Everyone continued to travel south, only to feel that the closer they got to the hinterland of Yizhou, the more prosperous they became along the way. Finally, at sunset on September 12 in the twenty-first year of Jian'an (219 AD), he arrived at the capital of Shu City.

The name of CD is taken from the meaning of the Zhou King who moved to Qi for one year and lived in Chengju, two years into Yi, and three years of CD. The city has a history of 1,000 years. In 316 B.C., Qin successively annexed Shu and Ba, set up Shu County, and the county governed CD, Qin Zhangyi and Sima Coo successively built Taicheng and Shaocheng, and the scale of this city is present.

In the fifth year of the Western Han Dynasty (106 B.C.), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty divided the world into thirteen states, placed Yizhou, and took this city as the state rule, so far, the city's population, agriculture, handicrafts, and commerce reached its peak. According to the official statistics of the imperial court, there were 80,000 households and more than 400,000 mouths at that time, not including the children and hidden people in the wealthy families who were not registered.

Today, CD is the premier city in the southwest.

In addition to traditional farming, CD's handicraft industries such as brocade weaving, silk reeling, iron smelting, weapons, gold and silverware, and lacquerware have been well developed. Later generations thought about "Shu Du Fu" "The market will be the abyss of ten thousand merchants." Hundreds of tunnels and thousands of tunnels. The mountain of bribes accumulated, and the delicate stars were multiplied" depicts such a grand occasion.

Among the various industries, the brocade industry is the most famous. Because the Western Han Dynasty set up the post of "Jinguan", it is also known as "Jinguan City".

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Central Plains suffered from continuous wars and a sharp decline in population. Shuzhong, on the contrary, because it is located on the edge, has not been affected, and there is still a bit of the landscape of the prosperous era of the past.

At present, Jiang Wei and his entourage are stopping at the north gate of the CD. Looking up, I saw that the city wall was three zhang high, the building was magnificent, and the city was solid.

Since Jiang Wu was born, he has never seen such a regulated city, and exclaimed: "It is said that Chang'an City is the first male city in the world, although the villain has never been there, but when I see the CD today, I really can't imagine what Chang'an City can be!" ”

When the sky was getting dark, the city gate and outside were full of pedestrians leaving the city, either pushing carts or carrying flat poles. Most of them are farmers living on the outskirts of the city, who sell fruits, vegetables, rice and grains in the city during the day, and now they are stepping on the point, wanting to go out of the city before the door closes to reunite with their wives and children.

There was a sudden commotion in the flow of people, and a group of soldiers in armor lined up the pedestrians, protecting two high-crowned and black-robed officials, and walked quickly to everyone.

The official on the left was in his thirties and looked quite serious. He arched his hand to Ma Dai and asked, "Do you dare to ask if your foot is General Ma Dai from Chuyang?" ”

Ma Dai was at the border pass for a long time, and the Chinese officials did not recognize him, and hesitated: "A certain family is Ma Dai, a general under General Zuo." What do you call it if you don't know what to call it? ”

The man replied, "This official is Dong Yun, the prince of the Hanzhong Palace. He pointed to the bookish official beside him again, and said, "This is Yin Mo who is engaged in Yizhou persuasion." We are ordered by the king of Hanzhong to greet General Ma and Jiang Yishi's family, and we have been waiting here for a long time. But I don't know which one is Jiang Wei, a righteous man from Tianshui? ”

Jiang Wei stepped forward and saluted: "It is Tianshui Jiang Boyo below, and there are two adults waiting here." He replied, "It's them!" ”

Dong Yun, whose name is Xiuzhao, is a native of Zhijiang, Nanjun. In history, it is one of the four phases of Shu and Han along with Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan, and Fei Yi, and it can be described as famous. His father, Dong He, was appointed as a lieutenant general in charge of the army, and was the most powerful figure in the Great Sima Mansion second only to Zhuge Liang. He is currently washing horses as Liu Chan's crown prince, serving in the palace of Hanzhong, and he is coming here at this moment, and he should be a representative sent by the palace.

