The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 893 Half by hard work, half by God's will
These days it rained continuously, and the days went on as usual. Of course, some changes that should have occurred in the disaster situation were also happening quietly, but for the Great Sui Dynasty or Yang Tong, the impact was not too great.

The number of victims in the city is still increasing as the flood continues.On the streets and under the fence, some refugees wandered and gathered, and there were also many victims from all over the country who came to seek refuge with their relatives.

The sudden increase of complex crowds has also brought instability to Luoyang.Jing Zhaoyin and the army have also stepped up control, and the situation is not bad.Those who have a guide and a household registration can enter the city. If they do not have a household registration and no relatives to go to, they can only go to the disaster camp outside the city to receive relief from the imperial court.

Because of the supervision of the army, there was no chaos in the order, but once Yang Tong went to the camp of the victims in the southeast of Luoyang City, the number of refugees outside the city seemed to have increased a lot.Fortunately, since he became self-reliant until now, the officials of the Sui Dynasty have been doing disaster relief and relief, and they have a complete set of relief plans, so that the victims of the disaster have not experienced confusion and panic.

Most of these victims were people from the county. They lived near Gushui, Luoshui, Jianshui, Yishui, and Dishui. The imperial court worried that these people would be washed away by the flood, so they moved to high places to temporarily avoid the disaster.Naturally, the common people would not refuse the court's kindness, and although the common people were a vulnerable group, they were very tenacious and gentle, and would not bother the government unless it was absolutely necessary, so they were very conscious and did not cause any disturbances.

And this flood has also brought about an impact, as well as a sharp rise in vegetable prices. This is because the vegetable fields are all soaked in water, and the roots are rotten. How can there be any vegetable production?The palace is better, but rich families can only eat pickles, and small families only have dry rice.

The temporary soaring prices are not a big deal, the important thing is that the heavy rain is falling like crazy. If it continues like this, the city surrounded by five waters will turn into a city trapped by five waters. Just yesterday, the imperial court submitted an emergency plan If the torrential rain continues, then only in Yiyang County upstream of Luoshui River, and Luhun County upstream of Yishui River, man-made breakthroughs will be made to let the skyrocketing flood water flow to the countryside to ensure the safety of Luoyang City.

Although this kind of active flood discharge behavior will evacuate the people in the flood discharge area in advance without killing people, the property loss of the people is self-evident. After the flood, the relief and relief of the people will inevitably be another big trouble. The method for this has not yet been implemented.The severe water situation in Luoyang also prompted the court to reach a consensus that after the danger passed, the water system in Henan County must be transformed, that is, a canal was dug from Yiyang to Luhun, so that Luoshui and Yishui After connecting them, they will be driven from Luhun County to the upper reaches of the Rushui River in Xiangcheng County. They are usually used for irrigation. If such a dangerous situation occurs again, the Rushui River will help divert the flow...

This time, fortunately, for the convenience of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, a canal connecting Luoshui and Xishui was dug in Hongnong to transport logistics supplies. If it were not for this canal that runs through the two rivers to divert, Luoyang would be even more dangerous. severe.

As for the dangerous situation in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, Yang Tong and the ministers of the Central Committee naturally couldn't take care of it. The court tried its best, and the military did their best.For everything now, we can only trust the army and local officials in charge of flood fighting and rescue. As long as there is no bad news, it is the best good news.

For Yang Tong, such a bad weather was the best weather for military training. After the early morning, he went to the Mangshan camp to watch the military training, which was considered a proper relaxation for himself.

Although the top ten legions are all outside, Luoyang, as the imperial capital, is naturally still an army. In addition to the Xuanjia Army and the City Defense Army, there are sixteen guards.

At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, following the system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Twelve Mansions were set up to command the soldiers of the imperial guards, which was the predecessor of the Sixteen Guards.Among the twelve mansions at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, only the left and right guards, the left and right Wuwei, and the left and right Wuhou commanded the soldiers and guards.

In the third year of Daye, Yang Tong increased the twelve mansions to four mansions with twelve guards, collectively known as the sixteen guard mansions.

After several renamings, the twelve guards were left and right guards, left and right guards, left and right guards, left and right guards, left and right guards, left and right guards, and left and right Jinwu;

The twelve guards guard Wujingji and guard Heluo; the left and right Qianniu guards in the four mansions are responsible for guarding the emperor, that is, the current Xuanjia army and Shura guards;

In addition, the left and right guards also lead the "internal army". "Inner Army" refers to the soldiers of the Five Army Mansions under the command of the Qin, Xun, and Wu Sanwei under the left and right guards, and the soldiers of the Three Guards and Three Mansions under the East Palace. In principle, they are the soldiers of high-ranking officials. .

