Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Journey
The reception of Qiaozhou has entered the final stage, which makes Zhuang Feng a little easier;
The matter of Qiaozhou seems to be handled by Tang Guiyi and Meng Yuanhua with full authority there, and there are not many things about Zhuang Feng;
In fact, without Zhuang Feng grasping the general there, Qiaozhou would not have changed hands so calmly;
The affairs of Qiaozhou were resolved, and Zhuang Feng's mind also drifted to the northwest;
Since Qin Dongqin died of illness, Zhuang Feng helped Qin Xian to leave Beiwu, but this was not Qin Xian's own idea, it was imposed on Qin Xian by Zhuang Feng, and Qin Xian was only persuaded by Zhuang Feng to temporarily go to Beiwu;
Qin Xian did not go through so many trials and tribulations like her sister Qin Dongqin, Qin Dongqin died of illness, and the burden of the family naturally fell on Qin Xian;
In Zhuang Feng's opinion, Qin Xian did not have the ability to take over the power that the Qin family had gained from the three generations of business in the two states of the clan, although Qin Dongqin began to teach Qin Xian after learning about his illness, and did not hide his illness from Qin Xian;
Or that Qin Dongqin's illness can be hidden from everyone, including Zhuang Feng, but it can't be hidden from Qin Xian, not that Qin Dongqin can't hide Qin Xian, the closest person, but if Qin Dongqin chooses to hide it from Qin Xian, then it can't explain why Qin Xian has been idle for so many years, and even her father didn't ask Qin Xian to learn, but now she needs Qin Xian to learn;
Qin Dongqin did not hide her illness from Qin Xian, after Qin Xian learned of Qin Dongqin's illness, she was naturally very sad, after all, there were only two sisters left in this world;
Maybe it's because of this, with Qin Dongqin's teachings, and Qin Xian is also a smart woman, and she also knows where her responsibilities lie, which is quite serious to learn, and she has learned a lot;
Under Qin Dongqin's more than two years of teaching, Qin Xian has become familiar with the affairs of the family, and she also knew about these in the last time when Zhuang Feng accompanied Qin Dongqin;
However, Zhuang Feng thought that what Qin Xian had learned was only to deal with the daily affairs of the family, perhaps Qin Xian could handle the affairs within the family, and could also ensure that there would be no turmoil in the two states after Qin Dongqin's death;
It's just that Qin Xian was not cultivated as the heir of the family after all, and the two years that Qin Dongqin taught could only be regarded as temporary incense, and there was no high return;
Qin Xian has the ability to handle the internal affairs of the family, but for the response to the external situation caused by Qin Dongqin's sudden death, this Qin Xian is much worse;
In terms of the intricate relationship between the various forces in Jinguo, Qin Xian can't even sort out the relationship, let alone deal with it;
Zhuang Feng's statement is that Qin Xian had to go to Beiwu and couldn't stay in Shizhou;
The advantage of this is that all the forces in Jinguo know that there is no successor to the Qin family, and it is also in line with the impression that Qin Xian has always left on the daughter of a free and unintentional family affair, so as to relax her attention to Qin Xian;
No one pays attention to Qin Xian anymore, so Qin Xian naturally hides behind the scenes; Qin Xian, who is hidden behind the scenes, has really begun to take over the Qin family, paying attention to the two states in the corner, and at the same time has a relatively objective perspective to straighten out the intricate relationship between the various forces in Jinguo;
Perhaps Qin Xian also knew what her situation was, so she chose to accept Zhuang Feng's proposal and chose to go to Beiwu;
Nearly three years have passed now, Zhuang Feng has always been in contact with Qin Xian, and he also knows how Qin Xian is growing now;
Qin Xian, who has grown up, makes Zhuang Feng feel very gratified, and at the same time, Zhuang Feng's plan can continue to the next step;
At the end of Qizhou, it began to enter the stage of stability maintenance, and Zhuang Feng also had some ideas, but they had not yet been finalized;
After dinner that day, Zhuang Feng, Tang Guiyi and Meng Yuanhua used to chatting with the flower hall after dinner;
"What's the state of Qiaozhou?" Zhuang Feng habitually lit a cigarette and chatted with there;
