Chapter 72: The Heavenly Moat and the Road to Jiuze Net
The place of worship was arranged at the intersection of the Yellow River, Sishui and Honggou.
Different from the current meaning, King Yu's purpose of digging the gap was communication, not estrangement.
"Historical Records? Book of Rivers and Qus" quoted "Book of Xia" and said: So Yu thought that the river came from a high place and the water was so strong that it was difficult to level the ground, so he was defeated, so he built two canals to divert the river. The high ground in the north was flooded by precipitation.
As for the mainland, it spreads into Jiuhe, which is also a reverse river. When it enters the Bohai Sea, Jiuchuan is sparse and Jiuze is sprinkled. Zhuxia Ai'an has contributed to the three generations. From then on, Xingyangxia diverted the river to the southeast as a chasm to connect the Song Dynasty and Zheng Dynasty.
, Chen, Cai, Cao, Wei, and Ji, Ru, Huai, and Sihui. In Chu, the west is connected to the Han River, Yunmengzhiye, and in the east is connected to the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. In Wu, the canal is connected to the three rivers.
The five lakes are located in Qi, and they are connected to the disaster relief area. In Shu, Shu guards the ice and cuts off the Qi to prevent the damage of the foam water and passes through the two rivers in Chengdu.
The history of man-made canals in China begins with King Yu.
During the ancient interglacial period when the river flow surged, King Yu established a water transportation network that connected the Bohai Sea, Jiuchuan, the Central Plains Jiuze (Lake), (Yangtze) River, (Yellow) River, Huai, Ji, Ru, and Si.
So that when traveling to Kyushu, "cars are carried on land, boats are carried on water, mud is carried on mud, mountains are bridges", and there are no longer any barriers.
After climate change and river flows returned to normal, most of these artificially dug water networks became congested due to low water supply.
During the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, the chasm had turned into a main canal along the Si River. It could only be used as a fossil record of China's ancient water conservancy projects and no longer served its purpose.
This is also the place where the overlord of Western Chu and Liu Bang negotiated peace. The so-called Chu River is Sishui, and the Han (dry) boundary is Honggou Canal.
This peace negotiation also completely changed the cultural connotation of the gap, and the stereotype of "insurmountable" gradually replaced the original intention of "the thoroughfare to nine rivers".
When the King of Wei chose this place to hold a festival in the suburbs, it was natural that he could not borrow any allusions from his predecessors.
After the wine ceremony was held, Yuan Hong first ordered the rivers to be cut and the rivers to be irrigated to irrigate the divide, in order to reconnect the world and unite the four seas.
The chasm has been blocked for a long time. Even if the river water flows back, it can only create a long and narrow pond.
It's no more than a hundred feet long, but about three or four feet wide.
Water has not flowed at the bottom of the ditch for a long time, and the rocks are jagged, some deep and some shallow.
The deep ones are no more than ten feet, and the shallow ones are no more than a foot.
Skillful workers had already prepared wooden piers in the shallow water.
When the canal was completed, a group of elite soldiers used the wooden palisades that had been put together in advance to build a platform in the canal.
Within half an hour, a three-foot-wide platform was built on the water, connecting both sides of the river.
The king of Wei led the ceremonial guard to walk on the wooden platform to the other side, and then walked back from the other side, symbolizing that the Chu-Han boundary was connected, and the whole world would eventually be unified.
Afterwards, Yu Jian Lanruo, Bhikshuni Tong Hu Sengzhi, led a chanting group of ninety-five people onto the wooden platform to chant sutras and pray for blessings. The King of Wei retreated to the viewing platform to observe the ceremony.
Since the following song and dance performances will also be held on the terrace on the lake, King Wei's viewing platform was set up in the basin slightly lower than the lake surface, in order to comply with the custom of watching dramas on high platforms.
There are soldiers on guard on the hillsides on all sides. The soldiers on each hillside are divided into three groups and take turns to take charge.
When on duty, the bow is strung, the sword is unsheathed, and the tiger's eyes look around, ready to go into battle at any time.
Last night's serial murders and various bizarre incidents have already determined that this sacrifice will not go as smoothly as expected.
But the rule of this sacrifice is "no cover", that is, no one will be turned away.
