Chapter Forty-Eight: The Great Reading (Part II)
"August 18 tide, spectacular world. {We don't write novels, we're just online text porters - Kunpeng hits 3,000 miles in water, and trains 100,000 people; The red flag and green cover are extinguished by each other, and the black sand and white waves swallow each other. Life will meet the ancients. What are the two benefits of this scene? May you add candles when you hear this, and the white robe outside the door is like a hoove. ”
These poems were written by Su Shi, describing the scene of the autumn tide in Qiantang, and this day was a big day for the Lin'an Mansion of the Beijing Division. Unlike later generations, the people in the city do not need to go to Haining County, which is hundreds of miles away, the bottom of the trumpet mouth of Yuhang Bay goes straight to the city of Lin'an, and the best position to watch the tide is on the city tower, of course, ordinary people can not go up, it is the exclusive place of officials, saints and rulers.
Of course, the people will not be so particular, they like to be lively and their ideas are very simple, just be able to have fun together, how many years have you watched, in addition to the amazing momentum, louder sound, and accidentally kill people, it is really not as good as the social drama in the tile, well, the most important thing is that there is no money.
In view of this, the imperial court arranged an artificial link, the review of the navy, Zhejiang Luchen will be transferred to the nearest Lupu, Jinshan and other places under its jurisdiction to come with the tide, or practice formations, or imagine confrontation, but also can win the applause of the people, and then gradually became a rule, and the official family will not necessarily come, three years and five years will occasionally appear, in order to show the joy with the people.
The tide gate in the west of the city is close to the security water gate, the Zhejiang water enters the sea, and the river embankment on both sides of the river has also become a seawall, which has been repaired for many years, and slowly becomes indestructible, otherwise the tide will break the city will be a disaster, and the Son of Heaven does not dare to use its brains at his feet.
The city tower is set up with a colorful shed, guarded by the inner hall of the tall and long, around noon, the people who watch the tide have gathered on both sides of the Zhejiang River one after another, look down from the city tower, densely packed together, the official road is full of all kinds of vehicles, the vendors who do business carry bamboo baskets to shuttle back and forth, the shops on the street are all overcrowded, if there is a second floor, do not hesitate to spend a lot of money must also rent, because the view there is the best.
Like later generations, on such a big day, security work is indispensable, Zhejiang West Luchen, Zhilin'an Mansion family strings are very busy, all the officials have been scattered, plus the local soldiers, trying to maintain order. In order to prevent chaos when the tide appears, which will lead to the occurrence of the stampede, as for the proofreading, it will be handled by the young security officer who has recently returned to Beijing.
Before the time passed, it was time to watch the tide, the Empress Dowager Xie after the lunch break took the little emperor to climb the tide gate tower, which is not far from the Donghua Gate of the Great Interior, and it is very convenient to enter and exit.
To tell the truth, the Xie family didn't want to attend this kind of scene, the official family was still young, and if she was shocked, she would fall ill, but in a special period, as the first pro-people move after the Yuan reform, she had to listen to the construction of the political affairs hall, and elevated an ordinary civil activity into a court ceremony.
"Bring me a brocade."
Since the little emperor is not as high as the city wall, and he can only poke out half of his head from the battlement when he stands upright, Xie Shi saw that he was eager to try, and ordered someone to take a stool that was half as high as him, and the two envoys led him to stand on it, after all, he was the emperor, and holding it in his arms affected the image too much.
Seeing the official family appear on the city tower, there is no scene of the mountain shouting "long live", and it is just a matter of respecting the distance, and the people of Beijing are more curious to witness Tianyan for the first time, and the five-year-old official family has any royal spirit, except for the court clothes, it is a little child.
"Official, look, these are your people."
"Shall I reward them?"
Xie Shi took his hand and said, this little body did not tremble as expected, and the little emperor was more surprised, because he had never seen so many people piled together, according to what the master taught, it is natural for the king to reward his subjects, so that they can be with Mu Tianen.
