Volume 1: The Great Song Dynasty Chapter 014: Prime Minister Kou Laoxi (3)

Kou Zhun walked forward while thinking about his "clever plan", and the prosperous scenes of Bianliang City came into his eyes.

The outer city of Bianliang City was built on the capital of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the original circumference of 48 li and 233 steps increased to 50 li and 165 steps, with an area of 27.37 square kilometers.

There are 12 gates on the outer city wall: the third gate in the south, the fourth gate in the north, the third gate in the west, and the second gate in the east.

In the middle of the south wall is the South Xun Gate, and the South Gate of the Castle is the Suzaku Gate, and the South Gate of the Miyagi City Xuande Gate constitutes the central axis of the whole city, called the Royal Street.

The width of the royal street is about 200 steps, which is equivalent to 280 meters (one step is 1.4 meters), and the two sides are the imperial corridors.

There are two bricks and stones in the branches, and the water is planted with lotus lotus; Nearshore peaches, plums, pears, apricots, and miscellaneous flowers are intertwined, and they look like embroidery between spring and summer.

The royal street is set up very wide, from the Xuande Gate to the north of the state bridge (Bianhe Bridge) in the Zhuque Gate; It is actually a north-south square in front of the palace.

The square expands the view in front of Miyagi to show how tall and majestic Miyagi is.

The central government offices are mostly located on both sides of this section of the royal street, and the Great Xiangguo Temple is located on the east side of the royal street, that is, the northeast of the state bridge.

Kou Zhun walked towards the inside of the Great Xiangguo Temple with great interest, and the lively scene of "Ten Thousand Surnames Trading" immediately attracted his attention.

The big three doors are full of birds, cats and dogs, rare birds and beasts, everything; It's a pet market.

The second and third doors are all used to use all kinds of things, and there are colorful curtains in the courtyard, which sell shops, mats, screens, washing, saddle bridles, bows and swords, fruits, wax preserved and the like, which is a daily department store market.

As he walked, Kou Zhun couldn't help but feel a wave of pride in his heart: if it weren't for the harassment of the Khitans and Tanguts on the border, the lush bazaar of Bianliang, Tokyo, would definitely get better and better.

Kou Zhun thought as he walked, approaching the Buddha hall; It is the sale of Mengjia Daoguan, Wang Daoren Honey Frying, Zhao Wenxiu Pen and Pan Gumo, etc., but it is a cultural market.

The Buddha hall and the two corridors are all temples and aunts selling embroidery, collar wipes, flowers, pearls, heads, gold patterns, heads, hats, special bun crowns, silk threads and other things, as well as handmade handicrafts of nuns in various temples.

In front of the holy gate of the palace, there are books, plays, pictures, and all kinds of land, incense and medicine of the dismissed officials, which is roughly a cultural market.

The back corridor is full of diviners, goods and other things such as divination, as well as divination and fortune-telling.

Kou Zhun dressed as a commoner and wore a pair of glasses, no one could recognize him, but he could clearly see the literati who got up early and walked around the "Ten Thousand Surnames Trading" market in Daxiangguo Temple, and these literati bachelors came to Daxiangguo Temple to "Taobao"; Treasure is happy to return and come back another day.

Kou Zhun continued to stroll forward, and the place where the monk showed off his cooking skills was in front of him.

The monks of the Great Song Dynasty were self-reliant and had a strong sense of being willing to do business; It is no different than the monks of other dynasties who sit on the empty mountain, carry a wooden fish in their hands, pretend to chant and chant and knock "dangdang" and think wildly; The eyes are staring at whether there is a beautiful lady among the pilgrims, and once they have, they will do their best to seduce and hang to satisfy their desires, and the scolding of monks and Taoists who are donkeys is the first to sound from these temples.

The life of parasites makes monks and Taoists become several times more greedy than Hongchen people, and temples and Taoist temples become places where dirt and dirt are hidden.

The monks of the Song Dynasty did not rely on pilgrims to worship, but relied on the feng shui treasure of Daxiangguo Temple provided by the imperial court and their exquisite craftsmanship; And he earns a lot of money - the embroidery of nuns, the cooking skills of male monks, and juggling are a highlight of Daxiangguo Temple.

The cooking skills of the male monks of the Great Xiangguo Temple are very superb, every time they meet the fasting meeting where the food and tea fruits, move the utensils, although three or five hundred servings, do not do it aggressively.

There is also a restaurant in the Great Xiangguo Temple, and there is a story recorded: in the old days, there was a monk Hui Ming who was good at cooking, and the pork was particularly good. A meal of five meals. Yang Danian returned with it, and most of them lived with him. One day in the New Year, he said: "You are a monk, and you are called 'Roast Pig Courtyard' from far and near, peaceful?" ”

Hui Ming said: "What? Danian said: "Why don't you call 'burning Zhu Yuan'." Since then, the people have changed their names.

It means that the monk Huiming of Daxiangguo Temple is a good cook, especially good at roasting pork; So much so that it got the nickname of "Roast Pig Courtyard".

Daxiangguo Temple is a famous ancient temple, not as proud and independent as the previous dynasties; Instead, it was completely integrated into the rolling red dust and became a part of the life of the citizens of Bianliang in the Song Dynasty.

