Compared with Chang'an guarding Guanzhong, and leaving the west to be scattered, Luoyang's geographical location naturally has a safer strategic depth for the Central Plains farming empire.

Putting aside the Xia Shang era for the time being,

(The author's case, to be followed in this series of works to expand in detail the origin of the ancient capital of Luoyang, Chang'an.) ）

The king of Zhou was cut down by Di, and the capital was moved from Haojing to Luoyi;

The king of Qin gave the ancient city of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty of Luoyang to his father Lü Buwei;

Han Guangwu Zhongxing, abandoning Chang'an and going to Luoyang;

Dong Zhuo burned the palace city of Luoyang, and Cao Cao was the king of Qin, and was forced to move the capital to Xu for a short time.

After the reconstruction of the old city, the Wei and Jin dynasties still set the capital of Luoyang;

During the Wuhu Rebellion, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was clothed in southern crossing, did not give up its claim to the ownership of Luoyang, and still respected Zhongjing.

Before the Jiangbei states did not have the absolute strength to deny the orthodox inheritance of the Central Plains royal family, they also respectfully avoided setting their capital in Luoyang.

Until the Tuoba family was born and unified Jiangbei, and Liu Song in the south killed the king and usurped the throne within a year, losing the reputation of Zen Rang orthodoxy.

Yuanhong, the king of Wei, who was bent on following the Han system and respecting the Han rites, came up with the idea of moving the capital to Luoyang again.

According to legend since ancient times, the Qinling Mountains are a dragon vein.

Chang'an is the leader, and the land of the three auxiliaries can protect the world Chang'an.

Tuoba Hong welcomes Buddhism, gets the guidance of high monks, chisels the dragon gate, leads the dragon head east to explore Luoyang, and prospers the Central Plains.

I don't know if it's the effect of this dragon gate, or the credit of a large number of people who have migrated inward.

After the hundred years of turmoil raged by the Hu people, the prosperous era of Luoyang, which was written by Zuo Caizi in the past, was "mixed in all directions, and the appearance of extreme style" was reproduced after Yuan Hong ascended the throne.

At this time, don't say it's Qingyun, even Yu Zhi was shocked by the prosperity of the Xiongcheng in front of him.

The bazaar is continuous, the pavilions are lined up, the travel is shoulder-to-shoulder, the traffic is busy, such a city, even the capital of the Southern Dynasty is far from Jiankang.

"We, where are we going?"

After Qingyun entered the city, he was completely blinded after just a few intersections.

At that time, Xuzhou was also a relatively large city.

But if you climb the city wall of Xuzhou, you can still see the whole city.

There are only three or two inns in the city, and there are only a few bazaars.

So when he entered Xuzhou City, Qingyun was at a loss, with a mouth under his nose, he asked casually, and it was not difficult to solve the problem of eating, living and traveling.

But this time I entered Luoyang, hehe, Qingyun immediately fell into the ultimate philosophical question of where I came from and where I was going.

In fact, it can't help him much.

Although he was not as embarrassed as Qingyun, he was indeed not very familiar with Luoyang, so he said to Gu Caiting, "Fourth sister, let's find a place to live first." ”

Cai Ting looked at the two of them with a wicked smile,

"Hehe, since you have been invited to Luojing, how can you be unprepared?

There are a few courtyards in the Lu Mansion that are empty, and someone has already cleaned up and stopped, and at this time they are probably ready for dinner. ”

The corners of Yin Seke's mouth were slightly raised, looking like I knew it was like this.

Caiting naturally caught a glimpse, but didn't say much.

In fact, she also expected that Gai Kun would not participate in the agreement with Tan Jun this time, but since Yin Se appeared, it could more or less represent some of the meaning of Gai.

As long as he keeps her by his side, he will naturally add weight to his faction that supports Lu.

For this sect alliance, the Yonglu faction naturally thinks that it is better to cook raw rice before the descendants of the Tan family appear.

After all, with the current situation, overwhelming the grasp of the Cui family, it is still very optimistic in the eyes of the pro-Lu faction.

The Lu family's mansion in Luoyang is not large, because the head of the Lu family, Lu Wenzu, is scattered outside the official residence of Cao Zuo and is stationed in Wuchuan, and this is just a separate courtyard.

