Return to the Song Dynasty

Zhang Yi and his party worked fast and arrived in the suburbs of Beijing in half a month.Zhao Man is timid due to closeness to his hometown, coupled with nervousness, recently he has frequent nightmares. In his dreams, he was either hacked to death, or sentenced to death, and he was in a trance all day long, with dark circles under his eyes that are comparable to pandas.

"Xiao Man, are you okay? Look, you've been in a daze for the past few days. Isn't it just going to the palace to face saints? The officials won't eat you, what are you afraid of?" Yao Xiong looked at Zhao Man whole Tianhun didn't keep his house, and slapped Zhao Man on the shoulder with a big slap.

"Ah!?" Zhao Man, who was dazed and unprepared, was swayed by this sudden palm, and almost fell headfirst from the horse to the road.

Chen Canjun took the opportunity to reprimand Yao Xiong: "Little Xiong, you are too careless. With Xiaoman's small body, can he withstand a big palm fan like you? If Xiaoman really broke it, how can you explain it to the officials? Boss You can't tell the officials, you made the person who he ordered to call back half way stupid, right? Hahahaha..."

Chen Canjun opened his mind again, smiling happily, his beard trembling, reminding Zhao Man of a certain black-faced creature. (Black Cat Taibai: Meow~)

Yao Xiong, who was dumbfounded when he got into trouble: ...

Zhao Man, who was still in shock, hugged the horse's neck: ...

Mr. Zhang couldn't bear it anymore: "Don't listen to his nonsense!" How come I didn't see that Chen Canjun was so out of tune before?

"Xiao Man~ Is there something on your mind? Tell me about it~" Chen Canjun suddenly appeared beside Zhao Man like a ghost, and whispered in his ear.

"No, I can't say..." Zhao Man was so frightened by him that he subconsciously told the truth.In the middle of speaking, he suddenly came to his senses and looked back at Chen Canjun nervously.However, Chen Canjun was not surprised at all, and the old god asked, "Is there anything we can do to help?"

Zhao Man looked around and found that Zhang Laoxiang just opened the curtain of the car and looked at this side with concern. Yao Xiong next to him also pretended to pass by casually, but kept looking at him with the end of his eyes. Then he looked at Chen Canjun's obviously worried face. Looking at it, Zhao Man suddenly felt warm in his heart, and a strong warmth filled his body continuously, like the warm sun in winter, dispelling the haze that had lingered in his heart for several days.If you believe in yourself and help your friends without asking why, you will have no regrets in this life.

Zhao Manzhan smiled, and said solemnly to Chen Canjun: "Everyone knows that I have suffered a head injury before, and I can't remember many things. The occasional memory fragments are very fragmented and incomplete, which makes me feel a little worried. Worrying and making everyone worry. Come on, the soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Well said! What are you afraid of? You still have brothers!" Before Chen Canjun could speak, Yao Xiong, who had been eavesdropping, suddenly patted his chest and shouted.He choked back the words that Chen Canjun just came to his mouth, and Chen Canjun was so angry that he scolded: "Everywhere is your business?! I'll show you!" If it wasn't for riding a horse, it would probably fly up Kicked Yao Xiong's ass.

Zhao Man couldn't help laughing. He turned his head and met the eyes of Zhang Zhang's old man. Zhao Man smiled and nodded at him. The old man also stroked his three strands of long beard and smiled happily.

What they didn't know was that at the same time, there were two other teams on their way to Bianliang, Tokyo.

The first team is the Xixia envoy team.At this time, the supreme ruler of Xixia has changed.The Empress Dowager Liang finally fell, and the emperor Li Qianshun took charge of the government, and began to control Xixia in a legitimate way.The first thing he did when he took office was to send envoys to Bianliang to seek peace.This team of envoys with important missions, carrying the emperor Li Qianshun's personal letter and a large amount of gold and silver jewelry sent to the emperor of the Song Dynasty, was rushing to Bianliang day and night.

Envoy of Xixia: Hurry up, hurry up!Keep going!Why did it stop again?

Accompanying guard: My lord, the horses can't move anymore, so I need to rest.

The envoy wiped his face: Then rest for an hour, go to the front town to buy more horses for spare, change horses without changing people, and rush to Bianliang City at full speed!

(Zhang Yu: Hehe, it’s a good idea. Where can we sell horses in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty? Take your time to find them, hehehe.)

The other team is Gu Xianlin, the new governor of Kaifeng who rushed to take office.

As for Gu Xianlin, he was a well-known upright official.Back then at the New Year's Day court meeting, in front of civil and military officials and envoys from all over the world, he dared to take a basket of longan and dry it up to quarrel with the officials. Looking at the whole Song Dynasty, there was no one else.Fortunately, he was rescued by Zhao Bi and Master Su, so he could keep his official position and head.

In recent years, he has devoted himself to governing Guizhou, vigorously promoting the method of terraced fields, and transforming Guizhou, which was poor in the past, into a land of prosperity, with abundant rice, canals full of fish and shrimp, and closed doors at night.The people live and work in peace and contentment, and they all praise it.

When the imperial court heard about his political achievements, they also praised him greatly.The officials even took a fancy to his upright and indomitable personality, and appointed him as the governor of Kaifeng.You know, the governor of Kaifeng does not sound like a big official, as if he has not yet known the prestige of the state.But he is the leader in charge of the entire Gyeonggi region, and the emperor and important ministers of the dynasty all live on his territory.

