Tang's dining table

Yun Chu was in a good mood when he returned to the city lord's mansion.

Using some rice in exchange for so much spermaceti, you can make many more valuable candles by just making a mold.

Wen Wenwen was still angry, so he wrote the second half of Yunchu's new poem "Human Realm" on a large piece of paper.

Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can leisurely see the Nanshan Mountain. The mountain air is getting better day by day and the birds are flying back and forth. There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten to explain it.

Seeing Yun Chu come in, he waved and said, "Come here and take a look at the half-que poem I wrote. How does it compare with your poem?"

Yun Chu recited it carefully, then thought about this poet from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, nodded and said, "How do you know that I think so? Did you eavesdrop on my sleep talk?"

Wen Wen shook his head and said: "Although I have no heart, I never thought of forgetting all the things I did here.

If I have done good things, I will admit it, and if I have done bad things, I will also admit it. However, I think from the bottom of my heart that we have done many evil things here. So, at this time, we cannot do it when we feel guilty. He recited such heartless words, and he recited them on the street.

I thought this was a taint of that sentiment.

Moreover, I also think you are a little complacent now. "

Yunchu didn't expect that a wrong poem would touch Wenwen so much. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that Wenwen was right.

Since leaving Chang'an's environment and Li Ji's control, I have indeed been careless in my thinking.

"Be careful. The matter is not over yet. What we have done has not yet been approved by the court. I really don't know how proud you are at this time. I don't need to tell you that a person who travels a hundred miles can only take half a mile."

"You were angry about this when you were beating and beating you just now?"

"What makes me even more angry is that when Gawain praised you, you didn't say that it was Tao Yuanming's poem. This is very cheap and will make Gawain look down on you in his heart."

Yun Chu was silent for a moment and said, "I understand."

Wen Wen immediately smiled and said, "What did you get back from the dock that makes you so happy?"

"Two hundred barrels of spermaceti."

I thought Wen Wen would be very happy, but unexpectedly, Wen Wen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty is preparing to build his own mausoleum. You found so much spermaceti at this time. It's just the right time."

"What does your Majesty's building a mausoleum for yourself have to do with spermaceti?"

"Because there will be two huge lamp pools built in His Majesty's mausoleum to house two everlasting lamps that will last for thousands of years. Once Your Majesty actually starts building the mausoleum, your two hundred barrels of spermaceti will bring great benefits to Dahang City. Come for catastrophe."

Yun Chu looked at Wen Wenwen and wanted to see Zhong Kui again. As a result, Zhong Kui was not there. Yun Chu said, "Your Majesty will ask Daxing City to bring out 20,000 barrels of spermaceti?"

Wen Wen said: "There may be 200,000 barrels of spermaceti. If such a situation occurs, how many people will be buried in the sea?

This kind of thing is not unprecedented. Just think about how many people died mining mercury in the Qinba Mountains in order to build the rivers and lakes in the mausoleum of the First Emperor.

Over the years, ministers and emperors of all dynasties have had numerous disputes over the construction of mausoleums.

Countless ministers also died, in order to prevent the emperor from making the same mistakes as the First Emperor.

Under the soup pond on the edge of Lishan Mountain in the Tang Dynasty, some onions, leeks, spinach and water chestnuts can be produced even in such a cold winter. These green leafy vegetables have entered Sichuan. There are some places in Hanzhong where fresh vegetables appear even in winter. Do you know why? Are these things basically not on His Majesty’s dining table in winter? "

Yun Chu frowned and said, "Didn't you say that you don't eat vegetables that are not in season for the sake of health?"

Wen Wen shook his head and said: "No, it is to restrict the emperor from spending too much. For example, my family has a soup pond in Lishan Mountain, which can produce hundreds of kilograms of fresh vegetables every year. Every time our family eats these things in winter, it is Closing the door is done by the housewife herself in the small kitchen.”

Yunchu sighed and said, "So, am I wrong?"

Wen Wen said: "Spermaceti is not only produced here in Dahang City, but also in the coastal areas of Datang. Do you really think that people don't know how to use this good thing, so you have to make this thing expensive and make it Doesn’t everyone look like they can’t afford it?

The consequences are too serious.

My grandfather and the others finally persuaded Emperor Taizong to use the mountain as a mausoleum. Inside the mausoleum, the furnishings are simple and a symbol of eternity. If His Majesty uses these two hundred barrels of spermaceti as a breakthrough..."

Wenwen is talking about some unspoken rules in the Tang Dynasty. Although these unwritten rules are not explicitly stated, they are a rule that the court officials are willing to abide by.

Not someone like Yunchu, who suddenly turned from a commoner to an official, could know.

Yunchu was willing to call these unspoken rules - restrictions on imperial power!

The emperor's authority is basically unlimited. If there is really one person in this world who can do whatever he wants, this person must be the emperor.

Before the Tang Dynasty, mad emperors emerged one after another, and the disasters they brought to their subjects were obvious to all.

