Chapter 12 Tsing Yi enters Chang'an
Daluo Dynasty, has been counted in the end of the first generation of the Central Plains, the completion of the great cause of the overlord of the great unification, since the Emperor Taizu personally led the army to end the troubled times, the country has continued to this day, seven generations of monarchs have ruled vertically, the world has been peaceful, has been more than 150 years.
Chang'an, also known as the capital of God, is the capital of Daluo, the core of the city, its city is magnificent, covers a vast area, the population is prosperous, the prosperity is unparalleled, for the whole world, whether it is the Central Plains, or the Western Regions, the Northern Frontier, the South China Sea and other places people are longing for the place.
Chang'an is huge, especially after the expansion of the city several times in this dynasty, its area can be called the first capital city of all dynasties.
The layout of this city is rigorous, the structure is symmetrical, according to legend, the Tianshi surnamed Yuan in the 12 meritorious deeds of the founding of the Great Luo Ling Yan Pavilion personally deduced the layout, the feng shui formation is implied everywhere, and all the evil spirits between heaven and earth can be shocked, and the retreat can condense the national fortune, Ze is born, and the nine scenes of Chang'an derived from this are even more fascinating.
In addition to the inner city where the children of the royal family live every day, in Chang'an City, a total of 108 fang markets are divided by vertical and horizontal roads for the people and officials in the city to live, including a Ying Yamen, which is also in the fang market.
If one can look down from the top of Chang'an Castle, they will find that the entire god is symmetrically divided by the sword-like Suzaku Avenue in the center, making it the east and west two cities, and the hilt of the sword starts from the Suzaku Gate, one of the four entrances to the inner city where the imperial family lives, and goes forward along the Suzaku Avenue, and the tip of the sword penetrates the Mingde Gate, one of the nine entrances to the Shendu.
In the daytime, whether it is the ordinary people from the three religions and the nine streams, or the power leans towards the government and the opposition, and stomps their feet, Chang'an City will shake three times, and the princes and generals can travel freely between the various markets.
The people of the Central Plains, the people of the Western Regions, the people of Tianzhu, the people of the island country, and even the missionaries who did not hesitate to cross thousands of mountains and rivers from the other side of the continent, all gathered together, but what is even more surprising is that all kinds of completely different, and even mutually exclusive civilizations, are perfectly integrated here, and then assimilated and absorbed by Da Luo, forming a unique landscape.
In Chang'an City, the imperial court also set aside some areas for these outsiders to live, including Buddhism, Nestorianism, and Zoroastrian temples.
In this regard, the Daluo court not only allowed them to preach in the Central Plains, but was even willing to take the initiative to fund them to establish temple strongholds in various places, and the apparent "connivance" of the Daluo Dynasty not only came from an inclusive and open attitude that Emperor Taizu had since the beginning of the emperor, but also from the absolute confidence brought by its own thick heritage.
The atmosphere of a great country lies in tolerance, and the four seas come to the court, which also stems from the open attitude of Daluo, which is inclusive of all rivers and rivers, and the atmosphere of tolerance is big, which is enough to make every Chang'an person and every person of the Daluo Dynasty will naturally have a sense of pride.
No matter what you come to Da Luo, as long as you dare to stay, you will inevitably be assimilated into my Da Luo Dynasty's own things in the end, and it is no wonder that these exotic religions in the general altar of Fan State accuse these missionaries of distorting the truth and blaspheming the gods.
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After leaving Fanyang City alone, Li Qingchen robbed an old horse that looked quite energetic, this time he was not in such a hurry, so he drove for more than a month, until the end of spring, and finally successfully arrived at Chang'an City in Gyeonggi Province.
It's not that he's not in a hurry, it's just that there are some things that are useless in a hurry.
Riding on this old horse that has walked all the way down and increased its weight instead of decreasing, Li Qingchen's body naturally swayed slightly with the ups and downs of the horse's hooves, facing the breeze of late spring, which suddenly gave people a sense of leisure.
He was wearing a set of dark green shirts, but it was not the kind of long literati style, but a martial arts dress that was restrained on all four limbs to facilitate movement, and the material was not very good.
Fortunately, Chang'an is close at hand, and it is no longer an ethereal dream, and the hard work of this road has not been in vain.
Li Qingchen raised his head, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, looking at the behemoth on the horizon in the distance that was as quiet as a mountain range on the earth, and suddenly felt a sense of humility that he could see the heavens.
