Capital Datang

"Liulang, you are late this time. I was appointed by His Majesty as the supervisor of Chang'an Observatory just after I came back. I really don't have time now!" Yu Wenhu said with a wry smile. Naturally, he would not shirk helping him, but Li Shimin personally explained the matter of the observatory, and he dared not delay at all.

"Observatory?" Li Min was taken aback after hearing this, and then asked, "But outside the south gate of Chang'an, is the observatory about the meridian to be built?"

"That's right, I heard that Taishi ordered Li Chunfeng and Master Li to request it, and the building requirements of this observatory are extremely high, not to mention the height and sturdiness of itself, and it must be built in the middle of Chang'an Avenue and the Imperial City." Axis, and a section of railway tracks will be laid on this line, from now on this line will be the prime meridian of the whole world, that is, the zero degree meridian!"

When he said this, Yu Wenhu suddenly slapped his head, and said with a shameful smile: "Haha~, look at my head, the concept of latitude and longitude was proposed by you, Liu Lang, and I actually forgot, it's really a trick! "

Yuwen's family was originally a family of architects. Although Yuwenhu has switched to gunpowder now, he is still the leading architect in the Tang Dynasty, so Li Shimin is still the first to think of him when there is any important project, but What makes Li Yin dumbfounded is that Yu Wenhu obviously hasn't understood the importance of the military academy.Of course, the observatory is also very important, but in comparison, the observatory can be built at any time, and the sooner the military academy, the better.Capital Datang 148

"Brother Yuwen, about the observatory. I'll help you talk to the emperor, and postpone it for a while. If it can't be postponed, then let other people do it. After all, you are not the only one who engages in architecture in the Tang Dynasty, and the military academy The matter is really too important, I don’t feel relieved to leave it to others, I’m afraid you are the only one who can take on this burden in the entire Tang Dynasty!” Li Yin emphasized the importance of the military academy, and by the way he praised Look at Yu Wenhu.

Since Li Yin has said so.Yu Wenhu no longer refused, nodded and agreed. At the same time, he was also a little curious about the military academy Li Yin was talking about, so he asked Li Yin for details.He is also in charge of the production of gunpowder anyway, he is considered half a soldier, so after listening to Li Yin's introduction, he can also understand the significance of the military academy, and he is shocked at the moment, and he is more determined to build a military academy for eternity Confidence, because this may be the most proud architectural work in his life.

After bidding farewell to Yu Wenhu, Li Yin immediately asked Li Shimin to ask for someone, but the other party agreed very simply.Immediately hand over the construction of the observatory to other people, and Yu Wenhu will fully assist Li Yin in building the military academy.

With a professional like Yu Wenhu as his assistant, Li Yin immediately felt at ease. He didn't need to worry about choosing craftsmen and preparing various building materials. Everything was left to Yu Wenhu and his assistants. , Soon the preparations are almost done, and the next step is to ask Li Yin to take care of the site selection.

Military schools are not like ordinary academies or private schools, just find any place in the city.Students in military academies do not only need book education.They usually have to receive various trainings, so military academies have high requirements for terrain, at least mountains, rivers and the like must be indispensable, so they can only be built outside the city.

At first, Li Yin proposed to build it in the east of the city, because his Prince Qi Mansion was on the east side of the imperial city, and he would go to the eastern suburbs after exiting Tonghua Gate. If the military academy was built there, it would be convenient for him to check the progress every day.

However, his suggestion was opposed by Yu Wenhu and his craftsmen. According to them, the military academy is the cradle of future lieutenant generals, and it is mainly about killing.And the east belongs to wood, which is the direction of life, which is just opposite to the function of the military academy. Therefore, the military academy must not be built in the east, but should be built in the west of Chang'an City, because the west belongs to gold, and it belongs to the white tiger among the four phases. It is also a ferocious beast that the master kills. Since ancient times, it has represented majesty and the army, so the establishment of the military academy in the West is very suitable.

As a modern person, Li Min naturally despises this kind of feudal superstition, but Youdao is to do as the Romans do, and he also knows that under the influence of the Jin Dynasty, Feng Shui was very popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties , especially in terms of architecture, whether it is a house or a cemetery, almost all are influenced by Fengshui theory, so it is not surprising that Yu Wenhu and the others have such thoughts.

The west is the west, nothing more than a few more steps.Next, he personally took Yu Wenhu and a group of craftsmen, and ran almost all over the western suburbs of Chang'an, finally selected a few suitable places, and after field surveys by Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, he selected three and reported them to Li Shimin. Finally, the address of the general school was finally set at the lower reaches of the river in the western suburbs, that is, not far to the west from Jinguangmen.

