Chapter 1 Encounters in a Foreign Country
Jianye was known as Tianjing and Jiankang in ancient times, also known as Stone City, which has a history of 1,000 years, is located in the north of Yangzhou and south of the Yangtze River, and is the first city in the south of the Yangtze River.
After Changxing Chen's southern crossing, the capital was set in Jianye, and the Chen State was established on this basis, and then it took a hundred years to expand the original scale of Jianye City tenfold at the expense of national strength.
Today's Jianye City, the city is ten zhang high, a radius of 100 miles, and a population of one million, which is not only the largest city in the south of the Yangtze River, but also the first fortress in the south of the Yangtze River. The Three Kingdoms of Jiangbei invaded the south several times, all of which were destroyed outside Jianye City.
From Jianghua Mansion to Jianye City, along the way you need to pass through Cang, Ze, Xu, Yang four states, there are thousands of miles away, there are many mountains along the way, the road is rugged, if you are an ordinary person, you are afraid that you may not be able to arrive in a year and a half.
Fortunately, Bai Cheng and Lin Su are still martial arts masters, and after the two discussed, they decided to stay in the hotel to rest during the day, and use light skills to rush at night, and overnight, they can catch hundreds of miles of mountain roads, which is much faster than riding a horse or a car.
In just a month, the two have rushed to the Xuzhou boundary.
After arriving in Xuzhou, the two summed it up and felt that there was still a long time, so they slowed down their trip, changed the land route to a waterway, and went up the river to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river.
On this day, the two came to Trois-Rivières by boat.
Sanhe Province is famous for the confluence of three rivers, convenient transportation, businessmen gathered, is the only place to go to Yangzhou, so the two abandoned the boat and landed on the ground.
Located in the heart of the Chen Kingdom, Sanhe Mansion is densely populated, and its prosperity is ten times more than that of Jianghua Mansion.
After the two disembarked, they left the dock and walked along a bluestone road towards the city. Along the way, there are many business trips, and various shops are lined up.
Lin Su also likes to be lively by nature, looked at the busy traffic on the road, and said: "Brother, your Cangzhou is too barren, brother, I stayed in Qingyang Mansion for a year, and I almost suffocated to death." β
He thought that Bai Cheng had grown up in Taiyi Mountain since he was a child, and he had never seen such a prosperous scene.
Bai Cheng smiled slightly, but did not speak, with some helplessness in his eyes.
When he was on the earth in his last life, he was just in time for the explosion of the earth's population, and the population of major cities exceeded the threshold of 10 million.
Lin Su also saw that Bai Cheng was not interested in these, and knew that he liked to be quiet or not, so he changed the topic and said: "Although there are no places of interest in Sanhe Mansion, there is an ancient battlefield that is very famous. β
Bai Cheng really became interested and asked, "What ancient battlefield?"
Lin Su also said: "A hundred years ago, Chen Ba, the founding emperor of the Chen State, fought with a group of heroes here, and returned defeated, killing tens of thousands of horses, and it is said that the souls of the dead have not been dispersed yet. β
Bai Cheng asked curiously, "What about later?"
Lin Su also rolled his eyes and said, "What can I do later? Chen Baxian mobilized another 100,000 horses and horses, and killed no chickens and dogs here. β
Bai Cheng nodded and said: "Junior brother heard that after the Changxing Chen clan came to Jiangdong, they experienced three major defeats and countless small defeats, and finally established the foundation of the Chen State. β
Lin Su also sighed and said: "Chen Baxian was able to make immortal feats, although it was time and fate, but the main thing was that he was indomitable and never admitted defeat. β
Bai Cheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Junior brother thinks that the reason why Chen Baxian was able to succeed is because the Changxing Chen family has a deep foundation, even if he will make mistakes for a while, he can make up for it in the end." However, it is the local Haoqiang, with a shallow foundation, and no errant capital, as long as there is a big defeat, even the capital must be lost. Therefore, the younger brother feels that the first foundation of life in the world is like the two doors of Buddhism and Taoism, although the reputation is not obvious, but the foundation is deep, so it can endure. β
Lin Su thought about it, nodded and said, "What my brother said is good. Speaking of this, his face suddenly changed, as if he remembered something, and he frowned and stopped talking.
Bai Cheng laughed, pulled Lin Su and rushed to the city.
Located at the confluence of the three rivers, the Three Rivers Mansion was originally just a plain formed by the impact of three rivers, although it is very prosperous, but the area is very limited, and many facilities are not perfect, perhaps because it has been peaceful for a long time, even the city wall has not been built, but it is only distinguished by the degree of prosperity inside and outside the city.
The two walked to the city, and the first thing Lin Su did was to inquire about what food was here, he didn't have any other hobbies, his only hobby was food, and as a foodie like no other, he could not only eat but also cook, which could be described as frying and frying.
Lin Su also asked several people one after another, and they all said that there was a Baiweiju in the east of the city, which was the first restaurant here, so he couldn't help but pull Baicheng to the east of the city.
The two searched along the way, but in a quarter of an hour, they found Baiweiju.
This restaurant is not big, only a two-storey building, built near the river, there is no plaque, only a wine flag at the door, fluttering in the wind, it looks very elegant.
The two walked into the store, and the guy hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Two guest officers, how many drinks do you want to have?"
Lin Su also glanced at it, and saw that the store was empty, so he couldn't help frowning.
At this time, it was the middle of the day, and it was time to eat, but the restaurant was empty, only three or four tables were set, and no one came to eat, obviously because of its bad reputation, and the locals did not want to come.
When Bai Cheng saw Lin Su's expression, he knew that he regretted it a little, but Bai Cheng had never been very particular about eating and drinking, and he was tired of walking, so he didn't wait for Lin Su to turn around and leave, so he said, "Let's have a few specialty dishes first, and then two pots of wine." β
The guy agreed, turned around and went to make arrangements.
Lin Su was still helpless, so he could only follow Bai Cheng into the store.
Bai Cheng returned to Lalinsu, went up to the second floor, and found a window seat to sit down.
It doesn't take much effort, the wine and dishes are ready to be served on the table, they are all local specialties, what flavor snake, tea oil duck, lotus leaf steamed fish, rock sugar lotus seeds, plus two pots of Wuling jade liquid, it is very tempting to look at.
Lin Su also pouted and said: "Today's cooks don't know what is wrong, they all like to work the color, but they don't pay attention to the taste. β
Bai Cheng smiled slightly, lifted the chopsticks and tasted them, and said in surprise: "Brother Lin, this dish tastes good, it can be called delicious!"
Lin Su also laughed, lifted the chopsticks and took a bite, and said: "Brother, Cangzhou is barren, you haven't eaten anything delicious, in my opinion, brother..."
Speaking of this, his face changed abruptly, as if he had seen a ghost, and only after a while did he come back to his senses and said: "The lips and teeth are fragrant, and the aftertaste is endless, are the people of Sanhe Mansion blind? β
Bai Cheng laughed and said, "It seems that the little brother is not lonely. β
Lin Su also shook his head and said, "I haven't eaten this level of good food a few times in Jiangnan, which is indeed extraordinary." β
The two were chatting, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps coming from downstairs, and then saw a big man, carrying a long black cloth bag and walking upstairs, with a high nose and eagle eyes, and a tall shoulder.
When Bai Cheng saw the big man coming up, his face suddenly showed joy, and he hurriedly got up and said, "Where don't we meet in life, Brother Yan has been gone for a long time." (To be continued.) )