Chapter 8: The Center of the World
Make up for the 7th place in last week's new book, and still owe the 6th place a change.
Last week, I stood at No. 6 with new books, and now I've fallen to No. 10 with new books, friends, can you top it up?
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Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was the political, economic, and cultural center of the Tang Empire.
The orders issued from Chang'an affected not only the direction of Chinese history, but also the direction of world history.
Because the Tang Dynasty was strong, the nations bowed down, and all nations submitted, even if it was as strong as the Arab Empire, it was far inferior to the Tang Dynasty, and in the face of the attack of the Tang Empire, the Arab Empire was at a disadvantage.
It can be said that Chang'an is the center of the world!
Its influence went far beyond the territory of the Tang Dynasty and affected the course of world history!
Chang'an was founded in the Han Dynasty. Xiao He, a famous minister of the Han Dynasty, built Chang'an, which was the beginning of Chang'an.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an was destroyed in the war, and since then, Chang'an has not regained its glory for hundreds of years. It was not until Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty unified China and established the Sui Dynasty that he chose a new site to establish the capital, which was called "Daxing City" at that time.
After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the city of Daxing was changed to Chang'an, and the famous Tang Chang'an stepped onto the stage of history.
Tang Chang'an was more prosperous than Han Chang'an, and in one fell swoop it became the first super city in Chinese history with a permanent population of more than one million.
For our modern people, a city with a permanent population of more than one million can only be a second- or third-tier city, but for the ancients, it is an achievement that cannot be raised, and Tang Chang'an can become the first super city with a permanent population of more than one million in human history, which is a huge achievement!
With a circumference of nearly 36 kilometers and an area of 84 square kilometers, Tang Chang'an was much larger than any famous capital city in Western history, seven times the size of Rome, more than six times the size of Baghdad, and seven times the size of Constantinople.
Rome, Constantinople, and Baghdad are all famous capitals in the West, and they are too inferior to Tang Chang'an.
"Chang'an! Changan!! ”
"We're in Chang'an!"
Kant and Ferret cheered loudly, all excited, their faces full of red light, and their faces were full of happy smiles.
For these soldiers, Chang'an is a holy place in their minds, and if they can go to Chang'an, they will be happier than the pilgrimage of believers.
"What a big city!" Gao Miaoli was so surprised that she covered her mouth with her bare hands, her face was surprised, and she sighed with emotion: "If you don't enter Chang'an, you don't know how big Chang'an is!" ”
"Am I in Shanghai or in Yanjing?" Although Li Changguo was accustomed to seeing a modern metropolis, he was also shocked when he saw Chang'an at first glance, his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Outside Chang'an, there was a lot of traffic, pedestrians flocked to the road, wearing a hood, a robe, and boots, instead of a modern suit and leather shoes, Li Changguo would definitely think that he was in a modern metropolis, either in Shanghai or in Yanjing.
Despite this, Li Changguo still has a dreamlike feeling, and he suspects that this is a dream, not a real thing!
"It's your first time in Chang'an, right?"
Just when Li Changguo was shocked, passers-by smiled at Li Changguo and their kindness: "Everyone who came to Chang'an for the first time was as shocked as you!" Who called this the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the most prosperous city in the world? ”
With his head held high, his chest held high, and he was extremely proud.
"Well, we're here for the first time." Before Li Changguo could speak, Kant took over.
"There are countless things to eat, drink, play and have fun in Chang'an City, and some of them are when you stare at the eyeballs, you have to prepare a few more pairs of eyeballs, don't stare the eyeballs off." The pedestrian quipped at Kant, waved his hand, and walked away quickly.
Li Bai smiled, stroked his beard and said: "Don't say you, that is, I have traveled all over the world, before entering Chang'an, I have been to many places, and there are not a few Xiongcheng I have seen, and I was shocked when I first arrived in Chang'an!" ”
Go forward, get closer to Chang'an, see more clearly, only to see that Chang'an City is high and thick, the city wall is as high as five or six zhang, the thickness is more than ten zhang, a moat is more than ten zhang wide, and Chang'an is protected in the middle, it can really be described as a golden city soup pool!
