There are white sails on the river, connected with a shining jade belt, winding from the northwest to the east
Along the official road on the north bank of the river, there was an endless stream of carriages and horses. Ye Qing rode an ox cart and passed leisurely along the way. He only encountered some checkpoints, but there was no trouble.
Listening to the travelers' amazement, they saw a big city in the field of vision, shining with pure gold in the sun, almost occupying the entire horizon, and the majestic and majestic city shocked people's hearts.
"This is the Rising Sun Golden City, the first of the eighteen scenic spots in Yingzhou."
It’s not all about the reflection of sunlight, but also the vast and condensed golden energy of the city, which gives people a special feeling, and it creates a shock from the first sight.
Ye Qing had been to Yingzhou City several times in his previous life and was familiar with it, so he was amazed at it now.
The great cities in this world, apart from being located in the center of plains, which are beautiful and conducive to crops, are mostly located at the intersections of rivers, lakes and seas, with abundant water vapor and water transportation!
The city of Yingzhou is called Qiyang. The intersection of the big river and the dead mouth of the city forms a triangular plain. It has fertile land and several nearby ferries. It has been a strategic location since ancient times. The cost of gathering people and goods is low, and it has frequent exchanges with the surrounding radiating plains.
A large city with a population of 300,000 people was formed.
It is nowhere near the scale of the metropolises of Earth's Industrial Age, but it has a profound legacy accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years.
When they arrived at the gate of the city, they saw a long procession entering the city. There were two Taoists in the short pavilion on the side of the road. When Ye Qing passed by, the scroll in his arms lit up, and he went up to greet them and said, "It's Ye Qing."
Are you a scholar? Please go to Zhugu Xiao for a while to watch!"
Ye Qing was shocked, but he didn't respond. He took a closer look and saw that both of them were wearing formal Taoist uniforms. They seemed to have a bright aura, and he hesitated for a moment.
"Ye Xiucai is worried about leaving a stain? The Taoist temple is not a prison!" The older Taoist priest smiled, seeing that Ye Qing was still pondering, and added: "Or worried about missing the exam? This is not house arrest, it is just to protect you.
, did you know that assassins have already entered the city at this time?"
Ye Qing's heart trembled, but he calmed down again and asked: "Who is your master?
"Let's not talk about the Lord. Do you still remember Mr. Yuan Shiwen and Mr. Yuan who we met at the county banquet in Pingshou County that day? He knew that something happened to you and immediately asked us to take care of you. Don't worry, no one in the Taoist temple dares to do anything."
Ye Qing frowned and remembered this person. This person was the prime minister of Grand Scholar Tong. If his memory from his previous life was correct, this Grand Scholar Tong was also a member of the Sixth Prince and was forced to commit suicide in the future.
It's just that this sect has nothing to do with the subsequent rise of the Yu family in Nancang... but there is also a hidden hostility.
Seeing everyone looking over, Ye Qing suddenly smiled, held up his crown, and said: "Okay!" The night in Zhugu Temple was deep and transparent, and the water was soaked in color. Ye Qing looked alone by the window. This Taoist temple only had one main hall.
Standing in the middle is the Red Emperor, who is about ten feet tall and has a red curtain, but this is not what the red imperial edict means. All the silk threads are covered with purple tassels.
The Black Emperor, the White Emperor, the Red Emperor, the Yellow Emperor, and the Green Emperor all use their true colors, all of which are purple, while the Tao Lord all wears full purple curtains. Ye Qing walked over and stood leaning against a pillar, with a face that seemed sad and happy.
Thousands of lights are lit up, reflecting the stars in the sky, and the reflection of the heaven and earth is as mysterious and deep as the sky.
In the eyes of the sky, except for the Red Emperor, who dared not look at it, he saw thousands of houses in the city, a regular chessboard pattern, and a golden fortune. After nightfall, the tides also slowed down, and with the north-south axis as the line, they quietly moved toward the center of the city.
It has a light blue complexion!
"I have only been to this city five times in my previous life. Even if the world is in chaos, with my ability as a time traveler, I can only stir up wind and rain in Nancang County."
"And Yu Fan, although it seems like this now, can be called a marquis in Yingzhou and has been the master of Yingzhou for ten years."
