As the capital of the political envoys of Huguang and other places, Wuchang Mansion is known as an important water and land thoroughfare, the road leads to the hinterland of Jingxiang and Da Xian Mountain, and the main vein of the river and the Han River. Therefore, the geographical location is advantageous, and the merchants are extremely luxuriant, and the west of Jingkou is called the first. Boist tax kiosk, Jia boat passenger boat, incalculable, endless tails for several miles. Seeing the grand occasion, Hua Qing couldn't help but change the famous sentence in Li Bai's "Gift to Jiang Xia Wei Taishou", and sighed again and again, "Ten thousand boats come here, and even sail through Ezhou".

After boarding, the speed of travel is not human, and the tense rhythm of the fast horse whip on the land from Zaoyang County to Wuchang Mansion eases down. Seeing that Zhao Dangshi, Zhou Wenhe and others were strong and brave, they were also quite generous, and they served Zhou before and after the saddle, and Zhao Dangshi and others were comfortable and idle.

Offshore from the side, not a day, to Qingshan Rock, the light rain is crisp and crisp on the day, the river breeze is cool, and the fatigue accumulated on the land road disappears. At night, after asking, the distance between Wuchang Mansion and Wuchang Mansion was more than 30 miles. Wuchang Mansion was attacked by the Border Bandits a few months ago, so there are still many local brave regiments practicing in groups. The port where Zhao Dangshi and others stayed also had a group of river flood control troops, led by a hundred generals who were over half a hundred years old. According to Mr. Bai, this place is an important relay point between Wuchang Mansion and Huangzhou. A few months ago, he had defeated the old Huihui, Ge Liyan and other many streams, in order to prevent the return of the rogue, in the near future, he was successively recruited from Wuchang Mansion to repair the city wall, the city wall is more than 6,000 zhang long, and the amount of work is not small.

Yuan Jixian has heard of Zhao Dangshi, has political talents, long soldiers, and is also very decent, and has some dealings with Zuo Liangyu. If it weren't for the fact that he had an appointment and was in a hurry, Zhao Dangshi actually wanted to visit and get close. In addition, Wuchang Mansion is also the location of the Chu Domain, the king of Chu, Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, is a man of the hour, as early as the Wanli period, he has been involved in the "Shizi Case", "Robbery Case" and other strange things, and because of the rich world, even attracted the attention of the imperial court, Zhao Dangshi, who was far away in the northwest, also heard people talk about this kind of talk after dinner. Although Zhao Ying and Chu Fan are some distance apart, they can be in the same Chu land, and there will inevitably be an intersection in the future, and Zhao Dangshi also has plans to visit the King of Chu. Since there is no time at the moment, I can only look for a good opportunity to meet these two people in the future.

The next day, passing through the plum branches, to this section of the waterway, the scenery on both sides of the river gradually less houses and fireworks, more mountains and beautiful colors. In the evening, when I came to the lodging place Yang Luoxun, it was a good scene in the world. Although this place is not a large town of Zhou County, it is densely populated, and the fishery is extremely developed, and the fish is fat and cheap. Zhao Dangshi bought three tails of big fish and paid the people to help stew it into white soup, which was extremely delicious. Where did Zhou Wenhe, Deng Longye and Man Ning taste such delicacies, and the three fish were wiped out by dividing five by two, and Zhao Dangshi had to buy four more fish with a smile for the three men of the pro-nursing department to eat one tail each, and eat one tail with Huaqing. Huaqing, who eats a shallow amount on weekdays, also rarely eats a few more bites of fish, and is full of praise.

The light boat floats on the water, and arrives in Huangzhou in one day, compared with the prosperous Wuchang Mansion, Huangzhou is much more secluded and quiet. In the Tang Dynasty, Du Mu once had a poem "Where you sleep in your life, Yunmeng Zenanzhou" to describe the remoteness of this place. The smoke and waves of the river on the back side of Huanggang County are vast, which makes people look at it and suddenly express their nostalgia. But on the other side, it was where Yuan Jixian built the city wall, which was in full swing, and the increased popularity made the whole city a little less quiet. Du Mu and Wang Yuyan were in Huangzhou, and Su Dongpo and Zhang Lei also lived here, so there are some historic sites inside and outside the city. However, due to the limited time and the fact that the city was really ugly, Zhao Dangshi and others did not stay for long.

Leaving Huangzhou through Chibi Rock, there are many colorful strange stones, which directly lead to Huaqing's eyes and eyes, and the mood is happy. Going down the river, another day to reach the back of the wind rock. As the name suggests, the water is wide and the wind is strong. There are many reefs in the river, the migratory currents are turbulent, the water is surging rapidly, and it is very difficult to walk through the obstacles. Huaqing had never been on a river boat before, and it was fine when there was no wind at the level, but at this time, he couldn't stand the violent turbulence for a long time, and he was dizzy and vomiting, and the pain was abnormal. Zhao Dangshi held the unconscious Huaqing in the canopy of the boat for a whole day, and later saw that Huaqing was really painful, so he landed halfway, rode a horse and land, and agreed to meet somewhere downstream, from the return journey for several miles, and into the Lanxi town area of "Lanya Short Dipping Creek under the Mountain" in Su Dongpo's poem. The group rested in the town for two days, and waited for Huaqing's body to recover seven or eight before leaving.

