Chapter 418: Family Rites

The huge convoy trekked all the way through mountains and rivers, and finally arrived at Taiping City at noon on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. When www.biquge.info he was in Changyang County, he was accustomed to seeing the poverty and desolation of the Yue people, and entered the Chengwuben of Shayang County, the core area controlled by the Taiping Army, as if walking in two different worlds in a very short time.

He also experienced a tragic war, but the wealth and prosperity of Shayang County shocked Cheng Wuben, which reminded him of the scene in his hometown.

Crossing Fengxian County and entering Dayan Mountain, this is already an authentic Chongshan Junling area, but what surprised him was that a spacious road, winding forward in the mountains, the snow on the road was swept clean, and on both sides of the road, the houses with blue tiles and white walls stimulated his eyes from time to time.

And at this moment, standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the majestic black city on the top of the mountain, his eyes showed a shocking color, it has only been more than two years, just over two years, and the captain has already done such a feat.

Breathing softly, he lowered his head a little lonely, but it is a pity that such a talent is now in contradiction with Da Chu, so to describe the relationship between Qin Feng and Chu State, or it is too simple, but Cheng Wuben subconsciously thought like this. There is no contradiction that cannot be solved, as long as you work hard to find a way.

Thinking of the intricate and complicated relationship between Qin Feng and the royal family of Chu State now, Cheng Wuben suddenly felt full of confidence again, as long as Qin Feng fell to Chu State, the second battlefield would be able to declare a success immediately, and in the battle between Qi and Chu, the Chu people would have a great advantage.

"What a majestic city!" He touched his forehead with his hand and exclaimed.

Lu Yifan, who accompanied him, said with a smile: "Cheng Shuai may not know that for more than two years, this is still a deep mountain and old forest, and after General Qin discovered this place, he decided to build Taiping City here with a wave of his hand." From scratch, it only took more than a year to get back and forth, and it has the current scale, Cheng Shuai, what you see is only a part, in fact, Taiping City is still expanding, this plateau flat land, covering an area of 100 miles, now Taiping City occupies, but a part, when it is fully completed, it will be a big city that does not lose the capital of any country! ”

"General Qin's ambition is really admirable." Cheng Wuben nodded and smiled. "However, such a large city, the construction of the city is not small, and now the financial resources of the Taiping Army can support such large-scale construction?"

Lu Yifan raised his eyebrows, "I don't know the specifics, up to now, all the construction is basically paid by the Taiping Army, but it seems that I heard that the general has a new plan for the construction of the city, if it is implemented according to this plan, it will not cost us too much money, and it will not form too much elbow on the financial resources of the Taiping Army, but I have been leading the troops outside, and the specific situation is not clear." ”

Occupying a hundred miles of land, this plan looks extremely crazy in Cheng Wuben, even if it is Shangjing, it is only slightly larger than this scale, but Shangjing is an old city of hundreds of years, which has flourished since the Tang Dynasty, and has developed little by little to today, I don't know how many people's hard work and financial resources have been spent? No matter how rapid the Taiping Army developed, how could it be possible? Or maybe it's just a loyal subordinate's blind worship of Qin Feng, taking some hearsay things as Qin Feng's real thoughts.

But even if Qin Feng is just an idea, it can reveal Qin Feng's ambition.

On the road leading to the gate at the top of the hill, a simple arch stands majestically, and the pillars on both sides are covered with corn cobs and sun-dried golden ears of wheat. Standing outside the arch and looking inside, every few dozen steps, there is a small arch made of pine and cypress branches, which is also intertwined with all kinds of crops, slightly gray gourds, golden pumpkins, and more things that Cheng Wuben can't name at all.

"What a prosperous scene!" Cheng Wuben praised sincerely.

"I heard that Da Chu is rich, and it is difficult for the world to reach it, and we are here, but it is just a small thing." As the host, Lu Yifan is very humble and authentic. "Cheng Shuai, please."

At the gate of Taiping City, lanterns are hung everywhere, but all this is not to welcome Cheng Wuben, but Taiping City is celebrating their New Year.

The last time the New Year, the Taiping City was still busy under construction, and the Taiping Army did not have such a large scale and momentum as it is now, and the New Year was naturally hastily dismissed, but this year is different, the Taiping Army now controls the land of the two counties, and has millions of people under its command, and Shayang County, Taiping City welcomes a bumper harvest this autumn, all of which show that the Taiping Army is thriving as a political force. It is also to show his strength to his people.

Qin Feng stood at the gate of the city with Princess Zhaohua, Yinggu and others, except for the horse monkey, there was no high-ranking official of the Taiping Army, even Qin Feng, who was just wearing civilian clothes.

