Spring and Autumn I Am King

Chapter 67: Mostly defenseless

Thank you book friend Zhu Zhu for the reward!

Wang Sunqi flexibly rode the horse, turned his face and replied, "Gentleman, please listen to Qi and tell a story. Originally, Yingcheng, the capital of Chu, did not have a foreign country, but more than 20 years ago, Ling Yin ( The equivalent of the prime minister) Zichang began to overhaul the city walls in Yingdu, hoping to defend against the attack of Wu State."

"Oh, and other things like this, it's very similar to what I'm asking today. It's good to build a fortress to keep pirates away."

"No, at that time, the Zuo Sima Shen Yinxu of Chu State predicted: Zichang will definitely lose Yingdu. If he can't defend the border, what's the use of building more cities in the capital. In ancient times, the emperor guarded the four barbarians; , guard the princes. The princes guard the four neighbors; the princes are humble and guard the four borders. Be alert to the borders of the four directions and make friends with the neighboring countries of the four directions. With internal worries and no external aggression, where does the capital need to build the city walls?"

Zhao Wuxi understood, and he also knew the ending of the story, "Shen Yinrong is right, three years ago, Chu State was defeated in Baiju, and Master Wu went deep into the country, broke Yingdu, and was placed in the palace as a class. The queen is below. , Gongqing, his wife, and their daughters were all humiliated, and even King Chu Ping was exhumed and flogged by the soldiers..."

Wang Sunqi nodded and said: "Wei, that's exactly the case. However, there will never be any foreign enemy that can attack Xintian! Jin and Chu have been fighting for hegemony for a hundred years. Half a step into the territory of Jin!"

"Therefore, the capital of Jin doesn't need a city! A jiujiu warrior, the country's dry city! Gentleman, look, the people of this Xinjiang city, as well as the sons of the six officials, and every man with a sword, are Xinjiang. the city walls!"

Although Wang and Sunqi's family are descendants of the Zhou family, they have already regarded themselves as Jin people after entering Jin for a hundred years. His fighting spirit is rare.

Zhao Wuxi's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he couldn't help but sighed: "What a dash! It is indeed the overlord of Duke Wen and Duke Mourning!"

Leaning on the railing with one hand, he pointed to the densely populated and prosperous Waiguo District with the other and praised: "So that's the case, Yingcheng with Waiguo was destroyed, and my Jin Kingdom guarded the four neighbors, but it is still impregnable!"

Although Liuqing fights within each other all the time, they are Jin people after all, and Zhao Yang, because of his personality, also has a certain consciousness of "brothers are separated from the wall, and the outside is protected from humiliation", and even Zhao Wuxi is very fond of Jin. recognizable.

Moreover, Xintian, the capital of Jin, was not unprepared. There were six medium-sized cities and towns on the periphery as horns, and Fen Shui and Hui Shui flowed as moats. The depth and breadth of defense were no less than that of the “square city as a wall” in the early years of Chu State. , Han water is the pool" small.

But now, Liuyi has fallen into the hands of Liuqing's private office, and Wu Xie also knows that Jin's biggest worry is not outside the country, but within Xiaoqiang!

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Although Xintian has no outer city walls, as the capital of the country, it also has a "Guo District", and the "Guo District" is very large.

Zhao's talisman was displayed at the tightly guarded Guomen, and the group was able to move freely.

The streets in Xintian City are wide, and the main road is paved with bluestone slabs, which can accommodate five cars in parallel. Two deep imprints have been rolled by the ruts. However, this Bin Road only allows officials and scholars with status to walk, and the common people can only detour. As the saying goes, "A gentleman walks on, and a villain sees it", which means that a gentleman can go, but a villain can only stare and watch.

The rest of the lanes and lanes are made of compacted loess, which is firm and hard to tread on, and will not get muddy when it rains.

You must know that in the Shang Dynasty, there was such a criminal law, "Those who throw ashes in Taoism will have their hands cut off!" Those who throw garbage on the streets will be severely punished by cutting their hands. The laws of the Jin state were not so severe, but there were also punishments such as fine silk and hard labor.

Therefore, under the heavy law, the streets are still clean. In addition, Han Jue, who built the city, planned properly, so there are ditches and canals on the roadside, and the sewage discharge effect is quite good. dirty.

