The Taiping Dynasty started from Taizong Xiao Shifeng, and went through the two dynasties of Emperor Jing and Emperor Wen.

During the Jingwen Second Dynasty, it emphasized literature over military force, paid attention to economic development, and appeased people's livelihood.

At that time, the country was prosperous and prosperous, but the frontier land far away in the north of the country was frequently attacked by the northern barbarians.

The leader is none other than the Northern Barbarian Sword God, named Tuoba Rui, who was named the Great General of Shenwei by the Northern Barbarian King.

Tuoba Rui often led his White Tiger Battalion to plunder the border barracks, and Yue Muwu, the general of the Taiping Dynasty stationed in the frontier, ambushed and wanted to capture him several times, but he returned in vain.

Due to the fact that the materials were often stolen and the amount was huge, and because Tuoba Rui often led troops to invade and encroach on the border guards in the Northern Barbarian Army, the Taiping Dynasty was unable to uproot the Aobei Kingdom in the desert for a while, so Emperor Wen issued an order in the fifteenth year of the 300,000 troops stationed in the northern Xinjiang to retreat 30 miles to build the city wall, in order to resist the invasion of the Northern Barbarians and ensure the peace of the Central Plains.

After the death of Emperor Wen, the crown prince Xiao Ganze ascended the throne, felt the pain of northern Xinjiang, and was determined to make great efforts to regain the lost territory in Saibei, and set the name of the country Yuanwu.

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In the early years of Yuanwu, there were five miles of forests outside Taiping City.

It was midsummer noon, the sun was very scorching, and there were two people, an old man and a young man, walking on the official road in the forest. The old man is close to eighty years old, and the young man is only eighteen years old.

The old man was obviously a little exhausted and slowed down, while the young man who walked in front of him walked faster and faster.

Don't look at this young man walking faster and faster, in fact, he is also very tired, which can be seen from his also sweaty appearance.

It's just that this teenager came to Kyoto for the first time and wanted to see the prosperity of Kyoto as soon as possible.

Of course, the boy also wanted to go to the city as soon as possible to eat a bowl of hot rice.

The old man who followed him finally couldn't help it, only to stop, and hit the ground twice with his crutch, although the sound was not loud, but it was very clear in this quiet forest.

The old man coughed twice, and said, "Stinky boy, I just care about walking by myself, and I don't know how to help my grandfather." ”

"What's the solution. The young man still continued to walk forward, but his steps were a little more relaxed: "Passing by that baked cake stall in the morning, you just didn't eat it, but now it's good, who is to blame if you don't have the strength." ”

"Hey. The old man shook his head, sighed and moved again, after all, he still knows the character of this grandson relatively well, and in his eyes, he is just an old and strong person, but he always likes to rely on the old and sell the old.

The old man slowed down and hurried forward, and muttered, "How much money can we earn at a time by telling books?" If it weren't for my constant frugality, you wouldn't have grown so big. ”

"Don't blame me for not teaching you anything, at least you can barely eat the job of storytelling. I have cultivated the virtue of frugality since childhood, and in the future, it will be difficult for you to starve to death in this prosperous world. ”

"When I was your age, I walked the rivers and lakes alone, and in the past 60 years, I have never encountered a desperate thing. ”

As soon as the words changed, the old man walked a few steps and said: "It's a pity that I'm old now, and I follow you, an unfilial grandson, which is considered to be in vain." ”

These mantras of the old man have often been on his lips for the past two years, and the young man's ears have been calloused, so he is still indifferent.

The young man's name is Lin Daqi, his body is well-proportioned, his skin is darker, but his forehead is broad, his eyes are bright, and the bridge of his nose is quite straight, and he looks handsome on the whole.

The old man is also surnamed Lin, and his grandparents have been telling stories in Lingnan and Suqing to make a living.

But in fact, these two are not related by blood. Lin Daqi couldn't afford to raise his parents because they had many children at home, so he let the old man passing by adopt him.

The old man was in his early sixties at that time, and thinking that he had no children under his knees and would be lonely in the future, he chose the most clever one, that is, Lin Daqi, who was only five years old at the time.

But who knows, after following the old man for a long time, Lin Daqi has been showing up all year round and blending around him, causing him to mature earlier than ordinary children. When he was a child, he was always with him, but the adjective cute was getting farther and farther away from him, and when he grew up, Lin Daqi was sometimes considered a burden by the old man, but he had no choice but to choose his grandson, and he still had to raise it hard.

