The next day, early in the morning, Yingchuan City Gate.

There are not many people who come to practice, only Xun Yu Guo Jia is a friend, plus Xun Yu who is not familiar with him, Wen Bo is too old to come, but before going out, Wen Bo looked at Xu Ji's departing back in front of the door of Xu Mansion and sighed for a long time, this back is thin, or a young child has been forced to wander alone, Wen Bo has already questioned whether Sima Hui's decision is right or wrong, Wen Bo has no children under his knees, and he is already old, and he has already regarded the smart Xu Ji as his own children and grandchildren.

Is that really right? Wen Lie is adrift, can he take care of himself? Wen Bo thought so, but Xu Ji's back had disappeared in the distance, and in the end, Wen Bo shook his head, as if he had suddenly aged ten years old, and staggered back to the mansion, his back was twilight.

At the long pavilion, Xu Ji on the horse looks very thin, speaking of horses, Xu Ji has suffered a lot, because he is too young and his body has not yet grown, it is difficult to get on and off the horse, and riding a horse is not a simple thing, fortunately, Xu Ji has always been resolute, and he learned this ability, and the price is that he can not go out for almost half a month.

Xun Yu stepped forward first and said a word of cherishment, and Xu Ji arched his hand on the horse and thanked him.

Then Guo Langzi, this person is serious today, but the words he said were still full of jokes: "Wen Lie, you be careful all the way, if you make a mistake, your belongings will be all mine." Of course, Xu Ji understood what this prodigal son meant, but he naturally couldn't fall behind verbally, so he also replied with a smile: "Don't ask me to come back and see that Guo Fengxiao is just a remnant monument." ”

In the witty dialogue, one said don't die, and the other directly said something like the remnant monument.

There are not many people accompanying him, only Chen Zhi takes Xiaozhuang with him, and there is not much luggage, one person and one ride, and the burden is the change of clothes and some soft clothes on his body. From a distance, it doesn't look like you're going to travel far, it's more like going on a trip.

The grass on the side of the road has just emerged, the morning dew has not dissipated, and there is a frank situation outside Yingchuan City, Xu Ji can't help but sigh that in just a few months, he has come and gone twice, and it happens to be the same way.

"Uncle Zhi, do you know how big this Central Plains is?"

Chen Zhi was stunned when he heard such a question, and then replied with a smile: "Chen Zhi doesn't know, it's great to think about it." ”

Xu Ji smiled smugly: "I know that the vastness of the Central Plains is by no means just the thirteen states. It is with this world in mind that the horizon can be broad, if you are confined to a city and a place, and stick to the gains and losses, how can you see the vastness of the world? How can we know the gains and losses?"

Chen Zhi also said with a smile: "The young master's vision is also admired, if you can't worry about the world, your achievements will be limited." ”

Xu Ji stopped talking, he just wanted Chen Zhi to understand a truth, the world is very big, it is not the gain or loss of one city or one place, nor is it the honor and disgrace of a person.

Am I starting to pretend to be sophisticated? Xu Ji couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

Xu Ji was in front, Chen Zhi was slightly behind him, and Xiao Zhuang behind him looked dazed, obviously not understanding the meaning of the conversation. Xu Ji glanced back, sure enough, people have different visions and different concerns, Chen Zhi has begun to pay attention to the world in a daze, and ordinary people like Xiaozhuang are only pursuing food and clothing.

In fact, the people really don't want much, they can be satisfied, they can be satisfied, and these families will never be satisfied, they want a higher status if they have status, and those who are extremely popular and can not enter will naturally covet the throne, Xu Ji laughed, do you really think that the emperor is a good position? The things of this world are far from what you short-sighted rich and noble people know.

On this day, Xu Ji and his entourage arrived at Yingyin, which is the fiefdom of Yingyin Hou Guanying, and it is also the place where the Xun clan rises, although most of the Xun clan now live in Yingchuan, but the ancestral house is in Yingyin, so Xu Ji got Xun Yu's handwriting, and can get a lot of help from the Xun clan.

