Feudal scholar-bureaucrats reborn: marrying a husband and marrying a virtuous

Lin Xiuhao never knew that riding a dragon boat was so boring. No matter how gorgeous things are, they would feel tired after looking at them for a long time. What's more, when he was lying on the fence yesterday, looking at the mountains in the distance, he accidentally scratched off a small piece of gold paint with itchy hands. I don't know if anyone has discovered it?

When the dragon boat passed the boundary between Henan and Hebei, it is estimated that the news of the prince's trip has not spread, and the route was relatively quiet. When we arrived in Shandong, some officials came to greet him. His Royal Highness seemed to be in a hurry to go to Hangzhou, and he did not stop for a moment on the way. , of course, did not meet those officials waiting by the river. Lin Xiuhao didn't feel that there was anything wrong at first, but when he left Huai'an Mansion yesterday, he didn't think so.

Huai'an prefecture governs six counties and leads two prefectures. I don't know if the magistrate really doesn't know the purpose of His Highness's trip, or he pretends not to know, and actually leads the officials of the whole prefecture with rank nine and above, along with wealthy merchants and gentry in the territory, and tens of thousands of A crowd of common people stood at the Huai'an Ferry, euphemistically calling it "Welcome to His Royal Highness the Prince".

Lin Xiuhao can still recall the scene of the Huai'an Ferry with gongs and drums to this day. But I used to be happy and excited when I went to the temple fair with my father, why do I feel cold when I look at these people today?"

Lin Fangxu looked at the other side, his face was calm, and he just replied indifferently: "Didn't you say that the city ship tax is difficult to settle? The other party has already made a move, so I don't know how His Highness plans to take it? This contest has officially begun. !"

As the little uncle said, Huai'an is just the beginning. As the boats go south, many people kneel down to welcome them. Some places are led by local officials, and some places are probably local In short, no matter who organizes the organizations led by gentry and rich merchants, they all have a common characteristic, that is, there are many people, very many people....

Lin Xiuhao, who is born with a keen sense of politics, has already noticed that this is wrong. Lin Fangxu saw that he was frowning and thinking for several days, and deliberately tested him, and asked, "Did you come up with a reason?"

Lin Xiuhao hesitated for a while, hesitated, and tentatively asked: "They...are they planning to kill His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Pfft...", Jiang Shiyun heard such a sentence as soon as he walked in, and couldn't help laughing out loud. Seeing the child looking at him resentfully, he quickly stopped his smile and said to Lin Fangxu: "We are almost at the Yangzhou Ferry! , Your Highness wants you to go over, and let's see what kind of pomp this time."

Lin Xiuhao had a good relationship with his future uncle these days, and he found that asking his uncle for some things didn't work, and asking his uncle would be sure, so when his uncle got up, he jumped to the In front of Jiang Shiyun, he said cheekily and coquettishly: "Little uncle, don't leave me here alone, can I go too? How is Your Highness feeling recently? If it's not very good, don't embarrass little uncle .”

Jiang Shiyun thought about the casual attitude of the prince when he ordered him to call someone, and felt that it should be no big deal, so he gently told him: "You can go, but you can just stand behind and listen to what the adults say, and remember not to talk too much. Talkative."

Lin Xiuhao nodded again and again, after promising to be obedient, he asked unwillingly: "Why did little uncle laugh just now? But did I say it's wrong to kill?"

Seeing the persistence on the face of the person in front of him, as if you don’t leave without giving a reason, Jiang Shiyun felt a little headache. He just thought it was a little funny to see a kid who hadn’t started school yet say something about killing the prince. Those people don't have the guts.

Lin Fangxu couldn't see his sweetheart being embarrassed, so he slapped his nephew on the head, and said seriously: "If you want to go, go quickly, Your Highness is still waiting, don't ink it, is it right? You can listen to what others say later, Naturally I will know!"

Lin Xiuhao rubbed his head, followed behind the two pitifully aggrieved, watching the two flirt, thinking, "With Fulang's uncle, he is no longer my uncle." '

The prosperity and richness of Yangzhou can be seen from the battle to welcome the prince. Ten miles along the river, both sides are crowded with people. There is a colorful shed for a hundred steps, a stage for ten feet, gongs and drums, and firecrackers and fireworks.

Nine grades and above in Yangzhou

There were more officials than in Huaizhou, and they all gathered together at this time. Dozens of people took the lead and knelt down in front of the dragon boat.

How long is ten miles?The distance from Linjiacun to Wuyi County is only about 20 miles away, and the horse-drawn carriage finished in less than half an hour. At this time, the speed of the dragon boat was more than twice as fast as that of the horse-drawn carriage, but Lin Xiuhao felt that it had been a long time since he walked along. The people in the river kept kneeling, and there was a deafening sound of worship. Standing behind a group of adults, Lin Xiuhao felt that his heart was sinking unceasingly, and he felt as if he was drowning and had difficulty breathing.

The adults in front didn't seem to be much better than him. It was obviously the cold winter, but Uncle Shen Mao and his group were indeed pale and dripping with cold sweat.

The little uncle, Commander Chen and others who were guarding around the dragon boat all clenched their swords and spears. Even Wang Zhanshi, who had praised him a few days ago and said that he would not be worse than the little uncle in the future, had a dignified expression at this moment. .

