Chapter 156: Peace is not peaceful
The sun was shining brightly, and the breeze blew, and suddenly thunder rose on the ground, and the earth trembled at the same time. The thunder sounded like a thunder that made the people walking on the section of the Liangjing Road, and a burst of smoke rose in front of the road. The officials who maintained order on the side of the road signaled everyone to continue moving forward.
As we walked, we passed the place where the smoke was rising, which was on the side of the road that was halfway up the hillside. At this time, a large gap had appeared. Many young and strong men were busy holding shovels and shoveling a large amount of gravel and soil into the cart to transport it away.
Li, the Princess of Yan, who was sitting in the carriage, felt a little curious when she saw this scene through the car window. She heard her father mention that the court now uses "strong explosives" to open mountains and build roads and achieve twice the result with half the effort, so she guessed that the movement just now was made by "strong explosives".
Now that she saw this big gap, she really realized the power of "strong explosives".
The Liangjing Road, also known as the Wuhandao, has existed since ancient times. She heard her father say that the court wanted to expand the Liangjing Road so that Kanto materials could be imported into Guanzhong more conveniently. However, the construction of the Wushan section was difficult, so it was not possible to formulate an effective solution after several years of planning.
It was not until the explosives were found that the plan was finally determined and the construction was started as soon as possible.
Once the expansion of the Two Beijing Roads is completed, the originally rugged and difficult section of the Wushan Road will become a smooth road, and personnel and materials will be more convenient for the exchanges between the people and the world.
Yuwen Weihan, who was sitting aside, saw the princess looking outside in a daze and began to tell the other party about the two capitals.
The passage between Chang'an and Luoyang has existed since ancient times, and the Kohan Road, known as the Two Capital Road, actually has two channels, divided into "North Kohan Road" and "Nanth Kohan Road".
The Nanwuhan Road was first, and it is said to exist in the pre-Qin period. Later, in the late Later Han Dynasty, the Han Prime Minister Cao Cao used troops to Guanzhong. He thought the ancient road of the Kohan Road was remote and difficult to move, so he mobilized manpower and material resources to dig a new road in the north, which was the "North Kohan Road".
This "Beiguhan Road" is the current two capital roads. You can also take the Yellow River waterway between the two capitals, but you have to go through the dangers of the pillars.
"You saw it a few days ago. In order to bypass the danger of Dizhu, the court built a railway and supplies to and from east to west. First, we arrived at Hejin at both ends of Dizhu River section via water, and then arrived on the opposite side by land, and continued to walk on the water..."
"Originally, after passing the Dizhushan River section, we could take a boat and arrive in Mengjin straight downstream. However, the ships are tight now, and the court mobilized a large army to advance eastward, so we had to go to Luoyang by land."
When Li heard this, he felt a little curious: "Is it a march to Liaodong? Haven't you set out?"
"Of course the Liaodong Road march was set out early, otherwise I wouldn't be able to catch up. I tell you that it's cold in Liaodong early, and the season suitable for combat is summer and autumn, and the army is driven..."
Yuwen Weihan was excited when he talked about Liaodong. Li, who was full of doubt, waved his hand: "Wait, Dalang, then what you said just now, where are the imperial court mobilized a large army to advance eastward?"
"It's not a secret to go to Hebei."
"Hebei? Did you go to Youzhou? Did you listen to Dalang's order?"
Li had many questions, and he kept asking along the way, but Yuwen Weihan was not upset because he had many questions when he went out before, so he now answered calmly: "It's time to Jizhou."
"What big thing happened in Jizhou? I don't seem to have heard of it?"
"No, I'm stationed in the jurisdiction of the Jizhou General Administration." Yuwen Weihan said, and suddenly smiled: "The Hebei area is not peaceful now. The court has made preparations early, after all, there is no need to be prepared."
Li blurted out when he heard this: "Not peace? How could it be no peace?"
Although she grew up in the boudoir, she was not alone, let alone the newspaper, which is an important source of information. Therefore, although she is in Chang'an, she has heard a lot about what is happening everywhere in the world.
Listening to family chats and news in the newspapers, everyone said that the weather was good everywhere, the thieves disappeared, the people lived and worked in peace, the grain harvest year after year, and the weaving volume of weaving departments hit a new high, etc.
This is clearly a peaceful world. Why did my husband suddenly say, "The Hebei region is not peaceful now?"
After all, Li was born in an official family and had some knowledge. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Is it because of a natural disaster?"
"No, the weather is good. Now the Yongji Canal built by the imperial court has been connected, and the accompanying water conservancy facilities have been gradually improved. In addition, there is a steam pump and there is no shortage of coal. Where can the floods and droughts come from..."
After Yuwen Weihan finished speaking, he thought about it and added: "There is no locust plague."
"That..."
Li thought of a possibility. Seeing that there was only the personal maid who had grown up with her since childhood in the car, he asked, "Is it the Shu rebels who caused trouble?"
Shu rebels, namely the Yuchi rebel thief. The reason why Li said this is because his father and grandfather repeatedly told him not to mention the four words "Yuchi rebel thief". After all, the current queen is the wife of Yuchi.
Li knew that since she married a royal wife, she could not commit this taboo if she did not want to cause trouble or even a disaster.
"Not that." Yuwen Weihan shook his head, facing the princess' curious gaze, and did not intend to say anything more.
My father said that when doing things, one should be strict. As the saying goes, "If the king does not lose his country secretly, the ministers do not lose his body secretly." Some things cannot be said if they should not be said.
"Dalang~~~~~"
Li suddenly shook Yuwen Weihan's hand, which made Yuwen Weihan's heart beat faster. The maid who was serving in the car lowered her head awkwardly when she saw the girl acting coquettishly.
"Don't make trouble for the second wife."
"Da Lang~~~ Say it~~~"
"Hey, what is that!"
Yuwen Weihan suddenly pointed out of the car window and immediately changed Li's attention to the outside. She looked left and right and couldn't see the difference in the scenery outside. After a moment, she found that she had been deceived. She frowned and whipped her fist and pounded her husband.
The couple laughed and slapped together, and it took a while to calm down. Li knew the right thing, and saw that his husband was nervous, he stopped asking questions.
If Yuwen Weihan didn't say it, she could guess it. First of all, Liyang, on the southern end of Yongji Canal and the north bank of the Yellow River, was stationed in heavy troops because it was stockpiling a large amount of food.
To the north of Liyang, more than a hundred miles downstream of Yongji Canal, it is the boundary of Xiangzhou. The governor of Xiangzhou, the envoy Hao, was the confidant of the emperor, and Yecheng was also stationed in heavy troops.
Now, the king is going to take office in Youzhou, the northern end of Yongji Canal, and he has many soldiers and horses under his command.
The section of Yongji Canal between Youzhou and Xiangzhou is located in the middle of the Jizhou General Administration. If what the king said is true, the imperial court sent troops to Jizhou to garrison and increase the local garrison forces, it means that the entire line of Yongji Canal was stared at by the government troops from south to north.
For no reason, why did the court set up a formation that was facing a great enemy?
Li knew that Hebei was the most prosperous person in the world. At that time, Qi Shenwu relied on the land of Hebei to achieve the cause of kings and dominance. Although it was impossible for Qi and Shu Ni to revive it, it was...
The powerful people in Hebei are said to have always caused headaches for the imperial court... Could it be...
Chapter completed!