Chapter 1023: Uncle Huang
After the hour, the north bank of Luoshui was brightly lit, and Hua An's henchmen led a group of men and horses to build a pontoon bridge.
The width of Luoshui is too far worse than the river, and it can't even be compared with Huaishui, so it is not a difficult thing to build a pontoon bridge, however, the pontoon bridge built this time is to meet the emperor Sima Dan, not for the army to urgently pass guò, for this reason, the standard is not generally high.
If you usually build a pontoon bridge, as long as it is almost on it, the bridge deck does not need to be too flat, the width of the pontoon bridge and the requirements for stability are not very high, and now it is to meet the emperor Sima Dan, the standard of building a pontoon bridge is naturally completely different, the pontoon bridge built at this time should not only be wide and flat, even on both sides of the pontoon bridge, but also install guardrails, guardrails every other distance, but also tie the colored flags to welcome the emperor Luan.
With such strict standards, it is naturally more difficult to implement than to build a military pontoon bridge, but Luoyang City has enough materials and manpower, so it is not a very difficult thing to build a high-specification pontoon bridge, as long as it costs enough money and time.
On the south bank of Luoshui, Emperor Luan drove and his entourage camped along Luoshui, however, for the sake of safety, the emperor's imperial tent was two miles away from the shore of Luoshui, surrounded by the tents of princes and nobles, and then outside was the camp tent of the soldiers of the Wuyi battalion, as for the thousands of troops under Wang Meng's command, they were stationed farther away, however, at this time, Luoyang City was already close at hand, so there was no longer a zài security problem, and Wang Meng's hanging heart was completely put down.
It was already very late, the emperor Sima Dan and most of the palace nobles were all resting, only a few people couldn't sleep, standing on the south bank of Luoshui, looking at the brightly lit Luoyang City. Of course, the team that is building the pontoon bridge is also the focus of their attention.
Since the emperor's imperial tent is two miles away from the south bank of Luoshui, for this reason, the noise caused by the construction of the pontoon bridge will not affect the emperor Sima Dan's rest too much, of course. The soldiers' tents, which are closer to the shore of Luoshui, have been greatly affected, but these soldiers are not as squeamish as the emperor is Sima, so the noise caused by the construction of the pontoon bridge will not disturb the rest of these soldiers.
Due to the limited width of Luoshui, for this reason, the main trunk of the pontoon bridge was quickly built to the south bank of Luoshui. After the main body is built, some of the people are fixing the position of the pontoon bridge to prevent the pontoon from being washed away by the current, another part of the people are laying good wooden planks, and some of the people are installing guardrails on both sides and are responsible for tying various flags.
After several hours of busyness, before the early morning of the second day, a high-specification pontoon bridge was built. The four improvised pontoon bridges on both sides have also been built, so to speak. It was Shun Lì who completed the task assigned by Hua'an.
Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Hua An got up early, and under the service of the palace maid, put on the court clothes.
"Newspaper, Your Majesty. The five pontoon bridges on Luoshui had been built half an hour ago. Seeing that Hua'an had already gotten up, a personal soldier ran over and reported.
Hua An nodded and said softly, "Hmm." The king knows, so hurry up and prepare the horses. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately went to prepare their horses.
After eating some food, Hua An rode his horse towards the south gate of Luoyang City, and soon arrived outside the city gate.
At this time, the officials of Luoyang City had basically arrived, and according to the size of their official positions, they were arranged in the corridors on both sides of the road to wait for the arrival of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the officials, big and small, are basically all here." As soon as Hua'an jumped off his horse, a confidant reported loudly.
Hua An nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Does this king need to cross the pontoon bridge and go to meet the emperor?" ”
"No, no, no, the king can greet him at the gate of the city, and his subordinates can lead a few officials across the pontoon bridge to greet him." A henchman's subordinate said.
Hua An nodded, and said with a straight face: "Okay, you go to greet the emperor immediately." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." The subordinate officials received the order and led a group of subordinates to run in the direction of the pontoon bridge.
On the south bank of Luoshui, Emperor Sima Dan had also gotten up, and many princes, nobles and ministers of the imperial court got up early, and on the shore of Luoshui, according to the level of official position and status, gathered together, ready to accompany Emperor Sima Dan, cross the pontoon bridge, and go in the direction of Luoyang City.
A large number of officials gathered together and began to chat.