Since the Sui Dynasty currently has ten main battle armies, the Twelve Guards and Four Mansions are considered to be self-contained. With the breaking of the mansion system, the Twelve Guards are now compared with the previous system, still leading the world's county soldiers, and occupying the center. In addition, the garrison of the capital, if you really want to take a closer look, it can be regarded as a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Military Affairs; it is clearly different from the ten legions, navy and frontier army in charge of the Ministry of War, and it does not conflict with each other.

The two, one inside and one outside, not only cooperate with each other, but also check and balance each other. It seems very complicated, but in fact it is clear and clear.

The twelve guards have different troops according to their functions, as many as [-] and as few as [-]. Except for the troops who are on duty in the imperial city, they all train in the Mangshan Camp. The Mangshan Camp is a whole, and the interior is divided into Twelve small battalions, each guard occupies one side, and in the middle is a huge training ground separated by Juma. Everyone trains on a field, but they can all see each other, and they move Juma from time to time. In martial arts competitions, the loser trains desperately in order to regain his position; the winner, although rejoicing, fears that he will fail in the next competition, so he also strengthens his training. In this way, the twelve guards are always in a healthy competition .

Yang Tong looked at the soldiers who were training hard on the school field, and heard the shouts of killing and shaking the sky in his ears, feeling very cordial.

At this time, Yang Tong was accompanied by the queen Wei Fengwu. Seeing her husband looking at the soldiers with a sunny smile on his face, Wei Fengwu was speechless.

Everyone in the government and the public is worried about floods, even the royal family in the deep courtyard of the harem are worried, but as the husband of the king of a country, he always has such an optimistic attitude. Looking at this posture, the endlessly rushing water of the Yellow River In the heart of the husband, it seems like a brook.

She didn't know whether she should say that her husband was full of confidence or heartless, so she couldn't help the curiosity in her heart, so she asked, "Husband, are you not worried about floods at all?"

"What do I have to worry about?" Yang Tong said with a smile: "Everything is accomplished, half depends on hard work, and half depends on God's will; I have done everything I can do, and arranged the things that should be arranged, even In the worst case, there are emergency measures. To put it bluntly, all my tasks have been completed, and now we will see the soldiers and civilians of the Sui Dynasty who are fighting ahead. For me now, the fact that the flood disaster did not happen is the best news , if the embankment is really going to burst, I have nothing to do, if it is useful to look sad and cry, I will cry for three days and three nights, and my heart will be broken."

Wei Fengwu smiled "puchi", and his heavy heart relaxed a lot: "My husband is right. What has never happened, the result may not be bad. If the result is good, it is useless to be sad; if the result is The bad ones are at least earned before the bad news arrives."

Yang Tong said happily: "It's good if you understand! Although the flood is always rising, it doesn't mean that it will burst the embankment. Everyone is too worried, and they won't be able to survive if they break down. Instead of this, it's better to recharge your energy and save up for the disaster. Physical strength and energy, as for the flood... let nature take its course!"

Wei Fengwu didn't know what to say, so she asked again: "Why is my husband so open-minded? If it still ends badly, what should I do?"

Yang Tong thought for a while and said, "The big deal is to move collectively. Anyway, the world is so big, there are enough places for the people of Huanghuai to live. If there is not enough land in Hebei, then occupy the grasslands, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje and the Western Regions." alright."

"..." Wei Fengwu was dumbfounded.

Yang Tong looked up at the sky. Although the rain had stopped, it didn't show any signs of ending completely. The sky began to accumulate heavy dark clouds again, covering the direction of Luoyang. It seemed that a bigger rainstorm was brewing, but judging by the posture, the heavy rain I won't be able to download it for a while.

"Let's go!" Yang Tong rarely came out, and he didn't want to waste time in the military camp.

When he came out this time, he mainly took his wives out to exercise. There are three types of his wives. Those who learn martial arts are Wei Fengwu, Shui Tianji, Li Xiuning, Yin Mingyue, and Lan Xueer who just joined. Gu, Lu Qinghua, Xiao Yuexian, Jiang Fengyi; except for Jiang Fengyi who is an idiot, the other three of the Wen School like to be quiet and not to move.

They would rather take a book, a pen, and read and paint all day, rather than move a little, the most they can do is practice Tai Chi.This is not because they are lazy, but because of their interest.

