After sending off the Kitchen God, the New Year atmosphere in Bianjing City becomes more intense, and the crackling of firecrackers can be heard from time to time.
At this time, the heat wave for people in the city to buy new year's goods has not yet subsided. The broad streets are busy with traffic, and peace carts pulled by more than a dozen horses are shuttled back and forth in the streets and alleys.
After five days of driving, the Wei family's motorcade that had just entered the city from the west gate was now struggling to move among the bustling pedestrians and the endless flow of carriages and horses.
Several servants that Wei Chen had hired in Yuzhou looked left and right as they walked, their mouths wide open in surprise.
They are all natives of Yuzhou. The prosperity of Yuzhou today has shocked them, and the colorful world in Bianjing City in front of them makes them feel that their eyes are not enough.
Wei Chen opened the car curtain and looked at the crowds of people on the street, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
I haven’t seen you for nearly three years, but Bianjing is still the splendid city that ranks first in the world. Even the city of Yuzhou cannot match the prosperity of the peaceful and prosperous times.
As he got closer to home, Wei Chen became more and more eager to return home. Seeing that the road ahead was blocked and difficult to travel, he no longer kept a low profile and ordered someone to hang out his title plate to clear a road for his own fleet to pass.
Bianjing was originally a place where high-ranking officials gathered, and now it is the time when foreign officials come to Beijing for pilgrimage. It is not unusual at all to meet a high-ranking official like the prefect of the state on the road.
However, when Wei Chen and his party hung up their title signs, the cars, horses and pedestrians on the street all took the initiative to get out of the way and respectfully stayed aside.
Just because I saw the content on the title plate.
"God bless five years of liberation!"
"God bless you for the sixth year!"
"God bless the top pick in six years!"
"Six dollars and the first prize!"
"Hand-picked Hanlin!"
"Master Chaoyi!"
"Extended book!"
"Zhan Shizhongyun!"
"Yuzhou knows the state!"
There are so many officials in the city of Bianjing who were born in the two rankings and were Jinshi and above, and you might be able to hit one of them if you drop a brick.
However, officials who are qualified to play the titles of Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Zhuangyuan are rare even in Bianjing.
After all, there are only twenty-four in the third year of Jieyuan, and only one of Huiyuan and Zhuangyuan is produced every three years.
As for collecting all three titles, there is even one more official with the title of "Six Yuan". Not to mention Bianjing, there is only one official in the entire Zhou Dynasty.
For a time, all the cars and horses on the street were parked aside, both sides of the road were crowded with pedestrians, and heads were poked out of the watchtowers along the street.
The legend of the Sixth Yuan Dynasty, the myth of Wenqu's birth, the meritorious service of establishing a prince and making decisions, the sensation of expressing love...
Wei Chen left too many deeds in Bianjing City. Even though nearly three years have passed, the officials and gentry in Bianjing have never forgotten him.
What really established Wei Chen's status in the hearts of the people in Bianjing was the vaccination method he promoted.
Two years have passed, and the effectiveness of the vaccination method has been verified in Yuzhou. It has gradually spread from Yuzhou to other parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Bianjing, as the center of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is no exception.
Thousands of people have been protected from acne because of vaccination, and the mortality rate of infants and young children has also been greatly reduced.
This alone is enough for the people to be grateful and worship Wei Chen...
So, as soon as Wei Chen hung up his title card, the people rushed to tell the news about Wei Chen's return to the capital, and rushed to catch a glimpse of Liu Yuanlang.
Wherever the Wei family's motorcade passed, both officials and civilians waved and applauded.
Wei Chen immediately asked the coachman to stop the carriage, opened the curtain and leaned out, smiled and bowed to the onlookers, and then sat back down again.
The surging enthusiasm of the people of Bianjing deeply shocked everyone in the Wei family's motorcade.
Seeing this scene, Fang Yuan, the staff member who came to Beijing with Wei Chen, said in a daze: "No wonder Dong Weng was so low-key along the way. If he really arrogantly showed off his title and rushed on the road, he might not be able to reach Bianjing in a month!"
