Chapter 130: Dongxuan City
Returning to the side courtyard, I made a slight repair, and carefully looked at the layout of the city lord's mansion left and right, and time passed unconsciously.
The City Lord's Mansion of Wuxing City, compared to Rong Baocheng, is more popular, and you can see servants in twos and threes. But just from the layout of the main hall and the housing of the guests in this partial courtyard, it can be seen that the city lord Ye Guan is also a thrifty and simple person.
For Ye Guan, except for his special identity and the fact that his father was seriously injured, Huang Yuchen didn't know anything, but from his appearance, he couldn't tell that he was a city lord, nor could he see that this person was a master of cultivation, but like a down-and-out poor scholar.
In the past two days, I saw Xiao Yibo and Ye Guan, but it left a deep impression on him, people can't be good-looking, that's all.
The sun rises, the sun shines on the earth, and the hazy fog of the early morning is illuminated by this sunlight and disperses one after another. Huang Yuchen looked at the sky and felt that the time was almost up, so he came out of the side courtyard and walked out of the City Lord's Mansion.
The two horses were tied to the horse stake at the door at the moment, Huang Yuchen took a few steps forward, stroked the horse's back, untied the reins, grabbed it in his hand, and stood quietly aside, waiting for Huang Yuanwu to come back.
After a while, Huang Yuanwu came out of the main gate, his face was full of red light, and he was smiling, it seemed that he was inspecting the martial arts field, and the progress was very good, which also made him feel good.
I saw Huang Yuanwu come to Huang Yuchen in a few steps, took the reins of the horse he handed over, and said, "Let's go." Without waiting for Huang Yuchen to reply, he had already pulled his horse and walked in the direction of the city gate.
Seeing this, Huang Yuchen hurriedly followed behind, but Huang Yuanwu's footsteps were fast, and he didn't mean to wait for Huang Yuchen at all, so he could only chase after him.
The two pulled the horses, the speed was very fast, straight through the city gate, and when they arrived outside the city, Huang Yuanwu was just about to turn over and get on the horse, but Huang Yuchen took a few steps forward, pulled the reins, and looked at Huang Yuanwu with a puzzled face.
"What's the matter?" Huang Yuanwu looked puzzled, not knowing what Huang Yuchen was going to do. Huang Yuchen gave Huang Yuanwu a look, but he didn't speak, signaling that this is the city gate, or don't say it here, but he said: "General be careful, go all the way behind, don't get tired." ”
Huang Yuanwu smiled, nodded, and said, "Got it, get on the horse." After that, he turned over his horse, followed the official road, and walked away. Huang Yuchen got on his horse, followed behind, and galloped all the way.
Running forward was not too far, but it had already left the range of Wuxing City, Huang Yuanwu pulled the reins, slowed down the speed of the horses, and waited for Huang Yuchen behind. Huang Yuchen rode over and slowed down, and the two sat on the horse's back and slowly paced forward.
"What's the matter? can't you say it at the city gate?" Huang Yuanwu glanced at Huang Yuchen, a little puzzled.
Huang Yuchen didn't speak immediately, but reached into his arms, took the two white jade bottles that the city lord's mansion steward had given him before, showed them to Huang Yuanwu, and then threw them over.
Seeing Huang Yuanwu take it, he said: "In the City Lord's Mansion, a half-hundred-year-old man, like the housekeeper in the mansion, gave me these two bottles and asked me to pass them on to the City Lord Ye, saying that the City Lord Ye must eat them every day. ”
Huang Yuanwu looked at the two bottles in his hand, and immediately knew that this was not an ordinary thing, and after thinking for a while, he put the bottles in his arms and said, "I know, I will transfer it to Senior Ye." ”
"I think it's a little weird. Huang Yuchen said: "Why didn't this housekeeper directly ask the general to teach Ye City Lord, but instead found a lieutenant general with such a fresh face as me, he was not afraid that I would not help, or leave this bottle behind? ”
"Huh. Huang Yuanwu laughed, looked at Huang Yuchen, and said, "The first time Senior Ye saw you, he said that you looked familiar. These two bottles may be just props for him to test you. ”
"Test me?" Huang Yuchen was stunned, a little unclear.
