Chapter 977 Ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor
Beginning with Detective Li Yuanfang, Chapter 994 of the text volume, the highlight moment of the Heavenly Killing Star is about to come. "This is the Great Wall of the Han people..."
Wanyan Aguda was riding on Tuxue Qianlihong, looking at the outline of the Great Wall not far away, showing deep fear and envy.
Before the Ming Dynasty in history, the building materials used to build the Great Wall were mainly earth, stone, wood, tiles, etc.
Due to the huge amount used, local materials are generally used.
In places with high mountains, stones are dug from the mountains and built with stones; in plain loess areas, soil is taken from the spot and rammed with soil; in desert areas, reeds or red willow branches are also used to spread sand layer by layer to build.
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The last Great Wall was surprisingly strong and has been preserved until later generations, such as the Han Great Wall in Lop Nur, Xinjiang and Yumenguan, Gansu.
After Li Yan initially occupied Yanyun, he began to build the Great Wall. The method of that period was to use the above-mentioned native methods.
Because his regime was also very poor at that time, relying entirely on six million yuan to support it. It focused on stabilizing the place and recuperating, and could not invest huge material resources in the Great Wall.
It wasn't until he conquered all the land in the Central Plains, proclaimed himself king, and became the Queen of Yan that the investment in the Great Wall soared instantly.
Nowadays, many areas have the masonry-style city walls that are more familiar to later generations.
This kind of building uses more materials. In addition to earth, stone, and wood, a large amount of bricks and lime are also needed.
Most of the materials were sourced locally. Bricks and tiles were fired in kilns nearby. Lime was also quarried and fired locally. The wood used to build Guancheng, forts and enemy tower houses were all harvested nearby. During the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang let
The Mongols came to cut down trees and come to trade.
Now, in order to supervise such a huge project, in each section of subcontracted construction, a special department is set up to handle materials and manage a huge number of people.
So Wanyan Aguda originally planned to break into the construction area, but seeing the heated scene, the various personnel and the patrolling soldiers, he gave up the plan and led more than a dozen Jin warriors and said: "Let's go!
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Among these guards was Wanyan Zonghan, who looked for an opportunity to persuade: "I will take care of this matter. Your Majesty, please return to the camp!"
The Jin people have not given up the habit of nobles charging into battle, but the emperor of a country serving as a scout is really amazing. If there are three advantages and two disadvantages, the 100,000 troops behind them will fall apart in an instant without the backbone.
Wanyan Aguda also knew this very well, but here he wanted to test the presence of the "commander". He glanced at the air with incomprehensible eyes, but did not obey, and directly raised his whip: "Drive!"
Wanyan Zonghan and others had no choice but to follow, and they rode horses galloping on the border for several days.
On this day, Wanyan Aguda stopped in front of Shanhaiguan, looked at the city in the distance, and said calmly: "Nianhan, if you want to enter the customs from here, how many manpower will you need?"
When Goryeo was conquered, outside the Dingzhou city wall built by the Goryeo people, Wanyan Aguda once asked Wanyan Loushi the same question. Wanyan Loushi's answer was confidently, "Three hundred warriors are enough."
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The facts are indeed as he said. With only 300 cavalry, the Jurchen God of War killed the Goryeo defenders to the point of defeat. After approaching the city wall, he used his hands and feet to climb quickly. First, he was unparalleled in riding and shooting, and then became invincible in land combat.
, climbed into the city wall.
"Going up and down the cliffs is like flying, and the Jijiang River does not need a boat, but a floating horse to cross it." This is the most terrifying thing about the Jin soldiers, which means that they can break through the restrictions of the terrain to a certain extent...
But at this moment, observing the Shanhaiguan Pass, Wanyan Zonghan reported a number that was far greater than that of that time: "Five thousand elites can break this barrier!"
Wanyan Aguda then asked: "Can you stop the beacon fire and prevent the news from spreading?"
Wanyan Zonghan observed it carefully again and whispered: "I am incompetent and can't do it!"
Wanyan Aguda sighed: "It's not that you are incompetent, it's that the Xiongguan built by the Yan people is indeed far from comparable to the Song people's forts. We should be lucky that the Shanhaiguan is not equipped with artillery. Otherwise, even giving you 10,000 elites may not be enough."
Break the barrier."
Thinking of the miserable scene that Wanyan Lou had been wailing in pain every day since he was carried back from the house, because the shrapnel in his body could not be removed, Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help but trembled: "Your Majesty, if the Yan people hide artillery, we will
Should we be more cautious when choosing this important pass?”
Wanyan Aguda said bluntly: "No! Just use Shanhaiguan as the breakthrough point!"
If Yanjing is the primary target of attack, Shanhaiguan Pass is undoubtedly relatively far away, but Wanyan Aguda has already observed the passes closer to Yanjing, and the scale of the garrison is much more terrifying than here.
Not only to defend the capital, but also to have troops ready to go north to conquer gold at any time.
At that time, during the battle of Liaoyang, the Yan army was stationed on the border at any time. As soon as Wang ordered the troops to arrive, they organized the troops that night and set off early the next morning. Only then could they rush to Liaoyang Mansion and almost block the Jin army at the door of their house.
The same is true now. The elite troops stationed around the capital are intended to be able to send their troops northward at any time to destroy the Jin Kingdom. Wanyan Aguda will naturally not take a shortcut and run into it.
He looked at Shanhaiguan and smiled slightly: "This is where the envoys came in. If the scholar-bureaucrats of the Southern Dynasties still recognized Zhao and Song Dynasties, they would not need five thousand elites. Only one person, Gou'er, could help us break through this great pass and kill them."
