Ji Tang

A few days later, when Shen Zhen appeared outside the new city gate again, it was already crowded. Thousands of people were tied to the ground, crying and shouting one after another.

"Master Marquis, there are a total of thirteen families, all of them have been arrested, and no one has escaped!" A general came to Shen Zhen and said.

"After careful screening, all the three tribes and one group were rushed to Chang'an to wait for His Majesty's disposal. As for the others."

At this point, he hesitated a little and looked at Gu Yanzhi who was standing aside: "Look."

"You can avoid the crime of death, but you cannot escape the crime of living. Trying to split the Central Plains and cut off the clothes of China is an unforgivable crime and cannot be tolerated by heaven!" Gu Yanzhi said without any hesitation: "All the direct and collateral relatives of the thirteen families were distributed. In the mines, if you are punished, you will not be pardoned, and you will not be allowed to wait for three generations!"

"what?"

The head of the Thirteen Clan who was waiting for the verdict on the ground heard Gu Yanzhi's words and said in disbelief like thunder: "Why? Why is this so? Which law of the Tang Dynasty have we violated? Even if it means death, let us know clearly!"

"Idiot! You still refuse to repent now? Why? When you want to leave China, create new words, and change your clothes, you are already guilty of unpardonable sin!"

"Do you know what kind of behavior this is? This is even more despicable than rebellion. Even if His Majesty wants to forgive you, the scholars, great masters, and Confucian scholars in the Central Plains will never let you go. They are eager to eat you. Meat, drink your blood.”

"Who gave you the courage to betray China?"

The head of the Chen family was very high-spirited at this time, pointing at the opponent's nose and yelling loudly.

"How could this happen? How could this happen? No, it's not like this. It's really not like this. We didn't want to abandon the Central Plains. We didn't want to."

"We want to see His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor. We are being wronged."

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"Take them all down!" Shen Zhen waved his hand, and hundreds of soldiers immediately came and escorted them all to the ship. After a while, they would be transported to the Central Plains by ship. This was specially requested by His Majesty and was a typical example of Mingzheng in Chang'an. , which can be regarded as a warning to the world.

I just want to tell those who are ready to take action that it is okay to make small moves, even if it means fighting life or death, but if you dare to go out of your way, then wait for the thunderous blow from the court!

After the Thirteen family members were taken away, Shen Zhen went to make arrangements for the return trip, while Gu Yanzhi stayed behind. He still had something to say to the head of the Chen family.

"Master Chen!"

"The subordinate is here!"

The head of the Chen family was stunned and quickly bowed.

"I won't say much else. Since you, Mrs. Chen, are asking for help, you should know the rules!"

The head of the Chen family smiled bitterly: "I know, it's just..."

"There are no rules, the rules are the rules, and there is no possibility of them being broken!" Gu Yanzhi said directly: "Cooperate well with the navy officers to take over the territory, and retreat!"

".promise!"

Seeing the head of the Chen family leaving, Gu Yanzhi said disdainfully: "This can be regarded as a lesson to others. It is not easy to ask for help. If you don't pay the price, who will care about your life and death? I really thought that the imperial court's advantages were so easy to take advantage of. ?”

The reason why this rule was established in the first place was to prevent some people from using their connections to use the imperial army arbitrarily and take advantage of the imperial court. Since the imperial court has granted this land to you, it belongs to you. Unless a foreign enemy invades, it will have nothing to do with the imperial court. Even if he is destroyed by other lords, he deserves it!

And the imperial court also needs food and grass when it sends troops, so it’s impossible to help you in vain, right? If you don't want to lose the territory, there is nothing you can do. If you give money, as long as you can produce more than twice the resources consumed by the court, it is not impossible to continue to maintain control of the territory.

But now that most of your territory belongs to the imperial court, how can Mr. Chen have the money to redeem the territory?

Not only that, the title of Lord Xincheng will also be taken back by the court. If you have the ability, you can continue to expand your territory. As long as you meet the standards, it is not impossible to be canonized again!

Half a month later, after finishing the matters here, Shen Zhen took thirteen family members on a warship and sailed into the deep sea.

Looking at the navy ship that looked like a giant beast on the sea, the head of the Chen family was stunned and said: "When will I, the Chen family, have such a ship!"

After waiting for a while, until the warships could no longer be seen, he said to the steward: "Go ahead and ignore the other two cities here. The army has just left, and no one will continue the conquest at this time."

"In addition, collect ships at all costs. If it is possible to capture a decommissioned warship, no matter what type, our current ships are still too reluctant."

