Chapter 4 On History
When the mobile phone rang, Gao Mingcheng was taking out his room card and preparing to enter the door, his room was on the fifth floor of this hotel. Thinking about the scene just now, he still felt a little funny, he was nearly fifty years old, and he was actually regarded as a disciple, but the conscience of heaven and earth, he accosted the girl not because of this at all, in fact, he didn't remember what the girl looked like.
"Is this Professor Gao? When I was in the restaurant just now, I may have misunderstood, verbally offended you, and I want to apologize to you in person. Listening to the soft female voice from the microphone, Gao Mingcheng stopped what he was doing, and habitually raised his wrist to look at his watch, it was too early, and it was boring to go back to the room.
It didn't take much time for Su Wei to go downstairs, she booked the ticket and made this call, anyway, the boss will be there in a while, everyone will meet, maybe there is any problem and you can communicate directly, more clearly than phone calls and emails, she knows that the boss has been very concerned about this matter recently, since there is this opportunity now, of course she has to seize it.
Sure enough, walking back to the seat she had just left, the boss hadn't arrived yet, so she put her bag on the empty seat on the side and turned around to face the door of the restaurant. After a while, Gao Mingcheng, who had changed into a casual short suit, walked over with a smile, and Su Wei stood up and took the initiative to reach out to him.
"Professor Gao, I'm Su Wei, it's nice to meet you, I didn't know at first, so please forgive me." Su Wei shook his hand to apologize, Gao Mingcheng touched her and let go just right, the reason why he went downstairs was not really to listen to someone apologize.
"Ms. Su doesn't need to apologize, it was because I didn't pay attention at the beginning that I would let you misunderstand, and it should be me who wants to say I'm sorry. Forget it, let's not stand here politely, just sit down and talk. A little misunderstanding was revealed, the two sat down face to face, Gao Mingcheng glanced at the bag that Su Wei put aside, her book should be placed in it.
"I'm a scholar, and I'm a little excited when I see people reading books I write, not to mention that I'm still a beautiful lady reading books. Forgive me for asking, did you study this major? As far as I know, the average person wouldn't be interested in this kind of book. Gao Mingcheng asked with some curiosity.
Su Wei was stunned for a while, and after a while, she picked up the bag in her hand as if she remembered something, and took out the book she had just read, only to see that the cover was written "Song History: Geographical Chronicles Addendum", editor-in-chief: Gao Mingcheng, publication: Imperial University Press.
"You wrote this book?" Su Wei looked at the person opposite with some disbelief, and then she realized that people wanted to say hello because they saw her reading this book, and she only cared about the content of the book, and didn't pay attention to who wrote the book and where it was published.
"What? It's not like, it's strange, since you don't know what I wrote, why did you call me to apologize? Gao Mingcheng said with a smile, this matter made him feel more and more interesting.
"Professor Gao, you are teaching at Imperial Capital University, do you know a student named Zheng Haoyun, he is a graduate student, and he entered the school last year." Su Wei said with some embarrassment, after a long time, the two of them misunderstood each other, but they didn't know why.
"Of course I know, he's my student now, oh, I see, the research he did was sent to him by you." Gao Mingcheng showed a sudden expression, Zheng Haoyun often came to him for advice with some very strange reasoning, originally thought that he was not doing his job, but when he asked, he knew that it was someone else's request.
The history department is an unpopular major, in this society, far less expensive than the financial and economic majors, and almost no one usually asks them to do some paid work, along with the archaeology department of the same line, everyone can appreciate a treasure or something, they are at most on TV, as experts to tell historical stories to ordinary audiences in popular language.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng has always been a little curious, which company would engage in this kind of thing, but even Zheng Haoyun himself couldn't figure out the true intentions of that company, and Gao Mingcheng couldn't find the right words to describe these things, so he called it "research".
When Liu Yu got out of the taxi, he saw two people talking happily through the floor-to-ceiling glass window on the street, he looked at the strange man strangely, this time Su Wei seemed to be quite natural, and did not show boredom, are the two acquainted? He walked over and knocked on the glass at Su Wei's.
Gao Mingcheng sat in a direction that had a wider field of vision than Su Wei, and saw Liu Yu's movements at a glance, and saw that Su Wei didn't seem to be aware of it, so he pouted and signaled to her. Su Wei turned his head in confusion and saw his boss, Liu Yu smiled and pointed to the taxi behind him, he didn't have enough Huaxia on his body, so he could only ask Su Wei to help him pay.
