My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 316: New Dynasty, New Atmosphere (With Surprises)
Half a month has passed since Yan State changed its name to Xia, and it is already mid-March.

The mountains, villages, and fields far and near are all immersed in the lush spring green. In the city of Yanjing, the streets are steaming with steam and bustling people coming and going. Following the words of King Xia, "Improve the status of merchants."

Business travelers traveling from north to south and caravans from east to west gathered in large numbers in this new country, and cities of all sizes were more lively than ever.

Cattle, sheep and horses sold from the grasslands in the west began to enter Yanzhou last month, filling a large number of sheds in the livestock area of ​​​​Yanjing, allowing merchants from various states to choose and purchase.

After these two years, the people who gave birth to slaves had some money in their pockets. They took advantage of this time to go to Yanjing in groups, carrying hunting bows, hunting knives, and various furs to buy some Xia people's things. Bought rouge and gouache for my wife at home.

But most of them are grain, cotton, linen, and livestock.

When you enter the city and go to the streets, what you see is no longer just things from the north or the Central Plains. Occasionally on a few streets, you can also see some jewelry from the Xirong people or the Xueyuan slaves, as well as exotic customs from the 72 countries in the Western Regions. Various sculptures and musical instruments.

Some scholars and literary guests who looked down on these went into the study room and looked through the documents of the Yan Kingdom that were about to be withdrawn. They bought a few copies as a collection, or sighed and flipped through them, no longer nostalgic.

After King Xia ascended the throne, the reform of writing and books has initially begun. Although it has caused a lot of harm to the aristocratic families, it is also known that the newly ascended emperor is not like those emperors in the past who were free to manipulate things.

Especially regarding the imperial examination, even though they opposed it, the scholars among the people strongly praised it, vaguely pushing the new emperor to the level of a sage king.

It is rumored that in the book "My China" that he is currently editing, there is a quote from His Majesty, "Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!", which is regarded as a wise saying.

Following the work of scholars, farmers, industry, commerce, and the military, they vigorously promoted music, chess, calligraphy, painting, riding, and archery.

That is, five subjects and six arts.

To complete such a huge thing, Wang Lang almost locked himself in Longteng Pavilion and wrote Chinese characters one by one. After writing several thousand words, he began to sort and annotate the meaning of each character.

In the afternoon, he started writing the book "My China" for Su Chen, which was used to spread the thoughts of the king and the idea of ​​unifying the world.

On the other side, Su Chen has also officially entered the palace. Fang Xuejun was named queen and a ceremony was held.

And together they summoned the long-awaited envoys from the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions. Su Chen did not deliberately embarrass these small countries. After all, they surrendered to Luotangbagui and did not have much autonomy. He simply gave them some beatings and then threw them away. A few sweet dates connected the Western Regions, the grasslands, the Northland, and then the Central Plains into a new trade line.

"I like things that are mutually beneficial, so I won't talk about the past. Now that you have switched to me, this is a good thing, and I also like the look in your eyes."

Su Chen actually didn't like this kind of thing, but a king must have the tolerance and tolerance of a king, as well as a blade that makes enemies fearful.

"But you have to remember that I am not always so gentle to talk to you. I can kill thousands of miles of grassland and kill Luo Tingba Gui in his tribe. I can also drive troops to kill him. In the Western Region, we push down cities and destroy countries, do you understand?"

In the Xuande Hall, the envoys of the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions were kneeling on the ground. Occasionally, some people raised their faces slightly to catch a glimpse of the figures above, and then quickly lowered their gazes.

"I understand." They are all proficient in the Yan language. They may have to learn the Chinese language in the future. I don't know if it will be difficult to learn.

"That's good. Go back and tell your king that I have only one request. See my decree, and the army in the country will be at my disposal at any time." Su Chen sat on the dragon chair and raised his hand to ask the eunuch to bring some gifts in return. "This is a gift to your king. It also contains my flag. Remember to plant it on the top of the city."

"Thank you, Emperor Shangbang, for the reward!" The three people kowtowed quickly to express their gratitude.

After sending away the three foreign envoys, Su Chen glanced at Fang Xuejun, who was trying hard to maintain the beauty of the queen. She was sitting upright and her pretty face was meticulous.

"Okay, everyone is gone, you can go back too."

Fang Xuejun finally breathed out and gently rubbed his lower back, "Your Majesty, what about you?"

"I have other things to do. I need to see someone off."

Su Chen patted the back of her hand and watched the queen disappear behind the side door of the hall accompanied by Li Wangqiu. Then he got up and took Dian Wei and Xu Chu out of the hall. They went to the west gate of the imperial city and took an inconspicuous carriage. Heading to the outside of Yanjing City.

