The Qian family stayed in Jiangdu for two days before returning to Wuzhong.
During these two days, Wang Changshi, Wang Yue and others treated them with great courtesy. When other officials in the governor's mansion heard that Mr. Qian's relatives had come to visit them, they also went to visit and make friends with them privately.
This feeling of benefiting from the favor makes the Qian family, which has been in decline for a long time, unable to stop.
During this trip, they also witnessed with their own eyes the prosperous vitality and inclusiveness of Jiangdu today, and realized that many rumors were true.
Sitting in the carriage to leave Jiangdu, the Qian family members felt reluctant to leave, but also had infinite longings for the future.
The young man named Qian Yu, courtesy name Maocai, saw the gate of Jiangdu City and finally spoke: "Father... don't you think there is something strange about this?"
When they were in Jiangdu, his father had ordered him not to talk nonsense. Now that they were out of the city, the silencing spell should be lifted, right? The middle-aged man was stroking the painting box on his knees. He looked up at his son and said earnestly, "Maocai, do you think you are the only smart person in the family?"
Qian Yu: "My son is just afraid that Mr. Qian Shen's identity as a member of the Qian family is fake..."
Middle-aged man: "Your fear is fake. How can I not be afraid as a father?"
Qian Yu's face looked strange for a moment. His father's fear and his fear seemed to be completely different. His fear was simply that the matter was fake, while his father's fear seemed to be worried about gains and losses...? His father, who was worried about gains and losses, freed up a hand, patted his shoulder, and warned him: "Son, you must remember that even if you are fake, your nineteenth uncle must be real."
Young Qian Yu: "..."
So, the current situation is... Qian Shijiu is always worried about gains and losses, but is Qian Maocai dispensable?
Qian Nineteen was the temporary order that the Qian family members came up with for Qian Shen after they racked their brains to re-examine the family tree in the past two days.
At this point, Qian Yu understood nothing more, but he could not help but sigh with a complicated expression: "But my son has Uncle Nineteen..."
The middle-aged man said as a matter of course: "Then let him move back. There is order of seniority."
It's just a small move in the ranking. If I move back a small step, the family will take a big step forward. Is there any need to say which is more important? Thinking that the opportunity to bring glory to the Qian family is right in front of him, the middle-aged man can hardly suppress his excitement.
He looked at the long painting box in front of him and sighed, "In the past, how could I have had the opportunity to receive a painting from Mr. Wang Wangshan?"
Wang Yue of Qiantang was particularly good at landscape painting, whom he had admired very much in the past.
The middle-aged man sighed contentedly: "This painting of Fuchun Mountain must be treasured."
Qian Yu muttered quietly: "Although this painting of Fuchun Mountain is good, it is not as good as the one my father painted during this trip..."
The middle-aged man looked at his son and asked, "When did you paint for your father?"
"Why didn't father paint it..." Qian Yu: "Mr. Wang Yue painted a picture of Fuchun Mountain. Didn't father also paint a vivid picture of Fuchun Mountain... It's just a difference of one word."
"What do you mean by 'rich in the mountains'?" The man just repeated it once, then realized what was going on. He raised his hand and slapped his son on the head: "...I think you want me to draw a picture of the seventh day of the fourth lunar month for your father!"
The boy rubbed his head: "Today is the eighth day of the first lunar month..."
The man slapped the boy again, adding another bold and colorful stroke to the picture of "Training a Boy".
On this side, while the Qian family was "painting" in their car, they passed by a group of carriages entering the city.
After being inspected at the city gate, the group of carriages and horses entered Jiangdu City, driving at a leisurely pace all the way, and finally stopped outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion.
From one of the carriages, a young man in a long purple gown stepped out. His hair was tied up with a jade hairpin and he held a folding fan in his hand.
Soon, another person got off the carriage. He was as tall as a bamboo and wore a royal blue round-necked, tight-sleeved robe. His features were between those of a teenager and a young man, but he already had the aura of an official.
The young man in a long gown stepped forward and saluted with a smile: "Governor Yun."
Yun Hui nodded, and walked towards the governor's residence, saying to the handsome young man beside him, "Thank you for your help these past few days, Gu Erlang."
Gu Erlang waved his folding fan and said with a smile, "This is the instruction of the envoy, and it is also my responsibility."
As the two talked, they walked towards the governor's mansion.
After the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony, Gu Erlang finally got a job under Chang Suining as he wished, but he did not go to the Qianqi Hall as his family expected, but went to the "Huitong Hall".
Huitongguan was a new institution established by Chang Suining in Jiangdu. It was responsible for all external affairs of the Jiangdu Provincial Governor's Office and the Jiedushi's Office, including reception, banquets, and welcoming etiquette, and was also in charge of the delivery of Jiangdu's external government orders and letters.
