Borrow the day to change the day

Zhong Jinwei and his party took a boat all the way south from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which was much more comfortable than riding a horse on land, and they could travel day and night without being too tired.

When they passed Yangzhou, it was at noon.In any case, it is already summer at this time, even in the Little Ice Age, the weather in Yangzhou is still very hot.

Zhong Jinwei and his party did not stop in Yangzhou, but they all went to the shaded place on the deck to enjoy the cool and enjoy the scenery.

Compared with the last time I led troops back and forth through Yangzhou, it is obviously much more lively and prosperous now.

There are many ships parked on both sides of the canal, some of which are carrying cargo and some of which are carrying passengers.There are countless hawkers on the shore, targeting these ships traveling north and south, doing their small business.Shouts came from time to time, making it very lively.

Zhong Jinwei looked at this prosperous scene, and said with a little emotion: "There is no military disaster, at least the common people can live a stable life!"

Zheng Zhilong was by Zhong Jinwei's side. The last time he came with the army to quell the Xiyi Rebellion, he also passed through Yangzhou.Hearing the Duke's exclamation, he also echoed: "It's all due to the Duke, or maybe this place was harmed by Xiyi."

Zhong Jinwei smiled. He didn't think that Yangzhou would be harmed by Xiyi, but he remembered the tragic events in Yangzhou in the history of later generations.

Being massacred by the prisoners, there are hardly many living people in such a prosperous city of Yangzhou.It's ridiculous that some people in later generations washed the land of Jianlu and made up a story about how prosperous Yangzhou was in the early years of Kang Mazi, and how a turtle son walked out of Lichun Courtyard, and how he knew Kang Mazi's monarch and ministers.

"This is also due to your contribution. If it weren't for the people you recruited to deal with the Dutch fleet, it would still be a lot of trouble." Zhong Jinwei looked at Zheng Zhilong and said.

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately kept humming, saying that everything he said was the wise leadership of the Duke, and under the correct command, he could easily defeat the Dutch.

An obvious example is that in the days when there was no Duke, I had fought against the Dutch for many years, but I was still unable to overwhelm them, and was even almost wiped out by them.

Hearing Zheng Zhilong's constant flattery to the Duke, Wang Peng couldn't take it anymore, so he walked to the stern to see the scenery.

But Zhong Jinwei shifted his attention from the shore to Zheng Zhilong, and stopped him from talking further with a smile.I had goosebumps all over my body, and if I let him blow it down, I still wouldn't be able to fly up.

Speaking of which, people who don't know, seeing this scene, would think that such a flattering person is actually a big hero across the sea.

Zhong Jinwei looked at him, and thought of Zheng Zhilong's destination from the history of Yangzhou.

In the original history, this guy made enough money, thinking that the change of dynasty had nothing to do with him, so he took refuge in the Qing Dynasty.As a result, his wife committed suicide in order to persuade him, the eldest son turned against him, and he eventually became a ghost under the knife of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It was a tragic ending.

But now it is obviously impossible, the Jianlu has been destroyed, and there is no Manchu Qing anymore.Moreover, the fleet that this guy used to cross the sea was completely wiped out by the Dutch, and he lost his historical experience of dominating the South China Sea and collecting money.Now compared to the past, he has made more contributions to Daming, and he wants to hug his thigh even more.With his own cover, using his strengths to work for Daming, no matter what, no matter what, the ending will not be worse than the historical ending.

Standing behind Zhong Jinwei, Yu Changjian looked at the prosperity of Yangzhou. He didn't want Zheng Zhilong to be nagging, so he also praised: "This place is no worse than the capital. I thought the capital is the most prosperous!"

"Many towns in the south are no worse than the capital. If you have a chance in the future, you'll know if you come out and walk more." Zhong Jinwei didn't look at Yu Changjian, but turned his gaze to the shore again, and responded to him.

Just said that, smiling and looking at the scenery, passed Yangzhou, crossed the Yangtze River, and entered Taihu Lake.

After arriving at Taihu Lake, the weather changed suddenly, with dark clouds, and suddenly there was a violent storm.

The originally calm lake suddenly became choppy, and the boats were rising and falling with the waves.The light became very dim, as if it was already night.

Although they have been on sea boats many times, it is not that they have never seen such a scene.But now this ship is not a sea ship, and the safety of the Duke must be taken into account.Gu Baichuan immediately asked Zhong Jinwei for instructions: "Duke, it's almost evening now, and now it's raining again. It's not safe to continue on the road. My subordinates suggest that we should go to the shore as soon as possible and find a place to rest for a night before leaving."

Zhong Jinwei didn't insist, nodded and said: "Okay, you can make arrangements."

After Gu Baichuan got the answer, he went to Chuan Lao Dao: "The weather is bad now, find a place to dock as soon as possible."

He was a little worried that the day was too dark, and how to land smoothly was also a troublesome matter.

Unexpectedly, the boss of the boat responded readily, and immediately asked: "Guest officer, there is a Fahua Temple not far ahead, how about staying overnight there?"

Gu Baichuan looked at the sky, frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "It's such a dark day, can you find a place?"

The boss of the boat smiled, led Gu Baichuan to turn around, and pointed with his finger: "Guest officer, please look, there is a light on that place, which is specially used to indicate the direction of the boats coming and going on Taihu Lake, so don't worry about not being able to find the place."

Gu Baichuan turned his head to look, and found that there was indeed a light on a mountain in the distance.Can't help but praise: "Such a big wind and rain, but it doesn't affect the light at all, it's really good."

"That's right, this is the mountaintop pavilion built by Suzhou craftsman Xu Qiao." The boss of the boat is from Suzhou. He begs for food on the canal and benefits from this lighthouse when traveling to and from Taihu Lake, so he introduced it proudly.

"Okay, then lean over." Gu Baichuan ordered, and then went back to report the situation to the Duke.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was also a little curious.Such a strong wind and heavy rain, but the lights in a pavilion are not affected at all, it really requires a certain level of technical content.

But he didn't think much of it, and it was over.

About half an hour later, the boat docked at Yuyang Mountain.At this time, although the strong wind and heavy rain at the beginning were gone, the rain did not stop.As a result, Changjian nagged dissatisfiedly: "It's raining endlessly, why don't you distribute it to the north, it's really God!"

More drought in the north and more waterlogging in the south are the basic weather conditions in Daming now.Zhong Jinwei also shook his head secretly. If the north and the south could be balanced, the historical Ming Dynasty would not have perished in this period.

The boss of the boat sent people to guide Zhong Jinwei and his party all the way across the hill of Yuyang Mountain, and found Fahua Temple in Fahua Mountain behind.

As a monk who welcomes guests, it is necessary to have the vision to distinguish between rich and poor, high and low.When he saw this group of people, all of them were dignified and led tall horses, obviously they had extraordinary backgrounds.

So, while carefully receiving the reception, he sent a little novice to fly to host.

Zhong Jinwei didn't want to be troublesome, so he asked Gu Baichuan to donate some sesame oil money, chatted with the host for a while, and then went to bed early.