Chapter 383 The Emperor of Han is not a human being
From a distance, you can see the ragged crowd in the distance.
These people are busy, some are holding hoes, some are holding shovels, and some are pushing strange cars. The car has slowed down all kinds of stones. This is a huge scale. Looking around, countless people are all
When I was busy, there were about tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. There were all over the mountains and fields, and I could hear the scolding of officials and the wailing of the people everywhere. There were people everywhere around this mountain, and there were patrolling armor in the distance.
The soldiers, from time to time, cavalry pass by.
Not far away is a county town. This county town is obviously newly built and very tall. The city wall is solid. On the city wall, the crossbow chariot with a cold light is chilling, and the city gate is set up.
There were horse-resisting soldiers, fences, and fully armed soldiers holding powerful crossbows, looking around vigilantly.
This is the Hexi Kingdom of the Han Dynasty and Wuwei County.
King Loulan passed by the foot of the mountain. He looked at the figures of people all over the mountains. There were many roads on the mountain. Looking around, you could see workers bowing their heads and officials and soldiers urging them.
, Another group of people came towards him, with a frightened expression and an uneasy look. King Loulan looked at them for a moment before recognizing their identities. These were the Huns.
He couldn't help but ask, "Are all prisoners of war on this mountain?"
“Not all.”
“What are they doing here?”
"They are building Anling for His Majesty."
"Why did the tomb of the Emperor of Han be built here? So many people have to be used?"
Now, the official did not answer him again. Looking at the densely wailing man, King Loulan's heart trembled. This Han emperor is a tyrant, it's good that even in the Western Regions, he has never heard of anyone who would send him.
So many people came to build tombs for themselves, and even treated these people like that. The screams echoed in the ears of King Loulan, making him tremble. If he offended the Emperor of Han, his own
Will the people appear here too?
This is the construction site of Anling. There are a large number of prisoners of war and prisoners here. Of course, the most are the wealthy families outside the pass who were blessed by Liu Jing. These wealthy families were forcibly moved here, including that city, called Ancheng, which is built.
In the imperial tomb city, these wealthy families want to live here and guard Anling for generations. What a blessing for them.
These powerful men who came to build the imperial tomb, every time they thought of the good job that Liu Jing found for him, they would burst into tears involuntarily, and their hands began to tremble with excitement.
They secretly swore in their hearts that sooner or later, they would repay Liu Gong's great virtues.
News from Chang'an can occasionally be spread here. Every time they hear news about Liu Gong, they attach great importance to it and ask cordially: Is he still alive?
King Loulan passed through Hexi. This was his first time to come to the Han Dynasty. He knew that this was originally the territory of the Huns, but now, there is almost no trace of the existence of the Huns here, and it is flat everywhere.
On the main road, you can pass two carriages, and there are post houses and patrolling pavilions on the side of the road. They are mighty and serious. There are not many cities, but each city has been reinforced into a tall fortress.
Because we have to face the plunder of the Huns, the city here is very strong. King Loulan has never seen such a tall city wall in his life. The plains where the Huns galloped have now become arable land, along the water flowing all the way
They are all continuous arable land, and some arable land is on the mountain, one by one, one by one, one by one, but it is very beautiful.
When King Loulan came to Guzang County, the other kings were already waiting for him.
Everyone was taken to the palace. There were no extra buildings in Hexi and no decorations were seen. Even the palace was built into a fortress, without trees, no gardens, and only the schoolyard, and the soldiers patrolling back and forth.
Horse-rejected, hounds, and gray buildings have a great sense of oppression.
The two ministers of Hexi received the kings. The younger minister was very kind and smiled and greeted everyone. There was no inconsiderate place in terms of etiquette. They asked them to sit down and toast them in person. In addition,
A stern general, wearing armor, was not young anymore, but his eyes were quite sharp. He looked at these kings with a very bad look. King Loulan could hardly see emotions from his eyes. Whenever he
When King Loulan felt a little cold in his neck.
He looked at the kings, as if he was staring at their necks, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
King Loulan was a little unhappy, looked at the king beside him and asked, "Who is that person?"
The man shook and shook his head.
Then he secretly said in a very low voice: "Zhou Bo..."
King Loulan's body trembled and he never dared to look at the man again.
In terms of war, none of the three Zhou Bos can match Han Xin, but in terms of infamousness, Han Xin is far inferior to Zhou Bo. This beheaded general fought in the Western Regions. After chopping off the enemy's head, he wished he could cut off his friendly troops, and even
He really did this. In the name of disobeying military orders, he gained a large number of heads of the vassal army.
Although Han Xin was strict in his military administration, he never did such a thing and never issued an order to let his subordinates die. Zhou Bo's behavior made him notorious. Originally, the kings were only afraid of defeating the Huns.
Later, I was afraid purely because of his infamous reputation.
