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Chapter 680 Fear in the Age of Insufficient Firepower

After the emperor left, Chang'an City seemed to become quiet all of a sudden. Even the evening bell, which used to sound solemn and solemn, now sounds floaty, soft and without any sense of weight.

The golden land of the treasure wheel crushes the world, sitting alone in the Cangming Qiyu Pass.

North Ridge Fengyan opened Wei Que, Nanxuan Weather Town Shangshan.

The chariots and horses of Baling hang down the Yangli, and the city of Jingguo falls in the room.

Temporarily put aside the dust and wandering things, the bells and drums of the Sixth Street reminded me again.

This is a poem "Lifting the Wild Goose Pagoda" by Xu Mei, a famous poet who was not born in the Tang Dynasty. See through the vicissitudes and laziness of the world.

After the emperor left, the imperial air in this poem disappeared. If Xu Mei came to this era and went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda again, she would definitely not be able to write such a poem.

Because the whole of Chang'an has now become a huge construction site.

Those who tear down the city walls are tearing down the walls, those who dig canals are digging canals, those who burn bricks are burning bricks, those who quarry stones are quarrying stones, and those who cut wood are cutting trees.

Nowadays, the first priority is to provide materials for future large-scale construction. The purpose of building waterways is to facilitate the transportation of these materials. of construction waste.

Datang has never lacked skilled master craftsmen. These arrangements were not made by Yunchu, but by the master general who will be the supervisor.

The reason why there are so many general works is entirely because Yunchu completely offended the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry hopes that Yunchu will use the registered craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry in this large-scale construction. Yunchu also likes the registered craftsmen of the Ministry of Employment very much. After all, these people have a higher level in building cities and palaces.

It's a pity that Duan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty, didn't wait for Yunchu to ask how much food should be given to the Ministry of Industry to use the registered craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, but Duan Lun gave Yunchu a number - 27 guan.

The 27 guan is not the total cost of using the craftsmen, but just the profit paid to the Ministry of Industry before the start of work.

After seeing this number, Yunchu decisively went to find Yan Liben, the general master of the Tang Dynasty.

When they met, Yunchu didn't say anything, so he showed Yan Liben the 27-guan document handwritten by Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Yan Liben crossed out the word 17 after reading it.

Then, the craftsmen who were about to work appeared on the construction site designated by Yunchu in time.

After knowing this, Duan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, jumped up and cursed Yan Liben, but he had nothing to do with this general master from the third rank.

First of all, they want to unite with the Shaofu Supervisor and Taichang Temple to suppress Yunchu, but they find that at some point, Hu Yushu, the young supervisor of the Shaofu Supervisor, has become very intimate with Yunchu as a brother.

Just when Duan Lun decided to play the impeachment of Yunchu and Yan Liben privately with Tai Changqing who stayed in Chang'an to guard the imperial ancestral temple.

On a bright moonlit night, Tai Changqing Dai Shu was enjoying the wine with the famous prostitute Shi Qi Niang in Pingkangfang, when he was extremely embarrassed to meet Li Hong, the prince of the Tang Dynasty who came to Pingkangfang for a long time in a white dragon fish suit. !

Although Li Hong himself hid his face and fled, Tai Changqing Dai Shu planned to commit suicide after returning home.

Whether it is Prince Li Hong or Taichang Temple Minister Dai Shu, it is impossible to come to Pingkangfang to have fun with prostitutes during the days of offering sacrifices to Emperor Taizong's great ancestor Jing Emperor Li Hu.

Just when Dai Shu hugged his family and cried, and was about to commit suicide, Prince Li Hong's confidant Di Renjie came to visit quietly.

I don't know what Di Renjie said to Dai Shu. In short, after Di Renjie left, Dai Shu drank a pot of the strongest anti-virus alone, and got drunk for three days.

From then on, he stayed in the Taimiao and did not leave easily.

At the end of April, the Ministry of Industry received an edict from the emperor, ordering him to move the yamen to the imperial city of Luoyang, leaving [-] registered craftsmen in Chang'an, and handing them over to Prince Li Hong.

At this point, in Chang'an City, Yunchu's last restraining force disappeared without a sound.

Although the restraining power was gone, a group of veterans in armor and holding long knives ushered in Chang'an City.

They patrolled the city of Chang'an day and night, although all of them had white hair fluttering, and there were a few white-haired old women among them, but when this group of people patrolled the city of Chang'an, no one dared to ask.

The emperor left, and there were no Jinwu Guards in Chang'an City, only Zuo Wuwei and other six guards were left to defend Chang'an City. Even the soldiers and horses of the six guards were only half left, and the other half followed the emperor. Went to Luoyang.

The [-] government soldiers who are fully charged and counted still need to be replaced with the Luoyang headquarters every year.

After Ruan Wen heard about this, she specially brought drinks and food to the top of the city to comfort these veterans or their widows. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the top of the city, they were chased and killed by these people with knives. .

After finally escaping in embarrassment, he was panting heavily here at Yunchu, but he didn't know how to explain it.

