Yang Heshu had been waiting for them in the mansion ahead of time, and when they arrived at the door, they saw him and Mrs. Cui standing at the door holding a child.
Man Bao kicked the horse's belly lightly, speeded up and rushed up, and greeted them with a loud smile after dismounting, "Brother Yang, Xuesao Cui, ah, this is Brother Qi."
Brother Qi could already walk and talk, but he seemed very shy. When he saw Man Bao squatting and talking to him, he blushed and hid behind his father in embarrassment.
But halfway through hiding, he remembered what his father and mother taught him, to be open and open when talking to people, not to hide, so he poked his head out from behind his father's thigh again.
Not only Man Bao, but even Bai Shan's heart melted when they saw it, and they really wanted to reach out and pinch his round face.
Mrs. Yang seemed to see what they were thinking, immediately hugged her son in her arms, smiled and said sideways: "The kitchen has prepared lunch for you, let's go in and eat first."
But after they really went in, they first followed the servants to the courtyard where they lived, cleaned up, and then dug out the gifts they had brought to Yang Heshu and Cui Shi before going there.
When Cui saw the things in their hands, she couldn't help laughing, "If you're not in a hurry, why don't you finish your meal first and then unpack your luggage?"
Man Bao said, "We're not very hungry yet."
Yang Heshu said with a smile: "They are trying to show off. In this case, let's see what you brought back. I heard from Wan Tian that you have twelve vehicles to pack your luggage, which is comparable to a large caravan." gone."
Bai Shan: "There are so many of us, besides our own guards, there are also many soldiers."
Yang Heshu shook his head and smiled, "It's not that I haven't seen a mission group before, and there are quite a few people with them, but apart from giving some gifts to the mission country, there are also tributes when they return home, who will accompany them?" Did the mission bring so many things?"
He said: "The things in your convoy are all the goods you brought back?"
Man Bao immediately said: "Not only ours, but also other people's. Nie Jianjun also has many."
Yang Heshu laughed for a while, and then said: "Find an opportunity to make a move in Xiazhou, at least you can't bring so many things back to the capital, don't forget, although there are many guards of your own among your casual people, but you have Those with official positions and missions. You bring such a long convoy into the capital, be careful that you will be overwhelmed by the excerpts from Yushitai, even the old Mr. Tang, I am afraid that you will be impeached for a copy."
Thinking of Mr. Tang, Man Bao felt a chill down his spine, and went to see Mr. Zhuang with some uncertainty, "Are they really going to impeach me?"
Mr. Zhuang also hesitated, "Let's not stop here. It's normal to bring a lot of luggage when you go out, and it's also common to bring some souvenirs from other places home."
Some officials are poor, and it is normal to buy and sell some goods when they travel between the two places. The magistrate Fu of Luojiang County used to do this kind of thing.
Yang Heshu said softly: "General Ashina returned to the capital ten days ago. His Majesty was overjoyed. Within three days, the gold, silver and jewels collected by General Ashina from the Western Regions were also sent to Beijing together with the booklet. His Majesty immediately Then a great court meeting was held to discuss meritorious deeds and reward."
He said: "It goes without saying that General Ashina and the Zhengxi Army he accepted, even his son Guo Zhao, who was implicated by General Guo's loss of the city, was promoted by half a rank, and General Ashina said that taking the The first contributions to the King City of Kucha are Bai Shan and Man Bao."
Yang Heshu looked at Bai Shan and Zhou Man with a smile and said, "Your Majesty praised and praised you in front of all the officials at the court meeting, and heard General Ashina say that you have already obtained the method of vaccinating this time, so you have been allowed to vaccinate." The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Hospital are paying attention to receiving you."
"As a result, the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Hospital waited and waited, and His Majesty also waited for you for several days, but you disappeared at all. I just received a letter from Zhihe yesterday, saying that His Majesty is angry when he mentions you now. Even the Ministry of Rites They are all very angry.”
Several people:…
Man Bao turned his head to look at Bai Shan, and Bai Shan turned his head to look at Bai Erlang, one by one, and finally saw Yin He, who said indifferently, "Look at what I'm doing, it's not that I want to take a detour to dig flowers and plants, It's not that I want to detour to see a lake that looks like the moon, and it's not that I chased a sheep that looks different from ordinary sheep for a long time... "
Bai Shan and Man Bao felt guilty when they heard this, and even Mr. Zhuang felt a little guilty because he wanted to see the moon-shaped lake.
Mr. Zhuang coughed lightly, and said to Man Bao and the others: "Then you sell these things in Xiazhou, right? Take out the things you bring to your relatives and friends, and sell the other things to the merchants here if the price is okay. .”
Man Bao was reluctant, they brought it back with great difficulty, and they could sell it at a higher price if they took it to the capital.
Bai Shan was also reluctant, so he asked: "Brother Yang Xue, are Brother Zhou and the others in Xiazhou City?"
Yang Heshu glanced at him approvingly, and said, "Zhou Zhoulang is not here, but Xiang Mingxue and Zhou Lijun are."
Speaking of this, he smiled, and said to Man Bao: "Your niece is no worse than your fourth brother. As far as I know, she has been responsible for your family's business in Xiazhou for the past six months. Take care of the business, your fourth brother will take a walk on the grassland occasionally, and after the goods are brought back to Xiazhou, someone will transport them back. If it weren’t for the Chinese New Year, your fourth brother must go back. I’m afraid he will stay in Xiazhou to wait for you of."
The reason why Yang Heshu knew this was because Zhou Zhoulang would greet him when he left, so as not to miss Manbao's news.
After all, the news in the officialdom is much better than their own.
The second is because he and Zhou Zhoulang have another cooperation.
There are many ethnic groups on the grassland, including Turkic people, Tiele people, and Xianbei people... and because they don't have much sense of belonging to the court and His Majesty, there are many problems.
Zhou Lang often goes in and out of the grassland and can get a lot of news from the bottom, so they will communicate.
Moreover, he also hoped that Zhou Zhoulang would bring in some goods and not bring in any goods.
Because of the closure of the city, the relationship between Yang Heshu and the local people in Xiazhou is somewhat complicated, and it is basically balanced at present. There are still some problems.
Therefore, Yang Heshu can be trusted, and it is outside forces like Zhou Zhoulang who can use him.
Yang Heshu said with a smile: "I have sent someone to tell your niece... and niece and son-in-law that they may not be in Xiazhou City at the moment, and they will definitely come to you when they come back. Then you can discuss how to deal with these goods."
After finishing speaking, he continued: "You have only arrived in Xiazhou now, and it is almost the Chinese New Year. Are you going to celebrate the New Year in Xiazhou, or go back to celebrate the New Year?"
Bai Shan humbly asked, "What do you think, Senior Brother Yang?"