Chapter 50 The Yellow River is 1800 miles

Dayu and the others took another sip of Hebo's narcissus wine. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info a few little brothers are young, and they are not strong enough to drink, and all of them have red clouds on their little faces. His eyes widened, and he listened intently to Hebo's story.

I only heard Hebo say: "The Yellow River is 10,800 miles long, and it originates at the northern foot of Bayan Kala Mountain on the Kunlun Mountain of the Queen Mother of the West.

There are snow-capped mountains that have not been transformed for thousands of years, covered in silver, a frozen world, a world of jade carvings, continuous mountains piled up with snow, and glaciers hanging between valleys and ravines.

After the melting of thousands of ice peaks and snow-capped mountains, countless small streams, crystal clear and crystalline, flow along the gentle slopes to the east, injecting a vast alpine meadow wetland, which is the famous 'Sea of Stars'.

The Sea of Stars is a vast meadow swamp wetland, a vast group of small lakes made up of countless bubbles, small lakes and meadows. It is like the countless stars in the sky falling to the earth, and like countless pearls falling on the meadow.

The sparkling snow water gathers in the Sea of Stars, and after flowing out of the Sea of Stars, it flows to Lake Ngoring and Lake Zhaling. Zhaling Lake and Ngoling Lake are two large lakes at the source of the Yellow River, like a pair of twin brothers, these are the two 'dragon eyes' of the Yellow River, the Chinese dragon.

From here, the Yellow River flows forward and eastward, and then collects hundreds of streams. Then all the way to the east, bypassing the Animaqing Mountain, turned to the northwest, and came to the first and largest gorge in the upper reaches of the Yellow River - Longyang Gorge.

When the mighty Yellow River passes through Longyang Gorge, due to the tight constraints on both banks, the water flow becomes suddenly turbulent, the huge waves are monstrous, piercing the cliffs and breaking the stones, causing the mountains to shake, magnificent and extraordinary.

After Longyang Gorge, enter a wide river valley more than 200 miles long, the terrain is flat, the water flow is gentle, here is known as the "plateau Jiangnan" called Guide.

There are not only rugged plateau scenery here, but also the charming Jiangnan water town. The scenery is beautiful, and it is a dreamlike world like paradise.

The Yellow River flows out of Guide and then into Lijiaxia. Then follow the stone mountain into Liujiaxia.

The strange peaks on both sides of Liujiaxia confront each other, the pen stands thousands of thousands, the scenery is changeable, here is comparable to the landscape of Guilin, and it is like the Wushan Canyon of the Yangtze River.

After the Yellow River exited the gorge, it formed a high gorge and a flat lake. The blue waves ripple on the surface of the lake, the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, and the peaks and mountains on both sides of the bank are stacked and green, and there is a unique lake and mountain scenery.

After the water flowed out from here, it successively flowed into the Tao River, Datong River, Huangshui and other large tributaries, bringing a large amount of sediment, and began to make the water of the Yellow River turn yellow, becoming a veritable 'Yellow River'.

From here, the Yellow River then crosses the Qingtong Gorge to the east, and the river channel gradually opens up, and the water flow is slow, and the Yellow River enters the 'Hetao Plain'.

The Yellow River flows here, the river surface is wide, bends and loops, the two banks are more than ten miles apart, the water flow is slow, the riverbed is covered with sandbanks, forked streams, whirlpools, people call this place "broken river". During the flood season, an ocean forms as far as the eye can see. This section of the river is extremely unstable, and often moves and diverts to the south and north. Maybe it will change at some point.

People say that "the Yellow River is harmful, but only one is rich". The terrain around the Yellow River Hetao is flat and fertile, and it is known as "plugging the south of the Yangtze River" and "plugging the granary".

Further down the stream is the 'Bayou Town'. The 'estuary' is the dividing line between the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River.

