Early in the morning of the second day, Wang Lun asked someone to invite a Taoist priest and a mage to do things for Uncle Shi Xiu. Then he chose a feng shui treasure place outside Xiongzhou City for burial. The mountains are high and the road is far away, Shi Xiu's ancestral home is in Jinling, and he can't let his uncle return to his roots, Shi Xiu can't help but cry bitterly, Wang Lun and others are kind words to comfort, which makes Shi Xiu sad.

After returning to Xiongzhou City, everyone packed up, and Shan Shiqi went to buy food on the road.

Wang Lun and Shi Xiu were waiting in the inn, and suddenly Wang Lun remembered something and asked Shi Xiu: "Can my brother recognize a section rank surnamed Yang Mingxiong in this Xiongzhou?" ”

In the Water Margin book, Yang Xiongben and Shi Xiu appeared in Jizhou together, but now that Jizhou is under the rule of Liao, Yang Xiong will not be there. In the book, it was already explained that "one of his uncles and brothers was the prefect here, and seeing that he had nothing to do every day, he let him serve as the prisoner of the two courts and serve as the executioner of Cao Xing in the city." Because he has a good martial arts and a slightly yellow face, everyone calls him sick. ”

The so-called prison pressure section, that is, a prison head, is a non-grade official, but this rank is in charge of all prisoners in the prison, and for those who are imprisoned, it is tantamount to a Hades who can determine their life and death, so the oil and water are quite thick. Thinking that Dai Zong, who also held this position in Jiangzhou, that scene of blackmailing Song Jiang when he first entered the prison camp Song Jiang's face, his treacherous and vicious, can be regarded as the extreme.

Such a character is just a trivial official who has nothing to worry about in the eyes of the minister, but in the ordinary market, he is really a "big man"

"Yang Xiong? This is the little brother who is lonely and unheard, and he has never heard of this Yang Jie! ”

"Oh! Anyway! Wang Lun responded, slightly disappointed. This is his own Longwang Shu, and Shi Xiu inquired about Yang Xiong.

Not long after, Shan Shiqi came back with two large bags of food. Before he could enter the door, he shouted, "Hey! Tomorrow, the Pan Ji butcher shop will be closed to marry a daughter, and today's pork will be 20% off, but it is all the best! ”

After speaking, he glanced at Wang Lun, and Nuo Nuo said: "You can't sleep on the road, it's really hard, just prepare some wine and meat!" ”

Wang Lun laughed at himself, and Lu Zhishen was overjoyed and helped Shan Shiqi to eat. And after a while, they gathered up and went out of the city by the east gate.

Not long after Wang Lun and the others left, on a street at the south gate of Xiongzhou, a group of drums greeted a person from a distance. In front were two small prisons, one holding many gifts and bonuses, the other holding some satin paintings, and behind the Qingluo umbrella was a prison executioner. That man was born with a talent, revealing a blue indigo-like embroidery, two eyebrows into the sideburns, phoenix eyes facing the sky, pale yellow skin, and a few thin mustaches.

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Wuma Mountain is ten miles east of Zanhuang County, and the mountain is named after the five horse stones. Legend has it that Liu Xiu was chased and killed by Wang Mang, cornered, and was rescued by relying on five white horses that came out of the mountain, and then the five horses turned into five stone horses, which is the origin of the name of Wuma Mountain.

Three or five days later, Wang Lun and others arrived here. Wuma Mountain lies in front of you, with undulating peaks and peaks, like waves. It faces Walong Mountain across Jishui in the south, and faces Wanhua Mountain across Huaihe River in the north, which is a natural barrier in the east of Zanhuang County.

The highest peak of Wuma Mountain is Tiebi Pass, there are more than 300 meters high, and the Chaotian Pass at the north end is about two or three thousand meters apart, among which the ravines are staggered, the mountain roads are connected, and the ridge of the two passes sets up the main vein of the mountain in the north and south of Wuma Mountain. Climb to the top of the mountain, look at the towering Taihang peaks in the west, and look at the vast North China Plain in the east.

Wuma Mountain is in the vast land of Yannan and Zhaobei, rising abruptly, lined up, like a straight backbone, supporting the vertical and horizontal rivers, and the mulberry fields.

The ancients wrote a poem about the Five Horse Mountain Road: "A mountain is near the wilderness, and thousands of miles down the plain." "I experienced it firsthand, and I felt that my reputation was well deserved.

Wuma Mountain is a famous historical mountain of Zanhuang, which was visited by Wang Lun in another generation. Passing through this place again, Wang Lun had a different idea - to establish a military village. Wang Lun remembered that in the second year of Song Jianyan (1128 AD), Ma Kuo, the defense of Hezhou, supported Wang Zhen, the son of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and built a village here to resist Jin, and the two rivers responded. In the sixteenth year of Song Jiading (1223), Peng Yibin, the chief of the daimyo and the Mongol army led by Shi Tianze, fought here and was martyred.

This big mountain is a light red quartz sandstone structure, it is the easternmost residual vein of Taihang Mountain in a section of Zanhuang, parallel to Taihang Mountain, all of them are north-south direction, its east foot is a gentle slope, and there are many steep cliffs on the west side. Looking to the east, it is a large plain with no end in sight, thousands of miles of fields, and the smoke of the villages.

