Chapter 89 Crossing the Sea
. "…Tiantai Mountain is bounded by the sea in the east and ends with water, which is a major ending in the southeast.
My father was in Nanyue, his ancestors were in Eshan, and he met in Kunlun, and was higher than Xueshan. From the southeast of Xueshan, he did not decrease by 40,000 to 50,000 miles. All the spiritual energy of them gathered here, and it was the cave house of gods and immortals and the Taoist temple of arhats...... "
Another mountain range that comes out of Tiantai Mountain is Lingfeng Mountain. It is like a big dragon scuba diving into the sea. A group of islands and reefs are distributed in the sea, which is today's Zhoushan Islands.
In ancient times, the Zhoushan Islands were called the East China Sea Zhongzhou and Lingfeng Mountain was called the Pinghu Mountain.
Pinghu Mountain is not very high, but it has a barrier of peaks, winding paths, springs, qins, streams, and zithers. It has been a place where monks and Taoists gather since ancient times.
After healing the arrow wounds on Daoxuan and Baixue, he rested at Dr. Li's house for a night. On the second day, Zhang Chi and Daoxuan bid farewell to Dr. Li and went east again. In just half a day, they arrived in the Pinghu Mountain.
The East China Sea Central Region mentioned in the Wudou Rice Road is just a sash of water from here, looking across the sea. However, if you want to go to the East China Sea Central Region, you need to find a ferry to cross the sea first.
At the foot of Pinghu Mountain, there is a ferry near the sea.
"This land is called Guanxiandu. According to legend, there were immortals who walked on the sea in the Han Dynasty. It was not my nonsense. This was witnessed by many people, so the ferry entrance was named Guanxiandu."
The speaker is a restaurant clerk. This place is not a town, but a ferry crossing. However, people coming and going are bustling and bustling, which seems lively. But most of these people are poor, and it is really rare to have a restaurant.
"When will there be a boat at the ferry to cross the sea?" The person who asked was naturally Zhang Chi.
"Customer, you didn't happen to it. The sea was not peaceful these two days, and the passenger ships stopped. I see that you two are coming far away, so why not eat something in my store now?"
"I think so too." After rushing through the road for a morning, Zhang Chi was indeed a little hungry. He nodded and walked into the restaurant with Daoxuan, found a table facing the street to sit down.
It is rare in the sea, and there are many fish, shrimps and so on. I grilled two big fish and ordered a pot of wine. Zhang Chi was very satisfied with eating it. Daoxuan was a monk, but he only ate white rice.
"Little brother, you said just now that the sea is not peaceful, what do you mean?" Zhang Chi asked while eating.
"The guest official didn't know that it was not far from our Guanxian Ferry, and there was an island called Meichen Mountain. Yesterday, a large number of bandits came and burned, killed and looted Meichen Mountain, so the passenger ships dared not go now."
When Zhang Chi was not familiar with the geography of the time, he didn't know about Meichen Mountain, but if it was a place name from later generations, he would definitely know that Meichen Mountain was Putuo Mountain in ancient times.
Because folk legends say that during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty, Mei Fu lived in seclusion in the mountains to refine alchemy and used medical treatment to help islanders, so he was named "Meichen Mountain". As for the later called Putuo Mountain, that is a later story.
"Where is the East China Sea Central Region referring to?"
The mate said, "These islands east of Juzhang County are collectively called Haizhongzhou. I wonder where the guest officials refer to?"
Kuaiji County is quite large, and Juzhang County is the Ningbo generation. Zhang Chi's ancient place name has already made Zhang Chi bigger. Now I heard that so many islands are called Haizhongzhou, so his head is even bigger.
Who knows which pirate is? But then he thinks again that the gathering place of the Five Doks of Rice Road must be a relatively large island. Besides, the number of people in the Five Doks of Rice Road is over 10,000, so it should be easy to inquire wherever he goes. However, the biggest problem is that there is no passenger ship now.
Just as Zhang Chi was worried, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves outside, and it was obvious that an army was coming.
"Hey, why are there so many official troops coming?" Dao Xuan said strangely.
The two of them were sitting on the street and looking carefully. At this time, a large number of officials came out of the mountains in the distance, with a large number of people, which seemed to be at least seven or eight thousand.
Zhang Chi looked at the floating military flag from afar and couldn't help but say to Daoxuan strangely: "Look, isn't that the military flag of the Northern Mansion Army?"
When he was in good health, Zhang Chi had led his troops to fight with the Northern Mansion Army once, so he was naturally not unfamiliar with the Northern Mansion Army's flag. Daoxuan also remembered: "That's right, it's the Northern Mansion Army."
Sure enough, as the army arrived at the ferry, Zhang Chi also saw the leader, one of whom was Gao Yazhi, who was shocked by him, while the other one was Taoist Shouyin.
The army was stationed near the ferry, and Taoist Shouyin brought a team of men into the ferry village and entered the ferry village from one house to another.
Now even the guy in the store became surprised and pointed at Taoist Master Shouyin and shouted: "That ghost Taoist priest, why did he bring so many official troops to harm the people?"
Although the guy didn't know what these people were doing in the village, it would definitely be nothing good to see them coming from house to house.
"Do you recognize Taoist Master Shouyin too?" Zhang Chi wondered. Even the guys in the store knew Taoist Master Shouyin. It seemed that Taoist Master Shouyin was quite famous.
"Of course I know, who doesn't know Taoist Shouyin in the area of the sea. He claims to be the descendant of Ge Hongxianweng, but he has gathered many gangsters and bandits. He does evil and does not do good things all day long. The poor people hate him to the core."
