"Master, if you like this old man's craftsmanship, you can eat for a hundred years without paying a penny. Even if the old man doesn't live that long, he still has sons and grandsons..."
Su Ping looked at the old man blankly, forgetting what he wanted to say for a moment.
At this time, the movement here attracted the attention of other stall owners. After paying attention for a while, they all became excited.
"Yang Laozuo is not very interesting. The people from the Duke's Mansion didn't even greet everyone when they came."
"That's it! That's it!"
"I have home-brewed glutinous rice here. If you like it, I will not do business today."
"The pancakes sold by the old woman are more delicious than fried dough sticks. Come here and take some back for the prince to try!"
"There's no meat in any of the pancakes or fried dough sticks! Master, come here, take all the meat buns out of the basket. If I dare to ask you for a penny, I, Huang Laoliu, will tie a stone and jump into the Yang River!"
"Everyone has already eaten, so you should just calm down and calm down! Master, here is the rouge that I just bought from a little incense. I would like to pick a few for the ladies, as a token of my appreciation..."
"I have..."
"..."
In the end, almost all the stall owners spoke up, and they made it clear that they would never accept money.
Even many colleagues with whom they usually have a good relationship became red-faced and wanted to roll up their sleeves and start a fight.
Seeing that the trend was getting worse, Su Ping had no choice but to flee with Zhiqin and Zhihua.
He quietly stuffed the silver ingot into the old man's money box.
It wasn't until he returned to the carriage that Su Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
"Has it always been like this?"
Su Ping looked through the curtain at the still commotion of the morning market.
"This is also the first time we have met."
Zhiqin patted his chest, looking like he was still frightened.
"If it weren't for Mr. Su, we would never have the chance to go out on the street." Zhihua stuck out his tongue.
Su Ping let go of the curtain, closed his eyes and meditated.
In his mind, for the first time, he understood Duke Dingguo beyond his power.
This made him look forward to meeting Duke Ding.
"Master Su, where should we go next?"
the groom asked outside the carriage.
"Where is the largest bookstore in Yangjing?"
After thinking for a while, Su Ping asked.
"It's over at Rong'anfang, not far from here." Zhiqin replied.
"Just go there."
Su Ping made a choice.
With such a great opportunity, how could we not replenish the collection of books in Shuxiangyuan?
In fact, this was the reason why Su Ping was willing to put down his books and go shopping.
The carriage slowly left Dongshi.
Ronganfang is located to the north of Ganlufang, opposite Taihefang where Guogong's Mansion is located in the east and west, and also occupies the position closest to the imperial city.
As soon as he arrived at the boundary of Ronganfang, Su Ping felt a completely different momentum.
If Taihefang is a place where dignitaries gather and the whole environment is full of majesty and dignity, then Ganlufang is completely the opposite, wrapped in the atmosphere of a bustling market.
The feeling of Ronganfang to Su Ping was more rigorous and solemn, just like walking into the scientific research department in his previous life.
Pedestrians were in a hurry, either alone or in groups of three or two, and most of them were heading east.
"Where is the east?"
Su Ping got off the carriage and looked at the buildings in the distance that were only slightly shorter than the Imperial City.
"That's the Imperial College over there!"
Zhiqin replied in a low voice, "Most of those going over there are the supervisors of the Imperial College, rushing to attend classes."
"The third young master is the supervisor of the Imperial College."
Zhihua spoke, his tone full of admiration, "Besides, he took the exam himself."
Imperial College...
Su Ping looked forward to it, silently noted it in his mind, turned around and walked into a bookstore called "Wuya".
After spending half an hour, Su Ping finally picked only a few books.
The thickest one is the "Qian Shu", a history book of a dynasty thousands of years ago. I bought this book because Shuxiangyuan didn't have it, and this "Qian Shu" was placed in the most conspicuous position.
Several other books are travel notes about geography.
Unfortunately, I could not find the biography of Shen Tiannan, Duke of Dingguo. In fact, this was what he was most interested in.
After returning to Shuxiangyuan, Su Ping read these books and finally had a preliminary understanding of the history of the previous dynasties and the geography of Zhongzhou.
The Daqian Dynasty lasted for more than 180 years, which is not a long life. At its peak, its territory was only two-thirds of Daqing.
The process of its decline is also very common. The corruption of the entire dynasty, the indolence of the emperor, the merger of clans, and frequent border troubles can all be found in it.
Especially in the face of barbarians, Daqian was suppressed one-sidedly except during the period of a few emperors.
