Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 36 In Linzi City
Ziying and his party set off from Raoyang, crossed the river in the south, bypassed the Qi Great Wall defense line from north to south, and arrived at Linzi, the capital of Qi.

Along the way, Ziying and his party crossed several cities in the Qi territory. To Ziying's surprise, the six people along the way were not even questioned at all. Often, a few knives were offered when they entered the city. The city guards didn't even bother to ask. The direct release shows that its armaments are slack, and it can also be seen from the side that the court of Qi State has not been vigilant about Qin State's sweeping of the six countries, and is still immersed in the dream of the Qi Qin Alliance.

The route that Ziying and his party traveled was the route that Qin State used to destroy Qi in the later period. When the group walked over, Ziying also roughly understood why they chose such a route when Qi was destroyed.

According to Ziying's observation along the way, at this time, the northern border of Qi State is relatively sparsely populated, the cities are not densely populated, and the Yellow River is an obstacle. It can be said that Qi State does not pay much attention to the northern defense line.

The center of gravity of the defense was completely placed on the southwestern border. Not only was the Great Wall of Qi built along this route, but in addition to Linzi and Jimo, the other three important military towns of Ju, Gaotang, and Pinglu were all located on the southwest line.

In the later period, after Qin State bypassed Qi's western defense line, it was not enough to be able to surround Linzi and destroy Qi State with the momentum of autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.

At noon, a group of people arrived outside Linzi City. Although Linzi City's reputation in later generations is not obvious, it was a first-class city in the Warring States Period.Not only is the city high and the walls are thick, but it also ranks among the top cities in the Warring States Period in terms of population, economy and culture. The term "shoulders rubbing against each other" was originally used to describe the large population of Linzi City.

Although Qi State's armaments are lax, Linzi is the capital of Qi State after all, and the inspections when entering the city are relatively strict, at least everyone who enters the city will be questioned.

"My son is from Handan Zhao, and he has been traveling abroad to do business. The disaster in Zhao's territory came to Qi State this time to buy a batch of grain and sell it."

The one who spoke was Jiang Ge, the bodyguard accompanying Ziying. He was a scout corps leader in the Shenzhou Guard. He was quick-witted and skilled. come.

As he spoke, he quietly handed a cloth bag to the gatekeeper. "Brothers are working hard at guarding the gate. Let's add some food in the evening. My son has been feeling cold recently, so it's inconvenient to get out of the car and ask the generals to take care of him."

The gatekeeper took a moment to weigh the weight, and Jiang Ge's address for him was very useful to him.But it was a little hesitant to put such a group of people in without interrogation.Seeing this, Jiang Ge quietly handed another bag of knives and coins to the head official.

The doorman hurriedly stuffed the cloth bag containing the knives and coins into his arms and said solemnly to the others: "There are patients in the carriage, it is inconvenient to get down, let them go!"

When Ziying was young, he also grew up in Handan City, the capital of Zhao State. Unlike Handan, Linzi City seems to have a more elegant atmosphere.

Perhaps it has something to do with the years of war in Zhao State. In Handan City, warriors wearing weapons can often be seen walking on the streets, while in Linzi City, there are more scholars in green shirts and busy businessmen.

Although the north-south main road in Linzi is more than [-] meters wide, it still seems a bit bustling.

A group of people first went to the inn to settle down, and then Ziying sent Jiang Ge to find out whether Zhao's envoy had arrived in Linzi.

After lunch, Ziying took a short break, accompanied by Xia Ke, and left the inn to wander the streets of Linzi.

Seemingly aimless, he actually walked towards the northeast of the city intentionally or unintentionally.

This is another reason why Ziying insisted on coming to Ziying. Momen is not a rootless Youping, but a place with a foundation - Mogu. When he first heard the name of Mogu, Ziying thought that Mogu was hiding. In an inaccessible valley, but only after Sima Shang told him that Mogu was not hidden in the countryside, but directly located in the city of Linzi in Qi State.

This is also related to the relatively loose cultural policy of the Qi State. When King Qi Wei established the Jixia Academy outside the Ji Gate of the Qi State, it accommodated almost all schools of thought, and gathered thousands of wise men from all over the world during its prosperity.

At that time, all literati and scholars who came to Jixia Academy were free to express their academic opinions, regardless of their academic sect, ideological viewpoint, political orientation, country, age, seniority, etc. A center where schools of thought gather.Moreover, the ruler of Qi State adopted a very courteous attitude towards this. Many famous scholars were granted the title of "Superior Doctor" and "received the salary of the Supreme Doctor", that is, they had the corresponding titles and salaries, allowing them to "defeat and die". talk".

Qi State's tolerant attitude towards various schools is also one of the reasons why Momen finally chose to locate Mogu in Linzi.

However, in recent years, the Mo sect has focused on helping the weak and resisting the strong, and paid too much attention to the armed forces and organ skills it belongs to. Its academic achievements and research have obviously weakened, so it has influenced the refutation of Jixia Academy Decline.

Ziying took Xia Ke for a stroll all the way to the door of a blacksmith shop in the northeast of Linzi City.The southwest corner of Linzi City is where the Miyagi is located, and the northeast is where various handicraft workshops and some civilian residential areas are located.

Looking at the signboard of "Old Litou Workshop" hanging in front of the blacksmith shop, Ziying understood that this should be the contact place of Mogu in Linzi City.

Although Qi State is quite relaxed about the academic atmosphere, the Mo Sect is no longer an academic group, and the existence of some necessary institutions, especially the Mo Valley, is still the top secret within the Mo Sect.

I strode into the workshop and took a look around. The whole workshop is about three to four hundred square meters, mainly for making some iron farm tools, which can be regarded as a relatively large folk handicraft workshop at that time.

As soon as Ziying entered, a young boy from the workshop came to welcome the guests. "Do you two want to build some farm tools? I didn't say that. The hoes, shovels, and plowshares made by our old Litou workshop can be said to be one of the best in the entire Handan City. They are absolutely durable. Many masters and farmers in the surrounding towns They almost all buy from us, the price is absolutely cheap."

"I want to buy a sword that cuts iron like mud. I wonder if you have any?" Ziying asked in response to the servant's enthusiastic introduction.

"Guest officer, you are joking. Our small workshop can only make some hoes for plowing and farming. We can't even make ordinary weapons. How can we sell iron-cutting swords? You can't find the surrounding weapons. Go and have a look, maybe there can meet your needs."

"But I just want to buy it from you. The sharpness of other places is enough, but it's just an ordinary weapon."

Xia Ke, who came with her, was already confused by Ziying's words. In her opinion, going to a blacksmith's shop to buy a sword was a nonsense. They said they would not sell it, and they had to buy it. The next step Maybe he just chased people away, so he couldn't help but be on guard.

"My lord, please follow me." I never imagined that after Ziying finished speaking, the servant immediately made a 180-degree turn and became respectful.

"Xia Ke, you wait outside. I'll come as soon as I go. There is no danger here." Although Xia Ke was sent by his mother to protect him personally, he would definitely not do him any harm, and his mother should also know that he and the Momen should be involved.

But the fact that he is a contemporary mohist giant is very important, and one more person who knows will be more risky, so he ordered Xia Ke to wait outside.

　The first update, the second update is estimated to be around zero.The paragraphs of Jixia Academy in this chapter are referred to from Baidu Encyclopedia.

　　
　
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