Turbulent Times Chapter 855: Liuhe Royal Chariot

The people of Qin built a city here. When they arrived in Qin Degong, they migrated from their remote hometown in the west and established their first real capital city "Yong". Later, they moved eastward and moved their capital to Xianyang City.

The person Yang Guang admired the most was Qin Shihuang, so Yang Guang stayed here deliberately and paid homage to Qin Emperor.

After leaving Qishan County, Yang Guang's huge convoy continued westward.

As the **** gradually rises, the originally spacious road gradually becomes a small path that can only accommodate two cars in parallel. The farmland gradually recedes, and it is surrounded by dense forests.

The rugged limestone hills are getting steeper and steeper. On the third day, they have become mountain ranges. The gray and white giant stands here, separating Chencang County and Tianshui County.

A servant from the Ministry of Rites from Chencang County who accompanied him told Wang Junlin: "Longban, there are nine times on the mountain, and I don't know how high it is. Those who want to go up will have to go over it in seven days, and the wind and snow on the highest part of the mountain, five days. The moon just thawed, it's still early."

This is a natural danger alongside the Shu road. Fortunately, the road does not need to climb over the mountains, and it winds west along the mountain stream.

However, the scenery in front of me is gradually different from the Qinling Mountains in Guanzhong. There are low and vigorous birch forests on the top of the mountain ridges, and there are vast grasslands, covering the entire mountain range like green waves. I saw a herdsman in plain clothes driving a large herd of galloping horses.

The blood-maned horse pulling the cart for Wang Junlin became more cheerful and neighed constantly. If Wang Junlin hadn't scolded him, he might have already run away and had fun on the grass.

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Seven days later, Sui Emperor Yang Guang's huge inspection team appeared on the land of Tianshui County, the southernmost part of Yongzhou.

The core of the inspection team is the emperor's palace Liuhe Giant Royal Chariot. Liuhe Royal Chariot is actually a huge movable wooden palace. It was made by Shaofu Temple Minister He Chou. As the name suggests, it is hexagonal. It is 30 meters in circumference, and the female wall is as high as two feet from the ground. The emperor Yang Guang, the queen and other court ladies and eunuchs lived in it.

There are eight huge wooden wheels under the Liuhe Royal Chariot. It cannot walk by itself, and needs twenty tall horses to pull it forward slowly and steadily.

Yang Guang was in good spirits. In the 20th year of Emperor Kaihuang, he led an army of 150,000 troops as the commander in chief. He left Jincheng County and defeated Datou Khan of the Western Turks. He once passed through Tianshui County. It reminded him of his bravery back then.

Yang Guang stood at the front of the imperial chariot and smiled to his wife and children: "I think back then I used to defend the border with fierce horses and attacked the Turks in the north. Nearly seven years have passed in a flash, but I feel like it just happened yesterday."

Yang Guang and Empress Xiao have a deep relationship. Even though he became the emperor, he still did not want to accept concubines. Received the strong support of mother Dugu.

At the same time, because of the heavy state affairs, although Yang Guang likes to build palaces and pay attention to ostentation, he does not have many concubines. During this tour to the west, he asked his prince Yang Zhao to stay in the capital, but he brought Yang Zhao's eldest son, who was Yang Guang's eldest grandson, by his side.

"Wang Tong is a capable minister. In the past few years, Yongzhou's profits and taxes have increased by 20%. The two new counties of Zhangye and Xiping have also been well managed. Yujuluo is also indispensable. There has been no war at the border of Yongzhou for several years. " Yang Guang stroked his beard and looked at the green fields and wheat seedlings on both sides of the official road, recalling the changes in Yongzhou in the past few years, and said with satisfaction. It's just that many people in his entourage trampled on the farmland, but he turned a blind eye to it, or he didn't even think about how serious the damage to the farmers' harvest was.

"Your Majesty, look! Is that Director Yu and Governor Wang coming?"

A **** with sharp eyes saw a cavalry in the distance, like a thin and black line, rushing towards this side, Yang Guang also saw it, he stroked his beard and laughed, with a very serious attitude Well, as soon as I entered the territory of Yongzhou, Wang Tong and Yu Juluo showed up with their subordinate officials, it seems that they have been waiting here for a long time.

Not long after, a guard reported: "Your Majesty, Yu Juluo, the general manager of the Yongzhou march, and Wang Tong, the governor of Yongzhou, led their subordinates and 3,000 cavalry to welcome the holy driver!"

Yu Juluo and Wang Tong had already been waiting at the border, and when Sui Emperor's holy driver appeared, they immediately came to see him.

Compared to Yu Juluo's apprehension, Wang Tong is both looking forward to and worried about the Shengjia's visit to Yongzhou. Financial and human support.

The Shengjia's 50,000 troops and thousands of officials and servants need food from Yongzhou, which is also a huge expense.

Wang Tong sighed inwardly, and Yu Juluo led the civil and military officials of Yongzhou off their horses, and hurried to the Liuhe carriage to meet the emperor.

"Chen Yujuluo and Wang Tong led the officials from Yongzhou to visit His Majesty the Emperor, and wish His Majesty the Emperor long live long live long live!"

Yang Guang was in a good mood, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "All my lovers are free from courtesy!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up, and Yang Guang smiled again and said to Yu Juluo and Wang Tong: "You two lovers, what do you think of my Liuhe Royal Chariot?"

"It can be called a work of ingenious craftsmanship. I think this Liuhe imperial chariot is more suitable for use on flat grasslands. If Turkic people see it, they will think it is a **** descending from the earth." Yu Juluo said with a smile.

Yang Guang laughed loudly and said: "One day, I will destroy the Turkic people and drive them to Mobei, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did to the Xiongnu, and turn the northern grassland into a place for us to raise horses in the Sui Dynasty. From time to time, my Liuhe royal chariot will patrol the grassland, I don’t know who is willing to serve my Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and Li Guang?”

When Yang Guang said these words, his eyes glanced at the front of him and the many generals in front of him. Yu Wenshu, Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwen Chengdu, Mai Tiezhang, Yu Juluo and other generals all bowed down and said loudly: " I would like to serve as your majesty's Wei Qing, and destroy the Turkic clan for your majesty."

Yang Guang was very satisfied when he saw his generals gathered together. He noticed that Wang Junlin just wanted to bow down with the other generals, but he stopped in the end, so he turned to Wang Junlin and asked, "Wouldn't Wang Aiqing want to open the ceremony for me?" Opening up the territory?"

Wang Junlin hurriedly bowed down, and immediately said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I am not a general now, so I was hesitant just now, but as long as Your Majesty is willing, I will definitely open up territories for Your Majesty, and I will die."

Yang Guang smiled again, gestured for Wang Junlin to flatten his body, and said: "I heard that Aiqing was taught by a certain worldly expert in Xiong'er Mountain, Maiji Town, Qingshui County, Tianshui County. I will not go to Tianshui City today, and I will choose Camp and rest in Maiji Town."