I have imagined it countless times in my dreams, but I didn't expect that the real it was far more unreal than my dreams, thinking that Fanyang City, where he grew up since childhood, can be regarded as a big border city, but compared with the majestic city in front of him, it is just an ordinary small village, no matter from which point of view, it is far inferior.
A palm-sized kitten suddenly saw an elephant as tall as a tree, and it should have been in awe.
The area where Chang'an City is located belongs to Gyeonggi Province, and the climate is pleasant compared to Youzhou, which has harsh conditions, and the folk customs are more worthy of the word "kindness" than the fierce Youzhou.
Anyone who arrives here will be naturally affected by the surrounding environment, and will never dare to act as he pleases, after all, there is a Chang'an Division in front of him, not to mention the Luoyang Division where the martial god who holds the thunder and lightning of the ten directions is located, and it is not far away, in this area, the momentum of the Daluo Dynasty is the most prosperous.
Along the way, the fields are neat, the roads are spacious, and even if it is just a farmer standing in the field and planting rice, his face is full of confident smiles, listening to the sound of horses' hooves passing by, and occasionally standing up to take a look, which actually gives people a sense of honor.
Li Qingchen was amazed, this is not the end, this way, the number of people coming and going on the road is far beyond his imagination, and he even has an illusion, that is, the people in the entire Fanyang City combined, will there not be as many people as Chang'an City Gate passing every day.
Rao is city gate is wide enough to accommodate eight horses side by side, but the queue into the city is still lined up for a full mile.
Li Qingchen got off the horse very early, and in a small forest on the side of the road, patted the old horse that had carried him thousands of miles and worked hard, and told it that it was free.
Although it may not be easy to know that it has left its own fate, it will either be picked up by others, or sold again, or directly slaughtered and eaten meat, or dragged back to pull the cart, etc., it is possible that it is even directly hunted by wild beasts if it is unlucky, but there is no way, the Daluo Dynasty is very strict in the matter of horses, especially Chang'an, even the mules that usually transport vegetables have special livestock registration, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, they can only leave it here in advance, and they carry their bags and follow people into the city.
The Chang'an garrison at the gate of the city, known as the first army in the world, although the soldiers in the army are ordinary people, but starting from the head of a thousand households, they are all served by strong warriors, the team is disciplined, with tacit understanding, plus Da Luo did not hesitate to spend the fine weapons and armor created for them by Jinshan Yinhai, even ordinary warriors did not dare to make mistakes in front of them.
Generally, the martial artists of the ninth to seventh rank will be killed by them in about one face, this is the horror of the Chang'an Xuanjia Army established by Emperor Taizu, Daluo for more than 150 years, no one dares to provoke them here.
Li Qingchen, a person who grew up in Youzhou since he was a child and is used to seeing soldiers and horses, can naturally appreciate their horror even more, and that kind of momentum is not something that can be pretended.
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Entering the customs, the inventory is nothing more than the official road guide, these two can be bought in Fanyang City, of course, the way is definitely not everyone can find, that is, Li Qingchen, can easily get his hands on it without revealing his identity.
In order to have a reasonable identity to join the Chang'an Division to continue the investigation, he made up an identity for himself again, of course, he is still called Li Qingchen, after all, he has no other connection with his own fifteen years except for the name taken by the old man who looked at the warehouse.
The people who raised him are all gone, and if it is really as Wei Tuo said, even his files in the Youzhou Division have been completely destroyed, in other words, he is now a non-existent person, and he has nothing but this name.
Anyway, who can tell anything from a name other than someone who has actually seen him?
If you let the people of the Hanging Mirror Division investigate, you will find that the village where he is located has been destroyed by the Turks a few years ago, and there is indeed a family surnamed Li in the village, except for this, there is no more information, and when the time comes, it will be up to him to gain the trust of the Chang'an Division.
This group of Xuanjia soldiers standing at the gate of the city are wearing the most deterrent black armor, this is the famous Xuanguang armor, passed on for one hundred and fifty years, all are registered, there have been people who covet this armor in history, from the black market to spend 10,000 gold to buy a set, and then soon by the Hanging Mirror Division to find out, a family history is longer than the Daluo Dynasty Gate Valve was wiped out, no one survived, since then, no one dares to fight the idea of this armor.
Li Qingchen has only heard of this thing, he has seen the legend, but he has never seen the real thing, he was a little curious at the moment, and when he took a closer look, he found that the lines on this Xuanguang armor could not be seen at a glance, and he had to block a little light, so that he could see a majestic beast that suppressed all directions.
