In the cold spring and winter, the cold wind is biting, and the dry and hard permafrost after the snow is frozen into lumps, making the carriage bumpy when driving.

The air is filled with the aroma of food blown from every household.

Lanterns are hung in front of every house, some are big or small, with different patterns and shapes. The lights are bright or dark, far or near. Looking from a distance, they look like lights hanging on the horizon, lit one by one.

, very beautiful.

There are many pedestrians on both sides of the road. Many of them are holding lanterns and walking in the cold spring breeze. Most of the pedestrians on the road have festive smiles on their faces. Regardless of whether they recognize each other, they often say hello in good faith when they meet.

Say 'Happy New Year, and auspicious New Year.'

The fire of thirty, the lanterns of fifteen, spring is in full swing. These countless lights are the beginning of a prosperous year. It is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is not yet the fifteenth. Ordinarily, it should not be like this, but this is the Western Region,

The major cities in the Western Regions do not have a strict curfew system, but this is only for the people of the Western Regions. For foreigners, especially the large number of Han people, except for the New Year's Eve and the New Year's Day,

In addition to being extra merciful, at other times, as soon as it gets dark, you are not allowed to leave your house without a letter from the government.

Therefore, the Han people living in the Western Regions followed the local customs and changed the day of Lantern Festival to the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Half a month ago, the weather got slightly warmer. By the moat where the ice had just melted, the river was flowing gurglingly. Countless lanterns were floating on the water, swaying slightly, with different shapes, some becoming lotuses, some peonies, competing for beauty.

Very beautiful.

The reflection of the lamps is reflected in the river. Each lamp's shadow, above and below the water, reflects each other, just like the stars falling into the water, which is incomparably gorgeous.

This is a widely spread Lantern Festival in the Han Dynasty of the Central Plains.

Legend has it that every year at the beginning of the Lantern Festival and the beginning of spring, the ladies who are waiting to be married will write their wishes on paper, then put them in special lanterns, and let them flow down the river.

If you pick it up, you will find a destined person. The legendary lantern god will bless the young master and young lady who are connected by the lamp to have a happy marriage for a hundred years.

Anshu is the largest country in the Western Regions, with a radius of thousands of miles and over a hundred cities. Its capital, Suye City, is the largest city in the Western Regions, with a population of more than 500,000.

Suye City has a very close relationship with the Jin Dynasty. At the end of the Chu Dynasty, the Emperor of Chu personally conquered the Western Regions and led an army of 300,000 to attack the Western Regions. They were unstoppable along the way and finally captured Suye City. However, this was very short-lived and was accompanied by domestic turmoil and rebellion.

Over time, the great empire of the Chu Dynasty disappeared in the long flow of history. The 20,000 Chu troops who stayed in Suye City were finally defeated after holding on for five years.

After decades of struggle among princes for hegemony, the Jin Dynasty was established, and everything was in ruins.

The Jin Dynasty went through two generations of emperors, Taizu and Taizong, and worked hard for more than fifty years. By the time of Mu Zong, the national power reached its peak. At that time, strong men emerged in large numbers. In the grasslands to the north of the Western Regions, the Turks were strong. They conquered the entire Western Regions with force and invaded.

On the right side of Longlong, Mu Zong led an army of 200,000, and he personally conquered the Turks, and then entered the Western Regions. All the countries in the Western Regions surrendered and respected Mu Zong as the Holy Khan. The Jin Dynasty at that time was so majestic.

At that time, there was no Anshu State, and Suye City belonged to the Bi State. The Turks invaded the Western Regions, and the Bi State was their primary accomplice. Therefore, after defeating the Turks, the Bi State was eliminated, and Mu Zong expanded the size of Suye City.

, modeled on the central capital Fengjing, a large-scale new city was built, and the Anxi Protectorate was established here, with 30,000 troops stationed for a long time to maintain the peace of the Western Regions and the majesty and interests of the Jin Dynasty.