"Yes, there are few people who are stubborn, and now they basically accept the fact that they have changed hands;" Tang Guiyi said calmly;
"I haven't seen what Xilin looks like before, this is going to Qiaozhou, that means, I'm not sure if it's Xilin;" Meng Yuanhua also said something there;
"Heh, you only found out now? You only know that Schillin has a good hand at cooking, but you don't know his nickname outside;" Zhuang Feng said with a smile;
"Human kitchen;" Tang Guiyi said calmly;
"Human kitchen?" Meng Yuanhua didn't quite understand the meaning of this nickname;
"I don't understand, I don't know what I want;" Zhuang Feng looked at Meng Yuanhua's puzzled look, and said jokingly there;
Tang Guiyi naturally knew about Zhou Xilin, looking at Zhuang Feng's joking appearance, he knew that Zhuang Feng didn't want to say too much about Zhou Xilin;
Zhuang Feng knows a lot of things because of this virtue, but he doesn't like to talk about it, especially in the relatively private past of some people, this Zhuang Feng doesn't like to talk about it;
It's just that Zhou Xilin is now out of town, and there are still some things that Meng Yuanhua needs to know, so Tang Guiyi said tentatively there: "I don't know if you have noticed that Xilin only eats vegetarian food;"
Meng Yuanhua thought for a moment and said there, "No;"
"Then have you noticed that Xi Lin has a particularly good relationship with Xiao Zhuang, well, compared to other people, Xi Lin prefers to hide in the shadows to be Xiao Zhuang's shadow, and does not like to show up;" Tang Guiyi said to the guide there;
Tang Guiyi actually doesn't like to talk about other people's past privacy behind his back, or Zhou Xilin's past is really not easy to say;
"I know this;" Meng Yuanhua replied;
This Meng Yuanhua did know, compared to Zhuang Feng's other guards, Zhou Xilin was quieter, it seemed that except for Zhuang Feng, Zhou Xilin didn't care about anything, and he didn't even have that indispensable sense of self-respect;
Among the weaknesses of human nature, the most basic needs of human beings, among which the most indispensable but difficult to satisfy weakness is the sense of self-respect, and it is not an exaggeration to say that people need a sense of self-respect to live;
The so-called sense of self-esteem, simply put, is to be recognized by others, and everyone will win the recognition of others in different ways to obtain a sense of self-respect;
Some people like to talk to appear knowledgeable, some people like to show off their work income, some people like to show off their family background, some people like to talk about their past, and now people prefer to show off their garage partner, and all these things are nothing more than these things to win the recognition of others, to gain a sense of self-respect;
It can even be said that everyone living in this world is trying to win the recognition of others in order to gain a sense of self-esteem and survive, whether rich or poor, so this self-respect is also one of the weaknesses of human nature, and one of the ways to control others is not to be stingy with appreciation, giving people a sense of self-respect, which is far better than pure material;
Meng Yuanhua naturally knew about these, and with Tang Guiyi's prompt, Meng Yuanhua also thought of Zhou Xilin;
Zhou Xilin doesn't seem to need a sense of self-respect to be able to live, because this Zhou Xilin is not the same as other guards, he doesn't need Zhuang Feng to reuse him, he would rather stay in this Nanyuan as a shadow, and don't like to show up, and even Meng Yuanhua will not notice Zhou Xilin's existence many times;
But Zhou Xilin paid great attention to Zhuang Feng, but whenever Zhuang Feng spoke, Zhou Xilin would obey unconditionally;
This Meng Yuanhua probably knew, but he didn't quite understand Tang Guiyi's words;
"In Xilin's heart, he probably only recognizes Zhuang Feng as his relative, and as for the reason, this is related to Xilin's childhood;" Tang Guiyi continued;
With Tang Guiyi's words, Meng Yuanhua looked at Zhuang Feng there, as if he hoped that Zhuang Feng would explain a few sentences;
Zhuang Feng thought for a while, and said there: "People, cook;"
Meng Yuanhua listened to Zhuang Feng's words, but he understood a little, because Zhuang Feng bit the words more heavily, and said them separately;
Meng Yuanhua, who reacted, looked shocked there, and was stunned for a long time without speaking;
Zhuang Feng and Tang Guiyi looked at Meng Yuanhua's shocked appearance and didn't say anything;
Meng Yuanhua reacted easily, and asked with an unbelievable look, "Really?"
