The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 217 The New Atmosphere of the Pirate Empire

Zhou Yin entered the city, and the more he looked, the more curious he became. The streets in Qiantang City were different from the streets he had seen. The streets in Qiantang were wider. More importantly, there were shops on both sides of Qiantang Street. The shops in the middle are lined up until the end.

The market in the Han Dynasty is different from the later generations. The market and the residential area are separated. There are special city walls and gates outside the market. The market opens in the morning and closes in the dark. inside the market.Not only has Zhou Yin never seen or even heard of Qian Tang opening a shop on the street, but also on the main road leading directly to the city gate.

What made Zhou Yin and the others even more dazzled was that many of the shopkeepers were women who greeted the buyers and sellers. They were all dressed up in gorgeous clothes, singing like birds and swallows, and smiling like flowers. Walking is also enough to make people feel refreshed.

"Look, look, there's more than one barbarian girl." A follower pointed at a group of barbarian girls with high noses and deep eyes and shouted in a fuss.

"Where do you come from outsiders? Stand in the middle of the road and don't know the rules." A courageous man next to him tilted his head and looked at them, and said in a contemptuous tone obviously looking at country people. .

"Hey!" Zhou Yin rolled his eyes angrily, he didn't expect to be despised by a burden-bearing commoner when he just entered the city.In a blink of an eye, I realized that I was really in the way.Although the road is wide, it is divided into four lanes on the left and right, just like the gate of the city. The two lanes in the middle are full of pedestrians, and the lanes on both sides are the ones who stop at the entrance of the shop to buy or look at the goods. They stop in the middle, and the people who are driving behind It's a little inconvenient.Seeing the strange eyes of a group of people, Zhou Yin couldn't take it any longer, and urged his horse to go forward embarrassingly.

It is not difficult to find the Palace of the King of Yue, but when Zhou Yin stood in front of the gate of the Palace of the King of Yue, he couldn't believe that it was the palace of the King of Yue.Although this house is not bad, at best it is similar to that of a rich family, but it does not have the grandeur of looking at the world like a palace - there are a few houses next to it that look more beautiful than this Yuewang Palace.

Zhou Yin stepped forward to report, and soon a person came out of the palace, and when he saw Zhou Yin from afar, he laughed: "Zhongying, why are you here?"

"It's you." Zhou Yin also smiled when he saw it. It was Dun Wu, the family general of Sun Shao's mansion, who had been accompanying Daqiao in Jianye, and he had only been in Qiantang for a few months. He used to know Zhou Yin very well. of.He looked at the official uniform on Dun Wu's body, and smiled enviously, "What kind of official are you now?"

Dun Wu let out a laugh, brushing off his clothes in a ostentatious way: "It's nothing, it's just the guard of Changle Palace."

"Pfft!" Zhou Yin rolled his eyes and suddenly felt a bit shorter.This kid has a serious tone, Changle Palace Weiwei is a senior official at the Jiuqing level, so he has nothing to do.But think about it, although Dun Wu didn't go out to fight with Sun Shao, he has always been in charge of the security of the mansion, and he is a trustworthy person of Daqiao. Now that Daqiao is the queen mother, he naturally follows the tide and becomes the guard of Changle Palace.

"Let's go, the Queen Mother is waiting for you inside." Dun Wu seemed to enjoy Zhou Yin's envy, and led Zhou Yin into the palace. Somewhat shabby.The Changle Palace where the bridge lives is in the southeast corner of the palace city. It is said to be a palace, but it is actually a small courtyard with a main hall and two side halls.

"Go in, the queen mother is inside, she has sent someone to tell the king, and he will come over after finishing his business."

Zhou Yin was taken aback, and waved his hands again and again: "How can this be done? I should go to see him."

"It's nothing, the king is idle, he has to come to the queen mother to pay his respects every day." Dun Wu smiled, led Zhou Yin into the door, and went to a floor inside the door by himself.Zhou Yin hesitated for a moment, and was considering which way to go. A young woman stood gracefully under the corridor of the main hall, beckoned to him and said with a smile, "Zhou Zhongying, why are you in a daze, the queen mother is in a hurry."

