Tang Dizhihua

After arriving in Luoyang, Li Yi had very little money left.Fortunately, God has Pei Jia's property, which can let him breathe a sigh of relief temporarily.

Along the way, what he admired the most was his uncle. How did his uncle earn so much property? Could it be that if he traveled too much, he would have it?

If any of Shangguan Yan and Yun Qi knew his question, they would shake their heads and chuckle, the child's thoughts are still too tender.

But this idea just flashed through Li Yi's mind, and the prosperity of the capital of God almost dazzled his eyes.When he came here, it was in the flowering period of peonies, and the city was full of flowers, embellishing this historic capital with a new look.

Luoshui runs across the entire capital city, dividing the capital city into north and south. To the north of Luoshui lies the palace city of the capital city. .To the south of Luoshui is most of the Lifangs, and the prosperity and Chang'an lead to the same goal by different routes. However, if Chang'an is solemn and majestic, Luoyang, the capital of gods, is more beautiful and colorful.

Looking from a distance, you can see the Tianshu built after Emperor Wu ascended the throne, and you can also see the majestic Dou Que of the Vientiane Shrine.However, I heard that the Vientiane Shrine was damaged a few years ago, and now this one was built not long ago.

Li Yi was a little displeased with Empress Wu's labor and waste of money. He heard that in recent years, Luoyang has been building a palace and building some useless things like Tianshu. All the way to Luoyang, you can hear some people's grievances about years of hard labor.Now seeing such a magnificent palace, he is not very happy.

Although Yun Qi is not an official of the imperial court, he has explained some things to him, talking about the situation of the country in recent years.As sober bystanders, they can always get some unexpected news that ordinary people can't see clearly, including when Emperor Wu was not proclaimed emperor, the Wu clan sent people to create auspicious signs in various places, and carved a monument by the Luoshui River. The letter "The Holy Mother's presence, Yongchang Emperor's career"; and a few years ago, cruel officials massacred exiles to claim credit, and were later demoted or killed by Emperor Wu.

Li Yi is very disgusted with the current queen's practice of raising hawks and dogs to slaughter political enemies, and then slaughtering hawks and dogs. This is probably to fool the people and increase his own achievements.And the frontier is no longer stable as before, Tubo and Turks are ready to move, and there are endless military incidents.

"Back then, she killed General Cheng Wuting, who made a letter to intercede for Pei Zhongshu, and destroyed the Great Wall of the country. The Turkic people celebrated with each other, and built an ancestral hall for him. What an ironic thing." Yun Qi once sighed, " Every time I read the history of the Six Dynasties and see the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and the Chaos of the Five Dynasties, I would be heartbroken, but in today's world, why aren't those stupid things being repeated!"

Li Yi couldn't help but think of Youzhou, where he traveled thousands of miles, and the mottled knife marks on the city wall all showed the war that had happened before.But Luoyang, the capital of gods thousands of miles away, is dreaming of a peaceful world.

But what can he do?

He is just a country boy under the age of 15, fledgling, lacking in knowledge, unable to influence anyone's thoughts, can only beat his chest like most people, and then continue to live like this, unable to make any changes to this country.

Uncle Shi asked himself to travel down the mountain, did he want to see this for himself?See your own insignificance and discover your own shortcomings.

Li Yi shook his head and decided not to think about it anymore, the troubles are always there, why bother to think about it.So he carried his sword on his back, inquired all the way, and finally found Di Renjie's current residence.

Di Gong's mansion is in Shangxianfang, which is located in the south of Shendu, adjacent to the residences of several princes and high-ranking officials. The earthen walls on both sides of the cross street are neat and quiet.Occasionally, a street soldier passed by and stopped him for questioning for a long time.

He learned from the street pawns that Di Renjie was no longer in the mansion, and that little pawns like them would know where he went, so Li Yi went to knock on the corner door of Di's mansion.

Li Yi made up the name of the son of an old man, and the gatekeeper didn't dare to neglect, so he called out a young man to approach him.This man is well dressed and looks like a man in charge.The steward told him that Di Renjie had already left Beijing for Jiangnan Road, but he didn't know exactly where.

The steward invited him to stay temporarily, Li Yi didn't dare to leave, and didn't stay soon, so he went back to the inn to pack his belongings and prepare to leave.

The shopkeeper of Yunlaiju took out a letter and handed it to him, saying that there was a letter from him.Li Yi glanced at the head seal, it really was the name of the uncle.After taking it apart, it turned out that he had been lingering in Luoyang for quite a while, and told him to have fun, not to go back to the mountain if there was nothing important, and remember to write letters and so on.

There is no news of my uncle.Thinking of a free and easy person like Master Uncle, it is estimated that he will not stay in the small courtyard in the mountain for too long, not to mention that every time he meets Master, it is like lightning stirring the ground, so it is better to separate them from each other.

Thinking of Master, I feel restless again.Regarding the master's words, the uncle did not confide a word, and he really did not dare to guess whether it was safe or not, but why did he not write a letter to himself.