"In just one night, a wide pontoon bridge appeared in Luoshui, which is really not simple!" An official said first.
"It's not difficult to build a pontoon bridge on top of Luoshui, but it's not easy to build a wide and sturdy pontoon bridge!" Another official shouted.
"This pontoon bridge is so wide, in the old man's opinion, it is enough for ten war horses to walk side by side." An elderly official said.
"Yes! The four pontoon bridges on both sides add up, and they are not as good as this one! I see that twelve horses can be parallel, and the most rare thing is that this pontoon bridge looks very flat and stable, and it is very safe to walk on it, which is the most important thing. Another official said.
"Yes! Oh, yes! Safety is the most important thing. All the officials sighed.
Obviously, all the officials were very satisfied with the pontoon bridge that suddenly appeared in front of them, and felt that it was not easy to build a pontoon bridge of such specifications in just one night.
Of course, the reason why such a pontoon bridge can be built in such a short time is inseparable from sufficient preparation in advance.
The officials under the command of Hua'an have long been fully prepared to meet the emperor Sima Dan, and the materials needed to build the pontoon bridge have long been prepared, in addition, the people and horses responsible for building the pontoon bridge are not ordinary people, but a special branch of the army that is specifically responsible for building the pontoon bridge, they usually train hard to build the pontoon bridge, for this reason, the speed of they build the pontoon bridge is very fast, and it is not comparable to ordinary people, otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to build such a high-standard pontoon bridge overnight.
"Your Majesty, the King of the North has sent his subordinates to greet him, and Luan can set off." A eunuch looked at Sima Dan and motioned for Sima Dan to board the Buyu.
Sima Dan was about to climb the foot, and when he looked up, he saw that yesterday was still a vast Luoshui. Today, there are five pontoon bridges, especially the one in the middle is the widest, and the two sides of the pontoon bridge are also covered with colorful flags, which looks quite spectacular.
These sudden appearance of pontoon bridges greatly aroused Sima Dan's curiosity. And let him decide to ask the truth.
"I remember clearly, there were no pontoon bridges here yesterday evening, why, after one night, there were five pontoon bridges here, were they built by the subordinates sent by the King of the North?" Sima Dan looked at the eunuch in front of him and asked.
The eunuch clenched his fists and said: "Back to the emperor, this is the king of the north in order to welcome the emperor, specially ordered his subordinates." The pontoon bridge built overnight, taking the pontoon bridge to cross the river, is much more comfortable than taking a boat, your Majesty, hurry up and board the foot! ”
Sima Dan nodded, and said with a straight face: "Okay, let's go, let's go immediately." After speaking, he was supported by two eunuchs. Ascended to the foot in front of me.
"Get on the road." The eunuch shouted, and Buyu was immediately lifted. And slowly walked towards the pontoon.
Seeing that Emperor Sima Dan's steps had already set off, all the officials followed behind according to the size of their official positions, of course, all the people who followed behind Sima Dan were all prominent people. and the men who served them, and most of the men could only pass from the four temporary pontoon bridges on either side.
The quality of the pontoon bridge is very good, and the emperor's foot walks on it, which is unusually stable. Because buoyancy has the effect of buffering, for this reason, Sima Dan feels that walking on the pontoon bridge is more comfortable than on the flat ground, and there is no feeling of bumps at all, and the sedan chair man who is responsible for carrying the foot also has the same feeling.
The princes, nobles and court ministers walking on the pontoon bridge also felt the solidity and calmness of the pontoon bridge, and for this reason, they all praised the pontoon bridge built overnight.
Soon, Sima Dan and his party arrived at the north bank of Luoshui, and continued to march north for several miles, when they met Hua'an and his party, who were gathering at the gate of the city, ready to meet the holy car.
Looking at the tall Luoyang City, as well as the neat corridors on both sides of the road outside the city gate, Emperor Sima Dan and his entourage all had a shocking feeling, the momentum and scale of Luoyang City were much larger than the Jiankang City in the south of the Yangtze River, and everyone suddenly woke up to the fact that this is the real imperial capital.
After the simple welcoming ceremony, Hua An led the emperor and his party into Luoyang City and went straight to the direction of the palace.
The road leading to the palace had long been controlled by the army under Hua'an, and some irrelevant civilians were all driven away, and only a small number of civilians were allowed to stay nearby and be responsible for bowing down to the emperor.