And it's all so big, it's unrealistic to want to throw him away.

This grandson is clever after all.

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After another half an hour, the old man raised his head with difficulty, and finally saw the three big characters of Taiping City blurred not far away.

And his grandson, Lin Daqi, had been resting in the shade in front of him for a while.

"Stinky boy. The old man rested for a while, took two deep breaths, and then got up again and continued on his way.

As Taiping City got closer and closer, Lin Daqi trotted up and asked, "I said old man, let's go eat a bowl of noodles first after entering the city." ”

The old man seemed to be annoyed, tilted his head slightly to the other side, and continued walking.

"Oh, you little old man has a good temper. Lin Daqi switched to the side of the old man's head, and asked in a low voice, "Old man, how much savings do you have?"

The old man tilted his head in the opposite direction again, and Lin Daqi estimated it again, appearing in the old man's field of vision: "Old man, I will be a coolie for you on weekdays, and we haven't opened for three days in order to come to this capital." Now that my grandson's pocket is empty, it's up to you whether he can survive or not. ”

"Hmph. The old man sneered, and then said no more. The expression on his face changed sharply, and he greeted the soldiers guarding the city gate with a smile on his face.

"Where did you come from?" the soldier's voice was loud, and his question was simple and clear. At this time, most people are still napping, so the city gate is a little deserted. Even on the streets of the city, there were only a few scattered people.

The old man politely told them where they had come from, and took out the letter from the innkeeper of the four directions in the city, and the soldier gave a few simple instructions, and then turned sideways and let their grandfather and grandson into the city.

In Lin Daqi's eyes, these actions of the old man are superfluous, because this is Kyoto, and there are nighthawk eyeliners of the imperial court everywhere, don't say that the two of them are the roles of ordinary people from the perspective of clothing, even if they really want to come to Taiping City to do something big, the soldiers guarding the city still put it in, after all, as soon as these people enter, most of them will not come back.

The streets of Taipingcheng in front of me are very wide, and there are small stalls ten steps away on both sides of the street, but most of the stall owners are also resting.

The old man sighed lightly and said, "I have been here more than ten years ago, but I didn't expect that time is like an arrow, and the scene here has not changed much. ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, Lin Daqi suddenly found that the old man's waist was straightened, his expression was different from before, and his face was even more ruddy. Thinking that this old man has a good face, he has been a decent person all his life, and now that he is revisiting his old place, how can he bring up a hundredfold spirit.

Lin Daqi couldn't help but ask, "Old man, are you really old friends with that Boss Wu?"

"Of course. The old man said angrily: "When I met him, he was still a coolie, and I bought a bowl of wontons to eat on the street, and when I saw that he was hungry, I also gave him a bowl." Now that this kid is out of breath, he also wants to give us a bite to eat. That's why I often tell you, give people flowers, and your hands will have fragrance. ”

Lin Daqi said: "Old man, it seems that you have accumulated a lot of yin virtues." ”

"That's it. As soon as the old man had a conversation, he found that Lin Daqi used more than words, so he raised his hand and pretended to hit Lin Daqi, who was already two feet away from the old man.

"Stinky boy. The old man got up again, and said as he walked: "This is Kyoto, you are usually used to talking freely, so it is better to take it easy here." ”

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In the Sifang Inn, the old man entered the door first, and Lin Daqi watched the shopkeeper kill the fish at the door.

What the old man said was true, the boss had a mustache, recognized the old man at once, and hurriedly walked out to hold the old man's hand and greet him.

The old man is not angry at all. The boss told the old man that he would not go to work today, and the room would be prepared for their grandchildren, and he would let the kitchen fry two dishes later.

The old man smiled and took out a big silver ingot from his bosom, and said to the boss: "Xiao Wu, the old man is happy to revisit his old place today! We storytellers are very particular, and we must not eat the things hired by the master on the first day." You help me think about what delicious Kyoto has to offer, serve me a table, and order the best yellow flower wine, and the old man will take this bite!"

"Okay, arrange it right away. After the boss had taken the money, he ran to the back kitchen with great hospitality. Lin Daqi followed up, and when he saw this scene, his eyes straightened: "Old man, it turns out that you still have so much money." ”

The old man put his hands behind his back, shook his head and sang as he walked: "I have a glass of wine, which is enough to comfort my life, delicacies into my mouth, and being a ghost is also romantic!"

"It's also romantic!"