Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 234
To see the sights, visit the streets, and rush the roads, Xu Qing and his party walked along the bank of the Yangtze River to the northwestern part of Jiangxi in later generations. There is a Hongzhou here, which is where the Tengwang Pavilion is located.It's just that the attic of the famous people has not been built yet.All that is here is the "Bofu Tower" mentioned by Wangyunkou.

The Bofu Building was built at the mouth of the Ganjiang River into the Yangtze River.Upstairs, there is a statue of Hebo, surrounded by incense altars, and there are many moss on the steps.

Anyone who climbs a building must take pictures of the railings, but Xu Qing dare not take pictures when he climbs a building, fearing that he will die if he takes a picture. There is a street running from north to south. The beauty of Xishan Mountain is called "Yicui".

Near the river, there are also water bodhisattvas, golden Buddha statues, statues of Lao Tzu, and a stele of Confucius.If you look at it from a high level, it is still a model of "harmony but difference".But it also shows that the surrounding people are afraid of floods. Under such fear, the people still don't move away, and they even invite the gods to guard them, which can make them tough.

It's no wonder that there will be such things as nail households in later generations, and the head of the flood will not take a step back!
Buy, buy, buy, and continue to drive on the road.The land of Huguang was not Jiangnan in the early Tang Dynasty. Compared with Suzhou and Hangzhou, it was still a sky and an earth.Compared with the population, it is also very sparse, and the land is abundant, without the embarrassment of being squeezed into the ditch to open a field.It will take hundreds of years for Huguang to develop. In the past, "Cooking in Guanzhong is enough in the world", and later "Cooking in Jiangsu is enough in the world".This so-called migration is actually transferred with the fertility of the land. Huguang was developed late, the land is fertile, and the grain output will be more.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food in Huguang was as cheap as soil. With the increase of population, the land was insufficient, so the lake was filled to make land. The Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake seen today are not as big as in ancient times.

Eight hundred miles away, Dongting is a land of fish and rice. Even if time is short, Xu Qing still wants to visit the water in Dongting, and Yueyang Tower, one of the three famous buildings!

Yueyang Tower was only called "Baling City" at this time.

After walking in the poor mountains for a long time, in the afternoon, Xu Qing and the others finally saw the people - a dirt road runs through it, and there are several thatched huts at the fork.

The broom was stuck upside down on the hut, and a piece of fluttering cloth was tied. This is the inn.

Xu Qing raised his whip and pointed at the cattle grazing: "I've been driving for a few days, go to the shop in front to see if I can rest here for a day."

"Here!" The cow came back after grazing for a stick of incense: "The shop owner said that the shop is too small and only serves light meals, so it can't accommodate too many people."

Xu Qing shook his head and sighed: "What's the use of being able to cook, I never eat food from outside."

"My lord, the store owner also said that there is a post station along the road for guests to rest." Niu Checao said, "You can also go to the store in front and let the horses rest."

Xu Qing smiled and asked, "Hmph, are you addicted to alcohol because you saw alcohol in the shop?"

The cow ate grass and scratched his head in embarrassment: "Where is it, I feel sorry for the horse..."

Walking to the door of the store, I saw many ridges of vegetables planted beside the store. This is the best in the south, and there is no shortage of green vegetables in winter.There is only one shop for people to live in, and the rest are miscellaneous rooms for raising chickens and keeping firewood.

Walking in, the shopkeeper hurriedly came out and said with a smile: "The small shop is just a farmer's house. Because I live on the side of the road, I pooled up some money to cook for the guests. Sit down..."

"Shopkeeper, serve a pot of wine first, and warm it up. I see that the chickens in your coop are fat. Come and drink!"

"Okay, okay, wait a moment, guest officer, I'm going to fix it." The shopkeeper yelled, and a young guy inside came out, and the shopkeeper said: "Go, make tea soup for the guests, put sesame seeds, and beans."

Xu Qing was slightly surprised when he heard that this tea was still a high-end product in the Tang Dynasty, and ordinary people shouldn't have it.The shopkeeper seemed to be aware of Xu Qing's doubts, so he whispered: "Hey, let me tell you the truth, there are a few wild tea trees in the back mountain. I harvest seven or eight catties every year and serve them to the customers. You can make good tea."

"That's how it is..." Xu Qing didn't have any doubts anymore. He had indeed seen wild tea in the mountains when he walked all the way just now. Moreover, such a small shop is hard to ambush criminals. Several good hands in Xu Qing's team took turns. , on the day it's my turn, I don't eat or drink.

Soon, the young man brought tea soup, and Xu Qing took a bowl, which was thick bean tea, the beans were floating, and fine sesame powder was sprinkled on top.

Who knew that Xu Qing hadn't finished his mouth yet, Niu Checao slapped his bowl on the ground, and said, "Bold, how dare you put it in my tea..."

It turned out that the cows were dazzled when they ate grass, and they regarded the sesame powder as dust.But before the word "sprinkling dust" was out of his mouth, the young man hurriedly knelt down, first begged for mercy, and then said: "I don't know that the guest officer doesn't like to eat crushed sesame seeds! I beg the guest officer to forgive me, and I will go again." Soaked a bowl!"

"Ah?" Niu Chicao didn't say "sprinkle dust", but said go ahead, I will pay you for the broken bowl.And when it was time to pay, the cow ate grass and spared him two taels of silver, which was a windfall.

