Regarding all the matters that need to be paid attention to in Wurong County's Zhichong Mansion after the temporary change of guard to Quanzhou Port, Shen Tuo explained in detail, and it took nearly half an hour before he paused a little and said: "Regarding the matters that should be paid attention to in the change of guard, this official will say this. Next, please stab Lord Shi clearly. ”

"Yes!" Guo Ke and Cui Geng hurriedly stood up again and saluted Feng Pu again,

Feng Pu didn't look like the kind of Shangguan who likes to talk at length, he only said a few words of encouragement gently, then walked down and patted the shoulders of the two, and said kindly: "This official has nothing to explain, what should be said should be paid attention to, Lord Shen has explained it very carefully." How important this change of guard is, presumably the two of them are also very clear, and there is no need for this official to say more. ”

After speaking, Feng Pu left the table slowly on the grounds that he was a little tired.

Shen Tuo snorted and went with him.

But as soon as he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, turned back, and said with a solemn expression: "This official will explain a few more words." Guo Duwei, Cui Changshi, Quanzhou Port is not only the important financial and tax area of the imperial court, but also the face of the Tang Dynasty to foreign countries, you must think twice before you deal with things, and you must not act recklessly. ”

Listening to Feng Pu's words, seeing him go away, Cui Geng and Guo Ke's faces were unnatural.

Because Shen Tuo's words before leaving were too big, not only Cui Geng was awkward when he heard this, but even Guo Ke instantly turned his face gloomy. When Feng Pu was present, you Shen Tuo announced the appointment on your behalf, and you just yelled at the two of them, and you could accept it. After all, he is the current chief speaker of the Assassin's Mansion.

But now that Feng Pu is gone, you Shen Tuo is just a record of the seventh product to join the army, and it is just a matter of playing official power to Cui Geng, who is the governor of the seventh grade. But Guo Ke is the history of the governor of the Zhengliupin, and the rank is above Shen Tuo, why do you have the caliber of a boss?

To his surprise, Guo Ke's gloomy face, the second generation of officials, was fleeting, and in the end, he actually lowered his profile for the first time, clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Thank you Lord Shen for your teachings." ”

Shen Tuo nodded and continued: "In addition, it is better for the two of you not to live in the city tonight, so go back to the barracks to appease the soldiers." The soldiers are fast, and they must take over the defense of Quanzhou Port before dawn tomorrow, and there must be no mistakes! ”

Guo Ke said: "Obey!" ”

Cui Geng had no choice but to give a salute.

Leaving the Assassin's Mansion, Cui Geng thought how awkward he was, and said vaguely: "Captain Guo, Shen's performance in joining the army today is very strange!" ”

Guo Ke sighed lightly and said, "Maybe it's really going to change." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Poof, Cui Geng's eyes lit up with a raging fire of gossip.

Guo Ke didn't seem to want to say more, waved his hand and said, "It's none of our business, don't ask." ”

Cui Geng had a guess in his heart, Shen Tuo, who joined the army, was a martial artist, and Guo Ke was also a martial artist, is there any connection between this?

Guo Ke has a lot of followers in Chang'an City, and Song Lian disappeared when he was dying at this time, and then thought of the Wu Sima who had never met...... Could it be that they are all members of the martial arts family? Including Guo Ke's big family, they are all from the Wuhou family?

couldn't stand the gossip, he still didn't give up and asked tentatively: "Guo Duwei, what did you say Song Changshi did?" Why didn't you show up for such a big event today? ”

"As far as I know, Song Changshi's master is ......"

Guo Ke said half of his words, then stopped abruptly, shook his head and said, "That's it, you don't understand those things in the court." ”

Little Brother Cui is so cheap, the more you don't say it, the more itchy he becomes.

The small flame in his heart burned even more fiercely, and said, "The lower official doesn't understand, so Lord Du Wei will help explain it?" Let's talk about it, who is Song Changshi's teacher? and Song Changshi suddenly ...... today"

"Okay, don't ask any more!"

Guo Ke interrupted Cui Geng's gossip in a deep way.

Then he smiled bitterly and said solemnly: "The official can only tell you, regardless of his dragon and tiger, let's do our duty as a courtier." ”

After that, seeing that Cui Geng was still full of unyielding little gossip, he added meaningfully: "Cui Changshi, I hope that during the temporary garrison for these three months, you can assist Captain Bendu well." As long as there is no fault in Quanzhou Port during this period, your benefits will be indispensable at that time, and it will also be a great opportunity for you. ”

Cui Geng wanted to ask again, but this time Guo Ke resolutely refused to reveal a word more.

The two went out of the city, and at this time the soldiers of the government had set up a temporary camp, and the army temporarily rested for one night.

The next day, the sky was slightly bright, and after breakfast, Guo Ke ordered the camp to be set up and marched to Quanzhou Port.

It was another galloping journey, and by the time the red sun had just risen, the army had already arrived at the port of Thornton.

When they came, they looked inside from the outside of the port, but this time they looked from the inside and outside, and the feeling was very different.

I saw that above the harbor, there were many sails, boats and boats were connected to each other, and countless ships were clustered, stretching for several miles, and the momentum was magnificent.

