"Yinhou Qinchuan." Xiao Yan's lips moved slightly, but his brows also wrinkled slightly, and his eyes became very complicated. "This map was presented to him, and the Biluo Ganoderma was also mentioned by him. For all the details, you can ask him
That's fine, but it's best not to offend him. Although I am the emperor, I don't want to be hostile to this person." When he said this, Xiao Yan's expression was quite strange. But when Chen Qingzhi heard these words, it was very strange.
Shocked, he couldn't afford to offend someone who even the emperor was unwilling to antagonize.
"Yinhou?" Chen Qingzhi thought about it for a long time, but couldn't remember when there was a Yinhou named Qin Chuan in Daliang. He was familiar with Xiao Yan's temper, and he took good care of the royal family and gave him whatever he asked.
There are many things like being granted titles and titles, but they are not very kind to the ministers. If you want to be promoted and have titles, this kind of thing rarely happens, let alone the title of marquis. In the entire Liang Dynasty, among the ministers
Only a few of the ministers who supported him and forced Emperor Qi to abdicate were treated like this. For other people, if they didn't have great military exploits, they wouldn't even think about being granted the title of marquis?! This is to be given to the emperor, and there are often thousands of them.
Land was given to ten thousand households, and there were not many families in Daliang. It was all given to ministers. So what income did Xiao Yan, a dignified emperor, have?
Now that there was an extra Yinhou, Chen Qingzhi was a little dumbfounded. He was originally responsible for confidential matters, but he had no idea about this "Yinhou", so he was inevitably ashamed. Xiao Yan did not explain, Yinhou,
As the name suggests, he is the hidden prince. Xiao Yan does not need to explain to his men, and Chen Qingzhi naturally will not talk too much to ask what the emperor does not want to say. Xiao Yan ordered Chen Qingzhi to accompany the Yin Hou tomorrow to select the elite guards in the palace.
, and then set off. Xiao Yan was too worried about the length of his life, so he naturally wanted to obtain the legendary treasure as soon as possible.
The next day, Chen Qingzhi saw this Yinhou. Chen Qingzhi finally understood why Xiao Yan frowned. This Yinhou looked about forty years old, tall, with bright eyes, but also a cold aura and sword-shaped eyebrows.
He was rough, with a tall nose, and his whole face looked extremely cold. When he saw him for the first time, Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but praise in his heart: "What a hero!" When Qin Chuan saw Chen Qingzhi, he was slightly startled and thought to himself.
He said: "He is indeed a person. No wonder Xiao Yan relies on him so much." Although the two of them felt a sympathy for each other in their hearts, they did not show it. The two selected fifteen guards in the palace and prepared the supplies.
He quickly set off.
Xiao Yan originally wanted to organize a large guard to escort them, but they were rejected by Yinhou and Chen Qingzhi. These two were not idiots enough to lead an elite army into the territory of Daliang's mortal enemy, the Northern Wei Dynasty, and they would be captured soon.
The whole team, consisting of seventeen people, disguised itself as a caravan and crossed the Yangtze River, then crossed the Yellow River and headed towards Dunhuang.
The whole journey was speechless. Except for the fact that in the Northern Wei Dynasty, most of the goods carried by the team were stripped by the local officials when passing through the checkpoints, there were no major incidents. Merchants have always been ignored and the taxes they paid were already heavy; foreign merchants were subjected to
Exploitation was a matter of course. Chen Qingzhi was used to seeing these things, so he didn't think anything of it. Anyway, merchants in the Northern Wei Dynasty were not exploited very low in the Southern Dynasties, so he felt relieved when he thought about it. But Qin Chuan, the Yin Hou, was full of anger, and from time to time he felt relieved.
He mocked: "Humanity is that the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty was more fierce than that of tigers, but compared with now, Qin's tyranny is no more than me! No more than me!" He cried out for the violence of Qin.
Qin Chuan doesn't like to talk. Except for giving directions on the map and the itinerary to move forward or where to camp, he doesn't say a word. He also likes to be alone and doesn't let anyone come within a hundred steps of him. When he is stationed, his tent is also far away from everyone. He is boring on weekdays.
, they all talk and chat to relieve their boredom during the journey, and Chen Qingzhi is no exception. However, Qin Chuan is like a mute, never taking the initiative to speak. Even if you talk to him, it doesn't matter, he never answers. He looks extremely arrogant. But Chen Qingzhi
But they respect him extremely. Of course, it is not because he is the so-called hidden prince, but because of Qinchuan's outstanding wisdom. In this regard, Chen Qingzhi feels inferior to him.
Since setting off, Chen Qingzhi discovered that Qin Chuan was constantly calculating the team's itinerary and estimating everyone's physical condition and any emergencies that might occur, including dangers encountered on the road to weather changes, to formulate second plans every day.
During the day's journey, he paid attention to remembering every item in the team. If the supplies were reduced, they would be replenished in time when they arrived at a market. Therefore, although everyone felt that the journey was boring along the way, they did not feel tired.
Yumen Pass.
Yumen Pass was built in the Western Han Dynasty. It is a major pass connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions. There is also Yangguan Pass to the south of it. Both are major passes connecting the Western Regions and the Central Plains. They have great strategic significance. Therefore, they have always been
It was heavily guarded by soldiers. Due to the prosperity of border trade, this desolate place turned into a lively Dian town. The probability of Yumen Pass and Yang Pass appearing in ancient Chinese literary works is very high, such as in Wang Zhihuan's "Liangzhou Ci"
There is the emotion of "Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows, the spring breeze does not pass through Yumen Pass", which expresses the desolation and desolation of this place. As for Yangguan, Wang Wei's "I urge you to drink another glass of wine, there are no old friends when you go west to Yangguan".
Xiao Suo, a renouncer, was later compiled into the Guqin song "Yangguan Sandie".
Not far from here is Dunhuang, the holy land of Buddhism.
After Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains through the Western Regions at the end of the Han Dynasty, after hundreds of years of development, it reached its peak during the period of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty. Dunhuang, which is located at the intersection of the Western Regions and the Central Plains, experienced the pre-Qin Dynasty since the Jin Dynasty.
Buddhist disciples, dignitaries, merchants, and faithful men and women from the Northern Wei Dynasty all came here to donate money to build caves. The Dunhuang Grottoes have a large number of Buddha sculptures, murals, and scripture collections. Many Buddhist monks also came here to practice, so there are almost
It has become a holy place in the hearts of Buddhist believers in the Central Plains. Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, believed in Buddhism, so he told Chen Qingzhi and others to pay homage to the Buddha when they came here. The holy will cannot be violated, so Chen Qingzhi and others naturally wanted to pay their respects here.
The followers did not dare to get too close to Qin Chuan. His cold eyes were like sharp knives. No one except Chen Qingzhi liked to be with him. After setting up camp in the evening, the two of them arrived in front of the Mogao Grottoes one after another. The waning moon was like a hook on the ground.
Hanging diagonally over the Gobi Desert, the ground is covered with frost.
Qin Chuan stood quietly for a long time without speaking. Chen Qingzhi was also silent. But he knew that Qin Chuan had something to say to him.