Huan Rong

The south city of Xuyi is where the state government office and the state army camp are located.Except for the Assassin's Mansion and the Government Office of the Government, the buildings are neat and uniform, which is quite different from the other three cities.

The carriage passed through the city gate, passed the corridor guarded by state soldiers, and passed a square stone gate, and the sight suddenly opened up.

There is a straight and wide road directly behind the door, which can accommodate at least four horses parallel.The road is paved with gravel and stone strips, as if it has been ground by a stone mill, it is extraordinarily smooth and firm.

The wheels pressed against the road, and there was only the creaking of the axles, without the feeling of bumps on the dirt road, let alone any dust.

There are open channels on both sides of the road, and there are gurgling waters passing by.

Ten steps away from the Juju ditch, there are rows of houses made of brick, mud and bluestone.The courtyard walls and roofs are similar, overlooking several straight lines. If you don't look carefully, you can hardly tell the difference between the buildings.

"This road is comparable to Jiankang Royal Road." Princess Nankang opened the window, looked at both sides of the road, and sighed, "It's a pity that we didn't plant locust trees and willows."

Mrs. Li pulled Princess Nankang's forearm, pointed to the west side of the road, and said, "Sister, look there."

Following the direction she pointed, Princess Nankang saw a wall, which stretched for several meters, and the top of the wall was more than ten feet high, as if the skyscrapers blocked the sun.

"There is a flag on the wall, it should be where the state soldiers are." Mrs. Li said slowly, "There is also a military camp in the capital of Chengdu and Han. When I was naughty when I was young, I followed my brother to see it. There are high walls and wooden fences outside the camp, similar to this place. "

"Military camp?" Princess Nankang raised her eyebrows after thinking for a moment.

If the state soldiers were stationed in Nancheng, such a layout would not be surprising, but quite reasonable.

The road is widened, and pagoda tree willows are not carried on both sides, so as to avoid blocking the line of sight.

The house is neat and tidy, the roof is flat, and the door faces one side, which is not only convenient for management, but also a method of blinding the eyes.For outsiders to infiltrate Nancheng, let alone spying on information, it would take a while to figure out the differences between the lanes.

"I don't know which master craftsman it is." Princess Nankang withdrew her gaze and said with a smile, "If you talk about the neat layout, Jiankang is not as good as it."

While speaking, the carriage crossed two long streets, turned a corner, passed a stone bridge, and finally saw the gate of the Assassin's Mansion.

Xun You and Zhong Lin received the news in advance, put aside their government affairs for the time being, and rushed to the front of the mansion to greet them with the bureaucrats and lieutenant generals.

Logically, as a subordinate official, he should have gone outside the city to greet him.However, there were several experiences of being surrounded, Huan Rong repeated orders not to go out of the city, whoever went out of the city would be fined, and the year-round rest and bathing would be cancelled!

Ever since, everyone can only discuss and go to the assassin's mansion to wait for others.

Seeing the carriage appearing from a distance, envoy Huan rode his horse in front, and everyone cheered up immediately. The civil servants clasped their hands, and the generals clasped their fists to greet the assassin's return.

"Exemption."

Huan Rong got off the horse, and took two quick steps to help Xun You and Zhong Lin up. When he saw the faces behind them, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows in surprise.

"My lord, this person's surname is Xu, his name is Chuan, and his style name is Meng Hai. He was born in the Xu family of Yingchuan. He is quite talented, especially good at arithmetic. He is currently serving as a small historian at the market price in the city."

Speaking of Xu Chuan's workplace experience, it can only be described as "Sura Field".

He was too eager to show off, and was suspected by Xun You and others, and his chances of promotion fell through several times.After repeated trials and tribulations, he had just eliminated his doubts, and met the gentry named Wu in the prefecture to select and send talents, and the competition instantly increased a hundred times.

To be able to work in the market price office and be successfully recorded in the official "registration" of the government office, not to mention five passes and six generals, is not much worse.So far no anti-social, all thanks to strong psychology and ancestral teachings.

