Chapter 574: What Chang'an Sees and Hears

Chang'an is the ancient name of Xi'an, and it is also the first real city in history. King Wen of Zhou set the capital here, built Fengjing, after King Wu ascended the throne, he built Ho Jing, collectively called Feng Ho, Xi'an is referred to as "Ho" from here. Han Gaozu five years in Chang'an County, on the south bank of the Wei River, the north side of the Afang Palace, Qin Xingle Palace on the basis of the construction of Changle Palace, Gaozu seven years to build Weiyang Palace, the same year the national capital moved here from Liyang, because it is located in Chang'an Township, so the name Chang'an City, take the meaning of "long peace and stability".

Chang'an has been the political, economic and cultural center of China for more than 1,000 years, and has had 21 dynasties and regimes built its capital here, and is the ancient capital of 13 dynasties. Among the many dynasties that established the capital of Chang'an, the Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties were all powerful eras in Chinese history, and Chang'an became an international metropolis at that time.

"Nine days open the palace, and all the nations are crowned."

At the height of its development, Chang'an served as the center of the world, attracting a large number of foreign envoys and worshippers.

"I want to fly with joy and strength, and I want to go to the blue sky and catch the bright moon."

Chang'an has shown the world the self-confident, open, generous, tolerant and progressive national spirit of civilized China, and has created a cultural highland that the descendants of Yan and Huang will always be proud of.

"The history of a city is the history of a nation", Chang'an, the first good capital of Chinese history and culture, has become the negative of Chinese history, the business card of Chinese culture and the chip of Chinese spirit with its graceful elegance, full of economy, erudition and wisdom, and magnificence inherited from generation to generation.

Chang'an is the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties, the capital city with the most dynasties, the longest time and the most influential capital in Chinese history, the first of the four ancient capitals of China, the birthplace of Chinese civilization, the cradle of the Chinese nation, and the outstanding representative of Chinese culture. Chang'an is the eastern starting point of the Silk Road and the starting point of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal, and is the only Chinese city that has been identified as a world historic city by UNESCO so far, and is known as the world's four ancient civilizations along with Athens, Rome and Cairo. With a history of more than 7,000 years of civilization, more than 3,100 years of city history and more than 200 years of a year (not counting the capital) of the history of the capital, there have been 13 dynasties including the Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang and other dynasties built their capitals here, as the capital of China and the political, economic and cultural center for more than 1,000 years, known as the natural history museum, is an internationally famous tourist destination city.

Now, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, Chang'an City has become like a ghost city.

Of course, the ghost town is not to say that Chang'an City is deserted. There are still hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an City, however, now because the imperial court is controlled by Li Dao and Guo Yan, it is difficult to see people in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. Even if you can see people walking down the street, they are in a hurry, as if they are afraid of something.

It is no wonder that the people in Chang'an City have such a reaction, it is really the harm caused by Dong Zhuo's troubles.

When Dong Zhuo first held power, it was in Luoyang. Although Dong Zhuo was brutal, he didn't want to make Luoyang lifeless, so the Xiliang soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command wreaked havoc around Luoyang, brutally slaughtering the people of the surrounding villages and towns, so as to pretend to be the enemy's head and take the lead of the army. Therefore, in the earliest times, the people in Chang'an City, or their relatives and friends, were also persecuted by the Xiliang soldiers. Later, the princes jointly attacked Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo had to retreat to Chang'an, this time, the people in Chang'an City were terrified, lest the brutal Dong Zhuo would poison the people in the city. However, Dong Zhuo was still a little sensible, knowing that he was going to stay in Chang'an, and he did not do anything to the people in Chang'an City; as for Feng Yi, Fufeng, Hanoi, Hongnong and other places near Chang'an City, they were devastated by Dong Zhuo's command. It can really be described as a thousand miles of red land, and there are no people.

Although Dong Zhuo had died, the Xiliang soldiers under the command of Li Dao and Guo Yan still held power, and for the people of Chang'an City, the scourge that threatened them had not been completely eliminated. Originally, Chang'an City can be described as prosperous as smoke, with people on the streets, shoulder to shoulder, and extremely lively. Compared with the past, whether it is an upper-level official or a low-level trader in Chang'an City today, they all see one. As for restaurants, tea shops, etc., they are all crowded and sparsely populated. Such a prosperous city, but it was made like this by Dong Zhuo and other Xiliang forces, and I don't know how many sins they have created.

