The Zhongyuan Festival in the Tang Dynasty was not only a folk festival for worshiping ancestors in autumn, but also a Taoist Zhongyuan Festival and a Buddhist Obon Festival. It can be said that the three streams of secular, Taoist and monks merged into one.

It is said that on the day of the Zhongyuan Dynasty, the underground palace opens the door to hell, which is also the day when hell opens its doors. All ghosts will leave the underworld and take exams. The ghosts with owners will go home, and those without owners will wander around the world, wandering around looking for things.

eat.

Therefore, the Ghost Festival is also called the Ghost Festival. In various parts of the Tang Dynasty, it was common to carry out activities to worship ghosts and light lotus lanterns to light the way home for the dead souls.

At this moment, not long after the city gate had just opened, Li Xuan, the longevity king, who was the grandson of the dragon and the phoenix, left the ten kings' residence and passed through the Yanping Gate to the west.

With only a personal eunuch by his side, he arrived alone at the noble cemetery outside Chang'an City. It was usually deserted here, but today it was different. Many tombstones had offerings placed in front of them.

However, cemeteries probably belong to the human world, so the inequality of human beings is not bad here.

The newness of different tombstones varies greatly, as does the size of different tombs.

There are abundant offerings in front of some tombstones, including garlands, incense candles, incense tables and other items, as well as traces of burning paper money.

Apparently the family is prosperous and the family members have just paid homage to him.

However, some tombstones are overgrown with weeds, and no one has cleaned them for a long time, let alone paid homage to them.

Since the locals in Nengfa and Hexi support smuggling, how can this smuggling business be possible? The informants have crossed the threshold of the imperial court!

"I'm joking, if you want to be the prime minister, I'm not that good at it.

Zhang Chan seemed to have remembered something, turned around and rummaged under the bookshelf, and recently found a thick account book, tied together with hemp rope.

Li Chen hugged the man and cried a little.

The other hand held the burning account book, and he didn't say a word during the whole process.

Before things break out in Hexi, there will definitely be storms and even bloodshed. It will all depend on who is unlucky then.

It’s been seven years! It’s been seven years since Huan Huan left this human world!

The so-called banquet that comes and goes in the sky is what I'm talking about. No matter how capable King Shou Li is, he can still expect him to serve the caravan for the rest of his life.

Shou Wang Li bowed deeply to Zhang Cun, then turned around and walked away gracefully.

In view of this, the collapse of that business will only happen sooner or later.

The soft and cool voice of Wei Shi, who had just entered the house for a long time, came to Duan Chen Yichen's ears, with a hint of naughtiness that is unique to men, and I immediately looked helpless.

Zhang Chan was in tears and held on to the hand of Prince Shou Li tightly until he let go.

For those who owe money in the account book, let us put grain into the warehouse to repay the debt. Local small households must not be narrow-minded and do not ask for detailed recourse from these easy households. Repayment is voluntary.

In fact, Zhang Chan had known for a long time that with the talent of Shou Wang Li, Neng Fa would be trapped in Shazhou or even Hexi. My stage will definitely be the center of Xiaotang in the future!

While he was feeling grateful, Zhang Chan saw Shou Wang Li walk to the wall, pick up the torch hanging below, and then light the account book in his hand.

"Huanhuan, you come to see him every year, but this beast has never been here once. I haven't completely forgotten about him, hanging out with his eight cousins.

In that case, wouldn't it be more uncomfortable than returning to Chang'an with a bunch of receipts and ledgers?

"Your Majesty, hurry up, hurry up, I will remember your dividends."

"Your Majesty! Hurry up, hurry up, it will work! It will really work!"

"well!"

Shou Wang Li took out a letter from his pocket, handed it to Zhang Chan and continued: "A certain person resigned as the president of the caravan today and entrusted him to take over his duties temporarily. Before the imperial court sent someone to come, he relinquished his position to

Even if I am bad, I can still find a place for the local small households in Shazhou, but there is only so much you can do."

The past days will soon get bad, and I will always be with you."

"Before I left, no one in the court wanted to fully take over the business in the Western Regions. In those years, I didn't get a penny, so every family in the caravan was able to get the same amount of money, and everyone was convinced.

"Thank him, Eighth Lady.

Even if you want money, as an official in Chang'an, do you have to spend money everywhere? Just keep it, it's what you deserve, it will only be more, or less.

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Li Chen most wants his strong side to be seen by his new wife, but I haven't lost my fighting spirit and have the energy to build a new life.

"I had a bad intention to lay a little ground for Brother Ji. I hope the person who takes over is someone who has nothing to lose."

Neng Fa can say that it is Shou Wang Li's "interest-bearing loan" strategy that helped very few people. In this way, the caravan business was able to flourish, and it was even more difficult to form a monopoly.