"This is amazing. It has accomplished something that Yu Wenxian, the ancestor of the Yu family, has never done before - the Lord of Yingzhou and the Governor of Yingzhou are the difference between masters and stewards. How many people have struggled their entire lives just to complete such a leap..."
"There are 100,000 households in the city, and wandering girls are like Kyoto." This was the praise of the corresponding state at the beginning of the dynasty. In fact, there were less than 30,000 households at that time. As a state that resisted the fierce resistance of the old dynasty, it was rebuilt from the ruins of the war, with ten houses and five empty houses and hundreds of wastes.
Waiting for success.
But on the eve of this great catastrophe of immortality, it actually developed to 100,000 households and 300,000 people. It was an "international city" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period on earth. You must know that when Guan Zhong was appointed prime minister by the Marquis of Qi, he said that Linzi only had "
Forty-two thousand households." By the Warring States Period, it had reached 70,000 households and a metropolis with a population of 200,000.
With such a capital city, the radiation does not reach the entire state's population of 8 million.
But in this world, it is just an ordinary state.
"Although Yingzhou is big, it's just a small corner of the country." This was Yu Fan's lament on his deathbed in the previous life. When it came to Zangye Villa, Ye Qing was also facing a disaster - under the overthrow of the nest, would An Mao be safe?
Since my rebirth, I have reflected countless times on the reasons for my failure in my previous life. In my case, it was because I had avoided the wave of destiny, lost opportunities every time I retreated, and fell behind every step of the way. This is what I have concluded early.
In an environment where the world is so big that a mortal's lifespan may not even be enough to conquer the world, let alone to be able to sit still, the eight million Yingzhous are just barely qualified to compete for hegemony.
After a year of hard work and seven years in the virtual East County, managing a population of one million, I have only recently begun to understand and be deeply shocked by one question - how big is the world?
The farther we travel, the more impressed we are by the vastness of this continent. According to legend, only immortals know the end.
When ordinary people summarize the known world into the world, it far exceeds the area of China, and is far beyond the level of the agricultural era that can be unified.
So he divided hundreds of territories and established vassal states.
It reminds people of a million years ago, when the Three Kingdoms stood in a powerful position, and the Taoist kings were at the top, each competing for the upper hand.
Then the Five Emperors changed the world every time.
The past has passed, and another three hundred thousand years have passed, but everyone is stuck in front of them. As for the great changes in the world, they can only get a glimpse of them in distant legends.
In the future history, you will find that everything is fixed.
There was no central government in the dynasty, and the emperor was known as the descendant of the ancient emperor.
The enfeoffed descendants joined the original vassal state to protect the surrounding areas and slowly expanded the border areas.
Once the dragon is in decline, the vassal state will be virtuous and carry out the revolutionary deeds of destiny, and the grievances accumulated over hundreds of years can be vented.
The circulation of the Five Virtues corresponds to the game of the Five Emperors, and in the imperial court, it goes back and forth in circles, rotating outward in a spiral. Since the Qing Emperor started his dynasty, most of the two thousand dynasties in a million years have followed this.
This is not perfect, but it is a rule. In this world, it is called "qi number." There are also calamities, which make dragons and snakes rise from the grass among the people, and commoners hold swords to sweep the world.
It can be said that every time the blue and purple throne is raised, one-third of the world's bones must be cushioned underneath it. Even the five emperors and five dynasties, brilliant and pure purple, cannot change the blood-red nature.
This is another world where immortality is possible, where immortals and gods live as long as heaven and earth.
There are only humans and gods left on the earth, living for a lifetime. If real people were not still walking in the world, mortals would almost forget the legend on the blue sky.
But the history of the Qing Dynasty has been passed down, and later people picked up the book and realized that the world has millions of Qing Dynasties and two thousand dynasties. This is truly something that will never be easy. No matter who you are, you will feel this incredible weight and depth, which makes people breathless.
Come.
In a million years, millions of heroes, tens of millions of heroes, how many strategists, how many people with lofty ideals have worked hard, but what methods have not been used?
There is more than one hero who can unite as one and win the support of hundreds of millions of people.
However, they have all passed away and become a historical artifact.
What frightened Ye Qing the most was that once Taizu regarded the people as the Taoist, he spent thirty years and used various means to make people only hear about Taizu and not the Taoist Lord.
