Kunshan, the place where the Qin State meets the Wei State.

Because the mountains are complex and the terrain is dangerous, it forms a natural barrier. As long as you set up the level in the right place, you can stop thousands of troops from passing through. The famous Hangu Pass is one of the main checkpoints, and it is a place where soldiers must fight.

Because it is a natural barrier, it is not easy for the army to pass through. So! In the middle of the mountains, there are many secluded figures.

Taoist! There are quite a few people who choose to live in seclusion here.

Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, was stopped by Yin Xi, who was guarding the pass, and wrote 5,000 words when he passed through Hangu Pass. These 5,000 words are later known as the Tao Te Ching.

Later generations said: Lao Tzu went out of the customs to the Qin State, then to the Western Regions, and then to India and other places to preach. That should be speculation, the beautiful imagination of future generations.

The main reason for Lao Tzu's exit was to find a place to live in seclusion, meditate on his Taoist doctrines, and improve his academic thoughts.

Lao Tzu's hermitage is likely to be in the middle of the Kunshan Mountain.

In fact! Those who are familiar with the mountains can find a suitable place to live in the mountains without passing through the Hangu Pass and other levels.

The checkpoints in the mountains, such as the Hangu Pass, are only used to stop large armies and those who take shortcuts from passing. And for the local residents, or those who want to live in seclusion, the checkpoints are useless. People can take a detour and take a detour.

Just like modern people are reluctant to buy tickets to enter a certain scenic spot, they can always find a place to pass through the wall.

The setting of the level is mainly to prevent the smooth passage of large troops, as well as the passage of caravans. In a non-war state, it is mainly used to prevent the passage of caravans. Once you set up a checkpoint, you can collect customs duties from the caravan.

In ancient times, the same was tariffed. It's just that! The standard of tariffs is not public, it is up to the person in charge to say the number. If it's not a commodity trade, it's not a large caravan passing, just bribe the leaders who guard the customs, and that's fine. If it is a strategic material, the leaders guarding the customs will not dare to be the master and accept this bribe.

For example! Horses, grain, ore, weapons, and so on.

These goods were declared by the king's ministers. Even! The king's personal consent must be used to allow him to go.

In ancient times, people lived in seclusion, especially in the war years, and the reclusive people generally chose to live in seclusion in places that were isolated on the surface, but were not actually remote.

For example! On top of the cliff.

You obviously see people on the cliff, but! You want to go up, but it takes a long time, even! It's a few days. And even more! You can't find your way up. It's close at hand, but it's like it's far away. On the way up, there may be many natural barriers, or it may be artificially set up a "ecstasy formation", like a maze, so that you can repeat the road forever.

Of course! It's just a metaphor! Since it's a seclusion, it won't let you find out.

Generally, people who live in seclusion will choose similar places, which are very close to the outside world and far away. Near! It was to facilitate the delivery of supplies from the cliffs. Far! It's so that people don't find you easily.

For example! Secluded on the cliff, if there are any bulky materials, you can transport the materials from under the cliff through the principle of levers and pulleys.

Of course, this is an analogy, drawing inferences, it is probably according to this principle to choose a place of seclusion. You can also choose to use the water flow down to transport the relevant supplies on a high ground below the water source. And pedestrians, enemies, or large troops, it is difficult to find you.

The place where Baimei lives in seclusion is in a very secret place, and you need to walk dozens of miles of ridges to reach it. And the mountains that passed through were cliffs on both sides, and almost no one could go up except for the medicine man and the hunting room.

So! Even if an enemy finds out that you are living in seclusion here, they will not be able to avenge you. Because! They have escape routes. When they find someone coming to take revenge or have an accident, they can escape through the cliff and go below. When you go down the cliff, the rope is torn off, and even if you see him, you can't do anything about it.

In normal times, when there are important materials, the people below put the materials on the cliff, and the people above pull the materials up through levers and pulleys, so that they can avoid walking dozens of miles of mountain roads.

Such places are the hiding places of Taoists and other wise men. If you want to go down the mountain quickly, you can go down from somewhere all at once. If you want to be invisible, hide in the mountains and others will not pay attention to you.

Bai Xue and her family lived in seclusion on the opposite ridge, where there was a col with more than a dozen acres of fertile land. Other than that! There are also more than 30 acres of mountainous land. It can accommodate more than ten or twenty people to live and live. There are springs there, and there is never a drought. The only drawback is that it's easy to spot. But! There is also only one sheep intestine trail to go up. Once a suspicious person is spotted going up the mountain, it can be seen from a distance. ”

The guard introduced as he walked.

"Then if something happens to one side, can you rescue it quickly? Mutual rescue? Bai Gyu asked uneasily.

The guard replied, "We have built a secret fast passage between the two places, and only our people know how to go, and no one else can know about it." The quickest time for us to have a meal, we can get to the scene with each other. In normal times, we use archery to send messages to each other. ”

Another guard said: "In the mountains, there are hermits everywhere, and once a suspicious person comes in, they will be discovered soon." Furthermore! These reclusive people are most afraid of bad people coming in. So! They learned that you were the bad guy, that you were here to find out the news, and that they would probably kill you. In the mountains, there are a lot of dead people, and you can't even find a bone. ”

"On Bai Xue's side, in addition to our people, there are also four Taoist hermits. They were all old and needed someone to take care of them, and they wanted to have a successor, so they agreed to let us live there. We promised them that we would take care of them until we died! ”

"Oh?"

"Only Bai Mei's side, Bai Mei is an idle person, and it is easy to expose her identity, which makes us very worried."

"Hehehe!" Bai Gui smiled: "In a few more years!" She doesn't have to worry about you! ”

"White officials! Why? The guard asked, puzzled.

"Hehehe!" Bai Gui smiled: "Don't say! Unspeakable! ”

The one-clawed beast Wei Zhong smiled and said: "Miss Baimei is about to get married, and when she gives birth to a baby, she will no longer be a person to worry about, she will only worry about others!" Hahaha! ”

When they heard this, they all burst out laughing.

As he spoke, he unconsciously walked dozens of miles of ridges and came to the end of a mountain range. At the end of the ridge, there is a south-facing sunny col that gives the feeling of a paradise.

"Ahh Sure enough, it's a place to retreat! Seeing this, Bai Gui couldn't help but sigh.

(End of chapter)