Chapter 244: Win
Great Song Dynasty, Jiankang Mansion, Longwan Ferry. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Longwandu, one of the six crossings of the Yangtze River, was the place where the Great Song Dynasty traffic and transportation were still used to keep half of the country, and with the Jurchen three-way army returning north in the first half of this year, although Jiangxi, Hunan, and Hubei south of the Yangtze River were full of rogues and fought to a devastation, but in any case, the Jiankang Mansion, Lin'an Mansion, and Yangzhou Mansion in the southeast finally ushered in the long-lost peace.
The southeast was originally an economically developed area, and it was also the core ruling area of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty, and even after only a few months of peace, the market had gradually prospered.
In this way, the role of Longwan Ferry has become more and more prominent.
In later generations, this ferry port was also known as Shimonoseki Wharf, and later changed its name to Zhongshan Wharf.
At this moment, the water surface of the Yangtze River where the wharf is located is crowded with boats, and it is very lively.
Wu Tuo was wearing only a sackcloth and a hand knife hanging from his waist, and he heard his soldiers shouting: "General Wu, it can be regarded as the ground." After that, the tense body finally relaxed.
Since the establishment of Yan three years ago, the north and south of the Yangtze River are full of beacons, and the Yangtze River is also full of water pirates. This time, he brought a sergeant to escort Du Shudong, and fought several battles with the bandits along the way. Although with the fierceness of the Sizhou army, cleaning up those thieves is like chopping melons and vegetables, but there are many enemies encountered, and it is still annoying to see the sky and the enemy chasing on the water.
He smiled and shouted: "I have lived in this Jinling for half a year, Lao Tzu naturally recognizes this dock, do you want to talk nonsense?" ā
The sailor laughed and said: "Yes, yes, but the subordinates have forgotten that General Wu is an old man under the command of the military envoy, and in the bloody battle in Jinling back then, he was forced to kill from an ordinary soldier to a deputy commander, and the brothers admired it tightly." ā
Wu Tuo: "It's not a big deal, this kind of thing is nothing more than training on weekdays, not afraid of death in battle, just gritting your teeth and rushing forward." As long as you dare to meet the enemy's sword, no matter what your background, you can be the commander of the capital, the battalion, the army, and you can see any kind of future. ā
The soldier's face was excited: "General Wu, can I also be a general?" ā
"Why not, straight lady thief, the military envoy said that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. As long as you make contributions in the future, you will have a chance to get ahead. After encouraging the man a few words, Wu Tuo asked: "What about Du Tong's judgment, but are you awake?" ā
The soldier laughed, "I'm awake, but I'm drinking again." ā
As he was talking, the laughter of Du Shu and the woman came from the cabin, followed by bursts of silk and bamboo.
A woman sang softly: "The jackdaws are sad in the evening, but the willow pond is green but gentle." If there is no hatred in the eyes of the church, you don't believe that there is a white head in the world. ā
"The intestines have been broken, the tears are hard to collect, and the lovesickness is back in the Little Red Mansion. Affection has been cut off by the mountain, and it is not free to rely on the trunk. ā
"Good voice, good words, a glass of wine." Inside was Du Shu's laughter.
"Thank you, master, sir, the slave family also respects you."
"Okay, good, although the official is very drunk, but since the beauty is toasting, it is disrespectful."
Then, there was a coquettish smile of warblers and swallows in the cabin, and then the sound of silk and bamboo rose again.
Soldier: "This Du Tong sentence, this happy way, all the way to the wine and beauty, the song and dance of the warbler, all about to break the morale of the brothers." ā
Wu Tuo also shook his head, yes, Du Shu is a son's character, the older he gets, the more he likes this tune. This way from Huangzhou to Jiankang, he is not in a hurry. Everywhere you go, you have to visit places of interest, visit all the beauties, sing and sing with local celebrities, and have a great time.
He has a high official position and a noble status, and everyone has no way to take him.
Wu Tuo: "Rebellion, Jiankang has arrived, is it time to get off the ship, we still have to go and see Du Xianggong!" ā
"Don't worry, don't worry, uncle will go there tomorrow. Miss Xiao Qiao's singing voice is really heavenly, and Dao Si Fangcai's song "Partridge Heaven" is also done well, and the jackdaws at night are a sad scene. Ay...... Only the willow trees in the pond emit tender green shoots, showing a gentle scene. If it weren't for the torment of parting sorrow and hatred in person right now, I wouldn't have believed that there would really be a white-headed thing in this world. Hey, that's good, that's good! To love and sex, I really didn't think that Wang Daosi was also an infatuated person. ā
Wu Tuo couldn't hold back any longer: "What a great husband the military envoy is, I think this partridge is the worst written in his poems, and the last general's favorite is still that Bodhisattva barbarian." ā
After that, without waiting for Du Shu to speak, he sang loudly in a voice like a broken gong: "Yu Gu is in the Qingjiang River under the stage, and how many pedestrians are crying in the middle. Looking at Chang'an in the northwest, there are countless mountains in pity. ā
This song sang so abruptly that the women in the cabin lost their faces, and they exclaimed in succession, and the ravens who were foraging for food by the water's edge of the pier flew up.
The musicians in the cabin were flustered, and they were out of tune.
"What, am I singing badly?" Wu Tuo paused honestly and asked.