But the heavenly court watched with cold eyes, without any interference, and allowed it to be eaten away.
It was not until he had won the hearts of the people, unprecedentedly, that he announced the abolition of the Dao Lord sacrifices and declared that humanity would strengthen itself and become equal to the balance of the heavens, and then the heavenly punishment was imposed in one fell swoop. At that time, all the people were crying, and the energy of humanity gathered in the imperial capital, visible to the naked eye, but Taizu and all the officials were there
Inside, he was still bombed and killed on the spot.
During this battle, there was blood rain for three days and three nights, and the stars in the sky fell like rain.
As a time traveler, Ye Qing certainly understood that Heaven would also pay a heavy price, but this move was an upright and upright teacher, and he declared to Heaven and Earth.
Anyone who takes advantage of public opinion and violates our principles will be punished even though everyone is there!
This may be the intention of the Taoist sect in promulgating the history, without any falsehood. Even if there are people who rebel, they will write about their heroic deeds in a cold tone and never bend the pen to slander!
However, such a heroic gesture has never been left in history, but it makes it difficult for people to even breathe.
And if it was just absolute violence, it would not completely chill Ye Qing, because absolute interference would definitely make the world a pool of stagnant water and become old.
What is chilling is that over the past 200,000 years, the gods in heaven have been increasingly restrained and no longer interfere at will. What is this? This is an insight into the rise and fall of human nature, the movement of nature, the flow of luck, and the long-lasting vitality. There is a famous saying: "Absolute."
Power will lead to absolute corruption." Regardless of whether it is true or false, in this world, if there are people who have not been corrupted under absolute power (power), but are wise, intelligent, and constantly making progress, what kind of terrible thing is this?
Thinking of this, Ye Qing finally put this thought aside, shook it hard, and looked at the examination hall in the distance: "No matter what, it's too early to think about this, let's think about how to pass the exam first!"
Only then did Mr. Kou see Yu Fan. Yu Fan looked a little melancholy and his face was a little pale. When he saw him, Mr. Kou knelt down and saluted, and choked with sobs: "My lord!"
Hearing the sincerity of this voice, even Yu Fan felt warm in his heart, waved his hands and said, "Get up, I'm not crying, but you are crying. This is not cool."
"My incompetence has caused my lord to be humiliated, and most of the people in the Relic Pearl Hall have dispersed. This is because my errand was not done well. Please punish me, my lord."
"This is none of your business. I was just impulsive. As for the Relic Pearl Hall, my father recovered 80,000 taels of silver. He has no money, so he left." At this point, Yu Fan slowly stood up and walked to the courtyard, his eyes
Shen Shen: "But fortunately I'm still young and can still change.
This failure caused huge losses. Yu Chengen became furious and immediately deprived Yu Fan of his status as heir and became "equal" with his sons.
Thinking of this, Yu Fan's blood rushed to his face and turned red, and his heart became clear.
With the most serious guess, this is not something that happened in a day or two. The clan suffered heavy losses. In exchange for the dragon ball, it was not enjoyed by Yu Chengen, but was given to this son!
It is unacceptable to be a father, an elder, and an official, but it is a springboard for this son's transition. Now that Yu Fan has failed, it is a pity, but I am secretly happy in my heart.
I couldn't say these words. At this moment, there was only the sound of Yu Fan's boots. After a long time, I heard Yu Fan sigh: "I wish that sir was here at that time, so I would have a good plan, but it's not too late now."
"No matter how great the changes are in the clan, my literary talents have not changed, and the state has not deprived me of the right to take exams. Even if I can't be the leader, there is still no problem if I win the exam." Yu Fan spoke slowly: "If I win the exam, or
If I have to do everything over again, sir, you are so talented, are you willing to continue to assist me?"
Mr. Kou didn't expect that Yu Fan would say this. His face suddenly turned blood red, and he knelt down to salute and said: "The Lord does not despise my incompetence. If I dare to abandon the Lord, I will die with all my devotion..."
Yu Fan waved his hand to stop, and smiled slightly: "Although Ye Qing is my biggest enemy, I admire him very much. He has accomplished so much from nothing, and now we, the lord, must also learn from this man's skills and march thousands of miles.
Take a step today."
"As for hatred, it's never too late in ten years!" At this point, Yu Fan sighed and said calmly.