"Hey, they say that Chang'an City has hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, how lively it is, why don't you see a few people on this street?" Guo Yu's eyes looked left and right, and finally retracted his gaze, but there was a look of disappointment, and today's Chang'an City is obviously extremely inconsistent with what she heard from others.

That's right, the three people walking on the street of Chang'an City are naturally Duan Tianya, Cheng Shifei and Guo Yu who went to Liangzhou.

Jia Xu took refuge in the Xiliang Army, and after meeting Dong Zhuo for the first time, he understood what kind of person Dong Zhuo was. Therefore, Jia Xu quietly arranged his relatives, and no one knew where his relatives were except himself. Because Jia Xu expected that following a character like Dong Zhuo would not have any good results, and sooner or later he would fail. Once it fails, if it is when you escape, it is naturally inconvenient to take your relatives with you, and if you are not careful, you may lose your life. Therefore, Jia Xu made arrangements in advance. Of course, no one knows whether Jia Xu did not arrange his relatives elsewhere, or if he was still in the villages around his hometown of Guzang City. After all, in this era, there is a shortage of soldiers, and it is not safe to go too far, and if you encounter bandits on the road, the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, Jia Xu used a strategy of the most dangerous place and the safest place, and arranged his relatives near Guzang to avoid being discovered by those who care.

You must know that when you join the army, you don't mean that you can join the army, you have to explain where your hometown is, your parents, etc. Don't think that the technology was backward in ancient times, but the management of household registration is not lax at all, but more strict. And. Hukou is also a matter of taxation. Therefore, in ancient times, if a person wanted to travel far away, it was not like many books recorded that he could go, and he had to obtain a certificate from the government before he could travel. Otherwise, if you don't have this certificate, you will be killed by an official on the road, just like in later generations, which country you want to go to apply for a passport. It can be seen that the household registration system was strict in ancient times.

Similarly, after Jia Xu joined the army, these circumstances had to be explained. And Jia Xu, as a top strategist, naturally has his solution.

Jia Xu directly said that after returning to his hometown from a trip, he didn't know where his family had moved. And because Jia Xu is a civil official, the requirements for him are not strict. If it is a general, his relatives must be cleared, otherwise, once this general rebels, where will he go to find his family to sit with. Therefore, in all dynasties, as long as the generals with high enough power must arrange their relatives in the place of employment. One of the reasons is to set a restraint on these generals, so that when they have different intentions, they will throw a rat bogey. Unless this general does not care about his relatives, few generals dare to risk the danger of their relatives to do something rebellious.

It's just that because Yuan Chang has the memory of his previous life and the ability of the seventh sense realm, he has already calculated the location of Jia Xu's relatives, drew a map and threw it to Duan Tianya and the three of them, and there is no problem in finding Jia Xu's relatives.

said that Guo Yu glanced at the situation in Chang'an City with a disappointed face, and kept complaining. Duan Tianya ignored him, and his bright eyes always paid attention to the surrounding situation, so as not to have any accidents. Guo Jia is Yuan Chang's most important strategist, Duan Tianya naturally knows it, and Guo Yu is Guo Jia's sister. Yuan Chang and Guo Jia entrusted Guo Yu to him and Cheng Cheng, no matter what, Duan Tianya could not let Guo Yu be injured in the slightest, even if he fought for his life, he had to protect Guo Yu.

"Miss Guo, this Chang'an City has gone through the chaos of the Xiliang Army, where can it be compared with the past. Cheng Shifei on the side rolled his eyes and said as if mocking.

"Humph!"

Guo Yu puffed out his face, snorted coldly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Cheng is right and wrong, you think that this girl doesn't know these things, she just wants to test you." It seems that you are not really useless either. ”

"Joke!"

Cheng Shifei puffed out his chest and said in high spirits: "I think I'm a seven-foot man, Yushu is in the wind, looks better than Pan An, has beaten Song Yu, knows everything, can do anything." It's just that you little lady has no vision, only the lord is so wise, discerning, and recruits me, it's really a summer worm can't talk about ice!"

"Success and wrong, you..."

Guo Yu was annoyed by Cheng Zheng's words, his chest rose and fell, and his eyes were burning at Cheng Zheng. She was also born in a scholarly family, and she was just a gangster in Dongping County at the beginning, and if it was compared to scolding the street, ten Guo Yu was not an opponent of right and wrong. Along the way, Cheng Shifei and Guo Yu were tired of fighting, but every time it ended in Guo Yu's failure.

