The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 373 This is called grounding

Hey, hey, the danger is high!The difficulty of the road to Shu is more difficult than going to the blue sky!Cancong and yufu, how at a loss was the founding of the country!You are [-] years old, and you will not live with Qin Saitong.Xidang Taibai has a bird path, which can cross the Emei Peak.Dibengshan destroyed the strong men to death, and then the ladders and stone stacks were connected with each other.On the top is the high mark of the six dragons returning to the sun, and on the bottom there is the rushing and turning back to Sichuan.the yellow crane can't fly too fast, and the ape wants to overcome his sorrow and climb for help.What a pan of green mud, a hundred steps and ten folds of lingering rocks.I went to the Lijing well and raised my breath, touched my chest with my hands and sat down with a long sigh.

When will I return Journey to the West?If you are afraid of the road, you will not be able to climb the rock.But I saw the ancient wood of the Mourning Bird, male and female flying around the forest.I also heard that Zigui cried at night, worrying about the empty mountains.The difficulty of the road to Shu is more difficult than going to the blue sky, which makes people listen to this withered beauty!Even the peaks go to the sky without a foot, and the withered pine hangs upside down and leans against the cliff.The turbulent waterfall competes for noise, and the cliffs turn into rocks and thunder.The same is true of the danger. People who are far away from you are doing nothing!

Jiange is towering and towering, while Cui Wei is guarded by one man, and ten thousand men cannot open it.The guardian or bandit relatives turned into wolves and jackals.Avoid tigers in the face, and long snakes in the evening; Grind your teeth and suck blood, and kill people like hemp.Although Jincheng is happy, it is better to return home early.The difficulty of the road to Shu is that it is difficult to go up to the blue sky, and look sideways to the west for a long time!
This poem is Li Bai's "The Road to Shu is Difficult".The whole poem has one meaning: the road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky!

Wen Tingyun of the Tang Dynasty also wrote about the difficulties of the Shu Road in "22 Rhymes of Passing Huaqing Palace": "The early plums are sad for the Shu Road, and the tall trees are separated from Zhaoqiu."

In the past, Li Bai set out from Chengdu, passed through Luojiang County in Deyang, Zitong County in Mianyang, arrived at Jiange County in Guangyuan, crossed Jianmen Pass to Zhaohua, crossed the Jialing River, went northeast to Ningqiang County in northern Shaanxi via Guangyuan, and then arrived in Hanzhong through Mian County.

Jinniu Road is also called Shuzhan. Jinniu Road was the main line of transportation between Sichuan and Shaanxi in ancient times. The section from Guangyuan in the north of Sichuan to Ningqiang in the south of Shaanxi is very steep.The poet Li Bai's admiration "The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky" refers to this passage.

At this time, Feng Jiuxiao and the others were riding on the plank road from Ningqiang to Guangyuan called Jinniu Road.

With a steep mountain wall on one side and a bottomless cliff on the other, it is really difficult to go up to the blue sky!
This kind of winding, ups and downs plank road is not suitable for horse-drawn carriages at all, so Chang Zijin, Li Erni and two daughters also rode on horseback, plus Feng Jiuxiao, Liu Miezhou, Zeng Yong, and Bigwolf, four men and two women. Six people and six riders.Although it is late autumn at this time, the wind is sunny and cloudless, and there is still warmth.

Liu Miezhou said: "The weather is good today. But it's not easy to see the sun when we arrive in Chengdu. There are at least fifteen days in a month that are cloudy!"

Zeng Yong asked: "Why is this happening? It's not near the sea, why are there so many clouds?" He knew that it rained almost three times a day in the southeast coastal area!But the rain came and went quickly.You can even see a small rain cloud drifting by, and within a distance of several hundred feet, some people are drenched, while others are poisoned by the sun!Just a sentence: the sun rises in the east and rains in the west, Tao is ruthless but sentimental!
Liu Miezhou said faintly: "Although it is not close to the sea, there are many mountains. Have you heard that the night rain in Bashan raises the autumn pond?"

Zeng Yongdao: "Your question is that there is no date for returning, and the night rain in Bashan floods the autumn pond. Why should we cut the candles on the west window together, but talk about the night rain in Bashan. This is Li Shangyin's "Night Rain Sending North."

Liu Miezhou nodded, "There have been poets in Sichuan since ancient times."

Feng Jiuxiao said at this time: "Do you know the allusion of the Shu dog barking the sun?"

Chang Zijin said, "I know."

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Let's hear it."

Chang Zijin said: "In the past, Liu Zongyuan wrote such an allusion in "Responses to Wei Zhongli's Discourse on Teachers and Taoism". When there are few days, the dogs bark at sunrise. Because there are so few sunny days, the dogs bark for a while when they see the sun!"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "That's right. Chengdu is indeed a magical place."

