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Chapter 703 Night Banquet

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    Governor Lin¡¯s boat sailed down the river and arrived at Huating County Official Pier at dark.

    The dock is brightly lit and heavily guarded.

    Songjiang magistrate Zhong Zhenji, along with Huating magistrate Zheng Yue, as well as ministers of official affairs Xu Fan, Shang Baoqing Xu Ying and other Songjiang officials and gentry, have been waiting at the dock for nearly an hour.

    Seeing the double-decker official ship slowly docking, Xu Ying, whose sore had not yet healed, snorted in displeasure.

    ¡°It¡¯s time, let¡¯s wait for so long.¡±

    Xu Fan, who had just recovered from the stick sore, was also very unhappy. At first, Lin Run was just a knife in his father's hand, but now he has to wait for so long.

    "I wonder if my legs and feet are still weak?"

    However, Xu Fan¡¯s temper has calmed down a lot after being given a slap by the old man.  Still with a smile on his face, he followed the magistrate and bowed deeply to Governor Lin.

    "Everyone, please forgive me." Lin Run laughed loudly and stepped off the boat. The evening breeze was refreshing. He added a dark brocade cloak to the crimson official robe. Even in the night, he still looked so outstanding.

    "Our hospital was delayed in Kunshan, keeping Magistrate Zhong and Mr. Xu waiting for a long time."

    "Zhongcheng's words are serious. You have worked hard and worked day and night for the ten mansions in the south of the Yangtze River. What does it matter if we wait for a while?" Zhong Zhenji is also an old flatterer.

    "Yes, it is a blessing for us Songjiang people that Zhongcheng can come to inspect." Xu Fan smiled and made an invitation gesture to Lin Run:

    "My father also specially prepared a small amount of wine in the humble house, waiting to wash away the dust for Zhongcheng."

    "Then being respectful is not as good as being smart." Lin Run happily got on the sedan, Xu Fan and others also got on their own sedans, and the procession marched towards the retreat garden in the east of the city.

    The city has long been paved with loess to drive out idlers.  Minzhuang, wearing a Qingshui Songjiang blue cloth uniform, marched three steps to a post and five steps to a sentry, all the way from the pier to Tuisi Garden.

    Lin Run opened the sedan curtain and couldn't help but shook his head when he saw the Songjiang Prefecture's mobilization of troops and crowds outside.

    He knew very well that Zhong Zhenji and his gang had made such an exaggerated statement to please themselves, but more importantly, to prevent unruly people from blocking the sedan in the street and complaining.

    ???????Su Song is prone to lawsuits. Now that all other prefectures have cleared their husbands, only Songjiang has not moved. The people must be simmering in their hearts.  It would be really ugly if you don¡¯t strictly guard against it if you are sincere and loyal.

    While thinking wildly, the sedan arrived outside a luxurious garden.  The doorway illuminated by lanterns and torches was as bright as day.

    Mr. Xu Ge, who was wearing a Taoist robe and square scarf, leaning on a cane and a cane, was standing between the pair of big stone lions with a smile, nodding to Lin Run.

    "Yuan Weng, we have been separated from Jinling for several months, and I miss you very much. I wonder how your body is doing?" Lin Run quickly got out of the sedan chair and rushed forward to pay tribute to the younger generation.

    "Oh haha." Xu Jie helped Lin Run up with a smile and said: "Thanks to Zhongcheng, I feel much better recently."

    After saying that, he took Lin Run's hand and led her into the garden.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????: Various lanterns made of gauze are hung on the carefully pruned courtyard trees; various simple incense burners are also installed in the holes of the Taihu stone rockery.

    The cigarettes are colorful and colorful, the lights are everywhere, and they are always pleasing, the endless Taiping weather, and the endless wealth.

    "They did this specially to welcome Zhongcheng. The garden is usually dark, but the old man got a chance to take advantage of Zhongcheng." Mr. Xu Ge explained with a smile:

    "Except for the three halls and the first floor, my garden is full of bamboo fences, thatched pavilions, and thatched cottages. It's about natural wildness, and it doesn't match these exquisite things."

    "Yuan Weng has worked hard for the country for half his life, so don't be too frugal on weekdays." Lin Run also advised Xu Ge in turn.

