The person on the boat was the fourth brother Fan Tongzhong, he was wearing a white silk deep coat, a leather belt around his waist, a gauze hat on his head, and two attendants behind him, coupled with his handsome appearance and tall figure, it seemed that he was quite high-spirited.

Fan Tiezhou hadn't seen his brother for almost a year, and the last time he saw him was at last year's clan sacrifice.

Because Fan Tiezhou is the deputy patriarch and is busy with the clan sacrifice, he has no time to talk to the fourth brother in detail, but he just heard from the third brother that the fourth brother is doing things for the Zhu family, and it seems that he is doing well.

Fan Tiezhou also knows that the fourth brother has suffered quite a bump in recent years, five years ago, his wife died in his sleep because he was too obese, and his father-in-law sued him to the government, saying that his wife was killed by him, this matter made a big fuss, thanks to a doctor who testified that the fourth brother's wife had been suffocated several times, and was awakened in time, and the fourth brother was able to be innocent.

Three years ago, Fan Tongzhong married the daughter of a big family surnamed Wang in Wujiang and gave birth to a son early last year.

"Bronze Bell!" Fan Tiezhou waved his hand and shouted.

As soon as Fan Tongzhong turned around and saw his eldest brother, he was immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly let the two boats get closer, he jumped on Fan Tiezhou's boat and said with a smile: "Big brother won't be here to ask for a kiss!" ”

Fan Tiezhou smiled: "How do you know that I am here to ask for a marriage?" ”

"The news has spread, and I'm here to report the account today, so I came to ask about it."

"Come on! We sat down and talked. ”

Fan Tiezhou pulled his brother to sit down in the cabin, took out a bottle of wine and two small glasses from the box, poured two glasses of wine and said with a smile: "I don't know where you are doing things for so many years?" ”

Fan Tongzhong groaned and said, "I don't even know where I am doing, but I can tell my eldest brother and hope that my eldest brother will keep it secret for me." ”

"Don't worry! I'm not going out and talking nonsense. ”

Fan Tongzhong drank a glass of wine before saying: "I am now the chief steward of Zhu Ji Money Shop, most of the time I am outside to inspect the money shops in various places, and I will go to Chengdu Mansion in two days, where I will open two more money shops, and I will be in charge there for at least three months." ”

"Not bad! When did you become a steward? ”

"It's been almost three years, the old man has treated me well, giving me a hundred yuan every month, and there is a generous bonus at the end of the year, to be honest, I am already satisfied."

Fan Tiezhou nodded, "I originally wanted to talk to you and let you go to the capital to help the second child, he is short of people over there, since you are doing well, then forget it." ”

Fan Tongzhong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I did a lot of stupid things when I was young, if it wasn't for the old man to help me get on the right path, I wouldn't know how to fall, my ex-wife died, and it was the old man who helped me to do something, so that I was not beaten by the county government, I must be faithful, I still have to try my best to do things well, and repay him for his kindness." ”

Fan Tongzhong's words made Fan Tiezhou very pleased, and the fourth brother, who had been a headache for the whole family, finally matured.

He took off a piece of jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Fan Tongzhong, "This is for my little nephew, it can be regarded as a little heart given to him by my uncle." ”

"Thank you, big brother!"

Fan Tiezhou patted his brother's shoulder, "I have time to see my father, he still thinks about you often, and his brother-in-law, let her take her nephew to sit at home, your sister-in-law will definitely welcome them." ”

Fan Tongzhong nodded, "Before I go to Chengdu Mansion, I want to go and see them." ”

Fan Tongzhong said goodbye and left, Fan Tiezhou looked at his brother's ship and walked away, he looked at the white clouds in the sky, and felt very excited in his heart, everything in the family is developing in a good direction, and their Fan family is really going to run in time.

..........

In the next ten days, the Fan family sent a fixed gift, a dowry and a financial gift in time, and the matchmaker Liu Yuan and Zhu Yuanfu finalized the approximate marriage date, Zhu Yuanfu moved back to Mudu Town, and set up a banquet to entertain the town's fathers and villagers, and the entire Mudu Town was filled with a festive atmosphere.

But there is also a trace of unpleasantness hidden in the celebration, on the second day of the Fan family's dowry, Zhu Yuanjun rushed back to Wujiang Zhu's mansion, quarreled with his brother, and lifted out all the old bottoms of decades ago, and the two brothers turned their faces from then on.

Three months later, Zhu Yuanjun moved to the capital with dozens of old and young people, and the Zhu family faced a trend of splitting.

．．．．．．

The time came to January of the second year, the third year of the Great Song Dynasty.

During this time, the political situation in the imperial court was relatively chaotic, and the main son of heaven Zhao Zhen suddenly suffered a stroke in the New Year's Dynasty, fell ill on the bed, and could not take care of the court for half a month, and the ministers were worried.

In the morning, the right minister Wen Yanbo convened the ministers in the political hall, including the left minister Fu Bi, the two deputy ministers Cheng Lin and Wang Yaochen, and the privy counsellor Han Qi.

