In Yang Ming's hand, he held the "Geography of the Sui Dynasty" that he had found in Yang Yong's study. When he was bored in the car, he would take it out and read it for a while.
The route he is taking now leaves Daxing and goes eastward through Lintong, Xinfeng, Weinan, Zhengxian, and Huayin, then turns north to Dali County, passes Pujin Pass, and reaches Hedong.
This route is also the only way to enter Beijing from Shanxi and Hebei areas.
When Li Yuan and his son captured Chang'an, they originally wanted to take this route, but Qu Tutong was stationed in the east of the river and failed to capture it, so they took a detour across the river from Longmen and entered the Guanzhong area.
After entering Guanzhong, they first captured Dali County, and then moved south to Tongguan to block Qu Tutong from returning to aid Daxing. As a result, the surrounding counties and counties of Daxing were successively captured by Li Shimin, Liu Hongji, and Yin Kaishan, forming an encirclement of Kyoto.
Pujin Ferry and Longmen Ferry can be said to be the key among the keys. Pujin Ferry was saved by Qu Tutong, but Song Laosheng of Longmen Ferry was ineffective and lost Huoyi, the gateway of Longmen Ferry, so that Li Yuan drove straight in and entered Guanzhong.
Pujin Ferry is in today's Yongji City, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, Longmen Ferry is in today's Hejin City, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, and Huoyi is in today's Huozhou City, Linfen, Shanxi Province.
The guards around Yang Ming, except for Pang Niu and others, were all members of the royal family. They had participated in many battles with Yang Guang. They were all from the military and had suffered a lot.
On the other hand, Pang Niu and others were all descendants of noble families and were unwilling to eat and sleep in the wild. They once suggested that Yang Ming go to the county to find an inn for the night.
But Yang Ming refused. After nightfall, he directly asked people to use local materials to build a simple tent. After one night, he would continue on his way early the next morning.
The carriage carried a lot of supplies, not to mention that Yang Ming also sent people to nearby villages and towns to purchase supplies. There was no shortage of food and drink, but it would be a bit cold at night.
Pang Niu is a imperial guard and belongs to Zuoyu Linwei.
Among the Guanlong disciples of the Imperial City Imperial Army, there are many with the surname Yang and the surname Li. For example, among the ten people led by Pang Niu, there are four surnamed Yang, two surnamed Li, two surnamed Wei, and one One is named Yuan and the other is named Liu.
These people can live a prosperous life by relying on their surname.
On the other hand, the Wangfu tribe has people from the north, people from the south, and people from Xianbei, so it is quite mixed.
The road Yang Ming took was called the gateway to the capital, so there were many pedestrians on the official road. Just the passing postmen, you could see one every few minutes.
Three days later, after passing Huayin County, the team began to turn north. To the east of Huayin County was Tongguan, and Yang Ming did not go from there.
After taking a ferry across Guangtong Canal and walking more than twenty miles, there is a granary named Guangtongcang.
As we all know, the Guangtong Canal runs from northwest to east of Daxing and enters the Yellow River via Tongguan. There is a granary on the south bank of the Wei River north of the Guangtong Canal, called Guangtong Granary. It is the most important royal granary near the capital and mainly stores food in the Guanzhong area. Rent meter collected.
Guangtong Canal is named after Guangtongcang.
With the Guangtong Canal, the grain stored in Guangtong Warehouse could continuously flow through the waterway to support the capital. There were 3,000 troops stationed here alone, and there were military mansions in nearby counties and counties.
In history, Li Yuan and Yang Xuangan both rebelled and captured this warehouse. This place is the lifeblood of the Guanzhong region.
It has been four days since we arrived in Dali County. The journey is not too slow. More than 30 miles east of Dali County is Pujin Pass, across the river is Pujin Ferry, and further east of Pujin Ferry is Hedong County.
