Leisure days in the cold palace

Chapter 24
After coming here for a long time, I gradually realized that many of the things Fengzhang did were not different from the smuggling of later generations.

Xiangguo has many items that are listed as contraband, and no one is allowed to bring them into Baiyue, such as gunpowder and refined steel.

The reason for these prohibitions is naturally that Xiangguo is afraid of the strength of the Baiyue people.

After all, although Baiyue and Xiangguo are good-neighborly and friendly on the surface, there are always things to guard against secretly.

"Most Baiyue people are very simple. As long as they live a life with more than enough food and clothing, they will be very happy. This is different from the Central Plains people. And Baiyue people pay great attention to tradition, so although there are many things from the Central Plains, they will be happy. Life has become much more convenient, but they are unwilling to accept it. The most typical thing is clothes. People of all ethnic groups in Baiyue would rather buy silk fabrics from the Central Plains and weave them themselves than wear the ready-made clothes imported from the Central Plains.”

Sitting on the shoulder pad woven with vines, Fengzhang talked to me while teasing the snake in his hand.

I was also sitting on the same shoulder pad at this time, and four men from the Zixu tribe were carrying the shoulder pad and walking forward effortlessly. In such a complex and difficult dense forest, I felt a little brisk walking.

Compared with Fengzhang's leisurely attitude in front, I feel somewhat uncomfortable behind.

I don't enjoy such a superior feeling. I always feel that I would rather go down and walk step by step than sit on pins and needles on the top.

As if seeing my anxiety, Fengzhang turned around and said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous, our Zixu clan has always respected women, and it's only natural for them to lift you up, so you should just do as the Romans do."

The Zixu people who were carrying a shoulder pad couldn't understand the language of the Central Plains, but at this time they probably understood some of my concerns, turned their heads and smiled at me honestly, and said something in their mouths.

I have stayed in Ziwei for more than half a month, but from his words, apart from a few simple words "we" and "you", I still don't quite understand the meaning.

"Wuda said that it is their blessing to serve such beautiful women, I hope you will not deprive them of their blessings." Feng Zhang translated it for me.

My face turned slightly red, not because of his praise, but because I was a little embarrassed by my performance.

"People in the Central Plains are actually very greedy. Gold can be produced here in Baiyue, so I don't know how many people are thinking about these gold all year round." Feng Zhang spoke again, and I looked at his long hair hanging on his shoulders and felt his The voice was not as cold as usual, "If it is a simple business, there is nothing wrong with Baiyue people. After all, it is also a way to fill food and clothing. But the problem is that you Central Plains people are too greedy. Save costs as much as possible, not only bid extremely low, but even used some shady tricks to force the local people to do free labor for them.”

Feng Zhang didn't look back, but his snake spots poked out from Feng Zhang's left shoulder, hissing at me.

"When I first intervened in all this, thirteen villages in Baiyue had already been plundered by the Central Plains people. I don't know how many men were forcibly taken away, let alone the loss of other villages...you Xiangguo Zhang and Chunian At that time, there was a riot in Baiyue. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Baiyue to suppress the border, which shocked your new emperor when he came to power."

The year of Li Yishao's ascension to the throne was Zhang He Chunian, what Feng Zhang said was only three years ago.

"Of course, rioting is just what you say. Here, it's called resistance." Feng Zhang's voice was faintly indifferent. I couldn't see his seductive face, and I felt that these words didn't come from him. , "No one likes to live under oppression, especially us Baiyue people, we are all natural people and should not be manipulated by anyone."

Listening to the coldness in his words, I suddenly noticed something, and asked: "The person in charge of that rebellion, are you?"

I heard him chuckle: "I'm not the person in charge, I just told the truth of it to the people in various villages. As for the others, I just did my best to help buy some things."

I understand that what Fengzhang bought is naturally not an ordinary thing.

"Anyway, the current situation is pretty good. Baiyue sells out the gold that he doesn't need, and you people from the Central Plains are eagerly searching for these dazzling adus, although sometimes, you cunning people from the Central Plains will cheat Simple Baiyue people, but this phenomenon has finally improved a lot over the years."

I was a little sensitive to find that when Fengzhang mentioned people from the Central Plains, he would add the word "you" in front of it, but when he talked about Baiyue, his tone was not friendly.

For such a person, what does he regard his hometown as, and where does he regard himself as a person?
"I'm telling you this, are you confused and don't understand my purpose?"

He suddenly turned his head back, and his upturned eyes slanted towards me, but this kind of behavior fell on him, which didn't make people feel contemptuous, but had a strange beauty on the contrary.

