Chapter 270 The Gate of Infinity
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From Huaihuang to Guanzhong Capital, the nearest route is to enter the Great Wall from Daning Town, then go southwest through Guizhou, the newly-stopped court, enter Weizhou, pass Daizhou and Taiyuan, and go south along the Fen River to Puyang and Pujin Bridge across the Yellow River and go straight to Chang'an. The whole journey is more than 2,300 miles. Yi Feng chose to go through Daning Town and Guizhou, and then go east through Junduguan and pass through the second Great Wall, enter Hebei and Youzhou and go south, and finally arrive at Luoyang, and then west into Daxing. This route is about 3,200 miles in total, which is more than 900 miles more than going to Hedong. However, for safety reasons, Yi Feng finally chose to go 900 miles more than going to Hedong route.
At this time, the road conditions are in the cold winter. The more convenient waterways have already frozen and the boats are blocked, so they can only take the whole road. However, the official roads that are heading south and west are almost blocked by heavy snow. Such a long road is equivalent to crossing the eastern and western boundaries of the empire from the northeast corner of the empire to the northwest corner of the empire. If Yi Feng light chariots simply ride horses into Beijing, according to the speed of the post cavalry, it will take about half a month. The imperial court sets up water and land post stations in various parts of the world.
The official speed requirement for riding is to travel 180 miles a day, and the faster ones require 300 miles a day, and the fastest ones require 600 miles a day, and even the fastest ones require 800 miles a day to speed up, and 800 miles a day. Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou once personally drove the Yima in Luoyang in Luoyang, and later during the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan raised an army to rebel in Fanyang, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was in Huaqing Palace, and the two places were separated by 3,000 miles apart. Six days later, the news of the rebellion reached the speed of 500 miles a day.
It was already the 14th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there was only half a month left before the New Year's Day. Yi Feng had to walk at least two hundred miles a day to just arrive in the capital. But there was always some time on the road just in case. Therefore, if Yi Feng wanted to avoid the deadline, he would have to travel 300 miles a day. It was already very difficult to rush like this in such a cold winter, rainy and snowy weather.
If there are horses three hundred miles a day, you can still hold on even if you work harder, but it will be difficult to bring the team behind you.
After passing the last military town Yehu Town, south of Huaihuang, there was already the Great Wall of Daning Town in front, which was already in Guizhou. Yi Feng proposed the plan to separate the teams, "I will take people and take the car to go lightly and hurry up first to avoid delays. The brigade behind us will follow slowly."
This time, Yi Feng brought eight hundred guards and more than one thousand soldiers who escorted horses and tributes, as well as ten thousand war horses, hundreds of caravans of various supplies, as well as two female relatives, Chen Wu and Xiao Sumei, and more than a dozen maids serving the two, plus more than a dozen caravans and a large number of goods, the movement was too slow. Not to mention three hundred miles a day, even two hundred miles a day is a difficult time.
"The Grand Marshal's entry into Beijing is a court order, and he must enter Beijing before the New Year. Not only will he have to catch up with the grand ceremony of New Year's Day next year. He also received reports from various ministries about the state's government and financial situation and accepted the assessment. It is indeed impossible to delay."
The Chaoji Envoy was a system of superior planning in the Han Dynasty. At first, the counties in the Han Dynasty sent officials to Beijing every year to report the county government and financial accounting, and were called the Supreme Calendar. This system was renamed the Chaoji. It was stipulated that the general managers of each state, the governors and the superior ministers were representatives of the prefectures and the governors of the prefectures and the governors of the prefectures and the fourth rank officials were all senior local officials, so it was not an exaggeration to call them the chief officials of the border, while the prefectures were the governors and Sima. Although these two official positions were relatively lower than those of the general managers and the governors, they were both important officials in charge of the prefectures, in charge of the affairs of the two prefectures, and in charge of the affairs of the prefectures, they were all senior officials of the prefectures, and were in charge of the affairs of the prefectures, and were in charge of the affairs of the prefectures, and were in charge of the affairs of the prefectures, and were in charge of the affairs of the prefectures, and were in charge of the affairs of the prefectures, and were in charge of the affairs of the prefectures, and were in charge of the affairs of the prefectures and the governors.
