Chapter 32 The Earl's Mansion
This was Wu Feng's first time to come to this house. The courtyard is located on Hexi Road to the east of the Imperial City. The streets are lively and prosperous. It is close to the Imperial City and every inch of land is valuable.
The west of Kyoto is rich and the east is noble. Those who live in the east of the imperial city are high-ranking officials, while those in the west of the city are mainly wealthy businessmen and some common people.
This house has quite a bit of history and stories. It has had many owners, all of whom were civil servants. Wu Feng became the first owner to live in this house as a military general.
This was also the residence of an imperial earl. The last owner was Qin Bai, the teacher of the current emperor and the former Imperial College. He was dismissed from office and seduced his title due to corruption. Only because the emperor missed his old relationship, he was exempted from punishment and returned to Qingzhou.
I went to my hometown for retirement.
When the old master left, he only took some clothes with his family members and left in a carriage. He didn't take anything in the house with him. When he left, there was no one to see him off.
The house is very grand, with two large stone lions in front of the door, still looking majestically at the passers-by. Above the vermilion door is a gold-painted plaque with the four characters "Zhongyong Bofu" written on it.
Just entering the gate, there is a huge bluestone screen. Turning around the screen, there is a large courtyard. Some flowers, fruit trees and the like are planted in the courtyard, which looks full of vitality. On the left and right are side rooms and concierges for the people to live in. There is a
The nave and some tables and chairs are a place for receiving guests.
Walking through the front hall, there are actually four green and powerful ancient cypresses in the middle courtyard, two on each side, towering and straight, full of green! There are corridors on the left and right, and many green bamboos are planted around the corridor.
In front is the main hall. There is a huge picture hanging in the main hall. The picture shows a red sun rising from the undulating sea. Thousands of golden lights cut through the dawn night sky, dyeing the sky and the sea gorgeously.
Colorful. On the side are two lines of poems written by predecessors:
Hai Ri Sheng Can Ye
Jiang Chun enters the old year
This is an important place for discussion and reception, with guest rooms and a study room on the left and right. The study room is neatly filled with various books. There are quotations and works by former sages, ancient historical books, strategies for governing the country, and even many military works.
Wu Feng browsed through it for a while. Among the military books above, many of them had been read together with Shangguan Qingxue, and many of them had not been read before. Now he had to accept a favor from the old Imperial Master.
Behind the main hall is the place where the family lives. The house is elegantly and cleanly decorated, simple and generous. There are some chrysanthemums and plum blossoms planted in the courtyard, and there is a large well. Next to the well is a large pomegranate tree, which is full of red flowers.
Pomegranate is very attractive.
There is an arch on the side of the courtyard, and there is a large garden behind the arch. There are small bridges, flowing water, winding paths, stacked rockeries, pavilions and pavilions, which is quite interesting.
In the middle of the garden is a large pond. The lotus flowers in the pond have faded, leaving only plump lotus pods. Fish can be seen playing under the green lotus leaves from time to time.
Wu Feng seemed to have arrived at the Suzhou Garden. Not far away, he saw a large flower stand, which was in full swing with all kinds of flowers he didn't recognize. The whole garden was full of life. He was very satisfied with the house.
In my previous life, I often heard people say that it was awesome to buy a house within the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing. Now I have my own villa in Kyoto, with a garden! I can't help but feel a little proud.
I really want to spend the rest of my life here with my dear Qingxue. The salary of two thousand dan is enough for them to have good food and clothing.
If you give birth to a litter of little Wu Feng here again, think about the scene, wouldn’t it be too beautiful? I wonder how many dear Qingxue is willing to give birth to?
Ahem! Ahem! Wu Feng shook his head quickly, suppressing these charming images from the bottom of his heart.
Sure enough, this gentle and wealthy town is the Tomb of Heroes! I just looked at the mansion once, and I already had the idea of having fun. If I lived there for a few years, I would probably lose the courage to go into battle to kill the enemy!
No wonder, the generals of the Zhou Dynasty are generally afraid of death and war. It has indeed been peaceful for a long time. Wu Feng was secretly awakened in his heart. Everything he has now is only based on the fact that he can still fight and be useful to some big figures in the court.
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They can give him all this, and they can take it all away. Once he has no use value, I'm afraid all this will disappear!
In fact, in the final analysis, he still does not have enough power and strength, and he is still unable to control his own destiny.
Now he seems to be cooking in flames and prosperous, but in fact he is between two major groups. If he is not careful, he may be shattered to pieces!
