King's Landing: This attack is about to ascend the throne

In the third year of Kaiping in Houliang, in April, the mighty army Fuzhou City.Over the past few days, there have been rumors among the people that the Jiedushi of the Mighty Army will soon be crowned King of Fujian, and will rule Fuzhou, Jianzhou, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, and Tingzhou.

Winter has passed and spring has come, but the temperature has not shown any signs of warming up. Instead, it ushered in a cold spring.The pattering rain fell from the sky for three consecutive days and three nights, as if to welcome the upcoming Qingming Festival.

During the Qingming Festival, it rains heavily, and pedestrians on the road want to die. This is the scene of South Street at this time.The sky was overcast, like a black cloth covering the deserted street.On both sides of the street, whether it is the goods hanging high in front of the shops or the hawking on the pavements, they are all kinds of necessities for ancestor worship or tomb-sweeping or outings.

People on South Street held umbrellas and walked in a hurry, occasionally stopping in front of a paving shop. After asking about the price, they bought it without further ado, and then continued on in a hurry.If this is done on weekdays, they must slash each other's prices several times.

In such a season and such a rainy day, even the children who often play in the streets and alleys obediently hide under the eaves at the entrance of the alley, or look around at the pedestrians, or play alone with the rainwater dripping from the eaves.

Children's eyes are discerning.I saw two middle-aged men walking from north to south in front of them, dressed in plain and clean clothes, no different from ordinary people.However, their manners and expressions, one imposing and the other gentle and refined, made them look extraordinarily dazzling among pedestrians.

"Zhongju, look at the heavy rain that has drowned people's souls." The man said in a dignified manner, "It seems that there has been a lot of rain this year, and the villages along the Minjiang River have to prevent floods in advance. !"

"Yes, third master. I will arrange the disaster prevention immediately after I go back." The gentle and elegant answer seemed respectful.

Saying that, Sanye and Zhongju walked all the way through Anmin Lane.When they looked in the direction of Antai Bridge, they saw a crowd of onlookers on the bridge, full of voices.Seeing this scene, the third master instructed Zhongju to go and see what was going on together, and the two walked quickly to Antai Bridge.

Discussions came from the crowd of onlookers.

"What a poor child, he became an orphan at such a young age." A thin uncle said, beside him was a fat aunt.

"This child is really sensible and filial. It's not easy to sell her body to bury her mother. If I had money, I would definitely buy her." The aunt said so, and there was a young boy standing in front of the aunt.

"This sister must have been frozen!" The little boy said, then turned to ask the aunt behind him, "Mom, can I give her my clothes and umbrella?"

"Let's go, let's go, it's time to go home." The uncle said, pulling the aunt and the little boy, and squeezed out of the crowd.

The third master and Zhong Ju squeezed into the crowd, and they were shocked by the bleak scene in front of them, especially the third master, whose stunned expression was instantly revealed.Among the crowd, a boy in ragged clothes was kneeling on the ground, with four big characters "sold his body to bury his mother" and sixteen characters "born without father, orphaned, widowed, dependent on each other, desperate" written beside him.

The boy is about thirteen or fourteen years old, and looks very agile.The clothes on the boy's body were worn out and thin, and they were wet from the rain. Even though they were close to his body, they were still not covered by the clothes.Perhaps because of malnutrition, the physical development has not caught up.Fortunately, this is the case, so even if the clothes are wet and not covering the body, it is still elegant and does not harm the social atmosphere.

"Zhongju, the people are still suffering! This happened in Fuzhou City right under my nose, alas!" said the third master, sighing deeply.

"Third Master, you don't have to blame yourself too much. In the current troubled times, suffering is inevitable, and the governance of prosperous times cannot be rushed." After Zhong Ju finished speaking, he took out an ingot and signaled the Third Master.The third master nodded, and with a look of sorrow on his face, he turned around and prepared to walk away.

Zhongju put the ingot on the ground in front of the boy.

"Thank you benefactor, thank you benefactor." The boy was very excited when he saw such a big ingot, and tears welled up in his eyes when he thought that his mother could finally be buried in peace.

After Zhong Ju put down the ingot, he also got up and prepared to walk away.

When the boy saw that Zhongju was about to leave without saying a word, she became anxious, and immediately got up and ran to Zhongju, knelt down with a plop, and kowtowed three times.

Zhongju stretched out his hand hastily, wanting the boy to get up quickly, but the boy was still stubbornly kneeling on the ground, in front of Zhongju.

"Son, why are you doing this?" Zhongju asked puzzled.When the third master heard the sound, his face turned pale with shock, he quickly turned back and stood quietly beside Zhongju.

"Please benefactor leave the address. After I bury my mother, I will go to benefactor immediately, and I will do anything for him as a cow or a horse, in order to repay him!" the boy said.

Zhongju looked at the third master next to him with eyes that seemed to be "asking for instructions".The third master pointed to the Antai River in front of him, and said:

"I'll take a look ahead, and I'll leave this to you!"

Zhongju then said to the boy:

"My ingot is for you, not to buy your body."

"Enggong, although I am still young, I am hardworking and capable, and I can do rough and fine work. Besides, my mother often taught me to repay her kindness. If my mother knew, I took the money from my benefactor to bury her generously, but I did not She will not rest in peace to repay her benefactor." The boy's words were sincere and moved Zhongju.

"Let me ask you, what's your name?" Zhongju asked.

"My name is Anu."