The reason why it is located there is that the terrain is complex, there are mountains, rivers, and even a large green swamp. In addition, there is a huge flat land in front of the mountain, which is just used to build a military academy. In addition, it is far from Chang'an. Also, if something happens to Chang'an, these loyal students can be quickly mobilized into the city to maintain order.

After the school site was selected, Yu Wenhu began to get busy, because he wanted to design the layout of the general school as soon as possible according to the terrain. Although Li Yin was a layman, he also participated in it, mainly by incorporating some of the elements in Yu Wenhu's design. The flashy things are removed, and the various buildings of the military academy do not seek to be beautiful, and the main purpose of everything is sturdiness and practicality.

As a result, such a design style made Yu Wenhu very uncomfortable. Sometimes when he saw something he had spent a lot of effort designing, but was changed into an ugly monster by Li Yin, let alone the anger in his heart. , almost three days a small quarrel five days a big quarrel, and sometimes even hands-on, but after the fight, Yu Wenhu has to make changes as he wants, because Li Yin is the general person in charge of the construction of the military academy.In addition, this also brought an unexpected benefit, that is, after the design drawings were finalized, the force values ​​​​of Li Yin and Yu Wenhu had increased by a large margin.

On the day of the groundbreaking, Li Min specially invited Li Shimin here. Accompanied by Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, and under the watchful eyes of civil and military officials, Li Shimin personally laid the first shovel of soil for the foundation of the military academy, and then stood on the temporary high platform At the meeting, he delivered an inspiring speech to the civil and military officials, and finally handed over a four-character plaque of the Datang Military Academy to Li Yin, asking him to strive for an early completion of the work, and also to enable the recruiting military academy students to attend classes as soon as possible.

After the construction of the military academy started, Li Yin was at leisure all of a sudden. Except for checking the progress of the project occasionally, he didn't have to worry about it at all. It was enough to have Yu Wenhu guarding there every day.However, he was not able to relax for a few days, and was soon pulled by Li Xiaogong to help, because when he persuaded those retired veterans to leave the mountain, he encountered a problem, and this problem was related to Li Yin.

Datang was born in the "chaotic" times, and after the founding of the country, it has never stopped fighting. Almost every year, there are large and small wars. Batches of fierce generals.Now if someone asks who is the number one general of the Tang Dynasty in a restaurant?Then the answer must be various, some may say Niu Jinda; some may say Hou Junji; some may even say that he led more than a thousand palace guards to capture Quan Gai Suwen on the Goguryeo battlefield, and thus became famous tiger force...

However, if you put this question 20 years ago, I am afraid that the answers you get will be very unified. Ask ten people at random, and it is estimated that at least eight will tell you that there is no second best general in the Tang Dynasty except Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao. One can imagine!Even if this name is mentioned now, most people will still praise it, but as time goes by, I am afraid that only some elderly people will remember Qin Shubao who was the champion of the three armies.

Speaking of Qin Qiong, Li Yin is naturally very familiar with this main character in the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but he didn't know until he came to Datang that the novel is a novel after all, and Qin Shubao in the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties only ranked No. What a brave aura, but from the usual chats with Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Huailiang and others, he gradually learned about the real Qin Qiong.

The Qin family came from a low family background, their ancestors were all civil servants, not a big family name, and the population was very thin, but the so-called heroes did not come from their origins. In the troubled times between the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qin Qiong relied on his bravery to fight his way out. A path of its own.When he followed Li Shimin to conquer the world, Li Shimin was definitely the first to send Qin Qiong to the battle whenever he was challenged by an enemy general.

Later, Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong jointly commanded the Xuanjia Army. At that time, there were many powerful forces in the Central Plains, and there were countless powerful troops from all sides. However, in front of the Xuanjia Army led by the two, each of them was crushed. With 10,000 Xuanjia troops, Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande's 148+ army in one fell swoop. Such a brilliant victory is also very rare in the entire history.It was also the time when the Xuanjia Army was at its strongest. It can be said that it was the presence of Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong that established the Xuanjia Army's reputation as the most powerful army in the world.Capital Datang [-]

However, after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Qin Qiong had to retire from the army because of too many injuries when he was young, and his physical condition deteriorated day by day.

Li Xiaogong wanted to hire someone to teach in the military academy, the first thing that came to his mind was Qin Qiong.Although Qin Qiong is most famous for his bravery, his bravery does not only refer to personal bravery. Back then, he was able to bring out the most powerful army in the world, the Xuanjia Army. Tang couldn't find a general to compare with.

However, when Li Xiaogong found Qin Qiong, although the other party admired the military academy, he also said that he was in poor health and did not want to teach in the military academy.Li Xiaogong naturally refused to accept this, pulled down his old face to grind a few times, finally let Qin Qiong let go, but the other party made a very strange request! (To be continued..)