The boat slowly docked, and Qianhu Sundong stepped ashore first, pushing away the guy who wanted to solicit business. Two more people from the Security Bureau came ashore, but did not stay and blended into the crowd.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the two returned and said a few words to Sun Dong. Sun Dong then walked to the bow of the ship and said, "Master, you can get off the ship."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, looked at Concubine Ning, whose plain clothes could not hide her temperament, and said, "Let's go. Now that we have arrived in Zhenjiang, we must take a look at the scenery here."
Concubine Ning looked at Zhu Yunwen with some worry and advised: "Your Majesty...husband, if you stay too long, you will be easily exposed..."
Zhu Yunwen pulled Concubine Ning and walked out of the cabin. At this time, the sun had turned to the west and the poisonous heat had passed, but there was still heat in the air. The maid held an umbrella for Concubine Ning. A guard wanted to hold an umbrella for Zhu Yunwen, but was blocked. reject.
"Let's go up to Jiaoshan."
Zhu Yunwen did not stop, but walked straight forward.
Xue Xia signaled the people from the Security Bureau to protect him from the front and back, while he personally protected him.
Zhenjiang is a very special city, located at the intersection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Yangtze River, with Yangzhou to the north. To the north of the city are Jinshan, Jiaoshan, and Beigu Mountains. Although the mountains are not high, they are like a corner, overlooking the Yangtze River. Behind the three mountains is the Taihu Lake Basin.
From a war perspective, Zhenjiang is a natural fortress. Anyone who attempts to invade Zhenjiang from the north will inevitably encounter a condescending attack. From Zhenjiang to the north, you can directly threaten Yangzhou, and you can even take advantage of the canal to march north.
Zhu Yunwen chose to stop here in order to investigate whether Zhenjiang was suitable for setting up a guard station to serve as a barrier to Nanjing and guard the Yangtze River waterway.
Although there was peace at home and no war outside, Zhu Yunwen was always thinking about the reduction and adjustment of the Ming Dynasty Guards.
The guard posts in the early Ming Dynasty were for war. When many guard posts were set up, they considered how to deal with the Yuan army and how to strengthen defense. But as the Yuan army fought farther and farther and was driven directly into the desert, the number of guard posts set up in various places continued unabated.
Some of the original temporary guardhouses were transformed into fixed guardhouses and became an important force in suppressing the local area.
However, sometimes the local area does not need to maintain so many guard posts, and the people do not think about rebellion every day, and the locations of some guard posts are not suitable. Zhu Yuanzhang just clicked on the map, just that place, and did not consider where it was. Is it a mountain or a pit? Can I eat or drink water?
In particular, there were a lot of health clinics in some places, but they were of little use, which gave Zhu Yunwen a headache.
For example, Huguang, which later became Hubei and Hunan, had more than 50 health clinics. Looking at Guangxi, there were only seven of them!
After all, Huguang is still a hinterland. Although it has high mountains and dense forests, and has produced many green forest and heroic people, it can't support so many guard houses, right?
However, the land of Guangxi was so chaotic that only seven of them were set up. In a battle, the cooks would almost have to be dragged into the battle.
The imbalance of the guard station is a big problem. It involves the interests of the governors everywhere and the interests of the sergeants. It is easy and difficult to move, but it cannot be moved.
Zhu Yunwen's military strategy is to strengthen the branches and strengthen the branches!
The consequence of strong branches and weak branches is that the borders will be beaten, the court will be in a hurry, and the people will be taxed, and the world will be in chaos. This was how the former Song Dynasty was organized, but in the Song Dynasty, it seemed that the branches were weak and the stems were also weak...
After all, if anything goes wrong on a tree, it’s because of the root.
If you want to survive for a long time, the only feasible way is to strengthen the trunk and branches.
Zhenjiang's strategic location is so important, no less important than Yangzhou, but it is really too much to not set up a guard station here. If one day someone rebels and takes over Zhenjiang, it will be very dangerous...