And Yin Mo, who is very bookish, has a deep mind in his words, and Zitong is very good. Because Yizhou is more expensive than chapters and sentences, he traveled to Jingzhou when he was young, and followed Sima Hui and Song Zhong to learn ancient scriptures, especially in the "Spring and Autumn Zuo Biography". After Liu Bei entered Shuzhong, he looked up to his scientific name and hired him to be engaged in Yizhou persuasion as a Yizhou scholar. When Liu Bei became the king of Hanzhong, he also borrowed his knowledge to formulate etiquette allusions. Now it can be said that he is a generation of scholars in the Shu Han Dynasty, and he came to greet him as a representative of the palace at this time.

Jiang Wei knew that both of them were well-known celebrities in Shuzhong, and they were in important positions, so this time they came to greet him, which showed that the imperial court attached great importance to his trip, and he couldn't help but feel a little more fixed in his heart.

Jiang Mu, Ma Jun, Jiang Wen, and Jiang Wu all came to meet Dong Yun and Yin Mo at this time.

After a few words of greeting, Dong Yun said: "The journey is difficult, the king of Hanzhong has already ordered the post house to prepare wine and food for hospitality, please come with me." ”

Everyone was about to leave, but Ma Dai turned around and said, "Boyo, a certain family must first take the brothers to report to the general of the Yijun army in the Beidaying camp." Let's leave it at that. ”

Jiang Mu asked, "Isn't General Ma going with us?" ”

Ma Dai said with a smile: "Madame doesn't know, foreign troops are not allowed to enter the capital without permission. Dai is just a routine. ”

Jiang Weihu asked, "Is General Yijun Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong?" ”

Ma Dai bowed his head and said, "Not bad." It was General Zhao. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the thirty knights accompanying Ma Dai had already turned their horses' heads and assembled, so he arched his hand to everyone and said, "Send you a thousand miles, and you must say goodbye in the end, everyone, I will leave." ”

Jiang Wei knew that the rules of the court were like this, so he had to give up his hand and say: "I will take care of Brother Ma all the way, I will not thank you for my great kindness, take care!" ”

The rest of the people also stepped forward to say goodbye, everyone walked all the way, and they had feelings for each other, and they were very reluctant.

Ma Dai rode slowly past Jiang Wei's side, and suddenly whispered: "Maybe in a few days, you and I will still be able to face the king in the same palace." After that, he smiled heartily, and then led the horses away.

After seeing Ma Dai leave, Dong Yun immediately led everyone into the city.

When I entered the city, I saw that the streets were spacious and clean, all kinds of shops were lined up, and the pedestrians were scattered and orderly, and it was a prosperous scene. This city covers an extremely wide area, and everyone has done a lot of incense kung fu before arriving at the post house.

This post house is Liu Zhang's old view, repaired by his father and son for two generations, and the layers are tired and beautiful. Everyone has never seen such a gorgeous house, and they can't help but sigh in their hearts that Shu is rich, compared to the Tianshui area, it is tantamount to a world of difference. After all, the two brothers Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu were young, and they couldn't help but look around, amazed.

There were already post house orders and attendants waiting at the door, leading the group into an independent courtyard. In addition to a number of houses, it also has its own garden. Lush flowers and grass, pleasant scenery, and far away from the market, very quiet, but a rare good place to live. The post house ordered the attendants to unload the luggage one by one and place them well, and prepared hot water and new clothes for everyone to bathe and change clothes.

Jiang Wei has been in the dust along the way, and now that he has received such thoughtful service, he finally let go of his worries and washed up happily.

On the side of the bath barrel is the new clothes sent by the post house order, which is a royal blue flying cloud flowing color Shu brocade straight coat, exuding a soft luster, looking luxurious and abnormal. But he only glanced at it in a hurry, and did not take it, but took out a blue linen robe washed white from his luggage and draped it over his body. Previously, in Wudu, most of the luggage was lost, and this dress was worn on the day of the day, so it was kept.

He knew that Dong Yun and Yin Mo were still waiting in the hall, and he couldn't bear to wait for a long time, so he tied his hair that was still slightly wet, and walked to the hall.

