Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 134 I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood

The place where Taizong laid a stone and wrote a five-character poem to record the alliance was not in Lingzhou City, but on a conspicuous hill at the foot of Helan Mountain not far from the outskirts of Lingzhou.

There was originally no scenery here. After Taizong Lingzhou's alliance, the local government built altars, pavilions and temples here, and worshiped and worshiped every year.

At this moment, standing on the high altar, Li Longji looked at the densely packed Tiele tribe leaders and envoys with more than a thousand people under the hill, and felt in his heart the heroic ambition of Emperor Taizong back then!
Today, he finally stepped onto the stage where Taizong once was and created achievements that are comparable to him.

No, he will surpass Taizong in the future!Reach the pinnacle that has never been achieved before or since!

Now Li Longji feels that he is omnipotent!
"In the past, Taizong and Tiele's tribes met here to form an alliance. Since then, Hunyuan has descended, but it has never been heard of before. The cause without borders will always be followed by future generations. What the ancients could not achieve, we have swallowed it up now. What the previous kings could not yield to, Today it is destroyed. This is a real book deed that has never been seen before. It is magnificent in ancient and modern times.

Now that the Turkic clowns have been wiped out, all tribes on the grassland must keep their own land and serve the Tang Dynasty with the courtesy of a son, and I, the Tang Dynasty, will treat them with the courtesy of a father.Make alliances with blood, erect monuments as evidence, and never betray each other..."

Gao Lishi read out the edict at the top of his voice, while Li Longji said nothing. He raised his head and looked at the winding Yellow River in the distance. He only felt that it was magnificent and indescribably beautiful.

This is the world, this is the country!

Li Longji sighed secretly in his heart, and then became sad.

Life is too short to live a good life while drinking and singing. If possible, he would rather such days never end.

Li Taibai once said, "Life is like a dream, how can you enjoy it? The ancients held candles and went out at night, which was a good thing."

How wonderful it would be if people could live an extra 200 years without getting old and dying!
Li Longji couldn't help but imagine that there was a way to immortality in the world, and he must get it.

Those endless delicacies, endless pink beauties, and endless songs of praise all belong to him.

Painting will remember his great achievements.

The country of the Tang Dynasty is more than ten thousand miles away; from ancient times to the present, who can achieve this feat?

At this moment, Li Longji wanted to shout into the empty distance: Return!have!who!
"Drink blood wine!"

Gao Lishi shouted at the top of his lungs, breaking Brother Ji's fantasy.

Then Gao Lishi took the wine glass handed over by the eunuch, knelt down in front of Li Longji, and presented the wine glass with both hands.

Brother Ji picked up the wine glass, drank the wine with a hint of blood in it, and then threw it aside with great pride.

"We are willing to serve the Tang Dynasty with the gift of being a son. We will be respectful from generation to generation and never betray it forever."

The envoys from Tiele tribes at the bottom of the hill bowed and shouted in unison, drinking the blood wine that had been prepared.

Seeing this shocking scene, Li Longji was proud but also secretly wary.

The various parts of Tie Le can indeed be kneaded apart.And if there is no external pressure, if there is no powerful external enemy, then it will be difficult for them to form a joint force.

However, if these divided forces unite and twist into a rope, they will be an unimaginably powerful force!Enough to threaten Datang's border defense!
Of course, Li Longji would not believe the nonsense about "being respectful from generation to generation and never betraying each other." In fact, similar covenants have no substantive binding force. The constraints on various grassland ministries are all achieved through various decrees of the Tang Dynasty. Yes, it has nothing to do with something like a covenant.

On the contrary, the business relationship with the border town is extremely close.

For Brother Ji, it is a high probability that the grassland tribes will rebel in the future.Based on past experience, there are many grassland tribes who rebelled in the second year after the covenant, let alone others.

