The Beishan Mountains are steep and the Linghe River is clear.
In the north of Lingyuan County, there are not only the aristocratic families from the fish and meat village, but also the Wangbei Tower and Qingyin Pavilion, which are unparalleled in Quzhou. There is the Huaxing Armed Forces commanded by Liu Quansheng's confidant brother Deng Yan, and there are even more that stretch for hundreds of miles. Lingyuan Mountains at the end.
In the early days of Emperor Shenwu's accession to the throne, the Lingyuan Mountains served as the first line of defense in the Northeast against the Northern Qin Empire. Because the Lingyuan Mountains were low and crisscrossed, they stretched across the most important northeastern border of the Han Empire. For the Han Empire at that time, this could be called the natural Northeast Great Wall.
In 295 AD, after the Qin-Han War, the Han Empire expanded its territory more than 300 miles northward and established two states and several counties in the northern part of the Central Plains. After the current emperor Liu Yan ascended the throne, he faced thousands of miles of territory. With a wave of his hand, he integrated and divided the original lands of the empire and the newly acquired lands into Fengzhou, Aizhou, Bozhou, Yizhou, Liuzhou, and Quzhou. There are nine major states: Zhouzhou, Cangzhou, Muzhou and Mingzhou, each of which is more than a million miles wide.
Among them, Quzhou, where Huaxing County is located, covers the entire Six Kingdoms of Shandong during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It reaches Lingyuan in the north, the East China Sea in the east, Lianghuai in the south, and the capital in the west. It is the largest state in the empire. Bozhou, northeast of Quzhou, encompasses the land of the Old Han and Liao Dynasties, Fuyu and Xianbei, and is relatively desolate.
The division of the boundary between Quzhou and Bozhou starts from the Lingyuan Mountains. To the south of the Lingyuan Mountains is the affluent Quzhou of the Central Plains, and to the north of the Lingyuan Mountains is the relatively poor Northeastern Bozhou.
Huaxing County, which guards the northeastern main route of the empire, although October is late autumn and early winter, the Lingyuan Mountains to the north of the city are still boundless green. Since ancient times, this vast forest has been inaccessible. The mountains have towering ancient trees and a wide variety of species. The streams and waterfalls from unknown sources are always like thunder in the empty valley, and they drop silk rain all over the sky. Looking around, the strange peaks in the Lingyuan Mountains stand dangerously, the mountain wind passes by, and the sound of forest waves fills the entire world.
Such vast mountains naturally contain treasures in the world.
Liu Quansheng often said to Liu Yi, "We rely on the mountains to live on the mountains. Thanks to the Lingyuan Mountains, the poor people in Lingyuan can also afford to wear rabbit fur, and the common people can afford to treat miscellaneous diseases. If you are lucky enough to visit the neighboring counties, you will know the sufferings of the common people." The pain of family oppression is simply unspeakable!”
Under the influence of Liu Quansheng, Liu Yi has not had a good impression of the worldly clan since he was sensible. In his heart, he even has a lot of hatred for the worldly clan, which is just a hair away from being deeply hated.
This subtle influence directly caused Liu Yi, as an adult, to want to eradicate all the families in the world. However, this is all a story for another day.
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The book returns to its true story.
After Grandmaster Dongfang settled in Lingyuan, Liu Yi's life was full of ups and downs. After what happened yesterday, Liu Yi was enlightened. He wanted to open the best restaurant in the world, and he also wanted to do something and pave the way for his future Wangnan Tower.
So, he cleverly persuaded Dongfang Yu, who was not afraid of anything, and decided to get some new things and go on a picnic.
Even in today's society, it is extremely dangerous for several children with no teeth to form a group to play in the deep mountains and old forests without the company of their families. It can be seen that Liu Yi's proposal is a bold idea.
At noon, at the instigation of the playful little Dongfang Yu, the "Zigui Fifth Primary School" secretly met at Zigui Academy. After some discussion, they dispersed happily.
About half an hour later, before his son returned to school, Liu Yi had a look of vulgarity on his face. He stretched out his head and looked around at the door. Sai Chitu beside him kept rubbing his big head against Liu Yi's shoulder, as if he wanted to eating fresh radishes and vegetables carried on his back;
A "boss" sound came quickly, and Li Erniu ran over in a panic. There was something wrapped in oil paper in his arms, which was three kilograms of pork that he secretly took from home;
Huangfu Lu struggled to carry two bundles of dry firewood, and a large pot came right after him;
There was a commotion, and Dongfang Yu ran down the street carrying a straw basket. The straw basket was fully equipped with bowls, chopsticks, and plates. Behind her, Xia Qing was chasing and yelling. It turned out that this little playful was looking at the knives and kitchen utensils in the north building. He took out everything at once, and finally, after Liu Yi's pleading, Xia Qing gave up;
Wang Sanbao was the only one among the few who received a salary, so he bought six bunches of candied haws and some star anise, longan and other ingredients at the market;
The last one to arrive was Ying Cheng. He was carrying two gray pottery urns. The aroma of wine wafted all the way. When he came to the front of the hall, he stumbled. When the other five people saw this, their hearts suddenly thumped. Seeing that the pottery urns were not damaged, they He smiled and scolded, "Ying Cheng, you almost ruined our great cause."
