152. The ancient city of Jingzhou

When Ye Dongsheng heard this, he suddenly realized and said: "There are carrier pigeons in my homeland, which are signal birds that often fly to my sister's house to deliver messages. It was my mistake! Otherwise, my sister and brother-in-law don't know when they will learn about this letter? ”

At this time, Guo Zhao asked Kang Zhonghan again: "Manager Kang! Are you sure you'll invite Qiu Tianting, the king of the Southern Spear, here? ”

Kang Zhonghan listened to it and said without evasion: "I want to be sure!" Although Qiu Tianting refused to come here, his wife was a kind-hearted person. When she learned that her hometown was in danger, she would definitely persuade Qiu Tianting to come here for reinforcements! And I also added an emergency message to the letter, asking Qiu Tianting to rush to the rescue of 100,000 people! ”

"Good! Mr. Kang is doing a very good job! Old lady Ye couldn't help but praise.

"If it just happens! Maybe the second son can also rush home with his five brothers! Kang Zhonghan speculated again.

"If that's the case, of course it would be better." Ye Dongsheng couldn't help but think about it and said, "But the second brother, they are doing chivalrous deeds everywhere, and now I don't know where they are wandering?" ”

"That's it! All three of you go and see the brothers! Give them medicine to heal their wounds! I want to take a good break, too! ”

After Mrs. Ye finished speaking, Ye Dongsheng, Guo Zhao and Manager Kang left Mrs. Ye's bedroom in response.

In the room, only the old lady Ye was left to sit on the bed, and the tragic scenes aroused his anger and worry, which kept lingering in his eyes and mind. He really regretted leaving this hidden danger in the first place, and today he almost took his old life! But he didn't understand why after many years, instead of being grateful, this Gu Xitian came to seek revenge for killing his father? Could it be that his mother Liu Lanzhi instigated it? However, the old lady shook her head again, and then lay down on the bed with her eyes closed, drowsy.

There are two flowers, one on each branch. Speaking of two ends, and said that this day is May 20th, at noon, the "six heroes of Shudong" galloping on the horse has stepped on the long street of the ancient city of Jingzhou!

Legend has it that this ancient city was built by Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, the first general and the first tiger general of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, and was originally an earthen city. This city is located in the middle of the Yangtze River Basin, the danger of the town of Bashu, the meeting of the rivers and lakes, the place where the soldiers of the past dynasties must fight, and it is also a famous historical and cultural city in southern China. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this was where the official land of the ship of Chu was located. Later, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the construction of the brick city began. It was demolished at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, rebuilt at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and destroyed at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The existing city wall, for the Qing Shunzhi three years, that is, in 1646, is still rebuilt. The city wall is nearly 9 meters high, about 10 meters thick, 9.3 kilometers in circumference, long from east to west, short from north to south, it is polygonal, the city wall, the city gate, the enemy platform, the battlements and so on are all kept well, the ups and downs are tortuous, the shape is like a swimming dragon, the momentum is majestic, the antique color is full. There were city towers built on the six city gates, Binyang, Wangjiang in the east, Qujiang in the south, Jiuyang in the west, Chaozong and Jinglong in the north, but unfortunately most of them have been abandoned or have been changed, only Daoguang 18 years, that is, in 1838, the rebuilt Chaozong building is still the simple system, standing at the head of the arch gate. Heavy eaves rest on the top of the mountain, high and open, majestic and magnificent, climb and overlook, the buildings in the city are lined up one after another, the pine and fir become forests, the moat outside the city, just like the jade belt surrounds, the reflection of the tower, the willow breeze on the bank, more poetic and picturesque. The following two paintings of ancient cities and temples can be witnessed.

The ancient city of Jingzhou

Ancient City Tower

Ancient temple in the city

Jingzhou is also known as Jiangling City. It is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China. It is adjacent to Shashi in the south and leans on the Yangtze River. The city wall hovers in the light and water of the lake, undulating according to the topography, winding along the lake and pool, winding and stretching, like a swimming dragon. The towering ancient city, has a history of more than 2,000 years, since the Qin and Han dynasties, there is a city outline, after five dynasties and ten kingdoms, the brick city was built, after the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, several destroyed and repaired. Now the well-preserved ancient city wall, for the Qing Shunzhi three years (AD 1646) according to the Ming city wall built, in recent years, along the city wall inside and outside the construction of many new scenic spots. I also hope that the rangers who are interested in this will go and take a look, and maybe they can also encounter the shadow of the famous sword.

