Because of the existence of the Wuhuan Captain's Mansion, all walks of life are now booming, even if the relatively unpopular stonemason industry is also capable of producing many skilled craftsmen.

That night, some of the best stonemasons in the city were invited to the school captain's mansion by people from the government, and then they were fortunate to meet the eldest prince who was passed down by the people of Youzhou.

With a gentle smile on his face, Liu He said to a few stonemasons who were at a loss: "I have invited a few of you here today, there is an urgent matter that needs to be done. ”

A few people didn't even dare to say that if there was anything that needed to be done, the eldest prince could just explain.

Liu He took out a drawing and explained it to several stonemasons, and saw them nodding heavily, with an excited look on their faces.

The next morning, a group of men and horses left the west gate of Macheng and marched towards Daqingshan, seventy miles away. There were several stonemasons in the procession with their apprentices, carrying heavy items such as hammers and chisels for work.

With a cautious look, Murong Ping urged the Dragon and Tiger Guard soldiers dressed as ordinary people to keep their distance from front to back, and carefully carried their backpacks up the winding mountain road.

"Brothers, work hard, before the heavy snow arrives, you must climb to the top of Daqing Mountain! Keep a distance of five zhang between the front and back according to the requirements, march and stop to rest in unity, and be sure to put down the basket slowly when you put it down, and the brothers who follow the basket must pay attention! ”

The soldiers of the Dragon Tiger Guard are all carefully selected Han Chinese children, and they are honored to be selected for the Dragon Tiger Guard, and they can be called models for all armies in terms of hardship and hard work, loyalty and diligence. Although the weather is cold to the bone at this time. It was even more difficult to march along the winding and steep mountain road to the top of Daqing Mountain, but the soldiers did not complain, and remembered the confession of the prince before departure. Every step is taken steadily, and the items behind it do not shake in the slightest.

After two days of hard marching, Murong Ping took two thousand Dragon and Tiger Guard soldiers to the top of Daqing Mountain.

The soldiers gently took out the square wooden box they were carrying on their backs from the basket, and then placed it neatly on a gentle slope on the top of the mountain according to Murong Ping's command, and then covered it tightly with the felt at the bottom of the basket.

Murong Ping ordered: "Today we will camp at the top of the mountain, and everyone will connect the tents end to end and form a circle around the mountain. Don't let anyone near the top of the mountain! ”

The soldiers ordered the ban and immediately acted according to Murong Ping's instructions.

Several stonemasons carefully circled around the top of the mountain and came to Murong Ping's side. A middle-aged man named Zeng Xiangfu said: "General, we have just carefully investigated, and there is a slope on the mountain that is convenient for taking stones, which can allow soldiers to dig up the roots and gravel layers of grass and trees on the rocks. We will take care of the rest. ”

Murong Ping nodded. shouted at the two low-level officers not far away: "Luo Datou, Xu Manzi, you immediately take the engineer team, take the tools, and follow me to the top of the mountain for construction!" ”

The two men called by Murong Ping as Luo Datou and Xu Manzi were the leaders of the two teams that were specially responsible for the construction on the top of the mountain, and each of them had a hundred soldiers as strong as oxen, all of whom carried pickaxes, steel drills, long-handled iron hammers and other tools that could dig through hard rock. is one of the main forces of this operation.

Soon after, the soldiers and civilians on Longtou Ridge in the Daqing Mountains sweated like rain. Some people are busy digging boulders, some people are busy digging the foundation pit base of the stele, and some people are carrying and burying a thousand square wooden boxes......

Three days later, a large bluestone tablet with a height of one zhang, a width of four feet, and a thickness of four feet was erected by the soldiers of Longhuwei at the highest point of Longtou Ridge. I saw that the front of the stele carved with the pattern of double dragons playing with pearls was engraved with three strong and powerful seals - Zhenhu stele, and there was a line of slightly smaller words next to the big characters, which read: "Hussar general Liu Bo'an tree stele is here, and Yongzhen Hulu is not allowed to enter Kou Youzhou!" ”

Several stonemasons and their apprentices looked at the large monument that had just been erected, and a smile of satisfaction and relief appeared on their faces. In the past, they were just making stone mills, stone grinders, and stone mortars for the people in Macheng, and occasionally making tombstones a few feet square. This is a Zhenhu monument, and it feels very glorious when you think about it, enough for them to show off for a lifetime!

Murong Ping asked people to remove all the stone chips and soil near the stele, and then asked the soldiers and craftsmen to retreat to the position halfway up the mountain, leaving him alone to stay on the top of the mountain for a while, and he didn't know what he was busy with.

In the evening, Murong Ping left in a hurry with the team and returned directly to Macheng.

In Liu He's study, Murong Ping reported: "The subordinates have erected a Zhenhu monument on Longtou Ridge according to the drawings, and all the construction links are done in strict accordance with the instructions of the son, without any omissions." ”

"When you buried those wooden boxes under the stele, did you find any damage?" Liu He asked.

"The thousand wooden boxes were personally inspected by the subordinates and put into the stone chamber, and no damage was found!"

"Has the construction of the anti-seepage and moisture-proof project in the stone room been done well and solidly?"

