Chapter 01: Xia Dynasty
"Jiangnan beautiful land, Jinling Imperial State".
As the most blessed land in terms of population, humanities and economy in the south of the Xia Dynasty, Jinling City was rich in literature and culture in the Xia Dynasty, and Jinling was warm and livable, so literati and students went to it.
There are literati and scholars, and there are literati and scholars, who also mingle among the famous prostitutes in the Qinglou all the year round, or sell their fame and reputation to give away elegant poems, and weave stories with famous singers from all over the world to make a name for themselves. There are also rich sons, lingering day by day, tactfully between the green buildings and clear waters, looking for fun, orchestral silk bamboo, piano music curling, a good picture of prosperity and peace.
In the city, the Qinhuai River is like a woman's belt, winding through the city, just like a beautiful woman, gentle and elegant.
Pedestrians come and go on the road in a hurry, and the cars are in a hurry, bringing all kinds of curiosities to this ancient and rhythmic city, and the traffic is the best portrayal of Jinling.
The water surface of the Qinhuai River is wide, the flow level is slow and stable, the boats shuttle endlessly on the river surface, there are all kinds of goods and bearers, but the most magnificent is the gorgeous flower boats of the major green buildings.
The wealth of the south of the Yangtze River can be best reflected in the flower boats floating in the river.
If the people are poor, the Qinglou business will not be able to flourish, and the construction of a large painting boat is time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring a lot of material and financial resources, and not ordinary people can build and buy.
Even if you want to buy it, it is only the kind of wealthy nobles and the like who can afford it, but it is impossible to use it for fun, and it is generally used for waterway shipping.
And by the Qinhuai River, there are many green buildings, and each building has more than two or more painting boats, which are specially built for the sons and daughters of wealthy families.
Once you want a tryst on the lake, you only need to get the favor of the famous lady in the building, and then pay a fee, you can take the girl to board the cruise ship, order the two captains to take the helm, and talk about love along the Qinhuai River, of course, it is not something that ordinary people can afford.
Only wealthy families, merchant families, or some powerful people can do whatever they want.
A strangely dressed, ragged "beggar", who is incompatible with this world, wanders on the banks of the Qinhuai River all day long.
If he is a beggar, but it does not quite match, although this person has tattered and weird clothes, but he is very clean, and he is not as sloppy as ordinary beggars, nor is he like a man in the Xia Dynasty, combing his hair in a bun, hairpin on it, this person has short hair, very capable, and his eyes are bright.
At first, a month ago, he came to Jinling, because he had a bald scoop on his head, and he was once regarded as a monk in a certain monastery, and even someone gave him alms.
It's just that after more than a month, this person has black and thick hair on his head again, and he often haunts the banks of the Qinhuai River, and suddenly realizes that this person is not a monk, just a strange person.
And this person is Lin Yang who jumped into the river with his sister, he has been in this world for more than a month, but he is still a little uncomfortable with the environment here, and he always feels like a dream.
At first, when he knew that he seemed to have crossed over as written in the novel, he still felt that he was dreaming, but as time went on, he could only accept this result, he really crossed over, from that country called Huaxia, to a dynasty with a history very similar to his own country.
No, that's not true.
After a month of inquiry, he understood that this place seemed to be a little different from their world, equivalent to the Ming Dynasty of their dynasty.
And the history is strikingly similar, but there are also differences, the only thing that is the same is the geography, here is another earth, but the history is not the same.
The dynasty in which this world is now located is called the Xia Dynasty, the way of life and ancient China, and I also read poetry and books, but there are no Three Kingdoms, no two Jins, and even the Qin Dynasty.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Zhao State dominated the world and created the emperor system, and it was also the Zhao State that created the emperor system.
The state of Zhao lasted for nearly 400 years, followed by the Han Dynasty, the Liang Dynasty, the Chen Dynasty, the Qi Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty, and each lasted for a short time.
Short-lived dynasties like the Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty did not appear, and the national strength of the various dynasties here was relatively strong, except for the current Xia Dynasty.
After the overthrow of the Song Dynasty, the domestic heroes rose together, competing for the world, after more than ten years of war, the Xia Dynasty Gaozu re-pacified the world.
The Xia Dynasty was founded by relying on the great talent of Gaozu and the power of heaven and earth.
When Gaozu was still in power, the Xia Dynasty was especially strong and prosperous beyond the previous dynasty, and there was a tendency to annex the world, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, Gaozu collapsed in the year of confusion, the prince was too young to be in power, and there were many brothers in Gaozu, so some people had different hearts.
Xiahe, the king of Qi, raised troops in the land of Qilu, and launched an attack on the imperial capital Yanjing, fortunately the capable generals fought to protect each other desperately, and fought their way out of the encirclement, so as to preserve the emperor's orthodox bloodline.
The next ten years were the time of chaos between King Qin's army and the rebel army, until the prince grew up and inherited Gao Zuxiong's strategy, personally led the army to crusade against the rebels, and the civil strife stopped.
