The green lotus falls into the middle of the river.

Although the surging Yellow River has reached the lower reaches, it has long since changed from a roaring angry dragon to a gentle mother river with water surface soup, but a lotus leaf falling on the river surface can only end up drifting with the tide.

From a common sense point of view, this should be true.

However, the lotus leaf just floated quietly in the middle of the river, unmoving, as if it was not a soft and fragile plant leaf, but a boat under the anchorage.

And at least it is an outline ship with 700 materials upwards, so it has such an appearance that is not afraid of wind and waves!

Not waiting for the onlookers to exclaim, Wei Ye had already bowed his hand to Chang Xiu: "This official, the boat is ready, there is still a long way to go, you can't stay for a long time, don't send it!"

As he spoke, the wind howled, and I saw that in the wind, which was originally invisible, there was a faint behemoth faintly visible.

Colorful black brocade emerges between the pure silver-like plain white fur, topaz-like eyes are hidden and refined, and the four claws step on the ground but do not have fine dust, it is a white tiger.

The people who watched the excitement around couldn't help but let out a string of exclamations, but they saw that the white tiger, which was bigger than the bull, was extremely docile and lowered the huge tiger's head, and rubbed the tip of the Taoist in front of him as a gesture of goodwill.

Wei Ye stroked the fur on the white tiger's neck with one hand, but found that there was something slippery in his hand, and he couldn't help but nod his head slightly.

Although the wind and tiger escape trick he originally cultivated had a "tiger" word hung, it was essentially a first-class wind riding technique of Liezi to resist the wind, but it was just a phantom of the tiger by borrowing the shape of the tiger and talking about the momentum of the wind.

Luo Zhenren sent out the "Purple Void Tianfu Cave Micro Spirit Chapter", but he worked the change of Tiangang and the earth, and the art of earthly change is only to change the things in the world, or move or move, or hidden or visible, but the method of Tiangang change has already faintly had a superior path for the transformation of virtual and real.

As far as the magic of turning stones into gold, the so-called turning stones into gold and shrinking tin into silver in the earth-shattering illusion is probably a change in illusion. The so-called gold point method is nothing more than changing stones and tin ingots into the appearance of gold and silver, blinding the five senses of ordinary people for a while, and staying until the time goes by, the mana dissipates, and returns to its original appearance. The so-called "warlock points gold, three years of restoration, immortals point gold, five hundred years of restoration", is the application of this kind of earthly changes.

As for sprinkling beans into soldiers, paper people and paper horses, and even detaining demons and summoning ghosts, it will be even more waiting.

However, the white tiger that came out of the wind tiger now is not such an illusion, but a substance through the condensation of the Gangsha, and every move has a law.

Sensing Wei Ye's thoughts, the white tiger raised his head and let out a long roar, bringing up a piece of wind, not to mention carrying Wei Ye, Lu Zhishen and Xu Xuanling were also picked up by the wind, and in a blink of an eye, they fell on the lotus leaf in the heart of the river.

In the blink of an eye, with such a vision, only a sound of inhalation was left at the Liyang Ferry.

Others are like this, and Chang Xiu, who claims to be well-informed, has to open his eyes and open his mouth, and he doesn't even realize that the expensive fan in his hand has landed.

I saw the bamboo-crowned Taoist sitting on the green lotus, with his sleeves facing down, and a wave of water rose in the center of the river, which was high and high. It is said that the Yellow River is "a bowl of water, half a bowl of mud", but the water waves holding the green lotus leaves are crystal clear, not stained with a little mud, so carry the lotus leaves towards the direction of the Bianhe River.

At this point, Chang Xiu's reaction was finally half a beat faster than ordinary people. Ignoring the idlers who were running around him to see the strangeness, he pushed away the crowd and shouted on his feet:

"Real person, please stay, I hope to show the road number to the lower official?"

The only thing that answered him was the sound of groaning from the waves:

"The silk bamboo crown is crowned, and the waves are clear for nine days and autumn. West Lake Priest Plum Blossom House, Taiyuan Zhenjun Lotus Leaf Boat. I heard that the white crane came from Liaodong, and I didn't know that Hangu was a green cow. There is no restraint in the heavens on earth, and he travels far away with the long river. ”

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It is already the summer day, the Buddha bathing festival has passed early, but the monks of the ten major Zen monasteries do not care about the precepts set by the Buddha at the beginning, and honestly spend a three-month "Xia Anju" grounded in meditation in the temples such as Nioh Temple, Kaibao Temple, and Daxiangguo Temple. On the contrary, Bianliang at this moment is the most interesting day of the year, that is, the monks, fortunate to be reborn in the land of Chinese romance, how can there be a dry meditation room, missing the reason of the Chinese New Year?

