On how to make the big cat sleep obediently [Time Travel]

In the local ancient language, "Aershan" means "holy water".

Because the hot springs in Hot Spring Ridge can cure many diseases, the hot springs here are also regarded as veritable "Holy Water".

In the entire territory of Jizhou, besides the imperial palace in Tianjing, there are six other palaces.

When Xiaonian was hunting in Beijing, he had already been to the suburban palace, and this time he was taken by Liu Yu to the Yuan'an Palace in Chunhe when he went to the north, and now he finally saw the third palace, Aershan Palace.

Thinking about it, in less than two years, I, who only left Beijing once to visit Chengyin Temple since I was young, have already visited half of the royal palaces in Jizhou. It can be said that the world is unpredictable.

In fact, because Emperor Li's "leisure hobbies" were killing and torturing people, he didn't like traveling in mountains and rivers and other normal pleasure activities, and his reign was relatively short, so he never went to the Aershan Palace.

However, the current Holy Majesty is not in good health, and is now entering his ninth year in office. Not to mention the Aershan Palace and Yuan'an Palace in the north, even the suburban palaces that are very close to the capital, he has only been there twice.

Calculated in this way, it is amazing that Xiaonian has been to more royal courts than Emperor Jizhou.

However, His Royal Highness Prince Yu didn't think there was anything special about it. He still wanted to take Xiaonian to his own fiefdom, the three counties of Liyang. Then he would naturally go to Prince Yu's Mansion and Liyang Palace which was as close to the sea as Yuan'an Palace.

Liu Yu plans to take his little doctor to travel all over the mountains and rivers of Jizhou, and he will take Xiaonian wherever he wants to go.

After arriving at the palace, the group took a short rest and went to see the spring area of ​​Wenquan Ridge.

Because there were many palace people in the palace, Prince Yu sent them out of the bedroom and the spring area on the grounds that he didn't like strangers, and ordered the soldiers and secret guards to guard everywhere to ensure safety.

But just to be on the safe side, Xiaonian still used the special box to move the cub with him, so as not to attract attention.

According to Jiang Changshi's introduction, on the 500-meter-long and 40-meter-wide grassland in Wenquanling Spring Area, there are dozens of springs, large and small, densely arranged. The crystal clear spring water gurgles out from the ground. Drought will not dry up.

Some of them are separated by a short distance, and some are separated by several feet, but the temperature difference is so large that it can be seen with the naked eye.

The cold spring obviously melts into the ice and snow, like icy water; while the white gas is the hot spring, which is suitable for people to use; For the spectacular.

Because these springs are arranged in the shape of a lying human figure, there are "head springs", "five internal organs springs" and "foot springs".Legend has it that spring water from different parts has magical effects on treating organ lesions in corresponding parts of the human body.

Nowadays, accompanying buildings have been built next to these springs, so that the royal family will not be completely exposed when they come here to soak in the hot springs, so they cannot be seen at a glance, but can only be seen one by one.

"Don't be in a hurry to finish reading this now, you can watch it when you come back at night," Liu Yu said when he saw Xiaonian standing far away holding the little tiger cub, but staring intently at the steaming spring like boiling water : "Taking advantage of the clear weather today, let's go to the forest to enjoy the snow."

Only then did Xiaonian realize that they came to Aershan to celebrate Prince Yu's birthday, but the itinerary was arranged by Liu Yu himself from the beginning to the end.

Thinking of this, Xiaonian couldn't help feeling a little ashamed, but Prince Yu felt that anyway, as long as he could finally get the "gift" he wanted from his little doctor, that would be fine.

As for who is driving the process, it doesn't really matter.

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In the northern border, the mountains are covered with heavy snow in winter, and the sky and the earth are covered with whiteness, making it impossible to tell the way.

Due to the heavy snow in winter, people in Xueling can only use horse-drawn carriages for a few months of the year.In order to adapt to the icy and snowy environment, the people in the north created a means of transportation that can walk on the snow like flying - the sledge.

There is a record in "Huai'an Jilue" that "the plow has a frame, the cart has no wheels, and the person who transports the wood in the soft snow" is said to be like adding a cart frame to the plow, The sledge, which looks like a car and has no wheels, gets its name because it slides on ice and snow when it is used.

Xiaonian and the others encountered the first snow when they went to the northern foot of Xing'an Xueling, but after returning to Xing'an, the real winter had not yet arrived, so they still used horse-drawn carriages for walking.

This time when they came to Aershan, winter in the northern region had officially arrived. After a few heavy snowfalls, everything was covered in snow, and Xiaonian and the others took the sledge when they went out.

They used a six-person horse-drawn sledge. In order to reduce wind resistance, the sledge had no roof and curtains.

Fortunately, the place where they enjoy the snow and play is not far from the palace, and they have made layers of protection, so they are not afraid of the cold wind.

Before boarding the car, Jiang Changshi chatted with Doctor Jian for a few words, and specially introduced him to this unique means of transportation in the northern border: "The sledges here are simple, practical, light and exquisite. It is said that a young and middle-aged man can make one in half a day. To shape the tool. First, two willow poles of the same thickness are smoked and roasted with a fire, and when they are heated and softened, they form a half-moon shape. After drilling holes, nailing the cross bars, and then putting on the cross straps, a sledge is made. It is used to transport rations or daily necessities, without heavy load, a grown man can drive it."

The heavy-duty sledges used for long-distance running or manned sledges do not use willow wood, but choose stronger and thicker pine wood. The riveting holes between the crossbars are soaked in water. When the wood rises, the connection is firm. No matter how heavy things are placed on it, it will not fall apart.

