Jicanghai

Yu Jinfeng was silent and didn't answer, he felt that he seemed to be out a little too much, Jin Duanyang observed his words, and said with a sneer: "Your fief is the most affluent place in the south of the Yangtze River, but don't you want to spend more than one or two tattoos on my body? It’s too unreasonable.”

Yu Jinfeng said: "But Central Fujian is also the poorest place in the south of the Yangtze River. It needs subsidies from other counties and counties, and often cannot make ends meet. Please forgive me."

Jin Duanyang sighed repeatedly: "Don't fool me. You have been running free schools for several years, and you have spent a lot of money in it. I heard that you even set up an affiliated women's school, which is specially for those who are poor or down-and-out. It’s rare for Yuhou to have good intentions, but if you look at anyone in the world who is messing around and throwing money like you, you should restrain yourself, or you will lose face.”

Yu Jinfeng said: "Your Majesty, there is a reason why I did this. It was because my mother was born poor that she fell into the land of fireworks in Gaochang. I have suffered a lot with her since I was a child, so seeing that poor girl, I can't help but feel sad." Pity. However, many families in Fujian do not want to have daughters, and many girls are drowned and discarded. In times of famine or family accidents, the first thing is to sell their daughters. These women are admitted to school, but only as much as they can be saved, I hope His Majesty can understand the painstaking efforts of this minister."

Jin Duanyang snorted coldly: "I can't take care of your affairs, but I just remind you for nothing. Remember to complete the tasks I entrusted to you, and I will naturally not care about anything else with you."

On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Jin Duanyang arrived at Tianwuya, looked around the three palaces and six temples on Tianwuya Island, and saw that Yu Jinfeng had taken care of everything properly, and he himself After welcoming the driver, he avoided it in a very polite manner, and brought the Mingxiang army's warships to anchor at [-] nautical miles south of Tianwuya Island to wait for orders, not crossing the border a step.

After Jin Duanyang nodded in satisfaction, he snorted again, secretly thinking that you are interested.It's just that no matter how thoughtful and considerate you are in your preparation, you didn't come for me, so I won't thank you.

Prior to this, all the surrounding subordinate states and the great officials of the feudal borders either came in person or sent envoys, and the place was suddenly very lively.

On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Mingran also brought people here, and he has a very large lineup this time.Because although Jin Duanyang seems to be sincere, but he has to be on guard when dealing with a shameless person like him.So Ajiu led [-] guards from the Tianlan Guard Battalion to board the ship along with Mingran, Xie Jue led a warship with ten soldiers and [-] escorts, and Wen Renyu moored another twenty warships thirty nautical miles to the northeast. , Send messages back and forth at any time, and respond to support if there is something inappropriate.

Ye Zhiliang didn't accompany him this time, fearing that he couldn't help but assassinate that shameless person and cause trouble for others, so he simply didn't come.Following Wen Renyu is Yi Tan. Although Yi Tan is in the military, he has been idle for three or four years.In desperation, he begged Zuo Susu to intercede for him several times before he set off with him, and was detained by Wen Renyu's side, consciously or unconsciously, watching over him.

Jin Duanyang was worried that Mingran wouldn't make the appointment, so he went to pick him up at the pier in person after hearing the news.When the huge Longshoulou ship slowly approached the shore, it caused the ministers of Cangpei Kingdom to gasp in secret.At the first glance, the ship seemed to be nothing unusual except for its size. It was more than sixty feet long and twenty feet wide. The hull was covered with a thin layer of refined iron.If you look closely, there are many luxurious and luxurious features. There are four floors in the middle, and the materials are all made of golden nanmu.On the first floor near the stern, there is an extra half building with an average length and width of six feet. At first glance, it seems to be half empty, but at a second glance, it is actually a greenhouse made of thin water essence inlaid, with flowers and trees all over the inside, verdant and verdant.The dragon head and beard on the bow of the boat are dark in color, but they are actually carved from a large piece of agarwood. Two huge black crystals are inlaid on the dragon's eyes, which shine brightly under the clear sky.The guards of Tianlan, led by the commander of the guards, A Jiao, lined up on both sides of the ship, and they were lightly helmeted and armored.

