Only when you enter Chengdu can you feel the prosperity brought by seclusion.
As far as the eye can see, the streets, thoroughfares and buildings are all bustling with people.
The public house, the foot room of the wine shop, the dog butcher shop, and the Wenxuan Mo Pavilion are all a mixture of elegance and customs, complementing each other.
It would be too exaggerated to say that "people are not allowed to care about, cars are not allowed to spin, the city of Khotan is overflowing with the country, and hundreds of silks are flowing by the side."
However, in front of the dotted houses on both sides, you can see the carriages and horses of nobles and nobles approaching, merchants carrying goods in a steady stream, and porters running around with handbags on their shoulders. Everyone's face is filled with the fireworks of life.
It can also make Zheng Pu feel that this is the value of the isolation and tranquility in Shu.
But it was an eye-opener for little Zheng Yan, who grew up in the mountains. She leaned forward, held her little head high, and clasped the wall of the deer cart with both hands. As if her eyes were not enough, she glanced around tirelessly.
.
When seeing something novel, his eyes will be slightly startled, his mouth will be slightly opened, and his eyes will be full of crystal light.
Zheng Pu, who was walking by the side, couldn't help but smile when he saw him.
He spread his fingers, waved them in front of her eyes, and joked with a sneer, "Xiao Yan'er, don't look at it, you're drooling!"
"ah!"
Little Zheng Yan, whose eyes were originally blurred, suddenly came back to her senses and exclaimed.
His face was red with embarrassment, and he quickly retracted his small body into the deer cart, secretly grabbed his sleeves with his hands, and wiped the corners of his mouth.
After realizing that he had been amused, he straightened up, puffed out his cheeks and pouted, and complained with grievance, "Brother Zhong, you are lying! I will tell my mother when I go back to the mulberry garden!"
"Hahaha~~~~"
Zheng Puchang laughed heartily, and seemed to feel that the stickiness on his body, which he seldom bathed on the road, was much less sticky.
Seeing how cute little Zheng Yan was, he couldn't help but reach out and rub her little head.
"Brother Zhong, you are still smiling!"
Reaching out to pat down her brother's hand, little Zheng Yan turned her back and muttered aggrievedly, "Yan'er will never pay attention to you again!"
"Okay...Brother Zhong stopped laughing."
Putting away his joking expression, Zheng Pu patted his younger sister on the back and motioned her to look to the east, "Xiao Yan'er, there is a candy seller over there. Do you want Brother Zhong to buy you one?"
"Okay! Where is it?"
Little Zheng Yan barely waited for her brother's words to finish. She turned around and blurted out with excitement on her face.
Immediately, he met Zheng Pu's half-smiling expression, and pouted again, "Then...Brother Zhong must promise me first that he will not lie to others in the future!"
"good."
.......
Laughing and joking all the way.
After a while, according to the address left by Qin Mi's nephew that day, he found Nongluyan in the north of the city.
This is a place specially designated by the imperial court to build residences for the ministers and officials of the court.
The straight and broad street allows two four-wheel-drive carriages to cross each other. The gray-white exterior walls on both sides spread along the road, enclosing the undulating hill tops or overhanging tops of the main houses.
But under the sky, the tiles are arranged in rows, the tiles are in order, and the eaves are far-reaching and fly into the clouds. It is the pavilions, terraces and pavilions that compete with each other.
The front door lintels of each house have a rough outline, and on the rafters and couplets with simple lines, you can vaguely recognize the various figures of cowbirds, panchi, white deer, cunning rabbits and other Fu Rui patterns.
You don't need to look closely to feel the majestic and majestic aura of the nobles and nobles.
It makes people look up to the mountains.
"Wow, Brother Zhong, the houses here are so tall! Well, they are also so beautiful!"
Not surprisingly, little Zheng Yan once again lamented the novelty of her youth.
"Well, because this is where noble people live."
Zheng Pu nodded, turned his head and asked, "Xiao Yan'er, do you still remember what Brother Zhong told you on the road, what to do without being rude?"