The official name of the outer capital Cao Zuo is now very tongue-twisting, and it doesn't look like a big official, but in fact, he is in power.

The word Du Cao indicates the function of supervision, and the doctor of Zhongsan has administrative powers, and this official position combines the responsibilities of the Han Dynasty's division and Zhongsan, which is autonomous and self-supervised, and supervises one party's political affairs.

Wuchuan is one of the most important military towns of Wei State, the head of the "Six Towns in the North" of Pingcheng, the former capital of Gongwei, and is the key gateway to defend Rouran.

At that time, Wei had two main opponents militarily,

NAN Xiaoqi,

Bei Rouran,

Wuchuan is an important town for the defense of Rouran.

Those who win Wuchuan will get half of the Wei Kingdom, this statement is not an exaggeration.

After only a hundred years, the Northern Wei Dynasty died in the six towns, and Wuchuan produced two emperors.

At this moment, the one who came to greet the four of them was Lu Wenzu's deputy general, named Jin Chongjian.

This General Jin is obese, dressed in a robe, and his abdomen is as round as a ball, especially when he laughs, his facial features are almost squeezed out of his face by fat.

Judging from the appearance alone, it is indeed difficult to associate with the warriors who straddle the horse and wear armor.

But when he stepped away, the dragon walked with swift and neat movements, and at a glance he knew that he was a hidden master.

At this time, the banquet in the hall was ready to stop, and there was a main table in the middle, and there were four seats and four tables on each side.

The four seats on the right hand were naturally prepared for Qingyun and the other four guests.

There were already two people sitting in the four seats on the left hand, and they hurriedly stood up at this time, and Jin Chongjian introduced them to everyone one by one.

One of them is Gao Shusheng, the representative of the Gao family, and the other is Lu Wenzu's concubine Lu Ruchen.

Lu Wenzu is on one side, the main family is in Wuchuan, and he can't go back to Luojing without an order, and this annex is taken care of by Lu Ruchen.

Qingyun was pondering which one of the main seats would be left to, and a middle-aged man walked out of the back house.

The man was wearing a casual silk shirt, his eyes were blazing, his beard was upside down, and his mouth rang like a chime, instantly gathering everyone's attention.

"Good, good!

Senior Brother Qing and Senior Brother Gai's descendants actually arrived together, and they also brought a Taoist guest.

Caiting, you little girl really has some skills! ”

Gu Caiting's eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed,

"Uncle Lu! How are you already back in Beijing?

I heard that the king of Wei had just set off on Songshan, could it be that the prince issued an order? ”

"Oh? Miss Gourd is well-informed.

King Wei Xingsong Mountain sacrificed peace, but it was a recent event.

Where did the prince have the reason to summon the border ministers into Beijing at this time?

It's just that I don't want to delay the big things in the door, so I secretly returned to Beijing last night. ”

Zu Xuanzhi's eyebrows were locked, and he secretly said in his heart: The foreign military ministers left the guard without permission and entered Beijing without permission, and they should be beheaded according to the law!

This Lu Wenzu did not shy away from it at this time, and he must have the intention of forcing everyone present to express his position.

Either from him, or may be restricted from action.

Sure enough, Lu Ruchen immediately took over the conversation,

"My father's return to Beijing this time is a top secret, and it is out of sincerity that he came forward to invite you to a banquet.

The big event in the door is imminent, I don't know if you brothers and sisters, do you already want to belong? ”

Gu Caiting grabbed his fists first, and he was already in response.

"The family teacher has already commanded, and it is the first thing to look forward to as Master Lu."

Zu Yuzhi was originally an outsider, so he didn't need to express his opinion, he lowered his head and grabbed a glass to pour wine.

The wine is red, but it is a rare grape wine in the Central Plains. I didn't know this at this time, so I gently shook the wine cup, carefully identifying the color of the wine and the sporadic floating flesh, as if studying the raw materials used to ferment this fruity liquor.

"I, I'm a hostage, I don't have any opinions."

Yin Seke put his right arm on the table, holding his cheeks, and his eyes seemed to be very resentful.

So Lu Ruchen's fiery gaze skipped over the two of them and fell on Qingyun, full of expectations.

