After passing the water pass, the smoke and waves on both sides of the old Cao River are reflected, and the continuous water surface and scenery become extremely wide, and we enter the waters of the Yangtze River in the real sense.

It is different from the flat waves of the great lake, or the moodiness of the near sea, containing the spiritual totem and the symbol of the will of human beings since ancient times.

"The great river comes from the middle of the ten thousand mountains, and the mountains are all the way to the east."

I stood at the bow of the boat and read these verses softly.

After the swaying ships along the turbid riverside, bypassing a willow forest that was obviously uncared for and cultivated, and which had been cut down in a disorderly manner, and which grew crookedly and full of pictographic features, we saw the so-called city of Yangzhou, or the county of Guangling.

This is the famous Yangzhou City?! , although there was already a part of the psychological preparation.

But I was still disappointed to see a huge ruin, and the general and vegetable-looking inhabitants living in the ruins.

Could it be that this is "the bright moon night of the twenty-four bridges, where does the jade teach the", "the world is divided into three bright moon nights, and the two points of scoundrels are Yangzhou", "the spring breeze is ten miles of Yangzhou Road, it is better to roll up the bead curtain", "Yangzhou dream once in ten years, win the name of Qinglou Bo Xing" The first wind and moon in the southeast of Yangzhou;

It is the "old man left the Yellow Crane Tower in the West, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March", known as "one step at a time, the boats and horses are not easy to see" Yangzhou in which the flowers are falling;

the "waist wrapped around 100,000 yuan, riding a crane down Yangzhou" gold cave Yangzhou; Yangzhou, the richest place where "the world's wealth is half of the southeast, and the southeast is full of Yangzhou"; The Yangzhou where "life is only in Yangzhou and death, and the moon bridge looks at Shenzhou" wanders in Yangzhou, the homeland of countless literati and artists.

After a huge gap between some kind of vision and dream, we still got off the boat, and the moment we stepped on land, many people seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, as if to let go of something and the worries and worries that had accumulated for a long time.

The local area has been prepared in advance, there are enough carriages, horses and other means of transportation, and our journey has ended, or a new journey has just begun.

I also began, one by one, to say goodbye to some reluctant people, and the friendships they developed along the way made them almost all come out to see me off, except for someone who seemed to be overstimulated last night and broke a little.

As a farewell, I have to say a few polite words.

"The trip is over...... Say goodbye to this."

I waved my hand.

"The next time we meet, we can only wait for fate......"

Shi Niang, whose face is still pale, still has some touching charm with the support of people.

"It's a little gift."

She asked people to take out a famous post, which was quite similar to Liu Dongzhu's share, only more elaborate, and there were a few bills in it, but they were all large amounts of flying money, at least three digits.

"I don't know Mr. Xia."

"Then I'll give you a song...... It's a souvenir......"

"The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes."

Then I stood at the bow of the boat and sang a song with my neck raised, leading to the sideways glances of several boats around me, all kinds of looking up.

"Success or failure turns empty, the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet, and many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. ”

The water tune song of the great river to the east, although it has been made by which predecessor has crossed over, but you can still sing the theme song of the old version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "Linjiang Immortal" by the talented son Yang Ming, and pretend to be a high-end atmosphere such as the deep vicissitudes of life.

"That's the reward for this song alone...... That's enough."

So, Shi Niang couldn't help but be slightly moved.

"If it weren't for this troubled world, I would definitely be able to sing a good story for a while,"

"I can't tell you more, but please don't forget the slave's name. Teacher"

She suddenly pushed away the maid who was supporting her, said this in my ear, and then turned away without hesitation

"But I'm looking forward to it even more, and the next time we meet......"

"I'll talk about ...... when I have time"

I waved my hand, led my head and squatted on a beckoning boat,

After a while, the light boat carrying us, slowly and leisurely leaning on the embankment full of water and grass and moss, is considered to have entered the scope of Yangzhou City.

It is said that it is the masterpiece of the official army after breaking the city, and most of the square areas in the city disappeared in the ruins, which were the actions of those who desperately resisted the Dayun Guangming Sect, the last diehards and backbone believers.

They sang the slogan "Only I have a bright heart, and I will be reborn in the land of bliss", and the officials and soldiers who fought house by house were buried in the flames and ashes, and it is said that because the pillows of the deceased could not be put away, the old city was destroyed and turned into a wilderness, and then the people rebuilt their dwellings on it.

Therefore, the Yangzhou I see now is only a general regional name, not a city name, most of which are rebuilt on the ruins and broken walls, and the old site of Yangzhou City is divided into fragments, and the original appearance is almost invisible.

Only a water gate and a Caohe wharf remained, which continued to play a role, because it had access to the sea, so it also became a foreign property of the sea domain, and one of the few semi-public transit and distribution places in the interior.

As the largest distribution port and handicraft gathering place in the southeast, it had more than 100 guilds and merchant groups at its peak, so it was once the area that was infiltrated and intervened by the most naval forces.

As a sign that it has never been restored after the dilapidation, the four envoys and three divisions led by the Huainan Governor established since the Taixing Reform are no longer in Yangzhou City, but in the nearby Jiangyang, Yangzi and even Hailing City, hundreds of miles away.

After seeing the tragic situation of Yangzhou City, in my memory, the study of this period of history, as a short-term revival of Emperor Chongming, overturned half of the world, and severely damaged the authority of the imperial court.

