Chapter 332 Songhe Prefecture City
"Then I will arrange a guide for you!" Luo Shang said.

"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan nodded.

Soon, Luo Shang found a young man in his twenties and came over, "Sir, this is Luo Chen."

Yang Zhengshan raised his head and took a look at him. This Luo Chen was a warrior. His cultivation level was uncertain, but he should be at the third or fourth level of the acquired realm.

"I am Luo Chen, paying my respects to the general!" Luo Chen bowed with a fist.

"Your people?" Yang Zhengshan asked in surprise.

The Luo family of Jizhou is a large family, but the Luo family mainly engages in business and does not seem to have made any achievements in martial arts.

Luo Chen, this man in front of him, is only in his twenties but has already reached the third or fourth level of acquired cultivation. He is already considered a relatively outstanding talent among his peers. The Luo family in Jizhou should not be able to cultivate such a talent.

"No, Luo Chen is a descendant of the Jingzhou Luo family. Three years ago, I came to Jiangnan and happened to help him with a small favor. He was grateful to me and has been helping me manage my business in Jiangnan in the past few years!" Luo Shang said with a smile.

Luo Chen said solemnly: "Boss, you are joking. That was not a small favor. It saved the lives of my family of three!"

"Haha, that's nothing!" Luo Shang laughed heartily, patted his shoulder, and said, "Just take me with you to accompany the adults for the next two days."

In fact, the acquaintance between Luo Shang and Luo Chen was not complicated. Although Luo Chen came from the Jingzhou Luo family, he was just a branch of the Jingzhou Luo family. Branches like him had basically left the family and lived their own lives without receiving any care from the family.

But after all, he is a branch of the Jingzhou Luo family. Even if he has left the family, he still has some background of his own.

Reading and practicing martial arts each have their own heritage.

After getting married, Luo Chen had been working in an escort agency in Songhe Prefecture. Three years ago, his wife and children came to Songhe Prefecture to visit him, but unexpectedly they met a strong man on the way, and then met Luo Shang.

By chance, Luo Shang became the savior of his wife and children, and later Luo Shang brought Luo Chen under his command.

Although Luo Chen is not the most powerful warrior under Luo Shang now, he is Luo Shang's most capable helper in Jiangnan.

After Luo Shang introduced Luo Chen to Yang Zhengshan, she went about her own business.

Yang Zhengshan simply packed up and followed Luo Chen out.

Crescent Bay is the bay where the fleet docked. Crescent Bay is relatively remote, more than 40 miles away from the nearest county town, and more than 80 miles away from Songhe Prefecture.

Yang Zhengshan was not interested in wandering around the county town, so after they went out, they went straight to Songhe Prefecture. He did not bring too many people with him, only two close followers and Luo Chen.

The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is very beautiful. When the breeze blows, the fragrance of fragrant grass wafts towards you. Among the flying birds and lush grass, the small bridges, flowing water and houses all show the natural and cultural scenery.

Riding a horse onto the stone bridge, looking at the clear flowing water and the ancient courtyards and pavilions on both sides, Yang Zhengshan suddenly felt unreal.

Compared with Liaodong, the architecture in Jiangnan is undoubtedly a hundred times more delicate, as if even the plants and trees have become much finer, and every inch seems to have been carefully designed, like a beautiful painting.

The capital city of Songhe Prefecture is not as rugged as the cities in Liaodong. Although the city walls are very tall, they lack majestic momentum. This may be because after the spring rain, the moss that grew on the walls made them look more gentle.

Passing through the city gate, crossing the stone bridge, strolling on the bustling streets, looking at the pedestrians in brightly dressed people, Yang Zhengshan was a little dazzled.

Whether it is Liaodong or Chongshan Town, they are both like a majestic and rugged man, while Jiangnan is a gorgeous and gentle woman.

That’s right, this was Yang Zhengshan’s first thought.

The gentle climate and scenery were only one reason. The real reason that made Yang Zhengshan have such an idea was the clothing and demeanor of the pedestrians.

