The eighth day of the third month is the day of Hua Lan's marriage.

Although the Yuan family has only been reinstated for a few decades, in the end, it is the uncle's mansion, and the old in-laws are still there, and the old uncle Yuan has been in business for decades, and he is also considered to have some power in the army, and among the noble courtiers, there are also many old in-laws.

The Zhang family, where today's Mrs. Zhongqinbo was born, is not a lord's family, but it is also the home of the eunuchs for generations, and the family is a big family.

Although the Sheng family is thin and does not have a deep background, although the Wang family where Wang Ruofu was born is not as prosperous as when Mrs. Wang was there, there are not a few in-laws and sisters-in-law, as well as those students and juniors who were brought by Mrs. Wang in the past.

It was the old Hualan's big wedding that was very lively, whether it was the Sheng family or the Yuan family, they were all full of guests.

As the eldest daughter of the Sheng family, the Sheng family's dowry to Hualan can be described as very rich, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is ten miles of red makeup.

Minglan watched Hua Lan, who was holding a fan, being carried into a sedan chair by Changbai, the gongs and drums were noisy, blowing and beating, so lively, and her face was full of smiles.

"It's so lively!" Minglan is only nine years old, and her stature is not high, she is dressed as a child, and she takes Xiao Tao to look at the excitement in front of the crowd, so naturally there is nothing wrong with it.

Although it is lively, but there are always a few cases in Tokyo every year, those lords' families, which family is not prosperous, a family of three, four, five or six brothers, the family background of the Yuan family and the Sheng family is not ordinary, although Hualan's dowry is a lot, but in the city of Tokyo, it is not a match for the unique at all.

As for the people of Tokyo, they have long been surprised by this kind of thing.

Not long after Hualan's wedding, Wang Chong's release also had an eyebrow, at the beginning of Jiayou Emperor Chrysostom, said that let Wang Chong hone for two years, regardless of whether the two years in Emperor Jiayou's mouth are real or imaginary, but now that two years have passed, Wang Chong's pursuit of release is naturally logical.

However, it was not until the end of July that the triennial autumn festival was about to begin, and the matter of Wang Chong's release was confirmed.

Although there are officials and dispatches in the imperial court, the difference between the two cannot be too large.

The so-called official refers to the rank and false title of the official, and the dispatch refers to the actual errand.

Now there are three choices in front of Wang Chong, one is Dengzhou Tongju, one is Qingyang Zhixian, and the other is Quanzhou Tongju.

One north, one middle and one south, all are complete, and they are all in the eastern region, Dengzhou is located in Jingdong Road, the coast of the Bohai Sea, Qingyang County belongs to Chizhou, belongs to Jiangnan Road, Quanzhou is located in Fujian Road, is located in southern Fujian.

Three locations, from north to south, are getting farther and farther away from Tokyo.

In the past, these positions were all a radish and a pit, after all, there were a lot of Jinshi waiting to fill the vacancy, as well as the sons and daughters of the nobles.

Fortunately, Sheng Hong has quite a few connections in the court, and he operated a few times for Wang Chong, invited guests for a few nights in Guangyuntai, and then called Wen Xingshou, who admired Wang Chong's name and played a good pipa, to accompany him, and there was room for choice.

"Qingyang Zhixian doesn't have to think about it, Quanzhou is too far away and too remote, I think the best is Dengzhou." Sheng Hong analyzed Wang Chong: "Although Dengzhou is not prosperous, it is better than Quanzhou in terms of water transportation and population. ”

Wang Chong said: "Dengzhou is indeed prosperous, but it is not easy to make achievements!" On the contrary, Quanzhou, although it is a corner of the southeast, the territory is mostly mountainous, and there are mountain people's troubles, but if you can make some efforts, it is easy to see results. ”

Dengzhou is located on the Shandong Peninsula, close to the Bohai Sea, the geographical location is quite superior, compared to the current Quanzhou, it is indeed far and backward.

Looking at Wang Chong, Sheng Hong's face showed a smile, he became more and more satisfied, and nodded: "What Zihou said is good, if this is the case, then Quanzhou!" ”

In fact, if Wang Chong waited, maybe there would be a more suitable place, but now that Wang Chong was in a hurry to leave the whirlpool of Tokyo, he naturally wouldn't look at the mountain high, and he had a suitable choice, so he chose it.

Wang Zhong has no connections in the court, and he naturally relies on Sheng Hong, the future old Taishan, who is smooth and good at leaving and right.