Of course, Xu Ji will not miss the famous places here and the Xun family's collection of books for many years.

That night, Xu Ji and his entourage lived in the Xun family, and Xu Ji sighed to Chen Zhi that Xun Yu had a big face, and a handwritten letter could allow outsiders to live in the ancestral house. Chen Zhi also replied to Xu Ji with a smile and said that the young master's face is only big, and there are not many people in Yingchuan County who are worried about the young master. Xu Ji sneered: "I, Xu Ji, am not a master who can take it away if he wants to. ”

Chen Zhi got up and took some futon, and said very shamelessly, isn't the young master hanging thousands of gold? Xu Ji smiled speechlessly and bitterly, Chen Zhi was originally a very quiet character, and he didn't want to mess with Guo Langzi for a few days.

"Uncle Zhi, how much do you know about Yingyin?"

"Uncle Zhi only knows that this place is the fiefdom of the Marquis of Yingyin, and the general is also from Yingyin, as for the rest, I really don't know much."

Xu Ji shook his head: "In my opinion, this place is far better than Yingchuan County, this place has convenient transportation, and it is the center of the county, so you don't have to face the pressure from all sides." ”

Chen Zhi nodded ignorantly, obviously not understanding the meaning of Xu Ji's words, but Chen Zhi obviously didn't care about this matter, in his opinion, this was not something he needed to consider, at least not now.

On the second day, Yingyin's sudden rain made Xu Ji dispel the plan to continue the journey, according to Xun Yu, there are still a lot of things to be done on the county guard's side, and Xu Ji's low profile a while ago has made no one notice Xu Ji's quiet departure, he still has time, as long as he leaves Yingchuan before the county guard frees up his hand, there will not be much danger.

Xu Ji was very interested today, and took Chen Zhi to wander around Yingyin City, and from time to time he would ask the sellers in the market, and sometimes he would ask the people in particular, looking like an official who asked about the people's feelings, because he was dressed as a scribe, but there was no suspicion, and the literati of this era often went deep into the people to visit the people's feelings, and did not stand in the temples and did not ask about the people's feelings like later generations.

At the end of this day, when Xu Ji returned to Xunfu, he was not interested, and his face was very unpleasant, Chen Zhi understood that this was because of what was the matter, nothing more than taxes and servitude, Yingyin was a big county after all, and the poetry and books of the Xun family were heirlooms, and the Shangguan here did not dare to make some oil and water in private, but the people were overwhelmed by the taxes and servitude, and the prosperity on the surface could not cover up the weakness behind Yingyin, just like a patient hanging on his life, the line of life and death.

Originally, this rain was to be delayed for a few days, but what he saw and heard on this day made Xu Ji discourage his intention to continue to stay, the Xun family's collection of books is indeed rich, but it is obviously biased towards governance, Xu Ji is not very interested, after all, he understands the advantages and disadvantages of various political systems, and he does not need to study these too deeply.

So in the early morning of the third day of arriving in Yingyin, Xu Ji and his entourage set off when the sky was white, Xiaozhuang yawned on the horse, obviously did not sleep enough, Chen Zhi and Xu Ji were frosty, Chen Zhi was because of habit, and Xu Ji was worried about it, he once again felt dissatisfied with the current situation of the Han Dynasty, the people were already too difficult, Xu Ji frowned deeply, as if he had settled down.

This time, the destination was Xiangcheng.

"Young Master, why don't we just take the nearest route to Jiangxia, but instead go around in such a circle?" Xiao Zhuang was obviously dissatisfied with Xu Ji's decision to take such a detour.

"Are you questioning the young master? Who are you? When Chen Zhi heard this, he scolded Xiao Zhuang fiercely.

