Yuan Yeping was panicked by Chen's heart, which made him pay attention to Zhao Xing's dispute here, so he quickly got rid of Chen's gaze and ran to explain to Zhao Xing: "Changmen Palace, she is pregnant, she is going to return to China in the near future, I hope you can put a seal on the tail of the belt to prove the Chinese identity of her child - she is a person from your territory, this is the responsibility of the daimyo." ”

"So fast, who is so nimble with hands and feet, (d) with one shot?" Zhao Xing couldn't help muttering to himself in surprise, and then signed his name without hesitation: "Since I have nothing to do, it's just a proof, so it doesn't matter if you sign." ”

After signing his name, Zhao Xing grabbed Yuan Yeping, but immediately thought of the identity of the other party, and thought of the poem that the other party read when they first met, he had goosebumps all over his body, and immediately let go, and gently covered it up and said: "Yuandian...... Well, let's put it this way...... Ha, you can't go back to China for a while, stay in Beijing, the cost is too big, it's better to do something! ”

When Zhao Xing said this, his words became more and more slippery: "I have a small industry in the capital, can you help me...... A little favor, just help contact the Japanese businessmen in the capital, so that I can have a name for paying you a salary? ”

"The arrangement of the Nagato Palace", Yuan Yeping also knew the fate of that game at this time, and he did not hesitate to kowtow and promise: "My life is yours, please have anything, just give it to you!" ”

Next is the banquet time.

This quaint and full of gorgeous style of the game, to the Sumen disciples who watched the ceremony with a great shock to the half-waist, Li quietly went out to shoot two arrows, found that he could also shoot the target, he returned with great interest, opened his mouth to ask Zhao Xing for a set of armor and the corresponding bow and arrow, so that he can shoot at any time in the future.

The brothers were surprised when they knew that he asked for armor bows and arrows, and after he quietly told the brothers about the situation, these great poets sneaked out one by one to secretly test shoot, and finally. Even Huang Tingjian, who was old and heavy, couldn't help but go out and shoot two arrows, and after finding that he could shoot a target at such a distance, he also excitedly joined the ranks of his juniors and disciples, and asked Zhao Xing for the corresponding equipment......

Zhao Xing didn't expect it. After this game. The salute is back in China. The people who were there at the time vowed not to put the game into words, but their mouths were still there.

These people are all superstars in the literary world, especially Su Shi, who is also the leader of the Great Song Dynasty fashion. The hat worn by this literary giant is known as the "Zizhan hat...... Recently, he added two more items, the boots on his feet were named "Zizhan boots", and the high heels on Mrs. Wang's feet were also called "Su boots". Popular throughout Bianliang City.

After that day, he took a set of bows and arrows, and when he became familiar with them in his own yard, he pulled his friends to show off and compete, and as soon as he advocated, this kind of archery was a new game. It quickly became popular in Bianliang and began to spread to the surrounding area, after which the literati of the Great Song Dynasty gradually changed their habit of despising archery.

At the end of the banquet, Su Dongpo suddenly remembered something. He raised his cup high and said, "Liren, you have been in Beijing for many days, I haven't entertained you well, and now you are here again (Chen Shidao) and Fang Shu (Li)." You're also on the list. It just so happens that you need a referee to be an official. I'll invite my old friends all over the place to officially admit you to the school...... On the 29th of this month, it was just in time for the first day of the third month. ”

Su Shi said that it was the unique anti-corruption and anti-corruption system of the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, anti-corruption and anti-corruption focused on prevention rather than punishment. When a new official takes office, he must have a guarantor, and if there is corruption, the guarantor is jointly and severally responsible. If a person misbehaves, no one wants to protect you, and you can't move an inch. Therefore, the Song Dynasty did not produce a big corrupt official like Yan Song and Qing He in the Ming Dynasty, but produced a Qing official Bao Gong who was the most famous in history.

