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Chapter 643 Long Street(1/2)

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In the late spring month of the 35th year of Qin Shihuang, Anlu County was very lively. The Changnan Hou, who returned home from wealth, hosted a banquet today. Although only officials and the three elders could enter the main seat, there were a hundred-step short case on the street outside the official temple. Those with titles in Anlu County, regardless of age, could sit down, eat fish and meat, and drinks could be continued.

The banquet on the long street was full of pomp, and the people of Anlu couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise Changnan Hou Fugui for not forgetting his roots.

When the lights first came on, the protagonist had not arrived yet, but the supporting characters had already sat in the main seats. There were 72 cases in the hall. The main seat in the center must have been kept for Changnan Hou. The next head should be the magistrate of Anlu County, but Anlu Ling did not dare to sit and kept inviting an elderly man over.

"Mr. Yan, please sit down."

Yan Zheng from the plaque in Yunmeng Township waved his hand: "I am just three old men in the county. How dare I sit under the head of the master? This position should be seated by the county lord."

An Lu Ling was a good person, and he said humbly: "In Anlu, there is only one lord, that is, Changnan Junhou! Duke Yan is the lord and lord. We all know that after the lord and lord return, he would not see any guests. The gate of the Wei Mansion only made an exception to open it for two guests, one was Xijun and the other was Yan Gong!"

Others agreed, and when it comes to this, Yan Zheng no longer refused to give in. He slowly sat down under the right seat, feeling very proud.

More than ten years ago, Heifu, who was still a leader of Guizhou, went to the plaque to ask Yan Zheng for help in order to study the law and order exam. Yan Zheng heard that he became a public servant at the age of 18 and was praised by the county magistrate. He felt that this son might be able to make a name for himself in the future, so he lent the family's thieves to Heifu.

Who would have thought that this loan would be borrowed from Guanneihou!

As Heifu's title rose, Yan Zheng's status in Anlu County has also gradually increased. He has been retired for many years and has recently been elected as the "Three Elders of the County", in charge of the education of a county, encourages the people to follow their qualities, and can also participate in politics and affairs.

His family was also booming, and his granddaughter married Heifu's younger brother Wei Jing and climbed up to the top.

If the Wei family is the first wealthy family in Anlu, Li family is second, then the Yan family can at least rank third in the county...

Just as Yan Zheng was enjoying this kind of treatment, a shout came from outside.

"The Marquis Changnan is here!"

Yan Zheng also quickly got up. Seventy-two people in the hall, whether they were the county magistrate, Wei, Cheng, or the three nobles in the village, all looked out of the door.

At the end of Baibuchang Street, Changnan Hou's carriage was parked at the end of the street. He was riding a specially made junhou An carriage from the court. The four horses were all red. The carriage was covered with curtains and a wide canopy on the roof. The carriage was driven by Sangmu, a close friend who had been tracing back to Heifu for more than ten years.

Heifu Dake drove through the street, but he didn't. After getting off the bus at the end of the street, he walked over step by step with his brother Zhong, attendant Li Cang, the emperor Sang Mu and others.

This caused a stir. There were at least two hundred cases on this long street. Four or five hundred people with titles stood up and bowed to the Heifu. Every time he took a step, he bowed and nodded to the left and right.

The people in the county were really flattered. After the Changnan Hou walked forward, a man dressed in a minor official began to brag with others with a blush on his face:

"When the Marquis of Changnan was appointed as the county magistrate, I led a horse for him!"

He was immediately ridiculed by the villagers opposite him, saying that what is this? Their friendship with Changnan Hou can be traced back to when he was a pavilion chief in Huyang Pavilion.

The visitor in the setting sun in Yunmeng Township watched them argue with a smile, and then slowly said that he was watching Changnan Hou grow up...

Everyone argued with each other, but they were all honored. After all, there was a marquis in the entire Nanjun for a hundred years. The most important thing was that he was generous and polite to the villagers, even if they only met one by one.

In fact, those who really have friendship with the black husband have long been invited to the prefecture of the county temple...

...

"Meet the Marquis of Changnan!"

When he walked into the county temple, a group of black people came up to salute. The black husband glanced at him and said, "Haha, they were all acquaintances."

"Master Yan, how dare you accept your worship? Get up quickly, get up quickly!"

In addition to the old Yan Zheng, who was respected by him as the "Master", most of the colleagues and subordinates of Heifu were invited to come in to make up the numbers.

There was a man who was a pavilion and barracks when he was working as a pavilion. Judging from his clothes, he was in good condition, although he couldn't compare with the rest of the pavilion.

