Chapter 113 Chapter 31 Yehe Ancient City

When I awoke, it was broad daylight. overnight.It is obvious that the grass is much greener and taller.A gust of breeze blew by, and two swallows happened to fly in, swooping and playing, leaving behind a series of crisp chirping sounds. Close your eyes and look into the distance, you can still vaguely see wisps of cooking smoke floating in the distance in the sky, and the crowing of roosters and the lowing of old cows are faintly heard. The sound of me gently opening the car door woke up Liu Ye and Da Ya. Seeing me staring blankly at the distance, they all stretched their necks to look, as if they didn't know what I was looking at. What, turned around and looked at me curiously.

I smiled embarrassingly, stretched my waist, and then signaled Liu Ye to start the car, go to the town to eat something, and then make plans. The breakfast in the town is very simple, all of which are deep-fried dough sticks, tofu brains or millet porridge. Fortunately, we also like this one.Hiccup. Youdao said that you don’t panic if your stomach is hungry, I patted my stomach very satisfied, and then asked Liu Ye and Da Ya what their plans are next and where they plan to go. Liu Ye glanced at Da Ya, saw that Da Ya was chewing on fried dough sticks and had no time to pour out, smiled lightly, and said to me: "I think it's better to go to the other place marked on the human bone map instead of waiting for news of Li Yan. Let’s take a look, anyway, we already have some understanding of this human bone map, so we probably won’t be as passive as we were in Mengjialing. Of course, this is just my opinion.”

After listening to Liu Ye's words, Da Ya stretched out his hand and swallowed the fritters anxiously without seeing how much he was chewing. He also stretched his neck out of choking, and nodded at me: "Lai Liang, I think what the girl said makes sense. Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle, so let's go and have a look, maybe there will be news about the old Wu Lianzhen, no matter what, our brothers' heads are still pinned to their belts, and they may fall off one day. " As soon as Da Ya mentioned this, the atmosphere became a little heavy.I also think that I should try my luck, saying that it is to uncover the secret of the bead, but at this moment, Da Ya and I are more concerned with finding clues about Lao Wu Lianzhen.Even if there is only one percent possibility, we cannot easily miss it.

As for Liu Ye, I reckon in my heart that what she may not let go of is the whereabouts of her ancestor "Wu Qu". After all, the clues to these things that are being traced now come from the human bone map left by "Wu Qu". And the disappearance of "Wu Qu" is also related to this. Soon, we reached a consensus that the three marked points on the human bone map, except Mengjialing we just visited, the closest to us is "Yehe East City", which should be called "Yehe Ancient City" now. There are three ruins of the ancient city of Yehe, namely Dongcheng, Xicheng and Shangjianfucheng.

When the Yehe tribe was strong and prosperous, "the land was vast and the army was strong, and it was called a big country". There were fifteen tribes, twelve major surnames, and twenty-eight villages.Wangcheng has two cities, East and West, and Shangjianfu City.The three cities are all located near Laoyemiao Village in the west of Yehe Manchu Town, Lishu County, and are distributed in a triangular shape with a distance of several miles.Dongcheng and Xicheng face each other across the Yehe River, and Shangjianfu City is located in the south of Dongcheng.The ancient cities are all surrounded by mountains and rivers, and jointly link the mountain passages from the Jurchen tribes to the Kaiyuan Horse Market.

The west city is called "Yehei Village" because it was built earlier than the east city, and it is located on the west bank of the Yehe River.Therefore, it is called the old city or the west city.Dongcheng was originally called "Taizhuzhai". Because it was built later than Xicheng and it is located on the east bank of Yehe River, it is called Xincheng or Dongcheng. It takes more than 40 minutes to drive from here to Siping. After entering Siping, I went directly to Yehe Town. I found a fellow villager and asked about Yehe Dongcheng. , Our car arrived at a cornfield along the road, and we could no longer drive forward, so we got out of the car.

