Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 11 Survival of the family business, in this line

After confirming each other's identities, Yu Fen and his party were welcomed into the government office.

Originally, it was impossible for this group of subordinates to enter the important place of the government office, but the county magistrate Xu was forced by Wei Xing first, and he didn't know why Yu Fen came here, so he didn't dare to dwell on this small matter.Therefore, seeing that Yu Fen didn't make a statement, he waved his hand to let him go, and the dignified Yu family's children would not be against him.

When the group returned to the hall, the servants of County Magistrate Xu had already withdrawn their seats and rearranged them, with two cases placed on the host and guest seats.Yu Fen didn't take his seat first, but turned to show Shen Zhezi beside him. After Shen Zhezi took a seat on the right seat, Yu Fen sat on the left.From this detail, the primary and secondary have been divided.

In the hall, from the county magistrate down, the complexion changed. I didn't expect that the dignified Yu family's children were still the subordinates of the chubby boy in front of him.Previously, they only paid attention to Yu Fen, but ignored this child. It was rude and worried.

Wei Xing was standing beside Yu Fen with a smile on his face, but Yu Fen took his seat. The smile on his face froze instantly. The two seats of guest and guest had already been taken. Shu sat together.

Shen Zhezi didn't notice anything unusual, but was impressed by the cumbersome etiquette of the ancients, and there were several sets of standards in terms of seating.In the army, the left is derogated from the right, the left is the superior, and the right is the guard. This is because it is easier to draw a sword for protection.But in daily banquets and civil servants' communication, the right is respected.Many standards, a little negligence will make mistakes.

The magistrate of Xu County is a thoroughfare, he has a lot of experience in welcoming and sending people, seeing this, he hurriedly ordered his servants to move a screen to separate the seats, Wei Xingcai sat down slowly with a pale face, but he couldn't help but harbor some resentment towards Yu Fen in his heart.As soon as he was seated, he flicked the tail of the stag lightly, and said with a pompous manner: "Which family of the Yu family does the unknown elder brother come from?"

This question was a bit impolite, Yu Fen was thinking about the plan that Shen Zhezi had confessed, and he didn't know where he had offended this Wei family member.But for the Wei family that has been in decline for a long time, he didn't take it seriously, and replied lightly: "Cixi room." He didn't ask Wei Xing's specific background at all, and made it clear that he didn't want to have a deep friendship with him.

Hearing this, Wei Xing lost his momentum. The branch he belongs to has been alienated from the Wei family, and his main source of confidence lies in the Siming House of the Yu Family where Yue Zhang's family lives, and the Cixi House where Yu Fen lives is just right in the Yu Family Hall. Overwhelm the Siming Room.

Originally, this was just a way of separating relatives within the clan, but for a person like Wei Xing who respects family status, it has extraordinary significance.After learning this, Wei Xing had no confidence to take aim at Yu Fen anymore, and said embarrassingly, "My Yue's family's Siming House has gone through three generations of Shangyang and Gongshi, and it was originally in the same vein as the Cixi House."

Yu Fen himself didn't know the family's genealogy so well, so he just nodded after hearing the words and didn't respond.

The county magistrate Xu observed the words and expressions, and could feel that the two gentry children who were family friends seemed not to be familiar with each other, and they were even distant from each other, which made him a bit more active and saw a turning point.

When Wei Xing was feeling sad, he noticed the change in Xu County Magistrate's expression, and his heart was about to suffer. He quickly said to Yu Fen with a smile: "I don't know where the elder brother came from? Could it be for the righteousness of the time?"

He purposely spoke vaguely, wanting to leave some room for evasion, but the county magistrate Xu didn't let him go, and said immediately afterwards: "Mr. Wei was discussing with me about the payment of Mr. Yu, and Mr. Yu came here The Han family, is it also for this reason?"

"Righteous teacher? What kind of righteous teacher?" Before Yu Fen could speak, Shen Zhezi had already asked.

Hearing this question, Wei Xing's eyes couldn't help but brighten up. After realizing the master-slave relationship, he didn't dare to look down on the other party because of his young age, so he slightly bowed and replied, "I don't know who the young man is? That's it, Mr. Wu Xingshen Since the Wang Clan's Rebellion, Brother Yu's uncle, Duke Yu, was entrusted by Duke Yu to serve as King Yiqin in Yuyao.

Yu Fen looked at Shen Zhezi with some embarrassment. He knew a lot about this precocious little protagonist since he traveled all the way in Wukang, and he no longer regarded him as a child who was not obsessed with the world.

Shen Zhezi was amused, he didn't expect to run into a minion just after crossing the river, before meeting the rightful lord.He didn't have the slightest affection for this Fu Fan man who held a stag tail and looked like a celebrity. He raised his eyelids and slanted over: "Raise supplies for the righteous teacher? Is there an imperial edict? You say that the righteous teacher is the righteous teacher? Could it be that Your Excellency is Taiwan?" The dignitaries of the provincial deacon?"

"You..." The series of questioning made Wei Xing's face change suddenly, and it was difficult to maintain his demeanor.

However, Shen Zhezi ignored him, turned to look at County Magistrate Xu, and said with a smile, "How can an elder in the Ming Mansion allow such a rebellious person to enter the house? Then Yutan, an old official who returned to the province, what qualifications does he have to control the place? "

The county magistrate Xu's cheeks twitched slightly when he heard it, and he felt dizzy with stars in his eyes. He couldn't figure out the origin of the other party at all. He dared to refer to the long-lost Duke Yu as an old official, and he was surrounded by children of the Yu family. .

"Coincidentally, I also have a volunteer teacher along the way, and I need to trouble Mingfu to let them pass through."

