Huang Qi arrived at Songshan early.
Martial law has also been imposed on Zhang Qian's side, no news can get out, Hulao Pass is strictly controlled, no entry or exit is allowed, and even the city defense has been replaced by Jing Qian's army.
But Zhang Xiu took his eldest son Zhang Biao in a carriage and thirty personal guards, and slowly headed towards Luoyang.
The official road is very flat, and even the wooden wheels don't feel a lot of vibration when running on the road. The carriage is covered with thick soft cushions, with ice cubes placed around to relieve the heat, and there is a follower behind it. A fan whose wheels rotate to drive the iron gears to rotate.
Zhang Xiu was very comfortable sitting in the carriage reading.
As he gets older, Zhang Biao's face becomes more and more slender, especially his raised nose, which is almost a replica. He has a very stable temperament and spends time reading with his father.
It took five days to get from Chang'an to Luoyang. In order not to attract attention, Zhang Xiu only wore a gray poplin ermine robe, moon-white trousers, and a pair of black tweed cloth shoes. Although they were ordinary, they were neat, clean and spotless. With his tall eyes and slender figure, he looks like a young man from a wealthy family.
It looks very impressive.
"Master, we have arrived in Luoyang City." Hu Che'er's voice came from beside the carriage.
Zhang Xiu closed the book, opened the curtain and walked out. When he looked up, he saw a majestic city. The weight of history came to his face. In the ancient capital that had gone through more than two hundred years, there was an unspeakable pressure. It has a lot of solemn and royal air.
I couldn't help but take another look before getting out of the car with Zhang Biao.
Let the carriage enter the city first, then walk towards the city. It was in the afternoon, and the August sun was still fierce, but it could not dampen the enthusiasm of the merchants. Various stalls were set up on both sides of the main city gate, selling their own products.
"Although Luoyang is not as prosperous as Chang'an, it is still bustling with people!" Seeing the endless flow of people coming and going, Zhang Xiu walked leisurely with a fan in his hand.
Next to him, Hu Cheer said: "Not only Luoyang, but also all decent cities now have a lot of population increase."
Zhang Xiu turned around and glanced at Hu Che'er, then continued walking, asking as he walked: "Why did so many people suddenly appear? Is there some problem with the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Hu Cheer said with a smile: "That's not true. It's mainly because of our policy. Land is divided according to head. The more children you have, the more land your family will get. So in order to get more land, the people just have to do it." Can have many lives.”
Zhang Xiu was surprised.
The purpose of this policy at the time was indeed to increase the country's population, but I did not expect that there would be such a substantial increase. However, this only started three or four years ago, and they have not yet reached adulthood. How could there be so many people here? ?
Seeing Zhang Xiu thinking, Hu Che'er added: "After we formulated this policy and implemented it across the country, it immediately attracted people from other places. At that time, the territorial boundaries were not clearly defined, and no one cared about customs ultimatums or anything like that. , many people came here, and the population increased a lot."
Zhang Xiu nodded.
There are more people inside the city than outside the city, but Luoyang is a big city and the main streets are wide, so it doesn't seem crowded. Zhang Xiu walked along the main street and arrived at his destination in half an hour.
The Luoyang Imperial Palace was burned down by Dong Zhuo.
After years of battles, Luoyang was first occupied by Cao Wei, and later by Zhang Xiu, changing hands repeatedly. Naturally, no one repaired the burned and abandoned Luoyang Palace, and since Zhang Xiu's capital was Chang'an, there was no need to rebuild it in Luoyang, and it has remained abandoned to this day.
"When I came here, Luoyang Palace was so prosperous, but now it is like this." This is also the first time Hu Che'er has come here since the Luoyang Palace was burned down, and saw the magnificent and towering corridors of the palace in the past. Turned into scorched earth, it is inevitable to sigh.
"Don't lean on the railing when you are alone. The country is boundless. It's easy to say goodbye but hard to say goodbye." Zhang Xiu's eyes covered the entire abandoned scorched earth. "The descendants of Liu Han did not care about their ancestors' inheritance and got drunk on wine and sex, causing the world to be in chaos and the people to live in dire straits. From now on, I will be in Dajing." Descendants, you should take this as a warning." Then he looked at Zhang Biao, "Biao'er, do you know?"
Zhang Biao said: "The sage said, 'The people are noble and the king is despised'. My sons and ministers should remember the teachings and work for the benefit of all the people of Dajing, so as not to make the same mistake as the previous Han Dynasty."
Hu Che'er next to him heard this and his eyes lit up.
I feel that this little master of my family is really a genius. Even at such a young age, he has some composure when speaking. His tone is smooth and powerful, and his words are clear.
Zhang Xiu was happy when he heard this and took his little hand and walked towards the ruins.
Ruins of ruins can be seen everywhere. It has been cleaned up, but the general building has not been demolished. Some people have suggested that the abandoned palace in Luoyang should be demolished and rebuilt. When the People's Republic of China was founded, there were many voices who hoped to make Luoyang the capital.
But Zhang Xiu decided not to rebuild Luoyang.
The ruined Luoyang is the best negative teaching material. After Dajing ascends the throne, future kings must visit Luoyang to see what happened after the country was subjugated, and to inspire future kings to work hard for the country.
Since most of the old city was made of wood, a fire destroyed most of the buildings. Zhang Xiu led Zhang Biao around for only half an hour.
The sun sets over the western mountains.
He walked out and headed to the inn that he had prepared long ago to stay.
Chen Er had been waiting in the inn for a long time. When he saw Zhang Xiu and Zhang Biao coming in, he immediately saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Crown Prince, there is news from Songshan that Cao Cao's imperial flag has arrived."
"I didn't expect him to come so early." Zhang Xiu smiled, "There are still ten days left. I'm not in a hurry to go up the mountain. I asked Luoyang Commander Zhang to come first. Are you here yet?"
Chen Er: "I came early, waiting outside."
"Ask him to come in," then he turned to look deeply at Hu Che'er and said, "Ask someone to bring some wine and meat. Come and sit down. We are the only three brothers who came from Xiliang. We just want to get together tonight. . Although I am the emperor now, without you back then, Dajing would not be what it is now. There is a system of honor and inferiority in the court. Today I left Chang'an, and I want to have a good drink with you two. "
Hu Che'er, who was just about to turn around and go out, suddenly froze as if frozen when he heard this, and trembled visibly.
I was so moved that my whole body was boiling, my heart was sour and hot, and I couldn't say a word. The eyes of the eight-foot-tall tall man were filled with tears. He muttered an agreement and went out to hide his tears.
Zhang Biao looked at Hu Che'er who was going out with bare eyes, and then looked at Zhang Xiu.
"Biao'er," Zhang Xiu said sincerely, "Hu Che'er is our tiger general in Dajing. You have known him for a long time. Like my father, he is from Xiliang. There is another one who has been fighting abroad. These two are My father was my right-hand man when he raised the army in Nanyang. Without them, there would be no Dajing Dynasty today. Although you are the prince, you must also know that you, the prince, were bought with their lives, and you must respect them."
Zhang Biao nodded: "I know that the country is based on the people, and the military is the leader of the people. The so-called military is supplementary and the people are the foundation."
Zhang Xiu nodded appreciatively.
At this time, Hu Cheer and Zhang Xian came in.