The market was bustling with people shouting and selling. An inconspicuous carriage and two giant men wearing casual clothes with black hair on their chests escorted through the market.

Five miles outside the city, a carriage and five hundred soldiers were waiting there. Seeing the approaching carriage stop behind, Su Chen came out.

Five hundred sergeants were half-kneeling on their backs.

"No need to call me, just get up."

Su Chen walked in front of them and raised his hand casually, then strode onto the waiting chariot and got inside.

"Prince Xia?" The confused Bei Gongshu tilted his head and looked at the man who came in doubtfully.

The mother next to him struggled to stand up and salute, but Su Chen held her shoulders and sat back down.

"If you are inconvenienced, please do not salute."

Looking at the woman's bulging belly, "When you get there, there will be many people to take care of you, and I will come over from time to time. Later..." Su Chen looked at Bei Gongshu who was playing in the corner, "He has grown up. At one point, I will give you a new identity and take you over."

Jiang Wan lowered her head, gently caressed her bulging belly, and pursed her lips in silence.

Snapped!
Su Chen suddenly slapped the butt on the side of the woman's skirt, causing her face to turn red. Then she heard the voice of the man beside her say: "It's settled if you don't speak. Don't shake your head, don't say a word no."

After speaking, she blushed and looked at the man in front of her. She nodded subconsciously, her heart beating wildly. She watched Su Chen get up and walk out of the carriage. Then, the carriage began to move slowly. She quickly moved to the window and opened the curtain, looking at Su Chen got on his horse and looked towards her from the side of the road.

"Mother...am I no longer the emperor?"

"Well, Shu'er can play everywhere in the future and doesn't have to be an emperor anymore."

"Great! I can play whatever I want!" Beigong Shu happily clenched his fists and waved them excitedly.

Seeing her son's happy appearance, Jiang Wan suddenly felt that perhaps it was the best choice to let him live a carefree life like this. Her eyes were slightly red and she continued to look out the car window. She had seen this kind of scenery for many years. Never seen it before.

In the military camps on the southeast and southwest sides of Yanjing, a group of troops that shocked people all over the world, and stretching tents, the sound of instruction from the governor's cavalry could be heard from time to time, and there were also gentlemen teaching writing who worked hard to make a group of big men recognize them. , read the words he wrote, and kept repeating them back and forth.

It is unimaginable that this group of soldiers, who frightened the Xirong people, were sitting together, looking at the words written by their husband, blushing and reading along.

There were also slave soldiers who could not speak clearly. After reading a few sentences, they were laughed at by everyone. Then they became angry and pulled out the two axes from their waists, roaring: "Ah!"

The next moment, the governor opened the curtain and poked his head in. The slave boy immediately shut up, put the two axes back on his waist, sat upright, and continued to read the words just now.

Not long after, the whistle for dinner was sounded outside. A group of rough men picked up their food boxes from under the stools, rushed to the enemy formation, opened the curtains and rushed to the place where the meal was served.

Hearing the "joyful" footsteps outside, Li Jing put down the military book he was writing, stroked his beard and smiled. This kind of military camp life was actually a little bit interesting. A group of soldiers who were obviously fierce, actually had such a cute side. Moreover, His Majesty asked the soldiers to read and write, which surprised him.

But most of them also understand that this is to make the entire lower level of the army enlightened, so that they can quickly understand the combat intentions in future wars, instead of losing generals and leaders and not knowing what to do.He stood up, picked up his food box, walked out of the handsome tent, and was about to ask his bodyguard to prepare food for him, when suddenly there was a voice: "Master, long time no see."

Li Jing turned around suddenly, and saw a tall and tall veteran wearing bright light armor, with a bun and a gray beard, leading a horse and holding a spear, with a polished steel whip around his waist.

"Ding...Ding Fang!!"

The old man froze on the spot, then laughed heartily, opened his arms and faced the other party.

In the distant city of Yanjing, in the former general's mansion, Lu Bu was lying on a wooden couch taking a nap. When the footsteps of maids and servants walked outside, a low, crisp sound suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Daddy..."

It was like a voice in a dream, but he didn't open his eyes, just wishing he could still be in the dream and listen to it one more time.

"Daddy..."

The sound came again, and Lu Bu couldn't help but smile slightly. He hadn't heard his daughter's voice for a long time, and suddenly felt itchy in his nose. He quickly opened his eyes, and a familiar face was standing in front of him, a girl. She was pinching his hair and teasing his nose.

"Lingqi..."

boom!Lu Bu instantly turned over and sat up. The wooden couch suddenly broke in the middle. The huge movement shocked the girl, "Dad?"

