Chapter 6 Pointing to the East and Talking to the West
In Taoxian Restaurant, I drank and carnivaled with everyone for more than an hour. Rao is this peach wine, in Zhou Xing's opinion, it tastes the same as a drink, but after drinking too much, he is also slightly drunk.
After all those people dispersed, Zhou Xing found an inn, took a comfortable hot bath, and then fell asleep.
Now that I have money, I naturally drink as much wine as I want, and I live in an inn casually.
The wooden bed of the Ming Dynasty is not as good as Simmons in the twenty-first century, and the quilt is as hard as a wooden board, but compared to the previous few days, for Zhou Xing, this is already an excellent enjoyment.
Looking at the stars outside the window, Zhou Xing was stunned. Everything that happened today, although he had thought about it, but it really happened, and he himself couldn't believe it.
"It's just a dream, alas, a hexagram, a sum of money, that's all. Although I can guess the direction of history, eating this bastard rice will be shocking to the world, and I am afraid that I will be arrested as a demon. It's better to plan and plan, how to spend this money, in order to maximize the benefits. I thought before that I could sneak into the Yanwang Mansion and be a master strategist, but after drinking wine, I remembered that there was a famous Yao Guangxiao by Zhu Di's side, and I wanted to compete with Yao Guangxiao for favor, but I was afraid that I didn't have that ability. ”
Before, Zhou Xing calculated for a long time, but he didn't expect Yao Guangxiao's stubble, seeing that the matter was halfway through, but when he thought about it, he was extremely depressed in his heart.
With Yao Guangxiao, he is by the side of King Yan, and there is no way to get ahead. It's like a country doesn't need two kings, and one king doesn't need two strategists by his side.
"Brother, I'm going to take the imperial examination?" Zhou Xing sighed. Although he was unwilling to study in his previous life, in ancient times, writing calligraphy, memorizing four books and five classics, and taking the eight-strand virtuous essay test may be much more headache than the college entrance examination. Besides, there are thousands of talents in the imperial examination, and how many of them can get ahead? The good years of the traverser, if all the time is spent on this imperial examination, what is the difference between it and salted fish?
Since you can't follow the text, then follow the martial arts, but Zhou Xing knows that it is even worse to follow the martial arts.
Although he has military merits in killing the enemy, he has no background and no strong body, and when he enters the army, he is afraid that he will be tortured to death before he can get to the battlefield.
Thinking about his powerlessness, Zhou Xing is still very sensible, joining the army or something, then forget it.
"This can't do that, it doesn't work, I'm a talent in the 21st century, is it possible that I will be suffocated to death in this Ming Dynasty?"
fell asleep in a daze, and in his sleep, Zhou Xing had a dream, a dream of waking up to the power of the world and drunken on the knees of a beauty.
After the crossing, for the first time, no one urged her to get up, Zhou Xingmei slept for a while, and when she looked at the time, it was close to noon.
The strength of the wine has long faded, but Zhou Xing's complexion is still a little more ruddy than some time ago, this is because of the many nutritional supplements he received yesterday.
After cleaning up and eating something, Zhou Xing went to the money bank to redeem a lot of money. Originally, there was treasure money here, but now no one has redeemed that thing, and the inflation is too strong, and if you can't sleep, the treasure money in your hand will become waste paper.
The treasure banknote itself was created by Zhu Yuanzhang after he ascended the throne to pay salaries to officials, and there was no money in the treasury at that time, so the genius think tank thought of such a method, which was similar to the meaning of issuing treasury bonds. And after all, it's paper, the production cost is low, and the issuance is like a joke, and the preservation of value or something is simply a joke.
Therefore, everyone still prefers to use Tongbao money, and it is inconvenient if it is inconvenient.
Exchanged for silver that can be circulated in the market, fortunately, it is not heavy, and it is also safe to carry on your body.
Now that I have money, the first thing is of course to change my clothes. Zhou Xing felt that the clothes on his body looked like filial piety, or the kind that had been reused many times, which was completely inconsistent with his current status as a free person.
Unlike modern society, in ancient times, what clothes you wear can also show what status, not only the color is regulated, but the fabric is not just rich to get the top.
Shen Wansan, the richest man in the early Ming Dynasty, is that rich? Rich. But according to the regulations, he could not wear silk clothes either, only cloth.
After spending half a day, putting on a few sets of clothes, and putting on new clothes, Zhou Xing suddenly felt refreshed.
Standing on the bank of the wharf river, watching the thousands of sails racing, the river surging, Zhou Xing was full of pride.
"The ship here is so big, even compared to the steel warships of modern society, the scale is not much smaller. The shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty was so developed. ”
"No wonder Zheng He was able to accomplish the feat of seven voyages to the Western Ocean, and with such a large treasure ship, these are not a problem. It's a pity that Zheng He didn't go a little farther, if he had gone a little farther, discovered the Americas, and completed his journey around the world, then there would have been nothing to do with Columbus and those European colonists. ”
Thinking of this, Zhou Xing couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It's really just a little bit close, Zheng He can influence the whole world.