The six of them respectfully sent away the chattering Xia Qing, and then sneaked towards the north gate. They were like refugees fleeing from famine, carrying large bags and small bags, and sneaking towards the north gate against the wall. , very funny.
A little far away from the city, six little yellow rabbits suddenly started to have fun, chasing each other with snow as bullets, laughing and chatting happily, only suffering the pain of the Sai Red Rabbit, carrying all the belongings, I guess the horse was also there Complain: This horse has grown so big, how can he ever suffer like this?
Huangfu Lu had gone into the mountains with his father to collect herbs since he was a child. He was familiar with the roads in and out of the Lingyuan Mountains. Under his leadership, the group quickly reached the end of the trip, a low mountain at the end of the Lingyuan Mountains.
"Everyone, this mountain is named 'Laotou'. It is the shortest and the closest mountain in the entire Lingyuan Mountains. The slope of Laotou Mountain is not steep, it is easy to climb, and there are no ferocious beasts. After hiking to the top of the mountain, you can look down to the south. You can also overlook the mountains to the north, so it is really a good place for spring outings and gatherings of friends!" Huangfu Lu explained to everyone while spitting and shaking his head.
"Noisy! Hurry up the mountain, set up a pot and light a fire!" Li Erniu roared, pulling Ying Cheng beside him who was enjoying himself, took the rein of the red rabbit from Liu Yi's hand, and went up the mountain.
"Ignorance! Ignorance! Fatty Li Er, sooner or later I will throw you into the Daling River to feed the bastard!" Seeing that his speech was rudely interrupted by Li Erniu and Ying Cheng, Huangfu stomped his feet in anger. .
"This! Old Huang, there seems to be no bastard in our Linghe River!" Liu Yi, with his childish heart, pretended to be serious and interrupted, causing Dongfang Yu and Wang Sanbao to burst into laughter.
"Hmph!" Huangfu Lu threw up his sleeves and went up the mountain. Several people behind him followed closely, chattering.
It turns out that Liu Yi's idea of 'doing something' is a delicious iron pot stew.
The weather is clear after the snow, and there are no clouds when climbing high. It would be a good choice for Liu Yi to travel in such weather.
The old man's mountain is low, with gentle slopes and dry roads. The six little ones are all children of ordinary people. They need firewood, rice, oil and salt on weekdays. In addition, they had already planned it. After climbing to the top, the six little ones immediately found a place where there was no wind. , a small open space without snow, set up a fire, heat a pot, add snow water, add ingredients, cut vegetables, and put onions and ginger.
As the planner of this trip, Liu Yi changed his usual calm demeanor and became the most lively one among them. He talked about this and that in a matter-of-fact manner. "I studied under the chef of Wangbeilou," he said while giving instructions, "This iron pot stew will be the signature dish of Wangnanlou, the best restaurant in the world."
This drawing of a big pie made the other "four little ones" excited and started playing with it even harder.
Liu Yizhen got up and started to control the heat by himself. Several people were very busy. On the contrary, Dongfang Yu, who was usually restless, was sitting quietly by the pot at this moment, his eyes were shining and he was swallowing saliva. Staring at the cauldron intently.
For half an hour, waves of aroma wafted out from the big pot of stewed meat, and the hot firewood burned the little faces of the six little ones.
Several people had a clear division of labor. Wang Sanbao built a small fence around them to use as a curtain to protect them from the wind; Dongfang Yu was busy pouring wine, apparently planning to drink a lot; Li Erniu found some more dry firewood. , Continuously filling the fire, making the fire more prosperous; Huangfu Lu took out a few broken wool mats and laid them neatly around the big iron pot; Yingcheng, who didn't like the kitchen stove, cut some wooden sticks for preparation When he went down the mountain, his friends laughed at him for doing a useless job.
Everyone is busy working on their own, and it’s a lively and joyful atmosphere.
Only Liu Yi, who had always been in high spirits, was squatting outside the fence at this moment, looking at Lingyuan City from a distance, and said to himself, "The book says that to govern a big country is like cooking a small dish, you need to work slowly and carefully, and use the virtual fire to dominate the world, which can last for a long time." Thousands of miles without stopping! Father, you have been patient for decades, do you want to work slowly and carefully to eradicate the large and small families in Lingyuan?"
