Chapter 42: A beautiful shadow stands at the head of the boat
Dehua City, Xunyang Restaurant outside Jinhua Gate, amidst the white snow outside, the river wind blew slowly, and bursts of biting chill rushed towards the people on the riverside.
However, the interior of Xunyang Restaurant is as warm as spring. There are special heating equipment everywhere in the restaurant. Especially on the third floor of Xunyang Restaurant, the sound of "zhengzheng" pipa blows through my heart like the spring breeze, and I feel like I am in the warm spring flower season.
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The young man in white held the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp. He turned the five fingers of his right hand and the wine glass rotated rapidly in his slender fingers.
"I'm just a wild man, I'm just an unknown person." The young man answered softly while playing with the wine glass with his fingers. But he didn't even look at Sang Jingxuan. There was still a smile on his face.
He has a bright smile, which is like sunshine in the snow, making people feel inexplicably fond of him.
Ye Yinfeng and the fat Taoist priest looked at each other and smiled. They also wanted to know the name of the boy in white. Seeing his answer, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. They were also very curious about this mysterious boy. The little fat Li Congjia didn't even take the chopsticks, but still
Listening to the sound of the pipa, I felt as if I was intoxicated.
"Brother Sang, why bother to ruin our interest for that unknown person? Come on, come back and we will drink this cup together." Another of the four young men sitting by the river stood up.
, said to Nasang Jingxuan. This young master looks slightly tougher than Nasang Jingxuan, and his surname is Xiangyuan. Like Nasang Jingxuan, he is also the heir apparent of another big family in Dehua City.
.These two men and the other two young masters at the same table with them are called the Fourth Young Masters of Dehua.
"Brother Dai, please wait a moment."
Sang Jingxuan responded to that generation Xiangyuan, and then looked at the young man in white. He saw that the young man did not seem to be affected by the rude words of that generation Xiangyuan. He threw the wine glass lightly on the table and poured another glass of wine.
, but did not reach out to pick up the wine glass, he just picked up the dishes on the table and took a bite. His movements were elegant, and everything seemed so natural and casual. After chewing slowly for a while, he took out his handkerchief and wiped it gently.
The grease stains on the corner of his mouth were removed, and his bright and clean smile appeared again. The young man seemed to completely ignore Mr. Sang who was standing next to him. He still paid attention to me and picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the wine. His behavior was like that
Casual yet elegant, calm yet elegant.
When Mr. Sang saw that the young man in white was ignoring his existence, an unhappy look suddenly appeared on his pale face. He said to the young man in white reluctantly: "Brother, are you waiting for me?"
Words have different opinions." His tone was not very polite.
"I don't have a high opinion, I just can't agree with your ridiculous remarks." The young man said slowly.
"Ridiculous rhetoric," Mr. Sang was stunned. He didn't expect that their confidence in the Tang Dynasty would be turned into ridiculous rhetoric by this person. His pale face could not help but darken, and he said coldly: "Your Excellency, what are you doing?"
Who is he? According to your words, he seems to have no confidence in the national power of the Tang Dynasty."
"As I said, I'm just a nobody. As for my confidence in the Tang Dynasty, I don't think it comes from my words." The young man felt the rude tone of Mr. Sang, but he remained calm.
He doesn't seem to be annoyed or angry.
"In that case, we also want to hear your opinion." When the other three young masters sitting by the river heard what he said, they all showed displeasure. They all left the table and surrounded the young man in white.
beside the table.
When the guests on the third floor saw this, they stopped talking one after another, and they all stretched out their ears, wanting to hear what the boy in white would say next. The third floor of Xunyang Restaurant became quiet for a while, and at this time that person
The young female pianist who was playing the pipa also stopped playing and looked at the young man in white with her big, watery eyes.
When the little fat man Li Congjia saw the young female piano player stopped playing, he felt bored. At this time, he also discovered something unusual here. He quickly asked the fat Taoist priest and Ye Yinfeng, but they ignored him and looked at him.
She turned to the young man in white and waited for his words.