The group galloped to the downstream called Xisai Mountain and reunited with the three boats. There is an allusion to this mountain, that is, Zhang Zhihe sighed "the egret flies in front of Xisai Mountain", after boarding the boat, the river gradually calms down. Soon I met the Taoist priest, there are hundreds of feet of cyan stone wall, there is no hole on the surface, and there are countless bamboo trees around it, which is novel and lovely. Hua Qing was attracted by this scene, and the pain left behind by seasickness a few days ago was slowly relieved. Arrive in Qizhou late, stay overnight, get up in the morning in the market to buy mint, black plum and cooked medicine and other spare, to relieve the desire of the ship's tongue, and to prevent seasickness again.

After Qizhou, the downstream is the town of Fuchi. This town was originally a military port, although small but the traffic hole, take the land route to the south can enter Jiangxi, continue to take the waterway to the south to the south of the Anqing Prefecture boundary. There was still room for the agreed date with Su Gaozhao, and Zhao Dangshi didn't want to be tired from the journey, so he decided to rest for a day before setting off. So take Huaqing to the famous Zhaoyong Temple in the town to worship the late Han Dynasty Eastern Wu Zhichong General Gan Ning's Zhaoyong Temple, and then climb the snow tower to see the river view. Since they met, the two have rarely been so alone, and since they have been friends with me, they have left everything behind, and they don't know how long they have been going around. Until the sky was dark, Zhou Wenhe and the three of them were nowhere to be seen, and they were anxious to look around, so they took the two back to the inn.

To the east of Fuchi Town, you can also turn into Jiujiang Mansion in Jiangxi Province to climb the famous Lushan Mountain by waterway. There is a famous monk on Lushan who lives in seclusion and knows Xiong Wencan. Zhao Dangshi thought about this section, and wanted to temporarily turn around to Lushan, but asked the people along the river, or said that Kongyin had traveled far away, or that Kongyin had passed away, in short, Lushan had disappeared. I can't stop sighing at the moment, but I can't wait for the time, so I can only dispel my thoughts.

The three ships went to the mouth of the lake, but the captains were reluctant to go any further, so Zhao Dangshi settled the money and hired three more boats in the local area. The boat passed through Pengze County, the blue peaks on both sides of the strait rose alone, the clouds were dry, the distance was beautiful, and the near was shocked. During the day, the sun is still good, but at dusk, the weather changes, and the wind and rain are dripping. It was night when Zhao did not stop the boat, and hurried overnight, and the group hid in the black tent to listen to the raindrops hitting the boat board and canopy, crackling, and never stopping.

Zhao Dangshi saw that Hua Qing trembled slightly, so he took off his robe and wrapped her. Hua Qing was secretly moved, snuggled up with Zhao Dangshi, and said: "Lying in the night and listening to the wind and rain, listening to the sound of the rain on the river, I don't feel annoyed, but comfortable." ”

Zhao Dangshihe said: "The autumn tide brings rain and comes in a hurry. ”

Hua Qing Gege smiled: "You are really nonsense, a word of poetry is worth a thousand gold, you change 'spring' to 'autumn', and the style is very different." ”

Zhao Dangshi stroked her sideburns and replied: "'Wan Ge is here, and he sails through Ezhou', hmm...... I don't know which female genius changed the word 'Yang' to the word 'E'. ”

Hua Qing snorted and said: "The word 'spring' is an image, and the word 'Yang' is just a title, how can it be the same as the important one?" ”

Zhao Dangshi coaxed: "Okay, okay, then I'll take the sentence 'counting sails with rain and smoke', is it feasible?" Its artistic conception is similar to our current situation. ”

Hua Qing thought for a while and said, "I think Qian Qi's sentence 'light sail with rainers' is more appropriate." ”

Zhao Dangshi hugged her tightly, and said softly: "It's good if you say it, when it comes to poetry and songs, I can't match one of you even ten." ”

Hua Qing's heart was hot, and he also put his head into his arms, and whispered as if whispering: "But I only need one of you is enough." ”

The two of them were grinding their ears and temples, and the three of Zhou Wenhe, who were in the same boat, couldn't help but look at the general when they saw this. Zhao Dangshi looked at it at a glance, and the three of them quickly bowed their heads, their faces speechless.

A day later, the boat sailed into Anqing Mansion completely, the river surface was suddenly open, the waves were piled up like mountains, the mountains along the river were continuous, the verdant and thousands of stacks, such as a series of barriers. In less than a day, it crossed Wangjiang and Dongliu counties and arrived at Huaining County, the seat of Anqing Prefecture. Counting the time, it is the eighth day of the first month of December, and there are still seven days before the agreed meeting of Wangjianglou on December 15th.

