Jinling City has been the capital since the Eastern Wu Dynasty and has stood on the east bank of the river for hundreds of years.

It is bordered by the Yangtze River in the west, and the land of rich fish and rice in the south.

Including the current Emperor Yuan of Zhou.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty was originally set to be the capital of Luoyang, and the first emperor Emperor Wu of Zhou had the ambition to dominate the world, reusing military generals in an eclectic manner, recruiting generals from all over the world, Wuhu in the west, and Wu Yue in the south, but the ending was very different.

Wuhu is the ancestor of the barbarians, the bloodthirsty fight is especially above the Zhou people, Emperor Wu of Zhou personally led the troops to crusade, but died on the battlefield, but the Hu people invaded Chang'an, endangering Luoyang.

At that time, Zuo Chong, the general of the Fu army, was entrusted to assist the young emperor, and immediately changed his strategy, not to avenge Emperor Wu's revenge, but to negotiate peace with the Hu people, marry several families, use the Hu people to join the generals, and then gather all the troops to go south, taking advantage of the civil strife in Wuyue and Yue, taking all the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and quickly moving the capital to Jinling, leaving the northwest to the Hu people to gallop.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty has the city of Wuyue, the west is connected to Xishu, and the south is bordered by Nanyue, although Shaanxi and Gansu are lost, at least one step closer to the unification of the world.

The deal is a good deal.

The Yellow River Basin has been fighting all year round, and the people have long been abandoned and the peasants have been injured, and their vitality has not recovered.

The Yangtze River basin has been comfortable for hundreds of years under the governance of the Qian family of Wu State, the people have recuperated, and the horses are fat and grainy, which has become a delicacy for the Northern Zhou Dynasty to satisfy hunger.

After moving the capital into Jinling, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was named Da Zhou, and the young emperor who was just 14 years old this year was called Emperor Yuan of Zhou, and the general Zuo Chong and the great Sima Wang Meng were auxiliary ministers. After Wang Meng died of illness, Zuo Chong monopolized the government, named Prime Minister, known as Zuo Xiang.

The territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty became the country with the most extensive area in the Central Plains, and it should also be the country with the most hope of unifying Kyushu.

It's a pity that the Jiangnan Righteous Army is growing stronger and stronger, entrenched in southern Anhui, and now its power has spread all over Chuxiang and has become the most powerful force in the throat of the Great Zhou.

On the one hand, the Great Zhou Dynasty used the power of Jiangnan to recruit troops and further expand its military strength; On the one hand, he continued the laws of the Wu State and won over the Jiangnan literati and gentry to win the hearts of the people.

Its means of subduing and wooing are as hard as thunder, and it is the wind of the left, and those who completely follow me prosper and those who oppose me die. The scholars who return to the imperial court, the high-ranking officials enjoy it, and the long street of Jinling can be walked sideways by you; Those who are not satisfied will be washed all over the door, and the elderly, children, women and children will not let go, killing the people of Jiangnan in panic.

This trick is immediate, even if you are not convinced, you don't dare to resist again, and for a while, Jinling City is full of singing and dancing, drunken gold fans.

When the three of them arrived in Jinling, it was the 15th day of August.

It is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the streets are full of people rubbing shoulders one after another, bustling, while shopping and playing, while preparing for the evening moon viewing.

In addition to fruit snacks, candles and incense, the shops sell the most are the decorations used in the moon viewing offerings, silk silk, and various lanterns, which decorate the streets and alleys with dazzling and colorful colors.

Tianguo'er saw such a lively scene for the first time, and she was so happy that her eyes were not enough, and she looked at the rows of stalls, but the dim sum styles were much more than those in Haicheng, and she swallowed her saliva when she saw it.

Yan Zhuo led the three of them to a restaurant and stopped, "Let's eat first, and then stay after eating." ”

Tianguo'er looked up, "Yunlin Hall", only the lobby door opened six doors, people and guests came and went, very lively, bursts of aroma drilled straight into her nose, hooking her gluttony.

