The books all say that Shu Road is difficult, but Huang Jie came from Xiazhou, but he didn't think it was too difficult.

Fortunately, along the way, Huang Jie did not pile them up on the car at will, but occasionally got tired of riding a horse while on the way, so he also got in the car to rest and read.

In fact, the so-called Shu Road refers to the road leading from Chang'an to Shu in ancient times.

And the ancient Shu Road, in a broad sense, starts from Chengdu in the south, passes through Guanghan, Deyang, Luojiang, Mianyang, Zitong, crosses the big and small sword mountains, passes through Guangyuan and goes out of Sichuan, turns left near Baocheng, Shaanxi, and then crosses the stone gate along the Baohe River, crosses the Qinling Mountains, goes out of the inclined valley, and goes straight to the Qinchuan River for 800 miles, with a total length of about 2,000 miles.

The ancient Shu road from Guanzhong to Hanzhong Bao slope road, meridian road, old road, Fu Luo road (Tangguang road) and from Hanzhong to Shu land of the Golden Bull Road, Micang Road and other branch roads through the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain constitute a road network, along the way the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, the road is rugged, it is difficult to pass, the poet immortal Li Bai once made a poem "Shu Road is difficult", with the difficulty of Shu Road.

In addition, in addition to the several straight roads from Chengdu to the north and from Shu to Shaanxi, there are also Yinping Road from Gansu to Shu, the Ancient Tea Horse Road connecting Tibet to the west and leading to the Western Regions, to the south, there is the Wuchi Road from Yunnan to Shu and the Southwest Silk Road that can lead to South Asia on this basis, to the east, there is the waterway from the Three Gorges to the Yangtze River, and the official road that Huang Jie is walking on now.

Compared with the three directions of the north and southwest of the Shu Road, Huang Jie walked along the Yangtze River along the official road is naturally the best to go, this road has been dug in the spring and autumn, the maintenance of the dynasties is not weak, now because the canal waterway is more complete, and the economic and trade activities in the south of the Yangtze River are becoming more and more prosperous. The requirements for the private sector and road counterparts are also increasing.

After all, Shudi goods can borrow the Yangtze River waterway to go to Hangzhou, Jiangsu. But it can't always be exported without importing, and the Shangjiang waterway is also due to the relationship between the seasons and hardships. It's not always possible for the slender man to pull the cargo ship against the current.

Soon after leaving Padang County, the official road that can accommodate cars and go to the wrong direction in parallel out of the city has gradually narrowed, and there are occasionally a few places in the land of Li Xu that can accommodate cars, and the rest are all sheep intestines, and they can only walk along the rut half a foot deep. But it's not a big problem to think about, the people of Shu want to go down the river and take a boat naturally, so why do you need to have a wide road to go in the wrong direction.

It is only said that the autumn breeze is cool, and the weather is dry when you come in, and the road is easy to walk. However, after half a day, I also walked more than 20 miles, and at noon I came to a wild village lodging, so I also stopped to shoot. It's just that after everyone stopped, they found that there were too many people on the road ahead of the nomura Sutou, Huang Jie and they went out early, and the Badong at the end of the morning did not catch up with the predecessors or descendants along the way, but when they came here. However, I found that there were no less than ten teams in front of the village and in front of the hotel, and the most was afraid that there were thirty or forty people, driving dozens of horses, and the horses were full of bulging packs. The smallest was a team of more than 10 people, pushing several chicken carts on the side of the road.

Huang Jie thought about it, and asked Hua Rong to inquire. He also said: "Be careful, first ask if there is a cross slope here!" ”

Hua Rong laughed when she heard it. Then he also went forward to inquire about it, and after a while he also turned back. Said: "This place is called Houshan Village, there is a village name Honghuaping to the north, there is a village name Huanghuakou to the west, and there is a tiger and leopard ridge in front of it. ”

When Huang Jie heard this, he also asked, "Oh? Could it be that there is a strongman on Haw Par Ridge? ”

Hua Rong replied: "There are no strong men, but I heard that there are tigers and leopards, and some people say that they have seen bears and cats on the Tiger and Leopard Ridge, but uncle knows what kind of beast this dog panda bear is?" ”

Huang Jie laughed, knowing that Hua Rong was not a person from Jinghuai, so he explained: "The dog bear is the PI of the Northland, and the cat bear is also the Pi in the Book of Books, and it is also called Bai Zhen in the "Mao Poem". ”

Hua Rong also nodded when he heard this: "Black and gray are more common in the north, but I haven't seen it yet, why don't you cross the Tiger and Leopard Ridge for a while, my uncle promised me to take an elite team and hunt one to take a look?" ”

Huang Jie heard this, but said: "If you want to hunt black for a while, you can do it, but you can't hunt white Zhen!" This white is kind and kind, does not hurt and eats other animals, only feeds on bamboo shoots and bamboos, also known as 'righteous beasts', if the local people are captured and released into the mountains and forests, they dare not hurt their lives. ”

Hua Rong was even more interested when she heard this, so she said: "I care, if I can see it, I won't harm its life!" ”

It is only said that Huang Jie's team is almost more than 100 people, and it is naturally divided into two families, one tea house sits in Buddhism and other monks, and Huang Jie and they sit in the pergola of a hotel, and the hotel tables and chairs are not enough, so they also take turns to rest.

It was only said that Huang Jie had just led Wan Chunnu, Yao Yu and Qinghe to sit down, and when the store came up with a jar of local wine mash, a plate of boiled game and a few dishes of wild vegetables, he saw three people who looked like stewards walking from the crowd that had been sharpened before. Among the three people, two middle-aged and an elderly man, first accosted the guards on the left and right, and after asking the name, they were led to Huang Jie, and the old man hugged his fists and said: "The official is polite!" The grass people are the stewards of Xingmaoxing in Kuizhou City, with a cheap surname and a single name. This time, I went to Jiangling to do goods and returned, and I wanted to cross the Tiger and Leopard Ridge, but I don't know if the officials were willing to promise us to follow the tail wing, and eat and worship me all the way. ”

Huang Jie hurriedly got up and gave up his seat, and after leading the three of Qu Sheng to a table on the side and sat down, he also asked about the matter of Tiger and Leopard Ridge in detail, it turned out that there were really tigers and leopards on this Tiger and Leopard Ridge, but in previous years, the roads were busy, the people were lively, and the wild beasts were expelled far away. Who knew that three years ago, there was a pair of colorful tigers with white eyes and white foreheads on this tiger and leopard ridge, and from time to time they went down the mountain to sneak attack the single merchants and passers-by in the past.

The last time I organized a tiger hunt was half a year ago, although I didn't catch it, but I also left this pair of tigers in the mountains.

After asking the reason, Huang Jie naturally agreed, and was willing to cross the Tiger and Leopard Ridge with the merchants.

After everything was said, they also sent Qu Sheng and them to prepare, and then returned to Wanchunnu's table to continue eating, and the three daughters naturally came to ask why, Huang Jie also smiled: "As the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers, unless there is one male and one female." On this tiger and leopard ridge, there was a tiger couple, but they went down the mountain to hurt people and provoked the anger of the people, half a year ago called the hunters organized by the government to leave, but a few days ago they suddenly returned to the mountain, everyone said that this is not a coincidence? (To be continued.) )