"It's just a little felt towel, wash off the dust for everyone."

But the palace guards took the basket and found it heavy, and it was obvious that the gifts inside were more than "felt scarves".

In fact, in addition to a frost sheep fine soft felt worth ten gold, there is also a fragrant bead that can absorb the smell of sweat, a piece of mutton fat white jade, and five small goldfish, each priced at ten gold.

As soon as they took a photo, the island master He gave each of them hundreds of thousands of dollars, which made Commander Zhao's serious face loosen a little: "The island master He has a heart." ”

He Lingchuan said politely and asked Fan Shuang: "Brother Fan, have you checked the congratulatory gift?" ”

The carriage was ready to go, and the congratulatory gifts consisted of sixteen boxes.

"I've tested it." Fan Shuang smiled, "I tested it with Commander Zhao, it's great, there's no problem!" ”

"Seal the box."

He Lingchuan gave an order, and everyone from the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce climbed into the carriage and sealed the box stickers.

The crowd boarded the car, and the car drove eastward.

The trip to the country has finally begun.

……

Before that, the rain was pouring down.

The Weng brothers are still cowering in the mountain col.

This natural stone recess is too narrow to squeeze two large men; The leaves on the top are a bit sparse and can't stop such heavy rain.

Droplets of water flowed down the rock crevice, creating a string of dingtones at the feet of the two of them.

They were already soaking wet, but fortunately they were strong.

Weng Su was still staring at the entrance to the valley, the rain curtain reducing visibility, and he could barely see the ground.

Weng Xing wiped the water on his face: "Brother, is Xue Zongwu still coming?" ”

It doesn't seem to be a way to do it. But if they look at the sentry from another place, they will not see the valley mouth.

The brothers waited for a few hours, and the time was almost over, and they hadn't seen the shadow of Xue Zongwu's team.

"The weather is bad, and he may have changed his itinerary at the last minute." The weather in the mountains changes for a while, and no one can touch it for sure.

"So what do we do?" Weng Xing touched his belly, the cakes for breakfast were consumed, and he was hungry again.

Although there was still dry food, he especially longed for a steaming bowl of oily noodles, preferably with a little fragrant pork on top.

Three mouthfuls, a bowl of noodles, he can only take three bites to sip.

"Give." Weng Su handed him a wine bag, "Drink some wine and warm up." ”

Weng Xing took it and poured a few sips.

"After the rain stops at the earliest, tomorrow morning at the latest, Xue Zongwu will definitely come!" Weng Su was full of confidence, "If he doesn't come here, where else can he go!" ”

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He Lingchuan finally stepped into the country.

This is the core area of the entire Shining Gold Plain, a blessed place in the truest sense of the word, with good weather and abundant products for many years. Seventy percent of the country's land is plains, and it is a well-deserved country of plains, its area is second only to Luodian, but the water, soil and climate are much better than Luodian.

There is a large river, the Baiwei River, which runs through the north and south of the country, and there are countless branches extending from it, like capillaries all over the country, carrying the river water to all parts of the plain.

After entering the kingdom of Yao, Fan Shuang, as the guide designated by the king of Yao, actively introduced the customs and customs of various places to He Lingchuan.

From the border all the way to the east, the towns and towns that He Lingchuan passed by became more and more prosperous, and their popularity became more and more prosperous.

Although they are all in the countryside, the road condition and maintenance are more than a step higher than those in other places in Shanjin, and there is an endless stream of cars and business travelers.

He Lingchuan also visited two or three markets, and found that the goods sold here were exquisitely handmade and rich in categories, and he even saw hundreds of kinds of sweets and cakes in the small markets in the countryside.

From the perspective of a businessman, He Lingchuan saw that the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the people of the Yao Kingdom were far superior to those of other places, and the trade was also quite developed, so it was indeed more dynamic and worthy of investment than other countries on the Shining Gold Plain.

Fan Shuang smiled and said to He Lingchuan: "My country is the richest place on the Shining Gold Plain, and dignitaries and promising people from all over the world want to come to settle in the country. ”

"Prosperity and stability are desirable to everyone." He Lingchuan smiled, "Who doesn't want to come to a good place?" ”

The Shining Gold Plain is miserable and barren, only the country is stable and rich, and of course others break their heads and squeeze here.

People go to high places, and money flows to many places. For so many years, the country has been rich in both people and money, and it has lived an extremely nourishing life in the so-called "land abandoned by heaven".

Two days later, they rushed to Dou County.

As mentioned in He Lingchuan's intelligence, although they are also county seats, the area and population of Dou County are less than 30% of Taoshui. There have never been high-ranking officials or prominent families here, but it is just a small county with no name. The richest local family only built a one-foot high gatehouse.

As the Emperor's birthday was approaching, it stands to reason that officials, merchants, and transport teams rushing to the capital usually did not leave here.

Dou County wasn't their first choice.

However, He Lingchuan and his entourage wanted to settle in Dou County, and they found two or three inns, but they were all full!

Fan Shuang Daqi: "Ah, there are so many people in Dou County recently? ”

He Lingchuan's heart moved: "Not usually? ”

"Well, it's usually quiet here." They happened to pass by a restaurant, which was bustling with people.

Fan Shuang repeatedly expressed her apologies for the poor arrangement, and then she had to use her connections to go to the best local inn to get an upper room for He Lingchuan.