The young Hexi minister said with a smile: "Since all the kings have arrived, I will send someone to send you to Chang'an to pay homage to His Majesty."
"By the way, before the kings left, I would like to remind you in my private capacity, that I once knew His Majesty's servant very well, that His Majesty is gentle, tolerant and generous, and respectful to the wise and humble, and is a real
A kind king, however, the Han Dynasty attaches great importance to etiquette and law. After you arrive in Chang'an, you can learn the etiquette and law of the Han Dynasty first. Otherwise, if you do something rude, your Majesty will not care about it, but the ministers will not be willing."
After the minister finished speaking, he signaled the officials to take them away.
Immediately, these kings of the Western Regions got on the car specially prepared for them by the great man, and drove towards Chang'an under the protection of the soldiers.
King Loulan looked around and found that there were twenty-seven kings in total, and he only knew less than half of them. The kings who came here were all big kings. Those "city lords" whose territory was too small were not invited.
This is the first time that King Loulan saw the so-called galloping road. He never thought that a carriage could drive so fast. The carriage was galloping very quickly on those sleepers. Next door, you could also see a carriage galloping.
But by the way, this is still a two-way one-way street.
At first, King Loulan thought he would arrive in Chang'an soon. After all, there was such a quick thing. He kept asking the officials who were driving and wanted to create such a path at home, but he walked for more than ten days in a row.
Not to mention Chang'an, I can barely see the edge of Longxi County.
When you arrive in Longxi County, you will see a different style.
Longxi County is not as stern as Hexi, but the population is not the same as Hexi. There is a lot of arable land, and barren land is almost seen on both sides of the road. There are arable land everywhere. The farming people and the city are not
Tall, but the scene of crowds of people was still dumbfounded by King Loulan.
The people of Loulan Country are less than 60,000, and the population of a county in Longxi County is almost the same as their country's level.
The surprise of King Loulan seemed a little ridiculous when it fell into the eyes of the officials.
"King... You don't know that Longxi and Hexi are the most desolate places in the Han Dynasty, with few people. If you go to Liang and Qi, there are many talents there, and there are crowds of people. Walking on the road, you will be all
People are crowded with people. There are hundreds of thousands of people in one county alone, and the entire area can recruit 500,000 troops..."
When King Loulan heard the officials' words, he didn't believe it very much. This guy was intimidating himself.
But when their car officially entered the Sili area, King Loulan believed it.
Before we arrived in Chang'an, the road was full of people. The convoy was like a long dragon. The soldiers kept making way for them, causing dissatisfaction among merchants and pedestrians. They shouted, and looked around and didn't know that the convoy had
How far is there, there is no end to see anyway.
King Loulan finally believed the official's words, and he couldn't help asking: "How many people are there in the great man?"
The official pondered for a moment and said, "When Emperor Gao pacified the world, nine out of ten families seemed to be empty, and there were only tens of millions... Later, Xiao Xiang, Empress Dowager, and Emperor Shang all issued plans to reward those who had more children.
, appropriately exempt taxes. At present, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has light taxes and levies, so that the people have food and clothes in their houses. This is more effective than the previous few encouragement of childbirth. The people can support themselves and children, so naturally
There will be more births..."
"What the temple said last time was about 30 million..."
King Loulan was a little confused. This number was a bit too big for the Western Regions, so big that it became a bit difficult to even imagine the number.
The official continued, "So, Your Majesty is the most wisest. The various encouragement and rewards played little role. The situation was different if the emperor came to power... The Han Dynasty's household registration increased year by year..."
King Loulan nodded in agreement and said, "You are young, but you have such a deep understanding of state affairs and are in a high position. Your future is limitless."
"Hahaha, I followed His Majesty outside the Great Wall to attack the Huns! My current official position is because of the credit at that time!"
The official position of the Qin Dynasty is linked to the title, and only the corresponding title can be held. However, Liu Chang broke this restriction. Low-level titles are useless, and high-level titles are different. In recent years, the Han Dynasty has passed.
A large number of wars gave birth to a large number of titles. After returning to the country, most of these served as officials from all over the country. Except for permanent troops such as the Northern and Southern Army, the other generals would continue to be their own officials after the war.
Of course, from the founding of the Han Dynasty to the present, officials have basically fought in wars, and the biggest feature of Chang Liu is that the soldiers admire him very much. Chang Liu has a high prestige in the army, and he has no choice but to rely on his own failure.
With human combat power and unique personal charm, the officials who came out of these wars actually have a very high degree of support for Chang Liu.
When these people arrived in Chang'an, ministers had already come to greet them.
The city walls in Chang'an seem to have not been built yet, and construction personnel can still be seen in the distance.
The King of Loulan couldn't help but shook his head. The emperor seemed to like to use corvee service very much. After the ministers met and met with them normally, they took them to Chang'an. The situation in Chang'an was beyond their imagination.
