Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 661 Why Don't Men Bring Wu Hook

After the Shangyuan Festival, Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo finally stopped from the carnival atmosphere, and all walks of life began to return to normal.

Seeing a royal convoy passing by with a silver-bordered three-star flag from a distance, the people of Tokyo City surrounded it, and flattered them with auspicious words like those who don't need money.

They have reason to support the royal family so much, because although Holy Week has only been established for only two years, the Holy Son of Heaven abolished bad governance, rectified the administration of officials, lightened corvees and reduced taxes, equalized the land, exempted harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and cracked down on domineering warriors.

Following this series of policies, the suffering people of the Central Plains finally lived a stable life.

Everyone no longer has to worry about when a sudden military turmoil will occur, and then warriors from all over the world will use Tokyo as a hunting ground.

There is no need to worry that powerful tribes like the Khitan outside the Great Wall will suddenly come in, because they have long been defeated by the emperor.

Of course, there is no need to worry about losing their jobs at any time and the whole family will starve to death, and there is no need to worry about being hacked to death in the street by any warrior who disagrees.

In addition, the weather has been good in the past two years, which is in line with the weather of the new dynasty, so people in the world are more and more attracted to the Zhou Dynasty.

It's just that the Tokyo people who surrounded them didn't know that the ones sitting in Chengyu were Princess Shache and Cao Yanming, the construction envoy of Shendu, who had just reported to Zhang Ting.

And this couple is not very popular with the people of Tokyo.

Because once the construction of the god capital Luoyang is completed, it will immediately replace Tokyo Kaifeng Prefecture as the capital.

Zhang Tie did have this idea. First of all, Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo and Luoyang, the capital of gods, are too close to each other, and there are many overlapping functions.

The other one is the imperial palace of Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, which is difficult to support the atmosphere of a great royal family.

Not to mention that the imperial city of the Northern Song Dynasty was fine in Tokyo, Zhao Da wanted to move the capital, and Zhao Er was tied down by the land price in Tokyo.

With the level of abnormal prosperity in Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty, if the capital was moved in the Northern Song Dynasty, housing prices would definitely plummet. At that time, the entire Tokyo city would go bankrupt, and the Zhao Song Dynasty could not afford it.

But Zhang Tie didn't have this concern. He could have moved the capital before Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo was fully expanded. Zhang Tie was even preparing to abolish the title of Tokyo and reduce it to Kaifeng Mansion.

In the future, this city full of economic vitality can only bear the economic burden of the capital Gyeonggi.

Luoyang can give full play to its political and military advantages to become a political center, and then raise tens of thousands of pro-military and forbidden troops around the Luoyang Basin, which will greatly increase security.

. . . .

In the third year of Shaoming, 948 A.D., on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Ting led the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to participate in the completion ceremony of the Yiluoshui-Yangqu Canal.

Historically, due to the rapid decline of Luoyang's status and the dilapidation of the Luoyang Basin and Guanzhong, this canal was left unattended. By the early Northern Song Dynasty, it had been extremely silted up.

Song Zhenzong once planned to repair it, but finally gave up due to various reasons, the biggest factor being the opposition of Quan Bianjingzi.

At that time, the dignitaries and wealthy merchants in Kaifeng had a lot of benefits in Kaifeng City. They were afraid that after the Yangqu was repaired, Luoyang would weaken the situation that the whole world could support Kaifeng, so they strongly opposed it.

In addition, Luoyang was really not rich at that time, and Guanzhong was no longer the imperial capital, and there was no need for money and food from the Central Plains and Southeast to support Guanzhong, so it was not completed in the end.

Since then, Yangqu has been completely abandoned, and the river channel has been gradually occupied by farmland, and Luoyang has completely declined.

But in this time and space, Zhang Tie repaired the Yiluoshui-Yang Canal almost regardless of the cost.

Because he still needs to transport a large amount of materials to Guanzhong to keep the line from Guanzhong to Liangzhou prosperous, so as to ensure that the national policy of stabilizing the Northwest can be implemented.

After presiding over the completion ceremony of the Yiluoshui-Yang Canal, when the first grain ship from Bozhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, arrived at Baibo Ferry outside Luoyang City, Zhang Ke did not return to Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, but stayed in Jinshan Palace outside Luoyang City.

