The Great Qin Empire

In the early morning of the second day, Qin Yang and Li Zhao set off from Yulin in the light of the dew, and within half an hour they crossed the Great Wall at the border between Zhao, Wei and Qin and entered the "straight road" of the Qin Empire.Although Qin Yang knew about the major projects of the Qin Empire in the original time and space.Especially the ruins of Qin's "Zhidao", Qin Yang even went to see it.But when he really stood on the "straight road" of the Qin Empire, he was still deeply shocked.

The sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the sand in Mu Us is yellow.A road that is more than twenty feet wide and built with loess, sand, stone and lime winds northward, as if it goes straight to the sky.There was not much heat in the sun at Maoshi, and a gust of wind blew away some dust on the road surface, which made the "straight road" smooth and thick.

Qin Yang stared blankly. He knew that this was just a "straight road" on flat land. According to historical records, the most spectacular thing about Qin's "straight road" was that the avenues passing through mountains were almost all built on the ridge, which historians call "along the ridge."The width of the embankment of the ruins ranges from 25 feet to 700 feet, and the radius of curvature is no less than 750 feet, which shows its grand scale.Archeology in later generations found that Qin Zhidao started from the north gate of Qin Linguang Palace (that is, Han Ganquan Palace) in the north of Chunhua (ancient Yunyang) in Shaanxi Province, and went northward, passing through Xunyi, Huangling, Fuxian, Ganquan, Zhidan, Ansai, Yulin and other places, and then through Inner Mongolia Yijinhuoluo Banner, Dongsheng, Dalat Banner to Baotou.The straight-line distance of the whole road is about [-] kilometers, and the total length of the road where the relics have been found is about [-] kilometers.

Qin Yang didn't know how in this age without any machinery, he built such a great avenue in just two years.

"The first emperor wanted to travel around the world. He traveled to Jiuyuan and arrived at Ganquan. He made Mengtian pass through, from Jiuyuan to Ganquan, cutting mountains and valleys, thousands of miles away, and the road has not yet been completed." Qin Yang whispered "Biography of Mengtian" "In this sentence.

"Brother, what's the matter with you? What are you talking about?" Seeing that Qin Yang was inexplicably dazed as soon as he was on the straight road, Li Zhao couldn't help becoming a little cautious when he saw Qin Yang go up the straight road, and said strange words that he didn't understand. It's full of questions.

"Oh, it's okay. I've never seen such a straight road. I was very surprised when I saw it today, but I made my elder brother laugh." Sima Qian was born ten years later. How could Li Zhao listen to what he said in "Historical Records" Gotta understand?Seeing Li Zhaofa's question, Qin Yang hastily concealed his answer.

"Haha, under the rule of the First Emperor, the construction of the Great Wall, the construction of galloping roads, the construction of straight roads, the decisive opening of the river defenses, the dredging of rivers and canals, and the construction of the Afang Palace are all unprecedented and huge projects? Brother, you are so rare." Li Zhao didn't think so.

"It's just, it's just that the people of the world have suffered." Qin Yang said sadly.

"So what? Could it be Wang Tu, who is the emperor, who can stop him?" Li Zhao's words had faint anger.

"Perhaps the emperor was just too anxious to find a cure. The decision to open the river and dredge the rivers and canals is still more beneficial to the people of the world. The straight roads and the Great Wall may not be visible now, but in my opinion, the first emperor was to deal with the Huns. Seeing that Li Zhao was angry, Qin Yang couldn't help defending the first emperor.

"To deal with the Xiongnu? How do you say that?" Li Zhao was a little puzzled.

"Brother, but think about it, before Qin ruled the world, which countries had the worst foreign troubles?"

"It should be the Three Kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Yan."

"Which country is worse?"

