On the official road outside the prefecture city of Changzhou Prefecture, southern Zhili, the southern Ming Dynasty, were full of dense heads. There were crowds of people, scholars calling their friends, and officials at all levels wearing black hats.

Just looking at this attitude, I am afraid that half of the officials and people in Changzhou have left the city. Judging from their appearance, they seem to be waiting for someone. Mobile::

Whether it is officials or the people, they are waiting for such a grand occasion outside the city. Even the last time the imperial envoy, Lord Zhang, came, did not see such a grand manner. So who are they waiting for?

A passerby passed by and was very curious when he saw this situation, so he leaned over and listened to what they were saying.

"You guys say that Lord Lu has been away from his hometown for many years, and he is finally back now!"

"Yes, Lord Lu has been fighting for the country for many years in the blink of an eye. If you remember correctly, it should be that after you passed the Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi, you have never returned to your hometown!"

"No, in the tenth year of Chongzhen, the old man died. At that time, Jianlu happened to invade. Lord Lu was taken away and he was unable to fulfill his filial piety and loyalty to the country!"

"Mr. Lu is loyal to the emperor and serves the country. Now he is finally back. He is back in glory. He is the second civil servant to be awarded the title after Duke Wencheng of the Ming Dynasty. Lord. Lu is from my Changzhou Prefecture. It is a honor of my Changzhou, and he is honored!"

“…”

The passerby was confused at first, but when he heard that it was the second civil servant of the Ming Dynasty who was awarded the title, he immediately interrupted in surprise and asked, "Dare you guys, what you are discussing is my Liaodong Bo of the Ming Dynasty?"

When he heard his words, the person closest to him immediately raised his head with pride and replied: "No Liaodong Bo, who can make me willing to run to the side of the road outside the city to wait just to see it with your own eyes?"

"That's right, Liaodong Bo is the pride of my Changzhou Prefecture!" Some companions said proudly, "We don't know how those officials are. We, including all the people, have heard that Lord Lu will come to Changzhou Prefecture in the morning, so we came outside the city early to wait just to see Lord Lu!"

Hearing this, the passerby was also excited and immediately said, "Then I have to pay tribute to Master Lu!"

After saying that, he looked back at the distance and saw no movement. He turned around and continued, "You don't know that in the past, there were bandits everywhere and the Jianli were raging. I really didn't dare to do some small business. Lord Lu fought for the Ming Dynasty. As far as I remember, I went to the capital, Huguang, Anhui, Shaanxi, Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Liaodong, and North Korea, right?"

Hearing that he respected Lord Lu so much, he immediately won the favor of these people. One of them immediately said friendly: "It's rare that my friend remembers it so clearly, that's right!"

"In ancient times, Dayu controlled the flood, but the three countries did not enter!" Another person followed, "Now, Lord Lu, our Changzhou, is loyal to the emperor and serving the country. He has been fighting for the country for at least nineteen years. Now, it is the first time that Lord Lu has returned to his hometown!"

There was a younger man who didn't dare to fall behind and rushed to speak, "You don't know. I heard that all kinds of turmoil in the Ming Dynasty since I was a child. At that time, I was really worried about what the world would be like when I grew up. Later, I heard that some people in Changzhou Prefecture were constantly quelling the chaos. Although they were from Jinshi, they were braver in fighting against the generals, and they were the first to lead the way. At that time, I wanted to see what kind of person was, who could actually be the Jinshi, and could charge forward in the battle, and be brave enough to the three armies."

"After you said this, I remembered it too!" The passerby immediately participated in the discussion excitedly, "Liaodong Bozhen is an abnormality in my Ming Dynasty. Although he is a scholar, he can carry a tripod..."

“…”

Just like everyone else, they were all talking about Lu Xiangsheng's incident. Suddenly, a man dressed in a yamen runner came flying over on the official road, shouting loudly: "The Liaodong Bo is here, the Liaodong Bo is here..."

Hearing this shout, the "buzzing" sound outside Changzhou City disappeared immediately. Everyone stopped chatting privately, looked at the yamen runner who reported the message, and then immediately looked at the distance of the official road, wanting to see the person they wanted to see as soon as possible.

However, it was obvious that the yamen runner rushed back the letter, and Lu Xiangsheng did not appear in his sight so quickly. However, even so, the people waiting outside the city rushed to both sides of the official road.

Seeing this situation, the local army that maintained order was immediately facing a great enemy and quickly scolded them, asking them not to be in trouble. However, it is rare to see Lord Lu, who would like to miss it?

This spirit can be described as a famous sentence in a later novel: if you don’t see Chen Jinnan in your life, it’s in vain to be called a hero. Here, it’s just Lu Xiangsheng!

Seeing this situation is a bit wrong. If this continues, trouble will probably occur. A civil servant frowned and immediately explained it.