As soon as everyone sat down, the tea boy served tea to everyone, Wen Yanbo took a sip of tea, and said to everyone: "I asked the imperial doctor early this morning, saying that the official family's condition has improved, and he has been able to speak in the first two days, and he will recover in more than ten days." ”

"Wen Xiangguo, what is the cause of the official's illness this time?" Han Qi asked with concern.

"I asked the imperial doctor, and the imperial doctor meant that the official family desperately wanted to have a child, but if they wanted to do it quickly, they couldn't reach it, and they lost too much."

Wen Yanbo said very vaguely, but everyone understood, it was nothing more than excessive indulgence that led to physical losses, and for a while, everyone was not good at saying anything, and they all drank tea to hide their embarrassment.

At this time, Wen Yanbo diverted the topic and asked Deputy Prime Minister Cheng Lin: "What does it mean that the envoy of the Liao State came to Beijing at this time?" ”

At this time of year, the Liao State and the Great Song Dynasty are all to congratulate the New Year, and the Liao envoy who has been stationed in the capital for a long time is in charge, but just yesterday, the Liao State suddenly sent an envoy into Beijing, which made everyone a little strange.

Cheng Lin smiled bitterly and said: "Liao Guo wants us to explain whether opening up territories overseas is aimed at Liao State? ”

Wen Yanbo frowned, "Didn't you answer this question to them the year before last?" Our development of Liuqiu has nothing to do with Liao, what else do they want to know? ”

"It seems that Goryeo gave them some news, and they asked about Tanzhou."

Wen Yanbo nodded, as they expected, sure enough, it was Gao Li who released the news to Liao.

However, the Song Dynasty also had a plan to deal with it, and Wen Yanbo smiled: "Then what do you say? ”

"I'll just say that they are too worried, we have nothing to do with opening up territory overseas, Liaoguo, we just want to develop overseas trade, and the establishment of an official government in Tanzhou is also to better trade with Goryeo and Japan, and it turned out to be a joke."

Speaking of this, Cheng Lin couldn't help laughing, he took out a map and spread it out on the table, everyone gathered around, this is a map of Goryeo, Tanzhou, the Great Song Dynasty and Liaodong, on the map, the location of Tanzhou is not below Goryeo, but in the northwest of Goryeo, close to the Liaodong Peninsula.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh dumbly, who drew the map here, and the real location was thousands of miles away.

Wen Yanbo sneered and said, "This should be a false map deliberately drawn by Goryeo to mislead the Liao State and let them put pressure on the Great Song Dynasty to withdraw from Tanzhou." ”

"So what are we going to do?"

"It's very simple, explain the situation to them, give them the correct map, if they don't believe it, they can go and explore the big island that doesn't exist by themselves, in fact, they ask the local fishermen to know if this island exists, and they come to ask us, it's just too much."

Cheng Lin continued: "They also asked about Kunzhou! ”

This topic quieted down the Xiangguo in the room, Kunzhou has become the hottest topic in the Great Song Dynasty in the past two years, the streets and alleys, the wellside villages, and even the beggars are talking about whether Kunzhou has a chance to make a fortune when they bask in the sun and catch lice.

If you want the Liao State to not know about Kunzhou, it is simply impossible, not to mention, the Liao State spies infiltrated all aspects of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are likely to already know the fact that Kunzhou is a horse breeding base.

Wen Yanbo suddenly realized that I am afraid that Kunzhou is the real target of Liao.

After pondering for a moment, Wen Yanbo said to Cheng Lin: "If they really intend to Kunzhou, then tell them that Kunzhou is far overseas, at least 10,000 miles away from the Great Song Dynasty, and it is a newly opened up piece of land in the Great Song Dynasty, which will become the new granary of the Great Song Dynasty in the future, nothing more." ”

Fu Bi said coldly: "What Liao really cares about is whether Kunzhou will become the horse breeding base of the Great Song Dynasty, so what?" Isn't it? In fact, we can honestly tell the Liao State that Kunzhou will also be the livestock base of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Wang Yaochen said with a smile: "It's better not to talk about the animal husbandry base for the time being, so as not to stimulate the Liao State, so as not to stimulate the Liao State, and tell them that they are grain producing areas, and everyone pretends to be confused, and the big things are small and the things are small, which is more in line with our interests." ”

Han Qi also agreed with Wang Yaochen's opinion, there is no need to intensify the contradictions, as long as the Great Song Dynasty does not admit to raising horses, the Liao State has no choice, unless the Liao State tears its skin and starts a war, otherwise the Liao State has no reason to put pressure on the Great Song Dynasty.

Cheng Lin also thought that the Liao court was only forced to send an envoy to ask the Great Song Dynasty, as long as the matter of Tanzhou was explained clearly, then the Liao envoy could also go back to make a mission, as for Kunzhou, as long as the Great Song insisted that it had nothing to do with horse breeding, it would be over in the end.

At this time, an official reported in a low voice at the door: "News from the palace that the Son of Heaven has summoned Wen Xianggong and Fu Xianggong!" ”

https:

Genius one second to remember the address of this site:. Vertex mobile version reading website:m.