Chapter 19: Seeing Jinling (1)
The Qinhuai River, which runs in the zigzag line of Jiangning City, not only absorbs the charm of this Confucian city, but also feeds this charm back to the people who drink water and think of the source. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
At this time, the Qinhuai River, the most popular way to play is not to sit in the Qinglou with beauty and drink, smell the color, but to boat on the river, enjoy the lights and the moon, and show off the style.
The boat is not an ordinary canopy boat, but a flat-bottomed flower boat specially customized and produced by Jiangnan Shipyard.
A small-scale one can be controlled, the hull is wide, you can put a desk, sit around three or four people, there is a carved fence hut to shelter from the wind and rain, the tassel is hanging, and the color embroidery is on the side.
Generally, the girl sits on top of the chairman, puts a string of piano, lights a pot of sandalwood, and the two little maids are responsible for pouring tea and water, and serving the guests.
This small boat is most suitable for entertaining one or two guests, and of course, most of them are one-on-one trips.
A little more spacious, three or four times larger, more delicate inside and outside, like a small hospitality room inside, a wide range of equipment, this scale of the pan, usually accompanied by two or three Oiran, sometimes competing for beauty, competing for pets, sometimes pipa flute, singing endlessly, playing is their own taste and status.
As for the bigger ones, they are really flower boats, and they don't sail on the Qinhuai River, and after the boat picks up passengers and boards the boat, it goes out of the river and crosses the river, mostly for private parties.
Needless to say, the specifications of these flower boats are better configured, comparable to a green building, and each ship has a name and origin, and most of them can only be invited by the owner, but it also shows the identity of the guest.
Wei Yang is a good hand here, so naturally he will not treat himself badly, and it is the most famous Shui Yuexuan in the Qinhuai area who brings Yan to and fro, and the one who ordered it is also Shi Yanyan, who is known as the "Xiao Beauty".
Shi Yanyan is not a top Oiran in Shuiyue Xuan, but she blows a long flute in one hand and makes people fascinated, although she has not become a peerless lady with a flower boat, but she is also known as a thin name, and she is known as Qin Huai.
In the face of the mature and charming Xiao beauty, it is difficult for Yan not to be moved, but the more she is moved, the more sad she is, so sour that she wants to scold her mother!
The damn Weiyang was really said by himself, where is it to comfort his injured heart, only to know when he got on the flower boat, this beast and Xiao Meiren are basically good friends, and they are here to see it, not even a little maid, interesting?
At this time, the night has fallen, the lights of thousands of homes, songs and laughter sounded from time to time on both sides of Qinhuai, and the river began to swim flower boats, opening the happy time of the day.
Yan Lai put on a world-weary face, looked at the flirting "Yang" son and "Xiao" sister resentfully, and occasionally cast his eyes on the lonely and rippling riverβyou said that it would be nice to sink this beast to the bottom of the river.
Yan Gongzi seemed unhappy. As a person in the party, Shi Yanyan is naturally exquisite.
Weiyang said seriously: "Don't pay attention to him, I was just abandoned by a woman today, and I can't lift my heart." β
Shi Yanyan smiled: "Why don't you let Yin Yin call a sister to accompany Yan Gongzi?"
Yan Lai just wanted to nod and say yes, okay, Weiyang waved his hand again, and said with a serious face: "Yin Yin, Yan Gongzi is a dedicated person, let's let him be quiet alone." β
I'm quiet for your mother!
Yan Lai suppressed the hand that wanted to draw the sword, leaned against the railing and showed a melancholy smile: "You talk about yours, I'll just blow the wind." β
Xiao Meiren laughed, I don't know what I thought, and I chatted with Weiyang, causing the latter to laugh
"Yes, yes, that's it. β
The sheep also took this opportunity to stop and hug him, and the two of them twisted as if no one was there for a while.
Dog men and women!
Yan Lai grabbed the wooden fence hard, and his face that was blown by the river wind appeared gloomy again, and he really asked how sad he could be, almost becoming a eunuch and going to the Qinglou.
The lights and shadows are sufficient, the boat is like a carp, illuminating the entire Qinhuai River, occasionally the joy of silk and bamboo comes, but I don't know where the beautiful shadow is, as the flower boat goes farther and farther, gradually away from the hustle and bustle, Yanlai's heart also calmed down.
Looking back on the past life, it seems to be a distant memory, turning into a dream reverie.
Looking at the life of the dogs and horses in the distance, he felt a little tired, what he wanted was not here after all, no matter how much he persuaded himself to forget the past, it was in vain, why after being reborn, the lingering face became clearer and clearer, could it be that he would not be entangled for a lifetime?
In Luoyang South City, a glimpse of the carriage resurfaced in front of me again.
I look like everyone, but I know in my heart that no one is anybody, because what separates me is no longer a region, but two completely different worlds.
"What do you think, you're really sad?" Weiyang smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
Yan glanced at Shi Yanyan, who was making tea, and wondered, "It's over?"
"It's not time yet, come. He motioned for Yan to come inside.
A little confused, but still sat down, Xiao Meiren looked up and smiled, her mature charm made people numb to the bone, Yan Zi nodded lightly - friend's wife.
"Officially. Wei Yang spread his hands and said, "Captain of the Second Captain of the Black Chess Guard of the Warden Division, Yan Lai." β
Yan Lai suddenly looked at Shi Yanyan, who was sitting upright, and suddenly understood something.
