Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2641 Changes in decent

  Wang Ying and his party, who were a little unsteady along the way, arrived in Jinyang, Taiyuan.

  As a marquis, Wang Ying naturally enjoys the courtesy and treatment that Jinyang officials and squires come out of the city to greet.

  Wang Huai, as a respectable member of the Wang family, is of course also in this queue.

   Decent people, human dignity.

  But decent people often only pay attention to their own decency, and don't see the progress of others. In this world, it is not about running fast to win, nor is it doomed to fail if you fall behind. Therefore, sometimes walking slower, walking more steadily, learning more, but gaining more.

  The process that should be followed still needs to be followed.

  The flow is also kind of decent. When encountering something that is difficult to say or handle, it will become a decent step for both parties to step down after going through the process.

Just like at the moment, Wang Ying knew that he was here to investigate smuggling, Cui Jun also knew that it was a matter of smuggling, and even Wang Huai in the crowd was also aware that it was a matter of smuggling, but everyone still smiled and walked away. A process, save face.

  When a certain problem is not clearly stated, this problem can be temporarily regarded as non-existent...

  This is the tradition of feudal bureaucrats, and it is also the dignity of the children of the gentry. After all, everyone is a decent person.

  Cui Jun naturally stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute, "Knowing that Yuyang Hou is returning home, the case in the city is too complicated to meet him far away, and I hope Yuyang Hou will forgive his sin." 』

Wang Ying is the Marquis of Yuyang, but this Yuyang is somewhat embarrassing, because Yuyang is not under the rule of Feiqian, and Marquis Wang Ying is also the Marquis of Ting, so the title of Zhenger Bajing should be Yuyang Tinghou, Cui Jun Omitting the word "Ting" is also the choice of most people, just like "deputy" who omits the titles of deputy director, deputy section chief, deputy director, etc.

   Saved a word, a little more decent.

  Cui Jun bowed his head and saluted, with a sincere apology on his face.

  Wang Ying took a step forward, helped each other vainly, and said warmly: "Since the envoy is in an important position, it is natural that the state affairs come first, and I don't want to disturb the place and chase noise." Such a simple layout, suitable for both situations, so very good. 』

  As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked different.

   What a decent way to say this!

  Wang Ying has this ability?

  Those in the queue who knew Wang Ying's background could not help but exchange glances with each other. This is a trip to a big city, promising?

  Cui Jun slightly raised his head and glanced at Wang Ying, and then the smile on his face was a little more sincere, and he invited Wang Ying into the reception seat.

  Although Cui Jun said that he was quite respectful to Wang Ying in his words, he actually didn't pay much attention to Wang Ying in his heart. But after all, the situation is different now, so there is still a little bit of etiquette that should be there. There is indeed no close relationship between Cui Jun and Wang Ying, but it cannot be said that there is no relationship at all. Before Wang Ying was made a marquis, Cui Jun had seen Wang Ying's downcast appearance with his own eyes, and he sent a little bit of church. How Wang Ying greeted the angel...

   It's just that after Wang Ying went to Chang'an, Cui Jun basically had no contact with Wang Ying.

  Taiyuan was an important county in the Tang Dynasty. Or it is especially famous because of the Tang Dynasty.

  Of course in the Western Han Dynasty, Taiyuan was also an important county, and even became someone's feudal state for a time, but now Taiyuan's political status is a little bit embarrassing, especially compared with Chang'an, the gap has been widened in a blink of an eye. It's like everyone was originally a brother in distress, and then a brother became prosperous in a blink of an eye, what about the other brothers?

  People change, and so do oaths. If you say "forever" and "forever", if you can't do it, you will lose your dignity.

  After the two parties were seated, Cui Jun seemed to be unable to bear it and said with emotion: "The world is like a big river, rushing wildly. Now the world is in turmoil in Taiyuan, causing the Marquis of Yuyang to condescend to come here, it is really because of our ineffectiveness in doing things, I am really ashamed of the Marquis of Yuyang, and I am ashamed of my lord...』

   Cui Jun's remarks are of course not just to express his melancholy.

