Chapter 63 Looking East at the Sea

This sleep, the Queen Mother went deep into the black sweet country, and it was a dreamless night. After getting up the next day, I felt sore all over, and I knew what was going on, and I couldn't help but curse secretly, "The one who killed a thousand knives tossed people to death." But after freshening up, the Queen Mother was radiant and full of energy; It's Yu'er, although her eyes are bright, but the big eyes are darkened, as if she hasn't slept well.

The team then set off half an hour later. The reason is that there is an edict to be sent back to Beijing, and the Queen Mother is busy with the imperial inspection and seal. Except for a very few people, they will secretly speculate why Guan Beile did not leave the place where the Queen Mother stayed last night until the second o'clock of the first month? But the vast majority of people are not afraid to have him.

At noon, he played in the East Horse Circle in Wuqing County. This place is also the boundary of Shuntianfu, and the Dragon River flows through the south of the border. The reason why it is called such a strange name as "East Horse Circle" is because when the Liao and Song dynasties competed, the Liao State opened up a pasture for grazing horses in the low-lying area along the river in this place, and set up a horse pen and a stable, so it was named. After the Ming Hongwu, the displaced people settled here, built villages along the river, and established households with horse pens and stables, and gradually became settlements.

When we arrived at the "sharp station", it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was two quarters of an hour later than originally planned.

"Jianzhan" is a huge bright yellow tent, set up on the edge of the Dragon River. This tabernacle is no different from an ordinary marching camp, and the process is very exquisite: first level the ground, then lay loess and tamp it, and then build a wooden platform one foot high and three feet long and three feet wide—the tent is built on this wooden platform. The curtain was heavy, and a thick carpet was laid inside; On each of the four corners, a large cloud white copper brazier was born. The river breeze is clear, and the tent is in the middle. But it's warm and pleasant.

On the way. When there is a little bump. Affected by the sore muscles, the Queen Mother inevitably secretly resented "the one who killed a thousand knives" in her heart; But after entering the Minghuang tent, my body and mind were refreshed, and I couldn't help but secretly praise "the one who killed a thousand knives", and he really did his best to run an errand for himself.

After lunch, we will be on the road to relieve fatigue and difficulties. This bright yellow tent. The Queen Mother only took half an hour before and after.

At the end of the Shen Dynasty, I arrived at Yang Village, the "station" tonight. It has not yet come out of the Wuqing ground, the North Canal passes through the border, and the river becomes a town, and the world is prosperous, far beyond the East Malaysia Circle.

Like yesterday's Shen Wanzhuang, the "palace" where the Queen Mother stayed was the house of a local squire surnamed Yang; And Guan Beile was also the same as yesterday, around three o'clock in the first month, he came to "disturb the drive".

Someone saw it. When Guan Beile entered the house, he was holding a large "military map". I want to be in the sea now. Only the northwest soldiers have not stopped, and Guan Beile wants to return to the Shaanxi and Gansu military affairs to the Queen Mother. The two monarchs and ministers, the road is handsome, the Kong Xi is not warm, and the lights are fighting at night, this strength for the country and the people is so moving.

At the second quarter of the year, Guan Belle left the house, but it was a little earlier than yesterday, but he had stayed for almost a whole hour. As for Guan Beile and the Queen Mother, there are so many things to say for Mao, what did they say and do? This time, the lion has never been kind, so in order to avoid distortion and distortion between the rumors, which will cause a bad impact on the parties, I will not repeat it.

The next day, there was no more tricks such as "sending an edict back to Beijing", and the team set off on time.

Yang Village is in the southeast of Wuqing, out of Yang Village, even if you go out of Wuqing; Out of Wuqing, that is, into the territory of Tianjin County, Tianjin Prefecture.

Tianjin County is the first county of Tianjin Prefecture, and the county is called Zhao Yuanfang, who has been waiting on the side of the road. However, the escort is just a formality, and his messenger is not a subordinate, but an assistant to the "sharp station" in front of him. The team did not stop, Zhao Yuanfang could only kowtow on the side of the road, and he could not see the Queen Mother.