In some functions, it is similar to the Honglu Temple under the Ministry of Rites in the court.
Gu Erlang felt that this job was perfect for him. He had such a good-looking face. If he really stayed in the front seven halls all day doing boring things, wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources? Huitong Hall was responsible for external affairs, and to some extent, it represented the image of Jiangdu. This was in perfect harmony with his identity as the most handsome man in Jiangdu.
In the past few days, Gu Erlang was responsible for leading people to entertain and arrange the travel arrangements for Hezhou Governor Yun Hui in Jiangdu.
Among the twelve governors of Huainan Road, Yun Hui was the first to arrive. At Chang Suining's suggestion, he first took a tour of Jiangdu City.
He went to Wueryuan, the four major workshops, strolled through the streets and alleys, and visited teahouses and temples. Today he also walked around several counties outside the city. On the way, he saw thriving farmland with almost no empty space.
What he saw deeply touched Yun Hui.
Also from Huainan Road, he had visited Jiangdu Yangzhou more than once when he was young.
It is true that Yangzhou at that time could not be compared with the prosperity in his memory, but this comparison had a premise - Jiangdu at that time was Jiangdu after a devastation and trampling.
In just over a year, the situation has changed from being recaptured to what it is today, which is unimaginable for ordinary people.
Although this place is not as prosperous as before, in a place where everything from the people to the wealth and even the culture has just experienced a looting, Yun Hui sees a vitality that is no less stable than before, or even better than before - there is even a sense of a divine bird being reborn from the ashes, with a new look and the spirit of soaring up.
This year was the most difficult year for Jiangdu.
This means that this land has not yet reached its true prosperity.
This positive outlook fills people's hearts with hope for the future. And this hope of building prosperity is undoubtedly extremely precious in today's world where destruction and collapse are everywhere.
Although Yun Hui was far from being complacent, he believed that after becoming the governor of Hezhou, he had acted diligently and conscientiously, and his administration was in good order. With steady progress, the people were relatively stable. However, after he arrived in Jiangdu, he still felt deeply touched.
If he is like this, then the governors of other states must be the same.
He thought that this might be one of the reasons why Chang Suining summoned the governors of twelve states to come to Jiangdu.
Such a Jiangdu can give people a very intuitive hope: the scene of Jiangdu today can also be the scene under their rule in the future.
Yun Hui has been an official for quite some time, so he is naturally aware that under the current situation, there are very few officials who are truly willing to work hard to improve people's livelihood.
But in Jiangdu, those who work for the people can see the people's livelihood, those who have ambitions can see the possibilities for their development, and those who work for profit can also see the benefits.
This is not a purely ideal holy land. Instead, interests are intertwined everywhere. However, the bricks and stones built by these interests are solid and have built an ideal platform.
After Yun Hui returned to the governor's mansion, he went to ask for an audience with Chang Suining.
Not long after, Kang Zhi came out and said, "The envoy invites Governor Yun to come in."
Yun Hui nodded.
Gu Erlang was about to follow Yun Hui in, but Kang Zhi stopped him with a cold face: "The master has not summoned you."
"But you haven't said you won't see me..." Gu Erlang wanted to argue, but when he saw Kang Zhi had a sword on her waist, he pouted and stepped aside, not daring to argue.
In the study, when Yun Hui and Chang Suining were sitting and talking, an official came to report: "Quickly report to the adults, the governors of Luzhou and Chuzhou have arrived!"
When Chang Suining heard this, he wanted to go to the front hall to meet him.
Gu Erlang, who was waiting outside, followed suit: "Sir, I will go with you!"
Receiving foreign officials was originally within his scope of responsibilities.
Gu Erlang, who had caught up smoothly, took the opportunity to raise his eyebrows at Kang Zhi.
Kang Zhi looked straight ahead and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Early the next morning, the governor of Shouzhou also arrived in Jiangdu safely.
On that day, Chang Suining received an urgent letter from Luo Guanlin that was sent back by a horse at full speed.
After reading it, Chang Suining stood up from behind his desk without saying anything else and said to She Cai who came to deliver the letter, "Pass the order down and immediately select 10,000 elite soldiers to follow me out of Jiangdu."
Shepherd's Purse was shocked when he heard this, and replied solemnly: "Yes!"
"Sir..." Wang Yue asked anxiously, "Is there any unusual movement?"
Chang Suining nodded and walked out, his voice expressing his feelings without emotion: "It seems that Mr. Luo has gained a lot from this trip. It was worthwhile."
