Since ancient times, there has been a lot of miasma in Lingnan!
Because there are few people and towering trees! Naturally, rotten leaves accumulated, and the miasma was difficult to eliminate for a long time.
Therefore, people from the north of Wuling rarely enter the area south of Lingnan. In the past, it was a place where hundreds of barbarians lived. Later, as people from the Central Plains gradually moved in, in the vast territory of Lingnan in the Tang Dynasty, there were basically no real pure descendants of the barbarians.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, with the founding of the Liu Han Dynasty, the road from north to south was even blocked. Since then, Lingnan has become a pure land under the sole rule of the Liu family. A few decades are enough to change a lot. Not only did they advocate the reclamation of wasteland, but they also encouraged people to plant mulberry and fish. This alienated land gradually became alive.
Although Liu Han once carried out mass killings in order to maintain political power, for the common people, they still had a good life for twenty or thirty years. Nowadays, many people do not know about the Central Plains imperial court and the power situation of the Central Plains separatist regime. Most of us live and work in peace and contentment, working from sunrise to sunrise and resting from sundown.
In recent years, since the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he has announced to all parts of Lingnan to implement the pioneering spirit of the late emperor Zhongzong and gradually develop in the north, thus opening up major official roads in Lingnan. Although many remote places are temporarily difficult to reach, as long as they are densely populated, official roads are always widened and extended according to the original roads.
Since the promulgation of this decree, not only the people throughout Lingnan have benefited a lot, but also those people who have moved to Lingnan in recent years have many more places to go in terms of survival and future.
Because the new emperor was tolerant and encouraged the people to develop, more and more people were willing to spread throughout Lingnan, which naturally made the population everywhere gradually prosper. This exuberance causes the miasma in the air to gradually decrease, as life gradually fills the sky.
Although it is still a long way to go to dispel the ancient miasma in Lingnan through this popular method. But because of the official roads extending in all directions and the continuous flow of people from all over the place, the stagnant miasma is gradually reducing and disappearing! Many places where miasma accumulated all year round are now gradually revealing the true face of Mount Lu.
Lingbei has always been mountainous. In this era of underdeveloped transportation, most areas in Shaozhou and Lianzhou belong to the northern part of Lingnan! In terms of the redefined territories, at least most of Shaozhou is still in the northern part of Lingnan!
Luo Fengling!
It is not a ridge,
It is a small town in the northern part of Lingnan, built close to Beijiang!
It's also a ridge!
Because Luo Fengling is a huge mountain range!
The town got its name from the mountains!
There are famous cliff stone carvings on the ridge. Although it is not known when they were left, they must not be later than the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Some literati will also come here to leave their own calligraphy treasures or view the treasures left by their predecessors.
Although it is located between Lianzhou and Shaozhou, due to the dangerous mountains and often difficult roads, coupled with the miasma of some uninhabited places, it actually looks like a small independent kingdom.
Although it is just a small town, due to its geographical location and transportation intersection, it gathers a large number of surrounding people. Because you can rely on Beijiang and Lianshui to get back and enter the water, and you can follow the official road of the town and go directly to the Xingwang Mansion in the capital! Therefore, the importance here has exceeded that of the original county government, so the county government under the jurisdiction of the local area had to move here.
Xianlingyi!
The only post house in Luofengling is also one of the largest in nearby counties.
It is located on the north side of Luofengling, close to the river. In front is the official road, and behind is the Luofengjiang River formed by the convergence of Beijiang and Lianshui. The two-story courtyard with civil structure is quite large.
On the left side of the entrance is the residence of the post house servants, and on the right side is the place where merchants and official servants stay. Because of the location of Luo Fengling, there are usually a lot of people here. Therefore, it is always crowded and very lively.
The weather is excellent today, and there are a lot of people in Guanyi Station at noon. There are not only merchants traveling south to north, but also businessmen traveling between state capitals! Of course, there are also some thoughtful local people who want to find some business opportunities here, or some ways to get promoted! After all, these people are either big merchants going north or businessmen traveling to and from various places.
Zhang Hui is the head of Xianling Posthouse. It is said that it has been here since the late emperor took it. Now he is still the head of the post house, and it is said that the newly moved county magistrate seems to want to give him some respect.
When the late emperor Liu Sheng sent people north to Chu, Lianzhou was still the border of Chu, and this was the border of Lingnan. Zhang Hui entertained the soldiers who marched north. Therefore, as long as some people in the post house hear Zhang Hui talking about this past event, everyone will always listen with great interest! After all, many people still know about the glory and achievements of that day, and naturally it has become a past that Zhang Hui can be proud of.
Usually there are some idle people here having tea, wine and food, so they inevitably pester Zhang Hui to have a conversation, just to show off Zhang Hui's past and give these people something to talk about. Today, Zhang Hui is sitting on the stage, and no one is bothering or wasting words. Zhang Hui slowly drank the local Gynostemma pentaphylla tea, but had no intention of speaking. Because there are too many people in the posthouse today, and it seems to be in a mess.
