Chapter 2: The Beggars (2-in-1)
More than a month later, after continuous teleportation, Baiya has come to the territory of Chen State in Yuzhou. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The state of Chen is a vassal state with a long history, but unlike the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, its monarch is not surnamed Ji, but the surname of Fei, one of the eight great surnames of antiquity. The ancestor is Yu Shun, one of the five emperors of ancient times, and also the ancestor of the Chen and Hu clans in today's China.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Chen was destroyed by the State of Chu, but in the later stage of the Great Fission of Heaven and Earth, countless princes returned to the State again, and the State of Chen was among them.
At that time, the restored Chen Guojun claimed to be a descendant of the concubine family, but because the historical Chen State had been destroyed for too long, it was impossible to find out the true roots, so to this day, the Chen royal family is occasionally ridiculed for Li Dai Taozhuang, pretending to be someone else's ancestor.
However, during the great fission of heaven and earth, not too many people cared about this, because in the first Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were too many small princes who restored and destroyed the country.
Most of the royal families who were restored during the Great Fission of Heaven and Earth used the names of the princes of the Shang and Zhou eras, and a small number even traced back to the ancient Xia Yu era.
What they are asking for is nothing more than a righteous name, and as for whether it is the truth or not, it is really impossible to confirm it in that era of frequent natural disasters and inconvenient transportation.
Even the most rigorous disciples of the historian can only pinch their noses and endure this.
The capital of Chen is called Wanqiu, which is now called Yangcheng.
Speaking of Wanqiu, its history is older than many so-called ancient capitals, it is the capital of the three emperors Fuxi, Nu Snail and Shennong, and it has a history of tens of thousands of years.
In the previous life of Baiya, Wanqiu belonged to a part of Huaiyang. Contemporary historians have such a saying: In the ancient history of China, we look at Beijing for 1,000 years, Xi'an for 3,000 years, and Huaiyang for 6,000 years, which shows the profound historical heritage of this place.
When Baiya travels all the way, he likes to go to a teahouse or theater to listen to some historical legends and historical dramas while adjusting his body and mind after teleportation.
In his previous life, he was not interested in the history of these ancient civilizations, but he traveled to this era and was influenced by the people and environment around him, but he was often immersed in the long history of ancient civilizations.
Caught between the Yellow River and the Han River, Yuzhou is a place with fertile soil, dense towns and rich humanistic feelings.
Compared with Jingzhou and Yizhou, the folk customs are more simple and pure. Although it is adjacent to Jingzhou, it does not have the charm of Jingzhou, and the people are martial arts and reverence for literature.
Bai Ya occasionally goes to the teleportation circle of the city moat, walks on the official road, and can often hear the cowherd baby in the field with a immature accent, reciting poetry and humming some catchy nursery rhymes.
At this time, he would always slow down and listen to these ancient poems and nursery rhymes while watching the rolling wheat waves beside the road. Shaking his head, he felt as if he had become a young scholar who traveled the world with a book basket on his back.
The ancients said well, it is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, it is in such a relaxed and freehand environment, Baiya's martial arts cultivation has unconsciously stepped into the "artistic conception of God", as if it is a matter of course, and there is no harshness and sluggishness.
However, Wanqiu and Chaoge are already very close, and this trip is almost over.
As soon as he thought of this, Bai Ya felt a little sorry in his heart, compared to practicing martial arts and cultivating immortals, he actually preferred to walk around like this now, travel all over the north and south of the Shenzhou River, and enjoy the beautiful scenery between heaven and earth.
It's a pity that there are too many natural and man-made disasters in this world that threaten his life, and there are too many things that make him unpleasant, so he has to practice martial arts diligently in case of unforeseen needs.
If one day, when he is indignant in his heart, he can let the blood of thieves fill the bumpy world and straighten the small scale in his heart.
Bai Ya didn't know if the senior martial artists of the Ancient Divine Prefecture wanted to do this like him, but he felt that he had to do it.
It's not for any heavenly way, it's not for any justice, it's just because he doesn't like it, just to make his heart feel comfortable. Perhaps this is also a kind of demonic thinking, which is nothing more than that the demonic thoughts conform to the expectations and values of the world.
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The scale of Chaoge, the capital of Weiguo, is much smaller than he imagined, perhaps because of the dense population of Yuzhou, or the limited financial resources of Weiguo, so the planning of this city is not so atmospheric, and the official streets in the city are narrower than Chengdu.
