When Liu Yuan and his entourage changed into a luxury ship and sailed away, the slightly dilapidated boat boss waved his hand to his subordinates and said, "Okay, General Liu has already set off, I'll wait to go home." ”

was going to Yangzhou, but I didn't expect that at the moment before departure, Liu Yuan got on Princess Changle's boat, and he no longer needed to use this boat, so he naturally had to sail the boat back and dock it again.

"Hehe, it's really good, I haven't started the boat yet, I received a reward, and now I don't have to contribute."

"That's it, General Liu is really generous, it's a sailor like me, and he will be two taels of silver when he makes a move."

"It's not that you don't know, General Liu is notoriously bold, this time, the old man who guarded the door received a reward of five taels at once, which made him very happy."

"It's a pity, if you follow General Liu, maybe there will be a reward on the way."

A group of shipwrights talked about it, and they were all very happy, after all, there was a rich bounty all of a sudden, which one was not happy?

"Old Qin, your face has become so bad? It's not a cold, right? A square-faced boatman asked another boatman with a little concern.

This bad-looking employee is named Qin Wu, is another cousin of a boatman surnamed Zhang, when he left, Lao Zhang was seriously ill, so he asked his cousin to go on top, since General Liu and his family got on the princess's ship, his face became ugly, when the ship boss announced that he was ready to sail back, he was even more gloomy, as if very unhappy.

Qin Wuyin said with a gloomy face: "It's too much to call me here, say you don't need it, don't use it, treat me as if I were nothing." ”

"People are generals, even old generals give him face, what do I wait, but it's okay, I don't have to go and get a bounty for nothing."

"Brother. Tell the boat boss that Qin's family is in a bit of a hurry, so he will leave first, and he will invite you to have a drink when he comes back. After Qin Wu finished speaking, he took two steps in three steps, jumped on the shore before the boat left the shore, and ran.

Then the movement is quite agile and fast.

"Qin Wu," the square-faced boatman wanted to stop him. But Qin Wu had already burrowed into the crowd.

At this time, the captain of the boat came over, frowned and asked, "Old Fang, what's going on?" Why did Qin Wu run away? ”

It turned out that the boatman with this square face was surnamed Fang, and it was really a perfect match.

"Back to the boss, he said that he was in a bit of a hurry and left. I guess I saw that this job was gone, so hurry up and find a job to do. Lao Fang said with a smile.

"It's really unruly. Here is he who can come as soon as he wants. Where you want to go, you can go" The boat boss said with a displeased face: "In the future, tell Zhang Ergou not to find this kind of person to replace him." ”

"Yes, yes, little remember."

Seeing that the old man was so respectful, the boat boss nodded and said loudly: "Okay, sail." We went home. ”

"Okay"

The episode here, Liu Yuan and others don't know about Lu Dao, this trip, Liu Yuan and others. You are immersed in the beautiful scenery of the canal.

"It's so beautiful, why didn't we want to come here before?" Du Sanniang stood on the bow of the boat and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Xiao Niang also nodded and said, "Yes, it's so beautiful here, I feel comfortable when I see it." ”

Hu Xin couldn't take her eyes off it, although she used to travel in Datang, but every time, the beautiful rivers and mountains of Datang always made her feel fascinated and yearning, even Liu Yuan, who was used to seeing the world, couldn't help but say: "This is really good." ”

In ancient times, there was no industry, pollution was less, the sky was blue like a stream, the river water was crystal clear, even the air was exceptionally fresh, now it is early summer, the red flowers, green leaves, and cheerful singing birds, it looks particularly pleasant, and the Grand Canal that has been extending forward is like a jade belt, spread on the vast land, especially the weeping willows and flowers planted on the river bank, it can be said that one step is a small scene, ten steps and a picture scroll.

Looking at the pleasant scenery, listening to the birds and insects, feeling the fragrance of flowers in the wind, and carrying the beautiful women to Xiayangzhou, it is definitely a great enjoyment of life, so the desire to have a luxury ship, Liu Yuan's heart is even more urgent and affirmative.

"Of course, if it weren't for Emperor Yang of Sui's reckless conquest and recklessness, treating the people like cattle and horses, just like this canal, in the eyes of this palace, it was the people who piled up with blood and sweat." Li Lizhi on the side took a firm stance and said: "Seeing this, it is difficult for the heart of this palace to calm down. ”

Du Sanniang also echoed: "Yes, I heard that Emperor Yang of Sui forcibly recruited people to dig rivers and killed many people, and it feels terrible to think about it." ”

"I've also heard Mr. Storyteller talk about this." Not to be outdone, the little lady said.

Seeing that Liu Yuan's face was a little disapproving, Li Lizhi couldn't help but ask, "Liu Yuan, what do you think?" ”

Liu Yuan smiled slightly, and said without hesitation: "People are not sages, who can be innocent?" Everyone has gains and losses, merits and faults, these are for future generations to evaluate, our trip is to go down to Yangzhou, the most important thing is to have fun, this kind of thing should not be discussed. ”

If Liu Yuan is asked to evaluate Emperor Yang of Sui, Liu Yuan can only be described as a legendary figure with mixed efforts.