"Naturally, it is to tempt you. Huang Yuanwu said softly: "It's not surprising that there are many lieutenant generals with fresh faces around me, but all the people who can be my lieutenant generals are trained by Ye seniors, although he may not know all of them, but he is very familiar with the battlefield atmosphere, and you don't have this kind of qi." ”
Saying that, Huang Yuanwu knocked the horse's belly lightly, the horse was forced, and trotted forward, Huang Yuchen rode his horse to follow, and listened to Huang Yuanwu continue: "You look similar to me, and you are a living person, do you have the unique killing aura of the battlefield, Ye Senior will be suspicious when he sees it, and it is understandable to send a housekeeper to test you." ”
When Huang Yuchen heard this, he didn't speak, but his thoughts were flying, this Chief Ye was delicate, and he only saw one side of himself, so he thought of so much? If he said so, if he followed his eldest brother in the future, wouldn't there be others who could see his clues?
"You don't have to worry too much. Huang Yuanwu continued: "Your background is not a secret in front of Senior Ye, so it doesn't hurt to let him know. The people around him are all old subordinates of his father, and even if they know your identity, they won't go out and talk nonsense. I won't let you follow me all the time, and you won't have to worry about being recognized by the enemy. ”
As he spoke, Huang Yuanwu patted the two bottles in his arms, smiled at Huang Yuchen, and said, "Senior Ye's hand, try you, and try me." After speaking, without waiting for Huang Yuchen to react, he rode his horse and whipped away.
Huang Yuchen hurriedly rode his horse to follow, thinking carefully about what the eldest brother said, Ye Guan's hand was afraid that it would kill two birds with one stone.
First, he can confirm the guess in his heart whether he is the young son of the East King who has died in the rumors. Second, you can also test whether the eldest brother has no reservations about him.
If he left these two bottles, it would prove that he was not from the palace, but Ye Guan had obviously seen the clues, if he did this, it would mean that the eldest brother still had reservations about him, and he would have some consideration in his heart.
If he gave the two bottles straight to Senior Ye, it would confirm what he thought in his heart, and it was also clear that he was the youngest son of the palace, but he showed no scheming, which would make Senior Ye worried.
From this point of view, the best way is to let the eldest brother directly hand over the two bottles to Senior Ye, which not only confirms what he thinks in his heart, but also shows that the eldest brother has no reservations about him, and further reassures his heart.
Thinking about it carefully, Huang Yuchen sorted out the thoughts behind this simple thing. But when the eldest brother received the bottle, he immediately thought of so much, and found the most suitable way to deal with it, compared with the eldest brother, he was too far behind.
There were many thoughts in my heart, but the two horses galloped all the way.
Nothing to say all the way.
After walking along the official road for a few hours, the two of them rested for a while and continued to hurry, and at sunset, they arrived at the range of Dongxuan City.
Out of the range of the five cities of Wuxing, to the vicinity of Dongxuan City, there are also hundreds of miles away. The scope of the land under the rule of the East King can be seen, but compared with the entire Prayer Heaven Empire, the land under the rule of the East King is only one-fiftieth, and the scope of the Prayer for Heaven is conceivable.
Dongxuan City, from the outside, is not much different from Wuxing City, with towering walls and banners.
When I got closer, I found that the number of people here was much more than that of Wuxing City. This is also related to the fact that Dongxuancheng is mainly responsible for grain and grass, out of the East Palace, all the fields seen all the way, are also responsible for Dongxuancheng, the government signed a contract with the people, to provide the people with ploughing cattle and all kinds of tools, during the autumn harvest, the grain produced by the land is divided into four or six, and the people take six. This also makes Dongxuancheng have a large population, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and farm for a living.
