Chapter 365: Father and Son Meet
The merchants in the post house talked about all kinds of experiences, but most of them were small businessmen who were looking for an opportunity to make a fortune here. Those big businessmen are much more low-key, eating and drinking, turning around, and not staying.
The same is true of Hao Fenglou, after eating, he pretended to ask someone to meet the account, and asked someone to lead the horse, and a group of people like them all rode horses without carrying any goods, which is rare.
It's just that there is an endless stream of people on this official road, and no one is interested in paying attention.
At noon, the sweaty Hao Fenglou finally saw an endless outline of the 'city'.
The city without walls was well connected in all directions, and the neighborhood was full of well-repaired roads, and as the roads extended, the sides were full of earthworks under construction, flags and men soliciting guests, and the streets were bustling with people.
This is Tongshan Ji, the scale is far larger than that of Nalangshan County, and even Langshan County has been abandoned a lot, and almost all the people flow are here.
Every day, thousands of businessmen with nearly 100,000 men and guards are here, and the warehouses in the distance are like mountain bags, swallowing goods, and all kinds of cars and horses are flowing endlessly.
Black-shirted guards patrolled back and forth with wooden sticks, and every other street there were sentry posts, and the guards on the sentry stood straight with their guns on their backs, like javelins in the scorching sun.
The continuous buildings dazzle people, and the bustling crowd includes the three religions and nine streams, monks and laypeople, etc., speaking with various accents and making a noise.
Copper Mountain Market has completely changed its appearance and is no longer just an ordinary market. On the contrary, it has begun to take on the grandeur of a big city.
There are a wide range of rivers here, including mountain people who bring mountain goods down the mountain, and there are also giants who spend a lot of money. There are also men and feet who are begging for a living here, the energetic guards, and the coachmen with chariots and horses, and even pickpockets, beggars, and entertainers who play and sing on the side of the street.
Hao Fenglou walked in and saw the huge wine pan, and the words Chen Ji Qinghua rice wine were written on the wine flag.
This liquor shop. Hao Fenglou has some impressions, there used to be such a small face in Tongshanji, which is said to be the face. It's better to say it's a small stall, but I didn't expect it to be so grand now, and the business is getting bigger and bigger.
Hao Fenglou walked all the way, looking full of interest in this noisy street.
Before coming. He didn't call anyone to greet him. I just want to enjoy this feeling of freedom after the most reluctance.
There is a stone bridge in front, quite magnificent, leading to the other end of the river, Hao Fenglou remembers that at the beginning, there was no stone bridge here, and the whole copper mountain set was on the left side of the river, only the palm size of the place, but with the expansion of the scale. Hao Fenglou ordered someone to repair the bridge, and now this bridge is not just repaired. Even on the other side of the river, there are many houses and people.
The river is also bustling with countless cargo ships and passenger boats shuttling back and forth. Hao Fenglou leaned over to look at the boats in the river by the bridge, couldn't help but smile, and couldn't help but say to the attendant beside him: "When I first came here, the river here was not so wide, and I didn't expect it to be widened to a scale of thirty zhang now. ”
As he was talking, suddenly the bamboo whistle sounded, this sharp bamboo whistle is the sound of the guards equipped to ask for help, it is quite powerful in Tongshanji, but anyone who stays here for a long time will roughly know that the guards must be arresting fugitives or pickpockets, and people will consciously give way to the side of the road, and dare not interfere with official business.
But today, the bamboo whistle came from all directions, which was enough to frighten passers-by not to slack off, and they retreated to the side.
Immediately afterwards, the men of the brigade drove from the other side of the river, led by Changshi Wu Xiong, and behind him were several figures from the fire team, as well as some officials in Langshan County.
These black-pressed people have been on the bridge, and they saw Hao Fenglou from a distance, and when they were one zhang away, headed by Wu Xiong, everyone bowed to the ground: "I have seen the little marquis, and the officials don't know that the little marquis has arrived, and if you miss the distance, you will die, and please forgive the little marquis." ”
In fact, when Hao Fenglou arrived at the inn, Shenwuwei informed Hao Fenglou's whereabouts to Langshan through a message, and some important backbone figures on Langshan's side originally got together, and Hao Fenglou sent someone to inform him, and then prepared to greet him.
But who knew that Hao Fenglou actually came quietly, they couldn't wait left and right, and they were a little anxious for a while, for fear that something would happen, so they ordered someone to investigate, the guards on the street, as well as the errand officers in the yali, and even the guards of the fire team and the Hou Mansion, were silent on the surface, but in fact they poured out of the nest, scattered into the entire Langshan like mud and sand, and searched in a carpet way.
At that time, someone found the trace of Hao Fenglou, so he immediately blew the bamboo whistle, Wu Xiong and the others waited in a hurry, and as soon as they heard the movement, they rushed to the scene in a hurry.
Seeing Hao Fenglou, everyone was overjoyed, on the surface it was a sincere plea, but in fact, there was a sense of joy of reunion after a long absence.