Fortunately, Xunyou Zhonglin knows how to use people well. Seeing his outstanding performance, he can be used as three people. He immediately praised him and introduced him to Huanrong. , to reuse.

The crowd greeted Huan Rong, and paid homage to Princess Nankang, but they did not stay in front of the mansion, and soon dispersed.

The civil servants returned to the duty room and continued to process the piles of official documents.

The generals turned back to the barracks, remembering what Diankui Xu Chao had leaked, they all practiced quickly to prevent being caught up or even overwhelmed by the latecomers.Especially Wei Qi Ma Liang and others, there seemed to be black clouds behind them, like two fierce beasts being provoked.

Can you train?

Well, let's compare it!

The soldiers in the battalion kept complaining, not knowing what kind of phoenix the team leader was smoking.Until he knew the inside story and realized that a newcomer was about to launch a challenge, he immediately gritted his teeth and rushed to the martial arts field screaming.

If people who don't know the inside story pass by, they will definitely have doubts: what happened in the camp, why are there wolves howling?

In the assassin's mansion, the servants sorted out the courtyard, and asked Princess Nankang and Mrs. Li to rest for a while.

Huan Rong wanted to leave the royal family, but was stopped by Princess Nankang.

"Gua'er, this place is not Jiankang."

"But, Mom..."

"You are filial, I know."

Princess Nankang signaled Huan Rong to come closer, wanting to touch his head, but she stretched out her hand halfway and then dropped it back.

"You are already a crowned prince, and you are not my child, but you are the head of a family. Don't say anything similar to the previous one, so as not to make people laugh."

"No." Huan Rong nodded in agreement.

"By the way, isn't Yuan Zhen's grandson in the mansion? You should also invite me to meet him."

"I'm afraid it won't work at the moment." Huan Rong deliberately kept it a secret.

"Why?"

"There is a college in the city, and it opens at the hour of the day and closes at the end of the day. Now it's just past the end of the day, and Yuan Feng is still studying, so naturally my mother won't be able to see her."

"Academy?" Princess Nankang showed surprise, "If I remember correctly, this son is only in his prime, how can he enter the academy?"

"Aunt, Xuyi College is different from other places." Huan Rong explained, "Everyone can study here."

"What kind of regulations are these?" Princess Nankang frowned, "Isn't it going to be a mess?"

Huan Rong shook his head, "Academy has different courses, and most of the students are divided according to age. The lectures will be based on the ability of the students, and the content will not exceed too much, so as not to be unable to keep up, waste time, or even tire of studying."

"Teaching is different?"

"Yes." Huan Rong turned around and asked Ah Mi to fetch a few books, which recorded the various regulations of the Academy in detail, jointly formulated by Xun You, Zhong Lin and Jia Bing, and Shi Shao from Yandu heard the news and sent a special letter , put forward many useful opinions.

"Mother, please read, this book is for children to learn."

Princess Nankang opened the book, carefully read a few pages, and nodded in agreement.

"Yuan's son takes this course?"

"No." Huan Rong shook his head, suddenly feeling a sharp toothache, "He is studying Legalism with the older students."

Princess Nankang paused, and looked at Huan Rong in surprise, "What did you say?"

"My mother will understand when she sees it." Huan Rong smiled wryly, "This son is young and intelligent, and cannot be deduced by common sense. Before reaching the age of Zongjiao, he can already recite the Book of Songs and understand the Spring and Autumn Period. If you insist on studying Legalism, I can't even persuade you."

Huan Shijun was heartbroken for a child who was no more than six years old when he was reasonable.

Wrong word?

He's happy, is it okay? !

Princess Nankang was stunned for a moment, looked at each other with Mrs. Li, and laughed out loud at the same time.

"Mother?" Huan Rong was puzzled by the laughter.

What is the situation now?

"As you said, this kid is really interesting." Princess Nankang said with a smile, "I must meet him when he comes back from school."

Huan Rong bit his cheek, and suddenly had a bad feeling.

