The third day of the fifth month of the first year of Daxia.
Fu Xiaoguan and his party left Xishan and arrived in Jinling by boat.
He didn't go to Linjiang, but the fat man went.
He landed at Jinling Port with the rest of the people, and was greeted by Yan Shidao and Qi Kangping.
In the blink of an eye, four years have passed since they last saw each other. Yan Shidao has become more mature, while Qie Kangping has become a little older.
They are all in their fifties. They once worked for the Yu Dynasty and now for the Great Xia Dynasty. They can truly be said to have dedicated their entire lives to their posts diligently.
"Hello, Governor Yan, hello, father-in-law!"
Fu Xiaoguan walked over with a smile on his face:
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Yan Shidao's eyes turned red. Is it hard?
It is indeed hard work, but with your Majesty's words, all the hard work is worth it.
"Your Majesty has worked hard. May I ask whether you would like to return to the palace in the secondary capital or... the Duke of Saint's Mansion?"
"Let's go back to the Shengguo Mansion," he said, turning to look at Qi Kangping. "Father-in-law, how about we go to your house for dinner tonight? How about asking mother-in-law to make a braised lion's head dish?"
Qi Kangping laughed. This son-in-law had not changed.
"Okay, I'll ask your mother-in-law to make arrangements when we get back."
"Governor Yan, please tell Old Yan that I will visit him at the Yan Mansion tomorrow."
Yan Shidao nodded and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you going to the palace tomorrow?"
"I'm really here for fun this time. You guys are responsible for the palace affairs, why would I go there?"
"But... all the officials in this secondary capital know that Your Majesty has come to Nanjing. It would be inappropriate not to go and see him."
Fu Xiaoguan sighed, "Okay, then I'll meet everyone at Chengtian Hall tomorrow morning."
The group got on a carriage and headed towards Jinling City.
Fu Xiaoguan invited Yan Shidao and Qie Kangping to board his dragon chariot. Only then did Qie Kangping look at him seriously and say, "Your secret order has been carried out. The food and fodder will be divided into two routes. One will go from Chang'an to Chi Lechuan, and the other will go from Xinzhou to Chi Lechuan... You are clearly going to fight the Liao Dynasty, so how can you still have the leisure to travel around?"
"It would be nice to wait until the war against Liao is over!"
Qi Kangping had to worry, because the central government allocated a huge sum of 10 million taels of silver to mobilize grain and grass from five provinces to attack Lechuan!
This was clearly a big battle.
He was not worried that Daxia would be defeated. He just felt that in the current situation, the emperor should be in charge of the central command.
This kid is so good that he actually came out to play in such a big way.
Fu Xiaoguan smiled bitterly. "You're right. I should have come out next year, no, preferably the year after. But every year has its own important events. I promised Jia Nanxing that I would take him out for a walk and see the magnificent mountains and rivers of Daxia."
He took a deep breath, his expression somewhat dejected. "Shui Yunjian has diagnosed Jia Nanxing several times and concluded that... he probably won't survive past next year."
"That is to say, if I don't take him out for a walk while he still has some energy, next year... he might not be able to walk anymore."
"Don't worry. In the current Daxia, there are four governors-general in charge of internal affairs, and three provinces and six ministries at the central level. For military affairs, there's the Ministry of National Defense. Before I left, I had basically determined how to fight this battle. Nothing serious will happen while I'm away from Guanyun City."
Fu Xiaoguan did not tell him another reason why he left Guanyun City - he really wanted to see if there would be any major problems in the internal, external and military operations of the central and local departments in Daxia without him, or without the emperor.
This is a test that affects his future retirement.
Yan Shidao also looked quite nervous. "I heard you were going to the front line?"
Fu Xiaoguan nodded and said, "I took Jia Nanxing on a tour of the mountains and rivers, and we walked very slowly. By the time I arrived in the Liao Dynasty, it was no longer the front line."
"Also, I have something to tell you. You need to find a Taotai. I plan to transfer Yan Xiwen to my side early next year."
Yan Shidao was stunned. This was certainly a good thing. Yan Xiwen was now the Taotai. If he went to the side of His Majesty, he would enter the power center of Daxia.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. It's just that I'm worried that Xiwen's age, qualifications, and abilities might hinder Your Majesty's important plans."
"I know Yan Xiwen quite well. He's a steady man. Daxia has entered a stage of development, and what it needs is a steady official like him. You can rest assured about that. However, his marriage... is something I really need to worry about."
"Hey, this matter has made his grandfather so anxious that he can't sleep. People say that girls are no longer under the control of their mothers when they grow up, and this is no longer under the control of their fathers. Just leave him alone."
The atmosphere in the carriage was warm and harmonious along the way. There was very little talk about major national events, but more about the little things in life.
For example, Yan Beixi's health, how Yan Qingyi is doing with a child now, etc.
Fu Xiaoguan also knew that the princess and Yu Wentian had rebuilt the Red Sleeves. He didn't comment on this, but felt a little regretful. Yu Wentian was a natural-born general, but it was a pity that he had to finally take off his armor.
He bought a house in Jinling City. It’s not big, but the family of three lives happily together. This is good. I’ll go to Hongxiuzhao to have a drink with him someday. Does he really want to live like this for the rest of his life?
There is another important matter that requires his help!
Ten thousand guards stopped at a camp outside Jinling City, and Fu Xiaoguan and his entourage of more than ten carriages entered Jinling City.
The people of Jinling City did not know that the Earl of Ding'an, whom they once admired and the Emperor of Daxia, Fu Xiaoguan, whom they now admired even more, had returned. Jinling City was still as prosperous as ever under the setting sun, not much inferior to Guanyun City.
After all, this is Jiangnan, which should be the richest place in the world.
The convoy arrived at the Mansion of the Duke of Shengguo. The servants who were left at the mansion when Yu Wenjun and the others came back last time were not dismissed. In addition, they had already received news from the Ministry of Rites today, so the mansion was kept spotlessly clean.
Fu Xiaoguan once again stepped into this door - this was his first home from Linjiang to Jinling, and it carried many of his memories and dreams.
He likes the Xuanwu Lake in the backyard and the Taoranting Pavilion by the lake.
Everything remains the same, no big changes, which is good.
Jia Nanxing also liked this place very much, because it was here that he started working as a doorman for Fu Xiaoguan after retiring from the Yu Dynasty Palace.
The lounge chair outside the gatehouse is still there.
He sat up tremblingly and then lay down. "Your Majesty, please go have a cup of tea first. I will lie down here for a while."
Fu Xiaoguan smiled. He said goodbye to Yan Shidao and Qie Kangping, and took Susu and others through the main courtyard and went straight to Taoranting in the backyard.
A cup of new tea, an old story, here Fu Xiaoguan slowly told Xu Yunqing:
"...I had no choice but to leave Linjiang. If I had known my past then..."
"If you knew, what would you choose?" Xu Yunqing asked curiously.
Fu Xiaoguan held the teacup in silence for a long time. Whether in the past life or this life, there is no if. He didn't know what choice he would make if he knew his life experience in Linjiang.
Will you continue to stay in the Yu Dynasty?
If Emperor Wen had taken me back at that time, I would not have left much of a mark in the Yu Dynasty.
There are pros and cons.
Without these marks, it would be much more difficult to conquer the Yu Dynasty.
It is also possible that there would be no Daxia, and this place would still be home to five countries coexisting and occasionally fighting each other.
Who knows?
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