A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1006 Night voyage to the South China Sea
night.

The fleet all lowered their sails and sailed at night,

With a compass and star-finding skills, as long as the weather is not too bad, you can still sail at night, but you will lower the sail and slow down.

The Nanhai Blackstone merchant ship is a member of the fleet heading to Luzon from Hong Kong Port. Like the Bauhinia, it is also a 3,600-year-old ship.

The ballast at the bottom was also porcelain, ironware, and boxes of Kaiyuan Tongbao copper coins.

There were many passengers crowded in the upper cabin.

Although this ship can be regarded as a medium-to-large seagoing ship, and it is a lucky ship known for its carrying capacity, it is at sea after all, and the cabin space is limited, so everyone can only tolerate it for the time being.

In a narrow and dark space,

Some people are sleeping, while others have not yet recovered from the pain of seasickness.
There are also some people who are adaptable to the wind and waves,

I couldn't sleep at night so I was chatting.

He estimated that the young man's father might be a businessman traveling to Luzon, or he might be a steward in a wealthy family with some power.

Wu Huaiyu was lying on a hammock,

So he obviously did well in the exam, but the examiner didn't admit him. His uncle originally wanted to seek justice for him, but he just got tired of it, so he returned to his hometown. He happened to hear that the Wu family was exploring Luzon, so he made a special trip to Luzon.

Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.

The lower class people are, the more they respect knowledge.

Wu Huaiyu was lying on the hammock, listening to the young man's eloquent talk, and couldn't help but frown slightly. This guy had always said that he was a scholar who was well versed in the Three Classics. He had studied in Yangzhou Prefecture, and was even recommended by the school and the governor to become a disciple. I went to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination.

This journey will take at least half a month. It is still very long on the vast sea. Some people come from the mainland of the Central Plains. Some of them are from Guanzhong, some from Henan, and some from Shannan Hedong, Jiangxi Jiangdong, etc. He was sent to Hong Kong Port by the Wu family and then arranged to board this ship.

Theoretically speaking, this man from Guangling, Yangzhou, who calls himself Zhang Cheng, should not appear on this ship, just like Wu Huaiyu should not appear here.

He was born in the Zhang family, a famous family in Yangzhou. He said that the Zhang family of Chang'an Sanji was the royal relative, his own family, and the three brothers of the Zhang family of Sanji were his uncles.

In addition to the crew and sailors, there are also more than a hundred passengers on this ship.
There were craftsmen and farmers, some clerks, and some robed scholars.

At first, Wu Huaiyu really thought that this young man was a member of the family who came out to travel around the world, but now he realized that something was wrong with this man.

After Zhang Cheng boarded the ship, he had already discovered that the young father and son on their ship were unusual. A middle-aged man and a teenage boy, both of whom had extraordinary temperaments, and there were some people in the cabin who had been secretly guarding them. around people.

This man said that he had excellent academic performance in Yangzhou, and even the governor accepted him as his student.
But he went to Beijing to take the exam, not to mention Jinshi, but he didn't even pass the Ming Jing Ding and other exams. He said it was because he didn't bother to write papers for the powerful, and he didn't give gifts to the examiners.

Just because of who he said he was,

Wu Huaiyu lay there still making no sound.

But his son Takesaburo Chengzhi beside him couldn't bear it anymore. He got off the hammock and walked to the group of people. "Mr. Zhang, you know so much knowledge. Can I listen together?"

Zhang Cheng is the most eye-catching person among the passengers on the ship these days.

Everyone was amazed, becoming more and more respectful and even a little awe-inspiring for this person.

There was a young man in a long robe next to him who had been talking loudly and eloquently. He still seemed different and stood out among the others in this cabin.

Not only is it inappropriate for him to say that he is a member of the Sanji Zhang family and that the three brothers of Zhang Yue are his uncles, but the things he is talking about in the evening chat are also problematic.

