On this day, Shu Yan carried a basket of eggs to Ruyin West Market to sell. After selling all the eggs, he went out of the south gate to go home. He saw a group of people gathered outside the gate of Ruyin, chattering and wondering what they were talking about. He walked to

At the edge of the crowd, his neighbor Shu Xiaoliu happened to be here, and he hurriedly greeted him: "Yan'er, come here quickly." Shu Xiaoliu was Shu Yan's uncle, so he could call Shu Yan by his nickname.

"What's wrong, Uncle Six?"

"There was a notice posted on the city wall, but none of us could understand the words on it. So when we asked the soldiers guarding the gate, the soldiers said, 'We just put up notices, not read them.' Haha, we just put up notices, no matter what.

Reading the notice is just a cover-up. I bet they don't know a few words. You're just in time, please read what's written on the notice."

Shu Yan walked to the base of the city wall and saw a notice with black characters on yellow paper on the green bricks beside the gate. It probably meant that the Jin Dynasty had destroyed Sun Wu, and now the whole world was unified, and the whole world belonged to the Jin Dynasty.

All of them, such as Guangxi for all generations, Ruide and Qingming, etc., are nothing more than words about how the imperial court can win the hearts of the people and how it can be powerful. The last part of the notice is the key point.

After being notified by the Governor of Yuzhou, the King's Division of the Jin Dynasty is about to return to the capital in triumph, and reception arrangements must be made along the route. Our Ruyin is located between Jianye and Luoyang, and the King's Division is very likely to pass by here, in and outside the city, along the rivers and roads, everywhere.

The common people must not hinder the march of the army, and provide hospitality when necessary. The following is signed by Qiu Shoutai, Prime Minister of Ruyin, and the date is April 5, the sixth year of Xianning.

This notice was issued personally by the Prime Minister of Ruyin, and the level is obviously higher than ordinary notices. The Prime Minister of Ruyin is equivalent to the prefect of Ruyin, because the Jin Dynasty implemented a parallel system of prefectures and states. Generally, a prefect is established in a county, and the prefect manages a county.

affairs; in addition, there are also counties that were entrusted to the royal family by the emperor, which are nominally

As a separate kingdom, in fact, in addition to enjoying the taxation of the fiefdom, the management of these princes and kings is not much different from that of ordinary counties. There is no prefect in each kingdom, but a minister of state is established to perform the responsibilities of the prefect. Ruyin

It is the fiefdom of Sima Mo, the youngest son of Sima Yan, so Ruyin does not have a prefect, but has a prime minister.

After Shu Yan finished reading, everyone dispersed. When he returned home, Shu Yan told his grandfather Dr. Shu the content of the notice. Dr. Shu sighed: "This is God's will! I think at the beginning, at the end of the Han Dynasty, all the heroes came together and the princes of the world each occupied their own territory. Later,

These princes were gradually annexed by the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu, forming the three kingdoms. I didn’t expect that these three kingdoms failed to achieve hegemony, but the Sima family unified the world. Such is God’s will.”

Shu Yan smiled and said: "It is not accidental that the Sima family was able to unify the world. Although it was God's will, there are also deep-seated reasons. Although Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao was a tycoon of his generation, his descendants were not as good as the previous generation.

The three generations of the Sima family are outstanding among people. While making great military exploits for Cao Wei, they also worked hard to manage their own power. The Sima family was in Cao Wei

Wei has long been popular, and it is natural to replace Cao Wei. As for Shu Han, the successor leader Liu Chan is incompetent, and the generals are jealous of each other. Such an army is bound to lose in a war, until it is defeated by Cao Wei - actually by Sima Yi and his son.

The Lord of Wu, Sun Hao, was even more debauched and dishonest to the people. The people of Jiangdong have long been looking forward to King Wang's attack. Therefore, it is inevitable that the Jin Dynasty will destroy those three kingdoms."

Dr. Shu laughed loudly after hearing this: "Yan'er can analyze the major events of the world so thoroughly at such a young age. It's rare, it's rare! When Master Wang passes by here, you must come and call me, and I will also see the power of Jin Dynasty.

How powerful is the master?"

"Okay grandpa, I will help you to see it when the time comes."

Since Shu'an was washed away by the flood, Shu Yan has been taking care of the family's firewood, rice, oil and salt. Although he has tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for land with the Shi family, how long can that little money last? The mulberry forest exchanged with the Shi family last year,

There are only a few adult mulberry trees, and most of the rest

He couldn't pick mulberry leaves yet. He had a lot of money but could not make a penny a day. After farming and studying, Shu Yan always thought about how to make some income for the family: he sometimes filled a bamboo basket with eggs at home and took them to the market to exchange for some oil.

Eat; or ask Ruoxin to go to Xishan to chop some firewood and sell it in the city.

On this day, Shu Yan went to Xishan early to chop a load of firewood. Just after midnight, he carried the load of firewood into Ruyin City, put the firewood down in an open space in the West City, and took a breather. Shu Yan

I like this season, neither cold nor hot. In the past few months, when I cut a load of firewood and carried it, I would break out in hot sweat, and when the wind blew, my back would feel cold.

Next to him was an old man with a gray beard, with a basket of Polyporus sativus at his feet. Shu Yan often came to the West Market to sell firewood or eggs, and occasionally he would meet this old man. He greeted him forward: "Father, several times.

God didn’t see you coming to sell it.”

