Wentang

Chapter 706 Untitled
The fleet sailed all the way and arrived near the east gate of Guanzhong in the afternoon, crossing the pass in front of them is considered to have left the border of Guanzhong.

Standing on the deck and looking at the undulating mountains and rivers is very shocking. Li Shimin also brought a group of trusted officials to the deck to appreciate his great rivers and mountains.

Naturally, reciting poems and prose is indispensable at such a time. Most civil servants in this era can recite a few sentences, and even many generals are also talented in writing.

Changsun Wuji, Ma Zhou, Cen Wenwen and others each made a song to add to the fun, and Li Shimin himself was praised by everyone and made a song.

Yue Shan listened silently, and really admired these people.Although there are no famous articles that have been passed down through the ages, they are all good.

Besides, the propositional composition was written in such a short period of time, it is already very rare to be able to write it like this.

Yue Shan has no intention of composing poetry, and it is not impossible to do it with his current knowledge, but it is difficult to compose a good poem that satisfies him, so it is better not to do it.

He wanted to keep a low profile, but someone wouldn't allow it.

Li Shimin looked around and pulled him out of the crowd, and said, "Cuilan, you are the most knowledgeable among us, how about writing a poem?"

Yue Shan said: "Forget it, I'm not very good at composing poems, and I don't have any inspiration for a while, so I don't want to make a fool of myself."

Li Shimin said unhappily: "What is showing ugliness? Our goal is to have fun with the monarch and his subjects. Writing poems is just to add to the head. Don't be so serious. After everyone has finished, you will be left. Don't refuse, hurry up."

"Yuehou is too modest, even if you say you are making a fool of yourself, then what are we?"

"Yes, come on, don't let the saint down."

Others also persuaded.

This time, Yue Shan also knew that he couldn't escape, so he reluctantly agreed, and then looked back at the scenery ahead, thinking about what poem to write.

It was impossible to carry it, and he didn't remember many poems, and he didn't have any suitable for the current situation, so he had to write it himself.

Just when he was racking his brains to think, he suddenly heard a shout from the boat next to him: "Look, Tongguan."

Everyone, including Li Shimin, hurriedly looked in the direction of Tongguan. Although they could only see the outline from a distance, they could still see its grandeur.

Tongguan, the east gate of Guanzhong, is also the first gate guarding Chang'an.

Seeing this pass city, everyone on the boat was very excited, and exclamation could be heard from time to time.

Yue Shan was equally excited, not because of the magnificence of Tongguan, but because he thought of writing some poems.At the moment when I heard the word 'Tongguan', a flash of inspiration flashed, and a poem came to my mind.

But then he denied himself again. This poem is indeed a classic, but if it is really used at this time, it will be a slap in the face of Li Shimin.

"No, no." He subconsciously shook his head and muttered.

"What's wrong?" His voice was heard by Li Shimin next to him, and he turned his head and asked.

"It's nothing, I'm thinking about how to write a poem." Yue Shan was taken aback and said.

"Did you think of it? Say it quickly." Li Shimin said.

"No, I'm still thinking about it." Yue Shan quickly denied it.

"You don't even know how to lie, your words are written on your face, tell me what poems you write. What do you look like as a mother-in-law?" Li Shimin urged.

"I feel that the writing is not good, let's write a new song." Yue Shan said.

The more he didn't want to talk about Li Shimin, the more interested he was, and he repeatedly urged: "It's okay, we won't laugh at you, tell me quickly."

Others followed suit.

Yue Shan said in embarrassment: "This poem is too sad and not suitable for this situation. I'll write another one."

Li Shimin was even more interested, and said: "Seeing such a magnificent landscape, you can actually write a sad poem. I am even more curious, so hurry up and say."

"This...well, just don't get angry, Saint for a while."

"Am I such a stingy person, say."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Yue Shan bit the bullet and said, "When someone called Tongguan just now, I thought of a poem called Shanpoyang·Tongguanguan."

"The peaks and ridges are like clusters, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are outside and inside Tongguan Road. Looking at the western capital, I hesitate."

