Chapter 125 Yueyang Tower

There were quite a few soldiers standing under the west wall, and a few of them were holding on to the avoidance cards on the ground, looking around boredly, occasionally whispering and laughing with each other. The pedestrians of Yuezhou (now Yueyang) knew that the prefect was going to meet friends upstairs again, and they would not be able to climb Yueyang Tower today, so they detoured to avoid it. Although the shops under the wall are open, the shops are all full of sadness, and the day's business is all in vain. Even Tan Song, the big shopkeeper of Dongting Xuan, is no exception, and the adults will certainly set up a banquet, but it is uncertain when the banquet money will be rewarded, and if you deduct the share of Uncle Cao, the head of filial piety, you won't be able to make a lot of money. Today, I can only do the business of the prefect's table, not to mention that there are no pedestrians, even if someone comes to Tan Song, he will not dare to entertain - which one drinks two glasses and has a louder voice, disturbing the prefect's literary and poetic nature for a long time, he can't hold back a good poem and be laughed at by others, not to mention a few mouths, it is possible to catch him in the yamen and squat in the room for two days.

There were seven or eight boats moored on the lake under the west wall, one was a large official boat, and there were also avoidance signs on the bow and stern of the boats, and some soldiers were standing next to them. The rest of the boats were slightly smaller, but still much larger than ordinary fishing boats, with a row of shields erected on each side, and judging from the flag, it was actually the water camp of Changde Prefecture - it turned out that it was the prefect of Changde Mansion*! Dongting Lake has been very uneven recently, the lake is rampant, and there are many fewer merchants in the past than in previous years.

Fan Zhongyan's famous story "The Story of Yueyang Tower" made Yueyang Tower widely known, and thus also knew that this "first building in the world" was "Teng Zijing (Teng Zongliang, Zijing)" who "guarded Baling County" in the "fifth year of Qingli" (the fourth spring of Qingli...... The more next year) "rebuilt", but it is not known who built it. Interestingly, the founder of Yueyang Tower is not much more famous than Teng Zongliang - even far above Fan Zhongyan: Lu Su Lu Zijing!

That's right, it's the peacemaker in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" who is sandwiched between Shu Han and Eastern Wu.

In real history, Lu Su, who was called a "genius" by Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", is definitely not like this. Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair" is familiar to everyone, let's take a look at this again: "The Han family cannot be revived, and Cao Cao cannot be eliminated; For the general's plan, the only way to stand in Jiangdong is to watch the provocation of the world! This is Lu Su's analysis for Sun Quan!

How is it compared to "Longzhong Pair"?

Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou and did not pay it back, the relationship between Eastern Wu and Shu Han suddenly became tense, Zhou Yu died early, Guan Yu led a large army to the city, and at the same time, Cao Cao may also wave his army south again at any time to make a comeback...... Baling (the ancient name of Yueyang) suddenly became the center of the whirlpool of the struggle of the three forces! Under these circumstances, Lu Su was appointed as the governor of the navy and stationed troops here. Lu Dudu chose the wide water surface of Dongting Lake as the base for training the navy at the foot of Baqiu Mountain, and built a tower near the water for training and commanding the navy, named the Parade Army Building - this is the predecessor of Yueyang Tower.

Or natural disasters, or man-made disasters, Yueyang Tower has been repeatedly destroyed and repaired, the white horse has passed through the gap, and the millennium has passed. In the Ming Dynasty, the Yueyang Tower built on the west wall of Yuezhou has long ceased to have military significance, and has become a scenic spot for visitors to linger to watch the mountains and enjoy the water, splash ink and chant poetry.

However, today, Song Shiyong (Ziji), the prefect of Changde, regardless of the risk of encountering lake pirates, crossed Dongting Lake to meet with Feng Zhen, the prefect of Yuezhou, but it was not because of the leisure and leisure of any poetry, but the two prefects successively received an official document signed by the political envoy Li Linyang (Zi Ruzhen) and the envoy Teng Shiheng (Zi Qinqing) - in fact, it was not only that, Yuezhou's Balingwei and Changde's Wulingwei also received orders from Jin Yuanchun (Zi Youxia), the commander of Huguangdu...... Originally, the prefect of Changsha, Yu Anqi (the word Xianchang), was also going to come, but due to the flash flood, the official road was blocked in Xiangyin.

