Chapter 520 It is the beautiful scenery in Jiangnan. I meet you again in the season of falling flowers

Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem: The Bian River flows, the Si River flows, and reaches the ancient ferry of Guazhou. There are sorrows in Wushan. Thoughts are long and hatred are long. The hatred will stop until the time of return. The moon is bright and the people lean on the building.

The Sishui mentioned in this poem is the inland river in Yangzhou City. The Sishui River passes through the city from north to south, flows into the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou, and then goes south to the Guazhou Ferry on the Yangtze River.

It was noon, and the imperial envoy's tower ship with the Xuanhuang Tuan Dragon Banner appeared at the Sishui River Wharf in the north of Yangzhou City. If it was an ordinary cargo ship, it could completely drive into Yangzhou City through the sluice gate under the city wall, but the imperial envoy's tower ship was too large and could only dock at the dock outside the city.

Xu Jin also visited Yangzhou in his previous life. He had traveled through five hundred years of time and space. The Yangzhou City in front of him was completely different. However, he saw the city towering, surrounded by moats on all sides, willows swaying by the river, and the river was rippling with blue waves. The stone arch bridge and the Huanxi girl were full of the ancient charm of the water town.

There is no doubt that this is a prosperous and prosperous ancient city, a beautiful ancient city soaked in poetry. Every grass, tree, pavilion and bridge has been written into poetry by poets.

For example: The spring breeze is ten miles away on Yangzhou Road, and the red scrolls are not as good as the red scrolls.

For example: On the bright moonlit night of the Twenty-Four Bridges, where can the jade man teaches to play the flute?

For example: The twenty-four bridges are still there, the waves are shaking, and the cold moon is silent. Thinking of the red medicine beside the bridge, who will you know for whom you will be born every year?

With a light bang, the imperial envoy's ship docked. Wang Lin'er and Qi Jingtong led the brothers from the 500th battalion to take the lead to the way. All the mandarin duck battle jackets and standard hats were carrying new flintlock rifles. The fierce aura made the local officials and gentry waiting on the docks and the yamen who maintained order in their hearts. At the same time, they curiously looked at the flintlock rifles carried by the 500th battalion soldiers.

The flintlock rifle is a new weapon. So far, the entire Ming Dynasty and even the entire world have only five hundred battalions equipped this thing. Even many Beijing officials have never seen it, let alone people from the local area.

Just as the local officials and gentry in Yangzhou City were looking around, Xu Jin, wearing a blue fifth-rank official uniform, walked down from the boat calmly, next to him was Xia Yan, the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy.

It is said that as the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy, Xia Yan was chosen by Xu Jin himself, and this time the young emperor did not send an internal official to supervise, which shows his trust in Xu Jin.

Seeing a young and handsome young official getting off the boat surrounded by Jinyiwei, a complicated look flashed in Yangzhou magistrate Jiang Ping's eyes, and he slapped the sleeves of his official robe solemnly. Then he brought his subordinates forward to salute and said, "Yangzhou magistrate Jiang Ping has met two imperial envoys."

Jiang Ping is about forty-five years old, with a name called Fu Bo, with a round head and a round face, a big belly, and a very rich appearance. This image is worthy of the fat and shortage of the prefect of Yangzhou. However, Jiang Gong was not the richest among the officials present. There was also an official in a robe next to him, and his belly was even one size bigger than Jiang Ping.

Xu Jin smiled and nodded and said, "Mr. Jiang doesn't have to be too polite."

At this time, the official who looked like a ten-month-old child next to him also bowed: "I have all transferred the salt envoy Shi Haoran and met two imperial envoys."

The Dushi Salt Transportation Commission and the Salt Session Division are both local managers in charge of the salt industry and are directly affiliated with the Central Ministry of Revenue. The top leader of the Dushi Salt Transportation Commission is called Dushi Salt Transportation Commission, abbreviated as the Salt Transportation Commission. He is a high-ranking official of the third rank, with a higher rank than the prefect, and his subordinates are in charge of an armed force, that is, salt. He really needs power, money, and soldiers.

The salt transport envoy has always been a lack of oil and water, especially the salt transport envoy in Yangzhou. I don’t know how many people are jealous and cannot sit in this position without a background. Shi Haoran is not simple.

Xu Jin returned calmly and said, "You are polite, Lord Shi."

The Salt Transportation Envoy belongs to the Ministry of Revenue, and the rank is from the third rank. Strictly speaking, Xu Jin, a fifth rank doctor, would have to respectfully call him Shangguan if he had not been an imperial envoy.

At this time, the officials under Yangzhou Prefecture also came forward to greet each other according to their official positions, politely greeted each other for a while, and then went into the city together.

Most of the city's official offices are concentrated in the north of the city, but Yangzhou City is not the case. Since the Sishui River passes through the city from north to south, it is almost on the central axis of the entire city. Therefore, Yangzhou City is bounded by the Sishui River, and the official offices are concentrated in the west of the city, while the east of the city is the main place for people to live and move.

The imperial envoy and his party crossed Tongsi Bridge surrounded by local officials and came to the west street of the city. But they saw that the government office, county office, salt transport envoy, warehouse and other buildings were all built by the river. The streets were paved with mashi stones, and there were also large and small docks by the river. Rows of green willows reflected in the clear river water, which was beautiful.

At this time, boats on the river were shuttled, and many flower boats were moored on the pier. The sound of playing the piano and the zither came from time to time. There were also many graceful women who were dressed in a gorgeous manner and were walking on the boat.

