Chapter 9 Kyoto Upper Castle

"Haha, Brother Han laughed. Kuang Hua was suddenly amused by Han Ming's last sentence.

"I'm here to encourage you, and I'm still waiting for you to share the glory and wealth together after you are developed. Han Ming had his own little Jiujiu in his heart, he had long known that this person was not simple, although the ideal was not reliable, but the identity should not be low, it might be the son of a big official, he climbed it first, and his back was against the big tree to enjoy the shade.

"Brother Han can rest assured, there will be no glory and wealth in the future, Brother Han will definitely be indispensable. When I watched Brother Han's remarks just now, he was meticulous and grasped the analysis of the current situation very thoroughly, and he directly hit the shortcomings, which is really a high theory. Since Brother Han can have such talent, why not consider joining the court as an official. If Brother Han is interested, I will recommend Brother Han to ensure that Brother Han's talent is fully displayed. Kuang Hua looked at Han Ming, his face full of hope.

Han Ming was glad that he really analyzed it well, this is indeed the son of a big official, and his background is not low, but he has no idea of being an official, it is best to give himself 1.8 million silver, and then let himself travel around the mainland, so it is the best.

So he politely declined: "Brother Kuang's good intentions are in my heart, but I am a rough person, I am really not suitable to be an official, and I have no idea of being an official, I am originally a casual person, if Brother Kuang let me stay in that official position all day, I am afraid that I will be sick." ”

Kuang Hua heard for the first time that someone had an official and did not do it, and there was such a capable person, so he wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Han Ming's absent-minded look, he thought that different people had different personalities, and this Brother Han in front of him might really not have this idea, and he would bring it up to him when he had the opportunity in the future.

"Since Brother Han has no intention of being an official in the court, then I won't say much, but I listened to what Brother Han said just now, and some things are not clear, I wonder if Brother Han can explain it in detail for me?"

"Okay! Brother Kuang, if there is anything you don't understand, just say it, and I will answer it for you one by one. Han Ming replied dryly.

Han Mingzhi didn't care about Kuang Hua's question, he studied liberal arts, especially in history, he learned very well, although this is not his own world, but along the way, the development of this world is basically the same as his previous world, then he can analyze the development of this world by analyzing the social development of the previous feudal society, even if there are differences in some places, there is not much difference in thinking.

And then Kuang Hua asked Han Ming for advice on what he didn't understand, but the deeper he asked, the greater Kuang Hua's shock, he didn't expect Han Ming to grasp the current situation and ills of today's society so thoroughly, there were some things he had never even heard of, he concluded that this person must be a great talent. I secretly swore in my heart that I must keep this person by my side.

Han Ming and his entourage hurried to the imperial capital on the road, they set off from Linlun Town, passed through Xishan County, passed through Beifu County, and took a boat east in Hengshui County, and it took a full seven days to finally reach the Gyeonggi area.

As soon as you enter the Gyeonggi area, you will find a vast plain, and the atmosphere here is completely different from that of other counties, and it is even more prosperous, and there are many people of all kinds, such as foreign envoys, merchants in cars, porters with burdens, heroic generals, and soldiers who walk in unison, back and forth on the road leading to Kyoto.

At this moment, Han Ming saw this scene and sighed that he had not come to this world in vain.

These scenes he had never seen before were so real, he even felt a chilling murderous aura when he passed by a general, although he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, but it was only used for self-defense, he had never killed anyone, that kind of murderous aura was something he had never experienced.

He walked on the official road, greedily trying to put everything into his brain, and when he took a breath of the air around him, he felt extremely fresh.

Kuang Hua, who was riding a foal next to him, couldn't help but feel funny when he saw Han Ming's appearance. A person who can say that he goes abroad is based on agriculture, uses business as the way, and shocks the Quartet, but he feels like he has never entered the city in his life, which really makes him a little puzzled.

Kuang Peng, who was behind him, was silent all the way, probably because he was almost home, and began to become active, and when he saw Han Ming's expression, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Han Ming was baffled by Kuang Peng's laughter, and he didn't know why she was laughing. It was Kuang Hua who guessed Kuang Peng's mind at a glance and glared at her.

Kuang Peng was glared at by his brother like this, and stuck out his tongue at him. Maybe she felt that this action was a little bad, so she immediately covered her mouth, looked around, and saw that no one noticed, so she stopped laughing, and followed Kuang Hua honestly.

Not long after they walked on the road, more and more houses came into view, and this situation really made Han Ming a little puzzled.

There were also seven or eight cities he passed, and as long as it was a city along the way, there were no such dense houses outside the city walls, let alone buildings, and the houses and buildings were all in the city, wrapped in thick, high walls, and extremely safe.

Here, however, I didn't see the city walls, but I first saw the crowded houses around me, and it seemed that there were quite a few people, so I felt as if I had entered the city. Looking into the distance, except for a large stele tower in front of him blocking the middle of the official road, there was no trace of the city wall around, which made Han Ming Zhanger puzzled.

"Brother Han, the capital has arrived. Kuang Hua nodded at the side at the right time.

Hearing this, Han Ming was even more puzzled.

"Brother Han, isn't there a lot of confusion about why there are no city walls in the capital?" At this time, Kuang Hua already knew in his heart where Han Ming's doubts came from, because almost everyone who came to Kyoto for the first time would have an expression like him on their faces.

"That's right, Brother Kuang, you said that you went to the capital, where is the city wall? Why didn't I see a city wall...... Could it have been forcibly demolished?" Han Ming asked with a puzzled look.

Kuang Hua smiled and said, "Brother Han said that he was joking, this is the capital of the Central Chu Empire, Shangjing. And this capital city has no outer wall, looking at the entire continent, there is no outer wall of the national capital, this is the only one, and there is no second. Kuang Hua proudly answered for Han Ming.