  The smuggling in Taiyuan must not have happened for a day or two. If it is said that Cui Jun does not know, then it can only prove that he is incompetent. If he is said to know, it is just that his ability is insufficient and he is dealing with it, but there is no way to do it well for the time being.

   Local and central, love and kill each other.

  From a certain point of view, the local government needs the endorsement of the central government, and the central government also needs the taxes paid by the local government.

  But since Fei Qian arrived in Chang'an, something is different.

  Sometimes, the economic center and the surrounding areas complement each other, but there is also a center that is in the form of a black hole, which will **** in the surrounding materials, manpower, etc. This is like some business districts in later generations will drive the prosperity of the surrounding economy, but there are also some business districts that will cause all the surrounding shops to close down.

Chang'an and Pingyang have risen strongly. If you need industry, you need industry, and you need agriculture, you need agriculture. The counties and counties around Pingyang in Chang'an have also been greatly affected.

   For example, Taiyuan.

Although Cui Jun is not stupid, he is still a person who grew up in the Han Dynasty. When he faced the new changes, although he reluctantly ran along, he seemed a little embarrassed, no longer like the early years, the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. It's so decent. Coupled with Fei Qian's promotion of the reform of the official system in prefectures and counties, the "four three two one" structure in Longyou and Longxi is gradually being rolled out. The fat power that originally belonged to the prefect gradually became "too thin power". These things settled in Cui Jun's heart bit by bit, so naturally he brought some out.

  『The story is gone. Although the present is difficult, if the ambition remains, there will be no troubles. After hearing this, Wang Ying said slowly.

  Cui Jun was slightly taken aback.

If it is said that Wang Ying's words just now can be pondered on the way here, after all, the answer to the welcome is actually the same thing, and a slight change can be dealt with, but Cui Jun's words just now were added temporarily, and Wang Ying's answer was still not bad, which inevitably made Cui Jun take a look at Wang Yinggao.

  Thinking of this, Cui Jun bowed his head slightly, bowed his hands and saluted, "It will be a long time since the Marquis of Yuyang will leave his hometown, and I'm afraid it will inevitably be a little sad." Although a certain is dull, if there is something useful, please ask Yuyanghou to order it, so that Yuyanghou's local affection will not be lost. 』

  Wang Ying lowered her eyes and returned the salute, "Yingben is a recluse and humble person, and he is also very sensitive to the changes of the world. There is no plan to go back to my hometown now. Right now, I'm just a guest under the rule. 』

  『Live nearby and ask for advice, you can't ask for it. ”Cui Jun said with cupped hands. He sighed secretly in his heart, the word "guest" is really remarkable.

  It seems that some strategies need to be adjusted.

   After gossiping with each other and drinking another wine, a group of people went back and forth to settle in Jinyang City.

  Wang Ying and others did not live in the Wang's mansion, but in the post station. One reason is that when the angels came to offer rewards, Wang Yun's old mansion only cleaned the exterior and the outer courtyard, and did not renovate the interior later. And Wang Ying has been living in Chang'an since he won the title, and has never come back to repair it. Secondly, Wang Ying brought a lot of people, and it would be difficult to force them to live there, so they simply lived in the post house, which was more convenient.

  After Wang Ying and the others settled down, there was no movement for several days, as if they were tired from a long journey and needed to rest.

  Of course, this is also a reasonable thing, besides, no one dared to rush in front of Wang Ying, saying why not start an investigation, not act as soon as possible...

  Actually, Wang Ying herself was rather anxious, but was stopped by Zhen Mi.

  In the post house, in the inner courtyard.

  Wang Ying and Zhen Mi sat together, boiled some water in a small red stove, and were making tea.

   Zhen Mi can live with Wang Ying and get along day and night, but Wang Ling cannot do this.

  In this way, Zhen Mi was inside, and the temporary barracks of hussar soldiers were outside the city, supporting a framework together.

  The water boiled, and there was a gurgling sound.

Zhen Mi slowly scalded the teapot and teacups made of clay with water, then filled the tea leaves, rinsed the tea leaves, rinsed the teacups again with the first tea, and then poured the second water, and waited for a while Seeing that the tea leaves stretched slightly, he poured out the tea and pushed a cup of it in front of Wang Ying.

