Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"The general has deep thoughts, which are beyond the reach of his subordinates!" Murong Miao whispered: "But if we continue like this, there will be countless troubles, right?"

"This is your job!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Get rid of those troubles one by one when they are still in their infancy. What's wrong, do you think it's too difficult and you can't do it? Then bring it up now! It's not too late! I don't It’s your fault!”

Murong Miao felt a rush of heat rushing straight to his face. Wang Wenzuo looked half-smiling, and the slightly joking look in his eyes made him feel a surge in his chest. He subconsciously responded: "As long as the general grants authority, the subordinates can only let Everything is calm in Chang'an City!"

"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo clapped his hands, took off a jade pendant from his waist, broke it in half, took out half of it and handed it to Murong Mu: "After arranging the water transportation, I will go to Chang'an and organize the capital's imperial army. Fan, this half of the jade pendant is the talisman. If necessary, you can use this to deploy the imperial army, and the generals will obey your orders!"

"I obey, thank you, General!" Murong Miao hurriedly knelt down, stretched out his hands to take the half of the jade pendant, and carefully put it into his bag. He knew that since he was ordered to investigate the movements in the capital, he would not be able to interfere with the imperial army, otherwise The power is too great; and this half of the jade pendant is for you to use in critical moments. If you rely on this rash action, you will be killed immediately. This is what Wang Wenzuo means when he says "when necessary".

"Okay, let's do that!" Wang Wenzuo nodded and returned to his seat. This interview was over.

Lu Twelve put down his wine glass, smoothed his thick beard, and revealed the old scar on his forearm: "Uncle, why hasn't the general entered Chang'an yet!"

"Maybe the time has not come yet!" Lu Renji replied in an uncertain tone.

"How long do we have to wait?" Lu Twelve asked: "In my opinion, the general just doesn't want to take that step!"

"Who are you, Twelve Lang, how can you presume to guess the general's thoughts!" Lu Renji smiled.

"Of course I can't guess, but there is nothing standing between the general and Chang'an. Is that true?" Lu Twelve smiled and said: "Also, the general can't be where he is today without us in Hebei." People's support, but the general has no say at all, uncle, don't you have any ideas?"

"Twelve Lang, if you really have those thoughts in your heart, it's best to dissipate them immediately, the sooner the better!" Lu Renji gave Lu Twelve a cold look: "Yes, the general has succeeded this time. , Hebei people have put in their efforts, but their efforts do not necessarily mean they will be rewarded, let alone get what they want. Today is different from the past. It is not the general who asks for us, but we who ask for it. Got it!"

"Yes!" Lu Twelve sighed boredly: "Then according to uncle, what should we do now?"

"Wait patiently!" Lu Renji said: "The general will eventually have an explanation! After all, with a hundred thousand troops, he can't just turn a blind eye, don't you think?"

"That's what the uncle said!" Lu Twelve laughed: "If you follow my wish, just move the capital to Luoyang. This way you don't have to spend so much effort transporting grain every year, and you lose the roots of the Kansai people. How can you do that? Not good!"

"You think things are too simple!" Lu Renji said with a smile: "The general has too many things to consider. If we move the capital to Luoyang, will Anxi and Longyou have to spend so much effort? And Should the war between the Tubo people continue? In this way, it makes sense to set the capital in Chang'an. If nothing else, the wealth of merchants coming from the Western Regions every year is not a small amount. Although Luoyang is located We live in the world, but we are far away from the Western Region!"

"General, he is still short of money?" Lu Twelve sneered: "Although the land in the Western Region is vast, the land in the East is not small. The land of three Hans in Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje, and the four islands of the Japanese are still There are boundless wilderness forests and rivers to the north, gold, silver, copper and iron deposits, fish farms, and furs. The land available for development is even more endless, like land and sea. I have opened up this time with the general in the Eastern Expedition. From his perspective, outside the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there is another Tang Dynasty, no, two Tang Dynasties! With the manpower of Hebei and Shandong, opening up the wilderness of Haidong is enough to shock the world. For him, Guanxi and Chang'an are basically It’s just dispensable!”

"This is just your idea!" Luzhenji said: "In my opinion, the general has not yet thought of moving the capital, otherwise why would he spend so much effort on reorganizing the canal operation?"

"Just because he doesn't want it now doesn't mean he won't want it in the future!" Lu Twelve said: "Don't forget, Young Master Yanliang has been staying in Haidong! That is his heir! Now that Chang'an is already in his pocket, why not How about leaving your son thousands of miles away?"