Anqing is a military important place, known as the "first pass of Haimen", which can be called the gateway of Nanjing. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang competed for the upper part of the river, and Anqing was an important link, and the winner immediately had an advantage. However, the Shangfu here is not developed, the streets and houses are also withered and commendable, and there are fewer scenic spots, Zhao Dangshi and others are bored, and they actually regret not spending more effort to go to Jiujiang Mansion for a visit. Fortunately, Hua Qing was on the side, and Zhao Dangshi seemed to have endless words, but they could also pass the time.

After seven days, to the Delaba Festival, the innkeeper presented Laba porridge, the taste of food was very beautiful, and the decadence of the past few days was swept away. In the afternoon, Zhao Dangshi went to the appointment in clothes and only brought Zhou Wenhe to accompany him, while Deng Longye and Man Ning stayed in the inn to protect Huaqing.

The county seat of Huaining in Anqing Prefecture is very small, with many flat houses and low houses, and a Wangjiang tower rises from the ground and stands by the river, which is the most conspicuous. Soon after the horse, we arrived at the door of the building. There are not many pedestrians at the door, and there are a few horses in front of the tethered horse pile, one of which is a yellow horse, Zhao Dangshi, who is familiar with it, knows that it is Su Gaozhao's mount, and is relieved, and pays the reins to Zhou Wenhe, and the guy who runs the hall in the building leads the way to the building.

In fact, there is still an hour before the appointment, but Su Gaozhao arrived so early, Zhao Dangshi is the other party is full of sincerity, and when he climbed the stairs, he also praised his promise, but when he climbed to the third floor, he looked at the past, and the scenery was unique on the railing, where Su Gaozhao and another man were sitting.

Zhao Dangshi was puzzled, but with a smile on his face, he stepped over to greet him, and Su Gaozhao hurriedly got up to greet the man opposite. Zhao Dangshi took a closer look at the man, but saw that this person was short, dark-skinned, and middle-class, and he didn't know the details, so he hugged his fists and asked: "In Xiangyang Zhao Dangshi, dare to ask Your Excellency to respect?" As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at Su Gaozhao.

Su Gaozhao said with a smile: "This is Shi Kefa, the current governor of Anlu, Lord Shi. "Introducing Zhao Dangshi," Lord Zhao is now the general soldier of Yunxiang and is the pillar of northern Chu. ”

This name is like thunder to Zhao Dangshi, he really didn't expect to meet him in the here and now. Holding back his surprise, he saluted and said, "Master Shi, Zhao is polite." The Jiangbei Prefectures all depend on the adults to be complete, if there is no adult, the southeast is erosive, and there is no future to us. ”

Although Shi Kefa's appearance is not amazing, he is upright and honest, has political strategy, and is also familiar with bows and horses, and is known as both civil and military. In his early years, he studied under Zuo Guangdou, one of the leaders of Donglin, so although he was not a member of the Donglin Party, he had a close relationship with the Donglin Party. In the first year of Chongzhen, after the Jinshi, he served as the official of Xi'an Prefecture and the head of the household department, the staff of the foreign lang, and the middle of the lang. Later, he was the right senator, and served as the place to prepare for the Anchi soldiers, and since Chongzhen eight years, the Liukou invaded Jiangbei, and Shi Kefa led the troops to resist, and made many meritorious achievements. In the tenth year of Chongzhen, the governor should be in Tiananqing and other places, and Zhang Guowei, the imperial history of the right capital, suggested to the imperial court to set up another governor in Anqing, Luzhou, Taiping, Chizhou and Jiangxi, Huguang Zhufu County, Henan, and recommended Shi Kefa to serve as the governor. Shi Kefa cooperated with Tang Kaiyuan, Huaifu Zhu Dadian and others in Anlu, and the giants including Xiying and Huiying had to turn back to Huguang and Henan.

After Zhao Dangshi finished speaking, Shi Kefa replied slightly: "The work of size is not enough to worry about." "The attitude is much colder.

The guy who ran the hall added a new one, Su Gaozhao led the two of them to sit down, stroked his palms and said, "I don't want Lord Zhao to come quickly, but I will be caught off guard." In this way, Master Shi and Master Zhao are both involved in the suppression of the Kou, and they can communicate with each other. ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded yes, and Shi Kefa seemed to be excited. Su Gaozhao took the initiative to throw some stalks for the two of them to liven up the atmosphere, but Shi Kefa didn't seem to appreciate it, and he was indifferent, his face was indifferent.

Later, Zhao Dangshi and Su Gaozhao felt embarrassed with a cold face at Shi Kefa, and the atmosphere condensed. Shi Kefa had no intention of sitting for a long time, and immediately got up to say goodbye on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs, his eyes dodged and he didn't look at Zhao Dangshi, and he didn't look back to attend and go downstairs.