"Come on, come on, let's try this mountain rock tea instead. This tea is grown in the extremely cold place of the Qianzhang Mountain. It tastes quite different when you drink it." Chen Dao pointed at the teacup and greeted Su Hao.
Su Hao took a sip of tea, savored the taste, and then asked: "Brother Chen, we are here a few days early, what are our plans?"
Chen Dao chuckled and said: "You are indeed a restless person. Although Chongqing cannot be compared with Suzhou and Hangzhou, it is still a bustling city with a unique flavor. You and I will stay here for a few days to see the local customs and customs."
, wouldn’t it be fun?”
Su Hao smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Chen, please don't make fun of me by saying such things. As the saying goes, the military situation is like a fire. I don't believe that Brother Chen has such elegance to play here. What is going on? I hope Brother Chen will come soon."
Let me know this so that I can be better prepared."
Chen Daodao said: "Let's calm down for a while and talk about dinner later. Chen also has a few acquaintances in Chongqing. I have sent people to invite them to the banquet. You will know when the time comes."
With no choice, Su Hao had no choice but to sit and wait. The boys brought a big table and placed it in the middle of the living room, and then began to place dishes, chopsticks and other items on the table. Su Hao looked on coldly and found that although the table was large, it was
There were only five sets of tableware on the table. If he had the opportunity to serve on the table, then there should be three guests mentioned by Chen Dao. The tableware placed by the boys was extremely exquisite, which made Su Hao believe that Chen Dao
The person you want to invite is definitely an ordinary person.
After waiting for almost half an hour, a boy ran in from outside the door. He came straight to Chen Dao, put his mouth in Chen Dao's ear and said something. Chen Dao stood up, with a look on his face.
His expression became more serious, and he said to Su Hao: "Instead, come with me to greet the guests."
Seeing Chen Dao's expression, Su Hao knew that the visitor had a high status. He stood up, straightened his clothes, and then followed Chen Dao out of the hall and to the center of the courtyard.
The door of the inn opened, and two people dressed as servants came in first. Su Hao could clearly see that these two people were very skilled, and they were obviously guards in disguise. The two guards entered the yard and stood face to face with their eyes already fixed.
The entire yard was locked up. Su Hao believed that if an unruly fly flew by at this time, these two people would be able to shoot it down as soon as possible.
Then, the real owner appeared. As expected, there were three of them, all wearing the clothes of ordinary wealthy people. The person in front looked like he was in his 50s, had a big face, a strong body, and a look of calm and self-importance on his face. The other two
They didn't look as majestic as the one in front of them, but they still looked like officials. There were several guards behind them. After entering the courtyard, they quickly closed the door and then separated themselves in various places.
Seeing the courtyard door closed, Chen Dao stepped forward, saluted the leader and said: "Chen Dao, the head of the Ministry of War, went to greet Mr. Ye. He failed to go to the door to greet him. Please forgive me."
The man known as Ye Gong waved his hand and said: "Thank you for your hard work, please obey the authority when the matter is urgent. There is no need to adhere to formal etiquette."
Judging from the name that Mr. Ye gave to Chen Dao, these two people should be quite familiar with each other. Mr. Ye treated Chen Dao with the same care as he would a student or a nephew. Su Hao stood behind Chen Dao, so naturally he couldn't
Standing there stupidly, he stepped forward and saluted Mr. Ye like Chen Dao, but he was muttering in his heart that he didn't know who this Mr. Ye was.
"This son is Su Hao." Chen Dao introduced to Ye Gong, and then turned to Su Hao and said: "Instead, let me introduce to you, this is the Imperial Envoy of the Imperial Procuratorate, You Qian, and the Governor of Guizhou.
Ye Gongtao Mengxiong, this is Zheng Lian, the prefect of Chongqing, and this is Fu Zhong, the commander of the Chongqing Guards."
No way? Su Hao lamented in his heart, a governor, a prefect, and a commander of the guards, these are all figures he can only look up to. If he randomly pulls one of these three people out, he wants to crush a small person.
It was easy for hundreds of households of sixth rank. Su Hao had no choice but to kneel down and salute everyone one by one. The laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulated that kneeling was not necessary under certain circumstances, but with such a big difference in rank, kneeling was not allowed.
, just wait for people to scold you for being arrogant.
After the ceremony, Chen Dao greeted Ye Mengxiong, Zheng Lian, and Fu Zhong into the living room for the banquet, while Su Hao followed behind like a little tail. When they arrived at the table, Ye Mengxiong took the seat of honor without hesitation, and Zheng Lian and Fu Zhong sat on the left and right respectively.
At the second table, Chen Dao and Su Hao could only sit at the bottom. For such a seating arrangement, Su Hao did not feel slighted at all. Being able to sit and eat with a high-ranking official like the governor, for other small households,
It can only be regarded as a blessing gained from previous lives.
Seeing that the distinguished guests had arrived, Chef Mi personally directed the waiters to serve the dishes. Su Hao originally thought that when he arrived in Chongqing, the table would be filled with spicy oil, but what happened was a big surprise. The table was filled with white-chopped chicken and boiled shrimps.
Yong tofu and other southern Cantonese dishes. Su Hao secretly asked Chen Daoyi and found out that Ye Mengxiong was from Huizhou, Guangdong. The banquet arranged by Chef Mi was obviously to his liking.
