This is Handan!

When the carriage entered the Handan City Gate with the flow of people, Yingji had changed from surprise at the beginning to shock. The magnificence of this city is beyond his imagination, even if it is compared to Xianyang City, it is only between the best. To know. The construction time of Xianyang is still later than that of Handan.

Yingji probably won't know that today's Handan is no longer the same as it was ten years ago.

With the increasing population of Handan, the walls of the Great Northern City have expanded outwards more than twice, including the western and eastern cities of King Zhao. The new city wall is also built in a plate structure, the front is trapezoidal, according to the requirements of the "Zhou Li", the corner of the princes' city is only equivalent to the height of the palace corner of the royal city, that is, seven pheasants, but in fact, the countries have already encroached, and some of the city walls have been built to the same height as the royal city, that is, nine pheasants. However, the walls of Handan City still follow the Zhou rites, presumably to avoid falling into the truth.

There are eight gates in the city wall, and the female wall, the battlements and the city tower are naturally also required, and the watchtowers, enemy platforms and corner towers at four corners at intervals are also under construction, and many have been completed. But what surprised Yingji even more was that the gate of Handan City actually had an urn city! In the cities he knew, I am afraid that only Yewang and Xinzheng, the capital of Korea, were equipped with urn cities, and even the Great Liang City of Wei did not have them.

Not only that, the two main gates of Handan are three-storey, and the other are two-storey. The urn city is a square city design, with a façade and a moat leading from the Qin River surrounding the entire city, which is connected by a suspension bridge. After the suspension bridge is the gate, which is the entrance to the urn city, and there is a two-story gate tower built on the city wall.

After entering the gate, there is a three-story arrow tower in front of you, the design range can cover all the positions of the urn city, the two door openings of the urn city are on the left and right sides, naturally it will not be designed in the same direction as the city gate, which is also to protect the city gate as much as possible. And after entering the urn city, it is the main gate of Handan. The other six gates are just two-story urn cities. But it has already made this city impregnable.

After the carriage entered the city, it was naturally a different atmosphere.

According to the system, "nine longitudes and nine latitudes in the country, nine tracks in the warp and nine tracks", this is the requirement of the city of the Son of Heaven, after the reconstruction of Handan, the use of eight longitudes and eight latitudes; "Nine tracks through the coating, seven tracks for the ring coating, five tracks for the wild coat... The ring is thought to be painted by the princes, and the wild is thought to be painted. The north-south avenue of Handan is based on the width of the ring road of Wangcheng, that is, seven tracks, while the east-west avenue adopts the width of the road in Wangcheng and five tracks. There is no problem with this, but when Handan City was rebuilt, the drainage system and the pavement boulders were laid out very carefully, so it can be said that even in the rainy season, there is no need to worry about muddy roads.

What impressed Yingji even more was the crowd of people coming and going, much more than Xianyang. Zhao is worthy of being one of the strongest princes among the six eastern kingdoms, and the grandeur and prosperity of Handan can also reflect the strength of Zhao.

Of course, he also understands that a strong city like Handan is estimated to be the only one in the whole Zhao Kingdom, and it is impossible for all the cities to be built according to such specifications, otherwise, even if the Zhao State is rich enough to support such a large expenditure, it will not be able to stop the troops of other countries that may invade at any time. Therefore, in the troubled times when wars are frequent, the construction of cities is generally very simple, and only the capital city will adopt such a complex construction method.

"Childe, Taichang Temple Qing Fuding is asking to see you outside the car." The carriage had just stopped at the post station, and Yingji had just wanted to take a rest, when he heard a guard outside. After all, he came to someone else's house to be a hostage, and he didn't dare to hold it up, "Hurry up, please." As he spoke, he hurriedly tidied up, and saw the door open, and there was an official of Zhao State standing outside the door.

According to the requirements of the official reform of the Zhao State, Taichang Temple was responsible for the affairs of state etiquette, and there was a pawn department under it, which was responsible for specific state exchanges and placements. Fu Ding is now Taichang Siqing, and he didn't have to go on his own to talk about these things, but Zhao Yong personally ordered him to meet this proton and meet him in King Zhao's palace. This is also a common practice, and after each proton arrives in the country, the king must be comforted in person. It's just that the Qin country where Yingji is located is not a small country, so he has to go out in person.

Yingji was flattered, she didn't expect to be summoned by King Zhao so soon, and she didn't clean up in a panic, and followed Fu Ding to Zhao Wangcheng.

The expansion of Handan City inevitably allowed Zhao Wangcheng to expand, but it was only the expansion of the ancillary buildings, and the Longtai, as the main building, still retained the original style, but it was maintained. Yingji followed Fu Ding, looking submissive and honestly afraid, which made Fu Ding want to laugh again, but he couldn't laugh. I thought, could it be that the son of the Qin State is so virtuous?

When Zhao Yong saw Yingji, he suddenly had a strong feeling: this person is by no means easy to match. It seems that it is because of this feeling that he can see a trace of calmness in Yingji's dodgy eyes, this person is by no means as cowardly as he shows!

"For the sake of the stability of Qin and Zhao, Gongzi came to Handan alone, and he must have suffered some hardships along the way, which is really embarrassing for Gongzi."

Yingji looked at this thirty-year-old man, his face was white, he had just begun to grow a beard, his face was calm, but his sword eyebrows were eye-catching, and he was quite brave. It is this person who has led the Zhao State from a second-rate prince to a force to be reckoned with in the Central Plains, which shows that this person's leadership skills are very outstanding.