To govern the Tang Dynasty, it was not enough for him to be the emperor alone. He also needed many obedient, useful and capable dogs.These dogs were used to take care of the country for him, guard his homes and courtyards, and bite his prey.

So Brother Ji felt that he had to tighten the noose around these dogs' necks to prevent them from running around like wild horses.

However, these different types of dogs can also get into moods and make trouble when doing things, act haphazardly or do things poorly.It will not be as peaceful as the master thinks.

To control these dogs, owners need to appease them appropriately, beat them properly, and if necessary, cook and kill certain thorns to serve as a warning to others.

This will consume a lot of time and energy, which will reduce the quality of life of Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.Life is already short, so how can we waste all our energy on such boring things?

Li Longji silently made a decision in his heart that he would "appropriately" change himself.

Of course the state has to take care of it, but Brother Ji feels that it’s time to shift his focus a little bit.

After decades of hard work, today we have finally achieved what Taizong achieved back then, taking Datang to a higher and further place!

If he, a saint of the Tang Dynasty, doesn't enjoy such a colorful world, why should he...leave it to his unworthy sons to enjoy?
Are they worthy of being pig-like and dog-like?
Thinking of this, Brother Ji couldn't help but feel a trace of hatred in his heart.

This glorious moment came so late that he felt the helpless sadness of "the sunset is infinitely beautiful".

……

On the night after the alliance ceremony, Li Longji held a grand banquet on the other side of the Yellow River north of Lingzhou in accordance with the customs of the Tiele people. He personally attended the banquet and sang and danced with the leaders of Tiele tribes. The atmosphere was harmonious. pole!

It was as if the Tang Dynasty had never had any conflict with the Tiele tribe.

But this scene of blooming flowers and glorious glory has nothing to do with Yang Yuhuan.

She is still a person who cannot appear in formal occasions and can only exist as a "Taoist priest". It was Li Longji who defied all opinions and placed her in the team coming to the alliance.

In other words, Yang Yuhuan is now just an "ordinary" Taoist priest in the team. In theory, she has no identity. No matter who Qiu Ba kills her, Li Longji will not be able to retaliate openly!

Although in the well-known unspoken rules, everyone knows that Yang Yuhuan is Li Longji's woman, and she is likely to be the queen in the future, at least she will start as a concubine!

But this matter cannot be put on the table!
If Yang Yuhuan attends the banquet that is being held now, with her appearance, it is very likely that she will be asked for by those Tiele tribe leaders whose eyes are dazzled by their beauty.Will Brother Ji give it or not?

If you don't give it, you won't give face to the Tiele tribe, and the effect of the alliance will be reduced, which will have a very bad impact; if you give it... why?Brother Ji doesn’t have a cuckold fetish!
At that time, Li Longji can only disclose their relationship to prevent others from thinking.This can naturally "justify one's explanation", but it also makes the scandal that has been concealed public to the public!

If not, how could Li Longji explain to the leaders why the Tang Dynasty refused to reward a woman who had no status but was just a Taoist priest?Could it be that the friendship between the Tang Dynasty and Tiele tribes was not as good as that of an "ordinary woman" with no status?
Today, Li Longji placed Yang Yuhuan in an inconspicuous house in Lingzhou City to prevent this.

However, Yang Yuhuan was very unwilling. Thinking of what happened over the past year or so, she felt that she had suffered a big loss!

Yang Yuhuan has always wanted to be the most central person on the eye-catching stage. She is also a woman who looks gentle but yearns for publicity in her heart.The higher her status, the more she is in big occasions, and the more she is noticed by thousands of people, the more satisfied she feels inside!
As for King Shou, he was very likely to be established as the crown prince. Yang Yuhuan felt that she was likely to be the crown prince and the future queen!
A game that can be won by lying down, why should it now become a forbidden concubine who cannot see the light of day?
With King Shou's love for her, when King Shou ascends the throne and becomes emperor, what will she want?Everything you have now will be at your fingertips then!
It didn't have the bad reputation it has now!