In order to determine his next itinerary, Li Yi arranged the prefectures and prefectures of Jiangnan Road on a piece of paper, and then cut them into several small strips, each of which was grouped into a ball and placed in a jar.After shaking it a few times, he randomly took out a ball, and the place written inside was his next destination.

Kneading the small paper ball, I saw two words written on it: Huzhou.Take out another ball: Jiangzhou.

Li Yi thought about the territory map he had memorized before, and roughly drew a line between several places.

Not to mention, there are quite a lot of scenery.

To the north of Luoyang lies Beimang Mountain, where the mausoleums of successive emperors and their families are located.Emperor Wu built his summer resort on Beiman Mountain, where he would spend every midsummer.

The scenery of Beiman Mountain is beautiful. When you climb the mountain, if it happens to be sunset, you can vaguely see the lights of thousands of houses; if it is daytime, you can overlook the Yiluo River.

Among the mountain ranges to the east of Luoyang, there is the world's most dangerous pass - Hulao Pass.Emperor Taizong once fought against Dou Jiande here, and established a great reputation.Now it is also an important military area, with heavy troops stationed, and the household registration inspection is very strict.

But Li Yi has to go another way.After leaving Beimang Mountain, take a boat all the way south, which is the fastest route via Jiangnan.All this is thanks to Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty. Although he abused the power of the people to build the Grand Canal that runs through Chang'an, Luoyang and Jiangnan, it has indeed become the fastest passage connecting the north and the south in the past hundred years.

You can take a boat directly near Luoyang, and you can go all the way to Yuhang along the river.Huzhou is located in the north of Hangzhou, and it is also a big city.This place is full of wealth and prosperity, and it does not fall into the reputation of a land of fish and rice at all.

But when he was about to leave Luoyang, he found that there was no passenger ship going south.

I saw several large merchant ships moored at the ferry, and the boatmen and laborers were constantly transporting goods to the ships. Those large boxes were very heavy and required many people to lift them.

I don’t know who came up with a coup, to put rolling logs of similar thickness under the box, push them slowly, and then keep increasing the wood according to the progress of the box, which will save a lot of manpower.

Seeing that this big ship has a very deep draft, there are not a few such boxes.

Li Yi felt a little strange, but he didn't go forward - his master, who usually seemed unreliable, once said a word, which he thought made sense.

Even when you are away from home, if you feel that there is something strange, don't move forward without thinking.Because often the most normal things are actually the most abnormal.

Many people were blocked on the road, but they were all watching the bustle. Some people had a faint sadness on their brows, probably caused by the martial law at the pier.

"This is an official ship, which specializes in transporting salt, iron, and tribute." An old boatman squatted beside Li Yi, and saw him curiously, and said, "A few days ago, the government posted a notice saying that today's pier is under martial law, and all passenger ships are cancelled, so Xiaolang, you Come back tomorrow."

"Thank you for letting me know." Li Yi was about to leave when he suddenly heard the old man muttering to himself, "That's not right, if it's official salt or tribute, it should be disassembled, how to load it..."

Li Yi paused, and then left.

On the second day, Li Yi got on the boat as scheduled.This is his first time on a big boat, and it feels very fresh.He ran to the deck, feeling the wind blowing over his body, watching the waves rippling, and the waves stirred up by the boatman's oars across the water, which made him extremely happy.

But he stopped laughing soon, and vomited faintly while holding the side of the boat.

The boatman on the deck saw his distressed appearance and said with a smile: "It's the first time for Mr. Lang to take a boat. Anyone who takes a boat for the first time will feel dizzy to some extent. It's better to go back to the room to rest earlier."

Li Yi had no choice but to go back to his room.

The first two days were okay, but after opening the window every day, there was this endless river, so it was very boring.

Fortunately, the ship docked at every wharf, so Li Yi was lucky enough to see many different cities, but thinking about his destination, he didn't go too far, but added some snacks along the way.

When we arrived at our destination, Huzhou, the ship had already traveled for nearly a month.When his feet finally set foot on the ground, Li Yi couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.

This down-to-earth feeling is so good!

But the next time he goes back to the north, he still has to take a boat. There is nothing in this world that can trouble Li Yi. A little seasickness is just an inconspicuous stone on his way forward, and he will definitely be able to overcome it.

I found an inn to stay first, and after a few days, Li Yi tasted Huzhou's special cut carp.Everyone in the Jiangnan area loves fish, and Huzhou, which is adjacent to Taihu Lake, is no exception.

At that time, people like to cut all kinds of fish into carp, and then dip them in some local marinated dipping sauce. The taste is quite different from that popular in Luoyang, Chang'an.It may be because of different types of fish, pickling and dipping materials are not the same.

In addition to cut carp, other kinds of freshwater fish also opened his eyes.Li Yi grew up in the mountains, and he ate mostly wild animals, and he seldom saw such plump fresh fish.Now that you come to Jiangnan, you can really enjoy yourself.

After eating fish, he began to wander aimlessly. Without thinking, he soon learned about Di Renjie.