Although Zhou Li stipulates: "Artisans run the country, Fangjiuli, and three gates. The country has nine longitudes and nine latitudes, and nine latitudes and nine tracks. The left ancestor and the right society face the future market, and the city faces one husband." But under the collapse of ritual and music , specific to each country, according to the different national conditions and the characteristics of the surrounding areas of the capital, it does not stick to this rule.

Shukuan said on the side that this Xintian City can be roughly divided into four parts: the square area, the urban area, the palace area, and the official office area.

To the west of the city is the Fang District, which is the civilian area. There are bustling residential alleys with low eaves. Zhao Wuxi and others are Xinjiang who entered from this position.

To the south of the city is the urban area, where the diplomatic envoys and merchants of various countries are located, as well as the prosperous market. The goods of Jin and the entire northern Xia are transshipped here.

The palace and temple district is the inner city, located in the north of the city near the Fen River. From a distance, you can see the inner palace wall made of loess and masonry. On the tall rammed earth platform, is the magnificent Xiqi. palace. The inner city also gathers important cultural and ceremonial places such as Mingtang, Lingtai, Sheji, and Ancestral Temple.

Wu Xie's destination this time, "Kongzuzhixue", also known as Pan Palace, is in the northern suburbs next to the inner palace.

But they did not go there directly, but first detoured to the official office area in the east of the city, where is the administrative center of the Jin state, and the residences of the generals of the three armies are also gathered here.

It is said that at first, Liuqing's mansion was located in the inner city, and then he moved out and settled in Guo District. Zhao Wuxi speculated that in addition to the fact that there were too many buildings in the inner city, it was too small, and the courtyard had nowhere to expand, there was another reason that everyone knew but couldn't explain clearly.

It turned out that during the time of Duke Li of Jin, there was a serious infighting in the state of Jin. Duke Li was eager to get rid of the puppet situation, so he sent his cronies, Chang Yuqiao, Xu Tong, and others to be domineering and arrogant, claiming that "the wealthy is half-official, and his family is half-family. The three ministers of the "Three Armies" were assassinated at their home and found in the mortuary hall. Later, Gong Jia was sent to arrest Luan Shu and the Bank of China Yan Erqing, almost killing the Jin officials who lived in the inner city.

Since that incident, all the Qing clans have kept an eye on them, and moved out of the inner city one after another to live in the Guo District, where there is no city wall. Probably, they thought that if something happened, they would run away with their delicate family members...

Then ~www.wuxiahere.com~ Liuqing seized the outer six cities and concentrated his family and armed forces there. Although there is still a mansion in Xintian, he does not live for a long time. He only comes back for a few days when the ancestral temple is offering sacrifices or when the great court meets.

The official office area occupies a large area. In addition to the six officials, there are also the residences of five officials, military officials, teachers, teachers, scholars, and pedestrians. There is no place for the common people to stand, so it seems relatively quiet. On a broad and deserted street, there is a gate of either painted red or black every ten feet.

The carriage stopped in front of Zhao's mansion, which was tall and imposing. Wu Xie squinted and saw that the Zhao family was directly opposite the Han family. They were so close that they could pass over the wall. From this, it could be seen how close the Zhao and Han families were.

Looking at the huge plaque "Under the General's Mansion", Wu Xie thought of the Han woman he met today. She is so cold and arrogant, and she doesn't know if Wen Run's modest eldest brother, Bo Lu, can eat it. It seems that after she passes the door, there will be no peace in the Zhao family.

Zhao Wuxi couldn't help but think, what kind of person is his "fiancee" Le's daughter?

Are you gentle? Pretty isn't it? Loli no?

But in Wu Xie's mind, no matter how good she is, she can't compare to her sister Ji Ying. In his heart, Ji Ying is perfect and inviolable, but unfortunately...

That taboo thought came up again, Zhao Wuxi had to shake his head, forget it, don't think about it, anyway, the man has not yet reached the crown, the woman has not reached the wedding dress, and there are still several years before the divorce. What's more, his prospective father-in-law Le Qi is still under house arrest in the Xiqi Palace!

Ask for collection, ask for recommendation...

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