Chapter Twenty-Eight: Monks, Taoists, and Women
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The car has been done for a long time, and it makes people fall apart, so after sitting for a while, Wu Xi got out of the car and followed the carriage. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Since I stayed overnight in Yinzhou last night, earlier today, the car turned onto the ancient highway - Qinzhi Road.
Qin Shi Huang ordered Meng Tian to build a military artery, starting from Xianyang in the south and Baotou in the north, although it was later damaged by the war, it was dilapidated, but it was still an important hub connecting the north.
The rut marks on Qin's straight road were clearly visible, and the cow and horse dung that could be seen everywhere instantly shattered Wu Xi's poetry mood.
The surging words rolled in his chest, but he was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't get out.
is still not cultivated enough, a few days ago, the pirated version of Xin Qiji's "Touching the Fish" made me famous, but it was only one Bai Ding who really wrote poems in response to the occasion.
The mountain is very steep, the straight road is in the middle of the two mountains, walking below, Wu Xi wondered if there would be bandits on the mountain suddenly rushed out, and immediately shouted, "I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree".
I was disappointed, I was almost done, and I didn't even hear the sound of a wolf howling.
But there seemed to be a sound of chanting in the wind, as if praying for blessings.
After calming down for a moment, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised a sly arc.
Yes, it must be like this, and it should be like this, Taoist priests, women, monks, an eternal combination, composing the truth of eternal existence.
Standing on the top of the mountain, chanting for those who have not met to see off, this itself is very great, the heart has a soul, one is reading, one is listening, one does not understand, one does not understand, but full of friendship, rare in the world.
Almost inaudible, Wu Xi asked the bull's-eyed baby to hold the reins of the horse and stand still, he closed his eyes alone and listened to this beautiful melody quietly until the sound slowly disappeared.
I felt a sigh of emotion in my heart, and I couldn't help shouting to the sky: "Master's mind, Wu Xi will never forget, don't forget it!"
The bull-eyed baby thought that the eldest brother had lost his mind, and the slave behind him looked at the young master talking to God with admiration, and felt that his choice was correct.
Butterfly sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at the crazy Wu Xi with resentment, her heart was in turmoil, and Wu Xi was looking at her, so she quickly looked away.
It was a pair of eyes that followed the eyes of others to see the heart, the butterfly didn't think how high his camouflage level was, and the monk was so clever that it didn't seem to have escaped his eyes.
This is the message of goodwill, Wu Xi is very happy, although he has not met, he feels that the monk is an old friend who has not met for a long time.
"Lonely and secluded grass grows on the edge of the stream, and there are yellow orioles singing in the deep trees. The spring tide brings rain and comes in a hurry, and the wild ferry is unmanned and self-controlled. ”
Spring came very early, and it seemed that it was going to rain, and it was not easy to rain in a dry place, but when it started, it was endless.
Naturally, the poem was not made by Wu Xi, it was there in the Tang Dynasty, and Wei Yingwu's works are very good at reproducing the current scene.
Walk faster, according to the itinerary, you should settle in Yangzhou County in front of you at night, otherwise you will be drenched in the mountains.
The rain in early spring, dry and cold, was the most unbearable.
The sky and the earth are big, sleep the biggest, sleep first, and then talk about the rest.
Yang Zhou was a material transit station during the Qin Dynasty, it is said that Qin II imprisoned Meng Tian here, persecuted to death, history left us too many suspense and mysteries, after all, can not be solved.
Yangzhou County is much wider than Siwu City, and it is also much more prosperous, not only there are many vendors, but there are also many merchants walking the streets and alleys, but it seems to be a little lively today.
The uncle carrying the cooking cake was obviously a layman, looking around, and he didn't shout, and his eyes looked at the passing caravans and the palanquins of large families from time to time.
The hilt of the knife was evidently exposed under the basket, and the robber was probably more likely than the merchant.
Nodding at the smiling man standing on the eaves, he disappeared into the depths of the alley, Wu Xi didn't think that the owner of the alley had ordered his cooking cakes.
Forget it, more is better than less, taking office as soon as possible is the top priority, military law does not matter whether you meet a robber on the road or not, it will be affectionate to you.
I found an inn called Longmen, and I was about to go in immediately, Xiao Er stopped in front of the door and said: "The small shop is full, I really can't live in it, the firewood room is crowded, let's go to another house to see." ”
Wu Xi casually took out a handful of copper coins and handed them over, which was a hundred wen, and said: "Find three upper rooms, these are yours, and the house money will be counted separately." ”
The shopkeeper looked at the money in Wu Xi's hand and was a little tempted, but he couldn't do anything, so he sighed and refused the money handed over by Wu Xi, and turned his head back.
It can be seen that the shopkeeper is annoyed that he didn't get this money.
Wu Xi stopped the shopkeeper, threw the money over, and said, "Don't take it for nothing, ask you something, is the local security very poor?"
The shopkeeper was confused and didn't know why.
"What do you mean?"
