Chapter 619: Visiting

Yang Ye died in Chenjiagukou, but his temple was in Gubeikou, thousands of miles apart, so Han Qi also couldn't figure it out, fortunately, Ma Zhou was quite familiar with Yang Ye's deeds, and he was stationed in Gubeikou, and he had asked the locals, so he was very clear about the reason.

It turned out that Zhao Guangyi's soldiers of Song Taizong were divided into three routes, if everything went well, the last three armies would converge in Xijin Mansion, and then join forces to attack Xijin Mansion, which was almost exactly the same as Liu Ping's previous strategy, and the Gubeikou at that time was not as dilapidated as it is now, and there was also an elite army stationed here, so the ultimate goal of the Great Song Dynasty was to control Gubeikou after defeating Xijin Mansion, so as to seal the door of the Liao army to the south.

It's a pity that the Song army was unfavorable that year, and the above strategic goal was not achieved, the Liao people sighed at Yang Ye's loyalty and bravery, hoping that he could achieve the previous strategic goal after his death, originally Xijin Mansion was more suitable, but Xijin Mansion was the capital of Liao, and it was not good to set up a temple for the enemy generals, so the temple dedicated to Yang Ye was erected in Gubeikou, because Yang Ye production was known as invincible, even if he was finally captured because of the injury of the war horse, he still killed the Liao army cold, worthy of the name of "invincible", so this temple is also called "invincible temple".

After listening to the origin of the invincible temple, Han Qi couldn't help but show an emotional expression, thinking about Yang Ye was brave and invincible back then, but no matter how brave he was, he couldn't change the general trend at that time, if General Yang was in his current period, he would definitely make more achievements, just like Liu Ping and Zhao Zhen, although they were also generals in the army before, they were not famous generals, but after the battle between the party and the Liao State, they could stay in history forever and become one of the famous generals in history.

"Since we're here, let's pay homage to General Yang together!" Han Qi immediately stepped forward and said, the Invincible Temple was on the hillside in front, since he came, he couldn't say anything if he didn't go to worship, not to mention that he also admired the Yang family's loyalty and martyrs.

Of course, Ma Zhou also immediately followed, and the two walked through the path in the forest, and soon came to the invincible temple, only to see that this temple is not very big, only two courtyards in front and back, but the construction is very exquisite, and compared to the dilapidated Xi Pass, this invincible temple is well preserved, and it can be seen that someone seems to maintain it from time to time.

"Transit envoy, don't look at this temple, although it is not big, but the fame is not small, especially the Liao people have always been martial, and they naturally respect General Yang Lao, many Liao generals who pass by here will also come to worship, it is said that the plaque on the temple is still handwritten by Han Derang himself, and this temple has been renovated by Han Nanwang before." Ma Zhou introduced again at the moment.

Han Qi also nodded when he heard this, no wonder this temple looks so new, it turned out that Han Nanwang paid for it, and at that moment he also looked up at the three big characters of "Invincible Temple" written by Han Derang himself, and found that Han Derang's words were actually written quite well, and the three words were like hidden swords, and at a glance, he knew that it was from the hands of military generals.

At that moment, Han Qi stepped into the temple, and there were also temple blessings in the temple to take care of them, and when he saw the guests, he immediately welcomed them into the temple, and when he came to the main hall, Han Qi also saw the statue of Yang Ye enshrined on the throne at a glance, only to see that the whole statue was taller than the real person, wearing armor, wearing a battle helmet, with soothing eyebrows, wide mouth, gray beard, looking majestic, and there were two warriors below, one holding a sword, and the other holding a military book.

In addition to the statues, the walls on both sides of the main hall are full of paintings about Yang Ye's deeds, especially the last one, which is the scene of Yang Ye's bloody battle in Chenjiagu and finally being captured and dying of hunger strike, and Han Qi also showed a look of regret after seeing it.

In fact, Han Qi didn't know, if Li Zhang was here, he would definitely find that this invincible temple was very different from the Yang Lao Linggong Temple in later generations, in fact, in the Gubeikou of later generations, the Yang Lao Linggong Temple was newly built after liberation, and the invincible temple in front of him was its predecessor.

For example, in the temple of later generations, there are not only statues of Yang Lao Linggong, but also statues of his sons and grandsons, because the Yang family in later generations will win the hearts of the people, so the gods in the temple are all characters, compared to the invincible temple in front of him is more realistic.

Han Qi picked up the incense handed by the temple next to him, and then personally prayed for the incense for General Yang, and then visited the temple again, although the whole temple is not big, but it has collected a lot of things related to General Yang, such as the back of the hall is enshrined in the Daguan knife and armor used by General Yang during his lifetime, among which the Guan knife has been rusted, and the armor is very broken, and even if you look closely, you can see the scars left by the knife and arrows on it, and there are even dried black blood stains in some places, which makes people look at it and can't help but be awe-inspired.

And in the front yard of the invincible temple, there is even an inscription given by the emperor of Liao, which records the exploits of Yang Ye, although it is an enemy, but the emperor of Liao is also full of praise for Yang Ye's loyalty, which shows Yang Ye's influence in Liao.

However, Han Qi also knew that the reason why the emperor of Liao gave the inscription to praise Yang Ye was nothing more than that he took a fancy to Yang Ye's loyalty, so he also hoped that his ministers could be as loyal to the country as he was, so he praised Yang Ye so much, as for the effect, it may not be very good, for example, Han Nanwang did not have the courage to die of a hunger strike in General Yang.

After Han Qi visited the temple, he left with Ma Zhou, and on the way back, he also surveyed the surrounding terrain by the way, after all, the Great Wall will be rebuilt, and Xi Pass will definitely be expanded, all of which need to be planned by Han Qi in advance, and even if there is enough time, he wants to turn the entire Gubeikou Great Wall.

However, it is a pity that although Han Qi made arrangements in advance, he could not leave Xijin Mansion for too long, otherwise if there was a problem with the logistics of the army, he, the transport envoy, would not be able to bear this responsibility, so he only stayed in Gubeikou for one night, and the next day he walked around the neighborhood again, and immediately rushed back to Xijin Mansion at noon.

And when Han Qi returned to Xijin Mansion, this one thing was to deal with the backlog of official business, and the second thing was to transfer a group of people from the prisoners of war and escort them to Gubeikou for labor, although it is not the time to rebuild the Great Wall, but the work on the side of Gubeikou is too dilapidated, and many places need to be repaired.

A few days later, the front-line army once again came with good news, Lizhou and Huanzhou were conquered, so that the sixteen states of Yanyun except for Datong Prefecture, all the other states fell into the hands of the Song army, and the next thing was to concentrate troops to attack Datong.