Seven days later, the matter of Wang Chong's release was almost settled.

Wang Zhong is only a six-rank petty official, and the officials can completely call the shots, without going through Emperor Jiayou, but how can this matter be hidden from Emperor Jiayou's eyes.

So Wang Zhong was once again led by the small chamberlain to the front of the palace to meet Emperor Jiayou.

"Wechen greets Your Majesty!" The king bowed heavily and bowed his hand.

"No need to be polite!" Emperor Jiayou raised his hand and looked at Wang Chong: "Aiqing is not happy in Tokyo?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the prosperity of Tokyo is rare in ancient times, how can the minister be unsatisfactory!"

"Then why are you in such a hurry to leave Tokyo and seek to be released?" Emperor Jiayou asked.

Wang Chong bowed his hand again and said: "Cao Mengde Shiyun: For example, the morning dew, the day is hard, although the minister is young, but also has the ambition to serve the country, I still remember the past when the ancestor was under the knees, the ancestor once said to Weichen, read ten thousand books, you need to travel thousands of miles, you need to know that the journey of a thousand miles, begins with a single step, only practice, is the only way to test the truth in the book, if you only know to hold the book and read hard, do not hear about the world, it is useless to read more books. ”

Emperor Jiayou couldn't help but nod when he heard this: "It is worthy of being a strange person who can teach a young genius like Aiqing, but it's a pity that ······"

Wang Chongdao: "Your Majesty doesn't have to regret it, birth, old age, sickness and death are the way of nature, the cycle of heavenly principles, the teacher has always been open-minded, and he must have a smile on his face when he goes!" ”

Emperor Jiayou looked at Wang Chong for a while before saying: "Quanzhou is remote and barren, the land is scarce and sparsely populated, Aiqing didn't choose Dengzhou, but chose Quanzhou, but he already had a plan in his heart?" ”

Although it is only a few words, it reveals a lot of things.

Wang Chongdao: "Although Dengzhou is good, but too comfortable, it is difficult for the minister to go to make achievements, although Quanzhou is remote and barren, the land is sparsely populated, but as long as the heart governs, always keep in mind the people-oriented, for the well-being of the people, the development of agriculture and water conservancy, promote commercial trade, want to make achievements, it should be easier than Dengzhou." ”

Listening to Wang Chong's outspoken words, Emperor Jiayou couldn't help laughing: "Aiqing is straightforward!" ”

Wang Chongdao: "If someone else asks, Wechen may say something nice and beautiful, but Your Majesty asked, Wechen dare not hide it, the so-called learned literature and martial arts, sold to the emperor's family, Wechen was born in a humble background, and studied hard for more than ten years, in order to be able to show what he has learned in the future and serve the court, in order to get out of the phase and glorify his ancestors!" Bo has a rich future. ”

"Hahahaha!" Emperor Jiayou smiled more and more heartily, and couldn't help but ask again: "Then Aiqing can know Quanzhou?" ”

Wang Chongdao: "Quanzhou belongs to the Fujian Road, the minister in Yangzhou has seen a lot of businessmen from Fujian, heard those businessmen said, Fujian is known as eight mountains, one water and one field, the territory is mostly mountainous and hilly, the fields are scarce, the grain planted after paying taxes is not enough to eat, the local people can only find another way to make a living, fortunately, our dynasty encourages trade, encourages the people to do business, is to Fujian Road there are many businessmen.

Quanzhou is no exception, and Quanzhou is near the sea, although the people can go out to sea to fish, but the minister heard that there are often pirates on the seaside, although the local officials and soldiers have repeatedly encircled and suppressed, but these pirates are like weeds, and they are inexhaustible! ”

"I don't know what Aiqing's good plan is to govern Quanzhou?" Emperor Jiayou asked curiously.

"I don't know Quanzhou, I haven't seen the current situation of Quanzhou, I don't know the details of the local situation, and I don't dare to say anything!" Wang Chongdao.

"It is a blessing for the people that Aiqing can be so cautious." Emperor Jiayou said: "But today you and I are just chatting, Aiqing can speak freely!" ”

"Weichen takes the order!" Wang Chong bowed again, then stood up, and said loudly: "The ministers think that what local officials should consider is nothing more than 'people's livelihood'!" What is people's livelihood? Both the people's livelihood ear! However, in different places, the livelihood of the people is also different, it is the north and south, the north and the north are many kinds of wheat, and the south is mostly rice, supplemented by wheat.

