Origin

It was decided before the two set out that Dasha would be left behind to work with the Yi people to open up mountains and roads. After everyone in Weicheng went north to settle down, they would need to go east to the seaside and make a living from the seaside. Therefore, they had to open up the city as soon as possible and build a new one. The path between the Yiren cities.

Roads are not only vital to people's livelihood, but also have great strategic significance. The Yi people's Tiangang Crossbow and Disha Bow are heavy and huge weapons. If the roads are impassable, these weapons cannot be transported.

It was already late in the afternoon, and Wu Zhongyuan was already frightened by the powerful drinking style of the Yi people. He was afraid of having dinner in the Yi people's city, so he took Jiang Nan and rushed there, trying to get to the Yi people's city as soon as possible and rush to the Qing capital. Leave as soon as possible after being interviewed.

But the plan was not as fast as the change. The two of them arrived at the Yiren city before sunset, but Yu Qingdu and others were not in the city. Only after asking those who stayed behind did they know that Yu Qingdu, Huang Youyun and others were leading their tribesmen from the East China Sea during this time. Coastal fishing, hunting and fishing.

Spring has just begun, and the temperature is very low. Logically speaking, it is not the fishing and hunting season. There is a reason why the Yiren fished early this year. After he took over the Bear Clan, everyone in the Bear Clan had no rice for the winter. He had no choice but to come here. The Yi tribe asked for help, and the Yi people generously donated all the remaining grain to the Bear Tribe. This early fishing was undoubtedly because the city ran out of food and rice.

Wu Zhongyuan originally wanted to patrol the coast of the East China Sea, but he was worried that there was no reasonable reason, so under the guidance of the people left behind, he rushed to the coast where the Yi people were fishing and hunting, and found Yu Qingdu and others.

Yu Qingdu and others showed great welcome to the arrival of Wu Zhongyuan and Jiang Nan. Wu Zhongyuan had previously given psychic weapons as gifts and taught the Qi training methods of the Bear Clan to the young talents selected by the Yi people. The emperor's kindness is prosperous and sincere.

Since it was not the fishing season, the Yi people's harvest from fishing and hunting was not much. Wu Zhongyuan did not pretend to be deaf and dumb about this. He first expressed to Yu Qingdu and others the apology of the Yi people for the harm they had done to themselves because of their full assistance to the Bear Clan. He also issued an order to allocate 50,000 catties of grain to help the barbarians.

Yu Qingdu and others declined Wu Zhongyuan's kindness. In fact, although they had some difficulties, they were not in a position where they could not open the pot.

Since there were no outsiders present, Wu Zhongyuan told Yu Qingdu and others about the ambergris. Unexpectedly, Yu Qingdu, Huang Youyun, and Lu Juntian exchanged confused looks.

Seeing that the three people had different expressions, Wu Zhongyuan looked at Yu Qingdu with questioning eyes.

Yu Qingdu came to his senses and asked, "What is the shape and appearance of the green dragon that the Holy One mentioned?"

"Not sure." Wu Zhongyuan shook his head and said.

Huang Youyun said from the side,

"We live by the sea and are very familiar with this beach. Every year on the third day of March, a strange green dragon appears in Huilong Bay not far away. It appears in the middle of the night and disappears before dawn. Someone in our ancestors has seen this before. A different species of green dragon came ashore. According to them, this green dragon has only two claws and a green flesh crown on its head. It looks like a dragon but not a dragon, and looks like a dragon but not a dragon."

Hearing Huang Youyun's words, Wu Zhongyuan and Jiang Nan turned to look at each other. The alien green dragon Huang Youyun mentioned was probably the green dragon with ambergris recorded in the icicles of the Feathered Man Temple.

"Clan Chief Huang, how far is Huilong Bay from here?" Jiang Nan asked.

"Fifty miles north is a sheltered bay with rivers flowing in. It is a place where salt water and fresh water mix." Huang Youyun said.

"Isn't it the entrance to the sea?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Huang Youyun shook his head, "No, Huilong Bay is still dozens of miles away from the entrance to the sea."

