Chapter 56: Treacherous Waves (6)
The process of fighting the demon beast was quite smooth, but the green shirt on his body was dirty.
Ying Xianhui saw Shen Ning walking out of the demon fang, let go of his hanging heart, and saw that the dust on his body was a little embarrassed, so he took out a handkerchief and wiped it for him, and pulled Shen Ning to choose a few suitable clothes for him.
Shen Ning had no reason to refuse, so he got into the carriage with her.
"Mr. Shen, the imperial sister is so good to you." The carriage was swaying slowly, and there was envy in Yingdang's eyes, "I'm so big, the imperial sister hasn't brought me clothes yet." ”
Ying Xianhui was embarrassed by Ying Dang's words, poked his forehead, and said softly: "Isn't Shangyisi doing enough for you every year?" ”
"I don't care, the imperial sister will also choose a suitable dress for me today." Ying Dang hugged Ying Xianhui, and he was coquettish with a child's heart.
"Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you." Ying Xianhui said dotingly.
Looking at the past dynasties, there are few days when the relationship between the children of the heavenly family will be as harmonious as theirs, Shen Ning opened the curtain with a smile, the carriage has already driven into Shenjing City, bustling outside, the people in coarse linen clothes are busy for a few taels of idle silver, the snack street on the street exudes an attractive fragrance, the cries come and go, and occasionally you can see a few patrol envoys patrolling the street in the crowd, the people are not afraid to see them, but smile and say hello, these people are all natives of Shenjing City, There is no oppression of the people.
If it weren't for the white silk hanging in front of some people's homes, perhaps no one would have thought that the city had experienced an unimaginable disaster not long ago.
As the imperial city of the Great Jin Dynasty, Shenjing City has become the economic prosperity of Jingxi Province, and many traders from the north and south sell their goods here every year, so that this ancient city remains prosperous and prosperous.
The expensive and delicate Shu brocade, the cloud brocade that is famous throughout the world, and the silk silk that once flowed overseas for a long time are hard to find in other places, but they can be seen everywhere in Shenjing City, and the carriage is parked on the street called Yixiang Street.
On this street, you can see a lot of gorgeously dressed, richly dressed but not luxurious princes and ladies.
Yixiang Street is a relatively famous street in Shenjing City, where silk and satin transported from all over the world will be made into ready-to-wear and sold, and its status is second only to the Flower Street, which has a price of 10,000 gold sold overnight.
Shen Ning and the others got out of the carriage and walked into a ready-to-wear shop, the shopkeeper saw that they were gorgeously dressed, and knew that they were not ordinary people, so he immediately showed a trademark smile and came over to greet them: "Ladies and gentlemen, come and see, these are the finest silks that have been shipped recently, the texture is soft, as thin as light yarn, and it can be said that they are the best silks." ”
"It's too time-consuming to redo it with silk, dare to ask the second brother, is there any ready-to-wear in the store?"
Although Ying Xianhui is a princess, it is not that she does not eat fireworks in the world, on the contrary, she often comes to the clothes street with her close friends to choose silk ribbons and sew them back to the palace by hand, and the craftsmanship is exquisite.
Hearing that they didn't come to choose silk, the shopkeeper replied with a smile: "The guest officer is in the right place, our family's ready-to-wear is sewn by Gongsun Auntie, and the storage is satisfactory to the guest officer, but I don't know what the guest officer wears?" ”
"My brother and ......." When Ying Xianhui looked at Shen Ning, there was a hint of shyness in her eyes, but she hid it well, "With my cousin." ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he looked Shen Ning up and down, and saw his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his body was like a thin willow, so he looked like a good son in the world, and couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart: "In the past, I often heard others say what Longzhang style, but now it seems to be the same." ”
When Ying Xianhui asked again if there were any ready-to-wear clothes in the store, the shopkeeper came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, a few guest officers later." ”
Saying that, the shopkeeper took down a few ready-to-wear clothes that were hung with Mu Shi, and I have to say that the century-old store still has its own heritage, only to see that these ready-to-wear garments are exquisitely made, cool and soft to start, and they are all first-class good Yunjin.
"Brother Ning, do you want to try it all." Ying Xianhui looked at these ready-to-wear clothes and couldn't tell which one was more suitable for Shen Ning for a while.
Shen Ning didn't have high requirements for clothes, so he picked up a ready-to-wear and went to the changing room to change it, but when he walked out, he saw everyone stunned, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
I saw that he was wearing a black cloud-sleeved brocade robe, with a shallow blooming peony pattern embroidered with white silk thread on the cuffs, a belt to tie his waist, and black boots, which not only looked clean and neat, but also highlighted his calm temperament.