Huanhuan hasn't gone far yet, but the living people still have to live badly. Duan Chen Yichen decided to forget Yang Yuhuan. On the Ghost Festival next year, I will come again to visit the grave of monk Taizhen.

However, the situation in the sky is small, and where is the road? This kind of thing is a fog behind the eyes of King Shou Li.

The rain falling from the sky made the brocade robe under me wet. At this moment, I was no different than a drowned dog stumbling in the wind and rain. I completely lost the demeanor that the young prince of Tang Dynasty should not have. He was handsome and handsome.

The mature face becomes elusive.

When we left Zhang's Mansion, there were thousands of lights inside!

Without an emperor like Brother Ji, whoever becomes prime minister in the future will have to die!

To Li Chan, these past events seemed like they happened yesterday.

…

There was a wry smile on Zhang Chan's wrinkled face.

I raised my head, and a red bamboo umbrella blocked the light rain falling from the sky for me. In the haze of tears, I vaguely saw the young and slim man, who seemed to be quickly resembling Yang Yuhuan.

"Yes, after all, I am an official appointed by the imperial court. It is unreasonable to return to Beijing to report on my duties."

The experience of eating in Shazhou and being given money when you want to give money is really bad. Only a fool like Fang Laique who has seen the world would feel honored.

"Green hills are changing and green waters are flowing forever. I can only say that the previous meeting is over."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I took him away from you at the beginning, but now I still don’t completely remember him!

Sorry, you still forgot about you."

In short, these nonsense things have nothing to do with our office. As the saying goes, be strong when you have desire. When you took over, you were so casual, but you were so nervous when you left.

Why did you not agree with this beast in the first place? Why are you so brave!

"Your Majesty often says: It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from extravagance to frugality. You have enjoyed the blessings of your Majesty for eight or seven years, and now that you have lost all of them, how can you be so bad?"

Zhang Chan sat back on the low-footed stool forcefully and couldn't help but sigh.

"In those years when I took care of the families who lost their young men due to the war, each loan was equal to ten or seventy dollars, which is not much in total.

I found that I seemed to have missed a lot of my childhood in that life. During those years in Shazhou, I was always pinching myself and pretending to be a minor official was so tiring!

"Hahahahaha! Huanhuan, he has regretted it too, right? Is he the one crying now?

Before I left Duan Chen, if there was trouble in Sogdian Hu's caravan business, I would have told us, and even if I did, we would still take it seriously before I left."

"bad!"

I haven't waited for my own destination yet.

They should not have too few extravagant expectations and just let nature take its course. If they are more greedy, their life will be comfortable. When they need to stop, they should be decisive, but they have to drag it out.

Shou Wang Li saluted Zhang Chan with his hands crossed and said with a smile.

He wants to leave you again! Please beg him! Please beg him!"

I am sure you agree at this time that I should be less evil! It was you who harmed him!"

"Neng Fa'alang has really forgotten about you, and this concubine is actually scared. Now in the palace, I am my husband in my heart.

Shou Wang Li nodded slightly and said.

In view of this, the reputation of the caravans in Hexi can surpass those of the original Hu merchants, and they can get the widest support and participation.

We must be conscious and only take what we put in, thinking that it will be like losing cakes to the world, so that there will be no famine in the future.

But they can count on someone sent by the court to take over. We also have a private relationship with a certain small public.

The young Fang Zhongyong was washed away by the rain and hugged Li Han tightly. Your chin naughtily rubbed under the beard under the other person's face, showing a coquettish and naive attitude.

The people know that we are leaving a way forward for ourselves, and we will naturally return the grain. If something unexpected happens in the future, there will be no way to survive;

You are wrong! You are wrong! You should let me take him away. You will never be strong again!

"Your Majesty... alas!"

Duan Chenyi, who was as heavy as a swallow, jumped on Li Han's back, and the seven of them held umbrellas from the top servants and returned to the Shiwang Mansion together. The seven of them didn't talk or laugh all the way, as if the dripping rain around them was so pleasant.

The notes are special in the accompaniment.

The old man has done some calculations and found out that the total money in the account book is less than 700,000 yuan. The account book is kept by the envoy. Duan Chen's people have received the envoy's care. Isn't it reasonable to pay back the money they owe?

What's more, there is still no interest. In the future, the caravan will send someone to send the money to Chang'an and hand it over to the envoy.

King Shou cried loudly and beat the ground with his fists!

"Fang Shijun, are you going back to Beijing to report on your duties?"

No matter how ugly the bubble is, it will eventually burst. Before the caravan can do business, Shazhou will return to its original appearance.

Duan Chen, Dunhuang, In a study room of the Zhang family's house in Dacheng, Shou Wang Li was interviewing Zhang Chan, the leader of a local small household.

Zhang Chen sighed and asked.
To be continued...