"Are you going there in person?" Wang Yue followed him and tried to persuade him, "But the governors of four states have already arrived..."
"Let them wait."
Chang Suining did not look back. As he stepped over the threshold, he told Yao Ran who followed him, "All the government records brought by the provincial governors, just take people to check and sort them according to the procedures. I will be back soon."
Upon hearing this, Yao Ran and Wang Yue responded, stopped to salute and see him off respectfully.
Chang Suining returned to his residence to change his clothes. He changed into a simple robe, took off the Yaori sword hanging on Lan Qi, and walked out.
As soon as I walked out of the courtyard, Kang Zhi came to greet me.
"Sir." Kang Zhi bowed, then followed Chang Suining half a step behind him and whispered, "I received a letter from my brother today... The letter said that Uncle Shi is here to give me advice and help, and now everything is going smoothly."
After the Kangding Mountain Rebellion was quelled, the court rewarded people according to their merits. Kang Cong was appointed as the military secretary in the reorganized Pinglu Army, serving under the new Pinglu Jiedushi, assisting in military and political affairs.
In the letter, Kang Cong detailed the many difficulties he had encountered and expressed his gratitude for Shi Man's help.
Finally, he told his sister that up to now, he had never given Shi Wen a good look and seldom spoke to her, but he seemed a little embarrassed in his words and thought that it would be inappropriate to continue like this in the long run.
Kang Zhi had already thought about how to scold her brother, but at this moment she still said, "My brother congratulated you on your promotion to the governor of Huainan Road in the letter."
Chang Suining nodded: "Okay."
After saying this, Kang Zhi noticed that her master rarely wore a sword, and couldn't help asking, "Are you going out, Master?"
"Yes." Chang Suining looked at Kang Zhi and smiled at her: "Let me see your knife this time."
Kang Zhi's mind buzzed, and she seemed to be back in the Youzhou tent in an instant, and heard the words she had said when she introduced herself - [Let Ani be your sword! ]
She came back to her senses and clasped her fists: "Ani, I obey your command!"
Soon, Kang Zhi and Chang Suining mounted their horses outside the governor's mansion, and led a team of personal guards to the outskirts of Jiangdu city.
The army will meet outside the city.
On the way, Kang Zhi on horseback couldn't suppress her inner turmoil and asked, "Sir, are we going to Shenzhou or Huangzhou?"
Although she was not familiar with government affairs, she followed the adults and kept an eye on the news. In recent days, Shenzhou and Huangzhou were the most vocal, and their words were very disrespectful to the adults. She had wanted to beat them for a long time! Whenever she thought of this, Kang Zhi would punch them in her heart more than once.
"Neither." Chang Suining said, "A dog that can bark is nothing to be afraid of."
They also know how to bark to attract attention so that they can accomplish the task of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, so they are usually other people's lackeys.
The real animal heads are always located in the most important positions.
She only needed to draw her sword and chop off the beast's head. When the head fell to the ground, the following beasts would naturally scatter, and she would not kill them.
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At the same time, the battle between the army led by Li Xian and Xiao Min and the Yuezhou Bian army was fierce, and the atmosphere was murderous inside and outside the Yuezhou city gate.
The fighting continued until it was almost dark, but there was still no sign that the Yuezhou city gate had been breached, so Xiao Min ordered a temporary withdrawal and reorganization.
Although they failed to break through the gate of Yuezhou in one fell swoop this time, Xiao Min was not negative. He had no confidence in taking down Yuezhou in one fell swoop. Today's siege was more to test Bian Jun's strategy of defending the city.
As for today's casualties, theirs was basically the same as that of the Bian army. The attackers did not have the advantage in the siege. Xiao Min believed that this also showed that his general direction was not wrong, and he only needed to make adjustments in the details based on today's gains.
That night, Xiao Min and his generals reviewed the day's battle and agreed on the time and strategy for the next siege.
Li Xian sat at the head of the table and rarely spoke. Only when Xiao Min asked him, he would say, "General Xiao has rich combat experience. We will follow General Xiao's arrangements in everything."
When the meeting ended and Xiao Min and his generals left, it was almost midnight.
"What if we follow the arrangements of the famous General Xiao? We still won't be able to capture Yuezhou City." Li Xian sneered, his eyes full of sarcasm.
At this time, a graceful woman in blue walked out from the inner tent that was blocked by a screen.
Li Xian looked at her with a half-smile: "Allan, the next siege will depend on us... Is everything ready?"
The woman in blue bowed her head and whispered, "General... everything is ready. We are just waiting for your order."
Li Xian nodded, a happy smile appearing in the corners of his eyes.
Outside the tent, the night was dark and dark clouds obscured the moon.
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