"This -" Lu Renji was speechless for a moment, and then said after a moment: "The general always acts prudently. He separated his heir from himself as a precaution!"

"Then it's not so far apart, right?" Lu Twelve smiled and said: "One is in Shaanzhou and the other is in Liucheng. It takes half a year to send a letter back and forth. Is this for safety?"

This time Luzhenji was convinced. He was silent for a moment: "Then what do you think we should do now?"

"Let's test the general's tone first!" Lu Twelve said with a smile: "It's too early to say moving the capital, then we can rebuild Fan Yang!"

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Chang'an City.

As the weather gets warmer day by day, the trees on both sides of Zhuque Street gradually sprout green buds, and there are gradually more merchants and pedestrians on the street. Of course, what makes the residents of the city most happy is that more and more water boats are moored at the pier beside Guangyun Lake. As a result, the price of food in Chang'an has dropped rapidly and has reached the level of about fifty cents per bucket of rice. Although this is far from the past Twenty coins for a fight of rice is still far behind, but it is still much better than the seven or eight hundred coins for a fight of rice before. Everyone can feel that this magnificent capital is quickly regaining its former vitality.

Although the war has subsided and water transportation has resumed, there is still a hidden worry buried in everyone's mind - so far, General Wang Wenzuo has not returned to Chang'an City to assist the government. Of course, he also had enough reasons - according to his reply to the emperor's order to recruit him to return to the court, he had to first clear the river course, restore the water transportation that had been damaged by the war, and restore Chang'an's food supply, and then he was ordered to assist the court. . This reason sounds high-sounding, but as long as you are not a fool, you will know that there is no conflict between joining the court to assist the government and rectifying the water transportation. Wang Wenzuo can first enter the court to assist the government, and then organize the water transportation in Chang'an. After all, there is no need for him to dig the river himself. Then there is only one real reason why Wang Wenzuo refused to join the court to assist the government - to come to Chang'an to join the court would have to disband his army. He did not dare to do this, so he used the rectification of water transportation as an excuse.

Faced with this excuse, the emperor made concessions, withdrew his intention to recruit him back to the court, and gave Wang Wenzuo the title of rectifying canal transportation, which was regarded as acknowledgment of this fait accompli. But anyone who is not a fool can see that this is actually a kind of damage to the fragile trust between the two. The emperor can take back the decree once, but it is impossible for the second or third time. Wang Wenzuo will return to Chang'an sooner or later. How will the two of them get along with each other at that time?

This issue is actually before everyone, because once the emperor and the generals clash again, everyone in Chang'an - from the princes and ministers to the ordinary people will be affected. This has already been seen in the recent war. It's confirmed. So when faced with this question, everyone has to give their own answer. Prince Han's Mansion.

"Oh, General Murong actually came to the door in person. Xiao Wang is really shining!"

As one of the few surviving sons of Emperor Gaozu, King Li Yuanjia of Han stood on the steps of the second door and welcomed Murong Mu with a smile. This was the greatest courtesy that his status allowed.

"Where, where!" Murong Miao took a few steps forward and bowed to Li Yuanjia in return: "The villain went to Shaanzhou a few days ago and reported the matter about your old man. The general reprimanded the villain severely. , blaming the villain for not knowing etiquette, why he didn’t pay his respects immediately. Therefore, as soon as the villain returned to Chang’an, he was the first one to come to your house without informing him in advance. Please forgive me for my disrespect!”

"Hey!" Li Yuanjia walked down the steps, stretched out his hand to help Murong Miao up, and said with a smile: "What's polite or rude? If you agree, it's polite, if you don't agree, it's rude! You can come today, it's too late for me to be happy, naturally. Come on, polite people, come in quickly, it’s windy outside, let’s have a drink together to beat the cold!”

Murong Miao followed Li Yuanjia to the palace, and saw that a banquet had already been arranged. Li Yuanjia took Murong Miao and sat down at the table. He was accompanied by four or five people including the Prince of the Palace, Chang Shi, Xima, etc., all of whom were close to Li Yuanjia. people. Several people sat down, and Li Yuanjia was the first to raise his wine glass and said with a smile: "With this first glass of wine, I wish the emperor and the general good health and longevity, and that the world will cease its troops and share peace!"

