This winter, the atmosphere in the city can be described as lively for a long time.

For the small people, although there were small floods in the first half of the year, many people suffered in Yixing, Xuancheng and other places, and also affected Danyang Dunan, but because of the timely dispatch of relief, it did not become a disaster.

Although the towns in Jiangbei are frequently useful, they have not levied too much locally, which can be described as moral politics. Overall, it was a good year. Even if the small family has a debt per mu, they have made a profit from the work and weaving, and their livelihood is not a problem.

In addition to the livelihood, Jiangbei good news is frequent, although the people may not have any specific concept of this, but there are also many praises, the Hulu sword soldiers hanging over their heads earlier were driven away, Jiangbei is by no means a township and a county, the territory is far beyond their imagination!

Among them, the most praised is naturally the concubine Shen Hou, who went out of the capital for half a year, repeatedly made meritorious deeds, refused to be slaved in Huai, and lost his land many times.

In this cold winter, Shen Zhezi's prestige also climbed to a new high. Because for the people of the capital, this horse is by no means just a symbol of high and unreachable, but has a profound impact on the life and situation of these people. One bedroom, one room, one drink and one food, there are many benefits to be expressed.

And what Shen Hou brought to the people was not only the improvement of food, clothing and daily life, but also gave them a beautiful expectation of life after a long absence. If you live inside, you will settle the people and govern the land, and if you live outside, you will break the capture and restore the territory, and you will be bold and bold in your words, and the market will be widely spread, which can be described as impeccable.

Naturally, the people also spoke favorably to this young prince, and there were praises in the market and in the portal. And not long ago, the "Song of Shen Hou Breaking the Array" introduced into the capital, the words are simple, the style is strong, and the momentum is generous, and for a time it has also become a song that the young strong people in the capital are willing to sing, and they are extremely affectionate, and they can't bring their own bows and knives to kill slaves side by side with Shen Hou!

And with Shen Hou's strong exploits in front of him, although Jingzhou's recovery of Xiangyang and Xuzhou's defeat of Huaixia Xuyi are all great victories, they are far less eye-catching and widely praised among the people than Shen Hou's recovery of Shouchun.

The small people are happy and preferred, and they can naturally express themselves without scruples, but of course Taichung cannot be biased, and they will treat the teams of the three towns into the capital equally, and they will be rewarded with special gifts. Of course, the main thing is a special gift, but it is really a shortage of resources in Taiwan's treasury this winter, and there is nothing to reward at all, if it is not for calling on all families in the capital to donate rice and grain, even the normal operation of Taicheng will be slightly unsustainable.

After the construction of the Taiyuan Garden, the area of the Heavenly Palace Garden centered on the Taiji Hall doubled, and there were many palaces. The emperor took thrift as his virtue, and many other gardens outside the Taiwan Garden were no longer returned to the palace private, and they were transferred to various temples for other purposes.

For example, in the early years, Jianping Garden was transferred to Guanglu and used as some things to praise the etiquette, and the emperor and the empress dowager often feasted here for internal and external ministers, women and village elders and high-ranking celebrities. The original Tongyuan was also expanded, exclusively for internal and external scholars and envoys of prefectures, towns and counties.

As a result, the teams of various states were naturally arranged in Tongyuan, which also made the atmosphere of Tongyuan a little weird recently. Although these envoys are treated in the same arrangement in Taiwan, in fact, there are still slight differences in reality. For example, the envoys of Yuzhou are obviously treated better than other towns, although the accommodation is eastern, but the clothing and food are different, including etiquette.

People who understand this don't think there is anything abnormal, on the one hand, it is naturally because the Shaofu in terms of material usage is now the Shen family's business, even if the chief official does not look at it, the subordinate officials below will naturally cater to it. What's more, the supervisor who is in charge of the affairs here is originally a protégé of the Shen family, so he naturally has to take care of his family and treat him superiorly.

On the other hand, it is also because of the different backgrounds of the envoys of several towns. How long does Jingzhou take to be a veteran general in the military, Xuzhou is mostly a local military leader, and the envoys of Yuzhou are not lacking in the children of the northern and southern families, and there is no lack of pickiness about the use of the problem, and there is no lack of people to welcome them, and the gap between them has widened.

Sima Xun, as the envoy of Jingzhou, is now also arranged in Tongyuan, waiting for the Taifu to meet and participate in the New Year ceremony.

Since entering the capital, Sima Xun has been in a lot of excitement. Originally, he thought that Sheji was partial to the wasteland of Jiangdong, and there was turmoil in the years, but it was barely maintained. Coupled with the influence of Tao Bin's words along the way, he didn't think that Jiankang would be a prosperous capital.

However, after entering the capital, he saw that the prosperity of Gyeonggi was far beyond his imagination. This kind of prosperity is not just that there are more people and more goods as Tao Bin said, but the disparity between the inside and the outside. Not to mention that Guanzhong, which is now living side by side and almost a wasteland, even if it is Wuchang and other big cities in Jingzhou, it is far inferior.

Being in this prosperous place, Sima Xun's mood and thoughts have gradually changed. Earlier, he just wanted to fish in troubled waters to make a fortune, and then he moved to the border town to win over Haoqiang, strengthen the tribe, and make his own career. However, now there is gradually the idea of establishing a foothold in Koto and standing out in the capital.

He also knew that he had no relatives to rely on in Jiangdong, so he couldn't help but scrutinize his words, and he still needed effective assistance and help to achieve his goal. Therefore, when facing Tao Bin, his attitude became more earnest, which was the only relationship he could rely on in the capital.

