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    Zhao Hao and his party were large in number.

    In addition to his father and son, Qiaoqiao, Ma Xianglan, and Fan Da were on the same trip.

    There are also Li Zhi¡¯s family; two eldest nephews Zhao Shizhen and Zhao Shixi; four disciples Hua Shuyang, Jin Xuezeng, Zhang Jian, and Bei Peijia; three generals Wang Rulong and several of their entourages.

    And twenty stewards led by brothers Yu Ben and Yu Men; thirty-six newly recruited students; fifty guards led by Gao Wu and Cai Ming

    About two hundred people took five boats, forming a team end to end, heading southward along the canal.

    It was not until Tongzhou that he realized that he was traveling on the same road as Mr. Xu Ge.

    Standing on the deck, I watched the local officials from Tongzhou, led by the Cangchang Minister, kneeling respectfully to welcome Mr. Xu Ge as he came ashore to meet the wind.  Zhao Hao couldn't help but frown slightly, what about the people who agreed to leave for tea?

    Only a few dozen miles out of Beijing, the civil servants welcomed Mr. Xu Ge without any scruples.  If we get to Nanjing or Suzhou, why don't all the people worship him as their ancestor in empty alleys and loess paved roads?

    The civil servants were clearly using this method to demonstrate to Emperor Longqing!

    The more you neglect our Yuan Fu, the more we respect him.  Let the common people everywhere know that they have found another foolish king.

    Zhao Hao is not worried about Emperor Longqing, he is worried about his father's future.

    Not only is Suzhou right next to Songjiang, it is said that the Xu family is also very powerful in Suzhou City, so you have to be fully mentally prepared.

    Hearing the thunderous snoring coming from the cabin behind him, Zhao Hao shook his head and thought to himself, forget it, let dad grow up in the storm.

    He was just about to turn around and enter the cabin when he suddenly felt a cold gaze stabbing at him.

    Zhao Hao then looked over and saw the former Xiaoge Lao Xu Fan, standing on the dock surrounded by officials, looking at him intently, without concealing the pride and hatred in his eyes.

    It seems to be saying, the boy must have seen it.  Even if I'm not an old man, I won't have any trouble if I want to crush you to death.

    Zhao Hao stood still, picked his ears with his little finger, and then blew on his fingers.

    "Xu Fan, when will you kowtow to me?"

    "You" Xu Fan was immediately furious, but was speechless.

    It is true that he has not kowtowed to Zhao Hao to apologize.  No wonder this guy deliberately pushed and blocked me outside the Meridian Gate last time. It turned out that he was trying to get a hold of me!

    Only then did a group of Tongzhou officials realize that the young man Xiao Ge Lao was glaring at was none other than Zhao Hao, who was deceiving the public with his monstrous words.

    Presumably, Zhao Shouzheng, who dared to beat Mr. Xiaoge, is also on board?

    They couldn¡¯t help but angrily rebuke, Zhao Hao also had a large number of people here, how could he want to see the young master suffer a loss?  Then they also started to curse at the shore.

    For a while, on the Tongzhou Wharf, the two groups of clothes were crowded, and they all fucking the sound of the market scolding the streets, and the dirty words flew, which was eye -catching.

    Until Mr. Xu Ge couldn't stand listening anymore, he coughed in the eight-carriage sedan and said in a deep voice: "Shut up!"

    The officials on the shore immediately fell silent. The people on the boat had no opponents, so naturally they would not continue to curse.

    The curtain of the sedan slowly opened, and Mr. Xu Ge looked gloomily at the boat, and for a moment he locked onto Zhao Hao, who was wearing a white robe.

    "Xu Fan, since this is His Majesty's will, you just do it."

    "Father" Xu Fan couldn't help but turn blue, but seeing his father's gloomy expression, he didn't dare to say any nonsense.

    "Follow your orders!"

    Xu Fan lifted up his robe, knelt straight in front of Zhao Hao in full view of everyone, kowtowed to him meticulously, and said in a muffled voice:

    "Dr. Zhao, Xu Fan kowtowed to you to apologize!"

    Zhao Hao didn't even look at him, he only looked at Xu Jie without blinking an eye.

