Being in a foreign land, without relatives, and facing many difficulties, is enough for many people to be at a loss and exhausted. But Sun Tu is not a person who will bow his head easily, he believes that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, even if the government makes it difficult, there is always a solution.

So after he went back, he only told Ya'er that the matter was almost done, and then he didn't mention it again. And the next day, Sun Tu simply let go of his heart and took Ya'er to wander around the capital of the Great Song Dynasty thousands of years ago, so as to more truly understand and integrate into such an era.

Their first stop was the famous Daishokokuji Temple in the southeast corner of Tokyo, for it was not only the closest to the inn where they were staying, but also, as the man said, could sell the donkeys. After all, they had to stay here for at least a month, and the daily cost of keeping the donkeys in the store was not small.

On the way there, Sun Tu was still a little puzzled, why a famous monastery would let people have something to do with the sale of goods, didn't this disturb the monks' cultivation? You must know that this Xiangguo Temple is still a royal temple, and the abbot in it is still a monk. Could it be that the Xiangguoji Temple in everyone's mouth only refers to the name of the place near it?

However, after rushing to the place, he realized that he was still wrong. There are also several lively markets on the side of Xiangguo Temple, but they are no longer within the range, and one of them is called Little Sweet Water Lane, which is actually a flower street and willow lane, people can smell the aroma of fat powder at the mouth of the alley, and you can see satisfied men coming out of it in the morning.

Ya'er also looked inside curiously several times, so Sun Tu quickly pulled her forward, and came directly to the more lively Xiangguo Temple. Then he found out that the outer perimeter of the temple could still be so lively. This is what a temple should look like, and it is clearly a large bazaar.

I saw that starting from near the gate, it has been extending inward, the whole dozens of acres of square is actually full of shops and stalls, and the things sold are also exquisite, from household furnishings to pen and ink books, as long as you can think of it, you can almost see it here, and there are even people selling flowers, birds, insects and beasts there, in the cage in front of a store specializing in dog fighting, a few fierce hounds still bark at pedestrians from time to time.

Sun Tu has really gained a lot of knowledge now, I thought that being a monk in this royal temple should be a green light ancient Buddha, but now it's good, it looks much more lively here than other places in Tokyo, there are bargaining sounds everywhere, and it is full of vulgar dust and copper smell.

It's Ya'er, after seeing these many strange things, her eyes are dazzled, looking at some toys and ornaments and snacks, she wants them all, but it's not easy to open up to Sun Tu.

Sun Tu soon found out about her reaction, and he didn't save at the moment, so he bought some snacks such as sugar cakes for her, and specially selected a few gadgets for her as gifts, which made the little girl smile with joy, and felt that this was the happiest day since she came out of the house.

But we can't forget that Sun Tu found a shop that bought and sold mules and horses, bargained with people, and finally sold the donkey he brought at a decent price. It's just that the price of the donkey is not higher than the price of the horse after all, and the five copper coins are enough for them to stay in Tokyo for a few more days.

The two walked around the market of Xiangguo Temple for a while, and Sun Tu suddenly thought of something: If there are indeed Song Jiangchao Gai and others in Yuncheng County, then are the other Water Margin heroes also there? For example, Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen, are they in this Tokyo city?

Thinking of this, he wanted to go to the side to find the vegetable garden of this Xiangguo Temple. Because as far as he knows, before a series of accidents, Lu Zhishen was in charge of the vegetable garden behind Xiangguo Temple.

However, this Xiangguo Temple occupies too much land, and it is not easy for him to ask people about the location of the vegetable garden, so he has no clue when he turns around. In the end, seeing that it was almost noon, I had to give up, so I found a small restaurant with Ya'er, and asked for a big bowl of meat soup and some other snacks to fill my stomach.

While the two were eating, they heard someone next to them say, "Is there any good show to see in the Sang family tile today?" ”

"I heard that there is a dragon king slaying scene today, and there is sumo wrestling to watch, why don't we go and see it?"

These words made Sun Tu also interested, anyway, he planned to take Ya'er to enjoy the various scenery in the capital, and the Sang family tile naturally couldn't be missed. After making up his mind, he inquired about the path, and took Ya'er, who had already eaten her little belly, to the north.

