Chapter 684 Full Ten
"It's said among the people that Grand Tutor Tong hated that man the most. When the Tartars came south, that man advocated war, but Grand Tutor Tong was a staunch advocate of peace."
The person who answered showed hesitation on his face, but still told what he had found out.
Jiang Tangwen glanced at him and said, "You seem to have a different opinion?"
The person who answered looked at Jiang Tangwen, his nose filled with the aroma of delicious food. He then thought of how wealthy the people of Kyoto were when he was exploring. Compared with Kyoto, Xixia was like a remote mountain village, a poor relative who was begging for money.
The King of Western Xia has always wanted to change the status quo, but faced numerous difficulties and never found a way.
In the past few years, the Tatars occupied the grasslands and would occasionally show their fangs to both the Great Zhou and the Western Xia.
As for now, it is Gu Nanxi who occupies the grassland again. Although she is not as brutal as the Tartars, she is stronger than them.
Is it going to go on like this?
Are the Qiang people going to be suppressed by these people forever and unable to raise their heads?
The man who answered the question had a look of struggle in his eyes. No! He also wanted his family to live like the nobles in Kyoto!
"Boss, I think the person the most disliked in the court should be the Emperor of Great Zhou!"
Shen Che's eyes suddenly widened, and then he burst out laughing: "How is it possible? Although the Great Zhou and that person are enemies, everyone in the world knows that in the past, the Emperor of the Great Zhou and that person were as close as brothers! Even though they are fighting fiercely now, the Great Zhou has only dispatched a small part of the 800,000 troops!"
Shen Che shook his head repeatedly: "If they really want to fight to the death, why don't they call back the Gu family army that is still on the border of Western Xia? Why doesn't the Emperor of Great Zhou call on the army south of the Yangtze River?"
Shen Che muttered to himself that if the Gu family army had been transferred away earlier, they would not have to take such a long detour and walk for so long.
The Gu family army was like a killing god. No matter whether it was the Qiang people of Western Xia or the Tatars who fled to Western Xia, once they dared to show up, they would be greeted with a critical attack from the Gu family army.
The person who responded was not convinced, but because Shen Che was of a higher rank than him, he had to lower his head, purse his lips and remain silent.
Jiang Tangwen's expression was very calm, and it was hard to tell whether he believed this speculation or not. He took out the copper coin, put it on the table, and led his people away.
Although they spoke Qiang language, there were millions of people in Kyoto and it was not certain which one of them could understand Qiang language.
After all, what they were discussing was of great importance and it was not appropriate to discuss it in detail in public.
When Jiang Tangwen came out, white snow was falling from the sky.
Snowflakes fell on the heads and shoulders of pedestrians, but could not stop their hurried footsteps.
"Boss, where are we going now?"
"Fuquan Teahouse."
The most informed place in Kyoto, although the owner has changed, the owner's surname is Li.
Jiang Tangwen observed Kyoto with great interest.
Kyoto has three cities, namely the Imperial Palace, the Inner City, and the Outer City. Each city is located within another. The Imperial Palace is located in the most central location, surrounded by gardens and close to mountains and rivers.
They walked along the Bian River. There were several large multi-masted ships moored on the river bank. The boss was sitting on sacks, directing the men to unload the cargo.
The shops along the street were open to welcome customers, including taverns, steamed bun shops, and shops selling paper figures and horses. There were also many large passenger and cargo ships docked on the Bian River, with all kinds of people standing on the ships.
After walking another three or four miles, they saw Hongqiao, the most prosperous bridge in Kyoto.
This bridge has no pillars, but is made entirely of huge wooden structures, like a flying rainbow.
Jiang Tangwen and others walked onto the bridge. Standing on the bridge, they could see densely packed shops on both sides, surrounded by hawkers coming and going, young men riding horses across the bridge, old men pushing carts on the road, and people coming and going from the south and the north were like drops of water in the ocean, inconspicuous.
Such a prosperous scene is so dazzling that it makes people yearn for it, so much so that they want to have it for themselves.
Jiang Tangwen and the others continued walking forward, and they saw a small shop made of bamboo mats under an old willow tree with tangled roots. On it were written words about divine lessons, fortune-telling, and solving doubts.
An old fortune teller was sitting in the shop with a pot of charcoal fire at his feet, watching the passers-by with boredom.
"Tell me my fortune." Jiang Tangwen sat in front of the old man.
The old man perked up and realized in a blink that these people were outsiders: "What's that? Let me make it clear, one hundred coins per string, no need to hand over coins."
"Why don't you hand over the money?"
Jiaozi appeared during the reign of Emperor Taizu of Zhou Dynasty. At the top of Jiaozi is a pattern of a copper coin.
Jiaozi was made from the bark of the Chu tree. In order to prevent counterfeiting, silk and other fibers were mixed into the raw material, and patterns that were difficult to replicate were carefully painted.
At the beginning of this spring, the current government changed the name of Jiaozi to Qianyin and set up a Qianyin Office to manage all matters.
The fortune teller didn't tell the reason, but insisted that he would only accept copper coins and silver, not handover coins.
Jiang Tangwen did not force it, but counted out a hundred coins and slapped them on the table: "Count whether my wish can come true."
"What?"
"future."
The fortune-teller took out a tortoise shell, shook it, looked at the hexagram in front of the table, raised his eyebrows, pondered for a moment, considered his words, and then spoke cautiously.
"It can be accomplished, but the process may not be what you think."
Jiang Tangwen curled the corners of his mouth and said, the process is not important, the result is important.
He stood up and said, "I hope everything will be as you said. When my wish comes true, I will send someone to Kyoto to pick you up."
The fortune-teller stroked his beard, looked at the receding backs of Jiang Tangwen and his group, and sighed softly.
The emperors fight for the unification of the nine states. Who is the most shining emperor?
The fortune-teller seemed to have remembered something and packed his bags in a hurry.
Opposite the fortune-telling stall was the Wang family shop that sold paper horses and paper figurines. The shop owner had been a neighbor of the fortune-teller for many years. When he saw that the fortune-teller actually packed up his things to perform the ceremony, he joked.
"Quan Shi, the young man just now said that he would come to pick you up after his wish came true. Why are you packing your things now?"
The owner of the shop next door said with a smile: "Could it be that you think that young man is not easy to deal with, so you plan to run away first?"
They have been neighbors for many years. The fortune-teller was not angry when the two joked with him: "Oh, who made my benefactor not come? The mountain doesn't come to me, so I have to go to the mountain."
The shop owner of Wang's family laughed: "Quan Shi, how old are you? Do you still want to learn from Jiang Ziya and catch Xibohou?"
The latest serialization of "The Investiture of the Gods" in the novel section of "Yunzhou Weekly" is amazing. Even though the government office openly prohibits the sale of "Yunzhou Weekly", even officials secretly read "The Investiture of the Gods".
Quan Shi frowned, "I didn't learn the skills well enough to see the stars until recently. I almost missed the opportunity!"
"Really? Where are you going?"
"Yunzhou. If you trust me, close the shop first and go to Yunzhou with me. Come back after the dust settles."
I believe it, but I cannot close the shop.
Quan Shi didn't say anything, just packed up his things and left.
After telling the fortune, Jiang Tangwen changed his mind and brought everyone to the gate of Master Tong's mansion.
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