If Haozhou is like a lake, then Jinling is like the sea. As the capital of the Six Dynasties, Jinling City has undergone many expansions and repairs since ancient times, both have the graceful atmosphere like the imperial city, and the bustle and hustle and bustle like the bustling city, the dignitaries and dignitaries, the brocade clothes, the pawns of the peddlers, the coarse linen clothes, are the indispensable embellishments in this city.

The northwest direction of Jinling City is close to the Yangtze River, the terrain is gentle, the water potential is vast, the river is like a dragon dance, the ground is like a rock, each has its own charm, complements each other.

The locals call this wide river the Yangtze River, the river water has been polished by thousands of miles, and when it arrives here, it is already like an abyss, the atmosphere is magnificent, and the heart of hope is awe-inspiring.

Yanque Lake in the east of the city, Zhongshan Mountain, Xuanwu Lake in the north of the city, Lime Mountain, Mochou Lake in the west of the city, Qinhuai River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, go around the southwest, between the mountains and rivers, so that the whole Jinling can collect the aura of heaven and earth, there are both mighty dragons and eternal phoenixes.

The whole Jinling is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city is centered on the ancient royal family Taicheng, with the Jiming Mountain in the north as the back, the mausoleums of the major emperors, the temples and temples add stability, the east is the ancient royal residence garden villas, and the west is a large area of dense forest wetlands.

The south side is the main downtown area, Baiguan Mansion, West Market, South Market, Wuyi Lane, Changganli, Yuhuatai and so on are gathered at the south gate, bustling with people, a horse and a flat river.

With the Qinhuai River as the boundary, the inner city built a city wall, and led the water of the Qinhuai River to dig the river, and then repaired the moat from south to north to protect the east of the inner city.

The outer city then built a city wall from the shore of the Yangtze River to surround the inner city, supplemented by the surrounding mountains and rivers, so that the whole Jinling city is impregnable, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In ancient times, the Fang family recognized this place as a dragon and a tiger, and it was not unreasonable to take it as the capital. The main room of the imperial court took this as a blessed land, and the people and merchants naturally flocked to it.

Today's imperial court, with Jinling as the textile center, set up a weaving and dyeing bureau here, a large number of silk fabrics. Of course, the major family merchants will not miss the opportunity, and more than 1,000 professional craftsmen are stationed here in each of the Yue and Li families, and a large number of shops are widely distributed in the market, occupying the high ground of the market.

Under the leadership of this, other kinds of shops, restaurants, buildings, and courtyards are full of traffic, and the flow of people is like weaving, and the smoke and fire are endless, making Jinling City look prosperous and full of vitality.

At this time, the weather is sunny and the sun is shining, and in the endless flow of the south and west of the city, a group of people are densely packed together, talking to each other, bustling and noisy, particularly eye-catching.

Vaguely, they seemed to be just watching the excitement, and they were surrounded by three men and one woman.

The three men and one woman were very strange, the woman was sitting on the ground, crying and howling, and in a sad state. Beside her, a man lay on the ground, silent.

The other two men were grabbed by the sleeves of the woman, looking embarrassed. Two men standing, burly and dressed in fine clothes.

The man in the front was a little older, looking to be about fifty, with a beard on his lips and chin, sharp eyes, calm momentum, and good spirits.

Behind him was a young man of about twenty-seven or eighteen, with a body length comparable to that of the old man in front of him, and his face was also very similar, with a white face and beard, quite handsome.

In terms of body shape, these two should be father and son. The father and son were dragged by the woman's sleeves and could only stop.

This woman is about thirty, plump, slightly beautiful, although she is wearing a linen coarse clothes, but her body reveals a hundred kinds of style, which is weird.

It's just that at this moment, she is crying and crying, and she is howling in her mouth, as if she is telling about the suffering of her husband and wife, and she has suffered from this great disaster.

The old man in the fancy dress was dragged by her, seeing her crying pitifully, and seeing the increasing number of onlookers, he looked embarrassed.

However, he still looked kind, and said to the woman: "This sister-in-law, I really didn't touch your husband, it was he who bumped into him head-on, and then fell to the ground." At this moment, he is unconscious, and he doesn't know what to do, so let's help him go to the hospital as soon as possible. It's useless for you to stop me here......" The woman ignored it, and cried and said: "My husband is already seriously ill, and when you hit me like this, he fell to the ground, and he was already dead...... What kind of clinic did you say you went to, what's the use...... You will pay for my husband's life...... Woo woo...... "The old man was startled, and when he heard the woman say that the man on the ground was dead, he hurriedly leaned over to probe his nose, and sure enough, he lost his breath, and couldn't help but be shocked, and exclaimed: "Why is he dead?" What disease did he have? The old man thinks it's safer to find Lang Zhong to heal him quickly......" The woman still cried and said, "Death is dead, what else do you want to see Lang Zhong?" You hit someone, did you want to run away? The old man hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The old man does things by himself, and he will never careless of human life." It's just that he died strangely, and the old man wants to find out......"