Daxiangguoji Temple does not reject the world, but calmly accepts the world; People don't feel that it's a paradise, but that they feel its earthly fireworks; It is the charm of Daxiangguoji Temple that makes all countries yearn for it.

Kou Zhun thought about it while walking, but saw his favorite Guanzhong noodles, beef noodles, and noodles. The flags of the sub-restaurants are fluttering, and they are lined up one after another. couldn't help but be overjoyed, shouted "bang" in his mouth, and looked at a flag marked Hong Huang biangbiang noodle restaurant pulling his legs away, but heard a bronze bell-like voice shouting "Kou Laoxi"!

Kou Zhun looked back and saw a tall strong man of seven feet walking towards him; As he walked, he shouted: "Kou Laoxi, don't you know the old man?" ”

This question is strange, and Kou Zhun is ignorant; I saw a strong man with a tiger on his back and a bear waist, wearing a black robe, and wearing a crown of heaven; Carrying a three-foot sword at his waist, he is majestic and energetic; He turned his head around the Lang Pavilion on his neck, stared at the strong man who was getting closer and closer in surprise, and said silently in his heart: "Listening to the strong man's tone, it seems that we are acquaintances, but this acquaintance is very familiar, and I just can't remember where I have seen ......."

The strong man walked up to Kou Zhun and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Kou Laoxi, I didn't expect to find you in Daxiangguo Temple?" ”

Kou Zhun was even more confused, staring at the strong man and the second monk and bewildered; Shen Yin suddenly asked: "Dare to ask Xianggong who you are ......?"

"You stupid hat that you don't even recognize the old man! Yes? The strong man shouted unabashedly: "The old man's surname is Win and his surname is Qin, and he is a fellow countryman with you; The fellow saw the fellow with tears in his eyes! ”

After the strong man said that his surname was Ying and his surname was Qin, Kou Zhun was dumbfounded, the image of this person in front of him he had seen in the treasure room of Bailu Academy, it was a portrait of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the ages; Ordinary people can't see each other at all, Kou Zhun and the dean of Bailu Academy are good friends, and they have only met once.

This person's appearance and the portrait of Qin Shi Huang of Bailu Academy are simply carved out of the same mold, is it ......

Kou Zhun clasped his hands into fists and bowed, and said resignedly: "The strong man and the subordinate officials are fellow countrymen, surnamed Ying, and surnamed Qin, Mo Fei is the first emperor of the ages......"

"Count you kid with eyesight!" The strong man standing in front of Kou Zhun stroked the sparse beard on his chin and said disdainfully.

Kou Zhun's head suddenly grew bigger, and he couldn't believe it was true; If it is true, then Qin Shi Huang did not die 1,200 years ago.

Kou Zhun couldn't believe that this was true, but he had to admit the facts in front of him; Stunned, he hurriedly knelt down on one knee and saluted the strong man and said, "The First Emperor has arrived!" Xiaguan Kou is allowed to kowtow to you! ”

Qin Shi Huang grabbed Kou Zhun's arm and picked it up from the ground and said, "What are you Kou Laoxi doing, the goose (I) said that we are fellow countrymen, you kowtow a hammer!" ”

Kou Zhun was stunned, where would he have thought that the first emperor of the ages, Qin Shi Huang, would have to get rid of the scum; All the swearing words in the pass came out!

Don't allow Kou Zhun to think too much, Qin Shi Huang said eloquently: "What hasn't happened to sell steamed buns since I was a child? The old man was looking for Zheng Shuang's kid, but the broken ass baby didn't know where to run into the bend; The old man had no choice but to come to Bianjing alone, but he didn't expect to meet Kou Laoxi as soon as he arrived at Daxiangguo Temple! ”

When Kou Zhun saw that Qin Shi Huang also said, "I haven't gone through anything since I was a child selling steamed buns", the distance between the two suddenly narrowed to one millimeter.

Kou Zhun was born with a bold personality, grabbed Qin Shi Huang's arm and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister can meet you because he burned the thick incense of the old urn in his previous life; No matter what your origins are, the juniors will have two glasses of wine with you and a bowl of biangbiang noodles! ”

"That's a good feeling!" Qin Shi Huang said happily: "The old man hasn't eaten the trouser noodles of his hometown for many years, oh yes, what do you call biangbiang noodles; How do you write the word biang! ”

Kou Zhun laughed and said: "A little fly to the sky, the Yellow River bends at both ends, the eight characters open their mouths, the words sit in the middle, the left twists, the right twists, you are long, I am long, there is a horse king in the center, the bottom of the heart, next to the moon word, a small hook hangs hemp sugar, and sits in a car on Xianyang." ”

Kou Zhun recited a long paragraph of Guanzhong folk songs and grinned: "The folk song read by Xia Guan is the biang on the biangbiang side, and the words are created by themselves, which is not easy to write!" ”

Qin Shi Huang laughed loudly and said: "The people in my hometown are very funny, this word may not have been coined by Cangjie, right?" That's why I'm struggling like this! ”

glared at Kou Zhun and said, "Kou Laoxi, don't shout Goose (I) Your Majesty!" How can there be a Majesty between the two of us? You just shouted that you are hungry (me) to win Qin ......" After a pause, he felt that it was not appropriate and changed his words: "Call Qin Win, no, call Qin Ying; Just as starving (me) is a shadow ......"