"The Bian River opens and Kaifeng is prosperous; the Bian River is abolished and Kaifeng is in decline."

This folk song circulating in Kaifeng illustrates the relationship between the Grand Canal and Kaifeng. As an important part of the Grand Canal, the Bian River has played an important role in Chinese history.

Without the Bian River, there would be no peerless prosperity in the 168th year of Tokyo City in the Northern Song Dynasty; without the Bian River, there would be no "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that has been passed down through the ages. A large part of this world-famous picture depicts the scenes beside the Bian River.

The predecessor of the Bian River was the Honggou during the Warring States Period. Honggou was successfully excavated one after another during the Warring States Period and was a large-scale water conservancy project in the Central Plains at that time. Honggou connected the Yellow River and the Huai River, and Kaifeng became a node connecting the Yellow River and the Huai River.

In 605 AD, Emperor Yang of Sui excavated the Grand Canal, and Tongji Canal was an important section.

After the Tang Dynasty, Tongji Canal was renamed the Bian River. By the Song Dynasty, the most important mode of transportation in the country was the canal transportation. The Bian River played a huge role based on its extremely important geographical location. It can be said that a large part of the glory of Tokyo City was brought about by the Bian River.

The Bian River runs across the Tokyo city from east to west, "the first inherits the river, the canal leads to the rivers and lakes, and the benefits of the South China Sea, half of the world's wealth, and the department stores in the mountains and lakes all advance from this road."

"Millions of stones of rice in the Caojiang River, Huai River, Lake, and Zhejiang" became the "foundation of the country" of the capital and the hub of the canal transportation in Tokyo and even the whole country at that time.

Lu Huiqing headed south on a boat. His mother's sudden death forced him to give up the interests he was about to succeed. Now he was standing at the bow of the boat facing the wind, but the depression in his heart could not be relieved.

After three years of worry, looking back, things have changed. God is not blessed. This sentence is the most touching sentence that Lu Huiqing has expressed these days. This sentence can only be said silently in his heart, and cannot be resorted to outsiders. He even felt that he was a little angry with his mother in his heart. Years of Confucian education told him that such anger is a rebellious one. Although there is no one here, he immediately changed into a sad expression.

A salt ship just passed by, and the most eye-catching three-masted, big and square-headed boat was an outsider. It was from the Yangtze River, and it was its main position. Most of it only went to Suzhou and could not enter the Bian River. Ordinary people called it a "salt ship". The name was the true one. The boatman called it a "big loach fish head". Although the name was vulgar, the source was very ancient. Most of these ships were painted with black paint, so the colors were mostly black. This ship was driven by seasons because it was necessary to have strong water and strong winds to move. The "Ten Thousands of Huo Ship, the shadows were like white rainbows" described in Du Fu's poem, perhaps referring to this kind of water.

It was shortly after winter, the north wind was still strong, and the sails were full of wind, so the boat speed was very fast. This kind of boat was comfortable to ride, and it was very stable even in strong winds and waves. I just heard the sound of silk and bamboo vaguely, which is a convenience that only wealthy families have.

Lu Huiqing was actually very envious. Traveling on such a boat was like being in an active palace. It was a pity that he was just a poor teacher from the Imperial College and could not afford such boat money.

The only thing I have on the boat is the sloop. The body is extremely delicate and the head and tail suddenly converges, which makes people feel sharp and black. It is called "Wujiangzi".

Its specialty is not to be afraid of storms and safety. This is Lu Huiqing's always request. He never wants to put himself in a dangerous situation.

The characteristics of this ship's body structure are high mast, large sails, deep cabins, and sharp heads. The cover canopy is smaller than the hull. Because there are cabin guard plates outside the boat, the boat runs the same as the boat itself. It looks clean and elegant. The boat is dependent on the wind and sails up and down, so the sails are neat. There are not many sailors used on the boat. The only sailors can pull the tent, row, hold the oars, and do not row, and this kind of oars are not often used on this kind of boat. Women can also take the helm when emptying the boat. As for comfort, it is impossible to do it. Five-singles of money can only be treated like this.

He hurried south, without any belongings, and his excess money had been deposited into the Dasong Money House. He only had a bill of exchange and some inadequate money. The bill of exchange still needed to be obtained in Quanzhou. When he returned to his hometown, his wife and children still needed to be taken care of. After three years of Dingyou, he only had some meager salary, which was not enough to deal with the holes left by his mother's funeral.

Thinking of his passion when he left home, Lu Huiqing felt a little ashamed when he thought of his wife and children's earnest gaze. He had been in the officialdom for four years, and when he returned home, he was still empty.

"God doesn't bless me!" This time, Lu Huiqing gritted his teeth and said this. His Changsui Ayou seemed to hear the master talking and asked quickly: "What are the master's instructions?"

Lu Huiqing waved his sleeves at him irritably, and simply sat cross-legged on the bow of the boat, becoming more and more self-pitying.

If Wang Rong had not asked himself to find a way to hold Yun Zheng so that his father could implement the Farmland Water Conservancy Law as quickly as possible, he would not have to spend the long four months on a useless monk. With these four months, he would be enough to study the operating rules of the Song Dynasty money house, and then present his insights to Wang Anshi, and finally get the position of the money house. Once he entered the money house, the impact of his mother's death on him would be unnecessary. He happened to take over the Quanzhou money house.

