"County Lieutenant, Zuo Bing Cao Shi, we will arrive at Zhu Palace in just a moment!"
On the fifth day of May, when Li You and Hei Fu were sitting in the cabin, the soldiers watching from the bow came to report.
Heifu knew that Jiangling City had many civilian docks along the river, but only the largest dock belonged to the government. It was located in the southeast of the city and was called "Zhu Palace". It was originally a waterside palace built during the reign of King Chu Cheng, specifically for Chu.
The king's ship docked.
It is said that the dragon boat that the King of Chu liked to ride was parked here in the past. Qu Yuan said in the Songs of Chu that "riding on a water chariot with a lotus cover, riding on two dragons with a flying dragon" is a portrayal of the dragon boat. The nobles of Chu State rode on "
"Qingyu's Boat" is a kind of phoenix boat, that is, a long-tailed green flag is hung on the boat, which allows the prince to ride on it. Rafting on the river and above Yunmeng is an item for the kings and nobles of Chu.
way of recreation.
But now, all those gorgeous ships that were of no use but were gone, leaving only ships that kept docking and leaving, either transporting goods or carrying soldiers.
Li You and Hei Fu also came to the deck. The river breeze was blowing. Seeing the dock approaching, Li You began to point out the various boats he saw on the river and asked Hei Fu their names.
Heifu answered him one by one: "In the land of Jianghan in Nanjun, all boats that are big are called Ge, small boats are called stern, long and thin ones are called 蜜, short and deep ones are called 塄, and small and deep ones are called 剄.
Yu..."
"In Guanzhong, no matter what kind of boat it looks like, it is just called a boat."
Li You has gained a lot of experience. Although he is from Chu, Shangcai already belongs to the Central Plains, and later went to Guanzhong. Where has he seen such a complicated classification of ships? This also shows that the people of Nanjun really rely on water to draft water, and they are different from boats.
Ships depend on each other for their lives.
In addition, the big ship Heifu and the others are riding is also called a "lou ship". The deck building is extremely huge, the ship is tall and wide, and the appearance is like a building. This was three hundred years ago when Chu and Wu were competing for balance.
A warship invented during the Jianghuai period. There were many flags on the ship, which gave it a strong reputation. It was the main warship of the Qin Navy, so the navy was also called the "man of the building ship." The Qin State's building ship was relatively small.
, can only carry three hundred people, but it is said that the Chu State's large ships can carry thousands of people!
This is also the reason why Nanjun does not want Chu to seize Chaling, Yidao and other places, because the Chu army has an absolute advantage on the water. If it is allowed to obtain the port and dock located upstream of Jiangling, the county will be threatened by it at any time.
As for the various types of combat ships surrounding the building ship, they are large wings, middle wings, small wings, sterns, etc., each with different functions. The ship carrying soldiers is called "fang", which connects two small boats.
Can carry 50 people.
At this time, the two large wings leading ahead suddenly slowed down and sounded a warning drum!
Li You was startled, but later realized that it was not an enemy attack. Looking forward from his position, he saw several long and narrow boats breaking into the water in front of him. The boatmen on them were shaking the wooden paddles vigorously and speeding past.
, seems to be racing...
"What kind of ship is that?" When the warships ahead were ordered to disperse these civilian ships, Li You asked Heifu again.
"It's a boat." Heifu said, "It's specially used for racing. Today is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month..."
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival for later generations. In these days, there has been the custom of racing in boats on the water, but it is not to commemorate Qu Yuan, because Qu Yuan had already written about this custom before his death: "Ride a boat"
The rest of the boat came to Yuanxi, and Qi Wu Bang defeated it. The boat was able to catch up with it, but it did not advance. It was flooded with water and stagnated. It was in vain to sail to Zhuxi in the morning, and to stay in Chenyang at night."
It is probably the exorcism habit left by the Pu people and Yue people who lived here in ancient times, because there is a tradition in Chu area that babies born on May 5th cannot be raised, whether they are boys or girls, so this
There were many cases of drowning of infants in the river. It was not until the state of Qin came to rule the area and strictly prohibited the drowning of infants in the law that there was some relief.
"If someone is really mourning Qu Yuan in this way, they will probably be arrested. After all, during the Shangsi Festival some time ago, because of the incident I caused, the county governor even banned the Songs of Chu and Qu Yuan." Hei
My husband feels a little funny. It seems that as long as we are still under the rule of Qin, we should not think about the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
After this little episode, nearly a hundred large and small ships carrying thousands of returning Qin soldiers finally arrived at Zhu Palace. Dozens of docks were already empty, waiting for everyone to dock.
Heifu saw that on the shore, in addition to the heavily guarded soldiers, there were many people in official uniforms waiting, and thought to himself: "This time the county guard really gave Li You a lot of face."