As soon as he entered the door, a young man in Tsing Yi greeted him and asked with a smile: "How many Lang Jun have reservations?" ”

All three of her dressed as men.

Yan Zhuo took two pieces of broken silver from his sleeve and put them on the small second-hand, "The box on the third floor, find me Mr. Rippin." ”

Seeing her generous move, Xiao Er's smile deepened, and he shouted loudly, "Okay! You upstairs please! The private room on the second floor, three people wait! ”

On the stairs, a blue-jacketed junior who specially led the way ran over and led the three of them up the stairs with a smile.

Tianguoer saw that this restaurant was full of gorgeous carved beams and elegant curtain embroidery, and even Xiao Er was exquisitely dressed and behaved decently, and sighed deeply, Jinling City is not ordinary!

The so-called private room is a separate private room, their private room faces the street, a round table is by the window, and there are two maids in pink and blue shirts standing in the room.

Tianguo'er and Yun'er sat down next to Yan Zhuo left and right, and Tianguo'er blinked her eyes and asked, "Lady, what is Mr. Rippin?" ”

Yan Zhuo smiled at her question.

Yun'er took the initiative to answer her, "I guess it's a storyteller." ”

Yan Zhuo asked her curiously, "How do you know?" ”

Yun'er saw that she guessed correctly, and a rare joy appeared on Qingxiu's face, "Three ears and three mouths, I think this gentleman has heard a lot and talked a lot, and the lady wants to see this person in the restaurant, and the one who listens to and talks a lot in the restaurant is not Mr. Storyteller?" ”

Yan Zhuo smiled and nodded, looking sideways out the window.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Yun'er didn't talk much along the way, but she was calm and intelligent, which complemented Tianguo'er's enthusiasm and impulse.

Yan Zhuo found that she knew some techniques and could abacus, so he taught her to keep accounts and settle accounts all the way, and planned to use her to help take care of the shop in the future.

These two girls have a common advantage, that is, they never talk much, never ask what Yan Zhuo wants to do, and just listen to her arrangements to follow her.

Tianguoer doesn't want these at all, she has always been whatever the lady says, she just cares about the lady eating, drinking, and dressing well.

Yun'er knew that there was no need to ask, although she didn't have much contact with Yan Zhuo in Baijia Village, she knew that all kinds of twists and turns and bizarre experiences of the Bai family were related to this Qi Niang, and the strangeness of this person was beyond her imagination. So she didn't ask.

Yan Zhuo leaned his head lightly against the window frame, and below was the long street of bustling people.

came back, Jinling is still the same Jinling, but she is not the same her.

The shopkeeper of Yunlin Hall is her friend who can hide a hundred flowers, and Mr. Nie Pin used to be their guest for chatting and laughing, but now she can only appear here as a stranger.

There is also Baofeng Shop, Xu is close to home, she is a little afraid to see, what has become of Baofeng Shop.

The dishes ordered by Yan Zhuo were delivered, the color is rich, the shape is exquisite, and it makes people salivate just by looking at it.

She saw that Tianguo'er and Yun'er both swallowed saliva and widened their eyes, and explained to the two with a smile.

"This is lotus root flour osmanthus sugar cake, the most delicious dim sum in Jinling. This is a soft beef sausage, a veal sausage mixed with lamb bone fat; This is a roasted platter made with roasted lamb tongue and deer tongue......"

Seeing that she was right, Tianguo'er was full of admiration, "How does the lady know how to do it?" ”

She only looked pretty, and she couldn't tell what was on the plate.

Yun'er also admired: "Is the lady very good at cooking?" ”

Yan Zhuo smiled, "I can only eat, not make." If you eat it, you will naturally know what it is made of. ”

After she finished saying this, she suddenly remembered that when she talked about the snow civet that day, Bai Yu said, "I'll make it for you to eat." ”

The heart is like a string plucked by a passing wind.

It's time for him to go to Jinling, right?