Xu Qing couldn't help thinking about what the guy said. He first figured out where the anger of the cow grazing came from, and then he didn't say "that's not dust", but just a word to let the cow grazing know that it was crushed sesame seeds. He gave the cattle the face of grazing sesame seeds, and explained the truth clearly.The so-called fast, ruthless and accurate public relations are nothing more than this, if you meet someone else today, the young man will be safe.

That's right, Xu Qing said in his heart, he is a smart young man.

After drinking the wine to warm up the body, the cows ate grass and the horses rested. Seeing that it was getting late, everyone was urged to get up on the road.Due to the large amount of money given, the store owner ordered his son to guide Xu Qing and his party just now.There are many hills in Huguang, so there are many forked roads.

Along the way, when the young man encountered a fork in the road, he walked to the front of the crowd to lead the way. When he reached the straight road, he slowly retreated to the end.Put the way of life first and the venerable first to perfectly combine the two.

Hey, Xu Qing became more and more interested. He called the young man to him and asked him if he was interested in doing something.The young man refused on the grounds that his parents were still alive. Xu Qing said it was a pity, and left a letter telling him to go to Chang'an if he had something to do, and Luonan would look for him.

At the end of the walk, the young man yelled and found a monument with the word "Tanzhou" written on it. The young man said, after passing this boundary monument, it is Tanzhou.After walking another three or four miles, I saw a post station at the foot of the mountain in the distance. Before it was dark, the young man said goodbye and left.

But at the post station, Xu Qing and others drank tea and wine and ate some chicken and vegetables at the roadside shop, and their stomachs were already rumbling.When I walked to the gate of the post station, I didn't see any post ministers coming out to pick up the horses, but I heard a female voice babbling and singing inside.There is also the smell of wine and meat wafting out, causing Xu Qing and others' Adam's apple to roll.

Who is hosting the banquet in the station?
The so-called post station is a public hotel funded by the imperial court, maintained by the people around the post station, providing food and lodging for passing officials, and exchanging horses.That being the case, only official servants can be received, and their specifications must be in accordance with their grades.

However, some post stations rarely see an official mission on weekdays, so the post stations also accept some private work and arrange accommodation for passing merchants.

It stands to reason that only Xu Qing can live in this inn with the designated servants, and Xun Xueer and other officials can only stay outside, but Xu Qing doesn't eat the food inside, and only finds a house to rest One night, so accommodations can be made.Besides, Xu Qing just wanted to find a place with a roof and a wall, and he would pay for everything he used and drank, not digging the corner of the Tang Empire.

But inside, there is both wine and meat, listening to the movement and singing by the prostitutes outside, the sky is so dark, the prostitutes will not immediately become prostitutes?
At that moment, a nameless fire rose in Xu Qing's chest, and he cursed in his heart, who is so ignorant of the rules!What made Xu Qing even more furious was that no one came out to answer the door when he was blowing the air outside.

The cattle grazing have dismounted to knock on the door.

The door opened, and an old official came out, looking very impatient.When the old official saw so many people, both men and women, he didn't know where such a high-ranking official came from, because only high-ranking officials have so many family members.

The old official put away his impatient expression, and felt a little bitter in his heart. There was a second generation ancestor inside, and another "living Bodhisattva" came outside.The living Bodhisattvas of the government are no better than those of the common people. The living Bodhisattvas of the common people are those who do good, but the living Bodhisattvas of the government are those who come to collect incense.

The old official thought about it, walked up to Xu Qing's horse, knelt down and said: "The villain welcomes the master,"

The old official is not in the class, he can't claim to be an inferior official, he is just a villain, and the biggest official in his eyes is just the county magistrate, so he calls Xu Qing a master, not an adult.

Wang Shan snorted and reprimanded: "See clearly, this is Lord Inspector, please open the door quickly and welcome me in!"

"Inspector, Inspector?" The old official said in amazement, "Today is weird, there is an Inspector's younger son inside, and here comes another Inspector!"

"What are you mumbling about!"

"Return, report to my lord," the old official looked at Xu Qing, he was so young, the son inside was older than him, but he also said bravely: "My lord, a person came to the station today, claiming to be the son of your lord." ,only……"

"Oh?" Xu Qing smiled in his heart. Unexpectedly, he was not even an official, so he pretended to be confused and asked, "Just what?"

"It's just that the other son is older than adults!"

"What do you know? He is my godson. At this time, the age is not considered to recognize the son!" Xu Qing thought, could it be the son of the governor of Tanzhou.

The old official suddenly realized, as if he had understood the principles of being an official, he hurried to pick up the horse, and led Xu Qing and others in.

Xu Qing didn't do anything else, He Niu Chicao and others went straight to the babbling hall, kicked the door, and the door opened.

"Which bastard?" Someone inside asked.

Xu Qing took a closer look and saw three or four beauties wearing very thin clothes. In order to prevent the girls from catching cold, there were seven or eight pots of charcoal fire burning in the room, and a table full of wine and vegetables.An old man and a young man began to harass the kabukis. If Xu Qing didn't come in, they might hit third base.

The people in the hall were of course not happy when their "Ya Xing" was disturbed. They slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Xu Qing and others and calling them bastards.Looking around, he couldn't find the old post official, so he smashed a jug and cursed: "Bold bastard, how dare you disturb my elegant mood, son, and don't kneel down to lick my feet!"

On the contrary, Xu Qing took a quick glance and knew that although this young master was rich, he was definitely not from the governor's family, let alone a son.

(End of this chapter)