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Chapter 996 The shining moment of the heavenly killer star is approaching
"This is the Great Wall of the Han people..."

Wanyan Aguda rode on Treading Snow Thousand Miles Red, looking at the outline of the Great Wall not far away, revealing deep jealousy and envy.

Before the Ming Dynasty in history, the building materials for building the Great Wall were mainly earth, stone, wood, and tiles.

Due to the huge amount of use, materials are generally obtained locally.

In places with high mountains, stones are excavated from the mountains and built with stones; in plain loess areas, soil is taken from the spot and rammed with soil; in desert areas, reeds or red willow branches are also used to build layers of sand. .

The last Great Wall is surprisingly strong and has been preserved to later generations, such as the Han Great Wall in Lop Nur, Xinjiang and Yumenguan, Gansu.

After Li Yan initially occupied Yanyun, he began to build the Great Wall. The method at that time was to use the above-mentioned local method.

Because his regime was also very poor at that time, and it was all supported by [-] million yuan. It mainly focused on stabilizing the place and recuperating, so it was impossible to invest huge material resources on the Great Wall.

It wasn't until after taking all the land of the Central Plains, becoming the king and establishing the system, and becoming the queen of Yan, that the investment in the Great Wall soared instantly.

Today, many locations are already more familiar to later generations, with brick and stone walls.

There are even more building materials used in this kind of building. In addition to soil, stone, and wood, a large amount of bricks and lime are also needed.

Most of the materials are also obtained locally. Bricks and tiles are fired in nearby kilns, and lime is also quarried and fired on the spot. The Mongols went to cut trees and came to trade.

Now, in order to supervise such a huge project, in each section of subcontracted construction, a special material handling department has been set up to manage a huge number of people.

So Wanyan Aguda originally planned to break into the construction site, but seeing the bustling scene, all kinds of personnel and patrolling soldiers, he gave up his plan and led more than a dozen golden warriors: "Let's go! "

Wanyan Zonghan seemed to be among the guards, and he took the opportunity to persuade him: "I will take care of this matter, please return to the camp, Your Majesty!"

The Jin people have not abandoned the habit of nobles to charge into the battle, but the emperor of a country is too amazing to be a scout. If there is a problem, the [-] army behind will fall apart in an instant without the backbone.

Wanyan Aguda is also very aware of this point, but he still wants to test whether that "Zuo Ming" is there, and he glanced at the sky with unreadable eyes, but he didn't listen, and directly raised his whip: "Drive!"

Wanyan Zonghan and the others had no choice but to keep up and galloped across the border for several days.

On this day, Wanyan Aguda stopped in front of Shanhaiguan, looked at the top of the city, and said calmly: "Nianhan, if you want to enter the customs from here, how many people will you need?"

When Goryeo was conquered, outside the Dingzhou city wall built by the Goryeo people, Wanyan Aguda once asked Wanyan Loushi the same question. Wanyan Loushi answered confidently, "Three hundred warriors are enough." .

The facts are indeed as they said, with only [-] cavalry, the Jurchen God of War defeated the Goryeo defenders. After approaching the city wall, he even used his hands and feet to climb quickly. , into the city wall.

"The upper and lower cliffs are like flying, and the Jijiang River can be crossed without boats and horses." This is the most terrifying thing about Jin soldiers, which means that they can break through the limitations of the terrain to a certain extent...

But at this moment, watching Shanhaiguan, Wanyan Zonghan reported a number far higher than that at that time: "Five thousand elites can break through this pass!"

Wanyan Aguda then asked: "Can you stop the beacon fire and prevent the news from spreading?"

Wanyan Zonghan observed carefully again, and said in a low voice: "I am incompetent, I can't do it!"

Wanyan Aguda sighed: "It's not that you are incompetent, it's that the grand pass built by the Yan people is indeed far from being comparable to the fortress of the Song people. We should be thankful that the Shanhai Pass is not equipped with artillery, otherwise I'm afraid it won't be enough to give you [-] elites Break through."

Thinking of the miserable scene of Wanyan Loushi crying in pain every day since the shrapnel in his body couldn't be taken out since he was carried back, Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help shivering: "Your Majesty, if the Yan people hide artillery, we Should we be more cautious in choosing this grand pass?"

Wanyan Aguda said decisively: "No! Let Shanhaiguan pass be the breakthrough point!"

If Yanjing is the primary target of attack, Shanhaiguan is undoubtedly relatively far away, but Wanyan Aguda has already observed the pass that is closer to Yanjing, and the scale of the garrison is much more terrifying than this place.

It's not just for the purpose of defending the capital, but also for the army that is ready to go north to cut gold at any time.

At that time in the battle of Liaoyang, the Yan army was stationed at the border at any time. As soon as Wang Ling arrived, he rectified that night and set off in the early morning of the next day.

The same is true now, the elites stationed around the capital are just to be able to send their troops northward at any time to destroy Jin Guozuo, and Wanyan Aguda will naturally not covet shortcuts and bump into them.

He looked towards Shanhaiguan and smiled slightly: "This is where the envoys come in. If the literati and bureaucrats of the Southern Dynasties still recognize Zhao Song, they don't need five thousand elites. They only need one person to help us break through this great pass and kill them all." Enter Yan territory!"

