Tang's dining table

After the emperor left, the city of Chang'an seemed to become quiet all of a sudden. Even the evening bell that used to sound solemn and solemn now sounded floaty and soft without any sense of weight.

The treasure wheel and the golden earth dominate the world, and I sit alone in the Qiyu Pass in the dark sky.

The wind and smoke in Beiling open Wei Palace, and the weather in Nanxuan suppresses Shangshan.

The chariots and horses of Baling hang down in the poplars, and the city of Jing is illuminated by the sun.

Temporarily leaving the world behind, the bells and drums on the Sixth Street urged me to return.

This is a poem "Raising the Wild Goose Pagoda" by Xu Mei, a famous poet who was not yet born in the Tang Dynasty. This poem is not a top-notch poem, but it writes the charm of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty to the core. It is awe-inspiring, majestic, and a little bit... See through the vicissitudes and laziness of the world.

After the emperor left, the imperial spirit in this poem disappeared. If Xu Mei came to this era and went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, she would not be able to compose such a poem.

Because the entire Chang'an has now become a huge construction site.

Those who are demolishing the city walls are demolishing the city walls, those who are digging canals are digging water canals, those who are burning bricks are baking bricks, those who are quarrying stones are quarrying stones, and those who are logging are cutting down trees.

Nowadays, the first priority is to prepare materials for future large-scale construction, and waterways are built to facilitate the transportation of these materials. After the construction of palaces, residences, and commercial areas is completed, these dug waterways will be used for a large amount of water. of construction waste.

The Tang Dynasty has never lacked skilled master craftsmen. These arrangements were not made by Yunchu, but by the master Jiang Zuo who was the supervisor.

The reason why there are so many generals is entirely because Yunchu completely offended the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Works hopes that Yunchu will use the craftsmen registered with the Ministry of Works in this major construction. Yunchu also likes to use the craftsmen registered with the Ministry of Works very much. After all, these people have a higher level in building cities and palaces.

Unfortunately, Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty, did not wait for Yunchu to ask how much food should be given to the Ministry of Industry in order to use the craftsmen registered in the Ministry of Industry. Duan Lun gave Yunchu a number first - 270,000 yuan.

This 270,000 yuan is not the total cost of using the craftsmen, but only the profit share paid to the Ministry of Industry before the start of work.

After seeing this number, Yun Chu decisively went to find Yan Liben, the great general of the Tang Dynasty.

Without saying anything during the meeting, Yunchu showed Yan Liben a document of 270,000 guan handwritten by Duan Lun, Minister of Industry.

After Yan Liben read it, he crossed out the last seventeen characters.

Then, the craftsmen who were about to do the work showed up at the construction site designated by Yun Chu in time.

After learning about this, Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, jumped to his feet and cursed Yan Liben, but there was nothing he could do about this third-grade general who became a master craftsman.

First, they had to unite with the Shaofu Superintendent and Taichang Temple to suppress Yunchu, but they discovered that Hu Yushu, the Shaofu Superintendent, had become close to Yun Chu at some point.

Just when Duan Lun decided to impeach Yun Chu and Yan Liben in private together with Taichang Qing, who stayed in Chang'an to guard the royal ancestral temple.

On a bright moonlit night, Taichang Qing Dai Shu was drinking wine and admiring the moon with the famous prostitute Shiqi Niang in Pingkangfang. He was extremely embarrassed when he met Li Hong, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, who came to Pingkangfang in a white dragon fish suit. !

Although Li Hong himself hid his face and fled, Taichang Qing Dai Shu planned to commit suicide after returning home.

Neither Prince Li Hong nor Taichang Temple minister Dai Shu would have come to Pingkangfang to have fun with prostitutes on the day of worshiping Emperor Taizong's great-grandfather Jing Emperor Li Hu.

Just when Dai Shu cried with his family and was about to commit suicide, Prince Li Hong's confidant Di Renjie quietly came to visit.

I don’t know what Di Renjie said to Dai Shu. In short, after Di Renjie left, Dai Shu drank a jar of the strongest anti-toxic drug and became drunk for three days.

From then on, he stayed in the Ancestral Temple and never left.

At the end of April, the Ministry of Industry received an edict from the emperor, ordering him to move the yamen to the imperial city of Luoyang, leaving 4,000 registered craftsmen in Chang'an, under the command of Prince Li Hong.

At this point, Yun Chu's last restraint in Chang'an City had quietly disappeared.

Although the restraining force was gone, a group of veteran generals wearing armor and holding long swords greeted Chang'an City.

They patrolled the city of Chang'an day and night. Although all of them had white hair, and there were a few white-haired old women in the middle, no one dared to ask questions when this group of people patrolled the city of Chang'an.

The emperor left, and there were no more Jinwu Guards in Chang'an City. Only Zuo Wuwei and other Six Guards soldiers and horses were left to defend Chang'an City. Even the soldiers and horses of these Six Guards only had half left, and the other half followed the emperor. Went to Luoyang.

The fully equipped 36,000 soldiers of the government still need to be replaced with the main troops in Luoyang once a year.

