Yangzhou

A ship sailed on the river, and the light and shadow quickly passed by on both sides of the river.

Jia Heng stared at the map for a while. At this time, he suddenly heard a "squeak" and saw a petite and exquisite figure flash across the screen and enter the cabin. His bright eyes looked at the young man and said softly: "

What are you busy with, husband?"

"Look at the map." Jia Heng looked up at the plate in the girl's hand and said with a smile, "What is Chan Yue holding in her hand?"

"Grapes, I brought them for you." Li Chanyue said with a sweet face and sweet voice, and then handed over a plate of washed crystal grapes.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Chanyue, bring it over and let me have a taste."

In the past few days, Chanyue was particularly attached to him. She would come over to pester him when she couldn't see him. The two of them would often sleep together in the evening, but after all, they avoided the influence and didn't make too much noise.

Li Chanyue responded softly, put down the bunch of crystal grapes in her hand, her eyebrows were as curved as crescent moons, and said: "Husband, let me peel them for you."

Jia Heng said softly "Hmm", looked at the girl with gentle eyes, and asked: "Where is your cousin?"

Li Chanyue said softly: "Sister Xianning and sister Lin are playing mahjong. They have nothing to do on the boat so they just play together."

Jia Heng looked strange and asked, "Does your cousin also like to play this now?"

The main wife's destination is to play mahjong.

Li Chanyue approached, held a peeled crystal grape and handed it over, saying softly: "Mr. Jia, my cousin is playing with them."

Jia Heng was about to take the grapes with his hands when he saw the girl snort with a grunt on her nose, her beautiful eyes looking forward to it, so she had to open her mouth slightly.

The slender fingers handed him over.

Jia Heng ate the grapes, reached out and pinched Li Chanyue's cheek, and said softly: "Why are you so filial?"

Li Chanyue: "???"

Filial piety?

He immediately understood and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

She was also in a state of confusion and infatuation the day before yesterday, so she responded to his weird call. It was really embarrassing.

Jia Heng looked at the shy girl, gently rubbed the bangs covering her forehead, and said warmly: "Didn't Chan Yue like her that day?"

He didn't expect that Chan Yue was so quiet on the outside, but had a masochistic gene hidden inside... Or if he had known it, he would have gone straight to the topic long ago. He was really worried that Chan Yue's young mind would be harmed.

After all, Chan Yue has lost her father since she was a child, and even her mother is a fake, so he still feels a little guilty.

Li Chanyue peeled the grapes again and said with a worried tone: "Just now, Third Sister and Sister Lan said that there may be a lot of resistance to the land clearing in Jiangnan this time. Does Mr. Jia think it will be easy to handle?"

Jia Heng said warmly: "It doesn't matter whether it's easy to handle or not."

Li Chanyue pursed her pink lips and said, "Our family actually has a lot of land and houses, so do we need to pay for these too?"

"Treat everyone equally, just pay more taxes when the time comes." Jia Heng took the girl's bare hand, held it in his arms, and said softly: "When we get to Jinling, we will first clear the land from the four major families in Jinling, and then wait for the leaders to take the lead.

, the rest will be easy to handle.”

An honorable man like him has to clear the land and pay taxes according to the acres, so it is difficult to evade other matters.

This time it is about giving full play to the leading role of the bureaucracy.

Li Chanyue stared at the young man and said in a low voice: "Mr. Xiao Jia has never rested since he became an official. The things he encounters are all big things that others can't handle."

Jia Heng said: "Since I came out of Liutiao Hutong, one thing has happened one after another, which is dizzying."

In fact, he is also a little stressed, so the garden is a haven for rest and relaxation.

"Chanyue, we are almost at Jinling, we can see her." Jia Heng took the grapes peeled by the girl's delicate hands and said softly.

Yangzhou is much closer to Jinling, so you can get back by boat in one day.

He wanted to go to Jinyang earlier, as well as Mopan and Xueer.

By now all three of them should have received news of his arrival in Yangzhou.

Li Chanyue said softly: "Mr. Xiao Jia, when you come back this time, you should wait until she gives birth before returning to Beijing."

Jia Heng said: "I can give you another one in two or three months..."

Li Chanyue's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, she slapped Jia Heng's hand and said urgently: "Don't say it, don't say it."

"Then give her one." Jia Heng chuckled and joked.

Li Chanyue said shyly and angrily: "Husband, you still say that."

Jia Heng smiled, picked up the grapes on the side and peeled one gently, and said softly: "I'll feed Chan Yue a grape too."

Li Chanyue opened her pink lips slightly, bit the grape lightly, and the juice overflowed on her glossy lips, and said: "It is too dangerous for my husband to be busy with these things. It would be great if I could live happily with cousin Xianning for the rest of my life."

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Jia Heng said softly: "I want to, but sometimes I just can't help myself."

As he said that, he held Li Chanyue's face and said softly: "If there is a day when the world is peaceful, Chanyue and I will have a good time exploring this picturesque country."

I don’t know when the world will be peaceful.

After a while, Chen Xiao left and came back. He looked at the young man and said in a clear voice: "All the generals from the Jiangbei camp have gone back, but the magistrate of Yangzhou, the transfer envoys of Lianghuaidu, the censor of salt inspection and others want to see you.

