Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 227 Nostalgia

Along with the tooth-piercing sound of the chain being pulled up, there were also small flickering bells from the depths of the waterway in front of it.Obviously, the alarm mechanism inside has been triggered or something.However, the vanguard sergeant who saw this scene was greatly encouraged to move faster.

Because, this also means that there are indeed some ulterior things at the end of this spacious waterway; and it is one step closer to the target of this raid.Therefore, when the river boat where Jiang Tian was on went deep into it, there was rushing sound and obvious moisture.

But it has already arrived at a deep and wide water space.On this circular water surface like a patio, on one side are several water inlets where large streams of turbid floating objects rush, and on the other side are two dark river channels that diverge and continue to extend forward.

It's just that the lighting fixtures on the four walls have just been extinguished, and there are some wet objects that have been knocked over and overturned; and the fresh traces of being trampled and scratched on the slippery moss on the edge of the waterway show that someone has just escaped from here. Come.But this also exposed their whereabouts.

Therefore, under the signs of sign language and light signals, part of the meandering fleet was immediately separated, and after exploring the smaller river channel on the side, the rest of the people continued to paddle along the main river channel where the current was rushing. ; And the more you move forward, the more muddy the river becomes.

With the continuous confluence of multiple drains, the surface of the water began to be covered with all kinds of foam and all kinds of garbage, and the air also changed from the initial smell of damp water plants to an indescribable smell of sediment.The sergeants who punted to clear the way ahead also needed to constantly push aside obstacles.

But unexpectedly, with the disappearance of beams, columns and piles on the zenith, it became a masonry zenith and behind the four walls.Along the faintly slanted downward river, the riverboat suddenly accelerated on its own, and it seemed to suddenly enter a new and more empty space.

The originally ubiquitous rancid smell was immediately dispersed by the convective air brought by the sudden appearance of the horizontal corridor and the shaft above which the sky was faintly visible.At this moment, Jiang Tian seemed to have returned to the cobweb-like underground passages of Chang'an Ghost City.

It's just that the sidewalks that can be used for carriages and horses here have become waterways of all sizes that can be used by boats; and the brick walls and thick pillars that are tightly connected are lined up and submerged in the water.Under the imprint of the lights, there are obvious patterns one after another.

It also shows the inscription of "Wu Le Gong Ming" that appears on the wall from time to time, as well as the signs used to guide the direction and indicate the purpose.At this moment, Cheng Shilian and Xin Gonggong beside Jiang Tian all exclaimed in unison, "Isn't this the legendary Taixing Water City?"

"Taixing Water City?" Hearing this name, Jiang Tian couldn't help reappearing a little memory and allusion from his predecessor.Taixing Water City, as the name suggests, is the Luodu underground waterway project built during the reign of Emperor Taixing.Because of its huge engineering, it is also called Water City.

However, the original intention of Emperor Taixing to build this underground waterway project is another story.It can be traced back as early as the third year of Qianyuan, when Tianbao was in its most prosperous and prosperous period, and the dream was finally broken in the sound of Yuyang's drums, the late Anshi Rebellion.Soldiers and horses from all walks of life surrounded Luoyang.

As the first city to fall, it was also the place where An Lushan and An Qingxu, the leaders of the rebellion, proclaimed themselves emperors; it was also the largest stronghold of the rebel army in the hinterland of the Central Plains.In Luoyang City at that time, there were almost tens of thousands of rebels and hundreds of thousands of rebel family members and tribes who migrated from the four counties of Fanyang.

Therefore, at that time, as the commander-in-chief of the Seventh Route Army that besieged Luodu, it was Taixing Emperor who was still the heir of the emperor/King of Guangping, but worshiped the mansion of the Generalissimo of the Tianxia Bingma, the vanguard of the Marshal Ma.However, just when Emperor Taixing was full of ambition and was about to consummate the palace and return the capital, great changes broke out.

At that time, because the commander-in-chief, King Guangping/Emperor Taixing, tried his best to restrain and suppress the impulse of the lieutenant soldiers, who wanted to take the opportunity to loot the place; severely punished all kinds of illegal acts that harmed the people; therefore, many dissatisfaction accumulated faintly , and finally broke out after breaking through Luoyang City.

At that time, soldiers and horses from all walks of life from Shannan, Hedong, Huainan, Hexi, and Longyou rushed into Luodu city, wantonly burning, killing and looting as a reward for revenge; All the living creatures that could be seen raised their butcher knives involuntarily.

Therefore, Du (Fu) Ministry of Industry has a poem that has been widely circulated: "Although the soldiers and horses in front of the temple are brave, their violence is the same as that of Qiang and Hun. It is said that people kill people in Hanshui, and women are mostly in the army." This is the situation where the imperial court lacks sufficient rewards and the generals rampage their troops for self-reward.

For half a month, the city of Luoyang, which was closed with four gates, was filled with red blood, and the corpses floating on the Luoshui, Weishui, Gushui, Tongji Canal, and Yuncanal that passed through the city even silted up the river. stand up.As the commander-in-chief, King Quang Binh couldn't restrain even an army.

Even his East Palace guards led left and right, did not dare to obey his order to stop him from entering the city; instead, they spontaneously escorted him back to the three passes of Heyang Bridge.In the end, the situation in Chang'an was stabilizing at the rear, and Liang Gong, who was preparing to take the two palaces back to the capital, arrived just in time with the Longwu and Jinwu armies.