Grain and grass is the foundation of the people's survival, although the minister has not been to Quanzhou, but also made a special inquiry before, Quanzhou, many hilly areas, the minister thinks, in the right area, can call on the people to build terraces, water conservancy, the rest of the areas that are not suitable for the cultivation of fields, then encourage the people to do business, go to the city to work, in order to make a living······"

Wang Chong talked eloquently, and what he said was all theoretical things, and he didn't go deeper, but Emperor Jiayou couldn't help nodding when he heard it, because what Wang Chong said was all related to people's livelihood.

"It seems that Aiqing has put in a lot of effort!" Emperor Jiayou was obviously quite satisfied.

Wang Zhong said respectfully: "It's just a piece of paper, and how to do it has to wait until we get to Quanzhou and understand the details of all parts of Quanzhou, and then reformulate the detailed regulations according to local conditions." ”

"It's just that Weichen has a reluctant request, I want to ask Your Majesty for mercy!"

Emperor Jiayou was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it!" ”

"The minister once heard the master mention that there is a method of drying salt, which can extract salt from the seawater through various processes, but the salt affairs involve the country, and the minister does not dare to try."

"Extracting salt from seawater? Is this possible? Emperor Rao is Jiayou couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, then frowned, looked at Wang Chong, and asked quite seriously.

"The minister has only heard the ancestor mention, never tried, and I don't know if it can be done, if it can't be done, but if this method can work, the minister wants to ask His Majesty for permission, Xu Chen in Quanzhou to build a salt field, recruit people for work, so that it can not only increase Quanzhou's wealth, but also solve the livelihood of a group of people, isn't it the best of both worlds!"

"If this method is really useful, it will spread all over the world in the future, and we can open salt farms in coastal areas, and the price of salt will inevitably fall at that time, and the people of Qianshou will no longer have to worry about not being able to afford salt."

Emperor Jiayou's expression was quite solemn, and he nodded: "In this case, I will make another holy decree, and Aiqing will let it go." ”

"Your Majesty! The minister's liver and brain are smeared, and there is no retribution! Wang Chong's words are sonorous and his true feelings are revealed.

Emperor Jiayou can indeed be regarded as a rare virtuous monarch, and there are many similarities with the Northern Song Dynasty Renzong in the official history that Wang Chong is well aware.

Sheng family, Shou'an Hall.

Wang Zhong and Sheng Hong sat at the bottom of the hall, and Mrs. Sheng sat at the top.

"Now that Quanzhou has been decided, I don't know when Zihou plans to leave Beijing to take up his post?" Old Lady Sheng asked.

Wang Chongdao: "Quanzhou is remote, the ministry gave three months to go to work, now my sister-in-law is at home for me to pack my bags, set off five days later, first go to Yangzhou, worship the ancestors, and then go to Youyang, meet Uncle Sheng, and finally transfer to Quanzhou." ”

Old Lady Sheng's eyes flashed slightly, and she said, "Zihou wants to go to Youyang?" ”

Wang Chongdao: "In the early years, Uncle Sheng took care of the younger generations, and this time he had the opportunity to go south, and he went to Youyang to visit him!" ”

Mrs. Sheng sighed and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, I haven't been back to Youyang for many years!" Last time, I heard Wei'er say that most of his mother's hair was half white! ”

Sheng Hong is a person who is accustomed to observing words and feelings, listening to Mrs. Sheng's emotion, how can she not guess the old lady's intentions, when she said: "It just so happens that Zihou is going to Youyang, if my mother misses my aunt, I might as well go south with Zihou and go back to Youyang to meet my aunt!" ”

"Wouldn't it be too much trouble?" Old Lady Sheng looked at Wang Chongdao.

"What's the trouble!" Wang Chongli said with a smile: "I'm worried about being alone on the road, with no one to accompany me!" If I can be accompanied by your old man, and listen to your teachings along the way, I can't ask for it! ”

Old Mrs. Sheng bowed slightly, and still said calmly: "It just so happens that Wei's is recuperating alone in Yangzhou, and he has been separated from Ming'er and Brother Dong for so long, let's go to Yangzhou first, and let Ming'er and Brother Dong meet Wei." ”

Wang Chongdao: "It is estimated that Wei Xiaoniang's body should be almost recovered." ”

Since Changdong was born to the present, it has been nearly two years, and Wang Chong's injury to take the child by caesarean section has almost recovered under the careful care of Mrs. Sheng and Lang Zhong, but Mrs. Sheng is afraid of any recurrence, which makes Wei stay in Yangzhou for a while, and now Wei's children are all taken by Mrs. Sheng to raise them personally, and Wei can rest assured of their safety and upbringing.

