Chapter 248: Zhili
Three days later, Lu An had already boarded a caravan to Dahan, but the destination was not Chang'an, but Guofeng City, and this destination was also the reason why Lu An was willing to take this caravan.
Now Lu An's identity is more sensitive, and there are some things that can't be seen, so if someone is willing to help him come forward, it would be great.
There is such a person in Guofeng City, who is definitely willing to help Lu An do these things.
And more importantly, Li Mu, the city lord of Guofeng City, has a little relationship with Wu Jie, so he can pass on his whereabouts through him, so that Li Qing and the others of Xiaoyao Pavilion in the craftsman city should be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
This is Lu An's plan before he sets off, and then he will plan things slowly.
Since you plan to reappear, you should be a little cautious, otherwise it will be a bit bad if you are discovered by the Sword Pavilion Taiyi Sect.
Lu An thought about everything very well, but the road from Qi Country to Guofeng City was a bit far.
Before, Lao Yao Tou said that it would only take one or two months to get to Chang'an from Huashui Town, but when Lu An went to ask, he found that the time it took to get to Chang'an was not one or two months, but six or seven months.
And there is not a caravan that has really passed, it is just heard, which is also the reason why Lu An turned to Guofeng City, although it will take several months, but at least someone has walked it, and this road is basically a big road, there should be no big problems.
After that, Lu An spent some money to get into the caravan, for the caravan boss, why not do this kind of thing? He is very willing to earn this kind of extra money, and one more person will just have one more mouth to eat, and it will not have any impact on his job at all.
Lu An was also happy to do so, and after paying the money, he lay down on the weed pile, walking and stopping all the way, and it took two months to get to Guofeng City without danger.
Lu An stood at the familiar gate of the city with his hands on his hips, and he was full of emotion, and after going around for two years, he returned here.
After saying hello to the caravan boss, Lu An planned to enter the city alone.
Dressed in black, with a hat, and a fiery red meteoric iron sword inserted in his waist, Lu An wrapped himself tightly and cautiously walked into Guofeng City.
For the sake of safety, Lu An still found a small inn to live in.
After two years, Lu An doesn't know if the situation here has changed, let alone what has become of Jing Ming's Green Gang? How well has he kept this family business? If it really doesn't get along well, Lu An doesn't plan to ask Jing Ming, lest he also get into trouble.
Lu An actually wants to know more about what kind of attitude the city lord Li Mu has now, although there is such a relationship, but it is not a bad thing to have an extra heart.
Now what Lu An is most afraid of is to involve others, he himself can say, it's a big deal to pat his ass and run away, but others can't, if he is involved, he will drag his family with his mouth, and he can't just pull others into the water.
The situation in the Great Zhou is so chaotic, the Han Dynasty seems to be at peace, Guofeng City is an important border town of the Han Dynasty, and Li Mu used to be the deputy general of the Jianzhang Battalion, so life may not be so good?
Lu An found a place in the corner of the inn and sat down, and beckoned Xiao Er over.
Xiao Er carried a towel and ran over, "What does the guest officer want to eat?"
Lu An didn't say a word, and directly took out a tael of silver and put it on the table.
Xiao Er's eyes lit up suddenly, and then he smiled and said, "Guest officer, I don't understand what you mean." β
Lu An pushed the silver in front of Xiao Er and said, "This is for you." β
Xiao Er hurriedly looked around and found that no one was paying attention to him, and then carefully put away the silver, looking at Lu An's expression even more exaggerated, "Guest officer, you speak." β
Lu An nodded, "Let's serve a plate of sauce beef, a pot of wine, and two steamed buns." β
Xiao Er nodded hurriedly, understood what Lu An meant, and after a while, he brought these dishes up, and then stood obediently in front of Lu An, "Guest officer, do you have any other orders?"
