Jinyi Night Walk

When Tie Muer's gold and iron horses were rushing to the east, Jinling, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, was still in peace.

With the development of the Yongle Dynasty for a few years, Jinling has become more prosperous. With the opening of the sea, more and more exotic goods are flooding the markets of the Ming Dynasty. Many foreigners in strange clothes often walk on the streets, calm and composed, just like the locals of Jinling. people.

Because young girls in Ming Dynasty rarely show their faces in the public eye, and Hu people took the opportunity to open restaurants, employing beautiful girls from foreign lands, the style of foreign beauties, and the singing and dancing characteristics that are different from those in the Central Plains, attracting a large number of wine shops. guest. The style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty "Wuling is young and golden, and the silver saddle and white horse are in the spring breeze. Where can you go after the fallen horse? Laughing into the Orchid wine shop" is vaguely reproduced.

Xia Xun rode on the horse and walked leisurely, with a light breeze blowing over his face, the feeling of alcohol went away, and he felt a burst of refreshment in his chest.

The winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not too cold, and he drank wine again, and the wind blowing him naturally made him feel more comfortable.Today, he is going to farewell the tribal leaders who are slaves such as Rataha and Gulu. On such an occasion, the farewell is a big northern man who is fond of wine. Forcing him to drink, in order to show sincerity, this wine is not good to drink too much, so he drank too much. At this time, the power of the wine dissipated, he felt hot all over his body, and felt very comfortable under the wind, so he I'm not in a hurry to go back to the mansion, I just believe in the horse and walk the reins, let's drink away my energy, otherwise I will go back drunk, my beloved wife will feel distressed, and I will have to complain again.

Walking around the market, the alcohol gradually faded away, so that I entered my own mansion, turned into an alley, and saw two horses in front of me, slightly staggered by a distance, the man walking in front was wearing a high crown, with big sleeves fluttering Gone with the wind, like an elegant scribe, the one riding on the side pony is actually a child of eight or nine years old.

The child was dressed in red, with a double-horned bun, as if it was the first time he had entered Beijing, looking around, curious about everything he saw.As he was walking, another horse galloped out of the alley beside him, and a monk in gray clothes sat immediately, and the boy lifted the horse's head to avoid it.The monk on the horse saw the child's jade face and vermilion lips, very upright, and he liked it in his heart, so he whispered: "Red boy, ride back to the street on horseback."

Unexpectedly, the child glanced at him, and replied in response: "Son of the Red Emperor, kill the snake to rule."

The monk just said a joke, he didn't expect the child to answer so neatly, but he chanted it in words, it was not a complete sentence, so the child didn't memorize his reasoning by rote, in this way, the child's The talent is astonishing.

The monk was a very knowledgeable and eminent monk, so he rode his horse and walked with the child. Seeing his hair combing his horns, he said: "The bull's head is happy to grow dragon horns!"

The child was a little annoyed when he compared his head to a bull's head, and immediately replied, "Where does a dog's mouth come out of ivory!"

"Qianer!"

The middle-aged man walking in front heard the boy's conversation with the monk, turned his head and gave him a reproachful look, and the boy stuck out his tongue and stopped talking.The middle-aged man said apologetically to the monk again: "The little dog speaks out of words, don't blame the master!"

The monk was not annoyed by the child's rude words, but showed surprise on his face, looked him up and down, nodded and praised: "Okay, good, good, this benefactor is so talented at such a young age. , will be the minister of the country in the future."

The middle-aged man smiled modestly and said, "Master, I'm overwhelmed!"

The monk laughed, lifted his horse's head, and ran forward.

Xia Xun rode behind, and the two sides heard the conversation clearly, and couldn't help but secretly marveled: "This little guy, at a young age, speaks eloquently, amazing!"

I don't want the middle-aged man to teach his son a lesson: "The grandeur is not about poetry. Poetry and poetry can benefit the people and help the world than governing the country! What is the benefit of the country, and what is the benefit of the people? Look at the help of the Duke of the State, the suppression of Japanese pirates, the governance of Liaodong, the Yunwen Yunwu, and the relief of the south of the Yangtze River. How many people have benefited? Can he have a poem handed down? ; Govern the country, its splendor is in the world!"

The child immediately bowed politely on the horse and said: "Yes, the child will follow the teachings of the father!"

Xia Xun felt ashamed when he heard this: "Brother, do you have such a great reputation among the people? Ashamed, ashamed, I also want to fight for a hundred poems on wine, so that people will praise me as a great talent. The problem is... I have nothing in my stomach. Plagiarism Other people's poems are really boring, if they really want to become famous because of this, literati and inkmen will flock here, answering a few ordinary words, they will immediately reveal their truth and ruin their reputation, and now they are praised by this person."

Xia Xun was behind, and couldn't see the appearance of the father and son clearly. Now that the father of the little prodigy praised him, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He was embarrassed to ride his horse into the house, and followed slowly behind.

Unexpectedly, when Xia Xun arrived in front of his mansion, he saw the monk he had just seen standing under the lintel, and the father and son also stopped in front of his mansion, saddled and dismounted, tied the horses to the hitching posts, and picked up the horses. Step up.The monk who was waiting for the announcement at the door turned around and saw their father and son, he couldn't help laughing in surprise: "Is the benefactor also here to visit Duke Fu?"

