in it, and she is also willing to listen to people's poetry and songs, and she is more willing to listen to people's high-minded talk and participate in it, and she is also happy to do it.

The new people in the capital, surnamed Yang, have a graceful posture and a slender body, and they are from Yangzhou. has the reputation of Yang Thin, can become the top brand, play the piano and sing songs, it is the best.

Everyone Yang showed up, everyone cheered a few times, and everyone Yang went to the first private room on the left to salute before opening their mouths to talk to everyone. As for whether the second master in the private room can see it, it is also the etiquette that should be seen.

One sleeve did not go out of the elegant room, but sat with the second master, and the second master even whispered a few times with the first sleeve, bringing the news that on Chinese New Year's Eve, one sleeve could go to the old city to see Zhao You.

When I heard the words, I cried with joy, and under the tears, I only got thanks.

Zheng Kai and others didn't know why, they looked at the sleeves and wept, and they didn't know how to comfort them, the woman was crying, which always made people feel uncomfortable.

Yisleeve hurriedly wiped his tears, showed a smile, and said: "Your Highness, the slave family will leave for a while and go to fetch the good wine that has been stored in Bianliang for more than ten years." ”

The second master was overjoyed when he heard this, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, Aunt Sleeve is really generous today, that is, I have been here so many times, and I have only drunk that treasure once." My brother has a blessed mouth today. ”

As soon as the second master said a word, he also broke down some things, Zheng Zhi told her many times not to drink, but the second master still often drank.

Maybe Zheng Zhi also knows this, but he doesn't say it. Zheng Zhi still said these words again and again, obviously pressing the second master not to drink more. The second master really didn't dare to drink more, and when he went back, he had to ensure that he was sober and that he walked steadily, so that he thought he could get by.

"Thank you very much!" Zheng Kai is also polite and courteous, and Zheng Kai doesn't know this person for one sleeve, and he is also an elder, so he is also polite and thoughtful.

After smiling, he walked out of the private room. smiled at the salute of many literati.

Even more people saw the scene in sight from the open door, and the second master was naturally among them, but there were still a few men.

After a quick glance, I didn't have time to see the real thing, and the door was closed immediately, and many people couldn't help but panic, thinking about which one was so lucky, whether he went out and stepped on dog shit and was able to sit in the second master's private room.