Chapter 107: On the day of the reunion of father and son, I saw old friends again

For today's Ming Dynasty, the Son of Heaven is not a rare deed. Unlike his nephew Emperor Jianwen, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di was beaten from the world on horseback, and now although he is sitting in the Dragon Court, he still has an inextricable atmosphere of fierce generals. And this time, the real purpose of the northern tour is only one, that is, to inspect Beijing, so that the capital can be officially moved in the future.

When the Son of Heaven was driving the mighty car, a six-masted sailing ship also quietly stopped at the outer Jinchuanmen Wharf in Nanjing City. As the people went to watch the grand scene of the Son of Heaven going out on patrol, this side seemed deserted, except for a few coolies on the dock who were still looking for business, and when they saw a ship docked, they all surrounded it.

There was a middle-aged man in his forties standing on the deck, and when he saw the coolies rushing up, he ordered a few servants to go and take care of the luggage, while Shi Shiran disembarked from the gangway. He put his hand up and looked at the blue sky, and listened to the sound of bargaining, and he looked around.

"Third Master!" With a surprised and happy voice, a person trotted over, and before he could stand firmly, he explained with a smile on his face, "Today, the emperor and the civil and military officials are just going to tour the north, and many of these roads are closed, and the small ones have made a long detour to rush over, so that the third master has been waiting for a long time!" ”

"I'm just here." Zhang Zhuo looked at the person who came and nodded happily, "Although I didn't meet Brother Zhen'er, I read the letters first." You followed to Nanjing like this, it was really hard to run forward and walk, and you almost suffered from the three of them. The British Duke praised you very much in the letter, and before I came, the old lady said that she would reward you when you returned. ”

"The little ones are doing their part, and what rewards are not rewarded. Didn't you kill the little one? The third young master was originally going to come to greet him, but now he happened to be accompanied by the British prince, so he went to the Shence Gate to see him off. ”

Gao Quan smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, turned around and ordered a few of his entourages to go up to help, and asked a few more words about the situation at home, and then said with a smile: "Although it is clearly written in the letter, Xiaodi still needs to say a few more words, and the third young master has met the boss when he returns to Nanjing City." The emperor and the crown prince have seen it, even the British duchess and the lady are also very appreciative, they all say that he is young and smart, and what is even more rare is calm......"

Zhang Zhuo listened to Gao Quan's chatter and chatter for a long time, and couldn't help but smile, but he was really happy in his heart. When he turned around and saw someone coming down from the gangway, he beckoned and shouted, "Xiao Qi, come here!" ”

It was Gu Bin who came to Nanjing on the same boat as Zhang Zhuo. He is more than a year older than Zhang Yue. He is now sixteen years old. He wore a scarf of mountains and rivers, a plain blue robe, a belt of the same color around his waist, and a pair of green cloth shoes under his feet. Although it looks a little shabby, it is neatly cleaned up. But it's hard to make people look down on it.

Gao Quan didn't know that Gu Bin would come, so he was stunned for a moment before he stepped forward to salute and called the young master. Gu Bin knew that others were just looking at Zhang Zuo's face, and it was not easy to bear it. Then he turned sideways and avoided it, and called the executive again.

Xiao Qi originally planned to take the township examination this year, but the inspector said that although his knowledge was good, his training was not enough. Although there are a few old scholars with good knowledge in the school of Fuxue, Henan is not as good as Jiangnan scholars after all, so this time the old lady brought a letter to the British Duke and found him a prisoner. ”

These words can be regarded as explaining the origin of Gu Bin's companionship, and Zhang Zhuo instructed Gao Quan to take someone to carry all the luggage as soon as possible. Wait for someone to go. Seeing that Gu Bin was a little cramped, he gently patted him on the shoulder: "I know that you want to take the exam as soon as possible, but you are still young, and it is true to hone your skills well." If you look at so many officials in the DPRK and China, how many of them are young and ambitious? Being young and high attracts jealousy, and studying for a few years in the country and making more friends is also beneficial to the future. ”

Although the old lady of the Zhang family, Gu Shi, is her grandmother's aunt, Gu Bin knows that this opportunity is because of Zhang Zhuo's help. Naturally, my heart is grateful. Listen to this admonition at this time. He hurriedly nodded in agreement, and only arrived in the imperial capital of Beijing for the first time. Looking at the city wall and the people who came in and out, it was inevitable that there was infinite curiosity and emotion.

By the time all the luggage was unloaded from the ship and the trucks were loaded one by one, more than half an hour had passed. Gao Quan took money to reward the ship's boss and a sailor, and gave those coolies dozens of pennies, which attracted countless praises of gratitude for a while. But he heard too much about this, turned around without any disapproval, put Zhang Zhuo and Gu Bin into a carriage in the center, turned over and got on the horse and gave the order to leave.

At that time, the brigade of the Northern Patrol had already set out from the Shence Gate, and the roads in the originally closed area were restored to traffic. The outer Jinchuan Gate is just unimpeded, but the Jinchuan Gate is strictly checked. And Gao Quan just took out the waist card of the British government, and the soldiers who checked it were much more respectful, and let it go after a little inspection.

