Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Oops!So cruel, so terrible!

The official Ximen Qing came from a civilized modern society, and he really couldn't bear to see the barbaric atrocities in this backward world.After whispering a few words to Jiao Ting, Tang Long and Jiang Menshen, he took Brother Qiao Yun to pick up Yulan first.

After a while, Ximen Qing returned to the grove, and saw Yulan who was still in shock.

Seeing Ximen Qing covered in blood, Yulan threw herself into Ximen Qing's arms with tears all over her face, not caring that her dress was stained with blood.

Ximen Qing comforted Yulan with gentle words, which made her laugh out of tears and get rid of her panic.

A group of five people left the woods, and when they rushed to the front again, the dozen or so supporting troops and the old Shi Guan battalion were gone.Only Jiao Ting, Tang Long, and Jiang Menshen's master and apprentice remained in place and waited.

After discussing quietly with Jiang Menshen, Ximen Qing took his own people and diverted to the east, leaving the two drivers with Jiang Menshen.

So many people died today, although Jiang Menshen and Zhang Tuan practiced them to deal with the aftermath, it is hard to guarantee that the news will not leak.

If Ximen Qing went directly to the Yellow River Ferry today, it would be hard not to let people associate them with today's events.So Ximenqing decided to go east instead, find a secret place to change out of the bloody clothes, and then find a ferry from Wen County to cross the river.

For the remaining troubles, the loyal Jiang Menshen took over all the troubles.

According to Ximenqing's strategy, Jiang Menshen let go of the supporting troops who surrounded and killed the old Shi Guanying, allowing them to flee to the rivers and lakes.

Today's events, the more chaotic the better, Shi En and his son didn't die directly at the hands of Ximen Qing and Jiang Menshen, it just gave them a chance to wash themselves off.

After Jiang Menshen went back to Mengzhou City to discuss with Zhang Tuanlian and Zhang Dujian, it was not difficult to find a way to blame all the escaped troops.

As for how to arrange the specific reasons, Ximenqing doesn't need to worry about it. Zhang Dujian is a scholar and is also the boss of Shi Guanying, so it is not difficult for him to handle it.

As for the pursuit of those fugitives from the prison camp, it was Zhang Tuanlian's responsibility. Ximenqing believed that Zhang Tuanlian, who was proficient in this way, would not go in the wrong direction.

Ximen Qing and his party traveled eastward for several miles, found an uninhabited river, washed off the bloody smell from their bodies in the reeds, changed into new clothes, and headed straight for Wen County.

Two days later, Ximenqing and others crossed the Yellow River in Wen County, entered Biankou by boat, and traveled southeast via the Bian River to Bianliang, Tokyo.

The Bianhe River is an important river that connects the Yellow River and the Huaisi water system. Grain from the south of the Yangtze River flows into the Huaihe River from the Yangtze River, and then enters the Yellow River through the Bianhe River, and is transported to the northwest region.Therefore, in this era, the Bian River was a busy waterway.Thousands of sails race across the river, and the sound of the boatman's chant presents a scene of prosperity.

Ximen Qing sat in the cabin of the passenger ship with Yulan in his arms, watching the scenery outside the window, enjoying the rare peaceful time.A few days ago, the bloody storm in Mengzhou had been left behind by Ximen Qing.

On the road, Ximenqing had nothing to do, and took out the five-stringed ruan every day to play with Yulan, who was good at temperament.Singing and laughing along the way, very pleasant.

Playing the ruan qin during the day and the beauties at night, Ximen is a busy man, and his skills are getting more and more sophisticated.At this time, he finally understood the magic of Zhang Dujian's gift of the little lady Magnolia to him.

More than ten days later, Ximenqing and his party took a boat along the Bian River to the bank of Jinming Lake on the west side of Bianliang City in Tokyo.

Ximenqing traveled to the Northern Song Dynasty, and finally had the opportunity to see the largest city in the world in this era.He stepped out of the cabin and looked towards the city ahead.

The city of Bianliang in Tokyo expanded more than sixty miles around, and was composed of three cities: the outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city.At this time, the population reached more than 150 million, and it was a majestic, grand and magnificent capital.

Jiao Ting and the others also stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the tall city.Tang Long had been to Tokyo before, so he took it for granted.That Jiao Ting only wandered around the rivers and lakes in Hebei and Shandong, and had never been to Bianliang, Tokyo. At this time, he showed the look of a country boy.

The upright Jiao Ting was dumbfounded, and sighed: "God! I thought Damingfu was the most prosperous city in the world, but I didn't expect that compared with this Tokyo city, it was only a corner! Brother, this time I have to bring brothers Good to see you!"

Ximen Qing thought to himself, Brother Jiao Ting is so ignorant.How big is a city with a million people? Have you ever seen Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen?

Tang Mazi and Tang Long smirked at the side and said, "Brother, I have gained a lot of gold and silver along the way. Brothers are so lucky, why don't you take us to that East-West Jiaofang?"

Ximen Qing scolded with a smile when he heard this: "Tang Long, you are so good! You are not still in Wugang Town forging iron, why are you so stingy, just want to go for a walk? Since I followed my brother, I came here Tokyo, you have to enjoy it to the fullest. What's the harm in going to that East-West Jiaofang every day?"

