After leaving the mountain pass and walking another thirty miles, they were getting closer and closer to Na'an, the imperial city of Shangqi. It was estimated that in ten and a half days, the two of them would be able to enter Na'an directly.
If the pass just now was a battleground for military strategists during the war, it would not be extremely dangerous, but if a heavy army was placed at the pass, the invading enemy would probably lose a lot of lives; besides, here The mountains are rolling and rolling, making it extremely difficult to travel. If the imperial city is transporting grain and grass baggage from the west to Na'an, if they don't go straight through here, they will have to go around several times, which is extremely critical. However, for such an important chokepoint where every inch of land is at a premium, the master and apprentice traveled all the way eastward without seeing a single soldier guarding it. In Xun Yuantuo's view, this seemed to run counter to the records in the Art of War, so he discussed it with his husband. this matter.
But the latter just squinted his eyes slightly and did not answer. Instead, he asked Mr. Xun to figure out the emperor's meaning. He used the hot spring that had just been boiling, soaked the spring pekoe, and sniffed the rising water in the teapot. The aroma of tea lingers in the carriage.
At times like this, Xun Yuantuo knew that this was his master's laziness, or that the problem was too simple and he could figure it out by thinking about it on his own, without the need to mention anything. So I picked up the chess record and read it slowly.
Zhou Kefa drank tea, except at the tea stall, and rarely used teapots made by others. Even though there were countless exquisite teapots in Xun's treasury, this was still the case. The Xun family had a large business. Xun was good at tea, and so was Xun Yuantuo. So whenever he saw a teapot made by a famous artist, he would spend a lot of money to buy it at home. Even if he didn't use it for a while, he would play with it every day. good.
Since Mr. Zhou came to the house, Xun Yuantuo often invited him to the ancient shelves in the warehouse to view and play with famous pots, from the Fengcai pot with Zihao moving like it soars into the sky, to the purple clay pot with exquisite Xia pine material, and even the Dong Dong Sigui pots, which are rare among the islands, are all on display. Mr. Xun always felt that Mr. Xun was a little uneasy when he left all the students to teach only him. He often urged Mr. Zhou to pick up a good pot so that he could make up for his regrets, but he was politely rejected by Mr. Zhou every time. .
Mr. Xun didn't understand this doubt until the two of them headed east to Na'an.
As a gentleman, I only drink tea from a homemade yellow clay teapot. As for the teapot next to me, who made it and what its novel appearance and material are, I completely ignore it. But although Mr. Zhou is full of knowledge, every time he looks at the pots hidden in the Xun Mansion, he can accurately predict the year when the pot was made. Even the hidden money and seal inside the pot can be reached with his hand, making him worthy of a famous pot maker; Even in the eyes of his disciple Xun Yuantuo, the pot's ability was indeed ordinary.
Not to mention the readily available downstream materials, the surface of the pot looks rugged and uneven, and the mouth of the pot is also crooked, so the entire yellow clay pot looks extremely shabby.
However, Zhou Kefa liked this small yellow clay pot very much. Every time he drank tea, he had to play with it. Mr. Xun thought to himself that he knew a lot about his master. After all, the journey was not short, but he was still full of doubts about his master's strange hobby.
Since he had been thinking for a long time to no avail, Xun Yuantuo stopped thinking deeply and picked up the chess book. Looking carefully, he did not notice the complicated face on his master at this moment.
Zhou Kefa played with the small yellow clay pot, his expression gloomy and indescribable.
Not long ago, the sixth master of the tea ceremony once said that his expression was so bad that it was not for nothing. Even his disciple Xun Yuantuo asked him several times during the journey, and he always defended himself, so that his disciple could not see it. Too many clues.
The swordsman stood in front of him at the beginning and risked his life to save his own life, but both of them were severely injured, even to the point of damaging their foundations; especially Zhou Kefa himself was not strong enough, so his injuries were even more serious and even injured. When it reaches its origin, it loses its lifespan.
Thanks to Wu Shuang's righteousness, the rare treasures among the four heavenly objects were able to forcibly prop up the origin, and the broken life span was also glued together.
Of these four heavenly objects, one was destroyed in the end.
It is not a pity to exchange one life for one life.
Zhou Kefa put away his chaotic thoughts and looked at the yellow clay pot in his hand with peace of mind. He saw that the spout was crooked and the surface of the pot was uneven.
Pot-making has always been talked about by people in the literary world. There are even some literati who love to watch the pot-making process and specially invite famous pot-making craftsmen to live in their homes. Every time a pot is made, they must carefully look at it for fear of missing something.
It turns out that making a teapot is like a traditional Chinese painting, with a straight mind and a steady hand, so that the teapot can be kept straight and round, which is very consistent. Even after filling the teapot with tea and shaking it, the water in it will ring like a ring.
But if the person who made the pot has a wrong heart, how can he make the inside of the pot straight and the outside straight?
The gentleman sighed deeply for no reason.
There was no talking all the way, and at noon the next day, the car was already slowly driving to Guangyue Ridge.
Speaking of Guangyue Ridge, it is the closest scenic spot to Na'an. Since the time of Daqi, Guangyue Ridge has been a famous place, and countless literati have come here just to see the magical scenery in Guangyue Ridge. .
There is a record in "Qi Jing": The four seasons are misty and shrouded in clouds and mists. Although the mountains are not a strange rise, the colorful clouds are like waist and water flows like boots. Being in the mountains is better than stepping on the sky house. From top to bottom, you suddenly feel the majesty of the people and the flowing light. Overflowing with color, the mountains are like disks.
The name Guangyue comes from here.
As early as Daqi, someone once saw the sages of the Five Religions sitting cross-legged in the mountains and talking about Taoism. This actually attracted countless elk, cranes, tigers, monkeys, rabbits, snakes and cows to come and listen to the lectures. It added a lot of artistic conception to Guangyue Ridge, so people who came and went More.
After a long time, this place also reached the ears of Emperor Qi. When the emperor arrived, he saw the misty clouds and mist here, and it suddenly looked like a fairy cave. Naturally, Long Yan was very happy. He wrote four words in his own handwriting. The prince got off his horse, and then ordered the craftsmen to cut stones and erect stele. Town at the foot of this mountain.
Da Qi does not have vassal kings, and princes dismount their horses, which means that even the monarch of a country still has to dismount his horse and walk when he sees this ridge. This move has attracted countless people to speculate. Some people say that the Emperor of Qi saw the strangeness of the mountains and clouds, just like the officials in the court of a country. The purpose of erecting this inscription is to make the civil and military officials act according to their hearts and not to form cliques and plots; Some people say that they are worried about the competition for favors and heirs in the palace, so they order all the concubines to remember not to follow the old path of their predecessors when traveling.
Some people even sneered at other theories, saying that Emperor Qi was so ambitious that he didn't care about what happened after his death. He probably knew that this place was the cave of the Immortal Family, so he erected a monument to restrain his officials and not to collide with the immortals who were practicing here. It is also a good way to show goodwill to a country, and when the children and grandchildren succeed to the throne one day, when the country is in crisis, it will also have the face to ask for help.
There are countless different explanations, but in the end there is no clear answer.
But since the decline of the Five Religions and the disintegration of Daqi, the scenery of Guangyue Ridge has taken a turn for the worse. The water flowing under the ridge and the clouds and mist on the ridge have all dispersed. The surrounding vegetation has declined, and there is no longer any majestic appearance of a fairyland.
Shangqi stretches for thousands of miles, and the five religions are prosperous. However, after the collapse, they are like Guangyue.
Although countless descendants came to express their condolences, in the long history, the last record about Guangyue Ridge only contained these few words.
