Chapter 60 Moving on
In the morning, Yang Song and his party had lunch in Tongbei City after visiting the old castle.
Speaking of the castle in Tongbei City, it was originally owned by the lord of this place and was later captured by the Xia Kingdom. During the construction of the city, the castle was preserved and turned into a tourist facility open to the public.
There are many such castles in the Xia Kingdom. Those that were well preserved after the war were also preserved during subsequent construction; castles that were destroyed by the war will of course cease to exist.
As for the nominal issue of land ownership, this is not a problem at all. Anyway, everyone at home and abroad in Xia knows where Xia's vast territory comes from.
…
After Yang Song and his party visited Tongbeicheng for two more days, they embarked on their journey south again.
Perhaps it was because the road Yang Song went south was connected by trains and railways, so they didn't see many cars and horses on the road.
But this is okay, they can still enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way, just like they are on an outing.
But no matter how beautiful the scenery is, you will get tired of it, not to mention that you are still tired during the journey. This makes Yang Song and his party less interested than before, and it feels more like they are rushing.
Two days later, Yang Song and his party arrived at Nanguan City, another city south of Tongbei City.
Nanguan City is the last large city in the Guanzhong area to the north of Tianma Pass. Yang Song and his party rested here for a few days.
Basically, there is not much difference between these cities in Guanzhong. They have the same urban planning principles, the same streets and buildings.
The only difference is the population density and the prosperity of the city.
Therefore, after Yang Song figured out these problems, he asked Yang Xin: "Is there anything unique on the way south?"
When Yang Xin heard this, he knew that Yang Song, the Supreme Emperor, was probably tired of seeing these ordinary cities, so he took out one of his notebooks and flipped through it.
Yang Xin closed the notebook and reported back: "Back to Taishang, if you want to talk about unique places, there are really two places on the way south. One is Tianma Pass, which will be reached soon, and the other is after passing Tianma Pass and then heading south.
After traveling more than a hundred kilometers, there is a central county."
"Oh? What is there to see in these two places?" Juan, who was interested in hearing the conversation between Yang Song and Yang Xin, asked.
Yang Xin heard the voice behind her, turned around and saw that it was Queen Juan, bowed her hands, and replied: "Back to the Second Madam, Tianma Pass is said to be our border pass in Daxia. It blocked the enemy's large-scale invasion back then. There are still battlefield ruins here.
It is available for sightseeing, and the city gate is sometimes open to tourists.”
"As for the central county ahead." Having said this, Yang Xin looked like he was reminiscing, as if there was some place worthy of his fascination and yearning.
"Ahem~" Seeing Yang Xin's thoughtful but silent expression, Wang Cheng, who was driving the carriage beside him, coughed twice to remind Yang Xin.
"I hope you'll forgive me, Madam. I'm rude." After Wang Cheng's reminder, Yang Xin quickly came to her senses and hurriedly apologized.
After these days of getting along, Wang Cheng and Yang Xin actually had some friendship in private. It was only then that Wang Cheng reminded the absent-minded Yang Xin.
"Nothing." Lan Tan came out and asked curiously: "What is there in the central county that makes you linger so much?"
"In response to Madam's words." Yang Xin cupped his hands and replied: "There is a wonderful scene in the central county that is famous all over the world. It is said that it cannot be seen except by those who are destined to see it."
"Wonderful scene? Destined?" Hearing what Yang Xin said, Yang Song's interest was immediately aroused, and he asked: "Nowadays, in our country, where education and science and technology are booming, how can we still have such superstitious statements?"
"The Supreme Atonement." Yang Xin was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly explained: "This is just a folk saying. It's just that the wonder of the place needs the right time and place to appear."
"I see." Seeing Yang Xin's nervous look, Yang Song came back to his senses and realized that what he said was a bit serious, so he stopped the topic. He didn't want to cause trouble for Xia Guolai because of his words.
Big shock.
Seeing Yang Xin's frightened look, Lan changed the subject and said, "Xiao Xin, how come we can see that wonderful scene at the right time?"
"Go back to Madam." Yang Xin breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the incident just now was over. He didn't want the beautiful scenery of the central county to be robbed because of his words.
"It's a coincidence that the wonders of Central County often appear at this time of year." Yang Xin continued to answer: "If you get up early in the morning and rush to the Weeping Willow River in Central County before Jinwu goes up the mountain, there will be
You may see the rivers turn into mist, and when the Golden Crow breaks at dawn, you may also see the golden rain turn into water.”
"Rivers turn into mist? Golden rain turns into water?" These two words alone aroused the infinite reverie of the two women. Even Yang Song, who recalled that such a thing happened, was also very curious about the scene.
Hope is hope, Yang Song and the others are still nearly 200 kilometers away from the central county seat. Even if they get to Tianma Pass, it will still take more than a day.
…
After another day's journey, Yang Song and his party finally arrived at the Tianqian Pass.
Before the group arrived at Tianma Pass, they looked up from a distance on the slope outside the pass and saw that Tianma Pass gave people a full sense of oppression.
Tianqian Pass is like a giant beast with open hands squatting between the mountains, silently guarding in front of the canyon of the Tianqian Mountains.
When you come to the foot of Tianmaguan City Gate and look up, you will find that the height of the city is very astonishing, and the sense of oppression will be even stronger.
When Yang Song was moving the capital to Zhongjing, he passed by Tianma Pass. He didn't feel this way at the time. Looking back now, what kind of courage did those Northern Yi troops have to attack this pass?
The north side of Tianma Pass had two walls at that time, one higher than the other. Those northern barbarians who came to attack were simply risking their lives.
After passing the crowded city gate of Tianma Pass, the scenery inside the pass really has a different flavor.
After years of development, Tianma Pass at this time has completely changed from the time when Yangsong passed by.
At that time, Tianma Pass was not as prosperous as it is now. If it were not for the two city walls, judging from the scene inside the pass, it would be completely impossible to tell that this place was once a military fortress.
Nowadays, there are various houses and shops in Tianma Pass. Of course, there are more soldiers and officers in neat and straight uniforms.
Chapter completed!