"It's not possible here, once it is crowded, people will die, and when the time comes, let's give it a reward."
Xie patted his little hand and explained, the little emperor blinked as if he didn't understand, and didn't insist on his thoughts anymore. At this time, Wang Entropy and the others, who were walking behind, happened to hear this sentence, and their faces were a little helpless, the sage said this, although there is a safety factor in it, why not to save money.
Originally, I was expecting to be able to intercept a sum from the household department, and it could make up for some shortcomings in expenses, but who knew that Ye Shaobao would come out like this. Needless to say, the final big head must belong to him, and rewarding military merits cannot be omitted, because no one can afford the consequences of doing so, the Great Song Dynasty already has a traitor, if it comes out again, the money for counterinsurgency is difficult to estimate, and this account can be easily obtained by any minister.
"Saints, officials, the tide is coming." Just when everyone's minds were turning, a general in the uniform of the forbidden army came to report, and others returned it, Chen Yizhong knew by his voice that he was Su Liuyi, the former deputy commander of the palace, who had just been promoted.
"You wait to protect the official family."
Xie Shi didn't dare to slack off, holding the little emperor's hand with one hand, and holding his shoulder with the other, in case he was surprised to move, at the same time, several palace officials stood around in accordance with the order, separating the city wall like a pillar, although the little emperor didn't know why, he still turned his head excitedly in the direction of the estuary, and the people under the city tower and on the bank of the river obviously got the news at this time, and the original noise gradually subsided, and they all paid attention to the river.
At the end of the line of sight, where the sea and the sky intersected, there was originally a black edge, but at this time it had turned into a thin silver-white line, and a faint thunder came from the sky. As the thin line progressed slowly became larger, only after a while a surge was formed, which was the effect of the collision between the sea and the river, and when it reached the middle of the river, the waves gradually rose up, and the people under the city tower changed from looking down to looking up until they looked up, and on the city tower, although most of them had seen it, they were still stunned by the huge wave that almost flattened the city wall.
"Boom" thunderstruck, the sound of the waves shook the sky, the power of nature was undoubtedly revealed at this moment, Lin'an City is located on the side of Zhejiang, the tide was violently raised under the constraints of the embankment on both sides, like thousands of troops and horses rushing to come. There was an exclamation everywhere, and there was a salty and wet smell of sea water in the air, even if it was covered by the Qingluo umbrella cover, everyone was still covered by the splashing waves, Xie's heart was on the little emperor, and he had already taken him into his arms, but fortunately, there were two god-like forbidden soldiers in front of him, but there was no splash.
The tide is still rushing towards the river, the high wave is like an angry lion, no one expected that today's river tide will be so violent, just listen to the voice of the people to know that there are a lot of people who are swept into the river, this is a common thing every year, but still can not stop the interest of everyone to watch the tide.
"Haiyong silver is Guo, Jiang Hengyu is tied to the waist, and it is true." Wang Entropy muttered to himself, with his city government had already been pampered and humiliated, and no matter how shocked he was in his heart, his face was not obvious.
"Pingzhang said that this tide has always been rare, just in response to the image of my Great Song Dynasty Zhongxing, not to mention such a turbulent tide, still have to bow to the heavens, the old minister thinks that this is a good fortune, I don't know what you think." There are obvious water stains on Ye Mengding's crown belt, and at a glance, he knows that it is coming from below, and everyone listens to these words, but they can't say anything, so they have to nod their heads.
"Don't you need to go down to take care of Shaobao, the tide has arrived, but I don't know where the navy is?" Chen Yizhong couldn't help but ask, what he was most concerned about was whether Hai Si had really gotten so many ships, but he didn't see the shadow of the ships when he looked left and right.
"What's the hurry, the old man is sure that Chen Xianggong is worth the trip."
