54. Six Meridians Excalibur and One Yang Finger (Mist)
Wuwei Guzang, the first big city on the Hexi Corridor, is also the fortress guarding the western passage of the Hexi Corridor.
The history of Guzang City is much older than that of Wuwei County, because this city is not a masterpiece of the Han people, but the work of the nomadic Huns who did not like the city very much. The original name of the city was Gezang, and because
The Huns' city-building technology was limited, so the city was nicknamed "Wolong City" by the Han people.
As the Han army led by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing captured the Hexi Corridor, an important passage to the Western Regions, the city also became an important town among the four counties of Wuwei County in Hexi and became the seat of Wuwei County in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Guzang is located at the intersection of the three plateaus of the Loess, Qinghai-Tibet, and Mongolian-Singapore plateaus. The terrain is higher in the south and lower in the north, sloping from southwest to northeast. It has a typical continental arid climate. The annual evaporation far exceeds the precipitation. However, because the land is close to the valley water basin
Because of this, the agricultural development potential here is not low. For the northwest, which was sparsely populated in ancient times, it was completely self-sufficient.
However, Han, Qiang, and Xiongnu ethnic groups live together here, so agricultural development is not prosperous. Instead, it serves as a bridgehead for east-west exchanges. There are many business travelers here and frequent exchanges, making it quickly become a rich city in Hexi. Of course, the corresponding
It has become a mixed bag, with all kinds of people setting up offices here, responsible for purchasing supplies and selling stolen goods.
Jia Xu's hometown is in such a chaotic city. It is precisely because of this chaos that Jia Xu, who has been able to live until now, has endless opportunities to exercise his brain. At the same time,
Countless tests of life and death have also made this intelligent old fox become more calm and ruthless. As expected, it can be said that the soil and water support the people.
The Jia family where Jia Xu lives has a long history, and he can be regarded as coming from a family of officials. However, in this mixed place, although there is considerable respect for such a family of poetry and calligraphy, in the final analysis, it is limited to this Guzang city. Except for this Gu Zang
Zang Cheng, how to cook should be done according to the rules on the road. What are the rules? Whoever has the big fist will listen to whoever says it.
So who has the biggest fist in Guzang City? Naturally, the Duan family's fist that Li Shushi encountered before was the most powerful.
The ancestors of the Duan family are not much worse than the Jia family. Although they are not as famous as Jia Yi, their ancestor Duan Huizong once served as the governor of the Western Regions in the Western Han Dynasty. There was also a powerful prefect named Duan Zhen before that.
The reason why the Duan family is rooted here is probably inseparable from these two ancestors. Therefore, the implementation of the "Three Mutual Laws" has greatly promoted the reproduction and spread of caste.
Of course, by Duan Ji's generation, the family's influence in the court should have been quite weakened. After all, when Duan Ji first became an official, he was an official specializing in the cleaning of cemeteries. Although his salary was the same as that of the governor, it was six hundred dan, but it was a pity that it was completely
It's an idle position, and it's impossible to see this man's skill with bow and horse.
When Duan was young, he was known as "a master of bows and horses, a knight-errant, and a light briber." He probably watched the cemetery for a while and received some teachings from the masters buried in the cemetery. In this way, he began to cultivate his moral character, read, and read. It is estimated that through seeing,
I understand these days
If you want to get ahead, you have to be ruthless. This is an ancient tradition of Chinese civilization. Therefore, a generation of famous generals and hard-core thugs from the eunuchs gradually succeeded in practicing in the cemetery. As for whether they have learned any unique skills, it is not clear.
There is no need to mention Duan Yan's glorious deeds. Anyway, it can be summed up by Qiu Sheng's sentence: "Killing one is a sin, but slaughtering ten thousand is a hero. If you kill nine million, you are a hero among heroes."
Starting from the beginning, Xiang Yu and later Huangfu Song, Ran Min, and Temujin were all called
He is the most steadfast practitioner of this sentence. Compared with these gods of death, Sun Liren must be nothing, so the devils who invaded China at that time should be lucky that such a god of death has not yet been born on the land of China, otherwise
It's really hard to imagine what the outcome will be.
But it is a pity that Duan Ji, who was so majestic on the battlefield, died in the political whirlpool just like Meng Tian, Li Guang, Yue Fei, Xu Da, and Yuan Chonghuan. He was not the first good general in history.
He was not the last famous general who was unfavorable to his generals, and because he stood in the eunuchs' ranks, he naturally became the target of slander by the scholars who held the pen.
But let’s not talk about the character of Dou Wu’s relative. It seems that he also has an ancestor named Dou Xian, whose contribution is no less than that of Huo Qubing. Huo Qubing died early, so the scenic spots are not bad. Even so, there are some reasons for being young and frivolous and being indulged by Emperor Wu.
The experience of killing people indiscriminately. And compared to his uncle Wei Qing's spirit of sharing joys and sorrows with the soldiers, this man is obviously a son of a nobleman. When there is no war or when he has a moment of leisure, it is really impossible to know whether he will create a bigger trap.
Not to mention there is a relative named Wang Mang, who is far better than Dou Wu in terms of moral integrity and ability, but what is the result? Because of the results of a reform aimed at stabilizing the Western Han Dynasty, it made people angry and resentful, and in the end he was so angry that he simply committed suicide.
It is a pity that both the mass base and the gentry base were extremely poor, and they were also nailed to the pillar of shame of the feudal dynasty.
The eunuch camp is certainly very smelly, but how good are the relatives and the aristocratic families? Let's just talk to each other.
If you think that Duan Jue, the current Taiwei, can be regarded as the most glorious achievement of the Duan family, then you readers have missed a wonderful show. Although it is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is far away from that good show.