Huguang has a governor Kou Shiyi. However, the entire Huguang officialdom, including Lord Kou himself, did not take this title seriously. From the Xuande Dynasty to now, in just a few decades, more than a dozen people have changed back and forth like a marquee - not just a replacement, but the position of governor of Huguang itself, which is set today and removed tomorrow, and there are always replacements from time to time in the middle, and the longest has not been done for two years. Therefore, all the affairs of Huguang are still decided by the two lords of the domain. Lord Kou is very sensible: all kinds of rules and etiquette should be collected, and all the big and small things will be pushed 625 "transferred to Lord Li and Lord Teng to deal with", and he will be idle. As for next year's plans, Kou Dacai won't worry about it. Master Kou told a friend in private: "The old man won't give a penny!" Why? If the old man doesn't do anything, everything is good! You can't give a bad review, can you? Anyway, it will be transferred, and it can be transferred elsewhere to have real power, I can't ask for it, just right! ”

Upstairs, the two prefects of Feng and Song were each holding official documents, and they were guessing the true intentions of the adults of the three divisions of Huguang.

"All prefectures, states, and counties, under the orders of Lord Jane, the governor of Yunyang! Sichuan and Chongqing smuggled salt into Hubei, and it was not a day and the four provinces were flooded with displaced people, which was a disaster for a long time. As a parent, you must know that when you repay the grace of heaven, you will live up to your expectations, how can you allow Xiaoxiao to wreak havoc and disrupt my lake Guangye? The grace of God is widely covered, and the sense of virtue is heavenly; The officers and men worked hard, and the righteous people enthusiastic. More than 2 million catties of Sichuan smuggling have been seized in Fubiao in October, and they will be sent to various localities one after another. The wrath of the thunder is out, the snakes and rats are terrifying, and the people who turn themselves in are endless! Fubiao Rui Shi was excited, and the guards were full of tigers and wolves. Plough the court and sweep the holes, complete the great work and a battle; The heavenly soldiers are swaying, and the law and order will last for a long time. Lord Fuzun swore that the Sichuan private oath would be exhausted, and the displaced people must be wiped out. Check the number of confiscated officials, not to mention tens of millions? The officials of all prefectures, prefectures, and counties must take precautions as early as possible. I also heard that the two Huai private salt were overflowing, and lawbreakers either carried or carried smuggling, and even forged references were rampant. The deputy general of Xiangyang has been imprisoned, and he has full authority to ban it. This order is known to all localities and to the military and civilians! ”

Song Shiyong read the official document in a loud voice, and then looked at Feng Zhen fixedly: "Brother Mao Qin, what do you think?" ”

Feng Zhen smiled: "The four and the six, the voice is full of emotion and impassioned, and they are almost catching up with the rebellious text, it is well written!" ”

Song Shiyong smiled bitterly: "Brother Mao Qin, don't fight haha, you know that I didn't ask about this." ”

Feng Zhen glared at Song Shiyong: "Brother Ziji, do you believe this?" Brother, I worked on Caoyun for a few days in my early years, and I first calculated an account for my brother: an ordinary Caofu can almost hold more than 1,000 stones, that is, about 15 to 200,000 catties. Note that this is to cost more than 5,000 taels to build, to 'one inspection of wood, two inspection of the board, three inspection of the bottom, four inspection of the beam, five inspection of the stack, six inspection of nails, seven inspection of seams, eight inspection of the warehouse, nine inspection of the head of the cabin' of the nine inspection official ship! What smuggler can build such a ship? Even if it is made, can it cross Qutang Gorge and Wuxia Gorge? Brother Ziji, don't stare at me first, listen to me. If it is a normal acquisition, such a large number must go by water! If you take a dry road, how many people will you get if you pick a stone? 20,000 people! Let's not say who can organize 20,000 salt disciples in one go, let's just say how many people are in Lord Fuzun's Fubiao. 500 to 20,000, and to win! Would you believe such things? checked two million catties in one go, which is clearly intercepting a fleet! Then again, is there a water camp in Fubiao? Well, since it was said that there would be officials from all over the country one after another, I can't believe it! Blind cats still run into dead rats, don't they? So I guess, this is the salt lord infighting, and Fubiao directly dug out the thief's den under the response of the informant! 'Those who turn themselves in are endless', didn't Lord Fuzun say it clearly! That's all. ”