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The same is true for Longmen Ferry. Longmen Pass is in the middle of the pass, and across the river is Longmen Ferry. This setting is of course to guard these two ferries.
During the Qin Dynasty, Hedong County was governed in Anyi. During the Sui Dynasty, it was located in Puban County. Later, Puban County was renamed Hedong County.
Because Pujin Ferry is so critical, the seat of Hadong County was placed in Hadong County, not far from Pujin Ferry.
Pujin Ferry is a Guandu ferry. Officials on official business do not need to pay any fees to cross the river. Others will pay a certain tariff. This place is known as the "Great Defense in Guanzhong".
Fortunately this time, the water level of the Yellow River did not flood the pontoon bridge, and Yang Ming and the others could cross the river safely.
When Yang Ming first learned that there was a pontoon here, he was also puzzled. Wasn't he afraid of blocking the upstream ships?
The result is hemp
After asking around, Lao Liuyi found out that the section of the river between Shuofang County (Yulin, Shaanxi) and Longmendu was inaccessible by boat, and the distance between Longmendu and Pujindu was too close, and Pujindu was the main water transport terminal. Therefore, there is no navigation between the two ferries.
This is the Yellow River. The water transportation system is limited by the characteristics of the river and is underdeveloped. On the other hand, the Yangtze River has smooth flow all the way.
The pontoon bridge is very strong and is erected in a rather narrow section of the river. You must not ride a horse across it because it is too rocky and the horse's four hooves have no grip, so it can only be crossed slowly by people.
After crossing the bridge, Yang Ming drove all night and successfully arrived in Hedong County in the evening.
Hedong County has a square shape, with a city gate in the east, west, south and north. The city wall is very prosperous, like a grandson meeting his grandfather. However, the city wall in Hedong is pretty good. After all, this place is too important and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
Yang Ming had already sent someone to go ahead and call for the city gate to be opened. Under the city gate, Li Jing and Fang Xuanling, who had received the news early, had been waiting here for a long time. Accompanying him was Dou Qing, the governor of Hedong County.
Dou Qing must have felt very unlucky in his heart. When there was no king in Hedong, he alone had the final say in this place. He was also the so-called governor of the military affairs in Hedong.
But since he heard that Yang Guang's youngest son was sealed in Hedong County, he felt particularly unhappy. Once Yang Ming came, how much power he had in Hedong completely depended on how much power Yang Ming gave him.
It was no longer his turn to be the commander-in-chief of the military forces east of the river.
Yang Ming got off the carriage and smiled at Dou Qing who was coming towards him: "But Mr. Dou?"
"It's your Highness. Your Highness has been working hard all the way. I have prepared food and wine to welcome His Highness," Dou Qing said with a smile.
Dou Qing has the title of Shangzhu Kingdom and the title of Yongfu County Duke. This is all thanks to his father, Dou Rongding, or to be precise, thanks to his mother, because his mother is Yang Jian's biological sister.
Yang Jian was the second eldest child in the family and had only one sister. Dou Qing, an old boy, was a relative of the Sui Dynasty.
As for the reception banquet, Yang Ming smiled and shook his head: "It's rare that Mr. Dou has to wait, but I am quite tired and have some matters to discuss with Li Juncheng, so I would like to ask Mr. Dou to go back home and have a rest early."
The words were quite polite, but in reality they were disrespectful.
Dou Qing was suffocating in his heart, but he still kept a smile on his face and invited again and again, but Yang Ming repeatedly refused.
This young highness is not deeply involved in the world and does not understand the ways of the world. Why is he so disrespectful?
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What else could Dou Qing do? He could only cup his hands towards Li Jing and say, "Then I'll ask the pharmacist to pick up the wind for His Highness."
"It's an honor for Li Jing," Li Jing quickly returned the courtesy.
A prefect and a county magistrate may seem to be one level apart, but in reality they are as far apart as heaven.
Yang Ming had already made up his mind not to give Dou Qing face in the first place.