Yu Liang mentioned the past accident and said that Ting's father Pu Zhang was dead, but his son sat outside.

This man's words were long-winded, and Heifu didn't think it was offended. It was not until someone next to him reminded Yu Liang that he realized that he had lost his composure and sued him and retreated.

Next is Heifu's comrade-in-law when he was a junior, a short and fat man. He now works as a toilet clerk, specializing in the public toilets in the county.

As an official, Yu spoke more in an orderly manner: "I dare to report to the Lord and the Lord Chao Bo is no longer there. After all, I am old and have never escaped the epidemic. My brother Mu followed the Lord and raised his flag to make meritorious service, stayed in Yuzhang. He got sick during the Southern Expedition and almost died. By the way, I don't know if the Lord and the Lord still remember it, but, it's not that the two brothers are now and were also recruited to the Southern Expedition."

Heifu remembered that something too long ago, only one impression was that he didn't like the brothers, and he didn't like it very much.

In fact, those who were comrades, subordinates and even fellow villagers back then were likely to make a name for themselves. Not to mention Xiao Tao, Dongmen Bao, Li Xian, Ji Ying, etc., even those who were the best, even those who were Quji, Mu, Nu, Le, etc., have now become the chief officials of various counties in Yuzhang.

"Does Jun still remember me?"

A middle-aged man with a shiny face and a big belly came over to salute. Heifu looked at him a few times, thought for a while and smiled:

"Isn't this Yuan Bai? Could it be that I want to get back the few thousand dollars?"

Yuan Bai hurriedly said, "How dare you? Yuan Bai was young and ignorant at that time. Fortunately, the king was generous and did not blame me. Then he gave him food and clothing to the officials. My family earned more than 100,000 yuan on sugarcane fields and sugar-fighting money?"

The reason why he was called a lower official was that during the second attack on Chu, Yuan Bai was also in the Heifu army.

It turned out that after the end of the War to Destroy Chu, Yuanbo returned to Anlu due to injuries. His family was a merchant, so he also opened a workshop in the trend of planting cane and squeezing sugar. Over the years, his family has been expended for hundreds of dollars. Now it is the largest planter in the county second only to Heifu and Lixian family.

"I didn't give this money to you, it was obtained by you by your own ability and legal trading."

He chatted with Yuan Bai for a few words. He had an old man with Heifu, and had already come and greeted him. Everyone was finally able to sit down.

Today's banquet was paid by Heifu, who had arranged everything with Licang from the heart. The county people volunteered to help countless times. The dishes and wine were served in order, all of which were the dishes in their hometown, the pork in the countryside, the fresh fish in Yunmengze, and the rice cakes and rice noodles that were gradually popular in Anlu. The county magistrate also introduced that after Heifu was appointed as the marquis, everyone called the rice cake "Changnan cake".

The black husband nodded, each tasted a few sips, raised his wine and said with a smile:

"Although the fish in Jiaodonghai is beautiful and the Xianyang Palace banquet is prosperous, it is still not as good as the taste of my hometown. The land and water nourish the other people, and the Heifu was raised by Anlu. Brothers Kun, please drink this cup! I will have a great time to drink tonight, and I am so happy to say that I am laughing!"

He used the earthy Anlu dialect, and everyone was overjoyed and raised their glasses. The banquet was filled with laughter and joy.

When the second drink was over, Heifu prayed that the spring plowing would be smooth next month and that Anlu would continue to have a good harvest.

In the third cup of wine, Heifu's voice became a little deeper: "This cup, I want to toast to me for the past decade and the robes who have been fighting against Chu twice, and also the Anlu children who died in foreign lands during the southern expedition to Baiyue..."

This sentence made everyone feel a little sad. Many people wiped their tears together. Some even drank too much and couldn't bear it. They howled and cried, but it was Yuliang, with tears on his face.

Zhu explained to him: "The Lord, the son of Yuliang, died in the dense forest in the south, and only sent one hand back, which was so miserable."

"This is actually happening!"

The black husband was solemn, comforted Yuliang at the seat, and asked everyone here that many of the children and nephews were also conquered to the south. Although they were not dead, they had not returned for two years...

Everyone looked at each other and finally settled on Yan Zheng. Old Yan Zheng stood up tremblingly and said to the black husband:

"We are very happy when we are nostalgic and do not forget our hometown party. However, the people of Anlu also had a heartless request to report to you."

...

Heifu knew what he asked for, so he nodded and said, "Master Yan, please speak."

Yan Zheng said: "Yan Zheng was a minor official and once heard that the emperor was not only detained in his righteousness when he was a barbarian. But now, in order to conquer Yue, the counties of Huai and Han were exhausted. It has been two years since the war started, but it has not been successful. The general died, the soldiers were tired, and the people were not supported."

