That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 145 Saying Jiangnan Doesn't Want To Read It

From Xu Beiyou's point of view, Xiao Yuanying is a very contradictory little girl. She usually looks aloof and looks like a princess, but after getting acquainted with her, she will find that she is not so superior, and she is still a little girl in essence. , I will also ask you if you want this or that, and if you don’t give it, you will be angry with you, and sometimes you will be coaxed.

The two stayed in Xuancheng Mansion for three days, and Xiao Yuanying's condition improved a lot, at least her limbs were no longer weak and she could walk without hindrance.However, she began to cherish her own strength at this time, and still let Xu Beiyou carry her on her back, and sometimes she simply rode on Xu Beiyou's neck regardless of her ladylike manners. Xu Beiyou had no choice but to comply with the threat.

After the two left Xuancheng Mansion, they continued along the line of the river, and Jiangnan, Jiangzhou, and Jiangdu were already far away.

The spring breeze in April is gone, and it is cold and cold, with a slight warmth. In this spring breeze, the boats on the river are intertwined, the willows on both sides of the river bank are swaying, the grass is growing and the warblers are flying. There are even scholars and tourists riding horses. Girl, it is completely a picture of Jiangnanchun.

Xu Beiyou imagined the rich and prosperous south of the Yangtze River, which should be such a scene.

Jiangnan is the best in the world, Jiangzhou is the best in the south of the Yangtze River, and Jiangdu is the best in Jiangzhou.

The so-called Jiangdu, known as the beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangdu Emperor State, has been built for nearly two thousand years. Both the imperial court and the Taoist sect regard it as one of the four capitals in the world. It is known as the ancient capital of six dynasties and the capital of ten dynasties. Shuo inheritance, so it is also known as the cultural hub of the world.

At the end of the Great Chu Dynasty, the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty was established here. Later, in the last years of the Great Chu, the iron cavalry went south to the Central Plains, swept across the entire Jiangbei, and then marched into Shu, with the potential to swallow the whole world. Wanting to open the city to surrender, Emperor Dazheng Taizu, who was the Jiedu envoy at the time, took advantage of the situation and seized power from Emperor Dachu with the people of the people, vowing to defend the city to the death.It is precisely because of the death battle of Emperor Taizu of Dazheng that Taoism and Buddhism joined forces to resist the Houjian Xuanjiao that swept the world.

At that time, the battlefield of the Great War of the Three Religions was just under the city of Jiangdu. Immortals and masters from all walks of life came here one after another, setting up formations and fighting swords and fighting skills. I don't know how many immortals and masters died here.After this battle, the Xuanjiao, which was at its peak, was full of vitality, the leader was seriously injured, one of the two vice-masters lost his soul and the other lost all his cultivation, nine of the ten elders died in the battle, and there were countless deaths and injuries under the elders. After the establishment of the main altar, it will no longer be the grand occasion of the sub-altars spreading all over the world.

Because of the great war, the Taoist sect left Zirong Temple and Daoshu workshop in Jiangdu City, while the Buddhist sect left the Dabaoen Temple, which has been passed down for hundreds of years and has flourished with incense, and each of them has masters sitting in it.In addition, sects such as the White Lotus Sect and the Wenxiang Sect also have a strong foundation here. In addition to the imperial court, many aristocratic families, and Confucianism, no sect can cover the sky with one hand in Jiangdu.If it is said that Julu City is full of fish and dragons, then Jiangdu City has to go up to the next level. There are almost no small fish and shrimps that can gain a foothold in the city, and they are all flood dragons.

Walking on the soft soil path, Xu Beiyou, who has lived outside the Great Wall for a long time, only felt that it was very novel, because the land outside the Great Wall is cold and hard, especially in winter, it is almost as cold as a stone, and the cold air penetrates upward through the soles of his feet. The soles of the feet are numb and painful, so there are very few women wearing embroidered shoes outside the Great Wall, and only the iron hooves of the cavalry are suitable there.

Holding a marshmallow in his hand, Xiao Yuanying looked around. It seemed to be a novelty. He rode on Xu Beiyou's neck and kept looking around. Every now and then, he took a bite of the marshmallow, leaving a circle of white "little" on his mouth. beard".

Xu Beiyou asked: "Xiao Yuanying, isn't this your first time in Jiangnan? Why do I look at you as if I'm seeing you for the first time?"

Xiao Yuanying finished eating the cotton candy in his hand, wiped his hands with Xu Beiyou's hair secretly, and then said: "When I came here before, I just felt that it passed by in a flash. I didn't see it clearly, and I didn't feel anything. This time, I walked slowly. , I realized that the scenery here is really good, at least much better than the imperial capital."

Xu Beiyou didn't care about Xiao Yuanying's small gestures, and said, "Jiangnan is good, the most important thing is to recall Jiangnan, it can make so many people never forget, Jiangnan has its own unique features."

