Gusu snow

"Going south from here, there are two roads to Mijiang. Going south from our shop, there is a water road and a land road."

In the inn, the shopkeeper squinted his eyes, looked at them carefully and said, "But I think the two young masters are traveling in a carriage, so they should take the road - but the land road is a little slower, and it is from here, Qingcheng , and then to Jiangxia, the area of ​​Jiangxia is very large, and it is basically close to Mijiang.

From Jiangxia, you will reach the Xianghe River. There is a mountain blocking the south of the Xianghe River. Turn over and you will arrive at Mengbao, and then walk through Mengbao for a while, and you will arrive at Mijiang. "

Qianqiu felt dizzy when he heard that, but Yun Shen asked again: "Then what about the waterway?"

"Hey, you guys go out and take a boat on the water route. It is said to go to Jiangxia, float on the water for two days, and then you will arrive in Jiangxia."

Qian Qiu said: "It's just a detour around Qingcheng."

The shopkeeper said: "Take the land route to go around Qingcheng. Our Qinchuan and Jiangxia are separated by a long and wide river, not a Qingcheng. So if the two young masters go by land, they have to go around this water Go around and enter Qingcheng County, then go to Jiangxia."

Qian Qiu silently shut up and shrank behind Yun Shen.

Yun Shen raised his sleeves and pointed to one place, "Jiang Xia, do we still need to take a boat to get to the Xianghe River?"

The shopkeeper squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while, then thought for a while: "Yes, but the two young masters can also take a detour, that is, go to Yangzhou to the east of it, and turn around from there—"

As he spoke, he made a "turn around" with his hands vividly, and then said: "If the two young masters are not in a hurry, I still think it's better to go to Jiangxia and take a detour. After all, Yangzhou is a good place to go, young master. When you go to Mijiang, you can also take a trip to Yangzhou."

"We're running out of time, it took us three days to get to you Qinchuan." Qian Qiu looked at the shopkeeper resentfully.

The shopkeeper looked innocent: "Young master, from your accent, you should be from Lin'an. It really takes three or four days from Lin'an to our Qinchuan!"

Qianqiu was only talking fast for a while, but now he is so angry that he wants to kick someone.

Yun Shen nodded knowingly, bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper."

"Hey, it's nothing." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "Master Yun Shenyun is among you, right?"

Qianqiu's expression froze.Yun Shen's face was composed, smiling undisguisedly blocking Qian Qiu, looking directly at the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper shrewdly smiled and said: "Hey. The story about you has spread in Gusu and Lin'an, Mr. Yun is now a celebrity—I'm not mocking Mr. Yun.

In fact, I don't really believe that Mr. Yun is such a person. I don't know about other places, but in our Qinchuan area, the common people don't believe it! "

Yun Shen said indifferently: "Thank you for your trust, shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper said, "Master Yun, why doesn't he justify himself?"

"Why do you want to justify?" Yun Shen suddenly smiled.

The shopkeeper cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Yun's demeanor is really admirable."

His words changed abruptly, "It's just those of us who are closer to Lin'an know about it, and farther away we go to places like Xianghe and Mengbao, but not many people know about Mr. Yun's temperament."

Listening to the shopkeeper's words, Qianqiu suddenly realized something - Yun Shen and Yun Hanzhi should be "two different people".

The reason for saying this is because Yun Hanzhi broadcasts in the name of being talented and knowledgeable, almost everyone knows about it;

In contrast, not many people have heard of Yun Shen's name, after all, more people remember Yun Feng, the general who protects the country.

People like Qinchuan and Gusu have more or less heard of Yun Shen, the son of Yunfeng, the general who protects the country, and he is also a scholar full of knowledge.

Yun Hanzhi, there are not many people who know that the owner of this name is Yun Shen. He is the only one in history, and some officials in the court know that there are almost no people.

Qianqiu has also heard some stories about Yun Hanzhi's childhood. At that time, Yun Shen hadn't been named yet, but was only called Yun Hanzhi.

I heard that Yun Hanzhi could read at the age of two, and could read a hundred schools of thought intensively at the age of five. When he was recruited into the palace at the age of eight, everyone was almost sweating for Yun Hanzhi.

Unexpectedly, this young child walked to the main hall with a calmness that no one could have imagined, and accepted the court.

For a child, it is certainly not too difficult to understand the content.Maybe it was just the emperor's whim at the time, to see what kind of reaction the son of the general would have, how could he be so calm and calm, he couldn't help admiring, immediately asked three questions, unexpectedly Yun Hanzhi answered all of them correctly.

There was an instant silence in the hall.

The emperor was both surprised and delighted: "My future general protecting the country is not only capable of martial arts, but also has such a high talent in literature. This is my great talent!"

From then on, the name of Yun Hanzhi began to spread, but for some unknown reason, the rumors in the market did not pass down what the emperor said, nor did it mention the origin of Yun Hanzhi, only that he was a child.