As a result, the streets were full of hairless prodigal sons, wearing a collared muslin shirt, pulling monk shoes, wandering all over Bianliang City. Or eat a sour plum soup mixed with ice in the tea shop, or sit under the weeping willows with your hands in your sleeves, and watch the young ladies hired by the two stores scold each other. If it is a big monk who has a lot of money in his pocket, he is not like these wandering monks, and there is a sister-in-law in the fire house, and the couple rectifies the blind fish and fish, with half a bucket of vegetarian wine, which is also a joy in life.

In the summer, the pomegranate blossoms are red and bright, and the 72 main stores are ripe with new wine, which is most suitable for drinking with green apricots and cherries. In such a good season, when I went up to the political hall and down to Kaifeng County, whether it was the Jinshi Gaopin sung by Donghuamen, or the lowly officials who had been selected for a long time, they didn't have any intention to focus on business at the moment, so they took leave early and slipped away. Everyone took off their official uniforms, changed into scarf robes, and brought some family members from the village head and village brains, looking like Liu Tuntian's romantic white clothes, to come out for a walk, and taste the joy of the most prosperous and rich Dumen market at this time, and it was not in vain.

In Bianliang City, all kinds of people from all walks of life are busy and happy at the moment. Guilds from all walks of life in the capital have set up places in various streets and alleys, and bricklayers, carpenters, gardeners, and cooks have their own places to wait for customers to do the work. Shangqing Palace, Daxiangguo Temple and other temples of the Son of Heaven, ordinary Taoist Buddhist temples, there are also some Taoist monks, under the view of the bridge at the back door of the Wuyue Temple, waiting for people to do fasting and chanting.

But whether it is a craftsman or a Taoist, they all have a relaxed look, and if someone comes to do the work, they will never rush up and get rid of the wolves and sheep.

From Guanqiao to the north, it is the most important water transport artery of Bianliang, the Bianhe River.

This artificial river that was first excavated in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is connected to Xijing Luoyang in the west, directly to the Yellow River, to Sizhou in the east, to Huaishui in the distance, and the north and south materials, grain and rice, come from the river surface in an endless stream.

Outside the East Water Gate, under the Hongqiao, which can be said to be a landmark of Bianliang along with the Iron Tower of Kaibao Temple, on the Bianhe River, there are endless boats coming and going, and it seems that there is no time to stop.

The original Bianliang City was only 20 miles in radius, but how many people have been added to it after a hundred years of growth? The original inner city has already become a land where every inch of land is valuable. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, in order to include the newly added million people within the city walls as much as possible, the outer city was built in scale far larger than the inner city.

But after the years of Shenzong, Zhezong, and Bianliang during the Xuanhe period, there were already nearly three million people. And in this era, the entire Holy Roman Empire had a population of only eight million!

The reason why Bianliang has developed to the point where it is so prosperous and so huge is actually not normal. Although all dynasties and dynasties, all national capitals will inevitably lie on the neighboring Sifang Prefecture and County to suck blood. But whether it is Chang'an and Luoyang before, or Yanjing, which has been the capital for hundreds of years, they are relatively much more restrained. And under the arrogant Song Yizu Zhao Kuangyin, generations of Zhao officials have an impulse to keep good things by their side as much as possible.

Bianliang is almost the essence of all the Great Song Dynasty, whether it is in material or manpower, the best part is intercepted in Si, and after Zhao Ji ascended the throne, the Song Dynasty with the slogan of "Fengheng Yuda" is the ultimate in the ability of a political power in the feudal era to be brought into play.

For example, through the Flower Stone Class, a steady stream of Taihu Lake and Lingbi are transported from various strange stones.

For example, from Zhao Ji to Cai Jing, the antique collecting craze that arose in the upper echelons of the Great Song Dynasty led to the fact that all the antiquities that could be found in the Song Realm, on the ground and under the ground, were looted and became the study treasures of the nobles of the capital.

For example, the Wanshou Taoist Collection, which began to be compiled during the Zhenghe period, gathered almost all the Taoist books in the world, and many of them contained secret and unannounced Dharma texts.

