back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 331 Entering Zizhou Road

It is said that Su Shi, Qin Ming and other people took a boat from Jingzhao Mansion to Fengxiang Mansion, passed through Lizhou and Bazhou, and finally arrived in Zizhou by horse-drawn carriage.Along the way, you can have a panoramic view of Baling's victories and the customs of Sichuan.

Su Shi is a native of Meizhou. Since he won the first prize, he has never returned to his hometown except for parading around on horseback.When I came to Zizhou this time, I was already close to Chengdu.After more than a hundred miles on Chengdufu Road, I returned to Meizhou.Passing through the house without entering is almost a night walk in clothes.

Qin Ming and other students of the Royal Military Academy were all surprised to see that Su Shi was familiar with the style and features of Zizhou, and he also talked with the people around him in dialect. When asked, Su Shi said: "Chengdu Fu Road and Zizhou Road are similar in humanities. Far away. Drinking the same river, it has been a land of Confucian scholars since ancient times. There is a saying in the "Book of Songs", "Wei Sang and Zi, must be respectful.Mi Zhan the bandit father, Mi Yi Yi bandit mother', this is the emphasis on filial piety and brotherhood.Zizhan is from Meizhou, Chengdu Fulu, so he understands the customs of this place. "

Qin Ming said with a wry smile: "Great Talent Su, please spare us. How can we understand these scriptures and books!"

Su Shi also laughed a little and said: "Aren't you all literate? Liu Zongyuan, a great poet in the former dynasty, also wrote, 'What happened to the local birds came here, and now I remember my hometown'!"

Qin Ming lowered his voice and said, "It's all thanks to Your Majesty's blessing that I barely learned a few hundred characters. If it recognized me with those characters before, I wouldn't recognize it!"

Su Shi laughed, but there was sadness hidden in the laughter.Passing Zizhou, thinking of Liu Zongyuan's poem "Wearing the Oriole", he thought of his deceased biological mother Cheng, and his emotions were revealed for a while.When Qin Ming and others saw Su Shi, who was quite talkative along the way, after entering Zizhou, they became taciturn.Except for the routine questioning, they are all on their way.It made Qin Ming and the others uncomfortable, and said that Su Shi was in a bad mood.

On this day, when we arrived in the city of Zizhou, it was almost dusk.A group of people found an inn and settled here.In fact, Su Shi was handling a case for the first time, and he had no idea how to start.That night, Su Shi tossed and turned, got up helplessly, opened the window, and was about to admire the moon, but unexpectedly, the sky was dark and full of stars, let alone the moon.

After a while, it really started to rain.The raindrops hit the tiles, and it seemed to play a unique charm in the quiet world.

Looking at the water of the Fujiang River not far away, Su Shi was inspired, and he chanted: "The black clouds turn over the ink and the mountains are not covered, and the white rain jumps into the bead to mess up the boat. "

What does "Wangjiang Ruyue" mean?It is precisely because of the room where Su Shi lived at this time, looking from here, the water of the Fujiang River is like a bright moon.The last sentence, looking at the river is like the moon and the water is like the sky. If it is according to the official history, Su Shi will write it in the Wanghu Tower in Hangzhou nine years later. The original sentence should be "Wanghu Tower, the water is like the sky". The artistic conception of the sentence is not as good as "looking at the river like the moon and water like the sky" at this time.After all, West Lake is just a lake without running water, while Fujiang River is the source of life for the people of Zizhou.Perhaps the gracefulness of the West Lake and the descriptions of the literati and poets of the past dynasties have given it the artistic conception of "a broken bridge and remnant snow".But Su Shi's writing style has always been open and closed. It is better to describe the mighty Fujiang River than to describe the West Lake!

As soon as the words fell, someone outside the door shouted softly: "Good poetry, good poetry!"

As soon as Su Shi heard the voice, he knew it was Qin Ming.He closed the window, and then slowly opened the door. When he saw it, as expected, it was Qin Ming outside the door.Su Shi was very surprised: "Qin Dalang, why are you still awake?"

Qin Ming made a gesture of silence, then walked into Su Shi's room, and after closing the door gently, he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Great Talent Su, I just set up a suit from Xiaoer's place." I don’t know if it’s useful to get some news, so I’ll come and discuss it with you.”

Su Song was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't know that the investigation could still be carried out in this way, so he lowered his voice and said, "Please tell me, Zizhan is all ears."

Qin Ming smiled and said: "This was originally a routine of those in the Supervision Department. I just borrowed it. I just spent a hundred yuan and learned from the waiter in the inn that not long ago, there were two people with them. A vicious big man brought four or five children, all of whom were boys, and came to lodge. Logically speaking, if a husband and wife travel with children, this is not a big deal. But the ones with the children are two big men , and kicked him because of Xiao Er’s negligence. So Xiao Er remembered it in his heart. They came in a carriage, and those children seemed to be sleeping, and they were carried into the guest room by two big men in turn. Xiao Er held a grudge in his heart, and once peeked at how they treated those children, hehe, great talent Su, you would never imagine how bad people's hearts are!"

Hearing what he said, Su Shi couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and his tone changed: "That big man, how did he treat these children?"

Qin Ming said in a bitter voice: "These two big men are both masters of martial arts, probably because they were afraid that those children would get away, they resorted to splitting their muscles and bones to loosen their knee joints!"

Su Shi heard the words and said angrily: "There are such wicked people?"

Qin Ming said bitterly: "The hateful thing is still in the back. From Xiaoer's description, they put Mongolian sweat medicine in their meals and let these children eat it. This makes them feel no pain, and also keeps them from making noise. Most of those children, the effect of the medicine wore off in the middle of the night, they started to eat those cold meals when they were extremely hungry, and passed out before they finished eating..."

Su Shi had never heard of such cruel and inhuman things, and said in a trembling voice: "Then Xiao Er didn't report to the official?"

Qin Ming smiled wryly and said, "According to what Xiaoer said, there are many such cases in Zizhou. Besides, if there is no proof, even if you report to the official, one is not a relative, and the other is not concerned about yourself, the government is not concerned about it." Reason. If the thief flees after hearing the sound and comes back to seek revenge, who will keep him safe?"

Su Shi clenched his fists, and it took a long time before he continued to ask, "How long ago did this happen?"

Qin Ming said: "It has been half a year since now, about nine months ago."

"Then is there still such a thing happening now?"

Qin Ming said: "Xiao Er said that since His Majesty took power, this group of people seems to have disappeared. Before Zizhou, many children were abducted, but now, it is rare. By the way, when they disappeared , almost coincides with the time when His Majesty reused the Supervision Department."

Su Shi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty has the foresight to establish the Supervision Department first. It's just that it will be more difficult for me to solve the case. The culprits are hiding, let alone me, even the Supervision Department is easy Can't figure out why..."

Qin Ming also complained: "Your Majesty is also right. It is impossible for you to do this. Wouldn't it be embarrassing? Are you right, Mr. Su?"

Just as Su Shi was about to speak, Qin Ming shouted in a low voice, "Shut up!"

Su Shi was taken aback for a moment, but saw Qin Ming touch the door lightly, holding the dagger in his arms with one hand, as if he was listening for something.

(End of this chapter)