After Huangzhou, there were still two prisoners left, and only four sergeants.

These soldiers are not afraid that the offender will run away, and the management along the way is very lax.

Because the offending officials must be "innocent", and the monk can't run the temple if he can outrun.

And if you don't run, maybe you can be reinstated one day.

"Zhu Xianggong, I went and asked, I have to wait for two more days," the escort sergeant said to Zhu Ming, "There is a gang ship from Guizhou, and I will go back after loading the goods." ”

Zhu Ming said: "Then wait, listen to Your Excellency's arrangement." ”

Qin conquered Baiyue, and the grain was difficult to transport, so he dug the spiritual canal.

Along the Xiangjiang River, through the Ling Canal into the Li River, you can go directly to Guizhou (Guilin).

Guizhou's Cao Yun and Gang Yun are all transported to Yuezhou (Yueyang) for transit, and then return with some goods.

Zhu Ming waited slowly, but Li Ke, who abandoned the city and fled, was leaving, and now there was a boat to Tanzhou (Changsha).

"There will be a date later!" Li Ke said goodbye.

Zhu Ming raised his hand, which was regarded as a return gift.

Settle down at the shop near the pier and sit for half a day as night falls.

Zhu Ming asked the escort sergeant, "Can I go to the lake?" ”

The two sergeants did not object, but only followed Zhu Ming and accompanied him to enjoy the night view of Dongting Lake.

The area of Dongting Lake in the Northern Song Dynasty was about the same size as that in the early Ming Dynasty.

It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that the area around Dongting Lake was developed on a large scale, and the area of the lake was reduced due to continuous land reclamation, resulting in increasingly frequent floods.

The court of the Yuan Dynasty scoffed at this, feeling that the Song people were greedy for small profits and caused great harm. It is forbidden to enclose the lake to make land, and the farmland is returned to the lake, coupled with the disrepair of water conservancy at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the area of Dongting Lake is larger than that of the Tang Dynasty.

It was the depths of winter, and Zhu Ming stood on the shore, looking out at the wide lake.

A bend of the moon, a few points of sparse stars, reflecting the water waves slightly rippling.

The cold wind suddenly became even colder, blowing Zhu Ming's clothes and swaying, he turned around and asked, "Why are you all worried all the way south?" Actually, you can be happier. ”

Zeng Xiaoduan smiled bitterly: "Xianggong is in charge of other states, how can we be happy?" ”

"Sorrow is a day, happiness is also a day," Zhu Ming picked up the stone and threw it into the lake to float, "I am twenty-two years old this year, and you are all less than thirty years old, what is it to be trapped in Guizhou for a few years?" ”

Zhang Bo admired: "He is open-minded and very human. ”

Guan Sheng couldn't help but ask: "The emperor didn't say how many years he was in charge?" ”

"The official family is very angry, and he must be in charge for a lifetime." Zhu Ming laughed.

When they heard this, they were silent.

Zhang Bo looked at the lake for a while and said: "The boat is full of dreams and the galaxy, but unfortunately there are not a few stars, and I can't see the wonders in Xianggong's poems." ”

"In the future, you can watch it when you want to." Zhu Ming got up and returned to the shop.

He had been stuffy in the cabin for many days, and tonight he was purely out to breathe.

As a transit station for Caoyun, Yuezhou Wharf is extremely lively, and the noise can be heard in the middle of the night.

Zhu Ming sat cross-legged on the couch, planning the future in his heart.

He has already waited for the Fangla uprising, and he is not in a hurry to wait for two more years, but it will definitely not be delayed until the Jingkang period.

When the Great Song Dynasty attacked Liao, he would raise troops.

Now when I go to Guizhou, I can give lectures in the house, read military books and practice martial arts by the way.

Dad's side should also write to him to speed up the construction of armor, the speed of musket manufacturing should be mentioned, and gunpowder must be stockpiled in advance.

I got up and opened the window, and I saw the lights outside the docks.

Zhu Ming was fascinated by the firelight, and it took a long time to close the window and fall asleep on the couch.

