Jiangling controls Bashu in the west, connects Xianghan in the north, takes the rivers and lakes in the north, and refers to Wuyue, which is the seat of Jingzhou's state governance, and has been a large town in the southwest since the Chu's capital was once established in the autumn and Warring States periods.

Now, after more than 100 years of peace and prosperity after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has naturally developed more prosperously. The city is neatly organized, most of the pedestrians on the street are serene, and on the wharf that communicates with the waterway, the unloading cargo ships are lined up in a long line, and the men who work hard to unload and carry the goods are shouting slogans and taking steps to continue their hard life. As for Du Shiyi, who chose to stop here for a while, when she stood at the bow of the ship and was about to disembark, she couldn't help but take a closer look at this busy wharf.

The Yangtze River waterway has been a golden waterway connecting the east and the west for thousands of years, and the importance of the waterway has been highlighted in this era. After all, pack horses, mules, donkeys, etc., for ordinary merchants, are all first-class luxuries, and the price is often tens of thousands, which is enough for ordinary people to live for several years. Chartering a waterway vessel can not only transport more cargo, but also the freight is within an acceptable range. At this moment, he could hear the voices of many merchants with a distinct Bashu accent coming from far and near, obviously reminding the people who carried the goods to be careful. Needless to say, those things that are valuable and do not occupy volume must be tea.

Over there, Chibi and the owner Jiang Fu settled the boat money all the way, and Jiang Fu was happy that he had made a lot of money along the way, so he couldn't help but come over with a smile to thank him. It's just that, seeing Du Shiyi's little luggage, he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Since a few Lang Jun are from Yazhou, in fact, you can bring more tea, who doesn't know that Yazhou Mengding produces the best tea, there are a lot of people who like to taste tea in the southeast area, and a single catty is worth a lot of money, and the expenses along the way are all back I heard that the famous Du Jiu Lang is now a tea envoy, and the price will definitely increase again in this circle, and the price will be scarce and expensive, and it is right to be a little bit."

Hearing this, Wang Rong couldn't help but glance at Du Shiyi, and Lu Cong said with a smile: "It's just a matter of hoarding other goods, but this tea can't be hoarded, and then haode tea, if it is accumulated from last year to this year, the aroma and taste are far inferior to the time of new tea." However, although there is good tea in Yazhou, Huainan Province, which is not far from Jiangling, also produces tea? ”

"Isn't this not as good as the output of Yazhou, these Bashu tea-producing states? Speaking of Du Jiulang's book of tea is spreading, and now the scholars in Jingzhou are also becoming more popular to drink tea, in the past three years, the wharf of Jiangling alone, the tea transported from Shu has risen year by year, more than ten times more than the beginning. No wonder the imperial court wants to levy tea, and the few tea merchants I know who transport tea from Shu have made a lot of money. Jiang Fu opened the conversation for a while, and when he said this, he explained to everyone the advantages and disadvantages of tea in various places.

Du Shiyi was not disgusted with the shipowner's rap, because when he saw Pei Ning standing next to Lu Cong and listening attentively, he asked Wang Rong to get off the boat first. Although he and Wang Rong are not seasick people, they have stayed on the boat for more than ten days, and now they are down-to-earth, he still feels slightly uncomfortable, and Wang Rong next to him stumbled without paying attention, but fortunately he was helped by him.

"Oops......"

Wang Rong's whole weight was pressed on the crook of Du Shiyi's arm, and when she stood up, she quickly and instinctively tidied up the messy hair around her ears, and then said with a wry smile: "I have sat on a land ox cart for a lot, but it is the first time to take a boat for so many days, and I almost made a fool of myself." By the way, where are you going to go first when you arrive in Gangneung? ”

"Let's go to Ezhou by waterway first, the results of your previous investigation, don't you say that Ezhou is a place where tea is produced?"

Du Shiyi said casually, but did not let go of the hand that was holding Wang Rong just now. Seeing that she was dressed in men's clothes, it was difficult for her to push herself away in public, so he smiled again: "I have only seen the good scenery of Jiangnan from books before, but this time I have the opportunity, and I just happened to travel to Jiangnan with my virtuous brother."

Wang Rong heard these words in his ears, at most he glanced at Du Shiyi angrily, and Lu Cong, who got off the boat at the back, couldn't help but muttered in his heart when he saw this scene.

Du Shiyi has been famous all over the world since the three heads and the first Beidi Guanfeng, and his career is also soaring, even if he was once regarded as moving to the left by Chengdu Ling, but now he is managing all matters of tea politics, and there is no sign of losing the sacred heart. However, such a hot son of a family has always been rumored to be a noble wife, so the marriage has not been decided for a long time. But along the way, I saw Du Shiyi and Yazhou Sima Yang Xuanyan's clan nephew fighting hotly, and it seemed that Kegui's wife was just a pretext

Du Shiyi naturally didn't know what Lu Cong was slandering in his heart, but when everyone left the dock to find a hostel to stay, he found that Lu Cong was quietly looking at Wang Rong. Although he didn't care about being exposed by Lu Cong to Wang Rong's male and female clothes, he was always a little annoyed after all, and naturally he had to warn him lightly when he stayed overnight. Unexpectedly, Lu Cong strengthened his speculation about his good manhood.

