In the cold weather, the north wind blows against my face, especially at night, like a knife cutting through my face.
Zhu Pingan, who had been having the Luming Banquet all day, returned to his room in the inn before the evening curfew. His breath was filled with the smell of alcohol and he was a little drunk. Zhu Pingan had made up his mind not to drink, but he was so drunk at the Luming Banquet.
How come you have the nerve to eat food there when you have one cup for me? So even though I was very restrained, I still felt a little drunk.
After returning to the room, Zhu Ping'an took a hot bath, changed into clean clothes, sat at the desk by the window, opened the "Traditional Records" presented by the mysterious old man, and lit the oil lamp to read.
Partly drunk, his head was a little heavy, and it was difficult to concentrate. Zhu Pingan covered the lampshade and opened the window. The cold wind blew, and the feeling of being cut by a knife made Zhu Pingan instantly sober up.
There are a hundred Hamlets for every one hundred readers. Wang Yangming's "Xinxue" thought combines the essence of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Because of his hundreds of years of experience, Zhu Ping'an saw it when he read "Chuan Xi Lu"
A method of "fighting against heaven, fighting against earth, and fighting against people" to win every battle, the core of which is Wang Yangming's eight-character motto: This heart will not move but will move randomly.
"True knowledge means doing it. If you don't do it, it doesn't mean it's known. This is for scholars to establish their teachings carefully and practice them diligently..."
It was late at night, snow was falling outside the window, and a young man reading by the window gradually fell into his book.
Early in the morning of the next day, Zhu Pingan got up and washed up. He carried his schoolbag across his body and a black wooden board and went out as usual. The so-called "three nines in winter and three volts in summer" means persistence is emphasized when practicing calligraphy and learning.
unremitting.
It’s been nine cold days, practicing calligraphy and reading in the cold wind, but it has a unique flavor.
As more people came and went, Zhu Ping'an collected the writing brushes, bamboo tubes, black wooden boards and other items. Shi Shiran walked out of the woods and ordered a bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup from a shop on the street and had breakfast with fried pancakes.
After breakfast, Zhu Pingan walked to the pier outside Yingtian City with his schoolbag slung across his body, preparing to inquire about the passenger ships going upstream to understand the situation. The pier in Yingtian was also relatively busy in this weather, so Zhu Pingan went to the pier.
After asking about the situation, the people on the dock didn't dare to neglect Zhu Ping'an's gown when they saw it.
After asking, Zhu Pingan had a general understanding of the situation. Ordinary small boats would not go upstream in this kind of weather. Only larger passenger ships and cargo ships would go upstream under the combined effect of sails, oars and maybe trackers.
Moreover, the boat fare is three times more expensive than traveling down the river.
However, the owner of a large cargo ship took the initiative to contact Zhu Pingan. This cargo ship will set off upstream tomorrow morning to the Bashu area. There is a section in the middle that overlaps with Zhu Pingan's journey.
The reason why the owner approached Zhu Pingan was very simple, because he wanted to take advantage of Zhu Pingan's identity. In the Ming Dynasty, there were no high-speed rails or airplanes, but there were waterways and post roads. Post roads are similar to today's national highways. Travelers can drive by themselves and there is no charge, but the post roads are
It is only responsible for receiving officials and businessmen. General waterways are free, but some waters still have currency checkpoints like the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, that is, the toll station of the Ming Dynasty. Small boats and the like are free, but large cargo ships and the like still have to pay.
Charges.
However, the Ming Dynasty emphasized scholars. It was stipulated that there was no charge for the ships of officials, eunuchs, and scholars.
People in the Ming Dynasty also liked to take advantage and tried every means not to pay fees and steal some taxes.
There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. There are many ways to evade taxes, the core of which is fraud. For example, pretending to be an official ship, putting up a fake sign on the bow of the ship, saying something like "big official position", the bigger the better. Scare the tax collectors and let them
Hurry up and let them go. Another example is that I am not a Jinshi, a scholar, or a scholar, but there are more ways than difficulties. Asking a Jinshi, a scholar, or the like to take a boat, this is a talisman. The tax official will charge a fee, so naturally there will be "talismans" to deal with it, and it will be free of charge.
