Chapter 100: Adventure in Kyoto: It was already evening when we arrived at the legendary holy land - Dongpo
According to Ergouzi, this Dongpo originally had a very awkward local name of "Laibuti". You can tell from the name what kind of place this is.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, a great writer, calligrapher and painter Su Shi came here. Su Shi, also known as Zizhan, also known as Hezhong, also known as Da Su, also known as "Dongpo Jushi", was born in Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Sichuan).
According to historical records, Su Shi stayed in Hangzhou for three years. After his term of office expired, he was transferred to Mizhou (Zhucheng in Shandong), Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places, where he served as magistrate of the county. His political achievements were outstanding and he won the hearts of the people.
This lasted for about ten years. Su Shi encountered the first disaster in his life. At that time, someone deliberately distorted his poems and made a big fuss in the name of satirizing the new law. In 1079 (the second year of Yuanfeng), Su Shi had been in Huzhou for less than three months.
, was arrested and imprisoned for writing poems that satirized the new law and weaving a web of "writings that slander the emperor and prime minister". This is known as the "Wutai Poetry Case" in history.
Su Shi was imprisoned for 103 days and was on the verge of being beheaded several times. Fortunately, during the Northern Song Dynasty, during the reign of Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, a national policy was made not to kill scholar-bureaucrats, Su Shi was able to escape the disaster.
After being released from prison, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou (today's Huanggang City, Hubei Province) as deputy envoy of regiment training (equivalent to the deputy captain of the modern civil Self-Defense Forces). This position was quite humble and had no real power. At this time, Su Shi had become a
Frustrated, Su Shi felt depressed after taking office. He visited Chibi Mountain outside Huangzhou City many times and wrote famous works such as "Ode to the Former Chibi", "Ode to the Later Chibi" and "Niannujiao? Nostalgia of Chibi".
This time, he relied on his thoughts and feelings when he was exiled. In his spare time, he led his family to reclaim a piece of sloping land in the east of the city, and farmed to help make a living. The nickname "Dongpo Jushi" was given to him at this time.
Later, in order to commemorate Su Shi, people named the land where he farmed "Dongpo". Finally, it expanded to the entire "not mentioned" place, called "Dongpo"
However, how come this place was inherited from the little-known Dashun Dynasty?
Ke Han couldn't figure this out. Forget it, he simply didn't pursue this unverifiable history.
Ke Han got off the horse and had no intention of looking for a boarding hotel. Guided by Er Gouzi, he went directly to the "Shun Yin Bank" branch of Dashun Royal Bank in Dongpo and found the cabin.
Ke Han led his horse along the street corner to this small house located in a back alley. Just as he was about to call Zou Bucai, he was stopped outside, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"A small bank actually dares to arrest citizens?! Doing this is totally against the law! Who gave you such great privileges to arrest people?" Ke Han was not ambiguous at all, using his own words to describe
The understanding of the law shouted to the man, "You illegally arrest a normal citizen, disrupt social order, and restrict other people's personal freedom. You will be severely punished by the law!"
"Go, go, go! Who are you to dare to make a noise here?" the two men guarding the door yelled angrily.
After hearing Ke Han's voice, the people in the room quickly lay down on the window sill separated by the wooden fence, crying like a child: "My hero, I was wronged! You must find a way to rescue me, hero."
!There are many things waiting for me to do outside, I can’t afford to delay!..."
After looking at Zou Bucai's excited eyes as if she had seen the dawn again, Ke Han felt inexplicably sad. He rubbed his sore eyes, approached the window, reached out for Zou Bucai, and handed over a steamed bun and a steamed bun from the window sill.
The bamboo tube containing soy milk comforted: "Eat these first! Boss Zou, don't worry, I'm here to take you out."
After listening to Ke Han's words, Zou Bucai calmed down a little and thought: As long as I am innocent, everything will be fine. If nothing else happens, there is Shi Daxia. Even if it means "jail", he will not let me go and leave me alone.
You can rest assured, but what’s going on with this counterfeit money? It’s really annoying!