Su Wei apologized and got up to go out, Gao Mingcheng looked at Liu Yu through the glass window, this young man's dress made him feel very strange. A short-sleeved T-shirt and casual shorts are nothing, but what's on the foot? Cloth shoes, this is nothing, but in this way, only costume dramas with poor evidence will have this kind of it, the most dramatic thing is that he actually tied a bun and wrapped a stained scarf!
Is this just coming back from work in the costume crew? Gao Mingcheng stared at the bun for a long time, it's really standard, he is an expert in Song Dynasty history, especially in folk research, he can be regarded as a domestic authority, and he has also been a consultant for many crews, but he knows that it is just a disguise, using his name to advertise professionalism, in fact, many opinions are not listened to at all, and it is called saving money.
Liu Yu was watched for a long time before he reacted, he just took off his long shirt, forgot that his hairstyle had not changed, smiled embarrassedly, untied his bag on the street, put his hair down, and then used a leather band to tie it into a ponytail.
So, Liu Yu, who entered the restaurant with Su Wei, transformed into a literary and artistic young man, with a short beard deliberately left under his mouth, full of artistic sense. Gao Mingcheng stood up from his seat, Su Wei briefly introduced the two of them, and when he shook hands, Gao Mingcheng saw the smock that Liu Yu was wearing on his arm at a glance.
"Fortunately, I will be sorry, can I take a look at this long shirt of Mr. Liu?" The three of them sat down separately, Liu Yu put the robe on the back of the chair, and heard the request made by Gao Mingcheng on the other side, he didn't think much about it, and handed over the clothes directly.
"Tie, set, Qi, flat, with calligraphy and painting into the embroidery, but not conspicuous, you see, this painting of flowers and birds embroidered very well, yes, this is the embroidery technique, I used to write a special topic in this area, traveled all over the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, but how can I not find even similar techniques." Gao Mingcheng stroked the long shirt and raised it from time to time to look, Liu Yu knew that there were dark lines on it, but he didn't expect it to be so profound.
"You don't understand very well, right, embroidery from the Tang Dynasty, Dacheng in the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, when the imperial court had set up a special embroidery institute to manage, just like the Ming and Qing dynasties in the Jiangnan provinces weaving bureau, this technique was later lost, only seen in the literature, never in kind, Liu Zong how to say this, by no means woven by modern technology, very similar to that kind of technique."
Liu Yu listened to his words, this dress was bought by Jiankang Garment Shop, and it was bought by his own soldiers, it is said to be a very ordinary piece of clothing, I didn't expect there to be so many ways, in order to cover up, he simply called the waiter, and ordered a perfunctory excuse.
"It's me who is reckless, I don't know if Mr. Liu is inconvenient, if" Gao Mingcheng said a little embarrassed, he saw Liu Yu's reluctance, so he didn't ask about the origin of the clothes, but the psychology of seeing the hunting heart made him unbearable.
"No problem, next time, next time I'll ask someone to make another one for Professor Gao, it's too late today, if you haven't eaten yet, why don't you go together?" Liu Yu hurriedly responded and dealt with this topic, this is a genuine Song Dynasty product, I don't know if this professor can afford it.
Next, the three of them began to eat and chat, and the topic became casual, but the connection between everyone was those very strange studies, so they went around in a circle, and finally returned to it, but this is something that Liu Yu is very interested in, and the person in front of him has real materials, how can he let it go.
"Huaixi? Let's put it this way, Li Hongzhang knows that his original capital was the 13th Battalion Huai Army, and he himself is from Luyang. Another one, Zhu Yuanzhang, a native of Fengyang, Anhui Province, is a native of Haozhou in Xiao Su's book, and he is also in Huaixi, he is not only a Huai person, but also his generals Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Tang He, etc., these people finally overthrew the rule of the Yuan people and drove the Mongols into the grassland. ”
"Therefore, the two Huai, Huaidong and Huaixi are collectively referred to, Huaidong refers to the area where the current Soviet Province is located between the Jianghuai River and the Huai River, and the governance is located in the modern Jiangdu City." Afraid that they wouldn't understand, Gao Mingcheng tried his best to introduce the two of them in the vernacular, Liu Yu and Su Wei listened very modestly, and echoed from time to time.