However, the shops on the side of the street are very lively, the cries of the vendors and merchants are endless, and there are many small houses in front of the Hualou Theater, and the whole city is a prosperous and lively scene.
"Bank of China Ninety-Nine Docks" is not in Chaoge City, Bai Ya came here to inquire about the news, to see if there is any reaction in the city to the upcoming "Bank of China Ninety-Nine Docks" at this time.
After he lit Qingcheng's identity card at the city gate, the city guards directly let him in, and as a martial artist of the Immortal Martial Sect, he had this benefit. Although there are quite a lot of princes in the kingdom of the heavens, they can also be unimpeded along the way.
White Cliff walks towards the center of the city while enjoying the cityscape of the song city.
The layout of the cities of this era is a bit similar, mainly according to the feng shui layout of similar theories, and the traditional habit of sitting south and facing north. The city center is closer to the palace and the palaces of the eunuchs, so the inns and teahouses with relatively large strength and scale will be there, and you can also get more news.
When he came to the inner circle of the city, he was surprised to find that some of the streets here were decorated with lanterns and brocade ribbons, and it seemed that a big man was coming.
Bai Ya settled down in a Yuelai Inn, but instead of sleeping, he went to eat at the restaurant on the second floor facing the street, and casually asked the cousin about the situation.
"Hey, Gongzi just came to Chaoge, so I don't know that the arrangement here is to welcome the princess of Zhao. Xiao Er weighed the silver taels in his hand and explained very professionally.
"Little brother, forgive me, I just came from Jingzhou, I don't know the situation here, dare to ask why this princess and daughter of Zhao came to defend the country?" Bai Ya asked curiously.
"It turns out that Childe is a foreigner, so it's no wonder. Xiao Er smiled, and then explained in detail.
It turns out that Wei Guo has been dependent on Zhao for hundreds of years, so there are many marriages between the royal families of the two countries.
Today's princess of King Wei is a princess of Zhao Kingdom, and now the princess of Zhao who is visiting Wei Kingdom and the princess are cousins and nephews. As for why Zhao Wangnu came to defend the country this time, the people at the bottom are not very clear, and there is no news in the court.
"Childe will sit in the store for a while, maybe you can see the peerless elegance of Zhao Wangnu later?"
"No, with such a noble status, how could Princess Zhao show up on the street and let us ordinary people see it?" Bai Ya couldn't help laughing.
"Hey, Childe, this is wrong, you are from Jingzhou, and you have seen a lot of sedan chair stagecoaches. But we, Zhao Wei and the two countries, don't like this, and the royal family also rides horses with whips, so will we be able to see the true face of the princess when the time comes?" Xiao Er said with some smugness.
"Oh, that's a sight!"
Bai Ya knew that this was Xiao Er's way of soliciting customers, how did this kid know when Zhao Wangnu would arrive...... However, he has nothing to do, anyway, he is all about the news, and it is not bad to stay on the second floor of the inn and listen to the gossip of the drinkers.
Maybe he was really lucky during this time, he poured himself a drink in the restaurant for half an hour, and really saw a group of officials and strong squads coming over to maintain the official order.
"Such a coincidence?" Bai Ya shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, this must be the arrival of the Zhao princess just mentioned.
Sure enough, a moment later, the chaotic sound of horses' hooves sounded at the end of the official road, and a group of brocade-clothed knights took the lead in opening the way, followed by a large group of palace guards in bright costumes, with palm fans and ceremonial staffs.
The wine shops and teahouses on both sides of the official road were crowded, and a large group of people stretched their necks to look at Zhao Guo's team, hoping to see the beautiful face and moon appearance of this Zhao princess.
Baiya likes to drink by the window, which will occupy a good position, and when you turn your head, you can see the official road below.
It's a pity that he didn't see that Zhao Wangnu, which is different from the inn inn Xiaoer's boasting, this Zhao Wangnu looks introverted, and she doesn't gallop with a whip, showing the heroic demeanor of Yan Zhao's children.
From a distance, in the center of the procession is a huge van with rich carvings, pulled by eight dragon horses. It seems that this princess of Zhao must be quite favored in Zhao Kingdom, otherwise how can she have such a style when traveling.
