Chapter 8: I Can't Do Without You
There is no moon tonight, but Liu Bang can see it clearly.
The West Lake is full of boats, large and small, of different shapes, and there are hundreds of tens in a rough count.
On the shore, there were more stalls of all kinds of food and goods than he had seen in the city; There is an endless stream of pedestrians, and all kinds of sounds are endless.
Where is this, like a country that has lost a war?
Where is it like losing half of the country and nesting in the south of the Huai River?
Even in Xianyang in the past and Chang'an later, Liu Bang has never seen this kind of ...... The appearance of the prosperous age, yes, is the appearance of the prosperous age!
He suspected that he had misheard Qin Hui's words and read the wrong map that had been drawn by cinnabar.
Seeing this person's demented appearance, Ji Wu was so proud in his heart:
"Blessed are you, stranger! I was still young at the time of the Battle of Jingkang, and I had never been to Bianjing, but in such a prosperous place as Lin'an Mansion, there must be no second place in the world. Now that you are in great trouble, you can still rise and gain knowledge, and you will not lose. ”
Hearing him talk about Bianjing, the old king said disdainfully: "Unseen mischief! You're no better than this minister! ”
Turned around and said to Liu Bang: "Since you have arrived, then don't delay the hour, Qin Liuye doesn't know when he will come to trouble you, you should find more happiness as soon as possible." ”
"You mean, Bianjing is even livelier than here?"
"It's more than just hilarious!"
The old king led the way in front, and Liu Bang saw that the little monk was no longer struggling, so he put him down, and also lightened the burden on his shoulders, but he still firmly grasped his wrist, afraid that he would take the opportunity to run around.
"There are only slightly more people in this Lin'an, but in Bianjing, the morning market, the day market, the night market, the four cities of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the three cities of Qixi and Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year's Eve, which market is not as open as here."
The four of them walked all the way and stopped on one side of the shore.
The old king beckoned not far away, and a small boat rowed over.
"If you meet Daxiangguo Temple doing a Buddhist puja, you can't even find a place to stand on the street!"
Liu Bang was thoughtful, and Ji Wu asked: "Then if you go out on the street at that time, wouldn't you be able to face to face and mouth to mouth with the little ladies." ”
This person's angle is tricky, Liu Bang himself didn't expect to go there, the old Wang Tou scolded with a smile: "You kid silver gun wax head, what's the point of being right!" ”
Liu Bang scolded: "There is still a little beard here!" You two need to be clean! ”
With that, he covered Daoji's ears with his hands, and then laughed lewdly with the two of them.
When the boat arrived at the shore, the old king said, "The boat of Sibeilou, three people." ”
The man on the boat glanced at it: "It's clearly four." ”
"This doll doesn't have all the hair, why do you want to count him?"
"If you want to take a boat, then you have to count."
After some bargaining, the two of them each took a step back and counted Dao Ji in half.
When he had boarded the boat, the man sailed towards the big boat farther in the lake, and climbed up the splint along the ladder on the side of the big boat, and the old king threw out a dozen copper plates to him, and instructed:
"When I went back, it was still the same price."
The man did not answer, but after counting the pairs, he rowed away again.
After getting on the boat, the old king was like a different person, and he no longer had the previous slamming spirit, and shouted loudly:
"Wang Xiaoer! Your dad is here! ”
A young man in a felt hat ran out of the cabin, looked at several people, and finally complained:
"Daddy! Why are you here again? There's no more credit here. ”
The old king slapped him in the face:
"Lao Tzu's life was almost dead just now! Thanks to this minister! You're a dog, but you're here to talk about money with Lao Tzu! Hurry up and set up a table, and thank you early for saving your life! ”
Wang Xiaoer covered his face, owed to Liu Bang, and ran back to the cabin.
After a while, when she came out again, she was a woman with flowers.
"A few masters, please come inside."
The old king laughed wildly, and slapped the woman's buttocks, the crisp sound was somewhat similar to the slap he had just slapped himself.
When they were inside, they were led to the box on the left and seated, and the woman asked:
"Do you want to listen to the music, or do you want to find someone to talk to?"
"Listen to a fart tune! Hurry up and serve the dishes on the table, and then call the girl who is talking......" After a pause, the old king said again, "You can see, there are only three people, and that is a little master." ”
The woman answered and went out, and the old Wang Tou and Ji Wu took off their armor and scolded:
"These prostitutes have to be serious every time they come, and that's not what happened in the end!"
Liu Bang had already understood the true meaning of this meal, but he only got up from bed in the evening, and he was still in sage mode at this time, and his interest was not too high.
It was only tonight that he had contact with this country for the first time, but it brought him a lot of questions.
"Words ......"
Someone had already started to serve the food, Liu Bang poured wine for the two, and when he saw that Dao Ji began to close his eyes from the time he came in, he felt a little funny, and poured a glass for the little monk.
"Since the two of them are the guards of a city gate, they should be the errand of taking care of the gate courtyard for the Son of Heaven, but why are they so afraid of the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion?"
Seeing him ask about this again, Ji Wu and Lao Wang Tou were a little silent.
Or the old king said: "Speaking of this minister, do you really not know or make fun of the two of us?" If you say you're delirious, you'll be able to answer clearly, but if you're normal, you're asking questions like that. ”
After a glass of water and wine, Lao Wang's face immediately turned red, and he continued:
"Marshal Han and Marshal Yue have been recalled to Beijing, do you know about this?"
Liu Bang nodded: "I have heard of it." ”
"Isn't that it! This battle must be unfought, what should I do if I can't go on? ”
"Peace."
"It's peace! If you want to make peace, isn't the Zhao official family even more inseparable from Qin Xiang? This government and the opposition will not all listen to Qin Xiang in the future? ”
"Huh?" Liu Bang was very puzzled, "Peace is peace, why can't you leave Qin Xiang?" ”
Ji Wuchang sighed and said, "I've heard about this. In the past, when Qin Xiang went north with Hui and Emperor Qin, he won the trust of sticky Han and tart laziness, and now Jin Guo has completed Yan Wushu, although this thief will not die in the heart of my Great Song Dynasty, but it is still very good to have a good relationship with Qin Xiang...... It is said that this time the Jin Kingdom wants to negotiate peace, which is to see Qin Xiang's face. ”
"In this way," Liu Bang raised his glass and paused, "it is indeed inseparable." ”
"Qin Xiang is already powerful, and now the Zhao official family needs him tightly, as the saying goes, 'If one person gains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven', not to mention that we can't afford to offend Qin Liuye, how many people in this Lin'an Mansion don't know if they want to please others!"
"So, this prime minister, you just have to have fun for a while, don't think too much about other things."
If you can't beat it, you have to talk about it.
If you want to talk, you can't do without Qin Hui.
After sorting out this simple relationship, Liu Bang has a general understanding.
It's just that my heart seems to be blocked by something, and I can't say it.