Secondly, the anti-corruption and anti-corruption of the Song Dynasty mainly relied on morality and public opinion. In the Song Dynasty, if a person committed the crime of embezzlement, the imperial court would not ban the media (Di Bao). Therefore, even if the corrupt officials of the Song Dynasty were not punished by the law, they would be under the pressure of public opinion, so the cost of corruption was extremely high - the officials no longer enjoyed the original treatment after retirement, nor did they have retirement salaries, nor did they have the care of their descendants, and they were not allowed to be buried in the family grave after death, and they would always be lonely ghosts.

According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, he had to find a recommender to post to the ministry, expressing his willingness to be his guarantor. If Zhao Xing embezzles in the future, this guarantor will be jointly and severally liable. Su Shi's move is tantamount to tying his fate to Zhao Xing.

"Leave people, I have already greeted Hele Lou last time, and now, since there are two friends from the Wa Kingdom, we will simply hold a bigger banquet. You go and say hello to Hele Lou again...... Your horse is fast, I'll ask your young mother to send the post when you turn around, and you can send it out for me", Su Shi ordered drunkenly.

Zhao Xing understood, Su Shi wanted to show off. Among the three new songs, there is his most proud work - when is the bright moon. At this time, Su Shi's career was close to its peak, his student team was huge, and the famous Shu Party faction in the Song Dynasty was forming.

As mentioned earlier, the two Japanese will come to the capital with the Zhao Xingdi loach boat - they don't know the way, and only in this way can they touch Zhao Xingmen. Now that they are here, it also means that a large number of Zhao Xing's goods have arrived in the capital. With abundant raw materials, Su Shi organized this banquet, which was naturally handy.

On the day of the banquet, Su Shi received a letter, he called Zhao Xing, who had helped in the house too early, and handed the letter to the latter. "How?" Without waiting for Zhao Xing to finish reading, he asked in a hurry.

This is a letter from a chef - the lady chef.

As soon as Jinmingchi opened in March, the whole capital was full of excitement, and even the famous chefs of the major restaurants were overwhelmed by the piles of work. Even with the relationship between Zhao Xing and Hele Lou, it was impossible for the other party to vacate more chefs, so He Lelou recommended a few more famous chefs in the capital who were specially designed to temporarily help cook in the homes of dignitaries.

This kind of cook is a kind of female playwright, because they do not serve people with female colors, so the Song people call it "lower color".

In the Song Dynasty, small families all valued women over men, and if they gave birth to a girl, they would love and care like holding a pearl, because when the girl grew up, she could teach her a kind of art industry with her posture. Sell at this price. If a girl has no beauty, she can be trained to become a cook, a female (doctor) teacher, etc., and make a living and support her family with superb skills.

The Song Dynasty was a commercial society, with a good skill of cooks. It is not only the wealthy who can be employed. The burghers also often hired female dancers and enjoyed their craft. But the one introduced by Hele Lou is indeed Mei Sanniang, who is famous in Tokyo City.

In the Song Dynasty, the practice of the land was almost extinct, and before Zhao Xing re-"introduced" the practice of the emperor, there was no one in the capital who could cut the people, only Mei Shengyu (in the year of Su Shi's imperial examination, Mei Shengyu and Ouyang Xiu were both the main exams) A chef's mother's association. Shi Zai: When Ouyang Xiu and others wanted to eat, they took the fish to Mei's house. This Mei Sanniang is the only successor of the contemporary Mei family's cutting technique. She has Rongyi and Xiaoshu...... Of course, the price of hiring her is not low.

The guest is about to come to the door, this Mei Sanniang sent a footman to take a letter first, the letter asked to pick her up by car, the language is very euphemistic, and the words are special and square. At first glance, he is not a mediocre person!

"Look at this word, it's better than mine," Zhao Xing honestly admitted.

"The guests are coming, you go, use your carriage. Pick her up. There is an address on the letter...... "Su Shi urged.

"Good words", Zhao Xing admired while walking.

It was Xiao Feng who drove the carriage, Zhao Xing rode on a horse and followed all the way, and after looking for a moment near the Desheng Bridge, he found the Mei family.

