Section 3: Mountain City Mirage

However, it was said that after Mo Junyan and Yu Meng said goodbye to Luo's father and daughter, they discussed with each other: Sun Yunhe knew that the two of them were going to Kunlun, and they must go west to chase them, so why not go south first, and then turn west, this is a plan in the art of war to hide from the sky and cross the sea. Although it took a big circle and the distance was a lot farther, the chance of being caught by Sun Yunhe was greatly reduced. Yu Meng is active, and it is even more fun for her to walk a hundred miles, so she immediately agreed. The two men hurried and headed south.

Yu and Mo traveled from Beizhili to the south, rushed for more than ten days, crossed the Yellow River, and arrived in Henan Province. In the past ten days, Yu Meng didn't dare to delay at all, let alone cause trouble, and even the story of the stroke in the teahouse restaurant, he didn't dare to listen to it. I think it was the last time I fought with Sun Yunhe, and I knew that I couldn't protect my junior brother when I competed with the first-class masters in the rivers and lakes. And Jin Yiwei said to Mo Jun that it was imperative to win, for the sake of today's plan, only by arriving in Kunlun as soon as possible could he ensure safety. Naturally, she couldn't hurt Mo Junyan because of her playfulness.

On this day, I arrived in Kaifeng Mansion. Kaifeng was called Bianjing in ancient times, it is the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, connecting Shangqiu in the east, Zhengzhou in the west, Xuchang in the south, and the Yellow River in the north. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, named the fifth son Zhu Hu as the king of Zhou, and opened the domain. The king of Zhou himself was virtuous, and Kaifeng Mansion was the seat of the political envoy of Henan Province, and it was the first capital of the Central Plains, second only to the north and south of the two capitals.

The two were hungry, so they casually found a restaurant to enter. Kaifeng is prosperous, and it can be called Jiuqu, and the wine curtain is floating everywhere. And at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the ban on government-run restaurants reached the grand occasion of "ten rooms in the city, and there are wine shops everywhere". At that time, the luxury restaurant could be as high as five floors, with wine flags, plaques, and inscription walls, and countless famous wines.

This place is in the north of Kaifeng Mansion, more than ten miles away from the city center, this hotel is not as luxurious as the city center, but it has a simple, relaxed, elegant taste. They went up to the second floor and sat down in a private seat facing the street. At this time, it is not enough time, and there are not many diners in the restaurant.

After Mo Junyan finished ordering the wine and food, he said to Yu Meng: "Senior sister, these days have been peaceful, and they must have gone west to chase Sun Yunhe." This Kaifeng City is one of the ancient capitals of China, and there is a picture of the Qingming Riverside in the Northern Song Dynasty, which depicts the prosperous scene and moving scenery of Kaifeng City and both sides of the Bianhe River during the Qingming Dynasty at that time. Li, Du, Gao, Bai and other literati and scholars, there are also many Liang Xing poetry, and Kaifeng is also highly respected. Now that we're here, we might as well spend a few days and take a tour. ”

Yu dreamed for a while and said, "What you said is not bad. However, their poems are either narrating state affairs and lamenting the past and the present, or they are satirizing the authorities and claiming to be capable. I don't like it. Thinking about it, I only love Liu Yong's sentence: 'Yang Liu'an, the wind and the waning moon'. ”

"Heh, then do we want to go and see it tonight?" Mo Junyan said: "Liu Yong's "Yulin Bell" was composed when he left Bianjing, and the scene described in the words is near the gate of Kaifeng. ”

The two chatted about many famous attractions in Kaifeng City, and the wine and food were also served. Mo Junyan ordered Kaifeng's famous Baijiu Yaoquan, and he only accompanied three glasses before he stopped drinking it. Yu Meng drank a lot of wine, poured himself a few more glasses, and was half a bottle, and his expression was still calm.

They were eating and talking, and suddenly heard a person at the next table laugh and said: "The scenery of Kaifeng City is naturally gorgeous, but if you want to say that it is strange, it must belong to the Xuanyuan Mountain that I left behind, I am afraid that you will not have the courage to go." The two next seat were dressed as businessmen, one tall and one fat, and they were also drinking and talking. When the tall man heard Mo Junyan Yundao Kaifeng was prosperous and unbizarre, I was afraid that it would be difficult to attract Yu Meng, and he unconsciously interjected.

Yu Meng was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Oh?

