Eight hundred and fiftieth chapters Liuhe Royal Chariot
The Qin people then built a city here. During the reign of Qin Degong, they moved from their remote hometown in the west and established their first real capital city, "Yong". Later, they moved eastward and moved their capital to Xianyang City.
The person Yang Guang admired the most was Qin Shihuang, so Yang Guang specially stayed here to pay homage to the Qin Emperor.
After leaving Qishan County, Yang Guang's huge motorcade continued westward.
As the slope slowly rises, the originally spacious galloping road gradually turns into a path that can only accommodate two vehicles parallel. The farmland gradually recedes, and is surrounded by dense and deep forests.
The rugged limestone hills became increasingly steep, and by the third day they had become a mountain range. Although it was already early April, Wang Junlin looked from the foot of the mountain and found that the highest rock peaks were still carrying old snow, as if they were gray and white.
The giant stands here and separates Chencang County and Tianshui County.
An accompanying minister of the Ministry of Rites from Chencang County told Wang Junlin: "Longban has nine slopes, and I don't know how high it is. Those who want to go up can cross it in seven days, and the wind and snow at the highest point of the mountain only freeze in May."
Explanation, it’s still early.”
This is a natural danger parallel to the Shu Road. Fortunately, the Chi Road does not have to go over the mountain. It winds along the mountain stream to the west. Although the chariot is heavy and bulky, there is a way to go.
However, the scenery in front of me has gradually changed from that of the Qinling Mountains in Guanzhong. High on the mountain ridges are patches of low and vigorous birch forests, as well as vast pastures. It is like green waves covering the entire mountain range. Occasionally, you can still see clothes.
Simple wranglers drive large groups of vigorous and galloping horses.
The horses pulling Wang Junlin's cart were blood-maned horses, and their footsteps became more cheerful and kept neighing. If Wang Junlin hadn't scolded him, he would have run away long ago and gone to the grass to have fun.
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Seven days later, Sui Emperor Yang Guang's huge inspection team appeared on the land of Tianshui County in the southernmost part of Yongzhou. The inspection team numbered 50,000 people and stretched for ten miles. The banners were overwhelming and the momentum was huge.
The core of the inspection team is the emperor's palace, the Liuhe Giant Chariot. The Liuhe Chariot is actually a huge movable wooden palace built by He Chou, the minister of the Shaofu Temple. As the name suggests, it is in the shape of a hexagon.
It is thirty meters long and the female wall is two feet high from the ground. The emperor Yang Guang, the queen and other maids and eunuchs all lived in it.
There are eight huge wooden wheels underneath the Liuhe chariot. It cannot walk on its own and needs twenty tall horses to pull it forward slowly and steadily.
Yang Guang was in a good mood. In the 20th year after the founding of the emperor, he led an army of 150,000 as the commander-in-chief. He marched out from Jincheng County and defeated the Western Turks Datou Khan. He once passed through Tianshui County, and this time he returned to his old place.
Thinking of my own bravery back then.
Yang Guang stood at the front of the chariot and smiled at his wife and children: "Back then, I once guarded the border and attacked the Turks from the north. Nearly seven years have passed, but I feel like it just happened yesterday."
Yang Guang had a deep relationship with Empress Xiao. Even though he became emperor, he still refused to accept concubines. His single-mindedness also won the praise of his mother, Dugu. In replacing Yang Yong as the crown prince, he also won the approval of his mother.
Dugu’s strong support.
At the same time, because of the heavy state affairs, although Yang Guang liked to build palaces and pay attention to pomp, he did not have many concubines. During this western tour, he asked the prince Yang Zhao to stay in the capital, but he took Yang Zhao's eldest son, Yang Guang
The eldest grandson is by his side.
"Wang Tong is a capable minister. In the past few years, Yongzhou's profits and taxes have increased by 20%. The two new counties of Zhangye and Xiping have also been well managed. Yujuluo has contributed even more. There has been no war at the Yongzhou border for several years." Yang
Guang stroked his beard and looked at the green fields and wheat seedlings on both sides of the official road. Thinking of the changes in Yongzhou in the past few years, he said with satisfaction. It's just that many people in his entourage trampled on the farmland, but he turned a blind eye, or in other words, he didn't notice them at all.
I have thought about how serious the damage to farmers' harvests and bankers would be.
"Your Majesty, look! Are Chief Fish and Governor Wang here?"
An eunuch with keen eyesight saw a cavalry appearing in the distance, like a thin and black line, rushing towards this side. Yang Guang also saw it, he stroked his beard and smiled, his attitude was very good, he
As soon as they entered the territory of Yongzhou, Wang Tong and Yu Juluo appeared with their subordinates. It seemed that they had been waiting here for a long time.
Not long after, a guard reported: "Your Majesty, Yu Juluo, the commander-in-chief of Yongzhou's march, and Wang Tong, the governor, led their subordinates and led three thousand cavalry to greet the holy driver!"
Yu Juluo and Wang Tong had been waiting at the border for a long time. When the emperor's holy emissary appeared, they immediately came to see him.
Compared with Yu Juluo's uneasiness, Wang Tong was both hopeful and worried about the Holy Emperor's inspection of Yongzhou. He hoped that the Holy Emperor could strengthen the immigration of Xiping County and Zhangye County, which were vast and sparsely populated in Yongzhou, and that the imperial court could provide financial resources and manpower.
support.
The 50,000 troops and thousands of officials and servants of Shengjia needed food from all over Yongzhou, which was also a huge expense.
Wang Tong sighed in his heart, and Yu Juluo led the Yongzhou civil and military officials to dismount and quickly came to the Liuhe carriage to pay homage to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Yu Juluo, Wang Tong led the military officials of Yongzhou to see His Majesty the Emperor, and wish His Majesty the Emperor long live, long live!"
Yang Guang was in a good mood. He waved his hands and said with a smile: "My dear friends, I will go down without courtesy!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone stood up, and Yang Guang smiled and said to Yu Juluo and Wang Tong: "My dear friends, what do you think of my Liuhe chariot?"
"It can be said to be a work of miraculous craftsmanship. I believe that this Liuhe chariot is more suitable for use on flat grasslands. If a Turkic people saw it, they would think it was a god descending to earth." Yu Juluo said with a smile.
Yang Guang laughed loudly and said: "One day, I will kill the Turks just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did to the Xiongnu, drive them to Mobei, and turn the northern grassland into the land where I raise horses in the Sui Dynasty. At that time, I will
Liuhe's imperial chariot will patrol the grassland. I wonder who among you is willing to serve for me, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing or Li Guang?"
When Yang Guang said these words, he glanced at the many generals in front of him. Yuwen Shu, Yu Wenji, Yuwen Chengdu, Mai Tiezhang, Yu Juluo and other generals all bowed down and said loudly: "I am willing to do it for you."
Your Majesty's Wei Qing will defeat the Turks and exterminate them on your behalf."
Yang Guang was very satisfied when he saw his generals. He noticed that Wang Junlin was just about to bow down with the other generals, but finally stopped, and turned to Wang Junlin and asked: "Isn't Wang Aiqing unwilling to open up territory for me?"
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Wang Junlin quickly bowed down and prostrated, and immediately said: "Reporting to your majesty, I am not a military commander now, so I was hesitant just now, but as long as your majesty is willing, I will definitely open up territory for your majesty until my death."
Yang Guang smiled slightly again, motioned to Wang Junlin, and said: "I heard that Aiqing studied under a certain outsider in Xiong'er Mountain, Maiji Town, Qingshui County, Tianshui County. I will not go to Tianshui City today, so I will choose to stay here in Maiji."