Chapter 2549
Chapter 2549
Chapter 2549
Leaving Hangzhou City from Yongjin Gate, you are already on the shore of the misty West Lake.Although everyone except Wang Anguo came here for the first time, they had heard of the name of the West Lake before, so they all got out of the car and stopped to enjoy the scenery here.
Bai Letong couldn't help admiring: "I read a poem about the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in the book before, the so-called 'my favorite lake is not enough to travel eastward, and the white sand embankment is in the shade of green poplars'. I can see it today. The scenery is really beautiful and worth a visit. tour!"
Wang Anguo replied: "Brother Bai's poem is the masterpiece of Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, right? I never thought that Brother Bai and Bai Juyi have such a relationship! Brother Bai, please look to the northwest. It is the famous Bai Causeway, which is said to be named in commemoration of Bai Juyi’s appointment as governor of Hangzhou, and the Broken Bridge Remnant Snow, one of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake, is also on the Bai Causeway.”
Bai Letong heard that Wang Anguo classified himself and Bai Juyi into the same clan. Although he knew that the other party was deliberately flattering him, he enjoyed it and didn't intend to clarify it.
And Wang Anguo's introduction by citing scriptures immediately made everyone look at him with admiration.These simple sentences reflect Wang Anguo's knowledge in literature, history, and geography, and show that he is not a brave and reckless man who can only lead soldiers to fight.
After watching the scenery by the lake for a while, everyone boarded the carriage again and set off.According to Wang Anguo's guidance, Shi Diwen's mansion is not far from the lake in the south.
Not long after heading south, there is a large-scale ancestral hall building on the side of the road.Wang Anguo said that this is the Qianwang Temple built in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was built by later generations to commemorate Qian Liu, King Wusu of Wuyue Kingdom.It has a history of nearly 600 years so far, and it has been repaired and maintained in various dynasties in the middle, so it can be regarded as a well-known historical relic.
Bai Letong couldn't help asking: "Brother An Guo is so familiar with the scenic spots of West Lake, you should have visited this place often before you came here, right?"
Wang Anguo didn't deny it, and responded straightforwardly: "I used to live with my father by the West Lake for some time before, and every morning, my father would take me to run around the lake as a morning exercise, so I don't care about the people around the West Lake. The scenery is quite familiar."
It was three years ago that Tom Wang took the advance fleet to the other side of the ocean, and the experience Wang Anguo mentioned obviously did not happen recently.
Ha Jianyi said, "That was before my country took over Hangzhou?"
Wang Anguo nodded and said: "It should be more than ten years ago. It was when my father was on vacation, so he took me to Hangzhou to play. I was still young at that time, and I didn't know that the West Lake was a famous landscape in the world. I just thought this place The scenery is nice, so after coming here, I begged my father to stay here for a while longer."
As Tom Wang, he would take his family to Hangzhou for vacation, without any fear of being troubled by the local government. It can be seen that Haihan's control over this area was beyond imagination more than ten years ago.Of course, perhaps Tom Wang was not only accompanied by Wang Anguo, but also his guard company and armed fleet, so the local government naturally did not dare to make mistakes.
After passing the Qianwang Temple and walking along the official road for a short distance, Wang Anguo asked the driver to turn into a side road.This road is said to be a branch road, but its width is similar to that of the official road, and the road surface has been hardened. It is obvious that the place it leads to is not an ordinary residence.It goes without saying that Shi Diwen's mansion should be in front of him.
Wang Anguo continued to introduce the situation here: "This is also one of the ten scenic spots of the West Lake. It is called Liulang Wenying. It used to be the location of the imperial garden in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it declined in the Yuan Dynasty. Master Shi chose it here. An old private house was bought and remodeled, and then used as my own mansion."
Tao Hongfang found that there was something wrong with Wang Anguo's words, and couldn't help asking: "Our country only took over Hangzhou last year. At that time, Brother Anguo should be on the other side of the ocean. How can he know so much about Master Shi's mansion?"
Wang Anguo waved his hand and said, "Master Shi bought this place for renovation several years before our country took over Hangzhou. At that time, the government of Donghai Region was still in Ningbo Mansion, and the mansion here was only for him to occasionally go to Hangzhou to handle business. I will live here for a few days. Although I know this place, I only came to this house once before I left Zhejiang."