"Hey, hey. That Gao was obviously born Chen Liu, and when he talked about his hometown, he even saw Kankan: "Not to mention anything else, can the rank ever enter the mountain, but then can't get out? This mountain is not high, and the momentum is not strange, but it is full of smoke all day long, if people go in, they will often get lost, turn around in it, and can't get out, so no one dares to enter the Xuanyuan Mountain later. Isn't that strange, you say?"

The tall man paused and said, "It is said that someone once drank in a restaurant near there, and suddenly saw a lonely tower on the top of the mountain, high in the sky. You know, there's no such thing around there. It didn't take long for dozens of tall palaces to appear, with turquoise glazed tiles and flying eaves, as if a city had appeared on the mountain. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew up and blew the city in the mountains faintly, and guess what? Immediately after, the wind stopped and the sky cleared, and all the scenes in front of him disappeared again! It can be seen that this mountain is a ghost mountain, and there must be ghosts in the mountain!

"Also, in the middle of every month, there are always many birds and birds and so on, and they all fly to the mountain for some reason, and the flocks of birds fly and are very spectacular. But don't look good, you need to be careful, according to my guess, those birds and finches are most likely the embodiment of the ghosts brought by the impermanence of the king of Yama!

The fat man next to the tall man was also amazed: "It's really strange that there is such a thing." Wouldn't it be even more eerie by the middle of July?"

"Needless to say, in the middle of July, the ghost door opened, and even the most daring person in Chen Liu did not dare to pass through that mountain. Occasionally, the people near the mountain can hear the sound of flutes, flutes, baby crying, owl laughter, and so on coming from the mountain, like a group of ghosts howling. The tall man laughed.

Mo Junyan and Yu Meng were also very surprised after hearing this, Mo Junyan didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and guessed that someone must be pretending to be a ghost. Yu Meng already wanted to go and see what was going on, and asked, "Then how to get to Xuanyuan Mountain, is it far from here?"

"It's not far, it's only forty miles away. If the girl is bold, please go, but I have to say it ahead, so don't be frightened. The tall man said, "Also, don't go into the mountains." If you two are lucky, you can only watch from a nearby restaurant, and you may be able to see the ghost town in the mountains. ”

Yu Meng saw that the tall man said solemnly, and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you very much." ”

They had eaten enough, and were about to get up, when they suddenly heard another person in the restaurant: "The people of the world talk loudly, the businessmen are so boastful, and the fools don't know the way.

When the four of them looked, they saw a scholar at the right table, lying on his back, pouring the wine in the jug into his throat with his head up, revealing his madness. I only heard him sing loudly: "The wind blows me to Zhongzhou, and time flies." Min'an Wufu is simple in business, and the current scenery is searched with the underworld. Liang Yuan flowers and moon are good at four o'clock, and the sunset reflects the fragrant grass in Yishan. The great river came in waves, and the waves were like thunder. The Sui embankment is green and green, and the iron tower is thousands of feet empty. The cloudy and sunny are all different, which makes people feel the past and the present. The drawing seems to be really interesting, and the long sentences are written in drunken ink. The poem fell into the sky and went to the sky, but the wind in the sky returned. ”

Mo Junyan was familiar with the poems, and knew that what he was reciting was the "General Map of the Eight Views of Biancheng" written by Yu Qian of this dynasty, and saw that this scholar was about 20 years old, with a single cloth shirt and several patches on the cuffs of his trousers.

The tall man also heard the scholar's sarcasm, and his face was flushed, and he scolded: "You, you poor sour, who are bragging?"

The scholar was still lying on his back and said, "Whoever brags about the cowhide, I will speak." You are so excited, you must admit that you are bragging?" The scholar sat up, poured himself a glass of wine, held it in his hand, and said to Yu Meng: "Shicai listened to this person's uproar, and said a lot in a daze, he didn't know why he just wanted to talk nonsense, what kind of ghost gate is closed, the ghost town in the mountains, it's really ridiculous." But it's no wonder that you can't blame you, ordinary people, when they hear some rumors, they always like to exaggerate and publicize again, and they can show off if they are full of energy. ”

Shang Jia blushed and said angrily: "You, you, why do you say I'm talking nonsense?"

