Chapter 73: If You Don't See the Magnificence of the Imperial Palace, How Can You Know the Dignity of the Emperor?

The fall of the imperial capital marked the official demise of this thousand-year-old empire.

After the general beheaded the Supreme Emperor's weapon along with the little emperor inside it, the soldiers who were still defending the imperial capital gave up resistance on the spot and surrendered collectively.

Even General Bud, who was firmly loyal to the royal family, was helpless. The little emperor was the only bloodline of the royal family. His death meant that the object of his family's thousand-year loyalty no longer existed.

The soldiers of the Longyan Army quickly crossed the long bridge over the canal and entered the city amid the cheers of the people of the imperial capital.

During the entire battle - no, it should be said that the imperial capital did not experience any battle at all. From beginning to end, the general only slashed with a sword and destroyed the empire's supreme imperial weapon. That was all.

Therefore, compared with the devastation after the war in the original book, it is well preserved.

Of course, taking advantage of the chaos just now, Lan Yingci has been active in the imperial capital.

Some nobles, wealthy businessmen and villains who have been on the list for a long time will never appear in front of the world again, and no one will go back to care about their whereabouts.

"So, Your Highness, what are you going to do next?"

As Ning Qingxuan followed the army into the city and stood in front of the ruins of the palace, she heard Najeshitan's question.

He turned around. Since the palace was located on a higher ground, he could overlook the entire imperial capital from here.

Even if you are far away from the city, you can still hear the cheers coming from that direction.

As far as the eye can see, a tall Huxia dragon flag is erected in almost every block.

"I don't need to worry about future matters. Yihong will stay here temporarily to deal with the aftermath and wait for the court to send the first official Grand Protector of Huiming Protectorate to take office."

"As for me?"

Looking up, I saw the bright sunshine piercing through the dark clouds, and Qingxuan's voice drifted away in the direction of the wind.

"Of course I will return to Chang'an and pay homage to the Emperor."

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After passing through the cross-border gate, Esdeath and others who returned to the mainland of Shenzhou with Ning Qingxuan immediately began to look around curiously.

The location is of course in the valley near Gewuyuan.

"It feels like there's no difference from where we are.

Marin looked around and didn't find any difference between this valley and her own world.

Ning Qingxuan in front looked back with a smile and said: "You can't see anything here, but when you see Chang'an, you won't think so."

When they heard the word Chang'an, everyone's eyes lit up slightly.

Previously, when they were in Qushui County, they also had a preliminary understanding of the Shenzhou Empire through the information given to them by Ning Qingxuan.

The supreme emperor ruled over tens of millions of square kilometers of land and governed hundreds of millions of subjects.

Compared to the empire that lasted for thousands of years, Shenzhou's history is not that long, but the civilization it belongs to has a long history that is several times longer than that of the empire.

This civilization, known as Zhuxia, took a completely different path from the corrupt Central Empire under the teachings of successive generations of its sages.

After a brief chat with Zhu Youxin who was waiting here, Ning Qingxuan got in the car without staying for long and left the valley.

In order to allow Esdeath and the others to have a better view of Chang'an, Ning Qingxuan deliberately did not return along the original route, but instead ordered the convoy to first go around the outer road to the south of Chang'an and then enter the city.

However, even before entering Chang'an City, what they saw and heard on the road was enough to overwhelm the people in the convoy behind the special car where Ning Qingxuan, the general, and the Son of God were.

The convoy was traveling on a flat road that seemed to stretch to the end of the horizon.

On both sides of the road is the Guanzhong Plain.

Although the Guanzhong Plain was devastated after the wars in the late Tang Dynasty, and the climate change made the environment increasingly harsh, so that later dynasties did not make their capitals here, the Guanzhong Plain has now been restored to its former appearance through the continuous governance and improvement of Daxia.

At first, the newly established Northern Yan had to establish its capital in Chang'an for security reasons, thus forcing the ancestors of the Ning family to govern Guanzhong.

But later, perhaps with the blessing of heaven and earth, after the establishment of Northern Yan, the climate of the entire world gradually improved. [Daxia also regained its vitality under the governance of ten generations of Northern Yan emperors.

When Daxia was born and science and technology flourished, emperors of all dynasties spared no effort to improve the environment in Guanzhong, which finally led to the current situation where Guanzhong is even more vibrant than during the Han and Tang dynasties.

Even near the Guanzhong Plain, the loess plateau that was full of gullies and yellow sand in Ning Qingxuan's previous life, and which took the country countless manpower and resources to manage, has become a lush and green continuous forest with a flourishing species and a large number of large beasts on this timeline.

On both sides of the road and on the vast plains, the thriving crops make people feel happy.

Every time the convoy advanced a certain distance, they would see a village that was only the most ordinary in Daxia, but in the eyes of Najeshitan and others, it was no less beautiful than a prosperous city.

When Najeshitan and others learned that these small towns that seemed extremely prosperous in their eyes were actually just ordinary villages in Shenzhou, even Hill, who was a natural fruit, showed his true colors.

Finally, gradually, the city of Chang'an came into view.

Ma Yin had leaned her entire body against the car window, almost blocking the view of the other people in the car with her.

At this time, the sun had risen high and the sky was blue and the clouds were light.

The city of Chang'an lies quietly on the land of Guanzhong, just as it has been for thousands of years.

The Xia people have never been fond of building overly tall buildings.

People believe that living in a place that is too high will make it difficult for people to get in touch with the earth's energy, and over time, various diseases will arise.

Therefore, even in modern times, in Shenzhou, you can hardly see skyscrapers with dozens or even hundreds of floors like those in Ning Qingxuan's previous life, towering into the sky.

In the eyes of the people of Shenzhou, such skyscrapers are not for people to live in.

Wouldn't people feel depressed and sick in them?

The result of this is that the major cities in Daxia are becoming more and more extensive.

Chang'an was the most prosperous area.

"Is that Chang'an?"

"The world's largest city, called 'Shenjing' by the people of this world."

"The center of the world.

Ma Yin, who was leaning against the car window, looked at the car with a dazed look in her eyes.

"...*."

Unlike Main who is concerned about Chang'an City, it is Jishitan.

She paid more attention to the north of Chang'an, where she could vaguely see the outline of the Suzaku Palace.

Even though she could only see an outline, Najeshitan was surprised to find that the Suzaku Palace was even more magnificent than she had imagined.

For some reason, Najeshitan thought of a poem she had accidentally seen while learning about various knowledge about Daxia these days.

A country with thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and nine layers of city gates.

Not seeing the magnificence of the Imperial Palace, nor the dignity of the Emperor.