Volume III] Chapter 731 A Trip to Chengdu -

Chapter 731: A Trip to Chengdu

Xu Wei nodded: "Well, it seems that I can only take your encouragement as a spur." ”

Zhu Jilan was silent for a moment, and suddenly said very solemnly: "King, we don't understand the affairs of the court and politics, and we shouldn't ask about it, so naturally we can't help the king share anything." But the concubine hoped that if there was anything else, the king could tell me, or my sister, that even if we couldn't help the king with ideas, at least, we could listen to you. ”

She didn't think about anything on a whim, the reason why she thought Xu Wei seemed to be a mystery was that in addition to his style of acting differently from ordinary people, there was also a very important point. That is, Xu Wei is very good to everyone, he has love for his family, righteousness to his friends, kindness to his subordinates, he can take care of many people, but he never talks about himself, never favors his own heart. She sometimes chatted with Zhang Jiuyue, and found that as Xu Wei's wife, Zhang Jiujiu didn't seem to know much about Xu Wei before she got married.

Of course, Xu Wei understood what she was referring to, and chuckled: "I'll do my best." ”

"Then I'll go see Hu'er." Zhu Jilan smiled and left the study. Xu Wei looked at her and went out, this NV person is very good, if according to the later generations, she should be classified into the category of knowing x-ng. However, my dear shre-concubine, there are some things that I cannot say to anyone.

Although Xu Wei was worried about Qin Hui, he didn't plan to write to his cousin and tell him to guard against this person or something. Because he knew that it was useless, Xu Liu would not do anything to Qin Hui because of his cousin's "inexplicable" worries. And although King Xu Jun is the number one in Sichuan and Shaanxi, he can't control the affairs of the imperial court. However, Xu Jiu believed that his cousin was not an ordinary person, and he would not let Qin Hui lead him by the nose.

Soon, Xu Wei didn't pay much attention to this matter, because he had a lot of military and political affairs to deal with. The front line came back with a battle report, saying that the Song-Liao coalition army besieged Xiping Mansion, the Xia army organized reinforcements several times, but were repulsed, the coalition army had broken through Xiping Mansion a few days ago, Ren Dejing only escaped with a very small number of dead soldiers, h-nlu-n, his younger brother Ren Deren was stabbed to death by the Liao soldiers, and the head was beheaded for merit. After entering the city, the western army did not do much, and the Liao army, especially Xiao Heda's department, plundered on a large scale, and even killed soldiers and civilians without asking about it. Because it was a coalition army, Xu Cheng couldn't say anything. In addition, Xu Cheng also reported an incident. It was the three officers from the south who asked to lead the troops into battle to do something, because without the instructions of King Xu Jun, he did not dare to rush into the army.

The Song-Liao coalition army broke through Xiping Mansion and broke the M-N households in the south of Xingqing Mansion, the summer capital, which is gratifying. But trouble also followed, according to the investigation, the Jin army has left the three western states and marched to the southwest. They deliberately bypassed the dangerous Linfu Road where the Western Army was stationed, and planned to drive directly to the north of the Xia capital and fight side by side with the Dangxiang people. It seems that the nv real person wants to keep the Western Xia. Brother Yelu Tiege didn't take this seriously, the soldiers came to block it, the water came to cover it, no matter who came, they all greeted it together.

May, Chengdu House.

Xu Wei had been to this southwestern metropolis more than once in his previous life, and Chengdu at that time had many titles. For example, the political, cultural, financial, and scientific and technological centers of the southwest, and the Jiāo hub, can barely rank first even in the country. In addition, Chengdu is said to be a city that you don't want to leave when you come, it has too many attractive places, not only pandas, not only Du Fu thatched cottage, not only Wuhou Temple, not only Emei Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Dujiangyan, and of course, not only Xilu's sister.

In short, Chengdu at that time sounded and looked like it was pretty good. However, please believe that compared with Chengdu in the Song Dynasty, Chengdu in later generations really declined.

Chengdu in this era is one of the most prosperous cities in China. There is a person named Lu Qiu who wrote "Chengdu Chronicles", in which he said that "Chengdu has prosperous characters, all of them are indigenous, the beauty of the country, the beauty of Luo Jin, the many orchestral songs and dances, the wealth of tricks and craftsmen, the courage and concession of its people, and the kindness of its land." Familiarity is better than it, and Yang is not enough to be half of it. ”

This benevolent brother first praised Chengdu Knot, and paid attention to his last sentence, "Yang is not enough to be half of it", what does it mean? What is Yangzhou? It's not even half the size of Chengdu

Lu Qiu is really loud, I don't know if he is from Sichuan, so he has a preference for Chengdu. Yangzhou has always been known for its prosperity and wealth, and in his eyes, Yangzhou is not even half of Chengdu. Maybe this is indeed an exaggeration, but Chengdu in the Song Dynasty is really worth it.

Needless to say, China's earliest paper money "jiāozi" appeared in Chengdu, where commerce and trade were prosperous, and it is needless to say that the Shu brocade produced in Chengdu is well-known all over the world. Take one thing alone to prove the prosperity of Chengdu in the Song Dynasty, according to the "Chengdu Ancient and Modern Records" cloud: New Year's Lamp City, February Huā City, March Silkworm City, April Jin City, May Fan City, June Xiang City, July Qibao City, August Gui City, September Y-O City, October Wine Market, November Mei City, December Taofu City.

