Riding on the horse, Kang Kejing saw Zhou Jun's smile on his lips, and asked bravely: "Consort, since you left Shicheng Town, I saw that you are in a good mood, but something good has happened?"
Zhou Jun looked at the vast Gobi desert beside the official road and said to Kang Kejing: "In half a day, we can enter Yanqi Town."
Hearing this, Kang Kejing was a little confused. What happened to Ru Yanqi?
After riding a horse and stepping onto the stone bridge of the Kunqi River (now the Kongque River), Zhou Jun looked north and saw Yuli County in front of him.
After passing Yuli County and walking a little further, you can enter Yanqi Town.
A few years ago, most of Yuli County was a wasteland. Occasionally, one or two houses could be seen, but they were also dilapidated.
Today, the alluvial plains of Yuli County along the Kongque River have been reclaimed into wheat fields.
It is late autumn now, and as far as the eye can see, there are golden wheat fields everywhere.
The breeze blows, and a golden wave of wheat starts from the river bank and ripples towards the horizon, which is mesmerizing.
Just as Zhou Jun was admiring the beautiful scenery of the harvest, dozens of scouts came from the north.
You Qi first circled around to conduct a reconnaissance, then carefully approached and shouted in Tang Dynasty Mandarin: "Who is coming?"
Sun Aying looked at Zhou Jun, and after receiving the latter's consent, he took out the banner of the Anxi Jiedu Envoy from his horse sack, unfolded it and raised it above his head.
When the leader of the rangers saw the words on the flag, he was startled for a moment. Then he quickly jumped off his horse, ran over quickly, bowed his head and said, "We are the people of the Dragon Tribe, and we have finally come to see our young master."
Hearing the title of young master, Zhou Jun frowned and asked the leader of the rangers: "Are you from the Dragon tribe? Where are the Long Qi people?"
Ranger leader: "Long Qi leads the troops and is stationed at Fort Yasin. We are all his soldiers."
Zhou Jun: "You lead the way from the front, I want to see him."
The leader of the rangers responded, got on his horse, and led Zhou Jun and his party to the north.
Fort Yasin is a new castle made of fire clay. It was built around the beginning of the eleventh year of Tianbao.
It is located seventy miles south of Yanqi Town, with Yanqi Town to the north, Shicheng Town to the south, and Iron Gate Pass leading to Qiuci Town to the west. It is located on a chokepoint and has a very important strategic position.
Zhou Jun was walking on the official road. Before he reached the gate of Yasin Castle, he saw a large group of people in front of the city gate.
Getting closer, Zhou Jun saw that the person kneeling at the front of the crowd was Long Qi, who was wearing iron armor and missing an arm.
When Long Qi saw Zhou Jun, he couldn't restrain his excitement. He bowed his head and shouted: "Young Master, the people of Yanqi have been waiting for your arrival!"
Hearing that awkward name again, Zhou Jun rubbed his temples with a headache.
Riding on his horse, Zhou Jun said to the guards of Fort Yasin who were kneeling on the ground: "Stop gathering here, everyone get up...Long Qi, come with me."
Entering Yasin Fort, Zhou Jun asked Long Qi: "Are the guards in the fort all from the Twelve Dragons Tribe?"
Long Qi nodded in agreement.
Zhou Jun asked again: "What's going on, young master?"
Long Qi scratched his head: "At first, the imperial court sent Wang Cao to take over the Daqi Trading Road and wanted to drive away all the Long tribe people. The tribesmen were angry and planned to take up arms to resist. Chief Long Maoyuan ordered everyone to move to
In Yanqi, some members of the Long tribe were dissatisfied and planned to start a riot. Long Maoyuan had no choice but to find many tribe leaders and hold a secret meeting. At the meeting, Yinglong's token was presented and the young master's identity was revealed. Only then did he convince the tribesmen to go west.
Moved to Yanqi."
Zhou Jun: "Who knows about this?"
Long Qi: "Originally, only the chiefs of the Long Tribe knew about it. Later, it spread throughout the clan, and most of the clan members knew about it."
Zhou Jun: "Where are the other people in the town? They also know about this?"
Long Qi: "The situation in Yanqi Town is a bit complicated. Young Master, do you want to hear something more detailed or brief?"