The prince stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, his bright yellow robe flapping wildly in the cold winter wind. There was not much joy or anger on his calm and resolute face, but such a plain expression made Lin Xiuhao feel that he had an aura that should not be offended. Sure enough, it is impossible, His Highness is indeed His Highness, different from their mortals.

And the uncle standing behind the prince to the right should not be a mortal, because he is also indifferent at this time. Lin Xiuhao feels that the uncle is really worthy of being his uncle. Even if he has a husband and forgets his nephew, Lin Xiuhao decides that the uncle In the future, he will still be the person he admires the most.

After the dragon boat sailed through the suffocating ten miles, His Royal Highness took people back to the meeting hall, and kindly showed a seat to the people who were physically and mentally injured, and served a cup of shock tea. Lin Xiuhao also mixed up and sat down. Behind my little uncle.

Zhu Xianzong saw that everyone looked embarrassed, even Xiaowen was no longer as casual as before, so he couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Are you scared by the enthusiasm of the people in Jiangnan?"

Wang Xiaowen regained his composure at this time, regained his undisciplined appearance, and said helplessly: "Your Highness, don't be joking, Dong Ge's elders are all from the south of the Yangtze River, and they are usually not very enthusiastic. Today's grand occasion is probably something that most people will never see in their lifetime." Not a few times."

Zhu Xianzong smiled and didn't say anything more. He glanced at Lin Fangxu, who was more indifferent than others, and said to the ten-year-old nephew behind him maliciously: "Nephew Lin Xiaoxian, is this lively today? You people in the south of the Yangtze River Are they all so enthusiastic?"

Lin Xiuhao looked innocent, didn't he agree to just listen to the adults?Why answer it yourself?He doesn't know how to answer?

Seeing his nephew looking at him asking for help, Lin Fangxu sighed in his heart, "I wanted to be quiet and take Xiaoyun home for a new year, but I didn't expect to be able to hide in the end!" ’ I had no choice but to answer: "Your Highness, forgive me, my nephew is young and has not experienced many human affairs, so I am afraid I can't answer it."

Zhu Xianzong thought that when Lin Fangxu was still in the border of Henan, he asked himself to resign and said that he had to go back to his hometown first when he arrived in Hangzhou, and then he was friendly with the little brother of Wu'an Hou's family along the way, and he cherished words like gold these days , now finally stop pretending to be dumb? !

Seeing the crown prince raising eyebrows and clasping hands, waiting for his answer, Lin Fangxu had no choice but to continue: "Today's ostentation is probably nothing more than watching lanterns during the Chinese New Year, but although the excitement is beautiful, in a few days, the entire Jiangnan will be panicked and people's hearts will fluctuate. gone."

Lin Xiuhao realized something in his heart after hearing what his uncle said, but before he could figure out why, he heard the crown prince applaud and said: "What a flutter of people's hearts...! Isn't it true that in the hearts of some people, this hall is here to take people away?" For money, don’t worry about it.”

Zhu Xianzong closed his eyes and meditated for a moment. When he opened his eyes, there was a stern light, but his tone was quite emotional: "I'm afraid this time the main hall has not arrived in Ningbo, and there will probably be a memorial on the desk of the Holy One, which is a waste of people and money."

After Wang Xiaowen finished listening, he continued: "Your Highness has been on the road for days without stopping, trying to seriously injure His Highness by laboring people and money, I'm afraid it won't achieve the goal, but the people's hearts mentioned by Lin Liushou are the key."

Speaking of this, this Wang Zhanshi actually looked at Lin Fangxu and said worriedly: "If the people in the south of the Yangtze River are really instigated and incited to resist the reform of the city's ship tax, this errand will be really difficult. ?! Since Dongsheng proposed to restructure the city ship tax, I don’t know if he could have expected this.”

When Lin Fangxu saw that Wang Zhan had finished speaking, even His Royal Highness looked at him and said nothing, and sighed in his heart, why did he catch a sheep of his own? Well, the people who greeted Jiahe in the past few days can’t represent all the people in the south of the Yangtze River. The real people are busy preparing rations for the winter at this time, and they won’t be instigated just because some people say a few words. It’s just disturbing people’s hearts.” To put it bluntly, people’s hearts are just floating, and most people will not do anything radical when they are well fed and warmly dressed.

Zhu Xianzong smiled faintly, and said: "Indeed, most of the common people don't care about these things, everyone has seen the excitement, Dong Sheng and Xiaowen will stay first, and everyone else will leave."

Lin Xiuhao glanced at his little uncle, and left with other people including his little uncle. The moment he stepped into the cold wind, he felt that he was cheated by his little uncle. After hearing so much, he still didn't understand. what's going on?

Asked if he didn't understand, Lin Xiuhao had no choice but to run to his little uncle again, and said in a low voice: "Little uncle, what did the little uncle say just now? Who incited whom? Why did the people's hearts fluctuate? What's going on? "

Jiang Shiyun had no choice but to think, "Why does this kid have so many questions? This can't be explained clearly in a few words." He coughed and made an excuse and said, "A military general is not good at dealing with literary affairs. You should wait for your uncle to come back and ask him."

It was only then that Lin Xiuhao realized that he seemed to have caused trouble to his little uncle, and apologized quickly, but he didn't realize that his little uncle had talked with his little uncle before.