Xu Ji turned his head and paused slightly: "Uncle Zhi, why bother, Xiaozhuang, do you know what happened to me going out this time?" Not only to visit the teacher in Jiangxia, but also to travel the world, see the customs of various places, and understand the sufferings of the people. DID YOU KNOW? ”

Chen Zhi saw that Xu Ji stopped looking at him after finishing the first half of the sentence, and he also knew that Xu Ji planned to knock on the accompanying Xiaozhuang by himself, and he no longer spoke, but just urged the horse forward. Xiao Zhuang, who was dizzy by Xu Ji's phone call, obviously couldn't understand the connection between Xu Ji's words and whether he could detour or not, but he still had some eyes, and he knew that if he asked again, there would be no answer, and it was likely to attract Chen Zhi's reprimand, and it was also a nod of interest and straightforwardness, of course, what he thought in his heart was that he didn't understand half of what the young master said, and it was the stinky problem of literati.

If Xu Ji knew that Xiao Zhuang had such thoughts, he would probably laugh and scold Xiao Zhuang for being a fool, and he didn't have any ink.

Seeing that it has been two days of walking, there are few people along the way, and there is not even a caravan, but occasionally you can see a faint smoke floating up on the side of the road, indicating that there are people here, this section of the road has always been three people, Xu Ji's idle boredom will also get off the horse to the rice field next to the road to see, this season is also approaching spring ploughing, but obviously there are few people working, Xu Ji saw the barren fields full of weeds and couldn't help but feel desolate.

Occasionally, I will encounter some thieves, and I will look at them in twos and threes and twos on these "fat sheep" who dare not partner with them, and the result is that they are all beaten by Chen Zhi, don't look at Chen to the age of eighteen or nineteen, the kung fu at hand is solid, or maybe the opponent's level is too low? Xu Ji thought so ill-intentioned.

Seeing that Xiangcheng is not far away, Xu Ji can already see the outline of Xiangcheng in the distance on the small dirt slope, but as the saying goes, "look at the mountain and run a dead horse", it took a lot of time to go around, and it was almost close to Xiangcheng before closing the gate to see the city.

Xiangcheng is obviously more prosperous than Yingyin, after all, since ancient times, the north-south road is rushed, and it is convenient to pass through the east and west boats, and is known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces". Whether it is with Jingzhou's goods or to Yingchuan to study scholars will stay here as a resting place, and Xiangcheng is close to Nanyang County, but also is an excellent place for trade, so here merchants gather, Jingzhou silk in the north, Yizhou's specialties, and southbound utensils and ironware are handed over here.

Xu Ji smelled a burst of vitality from the beginning of entering the city, which is the vitality brought by the budding business, because there are many merchants in Xiangcheng, even the taxes are much lighter, and the people are also full of smiles, very friendly to outsiders, Xu Ji feels a different atmosphere, and the rigorous style of study Yingchuan, the history of Yingyin is completely different from the vitality and vitality, just like the slowly rising sun.

In such a place, the people can live in peace and work, and if they are not full of food and clothing, how can they make the people feel at ease, and the people are uneasy, how can they settle the world? Xu Ji thought so.

Because there are many merchants here, there are also many clansmen in the Xun clan who are not interested in being officials or have limited talent will be used to support the family, so there is also the industry of the Xun clan here, Xu Ji easily found such an inn, and got a good treatment, obviously Xun Yu was instructed in advance, most of them were caravans with a little news, according to Xun Yu's calculations, it was already safe to go to Xiangcheng, and there was no need to hide and hide by himself.

Therefore, the next trip to Jiangxia Xu Ji will set off with Xun's caravan, the reason is that the boats and horses alternate along the way, Xu Ji does not have so many entanglements to use on this, and it just so happens that Xun's caravan is also going to Jiangxia, Xu Ji will take the advantage of smooth sailing.

Of course, he still had to stay in Xiangcheng for a few days, because the caravan was not yet fully prepared, so Xu Ji also stayed quietly and waited for the time to leave.