Chapter 31: Smoke Willow
The atmosphere of the Gou Chen Empire is obviously more impetuous than that of Yun Lang.
In Yunlang, there are few Jianghu people with weapons on the street, and everyone has a tacit understanding of their bare hands. Because in this way, even if there is a verbal dispute with someone, you will not miss and hurt someone's life when you do it.
Because after all, no matter how restrained he is, he is still a Jianghu person, and his blood is strong, if he carries a weapon, he accidentally draws a knife against each other, commits a bloody crime, and injures someone's life, it is difficult to be good.
And if you don't bring a weapon and use your bare hands, then you can somewhat weaken your own lethality.
As long as it doesn't hurt people's lives.
There will be room for maneuver in things, and the officials will not arrest people.
In Yunlang, the martial artists of the rivers and lakes are really restrained with each other.
The atmosphere is completely different.
Those reckless men who are five big and three rough are all fierce and domineering, and they draw their swords against each other if they don't like it a little.
For this reason, Gou Chen is known as the paradise of the people of the rivers and lakes, and many martial artists who can't stand the restraint smuggle to Gou Chen from other places, happy to take revenge, and kill to stop killing, which is called the rivers and lakes.
The migration behavior of these Jianghu people was seen by several major empires, except for Gou Chen, the other two countries were considered to have suffered a loss, especially Yunlang.
But it is impossible for a huge empire to stop functioning without a few martial artists.
Martial arts can actually be regarded as a type of national strength, but it can also be counted as a scourge.
The decrease or increase of a country's martial arts cannot be said to be good or bad.
For example, Gou Chen, the influx of martial artists also caused chaos for a long time, and it was Chen Wudian who suppressed it and set the rules, and the situation was better.
They are reasonable, and those people in the rivers and lakes have slowly accepted such a consensus in the rivers and lakes.
If you don't accept it, there is no way, in order to ensure order, Chen Wudian's group of turtle grandsons will not care if you kill people or be killed, they only look at whether they are occupied or not.
If it is unreasonable and indiscriminate, then it must be killed to set an example.
However, having said that, the rivers and lakes on Gou Chen's side are also much more active than Yunlang, and they are much less restrained.
The biggest reason why the caravans traveling between the two countries had to recruit dart masters to protect the goods was actually because of the atmosphere on the side of Gouchen.
The atmosphere here is too loose, and the people in the rivers and lakes are too free.
In case there is a reckless man who has been blinded by lard to see the money, he must have the strength to fight against it.
Last night, everyone relaxed a little, many people were so drunk that their faces were red, and some even drank so much that they fell down. It can be said that I was so drunk.
So today, the caravan was lazily ready to set off.
Zhang Rong drank a lot of wine yesterday, but today he didn't feel a little hangover, and he was still in good spirits.
He always smiled and chatted with Yu Yanke.
It stands to reason that entering the realm of Gouchen should be the most energetic time to deal with it, but Zhang Rong is as relaxed as ever.
Maybe it's because he has traveled back and forth to the border between the two countries too many times, and he himself is a rare master in this world, so he doesn't care so much about some young people.
Along the way, there were no unsightly guys to provoke the caravan.
The journey of more than 100 miles, the caravan took two days, which can be regarded as slow.
After arriving at the ground, Yu Yanke received two ingots and ten taels of silver, and after Zhang Rong's repeated stays, he left the caravan with apologies.
Yun Ji snatched the silver ingot she should have taken in her hand, and then used it to buy a lot of things that Yu Yanke didn't need in her opinion, and Yu Yanke didn't dare to say anything, just walked around with her.
The two of them walked and stopped along the way, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for the gathering to begin.
It just so happened that it was not far from the Gouchen Emperor Capital, where Chen Wudian was located.
Xunyang
It is a land of smoke willows that has been famous since ancient times.
The surrounding area of the imperial capital of Gouchen is a naturally formed Daze, which forms a natural protection for the imperial capital.
The south coast of the mainland, the land of fish and rice, accompanied by water, this is the most real geographical environment of the Gouchen Empire.
In the entire Gouchen Empire, only the north has a vast land, and the rest of the southern regions are accompanied by water, and the most prestigious is the Gouchen Imperial Capital, which is known as the water heaven by the people of the world.
The daily travel of the people is also dominated by wooden boats, which are cited as wonders.
Xunyang is located in the north of the imperial capital, separated by only dozens of miles, several large rivers run through the city, the most famous of which is the Qinhe River.
As Xunyang's largest fireworks weak willow pleasure place, Qinhe River can be said to be prestigious.
Other places also want to learn from Qinhe to make a sale, but they always follow suit, which invisibly increases its reputation.
Over time, even Xunyang has been marked by the world as the land of smoke and willows.
However, Xunyang people did not feel despised because of this, but were quite complacent.
The reason why the Qinhe River has the ability to make people forget to return is that there is an Oiran on the rouge list, and the woman is born with a charming body with a strange fragrance, which makes people want to stop.
has been on the rouge list for nearly ten years, and her ranking has risen instead of falling, and many people are coming here for her.
Of course, in addition to her, there are also many pretty beauties in Qinhe, who have the ability to firmly grasp the heartstrings of men, which is the reason for Qinhe's longevity.