In terms of clothing, you rarely see bright colors on the streets of Liaodong city, such as scarlet red, crimson purple, indigo green, aqua green, moonlight white, goose yellow, etc. It's not that there are no clothes of these colors in Liaodong, but that there are relatively few people wearing clothes of these colors.

It’s as if these colors have become much brighter in Jiangnan.

"Sir, there is a teahouse in front. Would you like to go in and taste the tea?" Luo Chen didn't know Yang Zhengshan's preferences, but Luo Shang had said before that Yang Zhengshan liked to drink tea, so he thought of taking Yang Zhengshan to taste the tea from Songhe Prefecture.

Yang Zhengshan didn't have any purpose. He just wanted to stroll around and appreciate the scenery of Jiangnan.

"Okay, go in and try it!"

There are many kinds of teahouses, including green teahouses, wild teahouses, book teahouses, chess teahouses, and tea and wine houses, etc.

A book-cha-guan is a place where storytellers perform, a chess-tea-house is a place where people can play chess, and a tea-and-wine-house sells both tea and wine.

A wild teahouse is a place in the countryside that only provides tea and is a place for passers-by to rest.

A Qing teahouse is simply a place that sells and tastes tea.

"Baiyun Teahouse!"

The sign of Yang Zhengshan's teahouse was whispered.

"Sir, this Baiyun Teahouse is the teahouse with the most complete variety of tea in Songhe Prefecture. Here you can find almost all the tea from the whole of Jiangnan!" Luo Chen said.

As they were talking, the two had already entered the teahouse. A waiter came up to greet them and asked enthusiastically, "Sir, are you in a private room or in the lobby?"

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the lobby. It was almost noon and many guests were drinking tea in the lobby.

It's said to be drinking tea, but in fact it's just chatting.

The reason why many underworld people like to use teahouses as intelligence collection centers is because teahouses always gather a group of people with nothing to do and chat about gossip.

"Let's go to a quieter box!" Yang Zhengshan said casually.

He was just a passer-by and had no interest in the gossip of Jiangnan.

"Okay, sir, please come in!"

The waiter took the four people to a private room by the window on the third floor.

The private room is not big, but it is elegantly decorated and is next to a window. Sitting in front of the window, you can overlook several streets in front.

After Yang Zhengshan entered the private room, two attendants stood guard outside the door. Yang Zhengshan sat down, while Luo Chen stood beside him. The waiter saw who was the host and asked quickly, "What kind of tea would you like to drink, sir?"

"Well, what kind of tea do you have here?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"Sir, let me boast a little bit, but we have all the tea available in Jiangnan at Baiyun Teahouse!" said the waiter proudly.

Yang Zhengshan thought about it, then smiled at the waiter and said, "Then give me a pot of Shifeng Longjing!"

The waiter's proud expression froze, and he said awkwardly, "Sir, please stop teasing me!"

Shifeng Longjing refers to the Longjing tea grown on Shifeng Mountain. It is a famous good tea in Dayong. However, not everyone can drink Shifeng Longjing because it is an imperial tea.

The entire Lion Peak Mountain belongs to the royal family. Unless you are rewarded by the emperor, you cannot drink the Lion Peak Longjing tea.

“Hahaha~~” Yang Zhengshan laughed, “Then let’s have a pot of Yunxi Longjing!”

He just felt that the Baiyun Teahouse was too arrogant and wanted to slap them in the face, not that he really wanted to drink the Shifeng Longjing tea.

Yunxi Longjing is also a famous good tea in the south of the Yangtze River. In fact, Yunxi Mountain is right next to Shifeng Mountain. Yunxi Longjing is no worse than Shifeng Mountain. It’s just that Shifeng Mountain is the imperial tea, so it has some more titles.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. I will serve you tea right away!"

The waiter showed a look of delight, bowed, and left the private room.

A moment later, he came up with tea and several plates of dried fruits and snacks.

A faint tea aroma lingered in the private room. Yang Zhengshan took a sip, savoring the sweet aftertaste and tea aroma in his mouth, and nodded slightly: "Not bad!"