Tens of thousands of villagers came from all over to watch the excitement, and they were guided by General Yang to four specially designated viewing areas according to the terrain.
He intentionally distanced himself from the VIP stand where the King of Wei, the ministers, and the foreign envoys were.
Halfway through the recitation, it was almost noon time, and officials around the viewing areas began to arrange alms and meals.
There are also chefs who serve exquisite meals to the guests in the VIP area.
Whether it was because of their relationship with the Little Dragon King, their status as guests of the Southern Qi Dynasty, or their reputation as agents of Tangun, it was natural for Qingyun and his party to be placed in the VIP area.
Of course, chanting sutras and reciting Buddha's name is not very lively and exciting, so taking this opportunity to have a good meal is the right thing to do.
Qingyun put a few bites of vegetables into his food box and put them into his mouth.
Hey, don't mention it, the standard of this royal chef is not far behind that of Miss Mochou.
Qingyun was carefully chewing the smooth texture of the mutton stir-fried with green onions,
Suddenly the six senses jumped, as if sensing some kind of danger approaching.
He began to look around, carefully checking what was going on around him, only to find that two Takahashi nuns were chasing the music officer and trying to get closer to the VIP seats.
Qingyun suddenly seemed to remember something. He walked to Liu Ying's side, leaned over and whispered,
"Third brother, where is Miss Mochou now?"
Liu Ying unexpectedly asked Qingyun about this. Could it be that he had been secretly paying attention to Miss Mochou's actions that were too obvious?
"Oh, she appeared at the VIP table just now, sitting next to the female officer.
He just left an hour ago, and I don’t know where he went.
I saw that Young Master Xiao did not go with her, so it probably has nothing to do with arranging music."
Qingyun pointed in the direction of Yueguan,
"Third brother, please pay more attention over there. I suspect that the mysterious assassin who visited Mochou's residence at night is Takahashi Ni."
Liu Ying's expression changed slightly, "Why do you see that?"
"Yesterday during the dance battle, the stage suddenly collapsed.
Don’t you think it’s strange, Third Brother?”
"What... does this have to do with Miss Mochou?"
"Before Mrs. Shi took the stage, it was Takahashi Ni who used the stage.
If they hadn't tampered with it, how could the solid mahogany stage suddenly collapse?
I think the position of the finale is very important to Takahashi, so she is determined to win it.
So they did not hesitate to destroy the stage and cut off the thoughts of those who came after them.
According to the situation at that time, if Miss Mochou had not used silk as a platform, they would have been able to sit on the leading position.
They tricked Mrs. Shi during the day, but failed to stop Miss Mochou, so they tried to harm her at night.
Fortunately, some combination of circumstances prevented her from succeeding."
Liu Ying felt a chill running down his spine.
"Then, what should we do?
I haven’t seen Miss Mochou for so long, could something have happened to her?"
"If it goes as I expected, Miss Mochou should be fine.
It's just that Takahashi Ni is coming to us now, so she must have no good intentions.
Third brother, please pay more attention, I will ask the eldest brother to find Miss Mochou.
It’s easier for him to move around here, and he won’t have a lot of trouble going there.”
Liu Ying hurriedly responded. Seeing Qingyun going to find Yuanfa Monk again, he knew that he could not help much in searching for Mochou in this situation, so he kept a pair of eagle eyes on Gaoqiao Ni.
Let go of any slight changes.
After all, Takahashi Ni is the dancer who is about to debut,
In yesterday's dance battle, his Tamamo Front Flower left a deep impression on many people.
Especially in the eyes of those Xianbei soldiers who didn't know a few Chinese characters, Takahashi Ni's gossamer shoulder-shaking and waist-twirling dance was much more fun than Mochou's slippery silk dance.
Seeing that Takahashi was following the music officer, no one checked her, but the instinctive attention and greetings were indispensable.
Today, Ni Takahashi always walks in pairs when walking in front of others.
Dancer Takahashi Ni had already changed into a tulle outfit, almost making everyone laugh.
The musician Takahashi Ni was dressed in palace attire and received much less attention.
Maybe more than many.
But there was at least one person who was staring at her from beginning to end.
Liu Ying naturally woke up. There was no way that the tulle nun who had attracted much attention could pull off any tricks in front of others.
Chapter completed!