He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

"My lords, locust leaves Lengtao—the emerald noodles, here you go!"

The person who came in was wearing a green gauze, walking like a touch of water, with a smile in his breathtaking phoenix eyes: "Why did you just show up, it looks like this."

Su An was taken aback, and ran to hide behind Gu Yue, revealing two bright eyes: "Mr. Lin?!" Lin Zhenzhen sat down, and said slowly: "If I was there, no one would listen your pipa, so avoid it."

Gu Yue looked out of the window calmly.Lin Zhenzhen smiled, and threw out a few pieces of clothes from behind with her hidden hand: "Oh, I picked it up at the street corner, and I don't know which family left it."

Su An tidied up and went downstairs with Gu Yue, only to find out that everyone hadn't left, but they were all enjoying the shade in the backyard to bask in the moonlight to save lamp oil.

Overnight, more than a hundred veteran musicians, buddies and Su Shiba of Mudanfang met happily.

There are many ideas for twenty-five. I heard that it is popular in the palace to mash the young leaves of green locust trees and mix them with flour to make thin noodles. After cooking, soak them in cold water, pick them up, and mix them with cooked oil.So, he asked the kitchen to follow this method and cook a big pot to reward his own people.Lin Ye saved a few bowls for Lin Zhenzhen, but she didn't like it too spicy.

The tea lady made a table full of cold noodles, there were [-] plates, and she added mutton to the portions of Lu, He, Xu, and Meng herself.Only when Lu Lan picked up the chopsticks, he wiped the tea lady's hand as usual.

The tea lady didn't mind, she just said: "Mr. Lu, you are the only one in this shop who doesn't hide from me. It just so happened that today a guest officer brought some dim sum. The names are very elegant and interesting. I have never heard of them. Learn how to make them. In the future Come and taste it when you have time, and look at me by the way, I am not ugly." Lu Lan said: "You are so beautiful." Su An: "..." Gu Yue: "..."

Uncle Gu went to the Zuixian Building next to the street and bought a few pots of burning spring, and secretly drank it behind Su An's back. Listening with interest.

After watching Gu Yue go back home, Su An decided that in the future, Cha Niang and Twenty-Five would be in charge of Peony Workshop, Gu Bo would be in charge of Su Shiba and the affairs of each branch, Xu Kuo would still be in charge of the daily affairs of the Qiu Yuan, Lu Lan and He Lian Compose the melody mode.

Everyone performed their duties, and they were all very excited, just gearing up and looking forward to the future songs.

When the time came, Lin Zhenzhen and Suan sat down on the wall of the well and said something.Lin Zhenzhen first asked him if he still complained about the "Qing Shan" matter, Su An put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said that as long as he could go to Youzhou with Gu Yue, he would not complain about anything.

Lin Zhenzhen said: "I taught you to say those words in private, I only hope that if you are really talented, you should not do it just because of love." Su An smiled: "Li Shilang almost didn't agree." Lin Zhenzhen said: "Compiling "Broken Array" is a major event. Not only does Mudanfang rehearse the melody, but the imperial court will also have a decree. If Li Shilang plays it, the empress will help you, and the marching and arranging people will appoint you."

"Your Majesty is the most generalist. She has no other intentions. She just wants to gather some hearts for Lord Shou. You see, this year's champions in the new disciplines have all given up. I didn't win the Xin'an County King. I would like to support you. What a blessing, you want Remember."

Su An said: "Thank you."

Within three months of the opening of Mudanfang, with Pingkang as the center, Chongren, Shengye, Yiyang and Dongshi around, there was a wave of enthusiasm. Not only did every family play "Encounter Music", but there were often passers-by who learned the tune. Take it with you all the way.

However, Su An was really famous in the government and the public. In September, Li Linfu received the favor of Huifei and advised the Taichang Temple to organize the Taile Department and the Jiaofang musicians to adapt the Libu opera "Qin Wang Breaking the Battle" and spread the song among the people. Make public the virtues of the royal family.

The Venerable Li Longji was very moved after hearing this, so, after a few or two sentences in Hanliang Hall, Zhongshu and the two provinces went around for more than ten days, when they were passed from Taichang Temple to Taile Department, they became solemn, authoritative and Edicts that must be enforced.