And a pool of autumn water in the gourd pavilion also looked at the pulse.

Under this half-shivering and half-red gaze, Qingyun didn't seem to be aware at all,

"Uncle Chen, he should have already arrived in Luojing before us, right?

I came north with my senior sister this time to find Uncle Chen. ”

"Oh? Chen Daoju also came to Luojing? ”

Lu Wenzu brushed his beard, obviously quite wary of this news.

Cai Ting sighed, and replied,

"Uncle Chen is indeed here, but he still has some personal matters to deal with, and I'm afraid he won't show up for a while.

Uncle Shi has already revealed to me that Uncle Shi has lived in a simple place all these years, and he has not even confiscated any of his disciples, and he has not even taught his son swordsmanship, so he is not qualified to fight for the position of this Tan Jun.

Uncle Shi thinks that as long as the new Tanjun can give an explanation of the events of the year, he has no opinion. ”

Qingyun couldn't help but wonder at this time, why didn't Senior Sister say these words earlier, but she had to bring him to Luojing in a hurry?

He was about to ask, but when he heard an oops, Caiting accidentally knocked over the wine cup and sprinkled it with spring red.

Such a little embarrassment was a little indecent to the woman, and Cai Ting hurriedly retreated into the inner hall with a look of embarrassment.

The snow brightened in his heart, and he shook his head secretly: This fourth sister, just because Brother Qing represented the two factions of Qing Chen, he was preempted first.

At this time, he saw that the horse's feet were exposed, so he used an excuse to avoid Brother Qing's inquiry.

Hey, I don't think I was mistaken.

However, if this is all there is, it will not cause any major problems.

As long as I wait for Uncle Chen safely and hand Qingyun over to him, the matter will be settled.

At this time, a small servant outside the door came to report, saying that Sun Saijiu had arrived.

Lu Wenzu hurriedly got up and went out.

The name of the person who came was Sun Shiyuan, although he was only thirty years old, but his seniority was very high, and he was one of the five sacrificial wines of the outer gate of Tanzong.

Su Zhangsun Pang Tian, these five foreign surnames are all from the Guigu Sect in the past.

The Sun family is a lineage, originating from Sun Bin, who has been in the army for generations, and the clan branch at this time served under the account of the Murong clan of the Xianbei Wang clan.

The eldest brother Sun Shiyuan is mainly responsible for the family's internal affairs and greeting the rivers and lakes, but the second brother Sun Shao is a guard general with heavy troops.

The two families of Lu Sun joined forces, not to mention that they were fighting for the head of a sect, I am afraid that even if they coveted the heart of the world, they would not have no chance of winning.

The Lu family has gathered such strength at this time, in fact, there is no need for a few juniors to express their stance.

Lu Wenzu deliberately wooed these young people, just to let them stand on the ground, after all, behind these young people, they were all neutral forces with considerable weight in Tanzong.

Therefore, Qingyun and Yin Se can give vague answers, Lu Wenzu will not take it to heart.

He still warmly beckoned everyone to take their seats, and when Caiting was re-dressed, he brought up the main dishes one after another.

Each person has a beast pattern bronze on the case, there is a lid on the cover, a gluttonous standing on the top of the cover, the huge mouth is open, and people suddenly have an appetite when they see it.

Occasionally, some steam erupted from the cracks in the lid, and I thought it was some food with soup, still boiling.

At this time, the copper is naturally hot and cannot be touched.

But Lu Wenzu has already introduced to everyone with great interest, how he procured the old ginseng of Xianbei Mountain, the wolfberry of Hexi, and the fresh lamb leg of this Eilechuan for a day in Wuchuan.

Speaking of the soft taste, it only made everyone's teeth sour, and they couldn't wait to take out the leg of mutton and bite a few bites immediately.

Speaking of the rich aroma of meat, the listener's saliva was dripping and rolling under the tongue, but they were too embarrassed to swallow and make a sound, so they could only raise their necks one by one, which seemed to be listening with relish, but in fact, it was to relax the throat and let the fluid flow into the abdomen.

This person was even hungrier, and when he saw that everyone's eyes were about to turn red, he was afraid that he would be able to swallow the whole leg of lamb alive like gluttony as soon as the feast opened.