Do you know who has been the prefect of Kaifeng?Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi did it, Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng did it, and the famous Bao Zheng was also a Kaifeng governor, so this seat is very hot, and ordinary people really can't grab it.If you want to be in this position, you must either be the heir favored by the official family—the invisible prince, or you have to be Jane in the heart of the emperor, the confidant of the official family.So not to mention Gu Xianlin himself, even Zhang Dun and other important cabinet ministers did not expect that the officials would appoint him as the governor of Kaifeng.

Once this heavy weight is thrown out, it will be really happy for several families and sad for others.Those who obey the law are of course happy, but they suffer from the sons and brothers who usually like to make trouble.They were told by their parents to behave with their tails between their legs, and they must not cause trouble. Some parents simply locked the prodigal children at home for reform, and they could only be released when they passed the test.

For a while, the inner courtyards of the houses were full of chickens and dogs, crying for their fathers and mothers, but the Fireworks and Willow Lane was deserted and desolate, so the new governor, Mr. Gu, recruited two hostile groups for himself before he took office, the group of dandy children and the procuress of the brothel. group. (Gu Xianlin: ...)

Since this time he was going to work in the capital for a long time, Mr. Gu Xianlin, who was being nagged by people in the capital, came to Beijing this time with his family behind him, and moved slowly.With his wife, children and elderly mother, Mr. Gu, who was struggling financially, had to buy two horses. The carriage was a collective gift from local carpenters in Guizhou to thank Mr. Gu for his care over the years. The wood and the exquisite and meticulous workmanship added a lot to Gu Xianlin's shabby team.

There are all kinds of food stuffed in by the local people in the car, which fills up half of the carriage. It is estimated that if it is not for the consideration of people sitting in the car, the simple people will definitely fill the whole carriage.When leaving, the people spontaneously went to see them off, one way after another, men, women, old and young, all weeping and reluctant to part.

Master Gu, who has always been cold, couldn't help but shed tears when he looked at the people who came to see him off.However, it is necessary to say goodbye after sending you thousands of miles away. Even if you don’t want to let go of the kind people here and the mountains and rivers here, Mr. Gu has no choice but to say goodbye to the villagers and embark on the road back to Beijing.

Gu Xianlin's convoy moved extremely slowly, and it took nearly two months before it wandered outside Bianliang City.At this time, it is the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and it is warm and cold.There were a lot of people entering the city at the gate of the city, and the queue was very long. The soldiers guarding the gate were checking each one carefully, very seriously.

Gu Xianlin didn't reveal his identity and jumped in the queue. He looked at the sky and felt that it was still early, so he asked his family and accompanying subordinates to take a rest on the spot, eat some dry food, and then enter the city when there were fewer people.So a group of people spread thick felt mats beside the official road and rested on the ground.

The land in the outskirts has not completely thawed, and it is still slippery to step on.The surrounding trees are also bare, nothing to see, but the two children don't care about it.The two of them jumped out of the carriage like monkeys, chasing each other, playing happily on the sidelines.

"Daddy, daddy, are we going to the capital now? I heard that the capital is so big, so..." The young second son excitedly went to pick up Gu Xianlin's half-new and somewhat faded blue robe, and Draw circles with short and thick little arms, struggling to make big and big looks.There are only three tufts of hair left on the little guy's round head, and he has three braids tied into the sky with red strings. With his ruddy apple face, he looks very cute.

"Daddy, daddy! Look! How majestic!" The ten-year-old son danced excitedly and called his father loudly.Half-year-old teenagers are at the age of worshiping heroes. Every child has a dream of a majestic general who leads thousands of troops.

"Stop yelling, what do you look like?!" Gu Xianlin picked up his father's money and taught his eldest son a lesson.However, his eyes naturally turned to the direction his son was calling, and he saw a group of people coming towards the city gate.There were about twenty riders, all of whom were riding tall horses with a straight figure, only guarding a carriage with a blue-gray shed in the middle of the team.Although the carriage looks inconspicuous at first glance, the body runs very smoothly, and the material used for the tarpaulin is also top-grade, obviously used by high-ranking officials.

The team of people and horses approached from far to near, and the uniform sound of hooves showed how well-trained they were. The horses were all fat and strong, with shiny hair, and they looked like rare good horses.Especially in Song Dynasty, a country where horses are scarce, a cavalry team composed of more than 20 riders is enough to make the people in the interior stop and watch curiously.

"It's so handsome! It's so beautiful." Beside the official road, the older girls and younger daughters-in-law who were waiting to enter the city laughed and talked a lot.

"Yo! San Niang, do you mean the horse looks better or the person on the horse?" The little friend next to him with the basket on his shoulders smiled and joked.

"Qiu Niang, you are so disgusting. You were the first to ask us to see it just now, and now you are talking about me?" San Niang, who was also holding the basket, blushed, and she refused to let go of Qiu Niang.

"Hey, let me tell you, this horse is good-looking, and so are the people. I don't know where the officers and soldiers are from?" Wei Niang, who was wearing a floral jacket, held her face in her hands and said foolishly.

"Yes, yes, I haven't seen such a heroic person for a long time!"

"He came to Beijing from another place, right?"

"We often go to the city to sell things, but we have never seen such a good horse. It must be from other places."

"Oh~ what a pity."

"What? If he is from the local area, what can you do if you marry him?"

"Ha ha ha ha"

"Hahaha, you, miss spring! I'm going back to tell Aunt Li."

"You, how dare you say it, see if I don't tear your mouth apart!"

"Ha ha ha ha"

……

The little girls burst into laughter again, chasing and frolicking very lively.The other people beside him couldn't help but smile too.Mr. Gu, the governor who was among the crowd watching the fun, also nodded with a smile, quite satisfied with the people who were about to be brought under his rule. 'Yeah, yes, yes, the elders are polite, and the young are also energetic, wow. '