But seeing that the person on the other side kept looking down at the official guide handed by Li Qingchen in his hand, he asked unhurriedly, "Youzhou is here?"
When Li Qingchen heard this, he quickly stretched out his hand as if he realized it later, took off the black hat on the top of his head, and revealed the handsome face that had attracted the girls on Fengyue Street in Fanyang City to laugh and say, "When Brother Chen grows up, my sisters will not only entertain you for free, but you may also have to give Brother Chen something to do so", he grinned, showed a mouthful of neatly arranged white teeth, nodded gently, and said proudly: "Yes, I was born in Youzhou and grew up in Youzhou." ”
Unexpectedly, the soldier didn't even look at him, but asked slowly, "What are you doing here?"
When Li Qingchen heard this, he immediately showed a look of excitement and yearning, and even the breathing that became rapid because of excitement at that moment was very natural, and he said loudly: "Then naturally I came to participate in the Daluo Martial Arts Meeting, which everyone in the world is eager for!"
The Da Luo Martial Arts Conference, organized by the Da Luo Imperial Court, is held every three years, which is similar to the ordinary literati imperial examination, but the time is deliberately staggered, stipulating that all martial artists under the age of eighteen can participate, no matter where they come from, even if you are a Hu person, or even a Turkic person who is hostile to Da Luo!
In history, it is not without Turkic warriors who have shined in the martial arts meeting, but even if they did not choose to join the Daluo Dynasty in the end, they were still sent back to the grassland safely, which shows the pride of the Daluo Dynasty!
The reason why it is specifically required to be under the age of eighteen is to screen out enough excellent martial arts geniuses to be absorbed into the various yamen of Daluo, especially the military department and the Zhenwu Division!
What Li Qingchen has been waiting for, in fact, this is this matter, because this is a shortcut to join the Chang'an Division, after all, although the Chang'an Division has the smallest casualty rate among the nineteen Zhenwu Divisions of the Daluo Dynasty, but absorbing fresh blood is the foundation for maintaining long-term prosperity, and the Chang'an Division will never miss this kind of event.
After hearing this, the soldier raised his head and glanced at him, and Li Qingchen just responded with a shy smile, like a silly boy who didn't pay attention because he was excited for a while, shouted too loudly, and was a little embarrassed to be watched by the people next to him.
Seeing this, the latter didn't say anything, neither felt timid because of the identity of the other party's martial artist, nor did he want to deter the other party, but just lightly instructed: "I know Youzhou, it's very chaotic, but our Chang'an is different, boy, after entering the city, remember not to use force on the street, otherwise you will feel good at that time, by the way, did you bring weapons?"
The Great Luo Martial Arts Association stipulates that contestants are allowed to carry weapons, but only the most ordinary blades are allowed, that is, the ordinary blacksmith shops in the streets and alleys that can't receive a few orders all year round.
But after all, it is a murderous thing, not mentioned in other places, but in Chang'an, the management of weapons is extremely strict, if it is not allowed by the imperial court, registered, ordinary people must not take weapons to the streets to wander around, not as unruly as Youzhou, here, even the blacksmith shop is divided into two kinds of specially built agricultural tools and specially built weapons.
In Chang'an City, it seems that many people like to carry swords, but in fact, most of them are pretending to be a scene, either without a blade, or just a wooden knife and a wooden sword, or just a handle.
When Li Qingchen heard this, he immediately shook his head heavily, handed over the package, and replied honestly: "No." ”
With that, he raised his fist with his other hand and added, "I'm used to using fists!"
This is the truth, after all, he has no experience in using weapons, and the most commonly used is actually fists and feet, so to speak, it is nothing more than to continue to create an image of a stunned hot-blooded teenager in the other party's heart, so as to facilitate entering the city.
The soldier didn't pick up the package handed by Li Qingchen, but went up and down, and after carefully looking at him again, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go in." ”
Li Qingchen pretended to be a little puzzled, and asked cautiously, "Don't you need to check again?"
The soldier shook his head and said, "No need, go in quickly, kid." ”
Li Qingchen took the package back, put it on his back, grabbed the hat with his other hand, clamped it under his armpit, and hugged his fist and said, "Thank you brother for being accommodating!"
The other party ignored him, and just said to the next person: "Uncle, the livestock has to go over there alone, don't worry, we will take you to get it after passing the customs." ”
Seeing this, Li Qingchen was not angry, it should be said that this was the result of his deliberate guidance, so he immediately quickly passed the checkpoint guarded by the Xuanjia Army in front of him and strode in.