Li Jiamu, the leader of the alliance, has been asking me to write a sequel. Heck, it's impossible to write a sequel. It's still okay to write a chapter, right? This chapter can be regarded as a continuation of the mink. I would like to send it out in the form of a testimonial to thank all the book friends for their strong support over the past year.

Sixty years after Guan Yi went to sea, the time came to March of the 540th year of the Han Dynasty and 338 AD.

"Bang Bang ~ ~ Drive!"

On the official road leading from Luoyang to Chang'an, two young men galloped one after the other. The one running in front was about twelve or thirteen years old, with a fair complexion and large, bright eyes. The latter one, about seventeen or eighteen years old, had the same fair complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose, and some green beards had begun to grow at the corners of his mouth. made his face more heroic.

"Fifth brother, slow down. It is close to Chang'an, and there are more people and cars coming and going on the official road. Don't gallop anymore. ”

"Hehehe, fourth brother, let's come all the way from Youzhou, and we have no less than ten horse races. The little brother finally won you once. ”

"Hehe~~" The slightly older young man rode close to his younger brother, and lovingly stretched out a hand to touch his brother's head: "The talent of the fifth brother is the best among our brothers. It will be a great thing in the future! ”

"Hmph~! Why the future and not the present? ”

"Hehehe, there is a clear order from the imperial court. After the completion of the three written examinations of the imperial examination, there is also a physical fitness test. The fifth brother is still young, and his body has not yet fully grown, so don't hope too much for this subject. ”

"Oh, it turns out that the fourth brother is talking about this. Hi! Fourth brother, the younger brother came to accompany the fourth brother to take the exam this time, and he has a long experience. If the first three subjects are good, you will have the qualifications to enter Wujohara Academy. ”

"What? The fifth brother still wants to go to Wuzhangyuan Academy and join the army in the future? ”

"Of course! The example of the younger brother is Guan Shengren! Back then, Guan Shengren used a weak state to lay an unprecedented land for the Han Dynasty! Now that the national strength of my Han is unprecedentedly strong, shouldn't it be expanded even more! Further! ”

"Hehe, the fifth brother is so ambitious. If my brother wins the imperial examination this time, I still hope to be able to apply for admission to Longshouyuan College for further study for a few years......"

The brothers talked and laughed, and after a turn. The magnificent Chang'an city wall suddenly appeared in the sight of the brothers.

"Ho~~~"

"Brother, I have heard that Chang'an City is extremely magnificent for a long time, and when I see it today, it really deserves its name."

"Yes, it's really an extraordinary city!"

It has been more than 70 years since the Han Dynasty re-established Chang'an, and it has been continuously supported by the fifteen states of the Han Dynasty and dozens of vassal states. At this time, Chang'an's resident population had reached 1.5 million.

With such a large population, the Rao Han family could not fit the Chang'an city wall even if it was expanded and expanded. Moreover, the scope of the city wall is too large, in fact, it is completely useless militarily. So Liu Chen's successor simply made a version: no more city walls. If you are new to Chang'an and settle down, you should slowly expand directly against the city wall.

Of course, the fringes of any city, the so-called urban-rural junction. It's all more or less accompanied by poverty and chaos. Chang'an at this time was no exception.

Covering their noses and frowning, the brothers rode swiftly through the shantytown, where sewage was rampant and flies and mosquitoes were rampant. After passing the inspection of the soldiers at the city gate and entering the Chang'an gate, he quickly felt the real prosperity of this first city in the world.

Due to the extreme prosperity of commerce, Chang'an's fang market expanded from one to four, eight, and sixteen...... In the end, it's simply a city per square. In addition, small stalls and vendors are allowed to do business in designated areas. Therefore, as soon as the two brothers entered the city gate, they felt a huge noise surging towards them, and they pushed them hard with men and horses.

Walking on the street, you can see a dazzling variety of goods and many pedestrians of different skin tones. The younger teenager looked around excitedly, and from time to time he exclaimed "wow~wow~" from his mouth.

Such a move is the best appreciation for the residents of Chang'an. Besides, this boy is really well-behaved and cute. Therefore, although the boy's demeanor was quite nymphomaniac, most passers-by smiled kindly and tolerantly.

