Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Prince" Jia Jun pointed to the front, "You will enter Jinghu North Road immediately, and then walk forward for half an hour. After crossing the river, you can reach Ezhou."

"I'm going to Ezhou so soon." Defang stretched out her arms, "Ma'am, Ling'er, Ezhou is a good place, with good scenery and famous dishes. You can feast your eyes and taste it, hehehe"

"Father, what is a famous dish?"

"Ezhou is located on the front line of the Yangtze River. It is a very important military town and commercial port in the Song Dynasty. Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ezhou was also called Eyi, Ejun, and Exian. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan, king of Wu, established his capital in Ezhou and was called Wuchang. The most special place in Ezhou is that there are many lakes, the largest one is called Liangzi Lake, and there are 130 other large and small lakes, and they are connected to each other, just like a big network."

"Three places on 130, that's a lot! Does that mean you can see the lake as soon as you arrive in Ezhou?"

"That's the case." Defang nodded, "I heard that Ezhou's mountains and rivers are integrated, with beautiful scenery, and there are many ruins from ancient dynasties, and Ezhou's pottery, gold ornaments, and bronze mirrors are highly crafted."

"Father, what about the delicious food?"

"Ezhou is most famous for its fish and river delicacies, especially Wuchang fish."

"Wuchang fish? It's a very familiar name." Wei Ling thought, "Ah! My child thought of it!"

"Oh? What did Ling'er think of?"

"Nangong talked about poems to children during their homework, and Wuchang fish was mentioned in it."

"Well, good hardworking boy, can you tell my father Nian Nian which poems say Wuchang fish?"

"Yeah!" Wei Ling nodded, "I still think about Jianye water, but finally I remember Wuchang fish."

"Gengxin's poems in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, good." Defang was very happy. "Are there any more?"

Wei Ling raised her head and thought, "And... what Wuchang fish, what came from Baling Road..."

"Flying in the air to remember Wuchang fish, the dream soul is only in Baling Road." Sitting in the carriage, Di Fei read, "The Tang Dynasty Cen Shen's poem "Send Feizi to Wuchang", and Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty was also very nostalgic for Ezhou. He wrote a lot of poems related to Ezhou, such as "Accompany Song Zhongcheng Wuchang Night Drink Nostalgia", "Chujiang Huanglongji South Banquet Yang Zhiji Yelou", "Send Chu Yong to Wuchang", "Send Guests Back to Wu", Li Bai also wrote : E'e Chu Mountain, vast Han River, golden chariot, great Wu emperor, Wuchang tripod, it is actually the emperor's place."

"Yes, yes." Wei Ling clapped her hands, "The queen mother is really amazing!"

Defang smiled and said, "Madam is the most powerful. Everyone says that Empress Di of the Nanqing Palace is not only capable of literature and martial arts, but also knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is a virtuous and virtuous woman who can be regarded as a model among women."

"My lord, are you talking about the concubine? Why does the concubine sound like a saint, hehehe"

"It's not me who said it, but everyone said it. If you want me to say it..." Defang looked at Concubine Di, "Madam is even better than these, hahaha"

"My lord, this Ezhou is more than what I just said, right?"

"Yes, it's more than that." Defang nodded, "Ezhou is located along the Yangtze River, and the water transportation is convenient. Almost all the rice, porcelain, and copper produced on Jinghu North Road are transported from Ezhou to the capitals of the states along the river. The four seasons are distinct, the land is fertile, and the rainfall is abundant. The whole Ezhou is planted with rice, wheat, beans and other crops, and the annual output is huge. Moreover, Ezhou is densely populated with about [-] or [-] large and small market towns.”

"Father, then let's go quickly, the boy is going to go to the market, buy beautiful things and send them back to Sister Junzhu, Sister Rulu and Sister Rufei."