Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

As for Duho?

For the time being, he can only be wronged in the prince's mansion, and when the general situation in Yangzhou is established, let's help him again.

Then, he comforted his grandson Yumo: "Forget it, Li Shaozhi will only be around for a few more years, and it's a waste of energy to distract him now."

What he said was not aimless. If he remembered correctly, in about a year or so, Li Shaozhi's father, Minister of Rites and Prince Zhan Shi Li Gang, would almost have reached the end of his lifespan. Seven or eighty years old can be regarded as a long life.

Once Li Gang dies, what will happen to Li Shaozhi, a jerk?Li Chengqian valued him now only because of his father Li Gang.

Besides, Li Chengqian will not be able to protect himself in a few years, so where can Li Shaozhi go.

Changsun Yu hummed silently, then cupped his hands and said goodbye: "Okay, I'll go back first, go back and get ready, I won't say goodbye to you tomorrow, see you in Cangzhou!"

Guo Yewan stayed behind and said: "It's time for dinner, let's go after dinner!"

The eldest grandson Yumo shook his head and refused and went straight out of the study door, turned his head and said bitterly: "Forget it, from now on, when we arrive at Yangzhou Shangao Emperor Yuan, my father can't care about it. There are many opportunities for the two of us to eat. I just ran out this time." Yes, I have to go back and hand over to someone, otherwise if the old man becomes suspicious, my appointment to Yangzhou will fail again.”

After finishing speaking, he rushed out of the door and left in a hurry.

Guo Ye looked at the embarrassing figure of his eldest grandson Yumo, and was both amused and helpless. Perhaps, the friendship of the other party was the most priceless.

Afterwards, he rushed out the door and said, "Zhenxuan, tell the kitchen to prepare dinner. You can have a good drink with Benhou tonight."

"Got it!"

Liu Zhenxuan's voice came from afar from outside.

Soon, the food and drink were ready, and Guo Ye and Liu Zhenxuan began to have a drink in the dining hall of the Hou Mansion.

The wind blows, the night is dark...

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Immediately afterwards, they stayed in Chang'an for about five days.

During this period, he visited Yu Shinan, Kong Yingda, Ma Yuanju and others many times, and even Chu Suiliang, the new priest of the Guozijian, and Chen Kang and Chen Zhongda, the secretary, all of which he visited one by one.

And during these five days, he also participated in the wedding banquet of Huang Ao, the shopkeeper of his own house, and saw the true face of the fat lady in Lushan, um, fat is a little fat, but the people of Tang regard fat as beauty, so it doesn't matter.The point is, it was indeed a bit dark and frustrating, and from now on, Huang Ao would have to suffer.

However, I went to a wedding banquet, and I also had an unexpected harvest, that is, I had a good talk with Huang Ao's brother-in-law, Yu Deshui, the new Yushi doctor, at the wine table.It can be seen that Yu Deshui still has affection for Guo Ye.

It was time to take care of everything in Chang'an, and it was time to explain what should be explained, and Guo Ye left with a lot of peace of mind.

Sixth, he left the mansion again with Liu Zhenxuan and three hundred soldiers, and left Chang'an City.

This time, it was the Chunming Gate among the three east gates, but last time it was an envoy to Tuyuhun, this time it was to serve as the governor of Yangzhou.

The first stop, of course, is to take the Cangzhou Mansion on the Hebei Road, and after a silent reconciliation with Changsun Yu, then take a boat on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and go south to Yangzhou.

After leaving the Chunming Gate, Liu Zhenxuan led three hundred soldiers to assemble, waiting for Guo Ye's order.

just listen-

"Set off!!!"

Guo Yece stood on the horse, and after a loud shout, he looked back at the majestic and mottled city gate of Chang'an again and again...

This time, I will leave Chang'an City again, and look back at the past; now I am going south to Yangzhou, and I will show my ambition of Lingyun in my heart.

Chapter 742

Two days later, Guo Ye led the crowd into the territory of Cangzhou Prefecture, and according to the previous agreement with Changsun Yumo, they came to the ferry of the Cangzhou Prefecture of the Grand Canal to meet him.

After meeting his eldest grandson Yumo, Guo Ye knew that this kid had hired a big boat early on and was just waiting for his arrival.

This big ship has three floors and can accommodate hundreds of people. As for the rent, it is naturally expensive.

After resting at Cangzhou Ferry Wharf for one night, everyone boarded the boat early the next morning and set sail to go south to Yangzhou.

After boarding the ship, the helmsmen on the ship set up the sails one after another, and the sound of anchoring and trumpeting hovered near the ferry wharf, which could not be heard incessantly.

The owner of this large ship has been traveling all over the world for many years, and he has a unique vision, so it can be seen that Guo Ye is the head of this group of distinguished guests, followed by everyone else, and he immediately came to make friends with Guo Ye.