If Zhang Chi had not heard the cloning technique mentioned by Dr. Li yesterday, Zhang Chi would probably not understand the reason now. However, since yesterday, he had already known that the Taoist Master Shou Yin he met was definitely not alone. I am afraid that the Taoist Master Shou Yin mentioned in the child was not the same as the Taoist Master Shou Yin. However, the Taoist Master Shou Yin who broke his leg that he met at Dr. Li yesterday was more in line with the description of the waiter.
"I remember when Ge Hong Xianweng was here, whenever there was a plague, he would personally collect herbs and slaughter them, donate them to the people, and bring them back to life. How could he bully the people all day long like Taoist Shou Yin? His ancestors were thrown away by him." When he talked about Taoist Shou Yin, the waiter chattered endlessly, obviously hating Taoist Shou Yin: "But he was just relying on his descendant of Ge Hong Xianweng to cheat and commit crimes everywhere, but now why have he colluded with the official army?"
"So Immortal Ge Hong has been here before?"
"Of course, if the guest officials don't believe it, you can go to Meichen Mountain and ask it. There is also a place where Ge Hong Xianweng refines elixirs on the island. When Ge Hong Xianweng used medicine to save people, every family on the island believed in the way." At this point, the waiter sighed: "But it's impossible to go now. I heard that Meichen Mountain was in chaos. Oh, in such a chaotic world, it is difficult for gods to protect the people."
Zhang Chi Daoxuan was still talking to the waiter. At this time, a team of soldiers had already pushed the door in and shouted loudly: "We are the Northern Palace Army of the imperial court, and we are ordered to quell the rebellion. Now the Five Doks of Midao fled on Meichen Mountain Island. Our army is going to conquer and be ordered to collect ships for combat."
Only then did Zhang Chi realize that the bandits on Meichen Mountain in Xiaoer's mouth just now were Wu Dou Mi Dao and others who fled to. But why did Xiaoer say that they were bandits? But Zhang Chi knew that Wu Dou Mi Dao fled from Shanyin in a hurry and did not carry any food. Now they want to go to the sea to take refuge, how can they have no food? Otherwise, even if they escape to the sea, how could they survive?
If you have food, you can only rob it on the spot.
But the imperial army was pursuing the five doumi roads and suppressing the new army under Sima Yuanxian. Why is the Northern Mansion Army also coming now? When he was healthy, Wang Gong of the Northern Mansion Army raised an army to attack the court, and the imperial court must have been dispatched without understanding the Northern Mansion Army.
Zhang Chi looked out the window and saw Taoist Master Shou Yin in the distance. His face was gloomy and he looked at the direction of the sea with thoughtful thoughts. Could it be that he had other intentions?
If there is a different idea, Zhang Chi can guess the reason - the art of immortality without thinking about it.
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Every family in the coastal areas had ships, and in a short while, the Northern Prefecture Army had gathered many ships. It was more like a robbery than a collection.
If there are soldiers and horses, what can you do if you force yourself to attack? The people dare not speak out.
Although there were a lot of ships, the number of soldiers from the Northern Mansion was large. I only remember that more than a hundred boats were full of climbs. Although they were all fishing boats, the sea area between Guanxian Du and Meichen Mountain was very narrow, and I was not afraid of wind and waves. More than a dozen or twenty soldiers were squeezed out on each ship. Before noon, these ships carried the Northern Mansion army into the sea.
"We'll also go find a boat to enter the sea." Seeing that the Northern Mansion army had left, Zhang Chi hurried out of the hotel.
But the boats have been confiscated by the Northern Prefecture Army, so where are there any boats in the ferry village? Zhang Chi Daoxuan ran to the ferry to ask the fishermen, "Our boats have been recruited by the court, and I don't know if they can be sent back. There is only this boat at home, and it's gone. We don't know how to fish in the future, so how can we cross the sea?" said the fishermen.
After asking for a long time, I found nothing, and Zhang Chi had no choice but to do anything.
"Brother Zhang, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward. If you are not seriously injured, you will not say anything if you have any solutions." Daoxuan said.
Unexpectedly, the monk Daoxuan knows a lot. Zhang Chi patted his head: "But what can you be considered seriously injured?"
Dao Xuan also made a fuss. Zhang Chi rarely brought money, and his money was limited. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly had an idea: "Horse!"
Of course Bai Xue couldn't give it to him, but Daoxuan was also riding a horse, and it was the mount that Sima Yuanxian had when he kidnapped Sima Yuanxian.
Zhang Chi suddenly realized, turned his head and said to the fishermen at the ferry: "If anyone can have a way to send my brothers and one horse to the island of Mecen Mountain across the sea, I will send another horse to him as a reward."
Sima Yuanxian was the governor of the imperial court to fight, and he was naturally majestic and mighty when riding a horse. There were few horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and horses were even more expensive. When the fishermen heard Zhang Chi pay a horse for his reward, they were also moved.
But there was no boat for everyone, only one of them, about five feet tall, and his face was tanned by the sun. A fisherman in his forties asked, "Do you keep your word?"
"Of course, keep your word. As long as you can cross me across the sea, you can take this horse away now."
"Okay, the deal is done." said the five-short fisherman: "My fishing boat broke a few days ago and was repairing it at home, so I did not hand it over to the official army today. In fact, who would like to collect his fishing boat by them is not the one that the official army has taken away forcibly."
Fortunately, the ship was not confiscated by the Northern Prefecture Army, otherwise Zhang Chi would really not know how to cross the sea. Santong’s wine lady and Ruoshui might be on the other side, so he had to find a way to rescue them.
Chapter completed!