Song Shiyong said: "According to what Brother Mao Qin said, it is completely possible!" Anyway, it will be sent one after another...... I'm not struggling with the number of two million. I mean the latter words, 'What a few thousands,' and I mean that! What does that mean? Do you want to 'make preparations for the official villages of various prefectures, prefectures, and counties in advance'? How to plan early? As much as you send, the official village will sell as much as you want! It must be something in the words, right? ”

"What's the matter? A farmer was plowing the land, and a rabbit was chased out by a fox in the forest, and he crashed into a tree and died. So the farmer was so happy that he waited all day to pick up the dead rabbits and eat them......"

"Brother Mao Qin, I can tell the story of 'Waiting for the Rabbit' brother when I was four years old," Song Shiyong interrupted Feng Zhen's grumbling, "You mean, Lord Fuzun is like this farmer, and he was carried away by a chance victory......"

"What else?" Feng Zhen said disapprerovingly, "Two million catties, the official price is twenty tens of thousands of taels, right?" The price of private salt is low, half lower, and it costs more than 100,000 taels! What salt lord can withstand such a blow all at once? Even if people escape, they carry brine, boil and dry, press bricks, and pack ...... It all costs people, all time, and all costs! How is it possible to continue to maintain production? Even the stove has been lifted, and you are still waiting to continue to eat the hot food all the way to your stomach? ”

Song Shiyong said again: "That's not right! Since Jian Fuzun said it, I think it won't be so simple. By the way, Brother Mao Qin has just analyzed, it should be the salt lord infighting. A helped Master Jane beat B, then A should be bigger! What Master Jane said, could it be that he was waiting to free his hands to continue to make up his mind on A? ”

Feng Zhen didn't answer immediately, picked up the teacup and took a sip of Junshan silver needle, looked at Song Shiyong with a smile, and then asked, "If Brother Ziji encounters this kind of thing, what will you do?" ”

Song Shiyong thought for a while, and suddenly laughed with realization.

Feng Zhen smiled: "That's right! The salt barons are infighting, and we are happy to see it happen; Lead the way to dig out the nest, we can't ask for it! After digging out B, it's normal to kill A too! If you were me, or anyone, it would be like this. Master Jane can only be much spicier than us, how can it be that you and I are not as good as you? According to Brother Yu, these two million catties are likely to be the goods of two or even three families! ”

Song Shiyong picked up the teacup: "Brother Mao Qin is high, brother replaces wine with tea, and respects Brother Mao Qin first." ”

After sipping, Song Shiyong remembered something again: "It's still wrong!" According to Brother Mao Qin's analysis, Master Jian was really stunned by what he had gained this time......"

"Ahem, students are bold, please forgive the two adults." What interrupted Song Shiyong was a middle-aged scribe who sat at the bottom of the table, this was Feng Zhen's Shuqi master Miao Mulin (Zibenrun).

Song Shiyong had a very good private relationship with Feng Zhen and Yu Anqi, and he had long known that Master Miao was a great talent, but unfortunately his luck was a little worse, and he tried again and again, so he was disheartened and threw himself under Feng Zhen's curtain. The correspondence between his hands can be called leaky, and it is quite important to the Governor of Feng. immediately responded: "Mr. Miao, don't be polite, Mr. Lao will solve your doubts, and Song will listen to you." ”

The relationship between Feng Zhen and Miao Mulin is much closer, and he said strangely: "Brother Ben Run, you have read this letter many times, could it be that you suddenly thought of something......

Miao Mulin replied: "Go back to Lord Song, go back to the east." The official letter was read several times, and at first it was puzzled. However, I just heard the proprietor say that Master Jian has achieved Futai, and his means are much more spicy, and he meditated in his heart again, as if he had gained something occasionally, and he didn't take the liberty ......"

