Ji Tang

Chapter 535 Overseas Notes: Everyone says Jiangnan is good.
Thinking of this, Ji Song secretly laughed in his heart. He went there on the emperor's order. Don't blame me for not remembering the 'old love' when the time comes.

Although it didn't cause any serious harm to me when I acted against myself last time, it was a loss of face after all.

Forget it if you didn't have a chance before, but don't let it fall into my hands this time, otherwise you won't be able to live up to the reputation of deposed Ambassador Zhi.
The Yongjiang River is one of the river systems east of the Yangtze River. It is more than one mile wide and 240 miles long, flowing eastward into the sea.

It is already late autumn in the north, and the ground is green and yellow, but here it is as warm as spring, with green trees and flowers blooming on both sides of the bank, as if you are in a peachland.

The scenery is good, but whether it's pedestrians on both sides of the river or busy ships on the Yongjiang River, it shows how prosperous this place is.

Yes, as one of the important rivers connecting Mingzhou Port to the inland, there is an endless stream of merchants coming to trade every day.

After years of expansion, Mingzhou Port is no longer the small seaport it once was. As one of the two largest seaports in the Tang Dynasty, the annual taxes paid to the court can equal Chang'an's annual tax revenue.

Don’t underestimate it, Chang’an is the most populous and largest city in this era, and the transactions that occur every day must not be underestimated!
In addition to taxation, Mingzhou Port has also become a leader in the post-war recovery of Jiangdong. Under the leadership of Mingzhou Port, it has radiated throughout Jiangdong and even Jiangnan.

It brought a lot of wealth and opportunities to the local area, and also made the Jiangdong family rich.

"Your Majesty, you see it's almost time, why haven't they come yet?"

Gu Yanzhi, the governor of Mingzhou, had a lot of free time and showed no sign of impatience. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "No rush, no rush! Maybe there is something delayed, we are waiting!"

The person who spoke looked stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and said: "Yes, I'll wait and see."

After a while, the man said as if unintentionally: "Do you know who the deposed ambassador is who came to Mingzhou? We should be prepared. If we accidentally neglect it, wouldn't we say that Mingzhou is rude?"

Gu Yanzhi laughed when he heard this and said unconcernedly: "No, whoever comes is a secret. How can I know?"

The people around him had some anger in their eyes after hearing this, but they quickly covered it up.

Gu Yanzhi was extremely disdainful. What kind of thing do you think you are worthy of hearing from me?Why don't you take a pee and see what you are?

This person is the governor of the Ming Dynasty, a small gentry from the south of the Yangtze River who has taken refuge in the Shandong family. If it weren't for the support of Qiwang from the fifth surname, he would have died a long time ago. Why can he still wait until now?
But then I felt bitter in my heart. Last time I went to Chang'an to report on my work, I thought I could be promoted, and even be in charge of three provinces and six ministries.

In the end, unexpectedly, he returned to Jiangdong and became the governor of Mingzhou.

However, what pleased him was that Mingzhou was already on the same level as the county magistrates of Chang'an and Wannian, and he was considered to be a member of the imperial court.

If it weren't for this compensation, he would have given up his job.

This time the imperial court sent ten deposed ambassadors to inspect the place. People in other places basically understood, but Mingzhou became an exception.

When Xiao Yu came to Jiangnan some time ago, he thought it was him. He and others hurriedly went to see him, but they explained that the state was not within his inspection scope, but someone else.

Now everyone was dumbfounded. No one had asked, but this time Xiao Yu was so tight-lipped that he didn't say who it was.

They are all veterans in the officialdom. Everyone can see that they are by no means ordinary people, otherwise Xiao Yu would not be so cautious.

They can't afford to offend anyone who can make Xiao Yu cautious!
Gu Yanzhi looked at the people behind him, but he was not worried at all.

Because he knew the person coming, he was an acquaintance, but he was also a ruthless person, and Mingzhou's officialdom was probably about to be reshuffled.

That man is not afraid of trouble. Even if he breaks the sky, someone will wipe his butt.

I remembered that I had not lost my mind and followed those idiots in Jiangdong. Instead, like the Zhang family, I had taken refuge in the good prince who was not favored by everyone.

I feel so proud just thinking about it!
People, sometimes choice is more important than hard work.

If it weren't for the support of this great god behind him, would he have been able to sit in Mingzhou Port for five years?
This was a fat job. He knew better than anyone how many people in the entire Tang Dynasty were eyeing his position.

But so far, both Mingzhou Port and Dengzhou Port in the north are firmly in the hands of others.

It's true that no one has paid attention to it for such a long time, but they have all ended in failure. Some people have even lost their official positions for this, and some have been sent to the border areas.

