Chapter 364: The Ancient Capital
As the mother river of the Chinese nation, the Yellow River has been flowing for thousands of years, sometimes gentle, sometimes violent. The Yellow River, which has been diverted several times, has brought countless disasters, but the water has washed and deposited, and after each diversion, the flooded area has left an incomparably fertile soil, so that human beings can be nurtured, relying on the violence or silence of the water, and have multiplied and built a prosperous civilization for generations.
The Chinese nation is centered on this and finally radiates out of the Yellow River, around the Yellow River, the settlements everywhere to the most developed into cities, some stretch for thousands of years, some are gradually submerged in the long river of time, only left a name and memory, among them, Kaifeng Bianliang City, is one of the most brilliant names.
Located at the tip of the vast alluvial plain in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, Kaifeng Prefecture has been prosperous since ancient times, with fertile soil, suitable climate, key geographical location and convenient water and land transportation connecting the north and south. Since the Xia Dynasty in the second millennium BC, the capital of a dynasty was established here for the first time, and then for more than 4,000 years, a total of ten dynasties have their capitals here. The Yellow River gave birth to the city, but it also continued to destroy it, and with each major diversion, the old city was flooded, and after the water had passed, the new city was picked up. Kaifeng Mansion in 2,000 A.D. is still an incomparably prosperous city, but the past cities and memories have been buried layer by layer under the silt of the Yellow River, and can no longer be seen.
Wu Dynasty, Kaifeng Mansion Bianliang City is still the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, this is a city that Ning Yi has no memory, and Kaifeng after a thousand years is much higher than this city today. Under the rain curtain of lead blue, the city's ancient and new buildings are mixed, like every rapidly developing city, with its hurried and uncoordinated memories and contradictions, with a nostalgic and disgusting atmosphere, leaving traces of people's lives in the river of time.
Under this city, there are traces of the ancient Xia Dynasty and the city of the Warring States Beam. There are the ruins of Bianzhou in the Tang Dynasty. So I want to come. But it doesn't consciously make people feel a wonderful feeling in their hearts. When he got off the boat, Ning Yi stomped on the ground.
The dock in the rain was chaotic and noisy.
From Jiangning, I walked all the way, and at this time, it was finally time to part ways. The birth of the gang has its own royal people to hand over, and the royal princes and magnates who have gone north all the way also have their own relationships to find. There are relatives who want to meet. At this time, the flow of news was not flexible, and everyone went all the way north, with all kinds of delays, and the exact time of arrival was difficult for the people in the capital to estimate. Some have higher status, and they are more self-retaining their identity and face. As early as last night, he had asked his subordinates to hurry to the capital to report the news, and at this time, some people who seemed to have a good status greeted them at the dock. There are also people - like the little county lord - the status is not low, such as Kang Xian and others are worried about her safety, they have already let people report to the capital, and they will ask people to wait at the dock every day, this kind of treatment is the most earnest, and it can also prove the identity the most.
The various things of the Secret Investigation Division are not as rigorous as they were when they were fully functional. Wen Ren is not second, and others go to Beijing. The main thing is to visit Qin Siyuan. He had originally been a disciple of Qin Siyuan, and at this time he had already landed on the shore. In the afternoon, I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet him. As for Ning Yi, he should have gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but there were Xiaochan along the way, Su Wenyu and Su Yanping, Yunzhu and Jin'er, and there were four or five more trustworthy subordinates and nurses in the Su Mansion, and there were a lot of things he carried, so it was impossible to bring a group of people over, so he had to find an inn to live in the afternoon. As for the three brothers of the Qi family, Lu Junyi and others, they are already very familiar with each other anyway, so they might as well stay in the same inn.
When I first came to Bianliang, I was actually unfamiliar with the place, but fortunately, there was also an experienced one in the Su family, who was the shopkeeper Liao who came to Bianliang in the imperial merchant incident. This person's name is Liao Sanhua, who is very trustworthy among the shopkeepers of the Su family, and has experience in doing business in the capital, so this time he asked him to come over and play the front station.
When everyone was discussing where to stay in the hall specially used to welcome VIPs at the dock, Zhou Pei led a few people over to say hello, this is the person from Chongwang's Mansion in the capital, and in the next few days, she will probably stay in Chongwang's Mansion until after the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, so she came to ask where Ning Yi lived.
After the events along the way, she already admired Ning Yi quite a lot, and she had more time pestering Ning Yi to ask this and that for a few days, but the number of people who had to be unconvinced for a sentence or two as usual was greatly reduced, and even Ning Yi obviously playfully made up a list of the top 100 masters in the world, she had to copy a copy and think about the mystery. If possible, I'm afraid she would be more willing to learn from such a "teacher", but of course, most of the time, she knows the general situation, and she also knows that this thing is impossible.
At this time, Ning Yi and the others were going to live in the Fuxiang Inn, which is said to be the largest and most expensive in Bianliang, according to the introduction of the shopkeeper Liao, and when the name was spoken, a palace steward who followed Zhou Pei also said: "Fuxiang Building, it is quite big, but I am worried that there is no vacancy." If you can't live at that time, the prince might as well go to the Wenhui Building on Taimiao Street, in the inn, the palace has something to do with it. The steward seemed to be a eunuch, but his attitude was gentle and respectful, and he handed over a name note. It seems that the relationship between Chongwangfu and Kangwangfu is good, and when the other party does this, the little county lord also feels the light on his face.
