Peach Blossom Island is the Juehua Island of later generations, with a vast area and beautiful scenery, and is known as the Buddha Island in the north.

And because this island has a natural deep-water harbor, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it became a famous military port.

Of course, in the Tang Dynasty, the land was vast and sparsely populated, and the land was not fully developed, let alone Peach Blossom Island.

Cui Geng hid an army of several hundred people here, which was not a problem at all.

King Luo Bin listened to Cui Geng's poems, and although he had not yet arrived, he longed for it, and said: "There is such a fairyland on earth? I can't say, this time the old man wants to personally lead the team and see the scenery of this Peach Blossom Island. ”

Speaking of this, he was suddenly slightly stunned, and said: "Supposedly, you haven't been to Liaodong, how do you know that there is a Peach Blossom Island there?" ”

"Uh...... This poem was not written by the official, but I saved an old man by chance, and in order to repay the favor, he told the official such a place. ”

"I see, I say, why is this poem so much inferior to your previous poems."

Cui Geng listened, sweating profusely, can you hear this? Sure enough, it was the Luo Bin King who could top 100,000 troops in a piece of martial arts.

He also secretly warned himself not to copy poems indiscriminately, and to be cautious in pretending to be forced!

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Three days later, Yangzhou Hangou Wharf.

"That's an exaggeration, isn't it?" Cui Geng turned over and dismounted, looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaim.

Seeing this scene, he was very gaffe.

He felt that he was an official for the benefit of one party, and when he left office, it was very normal for someone to send him off.

But there are a little too many of them!

Black pressing, piece by piece, men, women and children, officials and people, there are thousands of people!

This is nothing, the key is to list several cases on both sides of the road, the total number of which is as high as four or five hundred!

Some of them are full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and they are rich and compelling. Some only have a few side dishes and a pot of wine, which is clean and elegant. Some are big fish and big meat, full of the breath of nouveau riche.

Obviously, this is a send-off banquet organized by the common people and local squires spontaneously, and they are invited to eat for themselves. Regardless of abundance and frugality, it represents a piece of the owner's heart!

If you follow the general etiquette, you can move a bite of each dish, even if you have eaten it, the guests and hosts will be happy. But today, let alone every dish, even if you eat a bite on every table, you can survive to death!

"Haha! Erlang is deeply loved by the people, and he is really envious of the old man! ”

With a burst of hearty laughter, Zhang Qian, with hundreds of leading figures in Yangzhou, slowly stepped forward and said, "There are more dishes, but the people's intentions are not easy to refuse." In this way, today the old man will be in charge, and let Cui County's entourage do some of the work. ”

"It's still the boss who thinks about it."

Subsequently, Cui Geng hugged his fists and arched his hands in the four places, first thanked the Yangzhou fathers for their wrong love, and explained Zhang Qian's meaning to everyone.

Subsequently, he introduced his subordinates one by one: "His name is Zhou Ghost, he once served as a criminal Cao official in Yangzhou, the case of steamed bone autopsy, the case of abduction and trafficking of children, and the theft of tribute, all of which were indispensable to Zhou Xingcao's contribution!" ”

Suddenly, some people shouted: "Zhou Xingcao is disgusting and kind, and he assists Cui County to make great efforts, come and have a drink here!" ”

"Zhou Xingcao came to me, I am the Yang family's mother's family, I want to thank you today!"

"Don't listen to them, I have a good roasted whole sheep, it's a pity if Zhou Xingcao doesn't taste it!"

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Then, Cui Geng introduced Feng Changqing - his personal guard, loyal to the liver and courage, and repeatedly protected himself from danger.

And Song Geunhae, well, he really has nothing to brag about. Cui Geng had no choice but to ignore his conscience and praise this guy for having the talent of a detective and making many miraculous achievements.

After Cui Geng's introduction, Song Genhai didn't wait for the people to greet him, and ran over by himself. Take a sip of wine, take a bite of food, and eat it happily.

While eating, he also continued to fabricate his great achievements, claiming to be the first loyal dog under Cui County's order, and deceived many melon-eating people who did not know the truth.

Immediately afterwards, Cui Geng introduced Chen Sanhe, who is still a Cheng in Jiangdu County, saying that he was a good friend of his life, and he would serve in Jiangdu County in the future, and he also asked his father and elders in Yangzhou to take care of him.

The people were thunderous with joy again.

"Yao Cao, come here!"

Cui Geng saw that Yao Du had the intention of squeezing out of the crowd, so he quickly stopped him and introduced him to the people: "This person's surname is Yao Mingdu, and he is now the household official of our Jiangdu County, and he is the right-hand man of this official. When this official leaves office, he can't empty the capable people of Jiangdu County. Therefore, Yao Caoyi was deliberately left behind to continue to serve the father and elder of Yangzhou. ”

This time, the people were even more enthusiastic, and they invited Yao Du to drink.