Lu Wenzu felt that this copper skull should have cooled down almost, so he called someone to cover the banquet with a bamboo clip.

The first one to open the lid was naturally the copper jar in front of Sun Saijiu.

Sun Xijiu's eyebrows were smiling in one place, lifting his double chopsticks, his index finger kept shaking, obviously looking forward to it.

But at the moment when the gluttonous copper lid was lifted, Sun Saijiu's face suddenly changed in shock, and the two ivory chopsticks were shaken to the ground one after another.

I saw a chicken head slowly poking out of the gourd, the cockscomb was lightly raised, and there was a silk cloth ghost painting talisman in the middle of the head, and a pair of prominent corns stared at Sun Sai Jiu tightly, and it actually cooed and roared!

The voice was heart-rending and lingering.

Lu Wenzu was startled, and reached out to brush the lid of the copper jar on his case, and sure enough, it was also a chicken head, raising his head and wailing.

What a strange sight is a crowing chicken head emerging from the hot soup?

The two girls in Yin Se Ke Lang Caiting changed color in unison, hugging their heads, and Qingyun was also at a loss.

Only the color of the dawn lifted the lid, grabbed the head of the chicken, and picked it up directly, the head of the chicken was wrapped in a stomach pouch, leaving only a breath, and the inside of the stomach pouch seemed to have been buried in a bamboo piece covered with copper.

When the copper lid is pressed, the stomach pouch must be deflated, and once someone removes the copper lid, the copper bamboo pieces will bounce up to stretch the stomach pouch open, and inhale air through the pre-hollowed chicken neck.

A bamboo whistle-like structure has been added to the modified air vent, so that it can emit a high-pitched sound.

All of you here are martial arts practitioners.

Especially the men, seeing that the art of the dawn is high and bold, they have already gathered around, watching him disassemble and talk at the same time, piercing the tricks in front of him.

Although the two women didn't dare to look, they also pricked up their ears and listened secretly.

When Lu Wenzu heard this, he snorted coldly, tore off the silk talisman, and asked Xiang Zhizhi,

"Zu Shaoxia, you are a person from the Dao Sect, can you recognize this ghost talisman?"

Glance at it and say disdainfully,

"It's just an ordinary talisman, and there's no sectarianism to speak of.

Even though I am in the Daomen, I don't believe in these tricks of bluffing. ”

"Talisman, Cui Talisman?

Could it be that the Cui family is a ghost who came to find us unlucky? ”

Although Lu Wenzu did not start to investigate the subordinates thoroughly, he also knew that since the other party could make such a big move in his own territory, there must be a powerful behind-the-scenes mastermind manipulation, and he would not fall into obvious circumstances.

And he had just come back from Wuchuan, and he wanted to find out what clues he had for a while.

So he gave Sun Xianjiu and his son, these two people have been staying in Luojing, if someone deliberately wants to look good, they should smell more wind than themselves.

Sun Xianjiu sneered,

"Although there is no evidence at the moment.

But those who have the courage, ability, and motivation to do this are the only ones in the Cui family. Hmph, amulet!

I'm going to see how he pushes ......."

Sun Xijiu's voice suddenly became vague, and then gradually coagulated, coagulated into black blood clots, and overflowed from his facial features.

The last few notes of the words seem to say "my life ......",

But the voice was like the last call of a drowning man.

The others could barely tell from his distorted expression, the twitching of his lips and teeth, and the gurgling scream.

"Bang...... Bang...... Bang ......" three long-spaced bangzi sounds, this night has just entered the shift, it has already urged a person's life, and everyone in the hall is worried.

"Poison, poison? How can it be! ”

After a short silence, Lu Wenzu roared wildly.

Although the staple food has been moved, everyone has not touched a chopstick.

Wine, is it wine?

Lu Wenzuxin walked to the case of Sun Xianjiu with a maid in his hand, his eyes were red, and he pinched the maid's jaw like an evil demon, and poured the wine down.

Pity a weak woman, who is not proficient in martial arts, where can she resist?

I saw that I was choked and coughed, and my mouth and nose were runny, but most of the pot of wine was swallowed into my stomach.

