Wang Xiao arrived in Huai'an a few days ago.

On that day, Wang Xiao crossed the river overnight, and the next day he arrived in Guazhou and entered the Grand Canal.

As soon as she entered the canal, Wang Xiao was down-to-earth, as if she had arrived at home.

How many years the Wang family has been running the canal, Wang Xiao himself can't say clearly, there must be one hundred and eighty years.

Along this canal, on the waterway from Hangzhou to Huai'an, there is nothing unfamiliar to the Wang family. Even the Jiang bandits in the Yangtze River, the Wang family has a relationship. Not to mention when you get to the canal, there is no one who has not been dotted by the Yamen Wang.

There are too many places on the canal that can provide convenience for the Wang family, and in Guazhou, there is already a slender man waiting for his boat.

All the way north, when there is wind, Zhang Fan, when there is no wind, pull fiber.

I didn't even stop at night, and arrived in Huai'an three days ago.

The Wang family has a business, a shop, and a house in Huai'an.

After settling down in the garden-style courtyard of the Wang family, Wang Xiao contacted the housekeeper of Shi Kefa's family again.

The housekeeper of the Shi family has long been opened up by Wang Xiao, and the people around Shi Kefa have also been bought by him, and even his master has begun to help the Wang family, except for Shi Kefa himself, it can be said that Wang Xiao can have as much convenience as he wants.

Although Shi Kefa does not enter the oil and salt, Shi Kefa is a filial son.

Early this morning, Wang Xiao got up before dawn, checked the carriage, beckoned the family to clean up one last time, lifted the white cloth off the carriage, covered it with straw mats, and looked like the simplest carriage, like a peasant in the countryside, the kind of cart with donkeys.

But what is in this car, only Wang Xiao himself knows, and he also has high hopes.

The sky is finally dawning, today the sky is beautiful, there is not even a trace of clouds in the sky, and the sky is helping him.

Wang Xiao asked people to put on a good horse that didn't look good, but was very well-behaved and powerful.

Only then did I respectfully invite a guest who had been following me from Hangzhou to Huai'an.

The guests took the car, Wang Xiao walked by himself, there was a family member next to the horse to catch the car, and the group walked to the governor's yamen in a very low-key manner.

The governor's yamen occupies a vast area, there are three parallel arches in front, the east side is written 'total Shangguo', the west side is written '**Central Plains', and the middle is written 'important minister manager'.

Passing through the torii, there are two huge stone lions in front of the Caoyun Governor's Palace. These two stone lions were paid tribute by the Persians in the Yuan Dynasty, a total of two pairs, one pair was left in the Caoyun Governor's Mansion in Huai'an, and the other pair was sent to Beijing, which was the two before the later generations.

There is a plaque on the gate of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion that reads 'Governor Caoyun Ministry'.

When the official at the gate saw Wang Xiao, not only did he not stop him, but he also bowed, laughing that Wang Gongzi had gotten up early. Then he actually showed him the way, and made a detour to the back door of the yamen, which was to go through the back door.

If you want to go through the gate, you have to walk through the wall first, and you have to go through the second gate, the lobby, the second hall, the grand view hall, etc., which is too ostentatious. Wang Xiao didn't dare to be so presumptuous at this time, if he left the governor's yamen in advance, he would follow up with his own door.

Therefore, after detouring to the small door on the left side, Wang Xiao stopped, and he wanted to go through the back door. Ask the official guarding the door to report, he didn't dare to be careless, he wanted to go in, he had to go in, but he wanted to be allowed to go in by Shi Kefa.

However, when the official came out, he told Wang Xiao that the governor was having a banquet and did not see any outsiders.

Wang Xiao knew that Shi Kefa was feasting, and even knew who Shi Kefa was entertaining.

Wang Xiao knew that there was no official inside, only a few friends.

Wang Xiao also knew that together with the Huai'an prefect and Shanyang County Commander, who were officials in the city, they didn't know that Shi Kefa was celebrating his mother's birthday.

"That's no way, there's more to bear with Brother Lao!"

Wang Xiao sighed, then beckoned to the family and walked straight inside.

The official didn't stop it, but he was also worried, he did this thing, received enough silver from the Wang family, and he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of his life, but once it passed today, this difference would probably come to an end.

This door entered, passed through a regular corridor, and went straight to a courtyard in the middle of the palace, which had official halls in the east and west, as well as several other rooms, one of which was called Bailu Hall, where Shi Kefa celebrated his mother's birthday.

Shi Kefa only prepared a few light dishes, and did not intend to be extravagant.

It's not that Shi Kefa is poor, although he is not as greedy as his predecessor Zhu Dadian, but he is not poor. Because the Shi family is not an ordinary family, the Shi family is a hereditary brocade cloth and a hundred households, and the Shi family is also a wide range of fertile land. It's just that Shi Kefa is unwilling to be extravagant and wasteful, and now that the world is so chaotic, as an official of the imperial court, he is really not suitable to do it at this time.

However, Shi Kefa is really a filial son, and before he became an official, he was famous in the township for his filial son. And after embarking on his career, he treated his teacher Zuo Guangdou as a father, and he has not changed in his life. This is a person who demands himself with the sentiments of a traditional Chinese literati.

Because he wants his mother to be happy, he wants to celebrate his birthday; Because he wants to be loyal to the court, he is not extravagant.

The door of Bailu Hall was not closed, Wang Xiao parked the carriage in the middle of the courtyard, and Shi Kefa found out when he was close to the entrance of Bailu Hall.

He couldn't help but be angry, he didn't expect his governor's yamen to enter whenever he wanted, no different from a vegetable market.

Shi Kefa didn't want to be angry, today is his mother's birthday, and he invited a few relatives and friends in Jiangnan.

He didn't even invite an outsider, and he didn't even tell his colleagues, but as a result, he was broken in by this son of the Wang family, how could he not be angry.

"Left and right, call me out!"

Shi Kefa walked out of the banquet, his face was calm, slightly darkened, and he ordered the guards in a deep voice.

At this time, Wang Xiao suddenly took two steps forward and knelt on the ground with a puff: "Master Shi, you can't catch me today!" ”

Shi Kefa laughed angrily: "Can't drive you? Why can't this official chase you? ”

The power of the Wang family is extremely great, Shi Kefa has long known this, since he impeached the three governors, many people have written to him to intercede, including his fellow jinshi, his past colleagues and friends, as well as his relatives, and even his boss Hubu Shangshu.

But Shi Kefa and the governor of the court can be impeached, how can he compromise with a mere businessman, he made up his mind, just wait for his mother's birthday, he will personally lead the troops to Hangzhou, arrest the Wang family and others, and return the world to a bright future!

"You can't drive me away. Because I'm here today to pay my birthday to the old lady. And I asked for the old lady's wish for many years. ”

Wang Xiao lowered her head and said earnestly, in fact, her body was already soaked, and everything came according to what she thought.

This is Wang Xiao's last fight, as forced as the governor's yamen, if he doesn't succeed, I'm afraid that his life will be over. Even if Shi Kefa didn't clean himself up, if he knew that he was angry with Shi Kefa at this time, his father probably wouldn't let him go.

Shi Kefa snorted: "Mother's birthday today, this official is not as knowledgeable as you, leave quickly, don't let this official see you again." ”

Wang Xiao refused to leave because she couldn't go.

"Master Shi listens to me. The villain really came to pay homage to the old lady. It's just a small gift, and this carriage is given to the old lady, so that the old lady can go to the Linggu Temple to repay her vows. ”