After the Yellow River flows through the estuary, it is blocked by the north-south direction of the Luliang Mountains, so it flows along the west foot of the Luliang Mountains, turns to the south, and flows through the most thrilling place on the Yellow River here - "Hukou Waterfall".

The Yellow River flows here, and the surging water is like a wild horse, galloping and pouring. The mist was filled, and the turbid yellow water poured into a large stone pool dozens of feet deep below. There was a splash of water, and the sound was like thunder.

From Hukou Waterfall to the ten-mile "dragon trough" where the two walls face each other. It is really the best way to describe this section of the Yellow River as a dragon trough. The "dragon trough" is no more than dozens of zhang wide and ten miles long. The bottom of the dragon trough is full of hard boulders. The strange rocks on both sides of the dragon trough are jagged and abrupt, and the situation is extremely precipitous. The yellow torrent that poured down collided on the strange rocks and peaks layer by layer, and the water was majestic and thrilling.

The Yellow River flows through the "Ten Mile Dragon Trough" and then flows down to the "Dragon Gate". The Yellow River carp, as long as it can jump upwards over the dragon gate, can turn into a dragon and ascend to heaven.

Every year in March, it is the season when the Yellow River carp jumps over the dragon gate.

The golden carp from the lower reaches and the Fen River, Luo River and Wei River came to the Yellow River one after another as if they had heard the order of heaven, and went up the river to jump this "dragon gate" and try their luck.

Whenever a carp jumped over the dragon gate, thunder sounded in the sky, and the heavenly fire then burned its tail, and the carp instantly turned into a dragon and flew into the sky with teeth and claws.

Those who couldn't jump the dragon gate carp fell down in front of the dragon gate, and they all hit their brains.

You see, there are carps in the Yellow River that have blue on their heads, but they can't jump over the dragon gate and fall down and hit the blue. ”

Bo Yi interjected and asked, "Where are all those who have jumped over the dragon gate and become dragons?"

Hebo said: "Some of these dragons flew into the sky and became celestial dragons. Some flew into the sea and became sea dragons. The first few dragons who jumped over the dragon gate that year became the dragon kings of the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the West Sea and the North Sea. ”

Bo Yi said: "So, the first one is king?" He Bo said: "Yes, that's the truth."

Shennongzi said: "Bo Yi don't interrupt, let's listen to He Bo talk about the Yellow River!" Bo Yi was silent.

Hebo continued: "The Yellow River flows out of Longmen and then flows south, then to Tongguan, after receiving Weishui, because of the obstruction of Huashan, it turns to the east, there is a famous ferry here, called 'Fenglingdu'.

The name of this Fenglingdu is because the emperor's minister, Fenghou, died on the battlefield and was buried here when the Yellow Emperor and the Great War Chiyou were there.

It is on the corner of the Yellow River turning eastward. This Fenglingdu has been the largest ferry on the Yellow River since ancient times.

After Fenglingdu, the Yellow River has been flowing to the east, passing the Sanmenxia and then crossing the three-hundred-mile canyon area to the east, the river surface is suddenly open, here is 'Mengjin'.

Above Mengjin is the middle reaches of the Yellow River, and below Mengjin is the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

From here, the Yellow River traverses the North China Plain from west to east, flows into Dongping Lake, and then flows northeast to the East Ocean.

Where the Yellow River flows into the sea, a vast delta has been formed due to sediment accumulation. A radius of thousands of miles. The river and the sea are connected, and it is impossible to distinguish where the river is and where the sea is.

The flood is also mainly caused by the downstream section of the river. The course of the Yellow River is silted up by sediment, and the river flows crosswise. Now the entire downstream has become a flooded country. The people were forced to live on high places by the water.