"Lingqi...is it really you?"

"It's really me!" The girl covered her mouth and cried.

"No, why are you so young... Could it be that you..." Lu Bu reacted, grabbed his daughter's shoulders, looked at her carefully, and gradually gritted his teeth.

Lu Lingqi shook her head and wiped her tears: "In fact, Thief Cao was not in trouble... but the mother and daughter did not want to live in this world... and committed suicide by taking poison."

Lu Bu pursed his lips and hugged his daughter into his arms, "It was dad who killed you, but it doesn't matter... Dad is alive, you are alive, and dad will bring your mother here with you!"

"Really?" The girl's eyes were wet and red.

Lu Bu did not speak, but just nodded his head. He knew how to bring back his relatives from the past. Thinking of this, he looked at his graceful daughter in front of him. He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth and asked the servants outside to prepare a banquet.

"I, Lu Bu, am so happy today, hahaha!"

The spring sky continues.

In another mansion, when Qin Qiong was carrying two jars of wine towards the side yard, he saw a figure with gray hair, wearing Mingguang armor, and holding a long-handled ax lying on the crescent gate and looking into the yard.

The broad and round figure seemed familiar to him, so he pressed his steps towards him.

The man was still looking inside. He seemed to be aware of Qin Qiong who was standing next to him and turned around. While Qin Qiong was surprised, the other person did not react. He narrowed his eyes and muttered: "Old Qin , the guy inside seems to be Yuchi Heitan."

"Old Cheng?"

"What are you shouting for..." The old fat man who was looking around suddenly realized something, touched his face, then looked at Qin Qiong who looked surprised next to him, reached out and plucked his beard, Qin Qiong almost jumped up and gave him a slap in pain. fist.

"Is this old Cheng still alive?"

Yu Chigong came over from the small courtyard when he heard the commotion. When he saw Cheng Yaojin at the door of Yueyue, his dark old face also showed a smile and walked over with a big smile.

After a while, the old fat man named Cheng Yaojin was not surprised after listening to Qin Qiong's story. He dropped the ax in his hand and raised his hands clasped above his head.

"My mother said that I am blessed. This kind of thing has happened to me."

In Meizhou, Dong Zhuo was holding a serrated knife in the courtyard, dancing like a tiger, then chasing Li Jue who had just done something wrong, running around the courtyard, panting and pointing at him: "See how I deal with you——"

In the peripheral vision, Dong Zhuo stopped and Li Jue also stopped. The two looked towards the corridor. A Confucian scholar stood under the eaves of the corridor and looked at them with a smile.

"Xian son-in-law, I miss you so much!" Dong Zhuo threw away the knife and rushed towards the opponent fiercely. He pulled the scribe into his arms, like a bear hugging a tree, and patted him hard on the back several times. .

"Wenyou!"

Li Jue was also overjoyed and strode forward to greet him: "Hahaha, our Xiliang army has received another boost!"

He moved closer, but Dong Zhuo didn't even look at him. He raised his hand and pressed his face, pushing him aside. The scribe who was hugging him didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The two brothers Ma Chao and Ma Dai who came over for business looked at the scene in the courtyard and laughed. The two brothers turned back together and found that there was another person standing behind them, their surname was Pang and his name was De!
Suizhou.

Guan Yu stood on the top of the city, overlooking the Huaijiang River, his beautiful beard hanging down and caressing his chest, his eyes full of gratitude, "Your Majesty's kindness, Guan must die in repayment!"

Beside him, Zhou Cang was leaning on the Qinglong Yanyue. On the other side, a young general wearing a green robe with two levels of armor was holding a copy of "Spring and Autumn Zuo Zhuan" and looking at his father beside him with a smile.

Within the city wall, in one of the rows of houses, Zhang Fei's laughter shook the roof tiles, and the door suddenly slammed open, and he pulled a young man and strode out.

"Second brother, come and see your nephew, he's back!"

The big and reckless man screamed happily and burst into tears.

Gyeongju.

Zhang Liao looked at the veteran holding a Xuanhua ax in front of him and opened his arms: "Gongming, Liao welcomes you back!"

Old friends who had not seen each other for many years were reunited at this moment.

Luyang.

Xia Houyuan knelt in the ancestral temple and cried loudly towards Cao Cao's memorial tablet on the altar table. Next to him was a one-eyed general who knelt on the futon with a bang.

In Yanzhou, Zhao Yun was riding on horseback in astonishment, looking at the roar of a white horse across from him. Above him, an armored female general pointed a gun at him.

"Husband, do you dare to race a horse with me again?"

On this day, countless people met the precious people in their lives, reunited, lived, fought, and walked in this new land of China.

(End of this chapter)