The group arrived at the British Mansion smoothly, and soon a small servant passed on the words of Mrs. Wang, saying that Zhang Zhuo was asked to settle in Fangheng Courtyard first, so a group of servants were busy carrying luggage. Zhang Zhuo thought that Zhang Yue hadn't come back at this time, and Mrs. Wang was a cousin-in-law, so it was quite inappropriate for him to go to see him alone, so he simply took Gu Binjing to Fangheng Courtyard.

Autumn Scars and Amber, who heard the announcement, had already brought the moonset and tassels to greet them, and hurriedly saluted at this time. Zhang Zhuo was not busy entering his own room, but walked around Zhang Yue's three rooms, and stayed in the small study for a while, flipped through a few articles and the notebook, and then nodded with satisfaction. Seeing that the house was clean and tidy, but it was not luxurious, he had to praise the four girls again. Gu Bin was the first time to come to this kind of place, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

After seeing everything that should be seen, Zhang Zuo and Gu Bin both turned back to their rooms. Zhang Zhuo came to Beijing to take the test, his wife Sun wanted to take care of his daughter and couldn't come, and he lived in the British Mansion, but he didn't want to bring a concubine, so Gu Lao Taijun asked him to pick two proper girls. Gu Bin's family was in embarrassment, but this time it was Gu Lao Taijun who chose a stable one among the girls in Zhang's Mansion to send him steadily. At this time, several mothers-in-law sent hot water, and the two of them bathed and changed their clothes, which was not enough for outsiders.

During a trip to the Shence Gate, Zhang Yue finally saw how many dignitaries and dignitaries there were in the Ming Dynasty. The vast crowd of people wearing red pythons was spectacular, not to mention the huge honor guard that stretched for miles.

After this, by the time he hurried back to the British Mansion on horseback, it was already noon, and he was a little hungry. However, as soon as he heard that his father had arrived, he was overjoyed, and immediately went straight to Fang Heng Courtyard, where he met Zhang Zhuozheng, who had changed his clothes and walked out of the door.

"Daddy!"

Zhang Zhuo saw Zhang Yue rushing straight up, leaning over to bow four times, he was quite relieved, and then stretched out his hand to help him up, and looked at it carefully for a while, feeling that he had grown a lot taller after not seeing anyone for half a year, so he smiled and said: "You have been in Beijing for so many days, and the letters you write back here are all praising you, and your mother and I are very happy." Okay, very good, you can be calm and calm in big events and big scenes, you are better than your father! ”

Hearing Zhang Zhuo say "You are better than your father", Zhang Yue suddenly felt a little embarrassed, knowing that he was happy to reunite with his father after a long absence, so he even said this kind of thing directly. After a few words, he hurriedly asked his mother, grandmother and many other relatives at home. After gossiping, he suddenly looked up and saw Gu Bin coming out of another room, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was very happy.

"Little Seventh Brother, you're here this time!"

Gu Bin saw that Zhang Yue was wearing a rain-soaked azure shirt, a lotus-blue satin embroidered folded branch flower cloak on his head, a silk silk double-strap soft hat, and crystal beads embedded in the top of the hat. However, seeing Zhang Yue hurrying forward, he hugged him and patted him on the shoulder as before, and that trace of emotion disappeared immediately.

"I haven't seen you for half a year, but you're soaring again!" Looking at Zhang Yue, who is now half a head taller than himself, Gu Bin couldn't help but smile and said, "My cousin and aunt Yang Zu have made a vacancy for me as a prisoner, and I came with my cousin this time to study in Guozijian." ”

Zhang Yue immediately remembered the prison rules of Guozijian, and thought that if he didn't entrust someone to take care of this cold-faced little seventh brother, maybe Gu Bin would one day be like that unlucky prisoner, and said with a smile: "That's good, I happened to know two friends in Guozijian, and I introduced you to Ming'er, so I can take care of it inside!" ”

Zhang Zhuo saw that the two brothers had an excellent relationship, and his heart was also happy. That day, I just felt empathy and helped the Gu family, and when I saw Gu Bin grow up day by day, I was as happy as I was watching my son have a future. After the two finished speaking, he went up and gave two more instructions, and then said that he wanted to take Gu Bin to meet Mrs. Wang.

Zhang Yue knew that his father waited until he came to mention this matter, and hurriedly sent Yueluo to the main room to make a report, and then led the way and led the two out of the courtyard. Since Zhang Zuo had not been in Nanjing for many years, and Gu Bin had just arrived, he briefly introduced the situation of the British government and the current situation in Beijing.

When she came to the door of the upper room, before the girl could open the curtain, there was a clang, as if something had been broken. The next moment, Zhang Yue saw that the curtain was knocked open, and two expressionless mothers-in-law came out with a young woman in pink clothes on the left and right. The woman's face was pale, her lips trembled, and her eyes were blank, but she was dragged into the east wing.