Wild North America 1846

After reviewing several memorials, Emperor Li Cha put down his pen, and was about to call out to Chief "Zheng Yuan" who had been with him for decades, when he suddenly closed his mouth and shook his head with a feeling of embarrassment.

Director Zheng Yuan died of illness due to overwork just after organizing the 50th anniversary celebration last year, and was granted the title of hereditary earl by imperial decree to show the emperor's favor.

Now, the head of the Royal Secretariat is Viscount Xu Maolin, a second-generation immigrant with outstanding ability, who is in the prime of his forties.

Chief Zheng Yuan's eldest son, Earl Zheng Huai'en, was exceptionally promoted to deputy chief. He is just 37 years old this year. He is also a leader among the younger generation, especially loyal and diligent.

"My minister sees Your Majesty, please give me your orders."

"To prepare the chariots and horses. I will inspect the Holy Emperor's Valley and the construction site of the Imperial Mausoleum tomorrow. I will stay overnight in the Holy Emperor's Temple and return in two days."

"My minister complies with the order." Xu Maolin, the head of the secretariat, took the order to retreat with a respectful expression.

next morning
When the sky was just getting bright, a group of black cars with the royal logo drove out of Danfeng Gate one by one, and under the strict protection of the military police, they drove quickly towards the direction of Shenghuang Mountain.

This is the inconvenience of traveling in Chang'an, the imperial capital. At this time, it is a little bit early at 6 o'clock in the morning, and there are few vehicles on the street, and it is not yet the morning rush hour.

If it is an hour later, then the morning peak traffic will spread all over the streets of the metropolis.

Even if the military and police try their best to maintain it, it will only cause more serious congestion and lead to complaints.

Sitting in the big black car that was moving steadily forward, Emperor Li Cha looked out of the car window. The tall buildings on both sides of the street retreated quickly, and the entire metropolis was slowly waking up from the night.

Emperor Li Cha stared at this bustling metropolis as if fascinated. This is the place where he started his family. The dilapidated and slightly desolate small town decades ago was vaguely in front of him.

Half a century has passed by in a flash, and now there is no trace of the past.Only by returning to the Maple Leaf Palace can I find some memories from decades ago.

The society is developing, the empire is progressing, and the current prosperous scene was unimaginable in the past.

The royal convoy galloped past at a speed of 60 yards, and when it left the suburbs of Chang'an, it was close to 7:[-] in the morning. More and more pedestrians and vehicles appeared on the street, and another day of urban hustle and bustle began.

after half an hour
The royal convoy galloping all the way along the mountainside road, after bypassing a tall mountain range, the towering and majestic statue of the Holy Emperor came into view, which made people feel aroused in admiration.

The statue of the Holy Emperor overlooking the distance is based on the entire steep and tall mountain. It is unprecedentedly magnificent and magnificent under the sunlight in the morning. It contrasts with the building of the Holy Emperor Temple covered with golden glazed tiles at the foot of the mountain.

This part is an open area, where many people from the empire come from afar to pay homage to the statue of the Holy Emperor, praying for blessings and blessings.

The Shenghuang Temple at the foot of the mountain was very popular because of this. After a few years, the temple building has been greatly expanded, and hundreds of hall tile houses have been stretched out.

The royal convoy did not stop, but continued to drive deep into the valley, and soon came to a Chinese fortress-style building with a height of more than 50 meters.

This fortress-style building straddling the two mountains, partly functions as a dam, partly functions as a fortress, and is also the first pass to enter the Mausoleum of the Holy Emperor, called Yuquan Pass.

Yuquanguan is located between the two mountains, with cornices and brackets closed, and the soldiers of the Royal Guards guarding here are clearly dressed.Below is a dry river, and on one side of the river is a winding road leading to Yuquan Pass.

The royal convoy drove straight into the pass, and the officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards on duty raised their hands in salute, welcoming the royal convoy and His Majesty with the highest etiquette.

Inside Yuquanguan is a small town with a total population of more than 7000 people, called Guannei Town. The town is mainly composed of the families of the Royal Guards guarding here, all of whom are Chinese residents.

At this moment, crowds gathered on both sides of the road in Guannei Town to welcome them solemnly. After seeing the arrival of the royal convoy, they all knelt down to greet them.

The Holy Emperor's Mausoleum is the long-term residence of the Emperor Long Yubin of the Tang Dynasty. The residents of Guannei Town are all diehard fanatics of the royal family. They refuse all contact with the outside world, just to protect the tranquility of this royal forbidden area.

got here
The speed of the royal convoy had already slowed down. Emperor Li Cha lowered the window on one side and waved to the townspeople who were waiting for him frequently, which attracted everyone to chant in unison;
"God bless the Tang Dynasty, Hongfu Qitian, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"I wish Sheng Gong good health, and the blessing of the Tang Dynasty."

"We grassroots respectfully welcome you, my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

The road in the town is not long, and the royal convoy passed by in a short while, leaving only the many residents of the town still kneeling in darkness, their expressions uncontrollable.

To have the opportunity to meet Tianyan is really a blessing from eight lifetimes of cultivation.

Sitting in the car
Emperor Richard secretly sighed. Nowadays, the citizens of the Tang Empire are extremely superstitious. Most of them believe in monks and Taoists, and a small number of them believe in Protestantism and Catholicism, but this proportion does not exceed [-]% of the total population.

He is powerless to change this situation, and he doesn't want to interfere too much.