I nodded, ready to listen to what he had to say.

To my surprise, he didn't tell me happily, but smiled and said, "You'll know in a while."

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"I really didn't expect that a Baiyue person who didn't understand the culture of the Central Plains would actually dare to take up this challenge! Brother Feng, it seems that I, Xia Shenxing, really want to look up to you."

After traveling for half an hour in a shoulder car, I arrived at a bustling town similar to a market, led by Feng Zhang.

The buildings in this small town are strongly mixed with the customs and habits of the Han people and the Baiyue people, but such a powerful collision brings some strange beauty.

Fengzhang told me that this is the deepest place for Han merchants to trade in Baiyue, and it is also an important place for them to trade gold.

The wind chimes were singing and dancing under the eaves, and Feng Zhang led me into an inn.

The Baiyue people in the inn greeted him familiarly, and Feng Zhang responded one by one with a smile, very friendly to the people.

The people here should like Fengzhang very much. It is because of him that the life of Baiyue people will be much easier.

Walking upstairs without being led, Feng Zhang lifted the curtain of a box, and then heard such a voice.

"Huh? I thought, what kind of reinforcements would Brother Feng bring here, but didn't I expect it to be a Baiyue woman? Oh, no, how could the Baiyue woman's complexion be so fair? I don't know where this lady looks. ?”

Inside the box was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He was talking and laughing very proudly, but when he saw me, he stood up politely and bowed his hands to me.

Except for him, behind him, in a corner of the house, stood a man holding a long sword.Looking at the man's burly appearance, I think that man should be the bodyguard of the man in front.

I was a little confused about the situation, so I could only smile lightly and said, "I'm just a countryman, so I can't even talk about a prefect."

The man thought I didn't want to say it clearly, so he didn't force him, he just laughed and gestured for us to sit down.

On the food table with the style of the Central Plains, it is the fruit wine of the Baiyue people.The ground is covered with bamboo mats unique to the Central Plains, but ivory and other decorations are hung on the walls.

Such a restaurant does have a taste of "combining Chinese and Western".

"This is a well-known businessman in Xiangguo, Mr. Xia Shenxingxia. He came to Baiyue this time to compete with me for the control of the business road." Feng Zhang said with a smile.

Xia Shenxing didn't think too much when he heard the words, instead he said with a smile: "Brother Feng's words are always so sharp, quite debatable, but since we are friends, why bother to exaggerate?"

He looked at me with a smile again, and said to me: "I think this lady is the rescuer brought by Mr. Feng Lang, so I will not hide it. I had a bet with Brother Feng in the past. If he can write poems and songs If you win me, I will never bother you again about Baiyue's business in Xiangguo. But if Brother Feng loses unfortunately, he will not be able to interfere with your subordinates' involvement. This is a gentleman's agreement. If you want to hear it, my wife must feel the same Fair enough."

I was a little surprised, I didn't understand why Fengzhang would make such a bet with Xia Shenxing, this business matter is not a child's play, how can it be settled in such a nonsense way?
She just turned her head to look at Feng Zhang, only to see that he just had a calm face, and there were spots on his hands that teased him time and time again.

The sword-wearing man who had been standing in the corner kept his gaze fixed on Piece, as if he was afraid that if Feng Zhang gave an order, the master he wanted to protect would be bitten by a poisonous snake.

It was probably a bet that was made out of necessity. Thinking about it this way, I had no choice but to hesitate and said: "I am not very knowledgeable and not very familiar with poetry. Reasonable. Since ancient times, there is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts. It seems a bit... burning the piano and boiling the crane."

"It's true to say that." Xia Shenxing still smiled amiably, "So there is another sentence in this bet, if there is no winner, I will also admit defeat."

I raised my eyebrows: "It seems that Mr. Xia Lang believes that he is unparalleled in this world?"

Unexpectedly, Xia Shenxing shook his head and said with a smile: "To be honest, the poem I brought today was not written by me. So the person who was Wushuang at that time was not me, but another person. But I took this poem today. The first word was also promised by that person. The bet that day had already stated that each other could bring rescue soldiers, so Brother Feng invited the little lady, and I invited this word."

Saying that, Xia Shenxing took out a folded piece of Zoeki paper from his bosom, and slowly unfolded it in front of me.

"This is a poem created by the great poet himself. The name of the poem is "Peach Blossom Wine". Please read it first."

I was taken aback when I heard the name of the Cipai, wondering if there is such a coincidence in this world?

But the next moment, Feng Zhang looked at Zuo Bo's paper and began to read it in a murmur.

"Ah! I am facing this wild and desolate..."

(End of this chapter)