Lu An glanced at the other guests in the inn, as if he was quite busy, and then said softly: "Don't worry, when I finish eating, I have something to ask you." β
The expression on Xiao Er's face suddenly became puzzled, but he still obeyed Lu An's words, nodded, and went to work.
Lu An ate and listened at the same time, and started eavesdropping again.
It's just that he didn't hear anything this time, and he didn't hear any of the information that Lu An wanted, which also disappointed Lu An.
But I feel a little lucky, in this special period, there is no news, wouldn't it be the best news.
Lu An ate all the steamed buns and beef on the table, and asked for two more pots of wine, and drank them cleanly, at this time, the inn was finally clean, and Lu An was left alone.
Lu An immediately beckoned again, motioning for Xiao Er to bring another pot of wine.
Xiao Er honestly took the wine and put it in front of Lu An, and then did not leave very interestingly, quietly waiting for Lu An to ask.
"Has there been anything big going on in this country wind city recently?" Lu An said directly.
Xiao Er's eyes rolled, shook his head, and then asked cautiously, "What kind of major event is the guest officer referring to?"
Lu An didn't answer this, but said: "Say everything you think is a big deal, just like chatting." β
Xiao Er's eyes when he looked at Lu An suddenly became strange, and he asked with a scrutinizing expression: "The guest officer can't be the saucer from Da Zhou, right?"
Lu An was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "Am I like me?"
Xiao Er nodded, "It's so like, it's black, wearing a hat, and hiding in a dark corner, it's just." β
"Hearing you say that, there have been a lot of Da Zhou's plates recently?" Lu An also said in surprise.
Xiao Er was so frightened that he took two steps back and said, "Guest officer, aren't you really a saucer?"
Lu An gave him a direct look, "It's you ghost, you say it, I won't pay for this meal, and return my one or two pieces of silver." β
Xiao Er immediately confessed, and hurriedly said apologetically: "I said, I said, if it is really a plate, it is okay for you to admit it, and Guofeng City will not blame you, if you go to the city lord's mansion, it can be regarded as a beautiful errand, and there are dozens of taels of silver in just one month, the most important thing is to follow the city lord, this kind of beauty difference is not something you can encounter if you want to." β
"Oh, and this kind of good thing? Tell me about it. Lu An asked curiously.
Xiao Er frowned and looked at Lu An, and continued for the silver in his hand: "Didn't your Da Zhou's plate army be disbanded? Although many people were killed, there were still many people who did not die, and those people came to Dahan from Da Zhou. β
Lu An touched his chin with a look of surprise, "This is a good way, but are those people from Yu Linwei willing to defect?"
"Yes, it's called Yu Linwei, the guest officer is dissatisfied with you, at the beginning, those people were really unwilling, a good Da Zhou people, who is willing to go to the Han, the former opponent, has become the current boss, but yes, after the first person, there will be a second, the third, and then there will be a large group of people, and the city lord also gave them full trust, and did not look at them differently because they are the Great Zhou people, if I want to say that this is all the credit of the city lord, he used to be the deputy general of our Jianzhang battalion, and it is very easy to clean up these subordinatesγ Xiao Er said proudly, but thinking that Lu An might be the defeated general, he immediately showed an apologetic look, and quickly slapped his mouth, for fear that Lu An would turn his face.
Lu An stretched out his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm not from the Great Zhou, let alone those defeated generals, it's okay, you continue." β
Xiao Er breathed a sigh of relief, his face panicked, and he first apologized to Lu An, "Guest officer, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you earlier." β
Lu An drank a glass of wine and motioned for him to continue.
Xiao Er nodded, and continued to speak: "It has been almost a year since Yu Linwei and those people entered Guofeng City, and within this year, there are hundreds of people who have taken refuge in the City Lord's Mansion, and the treatment given to them by the City Lord is also very good, except for a little trouble at the beginning, there has been no trouble recently, and they all stay in the City Lord's Mansion obediently." β
Lu An nodded, and snorted, "Is there anything else going on besides this matter?" β
Xiao Er thought back at once, and finally shook his head, and said with a bitter face: "Other than that, it seems that nothing big has happened, and nothing big has happened in Guofeng City this year, except for the annual Oiran election is a bit lively, it seems that there really is no big thing." β
Lu An nodded, and then asked, "I heard that Guofeng City used to be chaotic, but now is it still chaotic?"
