Compared with the previous section of the journey, from Yangcheng to the Yellow River, it seems to be somewhat unfazed, this area may be the Shaolin faction and the Songshan faction's sphere of influence, there is nothing extraneous along the way, even the spread of the military disaster is not encountered, in the evening, Zhou Ning finally arrived at the Yellow River. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Not far ahead, the boiling water of the Yellow River rushes under the low cliffs.

This section of the river is particularly narrow, but it is also more than ten zhang wide, the river water rushes up to the rocks on both banks, the waves turn over the water violently, the river water changes rapidly, the waves break the bank, the surging is surging, it is extremely spectacular. On the other side of the river is an endless stretch of primeval forest, with strange rocks.

This is the mother river of the Chinese nation.

Zhou Ning led the horse, moved to the shore edge, and stared at the rapid whirlpool of the river rushing onto the shore rock, and then galloping and reverberating one after another. In his previous life, he had seen the scene of the upper reaches of the Yellow River when passing through Xi'an, which was also a roaring river, but it was far less turbulent than in ancient times.

It is no wonder that Li Bai once wrote such a poem: The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns. Now it seems that it could not be more relevant.

The Chinese nation is radiating out with this Yellow River as the center, around the fertile banks of the Yellow River, cities have sprung up from the ground, taking root and sprouting, some stretching for thousands of years, and some gradually submerged in the long river of time, leaving only names and memories. Luoyang is the most dazzling name in these cities.

Continuing west along the Yellow River, when the longitudinal horse galloped through a small hill, the sky had begun to brighten, and the jade belt-like Luoshui lay in front, and on the other side of the Luoshui, there was a majestic and magnificent huge city, standing far away.

This is Luoyang......

The day I arrived in Luoyang was August 29.

This ancient famous city is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, Ping Pi Mountain in the north, Luoshui in the south, Huhu Prison in the east, Yinghan Valley in the west, surrounded by mountains, Luoyang Plain in the middle, Yi, Luo, Qian, Jian four rivers flow through it, it is not only the situation is dangerous, but also the scenery is beautiful, the soil is fertile, the climate is moderate, and the transportation is convenient.

In another time and space, eight dynasties, including the Xia, Shang, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, and Sui, all built their capitals here, supporting the 5,000-year-old romance of China.

In this peculiar time and space, Yang Guang did not move the capital to Yangzhou as in history, but still sat in the new capital of Luoyang, still sitting on a million heroes, and the scale was more magnificent than another time and space.

Zhou Ning raised his eyes to look at Luoyang City, a city that Zhou Ning had never visited, after a thousand years, the old Luoyang City has been completely annihilated in the dust and sand of history, lost itself in the jungle of steel and concrete. But at this moment, in the continuous drizzle, it is still the scene of a thousand years ago, and this magnificent city looks old and young under the rain curtain, exuding vigorous vitality everywhere.

Compared with Yangzhou City, the scale of Luoyang is not the average small city, there are three gates in the south gate alone, the middle gate is called Jianguo Gate, the left is the White Tiger Gate, and the right is the Changxia Gate.

According to the rules of the imperial examination of this time and space, in Luoyang City at this moment it is the time for the civil and military subjects to enter Beijing to catch the examination, in addition to the scholars and warriors who carry bookcases on their backs, or in the chanting oh, most of them are some business travelers waiting to enter the city for trading, and the farmers who rush to the morning market, they are lined up, waiting for the city gate to open in the rain under the rain curtain.

Zhou Ning rode a horse and slowly drove to the gate of Luoyang City, at this time, there was a commotion from the crowd, the city gate happened to open slowly, Zhou Ning got off the horse, and when he was about to go to the city, a familiar voice came from behind him: "Isn't this Brother Zhou?" What a coincidence. ”

Zhou Ning was slightly stunned, turned his head, and saw Li Shimin getting off a carriage with a smile, arched his hand at him slightly, and came over to say hello, "After a few days, I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhou here, it was really fate." ”

"Yes......" Zhou Ning smiled and replied casually, on the carriage over there, a girl lifted the curtain and glanced at Zhou Ning with some curiosity, looking beautiful.

Li Shimin smiled: "This is the sister-in-law Li Xiuning and the brother-in-law Li Yuanji." ”

"Hello two."