"Alas~" A light sigh sounded in the wine shop, and it was estimated that the drinkers were a little sorry, and even pointed at Zhao Guo's team, commenting on the luans of those brocade-clothed knights and princesses.
Bai Ya didn't feel anything, many of the concepts he brought in his previous life had changed according to the customs, but the value of equality of all beings could not be changed, who would be willing to be born a dwarf.
Besides, when he was in Shu, he didn't see the prince and princess.
Meng Min and Meng Jie, the Shu royal families who are competing for succession, not to mention, just a child-faced giant ~ tease Meng Tian made his sense of mystery about these royal families disappear.
"Go, go away, go elsewhere!" Bai Ya's ears were clear, and when Zhao Wang's women's convoy was making a commotion, he suddenly heard a discordant tone that lowered his voice.
He looked down at the window, and saw that it was the innkeeper who was driving away a little beggar who was cowering in the corner of the wall.
Although the Terran world in China is prosperous, it cannot avoid dark corners, and there are homeless homeless vagrants and beggars in every city.
They either have no skills, or they are disabled and abandoned by their families, or they are old and frail, and there is no one to take care of them.
"Zhumen dog meat stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road" cannot be arbitrarily applied in this era, but tragic things in the world are not uncommon.
Many times, White Cliff chooses to be indifferent to this kind of thing.
In Didao City, he can kill officials in a fit of anger to save the people, but he will not reach out to these homeless children and beggars.
The first is that he can't help these people, and the second is that the perception brought by his previous life makes him very disgusted with these beggars and wanderers, and he will subconsciously overlap them with the liars who begged in the previous life.
However, the current scene today touched him a little inexplicably.
He sits in the restaurant with good wine and good food, and lives a leisurely life. Below is the freshly dressed and angry horse, noble and elegant Zhao Wangnu Luan's car, but in the middle is a little beggar who is shivering in the cold wind and shrinking his thin body.
Bai Ya suddenly felt that his eyes were a little moist, and there was an inexplicable emotion rippling in his heart, and he sighed softly.
"If I hadn't been at the Gulin Inn at the beginning, but had crossed over to such a little beggar......"
"Bring him up and get some more food!" The shopkeeper, who was driving away the little beggar, suddenly heard a voice in his ears, and suddenly turned his head around in surprise, thinking that his ears were ringing.
"Above, by the window!"
The shopkeeper looked up, and sure enough, he found that the boy who had made a big move at the beginning was waving at him.
"But......" The shopkeeper moved his lips, his expression was a little hesitant, but when Bai Ya took out a piece of silver and knocked on the window railing, he immediately complied.
As long as someone pays, the shopkeeper will not trouble him, and he can still leave some rewards.
Besides, the corner where the little beggar lives, although it will not block the façade of the inn, but today is Zhao Wangnu's visit, and the little beggar next to it will affect the perception of Zhao Guoren a little, it is better to bring it to the store, at least Zhao Wangnu can't see it.
The shopkeeper brought the little beggar to the white cliff, took the silver ingot, and went to prepare for food.
"Sit down and eat something!" Bai Ya grinned and pulled out a pair of chopsticks and put them in front of the little beggar.
It's just that the little beggar was startled by his blank face, and quietly took a step back.
"Don't worry, I'm not a bad person, I'm just afraid that the Luan of the princess of Zhao will see you passing by, which will affect the appearance of my David's country. Bai Ya smiled dryly and made an excuse and ordered some benches.
"Sit down, and when you're full, you're gone. ”
The little beggar had a black head and a tent, his face was covered with mud and black ash, and he couldn't see his face clearly.
Although he was wearing a very thick torn cotton jacket, he could still see that his body was dry and thin, like a bamboo pole. Only a pair of big black and white eyes have been turning in the dark, revealing a sense of spirituality.
Hearing Bai Ya say this, he nodded, sat on the bench carefully, and stared at Bai Ya's half-eaten wine and food in a daze.
"Not hungry...... Still not appetizing?" Bai Ya raised his eyebrows slightly.
When the little beggar heard this, he couldn't help but glance at him, and then he reached out and grabbed the chopsticks. However, halfway through his hand, he suddenly paused, tilted his head, pulled the plate in front of him, and directly grabbed it with his hands and ate it.
Bai Ya looked at the corners of his mouth twitching, and couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, he was caught by this kid's little black hand, how could he still eat. Fortunately, he ordered another table of wine and food just now, otherwise he would have been hungry first.
