Let us turn our attention back to Beijiang——
The Beijiang River winds for three hundred miles, flowing north day and night, along the mountains and valleys, rushing through passes and rushing back to the sea.
The uppermost source of Beijiang is called Xihe, which originates from Yunwu Mountain. There is a large area of 600,000 acres of virgin forest here. The clear springs and streams in the mountains gather into nine large rivers, flowing from all directions to the outside of Yunwu Mountain.
In the deep mountains and valleys in the upper reaches of the Beijiang River, the original simplicity and the original and beautiful natural scenery complement each other; both sides of the river are full of aura and vitality, such as weeping willows, bamboos, guavas, longans, waterweeds, sweet-scented osmanthus, and tangerines. Alternaria and other original ecological rare flowers and trees form a red and green treasure belt. The air with dense green water and dense forests is rich in negative ions, making it a natural oxygen bar.
In spring, longan and phoenix-tailed bamboo flowers bloom, and in summer and autumn, guava, osmanthus, narcissus and other flowers bloom. The fragrant jade liquid nectar oozing out from the flower stamens spreads in the river. Among them, there is an ancient phoenix tail bamboo that absorbs the essence of the sun and moon and is nourished by the water of Beijiang River, making it appear full of spiritual energy.
As the saying goes: Life is like grass and grass. As spring goes and autumn comes, people who have nothing to do feel that their lives are ordinary and boring.
People tend to want to be quiet when they are troubled, but when they truly live a life with six pure roots, they find it lonely. This is the nature of most immortals.
The Phoenix Tail Bamboo grows in obscurity, day after day, year after year, spring comes and goes. In leisure time, her graceful and beautiful waist is swayed by the wind, but she is secretly sad because she fails to win the favor of passers-by.
When Fengweizhu thought of enjoying herself alone, she had the idea of despising the desolate and deserted place.
On a morning when the birds were singing, the flowers were fragrant, and the wind was beautiful, Fengweizhu said to a longan next to it: "Brother Aaron, we have been together for so long, day after day, year after year, it is very boring. It’s no fun. I heard the world outside is wonderful, why don’t we go out for a walk?”
When Long Yan heard this, he was a little moved and said, "A-Feng sister, even if I really want to go out with A-mei for a walk, my roots are so deep, I'm afraid I won't be able to go anywhere?!"
Fengweizhu thought for a while and said, "Brother Aaron, I thought of a way. We turned into two marbles and together we asked Brother Shui to send us to the lower reaches of the Beijiang River to drift with the current, and let the water flow to the shore for those who are destined to do so." After picking it up, take it back and carve it into a pair of wine glasses.”
Long Yan asked in confusion: "Why should it be carved into a pair of wine glasses?"
Fengweizhu said: "Brother Aaron, you don't need to ask now. It's not too late to ask after you hear what I have to say."
"Oh, okay then." Long Yan looked at Phoenix Tail Bamboo and said sheepishly.
"After they became a pair of wine glasses, the elder brother was named Long Hong; the younger sister was named Feng Xi. Together they were called the 'Hongxi Cup'. 'Hong' means 'Fu', and 'Xi' means 'Happiness'. The meaning of "cup" is the same as "sadness", which means that there is joy in sorrow, and joy is followed by sorrow. After traveling in the world for a thousand years, we will try to return to this river bed. In the rolling world, if the world is hanging down If he has mercy on us and treats us well, if we can reunite again and unite our yin and yang, his family will be happy and prosperous. If we are forcibly separated, his family will be happy and sad. Then, fortunes and misfortunes intersect, and the family declines..." Fengweizhu told Longyan what she meant, and then asked in a consulting tone, "Brother Long, do you agree?"
After listening to Fengweizhu's romantic description, Longyan was moved. He nodded and said, "A-Feng sister, I would like to accompany A-mei for a leisurely walk..."
So they turned into two pieces of marble and let the water rush to the bank of the Yangtze River together. Soon, he was picked up by Wooding, a stonemason living on the shore, and took him home.