In the side room of the small courtyard, Yang Yuhuan locked the door and was sulking alone.

At this moment, a strange voice sounded outside the door: "Brother Taizhen, the saint has spoken words."

Hearing this, Yang Yuhuan opened the door excitedly, but in front of him was a person he had seen before but was not familiar with.She only knew that he was a close associate of Fang Youde, the governor of Youzhou, and she didn't even know his name.

"What's the matter, general? What's the sage's message?"

Yang Yuhuan asked softly, and the eunuchs and maids responsible for taking care of her in the courtyard were also confused, because if the oral message was really passed down, it must have been Gao Lishi who came in person!
Gao Lishi didn't come, but this stranger came. What does it mean?
They vaguely remembered that this man was the leader of the border troops on duty outside the door.

"The saint asked the general to take Monk Taizhen to a bonfire banquet on the other side of the river. He will anoint you as a noble concubine in front of the leaders of Tiele tribes. This matter must be kept secret, as it affects whether Monk Taizhen's canonization can be successful!"

Hearing what the other party said, Yang Yuhuan was so excited that he didn't have time to think about the strangeness. He didn't even want to touch up his makeup. He quickly said to the person: "General, please take me there quickly. If I'm late, the banquet will be over." ”

"That's it. Concubine, please come this way."

The man said calmly.

Yang Yuhuan didn't think too much and whispered a few words to the maid serving beside him.

Today, the small number of Longwu troops have all been transferred to the other side of the Yellow River to protect the emperor. The security work of Yang Yuhuan's residence was taken over by the Youzhou Military Department.

This is actually very easy to understand.

Compared with Long Wujun, who is a mixed bag of good and bad, comes from three religions and nine sects, can't walk when he sees a beautiful woman, and usually has a bad reputation, Brother Ji still trusts the military discipline of the Iron Army under Fang Youde.Brother Ji was not bad to Yang Yuhuan, but he was too good to her and left his best protection force to her.

The Youzhou Army is a "guest army" from Shuofang, not a local gangster, and there are not so many interest entanglements. Brother Ji is relieved about this.

However, when Yang Yuhuan left the house less than a stick of incense, several Youzhou army soldiers rushed in from outside the door, knocking out all the maids and eunuchs serving Yang Yuhuan!
Soon, Xu Yuan, dressed as a scribe, walked into the courtyard and said to the soldiers: "Throw these people into the Yellow River and act quickly. If they are discovered in the future, you will kill them and say that it was Zhang Shijiang (Zhang Xun) who ordered them." I threatened you to do this.”

On the other side, Yang Yuhuan followed the unfamiliar general out of the city. The more he walked, the more he felt something was wrong.Because they have been walking southwest along the bank of the Yellow River.Instead of crossing the river to attend the banquet as the other party said!

Yang Yuhuan stopped and asked in confusion: "General, aren't we going to cross the wooden bridge to the other side?"

Under the light of the torch, her delicate and graceful face was full of worry.Yang Yuhuan faintly noticed that the other party seemed to be deceiving her, but she still held a trace of luck in her heart. She wanted to be a noble concubine so much!
"That's right, well, it's almost enough to get here."

Zhang Xun, who was holding a torch, suddenly grabbed Yang Yuhuan's arm, pulled him to the river bank not far away with his big steel hands, and then pushed him hard!
With a splash, Yang Yuhuan fell into the Yellow River a few meters above the ground and disappeared in the darkness!
"It will eliminate a great harm to the world. Without this evil girl causing harm to the country, the world will be in peace and stability for a long time.

Brother Taizhen, don’t blame me, I am doing it for the people of the world.Beauty is a bad thing, so if you want to complain, just complain that you are too beautiful. "

Zhang Xun Lengbing said something in the direction where Yang Yuhuan fell into the water, then turned and left.

