Shangqiu is located between Huaisi, its surrounding history is long, Tang Yao rose in Chengyang, Yu Shun fished in Lei Ze, Shang Tang once set the capital in Hao. By the time of Emperor Wuding of Yin Shang, the prince Song was sealed here and called "Song Bo", from which the name of Song came.

After the fall of Yin Shang and the rebellion of the three eunuchs of Zhou Pingding, the Yin people who had surrendered were handed over to Wei Ziqi and sealed in Shangqiu, also known as the Song State, as the duke, and it became the capital of the Song State.

In late spring at the end of March, a two-horse carriage slowly drove from the north and approached the outer Guo of Shangqiu.

On the car sat a young man in white wearing a soap-colored bun crown, curiously looking at the scenery and people's livelihood outside this foreign capital.

The terrain is flat, just sloping slightly from northwest to southeast in the direction of the clear water. There are paulownia trees planted along the river, which are full of flowers and the breeze blows like hanging bells.

According to the Song people on the side of the road, in previous years, millet, beans, and millet were the mainstay, and rice was mixed with rice. But this year, because a novel food was introduced to Shangqiu from the Jin Kingdom, there were also a lot of spring wheat.

The old peasants said in a Songdi accent that he couldn't understand: "In Shangqiu City now, as long as it is crowned with the word 'Zhao', it sells very well!" ”

Gradually, the yellow? The colored rammed earth wall appears in the field of vision, and the outer Guo of Shangqiu is parallelogram, with obtuse angles at the northwest and southeast corners, and acute angles at the southwest and northeast corners. Among them, the north city wall is six miles long, and the height is more than three zhang.

The northwest, northeast, and north of the city wall opened a door respectively, and the soap-clothed merchants, the people with swords, and the travelers pulling a cart of bamboo rolls rushed in, not fighting or grabbing. It has the style of a gentleman's country.

An Che walked in the direction of the north gate, and a young man with a Xuanguan who was also riding in a carriage was already waiting here. He tied his red tassels under his chin and wore a deep white coat that the Song people liked. On it is a flying black bird pattern, which looks radiant. He seems to be with the Song Kingdom who guards the door? The military officer was quite familiar, and was chatting without a word.

After seeing the car of the friend who was to be greeted, he bowed a few steps away and said, "I am happy to have a friend from afar, Zhang Zi, I have been looking forward to you for a long time." ”

Zhang Mengtan stood up from the car, wiped the car and bowed: "It's me who came late, and I was worried that Zitai would be depressed if he was suddenly exiled." When I saw me today, I was relieved. ”

It was Zhang Mengtan who came, and last year's turmoil in Jianjin gradually faded because of Qi Zheng's external threat, and new hatred was buried in the hearts of Fan, Zhao and other Qing. While they were actively preparing for war, they also had to deal with foreign enemies under the leadership of the new ruling governor.

And Zhao Wuxian, who was exiled from the country on the charge of "manslaughter of Fan's grandson", finally got in touch with Zhao Ying in China after arriving in Shangqiu, and the two sides had frequent exchanges. Zhang Mengtan also received an invitation from Zhao Wuxian in March of Yangchun, so he asked his master Dong Anyu for his life and came to the Song Kingdom to meet Zhao Wuxian.

After a few moments. Zhao Wuxian said goodbye to the priest guarding the door, asked him to come back to the future, and invited Zhang Meng to talk about his car, and the two entered the city hand in hand.

"The north gate of Shangqiu is called Tongmen. It is famous for the paulownia trees on the roads outside the city, and it is also very interesting when they bloom in spring. ”

Zhao Wuxian sighed and said, "At the end of last year." I escorted Lebo's coffin through this gate, and the people of Shangqiu came to greet him. The whole country wept. Song Gong was also sad and indignant, and he said for a long time. In the past, the willows were still in the past, and now the Le Bo is coming, and the rain and snow are falling...... As Le's son-in-law, the filial piety period in March has just passed, and if Zhang Zi comes in January, he can only see me in the mourning hall. ”

Zhang Mengtan also lamented Le Qi's death, and Zhao Wuxian asked him about the situation and trends of the six secretaries in China, and then introduced the scenery in Shangqiu City to Zhang Mengtan.

