When Zhu Houzhao took Ma Wu and walked into Nanjing City,

And they saw the high walls of the city standing in front of them,

Zhu Houzhao is familiar with Nanjing, he has been here many times before, but this time it is different from the past.

This former capital city is full of a strange atmosphere at the moment,

That weirdness, from those cases,

Why did those scholars suddenly disappear, is it all related to King Ning?

It's possible to think about it,

Zhu Houzhao took Ma Wu and walked through the prosperous Nanjing city wall of the Six Dynasties.

"Wang Junlou boat down Yizhou, Jinling Wang Qi gloomily, Qianxun iron lock sinks to the bottom of the river, a piece of falling flags out of the stone, the world hurts the past several times, the mountain shape is still pillow cold current, now the four seas are home day, so the base Xiao Xiao Lu Diqiu." Zhu Houzhao recited this poem of Xisai Mountain nostalgia, and remembered a lot,

He was thinking about the past of those sword soldiers, thinking of the difficulties of the founding of the ancestors, and also remembering the old stories, he knew that he could not lose, and the foundation of his ancestors could not be destroyed in his own hands.

It's just that at this moment, the cool breeze is blowing, and there is the meaning of rivers and lakes, Zhu Houzhao remembered that he was also home from all over the world, looking at the reeds on the bank of the Yangtze River, he really had the intention of wandering, but those people, those who made them miss, where are they at the moment,

It's just that the long road doesn't care about missing, the rivers and lakes don't care about the fluttering, they are just cold there, waiting for you to come and walk by,

It's like that old ferry, always after sunset, lying there, waiting for you to cross, to cross you to cross me,

Zhu Houzhao was in a daze, and at this time, Ma Wu spoke,

"Lord, this prosperous place of the Six Dynasties is really different, it is really a prosperous place in Jinling." Ma Wu said,

"Well, yes, Jinling has been prosperous since ancient times, especially the Qinhuai River." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Why is Qin Huai more prosperous, lord." Ma Wu is asking,

"Because, Jiangnan scholars, they will take exams in spring and autumn every year, and before and after each exam, many scholars have to go to the Qinhuai River to play, so it is very prosperous there, whether it is trading or fireworks women, it is very prosperous." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Oh, I haven't seen it, I'm a martial artist, not a scholar, hehe, fireworks have nothing to do with me, ordinary literati like to write poems, suitable for this kind of life." Ma Wu said,

"Hehe, you're not too young, I'll help you promise a daughter from a good family in the future, and become a family, Ma Wu." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Okay, thank you, my lord, my lord's golden mouth, you must remember," Ma Wu said,

Zhu Houzhao smiled,

They came to the Qinhuai River,

When Zhu Houzhao saw the gate of the tall Confucian Temple, he nodded, and then looked back at the gate of the Jiangnan Gongyuan, he could imagine the scene of the scholar like a cloud,

It's just those cases that make him a little frightened,,

He felt that he should start with the Gaosheng Inn that Wang Wen'er talked about last time.

According to the address Wen'er said, he came to the Gaosheng Inn,

This is an inn near the river, everything is so classical, the window lattice is full of wood carvings of Jiangnan Fengqing, mahogany furniture is placed in the front hall, the signboard is golden silk nanmu, and the four big characters "Gaosheng Inn" are written on it,

No wonder those scholars like to live here, Zhu Houzhao thought, such an elegant place, he also likes it,

Inside, the boss was behind the counter, and greeted him politely.

"Distinguished guests, please." The boss said,

"Thank you boss, we want to stay in the hotel, do you have a clean room,' Zhu Houzhao asked,

"Yes, there are a few more, come, upstairs please, upstairs Songju Meilan, the four most first-class private rooms, Songju is still there, you two live in these two rooms."

The boss said kindly,

"Okay, we'll stay here." Zhu Houzhao said,

When Zhu Houzhao entered the room, he saw that the walls here were full of calligraphy and paintings, and he thought to himself, if you want to attract readers, you have to do this.

At this time, the boss came in, "I am the boss of this place, my surname is Gao, what do you think of this place, can you still live." ”

"Yes, I think it's still used to living here, boss, you still put a lot of effort into it, so business will be good," Zhu Houzhao said, "That's right, it's not blowing, every time before and after the exam, I have the best business here, and I usually book all the rooms in advance, but there are also some temporary arrivals, and they can also have rooms," Boss Gao said,

"That's why, didn't you say that your room is always booked out first?" Zhu Houzhao said,

"You don't know, you don't see on the other side." Boss Gao pointed out,

Following the boss's hand, Zhu Houzhao saw the courtyards with blue tiles and white walls on the opposite side, those courtyards look very elegant, they are all built near the river, many rooms have windows near the river, I want to live in it, facing the Qinhuai River every day, it is very elegant.

"I saw it, how." Zhu Houzhao asked,

"Those places are the famous fireworks of the Qinhuai River, every time my room here, it is the family of the scholars, at the expense of thousands of miles, send people to book for them, and when it comes to the exam season, they come to live for a few days, they move to the opposite building, live in the rooms of those girls, these scholars, the general exam is not good, and when the time for their exam passes, their money is also spent, they are also tactfully driven out by the opposite side, and they go home, they are in my room here, Because they spent money to move out, I don't care, I called a lot of poor scholars to live, very cheap, and did good things at that time, to support them, because they often have high school talents among them, you see my signboard is not, this golden silk nanmu, very expensive, that is, a scholar lived here with me and then raised people in high school, and then entered Beijing High School Jinshi, and then Jindian tried first, he gave me this plaque in order to thank me, because I didn't charge him room and board at that time, I just think he is very hard-working, and very talented, That's how I helped him. ”

Boss Gao has been saying,

Zhu Houzhao nodded,

"I want to ask you something, I don't know if it's convenient for you or not." Zhu Houzhao said,

"Honorable guest, you say, I know, try to tell you." The boss said,

"I want to inquire about some people, that is, I heard that some of the scholars who live here have suddenly disappeared, and there is no such thing." Zhu Houzhao asked,

Boss Gao was taken aback,

He looked at Zhu Houzhao and stammered a little: "I, I, I don't know about this." ”

Zhu Hou looked at his appearance and knew that he must know,

He said to the boss kindly: "Don't worry, I won't tell you, I'm really here to investigate this matter, and you also hope that those scholars won't disappear in vain, right?" ”

Boss Gao groaned, and he sighed: "Alas, this thing is really evil. ”

"Oh, how to say it, can you say it carefully." Zhu Houzhao asked,

"Hey, distinguished guest, I still don't dare to say it, I always want to keep those things in my heart, forget it, it's better not to mention it, it's better not to mention it." After saying that, the boss walked out,

Zhu Houzhao was stunned,

This situation was expected by him, but this process was not something he could imagine.

I didn't expect this high boss to react like this,