Chapter 286: A Chance Encounter
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At this time, the southern Xinjiang is not the southern part of Xinjiang Province south of the Tianshan Mountains, but refers to Lingnan, also known as the land of Baiyue. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe so-called Lingnan refers to the south of the Five Mountains, which are composed of five mountains: Yuecheng Ridge, Jieyang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, Qitian Ridge and Dayu Ridge. It is generally distributed in Fujian, eastern Guangxi to eastern Guangdong and the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.
Together, they constitute the largest horizontal mountain range in the south of the Yangtze River, dividing the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, forming a natural barrier, blocking the connection between Lingnan and the Central Plains, making the economy and culture of the Lingnan region far behind the Central Plains.
If you can still think of many scenic spots in Xu Xian's previous life, then in this era, you can only think of the miasma of poisonous insects that kill people without seeing blood, and even the mysterious and terrifying witch Gu to drive away corpses.
In the past, Xu Xian definitely didn't believe in these strange words, but now he knew that there was indeed not a lot of ancient witchcraft there, which was mastered by ordinary people. Even if there is really someone who can control poisonous insects and drive away corpses, he will not be too strange, plus the people there are fierce and disobedient to the control of the imperial court, and they often set themselves up as kings, and they surrender and rebel, but surrender again. Because the mountains are deep and dense, when the Great Xia was at its peak, it was also beyond the reach of some whips.
The first thing to do in the rebellion was, of course, to kill corrupt officials. Regardless of whether there is an official or not, he can scavenge the silver in the place where the bird does not, and he will not be able to escape if he is stabbed by a minority brother. In addition, due to many reasons such as the lack of adaptation to the water and soil, not even a tenth of the officials sent there can survive it.
It's not all because it's not a good death, but because the tax can't come up, there is no political performance, if you can't collect the silver, you can't send it up, you can't get the opportunity to be promoted at all, and others don't want to go, so you can only spend your whole life where to go, and in that environment, there are a few people who can survive until they return to their hometowns.
As a result, as soon as many officials heard that they had been sent to that kind of place, they tried their best to change to another place, and if they didn't work, they would rather resign than go. And many prisoners are sentenced to life imprisonment as soon as they are assigned to Lingnan.
Pan Yu said: "The court wants to force you to resign!" Once you disobey the will of the court, you will not be punished. At least it's a never-hired job, and it's a lost career.
Xu Xianxi said: "What kind of official, I have long wanted to go!" In my previous life, I had no money and no time, so I could only sigh at the landscape painting. Now that I finally have the opportunity, how can I not go and enjoy the unspoiled natural scenery. You can also experience the customs and customs of the ethnic minority brothers, which is really a scenic tour and a customs tour.
Witch Gu chases away corpses, these two items have long been booked by him in the tour program, and they must not be missed.
Pan Yu looked at Xu Xian with a happy face, not like he was degraded, but like he was promoted, no, he was not so happy when he was promoted. She knew that she didn't have to worry about him at all, just worried about herself, and she was now worried about this upcoming parting.
How could Xu Xian not be aware of her thoughts, gently hugged her waist, held her hand and comforted: "I will often go back to Beijing to see you." ”
Pan Yu patted his heart, "This is what you said, don't forget!"
"Don't dare, don't dare! Before that, let's help you absorb that golden pill first!" Xu Xian smiled slightly and tightened her into his arms.
Pan Yu's face turned red and nodded slightly, "But you still go to see Lord Yin and let her say a few words of peace in front of the queen, so as not to be urged too tightly!"
"You and I go together!" Xu Xian knew in his heart that Yin Hongsleeve and the queen mother could be called close friends, and with her help to make peace, the queen mother would be able to eliminate the bad impression that the queen mother had on him because of the Taiyin real person.
Although the impression of the queen mother is good or bad to him, if it is not handled properly, it is also a very troublesome thing to be rectified by the current supreme ruler of this country all day long, and he can't break into the palace and kill it with one punch!
Pan Yu thought about it: "It's not good if I go, let's let Yan'er accompany you! I'm afraid I have to accompany Roujia often, and I don't have time to take pills." "Emperor Jiayu died, and the princes and princesses had to go to mourn, which was a necessary etiquette, and Pan Yu, the concubine, was also indispensable to accompany him.
"Rou Jia, how is she feeling?" Xu Xian said secretly, in his opinion, Emperor Jiayu followed Taiyin Zhenren to heaven to live a good life, and he was much happier than being an emperor. But in the eyes of Princess Roujia, his father and the emperor died, how could he not be sad? It's just that the emperor died, and after the bell rang, all the princes and princesses were summoned into the palace, and they couldn't see her for a while.
Pan Yu said: "Don't worry, I have told her that Your Majesty is safe and sound, and I have comforted her." Anyway, she's my lady too!"
Xu Xian smiled: "Mingyu is really a good husband who knows how to love his wife!"
