A few days later, Ji Yuan’s figure appeared in Dazhen Gyeonggi Prefecture and outside the capital.
I haven’t been to Dazhen Capital in almost eight years. Now when I visited Gyeonggi Mansion again, Ji Yuan could no longer recognize the appearance of this city.
After the expansion, the city was much larger than before. There were three walls alone. The outermost wall was the most majestic, nine feet high. The former outer wall became an inner wall, and the innermost wall It is the wall of the imperial city.
Even outside one side of the city wall, a wide short-distance canal has been dug to introduce the water of the Tongtian River, and it has also become a port close to the capital, with many ships and busy cargo.
The outer area of the capital is the largest. Ji Yuan walked along the city gate and walked through the newly built outer wall. When he entered the new area of the capital, he could see buildings spread across the streets. Most of these buildings were newly built in recent years, with shops and Residences, not to mention colleges and official offices.
Some of these areas are local residents from near the capital, and more are people from all over Dazhen and even all over the world. There are merchants who buy land to build buildings, and scholars and sages who migrate here. There are also people from all over the world who come to Dazhen Capital to do business. There are people who simply come to admire the scenery of Dazhen Capital. There are also numerous students who come to admire the face of the literary sage and hope to be valued by the literary sage.
Of course, although buildings have been built in most places, there are also many pavilions and shops under construction. Merchants from all over the world are not lacking in business and trade is busy. It turns out that tourists and local people are dazzled by all kinds of goods. There is no shortage of work for those who come to work. Workers are being recruited everywhere. It is best to be literate and numerate, and it is also good to have a lot of strength. Even if you are not employed, as long as you are diligent and honest, there will be no shortage of places to work and eat. Zhen’s strict laws, enlightened government decrees, and well-organized planning made the whole capital in full swing.
Walking in such a city, Ji Yuan feels the power of vigorous development all the time. The confidence and vitality of the people here are rare in the world.
Ji Yuan took the Central Avenue. On some walls in front were engraved with the three characters “Yongning Street”, which obviously extended from the old Yongning Street to the outermost city gate.
Walking along the street, Ji Yuan has seen some people wearing Confucian clothes more than once, looking at them in amazement as they walked, and some even spoke with accents that sounded like they were from other continents.
While Ji Yuan was walking and looking with a smile, not far away diagonally across the street, there was a large shop that occupied three times the area of an ordinary shop. It sold the Four Treasures of the Study and items for clearing the writings, and the flow of customers inside was not dense. They were both elegant people. The two waiters outside who shouted from time to time were also looking at the passers-by. They saw the foreign students and also saw Ji Yuan in the crowd.
“Look, that gentleman must be a learned man full of knowledge. His demeanor is completely different from that of other scholars!”
“Where?”
“Hey, over there!”
“Oh oh oh, yes, with this kind of calmness, you must be my most loyal person!”
“Does that need to be said? Last time, a foreign official returned to the capital and came to us in casual clothes to buy pens. That person who had not returned to the capital for a long time saw such a change. Isn’t it the same as this gentleman’s appearance at the moment? Almost.”
“That’s true!”
“Hey, hey, if I hadn’t been a good judge of people, why would my boss value me so much? You kid, learn from this!”
“Another stinker!”
While the two were talking, an old man with silver hair and a long beard slowly walked out of the shop. Although he was quite old and still had a walking stick in his hand, he was in great spirits and had a complexion. The skin is rosy and plump.
The old man is the father of the shop owner. In the early years, the family also started to take off in the hands of the old man. The eldest son took over the study house clearing business and became the mainstay of the family. The youngest son is even more knowledgeable and has a strong body. Teaching at Haoran Academy in Beijing, it is such an honor to occasionally see the face of a literary saint.
The old man is now relaxed, walking around leisurely and elegantly, and coming to see the beauty of the capital.
“What are you laughing at?”
The old man asked kindly, and the two guys immediately became more serious and saluted to the old man.
“Old Master, we are looking at the people coming and going, trying to guess their identities to exercise our eyesight. We just have a learned man who is very loyal to me.”
“Oh, who is it?”
A guy pointed away.
“That man has passed away. Old Master, let me tell you, that gentleman’s demeanor is more outstanding than any high official I have ever seen. He is either a scholar, a man of heaven and a man of ancient knowledge, or he must be some kind of senior official of the imperial court. Yes, he… old man?”
“Old man? What’s wrong with you?”
The two waiters discovered something was wrong with the old man one after another. They saw that the old man was agitated and breathing rapidly. It was obvious that something was wrong, which made the two waiters panic.
“Old lady! What’s wrong with you, old lady?”
“My boss! My boss – something happened to the old man!”
