Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 44 Unify Wancheng

He Lianchang is not a resolute person. In history, he became the second emperor of Hu Xia and the Great Chanyu of the Huns. After being destroyed by Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty Tuoba Tao, he still surrendered obediently, and sometimes he was alone with Tuoba Tao. When they were together, they didn't dare to do anything to Tuoba Tao, so under Liu Yizhen's threat, they simply gave up.

After a while, under the banner of He Lianchang, this Jin army marched towards Tongwan City, the capital of Hu Xiaguo, even more rampantly.

The construction of Tongwan City is the same as that of Hu Xiaguo, which is a rare miracle in this era.

It was built in the ninth year of Yixi and has been built for nearly five years now.And because it is "building the city by steaming soil", the steps are very cumbersome, and the overseer who built Tongwan City was extremely cruel.He ordered the craftsmen to test with iron cones, and anyone who penetrated an inch by the cone would be killed immediately and the corpses would be filled in the wall.So this man-eating city has not yet been fully completed.

Not to mention the long construction period, the construction of Tongwan City also used a lot of manpower. Just to build it, hundreds of thousands of people were recruited, which can be called a waste of time and money.

There is a record in the "Book of Wei": "The city is ten feet high, the base is thirty steps thick, the top is ten steps wide, and the palace city is five feet high. It is embroidered and decorated with Danqing, which is extremely literary."

Even when Tuoba Tao ruled the north and destroyed Hu Xia later, when he came to Tongwan City, he cursed with jealousy: "The country of Lizi, a country as big as a palm, dares to abuse the power of the people like this! Such luxury! How can it not perish?"

It is a pity that with the changes of the times and the drastic changes in the environment of the Loess Plateau, there are only some ruins left in Tongwan City in later generations, and it is a great pity that future generations cannot see its whole picture.

Now Liu Yizhen pretended to be He Lianchang's subordinates and quietly came to Tongwan City. Looking at the majesty and magnificence of Tongwan City, all the generals and soldiers of the Jin army except Liu Yizhen were stunned.

"A little Hu Xia can actually build such a city!"

The majesty of Tongwancheng is actually not as good as the current Han Chang'an, but the problem is that he suddenly appeared in this bare Saibei, so the impact is naturally much greater.

"Stop! Where did you come from?"

At this time, the Hu Xia cavalry around Tongwan City finally stopped the team to ask about its origin.

"Bold! See clearly the third prince at this time! You dare to stop the third prince here, do you think it's too late?"

Liu Yizhen continued to be domineering and arrogant.

Seeing Liu Yizhen's posture, the other party felt a little weaker.

But it is still a little strange: "The third prince and Shan Yu went to the south to attack Guanzhong together, why did they suddenly return to the capital?"

Liu Yizhen glared at him impatiently: "This matter is of great importance and involves military secrets. How could you know?"

The other party wanted to ask something else, but a familiar voice came: "Presumptuous, don't you know me?"

Only then did the Hu Xia cavalry realize that the speaker was actually He Lianchang, which made him shut up immediately.

"I don't know the third prince is here, please make atonement."

"It's okay."

At this time, He Lianchang began to think carefully: "I came back because of the order of the prince. I came here to do something important. You should patrol the city carefully and be careful not to approach any unruly people."

"Third Prince, don't worry!"

He Lianchang deliberately said that he was ordered by the prince instead of Helian Bobo, just hoping that this sentence could be heard by the senior officials of Hu Xia in Tongwan City.

He Lianchang and Helian Gui, who is the prince, have always been fighting endlessly. How could He Lianchang be ordered by Helian Gui?
As long as someone notices this difference, they will inevitably become suspicious, and then it will be their own opportunity.

The group encountered several inspections, but fortunately, with Helian Gui's endorsement, there were no major twists and turns, and they came to Tongwan City smoothly.

After entering the city, everyone discovered that the Tongwan City was actually a little ostentatious.

What is the most important function of a city besides defense?
Business of course.

However, there is no well-developed commercial market in Tongwan City. Instead, it is filled with a large number of Hu nobles who are not engaged in production.

It is not uncommon for these barbarian nobles to ride horses and run wildly on the streets of Tongwan City. The surrounding soldiers didn't care when they saw them, and only some people who looked like small tribes or Han people were avoiding in a hurry.

This made Liu Yi really feel a little dull.

"I thought that Tongwan City was the capital of a dynasty managed by Helian Bobo with all his heart. It was a city built as the foundation of all generations. I didn't expect that the nobles would play first before the city was built. No wonder it couldn't last long. .”

Tongwan City is not so much a capital.

It might as well be a symbol of Helian Bobo's own power, a playground for nobles.

For the common people, such a city has no benefits.How can you win the hearts of the people by doing so?
The deeper he went into Tongwan City, the more indignant Liu Yizhen became.

This place is not a gem at all.

Instead, it is full of dross!
It is a large "wine pool meat forest" built by Hu Xia's Xiongnu nobles with the lives of the people.

"Helian Bobo was lucky enough to occupy Hetao and Shuofang. If he didn't think of a way to accumulate strength, it would be such a waste of people and money. It's not surprising that he died in the second generation."

This made Liu Yizhen gradually lose interest.

He looked at He Lianchang: "Where are the granary and arsenal of Tongwan City?"

Liu Yizhen wandered around for a while and found that the layout of Tongwan City was basically an imitation of the city of the Han people, so there must be granaries and arsenals.

He Lianchang spit, rolled his Adam's apple up and down, and said, "There...there are heavy guards there."

Now He Lianchang just hopes to delay as long as possible, so that the high-level people in the city can find out the clues and save him.

But Liu Yizhen was not easy to be fooled, seeing He Lianchang like this, he immediately gave Shen Tianzi a look.

"Crack!"

Shen Tianzi pulled He Lianchang's arm hard, and his hands drooped limply, apparently dislocated.

Helian Chang grinned in pain.

"Liu Yizhen... Duke Guiyang! I'm not lying! It's really guarded by heavily guarded soldiers, and the defenses are tight. It's impossible to get in without the royal father's handwriting!"

Liu Yizhen stepped forward and patted He Lianchang on the back: "I should have said it earlier, why bother to suffer like this?"

He Lianchang squeezed out a smile on his pale face: "Mr. Guiyang, why don't you go to my mansion first? I will definitely entertain Mr. Guiyang after I go there!"

When he said this, He Lianchang had already started to think in his mind how he could turn against the customer and torture Liu Yizhen when he got his own territory.

But I didn't expect that Liu Yizhen didn't fall for it at all.

"Don't bother the third prince."

Liu Yizhen looked at the tallest and most exquisite building in Tongwan City.

It was Helian Bobo's residence and Hu Xia's palace.

Looking there, Liu Yizhen suddenly asked He Lianchang:

"Third Prince, do you want to sit on the throne you have dreamed of?"

(End of this chapter)