Due to Woodin's unique craftsmanship and exquisite carving skills, he carved these two pieces of marble into a pair of exquisite small wine glasses, creating a precedent for stone carving and turning the idea of phoenix tail bamboo into a beautiful reality. In one fell swoop, he became the great originator of stone art and masonry in the pre-Qin period, and was known as the "Wuding" god.
Legend has it that "Wu Ding" was one of the five powerful men who opened up the road to Shu in the ancient Shu Kingdom during the pre-Qin period. They were able to carve mountains and lift giant stones. They also had unique and skillful craftsmanship. They pioneered the stone chiseling industry and became gods and men. The industry worships him as the patron saint of quarryers and carvers.
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The sun and the moon reincarnate, and the world undergoes vicissitudes of life. After many twists and turns, Hongxi came to Luoyang, where he was acquired by a civil servant and paid tribute to the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty - Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty ordered his attendants to store it in the palace for collection.
After Hongxi entered the palace, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty made great efforts in reform and made outstanding achievements. However, at a family banquet, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty got drunk and asked his attendants to take out the Hongxi Cup from the wine cabinet.
Queen Wenwen Dugu Jialu couldn't put it down when she saw it. When Queen Wenwen saw the exquisite wine glass, she got greedy and took it back to the palace, and forcibly separated Long Hong and Feng Xi.
Soon, the temperament of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty changed greatly. He gradually became suspicious and killed the heroes. He also listened to the words of the Queen of Documents and deposed his eldest son Yang Yong and made the King of Jin Yang Guang the crown prince, laying the foundation for the destruction of the country. In the fourth year of Renshou (604), he died mysteriously in Renshou Palace.
After the death of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang, officially ascended the throne. During Yang Guang's reign, he built the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty, built the eastern capital of Luoyang, moved the capital to Luoyang, and changed prefectures to counties. He frequently launched wars and was extravagant, which triggered peasant uprisings and chaos, leading to the collapse and fall of the Sui Dynasty. In the fourteenth year of Daye (April 11, 618), after the Jiangdu mutiny, he was killed by Yu Wenhua and the rebels.
Although Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty died, the eastern capital of Luoyang was still in the hands of Emperor Yang Tong's grandson Yang Tong and his minister Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong supported Yang Dong as emperor and continued to fight against the rebels under the banner of the Sui Dynasty.
At that time, Li Yuan was a military general in the Sui Dynasty. He had no intention of rebelling against the Sui Dynasty. At that time, many people raised troops to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, but Li Yuan thought that neither side would offend, so he neither raised troops against Emperor Yang Tong nor those who opposed the Sui Dynasty.
One day, Li Yuan's son Li Shimin entered the palace and accidentally saw the Longhong Cup placed in the wine cabinet, so he took it back as if by mistake. During the dinner, this cup was used to serve wine in front of Li Yuan.
Without asking why, Li Yuan picked up the wine in the glass, raised his head, drank it all, and said, "Good wine, good wine!"
Li Yuan took advantage of the wine to sleep with the concubine of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. This is known as the "Jinyang Palace Incident" in history.
Afterwards, Li Shimin knew that he had caused a big trouble and that his father had committed a capital crime, so he secretly returned the Longhong Cup to the palace.
Under the persuasion of Li Shimin and his cronies, Li Yuan had no choice but to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. He sent Li Shimin to lead the troops to eliminate various rebel armies and separatist forces, and ousted Yang You. Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor and established the Tang Dynasty. , known as Tang Gaozu in history.
Not long after Li Yuan became emperor, a fire broke out in the palace, and the palace maid took the opportunity to steal the Phoenix Jubilee Cup out of the palace.
Feng Xi returned to the shore of the upper reaches of the Beijiang River. Firstly, it was hard to leave her homeland and she was nostalgic for this pure land. Secondly, she was an unforgettable old friend. She was waiting for Long Hong to come back, hoping to live together again in this clean land...
And Long Hong was alone in the palace of Queen Wenwen. Although he lived a life of fine clothes and fine food, he did not forget the original covenant and missed returning to his homeland all the time.
On this day, Long Hong overheard several ministers whispering in the palace: The emperor believed the slander and wanted to demote Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi to the West Sea and set off soon.