Xiao Er hurriedly replied: "It's not chaotic at all now, it was chaotic before because there were many gangs fighting for territory here, and then Master Jing Ming ate all those gangs, now it's not chaotic at all, it's safe, you can do it at night, you don't have to worry about it." β
Hearing Xiao Er say this, Lu An knew that there should have been no major incidents in Guofeng City in the past two years, at least Jing Ming and Li Mu had not encountered any major trouble, so Lu An could rest assured that he would go to see these two people.
Lu An immediately waved his hand, signaling that Xiao Er could leave.
Xiao Er was also very knowledgeable and directly put away the dishes on Lu An's table, and then left.
Immediately, Lu An slowly drank all the wine in the pot and went to sleep with peace of mind.
The next day.
Lu An went out and went straight to Jingfu with his memory.
Standing at the gate of the extremely simple Jingfu, Lu An also showed a hint of surprise, this gate seems to be a lot smaller than before, and its appearance has become a lot more ordinary.
Although the two guards standing in front of him are extremely burly, which also marks the extraordinaryness of this well house, compared with the past, this well house is really a lot more low-key.
Lu An didn't break in, and asked the doorman to report after reporting his name.
The doorman didn't show any contemptuous expression, and respectfully saluted Lu An and then went to report.
All this in front of him made Lu An feel extremely satisfied, judging from the faΓ§ade of the Jing Mansion and the people of the Imperial Palace, Jing Ming has indeed grown a lot.
After a while, I saw a figure rushing out of the well mansion directly, and then knelt down on one knee and gave Lu An a big salute, which also scared Lu An, and then quickly helped him up.
Jing Ming's eyes were slightly red, and his face was excited, and he gave Lu An a big bear hug.
Lu An smiled and took Jing Ming off his body, in two years, Jing Ming has matured a lot, just look at the appearance, he knows that the appearance of the stunned blue in the past has now become a lot more stable, a small beard has flowed on his face, his belly is a lot bigger, and the whole person has directly gained weight, giving people a sense of stability, of course, this is just the feeling of seeming.
Lu An patted Jing Ming lightly, with a look of relief.
"Childe, you're finally here, I miss you. Jing Ming's voice trembled with excitement.
Lu An smiled, "Don't you invite me in?"
Jing Ming was stunned for a moment, and quickly pulled Lu An inside, and came directly to the lobby of Jing Mansion.
Then Jing Ming must let Lu An sit in the main seat, and said a lot of touching words, which also made Lu An feel embarrassed for a while, and finally had no choice, so he pouted and sat up, and then Jing Ming personally served tea and served Lu An to the extreme.
As soon as Lu An took a sip of tea, he saw Jing Ming walking over with a woman with a big belly.
The woman held her stomach, walking not fast, very slowly, with a soft smile on her face, and her whole body seemed to exude a trace of maternal brilliance, although her face was a little baby fat, but in Lu An's opinion, she had the most beautiful face at this time.
The two walked in front of Lu An, and then knelt down directly.
This kneeling directly frightened Lu An to squirt out the tea in his mouth, and the whole person quickly moved aside.
"Jing Ming, what are you doing! Don't hurry up!" Lu An said a little displeased.
Jing Ming shook his head and said: "Childe, she is my wife Jiang Ting, after knowing that you are coming, I insisted on coming to see you. β
These words directly made Lu An's head bigger, and his whole face was directly twisted together, and he asked rhetorically: "What kind of mess?"