Everyone must know the story of Liu Bei pretending to cry Jingzhou and Guan Gong carelessly losing Jingzhou in "Three Kingdoms". This is Jingzhou, which is the "land of soldiers". This famous cultural city is located on the western edge of the vast and rich Jianghan Plain. During the Han Dynasty, the country was divided into 36 states, which were named after Jing Mountain in the north. And this Jingshan is not the other Jingshan, Xuzhou and Anhui Bengbu Huaiyuan and other places, there are also Jingshan, and the same name as people, but the name of the rivers and lakes. After the Eastern Jin Dynasty, several emperors built their capitals here, making this city an important town for the military and a place where the soldiers must fight.

Jingzhou City is located in the meeting of rivers and lakes, is the hub of water and land transportation connecting the southeast and northwest, the land here is fertile, the climate is mild, the specialties are abundant, and it was also one of the important commercial centers of the country, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, it has been ranked among the five counties in the south.

The name of Jingzhou is one of the Kyushu (Ji, Gon, Qing, Yang, Jing, Henan, Liang, Chang, Yong) set by Yu in ancient times, and it was named after Jingshan Mountain in the territory at that time. After the Three Kingdoms, Jingzhou City has always been a state and county-level seat of governance, and some have even established a capital here. There is a saying that "since ancient times, Pengcheng has been listed in Kyushu, and the dragon has fought for several springs and autumns?" "This Pengcheng refers to Xuzhou, why don't you see Xuzhou being included in Kyushu? Or add Xuzhou obediently! Otherwise, the hero Xuzhou is not convinced.

The ancient city of Jingzhou is divided into three layers, with a water city on the outside, a brick city in the middle, and an earth city on the inside. It is said that in order to prevent the foundation of the city from sinking and flooding, glutinous rice pulp was poured into the stone cracks at the foot of the right city, so the city wall was particularly strong. Legend has it that Guan Yunchang, the general of the Three Kingdoms Shu, guarded Jingzhou and suddenly met nine fairies descending to earth. Spread the will of the Queen Mother, saying that the sword soldiers in Jingzhou moved too much, and they should be taken back and placed in the divine land, and mortals were not allowed to fight. Guan Gong was loyal to his brother and did not let Jingzhou, so he thought of a plan and said: "You are in the northwest, and I am in the southeast, each building a city, the city is five thousand steps, the sky starts when dark, the rooster crows, whoever builds it first will manage this place." The nine fairies then used their dresses to cover the soil, and Guan Gong cut reeds to build the city. Guan Gong City, the Nine Fairy City is a corner, and the rooster has not yet crooked. Guan Gong vibrated the chicken coop and reed mat, the rooster crowed, and the nine fairies went to the sky in shame. This is the origin of the nine women outside the north gate of Jingzhou City. It is also said that Zhang Fei also carried the soil to help the second brother build the city, but it was too late, so he poured the soil outside the east gate. Nowadays, people call these two small mountains-like soil "Zhang Fei's load of soil". Of course, these are all myths and legends, and they are all bizarre and interesting stories that are not credible and made up to comfort the world. How can such a thing happen in the world, you say? If there is, maybe there are really nine women in the world who are competing with Guan Yu, but it's just to sublimate their myths. Perhaps, Zhang Fei really picked up a load of soil to help Second Brother Guan and fell outside the east gate if he didn't succeed, and he was exaggerated by the world as a dirt mountain. However, in order to prevent Eastern Wu, Guan Gong built a new city next to the old city of the Han Dynasty, which is a real event with historical records.

Ten miles north of Jingzhou City, it is the site of the largest city in southern China in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period - "the ancient city of Chu Ji South". There were twenty kings in the state of Chu, and the capital was established here in 411 BC. The ancient city is on the ground, underground, inside the city, and outside the city, containing a rich Chu culture. Here you can pick up tiles and pottery shards from more than 2,000 years ago.