Chapter 8 The Vicissitudes of Life

Southern Dynasty, Jiankang. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since being attacked by unknown killers that day, Su Musha and others have quickened their pace, and they have rushed to Jiankang, the capital of the Southern Dynasties, in a few days.

Jiankang has no outer Guocheng, but there are stone cities and Xizhou cities in its west, the Yangtze River in the northern suburbs is built with white stone bases, there are Zhongshan in the northeast, there are Dongfu cities in the east, and the southeast two sides are along the Qingxi and Qinhuai rivers to erect fences, set up fences, so as to defend the capital.

Su Musha and his party entered the city from the south fence gate. It was early in the morning, the warm sunshine dispelled the frost of late autumn, and the country vendors carried game and poultry in bamboo baskets and the traveling merchants who had been on the road overnight queued up to slowly enter the city. Between them are some knights with swords and sticks, and their faces are full of wind and frost, engraved with traces of rivers and lakes.

The Northern Army defended the capital of the Southern Dynasty.

The Beifu soldiers were dressed in light armor and wore red cloaks, bright as fire in winter, and they stood still like a mountain guarding the south fence gate, and their sharp eyes constantly scanned the passers-by, no wonder there was order here.

The old slave Lu rode his horse in front and led Su Musha and his party past the queue and walked forward. Su Musha was very interested in the Beifu Army created by his father, and kept looking at it on the horse, only to find that after the team was stopped, he retracted his gaze and found that the captain of the Beifu Army who stepped forward to interrogate everyone's identities stared at him incessantly, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

The old slave reached into his arms, took out Su Mucheng's handwriting, and raised his head and said, "Langya, Su family, second son." ”

has been a slave in the Su family all his life, Lu Zhi has a special pride in the Langya Su family, especially after the Su brothers completed the great cause of recovering the country, his pride is even greater, and he is eager to know the identity of Su Musha, who grew up with his own hands, but the medicine king valley is all idle clouds and wild cranes, and he is pessimistic about money, fame and fortune, but now he has found an opportunity to be arrogant.

After the lieutenant took the handwritten book and checked that it was correct, he bowed his head in surprise and said, "The commander of the Beifu Army, Kong Chui, has seen the second son. Everyone was surprised when they heard this, there was no one else in the royal family of the Southern Dynasty, where did the second son of the Su family come from?

After Su Musha gestured to excuse himself, he asked, "Why are you staring at me?"

"The last will trespass. Du Wei confessed and said: "It's only because the prince and the prince look alike, the last general couldn't help but take a few looks." ”

Su Mu was stunned, thinking that this Kong Chui had seen Su Ci.

Kong Chui signaled his subordinates to report to his superiors, and originally wanted Su Musha to rest here for the time being and wait for the hundred officials to greet him, but Su Musha refused: "I have heard of Jiankang's prosperity and fame for a long time, and I will definitely see it with my own eyes today." After that, he said goodbye to Kong Chui and led everyone to enter the stage for the first time in this life.

After the figure of Su Musha and his party disappeared into the bustling crowd, the hustle and bustle caused by Kong Chui's sentence "looks like the prince" outside the south fence gate has not stopped. There is only one Su Ci who is the king of the Southern Dynasty, and Su Musha's identity is about to come out. However, Su Ci has a very high reputation among the people, and there are countless lyrics and songs in the romance of the teahouse and wine shop Washe Gou Column to arrange the events of his life, but it has never been rumored that he has children.

"Boss. The subordinate summoned Kong Chui, who was reminiscing about the eventful years of the past, and asked in a low voice: "Is the son who just passed exactly the same as the prince?"

"Isn't your kid always regretful because he hasn't seen the prince?" Kong Chui patted his subordinates on the shoulder fiercely and said, "It's indeed exactly the same, but there are a few traces of wind and frost." ”

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Inside the south fence gate is Changganli, a place where civilians live.

The grass and trees of the rising sun, the ordinary alleys, the white-walled and tiled houses are crowded together, and the criss-crossing alleys crisscross and finally converge on the main road, each of which extends the noise and prosperity of the capital of the Southern Dynasty. The white-haired old man sat on the street drinking tea, and the drooping child frolicked in front of and behind the horse, and sang from time to time: "The rice is green, who should be the winner? Where is the husband, the north strikes Hu. Officials buy horses, gentlemen have cars, please drum up your throat for you. ”

Su Musha and his entourage went north along the main road, the bluestone slabs and dirt pavements alternated from time to time, and there were rice markets, firewood alleys, cloth shops, dyeing workshops, groceries, shaved heads, hoop barrels and other shops along the street. In the early morning, the doors of the shops have been removed, and the shouts and greetings of Xiao Er have entered the ears, and the vendors selling wontons and fried ginkgo fruits squatted on the side of the road to build small stoves, and the billowing white smoke filled the streets.

Passing through Changganli and then to the north, not far away you can see the Qinhuai River, Qinhuai scenery, with the lightboat as the most, but at this time it is daylight, the cruise boat painting boat is the time to rest, it is difficult to see.

On the south bank of the Qinhuai River, the wharf is prosperous, the boats of the upstream and downstream come and go, the bamboo, wood, charcoal and mountain treasures in the mountains that go downstream, and the silk tea from the downstream, gather here every day, supply the living needs of Jiankang residents;

After crossing the Qinhuai River, Mr. Gao's oxcart stopped to say goodbye to Su Musha. They were to stay in the capital for several months, and there were many opportunities to meet in the future, so Su Musha did not stay, and after agreeing to settle down and visit again, they parted ways. Su Musha and his entourage continued northward along the imperial road, passing through Yanshi, Taishe, and Taimiao, and stopped in front of the Baiguan Mansion.

Dressed in a brocade robe and a carved dragon saber, Su Mucheng rode on a horse and stood with his head held high, his eyes like a blade, staring at the white-clothed young man in front of him who looked similar to his middle father.

Behind Su Mucheng was followed by a monk in Tsing Yi, who was about the age of his first birthday, with a little worry hidden under his kind face, and was looking at Su Musha carefully at this time. Su Mucheng only brought a monk in Tsing Yi and a personal escort when he traveled, which shows that this monk is a pivotal figure.

"When Father Zhong sent you to the Medicine King Valley in the past, you were still babbling, but in the blink of an eye, you have grown up. Su Mucheng said with emotion.

He was much older than Su Musha, and when Su Mu Sha was still in his infancy, he was already sixteen years old.

Su Musha's mother died of dystocia, Su Musha was born weak and sickly, and the famous doctor of Langya once asserted that Su Musha could not live as a child. In desperation, Su Ci sent Su Musha to the Valley of the Medicine King.

After a farewell for many years, the Langya Su family was already in the vicissitudes of life when they said goodbye.

Su Musha dismounted, arched his hand and said, "Brother is late." ”

"It's not too late. Su Mucheng dismounted and said with a smile: "As long as the Langya Su family still has a lineage in the world, in the past, we dared to fight wantonly on the battlefield, and your role is not inferior to others." ”

Su Mucheng stepped forward and patted Su Musha on the shoulder, seeing that he was in good health, and he no longer looked sick as a child, he was very relieved, and when he saw Shuyu behind Su Musha, he asked, "This is my brother and sister?"