"Okay, fifth brother, it's almost noon now. I think my father hasn't been on duty yet. Let's not rush to find adults, let's find a place to worship the Five Organs Temple first. ”

"Good! All right! Fourth brother, I want to eat meat sandwich buns, I want to eat Zhenzi noodles, I want to eat rice rolls, I want to eat fish-flavored shredded pork, and I want to eat hot pot! ”

"You foodie! Where can you eat so much in one meal? Well, let's go find a hot pot restaurant, shall we? As a brother, I always feel that the hot pot in Youzhou is not very authentic. ”

"Good, good! Hey, it's been ten years since the peppers came from Tangguo, and we haven't done well in promoting planting in Youzhou. ”

"Hehe, we're going to stay in Chang'an for a long time this time, and we'll let you eat enough!"

The brothers walked slowly along Suzaku Street in Chang'an City, and soon settled on a hot pot restaurant with a wide store and exquisite decoration.

"Hot pot? That's it! ”

"Ouch! Two guest officers, you have chosen the right place. The chili peppers used in this shop are original chili peppers from Dongsheng Shenzhou and Dongtu Datang. The peppercorns used are the big red robes of Wenshan County, Yizhou. The butter used was taken out from the body of a cattle pulled from Jincheng County, Liangzhou...... This spicy and fresh fragrance is the most exciting! Please please, please come inside quickly. ”

After handing over the reins, let Xiao Er move the mount to the back to settle down. The brothers Shi Shiran entered the store and took their seats.

"Guest officer, please choose the bottom of the pot first? Red soup or mandarin duck? ”

"Red soup! Red soup, of course! Be spicy! ”

"Okay, please order! In the backyard of our store, there are buffalo from the Northern Shenzhou imported from the Tang Kingdom in the East and kangaroos imported from the Zhao Kingdom in the South, which are unique to the store. Limited to one buffalo and one kangaroo per day. It's noon, and there's still some food in the kitchen, do you want to have some? ”

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll go to the kitchen and make a reservation for you. For other dishes, please order them slowly. ”

When the brothers had just put their heads together in a pile and wanted to study the recipe. But suddenly I heard a "pop!" The sound startled the brothers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the store. It's noon, and it's time to read the newspaper at noon every day. All the guests should eat, and listen to my two brothers read today's "Dahan Daily" for you. ”

The imperial capital is not easy. This sentence is very true for ordinary people, and it is the same for businesses.

Merchants from all over the world are crowded here, wanting to set up shop here and become bigger. That's not easy, either.

Although for decades, the Han government still adhered to the rule that the annual fiscal revenue set by Sima of Guan Da was fixed at 30% to the Ministry of Rites, and vigorously promoted education. But in this day and age, it is still impossible to fully roll out compulsory education. Therefore, even today, the literacy rate of Dahan is less than 10%.

Therefore, some businessmen who opened restaurants and teahouses hired some literate people to read newspapers to customers who came to dine in the restaurants. In order to attract business.

Of course, because everyone did this later, the merchants were reading the newspaper. It is also a vigorous innovation.

For example, in this hot pot restaurant, there are two people in charge of reading the newspaper, one reading and one commenting. There is a bit of a cross talk feeling.

"Smack! First of all, let's read today's front page headlines. The ancestor gave the master, and the king took over. Yesterday, 72-year-old Premier Zu Shizhi's second seven-year term expired, and Zu Xiang took the initiative to resign. His Majesty accepted the resignation of the Prime Minister, and on the same day, appointed Wang Maohong, the former Vice Premier, to take over as Prime Minister. His Majesty pointed out that in the 14 years since he served as prime minister, Zu Xiang has been conscientious and diligent, and has made great contributions to the country...... Well, I won't read the rest of the official words. In short, the ancestor was scheduled to leave Chang'an from Baqiao five days later and return to his fiefdom of the Liaohe River in the northeast. ”

This news really deserves to be on the front page, so when A finished reading it, there was a buzz throughout the restaurant.