According to the dynasty system, the dates of the dynasty representatives of these prefectures were specially stipulated. They were sent to the capital before October 25 every year and returned one after another by the spring next year. During their stay in Beijing, the dynasty envoy's duty was to participate in the assessment of local officials, participate in the New Year's Day meeting, and contribute some things to the court. The dynasty envoy can be said to have gathered all important local officials, so the emperor attached great importance to this group of people. Basically, each representative would be personally met by the emperor and asked in person. More than 300 states of the Sui Dynasty, each state had a governor and two superiors, and the dozens of general managers, a total of nearly a thousand dynasty envoys entered Beijing every year. The scene was grand and very grand. Just like the later two sessions representatives who came to Beijing to attend the meeting in March, it was a major event in the court.
The ministers in Beijing even had to attend the court meeting for ten days. The prime ministers also took time to meet the ministers every day and discussed government affairs together.
At the end of winter every year, major officials from all over the country gather in the capital to report local government affairs and financial accounts and local officials' examination results. During the New Year's Day ceremony, the Golden Palace worships the emperor. The scene is an important manifestation of the majesty of the emperor and the court. This also ensures that it is difficult for local officials to conduct division and division, and to gain troops and respect themselves. No one dares to avoid the court gathering every year, unless there is a serious disaster in the war. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful.
Yi Feng is the general manager and governor of Wuzhou, and naturally the representative of Wuzhou Chaoji. In addition, the minister and Sima need to be together. Originally, Gao Bo and Zhang Shuo should also be representatives of Wuzhou Chaoji. However, Gao Bo and others were old, and Yi Feng was not worried that no one would stay in Wuzhou. In the end, Yi Feng was in his own hands and directly appointed Wei Zheng, the consultant of the General Shogunate, as the chief clerk of the General Shogunate, as the Sima of Wuzhou. Gao Bo and Zhang Shuo were transferred to positions with Wei Zheng and Xu Deyan and changed their positions to the General Shogunate. In this way, the two old men did not have to travel thousands of miles to Beijing Chaoji, but they could still remain in charge of the Huaihuang military affairs as the position of the General Shogunate.
Originally, Yi Feng needed to arrive at the capital at the end of October, but Wuzhou was a frontier military state, and Yi Feng was fighting in the north at that time. Therefore, like the general managers of military states, they could arrive at the capital on the last day before the New Year.
"Then let's separate here." Yi Feng thought for a while, "The eight hundred people from the Guards' Regiment will go alone, so I can take the flag guards. I don't have to play the official banner, just pretend to be an ordinary business traveler." Yi Feng felt that the eight hundred cavalry guards were a bit too arrogant. This time he had to rush to Luoyang to meet Yang Guang to discuss some arrangements after entering Beijing. He met Yang Guang in Luoyang with great fanfare. This was not a safe move. After all, he was the son of the prince, and the prince and Yang Guang are now tense. Therefore, it is best to conduct this meeting in secret, and finally let the eight hundred guards take the brigade one step ahead. With his banner, he took the flag guards as a caravan to Luoyang first. In this way, everyone thought that he was walking with the eight hundred guards, and no one knew about his secret meeting with Yang Guang.
"Will it be unsafe?" Wei Zheng asked worriedly.
"There should be no trouble when crossing the river to Luoyang in Hebei. What's more, in terms of this, the 100 Flag Guards may not be worse than the 800 Guards. After all, we are not going to fight." Yi Feng said with a smile.
After a brief discussion, everyone finally agreed to Yi Feng's plan. Because Wei Zhengwen was weak, he followed Yi Feng with the eight hundred guards under the banner of Yi Feng. Yi Feng brought the flag guard and Qin Qiong to coordinate, Wang Bao and the other two walked together, and Xu Deyan was responsible for commanding the subsequent large troops.
Yi Feng divided the flag guard into three teams, pretending to be a caravan for horse peddling, each with thirty or forty people, carrying more than one hundred war horses. He was separated from each other and not far apart, maintaining a distance that could support each other at any time.
"The Grand Marshal has a good journey, we will see you again in Chang'an." Wei Zheng said goodbye with a smile.
Everyone stands on the road below Yehu Ridge, which is already the border between Wuzhou and Guizhou. The town of Yehu City will build a large gate tower at the foot of the mountain, which looks like a city gate tower and a large archway. The huge archway has four big words written on it, "Infinite Gate".
"I finally have to return to the Central Plains again. Years have passed, and it feels like the next day. When I left the frontier here, I didn't have this gatehouse. At that time, I thought I would wander outside the frontier for the rest of my life and never have the chance to return to China." Xu Deyan looked at this huge infinite gate and sighed with emotion.