Although Tang Long was scolded, the pockmarked face smiled brightly.He put his arms around Jiao Ting's shoulders and said, "My brother still loves me and waits for my brothers! Brother Jiao Ting, let's go with my brother tonight to have a good time. Hahaha~"

While the three were talking and laughing, the passenger ship entered the outer city of Bianliang, Tokyo from Xishuimen.Passing the West Street along the river, I saw a large courtyard on the left bank. Many carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions, pavilions and pavilions were exposed high in the courtyard walls.

Ximen Qing curiously asked the boatman who lived in the house on the shore.The boatman told Ximen Qing that this was the residence of Prime Minister Cai Jing.

It turns out that this is the residence of Cai Zaizhi, whose calligraphy is slightly inferior to that of the official!This old guy really enjoys it!

One of Cai Jing’s deepest impressions on Ximen Qing came from the “Helin Wanglu” he saw from his college roommate.

This is the notebook of Cai Jing's contemporary intellectuals. It is uploaded that a certain scholar bought a young lady in Kaifeng.

The scholar was very happy after hearing this, so he ordered her to make a basket of steamed buns for himself, intending to taste the flavor of steamed stuffed buns in Cai Jing's mansion.

Unexpectedly, the little lady frowned and said that she couldn't do it.

The scholar was suspicious and angry, and said: "Didn't you just say that you used to be a cook in Taishi Cai's family? And you also specialize in making steamed stuffed buns. Why can't you make excuses?"

The little lady replied: "Although I work for the steamed stuffed bun bureau in Taishi Cai's kitchen, I am assigned to the shredded green onion department. I am only responsible for picking and shredded green onions. I don't care about other things such as shredded ginger. As for making buns, I am not good at it, because There is another group of people who are responsible for it."

The scholars were ashamed to sigh, in Taishi Cai's kitchen, there are only a few onion ladies in the steamed stuffed bun bureau, how many people should there be in the whole kitchen?

It is known that there are 15 famous chefs in the kitchen of Cai Jing's mansion, and hundreds of maidservants.There are so many female workers in a private kitchen, it can be seen that the words of the little lady with green onions are true.

When the official Ximen Qing thought of this allusion, his chest was full of pride, and he really wanted to yell Xiang Yu's famous saying: "He can be replaced!"

Chapter 93 Good food, good wine and good woman

After passing Cai Jingzhai, the passenger ship continued eastward along the Bian River, and entered the inner city from the corner gate on the north bank of the Bian River.All the way through Xingguo Temple, Kaifeng Government Office, Bianhezhou Bridge, and approached the Bianhe Wharf.

On the bank of the river is the Bianhe Street, where there are rows of large and small inns with various signboards and watch flags, and the waiter stands at the door of the store, soliciting the passing guests.

There are people coming and going on the shore, bustling with people riding horses, driving chariots, carrying sedan chairs, and buying and selling goods, all kinds of people are very lively.

Ximen Qing and others disembarked at the Bianhe Wharf near Daxiangguo Temple. The porters on the wharf surrounded them to solicit business, and they wanted to carry heavy loads for Ximen Qing and others.

Ximen Qing took his servants with him, so he didn't hire another porter.Several servants carried treasure boxes and sundries and followed behind Ximen Qing and the others, walking north along Second Tianshui Lane.

The second Tianshui Lane is adjacent to the Bianhe Wharf in the south, and in the north is the most prosperous Fanlou Street, Old Caomen Street and Mahang Street in Bianliang, Tokyo. It is also a wide and lively street.

There are foot shops on both sides of the street for those who come from south to north and come up from the Bianhe wharf to stay.

Ximenqing did not choose these foot shops. Under the leadership of Tang Long, they went directly to Gaoyang Zhengdian at the north end of No. [-] Tianshui Lane.

This Koyang main store is one of the 72 best main store restaurants in Bianliang, Tokyo, and it sells home-brewed wine.Other main restaurants usually only brew one kind of signature wine, but this Gaoyang main store has Liuxia Wine, Qingfeng Wine, and Chalcedony Wine, which are famous in Tokyo.

After traveling to the Song Dynasty, it was the first time for Ximenqing to come to the most prosperous Bianliang City. Naturally, he had to choose to live in the best restaurant, eat the best food, drink the best wine, and sleep with the most beautiful woman.Only in this way can I live up to my life.

It is rare to go back and forth in life, this time you must have a good experience of the decadent and degenerate life in the heyday of feudal culture in the late Northern Song Dynasty!

Although the price of goods in this Tokyo city is quite expensive, the officials of Ximen never worry about money.A great calligrapher and everyone like me, Ximen Daguanren, are unparalleled in the world, and it would be too vulgar to talk about money!

Ximen officials have friends all over the world. On the way to Tokyo this time, the friends in the world, "Flying Centipede" Wang Daoren, "Vegetable Garden" Zhang Qing, and "Her Yaksha" Sun Erniang and his wife gave the officials a lot of money. !

Squeezing through the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, Ximen Qing and his party finally reached the north end of No. [-] Tianshui Lane, and stayed in the Gaoyang Zhengdian.

On that day, Ximen Qing and others rested in the store for a day, washing away the dust of the journey of more than ten days.

After nightfall, Ximen Qing took Miss Yulan and had a drink with Jiao Ting, Tang Long and Brother Qiao Yun in the restaurant of Gaoyang Zhengdian.

Ximen Qing drank a few glasses of the "Liuxia wine", "Qingfeng wine" and "chalcedony wine" in this shop, and came to a conclusion.The wine brewed by the best shops in Tokyo City is still a bit inferior to the high-quality wine produced in Yanggu.It seems that my Ximenqing's restaurant business will definitely not be bad in the future!