Chapter 378: A Chance Encounter in the Plum Garden
Yidu is a place that is less famous than Xijing, Tokyo and Nanjing, but it is more prosperous and wealthy than the two capitals of Xijing and Tokyo.
Although it is not as vast and rich as Shenjing, it is not much better than Nanjing.
Since ancient times, in addition to the farmers who have cultivated the land of Tianfu for generations, the people of Shu have a special talent for business.
These merchants transported the grain, silk and other goods abundant in Shu to various countries, and were very popular with the nobles and people of other countries.
Therefore, in the Shenjing, which is the world's best in trade and trade, the people of Shu are second only to the people of Chu.
Sitting in the exquisite carriage, while slowly hurrying, she admired the bustling streets of Yidu and felt the different customs and customs of a foreign country.
And when the people on the streets of Yidu saw such a gorgeous carriage, they also avoided it, for fear that they would be touched by the carriage of this noble son who didn't know which one it was, and cause unnecessary trouble.
Sitting on such a carriage with no surrounding cover and only a rain roof, it looked extremely eye-catching.
He lazily lay on the cushion woven of Shu silk, looking intently at the surrounding street scene, looking at the people who were dressed and looked different from the other three countries and the "barbarians" mixed in among the people who came and went.
When Lihua passed by a street full of all kinds of goods, the person he was looking forward to finally appeared in Lihua's sight.
The man with a blue beard and a wooden stick full of rock sugar gourds also found Zhu Lihua, so he put away his uncomfortable face and quickly chased in the direction of the departure of the carriage.
"Stop, I'm going to untie my hands."
When he saw the bearded man chasing after his carriage, he opened his mouth and said to the coachman.
The carriage slowly stopped on the side of the road, and after sitting on a bamboo chair with the help of his attendants, he was pushed by one person to the latrine on the side.
"Xiao Yi, go and guard the door."
The person pushing the carriage was Xiao Yi, who was Li Hua's henchman Xiao Yi, and he nodded immediately after hearing Li Hua's order, and then walked out of the thatched house and stood guard outside the door.
After a while, he saw the man carrying the sugar gourd appear outside the thatched house, and after he glanced at Xiao Yi, who nodded to him, he also got into the thatched house, causing many people on the street to frown after seeing this scene.
"Why did you bring in the sugar gourd?
Aren't you afraid of being seen and affecting your business? ”
Seeing that the man had put a stick full of sugar gourds into the latrine, he quickly covered his nose and smiled at him.
"Fuck, what kind of sugar gourds are sold.
Lao Tzu has been a thief for a long time, and he has suffered an old sin these days.
I deal with some little dolls every day, and I'm annoyed to death.
Brother Lili, when will something happen, I can't wait. ”
The bearded man couldn't stop complaining to Lihua, but Lihua just smiled and looked at the man, and there was no displeasure on his face because of the man's recklessness.
"Brother Xie, have all your people entered the city?"
The bearded man heard that Lihua was asking about business, and hurriedly changed his face and said, "It's all together." More than 3,000 brothers have all entered the city, if it weren't for the money you gave by the brothers, so many brothers would have died of worry just by eating and drinking every day. ”
After hearing this, Lu Lihua first smiled bitterly and shook his head, and then whispered to the man: "Brother Xie, have you ever heard about the truth in the Lu Xun Mansion. If something happens, are you sure you can control the Hou Mansion? ”
The big man surnamed Xie nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brother Lili, although you haven't been in the army for several years, it's still okay to take a mere Luhou Mansion."
There are now a thousand guards there, but the trouble is that some southern barbarians are there.
I don't know much about the combat effectiveness of those people, but even if they are powerful, they are not much more powerful.
Don't worry, brothers. ”
After the big man surnamed Xie finished speaking, he patted Lihua on the shoulder, and after the two discussed some details, they re-agreed on the location and time of the joint and left.
"General Xie is still the same as when he was in the Yuanzhou Mansion.
For so many years, you said that he was a coward in the Luoying Mountain, why didn't you come out to find an adult, but he suffered for so many years, alas. ”
"Xiao Yi, don't talk about this matter in a crowded place, be careful that the wall has ears.
Brother Xie Su gathered so many soldiers of the Qin State and fled to Luoying Mountain, where would he know that we had a foothold in Hedong.
Now that he has met him, he naturally can't let Brother Xie suffer anymore in the future.
However, this is not the place to speak, and it will be up to you to contact Brother Xie in the future. After all, if you have met Brother Xie, you will be familiar with it more conveniently. ”
"Whoa!"
Seeing the big man surnamed Xie carrying a sugar gourd into the flow of people, Zhu Lihua smiled slightly after saying something to Xiao Yi, and then let Xiao Yi help him get into the carriage again and slowly drive in the direction of the Xiangbang Mansion of Shu State.
The carriage was sent by Gu Daoyuan to pick up Lihua for the banquet, so although the scale of Yidu City was quite large and the streets were complicated, under the control of the coachman, the carriage still came to the front of the Xiangbang Mansion of Shu State very quickly.
"Zhao Gongzi, Xiangbang Mansion has arrived."
