Chapter 229: Return, Home (Text)
I still decided to go back, not only because of the long-term expectation and hope of those retainers and countrymen who have followed me for many years, but also because of a certain sense of saying goodbye and ending the past and yesterday of that "me".
Although there are no intrigues and conflicts between the sea domains, and there are no lack of internal records of fighting for the upper positions, in name, it is still necessary to follow the historical traditions with the characteristics of the sea domains, such as loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness
If you don't want to be poked in the back, say cool things like being cold or ignoring the norm, you still have to have the necessary reactions and postures. Although the local reputation and reputation of Borneo are irrelevant to me, who has taken root in Canton, it doesn't matter anymore.
But the bigger reason is that although I don't look down on the actual interests and involvement of the feudal lords, I still need the name of the Luo domain to consolidate and expand, the cohesion of my subordinates and the resources of Borneo in terms of population and property.
After the filing and submission of the Zong Domain, it is easy to make an exception to end the ban and approve it, after all, it is one of the five veins and eight leaves handed down by the founding of the country, although it is quite low, but it is a descendant of the important ministers who once stood at the top of the first order, the eight ministers of the founding of the Southern Dynasty, and one of the only remaining contemporary sea feudal princes.
In terms of lineage and family lineage, it is far from being comparable to most feudal families.
Considering the request of the ordinary people to win the affection, if they are really seriously ill and dying, as usual, the DPRK and the Central Committee will send envoys and medical officers of the corresponding specifications. Because the envoy also represented the imperial court, and played the role of a witness to the succession of the old and new feudal lords and the reading of the will.
If you can't catch up with the other party, you will burp immediately, and you will be converted into a funeral envoy of the imperial court to comfort the descendants of the feudal family, as well as mediate the aftermath and possible disputes.
Therefore, this is an errand that varies from person to person, and if it is done well, it is not only a first-class beauty, but it returns with the heavy gifts and gratitude of the feudal family, and if it is not done well, it is a scapegoat sandwiched between the court and the return home, and it is not a bad duty of people inside and outside.
This time, I was accompanied by a young official from the Ministry of Rites, and Yuan was the head of the main and guest department of Zhengliupin. He seemed to have received some kind of greeting before he came, and put himself in a position of some kind of subordination, acting rather low-key and lacking.
It takes about seven or eight days to come and go, and it is because the city of Luo is not far from the harbor
Today, the Borneo Association has hundreds of registered large and small seagoing vessels, more than a quarter of which belong to my name, and it is actually a breeze to find one with good sailing efficiency and comfort.
Even the sailors and boatmen, who were the most skilled veterans who had traveled the most on this voyage, were afraid that they would not be thoughtful enough in any detail and neglect me.
Therefore, I went back this time, with a vast fleet of ships and a sufficient number of servants armed to the teeth, and a large group of countrymen of all kinds of occupations with the same purpose, full of all kinds of taste of returning home
In view of the risk assessment and intention, I only brought my sister Alu, which can be regarded as a kind of expression and gesture to the vassals and countrymen who remained in this domain.
Instead of going directly to West Borneo, I unloaded my cargo at several ports in East Borneo, and by the way, I received a brief meeting and hospitality from several local feudal families, and verbally finalized some matters, and by the time I set off again, there were already a lot of gifts on board.
At the same time, some news and people were released, and then they drove along the coastline to the southern tip of West Borneo.
On the edge of that jutting small peninsula, the bustling harbor is still so lively, but many childhood memories and comparisons are gone, and the Chengfang district has also been added and expanded.
This is also the first time that I have set foot on this familiar and unfamiliar land.
The port had long since spontaneously gathered a large number of Chinese and other onlookers, and all kinds of spontaneous greetings and cheers could be faintly heard in the mansion of the feudal lord far away from the city.
As for the usual team that had just been formed to maintain order, it had long since disappeared.
The carriage we transferred directly to was pulled down directly from the boat, and under the seemingly exquisite decoration of the transparent glazed windows and the front and rear copper wind lamps, the inside was added with protective measures such as an iron plate lining that could be quickly pulled up.
The retinues also disembarked after him, and after completing the formation and assembly, they followed me around me and set off again, carrying their weapons wrapped in cloth.
Although they are a little disrespectful, they are considered to be the personal soldiers and honor guards of my current ministry, and it is only right that they should be with me at home. Even the envoy Yuan, who was in charge of the matter, had no intention of opening his mouth.