The so-called Great Cloud Bright Sect is named because it is based on the "Great Cloud Bright Sutra" set by the empress of the Wu and Zhou dynasties as the fundamental doctrine and combines the beliefs of many local and foreign domains.

Regarding the rise of the Great Cloud Bright Sect before and after it became bigger, there were also special people in the two schools of Luodu to conduct research and research, as a historical record, and the most I heard one statement was:

The so-called worship movement, which swept half of the wall, was driven and figured by the princes of the sea domain, who had a tense relationship with the center of the imperial court, and at least deliberately connived at it.

At least at the beginning of the Great Cloud Bright Sect's uprising, the large amount of weapons and materials obtained did not have a clear source or explanation, and it was so suspicious that it appeared in the hands of well-trained sect members.

At that time, the contradictions between land and sea had been completely intensified, and the forces of the sea domain tried to disrupt the financial resources of the imperial court and attack competitors in order to gain more voice and share in economic affairs and political affairs. After all, the import of various resources from the Sea Domain has become a major source of maintaining the operation of the imperial court.

It was only later that even the manipulators behind the scenes completely lost control of the situation, and the ordinary people who were coerced into the riot could no longer distinguish the difference between the merchants of the sea domain and the local local households, and indiscriminately copied and killed, which attracted the sea domain, which had always been in opposition to the state and the central government, and had always been a spectator, took the initiative to send troops to fight inside and outside.

From the perspective of the Southern Dynasties, where I was born, it is a completely different point of view, more inclined to some kind of continental conspiracy theory:

That is to say, there are people in the center of the imperial court from top to bottom who are planning and facilitating, and through the guò worship movement, they will exclude and eliminate the capital and power of the sea domain that spread in the southeast and gradually occupy a dominant position, and the thriving rise of the sea domain, otherwise it is difficult to explain the innate advantage of the Dayun Guangming Sect that has infiltrated and knows everything about the grassroots level of the government, and is so pervasive.

As a township association that was once tacitly accepted by the government, it even spread to the sea domain, causing a lot of turmoil and turmoil.

As far as my predecessor is concerned, it is more related to the background of the rise of the Great Cloud Light Sect, and the root cause is likely to be:

The industrial and commercial capital from the plantations of overseas feudal slaves, and the traditional handicraft guilds based on the economy of the large landlords' estates in the interior, competed fiercely for the right to speak in the traditional political fields and economic affairs of the country.

The founder of the Great Cloud Light Sect seized the opportunity of this great era to rise up, and then became the target of the world's shock.

And the rumors of the remnants of the Great Cloud Bright Sect are just because:

The first generation of the sect leader Jing Keshou, the so-called king of the balance of freedom, did not find a body that could be confirmed in the burning city, and later the farce "Three Corpses Case" provoked by various officials and soldiers who fought for merit.

After the city was broken, the official and military departments sent by the imperial court to observe the military envoys, the provincial inspection of the imperial history and the southeast interview envoys, and at the same time handed over the bodies of three bodies known as the "thief leader" Jing Keshou, and there were a group of thieves from the deceased to swear to identify and prove their authenticity.

Therefore, since this world, there is still news of the remnants of the believers under the banner of the Great Cloud Bright Sect, and it is rumored that these remnants have always believed and flowed out the saying that the Jing Sect Master was not really dead, but was only led by a messenger sent by heaven to temporarily avoid the Promised Land, and one day he will return and build a humane paradise on the earth.

After going ashore,

As compensation for the loss of transportation, they gave me a pitch-black Huaishang horse, carrying a Li and a substitute horse, this kind of horse is short and thick hooves, belongs to many of the more common breeds in the southern horse series, the only advantage is that it eats groceries, is resistant to long distances, and has better adaptability to the water town area.

Thus was born Red Tiger IV.

"Why is it called a red tiger again......"

Riding on horseback, she hugged me from behind and whispered, presumably she had been bothering this question for a long time

"Because it's a special name,......"

I replied without thinking.

"From some kind of auspicious auspiciousness, with all kinds of incredible powers and effects,"

"It is claimed that it can reverse black and white, confuse the ancient and modern, create the truth, make the ugly become beautiful, let the shameless become noble, and let ignorance become erudition,"

"Even the common sense of history, time, space and all things must be distorted or respected for it."

"Therefore, when you use it on the road, it is said that you can turn evil into good fortune, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and when necessary, you can also replace danger with yourself."

In another place, a group of people in the courtyard of the annex that had already entered the temporary resettlement also began to make some kind of preparations and arrangements.

"Does the lady regret it...... Just let him go."

The young steward asked suddenly

"Why do you say this......"

Shi Niang answered quietly.

"If the lady has a heart, there are still other ways to leave the ......"

The young steward continued with a change of tone

"Or rather, I can't bear to involve him......"

"Then do you ever think that he is the kind of person who is willing to be coerced and coerced by others......

Shi Niang looked at him coldly

Or to force a resentful and talented man to work for us...... And what kind of results will it produce for our affairs......"

"We can help our affairs step by step, and the last thing we need is variables"

"It's not like there's no other way......"

Young steward,

"At least with his ability, it is very useful to us......"

"Enough, don't say more......"

"It's easy to get here, hurry up and get in touch with other people and reunite ......"

"Yes......"

"At least. I've left a foreshadowing and a relationship......"

Having said this, she looked at the maid Nian slave who had not yet been completely freed from some kind of affection and state, and since she had been sent to serve that man, she had fallen into a certain hysteria and self-isolation.