On the second day, Zhang Tie once again led civil and military officials and honored ministers and relatives into Luoyang City in a grand ceremony.

On Zhang Ting's left is Li Shengtian, who is wearing the clothes of the prince of the Great Dynasty.On the right is Cao Yuanzhong in the royal uniform.

Together with Zhang Tie, a group of people sang and danced to the outside of the Zhuque Gate of the newly built Ziwei Palace.

Zhang Ting issued an imperial edict, officially announcing that the imperial court would be moved back to Luoyang.

Starting from Hexi, Zhang Tie and the Hexi political group he established have always had two goals, that is, to revive the dynasty and restore the old capital.

Now the small goal of staying in the old capital has finally been realized. The capital of the country has returned to Luoyang, the capital of God!

However, Zhang Tie has not issued an edict to lower Tokyo to Kaifeng, and it is still inappropriate to be so radical at once.

In fact, at present, the imperial court has only moved the inner palace system first, and the Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​Shangshu, Privy Council, etc. have not yet been moved. Zhang Teng plans to spend five months to complete it one after another.

On the 22nd day of the first lunar month, after Zhang Tie finished all preparations, he took his uncle Li Shengtian to Ziwei Palace to bid farewell to Li Shengtian's elder sister and Zhang Tie's aunt, Empress Dowager Ciyou.

Empress Dowager Ciyou finally survived, and her body recovered a lot. She also knew that it was impossible to change the matter of Li Shengtian's return to Khotan, so she didn't lose her temper.

This made Zhang Ting feel a lot more relaxed. For him, the Empress Dowager Ciyou is not a mother who is better than a mother. If he really wants to lose his temper and prevent Li Shengtian from returning to Khotan, it will be really difficult for him.

In order to appease the eldest sister, Li Shengtian promised to send his eldest grandson to the Central Plains after returning to Khotan, so as to comfort the elder sister's longing.

After a brief reunion, Li Shengtian was about to leave, and this time, he did not leave alone.

Zhang Tie will first send Li Shengtian and Cao Yuanxin directly to Shazhou, and then lift Cao Yijin's coffin out there, fulfilling his vow to help the coffin and return home.

At the same time, businessmen from Guanzhong, Central Plains, Hedong, Hebei, Hubei, and Mengshu also went to the Western Regions with Li Shengtian and his wife.

Zhang Tie revitalized the Silk Road with a small cycle, but for now, the scale of this trade route is still too small, and the profit point is not enough.

Neither can meet the needs of the Central Plains for sugar, olive oil, ivory, and pearls.It also cannot meet the requirements of foreign countries for Chinese tea, silk, and porcelain.

At this time when the Maritime Silk Road has not yet begun to show its power, Zhang Tie decided to let the Hexi Chamber of Commerce organize several large-scale caravans to go west.

One is to allow professional businessmen to discover Huadian and make professional adjustments for the continuation of the Silk Road.

The second is to stimulate the mentality of the Chinese to go out of (Yumen) customs, and by the way, use the caravans that ran out to collect information about Hezhong, Tianzhu, Persia and other places.

. . . .

In early spring, the weather in Guanzhong is far from getting warmer, and there is still thick snow everywhere.

After passing Tongguan and continuing to the west, you can see that the surrounding hills are a little bare, and the soil quality is not very fertile.

On both sides of the road, the villages seem to be placed one by one on the side of the road, and there is a bit of leisure in the tranquility.

The humming horns continued to sound, and the convoy carrying the silver-white and golden flags passed through the noise.

After passing Huayin County, you can continue westward along the Caoqu Canal, and the road is wider and flatter.

The governor of Weinan, the governor of Huazhou, and the county magistrate of Huayin County had already been waiting by the side of the road.

At this time, it was not in the mood to kneel and worship, and officials of all sizes were waiting by the side of the road. Besides them, there was also a group of military officers wearing military uniforms.

At this time, the generals in charge of guarding the pass were divided into four parts.

The west of Guanzhong is guarded by Zhebu Jiashi, the commander-in-chief of Xiongwu Town, the governor of Tianshui Prefecture and the supervisor of soldiers and horses.