Dong Yun was chatting with Yin Mo at the moment with tea in the post hall, and saw Jiang Wei coming from afar. When I got closer, I felt that the young man in front of me was long and jade, handsome and handsome, although he was only wearing a white green shirt, but he did not reduce his chic and elegant posture at all. He looked up and down, and secretly praised in his heart: "It is rumored that this person is called Youlin, if you only talk about the appearance, it should be really brilliant as the appearance of the unicorn!" ”

When Jiang Weixing arrived in the hall, the two stepped forward to greet each other. Dong Yun's gaze fell on Jiang Wei's robe, and suddenly asked, "Why doesn't Jiang Yishi wear the new clothes given by the post house order?" ”

Jiang Wei was stunned when he heard this.

The ancients were heavy on silk and light on hemp, but the people of later generations were diametrically opposed. The linen clothes were cool and damp, and the style was retro, but it won the favor of later generations. In his previous life, he was also accustomed to wearing clothes made of linen, and now that the heat has not yet disappeared, he has taken more suitable old clothes.

He didn't know what Dong Yun meant, so he had to answer truthfully: "The old clothes are comfortable, so I use them." It has lived up to the heart of the post house order. ”

Dong Yun bowed slightly when he heard this, and his originally very serious face suddenly eased a little.

While talking, Jiang Mu, Ma Jun, Jiang Wen, and Jiang Wu had also finished washing up and came to the hall together. Several people were wearing their old clothes, and none of them wore new clothes of Shu brocade.

After Dong Yun saw it, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he praised: "Boyo has no clothes to spare, but he is unmoved by gorgeous clothes." What's even more commendable is that your family is just like you, which shows that Boyo's family is strict and a man of high character. ”

As soon as he said this, Jiang Wei understood the reason for Dong Yun's sudden change in attitude and kindness.

Xunzi has a famous saying, saying: "Those who are able to do things by virtue are also the way of the holy king, and the place of Confucianism is also observed." Later generations of Confucians were influenced by it, and when they looked at people, they first looked at their virtues and then their talents.

Zhuge Liang attaches great importance to the cultivation of his virtues, whether it is cultivating Nanyang or governing Shuzhong, he is diligent and thrifty, and leads by example.

Affected by this, most of the young Zhuang officials in the Jingzhou department are also the same. Dong Yun has been an official for half his life, and it is the breeze on his sleeves. Although some cherish feathers, they are like floating clouds for profit. Now that I saw Jiang Wei's family living in poverty, I felt a lot of like-mindedness in my heart, which led to a change in attitude, and also changed the title of Jiang Wei from "Jiang Yishi" to a more intimate expression.

At this time, the post house order is already ready for a wine feast.

Dong Yun immediately invited Jiang Wei and Ma Jun to sit at the table. Yang helped Jiang's mother to the cubicle for dinner. And Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu naturally had to sit at the same table because they were subordinates, and some attendants led them to the back room to eat.

This is a reception banquet on behalf of the Shu Han court, and the dishes are very rich. The four of them toasted each other a few glasses and exchanged a few casual greetings, and the atmosphere was not thick or light.

Dong Yun watched coldly, only to feel that this Ma Jun was straight, stopped and did not eat, and was very restrained. But Jiang Wei is calm, he drinks when he should drink, and eats when he eats, and his bearing is the same as usual, without any sense of restraint. He had already changed his opinion of Jiang Wei a lot, and now that he was like this, he naturally looked up to him.

On the surface, he was ordered to welcome Jiang Wei and his party, but in fact, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang also gave him another mission, which was to observe Jiang Wei and his people well. After all, all the news before was expressed by Ma Chao, the so-called hearing is false, and seeing is believing. After getting along for just one hour, he already had a rough judgment of Jiang Wei.

Since the purpose of this trip has been achieved, after drinking for thirty years, Dong Yun got up and said, "Boyo, you and your family will take care of yourself here for a few days." But if there is a need, just mention it with the post house order. The official and Yin Cheng would come to visit every day. It's not early now, and we still need to go back to the palace to resume our lives, so I will leave. At that moment, he led Yin Mo, who had been silent, to leave.