Chapter 214 Night Park in Qinhuai
The Six Dynasties are splendid, and the Qinhuai River is ten miles away.
On the banks of the Qinhuai River is Jiankang City, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.
Finally, the capital of Jiankang City was the Huai Dynasty, which was once a short-lived one. It has been more than 300 years since then. Jiangnan has also been called Huai Land. As for whether the name of Huai Land originates from the Huai River or the Qinhuai River, there are many different things.
During the past three hundred years, the dynasty has established Chang'an City as the political center of the Central Plains. Jiankang City, as the largest metropolis in the south of the Yangtze River, has been established as a supporting capital several times, and still stands south of the river without any less prosperity.
The smoke is covered with cold water and moon is covered with sand, and the night is moored by restaurants near Qinhuai.
There are few cargo ships passing through Jiankang City that do not stay overnight in Jiankang City. After all, this is a prosperous city, like a shy girl covered with a veil. Merchants travel around the world and want to see the wind and moon of Qinhuai.
From the river water to the Qinhuai River, small buildings that gathered together gradually rose on both sides of the river, from scattered to groups of three or three, and then there were more ships in the river. The towering walls of Jiankang City were mottled and old. Under the city walls, small buildings, ancient pavilions, wooden fences, cargo ships and pleasure boats complement each other. Under the dusk, those pleasure boats with lights were about to start busy.
Liu Yu stood on the bow of the boat and pressed on the hilt of the sword at his waist. A gentleman's sword would not appear abrupt in this era. Looking at the two sides of the strait, Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh that even outside the city, the prosperity of Jiangnan was no longer under Chang'an City.
This time, as an envoy of the court, Yuan Bolang will openly enter Huai land and discuss the matter of using the city Yimin Princess. Liu Yu, as a secret envoy, will turn into a merchant. Xu Xuanzhu, who turned into a merchant woman, secretly enter Huai land. While arranging information, he waited for an opportunity to assassinate the King of Huai. The information shows that the King of Huai is very confident in the security of the Huai land and often travels alone, so he gave the assassin an opportunity to take advantage of it.
"The Huai area has been prosperous since ancient times."
A young young man walked out and stood side by side with Liu Yu, sighing, "Brother Fang is a northerner. He is used to the heavy weight of the northern mountains and fields. The south of the Yangtze River is like a big zodiac country. It is better at the end of autumn. If it is in April and May, even the rainy season, the boat on the river, and even the pavilions on both sides cannot be seen clearly. It is bright and circling around, and it is revealed that the city of the water town is revealed. The Qinhuai River is just a corner outside, and it is only lively when it comes to the city. It is a pity that the merchants don't come to see it. Brother Fang must be the first time, right?"
Liu Yu was named Fang Zhao and his identity was a businessman in the north, but Fang Zhao also had someone. He also had a close relationship with the court.
The young master is Mi Rucheng, the eldest son of the Shandong grain merchant Mi family. The Mi family not only manages grain, but also has its own fleet. This time Liu Yu also hired the Mi family's fleet to transport some scattered goods from the north and traveled with the Mi family's grain ship.
At this time, Xu Xuanzhu was sitting in the cabin wearing a wide suit, learning the method of northern weaving with Mi Rucheng's wife Li. Lu Chu'er knelt behind her, and the boatman, porter, husband and follower were scattered on every ship of this fleet. The guards of the Imperial Guards were wearing makeup under the leadership of Yang Lie. At the same time, a batch of "secret arms" were transported on the ship. The Imperial Guards were ready to respond. Liu Yu would not meet anyone in a short time and did not want to reveal his identity. Even Mi Rucheng thought Liu Yu was a businessman from the north.
When Liu Yu heard Mi Rucheng's words, he asked, "Brother Mi should often come and go to Jiangnan, right?"
"This is natural." Mi Ruchengdao, "most of the grains in our Mi family will be transported to Jiangnan for sale. The crops in the north are different from those in Jiangnan. In Jiangnan, ordinary families only eat rice a year, while in the north, we eat more. In this regard, the people in Jiangnan are really not as good as us."
