Bakou, Ba Governor Shi Renchong, who was not only in charge of the prefectures and county officials such as Hao Wubo and Badong County Magistrate Xu Shao, were waiting at the wharf. The day before yesterday, an inn sent a message from Qizhou, saying that Ba Governor Yuwen, Duke of Zhu, had arrived in Qikou and took a boat west to return to Bazhou today.

It is now late February of the fourth year of Zhengtong. Yuwen Wen has been out for ten months since he went to Yecheng in April last year.

"Why didn't the commander-in-chief of Yuwen take the land route, but instead take the water route?"

"The envoy is loaded with salt in the fleet and is to unload the goods in Bakou, and the envoy is to take the ship personally."

"salt?"

The officials were talking a lot when they heard this. They only knew that Yuwen envoy was back and was going to land at Bakou. Not to mention why they didn't take the land route, the landing location alone was a bit strange.

There is a pier on the south river of Xiyang City. Although the water flow is a little turbulent, it is still possible for the boat to dock. However, Yuwen Wen looked far away and landed in Bakou, which is far east of Xiyang City.

According to Ren Chong, the only possibility is that the fleet must be berthed in Bakou in order to remove salt, and the amount of these salts will not be small.

Because ships travel more and more frequently, Bakou Port has been expanded repeatedly. There are many ships available for mooring at the wharf. There are also many young and strong people working as loaders and unloaders here to earn money to support their families, so they have strong loading and unloading capabilities. Officials wonder if the fleet is large?

"Did you see it? The warehouses over there have been cleared, maybe to make room for salt."

"No, so many warehouses...how much salt does this require?"

"Hey, since the envoy of Yuwen came from Qikou, I think he came from the east. Isn't there a war in the east? Huainan was occupied by Chen State. How did the envoy come from? He also brought a lot of salt?"

Whispers one after another, and Ren Chong had no intention of stopping or explaining after hearing this. Although he received the post newspaper and knew that Yuwen Wen had landed in Bakou today and brought thirty ships of salt, he was confused about how the salt was transported.

It's so incredible!

Not to mention how he got so much salt, he felt it was difficult just how to pass by Chen State safely. If it was fine on weekdays, he could bribe the border general and turn a blind eye. Now the two countries are fighting and fighting, will Chen Army general let go of this fat sheep?

He was taking the water route, and Hezhou and Wuzhou had been occupied by Chen Jun. So Yuwen could not have loaded ships in these places, but if he didn't load ships in these places, he could not have set off in Jiankang, right?

The more you think of the mystery, the more you are. Ren Chong can't figure it out, just worried that he doesn't want to be fake again.

In November last year, a fake Yuwen Wen earned the mansion of Duke Zhu, and it was also a blessing that Duke Zhu's wife discovered it early, otherwise something big would have happened. So if it weren't for the letter sent by the postman this time, there was the official seal of the Huangzhou general manager and Yuwen Wen's private seal, Ren Chong would not believe it at all.

Also struggling was Xu Shao, the governor of Badong County. Last time, he was not aware of it, so he rescued the fake Yuwen Wen and brought it to the Duke of Zhu's mansion, which almost caused a disaster. So he kept blaming himself. Now another Yuwen Wen is here, so Xu Shao decided to keep his eyes open.

"Here, come!"

A fleet appeared on the river and slowly sailed towards the Bakou Wharf. A clutch first arrived at the wharf under the escort of naval warships. The deck was surrounded by several people, which was the governor of Bazhou and Duke of Zhu, Yuwen Wen.

As soon as he stepped onto the dock, Yuwen Wen was about to wave to everyone, but saw Xu Shao coming up first, holding his hand tightly and saying, "Encourt!"

"Well, Jung Jung-Mr. Xu, don't come... Hum?"

Yuwen Wen saw Xu Shao holding his hand, as if he was "seeing his face" or "touching his bones" that was extremely vulgar. He thought wrongly and wondered if this person was a certain personality awakening.

He wanted to pull his hand but couldn't pull it out. Xu Shao tried his best to hold his hand and looked carefully for a while before letting go.

‘Amitabha Buddha, the middle finger is longer than the ring finger, I think it is true.’

