Zhushan County in Berkshire is a very special place, and it even has an alias called "Zhengren City".
In the wars between the Great Qin Dynasty and the Han, Zhao, and Wei dynasties in the past, a small country at that time, Zheng Guo, was the first to be destroyed.
The territory of Zheng State itself is only equivalent to the current county of the Great Qin Dynasty. In addition, its national strength is weak and it is in a critical position. The movement of the dynasty's army is easy to be grasped, and it is inconvenient to garrison troops. The Great Qin Dynasty found an excuse to destroy it.
Most of Zheng's young and strong laborers were forced to do hard labor and used to build reservoirs and ditches for irrigating farmland.
When the Great Qin Dynasty established Bajun, the vast majority of Zheng Guo people were driven to Bajun by a decree to open up mountains and open up land.
Most of the Zheng people who experienced the pain of national destruction, heavy labor, treacherous mountains and rivers, and the poison of snakes and insects in Bashan are old, and their descendants settled down in Berkshire. Most of the residents of Zhushan County in Bajun are from Zheng Guo. offspring.
Because a generation has passed, the descendants of these Zheng people have already accepted the fate of becoming Qin people, but many of Zheng's habits have continued.
It may be because they are always under the threat of a big country and do not have much sense of security, so the people of Zheng pay special respect to ghosts and gods, and there are many sacrifices and temple fairs to respect ghosts and gods throughout the year.
In the beginning, the very lively temple fair that Xue Wangxu and Ding Ning mentioned was the kitchen fire temple fair where Zheng people offered sacrifices to the Kitchen God.
The Feng family in Zhushan County, Bajun, is not from Zheng.
When Emperor Yuanwu ascended the throne and needed the superficial attitude of the people of Bashan Sword Field, all the disciples of Bashan Sword Field who showed their absolute loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor with their actions, no matter those with high cultivation or just ordinary outside servants Disciples, all survived.
Feng Qianzhuo of the Feng family was an ordinary disciple of the Bashan Sword Field in the past. Later, the Feng family was able to live well in Bajun, and even looked like a small Guanwaihou. , and dare not mention the fact.
The most honorable woman of the Great Qin Dynasty, Her Highness the Empress is a native of Zheng State.
Although, like the hostess of the Xie family in Guanzhong, Queen Zheng Xiu's family was already an aristocrat who developed in Changling, and Zheng Xiu was also born, studied, and practiced in Changling.
But a Zheng person is a Zheng person. Even if she ascended to the position of queen, it took a lot of blood and blood to pave the way.
In the most bloody years before Emperor Yuanwu ascended the throne, everything she showed made people feel that she was a real Qin person, and she had no special sympathy for Zheng people. However, the situation in Changling was completely stable, and she became When she became the high-ranking queen, many people suddenly discovered that she, who is particularly ruthless in many things, still has some softness towards the people of her motherland. Some officials who are gentle in dealing with Zheng people will get some slight preferential treatment.
In the era when the Zheng people were forced to migrate to Ba County and open up mountains and land, the Feng family showed great generosity to the Zheng people. In addition, what the Feng family did during the period when the Bashan sword field was destroyed made the Feng family in Yuanwu After the emperor ascended the throne, he quickly became the last prestigious clan in Zhushan County. Not only did he have jurisdiction over several nearby copper and tin mines, but he also won the respect of the Zheng people in Zhushan County.
"You said that there is medicine for me in Zhushan County, Berkshire. What exactly is it?"
Amidst the monotonous sound of wheels crushing the thin ice on the road, Ding Ning asked Xue Wangxu.
"It's a face-fixing pearl."
Because he had enough time, Xue Wangxu was not in a hurry, he told a story slowly, and said as soon as he thought of a sentence: "Of course the Dingyan Pearl I'm talking about is not made of pollen and nectar in those fragrance powder shops in Changling." What comes out is not Liuliu Xiangwan, but Gudan Zhu, which really has a unique beauty-preserving effect."
"After His Majesty officially enthroned, stopped the war, and did not restrict the immigrant population to settle in Changling, Changling is now the most powerful city in the world. Although the Bashan area is now a county, it is still a vicious mountain compared to Changling. However, you may know that there have been many practice sects in Bashan area long ago."
"There used to be a lot of spiritual veins in Bashan, and those spiritual veins were much stronger than our current ones in Baiyang Cave. Therefore, many sects have been cultivated in it. Until today, although the spiritual veins have long been exhausted, there are still many sects in Bashan. The remains of many sects."
"In the second year after His Majesty ascended the throne, my senior brother happened to be traveling in Bashan, and coincidentally, the ruins of an ancient sect were discovered. Many practitioners rushed to search for treasures, and my senior brother found a Dingyan bead."