If it’s normal, it’s fine, but the heavy rain in the past few days has not only filled all the rivers and Xiyuan in the Heluo land, but also the Jiuzhou Pool in the palace and other pools for viewing the scenery have been filled with flood water, and the entire Ziwei Palace They were all in misty rain, full of dampness, if they stayed in that environment for a long time, these three guys might get sick, Yang Tong rarely came out, so he simply took the wives out of the palace.

Everyone felt the affection of their husbands, and they would not refuse. They threw all the children to the four queen mothers and ran out.

The destination this time was the Golden Valley Garden. When Yang Tong and Wei Fengwu left the barracks, they joined the large army and went to the Golden Valley Garden for a visit.

Jingu Garden is less than ten miles away from Mangshan Daying Camp, and is connected by official roads, which is very convenient. When a group of people arrive at their destination, they walk to see the scenery.

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The name Jingu Garden comes from Shi Chong, a rich man in the Western Jin Dynasty. In order to indulge himself, he built a large-scale garden in Yiman Mountain and Lingu River in Luoyang. It was ruined and abandoned, and now it is replaced by the palace built by Yang Guang on the original site, which was restored by the Ministry of Industry.

The current Jingu Garden has made ingenious design for the river flowing through the garden. According to the height of the terrain, the platform is built and the ground is dug, the clear stream lingers, the sound of the water, the singing of birds and the leaping of fish, it is very elegant and elegant. This kind of wild scenery is more beautiful than artificial landscape. To look good.

Along the way, you can see a few dilapidated old walls in the depths of the grass and trees. When you get closer and take a closer look, you can see the exquisite and beautiful patterns on the stones, which make people feel the vicissitudes of time.

Lu Qinghua often came here before, knowing that there are many stories that have been annihilated by the years, she acted as a tour guide for the sisters. She pointed to the broken walls and ruins deep in the grass and said: "This was once Shi Chong's garden. It is said that he used pearls, agate, rhinoceros horn, ivory, etc. to decorate the place resplendently and magnificently. Even the convenient places are decorated with patterned curtains, cushions, incense, and beautiful maids waiting for them, so that some guests thought they had strayed into Shichong Inner room."

"The broken walls and ruins here are the relics of the Shichong Golden Valley Garden. When I came here, I occasionally wondered if this is the Luzhu Building where Luzhu lived? Maybe Luzhu jumped from here And the one who sacrificed himself for love."

Hearing this, the woman who is familiar with this story is deeply moved.

Seeing one or two feeling sorry for the ancients, Yang Tong was speechless: "The most famous story in the Golden Valley Garden is 'The Green Pearl Falls from the Building'. It talks about the loyalty of the Green Pearl and the affectionateness of Shi Chong, but I don't think that's the case at all."

"What does your husband think is wrong?"

"Shi Chong is a person who regards human life as nothing, but when there are guests coming to the banquet, if the guests can't drink until the glass is dry, he will kill the accompanying maid. Because the general Wang Dun can't drink, he refuses to drink. Killing many maids in a row, so as to achieve the purpose of forcing Wang Dun to drink, and use it as a capital to show off. After that, whenever someone comes, they will say that Wang Dun drank at his place, and if they feel that others can't do it, they can do it themselves Well, it feels like a lot of face. But in reality? It was exchanged for countless innocent lives, and General Wang Dun made an exception. It's not because Shi Chong has a lot of face, but because he can't bear more innocent people to die because of him. Ridiculous The strange thing is that instead of praising Wang Dun for his kindness and righteousness, the world praises a cruel butcher."

Seeing all the girls listening carefully, Yang Tong said, "Those beautiful girls in the prime of their seasons are all those who waited on him all the year round, and some of them were his bedside people, but he killed them like chickens. And Luzhu also killed them." She is just a singing girl, she is no different from the woman who was killed, she is only favored because of her beauty, if she meets a woman who is more beautiful than Lu Zhu, Lu Zhu will also end up being killed, so it is said that Shi Chong affectionate, completely nonsense."

Lu Qinghua was moved when she heard the words, all she thought about was the love story between Shi Chong and Luzhu, how could she have thought about being brutally murdered by Shi Chong?After hundreds of years of extolling, this so-called "sentimental affection" has become as beautiful as poetry and painting, and people have overlooked the bloodyness in the story.

