In the nineteenth section, Wu Ming was overjoyed, the person who spoke was Hu Lan, who had a relationship with him in the Kyoto tavern. This person's erhu is not only very good, but also very good in his words. At that time, the song "Summer Fire" also made me feel very broken, and before leaving, I made an appointment to meet in Nanning another day, but I didn't expect him to rush over now. However, this person is full of energy, and I am afraid that he is also a master of martial arts. But now he can't think too much, he hurriedly pulled up Xuanyuan Ling and ran out, and said loudly with a lot of sincerity: "Brother Hu, forgive me, the kid will come to greet him." I also look at Brother Hu Haihan. ”

When he stepped out of the Guards Palace, he saw that Hu Lan was still dressed in green clothes, and the two entourages stood straight behind him. He was standing in front of a big carriage, looking at himself with a smile on his face. Wu Ming stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "Farewell to Kyoto, Brother Hu's fairy sound often echoes in my ears, I miss it very much, I didn't expect to meet so soon." ”

"The thing of blowing, playing and singing, after all, is a small road, where Lord Wu deserves such praise, if you want to say it again, you are really ashamed." Hu Lan replied without humility or arrogance, smiled and said: "It's Lord Wu, when I went to Nanning in Xiafu, I heard that you are now the real commander of the Guards Battalion, and you are in this position at such an age. This is a feat that has never been done before or since. In the future, the kid wants to do some business in the south, and it is convenient for you to do it, so don't shirk it. ”

He now spoke like a businessman. Wu Ming smiled, and didn't refuse in person, but said: "It's just a vain name, Brother Hu has an overreputation." "Opening a government and building a government office sounds scary. But now the Guards Battalion is an empty shelf, and it is appropriate for Wu Ming to say so.

Hu Lan smiled slightly, and didn't say much to Wu Ming about this. With a turn of his eyes, he fell on Xuanyuan Ling, and praised: "This girl is delicate and smart, but Miss Yuqingzhu, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Wu Ming's face changed, and he was about to answer. Xuanyuan Ling had already wrinkled his nose, and snorted: "What, can it be that the one who follows my brother can only be Miss Zhujia?" As she spoke, her mouth puffed up again. Wu Ming's head suddenly became as big as a fight, and he jumped out and said, "Brother Hu, you misunderstood, this is my little sister." ”

Hu Lan was stunned, and then suddenly said: "Little sister, is this the famous Princess Mengling of the Han Dynasty." Why am I so delicate and lively, beautiful and natural, but it turned out to be a princess. The princess is above, and the boy is guilty. "When ordinary people see the princess, they must bow down. He said that he was guilty, but his feet did not move, but he made a symbolic salute with his fists. Fortunately, Xuanyuan Ling listened to him and didn't take him seriously. "Hmph, flamboyant." But the joy in the words could not be concealed.

Wu Ming's heart was sudden, and he felt more and more that this Hu Lan was mysterious. The carrier pigeon system in this world is developed, and although the transmission of information is not as advanced as that of the earth's satellite coverage, at least many messages will not be as closed as in the era of cold weapons. Hu Lan knows some rumors about Nanning, which is naturally not strange, but he is very familiar with everything he does, and it is obviously after a detailed investigation, which is worth pondering. When he was in Kyoto, he found that his two retinues were quite suspicious, and now he is more and more sure that this person is not an ordinary person.

Only, who the hell is he?

As he was thinking about it, Hu Lan smiled and said, "Lord Wu, I came here today mainly to invite you to Baihe Tower for a drink, I don't know if I can appreciate your face?" As he spoke, he turned his head and hugged his fists at Xuanyuan Ling and said, "Please also invite the princess to enjoy her face, I don't know if the kid is blessed?" ”

Others are like this, Xuanyuan Ling may ignore it, but Hu Lan has a personable demeanor and a vicissitudes of life. Saying this, there was a strange kind of humor, Xuanyuan Ling's eyes rolled, nodded and said, "Okay, go and see what you have to do there." ”

Recently, he practiced swords every day, and Wu Ming avoided him again, which had already suffocated her. Today's knot is slightly untied, and the playfulness suddenly comes up. I also want to have fun with the past.

Wu Ming didn't want Xuanyuan Ling to follow, but thinking that this little girl has been depressed recently, it would be good for her to relax. So there was no sound. Hu Lan said: "So, two please." As he spoke, the two entourages behind him had already lifted the curtain at the same time and welcomed the three of them into the car.

Hulan's carriage was so large that it was almost the size of a small moving house. The three of them were inside, and it was not too crowded. Inside the carriage hung an orange wind lamp. The entire compartment wall also seems to be covered with a faint layer of red. There is also a low table in the middle, and there are a few brocade piers next to the low table, and this brocade pier does not know what it is woven for, and it is soft and comfortable to sit on. There is nothing else to grow besides that.

The whole carriage is simple and neat, but it does not lose its atmosphere.

Although the carriage was large and luxurious on the outside, it was very different on the inside. Wu Ming couldn't help but praise: "This carriage looks very luxurious on the outside, but it is so elegant on the inside, Brother Hu is really creative." ”

Hu Lan's eyes moved away from Xuanyuan Ling, and he stroked his palms and smiled: "The high cart and big horse are not my original intention. But when people look at people in the world, they mostly look at them superficially. I'm a businessman, so I can only go with the flow in order to avoid being looked down upon. For example, there are two sides to people and things, the wise see the essence through the surface, while the ordinary are blinded by the surface, and there is no distinction between chaos. I have now introduced the two of them into the car, which is to introduce them as confidants and show my true heart. ”

He spoke humorously and was very good, but there were many inexplicable meanings in his words. Wu Ming pursed his lips and smiled: "Brother Hu is very talented, Ling Zai is embarrassed. But is Brother Hu really as he just said, straight to his heart? I don't think so. ”

Hu Lan was stunned and exhaled. Then turn around and pull the curtain behind you. As soon as the curtain was opened, the sound of horses' hooves outside suddenly became much clearer. The sound of hooves in the night is like broken beads. He said lightly: "Lord Wu, since I came to Nanning to do business this time, I naturally don't want to hide my identity from you, and you should know it when you get to Baihe Tower." ”

Xuanyuan Ling opened a pair of big smart eyes, and said crisply: "What kind of dumb riddle are you two playing, I don't understand." ”

The two of them chuckled at the same time as they looked at her silly appearance.

