Not far from the northeast of Jicheng, there is a large open flat land, which was originally the river 'bed' of sorghum water. Sorghum water is the branch vein of Luoshui when it flows through Xishan, flows east from the flat spring in the northwest of Jicheng, passes through the north of Yanwangling, and then spreads through the northeast of Jicheng, and finally turns to the southeast and rejoins Luoshui. Therefore, as the saying goes: "There is no supreme source for sorghum, and there is no lower tail for clear springs." "It is said that the sorghum water and the distant spring water are both headless and tailless rivers that come from Luoshui and flow into Luoshui.

When Liu Jing, a famous minister of the former Wei Dynasty, built the Erling Weir, the sorghum water was cut and straightened, so that it could flow into the carriage canal and lead to the southeast for irrigation. As a result, the river that originally bypassed the northeast of Jicheng gradually dried up. Most of the flat riverbed was opened up as farmland, except for one section, which was abandoned for decades because the soil was too sandy and gravel to be suitable for farming. ”

At the beginning of December of the first year of Yongjia, this wasteland suddenly became lively. Hundreds of soldiers of the Daijun Army and more than a thousand captives gathered here to level the land and lay the foundations, and they were busy in full swing. The locals in Youzhou who passed by here were very suspicious and wanted to inquire, but they were a little afraid, so they could only guess randomly. Many people say that this is a small city that is ready to garrison troops outside Jicheng, just like Yiwu is to Chang'an, and Kim Yong City is to Luoyang, and then some people laugh gloatingly, the soil in winter is frozen hard, and the three hoes can't dig a shallow pit.

After more than ten days, taking advantage of the sunny weather, some of the local people were more courageous, so they made an appointment to visit together. When I got there, I realized that there was a huge earthen fence in the center of the river bed.

In the center of the enclosure was a flat land, the ground had been carefully treated, large rocks had been dragged away, and then a thick layer of river sand was found everywhere. There are no walls around the flat land, but a whole circular slope with high layers from the inside to the outside, leaving only a gap more than two feet wide. At the highest point of the slope are hundreds of wooden poles more than two feet long, and it is ridiculous that none of the hundreds of poles are vertical, they are either inclined to the left or to the right, and the places that 'intersect' with each other are fastened with ropes, which looks a bit like a fence, but it is too sparse.

While he was amazed, he got closer to take a look. It turned out that there were still people busy shoveling away the residual snow on the flat ground in the center of the earthen enclosure, and then drawing lines with white ash, I don't know what they were going to do. The people became more and more curious, and when they were about to get closer to see, they were spotted by the patrolling soldiers, and they were immediately blasted out.

Not long after he came out, he only heard the rumbling of hooves in the distance. After a while, more than 100 people rode light horses and came along the official road. The older of the people hurriedly dragged their companions to kneel on the side of the road and saluted: "Be honest, this is a dignitary here!" ”

The people guessed correctly, the person who came was now the first-class dignitaries and nobles in Youzhou, the general of Pingbei, the governor of Youzhou, the military of Youzhou, and the Taishou Lu Yao of the county.

Since the decision to set up the Pingbei General's Mansion in Jicheng, he has been stationed in a military village in the southwest of Jicheng near the carriage canal, which is convenient for receiving reports on various military affairs nearby and making timely decisions; It is also conducive to directing the construction of the General's Palace.

In the past six months, Lu Yao and his subordinates have overcome obstacles, almost no moon without fighting, no day without fighting, everyone is like the tightest bowstring, wandering on the edge of breaking. Until now, Lu Yao has the status of the governor of Youzhou, roughly controlling the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in northern Xinjiang, and the thousands of troops under his command are brave and good at fighting, which is enough to deter the surrounding areas, and the Cao Zuo officials of the Pingbei General's military office are also very effective, and the government affairs are very appropriate; Seeing that the relevant construction of the Jicheng Military Mansion is progressing smoothly, although there are still some problems to be solved, Lu Yao is confident that he has a solution, and according to the information fed back from all over the country, it is really expected to be solved...... In this way, he had a rare idea of playing and relaxing.

Lu Yao is a military habit, and he acts vigorously and resolutely. Since he had this pleasure, he immediately set off without delay, and on the same day, he ordered Ma Rui to pick up more than 100 servants, and called Fang Qinzhi, Xiong Cong and several other civil officials who accompanied the 'servants' to set off.