"People are dead, what can we do to figure it out? Just say, you hit and killed someone, do you want to be responsible? The woman stopped crying, stared at the old man and asked.

"But the old man didn't bump into your husband...... the old man still wanted to theorize, but then the young man behind him stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and said: "Dad, I think these two people just want to cheat some money, let's ignore her, just go......"

"Alas, let's walk the rivers and lakes, we can't leave when we encounter problems, we must always make it clear and understand, and give ourselves an explanation ......to everyone," the old man said earnestly.

"Ah......" When the woman heard the young man's words, she cried again, and shouted: "Husband, why is your life so miserable, and you have died an unknown death, leaving me a woman's family, how can people live...... ......The young man was very impatient, and stepped forward and said, "Tell me, sister, how are you going to give up?" ”

"What do I think? I want you to pay for my husband's life, what do you say? The woman said reluctantly, and began to sprinkle.

"Then how do you want to pay? You won't let me take my life for my life......" said the young man.

"Hmph, look at your luxuriously dressed, you are a big family, you can do it......" the woman cried.

The young man looked back at the old man, and then turned to the woman and said, "Then let's report to the official......

"Hey......" The old man hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop the young man, but the man turned around and whispered a few words in the old man's ear, and the old man hesitated a little.

Unexpectedly, the woman jumped up and shouted, "Okay, report to the official, report to the official......" and said to the onlookers: "Everyone has seen it, this father and son knocked down my husband to death, please be a witness." They said that they wanted to report to the official, but I was afraid that the official would take their money and help them when the time came. Please help me say a fair word......" She cried again, crying: "In this world, I have no relatives and no reason, and there is no one to rely on...... This woman came up and played the bitter card first, won everyone's sympathy, and called for the masses to help.

Originally, poor families generally hate the rich to a greater or lesser extent, but at this time, everyone was also indignant, and shouted one after another: "It's okay, big sister, let's help you and ask them to pay ......" The young man was a little panicked when he saw this.

I wanted to scare this woman, but it was self-defeating, but this woman took the opportunity to win the support of the onlookers, and couldn't help but glance at the old man.

It was the old man who said: "This sister-in-law, our father and son are passing by here today, and we really can't do more entanglement. But your husband really wasn't knocked down by me, and now that he has died, the people in my generation can't sit idly by. He pondered for a while, and continued: "It's better to be like this, now my father and son don't have much to wrap around, barely enough for your husband's funeral expenses......" He said, took out the money bag from his arms, handed it over and said: "Here are twenty taels of silver, which is all the old man's belongings, and the sister-in-law will use it first......

"Daddy......" The young man immediately stepped forward to stop him and said, "They are obviously liars, why are they willing to give them money?" ”

"Lin Er......" The old man sighed: "If this matter is encountered by others, it may be able to leave." But even if it is a deception, I can't sit idly by! People in the rivers and lakes, saving the needy, and acting as heroes are duty, not to mention that today is a human life? ”

"Father, they are cheating, they are against morality, and they must not be connived at......" The young man said angrily, "Besides, that man, I suspect that he is all right, he is playing dead......" He said and stepped forward and kicked the man on the ground several times, trying to wake him up.

After he kicked him a few times, the man on the ground remained motionless, as if he were dead.

"Ah......h......h Look, everyone, this person doesn't care if others live or die, even me, a woman, will be harmed......"

"You person, why are you so shameless, when are you going to hurt you?" The young man said urgently.

"Lin'er, we really shouldn't delay here...... old man shook his head at the young man, and then said to the woman: "This sister-in-law, my father and son do have important things to do, and they can't arrange the funeral for you personally. I hope that in the future, I will keep to myself and live a good life, and I won't come out to do anything hurtful again......"

"Who did something unreasonable?" The woman hurriedly said, "You want to send my husband's life away for twenty taels of silver?" Thinking about it, twenty taels can't even buy a coffin...... "The old man is already benevolent and righteous, seeing that this woman is still unrelenting and insatiable, he can't help but look helpless, and sighs: "The old man has taken out all his belongings, there are only so many, it's really ......" The woman ignored him, just stared at the young man behind the old man.