Next, I took a boat for the whole journey, and the journey was quite easy, like a trip to Guizhou.

This is not because Song Huizong showed mercy, but because he has always treated civil officials like this.

"There are more people who are subordinate to the crime of the official than those who are in charge of other states, or affiliated with the dental school. The person who sat on the special loan was killed, and the cane was decided, and the face was matched with the prison city of Yuanzhou. —History of the Song Dynasty: Criminal Law Chronicles.

The meaning of this sentence is that if the officials of the imperial court commit the crime of exile, they will not really be exiled, most of them will be assigned to the localities, and a small number will be assigned to the army. And you don't have to stab, you don't have to hit the board, and you don't have to make up too far (you can go out of state).

Only officials sentenced to death, after spending money to buy their lives, were given boards and tattoos, and sent to remote prefectures and counties.

Managing Guizhou is already far away.

Of course, everything is subject to the emperor's order, and if the emperor ignores the influence, he can judge whatever he wants.

For example, before Zhu Ming wrote "Song of Righteousness", Song Huizong really planned to stab him!

Zhu Ming's comfort in escaping from the cage gradually infected his relatives. When passing Dongting Lake, everyone was in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

All the way down the Xiangjiang River, Zhu Ming felt that the development degree here was too low.

On both sides of the Xiangshui River, you can often see forests, which were reclaimed as fertile land in the early Ming and Qing dynasties.

When the boat crossed the Ling Canal, the scenery immediately changed greatly, and the further south it went, the more beautiful it became.

"It's a great place!" Zhang Bo looked at the scenery on both sides of the Li River, and suddenly felt relaxed, how could he have seen such a scene?

Li Bao and Guan Sheng were also dumbfounded, thinking that Guizhou was too beautiful.

The city of Guizhou is getting closer and closer, and there are more houses on both sides of the strait.

Guizhou is located on the main road of water transportation, the trade is extremely prosperous, the city wall has been added many times, and it has been regarded as a big city in the south.

In recent years, business has been declining, and there has been less and less business travel outside the city.

It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty and Fan Chengda governed Guizhou that it could flourish again.

The sergeant escorted Zhu Ming to the county office, and after completing the handover procedures, they were done.

The order of Lingui County is called Fang Tingshi, and he was asked by the officials to come out and sign with a seal.

The man winked at Zhu Ming, who was puzzled and guessed if he had seen it somewhere.

The escort sergeant put away the handover papers, arched his hand and said, "Fang County Order, we have brought people here, and we will leave!" ”

"Slow down and don't send it." Fang Tingshi nodded.

After the two sergeants left, Zhu Ming asked, "May I ask where the county ordered me to place the management?" Do you want to find a house by yourself, or do you designate a place by the county government? ”

Fang Tingshi didn't answer, but said with a smile: "Brother Chenggong, long time no see!" ”

"Your Excellency is ......" Zhu Ming didn't have any impression.

Fang Ting said in a mocking tone: "At the beginning, Your Excellency was a Tanhualang, and I sat in front of the king at the wedding banquet, and I was still twenty steps away from Your Excellency. Now I am the county commander, the king is a criminal official, and my status is reversed. ”

Zhu Ming was puzzled: "It turned out to be the same year, but you want to humiliate me?" ”

Fang Tingshi laughed, became hippie and smiled, took Zhu Ming's hand and said, "Just kidding." It's just a matter of arrangement, not a big deal. With your talent, you will be able to return to Beijing in a few years, and go drinking with me! ”

Zhu Ming pointed to the entourage: "I haven't settled down yet." ”

Fang Tingshi said: "I will arrange the house, and I don't have to worry about success." After a long time, I have never seen any of those same years, and today I have to drink and reminisce about the past. ”

In broad daylight, Fang Tingshi stopped working, took Zhu Ming to the restaurant, and called Zeng Xiaoduan, Zhang Bo and others.

chose a private seat, served wine and food, and Fang Tingshi personally poured wine for Zhu Ming.

This guy is heartless, humorous, and likes to joke.

