I see the snow

Outside the outskirts of the capital of stars, there is a Goddess River, which is as white as water and unparalleled in beauty.

Like the fair and graceful arms of a woman, they are slightly closed, holding up a prosperous and magnificent pearl city.

On both sides of the river, there are many flowering trees like clouds and mist, and the most famous Yixi Yantang in the capital of stars and wilds is planted on both sides of the river.

"Yixi Yantang is different from ordinary crabapple, it can only bloom for one day."

Standing on a rowing boat, Yinzhichuan raised the bamboo curtain on the boat, looked out, and signaled the bustling banks of people coming and going: "They usually bloom in the morning and fade at midnight. And the color is uncertain."

Standing next to him was a thin young man in white clothes, like a cold jade, with eyelashes like crow feathers, quietly standing on the bow of the boat with Yinzhichuan.

Yin Zhichuan said: "When it is planted, the gardener does not know what color of flowers the seed will produce in the future. So when the flowers bloom, there are special people who gamble on the color of the flowers."

On the bright river like Kyaukpa, many shuttle boats are also floating on the water, swaying lightly.

Most of them are high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen employed by the capital of stars and fields. Every late spring and early summer, these distinguished guests in the world will bring their families and friends together to enjoy the scenery at the Goddess River.

While lazily cooking warm wine, they whispered some homely things in soft voices.

Individuals who are very elegant will play the flute and play Xiao while enjoying the Yantang, and sing with the owner of the shuttle boat beside him.

"A place of wealth and honor in the world."

Xi Huai looked at this scene that seemed to be a world without worries, and said softly.

"Yes."

Yin Zhichuan also smiled and said: "Who would have thought that less than three miles from here is a 'black alley', many people would starve to death without waiting for a rotten steamed bun?"

They all looked at the noisy and bustling banks, where apricot yellow, green and dewy green flowers were blooming.

Beside him, there are elegant scholars playing music through the curtains, and in the distance, you can still hear the faint singing of the singer.

In the same city, the same people and ministers, heaven and earth, nothing better than this.

"Mr. Cheng? Hey, hurry up, please come in."

The Yinzhi River brought Xihuai to the bank in the middle of the river, and stepped on the smooth stone steps.

The capital of stars and wilds is only second to the song and dance building in Fuyun Tower - Qiushui Pavilion, which is located here.

On this day, Yin Zhichuan was not as ostentatious as he used to be, he only reserved a seat under a false name, and even wore a mask on his face.

He pulled Xi Huai, sat in a very remote corner, quietly ordered a few cups of bad wine, and then stopped talking.

Different from the openness and frankness of Fuyun Tower, Qiushui Pavilion mainly focuses on singing and dancing.

The entire pavilion is cut into countless small single rooms, and a single room can accommodate about ten to 20 people.

A beaded curtain hangs in the center of these cubicles, and behind the beaded curtain are the singers and girls who play and sing, and the visitors sit on the outer side.

The little flower ladies either hold the pipa or play the guqin, singing in a low voice.

"Mr. Liu presents Miss Zhaoyue, ten stones of autumn roses—"

"Mr. Zhang gave Miss Wanqiu fifty buckets of Luoshui cherries—"

"Mr. Tian gave Miss Mingxue two liters of glazed magnolia—!"

……

If there are high-rollers who are excited to hear it, they will spend a lot of money for the singers.

When a certain amount is reached, the Gui Gong in front of the cubicle will sing and drink loudly so that the whole attic can hear it.In one night, the more the diva's nickname was read, the more it seemed that the diva was highly sought after and worth a lot of money.

After Yin Zhichuan entered the arena, he remained silent.At first, Xi Huai thought that he was concentrating on drinking, but later found that he was not so much drinking, as he was concentrating on looking at his own reflection in the cup——

In the silence, he kept counting the amount of money the visitors gave Zhaoyuehua.

Seven years have passed, and Zhaoyue is no longer the little flower girl who was in the prime of life.

Many girls of her age have found rich merchants to marry.

Only this diva, who was famous for a while, but gradually declined in the end, still stayed in Qiushui Pavilion, singing persistently.

I don't know what to wait for.

"Have you thought about how to deal with this matter?"

Xi Huai asked.

He already knew that Yin Zhichuan was entrusted by a friend to help the woman his fourth brother liked get out of trouble.But Yinzhichuan was slightly taken aback when he heard the sound, and said after a long while:

"……not yet."

There is no more embarrassing situation in the world than this.

Yin Zhichuan thought, facing a person who almost became his sister-in-law, he was entrusted by a friend to help.

What should he do?

To go one step further is to personally push the loved one of the deceased brother into the arms of others; to take a step back is to stand on the sidelines at the request of a friend.

What's more, even if his elder brother died, there was no reason why the girl would not marry for life.As long as she is not married, it is her freedom to be with anyone in the future.

Yin Zhichuan sighed, after much deliberation, there was only silence, and said for a long time:

"Let me think about it again..."