Chang Sun Yumo saw that the owner of the ship was so affectionate to Guo Ye, but turned a blind eye to himself. He was so angry that he didn't look good for a long time, and secretly spat, "Damn it, you are a dog who looks down on people, the young master is paying your boat fare." My lord, how are you?

During the chat with the ship owner, Guo Ye learned that the other party's surname is Mao, and the single name is a nine characters, which should mean the old nine at home. Now he is about fifty years older, so he is called Mao Laojiu.Ever since the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was re-opened and excavated in the previous dynasty, Mao Laojiu has lived on this water, specializing in business going from south to north, or carrying people, or transporting goods, and occasionally selling goods from the south to the north, and goods from the north. Southern business.

Guo Ye also benefited a lot from the rambling chat with Mao Laojiu.At least he knew how ships moved from south to north on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the Tang Dynasty.According to Mao Laojiu, if the wind is down, you basically rely on sailing. If you encounter headwinds, you will suffer. Basically, you rely on the trackers on the shore to drag the boat forward against the wind.

So Mao Laojiu has another skill, which is to know the weather.

Gradually, the chatterbox started to open up, and Mao Laojiu might be getting old, so he kept talking endlessly.Starting from the past events on the Grand Canal, talking about the various river basins that the Grand Canal passes through, and then talking about the dangerous disasters that happen on the Grand Canal from time to time, such as the gangsters who robbed halfway.

In the end, Mao Laojiu patted his chest and assured him: "Your distinguished guest, don't worry, I, Mao Laojiu, have been galloping across the Grand Canal for more than ten years, and I know everyone well. "

Guo Ye is naturally happy and relieved on the surface, but he is also full of disdain in the secret. Grandma, I have a Cao Gang with [-] disciples in the middle of Sichuan. ?Besides, at any rate, you are a member of the imperial court, and the robbers robbing me, the Marquis of Yizhou, is really boring. Could it be that the three hundred soldiers under Liu Zhenxuan's command are all nirvana?

He looked at Mao Laojiu as if he was going to go down to inspect the cabin, and finally asked: "Master Mao, let's set off today, how long will it take us to arrive at Yangzhou Wharf?"

Mao Laojiu had made calculations when Chang Sun Yumo hired the boat, and quickly replied: "If you go back to the distinguished guest, if you go to Yangzhou if you go with the wind, you can arrive in seven days. If there is a headwind on the way, It might take three or two days. But don’t worry, honored guest, I’ve checked the weather, and the wind blows from the north to the south these days, so let’s go along.”

Guo Ye nodded and said hello, Mao Laojiu hurriedly said goodbye and left the cabin to inspect.

Looking at Mao Laojiu's back, Guo Ye thought to himself, since there is a seven-day water journey, taking advantage of Mao Laojiu's detailed knowledge of the affairs on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, he turned around and asked him more about the Yangzhou Waters Salt Gang.It wouldn't hurt to collect more information about the Salt Gang and the leader of the Salt Gang, Chen Lang.At least he could know himself and the enemy, so he successfully persuaded Chen Lang to work for him.

At this time, the big ship was far away from the ferry terminal, blowing southward along the wind, slowly swimming on the river, heading south to Yangzhou.

In the following days on the boat, Guo Ye, besides collecting some information about the Salt Gang from Mao Lao Jiukou, enjoyed the scenery on the shore along the way, which was so beautiful from north to south.

Of course, there are also those who suffer.

The eldest grandson Yumo had lived in the north for a long time, and was not used to riding a boat through the wind and waves, so naturally he vomited to death and suffered from old age.For several days in a row, this guy basically spent time in the cabin and never went to the deck for a day.

The days, as the big ship goes south, pass away one day after another...

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It was noon on the seventh day before Mao Laojiu ran onto the deck at the stern to announce the good news to Guo Ye: "My dear guest, we have entered the waters of Yangzhou now, and there are still about seventy or eighty miles to reach Yangzhou." It’s the Ferry Wharf. Hey, it’s noon now, the old man will definitely let the distinguished guests arrive in Yangzhou before dusk, and have a bite of Yangzhou’s authentic crab powder lion head, you must try this dish when you arrive in Yangzhou.”

Guo Ye felt relieved when he heard this, and thought to himself, it's time, if he didn't continue to sit down, that boy Yu Mo would probably throw up his intestines.

As for the lion's head with crab powder mentioned by Mao Laojiu, he heard that Mao Laojiu mentioned it on the way here. Three famous dishes in Yangzhou, casserole fish head, crab powder lion's head, and roasted whole pig's head, are famous far and wide.

But don’t rush to taste it. Anyway, the days in Yangzhou will be long in the future, and it’s not bad for a while. It’s the most urgent thing to settle down first after entering Yangzhou.