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When Princess Yaoguang and Liu Wannian came, every day has been brand new since they entered Youfufeng.

The four counties in Hexi are so similar to the Western Regions. Whether it is climate or scenery, the dry Gobi Deserts in Dunhuang and Jiuquan are like walking in Kucha Loulan. When you look up, you can see the Qilian Snow Mountains in the distance, with poplar forests and red willows thorns from camels, which is no different from the scenery at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

After entering Zhangye Wuwei, although the climate became wet, what followed was a large area of ​​grassland. The military horse farm in Didan County was galloping, which was very similar to the Xiadu grassland in Wusun.

After they crossed the steep Wushaoling, crossed the clear river, and arrived at the two counties of Tianshui, Longxi, they found that the wind of martial arts and cavalry here was no less than that of Wusun.

There are many mountains in the two counties, and many people build wooden houses. On the road, you can often see Han men riding horses and hunting. Even passers-by often carry arches and swords on their backs, and even if they don’t help their waists, they will hang a slap on their hair.

Ren Hong told them that this was the main source of the Han cavalry: "Longxi, Tianshui, Andi, Beidi, Shangjun, Xihe, and the good families of six counties practiced war preparation and were highly wise and were often selected as Yulin and Qimen, and were officials with their talents and strength. There is a saying that Shandong was the prime minister and Shanxi was the general, so there were many famous generals in the six counties."

At that time, Ren Hongyi counted the generals who came from the six good families of Emperor Wu of Han: "Li Cai, Li Xi, Gongsun He, Gongsun Ao, and Li Guang's grandson were from Chengji, Longxi, Shangzhi had the former left general Shangguan Jie, and now the latter general Zhao Chongguo, and Fu Gong was also from Yiqu County, Beidi County."

This is only a small part. From the Han Dynasty to the present, the good families of six counties have gathered together, and there are countless middle-level officers.

Liu Yaoguang couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Well, Ren Jun is also from Guanxi, and also a brave general?"

Ren Hong could only be shameless: "I... hope that I can be a civil and military talent, and will be a general and a prime minister."

When Ren Hong and his friends were resting at the post station along the way, they heard that he was Ren Jeju who made great contributions in the Western Regions, and they often received a lot of applause. The children of the six counties were probably the most enthusiastic group of people who were pursuing the Western Regions and attacking the Huns. They were not as enthusiastic as those of the Kanto scholars who studied scriptures and articles, and they could only use the bow and knife in their hands to seek wealth.

In Tianshui, Longxi, Yaoguang saw the martial style of the Han Dynasty. After crossing Longshan and reaching Youfufeng, what he saw was the prosperity and prosperity of the Han Dynasty.

During the Xiaowu Dynasty, Guanzhong changed the Inner Historian to Jingzhao Yin, and was named Sanfu, with the Left Fengyi and the Right Fufeng.

Youfufeng governs twenty-one counties, the Zhouyuan in Yongdi, the plains and the fields of the loess plateau are connected, like dense scales on a giant dragon.

The Weibei Plain east of Wugong County was crossed by the Chengguo Canal dug during the reign of Emperor Wu, and the Lingzhan Canal irrigated, irrigating more than 30,000 hectares of fertile fields. The fields are as numerous as patterns on silk fabrics, and the gutters are lingering like patterns carved on the earth.

The millet in the field has been harvested, but the wheat has just been planted. The canals are opened to irrigate the soil in the fields, and the people are like auspicious clouds when they are raised to control the water.

The villages and towns stand tall in the distance, the mulberry forests and fields are flourishing, and ships travel endlessly in the Wei River, gathering the grain collected from each county into the granary.

Yaoguang and Liu Wannian were a little dazzled. They had never seen such a vast farmland in their lives. How many people could they support?

Ren Hong said lightly: "Only one county in Youfufeng has a population of 700,000 to 800,000, which is about ten times that of Kucha and twice that of Wusun State."

