At dawn the next day, everyone had rested and was ready to go down the mountain. Under Nan Jiyun's urging, Lei Zhen and Xu Yuan could no longer delay. They took out all the wine stored in the village and poured it on various houses. , a fire was lit, and in the dry spring, these wooden buildings covered with thatch were extremely easy to burn. After a while, Ruoda's cottage turned into a sea of flames.
Everyone left the mountain valley and came out of the canyon pass. They stood at the mountain pass and looked south. They could see the whole view of Daze in the south. Jiang Shuo said, "We are about to leave, but we don't know the name of this mountain yet."
Lei Zhen said: "This mountain was originally named Liangshan, which means "Liang" from Liangshan. Later, in order to avoid the name taboo of Liu Liang, the uncle of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, King Zhao, the mountain was renamed "Liangshan", which became the "Liang" of the mountain ridge. "
Xu Yuan couldn't help but sigh: "Hey... the terrain here is beautiful, but it's a pity that the mountains and rivers are not connected together. If the mountains are surrounded by swamps, wouldn't it be a natural city?"
Jiang Shuo saw that the mountain was convex on the outside and concave on the inside, and there was only one exit. It was somewhat similar to a city.
Dugu Xiang said, "Daze is still half a mile away from here. Unless you, Brother Xu, know the art of Six Ding Liujia and recruit heavenly soldiers and generals to help you dig trenches, and you also know how to move Daze, you can't move Daze here." Make it a moat."
Xu Yuan shook his head and said: "There is no need to dig trenches here. You see, the terrain around Liangshan is low-lying. On heavy rain days, swamps will form outside the mountains. If the water accumulates and forms a swamp, wouldn't it be a natural moat? This moat can be miles wide. Yes, it is much deeper and wider than the average moat. As for the big swamp, there is no need to move it. The swamp is slowly moving northward."
Jiang Shuo asked curiously: "What is the name of this great swamp? How can you still have long legs and walk across it on your own?"
Xu Yuandao said: "This big swamp in the south is Juye Ze. Before the Han Dynasty, it was also called Daye Ze. It was one of the nine ancient swamps. It is still very vast to this day, three hundred miles from north to south and one hundred miles from east to west. But the terrain here is It is peculiar that it is high in the south and low in the north, so the Daze has been moving northward for thousands of years. Juye City in Zenan is an ancient city that existed in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Local chronicles record that Juye City belonged to the State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Juye City in Zenan, Surrounded by the city on three sides to the north and east, Juye City has become a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, if I look now, Osawa has retreated to the north of Juye City."
Jiang Shuo said: "In other words, in the past thousand years since the Spring and Autumn Period, Daze has moved north by more than one mile..."
Xu Yuandao: "Counting the distance of Daze around the city, it would take one and a half miles if not two miles to move Daze northward."
Jiang Shuo said: "According to this calculation, in two to three hundred years, Daze will be moved to the foot of Liangshan Mountain."
Xu Yuan said with a smile: "But it can't be calculated that way. The swamp may not move for a hundred years, or it may be flooded by a heavy rain overnight and become a swamp in a day."
Little did they know that today's joke would actually come true two hundred years later. In later generations, Juyeze was silted up and disappeared, but the water moved north to Liangshan and surrounded Chengze, which was called "Liangshan Bo". Even more heroes occupied the mountain again. Another legendary story was created.
Hun Weiming said: "Juye Ze is vast, connecting Zhu and Si in the south, and connecting Qing and Ji in the north. It has convenient transportation and rich aquatic products. I, Caobang Dongbang, Xiao Boss, can do a lot of business here."
Dugu Xiang said: "I heard that in ancient times, the Yellow Emperor and Chi You fought in the wilderness of chasing deer. Chi You was defeated and killed, and was buried by the Juye Lake." She did not read serious books, but she remembered these legends of gods and ghosts very well. .