"The customs of the Song Kingdom are still the legacy of the ancestors, and there are many heavy gentlemen among the people, and the scholars and doctors are contaminated with a lot of extravagant atmosphere. The people have good crops, so although there are no mountains and rivers in the Song Dynasty, the people rarely lack food and clothing, and they can save some property. ”

"In addition to farming, the Song people also attached great importance to craftsmen, and the Waiguo District of the city was inhabited by hundreds of craftsmen such as gold, leather, wood, lacquer, and cars, known as 'Hundred Workers', with thousands of people numbered and managed by Gongzheng."

"The Song people are the remnants of Yin, and they also value business, and the avenues in this city extend in all directions, and the city and the city are lined up, and they are managed by the city official 'Chu Shi'."

Zhang Mengtan listened attentively and could see that in the more than three months since he came here, Zhao Wuxian had become very familiar with the Song Kingdom.

After walking for a while, the sun was getting higher, Zhao Wuxian caught a glimpse of the beads of sweat on Zhang Mengtan's forehead, and then pointed to a wine shop on the side of the road with a very high banner and a large number of alcoholics and said: "Zhang Zi has traveled all the way, I'm afraid I'm a little tired, let's sit here for a while, drink a glass of Song Di thin wine, and listen to a song of old music of Yin Shang, how about it?" ”

The liquor shop is much bigger than Zhang Mengtan imagined, with a small shop in the courtyard, and the shops facing the market in front of the Chinese people who provide Ge linen cloth clothes drink and eat, and the noise is particularly lively.

The courtyard at the back is much quieter, but there is a faint sound of sheng flute and cheers coming from each room, and the scholars with high crowns and wide sleeves and brocade clothes are waiting for them by well-dressed people and concubines.

The doctors of the Song Kingdom all respectfully saluted after seeing Zhao Wuxian, as if he was still a "little pedestrian and a doctor" in the Jin Kingdom, and they did not regard him as a down-and-out son who was expelled from the country.

"This shop in Zhaozi not only has singing and dancing appreciation, but also Jiarou products from all over the world, as well as stories that can be told or performed to hear and see, which is the most interesting place in Shangqiu in the past half a month. I didn't know until I came here that the past few decades had been in vain. ”

Zhao Wuxian smiled modestly and dealt with it properly, looking like a host. He can even talk to the doctor he knows in a Song accent, and people who don't know will think that he is actually a Song prince!

It wasn't until this time that Zhang Mengtan knew that this was actually Zhao Wuxian's industry, and he couldn't help but be suspicious.

After they walked into an elegant wing room on the second floor, they saw that the decoration inside was very exquisite, and a complete set of white and delicate "Zhao porcelain" was placed on the desk. The handsome concubine came to put down the wine jug, and after bringing the crispy powder food called "Zhao Cake", she walked to the eaves of the window and opened the curtain and the curtain.

Directly across the window eaves is a patio. There was a low platform below, and a middle-aged man with a short beard in a soap-colored dark coat was shocked. is telling the scholars and doctors upstairs and downstairs "Mu Tianzi's Journey to the West". After listening to it for a while, Zhang Mengtan felt that this was the most interesting story he had ever heard in his life. But it still couldn't relieve his frowning brow.

In addition to this kind of storytelling, there are also acrobatics on the stage below that Qi bought by the State of Zhuyou, local warriors of the Song Kingdom perform horns, and the extravagant voice of Zheng Wei permeates the entire attic and patio.

Zhao Wuxian knelt on the soft couch, had been observing Zhang Mengtan's expression, and asked with a smile at the moment: "According to the historical records, in the past, King Zhou Mu went west to hunt, and when he went to the West Queen Mother Yaochi, he was happy and forgot to return. This courtyard is called 'Forgetting to Return'. Zhang Zi thinks, how is it here? ”

Zhang Mengtan pondered for a moment and said: "Dixin's Lutai is known as extravagant, and Zhang Hua, the king of Chu Ling, is known as beautiful, but when it comes to the patterns and types of pleasure, I'm afraid they can't compare to here." ”

Zhao Wuxian laughed: "Zhang Zi is teasing me?" One of them is the Emperor of Shang and the other is the King of Chu, how can I be compared to an exiled concubine? ”

Zhang Mengtan approached Zhao Wuxian, lowered his voice and said, "Then I will compare it with someone who is also an exiled son." When the Duke of Jin Wen was in exile in various countries, he passed through the Qi country. Qi Huan knew that he was talented, so he wanted to kill his mind. So he gave him twenty carriages, and promised to marry the lord Qi Jiang. Jin Wen Gong'anzhi lived a luxurious life in Qi like this. If there is no Huyan's intelligence and Qi Jiang's virtuousness, can he still have the hegemony of the Battle of Chengpu in the future, and can he still have the glory of the Son of Heaven? ”