Xiao Yuanying contradicted Xu Beiyou and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether it's the imperial capital or the south of the Yangtze River, it doesn't matter if you watch it for a long time."

Xu Beiyou sighed, "Your statement is exactly the same as my master. My master has lived in Jiangnan for decades, and the thing he misses the most is Jiangnan."

Xiao Yuanying grabbed Xu Beiyou's bun, "Xu Beiyou, are you really stupid or fake? Your master doesn't read Jiangnan not because Jiangnan is a bad place, but because there are people and things in Jiangnan that make him sad."

Xu Beiyou reached out and patted Xiao Yuanying's mischievous little hand away, and said helplessly, "You little girl knows a lot, did your sister tell you?"

Xiao Yuanying said slowly: "My sister once studied Gongsun Zhongmou specially, and she may know less about Gongsun Zhongmou than you, who is an apprentice."

Xu Beiyou became interested and asked, "Let's hear the details."

Xiao Yuanying thought for a while, "My sister said that Gongsun Zhongmou was ambitious and good at strategy when he was young, but it was just bad luck that brought him to where he is today. It's just that Gongsun Zhongmou is not a mediocre person, and his bad luck will inevitably lead to depression. It is also because of this that Gongsun Zhongmou is more willful when he is old. From this point of view, he is still regressed compared to when he was young. "

Xiao Yuanying imitated her elder sister Xiao Zhinan's tone of voice, as if she was holding a pearl of wisdom, and said with a smile: "Although the old man is standing on the ground and his ambition is a thousand miles away, the sun is not as good as the sun in the west. Since ancient times, many wise emperors have been old and late. I guess this is the master of the sword sect. And so it should be."

Xu Beiyou said slowly: "Your Highness, are you talking about my master going to Biyou Island?"

Xiao Yuanying said: "You guess it yourself."

Then she paused again and said, "Maybe you can ask her face to face when you arrive in Jiangdu."

Thinking of Xiao Zhinan's face, Xu Beiyou still couldn't help but tremble slightly.

In all fairness, among what Xu Beiyou has seen in his life, Xiao Zhinan, who inherited the appearance of his grandmother, undoubtedly ranks first, and even the leader of the White Lotus Sect who came on the moon is slightly inferior.

On this point, Xu Beiyou does not deny his superficiality, he is indeed tempted, and it is not because of anything else, but because of her appearance, a woman can be so beautiful, as for her identity and beauty in her belly, it doesn't matter .

Xu Beiyou restrained his mind, and asked instead: "Little Yuanying, do you know that there are any masters in Taoism in Jiang?"

Xiao Yuanying said: "In addition to the southern ghost emperor who hunted you down, there is also Du Haichan, the master of the Zirong Temple. There are many Taoist sects who have a family and a surname. This old man is like this. His father Du Mingshi was killed Sealed as the commander-in-chief of the southeast and Jiangnan Taoist masters, and the master of the Taoist ancestral court, the peak master Tianchen Dazheng, both inside and outside, helped each other. After the previous Taoist master ascended to the ascension, they together quelled the chaos of the Qingchen Dazheng Well, supporting Qiu Ye, who was still the first disciple of the Taoist sect at that time, was a moment of power. But after Master Du Ming passed away, Du Haichan didn't have the ability and prestige of his father, and just guarded the territory of the Taoist workshop."

Xu Beiyou clicked his tongue and said: "Unexpectedly, the Daoist sect is also inherited from father to son. How is this different from the family? By the way, what masters does the court have?"

Xiao Yuanying said: "There are many masters in the imperial court, from the Secret Guard Mansion, Tianji Pavilion, Jiangdu garrison, and the major families, but the most powerful one should be Xie Suqing, the head of the Xie family. This old boy usually does not show himself , likes to talk empty talk, sit and talk about the Tao, people who don't know it think he is a weak scholar with no power to restrain a chicken, but I know his details, the real realm of the earth, Jiang Zuo No.1, Bocai The elders of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have unfathomable cultivation.”

Xu Beiyou smiled coldly, "I remember that Xie Suqing also has the position of Jiangnan weaving. She is only a fifth-rank official, but she is not worthy of the status of the head of the Xie family."

Xiao Yuanying glanced at his indifferent smile, snorted and said: "You know a lot, so let me tell you, anyway, it's not an important matter, Xie Suqing has a good personal relationship with the emperor, so the reason why I gave this official status On the surface, it was said that he didn't want to be an official in the court, he didn't want to be a frontier official, and he didn't want to disobey his father's kindness, so he just took a job, which was regarded as taking care of his father's face. In fact, he is the one who monitors the great families in the south of the Yangtze River on behalf of his father. This Jiangnan weaving is actually the governor of the secret guard mansion. let."

(End of this chapter)