"Brother Ben Run, Ziji is not an outsider, you know our relationship, don't talk about polite words, get to the point." Feng Zhen urged.

"Hmm. The student suddenly thought of a few things, and the two adults judged it. Miao Mulin said carefully, "We saw that the official letter was all about Jian Fuzun, so we thought in our hearts that this was the meaning of Jian Zun relayed by the second venerable of the domain, and it was difficult to understand this idea." However, if we think about it differently, what if this letter is originally intended to be a feudal platform? ”

"First of all, the customs department entrenched in northern Hubei is clear to everyone. It stands to reason that the one who feels the thorn in his back should be Lord Jane, right? There are no outsiders here, so the students just say it. With this knife on his back, next year's plan, according to common sense, Lord Jian will definitely have to do everything possible to leave the land of right and wrong! Isn't that the truth? The seizure of two million catties of illicit salt at once is certainly a well-deserved achievement, but in this way, can Master Jian still go?! Needless to say, the Sacred Heart Dayue praised it greatly, and I wish that Master Jian would make persistent efforts. If the officials are replaced...... Let's not talk about who sits on this brazier and who scolds in their hearts, if they fail to meet the expectations of the saints, won't the adults of the officials be angry with their own thunder? Master Jane would never have imagined this layer! ”

"Makes sense!"

"Go on."

The two prefects said almost at the same time.

Miao Mulin cleared his throat, and by the way, he sorted out his thoughts in his heart, and seeing this, Feng Zhen handed the official letter in his hand to the former: "Brother Ben Run looked at this and said it slowly, I'll look at it with Ziji." ”

"Well, Xie Dongjia. The students said that they should ponder along the lines of thought of the feudal lord. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Lord Jian is negligent for a while, could it be that the two are ...... at the same time Ahem, confused? Tens of millions is not a small number, look at the tone, more than that! "The officials of all provinces, prefectures, and counties must take precautions as soon as possible"! How to prepare? Vacate all the official warehouses and wait to collect the private goods that Lord Jian will confiscate in the future? Where do you put the salt from the two Huai? If Master Jian didn't find out, it would be a laughing stock, could it be that Lord Li and Lord Teng were also willing to put themselves in and be laughed at together? What do you say in private? 'Lao Jian threw a mallet, and Li and Teng yelled and screamed to sew needles'? Who can be a feudal official, which one is an ordinary person? Our lake is wide, the governor is changing, and no one can stay, isn't it Li and Teng, the two adults, who have deep roots? In front of them, Lord Kou of Wuchang Mansion was instructed not to move, could they put themselves in for Lord Jian who was far away in Yunyang? Break it won't be like that! Look at the back, 'the flood of private salt in the two Huai'...... What is the matter with Lord Jane? The governor of Yunyang wants to investigate the Sichuan smugglers! Besides, the two Huai salt farms are exclusively for Huguang, where can I use a lot of private salt? How much can I carry? Here, the second venerable of the feudal clan is obviously borrowing the name of Jian Zun to express his meaning! Looking further down, the words 'Xiangyang Deputy General Guan, full authority to ban it'. The one surnamed Guan is even Tang Fan...... Well, there are all kinds of rumors, can you listen to Lord Jane, or will you listen to Lord Li and Lord Teng? If it weren't for a few people colluding in private, oh no, it was discussed, which adult would have pulled him in in a grand manner! Miao Mulin looked at the official letter and continued to speak.

Feng and Song were dumbfounded when they heard this, and they invariably wiped the cold sweat that broke out on their foreheads with their sleeves.

Miao Mulin said to himself: "Look at it before and after, Tengguancang, copy Sichuan private, check Huaiyan, well, 'How can you let Xiaoxiao wreak havoc and disturb my lake Guangye'...... Let's let the surname Guan check! This is also the order given by the Metropolitan Government to the guards, and the students remember that it was 'all guards, thousands, and hundreds of guards obey the orders as one'. Look at this again, 'Sichuan's private oath will be exhausted, and the affairs of the displaced people must be wiped out', Lord Jian is clearly going to do the governor of Yunyang all the way, where is the slightest intention to leave? There is no doubt about it, a few adults must have discussed it with the surname Guan! In the future, don't think about Huai salt, adults will wait to sell Sichuan salt. ”

Feng and Song glanced at each other, their faces full of consternation.