The risk of counterfeiting official ships is very high, so merchants have hired Jinshi people to escort them.
The owner of this cargo ship took a fancy to Zhu Pingan's scholar status and wanted to use Zhu Pingan's scholar status to get tax exemption.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhu. I will entertain you with good wine and food along the way. I also have ten taels of silver for the ceremony. I hope you will accept it." When the shipowner heard that Zhu Ping'an was recently elected, his attitude was extremely respectful.
He made a promise to Zhu Pingan.
After Zhu Ping'an heard this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. He would eat, drink, play and travel for free, and he could also earn some consulting fees by the way, so why not do it.
Besides, I had heard about this in my previous life, and it had become a routine in the Ming Dynasty, so why should I break the routine?
After agreeing on a time and place, Zhu Pingan said goodbye to the boatman and returned to the inn. The fat man in the inn had just gotten up. After hearing the news that Zhu Pingan was going to return home early tomorrow morning, the fat man just took Zhu Pingan to a restaurant to practice Zhu Pingan.
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Zhu Ping'an is somewhat famous near the Confucius Temple. He is the youngest candidate in this year's Enkenan Zhili. When he was having dinner at the restaurant, the shopkeeper asked the waiter to give him two of the restaurant's specialty dishes for free. This made the fat man
I was so sad that I vowed to study hard when I got home and enjoy this treatment.
On the second day, before the sky was bright, Zhu Ping'an quietly left the inn with his luggage and walked along the Qinhuai River to the city gate, and was among the first batch to open the city gate to let people out of Yingtian City.
The owner of the cargo ship had been waiting at the dock early. After seeing Zhu Pingan, he asked his crew to help Zhu Pingan get on the ship.
This cargo ship should be considered a giant ship in the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Pingan boarded the ship, the owner of the cargo ship used a packed room upstairs as Zhu Pingan's bedroom and asked the cook on board to cook a sumptuous meal.
Meals and sealed red envelopes were delivered to the room.
"Thank you." Zhu Pingan thanked the shipowner with his hands.
"Master Zhu, please don't do this. I should be the one thanking you. If there is anything wrong with your hospitality, please just bring it up."
The shipowner quickly turned away and did not dare to accept Zhu Pingan's salute. He bowed and turned to Zhu Pingan to thank him.
Mutually beneficial, Zhu Pingan did not insist anymore, thanked the shipowner and started enjoying breakfast.
"Master, if you need anything, just go downstairs and call for help." The shipowner also left with a wink.
Because the cargo ship's side is very high and has handrails, it is very safe. After breakfast, Zhu Ping'an went to the bow of the ship and firmly held the handrails to enjoy the snowy scenery of the Yangtze River in winter.
Although there are snowflakes in the sky, there is no ice in the Yangtze River because of the flowing water.
The cargo ship hoisted several large sails, and with the exquisite skills of the helmsman, he cleverly used the wind to paddle upstream on the Yangtze River. The scenery on both sides of the river passed in front of him one by one. Forests full of snow, half of which
The mountains of Baekdou, etc.
Facing the howling north wind, wearing a rabbit fur coat, standing on the bow of the boat, watching the mountains and woods passing by before my eyes, I couldn't help but feel an impassioned feeling echoing in my chest.
In this situation, standing on the bow of the boat, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but recite a poem:
Good times and beautiful scenery, but the king sent me to patrol the mountains.
After three days of sailing, the ship passed through a bank checkpoint. Zhu Ping'an disembarked and showed his official certificate to the tax officer on duty, and the cargo ship passed the banknote checkpoint smoothly.
Two days later, Zhu Ping'an got off the boat, and his home was within easy reach.
When I left home, I was still busy with the autumn harvest, but when I returned home, it was already snowing heavily. When I left home, I was just a little scholar, but when I returned home, I was already a great person. It makes people feel a little emotional.
He safely packed up his bags and walked forward. (To be continued.) xh123