The day before, Tao Bin sent someone to tell him that he was going to be introduced to several big names in the capital, and Sima Xun was so excited that he could hardly sleep. Before dawn, I get up and take care of my appearance.

Although he grew up in Guanzhong Hu since he was a child, he was surrounded by servants who were familiar with etiquette in the Chang'an Palace.

But until the morning, there was still no movement from Tao Bin, Sima Xun couldn't hold it back, so he sent someone to inquire, and then learned that Tao Bin was not only not ready to leave to go out, but also led the family to fight with people in the garden.

Upon learning of this, Sima Xun couldn't help but be a little anxious, hurriedly put on soft armor again, and hurried away with a few cronies.

At this time, it was located in a garden in Tongyuan, and dozens of people were facing each other on both sides, and the barking and scolding of dogs, pawns or raccoon dogs were endless. Most of these people are military soldiers, all of them are full of energy, their voices are loud, and their fierce looks are full of fierceness, and some servants and servants in Tongyuan are frightened to avoid it, fearing that they will be affected by the fight.

When Sima Xun approached, he entered his own camp, and even saw Tao Bin stepping on the small case, his chest was naked in the cold weather, his face was red, his neck was thick, and he pointed at the person opposite and scolded.

"Wei Chang is coming to me, these evil pawns in Yuzhou are really disgusting, if you don't teach them a lesson today, you will say that I have no one in Jingzhou!"

Tao Bin looked back and saw that Sima Xun was approaching, his face was already happy, and he beckoned him to come over again and again, and at the same time did not forget to point at the other party and scold the others again and again.

Sima Xun was already full of helplessness when he saw this scene, similar situations have been frequently staged recently, this Tao Bin has a violent temperament, and he is already quite famous in Tongyuan today, and he frequently has disputes with people.

Although there was too much impatience in his heart, Sima Xun still had to go over hard, and when he heard Tao Bin's scolding, he realized that it was because Tao Bin had ordered the supervisor in the garden to prepare for a car trip, but when he went to take a look, he found that the car in the garden was actually pulled away by those people in Yuzhou, and he was ready to go to the eastern suburbs to play, so Tao Bin rushed to the military accommodation in Yuzhou and made a noise, and made an appointment here.

"I'm not an aggressive person, and my relatives told me to be more patient after entering the capital. In the past, the food supply was not mentioned, but today people are prepared to drive, that is for the great growth of your big event, how can you tolerate these swordsmen making mistakes! ”

Ban Jianshu is a contemptuous name given to the Yuzhou army by others, which means that it is the appearance of serving as a guard of honor, plus these Yuzhou army commanders have many sons of families, and there is no shortage of people with knights, and when they travel, they are too flamboyant, tiresome and jealous.

Although Tao Bin is reckless and irritable, he is not stupid, he has long been secretly angry with the Yuzhou Army, but Jiankang is not his home field, so he has not been able to hold back. In the past few days, I have been running for Sima Xun's affairs, and finally a Taiwanese auxiliary family expressed interest in Sima Xun and was willing to meet him.

Seeing that success was imminent, he didn't expect that Tongyuan's car and car were all used by the Yuzhou army, which was originally a trivial matter, but it detonated Tao Bin's dissatisfaction, and he knew that the commanders of the Yuzhou army with prominent families were not there today, so he wanted to seize this opportunity to teach the Yuzhou army a lesson.

When Sima Xun heard that this dispute was still related to himself, he couldn't be calm. He grew up in the turbulent land of Guanzhong, and he was not a good person, so he even said: "Brother Shi has been humiliated because of my family affairs, how can I be a bystander!" Today, let these squad swordsmen know that my Jingzhou Xiongjun should not be insulted! ”

Tao Bin also laughed when he heard this, if he was alone, he would not dare to provoke those unscrupulous soldiers in Yuzhou, but now that he has Sima Xun, a future clan nobleman, he has nothing to fear, even if he waved his arms, he led the family soldiers to rush up. The Yuzhou army traveled with many people today, and the number was not dominant, and it soon fell behind in the chaos.

Sima Xun is already ruthless, and after learning that his life experience has taken a turn for the better with Tao Bin's efforts, he naturally worked harder to cater to Tao Bin. He is also a martial artist, after this fight, there are seven or eight Yuzhou soldiers who were knocked over by him alone, and even one of them even had his arm discounted by him!

The brawl lasted for most of the hour, and Tao Bin was still unsatisfied, and this time he had the upper hand, which can be described as enjoyable. Of course, he also understood that the Yuzhou army had a strong background, and this time this matter was not good, and he asked some people in charge of the garden to be escorted in, and forcing them to testify was a provocation by the Yuzhou army, and he was not afraid of any more disputes on the surface.

What's more, now he is not without support, with a noble clan like Sima Xun by his side, he is not afraid of the troubles of the gentlemen of the Yuzhou Army who come to him.

So these two people, one thought that he had finally found a backer, but he could keep him on the road and have a bright future, and he no longer had to swallow his anger and compromise as before. One thought that the other party's connections were amazing, and he could lead him directly to the court of the minister, sit on the identity of the clan, and stand in Jiangdong for a long time in the future, and give him the title of king!

After a scuffle, the two only felt more like-minded, and they didn't take this matter to heart at all, especially when they saw the Tongyuan steward tremblingly sending the car for travel, they felt even more complacent, and went out laughing together.