"Yes, Xiao Lang, the inventory at home is gone, and it has been delayed for a few days."

The old man and the young man didn't know each other's names, so they just said hello casually. The old man liked Shu Yan, a young man: enthusiastic, polite, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dignified appearance, especially the birthmark between the eyebrows, which made his appearance even more impressive.

Not bad. Today, the old man couldn't help but be curious and asked: "What's your last name, little brother?"

"My surname is Shu. May I ask my father-in-law your surname?"

"The old man's surname is Tang..."

The Jin Dynasty was extremely discriminatory against small merchants. It was stipulated that small merchants must wear a black shoe on one foot and a white shoe on the other, and wear a headscarf on their head, with their name and the name of the goods they sell written on the headscarf. This was originally

It is a regulation only for market intermediaries. One pair of black shoes and one pair of white shoes means that they represent the buyer and the seller respectively. Later, some places actually made this discriminatory

The regulations are extended to all small traders. However, this regulation is only limited to full-time merchants without land. Temporary traders like Shu Yan who are from farmers are not subject to this restriction. And this old man Tang is obviously not a professional merchant. He

There were no black and white shoes on their feet, and there was no headscarf with their names written on their heads, so neither of them knew the other's name.

Before Old Man Tang could continue, at this time, two officials who looked like officials suddenly came over and said to Shu Yan and others: "Everyone, listen, the day before yesterday, Ruyin Qiu Guoxiang has issued a notice, my great Jin Shen

The army has destroyed the state of Wu, and the victorious army will pass through our land soon.

We must do our best to receive the goods and express condolences to our soldiers. Now you will send all the goods you sold to the county office. When the time comes, after the army has left, Qiu Guoxiang will give you the money for the goods at the original price. Okay, everything

People, pick up your things and follow me right away."

When everyone heard this, they were very happy. The county bought all the things they sold, so they didn't have to wait for the buyers here. Moreover, they paid the original price. Isn't this a good thing? The most important thing is to express their condolences.

To buy soldiers who have contributed to the country, compared to selling them to others, they felt that it was of great significance and a bit glorious. Everyone actively took up the burden and followed the official mission. Only the old man Tang reacted indifferently and walked hobblingly in the team.

at last.

Dozens of people danced in their white shoes and black shoes, carrying firewood, white rice, corn, vegetables, oil, pork, mutton, tea, eggs, dishes, cloth and other items, and followed the two officials to the county office. After unloading the goods, the warehouse was filled with piles. Two officials took out scales and rulers, measured the quantity of each person's goods one by one, and registered their names.

Shu Yan went home carrying the empty pole, waiting to come to the county to collect the money after the army left in a few days.

Sima Mian, Jia Chong, and Wang Jun led the army northward across the Yangtze River. After arriving at Huainan County, they divided into two groups. The large army went all the way to Pengcheng State in the northeast. The remaining small group took boats along the Ru River. Travel northwest toward Ruyin.

Hundreds of large ships carrying the victorious division came from the southeast in a mighty manner, covering the entire river. The officers and soldiers on the ship were in good order, and the soldiers who returned from the victory were even more high-spirited, with battle flags embroidered with the word "Jin" on each side. It was fluttering in the wind and its armor was bright. The spectacular scene attracted the people of Ruyin to come to watch along the river.

"Grandpa, do you think the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty are majestic?" Shu Yan asked his grandfather, pointing at the huge fleet.

Dr. Shu held his white beard in his hand and nodded: "Well, Sima really has a good way of running the army. No wonder the Jin Dynasty was able to dominate the world!"

"This is only a small part. If more than 200,000 troops pass through here, I am afraid that the entire Ruyin City will not be able to pass through. Now everyone in the world has the surname Jin."

"No matter who it is, as long as they can keep the world peaceful, that's fine."

Zhixin stood on a huge rock on the shore with her mother and Ruoxin. She looked at this rare scene and was a little excited: "What a big boat! Brother Yan, are they going back to Luoyang?"

"Yes, they are the emperor's soldiers. After winning the battle, of course they have to go back to Luoyang to find the emperor to receive the reward."

"Can these big ships reach Luoyang by going all the way north along the Ru River?"

"Well, when you reach the end of Ru River, you'll be not far from Luoyang."

Mrs. Liu seemed to have remembered something, suddenly her face turned pale, her eyes were dull, and she murmured: "Big ship... Luoyang... you, Aweng..."

Ever since Han Ning fell into the water and disappeared, Mrs. Liu has always been unwilling to admit that her husband is dead. Somehow, she always said that Zhixin's father was rescued by a ship and went to Luoyang or Jingzhou. This may be a person's brain. It is an idea that arises at the moment of stimulation, but this idea will linger for life. Ms. Liu may have been thinking at the time: In the torrential flood, the only possibility for her husband to survive was to be killed. He was rescued by a big ship and was taken to a distant place, but he couldn't help himself and couldn't go home. Maybe by thinking this way, she could reasonably explain the contradiction that her husband didn't die but never came home. Under normal circumstances, Sometimes, this thought will be controlled by the brain. Once stimulated, this thought will occupy the human brain again.

The three words "river, big ship, and Luoyang" were combined in Liu's mind, and the idea burst out instantly.

"Ah!" Mrs. Liu shouted, "Your Aweng, your Aweng, is in Luoyang. Quickly follow the boat to find your Aweng..."
Chapter completed!