After greeting each other for a day or two, Zhou Ning checked the road guide at the gate guard, and reported his identity and name, and the guards guarding the door let him into the city without difficulty.

Li Shimin smiled slightly, did not get into the carriage, and after seeing the carriage go away, he entered the city with him.

As soon as he entered Luoyang City, Zhou Ning's eyes suddenly widened. An extremely wide ancient city spread its veil in front of him.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, this is the capital of the Great Sui, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Ning looked at Luoyang City at this time, the whole city houses are lined up, pedestrians are blazing, under the rain curtain, the scene in front of him seems to be a scene that can only exist in the playbook, red walls and green tiles, teahouses and restaurants are waving flags, and as far as the eye can see, a street that is up to 100 steps wide and runs through the north and south gates, stretches straight in front of the eyes, and is afraid that it is not seven or eight miles long. The houses on both sides are lined up, new or old, between the lanes, each opens up a road, and runs through the major city gates of the vertical and horizontal ten streets staggered, orderly, in addition to the scholars who are in a hurry, there are a lot of martial artists, most of them are not low in martial arts, carrying weapons, sheltering from the rain under the eaves.

"Sure enough...... It's spectacular......" Zhou Ning muttered.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "This is the power center of my Great Sui, and the talents of the world will gather here to win meritorious deeds." They are like this, Brother Zhou and I, why is it not like this? ”

Zhou Ning glanced at Li Shimin deeply, this person was slightly older than himself, he should be in his early twenties, with a dignified appearance and a gentle and polite conversation. Judging from his appearance and conversation, this man is a real hero. It is no wonder that in the previous life, he would establish immortal deeds.

"Brother Li laughed." Zhou Ning said lightly.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Brother Zhou just came to Luoyang City, and Li has time today, so he can take Brother Zhou to visit Luoyang City." ”

After a pause, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the incomparably wide avenue in front: "This is the 'Heavenly Street' that runs through the north and south gates, ordinary people can only walk on the left and right sides, and in the middle is the imperial road for the emperor to go out on patrol. I lived in Luoyang City when I was a child, and I once walked on it without telling my father, ha, that's it. ”

Zhou Ning nodded, looked at the avenue, the mansions on both sides were scattered, the street scene was somewhat crowded, and as far as the eye could see, the golden buildings in the distance were naturally the imperial city.

At this time, the sky is white, and there are more and more people and cars on the street.

From time to time, there are groups of guards with bright armor on the royal road, doing morning drills, so that this beautiful imperial city has a strong momentum.

The two walked along the street and arrived at the south bank of Luoshui.

Li Shimin pointed to the bridge across Luoshui and connecting the north and south: "This bridge is called Xinzhong Bridge, on that day, Shengshang moved tens of thousands of wealthy merchants from all over the country, and more than 3,000 craft households in Henan were placed in the east corner of Guocheng on the south bank of the Luohe River to live, so there is this weather in front of you." ”

He lowered his voice and said: "As long as the saint works hard and obtains the law a little bit in governance, then the prosperity can be expected." ”

Zhou Ning nodded, listening in awe. Li Shimin's view of the current situation is extremely insightful and different, at a time when everyone is making up Yang Guang is not, he can point out that Yang Guang's construction of the capital and the construction of rivers is really of great benefit to future generations. He is a very outstanding politician.

Li Shimin stood on the Xinzhong Bridge, pointed to a temple looming in the distance, and said lightly: "This temple is called White Horse Temple, it is the first Jialan of the Great Sui, the ancestral court of Buddhism in the Central Plains, the abbot here is called Xue Huaiyi, although the saint has recently gone closer to Shao Yuanjie, but this person is different, he is Yang Guang's favorite minister, and he has something to do with the apprentice of the monk Fa Ming, if it is not necessary, Brother Zhou must not provoke him." ”

Zhou Ning nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Li seems to be a little disapproving of Xue Huaiyi? ”

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Yes, this person is greedy and lustful, although he has a good martial arts, but he is too arrogant and domineering, and he doesn't know how to restrain, this is the way to die." ”

At this time, the two stepped onto the Tianjin Bridge across Luoshui, Li Shimin said with a smile: "Tianjin Xiaoyue is the first of the eight views of Luoyang, the most charming is the quiet night, when the bright moon hangs in the sky, if Brother Zhou can come here with the United States to swim together, the situation is difficult to describe." ”