Song Tokyo Kaifeng Mansion South Smoke Gate

There are three city gates in the south of the outer city of Kaifeng, and there are four city gates on the remaining three city walls. Among them, the East Water Gate and the Northeast Water Gate located in the southeast of the east, and the West Water Gate and the Northwest Water Gate in the west are the water gates prepared by the river. The other city gates, except for the new Song Gate in the east, the Nanxun Gate in the south, the Xinzheng Gate in the west, and the Fengqiu Gate in the north are two straight gates, and the rest of the city gates are "three layers of the urn city, and the bending door is opened".

The New Song Gate, Nanxun Gate, Xinzheng Gate, and Fengqiu Gate are connected to the four royal streets in the south, east, and northwest, and are the four main city gates in different directions.

Generally speaking, if you want to go from Kaifeng Prefecture to the southern region, you have to go through Nanxunmen, and at the same time, it is winter, the river is frozen, so you can't take the waterway, and if you want to go out of the city to the southern region, you also have to go through Nanxunmen.

Sitting north to south, the picture is auspicious, and all travelers must also pass through the Nanxun Gate.

Out of the Nanxun Gate, there is a moat, and on the spacious bridge deck, there are many small merchants and vendors early in the morning, shouting loudly and selling all kinds of goods.

At this time, it is a harsh winter, and to avoid the cold and keep warm, all of them use fire, so the main things that the vendors sell are fireplaces, smoke cages, hand stoves, foot stoves, bedding incense burners and other things.

"Let let, let me get tired!" At this moment, several carriages drove out of the city, wrapped in thick curtains, and with a lot of luggage behind them, and it was obvious at a glance that these carriages were about to travel far away.

A tower-like black man dressed in a thick winter coat led the carriage and said to the vendors in front of it.

"Master, it's cold, these sheepskin mattresses will be warm along the way, so let's buy a few."

"The hand stove and foot stove are also very warm in the car, sir, how about buying some?"

When the vendors saw these carriages, which were obviously about to travel far away, they gathered around them, selling all kinds of cold goods.

"Don't buy, don't buy, flash away, don't delay my father-in-law's trip." The black man leopard's eyes widened, and he reached out and pushed the vendor.

"Xu Biao, don't be rude!" At this time, a young man wearing the usual uniform of a Song official said to the black man.

"Xianggong, this... These birds are in the way ... Walking like this, like a turtle crawling, when will you be able to get to Quanzhou? Xu Biao said to the young official.

"What are you panicking about? It's going to take at least two months on the road, and do you care about delaying that hour? The young official scolded with a smile.

The young man wearing the regular uniform of Song officials is the right to know the affairs of Quanzhou and promote Li Sanjian, the secretary of Quanzhou City.

The edict ordered Li Sanjian to rush to Quanzhou in six days, so Li Sanjian had to set off on time and not delay for a moment.

So after Li Sanjian hurriedly said goodbye to his relatives and friends in Beijing, he left Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo early this morning and rushed to Quanzhou, southern Fujian.

In addition to Fu Erniang, Shankui, Xu Biao and others, there were also Xu Shuwei and Gongsun Rouniang who went to Quanzhou with Li Sanjian, among which the most surprising to Li Sanjian was Gongsun Rouniang.

At this time, Gongsun Rouniang still refused to agree to Xu Shuwei's request, but under the persuasion of Cai Rongxue, Wang Wen and others, she had gradually accepted Xu Shuwei and gradually accepted the reality.

Li Sanjian has a sense of guilt towards Gongsun Rouniang, if Gongsun Rouniang can get along with Xu Shuwei for a hundred years, then it can be regarded as a better home.

In addition to the above people, Li Sanjian asked for some old Kaifeng government officials, such as Wu Miaoshan, the chief catcher, but they could not accompany Li Sanjian to Quanzhou for the time being due to official business, and after Li Sanjian took office in Quanzhou, they were arranged to come to Quanzhou.

Asking for money and people, this is what Li Sanjian asked Zhao Ji with a cheeky mouth, and Zhao Ji also complied with it.

It's just that the officials are good, and it is not so easy for the court officials, if a court officials are transferred to Quanzhou in southern Fujian, in addition to the emperor's will, they also need to be approved by the slaughter, execution or officials, so Yao Yu and other officials cannot accompany Li Sanjian to Quanzhou.

It is said that Yao Yu and other court officials may not be willing to accompany Li Sanjian to such a remote corner of Quanzhou...

Li Sanjian and his mother Fu Erniang, his wife Cai Rongxue, his sister-in-law Cai Yingxue, and his concubine Wang Wen, plus the old man Zhai Liu, several maids, plus Shan Kui, Xu Biao, Xu Shuwei, Yan Si and their families, a group of 20 people, the female dependents rode in a carriage, and the men rode horses, and went to Quanzhou, which was thousands of miles away.

Quanzhou is thousands of miles away from Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, which can be said to be a long way to go up and the road is bumpy, but Li Sanjian at this time is completely different from when he went to Beijing to take the exam a few years ago.

Li Sanjian is the six-rank official of the imperial court, and Quanzhou is too guarded, and it is completely possible to travel on the official road and live in a post station, and the expenses all the way are borne by the government, so compared with the past, it can be said that it is a world of difference.

At the same time, the imperial court did not limit when Li Sanjian arrived in Quanzhou, so along the way, Li Sanjian could travel while playing in the mountains and rivers while moving forward, and no one had any objections.

It is said that a confidant minister of the emperor who had a flat career was demoted to southern Fujian at this time, and many people still sympathized with it. Starting point Chinese

"Shankui, Xu Biao, you two lead the carriage forward, don't crash into the people." Li Sanjian then instructed Shankui and Xu Biao.