But the crime of war, but seriously damaged the national strength, originally subordinated to the Xia Dynasty surrounding small countries, but took the opportunity to extend the black hand to the Xia Dynasty land, especially the back of the Xiongnu and the southwest of Tubo, the Xia Dynasty lost millions of hectares of land, and after civil strife, the people are not able to recover, become the Xia Dynasty Golden Palace of the heart disease, every mention must be heartache, beating the chest also.
When the pilgrimage pursues a policy of cultivation for 30 years, and now the national strength is gradually abundant, it should be a good time to please thieves, but because of the rebellious forces, once the army is reckless, these forces will inevitably rise again, and the emperor will not dare to act rashly.
Internal and external troubles, the Xia Dynasty had more than enough self-preservation, but it was unable to go on expeditions, and its influence on neighboring countries was weakening day by day, so that Goguryeo, the Japanese and even the barbarians in southern Southeast Asia repeatedly brushed the Chinese tiger beard.
In particular, the Bagan Dynasty in the south was unprecedentedly strong, and it was actually taken advantage of the civil strife of the Xia Dynasty to reach into the south of the Caiyun of the Xia Dynasty, and the old site of the Duan clan in Dali was annexed by it and refused to return it.
So far, the Xia Dynasty has been weak so far.
Lin Yang has been in this world for more than a month, because he is not familiar with the etiquette system here, he has not found a place to make a living, and he has lived in the City God Temple for half a month.
Fortunately, with the help of well-wishers, he had a temporary residence, and he could also write well with a brush, so he set up a small stall by the Qinhuai River to write complaints and letters for people to make a temporary living.
It was getting late, Lin Yang counted today's harvest, and there were only a dozen copper plates, but it was better than nothing, at least it could last for three or two days.
He stared at the sparkling Qinhuai River in the sunset, thought of his life experience, and thought, "I don't know if my poor sister can escape with her life like me." ”
It's just that when I think my sister is seriously ill, even if she escapes with her life, what can she do? That sickness would have taken his weak life.
Just when Lin Yang was closing the stall, a tiger-headed boy appeared in the alley in the distance, about thirteen or fourteen years old, waving his hand and running towards him, his face was full of excitement, and he opened his voice and shouted from afar: "Brother Lin, Brother Lin, my father asked me to call you to eat." ”
"Xiao Luo, you can let it go, the eldest brother will carry it himself." Seeing that Luo Ning, the kid, stretched out his hand to help him carry the table, Lin Yang hurriedly motioned for him to put it down: "You can help me carry this ink, paper and inkstone, and I'll move the table." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, I have a lot of strength, Brother Lin, your body hasn't healed yet, and my father won't let you do heavy work." Luo Ning lifted the long table, and the two walked towards Luo's house.
"How can this make me trouble you guys!" Lin Yang was also a little helpless, knowing that Luo Ning was stubborn, but he was helpless, Luo Ning grinned and said, "Big brother, tell me a story, I like to hear you tell stories." ”
Luo Ning has great respect for this big brother Lin, who knows astronomy and geography, and especially likes to let Lin Yang tell him the story of his hometown.
"Okay, let's tell you a "Legend of the White Snake"!"
The two laughed all the way back to a small building in the city, and when they saw the two coming back, the busy old man and the two girls also turned around at the same time and smiled sweetly at Feng Hao.
The slightly older woman stepped forward, stood in front of Lin Yang, took the initiative to take the bamboo basket in Lin Yang's hand, and said gently: "Brother Lin, it's hard work!" ”
"Thank you Wan'er, this is the money I made today, it's not much, you can keep it!" Lin Yang took out more than a dozen copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Luo Wan, seeing that his beautiful eyes instantly stood up, he hurriedly said: "If you don't accept it, big brother, I'd better move back to the City God Temple." ”
"This ......"
"Okay, okay, take it, if it weren't for my uncle's generosity, I would still be wandering and begging outside, and I really don't want to go if you don't accept me." Lin Yang stuffed the money into Luo Wan's hand, and went inside to help arrange the meal.
Looking at Lin Yang's free and easy appearance, Luo Wan bit her lip lightly, and said in her heart: "Brother Lin, then I will help you save it first, and then give it to you when you find a good place to go one day." ”
"Brother Lin, why are you so outward, if you didn't teach our three sisters and brothers to read, how could we collect your money." Luo Xin, the youngest of the three sisters and brothers, pouted dissatisfied.
Although the Locke family is not poor, they can't afford to pay the expensive tuition fees of the private school, and the wife left early, Uncle Luo pulled the three children to grow up, and it was already difficult, where can I send the three children to the private school, and besides, women generally don't go to private school, but will only invite Mr. to teach at home, but it is not something that ordinary people can invite.
Uncle Luo was naturally very happy about Lin Yang's willingness to teach, although Lin Yang was not comfortable at first, the fonts here were all traditional characters, and it took him a long time to overcome it.
In addition, Lin Yang's teaching is humorous, simple and easy to understand, and the three children also like it very much, Old Man Luo even wanted to marry Luo Wanxu to Lin Yang, but when he thought of Lin Yang's high knowledge, he felt that his daughter was not worthy of it, so he didn't say it.
The meal was enjoyable, and after the meal, it was the professor's time, but fortunately, he, a student who graduated from a prestigious university, still had a few brushes, otherwise it would be too big.