Of course, this is not a faux pas of the Taiping Army, but because the arrival of Cheng Wuben today is not an official itinerary, but it is a private visit under the banner of giving a dowry to a mother to give a dowry to her daughter.

Although there is the meaning of covering up the ears and stealing the bell, but on another level, it is not a move to take off your pants and fart, sometimes, some of the meanings that should be shown, or to be done, whether it is to decorate the faΓ§ade or to be sincere, anyway, the meaning expressed by the Taiping Army, a discerning person can clearly understand it at a glance.

Standing in their position, they could see the winding road below, the first carriage was about to reach its destination, and the last one had just stepped on the winding mountain road.

"I'm rich!" Qin Feng smiled and turned his head to look at Min Ruoxi, his eyebrows fluttering.

Min Ruoxi, who was standing beside him, rolled his eyes, "That's my dowry!" ”

"Isn't yours mine?" Qin Feng snorted, "Even you are mine." ”

"So many people, what nonsense!" Min Ruoxi's face turned red all of a sudden, and the hand hidden in the cloak approached Qin Feng without a trace, and pinched him fiercely. The strength of her hands is not comparable to that of ordinary women, just a moment, Qin Feng is already grinning.

The small movements of the two of them, the horse monkey standing behind them could naturally see it clearly, but he had a righteous face, staring ahead without squinting, as if nothing had happened.

Dazhu has already taken over Lu Yifan's more than 10,000 subordinates, and now the horse monkey has officially become Qin Feng's personal guard commander, although after the New Year, he has only turned eighteen years old, but he is already quite stable when he is young.

Lu Yifan turned over and dismounted, trotted in front of Qin Feng, clasped his hands into fists, and slammed to the ground: "General, Lu Yifan was ordered to return to the city to report on his work, and escorted Cheng Shuai all the way to Taiping City." ”

"Good work!" Qin Feng stretched out his hand to help Lu Yifan, although this guy's talent is limited and his courage is not great, but in the process of the Taiping Army's passing through Changyang County, he did play an irreplaceable role and made great contributions. "Deputy Wang Shou is waiting for you in the council hall, you go to him!"

"Yes!" Lu Yifan bowed and stepped aside.

Qin Feng and Min Ruoxi walked together in front of a carriage that had just stopped, the carriage stopped, Cheng Wuben pushed the door out, and jumped down.

"Cheng Wuben has seen Her Royal Highness the princess and the concubine!" Cheng Wuben smiled and saluted with fists. As a courtier of the Chu State, in front of Min Ruoxi, he is naturally still a courtier.

"Why is Uncle Cheng so angry, you are an elder." Min Ruoxi turned sideways slightly, avoiding this salute, while Qin Feng smiled and hugged his fists, and actually called Uncle Cheng with Min Ruoxi.

"Uncle Cheng, welcome to Taiping City!"

The two of them said Uncle Cheng, who listened to the affection, but rejected Cheng Wuben's enthusiasm thousands of miles away, and it seemed that the first was indicating that the real purpose of his coming this time was probably not so simple.

For Cheng Wuben, this is the first time Qin Feng has seen a real person. Back then, the two of them were one west and one east, Cheng Wuben's big name, Qin Feng was naturally like thunder, and for Qin Feng, Cheng Wuben had naturally heard of it before, as the first fierce general under Zuo Lixing, Cheng Wuben had also heard a lot about his battle examples, but it was the first time that the two really met.

When Qin Feng arrived in Shangjing, he became a prisoner, and Cheng Wuben had not returned at that time, and by the time Cheng Wuben returned to Shangjing, Qin Feng was already whining and mourning.

Cheng Wuben, who is over sixty years old, is a person of the same period as Min Wei, the first emperor of Chu State, although his hair is gray, but he is tall, and he is full of military demeanor.

Aunt Ying behind Min Ruoxi bowed slightly. Looking at Aunt Ying, Cheng Wuben was slightly startled, and bowed his hand: "Congratulations to Aunt Ying." His congratulations naturally saw that Aunt Ying had almost set foot in the realm of the grandmaster, thinking that he had been burdened by military affairs for half his life, and he was afraid that he would not be able to set foot in this realm again in this life, and he couldn't help but feel very regretful in his heart.

"Uncle Cheng, I have prepared a banquet at home for you to pick up the wind and wash the dust." Min Ruoxi said with a smile. "The guest rooms at home have already been cleaned up, but here is not as good as going to Beijing, and Uncle Cheng is going to be wronged."

Listening to this, Cheng Wuben couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I have been rolling in the army all my life, I can sleep when I fall, I can eat when I sit down, how can I talk about any grievances." ”

"Please, Uncle Cheng, let's walk in, and just ask Uncle Cheng to take a look at my Taiping City!" Qin Feng said with a smile. (To be continued.) )