There is greenery everywhere above the Yujiang River. When it rains, the rain ink renders it even more delicate.
At this time, the weather in Guangnan was already very unfriendly to people. It was very damp and stuffy, and it was easy to arouse anger. Fortunately, the heat island effect is not very obvious these days. Although the temperature is high, it is still within the acceptable range!
The boat was moving on the river, and the old man only took Liang Chuan and A Yue along with him. The boat's draft was not deep at this time, and with a gentle movement of the wormwood, the boat swayed far in the river.
Liang Chuan didn't know where Qiyuanzhou was, but the old boatman looked like a villain. The two of them fell asleep in the cabin, and they didn't realize that raindrops were pattering on the thatched roof of the boat.
The sound of falling rain made little Ah Yue, who had been traveling for several days, sleep more soundly. Liang Chuan was finally able to calm down and appreciate his own peace.
"After this rain, the weather will start to heat up!" This season is the plum rain season. After the rain bands pass and the subtropical high pressure is controlled, the furnace is about to come.
The old boatman looked into the distance with his eyes smiling, telling Liang Chuan, but not looking at Liang Chuan.
"If it gets really hot here, it will suffocate everyone to death!"
"No, it's hot during the day and maybe a little cool at night. It's always been like this."
The rain on the river gradually became heavier, leaving only the vast rain and mist between the sky and the earth. From time to time, fish jumped out of the water on the river and splashed with waves. At this moment, the mountains and water merged into one, and the heaven and earth were like an ink painting. Think about this With water as home, a life of wandering around mountains and rivers is not bad.
At least there is no rush in life and no pressure from work. I can sleep peacefully and enjoy this moment of peace!
very nice!
The raindrops fell on Liang Chuan, which was a little warm. The old boatman had been covered with a raincoat, like a character in a fairyland, with the fairy style of an outsider. This scene was like a dream!
"When I get old, I will also build a boat on this river, fish every day, and fly the boat to heaven and earth. It will be great!"
"We are forced by life, and we are not as good as you in traveling around the mountains and rivers. Officials are ambitious people, unlike us old bones, who are useless at all!"
"I'm not as good as you, the boatman, bumping around like a headless fly all day long, just waiting to hit the south wall one day!"
"The official is going to Qiyuanzhou?"
The old man asked with some concern.
If it were anyone else, Liang Chuan would have been wary. When the old man asked him, he responded calmly: "Exactly, I have some small business at hand and want to go to Qiyuan State to try my luck."
The old boatman looked at Liang Chuan tenderly with eyes that clearly understood the world, and said, "The official hasn't been to Qiyuanzhou for a long time."
As soon as Liang Chuan heard this, he knew that the old man had something to say next, so he listened attentively.
Generally speaking, people who engage in transportation have the best access to people from all walks of life and can best obtain all kinds of information that others cannot.
A taxi driver in the imperial capital can be said to be a walking encyclopedia. He can talk about the customs and customs of all over the world without repeating them for seven days and seven nights.
Either because they have a lot of knowledge, or because they have contact with the most people. They listen to a little bit of gossip and unofficial history every day. After a few years, they can open a cross talk studio.
The same goes for boatmen, of course. There are many people of all kinds going north and south on the river, and there are so many people waiting for them to see!
The boatman held the boat with his hands and said slowly: "The last great turmoil here was in the fourth year of Wude in the early Tang Dynasty. In that year, after Tang Gaozu sent troops to wipe out Xiao Xian, he established a state and county in Guangnan and dredged the waterways at the same time. Guangnan is no longer isolated from the rest of the world, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment for hundreds of years."
Liang Chuan responded: "I only knew that the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty sent Zhao Tuo to govern South Vietnam. It was the first time to develop and manage Guangnan, but I didn't know that the prosperous Tang Dynasty also valued Guangnan so much."
The old boatman seemed to miss that prosperous era very much, and his expression was full of pride.
But the past is the past after all. The old boatman sighed and said: "Troubled times are coming after all!"
Liang Chuan wondered: "How could it be possible? The current emperor is not Zhao Zhen. He is known as the peaceful ruler of the world. It can be said that it is a prosperous age that has not been seen in thousands of years!"
Although Liang Chuan's grades were average, based on his knowledge, he also knew that the Song Renzong dynasty was the golden age of the ancient feudal period. Only in this year did the common people have hope. The sprouts of the small-scale peasant economy and the commodity economy all appeared in this year. If things don't start this year, wouldn't people in other times have to jump off buildings?
"I don't know if it's prosperous or not. I only know that disasters are happening these days, and the emperor of the Han Dynasty is going military. Look at how many wars we have fought in these years. Not to mention our Guangnan, even places like Fujian Road are so obedient. The common people have risen in rebellion, and the war between the northwest and Dangxiang has never stopped for decades. I heard that the Japanese are also making trouble on the northeast coast!"
It was the first time that Liang Chuan heard someone put the word militarism on Zhao Zhen!
This word usually refers to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, or other emperors who were very happy with their achievements. It seems a bit unworthy that Zhao Zhen, a weak emperor, had someone say this to him!
