In the third year of Yuande, on the fifth day of the fourth lunar month in the summer, Chang'an, Bamen.
It had just rained lightly last night, and there were still some dewdrops on the grass at the city gate. Several soldiers were standing at the gate holding halberds, yawning, looking listless.
"You guys think, where is there really so much gold sand in Huaihua?" A soldier started chatting while no one was paying attention: "I always think it's impossible..."
The recent gossip in Huaihua can be said to be the focus of attention throughout Guanzhong regardless of class, age, gender, or age.
Although the big names in the ideological and cultural circles say that "gold and jewels cannot be clothed in the cold, and hungry cannot be eaten".
But in this world, if gold is really placed in front of people, how many people can really remain indifferent? I'm afraid most people say they don't want it, but their bodies honestly pounce on it.
This is true for literati and officials, but it is even more true for ordinary people.
Recently, at Hangu Pass, there are often rangers sneaking into caravans and sneaking out of the pass.
It's self-evident why they came out of seclusion.
"Nothing is impossible..." A fat soldier took up the conversation. He said proudly: "You may not know something. A few years ago, Wu Ni rebelled. His eldest brother went on an expedition with Gong Gaohou.
We hit Wu Ni’s lair and arrived at Kuaiji. What do you think there is besides copper mines in Kuaiji?”
"A gold mine..." the man said in admiration: ︽↙长︽↙风︽↙文︽ "That is a gold mine that has been mined for more than 20 years and can still produce nearly a thousand gold every year... Otherwise, you
Wait, how did the generals who went on the expedition become so prosperous?"
This is a fact that no one can refute.
At that time, the generals who had followed the current Prime Minister on expeditions all became prosperous after returning to the court. Even the soldiers made a lot of money. Some even brought back several Xijuns.
It really makes people envious and jealous.
Now, the southern and northern armies, and even the generals of the Thorny Gate Army and the Xiliu Camp are craning their necks, waiting for another traitor to appear in Kanto, so that everyone can make a fortune together.
It's a pity that the princes and kings of Guandong are all cowed.
Now, in addition to "Long live the emperor", "Your Majesty is wise" and "Your Majesty Fu Wei can do great things and bring blessings", they only know that "I and others only wish to be Han vassals forever".
Very disappointing.
Everyone was extremely sad. Now, the only hope for everyone is probably the Huns.
Although the Huns were so poor that they didn't even have any clean clothes on them, and even the nobles didn't have anything valuable on them.
But the heads of Xiongnu are valuable!
With just one head, one can obtain first-level military merit from the county magistrate.
Moreover, the livestock of the Xiongnu barbarians were also valuable. A horse was worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.
If you are lucky enough and capture a noble's mount, you can become rich immediately.
Everyone was bragging about their skills to pass the boring time of guarding the city gate after the morning rush hour.
At this time, traces of dust appeared on the official road in the distance.
Everyone stood up straight in a hurry. Who knows where the convoy came from?
Anyway, there are many nobles and relatives in Chang'an city, including Qi Li and Shang Guan Li. If a brick is thrown down, it might hit a noble prince with a distinguished family background.
As for the city gates of Chang'an, there are three hundred and sixty-five days throughout the year, and nobles or official convoys may come and go at any time.
These noble people like to find fault the most. If they catch them and others neglecting their duties and bragging, they will inevitably be punished.
Not long after, a convoy of four carriages appeared on the horizon. On the first carriage, a flag fluttered in the wind.
Among the soldiers of the Northern Army, there were all kinds of crouching tigers, hidden dragons, and many of them could read.
The guards at each city gate are even more extraordinary.
Those who can get into the position of guarding the city gate have at least one officer at the rank of team leader in their family. Maybe even some of them have ancestors who are the Shandong brothers of Emperor Gao!
Therefore, quite a few of these people are literate.
A soldier stretched his neck, looked at the convoy that appeared in front of his eyes, and tried hard to identify the words on the flag: "Huaihua County Chief Accountant..." He murmured twice, and then everyone reacted?
Isn't the chief planner of Huaihua County the same chief planner of Huaihua County who is said to have discovered the Jinsha River?
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, the soul of gossip is burning in your eyes.
As for why Huaihua County sent out its officials at this time?
That has nothing to do with anyone. On the contrary, everyone thinks it’s a great thing that this accounting official has come!
