Hello Chang’an

Chapter 446 The Governor Returns to the City

The eldest princess of Xuan'an is now living in the mansion of the governor of Jiangdu?

A Dian whispered again: "During the Chinese New Year, I had dumplings with Uncle Chang..."

Chang Suining was even more surprised—the eldest princess actually left Xuanzhou and stayed in Jiangdu to celebrate the New Year with Lao Chang?

"Uncle Chang won't let me talk outside..."

As soon as they got off the boat, Wujue, who was wearing a gray robe, smelled the scent of Bagua and quickly followed. As soon as he stretched his head over, he heard A Dian say such an attractive word.

Wujue grabbed A Dian, with a loving smile on his face: "Look at our A Dian, we haven't seen each other in a few months, and we have grown taller again!"

A Dian has never been able to resist such compliments. Hearing this, he looked pleased: "Of course, I eat a lot of food every day!"

Wujue nodded happily and spoke of his longing for A Dian: "...I bought a lot of the dried fish from the Japanese island and the tangerines from Xingzhou at first, and planned to bring them back!"

A Dian's eyes lit up: "Where is it?"

Wujue smiled horribly and patted his belly: "...I stayed in Dongluo for too long, and those things couldn't fit in. They were about to break, so they had to put them into my belly first... But in my heart, there is something A little bit!”

Although A Dian was a little disappointed when he heard this, he was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded quickly: "You are not in good health now, so you should eat more!"

Then he said generously: "I am not short of delicious food in Jiang. Uncle Meng bought me a lot of snacks yesterday. I hid them before I came here. Let's eat them together when we return to the city!"

Facing such a sincere and soft heart, he was deeply moved and felt that he was nothing, but this did not delay him. He took the opportunity to ask A Dian: "Don't be in a hurry to eat. Come, tell me about your Uncle Chang first." …”

"Uncle Chang can now walk on crutches, and his voice has become louder, especially when he curses!"

A Dian left these words, broke away from Wu Jue's entanglement, and quickly chased Chang Sui Ning.

Wujue sighed—that's not what he wanted to hear!

Wu Jue gave up and wanted to catch up, but was jostled by the excited soldiers and almost fell down. Fortunately, Yuan Xiang had quick eyesight and quick hands, and held Wu Jue back: "Master, please slow down!"

Not only did Yuan Xiang hold the person, he also had no intention of letting go for a moment, and patiently supported Wu Jue to move forward - others didn't know who this disgusting Master Xuanyangzi was, so how could he not know? Since he is one of Mrs. Chang's fathers, even if he is a bit annoying sometimes, he still has to respect him for the sake of his own chief governor.

Chang Sui Ning, who was walking in front, saw more and more subordinates approaching him as he moved forward.

Fang Chao and others were also waiting here, and they were saluting Chang Sui Ning: "My lord is finally back!"

Chang Suining looked at Fang Chao and nodded with a smile: "Coach Fang looks much bigger."

He is a great instructor and maintains such a tall and strong figure. It can be seen that even after the news of the victory at sea came back, he never slacked off in training.

In addition to the navy that Chang Suining took away, not including the 30,000 reinforcements from the imperial court, there were still more than 40,000 troops in the Jiangdu military camp, plus the Xu rebels who had been reorganized in Jiangdu and the soldiers who had fallen into Xu Zhengye's hands. The imperial court captured soldiers, etc., totaling nearly 90,000 people. These days, they are all within the training range of Fang Chao and others.

"Since your Majesty left for more than half a year, we have never been slack for even half a day. There are 90,000 soldiers in this camp, waiting for your Majesty's review at any time!" Fang Chao's voice was loud and his eyes were bright.

Chang Suining nodded with a smile on his face: "Okay, don't worry."

She looked at the leaders behind Fang Chao, as well as the soldiers who were either waiting in front or responsible for maintaining order.

Whether a soldier's aura is full or not, you can tell at a glance just by looking at it.

Accompanied by Fang Chao and others, Chang Suining walked forward in a good mood, looking past the strong soldiers and towards the fishermen on both sides.

They shouted "Chang Jishi" in their mouths, their voices were mixed together, the noise was high, and their eyes were full of excitement and gratitude.

When Chang Sui Ning looked at them, the people who were closer muted their voices almost unconsciously.

When he saw clearly the momentum and face of the young governor in green robes who was approaching, a young fisherman who was crowded in the front suddenly froze.

He looked at the girl almost without blinking.

The girl was wearing a green robe, and her face was like the finest pearl on the sea he had ever seen. She had a sharp and sassy aura, and there was a faint and warm smile between her brows that were originally cold.