In the Taile Department, Li Shengping pondered for a long time, and then asked Zhang Jian to find Gao Feng to inquire about the news, only to find out that there was such a story. Therefore, although there were many famous scholars who wanted to take on this task, Li Shengping still called Su An .

On that day, when the autumn rain fell suddenly, Su An entered the door, but there was no seat mat, only a five-stringed string placed on a wooden frame.Li Shengping said: "Take it." Su An frowned slightly, and reached out to take it. At that moment, Li Shengping's file hit him hard on the head.

"Promising? Knowing how to find a way out? What are the three iron laws of the Tai Le Department? Recite it and listen."

Su An's heart tightened, not to mention the pain on his forehead, he had never seen Li Shengping get angry.After being silent for a while, Li Shengping turned his back to him, knocked on the chime vigorously, and said, "Do you know what "Broken Array" is? You are going to join the army, and you have to arrange the music?" Su An replied: "Yes." Li Shengping said: "Since it's the empress's intention, I don't bother to care about it, so I can only agree, but you have to ask your master about this matter."

Su An took the order in panic, never thinking that before he had time to visit him, his master Han Changjun found him on crutches.

The rain fell drop by drop along the eaves.Han Changjun sat on the edge of the couch, lifted his limp leg, and wanted to remove the wet shoes.Su An didn't know what to do, but she didn't dare to put on airs in front of her master, she knelt down to serve her, and said, "I'll do it."

Han Changjun said: "I heard from Shengping that you opened a music workshop in Pingkangfang and arranged music?" Su An lowered his head: "It's a tea workshop." Han Changjun smiled: "Then you know, "Broken Array" was originally Yale, not Yanle." Su An was taken aback, and the shoes were put a little crookedly.Han Changjun said: "As a teacher, I will teach you one more time."

In the early years of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong asked people to draw "Broken Array Music and Dance Picture" and taught musicians. The song "Seven Virtues Dance" sang half of the country he had laid down by himself; One hundred and forty people, wearing colorful cloud-patterned armor, holding long spears, and singing "Eight Traditions in the Same Track", symbolizes the flatness of Liaodong and the great stability of the border.This "Broken Array" is not easy to change, if you want to change it, you have to have great achievements.

Only then did I know that the reason why Han Changjun's legs were lame was because he was defeated in the battle of Lengxing when he was doing Kaiji in the Yingzhou military camp, and he fled with the brigade for dozens of miles in the snow and the root cause of the disease. The two sentences have been mentioned, and there is no further mention. I only said that it is the shame of the past, and the memory is still fresh. If you want to use "Broken Array", you have to exchange it with blood.

So, although Han Changjun is approaching sixty years old, he still spends days and nights working hard to teach Su An one by one the discarded music.How did Su An think that he originally only wanted to go with Gu Yue for a little selfishness, but so many stories were involved, and he just accepted the invitation of Li Linfu and Concubine Hui, and asked Li Shengping to hit himself with a file, What a myth.

Just talking about the music, Mr. Su An respected him very much. He was almost incapable of getting into it. He used twice the hard work as Han Changjun taught him to memorize all the "Broken Array Music" in various modes, and asked Lu Lan and He Lian to sort them out. The complete set of music scores was handed over to Bamen Le Zhengzheng, and then sent to Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites for official documents.

Then, according to Han Changjun's instructions, Su An asked someone to go to Liyuan to ask Li Guiyan, who had been in the "Broken Array" before, and it was this question that formed a fate.Li Guiyan replied that if he wanted to adapt "Broken Array", he must first thoroughly understand one musical instrument - Xiqin. He also has an old friend who specializes in this instrument in Jimi Prefecture, named Shixian.

Xiqin, a rumored two-string instrument that can be played and pulled, has not yet been included in the music array of the court repertoire. Only nomadic people in the north can play the qin immediately and gallop freely to show its true style.

When Li Shengping heard about it, he took it for granted: "Gui Yan was born in Xingzhou, and he understands the music of Khitan. Regardless of whether his views are right or wrong, there is always a reason. I have always wanted to know whether Xiqin is good to play by hand, or to draw the strings." Nice to hear."

In this way, in mid-October, the Ministry of Rites issued an official document to declare the government, and the name of Wen Wulang Su'an finally appeared in the list of entourage.