After taking his leave and leaving the inner room, he looked back at the door, did he think too much?

At the same time, Qin Jing and Qin Jue left Fangshi and were planning to return to the inn.

Qin Yu sighed as he walked, Xuyi Fang City is extraordinary, there are so many good things, there are no less than twenty or thirty recipes alone.In addition to the usual steamed buns and hubing, there are also a variety of steamed buns and rolls noodle soup with various fillings, and the soup tastes extraordinarily delicious.

Thinking of the food called "Meat Swallow", Qin Yu couldn't help smacking his lips.

There are not so many tricks in the north.

Take Xihe's chef as an example, his craftsmanship is really good, but his temperament is old-fashioned, he never thinks about innovation, and his daily diet remains the same, except for roasting and cooking.I didn't notice anything before, but now there is a contrast, Qin Jue really wants to sigh.

"Brother, in your opinion, can you find a way to poach some cooks?"

Qin Jing said nothing.

"no?"

Qin Jing continued to remain silent.

"Can you give me a word?"

Qin Jing turned her head silently, and suddenly realized that her brother was not as reliable as imagined.

Not long after leaving Fangshi, the two suddenly heard the melodious bell.

Pedestrians on the side of the road stopped one after another, and the doors of the houses facing the street were opened wide. The owner of the house walked out quickly, his face full of anticipation.

"Is there a Taoist temple in Xuyi?"

Qin Jue looked up at the sky in surprise, feeling even more puzzled.Taoist temples shouldn't ring the bell at this time, and the ringing number is not right, which is a bit weird.

When they were puzzled, the crowd on the side of the road became more and more excited.

Following everyone's line of sight, more than a dozen boys and teenagers in Tsing Yi walked quickly.

Some were carrying bookcases, some were holding bamboo slips, and some were carrying long flat wooden boxes or holding wooden swords.Several teenagers were carrying farm tools and working together to lift a newly made wooden plow.

"came back!"

"Today's college quarterly exam, I don't know the result."

"It seems that the grades in the technical class should be good..."

Everyone was discussing, when the boy and the young man approached, several men came forward immediately, some farmers in straw sandals, some businessmen in coarse cloth robes, and occasionally there were healthy servants driving an ox cart, their questions and expressions were strange unanimous.

"Azi is back!"

"How's your grade today?"

"You made the wooden plow?"

"Can you make an article?"

"Have you brought all the tools back?"

The boys and teenagers were stopped, some smiled, and some had bitter faces.Obviously the quarterly exam scores have been released, and the results are good and bad, but overall they are mostly good.

A wave of schoolchildren passed by, and soon another wave.

No matter the boy or the teenager, they are all dressed in green robes, with cloth boots on their feet, and they salute first when they see their family members. First-timers will be amazed.

The last time Qin Jing came to Xuyi, the academy was still under construction, and there were only a few enlightenment students.Nowadays, the school is divided into four colleges, Mengyuan, Shuyuan, Wuyuan and Technical Institute, which can meet the different needs of different classes.

Want to read and write?

no problem!

Want to learn accounting?

No problem!

Want to learn martial arts?

Can!As long as you can bear hardships, after three years of learning, there is no guarantee that you will be invincible with a millstone, and one-to-three is not a problem.

At first, all the students enrolled in the school were from poor families, and most of them were refugees and villagers.The college does not charge tuition fees, and provides two seasons of robes and one meal a day, which is a great blessing to each family.

As the reputation of the academy spread, it was known that there were sages giving lectures in there, and then there were gentlemen from noble families who came to attend the lectures.However, the inherent concept is hard to change. There is a clear distinction between the noble family and the poor family. The former is more like an auditor. If it is not necessary, they hardly stay in the academy for a long time.

"I don't want my son to be famous and prominent, but I only hope that I can have a skill, and I can support my family in the future, and I won't be wandering around like my father. Even if I am worthy of my ancestors, I am also worthy of the benevolence of the envoy."

