Chapter 326: Zhoujiazhai, Shaanxi
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Shaanxi was divided into Yongjun Xinglu and Qinfenglu, which was one of the important birthplaces of Chinese culture. More than ten regimes such as the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin, Han Dynasty, and Tang Dynasty established capitals in Shaanxi. The terrain was high in the north and south, low in the middle, and composed of various landforms such as plateaus, mountains, plains and basins.
Among them, the Loess Plateau had slow soil erosion in the Song Dynasty, with a much smaller area than later generations. It spanned the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and spanned three climatic zones. In a narrow sense, the Loess Plateau roughly started from the Great Wall in the north, ended at the Qinling Mountains in the south, ended at the Wushaoling Mountains in the west, and ended at the Taihang Mountains in the east, including most of Shanxi, central and northern Shaanxi, central and eastern Gansu, southern Ningxia and eastern Qinghai.
However, most of these dangerous passes were occupied by the Liao Kingdom. Without the protection of the Great Wall, the troops of Zhenrong, Deshun and Tongyuan, stationed on the border, had many frictions with them and had been carrying the iron cavalry with their flesh and blood.
Because of the wars all year round, the population is relatively sparse. I don’t know how many flat and fertile land is covered with weeds, which is completely different from the large rice fields on Jingkui Road.
Chao Gai led the team to pass the city but did not enter, and he kept rushing all the way. After a few days, he stepped into Shaanxi and found this problem. It was difficult to walk on many mountains and roads, and sometimes he could not see others even after running for a few kilometers.
Not to mention the Wilderness Village Store!
If it weren't for the Chao family's soldiers, everyone could cook. They either collected wild vegetables or fished and hunted along the way. They had a rich meal on the road. If it were two monks who were rushing to the road, they would have to sleep in the open.
Pingfengling Shaolin Temple is located in the Qinling Mountains, and it is difficult to walk on the road at a high altitude. However, Zonglai and Zonghang two monks lived in Shaanxi for a long time, and they were local snakes. They led the way to take a shortcut. Two days later, the team came to the bottom of Pingfengling.
However, it is better for Wang Jin's mother to be cured as soon as possible when she is sick. Chao Gai was not in a hurry to cross mountains and ridges to visit the temple, but followed the two monks to Zhoujiazhai first.
The team was halfway through the way, and the red wheel fell west, so they found a relatively flat mountain to set up camp. The teams had clear division of labor and were busy. Some people took care of the horses, some were on patrols, and some were fiddling with cooking utensils...
After a while, the food smelled like a lot.
I had beef noodles tonight, served with wild vegetables and pickles.
Li Qingwan picked up the fat meat into Chao Gai's bowl and suddenly said, "Husband, there is a stream over there, and the water is clear. Come with us tonight."
Chao Gai almost jumped up with a "dummy" sound, and his face looked a little ugly. He had been better in the past two days, and there was no trouble. In other words, a few women were worried about him and would not bother him.
But once when they were away from the camp and went to the lake to take a bath, they all turned into tigers and wolves. At this point, women let go. After dinner every day, strenuous exercise is indispensable!
"Why, husband, don't you?" Li Shishi touched over. Her hot body almost stuck to Chao Gai's body, her eyes were like autumn water, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of spring.
"Restraint!" Chao Gai laughed dryly, only caring about eating noodles.
"It's okay, I've prepared turtle soup for you." Li Qingzhao smiled meaningfully.
"That's right, I should always give homework!" Hu Sanniang's pretty face turned red. Huazi, Yelu Dalibo expressed his opinion one after another, saying that he would give pressure to remember.
Hand over homework?
Chao Gai wanted to beat himself when he heard this word. Women were so quick to learn. They always used their own words to refute themselves, but they had nothing to say.
"Why did you become like this?"
"Don't you like to be passive? We take the initiative."
"We are on the march, it's always bad."
"You didn't notice that some people looked at us strangely."
...
The man tried his best to persuade him while eating noodles, but unfortunately the result was futile. Several women were tough and had to go, and they had to go even if they didn't go.
Chao Gai ate the noodles no matter how slowly he ate them, he would eventually finish them. Then he held up a torch and a big knife and escorted several ladies to the stream to take a bath.
"Husband, you said no, but you actually had a happy heart." When you were far enough away from the camp, the women's playful laughter rang out.
Chao Gai wanted to say a few words, but it was obvious that all the women's shirts were taken off, and everyone was wearing sexy underwear. They designed and made clothes for them. They immediately felt that the nasal cavity was hot, and a tent stood quietly.
Before he knew it, he walked over...
When the few people returned to the camp, it was already late at night. Chen Hu and the soldiers who were vigilant looked at each other without looking at each other, and they did not see it even if they saw it.
Chao Gai's face was flushed, and he was walking with a knife on his feet. There were kiss marks on his neck and scratches on his body. Behind him, the wife's pretty face was red and beautiful.
Li Qingzhao took out the pottery urn from the extinguished bonfire and brought it to Chao Gai. She wiped off the black ash outside, opened the lid, and the inside was full of golden soup, and a meaty aroma mixed with Chinese herbal medicine came to her nose.
"You are ready, and you are not at ease!" Chao Gai sighed when he smelled the familiar smell of medicine, and thought that he was either whip or turtle these days.
"Stop feeling and go to bed after eating!" Li Qingzhao handed over the chopsticks.
"Oh, this is fate!" Chao Gai missed being alone at this time. He picked up the pottery urn and feasted in the playful smiles of several women.
