Qinhuai River was called Huaishui in ancient times, the real name is "Longzangpu", according to legend, when Qin Shi Huang toured to the east, he looked at the purple gas rising above Jinling, thought that he was angry, so he chiseled Fang Mountain, broke the long wall for desecration, entered the river, the descendants mistakenly thought that this water was opened by Qin Shi, so it was called "Qinhuai". Soochow has been a bustling business district since then. After moving the capital to Jiankang, it became a place where famous families lived, with merchants gathering, literati gathering, and Confucianism flourishing. Ten miles of Qinhuai gold powder towers, row upon row; Painting the boat Lingbo, the sound of pulp and the shadow of the light constitute a dreamlike beauty and wonder. There is a poem describing the prosperous scene at that time: "The beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial state of Jinling, with green water, handed up the Zhu Tower."

The three of them came to a three-story restaurant on the riverside, a gold-lettered signboard was hung in front of the restaurant, and the book was written: Qinhuai Restaurant, the restaurant guy saw that there were guests arriving, so he stepped forward and welcomed the three people into the restaurant with a smile.

Yun Mengdao: My brother really knows how to choose a place, and the customs on both sides of the Qinhuai River here can be seen. ”

Yin Yuan said with a smile: "Jing slightly doesn't know, this Qinhuai River night style is called a must, when the lights are on, bright as the Milky Way, and there are melodious songs, wouldn't it be pleasant to talk about wine." ”

Yun Meng said again: "Hearing my brother say this, I really want to come to this Qinhuai River one night." ”

Yin Yuan said again: "When the virtuous brother first came to Jiankang, it is estimated that he has never tasted Jiankang's local dishes. Today, I will order a few special dishes for my brother. ”

Yin Yuan called Xiao Er to the front and instructed a few words, and Xiao Er said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, drink a cup of tea first, and the wine and food will be served in a while." ”

Yin Yuan said to Qing Yao again: "There are no outsiders today, since Qing Yao has followed Jing Luo for many years, it is no longer an ordinary master-servant relationship, you can also sit down and try this gang of dishes." ”

Yun Meng also asked Qing Yao to sit down, and Qing Yao thanked him and sat down with his hands down. Yin Yuan saw that everyone was seated, so he introduced Jiankang dishes and said: "This Jiankang local cuisine originated in the pre-Qin period and has its own style, and its cooking is good at stewing, stewing, forking, and roasting. Special attention is paid to the seven tastes and seven tastes: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, fragrant and smelly; Fresh, rotten, crispy, tender, crispy, thick, fat. The raw materials of the dishes are mainly aquatic products, pay attention to freshness, fine knife skills, and make good use of cooking methods such as stewing, stewing, roasting, and simmering, so that the taste is peaceful, fresh and crispy. The dishes are delicate and elegant. Jiankang cuisine pays attention to knife work, is good at fire skills, rich in changing techniques and taste characteristics suitable for both the north and the south. ”

Yun Meng praised: "I didn't expect my brother to have such a study on food, it's admirable, and when the dishes come up, the younger brother must taste it." At this time, Xiao Er had already put the wine and food on the table one by one, so everyone listened to Yin Yuan's introduction and tasted it, what salted duck, red plum fish maw, Wuxi crispy eel, stewed lion head, etc., the wine is a famous wine. Yun Meng's master and servant are really feasting this time.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Yin Yuan asked, "Brother Xian came to Jiankang this time just to wander, so he has no other plans?" ”

Yun Meng put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Don't hide it from my brother, my younger brother came to Jiankang on the orders of his master this time." ”

Yin Yuan asked again: "Well, I see, but I don't know who the virtuous brother and teacher are?" Can I be referred to my brother? ”

Yun Meng smiled bitterly: "The family teacher is surnamed Gongsun and the word Ziyang, but I am ashamed to say that the younger brother has been educated by the teacher for nearly ten years, but he has never seen the true face of the teacher......"

Yun Meng briefly told Yin Yuan what happened to him. Yin Yuan sighed after hearing this: "The misfortune of the country, the people are not happy, the experience of the virtuous brother and young man can be described as very bumpy, and now, I don't know how many people in this Jiankang City are forced to leave their homes and move south!" However, having said that, the virtuous brother also has many adventures, and fortunately he has the help of a master and can be cultivated. It's just that the grandson of the virtuous brother's mentor is really a master of the world, and even the foolish brother has never heard of it. ”

Yun Meng said: "Yes, if there is no teacher, it is really unknown whether Yun Meng is still alive in the world at this time!" This time I went to Jiankang to actually have two wishes, one is to do my filial piety in front of the teacher, and the other is to be able to truly listen to the teacher's earnest teachings. It's just that I haven't seen my teacher yet, and I haven't heard from him yet. With that, Yun Meng drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Yin Yuan hurriedly comforted: "Brother Xian, don't worry, it may be that Mr. Gongsun is entangled in important matters or the deity is not in the capital, and he can't meet with Brother Xian for a while, wait a little longer, and there will be news." ”

Yin Yuan changed the topic again, and asked Yun Meng Zhongnan Mountain what strange things happened, as soon as the words changed, the atmosphere naturally eased a lot, and at this time Qing Yao also had a chance, because he grew up in Zhongnan Mountain since he was a child and was familiar with the situation in the mountains, so he talked eloquently, and Yin Yuan was surprised again and again.

