sweeping the world

Chapter 298 The Emperor and the Patriarch

The turbulence of the waves on the sea was far beyond the imagination of the people in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Just the second day after sailing to the sea, there were children from aristocratic families who vomited so loudly because of the turbulence that they felt like they were going to die.

More than half of the more than 40 aristocratic families south of the Yangtze River cried and shouted to go ashore on the third day. They hysterically believed that if they did not go ashore, they would die at sea.

"The only option is to move closer to the coastline and use a small boat to take them ashore."

"Yeah, that's the only way."

If the sons of the aristocratic families from the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty died on the ships of the Han army, many things would not be clear at that time.The fleet behind them had no choice but to disembark, and turned around to approach the Xuzhou coastline. They sent those who couldn't bear it ashore before continuing their departure.

It has nothing to do with the fleet whether those who landed continue to go to Qingzhou after training, or turn around and go back to the south of the Yangtze River.The fleet arrived at Changguang County in Qingzhou after nearly five days of sailing at sea. The landing site was located in the lower reaches of Youshui (Dugu River), that is, on the other side of Jiaozhou Bay.

Along the way, the fleet and many ships passed shoulder to shoulder, allowing the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to see the number of ships of the Han Dynasty on the sea, especially when they arrived at Jiaozhou Bay, the densely packed ships on the channel made the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty envoys To be clear, the use of HNA by the Han Ministry is by no means a trivial matter.

"Actually, this is not the most prosperous port." Lu Yi was ordered to receive the Eastern Jin Dynasty envoys. Facing Yu Yi's question, he replied, "The busiest port is Penglai in Dongmou County."

Of course, Penglai is a newly established county, located more than eighty miles northeast of Laishan. It was originally used as the boundary of Huang County, but Huang County was abandoned later, and Penglai County was extensively developed because of its geographical location.

The Miaodao Islands are only less than 1 miles away from the port of Penglai County. This means that Penglai County is an important port connecting the Miaodao Islands. The Miaodao Islands also serve as a transfer station between the Central Plains and Liaodong. How can ships come and go? Will it be less?

When they got on land, it was impossible to rush on the road immediately due to the exhaustion of boats and cars. Everyone, including Yu Yi and Sun Chuo, was arranged to rest in the nearby Jiji City.

Sun Chuo was the deputy envoy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was a very interesting person. He had written three articles during the voyage to describe the danger and vastness of the sea, but there were always some mysterious things in his poems. , such as guessing whether there is a Kunpeng, whether there is a fairy island above the sea.

Since the pre-Qin period in ancient times, people in the Central Plains have always speculated. For example, there is an island outside the East China Sea called Penglai, and there is a fairy mountain in Penglai called Xiange.

As great as the First Emperor Yingzheng, he sent ships to sea many times to find the Penglai Immortal Island, and wanted to ask the immortals for the elixir of life. The warlocks who were sent many times said that they had seen the immortals, but it took time for the immortals to refine the elixir, and the result was The fleets sent by the first emperor became larger and larger each time. The largest one was when Xu Fu took the fleet and disappeared directly.

In the following years, more than one emperor followed in the footsteps of the first emperor and sent ships out of the East China Sea. However, many islands were found, but none of them had fairy mountains, let alone so-called fairy pavilions or immortals, and even savages were not encountered. one.

"There are many overseas islands. We have explored the East China Sea and found at least dozens of islands, but we have never seen buildings, and some are just barren." Lu Yi told the cruel truth: "Many islands are not only barren, but many islands are even barren. The land where the cones stand is dominated by sharp reefs and sharp shells, and the soles of the shoes are punctured when you step on it, and you can’t find a single green shoot.”

There are still many islands with green shade, but it is really barren, and there are not even a few big trees.That's because the winds on the offshore islands are strong, and there are natural forces such as hurricanes and typhoons from time to time. The tree can grow into a big tree only if there are no wind disasters for several years, but those few are impossible.

"If Xu Fu led people to escape, they must have gone to the Fusang Japanese Islands?" Lu Yi said hesitantly, "Most Japanese people are short and dressed strangely, and they don't even wear fig leafs. There is really no sign of the spread of Central Plains culture."

On the current Wa Islands, the form of clothing is relatively similar to that of the Buyeo and Quwo people, and there are really not many elements of the Central Plains.

"As we know, the Yamatai Kingdom that had contact with the Central Plains has been forced to move eastward. What replaced the Yamatai Kingdom was a group of 'importers' headed by the Fuyu people." The Yamatai Kingdom that Lu Yi mentioned was the first An alliance of matrilineal tribes that paid tribute to the Emperor of the Central Plains.He said, "As for what happened after the Yamatai people moved eastward, I don't know much about it."

Winter is approaching, and Changguang County is already preparing for snowfall.

Lu Yi didn't take Yu Yi and the others around on purpose, and there wasn't much to see, but somehow he came to the construction site.