The middle-aged man couldn't help wondering: "So the master is also a guest at Fuguo Duke's Mansion?"

I was talking a few times, when a door ran out and said to the monk: "I'm sorry, master, my master is not at the house. If you have something to do, come back another day!"

As soon as he said this, he saw Xia Xun who was sitting on the horse behind, and couldn't help but groan, and quickly saluted: "Master, you are back!"

When he called out, the monk and the middle-aged man turned around together. Xia Xun got off his horse and went forward to meet them. He looked at the two of them suspiciously and said, "You two are..."

In the middle of speaking, when he saw the middle-aged man's face, he suddenly stopped speaking, the man in front of him looked so familiar, a name was on his lips, but he suddenly couldn't say it.

When the man saw Xia Xun, his face was full of joy, and he quickly saluted, "Duke!"

Xia Xun yelled "ah", "Yu Qian!"

Isn't this person in front of him the Master Yu whom he met when he accompanied Li Jinglong and Tie Xuan to encircle and suppress pirates in eastern Zhejiang? It's just that his name is on his lips, so he can't remember it, but his son's name doesn't matter. , Open your mouth and come.

Yu Qian's father was named Yu Ren. Hearing Xia Xun's words, he smiled from ear to ear and said: "The Duke has a good memory, and now he still remembers the puppy's name. Qianer, hurry up and pay a visit to the Duke!"

The boy next to him with clear eyes and sharp features immediately threw up his sleeves and bowed solemnly, saying politely: "Yu Qian has met the Duke!" After speaking, his dark eyes quickly swept Xia Xun's body , eyes full of curiosity.

"Hahaha, nephew please get up!"

Back then at Yu's house, Xia Xun and Yu Ren were brothers. Now that he has become a prince, the tide has risen, and Yu Ren dared not meet again as brothers. Naturally, Yu Qian did not dare to call himself "little nephew", but in In Xia Xun's heart, calling Yu Shaobao a good nephew felt a little guilty, there was no reason for him not to get close, Yu Ren was secretly relieved to hear that he treated his father and son as before.

He took his son to Beijing to visit an old friend of the Imperial Academy. His son was very talented and learned, and there was no teacher in his hometown to teach him. Fearing that his son's future would be delayed, Yu Ren wanted his son to study in the Imperial Academy.It's just that my son is still young, and it's very difficult to follow the right path to study. If he wants to go in and listen, he has to ask someone. Old Yu has a calm temperament all his life, has no desires, and rarely asks for help, but for the sake of his son's future. You can't help but be reluctant.

His old friend has tested Yu Qian's knowledge, and if he sees jade in the rough, he readily agrees.After the matter was settled, Yu Ren was really hesitant when he thought of Xia Xun coming and whether he would come to visit.Xia Xun is not what he used to be today, so if he comes to visit, is he suspected of clinging?But Xia Xun had a great kindness with him, if he didn't visit Jinling City, it would be against his principles of life.

Yu Ren hesitated for a while, then thought, he was open-minded, why should he care about other people's opinions, he just did things with his heart, so he brought his son here.Now, seeing that Xia Xun treats his father and son as always, and he doesn't look too high above his head, he puts down all his worries, but feels ashamed secretly, and shouldn't make random guesses about others.

After meeting for a few minutes, Xia Xun turned to the monk. He really didn't know the monk, so he couldn't help wondering, "Where did the master come from, why did you want to see me?"

Just now, the monk stood aside with a smile and didn't say much. Hearing Xia Xun's question, he answered: "The poor monk is a monk from Jingshan Temple. His name is Guchun. He was taught by Master Daoyan. Called to go to Beijing to participate in the study of "Wen Hua Bao Jian", there are some trivial matters that need to be reported to the Duke, so Master Dao Yan sent the poor monk here."

Xia Xun smiled and said: "Okay, okay, then please come into the house together, let's sit down and talk in detail, please!"

Xia Xun politely greeted Yu Ren and Monk Gu Chun to enter the mansion. Yu Qian adjusted his clothes and followed behind his father step by step, his demeanor was quite calm and elegant.It's just that he is too young, with a childish face, he wants to act like a little grown-up, which is unavoidable to make people laugh.

"Please, please, Brother Yu, this way please, Master, please!"

Xia Xun smiled and let them go to the living room in the west wing. They walked around a clump of flowers and trees, and suddenly a person flashed on both sides of the path in front of them, and two shining beams of light shot towards them.Xia Xun saw clearly that it was his two mischievous precious daughters who seemed to be holding two bamboo tubes in their hands. Before they had time to reprimand them, the water jet shot towards them. Yu Ren, Huo Di dodged to both sides of the road.

Only Yu Qian who followed behind, walking steadily, like an adult, had no time to dodge, so he had no choice but to stay the same and let the two jets of water shoot back to his face in unison.The two girls laughed complacently: "Sai'er! You know how to hide yourself, and this time you will run away... run away... run away..." Seeing that it was not Tang Sai'er who was walking towards them, the two girls couldn't help being dumbfounded. eyes, but the water didn't spoil a single drop, it sprayed Yu Qian's head and face.

Yu Shaobao wiped the water off his face, and said calmly, "Girls should smile without showing their teeth, and put on their skirts, is it right? Is this how the two girls treat guests!"