There is a mountain named Laoshan in the southernmost part of Chuzhou, there is a town called Taishan Town in the east of the foot of the mountain, the town is close to the other side of the Yangtze River is Nanjing City, because it is close to the Yangtze River ferry town, it is the place where the merchants from the south to the north rest, and the teahouse and the inn are all available.

In the middle of the afternoon, the sky cleared, and the peace of the town was shattered by soldiers and horses coming from the north.

This is a cavalry team, three or five hundred people at the end of the month, strangely all of them are shirtless, which is really confusing.

Needless to say, this is Chang Yu and his party marching in the rain, as for why you are shirtless and wearing wet clothes, you are comfortable.

The Yangtze River is in front of him, Chang Yu is slightly excited, he has traveled to Nanjing several times in later generations, and now he is suddenly like a dream, and there are no high-rise buildings in the sight, and the traffic is full of natural scenery, which makes him feel very emotional, and he even deduces according to the topography that this Taishan Town is where the Yangtze River Bridge is located in later generations.

Yesterday evening, when the rain gradually subsided, Chang Yu decided to march in the rain, and walked all night in such a wet way, a little later than expected.

Chang Yu never treated his soldiers and horses badly, and shouted more than 400 horsemen to rush into the town, whether it was a roadside stall or an inn restaurant, he directly gave Bao Yuan, all the delicious food and drink were brought up, and Dongchang was not bad for money.

But it also caused the tourists who came and went to the hotel to complain, but it was a good thing for the local villagers, who took out their own chickens, ducks, fish and eggs to sell to these soldiers.

After Chang Yu washed up in an inn, he changed into clean clothes (his luggage was not wet in the carriage) Lianxin had already brought his meal, five or six eggs, sauced beef, and chicken soup, which could be described as very rich.

When he was feasting, he reported to him: "A group of people came, saying that the Duke of Wei sent to greet the Duke of the Factory, and that the Duke of Wei was waiting on the other side."

Chang Yu was stunned, the news was so well-informed.

It is worthy of the Duke of Wei. Is this a show of strength?

It's just that if you want to pick me up, I'll let you pick it up, Chang Yu decided to avoid it, and after a little trimming up in the town, he let Guo Ren lead his troops to cross the river, and he took Su Jing's master and apprentice, Song Luoshu and Li Muxian, and the five of them slipped to the dock in disguise and hired a boat to cross the river.

The river is long, Lianxin and Su Jing were excited when they saw the Yangtze River for the first time, and Chang Yu looked at Guo Cheng who was faintly visible outside Nanjing, and seemed to smile: "Hmph, Wei State."

Li Muxian looked sideways when he heard this: "Not really."

"Nothing is not, the environment will make people swell and make people lost, this governor is here to make it sober up" Chang Yu sneered slightly.

Nearly half an hour, the ferry crossed the river and turned directly into the Qinhuai River, the river boats were constantly congested, the boatman father and son carefully slapped the pole, the master and apprentice pointed at the stern and looked at the scenery, Chang Yu and Li Muxian Song Luoshu looked up at the Nanjing city wall at the bow of the boat, this is also the first time Chang Yu saw the city wall of Nanjing Waiguo, the average height of three zhang (8-10 meters) is magnificent, the capital is even more majestic, the city is 14-26 meters high, so towering and solid, Chang Yu really can't imagine how incompetent Zhu Youxiang, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng are pickled goods.

"How much manpower and financial resources will it take to build this city wall so high!" Song Luoshu sighed, Li Muxian nodded: "I heard that it took twenty-eight years to build it, and the cost is nothing" The boatman heard it and interjected: "It is rumored that there was no silver to repair the city wall at that time, or the money donated by Shen Wansan, and the origin of the Jubaomen in the south has something to do with Shen Wangsan......

The boatman kept talking about rumors and anecdotes, and the boatload of people listened to it with relish, Du Changyu rolled his eyes in his heart, in fact, the Ming city wall and Shen Wansanmao had no relationship, and even Zhu Yuanzhang and Shen Wansan did not have any intersection, because before he fought the world and sat on the dragon chair, Shen Wansan had already passed away, and these have been verified according to the epitaph of Shen Wansan and his descendants, and they are not people of the same era at all.

