In the long history, Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty recorded in the history books, was already the largest kingdom capital in the world at that time, with a population of one million.
After someone appeared in the Tang Dynasty, after nearly twenty years of hard work, especially since the completion of the new outer city, the entire Chang'an City can only be described as majestic and majestic.
And "big" is no longer enough to describe the Big Mac lying quietly on the ground in front of people.
According to the concept of a round sky and a square place, the original city of Chang'an was square. Except for the three gates at the palace city where the dragon's head was originally located, there were three expanded gates in the east, west and south.
The tall city wall made of bluestone exudes majesty and solemnity. The moat is 20 feet wide. Due to the existence of two flowing rivers in the city, rippling blue water is formed. In summer, even the fish on the bottom of the water can be seen. are clearly visible.
As for the new outer city built in recent years, amidst the voices of doubt and opposition, His Royal Highness withstood all the pressure from all aspects and expanded the city in the east, west and south directions of Chang'an City. A new city in Chang'an that is eight miles long.
The shape of the entire new city, when viewed from a pavilion in the air, is like a fan, with Zhuque Street as the center and spreading out to the east, west and south of Chang'an City, thus forming a huge city with a square inside and a circle outside. .
The position of Longshouyuan in the north of Chang'an City is like the handle of a fan. This huge "folding fan" can be opened and closed at will.
Corresponding to the nine city gates on the east, west and south sides of the inner city, the main road connecting the new city to the outer city is naturally connected by the nine city gates on the three walls, thus forming a fan-like structure. Main road.
The outer city did not have tall and solid walls like the inner city. Instead, a circular official road was laid out at the end of the city, just like a golden line with perfect curves drawn on the top of a fan. Surrounding the entire outer city of Chang'an.
In the middle of the nine main roads and at the end of the outer city of Chang'an, there are eight military camps. The emperor's Jinwu Guards and the Prince's Central Army jointly guard the nine main roads leading in and out of Chang'an City.
Naturally, the three city gates on the side of Longshouyuan Imperial City are still stationed with elite soldiers from Jinwu Guards to protect the safety of the imperial city and the royal family.
Therefore, the entire Chang'an City still has nine gates and nine soldiers, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers guarding this huge city.
As Saleh and Sultan got closer and closer to Chang'an City, the expressions on their faces became more and more surprised. Even in the end, the two of them had their mouths opened in surprise. Facing the endless city in front of them, the two of them In my mind, I really can't think of the exact words to describe the behemoth in the distance.
"This... is this the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City? Or is this the existence of a country?" Sultan (don't worry about the name, for the sake of being easy to remember and not to be confused.) stuttered a little and looked at Sa, who looked next to him with a more gloomy expression. Lih asked.
"Yeyue is right, the city of Chang'an has once again undergone earth-shaking changes." Saleh sighed heavily. When he left Chang'an, Chang'an was far from as majestic and majestic as it is now. .
But now standing on the high ground far outside Chang'an City, sitting on horseback and looking out at the entire Chang'an City, Saleh's heart is constantly sinking, his expression is even more gloomy, and his eyebrows are about to be twisted on his forehead. of.
Buildings in Chang'an, which were dozens of feet high, sprung up one after another in the inner city of Chang'an City like bamboo shoots after a spring rain during the time before he left to return to Dashi.
But now, this so-called outer city has also stood like a tower forest from a distance. Everywhere you look, there are huge buildings that reach into the clouds and are dozens of feet high.
The entire city of Chang'an is like a tall dense forest, dominated by these towering buildings, attracting the enviable sight of people who first arrive in Chang'an.
What surprised them even more was that when they shifted their gaze and looked in the direction of the imperial palace in Chang'an City, the tallest building in Chang'an City seemed to be filled with dazzling rays of light, making it impossible for them to look directly at the treasure. A huge building with bold light.
"Oh, that's the famous castle in the sky in the Tang Dynasty Palace. I've been up there several times, but I'm afraid you don't have that luck. As for those dazzling golden lights, it's not that the pavilion will automatically emit thousands of rays of light, it's because of that This pavilion is so tall that it towers into the sky. It uses a lot of precious glass, so when it is illuminated by the sun, it will look like it is emitting thousands of rays of rays of light. The literati in Chang'an often use it to recite poems and compose poems. Yeyue, like a tour guide, rode on horseback and accompanied Saleh, explaining with a somewhat proud expression.