"There is no fear of foreign aggression in the East and Hu of Yan State; Qin was often harassed by the Huns but had a strong army, and he stationed heavy troops in Jiuyuan to resist the Huns, but the Huns did not dare to attack easily; on the contrary, there are remaining Linhu tribes in the north of Zhao State, and the Huns in the northwest, so it should be The country most troubled by foreign aggression."

"Now that the world is united, Qin is the only country outside the Three Kingdoms to accept it. How should we deal with it as the elder brother thinks?"

"Just like Meng Tian, ​​who killed the Xiongnu and shed his blood like a river!" Li Zhaoyi seemed to feel pain when talking about the Xiongnu, and wished he could put on his clothes and go to war immediately.

"It's extremely bitter and cold in the vast northern part of the desert. The place is tens of thousands of miles away. The Xiongnu disappears as soon as they run away, but how long will it take to kill them all?"

"This……"

"Because of this, my younger brother thought that the first emperor built the Great Wall and built straight roads on purpose. Now he pushes the Lintao Qin Great Wall northward until the Jiuyuan Qin Great Wall, then connects the Qin, Zhaoyan, Three Kingdoms Great Wall, and finally reaches Liaodong. He regards it as a long-term defense against the Huns, The effective foundation of the Donghu and Linhu tribes. If so, the Great Wall will stretch for more than ten thousand miles and become an unprecedented fortress! At that time, the whole of China will be able to be unremittingly prepared for all kinds of frontier dangers that are like fire in the grassland. The Xiongnu and the Huns who trouble China can only exchange business with me, but cannot arbitrarily raise troops. In the long run, China and the Huns have become harmonious neighbors or even merged into one. The straight road in the village will be the most solid backup channel, and the combination of the two will undoubtedly become a barrier to eradicate border troubles, and its effect is far greater than that of gathering heavy troops every year..." Historical facts have proved that this road was not completely completed until the fall of the Qin Empire. Daqin Zhidao did not play its due role until the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty. "Anyone who offends my reputation as a great man will be punished even if he is far away!" Da Qin said straightly, with great merit.But how can Qin Yang tell Li Zhao what happened nearly a hundred years later?

"What brother said is very true. If the first emperor really thought so, he would be a great emperor of China. It's just that he was extravagant and wanted to overhaul the palace, but how can he explain the torture and murder?" Li Zhao was always the first emperor's many other actions. brooding.

"Brother, gold is pure, and no one is perfect. In this life, no matter whether he is an emperor or a commoner, who doesn't make mistakes? Maybe this emperor is trying to correct his mistakes." Qin Yang Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, he reluctantly tried to persuade him.

"Gold is pure gold, and no one is perfect? ​​What do you mean? Who said this? Xunzi? Mencius?" Li Zhao's eyes widened with doubts on his face.

"Hehe, big brother, this sentence means that there is no perfect person in the world. People always have advantages and disadvantages. Even gold is not completely red, let alone human beings? This, this sentence is from my hometown. It was said by an old man." Qin Yang realized that he had stolen a classic sentence from Dai Gu in the Song Dynasty when he asked Li Zhaoxiang, his face blushed, and he hurriedly concealed it.

"Oh? From my brother's accent, it should be from Guanzhong. There are still people with such knowledge living in seclusion in Guanzhong. It should be a treasure land." Li Zhao's face was full of admiration.

Qin Yang saw that although Li Zhao was no longer obsessed with the first emperor's way of governing, but seemed to have become interested in his own life experience, Qin Yang couldn't help feeling anxious.Now he doesn't want to tell his elder brother his secrets, and he doesn't want to involve this heroic elder brother in his own affairs, so Qin Yang hurriedly said: "Brother, let's hurry, some things can't be explained at once, wait for the younger brother to do it." After finishing this matter, I must have a talk with big brother at night some other day, and then you will know everything about little brother."

"Okay! Brothers don't stick to trifles. I know you have something to hide from me, brother, but there are some things you don't know about me. Let's talk another day! Let's go..."

"Yes, let's go..."