Chapter Eighty-Three: Pondering in My Heart

Until he left Donghai Island, this Jin Qing was still full of doubts in his heart.

He met the legendary red-jacketed bandit leader Li Quan on Donghai Island, this man is extraordinary, and he always has joy on his face - recently he was appointed by the Great Song Dynasty official as the head of Jingdong Road, although he lost Haizhou, but he finally has a wealth. But it is such a character, and he is also extremely polite to Shi Mo Guangyan, from his mouth, Jin Qing knew that when Yang An'er raised the matter, Shi Mo Guangyan began to fund the Red Jacket Army, and calculated the time, it was not long after his family broke down.

Moreover, the conversation between the two did not avoid him, Jin Qing heard that in addition to the two, there was another person, who was called "my virtuous brother" by Shi Mo Guangyan, who seemed to be influencing the Red Jacket Army in the Great Song Dynasty, thousands of miles away. Jin Qing doubted in his heart whether this "virtuous brother" was a high-ranking official in the Great Song Dynasty, so he would lay the red jacket army as a chess piece on Shandong East Road.

When they said goodbye, two more ships joined them, and the boats were full of yellow-faced and thin-skinned peasants, some time ago, Li Quan's army was defeated, and even the rebels had nothing to eat, if it were not for the timely arrival of food from the south, Li Quan was afraid that he would also have to taste the taste of human flesh. It was also those two boats of grain that Li Quan greatly changed his opinion of Yuzhang Villa, and only felt that it was really his luck to have this side of Austria in the Great Song Dynasty. Rao is like this, the food in his army is still a little tight, the war along the coast of Shandong East Road has not stopped for many years, and the people have no surplus food, so he had to harass and plunder the coastal villages, take some peasants to the island, and exchange grain with Yuzhang Villa.

In the most difficult time in the second half of last year, he also had the idea of going south, and Shi Mo Guangyan led the envoy of Ying Chun, the prefect of Chuzhou in the Great Song Dynasty, to come, which made him see hope. It was here that Shima Hirohiko sent a letter to Zhao and Ju.

The seven boats totaled more than 1,200 people, and they were floating in the vast sea, and they finally saw the Great Song naval army with the banner of the Great Song Dynasty. The Great Song Navy also ignored this fleet, and although Jin Qing was no longer surprised, he still couldn't help but be surprised by Shi Mo Guangyan's ability.

Hu Ren, Jin Guo, Yijun, and the Great Song Dynasty, as if on this land, there is no unequal relationship with him.

However, after the two of them spoke on Tokai Island, Hirohiko Ishiba disappeared and almost never appeared in front of him. Even if they met occasionally, Jin Qing didn't think it was the right time to talk, so he could only hide his suspicions.

When the unique lighthouse of the hanging island appeared in everyone's sight, Shima Guangyan finally breathed a sigh, and the seven boats went south, which took nearly forty days in total, and when they arrived at the hanging island, it was already February of the eleventh year of Jiading in the Great Song Dynasty.

"Brother Jin Qing, send you here, and I'm leaving." After landing on the island, Shi Mo Guangyan looked for Jin Qing and said: "Although the master of this residence is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, he still knows your name, and he values you very much, so let's do it myself." ”

"Stone Wipe Owner!" Jin Qing finally couldn't help it, grabbed his clothes and said, "Who is the owner here?" Could it be the 'righteous brother' in your mouth? ”

"Hehe, exactly." Shi Mo Guangyan smiled slightly, just happened to see Meng Xisheng who came to greet him, since Zhao Zi said that after he went to Keelung, the affairs of the Hanging Island were handed over to Meng Xisheng to manage, so Shi Mo Guangyan also knew him, but it was the first time he met him on the Hanging Island. These righteous teenagers were all sent to Yuzhang Villa by him, and now look at Meng Xisheng, his body is slender and strong, where is the appearance of the yellow muscle and thin face blowing the wind blowing!

"Stone Wipe Official!" Meng Xisheng saw Shi Mo Guangyan, and immediately gave a deep salute, which was extremely heavy, which made Shi Mo Guangyan a little surprised, and avoided it: "It doesn't deserve such a big gift." ”

"This gift is to thank the Shi Mo official for his great kindness." Meng Xisheng stood up straight and smiled: "If it weren't for the stone mosaic official, how could I meet my master!" ”

Seeing that he was full of energy, and his conversation was also gentle and elegant, neither humble nor arrogant, Jin Qing's heart moved, this slave is like this, what kind of character will the master be!

"In that case, you have to thank me." Seeing him like this, Shi Mo Guangyan inevitably felt a little sad in his heart, the children of the year are now in their prime, but their own family is gray-haired and decrepit before they grow old. He rejoiced for Zhao and Ju, five or six years later, these children are now talented.

"You are eighteen years old this year, I remember that your master said that when you are eighteen years old, you are considered an adult, and you must have words, what are your words?" Hirohiko Ishima asked.

