In the first month of the first month, the ice and snow have just melted. Although there is sunshine today, the willow branches are fluttering, and the breeze blowing from the north is still chilly to the bone. However, East Lake and the surrounding areas are full of tourists, and people are enjoying the tranquility of the years.
There is Xinghua Tower in the north and Baihuazhou in the south.
"After singing the song, the owl boat returns, and snowy egrets and herring gulls come around. The clouds scatter over the pond, and the moon rises, and the mirror waves on the lake open. The fish are frightened by the green feathers, and the gold scales leap, and the lotus sheds its red clothes and is purple. Huaikou is looking forward to the spring.
"There are several cold plum trees near the water." This is the beautiful scenery of Baihuazhou described by Li Shen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty.
The East Lake of this era had not been filled with land, and the upstream water resources were abundant, so it did not form the pattern of connecting the four lakes in the east, west, south, north, and in later generations. The lake was wide and there were no high-rise buildings to block it. Standing on the shore and looking at the blue lake water, you can take a few breaths.
The fresh air of early spring is really a very pleasant enjoyment.
"Mom, there is a lantern seller over there..."
Zhu Ting, who had just escaped from the cold, suddenly pointed forward in surprise and said.
The little girl will be six years old after the Chinese New Year. She seems to have become more sensible after the past six months. This time she went out with her family to play in Nanchang City, which is much more prosperous than Changshou County in Anlu Prefecture. Everything she saw was full of novel things.
Aunt Li said: "Madam, I will take the girl over to buy a lantern first."
Zhu Niang looked at it and saw that there were various colorful lanterns hanging beside the pavilion in front, swaying in the wind, and they were beautiful.
It's a rare trip to enjoy the beautiful scenery of East Lake with the glimmering water and thousands of willows on the shore. I feel the rich cultural atmosphere exuded by Nanchang City. The long-simmered sorrow caused by the previous escape is finally relieved. Zhu Niang's face is soothed and she smiles.
Greeting: "Don't go too far...forget it, let's go there together."
Zhu Hao looked at the red walls and green tiles in the center of the lake, reflected in the light and water. He took Zhu's mother's hand and suggested, "Mom, why don't we go to the island and have a look?"
Zhu Niang rolled her eyes at her son: "What island? It's Xiaotingzhou, but it's connected together by wooden bridges... Read more so you don't use words indiscriminately."
"Know it."
Zhu Hao secretly muttered that although Baihuazhou is not an island, it is much more famous than ordinary islands. It is composed of three small islands. Du Mu, Ouyang Xiu, Huang Tingjian, Xin Qiji, Chen Yunhe, Wen Tianxiang and other celebrities have all left their memories on it.
He had written poems praising her, but at the moment he could only pretend to be innocent and did not argue with his mother.
After many constructions by predecessors, there are now more than ten pavilions and pavilions on Baihua Island. Nine-curved wooden bridges connect the shore and three small islands. I have long heard that the island is full of exotic flowers and plants, which are so beautiful. He
Want to see it with my own eyes.
It's just that the Nine-Bend Wooden Bridge is already overcrowded at this time. It's really difficult to squeeze all the way to Baihuazhou. The key is to run the risk of the wooden bridge being overwhelmed and overturning, and people falling into the lake.
Seeing Aunt Li taking Zhu Ting to the stall selling lanterns, Zhu Hao shook his head and gave up the idea of going to the island for a visit. He was about to follow his mother when he suddenly heard someone shouting in the distance: "Jump into the lake, someone is jumping."
The lake..."
The idle tourists suddenly became commotion, and people began to gather, gradually forming a stream of people heading towards the Xinghua Tower in the north.
Zhu Hao sped up to his mother's side, pulled Zhu Niang's sleeve and said, "Mom, how about we go and have a look too?"
Zhu Niang glared at him: "What's so good about jumping into the lake? Children will have nightmares if they see it..."
"I'm not afraid of nightmares."
Zhu Hao called Yu San over, "Little Third Brother, you stay with my mother first, and I'll go take a look on my own."
Yu San didn't know why Zhu Hao was so excited when he heard someone jumping into the lake, and actually left his family to watch it alone? Is it really because it's not a big deal to watch the excitement?
He was about to agree to stay, but Zhu Niang couldn't worry about her son, so she asked Aunt Li to quickly buy lanterns for Zhu Ting, and then the family went north along the lakeshore and followed the flow of people.