Everyone is not the most picky about food, but the food on the ship is just provided by Jiang Fudi's handymen with all their might, that is, they are full, and the taste is impossible to say. Now that I have lived, I have to find a wine shop to worship the Five Organs Temple. This year's Jingzhou test was just released about half a month ago, and the scholars who had passed through the township drinking ceremony and sent them had already set off for Chang'an with the tribute. Even so, there are still many scholars staying in this Gangneung City. This small wine shop is full of white-clothed gentlemen, talking with passionate expressions, and seeing the spirit of the scholar.

"In the three state exams this year, the essay test was actually a table, so out of the way, isn't it hard to embarrass people

"Silence, silence, this is Wei Yuanjun's own question"

"I heard that Wei Yuanjun said that the essays have always only tested poetry, which is not the original intention of the imperial examination at the beginning of the dynasty, so songs, treatises, tables, proverbs, and inscriptions, what should be examined, all rely on real skills."

Hearing the adjacent table discussing this year's Jingzhou State Examination, and hearing the three words Wei Zhijun, Du Shiyi couldn't help but ask thoughtfully: "What is the current Jingzhou Governor Shi?" ”

Lu Cong was in a remote place like Yazhou, so he naturally couldn't answer who the governor of Jingzhou was, while Wang Rong glanced at Pei Ning. Sure enough, Pei Ning didn't even move his brows and said lightly: "This Wei envoy should be Wei Xuzhou, the son of Wei Cao, the prince of Pengcheng County, and his brother Wei Xuxin is now a squire in the military department. Although he is not in the same room as Wei Shishilang, who is now the commander of Chengdu, he has some friendship with Wei Shangshu. ”

Hearing this, Du Shiyi couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart. Jingzhao Weidu, the same surname, but the Wei's various rooms as high-ranking officials emerge in endlessly, although the Wei's rebellion still does not hurt the fundamentals, and these years Jingzhao Du's outstanding figures are really rare. Therefore, although Du Siwen has children and grandchildren, he still has high hopes for him

Pei Ning explained the history of the current governor of Jingzhou, and Wang Rongfang asked in a deep voice: "Do you want to visit Wei Envoy?" ”

was just a transit through Jiangling, and Du Shiyi did not intend to alarm the local government, so as not to attract people with ulterior motives when the news spread. But since Jingzhou Governor Shi Wei Xuzhou and Wei Li have the same surname, and they have a good relationship with Wei Li's uncle Wei Kang, if he doesn't even say hello when he crosses, it will be too much. After thinking about it, he nodded and said: "There is no need to pay a visit, Wei Yuanjun is also a person who takes care of all opportunities, just vote for a prayer post." ”

Pei Ning also agreed with this treatment, and Lu Cong naturally had nothing to say. However, they whispered at this table, thinking that others would not hear it, but someone came over coldly. The man was a rather young scholar, and he was quite handsome, but his eyebrows and eyes were a little jīng: "I heard that you just mentioned that you want to post to meet Wei Yuanjun, it doesn't look like you are taking the exam, but you are coming to Jiangling to enjoy it?" If this is the case, Shangqing Guan will have to go to this last year, when the master of Shangqing Sect Sima went to Nanyue Hengshan, he stayed in Jiangling, and the officials and scholars of the city went to pay their respects, leaving four walls of poetry and countless ink treasures, which must be paid homage."

If it was another famous place, Du Shiyi might laugh, but when he heard that it was the place where Sima Chengzhen had stayed, he couldn't help but be a little interested. Not only him, but Pei Ning and Lu Cong also showed their intentions, and Wang Rong smiled and said: "Is this Taoist temple its real name Shangqing Temple, or is it the name changed after Sect Master Sima stayed?" ”

The young scholar had heard everyone's discussion at the tip of his ears, and thought that he was either rich or expensive, and wanted to climb the relationship, but who knew that someone in the seat would pierce this article in a moment, and he was a little embarrassed for a while: "It was after the Sima Sect Master stayed, and the Guan Master thanked the Sima Sect Master for the immortal wind and bones......

Without saying anything about the rest of this, everyone can understand what is going on. Du Shiyi himself has not been less than the tiger skin to make a big banner, but he directly changed the name of the Taoist temple, and he had to admire the straightforwardness of the master. When he thanked the young scholar for his "guidance", and politely declined his guidance, when he went to the Shangqing Temple after being full of wine and food, when he arrived at the door, Du Shiyi saw that the tourists were weaving, and there was a lively feeling of the famous places and monuments in later generations, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned. And Wang Rong quietly sent Bai Jiang to inquire about one or two, and the maidservant who also changed her male clothes came back after a while, but her face was a little delicate.

"Ordinary people go to a Sima tablet in the courtyard. It is said that Sect Master Sima is a living immortal, as long as he touches the tablet he left behind, he will be able to avoid all diseases, cold and heat, and even keep his son, although he does not need to give incense money, but many people feel that they will come to worship afterwards. ”

Du Shiyi almost didn't laugh, and Pei Ning was quite respectful of Sima Chengzhen, the teacher who had a good relationship with his mentor Lu Hong, and when he heard that Shangqingguan actually used this to make money, he was angry. And Du Shiyi immediately left Lu Cong to Pei Ning to vent his anger very unrighteously, and he dragged Wang Rong into Shangqingguan. He didn't have much interest in the so-called Sima Monument, but was more concerned about the four walls of poetry. Sure enough, compared with the crowds near the Sima Monument, although there are scholars here to pay respects, most of them are appreciating and criticizing at the same time, and most of the people's inscriptions are criticized for being incomplete.

"Dapeng meets Xi and has a bird endowment? What kind of person is this Li Taibai, who compares himself to Dapeng, so arrogant"

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