"Your Majesty is benevolent, if you practice this kind of good governance, if you dare to half-heartedly and not study hard, believe it or not, I will make your ass bloom?" This is the tiger parent and tiger mother.

The common people were grateful for the great kindness of envoy Huan, not because the government ordered several times, Huan Rong's temple statues would be spread all over the prefecture and worshiped by everyone.

In the final analysis, Huan Rong has repeatedly performed good governance, and the people in the state have better lives, and they will naturally feel grateful.Even if he didn't deliberately publicize it, Huan Rong's good reputation is getting higher and higher day by day, becoming the aspiration of the people.

In troubled times, "stability" is very precious.

Especially for the refugees who escaped from the Northland, after having experienced the life in Youzhou, they never want to go back to the past.

The villainous boy who picked quarrels and caused trouble in the workshop before is an ironclad proof.

If you dare to blackmail in Fangshi, all you can taste is your fist!If you dare to violate the border, intending to harm Huan Shijun, the people of Youzhou will take up swords and fight desperately with the invading bandits!

At this moment, Qin Jing stood by the side of the road and couldn't help taking a deep breath.

"Brother?"

"Go back to the inn." Qin Jing clenched his fingers, loosened them again, and said in a deep voice, "The Huan family will rise, but it should not be Huan Yuanzi, but his son."

Qin Yu was silent.

Looking across the people on the street, listening to the lively voices, I suddenly felt a pang of astringency in my heart.

While he was in a daze, a few boys in Tsing Yi passed by, their black hair tied around their ears, and the smiles on their faces were extraordinarily bright, completely different from the children in the Northland.

The boy was chasing after a young man, who seemed to be the elder brother of the former, with a Ge scarf tied around his hair, he looked thin, but his back was straight.When encountering a barbarian passing by, even if the other person's face is full of flesh, he still doesn't blink.

On the contrary, Hu Ren turned his side slightly and took the initiative to get out of the way.

"Brother, why bother to go to the Assassin's Mansion?" Qin Jue said seriously, "I really want to meet this Envoy Huan in person."

Qin Jing was about to speak, when Bu Qu passed through the crowd, walked up to his brother, and whispered something in a low voice.

"really?"

Bu Qu nodded and said: "The reward for guarding outside the city is that there is indeed a convoy from the south entering the city. It is through the south gate. Judging from the size of the convoy, it should be the Huan assassin's party."

Thinking of the news from Jiankang, Qin Jing's eyes flickered slightly.

"Go back to the inn immediately, and pay a visit to the Assassin's Mansion tomorrow."

"promise!"

That night, thinking of what he had seen and heard during the day, Qin Jue tossed and turned for a while, unable to sleep no matter what.In the early morning of the next day, he walked out of the room with two dark circles under his eyes, and yawned twice, but was caught by Qin Jing.

"Brother..." Qin Yu scratched his head in embarrassment, his face flushed slightly.

"Didn't sleep well?"

"Can't sleep."

"Really?" Qin Jing didn't delve into it, "Go to Nancheng after breakfast."

"it is good!"

Both brothers are tall and have long legs. They are wearing black dark clothes, with jade belts tightly around their waists, and their hair is tied up with Ge scarves.Walking out of the inn in parallel, the lethality is extraordinary.

Some young ladies passed by together, and when they saw the Qin brothers, they all stopped, took off the wooden hairpins from their hair, and threw them at the carriage.

Bu Qu got the order in advance, immediately tightened his expression, and swept his fierce eyes around.

The result was good, not only did not frighten the little lady, but it attracted several cheers: "Sister, Xuyi City is really extraordinary, such a majestic man... Well, sister, why are you covering my mouth?"

Fortunately, it was still early, and there were not many pedestrians in front of the inn. The long whip was raised, and the steer stepped forward, pattering up the blue stone road, heading straight for the south city.

Without a gentleman to reward, the little ladies dispersed one after another.