Although the wind and snow in the northern region was frightening, Su An was very happy when he thought that he could go with Gu Yue, Wang Tingfu, Guo Yi and other old friends, and fulfill the wish of his master Han Changjun and his bosom friend Lin Yiyuan.

Perhaps it was due to the difference in age, but he always felt that Gu Yue's friends in court and in China were all old-fashioned and had some inexplicable problems. It can be seen that on this journey, he left the delicious food at home, the warm care of his wife and children, and if there was no Accompanied by the sound of silk and bamboo, they will definitely be very boring. Fortunately, there is him.

In October, Xiaoyangchun, chrysanthemums are sold on the street corners of Dongshi, and the lamps are golden.With the sound of a brisk horseshoe, the man, dressed in a brocade robe, with a leather scorpion on his waist and a wolf's head sword on his hip, walked through the bustling crowd and came to the small courtyard of Changchun Residence.

Colorful peacocks are drying on the wooden shelves in the courtyard.In this way, one person only weaves one inch a day, and one piece takes six months. Apart from the dyeing and weaving department under the Shaofu prison in Chang'an, only Liniang's Changchun residence has this craft.

The man jumped on his horse, and when he passed by the nearby workshop, more than a dozen cloth girls were working in front of the loom, chirping and greeting him with smiles while skillfully weaving.The man avoids looking.

Liniang opened the curtain and leaned against the door frame, letting her apricot-colored skirt flutter in the wind, laughing loudly: "Hey, you are so handsome, with a sword and a knife, if you dare not be Ah Yi today, it must be Nanya Zuowei." Changshi General Guo?"

Guo Yi tied the horse and said: "Ten days later, I will go to Youzhou with Gu Lang to preach the government, maybe I won't come back until after fighting Khitan, today, come and pour a glass of wine for Brother Qi's sword, and ask my sister-in-law to make some preparations. "

Although Liniang's face was covered with rouge, it was difficult to hide the traces of the years. It was even paler under the sun, and only the eyes that were affectionate and flirting could still give people a glimpse of her being called Li Wan when she was young. phantom.

Liniang turned her head and opened the curtain: "Come in." Guo Yi entered the door, wiped his face, walked to the mahogany cash drawer, untied his bundle, and stuffed a few gold ingots into it: "Sister-in-law here."

Liniang ordered the barbarian to get the wine, and she stayed in front of the statue to set up the incense burner, and said, "I can't use your money. It's been 13 years and I haven't touched a single penny." Guo Yi didn't reply, and continued to move, then locked it up closed the cabinet door.

"Sai Beileng, be careful." Liniang looked at him, "Although he is only going to declare the government, but the old thief Xue Yu is very vicious, if it weren't for Zheng Qinfeng and Zhao Zhang's gang under him, Sun Quan wouldn't be a dead ghost As for falling down in Yingzhou."

"I understand." Guo Yi pulled out the Langtou sword and raised it above his head, "Brother Qi said before his death that if the imperial court one day washes out the country's humiliation and attacks Khitan again, it must let this wolfhead drink the wine of Lisao first, and then drink the blood of the enemy chieftain."

A sword with a wolf's head carved from dark blue Ceylon stone inlaid on the head, and a green dragon pattern on the body of the sword. The blade is like autumn frost, and the light is cold. Unceasing chopping, tenderness emerges.

Liniang's eyes were a little empty, and she let Guo Yi finish the sacrifice.Guo Yi wanted to say something, opened his mouth, and swallowed it back.Before leaving, Liniang sighed and said: "Wait a minute, bring some leather."

The Hu people brought several mink fur cloaks.The corners of Liniang's lips curled up, and she took it over, stroking the soft hairy surface: "Shangpin, there aren't many, you guys share it, it's better to be safe."

Guo Yi took it, his hands trembling a little.A year ago, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, after eating mooncakes at Gu Shiba, he came to Changchun Residence to greet him, drank a little too much, and spilled wine on himself.Liniang kindly changed him into clean clothes, and for a moment she bent down to reveal the spring, the two of them stared at each other in silence, burning firewood all night, and then no one mentioned it.

Liniang was originally a merchant girl, and since her marriage has been delayed, she has no intention of talking about marriage.Guo Yi already has a family. Although it has been a long time, he doesn't feel ashamed of Sun Quan. He only thinks that Li Wan's original partner is a real hero. To put it bluntly, he is not qualified.

