Wuchang's predecessor had many names, such as Xiakou, Ying City, Jiangxia, and Ezhou, which were all Wuchang's names before the Ming Dynasty. (You can skip the following three sections after reading this sentence.)
Wuchang could be traced back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when it was called Xiakou. During the Jin Dynasty, Jiangxia County was changed to Wuchang County. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Yingzhou was set up. Yingzhou belonged to Jiangxia Prefecture. The prefecture, prefecture, and county were all located in Xiakou. From then on, Xiakou was also known as "Ying City". Therefore, Wuchang at that time could be called Jiangxia, Ying City, or Xiakou. In the Sui Dynasty, the name Xiakou gradually disappeared and was replaced by Jiangxia, which had the same name as the county. In the Tang Dynasty, Jiangxia Prefecture was abolished, but because there was a military governor of Wuchang, it began to have the name "Wuchang". During the Northern Song Dynasty, Jiangxia was the north road of Jing River, which was the administrative office of Ezhou. In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the military center of Jingbei North Road was moved from Jiangling to Ezhou. At that time, Wuchang was generally called Jiangxia and Ezhou, but some people began to call it Wuchang.
The Yuan Dynasty began to set up a provincial system, and Huguang Province was born. Wuchang (Jiangxia) was the administrative center of Huguang Province, Wuchang Road, and Jiangxia County. It was the administrative center of a large province. At that time, Huguang Province was very large, including Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi. From then on, Wuchang was officially named.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were three yamen in Huguang, including Chengxuan Administrative Commissioner Division, Punishment Justice Division and Capital Command Commissioner Division. The yamen were all located in Wuchang. In the third year of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, he set up the governor of Huguang, and then set up the governor of Huguang and other provinces 'military affairs and local chief officers. The governors, governors and chief officers were mostly stationed in Wuchang. Change Wuchang Road to Wuchang House, jurisdiction Jiangxia, Wuchang nine counties and one state. Jiangxia County was a county attached to Wuchang Prefecture. At this time, there were many yamen in Wuchang City. There were the governor yamen, which was higher than the provincial level, the three departments yamen, and the official offices of Wuchang Prefecture and Jiangxia County. Therefore, it was called Huguang Meeting City. At this moment, the Huguang Province had become smaller, only including the two provinces of Hubei and Hunan.
At the beginning of the day, when they arrived at Huangzhou Prefecture, they had to take a ferry to the south bank to reach Wuchang Prefecture.
At this time, they were at the edge of the Yangtze River, watching the river flow eastward. The setting sun shone on the wide river surface, dyeing the water red and stretching the shadow of the ferry. The few of them could not help but be fascinated by this magnificent scene. Except for Xu Zhutao, they had never seen such a vast Yangtze River.
" So this is what the Yangtze River looks like!" Ding Feng said in surprise." It's too beautiful!"”
Jade Raksha said,"In the Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi's Song of the Sunset River, there are two lines: 'A setting sun spreads across the water, half the river rustles and half the river is red.”It seemed that this was the scene written. If you like it, you can come and see it more in the future!”
Shangguan Wanqian said," Wuchang Prefecture is right across from us. This prefecture is much bigger than Jiangling Prefecture!"”
Everyone looked towards the opposite shore and saw rows upon rows of houses from afar. Countless green tiles, red eaves, clouds, windows, and misty pavilions were immersed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
When they found the ferry and crossed the river, it was already late. It was just when the lights were on, and there was an endless stream of pedestrians on the street. They led their horses to the city. Along the way, they saw lights and many restaurants and inns.
Suddenly, Ding Feng said excitedly," Linjiang Deity! Linjiang Deity! What a nice name! Shall we stay here?"”
The few of them looked towards her direction and saw a restaurant. The plaque hanging on the door was really the words "Linjiang Immortal". Xu Zhutao said," The Fairy of Linjiang, the fairy of Linjiang, is talking about the scene of you admiring the river on the ferry. Miss Ding said that this place is good, so you can stay here."”
"Hmph, you're so glib!" Shangguan Wanqian said.”
Xu Zhutao called the waiter to take the horse to the stable to take care of it. When he entered the hall, he found that there were already many people sitting inside. Many people were whispering. The few of them found an empty table and sat down. Then, he called the waiter to order wine and dishes. Xu Zhutao remembered that he had something to ask the shop assistant, so he asked,"Second brother, is there any big escort agency in Wuchang Prefecture?”
