Li Shimin returned to Chang'an with a great victory over Xue Rengao, and his prestige was indeed unparalleled for a while, surpassing the prince Li Jiancheng. At this time, the "Tiance Mansion" founded by Li Shimin had attracted a large number of strange people, and the power of the Qin Prince's Mansion followed.
Big increase.
In the days that followed, Yan Ling followed Li Shimin in his expedition to the west of Guanzhong, annihilating all the bandits, rebels, and rebels in Guanzhong, making Guanzhong completely the territory of Li Tang. After Guanzhong was pacified, Yan Ling stopped.
After embarking on a continuous journey of conquest, the Tang Dynasty's military strength was more than enough to defend Guanzhong, but it was not enough to send troops to conquer the rebels such as Wang Shichong of Luoyang.
At the same time, there were rumors in the world that the successor of Cihang Jingzhai was born, and he went to Luoyang with the ancient treasures and his family's jade to choose a wise king for the people of the world. Even the "Tiance Mansion" established various official positions such as chief historian, Sima, doctor, military advisor, and wine minister.
, Li Shimin, who made it look like a small imperial court, was very interested in it. It happened that there had been no major events recently, so he went to Luoyang with a large number of experts.
Luoyang is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, surrounded by mountains, with the Luoyang Plain in the middle, and major river systems flowing through it. It is not only a dangerous situation, but also has beautiful scenery, fertile soil, moderate climate, and convenient water transportation. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. Therefore, it has been a battleground since ancient times.
Since then, most of the dynasties have built their capitals here.
After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he chose another capital site in Luoyang and established a new capital. The new imperial city was more than fifty miles in circumference and was magnificent. After that, Yang Guang dug a grand canal running from north to south with Luoyang as the center, connecting the Haihe River and the Yellow River.
, the five major water systems of the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River, and the Qiantang River are connected, and Luoyang has become the central hub of transportation and commerce as well as a military fortress in the world.
Yan Ling and others disguised themselves as a group of business travelers, with Li Shimin as the leader of the business travellers. They deceived the gatekeepers and entered this ancient city. As soon as they entered the city gate, everyone was shocked by the beautiful scenery of Luoyang.
As soon as you enter the city gate, you will see the "Tianjie", a broad street that is a hundred paces wide and runs through the north and south gates. It stretches straight in front of you. Cherry, pomegranate, elm, willow and other trees are planted along the street. In the middle, it was used for the emperor's patrol.
There are many shops on both sides of the avenue, and there are roads between the lanes, intersecting with the ten vertical and horizontal streets that run through the major city gates, in an orderly manner.
Fortunately for Yan Ling, although the ancient capital of Luoyang is prosperous, it is far behind the big cities in the 21st century on earth. Whether it is the streets or the buildings on both sides, there is no comparison. The only thing that can make Yan Ling
What surprised Ling was that the buildings in the ancient capital had a slightly different aesthetic feeling compared to the modern high-rise buildings in Daxia.
But the people around Yan Ling were completely different. Although these people were highly skilled in martial arts, they did not necessarily have much knowledge. Now that they saw the scenery of Luoyang, shock flashed through their eyes.
Li Shimin smiled and introduced to everyone: "Luoyang is divided into two major regions, the north and the south, with the Luoshui River running across the city as the boundary. The Luoshui River is connected to other major water systems, making the city full of rivers and bridges, making it a spectacular sight.
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The weather was just right at this time, and there were many pedestrians and carriages walking on the street. From time to time, groups of soldiers with bright armor passed by and patrolled on the royal road, giving this thousand-year-old city a somewhat serious atmosphere.
Li Shimin led everyone to carefully avoid the patrol officers and avoid being discovered by Wang Shichong's eyes and ears, which put them in danger. At the same time, he continued: "The numerous water systems have led to the large number of boats in Luoyang City, which is very unique!"
While they were talking, a sailboat was sailing in front of everyone in Luoshui, which was hidden under the house. From their point of view, only the top of the sail was moving, just like a boat on land. It was extremely magical!