Scholars are always respected,

"Sanlang can't sleep either?" Zhang Cheng said with a smile.

"I slept for a while during the day, and now I'm listening to Mr. Zhang tell stories, and I'm not sleepy at all."

Zhang Cheng was complimented by a young man and felt that it was very useful.
So he continued to talk slobberingly.

Wu Chengzhi pretended to admire Zhang Cheng, and crowded around Zhang Cheng with a group of passengers who also couldn't sleep.

"Mr. Zhang, I have a question I would like to ask."

"You can just call me Da Lang, there's no need to be so polite."

"Okay, Zhang Dalang, could I ask if the Tantai Mieming you just mentioned is one person or two people?"

This was the name Zhang Cheng mentioned when he was talking to everyone just now. He smiled and replied, "You have a good memory. You can still remember that Tantai and Mieming are of course two people. I just mentioned it."

Wu Chengzhi smiled and asked pretending to be curious, "I heard before that Zhang Dalang traveled all over the Central Plains. He is good at both wine and tea. He calls himself the God of Wine and Tea Fairy. He can tell the origin of wine with one sip, and can even taste it. Do you use well water, spring water, and river water to make tea?”

Zhang Cheng shook his head,

"My tongue can really tell the origin of wine and tea with just one sip."

"Zhang Dalang, I once heard that there is a kind of tea called Rizhu Xueya, which is called the best tea in Jiangdong today. I wonder what the Rizhu in the name of this tea means?"

"Rizhu is a place name. In Huzhou, Huzhou's famous tea is Guzhuzi Bamboo Shoots, which is the tea provided by the palace. You know, Rizhu is in Huzhou. Rizhuxueya is actually Guzhuzi Bamboo Shoots, but the tea buds picked are different. The processing techniques are different, so one is called Zisun and the other is called Xueya," Zhang Cheng said with a smile.

Everyone praised him repeatedly, "Master Zhang knows so much, he really knows everything."

Someone else asked, "Master Zhang must have also drank precious tribute teas such as Gu Zhu Zisun and Rizhu Xueya. Isn't it very delicious? I heard that one tael costs one tael of gold."

"I've tasted them all, and they taste really good. My uncle gives me two kilograms every year. They are all rewards from the palace. They are the best purple bamboo shoots and snow bud tribute tea." He seemed to be reminiscing about the two kilograms. The look on his face as he planted the famous tea in the world aroused everyone's envy.

One tael of gold and one tael of tribute tea. No one can imagine how delicious this tea is.

Wu Chengzhi asked again at this time, "Zhang Dalang, I heard you talk about Yao and Shun just now. Are these two people too? Are they also disciples of Confucius?"

Tantai Mieming was a student of Confucius. There is an old saying, judge a person by his appearance and lose his talent. This Ziyu was Tantai Mieming, a student of Confucius. He was thirty-nine years younger than Confucius. Because of his ugly appearance, when he first became a disciple of Confucius, Confucius thought that he did not have much talent. However, after studying as a teacher, Ziyu traveled to the south to study in Wu. He opened a forum to give lectures and created a very influential school of Confucianism in the south. Later, when Confucius heard the news, he said the words "Judge a book by its appearance and lose it".

Because this story is about Confucius, all readers should know it. Wu Chengzhi was only ten years old, and he knew that Tantai Mieming was the Confucius student who lost Ziyu, but Zhang Cheng said that he was so good and proficient. I have read many poems and books in the Three Classics, but ended up bragging to others, but I described Tantai Mieming as two people.

And now he even said that Yao and Shun were the same person.

As for the Rizhu Xueya he just mentioned, he immediately saw through the lie that he claimed that he could tell the origin of tea or wine with just one sip of tea or wine.

Rizhuxueya is a famous tea from Jiangdong, but it is not produced in Huzhou, but from Rizhuling in Kuaiji Mountain, Yuezhou, south of the Qiantang River.