Lu Wenzu's hand still did not let go, and Ren that pair of jade feet kept struggling in the air.

The maid tried to insert her finger into her throat several times, but the placket of her throat was grabbed and she could not lower her head and vomit wine.

The fear of death gnawed at the little girl's mind, and she coughed hysterically, shouted, and cried, and the voice was as poignant and desperate as the rooster in the soup just now.

This miserable howl lasted for most of the incense, and everyone was like being in a hell of tongue pulling, and no one dared to stop their ear drums rubbing against the scream.

The shouting has not stopped for a long time, and the breath has not diminished.

Not wine?

What is that?

Could it really be that ghost talisman?

The eyes of the people in the hall were full of fear and confusion.

Until he screamed and looked at Lu Ruchen, he suddenly straightened up, and the blood gushed from the seven orifices, slowly softening, and the wandering brilliance in his eyes gradually dimmed.

Syllable!

A brass lampstand was knocked to the ground, and the candles burst into tears.

The mournful cry in the hall suppressed Wan Lai's groan, and only then did someone notice that a little guy rushed up to the hall like a lost dog.

"Master, it's not good! Outside, a large group of soldiers and horses surrounded the gate of the mansion! ”

"What? Who! ”

Lu Wenzu's eyes were torn apart, the pain of losing his son tore his liver and gall, where is there still a demon barrier in his heart that is bound by reason?

He didn't listen to the man's answer, but grabbed the side hall, drew a steel sword, and strode out of the hall with great momentum.

Qingyun looked at the back, as if he had caught a glimpse of a living flash woman, killing one person in ten steps, and not leaving a line for thousands of miles.

Stain the plain robe with blood, and sacrifice children to comfort the resentful spirits.

At this time, if anyone really dares to stop him, no matter the gods, Buddhas and demons, he will also be slashed with such a sword.

Naturally, no one would dare to use their physical bodies to block this evil star.

The two corridors of the courtyard, the roof, and the head of the wall, have already stood layer upon layer of armor,

Arrows at the same time,

The bow is full of strings.

Even though he Lu Wenzu has three heads and six arms, he can climb the clouds with two wings on his back, and he is not unable to avoid a round of all-angle volleys.

He wasn't afraid of death, but he didn't want to die in vain.

He didn't even find out who the wrongdoer was, so he was a ghost who died in a daze, he wasn't angry, he didn't want to, he couldn't!

So he stopped, hunched his back slightly, and scanned his surroundings with blood-red eyes, and let out a low, beastly roar,

"Who! Who is it! ”

"Lu Wenzu!

As a foreign officer, take advantage of the dragon to drive out of Beijing and not come without permission, can you be guilty?

If you don't give up your arms and surrender quickly, do you want to violate the ban by force and resist the law? ”

Among the armor soldiers, one person slowly walked out, with a high crown and a broad belt, a black robe, and a court uniform, which is equivalent to indicating that the current pomp and circumstance is a business trip instructed by the imperial court.

"Gao Yushi? You? How are you? ”

After saying that, he looked back with the corner of his eye, trying to see Gao Shusheng's attitude.

The name of the person who came was Gao Daoyue, who was born in the Gao family, and was a lieutenant in the imperial history of the dynasty, and had the right to supervise the military attachés in the court.

When he saw Lu Wenzu like this, he couldn't help frowning,

"After receiving an official letter from the military attache reporting the report, it is not my own official who came, which one should it be?

Where is the responsibility, why can't it come?

But you, Dr. Lu, why did you enter Beijing without permission, and now you are still in such a mess? ”

Although Lu Wenzu is rough and arrogant by nature, he has also climbed in the officialdom for a long time.

He gasped for air, trying to slow his heart rate, and when the blood rushing to his mind had flowed back a bit, he finally regained some of his senses.

Indeed, although Gao Daoyue surrounded his house, it was not necessarily deliberately aimed at him, but a routine after being reported.

But his return to Beijing this time was very low-key, except for Adjutant Jin and Lu Ruchen, even the people in the house and the guests invited to the banquet did not know until the dinner.

Gao Shusheng naturally trusted him, Sun Saijiu was even dead, and those hairy boys didn't leave Lu Mansion for a single step, where did they have the ability to go out to report the news.