It's just that people are landlords, and it's not good not to say hello. Tulin took Zhao Yuanfang to Guan Zhuofan's horse, spread red felt strips on the ground, Zhao Yuanfang knelt down, and after the national salute, Guan Zhuofan asked about the situation of "Jianzhan", and said a few nonsense words such as "Guixian is hard", and Zhao Zhixian went with a smile.

The "sharp station" was located in Beicang, and the team traveled south along the North Canal, and arrived at Beicang at three o'clock.

Beicang is the north gate of Tianjin. After the Yuan Dynasty fixed the capital of Beijing, it became the distribution center for transporting grain to Beijing, and built a number of "Guangtong warehouses" for storing grain, the most important of which was called "North Warehouse", and its place became a village gathering because of the warehouse, and it was called "North Warehouse" in the name of the warehouse. During the Yongzheng period of this dynasty, the warehouse type Beicang was built here, and the status of the north warehouse became more important.

Our Lady of the Queen Mother's Luan stayed in Beicang for more than an hour.

It took so long because in addition to the sharp and dining, the main local officials in Tianjin, including Liu Changyou, the governor of Zhili, Chonghou, the minister of trade and commerce, the Tianjin Daorong Jinghe, who led the Tianjin Prefecture and the Hejian Prefecture, Han Xi, the prefect of Tianjin Prefecture, and Zhao Yuanfang, the magistrate of Tianjin County, had already arrived in Beicang in advance to wait for the drive. Cixi had to meet these people one by one.

Some officials, such as Zhao Yuanfang, are courteous and soothing, and can get up in a few words; But Liu Changyou and Chonghou can't be hastily dismissed. And there are some things that Cixi herself is quite concerned about. For example, the trade between the three mouths is also considered foreign affairs, and Cixi's questioning is more detailed. Therefore, this round of interviews took some time.

It wasn't until the first moment that the matter was over, and the Queen Mother didn't set off.

When I arrived in Tianjin City, the team of the Queen Mother's eastern tour entered the north gate and went out at the east gate.

Tianjin City has four gates in the east, south, west and north, and there is a plaque on the city tower. The east is called "Zhendong", and the plaque is said to be "East Lian Canghai"; The south is called "Dingnan", and the plaque is said to be "Nanda Jianghuai"; The west is called "Anxi", and the plaque says "Taihang in the west"; The north is called "Gongbei", and the plaque is called "North Gongshenjing".

Originally, according to the most economical route, the Queen Mother's Luan should enter from the north gate, that is, the "Gongbei Gate", and the south gate should go out of the "Dingnan Gate", and then turn to the east. As a result, when he met Chonghou, he said that the name of the east gate of Tianjin City was "Zhendong", also known as "Donglian Canghai", which was very suitable for the meaning of the Queen Mother's "East Patrol" and "Military Parade" - "Military Parade", including going to the sea to review the navy. Therefore, if you go out from the east gate, that is, the "east gate of the town", it is in line with the meaning of "looking at the sea in the east", and this trip will be prosperous.

The "vigorous" god horse is the favorite of the Queen Mother. But she knows that Guan Zhuofan has always been very unimpressed with these particulars; Moreover, the temporary change of the marching route was something that the leader hated very much, so he was silent. However, intentionally or unintentionally, his eyes swept towards Guan Zhuofang, who was "taking the class to meet him", and gently swept over.

If Guan Zhuofan can't see it, Cixi will be fine. Unexpectedly, Guan Zhuofan bowed down and said: "Empress Dowager, what you have played is very reasonable, please allow the Empress Dowager." ”

Cixi didn't speak, just nodded. Chonghou this build yì, even if it is passed.

Sublime nature is quite proud. However, kneeling on the ground, he didn't see the Queen Mother behind the yellow curtain, twisting her face slightly towards Guan Beile, her eyes were rolling, and her smile was like a flower.

*(To be continued......)