Chapter 714 Inspecting the Fief
"Plop~"
Shang Qi knelt in front of Chen Xu and kowtowed respectfully and said gratefully: "Mr. Marquis, Shang Qi's whole family was deceived by Zhao Gao. He designed to frame the Marquis that day, but the Marquis saved me from Zhao Gao without any grudges. Now he asked me to avenge him with my own hands. This great kindness and virtue Shang Qi will never forget!"
"Who said I'm going to be sad? Your father and Zhao Gao designed to frame me. You personally took the bed to make an iron furnace and killed seven or eight people. The account book has not been settled with you yet. Get out, the farther you get, the better. I don't want to see you again!" Chen Xu kicked Shang Qi to the ground.
"Mr. Marquis, just let me follow you, just be a cow and a horse!" Shang Qi got up and knelt down again and begged.
"Puu~" Ma Teng, who was standing next to him, kowtowed three times to Chen Xu, and said sadly: "Marty, I, Ma Teng, was blind at the beginning and was framed by Zhao Zhe. He also had a conflict with you in Wancheng. Today, I have all got the help of the Marquis to kill Zhao Gao to avenge my second uncle. Now I only have two sisters and I left in the Ma family. I am willing to follow the Marquis in the future. I will never retreat from the sea of swords and fire. I also ask the Marquis to fulfill my wish!"
"Please help the marquis!" Shang Qi knocked his head heavily on the ground, and a stream of blood instantly dyed the ground.
"You really want to follow me?" Chen Xu couldn't help but frown.
"Yes, I followed the Marquis here, if I were willing to be struck by lightning!"
"Since you persist so much, I will agree first, but if I find that I have any ill intentions in the future, you will definitely die miserably. Before that, I need to give you a test. If I satisfy me, I can follow me in the future!" Chen Xu nodded after a long silence.
"Thank you for your fulfillment, please give me instructions!" Shang Qi and Ma Teng each kowtowed three more times before getting up excitedly.
"Shang Qi, Xianyang knows you a lot, so you should not show up in Xianyang City in the future. First, go home to settle your family, then put on a businessman and go to Kuaiji County to find a young man named Xiang Ji. He is about fifteen years old and is the grandson of Xiang Yan, a former general of Chu State. He is very famous in Wuzhong. He is known as the little overlord of Wuzhong. He has gathered a group of local evil young men. After you go, whether it is money or tricks, you must have a relationship with him and it is best to become a confidant. When I have time, I will go to Wuzhong to find you, but remember not to reveal any of my identity, can you do it?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, Shang Qi will definitely complete the task!" Shang Qi bowed excitedly.
As a qualified playboy and second-generation official in Xianyang City, although he was not capable of doing things, he was still very capable of eating, drinking, playing, fighting and fighting. As long as he was willing to spend money, even if Xiang Yu was domineering in his later generations, he was just a young and dandy who was mingled in Wuzhong. His mind was not mature, so it should be easy to hook up.
"Okay, tomorrow I will ask someone to take you to meet a businessman, and he will arrange for you to go to Wuzhong. You can handle other things carefully yourself!"
After Chen Xu finished speaking, he looked at Ma Teng: "You still have an official position now, so stay in Xianyang for the time being and work in the household deployment yamen normally. I will notify you when I have a task!"
"Yes, Marquis!" Ma Teng quickly bowed.
Chen Xu entered the room for only ten minutes and soon left with a group of guards.
When I returned to Qinghe Houfu Street, the sound of a curfew was already heard, and the rebukes and running of patrolling the imperial guards were faintly heard from all directions.
"Brother, wait for me~" Just as Chen Xu's carriage entered the Marquis' Mansion and the guard and the guard were about to order the guard to close the door, a shout came from behind. Chen Xu turned around and saw Han Xin riding into the yard with the two guards.
Chen Xu's face twitched slightly. On the first day of today, he arrived in Xianyang. He didn't see Han Xin for an afternoon and had forgotten him.
"I came back so late, where did you go?" Chen Xu asked with a straight face.
"Hehe, Xianyang is really big and prosperous. I followed two guards to see the bridge and the water wheel mill, took the bus in the city, and then went to a few gardens to play..." Han Xin said with a dry smile.
"You actually went shopping in the garden?" Chen Xu's face turned dark in an instant.
"No, brother, don't worry, I'm just curious. I didn't drink or sleep. I just listened to and watched a few songs and dances. The guards can testify!" Han Xin blushed and shook his head quickly.
"Xianyang is different from remote towns. If you throw a stone, you can hit a group of princes, princes and ministers. You can play on weekdays. Never cause trouble, otherwise I will send you back to Qinghe Town!"
"No, absolutely not!" Han Xin shook his neck and shook his head.
"Well, have you had dinner?"
"I've eaten it, and I ate a bowl of beef noodles in a noodle restaurant on the street!" Han Xin nodded quickly.
"Don't run around these days. After I make arrangements, you can go to Weihe Academy to study with Yulianggong!"
"yes!"
"Let's go, go with me to the backyard to arrange a room for washing and sleeping!"
Back in the backyard, Chen Xu asked several servants to take Han Xin to clean the room and wash and rest. After finishing, he returned to his room. Meng Wan and Ying Shiman were reading books and drawing. When they saw Chen Xu coming back, they quickly put down the paper and pen to come up to help organize their clothes. At the same time, they arranged for the maid to prepare hot water for washing and happy clothes.
