Chapter 2 The Falling Glow
Wangjiangyi is actually the acropolis of Jiangjin. Two hundred years ago, Yuan Hua, an important minister of the old dynasty, was ordered to build Jiangjin City to control the Great River and Jinshui Waterway, and gave up Wangjiangyi City, and relocated the site to build the city at the northern foot of the Setshan Mountain, which was forty miles to the north. At that time, water warfare was in full swing, and the maximum number of warships sailing on the river had reached 400, and the roof of the ship could be placed with a crossbow. Wangjiang City is built close to the river, the south city wall stands according to the river cliff stone, less than 100 steps away from the river, if it encounters war, it is directly within the range of the warship's attack. Due to tactical considerations, Yuanhua abandoned the idea of expanding Wangjiangyi and rebuilt Jiangjin Castle on the west bank of the Seshan Jinshui. Here, the mountains of Setshan pierce the water, and the waterway is steeply narrow, and large warships are not allowed to go north. However, because of the congenital insufficiency in Jiangjin, most of the water camps are small and medium-sized warships with less than 200 tips, and it is difficult to compete for dominance on the river.
Zhang Dong was Yongning back then, suffering from the lack of sharpness in the water camp, and he could not compete for the world. In the later period of his reign in Yongning, he vigorously rebuilt the dock port of the Wangjiang Waterway so that it could berth 400 warships and still reach the building, and the other stepped up the capture of Zhongliu, an important town in the water camp. However, neither was realized, and Zhang Dong was killed by Wu Chuge. The Yongning regime established by Zhang Dong was in ashes, and Jiangjin City fell into the dust pocket of Yi Feng, however, he had to deal with the pressure of the Zhangdong people who occupied Susong and Qianshan Eryi in Nanyang and Xu Bodang in Baishi, and he had no time to continue to expand the Shuiyingwu Port in Wangjiang.
Xu Ruyu stood quietly on the bow of the ship, silently recalling the words of Wu Chu commenting on Wangjiang and Jiangjin back then, and looked at the left bank with a gloomy expression.
The Shuiyingwu Port on the inner side of Jinshui in Wangjiang City stopped abruptly in the middle of construction, and the rocks were piled up horizontally, and it was all over the place. The dock port that has been built is also used for commercial use, and the oars come and go during this time, so it is not lively.
At this time, Yi Fengchen had already built all the Wangjiang Water Camp in Jiangjin Water Camp, which was almost undefended in the southern Ze country, where water warfare was prevalent and Jiang power was important. However, there has not yet been a strong local government in Jiangnan, and Wangjiang and Jiangjin can be taken in one fell swoop, and Wangjiang is now quite safe.
Wangjiang has always paid attention to the threat from the water, the north city, the west city has always been weak, if you have to look at the river, not Jiangjin, Jiangjin is forty miles away from this, and the speed of riding an hour is coming, and Wangjiang can not be guarded for a long time. If you occupy Wangjiang and try to plan Jiangjin, Wangjiang is the best transit base, and the rear materials and troops can be continuously transported here from the waterway, rectified, and completely converted into combat power and transported to Jiangjin City. At that time, Jiangjin was in danger.
Yi Fengchen Due to the above considerations, the Wangjiang Water Camp was withdrawn. It can be seen that the situation in Jiangjin is grim and imminent, and it is easy to seal the dust and need a strong water battalion to ensure the safety of the waterway between Xiaoyi and Jiangjin in the Qinghe River.