After a while, the chatter of the diners became a little quieter, and B of the storytelling duo began to laugh: "Brother Tai, Zu Xiang has been in power for 14 years, what do you think he has done?" ”

"Well, my Han has drifted out to sea since Guan Shengren took charge of the state for fourteen years. Seven years after Jian Xiang took power, he also went south to start the country. It is an unwritten rule that a prime minister can only serve two terms for a maximum of two terms for seven years. In the 60 years since Guan Shengren went to sea, starting from Jian Xiang, Zu Xiang is the fourth prime minister. As for what he did? Big guy, tell me, what do you think of the ancestors? ”

"I don't think it's a good idea! Oh, everyone, I am from Liangzhou, and my ancestor has been the prime minister for 14 years, and we Liangzhou has seen a day of decay better than a day. There are fewer and fewer merchants on the trade route, and half of the countries in the Western Regions have been wiped out by the Bada people, not to mention, it is the first country of the clan that the first emperor has personally sealed, and the Ganling Kingdom has been destroyed by the Bada people. Hey! The ancestor sent General Ran Min to fight a lot of victories, but after fourteen years, has the people stopped? Nope! Hey, using strength is not the way of the saint who used to be a saint in the past with a two-pronged economy and military! ”

"This brother of Liangzhou, I don't agree if you say that." The wine table on the other side creaked, and a young man pushed away the table and chair and stood up: "Zu Xiang has been the prime minister for fourteen years, and the income of the imperial court has been increasing every year, not only the income has increased, but the balance of the imperial court's finances has also increased. This is the 14th consecutive year that a large-scale army has been sent to the northwest, and the plan of one county and one Mongolian school has also been steadily promoted! Is it easy to be an ancestor?

That's right, the Ganling Kingdom was indeed destroyed, but who can blame this? Seven years ago, the 300,000 Bada and Kushan coalition invaded the Western Regions. At that time, General Ran, who was sitting in the Western Regions, only had 50,000 people in his hands...... General Ran repeatedly said to King Ganling that Guan Shengren said that the land is lost, and the people and the land are lost. Strongly persuade King Ganling to relocate the whole country. But the last King of Ganling was only an eighteen-year-old boy at that time, and his blood was strong, what did he say about the descendants of Zhaolie, and he would fight when he saw the enemy! We must resolutely fight the Bada people to the end. As a result, the heroic is heroic, but the Ganling Kingdom is gone......

Seven years have passed, and the people are indeed still jumping. But in the past, people could gather twenty or thirty armies at every turn, and now? 50,000 people can be dispatched in the sky! Moreover, our allies in the west, the Persians, have finally ended the civil war, and they are about to send a large army to join forces with our Han to completely slaughter this group of thugs who have plagued the Western Regions for nearly a hundred years. These achievements, isn't it that the ancestor insisted on using troops under tremendous pressure, can he see it?

As for the decline of Liangzhou, hey! Now the sea trade is all open, the Tang Kingdom in the east, the Yan State and the Zhao State in the south, and the Gupta Kingdom, Persia and Rome in the west, and the commercial and trade exchanges between the countries are mostly realized by sea trade. The decline of Liangzhou, which is purely dependent on the trade routes on the road, is also inevitable. Didn't you see the letter to His Majesty asking for a transfer of the seal after the return of the Hou Guodu repeatedly? Isn't it because of geography that Liangzhou is destined to be cold? ”

"Bang~!" The Liangzhou man who spoke at the beginning of the opening slammed the table: "Shaft!" Where are you from? ”

"It's good to say, in Lower Yangzhou Chaisang Tao Yuanming."

"Okay, it turns out that it's really a treacherous and cunning Yangzhou person."

"The poor ghost of Liangzhou, who are you scolding?"

"You're the one who scolds! You Yangzhou people do business, many times shoddy, harm friendly merchants. This stigma has spread all over the world! ”

"Mother, Xipi! What is shoddy? When the Persians and Romans bought from us, we all said that they were defective, and when they sold them, they were discounted. But who made them pull back to their homeland, but sold the defective products at a high price as genuine? What does this concern us? ”

At first, the two teenagers who were watching the play next to them with great interest, the older one shook his head when he saw this scene, and said to the younger one: "Fifth brother, we have to pay attention to what we talk in the future." For my brother, I look down on the guy who fires the map cannon the most. ”

"Well, Guan Shengren said that the map cannon and the area black are the most important, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he will offend a large number of people."

