Chapter Six: The Struggle between the Civil and the Military and the World (I)
The sun is rising, and the red glow is as brilliant as brocade. The autumn breeze is bleak, and the yellow leaves are all over the mountain.
The autumn morning in Ha Long Bay is intertwined with thick red and yellow, and the sky and mountains are like in a painting. Outside the village, the water flows endlessly, and the sound of the water adds a little chill.
In a clearing near the water, only the sound of a string could be heard. A long arrow came out of the string, hitting the bull's-eye made of straw twenty paces away. On the one-foot-sized round arrow target, six long arrows were inserted high and low, all around the bull's-eye, without deviating too much.
After a round of shooting, Han Gang concentrated on his face and brought a little smile. He lowered his bow-holding hands and gasped for a few breaths. Han Yunniang, who was standing on the side, hurriedly ran over, took a green sweat towel, stood on tiptoe and raised her hand to wipe the sweat stains on Han Gang's forehead.
The cuffs of the skirt were loose, and as soon as the little girl's hand was raised, it faded behind the elbow, and half of the jade-like wrist was dangling in front of Han Gang's eyes, and a faint warm fragrance wafted out of the sleeve. Her body was only as short as Han Gang's chest, and she was more than a head shorter, and she raised her hand to wipe the sweat on Han Gang's head, and her whole body had to be pasted. Through several layers of thin clothes, feeling the soft and warm fragrance in his arms, Han Gang couldn't help but feel a little hot in his heart, and he also had a heart to promote narrowness, and his arms were closed, and Han Yunniang let out a lovely exclamation, and was held in his arms.
"Third brother, don't ......"
Han Yunniang was shy, and her arms were powerless to resist. The delicate and soft body writhed in his arms, Han Gang's heart was on fire for a while, and he was about to make further moves, but a burst of human voices came from afar. The little girl's struggle suddenly became intense, outside the house, Han Gang didn't dare to use force, as soon as her hand was released, Han Yunniang hurriedly jumped to the side, pouted, turned her head to look at the other side, and refused to come over.
The little girl was angry, her face was red like the rising sun, and her ears were hot. Han Gang chuckled lightly twice, and raised the longbow in his hand again, not daring to tease her again.
The longbow that Han Gang is using now is not a hard bow with one stone and three buckets given by his second brother in the old days, but a seven-bucket hunting bow collected by his son Han Qianliu in the old years. And due to the long collection and improper maintenance, the strength of this hunting bow is only about four or five buckets. With his current strength, he can easily pull away.
During this time, every morning, Han Gang began to draw his bow and shoot arrows. Not only because they want to imitate the actions of their predecessors in case their identity is revealed, but also because they want to recover their healthy body as soon as possible, and they are strengthening their exercise.
In this era, there are no antibiotics, no modern medical treatment, and a single illness can kill a person. Han Gang was reborn after the catastrophe, and he took his life a little more seriously. The second life that he finally obtained, he was bent on strengthening his exercise, although it was impossible to be immune to all diseases, but at least he had to live for a few more years.
Walking up and taking off the long arrow stuck in the target, Han Gang stood back in the shooting position. The bowstring vibrated rhythmically, and the long arrows flew accurately to the target. The practice of these days has not been in vain, and the hit rate has increased significantly compared to the beginning. The memories that were burned on his body were slowly recovering, whether it was the posture of archery or the fingering of pulling the strings, Han Gang was much stronger than at the beginning.
On the third pole of the day, Han Gang is already sweating and heavy clothes. The workout that started after waking up and freshening up is almost over. Shooting the last arrow with great force, leaving another deep depression in the bull's-eye, he and the little girl packed up their bows and arrows together, and walked along the riverbank towards home.
Looking into the distance on the shore of the water, Qinzhou City is insignificant and insignificant against the backdrop of the mountains in the north, but in fact, the thick and majestic Qinzhou City Wall is the crown of the northwest border. Since coming to this era, Han Gang has not been to a city a few miles away, but he knows much more about Qinzhou than his parents who go to the city every day.
Qinzhou is subordinate to Qinfeng Road. Its road is named after Qinzhou and Fengzhou. Han Gang's geography in his previous life was not bad, and he traveled south and north for many years, and important cities across the country can be regarded as Men'er Qing, but he still doesn't know the geographical terms of the Song Dynasty. Qinzhou and Fengzhou are very unfamiliar terms - he only vaguely remembers that there is a Fengxiang County in Shaanxi, but it has the same name as Fengxiang Mansion located in the southeast of Qinzhou - but Qinzhou is also known as Tianshui County, and there is also a Tianshui County under its rule.
Looking at the surrounding terrain according to the geographical knowledge of Hangang, the area around Qinzhou Prefecture, including the small village of Ha Long Bay, is located in the valley of the river. As for the mountains on the north and south sides, the north is called Changshan, which should belong to Liupan Mountain, and the south is Qinling, which has never changed its name for thousands of years. The Tianshui County that He Fang is familiar with is still south of the Qinling Mountains, located at the source of the Jialing River. It can be said that the geography of the millennium has completely changed, because Tianshui in the 21st century should be at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, perhaps it is in the location of Qinzhou City today - although Han Gang is guessing, but this is exactly the case.