Said to be playing, there is actually no special scenery around Jicheng, those famous places that Lu Yao was familiar with in his previous life, there is not even a shadow at this moment, even if it is the long-standing Tantuo Temple, now I don't know if there are Hu monks willing to go to Youzhou to build. After thinking about it, there was nothing particularly interesting, so Lu Yao went straight across Jicheng to the northeast, intending to see how the progress of an important facility that the soldiers had stepped up to build.

Everyone went all the way to the northeast, although there was a cold wind blowing on their faces along the way, but the 'bright' sun was in the sky, and they didn't seem to feel too cold. Everyone walked according to the bridle, talked and talked, and the journey of five or six miles passed in the blink of an eye. Because most of the farmland along the way was untended, and not even half of the wheat seedlings were missing, the cavalry spread out its wings and moved forward at the same time.

Seeing that his destination was approaching, he was bumping into a group of villagers kneeling on the side of the road. The knights in front didn't bother to pay attention, and directly waved a few whips, telling them to retreat farther away, so as not to be trampled by the cavalry of the brigade behind.

Lu Yao's eyes were sharp, and he saw these dozen or so people kneeling on the side of the road trembling and swaying from a distance. When his men raised their whips, he frowned imperceptibly, and only lifted his brow when he realized that the cavalry had no intention of whipping the people, but only frightened. After taking a few steps from the horse, Lu Yao suddenly remembered something, so he sent another horse to run, called this group of people over, and asked with Yan Yue: "How many are the local villagers?" Where is this going? ”

One of the older peasants boldly replied, "We are the family of our ancestors who have settled here for generations...... Ahem...... This is going to ......" He glanced at Lu Yao's look, and kowtowed again: "We went to see the soil weizi just now, and now we are about to go back to the village." ”

"Tuweizi?" Lu Yao was stunned and asked, and then laughed: "Haha...... Ha ha! Isn't it just a dirt fence? Folks, when the officials and soldiers were building this earthen enclosure, were there any nuisances? Can there be forced requisition and forcible seizure? ”

"No nuisance! There is no such thing as forcible expropriation! The old man immediately denied it.

"Excellent! Very good! Lu Yao nodded with satisfaction and turned his horse away. After walking a short distance, he raised his whip and pointed forward, and laughed again: "The villager is ignorant, and he actually calls that Tuweizi!" Ha ha! ”

It turned out that the battle between the armies of Youzhou and Daidi was about to take place, but after on-the-spot survey, the subordinates agreed that the school field in Jicheng was narrow and difficult to accommodate the army, so it was necessary to quickly rearrange the site for the school review. The strange building built on the 'bed' of the old river of sorghum water in front of him is the big school field designed by Lu Yao on a whim a few days ago. In terms of size alone, it is enough to accommodate thousands of people on standby, and the site of the embankment on both sides of the river's bed has just been converted into a viewing platform, saving a lot of labor.

The problem is that the school is actually elliptical, which is very different from the architectural habits of the time. Therefore, it is inevitable to be called "Tuweizi", not to mention ordinary people, even the officials of the military government, there are also half-jokingly called them this under the 'private'.

Lu Yao himself was very satisfied with the appearance of this school field, he turned his horse and walked around the school field, and praised: "Wenlin, Wenhe, you have worked hard, you have done a good job!"

The two came out of the crowd and thanked Lu Yao for his praise. is known as Wen Wenlin, who is Xiong Cong, a military official who is responsible for the on-site survey and construction; And the one who is called Wen He is a team leader surnamed Li who is in charge of guarding prisoners in the Daijun army. Since Lu Yao commanded his troops to enter Daijun, he has constantly reorganized the enemy's non-commissioned soldiers to enrich his own side, but there are also some prisoners, or they are unruly, or they are too shady to use force. Therefore, after the removal of arms, they were concentrated in hard labor, which could make up for the shortcomings of the lack of substitute labor. Coincidentally, the leader of the Li team, who was guarding the prisoners, had made a living by building for others before joining the army, so he cooperated with Xiong Cong very well.