Later, it was passed on ten to ten times, and it became that Yun Hanzhi was the son of a wealthy family that the emperor met by chance during his southern tour.The son was very intelligent at a young age and read a lot of poetry and books.

Rumors are always spreading more and more outrageous.

Qianqiu was close to the water, so of course he knew all the truth - it was Yun Shen who offered to ask not to reveal his identity.The emperor's long face was very happy at that time, so he naturally complied with Yun Shen's request.

After that, Yunfeng named him "Shen", and everyone called him Yunshen instead, and no one called him Yun Hanzhi anymore.

Coupled with the fact that he is the son of a general, he would naturally remind people of a person who is proficient in martial arts, rather than a gentle and knowledgeable scholar.

Later, Yun Shen splashed ink on several volumes and signed "Yun Hanzhi", only a part was taken by Qi Beisheng and presented to the emperor, and the other part was kept privately.

It's nothing to keep it private, but what everyone didn't expect was that the calligraphy and painting questions in the imperial examination that year directly used several paintings and calligraphy signed "Yun Hanzhi" that were submitted.

All the students who were lucky enough to pass the provincial examination got a glimpse of Yun Hanzhi's works, and were amazed when they heard that these paintings and calligraphy were all done by a young man.

From then on, Yun Hanzhi's fame spread more and more.And because Yun Hanzhi's name was not heard in the imperial examination, the saying that Yun Hanzhi disdained being an official began to spread, and he instantly became a person admired by scholars all over the world.

Even though they had never met Yun Hanzhi, they could regard Yun Hanzhi as a god based on the few paintings used by the emperor as examination questions and his noble disposition that disdained being an official.

Qianqiu was speechless.

The current shopkeeper probably doesn't know that Yun Shen belongs to Yun Hanzhi, but he is the son of a general after all, and he has heard of Yun Shen's talents more or less, so he won't regard him as Yun Hanzhi.

Zhu Jiang put the map away and put it in his arms: "My lord, shall we leave immediately or have dinner here now?"

The shopkeeper's eyes were burning.

Yun Shen's answer did not disappoint him.

Qin Chuan's food was not bad, and everyone ate well. After all, the last meal of the trip was almost dry food, and the next meal could only be eaten at the inn.

It is the beginning of June and the weather is very hot.The cicadas outside were singing louder and louder, Qianqiu felt tired after taking a few mouthfuls of rice casually.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately said: "You two young masters, why don't you stay here first, and you don't have to hurry. It takes about one and a half months from our place to Mijiang. If we go..."

As soon as Qian Qiu heard that he was going to start throwing out a long list of place names, he quickly stopped him and said, "Okay, we got it. Let's rest here for a while, and start tomorrow, shall we?"

The shopkeeper looked at Yun Shen, saw Yun Shen nod his head, and ran to ask someone to prepare the room contentedly, then turned back suddenly: "How many rooms do you two young masters want?"

"Two rooms."

"one……"

Two voices sounded at the same time, Qianqiu glanced at Yun Shen in embarrassment, the latter looked calm, and repeated firmly: "One room..."

Without saying a word, the shopkeeper immediately ran to choose a room.

Qian Qiu whispered: "Yun Shen, do you want to rest with me?"

"Save money." Yun Shen said succinctly, "It's all for one night, even if we have enough time, don't stay here for too long."

"Oh……"

This inn is just a small shop along the way, there are no good rooms.When he learned that they were going to share a room together, the shopkeeper specially chose a bigger room for them.Although Qianqiu was already mentally prepared, she still felt a little awkward when she opened the door.

The bed in front of him was a bit roomy for him to sleep alone, but it would be a bit small for two people to sleep on it.

Yun Shen looked calm, and there was still a faint fragrance on his body after taking a bath.

Qian Qiu took a small breath, and shrank back cautiously, trying to make more room.

It's a pity that his attempt didn't succeed, so Yun Shen grabbed his waist and swung him in his direction: "Good night, Qianqiu."

Qianqiu didn't dare to move when she was trapped in her arms, but her heart beat like a drum, and she felt that even her breathing became hot: "Good night..."

But Zhu Jiang had driven all day and was sleeping comfortably outside at the moment.

When having breakfast the next day, Yun Shen and Zhu Jiang confirmed their journey.Qian Qiu knew that he was a little confused about this kind of thing, so he didn't participate at all, and just watched silently from the side.

Although taking the water route is faster, it will cost more money, so Yun Shen still chooses to go around from Qingcheng to Jiangxia, and then calculate the remaining money when he arrives in Jiangxia. —

However, the calculation is similar, the cost of the waterway is basically the same as the cost of passing through Yangzhou City, so we can only look at the issue of time.

Zhu Jiang turned around and said, "Shopkeeper, what kind of place is Qingcheng?"

The shopkeeper squinted his eyes: "Qingcheng——"

"The place was a bit chaotic in the past few years, and the atmosphere was not very good. Officials took bribes, which made people's lives difficult. But later the court sent another official to come over and the situation improved a bit. As for now, I don't know much about it."