To the north of Guanzhong is Zhao Yanjin's father, Zhao Hui, the military supervisor of the four prefectures of Qingning, Binjing, and Zhao Hui.

The core area of ​​Guanzhong is in charge of the defense envoy of Guanzhong Province, Luo Yuer, the military supervisor of Chang'an Prefecture.

From the west of Huazhou to Tongguan, Tongguan's guardian envoy and Wu Xingde, the military supervisor of Weinan Prefecture, are in charge.

As soon as Zhang Ting's Chengyu appeared, the crowd who came to greet him was overjoyed. The public pushed Luo Yu'er to be the leader, and they came to greet them beamingly.

Luo Yuer was born in the Yuan Cong sect, and at the end of last year, she just married Cao Yanying, Zhang Ting's thirteenth sister-in-law, and became brother-in-law with Zhang Ting, and the relationship between the two parties became closer.

Therefore, Zhang Ting saw Luo Yu'er wearing court clothes and coming to see him at the pace of dragons and tigers, and he jumped off the carriage frame with the wind under his feet.

"Saint, Guan Zhong's officers and generals and famous elders have prepared a palace in Huayin County. Please invite the saint and King Jin to stay in Huayin County tonight."

Zhang Ting laughed and patted Luo Yu'er on the shoulder, don't think his name is Yu'er, he is a handsome guy like Zhao Zilong.

On the contrary, Luo Yu'er looks like a bear. When he was in Anxi in the past, Zhang Ting once teased him that he was the half-brother of the wild bear Zhang Zhaozhong.

"Okay! Stay in Huayin County tonight, call us old brothers, and have a good drink tonight."

As the base of Zhang Tie in Guanzhong, second only to Longyou in Hexi, there are many Yuancong faction and Donggui faction staying in Guanzhong, as well as many officials from the Liugu tribe of Lianglan.

They are Zhang Tie's basic base, so whenever he goes to a place, it is natural to have a good relationship with them.

. . . .

In the middle of Shu, Chengdu Mansion.

Zhang Ting has already arrived in Guanzhong, and is about to attack Shu, but there is still peace and joy in Shu.

After 20 years of governance by Meng Zhixiang and Meng Chang, the Chengdu Plain near Chengdu Mansion is one of the earliest areas in the world to restore the situation in the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, there are cities in Chengdu in December, that is, Dengyue City in the first month, flower market in February, silkworm market in March, brocade market in April, fan market in May, incense market in June, Qibao market in July, laurel market in August, and market in September. Yueyao Market, October Liquor Market, Yuemei City, December Taofu City.

According to different seasons, different characteristic festivals (commodity fairs) are mainly promoted to promote the development of industry and commerce.

For example, during the Lantern Festival in the first lunar month, Zhang Ting searched for five days of lanterns in Kaifeng, Tokyo, and Luoyang, the capital of gods, but stopped because he felt it was too extravagant.

But in Chengdu, the lantern market lasted from the first day of the first month to the 28th of the first lunar month today, and it will be held for a whole month.

As the son of heaven, Meng Chang also wanted to go out of the palace to have fun with the people. He set up a banquet hall in Daci Temple, climbed the gate tower of the temple at Mudden, watched the Jinjiang night market, and prepared everything for begging.

It's a bit of a coincidence, the location of Dengshi Street, which is now bustling and bustling in Chengdu, roughly coincides with Taikoo Li on Chunxi Road in later generations, and it's also the favorite place for demons to go.

Ok!In this matter, my Darong City definitely has an inheritance.

At this time, it was already the last two days of the Lantern Market, and the lively Chengdu people hadn't had enough fun, so they played even more crazy when it was about to end.

Er, the cheers came from the direction of the palace. It turned out that the emperor of Shu saw that the people were still unsatisfied, so he simply lifted the curfew, and the emperor would also go to the gate of the temple to put lights on tonight.

Meng Chang climbed to the tall building in the palace, drinking and having fun with all the concubines.

During the banquet, Zhaorong Li Yanniang, who was born as a maiko, asked Meng Chang to play the golden drum music, and she presented it with a newly choreographed dance.

Li Yanniang was born as a dancing prostitute, but she was able to win the favor of Meng Chang and rank with Mrs. Huarui and the noble concubine Fei, so she naturally has unusual abilities.

