Compete for the Song Dynasty

Jiangning Mansion, now in Nanjing, used to be an important place for "six generations of luxury" and "ten dynasties of Gyeonggi"

The Southern Tang Dynasty (937-975), one of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, established its capital in Jinling, called Jiangning Mansion, and built a city.In the Song Dynasty, Shengzhou was located here, and in the Northern Song Dynasty, Jiangning Mansion was the capital of Jiangnan East Road.

Baitang is halfway from the east gate of Jiangning Fucheng to Jiangshan. It was originally a low-lying land with water accumulation. Since Wang Anshi bought this land, he hired people to dig ponds to build houses, dig ditches to divert water, and picked soil not only to fill it. The flat low-lying land was padded into a small hill, and trees were planted on the hill.For so many years, the trees have grown to be as thick as bowls, and they have become shaded in summer, and this late autumn is even more charming with fallen leaves paving the road.

Under the hill, Wang Pang and the others brought their horses, and when they looked up the hill, they could vaguely see a house.

"My lord, I'm going to explore the way!" Shi Qian volunteered to step forward to inquire first. [

"No need, it must be here!" Wang Pang was very sure in his heart, this place reminded him of Linchuan's former residence, the Yanbu Ridge in the southeast of Linchuan Zhongxian County, or the place where his father liked not far or near Lincheng , looked up at the place where he lived.

Four people and four horses walked up the hill on a path covered with fallen leaves. The thick leaves felt like a carpet under their feet.There is only one house on the hill, and it is more like three houses than a house, because this house has no yard at all.

It's so easy, you don't even have to knock on the courtyard door to get to the front of the house.Wang Pang and others tied up their horses and walked towards the house.It was quiet all around, and occasionally there was the sound of birds flying from the dying.

Wang Pang stepped forward and patted on the door, but no one answered.The door was slightly opened, and the panoramic view of the house was in front of my eyes.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, and the shelves on the wall are used for daily use.There is also a table and some chairs in the room, and there is a pot stand by the door.The wing room is not big, with a cabinet and a bed, and a lamp on the table beside the bed.There is also a bookcase by the wall, which is full of books.

Wang Pang returned to the living room and saw a towel on the basin rack in the room. Wang Pang went forward and touched it, and it was still damp. It seemed that his father had used it.Since the door was not closed, my father must have not gone far.

Shi Qian came in from the outside, holding the steamed bun in his hand and chewing on it: "My lord, it seems that the old man has not gone far, the steamed bun is still hot."

Ma Sheng snatched the bun from his hand and said, "I know how to eat." After speaking, he put half of it in his mouth.

Seeing them like this, Wang Pang thought that when they were about to arrive at Jiangning Mansion, they were so busy on their way that they didn't have lunch. "Go and eat something first."

"My lord, the dry food we brought on the way is finished." Shi Qian said, "I thought the old man would have some delicious food here, but I didn't expect this to be worse than your Meyer's house. I searched for a long time in the kitchen and found this one." Mo, by the way, there are some pickled vegetables, Ma Sheng, don’t you want to eat them?”

Wang Pang took out a tael of silver from his pocket: "Go to Jiangning Prefecture, these are enough for you to eat and drink. Buy some rice noodles and vegetables back."

He threw the money to Shi Qian, and Shi Qian smiled immediately: "Brother Hu, Ma Sheng, I'm treating you!"

Wang Pang walked outside the house with them, watched the three leave, and Wang Pang turned around on the hill by himself.Although the house is simple, the surrounding environment is quite good, the scenery is beautiful and there are some small animals in the forest.Wang Pang laughed secretly, it would cost a lot of money just to fill up the lowlands and plant trees.Money spent on the environment!

There was a fluttering sound on the south side of the hill, not like that of a pheasant or a little rabbit.Wang walked over and saw a woodcutter chopping wood: "Brother, do you know where the owner of this house has gone?"

The woodcutter straightened his back and looked at the king: "Are you looking for Wang Xianggong?! You go to Xiegongdun to have a look. From here to the north is the former residence of Xie An in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Wang Xianggong often went there to rest. Or Dinglin Temple in the south. Xianggong has a study room there. Wait, wait, I seem to see him go to the west, the Baogong Pagoda over there. If you can’t find it, go to the tomb of Sun Quan in the east, maybe he is feeling Jiangdong there.”

Wang Pang was delighted when he heard it: "Haha, dear man, you have pointed out everything from southeast to northwest, and the house on the hill of feelings is just a cover. The study, bedroom, and viewing platform are all around. No wonder this earth The hill has no walls, it's just a big garden."

The woodcutter himself smiled: "You are right! You are from the capital, right? Come on, I'll take you to his residence!"

As he spoke, he bundled the firewood he had just cut and carried it on his back, and strode towards Wang Anshi's house on the hill.

Wang Pang thought this woodcutter was interesting, considering his age was comparable to his own, but his speech was not vulgar. The biggest advantage of the Song Dynasty was that everyone had books to read, no matter if it was a woodcutter, a farmer or an artist in a handicraft workshop.Seeing that he was familiar with himself, Wang Pang followed him and asked, "What? Are there many people from the capital recently?" [

"Many! Not only in the capital city, but people from all over the country. It was not like this before. I heard that it was Wang Xianggong's son who was a prince. He thought he was dead. What? That’s what people on the street ask if they’re poor, and if they’re rich, they have distant relatives.”

After he finished speaking, he realized that he had talked too much, and turned his head to look at Wang Pang and smiled. "Young master, don't mind, I didn't mention you. You are different from those people..."

