Chapter 18: The Beginning of the Journey (Part I)

The rolling river is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes.

Success or failure turns empty.

The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times.

White-haired fisherman on the river, accustomed to watching the spring breeze and autumn moon,

A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet,

How many things have happened in ancient times, they are all laughing and talking.

The rough singing of the boatmen resounded in the ears of Qiao Deng, who came to the road alone, and resonated with them.

The artistic conception has both a sense of vicissitudes and tragedy, and also a sense of indifference and tranquility, which is really wonderful. ”

Jordon tried all sorts of things these days, and even got the support of his two uncles in the family, but he was still unable to implement it because of his father's resolute opposition.

According to his father's original words, "Since your great-ancestor became a great Confucian, everyone in our Qiao family has studied the scriptures intensively, and I don't know that the starting point of this policy is to benefit the country and the people? But how can everything in the world be as people wish? The way of the world has changed, and in my father's view, this policy will not only not benefit the country, but will cause chaos." Everyone said that Deng'er, you will prosper our Qiao family in the future, but in the eyes of your father, not only will you not be able to prosper our Qiao family in the future, but will bring our Qiao family to a point of no return. ”

Jordon couldn't convince his father, but he wouldn't be persuaded by his father either.

"As long as we can rejuvenate the country and benefit the people, what if our Qiao family suffers?

He doesn't like Gao Ming, he doesn't like it very much. From the first time he saw Gao Ming, he didn't like this person, for no reason, he just didn't like it. The education and cultivation of his family since he was a child allowed him to hide this dislike very well, at least on the surface. Although he didn't like the other party very much, and although he thought in his heart that the things Gao Ming did in the Yandao were nonsense, there was one thing Qiao Deng he was sure of. That is, it can be seen from those few things that this clever person is definitely a person who does not follow the ordinary path, and the things he does are also for the benefit of the country and the people. Therefore, after Luo Shang had already sent people to recruit Gao Ming twice but could not, Qiao Deng took the initiative to come to Yandao to invite Gao Ming in person.

At this time, on the river, looking at the vast river, listening to the unknown lyrics and songs, the boredom of these days seems to have gone away with the wind, and the mood is comfortable again.

"Brother Du," there were two monks standing side by side on the side of the big boat, one in a five-rank brown robe and the other in a sixth-grade green robe. At this time, it was the sixth-rank green-robed monk who spoke, "I heard that this song was made by that Gao Tinghou?"

"Exactly. "This five-rank brown-robed monk is none other than Du Chou. This time, he went to Ba County and invited his friend Doctor Ling Pu to come to the Imperial Clinic, "Brother Ling, do you know what other stories are behind this song?"

"I want to hear about it. "Limp was clearly very interested in this.

"Didn't my lord sentence his own steward Guo Gui to death that day? When Madame found out, she was furious, saying that this Guo Gui was a slave of the Jinyang royal family, and that he would be given death, so it would not be your turn. Du Chou talked about the ugly things of his lord behind his back without any scruples, and said happily: "Guess what happened?"

"Didn't I hear that Guo Gui was also handed over?"

"Yes, my lord had to exempt Guo Gui from his slave status before handing him over. Madame was naturally furious, and did not let my father-in-law enter the door for several days. ”

"Hahahaha. Ling Pu laughed when he heard this, "What does that have to do with this song?"

"In order to make amends, my lord specially asked the county magistrate's wife to invite my wife to come to the river to play, and he sang this song on the river that day.

Qiao Deng's cultivation over there was profound, and in the whistling river wind, he also listened to the words of the two of them word for word. When he first heard that this song was composed by Gao Ming, his already happy mood became not so smooth, and then he heard the things between him and Wang Tianyun between husband and wife, and his mood was even worse.

Although he recently forced himself to forget Wang Tianyun, this kind of thing is not something that can be forgotten by forgetting. The shadow on the Sword Pavilion was still clearly visible in his heart, but Yiren was already married.

He took a long breath to suppress his uncomfortable irritability. Then I heard Na Ling Puqi say: "Why are there so few slender men? There are many more slender men pulling boats over there in Jiangzhou than here." “

"Originally, there were a lot of people. But it was the boatman who said: "These days, Gaohou is constantly building on his side, not only is the white rice full every day, but I heard that after the completion of the construction, Gaohou will also give a certain bonus according to the speed and quality of the construction." Many slender men went to work on the side of Gaohou. It's much more comfortable than pulling a boat here. ”

"Hmph, it's just a little favor. When Qiao Deng heard this, he couldn't help but think in his heart: "Compared with the great things I have done to benefit the country and the people, it is like a firefly compared to the moonlight." ”

Several people waited for the boat to come to shore, and each led his horse alight. Du Chou and Ling Pu rode their horses for a while, and seeing that Qiao Deng had been following behind, they couldn't help asking, "Is this brother Tai also going to the Hou Kingdom of Yandao?"

"Yes. Qiao Deng secretly screamed in his heart ashamed, when he did not board the ship just now, seeing that he was also a monk, the two of them intentionally or unintentionally showed favor to him, but he was always arrogant, and after nodding, he stood alone and proudly. Du Chou and the others saw him like this, so naturally they would not invite him again. At this time, he went ashore, and he couldn't pull his face to ask for directions, so he could only follow closely behind the two people. "When I first arrived, I didn't know how to go, so I followed behind the two brothers, and I still looked at the brothers. ”

"Hahahaha. Du Chou smiled heartily when he heard this: "When you go out, you are brothers in the four seas." It seems that this is probably the first time that this little brother has gone out alone, right? My name is Du Chou, and I am now appointed as the lord of the Hou Dao Kingdom, and this is a native of Jiangzhou, Ba County, and my name is Ling Pu. ”

"Oh, long and long. In fact, Qiao Deng had never heard of these two people at all, and said politely: "My name is Qiao Deng." ”

"Qiao Deng?" Du Chou and Ling Pu were taken aback when they heard this name: "Qiao Deng of the Qiao family of Shu County?"

"It's down there. Seeing the reactions of these two people, Jorden's mood finally brightened again.

"It turned out to be the eldest son of the Qiao family in Shu County, and I can see it today, which is a great relief. Du Chou and the others sincerely clasped their fists on the horse and saluted: "Du Mou listened to a class under the ancestor for a period of time, and he benefited a lot, and he still remembers it in his heart. I haven't visited for a long time, and I'm very ashamed, but I don't know how the ancestor has been in good health recently?"

Brother Meng asked, the ancestor is healthy and healthy, and everything is fine. ”

With this relationship, the three of them immediately became familiar with each other, and after talking and laughing for less than half an hour, Qiao Deng saw two flat boulders more than one zhang high erected on both sides of the official road.

On one side it is written: Welcome to the Hou Kingdom of Yandao!

On one side, it reads: Welcome to the land of tea!

Seeing that Qiao Deng and Ling Pu both looked puzzled, Du Chou coughed a few times and whispered slightly embarrassedly: "This is what my lord intended, I have to let people get a few of these things at the junction of the Hou Kingdom."

"When did this Dao become the hometown of tea?" Qiao Deng was very dissatisfied in his heart, but looking at Du Chou's slightly embarrassed face, he finally pressed this sentence into his stomach, "This Gao Ming is not fooling around." ”

He had just passed the horse, and when he turned around, he finally couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that there were two lines of words behind these two boulders.

While writing: Welcome to the next visit!

While writing: I wish you a pleasant trip!

He couldn't help it, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, this word is really beautiful!"

"Ahem," Du Chou coughed dryly twice, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, these words are written by Du." ”