As for the Sultan on the other side of Saleh, she was completely ignored by her. From the beginning to the end, Yeyue had always regarded the Sultan who showed naked love for her as air.
The eight tall Drum Towers are the only way to enter Chang'an City. The eight Drum Towers lie between the nine main roads. Conveniently below are the barracks of the Jinwu Guards and the Central Army. The Drum Towers are also the barracks of the Jinwu Guards and the Central Army. Looking out. A sentry post for distant enemies.
Time seemed to suddenly become spiritual. When Yeyue, Saleh and Sultan, including the long group of cannibals behind him, slowly walked to the Drum Tower and prepared to pass into Chang'an City, the Drum Tower suddenly rang. Melodious bells.
As if to give these big cannibals a blow, the melodious bells, with the pride and confidence of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly rang above the big cannibals' heads.
The eight drum towers, together with the drum towers in the inner city, rang melodious bells, as if to continue to wake up the entire prosperous and prosperous Chang'an City, and to highlight their existence to everyone in Chang'an City.
The Sultan, who was passing under the Drum Tower, heard a thunderous sound above his head. He was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse. He blurted out in panic: "What's going on? What is this sound? Why is it so loud?" ?”
Yeyue's originally tense pretty face glanced at the Sudan, who was originally looking cool and carefree. After hearing the sound of the drums, he suddenly became embarrassed, so he couldn't help but laugh out loud first.
Yeyue's laughter also made the Sultan, who was gradually recovering from his composure, blush. His heart was filled with embarrassment and shame, and he wanted to demolish this hateful drum tower immediately.
Saleh used to hear it every day in Chang'an City. Although the sound of the dusk drum just now was a bit loud, because of the reason he had heard it before, it was just a sudden shock in his heart, but he did not make a fool of himself like the Sudan.
"The so-called morning bells and evening drums in the Tang Dynasty would ring bells in the early morning to remind people what time it was. At this time, the drums began to sound." Saleh did not show any mockery of Sudan. In his opinion, during this period, things that shocked Sultan would continue to happen one after another, and there would be plenty of time to laugh at him.
"Don't tell me, the entire streets of Chang'an City are paved with these bluestone slabs. How much does it cost to do this?" The melodious drum sound finally completely dissipated over the entire Chang'an City, and the Sudan looked at the streets. The shops with people coming and going on both sides murmured.
Originally, he thought that when their group of cannibals entered Chang'an, they would definitely cause a sensation and even cause riots among the people of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, but now, he was disappointed again.
They were a long team of nearly a thousand people, and some of them even blatantly carried weapons, but even so, they still could not attract the attention of the people of Chang'an.
In the eyes of the common people, it seemed that the red lanterns, the delicious pastries, or the cloth, silk, etc. were much more important than them. No one would stop and watch them pass by. It was just people. I just consciously gave them the middle path.
On the streets that are several to more than ten feet wide, pedestrians do not conflict with carriages and bearers at all. It is as if everyone knows which way they should go. The carriages are still speeding fast, and the bearers are still Although they were moving their feet quickly, pedestrians were still strolling leisurely. These groups with obviously different speeds had never collided or rubbed against each other.
And even if their team of nearly a thousand people entered this wide street, they still couldn't make this wide street look overcrowded.
Yeyue's face was no longer as tense as before. Originally, in her heart, the Sultan of the Hashem family, as the most likely young talent to inherit the Hashem family, should be a well-informed person. , after all, he has been to the more distant west and has seen more customs and customs.
But the way he behaves now looks like... In Li Hong's words, he looks like a country bumpkin.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but think of that superior "evil man", why he always looked down on their cannibalism and always used a great sense of superiority to belittle his brother.
Now she understands that in her eyes, this Sultan should be a well-informed and talented person. Now even in her eyes, he is nothing more than a man who has just entered the city, dazzled by the prosperity of the prosperous age. Country bumpkin.
Therefore, in her heart, at this moment, this Sultan was no longer so threatening, and she even began to think that this Sultan would no longer be the opponent of the king's brother Saleh.
"Ah? Well, Chang'an City has just completed the paving of the entire street this year. Of course, the money was paid by the Tang Dynasty court. They have a lot of money. If many people didn't oppose him at the beginning, he planned to expand the new city to eighteen miles. In the end, because the resistance was too great, even his father and mother were against it, so he had to take a step back and expand the area to eight miles." Ye Yue, who came back to her senses, hurriedly explained when she looked at the look of the king's brother Saleh.
(End of chapter)