Just when everyone was stunned, a girl who was far away, like a hollow valley orchid, sounded in the store, "This son is really outstanding, I don't know what kind of beauty can match the son." Are you right? Ah Hui? ”
Ying Xianhui heard a woman's voice coming, and there was some offense in her words, and she was distressed, and suddenly felt that the voice was very familiar, so she looked back and couldn't help but be happy in front of her, "Yaoyao?" Why are you here? ”
"It's bitter cold in the north, so I came here to pick out some silk and satin, and if I want to make ready-to-wear clothes, I sent someone to send it to Brother Ji." The woman wears a green emerald smoke shirt, a green grass skirt with scattered flowers and water mist, her shoulders are shaved into a waist, her face is clear, and her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, giving people a sense of beauty that is down-and-out and generous.
Ying Xianhui happily introduced to Shen Ning: "Brother Ning, this is the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion - Xie Yao. ”
Shen Ning nodded, knowing that the woman who can make friends with Ying Xianhui must be either rich or expensive in her family life, but the shopkeeper who was listening to it on the side was stunned, the daughter of the prime minister? What a noble identity these people are, they can't help but be cautious in their words and deeds.
According to Shen Ning's intentions, it is enough to choose one at random, Ying Xianhui didn't want to be so hasty, so he asked Shen Ning to try a few more.
Then I was surprised to find that as long as Shen Ning wore it, it looked very good, so I bought all the ready-to-wear clothes I had tried.
A few pieces of clothing actually cost nearly a thousand taels before and after.
Shen Ning couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Gu Yanwu pinned his head to the waistband of his trousers and risked his life to deal with the demons in various places, wanting to fight for some money to rebuild the sect, but it was not as fast as the traders selling a few ready-to-wear clothes.
After choosing ready-to-wear clothes for Shen Ning and Ying Dang, Ying Xianhui and Xie Yao shuttled through the streets and alleys to choose silk and satin, and the two women who had a good personal relationship walked in front and talked quietly.
"Brother Huang would be very happy to know that you sewed clothes for him with your own hands,"
"He's the Brother Ning you often mention, right? Why not make some ready-to-wear for him yourself? ”
"Actually.... I'm all done. ”
"Then why buy it?"
"Oh, the meaning of doing it yourself is different, when he asks his father to marry, I'll give it to him."
Xie Yao smiled, as a woman, she could naturally understand Ying Xianhui's complicated thoughts.
Shuttling through the streets of Yishang Street, Ying Dang couldn't help but make a bitter face, as a cultivator, he already felt that his legs were a little sore, and he didn't know why the two of them were still full of interest, so he said to Shen Ning: "Master, otherwise let's find a place to sit for a while." ”
In addition to large and small garment shops, there are also many restaurants and tea shops on Yishang Street, Shen Ning nodded and agreed after thinking about it, and after Ying Dang said hello to Ying Xianhui, the two walked into a tea shop to rest.
The tea shop was full of tea guests, Shen Ning and Ying Dang came to the tea table on the second floor to ask for a pot of fragrant tea, and in the vacant courtyard in the middle of the tea shop, there was an old gentleman who commented on the book, and the content of his speech attracted the guests in the tea shop to applaud loudly.
"That Yelu Zhengxiao took a group of personal soldiers and chased him from the water to the road, that is called a desperate chase, and he has to kill Marshal Gao here! At the critical moment, Marshal Gao fled a small road, and Yelu Zhengxiao hurriedly caught up, but saw a general appear on the road in front of him. ”
"A great general."
"Black armor and black robes, black tiger head combat boots under your feet, holding a Lishan Xuanhua axe, and a white-fronted tiger with hanging eyes on your crotch, it is a tiger's back and bear's waist, majestic!"
"Behind the general, there are five hundred sword-wielding captains, all of whom are brave and ferocious, each carrying a big knife, the knife is seven feet long, the head of the knife is two and a half feet, the knife shaft is three feet one, the big knife is a wide back, the blade is thin and sharp, the cold light is shining and cold, there is a compelling momentum from a few zhang away, everyone is still carrying a pear flower bow behind their backs, and the quiver is full of carved arrows, one by one like a dragon going out to sea, megatron the world."
"That general is General Chen Qingzhi!"
"Yelu Zhengxiao was immediately shocked, how could Chen Qingzhi appear here?"
"The more important question is, who under his command can defeat Chen Qingzhi, and who will be the opponent of his five hundred personal soldiers!"
"I can't help but be afraid, but the opportunity to kill the opponent's marshal is in front of me, and I refuse to leave easily, this dragon battle can be described as imminent!"