After reading this, Yue Shan stopped, because the big turning point in the future is really hard to export.

But others are different, they are all attracted by these few words describing the magnificence of mountains and rivers.It's time to stretch your chest, why did you stop?

And no matter how you look at the first two sentences, it makes people excited. How did you turn him into a sad atmosphere?

Li Shimin was also attracted, and urged again. "What about the back? Tell me quickly."

Reluctantly, Yue Shan could only say the second half of the words: "Sadly, thousands of palaces and palaces have been made into soil. When the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, the people suffered; when they died, the people suffered."

Everyone fell silent instantly, and no one spoke.

It's not that the first word is poorly written, but it's too good.Although the format does not conform to the appreciation style of the times, they can still taste good and bad.

This is a famous poem through the ages.

But... as Yue Shan said, it's too sad.

The key point is that this poem was written on the way to Goguryeo, and the omen is not good, so no one dared to comment for a while.

Li Shimin was also very surprised at first, and his face was a little stiff, but he soon returned to normal, his eyes were slightly closed as if he was savoring the poem.

After reading it, Yue Shan was also very nervous, for fear that Li Shimin would strike him violently.

But fortunately, Li Shimin opened his eyes soon, and said in a deeply touching tone: "Xing, the people are suffering; death, the people are suffering. Well, this statement is very kind."

"Looking at people through poetry, I can see from this poem that Cuilan has a compassionate heart. I'm not wrong about people."

"Sad Qin and Han scriptures, thousands of palaces have been made of earth. Thinking about how powerful the Qin and Han Dynasties were, the first emperor wanted to unify the world and establish a foundation for eternal life, but died in the second generation. The 400 years of the former Han Dynasty could not escape the fate of perishing."

"Why? I don't know how to show compassion for the common people, so that the people of the world are living in dire straits...the reason is that they lose the hearts of the people."

"A king is a boat; a man is water; water can carry a boat and capsize it."

"Cuilan's poem is well written, it should be a warning for the king. Come and get the pen and ink. Cuilan, please write this poem down. I will hang it in the study as a warning."

After his words, the frozen atmosphere on the field suddenly melted like frost and snow under the scorching sun.

Everyone also came back to life, and they all praised Li Shimin for caring about the common people, being kind to his advice, and being a wise king. It is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to have such an emperor...

For a while, the king, Mingchen, and virtuous ministers were happy.

Yue Shan heaved a sigh of relief and finally passed.

Soon someone brought the pen and ink, Yue Shan picked up the pen and wrote down the poem, and Li Shimin put it away carefully.

After that, everyone chatted for a while before they dispersed.

It's just that Li Shimin's face turned down instantly when he returned to his room, and he took out the poem written by Yue Shan with a ferocious expression, wishing to tear it into pieces, but he was a little reluctant.

After hesitating for a while, he finally placed it gently on the table.What's annoying is that bastard Yue Shan, he can't vent his anger with this poem - that's how he comforted himself.

It is the first original written by Yue Shan himself. The collection value is too high, so he is really reluctant to part with it.

At the beginning, Yue Shan said that he thought of a sad poem and he didn't pay attention to it, thinking it was hurting the spring and autumn again.result……

It’s okay if the poems are mediocre, but they don’t have much spread and everyone forgets in a blink of an eye. The problem is that this thing is still a famous poem through the ages.So many people heard it on the spot, there was no possibility of concealing it.

Cao Zhi still needs seven steps to write a poem. You can come up with such a good word in the blink of an eye.There must be a limit to evildoers, okay, this is too unreasonable.

But at any other time, Li Shimin would only be happy that Datang has added another famous poem through the ages, and it was written in front of him, which is more meaningful.

But now it is on the way to go to Goguryeo.

You are also sad that the Qin and Han Dynasties and the palaces and palaces have been made into soil. It can be regarded as opposing this war. Doing this "Voice of Subjugation" curses the failure of the war.

If he didn't know Yue Shan's character well, if he hadn't participated in this war from the beginning to the end and was more active than anyone else, Li Shimin would definitely doubt his intentions.

It is because I know that I am helpless.

