Chapter Seventy-Two: Irikawa
Southern Xinjiang is in the south of the Great Song Dynasty, there is no country here, and it is composed of many villages, the largest of which is eighteen, known as the eighteen villages in southern Xinjiang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the past, there was a country in southern Xinjiang, which was called the Yehao country among many villages. The king of Yoro, who had never left the country, thought that the country he ruled was the largest country in the world.
One day, when the king of Yelang and his subordinates were inspecting the border, he pointed ahead and asked, "Which country is the biggest here?" In order to cater to the king's wishes, his subordinates said, "Of course it is the largest country of Yelang!" As he walked, the king raised his head again, looked at the high mountain in front of him, and asked, "Is there a higher mountain in the world than this mountain?" and the subordinates replied, "There is no higher mountain in the world than this mountain." ”
When they came to the river, the king asked, "I think this is the longest river in the world." The subordinates replied in unison, "The king is not right at all. From then on, the ignorant king believed that Yoro was the greatest nation in the world.
Once, the Central Plains Dynasty sent an envoy to Yelang, but he didn't expect that later the envoy came to Yelang Country, and the proud and ignorant king didn't know that the country he ruled was only about the same size as a county in the Central Plains Dynasty, so he didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick and asked the envoy: "Which is bigger, the Central Plains Dynasty or my country?" The envoy was startled when he heard it, he didn't expect that this small country would be ignorant and think that it could be compared with the Central Plains Dynasty.
Later, this spread in the Central Plains, and people called it Yoro arrogance.
In late spring and early summer, the breeze is caressing, and there is a faint cool breath in the dry heat. On the towering and steep, winding and undulating mountain road, the sound of hooves was crisp, and in the dust and ash raised, three fast horses came at a gallop. The horses were panting, spitting mist, sneezing, and covered with dust, showing that they had traveled a great distance.
Among the two tall horses, Zhao Fei's clothes and cheeks were covered with dust, and beads of sweat dripped down his face, rushing out of the ditches, turning him into a few big faces, completely losing his previous elegance and cleanliness.
Since Zhao Fei and Mu Nianci entered the river, the road has been circling in the lofty mountains, and the so-called official road is just a few small roads carved out in the middle of the mountainside, which are extremely narrow, while leaning on the steep cliffs, turning their heads, you can see the knife-like rock walls and the surging river under your feet.
"Brother Zhao, look!" Mu Nianci, who was at the forefront, changed into a men's suit, which was a little more rigid and beautiful. She dismounted, glanced around, and suddenly pointed to the boundary monument on the side of the road, and exclaimed excitedly.
The lazy Zhao Fei hurriedly stepped forward and walked side by side with Na Mu Nianci. This boundary monument is old, the handwriting is mottled, and three bright red characters can be faintly seen - "Xuzhou boundary". Look at the foot again, the Jinsha River of the stone bank cloud cliff is rolling with waves, the Minjiang River from the snow mountain flows endlessly, the two rivers flow here, focus on the convergence, the water lifts the boulder, the waves are slapped, the waves are like the clouds and snow in the sky, whistling and crashing between the cliffs, instantly turning into a rebellious dragon, roaring and rolling into the Yangtze River.
"This is Xuzhou?" Zhao Fei patted the horse's back, and his dark face showed a deep surprise. Xuzhou (now Yibin, Sichuan) is located in the south of Sichuan, is at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, spanning Lushui in the east, Jiayang in the west, Zhaotong in the south, and Liangshan in the west. The Jinsha River, the Min River and the Yangtze River rush and flow here, and since ancient times, it has the reputation of "three rivers enter Sichuan and Shu, and a sail goes to Xuzhou".
Mu Nianci smiled, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, took the water bladder and pastries from the horse's back and handed them to Zhao Fei: "Brother Zhao, let's eat something!"
From Beijing to Sichuan, day and night, the fatigue and hardship can be imagined, Zhao Fei took the pastry and devoured a few mouthfuls, and poured a meal of water. The cold water droplets went down his neck and into his chest, indescribably refreshing, he put down the water bladder, looked at the Yangtze River, and took a long breath: "Xuzhou, it's finally here, it's not easy!"
"Isn't it easy?" Mu Nianci said with a smile: "From north to south, from east to west, across the four provinces of Beijing, Shandong, Henan, and Hubei, we have traveled day and night for more than ten days, and the two of us have changed no less than twenty fast horses, and we have not arrived at the boundary until today, can it be easy?"
"It's okay, it's okay, it's a tour!" Zhao Fei grinned, his eyes faintly looking forward.
The mountain road spirals, hanging horizontally in the belly of the mountain, and stretches forward. I walked again, but it suddenly broke off, and I couldn't find an exit again. After a few more careful looks, it was still the same, his eyes suddenly widened, and his face was full of astonishment: "It's broken, there's no way!"
When they arrived at the Xuzhou border, there was no way out? No one believed this, but it really happened! The two of them were so frightened that they didn't dare to nibble on the steamed buns, and they hurriedly stepped forward. Sure enough, as Zhao Fei said, he had only gone less than 200 zhang, and the cliff had already fallen, no matter how he searched, he didn't even see a sheep intestine trail ahead.
Seeing the faint green mountains opposite, Zhao Fei swallowed and spat at the mouth, and said angrily: "It's really evil, I can't even see a road! Could it be that this Xuzhou is isolated from the outside world?!"
Mu Nianci frowned, pondered for a long time, her eyes fell on the turbulent river, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she jumped up excitedly: "Who said there is no road, isn't this it?!" Looking in the direction of her finger, the three rivers merged, the waves were monstrous, and the splash hit the cliff wall, flying straight to the waist of the mountain.
Zhao Fei's eyes widened, and he said in horror: "Miss Mu, you mean, crossing the river?!"
Mu Nianci nodded and said: "Sichuan and Shu have been 'seven mountains, one water and two fields' since ancient times, and the land and waterways are interactive, and there is no way to go on the shore, so there is only a boat." ”
At the confluence of rivers and lakes, the water flow is turbulent, just like a river leading to the sky, not to mention the wooden boat, even if a boulder falls down, it can't turn over a wave. Zhao Fei was dumbfounded: "Miss Mu, don't scare me, how can you sail on this river?! Even if you can sail, who dares to ferry?"
Yes, who would dare to ferry?! Mu Nianci sighed, shook his head silently, and his brows were tightly wrinkled together.
Zhao Fei looked around, "Hey," he glanced at it from a distance, and suddenly exclaimed, "Miss Mu, look, there seems to be a boat ahead!"
Before the words fell, I heard a melodious mountain song sounding between the cliffs: "Hey-the moon bends and hooks at both ends."
Two stars hang at both ends
The gold hook hangs on the silver hook
Lang's heart is hanging on my sister's heart
The moon bends at both ends
Two nakshatras hang on either side
The gold hook hangs on the silver hook
Lang's heart hangs on the side of his sister's heart
The moon comes out and shines brightly
Rhino Mochizuki sister Nozori
Lang has a heart, and his sister has intentions
Intentionally form a pair
The moon comes out and shines brightly
Rhino Mochizuki sister Nozori
Lang has a heart, and his sister has intentions
Intentionally paired"