Meng Yuanhua's question was not answered, obviously Zhuang Feng and Tang Guiyi didn't want to mention this topic again, but Meng Yuanhua knew from Zhuang Feng and Tang Guiyi's expressions that it was true;
Meng Yuanhua lit several cigarettes, and finally calmed down a little, and then said there: "No wonder you want to let Xilin, a stuffy person, go to Qiaozhou, there is such a character, and the people of Qiaozhou should be treated honestly, otherwise they will not be made into dishes and drunk;"
"Otherwise, do you think that there is really no one available, let Xilin go up hard? What is the place in Qiaozhou, the southern border, the situation is so complicated, that not everyone can control it;" Zhuang Feng said to that;
Listening to Zhuang Feng's words, Meng Yuanhua was speechless there;
At that time, when Zhou Xilin was arranged to go to Qiaozhou, the situation was obviously that no one was available to let Zhou Xilin go up, and now Zhuang Feng's words have changed again;
But in an instant, Meng Yuanhua also understood, it was not Zhuang Feng's words that changed, but Zhuang Feng didn't say it clearly, she Meng Yuanhua thought that she let Zhou Xilin go up when no one was available;
In terms of the situation at the junction of the southern border and the three kingdoms, Qiaozhou really needs a person who is capable enough or vicious enough to take charge;
Zhuang Feng looked at Meng Yuanhua's speechless appearance, and said there: "There is Xilin in Qiaozhou, I can rest assured;"
Listening to the meaning of Zhuang Feng's words, Tang Guiyi followed and asked, "Are you going to Huzhou?"
"Hmm;" Zhuang Feng nodded and answered, paused for a moment and added: "Qin Su intends to go northwest, I have to go over;"
Tang Guiyi didn't say anything to dissuade him, but just reminded him: "It's already summer;"
Huzhou is located in the desert of the Western Regions, and in terms of Zhuang Feng's physical state today, it may be a little difficult to run in the desert in this hot summer;
"The grass grows in the oasis, that is the season to indulge the horses, it would be a pity not to go;" Zhuang Feng responded;
In addition to the desert sand, Huzhou also has a vast grassland;
Tang Guiyi looked at Zhuang Feng's joke, and knew that Zhuang Feng had already made up his mind, and he couldn't stop Zhuang Feng's trip, so he asked there: "When are you going to leave;"
"We have to see if there is a reaction from Qiaozhou, if everything is normal, we will leave at the end of the month;" Zhuang Feng said casually, as if he had already thought it through;
Tang Guiyi nodded and didn't say anything more;
"If you have something to say, just say it;" Zhuang Feng looked at Meng Yuanhua and there with a look of wanting to speak and stopping, so he asked there;
"I haven't been to Huzhou yet, I heard that the scenery outside the Sai is infinite, the desert, the sunset, the grassland, the glacier, the grape wine, and the beauty who can sing and dance, just think about it, I yearn for it;" Meng Yuanhua looked yearning for it;
"Yes, it's been a long time, and I really miss the scenery outside the Seychelles;" Zhuang Feng said with emotion;
"Is it really as beautiful as it is rumored?" Meng Yuanhua continued to ask;
"The sunset over the long river, the rising sun in the desert, the flames, the mirage, the glacial lake, and the grapes and wine, the great horse, the beautiful woman who is good at singing and dancing and enthusiastic, is really beautiful;" Zhuang Feng echoed there, and seemed to fall into his memory;
