The caravan guarding was the caravan of the Peng family of the Shangqiu Wang clan.

The caravan was accustomed to this section of the trade route, and had friendships with all sides of the green forest, so the road was very safe.

In this way, everyone put their hearts into their stomachs.

Lin Yanchao now has two staff, one is Sun Chengzong, and the other is Qiu Youshan.

Qiu Youshan and Yang Hao are both fellow villagers of Shangqiu, and they are talented people who have failed to perform the test, and they know that they are capable people at a glance.

When he and Lin Yanchao introduced the origin of the caravan of the Peng family's Hou family, they were like a treasure.

The Peng family is the right of Haoyou in Xiayi County, Guide Prefecture, and the ancestor is the residence of overseas Chinese in another country. The ancestor of the Peng family went to Xiayi to open a wine shop to attract heroes from all over the world, and later became a big family that influenced the entire Guide. In the development of the Peng family, it mostly relied on the support of the local Jin family. Therefore, the Peng family has an ancestral motto called 'Peng is not thin gold', this sentence is known far and near, that is, the descendants of the Peng family should not treat the Jin family lightly for generations.

Now the Peng family first did business to accumulate wealth, and then entered the official by the imperial examination, out of a number of people, Confucianism, won the reputation of wealth and good gifts, and then with the Ministry of Rites Shen Li's Shangqiu Shen family, Yucheng Fan family, Shangqiu Hou family for generations of marriage, now has been out of the spirit of business, and even become a province of the family.

As for the Hou family, they are also a giant family in Yizhong, and the Hou family is one of the eight families of Shangqiu, second only to the Shen family and the Song family. The Hou family is not only in-laws with the Peng family, but also with the Song family of Song Qi, the governor of Baoding.

Originally, the reputation of the Hou family was not obvious, but later it also prospered from the wine industry, and the famous wine 'Kulu wine' was brewed by the Hou family. Bitter dew wine was very popular among scholars at that time, and it was called 'clear and cold, and it can do everything'. The Hou family became rich by bitter dew wine.

As far as Lin Yanchao knows, the surname of this Shangqiu Hou later came out with a celebrity, this person is called Hou Sui, the official is the head of the household department, and Gu Xiancheng is generally the Donglin Party.

The reason why Lin Yanchao knew this Hou Sui was not because he was a scholar of the household department, but because one of his sons was too famous. Hou Sui's son is named Hou Fangyu, who is known as the fourth son of the late Ming Dynasty, and is the male protagonist of Kong Shangren's "Peach Blossom Fan".

This time, after the Hou family and Peng family caravan went to Shandong to sell bitter dew wine, they were returning to Guide on their way back.

Although the Peng family's Hou family is not small, with Lin Yanchao's three yuan and the first, the emperor's teacher, any identity of Wenzong in the current world can be comparable to Shen Li and Song Qi. Besides, the Peng family's Hou family is full of businessmen, Lin Yanchao holds his own identity, and he can't deal with them, but let Chen Jichuan discuss with them the itinerary to Guide Mansion.

There was nothing to say along the way, but the closer you got to the Yellow River, the more hungry and displaced people were on the way, although the local government had built nests and porridge shops for disaster relief.

But with the urine of the Ming officials, I don't know how many ordinary people can't survive this cold winter.

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but sigh at the bottom of his heart What happened to the people, Lin Qianqian in the car saw tears falling, especially many mothers holding their babies in swaddling clothes, kneeling on the side of the road and begging for vehicles.

Lin Qianqian felt empathy at the moment, and couldn't help but launch a kind heart, and wanted to give all the copper coins he carried with him to these mothers.

Lin Yanchao stopped Lin Qianqian, and gave the woman money in vain, so as not to be blackmailed by a sturdy man or exploited by a businessman. So Lin Yanchao ordered people to take the money to buy steamed buns and flatbread in the market town, and distribute them to the hungry people.

When he arrived at the edge of the Yellow River, Lin Qianqian's silver money had been scattered.

Then they waited by the Yellow River for half a day, and the Hou family sent a boat to meet the caravan across the river.

