Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 565
Yelv Dilie is still looking forward to this trip to the Central Plains. When he was in the cloud, not only the generals and people under his command were brainwashed, but even he himself has a certain yearning for the Central Plains and wants to see it with his own eyes. , Is the Central Plains really as said?

In order to reduce the pressure on Nantou, Yelu Dilie brought all the core generals under his command with him this time.

He wasn't afraid of giving Luo Youdu a hard time because he couldn't reach an agreement.

Yelu Dilie's son, Yeluwa brother, is only five years old now, and in the state of Kyushu, even if he leaves behind and dies in Bianjing, he can't make waves.

After all, winter has not yet passed, and no one can guarantee whether Mobei Khitan and Mongolia will go and return.

Now the Jingsai army led by Yang Ye, the soldiers and horses of the Fugu Zhe family and the Linzhou Yang family are all stationed in the north, and there are still some infantry soldiers who have supported more than half. Although they did not choose to enter the army, they did not retreat. The vicinity of Daizhou is prepared in situ, and it is possible to leave Yanmen Pass anytime and anywhere.

Yelufeng Sage and Wu's Beggar went south this time, which gave the Central Plains enough reasons to send troops to Yunjiuzhou.

In this situation, Yelu Dilie had no idea what was the point of leaving behind.

It's all like this, the left and right are all in one pot, so let's be more generous.

A group of them went south, passed Yanmen Pass, and entered the mountain stream in the north of Shanxi.

Yelv Dilie was sitting on the horse, looking at the rushing stream in front of him and the towering mountains on the left and right, he was in a trance for no reason, and said, "Li Changshi, where is this, so steep?"

Yelv Dilie went south this time, and it was Shi Limu, the governor of Taiyuan, who was in charge of accompanying the commentary all the way.

Li Mu replied: "This is Baima Ridge, the main way to enter Taiyuan."

Yelu Dilie nodded in agreement, and said, "This place is dangerous, it's really hard to deal with."

He didn't know why, but he had a soft spot for Baima Ridge.

Even if you are far away, you can't help but look back.

Yelv Dilie arrived at Taiyuan for the first time. Looking at the majestic Taiyuan City, he lost his mind in amazement.

Taiyuan, which has not been burned down, is connected by six cities, standing on the mountain stream and connected by stone bridges. It is a wonder of ancient architecture and the crystallization of wisdom.

Lu Duosun looked at the moving credit book in front of him, and warmly hosted a banquet.

Lu Duoxun and Yelv Dilie had not met before, but they acted as the bridgehead in charge of communicating with Yun Jiuzhou.

The two have been friends for a long time.

Yelv Dilie's increasing dependence on the Central Plains is inseparable from Ludoxun's overt and secret operations.

Of course, Yelu Dilie only knew that Lu Duoxun, the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture, had given him great help and convenience.

Among the gifts they brought on their journey south this time, one was specially prepared for Ludoxun.

Yelu Dilie was very polite: "It's cold in the north, I specially prepared a mink fur coat for you, and I hope you will accept it."

Lu Duosun took it with his hand and couldn't stop thanking him.

Seeing the smiling Lu Duoxun, Li Mu felt amused in his heart: This is really sold, and you are helping to count the money?

Yelv Dilie left Taiyuan and continued south.

Li Mu's arrangements along the way are very considerate. He knows that grassland people are not used to taking boats, so they didn't take a closer water route. Instead, they took a large boat from Fengling Ferry to Mengjin Port. Bianjing.

When he was about to board the ship, Yelu Dilie suddenly found a group of scholars pointing at him.

Yelu Dilie took a few glances.

Seeing this, they all bowed and saluted, and asked Li Mu curiously, "Li Changshi, who are they?"

Li Mu looked at the place he pointed, saw a group of unknown scholars, shook his head and said: "I don't know!"

He strode up.

Yelu Dilie saw Li Mu had a few words with them in detail, and then led them here.

There were six scholars in total, they came close and saluted Yelv Dilie together.

The leader, Xiao Yun, said: "Your Majesty brought the cloud to the Nine Provinces, and his righteousness is as high as the sea. We, the uneducated, deeply respect it, so we salute and worship."

Li Mu explained: "They are scholars who participated in the Spring Festival, and they are gathering to go to Bianjing."

Yelu Dilie asked in surprise, "How did you know all this?"

Xiao Yun said: "We learned about it from Shanxi Daily."

Yelu Dilie became interested and said, "Can I have a look?"

Xiao Yun said: "It doesn't matter if it's a gift to the king. I transcribed it myself. It's not as neat as the published one. I hope you can forgive me."

Shanxi Daily is naturally a derivative of the court newspaper.