  『In this survey, there is only one chance to call out the phone... 』Zhen Mi drank tea slowly, 『Sister Wang, you really can’t be in a hurry... Just like this tea, if you drink tea in a hurry, it will easily get hot...』

  Wang Ying understood a little, but also didn't understand. She followed Zhen Mi's example and drank tea in small sips.

Zhen Mi put down the teacup, "The law of hussars is just like this tea. At first glance, it seems plain, but...better than being decent... Cook the tea before, add green onion and ginger, and some spices. I think that complexity is beautiful, but it is better to seek its origin...』

  Wang Ying lowered her head, looked at the teacup, and after being silent for a while, raised her head to look at Zhen Mi: "Sister Zhen said... This time, I have to find the "origin" just like this tea..."

   Zhen Mi smiled, her face as gorgeous as a flower, "That's right, then, sister of the Wang family, do you know where this..."origin" is? 』

  …(～o￣3￣)～…

  Wang Ying and others stood still, and some people in Jinyang were unavoidably suspicious. They wanted to know exactly what kind of arrangements Wang Ying had in order to formulate corresponding strategies. At the same time, they couldn't help but feel a little anxious deep in their hearts. They felt that it would be best if the whole thing could end sooner.

  Especially Wang Huai.

Although Wang Huai was also "searched" by the seventh uncle, he learned as much as possible the words and deeds of the children of the gentry, and even his own talent is not bad, he knows some methods of using people under the imperial court, and can use some strategies, but he After all, he was not originally a calm person, even if he tries his best to imitate, there will always be some tails exposed...

   On this day, Wang Huai was going to take people out of the city to hunt.

  According to Wang Huai's thinking, he often went hunting before, so now he naturally needs to hunt according to his original habits, otherwise it would be weird?

  So, on this day, Wang Huai led his men and rode horses out of his home, preparing to leave the city.

In Jinyang City, Taiyuan, because it is close to the border, horses are not as scarce as in Jiangdong. In addition, Feiqian attaches great importance to horse administration, so there are more and more people who raise horses among the people. The horse market and so on It gradually prospered.

   Folk raising horses can be used as a supplement to war horses, but more to meet the needs of ordinary people. There is not much prohibition on the private trade of this general horse, and the trade is relatively free. Therefore, since it is a trading commodity, after all, there is a difference between good and bad.

  After the basic transportation and load requirements are met, the aesthetic requirements will naturally increase.

At present, big men still like horses with tall heads, fat bodies and strong manes, so relatively speaking, Xiliang horses are the horses that best meet this aesthetic standard, while Beimo horses, Sichuan and Shu horses, etc. It's just used as an ordinary load.

  After substituting aesthetic needs, the price difference of horses becomes very different.

   It is also a common thing for horses to have a price difference of several times, or even ten times, or dozens of times. The Dawan horses that occasionally come from the Western Regions are basically priceless. Who can own such a Dawan horse from the Western Regions occasionally? Even if it is a second-generation or third-generation blood, it is a symbol of status and financial resources , just like the license plates of some animals in later generations, they are carefully raised at home every day, and when needed, they can be ridden out to blow up the street, how decent it is.

  Wang Huai had a green horse.

   Qingcong horse, Huang Puma and other titles are actually variegated horses. Qingcongma is blue and white, Huangbiao is yellow and white, of course there are other variegations, and there are some specific names, just like the nicknames of certain models in later generations.

  Of course, it doesn’t mean any variegated color, just like the kind that is washed, cut and blown is not good, but with some special patterns, it is the top grade.

Just like Wang Huai's horse, from the neck to the back, the whole body is evenly distributed with white flowers, and the four hooves are also white. It is tall and strong. When it runs, its muscles are beautiful. Like the petals of a blossoming white flower sliding and swaying, it is very beautiful.

   Such a horse is of course very valuable, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it, you must have a way.

  When Wang Huai rode such a horse on the street, he naturally had more face.