Although Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was very happy, it has to be said that he is a legendary figure: he ordered the construction of the Grand Canal, that is, people will still benefit after a thousand years, although he is very happy, but the territory of China has been expanded again and again, the influence of the Sui Dynasty has spread to all directions, so that the four Yi surrendered, that is, when Li Yuan colluded with foreign rebellions, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also focused on defending against the enemy, there is a saying, if Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ignored the foreign enemies who were eyeing the enemy, gave up the border defense, transferred the elite soldiers back, and focused on dealing with Li Yuan, So it is not known who killed the road, but Emperor Yang of Sui did not do that.

Obviously, in the face of enemy invasion and internal turmoil, in the choice of "outside" or "inside", this emperor, who is not very good in history, resolutely implemented the policy of "fighting outside".

To describe it in one sentence, Emperor Yang of Sui sacrificed himself, carried the infamy alone, and indirectly fulfilled Li Er.

Although the two took different paths, they ended badly, the former was killed in a mutiny, he was poor and extravagant during his lifetime, and he didn't even have a decent coffin when he died, while the latter was not killed. However, he was forced to abandon a large area of beautiful rivers and mountains and spend the rest of his life on an island.

History is written by the victors, and how much of it is historical or apocryphal, is a matter of opinion.

"I was a little sleepy, but I was blown by the wind and saw such a beautiful view, princess, why don't we set the game here, so that we can do it." One is to enjoy such a beautiful view, and the other is to kill time. Cui Mengyao said with a smile: "Playing cards in this kind of place must have some special fun." ”

It was supposed to be a good thing, but suddenly it came to the matter of the previous dynasty, and Sui and Tang were originally a family. To put it mildly, it was a change of dynasty. To put it mildly. It was the cousin who robbed the cousin's country, because Li Yuan's wife Dou was also a nobleman of the Sui Dynasty, and was the niece of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Li Yuan and Yang Guang are cousins, that is, the Tang Dynasty, and they also followed the official system of the Sui Dynasty, which is the future generations. Many scholars still like to think of the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty as the same dynasty, the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Cui Mengyao from the Qinghe Cui family knows a lot of secrets, she knows that talking about these words, it is possible to blaspheme the royal family today, there is an ancient saying called "disaster comes from the mouth", if you are not careful to say that the mouth is leaking, it is not a joke, and she quickly diverted the topic and suggested playing cards.

"Okay, it's going to be fun to play cards here." Du Sanniang also knew the taboo of officialdom, and immediately echoed when she heard the words.

Cui Mengyao nodded and said: "This idea is very good, in fact, this palace is reluctant to travel to Yangzhou this time, and it is reluctant to play cards, okay, play cards." ”

"Chun'er, take out the cards, and set up the card game here"

"Yes, miss." Chun'er answered, and she was busy with her fart.

Soon, in the bow of this luxurious ship, the familiar sound of shuffling, playing cards and laughter sounded.

Liu Yuan looked at it for a while, and felt that it was not very interesting, so he watched this beautiful big ship.

This is also the first time Liu Yuan has sat on such a large wooden boat, and it feels very fresh, so he is visiting this royal special ship with great interest.

Doors, windows are readily available, desks, screens, beds, cabinets, etc., Liu Yuan has seen, the wood used, are precious wood, bead curtain tents, are all of the highest grade, is made of palace silk, very luxurious, some places of the ship window are also wrapped with gold leaf, it looks magnificent, showing the royal style, here, also decorated with antique calligraphy and painting, with treasure jade potted plants, on the shore is no different, especially this boat is twenty zhang long, and the canal does not have rapids, sailing fast and steady, if it is not for the neat rowing sound of the boatman, it is really like on the shore.

The more Liu Yuan looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and he was already thinking about how to pull it out of Li Er's hand.

What is called a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, it can be seen here, then Li Er said that the treasury is tight, and said that he wants to cut the expenses of the palace, that is, the food and clothing of Li Er and his wife are also within the scope of their reduction, Liu Yuan was moved for a while, but as soon as he saw this ship, Liu Yuan finally realized that these real gaps.

It's still the foundation.

Liu Yuan sighed secretly, and then turned to the stern of the boat, wanting to see how he took the helm.

"Little Sun Hong, I've seen General Liu." When the captain in charge of the ship saw Liu Yuan coming, he immediately saluted respectfully.

Liu Yuan nodded at him and said with a smile: "It's okay, that is, just go around casually." ”

"Yes" Sun Hong said respectfully: "The princess has ordered, General Liu has something to order, even if there is no preparation on the ship, the small one can also send someone to the shore to purchase it by small boat." ”

"Well, these are not important, Liu wants to ask, how to go from Chang'an to Yangzhou this time? What is the fastest time to arrive? ”

"Back to the general's words, this time from the Guangtong Canal into Luoshui, and then to the Tongji Canal and Hangou, the last to arrive in Yangzhou, as for when to arrive, because the channel is busy, sometimes to adjust the water level of the sluice, if there is no accident, go all out to catch up with the road, about a month to arrive." Sun Hong is an old shipwright, so he naturally knows these situations well.

Liu Yuan said in surprise: "A month, so slow? Can't it be faster? ”

This time I only took a three-month vacation, and it took a month to arrive if it didn't go well, so wouldn't I spend the vacation on the road? (To be continued......)