Chapter 1336: Cheng Ru arrives and Li is married, Shen Tang finally returns
Since the establishment of the county government office, Shao Xun's family has lived in the backyard of the county government office. They occasionally visit Shen's house, but they do not live there regularly.
Urged by Murong Hui, the two of them left the county government office and headed towards the Shen family's house! Although no one lived in the house, the maids and servants were considerate of their care and tidied up everything inside and out. The house is clean and tidy, and all the utensils and bedding in the house are new.
After looking around, he asked the maid to prepare the meal first, and then headed towards the south gate of the city.
After waiting for a short time, the two of them saw a group of soldiers and horses escorting a carriage slowly approaching! When they got closer, the two of them stepped forward to greet them. The curtain of the carriage opened, and it turned out to be Cheng Ru.
"Oh, my sister is finally here. It's been a hard journey!"
Murong Hui greeted them with a smile. Cheng Ru was already older than Shao Xun and his wife, so Murong Hui and Cheng Ru were considered sisters.
Cheng Ru smiled and waved her hand, "Why bother? There are people guarding you all the way, and you are riding in a carriage. I shouldn't bother you to go out to greet you!"
Shao Xun on the side bowed his hands and saluted, "I heard that the imperial court has rehabilitated Brother Hongye. This time, not only can my sister-in-law be relieved, but also Brother Hongye's spirit in heaven can be comforted!"
When Cheng Ru heard this, she couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, if my husband is still here, I would be perfect now..."
Seeing that Cheng Ru was in a low mood, Shao Xun and his wife quickly changed the topic and led Cheng Ru towards the city.
"Sister also heard the news that Shen Tang and others are coming back?"
Murong Hui asked.
Cheng Ru nodded, "Yes, Mr. Shi Hao told me this. Counting the days, it was only a day or two, so I hurried over. You said these children actually went far away to the north. Let us How can these parents feel at ease!"
"Sister, there is no need to worry, who doesn't know how powerful our son-in-law is?
In the Jin Kingdom in the north, it might be a bit more enjoyable than in the Song Dynasty, and besides, isn't it back now?"
"Hey, coming back may not be a good thing!"
Shao Xun on the side couldn't help but shook his head.
"Now the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom are launching troops, Fengxiang Mansion and the Song Dynasty are defeated, and Xiangyang City is said to be in danger! This time, the reason why His Majesty came back to Shen Tang is obviously for this matter.
I just hope that it won’t be difficult for Shen Tang to do it!”
Cheng Ru and Murong Hui didn't know much about these things, but of course Shao Xun knew a lot of news! Including Liu Hongye's rehabilitation this time, there were even rumors that the imperial court planned to select him as the magistrate of Sizhou. This Everything was obviously not without reason. It was probably the court or the emperor who did this for the sake of An Shen Tang.
However, although he was a little worried, Shao Xun was also a little proud! His son-in-law was so valued by the court, how many people could there be in the entire Song Dynasty?
Even those so-called court officials, what can they do?
Don’t you have to rely on your own son-in-law at critical times?
Including the current magistrate of Lianli City, although he only holds the position of county magistrate, due to transactions, the power of this Lianli City is not small, and a large amount of money flows through his hands. This is definitely not an exaggeration. In terms of oil and water positions, even if it is an ordinary magistrate, the prefect may not be able to compare with it.
Isn't it also because of Shen Tang that he, a county magistrate who had become a monk on the way, was able to secure his position without even being coveted by a few people?
After talking, the group of people returned to Shen Mansion!
Now that Cheng Ru is here, Shao Xun and his wife are naturally accompanying him in the house!
On the third day after Cheng Ru arrived at Lianli City, someone suddenly came to report that a large group of soldiers and horses had passed through Lianli City and headed northeast.
Shao Xun got the news and hurried out of the city to check the situation! When he left the city, he saw that the man leading the army was actually Li Xianzhong who was stationed in Sizhou!
"General Li, where are we going?"
Shao Xun asked in surprise, Lianli City had agreed at the beginning that neither Song nor Jin could station troops. Could it be because of the impact of wars in other places?
When Li Xianzhong saw Shao Xun approaching, he also dismounted and saluted, "Don't worry, Mr. Shao, I have received the order. Mr. Shen should be able to arrive at Lianli City today, so I was just ordered to go and greet him!"
"ah?
Is Shen Tang coming?"
Shao Xun was overjoyed!
Li Xianzhong nodded, and then said, "Seeing that the time is coming, I will chat with Master Shao later!"
After that, he said goodbye to Shao Xun and continued to lead his troops towards the northeast.
Shen Tang and his party traveled westward for four or five days. The local Jin officials naturally greeted them respectfully wherever they passed. Even after arriving in Suqian, a troop of Jin troops came from Pizhou to escort them!
"Finally back!"
Looking at Lianli City from a distance, Shen Tang couldn't help but feel a little relaxed!
"When you're here, you must have a good rest for a few days!"
The girls also talked about it. Although this journey, whether by sea or land, was relatively comfortable, after all, it was thousands of miles traveled, and everyone was a little tired.
Step, step, step...
While they were talking, a troop of soldiers and horses suddenly came from the direction of Lianli City! The accompanying Jin soldiers immediately surrounded Shen Tang and others in the center.
"No need to panic, they should be our soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty!"
Shen Tang looked at the rapidly approaching flag and said to the general of the Jin army.
"Is this Lord Shen Tang ahead?
The last general, Li Xianzhong, was ordered to come to greet us!"
Shen Tang stepped forward on his horse, saluted Li Xianzhong who came up to him and said, "General Li, it is Shen!"
When the Jin soldiers saw this, although they were somewhat hostile to the Song army, they also stepped aside and did not come forward to provoke!
"Thank you General Li for coming!"
Li Xianzhong just smiled. There were many golden soldiers around, so he didn't say much. He just led the troops ahead and escorted Shen Tang to Lianli City.
After arriving at Lianli City, the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom said goodbye and left. Li Xianzhong sent most of the soldiers and horses back to Sizhou, leaving only a few personal guards who followed Shen Tang into the city.
Walking all the way to the door of the mansion, they saw that the door was already open. The doorman who had already seen Shen Tang shouted at the top of his lungs into the courtyard, "The master and his wife are back..."
All of a sudden, the yard was in a commotion!
"General Li, please!"
Shen Tang and Li Xianzhong entered the door, and the girls followed them happily. As for the various things they brought back, the servants who came up were naturally there to deal with them.
After walking around the screen wall and walking forward for a while, I saw Shao Xun and his wife and Cheng Ru coming out to welcome them!
Shen Tang hurriedly took a few steps and went forward to worship, "My son-in-law pays homage to his father-in-law, and pays homage to his mother-in-law! We are traveling far to the north, but we are bothering my father-in-law and making my mother-in-law worried. It is really inappropriate!"
Shao Xun pretended to be his father-in-law and nodded, but the two mothers-in-law stepped forward and helped Shen Tang up!