"promise!"

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In Chang'an, at the Wanmin Palace construction site, Ji Song sat in a wheelchair and watched the craftsmen at work. Looking at the sculptures and exotic buildings appearing in front of my eyes, I don’t know what I’m thinking.

"What? Why did the majestic head of Wuying Pavilion of Tang Dynasty condescend to come here? I can't bear it!"

Just when Ji Song was lost in thought, Li Shimin was pushed to him by his eldest grandson. Looking at the two people in wheelchairs, eldest grandson suddenly felt unbearable to look at them for some reason!

One is the Supreme Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is the head of the Wuying Pavilion of the Tang Dynasty. The former generals were all powerful people in the world, but now they are all sitting in wheelchairs. This...

Looking at the luxurious wheelchair, inlaid with gold and silver, with several large gemstones on it, Ji Song looked at his simple and even shabby wheelchair, and sighed: "Compared with Your Majesty, I feel inferior!"

Li Shimin was a little happy at first, but he finally listened to what this kid said. But when I saw him glancing at the chair under his butt from time to time, I suddenly became angry.

"You kid, can't you be soft-spoken for once? I've become like this, are you still angry with me?"

Ji Song was unmoved, and once again glanced at the chair that he couldn't bear to look at, and said disdainfully: "I can't help it. I have nothing else but this bad mouth. If even this is gone, then it's still me." ?"

slap~

The eldest grandson stretched out his hand and slapped you, and said angrily: "Speak properly, if you keep talking nonsense, I will slap you!"

After saying that, he glanced at Ji Song threateningly, as if to say, are you trying this nonsense?

"Hahaha~"

When Li Shimin saw Ji Song deflated, he laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. Pointing at Ji Song, he said: "You, I finally understand. There are only two people in this world who can cure you, and one is your mother. This is understandable."

"The other one is my queen. You kid is not afraid of anything except her. Only she can cure you."

"What can I do? Alas, I owe too much and it's not over yet. Every time I talk to the empress, I lose my confidence. Who can blame me? I can only swallow it by myself!" Ji Song pretended Expressing grievance. The eldest grandson curled his lips and sneered: "That sounds nice. Since you said you owe me too much, it just so happens that your Majesty is short of money now. Is that okay if you give half of your family's money?"

After hearing what Changsun said, Li Shimin looked at Ji Song with interest to see how he would answer. Now who doesn't know that the Ji family is simply extremely rich, and since this kid is known as the God of Wealth, many people now hang his Huaxia at home to worship him as the God of Wealth.

But Ji Song didn't panic at all. He took out a piece of gold from his arms and handed it to Li Shimin, saying, "Now, that's it. If you pay more, your salary will be deducted!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he threw the gold away and said with a dark face, "Are you sending the beggar away? That's it?"

The eldest grandson's face didn't look good either. In his opinion, this kid just deserved to be beaten!

"Don't believe it, it's really gone!" Ji Song spread his hands.

Seeing that Ji Song didn't seem to be faking it, Li Shimin and Changsun looked at each other and said in surprise: "Really?"

Ji Song nodded helplessly and said: "I'm not going to hide it from you, that guy Ji Run took me away. You also know that in the past few years, since the separation of the family, there has been a lot of money shortage. In addition, I am lavish, so I can't see it." In the past, the old subordinates suffered so much that they had no restraint, but now the only thing left at home is food and drink, and the money is really gone."

"His grandma was worried that her grandson would suffer, so she even gave her private money to Ji Run. Needless to say, my wife wanted to give it all to that brat. Now I don't even dare to go out. No, it's all a waste. I’ve been having dinner with Duke Lu for several days.”

After speaking, he bent down to pick up the gold on the ground, but there was someone faster than him. Chen Shou, an old man with quick hands and eyes, quickly grabbed the gold and presented it to his master flatteringly.

"Well, alas, who wants me to suffer too? I've already reached the Zen position, so it doesn't matter what I say now. It's better to save some money." After saying that, he put the gold in his arms without hesitation. After that, he returned it. I patted it, for fear of being snatched away!

Ji Song rolled his eyes, could he still snatch it away?

The three chatted for a while, and Li Shimin said: "You have done well during this period. Now Guanzhong, the Western Regions, and Mobei have completed the disarmament, and the disbanded soldiers have also been resettled. This is all your credit!" "

When he said this, he showed a look of relief. Ji Song was always at ease when doing things, especially when it came to planning and controlling the overall situation, he was impeccable. This can be seen from the development of fields all over the world.