The first impression between people is very important. Yang Ming wants to tell Dou Qing that I will have the final say in this place from now on. Your face is worthless to me. If you want to complain, just complain that the emperor is just your uncle, but he is My grandfather.
I couldn't suppress the other party at first, and I don't know what it will be like in the future.
Yang Ming, led by Li Jing, went to Li Jing's house in the east of the city.
Fang Xuanling followed all the way.
Although this boy is just a recorder of the palace, he is also the most prestigious person in Hedong because he represents the palace of Hedong.
Who told the palace that now there is only one person recording affairs and one person joining the army?
That person who joined the army didn't know where to suppress bandits.
Entering the county town, Yang Ming felt as if he had gone from Beijing to Caoxian County. The gap was too big. Except for the two or three-story buildings on the main roads in the city, the rest of the city was filled with bungalows.
Moreover, it was late at night again, and except for the cries of the old bird, the city was completely silent.
However, Fang Xuanling said that the county town is still very lively during the day. After all, the geographical location is special. It is the only place to go to Beijing from the north. The trade is very developed. Although the local registered population is only 30,000 households, but with the floating population from outside, The population of Hedong County is around 70,000 households all year round.
After saying this, Yang Ming felt relieved a lot.
Outside the gate, Hongfu Nu and all the slaves knelt down as soon as they heard the movement outside the alley to welcome Yang Ming's arrival.
After Yang Ming arrived, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Hong Fu Nu:
"Please get up quickly. Li Jing and I have a personal relationship as brothers. Madam-in-law, please don't be polite from now on."
Hongfunu had long known about his relationship with King Hedong from Li Jing, and she also guessed that it was probably because of this relationship that King Hedong saved her life from the eldest princess in Yang Su's house.
People are their own saviors.
She is also a cheerful person. After hearing this, she stood up and said, "I have prepared wine and food in the house. Please allow me to serve you, Your Highness."
Yang Ming smiled, took the lead and walked into the mansion without saying anything else.
As for the guards he brought, except for Pang Niu and Chen Kui, who each brought 20 people to stay in Li Mansion, the rest were placed by the county government at the official post in Hedong County.
Chen Kui is a young boy, only twenty-four years old. Because he shot an arrow at Xuancheng King Yang Yu, he was specially arranged by Yang Ming to be by his side.
Later, Yang Ming found out that this boy was not only courageous, but also had a calm personality and was able to convince people. After asking, he found out that he had also served as a captain in the army and was in charge of three hundred sergeants.
So during this trip, Yang Ming simply handed over the entire palace to him.
In this way, there must be people below who are dissatisfied, but this is not what Yang Ming cares about. If Chen Kui can't suppress this group of people, then he can only replace him.
This is an opportunity to prove himself. Whether he can seize it depends on Chen Kui.
In the main room, as Yang Ming sat down, the food and wine began to be served.
Yang Ming pointed to the seats on the left and right sides and motioned for Li Jing and Fang Xuanling to take their seats. After Hong Fu Nu poured him a glass of wine, Yang Ming took the initiative to hold it up and smiled at Hong Fu:
"I came to Hedong this time for no other reason than to congratulate Brother Jing and Madam-in-law in advance. If Madam-in-law is still so polite, I will not drink this glass of wine."
Hongfu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and felt very grateful. He quickly took a cup of his own and said:
"My life-saving grace can only be repaid by death. After today, I will no longer be polite to His Highness."
"Sister-in-law is as good as a noble man!" Yang Ming watched the other party finish the drink in one gulp, then he laughed and drank all the wine in his glass.
In his opinion, Li Jing is the biggest card in his hand, and he must take this card well.
Treating others may require both kindness and power, such as Fang Xuanling,
But Li Jing doesn't have to.
Because Li Jing is a smart man, he knows what he should do, and he also knows that no matter how close Yang Ming is to him, there is still a difference between superiority and inferiority.
The big guy with round disk is thick
