CHAPTER XIII
13 "There's a weirdo coming. After returning to the ancestral hall in the town, several old men discussed again. Judging by his demeanor, he should be a rich boy, but the way he dresses is really weird. He didn't know how to describe it, "He can understand more when he speaks more slowly, he can read and write, but the words are similar and different." Blame! He said that his surname was Zhou, Zhou of King Wen of Zhou, who could say such a thing? Unbelievable! The person who spoke was an old man surnamed Xu, named Yu, who had been teaching a private school in the town for many years, and was analyzing them one by one, shaking his head while analyzing.
"It can't be a Tatar's work, right? Do I think I should report this to the police? The other asked, "Probably not, do you think that if you were a meticulous worker, you would dress so strangely and swaggeringly?" I'm afraid that people won't recognize me or something. To the official, if Pan Ye is on an errand in the town, he must let him refer to the details, but he is not in the town at this time, and he went to the county seat, so I will wait for him to come back and take a closer look for a few days."
In the next few days, in addition to eating and sleeping, Zhou Dao also went around the town, which attracted onlookers from the villagers. So he was more in a daze on the bamboo couch in the courtyard, facing this unsolvable question.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to go back." He thought bitterly. "This is supposed to be a time travel, a return to the past." "Did I cross over? Or did you switch the scenes around me? "It's not a prank, it's not a soundstage, it can't be." However, it could not have happened. He burst into tears, he began to miss his family, he missed his old life, he was completely dizzy.
As time passed, he began to think about practical problems. He has no money, so how long can he eat rice here every day? Although no one has told him about this for the time being, it is obvious that he knows Mrs. Xu's family background, and this is not a long way. Once he had eaten a full meal, his self-esteem returned, and he believed that the first thing to solve was the problem of identity, and then the problem of eating.
It is said that it is now the Song Dynasty? Northern Song Dynasty or Southern Song Dynasty is the name of the descendants, and the Song people are called Song, he didn't figure it out. After a few days of contact, he gradually got a little understanding. The current capital is Lin'an, he has heard of it but does not know where it is. He only knew about Chang'an, Luoyang, Beijing, Shanghai and something, but he still heard that this Lin'an should be on the southeast coast, maybe it was Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian. And he knew that this place was in Sichuan, and he heard them talk about Zizhong and Chengdu, which were his hometowns, and when the mutation happened, he didn't go anywhere, but was still near the same place.
There was a mixture of joy and sorrow, the sad thing was that this was ancient times, he was alone without relatives, and the joy was that this was not another world or another place in the world, which made him completely unable to understand and integrate into the local life.
In the eleventh year of Chunyou, according to the characteristics of the capital in the south of the Yangtze River, he judged that this was the Southern Song Dynasty, and when others told him about the many era names of the official family, he was completely confused. Then he asked about Yue Fei, and from everyone's eager responses, he confirmed that this was the Southern Song Dynasty, and that the Southern Song Dynasty had passed many years.
Time, place, and people After holding these rough and unreliable information, Zhou Dao began to work hard to fabricate his life experience. It's impossible to cross, that's the rhythm of looking for death, and no one here is stupid. He came from a foreign land, a foreign country to be exact. He was sure that no one had been there or knew what it was like, and that place was called Australia, yes, Australia, his hometown, was a state in Australia.
He is a descendant of the Han people in China, who fled after the Tang Anshi Rebellion. After many years of wandering across the sea, that place is in the sea south of the Great Song Dynasty, further south than Luzon, and is a large island. Our ancestors have established their kingdom there, and the capital city is Xini. "Why is that name?" Zhou Dao remembered that when he told the others about his origins, dipping himself in water and writing important words on the table as he spoke, an old man asked. "Huh?" Zhou Dao did not react in time. "What do you say? "
"Heney, I mean, it's a weird name. The man explained. I think you're a little weird. Zhou Dao scolded in his heart, "Ah, that's what it means, this, our capital, its soil is very fertile, and everyone is very happy, so it's called Xi Ni, and over time it's called Xi Ni." "After that, I am the third son of King Zhou Ping, called Zhou Dao. Our fleet of 16 ships was going to be transferred from Fujian to the capital city of Lin'an to meet the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, and by the way, to do some business. I didn't want the boat he was on to get separated from the fleet due to heavy fog, and ran aground in the offshore, so it was easy to take a small boat to the mainland, and a boat of more than 20 people walked on the road for nearly three months, and twice encountered strong people and bandits.
Zhou Dao fabricated the identity of the son of the king of the county to raise his own value, in order to protect himself, which was unfamiliar in ancient times, so as not to be disposed of at will because of his status is cheap or insignificant, and no one knows and cares, so he simply pulls the tiger skin and pulls the banner. It's going to be more and more difficult to make a lie, so be it for now, Zhou Dao thought.
A few days later, Pan Ye visited. Pan Hu is known as Pan Ye in his early forties, not tall, but sturdy and practical. In his early years, he entered the yamen with his father as an errand boy, although he has not entered the product over the years, he is a capable official, and anyone in ten miles and eight towns has to shout respectfully when he sees it, Pan Ye.