    Everyone then walked along the winding path with bright lights, having a cup of tea in the "simple and natural" "humble house" of Mr. Xu Ge, and came to the "Xianyun Hall" located in the middle of the garden.

    At the entrance of the brightly lit hall, there is a pair of sandalwood couplets hanging, which read:

    ¡®It¡¯s very refreshing in the clear summer and autumn, and a piece of idle cloud is far away from the sky and water.  ¡¯

    Walking into Xianyun Hall, you can see a total of thirty-six crystal glazed lamps hanging on the beams everywhere. There are several lamps hanging on each lamp. They are all made of various colors of glass, and all of them are exquisite in shape.

    Two to three hundred glass lamps are lit together like silver flowers and snow waves, and the lamps compete for brightness up and down. It is really like the glass world and the Buddha's universe.

    As for the exquisite bonsai lamps, bead curtains and embroidered curtains throughout the hall, they are all decorated with ingenuity, just like a painting.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The pretty maid wearing a jingle ring walks through the room holding various trays, adding delicacies and wines to the guests' tables.

    After the guest of honor took his seat, Magistrate Zhong first delivered a welcome speech, and then everyone paid tribute to Elder Xu Ge for his health and longevity.The banquet officially began.

    People in Songjiang do not encourage people to drink. After a few prominent figures toasted to Lin Zhongcheng, everyone left to their own devices.

    Xu Jie and Lin Run sat together and chatted very speculatively.

    The two have a deep connection. Mr. Xu Ge's greatest achievement in his life, "Dao Yan", can be said to have "began with Zou Yinglong and developed with Lin Run."  ¡¯

    After Yan Shifan was impeached and overthrown by Zou Yinglong, he should have been exiled to Hainan.  However, he and his accomplice Luo Longwen did not go to the garrison at all. Instead, they wandered around the Jiangnan area of ????Jiangxi Province, under the guise of buying a house, recruiting bandits from Jiangyang, with the intention of escaping to the sea and establishing an overseas foundation like Wang Zhi.

    But their plot was discovered by Lin Run, who was patrolling Jiangnan, and he immediately went to Ben to warn the court.  Mr. Xu Ge secretly ordered Lin Run in the name of the emperor to arrest the two and send them to the capital.

    At that time, Yan Shifan had recruited more than 4,000 warriors.  In order to prevent him from being driven to a dead end, Lin Run sent people to keep an eye on Yan Shifan, and deliberately leaked the news to Yan Shifan's son, Yan Shaoting, who was then the Jinyi Guard Qianhu.

    Yan Shaoting didn't know what the plan was, so he quickly passed the news to Yan Shifan.  As expected, Yan Shifan did not dare to be tough and chose to abscond to avoid the news. As a result, he was captured by Lin Run halfway.

    Luo Longwen fled to Wuzhou, but was also captured by Lin Run's men.

    What happened back then is now just a banquet anecdote, but Xu Jie and Lin Run, two people who experienced it, still have fresh memories of the tension and worry at the time.

    At that time, Jiangnan was settled at the beginning, and the cow ghosts and snake gods became popular. If a little carelessness, it would cause chaos, or let Yan Shifan escape to the sea, becoming a more terrible pirate head than Wang Zhi

    No matter what the outcome is, it is something that Mr. Xu Ge and Lin Run cannot bear.

    Recalling the past, Xu Jie couldn't help but praise: "Ruoyu was only in his early thirties at the time. He was really young and mature, full of courage!"

    When Lin Run heard this, the figure of the fifteen-year-old boy emerged in his mind, secretly thinking that that is the real youth and maturity

    "Don't you rely on Yuan Weng's full support?" He hurriedly smiled humbly and said: "Otherwise, if you lend me the courage, you wouldn't dare to take risks."

    "Fortunately, there was no danger. We successfully escorted the two Yan Luo to Beijing, which also made you Lin Ruoyu's name in history." Mr. Xu Ge laughed loudly, clinked glasses with Lin Run, drank it down, and laughed.  road:

    "After returning home this time, it is really a great pleasure in my life to be able to have wine and chat with Ruoyu again."

    "That's right." Lin Run put down the wine cup, smiled charmingly and said: "In addition to visiting Yuan Fu, I also have something to discuss."

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