Suncaster is the place where the king of Yue cast swords. It is impossible for a knowledgeable person not to know this.

Wu Chengzhi laughed a few times.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I listened to Zhang Dalang's eloquent speech earlier, and I was so crowded here that I couldn't stretch my legs. Now, I can finally stretch my legs."

Everyone didn't understand what it meant.

Wu Chengzhi stood up and looked at Zhang Cheng condescendingly, "This Mr. Zhang didn't know where he heard some nonsense stories, and he dared to start cheating outside.
It's really ridiculous to return Sanji to the Zhang family. The three brothers of the Zhang family are his uncles. "

Before Zhang Cheng could say anything, someone in the group of passengers watching was unhappy, "You little kid, you don't understand anything, why are you being disrespectful to Mr. Zhang?"

"Sit down now."

Wu Chengzhi said loudly, "Huh, let me tell you, this person is a liar,"

"Tantai Mieming is not two people. Tantai has a compound surname, and Tantai Mieming is a student of Confucius. And Yao and Shun are the two sage monarchs in ancient China. In ancient times, there were three emperors and five emperors. Yao and Shun were two of the five emperors. "

"There are also sun-cast snow buds. They are not Gu Zi's bamboo shoots, nor are they produced in Huzhou, but they are produced in Rizhu Ridge, Kuaiji Mountain, Yuezhou. Sun-cast is the place where the king of Yue made swords in ancient times."

"There is also the Sanji Zhang family, which is not from Yangzhou at all. The Sanji Zhang family is a famous family in Qinghe, Hebei."

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Wu Chengzhi ruthlessly exposed Mr. Zhang’s false persona and false knowledge from hearsay in public.

Zhang Cheng blushed instantly,
The passengers who had shown great respect to Zhang Cheng just now were also at a loss.

Why does this kid seem to know so much more than Mr. Zhang?

wrong,

This guy is a liar,

Zhang Cheng was very angry, but also felt guilty. He was indeed not a member of the Sanji Zhang family, nor was he a talented person from the famous Yangzhou Zhang family. He was not an outstanding student in Yangzhou Prefectural School, nor was he recommended to Chang'an to participate in the imperial examination.

He wanted to scold this young man angrily,
But his eyes happened to meet the eyes of the young father sitting up from the suspension bridge over there.

Although that look was not fierce, it made him dare not scold the young man.

The atmosphere in the cabin was abnormal for a moment.
No one expected that Mr. Zhang, who was very popular in the cabin these days, would be exposed by a young man as an unlearned liar.

Wu Huaiyu sat there,

Without stepping forward, he glanced at Zhang Cheng, and then looked at Wu Chengzhi. This young man couldn't sit still after hearing the lies, and insisted on exposing Zhang Cheng.

This was successful, so the young man stood there proudly, like a triumphant general.
Wu Huaiyu smiled and said,

He is a ten-year-old boy after all.

Shi Shouxin, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, approached Huaiyu and said, "Alang, do you want to arrest this liar?"

"It's not illegal to brag, so why arrest him?" He shook his head.

Wu Huaiyu's appearance on this boat was specifically requested by him. He quietly returned to Xiangdao from Lingao and kept his identity secret. After all, he should still be recuperating in Lingao at this time.

On the Xiang Island side, he arranged a special ship with many escorts and entourage, but Wu Huaiyu pretended to be an ordinary passenger and boarded the ship with Saburo and ten people.

Anyway, this ship is in the fleet, so there will be no danger.

Wu Huaiyu got on this boat just because he wanted to get close to the bottom and see with his own eyes and hear with his own ears what these new immigrants from Luzon were like.

I didn't expect that I would meet a liar, a liar who was unlearned and unskilled.

It is rare to regard Yao and Shun as one person and Tantai Mieming as two people.

"Go and find out who this person is,"

"Call him over here and I'll have a chat with him. It just so happens that I have no intention of sleeping during this long night."

(End of this chapter)