The idea of this thing was originally a mechanical watch that Yi Bingshui described to Lao Yuan. He didn't expect Yuan Tiangang to finally build such a thing. Although Yi Bingshui found it funny, she had to be amazed.
Although it's a bit polarizing, it's not bad to have something to point the way.
Yuan Tiangang has only recently successfully developed it. It has just been promoted internally and has not yet been officially launched.
"Good sister, give this to me." The King of Yue was so anxious that he even changed his title and said with a smile on his face.
"It's a beautiful thought. This thing is very laborious to make. It takes half a month to make one piece. I give it to you for nothing, so that the Datang Machinery Bureau can drink from the northwest wind."
"Hey," King Ji said coldly: "How much money has the Datang Machinery Bureau made from us these days, and they even said they wanted to drink the northwest wind?"
Yi Bingshui laughed heartily: "As the saying goes, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. What I do at Datang Machinery Bureau is a legitimate business. You can buy it whether you like it or not. No one is forcing you to buy it."
King Yue and King Ji were speechless after hearing this. Most of the monthly offerings of these two men were "handed over" to the "Machine Bureau of the Tang Dynasty". Although their hearts ached, they thought of the novelty gadgets made by the military souls of the Tang Dynasty.
And he refused to let it go.
Prince Teng laughed and said, "That's right. You don't have the money and you still want it for nothing? Stand aside, I'll buy this first."
Yi Bingshui was startled when she heard that Prince Teng was so wealthy.
The King of Yue had already shouted: "Uncle Teng Wang is now the president of the Tianxia Painting Society. A butterfly painting can be sold for thousands of gold. Naturally, we have plenty of money, but we are not as lucky as you..."
Yi Bingshui looked at Prince Teng up and down, and saw that he was no longer like the prodigal son who begged for thirty thousand gambling money back then. He laughed and said: "I didn't expect that this painting club has given Prince Teng such great benefits. It turns out that
I have a share of the credit."
Prince Teng chuckled and said, "That's natural. If you make an offer, I will never counter-offer."
"Oh? That's not a small tone." Yi Bingshui smiled, stretched out her five fingers and shook them, "That's the number."
"Five hundred? It's too cheap." Prince Teng had already taken the money from his arms.
"Five hundred? That's a nice thought, let's add another word." Yi Bingshui shook her head.
"Five thousand?"
Yi Bingshui still shook his head.
"fifty thousand?"
ybs1 shook his head and said with a smile: "500,000"
"Is it so expensive to be a good boy?" Prince Teng took a breath of air.
"Why were you talking big just now and now you're regretting it?" Yi Bingshui smiled slightly and teased.
The King of Yue and the King of Ji were standing aside, laughing so hard that their backs hurt.
Prince Teng gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, at worst, I'll paint a few more paintings."
Yi Bingshui didn't really want to deceive Prince Teng of so much money, but she was just joking. In the end, she agreed to give Prince Teng a "Tang Dial" each, but she asked Prince Teng to give her a butterfly painting. Everyone was happy.
The few people chatted and laughed for a while, but the original uneasiness in their hearts was dispersed.
The weather in summer is changeable. I don’t know when the wind and clouds will disperse and it will become sunny again, but it will be a bit brighter than before.
The four of them chatted and laughed all the way, and when they arrived at Fengming Station, the sky gradually became really dark.
Post roads were developed in the Tang Dynasty, with one post every thirty miles. As long as you walk on the post road, it is very convenient to get there.
Yi Bingshui and others are now taking the most prosperous post road to the west - the "Silk Road" which is very famous at home and abroad in ancient and modern times.
It's just that people arrived a little late, and the inn was already full of people.
The post envoy saw the look of the four people in Yi Bingshui's clothes and did not dare to neglect them. He quickly mobilized all the merchants to make room for the four of them.
The post envoy went away for a long time before he came back and reported: "Young gentlemen, I am really sorry and can only spare one room. Can you make do with it for just one night..."
Before he finished speaking, Prince Teng started to scold: "You are a bully. Do you think we can make do with it?"
The post envoy was embarrassed, but he didn't dare to reply, so he just said some kind words.
Although the four of them were angry, it was difficult for them to reveal their identities. After all, they went out alone and did not dare to be too public.
Everyone was helpless. King Yue looked at Yi Bingshui and said, "At least prepare two rooms."
The messenger shook his head and said: "Young masters, if I can really free up a room, I will have the courage to deceive you."
The four of them looked at each other. No matter how easy they were to get along, Yi Bingshui was a woman after all. She couldn't share a room with three princes. She thought about it and said, "There are inns, Taoist temples, temples, etc. in this town where you can stay."
One night?”
Fengming Station is not in a deserted land, but in a small town called Jiming Town.
The messenger patted his head and said with a cheerful smile: "There is no Taoist temple, but there is a Bodhisattva temple, which is a pure place. In the past, the Holy Father passed by this place and rested there. You may as well go there and have a look."