Lu Huiqing had long discovered that the money house was a place where he made great contributions. As long as he had been in the money house for a few years, he would have been able to find a good position among the Three Sessions. Without Wang Rong's request, he would not be willing to make a grudge with Yun Zheng no matter what.

Yun Zheng's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts and lungs made Lu Huiqing extremely afraid. The eyes in the heavy rain kept shocking him from his sleep. Who are they? Yun Zheng turned Wang Anshi's "Qingmiao Law" into a money house, which made Wang Yun angry. Even fools could see that the strategy of the money house was much better than the "Qingmiao Law". Just for a temporary false reputation, could he ignore the interests of the people of the Song Dynasty? Is it true that people live for a lifetime to live for fame?

When Lu Huiqing thought of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He found that there was something wrong with his thinking. He clearly thought about the country and the people, but when he acted, he would habitually deviate.

Xu Sheng was already a sure thing, and the waste was just a place to use death. Lu Huiqing felt that there was nothing wrong with doing this. As for buying the patient, it was indeed a bit disgraceful to ask Wugou to taste a bacon leg with white spots.

Wugou's greed was beyond his expectations. A monk liked to use a knife to cut raw meat into thin slices and dipped it in sauce to eat it raw. The amount of food was still so large that a pig's legs could be eaten clean...

This is because he caused trouble himself, and he couldn't blame others. Now, this monk Hua must have died of crazy as the person covered in pimples he saw when he was a child, right? Yun Zheng must have been unwilling to go to court at this time, right? He was not in the mood to change Wang Anshi's "Farmland Water Conservancy Law" to another recognizable face, right?

Does anyone know that all this was done by themselves?

Lu Huiqing lamented and looked at the big boat slowly anchored at the ferry in front of him and pounded the boards hard. The feeling of walking in the night was not good.

The sound of silk and bamboo on the big ship became even more sad. Lu Huiqing felt cold on her body. When she looked up, she found that it had started snowing in the sky, but she was reluctant to enter the cabin. The singing on the big ship seemed to be congratulating the sorrow of parting in the world to this heaven and earth.

"The white oll asked me if I was mooring alone boats, was it because I was keeping my heart? If my heart was kept, what would I do to lock my eyebrows? The wind slapped the small curtains and the lights were dancing, the idle shadows were deserted, and the old travel was remembered.

Are you here today? The flowers are outside the building, willows are under the boat. Dreams are also dreams, but I can’t dream, the cold water flows in the air. The yellow clouds are wet and wet. Everyone says that no one is as sad as me. Tonight, there are plum blossoms, which are as sad as me..."

Lu Huiqing felt that every sentence of this song turned into a steel needle and pierced his heart and lungs, which made him heartbroken. He couldn't help but let out a long roar and stood at the bow of the boat and sang: "Spring is coming to the south building and the snow is over. It's a cold rain. Leaning on the railing, don't lean on the railing. Look at the smoke and water. Where is the capital? The evening clouds are covered." (The famous Fujian Zi actually has no poems passed down from generation to generation. In order to match the plot, he wrote one himself, but the result was too ugly. He had to quote another Song Dynasty man Wan Qi Yong's poem to meet the situation. Don't blame him.)

The boat suddenly became quiet, and a crisp voice from a woman came from the boat: "No wonder the strings of the pipa are broken. It turns out that someone is eavesdropping. It seems that he is also a gentleman. Since it is snowing down the sky, why not come up to drink a glass of wine together?"

The sound was crisp like the oriole singing, but it had a strong sense of laziness. Just listening to the sound, Lu Huiqing could think that this sound should be made from a stunning woman's mouth.

Since the master had invited him, Lu Huiqing straightened up and laughed loudly, "Lu Huiqing from Quanzhou is here, and the wife is kind enough to invite him. Lu Jifu dared not obey his orders!"

While speaking, a girl in green clothes with picturesque eyebrows climbed on the side of the boat and asked in a silly manner: "Lu Huiqing, Lu Huiqing, Madam said that the boat is full of monsters and ghosts, how dare you come up? Be careful that your flesh and blood will be swallowed up."

Lu Huiqing laughed and said, "If demons and ghosts are as cute as you, even if Lu Huiqing is swallowed up, he will have no regrets."

A stout man took the collar of a girl in green clothes and caught her back, then walked out and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, it's as cold as the cold land is cold today. My wife invites you to board the boat."

Seeing that a servant was well-behaved and elegant, Lu Huiqing couldn't help but be curious about the ship. There were many noble people in Tokyo, and it was not suitable to have a boat with only women. However, this is Suzhou, and there was no banner of wealthy families on the ship. Since it was a salt boat, it must be the family of a wealthy businessman. Otherwise, he would not have been so rude to invite strange men to board the boat and talk. Only those merchants would be so indifferent to etiquette and law. Such women are often wonderful people. Even if they are married, it is not strange. The merchants use concubines to find relationships. It is not without them in Tokyo. Thinking of the woman who spoke, Lu Huiqing actually felt that her blood was pouring up on her head, climbing the soft ladder thrown by the strong man and boarding the giant boat. (To be continued...)
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