Chapter 282: The capital is in turmoil, Yang Yong escapes, and Luoyang Jingxin Canal is excavated
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"Quick, go and invite Yu Wenkai to the mansion to discuss matters, go quickly!" Yang Su had no idea, but he remembered his think tank Yu Wenkai again, and hurriedly called the official family to find it.
"Lord Wang, when the South Gate is opened, this imperial city can no longer be protected, so think about retreating." After all, Zhang Xun was born as a military general, and after getting through the initial shock and panic, he gradually calmed down and persuaded him.
"Hmmm! General Zhang is right, the capital can no longer stay. As soon as the south gate is lost, the Hedong army will enter the city tomorrow, and the Praetorian Guards in the city will not dare to fight anymore. The general reminded yes! Come on! Hurry up and summon Han Hong, Su Wei, Yang Da, Tang Lingchen and Su Xiaoci to the palace, and the king will arrive immediately. ”
Yu Wenkai, who had been sleeping in his own mansion, suddenly heard the summons of Yang Su, the king of Yue, so he lost his sleep, dressed and hurriedly went out of the mansion to the palace of the king of Yue. I saw that Yang Su and Zhang Xun were discussing something in a panic in the hall. Yu Wenkai hurriedly stepped into the mansion to greet Yang Su.
"Mr. Yuwen, you are here, now Yu Wenhua and the army have occupied the south city gate, but their army has not yet entered the city, the form is urgent, what should we do?" Yang Su seemed to have forgotten his identity, and grabbed Yu Wenkai's shirt and asked.
"Huh? Why was the South Gate so lost? Could it be that my 350,000 defenders are all clay sculptures? ”
"Alas! You don't know, Mr. Yuwen! That Sutuo turned against the water and offered the south gate. ”
"Huh? In this case, it is advisable to flee the capital as soon as possible! Don't delay, if Tianliangyu Culture and Bi will lead a large army into the city and capture the palace, then we will all be wiped out! Yu Wenkai exclaimed, as a think tank, he naturally understands the truth of victory and defeat. What's more, he still has a secret that can't be made public, so the first feeling is that he thinks of escaping, and he must escape.
"Well, there is still some time, I will go to the palace to meet Your Majesty as soon as possible, only by saying that Your Majesty will escape with us to survive, and I will go to the palace with this king." After speaking, Yang Su didn't dare to delay, and rushed out of the palace first.
The huge palace in the capital has now fallen into a deep sleep, and the entire palace has been plunged into darkness except for the occasional passing night patrol and forbidden army.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty wake up, Your Majesty wake up." Ji Wei screamed urgently, and finally woke up the sleeping Yang Yong.
In a daze, Yang Yong rubbed his eyes, and under the dim candlelight, he finally saw Ji Wei's panicked face clearly, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Ji Wei, bold!" I was woken up by you as soon as I fell asleep, do you know the sin of frightened driving? ”
"Your Majesty, my Majesty! Wake up! The sky fell, Yu Wenhua was about to enter the city, and the whole army of Zhang Xutuohong Agricultural Soldiers at the South Gate voted for the king of Hedong Jin. The ministers were all waiting outside for His Majesty to summon them. Get up quickly. ”
"Huh? Yu culture and hit in? Quick, change my clothes. Yang Yong was frightened by this, and his sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and he was replaced by a panicked state.
Hurriedly dressed up, Yang Yong followed Ji Wei to the front hall, where dozens of princelings led by Yang Su had gathered, and when they saw Yang Yong coming out, they didn't care about the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers, and they all hugged Yang Yong, chattering non-stop.
"Don't panic, if you have something to say, come slowly, Uncle Huang will speak first." Yang Yong pushed everyone away and came to Yang Su and said.
"Your Majesty, now that the south gate has been occupied by Yu culture, it is not surprising that the whole army will be able to enter the city in the morning, leaving little time for my monarch and ministers, so I should quickly escape from the imperial city from the west gate."
"Oh? Uncle Huang, where should I go after leaving the West Gate? ”
"You can go to the king of Zheng Han in the south of Hanzhong to avoid trouble, and let the officials and soldiers of the state capital in various places be the king of Qin."
"But ---"
"Your Majesty, don't say more, time is urgent." Yu Wenkai was in a hurry, and hurriedly interrupted Yang Yong's words and said.
"Father-in-law Ji, the matter is urgent, quickly call the queen and the concubine out, and immediately go out of the west gate with the carriage outside the palace, and you won't be able to run away if it's late." Yang Su didn't wait for Yang Yong to speak, so he hurriedly ordered Ji Wei.
Ji Wei also knew that the matter was urgent, so he ignored Yang Yong and hurriedly turned around and went to the harem to find the queen and the concubine.
Half an hour later, hundreds of royal attendants hurried in the direction of the West Gate with several royal carriages.
Yang Yong was already involuntary at this time, although he had the heart not to leave, it was a big deal to hand over the throne to his brother Yang Guang, which was not a very bad choice. But his subordinates all said that they fled, so it was difficult to say anything, so they had to let Yang Su call the shots, and the team fled all the way out of Xicheng.
Sleepless nights! Yang Yong and others are the ones who can't sleep.
Outside the southern city, in the big tent of Yu Wenhua and the Chinese army, all the generals gathered here, the difference is that the generals are all extremely happy on their faces, and they are all waiting for Yu Wenhua and the latest orders.