When Long Hong heard this, he thought carefully: If this matter is serious, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to return to Beijiang with Prime Minister Zhang!
Just as Long Hong was in the wine cabinet thinking about how to leave the palace and secretly follow Prime Minister Zhang back to his hometown, he accidentally hit the wall of the wine cabinet and made a crisp "ding-dong" sound.
A palace maid who was cleaning the house heard a noise from the wine cabinet and hurried over to see what happened.
Long Hong told the palace maid his story and begged her to help him.
This palace maid is also a lover of temperament. After listening to Long Hong's story, she was deeply moved by Long Hong's romance. And this palace maid was Zhang Jianzhi's niece, so she went back to beg her third uncle to help Long Hong return to his homeland.
Perhaps, the opportunity for Long Hong to return to his homeland had not yet arrived. Just as Zhang Jianzhi ordered his niece to wait for the flight to take Long Hong out of the palace and follow him back to Beijiang, the imperial envoy had already come to urge him to leave.
As a result, Long Hong failed to make the trip with Zhang Jianzhi.
Feng Xi and Long Hong are far away from meeting each other, and they are trapped in the torment of separation and the evil desires of earthly love.
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Extensive and profound magic and fantasy can sometimes be discovered inadvertently.
More than twenty years? Brought back from Jingluo? ...What a coincidence? God's will? At least it's intriguing. Suddenly, Wang Shaoxiang seemed to understand the magic and fantasy of this wine glass and this poignant story.
What is even more magical is that when Zhang Shaofei reached the age of 18, he went to the imperial examination in Beijing, passed the examination, became a high school scholar, and became an important member of the imperial court, the governor of Zhongzhou. However, due to the inadvertent breakup of the pair of Hongxi Cups, the governor of Zhongzhou was exiled before he could get married. This was a mixed blessing.
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"Auntie, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Shaofei saw that Wang Shaoxiang had been staring blankly at the small wine glass placed in front of her. He felt something was wrong, so he left his seat and came to Wang Shaoxiang's side, shaking her shoulders and saying .
Wang Shaoxiang was suddenly shaken by Zhang Shaofei and suddenly woke up from his long thoughts. I saw her rubbing her eyes, standing up and stretching her waist, yawning, as if she had returned from a trip to another world. Looking at a table of sumptuous food and wine, she asked puzzledly: "So many good dishes, so good?" Wine, what kind of happy day is today?"
"Auntie, have you forgotten? You said you wanted to return to your hometown. This is a farewell banquet specially arranged for us by Uncle Zhang!" Zhang Shaofei looked at his mother and said.
"Oh...oh...look, I'm so confused!" Wang Shaoxiang said with an embarrassed smile to Zhang Longxing and his wife.
"Sister Xiang, let's get up with chopsticks and try these special dishes cooked by Longxing Kitchen." Mrs. Xu introduced while picking up a piece of golden chicken for Wang Shaoxiang, mother and son respectively.
"What we want to say today is all in a glass of wine. Come on, eldest sister, I will drink first as a token of respect." Zhang Longxing stood up, picked up another exquisite Longhong cup, raised his head, and poured out the full cup. The wine fell down.
After three rounds of drinking, Wang Shaoxiang looked at Zhang Longxing and his wife, Zhang Dachao and Zhang Qian. What a warm and happy family. Oh, watching, watching, Wang Shaoxiang couldn't help but tears filled his eyes, and a different kind of emotion came to his heart.
"Sister, don't leave today and have a good time. Tomorrow we will send you and your mother and son to Hepu Pier and take a boat back to Qiu County." Zhang Longxing knew that Wang Shaoxiang had decided to go, so he reluctantly arranged tomorrow's itinerary.
Drinking this mellow and fragrant Dukang, they talked about the six years of friendship, but when they thought about parting tomorrow, they were filled with sorrow and sorrow. At this moment, they truly understood and appreciated the poem "Dan Ge Xing" written by Cao Cao, Emperor Wu of Wei Dynasty. "Generosity should be treated with generosity, and worries will be unforgettable; how to relieve worries? Only Du Kang" is the true meaning...
Early the next morning, after breakfast, farewell was imminent.
