Thinking that the Great Wall is a testament to the humiliation of Chinese civilization, and now that the grassland outside the Saiwai has been pacified, the Great Wall has not only lost its defensive function, but has even become an obstacle to the communication between the Central Plains and the Luzhou and Xiongnu outside the Saiwai, so Luan Yi once wanted to destroy it like Germany demolished the Berlin Wall.

But on second thought, the Great Wall is a product of the times, embodying the spirit of the ancient Chinese nation that is not afraid of difficulties, enduring hardships and standing hard work, as well as outstanding architectural attainments.

Luan Yi wants to keep it as a living proof, so that future generations will always remember how their motherland has been bullied by foreign peoples, and he wants them to understand that no matter how high the wall is, it can't resist foreign invaders, and the only way to ensure the long-term peace and stability of the country is to always keep the alarm bell and build a strong army.

In addition, Luan Yi also considered that the Great Wall is too long and too big, and it takes a lot of manpower and time to demolish such a large building complex, which is really not cost-effective.

Therefore, combining these elements, Luan Yi decided to continue to preserve the Great Wall. As for the problem of the Great Wall obstructing the north-south traffic, Luan Yi chose to open nine more city gates on the first line of the Great Wall, which is close to the right Beiping, that is, on the route he is now taking, will dig a large-scale giant arched city gate, and the name of the city gate is called the Arc de Triomphe Gate. To commemorate the feat of the imperial army pacifying the steppes and recovering Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje during the 22nd to 24th years of the Shengyuan period.

Crossing the Great Wall all the way south, the imperial army boarded a barge in Youbeiping, went all the way south along the canal, and then changed to enter the Yellow River and go upstream. In the end, he returned to Luoyang before the autumn harvest of the twenty-fourth year of Shengyuan.

After returning to Beijing, the first thing Luan Yi did was to personally send the ashes of the 5,637 imperial warriors who died on this trip to the Lingyan Palace, which was built in the 18th year of the Shengyuan Dynasty and located in the southeast corner of the outer city of Luoyang, the imperial capital, and led the civil and military officials to hold a large-scale worship ceremony.

During the ceremony, Luan Yi did not pass on the golden dragon robe, but wore a milky white robe embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon pattern. He stood barefoot on the high platform and shouted in his unique, magnetic voice: "Sons of the Empire, my brothers and sisters. When the glory of Our Lady is trampled on by evil, when the majesty of the empire is defiled by the state, when the people of the Lord Mother are bullied by foreigners. There was a group of people who stood up with loyalty to the master's mother, loyalty to the empire, and loyalty to their brothers and sisters in the Lord. They used their iron will, fearless spirit, and strong physique to spill their blood to attack the evil, Fanbang, and foreigners. They have defended the people of the empire, the majesty of the empire, and the glory of the master mother with their lives, and they are the warriors of the empire and the heroes of the temple. The Mistress is proud to have children like them, and the empire is proud to have people like them......"

As soon as Luan Yi said this, the civil and military officials in the audience, the squires around Luoyang, and the family representatives of the warriors who died in the war were enthusiastic, and they unconsciously applauded. The applause was overwhelming, and the atmosphere was sad and warm.

Luan Yi raised his hands and pressed them for a long time before he stopped the applause of the people with tears in his eyes. He paused, then continued, "They may be dead, but their dedication to the Church and the Empire will be remembered forever." At the same time, their souls will be redeemed, and Our Lady will rejoice in them and greet them with a loving smile as they step through the gates of heaven, where they will find eternal life. Speaking of this, Luan Yi raised his arms and shouted: "The warriors of the empire are immortal. ”

The ceremony reached its climax, and the people in the audience raised their right arms and waved them back and forth at the same time, echoing the chorus that soared into the sky: "The warriors of the empire are immortal." ”

The sound of chanting permeated the entire Luoyang, and the people of the Western Regions and other Fanbangs who were doing business in Luoyang trembled with fear when they heard such a majestic shout.

After a few shouts, Luan Yi's speech came to an end, "Let us bless the departed imperial warriors, wish them the supreme glory of the kingdom of heaven, wish them a happy, healthy and carefree life, and also hope that they will bless all things in the world, bless the empire for a long time, bless their families, and us." Yes...... Heaven's Gate! Luan Yi drew a cross on his chest.

The people in the audience followed suit, "Ah...... Heaven's Gate! ”

At the end of the ceremony, Luan Yi announced that the names of the 5,637 warriors who died in the battle would be engraved on the stone tablet of the Lingyan Palace. In the future, Luan Yi would come to pay his respects every year during Qingming and Zhongyuan (July 15, Zhongyuan Festival, which is also the Ghost Festival) to show respect for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the empire.

The civil and military officials, especially those military officials, were all moved to tears when they heard this. In their view, Luan Yi's kindness to the defenders of the fallen empire was not insignificant, not only distributing them with a large amount of pensions, but also helping them find jobs and support their families if their daily income was not guaranteed after their deaths.

