The terrain of Liangzhou is long and narrow, with a large north-south span and a small east-west span. If you cross Liangzhou from north to south, the journey is really not short. You have to pass through several prefectures and more than a dozen counties, a distance of more than a thousand miles. You can cross from west to east.
The waist of Liangzhou is about the distance from one mansion, and this mansion is Tianshui mansion.
Not long after Qi Xuansu entered Liangzhou, he arrived at Tianshui Mansion, and he went straight to the city.
The northwest is vast and sparsely populated, with many places devoid of human habitation. Most of the population is concentrated near a few large cities.
It’s no wonder that Liangzhou didn’t regain Xizhou back then. Liangzhou was the border. It changed hands several times and fought for years. It was true that corpses littered the fields and blood flowed everywhere. That’s all. There was also a locust plague and drought, which caused famine. As the saying goes.
After a great disaster there will be a great plague, with corpses everywhere and no one to deal with them, and the final plague is inevitable.
There is a saying in the Holy See's "Apocalypse" about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. At the end of the world, a lamb will break the seven seals of the book and summon knights riding four horses: white, red, black, and gray.
, bringing plague, war, famine and death to mankind who are undergoing the final judgment. At that time, everything in the heaven and earth will be out of balance, the sun and the moon will change color, and then the world will be destroyed.
At that time, Liangzhou had gathered together the so-called Four Horsemen, so it was no exaggeration to say that there were ten houses and nine empty houses. As a result, two-legged sheep and Cai Renshi appeared. The young Xuansheng once visited Liangzhou at that time.
Although Xuan Sheng, who had just reached the crown, had not been in the flower garden for a long time, and had experienced many winds, rain, fights and disputes, he was still shocked by the purgatory-like scene on earth and was greatly shocked. Only then did he resolve to save the world, which led to his future success.
Daxuan replaced Dawei and Zhongxing Daomen.
After so many years of recovery, Liangzhou has finally regained some of its vitality, but compared to other states, its population is still sparse.
For Qi Xuansu, the second reason is that there are more people than there are people. The key is that because of Qin Wubing, Qi Xuansu now has the identity of a man in black who can use tiger skin as a banner. With the support of officials, big towns are
The safest place, Tianshui Mansion not only has Qingluan Guard's Qianhu Station, but also because it is close to the border, there are also elite men in black stationed there, so that no one else dares to cause trouble here.
Qi Xuansu can take a rest in Fucheng. If he wants to enjoy himself, he can go to the Taiping Inn. If he wants to save money, he can go to the Qingpinghui's contact point.
However, entering the territory of Tianshui Prefecture does not mean arriving at Fucheng. There is still a long way to go, probably through several counties.
Qi Xuansu wanted to rush straight to the capital of Tianshui Prefecture without stopping, but he encountered a late spring cold. Although there was already a light rain of apricot blossoms in Jiangnan and other places at this time, and everything was blooming and full of vitality, the northwest was still freezing cold.
It seems that we have not yet emerged from the afterglow of the cold winter. A late spring cold not only caused the temperature to drop sharply, but it also started to snow.
It's really snow that kills people.
Qi Xuansu was lucky. He had bought a wind-resistant cloak in advance, and his blood and energy had increased. He was strong and not afraid at all. However, the horse he bought was a bit unbearable. He had frostbite and staggered on his feet.
When Qi Xuansu and the others went to the Western Regions, they rode horses provided by the Daomen. Those horses were carefully selected and carefully bred by the Daomen. Not only did they have excellent endurance, they could run long distances, they were also cold- and drought-resistant, and were not comparable to ordinary horses.
Since ancient times, good horses have been worth thousands of gold. Qi Xuansu now rode this horse for less than 50 peace coins. It is exactly what you pay for, and the transportation is acceptable. It would be unreasonable to ask for too much.
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Qi Xuansu had to find a place to escape the wind and snow, but the territory of Liangzhou was desolate. Not to mention inns, there were not many inns. After all, with the "Xun Fu Array", the six hundred mile express and the eight hundred mile express were cancelled.
Urgently, the functions of the post station were cut in half, leaving only the function of receiving officials. However, there are many military personnel in Liangzhou, but there are no salt patrol censors, city shipping departments, weaving bureaus, and river yamen.
There were not many officials, including the Caoyun Yamen, coming and going, so most of the post stations were abolished.
Qi Xuansu could only brave the wind and snow and walk slowly.
After walking for about twenty miles, I finally found a village called Xiangjiabao. Different from the villages in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, this place is more like a fort, surrounded by walls, high and thick, with well-proportioned turrets and arrow towers.
There is also a hanging door. If there is banditry or war, you can form a stronghold to protect yourself. It can be regarded as a relic of the wars in the past many years.
Now that the world is at peace, the hanging gate of the fortress can be lowered and one can come and go freely.
