When the late Emperor Sun Hao of Wu reigned, he was unscrupulous, and the country of Wu was located in the south of the Yangtze River, which was not a big country, but there were more than 5,000 beauties in Sun Hao's palace. Sun Hao is more often not discussing state affairs with the ministers of civil and military affairs, but likes to drink and have fun with these beautiful concubines, which is also a reason for his demise. Of course, women can't be blamed entirely for the loss of the country. Just a few years ago, in the first ten years of Tai, Sima Yan also issued an edict to select 5,000 beauties to enrich the harem in the whole world, but the Jin Dynasty was not as corrupt as the Wu State, but became stronger and stronger.

In March last year, after Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty Sima Yan killed Sun Hao, these beautiful concubines naturally belonged to Sima Yan as war trophies. Although it belongs to himself, he can't immediately take so many concubines into the palace in Luoyang, after all, there are too many people, even if the palace is big, it needs to be arranged. Moreover, the reunification has just been completed, everything is still unstable, and it is probably a big hidden danger for so many people from enemy countries to enter the palace. No matter how anxious Sima Yan is to enjoy these beauties, he can't realize it right away. After nearly a year of arrangement, everything has been arranged, and it is time to take these five thousand beauties into the palace.

These 5,000 beauties are raised in the deep palace on weekdays, they are all delicate and noble, and even their daily lives have to be served, where to walk so far, they are not only not good at walking, but they are not used to riding horses, and there are not so many cars, so taking a boat is the best choice.

It is only because the ships are filled with golden branches and jade leaves, so the ships of this fleet are obviously different from ordinary warships that transport troops, and those warships are all very simple large wooden boats, and these ships are all painted with gold and painted boats, with layers of curtains. This huge fleet was mighty and mighty, all the way north, attracting people on both sides of the strait to watch. In the past, when there was a war, there were military ships, and when there were peacetime, there were merchant ships, official ships, civilian ships, fishing boats, and people on both sides of the big river had seen all kinds of boats, but they had never seen such a large-scale fleet of beautiful women, which was really a great spectacle.

At the end of this fleet, there were several ships in charge of escorting, although not as draped as the ship on which the five thousand beauties sit, and they were also painted treasure ships. On one of the boats, two sons were drinking tea.

"Brother Shi, who did you say that this group of Jiangnan girls brought back to Luoyang?"

"Brother Xiahou, your head hasn't figured it out yet, how can these women reward others? I guess the emperor must have gotten it to himself! ”

"How is it possible, no matter how great the emperor Lao Tzu is alone, how can these five thousand beauties be pampered? It takes more than ten years to change one every day. What's more, he is so old! ”

"Don't look at the emperor's age, he has long coveted these Jiangnan women. Empress Yang is jealous, and there are few decent beauties in the palace. Now the emperor is going to be too addicted. ”

"You and my brother have a hard life, such a long way, escorting so many beauties, just greedy, you can't even touch it......"

"Hmph, although these five thousand beauties don't have my share, the beauty in my heart is enough to make these five thousand people ashamed, hahaha, I have to thank Brother Xiahou for it......"

After hearing this, Prince Xiahou laughed and said, "Hmm, how is Brother Shi's plan?" ”

"I've been planning for a long time, I've been waiting for a day, where is the front?"

"It should be to the Ruyin Realm."

It was the fourth day of the first month of March, and the fleet happened to sail through Shujiazhuang.

One by one, these big ships split a river of spring water and sailed north. All boats in the river stopped on both sides to give way. Zhixin had already set up a boat to Luoyang, and was also stopping at the ferry to give way. It took two hours for the ships to pass one after another. There was only one ship, which for some reason did not keep up with the fleet and fell far behind.

Shu Yan came to see off Sister Zhixin, and they watched the fleet sail by, and they didn't make a sound for a long time.

"I'm leaving...... if I don't come back, will you go look for me?" The big fleet has been a long time, Zhixin asked.

Shu Yan smiled: "Silly girl, just talking stupid things, it's just a long trip, why don't you come back?" It's like life and death! ”

Zhixin's eyes were filled with tears: "I mean—if!" ”

"Of course it will, I'll search Luoyang City to find you."

"If, after all the years, we have all changed, how did you find me?"