But a lot of things happen to be just a little bit off.
Zhou Xing returned to the Ming Dynasty in an incredible way, and he wanted to make up for this little bit of regret.
"Zhou Xing, Zhou Xing, why are you here? You can give me a good meal. Just as Qin Tian was about to recite a poem, scolding Fang Xuan and pointing out the country, an abrupt voice behind him destroyed this beautiful scenery. Zhou Xing looked back, but it turned out to be the second child of the running hall shop of the Taoxian Restaurant.
To be honest, Zhou Xing's impression of this guy is not too good, after all, this guy treats customers without the consciousness of treating them like a devout believer. Clearly, he had not yet understood the supreme truth that the customer was God. But having said that, meticulously following the rules set by the shopkeeper Huang is one of his good qualities.
However, maybe it's because Zhou Xing has already made up for the wine money, or maybe it's because of the Huang shopkeeper's drive, he treats Zhou Xing as a little fairy. This shopkeeper named Huang Simao has a much better attitude towards Zhou Xing than before.
"What's the matter?" Seeing that Huang Simao was panting, as if he had been in a hurry for a long time, Qin Tian frowned slightly. In this Ming Dynasty, who is worth looking for in such a hurry?
Huang Simao took a deep breath, then spit it out very happily, took another breath, spit it out again, and then said, "The old man who came to you yesterday for fortune telling came to you again." ”
"Yesterday? Fortune teller? Zhou Xing's eyes narrowed into a slit. Could it be that guy is really Zhu Di? Or is it the big butler next to Zhu Di? It doesn't look like a housekeeper.
No matter who it is, all in all, that guy won't be Yao Guangxiao, after all, history records that Yao Guangxiao is a monk, and that guy is not vulgar.
If it was really Zhu Di who came, then what did Zhu Di do when he came to find himself? If you want to make suggestions, isn't there a Yao Guangxiao? Could it be that he also believes in the three stinky generals and competed against Zhuge Liang?
Zhou Xing thought in his heart, but it was not easy to make people wait for a long time, so he said, "Then I'll go back." Casually, he took out two big coins from the pocket of his new clothes and threw them at Huang Simao.
Huang Simao caught it with both hands skillfully, and when he saw that it was two big money, he immediately smiled.
Zhou Xing returned to Taoxian Restaurant, and he was still far away, and found that there were no less than twenty martial artists standing at the door of Taoxian Restaurant, and no one could get close to Taoxian Restaurant for a hundred steps.
This battle is much bigger than yesterday. Before Zhou Xing entered the door, he took a deep breath and told himself in his heart that he must not be afraid to deal with the ancients and embarrass thousands of modern people.
Then, he slowly followed Huang Simao into the Taoxian Restaurant.
There are no other guests in Taoxian Restaurant now, only a table in the middle of the room, and the young man in gorgeous clothes is still sitting. And behind him, Zhou Xing keenly spotted a person.
It was a monk in a robe.
Yao Guangxiao!
These three words instantly appeared in Zhou Xing's mind.
Why did this guy get here?
Zhou Xing couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Is this guy here to fight me?
There is no doubt that after Zhu Di divined the hexagram from here yesterday, he must have told Yao Guangxiao when he went back, so Yao Guangxiao came here today.
"You're here, listen to them, your name is Zhou Xing?"
After Zhou Xing walked in, the young man in the costume spoke first.
Zhou Xing nodded yes and said, "I don't know ...... you, son."
Later, Yao Guangxiao spoke: "This is King Yan." ”
In the end, it was confirmed that this was the Zhu Di he was looking for, and a big stone in Zhou Xing's heart also fell to the ground.
"Grass people Zhou Xing, see King Yan." Zhou Xing bowed his hands, but did not kneel.
According to the late Qing Dynasty celebrity Kang Youwei's statement: in the Han system, the emperor was the prime minister, and the Jin, Six Dynasties and Tang Dynasty, monarchs and ministers all sit. Song Naili, but Yuan Nai knelt, and future generations followed. It shows that since the Song Dynasty, kneeling has become popular. But Zhou Xing is a modern person after all, and it seems that he has knelt down to his parents since he was a child, and he seems to have knelt down with his parents because of his unsatisfactory grades.
Fortunately, Zhu Di didn't seem to care about this, and raised the folding fan in his right hand slightly, which showed his return gift.
"Do you know why this king has come to you today?" Zhu Di looked Zhou Xing up and down and said meaningfully.
So what's going on? Zhou Xing's brain teaser was spinning, what was Zhu Di doing when he came to me today? Also bring Yao Guangxiao? Is it to test my ability to tell fortunes, or to discuss with me about world affairs?
If I discuss major events in the world, I guess even if I have nine heads on my neck, it will not be enough to cut off. After all, it is a great disrespect for a commoner to talk about state affairs in vain.
"Return to His Royal Highness King Yan. I am a fortune teller, you come to me, naturally you want to tell the hexagram, I don't know if you are going to test the word today, or look at the appearance? ”
Zhou Xing pretended to be confused for a while, and gave Zhu Di a pointer.