The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 611 The power to defend against the enemy to control the enemy
Thick red clouds floated over Luoshui, almost connecting into one piece.The cold wind carried snowflakes like goose feathers, and they fell on the city wall one after another, blending with the green bricks and green tiles into an ink painting.The weeping willows on both sides of the Luoshui River turned into jade trees and Qiongzhi, and the whole city completely turned into a world of ice and snow on earth and in the sky.

A majestic city stands majestically on the vast Heluo Plain. This city was built by Emperor Daye, and it was also captured by rebels. It has changed hands several times, but this city is full of vitality in the years of training, just like the thriving Sui Dynasty. Like an empire, showing a proud and majestic appearance!
Luoyang, on the seventh day of the first month of the third year of Shengwu, is already the most majestic and prosperous place in the world!
After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, commerce and trade developed. Although the traffic between the north and the south was interrupted due to the war, today, Luoyang, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, has developed economically in all directions. Daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, and meat; the northern and southern cities are mostly luxury goods such as spices, pearls, agates, gold and silver objects, white jade, coral, four treasures of the study, calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, books, and exotic treasures.

The scene of this market faithfully expresses the heyday of the Sui Dynasty. People, horses, mules and donkeys run around separately, making the cold winter day extraordinarily lively. Incense and sweat are mixed. From time to time, you can see spices from the Western Regions and the sweat and blood of Western Turks. Merchants of BMW and Tianzhu jewelry, as well as many tall-nosed, deep-eyed bearded women with light veils passing through the street.There are even groups of leisurely people watching the singing and dancing.

In the circle surrounded by the crowd, there was a man Hu Ren holding a huqin in his arms, and the sound of ding ding dong, the sound of gold and stone resounded through his fingers.

The audience was still noisy at first, but slowly quieted down in the end. The gorgeously dressed barbarian adjusted his breath, followed by a series of hurried and gorgeous music, and then ten people covered their faces with green veils and their waists and navels were slightly lowered. Lu's girl from the Western Regions dances to the sound of clanging music, her soft waist is twisted like a twist, making people dazzled and drooling.

The provocative eyes, the red dress, the white waist...every posture seemed to dance out the soul of a man, and there was a continuous burst of applause, and the copper plates fell into the copper plate crisply...

If the important ministers of the Sui Dynasty saw this scene, they would probably stare their eyes down, because the person who played the huqin was King Yanqi who came to pay homage to the Sui Dynasty, and the beard girl who led the dance was his queen.People in the Western Regions are good at singing and dancing, without the reserve of the people in the Central Plains. On the plate, this is very fulfilling for the wayward king and queen.

For the Yanqi king and queen, in this foreign country where no one knows them, their best skills are recognized, which is a manifestation of strength and ability, and they are very happy, so the harpists work harder and dance to the music Those are more enchanting.

However, not everyone has the time to enjoy the performances of the Yanqi King and Queen. From time to time, there are scholars with dark circles in the guest houses who open the windows and roar loudly!But at this time, everyone saw that Hu Nu was dancing vigorously, and had no time to pay attention to these scholars, and his voice couldn't stir up any splashes amidst bursts of cheers.The scholar roared hysterically, threw the scrap of paper full of words in his hand, and then closed the window with a 'bang'.

Some people in the periphery took a look at him, knowing that this scholar came for the imperial examination, and now the day of the imperial examination is approaching, and the two of them are studying their homework day and night, and now they are harassed by this group of barbarians. Inevitably will become irritable.But everyone didn't care to pay attention to him. The dark circles under the eyes of a big man are not as beautiful as the belly button of a dancer from the Western Regions... After one glance, they stared fiercely at the dancer's snow-white and smooth belly, as if to make up for the missed glance just now like.

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At this time, there was someone standing on the Qianyang Hall overlooking the South City. This person had handsome features and a tall stature. He was about twenty years old, but he was full of energy and calm and generous. Although he was silent, he had the aura of a superior person. .You can tell from his clothes that he is Yang Tong, the emperor who is in charge of the empire.

The Qianyang Hall in Ziwei City has three floors. The bottom floor is square, symbolizing the four seasons; the middle floor is dodecagonal, representing the twelve hours, and the top is a round cover, which is held by Kowloon; Beads, up to nine feet nine.This is the tallest building in the world. Standing on the upper floor, you can have a panoramic view of Luoyang.

