Chapter 195 Xianyang Conference
The ship needs to travel on the sea for three days.
Compared to the wilderness mountain road, the sea route in Daliang is actually more peaceful.
Walking in troubled times in the wilderness, there are bandits on the road. If you can't shout out after encountering them, you have to take out the money and food honestly. If you have a good attitude, not only will you not hurt your life, but you may even get some Bandits would exchange hatchets and axes for grain, which was called "trading."
If you can get the right number, the thieves will naturally not rob you. Instead, they will inquire more. If you find an idea, they will shout "Goodbye, Jianghu" and will not bother those who can fight.
Of course, we will also encounter ruthless people who are just starting out and don’t understand half the rules of the world.
When you meet this group of people, it is easy to see blood.
It’s different at sea.
The cost of robbery in the sea is high. It requires a strong ship and an island that can be continuously supplied.
Strong ships may exist, but islands with supplies are unimaginable.
For this reason, Zuo Chen also specifically asked the captain for advice on what to pay attention to at sea:
"There is no deep sea here nowadays! The entire sea that can be traveled is only four to five hundred miles, and if you go further out, it will be endless. Thunderstorms and clouds, full of huge waves, would have destroyed even large boats, let alone smaller boats. But there are no small islands in the four to five hundred nautical miles to the side, making it difficult to escape, no matter whether it is fishing. They are still businessmen, so they usually just walk back and forth along the east coast."
After listening to the old captain's words, Zuo Chen understood why the route was so peaceful.
It is impossible for any pirates to appear in this kind of waterway, and it is impossible to survive.
There are no fairies on the main channel, who will not control the wind and rain to destroy merchant ships.
The whole sea road is just a matter of whether God will take care of this food. It won't be possible if there is strong wind or heavy rain. Otherwise, everything is peaceful.
Safety is good, and Zuo Chen is even more happy if there are no accidents on the road.
On the first day, I watched the sea view; on the second day, I called Caiyi, Donkey and Zhu Laoba and told them about cultivation; on the third day, I meditated and consumed the time on the boat. It's past.
Finally, we arrived in Yuzhou along the river and disembarked from Dexing Town, a large coastal city. This place is close to Xiguan, a large city in Yuzhou. It is a town developed based on the port. It is prosperous and peaceful.
Li Ji had already contacted Li Yu, Prince Jing of Yuzhou, through Qianli Chuanxiang. Because the distance was too long, the two did not talk much. They only said a few words of peace, and Li Ji told everything. Li Yu.
Li Yu knew that Zuo Chen was coming, so he specially prepared people in Dexing to meet him.
However, when Zuo Chen got off the boat and arrived at the port, he was a little confused by the scene in front of him.
He couldn't find anyone to respond.
It’s not that people didn’t come.
But there are too many people in Dexing!
I don’t know what’s going on in Dexing Town. At first glance, it’s densely packed with people, and they’re all wearing clothes that are convenient for traveling. It’s like a large group of people from the world have gathered.
It is by no means "lively" as a town should be.
If it were just a port, it would be like Baichuan at best, with the most people in the morning and at night.
Where can it be like now? People are piled up like bees on a hive, it looks scary.
Zuo Chen Naoren has a little pain.
When I was on vacation in my previous life, if my brain suddenly twitched, I packed my bags and went out for a trip, and visited a famous scenic spot, it would probably be like this.
But how many people were there in the previous life, and how many people were there in Daliang? Crowds of people were common in previous lives, and it was really a novelty to appear in Daliang.
Caiyi also took a breath of air:
“When I led the refugees away in Xuzhou, the number of people was almost the same as here, but after all, they were all hungry at the time and were attracted by the wheat. Come here. Is there any wheat in this place that can attract them?”
Zhu Laoba was the most direct. He grabbed a young man who was joining in the fun and asked:
"Hey, boy, what happened? Why are there so many people gathered here?"
The young man who was dragged over was wearing a traveler's hat, his body was quite strong, and he looked like a young man. Takefu. He was still a little unhappy after being caught. When he looked sideways, he saw Zhu Laoba's figure that was taller and stronger than him. He suppressed the verbal curse words again.
He squeezed for a long time and managed a smile:
"My hero, I have never seen you before. Are you here for the Xianyang Conference too?"
" Xianyang Conference? What is this? ”
"Ah? Then what are you here for?"
The young man scratched his head, as if he didn't know what a rough guy like Zhu Laoba could do here.
Looking at Zhu Laoba’s unkind eyes, the young man explained:
“This Xianyang Conference is a river and lake water and land conference. Friends from nearby rivers and lakes are invited to come here to meet friends with martial arts, exchange ideas and exchange ideas. It can be regarded as It is a relatively famous water and land conference in recent years.
“It happens once every eight years, but it is actually getting worse every year. "The young man said: "I heard from the elders that thirty-two years ago, all the noble families in the world would come to Yuzhou to gather together, dance with swords, and have a great time.