The remaining pair of sisters, who looked exactly the same in clothes, were Xiong Nu and Hu Nu who had come to Xuyi ahead of time under the order of Gao Yu.

"Sister, I found out that the Assassin's Mansion is in Nancheng. At this time, the gate has opened. Let's go quickly, and we should be able to find it before Sishi."

"En." Xiong Nu tightened her package, pressed the knife on her waist, and said seriously, "We are here to serve His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, you'd better put down your temper, and don't cause trouble."

"Sister, don't worry." Tiger Girl smiled, "I don't want to be beaten by Grandma again."

Xiong Nu glanced at her, shook her head and sighed, I hope so.

In the Assassin's Mansion, Huan Rong had breakfast too early, when he heard that someone was visiting from outside the mansion, and knew that the person's surname was Qin, his face immediately changed, and he almost lost his grip on the bamboo slips.

Bad food!

I was so busy yesterday that I forgot to deliver a letter to Brother Qin.But he never thought that the other party would come so quickly.

"Please go to the guest room."

After deliberating for a moment, Huan Rong summoned his servant and ordered him to report to Princess Nankang.

The news of someone's arrival can never be hidden from one's own mother, rather than hiding it, it is better to put it on the table.If the mother-in-law's anger is not going well, you can always think of a way to deal with it... right?

Envoy Huan stood up, straightened his robe, made sure there was nothing wrong, and went to the guest room with a lot of worries.

The servant girl reported that Princess Nankang raised her eyebrows, while Mrs. Li's long eyelashes drooped, and she smiled inexplicably.

Yuan Feng was sitting opposite Princess Nankang, when he heard Qin Jing's brothers passing the house, his face immediately became tense.

"Your Highness, that person has a strange mind and is not a good person!"

"Oh?" Princess Nankang looked at Yuan Feng, she was obviously a naive child, but she wanted to imitate an adult in her words and deeds, and behaved in a well-behaved manner, which is really likable.

Yuan Feng said earnestly: "When I was by my father's side, I heard my father talk about the heroes of the Han Dynasty. This person is very similar to the hero that my father said."

Yuan Feng was thoughtful and his intuition was quite accurate.

This statement is not reckless, nor is it childlike, but after careful consideration, it is believed that in order to eliminate the "danger" around Huan Rong, one must be honest with Princess Nankang.

After experiencing the Shouchun Rebellion, although Yuan Feng didn't grow crooked, his heart became extraordinarily hard.There are not many people who can make him care. So far, Huan Rong is the only one besides the nanny.

Qin Jing was regarded as "dangerous" by him, and in order to protect his elder brother, he had to try to get rid of it.

"What do you think, sister?" Princess Nankang turned to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li shook her silk fan lightly, and said with a slight smile, "Mr. Qin Lang came to pay a visit at the mansion, sister can come and see for herself. It's getting late, Mr. Xiao Lang should go to the academy."

"promise!"

Yuan Feng respectfully agreed, and exited the inner room after saluting.

Princess Nankang pinched her brows, and Mrs. Li leaned forward and whispered, "Sister, Yuan Xiaolang is indeed smart and has a tough heart, and he will become a great weapon in the future. Now that he has a good character, if he teaches slowly, he can become a gentleman to help. As for Qin Your Majesty," Mrs. Li changed the subject and smiled slightly, "Since there is a covenant, and there are trades in the market, you might as well host a banquet, or take a closer look."

Princess Nankang nodded, "According to my sister."

Immediately, he ordered Ah Mai to go down to make arrangements, and sent someone to the guest room to inform him about the banquet.

"What kind of person he is, I want to see it with my own eyes."

Thinking of the Luanfeng hairpin sent during the coronation ceremony, Princess Nankang smiled coldly.Mrs. Li put down the silk fan, gently rubbed the princess's forehead, and whispered a few times from time to time.

In the guest room, Huan Rong's expression became complicated for a moment when the maidservant reported it.

Qin Jing had read the new contract and was about to put down the private seal when she suddenly felt a chill on the back of her neck and paused for a moment.