Even though he resigned from all his posts and only held the title of marquis, no one dared to look down upon him.

Yesterday I received a letter and found out that the person who came this time was actually the Marquis, which made him extremely happy.

In the end, I managed to hold back from getting carried away and tried my best to pretend not to know, just to dig a hole for some people.

I had been feeling aggrieved for such a long time, and finally the clouds cleared and the moon came out, and I waited for the opportunity that Yixue had been aggrieved in the past.

The name of the man who just spoke was Gou Xing, who was considered a wealthy family in Jiangdong more than 100 years ago.But it's long gone now.

But he didn't expect that he would take refuge in the Pei family, who was the most popular among the five surnames and seven favorites, and became the second-in-command in Mingzhou, and even intervened in the affairs of Mingzhou Port!
This was unbearable, but the Pei family was powerful after all. He also wrote to ask the Marquis, but he only got three words.

whatever he wants.

That's right, those three words.

But now that the matter has come to this, there is really nothing you can do against others just by relying on your own abilities.

But things are different now. The Marquis is here. The legendary Marquis is here. Can he be unhappy?

Gou Xing turned his head and saw the faint smile on Gu Yanzhi's face, and his expression became gloomy.

do not know?
He was sure that this old guy definitely knew who the visitor was, otherwise he wouldn't be so active.

Everyone traveled ten miles out of the city to greet them, and the emperor could only do that to greet the triumphal army, but now it was almost fifty miles away.

Thinking of the news from the person behind him, his body couldn't help but tremble.

"Clean up everything immediately, if someone takes advantage of you."

"I think you should know how to do it?"

In the end, the man left, cleaning up everything related to him, leaving him alone.

This was abandoning himself, and he was filled with resentment!
But what can I do?
Do you dare to reveal the person behind you?
He didn't dare. Even if he committed suicide, he wouldn't dare to tell the people behind him.

If you don't say it, at most one of you will die; but if you say it, the whole clan will be implicated.

He has no doubt whether the other party has such ability. The Millennium Family is not just talking about it, it is the fear hidden deep in their hearts.

"Changshi seems a little cold?"

Gu Yanzhi looked at Gou Xing with disdain and said.

That's it?

They haven't arrived yet, and you are like this?
Pooh!
No fun!

"It's not cold, it's just that I'm a little unstable after standing for a long time."

Gou Xing cursed secretly in his heart, but did not dare to show it on his face.

The people behind him looked at Gou Xing with amusement in their eyes. Where had the previous energy gone?
Mingzhou officials basically have some relationship with Xie Lian. After all, most of these people were promoted from Mingzhou Port.

When Xie Lian came to Mao County alone, he built a small port into a small port that even the court now pays attention to.

In terms of level, it is even comparable to Chang'an.

As Mingzhou Port became more and more prosperous, these people were gradually promoted. They were small officials at first, but now they are county magistrates.

Now someone in the court divided the officials from the two ports into one faction, all led by Xie Lian, the current left minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, how could Xie Lian gain a foothold in the court by relying on himself?
Everyone knows who the person behind Xie Lian is, but they just don’t say it!This makes Ji Song's reputation disappear!

"I'm coming!"

The clerk who was inquiring about the news quickly ran over and shouted.

Gu Yanzhi's body felt numb and he hurriedly greeted him: "Where are you?"

The clerk panted for a while and then said: "Reporting to the governor, I saw from a distance five large ships with the flag of Ji heading this way."

"Hahaha, that's right, that's right, everyone will follow me to greet the Marquis."

"promise!"

Everyone was very excited. Although they knew about the current Hao Jiehou, they had never seen him before. They were excited to see the legendary figure of the Tang Dynasty this time.

Riding alone into the enemy camp, beheading the enemy and then returning.What kind of horse tramples the royal court and captures Jieli alive?There are also curved shaft plows and columbines, which have increased the number of acres of land in Guanzhong by one million
They are all things that people in the Tang Dynasty talk about, not to mention they are mysterious and legendary.

When he was not crowned weak, he was granted the title of Marquis of Kaiguo County, and the largest academy in the Tang Dynasty, Taibai Academy, was built.

What's more, everyone knows who is the leader of the officials from the two Hong Kong factions!
Looking at the people who came to greet him happily, Gou Xing felt desolate in his heart, and even more so!

No wonder!
No wonder the person behind him retreated before anyone arrived. It turned out to be this great god!
When he heard that the visitor was holding a banner with the word "Ji", he knew who the visitor was.

The surname is Ji. This surname is not common nowadays. People who can use this surname have definitely not simple origins.

As for the dignitaries surnamed Ji in the Tang Dynasty, besides the current Hou Jisong of Haoji County, who else can be named?