Shu Yan didn't know Zhixin's hunch, thinking that why did a girl go out so mother-in-law: "For many years? It's just to go to Luoyang, how can it be used for many years? One year is enough. ”

Zhixin repeated: "I mean—as—fruit!" ”

Shu Yan thought about it for a long time, and he was really not good at it: "I'm ...... I didn't bring any tokens......"

"Why didn't you bring it? Brother Yan, expose your left shoulder. ”

"Shoulder-barred? what? ”

"I want to see your token."

"Where do I have a token on my shoulder?"

"I said yes, yes!"

Looking at Zhixin's persistent eyes, Shu Yan had no choice but to fade the clothes on his left side slightly, and a four-petal plum blossom-shaped scar on his left shoulder was revealed.

Zhixin touched the four-petal plum blossom: "Brother Yan, do you know?" The wolf's claw hurt in you, and it hurt in my heart....... From now on, remember, it is not a scar, it is not a plum blossom, but a token of ours. The tokens are mutual, so I must have them too. After Zhixin finished speaking, she lifted the collar on the left side, revealing a snow-white fragrant shoulder, and a four-petal plum blossom appeared on the fragrant shoulder, which was exactly the same as Shu Yan's. It's just that this plum blossom token has obviously just been "portrayed" not long ago, and the wound is still red and swollen, appearing on Zhixin's white and tender shoulder, which is more conspicuous.

Shu Yan was shocked when she saw it, and involuntarily reached forward and touched it, touched her soft skin, and retracted her hand suddenly: "Zhixin, why are you doing this!" ”

"This is our token." Two water marks flowed from the girl's cheeks, "I'm afraid we'll lose each other in the future, if we really get lost, remember this token, and we can find each other with it." ”

Ruoxin was also taken aback: "Sister, what are you doing here?" In the eyes of Shu Yan and Ruoxin, this is just a small parting, naturally a little sad, but they don't want Zhixin's reaction to be so big, and the mood is a little more gloomy.

At this time, the owner of the ship waited impatiently, and urged: "Hurry up, don't delay our trip, I haven't seen you so reluctant." ”

Ruoxin got on the boat first: "Sister, hurry up." ”

Zhixin stepped on the board, looked back at Shu Yan, and whispered: "Death and life are broad, talk to Zicheng." ”

When Shu Yan heard it, this is a famous sentence in the "Book of Songs", and it is the most famous oath, and immediately replied to the next sentence: "Hold the hand of the son, grow old with the son." ”

As he spoke, the boatman had already unleashed the boat's penny, pulled up the sails, and sailed north.

Shu Yan stood on the shore, looking at the direction the boat was far away, and gradually moved away until it disappeared into the distance. At this time, he had a feeling of emptiness in his heart, but he didn't have time to think about it, because there was still a grandfather lying on the bed at home, and he had to hurry home.

When Shu Yan returned home, Dr. Shu asked him, "Is Sister Zhixin gone?" ”

"Gone."

"Alas, it's really ridiculous, her mother has a demon barrier, her health is not good, and Sister Zhixin is so filial, she doesn't want her mother to regret her life, how can outsiders persuade her."

"The matter has come to this, and I have to let the two of them go alone, after a year and a half, if they really can't find it, Aunt Han will die."

"Their sister and brother are gone, your Aunt Han is not in good health, you have to take care of it more."

"Got it, Grandpa." Shu Yan was serving Dr. Shu to dinner, and the atmosphere was very melancholy, he suddenly remembered something new, and said to his grandfather, "Grandpa, guess what boat passed on the river today?" ”

"What boat did you go on?"

"Over 5,000 Jiangnan girls."

"Five thousand Jiangnan girls? Where did so many come from? ”

"The five thousand concubines in the palace of Sun Hao of Wu were transported to Luoyang by the current emperor?"

"Huh? Is this true? ”

"Of course it's serious, the fleet lineup is luxurious and vast, something that has not been encountered for thousands of years, the common people have never seen it, although you are well-informed, you must not have seen it, right?"

Because of Sister Zhixin's departure, the Shu family was also in a depressed mood, and Shu Yan looked for a relaxed topic, but when he saw Ah Gong's face, not only was it not relaxed, but it added another layer of melancholy.

