Chapter 230 The female Qin sent a private interview

"In that case, do the couple still want to let the concubine go to Xuanzhou?" This small question reminded Jiang Zhixuan and made Jiang Zhixuan ponder......

The more serious problem Jiang Zhixuan mentioned was actually the fact that the Protectorate of Jianghuai Province and the Jianghuai Province were suspected of raising private soldiers. Because judging from the files he consulted, from the eighth year of Zhenguan, the annual military grain and grass of Hangzhou Mansion was divided into two, one was to store 2,000 government soldiers stationed in Hangzhou Prefecture; The other part was sent to the Jiangnan Metropolitan Protectorate in the name of conscripting and suppressing the bandits. And as we all know.

Over the years, the coast of Datang has been peaceful, where did the bandits come from?

Therefore, the only explanation is that in the name of conquering and suppressing bandits, the Jiangnan Metropolitan Protectorate extracted grain and grass from the entire state capitals of Jiangnan Province.

What do you want so much grain and grass for? There is only one possibility, that is, the guards of Jiangnan Province are far more than the 20,000 people stipulated by the imperial court......

The accumulation of private soldiers is often associated with rebellion, that is to say, now the Jiangnan and Zhunan provinces are a powder keg, which may explode at any time. However, Jiang Zhixuan believes that it is absolutely impossible for the protection of both of these ways to be stupid to the point of rebellion. They are raising these private soldiers, and I am afraid that they are still doing more according to orders. Whose orders are you listening to? Regardless of asking, it can be seen that Chen Wenyuan, the chief protector of Jiangnan, and Li Zemin, the protector of Huainan, are both loyal to the current crown prince Li Chengqian......

Out of such concerns, it is indeed necessary to reconsider the matter of letting Xiaoxiao go to Xuanzhou to rescue He Minsheng. After thinking about it, Jiang Zhixuan really began to hesitate. Although these people are unlikely to blatantly raise the banner to rebel, there are always some risks in this trip. And his beloved wife, a delicate woman, if she is really detained after arriving in Xuanzhou, it will be worth the loss. Thinking like this, Jiang Zhixuan finally made up his mind:

"Madam, after thinking about it for your husband, you should consider your arrival in Xuanzhou in the long run. At present, the husband is not sure whether Jiangnan Province and Huainan Province really have other ambitions, or they are acting at the behest of His Royal Highness the Prince. If they had other ambitions, it would be very dangerous for the lady to go; If he obeyed the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, it would be good to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also preparing for the future dispute with His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and he did not dare to blatantly rebel......"

After Xiaoxiao asked that question, she kept looking at her husband with blank eyes. In fact, in Xiaoxiao's mind, she had already made the decision to run this trip for her husband no matter what. It's just that she wants to see if in the eyes of her husband, whether the competition is an errand for the court and His Majesty the Emperor is important, or whether her own safety is important. At this time, when I heard my husband say this, he obviously gave up his plan to go to Xuanzhou, and his heart suddenly became sweet:

"What are the husband's plans? He Minsheng's father and son are the key figures in the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case. Although the copied account book is in He Chengxu's hands, the concubine believes that He Minsheng has much more inside information than his son, and He Chengxu is only a scholar, and no one will believe what he says. And He Minsheng, as the Sima of Xuanzhou, can be a tainted witness in this case. Such an important person, if he is really persecuted in the prison of Xuanzhou Mansion as expected by his husband, if His Majesty investigates it in the future, husband, our husband and wife can not afford it......"

Since Jiang Zhixuan had made a decision in his heart, he was naturally prepared to be blamed by His Majesty Li Er in the future. However, this matter is a thousand important matters, and he must explain something to His Majesty Li Er, and he will take it into account after a little groaning in his heart:

"Madam, Your Majesty has given you the title of Inspector of the Two Provinces of Qinzhi Jiang Zhun and sent a hundred royal guards to escort you, which is definitely not untargeted. Madame, you still have to make some moves to let Your Majesty know that Madame has not been idle. It's not as good as this, Mrs. still in these two days, go to all parts of Suzhou and Hangzhou to take a look, to the outside world, for the husband to say Mrs., you have just arrived in the Jiangnan water town, fascinated by the beautiful scenery of the rainy Jiangnan, and want to walk around. In this way, no one will doubt Madame's motives for moving around. On the husband's side, on the one hand, he stabilized the situation in Hangzhou, and on the other hand, he continued to turn over the old accounts of the past five years. When His Majesty's new will comes down, let's take another opportunity, okay? ”