Guo Yi galloped out of the Changchun residence, gripped the Langtou sword tightly, glanced back at Liniang who was standing in front of the courtyard seeing him off, and headed for the Zuowei Mansion in the South Yamen of the Ministry of War.During this trip, he was directly summoned by Elder Xiao Ge, and said that Wei Wenkui, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, called him to lead a thousand guards by name, and exercised the power of dispatching local Zhechong captains, and fully cooperated with the Ministry of Rites to handle errands.

On the eve of departure, everything was still shrouded in the tranquility and peace of the prosperous age. Six hundred chain mail light cavalry and four hundred Mingguang armored soldiers stationed in front of Tonghua Gate. Chang'an, like a giant elephant, gently flapped its ears .

The dry wind blows through the empty streets and alleys, and the lights are turned off everywhere.People are not surprised because there are such turmoil every day. It is nothing more than Hexi in the past, Hedong in the future, and Youzhou today.

Su An was sitting in the carriage heading to Gu Yue's mansion, wearing a maroon velvet fur, holding a stove in his hand.Not long ago, he had properly accounted for the affairs of the various places inside and outside the imperial city, and reported to the South Court of the Ministry of Rites, and met the members of the mission one by one.

The ambassador of Xuanfu is Wei Wenkui, the servant. He leads the mission from afar, but no one will go.The deputy envoy is an old Youzi doctor, surnamed Zhou and named Quan, who has a severe cough and doesn't care about things.The rest of the officials, including Gu Yue, Wang Tingfu who joined the army, Guo Yi, the captain of the guard, and one censor at the Yushitai, 20 clerks, sixteen musicians, and servants brought their own, were limited to a hundred people in total.

As soon as he entered the mansion, the Ninth Manager bundled up three carts of Su An's luggage and one of Gu Yue's bundles, received the accompanying servants, and personally pinched some incense charcoal and put them in Su An's hand warmer.Su An said: "Thank you."

Su An originally thought that at this moment, Gu Yue would definitely meet many people and arrange many things, but he didn't expect that the moonlight in the hall was so empty that "Sasha" could hear a leaf falling to the ground.

Gu Jiudao: "Master Su, Gu Lang..." Su An said: "It doesn't matter to me, you let him work first." Gu Jiu said: "Gu Lang is sleeping." Su An paused, turned around, and said with a smile : "That's more important."

Gu Jiu brought Su An to Gu Yue's bedroom on tiptoe. There was no one waiting in the room, and the walls were clear and bright, except for a small and exquisite three-legged golden incense burner in the middle, burning sandalwood.

Through the veil, Su An could see Gu Yue's chest rising and falling peacefully.He softly ordered Gu Jiu to back down, and then, holding his breath, approached, approached again, and suddenly laughed, lifting Gu Yue's quilt with a "squeak".

"Suan!"

This was the first time Su An saw Gu Yue's hairy head, wanting to get angry but unable to do so.Gu Yue closed his eyes, took a deep breath, tucked in the quilt again, and returned to the original posture: "Are you really going?!"

Su An climbed onto the soft couch, moved in, and hugged her legs in front of her chest: "Whether you allow it or not, anyway, I brought a pipa and a flute to relieve your boredom on the road." Gu Yue stretched out an arm, Pointing directly at the table on the bed: "What is written in the document is the itinerary." Su An said: "I don't understand it." Gu Yue said: "Let you take it here, and I will read it to you."

"One journey is two thousand miles, from Changle Station in the east, to Tongguan in the north, and through Jizhou. It is estimated that it will not arrive in Fanyang Road until the end of the Jia month. On this road, there is a rest every three days and one night every five days. Unless the road is blocked by heavy snow, the rest of the situation Don't delay, and don't think that the east of the river passing by is my hometown, and someone will receive it, no."

Su An blew on the candle flame of the pottery bean lamp, and moved an inch further in: "Uncle Gu has inquired that Jimi Prefecture, where Mr. Shi Xian lives, is not far from Youzhou Mansion, and I will find him even if I freeze to death. What about you, what are your plans? It is said that in previous years, Xuanzheng was all about eating, drinking and having fun, and it was all about showing off."

The notebook in Gu Yue's hand was blown open one page after another: "Almost, I plan to go from south to north, first go to Cangzhou to find out the way, and then go to meet the governor Wu Shen for a while, and then write about Xue Gong these years. Lao Di copied them all."