Yi Feng smiled: "After Zhao Xiangzi, the founding king of Zhao State during the Warring States Period, he pushed his power to the bottom of Yehu Ridge. Facing the endless plateau on the dam, Zhao Xiangzi, the founding king of Zhao State, could not help but feel that it had reached the northern border of China, so the city was sealed, and the territory was built for it. A military fortress that defined the northern border of Zhao State was built here, and named it the Infinite Gate. At that time, this Infinite Gate was a majestic military fortress, not a gate, but a castle fortress, used to define the territory and show strength to show descendants.
A military fortress that holds his lofty ideals. For Zhao Xiangzi of the Warring States Period, the farthest northern border that the Huaxia tribe could reach was here, and further north was an endless outlook. Since the establishment of the Infinite Gate, many dynasties have risen and fallen, but basically the Han people's forces have never crossed here." Yi Feng was full of pride when he talked about these. The northern border of the Great Sui Dynasty was originally south of the Infinite Gate, but Yi Feng came to the era and established a Huaihuang in the north of the Infinite Gate, which was the Infinite Gate, Daning, and Youyun.
"The Gate of Infinity is a city, but it was built by the founding monarch of Zhao State in the Warring States Period. Oh, I don't know at all." Wang Bao, who is the leader of the Eighteen Cavalry of Yi Feng Yanyun, said embarrassedly. This Infinity Gate with only one gate tower was actually once when he heard Yi Feng say that there was an Infinity Gate under Huai Wilderness Fox City. He thought it was an ordinary roadside archway, so there was a time when he heard from Yi Feng that there was an Infinity Gate under Huai Wilderness Fox City. He thought it was an ordinary roadside archway, so there was a time when
When Changsun Gang of Yehu City came to Huaihuang to do business and drink together, he just mentioned it as a capital for bragging. Who knew that Changsun Gang, who was once the Eighteen Cavalry of Yi Feng and Yanyun, remembered it in his heart. After he came back, he asked the merchants to raise money to build this very majestic infinite door. However, the Infinity Gang of Zhao State is a military fortress, while Changsun Gang built a real door and a majestic archway.
Only then did Yi Feng understand the origin of the Infinite Gate in front of him, and he couldn't help but smile. However, this Infinite Gate was indeed very imposing, and it became the southern gate of Wuzhou. Countless Central Plains caravans entered and exited here every day, which impressed everyone. On the contrary, there were very few people who knew about the Infinite Gate in Zhao State.
"Zhao Wuxiu is a hero, and the Grand Marshal is not inferior to him, and he even has the chance to do better than Zhao Wuxiu. At least, Zhao Wuxiu established Zhao Tunday throughout his life, but he never expanded his power to the north of the Gate of Infinity. But the Grand Marshal has now truly established a prosperous and vibrant Huaihuang in the Gate of Infinity." Wei Zheng sincerely praised his lord.
Zhao Wuxiu is Zhao Xiangzi, the founder of Zhao State. He was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period when the king was domineering. He died in the early Warring States Period when the princes annexed the princes. He was the son of Zhao Jianzi, the chief minister of Jin State. Zhao Xiangzi had expressed his ambition to annex the Dai State in the future when he was a prince. Historical records. Zhao Jianzi once told his sons that I hid treasure talismans on Changshan and found the rewards first. The sons rushed to Changshan but were not found. This Changshan is Taihang Mountain, and the sons had no results.
However, Zhao Wuxiu said that he had found it. Zhao Jianzi asked him for details, and Zhao Wuxiu said that he would come from Changshan. Dai could be taken away. So Zhao Jianzi understood that the son understood his thoughts and thought that this son was the most Lianming, so he deposed the prince Bolu. Zhao Wuxiu was the crown prince. Zhao Wuxiu's sister was the wife of the King of Dai at that time. After Zhao Jianzi died, Zhao Wuxiu succeeded to the throne and had not yet been removed. Zhao Wuxiu asked the King of Dai to come to his house for a banquet. Then he took the opportunity to kill the King of Dai and sent troops to capture Dai.
At this time, Wei Zheng compared Yi Feng and Zhao Wuxiu, not only because of the infinite gate. Wei Zheng raised Zhao Wuxiu because Zhao Wuxiu was the founding king of Zhao State, and Zhao Wuxiu was not the heir of Zhao Jianzi at first, but because Zhao Wuxiu's ambition and insight allowed him to be the crown prince. Moreover, after his father's death, Zhao Wuxiu invited his brother-in-law Dai to a banquet regardless of the funeral. Then he took the opportunity to kill Dai and immediately sent troops to seize Dai State. The State of Zhao finally occupied Dai land, which was very important to Zhao State. Wei Zheng borrowed Zhao Wuxiu as a person.