After a long time, Song Shiyong muttered: "It's hard to disobey your fate." Can...... If Huai Salt is gone...... Alas! At the end, he sighed heavily.

Feng Zhen also had a solemn face, and cast a glance at Miao Mulin, who seemed to inadvertently hand the official letter back. Feng Zhen subconsciously reached out to pick it up, but Master Miao didn't let go at first glance. Feng Zhen looked up at him again, and saw Miao Mulin smiling with a smile in his hand before letting go of the letter in his hand, so he carefully examined the place where Master Miao's fingers had pinched, and couldn't help but smile: "Brother Ben Run!" Admire, admire! Then he turned his head to Song Shiyong and said, "Ziji, don't worry." To tell the truth, the foolish brother also has some hopes for Huaiyan. But you see," he said, pointing to that place in his hand, "'Heavenly soldiers are swaying, and peace will last forever'!" It is necessary to raise troops for a long time, raise soldiers, recruit bravery, and cultivate food and martial arts...... There are places to spend money everywhere, and of course the adults know our hardships, and they have already helped us lay an ambush! Ha ha. ”

After all, Song Shiyong was also a big member of the party, and immediately understood, and continued with a smile: "God! Adults are adults! These short more than 200 words, at first glance, look empty, but after careful consideration, it can really be called a pearl of words! ”

"Of course. Otherwise, how can a few people be able to go to the feudal territory, and we will bother to lead a state capital? Hahahaha. ”

Feng Zhen turned his head to Miao Mulin and said, "Brother Benrun, Yu Xianchang of Changsha Mansion is now blocked in Xiangyin. There are also people who understand in the next provinces - if you don't understand, you won't do our business, and our neighbors will always work together to advance and retreat. The matter is big, and I can't say it publicly, and I don't feel at ease with others, even if I speak, it has no weight. Wait for dinner, you will go hard, and talk to Brother Xian about it. ”

"I'll go with me, Ben Yun will take my boat."

The shopkeeper of Dongting Xuan was very happy: The prefect must have made a good poem today, and he showed his face greatly in front of Lord Changde Song - as soon as the wine and food were delivered, he threw a full five taels of silver ingots and rewarded it.

This knowledge point.

*During the Ming Dynasty, the area of Dongting Lake was much larger than it is today, stretching from Changde in the west, to Yuezhou in the east, and to Xiangyin in the south. Therefore, Song Shiyong came by boat to be the most convenient.

* The tomb of Lu Su is also in Yueyang, not far from Yueyang Tower.

Beiyang Cao Kun once rebuilt the tomb of Lu Su, and carved the stone to remember: 1698 years ago, Han Jian'an 22 years, the water general Lu Su of Dongwu died in Si, and the Baling people thought of their virtue and buried in Si. Yu is in Yueyang, passing under his grave, wanting to see him as a person, and lingering for it. There is a pavilion in the old mound, blasphemy is not tolerated, and the rest is repaired, and it is inscribed for it: public morality in Si, death in Si, and burial in Si. Woohoo, the public is enough for eternity!

The tomb has couplets:

Emperor Fu Candle Cao Rape, seen on Xun Yu

Serving Wu is pro-Hanzhou, and this heart is the same as that of Wuhou

I don't know if this couplet was written by President Cao Da, but I guess personally, President Cao Da was born in a cloth seller, and he should be slightly worse in terms of poetry and poetry, and he may be a ghostwriter of his staff. If so...... President Cao Da's friends also watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", not "Three Kingdoms"! ^_^

In addition, the word "zhi" in the last sentence of "and buried in Si" is not very appropriate - of course, it can barely make sense if it has to be interpreted as a mood particle, but it seems better to remove it to avoid being misunderstood as a third person.