The next day, they went to visit the city's attractions before the wedding started.

The first stop was the Museum of the Nanyue King.

Wait! Ying Zheng stood up: King of Nanyue?

When did a king emerge in Lingnan? Was it from the later dynasties?

"Who is this King of Nanyue? I never thought there was such an ancient dynasty in Lingnan~~" Chen Xue sighed, "I always thought such dynasties were usually in the north~~ Who in ancient times would come to a place of exile like us?"

"Zhao Tuo, the King of Nanyue, is said to be a general of Qin Shi Huang." Zhou Jinyu said as he visited.

"Zhao Tuo!!" Ying Zheng glanced at Meng Tian, ​​and Meng Tian immediately led people to control Zhao Tuo.

"At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Tuo killed the officials of the Qin Dynasty's Nanhai County, raised an army to annex Guilin County and Xiang County, and established the Nanyue Kingdom." Zhou Jinyu said while looking at the cultural relics.

Ying Zheng said indifferently: "I didn't know that Zhao Tuo had such a talent for building a country. Isn't it a waste of talent for him to be just a general?"

Li Si, who was standing by, was sweating profusely.

On the other side, Zhao Tuo, who was drinking and watching the sky with other comrades in the army, instantly dropped the wine glass in his hand when he heard what Zhou Jinyu said.

He ran out of the military camp in one quick step.

The incident happened so suddenly that no one stopped him.

Zhao Tuo felt bitter in his heart: It’s all over! I have to flee for my life this time!

This King of Nanyue has no chance to do it~~

Ahhh! You, the people of the future generations, will soon lose the burial objects in my mausoleum!

Liu Bang picked up the cake and ate it, feeling happy. Zhao Tuo had betrayed the First Emperor, but he accepted his surrender and became a vassal state of the Han Dynasty.

Hehe, does this mean that he is a more remarkable emperor than the First Emperor?

Liu Che snorted. Emperor Gaozu was simply too kind to the King of Nanyue by allowing him to declare himself king!

There can only be one emperor on the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Nanyue is also the territory of our Han Dynasty!

Other dynasties: Sure enough, even in a remote place like Lingnan, it did not prevent future generations from digging up graves...

Is it necessary to have one museum in every place?

What if there are no local tombs for them to dig? After all, only the King of Nanyue is interested in Lingnan. Look at which unified dynasty in history had its capital in Lingnan?

That's where the prisoners were exiled.

After viewing the cultural relics of the King of Nanyue, the two went to see the ruins of the royal palace.

"In fact, except for archaeologists, most people can't understand it." Chen Xue said.

"It's mainly because it's too professional. To ordinary people it's just a shabby piece of land, but archaeologists can see a lot of things." Zhou Jinyu admires the scholars who are uncovering history layer by layer in the soil.

Ying Zheng sneered: "This broken piece of land is the palace built by Zhao Tuo?"

"Your Majesty, this is considered a royal palace in Lingnan," said Li Si.

"Did Zhao Tuo catch him?"

"Your Majesty, General Meng has already gone in person to hunt him down. We should have news soon."

Ying Zheng said nothing more.

After visiting the royal palace exhibition area, the two went to see the royal tomb exhibition area.

The various exquisite cultures opened their eyes.

"I didn't expect that the King of Nanyue is so rich~~" Chen Xue exclaimed in admiration as she looked at the golden seal.

"No matter how remote Lingnan is, he is still a king. A broken ship still has three thousand nails~~" The two chatted as they watched.

Emperors of various dynasties: ...

Well, we should have gotten used to the fact that even the graves of our ancestors are fenced off for visitors.

After visiting the Museum of the Nanyue King, the two went to visit the Chen Clan Academy.

Chen Clan Academy is one of the largest existing traditional Cantonese buildings. It is a well-preserved and beautifully decorated ancestral hall-style building.

"This ancestral hall has the same structure as the one in my hometown, both are traditional three-story style." Zhou Jinyu said, "But our ancestral hall does not have as long a history as this one."

"Oh my god, there is an ancestral hall in your village~~" Chen Xue was surprised.

"...It's good that every village has an ancestral hall. Otherwise, where can we go to worship our ancestors during festivals?" Zhou Jinyu said.

"But doesn't the worship take place in the cemetery?" Chen Xue asked.

"The graves of our relatives are on the grave hill, and the ancestral hall is where the ancestral tablets of the entire village are located. After our relatives' bones are collected, the master will perform a ritual to invite their spirits to return to the ancestral hall to receive offerings together in the future."

"Wow——" Chen Xue, who grew up in the city, has learned something new.

In the Qing Dynasty, the Chen clan, who jointly donated money to build the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, suddenly smiled and said: Look, this is our Chen family's ancestral hall!

Although it is no longer used as the Chen family's ancestral hall, it has been preserved to later generations, and people in later generations know about their Chen Family Ancestral Hall~~

For a time, all members of the Chen clan were filled with joy.

Some people have suggested that we erect a monument in the ancestral hall with the names of the donors engraved on it. Isn't this also another way of making the celebrities immortal?

When the elders heard this, they clapped their hands and cheered, and immediately ordered people to do it.

Upon hearing the news, other clan members rushed over and said that they could still contribute to the family ancestral hall, and only asked that their names be engraved on it.

When the clans with other surnames saw this, they thought, this won’t do. How can we lose to you?

Build! Our family's ancestral hall must also be built!

Build an ancestral hall bigger than the Chen Family Ancestral Hall, and then the Huang Family Ancestral Hall, Zhang Family Ancestral Hall, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, etc., pop up like mushrooms after rain, each one bigger than the last...

So much so that in the parallel world, when Guangzhou was being built a hundred years later:

Hey, we can’t move here! Ancient building!

There is no room for change, it is still an ancient building~~

This place cannot be touched, this area is full of ancient buildings preserved by various surnames...

Then a father took his child to the ancestral hall of his ancestors and said, "Go, buy a ticket and take a look inside. Tell your ancestors to bless you to get into a key university!"

Child: "Dad, there's a folk arts and crafts museum inside... I guess our ancestors moved away a long time ago..."

"...Don't worry about it. What if the ancestor just likes crowds and fun, right? Hurry up! I'll tell you when there are more people!"

"All right……"

When people from other big families in ancient times saw this, they exclaimed, "Ha!"

Apart from other things, is it possible to be without money? Is it possible to be without land?

Hurry up and call the best craftsmen to come over, not only to build the ancestral hall, but also to add pavilions, towers, gardens and flowers and trees around it!

Some people also sneered: It would be strange if it could be preserved to future generations after so many years.

Who knows, the next generation might ruin the family business~~

Don’t you even look at when the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall was built? It’s Qing!

The Qing Dynasty is the dynasty closest to later generations, and it is probably for this reason that it has been preserved intact.

Haven’t you seen that the palaces and residences of emperors and generals are even more luxurious and huge than ancestral halls?

Which one survived?

Those that have been preserved are basically from dynasties that are close to later generations!

Even the Forbidden City is a relic of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Who has seen the palaces before the Ming Dynasty?

Qin Shihuang's Xianyang Palace was burned down by Xiang Yu, the Han Imperial Palace was also destroyed, and even the Daming Palace of the prosperous Tang Dynasty was not preserved. This shows the power of time.

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