Yan Ling had seen the scenery of the Jiangnan water town, and was not too impressed by it. With his foodie nature returning, he said to Li Shimin: "Sir, why don't we find a place to fill our stomachs first!"
Li Shimin and others laughed when they heard this. They were all core figures in Li Shimin's family, so they naturally knew Yan Ling's character. Yan Ling's habit of tasting local delicacies wherever he went was also very famous in the military.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "It's time for us to find a place to have a good meal. This time we pretended to go all the way to Luoyang. Everyone has worked hard!"
Yan Ling and others found a busy restaurant on the roadside and squeezed in. They found a place to sit at the edge and corner, ordered a lot of special dishes, and ate with all their heart.
After eating, Li Shimin led everyone to find a place to stay, and then let everyone disperse, telling everyone to pay attention to collecting intelligence from all parties when visiting the ancient capital of Luoyang.
In addition to practicing martial arts, Yan Ling is not a person who lives alone. He took the lead in leading a person out of the place where he stayed, preparing to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Luoyang and experience the customs and customs of different worlds. This has always been Yan Ling's personal
One of the goals.
"Li Jing, you have traveled extensively and seen a lot. Now you will lead me to understand the differences of this thousand-year-old capital!" Yan Ling walked out of the inn where he stayed and said to the tall man beside him.
The person following Yan Ling was the famous military god of the Tang Dynasty - Li Jing. Li Jing had already joined Li Shimin's command when Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion was established. At that time, Yan Ling accidentally saw it on the list of Tiance Mansion.
After hearing Li Jing's name, he asked Li Shimin for it and joined Yan Ling's cavalry battalion.
Naturally, Yan Ling's request for Li Jing was not for the purpose of fighting for world supremacy, but simply because he did not want to be entangled in trivial matters in the army, so he asked Li Jing to come over to help manage things in the army. Yan Ling usually only needs to train soldiers with peace of mind. As for peace,
All the dealings with other generals were left to Li Jing, which made it much easier for Yan Ling!
Li Jing was not handsome, with dark and rough skin, but he had a straight nose, broad forehead, and sparkling eyes, which gave him the impression of being both steady and resourceful. Li Jing smiled slightly and said, "No problem, just follow me, Commander!"
During their daily interactions, Li Jing discovered that Yan Ling was not only highly skilled in martial arts, he was actually the best master he had ever seen in his life, and he also had unusual military insights. This made Li Jing admire Yan Ling very much. The only thing that made Li Jing uncomfortable was that Yan Ling
Ling has a lazy personality. He is obviously talented, but he is obsessed with martial arts and is too lazy to manage military matters.
But Li Jing didn't know that Yan Ling's unique military insights were summarized by famous generals in modern times. Yan Ling was just a porter, and his only outstanding martial arts talent was the advantage that Yan Ling was proud of!
The two of them were walking on the streets of the ancient capital of Luoyang. Li Jing listened to the conversations around him, trying to find useful information, and introduced some local characteristics of Luoyang to Yan Ling, appearing extremely serious and responsible. In contrast, Yan Ling
Ling didn't care so much, he just visited Luoyang, looking like an idle young man.
"Um!"
Suddenly, Yan Ling's expression changed, as if he had discovered something. Just when Li Jing was about to ask questions, a scarred-faced man blocked their way.
Li Jing looked puzzled and said: "Are you...?"
Without waiting for the scarred man to reply, Yan Ling said first, "Xu Ziling, long time no see!"
Li Jing was shocked when he heard this. After the "scar-faced man" took off the mask on his face, Li Jing was even more delighted and said: "Xiao Ling, I never thought I would meet you here. Where is Xiao Zhong?"
Xu Ziling took off his mask and glanced at Li Jing with a complicated expression. He did not rush to greet Li Jing, but turned his gaze to Yan Ling and asked, "How did Brother Yan discover me?"
When Xu Ziling approached, Yan Ling had already sensed Xu Ziling's pure and hot energy and blood, but it was not easy to explain to Xu Ziling. Therefore, Yan Ling just smiled slightly and did not answer Xu Ziling's questions, showing his profound knowledge.