Now, everyone should be able to master first-hand gossip information, and maybe you can brag about it with others when you go home.
This peaceful time is so boring, especially for the husbands of the Northern and Southern armies. This boring time can only be passed away by gossip.
"Sima, Sima!" There are also more loyal losers who immediately call their immediate superior, Bamen Guardsman Sima: "Someone is coming from Huaihua!"
"Oh!" A lot of heads popped out of the city tower. It seems that the attractiveness of the word "Huaihua" may be more attractive than the girl in Huajie Liuxiang. So, not only Bamen guard Sima poked his head out immediately, but also
Other soldiers and generals on duty on the tower also expressed: We are also very interested.
In addition, pedestrians and vendors who were originally near Baqiao also heard the commotion and ran over to watch.
So much so that the generals guarding the gate had to take action to separate these gossips.
The gatekeeper of Bamen, Sima, was neatly dressed, and with his men, he lined up at the city gate and put down his horse.
"Who is coming?" Sima, the guard, cleared his throat and asked very seriously when the motorcade was about to approach the city gate.
The other soldiers all praised their superior's "fair handling".
In this way, everyone can get first-hand gossip information.
The onlookers pricked their ears and listened attentively.
The convoy coming from Huaihua slowly stopped at the city gate.
Everyone discovered that this convoy seemed to be transporting some particularly heavy cargo. It left heavy ruts on the road. Unfortunately, the carriage was covered with an airtight layer of straw and straw. No one could see clearly.
I only know what was shipped. The quantity didn't seem to be much, and the cargo was only a shallow layer.
"A certain Sima Yang Shen, the capital of Huaihua County, came to Shenjing to face the Holy Spirit on the orders of Bo Gong, the governor of Huaihua County and the governor of Huaihua County. This is our talisman and official document..." Walking out of the motorcade
A military general in armor gave a military salute to the soldiers and generals at the city gate, and then solemnly handed over his talisman, customs clearance documents, and official documents stamped with the seal of the governor of Huaihua County.
Sima, the guard guard at the gate, took them and after checking that they were correct, returned the tokens to the other party. Then, while asking people to remove the obstacles in front of the city gate, he smiled and asked the visitor from Huaihua who called himself Yang Shen: "Your Majesty,
Why is it being calculated now? Shouldn’t the system be calculated only after August?”
Everyone immediately concentrated their attention, for fear of missing every next word.
"Next month is Empress Dowager Bo's Qianqiu in the East Palace. Mr. Bo is the nephew of the Empress Dowager. Although he has a sacred mandate to sit in Huaihua and guard the land for Your Majesty, his filial piety must still be shown. Therefore, I ordered a certain person to return to Beijing. Once he comes,
Your Majesty, I want to report all the matters in Huaihua and ask for His Majesty's grace to approve some things; in addition, I want to present Empress Bo with a lifetime gift to fulfill my filial piety..." Yang Shen replied without changing his expression.
"Oh..." Weiwei Sima and everyone said oh at the same time, and everyone understood immediately.
I beg Your Majesty for a favor. What kind of favor?
Does Huaihua County still want to monopolize the Jinsha River?
Bo Shi, don’t be too domineering!
Countless people murmured in their hearts that they all grew up together in Chang'an City. Although their status is not as high as that of Bo Shidang's relatives, it is not necessarily true that they really respect or respect some of their relatives' children.
Who among the people of Chang'an, especially the husbands of the Northern and Southern armies, have not seen this?
Thinking back then, even a hero like Jiang Hou had to ask our loyal ministers from the Northern Army to take action in order to defeat Lu Ni and bring order to the chaos?
"Over there in Huaihua, I heard that you have become rich recently..." Weiwei Sima asked with a smile: "I wonder if the Jinsha River really has as much gold sand as the legend says? Or maybe you discovered that
Jinshan?"
Those who can guard the city gates for the emperor are themselves descendants of the Han family's military general family.
This guard, Sima, has been working for the old Liu family since his ancestors.
In his own words: "My ancestors started from Feng Fei Conglong, defeated Qin, entered Hanzhong, left Chencang, joined forces with Xiang Jiu to fight, followed Emperor Gao, wiped out the world, entered the capital Guanzhong, and fought outside the city; my father
He also led the Northern Army from Jianghou, brought order to the chaos, and respectfully welcomed Taizong to succeed him. It can be said that he has been loyal and loyal for generations. Why should Liu's minions be afraid?"
