After Wen Yanan, who was sitting cross-legged beside him, had eaten and drank enough, Yu Qing also made a list of all the towns to be checked against the map.
There are nearly eight to nine hundred small towns in the entire Ningzhou. He compared the map and selected two to three hundred. Based on the clues provided by Yun Xi, he selected the small towns that are close to the river one by one. If the small towns in the entire Ningzhou are close to the river,
There is no place called Shiji Bay in the town, which means that Yunxi is indeed lying, and there is no need for other towns to pursue it further.
Of course, the landscape of three thousand years ago may indeed have changed dramatically, and it is entirely possible that rivers may have changed their course.
However, the purpose of finding Shiji Bay is to find the river as an important clue, and to find the location where Yunxi came out of the mountain from the direction of the flow. If the river really changes its course, and even the river is submerged and cannot be found in the years, then
There is really no need to look for it again.
The relevant towns were listed. It was really time-consuming to verify them one by one. Yu Qing had to ask Wen Yanan to help.
Hearing this, An Xin worked hard. It was a beautiful story to be able to spend a long night with Tan Hwa Lang in the library with books as the world.
As if that wasn't enough, under Yu Qing's instigation, Wen Yan'an also called in two young men from the Library Pavilion to help.
As for the "Mr. Wen" guarding the library, upon hearing this, An An waved his hand and signaled Yu Qing not to make any expectations. He didn't say specifically why he didn't say it. In fact, he couldn't tell clearly. He only knew that the man had to be polite even to his grandfather.
It's not for him to be rude.
Yu Qing did not force it, and immediately divided the list according to region and sent it to three people, asking each of them to read the written records, find out the previous name of each place name, and write it next to it.
He also took a list himself, found the relevant prefectural and county records, and checked them one by one according to the place names.
After figuring out what he wanted to do, Wen Yanan was shocked again. He found that this scholar's attitude was too precise and meticulous. In order to understand Ningzhou, he even refused to miss the names of every place.
The oil lamp was dimmed and brightened again and again, and it was late at night before I knew it.
Hearing that An An was not as energetic as Yu Qing, he was already yawning repeatedly. Then he couldn't stand it anymore and had to advise again, "Brother Shiheng, it's already very late. Go back and rest. Wenshu Pavilion is open to you at any time.
, it’s not too late to come back and look through it tomorrow, tell them not to clean up this place, and let you continue tomorrow.”
Yu Qing: "I'm not tired. I won't be able to sleep until I understand it. It's better to continue. If you're tired, go back and rest first."
Hearing this, An was speechless and embarrassed to leave his distinguished guest alone, so he bit the bullet and stayed up for a while. In the second half of the night, he was really too sleepy. He dozed off from time to time and lost the efficiency of his search, so he had to leave first.
Yu Qing didn't see him off either. He watched him off for a moment and then looked at the two young men. Seeing that they had endured till now, they were not tired and their eyes were still clear. He suddenly understood in his heart that these two young men were also practicing.
It wasn't until Yinshi that it was about an hour before dawn. The two young men finally helped him finish everything, handed him the list with the names of ancient places, and cleared away Wen Yanan's leftover dinner plates before leaving.
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Yu Qing collected all the lists and began to look at them carefully one by one. Finally, he gave up and sat cross-legged on the ground, leaning against the bookshelf.
I couldn't find it. I checked it three times and couldn't find the ancient place name "Shiji Bay" in any town place name.
The documents and various undated local chronicles here are already the most complete in the entire Ningzhou. If you can't find them here, it means they really don't exist.
Thinking of this, Yu Qing felt a little angry. Sure enough, he was deceived by that girl Yun Xi.
The most stupid thing is that even though they knew that the naughty girl might be lying to them, the three brothers still couldn't help but come here with greed. For this reason, they actually worked for Wen's for more than a month.
The servant is simply ridiculous and deserves it!
He really regrets it very much now. What he regrets most is that he should not have entered the Wen family.
Next to the bookshelf, a figure came silently. It was Mr. Wen who was guarding the library. The two teenagers had gone back to rest. After asking about the situation, he came over.
He stared at Yu Qing in silence for a while, then suddenly said, "Are you looking for something?"
In fact, he had been here twice before. He saw a few people busy looking through things, so he didn't bother them.
When Yu Qing saw him, he quickly stood up and saluted.
Hearing Yan An said, he didn't know this man's name. Because he guarded Wenshu Pavilion, everyone called him Mr. Wen. He basically lived in seclusion in the courtyard of Wenshu Pavilion and never went out. Even the children of the Wen family rarely saw him.
to the person.
Wen Yanan said that the elders in the clan had heard from their elders that Mr. Wen had been in Wenshu Pavilion since he was a child, just like the two young men in Wenshu Pavilion. Later, the boy became a young man and left Wenshu Pavilion.
He left the Wen family and came back decades later, and then lived in seclusion in Wenshu Pavilion.
He was such an incomprehensible person, and he discovered that the two young men were also practicing. Yu Qing did not dare to be rude. Seeing that his behavior could not be concealed from anyone with a discerning eye, he could see that he was looking for something, so he replied: "Yes.
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Mr. Wen: "I've been busy all night. Judging from your appearance, could it be that I didn't find it?"
Yu Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I really haven't found it. Maybe it doesn't exist at all."