"We are not going to fight." Hu Sanniang squinted her eyes. She said, Yelu Dalibo agreed: "That's right, isn't this what you should do?"
"Husband, are you tired of us?"
"We always torment you, are you worried?"
Li Qingwan and Li Shishi were not willing to be outdone and came over one after another.
Chao Gai had already had experience with the woman's question. He didn't hear it, but after hearing it, he drank the turtle soup like a wind storm, and then got into the carriage to sleep. Li Qingzhao waved his hand and the women rushed into the carriage one after another.
There are only one general and a ties who take turns to watch the night and stay safe.
The next day, it was dawn! Everyone walked out of the tent or got off the carriage one after another. After washing up, they quickly dismantled the tent and ate dry marching food.
Everyone turned on their horses and continued on their way with the two monks.
Along the way, you can see large areas of paddy fields and rice gradually becoming golden, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
The horse rested for one night, was full of energy, spread its four hooves and ran wildly, like a rushing lightning. At noon, it crossed dozens of miles to reach its destination.
When the Song Dynasty court fought with the Dangxiang people in Xixia, I built a village and you set up a fortress to attack each other. After more than a hundred years of fighting, I still fought to the death.
Zhoujiazhai is a military camp born in this environment. Although there were no troops stationed decades ago, it still has earthen walls and fences and gates, and not far from the border, and the people are brave.
Many young young people were wearing knots and patrolling with weapons. Fortunately, Zong came and the two monks led the way forward, and the team entered the village unimpeded.
Dozens of horses poured in, which caused many people to look sideways or curiously walk out of the house. They looked carefully at Chao Gai and others in uniform dress and thought it was an army. The two-meter-tall Taishan Batulu went with a scenic spot.
"Amitabha, brother of the Heavenly King, I will take the lead!" The fat monk turned around and closed his hands at Chao Gai, then ran away.
Fatty Dun went to report the news in advance, but the thin monk was not idle either. He briefly introduced the origin and rise and fall of the village, such as the reasons why the local people were not afraid of the official army.
In addition to the strong customs of the people, the main reason is that most of the border soldiers are local people joining the army, and the military and civilians are united in the face of invasion of foreign races.
There are hundreds of families and thousands of people in the village, with neatly arranged houses and spacious and flat roads. There are many caravans, which are as lively as a market.
The two monks said that Zhou Tong was not only an official in the court, but also a famous wealthy businessman, and one of the most wealthy families in the village! When he came to the gate of the mansion, he was indeed a courtyard house with three in and three out, which was extremely grand. Moreover, there was a gatekeeper next to the gate of the prefecture, which was a symbol of identity.
Not long after everyone arrived, the Zhuhong gate opened, and a group of people surrounded an old man and walked out strode. The old man was gray-haired and at least sixty years old, but he was energetic and smiling, and bowed to Chao Gai and others.
"Hahaha, King Chao is here, and it's really a bright future."
"Mr. Zhou? I have long admired the reputation of a hero in Shaanxi, and I just wish I had no chance to meet him." Chao Gai saw the fat monk, and he got off his horse and took the people up. He looked at the other party and not only felt secretly, but he was worthy of being a master of cultivation. He was 70 years old, but he was tall and burly, walking.
Zhou Tong was a martial arts master in the late Northern Song Dynasty. He was famous for his good archery skills and was known as "Zhou Tong, a great hero in Shaanxi". Tan Zhengfang's youngest apprentice was appreciated by Bao Zheng, who was of outstanding status at the time when he became an adult. He entered the army as an officer and later served as a teacher of the Imperial Boxing Pavilion in the Imperial Boxing Pavilion in the Imperial Boxing Pavilion. The Imperial Boxing Pavilion had three seats, heaven, earth and man, and Zhou Tong was a teacher of the word "tian". He had the most respectable status and was prominent for a while.
"Hey, Shandong Chao Tianwang, a senior from the Jianghu, never thought he was so young."
"The old man is the heroic spirit that has remained the same back then, and we are a role model!" When the two sides met, the old man and Chao Gai held each other's hands and looked and praised each other.
Mr. Zhou originally wanted to say something, but suddenly came out from behind and exclaimed.
"Well, that big man is so tall!"
"Oh my God! This guy is at least a little older, so scary."
Mr. Zhou frowned, but looked in the sound and was also surprised. He could see the Taishan Batulu, who stood out from the crowd at one glance. He was more than eight feet tall, but he had to look up at the other person.
How high is this?
I can't take this guy out in the future. Chao Gai sighed in his heart and explained with a smile: "I am just a guy, with a simple personality and strong strength. He can carry a load of three or five hundred pounds and beat a hundred and eighty people."
"Mr. Zhou, you are taking the liberty to disturb me, just a little bit of courtesy, I hope you can accept it with a smile."
While speaking, Han Shizhong and Chen Hu brought people to present gifts. There were supplements such as snow clams, ginseng, seafood such as dried abalone, and brocade cloth. They were divided into categories and dragged by seven or eight people, and there were quite a few.
Not to mention that everyone behind Mr. Zhou was dumbfounded, the old man himself was also a little surprised and shook his head repeatedly: "Oh, why should the King of Heaven be so polite?"
"I feel that I have less to say to you when I meet with seniors. I hope the old man won't dislike you." Chao Gai's face was light and light.
"If the King said this, then I can only be ashamed of my responsibility."
"Old man, just call me Ling Feng in the future."
"Okay, everyone, I have arranged a banquet, hurry up."
Chapter completed!