Chapter 44: Yueyang Tower

Connecting the distant mountains, swallowing the Yangtze River, the vast and mighty, the endless horizon, the morning sun and the sunset, the weather is myriad.

Since ancient times, Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion and Yellow Crane Tower have been known as the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. Among them, Yueyang Tower stands at the head of the ancient West Gate of Yuecheng, facing the Dongting of 800 miles, overlooking the Yangtze River, the momentum is majestic, known as the reputation of "Dongting Tianxia Water, Yueyang Tianxia Tower", it is the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. Yueyang Tower originated from the Han and Jin Dynasties, and its predecessor was the Dianjiangtai of Lusu during the Three Kingdoms, which has a history of more than 1,000 years. Since the Tang Dynasty, poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Jia Zhi, Yuan Zhen, Li Shangyin, and Meng Haoran have been on the building to chant poems, leaving behind immortal poems. Fan Zhongyan, an outstanding politician, military strategist and writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote the ancient Xiongwen "The Story of Yueyang Tower" with its blending of scenes and the vast and broad feelings of "melancholy", which made Yueyang Tower famous and famous all over the world.

Yueyang Building, three floors of the building, cornices, helmet top, pure wood structure, the whole building is up to 25.35 meters, the plane is rectangular, 17.2 meters wide, 15.6 meters deep, covers an area of 251 square meters, the whole building is borne by 4 pillars to bear the weight of the whole building, the eaves of the roof are pecked, the gold is brilliant, far away, just like a Kunpeng that wants to fly in the air, especially majestic and magnificent. Yueyang Tower stands on the west gate of Yuecheng, its momentum is very magnificent, the structure is very majestic, it can be called the first of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. The world-famous Yueyang Tower has a unique structure and a singular style.

Many literati will stand on the Yueyang Tower, looking at the mighty Yangtze River, as far as the eye can see, how many friends are here to say goodbye, how many literati in ancient history wrote poems praising Yueyang Tower, especially Fan Zhongyan's "the worries of the world first, the joy of the world after the world". Let Yueyang Tower be more famous, and Yuecheng will also be named because of this, and it will become prosperous.

Usually there are more people playing in Yueyang Tower, especially in the spring of March, many literati will stand on Yueyang Tower, climb to the top, enjoy this beautiful and spectacular scenery, and even chant poems and music. However, today's Yueyang Tower is extraordinarily quiet, there are not many people who come here to play, and a few people are bustling to play near Yueyang Tower. There were five people in the group downstairs in Yueyang, they were Shangguan Feiyun, Ouyang Xue, Liu Cui, Xiaoju, and Qin Xiang. Today, the five of them came to take a look at the scenery of Yueyang Tower.

Now Qin Xiang has also recovered from her sadness, before, Shangguan Feiyun told Ouyang Xue and the others about the events of that night, Ouyang Xue, Liu Cui, and Xiaoju did not feel any discomfort from Qin Xiang's joining, on the contrary, everyone sympathized with her, cared about her, and took care of her. Shangguan Feiyun and his party came to the ancient west gate of Yuecheng, talking and laughing along the way, especially Ouyang Xue introduced "the epitome of the architectural structure of the various dynasties of Yueyang Tower and the celebrity Mobao of each dynasty have seen it, touching the famous Mobao" A Yueyang Lou antique calligraphy and poetry atmosphere was involved in Shangguan Feiyun's nose, only to feel that the road ahead seems to be too far, I really want to climb the mysterious Yueyang Tower in one step! There is a "first floor"— In the majestic Yueyang Tower, Shangguan Feiyun was completely immersed in Ouyang Xue's introduction of Yueyang Tower.

"Brother Feiyun, let's go to Yueyang Tower to see the scenery. Ouyang Xue looked at Shangguan Feiyun gently and said, and before Shangguan Feiyun could answer, she took Shangguan Feiyun's hand and ran upstairs.