Shen Zhezi stood up and clapped his hands, the guards who had been waiting outside the door filed in one after another, spread out in the hall to guard the door, and then held the spear in hand, and surrounded everyone in the hall below the county magistrate Xu.

Yu Fen stood up with a complicated expression, and said to the terrified county magistrate Xu, "This one is the son of Duke Shen, the chariot and cavalry general, Shen Zhezi Xiaolangjun."

boom!
There was a loud noise, and the cups and cups shattered, everyone turned their heads to look, and saw that Wei Xing was lying on the ground, trembling like chaff.

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Outside Xiling County, County Magistrate Xu stood on the muddy road, feeling a little pale from the drizzle blowing on his face, looking at the young Shen Zhezi who was about to set off, hesitating to speak several times.

It was clearly agreed that it was just an excuse to cross the border, so why did it become a dove occupying a magpie's nest?Looking at the trilogy of the Shen family guarding the top of the city, Xu County magistrate looked even more sad. He knew that Wu Xing and the Shen family were overlord in the village, so how could even a boy with long hair act so unscrupulously?

But thinking about the Wei family student who was tied up and thrown in the mud, County Magistrate Xu felt very lucky, at least he could still maintain a decent appearance.

Shen Zhezi didn't care about the magistrate Xu's resentful gaze, he had originally planned to use Yu Fen's identity to make money in Xiling City, and temporarily use it as a shelter for the army.As long as he grasps the gate of Kuaiji, no matter whether he succeeds or not, he doesn't have to worry about the future.

"Uncle, let's guard Xiling, relying on the strong city, it is expected that Yutan will not dare to take the risk of attacking. If Xiling City is not lost, I will not have to worry about my future and my life during this trip."

Before leaving, Shen Zhezi seriously told the clan uncle to keep silent.As for how to defend the city, the Silent Jiuli army does not need him to give advice.Along the way, Shen Zhezi could see that although this clan uncle was taciturn, he was thoughtful and good at common affairs, and he was a stable person by nature.

"Zhezi, let me take someone to protect you. If something happens, I can't explain it to your father."

He settled in Xiling without a single soldier, Mo Mo couldn't help but look at Shen Zhezi with admiration, but he was still a little worried considering that the other party was too young after all.

"It's not that I'm going to fight people. Mr. Yu, a Kuaiji person, is enough to guide the way. It only takes three or four days to go back and forth. Don't worry, uncle, since my father allows me to do things cheaply, it won't be too big. danger."

Shen Zhezi was helped across the shaft of the car and waved goodbye to Shen Mo. He wanted to calmly say, "Family business survives and dies, and I will go with you", but he didn't expect to be filled with cold rain.Attempting to pretend to be coercive, he simply got into the compartment directly.

After Yu Fen also boarded the car, he set off immediately.A group of more than thirty people, covered in coir raincoats, riding horses and lashing whips, surrounded the carriage and quickly disappeared into the rain.

In order to buy time, Shen Zhezi chose a horse-drawn carriage that was much faster than an ox cart to drive on the road, and suffered bad consequences after a short journey.In this stuffy and bumpy carriage, the whole person was shaken to pieces.Only then did he understand why scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties often chose bullock carts when traveling.

There was a shortage of horses in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but it was not so short that even noble families could not use them.It's just that the speed of the carriage is too fast, it's not as smooth and leisurely as the ox cart at all, and it can't set off the demeanor of the nobles.It's just that the ox cart has the style, but the speed does not. For example, Wang Dao was caught by his wife and attacked the outside. In order to save time, he personally beat the ox with the handle of a stag and drove in the downtown area.

Thinking of these anecdotes about the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Shen Zhezi leaned against the wall of the carriage, suppressing the lingering feeling of vomiting, thinking about whether to develop a carriage with better shock absorption.It didn't feel a little better until the carriage turned onto a gentle road.

Yu Fen sat on the other side of the carriage, feeling very complicated.Given the current situation, he really couldn't see what Shen Zhezi could do when he went to Kuaiji.At first, he thought it was just a move to avoid disaster, but after crossing the river, Shen Zhezi suddenly conspired to use his identity to seize Xiling, which made Yu Fen even more unpredictable.

It is true that the geographical location of Xiling City is very important. After the Shen family occupies it, it can deter the Kuaiji rebels from leaving the country without authorization, but it will not help solve the predicament that the Shen family is facing now.It's not about splitting up the regime and rebelling, but this move by the Shen family will put him under even greater pressure from the government and the opposition.

Under such a situation, Yu Fen himself felt helpless, but the little lord in front of him was not only relaxed, but even beamed occasionally, as if he was in a good mood.After a long silence, Yu Fen finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Zhezi Xiaolangjun, what are we going to do?"

"Mr. Yu, stay safe and don't be impatient. The most important thing in our trip is secrecy. If it can be done, it's okay for you to go home to officiate." Shen Zhezi said calmly. The joy of playing tricks.

With Yu Fen as the leading party, the group avoided the densely populated cities in Kuaiji and went straight to the south, but they did not turn to Yuyao's Yu clan land, but arrived in Jiyang County.

After entering the city, Shen Zhezi led people straight to the Jiyang county government office, and Yu Fen was startled. Could it be that this kid is planning to repeat the incident in Xiling?But what's the use of occupying Jiyang County?

What's more, when they were in Xiling, there were more than [-] horses behind them, but now there are only more than [-] horses.Jiyang is located in the heart of Kuaiji, and any Yijiading, a big family in the county, can instantly kill them.

Yu Fen was about to persuade Shen Zhezi to give up the idea of ​​dying, but soon heard Shen Zhezi order the guards: "Go beat the drum, I want to beat the drum to complain."

(End of this chapter)