"I wish both the emperor and the general good health and longevity, that the world will cease its troops and enjoy peace!" Everyone raised their glasses and responded in unison. Just drink. Li Yuanjia clapped his hands twice, and a group of dancers came in from the two sides and started dancing to the music. , for a time, the hall was full of people drinking wine, and the fragrant shadows were flying everywhere. The wine was not intoxicating, but everyone was drunk, and the flowers were not charming, but Murong Miao was considered to have seen the world, and he couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy here.

"General Murong!" Prince Han smiled and said, "You still watch the singing and dancing in the hall?"

Murong Miao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I have never seen such a beautiful woman dancing so well!"

"Haha!" Prince Han laughed and said, "General, please take a closer look. If there is anything you like in the hall, it will be sent to your house later!"

"Ah? How is this okay?" Murong Nao came to his senses and hurriedly declined.

"These are just for entertainment! General Murong is a hero of the world. It is natural for a beauty to match a hero. Why not?" Prince Han said with a smile.

"No, absolutely not!" Murong Miao still remembered the purpose of his visit to King Han. He came to find out the details of the other party. If he didn't find out the details, wouldn't it be the other way around if he brought a beauty back? If Wang Wenzuo knew about it, he would lose the position he finally got.

"Why not?" Prince Han said with a smile: "Is it possible that these women are crude and not good enough to serve heroes? Well, let's replace them with a new group of people!" He waved his hand to ask those dancing girls to step aside and replace them with a new group of people. People.

"No, no!" Murong Moo said hurriedly: "It's not that the women of your house are not beautiful, but it's actually the wife of the noble family who has said it before, and she really can't bear the prince's kindness!"

"That's it! I didn't expect the general to have such a deep love between husband and wife!" A trace of contempt flashed in Prince Han's eyes, and he immediately smiled and said: "In that case, I won't embarrass the general!"

Murong Miao finally refused and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He took out Wang Wenzuo's famous thorn from his sleeve while the dancer retreated, and presented it with both hands: "This is the general's famous thorn. He learned that the king sent an envoy to pay homage to it." I asked the general to bring it to you and give it to the king. He also said that when he returns to Chang'an, he will definitely pay him a visit in person!"

"Oh! There is such a thing!" King Li Yuanjia of Han stretched out his hand to take the famous assassin sent by the servant, carefully looked at the precious and valuable thing he had just put away, and said solemnly: "If the general comes to visit, Xiao Wang should be at the door. Foreign relatives are welcome. Nowadays, all major affairs in the world are tied to the general. I have hundreds of people in my family, and they are all entrusted to General Murong!"

"Don't dare!" Murong Miao quickly bowed in return.

"There is nothing to be afraid of!" King Han waved his hand, and the maids, servants, and musicians in the hall all left, leaving only four or five people at the table. He sighed: "Now the people here are all from my own family, so I can only say a few words." That's the truth. When the general came to Chang'an for the first time to quell the chaos, I saw that he was an extraordinary person. Seeing that the then prince made good friends with him, I was indescribably happy. I am the successor of the Tang Dynasty There are people, and I can enjoy wealth and honor in peace. Later, it was proved that I have a good eye. Goguryeo was a major trouble in the Northeast and the two dynasties, and the general destroyed it in one fell swoop; the Japanese country was separated by a sea, and the general led thousands of people to defeat it; Tubo repeatedly invaded Jiannan, and the general Build roads and erect monuments to educate and educate a party; in Silla, Mohe was in chaos, and the general's flag was directed, but there was no wave to the east; not to mention what happened not long ago, it was the general's own efforts, and he was really the Purple Golden Liang of the Tang Dynasty , Bai Yuzhu, no one can replace it.”

"The king's regard for the general will be conveyed to the general in the end!" Murong Miao said.

"It doesn't matter!" King Han waved his hand: "But there is a little misunderstanding between the general and the emperor right now, so people in Chang'an City are uneasy!"

Hearing that King Han actually put his words on the table, Murong Miao smiled slightly but said nothing. King Han glanced at him and continued: "In fact, according to me, as long as you follow these eight words, there will be no waves in the sea and the world will be peaceful!"

"Eight words?" Murong Miao frowned: "I'd like to hear the details!"

"Government belongs to the Wang family, and sacrifices belong to the Li family!" King Han said.

"Government will be carried out by the Wang family, and sacrifices will be carried out by the Li family!" Murong Miao was startled and stared at King Han. After a while, he whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, be careful! The General has no such intention!" (End of this chapter)