At this time, they suddenly heard a noisy beating and crying, and the three of them followed the sound to find it out of curiosity, Qing Yao's eyes were sharp, and he pointed out the window and said, "The two sons look downstairs!" ”

Yin Yuan and Yun Meng also walked to the window and looked downstairs, Yun Meng and they could see it very clearly, there was a large group of people around the river downstairs, there was a person curled up on the ground in the middle, and there was a woman next to him in front of him, seeing that the two of them were dressed like northern Qiang people, and there was a group of people standing opposite the woman, led by a man with a short figure, because he was facing away from Yun Meng, he couldn't see his face clearly, only to see this person pointing at the woman, and carrying a whip in his hand.

At this time, I heard the man scolding: "You two thieves and thieves, if you are obedient today, the master will not embarrass you, if you are still disobedient, you will be made to open your skin and flesh today." ”

The woman spoke in Chinese: "You are deceiving people too much, and my sister and brother are human beings even if they are not from the royal family, so why should you be allowed to buy and sell like cattle and goods?" Could it be that there is no royal law in the capital of the Great Jin Kingdom? Is it up to you barbarians? ”

There was another burst of scolding, and the short man scolded: "Grandma, who do you think you are, aren't you just a pair of puppies of the Beiyi thieves, tell you that what the head of the Lao Tzu family said is Wang Fa, don't say that I sold you today, even if I kill you, no one dares to care, go quickly!" The subordinates next to him came up to pull the two sisters and brothers.

Upstairs, Yun Meng and the three of them saw this scene, and they were angry. Yin Yuan said: "This noisy sound that came out of plain times ruined our good interest. I don't know which family's dog slaves dishonored the reputation of the head of the family. ”

Yun Meng said: "I didn't expect this Jiankang City, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there is such a thing?" ”

Qing Yao said: "Two sons, is there no one to take care of this?" ”

Yin Yuan glanced at Qing Yao and said: "Who dares to care, this must be made by a powerful official and eunuch, the scene is so chaotic but you can't see the Jingzhao County Ya Patrol City Officer, why do you say?" ”

Qing Yao said: "Then is this really no one cares?" ”

Yun Meng said coldly: "Who said that no one cares?" ”

Yin Yuan laughed and said, "It seems that Brother Xian and Brother Wei have thought of one place." Let's go down and take care of this injustice. "Talking about three people! For! For! Walked downstairs, came out of the back door of the restaurant, and walked straight into the crowd. At this time, the woman had been twisted by two men and was about to be tied with a rope, and the other two were kicking the person who was curled up on the ground with their feet. And there were more than 100 onlookers, but none of them dared to take care of it, Yun Meng was even more angry, and shouted: "Wait and stop!" ”

The evil slaves were stunned for a moment, and when they looked back, it turned out to be a handsome and delicate son, although he was not dressed like from everyone, but he had a good temperament, so he didn't dare to make a mistake, and the short man led by him walked to Yun Meng's approach, arched his hand and said: "I said, this son, we are also acting on orders, and we have already said hello at the yamen, so you should not worry about my family's affairs." ”

Only then did Yun Meng see clearly that this short man looked so ugly, his face was full of pockmarks, his head was sparsely yellow hair, the bridge of his nose was collapsed, his cross-eyed eyes were crossed, two pinches of dogs were bearded, his mouth was full of big yellow teeth, he was dressed in black, with an open arms, open chest, and a handful of yellow hair on his chest. It's annoying to watch. Yun Meng saw that this person was not rude to him, so he also arched his hand and said: "Jiankang is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, everything must be about the king's law, I can't take care of your family's affairs, but in this busy city, it is beating and scolding, and I heard that there is also a human trafficking business, so I can't ignore this matter." Aren't you afraid of being laughed at when you wait for a great crowd of strong men to bully this weak woman and child? ”

As soon as this person heard that Yunmeng's accent was not a native of Jiankang, he was a little sure in his heart, and sneered: "I persuade you not to listen to my kind words, do you know who these two people are?" Tell you that the two of them are the clansmen of the imperial court, and if you dare to manage it, you will be guilty of fornication, and even you will have to be arrested at that time. ”

Yun Meng also drank a few glasses of wine, didn't listen to this person's words at all, and scolded angrily: "You wait for the rats, rely on the power of the head of the family, bully the people, and convict people at will, do you really think that no one dares to care about you?" I have to take care of today's affairs, what shall I do? ”

When the dwarf heard this, he spat on the ground: "Damn, today I really met someone who doesn't know the height of the sky, then Lao Tzu will let you know what the royal law is?" Saying that, he picked up the whip in his hand and whipped it towards Yun Meng's face, Yun Meng is not a person who practices martial arts, how can he react, seeing that the whip is blowing in the wind, if this is drawn, it will be a bloody face!

At this moment, the arm of the short man who was whipping was grabbed tightly, and the whip stopped halfway, and Yun Meng saw that it was Yin Yuan. Yin Yuan smiled at Yun Meng while exerting force in his hand: "Brother Xian, you only have to study on weekdays, and you are not a person who practices martial arts. It's different to be a brother, but in the early years, I also worshipped a master and learned martial arts, so today I will clean up these rats and hand them over to my brother. At this time, I heard the short man crying out in pain when he was caught by Yin Yuan, and the thugs on the side saw that the leader had suffered a loss, and Hula surrounded Yin Yuan, each holding a stick and a whip, and he was about to rush up.

Suddenly, I heard someone shouting: "What is the ability of a group of people to beat a person, and the master will also play with you today." Before he finished speaking, a dark figure jumped out of the crowd. Jumping to Yin Yuan's side all of a sudden, Yun Meng looked at it fixedly, his heart was shocked, and he secretly said to himself: "Why is this person so familiar?" ”