"Send someone to closely monitor that area," Wu Zhongyuan casually took a pottery bowl filled with water, poured the water away, filled the pottery bowl with spiritual energy, and handed it to Qingdu, "If any suspicious person is found returning to Longwan to stay, Or if you find the green dragon appears, throw away the broken pottery bowl, I will come as soon as possible."

Yu Qingdu nodded in agreement, reached out to take the pottery bowl, carved the mark with a dagger and put it away properly.

Wu Zhongyuan added, "This matter is of great importance. We strive to keep it secret. Except for the three of you, no one else should know about it."

The three of them nodded seriously and responded in low voices.

Wu Zhongyuan did not stay here any longer. After the explanation, he and Jiang Nan got up and left, heading west to Jiuli.

It was already the second watch when we arrived at Jiuli. The city gate of Jiuli was already closed. When the soldiers guarding the city discovered the two of them, they immediately opened the door to welcome them. At the same time, they sent someone to alert Prince Li urgently.

Not long after, Li Tai arrived with his entourage, brought the two of them into the palace, and entertained Jie Feng.

In modern terms, Jiuli is Wu Zhongyuan's grandma's nest. When he comes, it stands to reason that his grandma, uncle, and cousins ​​all have to come out to meet him. However, Li Tai knew that there was some gap between Wu Zhongyuan and his grandma, so he did not summon everyone to come. When we meet, we just welcome and entertain them with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister.

While preparing the meal in the kitchen, Wu Zhongyuan told Li Tai about the ambergris, discussed the details in detail, and then exchanged positioning objects with each other's aura so that they could contact each other in time on the third day of March.

Not long after, the banquet was prepared. In modern terms, it was a light luxury. Wu Zhongyuan did not waste any time during the meal. He asked about the preparations for farming this year in the city under Litai's jurisdiction and whether there had been any emergencies in Litai's jurisdiction recently. sexual events.

It was already the third watch after dinner, but Wu Zhongyuan did not rest. Instead, he, Jiang Nan and Li Tai took the sacrifices and offerings to Dongguan where Qinglong was stationed, and solemnly read out the poem prepared last night in the name of the meritorious officials. To comfort the hearts of the old ministers.

After listening to Wu Zhongyuan's poem, the blue dragon emerged from the water, stood up and chanted. The green dragon was dying, old and decayed, and the dragon chanted low, and there was great sadness in the joy.

Like Nanguan, the Eastern Army camp in Dongguan is also under construction. At this time, the outer defense line has been completed, the garrison camp has been set up, the low-level warriors sent previously are also in place, and the 10,000 defenders are also being recruited and selected. middle.

Since it was already late, Wu Zhongyuan did not alert the defenders of the Eastern Army's camp. After a volley inspection, he returned to Jiuli with Jiang Nan and Li Tai. On the way back, he asked about Li Lanshan's situation. Li Lanshan had lived for more than five thousand years. The bird warrior who wanted to kill him in modern times had previously gone with Li Tai to the city where Li Lan Mountain was located to prevent others from occupying Li Lan Mountain's woman, Alan, and granted her a marriage.

This was something Wu Zhongyuan personally explained. How could Li Tai dare to neglect it? When Wu Zhongyuan asked, he reported in detail. He only said that Li Lanshan had been recalled from the Eastern Army camp and had married Alan not long ago. Li Lanshan's bedridden old mother had also been treated. , and now he can walk on the ground.

After listening to Li Tai's report, Wu Zhongyuan nodded with satisfaction, and then asked whether those warriors who had elderly people at home with no one to support them, and children with no one to take care of them had been recalled from the camps of the two armies in the southeast. What were the family members of the warriors and soldiers stationed in the two camps? Not being adequately fed.

Li Tai replied that he had been ordered to supervise the arrangements and arrange them properly.

