The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

The Qinhuai River divides east and west by the imperial road. The south of the west side is Wuyi Lane, the south of the east side is the famous place of love and moon, and the north of the east side is adjacent to the imperial city area. There are various big markets, special markets, and grass markets.

Dashi, as the name suggests, is a place for bulk goods trading. It was officially established by the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was specially set up for overall management by officials of the Shifang Division, and it was divided into areas for grain, silk weaving, cattle and sheep, and medicinal materials.

Each big city is limited to one area, about one mile long from east to west, half a mile wide from north to south, and a high city wall is built around it, with one entrance and one exit. Every morning, three hundred drums are played to open the market, and in the evening, three hundred drums are beaten to close the market. .

In this big city, only merchants with "city registration", that is, business registration and household registration, and other franchised personnel are allowed to set up shops and operate in it, and other people are not allowed to participate in the operation.

Large markets such as grain and silk weaving are open all year round, markets such as cattle and sheep are open every three days, and smaller temple markets are open every seven days for similar small products. The grass market is generally exchanged and sold for the abundant products of surrounding farmers Sometimes more than a dozen farmers gather together to form a grass market.

Everyone says that Sanwu is rich and prosperous, and Sanwu is a collective name for a region, including Wujun (Suzhou), Wuxing (Jiaxing), and Kuaiji (Shaoxing). In fact, Jinling County (Changzhou, Wuxi) is close to Sanwu , is also classified as one of the big cities specially set up for Sanwu.

That is to say, the Eastern Jin Dynasty designated an area for the merchants of the Three Wus, and set up a large city named "Wu City". Only the merchants of the Three Wus were allowed to set up shop here to distinguish merchants from Jing, Xiang and other areas.

"Wu City" is also known as Jiankang No. [-] City. It has the largest scale and the highest transaction volume. After passing the Yudao, go north a little bit, turn east, and walk along the north bank of the Qinhuai River. The first city is "Wu City". Entering the big city, everyone speaks Wu dialect, as if they have returned to Wu County.

Among the merchants of the Three Wus, Zhao's firm was above average in scale, and the shop was located in the middle. Xiao Qinzhi came to Zhao's firm with a faint light, and asked Zhao Yunfei to help settle down.

The backyard of Zhao's Commercial House is near the Qinhuai River. Zhao Yunfei invited a doctor to clean Qingxu's wound in the room. Xiao Qinzhi lay on the soft bed in the outer room and waited. He couldn't help being in a daze. , and then the painful wailing sound continued to echo in his ears.

Xiao Qinzhi knew very well that the matter would never be so simple, once Mrs. Xi spread the matter to the outside world, her saliva could drown herself, and the trumped-up charge of adultery with a maidservant was enough to destroy herself.

Wherever the wind blows, the grass will fall. Before that, Xiao Qinzhi thought he was that wind, but now, he realizes that he is a grass. Destroyed grass.

After Zhao Yunfei heard about it, she was so frightened that she rushed out of the tea and hurriedly said, "Brother Qin, what are you doing? You are so confused!"

"How can you put a good future at risk for a mere untouchable?"

"The benevolence of a woman is the most taboo. You know, to this day, you are not only living for you, you are the representative of all young talents in Jinling County, the hope of the rise of the Xiao family, and the hope of our attachment." The hope of the people, if brother Xianmin left Wu County and went to you, if he knew that you were for a maidservant, and..."

In Wu County, Xiao Qinzhi made such a big deal, and Zhao Yunfei supported the money in obscurity behind the scenes, without saying a word.

Zhao Yunfei, a huge business firm of the Zhao family, took the lead in relocating to Wuxi, and Zhao Yunfei still had no complaints.

However, for the first time, Zhao Yunfei couldn't ignore it, and made a severe accusation. In the end, she was silent, sitting decadently, her eyes were dim, and the tea was tasteless. Then she recruited a few staff and sent them out to inquire about the news. She was terrified. day awaits judgment.

In this era, strictly speaking, maidservants and servants are not considered human beings, because their identity is not their own, and the power of life and death depends entirely on the master's decision. They can be traded and sold, and life and death can be given to others. Although his status is still low, Xiao Qinzhi asked himself, can he really sit back and watch an irrelevant person suffer from his troubles and be killed?

The answer is obviously impossible.

Xiao Qinzhi blamed himself: "Brother Yunfei, I know I was wrong, I knew it would be like this at the time, but let me watch Qingxu die, I really can't do it."

"Although she is a slave, she is not a human being in the eyes of celebrities, but in my eyes, she is a person, a living person. If I give up the life of a person who helped me, I think, I am not Alone."