Chang Zijin said: "The name Chengdu is also very magical. I don't know why it is called Chengdu. Don't everyone call it Rongcheng now?"

Feng Jiuxiao paused and said: "In the past, the enlightened dynasty of Shu Kingdom moved their capital here, and it was named Chengdu because it was established in one year, a town in two years, and Chengdu in three years!"

Chang Zijin nodded with an "oh".

Liu Miezhou went on to say: "Meng Chang, the emperor of Western Shu, preferred hibiscus flowers, and ordered the people of the city to plant hibiscus trees on the city walls. When the flowers bloom, Chengdu is [-] miles away, so it is called Furong City, or Rongcheng for short!"

Chang Zijin and Li Erni suddenly understood.Li Erni said: "I think Rongcheng sounds better! Forty miles of splendor, wow, flowers are like a sea!" She seemed to be immersed in it.

Zeng Yongdao: "In addition to being called Rongcheng, I also know that Chengdu is called Jinguan City."

Li Erni blinked, suddenly remembered, and said softly: "Good rain knows the season, when spring happens. Sneak into the night with the wind, moisten everything silently. The wild path is dark, the river boat fire is bright. Xiao sees red In the wet place, the flowers are heavy in Jinguancheng. Du Fu mentioned Jinguancheng in "Happy Rain on a Spring Night"!"

Zeng Yong gave a thumbs up and praised Li Erni.

Big Worf didn't know what they were talking about, but he felt that they all seemed to be very educated. In order not to be embarrassed, he also pretended to have an expression of "that's how it is".

Zeng Yong made no secret of his lack of knowledge, "I only know it's called Jinguancheng, but I don't know its origin."

Feng Jiuxiao didn't speak.

Seeing that he really didn't mean to speak, Liu Miezhou said: "The Shu brocade has always been the best in the world, but people in the world don't know its beauty. After Qin Guodong entered Hangu Pass to unify the six countries, it ended by burning books and burying scholars. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period when a hundred schools of thought contended, at almost the same period, Shu brocade came out of the Baoxie Road and the ancient plank road of Lianyunzhan, and started the journey of Shu brocade to unify the brocade rivers and lakes! In [-] BC, King Hui of Qin sent General Sima to attack Shu. , destroyed the enlightened dynasty of the ancient Shu Kingdom, established Shu County in Chengdu, and Shu brocade weaving began to prosper. In the Han Dynasty, the imperial court set up an official brocade weaving institution and officials in charge of brocade weaving in Chengdu. Since then, Chengdu has also been called Jinguan City. "

Everyone nodded to indicate that they were taught.

Under the feet of everyone was a suspended plank road, and the horseshoes stepped on the wooden boards to make an empty sound.Bigwolf inevitably asked what is a plank road.This time it was Liu Miezhou who explained again.

Some prismatic holes are dug with utensils on the cliffs, and stone or wooden piles are inserted into the holes, and wooden or stone slabs are laid horizontally on them, which can be used for pedestrians and traffic. This is called plank road.In order to prevent these wooden piles and boards from becoming rotten and rotten by the rain, a pavilion was built on the top of the plank road, also known as a corridor pavilion. This is the pavilion, also known as the trestle pavilion.

The consecutive names are called the way of Zhange, or plank road for short.

At this time, the plank road under everyone's feet is the Jinniu Road built when Qin conquered Shu. It is called the South Plank Road by later generations, with a total length of hundreds of miles!
Looking at the endless piles of wood and stone piled across the cliff, Bigwolf sighed: "I never imagined that you Easterners are so powerful that you can dig so many holes and build so many structures on this hard cliff." How much manpower, how much material resources, and how many years would it take for such a huge project?"

Liu Miezhou also said with a lot of emotion: "Yes! I don't know how many bones are buried under this cliff!"

Chang Zijin and Li Erni couldn't help but look at each other, and when they looked down, they saw the white clouds so deep that they couldn't see the bottom, and they thought: Walking on it is frightening, let alone working on it?When building a trestle bridge, it is necessary to transport materials, work on the cliff, excavate, drill holes, insert piles, lay wooden boards, and then build a pavilion. The degree of danger can be imagined!I don't know how many difficulties and obstacles those hard workers have overcome in the past, and what kind of hardships have they endured?Who wants to work hard on a cliff?The story of blood and tears of persecution by officers and soldiers and service with whips is indispensable!I really can't imagine how many people stumbled and fell into this bottomless ravine and fell to their deaths!

Chang Zijin couldn't help thinking that when the First Emperor sent General Meng Tian to move 60 prisoners to build the Great Wall, there were countless casualties, which led to the legend of "Meng Jiangnu crying down the Great Wall".I can't help but sigh, throughout the ages, it is really a history of "one general succeeds and ten thousand bones die"!