It was already the fourth watch when they returned to Jiuli. Jiang Nan went to his bed to rest first. Wu Zhongyuan drank tea and talked with Li Tai. This time they talked about the resettlement of the people of Zhou Rao Kingdom. He planned to let Zhou Rao Kingdom and everyone in Kaicheng be neighbors. They originally lived The areas are all close to the South China Sea. This time when moving north, we try to arrange them to be adjacent to the East China Sea. However, if they are too close to the periphery, safety issues cannot be guaranteed.

The Bird Clan is good at smelting metals, and the Zhou Rao Kingdom is good at creating things. The two can work together to properly settle the Zhou Rao Kingdom from the inland between the Bird Clan and the Bear Clan. As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. This large-scale arsenal is very important. It can process and cast the Tiangang Crossbow and Disha Bow as well as various firearms, weapons and armor. Wu Zhongyuan was not worried about leaving such an important job to others, so he left it to Li Tai himself.

This is an urgent matter. Warrior wizards will be sent to drive their mounts to pick up people in the southern wasteland soon. The preliminary preparations must be done well so that the people of Zhou Rao cannot feel that they have been treated coldly.

When the Yellow Emperor was not eating, drinking, having fun, and being arrogant and licentious all day long, the Yellow Emperor was just a patriarch. The officials below would share the worries of small things, but he had to weigh and decide big things by himself.

It was time for the morning meeting soon, so there was no need to sleep. He went directly to the morning meeting. When Wu Zhongyuan was away, Li Tai sat on the throne. When Wu Zhongyuan came, the throne had to be given to him, and Li Tai took the seat beside him.

A good leader will not easily leapfrog his command. Wu Zhongyuan did not make too many specific demands on the warriors. Instead, he briefly explained some of the important measures taken by the court in recent times and major events at home and abroad to the warriors who participated in the morning meeting. At this time, the imperial court had informed all the great cities about his promotion to Yuxu. Everyone knew that he had been promoted to Yuxu. They also heard that he was showing great power from the South China Sea, and that everything in the Central Plains was developing for the better. Everyone feels at peace and their morale is high.

Later, Wu Zhongyuan highly affirmed Li Tai's work. He did not call Li Tai Prince Li, but called him uncle. There was a reason for this. He was born in the Bear Clan and married Jiang Nan from the Ox Clan. As a queen, she did not get married to the Bird Clan. The Bird Clan people would inevitably be worried and worried about becoming a stepmother's child. They had to make the Bird Clan feel that they were one of their own and all the tribes in the Central Plains were one family.

A good emperor not only needs to be able to handle government affairs, but also to handle interpersonal relationships. Wu Zhongyuan thought he was not good at handling these things earlier, but once he got this position, he quickly got into the groove. The same was true for other things. He felt that he was not good at it. It's because I didn't stand in that position, I walked forward bravely, and I quickly adapted.

After the morning meeting, the family met. When Jiang Nan was leaving, he knew he was coming to the Bird Tribe, so he brought a lot of jewelry with him to reward everyone.

At midnight in the morning, Wu Zhongyuan and Jiang Nan left Jiuli and rushed to Beiguan.

On the way, he passed some Bird Clan cities and went down to inspect them and get a feel for the people's sentiments. The people's life was not easy, and most of them were still struggling to make ends meet. There was nothing that could be done about it. Everything had a process. When he ascended the throne, Days are short, and people's livelihood cannot be improved and changed in a short period of time.

Every time they went to a city, the person in charge could guess their identity immediately. The clothes they wore was one of the reasons. However, many city lords and besieged city lords below did not know what the Yellow Emperor and the Queen usually wore. Clothes, the main reason why they were able to guess their identities was because they were very popular. People in high positions were generous and calm and had their own aura. And the officials who are in charge of one party are all discerning people. It is impossible that even Huangdi and Empress can't tell the difference. It is like the situation in later generations where the emperor was caught by local corrupt officials during a private visit incognito, and then revealed his identity and punished the other party. In reality, this is absolutely a low-level pretense. It won't happen because it's completely illogical.

The road from Dongguan to Beiguan was relatively long, and there were many delays along the way. It was not until sunset that the two arrived at Beiguan, where Xuanwu was guarding...