, he made a vague advice to Yi Feng that as long as Yi Feng is willing, he can also start his own foundation like Zhao Wuxiu. Yi Feng is now the prince, and Zhao Wuxiu was not the prince back then. As long as he has ambition and is willing to fight for it, everything is possible. Zhao Wuxiu's means of seizing the country means that a real man can sometimes use various means to achieve his goal without being bound by various constraints. Wei Zheng knew the importance of Yi Feng's entry into the capital this time, and he was also reminding Yi Feng that Yi Feng had actually had a lot of capital in his hands and did not necessarily have to make wedding clothes for others.
Yi Feng nodded, but did not reply clearly.
Xu Deyan also understood the meaning of Wei Zheng's words. He did not object to the obvious outrageous meaning of the new Wuzhou Chief Secretary. He was an official from Southern Chen. If Yi Feng had not been his adopted son, he would not care about the official position of the Sui Dynasty. He would rather wander among the Khitan tribes than return to the Central Plains to serve as an official for the Sui Dynasty emperor who destroyed the Chen Dynasty. His current Sima of Wuzhou was just to help Yi Feng. As for the others, he didn't care at all. Even if Yi Feng really rebels, as long as the time is right, he would not object but agree.
Wei Zheng did not receive Yi Feng's response, and was a little unsatisfied, and his eyes kept looking at Yi Feng. Yi Feng was a little unnatural when he saw it, so he had to reply in a vague way, "Zhao Xiangzi annexed Dai State and founded Zhao State. Although he had extraordinary knowledge and decisive methods, after all, if the Zhao family had not been the Shangqing of Jin State for generations, had been in Zhao State for many years and had accumulated strength, Zhao Xiangzi would not have been able to establish Zhao State, nor could he have annexed Dai State."
"But if you don't fight for it, even if you reach the water, it may not be natural." Wei Zheng continued.
Yi Feng sighed, "You can only do it with the flow. Zhao Xiangzi was able to swallow Zhao, but if Dai State was strong, he could actually swallow Zhao State." After that, Yi Feng looked at the Great Wall Road in the distance, "Compared to the Huaihuang land on the frontier, there is no danger to defend, but Guizhou is a good place. Living between Yanshan, Yinshan, and Taihang Mountains, connecting the frontier, Hebei and Hedong, it is truly the three provinces of Jiming, connecting Mobei in the north, the Western Regions in the west, and the Central Plains in the south, advancing can attack and retreat and defending. If you get Guizhou, you can compete for the future to fight for the future to Zhao, and go east to take You, Yan."
Although after the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Eastern Wei Northern Qi, the Western Wei Northern Qi, the Western Wei Northern Zhou and Sui Dynasty were actually established by two military officers in the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty. However, the two towns in Huaihuang and Yuyi in which Yi Feng is still too thin and has no strategic depth at all. If he can obtain the Zhangjiakou Basin where Guizhou is now, it will be very different. To obtain the land of Guizhou, Yi Feng will truly have the capital to compete for the world. To obtain Guizhou, Yi Feng will break through the first Great Wall defense line and occupy the most important strategic location between the northeast of the Hebei River. At that time, whether it is to advance to the Hebei Plain east or enter the Datong Basin southwest, it will be an excellent choice.
Before that, Huaihuang was just a marginal force on the outer dam of the Forbidden City. It was too early to talk about what founded the country and fought for hegemony.
However, Yi Feng's answer made Wei Zheng excited. Yi Feng's words meant to clearly reveal his ambitions. It was not that he didn't want to fight, but he just didn't have a chance now.
Should we take Guizhou first? Wei Zheng was very moved and began to focus on how to calculate and take Guizhou. Well, Guizhou is still very remote now, but the court seems to have attached great importance to Guizhou. Otherwise, there was no need to establish Wuzhou at the beginning and maintain Guizhou. Moreover, the main civil servants and generals in Guizhou are all very famous, including the governor Qu Tutong, the two county magistrates Qu Tuga and Fang Qiao, as well as the general Li Jing of Daning Town, and the children of the powerful people in the court, such as Yu Wenhua and others. It is almost impossible to buy and win over these people in Guizhou.
I have to think of a way to control Guizhou? Wei Zheng was immersed in it all at once. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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