"The subordinates carried out the construction plan in full accordance with the construction plan handed over by Director Tian, and after the stone chamber was excavated, it was allowed to be watered down on the roof, and no leakage was found."

"The ropes connecting the stone chamber to the base of the stone tablet have been sealed as required?"

"It's a tight fit, there's no gap."

"You poured those white phosphorus into the bottom of the stone tablet with your own hands?"

"At the last moment, the subordinates pushed everyone back halfway up the mountain, and poured in when it was almost dark, and no one saw it."

"Good! This mission has been completed beautifully, and you can go to Liu Fang to receive the reward for the brothers who worked. ”

"My subordinates thank my brothers for the reward!"

Not long after Murong Ping returned to the city, it was the end of the month, and seeing that Chinese New Year's Eve was approaching, Liu He was staying on the Western Front for the New Year because of military affairs. When the soldiers and civilians of Macheng learned that Gongzi was going to stay with them to welcome the New Year, their excitement was indescribable. Although the signs of the imminent war have become more and more obvious, because the eldest prince has been staying in Macheng, the soldiers and civilians in the city are full of confidence, and there is not much panic and fear, everyone is thinking about how to celebrate the New Year, and no one takes the matter of the Xianbei people going south to heart.

Taking advantage of the lively preparations for the New Year between the military and the people, Liu He deliberately spread the news that he sent people to erect the Zhenhu Monument on the Longtou Ridge of Daqing Mountain.

For example, Xu Miao secretly spread rumors, claiming that Liu He was the descendant of the Xuanwu Emperor in the north, so he happened to suppress the Hu people who came from the north, so since Liu He came to Macheng six years ago, the Hu people in the north can no longer break into the defense line of the Great Wall, which is a disaster for Youzhou.

For another example, Xu Miao made it rumored that Liu He was the incarnation of a water dragon, which was a secret combination of the word "Youzhou", and the great drought just passed was because God found that Liu He wanted to take advantage of Youzhou's luck to rise to the sky, so he deliberately reduced the rain in Youzhou, so as to suppress Liu He, lest Liu He be too domineering in the future.

It is said that Liu He asked the feng shui master who was proficient in the topography of mountains and rivers to carefully observe the terrain of various places near Youzhou, and felt that a monument of two dragons playing with pearls was erected on Longtou Ridge, which could take the rainwater that originally belonged to the northern Hu people to Youzhou, so that the water flow of the water would be more abundant in the future, and after the water was abundant, Liu and the water dragon would be more powerful.

Because of Xu Miao, a guy who is secretly manipulating public opinion, all kinds of news about Liu He's birth as a water dragon and about the Zhenhu Monument suddenly filled the streets and alleys of Macheng, attracting people's talk, and then evolved many versions.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the theory of the five elements of yin and yang prevailed, with water in the north, wood in the east, fire in the south, gold in the west, and earth in the middle. Liu He is now in the north of the Han Dynasty, and he is rumored to be the descendant of the water dragon, which is equivalent to a hidden dragon to get water, which sounds like that, and it is estimated that it can fool many people into believing it.

Ma Cheng has always done a very good job of preventing external spies from entering the interior to spy on intelligence, but if the business travelers who come and go from various places spread what they see and hear to other places, it is not something that Liu He can prohibit. Of course, sometimes Liu He will deliberately use these mobile business travelers to spread the news he wants to pass on through them.

When the soldiers and civilians of Macheng put up lanterns to welcome the New Year, Kebineng, who was in the clouds of Bingzhou, learned the news that Liu He sent people to erect the "Zhenhu Monument" on the Longtou Ridge in the eastern part of Danhan Mountain, as well as some other so-called rumors such as "the water dragon descended into the world" and "the tree monument seized the water". Kebineng said to the leaders of the tribes: "The Han people are the best at making trouble, this time Liu Shiren deliberately let people release these nonsense, it is really ill-intentioned, he is paving the way for the throne of the Han Emperor!" ”

Tuoba Changqing said with a solemn face: "It can't be said that Liu Shiren is playing tricks, doesn't the big leader think that in the years after Liu Shiren fled from Chang'an to Youzhou, there are often places that people can't understand?" ”

Hudang also said with some hesitation: "I'd rather believe it than believe it." This Liu Shiren is really hateful, and he actually sent someone to erect a Zhenhu monument on Danhan Mountain, the land of my great Xianbei royal court, which is obviously humiliating us! After some time, when the army marches eastward to Danhan Mountain, I will definitely take people up the mountain to smash this bird monument to pieces! ”

Tatsumaru added, "Not only do you have to smash it to a pulp, but it's better to put another fire on it and burn it to powder!" Didn't Liu Shiren claim to be a water dragon? Isn't he going to take away the rain that belongs to our northern desert? We took the whole stele and burned it on fire for seven days and seven nights, so that there would be no half drop of water available for his water dragon! ”

"That's right! When the time comes, you must smash the stele, destroy the stele, and burn it in a raging fire! Several leaders echoed it, as if they could burn the stone tablet they had never seen before, and they could burn the foundation of Liu He's luck. (To be continued......)