After Lin Yanchao's family boarded the boat, Chen Jichuan came to Lin Yanchao and told him that some of the members of the Hou family wanted to meet Lin Yanchao. Lin Yanchao thought that the ship was lonely anyway, so he met this student in the cabin.

But seeing that the other party's name was Hou Zhipu, he was a student member of Guide Mansion. Lin Yanchao thought about it, casually asked him about his family, and after knowing that his son's name was Hou Sui, he knew it in his heart.

Of course, it is an honor to meet Lin Yanchao, such a myth of the imperial examination, for the young Hou Zhipu. He bowed to Lin Yanchao as a disciple and asked for scriptures.

Lin Yanchao listened and nodded a few words, which was already convincing to Hou Zhipu.

Hou Zhipu showed a look of 'hearing the Tao, and dying at night', and said: "The younger generation has a friend Peng Jianwu, who usually talks with me about the Tao and the talent of Mr. Xuegong, he said that Mr. Confucianism is not to mention today's great Confucianism, and Wen Han is unparalleled in the world. I only hate him for going to Beijing to go to the spring of next year, if I know that Mr. Xuegong is here, I will not be in vain in this life. ”

Lin Yanchao taught the study of merit in the 'Xuegong Hall' of Jingshi, and then the scholars who did not know the rank respected Lin Yanchao as Mr. Xuegong.

This 'Xuegong' is similar to the alias of the literati at that time, and the names and characters of officials are not ordinary people can be called, and official names are mostly titles in the officialdom. Although the people privately called Lin Yanchao Lin Sanyuan, no one dared to say that after meeting. Only the alias is the honorific title of the self-proclaimed scholar who is the last scholar to face Lin Yanchao.

According to the habit of the time, it was common for scholars to use the study as an alias. Therefore, although Lin Yanchao did not claim to take 'Xuegong' as his alias. But the disciples all called it like this one after another, and Lin Yanchao acquiesced, so the young scholars all called Lin Yanchao Mr. Xuegong.

Learn merit, take learning as the first merit of Confucianism!

Lin Yanchao heard Hou Zhipu mention Peng Jianwu, and couldn't help asking, "Is it Jianwu?" It turned out that he was a member of the Peng family in Xiayi. ”

Hou Zhipu was surprised: "Could it be that Mr. Xuegong, do you know Brother Jianwu?" ”

Lin Yanchao nodded with a smile and said, "In the past, when I was in Beijing for Hanlin, he worshiped under my door and listened to the scriptures a few times. Kengo's article is talented, and this year's spring may be a good news. ”

When Hou Zhipu heard that his good friend actually worshiped under Lin Yanchao's door, he couldn't help but be surprised and happy, and then said sadly: "The younger generation is really envious, and he is too jealous of Brother Jianwu, he has such a blessing to worship under Mr. Xuegong." ”

Hou Zhipu showed regret on his face, but peeked at Lin Yanchao's face.

Lin Yanchao doesn't need to look at it, he knows what Hou Zhipu is thinking in his heart, he is shy in his pocket at the moment, and the Hou family is a wealthy businessman in the county, so ......

So Lin Yanchao smiled slightly and said: "Yikang's knowledge is not bad, if you work hard, you may not be able to be nominated for the gold list." ”

Hou Zhipu woke up when he heard this, and immediately bowed to Lin Yanchao and said: "After the end of school, I enter Zhipu and ask to worship under Mr. Xuegong." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, helped Hou Zhipu and said, "Today's meeting is because you and I are fated, so good!" ”

When Hou Zhipu heard that Lin Yanchao agreed, he was immediately overjoyed, and at that moment he not only served Lin Yanchao in front of the saddle and behind the horse, but also presented a meeting gift of two hundred taels of silver. Lin Yanchao gave a hand-annotated university chapter to Hou Zhipu.

Then in the caravan of the Peng family of the Hou family, after learning that the sons of the two families were Lin Yanchao's protégés, Lin Yanchao was also more respectful.

After that, Lin Yanchao's boat crossed the Yellow River and arrived at the Dingjia Road crossing to disembark.

