NOVEL NEXT Chapter 130 Bamboo Dream Garden
Xiling County is located on the east side of the Yanshan Mountains. It is named Xiling because of the continuous hills in the west.
There are many kinds of fruits and vegetables here, which are quickly transported to the capital to meet the daily needs of the people in the city.
Therefore, the hills and mountains in Xiling County have been redeveloped, and there is no pleasant scenery. Most of them are orchards and vegetable fields.
The Zhuxiang under its jurisdiction is just the opposite. In addition to farmland, most of the vacant areas there will be planted with green bamboo.
Especially outside Zhuxiang Town, it is simply a sea of bamboo to find a house. If there are not several avenues, outsiders can't see that there is a town inside.
This layout is obviously not conducive to emergency fire relief, but it is conducive to the thoughts of literati and scholars about the bamboo town.
A small river passes through the bamboo sea, with bamboo rafts on it for ferries and bamboo flutes for sound transmission, bamboo tube rice is fragrant, and bamboo leaf green wine is sweet and refreshing.
The literati sing to the wine, the children cover their feet with water, the boatman skillfully paddles the boat to parade in the bamboo sea, and three or two bamboo rafts accompany the joy.
Dadada...
The sound of galloping horses broke the quietness of the bamboo sea, and the emu fled in fear, and the birds flew away with loud cries.
The contented scholars stopped what they were doing, stood up and looked out of the bamboo sea.
"Who dares to ride a horse on the official road in the bamboo sea? Don't you know that the bamboo village is a place of elegance?"
"No, the sound of horse hooves is urgent but not chaotic, heavy but not dull, it must be caused by the cavalry.
This is strange. There are no prominent bandits in the suburbs of the capital. Could it be that a Confucian general has emerged from the army of the Beijing camp and intends to go to the village to cultivate his mind and appreciate the bamboo."
"Brother Jiang, this is wrong. Even if there is a Confucian general in the camp, he will not have the leisure and elegance we have.
The group of cavalry galloping here is probably to catch a certain official.
It just so happens that I have never been an official, so I am not afraid of the imperial cavalry. The boatman drives fast and finds a wide angle so that I can see who is coming."
As a well-known place for literary travel, the boatman is well-informed and will not be afraid to row the boat when he hears the sound of horse hooves.
After the bamboo raft turned three times and five times and got out of the dense bamboo sea, the cavalry had already ridden away.
However, the purple feathers on the heads of the black armored cavalrymen could still be seen from a distance. The color was extremely conspicuous in the green bamboo sea.
"It's bad, it's the Yulin Guards, I have to inform my friends to leave quickly."
The arrival of Zhou Yuan and his party interrupted the dreams of many literati and scholars.
When they found that there were not only Yulin cavalrymen in this team of knights, but also Fujie led the way and the school officials accompanied them, they all found reasons to leave Zhuxiang.
"Are there any rebels gathering in Zhuxiang, and they have attracted the emperor's personal army and the school officials at the same time."
"Go, go, one of these two is reasonable and the other is unreasonable. Whoever gets in touch with them will have to shed a layer of skin."
When Zhou Yuan and his party arrived at Zhuxiang, most of the literati and scholars left from other official roads.
Only a small number of hermits and teachers and students of Zhuxiang College, as well as local people, were left.
The township officials in charge of local education, the thieves who were responsible for hearing lawsuits and taxes, and the patrol officers who were responsible for banning thieves and catching robbers, accompanied by several subordinates, quickly came to greet them.
"I don't know which general is visiting Zhuxiang. If there is any official business to be handled by the court, we will do our best to cooperate."
Faced with the inquiry of the township officials, Du Yi turned over and dismounted, holding the imperial seal to greet them.
"The court has ordered, and the imperial seal is the evidence. Zhou Duwei of the Left Camp of the Imperial Guards has been ordered to thoroughly investigate the strange news in Zhuxiang and find out the secrets of Zhuxiang."
"We obey the order."
After hearing the purpose of Zhou Yuan and his party, the township officials not only did not complain secretly, but were very excited.
For small township officials like them, promotion is a no-brainer, and they can get an official salary with the support of the people in the countryside.
They very much hope that their hometown will be better developed, and then benefit their descendants.