So, I heard the soldiers who maintained order maintaining order and shouted loudly: "Mr. Lu is coming soon. Do you want Mr. Lu to see the chaos of his hometown people?"

It’s true that when I heard this, those who pushed forward were no longer squeezed, and the originally chaotic situation was immediately controlled.

It is obvious that they admire Lu Xiangsheng and do not want Lu Xiangsheng to see his bad side.

After a while, I saw dust flying in the distance of the official road, and a team of knights rushed towards Changzhou City.

"Here, come, Lord Lu is here!" The yamen runner who had reported the message before immediately shouted happily when he saw this.

Suddenly, the scene started to stir up a little more, but the questions from the military officers just now were still in my ears, so the commotion quickly subsided.

Even so, everyone's face was filled with excitement. The eyes were wide open and shorter, all looking around with their feet.

“Hao huh…”

The rapid sound of horse hooves came vaguely, and the figure of the team of knights became clearer and clearer.

The man in the leader was very conspicuous in a big red robe. Behind him, there was a team of red-clothed guards. Just by looking from a distance, you can tell that their riding skills are all very exquisite.

I believe that among the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, there are only a few people who can gallop in a big red robe and galloping horse. Now there is only one person who will appear here.

Suddenly, all the officials and the people who were waiting were very excited, and they stretched their necks to see clearly.

That's right, this person is Lu Xiangsheng.

After he handed over the work with Sun Chuanting under the order, he finally had the opportunity to return to his hometown to visit his relatives. He remembered that he had never seen his family again since the second year of Chongzhen. Even his father died, he could not be filial and almost died in Jiazhuang. Thinking that the emperor was so polite and gave him a chance to visit his relatives, it was really like an arrow.

Therefore, he could have been traveling day and night. He sailed down the Yangtze River all night yesterday. He could have entered Taihu Lake before returning home. When he thought the boat was too slow, he rode his horse and rode his horse after crossing the Yangtze River, and he wanted to rush to his hometown immediately.

However, when he arrived at Changzhou City, he saw the dense crowds of people standing outside the city, and he was a little strange. He didn't know what these people were doing?

So he slowed down his horse and wanted to ask clearly. In ancient times, there was definitely something big about so many people gathered.

What Lu Xiangsheng never expected was that as soon as he approached the crowd, he saw happy faces and shouted to him: "Mr. Lu, we have been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Mr. Lu, you are the pride of our Changzhou!"

"Mr. Lu, it is really a blessing for students to witness heroic figures in their lives!"

“…”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the words, he immediately understood that they were all waiting for him and wanted to look at him.

As soon as he understood this, he couldn't help but be excited. The elders of his hometown specially welcomed him outside the city!

The so-called fellow villagers are crying when they meet their fellow villagers!

Lu Xiangsheng is already forty-six years old and has never seen any scenes. He has been fighting abroad for many years and has finally returned to Changzhou Prefecture, and suddenly received such a grand courtesy from his hometown elders, which made him very moved.

He felt that everything he had done was worth defending his country.

Involuntarily, Lu Xiangsheng slowed down his horse's stance, listened to the local accent, straightened his upper body, clasped his fists with both hands, and signaled to return the gift from left to right.

Is it sweet or not? The water in my hometown, whether it is close to me, my hometown people!

The officials in Changzhou City who were waiting on the official road rushed forward and saluted Lu Xiangsheng one by one. Among them, the prefect of Changzhou Prefecture, the largest official position, said: "The officials and colleagues, as well as the people of the whole city, heard that the adults were going back to their hometown to visit their relatives, so they were waiting here. It is really hard for the adults to fight for the country in the south and north. They have already held a banquet for the adults in the city!"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng did not dismount, but held his fists on the horse's back and returned the salute, and said apologetically: "You are really interested. I am loyal to you. This is my duty to be loyal to the king. Now I have not reunited with my family for 17 years and have not been filial to my deceased father. I am really eager to return home. I hope you..."

Speaking of this, he bowed to the people around him and then said again: "I will forgive you, I must rush back to Yixing today!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel respectful.

Unexpectedly, Lord Lu was loyal to the country and had the opportunity to return home, and he had to rush back to Yixing. It was still more than a hundred miles away! Before, he could not achieve both loyalty and filial piety, but now after he was loyal, he was filial piety with all his heart. It was true that loyalty and filial piety were in his heart.

If it were someone else, my father would have died for so many years, and I would not be in a hurry to be here. Now I am returning home in glory, isn’t it just to be glorious in front of others?

Thinking of this, neither these officials nor the people around him respected Lu Xiangsheng, and no longer spoke of refusal.

I heard the representative of the Changzhou Prefecture Prefecture say again: "Now that Mongolia and Liaodong have been pacified, even Japan has been defeated by the adults. The war has been quelled. You should have time to spend more time in your hometown to spend with your relatives!"
Chapter completed!