Chapter 1888: Incredible
Before this, Chen Rong and Zhang Jin did not expect that after this, they became imperial envoys, but they both knew that they were trusted by His Majesty in the name of the leader of the poetry club, and their future prospects were probably unlimited.
Since the conclusion of the negotiations with Your Majesty has been reached, they have not had too many distractions and just wanted to do their best for Your Majesty. Now all they can do is to go to Lu as soon as possible to pay homage to their old friend Ye Chunqiu. This trip was actually not difficult.
Time was indeed urgent. The next morning, they set out in a low-key manner. They did not want to attract too much attention and caused unnecessary trouble. They needed to go there, which must be kept confidential. They only said that they were going to Lu to be responsible for the sales of Taibaiji, so everything was simple. They left the pass at Shanhaiguan and then headed north all the way.
In short, this is the first time they have been outside the pass, and the scenery along the way has surprised the two of them.
Here, there is also a railway that is directly built to Shanhaiguan. As long as you leave the customs and get on the bus with the crowd, you can reach Qinglong directly in just one or two hours.
Outside the crystal window in the car, countless market towns passed by. The prosperity was just beginning to emerge. In the car, there were a large number of immigrants who had left the customs. Most of them had been here for the first time. They were already shocked by the steam train. They looked at the world outside the car with crystal windows curiously. The vibration of the car and the huge roar were not noisy in their ears, but more of a novelty.
The carriage was crowded, because many people came with their families, so they carried bags and even boxes. The children cried loudly, but the car was filled with a good atmosphere.
Most immigrants have relatives in the village first. After Qinglong has gained a foothold, they call their friends to come. Therefore, before coming, many people heard about the benefits of Qinglong everywhere, but many people still feel a little hesitant. This is actually understandable. The so-called "people leave their hometowns and are inferior. Most people actually use a lot of courage to leave their hometowns, because there are clans and relatives and friends in their hometowns. Most people are hiding under that clan. No matter whether they live well or badly, they always have a kind of dependence in their hearts. After leaving their hometowns, they will truly become lonely. All the good things they have heard before are only heard and may not be true. Therefore, before coming, they must make a big decision.
But when I really came here and saw the prosperity and weirdness along the way, I felt an unpredictable feeling, but I also felt a little more excited.
A beautiful life started when I boarded the steam train, stopped at the train and got off the platform. I saw countless people catching up outside the iron fence of the station, shouting in various local accents. When I saw my relatives and friends in Qinglong, I felt relieved and rushed up quickly, and told them in a tone of the world. Then, I walked out of the platform and left here. I realized that I was coming to another world. There were too many rules that I didn’t understand in this world, and it seemed that even the customs became different.
Chen Rong and Zhang Jin were walking in the crowd, sweating profusely. At this time, they regretted not having compiled a letter to Ye Chunqiu first. Now they came in a hurry with their mission. Although they saw many scenery that they had never seen before, they did not have much thought to watch, but were rather upset about what they should do next.
In the end, they had to call a policeman on the road and told them in a nutshell that they were here to find His Royal Highness, where did they go to the Palace of Lu?
The policeman looked at the two of them up and down, with a look of vigilance and suspicion on his face, and his eyes were rolling around. What else Chen Rong wanted to say, but Zhang Jin pulled his sleeves and pulled it open.
"You are stupid. If you are in the pass and want to see Your Majesty, you go and ask the official, how to leave the Forbidden City? What do you think?" Zhang Jin glared at the silly man, looking at Chen Rong with a look.
Chen Rong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "So, what should I do?"
Zhang Jin then said, "Let's go to the bookstore first. We have a branch here. Let them find a way to hand in the letter and send a message. There will always be a way."
"Hey, Ye Chunqiu is amazing now. Now he is His Highness, the king of Lu, and now he is the king of a country. Looking back at the time, when he was playing with us, he was still a little scholar. Now, it is amazing."
Zhang Jin sighed and couldn't help but waste his time. He had been drinking and fishing together, and was talking about jointly setting up a poetry club, but ten years later, it is hard to even see each other.
Chen Rong was also sighing, and suddenly felt that Ye Chunqiu was too far away from them. He looked at the noisy green dragon, countless traffic, countless crowds, and policemen in the crowd, and countless luxurious cars and horses flowing by. These... are Ye Chunqiu's people?
Think about it, it's like a dream.
"But no matter what, we and him will always be friends." Chen Rong smiled bitterly.
"Although they are friends, the difference in their identities is too big. If we had gone to see him in the past, wouldn't he have prepared food and drinks for us? If he was not prepared properly, I would definitely scold him. But now, there are countless people around him, and sooner or later, it will change. It's not that the nature of Spring and Autumn has been broken, but this is due to the environment. In short, you and I have to remember our identities. We are now people, and he is the king. Haha, we have to give great gifts when we see them."
Zhang Jin was a little cynical, and in fact he was afraid that Chen Rong would be nerdy. Don’t be disliked at that time. He continued: “There is a story that the Taizu of this dynasty is not... cough cough... beggar? Later, he became the emperor, and those relatives from the countryside came to find him. One said that he would know that His Majesty was angry and gave him a great gift. When Emperor Taizu heard this, he was extremely happy and gave him many rewards. But the second relatives and friends came to find him. When they saw the Emperor Taizu, they immediately punched him with a punch, and said, Zhu Chongba, do you still remember that we were catching turtles in the river? Emperor Taizu was immediately angry and ordered people to drive this man away, and beat him up. Alas... I know, Chunqiu... that... that..."
Chen Rong couldn't help but frown and said, "What kind of story is fabricated when you hear it, it's really unheard of."
"Anyway, this is the truth." Zhang Jin smiled sophisticatedly: "Ye Chunqiu is not the Ye Chunqiu he used to be. I, Zhang Juren, are no longer the stupid Zhang Juren. As a human being, you still have to be smooth, otherwise it will be annoying."
Chapter completed!