"His Majesty Liao praised it. The officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are all good. Although there are some worms, most of them care about the court. Moreover, the court is extremely kind to them. Whether it is treatment or placement, they have done their best. No one can fault them. Something is wrong.”

"If that's the case, if there are still people who are dissatisfied, is it really just a show of military law?"

Of course Ji Song has the confidence to say this. This disarmament is being watched by people from the Military Intelligence Department and the Military Law Department everywhere. If anyone dares to slip up in this matter, no matter who it is, everyone will not be able to have a good time. .

So far, hundreds of officers above the rank of captain have been executed, and even more have been dismissed. Under the general trend, whoever stands in his way will die, without exception!

"Well, that's right. You are the pillar of the Tang Dynasty after all. I feel relieved to have you here!" Li Shimin said with emotion.

"Cheng Qian did a good job. He cooperated with you flawlessly, and his ability to pretend to be stupid amazes me. The Tang Dynasty has you kings and ministers, so they are unlucky!"

Li Shimin thought of something interesting and suddenly laughed!

It's true to say that Li Chengqian seemed to follow the advice in the court, but if you look closely, you will find that he agrees with everything that is good for me, the people, and the Tang Dynasty. I won’t embarrass you in person.

But then don’t think about it. It may seem like you are entrusted with a heavy responsibility, but as long as things go wrong, there will definitely be no good results. It can range from being demoted and punished, to being dismissed from office, or even being given a job.

As for Ji Song, although he was not in the court very much, many officials were headed by him. As a result, Li Chengqian took control of the court in a short period of time and gained a lot of prestige.

"Cheng Qian is a man of good fortune, much luckier than me. If only I had been like this"

At this point, he sighed lightly. Ji Song was too young back then. Although Li Jiancheng was spared his life, there was always a lot of disdain for him among the people!

No matter how great his achievements are, he cannot cover up the stain of forcing his father to abdicate!

"Your Majesty, why do you do this? Future generations will comment on the merits and demerits. Under your leadership, the Tang Dynasty flourished in the world, and the Zhenguan era will surely be admired by future generations. Why should you care about some flaws?" Ji Song comforted.

"Oh, you guys also said some nice things, but I"

"Forget it, I don't want to know what future generations will say about me. I am who I am and I never regret anything I do!"

Ji Song nodded, that's right, the matter has been done, what's the use of regretting it?

At some point, the three of them came to a building made of white marble cut in half. In front of a ten-foot-high hall, the majestic momentum that hit them shocked even Ji Song, who was used to seeing tall buildings in his previous life.

This is the main hall of the Wanmin Palace, which took ten years to build. It is made of white marble and is one hundred feet long, seventy feet wide and thirty feet high. It is divided into three floors.

It adopts the characteristics of Chinese and Western architecture, including Western Gothic domes, Greek spire buildings, and Han wooden buildings with carved dragons and painted buildings. It can be said to be a synthesis of the essence of Eastern and Western architecture.

When he heard that the Tang Dynasty was going to build a palace complex that combined the architectural features of all civilizations in the world, a Mayan civilization scholar who had lived in Chang'an for more than ten years approached Ji Song and insisted on participating.

Therefore, many elements of Mayan temples have been added to its architectural features. Now it has been roughly completed, with only some interior decorations and corners left.

Now Li Shimin and Changsun no longer live in the original palace, but have moved into a smaller new palace. When everything here is completed, we will completely move into the Wanmin Palace.

This was built by Li Shimin with great efforts and countless efforts. It was also his reward for his life's achievements. Many people tried to persuade him to learn from his mistakes, but they were all ignored.

To Li Shimin's surprise, Ji Song, who had never been interested in luxury, was very interested in this matter. Not only did he personally lead people to make planning drawings, but he also invited many Western architects to participate in the matter. Many officials in the court said that he was flattering.

Even Changsun and Li Chengqian didn't understand it very well, but Li Shimin didn't count. After seeing the library in the academy, he already understood Ji Song's thoughts.

This is why he came up with the idea of ​​building such a palace.

At first, he was worried that this would drag down the court's finances, but as Ji Song handed over all Ji's Western Region business to the royal family, the court only contributed a very small part, and the rest was all the royal family's own property, which made everyone shut up.

Looking at the Wanmin Palace that was about to be completed, he looked forward to the day when it would be completely completed. If you think about it, it will shock a lot of people's jaws, right?