Chapter 62: The country was unified, named Han, and orthodoxy was reestablished!
Yandu has a long history and is simple and solemn.

It has gone through many changes, but it still stands firm.

The city wall is extremely solid and tall, even more exaggerated than the Shangjing City in the north.

It is so high that it seems to have no end, covering half of the sky and making people feel daunted.

However, the inner city of Shangjing has gone through many changes, and the bricks and stones are full of traces of time.

Compared with it, Yandu seems younger.

The streets in the city are spacious and clean, but the road surface is not paved with bluestone slabs.

It was a new type of building material, concrete and asphalt, which were much stronger than bluestone.

However, in the courtyards of every household and the royal palace, people still like to use bluestone slabs to pave the roads.

But this is normal.

After all, the roads in the city have to withstand a lot of pressure. If bluestone slabs are still used, they simply won't be able to withstand it and will have to be repaired every two or three days.

But there is generally no such requirement in the courtyard, so you can arrange it according to your own preferences.

The shops on both sides of the street are extremely busy, filled with merchants from all over the mainland.

There are even people from the west side of the desert.

If we say that in the past, the concept of magic was only known by a few people,
But now everyone is used to it.

There is no difference between magic and martial arts, and the great wizards over there seem to be able to master extremely powerful powers.

But no one has reached the level of grandmaster yet.

There were four so-called grand masters back then, but as the intensity of the war intensified, all four grand masters fell back to the ninth rank.

However, according to some gossip, the deaths of the four great masters were all related to one person...

Li Chengqian, the last monarch of Qing Kingdom!
It is said that the Crown Prince could not wait any longer, so he colluded with Northern Qi to deceive the three great masters and asked them to kill Emperor Qing who was offering sacrifices to the sky at Mount Dadong.

Four grandmasters fought a decisive battle at Dadong Mountain. None of them won. All of them were seriously injured and their realms fell.

Li Chengqian fulfilled his promise and pledged allegiance to Northern Qi soon after he ascended the throne.

The three governors in the south realized the problem and did not succumb to Li Chengqian's lies. They decided to lead their troops into Beijing.

But the four governors-general in the north were deceived by Li Chengqian and helped him deal with the pressure from the three governors-general in the south.

Just when everyone thought that the Qing Kingdom was doomed, at this moment, the missing Fourth Prince suddenly showed up!

It turns out that he was not assassinated by the temple messenger that year. The person who actually attacked him was Li Chengqian!
After the truth was revealed, the eldest princess, in order to restore order, forcefully forced the four governors to pledge allegiance to the fourth prince.

When the three governors in the south heard about this, they originally planned to stay out of it, but in the end they were attracted by the personal charm of the fourth prince and chose to surrender.

At this point, the originally precarious Qing Kingdom once again burst out with strong cohesion!
In contrast, there was chaos in the court of Northern Qi.

The conflict between the young emperor and the empress dowager finally became irreconcilable, and the two tried their best to suppress each other's power.

This eventually led to the replacement of generals in the Northern Qi army.

Originally, Northern Qi could rely on its strong financial resources to hold on for a while, but it collapsed all of a sudden!
In just three months, the Fourth Prince pushed the battle line all the way to the northernmost part of the continent, that barren land covered with ice and snow!

It was also at this time that the Northern Barbarians chose to surrender and were incorporated into the Qing Army, becoming ace cavalry.

Afterwards, he led the Qing army, which integrated the Northern Qi army and the barbarians, to defeat the Dongyi city and brought all the islands in the sea under the rule of the Qing Kingdom.

But this was not the end. Just one year later, the Western Hu and South Vietnam completely disappeared into history.

The era of great unification has arrived!
From then on, the first country in history to unify the entire continent was born on this land!

The fourth prince no longer used "Qing" as the reign title, but changed it to "Han", calling it the "Great Han Empire"!
The capital is Yandu!
The people of Qi, Qing, Hu, Man, Yue, Dongyi... are collectively called "Han people"!
But the Han emperor did not stop.

In the following years, he began to rest with the people and vigorously developed the economy and trade.

In this process, technology has been advancing with each passing day. The steam engine is no longer a mystery to people.

Many railways were built in the Han Empire.

Trains driven by steam engines can take people to any corner of the continent in a very short time!
The story doesn’t end here. After decades of development, the internal combustion engine began to appear.

It is said that this thing has the potential to replace the steam engine. On the day of its release, the Han Emperor personally visited the scene.

Many businessmen decided to invest in internal combustion engines, and many ordinary people followed suit and bought related stocks.

Of course, the rapid development of technology is also due to the strong support of the Han Emperor in this regard.

Not only did he reform the imperial examination system to allow more people to concentrate on a particular skill, but he also established many awards.

Once there is a major breakthrough, researchers will not only receive a large bonus immediately, but also medals and titles, which is simply the best way to bring honor to the family!

However, compared with those dynasties in history, the titles of the Han Empire were more symbolic.

Now, even members of the royal family have to fend for themselves, let alone other lords.

When the Han Emperor was reforming the titles of nobility, he actually encountered a lot of resistance.

Fortunately, he overcame all objections, implemented reforms with an iron-blooded and tough approach, and solved subsequent problems.

Now, after decades of development, the Han Empire has long been integrated into one.

It is said that in the past two years, the Han Emperor was about to take action against the countries west of the desert.

After this news was released, many Western envoys came to surrender and submit to the Han Dynasty.

But there were also some who overestimated their own capabilities and wanted to challenge the Han Empire in order to increase their value in negotiations.

Yes, whether it is the people of the Han Empire or those in the west, they do not think there is anything wrong with the Han Empire unifying all parts of the world.

They even believed that sooner or later, the Han Empire would break free from the constraints of the continent, sail into the sea of ​​stars, and compete with alien civilizations!
"clang!"

"clang!"

"clang!"

Just as the drinkers were listening to the storyteller describing the dispute among the four great masters of Mount Dadong several decades ago, the palace bell suddenly rang, leaving them stunned.

The Han Empire had been peaceful for a long time, and several empresses dowagers had passed away long ago, so almost no one knew the meaning of the palace bell.

But the confusion in the eyes of the old drinker with gray beard disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by fear.

"This is...Death Knell!"

"The Han Emperor has passed away!"

This news was like a bolt from the blue!

Whether for the elderly decades ago or the new generation after the establishment of the Han Empire, the Han Emperor is simply their spiritual belief!

In their perception, the Han Emperor seemed to have always been there, silently watching and guiding the Han Empire towards a better direction.

Gradually, they all forgot one thing: the Han Emperor was a mortal after all, with a limited lifespan, and he would die sooner or later!

However, they were not worried that the Han Empire would be in turmoil because of this.

The Han Emperor had already arranged everything.

The eldest prince will inherit the throne.

After calming down, the people of Yandu began to spontaneously salute in the direction of the imperial palace to bid farewell to the Han emperor.

What they didn't know was that after the soul of Han Emperor Li Chengde left his body, a clear and pleasant voice suddenly rang in his ears.

[Ding! The current world has ended, and the host begins to return! ]

(End of this chapter)