He is just a piece of meat, let alone an official from a local county, even nobles and nobles dare to confront him if they offend him.
As long as people like him don't violate taboos, who can touch them, and who dares to touch them?
Once upon a time, there was a prince's son from other places who didn't know whether to live or die. He challenged him to an ox, but he took it, put it on the camp gate and beat him with twenty sticks.
On the king's affairs.
Now, he made up his mind to know some information. He felt that probably no one in this world could stop him from finding out the truth.
"How did Sima hear about this?" Yang Shen still looked serious and said with cupped hands: "These are all rumors, rumors, the land of my Huaihua... um..."
A crisp sound suddenly sounded at this moment.
Yang Shen didn't even have time to finish his words, so he quickly looked back.
However, I saw that the middle carriage seemed to have a broken shaft, probably because the load was too heavy, or perhaps because the quality was not very good, and some of the supplies in the carriage fell out.
Yang Shen's expression immediately changed and he strode over. At the same time, he said to the guard, Sima: "Excuse me, your Excellency, please immediately give the order to protect the convoy. All these must be paid tribute to His Majesty, and there is no room for failure!"
The guard Sima also became serious when he heard this and immediately ordered: "Generals, listen to the order and protect the tribute!"
Even if the local tribute to the emperor is a piece of grass, it is still a treasure. If something goes wrong.
Not only these senior planners and their entourage, but also Sima, the guard, might not be able to survive and walk around.
As a result, the soldiers on the city tower and near the city gate immediately took action, holding weapons to isolate the onlookers, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
only……
The guard, Sima, followed his gaze and looked at the 'tributes' that fell on the ground.
They seemed to be two or three small sacks. The bags seemed to contain some sand and the like. They fell to the ground and looked very heavy?
sand?
Guard Sima's brain felt as if it had been struck by lightning.
The other soldiers also opened their mouths.
There are rumors among the people, discussions in the market, and some strange changes in Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace.
None of us are fools. At this time, we still don’t understand what is on these carriages?
As if to prove everyone's point of view, when a team member picked up a small bag that fell on the ground, the small bag may not have been tied tightly, and all of a sudden, countless thin pieces fell down.
Golden grit.
Beautiful, pretty, full of charming luster and alluring color, the gold sand immediately attracts everyone's attention.
Fortunately, this is Chang'an, and this is the Han Dynasty's Shenjing.
It is heavily guarded and the security force is very strong.
Otherwise, in any other place, the current situation would only lead to looting.
Even so, the onlookers were extremely excited, and countless people shouted: "Ah... there really is a Jinsha River in Huaihua!"
"I'm going to Huaihua!" someone shouted.
"So-and-so is going too!" another person shouted.
Then……
"Brother!"
"Good brother!" The two big men looked at each other with tears in their eyes: "You and I will go together and take care of each other!"
The guard Sima took a deep breath, and then thought righteously in his heart: "I want to apply to be transferred to Huaihua, to guard the land for His Majesty, and to guard the borders for the country!"
Yes, my ancestors followed Emperor Gao, and my father followed Emperor Taizong. In my generation, how can we dishonor our ancestors’ illustrious reputation and live here in Chang’an eating and waiting to die? Is this what a man would do?
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That day, this incident spread rapidly like the shock wave of a nuclear bomb.
There are pictures, the truth, and eyewitnesses. Everyone agrees, and it’s hard not to believe it!
And this golden legend of Huaihua, after continuous fermentation and various versions of interpretations over the past few days, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become the focus of public opinion.
At this time, this fact became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Its appearance completely strengthened the "ambition of getting rich" or "big man dream" of the knights.
Moreover, another group also took notice.
Many lazy people who were just waiting to die at home, eating too much and not cooking, and just thinking about pie in the sky, as well as the "scientists before the Christian era", the alchemists and warlocks, also took action immediately.
Countless people have only one thought in their minds: Could this be the turning point in life that we think about day and night and dream about?
Sure enough, the saint was right!
Heaven is moving vigorously, a gentleman will strive for self-improvement, the terrain will be strong, and a gentleman will be virtuous to carry things!
Our dreams must come true!
When I return from the gold rush, I will definitely marry seventy or eighty wives, raise hundreds of slaves, and live a wealthy life! (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net
