"The first one in Jiangbei?" A few words of answers, someone has already exclaimed, there are Fengyang Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Huai'an Mansion, Luzhou Mansion, Anqing Mansion, Xuzhou, Chuzhou, and Zhou, these prefectures are often larger than the prefectures of other provinces, although they are not as prosperous as the south of the Yangtze River, but they are also rich and wealthy, and Yangzhou salt merchants are rich and wealthy in the world, but on such a ground, they dare to claim to be the first, and even the gangsters in Xuzhou are clear, it can be seen that the momentum is strong.

Exclaimed, the two knights also showed a smug look on their faces, thinking that the city gate guard in front of them would definitely dodge away, but they didn't think that the city gate guard glanced at the side, and continued to move with a bitter face, just asked, "What did you come from?" ”

The faces of the knights in this team finally changed, and they looked like they were about to have a seizure, but then someone whispered: "Don't move, look around." ”

Looking around, I found that dozens of sturdy young men with spears had surrounded them, and it was said that the horse team had a complete advantage over the foot soldiers, but the queue and momentum of these young people in front of the city gate made people dare not peep at it, and in addition to these dozens of people, those gangsters and errands all looked like they were going to do it, and even the dozen or so guards guarding the city gate who were in tattered clothes and angry were also taking out their weapons.

"Yangzhou Feng Jiate came to congratulate Zhao Gongzi" Seeing that the situation was not right, a knight immediately hurriedly shouted out his origin.

As soon as this sentence was said, the tense atmosphere immediately relaxed a lot, and the tense Yiyu had a smile on his face just now, and the soldiers guarding the city gate said with a smile on his face: "It turned out to be for the Lord to congratulate him, and the small one is offended, please forgive me, but the carriages and horses entering the city must be checked, and I hope you will bear with me."

After finishing speaking, the poor people and the gangsters all stepped forward, and although they greeted politely, they were still crisp and neat to turn over the cart.

This behavior made the faces of more than a dozen cavalrymen of the horse team not look good, but in such a situation, they could only grit their teeth and endure it.

"It's all a congratulatory gift." The results of the inspection came back quickly, and at this time, everyone had a smile on their faces and was politely allowed to enter.

Originally, the rule of entering the city was to give some benefits to the guards at the city gate, but after the one just now, everyone in the Feng family was in a bad mood, and they didn't bother to pay attention to it, so they went straight into the city, leaving only those guarding the city gate talking non-stop.

"I thought that the family members who entered the master would be amazing, you look at these gifts that the Feng family came to give gifts, tsk, it looks the same as General Zhou's personal guards, it is really elite"

"The Feng family is said to be the origin of the people around the first emperor, and even the officers and soldiers are mobilized, what is so rare about such a cavalry, when the tiger is the most domineering, he does not dare to stop the caravan of carriages and horses hanging with double horse flags, it is amazing."

"Even if it's such a character, you have to congratulate us on entering the master, it's amazing that we enter the master"

"What do you know about hairy boys, the salt goods are going to Xuzhou, why don't you have to say hello."

The discussion here is non-stop, Xuzhou West Gate is another scene, although the late autumn is cold, but the sun comes out, everyone is very comfortable, the people who should enter the city to congratulate have already come, the others are ordinary people, and there is no need to invest too much attention, everyone is listless there, and even leaning on the root of the city wall to nap.

A gangster is an old man who follows Chen Ergou, but he has a good relationship with Liu Yong, ups and downs, has not been implicated, his own family is a small leader, he lives very comfortably, he is old, and he has a background, so he is casual here, I don't know where he got a straw mat, just spread it on the ground, lying there and squinting his eyes to see the crowd coming and going, and the others are laughing and laughing.

When he was leisurely, the gangster jumped up violently, dragged a poor leader and ran to the side, there were two teams arranged here by Zhao Ziying, a few people muttered for a while, and immediately dispersed, each conveying orders to their own families.

They were busy with themselves, and some of the people who came in and out of the city gate noticed it, and some people thought it strange but ignored it.

I didn't think that after a short while, the messengers blocked one end of the road, the family members of Zhao Ziying blocked both sides of the road, and the gangsters and the city gate guards blocked the city gate, and this place was sealed.

"You, the one with the felt hat, and the four with the hats, don't move," shouted the bastard.

Several people who were shouted by him trembled, and after shouting this, the thug's eyes swept away, and he immediately yelled: "Let your people not move, otherwise they will be killed."

When this sentence was shouted, the messengers drew their knives, and the families of Zhao Ziying's spears were flat, and the household goods in the hands of the gangsters were also taken out, and they were immediately murderous.

The place on the road that was not blocked was immediately chickens and dogs jumping, passers-by first ran away, and then stood to see the excitement, and those who were surrounded in a circle were too frightened to move, knives, guns and axes were flashing cold light, as soon as something was wrong, they would be killed, who dared to talk nonsense?

"The one with the felt hat is the head, and the four wearing hats are women dressed as men, and there are one, two, and three in the back

These fifteen are all of them," the thug said, pointing.

