Tang's dining table

If the emperor did not want the small environment in the court to be peaceful, the larger official environment of the Tang Dynasty would not be peaceful.

Many times, Yunchu felt that there was no need to make things so big, but the emperor just kept the momentum going.

It seems that otherwise it is not enough to show the majesty of the imperial power.

In the early years of the Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Wen and Jing, there was a period of rule by inaction. The so-called rule by inaction meant that the government rarely interfered with the lives of the people except for collecting taxes. As a result, the people in the official warehouse The food that was abundant became moldy, and the ropes on which the copper coins were strung in the treasury were rotten.

Regarding this description of Wenjing's rule, Yunchu always felt that there was something wrong with it. Unfortunately, it was too long ago and he could not distinguish the authenticity now. However, by the time of Emperor Wu, the reason why he had the strength to form such a powerful army was It shows that there is really no shortage of money in his treasury.

However, power is highly competitive. If the government gives up its power, it will inevitably be replaced by other powers.

Therefore, Yunchu believed that the source of the chaos among various vassal kings in the early Han Dynasty was probably due to this rule of inaction.

So whether it is better to intervene with power or to cure by doing nothing, Yunchu, a person who has a far-sighted view of history than everyone else in the Tang Dynasty, cannot come to a good conclusion.

Li Zhi's hands are really mean - whenever he sees something he is interested in, he has to touch it, whether it is the bamboo in Jinchangfang or the body of the Queen's sisters and nieces.

He was just interested and had touched it, and that was all he found. As for feelings, there was no talk of it.

Wu Mei probably discovered the emperor's character, so she acted so indifferently and allowed the emperor to do whatever he wanted...

——So, since the emperor has extended his claws to the Western Regions, Yun Chu believes that somewhere where he can't see, the Queen's claws may be quietly stirring and catching fish in the large water tank in the Western Regions.

Until now, he has not discovered where the queen's claws are, but he firmly believes that the queen's hand must be in the big vat in the Western Region.

Therefore, after Pei Xingjian received the order from the Anxi Governor to move to Kucha, he was not surprised and prepared to set off for Kucha in ten days.

A Jiaohe city was left behind and handed over to the new Jiaohe Governor's Mansion.

I heard that the newly appointed Governor of Jiaohe Governor's Mansion was named Liu. No one knew who he was, except that he was recommended by Li Yifu.

In this way, it is obvious that the emperor wants Gaochang City, and the queen takes Jiaohe City. This behavior is like the emperor playing chess with the queen, one move is in Jiaohe City, and the other is in Gaochang Fortress. Both sides benefit. At present, The outcome is still unclear.

The emperor's chess game was actually very structured. The two chess pieces, Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian, guarded Anxi and Beiting. Together with Yun Chu, the chess piece running around, he had already taken the lead on the chessboard in the Western Regions. .

Chess pieces generally don't know that they are chess pieces. They always think that they are the ones who can control their destiny, and they are proud of their achievements.

Yun Chu is a smart man, so he knows that he is a chess piece, so he is less likely to make mistakes.

During the three days that Yunchu stayed in Jiaohe City, the caravan crews were very busy. They were working hard to re-divide and package the goods for retail convenience.

With so many good goods, it would be a huge loss if they were used for wholesale. By omitting those greedy middlemen, the profits of the Tang caravan could be maximized.

As for wholesale goods, it can reduce wasted time and speed up the transaction process. Yun Chu doesn't care. He now has a lot of time to waste.

After entering Jiaohe City, the caravan's supplies were guaranteed, and there was no need to carry a large amount of food and grass. Therefore, in order to allow all the camels to carry goods, the caravan bought all the goods that could be purchased in Jiaohe City. .

Wen Wenwen was very greedy. Not only did he buy the goods, he also bought other craftsmen along with the goods.

The main reason why we do this is that the craftsmen here are really cheap.

A craftsman who can turn a piece of silver into a beautiful silver plate is worth five sand thieves.

A craftsman who can turn copper blocks into gilt copper pots and carve out three-dimensional patterns can be taken away by just four sand thieves.

A craftsman who can peel off lamb skin and make it into a soft and beautiful sheepskin hat only needs three sand thieves.

The most important thing is that Wen Wen also got a dozen craftsmen who can brew Sanlejing wine, and their prices are also very cheap.

Therefore, when Yun Chu and Wen Wen left Jiaohe City with their caravan, they basically ransacked all the most valuable people in the city.

Pei Xingjian pretended not to see what Yunchu and the others did. In fact, he had no time to look at it. He was busy moving the Anxi Protectorate to Qiuci.

When the governor named Liu takes control of Jiaohe City, he will definitely be disappointed. The legendary wealthy Jiaohe City is not as wealthy as they expected, and is even a little poor.

After Yunchu arrived at Gaochangsai, he found a large flag with the word "Zhang" hanging on the top of the city, and knew that the top official here had become Zhang Donghai.

The entire Gaochang Saili was covered with clouds, and there were very few pedestrians on the road. The few people who occasionally saw Yunchu's caravan ran away like frightened donkeys and disappeared in an instant.

Wen Wen opened his hood and said to Yun Chu: "That's right. If the majestic Bai Qi doesn't even have the ability to clean up street tigers, his name as Bai Qi will be in vain."

When the caravan arrived near the Governor's Mansion, they found a lot of human heads hanging on wooden poles on both sides of the road. Because it was winter, these heads were well protected by the ice and snow. They were not rotten or deformed. Each one was lifelike, but a little hairy. black.