"Hey, thank you...... Uh, this Gongzi Xie, and this Gongzi Tao. Guan Shengren said that a small noise is pleasant, and a big noise hurts the body. It's enough to scold here, both of you are readers, and it's okay to read Dahan Daily normally. But there are still a lot of guests here who need Dr. Tea to read the newspaper. So, let's be quiet. ”

The scene was quiet again, and the two tea doctors glanced at each other and quickly reached a tacit understanding: don't talk about your own country's affairs, talk about other countries' affairs to transfer contradictions.

"Ahem, let's move on to the second piece of news. Today, Yu Liang and Yu Yuangui, the head of the household department, openly wrote an article in the "Dahan Daily", criticizing the Tang state's 'horse racing' policy and the Carthaginian law. It is believed that this is a serious infringement of the rights and interests of the indigenous Yindian people of Dongsheng Shenzhou. ”

"Hehe, as you all know, Dongsheng Shenzhou is vast and sparsely populated, in order to attract people to migrate. Tang Guo introduced two bills. All the Han people who moved from the fifteen states of the Great Han Dynasty to Dongsheng Shenzhou either ran stakes their land. Well, it's just to give you a horse, you ride the horse for a day, and how much territory the horse runs down, then it's all yours. If you don't know how to ride a horse, then follow the legend of the former Tessika Taiji Kingdom, and give you a cowhide, and you can use it to circle as much land as you want, and those are yours. ”

"Hehehe~~ If you want me to say, Yu Shangshu can't help but say this. The Yin Di'an people say that they are descendants of Yin Shang, but their language and customs are completely different from those of my Han dynasty. It's just a gimmick by the Tang State in order to speed up assimilation. In short, those who are not of my race will have different hearts. What is there to care about about the rights and interests of these indigenous people? The crux of the matter is that these two policies of the Tang State are extremely attractive to the local people of our Han Dynasty! Don't you see those boys who can't read, thinking about how to practice equestrianism all day long, and girls are studying how to cut cowhide thinner than silk thread? ”

"Hey, although the country is rich as a whole, the gap between the rich and the poor is still huge. If you can live a stable and prosperous life in the Han Dynasty, why go far across the ocean and leave your homeland? ”

"Hey, this good nephew. The old man has lived for more than seventy years, and if you want me to say, in fact, the people of my Han Dynasty, as long as they are willing to endure hardships and work hard, no matter how bad their lives are, they will not be worse than before Guan Shengren unified the world. The reason why many people are shouting and dissatisfied now is that our Han people are now in many countries, and there are comparisons and choices. ”

"This old man is right, there is a comparison, there is a gap. Now there are two empires of the Han people, seven kingdoms, twenty principalities, and a large number of hou states. Where life is better, we go. ”

"That's why we can sit here and talk about state affairs, it's all thanks to the blessings of the saints."

"Hey, hey~~! Come out and see! General Huan is on the march! ”

"What? Is Major General Huan Wen, the rising star of my Han strong army, finally going to lead his troops to the battle? ”

"Marshal Shixing (Tao Kan) is seventy-nine, and he has said several times that His Majesty will not allow it. Now that the ancestor has retired, Marshal Shixing is probably soon. Marshal Shixing is no longer the governor of the capital, that is, General Ran will take over. However, General Ran is almost fifty years old, so he wants to train new people. ”

"Oh, hey, General Huan has fought against Rouran in Northern Xinjiang all these years, and he is also a great fighter! This time, I will definitely be able to give the last blow to the people! ”

As the crowd shouted, the two young brothers followed. But I saw a young general dressed in golden plate armor, riding a tall horse passing by Suzaku Street in high spirits.

The spring sun sprinkled on his body without hesitation, making the golden armor on his body even more brilliantly brilliant!

"Brother, the eldest husband should be like this! I really want to grow up quickly! I also want to go out as soon as possible and lead the army to deter my big man! ”

"Hehe, fifth brother, soon, your wish will definitely come true."

Suddenly, the young and handsome general suddenly reined in the reins of his horse, turned over and dismounted with clean movements.