Pan Ye frowned and listened to Zhou Dao Chen's narration with a guess, and Zhou Dao also adapted to some local dialects, after all, the difference was not too big. "Zhou Gongzi said that he was going to transfer from Fujian to Lin'an, I don't know where this Fujian is?" The wrinkles on Pan Ye's forehead were very deep, and he still asked with a smile. "Fujian? It's roughly in the southeast of the Great Song Dynasty, near the sea, why haven't you heard of it? Oh, hehe, maybe I'm misremembering. Zhou Dao looked at Pan Hu with concern, and Pan Hu looked blank.
"Fujian really doesn't know, but Guangzhou and Quanzhou in the southeast are big ports." "Quanzhou! Yes, yes, it's Quanzhou, you see my memory. "Zhou Dao woke up, he had heard that there was such a big trade port as Quanzhou, and immediately thought that it should be Quanzhou." Zhou Gongzi, you said that you have a boatload of people who have landed on the rocks, how many people are there? If you have been together for a few months, you should know their names and what are their names? "Well, there are twenty-six of them, including me, and I know the names of them." Then Zhou Dao recited the names of the boys in the class when he was in college, and added the teacher if he couldn't make enough.
"Twenty-eight, I see? "Oh, these two are not, these two are not. Zhou Dao hurriedly minus two teachers.
"Zhou Gongzi, this route to the seaside is only a thousand miles, during which time have you been through which states and counties?" "I can't tell you what the specifics are, but when we came across the first big city, there were officers and soldiers who came to inspect the city before we even entered the city, and when they saw that we were carrying abundant supplies, they took us and robbed us, killed many people, and the rest fled immediately. We tried to hide as much as we could when we saw the town again, and even then we were robbed and killed by robbers again. Zhou Dao unconsciously imitated the words and tone of the locals.
Pan Hu leaned forward and asked with a smile, "It seems that Zhou Gongzifu has a great life, and his life should not be extinguished, that is, you have never entered the town since then?" "Yes. "Pan guesses that the rebels who robbed you should be the Black Flag Army of the traitor Deng Mao, and the east and south are in great chaos. Have you ever seen those rebels flying black flags or Deng Zi flags? As he spoke, he dipped in water and wrote down the traditional character "鄧" on the table. Zhou Dao looked up at Fang Liang, thought about it with his mouth slightly open, and said, "I didn't pay attention, we were patronizing and fleeing for our lives, always thinking that we might be able to join the brigade in Quanzhou, and we couldn't take care of the rest." Pan Ye looked at Zhou Dao's face expressionlessly, did not speak, there was no Deng Mao and the Black Flag Army at all.
He then asked, "Gongzi Zhou, tell me why your fleet came thousands of miles to the Great Song Dynasty?" "The main thing is to trade, to do business, and if possible or recommended, to meet with officials." Zhou Dao secretly weakened the mission he had previously described to meet with the official family without a trace, and if it was too formal, it would attract more attention and attention, and the possibility of pursuing and discovering loopholes would also increase significantly. Perhaps the level of the officials who inquired about this matter would be different, and he could not withstand repeated interrogation, in case he was tortured, he did not dare to think much about the thought. Therefore, when he hasn't figured out who he is and what he wants to do, it's better to be vague first, and the crime of bullying the king will be executed for a long time!
"Speaking of the founding of the country, what is the name of your country? How many soldiers are there? "It's already turned into an interrogation, maybe at first, but the other party is still a little restrained and keeps smiling.
Zhou Dao was a little unsure of what the country name meant, "The country name is Zhou, and our Zhou family is the royal family." As for the source of the soldiers, this is a secret, and I don't know very well." "Take the surname as the country name? Well. Pan Ye nodded slowly. Since Zhou Gongzi is a royal family, this matter is not trivial, and Pan must report to Shangfeng for disposal. According to what I have seen today, it is safe for Zhou Gongzi to go to the county government with me early tomorrow morning. Zhou Dao said that he was not in a hurry, but Pan Ye insisted that this was a business matter and could not be delayed, and there was no condition to talk about. Another person went to call the servant surnamed Liang and asked him to live in the wing next door to Zhoudao that night, so that he could take good care of him.
Then it seemed that there was no boundacity to talk about the short customs and customs of the thoughtful parents. Zhou Daoxin said that the whole place was under surveillance, and his expression was a little unnatural, but he didn't dare to offend this Pan Ye, and he entertained without a word. "Well, what are the names of your men who are on the same boat? I just said that I forgot a little, you say it again. Pan Ye seemed to ask casually, still with a hateful smile on his face. Zhou Dao wanted to tear that face. Fortunately, he didn't completely forget about his classmates, and said it again.
After these years of contact, he has mastered some skills in the tone of listening and speaking, and has become slightly familiar with it, although after thousands of years, he found that the language family has not changed, and the language has changed greatly, but the tone and meaning are not traceless, the key is to find the tone. In addition, when he doesn't know how to answer or is afraid of leaking, he can not understand and can pretend to be crazy and stupid.
"It's unbelievable, it's plausible, it's not true. Pan Ye said goodbye and went out to give a judgment in his heart. Zhou Dao sent him off at the gate of the courtyard, looking at Pan Ye's back in the dusk as he walked away, and the smile on Zhou Dao's face sank. It's not easy to make a living!