"The master gives the villain a word of judgment." Meng Xisheng laughed and said: "The Shi Mo official called me to make a sound or a trial." ”

"Judge, this is Brother Yelu Chucai (Note 1) named by your master, he is Jinqing, and you will need to take care of him in the future." Shi Mo Hirohiko was not polite to him, and called him directly. Hearing Shi Mo Guangyan introduce himself, because this person has an extraordinary temperament and is not like a servant, Jin Qing and Yelu Chucai reluctantly hugged their fists.

"Mr. Yelu has a good beard!" Meng Xisheng noticed the hidden worry in his expression, but he didn't know, and after returning the salute, he said: "The dock is not a place to talk, please also ask the Shimo official and Mr. Yelu to please." ”

Although Lin Xi was no longer in the coastal control envoy, but through him over the years, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and many generals and colonies of the coastal control envoy have had contacts, and they had to give gifts and money, and they also solved the urgent needs of the navy family. Therefore, when Yelu Chucai entered the village, he saw the guards with bright armor and sharp bows and crossbows, and they were only the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty.

"This Great Song Dynasty forbidden army is strict and solemn, and its military discipline is not weaker than that of the Flower Hat Army." Thinking so in his heart, he unconsciously looked around a few more times.

"What does Mr. Yelu think of our stockade?" Meng Xisheng saw him looking around, so he smiled and said, "My master has spent seven years of hard work here, and has it still been in the eyes of Mr.?" ”

Yelu Chucai nodded again and again, and after entering the stockade, he was taken aback again, only to see that the rows of courtyards were neatly aligned, and the roads under his feet were smooth and easy to walk, as if they were paved with stones. Yelu Chucai looked closely, and this cement was something he had never seen before, so he naturally couldn't tell what kind of cement it was.

"Is this stone a specialty of your country?" He couldn't help but ask.

"But it's not a stone, Mr. Jerod will know later." Meng Xi laughed: "There are many things that surprise Mr. Yelu." ”

It was also the first time he had seen cement, and he knew as soon as he turned his mind: "This must be the recipe that my brother-in-law came up with, and I don't know which ancient book he found it from." ”

In addition to the Confucian classics, astronomy, geography, the legal calendar, the number of techniques and the interpretation of the elderly, medical divination, there is no one who does not involve. He pondered for a while, and then asked, "I have read a lot of books in Xia, but I don't know that this stone can be made from a recipe, and I don't know what kind of book your master reads?" ”

"You have to ask my master about this, I can't wait for the self-owner to learn in case." Meng Xisheng shook his head, he refused to say much to his master, even in front of Shi Mo Guangyan, his tone was extremely tight.

Shima Guangyan stayed on the island for only one night and left to go to Yuzhang Villa, because the Dingyuan and the three distant ships were outside, Yelu Chucai and others stayed on the hanging island for nine days, the three distant ships came back first, and then Yang Miaozhen arrived at the hanging island from Yuzhang Villa, and on the twelfth day, the Dingyuan also returned from the Wa Kingdom.

When he saw such a huge ship as Dingyuan, Yelu Chucai almost held his breath, he turned out that the boat carrying them was already very large, but he didn't expect that there would be such a tall sea ship as Dingyuan. These days, he and Meng Xisheng are already familiar with each other, he has a wide range of knowledge, and he has dabbled in astronomy and geography, but when talking with Meng Xisheng, he is always attracted by his new words, although the two are ten years apart, they already have a good relationship.

"Such a big ship is really invincible in the sea, and there are such ships in the Southern Dynasties, no wonder the navy is superior to the world!" He said with a sigh.

"That's nothing." Meng Xisheng smiled slightly, thinking that Yelu Chucai would also be sent to Tamsui, and there was no need to keep it secret from him, so he said, "Mr. Yelu, and the fourth lady, please come with me." ”

Yang Miaozhen was extremely curious, looking at Meng Xisheng's mysterious appearance, it was obvious that there was something amazing to show him. She had seen a lot of strange things beside Zhao Heju, so she said disapprerovantly: "I can see the thoughts of your master clearly, and I am not surprised." ”

She said this, but she still couldn't suppress her curiosity, and followed Meng Xisheng to the warehouse of the dock. The door of this warehouse was locked, Meng Xisheng opened the door, Yang Miaozhen looked at it, and found that there were thin wooden boxes one after another.

The wooden box was about three feet long and two feet wide, and Meng Xisheng opened one of them, and then beckoned to Yang Miaozhen. Yang Miaozhen looked again, and through the light emitted from the window, she screamed "ah".

Because she saw one of herself in the box.

"Glass mirror, how!" Meng Xisheng said triumphantly: "This thing is now only available in our freshwater, and Da Lang ordered to use this to make a dresser for you." ”

Yang Miaozhen's face turned red in an instant, and her speech was a little stumbling: "Really...... It's true? ”

Meng Xisheng smiled, closed his mouth and stopped talking, only letting Yang Miaozhen guess himself. Yang Miaozhen took out the mirror in the wooden box, because it was very fragile, the mirror was padded with flannel. She couldn't help but look carefully in the mirror, and it was really a delicate visible light.

