Chapter 190: Kaifeng Two Thousand Years Ago
Yu Rongdu was stunned when he heard the boatman's words, he didn't expect it to be so fast, he really only took a few days to get to Bianliang, Tokyo, and arrived here before the Spring Festival, Yu Rongdu walked out of the cabin with some resistance. {Starter}
Standing on the deck, looking at the towering giant city in the distance, Yu Rongdu was full of contradictions in his heart about what he had come here to do.
In the face of the changes in Jingkang in the future, Yu Rongdu wanted to change from his heart, but he knew that he couldn't change it.
For the Li Shishi that he is about to face, Yu Rongdu Xiong Oni doesn't want to face it, he was not good at facing women in his previous life, and he is still like this in this life, facing the famous prostitute Li Shishi who can charm the entire Tokyo Bianliang, or Li Shishi who has already met Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Yu Rongdu does not feel that he has the ability to break them up and get involved in it.
However, I have to do it, after all, my life is important, in the face of the virtuous Yise from Jiangnan, Yu Rongdu has too many doubts in his heart, and he doesn't know how to reason, it is this kind of asymmetry of information that makes Yu Rongdu very different at this time.
Looking at the frequent boats on the Bianhe River, Yu Rongdu didn't notice that Pan's mother and daughter had already walked to his side, especially Pan Jinlian looked at the Yichun Garden, pointed to the low hill, and asked very happily, "Is that Yichun Garden?"
The boat family was accompanied, and said very carelessly, "Yes, that is Yichun Garden, one of the four Ming Gardens of our Great Song Dynasty, it was the garden of our Emperor Taizu's younger brother, commonly known as the East Imperial Garden, and when it arrived at the time of His Majesty Zhezong, it was the private garden of the princess of Yanguo, and some people called it Li Juma Garden, but now Yichun Garden was renovated by the official family back then, and it is known for its flowering and beautiful ponds, and it is said that today's officials will come here to escape the heat in the middle of summer. ”
Speaking of this, the boatman continued, "If Childe wants to go, it is best to go on the fifteenth day of the first month, and then you will understand the fun in it." ”
Hearing this, Yu Rongdu raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?"
At this time, Sun Xian interjected and said, "It's not interesting, Gongzi knows that there is a teaching workshop below, and the place where the teaching workshop is in Beijing is mainly in Yichun Garden, nominally speaking, they are all official musicians, and the female music officials in the teaching workshop are called insiders, and the second-level ones are called palace people, and the insiders of the highest rank are assigned to this Yichun Garden. ”
"As for the fifteenth day of the first month that the boat family said, it means that this Yichun Garden is open to ordinary people on the fifteenth day of the first month of every month, and there is no need to have an official status, even if a commoner has money, he can enter. Speaking of this, Sun Xian showed a hint of gloom, but she remembered what happened to her again, and felt secretly sad.
Speaking of this, Sun Xian suddenly sang in a low voice, "The fox mound badger is full of road corners, and pedestrians are still calling for the imperial garden." There are still flowers in Lianchang, and there is no grass in spring. ”
As soon as Yu Rongdu heard this, he suddenly lost the heart to play, and from a distance, Yichun Yuan, which still had such a bit of weather, actually emitted a trace of yin qi, winding into a vicious snake hovering in the sky.
The boatman didn't expect that this beautiful little lady still had this kind of skill, so he didn't say anything, but the speed of the ship was not slow, and it soon sailed past Yichun Garden, and in front of it was a once towering high wall. There is a water gate under the high wall, and some boats go in and out of it, but the boat where Yu Rongdu is located is too big, but it can also pass, but it also needs the coordination of officials and errands, just like the traffic coordinator in later generations, first retreated the small boats that wanted to enter and exit on both sides, and then let this boat sail in.
Of course, there is an indispensable entrance fee. Once inside, it's Tokyo Bianliang. Because in ancient times, what was outside the city was outside the city, and what was inside was naturally inside the city.
But Bianliang is different. That is, the capital, there is an inner city and an imperial city, at the same time, because the Northern Song Dynasty was founded two or three hundred years ago, the economy was unusually developed, the original Bianliang City was no longer enough to accommodate those many people, so a new city was built.
At that time, it was already said that most of the new city was in ruins, and there were plows for fields. And the shops in the foothills of the old city are just living. When looking around, I see the pavilions, all of which are old palaces and temples. This shows the gap between the old and the new cities.
And the famous Qingming Riverside Map shows the grand scene of the old city.
"This is the East Water Gate, entering the East Water Gate is the outer city of Bianliang City, I have to ask here, does the son have a place to go?"
"No, please give the boatman some advice. Yu Rongdu looked at this prosperous scene and sighed with emotion, but he didn't say much, just listened to the boatman's words.