There were a few idlers around the door. It seems to be making a lot of noise. Seeing Zhao Xing coming, he was disdainful at first. Keep arguing. When Zhao Xing got closer, suddenly one person shouted, "God, it's the Jingjie Tiger...... and the group of idlers immediately dispersed.

Zhao Xing lived in the noisy place of the idlers, which was the gate of the Mei family. There was also a notice hanging on the door, and Zhao Xing was happy when he glanced at it. This notice is a marriage advertisement - a Song Dynasty marriage advertisement.

Fresh!

The notice is a line of words, which reads: "My girl is not good at cutting robes and mending jackets, nor is she good at treating snakes and insects, but she is good at chopping and wiping and plaviating the belly, and the pieces are like paper-thin ......"

Why is there "also not good" on the notice - because a marriage advertisement next to it is fighting with it, which reads: "My woman is not good at cutting robes and mending jackets, if you repair water snakes and yellow eels, one is better than a ......"

The Mei family's small courtyard is arranged similar to a modern private restaurant.

In fact, the earliest "Mei Sanniang" is not related to Mei Shengyu. She is not surnamed Mei, her surname is Zheng, and she is the cook of the Mei family. Because of Mei Shengyu, there was a fashion of eating food in the capital, and these people who were addicted to eating food were more or less related to Mei Shengyu. Over time, "Mei Family Zheng San's Chef Niang" was simplified to "Mei Sanniang".

In ancient China, women's surnames were easily obliterated, and they were often given the surname of their husbands, or simply by rank. Therefore, the successive generations simply took "Mei Sanniang" as the title of the inheritor of the trick, and they didn't care about their own surname.

Zhao Xingzheng was standing at the door and laughing at the two marriage notices, and a woman came out of the Mei family's courtyard, wearing a red skirt and green clothes, combing a high bun, wearing a wide collar short coat, and an embroidered belly wrap (apron) around the waist, which was even more pretty.

She held a package in her hand, bowed to Zhao Xing gracefully, and said softly: "The big official is invited-is it the family of Dasu who came to pick me up?" The slave is Mei Sanniang, the little woman first thanked the big officials for driving away the group of pounders for me, how dare the big officials come in person! ”

Inside the door, a thin man looked out in cringe, and when he saw the tall Zhao Xing, he immediately retracted his body. Mei Sanniang waved her hand at the person in the courtyard with love, and commanded softly and gently: "Lang and rest assured, the big officials have appeared, and those troublemakers will not dare to reappear." Lang Ding must take care of my mother and wait for me to go home! ”

The people in the courtyard did not show their heads again, Mei Sanniang seemed to be talking to the air, but she did not show an impatient look, and looked at the courtyard for a long time, until there was a snort in the courtyard, she moved the lotus step lightly and climbed obliquely into the carriage.

Lotus step? Zhao Xing looked at Mei Sanniang's footprints on the ground, which were a pair of shoes that were "wrong to the end" - this was the first time Zhao Xing saw a foot-bound woman in the Song Dynasty.

The carriage started, and from the alley, Zhao Xing suddenly asked, "Little lady Mei, do you know who I am?" ”

A soft voice came from inside the car: "The brave name of the big official has spread throughout Bianliang, and the little woman walks through the streets and alleys with one hand to beg for a living, how can she not know that the disciples of Dasu can't be provoked, Bu Qing didn't believe it that day, where are his bones today?" …… Hey, how do the big officials know that the little girl recognizes you? ”

Bu Qing ...... The rumors in the market can't be believed! Zhao Xing earnestly taught: "What is the market saying about me? Say I'm a chengguan or a demon of chengguan...... You don't know what chengguan is? Never mind! Hehe...... Just kidding! You just said that the big officials have appeared, and those troublemakers will not dare to reappear. I know from this sentence: You must know me. ”

Xiao Feng drove the carriage slowly, and at this moment, the scene seemed very warm - the sound of the majestic horse's hooves was crisp, and he walked out of the alley. There was a lot of noise around the carriage. Zhao Xing rode on the horse, leaned over to speak, and Mei Sanniang lifted the curtain of the car, and said softly: "There are no bad things about the big officials in the market, but the big officials chased and killed Bu Qing overnight, and broke Bu Qing's several hiding nests overnight...... The big officials really think. Are the people of Bianliang blind and deaf?