Hu Lan is talkative and knowledgeable, Wu Ming has experienced it in Kyoto. At this time, he was even more interested, which made Xuanyuan Ling also "giggle" and chuckle. While the three of them were talking and laughing, the carriage stopped suddenly, and an entourage voice sounded outside: "Childe, Baihe Tower has arrived." ”

Hu Lan smiled, gently lifted the curtain, and said, "The two of you are invited first." When the two got out of the car, they saw a middle-aged man with a red face and a slightly chubby face who was leading a large group of juniors and female musicians in a neat row. Qi Brush looked at himself. This middle-aged man is none other than Boss Zhao, the head of Baihelou who has met Wu Ming several times. He was taken aback, only to say that these people were so solemn that they had just come to greet him. At this moment, Hu Lan Shi Ran walked down, and all of these people saluted and said respectfully: "The owner." Then he said to Wu Ming: "Lord Wu is good." ”

This Hulan turned out to be the owner of Baihe Tower? Wu Ming suddenly realized, no wonder he talked well, and he could still invite such a clever bodyguard to escort him, but it was like this. Wu Ming secretly said that Baihe Tower is just an industry under him, this person does so much business, how much financial resources does this?

Baihelou is the most luxurious restaurant in Nanning, and the wine is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary restaurants.

A few people came upstairs, the top floor was already full of tables, the entire Baihe Tower was empty today, it seems that this Hu Lan didn't even do business tonight. The two sides gave in for a while, and the guests and hosts sat down. Hu Lan stood up and raised his glass and said: "Come, I will give a glass to the two nobles today, and I wish Lord Wu a high step by step and a prosperous official fortune." The princess Jinzhi Fanhua, her wish come true. ”

Wu Ming was polite, tasted a few sips, and only felt that the wine was mellow and sweet, but there was a sense of déjà vu. Just as he was surprised, Hu Lan had already raised his glass and smiled: "Lord Wu, this is a Nanban specialty mangosteen fruit wine, and now it is out of print, you have to take it easy." ”

This turned out to be mangosteen fruit wine, no wonder it is so familiar. Zhu Huai's son Zhu Yulong led his troops to besiege Nanyang, but he has never broken through it until now. Last year, Zhu Huai had heard of Zuo Ying's construction and carried out a siege without attacking, in order to make the other party run out of food. Everyone thought that as soon as this plan came out, Nanyang City must have been captured, but they knew that Nanyang City was finally supplied by the Nanban Navy, so they insisted on it to this day.

When Zhu Huai got the news, he was so angry that he even dropped several books with his collection. Overnight, he sent an envoy to the Nanban to negotiate, and after the envoy went to Genei, he was only put in the post house by the Nanban, and he was served with good food and drink every day. Not to mention Pabri, not even the generalissimo of the Southern Barbarians, Xilie, has never seen it. When I asked the official who received him, he only said that he had gone to the front line to oversee the army. This governor has been for months, and the same has been true of all the letters that have been sent back to this day. It seems that although the Southern Barbarians are not capable of the Northern Expedition now, they do not want to make the Southern Han feel better, and they are comfortable to capture Nanyang.

Once the Southern Han Dynasty took the big city of Nanyang, the two nascent empires of the Southern Han and the Nanban would be missing the last barrier and would be the real border. The Southern Barbarians are now confronting Persia, and naturally they do not have the ability to fight on both the northern and western fronts at the same time, and they are also a little weak-hearted. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a move that annoyed Zhu Huai.

This happened during Wu Ming's mission to Kyoto, and he naturally knew nothing. These news were later known to him by Zhu Xiaolong and the pigeon loft officials.

Nanban has been attacked by soldiers in the past two years, and their population is not large, not to mention brewing wine now, I'm afraid even eating is a problem. Even if there is mangosteen fruit wine, with the current relationship between the two countries, I am afraid that not a drop can be delivered. Hu Lan said that now Nanban's mangosteen fruit wine has become a must-have, although it is not hit, it is not far away. Wu Ming took a sip and said with a smile: "This wine is now nothing less than elixir, and it can be drunk, all thanks to Brother Hu." ”

Hu Lan clapped her hands with a smile and said, "How can you do it without wine and songs, go to dance." ”

Before the words fell, a few singers walked out from behind the curtain, and sang in the middle of the knees. Wu Ming was not picky about singing, but these people actually played on the pipa. I felt that the sound of the pipa was like a knife, and it hurt my heart, and I lost my color and was silent for a long time.

Xuanyuan Ling also pouted and said, "It's not good, it's not good." "When I was in Kyoto in the past, she was surrounded by music and dance from the Shonomiya Bureau every day. Although the singing and dancing of this hundred crane tower is first-class, it is naturally dwarfed by the comparison of the monk's palace bureau. Hu Lan glanced at the expressions of the two, sighed and said, "The singing and dancing are rough, but it makes the princess and Brother Wu laugh." He thought for a moment and said to the two entourages behind him: "Yang Jun, you two go up and perform wrestling for everyone." ”