On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Dragon Boat Festival. A long-lost dragon boat race was held on the Bianhe River. This is not a waste of manpower and material resources, but a festival to further soothe people's hearts and create a stable and positive atmosphere. All the money was paid by the imperial court, and the major commercial houses and the people of all walks of life were invited to participate in the boat racing celebrations.

In the morning, there were crowds of people on both sides of the Bianhe River, and the people gathered here. On that day, the wind was clear and beautiful, the spring sun was shining, and the water of the Bianhe River was green and clear. Under the beautiful sun, the colorful dragon boats are lined up on the surface of the Bianhe River, which looks pleasing to the eye. The riverbank is crowded with people, colorful flags are fluttering, people are wearing new clothes, wormwood is inserted, children are wearing sachets, and women are wearing seasonal flowers on their sideburns.

Halfway through the hour, hundreds of civil and military officials accompanied the emperor Guo Kun to come here in person, which set off a small climax. The scene of Wanmin chanting long live made Guo Kun laugh happily. However, he was happy for not a moment. When Lin Jue and the two ladies arrived at the starting point of the dragon boat race at the Xiangguosi Bridge surrounded by the cavalry, the civil and military officials around Guo Kun ran more than half to see Lin Jue, and the people also spared no effort to dedicate their enthusiasm to Lin Jue. The cheers and praises were even more enthusiastic and huge than those given to Guo Kun before.

For some reason, the people gave [www.biqugex.biz] Lin Jue a title, not Marshal Lin, nor Lin Shushu, the prime minister of Lin, but gave him the title of 'Lin Sage'. At first, this was just a small number of people talking about Lin Jue's experience and exclaiming that he was a saint from heaven in a small area after tea and dinner, and somehow it spread on a large scale. In addition, during this period of time, all kinds of policies to benefit the people in the court were known to be done by Lin Jue, and Lin Jue's reputation had already risen among the people of the capital.

On the riverbank, the voice of the earth-shattering cheering 'Lin Shengren', the people who flocked to see Lin Jue's true face, and even Lin Jue's always handsome and chic all-round talent in civil and military affairs, as well as the rumors of the beautiful wives and beauties around him, made the girls in the capital crazy. At one point, the scene was close to getting out of control.

Guo Kun's originally happy mood became extremely depressed and angry in this scene. He came to watch the dragon boat race in person today and have fun with all the people, and he should be the protagonist here. Now Lin Jue's appearance has reduced him to a supporting role. That's not all, after comparing the two sides, I realized that I and Lin Jue have completely different statuses in the hearts of the people. For himself, the cheers of the people were with a hint of reluctance to stay away. Chanting long live is out of reverence for the etiquette and has to do it. As for Lin Jue, these people really like it from the bottom of their hearts, look at the women who are crowded and scattered, what kind of system do they become? And the title of 'Lin Shengren' also pierced Guo Kun's heart like a knife. The advent of the saints? Is he a saint? He is the Son of Heaven, and he is the saint who came into the world. In addition to Confucius and Mencius, who can be called holy, the only one who can be called holy is the emperor. What did it mean for the people to give him the name of a saint?

Guo Kun was so angry and unhappy that he lost interest in the upcoming dragon boat race. When the dragon boat race was about to start, and he needed to open the gong himself, he chose to return to the palace after calling himself sick. This stunned the ministers. Of course, Lin Jue knew what Guo Kun was unhappy about, he should be jealous of himself and afraid to death. Lin Jue didn't want to expose the contradictions in public, but he didn't know about the enthusiasm of these people and the title of 'Lin Shengren', and he couldn't control it. It can only be said that in fact, Guo Kun's attitude has little to do with today's situation in the final analysis, and this is just an introduction to arouse the fire in his heart.

Guo Kun's departure did cause disappointment and distress to the officials and people present, but soon, people put the matter behind them. Guo Kun's reputation in the eyes of the people is not high, he is naturally the icing on the cake here, but he is not here, but it will not make people feel mournful. What's more, with Lin Jue and most of the court officials here, this meeting is already grand enough.

The honor of opening the gong of the dragon boat race was naturally borne by Lin Jue, who was holding a wooden mallet and slamming three times at the giant gong hanging on a huge wooden frame one person high. With these three gongs, the trumpet cannons soared into the air, colorful flags flew, and the crowd boiled. More than a dozen dragon boats on the river were driven by the rhythm of the drums, and the long oars rose and fell, shouting in unison, and began to race. The scene was spectacular.

