It can be seen that when mentioning the old things that happened in Kaifeng City in history, Ling Xuan seemed to be in the scene, and his tone was full of emotion.

However, although Ling Xuan said so emotionally, we were not satisfied with his only explanation.

Although he was scolded by Ling Xuan just now, Shen Lang has always been shameless and shameless. After Ling Xuan finished speaking, he immediately raised his own question with a smile.

"No, Master, Kaifeng has been here for thousands of years. Since it was designated as the capital because of its geographical location, now that Kaifeng City is still here, why do you say that it has declined?"

While Shen Lang asked questions, he was actually ready to be scolded again. However, to his surprise, Ling Xuan did not scold him again after hearing his words, but instead gave him a hint of praise in his eyes.

"Yes, although you are not patient, at least you have found the focus of the matter."

Looking at Shen Lang's at a loss, Ling Xuan continued to explain patiently like a teacher.

"Actually, if you listen carefully to what I said just now, you should notice that I specifically mentioned that in the Canal Age, the history of each dynasty and dynasty chose Kaifeng as the capital. The focus of this sentence is not on Kaifeng, but on the canal."

"In ancient times, due to the lack of technological means by the ancients, although everyone knew that the Yellow River was dangerous, there was no way. People could only rely on the canal as a way of transportation. It was precisely for this reason that the Sui Dynasty repaired the canal and Kaifeng was an extremely important hub in the Grand Canal."

"It is in this case that Kaifeng, which is adjacent to the Yellow River, has become the preferred capital of many dynasties. It can be said that it is precisely because of Kaifeng's unique geographical location that all dynasties have regarded this place as its capital and have the reputation of the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties."

Speaking of this, Ling Xuan's tone suddenly changed, and his mouth was filled with emotion.

"But it is obvious that we are no longer in the canal era. As the saying goes, success or failure is Xiao He. As you can see, Kaifeng is indeed far from what he used to be the capital of the country. The real reason why Kaifeng fell to this point is precisely because of this geographical location!"

To my surprise, Ling Xuan did not make any mistakes this time. After seeing the puzzled expression on our faces, he seriously explained these seemingly contradictory words.

"Although Kaifeng seems to be convenient to the waterway, it is actually extremely dangerous. Because the Yellow River Basin nearby is small and the water flows slowly, there is mud and sand all the time. The riverbed continues to rise with time, and the built river embankment continues to rise year after year."

"Although nothing seems to have happened, this cycle will always be broken one day. As long as this cycle is broken, it will bring about a tragedy."

"Although too ancient records have been lost, the Yellow River broke in Kaifeng more than 300 times from the Southern Song Dynasty to the time of liberation. The river channel has undergone seven major changes. Kaifeng City even experienced 15 floods, four of which can be called a catastrophe."

When everyone heard Ling Xuan say these horrifying numbers, everyone's faces were shocked.

Water and fire are ruthless.

Although I have never experienced such a tragic situation in person, these numbers invisibly remind us that the seemingly gentle Yellow River is not the calm on the surface, but I don’t know how many people were buried in it when the dam broke through the past?

Seeing the shocked expression on our faces, Ling Xuan nodded to us, signaling that we had heard nothing wrong, and then continued to say.

"More than a hundred years ago, the north-south Beijing-Han Railway began to be built. According to the original plan, the railway should have passed through Kaifeng and then crossed the east-west Longhai Railway in Kaifeng. However, because of the existence of the Yellow River, this plan was opposed, and Kaifeng's fate was rewritten since then."

"After Zhang Zhidong's decision, the Jinghan Railway finally gave up Kaifeng in order to avoid danger and changed to passing through Zhengzhou. Kaifeng missed the opportunity to become the heart hub of China again."

After hearing this, I recovered from the shock I had just now and asked Ling Xuan another question.

"Even if Kaifeng has not become the heart hub of China's transportation, it should not be forgotten because of this. Although the railway cannot pass from here, can't some changes be made in Kaifeng City?"

"Han Chuan, you mentioned another question."

Ling Xuan shook his head. It was obvious that there were other stories in it.

"As you said, although Kaifeng missed the Jinghan Railway, now, with the increasing development of technology, people have indeed thought about repairing Kaifeng. Before the renovation, archaeologists came here for on-site surveys. The final survey results show that there is actually another world underground in Kaifeng City."

When talking about this, Ling Xuan, who had always been calm, couldn't help but breathe a long sigh, as if what he said next was even more sensational.

My expectations were indeed correct. After hearing Ling Xuan's subsequent explanation, everyone's expression that had just recovered from the shock was obviously frightened again.

"The survey results show that the ruins of Daliang City, Wei State, during the Warring States Period, were under the city of Kaifeng, twelve to fourteen meters from the surface, while the Bianzhou City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was also located under the city of Kaifeng, ten to twelve meters from the surface."

"In addition to the Warring States Period and Sui and Tang Dynasties, the former site of Bianliang City during the Northern Song Dynasty was eight to ten meters above the surface, the former site of the capital during the Yuan Dynasty was less than seven meters above the surface, Kaifeng Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty was only five to six meters above the surface, and Kaifeng City in the Qing Dynasty was even only three to four meters above the surface!"

As Ling Xuan finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar.

Shen Lang couldn't believe what Ling Xuan said. After Ling Xuan finished speaking, he suddenly stood up from his seat, and asked incoherently while pointing his fingers to the ground with a complicated expression.

"What!? What!? Master, what you meant in your words just now is that we are standing on these past capitals?"

Ling Xuan nodded. Although the expression on his face was also a bit complicated, the tone in his mouth was extremely certain.

"That's right, these ancient cities for more than two thousand years are now silent after another under the Kaifeng city where we live. Therefore, for the reasons of protecting history, Kaifeng City still cannot carry out any construction underground, which is also a reason why it gradually declines."
Chapter completed!