When the emperor discovers that his beloved concubine is missing, he will definitely get to the bottom of it.But it doesn't matter, Zhang Xun is ready to sacrifice his life for righteousness.If this matter cannot be concealed in the end, it will be when he dies!No one will be implicated!

For the sake of the world, someone must stand up!
There was Fang Jieshuai in front, and today he is Zhang Xun.

The sacred flame of the Tang Dynasty will never be extinguished!
……

Because the Kaiyuan year name was to be changed to Tianbao, all the seals with the word "Kaiyuan" in the Dunhuang Prefecture were invalidated and became out-and-out "cultural relics."

It will cost a lot of money to purchase a new seal!

What's even more frightening is that one of Li Linfu's political achievements, the "Long-term Edict", also had to be dealt with once!
In the 24th year of Kaiyuan, Li Linfu, who was one of the prime ministers at the time, thought that fabricating accounts like this every year would waste people and money, so he stipulated that after each locality compiled a stable revenue and expenditure part all year round, it would be followed every year without any changes or changes. When the report is compiled again, this unchanging fiscal revenue and expenditure accounting is called the Changxingzhi.

To put it simply, after the regular report is engraving and printed, it is treated as a fixed item with only a small amount of modifications.The excess new input items can be rearranged.

The reports are all recorded with time, such as the year "Kaiyuan XX".

Now that it’s the Tianbao Year, do we need to replace every watch with the words Kaiyuan printed on it?

Well, it is true. After the replacement, Tianbao will not have to go through this procedure again in the second year, but it must be done this year.

It’s not that I didn’t know, but after calculation, the new paper required actually reached more than 20 pieces!Although the calligraphy is indeed relatively large, a piece of office paper is cut very small and cannot be used to write a few words.

But the number of 20 pieces of paper is too exaggerated!
When he first came here as acting governor, he encountered something similar, which made Fang Chongyong so angry that he cursed his mother.He thought about a lot of tricks, but in the end he felt that following the procedures honestly would be the cheapest.Therefore, I had to spend a lot of extra silk to purchase new official seals, new reports and other items needed by the government.

Fang Chongyong suddenly felt that Li Linfu and Mr. Li Xianggong had indeed done some personnel work after taking office.After all, there is no identification without comparison. If the Changxingzhi had not been invented, who knows how much more money the local officials would have collected from the people!
Thinking of this, Fang Chongyong, who became a "signature machine", approved the official document of a large household in the small town applying to open a new canal. The government collects taxes on the canal every year, which is also one of the main sources of income for the local government. One.

The annual evaporation in Dunhuang is hundreds of times that of rainfall. It relies entirely on the snow water and groundwater of the Qilian Mountains to maintain the oasis ecology. The survival of local residents depends entirely on karez and aqueducts to irrigate farmland.

The harvest in the fields is very worrying.

Under normal circumstances, a large part of the food depends on imports from Liangzhou, and local farming cannot be self-sufficient.

"There is no stability without agriculture, no wealth without industry, and no prosperity without business. If there is no solution for agriculture, then we have to think of solutions in the other two directions."

Fang Chongyong said to himself while playing with the brush in his hand.

After sorting out Shazhou's government affairs, he asked Yan Zhuang to be the director on a day-to-day basis.Puberty is the time when the body is growing, and Fang Chongyong feels that he has to make great efforts to strengthen his body and go to the military camp to learn martial arts and tactics.

Tianbao is here, so chaos is not far away.

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He vaguely felt that Kaiyuan had lost two years.Ordinarily, he shouldn’t have entered Tianbao so quickly, right?

At this time, Yan Zhuang walked over cautiously, and the other party Chongyong bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, today I am going to Yaoquan to take over the head of the Ministry of Etiquette. There are many taboo things in the Buddha statues and murals. , I'd better be careful."

Yan Zhuang meant something, and Fang Zhongyong, who had been tricked countless times, understood it. He nodded and said: "That's fine, let's set off!"

　Read patiently and don't think blindly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)