"In fact, from the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, Lianghuai was a place to produce elite soldiers, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, it became the front line of the country, and a large number of northern Han people fled here, and the population further increased and became the main source of soldiers. Therefore, even when the Yuan people destroyed the Song Dynasty, they deliberately avoided that area, but unfortunately, although the Huai soldiers were brave, they did not have any effect in the end. ”
Gao Mingcheng sighed after speaking, with a regretful expression on his face, he is engaged in historical research, so it will naturally be easier to understand than others. Liu Yu nodded with affection, he had read this history, but it was not so detailed, and now he heard the explanation of the professor, and he had a deeper understanding.
"I've also read the research you did, and I can only say that it's an idealized thing, and if history can develop like that, no one can say what will happen, but that's just a hypothesis, and no one in history can change it. Your company is developing online games, otherwise I can't think of any use for it. ”
Liu Yu ate his dish noncommittally, history really can't be changed, he glanced at the chain in his hand, who would believe that there was a Great Song Dynasty hidden in it. Su Wei took over the conversation, she had always come forward to contact her, and this set of rhetoric was also discussed by everyone in advance, so it was natural to admit it.
"Professor Gao, I would like to ask, are there any historical relics in Luyang that can be traced back to the Song Dynasty?" After eating, Gao Mingcheng was ready to say goodbye and leave, he was still very happy today, and chatted with the two young people about his major, and they were not that perfunctory attitude, so when he heard Liu Yu's question, he stood still and thought about it.
"Xiaoyaojin and Zhou Yu's tombs are counted, although after the war, the current cemetery is rebuilt in modern times, but the general place has not changed, this has been verified." Hearing Gao Mingcheng's construction, Liu Yu had a bottom in his heart, thanked him verbally, and sent him out of the restaurant with Su Wei.
"The ticket is booked, it is 9:40 p.m., the last train, the road is about less than an hour, if you leave now, there is plenty of time. The hotel over there has also been booked, and you can check in with your ID card. Back in his seat, Su Wei told Liu Yu about the ticket.
Liu Yu took a sip of the drink after listening, it was really a hard life, and she was about to go on the road again, she wanted to tell her about her next work plan, but she thought that she might have to come back in a few days, so she dispelled the idea. Liu Yu gave Su Wei an appreciative look, got up and picked up the robe and began to continue his own crossing road.
In a small courtyard on the west street of Jiankang City, the window lattice is still pasted with the big red word of happiness, Yinghong sat in front of the window and slowly combed her hair, the beautiful mirror is a congratulatory gift from Taishou, the crystal-like mirror makes them sincerely afraid, she wanted to take it to honor her mother-in-law, but was sent back, fortunately, her mother-in-law also understood her filial piety, and the language was very kind.
Since childhood, I have been used to being a maid, and those ordinary jobs at home are not a problem, this Zhang family has a simple population, and after a few days of getting along, although the mother-in-law is sometimes a little strict, it is generally good, and there is no deliberate difficulty, plus the respect of the little uncle, and the love of the husband, so that she has a lot of ironing in her heart.
But this time, she felt a little uneasy, Zhang Qingyun had just been called out, the door was opened by her, the person who came didn't seem to be a good person, a bit like a splash on the street, although the words were very polite, but she still played a little drum, the husband saw her worry before going out, and repeatedly promised that it would be fine, but now it has been a while, Yinghong looked up at the window lattice, why hasn't she returned.
Just thinking about it, there were footsteps outside the door, the courtyard door seemed to be opened, she quickly got up and opened the door, Zhang Qingyun with a lantern appeared in her eyes, Yinghong opened a smile, and wanted to step forward to take it, but Zhang Qingyun's face under the light was a little melancholy, and he said to her embarrassed.
"Lady, there are some urgent matters that require me to go out of the city, and it will take a few days to touch, don't worry, it's too much to keep orders, go and come back." On my mother's side, you help cover up, and say that if you are invited by a classmate, you can stay at his house. ”
After listening to Zhang Qingyun's words, Yinghong covered her mouth with her cuffs, and nodded forcibly, Taishou is his own matchmaker, and he gave her such a good marriage, so it is natural to do something for him, but the tears can't be stopped, she makes Zhang Qingyun very uncomfortable like this, and gently hugs her for a while, and then turns around and goes out. R1058