Zhou Jun: "Tell me in detail."
Long Qi: "In the town of Yanqi, there are distinct factions. The Twelve Dragons are one faction, the Yanqi Long surname is another faction, the Yinmen people are another faction, and the Dashi immigrants are the fourth faction."
Zhou Jun was stunned.
Long Qi continued: "The Twelve Dragons respect you as their young master, and the people in the Hidden Sect call you Yinglongshi. As for the surname Yanqilong, they are in conflict with the Twelve Dragons, and most of them worship Buddhism and don't believe in Yinglong.
Naturally, I don’t want to admit your identity.”
Zhou Jun: "What about the Dashi immigrants?"
Long Qi: "The Dashi immigrants temporarily settled in Yanqi to avoid the Abbasid family. They have an inseparable relationship with the surname Long and have always only had contact with the Yinmen."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he probably understood the situation in Yanqi Town.
Due to historical reasons, the Twelve Dragons tribe who migrated from Shazhou have a bad relationship with the aborigines named Long in Yanqi.
Because most of the Dashi immigrants were rescued by the Hidden Gate, they have a close relationship with each other, but they have a weak relationship with the residents named Long in the city.
After figuring out the relationship between the factions, Zhou Jun asked Long Qi: "Who is in charge of Yanqi Town now?"
Long Qi: "She is Lady Hua Yue. She gets along well with the four factions in the town, and everyone obeys her. She gives orders on all matters in the town."
Hearing that long-lost name, Zhou Jun was in a trance for a moment.
When he came to his senses, his first reaction was to ask: "Where is the man who painted the moon?"
Long Qi: "This morning, Lady Hua Yue went on patrol and should have returned by this time."
Zhou Jun nodded and said to Long Qi: "I am leaving for Yanqi Town now. Regarding the descendants of Yanqi Kingdom, I will discuss it with the leader of the Long Tribe later."
Seeing that Zhou Jun was about to leave, Long Qi asked: "Young Master, do you need someone to guide you?"
Zhou Jun shook his head and said: "It's not like I've never been to Yanqi Town before. I know how to find the way."
After leaving Yassin Castle, Zhou Jun hurried northward.
After passing Xiangsi Lake, Zhou Jun vaguely saw the outline of Yanqi City among the wheat fields and lake scenery.
As he got closer and closer, Zhou Jun soon understood why Long Qi offered to lead the way.
There is no other reason than that Yanqi Town has changed too much.
Dozens of wide artificial rivers divert water from Xiangsi Lake and Kaidu River, covering the land like spider webs.
The river water in the channel flows continuously, irrigating the farmland on both sides of the road, filling the aquatic products in the breeding depressions, and driving countless waterwheels and mills.
Residential houses, workshops, and shops outside the city are connected into a large area. Horse-drawn carriages are constantly passing by, and smoke is rising, like clouds, gathering into a white mist.
We got closer and came to a location less than a kilometer away from the city wall.
Looking up, Yanqi Town can hardly be called a town anymore after several years of development.
The city wall made of fire clay can even compete with Chang'an City in terms of thickness, height and strength.
The originally planned inner and outer city designs were expanded into an octagonal structure with the concerted efforts of designers and craftsmen.
The length of the city wall has also been extended and rebuilt on the original basis.
The outer city is a common moat, outer wall, inner wall, horse path, sheep and horse wall, etc. that were common in the Tang Dynasty. Looking beyond the city wall and looking towards the inner city, there is a tall and steep Western-style pointed fort design.
Zhou Jun looked at the breathtaking city in front of him, feeling surprised and filled with endless emotion.
I didn't expect that just a few years after leaving, the changes that had taken place here were so huge that I almost didn't dare to recognize them.
At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves coming from far away.
A pure white horse, with tumbling hooves and long mane flying, stopped steadily not far from Zhou Jun.
The knight on the horse is wearing close-fitting scale armor and has a graceful and exquisite figure.
Slowly taking off his silver-white helmet, his hair fell down to his shoulders like a waterfall, and his amber eyes contained a smile.
"came back?"
the knight asked.
Zhou Jun also had a smile on his face: "I'm back."
This chapter has been completed!