In the shop, a man who is not young but has a ruddy face and no gray hair is the owner. Today he is accompanying his father to visit the new shop and check out the new shop. He was originally greeting a distinguished guest, but when he heard someone outside The guy yelled, he didn’t care at all, he rushed out all of a sudden.
“What’s wrong? Dad! What’s wrong with you, Dad? Dad! Quick, call the doctor. This is the capital. There are countless famous doctors, and there is no shortage of my imperial master. Go and ask for someone…”
“Sheng’er!”
The old man grabbed the man’s hand. Although his arm was shaking slightly, it was very strong, which made the man feel at ease.
“Dad?”
The old man pointed into the distance with his other hand shaking slightly.
“Well, that gentleman! Although I can’t remember his face, dad will never forget that figure from behind! It’s him, it’s him!”
The old man said something that was baffling to others. He turned to look at his eldest son and nodded heavily.
“It’s unmistakable, it’s that gentleman!”
The eldest son didn’t react at first. When his father emphasized it for the second time, he suddenly realized something and opened his mouth slightly. This memory flashed through his mind, and finally stopped at a scene in his hometown study. There is a copybook hanging on the wall, which reads: Evil cannot prevail over good.
The eldest son Yi Sheng, the second son Yi Wuxie, and the third son Yi Zheng. The names of the old man’s three sons also come from that copybook.
That copybook is rare calligraphy in the world. As the saying goes, calligraphy pictures contain spirit, and this one is obviously that. The iron painting and silver hook penetrate the back of the paper. The positive spirit that brings the Yi family has influenced several generations. To encourage everyone in the family, it is a very special heirloom for the Yi family.
Whenever I encounter difficulties, I can’t get over the hurdles, or there are difficult moments, as long as I see that copybook, I can always push myself and stick to the right direction in my heart.
It stands to reason that to be able to retain such calligraphy, that gentleman should have been a famous calligrapher in the world. However, there are few similar calligraphy works in the world, and they are even more unknown. It is really difficult to find him.
The third son, Yi Zheng, once brought a copybook to visit Wen Sheng Gong Yin with the consent of his family. As the most knowledgeable scholar in the world, Wen Sheng really seemed to recognize the words on the copybook at a glance, but only He gave Yi Zheng a meaningful smile and said, “There’s no need to look for it. You’ll see it when you’re destined.” He refused to say anything more. Of course, Yi Zheng didn’t dare to ask too many questions, but whenever he had the chance to meet Wen Sheng, he would always make some insinuations. , but never found anything.
Slowly, this matter became a knot in the mind of the old man of the Yi family.
After realizing that he met that gentleman, Yi Sheng, the son, also became excited.
“Dad, please wait here. I’ll ask that gentleman. I’ll go right away! Take good care of the old man!”
Yi Sheng couldn’t wait for the store clerk’s response, so he left these words and hurried away, chasing all the way forward. He had already held his grandson in his arms, and now he was like a young man, walking as fast as flying.
“Sir—Sir, please stay—Sir—”
I don’t know why, but I still couldn’t close the distance with that figure by running. Looking for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com Yi Sheng had no choice but to shout while running, which attracted many people on the street to look at me. I don’t know what happened. thing.
Ji Yuan, who was walking in the front, of course heard the shouts from behind. He frowned slightly and then stopped. He slowly turned around to look at the pursuer, and found that in the blur of sight, the figure of the pursuer was actually relatively clear. , indicating that this person is not an ordinary person.
The moment Yi Sheng approached Ji Yuan and saw Ji Yuan turn around, he was also stunned on the spot.
‘Why are you so young? ’
This thought flashed through his mind, but Yi Sheng couldn’t allow him to think too much and quickly bowed to Ji Yuan to salute.
“I’m Yi Sheng, hello to you sir! If you have nothing important to do, sir, please come with me to see my father. My father has been looking for you for a long time!”
“Your father?”
Ji Yuan looked past the man and looked into the distance. He vaguely saw an old man standing in front of the shop, and he suddenly felt something, which was not self-evident.
‘That’s it! ’
“Okay, I’ll let you go.”
Ji Yuan said with a smile on his face, and the man in front of him also showed surprise.
“Sir, please follow me!”
The man calmed down his breathing and extended his hand to invite him. Ji Yuan followed behind, but the man now recovered. His father was still young when he got the copybook, and now he is almost ninety years old. The man was considered a child at the time. Tong, it can’t be like this, right?
‘Could it be that…’
Yi Sheng is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart. For ordinary people, immortals are still unpredictable, but their family still has some status. Nowadays, it is easier to hear rumors about immortals, so they can’t help but think about it in this regard.
Ji Yuan walked up to the old man. The latter looked at Ji Yuan blankly, with his mouth open for a long time and could not speak. This gentleman was the same as before, but he turned out to be an immortal. No wonder it is difficult to find in the world…
“Old man, it’s fate that you and I will meet again!”