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In the first month of the year, there are already a lot of tourists in East Lake. They rub shoulders with each other as if attending a temple fair.
I heard that someone jumped into the lake here, which attracted a large number of passers-by to watch.
The group was mostly women and children, and they couldn't squeeze to the shore, so they didn't know what was going on inside the lake. At this time, Zhu Hao hated himself for being a child...
He was small and short in stature. He was lost in the crowd. He could only see the crowds of people in front of him and could not get any useful information at all.
"Concubine Lou is here, don't block the way!"
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted.
Zhu Hao's heart moved.
Concubine Lou, if nothing else, is Prince Ning’s concubine Lou Suzhen.
Zhu Hao really couldn't think of any other concubines besides Lou Suzhen in Nanchang City, not to mention the Xinghua Tower in front of her was originally built by Prince Ning for Lou Suzhen, and Lou Suzhen would often come here to visit the lake and enjoy the scenery.
The people of Nanchang respected Concubine Lou very much. When they heard that Concubine Lou was coming, many people consciously gave way and the road quickly vacated.
This is convenient for Zhu Hao.
Just when Zhu Niang also wanted to avoid the powerful people, Zhu Hao's three steps turned into two steps, and he rushed to the embankment with flying strides.
I saw two small boats spread out in a figure-eight shape on the lake. There were people on each boat using bamboo poles to fish people out of the water. There was indeed a black figure in the water, floating up and down, but no struggle was seen, and even the bamboo poles did not reach out. Caught, it looks like it's drowned.
Someone next to me sighed with emotion: "I'm so old, what can't I think about? Throw yourself into the lake in front of so many people? Isn't it a shame?"
Another continued: "I heard that this person once urinated into the East Lake on the Xinghua Tower, in front of many tourists... he has no shame at all!"
Zhu Hao was not sure about the identity of the man in the lake at first, but after hearing the words of passers-by A, B, B, and D, he immediately concluded that it was Tang Yin.
Tang Yin has no shame?
Maybe a little wild!
But he will drown... which is kind of funny.
After all, Tang Yin grew up in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. He must be a good swimmer among other things. Isn't it difficult to hold your breath in the water and pretend to be half-dead?
Just a little cold!
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a gorgeous carriage parked on the bluestone road on the shore. A woman with combed hair and a purple dress got out of the carriage. Although she was a little far away, Zhu Hao couldn't see her face clearly. But looking at her calm demeanor, elegant manners, and an intellectual beauty exuding from her whole body, she must be the Concubine Lou in the mouth of the onlookers.
Concubine Lou quickly came to the embankment. At this time, the wooden bridge leading to Xinghua Tower had been cleared by the palace guards. Surrounded by a large number of people, she went to the island unimpeded.
Concubine Lou personally came to the scene to take command. Instead of using bamboo poles to save people, she directly asked the guards to jump into the cold lake water to save people.
After a lot of twists and turns, two guards finally dragged the motionless person to the shore. They did not start any on-site treatment and sent him directly to Xinghua Tower. Perhaps they were concerned about the face of the person who jumped into the lake and did not want to expose him. identity.
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After the people were saved, Concubine Lou did not show up again after entering the Xinghua Tower. The people watching the excitement suddenly lost their spirits.
"We don't have to wait and see. I don't know whether he is dead or alive."
"Not moving at all!"
"It looks like he's dead and probably can't be saved..."
The crowd chatted and dispersed, and the embankment soon became empty...or maybe the tourists felt that someone had just drowned and it was unlucky to encounter them in the first month of the year.
Zhu Niang looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, and asked in confusion: "Xiao Hao, who is that person?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mom, don't take it seriously... the person who jumped into the lake is most likely Mr. Lu."
"ah!?"
Zhu Niang was shocked.
"To be precise, Mr. Lu's surname is not Lu, but Tang. The famous Tang Bohu is him... Today, Ming Dynasty can be said to be the best in both poetry and painting. This family is the only one without a semicolon. Last year, he was invited by King Ning
When I came to Nanchang to be a guest, I passed by Anlu..."
When Zhu Hao spoke, Zhu Niang's face became obviously nervous.
Although Zhu Niang had no friendship with Mr. Lu, she at least helped him when he was in trouble and accepted his children as disciples, which also gave him an excuse to deal with the Zhu family's difficulties.
As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a teacher. Now that she knew that the other party might be Zhu Hao's first mentor, as Zhu Hao's mother, she felt that there was no reason to stand by and watch.