Qi Xuansu rode into the fort. Because of the heavy snow, every house was closed. Qi Xuansu walked along the road in the fort and came to a big house. There was a lantern hanging in the wind and snow, and a piece of high hanging in the middle.
There is a plaque with gold characters on a black background and the two characters "Xiang Zhai" written on it.
Still a gentleman.
The reason why Qi Xuansu could tell that he was from a gentry family had nothing to do with whether the family was wealthy or not, but the word "Zhai" on the plaque.
There have been strict regulations on the names of residences since ancient times. No matter which dynasty it is, they are all the same. Generally speaking, when in power, the prince is called the mansion, the officials are called the house, and the common people are called the family. Palaces and palaces are reserved exclusively for the royal family.
Those who use it are considered to be transgressing.
In this dynasty, the residences of first- and second-rank officials and princes were called mansions, the houses of other officials were called zhai, and the houses of common people were called homes, so there were Prime Minister's Palace, Shangshu Palace, Bachelor's Palace, and General's Palace.
There are also royal palaces, duke's palaces, and marquis' palaces, and there is nothing that can be called a palace further down. Then there are the local governor's palaces and governor's palaces, which are actually government offices, or in other words, governors, governors and other feudal officials temporarily live in government offices.
, taking the government office as its home, this "fu" is actually the government office.
As for the Taoist sect, people from this palace and that house naturally do not abide by the rules, but there is nothing that can be done about it. The Taoist sect is so powerful that no one can do anything about it. Power may not be the truth, but it can establish rules. And since ancient times, Taoist temples have
There are palaces and halls. Strictly speaking, these palaces and halls are not used by Taoist priests and monks, but are used to worship Taoist ancestors and Buddhas. Taoist priests and monks live here temporarily as servants, and the royal family cannot
Going against the gods and Buddhas all over the sky is a special case.
If this family can hang a plaque with the name "Xiang Zhai", it means that someone in the family is an official, or there are officials in the ancestors, but they were not able to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, so they cannot be called the government.
This can be regarded as experience in the world. At least when Qi Xuansu first came out of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, he would never identify a gentry family from the word "Zhai", and would only regard it as an ordinary rich man.
Qi Xuansu dismounted his horse and stepped forward, knocking on the door.
After a while, a concierge opened the door from the inside. Seeing Qi Xuansu with a snowy cloak, he was surprised and asked: "Your Majesty is..."
Qi Xuansu took out his waistband and imitated the tone of the man in black: "A certain family is a soldier of General Loulan. They were ordered to go to Tianshui Mansion. They suddenly encountered heavy snow and the road was difficult to travel. They wanted to use your place to escape the heavy snow temporarily. I hope they can
It’s convenient.”
When the concierge saw the genuine black waist tag, he did not dare to neglect it and said: "Please wait a moment, Lord Jun, I have to inform the master. In addition, I am short-sighted. Could you please bring the waist tag to me, Lord Jun?"
The master has taken a look."
"Thank you." Qi Xuansu handed over his badge and took a few steps back.
The concierge took the badge, bowed, turned and left.
After a while, the concierge came back with a follower. He first respectfully returned the badge to Qi Xuansu, and then said: "My master invites the military master to come into the house for a chat. Please follow me."
At the same time, the follower also stepped forward to take the reins and take care of the horse for Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu followed the concierge and walked into the house.
The house with two entrances is large in scale and planted with vegetation. Although it has withered and withered due to the cold weather, it can be seen that the gentry's family is still somewhat elegant.
However, not long after Qi Xuansu entered the gate, he felt his heart skip a beat and his back felt like being pricked by a needle. Something seemed wrong.
He frowned slightly, stared at the concierge in front of him, and used the "Yin-Yang Eye", a personal magical power that he had not used for a long time. This small-scale method came from the alchemist's inheritance, and was inferior to the alchemist's medium-level method "Transparent Dharma Eye."
The "Transparent Dharma Eye" can directly immobilize ghosts, while the "Yin Yang Eye" can only detect ghosts and ghosts, but for Qi Xuansu, it is enough.
The scene in front of Qi Xuansu changed accordingly, but it was a bit beyond his expectation. The three lights on the concierge were bright and there was nothing abnormal.
According to Taoism, there are three yang lanterns on the human body, one on the head and the other two on the shoulders, which are the yang fire on the human body. When walking at night, if someone calls your name,
Never look in both directions. If it is blown out, it will attract ghosts.
The concierge has enough yang energy, so it shouldn't be a trick of a ghost village and an abandoned house. And even if you are a ghost, unless you have a Taoist ghost, you can't get even half a step closer to Qi Xuansu. The martial arts energy is not a joke, for ghosts
, just like a furnace, unbearably hot.
Qi Xuansu was a little confused. Could it be his own misunderstanding?
However, he is a person who has been walking around in the world for a long time, so he still has a secret mind.