Originally. He saw that Zhao Wuxian was in good spirits, and he didn't look discouraged at all after being expelled. He breathed a sigh of relief, and now he is "addicted" to this pin? In a liquor shop where the soul is gone. I couldn't help but be slightly disappointed. even doubted that after receiving Jian Mu, he was willing to give up his position in the lower palace, give up the support of Zhao Ying and Dong Anyu, and make a special trip to the Song Kingdom to accompany Zhao Wuxian in exile, whether it was a wise thing.

Zhao Wuxian bowed to Zhang Mengtan and said, "Zhang Zi misunderstood, this place was not built by me for my own fun, but built for them." ”

He pointed downstairs, but saw the scholars and doctors invited in groups of three or five, while holding porcelain cups to enjoy the performance, while bowing their heads to discuss the rumors in the market, or the important affairs of the government and the opposition.

"I live in exile in the Song Kingdom, although I temporarily live in the Le Mansion because of my in-laws, but it is not a long-term solution. I still have more than 300 soldiers to feed, so I asked Zigong to breed Zhao porcelain inside and outside Shangqiu, as well as wheat flour milled in Le's Lingyi, but the initial effect was not great, and it was not until this wine shop was built that it had a foothold. ”

This place is a brand that has made Zhao porcelain and powder food famous, and now, Shangqiu has set off a craze for Zhao porcelain. The pottery of the Song Kingdom is mostly gray pottery and reddish-brown pottery, decorated with plain surface, rope pattern and string pattern, etc., in the upper market, it is simply destroyed by Zhao porcelain.

The powdered food, which was called "Zhao Cake" by the Song people, has also changed from a delicacy on the table of scholars to a snack loved by the Chinese people, and it is only a matter of time before it sweeps the entire Song Dynasty.

Zhang Mengtan suddenly: "No wonder the acres outside the city are more spring wheat than in previous years, Zitai has only been here for four months, but he has quietly changed the preferences and customs of the Song people. ”

Zhao Wuxian said with a smile: "The usefulness of this place is not only this, relying on this place as a medium, the Song Guoshi doctors who were originally lukewarm to me because of the split of the Jin and Song dynasties have gradually come into contact with me. ”

The ministers and doctors of the Song State actually had a lot of savings, but they didn't have much to spend on on weekdays, except for buying ritual vessels, building cities and high platforms, and organizing field hunting. Since having this place, the money, silk and gold of the doctors of the Song Kingdom have been returned to it like flowing water.

Borrowing the membership card system of the later high-end entertainment clubs, the customers were divided into different levels of gold coupons, silver coupons, and bronze coupons, and some gambling games such as six games, pot throwing, and chess were also set up. Not only is there a daily increase in money, but also the rumors in the market, and the secrets of the court, Zhao Wuxian can also be found out one by one.

Zhang Mengtan has completely lost his mind to be slightly stunned, and he naturally knows the benefits of having a good relationship with the scholars and doctors and being well-informed. It's just a simple wine shop, and Zhao Wuxian has played so many tricks, he really deserves to be the future lord he chose!

But when he saw Zhao Wuxian get up, he bowed to Zhang Mengtan and said: "Poetry and words, it is said that it will return, and the years will not end." Although Wuxian was conspired by the Fan family and fell to the point where he is today, there is not a day when he doesn't want to return to the Jin Kingdom! Return to the lower palace! ”

"It's just that now that Zhibo is in power, Fan Ying is also dying, and the battle of Liuqing has subsided under the pressure of Qi Zheng. Except for the monarch and my father, the five secretaries are not happy for me to return to the country, so I can only lie dormant in this Shangqiu City, just wait for Zhang Zi to arrive, and analyze together, what should I do next? ”

He stared at Zhang Mengtan, and said with burning eyes: "You and I are friends, I will say it bluntly today, I want to learn from the Duke of Jin Wen and return to the country, and I also want to organize the alliance as the ruling of the Jin State like Zhao Xuanzi and create a hegemony." Now I have 300 pawns as minions, and Zigong and others as humerus, the reason why I invited Zhang Zi to come is that I hope you can be my henchman and my fox! (To be continued......)

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