Xu Yuan said with a smile: "The Yellow Emperor's battle with Chiyou is an ancient myth. For thousands of years, there has been endless debate about where the ancient battlefields of Zhulu and Banquan were. There are eight tombs of Chiyou in the north and south of the river. If not ten, there are eight. On the bank of Juye Ze There are indeed two tombs for Chi You. It is said that the Yellow Emperor buried Chi You in two places. One was buried on the south bank of Daye Ze, nine miles northeast of today's Juye City, and the other was buried on the east bank of Daye Ze, whose end is unknown today. There is also a Lin Tomb outside Juye City. "Spring and Autumn" records that "Lu Ai Gong went west to hunt Daye and caught Lin." After the Kirin died, a Lin tomb was set up twelve miles east of Juye City to bury him. "
When Dugu Xiang heard this, he was very curious and said: "Is there really a unicorn in the world? I want to go to Linzhong to see it!"
Hun Weiming hurriedly stopped her and said, "This is all just a legend. I guess Lu Gong mistook some strange-looking deer for a unicorn. Besides, there are only tombs left. Even if you dig the tomb and open the coffin, you will only find a pile of bones." What else is there to see?"
Nan Jiyun also said: "Xian'er, we still have to hurry. The official road runs along the north bank of Daze, but we don't have the time to go there.
Go around to the south. "
Dugu Xiang heard the boss's displeasure, but he also knew that he had to put the overall situation first, so he could only pout and follow everyone towards Yunzhou City in Zebei.
But Xu Yuan said: "Hey... Xiang'er wants to see Linzhong, so what's the problem? Young Master Jiang and the two lake masters have important matters to attend to, so they will go straight to the west. My two brothers will accompany Xiang'er and take a detour. Look at Juye, it's only one day's journey away. We can meet up in Bianzhou." He was not trying to please Dugu Xiang, but felt uncomfortable traveling with Nan Jiyun, so he found an excuse. Act separately from him.
Nan Jiyun didn't know his plan, but firstly Duguxiang was excited and eager to go, and secondly Lei and Xu's mounts were not good horses and their legs were weak. When they galloped at full speed, they couldn't keep up, so they didn't object. , looked at Jiang Shuo and said, "Please give me some instructions, young master."
What Jiang Shuo wanted to do was to let Xiang'er go have some fun. There might be a fierce battle when they go to Bianzhou, so it would be good to keep her away from danger. So he said: "Xian'er, my two eldest brothers Hun'er and Nanba will go to Bianzhou first. You can follow the two eldest brothers Lei and Xu to have some fun. But don't be naughty, let alone dig graves. His deeds." He knew that Lei Zhen and Xu Yuan were both heroes with no law, so he reminded Xiang'er.
Duguxiang said: "Linzhong is not a human tomb..."
Jiang Shuo said: "That is also an ancient relic from the previous dynasty and cannot be destroyed."
Dugu Xiang could only say: "Okay, I'll go see what's new and come back to find you."
Hun Weiming gave Dugu Xiang a bronze medal and said, "This is our Cao Gang's token. If you need any money, you can go to Juye City to find Xiao Dayou and get it as you like."
Dugu Xiang took it and looked at it, and saw that it was a boat-shaped bronze medal with the words Zhen and Jia engraved on the back. Knowing that it was Zhenze's highest-level token, he thanked Hun Weiming and put it in his arms.
So the six of them divided into two waves. Jiang Shuo followed Hun Weiming and Nan Jiyun to the west and headed towards Bianzhou, while Dugu Xiang, Lei Zhen and Xu Yuan walked around Juye Ze from the east towards Juye City on the south bank. .
But on the way to Jiangshuo, the three of them galloped on horseback and soon arrived at Yuncheng. Yuncheng was originally the seat of Dongping County in Yunzhou. However, due to the low-lying and humid terrain, and the increasingly serious flooding on the north bank of Juye Ze, Dongping The county's administrative seat has been moved to Xuchang, and Yuncheng is now a lot desolate. The three of them passed through Yuncheng without stopping, and passed directly through the city.
After passing Juyeze, we went west along the north bank of Jishui River, passing through Jiyin County of Caozhou, and then entered Chenliu County of Bianzhou.