You said that you can't write any kind of poems, you have to write this kind of poems at this time.If he hadn't stabilized his mentality deeply, I really don't know how it would end.

Therefore, Li Shimin's mood is very complicated. He is annoyed that Yue Shan doesn't know the general idea, but he really likes this poem.

Li Shimin's mood can't be understood by others but can be guessed, so no one talks about this poem in front of him afterwards, as if it never happened.

Everyone knows in their hearts that if this war is won, then this poem will become a good talk.But if something goes wrong, it's best for everyone to let it rot in their stomachs.

So it's best not to talk about it until the war is over.

A few days later, the fleet arrived in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and Li Shimin stopped for two days to meet local officials and dignitaries. The main purpose was to receive the [-] righteous men who were trained here.

The emperor personally accepted and commended their loyalty. These more than 2 righteous men were so excited, and their loyalty to Li Shimin reached its peak in an instant.

Naturally, these 2 people couldn't board the ship, and they couldn't fit in it, so Li Shimin ordered them to go to Youzhou with the logistics army escorting grain and grass.

In fact, this is also a kind of protection for the martyrs. After all, they are not regular soldiers, and they will die if they go to the front line with their blood.Li Shimin will not let these people die until there is no other way.

After staying in Luoyang for two days, the fleet headed north along the Grand Canal, and arrived in Youzhou in a few days.

Here I met Li Daoyan, the governor of Youzhou.

Seeing Yue Shan, Li Daoyan was also very happy, and said: "Yue Hou, after so many years...you have finally grown up."

"..." Yue Shan was choked for a long time and couldn't speak.

But I have to say, after his words, the slight strangeness between the two disappeared immediately.

The prank was successful, and Li Daoyan laughed triumphantly: "I heard that the eldest princess is happy? I sent a lot of supplements to the house, did you receive it?"

Yue Shan shook his head and said: "I see, Li Zhi likes it very much, and I would like to express my gratitude on her behalf."

Li Daoyan said: "Why are my brothers being polite. Is Li Xiaoyi still honest in Beijing?"

"It's hard work, and your future achievements will definitely be higher than your brother."

"Haha...that's good, I will have the face to meet my father in the future."

Yue Shan is really not exaggerating, in terms of talent, Li Xiaoyi can be said to be No.1 in the third generation of the royal family.

After Li Shentong's death, he entered the military academy to study and convinced all the gentlemen in the military academy. Even Li Jing and other famous generals were full of praise for him.Li Shimin also regards him as the future pillar of the royal family.

But precisely because he valued him, Li Shimin did not promote him, but suppressed him in many ways.The reason is not difficult to understand, leaving him to Li Chengqian.

If Li Shimin reuses him and promotes him to a high position, it will be difficult for Li Chengqian to demote him when he ascends the throne in the future.

Anyway, Li Xiaoyi is still very young, even if he waits 20 years to come out, it's not too late.

While chatting with Yue Shan while looking at Li Daoyan, the changes are indeed great.

The last time the two met was when Li Shentong died of illness, and it had been several years since then.

Yue Shan was quite emotional, remembering that when he first collaborated with him in Dizhou, Li Daoyan was still in his early thirties at that time, and he was in the prime of his life, and today he saw him with gray hair on his temples.

However, compared to the original situation of Li Daoyan in history, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground.

In the original history, in the eighth year of Zhenguan, Li Daoyan led troops to attack Tuyuhun, but halfway through, he saw that the party members were unprepared and plundered with troops.

Moreover, at that time, Li Jinggang reached an agreement with the Dangxiang people, and the Dangxiang people would serve as guides for Datang and pay military rations. Li Daoyan's move can be said to be a breach of trust.

The saddest thing is that he still couldn't beat the party members, and was killed and injured tens of thousands of people, and he hated the war with the party members.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a clan, Li Shimin would have chopped him off at that time.

This incident was a fatal blow to Li Daoyan, and his body collapsed immediately.Of course, it is very likely that the family disease broke out in advance.

A few years later, the imperial court used him again to fight the Liaomin in Jiaozhou, and he died of illness not long after.