As for the rest of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, they have to live in another inn.

"No, not necessarily." He Lingchuan refused very neatly, and at first glance it was not hypocritical, "You don't pay so much attention to going out, just find me a clean inn, I want to live with my brothers, it doesn't matter if the location is a little bit." ”

Don't live together, limited mobility.

He insisted again and again, and Fan Shuang had no choice but to do so, and sure enough, he found a quiet place to live on the edge of the county seat.

The inn is clean and big, but the location is a bit out of the ordinary.

This is exactly what He Lingchuan and others wanted.

There are few idle people, so it is easy to act. Like today's Dou County, people come and go, and it is no longer a suitable place to cover.

In this operation, He Lingchuan took Wang Fubao and more than a dozen Yangshan soldiers with him, along with Fan Shuang and his entourage, as well as the six palace guards specially sent to He Lingchuan by King Yao!

He Lingchuan's way into the capital of Yao, if there are no branches, there is almost no danger, so the king of Yao also symbolically sent a few people to him. Both sides knew that the real trouble would come after he met Qingyang.

Wan Qifeng led his subordinates to roam around, secretly spying on intelligence and tracking Xue Zongwu for him.

Therefore, He Lingchuan actually brought out two teams this time, one bright and one dark.

After having dinner with Fan Shuang, and then returning to his own separate courtyard, He Lingchuan's face became solemn.

He had a sense of foreboding.

Before it was dark, Wang Fubao came in and quietly handed He Lingchuan a note: "Information from Wan Qi." ”

He Lingchuan looked at it three or two times, and his face sank like water.

Dong Rui chuckled in his heart: "What's wrong?" ”

"Xue Zongwu didn't enter the water, but bypassed it." He Lingchuan pressed his knuckles, "Not only Xue Zongwu, but many dignitaries have also bypassed Taoshui. The current Taoshui can't catch up with the excitement of Dou County. ”

"Why is that?" Dong Ruiqi said, "Didn't you say that these powerful people have to go to Taoshui to worship the Feng family and take a relationship?" ”

"The Feng family is also closed to customers." Wan Qifeng specially went to the surrounding area of Feng's house and found that there were sparse cars and horses, the gate of Feng's house was closed, and almost no one came to visit. "It seems that there is something wrong with Taoshui."

This disrupted He Lingchuan's arrangement.

Xue Zongwu had never entered Taoshui, and the original sniper plan naturally failed.

Plan No. 1 failed before it even began.

He Lingchuan will not give up easily: "I have to rush from tomorrow." With Fan Shuang, our speed is a bit slow. ”

But they can't directly leave Fan Shuang and King Yao's palace guards.

Dong Rui suggested: "Where will Xue Zongwu's next foothold be?" If they miss the water, they have to find a place to stay. ”

"I'm in trouble." He Lingchuan stroked his chin, "They gave up Taoshui and turned to the northeast, I'm afraid they want to go to the ferry to take a boat!" ”

"Shall we go too?"

"We're going to go." Traveling by boat is the most effortless.

That night, the eyeball spider that He Lingchuan secretly placed on Fan Shuang's body also came with news.

Taoshui Feng's family has changed——

The chief eunuch Guo was in charge of the court, pointing out that Zuo Zaifu Feng Zhirao accepted huge sums of money and formed a party for personal gain!

Officialdom rarely has a clean breeze, especially when the country is rich, and the bribes are not on the table. However, the amount of money received by Zuo Zaifu was a bit large, more than 4 million taels of silver.

Four billion dollars, when this figure was announced, the people in the capital of the country were boiling.

Civilians can't make that much money in ten lifetimes.

And the word "more" of 400 "more" and 10,000 taels is still being further verified, and no one is qualified to erase it.

Of course, the people's attention is focused on the huge amount of bribes, but He Lingchuan and Qingyang's focus is on the words "forming a party for personal gain".

Bribery is hateful, but these four words really violate the king's taboo.

It has not been seven days since this incident broke out, and the people in the remote town have not heard of it, but the upper-class nobles should know everything. Fan Shuang has been abroad for too long, and she was shocked to ask someone tonight.

No wonder everyone didn't dare to go to Taoshui, just to avoid suspicion in this high-sensitivity period, so as not to be regarded as a "party friend" of the Feng family.

Of course, Xue Zongwu will not go, there is Qingyang in the royal court, and he doesn't want to be fishy at this time.

……

Baiwei River, Longkou Ferry.

Viewed from above, this ferry port resembles a large open dragon's mouth, with its whiskers, hence its name.

The Weng brothers stood halfway up the mountain, looking at the thousands of sails racing below, and were a little dumbfounded for a while.

"This, so many ships?"

The Longkou ferry port is covered with a banner, and the ships come and go, there are dozens of big ships alone, and there are no less than 200 small boats.

"We only walked through this ferry three months ago, and there were at most five or six boats, right?" Weng Xing muttered, "What's the matter, Xue Zongwu is going to leave here, and the other officials and nobles are all coming to join in the fun?" ”

"I don't know what happened to Taoshui, they didn't go, they all crowded here to take a boat." Weng Su's brows were about to knot, "Trouble, so many people!" ”

The nobles who rushed to the capital did not go to Taoshui, so they all turned to Longkoudu.

Thanks to the desire for the reward of the power children's shoes, we have another new cute master~!