"Master!" Ergouzi outside shouted tremblingly, "You have to take good care of yourself!"
Zou Bucai kept nodding inside, but the grievance in his heart filled him with infinite hatred.
"Take care? I also know to take care of myself, but this is such a disaster!" Zou Bucai was very angry. With tears in his eyes, he devoured the crab buns one by one. He had never been so hungry as he was today, but he still couldn't feel it.
This crab roe bun is so delicious, it tastes like chewing wax
"Boss Zou!" Ke Han stood guard outside the window, his thoughts racing, and he took the opportunity to ask, "Did you have any financial dealings with anyone during this period? Think about it, it might be helpful to you!"
At Ke Han's reminder, Zou Bucai frowned and pondered for a long time, then suddenly cursed loudly: "Liu San? Is it really Liu San?..."
"Did you remember anything?" Ke Han anxiously stood outside and asked repeatedly, "Who is Liu San? Does he have anything to do with this matter?"
Zou Bucai in the room was deep in thought. He couldn't believe his intuition anymore. He scratched his head, remained silent, and recalled.
"Go away quickly, don't make things difficult for us! You know, not only did he use counterfeit banknotes to redeem accounts, but he also held a murder weapon and injured people at the Royal Bank branch. How dare he be so arrogant? If you let it go, where is the face of the imperial court?
"The two men guarding the gate did not get angry, but patiently chatted with Ke Han.
Well, this is a good sign! As long as they don't make things difficult, they can still stay here and listen to Zou Bucai's narrative. This will be of great benefit to helping him and collecting some useful information for him.
The good intentions of the two gatekeepers couldn't be matched! Ke Han took out two gold wires from his arms. Well, for such a small thing, you can't be so generous as to give gold bars, so two gold wires are enough to separate the gold wires.
He handed it to the two men guarding the door and said: "You two brothers have worked hard, this little thought is just a treat for you to drink tea. My brother and I will have a chat. I believe that our brother must have been framed...
…”
After the two people looked at each other, they quietly took the gold wire that Ke Han handed over, picked it up, looked around, and then turned around and said, "Well, you can chat as much as you like, but
, we can only chat through the window, but we can’t see anything!”
Ke Han smiled. He dismissed the two men in a very civilized way and asked Er Gouzi to help him buy his own dinner. Then he and Zou Bucai were inside and outside, leaning against each other through the window. He took a deep breath.
After a while, he knocked on the wall again and continued to say to Zou Bucai: "You tell me, I'm here to listen!"
Zou Bucai sighed and said: "Liu San is the top tyrant in our Ziyang County. I found out later that he is a fellow countryman I only met in Kyoto. He has a nickname of 'Guan Lutong'. Currently,
This is all I know.”
"What are you going to Kyoto to do?" Ke Han clearly knew that Zou Bucai was going to Kyoto to meet the so-called Zhenbei Marquis, but he still pretended to be an onlooker who didn't know the truth and reminded him.
Zou Bucai stared at the bright moonlight outside the window, thinking deeply, and his thoughts slowly returned to the past. The few days in Kyoto were like a nightmare to him. Thinking about it now, he still looked like he was in shock.
…
More than half a month ago, due to Ding Yongquan's troubles, the production of silkworm cocoons and silk reeling was declining day by day.
Spring silkworms were almost ruined in one season, and summer silkworms could not continue to improve no matter what. Therefore, in order to find a way out for the "Longxugou Silkworm Farm", Zou Bucai took a lot of money and rode to Kyoto alone to meet with the Marquis of Zhenbei.
, beg him for help, fight for a place in the silk reeling industry that he controls. Don’t ask for victory, but ask for tolerance!
An honest and trustworthy businessman came to the unfamiliar Kyoto and wanted to get on the shoulders of the Marquis of Zhenbei. Without an acquaintance on the official road to recommend him, this difficulty was no different than a toad dreaming of getting wings and flying into the sky!