Hao Fenglou stepped forward with a smile, helped Wu Xiong and the others up, and said, "This is my own opinion, and I haven't let people inform me, what do I have to do with you?" I just want to walk around, take a look at this copper mountain set, and see this Lang Mountain. ”
Wu Xiong and the others hurriedly said: "It's disturbing the little marquis's Yaxing." Liu Yi, the thousand households of the fire gun team, smiled: "If the adult makes a mistake, wouldn't it be a capital crime for us?" ”
The fire gun team has made great contributions to itself, and the imperial court has been promoted to a thousand households, as for this Liu Yi, Hao Fenglou is familiar with it, and has made a lot of contributions, and now he is the big leader of the fire gun team, in charge of the fire gun team.
Hao Fenglou was not annoyed, and said: "Well, naturally I have to leave it to you, let's go, can I prepare my reception banquet?" ”
Wu Xiong said with a smile: "The Marquis of Luzhou has already been prepared. ”
So Hao Fenglou slowly left under the support of a group of people. His battle was not small, at first the guards and guards, musketeers, grenadiers, and messengers came one after another, and then more and more came, and there were thousands of people, and the streets were filled with a mighty crowd, and the pedestrians saw it, and retreated to the side of the road, and talked endlessly.
"The Marquis of Haiphong has arrived! The Marquis of Haiphong is Lord Hao, Lord Hao has made great contributions in Annam, and the imperial court has made him a marquis, hehe...... One family and two marquis, but it is also amazing, the queen's mother's family, that is, the Xu family, the founding of the country, is also a second prince, you see, what a saint this is. ”
"Hey...... Holy Grace? If you rely only on the Holy Grace, can it be so easy? This Haiphong Hou made great achievements in quelling the rebellion in Annam, which is a real deal, let's just say that our copper mountain set, ordinary people can get it? ”
"That's ......"
People along the way chattered and discussed. But there are also people who are dissatisfied: "The imperial court let Haojiazhen Jiaozhi, but look at what Jiaozhi has become?" Although the fiefdoms such as Haiphong and Lang Son are alone, and the wives are peaceful, the other prefectures and counties are all smoky miasma, and those so-called local parents are oppressive and exploitative......"
"Be cautious, these words, and you are not afraid that people will listen to them? After all, the Hao family is only concerned with military and political affairs, how can they meddle everywhere? It's hard to say, if you really want to intervene, the offended person will go to the sea, you just look at the local government and county parents in the eyes of the Hao family, but you don't want to think about it, where did the silver they squeezed go? Can the Hao family afford to be offended? ”
These discussions, Hao Fenglou naturally couldn't hear it, but a group of people rode horses and sedan chairs to arrive at the Hou Mansion, the Hou Mansion had already learned the news, Hao Zheng was already anxious to open the middle door, I wanted to go out to greet him in person, and then I thought about it, how could there be a reason for Lao Tzu to welcome his son, so he pretended to be calm, hid in the study and took the book to read, looking like the old god was there.
After a short time, a disciple came to report: "Master Hou, the little Master Hou has arrived." ”
"Hmm......" Hao Zheng just nodded, still indifferent.
After a while, someone outside the study announced: "Little Hou Ye came to ask Hou Ye An." ”
Hao Zheng said in a loud voice: "Come in and talk." There was just a slight tremor in his voice.
Hao Fenglou came in and bowed: "My son is not filial, and I can't accompany my knees all the time, I don't know if my father is safe." ”
When Hao Fenglou bowed, Hao Zhengcai stood up with a smile, put down the scroll, bypassed the desk, and picked him up in front of Hao Fenglou, sighing: "Don't be polite, you have worked all the way, for your father to know your hard work, for your father is very good here, but I am thinking about your mother and son, the letter sent a few days ago, my father has read it, and I am sure when I see that you are fine." Come, sit down and talk. ”
Hao Fenglou leaned over and sat down, and said with a smile: "What can happen over there in Nanjing?" My mother is in good health, but she remembers her father very much, and she always talks about it, saying that she wants to leave for Langshan, saying that from now on, the roots of our Hao family will be here, and it is not a matter to stay in Nanjing. ”
Hao Zheng shook his head and said: "She said well, our roots are here, but ......" The words changed, but he said: "I can't teach her right now, Jiaozhi is here...... It's not peaceful enough, and the female dependents should not move lightly for the time being. ”
In a blink of an eye, he got down to business, and Hao Fenglou said: "There are some things, my son has also heard of them, I heard that Jiaozhi has indeed had a lot of chaos since the imperial court and the province of Jianxing, originally when he was in Nanjing, his son still thought it was no big deal, but all the way over, what he saw and heard, he realized that the situation in Ludao was not light." ”
Hao Zheng said with a solemn expression: "Yes, the situation is not light, let's not talk about these things first, you are tired of traveling, you should first take a bath and change clothes, catch the wind and wash the dust." ”
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These days,Because of the problem of the plot,So most of the time only two chapters have been updated.,Tiger also feels very sorry.,It's just that Tiger really doesn't want to fill up the number.,I slept in the early hours of the morning last night.,I'm also very anxious.,But the plot must be thought about carefully.,The new copy has begun.,What do you think will happen next? (To be continued......)