Zhao Yunfei got up angrily, walked to the riverside, pointed to the ten-mile Qinhuai River on the opposite side, and asked, "Brother Qin, everyone on the other side is a little bitch, do you want to save them all?"

When Xiao Qinzhi was asked, he opened his mouth, choked for a while, and was speechless for a long time.

Zhao Yunfei continued: "Brother Qin, don't you think that they are the only ones who are Qingxu, that is, me, brother Xianmin, or you. In the eyes of some people, how is it different from Qingxu? This world is like this. People are born to kill, some people are born to be killed, if you don't want to be killed, you have to become a person who can kill, only in this way can you protect those who are waiting to be killed."

Xiao Qinzhi actually resisted these words in his heart, but he had to accept the reality, because this world is really like this, Madam Ruan's light words can kill Qing Xu, and Madam Xi's random blow, I have to go all out.

Therefore, it is all nonsense that the sons of the gentry are superior to others. In their eyes, they are still fish on the chopping board. Xiao Qinzhi was pointed out, and he was completely awake.

The Xiaoxu incident forcibly changed Xiao Qinzhi's outlook on life and taught him an indelible lesson, making Xiao Qinzhi realize that a lowly life is not worth being praised, because a lowly life is not life The world" can only be given the right to be human.

Then, Qingxu is the real person!
"Brother Qin, your advantages are like the stars in the sky, countless, but your only shortcoming is like the sun. Once the sun rises, your star-like advantages will disappear. After this, your The sun will no longer exist, I really don’t know whether to be happy for you or feel sorry for you.” Zhao Yunfei said melancholy, sitting on the threshold, looking at the opposite Qinhuai River, and said with relief: “Forget it! Forget it! I’d rather you have countless stars I don’t want the sun to be your neighbor, so give me Qingxu’s slave.”

"What do you want this for?"

"Reduce her to a normal household registration. I want to marry Qingxu as my wife. In this case, you only need to say that Qingxu and I are in love with each other earlier. You are actually helping me by saving Qingxu, and the rumors will be resolved by then."

"Impossible!" Xiao Qinzhi panicked, stopped immediately and said, "You save me with your own future, where will you leave me?"

"Do I have a future?" Zhao Yunfei asked back.

"You have already passed the order, and it is easy to enter the county mansion. Why is there no future?"

"Magistrate Wu of Wuxi County came from a poor family, and the highest limit in this life is also. My background is worse than that of County Magistrate Wu. How can I have a future? But you are different from the immortals. Your future is in Xuzhou, in the north, in the Jiankang, the three of us went out of Jinling County together and became close friends, I am the elder, there is no hope in this life, if I don’t save you, who will save you?”

Zhao Yunfei's life is very depressing, she has already seen through it, so she said it firmly and beyond doubt, looked at the guilty Xiao Qinzhi, and urged: "Don't act like a little girl, and quickly hand over Qingxu's slavery to me, don't make mistakes .”

Xiao Qinzhi wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it, so he chose to keep this kindness in his heart, took out Qingxu's slave from his bosom, and muttered: "Brother Yunfei, I"

"Brother Qin, don't say anything else. In the future, maybe you will meet someone who will sacrifice his life to help you. Be a big brother, and I hope you don't forget us. That's good."

"I will live up to my trust!"

At the same time, Xie Xuan, who was carrying Xie Daoyun's handwritten letter, hurried to the palace. He hadn't seen Mrs. Xi yet, but suddenly he heard that the servants of the palace were talking about Mrs. Ruan's gift of a maidservant, which involved Xiao Qinzhi. With the intention of slandering, his heart suddenly became cold, and he knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter, so he went straight back home.

"Madam Xi, you want to destroy one of Xiao Qin to vent your personal anger, but you don't know that my elder sister wants to destroy your two sons to avenge him. I wonder if you will regret what you did today after hearing about it?" Xie Xuan Throwing Xie Daoyun's handwriting into the Qinhuai River, standing at the gate of the Wang's mansion, looking back at the majestic and vast plaque of the Wang's gate in Langya.

"The decline of the Wang family of Langya is not the fault of one person. The son of the Wang family wants to marry my sister, and I don't agree!" Xie Xuanning said loudly, throwing his sleeves and leaving.

Just after the end of the day, an explosive news quickly spread in Jiankang City, big and small, and everyone who heard it was stunned, surprised, puzzled, contemptuous, and angry.

"Jiangzuo Xiao Silang came to visit the Xie family, but he coveted the beauty of the Xie family's maid, but Madam Ruan knocked her out, so she gave the maid to Xiao Silang."