The Jin Dynasty's military presence in the Western Regions lasted for nearly a hundred years after Mu Zong. However, after the middle period of the Jin Dynasty, the emperor was fatuous, treacherous ministers were in power, and domestic civil strife continued. The Jin Dynasty's national power declined rapidly, and Longyou Road was once occupied by Tubo.

, As a result, Suye City lost its connection with the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains. At this time, the Dashi Empire began to grow strong, and the Western Regions were instigated by it and began to hate the Han people.

During the reign of Xuanzong, the Jin Dynasty experienced a brief period of resurgence. It suppressed domestic rebellions, defeated Tubo, and recaptured the Thirteen Prefectures of Longyou. At the same time, the Dashi Empire sent troops to the Western Regions, and Anxi was in a hurry. Xuanzong weighed it again and again, and finally

Decided to abandon the Western Region. From then on, Suye City and even the entire Western Region were completely separated from the Jin Dynasty.

Decades later, under Wu Zong, the Jin Dynasty was once again strong and powerful. Tubo was defeated and almost subjugated. The Jin Dynasty's army was directed towards the Western Regions. However, things did not go as planned. Wu Zong died suddenly and suddenly, and all dreams were shattered.

Today, there are about 500,000 Han people in the entire Western Region, of which there are more than 100,000 Han people in Suye City. The status and living environment of the Han people here are relatively better than in other countries in the Western Region. This is because An

The founding monarch mentioned above was just a lowly slave who served in the Jin Dynasty army and relied on his own ability to gain the appreciation of Mu Zong. After the Jin Dynasty army defeated the Turks and occupied the Western Regions, Mu Zong did not use force to stabilize the Western Regions.

Instead of occupying the country, it supported several countries that were friendly to the Jin Dynasty. This is the origin of the founding of Anshu.

The founding monarch of Anshu was grateful for this and swore allegiance to the Jin Dynasty. Although with the passage of time, the national power of the Jin Dynasty declined and the overall situation of the world changed dramatically, the later monarchs of Anshu abandoned the Jin Dynasty for their own interests, but they were more or less

I still have some memories of my ancestors and have not completely forgotten the kindness of the Jin Dynasty to me, so I take good care of the Han people living in Anshu. Compared with other countries in the Western Regions, the Han people in Anshu can still live well.

Wangfeng Tower.

This is a tavern run by Han people. It has a history of more than 200 years and is extremely famous in Suye City. Especially the tavern's ancestral Spring Breeze Drunk Dreamland is famous for its strong and intoxicating nature. However, the output is very small, and ordinary people

It's not easy to drink.

The third floor, the highest floor of the restaurant, is a spacious place with only four people sitting there. At the door upstairs, several sturdy men are guarding there. This third floor is obviously reserved by a nobleman, and it needs to be reserved in Wangfeng Tower.

Going down a whole level, very few people can do it, and it has nothing to do with money.

Zhan Bai was holding a cup and sitting by the window, squinting and looking at the hurried pedestrians downstairs and the lively streets.

"Such a lively scene is rarely seen in our Western Regions except for Han people."

A thin middle-aged man sitting next to Zhan Bai also looked at the scene outside, maybe he was touched, and said softly.

Zhan Bai smiled, turned around, and said quietly: "There are many businessmen in the Western Regions, but businessmen value profits rather than love."

"If businessmen are in power, it will only be a mess. In this way, the Western Region will never be able to become stronger."

The middle-aged man sighed and looked outside again, his memory returning to more than twenty years ago.

This man's name is Du Zhongbo. He is in his forties this year. He is an authentic Anshu native of the Western Regions. His grandfather and father yearned for Han culture very much, but they never had the opportunity to go to the Jin Dynasty. After two generations of hard work,

The family prospered and became a famous rich man in Anshu and even the entire Western Region, so he placed his former dreams on his descendants. Therefore, when Du Zhongbo just came of age, his grandfather sent him to live in Fengjing of the Jin Dynasty.
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