Chapter 87: Heading south to Ezhou

Who can really be high? Who can really not eat the fireworks of the world? It is estimated that only God can do it, and Lu Wenkuan definitely can't, although he is a little more upright, the difference is only in the way of a gentleman's love of money.

Originally, Lu Wenkuan admired Ma Hanshan a lot, but after being "forcibly worshipped" by his brother, he was a little annoyed with Ma Hanshan, and he was also a little embarrassed by this bastard boy, and he actually raised his seniority by a cut.

Lu Wenkuan is so unhappy, mainly because the age difference between the two is too much, he is forty years old, and the bastard kid is only ten years old, younger than his youngest son.

Anyone who suddenly has a younger brother of this age is not happy, and Lu Wenkuan is even more unhappy that Lu Xiangru complained about him for three days. Hehe, everyone will complain, obviously the same generation, but now they are a generation lower.

Modern people may not attach importance to this so-called seniority, and they are not used to being big or small. But the ancients were different, and the ancients attached great importance to this kind of seniority, even more than official positions.

The ancients also attached great importance to promises and oaths, and generally did not break their promises and enrich themselves, let alone break their oaths.

Therefore, even if Lu Wenkuan no longer likes it, now that "raw rice is cooked and ripe", he has no choice but to recognize Ma Hanshan's younger brother.

Especially when Ma Hanshan said that the jade plate given to him was the identity certificate of the shareholder of Drunken Immortal Liquor, and he could divide tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year with this play, he suddenly felt that it was not bad to have such a demonic brother.

"Virtuous brother, I don't dare to accept such a heavy ...... for my brother." Lu Wenkuan also learned to pretend.

"Haha, it's not heavy, it's not heavy, when the fire lamp is really put into production in the future, my brother will give my brother a little more shares." Ma Hanshan smiled and painted a flatbread, whether he will give it in the future or not, it depends on the performance of his brother.

"Oh, I can't help it, I can't help it, it's an industry that the virtuous brother has worked so hard to work on, how can I sit back and enjoy the success for my brother." Lu Wenkuan waved his hand and said.

"Who said that the brothers sit back and enjoy it, the peace of the tile pot village, isn't it all because of the attention of the brothers, besides, we are a co-construction unit." Ma Hanshan said with a smile.

"This... That one... Well, Brother Xian, I have to give you a gift too, you wait. Lu Wenkuan quickly entered the room, and after a while, he also took out a jade pendant, handed it to Ma Hanshan and said, "Brother Xian, although this piece of jade looks ordinary, it was given to my father by the emperor, so Brother Xian accepted it as a souvenir." ”

"Ah, how can I take such a valuable thing......." What the emperor gave was indeed very unusual, Ma Hanshan was so happy in his heart, but he shirked it.

"Take it, this thing is a useless jade pendant for Brother Yu, but for Brother Xian, it can scare away some imps who don't open their eyes." Lu Wenkuan's emotional intelligence is actually very high, and he understands why Ma Hanshan wants to bow to him and give him shares, so he is simply a good person to the end.

"Thank you, brother." Ma Hanshan took the jade pendant with both hands, bowed to Lu Wenkuan and said.

"Huh? You're out of sight with your brother, aren't you? Lu Wenkuan grabbed Ma Hanshan's hand and said, "Let's go, I'll invite you to drink for my brother." ”

"How can you let my brother break the bank, of course it's a foolish brother who asks my brother... The foolish brother still has something to ask his brother ....... Ma Hanshan said as he walked with Lu Wenkuan.

"What's the matter? Oh... Let me guess... Isn't it Fan Shuai? "Lu Wenkuan looks like a rough man without scheming on the surface, in fact, how can he be a brainless person who can climb to this position? There are many generals who can fight more than him, and he can stand out, not only because his brother is a vice minister.

When Ma Hanshan heard this, he had to take a look at Lu Wenkuan, who was known as a "reckless general", this guy was a master of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. He did have a headache because of Fan Tianshun's matter, he didn't know what to send to Fan Tianshun in what name, he couldn't just send it like this, let alone not send it, Lu Wenkuan has it, can he not send Fan Tianshun?

"The elder brother is really a god, and the younger brother knows everything in his heart, admires, admires." Ma Hanshan is very unlevel.

"You talk a bunch of nonsense, you don't understand sycophants, haha." Lu Wenkuan laughed, and then whispered to Ma Hanshan, "You must not send anything to Fan Shuai, he will beat you out." ”

"Ahh I can't express my thoughts anymore? Ma Hanshan believed that what Lu Wenkuan said was true, he couldn't imagine that Fan Tianshun would be so incorruptible, and sighed secretly, is there really a pure clean official in this time and space?

"There's a better way to express your heart." Lu Wenkuan led Ma Hanshan into a restaurant, asked for a private room, and then drove Xiao Er and his entourage out, and whispered, "Do you know where Fan Shuai is from?" ”

"I don't know ......." How could Ma Hanshan know that his understanding of this time and space was all from Qi Nanyue's mouth, the materials sent by Shen Wuwan, and the materials recovered by the reconnaissance company.

In terms of materials, although there are descriptions of Fan Tianshun, they are all public things, and the most private thing is that he and the famous minister Fan Zhongyan are of the same clan... He thinks this is just nonsense, they are all surnamed Fan, can they be of different races?