The high place is the pass, the low place is the village, the ditch can be tun the military horses, and the family members of the righteous army can live in the valley. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it must be called that the Jin army will not return. Although he left the Jurchen territory, Wang Lun always thought about resisting the Jurchens.

When Wang Lun was looking at Wuma Mountain, Shi Xiu on the side was not idle. Hold a piece of charcoal and write and draw. "Tiebiguan, Jishui, Zanhuang County......"

"Out of Gaoyi, you can drink Ma Zhaozhou Bridge; In the south, at the end of the mountain range, there is the Ji River around each other - Dao Xingtai can win Handan; In the north, there is the Huai River - from the Yuan family can drive Zhengding; Looking at the western sky, controlling Taihang and peeking into the well......"

"Brother Shixiu, what are you doing?" Wang Lun saw Shi Xiu holding a pen and paper, chattering, not only curious.

Shi Xiu handed his parchment to Wang Lun and said with a smile: "Hehe, when the little brother saw that the terrain was good, he decided to record it!" ”

Wang Lun took the sketch drawn by Shi Xiu, although it was not standardized, but it was clear at a glance. The markings are clear, and the mountains, roads and villages are clearly identifiable.

When Wang Lun saw this, he couldn't help but think, so he asked, "Brother Shixiu, do you also know the method of drawing maps?" ”

"Let my brother see and laugh! The younger brother came from a humble background, where did he learn this method of mapping. It's just that I've heard a veteran of Jiankang Mansion talk about it, and I know a little bit about it. When going south and north, I am most afraid that the road is unfamiliar, and the same is true for going into the mountains to cut firewood. ”

"In my spare time, I made rough maps to memorize the terrain. It's hard to get into the eyes of experts, please forgive me! Shi Xiu smiled bitterly and replied.

Wang Lun looked at Shi Xiu, and then looked at the map drawn by Shi Xiu, and said in his heart, this is really a talent! handed the map to Shi Xiu and encouraged: "Brother, don't be presumptuous, I think you are a natural drawing talent." Wouldn't it be better to just listen to other people's words and make such maps at a glance? ”

After a pause, Wang Lun said again: "Foolish brother is not talented, and Yu also has some experience in drawing maps." If the brother is willing, give it to the brother! ”

Shi Xiu's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he hurriedly said, "Little brother is willing to learn!" Please also ask my brother to teach me. ”

"My brother is willing to learn, and I am naturally willing to teach." Wang Lun remembered Xu Guanzhong's ability, and said: "There is another person in our cottage, who is familiar with the study of maps, and he is called a living map."

Shi Xiu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Such a person, I must get to know him." ”

Wang Lun was happy in his heart, it was really someone who gave an umbrella when it rained, and someone handed a pillow when he was sleepy. Unexpectedly, Shi Xiu had a talent for drawing maps, and he was eager to learn. Wang Lun believed that he only needed to give him a little bit and instill the drawing concepts of later generations, so that Shi Xiu could be trained to become an excellent draftsman.

In this way, Shi Xiu is more qualified for the position of 'pioneer agent'.

At present, Wang Lun combines the ancient and modern, teaches the drawing techniques of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and at the same time instills the concepts of the times such as contour lines and scales, and then uses the teaching methods of later generations to tell them vividly.

Shi Xiu listened carefully, but felt that it was wonderful, and couldn't help but praise it again and again.

"This kind of drawing technique is really strange and wonderful, the geography of mountains and rivers, cities and villages, roads and rivers...... All of them are exhaustive, and they can be included in the chest at a glance, and it is really difficult to describe the advantages of them. If you use this method to draw a map, it is not an exaggeration to say that 'a map in hand, you can control the world'! Shi Xiu couldn't help but admire.

When Wang Lun heard this, he just smiled and said nothing.

Immediately, Wang Lun put forward the idea of adding concepts such as contour lines and scales to the sand table, and when Shi Xiu heard it, he felt even more wonderful, and admired Wang Lun in his heart.

It is said that when Qin deployed to destroy the Six Kingdoms, Qin Shi Huang personally built a sand table to study the geographical situation of each country, and later, with the assistance of Li Si, sent the general Wang Jian to carry out a unified war.

Later, when Qin Shi Huang built the mausoleum, he also piled up a large topographic model. In addition to mountains, hills, and castles, the model also uses mercury to simulate rivers and seas, and uses mechanical devices to circulate mercury.

Of course, this is just a rumor, and the earliest sand table that can be traced in history appeared around the time of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Ma Yuan Biography records: In the eighth year of Han Jianwu (32 AD), when Emperor Guangwu conquered Tianshui and Wudu, the general Ma Yuan "gathered rice for the valley and pointed to the situation", so that Emperor Guangwu suddenly had the feeling of "being captured in my eyes".

At this time, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, it has been more than 1,000 years since the appearance of the sand table, and people are no strangers to the sand table. However, just listening to Lin Chong, Shi Xiu felt that he had the feeling of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in his eyes, which was more vivid and vivid than the map.

In this way, the two of them spoke and listened to each other, sometimes asking questions and answers, sometimes talking, and expressing their own opinions. Until Pei Xuan came to invite the two to rest. The two realized that night had fallen unconsciously.

Early the next morning, Wang Lun called Shi Xiu again and asked him to draw a topographic map of Wuma Mountain according to the drawing technique he described yesterday. Theory combined with practice, this is the most effective way to learn!

No matter where you go in the future, with this map in hand, you will have a little more certainty in conquering the city.