The scale of Yingdu is very large, more than 30 miles around the city wall, the city wall is surrounded by eight holes of tall city gates, the city gate is generally two gate piers, three door roads. Among the eight tall city gates, there is a hole called "Thorn Gate", which is the characteristic of Yingdu, which is not possessed by any other capital city in the world. Qu Yuan went to the thorn gate, standing and admiring, his heart stirring. He knew that the reason why Chudu wanted to set up a thorny door was to not forget the difficulties of his ancestors in starting a business. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Chu people established the country in the mountains and forests, and there was no city, only the village surrounded by thorns, and "Jing" got its name from this, so the world called "Jing State" and "Jing People".

"Vitex" and "Thorn" are two different plants, but they are always mixed and competing. The ancestors of Chu Zhi lived in the land of thorns for a long time and were regarded as models by later generations. Later generations have a book that records: "In the past, I was the king of Xiongyi, and I was set up in Jingshan." Long dew and blue wisps, with grass everywhere; Trekking through the mountains and forests, to serve the Son of Heaven. Only the peach arc thorn arrow is a common king. From this, Qu Yuan guessed that Chu set up a thorn gate, perhaps for the sake of disaster. Peach arc thorn arrow, that is, peach wood as a bow and thorn branches as arrows. In the eyes of the ancients, thorns were a kind of sacred object, and a gate in the national capital was called a thorn gate, which seemed to have the meaning of avoiding disasters and disasters. Jing is also a kind of sacred object, so the important banner is mostly handled by Jing. Zhuxia also has this custom.

In addition to the thorn gate, there is also the "Mao Gate", which is named after the top of the spirit grass. It is a sacred place to worship the spirits of the ancestors and the gods of the shrine, so you should not drive through its gates. Qu Yuan came to the door, dressed in a straight clothes, and performed three bows and nine bows very reverently, attracting spectators. During the salute, a scene of King Zhuang enforcing the law appeared in front of Qu Yuan.

When you witness the grand occasion of this place 2,300 years ago, you will be reminded of the once prosperous capital city, which has been transformed into barren hills, overgrown with weeds, and crisscrossed by cemeteries after 2,000 years.

In the 800-year history of the Chu State, the capital has been moved many times, Xiong Yi first lived in Danyang (the old estuary of Xiangyang, Hubei), and then King Wen of Chu (said King Wu of Chu) moved from Danyang to Yingdu (Jingzhou, Hubei), King Zhao of Chu moved from Yingdu to Yandu (southeast of Yicheng, Xiangyang, Hubei), and King Hui of Chu lived in Yandu (Yicheng, Xiangyang City, Hubei), until 278 BC Bai Qi broke through the Yingdu Chu Qingxiang King moved his capital to Chendu (Huaiyang, Henan), and later: King Chu Kaolie moved his capital to Juyang and Shouchun (Anhui Province)

Since King Wen of Chu moved here from Danyang, Yingdu has become the capital for more than 400 years. Yan Zi saw the king of Chu Ling, who reigned from 541 to 529 BC, and the capital of the country at that time was Yingdu. It can be seen that Yan Ying, a Shandong man, should have been here as the ambassador of Qi back then. Unconsciously, the nostalgia of the past arises spontaneously.

Suddenly, Zhaoyue crashed into someone's chest, Qu Yuan in front of him stopped at some point, turned around, and realized that he was distracted again, and he retreated violently before he could stand firmly, and almost fell down and was grabbed by Qu Yuan's arm. "Lingjun, what's wrong? A little embarrassed, I said thank you."

Walk through the bustling streets to see the city gates. "Lamentation" mentions that "after the beginning of the summer and the west floats, Gu Longmen is gone." Of course, this is a later story, the dragon gate reviewed by the waterway taken by Qu Yuan when he was exiled should be the east water gate of Ji Nan City, which can lead to the Long Lake, the Yangtze River, and the first summer. Yingdu is a place where Lingjun reminisces about his life, and after being exiled to Jiangnan, he did not return to Yingdu until his death. Zhaoyue looked at Qu Yuan's back, and unconsciously worried about the person in front of him, now Lingjun is full of spirit and ambition, how much he looks forward to now, how desperate he will be in the future!

Go further, luxurious and majestic, comparable to the palace of King Chu of Zhanghuatai. The platform is ten zhang high, fifteen zhang wide, surrounded by artificial lakes, and the shore of the lake is full of green trees. The green shade is reflected in the lake, in a variety of forms; The water of the lake is clear and shining, and the blue waves are rippling. In every corner of the neighborhood, along the lake and on the roadside, exotic flowers are planted everywhere, pouring intoxicating fragrance in the breeze.