Liang Chuan was confused when he heard what the old man said.
The Song Dynasty and the Dangxiang people fought the Song-Xia War for many years. This is a very famous war in history. It is also because of the Song-Xia War that it greatly consumed the national power of the two countries and finally allowed the Mongols to take advantage of it.
But Liang Chuan didn’t know that there were still Japanese invaders in the Song Dynasty? What he said made him a little confused!
If he remembered correctly, Japanese plague only appeared in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
The reason for this is that the domestic situation in the island country is stable, and a large number of warriors have nowhere to stay. Then the Ming Dynasty implemented a closed country. The Japanese wanted to trade, but the Ming Dynasty refused. In the end, they could only use swords to open the doors, which caused the Japanese invasion.
There is still at least three hundred years left before this period comes!
There would be no Japanese troubles in the Song Dynasty because the maritime trade of the Song Dynasty was extremely developed!
Anyone who wanted to do business in the world could come to the Song Dynasty. People even came from as far away as Africa. During this period, Quanzhou Port was the second largest port in the East!
Also, during the Renzong period of Song Dynasty, there were many famous ministers and the administration was extremely enlightened. How could there be so many peasant uprisings? .
Could it be that he traveled through time and came to a fake Song Dynasty?
Why is everything inconsistent with the history books?
The people are poor, and these remote areas are even poorer. There is also chaos. It is a scene of the end of an empire. People are in panic wherever they go, for fear of being robbed and killed on the way!
"I heard what the old boatman said is true. Guangnan is not peaceful either?"
"It won't be peaceful for a long time. Since the two years before the war, the South Vietnamese in the south have been invading our Song Dynasty. We in Guangnan are connected with them, and we are the first to bear the brunt!"
"What do the South Vietnamese want? How dare they challenge our Song Dynasty?"
South Vietnam is not alone. . Monkey country? This hanging place is called Jiaozhi, and there are many other names, but no matter what it is called, they are the territory of the Han family. However, this group of people is really restless and will go against their masters whenever they have the opportunity!
This shitty little country where tribes gather together is where the early Han people immigrated. Their institutions, customs, and even their language are the same as those of the Han system!
With their meager behavior, they are worthy of challenging the Celestial Dynasty. They are not worthy of any dynasty!
The old boatman said: "If our officials are willing to take care of them, we, the Song Dynasty, will not take them seriously if they have a hundred South Vietnam countries. It's a pity that you are a Nong and I am a Dong. Neither of them are Han people. The Han people are not Han people." The emperor doesn’t care about mediocre people like us!”
The more Liang Chuan listened, the more incredible he said: "How is it possible? I still believe in other emperors. This Zhao Guan family doesn't claim to love the people like a son, so how could he not care about us people? Even if he doesn't care, the South Vietnamese country invades the border of the Song Dynasty. He You won’t just sit back and ignore it, right?”
Although the old boatman doesn't want to pay attention to these things, he has seen a lot of disturbing things in his life. It is enough for him to have an incompetent wife at home. How can he have the leisure to care about national affairs? The land of the Song Dynasty makes people What can we do if we take possession of it? The emperor of the Song family is not in a hurry. He is an old man and only supports the boat. What's the use of being anxious?
This is the incredible place. Everyone in the world thinks that their country is not big enough, but the Song Dynasty does not want Yanyun in the north and Nanzhao in the south. It feels like they are just dragging their feet!
"But this is the fact. The Yue people of the Li Dynasty have been arrogant and domineering here for many years. In Qiyuan Prefecture where you are going, there are many Yue people showing off their power. Don't look at the calm situation on the river. This place has also become their territory. If we want to make a living on this river, we must be filial to them, otherwise we will become fish food in the river!"
"This is simply unreasonable!"
Liang Chuan was furious after hearing this!
The history books describe how virtuous and holy the Bird Feather Emperor is, but he never imagined that he was also such a foolish emperor! In the past, there was always an urge that the sky is dead and the emperor should stand. He traveled through time. Although he did not have such great ambitions to be an emperor, looking at the group of people in front of him, what kind of bullshit life was he living? He didn't want to live in such a dynasty. !
But he was angry, so what could he do? He glanced at Ah Yue who was sleeping soundly in the cabin. At this time, his abilities were so limited that he could barely provide food and clothing for the two of them, so why talk about the general trend of the world!
The world is like this, the world is so dark, there is nothing to be angry about. Fortunately, the old boatman had seen what Liang Chuan was like, and knew that this man was upright and conscientious, and would not do evil things that were harmful to nature and justice. It was reasonable to feel grievances against such a situation!
"We are about to reach the ferry ahead. Official, listen to what the little old man said. These Yue people seem to have a problem with people of Guanren's stature. Avoid them if you can. Let's not try to be so strong. In the end, we will suffer!"
Liang Chuan heard this strangely. For a moment, he couldn't fully listen to Old Boatman Bai's painstaking efforts. Also, if he could still remember the previous memories, after this reminder, he would be able to immediately recall those Yue people who were unfavorable to them, but now he completely wants to He didn't want to come, let alone remember that these people were actually his life and death enemies!