Everyone said: Bu Qing's disagreement kidnapped the wife and uncle of the big official, and provoked people who shouldn't be provoked. The big official shot angrily, and Bu Qing had nowhere to hide, so he had to bear the thorn to the big official, but he didn't think about it, the big official was hard-hearted, and cut off the head of the guy to play with his concubine, in order to atone for his sin of not taking care of himself.

What you said in front of your own courtyard also spread throughout Bianliang: everyone needs to take responsibility for their actions...... People did the first year of junior high school. You need to think about fifteen to repay the debt...... That's a good thing. The little woman has lived so long, and she has never heard such a reasonable saying, it is simply ...... It makes so much sense! ”

Woooooooooooooooo Zhao Xing has been in the Song Dynasty for so long, I have only seen him worship others, but I have never seen Song people worship him. It was the first time he enjoyed worship...... It's a feeling—awesome!

Zhao Xing's every pore on his body was comfortable, and he couldn't stop suggesting with longing: "What else?" ”

"People say: Da Su can't be provoked, the height of the horse is like iron, and the heart is like a knife. Shoot without leaving a little affection...... They all said: quite a kind person. Once he is provoked, the whole family will die. ”

"What else?"

"Nunu's father died the year before last. There was no one at home, so he invited his cousin to preside over the house, but his cousin was cowardly by nature and did not like to fight with others. The city smashers came to entangle every day, and the mother was not angry, so she angrily posted a poster, hoping to recruit a person who could support the pillar for the slave slave to support the portal. Unexpectedly, the group of troublemakers were so powerful that they waited at the door every day to drive away the suitors.

It just so happened that the Dasu bachelor came to invite, and the slave thought that if the Dasu Sect couldn't send someone to come around my house, the group of troublemakers would not dare to come again, and from then on, the cousin would dare to go out to do things, wouldn't it be both, but I didn't expect it to be a big official who came in person, and the slave thanked me here! ”

"Wait!" Zhao Xing stopped and thanked the other party: "People say that the people of Bianliang are kind, and the neighbors dare to clash with scoundrels and even officials for injustices. I have also personally experienced that with the power of Bu Qing, my neighbors dare to speak out and scold, how can your neighbors not see their heads, but ......? ”

"Alas, there are honest people in Bianliang City, but there are also Bu Qing and the like. Blame, can't make Bu Qing die without illness...... The big officials also saw that my family was full of powerful people, and the neighbors naturally did not get along well. It just so happened that there was a girl next door, the same size as the slave, and after the slave released the wind of marriage proposal, the door to the door was all to the slave, and the neighbor naturally ...... in his heart"

"Marriage proposal", Zhao Xing touched his chin and looked at Mei Sanniang with interest, Mei Sanniang was not afraid and calmly met Zhao Xing's gaze. Zhao Xing thought for a moment, and suddenly grabbed the reins of the car: "Xiao Feng, you ride my horse back and invite the girl next door who can play with snakes and insects...... Well, by the way, look at the cousin of the Mei family, turn around and tell me what you see! ”

"Big official, my cousin ......"

"There are a lot of cousins in your family, and you don't come to the door if there is no big event", Zhao Xing replied, singing the lyrics in the red lantern book, driving the carriage slowly, chatting with Mei Sanniang while walking, but also having fun.

Zhao Xing is from modern times, he does not have such a strong sense of hierarchy, and he is not embarrassed at all when a newly baked Jinshi master drives a carriage through the endless streets, carrying a female singer behind the car. This made Mei Sanniang quite complacent, she sat in the car, looking forward to her posture, and forgot to remind Zhao Xing that the two of them passed through Tokyo Bianliang City in the Song Dynasty like this, and that feeling, not to mention how quiet.

After a while, Xiao Feng led the horse, immediately carried a woman, and caught up with the carriage at a trot. Leaning on the horse sat a young girl with bright eyes and teeth. She wore a goose yellow shirt and a green skirt...... Except for the slight difference in the color of the clothes from Mei Sanniang, the two are almost not much different.