Zou Bucai is also a person with faith. She must work hard to do what she has decided. She will not look back until she hits the wall! Therefore, even if she bites the bullet, she has no choice but to rush forward.
Different from the past, this time, the rare feeling of loneliness arose spontaneously in the beautiful Kyoto, on the busy streets, when he took out the key and opened the guest room door, and he couldn't help but feel a little more lonely.
Hesitant
In the unfamiliar Kyoto, Zou Bucai's eyes darkened. This time he went out was different from usual. He was not as high-spirited as before. Instead, he came to ask for help. As for the beautiful scenery of Kyoto, it could not arouse his interest in playing.
After booking a hotel, he went out for a walk. He wandered aimlessly, thinking about how to get close to the formidable Marquis of Zhenbei.
I wonder if it's because I'm overly cautious when I'm alone, or maybe I'm too sensitive? Walking on the street, Zou Bucai always feels like someone is following her, not far or near, mysteriously.
For two days in a row, Zou Bucai couldn't think of any good solution. Zou Bucai was so worried that she had no choice but to make a surprise visit.
On this day, he made a special trip to the souvenir market in Kyoto and bought some specialties from the south and north. Finally, he went to the drugstore and bought two thousand-year-old wild ginseng, wrapped it in red silk cloth, and put it in
in the package
When he was about to leave, he was tapped on the shoulder. He turned around to look, but he didn't recognize him, so he asked, "Who are you?"
Unexpectedly, the man laughed and said: "You didn't even acknowledge me when you came? Brother, I'll pick you up! In this place, if you're not familiar with the place, you won't be able to get help if you need anything. What an inconvenience!"
"That's true! But you haven't told me who you are yet? Do we know each other?!" Zou Bucai looked at the lean young man in front of him cautiously and said politely, "I'm afraid you have the wrong person?"
"Didn't you meet me?" The young man chuckled and said seriously, "Who knows about the famous Zou Bucai from the Longxugou Silkworm Cocoon Farm? Who doesn't know about it? To tell you the truth, on this street, I met
I've met you several times, and I'm a little puzzled by how worried you are! But I can't get along with you. It's really a fate that we meet this noble person again! Oh, let me introduce myself, I'm Ziyang
Liu San from the County Federation of Industry and Commerce office in Beijing specializes in dealing with officials and handling small things for the industrial and commercial households in Ziyang County. How about he also be considered a liaison officer? Boss Zou’s business has also come to Kyoto?"
Zou Bucai stared at the young man blankly, as if he didn't believe it. When the young man said hello, a fat man holding a feather duster in the porcelain shop next to him asked with a smile: "Third Master, do you want blue and white porcelain or something else?"
The prince said that all the things you came to pick up will be recorded in his account, and I am just waiting for your instructions, haha!"
I was eager to find a powerful and powerful person who could speak well in the officialdom, and asked for an introduction to the Marquis of Zhenbei. Unexpectedly, the lean young man in front of me was the liaison officer of the Beijing Office of the Federation of Industry and Commerce.
Specializing in dealing with officials? You are so young and promising!
Coincidentally, this young man is actually my fellow countryman, which is even more worthy of pride! Don’t believe it? Hey, he can even name his own name, so what’s the point of fake? Energy? Even the prince wants to give something to him
How can his energy be so small? I still look at people with old eyes, and actually despise them. Hey, I’m so ashamed!
Zou Bucai was thinking about something when she saw the young man saying to the fat man: "Well, you wrap it up for me first and keep it. I have something else to do now. Come and get it later."
The fat man replied cheerfully: "It's okay! How about we send someone to send it?"
The young man waved his hands repeatedly and said very gentlemanly: "You are so busy, forget it, I will pick it up."
Zou Bucai's eyes widened when he saw it, and she thought to herself, isn't this Liu San in front of him the person sent by God to help him?
Seeing that Liu San was about to leave, Zou Bucai hurried forward and said with a smile: "Haha, my eyes are full of tears when I see my fellow countrymen! I never thought that I could meet a little fellow countryman in Kyoto. Why don't we get together?"