Yun Chu deliberately looked at them one by one, but he didn't find Fang Zheng's fat head, so his impression of Zhang Donghai became better.

I don’t know why, but places with a lot of people always look eerie. After Yunchu Wenwen and the others arranged the stationing of the caravan, there were tumbleweeds bouncing over at the end of the street, one after another. The flowers were blocked by the legs of the maroon horse. After a while, they accumulated a lot. The cold wind passed through the gaps in the tumbleweeds and made a soft whine, like those heads hung on wooden poles. How unfair it is.

Yunchu didn't care at all about these superficial things.

Recalling that I was just a ninth-grade medical official and had a low status as a Grand Guan Ling Zhang Gu, I had been an official in the Western Regions for more than a year. When I returned to Chang'an, I had a net worth of two thousand taels of gold.

So, these brothers on the flagpole definitely deserved their death.

Even if Yun Chu's ability to make money is greater, it is unmatched by these people. However, since he has a high official position, even if his means of making money are clumsy, the benefits obtained are far greater than Yun Chu's.

What kind of place is Baiqisi?

It was a violent unit that was only responsible to the emperor. There was a reason why people like Zhang Donghai seemed extremely submissive in front of Yun Chu.

As long as he leaves Yun Chu and acts alone, he will definitely be the living king of hell dominating the party.

Wen Wen pointed at a head with a mournful face and sighed: "A few days ago, I had a good chat with this head. This man was very funny and knew the customs and customs of the Western Regions very well.

Who knew that after a few days, only one head would be left. "

Zhong Kui didn't look at the heads. He just focused his gaze on the end of the long street, watching the tumbleweeds pouring out from there. He said calmly: "It's hell on earth. I don't like people like Zhang Donghai."

He smiled softly and said: "Your Majesty must be very dissatisfied with the current situation in the Western Region, so he is going to conduct a big purge and replace everyone with his own people."

The bay horse twisted its butt and let go of the tumbleweeds that were blocked by it. Those tumbleweeds seemed to be leading the way and rushed towards the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion.

Zhang Donghai, dressed in fine clothes, came out laughing with eight people, and saluted Yun Chu from a distance: "Welcome to you, Your Majesty."

Yun Chu laughed loudly and said, "Did things go smoothly?"

Zhang Donghai kicked away a tumbleweed blocking the road and laughed: "There are no taboos in Baiqisi's affairs."

After that, he invited Yun Chu, Wen Wen, Zhong Kui and Liang Ying to enter the Governor's Mansion.

"Gaochang Fortress is much larger than Jiaohe City, and its shape is the same as Chang'an. In fact, most cities in the world, especially the royal cities of foreign races, are similar to Chang'an. The outer wall, the inner city, and the imperial city are all hierarchical. Just a few bricks and tiles and glazed glass.

The Governor's Mansion was the former Gaochang Palace. Hou Junji turned this place into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. I heard that he only took action after Gaochang King Ju Wentai abdicated and surrendered.

It's a pity that our brothers came too late, otherwise we could have seen Gaochang Kingdom's 180 years of accumulation. "

Although Wen Wenwen came to Gaochangsai for the first time, he was very familiar with the buildings, composition and past events here. He chattered endlessly as he walked.

"This Ju Wentai is still a king who worships Buddha. When Master Xuanzang traveled westward, Ju Wentai heard Master Xuanzang's teachings. He was so shocked that he was willing to leave Master Xuanzang in the Gaochang Kingdom as a deputy king to spread the Dharma.

In order to retain Master Xuanzang for a long time, Ju Wentai arranged for Master Yan, who was highly educated in Buddhism, and Master Guotong Wang, who was over eighty years old, to eat and live with Master Xuanzang day and night.

Unfortunately, Master Xuanzang did not change his ambition to obtain the Western Scriptures and went on a hunger strike for nine days. Ju Wentai saw that he could not keep Master Xuanzang, so he shed tears and prepared a white horse for Master Xuanzang, and escorted him to the west...

Hey, where are the descendants of King Gaochang now? "

When Zhang Donghai saw Wen Wen's question, he couldn't help but said with shame, "We were all killed yesterday. These prisoners on death row colluded with the governor Gao Xian to rebel."

Wen Wen nodded and said: "Tsk, tsk, no wonder he died if he rebelled."

When Yunchu saw Zhang Donghai very close to him, he asked in a low voice: "Don't drive Fangzheng in Xizhou..."

Zhang Donghai snorted coldly and said: "Among all the criminal prisoners, he is the one who can resist the most. The Eighteen Classes have used all the torture instruments, except for those who are connected with him."

Yun Chu took a breath. It seemed that Fang Zheng's life must be very sad now. He was not a strong person to begin with, but the only reason why he was so resistant now was that he couldn't say anything.

After all, those people who are colluding with him are all his brothers-in-law. Once he talks about it, they will be in danger of annihilation.

Yun Chu whispered again: "This bastard won't drag me out, right?"

Zhang Donghai whispered: "I did talk about things during the Qiuci Great Pass Order, but they were all removed by the lower officials. After all, it was too long ago and it is difficult to investigate without evidence."

Yunchu laughed and said, "Let's go see this old friend."

Zhang Donghai also laughed and said: "It's just a bit uglier. People are still alive, and the king can do whatever he wants..."

Chapter One