The only chance he has now is to form a larger Black Nightmare Beast Cavalry and make it his own strength. Only in this way can he get rid of his identity as a chess piece!
Wu Feng was sitting in the study, deep in thought. At this time, Wenzhu, the maid of the inner palace, came in and held the lamp for Wu Feng. Other servants in the inner palace were not allowed to enter at will.
Wenzhu was a servant of the inner government before. He lived in Fangcao Street on the west edge of the city. He was a child of an ordinary family. Because there were many younger brothers and sisters in the family, he sold himself to the government to work as a servant.
The former owner saw that her hands and feet were clean, efficient and capable, so he asked her to take care of the house. Because his family was in Kyoto, Qin Bai asked her to stay in the house.
Wenzhu came to invite Wu Feng to have a meal in the front hall. So many people came to the house at once, and the servants were busy for a long time before they managed to prepare a dinner. Fortunately, everyone was not picky and enjoyed the meal.
Wu Feng handed Wenzhu a stack of banknotes as his annual gift, asking her to continue to be the housekeeper of the inner palace.
There were originally some servants left in the mansion who were assigned to him by the imperial court. In fact, many of them were left behind by the previous owner. These people had nowhere to go, so they had to stay here, hoping that the new owner would accept them.
Wu Feng was not replaced or dismissed, but remained as is. Among these people, there must be many who have the eyes of Zhao Lie and Zhang Jiuzhou, and maybe Zhao Xuan or other powerful people. Just keep it as it is!
He won't stay here for long. Before he becomes stronger, living under the eyes of these people will make everyone feel at ease.
Besides, even if these people are replaced, can we avoid their sight?
Since you can't, you might as well be generous.
It was also the first time for these servants to meet their new master, a young and approachable general.
It is said that he got this house because he was rewarded by the court for his meritorious service in killing enemies.
Knowing that he could stay, the servants in the mansion were very happy and worked extra hard.
Wu Feng came out of the study and heard the cheerful voices of his cavalry brothers in the distance. Today was a happy day. Everyone had received rewards, so he had to go and be happy with them.
When Wu Feng arrived, Luo Gang was drinking with Lao Dao. Lao Dao and Hu Youcai had already reached the realm of rebirth, and their talents had also been promoted. Luo Gang and Wang Zhi had both reached the early stage of bone refining.
But Luo Gang couldn't use common sense to judge him. When he was in Baiguan, he got a beast core of a Zhoupin diamond ape by chance, which suddenly promoted his talent of great strength to a Zhoupin.
Coupled with his natural supernatural power, when attacking the Wu Clan's royal city, the copper hammer in his hand smashed the heavy city gate into pieces in two strokes, allowing Hu Youcai and the others to enter the city.
At this time, Lao Dao was already blushing, but he refused to admit defeat and was still shouting. Naturally, Luo Gang was not to be outdone, picked up another jar, raised his head and poured it into his mouth.
"Wu Feng, come on, we are happy today, let's have a drink together!" Hu Youcai shouted. He still called Wu Feng by his first name as usual, and did not change the title just because Wu Feng became his boss.
Hu Youcai was used to calling him Hu, but Wu Feng felt that it should be like this. We are all brothers in life and death. Changing the title only made things worse.
"Yes, boss, it's like a dream these days. We actually entered the palace and met the emperor!" said one of the cavalry leaders.
Since following Wu Feng, they have always received awards for meritorious service. These cavalry officers are devoted to Wu Feng. Especially after experiencing this surprise battle, they trust each other in life and death, and their friendship becomes deeper. They all call him boss affectionately.
"I haven't even met many high-ranking officials before. After following the boss, I met the prince and the emperor. This is enough for me to brag about for the rest of my life!" said a junior leader.
"Look at your future! Follow the boss well. There will be many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future. In the future, you can become an official and go back to your job. We are the masters too!"
"Wu Feng, wait until I get back and have a good chat with Dongzi." Wang Zhi said. Dongzi was in charge of food logistics and did not participate in the raid, so he was not brought to Beijing this time.
"Look at the expressions on those ministers' faces when they look at us. They are so wonderful!"
When Wang Zhi was about to continue speaking, Hu Youcai touched him with his elbow and told him to pay attention to his words. Wang Zhi immediately woke up, raised his glass, and started drinking with everyone.
After all, Hu Youcai would think more carefully, knowing that in a place like Kyoto, they had just come in and everything was still unfamiliar, so they had to be more careful and pay attention to their words and deeds.
Chapter completed!