The prosperity of Luoyang City is not comparable to Jiankang City, not long after entering Luoyang City, Emperor Sima Dan was shocked by the luxurious streets of Luoyang City, and he kept asking the people around him to understand what he was seeing.
And the person who served Sima Dan next to him was naturally not a well-informed person, so he couldn't answer Sima Dan's question at all, which made Sima Dan extremely disappointed.
Soon, the team arrived at the imperial palace in Luoyang City, and the gate of the imperial palace slowly opened.
Emperor Sima Dan and many palace nobles and officials of the imperial court entered the palace under the guidance of Hua An.
The imperial palace in Luoyang City was completely repaired according to the appearance of the founding of the country, and for this reason, some old ministers in the court soon burst into tears.
After all, Luoyang City has only been captured by the Hu people for more than 40 years, and these old ministers are sixty or seventy years old, when they were young, they worked here, and now, more than 40 years have passed, they have finally returned to this familiar place, how can this not make them burst into tears?
Seeing many courtiers hiding their faces and crying, Emperor Sima Dan felt very strange, but he had no interest in these crying and crying old ministers, and Sima Dan, who had grown a lot of knowledge along the way, was interested in when he would be able to go to see the Yellow River not far north of Luoyang City.
"I heard that the Northern King is a generation older than me?" Sima Dan asked coldly.
Hua An was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, that's exactly the case." ”
"Oh, in that case, I should call you Uncle Huang." Sima Dan nodded and said.
"Wechen doesn't dare." Hua An said humbly.
Sima Dan smiled and said: "Uncle Huang is Uncle Huang, what dare not, from today on, King Bei will be my Uncle Huang." After speaking, he looked at the ministers beside him.
The ministers didn't expect that Sima Dan would suddenly say such a thing, and they were all a little at a loss for this, but they were all smart people, and when they saw that the emperor had already spoken, they stopped talking.
"Uncle Huang, I heard that the Yellow River is not far north of Luoyang City, I really want to go and see it tomorrow, can Uncle Huang accompany me?" Sima Dan looked at Hua An and asked softly.
Hua An nodded and said: "If the emperor wants to see the Yellow River, it is naturally possible, but the emperor has been working hard all the way north, so it is better to rest in the palace for a few more days, and you can see the Yellow River at any time." ”
Hearing this, Sima Dan nodded and said: "The Yellow River is farther away, tomorrow, I will go to the streets of Luoyang City to have a look, the streets of Luoyang City are much more prosperous than the streets of Jiankang City." ”
Obviously, on the way to the palace, Sima Dan was already fascinated by the streets of Luoyang City, and for this reason, he wanted to go to the streets for a stroll.
"Your Majesty, let's familiarize yourself with the environment of the palace first! The streets of Luoyang City are mixed, and I am afraid that it will not be conducive to the safety of the emperor. Huaan objected again.
Obviously, Hua'an didn't want Emperor Sima Dan to run around after entering Luoyang City, after all, it was in Hua'an's best interests to honestly encircle the emperor in the palace.
"I have a lot of personal guards, so I won't work for Uncle Huang." Sima Dan said.
It can be seen that Sima Dan is determined not to stay in the palace honestly, and wants to see the outside world.
"The emperor should take the society of the country as the priority, and should not act willfully, so as not to damage the society." Hua An objected again, and there was a slight hint of toughness in his words.
"Is the King of the North threatening the emperor?" A courtier questioned Hua An loudly.
Hua An glanced up, this person's name is He Zhong, he is the brother of the queen He Fani, and he can be regarded as a relative, but this relative does not have much real power, and only controls hundreds of emperor's personal guards.
"Don't dare, I'm just worried about the emperor's safety, after all, the emperor is a multiplier body, and Luoyang City is mixed with personnel, and the fine work of Yan and Daiguo is densely covered in Luoyang City, in case the emperor encounters an assassin from Yan or Daiguo on the street, and the dragon body is damaged, who can afford this responsibility." Hua An said coldly.
Obviously, Hua An's words were not only for He Zhong, but also for Sima Dan and the ministers of the imperial court.
When Sima Dan heard that there were murderous assassins in Luoyang City, he couldn't help but be a little afraid, and his desire to go to the streets of Luoyang City suddenly weakened a lot, but He Chong and the ministers heard another meaning, that is, if the emperor insisted on going to the streets of Luoyang City to play, then it was very likely that he would encounter assassins, and the emperor's safety could not be guaranteed. (To be continued......)