"Alas, I just listened to you, and I haven't been there;" Listening to Zhuang Feng's words, Meng Yuanhua was inexplicably a little emotionally lost;
"That ......" Zhuang Feng was about to say something, but Tang Guiyi was interrupted by the inexplicable laughter next to him;
Zhuang Feng turned his head and stared at Tang Guiyi, looking at him questioningly, as if he didn't quite understand what Tang Guiyi was laughing at, but Meng Yuanhua was a little embarrassed by Tang Guiyi's sudden laughter;
"Okay, I didn't laugh;" Tang Guiyi was stared at by Zhuang Feng, and hurriedly explained there;
"Obviously;" Zhuang Feng does not follow;
Looking at Zhuang Feng's unrelenting appearance, Tang Guiyi continued to say there: "Xiaozhuang, you have learned badly;"
"No," Zhuang Feng replied directly;
Although Zhuang Feng said it so sincerely, he looked at Meng Yuanhua with some weakness;
At this time, Meng Yuanhua also reacted to what Tang Guiyi was laughing at just now, and Meng Yuanhua suddenly put on an angry state with there;
"I really didn't;" Zhuang Feng saw that Meng Yuanhua was about to go berserk, and hurriedly continued;
Meng Yuanhua looked at Zhuang Feng's strength that he didn't admit it, and said there: "Nothing?"
Meng Yuanhua's words made Zhuang Feng choke, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while;
Tang Guiyi only said that Zhuang Feng was bad, and did not say anything else, but Zhuang Feng explained that he was weak there, which belonged to the situation of more and more chaos;
Zhuang Feng is Zhuang Feng after all, and after choking on two puffs of cigarettes, he said with a palladium: "Hua'er, you have also learned badly;"
After Zhuang Feng said this, it was Meng Yuanhua's turn to be a little weak-hearted, and he didn't say anything for a while;
"Ask a question, see who answers first;" Tang Guiyi looked at Zhuang Feng and Meng Yuanhua with a smile, and interjected there;
Tang Guiyi changed the topic, Zhuang Feng and Meng Yuanhua also followed with a very tacit understanding and stopped saying anything, just looked at Tang Guiyi, ready to listen to Tang Guiyi continue;
"It is said that there are two people, a man and a woman; the woman wants to follow the man to a place, but the words are not very easy to say, so she talks a little more tactfully there; and the man obviously understands that the woman wants to go with him, but the man does not want to let the woman follow him, so he pretends to be confused with there; but the man and the woman originally belonged to the straight and straight people, but inexplicably became strange, so the question is, who learned this man and a woman?"
Listening to Tang Guiyi's words, Zhuang Feng flicked the cigarette butt in his hand easily, and Meng Yuanhua looked bored;
This clearly means that what Zhuang Feng and Meng Yuanhua did just now, as if no one could hear it;
Tang Guiyi casually turned around and dodged the cigarette butt that Zhuang Feng flicked over, looked at Meng Yuanhua with a smile, and said loudly at the same time: "Okay, no kidding;"
Zhuang Feng and Meng Yuanhua are both too lazy to take care of it;
"How many people will you bring with you this time?" Tang Guiyi said;
"Old rules;" Zhuang Feng said casually;
"No;" Meng Yuanhua directly denied Zhuang Feng;
The old rule that Zhuang Feng said was naturally to bring only Xu Wei and Yang Lin, and Meng Yuanhua also knew that Zhuang Feng was going to Huzhou, and probably understood the situation in Huzhou.
