Tang Dynasty: Starting from Kou Zhong, the heavens rise!

Chapter 1: Holding the dragon with one hand, all the people in Luoyang, the eastern capital, bowed their heads!

"Let me ask you, if Yang Guang didn't send troops to attack the barbarians, would the land there be peaceful?"

"The Mobei Hu people would go south to herd horses and plunder every winter. Goguryeo in Liaodong watched with eager eyes and never wanted to annex Youyan."

"Linyi in the south of Lingnan and Tuyuhun in the northwest have repeatedly violated the border."

"But now, if you look at the world, how dare the Turks go south to herd horses? Linyi is still alive, and Tuyuhun has disappeared from history."

"Even Goguryeo is trembling, and the world is in such chaos that they dare not act recklessly!"

"What do you think peace relies on? Could it be that it relies on sending women to Hu Lu to warm their beds, and then giving them gold, silver and jade."

"The barbarians are like wolves. As long as you are a little weak, they will pounce on you crazily, tear you to pieces, chew you to pieces and swallow you."

"Have you been to Yanmen, Dingxiang, Liaodong, and Xihai? Have you seen the people there like frightened birds, barely making a living on the barren land, and worrying every year whether they will be robbed by barbarians? Like a slave?"

The powerful words resounded throughout the entire hall, and Kou Zhong's majestic appearance and guidance made everyone look at him.

Dong Shuni's eyes were full of brilliance, and Shi Qingxuan was holding her chin, the expression on her face seemed to say: This is my man!

Everyone present fell into silence, and Shang Xiufang even blushed with embarrassment.

"Building a palace may seem to outsiders to be an act of arrogance and extravagance."

"But any of Yang Guang's palaces is not a warehouse. It stores a large amount of grain, grass, soldiers and armor, and can be ready to meet unexpected needs at any time."

“Is it wrong to take precautions for a rainy day?”

"The Grand Canal is even more comical."

"Let me ask you, did the First Emperor make a mistake in building the Great Wall?"

"If the First Emperor was wrong, why were all the emperors in the past dynasties building the Great Wall, and the "Seven Three Three" were still strengthening it."

"The canal connects the north and the south, saving a lot of manpower and material resources. It allows the north and the south to travel freely, and transport grain from the south to the north, reducing the pressure on the east and west capitals. There is no longer a natural barrier between the north and the south, and the world has become one since then."

"Furthermore, how many fertile fields have been irrigated by this canal and how many people have been fed?"

"Yes, looking at it now, countless people were killed and injured in order to build the canal, but looking at it from the next few hundred or even thousand years, this canal will be a contribution to future generations!"

"For this alone, Yang Guang can be compared with the First Emperor's construction of the Great Wall."

With eyes as bright as fire, Kou Zhong continued.

Several questions in succession poked Shang Xiufang's heart.

"it is good!"

"well said!"

"If Grandpa Huang knew that the person who understands him best in the world is His Highness the King of Chu, he would be delighted!"

At this time, a large number of people broke in outside the door. The leader was a young man with a slightly immature face wearing a dragon king robe. Behind him were officials wearing purple robes and gold fish bags. They were all from Luoyang City, the eastern capital. A very important person.

"Join His Royal Highness the King of Yue!"

Wang Shichong was the first to greet him.

"Join His Royal Highness the King of Yue!"

Everyone present knelt down and saluted.

The only ones who did not kneel were Kou Zhong, Shi Qingxuan, Shang Xiufang and Dong Shuni.

The first two had noble status and did not belong to Yang Tong, while the latter two looked at Kou Zhong's figure in a daze and did not react.

"This must be His Royal Highness the King of Chu and his wife!"

"The two virtuous couples came to the Eastern Capital alone, and I admire them greatly."

"I just heard His Highness King Chu praising Grandpa Huang. I feel ashamed. In the past, the King did not understand what Grandpa Huang did. If His Highness King Chu hadn't woken him up today, I would be an unworthy descendant."

Yang Tong, King of Yue in the Great Sui Dynasty, came to Kou Zhong and Shi Qingxuan and bowed deeply with an extremely humble attitude.

"See King Chu!"

Following Yang Tong were Duan Da, the official of Jin Zi Guanglu, Yuan Wendu, the Taifu Qing, Wei Jin, the Acting Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Huangfu Wuyi, the Youwuwei general, Lu Chu, the Yousi Lang, Liu Changgong, the tiger general, and Guanglu Shaoqing Fang. Pei, Gai Cong and Ma Gongzheng knelt down and kowtowed.

"Prince Yuande gave birth to several good sons."

"Gu has been waiting for you. You did not disappoint Gu and made a wise choice."

"Even if there are everything wrong with today's man, you can't say he is wrong, because he is working hard for your Yang family for generations to come."

"It's just that some people don't want the Yang family to sit firmly in this country for generations. They hold him back and want the Sui Dynasty to fall into an abyss of eternal destruction."

"In fact, these people have done it."

Staring at Yang Tong, Kou Zhong said solemnly: "The Guanlong clan and the Shandong aristocratic families all want these beautiful mountains and rivers, but no one cares about the lives and deaths of the people."

"The common people can tolerate living at the bottom and doing the most work every day just to fill their stomachs."

"But they can't tolerate being squashed like a bug, like now."

"Gu agreed with Yang Guang in building palaces, opening canals, and conquering barbarians, but he looked down upon him and regarded the people as ants that could be easily crushed to death."