"You scare me!" Su An smiled, threw away the rolls of papers, and nestled the heater between the two of them, "No matter the ends of the earth, I will be with you. I am not afraid of being entertained by anyone. I am at home in the local teaching workshop." I can eat it."

Gu Yue had no choice but to hold the person in his arms tightly, and wrapped himself in the embroidered quilt: "We'll sleep together again, at dawn, Chief Nine will cook coix seed porridge for us to eat, as well as black rice, you can take it with you along the way, it's better than something baked in soil ate too much."

At Maoshi, the sound of bells and drums came as promised, and on the Changle slope outside Tonghua Gate, flags and flags were lined up, and red maples were like fire.All the officials wore the round-neck gowns of the Ministry of Rites for envoys to declare the government, and the Jinxian crowns, and held the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens and praying for blessings.

"There are two of the 150 rituals of the five rituals...the fourth is Jiali...the 47th is sending envoys to comfort the Tibetans, the 48th is sending envoys to proclaim the prefectures, the 49th is sending envoys to the prefectures to declare regulations, and the fiftieth is sending envoys to the prefectures to proclaim amnesty Book……"

Su Anli was at the end, watching Xiao Qiaofu, Zhang Jiuling, Wei Wenkui and others set up wine in the Wangchun Pavilion, waved their sleeves to bid farewell to Zhouquan and Gu Yue, asked the relatives and their warmth, and handed over tips for official documents or letters.

At this time, Guo Yi was riding a horse with a gun and dressed in military uniform. He galloped over from under the pavilion, and said with a smile, "Mr. Su, they speak official language. I'll show you the flag." It's not all like that."

Wang Tingfu was beside him, smiled, and got on his horse: "Young Master Su probably hasn't heard that famous poem - he has recognized all the flags, and he is half a general." Su An: "Is this also called poetry?" Guo Yi coughed Cough.Su An suddenly realized: "It can't be General Guo's poem, right?" Wang Tingfu kicked the horse's belly and went forward: "Sure enough, he is a smart man."

The front row of the battle is flying three large banners, four feet high, with four dovetail-shaped silk pendants, the length of which is about as long as the wheel. They are painted with yellow unicorns, white tigers and black turtles and snakes; A green and green rectangular wolf-patterned flag; after that, every fifty infantrymen will have a swallow-tailed flag.

Guo Yi picked up his whip and said to Su An: "The first three are the flags used exclusively by the imperial court. The Qilin flag represents officials and rituals, the white tiger flag represents soldiers and punishment, and the turtle and snake flag represents households and workers. Together, they are three provinces and six ministries."

Su An asked: "What's the next step?" Guo Yi said: "One is called the Zhu Banner, which is painted with a red bird, and is used by the royal family; , used only by the Supreme Saint.”

"Mr. Su, it's not just this, but those behind it are military flags." Although Wang Tingfu is a civil servant, he has always been a martial artist and knows a lot. "There are ten troops in the army, and five in one army. The flag is used as a symbol, and we have a total of twenty teams, which can barely be counted as a brigade, so the silver-armored guards at the head can hold the flag."

Su An asked again: "Then why are the wolves on the Yan flag? Why is the color blue?" Wang Tingfu glanced at Guo Yi, and replied: "The color of the flag indicates the direction. Red is south, white is west, gold is north, and green is green." East, yellow is the center."

Guo Yi took over the words: "In addition, the army has a flag, the battalion has a flag, and there is a triangular flag for commanding formation and advancing and retreating on the spot, as well as arms, equipment, food transportation, etc., all have their own flags. Soldiers, only if they know how to control the banner, judge when it is true and when it is false, what is the morale, and what is the motivation, can they..."

Su An took a deep breath, felt that it would be a bottomless pit to continue listening, and saw that Chun Ting had already left, so he interrupted quickly: "I know that Qiqi is half a general, we should set off, and we will talk about the other half on the way."

However, as soon as the trombone sounded, Guo Yi turned his horse's head and calmly returned to the head of the queue.The sound of the second patrol number, raised the horseshoe, waved the gun, left and right each, impartial.