The journey from the port to the city has changed a lot, but the grass and trees here, and some of the remaining details in the chaotic changes, sometimes evoke a smile about the whole childhood and youth, or a little memory and reminiscence with mixed feelings.
Ah Lu, with her long ponytail, was like an excited bird, chattering with me about every memory fragment of him and me.
For example, I once took her to that stage in private, watched the sword swallowing and spitting fire acrobatic performance performed by the Tibetan people, and then watched the retainers and servants who were in the crowd, jumping and searching for chickens, flying dogs, laughing heartlessly, leaning back and forth, and almost falling off.
Another example is that I once took the young Ah Lu to carry out some unsuccessful realizations in the port, but created some kind of haunted and supernatural legends.
For example, I once took her to touch the eggs in the nests on the hermit beams, most of which were cooked for snacks, and only a small number of them were left to be artificially warmed and floated to give her pets and toys.
As she moved excitedly, the brocade double ponytail flicked around my face, tickling me. I couldn't help but reach out to catch it, and then played with it, and Ah Lu also obediently came over by herself, and put her head in my arms and rubbed it all kinds of ways.
It wasn't until we passed through the not very high gate of Luozi City and officially entered the city that there were many fewer onlookers, but there was more of a certain solemn atmosphere, and Ah Lu also seemed to be infected by this coldness, and the voice and rhythm of her speech were also reduced, and she became a kind of homesick and timid baby.
The guards on the walls were still unseen, but the daily order was good, and the main streets were fairly tidy, with no trace of some kind of chaos and commotion. It's just that for some reason, the residents are closed.
In the end, only the march of the brigade remained, and the footsteps of Leng Sensen remained. Several retainers on horseback walked in front of me, holding high banners with all my official ranks.
Except for the ones behind the doors and windows, through the cracks, the snooping and the abundance of gaze, there are only a few figures that occasionally emerge from the top of the building, nodding at me, the perpetrator of my preparatory work......
Although it is unlikely, I still left a small team of men at the end of the city gate to guard it, just in case. After all, I'm no longer the tech nerd I used to surprise at the beginning, and these years are enough time to ⊥ a lot of changes have taken place in the domain.
Then we finally encountered the first obstacle in the square in front of the gate of the feudal lord's mansion. The few guards that had disappeared from the harbor and the city walls were all gathered here, divided into inner and outer weights, blocking the way of our team.
Most of them are fresh faces, and they seem to have changed over the years, and of course because a significant number of them have defected to me. I don't even recognize most of the leaders.
As the residence of the lord of the castle, it also had a certain defensive style, with high walls and docks on the side of the wall, and cascading brick and stone buildings, all of which were conducive to holding high for a while.
Then among my guards, some acquaintances began to shout and negotiate, and a large number of countrymen and retainers gathered around them, all kinds of coaxing and helping. But the leader of the guards who lived in the city, kept saying that his duty was to let me lead the team in.
"Then, let's go home......"
I ordered, and they froze, and the vassals who followed them were in an uproar.
Those people also showed a certain overwhelmed expression on their faces, but I didn't expect that I would turn around and leave because of this small obstacle.
"Yuan Envoy, please make a forensic ......"
I continued, in a small voice.
"It's not that I don't want to be filial to the bedside, but someone separates the inside and outside ......"
"It's embarrassing to fake the order, I don't want my father and son to see each other......"
"Then we have to meet again on another occasion......"
"Provincial ...... I saved ......."
Director Yuan, who was playing some kind of foil on the side, although his face was a little bitter, he still understood my words
Then the royal hand, who was sitting in front of the car, began to hold the carriage, shouting and preparing to turn his head.
Now the people inside could not sit still, after a fierce and short argument and reprimand.
"Please stay ......"
A few shouts opened with the door, but it was the old butler Luo Abo, who hurried out with a group of personal servants.
"Son, listen to me......"
"When the Lord is sick, he misses the eldest prince very much...... But he deserves to act with such fanfare......"
"So you gather all the people together and wait to stop me......
"How could it be, it's just that I'm worried that the feudal lord is seriously ill, the city is in turmoil, and some inexpensive vegetation is taking the opportunity to make trouble, so I'm just extra vigilant......"
"Aren't you worried that I'll take the opportunity to seize power,"
"That's ......"
A little sweat suddenly appeared on the door of his head.