Tao Hongfang nodded silently, thinking to himself, Shi Diwen prepared a mansion in Hangzhou a few years ago, so it is very likely that he has made a plan to settle here for a long time. The plan to move the capital to Hangzhou must be in the At that time, it was already trying to promote it.
Of course, such a move may be very difficult for ordinary people, but for a powerful person like Shi Diwen, it is likely that it is just an order, and someone will naturally come forward to help him do it from beginning to end. OK.Moreover, residences like this may not be limited to the one by the West Lake. With Shi Diwen's financial resources, it is not surprising that there are such properties in all major cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
As soon as the carriage turned into the branch road, it was stopped by the guards here.This area seems to have no fences and walls to isolate outsiders, but in fact there are special security personnel on duty day and night, and once outsiders enter, they will be stopped.
The guards had obviously received instructions in advance, and they were quickly released after their identities were verified.
Wang Anguo said that it was not far ahead, and suggested that everyone get out of the car and walk. It happened that these people also wanted to see the surrounding environment, so they readily agreed.So the group got out of the carriage and walked slowly along the boulevard.
Not far away, someone came out in front of him, Wang Anguo saw it clearly, and introduced to everyone: "It's Mr. Shi's housekeeper."
The butler's hair was grizzled, and he seemed to be quite old. He stepped forward and bowed to everyone, "The villain, Mo Yuan, is Marshal Shi's butler. Greetings, my lords!"
Hearing that Mo Yuan called Shi Diwen a bit special, Ha Jianyi asked, "Butler Mo was in the army before?"
Mo Yuan glanced at Ha Jianyi, nodded and said, "This lord has a good eye. When I was young, I was the captain of Marshal Shi's personal guard. Now that I am old, I ask the Marshal for a housekeeper." Thanks to the commander-in-chief for letting me be a housekeeper in this house."
As soon as Ha Jianyi heard it, he understood that the personal guards around a big man like Shi Diwen generally rarely changed frequently, and there were many who had served for 30 to [-] years.And these personal guards are usually well-trained dead men, who know the basics and their loyalty is beyond doubt, so even after they are old and weak, they can often get a good job for the aged.If you don't want to leave the host's house, then staying at home as a steward is also the most common arrangement.Not to mention far away, Ha Jianyi's family also has such an old man.
(End of this chapter)
Leaving Hangzhou City from Yongjin Gate, you are already on the shore of the misty West Lake.Although everyone except Wang Anguo came here for the first time, they had heard of the name of the West Lake before, so they all got out of the car and stopped to enjoy the scenery here.
Bai Letong couldn't help admiring: "I read a poem about the beautiful scenery of the West Lake in the book before, the so-called 'my favorite lake is not enough to travel eastward, and the white sand embankment is in the shade of green poplars'. I can see it today. The scenery is really beautiful and worth a visit. tour!"
Wang Anguo replied: "Brother Bai's poem is the masterpiece of Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi, right? I never thought that Brother Bai and Bai Juyi have such a relationship! Brother Bai, please look to the northwest. It is the famous Bai Causeway, which is said to be named in commemoration of Bai Juyi’s appointment as governor of Hangzhou, and the Broken Bridge Remnant Snow, one of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake, is also on the Bai Causeway.”
Bai Letong heard that Wang Anguo classified himself and Bai Juyi into the same clan. Although he knew that the other party was deliberately flattering him, he enjoyed it and didn't intend to clarify it.
And Wang Anguo's introduction by citing scriptures immediately made everyone look at him with admiration.These simple sentences reflect Wang Anguo's knowledge in literature, history, and geography, and show that he is not a brave and reckless man who can only lead soldiers to fight.
After watching the scenery by the lake for a while, everyone boarded the carriage again and set off.According to Wang Anguo's guidance, Shi Diwen's mansion is not far from the lake in the south.
Not long after heading south, there is a large-scale ancestral hall building on the side of the road.Wang Anguo said that this is the Qianwang Temple built in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was built by later generations to commemorate Qian Liu, King Wusu of Wuyue Kingdom.It has a history of nearly 600 years so far, and it has been repaired and maintained in various dynasties in the middle, so it can be regarded as a well-known historical relic.
Bai Letong couldn't help asking: "Brother An Guo is so familiar with the scenic spots of West Lake, you should have visited this place often before you came here, right?"
Wang Anguo didn't deny it, and responded straightforwardly: "I used to live with my father by the West Lake for some time before, and every morning, my father would take me to run around the lake as a morning exercise, so I don't care about the people around the West Lake. The scenery is quite familiar."