The silver-armored cavalry were ordered to raise the wolf flag one foot high, and stand still in the direction of the rising sun; afterward, the standard-bearers sent an order, one was a light cavalry in chain mail, holding the yellow flag, and lined up in the team to guard the chariots and horses; The Mingguang armored soldiers, holding the white and blue flags, formed a wedge formation in the front and a square formation in the tail; there were also scouts on the flanks, carrying triangular red flags on their shoulders, shouting to pass on military discipline.

The sound of the thirtieth sounded, and when Xuan Fu envoy Zhou Quan tremblingly boarded the carriage, holding the hands of his servants, the thousand guards scattered on the wild slopes had already changed their positions and returned to their positions. Never said a word.

So, on October [-]th, the autumn wind blows the leaves, the trees are swaying, and the dormant goshawks on the Changle slope finally shake their feathers, spread their giant wings, and follow the dazzling light of the rising sun, all the way east, soaring straight to Changle Station.

Su An has never been to the east or north of Chang'an, and he is full of longing. He plays the flute while riding a horse, plays the pipa while riding a car, and writes many stories. He has long forgotten to ask Guo Yi who is the other half of the general. What.

As far as Changle Station, there are two official roads. One side goes to the south, with green hills and peaks, and the other side goes to the north, where the dark blue Cangyuan and Jinxiu Plain are separated by a gatehouse with red paint and green eaves. Pedestrians laugh and leave here. .

Su An wanted to go to the restaurant to listen to music at night, Gu Yue agreed, so he changed into regular clothes, invited Wang and Guo, accompanied by Yicheng, ordered a few jars of Lang Guanqing to taste at the gatehouse, and distributed the black rice he brought along the way.

"This black rice method is to take the stems and leaves of Nanzhu, mash them, soak the japonica rice in the juice, soak it nine times, steam it and dry it nine times. The rice grains are compact and small, as black as pearls. It is convenient and delicious to eat in this bag, suitable for faraway places... "

Gu Yue was talking, but he saw the nameless person at the next table writing poems on the wall while muttering wild words: "It's hard for a guest to find the way to the Spring Dynasty, and Hualiu doesn't know the dust from the north and the south." Guo Yi said: "Good poem!"

Wuming turned his head, saluted, and said with a smile: "Nowadays is a peaceful and prosperous age, how rich is life? No matter whether you go south or north, conquer or farm, winter or spring, we will see you again by chance, brother, may we share a poem together head?"

Guo Yi rolled up his sleeves, his eyes gleaming: "I can't ask for it, oh, Mingyue..." Wang Tingfu's expression was slightly embarrassed.Su An took a sip of wine, grabbed the pipa to rescue him, Gu Yue held him back, and finished the next sentence in response.

It's hard for a guest to find the way to the Spring Dynasty,

Hualiu doesn't know the dust from the north and the south.

But it is said that the snow is like poplar flowers,

There are people who swim in Qushui drunk.

Anonymous thanked Gu Yue, saying that he went south to work, but he refused to leave when he arrived at Changle Station, as if he was not willing to run around for fame.Gu Yue smiled: "The lazy horse recognizes the post, so hurry up and change it." Post Cheng complied.

In this way, one Guan post, one romantic, Su An followed the mission to stop and go, remembering the taste of parting in Changle post, the danger of the natural moat in Tongguan, the government of Shangzhou in Jizhou, the virtue of Xianyu, After tasting local flavors and listening to folk songs, finally arrived in Cangzhou, the first stop of Fanyang Road, after one month.

Impression of Cangzhou, a Yongji Canal.

After the previous "drawing the silk thread", Gu Yue made many inquiries, and initially decided on two breakthrough points for this propaganda, one is the grain and grass transfer in Cangzhou Yongji Canal, and the other is the copper and iron smelting in Jixian County, Youzhou. Among them, cutting off the interests between local officials and the Xue family can pave the way for the subsequent peaceful withdrawal of the imperial court.

On that day, the weather was fine, and the mission entered the city of Zhou. Xuanfu Deputy Envoy Zhou Quan was sick with a cough and went to rest on his own. Gu Yue and the others stayed in the courtroom. The two teams of joining the army and joining the army directly chatted with officials from the Ministry of Rites, and then listened to Chang Shi's report on the customs and customs of each county.

