Chapter 736: All the Sages in Ancient Times Were Lonely

The autumn wind has changed from carrying the residual firepower of summer heat to now carrying a chill.

"Someone's coming."

Tan Yuanshang shouted calmly, and almost a breath later someone appeared not far away.

"Sir, what are your orders?"

"I want to move my old bones."

The old servant knew what Tan Yuanshang meant as soon as he heard this, and couldn't help but worry.

"Master, your body."

Tan Yuanshang waved his hand.

"If you don't move, there will be no chance in the future. Prepare the ship, let's go to Mingzhou."

"yes!"

The old servant no longer tried to persuade me. Others could not persuade me to do something that my master had already decided.

Later that day, Tan Yuanshang's carriage stopped at a small port on the riverside, and a large ship was already moored at the pier of the small port.

Tan Yuanshang, who had been resting at home for more than ten years without traveling far away. He was resting alone in this remote mansion. Today he stepped out of the house again, but instead of visiting his children and grandchildren, he went to Mingzhou.

Although the Tan family is no longer what it used to be, Tan Yuanshang has not been involved in worldly affairs for many years.

But Tan Yuanshang is still Tan Yuanshang after all. Just by reading the previous paragraph in "Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers", he probably guessed something.

If some of the things in the book really happened, then all parties in Mingzhou could come to congratulate him, and many people would respect him very much. Even the old man who was the governor of Mingzhou and befriended him would naturally have a certain status.

The old man indeed wrote a very general concept in the book. He neither named it nor attributed it to an industry. Even the time was blurred. It could even be said to be a fiction based on Lu Haixian himself.

After all, in ancient times, people mostly made up stories and wrote articles based on themselves.

But Tan Yuanshang breaks away from these ideas and uses his own ideas to construct hypotheses. What will be the result of pursuing the root cause?

These high-status old men were either officials or from big families, but there is another special feature in Mingzhou, and that is Shang!

Although merchants are regarded in some book classics as having a lower status than scholars, or even lower than ordinary people, the atmosphere since the founding of the Dayong Dynasty is much better than in ancient times, and Mingzhou is even more special.

As for merchants in Mingzhou, the one thing they cannot escape is the tea market. This has been the case since ancient times. Now when it comes to the Mingzhou tea market, real businessmen naturally know that they cannot escape the Mohist family.

So in just a moment, the true identity of the old man lying drunk at his birthday party in Tan Yuanchang's mind was ready to emerge.

Who else could it be besides Mo Yiming from Mingzhou?

The preface of Lu Haixian's book says that "the thought began more than ten years ago", so it seems that more than ten years ago when Mingzhou was the magistrate, it also happened to be Mo Yiming's birthday.

Some things are too detailed for many people to think about. As long as Lu Haixian makes fun of it and finds some excuses, even the officials in the capital will find it difficult to think of some specific situations and will not know how to get to the bottom of it.

When a scholar or a great Confucian official comes across a beautiful article, he will naturally look for its principles.

But in Tan Yuanshang's case, it's really just a few things that can be figured out in a flash of thought.

But this kind of "change of thought" is not easy. You need to know a lot of things and remember a lot of things. In Hui Mian's words, only a "monster" like Tan Yuanshang can do it easily.

Of course, Tan Yuanshang felt that he might be wrong, but he was not trying to prove right or wrong. He just felt that his old bones should finally be used, and it would be good to visit friends.

To be honest, Mo Yiming can be regarded as one of the few remaining figures from Tan Yuanshang's contemporaries. Even if they are not close friends, the two of them at least have some business relationships.

Maybe it could be considered a visit to a friend?

Tan Yuanshang, as a person who was once truly rich and powerful, should have friends all over the world. In fact, this seems to be the case. However, there are only a few people who are really close to him. How many people can he still think of who are worth seeking out? ?

Just go to Mingzhou to give yourself an excuse to move.

The ship was sailing on the Kaiyang River, and Tan Yuanshang was sitting in front of the tables and chairs in the corner of the upper deck, looking at "The Chronicles of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" against the autumn wind.

The boat is still halfway through, and Tan Yuanshang has almost finished reading the book.

It has to be said that this wonderful book depicting the geography of mountains and rivers is majestic. Through that unprecedented flood, you can appreciate the beauty of mountains, rivers and swamps between heaven and earth, and witness the essence of the sun and moon, the beauty of heaven and earth.

By the evening of that day, with the red glow of the setting sun reflecting on the water, Tan Yuanshang put down the last volume of "Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers", frowned slightly, and stood up holding on to the armrests of the chair with some difficulty.

The servant next to him wanted to come over and help him, but he held back.

At this moment, the wind on the Kaiyang River was gradually getting stronger. Tan Yuanshang looked at the waves far and near on the river section here, and thought of the flood in the book.

Naturally, this flood cannot be real. After all, if such a flood really passes through, there will be many places affected by disasters all over the world. Life will inevitably be devastated, and it is naturally impossible for no one to know about it for more than ten years.

But how could the various geographical features of mountains, rivers and rivers in "Four Seas and Mountains and Rivers" be written in such detail? Tan Yuanshang didn't quite believe that it was all nonsense.

Could it be that there really was an immortal who took the old man to travel around the world in his dream?

"Master, it's getting cold. Take care of yourself. If you want to read, you'd better go to the warehouse!"