When Yi Bingshui and the other four saw this, they were overjoyed. After a quick meal, they followed the emissary's instructions and went to find the Bodhisattva Temple.
The Bodhisattva Temple is indeed a good place to go. The crescent moon has just risen, illuminating the temple dimly. The trees in the temple are towering, giving off a deep ancient atmosphere.
Miao Cheng was very easy to talk to, so he took the four of them to live in the front yard and the west hall.
King Teng, King Yue, and King Ji went to bed so early and wandered around the temple with Yi Bingshui.
"The one whom Saint Kong worshiped the most was Duke Zhou, so Duke Zhou was called Yuan Sheng by Confucianism. My mother often praised you as a close friend of Saint Kong. When you come to this temple, why don't you go and offer a few sticks of incense?" King Yue said with a smile.
Yi Bingshui knew that the Zhougong Temple was built in the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty (618 AD), more than 1,380 years ago. It was built specifically to commemorate and worship Duke Zhou. There are more than 30 ancient buildings in the temple area, covering an area of about 7 hectares, and the overall building is symmetrical.
The layout of the temple is majestic, and the pavilions are exquisite. There are many steles and stone carvings existing in the temple, as well as many ancient trees from the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties.
His surname was Ji, and his name was Dan. He was the son of King Wen of Zhou, the younger brother of King Wu, and the uncle of King Cheng. He was born in Qiyi and died in Fengdu (today's west of Xi'an City). He assisted King Wu in conquering Zhou and destroying Shang, and established the Zhou Dynasty.
The founding minister of the country. After the death of King Wu, King Cheng ascended the throne, and was regent by Duke Zhou. During this period, Duke Zhou led his army to the east, quelled the rebellion of Guan and Cai, and stabilized the political situation in the early Zhou Dynasty. At the same time, he also formulated rituals and music,
The establishment of the Chao Gang system made outstanding contributions to the consolidation of the emerging Zhou Dynasty. The so-called "The Duke of Zhou vomits nourishment and the world returns to its heart" has always been popular among people. The Duke of Zhou deserves to be an outstanding statesman in ancient China.
Yi Bingshui has been to Zhougong Temple. She remembers the towering ancient cypresses in front of the gate, the green shade in the courtyard, flowers and plants everywhere, and the clear spring like a mirror.
There are many palaces in the temple area, mainly including Zhou Gong (Zhou Gong, Zhao Gong, Jiang Taigong) Hall, Weanyuan and Houji Hall, as well as pavilions and pavilions. Its architectural art has a strong national traditional style. Entering the temple gate, flowers and plants
Yingzhan, the palace is majestic.
Han locust trees block out the sun, Tang cypress towers into the sky, and it is broad-minded and intoxicating.
The "Echo Stele" is in front of the reception hall. If you tap it lightly with a small stone against your ear, the copper bells, silver bells, and golden drums in the stele will ring together. If you knock the stele harder, or one person knocks, and another person is on the other side of the stele,
Listening, you will feel the music of the ancient battlefield of "cars rolling, horses rustling" bursting into your eardrums. At this time, speculation, fascination, and searching fill your mind, entangling pairs of reluctant tourists. Walking down the stone steps of the flower bed,
Follow the unfolding scroll of the ancient temple, and among the colorful ancient buildings, you will be the first to pass through the Bagua Pavilion and enter the Zhouzheng Temple.
Yi Bingshui has been to the Zhougong Temple and knows that the layout of the temples is a combination of points and groups, well-proportioned, majestic construction, and each has its own characteristics. Among the various temples, the Zhougong Temple is in the front, the Jiangji Temple is in the middle, and the Houji Temple is in the back. The local people regard it as
This layout is summarized as "Jiang Ji carries her children and grandchildren on her back".
This is not the Zhou Gong Temple, but it is dedicated to Zhao Gong, so it is also called Zhou Gong Temple.
Yi Bingshui smiled and said: "I don't dare to be the confidant of Saint Kong, but when I get here, it would be a big rudeness not to pay my respects."
The four of them walked towards the main hall while talking and laughing.
The temple has three floors, with a vast layout, majestic palaces and exquisite pavilions.
Entering the hall, Yi Bingshui and the others couldn't help but be slightly surprised. There were three people in the hall, two of them were playing chess, and one was standing aside to watch the battle.
Among the three of them, two of them knew each other. One was the Miao Cheng just now, and the other was Liu Juan, the "sad scholar" whom he had met on the way here.
The one watching the battle was Miao Cheng, and the miserable scholar Liu Juan was playing chess with a Taoist priest.
When the Miao Cheng saw the four people coming, he greeted them with a smile, then lowered his head to watch the chess game again.
The melancholy scholar Liu Juan seemed not to see Yi Bingshui and the others at all, he only concentrated on playing chess with great concentration.