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As an imperial envoy sent by Emperor Chongping, Jia Heng's mission was to refine the navy and prepare the military and political affairs, but he was also assigned to supervise the new administration.

Jia Heng thought for a while and whispered: "I'll go take a look later."

Compared with the meeting with the generals from the Jiangbei camp, which was a bit ostentatious and uneasy, the meeting with officials from the Yangzhou Prefecture and the salt affairs system after going south was better.

Previously in Huai'an Prefecture, he got off the boat and met with the deputy governor of Nanhe, Guan Shoufang, and mainly asked about the flood preparations of the canal and Yellow River dams during the flood season.

Inadvertently, his disciples and former officials also spread throughout the military, river affairs, salt affairs and other systems.

Chen Xiao turned to look at the plate of crystal grapes that had not yet been eaten, looked at the young girl with a beautiful face, and said: "Chanyue, I was saying I was thirsty, peel one for me."

"Xiaoxiao, don't always bully Chanyue." Jia Heng said.

Chen Xiao glanced at Li Chanyue, then looked at Jia Heng, and said coldly: "Then in the future, don't let Chanyue lie on me."

She was at the bottom every time. Even with her martial arts skills, she could not bear the weight of more than 200 kilograms, and there was no sense of comfort at all.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, you can eat." Li Chanyue suddenly held out a hand, her bright eyes twinkling, and she said softly.

She doesn't want to make meat mats for these three people.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "Xiaoxiao, clean up and come with me to meet the officials of Yangzhou Prefecture."

Chen Xiao responded and immediately followed Jia Heng outside.

At this moment, just beside the Yangzhou ferry, Du Bojun, the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture, Dai Shang, the salt inspector, Wang Yuanshan, the transshipment envoy of the Huaihe River and Yangzhou Prefecture, as well as officials and staff of Yangzhou Prefecture, were waiting in the dark at the ferry.

He was looking at the ships with high masts and sails.

After a while, a young palace guard wearing a flying fish uniform came over, cupped his hands and said, "Two adults, my governor will be down soon."

Du Bojun, the prefect of Yangzhou, quickly cheered up. This middle-aged official in his mid-thirties, with handsome appearance and a well-fitting figure, looked at the young man who was surrounded by several royal guards.

Because it was morning, and there was abundant rain in the Jianghuai River, the weather seemed to be gray, but the boy in the python suit had a calm demeanor surrounding him.

"I've met the Duke of Wei." Du Bojun, Dai Shang, the salt inspector, and Wang Yuanshan, the transshipment envoy of the Huaihe River, walked a few steps quickly and bowed their hands towards the young man in greeting.

Jia Heng returned the salute and said with a smile: "Master Du, Master Dai is so polite."

When everyone saw the humble look on the young man in the python suit, they suddenly felt good in their hearts.

Only the salt merchant Wang Shouqi had something strange on his face. The Duke of Wei had also spoken so kindly to the Yangzhou salt merchants.

Who would have known that he would actually be a smiling tiger who could always say good things and never do bad things.

Jia Heng was also looking at a few people at this moment, and his thoughts couldn't help but swirl a little.

I vaguely remember that the last time I came to Yangzhou, the former Yangzhou magistrate Yuan Jichong welcomed him to the mansion for a drink and a meal, but in the end he found an opportunity to participate.

Du Bojun smiled and invited: "Duke Wei, your subordinates, and Lord Dai are preparing a small banquet at Fulin Restaurant in the city. We hope that Duke Wei will come."

Dai Shang, the censor of the Salt Patrol, also said: "Duke Wei, please come to the restaurant for a glass of water and wine to express our admiration and reverence."

Jia Heng nodded, stretched out his hand to invite you and said, "Master Du, please come forward."

Just as Jia Heng and officials from Yangzhou Prefecture and the Salt Affairs System were heading to Yangzhou Fucheng for dinner, they were greeted by the gentry under the trees on the west side.

On a carriage hanging the flag of "Jinling Ye Family", delicate hands as white as jade let go of the bamboo curtain, and a trace of suspicion flashed in the eyes under the willow eyebrows.

And those handsome and bright eyebrows glanced at the girl opposite who also raised the curtain to watch, and said: "Okay, everyone has left, don't look at it."

Nan Ling reluctantly looked back and said in a trembling voice: "Sister Gu."

"This girl who has just been made a duke and is also married to an emperor's daughter and a clan daughter, Sister Nanling, there are some things that you don't have to think about, it's simply impossible." Gu Ruoqing said.

I really didn't expect that the arrogant young man would gain merit again and even marry the emperor's daughter and the daughter of the clan.

The joyful look on Nan Ling's young white face gradually faded, her face turned pale, her head gradually lowered, and she gave a soft "hmm" sound.

She certainly understands what Sister Gu means. She cannot reach such a powerful and powerful person, no matter how high she is. Even if she is lucky, she will soon be abandoned by the chaos.

Gu Ruoqing took Nan Ling's hand and said comfortingly: "Okay, it's okay. Don't worry about it. Let's go back."
To be continued...