Everyone moved forward.Feng Jiuxiao said: "This plank road is so important, why is there no soldiers guarding it?" He was a little surprised that he didn't see a single Xishu soldier interrogating him along the way!
Liu Miezhou was still calm and calm, with a melancholy expression that could break the girl's heart. He said quietly, "Defending here is better than defending at the exit?"

Feng Jiuxiao was startled, then suddenly laughed, and laughed at herself: "Yeah, why didn't I think of that, really."

Defending at the exit of the plank road, waiting for work with ease, one man guarding the gate, and ten thousand men not opening it, is naturally more effective than setting up checkpoints and ambushes halfway.

So only fools would attack from the plank road!The army ran all the way from the plank road, and finally reached the end, only to find that the end of the road was surrounded by enemy troops, in a dilemma, wouldn't you be dumbfounded on the spot?Isn't this just like thousands of troops walking on a single-plank bridge?
The so-called one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it, is talking about the importance of terrain!Occupying a favorable location, a small number of defenders can completely resist the advance of thousands of troops!Some people say, "I have a lot of people, the ones in front will die and the ones behind will go up!" But don't forget, if the people in front fall down, the road will be blocked, let alone the people behind!The man would say again, "I'll clean up the body before attacking".The enemy will only give you a sneer, "Are you here to fight, or are you looking for a shot?"

Looking at the wobbly plank road, Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help but think of the eight words "clearly repairing the plank road, darkening Chen Cang" in Feng Jiuxiao's mind!
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, the Second Emperor's licentiousness and immorality caused great chaos in the world. "Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou": "Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it." Han Wang Liu Bang took the lead in entering Guanzhong and attacking Xianyang.But after Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, entered Guanzhong, the guard of honor was strong and strong, forcing Liu Bang to withdraw from Guanzhong!At the Hongmen Banquet, Liu Bang was almost killed!Fortunately, Fan Kuai's "urinary nature" and Xiang Yu's indecision and disobedience to the old man Fan Zeng's old man's words finally suffered a loss and did not keep Liu Bang, a slippery man.After Liu Bang escaped by chance, he had to retreat back to Hanzhong.In order to paralyze Xiang Yu, Liu Bang burned all the plank roads from Hanzhong to Guanzhong when he retreated, and told the world that he would not return to Guanzhong.

In [-] BC, Liu Bang felt that his wings were getting harder and harder, and he didn't want to settle down in a corner and draw a ditch with Xiang Yu to rule, so he sent the general Han Xin to attack Xiang Yu.Before the expedition, Han Xin sent many soldiers to repair the burned plank road, posing as if he was going to return to Guanzhong from the killing.After hearing the news, the Guanzhong defenders paid close attention to the progress of the restoration of the plank road, and sent the main force to take strict precautions at each pass fortress along this route, in order to prevent the Han army from advancing eastward.

As a result, Han Xin overthrew Zhang Han in one fell swoop and pacified Sanqin by "building the plank road in the dark"!Since then, Liu Bang finally has the foundation to compete with Xiang Yu in Guanzhong!

If Han Xin really attacked from the plank road, he would surely die.

But on the other hand, Zhang Han actually sent heavy troops to guard the plank road is pure brain damage.The enemy is coming from the plank road?You only need to shoot and kill the enemy just before the exit like rain of arrows. How can Han Xin defend in such a narrow space?If Han Xin can still advance, then use rockets to burn the exit trestle, cut off his approach, and the Han army will be destroyed without attacking!It can be seen that Han Xin's success is really thanks to the exquisite cooperation of Zhang Han and other countless enemies!
But then again, Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help feeling sorry for Han Xin.What a miraculous and powerful person back then, all-powerful and invincible, how could he die so uselessly?It's such a pity to be killed by Empress Lu!Was there a rival in the world at that time?No!Zhuge Liang still has Sima Yi who can contend, but Han Xin is actually invincible!How scary is it to be an enemy?How enviable to have such a subordinate?It's a pity that the fate of people is really wonderful.When he was king of Qi, he could have taken the opportunity to sweep the world, but unfortunately, I don't know what this man who can bear the "humiliation under the crotch" thinks. He seems to be less and less a person of loyalty, so why can't he be cruel to Liu Bang?Is it really God's will?He was defeated by nature when he faced Liu Bang?Liu Bang, a big gangster, was born to be a "general"?Specially restrain these "generals"?What a trick!

After walking for dozens of miles, they finally came across a post in front of them.This station is built in a mountain depression.The trestle bridge is just interrupted here, and the col is like a joint, connecting the plank road on the other side of the col, just like the beacon tower on the Great Wall.

There are dozens of Xishu soldiers stationed in the col.There are granaries, fresh water from mountain springs, horses for delivering information, and all logistical supplies.