With his main business, Mi Rucheng also had a spirit on his face and started to talk endlessly.
But Liu Yu was not very interested in the management of rice and grain, so he paid more attention to the scenery on both sides of the straits. He has been famous for a long time. Today, he has set foot in the ancient Jiangnan and witnessed this beautiful scenery.
On the other hand, Mi Rucheng passed through the Shuixi Gate of Jiankang City. After paying the tax on entering the city, the ship slowly sailed through the water hole under the city wall and entered the inner Qinhuai River.
The Qinhuai outside has seen prosperity, while the Qinhuai inside is charming. As soon as she entered the city, Liu Yu heard the girl on the shore "Woooo..." on the wooden stand, and the soft Wu dialect in Jiangnan. Liu Yu could not hear what the girl was singing after listening for a while, but her voice was extremely soft and very nice.
"Brother Mi, what did you hear her singing clearly?" Liu Yu looked at Mi Rucheng.
Mi Rucheng laughed and said, "The local accent is different. You care what she sang, it's fine."
At this time, I looked down from the cabin and said, "I should be singing a love song from Jiangnan, who misses my lover."
The person who talked about Wu You was with you. Liu Yu didn't want to bring him, but he insisted on accompanying him and came to "visit relatives". Wu You lived in Jiangnan for more than ten years when he was young, and Wu You's first wife was also his only wife. She was from Jiangnan. She was in the Qinhuai River. This time Wu You came to Jiangnan to "seek roots".
As night fell, the lights of thousands of homes rose on the Qinhuai River.
When you are decorated with lights and colors, you will not feel that Jiangbei is in war and this is a place to avoid disaster.
With the increase of pleasure boats, cargo ships have to "compete" with these pleasure boats, and occasionally there will be some minor collisions. Fortunately, the boatman of the Mi family fleet is very experienced and can control the ships freely even when there are many ships. Liu Yu stood at the bow of the boat and felt like a racing car was enjoying the speed of lightning in the downtown area.
At this time, the fleet passed by a slightly tight section of the river. The boats were oaring and splashing the waters of several girls washing clothes on the river bank. One of the girls turned his head and looked at the two young men standing on the bow of the boat viciously, and cursed a few words.
At this time, a house opened on the pleasure boat on the shore. A woman who seemed to be in trouble scolded the girl below, and then apologized to Liu Yu and Mi Rucheng on the boat.
Liu Yu replied a little, thinking that the girl he was scolding just now should be the woman's maid.
The boat was passing by very easily. Liu Yu asked Wu You, "Do you know what they were just now?"
"That girl scolded you for muddling the river water and unable to wash clothes. The girl on the boat said a few words." Wu You said angrily.
"Oh." Liu Yu nodded and understood.
Mi Rucheng smiled and said, "I have also gone to some places over the years. People from all over the world have different opinions. What I am most annoying about is the people in Guanzhong. They speak like a big old man and are very arrogant when doing things. I feel that they are close to the dragon energy, so people are arrogant."
Liu Yu smiled ashamedly. After all, he was from Guanzhong, but his accent was in a northern accent. Xu Xuanzhu stayed on the northern border all year round and was fluent in the northern dialect. Yang Lie and Huo Bing spoke with Guanzhong dialect, but they rarely spoke normally.
Liu Yu smiled and said, "Actually, there are some Guanzhong guys around him."
"Damn it, it's bad." Mi Ruchengdao, "Brother Fang is a honest man, so tall and heroic than northerners. My favorite thing is to do business with someone like Brother Fang, at least honest. We first find a warehouse to store the goods, and then go back to the previous pleasure boat, and insist on obeying the previous pair of masters and servants who were disrespectful to us!"
Although Mi Rucheng is a businessman and has a low social status, he is insulted by women in the world and always feels that he wants to get back his face. The best way to get back his face is to show his majesty in the bed. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come (voting recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Please read it at m.)
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