The Qinhuai River is in the outer Guocheng, sticking to the outside of the capital wall, in fact, it acts as a moat, after the boat passes the water gate, along the city wall all the way to the east, there are few scenery along the way, there are many villages on the south bank, until it reaches the west gate of the water, the Qinhuai River divides into a tributary and goes straight into the city, and the main stream still acts as a moat outside the city wall.

This section of the Qinhuai River into the city is really the essence of Qinhuai in ten miles, the prosperity along the coast is not inferior to the later generations, all kinds of nightclubs are lined up one after another, the riverside is mostly a first-class river-view villa in the courtyard of the wealthy family, there is more Confucius Temple, Jiangnan Gongyuan, etc., although it is bustling along the river street during the day, the people who see it are dazzled.

"Xiao Song, what did you think of first when you arrived at Qinhuai River?" Li Muxian smiled a little obscenely and asked Song Luoshu.

Song Luoshu smiled and said nothing, but Chang Yu blurted out: "Qin Huai Bayan."

Li Muxian was stunned: "Bayan? This Qinhuai River Eight Hundred Yan didn't know how to stop" and said: "What the adults said is not the eight famous Oiran, and it is said to give the poor Taoist a long insight" Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "Our family is also hearsay, and at this time, things are already wrong" But he also said the eight names.

Li Muxian scratched his head when he heard this: "Poor Dao has also heard a few names" and turned his head to ask the boat family, the boat family is the same as the taxi driver in later generations, he knows this kind of place and this kind of thing best, and he is simply pimping the door is very clear, and he shook his head when he heard it: "A lot of people are good, and now there are new people, such as Wang Jiangyue's ......"

Ten miles of Qinhuai River is separated by a water on both banks, the north bank is the general examination hall of the southern examination Jiangnan Gongyuan, the north bank is the southern teaching workshop famous prostitute gathering place, the old courtyard and the pearl market, a hundred flowers compete for beauty has its own outstanding people, it is called Qinhuai Bayan by the good people, this good person is Yu Huai, wrote a "Banqiao Miscellaneous Records" to record this matter.

It's just that now Qinhuai Bayan is no longer beautiful, Chen Yuanyuan was plundered to Beijing City to marry Wu Sangui, (Chen Yuanyuan is actually not in Qinhuai River but in Suzhou Creek) Gu Hengbo married Gong Dingyu and now he is also a wife in Beijing City, Ma Xianglan is deep in sadomasochism with Wang Zhideng at this time and retired to the rivers and lakes, Bian Yujing was injured by Wu Meicun, this will marry Zheng Jiande, Dong Xiaowan was originally from Suzhou, but in fact, he was only in the Qinhuai River in the early days, and later went to Suzhou Bantang to do business, at this time he was married to Mao Bijiang, Kou Baimen married into a wealthy family at this time and became the concubine of Zhu Guobi, Marquis of Funing.

Liu Ruyi was also married to Qian Qianyi, and at this time he lived in seclusion in Changshu Yushan Qianyun Tower. Li Xiangjun and Hou Fangyu are a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks, perhaps because of Ruan Dacheng's death, the road will be smoother. (Ruan Dacheng is really bad, the kind that is extremely bad, the Hongguang period did not do business to help Zhu Youshu everywhere colorless beauty, in history Li Xiangjun was persecuted by him and finally became a nun with Bian Yujing, and then he was also with Hou Fangyu but was discriminated against and died of illness at the age of thirty Chinese New Year's Eve. ）

It is also said that now Qinhuai Bayan, except for Li Xiangjun, who is half hidden and half retired at this time, the others have either retired or married, and they have become a legend that the back waves of the Qinhuai River push the front waves.

A few people at the bow of the boat chatted while enjoying the scenery, the light boat has passed the eaves of 10,000 floors, the Qinhuai River turned a U-shape to the south in the city and then went east, and it has reached the Gongyuan and the south bank is the Qinglou of the teaching workshop where famous prostitutes gather, Li Muxian couldn't take his eyes off and swallowed his saliva.

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There must be fighting, killing and killing, and the customs of the Ming Dynasty also have to be seen.