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"It is ordered to welcome the envoys of the Kingdom of Jin, please open the city gate."

"Order!"

The gate of Shanhai City opened, and under the strict inspection of the guards, a group of Beijing officials entered the pass with their attendants.

The mission this time was not easy, the officials who came here looked serious, and the leader of the team was Liang Shijie, the current servant of the Ministry of Rites.

Ever since Li Gefei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, became an official, everyone in the government and the public thought that Han Jiayan would take over as Minister, and would be a first-rank official. However, under the strict investigation of the official censor Gongsun Zhao, a large number of criminal cases of the Han family in Xiangzhou were uncovered. More than a dozen family members were convicted and imprisoned, and even four Jinshi in the new department were involved.

Without favoritism, Li Yan exempted the offender from being a Jinshi, and tried it in accordance with the legal provisions of the "Yan Lv Shu Yi", and appeased Han Jiayan and the rest of the Han family's children who took the blame and resigned, but were not approved. , Send them out to various places and entrust them with important tasks.

With such a combination of grace and power, and clear rewards and punishments, not only the children of the Han family who thought they would be exterminated were granted amnesty, but also the scholar-bureaucrats had no way to refute.

After all, Gongsun Zhao, the censor, is too professional. The investigations of those crimes are full of ironclad evidence, which is more detailed than that of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He must pay attention to justice and morality in everything, especially in a positive world.

Therefore, no one in the court dared to express opposition, and only those scholars who were unwilling to be reconciled to the sudden decline in the status of scholars were left to speak bitter words and make up some notes.

Li Yan ignored those and began to prepare for "History of the Song Dynasty".

The history books of each dynasty are edited by the next dynasty. Of course, there will be compilations in troubled times. For example, the "Old Tang Book" was compiled during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the "New Tang Book" was written by Ouyang Xiu. Compiled by the master's Song Dynasty literati, "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is the work of Sima Guang.

Ever since, "New Tang Book" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" have become negative examples of history books.

While affirming their literary value, Li Yan also criticized the "New Book of Tang" for using a large number of notes and novels for selfishness, resulting in too many untrue records. The traces are cleverly erased, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false.

This kind of evaluation actually existed in the Song Dynasty. Even the literati of the time were not used to this kind of behavior of entraining private goods, but those people can only talk about it and can't change anything.

When he arrived in Dayan, Li Yan ordered the officials to compile the "History of the Song Dynasty", and once again clarified his attitude towards history compilation. He must strictly distinguish the official history from the unofficial history, and he should not quote the chaotic words of notebook novels because of his own preferences and dislikes.

Considering that there was loss during the war, it is indeed necessary to rely on folk records in many cases, but when such statements are adopted, an appendix must be marked so that future generations can clearly identify them.

This is undoubtedly extremely uncomfortable for literati who like to write notes, especially good at true and false, and use the past to satirize the present.

What made them even more unacceptable was that with the end of the second imperial examination, many gentry found that when the content of the examination was changed to a more practical new learning, it was Cai Jing's relatives who benefited the most.

When the first imperial examinations were held, there were almost no crops for Cai's children, everyone was secretly surprised, thinking that this heroic prime minister was too careful, and only now did he know his long-term intentions.

Although many people still despise Cai Jing's character, they have to admit that this person's foresight and methods are both excellent, and in the wave of new learning, he has led his relatives to ride the wind and form a An eye-popping force.

The style of this force is to cater to Shang's wishes, put itself in the right position, and do practical things.

For example, this time, the Kingdom of Jin actually sent an envoy. Its status was still very special in the Zhao and Song clan, and all the officials were taboo. In the end, it was Cai Jing's son-in-law.

Liang Shijie was actually quite nervous. Although he was no longer comparable to the weak and incompetent magistrate of the Daming Prefecture in the original plot, anyone would feel sensitive about the events of the previous dynasty and was afraid of making mistakes.

Fortunately, he remembered Cai Jing's evaluation of the style of today's supreme employers, as long as they are willing to do things and have responsibility, even if they make mistakes, they will leave a good impression, just do it boldly.

Liang Shijie calmed down and arrived at Shanhaiguan. After waiting for less than three days, a long convoy appeared beyond the horizon.

When the envoys approached, Liang Shijie was surprised to find that the one who was surrounded in the center was not the teenage eldest son Zhao Huan, but a six or seven-year-old boy with a strong body and a slender braid at the back of his head. Bump and shake.

Wanyan Gou sat on the tall horse, tried his best to prop up his body, and looked into the distance. He first wowed at the majesty of Shanhaiguan, and then asked: "Big companion, after entering there, should it be the country of the Song Dynasty?"

Du Chong was serving at the side, he didn't really want to answer, but he didn't dare not to answer, he could only laugh and whisper: "What the little prince said is very true!"

"Okay! In the future, Uncle Huang will definitely help me take back the country!"

Wanyan Gou clapped his hands and giggled, full of innocent childishness, but he didn't notice that a charcoal burly man not far away, looked around the golden warriors guarding him, and finally fell on him. Slowly pinch the ten fingers of both hands tightly.

　I am staying at a relative's house due to the epidemic. It is very inconvenient to work and code. I am sorry for asking for a leave of absence for the third time today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)