Looking at the crowded lobby, Zhang Hui didn't mean to be anxious. After all, he had seen this kind of crowded scene too many times. But the reason why he didn't show off his sharp edge today was because he felt that he needed to restrain himself appropriately today.
His eyes seemed to be looking carelessly, but in fact he was always looking at the two tables sitting on the left. The people at these two tables were sitting very close to each other, but it was obvious that the people at one table were outside, guarding the people at the table inside. From Zhang Hui's perspective, these people should have unusual identities.
Thinking carefully in his heart, although Zhang Hui would not cause trouble for himself, he still felt a bit proud when he thought about his decision just now.
It's not like they were sitting there just to eat, but just to rest. Because even though the table was full of dishes, everyone rarely moved their chopsticks and chatted quietly. Although it was not as noisy as the people on the side, Zhang Hui felt a little nervous when he saw it.
These people were sitting at the table inside. There were several distinguished people, old and young, in casual clothes and in brocade clothes. Of course, from Zhang Hui's perspective, they also had servants and guards. According to normal judgment, this should be a family member of a wealthy family or an official family! If you are from a wealthy family, you must not be an ordinary wealthy family. If you are an official, you must not be an ordinary petty official in the state government.
As soon as Zhang Hui looked at the eyes of one or two of them, he would immediately feel cautious in his heart. Only very few people would intimidate him with this kind of feeling. When they came in, they originally wanted to find a place to rest. However, two waves of businessmen and a wave of big tea merchants from Chudi lived in the post house, so the only buildings were occupied, and Zhang Hui had no way to free up space.
I had to discuss with some people and arrange them in the lobby, and finally sat together inside! They didn't say much, and sat here after settling down. Several of the female family members also sat and closed their eyes to rest for a while.
Although these people are very talkative, Zhang Hui can see that if these people don't greet him well, they may fall out at any time. Because looking at the eyes of those guards, Zhang Hui felt chills all over! It was as if there was a sword hanging above his head, ready to be chopped off at any time.
Having seen a lot in the post house over the years, Zhang Hui naturally knows that there is a group of knight-errant swordsmen in this world, who often hide in wealthy families or in rivers and lakes, and will draw swords on people if they disagree! And it is said that these knight-errant swordsmen are all experts in the world. Not only can they kill people thousands of miles away, but they can also fly with swords!
Of course, Zhang Hui would not believe that they could fly like gods, but at least they could fly over walls and walls, which Zhang Hui had seen with his own eyes. So Zhang Hui treated this group of people with extra courtesy and specifically asked them to treat them well! Even when he was sitting inside, he was looking at these people, fearing that they would not be able to understand each other and would cause trouble for him.
Luofengling is surrounded by mountains and rivers, so there is no shortage of food!
Whether it’s the birds and animals in the mountains or the fresh shrimps and turtles in the river, they are all fresh almost every day!
The people at these two tables seemed to be relatively quiet, taking the time to chat and eat slowly. Among these people there was only an old man, dressed in commoner clothes and sitting alone, holding a turtle leg in an arrogant posture, smacking it with relish.
Zhang Hui is quite proud. Because of its proximity to the water, there are many aquatic products here in Luofengling. Although this kind of wild turtle is ugly, it is really a rare food. Zhang Hui himself loves this delicacy very much, and the master chef in this restaurant is indeed good at making delicious turtles. The dish just now was recommended to them by Zhang Hui himself. But looking at the master in brocade clothes, he didn't move his chopsticks, as if everything was left to this old man.
Zhang Hui felt a little squandered in his heart, because even if this old man was the elder among these people, he was not necessarily the one with the highest status. However, he really likes to eat food that comes to him, especially when the soft-shelled turtle arrived, he did most of the work by himself. Except for a boy in commoner's clothes who pulled it twice, only one of the female relatives stretched out her chopsticks.
Secretly crying that it was a pity, Zhang Hui couldn't help but smack his lips a few times. Thinking of that smell, I became greedy. But the commoner boy next to the old man suddenly opened his mouth to speak. The people next to me were quite loud, drinking and drinking, and calling out to friends. Because there are all kinds of people coming and going, it’s not easy to interfere too much! But Zhang Hui still heard the young man's voice clearly.
"Old man, have you never eaten? After the food is cold, your mouth is full of fishy smell and your hands are full of fishy smell. Can't you smell it?" The young man's voice was not loud, but he had a certain imposing manner towards the man in brocade and the old man. , even Zhang Hui was secretly amazed when he saw it.
"Hey! Mr. Lang, you haven't tasted it before. How come it smells fishy when it's so delicious?" The old man bared his teeth and looked at the young man. Although he didn't mean to be polite, his expression with a bit of curiosity was obviously... I was a little skeptical after hearing this!
"Although this food tastes very good, when it is cooked by a master, it must be heated up before it tastes good. But after cooling for a while, the fishy smell cannot be suppressed! What a pity, what a pity!" The young man shook his head and sighed casually, seemingly not looking at it. This old man.
