Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 72
It was the tenth day after Lin Xiaoxiao left Niu Shou Mountain.

The sky is bright.

Hu Zigui came out of the cave, followed by Shen Wu, A Chai, Lu Nu and Uncle Hu.

On the second day after Lin Xiaoxiao left, they and the villagers sealed the gap in the ice wall, and then everyone moved into Taoyuan.

It took a few days for Hu Zigui to sort out the things Lin Xiaoxiao told him, and passed the matter to the village chief and the village elders.

Hu Zigui first went to the village head to say goodbye, and then led the other four people out of Taoyuan through a secret route.

The green slave looked at the deserted wilderness, felt a little apprehensive, and followed Huzi Gui closely.Uncle Hu and A Chai carried a lot of luggage, and they walked last.

Shen Wu stopped beside Hu Zigui and asked, "My lord, shall we go directly to the capital, or go to Kangcheng first?"

Hu Zigui looked heavy, and said, "Go to Kangcheng, there are still a few people to meet."

Hu Zigui didn't stay in Taoyuan to avoid disaster like Lin Xiaoxiao thought, he had other ideas.

Hu Zigui and his party of five stayed in Cannes for three days before leaving for the capital.

Four days later, they arrived at the capital of Huaguo.

The green slave asked: "My lord, should we live in an inn or rent a house? Right now there are not many caravans going to the capital, and renting a house is not expensive."

Hu Zigui pointed to a breakfast stall at the gate of the city and said, "No hurry, just go and sit there for a while."

The five ordered breakfast each, and then leisurely walked towards the city after eating.

It's not the first time for Hu Zigui to come to Huaguo's capital city. At the beginning, he wanted to meet Huaguo's Sima through Si Guolao's letter, but he was abandoned like a shoestring.Now that he stepped into this city again, he has changed his mind.

A group of them passed the Guozhang Mansion.Hu Zigui glanced at the two stone lions in front of the mansion, and then at the roof in the distance, with a strange expression on his face.

They stopped in an alley.This is a relatively quiet alley, and there are peach willows planted in front of the residents. It is a place where the nobles with decent families live together.

When he came to a courtyard door with the word "Hu" hanging on it, Hu Zigui signaled Shen Wu to come forward and knock on the door.

Shen Wu stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Lu Nu followed behind Shen Wu, staring at the wooden sign on the gate in a daze.

After a while, someone came and opened the door.It was Hu Sanlang who came.

Hu Sanlang, once a counselor for Hu Zigui, was more trusted than Wen Shu. After fleeing to Hu State, he left after confirming that Hu Zigui had no ambition to restore the country.

Of the five people present, only Hu Zigui and Uncle Hu didn't show surprise, and Lu Nu couldn't help wiping away tears.

Hu Sanlang helped Uncle Hu carry his luggage, and led five people into the yard.

This courtyard looks inconspicuous from the outside, but it is huge inside.Not counting the kitchen utility room, etc., there are a total of five livable main houses.

"Old rules, the young master has a room, the green slave has a room with Uncle Hu, and Shen Wu has a room with this brother A Chai."

Everyone put down their bags and packed up.

At noon, Hu Sanlang came back after buying food and wine, and the six of them ate and talked in the main room.

The green slave was excited, drank three cups, and then dared to ask Hu Zigui: "How do you know that Sanlang lives here?"

Hu Zigui looked at Uncle Hu: "Uncle told me."

Old Uncle Hu glared at Lu Nu, and after a cold snort, he explained: "You can keep in touch with Shen Wu, why can't I keep in touch with Saburo?"

The green slave blushed for a while, quickly drank another glass of wine, then turned to ask Hu Sanlang again: "Sanlang, why do you live here alone, how have you lived these two years?"

How did Hu Sanlang live?When he left Huzigui, Hu Sanlang received a "severance pay".The beard belongs to Dafang, the amount of money is not small.

Hu Sanlang used the money to pay the poll tax, then rented the yard, and settled in the capital like this.After that, he found a job in a cloth shop in the city, and worked hard to gain the trust of the shopkeeper and worked as a bookkeeper.

"You've been living here alone? Why do you rent such a big house, it's too wasteful to live alone." Lu Nu said again.

"Because this house lives in Mouton Lane."

There are two kinds of counselors in this era.One is to be supported by a specific host family, that is, formal disciples.The other type is scattered people, and occasionally someone asks them for advice.

Mouton Lane is a place where scattered people live together.Some scattered people are famous, and there will be masters to hire them.Although Hu Sanlang worked as an accountant, he was also a casual person.

Living in Mouton Lane has an even greater advantage, that is, you can meet many other advisers.The counselors gathered together, brainstormed, opened up their voices, and at the same time gathered all kinds of news.

It was also because he rented the big house in Mouton Lane, and Hu Sanlang didn't have any extra money to buy servants.He was not too worried about other people, so he lived alone.

Hu Sanlang put down his wine glass and looked at Hu Zigui with burning eyes: "Master, are you here for Zheng Guo's affairs?"

Hu Zigui also put down his wine glass, and said solemnly: "Exactly, I heard a lot of bad news in Tancheng and Kangcheng. The people of Zheng Guo are clearly ruthless. What news do you have from the capital?"

Hu Sanlang said in a deep voice: "Zheng Wugong can't hide his ambition after all. What kind of caravan is clearly sent to Huaguo to make trouble. Zheng Guo's caravan bullied Huaguo merchants in the capital, Huaguo Gong can only reprimand and appease. The occurrence of such incidents has already aroused dissatisfaction among the gentry in the country."

The Zheng Guoren caravan does not follow the rules when doing business, and is used to buying and selling by force.This had a devastating effect on the country's more mature business system.

Now in Huaguo's capital, everyone hates Zheng Guoren.

But the problem is that Duke Hua has repeatedly tolerated Zheng Guoren and strictly ordered people not to disobey Zheng Guoren.This made Hua Guoren have no choice but to swallow his anger when facing Zheng Guoren.

In fact, everyone understands why Hua Guogong has such an attitude, because Hua Guo is afraid of Zheng Guo's military power.

Everyone knows that once the war starts, the country of Hua will not be able to defeat the country of Zheng.

Although Duke Hua also attaches great importance to military strength, Hua country is only a medium-sized country, and it cannot be compared with a big country like Zheng Guo.

For example, the army of Zheng State is measured by thousands, while that of Hua State is measured by hundreds, which is a difference of ten times in number.Zheng Guo has been fighting for years, and their soldiers have rich experience, which is not comparable to that of Hua Guo's temporary militia.

Hu Zigui was silent for a while and asked: "I heard that Zheng Hua and the two countries are going to get married?"

"There is such a thing," Hu Sanlang said with a frown. "This matter was proposed by Zheng Guo, and the candidate was appointed, who is the queen's younger sister. Zheng Wugong is almost seventy years old, and he still wants to take a concubine?"

"Is this matter already settled?" Hu Zigui asked.

Hu Sanlang said: "It hasn't been decided yet, but the envoy of Zheng Guo's caravan mentioned a few words verbally. If it is decided, Zheng Guo will need to issue a letter of credence."

"What is the capital's thinking on this matter?" Hu Zigui continued to ask.

Hu Sanlang recalled: "There are not many people talking about this matter, and most of them say that they are happy to see the results. If the marriage can ease the conflict between the two countries, the Hua people will definitely wish for it."

(End of this chapter)