The Jinniu Road was named after the rumors of the stone cow dung gold and Wu Ding opening the road in the pre-Qin Dynasty. It is more than 1,500 miles long and is the main road from Sichuan to Hanzhong. It starts from Chengdu and goes north through Luocheng and Mianzhu. , Fucheng, Zitong, Jianmen, Jiameng and other places, and finally arrived at Mianyang in Hanzhong.
The warm sun is in the sky and the warm wind is blowing. At this moment, ten riders are galloping on the Taurus Road.
The Jinniu Road from Chengdu to Zitong has a flat terrain and the horses are galloping very fast. Only one day after leaving Chengdu, Yang Qing and his party arrived in Guanghan County. This time he went north to Hanzhong to take office with only Zhou Xing and other guards. Mulan would not go there until he settled down in Hanzhong.
As for Pu Yuan, he originally wanted to go together, but there were changes in the improvement of the sleeve armor, so Yang Qing had to take the first step, and only after Zhuge Liang was satisfied with the sleeve armor could Pu Yuan go.
Guanghan County governs Luocheng, Mianzhu, Qicheng and other counties, and its administrative seat is located in Luocheng. The city is high and the pond is deep, and it is the gateway to the north of Chengdu.
In the past, Liu Bei marched south from Jiameng Pass to capture Yizhou. He fought with continuous victory all the way and was unstoppable. It was not until he advanced to Luocheng that he was blocked by Liu Xun, Liu Zhang's son.
At that time, Liu Xun led his troops to defend the city in a very organized manner. The army could not attack for a long time. Even military advisor Pang Tong was shot and killed by the loss. It was the most difficult battle in Liu Bei's war against Shu. It was not until a year later that Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun led Jingzhou Luocheng was broken only after the reinforcements arrived. This shows that Luocheng is actually the northern gate of Chengdu.
At the moment, the prefect of Guanghan is He Zhi, a native of Shu County. Although this man was born in a poor family, he is knowledgeable and talented, and he is also very generous and generous.
A few years ago, he was a clerk to Yang Hong, the prefect of Shu County. However, he was soon appreciated by Yang Hong for his talents and achievements, and his official career was greatly improved. Now his official position is the same as that of his old master.
Yang Qing was passing by Luocheng to visit the prefect He. He Zhi also warmly received him as a new member of the court.
Perhaps because he grew up poor, He Zhi now likes to eat, drink and have fun, and has a big belly. At the reception banquet held for Yang Qing, he showed Yang Qing what a real gourmet is. The origins and methods were explained clearly and clearly, which opened Yang Qing's eyes.
"If Mr. He is born in future generations, he will definitely become a gourmet!" Looking at He Zhi who was still introducing local delicacies, Yang Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Yang Qing and his party rested for the night in Luocheng, and said goodbye to He Zhi early the next morning and continued on their way.
When we arrived at the border of Mianzhu County that day, everyone hurried out of the official road in a hurry, and because they were unfamiliar with the route, they didn't reach Mianzhu City until dark.
"De Mao, it seems that I have to spend the night in this wilderness tonight." Yang Qing said with a smile on the horse.
Zhou Xingdao: "Fu Jun, all of you are humble and incompetent in doing things. You have led the wrong way, which makes Fu Jun sleep in the wilderness."
"Haha, you don't have to worry about Demao. Didn't I realize that I was going the wrong way?" Yang Qing waved his hand and said with a smile, "Besides, I'm not that noble. When we were fighting in Nanzhong, it was common to travel overnight and travel across mountains and rivers. And it was common for me to travel all night long and cross mountains and rivers. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s okay to sleep outdoors at night.”
Zhou Xing still felt guilty after hearing this, and was about to blame himself a few more words, when suddenly Yue Zhao, who was holding a torch to guide the way, pointed in front and shouted: "Master Fu, there seems to be a village ahead?"
Yang Qing looked for the sound and saw three or five points of light flickering about half a mile ahead, like a small village where four or five families lived together.
"Haha, this is a perfect road. We don't have to use the sky as a quilt and the earth as a bed tonight." Yang Qing said happily: "Let's go up and find a family to stay at."