Looking from a distance, you can see a big loess bag, which should be the legendary "Yehe East City".Unexpectedly, Yehe Dongcheng, which used to be extremely prosperous in the past, has become like this now. We are all a little surprised and shocked. The grass grows abundantly, and the sight is desolate.A trace of desolation, a trace of tragedy. The original wooden and stone structure of the outer city wall has long been lost. What can be seen now is the inner city. The foundation has been turned into cultivated land, but bricks and rubble can still be seen everywhere.The broken bricks and broken tiles, the lonely old tree, seemed to be telling the glorious past with a vicissitudes of life. Thinking back to the time when gold and iron horses swallowed mountains and rivers, and looking at the willows and flowers resentment, I can't help but sigh Thousands.

Wandering on the mound, walking back and forth a few times, it is hard to believe that this is the place we are looking for.If we hadn't seen the stone tablet engraved with "Yehe Ancient City", we really suspected that we had come to the wrong place. Just as we were standing still on this bumpkin, we caught the attention of a passing villager.The man looked about forty years old, with a black red face, wearing a straw hat, and walked straight towards us with a shovel on his shoulder, and asked us what we were doing after a long distance. Da Ya smiled honestly at the man, and took a few steps forward: "Big brother, we are here for a visit. I heard that this is the site of the former Yehe ancient city, so I came to have a look. I didn't expect this lump to be so broken. .”

The man was very happy when he heard it, and then told us that this piece of land is just a bunny in the wasteland, and there is nothing to see at all. Now we all go to the Dongcheng Mountain of Zhuanshan Lake to see the later repaired Yehenala Ancient City. It was built in imitation of ancient times, the man has grown up, and the house is also very beautiful. Seeing that we didn't understand, the man poked down the shovel in his hand hard, and saw that half of the shovel hadn't penetrated into the soil. Judging by his strength, Da Ya and I secretly admired it. Man, it's all about strength.If I dig a ditch, dig a hole, etc., I will be tied up with Da Ya for nothing.

After the man poked the shovel on the ground, he pointed at us and said: "Now this Ga'er is the original site of the old ancient city. It was flattened when Nurhachi attacked Yehe country, and this place can't be built anymore. Look at the stele over there. It was erected by the government in 1981. It is said that it is also a provincial cultural heritage. As for what this heritage is. We don’t know, only this barren bun is left, nothing else There is no such thing as playing with children." "If you want to visit, you can go to the ancient city that was built later. That area was built in 1994, and a TV was filmed there. It seems to be called "Princess Yehenara". Nose man."

