During the long reign of Han and Yin, the Yong Kingdom no longer was as powerful as it was during the reign of Emperor Yongming of Han and Zhou Dynasties, and completely withdrew from the Northern Territory. However, it still occupied thirteen prefectures, namely Tianming, Jing'an, Nanxiang, Taining, Shun'an, and Yong. Huai, Hechang, Fuchun, Lan'an, Fuming, Yiyang, Zhenyou, Lingbei.
Compared with Zhuang State, which is a land of three counties, it can be called huge.
If it were not for the restraint of Jing and Jing, as well as the natural barrier of the Qichang Mountains, and the talents of several generations of Zhuang monarchs, the Yong State would have swallowed Zhuang in one gulp.
But no matter how many reasons there are, hundreds of years have passed. Not only has Zhuang State not been defeated, but it has grown day by day. Many people regard it as evidence that Han Yin has lost all his energy.
Especially in the year 3919 of the Dao calendar, at the beginning of the new year, a war with wide implications ended in a very short time.
People suddenly discovered a terrifying fact. Since Zhuang Chengqian founded the country, Zhuang State has been suppressed and humiliated, but it has never truly lost a national war!
Whether it was against Mo Country, Yong Country, or Xu Country, which had already been defeated.
Zhuang Chengqian fought a bloody battle in the Qichang Mountains, not to mention blocking the advance of Han and Yin soldiers. Zhuang Gaoxian fought two national wars. The first time he hurt the Yong Kingdom's border troops and won many years of border peace. The second time he almost defeated the Yong Kingdom!
Zhuang Guo's military strength is frightening.
After the war between Zhuang and Yong, the entire Lingbei Prefecture was occupied by Zhuang.
Yiyang Prefecture uses Suolong Pass as the dividing line, and the south part is also owned by Zhuang State and is included in Yongchang County of Zhuang State.
Suolong Pass is located approximately two-thirds of the way to the south of Yiyang Prefecture. Therefore, from a topographic point of view, most of the territory of Yiyang Prefecture still belongs to the Yong Kingdom.
However, due to the importance of Suolong Pass, the entire Yiyang Mansion is within the overlooking range of Suolong Pass.
That's why Yinge City was built to eliminate this geographical disadvantage.
Fortunately for Jiang Wang, the sect of Qingyunting is located in Shun'an Mansion in the west of Yong State, not in Yiyang Mansion where Zhuang Yong's army is facing off.
If he was suppressed by the army in Yiyang Mansion, he wouldn't have to think twice and just give up.
Shun'an Mansion was a rare place that was not affected by the previous national war. The adjacent Lan'an Mansion to the south was once invaded by the Zhuang-Luo coalition, but was quickly expelled.
The soldiers of Zhuang State in the south never passed Suolong Pass, and the red horse guards of Jing State in the north failed to attack Jing'an Mansion.
The only moment when the entire Shun'an Prefecture came close to war was perhaps when Du Ruhui, the Prime Minister of Zhuang State, was harassing the Yong Kingdom and diluting the Yong State's Shenlin combat power. He briefly came over to govern Ningyuan City and punched the city, without even breaking the city's protective formation. He left in a hurry.
Therefore, compared to places like Yiyang and Lan'an, the atmosphere in Shun'an Prefecture is obviously much peaceful.
Walking on the streets of Wenxi County, Shun'an Prefecture, Jiang Wang could clearly feel the control Han Xu had over the entire country.
People's uneasiness about change cannot be concealed.
For example, in the Yong State, Mohism is now the orthodoxy, and the Confucian academies, Taoist academies, and even temples within the territory need to be demolished or rebuilt. The industries originally built around these Confucian academies, Taoist academies, and temples naturally suffered a devastating blow. But these people are also Yong people and need to live. This is the fundamental contradiction.
But everything he saw was going on in an orderly manner. People are anxious, but they are not angry or numb. In the changing times, we have confidence in the court and hope for the future.
"Hope" can lead people to overcome all difficulties. It seems to cost nothing and only originates from the spirit, but it requires the most effort.
It is not difficult to imagine how long the Yong Kingdom's new court, headed by Han Xu, had been preparing for this day.
With the support of the Mohist family, this is not impossible. The Mo family's mechanical skills are unparalleled in the world, and the various mechanical creations alone are enough to make them richest in the world. It is not difficult for the Mohists to pour some resources into soothing the pain of change.
But what surprised Jiang Wang the most was that the scene he imagined of the Mohist machine beast swaggering through the market did not appear. Even though he spent three days traveling through most of the neighborhoods in Wenxi County, he still failed to see a few members of the Mo family.
Or the Mohists still had doubts about getting involved in the national system, and supporting Han Xu was just a trial. Or maybe there are differences within the Mohist family and they are not fully committed. Or maybe Han Xu's emperor and ministers were clever and adopted Mohism as the national study, but they did not let the influence of Mohism penetrate into all walks of life.
All in all, the military and political power of Yong State is obviously still controlled by Han Xu.
The Yong Kingdom is Han Xu's Yong Kingdom, not just a "big city" that exists in another form, as many people have guessed.
"Ju" means steel.
Jucheng is where the Holy Land of Momen is located. According to legend, it is a real city of steel. However, except for the senior officials of Momen, no one knows its exact address.
From what Jiang Wang observed, Yongting and Momen had more of a cooperative relationship than dependence. As for how Han Xu did this in the face of the obviously much stronger Momen, Jiang Wang could not know.
Thinking about how thrilling it is, it’s not enough to describe it to outsiders.
Jiang Wang had not been running around for the past three days. While he was recuperating his body and adjusting himself to his peak, he was collecting intelligence and analyzing information as much as possible to prepare for his ultimate goal.
Shun'an Prefecture is one of the border prefectures of Yong State, so it is inevitable that dragons and snakes will be mixed up. In addition, Yong State is in a critical period of reforming its government, and all kinds of people are active in Yong State.
At this moment, Han Xu and his ministers need to maintain the stability of the country.
Pedestrians like Jiang Wang, who were wearing masks and wrapped up tightly, were not very eye-catching.
Just like the previous few days, he picked up a bowl of "Poor Cry" in the back street of the inn where he was staying, and walked south along the clean street.
He changed into a more common zodiac dragon mask, which only covered the upper half of his face, so it did not affect his eating.
"Qiongqiao" is a unique delicacy of Shun'an Prefecture in Yong State. It is actually a kind of fried pasta that is shaped into a small bird shape. The skin is crispy and when bitten, it makes a "chirp" sound similar to that of a living animal.
The locals call it "poor call", which means that it is so delicious that no matter how you call it, you can't escape the fate of being eaten.
It looks strange but tastes very good. Jiang Wang has only been here for a few days and is already used to eating a bowl every morning like the locals.
Because the size of the pinches is not uniform, a bowl of "Poor Scream" only has about twelve to fifteen pieces, purely depending on whether the owner's hands are trembling.
Jiang Wang was lucky today, there were fifteen in the bowl. This made him feel much happier, and his steps became more brisk when walking on the street.
What you encounter unexpectedly is often not a surprise.
His eyes swept around him casually but carefully, collecting as much information as possible as usual, but his eyes suddenly became fixed.
At this moment, the passers-by on the street seemed to be blurred, and the "poor screams" and "chirps" in their mouths seemed to be in the horizon.
Everything is far away.
He only noticed the man coming towards him.
Lead him to complete his first inner mission and perform bravely in the Three Cities Forum...
He often tells others that he is, but the one he may want to find more than the other person——
Zhang Linchuan!
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ps: I want to eat all the delicacies in Chixin...or when I have free time, I can study the recipes and see if I can make a similar one...
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