At Rao Pier in Yixing Town, the river breeze is blowing gently, and the fine and continuous waves are beating on the bluestone, reflecting the white light of the sky. The boat passed by the pier with its flags fluttering, attracting fishermen's attention and forgetting to close their fishing nets. "What a big boat! It has to be thirty feet long, right? Where did the great master come from with such magnanimity?" "I'm afraid it has four or five floors, which is higher than the tallest Langyun Tower in Pingyang County! Will it fall if it's so high?" "Wait, run! Run! There is a monster! Run!" A scream of fear spread across the port. The fishermen looked intently and saw that there were densely packed finless porpoises all around the fleet! Fishermen who have never studied in school have never seen such a scene. The five- to six-meter finless porpoise was bigger than a fishing boat. It was no match for a human, so it grabbed the oar and hurriedly fled to the shore. "Folks, don't panic! The finless porpoise is not a monster and does not hurt anyone! It is more docile than a dog!" A merchant ship came closer to the port, and the young man on board shouted loudly.
The fishermen were stunned. Those who were bold took a closer look and saw that the finless porpoises were orderly in the chaos and were really guarding the two tower ships in the middle. When I saw the people on the merchant ship, they behaved as if they were accustomed to it. They drank wine and blew the river breeze, without any panic at the sight of monsters. "Can you tame weird monsters and fish? The martial artist's skills are really great!" The fleeing fishing boats stopped one after another and whispered. "I heard that finless porpoise is not a fish." "Nonsense, why are you swimming in the water if it's not a fish? It's nonsense." "Finless porpoise, the pig in the river!" "When will my boys be able to achieve that level of success? The two from the Li family and the Chen family have passed the test yesterday and today. They are also martial artists. They said they wanted to serve wine!" "The Li family and the Chen family are nothing. The Liang family is the most powerful one. I heard that they have all become officials! They ride big red horses every day, so majestic! The original small houses have been built into a large courtyard with three tiles. I went there to help you! It’s really like the smoke coming out of the ancestor’s grave.” "No, several boys in my family are half as good as him. I can't even sleep at night and wake up in the middle of the night." "Hey, things have changed so fast. This morning, someone bought something at the market without paying him. He asked the village elders to argue with him. Hey, guess what, he spat and ignored him." "Is this happening?" "There are so many people that the villagers' dignity is of no use to them." "No, I heard that the person who moved next door to me is still a warrior. Can a warrior listen to the village elders?" A fisherman stood on the bow of the boat and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brother! Where did the boat come from and where is it going?" The one who answered was still the young man who called me "fellow fellow, don't panic". "Come to the Imperial Capital! Go to Pingyang County! See if the boat is gone, it's full of adults from the riverside!" "Hebo, then we don't have to be afraid of water monsters in the future? Can we go fishing in deeper places?"
"Pingyang County, come on, let's go see the excitement!" "Call the master, there are so many ships, you can make a lot of money by working as a laborer!" Fishing boats join the fleet. A businessman asked about the harvest, and the fishermen took the opportunity to sell one or two big fish. As we approached Pingyang County, every household in the county came to the shore to watch the excitement just like those in Yixing Town. Tens of thousands of people, lined up in rows, can be dazzled, let alone a fleet of tens of thousands of people, which is unparalleled in prosperity. Seeing the pier from a distance, two large ships were connected with iron ropes, and each put down two walking boats. Two soldiers on one ship were shaking their oars and heading towards the shore like arrows, sliding into the newly built dock. The soldier took out a few long bamboo poles and inserted them into the water to confirm the depth and nodded to the other soldier. Several small red flags were held in the hands of the military man, and he stood up to give a signal. The signal soldier on the building boat waved the flag in response, and the command was passed on one after another. The sail was lowered, the anchor was lowered, and the long oar extended from the side of the ship. Under the control of the sailors, the building boat slid into the dock very smoothly. When the giant ship, which was hundreds of meters tall, slid into the dock, everyone on the shore was frightened by the momentum and all retreated. Slide down the long ladder. "Backcountry, a country fool." On the bow of the ship, Wei Lin, wearing a sparrow-gold fur coat, stood condescendingly. His whole face was hidden in the shadow of the ship building, and there was no trace of happiness or anger. Pingyang County is a first-class prosperous county in the entire Huaiyin Prefecture, with everything you need. But for Grand Duke Sun Weilin, who came from the imperial capital, it was a remote and remote countryside. Looking around, there are no pavilions or buildings that are more than ten feet high, let alone the hundred-foot-high pavilions built with precious wood. In the entire county, the building beneath him was the tallest, standing at the top. Looking down, the storyteller Yang Dongxiong and the county lieutenant Yu Dun got the news and were waiting here early in the morning. For a long time, no one got off the boat. The people were talking a lot. Yu Dun looked at Yang Dongxiong's face and asked in a low voice: "Didn't the envoy say they are acquaintances?" They are really acquaintances, how could they be so staged? Enemy? Yang Dongxiong shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. The envoy only said that he was an acquaintance, but did not specify who he was. He had been away from officialdom for a long time, and the information that the court could find was very limited. On the boat, Wei Shaozi, dressed in black, knelt on one knee. "Father, do you want to get off the boat?" Wei Lin, who had been staring at the river for a long time, waved his arms, picked up his cloak, and walked into the room.
