A knife in love

Chapter 1086

The mighty Jialing River flows out from Daiwang Mountain in Fengxian County, Shaanxi Province at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains.Because it flows through the Jialing Valley in the northeast of Fengxian County, Shaanxi Province, it is named Jialing Water, and the common people call it Jialing River.

The Jialing River flows day and night, flowing from west to east, passing through Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, and then entering Sichuan.When it flows through Chongqing, people in Sichuan call it Yushui, so Chongqing is also called "Yu".

The terrain of Chongqing Prefecture is dangerous, and the Yangtze River runs through it from west to east.The Jialing River flows into the Yangtze River at Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing Prefecture.The two rivers converge here, and the water is extremely powerful, and the sound of the rushing water is shaking the sky, and the momentum is extremely astonishing.

Chaotianmen Wharf is located at the confluence of the Jialing River and the Yangtze River in the northeast of Chongqing. It is the largest wharf in Chongqing.There is a huge stone archway built on the shore of the wharf, with four characters "Ancient Yuxiongguan" written on it.

Chongqing Mansion is the center of the western section of the Yangtze River, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.During the Three Kingdoms period, Chongqing Prefecture was called Jiangzhou, which was successively occupied by Liu Biao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei.Later, Liu Bei entered Sichuan and captured Yizhou, leaving Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou.After Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao and occupied Hanzhong, Guan Yu also commanded an army to attack Xiangfan in the north, but he won first and then lost. In the end, he was captured and killed by Sun Quan in Maicheng, and Soochow captured Jingzhou.In order to avenge Guan Yu, Liu Bei wanted to recapture Jingzhou, so he mobilized all the soldiers in Shu and went straight to Soochow.Military adviser Zhuge Liang and general Zhao Yun tried their best to prevent this.Zhao Yun even remonstrated with Liu Bei, saying that the national thief is Cao Wei, not Sun Quan. As long as Wei is destroyed first, Wu will naturally surrender.Although Cao Cao is dead now, his son Cao Pi still usurps the throne of King Wei and controls the state affairs.The king of Han should follow the people's will, seek Guanzhong as soon as possible, station troops in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and Weishui River, and crusade against the rebellious officials and thieves of Cao Wei. The loyal people in the Guandong area will definitely respond.You should not ignore Cao Wei and confront Soochow.Once there is a war with Soochow, I am afraid that the war will be protracted, and Cao Wei will inevitably take advantage of it.

When Liu Bei saw Zhao Yun's remonstrance, not only did he not listen, but he also had a grudge in his heart.When he led the army to set off, he did not take Zhao Yun with him, but left Zhao Yun in Jiangzhou to buy food, grass and military equipment, thinking that he would respond later.At that time, the soldiers of the Shu Han were strong and the horses were strong, and Liu Bei thought that he would defeat Soochow.Abandoning Zhao Yun instead of using him is naturally deliberately ignoring the veteran.It's just that Zhao Yun didn't complain. After arriving in Jiangzhou, he tried his best to purchase and transport food, grass and military equipment for Liu Bei's army.Later, Liu Bei fought against Lu Xun, the governor of Eastern Wu. In the battle of Yiling, Lu Xun set fire to his company. Liu Bei was defeated and fled back to Baidi City in a hurry.After Zhao Yun heard the news, he hurriedly led Jiangzhou soldiers and horses to meet him.Lu Xun was always worried that Cao Pi would take the opportunity to attack Soochow. Seeing that Zhao Yun's troops had already arrived at Baidi City, it was impossible to capture and kill Liu Bei.He also received an urgent report that Cao Wei's army had gone south to attack Wu, so he led his troops back to Soochow.

Although Zhao Yun was stationed in Jiangzhou for only one year, he spent a lot of effort to renovate the city walls and fortresses. After thousands of years, there are still many stories about him in Jiangzhou.Jiangzhou was renamed Chongqing Prefecture in the Song Dynasty. It was an important town on the western border of the Song Dynasty. The imperial court strengthened the original city wall, making the defense of Chongqing Prefecture more stable.At that time, there were seventeen city gates in this strong city, and Chaotianmen was one of the seventeen ancient city gates.Later, the Kingdom of Jin invaded Bianliang, Tokyo, and the Northern Song Dynasty perished.However, Chongqing Mansion has been firmly guarded by the Song Army, and the Kingdom of Jin has never been able to conquer it.After Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty favored Lin'an, whenever an imperial envoy came from the west of the Yangtze River to deliver an imperial edict, all the officials of the Chongqing government would greet the imperial envoy here, hence the name Chaotianmen.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan army repeatedly besieged Chongqing Mansion, causing heavy casualties, and they were still unable to capture this place.Later, when the Yuan Dynasty conquered the world, in order to prevent the rebellion of the Han people, they demolished all the important passes in the world. Naturally, the ancient city of Chongqing was not spared.The Yuan army demolished all the ancient city walls of Chongqing Prefecture, and nothing remained of Chaotianmen, leaving only a huge stone archway standing on the river bank, overlooking the surging river, which flows eastward day and night.