During the Five Dynasties, compared with the endless melee in the Central Plains, there were few wars in Jiangnan, Wuyue, and Bashu, so that the style of writing flourished.

Hangzhou, Jinling, and Chengdu are known as the three major printing centers.

Zhongyuan has integrated the printing technology and papermaking technology of the three places, making printing and papermaking more convenient and economical.

As a result, newspapers were promoted in the various states and counties of the imperial court.

In addition to spending money to buy this newspaper, scholars and students are also allowed to copy it in various places, giving the truly poor students the opportunity to understand the general trend of the world.

Yelu Dilie took the "Shanxi Daily" from Xiao Yun, thanked Xiao Yun and his party, and boarded the boat.

The ferry Li Mu prepared for them was very stable, and Yelu Dilie did not feel the violent shaking, so he found a place to read the "Shanxi Daily" in his hand.

He didn't deliberately pick out that part of himself, but looked at it bit by bit.

This first article was actually a policy summary written by Ludoxun. This article was written in vernacular, easy to understand, and he was very comfortable reading it.

It mainly introduces the minor drought in Shanxi this year, and also explains that the drought was not greatly affected by the imperial court's regulation of the river and the construction of waterwheels, and did not cause a minor drought to become a major disaster.

He affirmed the work of officials from all over the country, and proposed the task of building dams and embankments to clear the silt.

This kind of work summary is very common in later generations.

As long as you are an official, you can say a few words casually.

But it was really rare in ancient times, so Yelu Dilie was amazed when he saw this, and thought: "This matter is spread, and the common people still don't work hard to respond to the court's call?"

Thinking about it, Yelu Dilie suddenly felt like a stupid pig.

The Khitan people were deeply influenced by Sinicization, and the people in the Central Plains were obliged to do hard labor.

Khitan also has them, and the people of Khitan are divided into herdsmen and farmers.

Herdsmen need to undertake tasks such as building bridges, roads, rivers, and moving official objects, while farmers are responsible for tasks such as post delivery, horses and cattle, drums, warehouses, transportation, and custody of official objects.

Don't think that in ancient times, you can live with peace of mind. As a citizen, you have the obligation to contribute to the country for free.

This voluntary labor is obviously forced, and the people are extremely resistant.

The Central Plains used newspapers to tell the meaning of the purpose to the people, which was of great benefit to the corvee.

Yelu Dilie secretly sighed, if he had half of this ability, why hasn't the road in the cloud been repaired for several years?
He continued to read, and the second page turned out to be a commendation article.

In recognition of a coal burner named Pu De.

In ancient China, the development of coal was ahead of the world.

There are detailed records in Ban Gu's book "Bai Hu Tong Feng Chan" in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Since the Han Dynasty, coal has not only been used as a fuel for heating and cooking, but has even begun to develop in the direction of smelting. From smelting agricultural tools to smelting weapons, coal can be seen everywhere.

Shanxi produces coal as well as copper and iron.

After Luo Youdu captured the Northern Han Dynasty, he appointed Monk Ji Yong, who was good at smelting, to be in charge of treating copper and iron.

The establishment of a new dynasty requires a lot of copper to make coins, and a lot of iron to forge weapons and armor.

This huge demand for minting coins and iron smelting has spawned many experts in this field.

Among them, Pu De, who was in charge of burning coal, made an unexpected discovery. He found some cinders when he was burning coal.

These cinders are actually higher in heat than raw coal.

After research, Pu De developed the technology of extracting coke from raw coal, which improved the efficiency of coal.

Pig iron, which can be melted in an hour, takes only half an hour with coke.

Moreover, the quality of copper and iron produced by coke refining is better, the efficiency is better, and the output and quality coexist.

"Shanxi Daily" also stated at the end that it was necessary to report Pu De's achievements to the Central Plains court.

Yelu Dilie was very itchy to watch, "Shanxi Daily" did not detail how the coke came from, but just kept showing off.

Anyway, he has been the boss of Yun Jiuzhou for several years, so he naturally understands how important it is for a country to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of smelting.

Yelv Dilie coveted Yang Ye's Jingsai Army more than once, with their iron armor.

After thinking about it, Yelv Dilie felt happy. This "Shanxi Daily" has recorded his own affairs, and the local scholars all praised him, so it would be no problem to come here.

I am Ge Shuhan, if I perform better, I am sure I can get an armored cavalry.

Yelu Dilie continued to read, and the next page was exactly his deeds.

Seeing that the signature was Lu Duoxun again, he slapped his head and regretted it.

The gift is still light.

You should give him your bearskin coat.

Yelu Dilie looked down with some trepidation, the whole article was full of compliments.

Compared to writing articles by Zhao Pu, I can't hold back a fart for a long time.