Among them, the largest one has to be said to belong to the Tang people's lucky boat, thirteen or four zhang long, four or five zhang wide, four or five zhang high, and the mast has more than ten zhang, and the rest of the ships have to be regarded as small compared to it.

There are also various kinds of boats interspersed among them, with different shapes and sizes, full of exotic customs.

Although there are many ships, they are not chaotic, and under the guidance of the small boats carrying Datang officials, they either enter the port, or leave the port, or load the goods, or unload the cargo, and advance and retreat in an orderly manner.

The flow of people on the shore is like a tide, bustling, rubbing shoulders, like a bazaar.

In addition to the locals of the Tang Dynasty, there are also the Daqin people with high noses and deep eyes and dressed in linen clothes, Kunlun Nu who are covered in black charcoal teeth and white snow, and Fusang people who are short and strong-looking...... There are also many people who can't be named, dressed in all kinds of strange costumes.

However, so many people of different races, languages, and religions can live in harmony here, each taking what he needs. Even with the help of many local "tongue people", there is no obstacle to communicating with others.

Rao is Cui Geng's two lives, and when he saw this beautiful scene, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and stopped and sighed: "Sure enough, it is the first port in the world!" ”

"No, no, no, this general, you are wrong."

A blonde-haired man in a white robe happened to pass by, suddenly stopped, and corrected in an extremely fluent Tang dialect: "I admit that this port is very large and prosperous, but in the far west, in my motherland, there is a port that is no worse than it. The name of this port is Alexandria. ”

Although Cui Geng had never heard anyone talk about Alexandria before, he knew about it in that big dream.

He smiled indifferently and sneered: "Alexandria, which was established a thousand years ago, can indeed be called great, and it was indeed the largest port in the world. However, it is a pity that this port has been repeatedly warned, and now it is not as good as before. Now to say that it can be compared with my Quanzhou Port, it is really reluctant. ”

The face of the Nafan changed suddenly, and he said, "How far apart is Alexandria from here?" How do you know? Do you know my people? ”

Cui Geng smiled and said proudly: "We Tang people are such dicks!" What's so strange about not going out and knowing everything? Fanbang people, I am a great man in the Tang Dynasty, you still don't want to be rare and strange. ”

raised his chin slightly, and said, "This official still has military affairs, so I won't talk to you anymore, and I will leave!" ”

Cui Geng ran away after pretending to be forced, and he didn't have much effort, so he followed Guo Ke's team. After another quarter of an hour or so, Quanzhou Zhichong Duwei's Mansion was in front of him.

Cui Geng once heard Shen Tuo introduce that the soldiers in this place have already been transferred, and only a few miscellaneous servants are maintaining the normal operation of the mansion, and there will be a soldier surnamed Lin who will be responsible for handing over the mansion to them.

Immediately, he stepped forward and instructed the old guard who was guarding the door: "Go and report it to Lord Jialin if you know it, and you will say ......."

As soon as he said this, a young man dressed in brocade clothes and with a white jade pendant hanging from his waist walked out and shouted, "It's here!" Here it comes! ”

Without waiting for Cui Geng to see the person who came, he saw the young man running in front of Guo Ke, made a big salute, and said, "I've seen Guo Duwei!" Humble Lin Chuang, Xi for Quanzhou Zhichong Prefecture soldier Cao officials. At present, there are 30 people who are underclassed and left behind in Zhichong Mansion. Today, he officially handed over the Quanzhou Port garrison with Guo Duwei. ”

Cui Geng: "......"

Guo Ke stood with several government soldiers, his armor was not distinct, he was slightly stunned, and said, "Do you recognize this official?" ”

"Guo Duwei, did you forget?" Lin Chuang stood up by himself, and gestured excitedly: "The two of us have met before!" It was at my brother-in-law's family dinner, and it was the seventh day of the ninth month. I took the initiative to toast you, and you drank it all, and praised me for my vigorous and promising future! ”

Seeing that Guo Ke still had a puzzled look on his face, Lin Chuang reminded anxiously: "My brother-in-law is the record of the Assassin's Mansion to join the army, Shen Tuo." ”

"It turned out to be your !!" Guo Ke and Cui Geng said in unison.

Cui Geng finally remembered who it was after seeing Lin Chuang's face clearly, no wonder he looked at this kid and looked familiar.

Isn't he Shen Tuo's brother-in-law Lin Saburo?

I think that in the original fake wine case, this kid was involved, if it wasn't for the luck of inviting heaven, Fang Ming sent an anonymous letter, so that Song Genhai mistakenly regarded him as a thief who pretended to be an official, and he was afraid that he would have to suffer a big loss.

Grandma's, why haven't you seen him for a while, and he has also joined the office? This is really someone above who is good to be an official!

A few days ago, he was still a rich son, but now he has become a soldier of the Quanzhou Zhichong Governor's Mansion.

This soldier Cao official doesn't seem to have a heavy position in the military government, but he is a real Jiupin Wenlin Lang! The sequence of civil servants in the Tang Dynasty.

Cui Geng circled around Lin Sanlang and said happily: "Yo ho, isn't this Lin Sanlang?" This is really impressive! ”

"It turned out to be your ......"

Lin Saburo finally saw it clearly, and remembered that the newcomer Cui Changshi in front of him turned out to be an "old acquaintance".

This book was first published in Reading Books