They had never seen such a scene. The crowds were crowded with pedestrians everywhere. Some merchants were selling along the street. You could see people wearing various clothes and looking like various styles. The road was very wide, with several carriages.
It can pass at the same time.
The soldiers stood on both sides of the street to protect the safety of these kings.
The lively scenes of those roads that were not blocked by soldiers in the distance were amazing. King Loulan was stunned. He saw too many incredible things in the city.
They were taken to the west of the city to rest. At the same time, officials also came to explain etiquette and other matters to them, and told them a lot of things.
Here, there are three foreign kings.
I heard that the two children were to be enthroned in the Western Regions in the future, and the kings did not take him seriously. The other king was an old man. With the help of the translator, the old man and the kings were
Talked and laughed, talking about the situation of the man.
This foreign king seems to have great dissatisfaction with the great man.
However, he knew the great man very well, and from him, everyone learned a lot about the great man.
"My country has more than 500,000 people and a vast territory, but it is not a match for Wu..."
"In the past, their food and grass were always insufficient. In the past few years, their treasury was full of food and grass, and there was nothing to worry about..."
Of course, this foreign king is Zhao Tuo. Compared with those two young boys, he knows better how to treat these people.
Liu Qi and Liu Cai looked down on these foreign kings at all, and regarded themselves very highly and ignored them.
After learning the etiquette here for three days, on the fourth day, they finally got the opportunity to meet the Emperor of Han.
During these three days, they also learned a lot about the situation of the great man from Zhao Tuo, including the great man who can now extract the terrifying strength of millions of troops at any time, spread all over the roads and one county and three arsenals on the border.
With the strength of the military, the kings of the Western Regions became increasingly silent.
The imperial palace in Chang'an is not comparable to that in Hexi's royal palace.
If no one leads you here, you will definitely get lost and it will not be easy to get out.
When they were taken to a hall, the ministers of the Han Dynasty were waiting here.
Everyone attended the seats and met with the ministers.
After waiting for a while, the Han emperor, accompanied by his close servants, walked into the hall majestic.
At that moment, the kings of the Western Regions couldn't help but secretly look at them.
A giant walked in with two close servants. Everyone stood up to pay homage. The giant was so tall. King Loulan was stunned. The man's arms almost all had his own thick thighs. The two close servants behind him were
It is also very tall, but behind the emperor, he is like a child. This scene is really shocking.
Is this the Emperor of Han?
Not like a mortal!!
Chang Liu sat in the upper seat and looked down at everyone.
His face was cold, and no one dared to look at him.
"The kings of the Western Regions can pay homage to me."
These people began to get up and came to pay homage to Liu Chang one by one, with a very respectful look. Zhao Tuo, who was standing in the crowd, was stunned. Unexpectedly, he was not as good as Liu Chang coming out to meet them after so many days of intimidation.
The shock brought by Liu Chang's figure is mysterious in the eyes of these people, which is magical.
The nobles of the Han Dynasty were generally tall because they ate meat every meal and had sufficient nutrition in this regard. The people at the bottom were relatively shorter, but even if they were tall, Liu Chang was considered an exception.
Looking at the appearance of these foreign kings Weiwei, Liu Chang was also a little surprised. Didn’t Lu Jia say that there were a few of these people who were very dissatisfied? Why did he look so docile?
Next, Chang Liu held a banquet to entertain these kings from the Western Regions.
The outside kings finally had the opportunity to get close to Liu Chang.
Liu Chang had no idea of being wary of them at all. He called people from time to time and asked him to sit beside him. He simply hugged his neck and began to ask about their domestic situation. At close range, the oppression brought by Liu Chang
Even bigger, there is no need to show any force. The body alone is enough to act as a deterrent effect.
"Hahaha, it's a pity that I was unable to go to the Western Regions in person this time!"
"However, I have been there once in the Western Regions!"
"When I was still young, I rushed into the hinterland of the Huns with three hundred cavalry, and killed from east to west. The Huns killed along the way, and I couldn't remember how many they had won. At that time,
The Hun army was chasing me, and I was among the hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Huns, and I injured Maodun. Maodun was so scared that he ran away with his head in his arms!"
"When I fight out of the way, my accompanying general Luan Bu told me that I have killed more than 6,000 Huns with my own hands!"
The outer kings were trembling, smiling on their faces, but their eyes were filled with horror, "Your Majesty!"
They knew the combat power of the Huns very well, and they killed the Huns with six thousand. What kind of monster is this?
As for whether this Han emperor was boasting? Judging from what he said so truthfully, even the place, generals, and details of the battle could be revealed, it didn't seem like boasting at all. Besides, how could the dignified Han emperor brag?
??
They really believed that the monster in front of them killed 6,000 Huns in one battle.
Especially when Liu Chang was happy and easily broke the big bone in his hand with a light force, they believed it even more.
No wonder the Han Empire was able to kill all directions. It turned out that it was protected by gods. No, the Han emperor himself was a god...