Beihai County was the name given when the state was changed to a county in the first year of Tianbao. Its previous name was actually more resounding, it was called "Qingzhou"!
After Dayu controlled the flood, he divided the world into nine states, including Qingzhou. Qingzhou was located due east of the ancient Central Plains. According to the Five Elements Theory, due east belongs to Qing, so it is called "Qingzhou". "Shang Shu·Yu Gong" calls Qingzhou "the northeast corner of the sea" , distance to the southwest from Dai." Dai refers to Mount Tai, and the sea refers to Bohai. Qingzhou rests on Mount Tai, stretches the peninsula to the east, looks to Bohai to the north, and controls Yimeng to the south. It is located in a strategic transportation hub, with mountains and rivers on its right and the sea on its left. It has been an important military town in the past dynasties.
During the Sui Dynasty, the General Administration Office of Qingzhou was established, which governed the states of Qi, Zi, Qing, Deng, Lai, Mi, and Yi. The administrative seat was in Qingzhou. Although the General Administration Office had long been abolished after the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Qingzhou was still the top among the Qilu states. Li Yong He is the prefect here, and with his status, he is also the leader of local officials in Qilu.
The Qingzhou Administrative Office is less than 600 miles away from Penglai, Dengzhou. The three men from Jiangshuo left Penglai Water City on horseback and headed westward along the coast. At this time, winter has come to an end and spring has come, and it is rainy season. Although there are still few people on the road, the ice and snow are gradually melting, and the earth Recovery, spring has quietly sprouted. On this day, the three of them arrived at the shore of Weishui River. "Yu Gong" said, "Haidai is only Qingzhou...the road to Weizi is its road." After crossing the Weishui River, they entered the territory of Qingzhou.
At this time, the ice on the river had begun to melt, but the spring flood had not yet arrived and the river was still shallow. The three of them found a shallow place and waded across the river with their horses. The river in early spring was still cold, and the four horses were jolted by the ice water. Lu Di called out and refused to cross the river. Zhao Rui of Jiangshuo taught him horse language and snorted to communicate with the horses, and finally convinced the four horses to cross the ice across the river.
Seeing that the four horses refused to cross the river even after being whipped for the first time, Jiang Shuo imitated the horses and said "唏唷" and "咴咴" without raising his whip and ran towards the glacier by himself. The well turned out to be a great wonder. Asking Jiang Shuo: "Young Master Jiang, do you really know the art of witchcraft? How can you control the mind of a horse?"
Jiang Shuo smiled and replied: "This is not a witchcraft, nor is it a manipulation technique. I used horse language to convince several horse brothers - after crossing the glacier, I gave them bean concentrate, and the horses mixed the beans. They will rush to cross the river first."
Jing Zhencheng sincerely admired: "The people of the Tang Dynasty were so smart that they could communicate with horses!" But he didn't know that this was Zhao Rui's unique secret book, which was only taught to Li Bai and Jiang Shuo. Li Bai only learned half of it, so in the world In fact, only two and a half people know this technique.
Dugu Xiang and Ye Qingyao both wanted to learn this ventriloquism, but somehow, the two girls could not learn this ventriloquist that Jiang Shuo could learn immediately.
Jiang Shuo didn't know that this kung fu actually required the internal strength of Zhao Rui's own sect. During the two years he followed Zhao Rui, Master Zhao had already subtly given all his skills to Jiang Shuo, but he was young and didn't know it at the time. , Jiang Shuo replied that he had not taught him the right way, and he no longer dared to teach others, so he only smiled at Jing Zhencheng’s praise and never mentioned teaching him horse language. Jing Zhencheng only said that he was from the Tang Dynasty. It's not easy to ask for help in learning secret techniques.
While they were talking, the four horses had already rushed into the glacier one after another, wading through the water. The three of them were not sitting on the horses, but they each used Qinggong to jump on the remaining ice floes on the river. Get involved.
When Dugu Xiang was crossing the water, he saw river fish jumping out of the water from the cracks in the ice. When they fell back, many of them fell on the ice and bounced desperately but could not return to the water. She exclaimed: "These fish are crazy, why do they jump out of the water to commit suicide?"
Jing Zhencheng's running posture was weird, his body was almost touching the ice. The fish jumped out of the river at the same height as his low body. When Duguxiang exclaimed, Jing Zhencheng stretched out his hand to catch two fish, and already caught two fish in his hand. The body of the river fish was sticky, and I don’t know what technique he used to firmly hold the two fishes without slipping when they ran.
Jing Zhencheng held up two fishes and laughed loudly: "Today's food has been decided."
The three of them went to the other side. Four horses had arrived first. Jing Zhencheng loved the horses very much. Seeing that the horses were shivering from the cold, he handed the two fishes to Jiang Shuo and took a big handkerchief to dry the horses. He took a few handfuls of beans from the skin bag carried by the packhorse and fed them to the four horses. This was the condition Jiang Shuo had just agreed to.
Duguxiang asked: "Jinglang, how do you know the habits of these fish? Also, how do you catch fish so well?"
Jingzhen Chengdao: "My motherland, Japan, is quite similar to the scenery of the northern part of the Central Plains. I also have such a thing in my hometown in Japan.
At the turn of winter and spring, I would catch fish with the older children in the village, so I was quite familiar with it. "
Duguxiang asked again: "Would Japanese fish also commit suicide by jumping out of the ice like this?"
Jing Zhencheng smiled and said: "This is not suicide. The reason is that the river is frozen in winter, and the water is cold and warm at the bottom. The fish all sink to the bottom and swim. After spring, the ice breaks, and the river water becomes warm at the top and warm at the bottom under the sunlight. It is cold, so fish float away from the bottom, which means fish like the sun. Once the ice breaks and sunlight shines in, the fish will jump out of the water toward the light, but eventually fall on the ice and cannot return to the river."