Who is the one who designed this deadlock?

As he pondered to himself, the armorer who was lying in ambush on the roof of the main hall suddenly let out a groan, and without grasping any of the fingers of the string, he shot an arrow with a whoosh. Although the arrow did not have full strength and fell to the ground crookedly and weakly, it caused a chain reaction. Many nervous archers thought they had an order, and dozens of arrows sneered through the air, all of them full of strength.

Lu Wenzu suddenly turned over and let out a tiger roar, and threw the long sword in his hand with all his might, and the green mang slashed at the direction where the four young people were standing.

It was still Qingyun's reaction that was the fastest, and he had no time to think about it, the sword was raised, the cold light fell, the thunder was strong, and the momentum was shocked.

Yi Yun: The big one is rich, and the big one is right.

Zhengda, and the love of heaven and earth can be seen.

Qingyun does not understand the moves of this school, this sword is cut out, taking the great and righteous righteousness, borrowing the power of the dry sky, and the power of the earth should be penetrated, it is really like a horse training from the nine heavens and falling, as if it is invincible to crush into dust.

In addition to Zu Xuanzhi and Jin Chongjian, the masters who saw the power of this sword were all from the Tan Sect, and at this time, the feeling could not be described only in admiration.

Mom, this thunderous sword intent can be used so purely, so casually!

Just in the midst of this lightning and fire, the green mangs flashed in one place, and the sparks splashed, choking the golden sound.

》》》》》 time to knock on the blackboard《《《《《

In this chapter, it was said that Lu Wenzu looked like a living woman. Among the 100 single and eight generals in the Chinese classic "Water Margin", there is a good man Wang Dingliu, nicknamed "Living Flash Woman".

Regarding the research of the Shan Po in this nickname, it is really strange and well-founded. The reason for this is that with the passage of time, the transliteration of the word "Samva" has been replaced by other, more well-known terms.

Regarding this point, the most reliable explanation in the Ming and Qing dynasties is in the "Notes on the Water Margin" written by Cheng Muheng in the Qing Dynasty:

Shanpo, the Tibetan Sutra is also known as the Dhanapo. This cloud is light and swift, and the Sanskrit medicine fork is also.

Cheng's commentary is not a holy text, and there is no shortage of errors and omissions. If we have the opportunity to talk about some allusions such as the law of dry land in the future, we can discuss it in depth. But this note about Shanpo, Cheng is not far behind, but it is a pity that it is like gold, and it is not said thoroughly.

If it is said that Shanpo has a relationship with the medicine fork, it is because the twelve medicine fork gods will also be called the medicine fork among the people. The Twelve Medicine Fork Gods are the Indian version of the Chinese zodiac, in which the corresponding ox god will recruit the Douro general, who is also the incarnation of Vajrapani Bodhisattva.

This medicine fork bull god will be the main one we are going to talk about.

The name of Shemva comes from the Chinese translation of the Tripitaka "The Root Says All the Miscellaneous Things". In verse 8, it is told that the evil king destroyed the seed, and Shempo was given the golden claw by Nyolai to repel the evil king and established the kingdom.

Among them, the evil birth king is also the king of glass in some other Buddhist scriptures. And Sangpo, which is today's Tibetan sound, was later attained to become a Buddhist Vajrapani. The vajrapani was the blonde claw borrowed from Rulai. And the country founded by Shempo is even more famous, in fact, all the magistrates must have heard of it - the Latin antiphon Shambhala, now called Shambhala, Shangri-La.

The Bodhisattva Vajrapani is the angry manifestation of the Bodhisattva of the Great Trend among the "Three Sages of the West". In Middle-earth Buddhism, it has the same name as the Bodhisattva.

Later, the king of the Tibetan kingdom was called Tsenpo, which was also of the same origin as Shanpo. "New Tang Dynasty Book • Tubo Biography" cloud: It is commonly known as the strong and strong, and the husband is called Pu, so the name of the monarch is Zampu. Zampu is a symbol of strength, the embodiment of Shempo, the protector of the Salvation Clan.

Why does this work mention Dondun Kong? In fact, it will really have some relationship with the later text, well, not a small origin.