Speaking of the vast Qinling Mountains, the most attractive thing to me is the ancient road between the mountains, but the most famous and controversial of them is the Meridian Road, since we came to qinling, how can we miss this meridian road?
Yokodang Meridian Road, Straight to the Well Ruins. Qu Qiong rolled fei xia, like a fairy residence. In the depths of the Qinling Mountains, the mountains are high and densely forested, but there is always no shortage of wonderful stories. The most exciting part is the period of the Two Han Dynasties and three kingdoms.
The naming of the meridian road is also very exquisite, the midnight time is 12 o'clock, the noon time is 12 o'clock, the past hour is also like the current clock, the meridian is equivalent to the north and south upright, this north and south direction is relative to the ancient capital Xi'an. That is to say, the Meridian Road is a passage in the direction of Xi'an due south.
With this concept, our journey has a clear direction, because it is very inconvenient to enter the Meridian Valley from the direction of Xi'an, and the road is rough and it is difficult for cars to pass in some places, so we decided to start from Zaoshui County and go all the way to the northwest to the 210 National Highway, which is roughly the Meridian Road of the year.
We also studied the general direction of the Meridian Road many times on the map, from south to north after leaving Hanzhong, Chenggu, Yangxian, Shiquan, Ningshan, and then all the way north through the Meridian Pass to Chang'an.
Meridian Dao actually appeared before the Qin and Han Dynasties. In 207 BC, when Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, fled the "Hongmen Feast" and went from hegemony to the throne of Southern Zheng to the Throne of Han, he took the Meridian Road.
After Han Gaozu Liu Bang went to Hanzhong and sent Zhang Liang to burn the Meridian Trail, few people here left, and when Wang Mang of the Eastern Han Dynasty ordered the chiseling of the Meridian Road and set up the Meridian Pass, there was a record of the Meridian Road from then on.
However, the fame of this meridian road is not because of Han Gaozu, but because of the famous Shu Han general Wei Yan in the Three Kingdoms period, Wei Yan followed Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition many times, and the Meridian Valley Conspiracy proposed by wei Yan made the Three Kingdoms enthusiasts argue endlessly, so whether Wei Yan's Meridian Valley Conspiracy is feasible in the end?
First of all, let's look at the scene where the story takes place, Zhuge Kongming, in order to repay Liu Bei's kindness, bowed down and led the army to the Northern Expedition to Cao Wei, knowing that it could not be done. This was Kong Ming's first attack on Wei, and the deployment of the State of Wei at that time was the most favorable to the State of Shu. Sima Yi and other capable ministers were not in the northwest.
Xiahou Shu, the governor of Yongliang in Chang'an City, was timid and unscrupulous, and it was only because he married Cao Cao's eldest daughter Princess Qinghe that he was able to move in peace, and because of his presence, Wei Yan also gave birth to the idea of taking the Meridian Valley for a long journey to Chang'an.
Wei Yan was the Taishou of Hanzhong as early as After Liu Bei took Hanzhong, so Wei Yan should have a considerable understanding of the terrain around Hanzhong, and it was definitely not a whim to propose the Meridian Valley Plot. From Wei Yan's point of view, he thought that Xiahou Shu would definitely be frightened to see his five thousand elite soldiers and immediately abandon the city and flee from Weishui by boat, so that Chang'an City was only a group of civilian officials such as Jing Zhaotaishou, who could easily take it. It is also said that Wei Yan wanted to go straight to Tongguan, block the eastern gate of Guanzhong, and then make peace with Zhuge Liang.
We walked into the Meridian Valley and found that it was definitely a high mountain and dense forest, the river was turbulent, and the difficulty of entering the army was very large, but for the army in the Bashu region, a hidden march of 5,000 to 10,000 people was still possible, but the supply of grain and grass would become a problem, after all, even if the Meridian Road was the most advanced from Hanzhong, it would be difficult to reach without walking for a month.
Then we analyze whether the Noon Valley Conspiracy will work from two angles.
First of all, from the perspective of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, friends who have seen the Romance of the Three Kingdoms know that from the beginning of Liu Bei's changsha to receive Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang felt that Wei Yan had a backbone, but his ability was super strong, because Zhuge Liang was able to deter Wei Yan, so Wei Yan had been working hard for Shu Han. But Zhuge Liang would not hand over such a heavy task to Wei Yan, the first Zhuge Liang did not take risks in his life, and once the dangerous chess went through, it was an empty city plan to scare Sima Yi away. The other was worried about Wei Yan's self-respect. Therefore, he would definitely not agree to Wei Yan's Meridian Valley Plot.
From the perspective of the history of the Three Kingdoms, the Shu Han did not have the strength to divide the troops. In the Three Kingdoms period, the population of Shu Han was about 1 million, and in ancient times, nine peasants were needed to raise a soldier, that is to say, the army of Shu Han might add up to 90,000 people, plus the southern front of the eastern front must be defended, the real northern expedition army may be 30,000 to 50,000, and the elite troops of 5,000 to 10,000 to Wei Yan are divided in case there is an accident that will destroy Shu Han, plus zhuge Liang is also difficult to advance after the division of troops, so based on this consideration, the Meridian Valley plot is only on paper.
Today's Meridian Road has long lost the story of the past, some are the beautiful scenery in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, the mountains are steep, the rivers are turbulent, and it is very beautiful to come here to enjoy the beautiful scenery and read a piece of the past of the Three Kingdoms.