Xie Hong didn't know that when he arrived at Qingyuan Tower, there was a team that entered Xuanfu City from Andingmen, and the person he had been looking forward to was in this team.

"Finally caught up, uh-huh, I still have a very accurate grasp of Shi Yu." Finally arrived at the destination on time, and Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Dayong and Qian Ning rolled their eyes together, if it weren't for Long Live Lord, you had to play on the road, where would the time be so tight? What is there to play in that place in Baoan Prefecture? A broken earth fort, a few street performers, this master has actually played for several days, and he has no consciousness as a great tomorrow at all!

"Your Majesty...... Shou Gongzi," Qian Ning turned in his mouth, and finally turned back, feeling very depressed, what is the name is not good, what has to be called Zhu Shou, how ugly it is. But he didn't dare to say this directly, otherwise if he annoyed this master, it would be troublesome to settle accounts in the future. No matter how lenient he is, Long Live Lord is not Maitreya Buddha, he will hold grudges.

"What's the matter?" Zhengde looked around absentmindedly.

"Shall we find a place to stay first?" Counting Liu Jin, who was already sick, only Qian Ning and his subordinates had gone far away in the group, so he was responsible for everyone's accommodations and daily life along the way. It was already dark by this time, and of course Channing would ask.

Zhengde ignored him, turned his head and asked Gu Dayong, "The sergeant guarding the door just now said when the Lantern Festival will start?" ”

"Hui Gongzi, it is said that it is three o'clock in the unitary hour, and it will start when it is all dark, and it will be the first hour of the unitary hour when we enter the city." Gu Dayong doesn't have as much as Qian Ning's eyes, but he also doesn't have the murderous aura of Jinyiwei, and he does a lot of things when dealing with people.

Hearing this, Zhengde was anxious, "Isn't it about time?" If you still have time to find a place to stay, go to see the fireworks first, and then talk about it. ”

Qian Ning smiled bitterly, when the Lantern Festival Conference is over, it will be midnight, we are not familiar with the place, where can we find a place? However, the emperor did not let the magistrates be alarmed, otherwise it would be easy to go directly to the governor's yamen.

"Qian Ning, haven't you been to Xuanfu twice? Introduce to this childe. I don't know where Zhengde's interest came from, and while looking around, he assigned a tour guide task to Channing.

Qian Ning couldn't cry or laugh, tried to recall the map of Xuanfu City in his memory, and introduced to Zhengde: "There are several streets in Xuanfu City...... Zhonglou Street...... Center Cross Avenue ......"

"Oh...... Oh...... "Zhu Houzhao is very studious, listening to the introduction of Tour Guide Qian, nodding again and again, and asking some questions from time to time, but his thinking jump surname is relatively strong, and Qian Ning, who often asks, was stunned.

"Why isn't the governor yamen with the governor yamen? Isn't the Governor specifically monitoring the Governor? They should be working in the same room. First of all, Zhengde expressed great dissatisfaction and extreme incomprehension about the separation of the governor and the governor.

"This ...... Wechen didn't know. "Qian Ning wiped his sweat, according to this, Jinyiwei is to monitor hundreds of officials, so should every official be accompanied by one? Eat the same spoon, sleep the same table or something...... "Why is the General Military Mansion in the south of the city?" It should be in the north of the city, aren't the Tartars all from the north, and isn't the military camp of the Xuanfu also in the north of the city? Zhengde showed his geographical knowledge by the way.

"This ...... Wechen didn't know. Qian Ning began to faint.

"You say the street to the west is called Imperial City Street? Did someone prepare a house for this son in advance? Zhengde gave full play to his imagination again.

"That's where the Gugu Wangfu is located...... Qian Ning burst into tears, he finally had a problem he knew, and I could be a qualified tour guide in the future.

Zhengde nodded, not knowing what he was thinking, and then let Qian Ning see his thinking jumping ability: "Where does that Xie Hong live?" ”

"It's just north of the Valley King's Mansion, across the street." Qian Ning also knew this problem, after all, Xie Hong was told by Zhengde to pay attention to it. Moreover, the statement used by Zhengde when he gave the order was very strange, and he thought that the emperor was going to arrest people at first, so he also figured out Xie Hong's residence by the way.

"Ahh Zhengde suddenly clapped his hands, startling Qian Ning, only to hear him say happily: "Let's live in the Guwang Mansion, it's empty anyway, right?" ”

"That's what Shou Gongzi said." Qian Ning thought about it, and Xuanfu, a military town, couldn't find a better place. "How about the subordinates take someone to arrange it first?"

"Go, go." has arrived downstairs in Qingyuan, looking at the crowd of black pressure, such a big bustle, where can Zhengde still take care of Qian Ning.

Qian Ning continued to smile bitterly, and pulled Gu Dayong and instructed: "Brother Gu, brother will go to take care of it first, and the elder brother will take care of it here, and the younger brother will take thirty people away, and the rest will stay here to protect the son, and the Gu Wangfu will ......be over there."

Gu Dayong looked in the direction of Qian Ning's finger and knew that in addition to the palace, who would dare to build another castle in the city? He nodded and said, "Brother Qian, you just have to go, and leave it to our family here." ”

Looking at Zhengde, who had already squeezed into the crowd and was shouting with excitement on his face, Qian Ning sighed and ordered thirty of his subordinates to go to the Gu Wang's Mansion.