Zhao Xingdi's saddle was specially made, because he was not good at riding. To be on the safe side. He brought out the modern bridge saddle. This bridge saddle is large and stable, and there is a special "hand" in front of the saddle. The girl sat on the horse obliquely, holding her hand, and the stirrup was adjusted by Xiao Feng, and the comfortable sitting posture made the girl not show any nervousness on the horse. She was as excited as a modern child riding a merry-go-round, and when she saw Zhao Xing, she proudly crossed her legs, revealing the exquisitely made "wrong to the end" shoes on her feet.

Zhao Xing glanced at the boots. Shake your head gently. It is said that in order to make a living, the people in the Song Dynasty did not advocate binding women's feet. Zhao Xing had never seen the phenomenon of foot binding in other places before, but today he saw two in a row.

"How about it", Zhao Xing strangled the saddle, Xiao Feng stopped the horse, and joined the girl down. At the same time, he answered Zhao Xing's question: "Not how! …… The man and woman were too timid to see me enter the door. I didn't even dare to go out of the yard, so I retracted back into the house, or Mei Sanniang's mother came out to socialize......"

Xiao Feng mixed the newcomer Qian Wan'er into the carriage, and continued to add: "The Mei family's family is okay, and the courtyard is very clean. The furnishings and utensils are very exquisite, and it can be seen that there is no shortage of money ......" Qian Wan'er was getting into the car, and when she heard Xiao Feng say, she snorted from her nose. Wait for her to lift the curtain. Seeing Mei Sanniang in the car, she was stunned for a moment. Xiao Feng pushed her into the car with a force from behind.

Mei Sanniang heard the discussion outside the car, and wanted to interject, but Qian Wan'er's boarding action disrupted her words, she threw a roll of her eyes at Qian Wan'er, sat in the car in a daze for a while, suddenly smiled, lifted the curtain, and spoke to Zhao Xing on the side of the car in a more affectionate tone: "Big official, you sent a servant to inquire about the slave's family, why?" ”

Zhao Xingyi waved his hand: "I was worried that your family has a cousin, and he is a character." But now that I see your cousin so lewd, I'm relieved...... I know that you and your cousin still have affection, and it doesn't matter, since you posted a notice to ask for marriage, you can't refuse people for thousands of miles - let's put it this way, your family wants a dowry? ”

"I ......" Mei Sanniang opened her mouth to refuse. Qian Wan'er in the carriage snorted with jealousy, which made her swallow back the original meaning and export it into this sentence: "Slaves don't be concubines, small families ......"

The concentration of jealousy on Qian Wan'er's face became heavier, Zhao Xing glanced at the two girls in the car, and replied casually: "You misunderstood, I didn't marry!" ”

He patted Xiao Feng on the shoulder and said, "It's him who married-the older this guy and his brother get, they should have married a few years ago, but they went overseas with me and delayed the marriage." What do you think? These two brothers have a small net worth, Kong Wu is powerful, you are a wife as soon as you enter the door, and there is no mother-in-law at home...... It's a good family business. ”

Mei Sanniang glanced at Qian Wan'er in the car, and when she saw the other party's pouting mouth, she said angrily: "A thousand guan, my mother wants a thousand guan dowry!" ”

Xiao Feng grinned silently, Zhao Xing smiled even more treacherously, he turned his gaze to Qian Wan'er in the car, and asked again, "What about you?" ”

Qian Wan'er raised her eyelids, looked at Xiao Feng, and then glanced at Mei Sanniang in the car, shook her head and said, "The slave parents are in the hall, and the concubine doesn't dare to make her own decisions." ”

This is a word of shirk.

Zhao Xing laughed and put aside the topic just now.

There were people coming and going in front of Su Shi's mansion, and countless sedan chairs were parked in front of the door, making the venue in front of the mansion very crowded. When Zhao Xing walked to the door, a team of geisha rode into the street on donkeys, they (she) were wearing tall hair, gorgeous clothes, beautiful makeup but fans, majestic and graceful, along the way, quite a bit of today's fashion model exhibition flavor.