The sun was shining brightly, the woman was standing in the shadows, Zhou Yin didn't recognize it all at once, but he knew that he must be an acquaintance again, so he hurried up a few steps and climbed the steps, only then did he recognize the smiling female officer in front of him. It was Qiaoyue, the maidservant of the Sun family.

"Hey, sister of the Qiao family, why should you come out to greet her in person?" Zhou Yin and Qiao Yue, who were used to joking, quickly cupped their hands and laughed.

"Hee hee, you are a foreign relative, and I deserve it." Qiao Yue said with a smile, and the two entered the hall together. Zhou Yin looked up and saw that Da Qiao was sitting on a soft chair in the middle. The one standing is Qiaoying, the one on the left is Guan Feng, Ah Yi is hugging her right hand, and a little girl next to her is peeling some fruit and stuffing it into Ah Yi's mouth. Although she is small, she is holding the woman's arm. Hair bun, Zhou Yin thought for a while, and guessed that this should be Sun Shao's concubine—now it should be Princess Xiahou Hui.

Seeing so many female relatives, Zhou Yin quickly restrained his expression, and respectfully bowed down in front of the bridge: "Cao Min Zhou Yin pays homage to the Queen Mother, and wishes the Queen Mother a long life, and enjoys boundless joy."

There was silence.

Zhou Yin was puzzled, and just wondering, Daqiao said: "It's not easy, Zhongying, who has always been no different from a monkey, knows the rules."

Zhou Yin's face flushed with shame.He is the most unruly of the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family. Daqiao and Xiaoqiao joked that he was a monkey, and he was used to calling him, but now calling him in front of so many women made him very embarrassed.

"Get up, Ah Yue, let someone move a seat, you can't neglect him, this is my natal family."

"Queen Mother, what kind of natal family is this? After two days, people from the Qiao family will come, and they will be the real natal family." Qiaoyue said with a smile while arranging people to take the seats.Zhou Yin was sweating profusely, what kind of Yue Palace is this?But this made him relax a lot, and he found a sense of familiarity.

Zhou Yin got up, glanced at the face of the bridge, and calculated that since the news of King Sun Shaofeng reached Jianye, he had never seen the bridge again.Daqiao has lost weight and his face is a little pale, but he is in good spirits and seems to be in a good mood.

"How is your mother?" Daqiao called Zhou Yin to his side and asked with a smile.

"Also... okay." Zhou Yin said reluctantly, and glanced at the people next to him unnaturally. Except for Qiao's mother and daughter, the other two women were Queen Yue and the concubine of King Yue. He really didn't like it. Dare to look casually.Daqiao saw the restraint on his face, so he smiled and said: "Okay, you don't have to accompany me anymore, go your own way, I want to have a little homework with Zhongying."

Guan Feng and Xia Houhui agreed, got up to say goodbye, and took Ah Li away, while Qiaoying's mother and daughter also stepped aside with interest.

"Wu Wang issued an edict to marry Ayu for the prince Sun Deng, and at the same time marry the eldest princess to his elder brother." Zhou Yin licked his lips and gave a wry smile: "Double happiness is coming to my family."

"Double Happiness is not good?" Daqiao said indifferently: "Why did you run out? Are you a little disappointed? They are all married to the royal family, but they don't have your share?"

"Aunt—" Zhou Yin called out, subconsciously, just like before in front of the bridge: "Will I care about those?"

Daqiao smiled and paused for a moment: "Then what are you doing here?"

"I don't want to stay at home anymore." Zhou Yin said dejectedly: "They not only wronged themselves but also wronged others for that little bit of power and profit. eat."

"Don't be a good relative of the state, come to beg for food from your aunt?" Daqiao gave him a blank look with a smile: "You have also seen that the Yue Palace is far from the Wu Palace."

"But my aunt is happier than in Jianye."

"That's true." Daqiao nodded with a smile: "Although the house here is not as good, it's comfortable, and you don't have to see many people who don't want to see it."

"By the way, how did Ah Yi find it?" Zhou Yin asked suddenly.