On the contrary, the Taoist priest raised his head and glanced at the four people, then his eyes fell on the Yi Bing water, with a somewhat surprised look on his face. He turned back and asked the Miao Cheng: "Who are these people?"
The temple minister smiled and said, "They are all travelers who come to stay in the temple."
"You don't even know who the person is, how dare you let people stay overnight. What if you meet a bad guy and steal something from the temple?" The Taoist priest seemed to be the master of this place, his voice was loud, and he seemed to be reprimanding the temple minister.
generally.
Yi Bingshui and the others originally saw the miserable scholar Liu Juan here and didn't want to cause trouble, but they couldn't help it.
Prince Teng had already said angrily: "I'm afraid it's not us who want to steal things, but you are more like a robber."
When the Taoist priest saw this, he was not angry. He raised his head and laughed and said, "Wu, boy, who do you think is a robber?" His laughter was so loud that the whole main hall was buzzing.
Just as King Teng was about to reply, Yi Bingshui pulled his sleeves and signaled him not to talk too much and make trouble. He raised his hands to the Taoist priest and said, "It was just a joke. I have offended many people, so please forgive me."
The Taoist priest was still waiting to say anything. Liu Juan was already very impatient and complained: "Playing chess and playing chess, there is so much nonsense. What is there to say to a few cowards?"
The Taoist priest chuckled, and as expected, he stopped talking and lowered his head to watch chess.
But as soon as these words came out, Yi Bingshui and the other four people were already shouting with anger.
Even Yi Bingshui had long forgotten the word "be cautious" and her anger surged: "You are so poor, who are you laughing at for being timid?"
The sad scholar Liu Juan didn't seem to hear it. He just stared at the chess with his eyebrows, raised the chess piece in his hand, dropped it, and shouted: "I got there first."
The Taoist laughed and said: "Okay. Since you arrived first, I'll let you go. I don't believe you can really figure out the secrets of where you are. How many people have gone there and returned without success, I'm afraid you won't be able to see it either.
How smart can you be?"
Yi Bingshui was very surprised. She didn't know what kind of chess the two of them played. They actually decided to win by "coming first". And they were clearly betting on who would go to which place.
When I lowered my head to look at the chess game, I was even more surprised. The chess pieces looked a bit like chess, but also a bit different. There were seven pieces in four directions, and in the center was a circular multi-layered circle, which seemed to be a high platform.
I couldn't help but secretly wonder what kind of chess game this was. I had never seen it before.
When I went to see the three kings of Teng, I saw that all three of them looked at a loss, and they probably didn't understand the game.
The Taoist priest glanced back at the four people and said with a smile: "Why can't the little kid know this chess? This is a land chess game."
"Battlefield chess?" Yi Bingshui blurted out in surprise, "How could this be earth-moving chess? Area chess is Go. How could this be Go?"
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She knew about the ancient chess game, which had been lost in the Tang Dynasty. There were only records, but no chess pieces and chessboards. However, later generations of research confirmed that the chess game was chess. Yi Bingshui had seen Go in later generations, but never seen the chess game.
"Why can't this be a chess piece?"
The Taoist priest seemed to be interested and asked Yi Bingshui with a smile. At the same time, he casually glanced at the sword hanging in her waist.
Scholars in the Tang Dynasty favored martial arts, and it was normal for a scholar to have a sword hanging from his waist. Yi Bingshui was dressed in an ordinary scholar's attire, and naturally a sword was indispensable at his waist. Moreover, this sword was given to Prince Teng by Li Min and was snatched away by Yi Bingshui.
The returned "King's Sword".
"It doesn't feel like it." Yi Bingshui paused and said with a smile. She just blurted it out and already regretted it. It is said that the Go game of later generations was made by Niu Sengru, who was a person from the late Tang Dynasty, and it would take more than a hundred years.
born.
"It doesn't feel like it?" The Taoist priest laughed again when he saw that her reason was ridiculous.
After laughing for a long time, he stopped, pointed to the chess pieces in the chess piece and said: "Look at this occupying here, occupying there... why can't it be called occupying chess?"
Yi Bingshui secretly thought that it turns out that the chess game got its name from the chess piece.
I was speechless for a moment. I was pondering, but I heard someone say: "May I ask you gentlemen, how far is it from Yunshu Village where the Water and Land Conference is held?"
The person who spoke was not a Taoist priest, nor Mr. Sadness (he had not found Tang Monk, so he was naturally sad) Liu Juan, nor the temple minister, nor the three of them, Prince Teng.
He was a man with a skinny figure, so thin that it looked like a penholder, hard and thin.
Yi Bingshui was so horrified that she had already stopped breathing and almost forgot to breathe. It was not because this person appeared here, but because of the two words this person just said - "Yunshu", and this Yunshu and the Holy Book are the same.
Together, it is said that the Holy Book was buried under the Yun tree.
But is the Yun tree in Yunshu Village the legendary Yun tree?