The north side of the wharf is piled up with rocks, overgrown with vines and grasses, under the afterglow, rabbits and foxes run, flocks of birds flying, and the desolate atmosphere is unobstructed. Xu Ruyu couldn't help but feel depressed in his heart, looking at the endless desolate blood-dripping sunset, and sighed. Without looking back, he knew that Youli was standing behind him, and said with emotion: "My father-in-law once said, give Zhang Dong a little more time, Wangjiangwu Port is completed, plus Zhongliu Water Camp, only Jinyang Huailai and Donghai Yongyang Water Camp can compete with it on the river." Zhang Dong must have hated Ji Yuanhua for looking at the river and taking the mountain when he built Jiangjin City, so that Jiangjin had no water camp to use. In my opinion, Zhang Dong's popularity is limited, and he does not dare to break the natural water defense of the mountain. If I were to enter Yongning, I would definitely build Wangjiang to make it a fortified city, and make the people widen the Wuli waterway in the mountains. The powerful water camp has been completed for more than a year, so why waste time and effort under Wangjiang and Zhongliu City? ”
Youli's heart trembled, since Jiang Jin was in sight, the playful and funny teenager in the past no longer existed, and was replaced by Xu Ruyu, who was sometimes depressed and unhappy, and sometimes pointed out the mountains and rivers. Young Litton had a strange feeling, only to feel that at this time he had completely merged with the bloody boy four years ago. This may be his true self. You Li felt that he was about to lose him, and he was reluctant to give up, but he stared at the young man in front of him in a daze.
Xu Ruyu looked at Youli, with a rare tenderness in his eyes, and said, "My father is Xinghua Xu Xing. ”
You Li knew that he was going to confide in himself the secret that had been buried in his heart for many years, but when he heard the name of "Xu Xing", he couldn't help but be shocked. Xu Ruyu was unimpressed, and continued: "My father's name is the first of the six jun, but he was slaughtered by the rioters under Bayang City. Although his father-in-law is famous, like his father, he has the world in his heart, and he has argued with his father about the situation in the world in Xinghua's hometown. My father-in-law once said to me, the world's handsome and powerful people are the most obedient to my father, and they are also the most disobedient to my father. He taught me all the things he had learned in his life, hoping that I could use it for the benefit of the world and erasing his sins, and on the other hand, hoping to compete with my father in me. There are many disagreements between the father-in-law and the father, and they are all self-righteous, and you are foolish and dull, and you cannot distinguish them. Wandering the rivers and lakes with Sister Youli, I left all the arguments behind, and I was carefree. Four years have been my happiest years. It's just that when you come back to Jiangjin, all kinds of past involuntarily appear in your heart, as if two huge forces are competing, and you don't know where to go. ”
In the end, it is already miserable, looking up, the twin peaks of the mountain are dazzling, in the evening light, the clouds are changing, as if life is ethereal and unpredictable. The wind is steep, sweeping the river through the stones, agitating and harmonious, like the sound of ghosts. Xu Ruyu felt it for a while, and he was stunned, and he didn't realize it.
Youli knew that he had a sudden demon, and he ignored outsiders. Sitting down and stroking the qin, the sound of the piano between his fingers flowed out like a golden iron horse, rushing and stabbing, especially not hiding the meaning of lifelessness.
Then, the feather sounded and made a sad sound. Desolate as the grass and trees withered and depressed in autumn and winter, the hardships of the wilderness.
The sound of the murmuring piano wants to stop, and if the river will enter the sea, the sound is deep and vast, and the swing is majestic and blank.
When the piano stopped, Xu Ruyu came back to his senses and said, "Thank you, Sister Li." He also said, "Sister Youli has a loud voice, and the royal qin meets with a god, and the murmuring between her fingers is like water, and the rest is mellow and almost Tao." The piano art ends there. Knowing that he had just been frightened by the demons in his heart, Youli pretended to be sad, and introduced his heart from the deep meaning of the mountains and rivers into the realm of the sound of the piano. Xu Ruyu learned the Heart Sutra of Stopping Water in Jiangjin City, but for many years he avoided the contradictions in his heart, and only knew how to use the cultivation of the Pill to resolve his injuries, and did not think about it, and he also neglected to practice the Heart Sutra of Stopping Water, and did not make the slightest progress. Otherwise, how can it be easily invaded by the demons in the heart.
Xu Ruyu lightly held Youli Rou and called softly: "Youli." Youli was not surprised, as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time, he sighed, bowed his head and snuggled into his arms, and tenderness welled up in his heart, hoping to be so together until he grew old.
The flower boat went to the foot of the mountain, it was already dark, and it anchored near the shore. At that time, the stars were dense and the sky was leaking, and the shadow of the grass house was clearly recognizable.