Chen Yizhong was choked by him, and just as a new performance started below, he pretended to be curious and leaned out to watch, hiding the embarrassment and unhappiness on his face.
"It's a tidemaker."
The little emperor exclaimed with some excitement, he had already let go of Xie Shi, and looked out from the battlement of the city wall, just in time to see the scene on the river. Hearing his voice, several people on the castle tower stopped talking and turned their eyes to that end.
I saw dozens of young people with tattooed hair jumping into the turbulent river with flags of various colors in their hands, and suddenly appeared on the water again in the midst of the exclamations of the people.
"Good! I will reward him. ”
This kind of game is the most popular among the people, and the emperor is no exception, he broke free from Xie's hands, jumped and clapped his hands excitedly, and pointed to one of the figures and shouted, the city tower saw very clearly, the young man was holding a red flag, whether he jumped and tossed or fought for waves, the flag body was always high and upright, and after such a long time, it was not wet at all, no wonder it attracted everyone from the Son of Heaven to the ordinary people.
"The old minister will reward His Majesty on behalf of this son." Ye Mengding answered abruptly, and everyone looked at him with some puzzlement.
"This person is the head of the navy, and he is under the command of the old minister." After listening to his explanation, everyone understood that in previous years, these tide makers were selected from the folk swimming experts, and occasionally there were sailor sergeants involved, which was not the norm, but it just happened to make him in the limelight.
The performance of making the tide ended quickly, this is because the battle with the waves still has to take care of the flag, the consumption of the body is very fast, and the people who are familiar with the process know that the general government will have an arrangement for a naval drill, but the people who understand it are very puzzled, why is there not a boat on the river? Could it be canceled?
"Done? Let's go. ”
"Let's go, let's go."
After waiting for a while, there was no movement, and the anxious ones began to get impatient, the most exciting performance has passed, and I don't know if there is one behind, who wants to waste time here, besides, the body is still wet, hurry up and wash it with the lady.
The people on the city tower were silent, and they didn't know what medicine was sold in Ye Mengding's gourd, just when everyone gradually began to be a little impatient, Ye Mengding stroked the snow-white long beard under his chin and said softly.
"Here we are."
The imperial capital Tian~Anmen Square has become a sea of flowers and colorful flags, and many people came here early, of course, not to stand in a good position, but to leave this historical moment in the image.
"Hello, my name is Zhong Ming, I'm from Chengbei District, what about you."
Su Wei, who was excitedly playing with selfies, was unexpectedly photographed, and when she turned around, a young looking girl stretched out her palm towards her with a smile.
"My name is Su Wei, hello, I am a representative of Chengxi District."
Su Wei shook hands with her, and then picked up the representative card hanging around her neck to show her, and suddenly ran into someone she didn't know to greet her like this, she was a little unaccustomed to it, and subconsciously thought that people were here to check the documents. However, Zhong Ming didn't mind reaching out and taking it, and carefully looked at her name and photo for a while, her expression was a little stern, which made her even more uncertain.
"It turned out to be this Wei, I thought it was the Wei of Rose." Zhong Ming laughed, put down the document and said mischievously, but this joking sentence set off a ripple in Su Wei's heart, and there was a trace of bitterness in her eyes, fortunately, people didn't pay much attention to it, girls of the same age can easily find common topics, and after a while, they began to take pictures of each other.
Today, Su Wei was dressed a little casually, because the weather was very good, the sun had risen in the sky, and the temperature would naturally not be low, she deliberately found her dress, her long hair was simply tied behind her head with a hairpin, she put on a sunhat, and then stepped on a pair of high-heeled sandals, the whole look of a student.
The Great Hall of the People, the Monument to the People's Heroes, Tian~Anmen Tower, Su Wei is like a tireless child, excitedly posing in various poses, at this moment she has forgotten the previous panic and uneasiness, because although she has been in this city for a long time, she has never come here to play, Zhong Ming looked at the radiant figure in the camera, and sighed imperceptibly.