Alas, I feel sorry for their little Dunhuang. The county with 30,000 people is not as good as a county in Youfufeng. Those small countries with a population of less than 10,000 in the Western Regions are even younger brothers.

Chengguo Canal and Lingjia Canal gathered in Huaili County to become Menglong Canal. Along this long canal, they began to enter the area with the most concentrated population of the Han Dynasty, located in the Wuling area in Weibei.

Wulings are all located in Weibei, and there are five counties arranged in sequence. Ren Hong did his homework before he came to Guanzhong, so although it was his first time to enter Guanzhong, he was famous one by one.

"From east to west, we are the Yangling of Emperor Xiaojing, the Changling of Emperor Gao, the Anling of Emperor Xiaohui, the Pingling of Emperor Xiaowu, and the Maoling of Emperor Xiaowu."

Burial was buried in the northern head of the north, and it was a ritual for three generations. Therefore, except for Emperor Wen of Han who was a tomb because of the mountain, he did not set up a tomb again. The Ba Tomb was set up in Weinan, the other five tombs were all located on the high and open Xianyang Plateau, facing each other with Chang'an City in Weinan, one high and one low, and far away.

When Ren Hong and his team walked east, the first thing they saw was the huge Maoling.

"Is this really a tomb?"

Liu Wannian looked from a distance and his eyes were almost glaring out. He had seen the mountain, but it was hard for him to imagine the tomb as big as a mountain. In Wusun, whether it was Kunmi or Xihou, although it was also a burial, it was at most a large mound of soil and would never be piled into a small hill.

No wonder he was surprised. After all, Maoling was built by Zhang Tang, and it was also a giant in the Wuling. The land alone was as high as 30 meters, and the height was even higher than that of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum in Mount Li, and it can be called a pyramid in China.

The area covers even more terrifying. It covers more than ten miles of radius around the wall, and it takes an hour to walk around.

Within the walls of the cemetery, there are bedrooms and open halls, and there are more than 5,000 officials who guard and serve in Maoling, mail and palace maids. The chief is the Maoling Order, and the subordinate officials have all ranks, positions and responsibilities, such as the Taoist Order, the hall order, the hall order, the museum order, the garden leader, the gate officer, etc., plus guards, gardeners, handymen, drinking staff and other personnel, these five thousand people are probably not enough.

"This is a city, it's bigger than Kucha." Liu Wannian sighed at the high walls that extend on both sides no matter how he walked.

"Did you see the trees inside?"

Ren Hongdao: "I have heard that Emperor Xiaowu has been in power for fifty-three years, and this tomb has been built for fifty-three years. The pine and cypress planted in the cemetery when it was first built, by the time the Maoling was completed, it had grown into a towering tree, with its trunks so thick that it could hold its arms together."

And how many treasures were buried under this mountain tomb is even more confusing. There are rumors that Emperor Wu of Han died in the Wuzha Palace in Zhouzhi, and was in a funeral at the front hall of Weiyang Palace, the office of the emperors and ministers of the Han Dynasty. The body was placed on the jade bed, with cicadas and jade in his mouth, and wearing a golden jade box (i.e., a golden jade garment). The jade garment was carved with auspicious objects such as dragons, phoenixes, and turtles.

On the day of the funeral and burial, there was a long convoy full of funeral objects after the hearse. When we arrived in Maoling, all the civil and military officials had already seen the underground palace full of gold, silver, jewelry, silk, bamboo slips, food, various rare treasures, etc., and many other burial objects could not be stuffed into it.

It is spectacular, but Maoling is strictly guarded. Not to mention entering, you may be caught if you don’t get off the horse within a hundred steps.

Emperor Wu was left with a slept in the desert, and the famous generals and beautiful women supported each other. On the outside of Maoling, there were also many low tombs and seals surrounding Maoling, like stars holding the moon.