"Twenty-four years ago, there was a bit of chaos in Kyoto. The Xianyang Conference also suffered setbacks, and the number of people was reduced by more than half. The competition was simply stopped sixteen years ago, and no one came at all. Eight years ago, The Xianyang Conference was reorganized by the Yanxun Gang, but only individual visitors from the Jianghu community came. "Then why are there so many people here today?" Mr. Zhu. Eight questions.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like there are just wanderers.
“Well, this Xianyang Conference is indeed a little different.” The young man is also an honest person and said directly:
“A month ago, someone was in the forest near Dexing City. I discovered a small courtyard, and also found a fragment of a scroll in the courtyard. It was very strange and should be a treasure. However, there were many people at that time, and a group of people wanted to take it for themselves, so they fought and several people died. Caught. "After some investigation, I found out that the small courtyard belongs to the capital. I didn't know why, but no one found it for so many years. The people from the Yamen also wanted to take away the things from the capital, but how could the people in the Jianghu who discovered this allow it?
"They didn't dare to fight with the yamen, so they just picked out everything. As a result, the news spread. Those who had the ability wanted to come and sort out all the fragments of the capital, and those who didn't had the ability also wanted to come and see the excitement. . So they all gathered together because of the Xianyang Conference."
"So there were so many people?"
"Yes. All the news is here.”
“Okay, how many of you are enough?”
"Hey, it would be nice to see the inheritance of the capital. Really, there are so many capable people who can grab the scraps. Besides, I think as long as it gets into the hands of the government, don't let them spit it out again. Don't look at it. There are so many people from all walks of life gathered here, and they would not dare to attack the government."
After the young man finished explaining the reason for gathering here, he looked at Zhu Laoba carefully.
Zhu Laoba stopped holding the young man and let him move freely.
The other party breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said goodbye, merged into the crowd, and disappeared with the flow.
"Taoist priest, that's probably what happened."
Zuo Chen frowned slightly.
Fragments of the Capital.
Zuo Chen is indeed interested in the methods left behind by the capital. Rather than studying, he wants to know what the capital has left behind, and whether there is any breath of suffering from the sea above.
The fragment Tang Qi got at that time was stained with a lot of the breath of bitterness, which caused the contents of the entire fragment to be altered in various ways.
If this fragment has similar problems...
That really means whoever gets it is in trouble.
Looking at these people in the world from a distance, Zuo Chen could also see that the atmosphere among them was somewhat tense. There were indeed people who came here to make friends with martial arts, but most of them were there for the legendary one. baby.
It is impossible for so many people to be from the increasingly declining famous families, and people from all walks of life account for the majority.
Zuo Chen searched twice more, but unfortunately there were too many people, so he really didn’t see the envoy sent by Li Yu, so he simply planned to go to the county government office and take a look at the fragment of the capital.
Pat Mr. Donkey and let him use Shrinkage.
Rather than reducing the distance traveled, it increases the distance from others to the donkey cart.
In the midst of this bustling crowd, Mr. Donkey pulled the cart smoothly, but he did not attract any attention.
Occasionally, a few people with better abilities would look at the donkey cart with a slightly strange look, but their eyes quickly converged and they did not pay attention to this strange group of people.
......
The noisy crowd shocked the seabirds that landed in the port. When the seabirds flew up in fright, the port flew into the city and landed on the city wall, staring at a pair of people who didn't understand the world. His eyes reflected the bustling crowds of people on the streets.
The number of people here is actually smaller than that at the port. Although there are still tourists everywhere, most of them have left two thin noodles for the county government and are not piled at the door.
However, the various restaurants nearby are already full of people, and there are often some Jianghu people who come out with their heads stretched out to look in the direction of the county government office, as if they are following.
The restaurant closest to the county government office is already filled with people from all walks of life, ranging from beggars and eccentrics to scholars and young men.
At a table by the window, an old beggar and a luxuriously dressed old woman were sitting together. The old beggar stretched his hand towards the fruit plate on the table, but the old woman slapped the back of his hand with a small bamboo stick.
He glared a few times:
"I asked you to keep an eye on me, why did you still eat it?"
The old beggar smiled dryly and retracted his hand:
"It would be so uncomfortable not to eat the fruits."
"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat!" The old woman said angrily: "You old immortal don't know how dangerous that fragment of the scroll is? If you really let that thing fall into the rivers and lakes, how many people will die! God knows how many people will be raised! What kind of devil!"
"What can I do? If I go out on the street and say "Jingshi Fragment" is dangerous?"
Hearing this, the old woman also fell silent.
After a long time, he sighed helplessly:
"The human heart is like this. We can't expect a god to move mountains and fill seas to break the curse on the remaining scrolls. We can only slowly do it ourselves. Accept it."
"You are too obsessed with this. At this age, you are still doing this." The old beggar wanted to reach out and touch the fruit again, "Follow me and see if it's fun. "Okay"
"If I just watch the fun, who else can get rid of the book disaster"
The old woman slapped the old beggar's hand again:
"Stop eating."
The old beggar laughed dryly.
He had no choice but to look out the window and admire the scenery.
“Huh?”
Suddenly, I don't know if the old beggar saw it wrong.
He seemed to see...
A donkey cart was heading this way?
(End of this chapter)