Concubine Ning didn't know Zhu Yunwen's plan, so she put aside her worries and stayed with Zhu Yunwen happily.
Jiaoshan is not high, only tens of meters high, but it is lush with trees, green grass, and the mountains are green. In addition, there are rippling blue waves, which look like a piece of natural jasper floating on the Yangtze River. Being in it makes you feel relaxed and happy.
Cong Pei'er grew up in Shandong and rarely had the opportunity to visit the magnificent scenery. Seeing the scenery here, she couldn't help but forget the pain of seasickness and said with a smile: "The scenery here is far better than the capital."
Concubine Ning gently raised her hand and said with a smile: "You have only stayed in the capital for a few days. If you had seen the good places in the capital, you would not have said that."
Cong Pei'er didn't refute, just looked at Zhu Yunwen and asked, "Are you here to see the mountains or the water?"
Zhu Yunwen shook his head slightly and said, "I came here to see the monument."
"monument?"
Cong Pei'er was a little confused.
With a smile on her lips, Concubine Ning looked up to the west and said: "There is the "Shimen Inscription" in the north, and the "痗 (yi, meaning burial) Crane Inscription" in the south. The two inscriptions in the north and south are Xiong's view of the history of calligraphy and are the most famous calligraphers of all ages. It is praised. Now that you have come here, let’s go and have a look.”
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly.
Pure scenery is just scenery, but scenery that is integrated with humanity and history has another meaning and is even more fascinating.
Jiaoshan, the cliff at the west foot.
Zhu Yunwen, Ning Fei and others looked at the cliff, somewhat blankly.
Cong Pei'er blinked and asked, "Could this word be from the Heavenly Book? Why can I only see the uneven rocks? Where are the words?"
"Zi, why did you run away?"
Zhu Yunwen was depressed.
Concubine Ning was also a little disappointed. Logically speaking, it should be here, but why is it missing? Could it be that someone destroyed this stone carving? Or was it moved?
At this time, two monks passed by.
Zhu Yunwen stopped the two of them and asked, "May I ask you two, is the "Inscription of the Crane" in Jiaoshan?"
A monk looked at Zhu Yunwen and nodded: "Replying to the donor, the "Inscription on the Crane" is indeed carved on the cliff of Jiaoshan Mountain. However, it was destroyed by lightning in the late Northern Song Dynasty and the fragments collapsed into the river. Although some people have searched for it, they have never been found. See its traces.”
"Destroyed? No, I remember it was five yuan, but I still worked hard..."
Zhu Yunwen stopped talking.
Concubine Ning looked at Zhu Yunqi curiously, and after the monk walked away, she whispered: "Husband, you have been to Jiaoshan Stele Forest, and have you seen the "Inscription of the Crane"?"
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and denied: "How could I have the opportunity to come here? This is the first time... but it is a pity that "The Crane Inscription" cannot be seen."
"It's a pity, haha, little brother, it's not a pity that "The Crane Inscription" is lost, it's a pity."
Not far away stood two Confucian scholars in scarves.
The man on the left is over forty years old, with a square face and an upright look. He is holding a book and seems content.
The person on the right is slightly richer and has a darker complexion. He is holding a folding fan to bring in the breeze.
"Sun Juwen, this is Zhang Bozhi. My little brother is here to observe, I guess he also knows a lot about calligraphy, right?"
Taking it into his arms, Sun Juwen said solemnly.
Zhu Yunwen made a gesture to signal Xue Xia not to be nervous, took a step forward, returned the salute, and said: "I just admire the ancients' writing skills and want to pay homage to them. I don't want the book to just say that "The Crane Inscription" is in Jiaoshan." , but no one mentioned that "The Inscription of the Crane" has sunk into the river, and the person who wrote the book really misunderstood me."
Sun Juwen and Zhang Bozhi laughed loudly at the same time.