Then he smiled and walked to the door of this restaurant: "Thank you for joining the army!" Thank you for joining the army! For a hot pot, His Majesty didn't come to see him off in person. You deserve to be unable to rise in rank for the rest of your life! Have you eaten enough? Let's go! ”

"Uh-huh, here it is, here it is. The dog's day of the Bada people caused us Liangzhou people to be laughed at by people in other states of the Han Dynasty, how could this battle of slaughtering their clan be without me Xie Ai! ”

"What? He was actually the recorder of the Rouran Khan who burned down the Rouran Khan in the northern steppes three years ago, and joined the army, Major General Xie Ai? ”

"I, Tao Yuanming, actually scolded Xie Ai just now? Hahaha~~ It's really interesting! ”

……

The sun gradually sank in the west, and the two excited teenagers came to their senses, quickly asked passers-by, and touched their mansion in Chang'an all the way.

"The child meets his father!"

"Well, Ke'er, Ba'er, you're good! Very good! ”

"Your Excellency?"

"I think of my five sons Murong Hao, since your eldest brother participated in the imperial examination six years ago, and this year, you have finally come out of the many talented people in Youzhou and obtained the qualification to enter the Beijing examination. In this way, in front of his colleagues, he can be regarded as being able to straighten his waist. Well, get up. ”

"Thank you, father, what's wrong with your eyes, father?"

"Nothing! It was today that I had a few tricks with Xie Youru in the court. Hmph, these Henan soft eggs, where can they be right with our Youzhou boys? If it weren't for the feelings of his colleagues, he would kick off his children and grandchildren for his father! ”

When Murong Ke and Murong Ba heard their father being so arrogant, the cold sweat in their heads suddenly came out: "My lord, are you doing it above the court?" ”

"What's this? His father is a squire in the military department, with the rank of major general. He is the representative of the military in the Prime Minister's Office, and he wants to fight for the interests of the military. Xie Youru, the household servant, picked the door, and everyone promised to allocate an additional 100 million yuan to Huan Yuanzi's Western Expeditionary Army, but he actually muttered that it was too much. This kind of guy doesn't stand up and scold me for his father, so how do my colleagues in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion think of me? ”

"Uh...... Isn't the Prime Minister angry when adults do this? ”

"Angry, Zu Xiang scolded me, saying that he was going to retire and wouldn't let him stop. Hey, I've been fined for another half a year...... Hehehe, in the past six months, we have to save some time. ”

Before the two teenagers had finished their black lines, they heard Murong Hao say again: "Ke'er, I heard that Xie Youru's third son, Xie An, is also going to take the exam this year." Well, you are Xie Yuan of Youzhou, and he is Xie Yuan of Yanzhou. You have to fight for your father! You can't lose to him! ”

Murong Ke was in a worse mood when he heard Murong Hao say this. Murong Ba next to him was still grimacing at him.

But Murong Ba wasn't happy for long.

"Ba'er, you're still young, and you definitely won't be able to pass the physical test. But the first three subjects have to be taken well. This year, Tang Guo sent a genius boy to reference. You can't lose to him, you have to win glory for our big man, you know? ”

"Who? What a genius boy, I'm okay. ”

"Well, it's good to be confident, but to be overconfident is to be arrogant. This young man's surname is Wang, and his name is fierce. His ancestral home is Beihai, Qingzhou. In the past, Guan Shengren went to sea and moved all the people on the ground in Qingzhou, and his ancestors also went to Dongsheng Shenzhou. It is said that he is a genius in the Tang Kingdom. You also know, every time I take the Han Imperial Examination, Tang Guo, Zhao Guo, Yan Guo...... Teenagers will be sent for reference. People are not here to seek official positions, but to slap their faces. You'll have to be careful! ”

(OkayTM tired, I can't go on anymore, hahahaha~~)

P.S. The age of the characters who appear in this chapter in 338 AD on the historical plane.

Murong Ke: Seventeen years old

Murong Ba (Murong Chui): Twelve years old

Ran Min: Year of birth unknown.

Wang Meng: Thirteen years old

Huan Wen: Twenty-seven years old

Xie An: Eighteen years old

Wang Dao: Fifty-eight years old

Zu Ti: Seventy-two years old

Xie Ai: Thirty-seven years old

Tao Kan: Seventy-nine years old

Murong Hao: Forty-one years old

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