Throughout the year, Chengdu is holding large-scale expos at any time, and every month is not in vain. If it weren't for the high degree of economic prosperity and extremely developed commerce, Chengdu people would not be idle.

Of course, just having a developed economy and prosperous commerce and trade can only mean that the city is developed and that you have money. As a big city and a metropolis, you can't just have money, you have to have connotation, you have to have heritage. Unfortunately, Chengdu, and even Sichuan, are really not short of this kind in this era.

I won't talk about the distant poet fairy Li Bai or something, just talk about the "three Sus" who had a huge influence in the Song Dynasty, Su Xun, Su Shi, and Su Zhe, the father and son. In the second year of Renzong Jiayou, the imperial court held the imperial examination. The scientific expedition is naturally a major national event, but the officials and people in the capital have become accustomed to it and are not very cold. But as soon as the results came out, the capital was a sensation, because in this department, there are two brothers who actually have the title of the gold list at the same time, and the two brothers who became the same list are Su Shi and Su Zhe.

That's not all, the officials and people of the capital soon learned of a rather topical news x-ng. Su Shi and Su Zhe's two brothers, Su Xun, also accompanied their two sons to Beijing. The two Xiao Su went to the exam, and Lao Su was bored, thinking that it would be okay anyway, so he went to visit Ouyang Xiu, the leader of the literary world at that time. After taking a few articles for advice, Ouyang Xiu couldn't see it, and hurriedly recommended it to the imperial court. All of a sudden, scholars and doctors rushed to recite, and the literary name was prosperous. After inquiring again, Su Shi and Su Zhe, who were on the same list, turned out to be Su Xun's son, and the Jingshi was shocked and talked about beautifully. The later events are well known, the three fathers and sons of the Su family, together with Ouyang Xiu, are all ranked among the "Eight Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties".

Not only the three Sus that have been handed down to later generations, but also in the current dynasty, there are also a large number of Chengdu people who served as officials in the court. Therefore, Chengdu in the Song Dynasty was not only economically prosperous and the city developed, but also a gathering of humanities and talents.

Xu Wei was fortunate to have the opportunity to witness all this with his own eyes.

As the highest governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he actually spent a lot of time in Shaanxi and rarely set foot in Sichuan. In the past, at most, when he was not in power, he went to Mianzhou to attend the meeting of the Xuanfu Disposal Division. After Wan Qiaowei was taken away by N-ng, he felt that he should indeed come to Sichuan to see, not to inspect, but to walk, see, and listen.

At this time, he was dressed in casual clothes, with a straight shirt of green S-, which was refreshing and sharp. He wears a black gauze hat on his head, a belt around his waist, a pair of boots on his feet, and a Xichuan origami fan in his hand, which he has just bought on the street. Anyway, from head to toe, there is nothing noticeable, which is exactly what he wants.

In Shaanxi, in Xingyuan, no one does not know him, and in Chengdu, he is just one of many passers-by. It made him feel very comfortable, walking in the crowd, no one would stare at him all the time, and there would be no awe-inspiring gaze.

"Deyuan, I thought that Xingyuan would be good. But today I went to Chengdu to see ...... Gee. Xu Weidong looked around.

Zhang Jun was right next to him, acting as a tour guide. In fact, this is also a half can of water, although Zhang Deyuan is also from Sichuan, his home is in Mianzhu, and he has not been to Chengdu a few times.

Avoiding the bustling pedestrians beside him from time to time, Zhang Jun smiled: "Where is this?" If you want to travel all over Chengdu, you have to live here for three or five years, do the big officials have this interest? ”

"I thought, no, it's not a blessing." Xu Wei sighed.

"In fact, you said that like Xu Xuanfu and Wang Xuanfu in the past, after Zhishi retired, there is no need to go to Jiangnan, how good is it to settle in Chengdu? Anyway, if I go to Zhishi in the future, I will definitely buy a house in Chengdu. Zhang Jun smiled.

Xu Wei turned his head and said very seriously: "If you have a vision, the price of real estate will definitely rise when you buy it."

"What? The king is also interested? Zhang Jun said that he was speechless, but on this street, who has nothing to listen to you?

"I don't count if I say it." Xu Wei said casually.

Zhang Jun knew the reason, but he had to break the casserole: "Then who has the final say?" ”

Xu Weibai glanced at him: "Deyuan, do you have to sweep my face?" ”

"Haha, who would have thought that a dignified person like you, who didn't have a penny on M-N, and had to ask me to borrow a fan to buy it? Who will believe it? Zhang Jun laughed.

Xu Wei shook his head and sighed: "I found that you owe a lot of money, isn't it for the sake of vassal elegance?" Besides, how much money is worth it? With that, he suddenly stopped and looked around.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Jun was puzzled.

"How far have we come? Do you remember the way back? Xu Weizheng s-said.

"Well, what is the most important thing for me? What's so hard about that? If you don't remember the road, hire a car, or hire a top slider, and go back comfortably. Zhang Jun said.

"Then let me ask you, where to hire?" Xu Weidao.

Zhang Jun was speechless for a while, looking around, and seeing that it was either a building or a person, where to find a sedan chair with a sliding bar? This is a bit troublesome, he and Xu Wei are both newcomers, they are not familiar with the place, and Chengdu is so vast, and they really can't go back for a while.