Daqiao glanced at Zhou Yin vigilantly, hesitated for a moment before saying: "Your sister-in-law of the Guan family found it at sea."

"I don't believe it." Zhou Yin wrinkled his nose, "Many people now say that those robbers were pretended by people arranged by the eldest brother."

"Who said that?" Daqiao stared at Zhou Yin, but his eyes were flustered.Zhou Yin looked at her for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "Auntie, I guessed it myself. No one in Jianye said that. They all said that God blesses the king of Yue, and Ah Li is a born noble person, who can turn danger into good luck." You don't know, Wu Fan is very busy now, it's not easy to ask him for a divination."

Daqiao looked at Zhou Yin's face, and smiled after a while, and poked Zhou Yin's forehead with his hand: "Little monkey, you are still as naughty as before."

"However, from the very beginning, I felt that this was arranged by my elder brother." Zhou Yin said with confidence: "I told my mother and the others, but they didn't believe it, saying that I think too highly of my elder brother. Now How, I read it right. They, if they had listened to me back then, how could they have come to where they are today. Hmph, they say I am the most confused, but I think they are the ones who are confused. Looking at the scenery now, who knows what will happen in the end."

"You child, why curse your brother and sister." Daqiao said unhappily.

"Auntie, I didn't curse them." Zhou Yin poked his neck and said unconvinced: "You see what they did, but should they do it? Don't think that Sun Deng has a good reputation now, but I think Like his father Wu Wang, he is a very hypocritical guy, although he is only 14 years old, those who behave like 40-year-old people."

"What are you talking about?" Sun Shao's voice sounded at the door, and Zhou Yin turned his head to see that Sun Shao was taking off his shoes at the door.He hesitated for a moment, but still rushed forward, and respectfully offered a big gift: "Caomin Zhou Yin, pay homage to the king, may the king..."

"Okay, get up, are you hypocritical?" Sun Shao kicked Zhou Yin with his toe, and said with a smile: "Get up and talk, these etiquettes, just don't forget them at the court meeting."

"Hey hey, no way." Zhou Yin took advantage of the situation and stood up.

"What are you here for?" Sun Shao greeted the bridge and asked straight to the point.

Zhou Yin repeated what he had just told Daqiao.Sun Shao nodded, "You can come to my place, anyway, Wuyue is a family, with broken bones and tendons. But the words can be said first, if you expect to rely on connections to become an official, it is not impossible, but such Officials are not big, and no one thinks highly of them. If you want to be upright, you have to earn by your own ability."

"No way, brother, you are the king of Yue, and there are people who look down on the person you arranged?" Zhou Yin asked in surprise.

"On the surface, of course it will give you face, but people's hearts are so deep, can you force them to respect you in their hearts?" Sun Shao curled his lips: "Calling you uncle on the lips, calling you eight generations of ancestors in the stomach, what can you do? "

"That's true." Zhou Yin scratched his head, he suspected that Sun Shao didn't want to help him, so he used this as an excuse, but it was hard to say in person, so he decided to wait for Sun Shao to leave, and then beg in private bridge.Dun Wu can suddenly become Changle Palace Guard from a general, and he is still Daqiao's nephew, how can he not get a little bit of light?

Sun Shao talked with him for a while, seeing that Zhou Yin was a little absent-minded, knowing that he was not giving up, he stopped talking and asked about the daily life of the bridge.Daqiao smiled and said: "Okay, it's been a few months, so don't take it to heart. Speaking of which, I'm also to blame for this." Daqiao looked at Zhou Yin unnaturally and stopped Huatou.Sun Shao cast a glance at Zhou Yin, who was listening attentively, and smiled: "Zhongying is not an outsider, so it's fine if you tell him. However, I feel a little sorry for making my mother suffer so much. It's all right now, you Living in Qiantang, whenever I feel bored, I go to the sea for a stroll, that piece of island is really nice."

He suddenly remembered something, looked at Zhou Yin with a smile and said, "With Zhongying by your side, I feel relieved."