Lu Duoxun was a veritable Jinshi, with extensive experience in classics and history, and his diction was quick, even in vernacular Chinese, he wrote fluently and beautifully.

Yelu Dilie blushed a little from the praise, read it a few times in embarrassment, and then reluctantly read the rest of the article.

The next few articles either promote filial piety, or good people and good deeds, or wonderful articles.

Yelv Dilie was shocked and amazed.

The Central Plains is far more terrifying than he imagined.

Yelu Dilie remembered his father Yelu Deguang once said: "The rising Central Plains is invincible. What a blessing it is to be able to live in an era of chaos in the Central Plains and the collapse of rituals and music! At this time, enter the Central Plains, take Guozuo, and aspire to become the king of the world."

Ugh!
With a long sigh, Yelu Dilie said in a low voice: "The Central Plains is now invincible."

The scholars you meet at random on the road all understand state affairs and care about state affairs, let alone others?
Luoyang was originally in decline because of the opening of the Silk Road.Since it was appointed as Xijing, its status has risen in a straight line, coupled with the overall renovation of Luoyang City.

This ancient capital, which has been passed down for many years, is gradually regaining its former glory.

Like Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden, Yelu Dilie said with a bit of numbness: "The reconstructed Luoyang City is much better than Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing and Dading Mansion in Zhongjing."

This has not yet arrived in Bianjing, what he has seen and heard along the way has already made him a little numb.

Stayed in the Luoyang post house for one night, and on the second day, they and their group continued on their way, heading east along the official road.

Along the way, traders, scribes and warriors kept coming and going.

Individuals who recognize their identities will come forward to say hello and salute.

When the people along the way saw them, they just voluntarily moved out of the way without any fear.

Yelu Dilie couldn't help asking: "Are the people in the Central Plains not afraid of seeing officials?"

Li Mudao: "At first I was afraid, but these years are much better. It may be difficult to say about other places, but the king has already entered the feet of the emperor. There is a bandit judge in Bianjing City, and there is also a Han Zhongkui. Who dares to trouble the people casually? There is a saying in Bianjing that goes, "There is no official who the judge Kou dare not arrest, and there is no person whom Mr. Han dare not impeach."

Yelu Dilie widened his eyes and wondered, "There are judges and Zhong Kui here, and is there a King of Hades?"

Li Mu was stunned, and said with a smile: "Naturally, the king of Hades is today..."

After Yelu Dilie asked carefully, he just found out some old things from the past.

The significance of Yelv Dilie's offering to Yunjiuzhou is no less than Wuyue's offering of soil.

The pomp of receiving him is second only to Qian Hongchu.

Greeted by the five phases, Luo Youdu greeted him personally in the Imperial City of Bianjing.

Seeing this scene, Yelv Dilie also blushed, but he didn't want to be the second Qian Hongchu and enjoy himself in Bianjing City, so he behaved very devoutly, saluted the five phases one after another, and did not show his identity as the Khitan prince.

Entering the city, the entire imperial road was full of people.

Except for some of the common people who sprinkled flowers, most of them gathered spontaneously, except for the noble gentry in the city to show their support for the imperial court.

The Central Plains people are very clear about the primary and secondary.

In the eyes of the vast majority of people, fighting against Jiangnan, Bashu, and Lingnan is an internal struggle, where one's own people fight against their own people.

But regaining Yanyun sixteen prefectures is different, this is a real honor.

The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were occupied by Khitan, morally speaking, it was a pain for the Han people in the Central Plains.

In history, why was Zhao Kuangyi dissatisfied with taking the Northern Han Dynasty and wanted to take Youzhou?

He knew very well that it was gratifying to win Beihan.

But his position is not secure.

Fighting the Northern Han Dynasty is not something to brag about, but taking Youzhou will make a big difference.

There is no doubt that if Zhao Kuangyi takes Youzhou and takes back Yanqizhou, even without taking down Yunjiuzhou, the sound of candle shadow and axe will not be a problem.

An emperor's evaluation standard is never personal virtue.

However, Zhao Kuangyi's merits are not up to standard, and his personal morality is unreliable. It is reasonable to black him.

Luo Youdu took Yan Qizhou, which brought him great prestige, and now even Yun Jiuzhou has belonged to him.

How can people in the world not be excited, how can they not sing praises?

People with a sense of national pride roared heart-piercingly.

Yelu Dilie looked at the dense crowd of people around him, who looked like an ant gathering, and his face was a little pale.

He once again realized why his father would say "the rising Central Plains is invincible".

Since the first emperor, the unified Chinese culture has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow. After experiencing the baptism of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the accumulated national pride of the Chinese nation is unmatched by any nation in the world.

(End of this chapter)