If Xiangguo Temple is a large market in Bianjing Jingcheng, then Sangjiawazi is a comprehensive entertainment club here. Like Sangkokuji Temple, Waziri is also made up of many large and small pavilions, including gambling stalls with constant noise, theaters with lots of cheers, and quiet venues for people to listen to and talk (that is, books).

However, if you want to say that the most popular is a restaurant located in the southwest corner of this place, it is still far away, Sun Tu can hear the continuous roaring cheers from inside, and the sound is about to lift the roof of the entire house.

Curious, Sun Tu went up to inquire, only to know that there was a sumo gambling fight. And the price of entering the venue to watch is not high, you can enter for twenty yuan, Sun Tu did not hesitate to pay and take Ya'er in.

After entering the inside, he really appreciated how unrestrained the Song people were, the field was crowded with people, there was no place to sit at all, almost everyone waved their fists, while watching the two big men in shorts on the stage wrestling sumo, while roaring loudly and cheering for the players.

Here, there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority, whether it is an ordinary pawn or a noble son, they all shout loudly regardless of their own image, and they can't even feel it when they burst their throats.

Soon, Sun Tu knew why these people were so obsessed with investment, because someone brought a tray over and sold chips to the new customers. It turned out that the wrestling between the wrestlers on the stage also interacted with the audience, and everyone bet on the players.

Since the dynasties, the gambling nature of the Song people can be regarded as the strongest, from the Son of Heaven to the peddlers and pawns all like to gamble, and the people of the time called it Guan Pu. Whether in the countryside or in the city, there are gambling houses everywhere, and the government also guarantees their legitimate rights and interests in addition to collecting taxes. In addition, other gambling methods are also emerging, such as cockfighting and dog fighting, and for example, the government contracts the operation and sale of tea and liquor, which is also a gambling process.

The same is true of the current sumo wrestling, because everyone is betting, so that the audience can devote themselves more fully to the fights, and people can see red faces and screams.

However, Sun Tu quickly saw that he was a little tired, and he could tell the difference between the two sumo wrestlers with his eyes. But there are a few games where the weak can win the strong, and it is a narrow victory, relying on some unnoticed details to turn the situation around.

In the eyes of others, this is naturally an extremely exciting and dramatic battle, but in Sun Tu's eyes, this is someone secretly manipulating. Obviously, it was the people in this restaurant who did it, in order to earn more benefits. It's no wonder that the ticket fee is so cheap, but the key is here.

After understanding this, he lost interest in the seemingly evenly matched sumo here, so he pulled Ya'er, who was also not very interested in this kind of fighting, out of the door, and then turned to watch the big scene of slaying the dragon king.

In fact, the opera of this era is far from being mature, not to mention compared with the film and television dramas of later generations, even Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera are a hundred times better than it. However, the people of this era do not have such insight as Sun Tu, even if they saw a few actors with painted faces babbling and singing on stage, they were also applauded.

This time, Ya'er looked at it, and her little face turned red with joy. Sun Tu naturally watched some of it, and only then did he find that this play was somewhat similar to the content of the Dragon King of the Jing River in Journey to the West. The difference is only that when the Dragon King asked Li Shimin for help, he asked Wei for intercession, and Wei Zheng, as a courtier, actually rejected the Son of Heaven directly, and said a lot of righteous and awe-inspiring words.

Sun Tu quickly understood why. At this time, the courtiers still have independent personalities, and they will not obey the king in everything. But by the time Wu Chengen wrote Journey to the West, the monarch's power had been highly concentrated, and even if his subordinates had other ideas, they didn't dare to put them forward in person.

In fact, it is not only the courtiers, but also the ordinary people, after experiencing a hundred years of foreign invasion and oppression, their self-esteem and spirit have also been hurt by most of them. In fact, in the Song Dynasty and earlier, the word "adult" was only an honorific title for one's father and ancestors, and no one would use it in officialdom. But later, this title was completely overflowing, as if all the officials became the fathers of the people, and all the superiors became the fathers of the subordinates...... In the end, there is even an even more ridiculous statement of the parent officer!

People's hearts are not ancient, is this a step backwards of the times?

At this time, of course, Sun Tu could not come up with an answer, so he could only leave it to history and future generations to comment.