The scholar drank all the wine and said: "For example, on the surface of the Pinghu River, the sand plains and snowfields, you can occasionally see high-rise pavilions, fortresses, plants, trees, flowers and stones, which are mirages. Penglai Wonderland came from this, and the ancients attributed it to the mirage of the dragon. Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Writings" also mentioned: "In the sea of Dengzhou, there are clouds from time to time, such as palaces, Taiguan, city walls, people, chariots and horses, and crown covers, which can be seen throughout the history, and are called the sea market. Or say: "The mirage is done", doubtful otherwise. Ouyang Wenzhong once sent an envoy to Heshuo, passed Gaotang County, there were ghosts and gods from the air in the night in the post house, and the voices of cars, horses, people and animals could be distinguished one by one. Ask the father of this place, Yun: Twenty years ago, I tasted the county and saw the people. The local people are also called the sea market, which is roughly the same as what is seen in Dengzhou. ’”

The scholar continued: "Although Shen Kuo did not say it explicitly, he also knew the outline. The ancients enlightened the present, how can this modern person win the ancients. Please think about it, the weight of the fog in the Xuanyuan Hill is almost unreced, and the sun shines away, so it can't pass through the heavy fog, so it is like shooting into the mirror, and the opposite of the mountain is the ancient tower of the city tower, which reflects the city scene into the fog in the mountain. Therefore, if we know that it is a mirage, what is so strange? If we know that it is an illusion, how can we say that it is a ghost town?"

"This, this, this...... What can you say that the mountain can get in but can't get out?" "If you really can't get out, how can you get these rumors?" In the ancient mountains, it is easy to get lost, not to mention the fog overturning?"

"Then, that flock of birds entered the mountain, and they ...... again" "It is the nature of birds and beasts to run away from the mountain, what is the wonder?"

"Strange noises are everywhere, they must be ghosts!" "The wind blows the old trees, and the hearts of people have ghosts, which can become the voice of ghosts." ”

When the tall merchant saw that this down-and-out poor man had a fluent answer, he was dumbfounded for a moment, and hurriedly settled the account with the fat man, and left in a hurry.

The scholar shook his head, drank another glass, raised his head and said loudly: "Peach Blossom Nunnery in Peach Blossom Dock, Peach Blossom Fairy under Peach Blossom Nunnery." The peach blossom fairy planted peach trees, and picked peach blossoms to sell wine for money. When you wake up, you only sit in front of the flowers, and you get drunk in exchange for the flowers to sleep. Half-awake and half-drunk, day after day, flowers fall and bloom year after year. I hope that the old man will die in the wine room, and he will not bow in front of the carriage and horse. The car dust and horses are full of fun for the rich, and the wine cup is rich in flowers. If you compare the rich with the poor, one on the flat earth and the other in the sky. If the poor are compared to chariots and horses, he has to drive me to be idle. Others laugh at me for being crazy, and I laugh at others for not being able to see through it. I don't see the tomb of Wuling Haojie, and there are no flowers and no wine hoes to make fields. ”

What the scholar chanted was a "Peach Blossom Anthem" composed by Tang Yin, a genius in the south of the Yangtze River, and a bold and uninhibited atmosphere overflowed in the poem, like crazy arrogance, seeing through the arrogance of the red dust, but faintly revealing a kind of loneliness that everyone in the world is drunk and I am awake alone.

Yu dreamed of his crazy appearance, and couldn't help but be amazed. She walked up to his table and said with a smile, "Isn't it boring to pour yourself a drink alone? With that, she picked up her own wine glass, drank it with the scholar's wine glass, and immediately drank it full.

The scholar saw that this girl was heroic, and he didn't let him shave his eyebrows at all, and he couldn't help but be surprised. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay!" and drank the wine in the toast in one gulp.

At this time, Mo Junyan also sat down, and the scholar poured them full of wine, and said with a smile: "There are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, and there is no speculation in more than half a sentence." Come on, let's drink three glasses first!" Mo Junyan saw that he looked heroic and heroic, and threw away the idea of not wanting to drink more and staying sober at all times.

They had three glasses and then struck up a conversation.

The scholar did not have any restraint on Mo Junyan, talked and laughed freely, as if he was very familiar with it, but he did not dare to be presumptuous about Yu Meng, as if he had seen it for the first time. Yu Mengxin said: "Hey, you two, it seems that you have seen each other, but I look like an outsider." Hey, this sour Ding is very knowledgeable, if only Sister Cai Ling was also there, she would definitely be able to hit this scholar at first sight. ”