"There is no outer wall, Brother Kuang, this makes me very puzzled, you see around here, there is an endless vast plain, it is difficult to defend, if a cavalry force comes here, see such an imperial capital, aren't you afraid of being directly taken by others?"

Although Kuang Hua answered Han Ming, there were still a bunch of questions in Han Ming's mind, he knew that he could think of this question, and others should be able to think of it, but these ** naked houses were placed in front of him, it was difficult for him to understand what the person who designed the city thought in the first place? This is completely inconsistent with the common sense he knows.

Kuang Hua smiled: "Haha, I expected Brother Han to have this question, in fact, this capital without walls represents the ambition of the founding emperor of Zhongchu, Brother Han, don't worry, let me tell you slowly." ”

Then, Kuang Hua explained to Han Ming the origin of this capital city without walls.

"About two hundred years ago, before the founding of the Central Chu State, this place was originally just a place for farming and grain, and there was originally a Shangping City here, which was dedicated to the garrison for grain. Later, due to some wars, the place was burned, and the whole land was opened. ”

Speaking, Kuang Hua looked at Shangjing, "Later Zhongchu Jianguo, here is located in the hinterland of Zhongchu, the terrain is open and flat, facing the Hengjiang River in the north, the waterway is convenient, the original founding emperor of Zhongchu decided to use this place as the capital of Zhongchu, and renamed the original Shangping City as Shangjing." ”

"At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population withered, the scale of the city was small, and a Shangping city was enough to accommodate the population at that time. However, later there were more and more people, and Shangping City was already crowded, so the ministers discussed the expansion of the capital, and the ministers argued endlessly on the issue of the area of the capital. ”

"No city for a city, what does it mean?" Han Ming heard it with relish, but he was very puzzled by this city without a city.

Kuang Hua then explained: "The prime minister at that time said that if the army could not defend the territory, and let the army of the enemy country come to the imperial capital, what could the city wall block. If the size of the castle had been specified at that time, it would have affected the size of the castle. ”

His eyes were deep, he paused, and then said: "At that time, the founding emperor and the prime minister had an ambition, so they did not build the walls of this city, but strengthened and thickened the walls that originally belonged to Shangping City to resist a rebellion that might come from within. Although it is constructed in this style of loose on the outside and tight on the inside, Upper Kyoto has not been plagued by war over the years. As a result, Shangjing now has the largest capital city in all countries, which is the pride of our Shangjing people. ”

When Han Ming heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's really hard to imagine what kind of changes were going on at that time, that great minister said it well, if a country doesn't even have the strength to resist the enemy's army, then what can the country defend against if it builds a city wall." This unique insight really made me look at it today, and I am now more and more curious about what kind of person your founding emperor was and could control such a good appearance. ”

They talked and talked, and came to the stele tower in the middle of the official road, the stele tower was very high, so high that Han Ming could only see the things on it clearly when he raised his head, and the stele tower was written in some round and round fonts, very similar to the ancient small seals.

Eight large characters are written on the stele tower, divided into two columns, and there are three small characters in the lower left corner, which should be the title. Han Ming was very familiar with these eight words, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them, so he knocked his head a little helplessly.

Kuang Hua looked at Han Ming's movements and thought that he was worried about these words, so he asked, "Brother Han wants to know the meaning of these eight words?"

Han Ming replied: "I'm a little familiar with these eight words, but I can't remember them. ”

Kuang Hua was very surprised, looking at Han Ming's appearance, it should be the first time he came to the capital, and he actually said that he was familiar with these words, which made him sure that Han Ming's origin was not ordinary.

Thinking of this, he answered the words on the inscription for Han Ming, "These eight words are actually the inscription written by the founding emperor of the Central Chu Empire, which reads: Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity." The gist of it is that the throne is granted by heaven and will be prosperous forever. ”

"What? Ordered by the heavens, both longevity and Yongchang? Is this what is written on this? Are you sure it is this?" Han Ming threw out four questions in a row, he was too unbelievable, because these eight words made him too familiar to be familiar with them, no wonder he looked familiar.

"Oh, why is Brother Han so surprised? What is written above is that he was ordered by the heavens, and he has a long life, could it be that Brother Han has seen it elsewhere?"

Kuang Hua was very curious about Han Ming's actions at this moment, and he became more and more sure that Han Ming was not only from the Banlun Mountain Range, but also that his origin was not ordinary. These eight words, unless ordinary people can see them in the stele, they will never see them in the second place. And Han Ming's actions showed that he had not only seen them, but also had a deep impression of these eight words.

It is no wonder that Han Ming can make such a move, as a literary and artistic young man who particularly likes history, he is familiar with these eight words. These eight characters are the eight characters on the jade seal of Qin Shi Huang, the emperor of the Qin Dynasty who ruled the world, and they are the small seals written by Li Si, the prime minister at that time.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but start to suspect that the founding emperor and prime minister of the Central Chu Empire wouldn't be also a traverser, right? It might even be Qin Shi Huang and Prime Minister Li Si, but it shouldn't be, there is no record of Qin Shi Huang and Li Si in history, and now he is eager to know the answer to the question.

"Brother Kuang, could you please tell me who the founding emperor and prime minister of the Central Chu Empire is, and what is his name?"

Kuang Hua was puzzled by the question Han Ming asked, "Why is Brother Han asking this? Could it be that you are related to the Founding Emperor or the descendants of the Great Minister?"

"Brother Kuang just tell me who this founding emperor and prime minister is, I just have some questions in my heart and want to know the answers. Han Ming did not answer Kuang Hua's question.

As soon as Kuang Hua heard this, he couldn't make excuses, so he had to introduce Han Ming.