After talking about many interesting things back then, Fang Tingshi began to inquire: "How did Brother Chenggong get managed?" ”

Zhu Ming told what happened to him, and Fang Tingshi was suddenly in awe, and said: "It's a pity that I'm not in the capital, otherwise I will definitely impeach the traitorous party with Chenggong!" ”

Historically, Qin Hui advocated peace, but Fang Tingshi strongly opposed it.

He first scolded Qin Hui, and then went to Zhao Gou: "The world, the world of China, the world of the ancestors, the world of the ministers, the surname, the world of the three armies, not the world of Your Majesty...... Your Majesty indulges in this, it is like China, it is like the gift of the previous king, and it is like the heart of the world! ”

Then, there is no then.

offended Qin Hui, Fang Tingshi has been a magistrate, and he can't be transferred back to the court until he dies.

After chatting about things in Tokyo, Zhu Ming inquired: "What is the number of Guizhou Zhizhou?" ”

Fang Tingshi said: "Zhizhou's name is Cai Yi, and his father is a new party and has an old relationship with Cai Jing. But he is not a Cai party, so he was ostracized, and now he has no ambition, and he travels all day to pass the time. In the city of Guizhou, there is also a Guangxi envoy named Shang Yongzhi, who also travels in the mountains and rivers and recites poetry. ”

"They can make a couple." Zhu Ming said with a smile.

Cai Yi not only likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, but also likes to carve words everywhere. Hundreds of years later, in Guilin, there are two stone carvings left by Cai Yi, the content of which is nothing more than that he visited here with someone. For example, Lu Huiqing's grandson traveled with Cai Yi to the mountains and rivers of Guilin three years ago.

Fang Tingshi complained: "The northwest of Guizhou is full of mountains, and the barbarians in the mountains often come out to plunder. The governor of Guizhou also served as the economic envoy of Guangxi, and was responsible for protecting the territory and the people, but Cai Yi ignored it. Today's people in Guizhou are still missing Wang Zudao, saying that it would be good if Wang Zhizhou was still there. ”

"Who is Wang Zudao?" Zhu Ming asked.

Fang Tingshi said: "More than ten years ago, the governor of Guizhou concurrently served as the Guangxi Economic Envoy. In the northwest of Guizhou, he subdued the barbarians to expand the territory, newly established Yunzhou and Gezhou, expanded the land for 1,500 li, and was promoted to the military department because of his merits. The state school in Guizhou was also built by Wang Zudao. ”

Yunzhou and Gezhou, in the southeast of Guizhou Province in later generations.

Wang Zudao also expanded the land on Hainan Island and set up an Australian state......

Zhu Ming asked: "I am in charge of Guizhou, in the city or in the suburbs?" ”

"Listen to it, as long as you don't leave the boundary of Lingui County. Don't settle too far away, you must report to the county government on the first and fifteenth days of each month. Fang Tingshi said with a big grin.

After a few more glasses of wine, Fang Tingshi began to talk about the in Guizhou City.

The officials here are all from the days.

The Zhizhou and Guangxi envoys took the lead in setting the spurs, and the rest of the officials followed suit. All day is to eat and drink, and when the weather is good, go out of the city to play in the mountains and rivers.

Anyway, there is no chance of promotion, so I slowly boiled up my qualifications.

Zhu Ming said: "I want to find a quiet place to give lectures, but what is the best place?" ”

Fang Tingshi said: "You don't have to go too far, Qixing Mountain in the east of the city can be." You will live in the city, and after the beginning of spring, you will go to Qixing Mountain to choose a place. Don't look at the remoteness of Guizhou, but the cultural context is still thriving, and there are many scholars here. ”

In the centuries of the Two Song Dynasty, the total number of Jinshi in Guangxi was 279, of which 147 were in Guilin.

Fang Tingshi dispatched the former officials of the government to find a house for Zhu Ming, and the household registration fell on the collective household registration of the county government.

Just two days after staying, Zhizhou Cai Yi and the criminal envoy Shang Yongzhi came to visit together.

(End of chapter)