Now, Luan Yi has also specially built such a Lingyan Hall to store their names for generations of Chinese to admire, pay tribute and pray for blessings, and the glory is not small.

For the living defenders of the Empire, who would not sacrifice their lives when they were in battle to obtain such a name for their past and posthumous deeds...... Don't say that it is those ordinary guards, even the generals present are eager to sacrifice their lives for the empire one day, and become a part of the Lingyan Hall after death, so that the popes and the people of the past generations can bow and worship, and glorify their ancestors!

After the pacification of the fallen soldiers, the time for the autumn harvest has arrived. The empire ushered in another bumper year.

Since last year, Champong rice, that is, Su rice, has been widely cultivated in Bingzhou, and the harvest has been very rich. Therefore, this year, the cultivation scope of Sumi has expanded to the whole of Jiangnan.

In order to avoid the problem of insufficient land fertility caused by frequent planting, Luan Yi only allowed Yangzhou, Jiaozhou and Yizhou to plant two seasons for the sake of safety, one season less than the maximum profit, but even so, the amount of rice harvested is still very considerable. Jiangnan seems to show the momentum of the land of fish and rice.

With the bumper rice harvest in Jiangnan as a foreshadowing, the drought in Qizhou and Qingzhou is insignificant. Moreover, under the guarantee of the irrigation water system built by the Grand Canal and extending in all directions, the drought in Qizhou and Qingzhou has been alleviated to a certain extent, and although there has been a reduction in grain production, it is not serious.

Faced with a warehouse full of grain, the people of the whole empire were silent in the joy of happiness. The people are happy and healthy, and Luan Yi, as the ruler, is also happy.

What makes him even more happy is that since the completion of the first phase of the renovation of the palace last year, the imperial garden of the palace has been converted into a public garden and opened to the public free of charge, and the Imperial Opera House and the Imperial Keju Field, which were rebuilt from the harem, have also been completed recently.

In order to let the people of the world celebrate this grand event, Luan Yi asked the "Holy Light Daily" to release the news, and announced that the Imperial Opera House will stage the most magnificent song in the history of Chinese civilization so far, written and composed by Empress Zhide of the Empire and Cai Zhaoji, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites. At that time, as the imperial pope, he will go to observe it himself.

As soon as this news came out, the people of the empire were boiling. In the past year, people in Luoyang City often go to the park to play in their spare time, but when they go to the park, they can always see two large-scale buildings standing in the north and under construction.

They knew that the building a little south would be the future Imperial Opera House. The foundation of this theater is more than two zhang alone, and the opera house as a whole is circular, relying on the support of a reinforced concrete structure, and is 23 zhang high. There is a shade out of the building on the periphery, a circular corridor in the middle of the building, one hundred and eighty round stone pillars outside the corridor that three people can be surrounded by three people take the lotus stone platform as the base, and the exquisite pattern that is simple and lifelike is carved on it.

The opera house has three mahogany gates, and the lintels are carved with intertwining lily motifs. The door is a hollow structure, supported by six intertwined porchia, nested in a layer of multicolored glass, and the white sunlight that penetrates the door envelops the foyer of the opera house in brilliant colors.

The floor of the vestibule is paved with brightly colored tiles with curved and oval patterns, which are not known to be meaningful, but they look beautiful and gorgeous, and at the same time reflect the luxury of the opera house.

Passing through the ornate passage and through the ornate gate, you will find the theater hall of the opera house.

There are windows on both sides of the hall, the windows on the left and right sides have fifteen layers, stacked up nearly 20 zhang high, and the windows are made of transparent glass, and the sunlight introduced will cover an area of ten acres of drama hall illuminated. So as to ensure that every 600 seats present can see every move on the stage clearly.

There are three floors in the theater viewing hall, the first floor covers an area of about 10 acres, with 600 ordinary seats with foldable cushions, the second floor is smaller than the first floor, it is a luxurious seat for the wealthy class of the empire, not only the seats are more spacious and comfortable, and two people can share a round table, while listening to music and enjoying food. As for the third floor, there are only thirteen boxes in the theater, and there is no need to mention one in the middle, which is the exclusive seat of His Majesty the Pope. Luan Yi's exclusive box is next to each other, and the remaining twelve boxes are lined up.

The ownership of these boxes will be sold to the public at public auction in the future for a reserve price of 50,000 taels of silver, and the ownership will be valid for one year. In other words, the highest bidder can enjoy the opportunity to get up close and personal with His Majesty while listening to music in the box he has purchased.

Just looking at the scale and luxurious decoration of the Imperial Opera House is enough to make people fascinated, not to mention that the repertoire performed this time is written and composed by the Empress of the Empire and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Cai Dajia herself, and danced by the imperial concubine Diao Chan.

What makes the people of the empire even more worth looking forward to is that, according to the official version, His Majesty the Pope will be there in person that day to have fun with the people.

The people also speculated based on the pope's move to set up a private box at the opera house that this kind of fun with the people would not be rare in the future, and this was only the beginning.

"Oh my God! What an honor it is to be on the same stage with His Majesty! ”