Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 370 Maya Continent (Special thanks to the book friend Qianwang Twilight for the 2 monthly tickets!)

The banquet lasted for more than an hour, and they also chatted with the people about people's livelihood for more than an hour. Chai Zongxun, Yelu and Gudian were all very satisfied.

With the real supervision mechanism from the people, the "Local Worthies Bureau" can supervise officials at all times, and the effect is very good. It is a world of difference from the "officials protecting each other" in previous dynasties.

We are not afraid of corrupt officials, but we are afraid that there is no timely and effective error correction mechanism.

As the wine became more abundant and the night grew deeper, many people, already a little tipsy, got up from their seats and walked into the venue to dance the traditional Liao dance.

Chai Jihui looked at his father, Emperor Chai Zongxun, and was eager to try and dance as well.

Chai Zongxun smiled and nodded.

Chai Jihui was overjoyed and immediately left his seat and walked towards the dancing crowd. Several of his personal eunuchs and palace guards also hurriedly followed him in.

In a short while, Chai Jihui and others were holding hands with the Liao people and dancing happily together.

Yelu and Gudian withdrew their gaze from their son and said:

"Your Majesty, I feel relieved to see that the Liao people and the Han people are now living and working in peace and contentment.

Alas! I wonder how my brother and his men are doing in the Mayan continent that His Majesty mentioned?
The emperor has only four or five hundred thousand men under his command, but he has to face millions of people in the entire Mayan Empire. How dangerous is this?

If my brother had surrendered to the Great Zhou at that time, wouldn't he be living in Bianjing now and enjoying wealth and honor?"

Chai Zongxun knew that Yelu Hegudian was still worried about the safety of her brother Yelu Xian, so he immediately held her hand and said with a smile:
"Your brother is very proud and unwilling to be under me, so he would rather lead the few hundred thousand subjects he has, to cross mountains and rivers and across the ocean to escape.

But don't worry, my dear concubine. Yelu Xian was also a great ruler, and the hundreds of thousands of Liao people he brought to the Maya continent, in addition to the 80,000 personal troops in plate armor, were all the smartest and most intelligent people among the Liao people.

Based on my understanding of the Mayan Empire, although its population is as high as more than 6 million, they live on hunting, their iron smelting technology is backward, and their weapons are mainly bows and arrows. In addition, the Mayan continent is vast and rich in resources. As long as your royal brother takes appropriate measures, he will have no problem protecting himself there.

Now the Ganzhou Uighur leader Jing Qiong and Xiao Hu Nian have fled to Fusang, and Yelu Xian has no rivals among the Liao people. Maybe he has already begun to conquer the Mayan Empire in the past few years. "

Yelu and Gudian laughed, their faces blooming like flowers, and said:

“Your Majesty spoke as if he had seen the scene with his own eyes.

Sometimes, I feel that Your Majesty knows everything, as if he were divine, and knows the situation in such a distant continent in great detail.

I hope that my brother will be safe and sound in the Maya Continent as Your Majesty said."

Chai Zongxun knew that as people grow older and gain more experience, they tend to miss the old times.

Perhaps when they were young, Yelu and Gudian suddenly separated from their brother Yelu Xian and did not miss him much. But as time passed, feelings became like fine wine, fermenting with time and leaving people with endless aftertaste.

Chai Zongxun said:

"Don't worry, my beloved, after I completely defeat the Star Religion world, I will definitely send troops to conquer the Mayan continent!

In my lifetime, my beloved concubine will be able to see your royal brother and other clansmen again."

Upon hearing this, Yelu and Gudian suddenly became anxious: they wanted to see their royal brother Yelu Xian and other members of the Liao royal family again, but they were also afraid that their royal brother would have become powerful in the Mayan continent by then and would be defeated by the Great Zhou.

After much thought, Yelu Hegu knew that Chai Zongxun was determined to expand the territory of the Great Zhou Empire, and he could not persuade him no matter how hard he tried, so he could not help but sigh.

Chai Zongxun seemed to see through Yelu and Gudian's thoughts and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, my beloved concubine. Who knows, my army might just come and rescue your brother and the others!
In short, since the Maya continent has been discovered, it is inevitable that I will conquer it. No matter what, for the sake of my beloved concubine, I will treat the Liao people who are exiled to the Maya continent well. "

Yelu and Gudian nodded, put aside their worries, and suddenly wanted to go out and dance and have fun. They took Chai Zongxun's hand and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, I haven't danced my tribe's dance for many years. Today is a banquet for Your Majesty and the people to enjoy together. I beg Your Majesty to enter and dance with me!"

Chai Zongxun happily stood up, took Yelu and Gudian's hands, and joined the crowd dancing around the bonfire.

Chai Zongxun imitated the steps of Yelu and classical dance, and soon he could dance like a real dancer...

Chai Zongxun and other members of the imperial family spent more than a month in the cool climate of Linhuang Prefecture to escape the summer heat. It was not until September 28th when the weather had completely cooled down that they set out to return to Bianliang.

With special approval from Chai Zongxun, Prince of Song Guo Jizhou, Princess Chai Wodan and other princes and princesses caught birds and butterflies, rode horses on the grasslands, and fished in the river in the Linhuang Prefecture every day. They had a crazy time all summer.

This just makes their personal eunuchs, palace maids and palace guards extremely nervous every day.

For this imperial tour, Chai Zongxun ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to purchase all the expenses from the public at market prices, thus establishing the supply system for the imperial tours of the Great Zhou Empire for more than 800 years.

Since the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Chai Zongxun, the imperial family's tours no longer exhausted the supplies and manpower of various places along the way as in previous dynasties. Instead, they became a powerful measure of "taking from the people and giving back to the people", boosting the market economy in various places along the way.

The emperor had a very good reputation among the people, so every time he went on a tour, his imperial power would be greatly enhanced.

On October 26, the 28th year of Kaixi, the imperial carriage returned to Bianliang along the Great Zhou Straight Road. It took only less than a month to complete the journey that previously took three months.

Crown Prince Chai Jiyu led all civil and military officials to welcome the imperial carriage ten miles outside the city of Bianjing.

Chai Zongxun was pleased to see that the prince had already shown a hint of imperial temperament in his face during his short three months as regent.

It is indeed true that “where you live changes your spirit, and where you eat changes your body.”

After the greeting, Chai Zongxun casually asked about the performance of the Crown Prince as Regent, and ministers including Li Hang and Tang Qi all gave him positive comments.

Li Hang said:
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is quick to see things and is very careful. All government affairs are carried out in accordance with the principles of governing the country set by Your Majesty. His performance is perfect."

Tang Qi also said:

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has a very similar personality to your Majesty. He is very knowledgeable about government affairs and can distinguish the priorities at a glance. However, he lacks a little experience.

However, if he is trained over time, he will surely become an excellent crown prince of our Great Zhou in the future!"

Chai Zongxun nodded happily, and Chai Jiyu kept speaking humbly beside him.

After resting in the palace for two days, Chai Zongxun reviewed the government affairs handled by the prince since he became regent during the past three months of his tour, and was pleased to see that they were all handled properly.

When Chai Zongxun was about to finish his inspection, he saw a memorial about maritime trade:

After the Great Zhou's civilian merchant fleet set sail from Guangzhou, they wanted to open up new trade routes to the west.

When they reached an unnamed strait south of Annan, they were attacked by the navy and fishing boats of the Angkor Empire.

(End of this chapter)