"Okay, the word Daosi is heroic, and it has to be sung by a man like you." Du Shu shook his body and walked out of it, stepping hard as he walked, and then sang: "The green mountains can't cover it, after all, it flows eastward." Jiang Wan is sad, and the mountains are deep and smell partridges. ā
At the end of the song, Du Shu said: "A good green mountain can't cover it, after all, it flows eastward, and this sentence alone is enough to be passed down through the ages." Dao Si compares himself to Cao Jingzong every day, I have ridiculed in the past, and when I hear this sentence today, I think of his military exploits for the country in the past year, but my heart is completely convinced. Call the boat to dock, let's go see Du Xianggong. ā
Seeing that his face was full of wine, Wu Tuo was a little worried: "General judgment, are you in good health?" ā
"It's just a few drinks, it doesn't matter. General Fang Caiwu's singing also had the effect of refreshing his mind, and at this moment, his drunkenness was completely gone. ā
Several sergeants on the side covered their mouths and chuckled: "I didn't expect that General Wu's voice would be useful for sobering up." ā
Wu Tuo was embarrassed and blushed: "Du Tong sentenced Hugh to make fun of the last general." ā
Du Shu smiled and said: "When we set off from our hometown in Huangzhou to Jiankang, Dao Si was on a westward expedition, and now more than a month has passed, and I don't know what the fight is like over there, so let's go to Du Xiang to inquire about some news quickly." ā
When they set off, Wang Shen was confronting Li Hong in Xiaogan. In the Anlu area, there are 100,000 thieves, and the Sizhou army can be said to have stabbed the hornet's nest this time. However, Huangzhou is in a state of erosion, and if you don't win Jianghan, you can't talk about the future.
Given the poor transportation and communication conditions of this era, coupled with the fact that there were rogues and bandits along the road, the grassroots of the Great Song Dynasty completely disappeared, and now they have no idea about the war on the Jianghan side.
Although Du Shu played landscapes along the way, the mellow wine and beauty were very happy, but his heart was also concerned about Jianghan.
However, if Wang Shen has taken Jianghan now, he will definitely send the news to Jiankang in a hurry, and it is not good to say that Du Chong got the news before himself.
Hearing him say this, Wu Tuo wanted to respond, "Who are our military envoys, our Sizhou army is the strongest army in the world, what are Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng?" "But after thinking about it, it took more than a month for everyone to attack Kong Yanzhou last time, and they also suffered a lot of hidden losses, I'm afraid that there will be some accidents on Jiang Han's side.
Wu Tuo suddenly became anxious: "Hurry up, hurry up, dock, dock." ā
The team went ashore, and Wu Tuo's men chartered an inn to settle down temporarily. Then he brought a small team of sergeants, transported two or three carts of gifts, and hired a sedan chair to carry Du Shu to visit Du Chong.
Unlike the last time they left Jinling, Jiankang Mansion was deserted. At this moment, the city has absorbed a large number of people who fled from Jiangbei, and the population has increased a lot, and the market has gradually become prosperous. Seeing the traffic along the way, there is some weather in peaceful years.
Du Chong's current official position is the right minister and Jiankang stayed, the governor of Jianghuai military and government, and the line is located in Taicheng. However, Du Shu didn't have any official business when he came to Jinling this time, so he asked someone to go directly to Du Chong's mansion.
Du Shu is a distant brother of the Du family, and every time he came to Du Chong's mansion in the past, others used him as a diner to eat, drink, and rub officials, so naturally he didn't have a good face. Even if he later served as the general judge of Huangzhou, the prime minister's family was a seven-grade official, and the Du family had never seen any big names in the past.
However, when I saw Du Shu this time, the family members were very enthusiastic and said "ouch", and hurriedly said: "It turns out that Du Tong is here, you can be regarded as thinking about going home, Xianggong has been talking about you these days!" said, our family has finally come up with a thousand-mile horse, and in the future, the Du family may want you to hold it up. The prime minister is still handling official business, so we will ask someone to go to the report with a fast horse. ā
Then he watched the tea and handed the towel again, which made Du Shu very unaccustomed to it, and said again and again: "Don't dare, don't dare, can't afford it." ā
"Why can't you afford it?" The most powerful housekeeper under Du Chong smiled and said: "Master Du probably doesn't know that your official position is about to be promoted again, and if you continue like this, it is also possible to become a feudal official in the future." ā
"Ah...... What's going on? Du Shu was stunned.
Seeing the confusion on his face, the housekeeper couldn't help but ask: "Don't you know, Jianghan's side has been completely pacified by Wang Daosi, Anzhou and Ezhou have been restored, and the thief Li Hong has been given the head." Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng were defeated and fled to Xiangyang. The good news has been sent to Jiankang half a month ago, and Du Xianggong has already taken credit for Wang Daosi and you. This merit is really not small, Wang Shen is in charge of a royal camp, and he can't run away from soliciting and placing the system, and he will seal the festival if he can't say it. As for you, you know a house, give a martial arts, hang a group practice or observe. ā
"If I win, even if the military envoy and our Sizhou army can win this battle!" Wu Tuo next to him couldn't help but pat his thigh hard. With that, open your mouth and laugh.
Not only him, but Du Shu and the Du family also laughed.