He actually came to Mingzhou?
If it were anyone else, he might not be like this.

But this one is different. He just beheaded him on the spot, and he didn't even do anything wrong. Maybe the people behind him will say that he was killed well.

People want money, power, and backers.

He is one of the top figures in the Tang Dynasty in terms of literary talent and martial arts. Do you have any chance of winning against him?
It's better to wash your neck!
In order to win over others, the emperor made an exception and made his wife Xie a princess. She was still a princess with a fiefdom and a fiefdom, and she was treated the same as the emperor's children!
Although this person has resigned from his previous positions, that's not how it looks.

The two major wealth centers of Mingzhou Port and Dengzhou Port; the largest academy in the Tang Dynasty; and the largest maritime fleet in the Tang Dynasty all belong to others.

How can he fight with such a person?

His face turned blue and white for a while, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind.

"If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."

Thinking of this, he felt certain in his heart and stepped forward to welcome it.
At this time, there were five huge five-tooth ships in the center of the Yongjiang River, which were slowly sailing on the river.

Ji Song stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait, and he was even more amazed in his heart!
"Everyone says Jiangnan is good, tourists only like Jiangnan old. The spring water is as clear as the sky, and the boats are painted and the rain sleeps.

The people by the side look like the moon, and their bright wrists are covered with frost and snow.People grow old.”

Seeing such a scene, Ji Song couldn't help but recite poems from his previous life.

But when it came to the last sentence, "You should never return to your hometown when you are old, for you must break your heart when you return home," it stopped.

Don't go back to your hometown before you are old, otherwise you will regret it because of the war in your hometown.

After all, it’s not appropriate to say it, just say it to make people laugh!

"Everyone says that Jiangnan is good, and tourists only like Jiangnan. I haven't come up with new words for many years. I didn't expect that such a good sentence would come out as soon as I arrived in Jiangnan. It's not a waste of time, it's not a time of travel!"

"However, there should be more later. Why don't you finish it together, Lord Marquis?"

Ji Song was a little embarrassed, but he could not lose even if he lost, so he could only force himself to say: "You can't do everything, and being incomplete may not be a kind of beauty? What does Mr. Baishan think?"

Yes, the speaker is Mr. Baishan, who teaches in the academy.

This time Ji Song went to Jiangnan for business, and I don’t know how he knew about it. He insisted on going with Ji Song, saying that he had not been back to Jiangdong for many years and wanted to go home to see it.

Having said so, can Ji Song still refuse?

Besides, it's not a big deal in the first place, but if he were alone, Ji Song wouldn't be worried!
Mr. Baishan was stunned for a moment when he heard Ji Song's words, and then burst into laughter.

Pointing at Ji Song, he laughed so hard that he couldn't even stand up straight.

After he calmed down, he said helplessly: "This is the first time I've heard someone talk about this matter in such a fresh and refined way. I didn't think about it well enough. How can I say that it's incomplete and beautiful?"

"Bah, don't be ashamed!"

Ji Song didn't think so and said with a smile: "You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish?"

Mr. Baishan pointed at Ji Song and really didn't know what to say.

Do those who hold high positions have to be thick-skinned?
He sighed secretly, no wonder he had accomplished nothing for so many years, and in the end he had no choice but to teach in an academy.

Can't compare, can't compare!

Of course Ji Song didn't know that he was programmed. If he had known, he would have thrown the old man into the water today to make him sober!

"Sir, if you feel it's a pity, how about completing it and making it a good story?"

Ji Song suggested.

Mr. Baishan was stunned, he did not expect Ji Song to make such a suggestion.

Even if there is no last sentence in the poem just now, it is still a good sentence and it will not be a problem to be passed down to future generations.

He is actually willing to let others make up for it?

He thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Forget it, I won't take advantage of this. Just wait until you have the opportunity to make up for it in the future. It won't be a problem for you."

"If you have the intention, how about giving this poem to me then?"

Ji Song lamented the purity of people at this time. If we put it in future generations, those who want to be famous will do whatever they can, and they will not take advantage of the bastards.

"Okay, let's make an agreement then. I'll have to think about it carefully when I get back, hahaha!"

While they were talking, they saw a ship coming towards them.

The soldiers on the ship and the two hundred guards were already alert, with swords in hand and bows strung.

As long as the opponent makes any bad move, he will be attacked immediately!

"The Marquis of Hao is waiting in front of me, and Gu Yan, the governor of Mingzhou, is here to pay his respects!"

Ji Song stepped forward and said loudly: "It's me, please come on board and talk to me."

When Gu Yanzhi saw the person on the bow of the boat, wasn't it none other than the Marquis?

Not caring about anything else, he quickly asked people to set up wooden boards and prepared to go there.

(End of this chapter)