Xu Ruyu knew that after the grass house, his father-in-law was lonely and lonely, and he was full of sorrow in his heart. Everyone agreed to bring incense and candles and go ashore to worship together. Xu Ruyu couldn't bear it anymore at this time, said to everyone, and went ashore alone.
The grass hut was in tatters, the earthen walls had collapsed and collapsed, and only a dozen dead trees were still standing, crumblingly supporting the thatched roof. Thinking of following Wu Chu to study the book of war in it, although Wu Chu was cold-faced, he took good care of him, and often did not wait for him to speak, Wu Chu had already done it one by one.
Thinking of the past, Xu Ruyu's heart became more and more miserable. When I turned to the back of the house, I found two graves standing side by side in the wilderness, one grave was as good as new, and the other was submerged among the vines. Thinking that the one who was as good as new was the righteous tomb that Ling Zhanwei set up for himself, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
But when he saw that the tomb of his father-in-law that he had erected with his own hands was almost not in the wilderness, only the remnants of the grave were slightly exposed, and he couldn't help but feel extremely sad in his heart. Thinking of his father-in-law's martial arts and soldiers, he was unparalleled in the world, but in the end he only ended up with a straw mat and a collapsed tomb. Although people died and disappeared into nothing, and they didn't know anything about what happened after their deaths, Xu Ruyu was still desolate, bursting into tears, and falling wet clothes. Kneel in front of the grave, pick up the grass and vines, bring new soil, and reorganize the old grave. After everything was done, he sat in front of the grave and thought: Ming Yu bought a coffin, packed up the bones of his father-in-law, and found a good place to bury him. The past came back one after another, and I was immersed in it for a while, and it was difficult to extricate myself. In the meantime, Youli and Jue'er went ashore to visit once, and when they saw that he didn't pay attention, they had to cover him with their cloaks and leave.
I don't know when, someone heard in the distance, and Xu Ruyu woke up suddenly. Seeing five people coming to this place, they took refuge in the grass hut and looked behind them through the collapsed half-low wall.
Everyone who came was dressed energetically, one person carried a hook, one person carried a knife, three people raised a sword, and the blades were all unsheathed in their hands. The five of them cautiously outflanked the tomb, and when they saw that there was nothing abnormal, they put the sword back into the sheath and gathered together to discuss in a whisper.
One person was surprised and said, "The grave of Wu Chu's dog thief has also been cleaned. Xu Ruyu heard it with great hatred in his heart.
"It seems that Chen Zifang and they really came here to worship, and the military advisor expected it to be good, they will definitely return to Pingyi by boat from Wangjiang via Yongyang." At first glance, when he heard Chen Zifang, Xu Ruyu felt very familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. I thought: It seems that it should be Chen Zifang repairing my tomb, this name is so familiar, but I can't remember it, could it be sent by Ling Zhanwei. It turned out that after Xu Ru was so stupid that he listened to Ling Zhanwei's "The Biography of Yi'er" three years ago, his resentment towards him had disappeared, but he didn't know that Chen Ang had also found Jiangjin.
"As long as you can take down Chen Shuyu, I'm not afraid that Chen Ang won't throw a rat trap, and Wanling will not be broken." As soon as he heard the word "Chen Shuyu", the arrogant little girl in Wanling City immediately appeared in his mind. Although Xu Ruyu was puzzled that Chen Ang knew that he was a child in Jiangjin City, he had already guessed that Chen Zifang was Chen Ang's eldest disciple and was ordered by Chen Ang to come and worship him. Thinking of his godfather's kindness to him, he never went to Dongdong to have a safe time, and he felt guilty. Knowing that there was a conspiracy unfolding against his father-in-law, Xu Ruyu was even more calm, for fear of missing a word.
"Yi Fengchen, the old Ximing, should be the military division, but secretly let Chen Zifang quietly go out of the city. Fortunately, the military advisor noticed that something was wrong, and it was expected that Chen Zifang would leave after worshipping. They did not go out of the north gate, but fled through the great river and waterway. The fast-launch rocket notified the division. ”
In a moment, three beams of fireworks flew into the air, and the night sky suddenly lit up and returned to darkness. One person said proudly: "The military advisor really knows very little about people, and Chen Zifang, a foolish man, did not forget to obey the master's orders when he ran away, and gave these two dead ghosts a grave." Senior brother, the new soil on Chu Wu's grave is still wet, I want to see him just left, let's chase him. ”
Xu Ruyu couldn't help but sigh that the man's observation was meticulous, and he could infer that the person was not far away from the grave soil because it was not wet with dew, but he didn't know if it was someone else.