Cangpei Minister of the Ministry of Industry quickly estimated in his heart that every million taels of silver could never be made.

Behind this big boat, there is another [-]-foot-long dragon boat, made of the same material as the big boat, with a three-story building, the cornices and ridges are exquisite and beautiful, the dragon head is slightly different from the big boat, covered with pieces of golden scales , the entire bottom floor has also been made into a greenhouse, which looks like a painting boat dedicated to amusement.

The wind was strong on the island, and Mingran was wrapped in a black wide-sleeved green fox cloak before he left the cabin. Xie Jue, who was on the left, opened a huge dark blue satin umbrella with a purple bamboo skeleton to cover him from the sun.On the right side is a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl holding Mingran's arm, wearing an emerald-colored silk long jacket, with a long string of pearls hanging around her neck, her hair tied with a pair of maids, her eyebrows are picturesque, she is his cousin Ming Exhausted.

Originally, Liu Xuan was supposed to accompany him this time, but it was said that Ming Yun had contracted an illness on the way to Pingjing, and there was no news after that, so Ming Qinglan wanted to find out if Ming Yun was still alive.So she dragged Ming Ru and ran to Ming Ran and cried for half an hour until her eyes were swollen from crying until she completely defeated Liu Xuan and was qualified to accompany her.But Ming Ran made a request that she and Ming Ru could only come together. After the twins discussed it, they decided that Ming Qinglan would accompany them.

Liu Xuan handed her a thick book, which listed all kinds of decoctions, medicines and meals Mingran needed and the time to take them, and sent her two accompanying medical girls from the Tianman tribe.Ming Qinglan's trip was not easy, so she cherished it all the more, and she was very considerate and considerate to Mingran along the way.

Ming Zhuohua was followed by the eldest girl Ming Zhuohua, and beside her were two officials, one surnamed Yuan, the other a member of Xie's family, both of them served as Zaifu, they were more understanding and eloquent, so they came here to be his mouthpiece.

Jin Duanyang cast a glance at the dumbfounded ministers staring at the building, cursing them in his heart that they have never seen the world, and then stepped forward a few steps, smiling very kindly: "Oh, brother Yu is eager to see through, and finally waited for the virtuous brother to drive you, really I miss you so much. Come on, get off the boat carefully."

He made a gesture to come to help him personally, Mingran took a step back and bowed to salute.Yuan Zaifu beside him explained for him: "Your Majesty is too polite, the Lord of my country cannot look at the strong sunlight. If there is any impoliteness, please bear with me."

Jin Duanyang said: "Don't be rude, don't be rude, the sunlight is a bit poisonous today, even I can't help but want to get under your umbrella, ha ha ha ha."

Xie Jue's face was slightly stiff, and he pulled Mingran without a trace and gave way. Jin Duanyang smiled and didn't take it seriously: "Your brother must be a little tired after coming from a long way, brother Yu will not bother you much today. On this island Three palaces, I left Jutao Palace, which is the closest to here, for you. Brother Yu Minger sent two guides to accompany you to play around here. The Xizhou specialty shadow puppetry over there is well-known all over the world, Xian Brother, you can also go and watch the fun. Brother Yu will invite you to Yingwei Palace for a banquet on the fifteenth day, and I have something important to discuss with you."

Mingran nodded in response, and said that there is no need for a guide, and she can just walk around by herself.Jin Duanyang sent him all the way to the gate of Jutao Palace, and was about to say goodbye to him, Ming Yulan gently pulled Mingran's sleeve, with a look of hesitation.Mingran nodded to her, so Ming Yulan gave a deep salute to Jin Duanyang: "Your Majesty, the little girl has something to ask, and please forgive me for the abruptness. After the Yunjing City was broken that year, I heard that the then Lord Zhu Luan went to After leaving Pingjing, I would like to ask the accompanying officials, is there a Minister of Rites Mingshi? The single name is taboo."

