(v. 178)
When Ling Muyu heard this, he didn't want to explain more, "I said, this matter will be handed over to the eldest brother to do it for me, no matter how the eldest brother handles it, it has nothing to do with me, for the responsibilities and tasks that Wudang disciples should fulfill," he said and walked into the distance, "It has been completed." ”
Wang Bo'an looked at Ling Muyu who was walking towards the front and sighed, leaned down to Jiang Yanhuai who was lying on the ground and gave some orders, only to see Jiang Yanhuai's face full of surprise and doubt at first, and gradually nodded again and again, Wang Bo'an struggled to help Jiang Yanhuai up, Jiang Yanhuai hugged his fist at him, and then walked to the side leisurely.
From beginning to end, Ling Muyu, who was looking at the scenery under the mountain from a distance under the tree, did not turn his head.
Wang Bo'an walked to Ling Muyu's side and said, "The conditions of the dragon field are poor, and you can't stay with me all the time, so I will accept an entourage." Ling Muyu was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he was not surprised, and just said, "Then he left with you, what about these people?"
"They were all soldiers in the army, but they didn't completely wipe out their conscience. Now that the mourning prison village is dispersed, they go home to farm and live on their own, and what the government has been keeping an eye on is just Jiang Yanhuai. Wang Bo'an explained.
"Seeing is not necessarily true, let alone hearsay. Ling Muyu should have remembered the old things ten years ago, shook his head, and said to Wang Bo'an with a change of heart: "Congratulations to the eldest brother, I have received such a powerful entourage, I believe that with the charm of the eldest brother, it should be able to dispel the anger in the past three years." ”
Wang Bo'an looked at Jiang Yanhuai, who was already acting as usual in the distant village, and was talking something to his brothers one by one, and said, "When he says goodbye to his brothers, let's go." This place is not far from the dragon field, and it is easy to count. Ling Muyu on the side nodded thoughtfully.
It is said that the Guizhou political division, in the thirteen political divisions of the national dynasty is set up the latest, due to the remote geographical location, inconvenient transportation, and late development, so the passage with the Central Plains is very inconvenient. If you want to travel from the Central Plains to Guizhou, there are only two routes, one is to reach Hanzhong through Guanzhong and Qinling, and from Hanzhong to Guizhou through Bashu, and the other is to start from Hunan, rely on the Xiangjiang River to reach Guangxi, and then reach Guizhou through Yunnan. No matter which road it is, it is a high mountain and a long road, and Guizhou has naturally become a remote and backward wild place.
The dragon field is more remote, there is still about a distance from Guiyang, surrounded by high mountains and lush trees, and there are almost no people to see. In the mountains and dense forests, there are often dangers, if there are no locals to lead the way,
Ten of them are to get lost, and the poisonous snakes and fierce beasts of the jungle often haunt and hurt people's lives.
Because of this, the distance that could be reached by the original number made Wang Bo'an, Ling Muyu, and Jiang Yanhuai, the three martial arts masters, walked for a full 12 days before they were about to arrive.
"Anyway, if we had a guide, we wouldn't have taken so many wrong paths. On the rugged mountain road, Jiang Yanhuai complained while opening the road in front.
"The language barrier is stumbling on everything, even if the eldest brother has more ink in his stomach, this medicine is not right, it will not help. Ling Muyu said half-jokingly: "In the past few days, we have met Miao, Yi, Yao and others, but none of them can understand each other and communicate normally." ”
Ling Muyu seemed to be tired of walking, so he took off the Dao Xuanxing Yi Sword on his back and held it in his hand, put it on the ground, and made this sword built by the Ouye family into a pillar stick so casually.
"However, it is not that I have not met the Han people, but they are all fugitives, and they have lived in this far away place of the emperor in this mountain in order to avoid the pursuit of the government. Ling Muyu said with some concern: "Big brother, I even feel that the Longchang Station you are going to is no longer there. ”
Wang Bo'an shook his head with a smile and said, "If you are not here, find a way to build it again, the testimony of Mrs. Xiangxiang's immeasurable meritorious actions can't just disappear." ”
"Mrs. Xiangxiang?" Ling Muyu said curiously, "What kind of story is this?" I've never heard of it, and I haven't seen it in any book. ”
"In the past few days, I have also learned the languages of various ethnic groups, and there is no problem with basic communication. The story of this lady was told to me by the old man when he had just stopped to ask for directions. Wang Boan said as he walked.
Ling Muyu admired in his heart, "It's only been a few days, and my eldest brother is known to be able to communicate unhindered, and my talent in language is really inferior to it." He asked Wang Bo'an, "The testimony of immeasurable merit?"
"During the Hongwu period of Taizu, the garrison here was commanded by General Ma Ye, who did not consider the local status quo and implemented the law of 'changing the land and returning to the stream' promulgated by the imperial court in a hurry, which caused strong resistance from the people here. Wang Bo'an said slowly: "At this moment, Mrs. Xiangxiang appeared, although she is a woman, but she understands the general situation, takes into account the overall situation, and has a long-term vision, under her leadership, the ethnic minority people in Guizhou have a-for-tat struggle with General Ma. After that, Mrs. Xiangxiang was not afraid of her will, but without hesitation, with the assistance of her subordinates, she went to the capital, which is now
Nanjing, the capital of today, stated General Ma's guilt to Taizu and put forward his own ideas. ”
Ling Muyu thought of the hardships and dangers of his party along the way, and said with emotion: "From here to Jinling, this lady of luxury fragrance is indeed a heroine among women. ”
Wang Bo'an continued: "His courage and insight were praised by Taizu, and he was awarded the real power of the official and Guizhou. After his return, Ma Ye was punished according to law, led the people to build a mountain road with eastern Sichuan, and set up nine post stations in turn, improving the connection between transportation and the Central Plains. ”
"The Longchang Station that this big brother is going to is naturally among the nine major stations. Ling Muyu guessed.
Before Wang Bo'an could answer, at this moment, Jiang Yanhuai, who was walking in the forefront, seemed to have discovered something and shouted: "Sir, do you see if the front is our destination." ”
The three of them immediately shook their spirits, quickened their pace and moved forward, and when they got closer, they found that this place was indeed the place where Wang Bo'an came thousands of miles away: "Longchang Station".
But at this time, one of the nine post stations in the story of Mrs. Xiangxiang was, as Ling Muyu was worried about, existed in name only, and there was no trouble that a major post station should have.