Daqiao rolled his eyes, nodded, exchanged a look with Sun Shao, and smiled at the same time.Zhou Yin was baffled by their laughter, wanted to ask but dared not, until Sun Shao went out, he asked Daqiao anxiously: "Auntie, what are you talking about?"

"Your elder brother thinks you are reliable, and wants to put you by my side, are you willing?"

"By my aunt's side? Okay, what are you doing?" Zhou Yin raised his brows and regained his energy immediately.

"What do you want to do?" Daqiao said with a smile, "General Qi Lang? Commander Fengche? Or General Lou Chuan?"

Zhou Yin blinked excitedly, and patted his head in embarrassment: "Hey, I'm new here, it's better not to be promoted too fast, I'll be the captain of the chariot, stay with my aunt, and protect my aunt."

"Okay, don't regret it." Daqiao laughed.

"No, no." Zhou Yin said repeatedly.

In the evening, Daqiao set up a family banquet to welcome Zhou Yin, and Sun Shao also came. As soon as Daqiao told him about the arrangement, he agreed without saying a word.Zhou Yin was glad that he didn't listen to Sun Shao's fooling around, and he said that he had to earn by himself. Now it's not that he doesn't need to earn to be the captain of Fengche.Satisfied, he took up his post the next day, and led a few men to patrol the palace in a majestic manner. When Dun Wu saw it, Dun Wu was very happy and pulled him aside: "I said Zhongying, you come here How about being the Changle Weiwei?"

"That won't work." Zhou Yin said with a smile: "How can I argue with you."

"Fight for a ghost." Dun Wu was still the same as before: "Let me tell you the truth, if I couldn't find anyone familiar with the Queen Mother to be the Weiwei, I would have gone to Chen Hai or Ding Feng a long time ago. You It’s just right here, with you by the queen mother’s side, I can escape.”

"No way, if Changle Weiwei doesn't do it, you want to be a big soldier?"

"Hehe, Changle Weiwei is honorable, but he has no chance to go out to fight." Dun Wu explained: "Although the salary is quite a lot, there are no exceptions for rewards without military achievements. I am bored in the palace every day for the elderly? I am still young. , I don’t want to live like this for the rest of my life.”

"Changle Weiwei can't go out to fight?"

"It's not only Changle Weiwei who can't go out to fight, but the southern army in this palace can't go out to fight." Dun Wu said angrily: "Our country's rules, the southern army, the northern army and the field army cannot be mixed, and the subjects for practice are all different. It’s different, the southern army mainly practiced defending the city to ensure the safety of the capital and Miyagi, while the northern army and the field army practiced siege and field battles..."

Once Dun Wu explained the situation, Zhou Yin understood.Sun Shao is the king of Yue. Because of the special situation of Yue, some adjustments have been made. For example, the equipment and requirements of the southern army and northern army responsible for the security of the capital and the field army mainly responsible for expeditions are very different. The southern army does not go abroad. The northern army does not enter Miyagi, the field army does not enter the capital, and mixing is strictly prohibited.

"Not only that, even if they belong to the Southern Army, personnel from different palaces are not allowed to move at will. People from Changle Palace are not allowed to go to the Grand Palace." Dun Wu changed the subject and continued to persuade: "You do this Changle Wei Wei, let me go out to fight a few battles, the king will go out soon, if you don't go, I will not be able to catch up."

"Then if you want to go out to conquer, what should you do?"

"This is very difficult." Dun Wu patiently explained: "The arrangement of the southern army in the palace is very simple. The people in each palace are selected by the masters of each palace. When the time comes, just inform the king, just like Changle Palace Guards Wei, as long as the Empress Dowager likes it, she can be promoted immediately, but the Northern Army and the Field Army are different. According to the rules, they have to be arranged by the Taiwei. Now the Taiwei is also the king. The generals of each army must agree to accept it. The generals of each army have agreed. Those below the military marquis will be directly appointed, those above the military marquis will report to the Taiwei for review, and those above the school lieutenant will report to the king for review. If you disagree, you have no chance."

"Then the King or the Taiwei agrees?"