It was three years ago that Tom Wang took the advance fleet to the other side of the ocean, and the experience Wang Anguo mentioned obviously did not happen recently.
Ha Jianyi said, "That was before my country took over Hangzhou?"
Wang Anguo nodded and said: "It should be more than ten years ago. It was when my father was on vacation, so he took me to Hangzhou to play. I was still young at that time, and I didn't know that the West Lake was a famous landscape in the world. I just thought this place The scenery is nice, so after coming here, I begged my father to stay here for a while longer."
As Tom Wang, he would take his family to Hangzhou for vacation, without any fear of being troubled by the local government. It can be seen that Haihan's control over this area was beyond imagination more than ten years ago.Of course, perhaps Tom Wang was not only accompanied by Wang Anguo, but also his guard company and armed fleet, so the local government naturally did not dare to make mistakes.
After passing the Qianwang Temple and walking along the official road for a short distance, Wang Anguo asked the driver to turn into a side road.This road is said to be a branch road, but its width is similar to that of the official road, and the road surface has been hardened. It is obvious that the place it leads to is not an ordinary residence.It goes without saying that Shi Diwen's mansion should be in front of him.
Wang Anguo continued to introduce the situation here: "This is also one of the ten scenic spots of the West Lake. It is called Liulang Wenying. It used to be the location of the imperial garden in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it declined in the Yuan Dynasty. Master Shi chose it here. An old private house was bought and remodeled, and then used as my own mansion."
Tao Hongfang found that there was something wrong with Wang Anguo's words, and couldn't help asking: "Our country only took over Hangzhou last year. At that time, Brother Anguo should be on the other side of the ocean. How can he know so much about Master Shi's mansion?"
Wang Anguo waved his hand and said, "Master Shi bought this place for renovation several years before our country took over Hangzhou. At that time, the government of Donghai Region was still in Ningbo Mansion, and the mansion here was only for him to occasionally go to Hangzhou to handle business. I will live here for a few days. Although I know this place, I only came to this house once before I left Zhejiang."
Tao Hongfang nodded silently, thinking to himself, Shi Diwen prepared a mansion in Hangzhou a few years ago, so it is very likely that he has made a plan to settle here for a long time. The plan to move the capital to Hangzhou must be in the At that time, it was already trying to promote it.
Of course, such a move may be very difficult for ordinary people, but for a powerful person like Shi Diwen, it is likely that it is just an order, and someone will naturally come forward to help him do it from beginning to end. OK.Moreover, residences like this may not be limited to the one by the West Lake. With Shi Diwen's financial resources, it is not surprising that there are such properties in all major cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
As soon as the carriage turned into the branch road, it was stopped by the guards here.This area seems to have no fences and walls to isolate outsiders, but in fact there are special security personnel on duty day and night, and once outsiders enter, they will be stopped.
The guards had obviously received instructions in advance, and they were quickly released after their identities were verified.
Wang Anguo said that it was not far ahead, and suggested that everyone get out of the car and walk. It happened that these people also wanted to see the surrounding environment, so they readily agreed.So the group got out of the carriage and walked slowly along the boulevard.
Not far away, someone came out in front of him, Wang Anguo saw it clearly, and introduced to everyone: "It's Mr. Shi's housekeeper."
The butler's hair was grizzled, and he seemed to be quite old. He stepped forward and bowed to everyone, "The villain, Mo Yuan, is Marshal Shi's butler. Greetings, my lords!"
Hearing that Mo Yuan called Shi Diwen a bit special, Ha Jianyi asked, "Butler Mo was in the army before?"
Mo Yuan glanced at Ha Jianyi, nodded and said, "This lord has a good eye. When I was young, I was the captain of Marshal Shi's personal guard. Now that I am old, I ask the Marshal for a housekeeper." Thanks to the commander-in-chief for letting me be a housekeeper in this house."
As soon as Ha Jianyi heard it, he understood that the personal guards around a big man like Shi Diwen generally rarely changed frequently, and there were many who had served for 30 to [-] years.And these personal guards are usually well-trained dead men, who know the basics and their loyalty is beyond doubt, so even after they are old and weak, they can often get a good job for the aged.If you don't want to leave the host's house, then staying at home as a steward is also the most common arrangement.Not to mention far away, Ha Jianyi's family also has such an old man.
(End of this chapter)