Not only that, this situation also happens in the south.
The mainland of China is divided into five major states: southeast, northwest, and middle.
In addition to Xizhou, which is separated by thousands of miles of red land and whose news is difficult to hear, and Beizhou, which is occupied by barbarians, Dongzhou and Nanzhou in the Chinese continent are also occupied by human dynasties, which have risen and fallen.
Dongzhou relies on the Endless Sea and is rich in resources. Its dynasties have changed many times, and they have never paid much attention to Zhongzhou.
As for Nanzhou, due to its mountains, swamps and harsh conditions, the lords of successive dynasties have never stopped thinking about taking over Zhongzhou.
When Daqian faced the Nanzhou Dynasty, it was also a one-sided decline. Various places made plans for marriage and compensation.
And the strange thing is.
The process of the Daqian Dynasty being replaced only has about twenty words in the book.
The last paragraph of "Qian Shu" reads like this:
Xiao Zheng took off his official uniform and went to the palace alone, and then Emperor Qian hanged himself.
The next day, Xiao Zheng ascended the throne, established Guoliang, and founded Wanning.
It means that a man named Xiao Zheng took off his official robe, went into the palace alone to meet the saint, and then Emperor Qian committed suicide. The next day, this man named Xiao Zheng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and changed the name of the country. It became "Liang" and its founding year was Wanning.
"Are you so brave?"
Su Ping found it interesting, but instinctively regarded this as the result of tampering by those in power.
In Qianshu, this Xiao Zheng, who has been serving as a liberator in the Imperial College for twenty years, is said to be one of the best in the world.
What did such a scholar rely on to force Emperor Qian to commit suicide, and how did he rely on to secure the throne and keep Daliang Zuo Zuo so passionate for more than three hundred years?
Not rigorous enough at all.
Huh? Wait!
student?
Imperial College wine offering?
Su Ping suddenly came to his senses and found that he had fallen into the misunderstanding of his old thinking.
With Confucianism and Taoism existing, the scholars in this world are not ordinary scholars!
If you put it this way, could it be that Liang Taizu Xiao Zheng was a strong Confucian and Taoist man of a high level?
But when I think about it again, usurping the throne is against people, not evil spirits. Even if Xiao Zheng is a sub-sage in the ninth realm, he cannot equal one to a million.
If the events recorded in this book are true events, unless... Xiao Zheng also has the support of a huge force behind him.
Moreover, this power is vaguely greater than the imperial power!
Could it be... Confucianism and Taoism?
Su Ping's heart was up and down, and the more he thought about it, the more possible it became.
It's a pity that there is no way to verify this conjecture now. That power is far beyond my reach now. I can only wait until the future.
After reading the book, Su Ping copied several more Confucian and Taoist classics, and then fell asleep with satisfaction.
The next day, before dawn, the two maids came again and started teasing him crazily.
Su Ping had no choice but to follow them and continue touring Yangjing.
However, having learned from the past, he did not dare to go to the morning market again that day, and honestly had breakfast at home before going out.
This tour lasted a whole day.
Halfway through the shopping, the two maids ran out of money.
Su Ping was very happy and was about to go back to copy books, but Zhiqin said that in fact, the Duke's Mansion can keep accounts in most places...
At the end of every month, the shopkeepers in Yangjing will send the account books to the Duke's Mansion. As long as they are verified correctly, the money can be taken away on the spot. So far, they have not defaulted once.
So Su Ping patiently visited the three markets in the east, west and south, as well as Zhuangyuan Street and Deyi Square.
The East Market is mostly for restaurants, the West Market is mostly for entertainment, and the South Market is a comprehensive market that has everything, but it's more low-end.
Zhuangyuan Street is a whole street, almost all of which are inns.
De Yi Fang mainly makes a living selling antiques, calligraphy and painting, and the Four Treasures of the Study.
This obvious trace of artificial planning is simply the ancient version of the crowd effect.
Su Ping was amazed when he saw it.
Until late in the evening, Su Ping was deceived into going to Nightclub again without knowing it.
Night Square is located in the eastern area of Yangjing, just on the east-west central axis, sandwiched between the inner city and the outer city.
The entire Evernight Square is also divided into two areas by the main east-west road.
To the south is Goulan Hutong, to the north is Hongyan Road where Jiaofangsi, Tianxiang Pavilion, Miaoyinju and other high-end places are located.
Su Ping secretly noted the location, then with a dark face forced the carriage to go back home.
What a joke.
Would a gentleman like me come to a place like this?