There is a lot of smoke rising from the sparse mountains, it seems that this place should be a village.

Looking at the endless green hills, and then at the abyss on the other side, Chang Zijin couldn't help shaking his head and said, "It's unimaginable to live in such an inaccessible place. There is no village in front of this place, and there are no shops behind. It's too remote. !"

But Feng Jiuxiao said: "Since ancient times, there have been many wild cranes who are willing to live in this paradise-like place. The so-called big hermits hide in the court, and the small hermits hide in the mountains. Maybe these people are those who see through the world of mortals, stay away from the hustle and bustle, or people who are underappreciated , temporarily living in this deep mountain and old forest.”

Chang Zijin said: "He came to this kind of place without meeting his talents? I can't imagine. Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in the suburbs back then, so it would be easy for Liu Bei to find him. Otherwise, if he heard that it was this kind of place, he would not come here even if Liu Bei was beaten to death." .”

Feng Jiuxiao nodded and said: "Zhuge Wuhou didn't really live in seclusion back then, it was just 'Jiang Taigong fished, and those who wished to take the bait', if he couldn't wait for King Wen of Zhou, Jiang Ziya would just sit and wait for death in his life. Zhuge Liang didn't want those who wished to take the bait, And take the initiative to withdraw from the Internet!"

Chang Zijin's eyes widened, but it was a pity that it was covered by the fence and no one could see, "Remove the net?"

Feng Jiuxiao said with a smile: "Zhuge Wolong's name is not something that happened after meeting Liu Bei. If a person really wants to keep his name anonymous, who would know his existence? It is clearly true. Asking people to publicize his name everywhere, even if it is not straightforward At this point, at least he has participated in none of the activities of local celebrities, otherwise how can he become famous all over the world?"

Everyone felt that although Feng Jiuxiao's thinking was strange, it made sense.Yes, since he is a hermit, why is he still so famous?Not intentionally up for grabs what is it?What is not casting a net?
Several Xishu soldiers were drinking wine, and one of them seemed to be the leader of the group. When he saw six people coming on horseback, he immediately yelled, "Hey! You guys, where are you from? What are you doing?" go?"

Liu Miezhou suddenly raised his right hand to show a gold medal, without saying a word.

The little official had good eyesight, recognized the origin of this brand, immediately nodded and bowed with a smile on his face, and said, "So it's Lord Hou, I hope to calm down my anger, my little eyes are clumsy, and I can't see Mount Tai for a while."

Liu Miezhou said calmly: "Mount Tai is in the boundary of Dazhou, you are a citizen of Dashu, it's normal not to know you."

The officer could hear that Lord Hou was making fun of him, and his face flushed immediately, "I want it, if Master Hou doesn't mind it, I can take a rest here, brothers and sisters just have a toast to Lord Hou!"

The rest of the soldiers booed immediately: "Yao De, Yao De!" They all spoke with a Sichuan accent, which sounded quite charming.

In fact, Liu Miezhou still has feelings for the people of Xishu.After all, he grew up in Xishu.

People in Xishu have always been forthright.After all, in the land of abundance, there is no need to worry about food and drink, so it is naturally hospitable.In addition, the geographical environment has also prompted some people here to develop an optimistic spirit that is not afraid of the most difficult and dangerous obstacles.

Liu Miezhou looked at Chang Zijin and Li Erni, and said, "Okay." He and Feng Jiuxiao had formed a tacit understanding long ago, and when the one who should be in charge, he should be in charge, so as not to be taken advantage of by outsiders.Especially when it comes to the border of Western Shu, Feng Jiuxiao should not stand out.Liu Miezhou thought that Chang Zijin and Li Erni were already hungry, but they were too embarrassed to speak, and it was really inappropriate for him to have no reaction at this time.

Those little soldiers were naturally very happy, they took out the privately stored wine "Jian Nanchun" and asked Lord Hou to taste it.

The small table is not big, but fortunately, there are several tables that make up a big table.

In front of the aristocratic Liu Miezhou, everyone naturally didn't dare to be too presumptuous, and they all tried their best to be polite.They have all heard that Lord Hou's purple jade magic is ranked in the top ten in Sichuan!

The little officer pointed to the dishes on the table, "Master Hou, this is hare meat, this is bamboo shoot tip, this is Zhang Fei's beef, and this is kimchi. They are really simple and unrespectable."

Liu Miezhou said indifferently: "It seems that something good is missing?"

The little officer was startled, and immediately slapped his head and shouted behind him: "Bring the Pixian Douban!" He turned his head and said with a smile, "Master Hou, I'm afraid that the smell will be too strong and it will offend some fairies."

Liu Miezhou said: "Since we have arrived in the middle of Shu, we naturally want to taste the good things here. This is called down-to-earth!"

(End of this chapter)