Climb the Jieshi Pavilion in the south and look at the Golden Platform in the distance.

The hills are covered with trees, where is King Zhao?

Tyranny is now gone, and the horses are back.

This poem "King Zhao of Yan" was written by Chen Zi'ang when he was passing through the hometown of Yan. The poem quoted two allusions. Jieshi Palace and Golden Terrace are both stories from the Warring States Period.

At that time, in order to revive the Yan Kingdom, King Zhao of Yan followed Guo Wei's advice and recruited talented people. He first built an exquisite palace on Jieshi Mountain for Guo Wei to live in, and worshiped him as his teacher to express his thirst for talents.

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Then, a high platform was built on the shore of Yishui River, and thousands of taels of gold were placed on it to attract wise men from all over the world. In this way, a group of capable people such as Le Yi were recruited to the Yan Kingdom to help King Yan Zhao revive and dominate the world. The golden platform is now in the present

Beijing City belonged to Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Golden Terrace was also called Youzhou Terrace or Jibei Tower.

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However, Chen Ziang accepted the mission and went to Wudalianchi to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. Huaiyi sent Wang Quan to tell Chen Ziang that he would go to Songmo Governor's Mansion, then meet up and go to Xiaoxing'an Mountains to offer sacrifices to the northeastern mountains.

Chen Zi'ang and Zhou Mei'er hit the road and headed northeast. The midsummer passed unknowingly, and they came to Jieshi Mountain, the hometown of Yan, on the north side of the Bohai Sea. Chen Zi'ang went to climb Jieshi Mountain.

At this time, the fields have been harvested, the mountains and forests are beginning to show their decaying color, and the earth has become a bit more vigorous. Corn cobs and red peppers are hung under the eaves of farmers' homes, allowing them to dry in the autumn wind, creating a peaceful pastoral scene.

"Brother, we have been on our way, why are we staying here?" Zhou Meier asked. Chen Ziang looked at Jieshi Mountain in the distance and said: "Brother Cheng once told me that there may be two secrets in the third map. This Jieshi Mountain is one place, and

It’s not marked on the map.”

"Oh?" Zhou Meier responded. Chen Ziang said: "This is a legend told by the old man in the palace. The map was originally marked with marks, but they faded over time, and future generations cannot see the original marks on the map."

Jieshi Mountain is not too high, nor is it a big mountain. When you climb to the mountainside, you can see a building ruins. It is not very big, the ground is very flat, there are holes for pillars and beams, and several remaining stones.

Chen Ziang said: "This is probably the Jieshi Palace of King Yanzhao back then." He looked at the Yishui River at the foot of the mountain. It was as quiet as white water flowing away, with slight ripples. In the wind, you could smell the dry grass of the earth, and the south.

The fishy smell of the sea.

He pointed to a mound higher than the ground by the Yishui River and said: "That's the Golden Platform. In order to attract capable people from the world, King Yan Zhao built the platform here and placed thousands of taels of gold on it. From then on, Le Yi and others returned.

Yan has accomplished the achievements of King Yan Zhao."

After listening to him talk about this period of history, Zhou Meier said: "Brother, what secrets are hidden here?" Chen Ziang shook his head and sighed: "There is no clue yet."

The two of them went down the mountain again, came to the bank of Yishui River, and rode their horses up to the earth platform. If it weren't for Chen Ziang's introduction, Zhou Meier would never have thought that this was the world-famous Golden Platform. Even the edges of the earth platform were damaged and collapsed. I think back then, King Yan Zhao was here.

Spending a lot of money is such a glorious allusion.

Chen Ziang dismounted and looked carefully on the earthen platform. Sure enough, he found a rectangular stone slab. There were some strange lines on the stone slab, and there were several small holes surrounding an oval hole in the middle. Chen Ziang used a big sword to pry up the stone slab, which was thick.

About three inches. But it is an ordinary local stone.