Ye Teng was a domineering person. When Li You first arrived, some military appointments were not even discussed with the county captain. Instead, Li You was notified after the decision was made. Li You did not dare to resist, because the county governor had extremely powerful powers.
Big, it has no local roots.
This time the Chu State launched the Mengxia offensive, the two local officials cooperated well. Ye Teng immediately returned to Jiangling to dispatch troops, while Li You personally led the army across the river and forced back the Chu army's attack, although he was beheaded.
Not much, but still a small victory.
So Ye Teng probably wanted to take this opportunity to show internally and externally that the county governor and the county lieutenants were working together harmoniously. The county governor had to deal with foreign enemies and prepare for the war in the autumn. At this time, he could no longer fight for power.
Internal strife arose.
As expected by Hei Fu, Li Youcai got off the boat, and Ye Teng came over enthusiastically, bowed to Li You, and praised him as "the Qiancheng of the country"! When he saw Hei Fu behind him, he also asked him to come forward and praised him.
"You are young and promising." It can be seen that Governor Ye is very satisfied with Hei Fu's errands in Yidao.
What Ye Teng is most worried about is that the young man Hei Fu's handling of the Yi Dao rebellion is too simple and crude, causing the local area to rot and become an ulcer that is difficult to cure, which will cause Ye Teng endless pain. As a result, Hei Fu first attacked the Yi Dao
The city repulsed the Ba people, and sent Ba Zhong to communicate with other tribes, and designed to kill Fan Qin and punish the culprit. The most wonderful thing was to threaten the Ba people to follow him to Jiling, so that they could see the Qin army's tactics.
With their strong strength, I think that at least during the battle to destroy Chu, the Yi Daoba people were able to stay calm for a while.
After the county guard and the county lieutenant expressed humility to each other, they boarded the same carriage and headed into the city. When they drove into the "Dragon Gate" in the southeast of Jiangling City, Heifu found that in addition to all the officials from the government coming to welcome them,
There were also many students and people from the school who came to watch.
Among the disciples in the school, there were many familiar faces to Heifu. They were Qi Xia, Huang Tian and others who had a conflict with him on the Shangsi Festival. They also saw Heifu walking in the triumphal procession, and their expressions were a bit expressionless.
No hesitation.
However, more common people cheered towards the generals and soldiers who had returned from Hei Fu and others.
Although this battle was not a great achievement, it also prevented the Chu army from further threatening Jiangling and disturbing the lives of the local people.
Ye Teng also stopped the convoy, and made an exception by asking some local elders to come forward and offer drinks to Li You. Lieutenant Li seemed to enjoy this scene, while Ye Teng asked the messengers to publicize his achievements to the surrounding common people and elders. He was nothing more than a lieutenant.
He led his army to repel the Chu army, and Baonan County was safe...
Looking at this scene, Heifu also understood: "In addition to showing his friendly relationship with Li You, Ye Teng spent so much time and effort to create a scene of our triumphant return in Jiangling City to wash away the first attack on Chu.
The haze after the failure, so as to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people in Nanjun for the war..."
This old fox really never misses any opportunity to perform. However, it is precisely because of such people who are in charge of Nanjun that this place can be as secure as a rock.
At this time, more and more people came after hearing the news, and they were crowded together on the roadside. It really reached the point where "the clothes are fresh in the morning and the clothes are covered in the evening". On both sides of the street, the two-story buildings were also crowded.
The windows were opened, and women from various wealthy families were leaning against the doors and windows, peeking out. However, because Qin law prohibited throwing things from the windows into the street, otherwise they would be severely punished, so the women did not throw handkerchiefs and sachets at the generals and soldiers.
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At this time, Heifu raised his head and accidentally caught a glimpse of a window on the side of the street quietly opening, and something stuck out from the dark window hole...
He was not mistaken, it was a crossbow machine! It is strictly forbidden for civilians to keep private crossbow machines!
Heifu's heart was immediately pulled away from the joyful atmosphere! It was in his throat!
He shouted loudly: "Assassin". At the same time, he picked up the crossbow on the car and pointed it at the window!
"careful!"
Not only Heifu, but also the knight guards guarding the governor and lieutenant were on high alert. They also noticed this scene. They all issued warnings and raised their shields to protect the governor and lieutenant.
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However, the speed of the arrow was faster than human reaction, and the crash of the bowstring was masked by the cheers of the lively crowd. Heifu could only see the next moment, the governor Ye Teng and the county lieutenant Li You were on the carriage in front of him almost at the same time.
Fall to the ground!
The whole Jiangling cheers seemed to be blocked by a sharp arrow at this moment, and it was silent for a moment!