Jin Duanyang looked at her with a smile for a moment, then tilted his head and thought in a pretentious way: "It seems that there is such a person. Why, this Minister Ming is an old acquaintance of the girl?"

Ming Yulan's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said: "It is my father. If he is still alive, I wonder if he will be lucky enough to accompany him this time, can... can we meet?"

Jin Duanyang paced back and forth a few steps: "Oh, this matter is quite embarrassing. He is far away in Pingjing, and his status is special... But who made me sincerely want to befriend your brother? I think this person Since it has the same surname as yours, there must be some relationship, so I simply brought it here this time. However, in order to see Emperor Ming as soon as possible, I was in a hurry and left them all behind. I guess it will take a few days to arrive. Girl, wait patiently, and I will give you an explanation later."

Ming Yulan was overjoyed, and once again gave a deep gift: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty. Your Majesty's eloquent words, the little girl will just wait with peace of mind."

When His Majesty Jin finally rolled away, the two brothers and sisters entered the Jutao Palace together. Ming Yulan looked at Mingran's face and whispered: "Brother, did I cause you trouble?" At a critical moment, Ming Yun left himself and Ming Ru and went into the palace. Duocheng Zhongxu and his brother and sister hid in Tibet, and Ming Ran sent someone to help him escape, but he still missed Seeing that cruel father, Ming Qinglan was afraid that there would be a gap in Mingran's heart, so she was always a little uneasy.

Mingran saw her small thoughts, and patted her on the shoulder reassuringly: "It's okay, His Majesty Jin is very shrewd, he will pretend to be confused and evade if you go around the corner, why not ask directly."

Ming Qinglan sighed worriedly: "Yes, at first he said that there seemed to be such a person, and later he said that he knew that he had the same surname as ours and brought him here on a special trip. Is he clear or confused? Obviously deliberately teasing people, but I don’t know what request I will take the opportunity to make.”

Mingran said: "There are only a few things on the left, don't worry."

It was about two months' journey from Jiehai City, and the journey was tiring. He actually rested for two days before he recovered and led Ming Qinglan out for a walk.Today's sky was cloudy and the sun was not visible, so Xie Jue ordered his followers to close their umbrellas and follow behind, along with Ajiu and a group of guards.

Except for a few exquisite temples and palaces on this island, there is nothing unusual about it, and there are soldiers stationed by the Cangpei Kingdom everywhere, which is really nothing to look at.When Ming Qinglan heard the old monk in the temple mention Xizhou's shadow puppet show again, she couldn't help but look yearning, but she was worried about any accidents, so she forcibly suppressed her thoughts.Ming Ran saw it, and said: "I'll come prepared, don't worry too much, go and have a look."

Xizhou and Tianzhiya Island are connected by an extremely wide pontoon bridge, walking like walking on flat ground, but the soldiers guarded them very strictly recently, and the people there are not allowed to set foot on the island.Mingran and the others crossed the bridge, and saw that although the town of Xizhou was not big, it was quite prosperous. When we arrived at the densely populated area, there were indeed many shops selling equipment needed for shadow play, and some of them were directly outside the shops. The live demonstration on the stage was shown to others, so there were cheers and boisterous sounds everywhere.

Ming Qinglan couldn't help but said, "Let's take a look?"

Mingran: "Okay, let's see."

So everyone picked up a larger part of the venue and sat down to watch the play.The play seemed to have started not long ago, like a martial arts show, the fighting was very lively, and the audience cheered happily.

Xie Jue watched it for a while, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong. He quickly asked the old man beside him in a low voice, and found that the play was called "Poyunjing". Let’s watch it in another place, it’s too crowded here so it’s inconvenient to stay for a long time.” Ming Qinglan also sensed that something was wrong, and whispered anxiously: “Brother, I don’t think this show is good.”

Mingran waved at them, insisting on finishing the book.