From the source to the mouth of the sea, the Yellow River flows straight down, or nine meanders back to the intestines, mighty and mighty, galloping endlessly, with the momentum of destroying withering and decaying, going straight to the blue Oriental sea. ”

Speaking of this, Hebo turned the river map over to the other side, pointed to the nine numbers from one to nine, and said: "This means that the Yellow River is a giant dragon on the land of China." The total length is 10,800 miles. There is a waterfall, which is Hukou Waterfall. There is a gantry, and there is a dragon trough. This waterfall, dragon gate, and dragon trough are the heart of the Yellow River dragon.

These two, that is to say, the dragon of the Yellow River, has two sources of about the same length, that is, 'Kari Qu' and 'Yogu Zong Liequ'. These two sources are like the two tendrils of a dragon. And Zhaling Lake and Ngoling Lake are like the two eyes of a dragon.

These three, that is, the dragon of the Yellow River, is divided into three sections, but upstream, middle and downstream. From the source to the 'estuary town' is the upstream. From 'Hekou Town' to 'Mengjin' is the middle reach. From the following 'Mengjin' to the mouth of the sea, it is downstream.

These four, that is to say, the dragon of the Yellow River, there are four big bends in the whole process, namely one in Minshan, one in Longyang Gorge, one in Hekou Town, and one in Fenglingdu.

These five, that is, the dragon of the Yellow River, flows through the five continents of China, namely: Yongzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou.

These six means that the dragon of the Yellow River has six famous canyons, like a jade belt tied to the dragon's waist. Namely, Longyang Gorge, Lijia Gorge, Liujia Gorge, Black Mountain Gorge, Qingtong Gorge and Sanmen Gorge.

These seven mean that the dragon of the Yellow River has seven wonders, namely, the "Plateau Jiangnan" of Guide, the "Guilin Landscape" of Liujiaxia, the "Hetao Scenery" of Dengkou, the "Hukou Waterfall" along the Luliang Mountains, the "Longmen of the Yellow River", and the "Pishan Scenic Area" and "Xiaolangdi Scenic Area" in the lower reaches.

These eight are the 'gossip' dragon intestines of the dragon of the Yellow River, that is, the front and back sets of the Hetao area. It's like the gossip drawn by the ancestor of Fuxi.

These nine are the nine tributaries of the Yellow River, one Tao River, two Huangshui, three major Tong rivers, four Wuding rivers, five Jing rivers, six Wei rivers, seven Luo rivers, eight Fen rivers, and nine Qin rivers. ”

Everyone listened attentively to Hebo's explanation. Eyes staring at the river map and watching intently.

After finishing the river map, Hebo said: "I am very happy to finish drawing the river map, and finally fulfill a wish, just wait for the saint in the world to come out to control the water, and dedicate the river map to him, and help him to control the water."

Who knows, a few decades ago, there was a flood from the sky. The witches on the banks of the Zhanghe River wanted to make a fortune by the flood. So he deceived people's minds and fabricated rumors, saying that Hebo wanted to marry a daughter-in-law, and because he couldn't marry a daughter-in-law, he became angry, so he sent a flood.

As long as Hebo marries a young girl to be Hebo's "daughter-in-law" every year, Hebo will not send water, and he can bless this party with a year's peace. So he colluded with local corrupt officials and specially selected a young girl to be Hebo's "daughter-in-law".

The rich man was willing to give the money to the witch, and the witch said that Hebo did not like this girl, and chose the next one. Rich and powerful families have a way to escape. Only the girl from the poor family was left, who had no money to give to the witch, and had no power, so she could only wait for the witch to sacrifice herself to Hebo as a "daughter-in-law" and drown.

In this way, the witch would kill a girl from a poor family every year to be a "daughter-in-law" for Hebo. Both the witch and the magistrate made a fortune. The people were deceived by witches, they didn't know the truth, and there were rumors everywhere that Hebo wanted to marry a "daughter-in-law" and hurt people, so people hated Hebo.

This matter reached the ears of the archer Hou Yi. So Hou Yi came to the edge of the Yellow River, and looked for Hebo everywhere along the banks of the Yellow River every day, to eliminate harm for the people.