As for the most skilled craftsman in the Great Song Dynasty, the chef with the most exquisite kung fu, and the most charming girl in singing and dancing...... It can only be found in Bianliang.

...... And in the end, the city, which brought together all the best things of the era, was so unguarded that the bandit group that came south from Tunguska came to the end, and in the end there was not a single one in a hundred.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if there is no Jingkang change in which the Jurchens enter the Kou, since Zhao Da and Zhao Er, this kind of deformed system that is eager to accumulate the wealth of the world and support a city has also left countless hidden dangers.

On the one hand, there are too few local resources, and on the other hand, the taxes are heavy, Wang Anshi changed the law to the Huizong period, the good government was abolished, and the evil law increased. Even if the magistrate wanted to "rest with the people", he could not get it, so he could only watch the wealth flow into Bianliang.

As a result of this excessive oppression, the magistrates were able to maintain a minimum of rule, but did not have enough resources to mobilize. So when the Jurchens invaded and the sky collapsed, the rule of the Zhao and Song dynasties north of the Yellow River collapsed instantly. If it weren't for the Jurchens' rise in the early days of a primitive and brutal slave society, the brutal killing and oppression triggered the simple nationalist spirit of resistance of the Han people, so that the golden drums were everywhere in Hedong. If it is a semi-civilized alien who can at least understand "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the Manchu Qing Dynasty who has just entered the customs, I am afraid that there will be no such thing as Zhao Gou's "Mud Horse Crossing King Kang".

After the Song dynasty crossed to the south, even the scholars and doctors had to admit that the root cause of the Jingkang Revolution was that "the soldiers were also collected, the wealth was also collected, the rewards and punishments were collected, and the prefectures and counties were weakened." The disaster of Jingkang, the captives and horses passed, and they all collapsed." Even Zhu Han'an wanted to use Fan Zhongyan's mouth to defend his predecessors: "He has no money and no soldiers, but he taught him how to kill thieves?"

Either way, it's an amazing city of wealth and prosperity!

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The warden of the East Water Gate has always worked much harder than his colleagues. Not only because of the Bianhe River in front of the East Water Gate, but also because the Bianhe River brought an endless stream of ships and merchant ships, but also because the structure of the East Water Gate is not quite the same as the gates of the outer city of Bianliang.

The city gate tower of the East Water Gate was built across the river, and the city gate was also a heavy iron gate, which was lowered every night to prohibit ships from entering the city. On both sides of this iron gate, there are small doors for pedestrians to enter and exit.

Therefore, the affairs of the prison officer of the East Water Gate can also be called the most troublesome one among the gates of the outer city of Bianliang. But then again, the prison officer of Dongshuimen is also the most abundant place for oil and water. Just the endless flow of goods transported into Bianliang on the Bianhe River, a little moistened, is enough to enjoy a lifetime in Bianliang.

In the evening, Yao Chongxiao, the prison officer, was invited by a steward of the Bianliang Fruit Shop, ate for half a day, and was drunkenly returning to the East Water Gate to complete his only task of the day -- to see his soldiers lower the iron gate of the East Water Gate.

Although he did this trivial thing every day, in Yao Chongxiao's opinion, he was loyal and diligent, and he was worthy of the court and his servant.

Poured a belly of lamb wine, Yao Chongxiao walked a little vain at the moment, relying on his family to support him. When he was walking on the famous Hongqiao outside the East Water Gate, the prison officer still sang a small order out of tune:

"Fuchunfang, good scenery, both sides of the strait are full of singers and dancers......"

When the song started, Yao Chongxiao turned around, but he was hitting the shoulder of a person on the bridge. The half-drunk janitor, unaware of the pain, continued to sing: "...... Attract the gods of the upper realm and raise all hearts. ”

The "all hearts rise", and was turning to the nineteenth turn and eighteen turns, but someone shouted violently, interrupting it completely: "What is there in the river, it is rushing over!"

Yao Chongxiao didn't care about anything, and he was still about to sing with his throat in his voice, but he only felt a stream of cold air pouring over his face, just pouring him a mouthful of cold water.

The water entered his throat and immediately choked him, coughing while lying on the rainbow bridge and vomiting. This vomit made a stomach full of wine and vomit clean, and only then did he sober up, and he didn't care about the wet on his body, he just shouted: "It's amazing, this water is so big, isn't it the end of the Bianhe River!"