Jiang Shuo and Xiang'er nodded frequently after hearing this, thinking that in addition to assassinating, this Japanese man could also do fishing. As they were talking, Jing Zhencheng suddenly pointed to the river bank and said excitedly: "Tase! Tase!"
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a two- or three-foot-long beast on the river bank, dragging fish from the ice to the shore. It was very good at catching fish. They killed it in one bite, and after a few bites, they left it on the shore and ignored it. After a while, the remaining fish were laid out in a pile on the shore, like a display of offerings for sacrifice.
Xiang'er asked, "Is this a weasel? Why is it so big?"
Ordinary weasels are only about one foot long. Jiang Shuo saw that the little beast was twice as big as a weasel, but it was very slender, with a pair of round eyes protruding from its head, a short mouth, small ears, short limbs, and dark fur. Brown, very different from the weasel.
Jing Zhencheng said: "There is also this beast in my hometown, which is called "Tota". This little beast is the most ferocious. Every time he catches a fish, he can't eat more than two bites, so he throws it aside and catches another one. In this way, he will catch another fish on the shore. The remaining fish piled up on the shore are called "tasai", which means "sacrifice" in Japanese. I didn't expect to see this scene in the Central Plains. "
It has been thirty years since Jing Zhencheng left his hometown and came to the Tang Dynasty. Now seeing the scenery similar to his hometown, he can't help but feel nostalgic, and his eyes are filled with tears as he speaks.
Dugu Xiang said curiously: "This "Tasai" is really magical, I have never heard of it..."
Jiang Shuo also said: "Xiang'er, you... just don't like reading. This matter has been recorded in "Book of Rites·Yue Ling". "Yue Ling" says that it is the month of Meng Chun. The sun is in the camp... the east wind is thawing. .The stingworms begin to vibrate. Fish on the ice. Dasha fish sacrifice... Do you see that "fish on the ice" and "Dasha fish sacrifice" are both clearly documented? "
Dugu Xiang pouted and said, "Brother Shuo, do you think everyone has the same photographic memory as you? Not to mention the seventy-two days of the month, even the twenty-four solar terms, I can't even remember them all."
However, Jing Zhencheng sincerely praised: "There are so many classics in the Central Plains. It is really admirable that such a small thing as a fish sacrifice can also be found in the classics."
He turned around and saw that Jiang Shuo was actually catching fish. He rushed forward and said, "Ah, Master Jiang, how can you do such menial work? I'll do it..."
Seeing that Jiang Shuo had already deftly cut open and cleaned the two fishes with a black iron dagger, Jing Zhencheng only thought that Jiang Shuo could be the young leader of the Jianghu League and the Cao Gang. He was determined not to rely solely on his own ability. There must be someone behind it. An elder in the martial arts world must be a pampered noble son. Who would have known that he was also a servant boy? In fact, Jiang Shuo did all the work in the kitchen and in the kitchen decently, let alone killing fish.
Jiang Shuo cleaned the two fishes in the river and gave them to Jing Zhencheng. He knew that since Jing Zhencheng was good at catching fish, he would naturally also know how to cook. He didn't want to overstep his authority, so he just processed the fish and handed them back to Jing Zhencheng for cooking.
Jing Zhencheng had a suspicion before, wondering if Jiang Shuo was worried that he would put poison in the fish to harm him, so he would handle it himself. Unexpectedly, Jiang Shuo handed the fish back to him after killing it and cleaning it. Firstly, I admired Jiang Shuo's broad-mindedness, and secondly, I was grateful for his trust. He immediately took the fish without any courtesy and took out a small knife from his pocket. This knife was specially used for cooking fish.
Jing Zhencheng cut two fishes and cooked them. One was made into raw fish and the other into grilled fish. They all used Japanese techniques. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang tasted it and applauded together. Dugu Xiang He said, "Jinglang, your fish cooking skills are superb. If you open a restaurant in Chang'an or Luoyang, you will definitely make a lot of money. Why are you running around here and there?"
Jing Zhencheng smiled and said: "My craftsmanship is only ordinary in my hometown. You two are just trying to get something new, and that is not my ambition..."
Jiang Shuo hurriedly said: "Jing Lang
, Xiang'er is just joking with you, don't take it to heart. "
After this incident, the relationship between the three people took a big step forward, and they established goodwill and trust in each other. Jing Zhencheng always thought that Jiang Shuo was a playboy in the martial arts world who relied on his ancestors to protect him. Now that he found out that he was also born into a poor family, his liking for him increased greatly. Shuo and Xiang originally thought that Jing Zhen was a weird and cold-blooded Japanese killer, but today they found out that he is also an ordinary person of flesh and blood, who misses his hometown and can be a charlatan.
The three rested for a night by the Wei River. The next day, they rode 200 miles to Yiyang City, the seat of Beihai County. Yiyang is located in the south of Zi River, across the river from Linzi City. It is a prosperous city, a Nanyang The river passes through the city, and there are many shops and restaurants along the river. It is so lively that it looks like a small Yangzhou.
The three of them successfully entered the city with the police certificate issued by Niu Su. Just as they were about to find the location of the government office, Dugu Xiang suddenly pointed forward and said to Jiang Shuo, "Brother Shuo, where are you looking..."
Jiang Shuo saw a stall in a restaurant, which was used to feed the guests' livestock. Among the donkeys and horses, three unusually tall white camels suddenly appeared.