The two searched around the earth platform and found nothing. Only the sound of flowing Yishui water could be heard vaguely. Chen Ziang came to the river again and found that the bottom of the riverbed was covered with pebbles, with almost no sediment visible. The clear river water

Money is lost on the pebbles.

Zhou Meier brought the horse over to drink water, and the two horses were reflected in the river water. Chen Ziang was extremely quiet at this moment, but he couldn't figure out what secrets this platform held. If there were treasures buried here, they would have been dug up long ago. go.

He raised his head and sighed, the sky was infinitely blue, and the earth in early autumn looked a bit vicissitudes of life. He unconsciously chanted: "Ascending the Jieshi Pavilion in the south, I looked at the Golden Terrace in the distance. The hills are all covered with trees, is King Zhao safe here? Tyranny is over now. , drive the horse back."

The waves of the sea are swaying. How many secrets from the past and present are hidden in this tireless embrace?

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Across the Luanhe River is the Raole Dudu's Mansion. A few hundred miles further is the Songmo Dudu's Mansion. The Songmo Dudu's Mansion is located in the southern part of the Daxingan Mountains and on the north bank of the Raole River in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River. Huaiyi led Wang Quan and others all the way Hit the horse and head north.

This is a gathering area for the Khitan people. The Khitan people's clothing usually consists of a robe with a left hem, a round collar and narrow sleeves, and the trousers are placed inside the boot tubes. Women wear skirts under their robes and long leather boots. The Khitan people wear a belt on the outside of their waist. Hang gold, jade, crystal, amber and other ornaments, as well as readily available flint, chopsticks, tableware knives, etc.

The most special thing is the Khitan hair style. Men leave a lock of hair on each temple and shave all other hair. Women only shave the hair along the forehead.

You can see the felt tents where the Khitan people live everywhere. They both graze cattle and plant crops, scattered on the gentle rolling slopes. The Songmo Dudu Mansion is probably dozens of miles ahead.

Two salesmen walked in front of them, carrying burdens and selling goods to them, which were all daily necessities.

Huaiyi was riding a horse, with Wang Quan in front carrying a hoe, followed by Wang Yangzong, Ye Qilang and Wanyan Huaren. The fifth rider approached the salesman, and the salesman in gray turned around and looked at Huaiyi with a smile. The salesman in black put down his load intentionally or unintentionally. , blocking the middle of the road, selling to a shepherd boy on the side of the road.

Just as Wang Quan was about to scold him, Huaiyi had already cursed: "Get out of the way, don't block the imperial envoy's way!"

When Wang Yangzong saw the salesman in gray, his expression changed drastically! This salesman turned out to be someone he knew. He was thousands of miles away from Luoyang, and he met him again!

Wanyan Huaren also recognized the man in gray almost at the same time. He not only recognized the man in gray, but also the man in black! His heart almost jumped out of his chest!

The man in gray clothes still smiled and looked at Huaiyi, as if hearing him curse was a pleasure. The man in black clothes winked at Wanyan Huaren, and Wanyan Huaren pretended not to recognize them.

Huaiyi also felt a little strange. He looked back at Wang Yangzong and shouted: "Get away from these two people, don't delay my trip."

The man in gray said with a smile: "It's surprising that the abbot of White Horse Temple is so foul and rude! Haha." Wang Quan opened his eyes wide and scolded: "Since you know that he is the abbot of White Horse Temple, you still..."

Halfway through, he also discovered something strange. Thousands of miles away from Luoyang, someone suddenly said on the road that Huaiyi was the abbot of Baima Temple. Isn't it strange?

Before he could change his mind, the man in gray had already taken action!

The pole in his hand suddenly flew out and hit the giant point on Wang Quan's chest! It was so fast that Wang Quan had no chance to fight back. The point was already hit and he couldn't move!

After the pole hit Wang Quan, it jumped up and flew towards Wang Yangzong! Wang Yangzong blocked it with one arm, and he didn't know whether he should stop the man in gray. But the man in black grabbed a bronze mirror from the basket and flew towards it. come over!

Wang Yangzong did not dodge, but was also hit by the bronze mirror at Juque Point!

