Time Bandit

A group of people and horses were walking on the avenue in the forest. With the sound of trampling horses' hoofs, there was a melodious bird song in the forest from time to time, or a few hares in the grass beside the road were startled away. 26nbsp;

Speaking of it, although the official roads of the Song Dynasty were not comparable to the high-speed roads used by cars in later generations, they were definitely not those bumpy and uneven dirt roads.

At least in Ji Qing's eyes, this road is already quite good. Although it is not a concrete road, its firmness is not bad, and the ruts have only left faint traces.And what we have seen along the way is enough to prove that the traffic in this era is still quite good.The construction of the transportation system in the Song Dynasty is quite perfect.

Whoosh, whoosh, a few stones were caught in Ji Qing's hands, and in a blink of an eye, they hit the grass on the side of the road. Ji Qing smiled at everyone, "Let's have roast rabbit for lunch."

"Then hunt a few more and get some wild vegetables and mushrooms to make soup." A'Zhu beside Qiao Feng said with a smile.

A'Zhu said this, although he was talking to Ji Qing, but Qiao Feng couldn't just sit and watch, so he got off his horse and started searching for hares.The girlfriend has something to do, and the boyfriend has to be busy. At this time, Qiao Feng and A'Zhu have confirmed the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend.

Abi over there smiled lightly, pulled Azhu off the horse, and went into the grass not far away to pick some mushrooms and wild vegetables. They were experts in this matter.

There were a lot of people on this trip, except Zhiguang and Zhao Qiansun were missing, on the contrary, there were four retainers of Murong's family, including Bao Budong and Feng Bo'e, who accompanied Murong Fu and rushed with Ji Qing and the others To Gusu.At noon or evening, you can arrive in Suzhou.

When he left Shaolin, Xiao Yuanshan had already worshiped the sweeping monk as his teacher, and officially ordained to become a monk.Perhaps, this is the best way out for him.

Unexpectedly, that Jiumozhi also studied as a teacher of the sweeping monk, and he seemed very sincere.And the sweeping monk unexpectedly accepted this disciple.

It can be said that Jiumozhi in this Tianlong world has a new destination.Relatively speaking, with the background of Shaolin, the future Master Jiumozhi must be even more extraordinary.Ji Qing had great expectations for this.

Afterwards, at the invitation of the abbot Master Xuanci, the sweeping monk gave lectures, which made him completely famous in Shaolin Temple.I believe that in the near future, people in the martial arts world will know that there is such an eminent monk in Shaolin.

In that time and space, Ji Qing had been to Shaolin several times, and to be honest, it was not very good.The scenic spot is messy, chaotic, and completely economical.If you want to meet a master, or get a head shot, you have to contribute, which is absolutely unaffordable for ordinary people.

Coupled with the negative rumors about monks accompanying beautiful women, marrying wives and having children, etc., or in other words, the new monks of the era made Ji Qing very unhappy, and thus had a much worse impression of Shaolin.

However, in this time and space, the Shaolin here has something special.Ancient temples, bells, the sound of chanting Buddha, old monks, young monks, everything is so real and so beautiful.

This kind of Shaolin is the Shaolin in Ji Qing's heart.Let Ji Qing be happy, let Ji Qing miss.In the days before leaving, he made many documentaries as souvenirs.If he has a chance in the future, maybe he will reproduce the simplicity and peace of Shaolin Temple.

Qiao Feng was going to find her life experience with A'Zhu, so he happened to drop by to go back to Gusu to have a look, so the two of them still went with Ji Qing all the way.The mighty group of people rushed to Gusu without any hurry.Along the way, it can be said that it is very pleasant to travel around the mountains and rivers.

Speaking of which, the scenery of this era is really good, really natural, and the air is really good.Even on the forest path, it has a special taste.People with small bridges and flowing water are even more beautiful.

As for the little thieves on the road, they naturally encountered them too.I didn't see the words that I opened this mountain and planted this tree, but I saw a group of men with sticks, knives and guns at a glance, and killed them directly.

However, when they met Ji Qing and his group, they wished for a fat sheep with the word "Fat Sheep" engraved on their heads, they had kicked the iron plate.He was beaten up by Bao BuTong, Feng BoE and others, cleaned up, and ran back crying.

Of course, letting them go is also to see that they are not big villains. If the face is stern and smells like blood, it will be miserable, and they will be cleaned up by Bao Buong and the others.

At this time, it was not far from Gusu. Not long after, Qiao Feng brought back a few hares and a few pheasants, and handed them to Ji Qing.

On Ji Qing's side, this was well handled, and Qiao Feng's eyes were dazzled by the chicness of that movement, and he was in admiration.

Although Qiao Feng's martial arts were not weak, he was much worse than Ji Qing's in dealing with prey.This is not only the control of the details of strength, but also Ji Qing's talent in cooking, which Qiao Feng can't compare to, and can only look forward to and sigh.

However, with A'Zhu around, Qiao Feng didn't have to worry too much about eating and drinking. Even after leaving Ji Qing, he was still a happy man.Qiao Feng, an old man in his dozens of years, has finally blossomed into a cycad tree, and it is a brilliant bloom.

Along the way, the appearance of Qiao Feng and A'Zhu as a fairy couple made others envious, even Ji Qing couldn't help but admire it, and even felt that he was a bit alone.

But where is his spring? !

Soon, the hare was roasted golden, accompanied by the sound of roasting fat, exuding a charming taste.

In the steel pot next to it, this is a pot of fragrant wild vegetables and mushroom soup, and the aroma is very pleasant.The other pot is fragrant rice, the white one is like a pot of small pearls, which makes people happy.