It is estimated that this fellow thought that we were outsiders who came to see the excitement, so he enthusiastically introduced the appearance of the film and television city to us, but we are not interested in it, what we want to see is the relic of the original site. I took out a cigarette and handed it to the fellow. After the fellow declined for a long time, seeing that I was not just being polite, he smiled naively and took it. After I lit a cigarette for him, I asked him tentatively: "Big Brother, is this the former East City? I heard there is also a West City?" After taking a puff of cigarette, the fellow narrowed his eyes and said, "Isn't that right? I heard from the old man that this area used to be called Yehe East City. Well, the river in front is the Yehe River, and this area is the south bank. The west city is on the hilltop on the north bank, but it doesn’t seem to be very interesting now.” Following the direction that the fellow pointed, I saw a small river winding by.While smoking a cigarette, the fellow told us casually that the source of the Yehe River is composed of dozens of mountain springs, and most of the river channels are in deep mountains and valleys. The mountains on both sides of the river are Baibao Mountains. There are more than ten kinds of mountain vegetables and medicinal materials, such as pine mushrooms and pine mushrooms, all of which can be found on the mountains on both sides of the strait. Among the mountain vegetables, white mushrooms and bracken are the most famous. In the Qing Dynasty, white mushrooms were tributes to the court at that time. Speaking of these, it can be seen that the man is also very proud. Chattering around, getting more and more familiar with each other.After chatting and chatting, we talked to this fellow's family, only to find out that his surname is Liu, and he is the third eldest in the family.It's from the nearby village, called Xiejiayuanzi, everyone in the village calls him Liu Laosan, an out-and-out farmer, his ancestors have been planing in this land for generations, relying on the sky for food. As soon as the chatterbox was opened, there was no end to what was said, but a story told by Liu Laosan caught our attention. According to Liu Laosan, various legends about this ancient city have been circulating in the village, but most of them are about the ghosts of this bumpkin.It’s a long time ago, and I don’t know what year it is. It’s probably around the end of the Qing Dynasty. After a cattle herder drove the cattle here, I leaned against a tree to enjoy the shade at noon, unknowingly. I dozed off during the middle of the day, and felt that I had slept for less than half an hour. When I opened my eyes again, I found that none of the seven or eight big oxen had disappeared. The big yellow cattle are slow to walk, and even if they are grazing here, they can’t go more than three miles. But here is condescending, and when you look at it, you can see everything within ten miles. You can’t even see a cow. None of them looked at it. The cattle herders also felt that this was strange, so they looked for the hoof prints on the grass. The soil on the grass was relatively soft, and the hoof prints were very clear. just disappeared.The cattle herder searched all around, and finally found several skeletons of cattle in the haystack, but the meat on their bodies had been picked clean, and the entire cowhide was full of holes. In less than an hour, the few cows that were still alive and kicking just now turned into this appearance in the blink of an eye. It was a hell of a day, and the cowherd was so scared that he ran home and became seriously ill, talking nonsense. What the hell grandpa ate his big yellow ox. Later, someone in the village said that they couldn’t help it because too many people died here before, and the ghosts were asking for their lives. In the light of the fire, there was a small building that could be vaguely seen. It was said to be haunted. Later, no one dared to come here at night. In the end, it was broad daylight, and people who had nothing to do would not come here during the day. Hearing this, Da Ya couldn't help laughing, curled his lips at the youngest Liu, and raised his eyebrows: "Brother Liu, according to what you say, is it possible that this ghost also suffers from beef? This is too bad Is it reliable, in broad daylight, this ghost dares to come out?" Liu Laosan glanced at Da Ya: "Some people didn't believe it at the time, but in less than an hour, there were only a few bones and skeletons left of the cows, and the meat was picked up to nothing. It was a successful butcher. The time is not good at all, you can't help but believe it." That Liu Laosan wiped his face and smiled embarrassingly: "I heard this from the old man. I don't know if it's true, but when it comes to thunder and flashes, many people in the village have seen it." There is a ghost building here. Everyone in the village knows about it, but the government does not allow it to be revealed. I can’t guarantee anything else. This thing is really true. My father has encountered it before. Swear to God." Looking at Liu Laosan's expression, it was obvious that he was not lying. We all felt chills all over our bodies, and chills ran down our spines. We subconsciously gathered in front of him, surrounded Liu Laosan, and listened to him alone. It is said that since a long time ago, sometimes when there is thunder and rain, people passing by here can hear the sound of metal weapons colliding and war horses neighing. Some people even saw the ghost building with their own eyes, saying It is like a big temple, with triple eaves, quite big, magnificent, with flying eaves and painted buildings, carved beams and angles, very magnificent. And when his father encountered this incident, he had just been liberated. At that time, the Yehe River was much wider than it is now, and the water was also deep. And his father often came to this river to fish and hang nets. Twenty to thirty catties, enough to feed a family for several days. The hanging net is usually lowered on the river bed where the current is turbulent, and is lowered on both sides of the river, so that the fish will get stuck in the mesh when swimming by. You can see how many fish are on the net if you pick it up, or if you pick it up and look at it. Those who have been off the net have good eyesight, and they can tell where there are fish and where there are no fish. One day, it was around evening, it was a cloudy day, his father came fishing on a cloudy day, and just after setting down the net, the wind picked up, and in the blink of an eye, the sun was covered by dark clouds, and it was so dark in broad daylight. Because the rainstorm came and went quickly, his father set up a tent by the river to avoid the rain for a while. Sure enough, it didn't take much time, there were lightning flashes and thunder, and a strong wind blew up all over the place. It seemed that the rain must be heavy.When his father stretched his neck to look out, he caught a straight bolt of lightning. Under the flash of lightning, his father discovered that a small building suddenly appeared on the bumpkin. The walled hall was full of ghosts. Seeing this, his father was so frightened that he didn't even bother to collect the fishing nets, so he ran back home quickly, and was so scared that he didn't dare to leave the house for several days. When I talked about it later, no one in the village believed it, but Liu Laosan said that his father must not tell lies, and this "ghost building" was designated. Haunted building? Is it the octagonal building where Jintaishi was buried in the sea of ​​fire?