Zhu Niang asked anxiously: "How about we go to the Xinghua Building to help?"
Zhu Hao shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, mother, I think Mr. Lu is probably fine, but the lake is a bit cold, and he is old, so it is possible that he will get wind chill after being frozen... Now Princess Ning has sent someone to take care of him.
We can’t help even if we want to.”
"Princess Ning?"
Aunt Li came over and asked in a low voice, "Is that the noble lady who got off the carriage earlier?"
Before Zhu Hao could answer, Zhu Niang nodded: "It shouldn't be bad...but there are differences between men and women. As a family member of the palace, how could Princess Ning be so concerned about Mr. Lu's safety?"
Zhu Hao couldn't explain to Zhu Niang.
Tang Yin was a world-famous talent. Although he was a bit old, he was the idol of many women in this era. As a female disciple of Tang Yin, Lou Suzhen respected this master very much. It is said that Tang Yin successfully escaped from Nanchang Mansion after pretending to be crazy and acting like a fool. It was Lou Suzhen who went to find Ning.
It was only through the king's intercession that everything came true.
But with Lou Suzhen's intelligence and understanding of her husband's thoughts, how could she not know that Tang Yin was acting?
"Mom, Mr. Lu, sooner or later we will be able to help... let's not hang around here and arouse suspicion."
The people around them had basically dispersed, and only Zhu Niang and her party remained on the shore, which looked very annoying.
Zhu Niang frowned slightly, wondering what Zhu Hao meant.
She could not have guessed that her son came to Nanchang Mansion not to study, nor to take a theater troupe to attend some lobby party, but to visit old friends while escaping from the control of the Zhu family.
The timing was coincidental, after all, according to history, Tang Yin left Nanchang City in March of the 10th year of Zhengde's reign, and had been pretending to be crazy for some time before that.
Pulling Tang Yin's hand may be able to transform this talented and romantic man who will be famous for later generations, and change his poverty for the rest of his life.
If you take some of Tang Yin's calligraphy back and use them as family heirlooms...
Tsk tsk!
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Knowing that Tang Yin was pretending to be crazy and jumping into the lake in front of others, Zhu Hao's restless heart calmed down.
The next thing to do is how to get close to Tang Yin and help him escape from Nanchang City. In this way, Lou Suzhen does not need to bother him.
At that time, others would only think that Tang Yin suffered from madness and died somewhere in the corner, or fell into the lake to feed the fish. Who would have thought that Tang Yin was abducted by him?
"Hey……"
On the way back, Zhu Hao thought that Tang Yin had pretended to be aloof in front of him, showing off about Jiang Taigong fishing, and taught him a lot of truths... but now he had to pretend to be crazy and act stupid to escape, and a generation of heroes ended up in such a miserable situation...
There is a feeling of schadenfreude.
The corners of his mouth turned up, almost reaching the base of his ears.
Zhu Niang glared at Zhu Hao: "Xiao Hao, Mr. Lu is in such a situation. As his student, how can you laugh?"
Zhu Hao covered his mouth and smiled: "Mom, can't you see that Mr. Lu is pretending to be crazy?"
"How can it be?"
This news shocked Zhu Niang again.
"Mom, Mr. Lu told me before that Prince Ning might have rebellious intentions. He must have noticed this after entering Prince Ning's Mansion, so he pretended to be crazy to avoid the conquest of Prince Ning's Mansion... We should find a way to lead him
He left Nanchang City, didn't he?" Zhu Hao asked.
Zhu Niang thought about it for a while, and it seemed to make sense. While she nodded in agreement, she felt something was wrong.
Prince Ning's Mansion...Tang Yin...
Could this have something to do with myself?
It’s true that I know Tang Yin. Even if you have the intention to help him fight against Prince Ning’s Palace, do you have the ability? Since ancient times, people have not fought against officials, but now they have to fight against Prince Ning’s Palace. Isn’t this causing trouble for themselves?
Zhu Hao was not in a hurry.
Historically, Tang Yin pretended to be crazy through a step-by-step process. Just for the feat of jumping into the lake, he performed it many times, including horizontal jumps, vertical jumps, 180-degree turns in the air, splashes... the technical moves of jumping into the East Lake.
After practicing to perfection, he was finally released by King Ning.
Now Zhu Hao is waiting for an opportunity to contact Tang Yin and hint him to leave Nanchang with him.
This does not conflict with my "study tour" in Nanchang Prefecture.