Two hundred and thirty-six, Fenglingjin
In fact, the three teenagers didn't interpret this master's remarks too much, and probably didn't think so, and thought he was joking, but Wugang didn't think so, because Peng Changqing had told him the background of the three teenagers, and of course he also knew the origin of Liu Aiji, so he admired the eyesight of this Mai master very much.
Walking slowly down the mountain, it was close to Shenshi, and that night Takeoka led the three young men to his house to rest, and entertained them well, and tried to keep them for a few more days, so that he could do more of the friendship of the landlord.
After staying in Huayin for a few days, the three teenagers said goodbye to Wugang and went all the way to the east, wanting to go to Huxian County to worship the mausoleum of Prince Wei. Wugang also sent them all the way, and sent them to Taolinsai to say goodbye.
Taolinsai is today's Tongguan. Tongguan is set up by Cao Cao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty has not set up a light card, it is just a fortress, so it is close to Tongshui, and there is a peach forest, so it is called Taolin Stopper.
Taolin Senan is based on the Qinling Mountains, and there is a danger of forbidden ditches and deep valleys; There are Wei and Luo in the north, and the Yellow River hugs the pass; There is a barrier of Huashan Mountain in the west; The mountain peaks in the east are connected, the valley is deep and the precipice is absolute, the sheep intestine trail is passed in the middle, only one car and one ride are allowed, people walk in the meantime, look down on the Yellow River, the danger is extremely precipitous, therefore, here is the best place for the military tun.
All the way to the east, out of Taolinsai, in front of you is the bank of the Yellow River. When the Yellow River flows through here from north to south, it turns east again, and goes east along the south bank of the Yellow River.
The three teenagers walked along the banks of the Yellow River, which was also the first time they had seen the Yellow River in their lives, so they sighed at the majesty of the Yellow River as they walked. At this time, they saw that there was a Jinkou in front of them, that is, a ferry, and there were more than a dozen wooden boats below, and the scale was still very large.
The three teenagers stepped forward to take a look, only to see an old man sitting on a wooden boat, watching the three teenagers coming over, and asked, "Three sons, do you want to take a boat to the east of the river opposite?" ”
Liu Yi hurriedly stepped forward, shook his head and said, "No, this uncle, we are going to Hu County." ”
The old man hurriedly smiled and said, "Huxian is in front, you can continue to go east." ”
Du Tuo also hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle, do you always ferry here on weekdays?" ”
The old man nodded and smiled: "This son is a clever person at first glance, and the old man has been ferrying here for more than 30 years. ”
At this time, Zhang Pengzu also stepped forward and asked, "Uncle, what is this place, and what is the name of this Jinkou?" ”
The old man hurriedly said: "Young man, this place is the junction of Hedong, Guanzhong and Henan, and this Jinkou is Fenglingjin. ”
"Feng Lingjin, a nice name!"
As soon as Liu Yi heard this name, he felt pleasant, so he asked again: "Uncle, is there any beautiful legend here that has such a beautiful name?" ”
The old man laughed and hurriedly said, "There is a beautiful legend, do you want to hear it?" ”
"Listen..."
"Uncle, tell us about it..."
"Uncle, tell me..."
The three young men sat around the old man, who also saw their curiosity, so he said, "Fenglingjin is named after the fact that there is a Fenghou Mausoleum next to the mouth of Jinkou opposite. ”
At this time, Liu Ying had asked curiously: "Fenghou Mausoleum?" Who is the Wind Queen? ”
The old man continued: "The queen of the wind was a minister of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times, and legend has it that the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor and Chiyou fought for three years, and the two sides clashed no less than 100 times in large and small battles, but they failed to distinguish the winner or loser; Chi You called for wind and rain for a while, and created fog for a while, so that the Yellow Emperor's army often lost its way; There was a great battle here back then, and Chiyou was about to be defeated, so he released a heavy fog, and in an instant, the four fields were filled, and the troops were deeply trapped in it; Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor was very anxious, so he had to order the troops to stop advancing, and immediately convened the ministers to discuss countermeasures. Later, after finally finding the sleeping wind on a chariot, the Yellow Emperor was very angry, and asked him if he was already so anxious, you are still sleeping, and the wind queen argued that he was not sleeping, but thinking of a way, only to see him pointing to the Big Dipper in the sky and saying to the Yellow Emperor, why does the Big Dipper turn and not turn the handle, according to this phenomenon, make a tool that will point in the direction, with this tool, we are not afraid that the fog will cause us to lose our way. ”
Liu Yi, who could listen attentively, hurriedly asked: "It seems that I heard that there is a magnet called Sinan, which can always point to the south." ”
After hearing this, the old man smiled and said: "Your little brother is also a smart person, he knows these things at a young age, it's amazing, that's right, after the wind, he found this kind of magnet, let the magnet set the direction, and finally helped the Yellow Emperor defeat Chiyou; However, the Wind Queen was unfortunately killed in this battle, and the Yellow Emperor was so sad that he buried him on the opposite hillside with his own hands, so this place is called Fengling, and this Jinkou is called Fenglingjin. ”
After listening to the old man's story, Liu Ai asked again: "Uncle, do people often want to transition?" ”
The old man said: "In recent years, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there are many fewer people in transition; A few years ago, due to years of war, the land was barren and the people were displaced, and many refugees could be seen every day along the banks of the Yellow River from Henan to the west into Guanzhong; Right on this shore, you can see corpses every day, which is really miserable. ”
Du Tuo hurriedly asked: "Uncle, is people's life better now than before?" ”
The old man said with a smile: "That is, there have been few wars in recent years, and the imperial court has canceled the monopoly of salt, iron and liquor, and the common people are living and working in peace and contentment; Now you can buy anything to eat at the bazaar, but in the past few years, you couldn't even think of it, and there was nothing to eat anywhere. ”
After speaking, he laughed, looking at these three young men with extraordinary temperaments, the old man also asked: "Are the three of you from Chang'an, it seems that you look like a noble son." ”
Zhang Pengzu hurriedly said: "We are not noble sons, we are just like-minded classmates who are invited to study abroad." ”
"Study tour?"
It seems that the old man still doesn't understand what a study tour is, so he smiled and said, "You still have a long sword on your back, I think you look like a ranger." ”
"Ranger, haha, yes, we are both study tours and rangers."
Liu Yiji also laughed loudly.
"What are you going to do in Lake County?"
The old man still asked reluctantly.
At this time, Liu Yi had already remembered whether he wanted to ask people who had lived here for many years what they knew about his grandfather, Prince Wei, so he asked: "Uncle, I heard that a prince was killed in Huxian a few years ago, and we want to go and see where it is." ”