The Tang Empire pursued freedom of belief. Tens of thousands of temples sprung up in the cities and villages where the Chinese lived in all parts of the empire. It is said that almost every village and town has a land temple.

The abundance of incense in many temples and Taoist temples is breathtaking.

The imperial government never interfered with the beliefs of the residents, and the Western religions were completely suppressed in the competition, showing a trend of declining day by day.

This is because of the strong belief atmosphere formed by the whole society. Living in such an environment will inevitably be colored by mainstream beliefs, which is also a strong herd mentality in society.

Leaving Guannei Town

After the royal convoy continued to move forward for more than ten minutes, a large valley suddenly opened up in front of it, presenting an extremely beautiful scenery and palace-like buildings like a fairyland.

The Mausoleum of the Holy Emperor has arrived. Standing in the green pine forest is the Hall of Heroes. Many founding fathers of the Tang Empire erected monuments and statues here (note; they were not buried here), and they will accompany His Majesty the Holy Emperor forever after death.

The Mausoleum of the Holy Emperor is an extremely large-scale royal tomb building. Tens of thousands of workers have been building it for more than 30 years, and it is still under construction.

The entire building consists of the Hall of the Spirits, the Altar, the Shinto, the Hanging Temple, the main hall complex, the throne hall, the auxiliary hall, the imperial mausoleum on the back mountain, 7200 life-size stone sculptures of the Royal Guards, and a series of mausoleum buildings formed by 3600 equestrian figurines.

Looking up at the past, there are layers of buildings on top of the mountain, which is as beautiful as a fairyland. The main building of the mausoleum has been completed, and the remaining ten thousand craftsmen are still carefully carving the stone figurines and perfecting the architectural layout.

Emperor Li Cha stepped into the Hanging Temple on one side. This is a temple building built on a steep cliff. Many halls were directly hollowed out on the mountain wall, showing a narrow and upward shape.

Overlooking the majestic imperial mausoleum building from here, in the valley, there are long stone steps to climb upwards, tall halls with cornices and brackets, and the imperial mausoleum on the back mountain is hidden in a black pine forest.

It can't be seen from the outside at all, the inner mountain has been hollowed out, hundreds of meters deep underground, and the exquisite imperial mausoleum building has been built.

In the imperial mausoleum building in the mountain, there are twelve giant gates wrapped in reinforced concrete and thick steel plates along the way. Each gate is 1.2 meters thick and weighs hundreds of tons. There is a huge gate behind the gate, which is the so-called "self-made stone".

After the gate is closed, the steel gate weighing several tons will tightly seal the giant gate under the action of its own gravity.

Not to mention that, after the steel gate is moved, the hole behind it will be exposed, and thousands of tons of washed dry sand will pour down, completely sealing the entire tomb passage.

Emperor Li Cha stood on the high Hanging Temple, overlooking the majestic imperial mausoleum built with countless wealth, with an inexplicable and strange expression on his face.

Whether or not to build the imperial mausoleum is not up to him. This is the face of the Tang Empire. The mausoleum system of feudal emperors is all funded by the Royal Department of Internal Affairs.

In recent years
The construction site of the imperial mausoleum is no longer supplemented with convicts. After the construction of the existing convicts is completed, they will be transferred to another construction site to build the mausoleum for the current Crown Prince.

At this time, what Emperor Li Cha was thinking about was whether to abdicate, let the crown prince succeed in advance, and just be a high-ranking emperor himself.

Of course, now he just has this kind of intention.

For so many years, the supreme imperial power firmly held by Emperor Li Cha is undergoing a substantial transition to the cabinet and parliament. The rule of law in the empire is more complete, and the cabinet, parliament, and courts have formed a relatively complete system of power checks and balances.

After several decades of popularization, from the cabinet prime minister to the provincial and municipal democratic elections, the independent prosecutor election has gradually matured and gradually gained popularity.

All this is preparing for the imperial power to retreat behind the scenes.

Emperor Li Cha knows well;

Even though his descendants have great abilities, they don't have insight into the world, and they don't have an open life. It's too dangerous to entrust the future of a huge empire on someone.

The German Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire are such dangerous examples. Wilhelm II and Nicholas II were also young and ambitious monarchs who were pushing huge empires to the brink of complete collapse.

In 189-4, Tsar Nicholas II came to the throne. The young tsar firmly believed that the monarch had absolute power, opposed any form of democratic reform, and publicly refuted local self-government organizations, bringing Tsarist Russia back to the old road of dictatorship.

The lofty imperial power is like a poison, which makes people intoxicated and reluctant to let go. Countless people are crazy about it.

Emperor Li Cha didn't dare to gamble, and Datang couldn't afford to gamble either.

A more secure approach is to let the imperial power retreat behind the scenes and act as a rubber stamp on the surface of the Tang Empire. It is the best policy to entrust important political, economic and military affairs to the cabinet ministers for proper handling.

Emperor Li Cha's eyes were deep. Standing on the Hanging Temple, he overlooked the majestic royal mausoleum and listened to the heavy bells echoing through the valley.

It can instantly make people think loftily, and the prosperity and vulgar things in the world are like a passing cloud.

Life is full of life.

(Explanation, I believe that many readers can see that the time is 189-7, and a partition symbol is added in the middle. This is because the story line is close to modern times, and the time will be further blurred in the future. Please understand it as a sense. The emperor's consideration of abdication is to pave the way for the next story line. After abdication, he can travel freely in Europe or the Middle East, and experience World War I as No.1, which brings a more vivid sense of substitution. Hereby explain.) (End of this chapter)