"Is this Chang'an City? A place that I have heard my grandfather say countless times...... It turned out to be even more majestic and magnificent than his description! ”

As the carriage was moving, the young prince from South Vietnam poked his head out of the side of the carriage and quietly surveyed everything he saw along the way. He didn't know what words to use to describe the greatness of the capital. When I was in South Vietnam, I thought that the city of all peoples, near the sea, was the best place in the world. But when I came to Chang'an, I found that it was just a birdcage.

Fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers are the age of activity and curiosity, and Zhao Yingqi is naturally no exception. The majesty of the Chang'an city wall is shocking. The prosperity of Chang'an Street Market is dizzying. The legends he had heard from his grandfather about what had happened here since he was a child had been deeply imprinted in his mind. Today, he has finally set foot on this land.

Zhao Yingqi was very close to the handsome Han envoy, which was not only the reason why the two people were not a few years apart, but more importantly, the Han envoy's days in the palace of Nanyue made him understand a lot of Han Dynasty customs. It was also he who persuaded his father to send him to Chang'an to study Han culture.

This Han envoy named Zhongjun has a convincing affinity. However, his retinue frightened the prince of South Vietnam. Because, on the night when Lü Jia, the prime minister of South Vietnam, launched a rebellion, at the gate of the palace, he and all the palace people who thought that they were in danger of escaping the catastrophe witnessed how these Han people suddenly launched an attack, killed Lü Jia and his cronies, and quickly quelled the civil strife with iron and blood.

The martial arts of the Han people were feared, and he did not like such methods. Perhaps, those circulating rules and regulations and the prosperity of this market are what I yearn for. Thinking of this, he was a little inexplicably looking forward to the upcoming life in Chang'an.

The envoy of the Han Dynasty rode on a green horse, saw this huge team, began to enter the city gate, and finally completely relieved his heart, this time the task was successfully completed.

Thousands of miles away, pacify the southern Xinjiang, destroy the country and accept the land, make the Fanbang proton come to descend, and raise the prestige of the Han country in the sea! The bold words of asking Changying to tie the dragon are still in my ears, but now I really live up to the trust and make such a great achievement, and return from the captivity. Such an honor, at the age of less than eighteen, is enough to be engraved in the annals of history.

The final army turned sideways to look at Zhao Yingqi, the little prince sent to Chang'an by the South Yue Kingdom, and saw him looking around all the way, his face full of surprise, and he couldn't help but smile slightly.

In the name of the prince of Nanyue who came to Chang'an, of course, it cannot be said to be a hostage to the outside world. This little prince has been eager for Han culture, and this time he came from thousands of miles to study hard for a few years.

In fact, Zhongjun has a good impression of Zhao Yingqi, and has great expectations that he will be able to maintain relations between the two countries in the future. After this trip to the South China Sea, based on what he saw and heard, he felt that what Yuan Zhao said to him before the envoy left was very reasonable.

These sea states, remote and small countries, their rulers and the people under their rule, not many people really know about the Han Dynasty. They didn't know how powerful and prosperous the Han Dynasty really was. So sometimes war alone can't solve many problems. Only by communicating more, subtly, and using cultural and economic forces to gradually integrate them into the orbit of the Han Empire, and when the time comes, a dependency relationship will be formed, and you will force them to rebel and rebel, and they will not do it.

These words stirred up huge waves in the young Zhongjun's heart, and after thinking about it, it was indeed so. However, why has no one ever heard of such a simple truth before? Fighting and plotting, and then fighting, war is only the last resort! In the words that Xiao Hou Ye said casually, there was the deepest truth, he felt that his knowledge was too far behind in front of Yuan Zhao, and in the future, he decided to ask for advice from time to time.

Different from what the final army thought in his heart, Yan Suke, who was at the front of the team, returned victoriously and full of ambition. In this southern expedition, in terms of merit, he should be the first.

At the beginning, the emperor set up the word Lin Yuan to select talents, and seven or eight of them were circled by the imperial pen, and they served the emperor as attendants. In the eyes of the ministers of the court and the central government, this is just a few favored ministers summoned by the Son of Heaven because of his preference for literature and words.

