"Old Man Zhou is a literati, it's too tacky to send some gold, silver and jewelry, I'm afraid people don't like it! I see that there are still a few ancient books in the study, is it appropriate for Uncle Zhong to go and see if it is appropriate? As for Miss Zhou," Li You struggled for a while and decided to contact her first, "I remember that she loved Danqing when she was a child, so I gave her the picture of the lady Pei Kaizhi, the holy hand of Danqing in the former dynasty, that our family hid?" The rest of the bits and pieces you can do! ”

"Little sir, these two things are well chosen! So Mr. Zhou and Miss Zhou will definitely like it! Uncle Zhong is an old family member, and he is measured in front of Li You but is not restrained, and after complimenting him, he said, "Don't worry about the rest, I will do it for you in these two days!" Recently, Jiyazhai got a few four treasures of the study, I went to collect them with what you said and sent them together, plus some ginseng and shou wu for the old lady, no one can say anything! ”

"Well, that's it!" After buying gifts, preparing for the trip, and explaining in detail to Li You the matters to be paid attention to after entering Beijing, it took another five or six days for Uncle Zhong to reluctantly send them away.

The movement of entering Beijing this time was not small, and the entourage was headed by Xu Guang, plus Xiao Zhao and Shuang'er, two maids, and dozens of guards and servants, and they brought as many as two boats with gifts alone.

"Young Master! The old slave wishes you a smooth journey and an early succession to the title! On the dock, Uncle Zhong gave his hand, he wanted to help the Earl's Court take care of the family business at home, and the task of accompanying Li You to Beijing was only handed over to Xu Guang.

"Uncle Zhong, you're old, so you don't need to blow the wind on the dock! Go back and rest early! You don't have to worry about the matter of Guozijian, there will definitely be no problem with Mr. Xu! At the thought of being able to go out to visit the great country, Li You was also quite excited, and after a few words with Uncle Zhong, he ordered someone to untie the cable and set sail.

"Little lord, let's take a boat down from Jiashui first, and then take the canal after arriving at Qiantang in seven days! Sail along the canal for about a month to get to the capital! The start of school will be two months later, and there is plenty of time! When Xu Guang was young, he accompanied the old lord to and from Jiazhou and the capital many times, and the route was very familiar, "If you want to go ashore to rest and enjoy the prosperity of Zhucheng along the way, you can also go, just travel a little, and it is not advisable to stay for too long!" ”

Sail during the day and stay ashore at night! On the boat, there are Xiao Zhao and Shuang'er playing music to help the fun, and when they go ashore, they have already arranged a quiet place to live, and there are local delicacies to serve! Xu Guang arranged the itinerary along the way in an orderly manner!

Although it is a little slower, it is much more comfortable than traveling in the previous life! Li You was also very satisfied with the arrangements along the way, but it was too calm along the way, neither bandits and bandits came forward to rob, nor did corrupt officials stop the boat for extortion, which made him feel less exciting and a little boring.

When asked about Xu Guang, he laughed, "Little lord, you don't understand!" He stretched out his hand and pointed to the flag flying in the wind on the bow of the ship, "With this flag, the officials along the way will know at a glance that you are from the Jiazhou Bo family!" How dare they bother before it's too late? As for those bandits and bandits, they are also bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, there are so many strong men on our ship, plus we are the official eunuchs at first glance, if they provoke us, they will wait for the government to send troops to encircle and suppress it! So even if they look at our ship and are greedy, they can only endure it for the sake of their lives! ”

Oh? Li You became even more curious when he heard this, since the officials along the way didn't see them come to visit? Xu Guang was also willing to solve Li You's doubts, and immediately explained after hearing his question, "Little lord, you don't know, now the imperial court is divided into three factions: the family, the nobles and the Hanmen!" Of course, we are in the noble line; And in the realm that has passed by in the past few days, these officials are either from a family or from a poor family! It's not all the way with us, so it's not good to be too intimate! ”

"But when we went to the city to stay, they also sent someone to come to visit with the post, and the four-cheeked salmon you ate yesterday was sent by the magistrate of Lanxi County!" Xu Guangfu said about the doorway, "On the way, we will pass by several noble fiefdoms, and they will send someone to invite you into the mansion to talk!" There's a lot of stuff on the boat behind here, but it's all for them! ”

Faction problem! Li You suddenly realized, and then thought about it, the party struggle in the Great Wei Dynasty was serious enough! They are so careful that they are so careful that they don't know how to deal with officials from other factions when they encounter them at work? The efficiency of handling political affairs is not optimistic!

Along the way, I saw that the people on both sides of Jiashui had many dishes, and they must have been hungry on weekdays! The richest area of the Great Wei is like this, and the even more barren northwest and northeast don't know how! Li You shook his head in his heart, fortunately, he has been sympathetic to the people since the old lord, and the life of Jiazhou people is quite passable! It's not just something he's proud of.

After a few days, the fleet finally arrived in Qiantang, and according to Xu Guang's arrangement, after arriving in Qiantang, they would visit the local nobles - Changhua Bo Qian's family!

"This generation of Changhua Bo Qian Sa and the old lord were classmates of Guozijian back then! After leaving Guozijian, he served in the Northwest Army together! Later, they became friends of eight worships! When he was about to arrive at the dock, Xu Guang introduced the relationship between the two families to Li You, "Chang Huabo is now a saint, not only in charge of Qiantang but also in charge of the canal, with him taking care of you, your affairs in the capital can be much easier!" ”

The mayor of Qiantang and the leader of the canal management team, this official position will not be low in future generations! Li You sighed in his heart, I don't know how he will entertain himself when he arrives in Qiantang?

As he spoke, he could already see the wharf outside Qiantang City, and he heard someone shouting from a distance, "Is the little lord of the Jiazhou family on the boat?" ”

Xu Guang stood up when he heard this, walked to the bow of the boat and looked back, "Little lord, Young Master Qian Hua, the eldest son of the Changhua family, has come to the dock to pick you up!" According to the relationship between our two families, you should call him brother! ”

Money spent? It's a good name, and at first glance, it's a person who is not short of money! Li You straightened his clothes and walked to the dock, and replied from a distance, "It's the junior brother Li You, and the opposite brother is Brother Qian Hua?" ”

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the dock, and Li You walked down the deck, and a handsome man in front of him was looking at him with a smile and a sigh of nobility.

I knew in my heart that this was the Qian Hua just now, so I hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Little brother Li You to meet Brother Qian!" ”

"Haha! I haven't seen him for a few years, and Brother Wenyang is now a talent! Qian Hua affectionately called Li You, and after returning the salute, he led him to the carriage on the side, "Father has been waiting in the house for a long time, let's go back to the house to talk!" ”