"This Bianliang City, people who come here to live and play can generally live in two places, the new city and the old city, the new city is cheap, the old city is expensive, but this old city is the inner city of Bianliang City, the dignitaries, temples and Taoist temples are in the inner city, and the traffic is also extending in all directions, if the son does not decide where to go, I have a good place to recommend. "The boat family is a little excited to introduce, this is Brother Gongzi's generosity, and he can earn a lot of extra rewards in just a few days, but he also does his best.
"Okay, boatman, you say, we still believe you. Yu Rongdu didn't care about these things, but just looked at the majestic and spacious capital of the Northern Song Dynasty and the famous Tokyo Bianliang with greed.
"I have a friend who opened an inn, just in the Yangsong Gate to enter, along the edge of the Bianhe River, close to the royal road, the geographical location is very good, I have served the officials and nobles several times to live there, and the wine and food there are also good, the son can go to try. The boatman didn't say much, after all, such a sales pitch would be offensive if he said too much.
"Well, good. Yu Rongdu didn't think too much, just responded lightly. Originally, he didn't have any plans, no arrangements, and no acquaintances. However, when it comes to acquaintances, he does have one, which is the letter to Master Li brought by Li Qingzhao, a resident of Yi'an.
But is this an acquaintance?
The boatman didn't expect Yu Rongdu to agree so happily, but he didn't know whether he should continue to say it or what it was true, but he touched his nose embarrassedly, glanced at the son-in-law who came out with two beauties, but he also understood what such a person liked, suddenly rolled his eyes, smiled, and said to Yu Rongdu, "By the way, Childe, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you, my friend's inn restaurant is opposite Yunchun Building. ”
"Yunchun Building?what?" Yu Rongdu was probably tired of seeing the scenery of the outer city at this time, and turned his head to look at the boatman and asked.
The boatman saw that Yu Rongdu's interest was aroused, and he smiled and said, "Childe doesn't know?"
Yu Rongdu was stunned for a moment but said puzzled, "Should I know?"
The boatman was stunned, thinking that he had inadvertently offended the other party, and hurriedly said, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I didn't make it clear, this Yunchun Building is a private music workshop opened by Li Yun, and there is a top brand named Bianliang in it, there is a saying that if you don't enter Yunchun Building in your life, it will be in vain for three years in Qinglou." ”
At this time, Pan Jinlian heard it, and then said, "But what about Master Li?"
When the boat family heard this, he suddenly came to the spirit and said, "Yes, yes, the girl is really insightful, it is Miss Li Shishi, this Miss Li is also a fairy-like person, that long is nothing to say, I have watched it from a distance a few times, and now I still think about it and I am still intrigued, and she has a good voice, the same song is sung in her mouth is different from others, it is said that Miss Li is a master of lyrics, and she has a high relationship with many literati, even high-ranking officials and nobles also know a lot." ”
Speaking of this, he looked around sneakily, lowered his voice and said, "It is said that even the official family has seen it today, it seems that she was already favored by the official family when she first debuted, and I know that recently, the official family went to Yunchun Tower again." ”
"Oh, why is that?" Yu Rongdu couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard that it was Master Li.
"Why else, when Master Li was only a teenager back then, how young he was, it is estimated that he has not fully grown up, but now he is full of radiance, and the charm is naturally different, so I guess the official family also felt that he could start before going again. Speaking of which, the official family was intoxicated, as if he was the official Zhao Ji.
Yu Rongdu looked at the boatman's appearance, and couldn't help laughing, but didn't speak.
It's just that there are waves in my heart, what a constraint this is, it seems that my own behavior is in the calculations of others, step by step, someone has set a script for you, all you have to do is to act according to the other party's script.
Only, it's not a drama, it's a threat.
There is a good chance that a person who acts under the calculations of others will die in the calculations of others.
You can only take your destiny into your own hands.
Looking at the Yang Song Gate that was getting closer and closer, Yu Rongdu's heart couldn't help but beat a little nervously, the speed exceeded the usual heartbeat, as if something was pulling him.
That huge water gate, after entering, is a new world
A commotion rushed in front of you, all kinds of boats were interspersed and wandered on the Bianhe River, people of all walks of life walked back and forth on the road on both sides, all kinds of shouts and sales were bustling, so prosperous, just those people were enough to yearn for a long time in the heart of Yu Rongdu, who had been overseas for a long time.
This is the capital of the Central Plains.
Just when Yu Rongdu was immersed in emotion, suddenly a gong sounded, and a big ship like himself rampaged, squeezing away a large number of small boats, and then crashed into it from behind, and heard a broken gong shouting, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way for Gao Yanei......"