"Can you read and write?" Zhongju asked again.

"Anu has obeyed his mother's teachings since he was a child, and he can read and write nine out of ten, and he knows a little about poetry and songs."

"Well, good, not bad kid." Zhongju said, looked at the third master in front of him, remembered something, showed an air of thought, and continued to ask: "You are really a cow and a horse, you can do anything. willing?"

"Anu knows how to repay his kindness, and will never break his promise."

Zhongju stroked his beard, nodded, and said to Anu:

"Anu, remember, at Chenshi three days later, you will wait for me in front of the gate of the mighty army in the north of the city."

"Yes, benefactor, Anu, remember."

"Go back and bury your mother respectfully, you take this umbrella." Zhongju said, handing the umbrella in his hand to Anu.

"Thank you benefactor, the rain will stop soon, benefactor, you should keep the umbrella, Anu will go back and let mother rest in peace." Anu said, immediately got up and ran away, disappearing into the crowd.

Anu ran in the rain, tightly holding the ingot given by benefactor, feeling very complicated.At first, thinking that my mother was about to rest in peace, and that these days of publicity were not in vain, the heavy stone in my heart finally fell.Secondly, although my family has been poor since I was a child, I have always lived in a boudoir, and now I sell myself to others, and the future is full of unknowns.

Although Engong looks like a good person, is he really a good person?What will benefactor ask himself to do in return?Anu can't imagine that her social experience is not too shallow, but zero.

The rain that had been raining for three days and three nights really stopped.The stone pavement of South Street was washed clean by the rain.The black cloth of the sky was lifted, and the faint sunlight sprinkled on the streets and alleys of Fuzhou City.

The sun shone on Anuna's wet face, reflecting a warm smile.The sun shines on the clean stone slabs, reflecting a shining light.The sun shone on San Ye's anxious face, reflecting heroic feelings.

Children appeared in the streets and alleys, laughing and playing, passers-by began to bargain with stall owners, and the deserted South Street gradually became lively.

At both ends of Antai Bridge, Anu walked into a dilapidated alley in South Back Street.But Sanye and Zhongju returned the same way and walked towards the north of the city.

The South Street of Fuzhou City is a central axis from north to south.South Street starts from Weiwujunmen in the city to Dengyongmen in the south of the city, and its width can accommodate nine carriages side by side.There are three other streets with this width in Fuzhou City, namely East Street, Yirenfang and Zunyifang.

East Street starts from Dongjiekou, including Fengchifang, to Xingchunmen in the east of the city.Dongjiekou is a cross street where Dongjie, Nanjie and Dengjunfang Streets meet.Dongjiekou is the center of Fuzhou City, where wholesalers, handicraft workshops and retail stores, as well as inns, teahouses and restaurants are all concentrated here.Department stores enter the market with tide boats, and Wanjiagu restaurants hang down their curtains, depicting the prosperous scene of Dongjiekou.

Although Yirenfang and Zunyifang are wide, they are short.Yirenfang starts from the mighty military gate and ends at Kaiyuan Temple in the east.Zunyifang starts from Weiwujunmen, leads to Fenglemen in the west, and can reach West Lake through Xihufang.

Anu's family lives in the South Back Street area, Zaoti Lane at the foot of Minshan Mountain.Nanhou Street is located to the west of Nanjie, so it is called "Nanhou".Taking the South Back Street as the central axis, the wall is divided into sections to separate a group of lanes.The South Back Street area is located in the south of the city, all of which are private houses.Compared with the official government hall in the north of the city, this is considered a civilian area.Zaoti Lane is a slum in a civilian area.

Taking the ingots he bought by selling himself, Anu bought a coffin and arranged for his mother's funeral.Anu specially asked someone to dress up her mother's body beautifully.My mother loved to dress up before she was alive, just like a noble lady of a wealthy family.

Just when Anu was alone, kneeling in front of his mother's mourning hall, several young monks suddenly appeared and walked into the mourning hall in an orderly manner.

"Amitabha, Anu benefactor, let us mourn and resign." The leading monk said.

Anu heard the voice, got up and smiled, and said:

"So it's Master Yanming, Anu, you're being polite."

It turned out that the leading monk belonged to Baofu Temple, his dharma name was Yanming, and he was about fifteen or six years old.Baofu Temple is a Zen temple located at the end of Zaoti Lane.Anu, mother and daughter, depend on each other for life, and have been supported by the abbot of the temple, Master Yongshan, for many years.Unfortunately, a year ago, Zen master Yongshan ascended to heaven, and the new host intentionally neglected the mother and daughter of Anu.As a result, Anu's mother could only support herself. Since her body was weak, she fell ill after working hard for more than a year.Unexpectedly, when he got sick, he left Anu behind and passed away forever.

"Anu benefactor, please forgive me, please allow this little monk to make the decision without authorization and bring a few juniors to save the dead souls for Master Lingtang." Monk Yanming said.

"Master Yanming's words are serious, Anu is too late to be grateful." Anu said.

"The little monk secretly came to save your father behind his back, and asked Anu, the benefactor, to keep it a secret for us."

"Anu understands, thank you masters for your trouble."

It turned out that this monk Yanming was originally a close disciple of Master Yongshan who was in charge of Baofu Temple.Back then, Master Yongshan took care of Anu's mother and daughter through Monk Yanming.Monk Yanming obeyed Master Yongshan's instructions and sent them to Anu's home every time, whether it was clothing for fasting meals or donations.