The opening is still very early.
This jaw-dropping show took place not in the northwest, but in the southwest of the motherland. Yes, it was the Duan family in Dali, Yunnan.
Compared with Liu Bei who made a big C-shaped turn and drifted from the northern part of North China to the southwestern border of the motherland, Duan's straight up and down feeling is certainly less thrilling and exciting, but it is obviously that his development is more stable and he can steadily claim the throne.
The time is far longer than that of Liu Bei.
The first person of the Wuwei Duan family to enter the southwest border was Duan Yan in the late Wei Dynasty. Is this Wei the one founded by Cao Cao or the Northern Dynasties? I prefer the latter, because history books often like to add the Northern Zhou Dynasty after this.
Duan Yong, Tang Dynasty, Duan Jian and Wei Dynasty, there was no Jin Dynasty in between. After all, it was not the Sui Dynasty that only lasted for more than seventy years, but had a history of hundreds of years.
Then, Duan Siping, a descendant of the Duan family, proclaimed himself emperor in Yunnan, known as "Dali", and then came the story that the people loved to hear about Duan Zhengming and Zen Master Kurong; the story of Duan Zhengchun's extremely bad Crystal Palace transformed into a warrior of love.
The story of the perfect ending between Duan Zhengyan and the fairy sister and the princess who didn’t know if there were twelve sisters, but was killed by the right hand that left nothing behind; the dogfight between Duan Zhixing, his princess and a disciple of a famous sect
The bloody eight o'clock story.
Of course, although the Duan family in Dali regards Duan Jiong as their ancestor, so they claim that they are descendants of Gongshu Duan, but whether they are really his descendants is completely untestable. After all, finding a more famous ancestor is something that every family in the world likes to do.
, the ancestors of the Duan family in Dali were born out of martial prowess, so it is very reliable to have the celebrity Duan Jiong as their ancestor.
After all, the Duan family has formed a relatively large system since it was passed down from Duan Zhen and Duan Huizong to the present. If we include those who admire Duan Jiong and serve the Duan family, they will be rewarded with the Duan family name (that is,
It seems that Li Keyong is from the Shatuo tribe.
Generals were given surnames by the Tang Dynasty as a sign of their merit), and naturally became members of the Duan clan, and the descendants of these people had more reasons to admire Duan Jiong, so they called themselves Duan Jiong's
Descendants can also understand it.
As for whether the Duan family in Dali is a Hu or a Han, it is even harder to say clearly. After all, the Northern Dynasties ruled the north for many years, and there are countless examples of local Han and Hu people intermarrying. It is normal for customs to infiltrate each other. Not to mention Wuwei
This place is originally a mixed area of Hu and Han, and it is completely normal for the Han people to show the characteristics of Hu.
Of course, the above content is just Li Shushi's own boring imagination. He will never admit that he once had a good impression of the fairy sister, especially the actress who plays this role seems to be very drool-worthy.
However, his idea was naturally suppressed by Su Xiaoluoli, who had understood the sixth sense. Fortunately, Li Shushi had been prepared. Speaking of it, this was the information provided to him by the businessmen escorted by Li Shushi and others.
What did Li Shushi prepare? They were delicious grapes and wine made from grapes.
The grapes from Wuwei, the white grapes from Zhangye, and the red grapes from Jiuquan are all the most famous specialties of Hexi, and they exist as tributes.
What? You don’t know what the latter two things are? Well, we are definitely familiar with the latter two things now, but compared with their ancestors, the improvements made by today’s descendants really make their ancestors dare not
Recognized.
This thing was later called Ringo. Although it was later changed into the name we are familiar with now, the word is still retained in Japan. Of course, the meaning has not changed. As for the modern Chinese name for it, that is——
apple.
There are dozens of types of apples, and their origins and distribution are quite wide. But if we talk about the apples in the northwest, especially the apples called Bai Nai and Red Nai in the Han Dynasty, they are definitely imported products from Xinjiang and West Asia.
Of course, compared to modern apples that are large, thin-skinned, juicy and delicious, their ancestors obviously did not have such excellent genes. Not only did they have a short storage time, but also had low water content. They could even be used as medicinal materials. It is estimated that they can be used
Ancient Chinese medicine doctors judged a sweet taste to be quite accurate. It is not like today's apples, and people with diabetes need to stay away from them.
But that was a modern society with extremely abundant supplies. In ancient times, it was very, very good for you to eat something different. Especially in the hot summer, if you take Xuanwu Baoyu to chill it, the taste would still be very comfortable.
Cool.
As for the specialty grapes of Wuwei, they are the best in the Han Dynasty. A certain Wei emperor with great literary talent in history even issued an edict specifically for Wuwei’s grapes, specifically advertising them, saying that “Liangzhou grapes have a good taste and long juice.”
"It's a good drink for hangovers, and there's nothing like this Guonin from other sources." This is much more effective and reliable than the promotion of some muscular governor.
Well, at this point, Li Shushi has been completely attracted by Su Xiaololi's elegant peeling of grapes and seductive grape-eating movements. Sure enough, the lethality of beautiful women paired with delicious food is far more than doubled.
"Hey, hey, you guys, that's the wine I'm going to take back for experiments. Don't drink it all for me."
Sure enough, today is also a happy day (drinking).
p.s. I caught a cold in the shower yesterday, and today I have a headache, hot brain, and dazzled eyes. Alas, I have lost all my motivation.
p.s. Bai Nai seems to be a kind of medicinal material, but considering "Cao Zhi's Thankful Gift of Bai Nai Biao", we are still more inclined to believe that it is the ancestor of Apple. Of course, this is just our guess. If it makes the Fang family laugh, please show your respect.
