The Shangli Dynasty was composed of the royal Ji family and twelve vassal families. The Ji family regarded Xuanhei as the most elegant color, so Xuanhei was once the orthodox gold color representing Shangli. However, it has been 500 years since the founding of the Shangli Dynasty.
, the royal authority has also declined from its initial heyday, and now it can only exert its conclusive rule in the Chengtang Imperial Territory.
Under such circumstances, the twelve princely families also gradually abandoned the custom of exclusive black and white, and instead derived symbolic colors to represent their respective families. For example, the Sun family in Jinbo regarded green as beautiful, while the Wu family in Liyang regarded red as beautiful.
respect.
Red is the symbolic color of the Wu family in Liyang. When attending banquet ceremonies, the Wu family all wear red formal clothes, while the accompanying retainers wear a lighter color of the same color. In addition, red is also the exclusive color of Liyang government.
From the palace guard hats to the flags on the city walls, they are all red, no matter how dark or light they are.
On this day, a manned cage truck with small red flags on both sides drove into the Ximen site.
There were many laborers stationed at the site carrying goods, and when they saw the cage truck approaching, they all moved aside to avoid it.
You don’t dare to put a red flag on ordinary caged cars in Liyang. The manned caged car is naturally an official car of the consulate. Judging from the fact that an official car is specially sent to pick up and drop off, the status of the passengers on the car is probably either rich or noble.
.Although I don’t know which of the officials from the consular government came to inspect the site, in the eyes of most people, having anything to do with the government probably just means trouble.
The merchants on both sides prayed that the trouble would not fall on them, but little did they know that the caged truck drove past the camp without stopping, heading straight to the Xishan adjacent to the camp. The merchants couldn't help but look at each other in shock.
"It's strange, there should be nothing on the west side of the mountain..."
"Yes, and it seems to be very unstable there recently. It is said that the howling of wild beasts is often heard at the foot of the mountain."
Looking at the back of the carriage, everyone whispered.
It is named "Xishan" because it is located in the west of Liyang City. From such a casual naming, it can be seen that Xishan is actually quite indifferent in the minds of Liyang people. Liyang City is built on the mountains and rivers, and its terrain as a whole
It is relatively flat, but Xishan is an exception.
Xishan Mountain is abrupt and steep, forming its own line in the west of the city. Although it occupies the commanding heights of Liyang City geographically, transportation is quite inconvenient. The lack of water sources and the large number of pests have caused Xishan to be excluded from Liyang for a long time.
In addition to people's production and life. Although Liyang Mansion also tried to open up this long-idle area, it gave up after hastily building a driveway because it exceeded the budget.
After that, a certain good business company also built a business store along the driveway, but it closed down the next year due to poor management. After rumors spread about Xishan Feng Shui's financial ruin and disaster, no one cared about that land, and even the neighboring trading company's carriages and horses
When passing by, they would deliberately take a detour to avoid it. If you want to say what the noble business of going to Xishan is, it is more incredible than a hen jumping into a pond.
“Wait a minute, are they looking for ‘Gewufang’?”
"Yes, Mr. Gu's territory seems to be over there."
Someone suddenly mentioned the name of Gewufang, and everyone responded as if they remembered it.
Gewufang was stationed in Xishan a few months ago. At first, no one knew that Xishan had been chosen as a stronghold. However, thanks to the propaganda of pioneers and laborers, Gewufang's reputation was already unparalleled, at least in the west of Liyang City.
People don’t know anymore.
Master Fang was highly respected in the Chenghuang Kingdoms, so even though it was known that Gu Chen had built the Fang Group's stronghold in Xishan, there were still very few people who dared to visit rashly. It would be better to say that after Gewufang settled in, Xishan was in everyone's mind
From the original "unowned land" to an owned "fangshi territory", the number of people who dare to step in to find trouble is even less than before.
The official car that drove into Xishan was most likely going to Gewufang, but I didn't know what was important. Looking at the towering mountains in the distance, everyone at the scene used their imaginations.
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"Lord Zuoji, we are here."
In front of an elegant commercial building on the hillside of Xishan Mountain, a red-flag carriage slowly stopped, and the driver got out of the car and reported respectfully.
There was a subtle noise in the cage, and after a while, a woman in a burqa opened the curtain and walked out. The woman was a little short, and as for her appearance, even to use polite words, she could only be called "comely".
The woman who came out leaned half of her body on the frame of the cage, her pale and bluish face looking like she was about to faint at any moment.
At present, the Chenghuang Kingdom has not invented the shock absorbing device for caged cars, and of course there are no pneumatic tires. When the caged car is driving, the vibration of the wooden wheels hitting the ground is directly transmitted to the car body and passengers. If the caged car is driven on flat ground, it will be slightly better.
, but if the ground is uneven, the bumps will be unspeakable. If you add the toss of climbing hills and turning corners, the consumption of physical endurance will definitely have a multiplier effect.
Fangshi was not good at physical strength to begin with, and Changpu was a rare woman among the Fangshis, so she was of course even weaker in this aspect. Taking an official car from Xinhefang in the east of the city to Gewufang in the west of the city, Changpu was almost knocked unconscious along the way.
At that time, I was leaning on the cage car and breathing heavily, but I still felt that the world around me was spinning, and I couldn't catch my breath for a long time.
"Lord Zuoji, are you okay?"
The driver next to him asked tremblingly. He was employed by the government and could be regarded as a famous player in Liyang City, but the shortcomings in the hardware of the car body were really hard to make up for with technology.
"...it's okay."
Calamus panted and waved his hands, his expression softening slightly.
The "Zuosi" the coachman calls her is her official position. Chao Shen, the master of Xinhe Square, is the supervisor hired by the Liyang Mansion. However, Chao Shen himself hates trouble, so the affairs related to the supervisor are basically handled by his disciple Chang Pu. "
"Zuosi" is the position of assistant in the production department.
Although it is not as good as the Young Supervisor who has practical control, "Zuo Si" is second only to the chiefs of various prefectures in the territorial government system. To the people, it can be said that he is like a person above the clouds. Such a person
At the same time, he also had the respected status of being a master, so it was no wonder that the coachman looked frightened, fearing that he might accidentally offend the great aunt in front of him.
But his worries were obviously unnecessary.
Most Bōshis tend to overestimate their own strength, but Acorus is a rare exception. In fact, Acorus knows very well that among the widely respected Bōshis, he is only the lowest ranked quasi-sect.
, both in terms of talent and performance, she can only be considered mediocre at best. She was able to take the position of assistant, not so much because Chao Shen liked her efforts, but more because of her ease of use.
If it were another teacher, he would probably fall into the abyss of self-pity due to this self-evaluation, but Chang Pu has a clearer understanding of his own mediocrity, so there will be no sadness. To say that he follows his teacher Chao Shen.
Over the years, Chang Pu has met many talented masters, and his initial excitement for those so-called talents has turned into numbness and calmness, and now he has no special feelings anymore——
This should obviously be the case, but looking up at the inconspicuous business store in front of him, Acorus felt that his legs were weak for no reason.