The coachman said to Zhu Lihua in a unique accent of Shudi, and Zhu Lihua nodded and stared at the building in front of him with a different style and unique characteristics.
Not long after, Zhu Lihua was carried by Xiao Yi from the carriage and got down into the bamboo chair, while looking up at the seemingly large-scale mansion in front of him.
From the street, the gate of this Xiangbang Mansion is just a circular moon cave, and when you look inward from the cave, it is an extremely exquisite garden.
On the moon cave, the word "plum garden" written in the red seal is strong and powerful, and looking inward through the moon hole, you can see a four-story brick tower towering on the turquoise lakeside, and a curved bridge spanning the lake.
Zhu Lihua took a closer look, there was a "glance pavilion" on the tower, and there were several lines of small characters under the three words, which was probably a poem made by the owner of this mansion.
Xiao Yi pushed the bamboo chair of Zhu Lihua and walked towards the moon cave, ready to enter the garden.
But they just arrived at the Moon Cave before the Moon, Lihua suddenly found that the shadow of the tower reflected on the water, and the curved bridge formed a wonderful echo, and the Moon Cave Gate became a frame, in its just right cut, the tower, the bridge, the lake, the flowers, the trees, all constitute a beautiful picture, people linger and can't stop.
"It's really a blessed place." Lu Lihua sighed easily, and his impression of Liu Zhi couldn't help but change a lot in his heart.
In the past, when I first met Liu Zhi in Shenjing, the stubborn old man made Zhu Lihua really depressed for a long time, because it was the old stubbornness that Mi Chunxi's suggestion would be stillborn.
With a sassy smile, Zhu Lihua reached out and took out an invitation from his sleeve, handed it to Xiao Yi, and then handed it to the Shu soldiers standing next to the moon cave.
After the soldier carefully checked the invitation card and confirmed that the identities of the master and servant of Zhu Lihua and Xiao Yi were true, he immediately made a gesture of invitation, and led the two into the moon cave.
Entering the Liu Mansion, Lu Lihua was completely shocked by the scenery of the Liu Mansion.
I saw that this was just like a beautiful garden, dotted with several thatched houses, which made people want to stay here for a long time.
And the high-rise mansion compound of the wealthy family, which was originally confined in Lihua's mind, had a very vulgar feeling.
The master and servant followed behind the soldiers of the Shu Kingdom, enjoying the beautiful scenery of Liu's Mansion while walking towards a thatched house in the distance. It's just that the hut is shaded by lush trees, and only the upper part of the house can be seen from a distance.
After a short time, when the two of them bypassed a dense bamboo forest under the guidance of the soldiers, they saw many people standing in front of the hut talking to each other.
The soldier who led the way also saluted Lihua at this moment, and then stretched out his hand to the hut and said, "The time for the banquet has not yet arrived, so please go and wait in front of the hut."
If you are impatient to wait, you can feel free to go to the garden to enjoy the flowers. ”
With that, the soldier prepared to turn and leave.
Lu Lihua naturally knew that the soldier's responsibility to lead the way had been exhausted, so after returning the salute to the soldier, he asked Xiao Yi to push his bamboo chair and walk towards the crowd in front of the hut.
Although most of the people in the crowd didn't care that this rich boy in a wheelchair had joined his team, they still had a few eyes on the bamboo chair.
Even Lihua could clearly feel that these eyes were full of unfriendliness and deep suspicion.
"Don't look around, and don't forget that I'm disguised, so even those who see me won't know who I am."
Xiao Yi, who heard Zhu Lihua's soft reminder, stopped his vigilant observation, and then he looked at the lake on the side.
And Zhu Lihua looked at Gu Daoyuan, who was standing in front of the thatched house.
I saw that Gu Daoyuan was talking to a lean scribe in his thirties in front of him, and the scribe also made Lu Lihua feel a little familiar.
"Qi Xiang Tian Dong."
Overnight, Lu Lihua remembered the identity of the lean scribe, and the reason why he thought about it for a long time before he remembered this person he had only met more than a year ago was because Tian Dong was obviously much thinner than when he was in Shenjing.
"I think he doesn't know the news of the destruction of his mother state, so he must be begging Gu Zaizukan to send troops to rescue Qi at this moment."
"Childe, the fish of this Shu country don't seem to be afraid of people. Just now I saw people walking by the lake, and those fish would follow the people. ”
Zhu Lihua was guessing Tian Dong's thoughts, but suddenly heard Xiao Yi's words, and his heart was very curious, he also followed Xiao Yi's gaze to the lake, and saw that the big colored fish that were more than a foot long would really swim in groups with pedestrians on the shore.
"Interesting." Lihua said with a smile.
"The fish of this Shu country has been domesticated, although it seems surprising but it is really pitiful, but everyone knows that everything has spirituality, and no one would like to be fed like this.
Listening to Gongzi's accent, I am afraid that he is from the Qin State, the Qin State is rebellious in nature, but because of this, he has been tough for hundreds of years, and at the same time constantly resists external humiliation.
And you see, we Shu people are like fish in this pond, Chengping is afraid that he will die for too long and don't know it. ”
Zhu Lihua turned his head to look at the person behind him with a thick Shu accent, but he was suddenly taken aback by the person's dress and appearance.