"Dirty my combat boots and tell them that I have been running around for a long time and am exhausted physically and mentally. I can't stop!" "yes!" Another building ship. Ran Zhongshi looked at Konwei: "Have you not found Brother Xu yet?" "Ashamed of my humble position." A woman in a light cyan dress stood aside: "Brother, do we want to go down first?" Ran Zhongshi shook his head: "No, if the chief and deputy leaders don't show up, what are we going to do if we go down? If we really do it, we will only be ridiculed and disrespectful. Those people are waiting to see our show." If Wei Lin is still there, how can they overtake him? The river was so big that even the merchants on the merchant ships couldn't get down. For a moment, the entire port fell into an eerie silence. Countless ships docked, but no one got off. Ran Ying said depressedly: "Do we have to wait forever?" "We can only wait." "Hey, what's going on with Brother Xu? He loses his temper at critical moments." Ran Zhongshi smiled bitterly: "If he could keep the tone, General Xu would not let Brother Xu come over and train himself." "You secretly say bad things about me when I'm not around, right?" A slightly teasing voice came from behind the two of them. Ran Zhongshi and Ran Ying turned back in surprise. "Brother Xu, you are finally here." Ran Zhongshi breathed a sigh of relief. The first level of the official department was overwhelming. Without Xu Yuelong, he was under great pressure. He saw Liang Qu next to Xu Yuelong again, "Who is this little brother?" "Let me introduce you to my Uncle Yang's disciples, Liang Qu, who is appointed Hebo of Hebo. These two are the grandsons and granddaughters of Feng Ninghou, Ran Zhongshi and Ran Ying. Ran Zhongshi is considered your superior, the sixth-grade Shuihengwei." The highest leader of the entire Hebo Station is the Governor of Shuihe, who is a senior official in the court. He is the governor of Xia Shuihe and is of the third rank. The Captain of Shuiheng was appointed by the local Hebo, and was of the fourth rank. Further down, there are the fifth-rank water balance envoys and the sixth-rank water balance guards. The seventh grade is Du Shui Lang, the eighth grade is He Bo, and the ninth grade is River Chief. Each grade is divided into main and deputy grades, which are divided into genuine grades and subordinate grades, occasionally mixed with many civil servants, such as Yang Dongxiong's anecdotes. A story is not a teacher. Stories are things in the past, events in the past. In a country, there are governors who rule the country. If today's county has a juecao, and the commanders punish and ban them, their laws have been recorded in history. His position is equivalent to that of a consultant, the fifth rank, similar to "giving up people" and "washing horses". It is not an exaggeration to say that his position is empty. It's not that the court couldn't give him something better. With Yang Dongxiong's qualifications, he was more than enough to be a powerful official.
Mainly considering that Yang Dongxiong originally resigned and returned home, and his youngest son died on the battlefield. He had made a lot of contributions, and the emperor couldn't bear to work hard, so he gave him the position of concubine. In the Hebo Station, Xu Yuelong serves as the deputy leader, and he is the fourth-rank Shuiheng Captain. As Shuihengwei, Ran Zhongshi was two ranks higher than Liang Qu, so he was indeed his immediate superior. Xu Yuelong's move was to let him identify the people in his faction. Both sides felt at ease and saluted with clasped fists. Ran Zhongshi thought for a moment: "Are you the inventor of Pinyin?" Liang Qu bowed slightly: "The seal carving of carved insects is not worth mentioning." "Brother Liang is too modest, which is not a seal engraving thing." Ran Zhongshi said with a smile, "I have a younger brother who learned pinyin in the days when he was studying for enlightenment. Now he can read any book with phonetic notation. He can read very quickly, several times faster than Fan Qiefa, so he is really a great talent. It's a pity that I didn't learn to read in such a neat way at first. It took me two or three years of learning to recognize some of the characters. It's a pity that this method came too late, otherwise I wouldn't have been beaten with a stick by my father every three days. " The distance between the two sides suddenly became much closer. Liang Qu bowed again and said, "Lord Ran, you are overly praised." "From now on, we are all our own, there is no need to be like this, let's go down quickly, don't let Uncle Yang wait too long!" Xu Yuelong interrupted the conversation and walked off the boat first. Seeing that someone finally came down, everyone who was blowing the cold wind at the port finally took a breath. Even the businessmen were happy. They were here to do business, not politics. If the business can't be done, wouldn't it be in vain? "Uncle Yang!" Xu Yuelong stepped onto the pier and immediately stepped forward to pay homage to Yang Dongxiong. He put his hands in front of him and bowed at 90 degrees. Yang Dongxiong was stunned by the call of uncle. He looked at Xu Yuelong carefully several times and asked tentatively: "Yue Long?" "Hahaha! Uncle Yang, you still remember me!" Xu Yuelong has no official authority, he was born in a military family, and he has been flying like an eagle and running dog since he was a child. He is a lawless master and responds loudly. "It turns out it's you! When I left, you were only in your teens, right? You have grown so big in the blink of an eye? You are so strong and handsome. Have you ever married a wife? How is General Xu?" "I have never married, and my father is well. Before sending me here, he asked me to see more of you. You are really a treasure, and you are exactly the same as the impression I had when I was a child!" "Okay, okay!" Yang Dongxiong saw his old acquaintance in a happy mood and said several good words in succession. He never expected that the acquaintance mentioned by the envoy would be the son of his old general. After the greetings, Yang Dongxiong spoke quickly and asked Xu Yuelong why he had not disembarked for a long time and embarrassed him. Xu Yuelong bowed to apologize. He leaned over to Yang Dongxiong's ear and whispered. Yang Dongxiong's eyes showed a hint of sparkle.
No wonder he was given a slap on the wrist when he came up. It turns out that someone else is claiming the title!