Xu Shao thought so, this was the "trick" revealed by Duke Zhu, but when he saw Yuwen Wen staring at him with a smile, he quickly bowed and apologized: "Encourt! The official is rude."

"Oh, I have to talk to Xu Envoy Xu when I have time. It's time for the governor Xu to get married."

Hao Wu Bo knew that Xu Shao was just identifying the authenticity, so he quickly smoothed out the situation and said that there was a madman who pretended to be a tyrant, so Xu Shao was a little cautious.

"Fake this official? Who is so bold!"

Yuwen Wen had heard of this, but pretended to be shocked and angry. Hao Wu Bo also opened his eyes and told lies: "Mrs. Zhu Guogong saw through this person's behavior on the spot, and the rest of the party had been arrested, but he was killed by the guards of the mansion while running away."

"So that's it..." Yuwen Wen nodded, then bowed to the chief minister Ren Chong and the officials present: "I have been leaving Bazhou for nearly a year, thanks to you who have been in charge of the affairs of the state!"

"This is a matter of a subordinate official/humble position!"

After a greeting, the fleet approached the dock and under the guidance of the pilot, everyone was stunned when they saw the fleet of more than twenty ships. If the ships were really salted, where did they come from?

At the order of the officer, the coolies who had been waiting for a long time went forward to unload the goods, and bags of salt were transported from the ship to the shore. The Chief Shi Ren Chong took advantage of the fact that there was no one around him and asked in a low voice: "Empress, where did this much salt come from?"

"Jiankang."

"ah?"

"Is it strange? I came from the downstream and had to buy so much salt only for Jiankang."

“Born?”

"I want to rob, but there are not enough people..."

Ren Chong was speechless when he heard this. He could probably think of the difficulties Yuwen Wen went through on the way back. However, this man not only returned without any damage, but also brought so much salt. He actually bought it in Jiankang. It was incredible.

It’s good to be swaying in Jiankang without being caught in the streets without being discovered. You can still buy so much salt back!

Yuwen Wen and Ren Chong walked and talked, and began to ask about all the affairs of Bazhou in the past six months. The others were not idle either. Zheng Tong and Hao Wubo handed over the handover. The salt transported by these thirty ships almost cost them all their money and they would never be lost.

"How much does this cost? Did the envoy bring so much money?"

"There is always a way."

Zheng Tong replied vaguely that Yuwen Wen did not have so much money, but he had his own channel in Jiankang, which was the stronghold that Wang Yue secretly set up in Jiankang by taking advantage of the opportunity of trading with the merchants of Chen State.

In other words, even if he stays in Jiankang, Yuwen Wen will not have to worry about daily expenses and can still have a safe place to settle down.

When Yuwen Wen returned, the official welcome event ended, followed by a "folk" event. Relatives and friends who had been waiting for a long time came forward to pick them up. Tian Yilong's father Tian Zongguang took Tian Yilong back happily with his daughter-in-law and grandson.

"Zhou Langjun, let's stay in Badong today, please!"

"Xu Ming Mansion, please!"

As a "landlord", Xu Shao welcomed Zhou Faming, and the rest were all from Yuwen Wen's side. Naturally, Yuwen Wen arranged it by himself. Yuwen Shiwu had already led the car to wait aside. Seeing that the man's master finally returned, his eyes turned red.

Even more excited than him was Liu Caiyun. Seeing her husband Zhang Ding looking at her with a smile, she didn't care about so much. She bumped into the other person's arms in full view of everyone and cried into tears.

Tian Zhengyue, the commander of the Hulin Army, came to Yuwen Wen to salute: "Empress! The soldiers are waiting day and night, and they are looking forward to the envoy's return!"

"Lao Tian, ​​are you left in the military camp to guard the house again?"

"Hey, next time, it's MUJI'll be the turn to kill people next time."

"Are the bastards itchy?"

"Itchy, I will wait for the training day and night to make them cry and call their parents!"

Everyone laughed, Yuwen Wen was very satisfied. He finally came back, returned to his family, friends, and the army. Seeing Yuwen Shiwu standing in front of him, he asked, "Hello, the mansion?"

"Master, the mansion is well, and the mistress is waiting!"
Chapter completed!