Chapter 30: The Ancient Capital of the Six Dynasties

"Cough cough cough ......" Xu Qing has suffered from the wind chill since he fell in the river that day, and he has been rushing over in the past few days, due to the careful care of Xun Xueer and others, the high fever has subsided, but he is still coughing constantly, weak and weak.

"Xu is awake," Xu Qi seemed to have been guarding, staring at Xu Qing, and when he saw that he woke up, he went to help him, but she was small and weak, and Xu Qing couldn't lift one hand, so she hurriedly woke up the other three girls.

"Brother Xu,"

"Young Master,"

"Xu Lang,"

When the three girls were called, they got up and opened the window and asked the coachman to hold the donkey. Xu Qing had a headache a few days ago, and the carriage was bumpy, so the three daughters changed to donkeys to pull the cart and bought a spacious four-wheeled car, which made Xu Qing feel better.

Xu Qing opened his eyes and saw that the four girls were all anxious, and smiled: "Well, I want to drink saliva." ”

As soon as the word "drink" was placed, before the word "saliva" could be blurted out, Xu Qi took out the teapot and said, this is your favorite old ginger and red date tea.

The other three girls smiled and said, "Xu Qi has been very obedient in the past two days,"

"Okay, good ......" Xu Qinglian said two good words, and asked with a smile: "Where have we been?" ”

"When I stayed at the hotel yesterday, I heard from the guests that Jiangning was in front," Xiaoyue replied: "However, today on the road, I met someone on the road and said that the front is Jinling." ”

"Xiaoyue and I were afraid of going wrong, so we went to the official's house to ask for directions, but the official family said that it was Shengzhou in front." Huang Shimei continued: "Just now, there was a little kid who called here, saying that there was still one day to go, and he would go to Baixia. ”

"Hehehe...... cough cough" Xu Qing smiled and supported himself with his arms, and Xu Qi immediately stuffed a quilt behind Xu Qing's back. Xu Qing leaned back and said: "You don't know, this Jinling, Shengzhou, and Jiangning are actually the same place, but they are called in vain, I haven't heard of it." ”

"Oh, that's how it ......" The four women glanced at each other, and at this time, someone outside the car door said, "Why did the car stop?" Is the lord awake? ”

"Yes, just woke up," replied the coachman, who had spoken first, and commanded.

Boil some foot-washing water, the lord will definitely use it when he wakes up. ”

"......"

Listening to the sound, Xu Qing naturally knew that it was a cow eating grass, but he just listened to the footsteps, and there was a footstep outside the car door, but it was to speak.

The cow grazing and said, "My lord, is it convenient to come in?" ”

"Come in, who's the other guest?" Xu Qing asked slowly.

"It's the old apricot forest," he said, the cow grazing and the car window, and when he saw the women, he didn't step into the car, but just said under the car: "This old apricot forest has been practicing medicine for more than 30 years and has saved countless people, so I invite you to show the lord." ”

"Oh," Xu Qing turned to the healer, who could be called a Dao Bone Immortal Wind, Xu Qing asked, "I don't know who Your Excellency is?" ”

Lao Xinglin said: "The old man is just a mountain and wild doctor, and he is also a nameless. There are few medical skills, but there are many cures and rescues, so the old age is more refined. ”

"Oh, cough cough ......" Xu Qing thought to himself, this Chinese medicine has always been the older the more accurate, although the development of Chinese medicine in the Tang Dynasty is not high, looking at this old Xinglin practicing medicine for 30 years, the experience should be enough, so he said: "I'm tired of Your Excellency......"

"Don't dare, don't dare to ......" Lao Xinglin looked at Xu Qing's face, and asked a lot of words, and when Xu Qing got up, he touched his forehead and probed his pulse and heartbeat, in fact, this is similar to that of later generations, there is no stethoscope. Soon, Lao Xinglin wrote down a party and said: "Guest God, the disease has healed most of the time, take more warm water, don't suck cold wind, and then decoction this recipe, you can be cured." ”

"Oh good, thank you," Xu Qing said to the cow eating grass, "tired." ”

The cow grazes and waving his hand, where, where. Lao Xinglin replied, this is more than 20 miles, it is Jinling, where is the medicine in the prescription, you can eat it tomorrow.