Legend has it that Li Yanniang invented the hairstyle of the updo bun.

But what she is best at is her dancing posture. She is known as the best in the world. She has a slender waist and thick buttocks, and she can do palm dance like Zhao Feiyan in the early Han Dynasty.

Meng Chang drank a lot of goose yellow wine that Hanzhou (Guanghan, Sichuan) paid tribute to, and it was already smoked like he was in the sky. Seeing Li Yanniang dancing in a refined manner, he felt like he was in heaven.

Seeing that Meng Chang was so happy, Mrs. Fei Fei also wanted to compete for favor. She waited for Meng Chang and Li Yanniang to finish singing and dancing, and immediately stepped forward and said to Meng Chang.

"I heard from the sage the day before yesterday that the dishes are all old things. When they are brought up, I feel disgusted and can't put the chopsticks on them. After I go back, I think hard and find a new dish. I invite the sage to taste it."

Meng Chang was overjoyed, Fei's not only beautiful, but also intelligent, the dishes she developed with painstaking efforts must be unusual.

Sure enough, Mrs. Huarui immediately presented two delicious dishes.

One is the head of Fei sheep. Use clean white sheep head, boil it with red ginger, roll it up tightly, press it with stones, drown it in wine, so that the taste of wine penetrates into the bone, and then cut it as thin as paper.

Meng Chang picked up a slice and ate it, but felt that there was no smell of mutton. Instead, it had a fresh and elegant aftertaste. With the strong red ginger and a touch of wine, the more he ate it, the more he felt the endless aftertaste.

The second is a plate for the moon, sliced ​​with potato medicine, mixed with lotus powder, and added with five flavors. It is fragrant and tangy, crisp and crisp, and white as silver.

Meng Chang was very happy to eat, and patted the railing of the attic and shouted loudly: "Li Zhaorong dances, and I will reward [-] yuan.

The imperial concubine presented delicacies with great care, and also rewarded [-] coins and [-] pieces of high-quality brocade. "

As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Huarui and Li Yanniang had not yet had time to thank her, the surrounding concubines all rushed up, Yingying Yanyan surrounded Meng Chang with tender flattery, the joyful Meng Chang couldn't find the edge, and went out in a flutter Twenty thousand bolts of brocade.

And if these brocades were sold along the trade route, they could at least be exchanged for three hundred sets of armor or one hundred Hexi war horses.

At the same time, Zhang Ting also had a banquet at Guan Wenwu in Huayin County, where everyone sang and danced happily.

But what they sang was not Meng Chang's favorite song of icy muscles, jade bones, clear and sweatless.

Everyone first sang Xue Feng's favorite Liangzhou lyrics, Guiyijun and even Longyou Haner in Hexi.

'Last night, the Fan soldiers avenged their country, and Shazhou guarded Liangzhou.The nine bends of the Yellow River now return to the Han Dynasty, and bloody battles outside the Great Wall. '

When the song reached the point of joy, everyone clamored for Zhang Tie to make a sound. Zhang Teng's cheeks were red from drinking, and he hit the bowl with chopsticks during the banquet, and sang Li He Nanyuan's thirteen poems, the fifth.

"Why don't you take the Wu hook and charge Guanshan fifty states?"Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, if you are a scholar with tens of thousands of households? '

Li He's poem was written at the time when the feudal lords were separated, when ambitions were hard to repay.

But now it is sung from the mouth of the founding hero of Zhang Ji, it naturally has a different meaning.

The civil servants and generals were very excited and sang along over and over again. Luo Yu'er even jumped in the middle, and shouted loudly after dancing and congratulating Zhang Ting.

"Saint, I also want to go to Lingyan Pavilion. This time, I must let my minister be the vanguard!"

Well, in this world, just like Yin Zhengqi, Yin Yaozi and Liu Zaisheng, there are still a few generals who obediently do logistics when Zhang Tie says they should guard one place and do logistics.

Since Luo Yuer defeated Yelu Deguang, she has never been able to fight again, and she is already impatient.

As soon as he came out to ask for a fight, all the generals, big and small, rushed forward, wishing to go and catch Meng Chang in front of Zhang Tie right now, their fighting spirit was like a rainbow!

(End of this chapter)