"Qing Secret, red comb hands, Shi Yanyan. β
Really!
Yan Lai hurriedly arched his hand: "Disrespectful and disrespectful." β
Shi Yanyan smiled back: "Look up for a long time." β
"The Red Comb is a division of duties within the Secretarial Division, which is responsible for sorting out intelligence and carrying out assassination missions. Weiyang knew that Yanlai didn't understand this, so he explained a little.
Yan Lai really didn't understand, if Wei Yang didn't say it, he thought that this red comb hand was Shi Yanyan's nickname, just like Xiao Beauty.
Seeing that he was fine, Wei Yang continued: "A lot of the work of the Black Chess Guard in the future will overlap with the Qing Secret Division, so you will come into contact with more secret guards in the future, and the above means that the two Divisions will cooperate more, especially on the Black Chess Guard's side, after all, our goals are the same." β
"After that day, I asked my seniors to take care of me. "Yan Lai is modest.
Shi Yanyan smiled when she heard this, the word senior is appropriate and fun to use on herself, and when she looked at the young man, she had a little more heart to joke: "Lord Yan is so polite, Yanyan is not easy to speak, the slave family is a few years older, if the adult does not give up, it is good to call Sister Shi." β
"How dare you, it's better to call my sister smooth. β
"Not sheep. Shi Yanyan touched the guy's forehead and said angrily: "How can my younger brother be as old-fashioned as you say, just make up people indiscriminately, but what kind of heart do you have." β
Weiyang glanced at Yan Lai, who was enjoying the atmosphere there, and secretly scolded this kid for pretending, and said with a bitter face: "You better keep a snack, don't be sold by him and help count the money, come on, talk about some serious things." β
Shi Yanyan made tea with her hands, poured seven points each, and the three of them started to communicate on the quiet river, mainly talking about Ma Jingtao's marriage and the later actions of Nanjianmen.
"The slave family wants to know if the Warden will really arrest people based on the list they get?" Regarding execution, Shi Yanyan was a little curious.
"According to the current situation, there will be more deliberate startling of snakes, and those who have a relationship with the Xue family can't be at ease as if they are fine, and sometimes give them some pressure, and there will be cracks between the two sides, as for whether the arrest will be really exercised, it depends on the current situation. β
Yan Lai continued to analyze: "On the side of the imperial court, how much turmoil can it withstand, or how much backlash it can deal with, there is no exact bottom line for the time being, since they are still being measured, it is okay to be more radical." β
Shi Yanyan and Weiyang glanced at each other, and the latter took over: "That's true, but you can let it go on the Jiangbei side, and you still have to be cautious on the Jiangnan side." β
Yan Lai said: "Once the Jiangbei side can provoke the counterattack of the Southern Sword Gate, the Jiangnan side can also move." β
Shi Yanyan nodded, understanding what he said: "I will give you a list as soon as possible." β
"Let's start with the latecomers like Ma Jingtao, assassinate the hall master, the big people of the level of the elders don't say that the rebound is too big, and the benefits are small, without these people, some of them are reserve personnel replacement, and if they can't reach the impact we want, there will be losses, it is better to sweep these leaders of the younger generation for a round, then the entire Nanjian Gate will be panicked, I'm afraid the general gate will not be able to sit still, only if they mess up first, we will have the opportunity to meddle in more things." β
Looking at Yan Lai's understated posture, Shi Yanyan finally understood why the Mo Mink Temple attached so much importance to this young man, and sent him to Jiangnan for business early.
"A list of all the branch staff?"
Yan Lai shook his head, dipped his fingers in the tea, drew a rough map on the desk, and then marked three obvious locations, and then swiped it.
Shi Yanyan's eyes widened, she felt a little short of breath, she raised her head in disbelief, and then looked at the young man with light eyebrows and a light smile, and found that the other party was really not ordinary bold.
Weiyang frowned, if you want to play so big, I'm afraid that Xiao Fang won't be able to be the master, and he must tell Mo Beiting, and even the queen of heaven, but he still said: "The list will be collected according to this, but Erlang, Nanjianmen is not blind, and Yuhua Jiantai and Yuntianzong are even more difficult to handle, will there be problems with such a risk." β
Yan Lai smiled: "The problem will only be in their hearts, not us. β
Wei Yang rearranged the things he talked about in the past two days, and when he went back, he had to talk further with Xiao Fang, and asked first: "If you follow this way, everyone will be busy after the autumn, how long do you expect to be able to get to this point." β
He tapped the desk and gestured to the assassination he had just talked about.
"It depends on the progress of Jiangning, it's hard to say, if it goes well, it should be next year. β
Weiyang looked at Shi Yanyan: "Can you cooperate?"
"It is necessary to mobilize all the secret guards of this line, and perhaps other places should also be involved, according to Erlang's demarcation, there are not many materials for such people, and they cannot be transferred from the yamen of each county, which will leave traces. β
"Probably for a long time. β
Shi Yanyan thought for a while: "Eight months at the earliest." β
Yan Lai added: "There is no need to be too detailed, as long as it is determined that there is a certain reputation in the branch, it can be listed as a goal, and when it is implemented, it will definitely not be completed, and I think the final result will be about seventy." β
Seventy percent, that's four or five hundred lives.