Although there was a seven-day Spring Festival holiday in name, the kings and ministers of the Sui Dynasty did not actually have a day off. Although the arrival of various countries kept everyone busy, the main reason was that the war machine of the Sui Dynasty had begun to accumulate strength and was ready to defeat all kinds of rebels in one go.

This Spring Festival, almost everyone is busy. Carpenters build siege equipment, shipbuilders build ships, and stonemasons collect stone bullets... The Ministry of Works and the workshops that will serve as supervisors are also rushing to make weapons and armor, far away from each other. Everyone heard the sound of tinkling irons, and everyone in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War was so busy that they didn't touch the ground. Except for the first court meeting in the first lunar month, Yang Tong was busy every day, with various official documents and military information piled on his desk. deliver.

Many enlisted soldiers gathered in the military camp outside the city one after another, and there were also many grain trucks running on the official road and the frozen Luoshui, Yishui, and Xishui.Anyone who cares will know that Yang Tong is probably planning a huge war...

"Donger, what are you looking at?" At some time, Yang Qinfang had appeared beside him. The purple palace dress was slim and beautiful. Against the backdrop of ice and snow, her exquisite face was even more crystal clear, and her long eyelashes were gently closed. Big eyes like deep pools were fixed on Yang Tong's face, and there was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

Dignified and quiet like a noble fairy, she has no aura of toughness in the past, and looks like two different people, which made Yang Tong stunned.

Heart said: Is every woman like Monkey King, possessing the unique skill of 72 transformations?

Yang Qinfang, who didn't know what Yang Tong was thinking, saw him looking at her lost in thought, her heart was sweet and shy at the same time!

It seems that what the queen mother said is right, men like gentle girls, so it is not in vain to dress up carefully
"It's so fake of you!" However, Yang Qinfang's good mood disappeared as soon as Yang Tong opened his mouth, and he said angrily, "Why are you talking?"

Yang Tong said softly, "This is normal!"

"..." Yang Qinfang's face was black, and she was so angry that she was so angry that it took a long time to recover, "You seem to be telling the truth."

"Why did I leave?"

"Don't I know about your stupid things back then? Everyone used to say that you were 'beautiful in appearance, generous in temperament, and gentle and refined'. Fake stars believe in Buddhism, but the world is in chaos, and it immediately turns into a man-eating beast, killing people faster than mowing grass. It is good to hide your strength and bide your time, but in reality it is insidious and cunning, plotting the world."

"You are slandering me. My position today is completely forced by the times. This is what makes the heroes of the times. Besides, I arrested people from outside the region to build roads in the Sui Dynasty. It was entirely for their own good. If it weren't for me, most of them would Died on the grasslands of severe cold, poverty, and hunger. Although I worked a little hard in the Sui Dynasty, I somehow survived. I think I am kind enough, what else do you want me to do?"

"If I hadn't seen with my own eyes that you opened Lifei's family letter, put the letterhead into a new envelope, added all the letters written by Duguzheng, and asked Yang Shidao to imitate the handwriting to inscribe on the envelope, and finally Fang Xuanling took it to Xiangyang. I almost believed that you despicable guys are good people." Yang Qinfang folded her hands on her chest, and let out a dry laugh, "You know you're a joke".

"I've never read Xiuning's letter to Li Yuan! Joining Duguzheng's letter is to help Li Yuan get rid of the traitor..." Yang Tong tried his best to justify himself.

"You continue!" Yang Qinfang's big eyes were full of teasing.

"The Dugu family first betrayed the Zhou Dynasty, betrayed the Great Sui Dynasty, and then betrayed the Puppet Tang Dynasty. Many people died because of Dugu in these years. I call it using the hands of the enemy to eliminate harm for the people."

Yang Qinfang was sharp-toothed and snarky: "What about the money stolen from the house? Isn't it all your money? Even stealing Amitabha's money, you are really good..."

"I haven't spent any money on ransacking homes, temples, and Taoist temples. It's all taken from the people and used for the people. How can I become myself in your mouth for my feat of carrying notoriety for the country and the people?" Have you enjoyed it? Even if you spent a lot of money to repair Ziwei City, it will allow the common people to get an income to subsidize their families by selling wood, stone, labor and craftsmanship. When coins circulate in the market, it will drive the entire economy of the Sui Dynasty. , I call it 'Building a Palace for the People'."