After hearing about this, Wen Wenwen specially brought drinks and food to the top of the city to comfort these veterans or their widows. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the top of the city, they were chased by these people with knives. .

After finally escaping back in embarrassment, Yun Chu gasped for air but didn't know how to explain.

After a long while, he said to Yun Chu: "We demolished the walls of Chang'an City to pieces. Is this really right?"

Yun Chu said: "It's absolutely correct. Without the people's hearts, no city can be defended. Once we build the city of Chang'an and everyone happily hides in the wall and lives a life of intoxication, no one will care about the outside of the city. Those government soldiers and the people are strong.

If things go on like this, if the government troops are abandoned and the people's strength is not practiced for a long time, they will be desolate sooner or later. They will also be alienated from the people in the city. Once foreign enemies invade, no one will be willing to sacrifice their lives to defend Chang'an.

To me, the government soldiers and strong people outside the city are the indestructible city wall of Chang'an City, definitely not the pile of rotten bricks. "

Wen Wen said again: "Now that the Tang Dynasty is at peace, the population is increasing day by day, and there is no farmland near Chang'an for you to support the soldiers. Where can you allocate the eighty acres of land to them?"

Yun Chu glanced at Wen Wen and felt that this once smart brother had now become a fool.

Then he spread out the Chang'an plan on the desk, pointed to the grain stores, medical clinics, schools, and prisons for delinquents throughout Chang'an. , I don’t have 20 acres of permanent land, but I have a professional income of more than 80 acres per year, and I also have bonus income worth 20 acres of permanent land.

The most important thing is that they no longer have to bear the two items of rent and transfer, and only need to bear the corvee. "

Wen Wen frowned and said, "What do you want to do with forty days of corvee?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "It's two months of corvee service. During these two months, they must participate in the training of the soldiers. Just like outside the city, they must prepare their own armor, weapons, bows and horses. They can carry swords in battle and do it in their free time. Just make a living by doing your own work.”

"Are you going to replace the Koufentian and Yongye fields with regular errands?"

Yun Chu spread his hands and said: "On weekdays, they work in grain stores, inns, pharmacies, and hospitals opened by the government. They can also maintain the security of Chang'an as bad guys and Wuhou. In their spare time, they participate in the affairs of the government soldiers. Is there anything bad about various activities?”

Gentle sighed and said: "It should be feasible, but how are you going to deal with the group of gray-haired veterans on the city wall and the family members of the fallen veterans? I saw the large group of people above, the most inferior ones. He is also a dignified baron. One last thing to tell you, Liang Jianfang, who is missing a leg, is also in there. He scolded me the most in the crowd and even hit me with the wine gourd I gave him.

Your Majesty is not here, but Su Dingfang is. It seems that he is the leader. What do you think makes sense for a veteran like him to stay in Chang'an and cause trouble for us instead of following His Majesty to Luoyang? "

Yunchu sighed and said: "Why else? These people all experienced the Weishui River Alliance. When Emperor Taizong and Jieli Khan were forced to kill the White Horse Alliance Oath by the Wei River, Chang'an escaped. .

I have discussed the Weishui Alliance with Lao Liang before. Lao Liang said that when Emperor Taizong took the initiative to go to the center of the bridge to make an alliance with Jieli Khan, he went there with the determination to die.

Once Jieli Khan did not agree to withdraw his troops, Emperor Taizong planned to take Yuchi and Qin Qiong to raid Jieli Khan, intending to capture this guy and force the Turks to retreat.

Later, Jieli Khan accepted the gift from Emperor Taizong and withdrew his troops after the harsh conditions he proposed were met. Only then did Chang'an escape. "

Wen Wen said in surprise: "That's not what Emperor Taizong's daily notes say."

Yun Chu curled his lips and said: "Use your brain and think about it, who is Emperor Taizong? If the troops in his hands can fight against the 160,000 troops brought by Jieli Khan, do you think he will withstand the Wei River?" Is this such a shame?

Simply allowing Jieli Khan to take away the captive people would allow Emperor Taizong to fight Jieli Khan to the death.

The problem was that at that time, Emperor Taizong did not even have the capital to fight to the death with Jieli Khan, so he had no choice but to think of negotiating in person, and then looking for opportunities to seize Jieli Khan to bargain.

Emperor Taizong was determined to die. Think about the mentality of Lao Su, Lao Liang and other generals at that time.

Now, we have demolished the Chang'an city wall that they regarded as a model to pieces, and it is ventilated everywhere. How can they still sleep?

It is better to stand on the city wall with a knife. If the enemy comes, it is better to die in battle than to be ruined by the enemy."

Wen Wen sighed and said: "They conquered this country after all, and we should cherish some of it. You can think of a way, I have no choice. I feel guilty when I demolish the city wall, and I have nothing to say to them."

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Then let these veterans see what a real city wall is."

Having said that, he took off the armor from the armor shelf and put it on, inserted the horizontal sword, put the bow and arrow on his back, hung the short crossbow on his waist, picked up the ten-foot-long horse stall on the shelf, and took it down from the wall. A horn was hung around his neck, and he ordered the servants to put on their bay-red horses, jump on the bay-red horses, and go straight to the city wall.

Continue tomorrow.