Approaching the imperial capital of Gouchen, counting the time, there are still a few days, Yu Yanke proposed to rest in Xunyang for a few days.
Yun Xi listened to his words, and just sneered, how could she not understand what this person was thinking.
looked at Yu Yanke from beginning to end with disgust, and didn't say that he disagreed, so he ignored him.
Yu Yanke was slightly embarrassed.
But curiosity quickly overcame shame, and he felt clear of conscience, and regained his composure.
Where is life to be romantic, fireworks alley needs to be happy.
Yu Yanke has naturally liked the romantic anecdotes of those Jianghu people since he was a child, and in his bones, Yu Yanke is a prodigal seed.
Coupled with his curiosity about the Qinglou of the Flower Boat, he really wanted to see the world.
As for Yun Xi's thoughts, Yu Yanke actually didn't care very much, because she had never had any ideas revealed, and after a long time, Yu Yanke's thoughts about Her Royal Highness the eldest princess were automatically ignored.
But the strange thing is that Yun Ji suddenly said that she wanted to go and see it together, saying that she also wanted to increase her knowledge.
Yu Yanke was stunned, but she didn't refute it, she just felt that it was a little inappropriate for her to go to the land of smoke and willows as a girl.
But obviously, his thoughts never mattered, and Yun Xi didn't notice the little look between his eyebrows at all.
On the night of coming to Xunyang, they went to Qinhe.
I have to say that this Xunyang is really a good place to find flowers and willows, lively and prosperous, and the market is not allowed at night.
Generally speaking, in larger cities, there is a curfew at night.
Xunyang, as one of the big cities closest to the imperial capital of the Gouchen Empire, said that it would not pass at the feet of the Son of Heaven. And in such a big city, the garrison of troops must be at least tens of thousands.
But it does not have a curfew.
On the contrary, it is after nightfall that it really wakes up.
Yu Yanke bought two strings of sugar gourds and handed them to Yun Ji, Yun Ji looked like she wanted to eat it, but the veil covered her face, which was not very convenient, and after thinking about it, she still gave up.
Yu Yanke seemed to remember such a thing, and said with a smile: "Why be so careful, or you will wear that kind of hat with a scarf in the future, right?"
"That's called a hood. Yun Ji corrected Yu Yanke's words.
"Then call it a hood. Yu Yanke didn't care what it was called, just smiled and said, "With that hat, you should be much more convenient, right?"
Yun Ji said: "The hat can't cover my face, and the scarf is only windproof and sandproof." ”
When Yu Yanke heard this, he smiled and said, "You can do it yourself." ”
"Are you going to do it?" Yun Ji asked rhetorically.
Yu Yanke smiled: "Then I'll do it for you, it's not difficult to think about it." ”
“.................”
Yun Ji turned her head and looked at the stalls on the street, as if she was looking for something interesting.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Yu Yanke is also considered to have a thicker skin, and after eating a string of sugar gourds, he grinned: "This thing is really sticky to the teeth." ”
He tried to change the subject.
And Yun Ji didn't speak at all.
In the crowded environment, these two weirdos walked silently, but there was a sense of eye-catching that stood out from the crowd.
The most famous Oiran in Qinhe has its own flower boats, which are brightly lit and colorful.
There is one of the largest and best-looking flower boats moored in the middle of the Qinhe River, which has not moved for a long time, and the other flower boats have subconsciously bypassed it, showing an attitude of respecting and staying away.
Standing on the shore, Yu Yanke saw the flower boat very easily, and sighed: "That's where the strange woman on the rouge list is." ”
"I heard those heroes say that you have to have ten thousand taels of gold to be eligible to board the boat, and whether the Oiran will appreciate her face and let people see her depends on her mood. ”
"Bitch only. Yun Ji said with a sneer.
When Yu Yanke heard this, he was very dissatisfied, looked at Yun Xi who was leaning against the weeping willow trunk on the shore, and retorted: "That girl is a clean person, although she is unfortunately in this red dust, but she is also as guarded as jade, and for many years, there has been no man who can kiss Fang Ze. ”
"So what?" Yun Xi disdained the so-called Oiran: "It's not that I make a living by pleasing men." ”
Yu Yanke almost turned his back on his anger, and argued carefully: "Can this be flattering? People just communicate with those noble people, and the people who can enter the boudoir of the Oiran are not the vulgar people?"
Yun Xi snorted coldly, too lazy to defend anything.
Yu Yanke immediately came back to his senses, remembered who the woman in front of him was, smiled, and said, "Don't take it to heart, I just think some of your views are too paranoid." ”
Then he said righteously: "You are right, nine times out of ten the women in the Qinglou in this world are the filthy people, selling their youth and bodies, and laughing at the scene." ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Yun Xi and said in a low voice, "But I think there are exceptions to everything, and there are also those who are clean and self-conscious." ”
Yun Ji raised her eyebrows, looked at the flower boat, and suddenly smiled: "Why don't you board the boat to visit?"
"What?"
Before Yu Yanke could react, Yun Xi glowed all over, like a god, and stepped into the air to leave.
Under the night, her figure was unusually conspicuous, and many people looked sideways at her, and then cheered loudly after being stunned.
This is very different from Yun Ji, where is she such a high-profile person.
"Crazy......."
Yu Yanke muttered to himself.