Kowloon wins

Chapter 251
Yanziji, known as the first rock of the Yangtze River in thousands of miles, is located in the northern suburbs of Jinling City. It has always been a place full of tourists. Today’s Yanziji is also crowded with people. Dare to walk around at will, and there are countless armored and armed soldiers around, either patrolling, or armed with guns, a tense atmosphere, tens of thousands of people gathered together, unexpectedly silent, everyone's eyes are all Consciously or unconsciously overlooking the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, whether it is the local officials standing in front of the queue, or the country gentry and common people in the back, this is the case.

"I'm coming!"

"Look, dragon boat!"

……

Halfway through the time, at the corner of Yanziji, a huge dragon boat was escorted by three warships, going up against the current, slowly revealing its true face, and there was a commotion among the crowd who had been waiting for a long time, and soon Obviously, the protagonist everyone has been waiting for has arrived!

"play music!"

Seeing that the dragon boat had arrived, Baxi, who was standing at the forefront of the waiting team, immediately lifted his spirits. No matter how far the dragon boat was from the shore, he waved his hand and gave the order loudly. His excitement was beyond words. It was a bit of a gaffe, but the local officials who followed him didn't think it was surprising, and they all had expressions of course on their faces, which is not surprising, because the person who is about to come is the imperial envoy Baylor Hongqing, Speaking of which, the officials on the Liangjiang ground owed Hong Qing more or less—the clearance of the debts on the Liangjiang ground was entirely due to Hong Qing's support, otherwise, I really don't know how many people would be punished. I copied the house and asked.

"The next official, Ba Xi, governor of Liangjiang, led his officials to welcome the imperial envoy!"

The time for half a stick of incense passed, and the slow-moving dragon boat finally landed on the pier. The pedals had just been laid, and Hong Qing, who was in a neat Baylor costume, walked out of the cabin with a smile on her face, surrounded by a large group of guards. He swept away the local officials and people who were waiting in front of him, then shook his sleeves and walked up the river bank along the pedals. Baxi, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried forward, greeted him respectfully with a standard salute When he knelt down like this, all the officials and citizens who were waiting for him also knelt down on the ground in unison.

"Ba Junmen is very polite. I am so grateful to you for your hospitality. I am very grateful, and please let me go."

Although it was the first time for Hongqing Renzheng to be an imperial envoy, he had seen this kind of big scene that everyone was waiting for many times, so he didn't feel nervous at all. Raising his hand, he called out very warmly.

"Thank you, Mr. Chin Envoy, for your kindness."

After Hong Qing shouted, the group of people did not dare to be negligent, thanked them all, and stood up one after another.

"Ba Junmen, after a few months of separation, you are still so hearty, really enviable."

Even though the status and title are much higher than Baxi's, Hongqing dare not put on airs for the absolute confidant of Baxi, and when everyone stood up, Hongqing was already smiling. He took a step forward on the ground, took Baxi's hand, and exchanged polite greetings.

"Qing Baylor, you are being polite. An old man is just lingering on his last breath. You can't be Qing Baylor's youth. The people of Liangjiang have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time."

The so-called bridal sedan chairs are carried by everyone, and Hong Qing is so polite, Ba Xi must reciprocate, and also exchanged greetings with a smile on his face. Although they are all inconspicuous lies, they are indispensable to invigorate the atmosphere Things.

"Master Ba is overrated. Ben Baylor is here to make trouble. If something goes wrong, Mr. Ba will have to take care of it."

Such occasions as welcoming and sending off, Hongqing is very comfortable in dealing with it, talking and laughing freely, not like a boy in his early ten years old, but like a seasoned veteran, really Ling has never seen it before. Hongqing himself and the Liangjiang officials and people couldn't help but feel that "meeting is better than being famous".

"It should be, it should be, Qing Baylor has needs, and this old man should do his best. Today, the station is ready, please move Qing Baylor."

As for Hong Qing's intention to come, Ba Xi had already learned about it from the secret letter sent by the old man, and he also wanted to help Hong Qing, but it's not easy to talk about it in depth on such occasions, so it can only be vague He responded with a word, then moved sideways, made a "please" gesture, intending to welcome Hong Qing to the inn, and then discuss in detail.

"Lord Ba, wait a minute, the courtyard has already been prepared in the Xiaguan's mansion. If it's sunny and Bai Le is willing to come, it will be the luck of the Xiaguan's three lives."

Before Hong Qing could move, he saw the gray-haired Cao Yin flashing out from the side, and humbly extended an invitation to Hong Qing. As soon as he said this, Ba Xi couldn't help but look a little embarrassed It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Cao Yin's behavior of robbing Hu, but it was just because of the occasion that he didn't want to speak ill of each other.

