Chapter 426 Volume The Emperor of Han
Chang’an New City.

Three city layers and six slopes are utilized.

The layout is symmetrical and the streets are wide.

The buildings in the square are neat and uniform in shape.

Canals crisscross and the city is covered with green shade.

The suburbs are surrounded by altars, and the capital is set up to resemble the sky.

The streets and alleys are neatly arranged side by side. The crisscrossing twenty-five streets divide the city into east and west, with a total of one hundred and eight alleys.

The entire area is more than three times that of Chang’an City in the early Han Dynasty!
However, the area occupied by the royal palace is ten times smaller than the previous Weiyang, Changle and other palaces combined.

Obviously, the functions and utility of Chang’an New City today have undergone a qualitative change compared to the pre-Han Chang’an City.

The Chang’an City of the early Han Dynasty focused on highlighting the royal majesty.

The current Chang’an New City focuses on stabilizing people’s lives.

Zhuge Liang and others entered the city from the westernmost Jinguan Gate.

Entering from here, you can quickly reach the West Market of Chang’an.

Yang Xiu was riding a tall horse. Seeing that the two kings were still immersed in the shock of Chang’an City, he immediately wanted to tease them.

“Do you two know how huge the West Market is now?”

Yonghua and Biebie shook their heads in confusion.

The moment they saw the new city of Chang’an, their world collapsed.

What ruler? What king?
He was not as comfortable as any other Han citizen living in Chang’an!
Compared with Chang’an, it is no exaggeration to describe their lifestyle as “eating raw meat and drinking blood”!
Now their expressions were completely dull, and they just shook their heads stupidly in response to Yang Xiu’s questions.

Yang Xiu rolled up his whip and told the situation in the West Market in detail.

“Today, the West Market covers an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres, with more than 220 industries and more than 40,000 fixed shops. It is known as the “Golden Market”!”

“The commercial taxes here alone are probably equivalent to the annual tax revenue of an ordinary county!”

Having said this, Yang Xiu smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.

“If I had known this, I would have beaten my father to death last year to force him to buy a low-ranking official position and get a share of the commercial taxes! Damn it… What’s so good about being a high-ranking official? How much salary is there per month? Humph!”

Sima Yi looked at Yang Xiu silently, and decided to tell Yang Biao about this when he returned, and let Yang Biao give Yang Xiu a good beating…

But after hearing this, Yonghua and Bie Mi just said “Oh” faintly.

This calm statement did not mean that the two were not shocked by the incident.

Rather, today’s shocks are too many…

Even if the entire Chang’an City flew up the next moment, or the legendary Western Buddha appeared and saluted the Emperor of Han, they would not be surprised at all.

The strength of the Han people has surpassed the dimension.

Instead of resisting, it is better to willingly stretch out your limbs, expose your belly, and try to be gentle…

Everyone has arrived at West City.

“Hey! Isn’t this Minister Yang? And Minister Sima? Oh? Minister Pang is here too! This is…”

A chubby wealthy businessman came in front of the crowd.

After taking a closer look at Zhuge Liang’s face, he was immediately shocked: “Minister Zhuge is back? I am sorry for not welcoming you in person! I am sorry for not welcoming you in person!”

“You are……”

Even though Zhuge Liang had a good memory, he still found it difficult to remember the other person’s name.

“Minister Zhuge! It’s me! Grand Master of Imperial Palace! Lou Gui!”

Lou Gui?

In Zhuge Liang’s impression, shouldn’t that be a skinny old man?
The person in front of me is probably more than three times as powerful as the one before! You tell me he is Lou Gui?
Zhuge Liang, who shocked the world, was shocked by Lou Gui for the first time…

“hey-hey.”

Lou Gui laughed twice awkwardly, then put his hands on his belt and tried to lift it up, pulling his protruding belly back in.

Yang Xiu was not polite at all, and looked at Lou Gui with jealous eyes: “Kong Ming, ignore him!”

“Ever since the emperor handed over the brick-making business to him, this guy has been making a fortune every day!”

“When Chang’an New City is built, this guy will be able to count money even when he’s lying down!”

“Damn it! If I could have taken out so much gold, I would be the one lying down counting the money now!”

Sima Yi looked at Yang Xiu helplessly and said, “That’s enough! Yang Xiu, do you need money? If this gets to the emperor’s ears, I will definitely punish you again!”

Seeing that Yang Xiu was restrained by Sima Yi, Lou Gui also stepped forward to personally lead the horses for the others and said, “I didn’t know that Minister Zhuge would return today and didn’t prepare any gifts… How about this, you all take a rest in the West Market before leaving, and I will pay for all the expenses, how about that?”

Yang Xiu’s eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Lou Gui’s beard: “Okay! You said it! Then I won’t be polite!”

“Extremely happy!”

At this moment, Beimi’s expression suddenly changed. After looking at Zhuge Liang and others, he immediately ran to the corner and untied his belt…

“Wait a minute!”

The despicable behavior shocked Lou Gui!
Lou Gui stepped forward and helped Beimie up: “Nowadays, urinating and defecating freely in Chang’an City is not allowed!”

“There are public toilets available in every market town. We hope our guests will go there!”