When the little beggar saw Bai Ya stop his chopsticks, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he seemed a little proud.
Bai Ya only felt unhappy for a while, and secretly said in his heart that the people on the margins of society really had a somewhat rebellious temperament. However, he called the person, but it was not good to turn his face and lose his temper.
"What's your name?"
Before the shopkeeper brought a new wine table, Bai Ya asked the little beggar boredly.
"Wang, Wang, Wang...... "The little beggar seemed to stutter a little, and replied in a rough voice.
"Ahem~~ Good name, good name!" Bai Ya almost choked on a sip of wine into his trachea, his face turned red, and he couldn't help laughing twice.
"That'...... That's!" The little beggar seemed to be quite proud, and his voice was a little high-pitched during the voice change.
Bai Ya smiled, looked at him with interest, and suddenly his pupils shrank slightly.
He saw that although the beggar ate very quickly, he ate very finely, leaving almost no residue, and one of the plates of roast chicken was eaten to the fullest. It's just that after he finished eating the roast chicken, he sorted out the chicken bones very well, and he looked like he could rebuild a complete chicken skeleton.
"Could this kid be from a broken wealthy family, or is he a Jianghu person?" Bai Ya's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously touched his stubble.
It is not new for a beggar to become a Jianghu person, and an old-timer who used to be kind to him was the deacon of Luolian Hall in the Qin State.
Thinking of this, Bai Ya couldn't help but put his hands on the table and made a few gestures quietly, but found that the little beggar was always indifferent and didn't seem to notice his small movements at all.
"Isn't it a member of the Falling Lotus Hall?" Bai Ya raised his eyebrows, the few gestures he made just now were all warrants from the Falling Lotus Hall in the Central Plains.
The power of the Falling Lotus Hall is very strong, but it is also very scattered, and the Falling Lotus Hall in each state can actually be regarded as an independent sect of the rivers and lakes. Among them, including beggars, prostitutes, porters, porters, cartmen, slender men and other people at the bottom of society, are some poor people who sell their lives and strength.
"Forget it, what's the matter, it's just one side!" Bai Ya glanced at the little beggar again, his attention slowly withdrew, and he began to wander carelessly.
"Eat, eat!" I don't know how long later, Bai Ya was awakened again, but found that the little beggar next to him was staring at him curiously with his cheeks puffed out.
Bai Ya looked down and was speechless.
I saw that the table was in a mess, including the wine and food re-served by the shopkeeper, which was basically empty. The beggar in front of him couldn't see that he was quite edible, and he could actually compare to his amount of food.
"Oh, let's go when you're full!" Bai Ya waved his hand helplessly, he hadn't eaten yet, and he had to order another table.
"Right...... That's right, look...... For your sake, you invite me to eat...... Eat, tell you something...... Thing. The sister over there...... My sister has been watching...... Look at you!" the little beggar grimacedly pointed to the table next to him.
The corners of Bai Ya's mouth twitched, and he didn't have to look back to know that the table over there was a silver corpse Bai Tong.
He was suddenly covering up with Bai Tong all the way, pretending not to know him, so he didn't eat at the same table.
"It's pretty good to be observant...... It's just a young age, don't learn from other people's gossip, there is no future!" Bai Ya gave him a perfunctory sentence with an expressionless face, and waved his hand to leave quickly.
"Bring it ......" The little beggar pursed his lips and stretched out his hand in front of the white cliff.
"What?" Baiya was stunned.
"The money to buy clothes!" the little beggar stared at Bai Ya angrily, "Didn't you buy me?
"Did so-and-so buy you?" White Cliff nodded his nose incredulously, "When...... Didn't you say that you can go when you're full?"
"I was going to starve to death, and then I could see my mother and live happily ever after. As a result, you had to remind me of the deliciousness of the food, and now it makes me a little unwilling to die. But I don't have any money, so I'll have to follow you. ”
The little beggar looked surprised, and said in a heartfelt manner, "What's more, the ancients said: the incorruptible are not subject to food...... Youyun: The grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring! If you give me a meal, of course, it will be considered as a purchase of money...... The kindness of the meal is reciprocated!"
"Hey......" Bai Ya suddenly shouted expressionlessly.
"What?" the little beggar lifted his chin triumphantly.
"You forgot to stammer!" Bai Ya rolled his eyelids and replied lightly.
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