Xiaoxiao was also thinking about this problem, she had already thought that the couple's trip to Hangzhou would not be so easy. It's just that I didn't expect that my husband had only been in office for a few days, and there were already so many major problems. This is already like walking a tightrope, if you are not careful, the husband and wife will fall into the abyss and fall to pieces. After listening to her husband's arrangement, Xiaoxiao understood: "What does the husband mean, is it to let the concubine complete the mission of the patrol first, and at the last moment, go to Xuanzhou to reveal her identity and rescue He Minsheng?" ”

Jiang Zhixuan nodded approvingly: "Yes, the later Madame's identity is exposed, the better, and the more secure Madame's safety will be!" If Mrs. goes directly to Xuanzhou Mansion now to show her identity and dignitaries, even if she can return smoothly. The next errand of finding public opinion will also be extremely difficult and dangerous......"

Xiaoxiao thought about it, and then asked the question in her heart: "But husband, if the concubine is a concubine who travels around the river twice, it will take at least two months." In these two months, if He Minsheng has three longs and two shorts, what should he do? ”

Jiang Zhixuan gritted his teeth: "The husband will report to His Majesty about congratulating the people's livelihood after his wife has been on patrol for a month......

Xiao Xiao was shocked, and looked at Jiang Zhixuan incredulously: "Husband, in this way, if He Minsheng is really persecuted to death in prison, you will be guilty of bullying the king......"

Jiang Zhixuan shook his head: "It's not as serious as Madame's concern, at most it's just a crime of negligence." For the sake of Madame's safety, this can only be done. ”

Xiaoxiao heard her husband say this, so she had to nod her head in agreement, and the matter was settled. Moreover, since Mrs. Thorn Shi is envious of the beautiful scenery of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and she is traveling around, she naturally has to bring Miss Thorn Shi's son. So, on the eighth day of October, the Thorn Shi Mansion drove out two carriages, surrounded by eighty fierce guards, and began Mrs. Thorn Shi's trip to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

The people of Hangzhou along the way all know that this lady of Thorn Shi is admiring to visit the famous places in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Everyone's face is honored, look, our Suzhou and Hangzhou paradise on earth, that is really not covered, even the dignified Mrs. Assassin Shi, all of them are moving around the world. It's just that I heard that the expenses for this lady of Thorn Shi's tour are all paid by those noble ladies and official wives in Hangzhou City. This enriches the conversation among the people......

Since it is in the name of touring the mountains and rivers, a small stop is naturally the West Lake, a famous spot through the ages. However, West Lake is not called West Lake at this time, but Mingsheng Lake, and some people call it Jinniu Lake. Because it is located in the west of Qiantang County, the people in Hangzhou have begun to call it "West Lake".

No matter what lake she calls, Xiaoxiao knows that this is the West Lake of the later generations, and this is enough. However, with great excitement, after coming to West Lake, Xiaoxiao was slightly disappointed. It turned out that the tourism industry at this time was far less than that of later generations. What are the ten views of the West Lake, and there is no one of the new thirty views of the West Lake. At this time, Bai Juyi had not been an official in Hangzhou, so the broken bridge of the West Lake and the white causeway did not exist at all. Even the well-known story of the White Lady and Xu Xian in later generations did not begin to circulate until the Song Dynasty, not to mention the Leifeng Pagoda......

However, this is a wake-up call. She vaguely remembered that the White Causeway and the Broken Bridge of the West Lake were built by Bai Juyi, a great poet, when he was the assassin of Hangzhou. Now that my husband is one step ahead, why should this matter be delayed, why not let my husband do it, it can be regarded as a political achievement......

Of course, this idea is very immature, and Xiaoxiao is just thinking about it casually. The husband and wife are under a lot of official pressure, but although the West Lake at this time is far from being as famous as in later generations. However, its beautiful and empty lakes and mountains still attract Xiaoxiao. She can't help but want to go boating on the lake and relax!