"Cangzhou has six counties, one hundred and seventy counties, and the land of rivers and seas accounts for [-] of them. Water transport is convenient, the salt industry is developed, and traders trade, and they can communicate with Dongyi; and in the plains, the land is fertile and the hydrology is suitable. Wheat, cotton, etc. The grain yield of other crops is high, and there is more than enough every year, so Cangzhou can also produce and transport goods, and has the reputation of "Liaodong granary."

Chang Shi is highly respected in the local area, and he speaks eloquently.While flipping through the files, Gu Yue asked, "Asu, do you want to go rest first?" Su An yawned: "I just want to go to Yongji Canal and see for myself the canal dug by the previous dynasty." Gu Yue said: "Okay, I'll listen to you." Chang Shi was taken aback for a moment.

Gu Yue picked up the sheepskin map, picked it along the Yongji Canal, and pointed out a Dongguang County: "How about this place? According to records, it has a long history and pleasant scenery." Wang Tingfu and Guo Yi looked at each other: "Very good, very good. "

Chang Shi was a little surprised. In the past, the envoys of the Ministry of Rites announced the government for the purpose of making friends with the local governors. They were not in a hurry to go to the counties and counties for inspection. The officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs mostly avoided the places of right and wrong during their routine inspections, scribbling through the scene, only Gu Yue jumped into the fire pit.

"Gu Lang, there is a banquet at Canghai Tower at night, with Cangzhou's special charcoal turkey chicken and sheep intestines. Don't drive and Sima Haoxing to make a word order. After listening to the local song "Walking Cow City" with the governor, how about going to Dongguang County for inspection? ?”

Gu Yue waved his hand: "No, I want to know someone, Zhang Zhongchen." Chang Shi thought for a while, and replied: "Gu Lang's number one strategy - the ten strategies of frontier defense rounds, the opening chapter is about the transportation hub. Employer, Zhang Zhongchen, the order of Dongguang, conferred the title of filial piety and honesty, and has always had a good reputation for loving the people. If you understand, let's arrange to go together."

This is an important port on the Yongji Canal, leading Qinshui to the Yellow River in the south and Fanyang County in Youzhou to the north. In the wide river, thousands of sails pass by. There is no end in sight.

Zhang Zhongchen, the county magistrate, bowed to each other, wearing a white-washed official robe, a pair of faded cloth shoes, his complexion was purple-red, which was tempered by the river wind all the year round, his voice was not like a civil servant, but like a boatman traveling north and south: "Gu Lang, Let's get our shoes wet today!"

Gu Yue replied: "Magistrate Zhang, we haven't eaten yet, Mr. Su wants to listen to the music." Su An smiled: "Yes, it's me." Zhang Zhongchen walked straight ahead, waving his sleeves to greet him: "It's a must, come, the flag Sit in the pavilion."

The flag pavilion is by the river, and outside there are tourists who rest their horses for a drink, and there are seats inside, separated by silk cloth.This kind of translucent silk cloth, named Woniu, is a special tribute silk from Cangzhou. It is light and thin but can resist the cold wind, so it was loved by the people of the time.

After several people sat down, the shop stewed mutton and mutton bones in a stone pot, enlarged a piece of mutton tail oil, and added onion, garlic, and pepper to the boil. They were invited to taste Cangzhou's special delicacy-sheep intestines.Then, after the hot dishes had warmed the spleen and stomach, another dish of sugar crab and a plate of scallops were served, which were also local tributes, and they were full of delicious fragrance for a while.

While drinking, another pair of girls came in, one playing the piano and the other dancing. Zhang Zhongchen introduced that she was a fisherman's girl. When she was waiting for her husband's return by the river every day, she wrote "The Lying Bull". city".

According to legend, after Yongji Canal was excavated, because of its convenient transportation, the people of the old Woniu City moved their homes to the new Futou City next to the canal one by one. It took only half a year for Cangzhou City to be built. built up.

Su An put down his chopsticks, and studied the uniquely shaped qin—thirteen strings, like a zither, with small differences but great similarities.As far as the tune is concerned, it not only has the charming and charming Xiaoshi tune of "Mo Yuzi", but also mixes the graceful and melancholy style of Dongyi.The two sisters answered Su Andao. The name of the qin is Gaya. It was made by a Koryo traditional music craftsman to imitate the guzheng. Because of the developed water transport in Cangzhou Port, they were lucky to get it.