This Dingjia crossing is already the boundary of Yucheng County, and it is only thirty miles away from Shangqiu, which is governed by Defufu. After Lin Yanchao went ashore, the first thing he did was to send Chen Jichuan to Kaifeng to make a point, and then let Zhanming go to Shangqiu Post Station to inform him.

Next, Lin Yanchao ordered the car to move slowly.

In the car, Lin Yanchao asked Qiu Mingshan, "Do you know what kind of person the prefect of this mansion is?" ”

Qiu Mingshan said: "Dong Weng, this Guide prefect is a very difficult person to get along with, although he has been out of the curtain for the past few years, but about this prefect as a person, it has been constantly passed on from his fellow villagers to his ears. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Then you will tell me what you know." ”

This is due to the prefect of Germany, whose surname is Su Mingyan, and the word is wide. The ancestor of the Su family was a native of Shandong, and later moved to Wuzhong, where he was an official eunuch for generations. Su Yan himself was a scholar and the second, served as the imperial history, and then released, step by step to move to the prefect of Zhengsipin, and it has been five years since he was an official in Guide.

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that Su Yan had been in Guide for five years.

In the selection of officials in the Ministry of Officials, according to the number of cases and the people's customs, the prefectures and counties in various places are designated as rushing, complicated, tired, and difficult.

As for the Guide Mansion for the rush, complicated, difficult, with three words, for the shortage. As the prefect here, he must be a very experienced pro-people official.

This Su Yan can serve for five years, which shows that he is very capable.

Qiu Mingshan came down one by one, as Lin Yanchao expected, this Su Yan was harsh on weekdays, and the affairs of the house had to be personally interrogated no matter how big or small, and he refused to fake his hands to others.

In addition, Su Yan is fond of dogs on weekdays, and loves dogs like life.

In the case of the breach of the embankment of Guide Mansion and the flooding of the transportation road, the Tongzhi of the River of Guide Mansion was held accountable, and finally demoted to Guangxi. The prefect Su Yan remained in his original position as if he was fine.

As soon as Lin Yanchao heard it, he knew that Su Yan was the bureaucrat who waited for power and did not let go, and such a person was in power, which was not a good thing for himself as the second-in-command.

Specifically, Tongzhi is what the prefect can manage, and he can manage it, but in the end, the prefect has the final say. The prefect refuses to delegate power, so he can only 'do things quietly', where does such a political achievement come from?

Think about Zhang Siwei's grandson when Zhang Juzheng was in power, and today Yu Youding was marginalized by Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing in the cabinet, and he knows what he will do in the future.

Lin Yanchao chatted a few words, and at this time, the smoke and dust on the road immediately rose, and it turned out to be a team of hundreds of officers and soldiers of the guard.

The leader of the horse riding was an official, and after the other party got off the horse, he said to Lin Yanchao, who was sitting in the car: "Lord Futai knows that Lord Erfu has arrived, and sent a villain to lead a team of guards to guard." ”

Lin Yanchao raised the curtain from the car, but when he saw that the guards were all freshly dressed and angry, at least they seemed to be elite divisions, which was considered to have fulfilled the etiquette for his greeting.

Lin Yanchao said: "What is your official position?" ”

The other party kowtowed and said: "Humble duty should be damned, forget to enlighten the gift, humble duty is graceful, and the current Guide Mansion experience." ”

"It turned out to be Yu Fujing, does Futai have anything else to explain?"

"Lord Futai also instructed that after receiving the edict of the Lord of the Second Mansion as an official, he would clean up the Tongzhi Mansion as soon as possible, and ask the Lord of the Second Mansion to move the Mansion directly, and there is no need to stay at the post station first."

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Then lead the way." ”

After that, Yu Youen got on the horse and led the guards to open the way in front.

As the saying goes, the entire history of Henan is half of the history of China, and this is not a lie.

Xiayi County, Guide Prefecture, is the ancient capital of the Xia Dynasty.

Kaocheng County, known as Bei Bo in ancient times, also known as Jing Bo, Shang Tang once swore here to crusade against Xia Ji.

Yongcheng County, the land where Gaozu cut the white snake.