Yao Du's eyes were a little red, the wine was dry, the effort was not great, and he was already drunk.

Cui Geng himself also symbolically walked around before re-engaging with the officials.

Zhang Qian said with a little sourness: "The old man has been an official for decades, and this scene is simply unseen and unheard of. When I leave office, I can have 30% of Erlang, even if I am satisfied. ”

Cui Geng hurriedly said: "The boss is too modest, your move to build Luocheng is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future." When he leaves office, the scene will definitely be more lively. ”

Zhang Qian waved his hand and said, "Erlang Mo Kuan's old man's heart, his own family knows his own affairs, this is different, different." ”

Originally, this was a very normal conversation, but Yangzhou Governor Golf still found an opportunity to pat a hidden sycophant.

Gao Yi smiled: "Although today's scene is grand, there are still some fly in the ointment." ”

"What's the fly in the ointment?"

Grohe spit out three words and said, "Wanmin umbrella!" ”

That's really a problem.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, when Qing officials left office, the people would ask someone to write a flowery text, engrave it on the stone, and stand it in a prominent place, called the "Monument of Merit".

But then, it became a fixed formality. Regardless of whether the officials are good or bad, the people have to pay for the erection of monuments.

When the court saw that it was not a problem, it issued an official document. From now on, it is okay to erect a monument if you want to, but first go to the Ministry of Rites and describe in detail the merits of the official, and the Ministry of Rites will only allow the monument to be erected if it feels that there is no problem.

From the departure of officials to the palindrome of officials, it will take half a year at the earliest, and the departing officials can't see it, so what's the point? Therefore, the merit monument gradually became unerected.

In its place, there is the umbrella of the people.

The umbrella bearer also symbolizes that the officials love the people and shelter them from the wind and rain. On an umbrella, tie a number of strips of yellow silk, and write the name of the person who offered the umbrella, which is the Wanmin umbrella.

Due to the rise of the Wanmin umbrella, the imperial history is very strict, and no official has dared to shamelessly organize the people to sacrifice the Wanmin umbrella.

What is good is that Yangzhou is particularly rich. To be honest, if the officials don't do anything, they are the biggest contribution to Yangzhou.

Therefore, for a long time, the people have not had the habit of giving Wanmin umbrellas. Gao Yi said it in public, on the one hand, he took the opportunity to remind the people that when Zhang Qian left office, don't forget this stubble, and on the other hand, it was also a small blow to Cui Geng.

Just as his words fell, a voice sounded, "Gao Changshi, you think our Yangzhou people are too small, right?" If I even forget the umbrella of the people, is it enough to skim it? ”

People followed the prestige, but saw a tall, slightly obese old man.

Gao Yi really knew him, this person's surname was Yongyuan, and he was a large landowner in Jiangdu County, and he was quite prestigious in the local area.

He asked, "How?" Old man Shan has prepared the umbrella of the people? ”

Shan Yongyuan said with a little displeasure: "Let's make it clear, it's not the Wanmin umbrella sent by the old man and me alone, but the Wanmin umbrella sent by the people of Jiangdu County!" ”

Then, with a wave of his hand, he said, "Come, bring up the umbrella of the people!" ”

How much can an umbrella weigh? Why are you still carrying it up?

When people saw the real thing, they suddenly realized that this is not an umbrella, but hundreds! It was densely covered with yellow silk and the names of the people were written.

Knock knock~~

Suddenly, Shan Yongyong fell to his knees, kowtowed to Cui Genglian a few times, and said, "Cui County Order, if it weren't for you, everyone wouldn't have survived the drought." This head was not knocked by the old man himself, but by the 8,432 people on the umbrella of the people! ”

As soon as this remark fell, the audience was in an uproar!

The so-called "umbrella of all people" is just an exaggerated title. But as soon as Shan Yongyuan's "8,432" came out, it was almost a genuine umbrella for all people!

The most important thing is that the reason given by people is simply too powerful. Clearly refers to Cui Geng's unjust case, but secretly refers to the ban and slaughter.

Almost everyone thinks that Cui Gengde's real people's umbrella is a matter of course!

It turned out that unconsciously, he witnessed the birth of a miracle, and in the biography of the Qing officials of the Tang Dynasty, there must be Cui Geng and Cui Erlang!

This is not over, followed by the four seas merchants, Li Shan, the local big family palace, and even the Wanmin umbrella sent by the big families who were oppressed by Liang Yougui, with dense names on it, reaching more than 9,800!

Gao Yi saw that he was a sycophant, and he was swept away by Cui Geng, and he was robbed of momentum, and said angrily: "It's a pity, it hasn't really reached 10,000, it's not a veritable Wanmin umbrella, hehe, there are still some fly in the ointment!" ”

"Why aren't there ten thousand?" As soon as the words fell, a black fat man with a short figure, carrying a cloth bag, came out of the crowd!

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