The most outstanding of the three platforms is naturally the Bronze Sparrow Terrace. After Li Xingchen entered the palace, the front of the palace was the main hall of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Bronze Sparrow Terrace was on the left.
There is only an earthen platform left in the Tongque Terrace in later generations. Although it may not be as good as the Tongque Terrace in the heyday of Cao Wei due to years of war damage and repairs, we can still vaguely see what it looked like back then.
The prosperity that once existed has all gone like smoke in the blink of an eye.
But a new era, a new prosperity, has arrived.
Li Xingchen climbed up the steps. There were corpses of Zhou soldiers on the steps that he had no time to clean up. At this last moment, there were still some loyal people who chose to die for this disintegrated dynasty. It is not incomprehensible whether they are wise or foolish kings.
This kind of loyalty and fearless spirit of sacrifice are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, and Li Xingchen naturally needs encouragement. Although the economy of the Han Dynasty is developing rapidly and the people are getting richer, it does not represent these beautiful ideological and moral qualities left by the ancestors.
All will be abandoned.
The main hall on the Tongque Terrace has been opened to Li Xinchen. Li Xinchen can imagine how many years ago, Cao Cao and his son used to "drink and sing together" here. He can also imagine that from Shi Le to Ran Min to Gao Huan, generation after generation.
A generation of heroes who were either criticized or praised by later generations once rode here.
Now I am standing on this high platform, overlooking all living beings, and also overlooking the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers that are completely my own.
Li Xingchen can somewhat understand why Yang Jian in history wanted to burn down the city of Ye after putting down Yuchijun's rebellion. After all, anyone, whether a monarch or a minister, would feel a spontaneous feeling when standing on this high platform.
It feels like I am the king and all living beings are like ants.
If the emperor had such an idea, there would be no problem, but if the civil and military generals guarding Yecheng had such an idea, it would be dangerous. After all, Yang Jian was someone who had experienced the split between Northern Qi and Northern Zhou, so he was also very afraid
One day in the future, my own Sui Dynasty will also look like this.
However, Li Xingchen did not intend to burn Yecheng.
Yecheng Santai and Yecheng itself have witnessed too many ups and downs, so Li Xingchen doesn't mind preserving this Yecheng, which can be regarded as giving future generations a chance to visit and be alert. After all, the lessons of history tell us
Li Xingchen, when the policies of a dynasty are no longer enough to convince the people, then regardless of the existence of Yecheng, it will lead to the subversion of the dynasty. Even if Yecheng is burned down, Jin Dynasty will appear.
Yang, Jiankang, etc.
Yan Pi, the newly appointed secretary of the Han Dynasty, followed behind Li Xingchen, looking very cautious. It seemed that even the noise he made while walking was too loud and affected His Majesty, which made him feel guilty.
It stands to reason that it is not his turn to fill the position of secretary-supervisor of the Han Dynasty. Looking at your majesty's previous secretaries-supervisor, of course they all came from aristocratic families closely related to your majesty. For example, the first secretary-supervisor, Huang Qi, was the queen of the Southeast General.
The second Qin Sizu was also a descendant of the Bashu family, and although the third secretary-supervisor Bao Xing was selected through the formal way of the imperial examination, he came from a poor family and was reused overnight because of his true talents and learning. Of course, he would not have
suspected of doing something detrimental to His Majesty.
But Yanbi is different.
He is truly a clan relative of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and his experience is very interesting.
His father was the general manager of Ningzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Yan Qing of the Shangzhu Kingdom was considered a high official. However, Yan Bi had not yet been crowned, but because he was proficient in poetry and calligraphy, good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting, and because he was handsome, he was favored by the Zhou Dynasty.
Emperor Wu Yuwenyong appointed him as his consort, Princess Shangqingdu, and became a relative of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Later, he entered the palace to take charge of the Qianniu Guard, and was one of the main generals of the Imperial Army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Of course, everyone knows that the Prince Consort was able to enter the palace because of his talents, not the ability to lead troops in war. Yu Wenyong asked him to take charge of the Qianniu Guard simply to facilitate his access to the palace, and at the same time try to avoid the imperial guards as much as possible.
The final support of the imperial family fell into the hands of others - yes, you can even name Yang Jian here.
Therefore, no one really thinks that this prince-in-law is here to lead the troops, but Yang Jian does not think so. Since the break between Yu Wen Yun and Yu Wen Xian, Yang Jian has become the actual controller of the Guanzhong court. Of course, he
Yan Bi, who was in charge of the imperial army, regarded it as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, so he quickly found a person who was responsible for reviewing the imperial army and asked Yan Bi to pull the imperial army out for a while.
The Imperial Guards, who had not been trained for many years, were of course slovenly and slovenly. At first glance, they looked like a group of vulnerable rabble, which aroused the ridicule of the surrounding fellow training troops. Yang Jian also seized this opportunity, using Yu Wenyun's name, so that after scolding him, he directly
Demoting Yan Bi to a commoner, Yan Bi left the court and became an out-and-out freeloader.
After the Han Dynasty entered Guanzhong, the most unlucky people were those relatives and clans of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who had relied on soft food or marriage to gain power. They usually had the name of the royal family to hide them, but now they really had nothing.
However, Li Xingchen is not a philanthropist, and of course he does not care about the life or death of these people.
For Yan Bi, who was depressed and frustrated, the Han army's entry into the pass caused him to lose his last title as a protector, but it undoubtedly gave him an opportunity. Before that, with Yang Jian watching, even if Yan Bi
Those who are talented can only squat at home and eat soft food, but now it is different. The imperial examination of the Han Dynasty still gives him the possibility to fight hard, especially when the Northern Zhou royal family such as Princess Qingdu not only became commoners, but also became ordinary people.
He was under surveillance, so he had almost no source of income and could only rely on living on his laurels. Of course, the difficulties at home made Yan Bi have to work hard.
After all, he still has real talent and learning, and finally stood out among Enke, ranking third, and was soon selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to enter Chang'an Academy for further study. Now after graduation, because he is more outstanding in the direction of document organization and summary
Because of his achievements, he was recommended by the Ministry of Civil Affairs as Secretary Supervisor Cheng. He has just arrived from Guanzhong to take up the post. Today is his third day in office. In fact, he only met Li Xingchen yesterday.
Because of his special experience and identity, as well as being a cautious person, Yan Bi became increasingly restrained in front of Li Xingchen.
In this regard, Li Xingchen was also a little helpless. The reason why he agreed to the selection of the Ministry of Personnel and let Yan Pi serve as his new secretary supervisor was that in addition to Yan Pi himself being capable, he also wanted to know about the famous painters in history.
In addition to the bad taste of who Yan Liben's father is, it is also because Li Xingchen wanted to use Yan Pi's special identity to show that the Han people would treat the old people of the Northern Zhou Dynasty equally, especially the Han people who had been used by the Northern Zhou Dynasty and even became relatives of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Able to pass the imperial examination and become the backbone of the Han court again.