Because of the proximity of the Jiangnan Poetry Festival, there are many more literati and ink writers, talented and beautiful women in Jinling City than in the past. Therefore, even though the sky is gloomy, the Mingyang Lake is still unusually lively.

"Brother Joe? You're not going to tell me that the 5,000 soldiers are here, are you? As for the recent scene by Mingyang Lake, Brother Shi has seen it many times these days, and when he passed by in the morning, he would stop to listen to how the talents of this era wrote poems or how to pick up girls...... But at this time, he was not in the mood. Seeing Qiao Feng in front of him suddenly stopped, he glanced at these talented and beautiful women who were playing by the lake, and asked a little puzzled.

And when Qiao Feng heard Shi Yuan's words, he really nodded at Shi Yuan: "That's right, those soldiers and horses are in this Mingyang Lake!" ”

When Brother Shi heard the sound, he looked around, but saw the fog of Mingyang Lake in front of him, and he couldn't see the edge at all......

As the most important city in the south of the Yangtze River, Jinling has attracted countless literati and artists since ancient times. In addition to its important geographical location, as well as the relationship between the famous "Qingfeng Pavilion, the first floor in the south of the Yangtze River", the rest is because of this Mingyang Lake! Of course, Brother Shi thinks that in addition to these three reasons, it is also inseparable from the large and small green buildings along the Qinhuai River in Jinling City......

Mingyang Lake is located outside the south of Jinling City, the lake stretches for more than 80 miles to the west, and is one of the largest lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. Surrounded by green willows and fragrant grass, no matter when you come here, you can't help but feel refreshed!

Because the Lin family's workshop and the Guo family's kiln are all in the south of the city, Brother Shi has walked by this lake countless times in the past month. But every time he passed by, he would still stand on the stone bridge and look at the endless lake.

And about this Mingyang Lake, there is also such a legend in Jinling City, and Brother Shi has also heard Lin Yingyue talk about it:

Legend has it that in the south of Jinling City, there is a willow forest, and there is a bottomless pond in the willow forest. A poor scholar passed by here when he was rushing to take the exam, and felt that his mouth was a little dry, so he came to this pool to drink water. The scholar came to the pool, and after drinking the water, he saw that the pool was beautiful and the willow forest was quiet, so he fell asleep on the edge of the pool unconsciously......

And when he woke up, it was already the middle of the night. The scholar saw that it was getting late and it was difficult to hurry, so he wanted to take advantage of the moonlight to read by the pool...... But at this time, like a mirror, the unmoving surface of the pool suddenly rippled! Then I saw the pool of water gushing out, and a beautiful woman came out!

The scholar was frightened when he saw the change in the water, and wanted to get up and run away. But after seeing the woman who came out of the pool, she couldn't help but be stunned. He is a poor scholar, but he has never seen such a beautiful woman!

The woman stood on the pond, and when she saw the scholar, she couldn't help but be stunned. She was originally the spirit of the water in this pool, born in heaven and earth, living in the sun and the moon, and she was a spiritual creature...... As for the later stories, like most legends, they are very bloody, but the ending of this story is not poignant, but it makes people feel a little hated and pitied.

Although the water spirit is a natural spirit, it doesn't know that people's hearts are sinister! Later, she helped the poor scholar to take the imperial examination for high school, but she couldn't leave the pool of water. And the scholar promised to go back to Liulin Tanshui to accompany her after the top prize in high school, but he never went back after that! Later, the water spirit was grief-stricken, and after the incense disappeared, it turned into this Mingyang Lake...... Therefore, this Mingyang Lake is also known as Shuiling Lake, and in the east of Mingyang Lake, there is even a Shuiling Tower.

Legend has it that if a lover kneels down in front of this tower, he will be blessed by the water spirit......

Although this Mingyang Lake is very large, but the talented and beautiful women and literati who come to play by this lake are only playing on the edge of the embankment not far from the official road outside the city. At this time, Brother Shi was following Qiao Feng along the lake to the west.

After learning that the so-called "Dingnan Army" was actually in this Mingyang Lake, although Brother Shi was surprised, he didn't ask much. It's just that what puzzles him is that although this Mingyang Lake is very large, the five thousand people and horses have not shown any horses and feet for such a long time, which is really a bit strange! As a result, this strengthened his determination to see where the five thousand soldiers and horses were hiding.

I don't know how long I walked west along the lake, and it wasn't until there was no one around that that Qiao Feng stopped. And Brother Shi, who was following behind, finally understood why Qiao Feng didn't choose to take the carriage at this time, the road by the lake is very difficult for people to walk, if it weren't for the fact that Qiao Feng in front of him was sent by Dong Qingyun, Brother Shi even suspected that the other party wanted to abduct and sell himself!

The place where Qiao Feng stopped was a large lotus field, and in front of it was a broken wall blocking the way. But because of the steep terrain of the lake, no one dares to come here. Even on the lake here, there is not even a boat!

Looks like it's time to get there! After seeing this scene, Brother Shi thought silently in his heart. It's just that...... What puzzled him was that there was no ship here, and there was a broken wall in front of them, so how could they continue to move forward?

Brother Shi was puzzled in his heart, but that Qiao Feng suddenly jumped slightly, and this jumped over the broken wall in front of him...... "Shi Gongzi, you wait here for a while, I'll go!" That Qiao Feng stood on the opposite side of the broken wall and shouted at Shi Yuan.

As soon as the words fell, he didn't wait for Shi Yuan to answer, so he turned around and left. And Brother Shi stood in place with a confused face: really...... Is it necessary to be so mysterious? Then Luo Haotian didn't know......

Extremely depressed muttered to himself, then folded off a lotus leaf again, laid the ground, and sat down...... calmed down a little, looking at the lake in front of him, Brother Shi suddenly remembered the first time he saw Shen Wei. Then, I remembered the scene of being assassinated in the rain that day...... Speaking of which, this Mingyang Lake can also be regarded as the place where he and Shen Wei got married!

Thinking of this in his heart, Shi Yuan smiled stupidly. Then I couldn't help but think of what was in front of me...... Dong Qingyun brought five thousand men and horses, logically speaking, Luo Haotian must know.

Although the number of 5,000 soldiers and horses is not large, for the current situation of Nanqing, this transfer is extremely obvious. But since this is the case, why did Dong Qingyun do it so secretively? Even if he didn't dare to bring soldiers and horses into the city, he should be able to be stationed outside the city, and there was no need to be so mysterious.

What is this old fox doing? Just when Brother Shi was silently thinking in his heart, Qiao Feng, who had not been there for a while, suddenly took a small boat and floated over from the cliff in front of him.

(End of chapter)