"I think it is most appropriate to bury the bones in Youzhou, we were assembled in Zhuo County at the beginning, and later the emperor renamed Zhuo County Youzhou, although the name was changed, but the place is still that place, these brothers who died in battle came from all over the world, it is impossible to send them back to their hometown for burial, and Youzhou is the place where we gather, where does the Tao come from, and where to return in the end, so I think Youzhou is the most suitable!" In the cabin, Qin Qiong pointed to the location of Youzhou on the map and said.

"No, when Yang Guangsan conquered Goguryeo, it started from Youzhou, causing hundreds of thousands of soldiers to die in Liaodong, and even I, a living person, didn't want to go back to Youzhou, let alone these brothers who died in battle, so I think Beibi Mountain is a better choice!" Ma Ye expressed a different opinion at this time, and at the same time pointed to Beibi Mountain near Luoyang.

"Beibi Mountain is too far, let's take a boat to the north, at most to reach the vicinity of Banzhu, there is still a considerable distance from Luoyang, and then we have to unload the bones and load the car, and there are many imperial tombs on the Beibi Mountain, and it is not easy to choose a place to bury so many soldiers." Qin Qiong objected again at this time.

If the soldiers are buried in Youzhou, they can enter the Grand Canal from the Yellow River, and then go north to Youzhou, it can be said that the distance is very close, but Beibi Mountain is in Luoyang, and the Han Dynasty and the two Jin Dynasty, Beibi Mountain is the location of the imperial tomb, and later generations also feel that Beibi Mountain Feng Shui is good, so they compete to choose a cemetery in Beibi, and now Beibi Mountain can be said to be graves everywhere, and it is not easy to choose a good place.

"I've inquired, we can reach Luoyang through Luoshui, as for the cemetery, you don't have to worry, a place as big as Beibi Mountain, you can always find a feng shui treasure land, it's a big deal to dig up those imperial tombs that occupy a good place, and you have to make room for the brothers!" Ma Ye insisted on his own opinion.

Qin Qiong and Ma Ye have been brothers for decades, but they didn't expect to have a dispute because of this matter, so Li Xiu next to him also hurriedly persuaded at this time: "Uncle Ma, General Qin, don't fight, everyone is for the sake of these soldiers who died in Liaodong, and there is no need to hurt the harmony because of this incident!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Qin Qiong and Ma Ye came to their senses at this time, and they both felt a little excited just now, and after a while, they saw Qin Qiong turn his head and say to him: "Don Ma, I and Brother Ma can't agree on the same opinion, now it's just the three of us, which one do you think you should choose?" ”

"Yes, it's useless for the two of us to argue, which one should you choose?" Ma Ye also nodded at this time, now that he and Qin Qiong are not compatible, Li Xiu's attitude is very critical.

"This ......" Li Xiu didn't expect that he just persuaded him, but he set himself on fire, and suddenly focused the attention of both of them on himself, which made him secretly smile bitterly.

However, Li Xiu didn't want Ma Ye and Qin Qiong to really hurt the harmony because of such a trivial matter, so after pondering for a while, he finally raised his head and said: "Uncle Ma, General Qin, what we transported this time are all the Sui soldiers who died in Liaodong more than 20 years ago, and last year His Majesty destroyed Goguryeo in a battle, which can be regarded as revenge for the soldiers who died in the war that year, and last year we also had many soldiers in Datang, most of whom were transported back to their hometown for burial, and some of them could only be buried in a centralized manner because they were unclaimed. You should all know about this matter, Uncle Ma. ”

The so-called unclaimed does not mean that these soldiers have no families, but there are many corpses that cannot be identified at all, such as last year's battle of Goguryeo, although the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, but the number of dead in the war also reached an astonishing more than 5,000 people, some of whom were because they fell off their horses when the cavalry charged, and were trampled into meat by horses' hooves, and some were accidentally injured by gunpowder and blown to pieces, and some people were even worse, and they were directly smashed into meat cakes by the boulders thrown from the city.

Not to mention the identification of the bodies of these people, they have to be careful when they are even buried, and some of them are directly shoveled from the ground with shovels, even if their parents come, they can't recognize which one is their son, so there is no way to send them back to their hometown, so they can only be buried in a centralized manner, which is also a common practice on the battlefield.

Ma Ye and Qin Qiong, as veterans in the army, naturally knew very well, so the two of them also nodded when they heard Li Xiu's words, and then asked almost at the same time: "Where are these people buried?" ”

"These people were buried in Beibi Mountain, and I also knew the news, so I chose Beibi Mountain as one of the places to bury the soldiers of the Sui Army." Li Xiu smiled at this time and said, after Li Shimin destroyed Goguryeo, he did not forget these soldiers who died in battle, and the corpses that could be found were transported back to their hometown for burial as much as possible, after all, the people of the Central Plains paid attention to returning to their roots, not to mention that he even had to transport back the bones of the former Sui soldiers, not to mention the soldiers under his command.

"I'll just say, Beibi Mountain is a good place, whether it is the former Sui or our Tang Dynasty, these brothers died in Liaodong, and they should be buried together!" Ma Ye also slapped his thigh when he heard Li Xiu's words.

Qin Qiong also showed a contemplative expression when he heard this, and finally nodded after a while and said, "In this way, Beibi is indeed more suitable than Youzhou!" ”

Seeing that Qin Qiong also agreed to set the burial place in Beibi Mountain, Li Xiu was also relieved, and then discussed the itinerary on the road with them, and now they have just entered the course of the Yellow River, speaking of which, although the Yellow River has been diverted many times in history, but after being diverted once from the Han Dynasty, the current Yellow River has not been diverted for hundreds of years, and the water of the Yellow River is relatively clear, and the river surface is quite calm, even if it is against the current, the speed has not been greatly affected.

Li Xiu and his party walked for about a month and a half, and finally arrived at Banzhu, which is also the intersection of Yongji Canal, Tongji Canal and the Yellow River, Li Xiu and their group entered Luoshui from here, and traveled in the direction of west-south for a while, and finally arrived at Luoyang, and Beibi Mountain is also north of Luoyang, south of the Yellow River.

Beibi Mountain is the remnant vein of the Qinling Mountains, the mountain is not high, at most it is about a few hundred meters, stretches hundreds of miles from east to west, there are a total of 33 peaks, and it is said that the feng shui of these is excellent, it is very suitable for burying people, so from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, here is the first choice of the emperor's mausoleum, ordinary people also want to get up, so the mountains are full of mausoleums, it can be said that the whole Beipi is a huge tomb, so the ancients had the saying of "buried in the north".

After Li Xiu rested in Luoyang for two days, he immediately set off to Beibi Mountain to find a place where 300,000 Sui soldiers could be buried, and Li Xiu also wanted to design the style of the mausoleum himself, but at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly sent someone to send him a letter, and when Li Xiu saw the content of the letter, he couldn't help frowning.