"He is from Pizhou, Anyang Prefecture... That place now belongs to Donghu... When Fan Shuai was one year old, he succeeded his uncle, and then lived in Pingjiang Mansion, and then moved to Lin'an... But... But his biological mother and brothers are all still ...... Anyang. It's a pity that Fan Shuai has searched for it several times, but it has been unsuccessful, if it is ....... Lu Wenkuan's meaning Ma Hanshan immediately understood, if Fan Shuai could be reunited with his family, this gift would really be much more important than giving shares, and Fan Tianshun would definitely not refuse to accept it.

However, Fan Tianshun can't find his family himself, can he find it?

"Brother, I understand, I'll send someone to find it immediately, thank you brother for ......your advice." Ma Hanshan really wants to thank Lu Wenkuan, this "gift" idea is really amazing.

"Hehe, thank you, we are brothers. You go and find it, I will find an appropriate time to reveal this matter to Fan Shuai, you can't be busy over there, but no one appreciates it. Lu Wenkuan said with a smile.

"I really don't know how to thank my brother, or I'll take a bite of my brother." Ma Hanshan joked.

"Fuck off......." Lu Wenkuan laughed and scolded.

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Ma Hanshan really got out, he took his people, and there was a disciple outside the door, Gai Shibao, got out, a group of six people, and went south along the river by boat.

The river is much larger than the river, the river is wide, and the scenery is infinite.

However, Mahanshan was not in a hurry, and deliberately let the boatman slow down, enjoying the scenery all the way, until the next day, he entered the longest and largest river system in Dasong.

The big river, of course, is much larger than the water.

Ma Hanshan found that the great river of this time and space is almost the same as the Yangtze River he knew in his previous life, but the great river of this time and space is much more beautiful than the Yangtze River in his previous life, at least, the water is much clearer.

Entering the river system, we immediately arrived at Ezhou, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River.

After entering the city, Ma Hanshan immediately discovered that this Ezhou was not the Ezhou City he knew in his previous life, but the capital city of Northern Hubei Province in the previous life.

Ezhou originally did not have such a large population and prosperity as it is now, and before Dasong was not invaded by Donghu, the scale of Ezhou should be ranked after Dasong to five or six states. However, after the invasion of Donghu and the relocation of the capital of Dasong to the south, it became an important base for the Song Dynasty to defend the northwest gate against the Hu army.

Ezhou connects the north and the south and connects the east and west, and the location is quite important. With more than 100,000 residents, Ezhou is a big city second only to Lin'an Jiankang, with more than many prefectures.

Lu Fangweng has a poem: "The city is rich, the columns are complicated, and the southern city outside the city is also a few miles, although Qiantang and Jiankang can't pass, and it is a metropolis." It describes the prosperity of Ezhou, but unfortunately, Ma Hanshan, who is an undercover agent in the society, does not know this poem.

"Not bad... Not bad... Well, this place should be able to sell quite a few drunken immortal wines. Ma Hanshan couldn't help but be very happy when he saw the shops in the city and the people and traffic on the streets.

For him, the more prosperous the market, the happier he is, because the more prosperous it is, the more his wine is sold, the more his lamps are sold, and the more other things are sold.

"Young master, although it is prosperous here, it is still worse than Lin'an." Shen Hua is in a good mood these days, so she occasionally chats with Ma Hanshan.

"Hmph, is that anything better? Lin'an is the capital, and it is only a state on Jinghu North Road, not even a prefecture. Shen Hua glared and shot back.

"Such a big city is actually a state, but a city as small as Xiangfan is a government, it's really bullshit." Ma Hanshan has always had an opinion on the emperor and officials of Da Song, so he can scold anything.

"If this court wasn't so mediocre, it wouldn't have been cut off by the Hu people." Shen Hua also has a deep resentment towards this court because of her brother Shen Lang's affairs, so she often echoes Ma Hanshan and scolds the officials.

"Ahh You actually talked about the government and insulted the emperor... I'm going to denounce you ....... Gai Shibao pointed at Shen Hua and said.

"Fuck off, or I'll beat you up." Shen Hua didn't understand that Ma Hanshan actually accepted this little gentleman as a disciple, anyway, she didn't have a good impression of Gesbo.

"You... You... Big guy, look at it... This girl is ...... murder me. Gai Shibao was a little afraid of Shen Hua, but he had Ma Hanshan as the backstage, so he immediately sued.

"I think she should beat you, who makes you owe, I tell you, since you want to follow me, then your thoughts and actions must be consistent with me and science. Huahua is younger than you, you have to treat her as a sister, not only can't you bully her, but you can't let others bully her. Ma Hanshan never pretended to be a disciple who should be about the same age as himself, and would never treat him especially because he was Gai Rencong's son.

"Big guy... You... You are biased ....... "Gaisebao" has a mission, and seeing that Ma Hanshan is not particularly good to himself, he immediately changed his face and actually coquettishly .......

"Little cover, go find a place to stay, you can inquire, the best inn not far from the Yellow Crane Tower." Mahanshan was going to visit the monuments here, and then continued to take the boat.

"Haha, I know too well... Big guy, you don't know, I'm from Ezhou, this time I'm going home... However, big guy, if you want to see that the Yellow Crane Tower is gone, it is ....... Gai Rencong said helplessly.