The race starts from Xiangguosi Bridge and ends at Junyi Bridge. The two sides of the river, which are five miles apart, are the most prosperous areas on both sides of the Bianhe River. There are many wharves here, shops are lined up, ordinary people and wealthy families live together, the prosperity of the market and high-class enjoyment converge here, and it is also the distribution place for the circulation of goods inside and outside the capital. The choice of dragon boat racing on this stretch of the river is naturally due to the consideration of attracting popularity and commercial activities in this area.

Because, at this moment, the shrewd merchants are all open, and the Qinglou Song House is also open for business. Ships from all the docks have also assembled to dock to show that they are ready for transportation. After the end of the race, the shops and restaurants will inevitably be full, and the commercial activities will inevitably be frequent and intensive. This is the so-called "cultural stage, economic singing" advocated by later generations. Any event such as a folk temple fair that seems to be a celebration of a festival will inevitably bring about a climax of economic activities. This is what Da Zhou needs most to regain his vitality at present.

More than a dozen dragon boats are flying like dragons in the waves, moving fast, the drums are agitated, and the crowd is excited. The people on the shore followed the dragon boat and rushed and shouted and cheered, and the shouts were earth-shattering. The anger in the heart, the pain and confusion that have been depressed for many days, are released at this time, which is also a way to dispatch and vent.

Lin Jue and his entourage rode their horses and galloped to the head of Junyi Bridge to wait, where a color shed had been set up and a color head had been prepared. Soon after, the dragon boat broke through the waves, as fast as an arrow from the string. In the end, Fan Lou Qing Dragon Boat won the first place. In addition, the dragon boats of the two major trading houses won the second and third places. Lin Jue stood in the colorful shed and personally presented certificates of victory to these panting and excited winners, and rewarded them with real money. The shopkeeper of the first Fan Lou was even more grateful to Lin Jue for taking over the plaque on the first floor of the world written by Lin Jue on the spot. That's a great honor. Although the original inscription of this plaque should be inscribed by the emperor, Zhang Tong, the shopkeeper of the Fan Building, understands that although the emperor's inscription is honorable, the inscription of Prime Minister Lin is more appealing and precious.

Lin Jue stood in the colorful shed and delivered an enthusiastic speech, encouraging the people of the capital to work hard and create a better future. Tell them that the court will take the well-being of the people as its first mission, and from now on, it will focus on the people's livelihood and listen to the people's suffering. As long as all the people are in line, the revival of the Great Zhou will be just around the corner. The difficulties are only temporary, and soon the Great Zhou will once again become the richest and prosperous kingdom in the world.

The people cheered and smiled. Just when Lin Jue was about to announce the official end of the dragon boat racing competition, and there would be activities such as the Dragon Boat Festival Temple Fair of Xiangguo Temple and the Xingguo Temple Fair in the afternoon, suddenly there was a wave of applause on both sides of the riverbank, drowning out Lin Jue's speech. People's attention was drawn to the surface of the Bianhe River. There, dozens of boats, large and small, lined up in a long queue and slowly entered the river ahead. The cargo on the big ship was piled up and full, and the crowd on board was waving to the shore.

"Report to the marshal, the first batch of grain convoys from the south has arrived, a total of ten large ships, carrying 180,000 stones of grain and other materials. In addition, there are more than 20 merchant ships in the Suzhou, Hangzhou, Jiangning area, which arrived with full of goods. Someone came to report to Lin Jue quickly.

Lin Jue was overjoyed, and laughed: "Great, Yang Xiu was still muttering about this matter yesterday, isn't this coming?" ”

The good news is not only here, just as Lin Jue wanted to greet Lin Boyong and others who arrived with the fleet, as well as to meet with the merchants from all over the country who came with the ship, someone rushed to report to Lin Jue, informing Lin Jue that Lin Jue's family and the emperor's family in Funiu Mountain, together with a large number of materials and people, had arrived in the Xishan Cui Valley, twenty miles outside Xicheng, and were resting on their own.

Lin Jue shouted happily, and hurriedly ordered Yang Xiu and Zhang Hanqiu to meet with the merchants and the grain transport fleet on his behalf, arrange for the wharf to be unloaded and put into the warehouse, and arrange for these merchants to negotiate business with the merchants in the capital. He couldn't wait to lead the personal guard cavalry with Bai Bing Gao Muqing to meet him in the green valley of Xishan. After thinking about it all night, they finally arrived.