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Chapter 615
By November of the second year of the Han Dynasty, the construction of Youzhou City had begun to take shape. Craftsmen from all over the country gathered in the ancient city of Youzhou, and the city walls were expanded. Youzhou's city gates increased from four to eight.
The outline of the main project of the palace construction can already be seen. The construction of each yamen is already halfway through, and the several ministries and yamen that have started construction in advance already look a bit solemn.
Three hundred thousand craftsmen gathered in Youzhou City, thus driving the prosperity of the entire Youzhou.
The speed of business development is astonishing, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians on the street.
The defenders at the city gate stood out with their chests extra straight today. They tried hard to look serious, but they couldn't hide the smiles on their eyes and mouths. It was an uncontrollable excitement. Today's duty is on duty
A large part of the soldiers were recruits. They had just come out of the recruit camp and saw such a scene for the first time. How could they calm down after meeting so many legendary figures?
Dozens of guards in bright clothes and angry horses escorted a carriage into the city. Before the defenders could calm down from their excitement, another group of cavalry with bright armor appeared surrounding a majestic general.
After entering the city gate, they had tall horses and swords in their hands. Although the cavalry team with only a few dozen people looked far less imposing than thousands of troops, the general walking at the front was the reason why the soldiers were excited.
"Look, the bearded general is the one at the front of the team. That is General Maoyuan who led an army of 200,000 to conquer Xingqing Mansion!"
A veteran couldn't help but show off his knowledge in a low voice.
"That's one of our top five generals!"
A new recruit said self-righteously that, in fact, everything he knew came from listening to the stories told by the veterans. Although he had not been on the battlefield since he joined the army, every time he listened to the boasts of the veterans, he
Fantasizing about leaping horses and wielding swords on the battlefield would make his blood boil. He always felt very sorry that he was born a few years late and could not follow the King of Han and plant the Han Dynasty's fiery red flying dragon war flag on the enemy's city.
If I follow the King of Han and charge into battle...
The recruit's hand held the Hengdao tightly.
I blocked the scimitar coming from the left for King Han, and then slashed the fierce prairie man to death with my sword. I dodged to the right again, opened a long spear for King Han, and then used my kick to hold the sword.
I kicked the enemy to death. Then, I rushed in front of the King of Han and was the first to cut down the enemy's banner... Oh, no, I can't rush in front of the King of Han. I should protect the King of Han, rush into the enemy's formation, and then strike with a sword.
Cut off the head of the enemy commander!
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and the saliva from the corner of his mouth flowed to his chin without even noticing.
I clicked to the left, then to the right. I killed one person on the left, and stabbed another to death on the right! I finally rushed to the top of the city, holding the fire dragon flag, and trampled all the enemies under my feet! What kind of official title would the King of Han give me? A fourth-grade Zhongwu general.
? Or a third-grade general who suppresses the army? He also needs to be granted the title of marquis, yes! Grant the title of a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!
"what are you doing!"
The veteran secretly nudged the recruit who was drooling more and more with his elbow: "Pay attention!"
The recruit was startled, and then he realized that he was distracted. When he regained his consciousness, he regretfully discovered that another group of dozens of cavalrymen had entered the city. They were so far away that they couldn't even see the flag clearly.
"Brother, who was the one who went in just now?"
"Governor-General of Jiangnan Military Affairs, General Zhao Erzhao!"
"oops!"
The recruit paused regretfully: "Why did I get distracted? That is one of the top five tiger generals in our Han army! I heard that General Zhao Er is the younger brother of the original commander of the Supervisory Council, Mr. Zhao. Hey, look at this
Brothers!" He sighed to himself, but forgot that since May, Zhao Da has only been working at home with a part-time job, and he has been gardening and walking birds in the village given to him by the prince every day, which is quite comfortable.
Pure.
"cut!"
The veteran snorted: "Then do you know who was in the carriage that we entered before? I'll scare you to death if I tell you!"
"Who can be more powerful than General Zhao Er?"
"Humph! You ignorant fellow, the person sitting in the carriage is the first-ranking official of the dynasty, the head of hundreds of officials, and the chief political scholar of the Military Aircraft Department, Lord Zhou Yan, Duke Zhou!"
"Oh! My God, today is an eye-opener. I have seen so many legendary figures alive. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk tsk, when I go back and tell my mother, she will be happy for me!"
"Why are you so happy?"
The old soldier rolled his eyes at the new soldier: "Today is a big day for His Highness the King of Han to convene important ministers to discuss matters and reward meritorious ministers! It is said that the date for His Highness the King of Han's enthronement has been determined, it will be next year! This time so many important ministers will return to Youzhou to report on their duties.
I came to congratulate His Highness the King of Han. It is said that the King of Han will reward meritorious officials in the newly completed Qianyu Hall today. The big shots who came back from various places in the past few days are waiting at the post station outside the city to enter the city today. Just watch.
I guarantee you will never meet so many famous people like today in your life!"
