Chapter 35
The river passes in the east, looking at the mountains in the distance, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and the beauty of the scenery is breathtaking. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The water of the Yangtze River comes up from the sky, the Yangtze River flows thousands of miles into a big river, passes through countless mountains and dangerous places from the west all the way, rushes and roars, but when it comes to Jilong Mountain, it is blocked by the mountains, the vast river torrent is the same, but it becomes wide and narrow, the infinite scenery is in the dangerous peak, the mountains and rivers are one, it is natural, magnificent and extraordinary.
Zhongshan Longpan, the stone tiger is located, the north of the capital of Jianye is covered by Zhoushan, Jilong Mountain and Xuanwu Lake, the east is Zhongshan Mountain, the west is close to the stone, the river controls the water, the river is rushing, and it is reluctant to give up day and night.
Along the way, Duan Canghai and the others were properly arranged and served very decently, whether in terms of food, accommodation or itinerary, which made Yang Ning feel comfortable as a noble child.
Along the way, Yang Ning didn't talk much, and others didn't dare to ask more, crossing the Yangtze River, and in less than a day, it was the capital Jianye.
The grandeur of Jianye City was Yang Ning, who had seen the world, and it also amazed him, and that kind of heaviness was far from what he could see in his previous life.
The mountains are like gathering, looking at it, the Huaishui is out, wandering into the capital, surrounded by mountains and beautiful waters, it is the magnificent and simple city, it is the first city of Southern Chu, the capital of Chu is built.
Jianye City has the saying of 13 inside and 18 outside, which means that there are dozens of gates inside and outside, and there are 18 gates in the outer city, which can also be seen in the grandeur of this capital.
Entering the city, Yang Ning immediately felt the magnificent atmosphere of this ancient city.
The roads in the city are crisscrossed, but they are extremely wide, the shops are lined up, row upon row, the streets are bustling, the traffic is busy, very lively, in this capital, you can only feel the prosperity and prosperity of the empire, it is difficult to think about the homeless and miserable people in front of you.
Jianye City seems to be the fairyland of the empire, no matter who is in it, they will forget the crisis of the empire's existence, and will be infected by the prosperity and liveliness of the capital, thinking that the world is healthy and the four seas are peaceful.
The eighteen outer gates of the capital seem to divide the Great Chu Kingdom into two worlds, one is the world outside the city, and the other is the world inside the city.
Jianye City is huge, and the imperial city is located in the middle of the capital, if the capital is the crown of the Great Chu State, then the imperial city is a bright pearl on the crown.
The people of the capital can see the brilliance of the pearl, but they can't feel the luxury and luxury in the imperial city.
When Yang Ning first entered this magnificent ancient capital, he looked left and right, dizzying, and unconsciously followed Duan Canghai and others through one street after another.
"Hey, that'..... What kind of river is that? Suddenly, he saw a trickling river not far ahead, and the arched bridge above the river was like jade, Yang Ning couldn't help but ask.
Duan Canghai and the others were stunned for a moment, Qi Feng had already smiled and said, "The prince has only been out for more than ten days, have you forgotten this river?" This is the Qinhuai River. ”
"Qinhuai River?"
"The Qinhuai River stretches into the city, divides into two streams to Wuding Gate, one is the main stream, becomes the outer Qinhuai, goes around the city through the Zhonghua Gate, Shuixi Gate and Dinghuai Gate, and flows into the Yangtze River by the Sanchai River." Qi Feng explained with a smile: "The other one is the inner Qinhuai, which enters the city from the east water pass of Tongji Gate, and is divided into two branches in the north and south at the Huaiqing Bridge, and the south branch goes out of the city through the Wende Bridge of Confucius Temple to the West Water Gate of Shuiximen. The north branch is from the ancient Yundu Jing Inner Bridge to the culvert mouth of Zhanggong Bridge into the main stream .....! Pointing to the bridge, he said, "That's the Zhanggong Bridge." ”
Duan Canghai glanced at Qi Feng, thinking to himself that our master has a bad brain, but if things are a little more complicated, he will be confused, you have been verbose for a long time, he can still remember a fart.
Yang Ning let out an "oh" and didn't say much.
After passing through a few streets and alleys, Duan Canghai suddenly let out a "huh", and everyone looked over, only to see that on the street in front of them, white towels were hung in front of the houses on both sides.
"Which adult has died?" Qi Feng urged forward and wondered.
Yang Ning naturally saw the white cloth scraped along the street, and asked, "Is someone dead?" ”
Duan Canghai thought to himself that the prince was really straightforward, and spoke too directly, and explained: "Lord Shizi, there should be an adult who has passed away, and the streets near here will take the initiative to hang out white cloths in order to express their condolences, this is not a treatment that everyone can enjoy, and the one who passed away must be an adult who is loved by the people." He turned over and dismounted, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone dismount!" ”
Several people dismounted, and Yang Ning knew that this was likely to be a courtesy, so he also dismounted.
This street and alley is not a shop, so there are not many people, a few people walk on the street, quite deserted, walked forward for a while, and suddenly saw someone on the side pointing at this side, whispering something, Duan Canghai and others frowned, crossed the long street, turned into another alley, and walked to the end of the alley, and a wider street appeared in front of them.