"Where the teacher lives, I'll ask Grandpa Qin tomorrow. If there is anything, the teacher will come to Chongwang's Mansion to find me. After Zhou Pei finished speaking, he put his hands on his chest and bowed slightly before leaving, and the fifteen-year-old girl looked noble and generous.
After Zhou Pei left, Chen Jingui also came over to say a few words to Ning Yi, thanking him for his help along the way, and said that he also knew some people in the capital, and if necessary, he would open his mouth. After Chen Jingui, it was Master Li who came to find Ning Yi.
At this time, after going back to their respective homes to find their own mothers, and "saying goodbye" to everyone, Master Li was about to go back to Alum Tower, so he also came over to ask Ning Yi's residence. In fact, maybe Ning Yi will stay in the guest house for the first day or two, and then he will have to buy a few yards in the capital.
"If you are free, Brother Ning may wish to come to Alum Tower for a walk, the land of the capital is full of talents, Zhou Bangyan Zhou Meicheng Brother Ning still remembers, he has always remembered your words. Of course, the most important thing is that Xiaomei hopes to get together with Brother Ning, Brother Yu, and Brother Chen. ”
Her attitude was earnest and sincere, Ning Yi felt that it was difficult to refuse, of course, there was no need for him to refuse such things, so he nodded and agreed. Master Li was also slightly blessed and left with a smile. Although the figure is not as noble as Zhou Pei, it is graceful and generous, like the combination of a girl's innocence and a woman's charm, without losing a sense of purity. If Yunzhu is like an elegant and pure lily, she is probably like a pure but slightly natural narcissus. Perhaps because of this, Yunzhu can't fit into the environment like Qinglou, but she can be comfortable and content.
"This girl Li is so powerful......" At this time, Yun Zhu, who was dressed in cloth and dressed in a pure hairpin, looked at the background where Master Li had gone away after bidding farewell to everyone, and couldn't help but tilt his head and sigh, this is probably pure worship, and she also has a charming temperament between her heads, Ning Yi looked at it and smiled. Yuan Jin'er was dressed in men's clothes at this time, sitting on the luggage to eat, and humming disapplauded.
The rain was still falling, and the group rented a carriage and left. After crossing two streets, the peculiar dirty mess by the wharf gradually subsided, but when the curtain was lifted and looked out, the street scene still seemed crowded, the high and low buildings were crowded together, the wide and narrow lanes were crooked, and under the rain curtain, the scene in front of me was sometimes old and sometimes novel, new taverns, old teahouses, high and low eaves overlapped together, sometimes passing through the old courtyard, the courtyard wall was covered with moss, sometimes passing through the newly built small buildings, the red paint was washed bright in the rain. There are big stone lions in front of the majestic mansion, high flagpoles in the courtyard of the dart bureau, warriors carrying weapons on their backs, sheltering from the rain under the eaves, beautiful lanterns on the green building, some upstairs are still hanging clothes, colorful silk, women with longing in their eyes are absentmindedly looking at the passers-by upstairs, and some windows come out of the singing, laughter, laughter and scolding, and the sound is drowned out in the rain. Ancient trees grow in the corner of the courtyard, or grow at the bridgehead and street corner, in this ancient city to hold up luxuriant leaves, far away, there are towering palace walls.
All the way from the wharf to the Fuxiang Inn, when I wanted to stay, I found that the Fuxiang Inn was really full, and then Ning Yi and his party turned to the Wenhui Building that the steward of the Chongwang Mansion said, which was really a grand inn. After Ning Yi and the others took out their name cards and rented two courtyards to live in, it was almost evening. The rain has not stopped, the inn lit the lanterns and hung the lanterns, and many people are talking loudly in the hall, talking about one thing that came out yesterday: Guo Yaoshi, the commander of the Changsheng Army of the Liao State, has taken Zhuo and Yi Erzhou under the hard work of this side, and has descended the Wu Dynasty.
Just like in later generations, in the land of Beijing, everyone likes to talk about politics, and Ning Yi only knew about this matter two days ago, but after all, it is good news, and there is no concealment on it. At this time, Jin attacked Liao and had achieved a series of big victories, but the Wu Dynasty has always been thundering and raining, and the previous 100,000 people could not win 10,000 people have been very unconfident, even if Tong Guan has now led the army north, but before the victory, the Wu Dynasty army is already difficult to give people confidence. However, the Changsheng Army was originally composed of Liaodong people, originally to fight against the Jurchens, called the Resentful Army, although it may not be able to win against the Jurchens, but the combat power is still extremely strong, and the court is obviously so promoted.
There is a resentment about Guo Yaoshi's army, the Wu Dynasty has been fighting for it from the beginning, especially Qin Siyuan, he knows that the frontal strength of the Wu Dynasty army is not enough, so that the Secret Investigation Division has spent a lot of effort behind the scenes, and all kinds of methods that can make one or the other eliminate the other's strengths are being used, this time for the Secret Investigation Division, it is also a big victory......
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The feeling of Bianliang is hard to find...... (To be continued.) )