Except for the tomb of Mrs. Li, the most beloved by Emperor Wu, is northwest of Maoling, the other tombs are all east of Maoling. The Gongsun Hong, the Hou of Pingjin, and the Hou of Jin Riyi are all here.

Ren Hong's destination is two miles east of Maoling, with two close-to-back fins in the distance. This is where Ren Hong feels that no matter how busy he is, he will go to visit him when passing by: the tombs of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

When the uncle and nephew were alive, they fought side by side, fought against the Huns, attacked Longcheng, sealed Langjuxu, and also stood back to back after death.

Wei Qing's tomb is like Mount Lu, while Huo Qubing's tomb was built in the form of Qilian Mountain to commemorate his great achievements in pioneering Hexi. There is also a stone sculpture of the champion Hou Zongma stepping onto the famous king of the Huns in front of the tomb.

It’s a pity that the two cemeteries are also surrounded by walls. Although there are not as many people guarding the tombs, there must be many. If you want to enter, you may have to inform them in advance and have complicated procedures.

So Ren Hong could only hold the carrots more than a hundred steps away, get off his horse, take the wooden box containing the heads of King Jiangbin of Kucha and King Quli, and put it on the ground, bowing to the guards and Huo's Fengtu.

"When the young boy Ren Hong was placed in Xuanquan two thousand years ago, it happened that the King of Loulan in the Western Regions, King of Kucha Zhe killed the Han envoy, and the Han army retreated to Yumen and could not punish him."

"So some people sighed and said that if it were Changping Hou and the champion Hou were still there, how could the Hu Lu be arrogant!"

"I said at that time, 'Wei, although Huo has not, the Han family's pioneering and digging action will never stop there. Every generation will have a new Wei, Huo will appear'!"

"The head of King Angui of Loulan has been hung in the North Que. Now, the head of King Jiangbin of Kucha has also been brought by me. Before hanging on the North Que, let the two lords take a look!"

He unveiled the wooden box and smiled and said, "Ren Hong's words back then were definitely not boasting!"

The mission was far away, but Liu Yaoguang followed him. When she heard Ren Hong's words, she was a little moved and said to herself:

"I also thought that if Wei Huo was still there, the Huns might have been destroyed long ago, and Princess Xijun and her mother would not have to go to Wusun to marry him."

"When he was in Longxi, Ren Jun said that he wanted to come up with a general and a prime minister. He wanted to become a new Wei, Huo?"

At this moment, the people guarding the tomb of Wei Qing saw the strange behavior of the group of people outside the cemetery. An old official wearing soap clothes and a little bald head came over with a few people and said loudly:

"Who are you? Why are you pointing at the tomb of Marquis Changping Lie!

Ren Hong did not want to cause trouble, so he showed his talisman and said, "The envoy Ren Hong was ordered to protect the Wusun delegation to the court. He came here to worship Changping Liehou and the champion Jing Huan, and pay homage to the legacy of the two generals."

Unexpectedly, the old man was stunned when he heard this, looked him up and down and said, "Ren Hong, are you Ren Hong, who was following Fu Jiezi to the Western Regions?"

It turned out that my reputation had already reached Guanzhong and Wei Qing’s tomb. Ren Hong was happy: “It’s me.”

However, he thought too much. What happened in the Western Regions recently was only widely spread in Hexi and Chang'an. This bald old man guarded the cemetery and rarely communicated with the outside. The news was lagging behind and he didn't know at all.

"A year ago, when Fu Jiezi, the Marquis of Yiyang, came to visit Wei. When the two generals Huo, they talked to me about you. You were just a Sima who was a slim figure, and now you have become a 600-stone entourage. Hey, I really envy you. Although Ren An is stupid, he has a good grandson."

"The elder knows my eldest father?"

"nonsense."

The old man touched his slight head and cursed, "I, with Ren An and Tian Ren, were both the servants of Changping Liehou, and I slept on the same bed. How could I not know about him?"

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Chapter completed!