There are also fields near several other cities, but if you want to sign a field contract, you need to communicate with Dongxuancheng through the higher-level city lord's mansion before you can sign it. In order to save a lot of trouble, many people chose to move to settle near Dongxuancheng, which also made Dongxuancheng not only in the city, but also many natural villages outside, with the official documents issued by the government to reclaim farmland.
Along the way, on both sides of the road, you can see farmers working from time to time, and the area of the fields is countless.
Before the two arrived at Dongxuancheng, as soon as they got off the horse, they heard a "haha" laugh, Huang Yuchen raised his eyes to look, but saw a middle-aged man, coming on, slender, well-proportioned muscles, angular face, sword eyebrows, a long shirt, is smiling over over, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze, very comfortable.
"Yuanwu!" the man stepped forward, stepped forward and hugged Huang Yuanwu, laughing.
"Brother Yu!" Huang Yuanwu was stunned for a moment, saw the person coming clearly, stepped forward to hug him, and laughed heartily.
"Hahaha. The person who came let go of Huang Yuanwu and also glanced at Huang Yuchen, and suddenly his face changed, but he disappeared in an instant, his face was silent, and he glanced at Huang Yuanwu. Huang Yuanwu nodded lightly, did not speak, and smiled.
"All the way, go home with my eldest brother and eat. As he spoke, he stepped forward and pulled the reins in Huang Yuanwu's hand, and no matter what movements the two of them had, he pulled Huang Yuanwu's arm and walked straight towards the city.
Huang Yuchen was stunned for a moment, and felt that this person was obviously a little surprised when he looked at him, but he had heard the eldest brother say before that the eldest brother of Dongxuancheng for the rest of his life was the only one who knew his life experience, so he was no longer strange, pulled the horse, and entered Dongxuancheng.
As soon as I entered the city, I suddenly became enlightened. The entire Dongxuancheng Street gives people a new feeling.
On both sides of the main street, there are also many shops and bluestone paving. But on both sides of the road, there are many more trees, which are built in flower beds, and there are flowers and plants around them.
In front, Huang Yuanwu and Yu Sheng were talking and laughing, and went straight forward, Huang Yuchen led the horse and followed behind, watching left and right, but he didn't feel bored.
The street is full of traffic, although it has entered dusk, but there are still a lot of people, bustling, so lively. Although it is not as crowded as Rong Baocheng's, it is also crowded. Fortunately, the streets are wide, and although there are a lot of people, they don't feel crowded.
After walking a short distance, I was faced with the Dongxuan City Lord's Mansion, facing the city gate.
I have been to three cities, and in each of them the castle lord's mansion is facing the main street leading to the city gate, which must have been deliberately done when it was built.
A few people walked to the front of the city lord's mansion, and immediately someone greeted them, took the reins of the horse in Yu Sheng's hand, this person walked towards Huang Yuchen, smiled at him, and said, "Little brother, leave the horses to me." ”
Huang Yuchen nodded when he heard this, handed the reins of the horse in his hand to this person, followed the footsteps of the two people in front of him, and entered the City Lord's Mansion.
The layout of this city lord's mansion is almost exactly the same as the two places I saw before, there is no big difference, but in this Dongxuancheng city lord's mansion, it is full of flowers and plants, fragrant, and refreshing.
Moreover, in the Dongxuancheng City Lord's Mansion, there are obviously many more servants than in the previous two places, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a few people kneeling on one knee and asking the little prince how he was.
Huang Yuanwu and Yu Sheng did not stay, but waved their hands slightly, and the subordinates dispersed to work. The two went straight into the main hall, and Huang Yuchen followed behind and also entered the main hall.
The two sat down separately, but this time the eldest brother Huang Yuanwu sat in the main seat, and the rest of his life naturally sat on the side, Huang Yuchen stood behind the eldest brother, obviously feeling that Huang Yuanwu was in a good mood, swept away the haze in his heart before, and talked and laughed with the rest of his life.