This play tells the whole process of Cangpei's attack on Yunjing, the former capital of Zhuluan.In the play, His Majesty Jin must be wise and powerful. Of course, General Yun will kill and make decisive decisions. The Lord Zhu Luan is needless to say that he is incompetent. Empress Xiao Xie has become Su Daji's reincarnated vixen, and is responsible for bringing disaster to the country and the people.In the second half, the Marquis of Dingnan, who had been depressed at first and was oppressed and bullied, then abandoned his secrets and became a high-ranking official, was naturally indispensable.

Mingran waited, he wanted to see if he was there.

Sure enough, the famous villain, Yong Jianghou, came out. He was actually a sharp-faced dude and little boy, tyrannical, bloodthirsty, cunning and changeable, extravagant, extravagant and sinful.Although there are not many scenes, this person's ending setting is wonderful. After the Yunjing city was broken, Yongjiang Hou was defeated and fled overseas. In the end, he repented and sent envoys to Cangpei Kingdom to beg for tribute. His Majesty Jin formed an alliance with him regardless of previous suspicions. Brothers of the opposite sex, brothers and friends respect each other and benefit each other, and everyone is happy every year.

Mingran watched quietly, with a thoughtful expression on his face.Ming Qinglan was so anxious that she didn't even dare to breathe, Xie Jue wanted to go up and smash the scene several times, but was held tightly by Ah Jiu.After finally waiting for the play to end, Ming Ranling rewarded the artist who manipulated the shadow puppetry, and then turned his head and asked, "Lan Lan, do you think that one looks like me?"

Ming Yulan said angrily: "It's not like that at all, brother, you are a hundred times prettier than that thing! I think it's a bit like...like Uncle Ye."

After thinking about it, Ming Ran looked a little like her, so she couldn't help smiling.Ming Qinglan breathed heavily in her chest, unable to move up and down, and said bitterly: "What a nonsense show! Let's go buy more shadow puppets, I also want to learn shadow puppetry, and I want to make up a play called "" "Old Country Sigh", I want to rectify your name for my brother!"

Mingran said: "No need, but I never wronged me, I have to reflect on myself."

Ming Yulan expressed dissatisfaction and insisted on buying a complete set of shadow puppetry to go back to school, and to compose the play by herself and then send people to Cangpei Country to spread it.Xie Jue expressed his second opinion, Ah Jiao was noncommittal, and finally said: "It seems that we want to change the sky, so we should go back earlier."

Sure enough, the sky was getting gloomy, and there were scattered snowflakes, but because of the first light snowfall, I didn't feel cold, Ming Qinglan said: "I don't think the snow will be heavy at the moment, and it will be sold out soon." , promise not to delay going back."

There are several larger shops at the cross street ahead, so everyone went to buy Shier together.After turning the corner of the street, he suddenly saw a person at the head of the shop over there picking up shadow puppets. He was tall and tall with brown hair and slightly curly hair. The two attendants behind him were holding several thick stacks of paper boxes containing shadow puppets.

Xie Jue paused, supported Ming Ran's arm in a careless manner, and said, "Sir, it's too crowded over there, let's go to another place to buy."

But there was so much movement among them, that person turned his head to look at him, first he was unbelievable, then he was surprised and delighted, and at the end he appeared as if in a dream, and murmured: "Isn't it on the island?" , why did you come here?"

Yu Jinfeng had indeed seen Mingran thousands of times in his dreams, and knew that he had come to Tianzhiya Island, but he didn't want to run into him unexpectedly on the streets of Xizhou.He couldn't help but want to go over and take a closer look, but when he saw the guards around Ming Ran rushing up, he stopped abruptly, and stopped five or six feet away with great interest, only quietly staring at his pale, slightly sickly face, After the wild beating, the heart slowly calmed down, leaving only a gentle and throbbing soreness.

There are many people between the two, the north wind blows through the fine snow, and the endless streamer rustles through the years, although they are close at hand, they seem as far away as the world.After a while, Yu Jinfeng glanced at Xie Jue and the guards, and said warmly to Ming Ran: "It's snowing, you should go back quickly, and be careful not to catch a cold."