Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1234 Congratulation Locust Table

"What a migratory locust dies without eating crops, and they all hug thorns and die!"

In the Qing palace on Mount Mang, the emperor read a memorial and couldn't help being furious.After scolding, he still didn't get rid of his anger, so he threw away all the memorials. Luo Cheng couldn't sit still any longer, so he simply got up and went out of the hall, stood outside and looked at the distant scenery to calm his anger.

Standing on Mount Mang, looking south to the foot of the mountain is Luoyang City, and Luoshui passes through the city.Going forward, facing the gate of the Luoyang Imperial Palace is the Yique Longmen.

The two mountains face each other, and the Yi River flows like a natural gate. Because the gate of the imperial palace is facing Yi Que, it is also named Longmen.

The front is straight to Yique, and the back is occupied by Mang Mountain. The Luo River passes through the city. The location of Luoyang City is indeed unique.

Especially the Shangqing Palace standing on the top of Mang Mountain can be seen more clearly.

It is said that when Yang Guang was 20 years old, he was the Generalissimo of the World’s Soldiers and Horses. He led a total of 51 troops from three routes to attack Chennanzheng. ? "

The servant shot Suwei flattered and said, "Heaven is waiting for me!"

Later, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he decided to build the Eastern Capital in Luoyang, and issued an edict saying: "Within the king's body, heaven and earth are united, and yin and yang are united."Three rivers are controlled, four fortresses are secured, water and land are connected, tribute, etc.The ancestor of the Han Dynasty said, "I have traveled a lot in the world, but I have only seen Luoyang, the emperor since ancient times." "Why don't you pay attention...today, you can build Tokyo in Iraq and Luo."

Later, when Luoyang City was built, the central axis was aligned with the Qing Palace and Yique Longmen on Mangshan Mountain.

Luoyang was the ancient capital of several dynasties. Before the Sui Dynasty, it was also the capital of Zhou, Han, and Northern Wei. Su Wei said that he would wait for the Sui Dynasty to establish the capital, of course he was flattering.

Yang Guang is a flatterer, but Luo Cheng doesn't like it.

Now all the counties are doing their best to eliminate locusts and prevent disasters, but such an official came out to play, and said that the locusts will die without eating crops, and they all die with thorns. Isn't this nonsense?
Who does this take Luo Cheng for?
"Check it out, check it out for me, I really want to know this..."

Feng Lishi, the supervisor in the palace, reminded in a low voice, "Duan Decao, the prefect of Yanchuan County, Shuofang Road."

"Just Duan, such a mediocre person, can also serve as the prefect? ​​How is the Ministry of Officials evaluated? How is the Zhengshitang managed, and Yushitai, why didn't it be discovered earlier?"

Feng Lishi, as the supervisor in the palace, is also quite capable, at least he has known all the senior officials.Immediately said, "Speaking of this Duan Decao, he still has a few hands in war. Guzang Wuwei, the son of Duan Shao, a famous general in the Northern Qi Dynasty, was originally a general of Sui Xiaoguo Army. Invaded, and repeatedly led the army to conquer and defeat the Liang army. After returning to Qin, he was the vanguard of breaking the Liang.

He successively served as the captain of Yan'an County, the governor of Shuofang County, and the prefect of Yanchuan County. "

"Jin Yiwei reported that the migratory locusts were not well controlled in Shuofang, Guanzhong, causing the migratory locusts to cover up the sun and pass over the red land. However, Duan Decao, the prefect of Yanchuan, is still presenting this locust congratulatory performance at this time. Is this disgusting or is he lying to me? "

Shuofang Road is a road established by the imperial court in the north of Guanzhong Road, including Lingwu County, Yanchuan County, Shuofang County, Yulin County, Wuyuan County, etc., all located in the north of Baiyu Mountain, and also the north of the traditional Guanzhong Great Wall.

Except for the two counties of Lingwu and Wuyuan in Hetao, the rest of these places are loess slopes or Gobi belts, with barren land and sparse population.

When the control of locust plagues in various places was in full swing, due to the shortage of manpower, the effect of locust extermination was not great, which eventually led to overwhelming clusters of migratory locusts.

The green shoots that have just grown in the common people's fields are all eaten up, and this moral practice dares to say that they will not eat the crops.

After getting angry, Luo Cheng also began to think deeply.

Duan Decao was originally a general of the Sui Dynasty, later the general manager of Tang Yanzhou, and later surrendered to the Qin Dynasty. He has always been the vanguard against Liang Shidu. Now that he has done such absurd things as He Locust, people have to reflect.

"Duan Decao is a disciple of the general family. He was the former guard Xiaoguo, and then the prefect of the prefecture and county. He is not the kind of reckless man who is illiterate. But he still did such absurd things. What does that mean?"

Feng Lishi was busy turning his head, but he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"This shows that people are not all-round talents. We should make full use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses. If we use them in the right position, we will be very useful. If we use them in an inappropriate position, we will end up doing bad things. In the final analysis, it is actually a matter of employing people. Duan Decao is a good fighter, but the court let him be the prefect, which is improper employment."

"Call Wang Gui to come."

Secretary Jian Wang Gui arrived. As a high-ranking secretary in one of the three provinces, his responsibilities have long been beyond the leisurely work of managing books. Secretary Jian now has jurisdiction over the Bureau of Books, Bureau of Taishi, Bureau of National History, and Bureau of Geography.The management of the Bureau of Authors is not only the collection of books, but also the review of the publication and sale of books, including the handling of some prohibited books among the people.Taishi Bureau is responsible for astronomy and calendar.The National History Bureau is responsible for compiling history.The Bureau of Geography is responsible for surveying and mapping of mountains and rivers.

Of course, the secretary supervisor also has another important duty, which is to be the emperor's adviser and to draft edicts for the emperor.Drafting edicts is a very important responsibility. For general important state affairs, official edicts are drafted by Zhongshusheren of Zhongshushe, while internal edicts are drafted by Hanlin scholars.

But sometimes, the emperor would directly ask the secretary to draft edicts for himself.

"Secretary Wang, you drafted an order for me to reprimand Duan Decao for his ignorant and stupid absurd behavior. This is a crime of deceiving the king, but I think of his past achievements, and I now demote him as the captain of Dali County, Yunnan Province. , His title was demoted from Pingyuan County Duke to Dali Marquis, and he was ordered to make atonement for his crimes."

Holding a volume in his hand, Wang Gui wrote quickly with his right hand, and quickly drew up the emperor's will.

But after Luo Cheng read it, he said, "Don't use the rhetoric of parallel four li six, just use the vernacular that I scolded Duan Decao just now, and directly record it for him."

Fortunately, there are very few people like Duan Decao.

After the prime minister went down to various provinces to serve as the governor, and the Yushitai sent the censor to patrol the road, the efforts to catch locusts and prevent disasters in various places were very strong, and the effect of locust extermination was good, especially Luocheng's activity of exchanging grain for locusts It never stopped, no matter how many locusts the people caught, they were all cashed in, and no IOUs were issued.

In Luoyang prefecture alone, in more than 20 counties, tens of thousands of locust eggs have been dug, and more than 140 stones of jumping locusts have been dug. Now it is reported that more than [-] million migratory locusts have been caught. This number is quite amazing.

Now there are more than [-] counties in Henan Province, and those millions of soldiers and civilians are catching locusts in the fields every day.

It is said that there is a joke in Luoyang nowadays, saying that locusts dare not go out together in threes, and even locusts from other places dare not fly to Luoyang Mansion.

The more locusts gather together, the bigger the swarm, the easier it is to become the priority target of the locust catchers, and the faster they die!
(End of this chapter)