After a while, he said to Yunchu, "Is it true that we tore down the walls of Chang'an City to pieces?"

Yun Chu said: "Absolutely correct. Without the support of the people, no city can be defended. Once we build the city of Chang'an, everyone will happily hide in the wall and live a drunken life. No one cares about the city outside the city." The soldiers of the government, the people are strong.

If things go on like this, the government soldiers will be abandoned, and the people will not practice for a long time. Sooner or later, they will be abandoned, and because they are not close to the people in the city, there will be a gap. Once foreign enemies invade, no one is willing to sacrifice their lives to defend Chang'an.

For me, the soldiers and minzhuang outside the city are the indestructible walls of Chang'an City, not the pile of rotten bricks. "

Gentle said again: "Now that the Tang Dynasty is at peace, the population is increasing day by day, and there is no farmland near Chang'an for you to raise government soldiers. Where are you going to distribute the [-] mu of land for them?"

Yun Chu took a look at Rou Rou, and felt that this formerly clever brother had become a fool now.

Immediately, he spread out the planning map of Chang'an on the table, pointed to the grain stores, medical centers, schools, and the past of bad people all over Chang'an, including the past of Wuhou's fire prevention shop, and said: "I don't have the [-] acres of subdivided land. , I don’t have [-] mu of Yongye land, but I have a professional income of more than [-] mu of land, and I also have a bonus income of [-] mu of Yongye farm.

The most important thing is that they no longer have to bear the two items of rent and adjustment, but only need to pay for the corvee. "

Gentlely frowned and said, "Forty days of corvee, what are you going to use it for?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "It's two months of corvée. In these two months, they have to participate in the training of the government soldiers. Just like outside the city, they prepare their own armor, weapons, bows and horses. They carry knives and go into battle in battle. It’s what you do for a living.”

"Are you going to replace Kobuda with a regular job, Nagata?"

Yun Chu spread his hands and said: "On weekdays, they work in the food stores, inns, pharmacies, and medical clinics opened by the government. They can also maintain the law and order of Chang'an as unscrupulous people and Wuhou. Is there anything wrong with the various activities?"

Gently sighed and said: "It should be feasible, but how are you going to deal with the group of gray-haired veterans on the city wall and the families of the veterans who died in battle? He is also a majestic baron. Finally, I will tell you that Liang Jianfang, who is missing a leg, is also there. He is the one who scolded me the most in the crowd, and even hit me with the wine gourd I gave him.

Duke Ying is not here, but Su Dingfang is. It seems that he is the leader. You said, why does a veteran like him not go to Luoyang with His Majesty, but stay in Chang'an to cause trouble for us? "

Yun Chu let out a long sigh and said, "What else could it be? These people have all experienced the Weishui alliance. Back then, Emperor Taizong and Jieli Khan were forced to kill the White Horse to make an oath by the Weishui, which allowed Chang'an to escape. .

I discussed the Weishui alliance with Lao Liang before, and Lao Liang said that when Emperor Taizong took the initiative to go to the center of the bridge to meet Jieli Khan for the alliance, he did so with the determination to die.

Once Jieli Khan did not agree to retreat, Emperor Taizong planned to take Yuchi and Qin Qiong to surprise Jieli Khan, and planned to capture this guy and force the Turks to retreat.

Later, Jieli Khan accepted the gift from Emperor Taizong, and withdrew after the harsh conditions put forward were met, which allowed Chang'an to escape. "

Gentle and surprised, said: "Emperor Taizong's daily life note doesn't say that."

Yun Chu curled his lips and said, "Think about it in your head, who is Emperor Taizong, if he can fight against the 16 troops brought by Jieli Khan, do you think he will endure the torment of the Weishui River?" Union such a disgrace?
Just allowing Jieli Khan to take away the kidnapped people allowed Emperor Taizong to fight to the death with Jieli Khan.

The problem is that at that time, Emperor Taizong didn't even have the capital to fight to the death with Jieli Khan, so in desperation he thought of negotiating in person, and then looked for opportunities to seize Jieli Khan to bargain.

Emperor Taizong was determined to die. Just think about the mentality of Lao Su, Lao Liang and the other generals at that time.

Now, we have demolished the city walls of Chang'an, which they regard as their model, to pieces, ventilating everywhere, how can they still sleep?
It’s better to stand on the city wall with a knife, and if the enemy comes, it’s better to die in battle than to be ruined by the enemy.”

Gently sighed and said: "These mountains and rivers were brought down by them after all, and it is right to cherish some of them. You should find a way. I have no choice. I feel that the crime of tearing down the city wall is serious, and I have nothing to say to them."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Then let these veterans see what a real city wall is."

After finishing speaking, he took off the armor from the armor rack and put it on, inserted the horizontal knife, carried the bow and arrow on his back, hung the short crossbow on his waist, picked up the ten-foot-long horse spear from the rack, and took it off the wall. A horn was hung around the neck, and the servants were ordered to put on the bay red horse, jump on the bay red horse and go straight to the city wall.

　Continue tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)