Since everyone wants to live a peaceful life, then the emperor must not become a pervert or a madman.

Under the imperial power, everything must rely on subtle influence, and everything must have the effect of spring breeze turning into rain, moistening the emperor silently.

Wen Wen is definitely a good critic, but the problem is that this critic personally posted half of Tao Yuanming's poems that he copied on Yun Chu's bedside, which is too much. Yun Chu doesn't want to hang his own shame on it, so Wen Wen is very Determined.

That night, Yunchu couldn't sleep well while lying under Tao Yuanming's poems. He always felt that Tao Yuanming's ghost was standing above his head and looking at him coldly.

After all, Yunchu made candles from the spermaceti and placed them in the military camp for the soldiers to use.

Although using such good candles for these people would be a waste of natural resources, the soldiers were still very happy to use them, because these candles really had no smoke and were much better than oil lamps.

Of course, that's all. They just think this thing is a specialty of Daxing City.

Yun Chu stood in front of the map. He could not imagine what it would look like like a large-scale march of 200,000 troops in the mountains and hills of Goguryeo.

However, when he emerged from the mountains, before he could see the first Goguryeo city behind the Yalu River, Hanyi City, he encountered a desperate counterattack by the Goguryeo army.

Li Ji knew that this was the last courage the country of Goguryeo could muster, so he set up a camp against the mountains and continuously sent generals to lead troops in raids, making sure to wear away the last resistance of the Goguryeo people.

This time, he not only wanted to kill people, but also wanted to kill the last courage of the Goguryeo people.

The Tang army, which fought against the Goguryeo people in ice and snow for the first time, did not feel any discomfort. With the sufficient supply of food and materials at home, their morale was high and they were victorious.

The navy led by Liu Rengui continued to harass along the Goguryeo waters. The sails of the Tang Dynasty navy could be seen everywhere in coastal cities such as Changyuan, Nemi, Qiuyi, and Changkou.

The Silla army, under the command of Silla General Jin Yushin, also marched from the direction of Kaiping to Mubi Castle, an important town in the south of Goguryeo.

At the same time, when Su Dingfang was seriously ill, Pei Xingjian was torn between life and death by Hei Jia Changzhi in Baekje. The planned expedition against Goguryeo with the Silla army had to be completed by the Silla people alone.

After Yun Chu signed for the latest batch of grain and fodder sent to Humili City, he said to Zhong Kui and Wang Defa, who were escorting the grain and fodder this time: "After the grain and fodder are delivered, rush back as soon as possible. Don't stay in the army longer."

Zhong Kui asked: "Are there any dangers that I don't know about?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "I just don't want you to get involved in this unnecessary war for us."

Zhong Kui asked in confusion: "Why is it a redundant battle?"

Yunchu sighed and said, "Because it's now this time and I don't want to have anything to do with gunpowder."

Zhong Kui's eyes lit up and he said, "Your Majesty is finally going to use gunpowder in Humiliating City?"

Yun Chu said: "We haven't captured the humiliating city in twelve days, and if we lose the lives of our soldiers any more, it will be a great shame for the British Duke.

The most important thing is that the remaining elite troops of Goguryeo are all in Huiyi City. Only a large-scale explosion can completely shatter the resistance of the Goguryeo people. I even suspect that the British Duke designated Dahangcheng to transport soldiers and horses this time. These unimportant supplies were still testing my interest in gunpowder.

This is also the last opportunity given to me by the British Duke to participate in the war.

My attitude is still - refuse. "

Zhong Kui left Dahang City with his soldiers and the slave soldiers of the three Wang brothers. Because of the horse-drawn sledges and the snow and ice on the ground, they moved very quickly. Those things blocked the Tang army's journey for half a month. , Zhong Kui and the others should be able to reach Humiliating City within ten days.

"This may be the last battle for Mr. Ying. After being rejected by you, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to visit you in the future."

Seeing that Yun Chu's expression was not good, Wen Rou said worriedly.

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "Our relationship will really get better when Duke Ying is disarmed and returns home. Don't worry, if you ask for a drink from Duke Ying's house in the future, he will still give it to you, and it will only be good wine."

"Did Xu Jingye have a great career in Tuyuhun?"

Yunchu laughed and said: "Zhang Jianzhi was expelled from the Tuyuhun camp under the attack of Xu Jingye, who was supported by Li's Longyou Road troops, and disappeared.

Now, Xu Jingye has created the eldest son's extraterritorial empire for the Yinggong family. The Yinggong should be grateful to me. "

Gentle said: "So, this last opportunity to fight in Goguryeo is the British Duke's reaction to this matter?"

Yun Chu laughed and said: "This is also his last chance to tie me up and let Zhong Kui and the others deliver military rations. The Young Master should know that I have no ambitions for his grandson, and even someone who is kind to his Li family, but has no agenda." people.

You think a selfless person like me, how should he treat me? "

Chapter 4 is delivered. See you tomorrow. It’s a little late after all.