In the eighth year of Shaoxing, the Song Dynasty after the southern crossing changed the name of Hangzhou to Lin'an Mansion, which was "Xing Zai", and still called Bianliang as the Beijing master on the surface. In fact, when the city of Chengdu was under construction, Lin'an also became the national political, economic, and cultural center of the Southern Song Dynasty.

After the expansion, Lin'an Mansion leans on Phoenix Mountain in the south, West Lake in the west, plains in the north and east, and the city is an irregular rectangle with a narrow north and south.

The Imperial Palace occupies the Phoenix Mountain in the south, and the entire city block is in the north, forming a pattern of "Nangong North City", and the Royal Street extending from the north gate of the palace runs through the whole city and becomes a prosperous area of the city.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Yu, who had slept enough, entered the city from Fengyu Gate under the leadership of Sun Qi, and walked into this water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Compared with the capital city in my heart, Lin'an Mansion looks very slender, and the city wall is about 6-7 meters high, which looks far less majestic than the capital city.

On the left hand of entering the door is an artificial lake formed by leading the water of the West Lake, and the golden pond is rushed. On the right is the government office area, Lin'an Mansion, Fuxue, Taichang Temple, Secretary Province, etc. are all in this area.

A few steps forward, an arch bridge across the river, Liu Yu walked up, only to see the river under the bridge clear, slowly flowing. The boats on the river intersect, and the boats come and go endlessly.

"This bridge is called the Three Bridges, and it is the first bridge on the river in this vegetable market." Sun Qi saw that he was interested, and he introduced.

"Oh, this is the Caishi River?" Liu Yu knew this river, and later renamed it the East River, and finally it led to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

If you cross the bridge and go further, you will find the famous "Mido Straight Street". This street is more than ten miles long, also known as "Ten Mile Heavenly Street".

When you walk through the fork, the shape of the entire royal street is fully revealed. The width is more than 20 meters, and the road surface is supplemented by huge stone slabs, which is extremely smooth.

The street side is set up with black lacquer sticks, and the center of the road is placed with vermilion lacquer sticks in two lines, the center of the royal road, no people and horses are allowed to walk on the road, and pedestrians are outside the vermilion sticks under the corridor. Branches, that is, barricade railings.

There are two drainage ditches made of bricks and stones, and there are many trees on the outside, such as peaches, plums, pears, apricots, etc., all of which are fruit trees. Imagine what a scenery it is to imagine that flowers and fruits will bloom and bear fruit in the future, and the fragrance will be ten miles.

"Official, please." Sun Qi raised his hand and pointed to the left-hand side of the fork in the road.

On both sides of the royal street, in front of the market and in the back square, the dense shops along the street are next to each other, and the sound of shouting and selling comes and goes. "From outside the Hening Gate to under the Guanqiao, there is no one who does not buy and sell." This is the record in "Dream Liang Ling", and now it is alive in front of Liu Yu's eyes.

"This is the Jiaomu Workshop, and there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the workshop, also known as Gouerling Lane." At this time, there was no longer a tall square gate like the former Tang Dynasty, mainly because of the abolition of the curfew system, and it had become the norm for residents to go out to play at night.

"Here is the 'big tile', although it is not as big as the 'North tile', but there are seven or eight sheds, Li Qi'er mutton in the middle, the taste is excellent, the officials may wish to taste it when they are convenient."

Tile, also known as 'Goolan Shewa'. It is like an entertainment center for later generations, with all kinds of performances, songs, dances, miscellaneous plays, storytelling, film dramas, and so on. There are many types, and Master Li, who was famous in Beijing back then, was the Goolan Red Trick.

Seeing that Liu Yu was not very interested in this, Sun Qi led him to move on. Walked all the way, Jishan Fang, Liren Fang, and then arrived at a place.

"Official, please, Master Wang will live in this workshop." Sun Qi stopped and pointed back.

Liu Yu went in the direction and saw a stone tablet standing on the mouth, on which were written the words "Dingmin Fang".

Each household in the square is a high wall of the Zhu Gate, and there are servants standing at the door, and it is the place where the eunuchs live at a glance.

The two entered four or five households, and Sun Qi took Liu Yu to the bottom of a big tree, pointed to a courtyard gate not far away and said, "Official, please look, that place is Wang's house." ”

Liu Yu looked up and saw that there were three rooms and three frames at the main entrance, a tin ring with a red paint face and a beast's head, two rows of thick door nails, a few stone piers for sending horses in front of the doorsteps, and an old servant in a green shirt was sweeping the street with a big broom.

"The official can hand over the 'door-shaped' to the old servant, and it will be inconvenient to accompany him." The door shape is what later generations called "worship stickers". If you visit each other rashly, people will not meet casually.

"I still have to worry about the seventh brother." Liu Yu patted his head, he didn't prepare for this. I want to write one right away, but my brush is unsightly, although I have also worked hard, but now my name is written like that.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." It's good to have something, and the helper relies on this to eat.

"A few days ago, I accidentally fell off a horse and injured my right hand, and now I am weak to hold a pen. I don't know if I can bother Brother Qi to help someone write a door? "Sun Qi is a talented person, calligraphy should be no problem.

"This matter is easy, and wait for a while." It turned out that this was the case, and Sun Qi often helped people write letters on weekdays, writing paper or something, of course, this little bit of work is not a problem.

Liu Yu told him his own name, and when he saw him go out, he probably went to look for a pen and ink shop. Slowly pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, taking in the scenery around him.