Wang Shaoxiang went back to the bedroom and took the packed luggage out of the hall. Zhang Longxing came out carrying the bag of silver that he had lost six years ago. He walked up to Wang Shaoxiang and said with emotion: "Thank you very much for this bag, which made us have the honor to know each other. What's more, I want to thank you." My eldest sister has tried her best to help me over the past six years, which is why my Longxing Silk Textile Store has six branches today. This bag of things should belong to you, mother and son. You must take it back today. This is also a little thought of our whole family. , please don’t turn it down.”
Wang Shaoxiang waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it."
Zhang Longxing begged: "Sister, please don't refuse anymore. If you don't accept it, I will feel uneasy..."
Mrs. Xu also stepped forward to help her husband persuade him and begged Wang Shaoxiang to accept the bag of silver coins.
Wang Shaoxiang saw Zhang Longxing and his wife punching each other sincerely, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Youhu, Wang Shaoxiang was like a ghost: "If you have to take it away, then I...just take away the cup I drank from."
With no other choice, Zhang Longxing had no choice but to follow Wang Shaoxiang's wishes, take out the Phoenix Jubilee Cup from the wine cabinet, put it in a bag, and put it into Wang Shaoxiang's luggage for Wang Shaoxiang.
In this way, Wang Shaoxiang accidentally separated Feng Xi and Long Hong.
Wang Shaoxiang thanked him repeatedly and turned to look for Zhang Shaofei.
When Wang Shaoxiang was not paying attention, Xu secretly hid the package of silver paper that she had prepared under the bottom layer of Wang Shaoxiang's luggage bag...
Zhang Longxing and his wife took Wang Shaoxiang, mother and son to the Hepu Pier to board the ship. They did not wave goodbye until the passenger ship left the terminal.
In this way, after many twists and turns, Feng Xi finally boarded the return ferry with Wang Shaoxiang.
The ferry that Wang Shaoxiang took from Hepu to Qiuxian went down the Nanjiang River in Hepu to the intersection of the Hanbei River. The two sides of the bank were covered with peaks and green mountains. It was the golden autumn season. Wang Shaoxiang was sitting on the passenger side of the passenger ship with his simple luggage. Sitting on the seat, looking out the window at the mountains and rivers passing by quickly, the countryside is connected, the roads are crisscrossed, and the rivers are intertwined... The land of Beijiang is a lush green, interspersed with dots of gold. People started the autumn harvest.
When the boat reached the Beijiang area, suddenly, a melodious and beautiful song came from the mountains on both sides:
In the sky and on the bank of the river, I suddenly heard the sound of autumn cicadas, and my thoughts and sorrows surged into my heart. The soul holds the covenant and looks forward to the husband's return, two lines of bitter tears wet the lonely pillow, one drink of a thousand cups relieves all the sorrows, the dust is buried in the troubled world, and the love is buried...
This song, a feeling of separation mixed with the long separation of about to return to her hometown, hits Feng Xi's heart like a tide, triggering the past, and she can't help but sing along...
The ferry entered Beijiang Pier. Wang Shaoxiang stood up from his seat and was about to ask Zhang Shaofei to help him disembark with his luggage. Suddenly, a strong wind, lightning and thunder, and rolling waves threatened to overturn the passenger ship.
Wang Shaoxiang hurriedly hugged Zhang Shaofei tightly, and stood on the boat with his eyes closed, resigning himself to fate... Youhu, Wang Shaoxiang seemed to be psychic, and the small wine glass flashed in his mind, and he quickly took it out of the luggage bag and took the Fengxi Cup Throw it into the river.
For a moment, the river was calm and calm.
At dusk, it is the most beautiful time of the day in Beijiang area. The gorgeous sunset, like spilled paint, spreads to the horizon, setting off the bright red sunset. But the setting sun is like a drunken poet, plunging into the river connected to the river. It sways and sways, dyeing the river water into a dazzling bright red. It flickers and rolls, and from time to time it emits a bright red color to the sky. Xiaguang.
A river of autumn water flows quietly to the north, like the "Dragon and Phoenix Cup" that tells the story of thousands of years...