Huzhou is different from Jin's land, which is located in the northwest border of Jinguo, bordering eight surrounding countries, and has a huge ground area, occupying one-sixth of Jinguo's territory;
Huzhou has such a large area at the same time, in the territory of Huzhou is even more mixed, its tribes are complicated, even Jindu can only control the city, out of the city is the territory of the tribes, and the struggle between the tribes has been a long time;
The tribes of Huzhou fought endlessly, and Jindu chose to stand by and watch, allowing them to kill each other in order to reap the benefits of the fishermen;
In just the past two years, there have been many riots in Huzhou in the news alone, and this is just news reports;
In terms of Jindu's control over speech, all the news that can be reported is something that can be known to the public, and there are even more things that the public does not know; this is especially true for Huzhou, where there are too few things to say, but there are still so many riots reported, so the real situation in Huzhou can be imagined;
Especially in terms of other things that Meng Yuanhua has learned in the past year with Zhuang Feng, for example, in the past two years, there have been inexplicably more people in Jiangzhou, some of whom are doing some small business, and some are involved in entering the rivers and lakes, controlling children to steal, controlling women and babies to forcibly beg, and even fighting for territory with local gangs in Jiangzhou;
If that's all, it's just that, what's more serious is that after those Huzhou people enter the hinterland, they still retain some behavioral habits of fighting between the tribes in Huzhou, and they will use force at every turn, and even the Huzhou people who do small business will buy and sell there by force;
Not to mention the people who were involved in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, they were even more lawless and messed with there, and even openly confronted the Metropolitan Police Department with weapons in the Qing Dynasty and daytime, which is something that even forces like Meng Yuanhua and others would not do in the Qing Dynasty and in the daytime;
But those people who protect the state dare to fight the rivers and lakes is not a tribal fight, it is not easy to use force, but more just to seek peace and wealth;
What makes people even more speechless is that the Metropolitan Police Department actually chose to back down, on the grounds that it could not provoke tribal contradictions and prevent provoking civil uprisings;
The original Meng Yuanhua didn't know what caused a large number of Huzhou people to enter the mainland, and he only understood it in the year he followed Zhuang Feng;
The reason why those Huzhou people left their hometowns and ran to the mainland was not because of Qin Dongqin's death and the chaos caused by the loss of the co-owner of the two states;
The chaos in Huzhou made it too difficult for the civilians to live and had to leave their hometowns to enter the interior, and the Qin family was originally in control of Shizhou, and Shizhou was the gate to enter the hinterland, and there was originally the Qin family guarding this gate, so that Huzhou people could not pour into the hinterland in large numbers, which with Qin Dongqin's death, the gate of Shizhou also lost its effect;
When Meng Yuanhua heard Zhuang Feng say that the two states were still under his control, he also knew these reasons, and at the same time blamed Zhuang Feng a little there;
Zhuang Feng said that the two states were still under his control, but it led to such a thing, and it was the chaos that Zhuang Feng consciously caused, so that all parties in the Jinguo Kingdom believed that the Qin family had left the Huzhou, and even withdrew from the disputes in the Jinguo;
Now Zhuang Feng is going to Huzhou, although Zhuang Feng said that the two states are still under his control, and the chaotic situation is also produced by Zhuang Feng's conscious guidance, but the situation in Huzhou is so chaotic that Meng Yuanhua really can't convince himself to let Zhuang Feng go to Huzhou with only Xu Wei and Yang Lin;
Zhuang Feng can control the overall situation, but he may not be able to control the bottom of those tribes; this is going to Huzhou Road, the 1 in 10,000 chance of occurring, this Zhuang Feng will have no one;
"Then bring Li Lei's guards;" Zhuang Feng understood Meng Yuanhua's worries, so he said there;
Li Lei is the new captain of the guard who succeeded Zhou Xilin as Zhuang Feng, hearing Zhuang Feng say this, Meng Yuanhua nodded with him and no longer objected;
Meng Yuanhua no longer objected, but continued to say there: "It's okay to bring Li Lei, but you still have to be careful;"
Zhuang Feng smiled and didn't say anything more, Meng Yuanhua was already Zhuang Feng's family, and in the face of his relatives traveling far away, that worry was inevitable;
Tang Guiyi didn't say much, many times men hide that concern in their hearts;
Time passed, everything was business as usual in Qiaozhou, or it became business as usual under the suppression of Zhou Xilin, and few people jumped out to make a fuss;
Qiaozhou was quiet, and Zhuang Feng also said goodbye to Tang Guiyi and Meng Yuanhua according to the original itinerary, and set off for Huzhou;