Only after escorting the banner of King Guangping, he rushed into Luodu City from Xuanwu Gate, and began to enforce the law on the street, killing at least a thousand soldiers who refused to stop in a series of conflicts; The carnage of the country was quelled; but there were three out of ten.

However, when the bloody letter of accusation written by King Guangping was sent to the Emperor Qianyuan who was on the way back from Pingliang City, he was dismissed lightly. Even the superficial punishment and instruction were given by Queen Zhang with two Gong Huanjingzi's affairs are serious, and it is not appropriate to persuade him to cause trouble again.

This also became the beginning of the dissatisfaction and enmity between King Guangping, who lives in the East Palace, and Empress Zhang, who is in charge of the Central Palace.In the end, more than half a year after the Luodu tragedy, the long-overdue punishment was thunderous and rainy, and King Quang Binh was once again disappointed.

In the end, only one person was given death because of this, the already lost Linhuai Jiedu Envoy He Lan Jinming.As well as the Jiedushi of Shannan Dongdao who was born in the clan, heir Wu Wang Li Ju was dismissed from his post at home.The other Jiedu envoys and Jinglu envoys who were the first to bear the brunt were transferred to other places without changing their ranks.

After this incident, King Guangping, who was inevitably discouraged and disappointed, suffered a serious illness in the city of Luodu, where the smell of blood had lingered for several months, leaving the root cause of his future health.After recovering from his illness, he gradually lost trust and hope in these old troops.

As the governor of the Eastern Capital, he began to win over and get close to him. He had never participated in the Luodu Massacre. Zhang Xun, who had made great contributions in resisting the rebels going south, and Yan Zhenqing, who continued to raise righteousness in Henan and Hebei, and others, and with the support of Liang Gong Next, start preparing your own new army team.

On the other hand, it is to deal with the aftermath of the Luodu massacre.Because there were too many people who died at that time, and a large number of them were thrown into the river to clear up the evidence. As a result, many years later, some people still found bones in the silt of some abandoned wells, rivers, and ditches.

Therefore, in order to appease these resentful spirits, Master Bukong, one of the three great masters of Esoteric Buddhism at that time, convened various sects of Esoteric Buddhism and Sutra Buddhism in Dongdu, and held a huge Dharma meeting for a month.On the other hand, it is to renovate and rebuild the burned urban areas.

In the process, he suffered from insufficient financial resources, so he accepted a creative suggestion from Mr. Liang.It is to pre-sell and recruit the rebuilt Luodu real estate in advance to rich families and big businessmen from all over the world, especially the southeast land, which is the main source of wealth for the imperial court.

As a result, they earned quite a lot, not only rebuilding Luodu City on the ground, but also more than enough.Therefore, Taixing Water City was carried out during this period, a large-scale underground waterway network project.However, this project continued until Taixing five years after King Guangping succeeded to the throne in Gongbianzhong.

However, because of a sudden rebellion, it came to an abrupt end.At that time, Emperor Taixing, who moved to Luodu because of his health, suffered a joint counterattack by the Guandong family, whose family interests were seriously damaged during the reform of Taixing, and the old army that was suppressed and liquidated.

At that time, under the arrangement and cover of Nei Ying, the rebels sneaked into the city in batches through the underground water city under construction.Therefore, when trouble suddenly arises, Emperor Taixing, who is in the imperial city, is temporarily separated from the guards and horses in the capital.

Even many honored disciples who were guards of honor in front of the palace either voluntarily abandoned their guards and absconded, or turned back and opened the door as an internal response; they directly let the rebels kill near the Hall of Renshou where Emperor Taixing recuperated.It was stopped by the newly formed Habayashi Orphan next to Emperor Taixing.

It was under the bloody battle of these loyal young palace guards that Emperor Taixing escaped from the inner court; he moved to the north of Yuanbi City and continued to hold on.Until Mrs. Liang Gongzuo and the eldest princess of Yongguo came from the vicinity of Duji Road, they came to King Qin's soldiers and horses.

And Tian Chengsi, Li Baochen, and Li Huaixian, the three former members of An's rebel army who were originally surrendered by Duke Liang, also jumped up and became the heroes of the new dynasty's struggle to put down the chaos. Or divide the feudal clans and protect them in foreign domains, each has its own encounters and futures, which have continued to this day.

But also because of this rebellion, as a continuation of Emperor Taixing's rebuilding of the old capital, the underground water city project, which had been booming, came to an anticlimactic hasty end.Except for the part that has already been built and used, other spaces that have been opened up have been re-filled and blocked.

At this moment, what Jiang Tian is entering is obviously buried, but at some point, it was dug up again, and it was used as a semi-finished part that was secretly used for an unknown period of time; therefore, some bricks that have not yet been laid The collapsed walls and unpolished pillars.

The next moment, there was a clear and crisp sound, on a river boat in front, it was a sergeant's armor, who was shot by an arrow from the darkness.Then, as if the prelude to the counterattack and battle was quickly kicked off, the crossbow machine on the ship instantly projected a few rockets ready to go to both sides.

The arrows flying around and whistling, nailed the earth wall or the gap between the bricks, and at the same time, they also showed some figures behind the pillars, like a group of rats in a panic, scrambling to escape in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)