But Yan Zhu is a smart person, and he is an ambitious person. During those days of studying, he had vaguely guessed the emperor's intentions through some clues.

The policy of selecting materials based on "meritocracy" may not be as simple as words, and I am afraid that it will really become the way of employing people in this country for a period of time to come. Above the court, there is a lot to be done! He is full of infinite anticipation for the road he will begin.

At the end of the team, Cui Hong, who was carrying a "flawless" heavy sword, led the horse, and more than 20 strong men behind him also stopped at the same time. Cui Hong's face was tanned by the scorching sun of the southern country, but his body looked even stronger. On this trip, after the tempering of blood and fire, he finally grew into a teenager who could take charge of himself.

Ahead was Suzaku Street, and seeing that the escort had already stepped on the road to Chaotianque, he waved his hand from afar, which was regarded as a greeting. Then he turned his horse's head, led the people behind him, and went straight to another street. There, a full wagon team was waiting, and they would turn to the Changle Marquis Mansion to unload the goods from the south.

The owner of the Changle Hou Mansion came back a few days ago. Since he got the news in advance and knew the date of their return, Yuan Zhao returned to the city from Changle Plateau and waited for them on purpose.

Cui Hong turned the corner of the street, saw the familiar mansion from a distance, and the figure standing on the steps, the feeling of going home suddenly came to his heart, and his heart was extremely eager, it was a kind of stability, tranquility and finally relaxation.

Warm welcome, hugs and greetings, a sumptuous reception banquet, Cui Hong and the more than 20 warriors were drunk. Although their merits will not be recorded, and their names will not appear on the list of meritorious deeds and rewards of the imperial court, it is enough as long as the little marquis knows what role they played in this operation.

It's a long journey, and it's very tiring. After they were full of wine and food, Yuan Zhao ordered people to settle down for them and rest well. Everything was arranged, and then he went to the back storeroom, opened the tightly wrapped goods, and saw what he had been waiting for for a long time.

Cui Hong is a careful person, although he doesn't understand why the little marquis wants him to collect these things in the southern country, but he knows that as long as it is something specially ordered by Yuan Zhao, it must be of great use. Therefore, each full wooden box was well wrapped in linen cloth and cattails, lest it get wet, and when it was opened, there was no loss at all.

Xiaoice'er's eyes widened, and she saw Yuan Zhao carefully open the outermost wooden box, and a row of black lacquered clay pots appeared in front of her, and the gaps were tightly stuffed with thatch, thinking that she was afraid of bumps and damage on the road.

Yuan Zhao tilted the clay pot that was lifted, and something milky white and sticky gushed out, and the quality was very good! opened a few more of the rest of the wooden boxes, and sure enough, Cui Hong found all the items he ordered to find.

Seeing the joy on his face, Xiaoice was a little disappointed. When she saw that Master couldn't wait to see these things that Cui Hong brought back from the South China Sea, she thought they were some great treasures, but she didn't expect them to be some strange objects, none of which were valuable.

"Master, I heard that there are fist-sized night pearls in the South China Sea, as well as all kinds of rare treasures, and Senior Brother Cui Hong didn't know how to bring some back, so he got these tattered grass and tree seeds, hum! I woke up and saw that I didn't teach him a good lesson. ”

Yuan Zhao put a handful of cardamom back into the wooden box in his hand, he was in a good mood, he flicked her forehead with his hand, and said with a smile: "Children's family, I don't know how to be precious, these things are hard to buy, and they are many times more valuable than those pearl treasures in the world." Hehe! ”

"Oops! You're hitting people on the head again, Master...... These are worthless things! Ahh Seeing that Yuan Zhao had a tendency to tremble, Xiaoice hurriedly hugged his head and fled behind the main father.

The master who was leaning against the door saw that their master and apprentice were like this, and he had long been accustomed to it, and he couldn't help laughing, and when he heard Yuan Zhao's words, his eyes lit up.

"Little Hou Ye, how do you say this? Could it be that these things really contain great value? ”

Yuan Zhao nodded affirmatively, with a look of hope in his eyes: "Mr. Master, do you know that the biggest significance of this South China Sea rebellion for the Han is not to destroy Dongyue, nor to get that bit of territory, but to open up the passage to the sea in the south."