"Yes, master!" Shan Kui answered, and walked forward with Xu Biao in the carriage.

"Two virtuous brothers, you must say goodbye to you for a thousand miles, just send it here, two virtuous brothers, please go back." Li Sanjian then said to Liu Anjie and Zeng Gongming, who were staying at their homes before dawn.

"Brother, this is just out of the city gate, according to the love of you and my brothers, at least twenty miles should be sent, right?" Zeng Gongming said with an unhappy face.

Zeng Gongming also wanted to accompany Li Sanjian to Quanzhou, but Li Sanjian left him to take care of his grandfather Fu Gui and others, and at the same time took care of "Cuixuanju", which made Zeng Gongming extremely dissatisfied and full of complaints.

"Doesn't you have to? The meaning of the virtuous brother, the foolish brother understands it. Li Sanjian smiled slightly when he heard this.

Zeng Gongming's thoughts, how could Li Sanjian not know, but Li Sanjian couldn't bring everyone to Quanzhou, right?

The most important thing is that Quanzhou and the capital Kaifeng Mansion are thousands of miles away, and the information is not smooth, so at this time, the Beijing division needs more people, and there are people who have their own henchmen to help deliver the news, so that Li Sanjian can keep abreast of the movements of the imperial court.

"Brother Yuan Chengxian, in the future, there will be Brother Lao Xian." Li Sanjian then said to Liu Anjie.

Zeng Gongming is Li Sanjian's confidant, but Zeng Gongming is an official rather than an official after all, Liu Anjie is different, he is a dignified scholar, an official of the imperial court, and his future future is not necessarily inferior to Li Sanjian's, so Liu Anjie's role will be far greater than Zeng Gongming's.

"Brother, don't worry." Liu Anjie comprehended, and said with a slight smile: "Quanzhou is poor and bad, brother must be careful when he goes, and besides, your baby's temper should also be changed, don't rub half a grain of sand in your eyes, otherwise you will suffer at that time." ”

"Suffer?" When Zeng Gongming heard this, he shook the huge head and said, "What can make him suffer in this world?" ”

"Haha!" Li Sanjian and Liu Anjie couldn't help but laugh together when they heard this.

The three of them were talking, they had already walked outside the city, and when Li Sanjian was insisting on the two of them going back, suddenly a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the three of them turned their heads together, only to see Yao Yu riding alone, galloping on a horse.

He finally came, Li Sanjian thought with a smile when he saw Yao Yu.

Although Li Sanjian is named Yao Yu's uncle, he is actually a brother, since Li Sanjian met Yao Yu in Lingshan County, Guizhou, the two have been friends for eight years, and they can be described as brothers and sisters.

If Yao Yu didn't come to see him off, Li Sanjian would be extremely sad in his heart.

It's just that Yao Yu has a big burden on his back at this time, wrist guards on the cuffs, a short back shirt with a stand-up collar, a wide silk tie around his waist, a pair of black boots on his feet, a long knife with a golden sheath on his waist and hips, a samurai suit, and at the same time, he is also dressed like he is going to travel far away?

"Shuxing, what are you... So Li Sanjian asked in surprise when he saw this.

"Humph!" Uncle Yao Yu didn't bother to shout, snorted, and rode past Li Sanjian and the others, chasing the carriage ahead, and then Yang Yang with his right hand backwards, and raised a letter to the ministry.

"Brother Han Ren, Lao Fuzun is here... Just when Li Sanjian was very puzzled, Liu Anjie said to Li Sanjian.

At this time, Lu Changheng, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, led a group of officials from the government office, all of whom went out of the city gate and walked towards Li Sanjian and others.

"Lao Fuzun, how dare the lower officials come to see off Lao Fuzun in person?" So Li Sanjian didn't care about Yao Yu, hurriedly stepped forward, and bowed heavily to Lu Changheng.

"Li Hanren, you are also the governor of Quanzhou now, and you are on an equal footing with the old man, so you don't have to be like this, right?" Lu Changheng helped Li Sanjian and said with a smile.

"Lao Fuzun is ashamed of his words." Li Sanjian shook his head and said, "How can Sanjian be on an equal footing with Lao Fuzun?" Besides, Lao Fuzun's kindness to Sanjian is remembered by Sanjian, so how dare Sanjian be on an equal footing with Lao Fuzun? ”

Aside from Lu Changheng's kindness to Li Sanjian, the Song Mansion is larger than the state in terms of level, and at the same time, Kaifeng Mansion is the land of Gyeonggi and the capital of the world, so how can the remote place of Quanzhou be compared with Kaifeng Mansion?

"You, if you had listened to the old man, why did you do this?" When Lu Changheng heard this, he also thanked Li Sanjian for his sincerity, so he pulled Li Sanjian and sighed.

Lu Changheng so far, is still sorry for Li Sanjian, at this time the imperial court has moved Lu Changheng to another place as an official, so it will not be long before Lu Changheng will be moved out of Kaifeng Mansion, and Li Sanjian is already the judge of the left hall of Kaifeng Mansion at this time, the second person in Kaifeng Mansion, and at the same time with Emperor Zhao Ji's favor to Li Sanjian, Li Sanjian is very likely to take over Lu Changheng's position, and he will also become the youngest prefect of Kaifeng Mansion in the Great Song Dynasty, and the road to official career will be unusually smooth.

But Li Sanjian was... Lu Changheng thought regretfully.

"Enfu, Saion lost his horse, how do you know if it is a blessing?" Li Sanjian smiled slightly when he heard this.