In the first year of Tianbao, the saint changed Bianzhou's ancient name to Chenliu County, but the administrative seat was not changed back to Chenliu City in the Han Dynasty. Bianzhou is located in Henan Road, and the administrative seat of Henan Road is in Junyi County, Bianzhou, and Junyi is in Bianzhou. On the west bank of the water, it is only 200 miles away from Heyin County where the Tongji Canal connects with the river. Jiang Shuo also passed by this place when he went north along the canal last time, but he was in a hurry and didn't want to stop here. He was able to actually enter the city today.
Although Junyi is the administrative seat of Henan Province, it is not a prosperous metropolis. There are many official offices and barracks of Daochang in the city. The target of the three is the transfer envoy in the city. The transfer envoy is the official responsible for the water and land transfer of rent, salt and iron. Wei Jian once served as the land and water transfer envoy and the Jiangnan transfer envoy. Now that the female cadre Li Linfu wants to accuse Wei Jian, it is natural that he will We must start the search from the transshipment envoys' yamen. Although Wei Jian has been exiled, many river workers and boatmen are still imprisoned in the transshipment envoys' yamen in various places. Nine out of ten of these people are from the Caobang gang. Hun Weiming gets it. According to the tip, Xie Yanchang is now being held in the Henan Road Transfer Envoy Yamen.
Hun Weiming was traveling on the canal, and he originally had the fishing talismans of the canal states and counties, but at this moment the three of them did not dare to reveal their identity as the canal gang and could not use them. Fortunately, Li Yong had another official certificate provided by Li Yong to hide their identities. The three of them successfully sneaked into Junyi City with the shelter given by Li Yong. Hun Wei knew the path clearly and took Jiang Shuo and Nan Jiyun straight to the transfer envoy's Yamen.
They saw a large carriage and horse racing yard outside the gate of the government office. The three of them planned to bypass the gate and sneak into the government office from the side, but they saw many people outside the carriage and horse racing yard. The three of them felt strange. They stood behind the crowd on horseback and looked inside. They saw that there were no carriages and horses in the venue at this moment, but it was filled with naked corpses!
Nan Jiyun was surprised and said: "This transfer officer's office is not an official office. Even if an official office handles prisoners, they will not be naked and still in the horse racing field."
Just as he was doubting himself, he suddenly saw a group of black warriors surrounding him.
A man who looked like an official came out of the house. The three of them took a closer look and saw that the person coming was Luo Xishi, the supervisory censor!
Luo Xishi said loudly: "The original transshipment envoy Wei Jian had an affair with the general and plotted to establish a crown prince. Now the matter has failed. Prime Minister Lin has ordered the boatmen and people along the river to expose the old thief's female activities. The whistleblower will be rewarded heavily. Those who know but fail to report..." He pointed towards the horse racing field and said, "This is what will happen."
A burst of whispers broke out in the crowd, and one of them, an old man who seemed to be very virtuous, said: "Even if they knew about it and didn't do anything, it's not a crime worthy of death. Even if it's a capital crime, they shouldn't expose and humiliate the body like this!"
After hearing this, the people all agreed with the old man's words.
Luo Xishi sneered and said, "These people are stubborn and stubborn. Covering up for rebellion is a capital crime. Exposing the corpses is just to serve as a warning to other unscrupulous people so that they can tell the truth."
The old man said: "I heard that after Wei Xianggong was deposed, Li Linfu ridiculed the envoys he sent to the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, and Yuanhe River in Tokyo. He was guilty of seeking to be strong. Because of this, the boatmen in Gangdian were overflowing in the prison, and all the neighbors were naked. He died in the palace. If Mr. Wei was really guilty, why didn't anyone along the Qianli Canal expose him? According to what Luo Censor said, could it be that all the people in the world are unruly people?"
Luo Xishi said angrily: "This old guy is looking for death! Someone come and take it down for me!"
As soon as his Xuanjia troops swarmed up, they were about to capture someone. The old man smiled and said, "You can't reason with me, so I'm going to arrest this old man? Farewell, farewell!" Yubi laughed loudly, turned around, and arrived a few feet away. How can Army A catch up?