Although it is still a little cold, new branches are sprouting, and spring is gradually approaching. In the distance, I don't know where there was a sound of laughter and exclamation from within the high walls of the compound, the ancient deep boudoir women's entertainment was still too little, and a simple play could be like this, and it was difficult to think of it.

"There are thousands of autumns in the wall, people outside the wall, and beautiful people in the wall laugh." Liu Yu whispered this Su Shi's "Butterfly Love Flower", and he didn't expect that everyone would have this fresh and graceful work.

After a while, Sun Qi came over with something like a letter, and Liu Yu took it and looked at it, a bit like a card from later generations, with "Changzhou Shuren Liu Yu" written on the cover, with a very large font, almost occupying the entire cover.

When you open it, it reads: "After the end of the study, I only wait for the participation, respect the bachelor, and listen to the judgment." Sincerely. In the first month of the first year of Deyou, Liu Yu was ugly. The font is square, and Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you, official, but if you have something to offer, just say hello." Sun Qi took the silver ingot given by Liu Yu, and was also very satisfied, this is a full ten taels, and it is not waste paper such as Huizi Guanzi.

Liu Yu watched Sun Qi walk away, and then turned around and walked towards the vermilion lacquer gate. Don't be in a hurry and try to make yourself look calm.

"Old capital." I wanted to call him "old man", but I saw that the old servant was in good spirits, walked vigorously, had strong fingers, and thick joints. It should be an old soldier who retired from the army, so he changed it.

"This son, I don't know what happened?" The old servant stopped and looked at Liu Yu with a big broom, his eyes narrowed, could it be that this myopia can also be contagious?

"A certain person from Changzhou wants to see Wang Gong, please pass it on, I don't thank you very much." Liu Yu took out the "door-shaped" from his sleeve and handed it over with a tael of silver.

"Childe wait." The old servant took the door and the silver, and without saying much, turned around and entered the side door. Turning the wall, the front hall, was about to walk through the corridor through the flowers, I saw a person coming from the opposite side.

"Did anyone throw themselves at the door today?" The person who spoke was in his forties, with a green hat and a soap shirt, a clear appearance, and a green beard under his chin.

"So that Da Lang will know that there is indeed a person who claims to be from Changzhou and wants to see the envoy." Because Wang Lixin once served as an envoy, most of the people in the army called him "envoys".

"Oh, a white body?" This big man is Wang Lixin's eldest son Wang Lin, and now he is not sent.

remembered that after his father was deposed for offending Jia Xianggong, few people came to visit. This common man doesn't know what's going on, and he can't help with joints or anything like that.

"In that case, let it be left to Daddy." Wang Lin shook his head, returned the post to the old servant, and left on his own.

Liu Yu was a little apprehensive in his heart, he didn't know anyone else, and he was not a fellow villager, so it was very abrupt to visit each other rashly. If he was rejected, it was expected, but time was pressing, and he couldn't afford to wait.

"Thank you, old man." Hearing that the old servant came out and asked him to go in, Liu Yu showed a look of joy and gave a salute.

Wang Lixin was actually bored and a little curious, what was going on with this white body who had never heard of him. When I saw Liu Yu walk in, I couldn't help but feel good when I saw that he had an extraordinary appearance and a dignified appearance.

After the ceremony, he raised his head, and what Liu Yu saw was a face full of vicissitudes of life, the old man in front of him had white hair, lazily combed a bun on his head, and wore a wooden hairpin at will.

A earth-colored raccoon dog is loosely draped on his body, and two wooden paddles are stepped on his bare feet, and he looks at himself curiously with his hands behind his back, and his slightly squinted eyes reveal a trace of essence.

"Little friend called" Wang Lixin looked up and thought about it, as if he couldn't remember.

"The boy's surname is Liu Mingyu, and the word Ziqing is green." Liu Yu replied respectfully, the word is his own thought, and the ancients had to take one after the crown ceremony.

"Liu Ziqing, Qingqing Zijin, do you have my heart?" Wang Lixin's Huai dialect, fortunately, Liu Yu's hometown is across the river from Huaidong, which doesn't sound too difficult.

"That's exactly what it means, Wang Gong is clever." Liu Yu complimented him slightly.

"Sit down." The two sat down separately.

"Good tea!" Liu Yu saw that there was a cup of tea on the table, and he was not polite, so he picked it up and blew it, took a sip, and walked for a long time, he was indeed a little thirsty.

"Oh, what's so good?" Wang Lixin looked at him playfully and said with a smile.

"The entrance is fragrant and refreshing, the taste is fresh and mellow, and then look at the soup color is clear and translucent, and the bottom of the leaves is green and bright. Good a Lu'an melon slice. Liu Yu actually doesn't understand tea, but he has done his homework in advance and knows that Wang Lixin's hometown produces this.

"What the villagers bring, it's just a good meal." Hearing Liu Yu's words of praise, Wang Lixin also thought so.

"That, Ziqing, I don't know what happened when I came to see the old man?" Seeing that Liu Yu was indeed a little hungry, he waited for him to take another sip and put down the teacup before he opened his mouth to ask.

"The kid came here today to congratulate Wang Gong." Liu Yu replied.

"Oh, where does the joy come from?" Wang Lixin was slightly stunned, there were indeed some rumors, but how did this kid know?

"This joy is naturally congratulations to Wang Gong for his success." Liu Yu threw his hand at him.

"And the other two?" Wang Lixin was a little surprised.

"Naturally, these two, from now on, I will no longer have this day of idle clouds and wild cranes wandering in comfort." Liu Yu said Shinto.

Wang Lixin was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed. In fact, what Liu Yu said meant the same thing, saying this is just a trick, and it is not clever enough. The one who did it was hoping to make the old man smile.