If you travel long distances for many days, you need to set up a "sleeping shed", drive during the day, and stay in the sleeping shed at night, set up a brazier and foot stove, etc., to withstand the wind and snow, and spend the night outside.

Jiang Zhi touched the horses pulling the sledge: "The sledges in the north are usually pulled by horses, but they are also pulled by animals such as big dogs, deer and reindeer."

Later Xiaonian went to read "Huai'an Geographical Chronicles", and saw a kind of "a boat with several dogs, shaped like a pry, eleven or twelve feet long, more than a foot wide, and as high as it. After snow, add boards underneath, Covered with animal skins and fixed with nails, the sledge can be used to ride people, stab the ground with a pole, and fly up and down." The sledge can be pulled by dogs or run on the ground with artificial supports. It can be said that it fully demonstrates the common people's practical experience wisdom.

The place where Prince Yu took Xiaonian and Xiaozi to play in the snow was in a highland near the water.

Looking from a distance, the water surface is reflecting sunlight at this time, and it seems that it should have been frozen. If it takes another ten days or half a month, when the ice layer on the water surface reaches a certain thickness, people can even walk directly on it.

"It's a pity that the water surface has just frozen over. The sledges carrying people up are too heavy and not safe enough. When we get to the water's edge, we won't go to the water surface to play."

Although Xiaonian is a curious age, he is cautious and has no interest in unsafe "stimuli". He hugged the little tiger cub and said to Jiang Changshi: "Since there is water and it is not far from the main road, there should be people living around it." Bar."

Just now they rushed all the way, but it took less than a quarter of an hour to reach the destination. The little tiger cub was not afraid of the cold wind at all, and looked out while propping its little head in the arms of Xiaonian who was wrapped like a bear. body, want to go down to run.

But Xiaonian stood in the snow and felt that the snow had not even passed his calf. He was afraid that the cub would get stuck in the snow if he accidentally rolled down the hillside. I don't know what the little guy wants to do, but he still hugs him tightly, with no intention of letting go.

Jiang Changshi couldn't help laughing secretly as he watched the young master writhe in the arms of the little doctor Jian, but it didn't work at all.

——The young master also has people who can't handle it... It's really one thing and one thing!

But he replied with a serious face: "There are indeed people living there, but the snow just fell last night, so no one should come here today. But even if someone wants to come to the water's edge, if they see our soldiers, they will not come near them."

Because there was a rebellion in the north before, the imperial army has been patrolling the three counties of Huai'an to catch the rebels who fled everywhere. The common people can't tell the difference between heavy armor and light armor. They only know that the soldiers are armed and fierce. Dare to approach.

"Will it disturb the people?" They are just playing here, but the people nearby may rely on the water to fill their stomachs...

"Don't worry, little doctor Jian, the royal family's soldiers are only here and will not go anywhere else. The common people can move a little upstream or downstream."

"That's good."

The reason why he chose this highland was that Prince Yu wanted to take his little doctor to play in the snow.

Sitting on a sled to slide from a high place to a low place, and then use human power to slide the sled back.

Prince Yu held Xiaonian in his arms, and Xiaonian held the cub in his arms. The sleigh went down the slope, accompanied by the cub's howling, and slid down immediately.

After going back and forth a few times, Xiaonian felt that the guards had to rely on human power to pull them uphill, so he felt a little embarrassed, so he asked Liu Yu to continue playing with the little tiger cub who still wanted to play, saying that he was tired.

Prince Yu can go uphill by himself, and he can also take the cub up in his arms, which is faster than being pulled up, so that the guards only need to pull the sled up.

After playing for a while, they dug holes in the ice, caught fish, and then camped in the nearby dense forest for lunch.

Xiaonian felt that His Royal Highness Prince Yu was very "obedient" today, so he praised Liu Yu as he praised the little tiger cub.

Who knew that Liu Yu looked over with burning eyes and asked, "When can I celebrate my birthday?"

Xiaonian was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked subconsciously, "When do you want to live?"

"today."

"Today?!" But I didn't prepare anything!

Liu Yu glanced at the little brat who was pretending to be asleep in Xiaonian's arms and eavesdropping on what the adults were saying, and leaned over to Xiaonian and whispered in his ear.

Hearing Prince Yu's solemn mention of "birthday special treatment" again, Xiaonian, who realized what it was, was shy and embarrassed.

He didn't know how to settle down the little tiger cub, and Xiaonian didn't know how to give Liu Yu "special treatment".

At this moment, Jiang Changshi came over carrying something, but before Xiaonian could see what it was, the little tiger cub that was still in his arms jumped to the ground and ran towards Jiang Changshi.

Jiang Zhi was very honored to receive the "warm welcome" from the young master, but he knew that he did not have the ability to do so—it was the snow rabbit in his hand that attracted the little tiger cub.

The coat color of the snow rabbits in Aershan is mostly auburn in summer, but in order to adapt to the living environment in the snow in winter, the coat color gradually turns white at the end of autumn. There are not many species of hares with white winter fur, which are not easy to see on weekdays.

The soldiers who caught this snow rabbit were really "waiting for the rabbit".

They were resting in the forest, but it might be a foolish eater, following the smell of food, it sneaked up to the camp, was caught by the patrolling soldiers, and immediately offered it up.

It's no wonder that the soldiers are particularly sensitive to creatures like rabbits. It's because His Royal Highness has asked them to find rabbits many times. Although they were all released in the end, they still left them. Impressions of animals (fog).

I saw Prince Yu who "likes this kind of small animal" took the fat snow rabbit from his confidant Jiang Changshi, and said to the little tiger cub who was attracted to him and looked up at his legs:

"Play with it tonight, sleep with it, or have it for lunch now."

Xiaonian & Little Tiger Cub: "!!!"