The construction of the Hall of Heroes and the Yanhuang Temple has been going on for nearly three years. Even when Liu Yan led his people out of the Central Plains, it didn't stop, but the scale was slightly reduced.

The Hall of Valor occupies a large area, about [-] hectares, divided into the building area and the cemetery area.The construction progress of the palace complex is progressing slowly, and only the outline has been built so far.The scale of the main hall is relatively large, covering an area of ​​about [-] acres. It is also the most complete area of ​​the entire building complex, and it should be able to be capped next year.The rest of the side halls are large in number, and they are divided carefully. For example, the area dedicated to military officers will be used by civilians who do not make special contributions to the army.

"Here is...?" Yu Yi saw rows of things from a distance, but he couldn't see clearly from too far away: "Who are those?"

"Tombstone." Lu Yisu said in a loud voice: "The tombstone of the soldiers who fought and died following the king."

Looking at it from a distance, there are densely packed tombstones neatly arranged there. If you can see rows of tombstones on the green grass in other seasons, while the scenery is bleak, to put it heartlessly, the scenery is quite beautiful. Yes, there is nothing eerie about it.

Yu Yi frowned. Just now he thought that the large-scale construction was to build a palace complex, but in fact it was really a palace complex, but it was for the soldiers who died in battle, not for Liu Yan's enjoyment.

Since ancient times, the soldiers of the Chinese civilization have been fighting on the battlefield, and they have been buried by the roadside. Only a very small number of generals and schools will be buried in a special way. Become a corpse that no one cares about, and no one will pay any attention to placing the dead soldiers.

In fact, Yu Yi really wanted to ask "Is it necessary?", but he couldn't open his mouth. It was more because he felt that his chest was congested. It was because he was at least a person with feelings and compassion for soldiers. Sun Chuo looked around with curiosity.

Sun Chuo was very interested in what he saw and heard. He thought that he would come to a wild place, a desolate and barbaric society everywhere, but what he saw after arriving was not like that.

Changguang County does not look desolate because the population has migrated from all over the place, it should be said that it is still full of human flavor.Because of the surge in population, local construction will naturally become more frequent, resulting in busy crowds that can still be seen even when winter is approaching.

"This is the Hall of Valor?" Yu Yi pointed to the distance and asked, "Where is it?"

Lu Yi said with a smile: "The place where ancestors are sacrificed."

But we can't just say that they are building the Yanhuang Temple, otherwise Yu Yi will definitely leave with the newly arrived Eastern Jin Dynasty envoys.The small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty called themselves Zhengshuo and believed that they were the only ones in the world qualified to worship and enshrine Yanhuang, which meant that they were the patriarchs of the entire Yanhuang Miao people.

In fact, the so-called "matter of the country lies in sacrifices and soldiers", a large part of the "sacrifices" in it is the worship of beliefs. The beliefs are not only about "emperor heaven" and "thick soil", but also about ghosts and gods from all walks of life. ", among which "Yanhuang", "Emperor Heaven" and "Thick Earth" are the most important.

Since the emperor is the patriarch of an ethnic group, he has the power to sacrifice sacrifices. Only as the patriarch of the ethnic group and the emperor of the country, all citizens will spontaneously obey his orders.This phenomenon is considered to be over when the inheritance is cut off, and when is it cut off?It's really hard to say, at least before the Song Dynasty, the emperor was the patriarch of the ethnic group and still existed.

It was one month later that the Eastern Jin Dynasty envoys set off again, and the Han Department arranged a large number of vehicles to drive.

"It's grand!" Sun Chuo wrote a lot of poems within a month, mostly describing the scenery, and a few of them wrote about the busyness of the Han people and their pursuit of a better life, and worriedly asked about peace How long can it last.He pointed to the huge number of Han troops: "You actually dispatched such a large army to escort them along the way?"

Yu Yi wondered what Sun Chuo was doing this month.It is true that those Han troops were going to go to the secret service, and the escort was just incidental. No one has revealed this point.

The new batch of Han troops from Changguang County to Xiami numbered [-], all of which were recruited later. Of course, the mobilization of military camps from various places was indispensable.

It is not a good choice to transfer troops in winter, but it is absolutely impossible not to transfer troops. There will be a big war in the spring of next year. It is really difficult to judge the scale. The only thing that can be confirmed is that it will be very large!
Shihu has gone berserk more than once, and Shijie Zhao Guo is in a state of rage. The current signs are that Shihu intends to deal with Ran Min, a traitor who seems to be extremely hated, but the Han Dynasty should definitely make their own preparations, or Take on the big fight, or strike when necessary.

It is not a lie to say that Shi Hu hates Ran Min. People all over the world know this. What is in front of Liu Yan?Helplessness is what kind of strength should be used to see what is about to happen, and how much to do in it.

(End of this chapter)