Seeing Xu Jin standing by the bridge and looking at the flower boat on the dock, the local officials and gentry all smiled meaningfully, Yangzhou prefect Jiang Ping and salt transportation envoy Shi Haoran looked at each other happily.

Although Xu Jin was young, he had a reputation. Last year, he investigated a granary deficit case in Shandong, killing people, and finally almost killed the Shandong officialdom. Even the top leaders of the army and politics were spared. Xu, who deserved the title of "Xu", was beheaded.

This time, Xu Jin came to Zhizhe and Zhejiang to preside over the land clearance of the land. The local officials and gentry were uneasy, for fear that they would touch the bad head of Xu's beheading, but they asked them to honestly cooperate with Xu Jin to clear the land again and spit out the fat meat they had eaten. They were really unwilling to accept it.

So when I saw Xu Jin suspected of being interested in the flower boats on the river, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Hehe, this Qin Chuang of Xu also seems to be a fisherman, so it's easy to deal with. Yangzhou is a place of rich and rich beauty. I dare not say anything else, but it's more money and more beautiful women. At that time, I will definitely teach him to be happy and not be happy about Shu. The matter of clearing the land will naturally be fooled.

Xia Yan, the deputy envoy next to him, frowned and coughed lightly to remind him.

Xu Jin withdrew his gaze and smiled indifferently, pointed to the flower boat at the pier not far away and said, "The spring breeze is ten miles away, and it is better to roll the red curtain on it. The ancients really did not deceive me!"

When all the officials and gentry laughed when they heard this, a gentleman with two rat beards left with a flattering smiled: "I know that our Yangzhou is a place of gold and powder in all dynasties, so it's not a fictional reputation. Hey, the imperial envoy is here this time."

Xu Jinqi said: "How do you say this?"

Seeing Xu Jin so easy to talk, another gentry smiled and interrupted, "Return to the imperial envoy, the top ten famous prostitutes and courtesans will be selected every year in the major brothels in Jiangnan. This year's courtesan competition will be held in our Yangzhou. Famous prostitutes from Qinhuai and Fujian and Zhejiang will participate, and there will be many beauties at that time. With Lord Xu's appearance and talent, if you come to watch the game, you may be able to capture the hearts of countless beauties!"

The officials and gentry laughed ambiguously, and Xu Jin also smiled faintly, "That official must participate, huh..."

Xu Jin suddenly exclaimed lightly and looked at a flower boat in the distance. At this time, a woman got off the boat like stars holding the moon. The woman was wearing a pink long skirt, graceful figure, and combing the popular hairpin butterfly bun. Because she was a little far away and her face was not too real, Xu Jin felt a little familiar.

Xie Erjian had good eyesight and subconsciously said: "Sir, isn't this...Who...Wang Cuiqiao?"

Xu Jin suddenly woke up. This girl was Wang Cuiqiao, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai whom she met on the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang. Strictly speaking, this girl was not a famous prostitute at that time, but was just a rising star trained by the brothel. The top star was still Xiao Yuxue.

It is said that Xu Jin was preparing to participate in the hospital examination at that time, but was fooled by Tang Bohu's old client to see Xiao Yuxue. Finally, he was tied up by Prince Ning and was tied to the Ning Palace. Fortunately, Wang Cuiqiao sent a maid to report the message, so Xie Erjian and Erniu took people to help him in time.

Yangzhou magistrate Jiang Ping laughed and said, "It's better for young people to look at them. You have recognized this mansion. This woman is indeed Wang Jiao. It is said that Wang Jiao became famous because of Lord Xu's song "Linjiangxian".

The salt transportation envoy Shi Haoran licked his lips and smiled: "It turns out that Lord Xu and Wang are old acquaintances. Come and invite Wang to come and meet him."

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly. Wang Cuiqiao was just a yellow-haired girl back then, but now she has become a "Wang Master". She hurriedly said, "Mr. Shi, there is no need."

Shi Haoran slapped his forehead and laughed, "That's right, Lord Xu is so busy at this moment, so he should settle down and take a shower and wash up first to avoid the abrupt beauty."

The officials and gentry all laughed out loud. Although the Ming Dynasty was not as open as the Tang and Song dynasties, it was not shameful for officials to be flirted with prostitutes, especially in the wealthy Jiangnan area, flirting with prostitutes and drinking wine became even more popular.

The officials and gentry such as the prefect Jiang had ambiguous expressions, and they probably thought that Xu Jin and Wang Cuiqiao were old friends. Xu Jin couldn't help but speechless, but he was too lazy to explain and continued to move forward, but he felt a little sad.

By the way, Wang Cuiqiao is the most beautiful woman Xu Jin has ever seen when he came to the Ming Dynasty. When he first met in Nanchang, this girl was still a 15 or 16-year-old girl, and her appearance could reach 90 points. If she hadn't grown in recent years, she would probably reach 95 points.

As the saying goes, everyone has a love for beauty, and Xu Jin is no exception. Xu Jin admires Wang Cuiqiao very much. This woman's personality and appearance are the best choice, but unfortunately she has become a worldly person.

After so many years, Wang Cuiqiao has become Wang Jiao from a rising star. When he mentioned the word "big", Xu Jin thought of Xiao Yuxue and Xiao Jiao. He was openly selling his skills but not his own. In fact, as long as the price is in place, he would sell it thoroughly than anyone else.
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