Speaking of this, the thug yelled again: "Don't let you move, take your hands out of your arms, or you're going to kill."

The family members of Zhao Ziying's flat-ended spears took a step forward, causing a cry to be heard in the circle.

"Xiao Gu, don't mess around, let the people around you don't mess around" The middle-aged man with a felt hat in front of him slowly turned his head and said in a deep voice, and several thin young men wearing hats next to him were already covering their faces and crying.

The Xiao Gu who was shouted by him gritted his teeth when he heard this, and took out the hand that was stretched into his arms again, and more than a dozen people around him bowed their heads in a daze.

"Damn, thanks to the ropes and chains here, otherwise I don't know how to get it," the leader of the poor man cursed in a low voice, and a set of things was brought up.

Compared with the nervousness of everyone, the gangster who found out that something was wrong was very proud, and without waiting for others to ask, he himself said proudly: "This group of people pretends not to know each other, but they can't stop talking back and forth between walks, and they are clearly a team, in broad daylight, women are dressed as men, and they are pretending not to know, this must be strange, not to mention on this happy day."

"Your brother is blessed, Master Jin is generous to those who have merit." A gangster on the side said enviously, this person wanted to be polite and humble but didn't hold his face, only laughed there.

The interlude outside the city is everywhere, but the city is jubilant, harmonious, many guests have arrived in the city from September 30, just to give Zhao Jin a gift in person, say a few polite words to climb a friendship, Zhao Jin here to pick up the relatives back early, everyone lined up according to their status, on this happy day, Zhao Jin and everyone greeted politely, smiling faces.

As soon as the Feng family's gift-giving team entered the city, someone immediately came here to report Zhao Jin, but fortunately, it was close to dusk when they came, and Zhao Jin also had a little free here.

"The little one is the steward of the outer courtyard of the Feng family, on behalf of the head of my family, congratulations to Zhao Gongzi for his great joy" The person who came in was one of the knights of the horse team, he spoke with a smiling face, and bowed and hugged his fists when congratulating, but compared to the respectful and polite guests in front, the attitude of this steward can be said to be neither humble nor arrogant.

Several partners around Zhao Jin frowned, a steward of the outer courtyard actually treated Zhao Jin with courtesy, whether the Feng family came to congratulate or humiliate, it was too rude.

After saying this, the steward straightened up, and said with a polite smile: "Zhao Gongzi, the Feng family has a lot of goods on the ground in Xuzhou, and I will ask Zhao Gongzi to make it convenient in the future, and my master also said that if Zhao Gongzi goes to Yangzhou in the future, the Feng family will definitely do the friendship of the landlord." ”

After congratulating and saying their own request, everyone's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and under the smiling face of the steward, I don't know how much contempt Lu Dao hid.

After all, it is on top of the wedding banquet, and the other party is also good at hiding, although Zhao Jin understands in his heart that he has to be able to get by on face, he just said indifferently: "Wait for the banquet to start, let's sit together."

"Thank you Zhao Gongzi for your kindness, I will go to Zhou Shenjiang to visit him in the future, so I won't bother, Zhou Shenjiang is the younger generation of my family's master, and I have written to greet him many times. The Feng family steward said with a grin.

"Then you won't keep any guests, please take care of yourself," Zhao Jin said flatly.

The steward didn't care about Zhao Jin's attitude, just clenched his fists, and then turned to leave.

"Is this here to congratulate us, or is it here to demonstrate, do you want to use Zhou Shen to pressure us in the future?" Chen Huang said in a muffled voice, and several other partners were also angry.

came frivolously, but a housekeeper treated Zhao Jin politely, and mentioned General Zhou everywhere in his words, this is not to ask Zhao Jin to give convenience on the ground in Xuzhou at all, but to say that if you don't give convenience, just think about General Zhou's side, and the secret threat is very strong.

"The proprietor, the gift list has been brought over, one thousand taels of silver, twenty pieces of brocade, a box of gold and silver jewelry, six sets of lacquer cages, the Feng family's congratulatory gift is decent, and there are two cars that have not been unloaded, I don't know who the road will be sent to." Ruhui came over with the gift list and said, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that everyone's faces were wrong, and he suddenly stopped, and before he could ask, Liu Yong said these things.

Ruhui shook his head and said: "Look at Nanzhili Jiangbei as Xuzhou, this Feng family is the Yunshan Temple and Kongjiazhuang, arrogant and domineering, it is not surprising to do this, even the name of the first in Jiangbei has been played, what else is not daring." ”

After saying these mocking words, Ruhui said with a smile: "The Feng family is said to have a relationship with the people in the palace on errands, and it is like being a private salt over the years, and the civil and military officials everywhere, the local gentry, and even the green forests and rivers and lakes have all shared a lot of profits, and many people are actually equal to the servants of his family's house, it is said that the prefect of Yangzhou and the Yangzhou garrison in the Feng family are self-proclaimed juniors, and the Jingshi and Nanjing also have such and such a relationship, no wonder it is arrogant like this, the proprietor, this happy day, you can't afford to be angry, don't pay attention to it." ”