She said to them in a bright and clear voice: "In the past two years, Jiangdu has been trampled by rebels and then coveted by Japanese pirates, causing everyone to be frightened and suffering. Now the civil strife in Jiangdu is calm, and the sea has calmed down. Waiting for the opening of the sea next month When the time comes, I believe you will be able to return home with a full cabin full of fish and shrimps!”

When the girl finished speaking, the smile on her face was as bright as the fine weather at the moment.

Her words were simple in wording, but they were what the fishermen wanted to hear most. Some couldn't help but blush, and some older fishermen knelt down to thank her, and their words were even more simple: "All this is your kindness, sir!"

"It is Jiangdu's blessing to have the governor protect you!"

Chang Suining had already left, but the fishermen were still thanking her one after another. Only the young fisherman stood still.

Seeing that he was really conspicuous, the companion next to him raised his hand and pulled him: "...yellow croaker! What are you doing standing there in such a daze!"

The young man named Huang Yu came back to his senses, glanced around, and quickly knelt down. His eyes were still following the back of the leaving girl, and he couldn't help but murmured in confusion: "Why does it look so similar... Is it difficult?" No, is it true?"

He had met the former prince when he was young. Although his memory was a little blurry, he looked and felt like...especially the aura, which was exactly the same.

Could it be because they were all at the beach, both had won battles, both were the same young, and both were very good-looking... so he got confused?

Huang Yu was in a trance, and was pulled up by his companions: "The governor has gone far away. He doesn't kneel when he should kneel, and he doesn't get up when he should get up...Yellow fish, what are you thinking about?"

The yellow croaker still looked dazed, and was inexplicably stuck in the unreality for a moment. He subconsciously raised his eyes to look at the sea. It was noon, and the waves floating in the sea were a bit dazzling under the sunlight.

In the noise, someone shouted loudly: "The governor himself said that we can open the sea as usual next month. Let's go home and mend the nets!"

"Third Master, please come to my boat to help me this time. I will give you this number!"

An old man smiled and waved his hand: "I haven't gone to sea for many years..."

Listening to these messy sounds, Huang Yu continued to stare at the sea. In a daze, he seemed to hear his father's voice again -

My father has always wanted to venture further out to sea, but the older generation disapproved of it, saying it was too dangerous and no one had ever been there. It was good to just guard the sea in front of him and make ends meet.

When he was young, he also thought about following his father's last wish, but Japanese pirates were rampant, and there were many pirates of unknown origin who wreaked havoc and plundered...

But this time it seems different!

They heard that Chang Jishi was in the Japanese country and made the Japanese country make a commitment to eliminate and control the Japanese pirates. And their Jiangdu navy was so brave that they had such a reputation at sea this time...

Xingzhou Island and Dongluo will continue to maintain friendly exchanges with Dasheng.

Yellow Fish's heart gradually became agitated, and he turned around and asked his companion: "Dake, tell me, what is the world outside Huang Shuiyang and Donghe? Are there any novel things?" Seeing his expression, his companion couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong, you came up with it?" Far sea?"

The yellow croaker nodded in confusion.

"That requires a big boat!" His companions laughed at his whim: "Our broken fishing boat can't go there!"

"Big ship..." Huang Yu's eyes moved, and he suddenly asked: "Can't big ships be built in the governor's shipyard?"

"That's a warship used to fight Japanese pirates!"

Yellow Fish: "But the Japanese pirates have been defeated! Why are you still recruiting workers? I heard that shipbuilding will be stepped up?"

When the companion heard this, he was also stunned.

"I know!" Yellow Fish's eyes were shining, extremely excited, so he spoke incoherently: "The governor must have wanted to take the opportunity to open up more sea routes by displaying such a majestic appearance on the sea! That's why the shipyard is there! It's not just for war. ship!”

The companion said: "...That's also for those big businessmen. We don't have the money to buy big ships to go to sea to do business..."

"Even if we can't afford it, we can learn more by following along!" Huang Yu said: "Didn't many of those maritime merchants start out by going to sea and start from scratch step by step?"

His companion just laughed at him: "It's broad daylight, what are you dreaming about getting rich? You'd better go home and mend the net!"

With that said, he waved his hands and left.

But Yellow Fish was still immersed in this "sweet dream". He seemed to have seen the new and mysterious things rumored overseas before his eyes, and he was simply dazzled for a moment.

While he was still dreaming, some people were already getting rich—

A man in a shabby long gown held up a hand a scrawled portrait of a painter: "...A portrait of Chang Jishi costs ten cents a piece! To ward off evil spirits and drive away evil, it is a must-have when you are on board a ship!"