The servant put a big cloak on Tan Yuanshang at this moment. The latter smiled and looked at the river and waves in front of him, but his mind temporarily left "The Chronicles of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers", as if he was rushing towards the past with the rolling river.

"Kaiyangjiang "River God Falls"."

Tan Yuanshang's eyes flashed with sadness.

"The clouds and smoke of the past have disappeared, and now there is only Tan Yuanshang."

Tan Yuanshang sat down again.

"Serve some food and wine."

"Sir, can I have someone take him to the warehouse?"

Tan Yuanchang waved his hand and slowly closed his eyes.

"No, it's better to stay here and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the river waves in the autumn wind."

The old servant next to him nodded, but there was no need for him to move. Others nearby naturally heard Tan Yuanshang's words, and the chef in the building had already begun preparations.

The old servant stood for a long time, following Tan Yuanshang. He got to know his master a little. Maybe he felt lonely.

At this moment the old servant asked hesitantly.

"Master, would you like to inform the Tan family's children?"

Tan Yuanshang opened his eyes and glanced at the old servant.

"I have been a great tree in my life and attracted the wind. The Tan family's children are now scattered all over the world and have settled down. Don't disturb them casually. When they die, someone can collect their bones."

The children of the Tan family have not only settled down, some are still engaged in business, many are surviving in different ways, and some have even changed their names.

I closed my eyes again, and it seemed that not long had passed. When I opened my eyes again when the fragrance came, I saw that there were several plates of side dishes and a bottle of wine on the table next to me.

Tan Yuanshang poured himself a drink, and the table looked a little messy when he was slightly tipsy. Looking back on those years, especially on the Kaiyang River, he felt even more deeply.

In addition to the time when he first accompanied Mingzong to rectify the world, he also got acquainted with Mr. Yi through the story of "The Fall of the River God" that was very popular in the capital. As time went by, old friends left one after another.

Mingzong is like this, Mr. Yi is like this, Li Xiangru is like this, Governor Zou is like this, Chu Xiangru is like this

Tan Yuanshang poured another glass of wine, stretched out the wooden railing with the wine cup in hand, and poured it from the side of the ship toward the river.

"Drunk in the river, feasting with old friends whom I love for the rest of my life. Drinking wine to invite General Crab. Send white waves in my heart."

The jade cup slipped from Tan Yuanshang's hand and fell into the river with a "plop~" sound.

The old servant on the side was extremely nervous. He immediately took a few steps forward and felt relieved when he saw that Tan Yuanchang was just drunk and asleep.

Then the old servant looked towards the river. Did the master's favorite jade lamp just be thrown into the river?

The old servant was convinced that his master was not unable to hold the cup, but just let the cup fall.

Without thinking any more, the old servant and others put Tan Yuanshang on the bed in the cabin.

If you really want to lie outside, you must be sick.

At this moment, below the river where the building boat was sailing, General Xie Qing, the Kaiyang Water Divine Crab, was standing quietly at the bottom of the water holding the jade lamp.

Looking at the sailing ship that was going away, General Crab sighed slightly. The water around him moved according to his will, like an invisible dragon heading towards the sailing ship.

The sun has set, and the remaining sunset glow cannot withstand the gloom.

As the waves rolled beside the building ship, a figure emerged from the water silently and landed on the building ship with the moist wind. No one noticed Tan Yuanchang and the other experts on board the ship.

Adhere to the original intention, never forget the demon body, guard the divine way, and never change his righteous mind. Over the years, he has become increasingly diligent in practice. Today's General Crab is no longer what he used to be.

There have been three generations of emperors in the world, and after General Crab has accumulated over the years, it is no exaggeration to say that even if Nian Chaosheng was still alive, he could not compare with today's General Crab.

The so-called righteousness of the god should be powerful, both in body and mind. If it loses righteousness, it will be just like Nian Chaosheng.

At this moment, Xie Qing walked into the cabin over there. The interior of the ship was quite beautiful. Although it was not very spacious, it was decorated very comfortably. The room where Tan Yuanshang rested was at the very back.

It seemed that in just a few steps, Xie Qing was outside the door. With another step, the door slowly opened. Xie Qing entered and looked at the old man lying peacefully on the bed.

Is this Tan Yuanshang, who is extremely wealthy?

Xie Qing walked to the bed, looked at Tan Yuanshang and sighed.

"Mr. Tan, Gong Tan, you invited me here to express my thoughts to Bai Bo. It's just your heart's wish. Even if I am the God of Kaiyang Water and I want to help, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill it."

While talking, Xie Qing looked at the table beside the bed, with a book on it.

"A Chronicle of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers?"

Xie Qing put Tan Yuanshang's cup on the table, picked up the first volume of the book on the table and flipped through it. His originally calm face changed color slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of shock in his heart.

It turned out to be the Beihai Dragon Transformation Ceremony, and it turned out to be Bai Jun walking away from the water!

As the Kaiyang Water God, Xie Qing certainly knew about Beihai and had even received invitations. However, people like the Water God and Mountain God rarely left the territory under their jurisdiction, so of course he did not go.

Even what happened in Beihai will not be known immediately afterwards.

But now that so many years have passed, General Crab certainly knows what happened back then, but he didn't expect that someone would publish a book based on it!