"Once upon a time, Gu was also one of the ants. Everyone in our country of Chu was born as an ant."

"I want to tell those high-ranking and aristocratic families that one day, even ants can defy the will of heaven!"

Boom!

A word fell.

Everyone in the room became pale. There was no one in this group who didn't come from a well-established family.

Until now, they remembered that the domineering young man in front of them was once just a beggar on the streets of Yangzhou.

But the beggar who had never been looked down upon by anyone became a double dragon, and even became the lord of Chu.

"You are not wrong, Gu will not kill you."

"You can keep all the wealth of Prince Yue, including your mother Liu Liangdi and the concubines in the harem."

"If you are willing, you can take them all and go to Chang'an."

"There, I prepared a Jinhou Mansion, right next to Yang You's Suihou Mansion."

"Same as Yang You, you are welcome at the Imperial Academy and the Military Academy. No one will interfere with you, whether you join the army or live your life."

"As for you, you all come from aristocratic families, and you should know how much blood debt you have in your hands. I have only one word to warn you."

"The debts owed must be repaid, and the land occupied must also be repaid. If you resist stubbornly, Chu's sword will be very sharp!"

Looking around at everyone, Kou Zhong said sharply.

"promise!"

The face of Yue Wang Yang Tong was filled with joy.

The faces of the other ministers were filled with bitterness, but they did not expect that they would be the worst offenders.

"Wang Shichong!"

At this moment, Kou Zhong drank lowly.

"The end is here!"

Wang Shichong came from a respectful background and seemed to accept the arrangements.

This foreigner from the Western Regions, who has lived in Xinfeng since childhood, knows better than the officials in the eastern capital what it means to be a man who knows the current affairs.

"From now on, Luoyang and Henan counties will be changed to Luoyang Prefecture, Fang Ju will be appointed as Luoyang Prefecture Yin, and you will be Luoyang Prefecture Lieutenant."

"Immediately gather all the Sui troops in the city and organize them into Luoyang Mansion soldiers."

"I ordered Wang Shibian to be the commander of Luoyang and Liu Changgong to be the captain of Luoyang. I recruited five thousand young men and issued horizontal swords to maintain order in Luoyang."

With a slight chin of his head, Kou Zhong immediately issued several edicts.

"promise!"

Wang Shichong, Wang Shibian, Fang Pei and Liu Changgong responded loudly and took the order to leave.

"The edict: Hongnong County, Luoyang Prefecture, Xiangcheng County, Xingyang County, Dongjun, and Changping County were established in Luozhou. Yin Shishi was appointed as the governor of Luozhou and Song Laosheng was appointed as the captain of Luozhou to lead the troops to recover Xiangcheng. county."

"Order the Jinwu Army to rush to Huaibei and recover the counties in Huaibei. The Yulin Army and the Yulin Army will come to Luoyang."

Then, Kou Zhong issued several more edicts.

"promise!"

Jinyi Tiqi, who came in together, quickly sent a message to Chang'an using a flying pigeon.

"Your Highness!"

"The two Miss Fus have brought important news."

At this moment, Li Junxian burst into the lobby with a solemn expression and hurriedly reported.

"You two Miss Fu?"

Hearing these words, Kou Zhong seemed to have thought of something and ordered: "Please come quickly!"

"promise!"

The voice just fell.

Two graceful figures walked in outside the door again, both dressed in white and wearing slender Yi swords at their waists.

The two faces are very similar to Fu Junma, both are as beautiful as heavenly beings, with dignified and calm faces with delicate and straight noses, and a pair of charming and bright-eyed women appeared in the hall, which immediately attracted Shi Qingxuan's attention.

"Sister Fu..."

"See King Chu!"

As soon as Fu Junyu and Fu Junqiang entered the door, they saluted directly to Kou Zhong.

"Since she is Miss Fu's sister, there is no need to be polite."

"Let's get down to business."

Kou Zhong smiled slightly and showed a warm attitude.

Fu Junma helped her a lot in Chu State, so it was naturally impossible for him to treat Fu Junyu and Fu Junqiang like strangers.

"Yes."

Fu Junyu and Fu Junqiang looked at each other, and the older Fu Junyu immediately reported: "Your Highness!"

"My sister and I came from Goguryeo and traveled to Xingyang. We saw the Song army and the Wei army gathering. The whole army was dispatched and headed straight for Luoyang."

"There is another person in the Wei army, Dugu Ce, the young leader of the Dugu clan."

"How brave!"

Kou Zhongzhong's eyes flashed with cold light, and he said coldly: "Li Junxian, Qingxuan."

"Immediately lead three hundred Jin Yi Ti cavalry to surround the Dugu family. If anyone resists, kill them without mercy!"

"promise!"

When Li Junxian and Shi Qingxuan heard this, they immediately reacted and led people out of Wang Shichong's mansion.

"Marquis of Jin!"

"You can take charge of everything in Ziwei Palace and these officials for the time being."

"promise!"

Yang Tong, the newly minted Marquis of Jin from Chu State, responded respectfully.

Everyone else present followed Yang Tong in a sensible manner and left one after another...

The entire lobby suddenly became extremely empty, with only two daughters, Shang Xiufang and Dong Shuni, accompanying him.

"You...you are King Kou Zhong of Chu..."

Dong Shuni was a little timid, but looked at Kou Zhong curiously.

Shang Xiufang's beautiful eyes were filled with brilliance, and she was also paying attention to the domineering young man in Xuanyi in front of her.

"What? Doesn't it look like you are alone?"