"Then since I am here for my sick father, this is both a feudal affair and a family matter, so naturally I have nothing to say to others
My high-sounding word.
"These Chinese representatives can also go in and sit on the spot to witness it......
"Lest there be people with ulterior motives...... Afterwards, I took the opportunity to create false rumors about my framing."
I took the opportunity to throw out another plan.
"Eldest Prince, you really think too much......"
Luo Abo's face was almost wrinkled bitterly
"Do I think too much...... I don't think so
I leaned over to him and whispered
"Ever since I was studying abroad, I heard that some people bought my life with a lot of money, and they all went to the Northland."
"So in your own home, it's better to be cautious......"
"Or are you worried that I will do that great rebellion in front of everyone?"
was so squeezed by my thinking that he was a little speechless and didn't know how to answer.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, my guards rushed in, expelling and forcing back those who were somewhat half-hearted or overwhelmed, while others put away their weapons with relief and let my men dominate the portal and beyond.
Then I did not go in at once, but began to call out to the retainers and the onlookers, and some of the most prestigious representatives came with me to visit the seriously ill lord on the spot.
This seems to be a decision, and it immediately won a chorus of echoes and applause, and it seems that they usually accumulate a lot of thoughts and resentments, and the next thing is to completely get rid of the control and influence of everyone in the main house.
Then I commanded them to supervise each other in the three chapters of the covenant in public, and to expel those who dared to disobey them immediately, and I took these people with different expressions and thoughts, and was led by the servants who had been caught and sent, and passed through the two gates and the great courtyard in the center, and at last I heard the voice of a certain woman
"What do you want to do?"
She stood at the end of the corridor, some of her faces were disgraced to the crowd of people who came over at odds, and she shouted hysterically under the support of the maids who were also pale and full of nervous expressions,
"This is a place for the lord to recuperate, and it cannot withstand nuisance......"
"Could it be that you have the credentials and want to commit the following crimes......"
I took the opportunity to take a closer look, this little mother's skin is still quite good, although it has passed the age of elegance, but all kinds of maintenance has been obtained, the skin is not obviously relaxed, the figure is not out of shape, a tuanhua crepe saro skirt that drags the ground, it still looks like it is full of some kind of beautiful taste, it is hard to imagine the ruthlessness and decisiveness of the reward behind it.
It is said that she, as the hostess, has mastered this house very thoroughly, but in the face of absolute power and big food, what is her scheming and small means, as a woman, she has a qiē, after all, it is still attached to my cheap father, once my father is seriously ill, this foundation will begin to waver
Therefore, in this house, in a short period of time, there is always no shortage of people who want me to ventilate. However, her words had some effect, and the crowd behind me suddenly paused and hesitated.
But when I came here, I would talk nonsense with a woman, or fight with a female creature who was good at messing around, but I just waved my hand, and several tall and strong Chinese guards rushed forward to push them aside with their arms and bodies like hens chasing chickens in a hen pen, and make way for us.
One of them was the most miserable, as if he had been raped on the spot, with foul language in his mouth, scratching and scratching the spicy maid who desperately resisted, and then was slapped on the wall by an ear scraper by the guard, and after sliding down softly, the women all shut up, and only low sobs remained.
"What's your name......"
I stopped and said to the man,
"Villain Yuan Fenlin ......"
He bowed his head a little apprehensively
"She's yours, but you'll have to wait until ...... later"
I commanded lightly
As soon as these words came out, the rest of the women stopped sobbing and looked at me with some horror and panic, for fear of becoming the next one.
"Protect this ......"
As I passed her, I commanded.
"Anyway, I have to rely on her to take care of my father, isn't it ......"
The palatial inner house, I saw the guard outside the door again, but it was Kong Wuli's old and strong old family, it was indeed somewhat relieved, it didn't seem like the woman's hands and feet, these old people were all the sons of the family trained by the previous generation of feudal lords, and it was not so easy to buy and control them.
This also means that the consciousness of my cheap dad is at least sober.
I left most of the people outside to wait, and then I took Ah Lu, who was a little nervous, and walked in slowly under the gaze of many eyes. They just nodded slightly, but they didn't stop or ask.
I looked at the old man and the medicine case on the soft collapse of the fine forging, and then I saw the pale face and the cheap brother beside me, who tried to stand in front of him to block me, but I gently flicked it to the other side, and became an appendage on the side of Alu Yiren who was holding with me.
During this period, Alu was even in the mood to make a grimace at him.