The shop assistant replied," Sir, Wuchang Prefecture has Zhenyuan Bodyguard Agency, Chengxing Bodyguard Agency, and Guangsheng Bodyguard Agency. Among them, Zhenyuan Bodyguard Agency is the largest, not smaller than the four legendary Bodyguard Agency in Jianghu. Moreover, their family has always had a good reputation. It is said that they have never lost an escort. Their chief bodyguard, Guo Zhennan, is very skilled in martial arts. No matter where he goes, people respect him."”
"Thank you, Second Brother," Xu Zhutao said.”
"Why are you asking about the bodyguard agency again?" Ding Ling asked.”
"What do you think about opening an escort agency together in the future?" Xu Zhutao asked. With your titles as heroines, I believe that no one will dare to rob us.”
"Eldest Brother, how did you…how did you think of opening a bodyguard agency?" Shangguan Wanqian asked.”
The Departed Souls were also confused.
Jade Luosha smiled mysteriously and said,""Then what do you girls think that Xu brat should do?”
"Big Brother Xu's martial arts are so high," Ding Feng said."He can be a sword immortal and leave the world alone!”
"Wouldn't it be great to be a hero and uphold justice?!" Shangguan Wanqian said.”
"You can also be a peerless swordsman and establish a sect!" Ding Ling said.”
"Whether you're a hero, a swordsman, or a sword immortal, you have to eat, right?"”
At this moment, the waiter just happened to deliver the food. Xu Zhutao said,"Yes, let's eat!" Of course, he didn't trick them into coming to Wuchang for sightseeing. These people were all rich young ladies who had lived a luxurious life since they were young. How could they suddenly feel worried?
"Who can tell me who that Guo Zhennan is?" Xu Zhutao asked.”
Ding Ling said," This person's nickname is Rushing Thunder Hand. He's good at palm techniques. It's said that he used to be a Shaolin disciple."”
While they were talking and eating, they suddenly heard a voice say,""Have you heard? Old Master Luo had already raised the reward to a thousand taels! A thousand taels is not a small amount. It would be great if we could catch that thief.”Xu Zhutao heard that the voice came from the left. He looked over and saw three middle-aged men sitting at a table not far away. They were talking softly. He couldn't help but perk up his ears and listen carefully."If Zhu Xuan was here, she would definitely be very interested.”Of course, he was also very interested. However, what he was interested in was the reward of one thousand taels of silver. After all, he had traveled thousands of miles from River Tomb Manor to Qingyang Manor in the northwest to protect the escort. His reward was only two hundred taels of silver. After the accident in Shanyang, Peng Zhengyi had given him three hundred taels of silver. That was given to him personally by Peng Zhengyi.
Another hoarse voice said,""Third brother, this thief's martial arts is very high, we can't deal with him, don't even think about it.”
"Boss, in my opinion, that thief only used knockout powder and the like. His martial arts aren't that good."”
"Third Bro, is your brain made of tofu?" Another voice asked. Think about it, using knockout powder on Divine Doctor Luo was akin to showing off in front of the Lord. In the middle of the night, if it wasn't for martial arts, how could he have stolen the treasure?”
Third Brother was still not convinced and muttered," I heard that the Jade Ice Toad can cure all kinds of poison. That thief must have used it to cure poison if he wanted to steal this treasure. He was poisoned himself, so how could his martial arts be so good? I think Old Master Luo must have been drugged!"”
The three men soon changed the topic. Xu Zhutao pondered for a while and asked,"What is that Jade Ice Toad?"
Ding Ling said," The Jade Ice Toad is a treasure of the Luo family, the divine doctor of Wuchang City. Legend has it that the Jade Ice Toad can cure all poisons in the world." The Ice Jade Toad was obtained by the Luo family because the ancestor of the Luo family had once saved a martial arts expert. That martial arts expert had given the Ice Jade Toad to him, and the Ice Jade Toad had been passed down from generation to generation in the Luo family. It was no different from a family heirloom. The Godly Doctor Luo family was very famous in the martial world. The Godly Doctor Luo Xinyi had an only daughter named Luo Yan 'er, nicknamed the Jade Goddess Needle. She was also very famous in the martial world. She had studied medicine hard and was very interested in the difficult and complicated diseases that ordinary doctors could not cure. Ordinary people only charged one cent for medical treatment, but rich families or people with bad character would charge a lot of money for medical treatment. Divine Doctor Luo didn't know martial arts, but he didn't know who her daughter had found to learn martial arts.”
