As an important city in eastern Shandong, written records about this place began to appear in history books as early as the time of Yao and Shun.
Moreover, the two most enduring emperors in history: Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, both visited here in person!
If the original historical trajectory is followed, the third eternal emperor, Xiao Lizi, will also come here in the near future.
This makes the ancient city of Dengzhou imbued with royal nobility and adds a bit of mystery to it.
Xiao Han and his party, who left the porridge factory, arrived at the foot of the city wall of this historic city in about half an hour.
"This city wall is so damn high!"
Standing at the foot of the tall city, Liu Hongji squinted his eyes and looked at the several-foot-high city wall in front of him, feeling secretly surprised.
He and Xiao Han had traveled all over the country and had seen countless dangerous places, but the city wall of Dengzhou City in front of them ranked in the top five of all the city walls they had seen, almost on par with Chang'an and Luoyang!
Even at this time, it has been somewhat dilapidated by the erosion of time, and many of the city bricks have become somewhat weathered.
But standing below, looking up at its huge body like a mountain, covering all the sunlight, still makes people's throats tighten! It seems that in the next second, it will come to life and suppress and destroy everything in front of it!
"How was such a strong city wall breached in the first place?"
Taking a deep breath and suppressing the inexplicable fear in his heart, Liu Hongji couldn't figure out how it was possible to capture Dengzhou City with such a strong wall with just the ragtag group of people under Li Zhen's command?
"Ahem..."
Hearing Liu Hongji's question, Fatty Hong, who was leading the way, stopped, turned around with a wry smile and replied: "My father-in-law, back then, there was no resistance at all to the rebels in Dengzhou City! Not only was there no resistance, the city at that time
The county magistrate also opened the city gates wide and welcomed the rebels into the city..."
"What?" Liu Hongji was stunned when he heard this, looked at Fatty Hong in disbelief and asked, "Why is this?"
"Hey, why else?" Fatty Hong didn't show off, and sighed directly: "Because the Dengzhou County Magistrate at that time had already been bribed by the Li family! So he deceived the trust of the people in the city in advance, and opened up the city
Open the door to welcome the rebels into the city! But after the rebels entered the city...ah!"
Perhaps thinking of the tragic situation in Dengzhou City when he first took office, Fatty Hong's eyes were slightly red, and he could no longer speak, so he could only sigh deeply.
"Bang……"
When Liu Hongji heard this, he didn't know what was going to happen next? He was so fiery that he raised his eyebrows and punched the brick next to him!
And this blue brick, which had been damaged by wind and rain for countless years, was hit by Liu Hongji's hateful punch, and it immediately cracked into several deep cracks. Dust and brick powder fell down along the city wall.
!
"Where is this stupid county magistrate?" Liu Hongji asked bitterly with his fist retracted!
"Uh..." Fatty Hong, who had been full of regret just now, heard Liu Hongji's words, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice!
Although he knew that Liu Hongji was not scolding him, it still felt a little strange when he heard it in his ears! But he had to answer, so he could only answer helplessly:
"It is said that the county magistrate was defeated and fled with the rebels. Some people said that he had died a long time ago! Anyway, neither the people nor the court could find this person again."
"It's quite a bargain!"
Hearing that he could not find this person, Liu Hongji immediately gritted his teeth and cursed!
As a general with the responsibility of protecting people, what Liu Hongji hated most in his life was this kind of bastard official who betrayed his own people! If this person fell into his hands, then he would definitely suffer a lot!
Several people were lamenting under the city wall. Finally, Master Liu came forward to invite them again, and then persuaded them to go back to the city gate not far away.
Pass through the huge city gate, then pass by a large urn city, and finally enter Dengzhou City.
And when Xiao Han and the others stood on the street in Dengzhou City, what they saw were not old houses and shops like city walls, but brand new houses!
Looking carefully, the appearance of this house looks very familiar to Xiao Han!
Because they are not separate buildings built one after another in the Tang Dynasty, but are similar to the kind of long rows of farm squares that were put together in later generations!
"this……"
Looking at these extremely familiar houses, Xiao Han felt a little enlightened for a moment! In order to distinguish whether he was dazzled or whether he was dreaming, he couldn't help but pull his thigh hard!
Later, when he heard Fatty Hong's howling like a slaughtering pig, Xiao Han confirmed that he was not dreaming and was not dazzled.
"Hiss... Lord Hou! Didn't I secretly imitate the house you built in Guangzhou? As for dragging me to death like this?"
Poor Fatty Hong had tears in his eyes, and his hands were desperately trying to wear his thighs. Needless to say, the piece of flesh on his legs must be bruised now!
"Ahem, I pulled the wrong one! Are you okay?" Xiao Han coughed twice in embarrassment, and then he didn't forget to ask Fatty Hong if he was okay. As a result, Fatty Hong was shocked again and hurried back.
He moved a few steps and distanced himself from Xiao Han.
He finally figured it out, this master must be a petty person! He also said that he pulled the wrong one? How could he use such force if he pulled the wrong one?
This person is obviously angry at himself for secretly learning his exclusive secret technique, and wants to teach himself a lesson, right?!
However, no matter what Fatty Hong thought, Xiao Han had already walked past the rows of brand-new houses with his hands behind his back.
During this period, people came out of the house from time to time. Seeing the unfamiliar faces of Xiao Han and others, they first looked at them carefully. When they saw Fatty Hong behind him with a bitter face, his tense face suddenly became fierce.
After relaxing, they left Xiao Han and the others one by one and ran to greet Fatty Hong.
As a result, Fatty Hong really turned into a red fat man, with a tanned old face as red as a monkey's butt. While struggling to deal with the people around him, he also found time to secretly look at Xiao Han and the others, for fear that these gentlemen would not
happiness.
However, Xiao Han and Liu Hongji were naturally not stingy people. Seeing that no one bothered them, they became even happier and began to observe the environment in the city with their hands behind their backs.
Obviously, as Fatty Hong said before, Dengzhou City was seriously harmed by the rebels!
Although rows of houses have been rebuilt on the street today, in the corners, you can still see the ruins of the walls that have not been completely cleared, as well as the charred wood piled together.
"This is a fire!"
Looking at the long logs that had been carbonized but still showed some of their original appearance, Liu Hongji sighed softly.
Judging from the length of this piece of wood, I guess it was once a beam on a large house! Unfortunately, no matter how exquisite the house is, it can't match a Zhurong fire.