"If that's the case, just let the Wei family go to Youyang with us to worship the ancestors of the Sheng family! His name is included in the Sheng family tree. ”

"The Wei family has gone through life and death, and the Sheng family has made great contributions, so it should be so." Sheng Hong also said with a serious face.

"It's just that my son has been busy with official business recently, and I'm afraid I can't accompany my mother to go south! Do you want Bai'er to accompany her mother? Sheng Hong proposed: "Just let Bai'er get close to Brother Song and Brother Wu'er." ”

Sheng Wei has two sons and two daughters, the eldest daughter Shulan, the second son Changsong, the third son Changwu, and the youngest daughter Pinlan!

Old Lady Sheng hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "It's okay!" ”

Autumn is approaching, if Changbai was not lifted in Yangzhou that year, it is naturally not good to leave, but now Changbai is already a lifter, and Changbai feels that his studies are still lacking, and he is not fully sure, and he is not ready to participate in the spring of the next year, and is ready to study hard for another three years, and after three years, he is more sure to participate in the next spring.

The last time Hua Lan got married, Sheng Wei and his family brought several children over, but on weekdays, Sheng Hong took his family to be an official outside, and now he is in Tokyo, he has not returned to Youyang for a long time, Sheng Wei is busy with business, and the ancient times are not as modern as the modern ones, traffic is a big problem, a little farther away, a letter on the road will be delayed for ten days and half a month, which is still less, sometimes it is not impossible to walk for a month or two.

Changbai is the eldest son of the second room, and he will be in charge of the second room of the Sheng family in the future, Mrs. Sheng also regards Sheng Wei as a nephew, Sheng Wei's children are naturally her grandchildren, and the inheritance of a family, relying on the strength of one person alone is far from enough, it takes a large family of brothers and sisters to work together, so Mrs. Sheng will agree to Sheng Hong's suggestion.

Old Lady Sheng is also a resolute character, and she decided to go south with Wang Chong, and when she ordered someone to start packing her bags and preparing things.

Originally, Sheng Hong also wanted to persuade Mrs. Sheng to leave Changdong behind, after all, this time the journey back to Youyang was far away, and the return date was not set.

Mrs. Sheng said that it is precisely because of the undecided date of going to Changdong this time that she wants to bring Changdong, Wei is Changdong's biological mother, the mother and son have been separated for two years, and Wei's body has not fully recovered, if you can see Minglan and Changdong, maybe you can get better faster.

Early in the morning of 17 August, Wang Zhong and others boarded the boat from the Bianhe wharf and went south by boat, because it was a downstream river, and this year's rain was abundant, although it was autumn, the river water was still abundant, and the river was unimpeded.

Three days later, in the evening, the big boat entered the Huaiyin territory, Hongze Lake, the cabin was lit with lights, the kitchen smoke rose, Wang Chong, Changbai, Minglan sat on the bow of the boat, holding a fishing rod, were fishing, next to the little peach who was boxing and standing on the pile.

"Breathe softly, not too quickly." The king looked at it again and did not look at it, but only listened to the voice, and then gave a point.

Xiao Tao immediately acted according to the law, but Wang Chong's voice sounded again: "It's going to be slower!" ”

Xiao Tao didn't speak, and continued to adjust her breathing.

Wang Chong nodded with satisfaction, and suddenly the fishing rod in his hand trembled, and Wang Chong pulled it suddenly with lightning speed, and the fishing rod in his hand was immediately pulled into a full bow.

"Caught in the fish?" Minglan immediately approached Wang Chong, looking curious.

Even Changbai couldn't help but look sideways.

The three of them have been sitting on the bow of the boat and fishing for a while, but they still haven't harvested, and Wang Chong's rod is the first fish of the three.

The fishing line was whining, and the position of the club head was constantly changing, even Changbai couldn't help but sigh: "This fish has so much strength!" ”

Fortunately, the material of the fishing rod is not bad, full of toughness, and feeling the strength of the fishing rod, Wang Zhong is a little worried about the fishing line.