Lu Yao squinted his eyes and looked up and down the school field again, and continued: "Especially the wooden frames in the high places, the appearance of 'interweaving' with each other is exactly what I want. Very good! Much like that! ”

He paused, and suddenly said, "This place might as well be called the Bird's Nest in the future!" Ha ha! ”

Nest? This...... What an inexplicable and bizarre name? The name is neither mighty, nor quaint, nor has any profound meaning, why did the lord have such an idea? Lu Yao's decision was too abrupt, and for a while, Wu Wu around him was stunned, and he didn't know how to speak. When I think of the place where the Youzhou Military Academy reads, it will be called the "Bird's Nest" in the future...... Many people suddenly shuddered, and they just felt that they couldn't cry or laugh.

This strange state of silence was quickly discovered by Lu Yao. He looked back at the group of 'attendants' Wenwu, and said with some embarrassment: "What? Isn't it inappropriate? ”

"Suitable! Suitable! Only one person echoed loudly with 'passion' emotion: "The word "Lord's Bird's Nest" means lofty and evocative!" It's so good to use! It's so suitable! The man even choked up a few times as he spoke: "Lord...... Whining...... Lord, please forgive your subordinates for their gaffes! The word "bird's nest" is like a knife splitting an axe and chiseling, deeply attacking the "chest" of my subordinates, which really makes my heart "tide" turbulent, and I can't do it myself! ”

The foundation of the Pingbei General's Mansion comes from the accumulation when it was transferred to the northern Xinjiang, so there is no military force in the military government, and generally speaking, it still advocates a simple and robust atmosphere, and rarely enforces the bad atmosphere of the Central Plains nobles. On weekdays, only the three Fang brothers are able to slap horses for their ability and pleasure, and often use too much force to make people uncomfortable.

Fang Qinzhi's praise made Lu Yao very uncomfortable. He hurriedly said, "Ahem...... I'm just saying it casually, you don't have to take it seriously. Especially diligent...... You really don't have to ......."

Before Lu Yao's voice fell, Fang Qinzhi had already spoken, and a series of words rushed like a waterfall, and he forcibly held back Lu Yao's words: "Although the lord is a casual speech, it is really full of charm, which makes his subordinates admire it so much!" The subordinates are ignorant, and dare to speculate on the intention of the Lord to give the school field the name of the Bird's Nest. ”

He turned to the rest of the crowd and said loudly: "In the 'spring' and autumn, Wei Wuhou asked why the soldiers were victorious, and Wu Zi said that the rule is the victory, and there are not many outnumbered. Wu Zi also said that Mrs. often dies what she can't do, and it is inconvenient to defeat her. Therefore, the law of use of war, the precepts are the first. Therefore, a strong army that wins a hundred battles comes from the merit of governing the army and teaching precepts, and the school field is the place for governing the army and teaching precepts. The wish of the lord is to hope that all the officers and men of the army can learn the methods of fighting and understand the means of winning here, and hope that the officers and men of the whole army can become fierce eagles and fierce birds that bravely fight their prey and dominate the sky. You should know that the fierce eagles and the ferocious birds are all from the nestlings...... Isn't this a bird's nest, this is one of the meanings of the lord! ”

He waved his arms and sleeves and continued: "Fang Mou once heard the former Emperor Wu of Wei's short song Xing, the moon and stars are scarce, the black magpie flies south, and the tree is three turns, what branch can be followed?" This is Cao Gong's sigh of worrying about the passage of time and the rarity of talents, as if Han Gaozu made a song of the wind, and thought of the warriors to guard the Quartet. The lord named the school after the bird's nest, isn't he urging the Coats in Youzhou not to hesitate anymore, hoping that they can choose branches to perch on and respond to the lord's desire to seek talents? As sung in the tanka line, the mountains are not tired of being high, the sea is not tired of being deep, Zhou Gong is spitting and feeding, and the world is in the heart...... The sincerity of the liver and the thirst for talent are all in the word Bird's Nest, which is the second meaning of the lord! ”

Before everyone nodded in amazement, Fang Qinzhi turned to Lu Yao and bowed down: "The Lord is deep, and there is no trace of burning. The subordinates take the liberty of speculating on the will of the Lord, guilty, guilty, and willing to be punished! ”

Lu Yao shook his head and smiled bitterly, and at the same time pinched his cheeks, trying to relax Mu Ran's muscles. After a long time, he looked at Fang Qinzhi deeply: "What am I punishing you for?" Diligent ah, diligent ...... You...... Alas! What a talented man you are! ”。