So, Xiaoxiao rented a painting boat, brought the tiger head and Cui Qiao, and Feng Qinglian's daughter Feng Caiyi boarded it, and swam up to the lake in a relaxed and happy mood. Qin Shuang arranged more than a dozen guards and rented a few smaller clippers to guard around the painting boat, and as for himself, of course, he had to guard the painting boat......

The boat cuts through the mirror-like surface of the lake, leaving ripples like fish scales behind it. Xiao Xiao hugged Yaya, sat on the bow of the painting boat, and the slightest breeze brought by the painting boat slowly moved forward was blowing on his face.

And the golden autumn and October sunshine, the warmth made her a little drowsy. Looking at the lush greenery on the shore in the distance, the brain that had been discussing countermeasures and planning countermeasures with her husband for several days was greatly soothed and relaxed......

In a blink of an eye, it was noon, and several fishermen's boats slowly drove over. The fisherman on the boat held a few live lake carp alof, and shouted with the joy of harvest on his face: "The nobleman on the boat wants to buy two big lake carp, which have just been caught in the morning, and the taste is delicious."

Add ginger and shallots, sweet and sour, with cinnamon and wolfberry, sprinkle with a little salt, drop a few red dates and boil for a while, to ensure that the noble person will have an endless aftertaste after eating......"

The little smiled and looked at the fisherman, and when he had finished yelling, he stopped the boat and waited quietly for a reply from his side. Thinking of the kind of practice that the fishermen had just said, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. This fisherman is so good at doing business that he can't even be tempted by him, and he said softly to Qin Shuang at the moment:

"Brother Qin, do you want to add a stewed lake carp to drink at noon?"

At this time, there were no idle people on the painting boat, except for Qin Shuang himself and the four royal guards, there were Xiaoxiao, Cui Qiao, Feng Caiyi, Yaya and Dandan, in addition to them, there was also the owner of this painting boat, which was an old couple in their forties with a pair of men and women in their early twenties. I don't know if the young couple is a brother and sister or a husband and wife......

Hearing Xiaoxiao's question, Qin Shuang naturally nodded happily, and immediately stood at the bow of the boat and shouted, "Fisherman, what is the price of your carp?" Is it okay to give a certain two or three tails? The fisherman on the boat nodded happily and replied with a grin: "The villain does not dare to take advantage of the nobles, the villain has these two tails, each of which weighs more than three catties." Today's harvest is good, and the villain will sell it cheaper, and these two big lake carp, the nobleman can give fifty or sixty yuan to ......." said that he didn't even wait for Qin Shuang to give money, so he first took a cloth bag to pack the fish, and took a bamboo pole and handed it over.

Qin Shuang touched his body, but he was embarrassed to see that he didn't have any money on him. couldn't help but blush, and subconsciously looked at Xiaoxiao. The fisherman on the fishing boat was stunned for a moment when he saw that he didn't seem to have any money, and then laughed heartily again:

"It's okay, if the nobles don't have silver taels on them, these two fish can be regarded as villains and ask the nobles to use them, anyway, today's harvest is quite rich, haha......" said and smiled, and handed the bamboo pole forward, signaling Qin Shuang to take the fish away first.

Sitting in the bow of the boat, Xiao Xiao naturally heard what the fisherman said. Two carps weigh at least six pounds, and this fisherman only costs fifty or sixty yuan, which is indeed very cheap.

You must know that the fish produced by the royal farm at the beginning could not catch up with this fresh lake carp in any way, and it can be sold to those restaurants, which is calculated according to 20 yuan a catty, which is still the batch price......

Seeing the embarrassment on Qin Shuang's face, Xiao Xiaoyan smiled: "Brother Qin, take the fish down first and cook it for the boatman." As he spoke, he turned around and nodded to Cui Qiao, who stepped forward and took out a handful of large coins from his arms, and put them into the cloth bag containing the fish. Although he has never counted, Cui Qiao also knows that this big money is at least more than 100 yuan......

Soon, the aroma of carp and condiments began to waft across the boat.

The tiger's nose is the most sensitive, and he ran to Xiaoxiao's side in three steps and two steps, pulled his little arm and began to shake and asked:

"Mother, when will the meal be opened, the tiger head will eat fish and swing ......"

The little doting smiled and touched his round little head: "Little gluttonous cat, it's fast, don't worry......"

The tiger head nodded, jumped to the side again, and went to learn to punch and kick with a guard.