When the young man in white saw the four young masters of Dehua gathered around him, he didn't show any expression. He smiled faintly, drank the wine in the glass in his hand, and said in a slightly higher tone: "Gao Jian doesn't.
, I just want you to clarify one fact."
He softened his tone, filled the empty wine glass with fine wine, and continued: "Everyone said that our Tang Dynasty's national power is becoming increasingly prosperous and seems to have the power to dominate the world. So what I want to ask is, what is the so-called Tang Dynasty?
What does it mean that the national power is growing day by day? Our Tang Dynasty is only concentrated in this corner of the south of the Yangtze River, extending up to all parts of Huainan, and down to parts of northern Fujian. It is just in one corner, so how can the country's national power be growing day by day?"
"It's a joke, you don't know that many years ago, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was not as big as it is now, but the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was so powerful that he conquered the northern Fujian states and the western Zhejiang states in one fell swoop seven years ago. Isn't it getting worse day by day?
Is it powerful?" When the young master Xiang Yuan heard this, he made a disdainful sound.
Everyone also responded to each other.
"That was only seven years ago. So I would like to ask everyone, during these seven years, what measures did our Datang take to expand its territory? Although our Datang is located in this corner of the south of the Yangtze River, it is also in this wealthy country.
"Earth, not to mention the need to accumulate gold and strengthen talents, aren't those seven years enough? Then have you heard about any external measures taken by the Tang Dynasty?" The young man in white took a sip of wine and responded.
"Then this is the far-sighted strategy of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. How could ordinary people like you know about it?" Another young master heard this and said unconvinced.
"ignorance".
The young man in white swung his sleeves, but there was an unquestionable impression of admiration in his calm tone. Although his contemptuous tone, there was an aura of domineering at this time.
When the young man heard his contemptuous words, his cheeks turned red and he opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but he couldn't find any words to refute.
"Then may I ask, in your opinion, what do you think?"
Mr. Sang Jingxuan also took a sip of wine and asked the young man in white.
"There is Wuyue in the east of our country, but its power is not under ours. In recent years, the Wuyue Kingdom has been eyeing our country. If there is an opportunity, it will retaliate for the land it took. Although the Min Kingdom is now a small projectile,
It is a small country, but it should not be underestimated. There is the Great Zhou Kingdom in the north. This Great Zhou Kingdom is located in the Central Plains and is the orthodoxy of the world. Its power is even greater than that of the Tang Dynasty. There are the Southern Han Dynasty in the south and small countries such as Jingchu in the west.
, but it cannot be ignored.”
"So what?" someone asked.
"But our Tang Dynasty court was surrounded by all the big and small countries, but the court did not try to rule by force. It only contented itself with the status quo and only cared about enjoying the prosperous Jiangnan corner. Although the Tang Dynasty had prosperous Jiangnan states, it only sought to protect itself.
Bao, how can I still have the ambition to open up new territories and expand the territory? Moreover, our Tang Dynasty valued literature over military affairs, and all the officials in the dynasty enjoyed composing poems and reciting songs. They were intoxicated in the wind, flowers, snow and moon, and could not control themselves." The young man in white was full of witty words,
Every word hits everyone like a sharp hit.
Some people fell into deep thought and showed confusion in their eyes.
"What does this mean? Could it be that just because of this, you don't have any confidence in Datang?" Sang Jingxuan said loudly and unconvinced.
"Confidence, aren't these enough? For example, in the Great Zhou Kingdom, there is the Khitan with the wolf and tiger division in the north. They are eyeing the tigers and are still working hard to conquer. Only relying on Yanmen Pass, they can defend the Central Plains. If it weren't for the Jin Emperor Shi Jingtang who had the Central Plains
The Yanyun Sixteenth, known as the barrier, was handed over to the Khitan people. I believe that the Great Zhou Kingdom will be more powerful now. How can it be afraid of the Khitan Jackal and Tiger Division that has not yet passed the test? Besides, there are many generals in the Great Zhou Kingdom.