Bimie looked dazed at the moment, and obviously didn’t understand what Lou Gui was saying. Pang Tong stepped forward at the right time and explained to Lou Gui: “This is the ruler of the Pyu Kingdom, not from the Central Plains, so he doesn’t understand some things… so please take him there in person.”

Lord of Piao Kingdom! ! !

This country bumpkin guy is actually the ruler of a country!
Lou Gui’s expression suddenly changed. He then personally led Bie to a nearby public toilet and began to ask indirect questions: “Are there any specialties in Pyu? Is it really connected to Daxia and Daqin? Is there anything you need, my Lord?”

“…”

The West Market in Chang’an New City is very different from the original West Market.

The road is wide, and the floor is paved with blue bricks, without a trace of dust.

The shops along the street are all buildings of uniform form that were built during the construction. They are pleasing to the eye and no longer as messy as the old West Market.

“The Han Dynasty is now truly prosperous!”

Zhuge Liang looked at the now prosperous West Market and thought about the hardships he had experienced in Nanzhong. It seemed like a lifetime ago.

“Kong Ming, don’t look at these! I’ll take you to a good place!”

Yang Xiu smiled mysteriously, and then led Zhuge Liang to a magnificent restaurant.

“This is the Zhen family’s property! Every time His Majesty cooks up some delicious food in the palace, this place will sell it to the public immediately!”

“In addition, there is…”

Zhuge Liang quickly understood where the smile on Yang Xiu’s lips came from.

Surprisingly, all the waiters inside were Bodhisattvas!
“Daxia people!”

Yong Hua, the King of Shan State, looked at these Bodhisattva barbarians in surprise!
“They, they…”

This is a Daxia person!

The people of Daxia actually have a very high status in the south!

If any Daxia people appear in Shan or Pyu, even their kings will receive them with courtesy and treat them as honored guests!
but!

but!

The Daxia people, who were treated as honored guests by them, were actually just slaves serving as guests in the Han Dynasty!

Because Daxia is the birthplace of Buddhism, Yonghua always has a special filter for Daxia.

But when he saw these Daxia people, or the “Bodhisattva Barbarians” as the Han people called them, the last line of defense in Yonghua’s heart collapsed!!!

After a while, Bie Bei also came out of the public toilet and came to the table.

As soon as he saw Yong Hua, Bie couldn’t help but exclaimed: “I can’t believe it! The building that looked like a palace and a pagoda temple is actually a toilet! My God…”

However, at this time, Bie Mie had already seen Bodhisattva Man who was serving everyone, and his amazement suddenly became like a thorn in his throat, and he could not speak.

In the Han Dynasty, no matter what happened, they didn’t need to be surprised…

After that, the delicious dishes on the table made the two of them almost swallow their tongues!

The two of them unexpectedly formed the same idea in their minds at the same time –

“Fuck the king! I quit!”

I would rather be a commoner in Chang’an than be a ruler in a place like Annan, which is a thousand times better! Ten thousand times better!
After the banquet, Zhuge Liang brought the two kings, who had already lost their souls, into the palace to meet the emperor.

The current imperial palace of the Han Dynasty is just like the new city of Chang’an. It is well-organized and separates areas with different functions.

The imperial palace faces south and is located in the north of Chang’an.

Today’s Han Imperial Palace is divided into the Imperial City and the Palace City.

In the imperial city, there are office buildings of the three provinces, six ministries, nine departments and five supervision offices, as well as sacrificial sites such as the Taimiao and the Dashe.

The palace city, separated from the imperial city by a wall, is where the emperor lives today.

“The emperor is already waiting in the Xuanshi Hall in the middle.”

Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rites had already been arranging various matters here.

“The emperor likes the old, so the name of this palace is still Weiyang Palace, and the palace in the middle is still called Xuanshi Hall, and the layout is no different from before…”

The officials’ chattering made Yonghua and Biemei’s already dead hearts become nervous again.

Entering the palace from Chengtian Gate, Yonghua and Biemei were once again shocked by the solemnity and magnificence of the Han palace. They could not help but lower their heads, not daring to look directly at the palace maids on their left and right and the surrounding buildings.

The road was not long, but with every step, Yonghua and Bie Mi felt like they were walking on thin ice and felt extremely oppressed!
Even before meeting the legendary Han emperor, just seeing the palace where he lived, Yonghua and Bie Mi felt a sense of inferiority from the bottom of their hearts.

This feeling of inferiority accompanied them all the way to the Xuanshi Hall and then slowly dissipated.

Because they suddenly realized that

Now they are no longer enemies of the Han Dynasty, but its subjects!
Isn’t it better for them if the big man father is more powerful?
If that’s the case, then why should we be so nervous?
Especially Yonghua.

When he thought about his ancestors who had been summoned by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and bestowed with the “Seal of the Grand Commandant of the Han Dynasty”, he could not help but hold his head high and feel proud of his ancestors’ choice!

Although Zhuge Liang did not have so many scenes in his mind, he was still overwhelmed by the feeling of “the closer he is to home, the more timid he feels”.

“call……”

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and finally walked slowly into the palace.

“Your servant Zhuge Liang pays homage to the Emperor of Han!!”

(End of this chapter)