"Thank you for worrying about it. This time from Xianyang to Handan, the journey is indeed very long, the kid has never been far away, this way, but tired ruthlessly. It's just that when I arrived in Handan today, it was really eye-opening. Under the leadership of the king, Zhao Guo has achieved such an achievement, which is the luck of Zhao Guo. ”

"Childe praised it falsely. This is the credit of the people of Zhao State, and the widow just happened to meet him. Since Gongzi saw the prosperity of the Zhao Kingdom, when he knew the heart of the widow, he naturally hoped that the two countries of Qin and Zhao would become one, rather than conquest. As a result, the people of the two countries are miserable. ”

"What the king said, the kid naturally remembered. If he can return to Qin one day, he will naturally bring the king's words to the king of my family, with the heart of the whole king. ”

"This kid is really good at playing tricks, and he actually played tricks for me here." Zhao Yong's belly discussed, according to Yingji's meaning, he is in Zhao Kingdom, even if he wants to help you convey it, it is impossible. This also shows that Zhao Yong is not mistaken, this boy pretended to be stupid, but he actually had some thoughts.

"So, for the best." Zhao Yong responded with a smile: "Speaking of King Qin, there is one more thing here that needs Gongzi to act as a staff officer. ”

Yingji knew that Zhao Yong would not call herself here just to be polite, and cheered up her spirits, ready to see what medicine Zhao Yong sold in the gourd.

"Don't dare, the king knows everything if he has an order."

"It's not like much." Zhao Yong said in an indifferent tone, "The widow has recently cast a big tripod by the Ming people, especially to congratulate the prince on his accession to the throne. It's just that the tripod is too heavy, and ordinary men can't hold it, so they must need to send manpower to send it off. The widow was ready for everything, but he was advised by his subordinates, saying that the Dading was too bulky, and the King of Qin did not necessarily like it, but it was better to send some gold and silver utensils. ”

Yingji listened to Zhao Yong say a lot, but she never understood what Zhao Yong meant.

As a result, the widow muttered, is it better to send Dading? Or might it be better to send some gold and silver? Gongzi came from the Qin Kingdom, so he naturally knew how to choose. ”

Yingji hesitated for a while, this question is very simple, but is there really anything trapped in this? He thought for a moment, "The king has liked strong people since he was a child, and he also likes heavy things. Compared with gold and silver utensils, it is naturally better than Dading. ”

Yingji's consideration is very practical, and how valuable is gold and silver? Dading is a genuine treasure, not to mention that it can also engrave inscriptions and pass them on to future generations, compared to it, gold and silver are a little cheesy. Based on his observation, King Zhao really wanted to make peace with Qin State this time, otherwise he would not have cast a great tripod to send him off.

"Is that so? Not... In this case, it is better to send Dading to Qin to congratulate the king. ”

"In this way, between Qin and Zhao, there should be an alliance forever, and there will be no swordsmen."

"As you wish."

Looking at the back of Yingji leaving, Zhao Yong clapped his hands, and behind the screen, three people came out, one was Le Yi, one was a lieutenant, and one was Meng Shuo.

"This proton gestures, although immature, but also a bit of a city. It's not like other gentlemen. Le Yi took the lead in expressing his opinion.

"I'm afraid that he himself is by no means as immature as he appears." Zhao Yong couldn't help but say, especially when he thought of Yingji's eyes, a trace of calmness appeared from time to time.

"Still, no matter what, the king's plan is still feasible." The lieutenant said at the right time, "It is a good time to install one of our people next to King Qin and do what he likes." ”

"This is also the result of the advice of the national captain."

The lieutenant not only has an excellent view of the overall situation of strategy, but is also very keen on intrigue and intrigue. He suggested to Zhao Yong more than once that with Zhao's current position, it was not much better than Wei. If you want to get the first chance in the chaotic war of the princes, it is best to plant chess pieces around the king of Qi as you did in the Qi State, and use this to build the intelligence network of the Zhao State. Among the Seven Kingdoms, only the Qin State was the most difficult to penetrate. First, the household registration system of the Qin State is very severe, and the punishment is a crime of joint sitting, so it is difficult for people from other countries to gain a foothold in the Qin State; Second, even if he is as enlightened as King Huiwen, he likes to use Qin natives rather than foreigners for the ministers around him, which also makes it difficult for King Qin to place people from other countries around him.

And now, as soon as the king of Qin ascended the throne, he heard that Kong Wu was powerful and liked people with strong figures. Wu Yu and Ren Yan around him gained his trust in this way. Receiving this news, Zhao Yong's eyes lit up, and he remembered Meng said, isn't this just a God-given opportunity?

Moreover, there is a more important reason for Meng to go.

Meng said, from now on, you will change your name to Meng Ben. Remember, don't start from Zhao, you have to leave from Qi and go all the way to Qin. ”

Why Zhao Yong trusts Meng Shuo so much, it is not Zhao Yong's credit, but Meng Shuo himself is one of the most powerful warriors in the flying bear led by Wen Ji, and his ancestor is also a nobleman of Jiang Qi, and he has also instilled the idea of loyalty to Wen Ji's brothers and sisters since childhood. It's just that Wen Ji felt that it was a pity for him to be by his side, so he recommended it to Zhao Yong. Now that Zhao Yong sent him to the Qin State, he naturally would not refuse.

"Understood." Meng said, no, it should be Meng Ben, nodded in response. He doesn't seem to be worried about the future at all.

(End of chapter)