Lan Ruochan

Chapter 131 The Heavenly Moat Passage
The location of the sacrifice was arranged at the confluence of the Yellow River, the Sishui River and the chasm.

Different from the current meaning, the purpose of King Yu's digging of the gap was communication, not separation.

"Historical Records of Rivers and Canals" quoted "Xia Shu" and said: So Yu thought that the river from which it came was high, the water was turbulent, and it was difficult to level the ground.The highlands in the north, after precipitation, as far as the mainland, spread as nine rivers, both of which are Nihe rivers, and enter the Bohai Sea. The nine rivers are sparse, and the nine lakes are sprinkled.Since then, Xingyang has led southeast of the river into a gap to connect Song, Zheng, Chen, Cai, Cao, and Wei, and Ji, Ru, Huai, and Sihui.In Chu, the west is connected to the Han River and the fields of Yunmeng, and the east is connected to the Jianghuai River.In Wu, it connects the three rivers and five lakes.In Qi, there is free time to pass disaster relief.In Shu, Shu guarded the ice and dug away the abyss to avoid the harm of foaming water, and passed through the two rivers in Chengdu.

The history of artificial canals in China began with King Yu.

In the era when the flow of rivers soared during the interglacial period in ancient times, King Yu established a water transportation network that runs through Jiuchuan in the Bohai Sea, Jiuze (lake) in the Central Plains, (Yangtze) River, (Yellow) River, Huai, Ji, Ru, and Si.

Make the trip to Kyushu "carrying cars on land, boats on water, walking on mud, and bridges on mountains", without any barriers.

After climate change and the flow of rivers returned to normal, most of these artificially dug water networks were blocked due to dry water.

During the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, the chasm has become a main canal beside the Si River, which can only be used as a fossil record of ancient water conservancy projects in China, and is no longer used in the past.

This is also the place where the overlord of Western Chu and Liu Bang negotiated peace. The so-called Chu River is the Sishui, and the Han (dry) boundary is the Honggou Canal.

The peace talks have also completely changed the cultural connotation of the gap, and the stereotype of "insurmountable" has gradually replaced the original intention of "the road to nine lakes".

The king of Wei chose this place for the suburban sacrifice, so naturally he had to borrow allusions from the predecessors.

After the opening of the wine sacrifice, Yuan Hong first ordered to cut the river and fill the gap to show that the world was reconnected and the four seas were unified.

The chasm has been clogged for a long time, even if there is a backflow of river water, it can only irrigate a long and narrow pond.

It is no more than a hundred feet long and about three or four feet wide.

The bottom of the ditch has not been flowing for a long time, and the rocks are uneven, some deep and some shallow,

A deep place is no more than ten feet, and a shallow place is not full of a foot.

A wooden pier has been reserved in the shallow part of the water by skillful craftsmen.
When the accumulation is complete, a group of elite soldiers use the wooden fences that have been assembled in advance to go down the canal to build a platform.

In less than half an hour, a three-foot-wide platform was built on the water, connecting the two banks.

The king of Wei led the guard of honor to walk to the opposite bank on the wooden platform, and then walked back from the other bank, symbolizing that the Chu River and the Han Dynasty are connected, and the whole world will eventually be unified.

Afterwards, Bhikkhuni Lanruo of Yujian commanded Hu Sengzhi to lead a chanting group of 95 people to step on the wooden platform to chant scriptures and pray for blessings. King Wei retreated to the viewing platform to observe the ceremony.

Since the following song and dance performances will also be performed on the terrace on the lake, Wei Wang's viewing platform was set up in the basin slightly lower than the lake surface, in response to the custom of watching operas on a high platform.

The hillsides on all sides are guarded by soldiers, and the soldiers on each hillside are divided into three groups, and they take turns to guard.

When on duty, the bow is stringed, the knife is unsheathed, and the tiger's eyes are looking around, ready to go into battle at any time.

The serial murders last night and all kinds of weird events have already determined that this sacrifice will not go as smoothly as expected.

But the rule of this sacrifice is "uncovered", that is to say, no one will be rejected.

The tens of thousands of villagers who rushed to watch the excitement were all guided by the Yang family to four specially designated viewing areas according to the terrain.
Intentionally put some distance away from the VIP stand where the king of Wei, the ministers, and the envoys of Fanbang were.