After speaking, Lao Xinglin turned around and left, and the cow grazing hurried over to give money, but Lao Xinglin resolutely didn't want it and left quickly. When he came out of a corner, Lao Xinglin's whole body shook, and all the so-called white hair and beard fell off, turning into the appearance of a young Taoist priest. If Yuan Tiangang was here, he might be surprised, this young Taoist priest was Li Chunfeng!

He changed his outfit and muttered, "Fateless, is this person a natural disaster or a blessing?" As soon as Li Chunfeng turned around, he bundled up his robe and went into the distance.

As for Xu Qing and the others, there is no doubt that he has the prescription, anyway, the pharmacist who grabbed the medicine in the pharmacy can see the pharmacological effect, it is impossible that the old Xinglin just now colluded with all the pharmacists in Jinling, right?

When the three daughters learned that the medicine was in Jinling, they couldn't help but urgently order the coachman to drive, and the group went to Jinling.

Jinling is Nanjing, but the "Nanjing" of the Tang Dynasty is Chengdu in Shu. And Jinling, as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, seems to have been deliberately suppressed in the Tang Dynasty, and its official name is Shengzhou.

Although it is not taken seriously, Jinling is after all the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties, and has been very respectful of literature and religion for hundreds of years.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the hometown of more than half of the champions in China was in Jinling, where the dragon and the tiger were located, and the people of the time called it "the first school in the southeast".

Historically, whenever there was a foreign invasion and the Han nation suffered a catastrophe, they would choose to recuperate in Jinling, even if it was a cowardly Southern Song Dynasty and did not want to go on the Northern Expedition, they would also set it as the capital to appease people's hearts. When it came to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Republic of China, Nanjing was the capital and also had the meaning of "driving out the Tartars".

After comparing the four ancient capitals of Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinling and Yanjing, Mr. Zhu Wei said: "Among these four capitals, the prosperity of literature, the handsomeness of the characters, the beauty of the mountains and rivers, the grandeur of the weather, and the close relationship with the national weal and woe, especially Jinling. ”

What Xu Qing and his entourage drove into was such an ancient city with a glorious history.

The word "Shengzhou" is written on the majestic city wall, and the cows take the lead in grazing to find spacious and clean accommodations. In the past, when I lived in Qiantang, Zhenjiang, and Yangzhou, those inns and restaurants were just names such as "Zhangjia Restaurant" and "Yu Dama Inn", but the ones in Jinling City were different, and the names of the stores were all with a literary atmosphere, which deserved to have the reputation of "the center of the world".

Look at the inn on the street, it's almost called Pu Yuxuan, and the better ones are what Tengfei Pavilion and Buyun Tower. The cow eats grass and knows that Xu Qing is happy, and picks an inn that bypasses the main street and is called "Bud Bell Pavilion".

In the Bud Bell Restaurant, the first floor sells wine, and the people who sit are all individual customers, sitting or standing, holding a bowl of wine, covering a plate of wine in front of them with their hands, if they want to eat, they come empty-handed.

Xu Qing and the others went up to the second floor, and the second floor entered the corridor twice, leading to the dormitory at the back. In front of it is a tea pavilion, and all the people sitting are decent people, and the dishes in front of them don't need to be covered.

After settling down, Xiaoyue and Huang Shimei made an appointment to go out to buy medicine, and Xun Xueer took the child in the room. Xu Qing couldn't bear it, so he took Xu Qi to sit in the tea pavilion in front of him and order some refreshments and dishes.

As soon as he sat down, a few people came up at the staircase, Xu Qing turned his head and saw that it was a few scholars, holding a book in his hand, and couldn't help but walk to the other table. Xu Qing tilted his head to the other side, but his ears were listening to them.

"Hahaha, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy, today I suddenly got a new work by Xu Gong, bring it to enjoy with you!" A student took the book and pointed to the crowd. But when he spoke, he refused to put the book on the table, but only clenched his hand and let others look at it from a distance.