Everyone was very excited after hearing this. After all, it was much more comfortable to live in a house than to sleep in the wild, so they cheered in unison and accelerated their horses.
As they approached the village, everyone got off their horses and Zhou Xing walked in front. He found the house with the largest courtyard and knocked on the door.
Bang, bang, bang, the knock on the door was particularly loud in this quiet village. The owner of the house had already heard it, opened the door and walked out.
"Who is it?" An old man's voice came from the courtyard gate.
Zhou Xingdao: "Old man, we are travelers. We just missed the place where we stay and have nowhere to rest, so we want to borrow a bowl for the night. I hope it will be convenient for you."
After a few breaths, I heard a few sounds coming from inside, like
It seemed like the sound of the door bolt opening, but the courtyard door did not really open. Instead, a crack about a finger's width was exposed. An old man in his fifties and a young man in his early thirties appeared in the crack. There was panic on both of their faces.
There were many people in Yang Qing's party, and they all carried swords, bows and crossbows. The old man and the young man were frightened when they suddenly saw him in the dark. The old man immediately said with a look of embarrassment: "This strong man, the young man only has three rooms in his home." I’m afraid it won’t be possible to accommodate you all in this house, so please, please, please find another place, strong man.”
"This..." Zhou Xing couldn't decide to pay attention, so he had to look at Yang Qing.
Yang Qing knew that the reason for the old man's reluctance was probably because of fear, so he stepped forward, cupped his fists and saluted, and said kindly: "Old man, don't worry, we are all good people, and we carry weapons for self-defense because we go to Hanzhong for business. We all A person who is not a noble person just wants a house to protect him from the wind and rain. If the house is not enough, a woodshed will do."
"This..." The old man and the young man looked at each other with tangled expressions on their faces.
Yang Qing took out a bag of money from his arms and continued: "I don't dare to let the old man spend money, so Sichuan Capital will give it to me."
"Sir, this gentleman is gentle and has a kind face. He should not be a bad person." The young man's eyes lit up and he whispered into the old man's ear.
The old man glanced at him, nodded slightly, and then said: "The houses of the country people are simple and simple, and they are not worthy of the husband's money. If you don't dislike it, please come in and spend the night."
"Thank you, old man."
Yang Qing still forced the money to the owner, but the old man couldn't resist, so he had to put it in his arms with a smile.
So everyone followed the owner into the courtyard. Through the moonlight and firelight, Yang Qing roughly saw the layout of this family clearly.
The yard is quite large, and more than a dozen horses can be led in. There are three main rooms in front of it, and there are two rooms on each side next to the main room. Yang Qing estimates that one is the kitchen and the other is the woodshed. .
Yang Qing and Zhou Xing entered the main room first, and the rest of the people were taken to the woodshed by the young man to clean up. There was definitely no room for ten of them, so they had to be divided into two groups. Yang Qing and Zhou Xing lived in the main room, and the rest People rest in the woodshed.
"You haven't asked me your name yet?" Yang Qing said as he took the water from the old man.
The old man replied: "I don't dare to use the honorific title of husband. My surname is Zhu. The one just now is my son."
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhu." Yang Qing said, "To be honest with you, we haven't eaten yet and are hungry, so we want to borrow the Zunfu kitchen stove to make something to eat."
Mr. Zhu said, "Please, sir." Then he turned to the back room and shouted, "Xijun, please call the dog's mother to come out and cook for the guests."
"Okay." came the response from the back room.
As soon as he finished speaking, an old woman came out of the back room first, and then a young woman came out holding a boy with her left hand and a girl with her right hand. The two women were a little flustered when they saw so many strangers, and they were not polite. , stood there, helpless.
"What are you doing in a daze? Quickly take the guests to the kitchen to cook." Mr. Zhu shouted.
The young woman handed the child to her uncle, pulled her sleeve, and walked out of the house. Zhou Xing winked at Yue Zhao and motioned for him to follow, and Yue Zhao and the other two guards followed him out.