Little Zheng Yan nodded obediently, her voice crisp and clear, and she said, "Remember, don't stare at others, don't speak casually, and don't speak loudly..."
It is not easy to find which building Qin Mansion is.
But Zheng Pu also has a way.
When a group of patrolling soldiers carrying swords passed by, Zheng Pu didn't wait for them to ask, but he took the initiative to tell the purpose of coming.
Therefore, he also enjoyed the honor of being escorted by soldiers.
Although the few soldiers who were very eager to lead the way kept their hands on the handles of their swords, their expressions were extremely alert.
The only thing missing was that there were no words written on his face, such as "If there is any abnormality, he will be bound and imprisoned." It was not until the descendants and nephews of the Qin family came out to greet him and confirmed that Zheng Pu was indeed not a villain, that the soldiers left with peace of mind.
Zheng Pu also couldn't help but sigh with emotion. After Zhuge Liang opened the government, the officials and junior officials at all levels enforced the law rigorously.
It fails in being harsh, but it is better in being careful and treating everyone equally.
No wonder the people in Shu have obeyed since the implementation of the Shu Ke!
It was not yet noon, and Qin Mi had not returned from his duties at the official residence. The sons and nephews of the Qin family did not dare to host a banquet on their father's behalf. They just asked the servants to let Zheng Pu and others settle down in another room, and then sent people to the official office.
Report.
Zheng Pu also had a chance to take a rest and relieve the fatigue from days of trekking.
After bathing and changing clothes, and having a quick meal, he dismissed the maids and maids of the Qin Mansion, knelt down in front of the table, took out the incense he brought from home and lit it, smelling a faint curl, he closed his eyes and thought.
I examine myself three times a day.
He arrived at the Qin Mansion under the pretext of sending a letter, and was about to meet Qin Mi. Zheng Pu also had to think carefully about how to use Qin Mi's mouth to meet Prime Minister Zhuge Liang face to face.
No matter what happens, he must let Zhuge Liang know that there is a person like him.
Well, as for Qiao Zhou's publicity about his talent, which aroused the curiosity of everyone in Chengdu, he still didn't know anything about it while he was traveling all the way.
At dusk, Qin Mi returned from the palace after receiving a report from his family.
As soon as he saw Zheng Pu, before he had to pray, Qin Mi smiled broadly and said, "I haven't seen my nephew for several years, but I don't know that Zi Jin has become a seven-foot-long man, and he is so talented!"
After a pause, he added with a sigh, "Zijin can be praised by the Prime Minister as a 'talented talent in Sichuan.' Brother Heng has nothing to think about under Jiuquan!"
Hengzhi is the pseudonym of Zheng Pu's late father, Zheng Du.
When Zheng Pu heard this, he looked humble at first, and then he was stunned.
Zhuge Liang already knows about me?
Moreover, you praised me as a talented person?
After being stunned for a moment, Zheng Pu put away his doubts and greeted Qin Mi sincerely as a son-nephew. He kept his bow and replied with a smile, "I haven't seen Qin Shishu's voice for several years, but now that I can see him, I am overjoyed and disrespectful."
, I hope you’ll forgive me. Well, I don’t know what Uncle Shi just said, why does the Prime Minister know my name? My nephew has been living in seclusion in Shifang Mulberry Garden before, and I really can’t figure out how my name can be heard by the Prime Minister.”
"Hey! You don't know the evil yet?"
Qin Mi, who was reaching out to help Zheng Pu, made a movement in his hand and made a sound of surprise.
Immediately, after a slight frown, he revealed a meaningful smile, "Could it be that Qiao Yunnan took it upon himself to make a name for you?"
Qiao Yunnan?
Qiao Zhou from Brazil County, make me famous?
Zheng Pu, who was confused, looked even more stunned.
"Ha, interesting!"
Qin Mi, on the other hand, laughed, walked over, took Zheng Pu's hand very intimately, and went to the main hall, "My nephew has come from afar, so there is no need to stand here and talk. There should be a banquet at home, so I
