Chapter Forty-Eight: Du Cang

Seeing Huan Tan and Miss Zhao leave in an ox cart, Wang An asked the eldest girl, "Do you know Miss Zhao?" ”

The big girl shook her head and denied it. Wang An, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, did not continue to ask, the eyes of the eldest girl and Miss Zhao were red, and they knew that they had cried at a glance. After a while, the eldest girl said: "My father and my father supported King Xiao of Zhongshan back then, but they were implicated in the case of Empress Dowager Feng, and my father and father committed suicide. I found out what happened to each other when we chatted just now. ”

"This is the first time you have mentioned your father," Wang An sighed: "Unless the case of Empress Dowager Feng and Yixianghou can be overturned, Miss Zhao will be happy all her life and can only be a concubine." "With the Feng family's status and reputation in Guanzhong, Wang Mang will definitely not let go of the fact that Zhaoxue can not only fight opponents, but also win the favor of the minister. So Wang An comforted the eldest girl: "Don't worry, the Zhao family will be Zhaoxue in the future, and your family will be the same." ”

Counting the days, it has been a few days since he entered the closed accommodation on the 18th, and Wang An has not touched a book since he came to Chang'an. Now that Miss Xia's matter has been resolved, Wang An is left to take the exam, and he plans to spend some time reading books. Just when Wang An was about to read the book, Du Cang sent someone to send an invitation card and asked him to go to Baiting for a while tomorrow.

Wang An asked Shi Duan: "I only met Du Cang for the first time in Shunhua Pavilion, and he gave me an invitation the next day, will it be too abrupt, who is this Du Cang?" ”

"Chang'an hero, his father Du Zhiji, is also a hero. These heroes in Chang'an City are the most well-informed, and maybe Du Cang has something to tell him." It seems that this is a well-informed person.

"I'll go down and see him tomorrow." Wang An said to Shi Duan.

Baiting is also called Baitingcang, is a bazaar developed by grain transshipment, here a question Du Cang, everyone knows. "No wonder Lu Xiang is not written on this person's invitation, this is for us to see his strength." This time he visited Du Cang, Wang An only brought Shi Duan. Shi Duan can also be regarded as the head snake of Chang'an, and the two sides have a common language.

Although Du Cang is a celebrity, his mansion is low-key, and the walls are the same as the surrounding houses, all of which are gray colors, and no one knows that this is Du Cang's house if no one points out. Wang An and Shi Duan came to Du Mansion, and a young man was already standing at the door, and when he saw Wang An and Shi Duan, he stepped forward and saluted: "My father is here to greet the two." ”

Du Cang's son did not lead them to the lobby, but took them to a large pond, where Du Cang was fishing, and there were a few stools on the side. Seeing Wang An and Shi Duan, Du Cang motioned to the waiter to prepare fishing tackle for them as well. Wang An went to several houses, but only Du Cang was the most leisurely, since he arranged the most time-consuming fishing activities.

Du Cang said: "My father was forced by the pressure of the imperial court to close his door, hold a hoe to govern the garden, fish to pass the time, and chat to get by. Boy, do you think that the old man invited you to drink and dance? ”

"Isn't it?"

After a while, Du Cangcai said: "Boy, don't think that the old man is slamming the door, the old man is not Wang Ji will turn into gold and silver, although the old man's money is not very clean, but it is also earned." The money has to be distributed to those rangers, who are also dragged by their families, and they are also old and young. If they have no money to support their families, how can they help the old man inquire about the news with peace of mind, and how can they help the old man do things with peace of mind? ”

Du Cang continued: "Don't look at the old man's reputation, but it is easy to become the target of public criticism. When the first emperor, in order to avoid disasters, my father closed the door to thank guests, hoeed the land and governed the garden, and there was no water and fire. Before his father died, he taught the old man not to get angry easily, so as not to regret not being at the beginning, the old man tried a variety of methods, and then learned to learn Lu Shang who fished by the Weishui River, this method is really good, and the kid should also try. ”

"Could it be that someone has made Du Daxia angry, so he is fishing here?" Wang An asked.

"The kid asked knowingly," Du Cang shook his head: "This is for the kid." The bandits you offended in Hongnong County have come to Chang'an. ”

Wang An pursed his lips disdainfully: "If you find it, you can find it." If he doesn't come to me, I'll treat this matter as over, if he finds it, I'll end his nest, anyway, I'm short of money recently, I heard that someone spent a lot of money to ask them to deal with Miss Yuan, and I didn't dare to ask for money if I failed, and I wanted to find a chance to get it. Since the old gentleman already knew that the thieves had appeared, you didn't catch them, did you? ”

Du Cang signaled Wang An not to speak, and after a while, he suddenly hooked up and caught a fish, and immediately someone helped him take off the fish and put the bait on, Du Cang flicked the fishing rod, and the bait fell into the water. After doing these actions, Du Cangcai said: "The old man just sent someone to spy on him, and it is up to the kid to decide how to do it." ”

Wang An asked Shi Duan: "Are the Qiang Guards good at climbing mountains?" Good or not good at foot fighting? ”

Shi Duan said: "Longxi is mountainous, and the Qiang Protector Army is mainly infantry, and there is no problem in climbing the mountain and fighting on foot. ”

"Sir, how many people can this tun chief gather?"

"A tun chief leads a hundred people, I have brought several tuns, if you only count Chang'an's subordinates, you can probably gather more than a hundred people." Stan replied.

Wang An said: "Mr. go to those who are living in poverty, willing to fight for their lives, dare to fight and kill, don't look for those who take care of people's homes and nursing homes." Shi Duan nodded

"How many weapons do you need, Mr. just ask, I'll go to the eighth uncle to borrow it, if it's not enough, let the Kong family transport it from Wan County." After Wang An finished speaking, he turned to Du Cang, "No one can only pay without asking for anything in return like Emperor Xiaowu's Bu Shi, just mention what Du Daxia wants." ”

Du Cang called his son over: "This is the eldest son of the old man, Du Yi, I hope to follow Lang Jun and seek a future." ”

"Why don't you let him inherit the family business and continue to be a hero?"

The hero just looks bright, and in the eyes of outsiders, the old man responds to every call and does what he says. But which hero in the background doesn't want to find a backer and use it for the nobles? The old man has no chance, and now the opportunity is in front of him, why should the old man let it go? ”

Wang An looked at Du Cang and said: "The old gentleman said that the hero wants to find a backer, and the kid dared to ask, who is Du Daxia's backer?" ”

Du Cang spit out three words: "Marquis of Anyang." ”

"Give Du Yi to the kid, is it what Du Daxia means or what Anyang Marquis Wang Shun means? Anyang Hou is the third uncle below. ”

"This is what the old man meant, Lang Jun please rest assured, out of this door, without Lang Jun's permission in the future, Du Yi will no longer have anything to do with the old man."

"Good", Wang An nodded in agreement, "Please also ask Du Daxia to continue to stare at those thieves." ”

"This is natural."

On the way back, Wang An asked Du Yi: "Why did your family let you follow me?" ”

"When my father came back the day before yesterday, he asked me if I was willing to leave Chang'an, and as soon as I agreed, my father sent someone to send a letter to Lang Jun and invited Lang Jun to come over the house." Wang An only said in his heart, people become old and fine.