In the late Northern Song Dynasty, under the surface prosperity, the rulers were incompetent and short-sighted. The court was corrupt and traitors were in power. The people were miserable. The army that the court spent a lot of money to support was already decayed and vulnerable, which led to frequent peasant uprisings.

But they are unable to extinguish it, internal and external troubles...

After Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he was too content with his pleasures and handed over the government affairs to Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other treacherous ministers. He also let Gao Qiu, who was lucky enough to join the throne, to serve as the Taiwei of the Palace Commander's Palace, and handed over the imperial army to such

In human hands, the results can be imagined!

After coming to the Water Margin world, Zhou You, who traveled around, saw more clearly the ugly faces of the lower-level officials and the hardships of the ordinary people. He understood that the court would be difficult to maintain even without the Jin soldiers going south.

Historically, the reason why the Southern Song Dynasty was established and lasted for so long was simply because ethnic conflicts temporarily overshadowed class conflicts. In fact, the underlying decay of the Southern Song Dynasty court had not changed much.

After leaving Tokyo, Zhou You and his group headed west, crossing Henan and entering Shaanxi. They passed through small and large towns, climbed famous mountains, visited historical sites, and like touring mountains and rivers, arrived in Weizhou in the cool autumn season.

"I didn't expect that this borderland would be so lively!" On the carriage driving on the streets in Weizhou City, Li Shishi opened the corner of the carriage curtain and looked at the lively streets outside and said with a smile.

Xiao Meiniang, who was sitting opposite, touched her face and said helplessly: "Hey, what's so good about this place? The wind is so dry that it makes people's skin bad, and their throats are dry and on fire."

"You are too angry," Master Li rolled his eyes and said to Xiao Meiniang. Zhou You, who was sitting there with his eyes closed and meditating, couldn't help but laugh: "This is not even a frontier! Whether it's outside the northern wall or the northwest, the wind and sand are everywhere.

It’s much bigger than here.”

Master Li's beautiful eyes lit up when he heard this and he asked curiously: "Have the officials ever been to the northwest and beyond the Great Wall? What is it like there? Is it really like the rumors of boundless deserts, grasslands, and herds of cattle and sheep? I heard people say

, the sky seems to be very low there!”

"Haha, I have been to many places. The northwest and the outside of the Great Wall are vast and sparsely populated. You can see the horizon at a glance. The sky and the earth are vast. Only by truly taking a look can you appreciate the scenery," Zhou You

He smiled and said: "If I have a chance, I will take you to see it later."

"Forget it, those places are all the territory of the barbarians and are not safe." Master Li shook his head slightly, while Xiao Meiniang smiled and said: "In the past, those places were also the hometown of my Han family. In the future, officials will definitely

Lead the troops to show off their power outside the Great Wall and the northwest, recover those areas, and make all the barbarians surrender."

While he was talking, the servant driving the carriage outside suddenly said: "Sir, there is a teahouse in front of you. Would you and your ladies go over and have a cup of tea?"

"That's fine! Let's go have some tea first, and then find a place to stay. It's still early anyway," Zhou You said casually with a smile.

With that said, several carriages and more than a dozen horse-riding entourages arrived outside the teahouse. Some of the attendants and maids got off first, and the coachman also put down the footstool to let Zhou You and Li Shishi get off.

"Hey, some distinguished guests, please come inside!" Seeing the posture outside, the thin Dr. Tea immediately greeted them warmly and politely.

The peerless looks of Master Li, Xiao Meiniang and Chen Lihua also made the passers-by on the street, including Dr. Tea, slightly absent-minded. Then Dr. Tea became more and more enthusiastic and hurriedly went in to wipe the tables and clean the benches.

However, to the slight astonishment of the tea doctor and the waiter in the teahouse, the maids who followed Zhou You and them actually put soft cushions on the stools, covered the table with silk and satin, and placed incense burners and tea sets.

We all prepared our own food, except for making tea ourselves.

Where does this style come from? Princes and grandsons are just like this, right? There are so many entourages and beautiful maids, making it look like the emperor is on a tour.

"Dr. Tea, serve tea, the best tea you have here," Zhou You ordered with a slight smile. Dr. Tea immediately turned around and went to work in a hurry.

Not long after, after the tea doctor carefully delivered a pot of tea that had just been brewed, I saw another person walking in from the door of the teahouse where there were not many customers. He was carrying a package and holding a knife. He looked very energetic.

The young man was obviously on his way from other places.

"Huh?" After coming in, he noticed Zhou You and the others, who was obviously a little surprised. After seeing Zhou You's appearance clearly, he hurriedly stepped forward with bright eyes: "Brother Zhou, I didn't expect to meet you here.

Come to you, do you still remember me, Jiuwenlong Shijin?"

"Shi Dalang? Haha, it turns out it's you! It seems that we are really close. We met in Tokyo before, but now we met again in Weizhou thousands of miles away," Zhou You couldn't help but laugh when he saw him:

"Why did my dear brother come to Weizhou?"

"Hey, it's a long story!" Shi Jin sighed, and when he saw Li Shishi and the others, he couldn't help but said: "Brother, these three are all sisters-in-law, right? Brother is so lucky!"

"Uncle..." Master Li and the others also stood up and saluted quickly, making Shi Jin laugh quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare, Shi Jin has seen three sisters-in-law!"

After the three girls took the initiative to sit at the table where Xiaofeng and Jinlian were sitting, Zhou You even asked the slightly reserved Shi Jin to sit down and poured him a cup of tea.

After Shi Jin sat down, before he could speak, he saw a bearded man hurried in holding something in both hands. He almost bumped into Dr. Cha, and then kicked Dr. Cha and said, "Quickly."

, go and get a big bowl for Sajia."

Under the urging of the bearded man, Dr. Cha soon brought a large bowl of water. However, the man with the beard immediately noticed the tattoo on Dr. Cha’s arm: “Hey, this is such a good tattoo!

What did it cause?"

As he said that, the big man with the beard kicked Dr. Tea again, causing Dr. Tea to spin in a circle, turned around and said: "Tiha, this is called Two Dragons Ding Haizhu!"

"Two dragons playing with Ding Haizhu? What on earth is that?" The man with the beard said and kicked it again, which made Dr. Tea quickly say: "No...it's not called Ding Haizhu, it's called two shrimps playing with a ball!"

"Two shrimps playing with a ball? You held the bowl steady and spilled half a drop of water. Sajia kicked you until you peed," the man with the curly beard glared.

Seeing the two people's playful behavior, Zhou You and Li Shishi couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This big man is really an interesting and wonderful man. He actually came with a small fish in his hands and said that the little fish was his sworn brother. He also asked Dr. Cha to offer the fish to him and kowtow three times in the morning and evening.

Even if you offer a stick of incense to your ancestors, you won’t be so pious!

When Shi Jin saw the bearded man bullying Dr. Cha, he couldn't help but said: "Dr. Tea, why are donkeys and horses allowed to run wild in this tea shop? If he wants to kick you again, just kick him back. It doesn't matter, I'm here.

exist!"

"Hey..." Upon hearing this, the bearded man immediately stared at Shi Jin. Shi Jin, who took a sip of tea, nodded and said, "That's right! A passing hero cannot tolerate bullies."

The bearded man looked Shi Jin up and down, and couldn't help but smile and walked over: "This brother has an extraordinary appearance, and he seems to be a good man!"

As he spoke, the bearded man who was about to sit down saw the cushion on the chair and couldn't help frowning and picking it up. Just as he was about to turn his head to speak to Dr. Tea beside him, Jin Lian came over and said with a smile: "This
Chapter completed!