Gu Yue picked up a piece of mutton and drained the oil and water by the side of the bowl: "I just read the county annals, and the official grain transfer is a million shi, the merchant ships pay taxes in an orderly manner, and the passenger ships ferry in an orderly manner. There has not been a single mistake in six years, which is really impressive. People admire."

Zhang Zhongchen responded loudly: "Dongguang County is small, but it has a lot of ties. It transports front-line military rations to Youzhou in the north, official rations in Guanzhong to the west, Koryo and Japan in the east, and Kangguo and Khitan in the north. There are countless people, if you are careless, if you misrepresent a trivial matter, it will cause a catastrophe, and you have to take it seriously." Gu Yue said: "Yes."

Speaking of which, Zhang Zhongchen, the county magistrate, succeeded in Dongguang County and lost in Dongguang County.Success, relocation of fishing grounds, mediation of public grievances, dredging of rivers, supervision of shipbuilding, just asking Cangzhou to leave him; If he is promoted, he will have no future.

Su An is not a person in the officialdom, so he doesn't have so many taboos, so he persuades him to drink first: "Magistrate Zhang, if this is in Chang'an, there is a saying that he is a good official who is broken, I respect you." Chang Shi sat beside him, and I froze for a moment.Su An smiled, exuding a distinctive aura.Zhang Zhongchen is also not subdued, drinking alcohol on his back.

Gu Yue was chewing the mutton, just watching Su An take one cup after another, while obeying the drinking orders, without any hesitation, he drank ten buckets of Tukuchun with Zhang Zhongchen one after another, Wang Tingfu and Guo Yi, no one could stop him .

Su An's complexion was slightly red, but she was not drunk at all.He picked up the pipa, adapted it a little, and taught the fisherman sisters a Dongyi song "Gaoliji" in the palace impromptu.Chang Shi understood the meaning of it, and he was full of praise. He discussed it with Gu Yue and Wang Tingfu several times.

Fortunately, after the meal, as soon as the silk curtain was lifted and the cold wind blew, everyone suddenly woke up.Zhang Zhongchen led the way in front, Gu Yue and the others followed, their steps were steady and their shoes were not wet.Su An watched the boats coming and going, laughing and talking.

But at that time, a wave of waves rushed by, startling the gulls and herons, and at the end of the river, there was a chain of iron chains, and more than a hundred large ships with deep drafts were moored impressively.The fleet is like an iron wall, which cuts off all laughter, and can only vaguely see the tank officials in charge of counting walking on the deck, while the boatmen are waving and shouting, reporting the wind direction at all times.

"Magistrate Zhang, these behemoths must be grain boats. You have to tell us about them." Wang Tingfu asked with great interest, "The flag is golden with tiger patterns, but it is sent north to Youzhou Daying of?"

Zhang Zhongchen said: "Wang Lang has good eyesight, and Fan Yangdao made an official order. From the end of the year to the beginning of the year, 30 stone grains from Cangzhou were transferred, and they were transported to Fanyang County in three batches after winter. This is also an old practice for several years." Wang Tingfu said "The old rule? How much was it in previous years?" Zhang Zhongchen said, "Six years ago, it was 15 shi. Three years ago, it was [-] shi."

Gu Yue said: "Okay, let's talk on the boat." Chang Shi's complexion changed slightly, thinking that it's nothing more than the six-rank members of the Rites Department who have some hobbies, and the management is too lenient, so he persuaded: " Gu Xiaoshu, the tank boat is dirty and wet, there is nothing to see, but it is still early, and I can still catch up with the banquet when I return to Zhoucheng, the governor..."

"I want to take a look on the boat." Su An rushed forward, his eyes curled into slits with a smile.As a landlord, Zhang Zhongchen naturally would not let go of the opportunity to express himself to the Beijing officials, so he agreed immediately, and asked the county magistrate to go back to the county government office to fetch the water transportation books over the years.

So, a few people sailed towards the convoy in a boat, and Su An leaned forward to look, the huge tank boats were like towering mountains floating in the fog, and the oars protruding from the cabin holes were like trees exploring the clouds , swaying and undulating in the waves.

Board the ship, attendants light the lamps, and everyone salutes.Gu Yue walked into the cabin, first ordered someone to poke open a few grain bags to verify the contents, and then asked one by one about the grain and grass supplies of the northward transfer of states passing through this canal.

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