"Miss, Childe wait for us. Xiao Ju shouted, and then prepared to follow.

"Chrysanthemum girl, come back, what are you going to do. Liu Cui hurriedly shouted, glaring at Xiao Ju casually.

"Oh. Xiao Ju stuck out her tongue, a little unwilling, but she understood what Liu Cui meant.

"Sister Ju, Aunt Cui, let's go over there to have fun. Qin Xiang said, casually pointing to the lake.

"Okay, Xiang'er, we don't care about Miss and Childe, we play by ourselves. Xiao Ju said, then took Qin Xiang's hand and walked towards the lake.

Liu Cui also nodded, and then followed the steps of Xiao Ju and Qin Xiang towards the lake.

Ouyang Xue pulled Shangguan Feiyun to the highest floor of Yueyang Tower, the two of them looked at Dongting Lake according to the railing, the scene in front of them was very spectacular, the water of Dongting Lake was magnificent, as far as the eye could see, the fishing boats on the lake were dotted, a group of birds were flying happily on the river, and the green mountains in the distance were divided into two halves by the Chu River. At this moment, Shangguan Feiyun and Ouyang Xue were intoxicated by the spectacular scene in front of them, and neither of them spoke for a while.

Ouyang Xue couldn't help but think of Du Fu's predecessor's "Ascending Yueyang Tower" when he was wandering around and living in poverty. "In the past, I heard Dongting water, and now I go to Yueyang Tower. Wu Chu is in the southeast, and Qiankun floats day and night. Relatives and friends have no words, and the old and sick have a lonely boat. Rongmaguan Mountain North, with Xuan Si Liu. ”

Ouyang Xue finished reading "Ascending Yueyang Tower" and then said to Shangguan Feiyun: "Brother Feiyun, I have long heard of the beauty of the famous Dongting Water, and today I am fortunate to climb Yueyang Tower. ”

"yes. Shangguan Feiyun also sighed at the beauty of Yueyang Tower, but he didn't know as much as Ouyang Xue, but he was also completely fascinated by the scenery in front of him.

"By the way, Brother Feiyun, do you know who wrote this poem "Ascending Yueyang Tower"?" Ouyang Xue asked Shangguan Feiyun.

Shangguan Feiyun shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Brother Feiyun, this is written by the famous poet Du Fu in the Tang Dynasty, this is Du Fu when he climbed and looked up to see the vast and magnificent Dongting Lake, as if the land of Wu Chu had been cut open, and the lake was open and wanted to float all the objects between heaven and earth on it. When he looked down at his lonely boat, and thought that he was sick and needed the care of his relatives and friends, he didn't say a word, and the extremely depressed physical and mental pain couldn't help but come to his heart. Looking to the north, thinking about the continuous wars on the border of the country, the people are in many disasters, and thinking that his whole family is living a hungry and hungry boat life, he can't help but cry, and write this poem "Ascending Yueyang Tower" in this context. Ouyang Xue explained to Shangguan Feiyun unhappily, although Shangguan Feiyun didn't understand this, she didn't look down on Shangguan Feiyun, but patiently introduced and explained.

After listening to Ouyang Xue's introduction to Yueyang Tower, Shangguan Feiyun admired Ouyang Xue even more, felt that Ouyang Xue knew too much, and also felt that Ouyang Xue did not look down on herself, and at the same time sighed that Ouyang Xue was broad-minded.

"Xiaoxue, thank you. Shangguan Feiyun said a word of thanks to Ouyang Xue, thanking Ouyang Xue for his patient explanation.

"Brother Feiyun, you're welcome, are we still so polite?" Ouyang Xue said, but her heart was still warm.

"Brother Feiyun, let's enjoy all this quietly now. Ouyang Xue was a little intoxicated by the scenery in front of her and said.

"Hmm. Shangguan Feiyun nodded.

So the two quietly enjoyed everything in front of them.