"The country has just been unified, all industries are waiting to be prospered, and the vitality is far from recovering, Sima Yan, as the founding emperor, should focus on the major events of the world, how can he do this, for the national community, where are the five thousand beauties, it is clearly five thousand goblins!"

"The emperor thought that the world was already peaceful, not only accepted 5,000 beauties into the palace, but also ordered to go to the state and county soldiers, and each state and county dismissed the troops, leaving only a small number of people. The emperor has been riding horses all his life, and it seems that he really wants to enjoy peace. ”

"Go to the state and county soldiers? The power of the feudal kings in various places is so great, and the Hu in the northwest is eyeing the Central Plains, how can they disband the soldiers and horses of the prefectures and counties? Dr. Shu sighed, "Hey, if that's the case, I'm afraid that the Jin Dynasty won't be strong for long, the world will fall into chaos again, and the people will suffer again." ”

Shu Yan used to think that his grandfather was an old minister of the former dynasty, and his heart had always been towards Cao Wei and disdainful of the Jin Dynasty. It is not until today that I can see that what my grandfather thinks in his heart is that the world is peaceful, there will be less war, and he does not want the people to suffer, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Shu Yan wanted to talk about something new, so that Ah Gong would be happy and eat more. Give yourself a muddy make, so that you can reduce some sorrows. Unexpectedly, it backfired, Dr. Shu pushed away the dishes and chopsticks halfway through eating, and his mood became heavier.

"Perhaps, not as serious as you think." Shu Yan comforted.

Dr. Shu ignored it, Shu Yan couldn't help it, so he had to put down the dishes and chopsticks, thinking to himself, he was really young, and he thought about things too simply, he thought that this was a good thing that marked the peace of the world, at least it was a fun novelty, but he didn't expect that Ah Gong mentioned it to the severity of the disaster to the country and the people.

Shu Yan thought: his ability to understand the world's major events is still too lacking, "Shangshu", "Spring and Autumn" these historical books record the change of dynasties, the rise and fall of various countries, etc., although he is familiar with it, but failed to understand the true meaning, as the saying goes, take history as a mirror. Why don't I look any more? With more thought on this, you can also reduce the pain of missing Zhixin a little, thinking of this, he picked up a copy of "Shangshu" and read it.

When Zhixin was looking for a boat, she was unsuccessful several times, some boatmen were simply unwilling to give others a boat, and some boatmen agreed to take a boat, but the price was very high. Only the owner of this boat is different, not only took the initiative to talk to Sister Zhixin, but also never raised the price, which made Sister Zhixin think that she had really met a nobleman. It's just that this person wears a big hat and doesn't speak easily.

Ruoxin saw that her sister was depressed and wanted to find a topic to relieve her boredom. He said to the shipowner: "Shipowner, what are you doing on this ship to and from Luoyang?" ”

The owner of the ship, still with his head down, popped out a few words: "Do some small business." ”

When Ruoxin heard this voice, she seemed to have heard it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while. He wanted to see what this person looked like, but he was covered by a hat and couldn't see clearly, only seeing that his face was longer, a bit like the Zhuge warlock who told his fortune two months ago, but he didn't have a beard, "Shipowner, you look like a fortune teller." ”

"Really?" The shipowner squeezed two words out of his teeth.

"Well, it's just that you don't have a beard."

"There are a lot of similar people in the world, sit tight, little boy, the river is not very peaceful."

Zhixin looked in the direction of her hometown, absent-minded, and didn't care what they were saying, let alone the sinister information leaked from it.

After another big ferry, I don't know when, the official ship that had just stopped near the Shujiazhuang ferry port was rushing towards their boat, seeing that it was getting closer and closer, but it didn't mean to slow down at all. The official ship was big and heavy, several times larger than Zhixin's boat, and the boat was so fast, it had to capsize if it was going to collide. Seeing that it was about to collide, Zhixin shouted: "Ship owner, quickly avoid that ship!" ”

Unexpectedly, the shipowner and the boatman ignored it completely as if they hadn't heard it, and Sister Zhixin turned pale with fright, but she was helpless. Suddenly, I heard a "bump", the boat capsized, and all four people on board fell into the water.