"What is the purpose of Qianyu Hall, and how come it was completed before the Imperial Palace?"
the recruit asked.
The veteran sniffed proudly and said with a clear look: "The King of Han said that the completion of the palace should come second, and the Qianyu Hall must be built first. Do you know where that place is? The second floor behind the Qianyu Hall
, it’s Lingyan Pavilion! Do you know where Lingyan Pavilion is? Only important officials with great merit are qualified to hang portraits in it! As far as I know, there are no more than twenty big men today who are qualified to enter Lingyan Pavilion.
!”
"Brother, tell me, who are they?"
The recruit suddenly asked with his eyes flashing, looking like a bitch.
"Let me do the math. Lord Zhou Yangong must be fine, as well as General Maoyuan and General Zhao Er who just entered the city, General Yang Ye, the governor of Liaodong, Lord Ji Chengyunji, our Minister of War, and Cheng Yihou, the Marquis of Sanjiang.
Old General, Zhongyi Marquis Banjin, General Zhaoxian, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, General Xu Sheng, the Commander-in-Chief of Hangzhou, General Dugu Ruizhi, the Commander-in-Chief of Daizhou, General Luo Fu, the Commander-in-Chief of Yizhou, and Cai from Kiev.
General Luo Xu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Campaign who came back from Ross... Oh, those are all famous tiger generals!"
"Yes, yes, they are all our tough generals who can be ranked in the top five!"
The recruit wiped his saliva and said, "By the way, why didn't you talk about General Hua Ling, the governor of Hebei Province!"
The veteran looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. He hit the recruit hard on the head and said, "Aren't you talking nonsense! What else do you need to say? Do you know who the three oldest ministers who followed His Highness the King of Han were? ?The first is Mr. Zhao, the former commander of the Supervisory Yuan you just mentioned; the second is General Zhao Er, the governor of Jiangnan! The third is our governor of Hebei, General Hua!"
"Tell me, what kind of official title can our General Hua get?"
"It's hard to say what the official position is. General Hua is already the second rank. According to our Han Dynasty's system, the second rank is the highest official position for military generals. The general is also the first rank. In my opinion, he should be granted the title of Duke! The worst thing is that he is also a county official!"
Just as he was talking, another group of majestic cavalry entered the city. Looking at the flag, it was none other than Luo Xu, the Governor of the Northern Conquest, who had conquered the Kievan Rus' Kingdom in just two months.
So majestic.
The recruit continued to drool.
If I were the governor of the Northern Conquest and led a hundred thousand troops, I would first set up a long snake formation, then an eight-door golden lock formation, then a flying goose formation, and finally end the battle with an ox horn formation!
The Qianyu Hall is nearly five feet tall, majestic and simple.
The main hall of the hall will be used as a place to hold the highest-level military meetings in the future, and you can enter the second floor by climbing the stairs at the back of the hall. Today, portraits of eighteen ministers with outstanding achievements will be hung there. Among them are the previous ones. There are two people who have been hung in Lingyan Pavilion in Jinzhou. One is Liu Mao, who has been granted the title of Duke, and the other is Chen Yuanshan, who has also been granted the title of Duke. These are the only two Dukes of the Han Dynasty so far. of important ministers.
Today, Liu Ling wore a black court dress embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon, a gold crown on his head, and a jade belt around his waist. He stood outside the hall, looking down at the civil and military officials standing solemnly below the platform. At the door of Qianyu Hall, two people stood There were rows of Forbidden soldiers with their chests straightened out. In the dark, a large number of supervisory guards were deployed.
The big shots who came back from various places stood under the platform and stood solemnly.
Liu Ling took the glass of wine brought by the guard, raised it solemnly, and then slowly poured it down.
"Respect! The heroes who shed their blood for the unification of the Han Dynasty!"
"The great man is mighty!"
The soldiers, generals, and civil servants all shouted in unison at this moment the slogan that inspired people to move forward bravely on the battlefield.
Liu Ling stood up straight, glanced at the ministers and said slowly: "Since I started my army in the first year of the Great Unification of the Han Dynasty, I have destroyed Zhou, Shu, Tang, Chu, Wu and Yue, ended the chaos in the Central Plains, pacified Jiangnan, conquered Liao, and destroyed Xia, stabilized Liaodong, and went through more than a thousand battles, large and small!"
"There are countless brave men and women who have shed their blood for the sake of world peace without hesitation!"
"Today, I am here in front of the Qianyu Hall to pay homage to the soldiers who died fighting for the unification of our great Han Dynasty!"
Liu Ling began to narrate the story from the time he sent troops south in the first year of Datong to the attack and destruction of Kievan Rus in the second year of Datong. In the large and small battles he went through, the shadows of those heroic soldiers left in his heart.
In the back hall of Qianyu Hall, there is a monument without words. Although there are no words, it is engraved with everyone who died for the Han Dynasty to conquer the world. Those names are deeply engraved in the hearts of the living people. (Unfinished) to be continued)