In order to show the glory and wealth to the nations, the state of Chu often invited the princes or civil and military officials of various countries to come here to drink and have fun. It's a pity that the tokens that don't come in and out can only be seen outside the palace, the palace building is surrounded by city walls, and the tall city walls cover everything in the palace of the king of Chu.

In 689 B.C., the king of Chu Wen Xiong "the first capital Ying", excavated the foundation, made great efforts, the country became more and more prosperous, and the palace of the king of Chu experienced vicissitudes of life in 400 years. I have been to the ruins of Chu before, and it turned out that in 278 BC, the Qin people broke through the palace of King Chu and burned down. Thousands of years ago, it was the prosperous center of the world's largest country, and with the decline of the Chu state, the ambition of the Qin state to unify the six countries has sunk into the ring of history.

After a thousand years, only the ruins remained, and the earthen wall built in the Chu capital extended 9 miles from east to west and 7 miles wide from north to south, and the total area was twice as large as that of Jingzhou now. There are 7 city gates around it, there are 3 doorways in the north section of the city gate, and the buildings on both sides are similar to gatehouses; At the exit of the ancient river channel of the south wall and the north wall, there are two gates of water. The rammed earth building base in the city is dense, some are as high as 6 meters, and the momentum is majestic; Ancient wells and secret sites are all over the place; Building materials such as simple tiles, analysis tiles and cultural relics of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty are everywhere, and copper casting workshops are also found. The wall base of the house in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty excavated in the southeast of the city is 60 meters long and 14 meters wide, which is a large scale and is an integral part of the palace architecture at that time. There are still three major cemeteries outside the city, which preserve more than 700 large and medium-sized tombs of princes and nobles, excavate more than 20 cemeteries around the city, and clean up thousands of small Chu tombs. The platform is 33 meters high, the base is more than 50 meters wide, luxurious and magnificent, the spirit king "sets up the feast of the long night, and makes the new sound of the north".

As the capital of the Chu State, the boundary between Qu Yuan and Qu Yuan is now the largest city in southern China. Standing on the northernmost side of the capital, you can see the entire palace and the prosperity of the capital.

Qu Yuan was slightly worried when he saw Zhaoyue's strange expression: "Xiaoyue, what's wrong with you, are you feeling unwell?"

Hearing Qu Yuan's concern, Zhao Yue hurriedly explained, "No, I'm in good health, but I'm a little shocked to see this grand occasion." Mengze is sad and the wind is moving, the king of Chu is buried all over the city, I don't know how much singing and dancing can be, and the palace kitchen is reduced to a thin waist. ”

Seeing that Zhaoyue was fine, Qu Yuan was relieved, and Zhaoyue continued to ask: "Lingjun, how are the people of Chu now, but I see that the upper-level rulers, princes and nobles live in such a luxurious way, how much financial resources of Chu are consumed, the people are not doing well, our national strength is not strong, the ambition of Qin to become stronger and stronger and dominate the world is known to everyone, Qin and Chu will have a war, and Chu is ready?"

The breeze blew, Zhao Yue's forehead was messy, Zhao Yue raised her hand and brushed it, Qu Yuan saw that Zhao Yue's body was thin, standing in the wind and looking at the grand scene down the mountain, her eyebrows were frowning, as if she was thinking about something. In fact, every time I come here, I am also shocked, it is indeed extremely luxurious, and the people's lives can be better, I must change the current situation in the Chu State...... "These Lingjun understand, so I want to enter the court as an official, Xiaoyue, what are your plans in the future?" Do you want to leave Yingdu?"

Hearing Qu Yuan's question, Zhao Yue was also a little hesitant and didn't know how to answer. I came here unexpectedly, I thought that if I came, I would be safe, but with getting along with Qu Yuan, Qu Yuan is not what later generations think, he is because he is not popular, he will not handle things, and he will not handle interpersonal relationships well, so he will be framed...... All the bad remarks about Qu Yuan were already clear the moment I saw him, he was gentle, kind, and kind, and this attachment to the Chu State was innate.

Qu Yuan saw that Zhaoyue hesitated for a while, and did not continue to ask, but Zhaoyue still spoke. "I can't say what my plans are in the future, I have been wandering all over the world for a long time, but it is a great blessing to be able to meet Lingjun in Yingdu. If Satsuki leaves here one day, she won't have any regrets..."