For example, Li Chongjin, Zhao Kuangyin, Shi Yanchao and other fierce generals have not experienced hundreds of battles, and they are all brave and good at fighting, and no one can defeat them. As for the Tang Dynasty, civil servants are the most important. When the Emperor captured Jianzhou, he also used the modern
Lord Cha, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, what you said about me, the Tang Dynasty, will dominate the world, is a joke, and this joke is not funny at all."
The boy in white shook his head and smiled after saying that. He raised his glass and took a sip. After he finished speaking, he never looked at the four people again. He picked up the dishes leisurely and tasted the Dehua City's freshly-brewed wine from the Yangtze River.
Fresh fish caught on top.
The faces of the fourth young master from Dehua who were surrounding him turned pale and green for a while. They really couldn't find any words to refute the words of the young man in white. The atmosphere became awkward for a while, because they didn't know that they were returning to
At his own table, he continued to argue with the young man in white.
Ye Yinfeng and the fat Taoist priest Li Xiaoyao were shocked. They did not expect that the young man in white would say such a thing. But after thinking about it carefully, what the young man in white seemed to have a point. It was just that
It seems a bit strange to say good things about other countries within this country. Although the current speech was not strictly controlled at that time, it was still possible to belittle one's own country and elevate other countries' speech, but it was still not the case.
Yes. While Ye Yinfeng admired the young man in white, he couldn't help but feel secretly worried about that young man.
What this young man said could, in a small way, be accused of being a spy from another country. But in a big way, it was a serious crime of treason, which would punish the nine tribes.
The young man in white didn't seem to be worried about his situation. He still looked calm and tasted the special dishes in Dehua City without any distractions. He also let out a sound of admiration from time to time. As if feeling Ye Yinfeng's worry, he raised his hand
He took the wine glass, nodded to Ye Yinfeng, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
Ye Yinfeng was also surprised. It seemed that this was the first time that the young man in white greeted someone. Although he was puzzled, he could not lose his etiquette. He also nodded to the young man in white and put the wine glass in his mouth.
The wine was drained in one gulp.
"Hmph, you are deceiving the public with your lies. This person is clearly a spy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is clearly here to undermine our confidence in His Majesty the Emperor." Mr. Sang suddenly said loudly. They did not return to their seats.
"Yes, this person clearly has bad intentions."
"I suggest you go to the police to arrest this person and interrogate him properly."
"This person is clearly trying to undermine our confidence. Please report him to the official immediately."
As soon as Mr. Sang's words fell, they were echoed by many people. For a moment, everyone criticized the young man in white. When Mr. Sang heard what everyone said, a sharp cold light showed in his eyes, and a sinister look appeared on his face.
A sinister sneer.,
The young man in white raised the corners of his mouth, showing a disdainful smile. He filled up the wine glass, but did not hold it in his hand. He only placed it on the table. He opened his mouth and took a sip, and the wine turned into a trace.
The long thread rushed towards his mouth.
At this time, there was a sharp sound of cranes outside the restaurant. The young man stood up and threw a silver ingot on the table. He walked to the palindrome outside the restaurant and laughed loudly: "This is not the Tang Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, hahahahaha, the so-called talents from the south of the Yangtze River are nothing more than this."
After saying that, the young man in white jumped up, and his body immediately rose three feet high. The young man's figure seemed to be walking casually in the air, with his white clothes fluttering, and an elegant and unrestrained figure walking in the air. But at this time, a
An extremely powerful white crane flew quickly. Just when the young man in white was about to run out of energy and fall, the white crane flew below him with incomparable precision. The young man landed steadily on the back of the white crane, holding his hands in the wind.
And stand.
The white crane let out a long chirp and flew towards the center of the Yangtze River. Everyone stood up and watched the young man in white stand on the crane's back and leave.
At this time, Ye Yinfeng discovered that in the middle of the river, there was a small boat going up the river. On the boat stood a woman in white, with a white gauze hanging on her face, making it difficult for people to see her true face. The body of the woman in white
Graceful and graceful, her clothes are flying, and her hair as black as silk is flying freely in the cold wind.
The beautiful figure stood tall on the bow of the boat against the wind, appearing and disappearing in the misty mist, like a fairy descending from the nine heavens.