Yingdu, the national capital of Great Chu, the power center of the entire Great Chu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Five hundred years ago, in the name of the Five Hundred Central Plains, he climbed the mountains and waded through the water to the Yingdi that was still a wilderness swamp, and began to continue the hundred years of cultivation and cultivation under the intimidation of the demon clan and the Wu clan. Let the wilderness swamp of Yingdi in just two hundred years ago, under the rule of King Cheng and King Wen, finally make Yingdi a fertile land for thousands of miles. Since then, the hegemony of King Chu Zhuang has been laid, and the foundation of Chu has been laid from a barbarian to a hegemonic state.

Lu Qikun sat in the carriage, looking at the surrounding fields through the narrow window, and the pride of being a Chu native rose in his heart. Even if it's the beginning of winter and the sky is falling with light snow, you can still feel the vitality of this land.

The carriage moved slowly, different from Lu Qikun's pride, and Lin Shi only had infinite sighs in his heart. The south, which was once dominated by the demon clan around the Wu clan, has now become the fertile land of the Chu State. Even if we look back at the thousands of years of time, the Five Emperors and the successive Heavenly Sons of the Xia Dynasty never thought that the south, which was once a wilderness and swamp, would be what it is now, and it would create a vassal state that destroyed the Xia Zi of the Sect.

Lin Shi sighed: "The five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, now only the Chu State is still strong. ”

The five vassal states that once dominated the Central Plains, the Xu State naturally needless to say that the Rong people were almost nominal after the invasion, and the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, and Jin seemed to be still strong, with an army of more than one million, but they rotted into the bone marrow and only relied on the foundation left by the ancestors, and they were struggling to support it in this troubled era.

Lu Qikun smiled inwardly after hearing this, and stared closely at the fertile fields outside the car window.

Lin Shi looked at Lu Qiqian and said, "The Son of Heaven never thought that the little official who once blocked the arrow for himself would become the culprit of the destruction of Zong Xia. ”

"The land of Gyeonggi in the west of Wei is still there, the Son of Heaven is still above the court overlooking the world, and this land is still ruled by Zong Xia," Lu Qikun retorted to Lin Shi's words.

Fifty years ago, King Zhao of Chu gathered 100,000 troops to invade the land of Gyeonggi on the grounds that the Qing monarch was on the side. It was also in the middle and short of the Longjiang River to meet with the Wei State, and the Wei State was defeated and lost a large area of land. Let the king of Chu Zhao ascend to Xinchuan, and slash the sword to assist the ruling doctor of the Son of Heaven. Forcing the Son of Heaven to admit his mistake made the Son of Heaven lose his last prestige. Although Zong Xia is still in the court with the Son of Heaven, he is no different from ordinary princes.

Lin Shi smiled and didn't continue to say anything, looking up at the Xiongcheng in the distance. Lu Qikun didn't continue to explain, there are some things that everyone in the world knows, but he just didn't say it.

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Yingdu, as the national capital of Great Chu, is naturally lively and prosperous.

The endless majestic city wall is covered with moss, towering like a cloud, the three city gates in the south, east and west are mottled by the years, and the withered red painted city gates are covered with traces of sharp weapons. This power center of Great Chu was also almost destroyed by soldiers in the city, and it also witnessed the history of the princes from all over the world coming to congratulate.

Lu Qikun and others came from the south, and the nearest city gate was naturally the south gate. Unlike the east and west gates, which are much deserted, the south city gate is the most lively and the river is crowded. One of them is that after passing through the South City Gate, it is the most famous commercial street in Yingdu. Second, the trade of Chu was from south to north, and almost all the merchants of Chu were southerners.

There was a long queue at the South City Gate, and Lu Qikun and his party were at the end of the line, followed by countless people who were close to the queue. The queue of people waiting to enter the city is like a long line, stretching all the way to the bottom of the entrance tower. Time passed in bits and pieces, and at noon, Lu Qikun and the others continued to wait after using the food, and finally entered the city after the sun set.

Looking back at the team outside the south city gate that was still like a long dragon, Lu Qikun was glad that his group arrived in the morning, although Yingdu is not like Xiangcheng will close the city gate after dark, but it is also extremely inconvenient to enter the hardness at night, especially the city gate guards at night are much stricter than during the day.

The guards of Yingdu are not like the soldiers recruited from the county and county seats, and they will not casually reach out to merchants and ordinary people who come and go to ask for money, but the severity of the inspection is also a headache.

After passing through the dark city tower, it is the most prosperous street in Yingdu. A straight and clean stone path leads to the north, and at the end is the palace of the state of Chu, the core of the right. Compared with the majestic palace in the distance, Lu Qikun and Mao Sheng were more curious about the shops on the side of the street. Most of the shops are ordinary shops and are also mundane mortals, but there are still cultivator shops.

"Big brother, why are they wearing this weird thing" Mao Sheng looked at the two teenagers in black clothes, and asked curiously as he walked out of a cultivator's shop.

Before Lu Qikun could answer, Lin Shi said, "That's the sacrifice of the Chu State."

"Chu State Sacrifice?" Mao Sheng looked at Lin Shi curiously.

Lin Shi's eyebrows were slightly raised, seemingly calm and impermanent, but his eyes were cold and violent.

"It's a cultivator," Lu Qikun said simply, his eyes were full of curiosity.

The carriage turned to East Street on South Street, which was much more deserted than South Street, and not far away was clouded and huge buildings could be seen.

"That is the sacred place of sacrifice in the Chu State" Lu Qikun looked at the place shrouded in clouds and mist, his expression yearning and his eyes were hot.

Lin Shi looked disdainful, his eyes were deep, and a hint of coldness flashed in the deepest part of his eyes, "That's right, one of the five major sacrificial holy places in the world, inherited the Tianyu Hall among the five halls of the state religion."

Lu Qikun looked at Lin Shi and thought that the other party was a member of the Dao Sect. As a Taoist sect that once founded the state religion, it naturally has no good impression of the five sacrificial holy places. It's just that Lu Qiqian can't understand that Daomen is also an existence that has lasted for thousands of years, and it can be said that the foundation and strength are so strong that it is difficult for people in this world to touch. Why did no one in the Daomen come forward to stop the national religion when it was about to fall apart, and even now the Daomen still ignores it and does not take back what the national religion lost in the world.

Lin Shi looked at Lu Qikun who looked puzzled, smiled and shook his head without saying anything, Lu Qiqian didn't ask, since the other party expressed it so clearly, although he was curious, it was not easy to ask.

In Lin Shi's gaze at the sacrificial holy place and Lu Qiqian's yearning look, the carriage slowly came to the depths of the southeast of Yingdu, close to the majestic city wall.

There is a small Taoist temple here.

(I said that I thought about the next plot last week, and you will believe it if you are killed, so it is better to continue the second reason, that is, I was sick and cold for a week, and I was in no mood and idea to write.) Don't worry, I'll make up for the difference. ）