Maybe it's fate, or maybe it's the narrow road. One day I was walking on the river and was seen by Hou Yi. Hou Yi stretched out his bow and set up an arrow, and an arrow shot at me.

Hou Yi's arrow shot a hundred shots, I was not prepared, seeing his arrow fly in front of my eyes, I instinctively dodged to the side, but his arrow was too fast, I couldn't dodge a dodge, still he shot in the left eye, I screamed in pain, fell into the water. When Hou Yi saw me fall into the river, he thought I had been shot by him, so he put away his bow and arrows and went back.

Since then, I have been able to see what I am now. Alas, I am so wronged, the witches spread rumors and killed many innocent girls, but they made a fortune, but they splashed me with dirty water. Not only did it ruin my reputation, but it also caused me to lose an eye. I'm wronged! I can't wash it away by jumping into the Yellow River!

hated Na Houyi, listened to hearsay, did not argue right and wrong, and hurt the innocent. My good eyes were cut off by his arrows. As soon as he spoke, he hung his chest and paused his feet, and cried loudly, tears like rain.

When everyone heard this, they all complained about Hebo. Boyi said: "Hou Yi is confused, right and wrong are unknown, there is no distinction between good and evil, and the Queen Mother of the West is right not to let him become an immortal." ”

Shennongzi said: "Hmph, if he becomes an immortal, he must be a foolish immortal." ”

Tu Jiao said: "Those poor girls are really pitiful, because they have no money to give to the witch, they were thrown into the river by the witch and drowned, it's really pitiful." As he spoke, he wiped his tears from his eyes.

Pythagorean said: "Those witches and magistrates are so hateful that if I encounter them in the future, I will never spare them." ”

Chapter 9 said: "Yes, also throw them into the river, and let them be the "daughters-in-law" of the river god." ”

When they heard this, they all laughed.

At this time, Hebo also regained his calm. Then Jiusuan said: "Yes, I threw them into the river and asked them to be daughters-in-law of the river god, but not for me to be daughters-in-law, I still think they are old and ugly." ”

At this time, Tu Jiao remembered something and asked Hebo: "Hebo, can you really become a fairy by eating daffodils?"

Hebo heard Tu Jiao ask about daffodils, and he was interested again. said: "If you want to become an immortal, it is not enough to eat daffodils, you also need to cultivate, and you need to be coincidental."

But. Eating daffodils often can really nourish the face and prolong life. It is true that girls can eat more often in the future, and they will become more and more beautiful and beautiful. ”

Tu Jiao asked He Bo again: "How old are you this year?" He Bo said, "Guess what." Boyi said: "I guess you are forty years old" Pythagorean said: "I guess you are fifty years old" Chapter 9 said: "I guess you are one hundred years old" Shennongzai said: "I guess you are one hundred and one years old".

Everyone laughed again when they heard Shennongzai's words.

He Bo stretched out the thumb and index finger of his right hand and compared it to a figure of eight. Shen Nongzi said, "Are you eighty years old?" He Bo shook his head and said, "I am eight hundred years old." When they heard this, they stuck out their tongues.

He Bo also asked the fish dragon to fill everyone with narcissus wine, raised the wine glass and said: "I will respect Bo with another glass of wine, and wish Chongbo to cure the flood as soon as possible and save the people of the world." ”

Everyone drank the wine in the cup together, and Hebo got up to say goodbye to Dayu. said: "I'm very happy to be able to make friends with you, and we'll meet later." After that, with the white dragon horse, the ichthyosaurus carried the remnant seat, floated off the official ship, and slowly sank to the bottom.

Dayu looked at Hebo's figure and disappeared, and just wanted to stop the boat, but felt that the boat had started. I don't feel like admiring Hebo's immortal method. The little brothers chattered and chattered again.

The big boat went down the river, along the water, and quickly headed for the lower reaches of the Yellow River.