"Give me one!"

"Draw one for me quickly!"

Yellow Fish also rushed into the crowd: "Give me one... No, I want two!"

One is hung on the boat, and the other is hung next to the portrait of the late prince!

Chang Suining led 30,000 naval troops back to the army. After settling down the army, it was getting late.

It was only a day's journey back to Jiangdu City from the army, so Lu Xiucai suggested that Chang Sui Ning rest in the army for one night and start back to the city early tomorrow morning.

During these days, Lu Xiucai stayed in the military camp to take care of affairs, and Wang Changshi assigned several additional scribes to assist. Decisions of all sizes in the military are usually finalized by Chang Kuo after reviewing them. They are only responsible for handover and implementation. On weekdays, the division of labor is clear and everything is in order.

Fang Chao also wanted Chang Sui Ning to leave tomorrow morning, so that he could see the results of his training tomorrow morning.

He now looked like a man who had developed muscles all over his body and couldn't wait to take off his clothes and show them off.

Chang Suining invisibly held down his undressed hand and said with a smile: "No rush, let's settle the soldiers I brought back first and let them take a break. I will come to the army to celebrate in a few days, and every day after that I will come to the army every ten days, so there are plenty of opportunities.”

Fang Chao could only nod: "Okay! It all depends on your arrangements!"

So, as soon as Chang Sui Ning led the people out of the military camp, Fang Chao summoned his instructors and said solemnly: "Listen up, sir. You will come to the camp to celebrate in a few days. We will be performing at that time." Congratulations, please practice hard these days!"

All the teachers should speak loudly in harmony and pay great attention to everyone.

The news spread in the camp. During the night, some soldiers tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. They simply got up secretly and went to the martial arts field.

I think at the beginning, they all followed the governor to defeat Xu Zhengye and then return to Jiangdu. But when it came time to train naval officers, the governor divided them into two, with a smaller half practicing naval affairs and a larger half remaining. On land—

As a result, the anti-Japanese war was completed by the small half of the people. Those people followed the governor through life and death, made contributions and became famous, and suddenly became the most majestic navy on the Yellow River...

Facing those navy brothers, their admiration was true, but the pink eye also broke out completely.

In contrast, they stayed in this military camp, eating, sleeping and practicing every day, and only occasionally patrolling in batches... Now that the governor is finally back, they must practice their troops well in a few days, and they must not let the adults think that they are just free food. of!

With this determination, several soldiers came to the martial arts field together, but saw that there were many people here...

Some people were running at night carrying sandbags, some were practicing archery under torches, and some were fighting with spears.

When I took a closer look, I saw that those people were all without copper plates hanging on their bodies - in short, most of them were former Jiangdu prisoners and newly recruited people.

These newcomers stayed up late at night and practiced crazily here, maybe they didn't want to shake their status!

Hateful, hateful, terrible!

As the spirit of competition in the martial arts arena spreads, Chang Sui Ning and his entourage of thousands of riders were rushing back to Jiangdu City under the moonlight.

Among these thousand people, most were Chang Suining's soldiers and generals who had made outstanding achievements in the war against Japan.

Chang Sui Ning, who had been sleeping on the boat for several days, was eager to return home.

The last time she returned to Jiangdu was on July 7 last year. It had been nearly eight months since she hung the plaque for Wueryuan.

She couldn't wait to see what Jiangdu City looked like now.

When the sky first dawned the next day, the outline of Jiangdu City's reinforced city wall appeared faintly in front of them.

The city gate has only just opened, but there is already a lively scene of people and merchants coming and going.

The loud sound of horse hooves alarmed the people and attracted the attention of the city gate guards.

After all, it was a year of war. Although Jiangdu was safe, it was not peaceful at all outside. Although the guards felt that under the layers of defense, it was impossible for enemy troops to attack Jiangdu silently, they still subconsciously put themselves on guard and urged the people to enter the city. At this time, a leading cavalryman was approaching on horseback -

The cavalryman waved the Chang-character commander's flag in one hand and shouted: "The governor returns to the city!"

"The Governor returns to the city!"

The cavalryman shouted several times, which was clearly heard by everyone.

The city gate guard finally came to his senses and said excitedly: "The Governor...it's the Governor who is back! Hurry! Hurry and greet us!"

The atmosphere among the people also became boiling.

I really didn’t expect that the early bird would not only catch the worm, but also see such a freshly prepared... no, the Governor who had just returned to the city!

Ordinary people have no way of knowing the military situation, and they don't know when their governor will come back. They can only look forward to it day by day... God knows how long they have been looking forward to it!

Good night, see you tomorrow~

(End of this chapter)