"This thing...... It was also made by your master? Yelu Chucai was also dumbfounded, now ordinary people use copper mirrors, not only are they not as smooth as this glass mirror, but they often need to be polished, where can they compare to this thing!

"My master is a scholar of heaven and earth, although this thing was not made by him, but it was instructed by him." Meng Xisheng knew that the master valued this Mr. Yelu very much, so he also intended to invite the name for the master: "Mr. Yelu went to Tamsui, and he can see it." There is a primary school in Tamsui, and Mr. Yelu can also go there to listen to lectures, all of them are my brothers, and they are all better than me. ”

Yelu Chucai has talked to Meng Xisheng these days, although he doesn't know anything about the Confucian classics, he can do arithmetic, but Yelu Chucai sighs to himself, so Yelu Chucai secretly admires him in his heart, but he can hear that his fellow brothers are stronger than him, and he can't help but yearn for it in his heart.

"All your knowledge was taught by your master?" He asked again.

"Exactly!" Meng Xi said.

"Could it be that your master is Zhen Dexiu? No, no, you don't know the Confucian classics, how can you be a teacher of science...... That is Chen Tongfu (Note 2), Chen Tongfu is utilitarian...... It's not right, Chen Tongfu has been immortal for many years, could it be that you are a disciple of Ye Zhengze (Note 3)? Ye Zhengze has Chen Tongfu's guidance, and he has something unique, but I haven't heard that he has learned a lot, how can he teach a disciple like you? ”

When he talked about learning, he muttered to himself, Yang Miao was really annoyed by this look, she was originally full of warmth, but she was interrupted by this, and all of them turned into anger. She sneered and said: "You bookworm sour ding, there is only what kind of true virtue show Chen Tongfu Ye Zhengzheng in your eyes, there are so many talents in the world, could it be that except for these few people, no one will convince you?" ”

"Could it be...... Could it be that there is really a talent that I don't know? Yelu Chucai was stunned for a moment, and then said to Meng Xi: "Brother Xianyan, can you let me meet the Venerable Master below?" ”

He now knows that Meng Xisheng's master is his master, and he can hear what Meng Xisheng and Yang Miaozhen say, but he is the son of his master, so he doesn't care. Meng Xi shook his head when he heard this: "This matter is not possible, the master of the family said in the letter that Mr. Yelu has to be sent to Tamsui." ”

"Why do you send it to the lower water? Which state capital of the Great Song Dynasty is that Tamsui is? Yelu Chucai exclaimed.

"I'll know when I get there, I've said enough today." Meng Xisheng smiled: "Fourth lady, I know that you are reluctant to accept this mirror, and Da Lang has another one for you, which is just on your body." ”

As he spoke, he took out a round mirror half the size of a palm from another wooden box, this mirror was not big, and it was not too cumbersome to carry with him, Yang Miao was really happy, and he refused to let go when he grabbed it.

Although she is bold and straightforward, but in a girl's house, how can she not love beauty, with this mirror, she can inspect her own appearance at any time, which is naturally exactly what she wants.

On the boat to Tamsui, she held the mirror and looked at herself in the mirror, her eyes were on the mirror, but her heart drifted back to Yuzhang Villa. Meng Xisheng said that these things were prepared for her by Zhao Youju, but when she was in Yuzhang Villa, Zhao Youju never showed any words.

In her heart, she was both sweet and dazed, although she was forced to make an alliance with Zhao Zi to make an alliance under the city, which made her feel extremely aggrieved, but when she found that Zhao Youju did not despise her because of this, and she did work hard for the survival of the righteous army, the unhappiness in her heart was already very light.

Yelu Chucai was also as fluctuating as her, but she was thinking about Yuzhang Villa, but Yelu Chucai was thinking about the place called Tamsui. It seemed that the place could only be reached by such a large sea-like ship, so they had to wait for the arrival of the sea-going ship on the hanging island. Meng Xisheng's mysterious master, since he knows his name and values himself very much, why did he send himself overseas, and even said to Shi Mo Guangyan that if he can't give birth to himself, he will control himself to death?

Note 1: If you have played the glorious "Blue Wolf and White Deer IV", you will know that this character is a pervert of political ninety-nine. Historically, he was an extremely Sinicized Khitan, and the Mongols changed their plundering strategy and learned to use Han law to rule the northern regions and the Central Plains, which had a close relationship with him. He was twenty-eight years old at this time, and became a Mongol prisoner after the destruction of the central capital, and in 1218, Temujin heard of his name and summoned him to Mobei, where he was put to great use.

Note 2: That is, Chen Liang, a master of the Yongkang School, fought with Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Zuqian and others in Goose Lake, which is the famous Goose Lake meeting in the history of ancient Chinese philosophy.

Note 3: That is, Ye Shi, the master of the Yongjia school, this fashion is still alive.