It only happened in an instant. Huaiyi was so frightened that he fell off his horse and jumped behind Wanyan Huaren. He pointed at the two salesmen and said: "Get them, quickly, quickly!"

Wanyan Huaren was still hesitating, and the salesman in black winked at him again. Ye Qilang had already drawn his scimitar and rushed forward. Wanyan Huaren was almost pushed forward by Huaiyi, jumped off his horse, and untied his long whip.

He gritted his teeth and used the Whistling Taibai move, slashing at the man in gray with a roar of a long whip! He almost knew that the man in gray could defeat him in one move. As soon as the long whip came out, he closed his eyes and simply waited for Gray

The clothes man fights back.

However, he heard a scream of "ah", coming from the man in gray! Wanyan Huaren opened his eyes and saw a gash on the arm of the man in gray with a poisonous whip!

The man in gray clothes turned around and ran away like a rabbit!

When Ye Qilang's machete struck the salesman in black, he also jumped up, turned around and walked away! Two sets of groceries were left behind.

Huaiyi stretched his neck from behind the horse and saw the two salesmen running away. He sneered: "How dare you block my way! Call Governor Li to arrest these two people immediately!"

Ye Qilang untied Wang Quan and Wang Yangzong's acupuncture points and helped them up.

Wanyan Huaren, however, still stood confused. It took him a long time to put away his whip. He didn't understand what kind of trick these two people were playing...

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Although Wang Yangzong was being tapped on his acupuncture points, he could still see Wanyan Huaren fighting off the man in gray. He looked at Wanyan Huaren doubtfully, but Wanyan Huaren shrugged and pretended to be confused.

The four of them listened to Huaiyi yelling: "We must not let these two go!" Ye Qilang said: "Thanks to the hero Wanyan for working hard to rescue the host, he should be credited with a meritorious service."

Wang Quan also nodded and said Huaiyi: "Hero Wanyan sacrificed his life to save me, and I will never forget it." Wanyan Huaren quickly saluted and said: "This is what my subordinates should do."

The five people continued to move forward, and in front of them was the Mohe Dudu's Mansion. Because Mohe was mainly inhabited by the Khitan people, who were nomadic people, the Dudu's Mansion was surrounded only by a fence, which was considered a castle. There were countless felt tents inside, but the crowds were

Not too dense.

After Wang Quan reported to the defenders at the gate of the castle, he was led into the castle by a Khitan soldier. After passing through the tents of ordinary people, there was a row of large wooden houses in the center of the castle, which was the Mohe Governor's Mansion.

But there was no one in the Governor's Mansion, and Li Jinzhong was not in the Governor's Mansion.

This made Huaiyi a little angry. A carrier pigeon had arrived a long time ago, so how could Governor Li not be here to greet him? He forced himself to suppress his anger, and the guards arranged them in several rooms on the side.

Wang Yangzong lived with Wanyan Huaren. As soon as he closed the door, he asked mysteriously: "Is that person you saw Xu Jingzhen?"

Wanyan Huaren hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes, it's him." Wang Yangzong wanted to ask, but Wanyan Huaren fell asleep. This made Wang Yangzong look for trouble, sitting on the kang, unable to figure out the whole story.

In fact, Wanyan Huaren didn't sleep either, thinking in his mind. The other gangster in black who committed the assassination today was Boss Hei. Wanyan Huaren knew him, but Wang Yangzong didn't. Since his sworn brother's envoy introduced him to Boss Hei, he was solved.

Because of his poison, he began to keep a distance from Wang Yangzong.

He didn't know what the sworn brother wanted to do. He was able to defeat Xu Jingzhen with one move today, which was really puzzling. It was obvious that Xu Jingzhen and Black Boss wanted to give in to each other. What was their purpose?

Could it be that Xu Jingzhen is already in league with Governor Li? This time, he is acting for Huaiyi so that Wanyan Huaren can gain his trust? Then, what tasks will Governor Li give him?
Chapter completed!