Everyone sat around, opened a few jars of wine, and ate barbecue, sipped fine wine, drank delicious soup, chewed rice, and talked about the world, so happy.

Ji Qing was eating a bowl of rice with wild vegetable and mushroom soup. Hearing everyone talking about things in Gusu, he suddenly remembered something, and said to A'Zhu, "Who is the prefect of Hangzhou now?"

A'Zhu thought for a while and said, "It should be Su Zizhan. Before we went to Shaolin, Su Zizhan was organizing people to build the embankment of the lake."

Su Causeway? !Ji Qing nodded, yes.This time happened to be the time when Su Shi went to Hangzhou for the second time. Speaking of which, Su Shi and Hangzhou were very close.

Su Shi, how should I put it, he is not a representative of the common people, he is a member of the gentry and official forces of the Song Dynasty. According to what Ji Qing said, he is a person who represents the interests of the nobility.

When Shenzong Wang Anshi reformed the law, Su Shi, who had no worries about eating and drinking, had swarms of servants, and kept a group of teenage concubines, and exchanged concubines for things, naturally would not be interested in reforms that affected the interests of the aristocratic class.So, he objected.

It's a pity that Shenzong, who is determined to cut off the shortcomings of the Great Song Dynasty, increase national power, and defeat Xixia and Daliao, will allow him.Therefore, Su Shi, who charged into the battle, was tragically demoted and sent to the local government as an official.

The Su embankment mentioned above, not only Su Shi built one in Hangzhou, but also built one in Xuzhou many years ago. It is also a lake embankment. The two lakes can be said to be real sister lakes, which have been handed down in later generations. A lot of lies.Because of Su Shi's contributions in the two places, Su Shi became famous among the common people.

Of course, what is more important is the change in his writing style in poetry and prose. It is precisely because he has experienced more people's livelihood after being demoted that he has finally become a generation of masters, which can be said to be the generation after Wang Anshi.If Su Shi didn't have so many experiences, I'm afraid there wouldn't be those articles that have been handed down through the ages.

However, speaking of it, Ji Qing admired Wang Anshi's articles more, they were plain and unpretentious, but every single word was written like a beautiful picture scroll, unfolding in front of his eyes, making people fascinated and intoxicated.

Of course, Ji Qing also admired Wang Anshi even more. After Fan Zhongyan's reforms failed, it took so much courage and courage to carry out reforms.

As for Wang Anshi's reform, although he had his ambitions, more of it was to improve the national power of the Song Dynasty and improve the lives of the people at the bottom of the Song Dynasty. His achievements have been passed down through the ages.

It's a pity that Shenzong and Zhezong were not long-lived people, otherwise, the Northern Song Dynasty would be different.However, it can also be seen from this how powerful the gentry and bureaucrats in the Northern Song Dynasty were.Once the new king came to power, they immediately repeated, strangling out the new law that endangered their interests.

There are many such people, Sima Guang is such a person, and so is Su Shi.Of course, he is not the main force, but he is famous enough to be recruited.

It is precisely because of this that in the early years of Zhezong, after Wang Anshi's reform was abolished, Su Shi also climbed up at the same speed as an official rocket within a year.

It's a pity that Su Shi is too bad at being a man. Although he is also a member of the old party, he is still poor in political acumen.Because of his previous local administrative work, Su Shi learned too much about people's livelihood, so he was also dissatisfied with the old party's policies.In this way, Su Shi suffered another disaster. He was very conscious and asked to be devolved.Now, he returned to Hangzhou again to serve as the prefect.In terms of time, it is now.

In other words, after Ji Qing and his party had been to Gusu, they could just go and see Su Shi, at least before he was demoted again.

Perhaps, you can also try Su Shi's Dongpo Pork. Ji Qing often eats this dish, but Su Shi's is the real one. Ji Qing has been fascinated by it for a long time.

Su Shi is generally close to the people, especially when he was a magistrate.Fortunately, during this period, there was no such drama as in the palace dramas of the Qing Dynasty, where the head is bowed and the slave master, otherwise Ji Qing would not have considered Hangzhou and his party.

I told my family members about this idea, and the family members figured it out, only to find that they had missed it.So he praised Ji Qing a lot, and after unanimously deciding on Gusu, he immediately rushed to Hangzhou to meet the eternally famous writer.

For Su Shi, everyone present is not interested. You must know that Su Shi's articles have been very popular in recent years and have been spread all over the world.

Therefore, everyone agreed to go to Hangzhou together.

After eating and drinking, everyone went on the road again. In the evening, an ancient city appeared in front of them.Although not as bold as the north, it shows the handsomeness of the south of the Yangtze River, which is quite extraordinary.

Because it is inland and not on the northern border, there are not many soldiers at the head of the city. Judging by the momentum, it is estimated that there is not much combat power.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were too many empty pay.The ground in the south is particularly serious.In addition to the disadvantages left by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, it is more caused by the lack of wars on the ground in the south.

Of course, the most important reason is the system flaws in the army of the Song Dynasty, so there are so many vacancies.The northern garrison is okay, half a floor is about the same, if there is less, it will suffer in the face of Xixia and Daliao.In the south, [-]%, [-]%, or even [-]% of the salary is available, which is really terrifying.

After Wang Anshi's reform, the empty salary was curbed. Unfortunately, after Zhezong was first elected, the reform was abolished, and the empty salary increased again.Historically, only after Zhezong took charge of the government and restarted the reform, can the empty payment be curbed again.However, it depends on how long Zhezong can hold on.