Although it does not have the clearness and sweetness of Donglingchun, the tea aroma of Yunxi Longjing is stronger and the aftertaste of sweetness is quite long.

"Please sit down!" Yang Zhengshan motioned Luo Chen who was standing next to him to sit down.

"Thank you, sir!" Luo Chen was not shy. He clasped his fists and bowed, then sat down next to Yang Zhengshan.

"Are you a member of the Jingzhou Luo family?" Yang Zhengshan asked casually while sipping tea and looking at the scenery outside the window.

"I am just a branch of the Jingzhou Luo family!" Luo Chen replied.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "Then do you know Luo Jin?"

"Luo Jin!" Luo Chen lowered his head and thought for a while, then shook his head.

The Jingzhou Luo family is a large family. Not to mention the side branches, even the main line has a large population. People like him from the side branches rarely come into contact with the main line. If it is the elders of the main line, he might have heard of them, but if it is the younger generation, he basically doesn't know them.

"Well, Luo Jin is also from your Jingzhou Luo family. He should be from the Lanhe County branch. Now he is the magistrate of Anning County!" Yang Zhengshan said, thinking about Luo Jin's background.

Although he had only met Luo Jin once, he was very familiar with Luo Jin's background because Yang Chengze's wife was Luo Jin's second daughter.

When Yang Chengze got married, Yang Zhengxiang went to ask for his opinion.

Today, Yang Chengze and Luo live in harmony with each other and have a son and a daughter.

Jingzhou is just southwest of Songhe Prefecture. The Luo family is the largest clan in Jingzhou, and the branches of the Jingzhou Luo family are spread across several prefectures in Jiangxi.

The Luo family of Lanhe County is considered a major branch of the Jingzhou Luo family, but Yang Zhengshan is not very clear about how close they are to the direct lineage.

Large clans like these are very complicated internally. Apart from the direct lineage, even their own people cannot figure it out.

Yang Zhengshan just said it casually when he heard that Luo Chen came from the Jingzhou Luo family and thought of Luo Jin.

Luo Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "If you want to know more about the Blue River Luo family, I can ask someone about it!"

Yang Zhengshan waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need, I don't have much contact with this County Magistrate Luo, but he is actually a relative of one of my clansmen. I just asked casually!"

"So that's how it is!" Luo Chen felt a little relieved.

As the two were talking, there was a commotion on the street outside the teahouse, followed by the sound of a gong.

Yang Zhengshan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large and impressive procession of flags and banners coming along the street.

"The Deputy Censor of the Censorate!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the flags in the guard of honor with a look of surprise.

The Assistant Censor-in-Chief, who was of the fourth rank, was a title related to the governor-general and governor-general together with the Right Censor-in-Chief and the Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief. The so-called governor-general and governor-general referred to the governor-general and provincial governor.

Generally speaking, when the court appointed a governor or governor-general of a province, they would add the title of Censorate to strengthen the authority of the governor-general and governor-general.

Of course, this does not mean that all the Censors-in-Chief are governors-general or governors-general. Governors-general or governors-general will be given additional titles, but the Censors-in-Chief are not necessarily governors-general or governors-general.

For example, the ceremonial team in front of us only has the flag of the Chief Censor-in-Chief, which means that the other party is only the Chief Censor-in-Chief.

What surprised Yang Zhengshan was not that he met a Chief Censor, but that this Chief Censor was so ostentatious.

Officials’ ceremonial flags are rarely used, and are generally only used when traveling.

This "traveling" does not mean leaving the house, but rather going out of the city or to other places for work, the ceremonial objects will be taken out.

Yang Zhengshan also had a ceremonial guard, but it had been gathering dust in the warehouse and he had never used it.

Because he felt that this thing was somewhat disturbing.

When the common people see this thing and retreat, they will definitely be affected.

But the person in front of him actually set up a ceremonial guard in the city and paraded through the streets so ostentatiously.

(End of this chapter)