Chapter 2549

When you leave Hangzhou City from Yongjinmen, you are already on the shores of the vast West Lake. Although everyone except Wang Anguo came here for the first time, they have all heard of the name of West Lake, and they all came here one after another.

The car stopped to admire the scenery here.

Bai Letong couldn't help but admired: "I have read the poems of our ancestors describing the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in the past. The saying is, 'The lake I love most is the east side of the lake, the white sand embankment in the shade of green poplars.' I saw it today. The scenery is indeed beautiful and worth a visit.

tour!"

Wang Anguo responded: "The poem recited by Brother Bai is a masterpiece by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, right? I didn't expect that Brother Bai and Bai Juyi have such a connection! Brother Bai, please look to the northwest. The earth embankment that runs through the lake is

It’s the famous Bai Causeway. According to legend, it was named in commemoration of Bai Juyi’s post as the governor of Hangzhou. One of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake, the Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow, is also on the other side of the Bai Causeway.”

Bai Letong heard that Wang Anguo classified himself and Bai Juyi as the same clan. Although he knew that the other party was deliberately flattering, he was happy to enjoy it and did not intend to take the initiative to clarify this.

Wang Anguo's introduction, which quoted from classics, immediately made everyone look at him with admiration. These simple sentences reflected Wang Anguo's knowledge in literature, history, and geography, indicating that he was not just a brave man who could only lead troops to fight.

husband.

After everyone watched the scenery by the lake for a while, they boarded the carriage again and set off. According to Wang Anguo's guidance, Shi Diwen's mansion was not far from the lake in the south.

Not long after traveling south, there was a large-scale ancestral temple building on the side of the road. Wang Anguo introduced that this was the Qianwang Temple built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was built by later generations to commemorate Qian Liu, King Wusu of the Wuyue Kingdom. So far, it has nearly

With a history of six hundred years, various dynasties have repaired and maintained it, making it a well-known historical site.

Bai Letong couldn't help but ask: "Brother An Guo is so familiar with the scenic spots in West Lake. I think he should have visited this place often before coming here, right?"

Wang Anguo did not deny it, and responded readily: "I used to live with my father by the West Lake for some time. Every morning, my father would take me to run around the lake as a morning exercise, so I am not familiar with the surroundings of the West Lake.

The scenery is quite familiar."

It was three years ago that Wang Tom took the advance fleet to the other side of the ocean. The experience Wang Anguo mentioned was obviously not a recent event.

Ha Jianyi said: "That was before our country took over Hangzhou?"

Wang Anguo nodded and said: "It must have been more than ten years ago. When my father was on vacation, he took me to Hangzhou for sightseeing. I was still young at that time, and I didn't know that West Lake was a famous landscape in the world. I just felt that this place

The scenery is nice, so after I came here, I begged my father to stay here for a little longer."

With his identity as Wang Tom, he actually took his family to Hangzhou for vacation without any fear of being troubled by the local government. It can be seen that Haihan's control over this area more than ten years ago was beyond imagination. Of course, maybe at that time,

Wang Tom brought not only Wang Anguo with him, but also his guard company and armed fleet, so the local government naturally did not dare to make any mistakes.

After passing King Qian's Temple and walking a short distance along the official road, Wang Anguo asked the driver to turn into a branch road. This road was said to be a branch road, but its width was similar to that of the official road, and the road surface was also hardened.

Obviously, the place it leads to is not an ordinary residence. It goes without saying that the place ahead should be Shi Diwen's mansion.

Wang Anguo continued to introduce the situation here to everyone: "This is also one of the ten scenic spots in West Lake, named Liulang Singying. It was the location of the imperial garden in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it declined in the Yuan Dynasty. Master Shi chose this place.

I bought an old house, renovated it, and then used it as my own residence."

Tao Hongfang found something wrong with Wang Anguo's words and couldn't help asking: "Our country only took over Hangzhou last year. Brother Anguo should have been on the other side of the ocean at that time. How could he know so much about the situation in Lord Shi's mansion?"

Wang Anguo waved his hand and said: "Master Shi purchased and renovated this place several years before our country took over Hangzhou. At that time, the administrative seat of the Donghai Region was still in Ningbo Prefecture, and the mansion here was only for his occasional business trips to Hangzhou.

I will stay here for a few days. Although I know this place, I only visited this house once before leaving Zhejiang."

Tao Hongfang nodded silently, thinking to himself that Shi Diwen had prepared a mansion in Hangzhou a few years ago. In this way, he probably had plans to settle here for a long time. This plan to move the capital to Hangzhou must be

At that time, we were already trying to promote it.

Of course, such a move may be difficult for ordinary people, but for a powerful figure like Shi Diwen, it is probably just an order, and someone will naturally come forward to help him handle it from beginning to end.

That's right. And there may be residences like this not just on the shores of the West Lake. With Shi Diwen's financial resources, it's not surprising that such properties are purchased in major cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The carriage had just turned into the branch road and had not gone far when it was stopped by the guards here. It seemed that there were no fences or walls in this area to isolate outsiders, but in fact there were dedicated security personnel on duty day and night. Once

Outsiders will be stopped if they enter.

The guards had obviously received the instructions in advance and quickly released them after verifying their identities.

Wang Anguo said that it was not far ahead and suggested that everyone get off the car and walk. It happened that these people also wanted to see the surrounding environment, so they readily agreed. So the group got off the carriage and walked slowly forward along the tree-lined avenue.

Not far away, someone came out in front to greet him. Wang Anguo saw clearly and introduced to everyone: "He is Master Shi's butler."

The butler's hair was gray and he seemed to be quite old. He stepped forward and bowed to everyone: "This little man, Mo Yuan, is Marshal Shi's butler. I welcome you all!"

Ha Jianyi heard that Mo Yuan's name for Shi Diwen was a bit special, so he asked, "Was Butler Mo in the army before?"

Mo Yuan glanced at Ha Jianyi, nodded and said: "This sir has good eyesight. When I was young, I was the captain of Marshal Shi's bodyguard. Now that he is older, he asked the Marshal for a job as a caretaker.

It’s my errand. Thanks to the commander-in-chief, he doesn’t mind and allows me to be a housekeeper in this house.”

Ha Jianyi understood immediately after hearing this. The personal guards around a big shot like Shi Diwen usually rarely change frequently. There are also many who have served for 20 or 30 years. And these personal guards are usually

Carefully trained dead soldiers know their roots and their loyalty is unquestionable, so even after they are old and frail and retire, they can often get a good retirement job. If you don't want to leave the master's house, then it is okay to stay at home as a steward.

This is the most common arrangement. Not to mention, Ha Jianyi's family also has an elderly person like this.
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