At this time, the shopkeeper saw the abnormality here, and when he came over, he happened to hear their conversation, and said: "Look at your Tsing Yi and hat like a scholar, show you the way, it's important to rush overnight, it's not good to be careful to lose your life here." ”
Wu Xi wanted to ask something, but the shopkeeper closed the door and whispered: "That's all you say, you can do it yourself." ”
A hundred dollars in exchange for a word is all this, and it hurts a little to think about it.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, there was a commotion not far ahead, and passers-by got out of the way on the side of the road, for fear of being smashed by the fierce god who was riding on a horse and holding a mace.
The man was wide and fat, and the horse under his butt seemed to be unable to bear weight, and the aisle was dangling.
Behind him were three carriages, two with curtains, and one open, on which sat some female dependents, all of whom were quite attractive, sitting together, looking very afraid.
In the middle of the term, there is an old man with white hair hanging down his shoulders, his demeanor is calm, and he is thinking about something with his eyes closed.
When he passed by Wu Xi's side, he opened his eyes suddenly, and Wu Xi was scared.
The whole team turned into the Dragon Gate Inn, and then the gate was closed, not knowing what was going on inside.
"Big brother, this old man is sick, right?" The bull's eye baby's direct reaction was like this, and he was not to blame.
"Tonight is destined to be unpeaceful, we still have better to go out of the city overnight, or we will go to the county government to get together at night, there must be a post station, but now it must be full, a rare opportunity to make a fortune, and the post is not stupid.
The county order is very good, Xiangzhou people, Zhenghe raised people during the year, and he has been in office for three years, in addition to being bullied by bandits, thanks to God's blessing, it is still smooth.
It seems that this is really a good county order, and all the other county officials have gone home except for one squad leader and two officials.
So Wu Xi was lucky to be able to spend the night in the county office.
When the county commander saw the official belt around Wu Xi's waist, he hurriedly gave a salute, and was embarrassed to ask about his official position, so he asked the team leader to prepare a meal.
Wu Xi refused, he was already bothered, and it was really a bit uneasy to let the family spend money again.
So after taking out the edict for the prefectural magistrate to see, he instructed his subordinates to borrow the pot stove in the back hall of the prefectural ordinance and start cooking, and invited the prefectural magistrate to eat together.
The county order was not polite, very easy-going, sat down and took out a little wine, which was a little thin wine.
"Lord County Commander, why is the atmosphere in the city weird and messy, you don't care, many people seem to be armed with weapons, not like good people. ”
Wu Xi had a question in his heart, so he naturally had to ask it, otherwise he wouldn't want to sleep tonight.
"Yu Hou didn't know, there was a riot of mountain people in Wucheng a year ago, the merchants were robbed and emptied, the county commander and the master of the book were killed one after another, and they all fought bloodily to protect the city, and then transferred troops to drive the mountain people back to the mountains.
Since then, the mountain people have not entered the jurisdiction of Yinzhou City, and all of them have gone south, so this has caused the current situation, and my county order is very poor.
When the thieves come, they can only hide their whereabouts, otherwise the entire county government will suffer.
There were originally a lot of government officials, but they were all sacrificed in the battle, and the neighbors in the vicinity heard that the robbers were fierce and unwilling to be officials anymore, so the county government seemed to be very withered. ”
After listening to the county order's narrative, Wu Xi didn't know whether to feel sorry for him or to feel sad for him.
Can't manage and don't want to manage are two different things, the county order said pitiful, in fact, it was a wreck, and the weak bones were put on the neck by the ghost head knife and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
The food was out of taste, so I simply stopped eating.
The county commander was a little angry after seeing it, and he didn't dare to eat it, so he drank it one by one with his own wine.
Seeing the sweetness of the butterfly bull's eye baby, he couldn't bear to disturb their appetite, stood up and added food to the two, and walked out with his hands behind his back.
Yang Zhou is already very dangerous, if it continues like this, it will completely become a paradise for robbers, and Heiwu City will also experience a catastrophe, but it will fall apart after Wu Xi plays a little clever.
Yang Zhou's situation is complicated, and Wu Xi doesn't think he has this ability.
The bull's-eyed baby is fierce, but it has no brains, it is easy to be used, the butterfly can't see what he has to do, it's just a woman, it's not countable, the slaves around him are all good people's babies, folded here, sorry for other people's parents.
After thinking about it, I still think it's good not to wade into this troubled water, but it's ridiculous that I was still angry in my heart just now for the cowardice and weakness of the county order, and now I am actually walking on the same road with him.
"Don't blame me for being weak, I was also forced to do so, the robbers captured my wife and children, I was forced. ”
The county magistrate couldn't hold back his emotions anymore, and squatted in the corner with a wine jug and cried like a child in a month.
Alas, what I owe to Da Song is destined to be repaid, so let's start tonight.
After calling the two clever servants, and after a few words, he asked the county commander to summon the catcher to return overnight.
The Great War is about to break out, so let's make it more violent.
"After the catchers come back, they will go and gather the more courageous villagers and give them some tax relief, naturally many people will respond, I will go to sleep now, don't disturb, open your eyes and kill people, if you can't stand it, you can close your eyes and pray to your wife and children. ”
The words were very arrogant, and when he turned around, he tripped over the door railing of the county government and a dog ate.