Pan Yu glanced at him and said, "No matter how bad it is, it's better than someone coming!" She stretched out her hand and pushed him away, "You go quickly, I still have to go to the palace." ”
When Xu Xian found Yun Yan and asked her to accompany her to visit Yin Hongsleeve, Yun Yan smiled and said, "It's better for the husband to go alone!"
"Alone?"
He wanted to ask again, Yun Yan pushed him out of the door with a smile, "Go early and come back early!"
Xu Xian thought about it for a while, went to the street to give a little courtesy, and asked someone to buy some things before he could come to the door.
Xu Xian saw that white cloth was hanging everywhere on the street, and many pedestrians were mourning for Emperor Jiayu, but this may not be really sad for the emperor's death. It is because in the seven days after the emperor's death, in addition to the fact that the people are not allowed to do happy events, sing operas, and beat gongs and drums, there is also a rule that they are not allowed to show joy on their faces.
Although it's not that strict, you just really laugh and you won't be caught and killed. But ordinary people are cautious and do not want to take risks on such trivial matters. Moreover, although Emperor Jiayu has been cultivating for a long time, he has never missed political affairs, and what he has done in his life can be called a Ming monarch. It is not surprising that some people mourn and grieve for it.
Xu Xian sighed in his heart, "If the people of the world knew about this Ming Monarch and Hero, but in the end, they exchanged the qi of Great Xia for a chance to live forever, what would they think?"
However, the concept of this era is "family in the world", and Emperor Jiayu will feel sorry for his ancestors and ancestors at most, but he will not feel that he owes anything to the people of the world. And when a great ancestor led him to do this, then there was really no guilt at all.
But no matter who is gone, they still have to live. On the noisy mayor street, the noise is still there, but the vendors are all strained and don't dare to smile like they used to be.
Xu Xian took a fancy to the novelty of a piece of jewelry and stepped forward to ask the price. Yin Hongsleeve is a rich woman, she has never seen any rare treasures, but she has spent a lot of money to buy jewelry, and she is afraid that it will not be in her eyes, so it is better to find something novel to give her.
At this time, on the other side of the long street, two women were also playing in the street, although they looked ordinary, they were very richly dressed, and from time to time they showed bright smiles, and regarded the royal majesty as nothing.
One of the women glanced at Xu Xian from a distance, and said to the woman beside her: "Sister, this capital is much more interesting than your Huashan!" Although her appearance is mediocre, she has a seductive and enchanting taste, which makes the vendor in front of her look straight.
The woman she called her sister seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile: "It's interesting, boss, how do you sell this?"
The vendor hurriedly accepted the idea and quoted a very low price. He has seen all kinds of women in the downtown area, and these two can only be regarded as middle-class in terms of appearance, but they have a strange charm, and the more they look at it, the more they feel otherworldly, and they easily overshadow other beauties.
At this time, Xu Xian also stepped forward, pointed to an ornament and asked, "Boss, how to sell this?"
The vendor quoted the price and asked, "You are Xu Tanhua!"
Xu Xian said: "Do you recognize me?"
The merchant wanted to smile, but quickly stopped, "In the capital, there are not many such heroic men. Xu Xian is tall and straight, far better than ordinary people, standing in the crowd quite standing, but not domineering, but looks sunny, friendly and gentle, and has a unique charm.
The noble woman looked at Xu Xian with a surprised look, while the enchanting woman beside her took her arm and walked to the next family.
Xu Xian smiled and said, "That's really a prize!" But he had never been in the habit of looking at women when he walked on the road, so he didn't notice the strangeness of the two women beside him, and after asking the price, he turned around and left.
The two women watched him leave from a distance, and the noble woman said solemnly: "Xiaoyue, did you bring me here for another purpose, how could you meet Xu Xian here?"
Hu Xinyue smiled and said: "How could it be? I specially invited you to come to the capital to play and make amends to you, I can't wait to kill this Xu Xian, how can I deliberately meet him." I heard that the Baolian lamp has the effect of praying, is my sister still thinking about him, so there is an encounter today. ”
The Three Holy Mothers said angrily: "If you dare to talk nonsense, I will leave!"
Hu Xinyue said: "I won't say it, let's go, wait until you're done shopping, I'll accompany you to Erlang Temple to see your second brother!"
The Third Lady said cleanly: "If you don't go, he will only use a lot of pressure on people, what is there to see." ”
Hu Xinyue smiled meaningfully: "It's okay not to go!"
The Third Lady refused to be teased by her in vain, and fought back: "The marriage you planned a few days ago was ruined by Xu Xian, or pretended to be a farmer called Ah Niu, and robbed you out." I watched the scene of that day with a Baolian lantern, and after watching it dozens of times, my stomach hurt with laughter. You fox has always only teased people, but I didn't expect to be teased one day!"
(To be continued)