"Lord Shizi, this is Pipa Street, you won't forget it, right?" Duan Canghai said: "We're home." ”
Walking to the street, Yang Ning found that this Pipa Street is not only wide and very long, the street is extremely clean, neatly paved with bluestone slabs, every other distance, there will be a mansion, in front of each mansion squatting a pair of big stone lions, dozens of stone lions on both sides of the Pipa Street, squatting in front of their own doors, bored and lazy staring, waiting for the cars and people walking by the street.
Yang Ning looked at both sides while walking, this long street that seemed to have no end, there were more than ten mansions, all of which were high-ranking officials and dignitaries, "Shangshu Mansion", "General's Mansion", "Marquis' Mansion" continued to come into view, and at the door of each mansion, a white cloth towel was hung.
Many mansions were guarded by soldiers, and when they saw Duan Canghai and his party passing from the long street, many guards exchanged words.
Duan Canghai saw it in his eyes, his expression became more and more solemn, and he quickened his steps, and soon, he saw that the door of the mansion in front of him was plain white, and the guards standing in front of the door were also plain white.
Duan Canghai suddenly stood still, and the others were also shocked, only to see Duan Canghai's body shaking, and he suddenly sped up his steps and walked over, and the others also had a solemn face.
Yang Ning saw a few people with strange expressions, and thought to himself, could it be that there are dead people in your house, right?
Duan Canghai and the others walked quickly to the door of the mansion, and the guards guarding the door saw that someone had already rushed forward and cried bitterly: "Duan ...... Second Brother Duan, you're back......! Before he finished his two sentences, he couldn't stop crying.
"What the hell is going on?" Duan Canghai's face turned pale, "Could it be ..... Could it be Mrs. Tai'......? ”
Yang Ning was stunned, thinking that it was really your mother's house, this is really a coincidence, Lao Tzu ran into a funeral on the first day he entered the capital?
"It's not .....!" The guard said in a trembling voice, "Yes..... It's the general.....! ”
At this time, everyone changed color, Duan Canghai's expression became terrifying, grabbed the man's collar, and shouted angrily: "What the hell are you talking nonsense, the general is on the front line, how can he ......, tell me quickly, who is it?" ”
At this time, another guard stepped forward and sobbed, "Second Brother Duan, yes..... It's the general, the general..... The general has passed away! ”
Duan Canghai, Qi Feng and the others turned pale, but when they saw Duan Canghai take a step forward, his legs suddenly weakened, and he collapsed, and someone on the side hurriedly supported him, Duan Canghai's eyes instantly turned red, and he roared violently, the seven-foot-tall man actually burst into tears in an instant, and Qi Feng and the others were already crying loudly, beating their chests and feet, as if they had died their own father.
Yang Ning was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that the general they were talking about would not be the father of the prince, right?
The son just died outside, and this old man is also dead?
"Quick, tell ..... Tell the third lady that the prince ..... The prince is back.....! Duan Canghai was crying, and suddenly pulled Yang Ning, "Lord Shizi, general...... The general has passed away.....! ”
Yang Ning had never seen that general, let alone the slightest emotion, so he was stunned for a while, thinking that he would never let Lao Tzu cry now, right?
He raised his head and looked at the plaque on the vermilion gate, only to see that the plaque was quite huge, with the four big characters of "Jinyi Houfu" written on it, and the gilded characters were scorching.
Someone had already entered the mansion to report, Duan Canghai took Yang Ning's arm, and also entered the mansion, as soon as he entered the mansion, it was silver and white, and he heard a heart-rending cry coming from the front hall, the white flags were like clouds, and there were many people on the side, it seemed that they were all maids and servants in the mansion, and they were all dressed in white.
Yang Ning's mind was a little dazed, and he was led forward by Duan Canghai in a daze, and when everyone on both sides saw Yang Ning, many people showed a look of astonishment, and some people showed a look of joy, they all knelt down, and they heard a crisp and pleasant voice in front of them: "Is it Ning'er?" Is Ning'er back? ”
When Yang Ning heard the voice, he secretly thought that this woman's voice was really good, just like a spring bell, and thought that she was also called "Ning'er", did she know her name?
Suddenly, I saw a group of people coming in front of me, all of them were dressed in linen and filial piety, but the first one was a twenty-six or seventeen-year-old young woman, with a graceful posture, rich and graceful, with bright and beautiful eyes and phoenix eyes, her complexion was as white and flawless as white jade, and it seemed that there was no makeup, but it looked even more pure and pure.
Dressed in plain white, her eyebrows are even more picturesque, just like the beauty in the lady's picture, walking towards her in a graceful posture.
"I've seen the third lady in my humble position!" Duan Canghai had already knelt on the ground, and Qi Feng and the others also knelt down, tears streaming down their faces.
The third lady of the beautiful young woman had already grabbed Qi Ning's wrist, and as soon as she made contact, Yang Ning felt that the beautiful young woman's hand was warm and smooth, like porcelain.
"You've worked hard." The third lady's eyes were red, "General...... If the general passes away, you can bring the prince back in time, and the general will know and feel at ease..... Get up, all of you, and don't get on your knees......!" Speaking of this, her voice was choked, and Yang Ning saw that tears rolled down her beautiful eyes, which was even more beautiful at this time, especially the little red pink mole on the inside of her right eyebrow, which was even more delicate.
"Third lady, why is this happening?" Duan Canghai stood up and clenched his hands into fists, "The war is over, general..... How could the general? ”
The third lady said: "Let's talk about these later." He looked at Yang Ning and said, "Ning'er, quickly change into clothes and follow me into the mourning hall!" ”