The man known as the elder brother said, "The military advisor strictly ordered us not to chase them if we found out that they were fleeing along the southern road. As long as they are forced to Yongyang, the military advisor's clever plan will be successful. Let's go back to our lives. With that, the ghostly figures of the five dissipated into the night.
Although I don't know what his so-called military master's clever plan is, one thing is certain, there is a net waiting for Chen Zifang and them to get into it in Yongyang.
Xu Ruyu dug out the two sections of Moge that had been buried from the back of the house, and Youli, Jue'er, and Uncle Sun Fangwu and his wife arrived. They saw that there were warning fireworks in the grassland, and they were afraid that someone would be unfavorable to Xu Ruyu, so they rushed immediately.
Back at the flower boat, Xu Ruyu repeated the overheard words to everyone one by one.
Youli hurriedly said: "Uncle Sun will accompany Xiaoyu for a trip." After that, he looked at Xu Ruyu nervously, for fear that he would refuse.
Xu Ruyu looked at Youli affectionately, shook his head slightly and said, "Huafang is inseparable from Uncle Sun, you send me to Jiangkou, and I will hire another fishing boat to rush to Yongyang." My senior brother, they should be on the merchant ship of the Donglin Society, hoping to catch up with them before Yongyang. When the third and second days are over, I will come back to you. ”
Seeing his firm face, Youli knew that he couldn't change it. However, for the first time in four years, they were separated when they met that year, and they only felt that there seemed to be a hand in the dark that was indulging everything, and they felt it in their hearts for a while, their eyes were slightly red, but they looked at Ru Yu with their eyes and veins, and they couldn't say anything. Jue'er couldn't stop the tears from dripping. Everyone knows that the forces that make Yi Fengchen jealous of forcing Chen Zifang and others from Jiangjin to Yongyang, and setting up a conspiracy to directly target Chen Ang in the East China Sea, how can it be solved by 32, they are not in Jiangjin to besiege Chen Zifang and others, obviously they have no fear, and they are not afraid that they will escape. Xu Ruyu said that no one could screw him when he made up his mind, not to mention that now he didn't want to affect everyone, so he had to bear it alone. The crowd was silent for a moment.
Xu Ru saw that the atmosphere was gloomy, and said loudly: "Why do you need to be so heavy, it's a big deal that I come back and eat all, and worship my uncle and uncle as a teacher, okay?" ”
Jue'er gave him an angry smile, patted him on the shoulder, and said aggressively: "Who wants to give you a big and small take-all?" After that, he cried and cried again, and pulled Youli and his uncle and aunt into the room to clean up for him.
Xu Ruyu put his arm around Uncle Sun's shoulder, and said as he walked out: "He said that there is a peerless master in the rivers and lakes who is good at the University of Technology, and this master admits that he is a disciple of Uncle Sun Fangwu, will Uncle Sun be happy to crook his mouth?" ”
Uncle Fang Wu made him laugh, thinking that he would eventually go ashore to break through, but he came a little early, which caught everyone off guard. Thinking about it like this, his heart was suddenly relieved, and while untying the cable and sailing the boat, he instructed Xu Ruyu on some matters.
Xu Ruyu stood at the stern of the fishing boat, looking at the flower boat that gradually disappeared in the night, and suddenly waved the double Ge wrapped in cloth in his hand, and shouted loudly: "My double Ge, one starry sky and one stop water, are combined into a blue fall, and he said that if he hears someone using it, it is me." ”
Standing and looking at the sky with few stars, he thought: The starry sky is moving, but if the view stops, the water will not stop, but in fact, it is guided by the situation, and he suddenly has a heart to name Shuangge, but it is secretly reasonable, but I don't know when I will make it worthy of the name.
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