And the best opportunity in Dawei is the development of the secret realm. As long as the secret realm is rich enough, the local people can share the benefits in the medium and long term.
So after hearing the order of the court, they thought that the court had grasped some definite clues.
This time, it is their turn to take over the wealth of the world and build a city and upgrade to a county.
If it really succeeds, as a newly added suburban county under the capital, the various resources pouring in will be enough to make all of them rich overnight.
"General, is the news true? The people here are all looking forward to building a city and upgrading to a county."
"How can you talk nonsense without checking? Arrange housing and food, record all expenses in documents and report to the Yulin Camp."
This is also one of the reasons why township officials are not afraid of the Yulin Guards. The emperor's personal army is rich and never buys on credit.
As long as they don't cheat and pick good things for them, the Yulin Camp will really pay.
Under the leadership of township officials, after a simple resettlement, Zhou Yuan led the warrior team to the Bamboo Sea Dream Garden.
The so-called Bamboo Sea Dream Garden is actually a garden built by later generations in imitation of Zhu Gongshu, but the selected location is still very sophisticated, and it is almost the same as the record in the book.
In order to facilitate tourists to travel, the people of Zhuxiang also specially built a bamboo and wooden floating bridge, so they don't have to drive boats as recorded in Zhu Gongshu.
However, the bamboo and wood floating bridge has a limited load capacity, so more than 50 Yulin auxiliary cavalry can only stay in the town.
A dozen soldiers stepped onto the floating bridge, and the bamboo and wood stretched and stretched, making creaking and creaking sounds.
The bamboo and wood that were originally floating on the water were also bent into the water by the weight, causing the river water to submerge the arch of the foot and flow back up.
"You can't walk in the same row, keep your distance when crossing the floating bridge."
After Zhou Yuan gave the order, two Wei Wu soldiers spontaneously walked to the front of the team to open the way, and the rest of the soldiers lined up in turn.
"General, look, this is the entrance to the maze in Zhu Gong's book. Go forward and cross the bluestone path, and you will reach the bamboo dream garden."
The three elders of the township walked in front to guide the way, introducing Zhou Yuan and the others to the beautiful scenery of the Bamboo Sea from time to time.
When he arrived at Zhuxiang Dream Garden, Zhou Yuan discovered that there was a forest of withered and yellow bamboos.
"Is there any explanation for why the bamboo forest here is withered and yellow?"
"General, bamboo is different from wood. A single plant can spread into a forest, and the rhizomes can become bamboo whips that spread out and lie down in all directions. Bamboo shoots can grow from the stems, but they can not be harvested into bamboo.
Once the bamboo flowers bloom in about sixty to one hundred and twenty years, bamboo and rice will grow, and birds, rats, and rabbits will have a good meal. "
"However, bamboo is stubborn in nature and does not know how to adapt. It only exists for one thing in its life. Before it blooms, it spreads out with all its strength to form a bamboo forest.
Once it blooms, it will do its best to provide seeds, and the bamboo will die and the seeds will remain. When there is good rain, it will be green and lush overnight. This repeats until it becomes a sea of bamboo. "
"Therefore, the bamboo forest that the general saw was not a forest of bamboos, but a few green bamboos spreading out, naturally living and dying together."
"The bamboo forest in the Bamboo Village Dream Garden is strangely located here. Bamboo blooms every sixty years, but the bamboos planted here come back every ten years.
Because the dream of compound bamboo land is ultimately fruitless and tragic, we never plant new bamboo here and allow it to decline and flourish. "
The village elder was right. There are many birds in the withered yellow bamboo forest, all enjoying the feast of bamboo and rice.
It wasn't until Zhou Yuan and his party entered the garden that the greedy guys waved their wings symbolically and moved to another place to continue pecking.
"General, look, behind the Zhuxiang Dream Garden monument is the Lin Jinshui poverty place described in Zhu Gong's book.
But after the forest is exhausted and the water is exhausted, there is a solid hill wall, and there is no such thing as the free bamboo village that Zhu Gong said. "
Zhou Yuan looked back through the withered yellow bamboo forest, but saw a green patch of green at the end of the forest.
That dream in Zhuxiang was ultimately the result of the old man secretly regretting and hiding it, and making it known to the young people.