  Even if they have seen such a horse as Wang Huai's before, the ordinary gentry children in Jinyang City still couldn't help but stare with envy, drooling and tsk tsk loudly. Some people wanted to take advantage of the slow flow of people, so they couldn't help but stepped forward and wanted to caress twice, but in the end, without waiting for Wang Huai to say anything, the green horse just shook its neck and pouted its hooves to kick. Backed up again and again, not daring to approach rashly again, causing everyone around to burst into laughter.

  『Haha, a good rider understands human nature. Besides his master, how can he allow others to play with him! 』

  『That’s right, don’t think about groping, come back! 』

  『Such a good horse is very rare! 』

  Ordinary gentry children, in fact, don't know much about the recent changes in Taiyuan. Even if they heard some news, for these people, they often just heard it and didn't care about it. Many people are still living a life similar to the past, and as people on the frontier, they naturally have a different feeling for bows, knives and famous horses. Some people's anecdotes about horses, or what kind of powerful bow and gun they got, or discussing what kind of horse is the best...

  For these gentry children, they would rather eat without meat than live without a horse. Riding a steed represents their own dignity. Naturally, they must strive for the best within their capabilities, otherwise they will not have the face to say hello to others when they go out.

People have vanity, and horses also have arrogance. When the congestion of people gradually dissipates and becomes smoother, the green horse Wang Huai is riding on is obviously unwilling to slow down with the ordinary pulling horses. Fluttering and trotting forward, those spots like money and flowers on his body jumped and swayed, attracting admiration again.

  Wang Huai is naturally even more proud, thinking that this can be regarded as life.

  Jinyang City, although not as majestic as Jinyang in the Tang Dynasty, is still a fairly large city today.

On both sides of the main traffic streets in the city, there are pagoda trees, and there are also some willow trees in the canals. This season is at the turn of spring and summer, and the vegetation is already lush, which dilutes the solemn oppression brought by the grand city. Feeling, it seems that there is a burst of vitality gushing out.

The locust tree, it was not until later generations that it was despised by people as a tree relying on ghosts, but in the Han Dynasty, and for a long time after the Han Dynasty, the locust tree was a noble tree species, not only had the words "three locust trees and nine thorns", Even in the Song Dynasty, there was a hall named "Sanhuai Hall" among the Wang family.

  Wang Huai looked at the locust trees on both sides of the road, and he couldn't help but have his own longing for climbing up. Although Taiyuan Jinyang is not as good as Chang'an's capital, but the surrounding people gather here, merchants and pawns from all over the country are also flocking, and there is Fenshui River passing by, and the fertile soil on both sides of the strait can be cultivated and grazing. It is indeed a place to gain a foothold Essential, a great place to stretch your family heirloom.

   It's just a pity that at the moment...

  Wang Huai took a deep breath, and then exhaled, as if to exhale the temporary depression with the breath.

  At the city gate, because people have to go in and out of the city gate to check, the flow of people will inevitably be congested again.

  Wang Huai naturally couldn't trample pedestrians with his horse in the street, so he could only rein in the horse and stop slowly.

  The surrounding sights were once again cast on Wang Huai, and this time, those who cast their sights were not just ordinary gentry children, but soldiers patrolling the city defense.

  Wang Huai swallowed a mouthful of saliva, not knowing why he suddenly felt a little nervous.

  In the past, he had never felt this way, and he was not even interested in taking a look at these big soldiers, but today...

  The green horse under the crotch seemed to be a little anxious and irritable, snorting loudly, and knocking its front hooves on the street several times.

  Wang Huai leaned down and stroked the neck of the green horse to comfort him, but was sprayed with moisture by the green horse.

"This guy…"

Wang Huai cursed for half a sentence with a smile, then stopped suddenly, his eyes scanned the surroundings, and he saw that there were either ordinary poor horses, tall mules, or even some short gray donkeys, and a "decent" man like him He is the only green horse.

  『Hiss…』

  Wang Huai's heart skipped a beat, realizing that he had done something wrong.

  Wang Huai reined in the horse, and then immediately turned the horse's head. He gave up the idea of ​​going out of the city to hunt, but went home.

  (end of this chapter)