In the eyes of the citizens of Bianliang, the versatile female singer is the most delicious flower in the city, wild and fragrant, one more beautiful than the other, is a poor and wonderful scenery. Of course, they don't want to let go of this good day to see the art of flying in person.

Take a look at their grooming and clothing to share a little affection and pleasure, or you can get a little reference from their hair buns and clothes, so that your children can grow like them in the future. And those young people, handsome boys, jumped out of the ranks of the citizens, like bees chasing nectar, followed by the stars.

These unruly offspring rushed to send treasures to the idols, offering fruit wine, and throwing fruits......

Fruit throwing, which is an ancient Chinese custom. It is said that in ancient times, there was a beautiful boy, when he wanted to eat fruit, he carried a basket out of the door, and after a while, the fans threw a basket of fruit at him, of course, when the fruit basket was full, he went home, and then, "throwing fruit and car" became a special idiom to describe the irresistible beauty of men.

This beautiful boy's name is Pan An!

In all fairness, the geisha who have just walked past are not beautiful, but the idols have a lot of fruits, and they are smiling and full of ambition along the way, and they seem to be very satisfied with their gains. Look at the basket they carried, although it was not full, it was almost overflowing.

Zhao Xing came in with the team of geisha before and after, the fans on the side of the road had not dispersed, and when they saw Zhao Xing coming in, they first suffocated, and then burst out into louder screams, and in the blink of an eye, all kinds of fruits hit Zhao Xing like a downpour.

Zhao Xing's hands were fast, and he just blocked several fruits in a row, and his agile skills won huge applause - the fruit rain fell even more.

It is impossible for people to block the heavy rain, in a moment, Zhao Xing was smashed and dizzy, he screamed, hid in a kick, dropped the carriage, and urged the horse to rush to the courtyard gate in embarrassment, behind him, the group of fans were still throwing fruit at his back, Su Fu Neizhi (housekeeper) hurriedly closed the door, but Su Shi couldn't look at it, and the door shouted and jumped out: "Xiaolang, cast wrong!" This is not a trick - it is Zhao Laohu! Da Su can't be provoked. I dare to provoke you even if I can't provoke you, what a big leopard guts! ”

The group of fans at the door froze for a moment, shouted, and scattered in an instant.

In the courtyard, Zhao Xing pinched the few fruits he had just obtained, took a bite with a happy face, and muttered vaguely: "I didn't expect that my family would be able to enjoy the pursuit in the Song Dynasty...... Bah, what kind of fruit is this, sour, unpalatable! ”

It's February, the snow has stopped, what fruit can there be - unripe begonia fruit, hawthorn only!

It happened that several officials were entering the door, and when they heard this conversation, and seeing this scene, some officials stopped and beckoned the door on the opposite side to ask about the situation. It was also at this time that Xiao Feng rushed into the mansion with a carriage.

On the Xinhai day of the month of the Chinese calendar, that is, on March 29 of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty and April 4, 1087 in the Gregorian calendar, at noon on Sunday, the luncheon of Su Shi's family officially began.

In addition to the children of Su Men and the Su Zhe family, there are many court officials, plus several monks, Rouyun's husband Wang Gong, Xiao Wang Wang and Wang Jinqing, as well as the most famous contemporary calligraphers and painters Li Gonglin, Mi Fu, etc.

Today, Zhao Xing is one of the protagonists, but he does not have the consciousness of the protagonist, so he went to the backyard and ordered someone to quietly go to Mei Sanniang and Qian Wan'er's house to propose marriage. Then he took the Xiao brothers to the backyard with a swagger to watch Mei Sanniang and Qian Wan'er perform.

Mei Sanniang was packing up her things, the package she was carrying was spread out around her, revealing all kinds of odd-shaped knives, and when Zhao Xing came in, she was putting a "silver rope on her arm" - this is actually a kind of arm box, which looks like a "jump".

There is a silver chain on this arm, which is attached to the collar around the neck.