"In addition to living a corrupt life and disregarding human life, Shi Chong is also a competitive person. I heard that Wang Kai used wheat sugar to wash the pot, and he used white wax to cook. In order to protect himself, Wang Kai used silk cloth on both sides of the road. In order to overwhelm Wang Kai, Shi Chong ordered his men to make a 40-mile barrier with brocade forging. Wang Kai’s family used red stone paste mud walls, and Shi Chong used spice mud walls. He will never be left behind.” Yang Tong said : "Where did he get his money? He didn't start from scratch, nor did he do business properly, but when he was governor of Jingzhou, he used insane and insane means to turn soldiers into bandits and slaughter and rob passing merchants. As for his The cause of death was his failure in the political struggle. Even if there was no Luzhu, his political enemies would still not let him go... But he told Luzhu that he was convicted because of her, especially shameless! It is ridiculous that later generations deliberately Ignore the reason, and make up a poignant and beautiful love story..."

Lu Qinghua thought carefully about Shi Chong's character and the reason why he was killed. He actually felt that Yang Tong's point of view was correct, and he had no way to refute it. He even vaguely felt that the story had changed. Smiling and angrily said: "A good love story was ruined by you."

"Green Pearl was forced to death by Shi Chong. I don't care if people say she is affectionate or helpless. But Shi Chong's crap is obviously fatal due to the failure of the political struggle. The name of passion and infatuation..."

"What's the point of fighting against someone who's been dead for hundreds of years?" Wei Fengwu was angry and funny.

"I don't like him." The more Yang Yu thought about it, the more unhappy he became: "In order not to mislead the children and harm the children and grandchildren, we must correct the chaos and re-establish the correct historical facts, so that people know that Shi Chong is a murderous, conscience-stricken, and aggressive man. A victorious political loser, a murderous maniac..."

"Ah! By the way, the guy who wrote "Pity the Peasants" is also a greedy boss, and he must set things right; and the guy who wrote "Once the sea was hard to find water, except that Wushan is not a cloud", is clearly a scumbag..."

In an instant, Emperor Shengwu turned into a keyboard warrior.

The eyes of the girls suddenly became a little strange, and the eldest grandson Wugou asked cautiously: "Husband, is the "Sympathy" you are talking about "the day of hoeing at noon, and the sweat drips down the soil; It's all hard work' that one?"

"Yeah, how did you know?" Yang Tong's heart skipped a beat, and he asked uncertainly, "Could it be that I wrote it?"

"Yes, otherwise, how would I know?" Changsun Wugou nodded and said, "'Once the sea was too difficult for water, except Wushan is not a cloud' was also written by my husband, has my husband forgotten?"

"..." Yang Tong was tongue-tied.

This time I ran into a ghost.

Corrupt official Li Shen and scumbag Yuan Zhen do not exist, when did I return their poems?

Okay now!
can not say it clearly.

Damn Shi Chong...

Shui Tianji wondered: "Husband, what is a scumbag?"

It is the first time for everyone to hear this term, and they do not understand its meaning.

"It's the scum of the world, like scum."

Shui Tianji glanced at Yang Tong and nodded, "It's worthy of the name."

Yang Tong was shameless a long time ago, so he slapped a haha, and said wretchedly: "It doesn't matter whether it's a corrupt official or a scumbag. What's important is that there is a big hot spring in the Golden Valley Garden, and a big The big bed happens to be with the kids, why don't we soak in the hot spring first, and then go to the big bed to chat..."

In an instant, a group of women walked away cleanly.

Only Director Jiang accompanied him.

"Husband, I'm going to Tangquan Pavilion..." Manager Jiang's eyes were watery, and before he left, he drew a circle on Yang Tong's palm, which made Yang Tong's heart itch, like a cat scratching.

Yang Tong was about to walk away when suddenly a familiar voice came from behind: "My lord."

Yang Tong turned around, only to see Yin Mingyue, who was in charge of defense, galloping towards him, and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, Zuo Pushe, Fang Shangshu, and Ling Shangshu urgently ask for an audience."

"Do you know why they came here?" Yang Tong's heart shuddered. He had made it clear before he set off. Regarding the flood, everyone can solve it according to the previous arrangement. Could it be that something has changed?
"I'm not very clear, it seems that something happened in the lower reaches of the Yellow River." Yin Mingyue said.

"Tell them to wait in the main hall." Yang Yu was very puzzled, Jingu Garden is not far from Luoyang, if there is any danger, a flying eagle can make him return immediately, so why go there himself?
Isn't this superfluous and a waste of time?

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)