This kind of romantic place has always been lively.

Xi Huai and the others ate food and wine in a very secluded corner, almost no one around them.Even if there were, they were oil sellers, peddlers, blacksmiths, etc. who could not even get into the Accord.

These men with black stains hidden between their fingers could only stay in the public seats on the first floor, listening to the faint singing of the girls from a distance, and then using this to speculate on the alluring beauty behind the bead curtain.

The "Autumn Rose" and "Luoshui Cherry" sung by the tortoises are huge sums of money that they can't exchange for months of hard work.

If you spend one night here, you may be beaten out by the wife of Chai Jing Qunbu with a broom when you go back.

"Anyone special here today?"

Xi Huai sat on the lower side, but noticed that the compartment at the other end was blocked by a feather curtain.The long feathers of the green lovebird stood up luxuriously and calmly. A few servants waited outside with drooping eyebrows. Even there seemed to be more guards with knives wandering around than usual.

"Ok?"

Yin Zhichuan paused, and then looked over there.

He doesn't come to Qiushuige very often, compared to Yinzhichuan, he prefers to go to Yunlou.

This is a place to sing songs, mostly sentimental parting, Yin Zhichuan doesn't like it.But even if he came infrequently, he still noticed something unusual today.

"Maybe some trash from the Sixth Department is here to investigate the case."

Yinzhichuan Road.

He squinted his eyes, and saw the jade plaque hanging outside the green feather curtain, which symbolized the affairs of officials in the court: "The brothel and the Chu Pavilion are always places where fish and dragons mix. Sometimes secrets from other countries, strange cases are sought, and you can find them everywhere." I don't know what to do, but I can gain a lot by visiting the brothel. Sheng Yang set up the largest intelligence center in Zhonglu, "Tianji Pavilion", in the same building as Fuyunlou, only separated by a wall That's the reason."

Xi Huai didn't say anything, but felt a little alert.Yin Zhichuan continued, "Don't worry about him."

"Three provinces and six ministries, the consciences of these sons of bitches have already been devoured by beasts, and they hang the sign of business affairs, but they might just use the money from the ministry to take the opportunity to come out to prostitutes."

The sound of silk and bamboo continued, the hall was noisy and noisy, but the people around Yinzhichuan were chatting about family matters.

"I heard that the famine in Guanshan County is getting worse."

One person said: "A lot of people have died. There are rebels in it, and they are recruiting soldiers, saying that they want to establish their own country and fight against the court."

"what?"

One person asked: "Aren't they afraid of beheading?"

"behead."

No.1 replied: "Beheading is nothing but death, waiting is still death. It's better to give it a try, maybe there is still a way to survive." "These people are still too superficial."

The later lamented: "Wait at home, you will starve to death, but if you become a traitor, you will kill the whole family."

"They're still too ungrateful."

Then No.1 said: "If you want to tell me, if you catch these traitors, let alone kill the whole family, it is not too much to kill the nine clans. The court has done their best to them, and they are too greedy!"

"Oh? Brother Wang, what do you say?"

Yin Zhichuan sat beside him, and raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard it, his heart moved.

How could anyone say such a thing.

"Where is Guanshan County?"

The man surnamed Wang said: "The place bordering Shangjing and Mobei! In the past, there were years of wars and disputes. If there was no drought, the harassment of horse thieves and bandits would be enough for them to drink a pot. Now the imperial court has sent troops to guard the border, and the border is peaceful. For more than ten years, but only one or two times of natural disasters, it has become like that! These villains are really sorry for His Majesty's painstaking efforts for them."

"The death at the hands of horse thieves is a death; waiting at home because of drought is also a death, and it is no different for the people."

Yin Zhichuan listened, and couldn't help but said: "Why did you revolt at this time, just to let Your Majesty's hard work go?"

"Then dying at the hands of horse thieves is the same as dying in your own home?"

The man didn't know Yinzhichuan's identity, so he blew his beard and stared at him and said, "To die under the knife of Shangjing's horse thieves is a loss of my great national prestige! But if I wait quietly at home to die, even if I suffer from hunger, it will still be regarded as an honor." The country died. From the beginning to the end, I waited for a husband, although I did not accomplish any great things, but I did not cause any trouble to Your Majesty in my life, and I did not embarrass Your Majesty when I died. Isn’t it also regrettable?”

"..."

Yinzhichuan fell silent, probably because he was too shocked to speak by this person's definition of "no regrets in life".

"The world is so big, could it be the king's land; the shore of the land, could it be the king's ministers."

Xi Huai suddenly said: "The king is the father, the people are the sons, the son does not understand the painstaking efforts of the father, he is an extremely unfilial son."

"Your father raised such a white-eyed descendant for nothing. Naturally killing the whole family is not enough to relieve the hatred. Only the nine clans can be killed."

The man in white raised his eyes, and asked the neighboring table in a low voice, "Really?"