There were people who recognized him on the side, and they hurriedly shouted: "Yao Guanren, it's not the Bianhe River, it's just a Taoist who is sitting on the waves and crossing the Hongqiao, and he is passing over the head of the official!"

Yao Chongxiao was still a little confused at this shout, but instinctively turned his head and glanced under the Hongqiao. In his eyes, he saw a wave surging out of thin air, holding a green lotus leaf the size of a bamboo mat on the wave, and a Taoist with a blue hair and big ears sitting on it, holding a banana leaf fan, looking like a fairy wind and bones, and even people with waves rushed towards the East Water Gate.

He only shouted: "That person, the East Water Gate is the gateway to the capital, and it is a big sin for people of all colors to enter without passing through the city gate, and you can't do this Meng Lang!"

After saying that, he regretted it himself, although the East Water Gate gave pedestrians through the small gates on both sides, but the iron gate could also allow ships to enter and exit. Even if the visitor didn't take the boat, it didn't seem like a violation of the law to enter and exit through the iron gate?

But when Yao Chongxiao was thinking hard about the rules, the left and right sides of the East Water Gate, whether it was a house or a shopkeeper, the sailors on the gang boat and the idlers on the road, where did they pay attention to him, the prison officer?

The people in Bianliang were already good-looking and lively, so they brought a large crowd of people, and in a blink of an eye, the road in front of the East Water Gate was blocked, and the Hongqiao was even more crowded with people, he couldn't even squeeze through it for a while, so he could only watch the person walk straight into Tokyo City from under the iron gate of the East Water Gate!

At this time, Yao Chongxiao also knew that his own family was no longer of much use, so he had to push the diminutive companion beside him: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and report this matter to Kaifeng Mansion!"

Just as he spoke, the boats on the Bianhe River had already relied on the shallow draft and turned around flexibly, and followed the wave into the East Water Gate.

Looking around, in addition to the river under the iron gate of the East Water Gate, there is still a bit of space, and the Hongqiao and Shunchengcang Bridge outside the East Water Gate are all black pressed heads. Not to mention the roads on both sides of the East Water Gate, which were already crowded at this time, and a few people fell into the water.

That is, there are many boats on the Bianhe River, especially in front of the Dongshui Gate, and the boats are as dense as fresh fish in a fish basin, and someone will rescue them at the moment, but they are not afraid of drowning.

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Just inside the East Water Gate of Bianliang City, in the midst of the noise and noise, on the lotus leaf boat, Xu Xuanling, who was sitting cross-legged, looked a little weak.

In the eyes of outsiders, I saw that this person was wearing an apricot scarf, an iron cyanotic robe, a hand-cranked banana fan, a gourd hanging on his waist, big ears, and a kind face. However, if someone is willing to take a closer look, they will find that Xu Xuanling's face seems to be calm, but in fact he is a little stiff.

He looked ahead, slowly shook the Langfeng Xuanyun fan in his hand, but his lips moved slightly, sending out a slight mosquito-like buzzing sound: "Mountain Lord, you are a true immortal, why don't you go to see the official family in person, but ask the disciple to come to the top of the cylinder?"

Behind him, Wei Ye's chuckle came from a void: "Xuan Ling, don't you know, Wei has such a temperament, how can he have any good words to flatter that Zhao Guan's family? Accepted by him, kowtow and kneel with him, sell good and invite favors, this thing Lao Cai They do, but I can't do it with your mountain master! Fortunately, when Xuan Ling was a preacher in Longxingguan, Liao Kingdom, you did this kind of ushering in and sending to the business, and now it is just a more rich, powerful and ridiculous donor, what is there to be afraid of? Let me tell you, our Daojun Emperor is notoriously gentle and nostalgic, and he is much more foolish than your past customers!"

While speaking, the lotus leaf boat had already passed the East Water Gate, and after a few miles, and crossed the three stone bridges, Wei Ye attached to Xu Xuanling's ear and said: "Xuanling, you just go forward, until there is a bridge full of bluestone carved railings in front of you, decorating the auspicious clouds of sea beasts, so you stopped the waves, sat quietly on the lotus leaf boat and pretended." There is the famous state bridge in Bianliang, closer to the royal street, not afraid that Kaifeng Mansion will not prepare a car to welcome you!"

After that, Wei Ye said to him: "The front is facing west is where the Great Xiangguo Temple is located, Lu Tishi, we should also get off the boat to find the abbot Zhiqing of the Great Xiangguo Temple, and see what they send with you." ”