"The medicine oozes from the Dingyan bead has the effect of infiltrating the five internal organs and maintaining the appearance, but after my senior brother found this Dingyan bead, he was robbed by another practitioner."
"The cultivator is Feng Qianzhuo from the Feng family in Zhushan County, Bajun. My senior brother fought against him. When he lost, he took away the Dingyan Pearl."
Hearing these words, Ding Ning shook his head subconsciously, his eyes fell on the broken sword with the last flower, and he couldn't help but think of the words of Changsun Qianxue when he opposed him entering the white sheep cave that day.
Changling is indeed a place where countless grievances and grievances gather.
Just like now, this broken sword had nothing to do with Baiyangdong or Xue Wangxu, but invisibly, this sword has inexplicably entangled many grievances together.
"In those few years, my cultivation level was not much higher than my senior brother's. I might not be able to deal with opponents my senior brother couldn't deal with."
Xue Wangxu glanced at Ding Ning, and said peacefully: "And that Dingyan bead can be refined, my senior brother and I naturally think that the other party will refine it after winning the Dingyan bead, plus the Feng family There is some relationship with the Queen's Clan, so I can only swallow this breath forcefully, and don't think about it anymore."
"But later found out that he didn't refine this face-fixing pearl?" Ding Ning asked, seeing something in his eyes.
Xue Wangxu shook his head mockingly: "I didn't hear until a few years ago that Feng Qianzhuo likes beautiful women, so this Dingyan Pearl was given to his concubine."
Ding Ning frowned, and said sarcastically: "Then he can be regarded as dedicated, most of them like beauty, people who value appearance so much, always look at a face, no matter how beautiful that face is, it won't last long after looking at it. hate."
Xue Wangxu laughed, "He will also get bored, so he gave the Dingyan Pearl to three concubines respectively. In this way, before he gets bored, at least the concubine he likes can maintain the beauty of the concubine. Change."
Ding Ning sneered: "It's a very good idea, but it's a pity that it's not used in practice."
"In fact, after practicing for a long time, I always think about the meaning."
Xue Wangxu looked at Ding Ning, and said seriously: "When you feel that it is impossible to go further, and you don't want to make contributions, go to battle, you will feel that it is meaningless to practice. It is better to spend the rest of your life with good wine and concubines."
Ding Ning fell silent. He knew that what Xue Wangxu said was the truth, but Feng Qianzhuo owed him a debt, so in his opinion, even if Feng Qianzhuo felt that the practice was meaningless, he was not worthy of becoming such a beautiful concubine. group life.
"For you, practice is of course meaningful." Xue Wangxu looked at the silent Ding Ning, and smiled slightly: "For me, I have been silent for a lifetime, and the final scenery is more exciting than a hundred beautiful concubines. You are in a good mood, so you don’t have to feel that you owe me anything, not to mention that you have to compete for victory at the Minshan Sword Fair. Even if you say I am obsessed, even if I am no longer in the Aries Cave, if a student who went out of the Aries Cave can be there I will be happier than anything else if I enter the top three at the Minshan Sword Festival. Even if I just imagine the possibility now, and think about the expressions on the faces of those noble people, I will be very happy."
Ding Ning looked at his excited face and the smile on Xue Wangxu's face, he couldn't help but imagine that scene, he also felt happy, couldn't help smiling, and said: "I won't I think you are obsessed, because Baiyang Cave is just a famous minister to many people, but it is a lifetime to you. It’s just that I heard that the Minshan Sword Society and our Qingteng Sword Academy are small-scale festivals. The sword trial is different, the top three is also divided into front and back, so just entering the top three is not the happiest thing, of course, to compete is to fight for the top position."
Xue Wangxu was slightly taken aback, he saw absolute confidence in Ding Ning's smile and calm eyes, and his hand almost broke several of his white beards.
"You want to fight for the first place?"
"Even though I've told you so much, do you still have such confidence?"
Xue Wangxu shook his head, but laughed again out of breath: "If you can really win the first place, I'll tell the old man that I'm going crazy, and the famous Jianjiang in front of the Minshan Sword Sect took off his clothes and ran up the street. One lap."
"I'll be number one."
Ding Ning said this with certainty, and then looked at Xue Wangxu with a very strange look: "Did you like to take off your clothes and run wildly when you were young? Do you have this weird hobby?"
Xue Wangxu laughed loudly, patting the cushion with his hands, as if he had really returned to his youthful days.
"Young and frivolous, singing and drinking, who knows how many frivolous things happened, but how many years have passed, how many things have gone wrong, and how many people have left, but it is difficult to look back, and there is no chance to do it again."
Hearing Xue Wangxu's voice, Ding Ning closed his eyes, and said softly in his heart: "Old man, although you are late, I will definitely give you real glory by following you."