Only the Defu government governed Shangqiu, and the county was only established during the Jiajing period.

However, Shangqiu was the capital of the Song State in the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was the capital of Liang State, which was Du Fu Shiyun's past I traveled to the Song Dynasty, but Liang Xiao was the king's capital. The name is Chen Liuya, and the drama is Bei Weiju. There are 90,000 families in the city, Gao Dongzhao thoroughfare...... 'this' Liang Xiao Wangdu' is Shangqiu, called Suiyang at that time, the Grand Canal has not been straightened in the Tang Dynasty, the water and land vehicles and horses pass by, Du Fu's poems can see the prosperity of Shangqiu.

Not long after Du Fu's poem was written, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and Suiyang attracted the attention of the world, because Zhang Xun blocked more than 100,000 rebels in An Lushan here.

By the time of the fifth dynasty, Suiyang was renamed to the German army.

In the sixth year of Zhou Xiande, Zhao Kuangyin served as the envoy of Songzhou to the German army.

This is the place where Zhao Kuangyin was born, Zhao Kuangyin was the former capital of the Song State because Shangqiu, and the Song Dynasty was the name of the country, and Chen Qiao became the emperor in the mutiny. In the Yuan Dynasty, the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal was straightened, and the Yellow River was diverted, and Shangqiu became increasingly impoverished and reduced from a prefecture to a state. But in the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing, Guizhou was raised to Defu again.

In the past, the ancient city of several dynasties has long been buried under the sediment of the Yellow River, the current Shangqiu City is Zhengde six years, Zhizhou Yang Tai built, the north city wall of the Fucheng is built on the south wall of the old city, the city is seven miles and two minutes and five centimeters, Jiajing 37 years is covered with bricks, and the ring moat is built outside the city, so the whole Shangqiu City is the bureau of the outer circle and the inner square.

And the four city gates of Shangqiu all have urn cities, which is the pattern of one city, one government and one county, the county government of Shangqiu County is in the southwest, and the government is in the city.

All the way to Shangqiu, Lin Yanchao did not see a single hungry homeless, even if it is Hebei, even if there are no thieves on the road, there are hungry people and homeless people, but Shangqiu in the hard-hit area does not.

After entering the city, Lin Yanchao looked from the car, but saw that the streets were very bustling, pedestrians came and went, but there were no beggars. Originally, when Lin Yanchao was in the capital, he often saw beggars begging for food on the roadside, but in Shangqiu City, which had just been hit by the disaster, there was not a single beggar on the street.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yanchao knew it in his heart and put down the curtain.

When he arrived at the mansion, Lin Yanchao had already changed into a five-grade official uniform and got out of the carriage.

But in front of the yamen, the two square doors are erected, and above the square door is called Chengliu Xuanhua!

One is an important town in Zhongzhou!

These words will be this thousand-year-old capital, the four directions are together, and the soldiers will fight for the place.

At this time, Dan listened to the three sounds of the trumpet cannon, and experienced that Yu Youen was in front of Lin Yanchao to guide the way, and inside and outside the door, the road was left and right, and the officials in the government were all lined up, and they paid tribute to Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao walked to the front of the instrument door step by step, but saw the dripping eaves.

A scarlet-robed officer led more than a dozen green-robed officials, a row of hats and wings swaying, and all kinds of complements in front of him.

All the officials of the government are here.

Lin Yanchao first looked at the scarlet-robed officials who stood in the middle like the stars holding the moon, but saw that the other party was a standard national face, and this kind of face was not angry and arrogant, but the official appearance of the first-class herdsmen.

As the head of a mansion, there is no need to do anything, standing there the official authority has been completely released. This kind of aura made Lin Yanchao remember a little bit of the majesty of the leaders and bureaucrats when Zhang Juzheng was in the country, but the other party did not have the bearing of Zhang Juzheng who took the world as his own responsibility.

Lin Yanchao walked with official steps, stepped forward with a handbook in his hand and saluted: "The new official is the official and the governor of the Defu has seen Taishou. ”

This scarlet robe official is Su Yan, the parent official of the Guide Mansion.