Not long after Chen Dao and others arrived in Chongqing, Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Guizhou, actually showed up, and Chef Mi also had time to prepare a table of Cantonese dishes. All these signs indicate that today's banquet has been prepared. Chen Daoren is here
On the way, we should have communicated with Chongqing authorities.
At the beginning of the banquet, everyone said a few words. Ye Mengxiong and others naturally welcomed Chen Dao to Chongqing for business, while Chen Dao expressed his gratitude to all the officials for coming. Although Chen Dao's rank was only sixth grade, he belonged to Beijing.
Official, and from the looks of it, he is not familiar with Ye Mengxiong, so he has the right to speak. As for Su Hao, it is an honor to be seen as transparent by everyone on this occasion. It is his turn to chatter.
What toast to give.
After drinking for three rounds, Ye Mengxiong put down his wine glass, looked at Su Hao, who had a low eyebrow, and said, "Su Hao..."
"I'm here!" Su Hao quickly sat up straight and waited for Ye Mengxiong to speak.
Ye Mengxiong smiled slightly and said: "Don't be too formal. It was my idea to invite you here this time. You have to travel thousands of miles, don't you blame me?"
"Governor Ye has been summoned. I am honored to be a subordinate. How dare I complain." Su Hao replied. Ye Mengxiong's attitude was very polite, which made Su Hao feel good. However, he kept muttering in his heart, how could he have anything to do with Ye Mengxiong?
What about the connection?
"I heard that you are good at mapping. I wonder if this rumor is true?" Ye Mengxiong asked again.
Su Hao replied: "Governor Ye Miao praised it. I have indeed learned some map surveying methods, but I only know a few superficial things. I dare not insult my respect by listening to them."
"Some furs..." Ye Mengxiong chuckled, "It's not easy to make Wang Yi'e remember some furs. I sold my face and got you from Wang Yi'e just because I wanted to use these furs of yours.
Pi Mao, don’t let me down.”
"But..." Su Hao was confused. The Ministry of War obviously transferred him to Yunnan, so how could he become the person wanted by the governor of Guizhou? Also, since Ye Mengxiong wanted him, why didn't Chen Dao take him to Guizhou?
But he came to Chongqing and asked Meng Xiong to travel all the way to Chongqing to see him?
Chen Dao seemed to have read Su Hao's thoughts. He smiled, took out a document from his arms, and said: "Su Baihu, there is a secret order from the Ministry of War here. You will know after reading it. This way
, Chen is worried that the matter will be leaked and has been hiding it from you, please forgive Su Baihu."
Su Hao received the secret order, unfolded it, and couldn't help being surprised. The secret order stated that from the date of receiving the order, the reconnaissance battalion led by Su Hao would be at the disposal of the Chongqing Guard and carry out the tasks assigned by the Chongqing Guard without making any mistakes.
.
This order was completely different from the order Su Hao saw before setting off from Fengcheng. The previous order told him to go to Yunnan, but this order asked him to stay in Chongqing. It seemed that going to Yunnan was just a cover.
That's all. The real purpose of Chen Dao's trip is to bring them to Chongqing. Anyway, Yunnan and Chongqing are in the same direction.
"Why is this?" Su Hao looked at Chen Dao in surprise and asked. Chen Dao said that he knew it as soon as he saw the secret order, but after he read the secret order, he became even more confused. The relationship between them was really too complicated.
, far beyond the limits of his imagination.
The Kanyu Camp was commissioned by Deng Zilong. The purpose of building the camp was to survey the terrain for the Yunnan frontier army to facilitate border operations. For the convenience of management, the Kanyu Camp was initially organized under the Jiangxi Dusi, so it could
They were considered soldiers of the Jiangxi Dusi. This time, the Ministry of War ordered Kanyu Camp to be transferred to the west. According to Su Hao's idea, it should be returned to the organizational structure of Deng Zilong's army, but unexpectedly, it was inexplicably transferred to the Chongqing Guards of the Sichuan Dusi.
Another strange thing is that Ye Mengxiong is the governor of Guizhou and has nothing to do with Sichuan, but he said that it was his idea to transfer Su Hao. Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Jiangxi, plus the Ministry of War, these five are almost completely unrelated
, but they are all related to Su Hao. This makes Su Hao understand the mystery.
Along the way, in the name of avoiding trouble, Chen Dao had everyone in the survey camp put on casual clothes, and he avoided staying in post houses, choosing instead ordinary inns, obviously to cover up his travels. Even just now, Ye Mengxiong and others
When he arrived at the Baoning Inn, he was wearing plain clothes. Chen Dao could only greet him at the door and did not dare to greet him outside. All this shows that what they are doing now must be kept extremely confidential.
Chongqing is located in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, not at the border. What matters need to be kept secret to this extent?
The group of people looked at Su Hao's confused look and laughed slightly. Chongqing Guard Commander Fu Zhong looked at Ye Mengxiong, then turned to Su Hao and said, "Su Hao, don't you feel a little confused?"
"Uh... my subordinate is stupid, please ask Commander Fu to enlighten me." Su Hao responded honestly. After he read the secret order, he was already under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Guard. To him, Fu Zhong is worthy of its name.
boss.
Fu Zhongdao: "The transfer of you to Sichuan was made by Governor Ye to the Ministry of War. The reason for this is Yang Yinglong, the envoy of Bozhou Xuanwei Department." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)