......, "Miss, what should I do?" On a pavilion, Huqin's face was full of anxiety, "People who have been to see the pre-selection say that the fireworks in Houdefang are not good, but I didn't expect that Mr. Xie promised well, but he didn't have that ability at all, he was a pompous person who spoke loudly, and wasted a piece of Miss's hard ......work."

Yang Rebel's face was indifferent, and he said: "This matter has nothing to do with Gongzi Xie, it's just that Rebel's own life is not good." Since Gongzi Xie can make an instrument like a piano, how can he be the kind of person you say? With his heart like Wenyue and noble as snow, he must have done his best......"

After pondering for a while, there was a trace of fluctuation in her voice: "Huqin, you also know my background, and I have always regarded you as a younger sister, just like the little sister back then...... I begged Sister Ling'er, when this is over, she will help redeem herself, and then find a good family to live a good life. ”

Baoqin understood the hidden meaning of Yang Rebel's words, and couldn't help but cry out: "Miss......"

"I heard that today's fireworks will be more gorgeous than in previous years, hold the piano, and our sisters will enjoy it."

…… Xie Hong didn't know about the conversation between Yang Rebel's master and servant, but he still heard the discussion in the crowd clearly. He doesn't care about those who are not optimistic, anyway, when it comes to the real performance, these people will naturally shut up, and what makes him worry about other things is something else.

With Zeng Jian's calmness, he shouldn't joke casually, so the letter from the previous one should refer to Zhengde's coming to Xuanfu, right?

I was very happy when I first received the news, but Xie Hong thought about it repeatedly, and I didn't know what kind of way Zhengde had to go out of Beijing, according to what I learned before, at this time, Zhengde was far from having much authority in the court, he wanted to go out of Beijing, can those ministers agree?

Xie Hong also thought of going to investigate one or two, but neither Li Qianhu nor Jiang Bin of the Qianhu Office knew about it at all, and there was nothing unusual about the governor's yamen, and he was not prepared to welcome the emperor at all. What's going on here? He was puzzled.

When he was pondering, he suddenly heard someone on the Qingyuan floor say loudly: "The hour has come, the Lantern Festival Conference has begun......" Xie Hong raised his eyes, but it was the person who shouted to be the person in charge of Doule.

I only listened to the principal and continued: "This conference will be set off by each family in turn, after each performance, if you like it, you can throw the bamboo chips in your hands, and the one with more bamboo chips wins, and the governor will judge in the end...... The order of the performances starts from the palace of the general soldier of the king of Datong, and the order is ...... Finally, there is Houde Fang. ”

Xie Hong pouted, this Shen Xun's thinking was really thorough, in order to protect himself, from conspiracy to conspiracy, he could use it all over again. There is only one bamboo chip, so of course it is more cost-effective to rank in the front or middle, and it is a question of whether there are any bamboo chips left in the audience's hands at that time.

There are a lot of smart people, and Xie Hong is not the only one who thinks of this section, and before the main person finished speaking, there was a buzz in the crowd, not to mention that he was not optimistic about Hou Defang, even if he was still looking forward to it, he shook his head one after another.

“…… At this time, there is no hope at all. In the end, everyone spoke in unison.

In such an atmosphere, a young man's somewhat immature voice was very special, which attracted Xie Hong's attention, his voice was a little sharp, but his tone was full of curiosity: "Hou Defang is very powerful, you sighed a little too early, right?" ”

"Haha, it's a hillbilly from a foreign country, kid, don't you know how to intersect like a mountain?" The crowd around the boy erupted in laughter.

It is rare for the border town of Xuanfu to have such a lively time, the states and counties near and far, but all those who have a little way, have come to Xuanfu during the Lantern Festival, and the people of Xuanfu are also very proud, don't look at us here as a border town, but there are still things that can be handled. As a result, the people of Xuanfu also have a strong sense of superiority over coming to join in the fun.

"You ......" Xie Hong followed the prestige, and saw that the person who had just spoken was a handsome young man who was dressed quite decently, and there was a fat man who looked like a housekeeper next to him, with an angry face, obviously very dissatisfied with everyone's name. However, the young man smiled and disagreed, and while holding the fat man, he asked the person next to him:

"This uncle, why aren't you optimistic about Hou Defang?"

The onlookers had a sense of superiority, but there was no malice, and seeing that the young man with the housekeeper should be the son of a big family, he did not dare to be contemptuous.

"This little boy doesn't know, several adults in our Xuanfu Town are all craftsmen in the army, and they are all famous craftsmen, and they have been dealing with gunpowder saltpeter for many years. In previous years, everyone saw it, and the fireworks, tsk, didn't say anything, just wait for you to see for yourself. ”

He shook his head again, "No matter how magical Houdefang is, it can't be compared to these craftsmen. You know, gunpowder saltpeter is not something ordinary people can fiddle with...... Look, it's started, it's the people from the Datong General Army's Mansion. ”

When the young man heard this person's description, his eyes were already shining, and when he heard the beginning, he was even more energetic, staring at the person who was lighting the fire downstairs in Qingyuan for a moment.

Xie Hong shook his head with a smile, and no longer paid attention to the movement over there, it seems that this is also similar to Zhengde, big families are always afraid of accidents, they only like to raise their children in the house, but as soon as they come out, they are ignorant of the world.

If you want to say that Zhengde is just as pitiful, he can't get out of the palace locked up, if he can come to Xuanfu, maybe he will look like this young man.

(To be continued)