Chapter 472 Chang’an Tunnel
There are countless trees on the streets of Chang'an, only separated by weeping poplar tubes. --------"Nine Poems on Willow Branches" by Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty
It is said that Queen Fushou accidentally revealed some information about the guards in the palace, which convinced Chen Long that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and Wang Yun had gathered a lot of mysterious power in private to consolidate the imperial power in an attempt to suppress the influence of the princes and continue the orthodox life of the Han Dynasty. . Unexpectedly, the general trend of the world is divided and combined, and not one person can resist it. Although Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is smart and resourceful, he is not popular with the country. They respected the Han Dynasty, but were conflicted and helpless when the world collapsed, and had to be used by warlords. In other words, for the sake of the fate of the gentry, they had to give up the national destiny of the Han Dynasty. The Xun family of Yingchuan was an example. Xun Yu served Cao, and Xun Chen and Xun You served Long. It can be said that they were prepared with both hands and had the best of both worlds. It can be seen that the patriarch of the noble family first considered the interests of the family. The old patriarch of the Chen family in Yingchuan, Chen Shi, valued Chen Long and directly asked Chen Qun to serve him. How vicious was his vision?
After talking with Fu Shou, and before going down to the tunnel to survey, Chen Long asked Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan: "Kong Ming, after I leave, you will command Chang'an in the name of the chief military advisor. You must quickly stabilize the situation in the city and arrest those who should be arrested and kill those who should be killed." , should be comforted, and protect the safety around Weiyang Palace and Queen Mother He. Personnel are posted at the tunnel entrance all day long, and no one is allowed to approach. The battle reports around Chang'an must be understood as soon as possible, and they must be compiled and reported to Mistress Ning. Ma Chao, Zhang He The victory or defeat of the three generals Zhang Xiu and Zhang Xiu is related to the stability of Chang'an. If there is a stalemate or an emergency, you and Huang Gai and others have full authority to deal with it. The most important thing is to attack quickly. Let Xu Shu, Xun You, Huang Gai and others guard the four gates. There must be no let-up!”
Zhuge Liang did not expect that he would suddenly be given such an important task, so he nodded in agreement. He felt deeply in his heart the importance of his lord's trust, and he implicitly promoted him to be the leader of the generals in Chang'an. Although Zhuge Liang was frightened, he also felt heroic. When he was a child, he loved to hold his knees and scream, reciting "Liang Father's Song". This generous and sad song is only suitable for those with great ambitions. While studying under Sima Hui, he studied with Zhuge Jin, Sima Yi, Pang Tong and others. Zhuge Liang often compared himself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi. One helped Duke Huan of Qi to become the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the other helped King Zhao of Yan almost destroy the Qi State. They both established unparalleled achievements. merit. Guan Zhong and Le Yi, both civil and military, were both generals and prime ministers. Today, I, Zhuge Kongming, am the chief military advisor of the Qinglong Army! Although my virtues and achievements are still superficial, from now on I want everyone in the world to know that I, Zhuge Liang, am not arrogant, but worthy of my name!
While Zhuge Kongming was excited, Chen Long ordered Wei Yan: "Chang Wen, Lu Yu's attitude outside the west gate is unclear. After arranging the defense of Weiyang Palace, I ask you to immediately lead troops out of the west gate to prepare for defense. But you cannot start a war immediately. You can send Your military advisor, Lu Zijing, went to visit the camp. If he fails to persuade him to surrender, he should be polite before sending troops." Wei Yan originally thought he would be a little dissatisfied with being suppressed by Zhuge Liang, who was still young, but his lord happened to put himself outside the city, where he could not be too restrained, so he couldn't help but relax. In one breath, he said: "I obey my orders! Lord, don't worry!"
After Chen Long finished his instructions, he saw that Lu Chang and others had already descended into the tunnel, so he waved his hands and prepared to set off. Huang Yueying, who was following, suddenly jumped out: "My lord! I'm not here just to take a look at Weiyang Palace! Please allow me to go down to the tunnels to investigate together, maybe I'll find something."
Chen Long knew that she had a lot of research on civil engineering, and suddenly his heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Yueying, I know you have special talents, but this tunnel is pitch black and there is nothing interesting to see. Let me go and find out first. But , there is something that needs someone to do urgently, but it has to be you."