Um?Aren't these two good friends?Why did the trouble arise?
Although the change in Baxi's face was slight, Hong Qing was keenly aware of it, and her heart couldn't help but feel suspicious, but it was not easy to ask questions at this moment, but her mind was running at a high speed. stand up.

"Since Mr. Cao is so kind, then Baylor will have the audacity to chatter."

Although it is not clear what kind of awkward situation happened between Ba and Cao, Hong Qing didn't want to join the cooperation, but when he thought that Cao Yin had served as Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy for two terms, and it was the old man who sent him to Liangjiang. The hidden piles on the ground play an extremely important role in Hongqing's next salt affairs. Whether it is public or private, it is not easy to refuse Cao Yin's invitation. Because of this, even if it may offend Mr. Ba, Hong Qing simply agreed to Cao Yin's invitation.

"Thank you Qingbaile for your compassion, please!"

Although Cao Yin came out to rob Hu at this time, he had planned it long ago, but whether he can achieve the effect or not is beyond his control. I was really worried that Hong Qing would lose face, but Hong Qing was so forthright after hearing this The ground agreed, and even Dang was so happy that his old face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile, he didn't dare to say any more, he turned sideways in a hurry, and made a "please" gesture very respectfully.

"Well, all gentlemen, please."

As an imperial envoy Baylor, she should have the dignity of an imperial envoy. Hong Qing would not pay attention to Cao Yin's hospitality at this time, nor would she care about what old man Ba ​​was thinking. He waved his hand, then raised his feet and walked towards the eight-carried sedan chair that had been prepared to the side. A group of palace guards who were accompanying him rushed forward and escorted Hong Qing into the sedan chair. After a while, with an order, The mighty crowd rushed to Jinling City not far away...

The Cao Mansion is very large, and in terms of the area it occupies, it is a bit larger than the Prince’s Mansion. It is said that it is suspected of violating the regulations, but it is licensed by the old man. It is so unique in the world. Sophisticated, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is extremely luxurious, especially the "Ning Cui Xuan" where Hong Qing stayed is newly decorated, everywhere is resplendent and luxurious, even Hong Qing who has seen countless big scenes , and couldn't help but secretly smacking their tongues, but smacking their tongues, Hongqing didn't refuse to move in, and didn't have much leisure to enjoy that luxury, not for anything else, just because it was just to deal with those who came The local dignitaries who visited Hongqing tormented him to the brim, there was nothing he could do about it, Liangjiang was a land of wealth, and there were more than two hundred civil and military officials of the fifth rank or above alone, as imperial envoys, It's not good to favor one over another, everyone who can see must be seen, not only to see, but also to chat a few words politely, or to appear sympathetic, as for the consequences, it is naturally hard for Hongqing herself After most of the interview, his voice was a little hoarse, and it finally calmed down. Well, Mr. Ba turned around again, saying that he was going to throw a banquet to clean up Hongqing.

"Bajunmen, there's no need for this welcome banquet. The settlement of the two rivers has not yet been completed. It's better to keep everything simple. If you don't give up, you can just take a few mouthfuls at Cao's house and look back later. Can we talk about it in detail?"

Since I left Beijing on April [-]th, it has been a full month on this journey by boat. Although the journey has been smooth, there is no room for movement after all. Hongqing has been so oppressed that his bones are rusty. He finally set foot on the ground, and he didn't want to go to the wine shop for another soak. Besides, he came here to rectify the salt affairs, not to inspect the entire surface of Liangjiang, which really made the scene huge. To be criticized by others, if the judges read a book, the fun would not be too small. Because of this, Hong Qing was not sensitive to the invitation of Mr. Ba to host a banquet.

"Cao's alcohol is expensive, and the lower officials can't afford it!"

Hearing Hong Qing's words, Mr. Ba's face immediately darkened. Although he never attacked Hong Qing, his reply was full of undisguised resentment.

"Could it be that Bajunmen had a misunderstanding with Mr. Cao?"

Originally, Hong Qing was just asking casually, but she didn't expect Ba Xi's reaction to be so strong, she couldn't help being stunned, and then recalling the confrontation between Mr. Ba and Cao Yin at the dock, the suspicion in her heart suddenly disappeared. He got up, and after pondering for a moment, he still asked.

"Forget it, it's not a big deal, the old man made a slip of the tongue, Qing Baylor stayed, and I left the official."

It's okay if Hong Qing didn't ask, but after this question, Mr. Ba's expression suddenly became a bit uglier, but obviously he didn't want to mention it, so he just shook his head with a livid face, and then got up, full of anger. bid farewell and left.

Heh, this old man is so angry, what's going on?

Hong Qing really didn't expect that Mr. Ba would have such a reaction, she couldn't help but froze on the spot for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she saw that Mr. Ba had disappeared without a trace. In desperation, she just Maybe it was a wry smile and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)