"What a strange woman!" Xu Zhutao said. That Miss Luo's nickname was Jade Lady's Godly Needle. Could it be that she had also practiced a pretty good concealed weapon skill?”
Ding Ling,"Hmph, you're so excited when you talk about pretty girls! Her hidden weapon was the Ice Vitality Divine Needle, which could freeze and paralyze the entire body of the person who was hit by the needle. If she did not help, the person would be seriously injured or die.”
" A young lady from a godly doctor's family actually used such a powerful hidden weapon," Xu Zhutao said." If she were to inject a needle into him, he wouldn't be able to fight back no matter how good his martial arts were."”
Ding Ling said,"" Exactly. That's why people in the martial arts world are usually very afraid of her. If someone asks her for medical treatment, even if she asks for a sky-high price, the person will have to pay. The Luo family has many famous medicines that are hard to come by, such as the Tianshan Snow Lotus Pill and the Heavenly Fragrance Doukou Pill. These two pills can not only cure all kinds of poisons, but they can also save people's lives. The Nine Flower Jade Dew Pill is the best medicine to treat internal injuries, the Six Grass Bear Gall Pill is the best medicine to treat external injuries, and the Yanxia Intermittent Ointment is the best medicine to connect broken bones.”
"Ah!" Jade Rakshasa was surprised. It turns out that the Nine Flower Dew Pill is also the medicine of the divine doctor Luo family. My bottle of Nine Flower Dew Pill was given to me by someone when we fought against the Japanese pirates. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known that this medicine was so expensive. It's really a blessing to the three Emei beauties. Girl, how do you know so much?”
Ding Ling said," I met a senior in the pugilistic world who told me about it. She also taught me to change…to change customs. Every time I go to an unfamiliar place, I have to find out more about the people who can't be provoked in this place."”
After the meal, they went to wash up and bathe. Xu Zhutao cultivated his internal energy until 11 o'clock in the morning before he fell asleep.
The next day, before dawn, Xu Zhutao got up and started to circulate his Qi in his bed. He had disrupted most of the Qi in his body. Some of them were flowing in reverse, while others were running around in a mess. The chaotic Qi forced him to break out in cold sweat. His clothes were soaked, and cold sweat kept coming out of his head, face, and limbs.
Not long after, Ding Feng came and knocked on the door. She waited outside the door for a long time and saw that there was no response. She knocked a few more times and saw that there was still no response. Thinking that something had happened to Xu Zhutao, she kicked the door and went in. However, she saw Xu Zhutao lying on the bed, clenching his teeth and trembling all over. She reached out to touch his forehead and found that it was cold. She said anxiously,"Big Brother Xu, why are you sick?"
Xu Zhutao only trembled and did not answer. Ding Feng ran out of the room and found Yu Luosha and the others. She cried and said that Xu Zhutao was sick. The few of them quickly went to Xu Zhutao's room and saw his appearance. They all felt that he was really sick.
"Could it be that you caught a cold when you crossed the river yesterday?" Jade Raksha asked. Can't he speak?"
"I called him Big Brother Xu just now, but he didn't say a word. Boohoo…" Ding Fengqi said.
Unexpectedly, Xu Zhutao spoke at this time. He seemed to be struggling and said, Send…Send me to…find Divine Doctor Luo…"
Everyone panicked and didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Jade Raksha was used to seeing storms. She asked Shangguan Wanqian to ask the shopkeeper about the address of the divine doctor Luo's family in the city. She carried Xu Zhutao on her back and rushed out of the Luo family's residence with a few people. She reported her name to the gatekeeper and said that she was seeking medical treatment.
At this moment, the few of them were waiting outside the Luo family's gate. They looked around the Luo family's courtyard and realized that it did not occupy a very large area. It was just a mansion that was larger than an ordinary three-door courtyard. Not long after, the person who looked like a butler came out and led the few of them straight to the main hall.
When they entered the hall, they saw a scholarly man in his fifties waiting for them. They exchanged their names and Jade Raksha placed Xu Zhutao on the chair.
" Divine Doctor Luo, please save my Brother Xu," Ding Feng said anxiously." He's very sick and can't even speak."”
"Don't worry, Miss. Let me take a look at this young master first." Luo Xinyi said.”As soon as he finished speaking, a clear voice came from outside the door."Father! Let me treat this person. This person is the famous White Horse Young Master Xu!”
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