"The target is still in sight, nothing out of the ordinary."
Xiao Wang, who was not far away, tilted his head slightly and whispered, his voice transmitted through the micro microphone on the neckline of guò to a car parked behind, with a red cross painted on the body, which looked like an ordinary 120 ambulance.
"Got it, keep an eye on it, and report it at any time."
Chu Qing was sitting in the carriage in a white coat, looking at him with a high-powered telescope in the car, the boy in the lens had a slender body and an arrogant temperament, I don't know if it was related to his background.
She is responsible for overall monitoring and support, while Xiao Wang is responsible for dealing with emergencies, which is more dangerous to say, in fact, everyone knows that at this point, there is no real threat, otherwise it will be a dereliction of duty by the entire security department.
Due to her duties, she was unable to experience the passion in person, and most of the front of the telescope was blocked by the audience, and the camera showed more ordinary people with big smiles on their faces, except for the target known as Three.
"Choke."
Chu Qing's soft cry suddenly came from the microphone, Xiao Wang couldn't help but feel a little nervous, thinking that she had discovered something she hadn't noticed, so she hurriedly took a few steps forward and carefully observed the target's movements from behind, but from the outside, she didn't find anything unusual, the target was carrying a long-lens camera, and he was shooting non-stop, and the things he shot were within the scope of the policy, and there was nothing prohibited.
"Eight o'clock, do you still have an impression of that woman?"
Chu Qing's voice came again, and Xiao Wang was stunned for a moment by what she said, and looked in the direction she pointed out. A girl who looked like a student appeared in sight, and another girl next to her seemed to be her friend, and the two of them sat in the audience and talked happily about something, Xiao Wang recalled it in his mind, and immediately thought of something.
"The woman we saw in the South Island?"
"Well, remember, Feng asked us to keep an eye on it, how did she appear here, will there be any problems?"
This can be regarded as a former target person, the string in Chu Qing's mind suddenly became a string, how did she sit here with such a heavy day? Xiao Wang obviously thought about this question as well, his brows furrowed slightly, wondering whether to report it.
There is no way, the manpower in the bureau is very tight, and even Lao Feng himself has to go to the front line in person to ensure that there are no problems, maybe this is just an insignificant goal, after all, she was with the same man at the time, and now that man is not here, Xiao Wang plans to sue Chu Qing, they have their own tasks, don't make trouble.
"Eleven o'clock, Wang Bing, look."
Chu Qing's voice was faster than he imagined, and Xiao Wang looked in the direction she said, just behind the girl's side, a middle-aged man dressed as an ordinary worker was staring at her intently. Despite the man's face, Xiao Wang still recognized him at a glance, because this was the uncle who raised him, and he was so familiar.
Lao Feng had been standing here for more than an hour, and after assigning the task and carefully checking it a few times, he found that this batch of newly recruited subordinates were all good, although it was not for a long time, they were basically able to take on general tasks, of course, things were not as simple as they seemed.
Farther along the border, many field personnel, together with the border guards and police, have smashed several attempts to smuggle dangerous people and dangerous goods into the country, while on the more covert fronts, there have also been many unexplained conspiracies strangled in the local area, and the points of these incidents all point to one place, the imperial capital.
Still, he still had to come to the scene to take a look, because most of the time, he only believed in his well-tempered eyes. It's just that when he came to the square, he locked the young figure at first sight, and her words and deeds, smiles and smiles did not escape his gaze, and he was pleased that this was very different from the expression on the ID photo, which had partially coincided with his memory, which was what a young girl should have.
"Don't get distracted, we have our own tasks, pay attention to the target person."
Xiao Wang didn't quite understand Feng Chu's attention to that girl, because according to his understanding, Lao Feng's movements at the moment didn't look like he was watching at all, but more like a father staring at his children, this was the most true feeling in Xiao Wang's heart, because he had seen that kind of gaze countless times.