Zhang Bozhi folded his fan and said: "The person who wrote the book probably wants more people to come to Jiaoshan, just for the artistic conception when they come, not for the results. If it is written clearly in the book, in addition to increasing the number of people in the world, Besides sighing, who else would come here to see it?"
Zhu Yunwen admired the artistic conception of the person in front of him. His state of mind had gone beyond the realm of objects. However, he was a layman. The first time he came here was to see the inscriptions. The second time he came here, it was still the same purpose, but the difference was the last time. Someone collects tickets...
"You two came here, I'm afraid you also want to see "The Crane Inscription", right?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Sun Juwen nodded, looked at the empty cliff, with some regret in his eyes, and said: "It is rumored that "The Inscription of the Crane" understands the division of seal scripts, and both the north and the south. Huang Tingjian in the Northern Song Dynasty once said that there are no large characters in the "Inscription of the Crane" and no small characters. I have read "The Sutra of Relics". It can be said that "The Crane Inscription" is the ancestor of large calligraphy and has a profound influence on later generations' calligraphy. It is a pity that I have not been able to see it. It is really a pity."
Zhu Yunwen secretly regretted that many people do not know the value of "The Inscription of the Crane", but if they are students of calligraphy and do not know this, they are almost like students of history who do not know Qin Shihuang.
In the eyes of ancient calligraphers, "The Crane Inscription" is comparable to the "Lanting Preface".
Ouyang Xiu once commented on "The Crane Inscription": It is particularly surprising because it is so rare in this world.
"Actually, if you want to see "The Crane Inscription", it's not impossible..."
Zhu Yunwen looked towards the river and said.
Sun Juwen and Zhang Bozhi were surprised and asked quickly: "What can I do?"
Zhu Yunwen turned around and looked at the excited two people, and said: "Simple, the inscription fell into the river, why don't we find someone to fish it out..."
"Shuzi..."
Sun Juwen's face suddenly turned ugly.
Zhang Bozhi also shook his head repeatedly, thinking he had met a knowledgeable young man, but unexpectedly he was just a shallow person.
This is the Yangtze River, the rolling Yangtze River.
How do you touch it?
Besides, if it fell in the late Northern Song Dynasty, who knows if it is still in this position, but if it washes away to other places, such as the East China Sea... how can you salvage it?
"That's it, let's go!"
Sun Juwen and Zhang Bozhi rolled their sleeves and were about to leave.
Zhu Yunwen didn't stop him, he just said softly: "Do you two really want to let "The Inscription of the Crane" sleep at the bottom of the river for eight hundred years?"
Sun Juwen turned around, glared at Zhu Yunwen angrily, and said: "There is nothing to salvage from the bottom of the river! We have nothing to say! Go and rest, go and rest!"
Zhu Yunwen chuckled and said, "In that case, if I salvage it, are you two willing to do something for me?"
Sun Juwen and Zhang Bozhi stopped, looked at each other, turned and walked towards Zhu Yunwen, taking a closer look. Zhang Bozhi asked: "What do you want us to do?"
Zhu Yunwen said calmly: "It's nothing, it's just that the family lacks a husband."
"Sir? Haha, if you can really salvage "The Inscription of the Crane", let alone us being husbands, we still have thirty or fifty friends who can be your husbands together."
Sun Juwen Haikou said.
Zhu Yunwen was really worried about Sun Juwen's friend. What kind of bad friends did he make? He was sold out in a daze and was still complacent...
But that’s fine, sir, the more the merrier.
For the sake of the big education strategy, if you don’t fall into the trap, who will?…
ps:
Although May was hard, I finally persevered to the end. Tomorrow is June. Brothers who have monthly or recommended tickets, please support Xia Jingxue.
As expected, the June update is a double update. If the work is not too busy later, Jingxue will try to occasionally update the game with 10,000 words. Please also support "Da Ming".
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