This is a real piece of history.
It happened just a few decades ago.
When the first emperor died, the ambitious Beimang took the opportunity to attack the south, the first emperor Jing on the throne overrode the public opinion, waved the army north, the generalissimo of the three armies at that time was the military department squire Gao Shiqi, he used himself as a bait, deceived the Beimang general Yelu Zhengxiao out of the city to chase and kill, after several life and death, finally deceived Yelu Zhengxiao into the ambush, so as to settle the battle, a row to conquer the lost city 32, become a generation of legends.
The old gentleman told the story in a very passionate tone, of course, there is some artistic processing, the strange thing is that the old gentleman's commentary does not focus on how Gao Shiqi is full of wisdom and strategizing, but focuses on how the general Chen Qingzhi is brave and invincible, probably because he thinks that personal heroism can arouse the emotional resonance of the tea shop and tea customers.
Yingdang has a different opinion on this, "Gao Shilang often fights with dangerous moves, and he can always exchange the minimum price for extremely high returns in adversity, and it is not an exaggeration to call me the Optimus Prime of the Great Jin, but unfortunately the family style is not strict, and there are often bad comments circulating in Shenjing City, and the old man who reviews the story will naturally not say how capable he is, which is also the reason why he has been an official for many years and has not been promoted to the secretary of the military department." ”
Shen Ning was a little curious. "Lack of family style?"
"Actually, Gao Shilang himself is still incorruptible." Yingdang whispered: "When Gao Shilang was not yet an official in the military department, he passed through Changyi on the way to Donglai Taishou, and Wang Mi of Changyi County was promoted by Gao Shilang when he was the assassin of Jingzhou, and I heard that Gao Shilang passed through the local area, and in order to repay the kindness of his acquaintance, he specially prepared 10 catties of gold and sent it to Gao Shiqi's residence in the dead of night. ”
Who knew that Gao Shilang not only did not accept it, but severely reprimanded Wang Mi. Wang Mi defended: "No one will know about the third watch in the middle of the night, and it will not affect the teacher's character." Gao Shilang said: "God knows, God knows, I know, you know, how can you say that no one knows?"
For this reason, many people in the court praised Gao Shilang for his honesty and dedication, and was called "Mr. Sizhi." When Yingdang said this, he couldn't help sighing: "It's a pity, the people in his clan used his power to buy land in Xinzhengqiang, and it was as high as tens of thousands of acres, and I don't know how many families were ruined." ”
"And then?" Shen Ning frowned slightly, tens of thousands of mu is not a small amount, and it is not an exaggeration to copy his nine clans according to the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty.
Ying Qin took a sip of tea, held his little face with both hands, and said: "Later, my father was furious when he learned about this, and he originally wanted to punish Gao Shilang strictly, but he had a meritorious role in resisting Beimang, plus he did not intervene in this matter, and considering the balance of forces between the parties in the DPRK and China, he let him go and took back the corrupt land, but the future life of the children of his clan will be monitored by the people of the Tsing Yi Division, so as not to fill their pockets again." ”
"But in my opinion, it's impossible for Gao Shilang not to know. The people of his clan used his name to make a fortune, no matter how much the rumors would reach his ears, maybe it was his acquiescence, if it were not for the fact that the matter was about to be exposed, he would definitely not kneel outside the palace for a day and a night to ask his father for forgiveness. ”
Shen Ning smiled, don't look at Yingdang and finish this matter in a few words, but in fact, the hidden facts behind it are probably only known to the parties concerned.
Even if Gao Shiqi really didn't know about such serious corruption, it was already a gift for him to dismiss his official position and return to his hometown, and now he can still serve as a squire in the military department, which is simply incredible.
"Do you know who exposed him?"
Yingdang shook his head, "Who knows, I heard that it was an excerpt from the officials on Xinzheng's side, I went to my father's Heart Cultivation Hall to peek at it, but I didn't find it." ”
"Speaking of which, Gao Shilang's vein is still good in Shenjing City." Yingdang stretched her waist and yawned: "Otherwise, the Empress Dowager will not let the eldest son of Gaofu participate in the imperial sister's ceremony." ”
Shen Ning knew that the Gao Gong he met at the ceremony was the son of the Gao family, and since the matter had passed, he didn't think about it anymore.
Shen Ning was not very interested in the affairs of the DPRK and China, so when Yingdang finished speaking, he did not open a new topic, and listened attentively to the old man's commentary.
Unexpectedly, when the old gentleman talked about the most wonderful melee, it was a shocking shot and full of momentum.
"If you want what will happen next, and listen to the next breakdown!"