Mr. Wen: "Can you tell me what you are looking for? I have stayed in Wenshu Pavilion for many years. I just read through the books to pass the time. I have read many books here. Even if I can't remember them, I can still understand them.
What impression do you have? Maybe I can give you some advice."
Yu Qing was a little hesitant. It was really difficult to tell people who knew his identity the three-character place name, and it would easily lead to danger. Otherwise, their brothers wouldn't have bothered, they would have been shouting everywhere and openly looking for a bunch of people to help find out.
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However, when I thought about it, I realized that Yun Xi had most likely deceived me. It probably didn't exist at all, so I felt relieved and sighed: "Look for an ancient place name called 'Shiji Bay'."
"Shiji Bay...ancient place name..." Mr. Wen fell into thinking, muttered for a while, and then asked: "You stayed up all night and searched all over Ningzhou but still can't find it?"
Yu Qing thought for a while and nodded: "Absolutely."
Mr. Wen didn't ask why he was looking for this place, "Maybe we can look for it somewhere other than Ningzhou?"
Yu Qing was stunned and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Wen, if the place I'm looking for exists, it's within Ningzhou."
Mr. Wen: "Since it is an ancient place name, it may not still be in Ningzhou. In the history of Ningzhou, some areas have been included, and some areas have been cut out and assigned to other states. It is similar to throughput.
This incident has happened over and over again many times. Didn’t you notice it when you looked through the state’s annals?”
"Uh..." Yu Qing was stunned. He really didn't want to say anything. He only focused on searching the map in a targeted manner and did not read through the entire state chronicle. After being awakened by someone, hope surged in his heart.
He said hurriedly: "What Mr. Wen said is that the younger generation is stupid. I dare to ask Mr. Wen, is there a map of the state next to Ningzhou?"
Mr. Wen: "Yes, there are maps of the entire Jin Kingdom. The general geographical situation can be found here. The row of bookshelves in this area is the general situation of a state. Ningzhou has a seaside on one side, and there are neighbors behind and on the left and right.
, there should be maps of those three companies in the bookshelves a few rows across from you. Please don’t rummage through the pages, I’ll ask the boy to help you find them.” After that, he turned around and disappeared into the darkness.
"Yes." Yu Qing thanked him.
Soon, the two gentle and fair young men came again. After asking about the situation, they immediately found all the detailed maps of the three neighboring states. There were overview maps of the whole state and detailed maps of each prefecture.
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After the map was handed over to Yu Qing, the two of them did not leave this time. They followed Mr. Wen's instructions to accompany him and help him find it if needed. At the same time, they each held a map of the state to help check it.
At dawn, a young man suddenly said: "Is the place your guest is looking for called Shiji Bay?"
Yu Qing raised his head in astonishment, "Not bad."
The young man pointed at the map and said: "There is a place called 'Shiji Bay' in Aozhou. I wonder if it is the Shiji Bay that the distinguished guest is looking for."
Another young man immediately stretched out his head to take a look. Yu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged, also quickly put down the map and climbed to the opposite side. He followed the location pointed by the young man and saw that yes, "Shiji Bay" was clearly written next to the river bend on the map.
Three words.
Taking a second look, I saw that it was really in a mansion adjacent to Ningzhou.
Yu Qing raised his head excitedly and said, "Aozhou Zhi, could you please help me find it."
He wanted to determine whether Shiji Bay was re-allocated from Ningzhou.
Another young man quickly got up to look for it, and soon found a large volume of Aozhou Chronicles and handed it to Yu Qing.
Yu Qing had a clear goal and went directly to the relevant prefectures and counties to check, and finally found the relevant records.
About 1,300 years ago, due to wars between heroes, a large area fell into the hands of Aozhou from Ningzhou. Until the early Jin Dynasty of this dynasty, it was divided into Ningzhou for control. Later, due to various
The reason is that not long after that area was reclassified back to Aozhou.
According to local records, that area was full of twists and turns.
The place name "Shiji Bay" has not seen any changes in the records, which means it has been used from ancient times to the present.
What's more important is that, at least in terms of place names, Yun Xi is not talking nonsense. There was indeed a small town called "Shiji Bay" in Ningzhou three thousand years ago.
The fact that such a small town can always exist without changing its name shows that the landform or geographical location is quite special.
In short, I finally found it. Yu Qing was excited and sighed. If he had known that "Shiji Bay" had never been renamed, and if he had the knowledge of Mr. Wen, he could just look it up with all the maps. Why would he bother to go to Wenfu?
toss.
I am happy but also worried. I have revealed the destination I am looking for. I hope it will not cause any complications.
However, there was no other way. If Mr. Wen hadn't known about it, he would have given up and would never be able to find Shiji Bay.
After finding the destination, Yu Qing stopped staying. After finding Mr. Wen and saying goodbye, he left Wenshu Pavilion.
The sun has jumped above the horizon.
Returning to the guest room in the main courtyard, Yu Qing brought everything, wrote a farewell letter and hid it in his arms. Then he went to Wen Kui and asked for a carriage. He said he wanted to go out for a sightseeing, and even refused to use breakfast.
, saying that he would find something fresh to eat in the city.
After getting on the carriage, he did not leave the house directly. Instead, he drove the carriage to Xizayuan and called a servant to find Nanzhu and Mu Aotie.