Speaking of this, he turned around and pointed to the goods that were piled up, his eyes swept over the Lord Father Yan, Xiaoice, Guan Xi, Zhuo Yu, Yuan Thirteen, Zhao Yuan and others who followed him, and there was a faint light in his eyes.

"There are many things in this world that the world has not yet recognized their great value. Just like these wooden boxes, most of them are loaded with precious spices and herbal seeds, fennel, cardamom, angelica, agarwood, Dahongpao pepper, cinnamon, jade fruit...... These are common things in the south. On the islands, between the mountains, everywhere. However, there are very few locals, let alone northerners, who know what it is used for. Thirteen, the size of the fleet will be larger in the future, and this route will also be handed over to you. Compared to the southwest, you will find that this direction is the real treasure trove! Ha ha! ”

Yuan 13 was overjoyed when he heard this! Listening to the meaning of the little marquis's words, the scale of the fleet will develop greatly in the future, and it is his lifelong wish to cross the rivers and seas, so what does he do! As long as he can lead the fleet, even if it is for the little marquis to kill people and set fires and slaughter the country, he will not frown.

What Yuan Zhao said, no one would doubt. A person who can summon the heavenly thunder and bring down the entire Xungui group, now in the hearts of these people around him, there is a blind trust.

Those ordinary cane trees transported from the southwest Yi area, through the skillful hands of the little marquis, turned into snow-white cotton sugar, just a short season, has earned a lot of wealth. It is not an exaggeration to describe such a method as turning a stone into gold.

"Just, what's the use of these sticky things? I've never heard of this before, little marquis, can you solve your doubts?"

The master father is also a knowledgeable person, and his predecessors have a lot of anecdotes, but he is often a little unclear about what Yuan Zhao said.

Yuan Zhao smiled mysteriously, the things in these clay pots were the most important harvest for him.

"Mr. Master, the name of this goo is rubber. There are a large number of wild trees on the southern islands, called rubber trees, which are cut with knives, and the sap will flow out and be collected with utensils, which is the origin of these things. What are they used for...... Ha ha! Sir, it's not that I don't tell you, it's that it's hard to understand now. When it's time to use them later, you'll definitely know in detail. Anyway, I'm just going to say one thing now, and their effect may be too big for you to imagine! With this thing, we can fly into the sky and leap into the sea, and we have the possibility of realizing ...... a thousand miles a day. ”

The words have been said, and the room is full of surprise! Xiaoice's mouth can be stuffed with goose eggs, and everyone stares at them, all of them are demented. Yuan Zhaocai didn't care what they thought, laughed and left.

Butler Yuan Yi's face was full of seriousness, and he summoned the guards in the mansion, specially selected ten shrewd and strong people, and gave them a special task. From today onwards, the treasury at home should be closely guarded, guarded in shifts, and there must be no slackness. Because there is a hidden material for the little marquis to make immortal magic weapons in the future!

This is not to be so solemn Yuan Yi, and the events again and again are enough to prove that the origin of his little marquis is by no means simple, and the legend of the stars descending to earth is likely to be true! This is the consensus of all the people in the Hou Mansion.

The Han Weiyang Palace, before the Huanghuang Hanyuan Palace, is a square paved with white marble slabs. On the high 100 steps, the main hall stands majestically and is located on the highest point of Chang'an City. Looking down from the entrance of the hall, there was a feeling that all the people were under their feet and everything was in their hands.

Today is a special court meeting, and hundreds of civil and military officials came very neatly. Everyone's mood is light. Because today's court meeting has nothing to do with political struggles, has nothing to do with overt and hidden plots, and there will be no danger of changes and dangers.

Today everyone is here to share in the victory. The South China Sea quelled the chaos and expanded the territory, which was a major event for the entire imperial court. The land that was assigned to the territory of the Han Dynasty has erased the traces of the Dongyue Kingdom, and now it is called Bolang County. The county guards and main officials appointed by the imperial court have gone to take office, and since then it has remained in the territory of the Han Dynasty.