Jiang Ting held up a big belly and said very politely: "Childe, please accept our worship, Jing Ming can have today's achievements, they are all given to him by Childe, Heaven and Earth Jun is a teacher, Childe is a teacher, Jing Ming no longer has any elders, Childe is an elder, this worship is well deserved." β
"Yes, that's the truth, Childe, you don't know, when you were visiting the church, you weren't there, how uncomfortable my heart was, now let's finish this, right?" Jing Ming said.
Lu An suddenly became angry and scolded: "Nonsense! Why don't you help your wife up, she has a big belly!"
Jing Ming was taken aback by this scolding, his whole body trembled, and his hand couldn't help but support Jiang Ting.
Jiang Ting glared at Jing Ming directly, Jing Ming's heart suddenly weakened, and he lowered his head directly.
Jiang Ting looked at Lu An and said seriously: "The little girl is not talented, but there are some things that I still know, the great kindness of the son should not be able to be repaid in this life, the world of the son is different from ours, so all we can do is these red tape, and express the greatest respect for the son from the ceremony, so that at least we can live a little bit in our hearts, so the son please accept it, otherwise I won't get up!"
It was the first time Lu An heard such an arrogant but very reasonable remark, and he couldn't think of anything else to refute for a while, so he was stunned for a while before nodding helplessly.
Jing Ming hurriedly said, "Childe, please take a seat." β
Lu Anxin sat down again uneasily, and he was also nervous.
After seeing Lu An sit down, Jing Ming pulled Jiang Ting and made three big salutes directly to Lu An, and then showed a satisfied smile.
Lu An's heart also trembled three times in a row, and when he saw that they had done all this, he quickly helped Jiang Ting up, with a look of complaint on his face.
Jiang Ting looked at Lu An and smiled happily, touched her belly, and said, "It's been eight months, and I'm about to give birth." β
Lu An breathed a sigh of relief and moved his hand, but retracted again, with an indescribable expression on his face, and his whole eyes softened.
"Childe gave him a name, how about it?" Jiang Ting asked.
Lu An was obviously stunned, "Me?"
Jing Ming hurriedly responded, "I originally wanted to ask the city lord to name me, but now that Childe is here, this matter must be the most suitable for Childe!"
Lu An's face flushed, and he became nervous again, and he also got up, "I... But... This..."
Jiang Ting covered her mouth and chuckled, "Childe, it's okay, you just look at it, we don't pay so much attention to it, we just want to have a good time with Childe." β
Hearing this, Lu An felt a rare warmth, and for this unborn new life, Lu An had a feeling of love for the first time.
This is a feeling that Lu An has never had, especially after Lu An fell into trouble, this feeling makes Lu An especially cherished, strange and dare not get close,
Lu An nodded, and the whole person suddenly became cautious, and even became timid, and asked softly, "Do you really want me to choose a name?"
Jing Ming and Jiang Ting nodded again and again.
Lu An swallowed his saliva, frowned, thought for a while, and then asked, "Is it surnamed Jing?"
Jing Ming was directly stunned and froze aside, Jiang Ting covered her mouth and chuckled, "Don't be nervous, Childe must be surnamed Jing, but I don't know men and women, so I hope Childe can take a man and a woman, two names." β
Lu An nodded again and again, put his hands behind his back, and began to think nervously.
After thinking for a while, Lu An looked at the two, "Madame's temperament is extremely elegant, and she is so sensible, Jing Ming can marry you, a good wife and mother, it is his blessing, in this case, give the child a single name, Jing Li." β
"Jing Li, Jing Li! Jing Li, Li Li, Xiu Liuli has become a popular character, and this name seems to be used by both men and women, but there is a little, will this name be a little too big?" Jiang Ting said slowly.
Jing Ming didn't care about this, read it twice, and said directly: "That's it, don't change it, don't change it, no matter whether it's a man or a woman, it's called this name." β
Jiang Ting smiled slightly, but also a little helpless, and nodded directly.
Looking at Jing Ming's anxious appearance, Lu An also laughed.