The people continued to go south from the Five Feet Road, and walked to the place where Amei said there was a river.

After walking along the river to the northwest for half a day, you can see the river expand into a wide lake in a gentle place.

After resting by the lake, Feng Yong took out the drawings to write and paint, calculated the distance, and walked here from the five-foot road, about thirty miles, along the river, the road ...... Does it seem like it's easier to walk?

Well, it seems that this girl did tell the truth this time.

In particular, the water of this river is not too fast, and it is estimated that it can be navigated.

To the south of the lake is a gentle ridge, and an apparently man-made road curves along the mountain.

"It's ...... Post Road? ”

Feng Yong asked with some surprise.

Although the weeds had covered most of the post road, Feng Yong still recognized that this was a post road unique to Nanzhong.

Because the five-foot road is almost the same as the road in front of you.

With the engineering level of this era, this kind of road can only be built by the Han people.

Ah Mei nodded, "Yes, this is an official road. I heard from adults that this official road should have been built 300 years ago. ”

Three hundred years ago? Isn't that the time of the Western Han Dynasty?

Nine times out of ten, after the destruction of Yelang, in order to strengthen the control of Nanzhong, the Western Han Dynasty built the plank road in Nanzhong.

Looking at the stone steps made of irregular stones on the ramp, Feng Yong couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It is not without reason why Han has become the name of a nation.

The Han Dynasty was able to extend its tentacles here three hundred years ago, and also built a post road nearly two meters wide.

It has expanded the territory of the southwest to the limit of what it can expand, and successive dynasties have basically guarded the southwestern territory it has demarcated—and sometimes even this territory cannot be held.

In this respect, the Han Dynasty can indeed be regarded as a bull that cannot be explained.

This post road, strictly speaking, should be a small branch of the five-foot road.

Along the post road over this gentle mountain, and then a basin appeared abruptly in front of Feng Yong and his party.

"What is this place?"

Feng Yong asked, standing on the hillside, pointing to the basin below.

"Back to the lord, this place is called Nagu."

Ame replied.

"Nagu?"

Feng Yong raised his eyebrows, thinking that this name was so strange.

"Yes, this is the name of the bureaucrats here, according to the Chinese language, it means black land."

Ame's explanation.

"Black land?"

Feng Yong repeated, isn't this the Great Southwest? When did it become the Great Northeast?

As far as the eye can see, there is a river running through the basin below, and the surrounding area is full of mountains, and the water flowing down from the mountains irrigates the land, which is indeed a fertile land.

It's not wrong to call it Black Land.

As far as the eye can see, at the foot of the mountain, along the edge of the basin, there are sparse houses, both bamboo and adobe.

Surrounded by mountains in the south, there are many relatively closed basins of all sizes.

The only difference is the size of the basin.

These basins, large and small, are the main sources of arable land in Nanzhong.

The long and narrow plain of Yuejun County, which was reoccupied by the Yi people, is also a basin, and it is the largest basin in the south.

The arrival of Feng Yong with a large number of men and horses disturbed the tranquility of this basin.

I saw the figures of the nearest few households flickering, and I don't know where a whistle sounded, and then a few dull drums came from afar.

Feng Yong didn't care about these movements, he only ordered the soldiers below to take precautions, and then waited quietly.

After a while, I saw a few people coming over.

"Nagu Township Lao Naigu, come to see your lord."

The men stood still at a distance, and someone shouted loudly.

"Ask him to come over."

Feng Yong commanded.

The imperial power does not go to the countryside, which is a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years in China, and the government generally relies on the village elders to maintain order below.

If officials want to do something in the countryside, they basically look for village elders.

Unless it is in a big place like Jincheng Chang'an Luoyang, it is absolutely impossible for officials to show their pro-people performance in this kind of place.

The villagers stood on the ground and shouted, which was far more effective than the officials issuing notices.

An old man with a green cloth wrapped in a green cloth on his head and a Han dress on his body was brought to Feng Yong, only to see him salute respectfully, "The old Nagu Township has seen an adult." Dare to ask this adult, where did he come from? Is there a villain who can help? ”

Although the little old man's Chinese is not very accurate, it can be understood.

"This elder, I came from Jincheng, I am the captain of the agricultural school of Yizhou County of the Great Han Dynasty, and I came to comfort the people on the orders of the Prime Minister of the Great Han Dynasty."

"I'm here to see the situation in various parts of Nanzhong, and I'm going to go to Lushui to have a look. Passing by here, I want to stay here for one night, I'm afraid I'm going to bother you. ”

Feng Yong returned the salute and explained.

As soon as the old man heard that Feng Yong claimed to be a Han official, the nervous look on his face became even more nervous, and he said again and again, "It turned out to be an adult of the Han Dynasty, and the little old man was rude." ”

However, Ah Mei, who was beside Feng Yong, looked at the old man with fixed eyes, and suddenly asked Feng Yong carefully, "Lord, can the maid have a word with this Ah Pi?" ”

"Appy?"

Feng Yong asked strangely, "What do you mean?" ”

"Api is ...... It is...... Elders of the elder father's generation. ”

Amei thought for a while before she explained clearly.

Feng Yong nodded.

Amei got permission, and then looked at the old man again, and said a few words to him in Yihua.

Naigu was stunned for a moment, and then looked up at Amei, with a blank look in his eyes.

I saw that this girl looked a little excited, and even said in Chinese, "Naigu Api, it's me!" You don't remember me? ”

Then he muttered something he didn't understand.

The old man listened to Amei's words, showed a look of disbelief, and then replied with a few words that were incomprehensible.

As he spoke, the old man's expression became excited.

After the two exchanged fingers, Amei showed a look of surprise on her face, only to see her look at Feng Yong again, her eyes flashing with joy.

"My lord, the maid has been here a few times with adults and grandmothers when she was a child. This Appi, the servant has seen it since he was a child. ”

It was not surprising that Ah Mei had seen the Dumb Spring, but it was surprising that she knew the old man.

But the old man is old and fine, and when he saw Amei and Feng Yong like this, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, how can this Ashima be like her mother, and like to find Brother Ahei of the Han people?

It is easy to do things with acquaintances, and after confirming Feng Yong's identity as a Han official, the old man quickly let people spread the word, so that everyone in the village was lifted from vigilance.

took Feng Yong and his party to a suitable place to settle down, and sent someone to bring some food in the mountains.

"Nai Ancient, your Chinese language is quite good, can you tell me about the situation near this Nagu?"

The soldiers began to set up camp, and Feng Yong took advantage of his free time to learn more about the local situation.

"It's an honor for the little elder to ask."

Nagu replied respectfully.

"This place is called Nagu, I heard that hundreds of years ago, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty sent someone to open the road, and listened to the name of the locals. I heard the older generation say that when the world was peaceful, the emperor of the Han Dynasty also sent many people to mine copper. ”

"Copper mining?!"

Feng Yong suddenly became excited, "When did it happen?" ”