Looking at the whole world at that time, there was no city stronger than Chang'an.
"There is such a majestic city in the world!"
Li Changguo sighed.
From the Western Regions to Chang'an, he has seen many Jincheng soup pools along the way, and none of them can have such a thousand weather and such a majestic city as Chang'an.
On the city gate is a towering arrow tower, the Tang army's helmet is bright, patrolling on the city wall, the army is strong and prosperous, Li Changguo and they sighed again.
The army of Anxi Duhufu was the most elite army of the Tang Dynasty at that time, they had bathed in blood and slept in the pile of dead, what kind of army had not been seen? However, at first glance, when I saw the Chang'an Forbidden Army, I was still emotional.
"This is the Forbidden Army!" Li Bai explained to Li Changguo and them, saying: "The most elite of the forbidden army is the Longwu army. ”
"Long Wujun!" Kant and Fei Lei's eyes shone brighter than the stars at night: "If you can become a dragon warrior, it is worth dying!" ”
The Longwu Army was the most elite army in the Tang Dynasty, selected from the elite army in the country, all of them had experienced a hundred battles, had extremely rich experience in battle formations, had a flexible mind, strong martial arts, and were agile.
The city gate is wide, can accommodate dozens of carriages in parallel, there are countless people in and out of Chang'an, the traffic is busy, but it is orderly, there is not the slightest chaos, and there is no embarrassment of traffic jam in the modern metropolis.
As soon as he entered the city, Li Changguo's eyes couldn't help but light up, only to see that the streets were wide and the ground was as clean as new.
"If in modern society, according to the surname who loves to toss, the house will be demolished within a few years of repair, demolished and repaired, repaired and demolished, and I don't know how many times it has been tossed for more than a hundred years. It's really hard to stay as new as the Tang people. Li Changguo's thinking transcends time and space, and it is a good feeling.
"There, there! Why is that man so dark? ”
"It's darker than the bottom of the pot."
Kant and Ferret were incarnated as Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden at this time, and one pair of eyes was not enough, and they wished to have a few more pairs of eyes. Suddenly, they saw a wealthy middle-aged man with a tall black man with a black face that had passed the bottom of the pot, and they were so surprised that their eyes almost hit the ground.
"Negroes? Black Africans? ”
Li Changguo was also surprised when he saw this black man at first glance. It is impossible not to be surprised to see black Africans in the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
"This is Kunlun Nu, from the south of the sea!" Li Bai is really a good guide, and he explained to Li Changguo and them again.
Kunlun Nu is very famous in history, not from Africa, but from Southeast Asia.
Along the way, everyone only felt that their eyes were not enough, and they agreed with the kind confession of passers-by who prepared a few more pairs of eyeballs. If it were possible, Li Changguo and the others would definitely prepare ten pairs of eyeballs, but the problem is that this is impossible.
"Let you finish your business, and I'll take you on a good tour." Li Bai saw that Kant and the others couldn't wait to visit Chang'an immediately, and had to forgive them.
"Great!"
Li Bai has been in Chang'an for many years, and he knows Chang'an well, can he be his guide, is there anything more beautiful than this? Li Changguo couldn't help but praise.
Although Chang'an is good, it can't be visited, and now it should be important to handle military affairs, Li Changguo had to pack up his mood and rush to the post house.
As soon as the post house heard that Li Changguo and they were from the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, they immediately arranged it and it went very smoothly.
After settling down, Li Bai asked Li Changguo: "Captain Xiaoyong, are you going to the military department?" ”
"It's not!" Li Changguo replied truthfully: "I want to visit Prime Minister Li Cheng first." ”
Prime Minister Li Cheng is Prime Minister Li Linfu.
"Why don't you go to the military department first, but go to see this annihilator?" As soon as Li Bai heard this, he immediately questioned angrily.
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