"I'm too lazy to talk to you!" Yang Qinfang glanced at him and said, "But I'm curious, why didn't you let the soldiers of the Black Ice Terrace set fire to the city, take the opportunity to hug the grass and beat the rabbits, and ransack Dugu's rebellious family?" What? I don't think this fits your character, there must be a conspiracy in it..."

"Could it be that in your eyes, I, Yang Tong, are the kind of tyrants who kill people at every turn?"

"It's a bit self-aware."

"Don't be so cynical..." Yang Tong chuckled, and then changed the topic back: "I sent all of Duguzheng's letterheads to Li Yuan through Xiuning's family letter, because I didn't want to help Li Yuan solve his internal problems. I need Li Yuan to be my sword Get rid of the Guanlong nobles, thus causing turmoil in the puppet Tang court, if all the Guanlong nobles are taken care of by me, who will consume Li Yuan's political potential and military strength for me?"

"Father and General Shen have already entered Shu?" On the third day of the first lunar month, Yang Guang took Yang Yichen and Shen Guang away in a hurry. Not many people knew about it, but Yang Qinfang was the one who knew .

"This year is the third year of Shengwu, and it is also a crucial year for the unification of the world. If you want to defeat all the rebels this year, you must not only use your own strength, but also use the strength of the enemy to control the enemy. If there is civil strife in the puppet Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan will not only lose the army. , as well as the overall national strength and morale, so that we can flex our muscles and save more time.”

"Will you go out?"

"Of course!" Yang Tong replied without hesitation. Now that the monarchs and envoys of various countries gather, taking them to the battlefield for a walk and eye-opening is far more deterrent than a military parade.

"My lord!" At this time, Yin Mingyue came in a hurry, holding a tray in her hands.

"What's the matter?"

"He Shilang from the Ministry of Industry sent a rare object, saying that the Holy Majesty asked him to make it."

"Bring it up."

"Here!" Yin Mingyue came to Yang Tong's side and presented the tray in front of his eyes.

Yang Tong lifted the red silk covering the tray, and Yang Qinfang looked over it curiously, but it was a bamboo tube with five exquisitely carved sections, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, with transparent glazed pieces inlaid on both ends, as if one could see the other side. At one end, I don't know what it's used for.

Yang Tong's eyes brightened, and he took a bamboo tube from the tray

Seeing Yang Tong holding the bamboo tube and looking around the city, Yang Qinfang asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Clairvoyance, take a look too." Yang Tong took the tray from Yin Mingyue's hand slightly, and asked them to take a section each for a try.

The two held a section each, the scholar Yang Tong put his eyes on the bamboo tube and looked towards the city, and in an instant two girls cried out in surprise.

Both of them are very smart. After watching for a while, I took another section, and then looked at it with both eyes. The feeling is completely different again, and the field of vision has become wider.

Seeing the two of them watching non-stop, Yang Tong laughed.

Now that the glass in the plate has been manufactured, it cannot be used only to make luxury goods and make money. The use and significance of a telescope in the cold weapon era is self-evident.

"This object is a sharp weapon for us to defeat the enemy, and it must not be spread outside." This object does not have much technical content, and it will be known as soon as it is put into use, but this telescope is the same as the flying eagle's message. The greater the advantage, at least before the war, we must not let Li Yuan, Li Mi and others know.So although the telescope was built, Yang Tong had already sealed the order to He Chou who was in charge of the final assembly. As for the craftsmen in charge of all aspects, they didn't know the meaning of carving bamboo tubes and polishing lenses.

"I see."

Yang Qinfang and Yin Mingyue nodded solemnly. As soldiers, they naturally knew the importance of this object on the battlefield. With the help of this object, they can see everything within more than 200 steps. Although it is no longer so clear, but I can still see the general idea.When fighting, use this object to watch the enemy from the watchtower, and I am afraid that you can have a panoramic view of all the arrangements of the enemy camp.

"I don't think Liuli can be used so wonderfully besides making luxury things!" Yang Qinfang said in amazement.

"This telescope can change the future war mode to a large extent, and promote the emergence of many new tactics and tactics. This is a powerful skill. Once the cage that imprisoned human thoughts is broken, there will definitely be more strange objects. Everything is better than animals because human beings are good at thinking and creating!"

(End of this chapter)