Chapter 79: General Pingwu
After this incident, the team became much more cautious.
However, there were no more accidents on the rest of the journey, and they arrived at the border town smoothly.
Pedestrians other than the team began to appear on the road.
These people were either carrying shoulder poles or driving cars. When they saw Ye Qiongying and her team, they quickly moved to the side of the road.
Going further, the road became wider and flatter. There was not much vibration when the carriage was driving on it. It was obvious that it was built and maintained by someone specially.
Ye Qiongying couldn't help but sigh as she rode on the horse.
This road is actually better than the road surface in the capital market.
Uncle Ye saw Ye Qiongying's expression from the carriage and knew what she was thinking. He smiled and explained:
"This road was built by your grandfather!"
"Ah?" Ye Qiongying didn't know this and became interested as soon as she heard it.
"When your grandfather was stationed at the border town, he saw that the place was really dilapidated, so he asked the emperor for instructions and began to make improvements.
This was the first route they took. The money allocated by the palace was not much, and after layers of "inventory", there was very little left, so the Ye family paid for it themselves.
The manpower was even simpler. The Ye family army trained during wartime and came to repair the road in their spare time. Later, the people in the city also joined in spontaneously.
Soon, the road was repaired.
Gradually, with the passing of merchants, although the border town was poor, it had some special products, such as the animal furs loved by the ladies in the capital and the gems traded with foreign merchants, all of which could be sold at good prices.
The border town began to develop.
Although it is not as prosperous as the capital and those grain and cloth producing areas, it is not poor either, which has greatly improved the daily life of the people here.
If your grandfather had not been worried about arousing the suspicion of the royal family at that time, the people would have erected a statue of him here.
Although the statue has not been erected, many people in the border town have privately set up tablets for him in their homes and worship him every day."
When Ye Qiongying heard this, she couldn't help but respect her elders even more.
Originally, I only knew that our fathers were good at fighting and defended a lot of territory for the Great Qi. Now I know that they have so many achievements that have not been publicized.
Going further, you will see a huge stone tablet standing on the side of the road with the words "Pingwu" inscribed on it.
This is not only the name of the border town, but also the title of the ancestor of the Ye family.
The official name of the border town is Pingwu City. It was here that the ancestor of the Ye family won his first world-famous victory, so he was personally named General Pingwu by His Majesty.
Afterwards, Pingwu City almost became the Ye family’s base camp.
During the prosperous period of the Ye family, there were many disciples and the family was full of talented people.
Among the military officers, there are not only several great generals, but also the first female general in ancient times.
Among the civil officials, there are also members of the Ye family. They have produced three generations of prime ministers, who are far stronger than the current Du Ming.
But later on, the Ye family deliberately kept a low profile, and their offspring became increasingly scarce. By the time it came to Ye Qiongying's father's generation, only he and Madam Hua were left.
Ye Qiongying does have several brothers, and they have a deep relationship and grew up together.
However, she didn't expect that Dongchen's attack would cause her to lose her father and brother, and even her mother couldn't bear the blow and left her.
As soon as Ye Qiongying saw the two words on the stone tablet, her eyes lit up.
The pen tip is very sharp, the momentum is great, and the writing power is strong. Just by looking at it, you can feel the edge like a sword coming towards you.
From the handwriting, one can imagine the author's high-spirited and energetic appearance at that time.
Ye Qiongying looked up at the two big characters, then turned to Uncle Ye and said:
"Is this written by my grandfather? I have seen the handwriting left by my grandfather in his study, and the handwriting is exactly the same."
"Yes," Uncle Ye smiled and stroked his beard, "This was the day when the road was completed. The people moved here. The people petitioned and asked the old man to write this word. It has been standing here for decades and it is still intact. Even if an enemy country invades, they will not touch this monument. It is a way of paying respect to a famous general."
"Grandfather... he is really amazing." Ye Qiongying looked at the huge stone tablet and kicked the horse's belly. "Let's go. Let's keep going."
"Hahaha, yes, keep going, there are more surprises for you!"
The carriage behind also passed by the stone tablet.
Seeing the words "Pingwu" above, the master and servant in the car both looked up intently.
"This Ye family..." Di Yu'an looked at the words and suddenly thought of something, "The news of their death three years ago..."
Eunuch Liang said quickly:
"Your Majesty happened to be ill at the time, and you forced yourself to send people to the border town, but the news they brought back was nothing strange."
Di Yuan tapped his legs lightly with his fingers a few times, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Eunuch Liang took out a celadon medicine bottle from his bosom, poured out two snow-white pills, and handed them to Emperor Yu'an:
"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine. Although you haven't had any symptoms these days with Miss Ye, you still have to take the health-preserving medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, so that you can get better quickly."
Di Yu'an looked at the two pills with annoyance.
The meatballs are not big and the color is very beautiful, without any impurities. There is a hint of fresh floral scent in the air, which is not unpleasant.
But after all, it is medicine, and Di Yuan is very disgusted with it.
He took the pill and put it directly into his mouth. He felt the faint bitter taste spreading from his mouth to his throat, and he couldn't help coughing.
He kind of missed Ye Qiongying's sugar balls...
"Uncle Ye, was this city tower also built under the supervision of my grandfather?" Ye Qiongying looked at the city wall in front of him in surprise while riding on his horse.
It would be fine if the road was wider and flatter than that in the capital, but now even the city wall is more majestic and spectacular than that in the capital, stretching for several feet and almost surrounding the city.
There is a watchtower on the high wall specially prepared for the soldiers on duty. The thick walls made of red bricks give a sense of security at first glance, and people can't help but marvel at the defensive strength of Pingwu City.
“A few years after the tragedy, the old man led people to build the first version. After the road was built, he simply rebuilt the tower in one go.
Finally, we went to your father's area, and he also contributed money and effort to reinforce the tower, and finally it became the finished product in front of you."
No wonder people say that Pingwu City is almost the territory of the Ye family.
The road has brought new vitality to Pingwu City, and the city wall has brought a sense of security to the city.
And all of these were brought by the Ye family.
There was already a queue in front, and everyone was checked by the guards at the city gate before entering the city.
Ye Qiongying also got off the horse, led the horse and walked beside the carriage, then lined up at the back of the team.
The team behind naturally followed.
The shackles on Du Ming were covered by the soldiers' clothes, making them less conspicuous.
But from the momentum of the soldiers around him and his listless appearance in prison uniform, others could guess a general idea.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the team ahead.