"I have three heads and six arms?"

"Is that true? But seeing how sincere you are looking for Wang Xianggong, you don't see those people. Some of them came and shook their heads and sighed, and some refused to sit for a while. Even if Wang Xianggong saw these people, he would Sent off politely."

The king didn't say anything, the woodcutter put the firewood into the kitchen, boiled a pot of water on the stove in the hall, scooped it out into a copper pot, and then carried the copper pot into the room as if entering his own home: "This Young master, if you don't think it's so simple, drink some hot water!"

"Thank you!" Wang Bang smiled.

After he finished his work, the woodcutter picked up the coarse cloth towel on the basin stand, washed it in the basin, wiped the sweat from his head, and put it back on the basin stand.Wang Bang thought to himself, could it be that his judgment was wrong, the towels were trendy, so he used them?

After wiping off his sweat, the woodcutter poured himself a glass of water and sat down. He chatted up Wang Pang and said, "My lord, did you come alone?"

"Oh, I still have followers, go to the city to buy some food and come back."

"Yes, that's right. Look at Mr. Wang, there's nothing in the kitchen. If I want to know this, I'll bring it to him when I come here. Isn't that right? I saw a steamed bun just now, so I was thinking about making it tonight. Oh, I don’t know that brat came here at the moment, even the steamed buns are gone..."

There were only him and Wang Pang in the room, and it seemed a bit inappropriate to say this: "Look at me, I'm not talking about you, my lord!"

Wang Pang shook his head and smiled: "My entourage ate the buns. We were busy on our way, and they were starving. What do you call my dear brother? If you don't mind, I will wait for my entourage to bring food back later. How about using them together?"

"This, how embarrassing this is! Haha, then it is better to be respectful than to obey orders. My surname is Chao, and I am the second child. Everyone calls me Chao Er."

"I don't know who brother Chao is, a prince?"

This man is a bit of a dude, just when he heard his surname was Chao, Wang Pang was startled, he was really afraid that such a dude was Chao Gai.But Chao Gai is from Yuncheng County, which is far away in Shandong.

"Hey, no matter who they are, they are all passers-by. Passers-by become friends after a long time. I often come to collect firewood, and the prince subsidizes me. By the way, let me watch the mountains and forests. At that time, there was an old mother in the family, and there was a prince. This subsidy is finally for the old mother. Now I am alone in the house, and I have nothing to do except help the prince look at the woods."

"Just now, I heard Brother Chao say that we are going to have that steamed bun for dinner, so what will Mr. Wang eat when he comes back?"

"He?! He won't come back at night!"

"not coming back?"

"That's right! He reads in Dinglin Temple and stays in Xiegongdun. He has three caves, but this prince has five or six caves."

Wang Pang thought that it would be better to let him take him there. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice outside the door: "Haha, who is comparing me to a rabbit?"

Before the words finished, Wang Anshi appeared outside the door.Wang Pang stood up hurriedly, and the people who entered the door were also stunned.This man has white hair all over his head, the beard on his forehead is all gray, he is leaning on a cane in his hand, and his figure is a bit old. [

"Father!" Wang Pang stepped forward to meet him.

puff!Just as Chao Er took a sip of water from his mouth, he spit it out.It's been a long time, and I didn't even ask who it was.

"Panger?" Wang Anshi squinted his eyes and looked at Wang Pang.He held the king's side with trembling hands, and looked up, down, left, and right.

"Chao Er, quickly hold the lamp for me!"

It was very dusk, and the light in the room was a bit dim, so Chao Er hurriedly lit the lamp.Wang Anshi's lips trembled with excitement, and he burst into tears for a while.

In 14, for Wang Bang, the lost time cannot be quantified. Even before he left the capital, he knew that some people had passed away, but he just sighed.But at this moment, the old father was right in front of him.It doesn't feel like meeting old subordinates, Wang Pang can talk and laugh happily; it doesn't feel like meeting Wang Shi, Wang Pang can be excited;

At this moment, he couldn't hold it back any longer. A man's tears are not light, but he will always be a child in front of his parents, so he can cry uncontrollably.Wang Pang couldn't help kneeling in front of Wang Anshi. This kneeling is the instinct of the body, and it is also a kind of guilt. If he hadn't disappeared for 14 years, if he had been more cautious back then, if he hadn't believed in the so-called king not Negative Qing, Qing is not negative to the king.if……

If there are too many, no matter what, if I work harder, at least my father will not go through so many hardships and bear the crime of history.At this moment, Wang Bang felt distressed and regretful, and all the feelings since he came back came to his heart.

The father and son cried with each other, their own experience, and their lost relative Wang Yuanze.

A man's crying is extremely contagious. Chao Er wiped away his tears and came over to explain: "It's not easy for you father and son to reunite. This is a happy event. Come on."

Wang Anshi supported Wang Pang to stand up, and Wang Pang supported Wang Anshi to sit down: "Father, I just wanted Chao Er to take me to find you, and you came back."

"Yes, Mr. Wang, why did you come back suddenly?"

Wang Anshi said: "I just heard that the entire Jiangning Mansion has been mobilized to clean up the roads in the city, say to pour clean water on the streets, and to strengthen security. Ordinary people want to come. I just want to come back and pack up my things and go out for a few days.”

Wang listened like this and heaved a sigh of relief.Suddenly Chao Er yelled and said: "It's broken, son, your entourage who went to buy food hasn't come back, and you won't be able to get out if you catch up with closing the city gate."