This kid doesn't know what's going on, his father and mother are both Sven people. But he is extremely active, since he happened to bump into the training of the royal guards in the other courtyard, this kid has been pestering his Uncle Qin all day long, asking Uncle Qin to teach him kung fu. Qin Shuang was originally quite moved, in their words, this kid's roots and bones were born to be a good seedling for martial arts. But he also knew that his Jiang brothers and his wife both hoped that this kid could learn from the literature......

So, before he got Jiang Zhixuan and Xiao Ken, Qin Shuang could only endure the itch in his heart and press the urge to accept the tiger's head as a disciple. However, he appointed two of his best guards, and began to lay the foundation for the tiger head without a trace. At this time, there is a ...... on the boat.

Watching the baby son bounce away, Xiao Xin was glad for a while. Fortunately, I brought my baby son on this trip, otherwise it would be a long journey, and I really don't know if I will die of boredom. Thinking like this, he looked at the girl with a pair of big dark eyes in her arms, and her eyes were full of tenderness......

Soon, Feng Caiyi's voice came from the other end of the painting boat: "Madam, you can eat!" Xiao Wenyan stood up and walked slowly towards the dining table on the other side of the painting boat with Cui Qiao.

Before I got to the table, I saw the tiger head sweating profusely rushing to the table, staring at the pot of stewed lake carp on the table that was still bubbling hot. Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh again, manhood is good. Xiaoxiao himself is on the boat, and he always doesn't dare to move. But look at the tiger's head, there is no difference between being on a boat and being on the ground, and it can still jump three feet high......

This fresh lake carp tastes delicious. Even a food expert like Xiaoxiao nodded his head again and again in admiration. Qin Shuang and the royal guards opened another table, and several big men competed fiercely over a pot of fish, and from time to time they heard Qin Shuang's sudden voice: "Dog, grab it with Lao Tzu again, and next month's salary will be half of your ......" Then I heard another voice:

"Qin Tou'er, if you don't take you like this, you have to leave some for your brothers......" "Don't talk nonsense, you drink more wine......"

Visiting the West Lake was originally the opening show of Xiaoxiao's private visit to the microservice. But after a morning of boating on the West Lake, Xiaoxiao was still a little unsatisfied. Although I didn't want to go back, Xiaoxiao still had to follow the plan and go to the next stop of this trip: Shanyin County, which is known today as Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

The carriage drove out of the east gate of Hangzhou City, and then turned to the south. After traveling more than 30 miles, he had to take a big boat and sail to San'in. This is the last thing Xiaoxiao is willing to do, after coming to this Jiangnan water town, the most difficult thing to adapt to is to travel by boat at every turn.

Shanyin is more than 120 miles away from Hangzhou, and after driving more than 30 miles of official roads, the group boarded the big ship that had been waiting on the shore for a long time. It is convenient for someone to travel before and after, and these royal guards who were born in the military are even more experts, and they arranged a two-day itinerary as early as the day before the trip.

The big ship went down the wind and water, and finally arrived at the Caoyun Wharf in Shanyin County in the evening.

Although this Shanyin County has been out of the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture, Xiaoxiao has the status of a five-grade pleasant person, and Jiang Zhixuan is an earl, so Xiaoxiao could still ask the local county government to arrange accommodation for him. However, because this trip was burdened by the search for public opinion, Xiaoxiao had to give up this originally attractive idea and let Qin Shuang lead people to find a better inn...... Since it is a private interview with Weifu, it is natural that the official identity cannot be exposed......

In later generations, Shaoxing has the reputation of water town, bridge township, wine town, calligraphy town, and hometown of celebrities. At this time, San'in already had the title of water town and wine town. As for bridges, calligraphy, and celebrities, it seems that there are not many of them for the time being. However, before the Tang Dynasty, there was already a well-known person here, that is, he was praised as "the appearance of sinking fish and geese, and the appearance of shy flowers in the closed moon"

The ——?? of the Four Beauties Shih Tzu! Just outside the Wuyun Gate in Shanyin County, on the bank of the Huansha River, there is a Xi Shi Temple, as well as the statue and portrait of Xi Shi.

The reason why Xiaoxiao chose one stop in San'in is because this is the place that produces the most salt in the entire Gangnam Province......