Looking at the two busy girls, Chen Xu instantly thought of Shui Qingrou again, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.
I don’t know where she and Yu Wuya went, and whether they found Chi Songzi.
However, these worries are of no significance at the moment. I can only hope that Yu Wuya can come back soon. Of course, it is best if the two of them come back together, so there is no need to worry about it anymore.
"Are you still worried about Sister Shui?" After washing up, lying on the bed, Chen Xu and Ying Shiman hugged each other, and Ying Shiman lay in Chen Xu's arms and asked softly.
Chen Xu nodded slightly.
"My husband is relieved for the time being. Sister Shui is already very skilled in martial arts, and Brother Yu is also very skilled in martial arts. There will definitely be no problem. My husband is tired from the journey and fell again today. It's better to rest earlier. Maybe Brother Yu and Sister Shui will come back in a few days!"
"My wife is right, let's rest!" Chen Xu blew out the candle on the desk by the bed, hugged the gentle fifth princess, and soon snored slightly.
This short time is indeed tiring. Not only is the body tired, but the heart also tired. I haven't been sleeping in the big bed safely for more than half a month.
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Back in Xianyang, there were a lot of messy things.
Chen Xu was so busy that he couldn't rest in the next few days.
First, he entrusted Shang Qi to the salt merchant Song Yan, and asked him to disguise himself as a manager of the salt merchant and follow the caravan to open a shop to Wuzhong to sell salt, so as to get close to Xiang Yu and prepare for a better solution to the Western Chu King in the future.
Then he sent Han Xin to Weihe Academy to study and study with An Yuliang.
Han Xin is now thirteen years old, so it would be too late if he didn't study hard, because in the past few days, Han Xin followed a few guards out early and came back late every day and wandered around Xianyang, and he would not fall into the house at all. Only in the morning and evening could Chen Xu meet people and send them to Weihe Academy to study hard and learn how to restrain one's nature first. If possible, then he would study the Taigong military strategy for him to study hard and leave it to conquer West Asia and Europe in the future. An Eastern military genius led tens of thousands of Qin cavalry, which is probably enough for those countries along West Asia and the Mediterranean coast to have a good drink.
Next, there were newspapers, printing factories, academy of science, factories, arts schools, engineering schools, Huaxia money shops, and Oriental Road Engineering Command, and other departments under his control carefully inspected and listened to the reports. During this period, they also took time to teach Ziying a lesson.
Time flies seven or eight days.
The abrasions on Chen Xu's body have gradually improved. The wounds have faded and scabs have been exposed, revealing new flesh, just like this spring scenery, becoming brighter and brighter day by day.
In the daily busyness of his feet, he gradually suppressed his gentle thoughts of water to the deepest part of his heart. Only when the night is late, will he think of that gentle figure, and then work harder the next day.
The spring scenery is getting stronger and warmer. The whole city of Xianyang City is full of flowers and willows. People have already changed into spring clothes, especially the dresses on women, which are bright and bright like the spring scenery in the garden.
Under the influence of the improved clothing sold by Qinghe Hotel and the school uniforms of the Women's College, in Xianyang City this spring, many women from wealthy families have begun to boldly pursue cutting-edge fashion, wearing the latest mid-skirts and short skirts to show off.
The color of men's service has not changed much, and it is still mainly blue, white and black, but it has also gradually become simpler. Two styles that are easy to put on and off are becoming popular. The Qinghe Hou Mansion began to wear simpler clothes, tight-fitting clothes with small standing collars, straight long trousers, if not all had long hair, I suddenly saw them and thought that it had been a certain period in the Republic of China.
After a few days of busy life, Chen Xu finally got idle. With the bright spring scenery and bright sunshine, Chen Xu also decided to have a good rest with his family, so he rode his horse and took Ying Shiman, Meng Wan and a group of guards to patrol his fiefdom.
First, enjoy the spring with scattered pleasure, and second, we will also inspect the progress of special planting and breeding areas such as fruits, vegetables, grains, fish ponds planned last year.
Chen Xu's arrangements were meticulously and strictly implemented the housekeepers and officials of the Hou Mansion. Therefore, after a winter, many places on the fiefdom gradually became somewhat neat.
The swamp where I met Li Gui had been cleared out seven or eight acres of ponds, with lotus roots and chicken heads planted in it, and some fish and shrimps were salvaged from the Wei River to raise them. A poultry house and several houses were built near the pond, and several farmers on the fiefdom and several students from the Agricultural College's breeding major raised a group of ducks and geese. Now hundreds of ducks and geese hatched have hatched, like a group of furry balls, playing and foraging in the pond, following the big ducks and geese, and the spring flowers are romantic and abundant, which looks very pleasing to the eye.
Looking at the furry ducklings and gossips, Ying Shiman, Meng Wan and a group of little maids were immediately overwhelmed with love. They stood by the pond excitedly and chattered and excited. The manager in charge of this pond saw the two marquises who liked small animals so much that they specially asked someone to catch a few for Ying Shiman and Meng Wan to watch and play with them. The two of them were even more excited and carefully held these stuffed toys that had just been shelled and were reluctant to let go.
Ying Shiman grew up in the palace and could not have come into contact with these common small animals in rural areas. Meng Wan was similar. She followed her husband and teachers to read, read, read, sing and dance in her mansion since she was a child. She had never seen such a situation. In addition, both of them were girls in their teens, so she had no resistance to such furry and cute little animals. She fell into it directly and was reluctant to leave.
Chapter completed!