Calculated in terms of time, that is, the past two years.

It's just that in this life, he first partnered with Yue Shan in Dizhou, and learned a lot from Yue Shan, especially about building the northern front.

For this reason, Li Shimin sent him to Youzhou as the governor, in charge of the construction of the front line of Youzhou.

Naturally, the battle against Tuyuhun was nothing to do with him, and there was nothing to ruin his reputation, so everything was fine for him at this time.

Li Shimin didn't go directly to the front line, but stayed in Youzhou for a while.

For one thing, the army mobilized from various places needs to be reorganized and distributed, otherwise it will be a mess on the battlefield, and [-]% of its strength will not be able to exert [-]% of its strength.

Second, it is necessary to understand the situation on the front line in order to determine where to go next.

Taking advantage of this gap, Yue Shan went to the canyon upstream of the Zhishui (Yongding) River to check the construction of the dam.

Generally speaking, the progress is very slow, less than one-third of it has been built, and it will take at least two years to complete.

But there is one thing that Li Daoyan does very well, that is, the job of arranging civilian husbands.

Last year, the imperial court decided to find a way to keep these peasants in Youzhou to enrich the local population.

While organizing people to build dams, Li Daoyan reclaimed farmland and built houses, and used various means to persuade the peasants to stay in the area.

He also promised that if he is willing to move here, the court with family members will help send them over, and the court who is not married and has no worries will assign a daughter-in-law.

It can be said that the results have been remarkable. A total of 20 people have been recruited, and more than 4 people are willing to settle here.

Among them, more than [-] households were married and had family members, and the imperial court sent people to transport them over.There were [-] unmarried young people left, and the court also married them wives.

As for where do so many women come from... To put it bluntly, women in this era are worth less than a cow.The imperial court can provide these men with some farm tools and the like.

What's more, in the past few years, the imperial court has conquered the northern grasslands and captured countless prisoners, most of whom are helpless old and young women and children.

Tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of foreign women who are willing to marry young men from Datang can be easily found among the captives.

After visiting the places where these immigrants lived, Yue Shan made a suggestion.

"It's not enough to have these. If more people are willing to stay, it must be more attractive."

Li Daoyan said: "Oh, what can you do?"

"Give them a thought, or give their children a chance to succeed."

"You mean..."

"Yes, build academies. There are a large number of academies. It is best to let their children have the opportunity to study."

"The method is good, but where can I find so many teachers?"

Yue Shan said: "There are two places: one is the retired soldiers. Ten years ago, the imperial court began to eliminate illiteracy in the army. Many soldiers are literate. Although the knowledge is not very deep, it is no problem to teach the most basic elementary knowledge."

"The imperial court is about to fight Goguryeo. There must be many soldiers who have retired due to injuries. You can try to keep them."

"The second is Dizhou, where education was developed ten years ago, and academies have been opened in villages and towns, and there are many people who can read and write."

"There are very few people who can really pass the imperial examination to become an official, and most of them can only make a living by themselves. If you can offer suitable conditions, there must be many people who are willing to come here to fight for a future."

Li Daozong said happily: "It's a good idea, I'll let someone do it."

Yue Shan smiled and said: "You can also tell them that Weishui Academy will open a branch here in a short time, and I believe more people will be willing to come here."

Li Daozong said in surprise: "Are you really planning to open a branch here?"

Yue Shan said: "There can still be fakes. After the destruction of Goguryeo, the imperial court will directly set up counties there, and then Youzhou will become a hinterland. It is necessary to build an academy to revitalize the local cultural and educational undertakings."

……

Li Shimin stayed here for half a month before he finally settled the 15 troops properly.

It was at this time that the latest news came from the front line. Li Ji's army had conquered Xincheng and Gaimu City one after another.Cheng Yaojin fought all the way to Jili City, and Liu Rengui had already captured Kaicheng.

It can be said that the armies from all walks of life have gained a firm foothold, and they can launch a new round of attack immediately.

Li Shimin sensed that the time had come, and ordered the whole army to go straight to Anshi Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)