Someone asked, "Oh? Xu Gong, it's a real work! ”

The scholar holding the scroll replied: "Why not, there are comments from Shangguan You Shao and Chen Gongyili on it, and those students in Yuhang and Qiantang have long been vying for praise, and they are reciting it like a stream!" ”

A scholar heard this, like a drunkard smelling the aroma of old wine, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up and ...... it to everyone", but in a blink of an eye, like an old drunkard, he doubted the authenticity of this wine: "No, no, Xu Gong's works have always passed through my Jinling first, and then passed to Suzhou and Hangzhou, why is it the other way around this time?" ”

A few others agreed: "Yes, yes, they have always picked me up and waited for Yu Hui, why did they come out of them this time." ”

The scholar who took the scroll showed an expression that you don't understand, and said: "There is another theory about this matter, it is said that Xu Gong went south from Cangzhou to Yuhang to play, and met Chen Gongyi to report the literary meeting, so he left this article." ”

There were a few people who came with the scrolls, and one of the students sighed and said: "I said everyone, Xu Gong's article, everyone has read it more than a hundred times, is this article true, and everyone will judge it together, how can it be wrong?" ”

The suspicious "drunkard" then patted his chest and said, "Yes! You are here, even those scholars in Suzhou and Hangzhou are faking together, how can they talk about our eyes? ”

"Hahaha," everyone laughed together, and they all looked at the scholar who took the scroll, and pleased: "Quickly unravel the volume, enjoy the article, and enjoy the article together!" ”

"Good ......" the person who took the book stretched out his voice, untied the scroll with one hand, slowly unfolded it, and said: "Everyone, listen to me......

"Travels to the West Lake," took the book and slowly read a sketch written by Xu Qing at the West Lake Literary Conference, his voice was like a rainbow, and his feelings were fascinating, in other words, this person's voice was born to recite. Coupled with Xu Qing's copy of the West Lake travel book, which is indifferent and leisurely, and the essence of the essay, everyone listens to it with their eyes closed.

After more than 300 words are finished, I still feel the lingering sound when I listen to it, and the reader only feels that his lips and teeth are fragrant.

"Good!"

Finally, one person got rid of it, said a word, and asked: "Everyone, this article is Xu Gong's article?" ”

"This," a person came back to his senses, and he was a little more sensible, he remained skeptical: "This article is indeed a first-class masterpiece, those things in Suzhou and Hangzhou can't be made, but this article is not like Xu Gongzhi's style." ”

Another person chimed in: "Listening to my brother's words, I also have doubts, Xu Gong writes essays, and he has always been neat and tidy, which can be seen from his book "Xu Zi". ”

"Go, go, wait for the laity, the spirit of Xu Gongzhi, how can we speculate? The ancients were relaxed, and the way of civil and military affairs was also. Xu Gong writes big articles with a small essay, and writing this essay is naturally improvised. ”

"Yes, yes, but I'm too rigid."

"Alas, it's just that Xu Gong acted recklessly, and the pen is a first-class masterpiece. I waited for the intestines to scrape the belly, and I couldn't make a sentence after the poor Hao, when and when can I catch up with Xu Gongxiang's back? ”

When the people heard this, they couldn't help but sigh and sigh.

Suddenly, the scholar's eyes lit up: "You don't need to sigh, don't you listen to what Xu Gong said, being a man, the most important thing is to be happy......"

"Oh? What did Xu Gong say? One person asked, not only was he asking, but Xu Qing also asked with a black line on his face, this is good, but when have I taught others?

Obviously, someone understood something, and they also followed: "Yes, Xu Gong also said that life is short, you should have fun in time, what else to read?" ”

"Haha, you don't know, Xu Gong also said that the body and soul must always be put on the bed!"

"It's not as delicious as dumplings, and it's no more fun than sister-in-law - Xu Gong."

"It's not my sister, it's boring - Gong Xu."

They imitated Xu Qing one by one to fake celebrity quotes, at first it was fine, but later, it was unbearable, Xu Qi heard it, and looked at Xu Qing with wide eyes and disbelief. Especially the sentence, "It's not my sister, it's boring", Xu Qi seemed to think clearly, it turns out that you haven't married me for a long time, is it because of this?

Seeing Xu Qi's teeth grinding straight, Xu Qing swallowed his saliva and said in his heart: As long as it makes a little sense, add a name to the end, just like this - Nietzsche, it has become a famous quote.

"Ahem, everyone, Xu Gongtang is an upright gentleman, how can you say those filthy words in your mouth?"

For the sake of fame, Xu Qing decided to stand up and fight against these evil forces that forged famous words!