"Okay, don't make any noise yet, there are Xiliang soldiers coming!"

Duan Tianya's expression froze, and he whispered to the two people in the quarrel seriously. Hearing Duan Tianya's words, Cheng Shifei and Guo Yu both closed their mouths at the right time, Duan Tianya's words and deeds were cold, and he had the demeanor of a brother. Therefore, every time Duan Tianya spoke, Cheng Shifei and Guo Yu were also very obedient and did not dare to continue to fight.

"Who are you and what are you doing?" a group of ten patrolling Xiliang soldiers walked up to Duan Tianya and the three of them, and the leader of the group who seemed to be the leader asked directly.

"This general, the three younger brothers and sisters are from Xuzhou, and they want to do some small business here. Nowadays, I don't know what good deals are making money, so I'm looking around, taking a look, and seeing if there are any good deals. Duan Tianya put away his cold expression, bowed down, and said as if flattering.

"Doing business?"

The leader of the Xiliang soldiers glanced at Duan Tianya and the three of them suspiciously, a sneer hooked up at the corner of his mouth, and he drank: "Bastard, you think that this will be a fool, and you are trying to fool this general." Look at the three of you sneaky, you don't look like some good people. And you, who actually carried weapons with you, must have tried to do wrong, come and give the three of them to the general..."

"General, wait!"

Without waiting for the leader of the Xiliang soldiers to speak, Duan Tianya hurriedly stopped him. Duan Tianya is not stupid, how could he not see the intentions of the leader of the Xiliang soldiers.

In ancient times, it was simply normal to wear a weapon on your body. Whether it is a literati or a ranger warrior, they will wear a weapon, and the court will not be held accountable for this. Weapons are allowed unless they are armoured or equipped with bows and arrows. At this moment, the leader of the Xiliang soldiers used this reason to charge them, obviously because the drunkard did not mean to drink, but had other intentions. As for what the intention is, it goes without saying that it is very clear, it is nothing more than to defraud some money.

Duan Tian took out a palm-sized piece of gold from his arms, handed it to the leader of the Xiliang soldiers and said: "General, the villain knows that the soldiers work very hard to protect their families and defend the country, and they have always admired the actions of the generals and the soldiers under them. In the past, I have not been able to make any contributions, but when I see the general today, I finally have the opportunity to express my heart. These gold are a little bit of the villain's heart, please drink some wine from the general, and please don't excuse the general!"

The leader of the Xiliang soldiers took Duan Tianya's gold, looked left and right blatantly, and then put it in his mouth and took a bite, which was sure that it was real gold. Then, I saw him show a smile on his face, laughed and said, "Haha, it turned out to be a misunderstanding." This brother has such a patriotic heart, and he will definitely not have any bad intentions. ”

Originally, the leader of the Xiliang soldiers was deliberately looking for fault, wanting to make some extra money. It's just that he only thought that it would be good to be able to collect a few tens or hundreds of dollars, but he didn't expect to be able to harvest a piece of gold. With this piece of gold, he naturally wouldn't embarrass Duan Tianya and the three of them anymore. Moreover, because of this piece of gold, he also believed that Duan Tianya and the three of them were here to do business. Nowadays, gold and silver are not the currency in circulation, and copper coins are still the mainstay. Gold and silver were mostly used by upper-class aristocrats or businessmen. The nobles of the upper class were noble, and they naturally did not use copper coins to give gifts to each other, and merchants, not to mention, large business moves were millions of dollars or more, and how many boxes could be filled, so that gold and silver naturally became the medium of trade between merchants.

However, he said that the leader of the Xiliang soldiers had received the benefits of Duan Tianya, not only did he no longer look for their fault, but also told Duan Tianya what kind of business in Chang'an City could make money. Of course, the leader of the Xiliang soldiers is not kind-hearted, he just thinks that after Duan Tianya and them make money, they will give them money again, but what he doesn't know is that after Duan Tianya and they leave Chang'an City, they will not come back, at least, they will not appear in Chang'an City again in the short term.

After sending off this team of Xiliang soldiers, Duan Tianya once again regained his cold expression and asked Cheng Shifei to find a restaurant to settle down. Tonight, it seems that they are going to rest in Chang'an City. (To be continued.) )