"It's fine, but usually the king won't do this. Because the record of each army is directly linked to the generals, if you drag them down, they will have opinions."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Yin rolled his eyes, and then he understood everything.

"Of course there is another situation." Dun Wu patted Zhou Yin on the shoulder and said: "If you can pull up a team by yourself, there are not many. As long as you have a thousand people, you can form a new army without others. Agree, report directly to the Taiwei and the king, and increase the number of personnel."

"I don't have so many people." Zhou Yin regretted it. If he knew it would be so hard, he would have brought more people.

"Don't worry, there are a lot of new things in my country. You, just stay in Qiantang. When you gradually get familiar with the environment, it will not be too late to ask the Queen Mother to come forward and change your position." Dun Wu finished comforting , and then seductively said: "How about it, you come to be the Changle Weiwei."

Zhou Yin rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "You can ask me to take over, but you have to promise that I will think of going to your side in the future. You can't let me go."

Dun Wu chuckled, and pinched Zhou Yin's shoulder: "Isn't that just a sentence? Then it's settled. I'll go to the Queen Mother to submit my resignation now, and it will be too late."

"Why is it too late?" Zhou Yin grabbed Dun Wu, but Dun Wu hesitated to speak, with a simple and honest smile on his face, but his eyes rolled away.Knowing his character, Zhou Yin would not give him a chance to make an excuse, and immediately threatened: "You'd better tell the truth, or I won't pick you up, Changle Weiwei, and it depends on what you do."

Dun Wu made a bitter face, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty is about to go to sea, and he is selecting troops for the expedition. All the generals are training their troops and stepping up their training. If I go late, everyone will have a fixed number of people, so we can't easily add more people." of."

"Can't you add someone?"

"Of course, one more person will have more supplies and one more space. The boat is not on land. The camp can be as big as you want. There is a limit on the number of people on each boat. If one more person comes out, there is no room for sleeping. No, sleep on the deck? Summer is still sloppy, what if we have to spend winter?" Dun Wu talked a lot, and finally begged: "Anyway, please do me a favor, after I have done meritorious service, I will be promoted General, how about asking you to be the deputy general in the future?"

Zhou Yin sized Dun Wu's eyes before nodding and said, "Okay, trust you once. If you dare to lie to me, don't blame me for speaking ill of you in front of the Queen Mother."

"Definitely." Dun Wu was overjoyed, and hurried to the bridge to intercede.Daqiao also knew that he was eager to make contributions, and he didn't want to retire in the palace so early, so he agreed.Without further ado, Dun Wu asked Sun Shao for instructions as quickly as possible, and Sun Shao readily agreed.Zhou Yin had just served as Captain of Fengche for half a day, and was immediately promoted to Captain of Changle Wei.If this was in the past, it could be said to be on the rise. Even a relative could not do it so fast, let alone such a devious relative as Zhou Yin.But Zhou Yin watched Dun Wu go happily, but he was not happy at all.If I knew this was the case, I should be the commander of Fengche. I would just ask Chen Hai or Ding Feng directly. These two are old friends, so I have to sell a little face. If there are too many, I dare not say. Qu Junhou is still sure. .

"Zhongying!"

Zhou Yin, who was regretting, was startled, and when he looked up, he saw another acquaintance, Sun Shangxiang.Sun Shangxiang wore a helmet on his armor, held a long knife in his hand, and was wearing a bloody red cloak. He was looking at Zhou Yin with a smile, and when he saw the official uniform on his body, the smile on his face suddenly turned into disappointment: "You are an official!" ?”

"Yes, Changle Weiwei."

"It's a pity. I'm short of a military commander. I heard that you're here, and I want you to do it. I didn't expect you to have an officer so soon. Oh, forget it, I'll find someone else." Sun Shangxiang sighed He took a deep breath, patted Zhou Yin on the shoulder regretfully, and strode away.

Zhou Yin was stunned, and then squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, and let out a long and shrill howl.

　I can see it, this recommendation ticket is amazing, if you don’t ask for it, some people will forget it, it’s really a disadvantage, in the future I will yell if I have nothing to do, and ask for a ticket!

　　


(End of this chapter)