The sky was dark and windy that day, and it looked like it was going to snow.It's just that the river outside Chaotianmen Wharf is still lined with masts and sails, and boats shuttle.I saw that the riverside wharfs are densely covered, and people walk like ants.There are many streets and alleys along the banks of the river on both sides of Chaotianmen, and many places are bustling.Inside Chaotianmen, there are many streets and alleys, with roads extending in all directions.However, since ancient times, civilian ships have not been allowed to dock at the largest pier facing Chaotianmen.This is not to welcome the imperial envoy, but the government is worried that there will be troubles caused by desperadoes here, which will inevitably lead to chaos.After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although the ban was lifted, the government still sent people to guard it.Private ships can only berth at the small piers on both sides of Chaotianmen, and the largest and best piers are still reserved for official ships.

Li Qiufeng poked his head out of a wooden sailboat on the river and looked towards the tall Chaotianmen Stone Archway.The boat owner who was preparing to furl the sails on the deck said with a big smile, "This is the first time for my young master to come to our Chongqing mansion. If you see the stone archway, you will be in Chongqing mansion. If you disembark from Chaotianmen Wharf, you can’t walk half a mile. You can enter the city. This Chongqing Fushan is the city, and the city is the mountain. It doesn’t make much difference whether you enter the city or not. If you still want to use a boat, you can just come to this pier and find me, Old Four Wei. .”

At this time, more than [-] days have passed since Li Qiufeng left Xiuwu County.That night he went outside the south gate of Xiuwu County, met with Liu Yong, Xu Chenghe, Chu Danyang and others, and talked about the Town God's Temple in detail, and everyone sighed endlessly.Liu Yong and the others saw that Li Qiufeng was safe and sound, the Japanese pirates had dispersed, and Xiuwu County was firmly controlled by Jin Yiwei, so they didn't want to have any more troubles.Therefore, the leaders of the various sects immediately led the disciples to disperse.Liu Yong originally wanted Li Qiufeng to go back to Mount Hua with him, but Li Qiufeng said something was up and parted with Liu Yong and others outside Xiuwu County.Afterwards, he traveled all the way south, passing through Luoyang, Nanyang, and Xiangyang, and finally boarded a sailboat at Jingzhou Wharf, which only had to turn around Chongqing Mansion, and headed straight for Chongqing Mansion.

The journey was not just for one day. Although the boat bumped on the big river and traveled westward, it was quite hard work, but Li Qiufeng had gone through many hardships and exhausted his energy this year. On the contrary, during the ten days on the boat, he ate enough and slept soundly Fragrant, very relaxed and happy.At this time, when the boss of the boat said that he had arrived in Chongqing Mansion, he felt a little reluctant to part with him.

When Li Qiufeng boarded the boat in Jingzhou, there were already more than a dozen passengers on board.The boss of the boat originally didn't want to let anyone aboard.However, Li Qiufeng took out three ingots of silver ingots, a total of 15 taels of silver.At this time the boat was about to dock, and the boss of the boat was still reluctant to part with this generous young man, and repeatedly told Li Qiufeng that if he wanted to go elsewhere by boat, he must come to Chaotianmen Wharf to find him.

After the boat docked, Li Qiufeng climbed the stone steps on the shore, but felt his legs tremble slightly, and the stone steps under his feet seemed to be shaking non-stop.He knew it was because he had lived on the boat for more than ten days, and his body was used to the ups and downs of the river, so it was not a serious problem.So he took a deep breath, and then slowly walked out of the pier.

Chongqing Mansion is built on the hillside, and the terrain is rugged, with almost no flat ground to be seen.Li Qiufeng is no stranger to Chongqing Mansion, but this is the first time he landed from Chaotianmen.So after he entered Chaotianmen, he asked the passers-by where he was going, and then walked along the winding stone road all the way to the city.

After Li Qiufeng entered the city, he made a circle from the south of the city, and soon arrived at the "Liuju Lane" that he had to pass through when he came to Chongqing Mansion, and he was relieved.He went north along Liuju Lane.The alley twists and turns. Although it faces north at the beginning, after a few turns, it goes east.After walking straight for more than half an hour, a small temple suddenly appeared in front of me.The temple is surrounded by brick houses and buildings on stilts, making it look even more low and simple.There was no one in front of the temple gate, only two old trees swaying in the cold wind, with dead branches crackling, adding to the desolation.

Li Qiufeng walked to the temple gate and knocked lightly on the door a few times.After a while, only the sound of footsteps came from inside the door, followed by an old voice saying, "Who is it?"

Li Qiufeng said respectfully: "Is that Uncle Huang? My nephew is here to visit your old man."

Just hearing a "creak", the temple door has opened inward, and an old man with white beard and hair is standing inside the door.After meeting Li Qiufeng, a childlike smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and he said, "This year is really strange. Your master has not shown up, and I was worried that something happened on the way. Now that you are finally here, we This heart has also let go of half."

(End of this chapter)