"Now, the emperor has ordered Changnan Hou to be the chief general and continue to fight south. He may make the people weak and still cannot win. This is also a burden for the king and marquis. He will harm the interests of all people and seize the useless land of Lingnan. I am ugly and do not know what I mean, so we are the king and marquis who are worried about..."

After Yan Zheng finished speaking, the three elders from each township also stood up and said a few words, which generally means unified:

The southern expedition caused Anlu County to wither, and the interests of each class were damaged. Everyone hoped to end the war and let their children come back!

They hoped that Heifu could persuade Emperor Qin Shi for the benefit of the Anlu people.

After a while of silence, Heifu said slowly:

"There must be extraordinary people in the world, and then extraordinary things; there must be extraordinary things, and then extraordinary things."

"Ah?" Yan Zhengting was stunned. What was he talking about?

Heifu didn't know what he was talking about, so he would be done with awkward whisper.

"Your Majesty is an extraordinary person. In the current throne, how can you only focus on trivial matters, narrow your hands and feet, stick to old rules, be restrained by common people, obey public opinion, imitate customs, cater to the world? No! Your Majesty has a great vision and great knowledge, and is a model for all generations. Therefore, your Majesty's ambition is not understood by ordinary people."

This made the words go wrong, and everyone looked at each other without knowing what they meant.

Heifu was planning to whitewash the emperor, so he followed:

"The Southern Expedition is Your Majesty's wish. As the chief general, I am under the responsibility of the defeated army and ordered to be in danger, so I must succeed before I can return. Therefore, even in my hometown, the soldiers I should conquer will still be conquered. Today, in addition to reminiscing about the past, I hope that my fathers, brothers, Kun can help me!"

He added: "I have also told Your Majesty about the suffering of the Southern Expedition, so Your Majesty has granted the title of first-class military and civilians of the Southern Expedition!"

More than ten years ago, when I heard that there was a good thing like giving a title, the people of Anlu must jump up and encourage their children to join the army.

But now, they just look at each other, patriotism, loyalty to the emperor, title, and the land in Lingnan are no longer attractive to everyone.

The enthusiasm for war has long been exhausted, and everyone discovered that they had paid too much for this war, not only economic losses, but also the lives of their children...

They complained: "June, two years ago, we had sent away a group of children. We thought we would get some care when we went to Yuzhang, but we were sent to Changsha County, crossed the Five Ridges, stationed in Guilin, Cangwu, now we are 10 dead and 230, and we still have not returned for a long time. We have even lost a foreign land, and we have no idea of ​​life and death..."

Blackfu nodded: "I understand, I understand."

He understood that the recruitment of troops in Nanjun this time was no longer like in the past, and he could not simply bring it to the law or lure it with merits.

"Heifu knew the difficulties of the villagers. As my father and brother said, many of his children were trapped in the south, including my old subordinate Xiao Tao. Three thousand people were trapped in Longchuan Village and failed to withdraw Yuzhang. It has been half a year since then, and there is no news."

Heifu's words are no longer official, but are filled with feelings.

"After learning this news, I was anxious. Whenever I thought about the death and injury of the children in my hometown, their parents, wives and children were worried, the black husband would not be able to eat and sleep at night. I just regret that Your Majesty had never regarded me as a general and could not shelter everyone."

"But now, I am the leader of the Southern Expedition. Others say that the South is a mess and worry about me, but I am extremely happy because in addition to sharing the public heart for the sake of the king, he also has a selfish heart."

He walked to the yard, faced more than 70 people on the front desk, and also on the long street, he stopped drinking and eating meat, and listened quietly to hundreds of people.

All eyes are focused on this lord who has only been out of Anlu for hundreds of years. They are proud to talk to him, pointing at the black husband's car and letting their children take it as an example...

"More than ten years ago, hundreds of children from Nanjun were trapped in Chu territory and guarding Xiaoyi, and were in danger. Heifu promised everyone that I would take them home! I dare to ask my elder brother Kun, and dare to ask my two or three sons, did Heifu do it?"

After a moment of silence, someone stood up on the long street and said loudly: "Your Majesty will do what you say. You will do whatever you want, and you will be willing to take risks and make a fool of yourself to surrender and break through. You will kill everyone and fight thousands of miles away. My brother and the hundreds of children of Nanjun have lived because they are all because of you!"

But he is a relative of a former relative of Heifu. This incident is very famous and is well-known in Anlu. There are endless praises. Heifu smiled and said loudly:
To be continued...
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