"Dong Weng was demoted from Beijing for nearly three years
Years ago, there is still such a prestige in Beijing. For scholars of our generation to be able to reach the level of Dong Weng, we really have no regrets in dying!"
Another staff member, Wei Shuping, was quite emotional when he saw this, and recommended him to Wang Wenqing, the minister of Dali Temple, who was one of the six dignitaries and nine ministers of the Dali Temple. He was one of the most important ministers in the imperial court. However, among the people, Wang Wenqing was not as good as Wei Chen.
Such a high reputation.
Thanks to the active avoidance of pedestrians on the road, the Wei family's motorcade finally passed through the most congested section of the street. Although the road ahead was still busy, it was finally able to pass without obstruction.
The motorcade passed through the streets and alleys, and when it was approaching Zhouqiao, several people from the team separated and rushed to Xuande Gate in the Imperial City to report for Wei Chen.
According to the rules, Wei Chen should make this trip in person, but the Tian family is not unkind. After all, Wei Chen has worked hard outside for several years, so Zhao Zhen will still give him this face.
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In the afternoon, the motorcade slowly drove into Jiying Lane. Under the attention of the neighbors, Wei Chen finally saw the long-lost gate of the house.
At the door of the Wei Mansion, stood a tall and thin young man wearing a small round hat, and behind him was a woman with a bun. It was Wei Ruyi's family whom Wei Chen had not seen for a long time.
Wei Ruyi is a little fatter than three years ago, but with her foundation there and a few pieces of gold and silver jewelry, she looks like a wife from a wealthy family.
Seeing Wei Chen lift the curtain and step out of the carriage, Wei Ruyi's face was filled with a joyful smile. She stepped forward to greet him and said excitedly: "Brother Chen, you are finally back. My family is all looking forward to you!" Wei Ruyi's eyes never left Wei Chen. She held Wei Chen's hands tightly and looked up and down, fearing that Wei Chen was missing a few ounces of meat.
"My nephew is ashamed, I miss you so much."
Feeling Wei Ruyi's concern for him, Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart, and at the same time he felt a little guilty.
Since he entered the official career, he has been busy with worldly affairs and has never found a chance to return to Youyang to see Wei Ruyi and the others. He can only communicate through letters.
When Wei Chen returns to Beijing this time, he is about to marry Erlan. Such a big event cannot be completed without the Wei Ruyi family who raised Wei Chen.
Therefore, Wei Chen wrote to his family in advance, urging him to invite Wei Ruyi and his family over from Youyang.
After exchanging pleasantries with Wei Ruyi, Wei Chen looked behind her and couldn't help but ask: "Where is my uncle?"
"I asked him to go hold a banquet." Wei Ruyi said with a smile: "You finally came back, so of course you have to celebrate it well."
"No need to go to such trouble, just ask my uncle to come back. We can just have a bite at home." Wei Chen said.
But she really couldn't resist Wei Ruyi's insistence, so she had to let her go. This was also what her aunt and uncle wanted for her.
Wei Chen looked at the tall and thin boy next to Wei Ruyi and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, and our A Xu has grown into a big boy!"
This young man is naturally Zhang Xu. Although he has grown a lot in size and appearance over the years, his outline is still the same as before, so Wei Chen recognized him at a glance.
Zhang Xu was a little cautious when he saw Wei Chen at first, but when he heard Wei Chen's words, he immediately relaxed a lot. He stepped forward with a smile and grabbed Wei Chen's arm and said: "We haven't seen each other for so long, I thought Brother Chen wouldn't recognize me.
Here!"
"How can an elder brother not recognize his own younger brother?"
Wei Chen laughed and said immediately: "Aunt, A Xu, it's windy outside. Come on, let's go home and talk!"
With that said, Wei Chen supported Wei Ruyi with one hand and held Zhang Xu with the other, and strode into the home from the middle door side by side.