Huang Yueying opened her eyes wide, scratched her yellow hair, and listened to Chen Long continue: "Have you forgotten? The books in Weiyang Palace still need you to organize them. You should discuss the details with your brother Kong Ming." He also narrowly winked at Zhuge Liang.
Huang Yueying couldn't help but be overjoyed and screamed: "Yes, the Luban book in the library of Weiyang Palace! Thank you, lord, thank you, lord!" Between her words, she seemed to have obtained her favorite treasure. Chen Long said sternly to Zhuge Liang: "Commander Kong Ming, you arrange for Huang Yueying to be responsible for sorting out the books in the Weiyang Palace, and send a special person to protect their safety. If there is a Lu Ban book, this book will be included in the top secret information of the Qinglong Army. Only Huang Yueying will keep it, and no one wants to check it. This book must first be registered by Yueying, approved by you, and approved by Mistress Ning or me." The so-called top secret information is a secret work process presided over by Zhang Ning. If top secret information is included, there will naturally be a set of protection procedures and a leak tracking mechanism.
Seeing Huang Yueying's sweet and contented smile, Chen Long felt comforted. I am afraid that any monarch would feel comforted if he could give full play to the talents of his subordinates. Chen Long was thinking about when he would get Zhuge Xiaozi and Yueying married, so he turned around, waved his hand, and jumped into the tunnel to disappear.
In the tunnel, Lu Chang and others had already lit torches and lined up all the way forward, just waiting for their lord to arrive. Although there is only one special elite among these forty people, Lu Chang, the others are also carefully selected from the special warfare division this time and are responsible for the security of the lord's surroundings. The four captains of the special warfare division, Hao Pu, Li Tong, Zu Lang, and Hu Ji, are mainly protecting Chen Long's wives and families. The entire special warfare division is currently mainly conducting training and defense work around Xiangyang, led by Zhang Ning and Tong Feifei. Waiting for a few ladies to take control.
The tunnel is long and dark, narrower and more eerie than the Luoyang tunnel. The entire tunnel is very stuffy. It seems that it took too long to build and some of the ventilation holes have been blocked, causing poor air circulation. The light of the torch flickered on and off. Chen Longrang kept only the front torch to reduce the consumption of precious oxygen. Lu Chang couldn't wait to see what oxygen was. Chen Long conducted some popular science while walking. Lu Chang and others were amazed.
Looking back at the Luoyang Tunnel, there are two entrances and exits in the city and one entrance in the mountains outside the city. They are relatively neat and flat. The Chang'an Tunnel seems to have no forks. It has been dug towards the west. The soil quality can be clearly seen, and it only needs to be walkable. It does not have to be spacious and flat. Occasionally, some places like cat ears were dug, which were used as toilets by previous generations.
The air smelled bad, so the whole team just moved forward. After walking for about half a day, they saw that the tunnel began to tilt upward, and they were obviously approaching the exit. Chen Long calculated the distance. According to the speed of their advance, the exit was about thirty miles away from Weiyang Palace. Such a long tunnel is really rare in the world.
It is also a common practice to open the exit from the palace outside the city. This way the royal family can escape much safer and avoid setting up an ambush after being discovered at the exit outside the city. The exported Qiyi Palace covers a very large area, but it was built by the Qin people. It was called Quliang Palace in the early days, and later Dong Zhuo changed its name to Huangbaicheng." According to the "Ch'ang'an Chronicle" written by Song Minqiu, a scholar from Xining in the Northern Song Dynasty, "Quliang Palace" "Liang Palace is in Huangbaicheng". It can be seen that at the end of Han Dynasty, Quliang Palace was still there, and it had another name of Huangbaicheng.
Legend has it that in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, wars broke out all over the place. In the eastern part of Yao County, there was no rain for months, and people's lives were plunged into a state of fire. Suddenly, a colorful bird that had never been seen before flapped its wings and flew slowly from the sky. Wherever it passed, there was thunder and heavy rain. The earth is nourished and everything begins to revive. People thanked the big bird and respectfully called it "祤", and the local people also named it "祤". During the Western Han Dynasty, a weapon forged here was called "祋祥", so it was later called "祋祤". Since then, Quliang Palace has also been called the "祋祤 Palace".
The tunnel rises slightly, leading to the exit of Qiyi Palace. Chen Long and others cautiously approached the stone steps at the end of the tunnel.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