Enter the Yan Realm!"
"I have been ordered to welcome the envoys from the Kingdom of Jin. Please open the city gate."
"Got the order!"
The gates of Shanhai City were opened, and under strict inspection by the guards, a group of officials from the capital entered the pass with their attendants.
This mission was not easy to handle. The officials who came looked serious, and the person leading the team was none other than Liang Shijie, the current Minister of Rites.
Since Li Gefei, the Minister of Rites, became official, everyone in the government and the public thought that Han Jiayan would take over as the Minister and hold a first-rank official position. However, under the strict investigation of the imperial censor Gongsun Zhao, a large number of criminal cases of the Han family in Xiangzhou were uncovered. Six people led by Han Misun
More than a dozen family members were convicted and imprisoned, including four Jinshi scholars in Xinke.
Li Yan showed no favoritism and exempted the criminals from the qualifications of Jinshi. He tried them according to the legal provisions of "Yanlu Shuyi". He also appeased Han Jiayan and the remaining Han family members who took the blame and resigned, but they were not approved.
, sending them to various places and entrusting them with important tasks.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Such a combination of kindness and power, with clear rewards and punishments, not only the Han family's children who originally thought they wanted to be exterminated were granted amnesty, but the scholar-bureaucrats also had no way to argue.
After all, Gongsun Zhao, the imperial censor, was too professional, and the crimes he investigated were all ironclad in evidence, more detailed than those of the Ministry of Justice. Everything must be righteous, especially in a positive world.
Therefore, no one in the court dared to express opposition, and only the civil servants who were unwilling to accept the sudden drop in their status as scholars were left to say some sarcastic words and make up some notes.
Li Yan ignored those and began to prepare to revise "History of the Song Dynasty".
The history books of each dynasty are compiled by the next dynasty. Of course, there will also be editing situations during the troubled times. For example, the "Old Book of Tang" was compiled during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the "New Book of Tang" was compiled by Ouyang Xiu.
It was mainly compiled by scholars of the Song Dynasty, and Zizhi Tongjian was written by Sima Guang.
As a result, "New Book of Tang" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" have become negative examples of history books.
While Li Yan affirmed their literary value, he also criticized "New Book of Tang" for using a large number of notes and for selfish reasons, resulting in many inaccurate records. "Zizhi Tongjian" not only quoted a large number of words, but Sima Guang also cleverly
Erase the traces to make it difficult to tell the truth from the false.
This kind of evaluation actually existed in the Song Dynasty. Even the literati of that era couldn't stand this kind of behavior of carrying private goods, but those people could only talk about it and couldn't change anything.
When he arrived at Dayan, Li Yan ordered officials to compile the "History of the Song Dynasty", and he once again made clear his attitude towards compiling history. He must strictly distinguish official history from unofficial history, and should not cite his notes to make assumptions based on his own preferences and dislikes.
Considering that there are losses during the war, it is indeed necessary to rely on folk records in many cases. However, if such statements are adopted, an appendix must be marked so that future generations can clearly identify them.
For literati who like to write notes, especially those who are good at true and false, and use the past to satirize the present, this is undoubtedly extremely uncomfortable.
What was even more unacceptable to them was that with the conclusion of the second imperial examination, many nobles discovered that when the examination content changed to more practical new knowledge, the people who benefited most were actually Cai Jing's relatives.
When Cai's children received almost no results in the first imperial examination, everyone was secretly surprised and felt that this meritorious prime minister was too cautious. Only now do they know his long-term intentions.
Although many people still disdain Cai Jing's character, they have to admit that his vision and methods are outstanding. In the wave of new learning, he even led his clan members to rise up and form a new society.
A surprising force.
The style of this force is to cater to their superiors, position themselves correctly, and do practical things.
For example, this time, the Kingdom of Jin actually sent an envoy. Their identity was the extremely special Zhao and Song clan, which was tabooed by all the ministers. In the end, it was Cai Jing's son-in-law and the current Minister of Rites, Liang Shijie, who took the initiative to ask for orders and came to greet them.
Liang Shijie is actually quite nervous. Although he is no longer comparable to the weak and incompetent magistrate of Daming Prefecture in the original plot, everyone will feel sensitive and afraid of making mistakes when faced with matters like this from the previous government.
Fortunately, he remembered Cai Jing's evaluation of today's supreme employment style: as long as you are willing to do things and take responsibility, even if you make mistakes, you will leave a good impression and just do it boldly.
Liang Shijie calmed down and arrived at Shanhaiguan. After waiting for less than three days, a long motorcade appeared outside the horizon.
When the envoys approached, Liang Shijie was surprised to find that the person clustered in the center was not the teenage eldest son Zhao Huan, but a six or seven-year-old child with a strong body and slender braids on the back of his head, following the movement of the horse.
Bumping and shaking.
Wan Yangou sat upright on the tall horse, trying to hold himself up, and looked into the distance. He first wowed at the majesty of Shanhaiguan, and then asked: "Daban, after entering there, should we be the king of the Song Dynasty?"
Du Chong was waiting at the side. He didn't want to answer, but he didn't dare not to answer. He could only smile and whisper: "What the young prince said is absolutely true!"
"Okay! Uncle Huang will definitely help me take back the country in the future!"
Wanyan Gou clapped his hands and chuckled, full of innocence and childishness, but he did not notice that a black man not far away looked around at the guarding golden warriors, and finally fell on him.
Slowly squeeze the fingers of both hands together.
Due to the epidemic, I am staying at a relative's house. It is very inconvenient to work and code. I am asking for leave for the third update today. I am really sorry.