"Fetch the harpoon!" Wang Chong calmly commanded, and Yu Chuer immediately handed the harpoon that had been prepared to Wang Chong.

Wang Chong held the rod in his left hand, did not move, raised the harpoon with his right hand, and aimed his fork head at the river, after more than a dozen breaths, a big wave suddenly appeared on the river surface, Wang Chong's eyes also condensed, and the harpoon in his right hand had been thrown out for the first time.

The waves that were still churning just now disappeared in an instant, only to see Yu Chuer quickly closing the thin rope tied to the tail of the harpoon, after a while, the silver carp that had been still splashing was pulled out of the water by Yu Chuer, and the harpoon crossed from its back, but the vitality of the fish was tenacious, even if it was pierced by a sharp weapon, it was also dead, but the hemp rope as thick as a little thumb, the toughness was not comparable to the small fishing line.

"What a big fish!" Minglan looked at the big fish that surfaced and couldn't help but exclaim.

Yu Chuer explained with a smile: "This is a silver carp, like this size, the meat is the most delicious!" ”

Yu Chuer pulled the silver carp, which weighed about seven or eight kilograms, onto the boat, took the hook and harpoon, and the silver carp immediately jumped.

"Blessed today!" Looking at such a big fish, Changbai's face was also full of smiles.

It's not that the brother and sister haven't eaten big fish, but the ones they eat on weekdays are completely different from the feeling of seeing them caught from the river with their own eyes.

"This fish has to be dealt with quickly, otherwise it won't taste so fresh after a long time!"

"I'll go clean up the fish, the second year of junior high school, you stay with Zecheng and the sixth sister!" Wang Chongdao.

"Third master, rest assured!" Yu Chuer said with a smile.

"Brother Zihou, I'm going to catch a big fish too!" Minglan squeezed her little fist and said.

"Then I'll wait to make fish for the sixth sister!" Wang Chong said with a smile, Minglan is a typical person with a big food addiction, especially after seeing Wang Chong catch such a big fish, she felt more and more that fishing was fun, and she was very interested in hanging a big fish.

Changbai didn't say anything, turned his head and continued to fish.

Wang carried the silver carp to the table next to him, flicked his fingers on the fish's head, knocked the fish unconscious, and then began to cut the knife, scraping the scales, disemboweling the belly, taking out the internal organs, and after repeated cleaning, he began to separate the flesh and bones.

With such a large fish, it is completely possible to make two dishes, one stewed with tofu and the other made into sauerkraut fish.

When Wang Chong's fish is ready, dinner in the kitchen is almost ready.

The sky was gradually covered by night, and Minglan and Changbai, who had found nothing, also returned to the cabin.

"This fish is too hard to catch! It's obvious that it's biting, but it just can't pull it up! Minglan said indignantly.

Although Changbai didn't speak, his mood was similar to that of Minglan .

"Fishing is the most taboo and anxious!" Wang Chong smiled and gave Minglan a bowl of fish soup: "Come, the wind is cold on the river at night, drink a bowl of fish soup to warm up your body first!" ”

"Thank you, Brother Zihou!" Minglan took the fish soup and returned Wang Zhong with a sweet smile.

Mrs. Sheng was holding a soup bowl and tasting it: "This fish soup is very delicious, you can also taste it!" ”

"It's delicious!"

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Early the next morning, the big boat continued to go south along the canal, the boat was idle, Wang Chong was on the deck, teaching Minglan and Xiao Tao martial arts, and the old lady Sheng took Changdong to see the excitement on the side, but it was quite lively.

Changbai does not nest in the cabin all day and night to study, and in his spare time, he will also go to the cabin for a walk, fishing with Wang Zhong and Minglan to practice fist and foot swordsmanship.

Changbai's swordsmanship is different from Minglan's, in addition to a set of healthy Tai Chi swords, Wang Chong also specially taught Changbai a set of two-handed swords, although Changbai does not practice much every day, but also insists on practicing every day, over the years, there have been some results.

Minglan is still practicing that set of fancy sword dance, these few days on the boat, under the supervision of Wang Chong, the progress can be described as remarkable, and the solid foundation of Xiao Tao, followed Wang Zhong to learn the grappling method, because there is not much time, Wang Chong can only start cramming education, after Xiao Tao will grasp the initial grasp of the grappling technique, he is ready to start teaching Xiao Tao weapons.

At this time, the big ship also arrived in Yangzhou.

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