Tianshui belonged to Gansu in later generations, but today's Qinzhou belongs to Qinfeng Road. And Qinzhou is not only subordinate to Qinfeng, but also the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Road, which is located in Jingzhao Mansion [i.e., Chang'an]. It seems to make people dizzy, but in fact, it is Qin Feng Road who is sitting in Qinzhou City, and it is the Shaanxi Road transfer envoy who is sitting in Qinzhou City, and in Jingzhao Mansion, it is the Shaanxi Road transfer envoy. Although they are all called roads, in fact, one is a road to pacify and the other is a transit road, according to later generations, this is the difference between a military region and a province.
The east-west Hengshan and Tiandu Mountains were the dividing line between the Song and Xia countries. The Yanbian area of Shaanxi Province is divided by the north-south residual veins that extend from Hengshan Mountain and Tiandu Mountain to both sides. Due to the mountain barriers, it is difficult for the various areas that have been divided to support each other and to have unified command. In order to better fight against the Western Xia party's iron cavalry, the Song court took the watershed in the north-south direction as the boundary, and divided Shaanxi from east to west into four economic strategies to pacify the envoys, such as Yanyan, Jingyuan, Huanqing, and Qinfeng, so as to deal with the military independently. However, although there has been a motion to divide the Shaanxi Transit Route, which represents the local government district, into two to facilitate the supervision of local government affairs and arrange for the transfer of food and wages, there has been no change so far.
Back at home, Han Qianliu had gone to the city in advance today, and Han Ah Li boiled a pot of hot water and waited. Han Gang came back from exercising, covered in sweat. In order to prevent the wind from invading his body [i.e., cold], he has to scrub with hot water every day after his workout. After nearly a month of recuperation, although Han Gang's body has not recovered from its old appearance, after taking off his outer robe, he is no longer skinny.
Being at home, the little girl was no longer shy - mainly because she was used to it - she didn't need Han Gang to do it herself, so she took the initiative to take a hot towel to help scrub it. After drying, the most dear also helped to change into dry clothes and serve Han Gang properly. It's just that because he is at home and cares about his parents, at this time, Han Gang doesn't dare to make a move.
After exercising, scrubbing with hot water, Han Gang was comfortable. Sitting on the chair next to the desk, watching Han Yunniang busy in the room, I couldn't help but feel a warmth in my heart. Han Gang can be said to have fallen in love with today's corrupt life. After a thousand years, even if it is a dignitary in the country, it is difficult for a lovely girl to take care of it so wholeheartedly.
Half a month is not long, but it is not short. Han Gang reads and shoots archery every day, and after being reborn, some of the original vague and forgotten knowledge is recalled and consolidated, and he also has a preliminary plan for what to do next.
Han Gang spread out the book, intending to start today's homework according to the plan. Han Ah Li walked in with a bowl of mutton soup and a piece of cooking cake at this time, Han Qianliu went out early in the morning, Han Ah Li couldn't go to the mountains to pick mountain goods alone, so he stayed at home and waited for Han Qianliu to come back.
Putting Han Gang's breakfast on the table today, looking at the scrolls spread on the table, Han Ah Li felt a little strange, his third son liked [Long Live Harmony] poems and lyrics the most in the past, and he was only fifteen or sixteen years old and accumulated hundreds of poems. Why is it that after being sick for so many days, he only cares about studying?
"Third brother, why do I only see you reading and practicing archery these days, but you don't write poetry?"
Han Gang was stunned for a moment, and immediately laughed again: "I didn't have good knowledge back then, so I didn't think I was writing poetry poorly. But after the child threw himself under Mr. Hengqu's door, he realized what the frog at the bottom of the well was. Compared with many classmates and students, children are far inferior in terms of poetry. ”
"Oh......" Han Ah Li's voice revealed a little disappointment. The third brother has always been her favorite son, and he has always been proud to boast to his neighbors and friends, hoping that he can glorify his ancestors. Unexpectedly, I went out to study for two years, but when I came back, I said that I was far inferior to others.
Seeing this, Han Gang hurriedly explained to his mother: "But when it comes to Jingyi Dao, the child is still good, and Mr. has praised the child many times. Jingyi is the most serious knowledge, and poetry and songs can't be compared. ”
Hearing his son say this, Han Ah Li suddenly became overjoyed: "Mr. Zhang is a star in the sky, what he said will not be wrong!" Third brother, you have to listen to Mr. Zhang, study hard, and be admitted to the Jinshi in the future, and you can also glorify your ancestors. ”
Han Gang said that he was taught, and watched Han Ah Li leave the room with a smile. This is also the heart of parents, listening to the words of their children's self-praise, they will only be happy about it, and they will not doubt it. However, what Han Ah Li said was also the wish of the original owner of his body for more than ten years. The previous one was focused on studying and becoming an official, and he may have been affected by it, but it is more likely that Han Gang is now the heartfelt desire for power and wealth. Inheriting the academic common sense that was popular in this era, and having the knowledge of a thousand years later, Han Gang is more confident and ambitious than his predecessor.
But even though Han Gang has two eras of knowledge, he still fishes for the moon in the water if he wants to take the Jinshi exam. The main focus of the Jinshi scientific examination is poetry and songs, as well as a little policy and scripture. Han Gang is very self-aware, the poetry talent of his predecessor is already miserable, and after his own inheritance, it is even worse by three points, it is completely unrealistic to want to take the Jinshi exam, I am afraid that it will be difficult to even pass the state's liberation test.
PS: There is a long explanatory text in this chapter, although it is a bit boring, please read it carefully. To understand the administrative divisions of the Song Dynasty, the first thing is to distinguish the difference between the pacification and the transshipment of the road.
PS no PS: Who can tell me, where did Huan Yin violate the light of harmony?
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