prosperous age

Chapter 93
It was said that they took Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanrui out for a walk after dinner, but after eating and drinking, they didn't want to go out again.

Although the conditions on the ship were good, the sailors specially set aside two rooms for the four of them to live in, but they slept on the ship for several nights, but they didn't sleep well, and they were rickety.

When I got off the boat, I still felt like I was on a boat while walking on the road, and I was still floating on the water.

I went to the store to ask for hot water, and a few of them took a quick hot bath in pain to relieve the smell of sweat on their bodies, and then went to bed and fell asleep.

Waking up the next day, Wei Guangde put on a loose robe.

It is already June, and summer has already entered. Fortunately, both Jiujiang and Nanchang are close to the big river, and the temperature is much cooler than other places.

Wu Dong had already woken up, and went to ask Wei Guangde to go downstairs for breakfast.

A few people sat at a table downstairs, and after breakfast they talked about whether to read a book or go for a walk.

"Let's go out for a walk. It's rare to come to Nanchang Mansion once. The weather is a bit stuffy again. Go out for a walk to get some fresh air. I'm suffocated on the boat."

Wei Guangde Ke doesn't want to read in the room at the moment, he memorizes everything that needs to be memorized, so it's fine if he continues to read.

"It's good to go out for a walk. It's good to read in the morning and evening, and you can't read much right now."

Zeng Yuanshu also meant the same thing. The weather is a bit hot, which means that it is cooler in the morning and evening. You can read a book, and you should rest more at other times.

I just arrived in Nanchang City yesterday, so I happened to take Wei Guangde and Zeng Yuanrui out to have a look.

After breakfast, several people walked around the ancient city of Nanchang under the leadership of Wu Dong and Zeng Yuanshu.

Nanchang has traces of human activities since ancient times.

During the Xia Dynasty, the aborigines in Nanchang at that time were known as the "San Miao".

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Nanchang area was successively the sphere of influence of Wu, Yue and Chu.

But at that time, it was not called Nanchang. It is said that Nanchang was famous because during the battle between Chu and Han, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu in Gaixia, and sent the general Guan Ying to lead his troops to quell the "Wu, Yuzhang, and Kuaiji counties" in the south of the Yangtze River.

After Guan Ying pacified Yuzhang, he immediately established an official county, and first established Nanchang County as the attached country of Yuzhang County. The name of the county was taken from the auspicious meaning of "prosperity in southern Xinjiang" and "prosperity in the south". After that, for more than 500 years, Nanchang It has always been the county government of Yuzhang.

Walking on the streets of Nanchang City, while looking at the bustling commercial scenes on both sides of the street, while listening to Zeng Yuanshu's narration of the history of Nanchang.

Well, maybe this is just a little habit of scholars.

No matter where you go, there seems to be a habit of knowing the history of the place thoroughly.

One is willing to talk about this, so as to show his knowledge, and the other is willing to listen to it. Anyway, you can have a good tour guide for a penny.

It would be great if Zeng Yuanshu could become a beautiful tour guide.

Wei Guangde just muttered this in his heart and stopped.

As it approached noon, the sun radiated scorching heat in the sky, and the ground began to be scorched by fire. It was time to find a place to rest and avoid the sun.

Randomly found a nice restaurant on the street to have lunch, and after a stroll, the few of them headed to the east of the city, where they lived.

"Why don't you go to the peach grove by the East Lake? It's hot and you can stay by the East Lake and it's cool."

Walking under the eaves of the street, Zeng Yuanshu suddenly suggested.

"That's a good idea. I said yesterday that I would take them to the Zhuangyuan Bridge, so it's just now."

Wu Dong nodded in agreement, and the matter was settled.

Where there was Wu Dong, Wei Guangde really didn't have much right to speak. When he went out, his mother told him, "Listen to your brother outside".

Along the street, a few people soon arrived at the East Lake, where the lake is considered wide, and when they approached the lake, they already felt a burst of coolness.

Walking across the Zhuangyuan Bridge, although he knew that he was definitely not destined for the title of Zhuangyuan, Wei Guangde still had a little bit of luck in his heart, after all, he was considered to have an extraordinary background.

Since I came to the Ming Dynasty by chance, I naturally want to gain fame, not for anything else, at least I want to enjoy the glory and wealth of the ancients and the beautiful wives and concubines, otherwise it would be a waste of time.

"The big courtyard in front is the Nanchang Gongyuan. In a few days, we will take the college exam in it. If we pass the customs smoothly, there will be a township exam."

Zeng Yuanshu still said while walking, this place is already Gongyuan Street.

Although it is far from the bustling west of the city, the roads are still wide and there are many vendors selling goods on both sides of the street, but they don't sell loudly, and it feels less lively than the west side of the bridge.

"This is the Tribute Court, the merchants naturally know not to make loud noises, even if there is no exam."

Zeng Yuanshu explained at this moment: "Look at the beautiful scenery by the lake. On weekdays, many scholars like to come to the lake to read books and discuss knowledge."

Speaking of which, Zeng Yuanshu bought some fruit for food, and took Wei Guangde and the others to the north side of the peach forest.

They saw a peach grove in the distance. Naturally, there was no peach blossom garden for them to enjoy in the season of July.

Although there are no peach blossoms, the big peaches hanging on the tree are also very mouth-watering.

It's a pity that it's not ripe yet, and it's just a little bit too late to be picked and eaten.

Now you can actually pick it off and eat it, but it must be sour.

Not far from the Taolin, Wei Guangde noticed that there were quite a few people dressed as scholars in the Taolin, but they were obviously divided into several circles, either singing poems or discussing classics, it was very lively.

"Hey, there are so many people today. It seems that there are quite a few people participating in this year's college examination."

Seeing so many people here, Wu Dong couldn't help saying.

"When we go there, they are all from Jiujiang Mansion."

Zeng Yuanshu looked in the crowd, then pointed in one direction and said.

Wei Guangde looked in the direction Zeng Yuanshu pointed, there were a dozen people forming a small circle there, seeming to be discussing something.

But those who come here are probably all children. After all, there are still two months left for the township examination, and the scholar must not have come to Nanchang City at this moment.

Well, I am also a child.

Wei Guangde followed Zeng Yuanshu and Wu Dong and walked there. As long as Zeng Yuanrui was behind, he would have thought of something. After all, there were four of them, only he was not a student taking the exam.

The Taolin was much more lively than the outside, but Wei Guangde always felt something wrong when he heard the voice.

Of course, the problem is not with them, nor with those small circles, but over there, there are two groups of people who seem to be arguing about something, which cannot be heard clearly, but it is the most noisy.

Moreover, the two groups over there are also the most numerous in Taolin.

Among the few groups in the Taolin, there are only a dozen or so people from the Jiujiang Mansion that Zeng Yuan mentioned. There are also a few circles that are not more than a few, but the circles over there are at least thirty or fifty. indivual.

If according to Zeng Yuanshu's meaning, the circle here is divided into regions, the two groups over there are probably the top state capitals in Jiangxi's literary world.

(End of this chapter)