The victory in the South China Sea was the first victory in a foreign war since the current son ascended the throne. Therefore, in Liu Che's heart, its significance is very huge.

The defeat of the previous siege of Mayi, whether in the imperial court or among the people, caused a certain amount of damage to the emperor's prestige. And less than a year later, such a victory was achieved, which could just make up for the emperor's prestige among his subjects. Therefore, under the instruction of the emperor, certain departments of the imperial court carried out a lot of publicity on this.

And today's sacrifice of prisoners, of course, is the highlight of it. Outside the gate of Weiyang Palace, from south to north, both sides of the entire Vermilion Bird Street were crowded with people from Chang'an, talking to each other and happily talking about the news they had heard.

Such a ceremony, it is said that since the founding of the Han Dynasty, it has never been held. What kind of specifications to use, what kind of process, what tedious steps to carry out, in order to the greatest embodiment of the prestige of the Han. In this way, this event can achieve the purpose of deterring neighbors. In the previous court meetings, the ministers had repeated discussions on this issue.

As the prime minister, Tian Jue is basically a spectator in such a thing. This relative who was born in the market has not read any books, and his specialties are power tricks, wealth accumulation and speculation. Later, it developed, although in order to pretend, he invited a few well-educated people to teach the scriptures for a few days, but it was just a surface, and if he wanted to put forward his own opinions, it was better to let him directly take out a fine of 1,000 taels.

There were many ministers like him, so he made a fuss several times and did not make a statute. In the end, it was Gongsun Hong, the imperial historian, who gave a general opinion. It can be referred to the Spring and Autumn Period, when the conquests between countries and the defeaters performed by the victors to revise them, and formulate a set of etiquette applicable to the dynasty, which may be used in the future.

The emperor immediately agreed, and ordered Gongsun Hong to preside over the matter, convene the relevant officials, and complete the submission to the imperial inspection as soon as possible. Gongsun Hong was indeed a person with profound knowledge, and with the assistance of Taishi Ling Sima Tan and others, he lived up to his expectations and drummed up a set of strict procedures for sacrificing prisoners in just a few days.

Roughly speaking, it includes the following items: sacrifice to heaven and earth, Taimiao, take the captives to the temple of several former emperors of the old Liu family to walk around, and take those seized items with them to comfort the ancestors, the descendants are very promising, and there is no need to worry about being bullied by neighbors.

Then, the captured enemy leaders were tied up with Bai Lian, and they crossed Suzaku Street for the subjects of the world to observe the Shengwei, enter the Xuande Gate, and hold a prisoner offering ceremony in front of the Weiyang Palace. The emperor set up a tent throne in the front of the gatehouse, and the civil and military officials and Yulin military captains stood on the left and right under the steps, and set up a position to sacrifice prisoners in the center of the square.

After everyone arrived at Qi Lili, the envoys played the battle situation and compensated the casualties. Then the courtiers announced the "sacrifice of prisoners", and the mighty Han general escorted the prisoners to the position of offering prisoners, and the courtiers announced their crimes and their own victories in public.

After the reading was completed, the Han court lieutenant made a proclamation, asking the emperor to personally issue an order to dispose of the prisoners. If the emperor declares that his crime will not be forgiven, the priest will announce that he will be sentenced to death, and he will be immediately escorted to the execution ground and executed. If the emperor intends to be released, the courtiers will declare the holy virtue of the Son of Heaven, give him leniency, and release the thanksgiving. The captives were grateful and thanked three times. The civil and military officials also shouted the emperor's grace and grace......, and the grace was boundless.

After hearing this, Yuan Zhao's evaluation was: Anyway, how tedious and how to come, so that it can appear majestic, sacred, and inviolable! Originally, the court was doing something like this every day. Ha ha! Of course, his words were only spoken by a few friends who could be entrusted with life and death.

At the end of the ceremony, another even greater piece of good news came. Covered in the smoke and dust of the northern country, the red feather messenger Pegasus galloped into Chang'an, and Yanmen Pass was victorious! The Xiongnu cavalry suffered nearly 30,000 casualties and withdrew to the grassland. The Black Eagle Army broke the Huns twice, captured the flag and beheaded the generals, and fled, and since then, it has become famous all over the world!