    However, Mr. Xu Ge only glanced at him, then slowly lowered the sedan curtain and told the bearer: "Let's go."

    In such a stagnant atmosphere, the officials did not dare to talk nonsense, and hurriedly got on the sedan, followed Mr. Xu Ge's sedan, and headed towards the garden where the banquet was held.

    Xu Fan stood up from the ground, the anger on his face was gone, and he just said to Zhao Hao expressionlessly: "I lost this round, I accept the penalty. Let's try again in the next round!"

    "You'll still lose if you try again." Zhao Hao curled his lips in disdain and turned around and entered the cabin.

    ??~~

    Although he said it hard, Zhao Hao, a coward, did not dare to disembark in Tongzhou.

    There were so many people in his party, and he had offended all the officials on the ground in Tongzhou. Disembarking at this time was just asking for trouble.

    ¡®Hey, why do you lose so much courage as soon as you leave the capital?  ¡¯ Less than half a day after leaving Beijing, Zhao Hao was already missing his godmother.??.

    Fortunately, the officials along the way were escorting Mr. Xu Ge off to a distant place. The distance between the two boats was getting farther and farther, so there was no chance for another conflict.

    "Otherwise, we have to offend all the officials along the Grand Canal."

    By the time Zhao Hao and the others arrived in Yangzhou, the Xu family's ship had arrived in Jining.

    The officials in Jining were naturally very respectful. They were waiting at the dock in the south of the city for Mr. Xu Ge's return to his hometown.

    With a history of more than 500 years, Nancheng Station is one of the largest stations along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

    Outside the inn, hundreds of sailboats were scattered on the vast lake.

    Except for the officers and soldiers who maintained order and the official bearers who came to greet them, there was not a single person waiting on the pier.

    Those dirty boatmen, watermen, green husbands, and white husbands were all kicked out of the dock to avoid staining Mr. Xu Ge's sight.

    When Mr. Xu Ge came out of the cabin with the support of Xu Fan, more than a dozen officials from the Jining prefecture level down knelt down to greet him respectfully.

    "Everyone, please get down quickly. I am no longer a commoner." Xu Jie kindly asked the officials to stand up.  The rounds of flattery from local officials along the way had basically soothed the wounded heart of the old chief minister.

    "Thank you, Mr. Ge." The officials then stood up and stepped forward.

    Xu Jie actually saw a familiar face among these people, and couldn't help but smiled in surprise: "Fengzhou, why are you here?"

    The middle-aged man named Fengzhou was short, thin, elegant in appearance and extraordinary in bearing. He was Wang Wuyang's uncle, Hua Shuyang's father-in-law, and the leader of the literary world Wang Shizhen.

    At this time, although Wang Shizhen was still dressed as a scholar, the plain gold belt tied around his waist clearly indicated his status as a fourth-rank official.

    Wang Shizhen stepped forward with a smile, supported Xu Jie on behalf of Xu Fan, and said: "My nephew is about to go to Henan to take up his post. Hearing that Yuan Fu is returning to his hometown after becoming an official, he is about to pass through Shandong. He will live in Jining and wait to see you off."

    Taicang and Huating are only a few dozen miles apart. The Wang family and the Xu family are family friends and relatives by marriage.  At that time, Wang Shizhen's father, Wang Yan, had a close relationship with Xu Jie.  Later, Wang Yan was killed because of his disobedience to Yan Song. Thanks to Xu Jie's protection, the Wang family did not bring disaster to their descendants.

    Last year, Wang Yan was able to be rehabilitated, and it was also thanks to Mr. Xu Ge¡¯s efforts.  Even when Wang Shizhen was re-employed and promoted to deputy inspector of Henan Province, it was Xu Jie's secret operation.  Therefore, Wang Shizhen regarded himself as Xu Jie's nephew and waited in Jining to see him off.

    "Fengzhou is interested." Xu Jie clapped his hand happily and exchanged a few polite greetings with the Jining prefect.

    Then, surrounded by officials, he went into the inn and stayed.

    The prefect first introduced Mr. Xu Ge into the courtyard prepared for him. He asked the old man to wash his face and change clothes first. After he had rested, he would have a banquet.

    After the Jining magistrate retired, only the Xu family father and son and Wang Shizhen were left talking in the yard.

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