Halfway through the chanting, it was almost noon, and officials in the viewing areas around the place began to arrange alms and fast meals.
In addition, a food officer will deliver exquisite meals to the guests in the VIP area.

Qing Yun and his party were arranged in the VIP area as a matter of course, no matter because of their relationship with the Little Dragon King, their identities as guests of Nan Qi, or their title as agent of Tangun.

Chanting scriptures and chanting Buddha are naturally not exciting, and taking advantage of this opportunity to eat and drink is the real thing.

Qingyun put a few mouthfuls of vegetables in the self-food box and put them in his mouth.

Hey, let alone, the standard of this imperial chef is not much lower than that of Miss Mo Chou.

Qingyun was carefully chewing on the creamy taste of fried mutton with scallions.
Suddenly the six senses jumped, as if sensing some kind of danger approaching.

He began to look around, looking carefully at the movement around him, only to find that two Takahashi Nis were chasing the musicians and trying to get closer to the VIP seats.

Qingyun suddenly seemed to remember something, he walked up to Liu Ying, leaned over and whispered,

"Third brother, where is Miss Mochou now?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Ying asked Qingyun about this suddenly. Could it be that he has been secretly paying attention to Miss Mochou's behavior too obviously?

"Oh, she was in the VIP section just now, sitting by the lady's side.

Just walked away an hour ago, I don't know where to go.

I saw that Mr. Xiao didn't go with her, so it shouldn't have anything to do with the rehearsal. "

Qingyun pointed in the direction of Yue Guan,
"Third Brother, pay more attention to that side. I suspect that the mysterious assassin who visited Mo Chou's residence at night is Gao Qiaoni."

Liu Ying's complexion changed slightly, "Why do you see that?"

"During the dance fight yesterday, the stage suddenly collapsed.

Don't the third brother feel strange? "

"What... does this have to do with Miss Mochou?"

"Before Mrs. Shi took the stage, Takahashi Ni used the stage.

If they hadn't tampered with it, how could the solid mahogany stage collapse suddenly?
I think the position of the grand finale is very important to Takahashi, and she is determined to win it.

So they did not hesitate to destroy the stage and cut off the thoughts of the latecomers.

According to the situation at the time, if Miss Mochou hadn't used silk as a platform, they would have been able to sit firmly at the top.

They played tricks on Mrs. Shi during the day, but they didn't stop Miss Mochou, so they wanted to harm her at night.

Fortunately, by mistake, she was not allowed to succeed. "

Liu Ying could only hear the chills rushing down his spine,
"Then, what should we do?
I haven't seen Miss Mochou for so long, has something happened to her? "

"If it's as I expected, Miss Mochou should be fine.

It's just that Takahashi Ni must have no good intentions when he comes to us now.

Third brother, please pay more attention, I will find elder brother to find Miss Mochou.

It is more convenient for him to move around here, and he will save a lot of trouble. "

Liu Ying hurriedly responded, seeing that Qingyun was looking for Yuanfa Monk again, knowing that he would not be of much help in finding Mochou in such a situation, so a pair of eagle eyes fixed on Gao Qiaoni. Let go of any minor changes.

After all, Takahashi is the upcoming dancer,
In yesterday's fight dance, his Yuzao vestibule left a deep impression on many people.

Especially in the eyes of those Xianbei soldiers who can't read a few big characters, Gao Qiaoni's gauze dance with shaking shoulders and waist twisting is much more fun than Mochou's dancing in circles with slippery silk.

Seeing that Takahashi Ni came over with the music official, no one questioned him, but those instinctive staring salutes were also indispensable.

Today's Takahashi is always in pairs when walking in front of people,

The dancer Takahashi Ni has already changed into a tulle, and almost laughed at everyone's eyes.

The musician Takahashi Ni was dressed in palace attire, so he received much less attention.
Perhaps more than many.

But at least there was one person who stared at her from beginning to end.

Liu Ying woke up naturally, the tulle girl who has attracted much attention is impossible to pull out any tricks in front of people,
If they really want to play any conspiracy, it must be carried out by Musician.

(End of this chapter)