"Commander, Yang Yong was coerced by Yang Su and other civil and military ministers to escape from the West Gate, accompanied by 20,000 forbidden troops in the imperial city and 30,000 horses and horses in the entire Ximen Han King garrison. It's 10 miles out of the city. "An agent will report the account in detail.
"Huh! The lord asked me not to disturb the people in the city, but what the commander wanted was to drive him out of the city, and he went out through the west gate. Luo Cheng and Wei Chigong listened to the order. ”
"The end will be." Luo Cheng and Wei Chigong came out in response.
"Today, I will order the two of you to lead 30,000 white horses to chase after the dawn of the soldiers, and kill and disperse the entourage."
"The last will obey."
"Slow! Marshal, this officer requests to go with the army. ”
"Oh? Zhang Jianjun is also willing to chase? That's --- good! Ben Shuai is what you are. Sima Chao and Lei Ming followed Zhang Jianjun to protect the safety, and there must be no mistakes. ”
"Yes, Marshal." Sima Chao and Lei Minger will go out to answer the class.
Several people immediately went out of the account and prepared to go.
Zhang Heng called Luo Shixin out before he came out of the account, Luo Shixin was puzzled, and was about to ask, but saw Zhang Heng preemptively and said: "Luo Zi, now there is a great credit in front of you, do you dare to take it?" ”
"Huh! Luo --- Luo Zizheng is --- worried about --- --- errand. ”
"Good! After dawn, follow the official to kill people, kill a few people who the lord wants to kill, do you dare to make a move? ”
"Lord ---, you --- you don't underestimate --- Luo--Luozi, as long as it is --- the person who is --- to be slaughtered by the eldest brother of the ---, he will not be able to live ---."
"Hmmm! The lord is not wrong about you. After dawn, he followed the official. ”
After speaking, regardless of whether Luo Shixin understood the taste, he laughed and walked to his tent.
It's the middle of summer, and the bandits along the planned Tongji Canal have been swept away by He Ruobi and Zuo Tiancheng and other generals, and many of the captives have been sent to the team of people who opened the canal. The small section from Banzhu to Luoyang, which had already been excavated in advance, has been completed, and the opening ceremony on the day of completion is also the groundbreaking ceremony for the whole excavation of the Tongji Canal.
Yang Er came to the ceremony early in the morning, and the biggest difference in this ceremony was that more than 60 million people who opened the canal shouted in unison no longer "Chitose" but all changed to "Long live", which made Yang Er a little surprised at first, but quickly adapted to it. Yang Er knew that this change in title must have been caused by Lu Zhaolin and others to provoke the people.
After the ceremony, hundreds of thousands of people went to their respective contracted canal sections under the leadership of their respective canal chiefs, and the excavation and construction of Tongji Canal officially began.
Back in the rest tent, Yang Er asked Li Chun, Ling Jing and the others who followed in.
"Master Li, the total length of the Tongji Canal is expected to be 1,350 miles, starting from Banzhu and ending at Xuyi (Xuyi), during which there are mostly plains and few hills, I wonder if it can be completed in one year?"
"Back to the lord, nearly one million people have been used to dig the canal this time, half of which are skilled in digging the Yongji Canal, and the other half are newly recruited landless people and pawns in the states. The teacher has never worried about the lack of strength of the people; In addition, the excavation tools have undergone many innovative transformations, which greatly improves the excavation efficiency, and Minzhuang also avoids the diseases caused by overwork. In addition, there are many existing river sections along the way that can be directly used or simply renovated, which greatly shortens the time for canal opening. The master thought that it would not take a year at all, and that this section of the canal could be completed in October or as little as half a year. Li Chun got up and said to Yang Er, Lu Zhaolin and other high-ranking officials present, and everyone nodded in admiration when they heard it.
"Your Highness, when the old man led his troops to clear out the bandits along the way, he actually captured many Nanchen officers and soldiers south of Xuyi, pretending to be bandits and looting in the countryside. In order to prevent Nan Chen from sending troops to the north to attack Xuyi City, the old man decided to lead his troops to station in Xuyi to deter Nan Chen. He Ruobi stroked his beard and said.
"Huh! If Uncle He is not idle and remote, this king has nothing to say. However, it is good that Xuyi has Uncle He to defend it, and it has long been rumored that Nan Chen wants to send troops to attack my Shanyang City. Xuyi is not far from Jiangducheng, an important town in the north of the South Chen River, if Uncle He leads tens of thousands of troops to defend here, it will also cut off the heart of Nan Chen's attack on my Xuyi City. This will also reduce the defensive pressure on the Jianghuai and Dufuwei troops. Yang Er said while drinking the tea.
"Huh! Houzhu Chen is not afraid that the old man will take advantage of his unpreparedness to serve him the two cities in Jiangbei? He Ruobi said with a laugh, causing the audience to laugh.
"Huh! Uncle must not do it, this king is not suitable to make enemies on all sides now, but it is not too late to do it after the good news from the capital comes. Yang Er smiled and stopped the veteran who had already had an idea.
After everyone finished laughing, Yang Er put down the teacup and pointed to Ma Shumou beside him and said to Li Chun with a smile: "Master Li, my brother is a little lazy, and Master Nai should take care of everything on the construction site." ”
"Eh---, lord's words are wrong! If it were not for Minister Ma's transformation of tools, the invention and manufacture of special tools for excavation, earth and stone transportation, the improvement of gunpowder, and the teaching of various methods of explosion, how could the project progress be so fast? It's the bridge construction that the division is good at, and Minister Ma is also involved, and even some of the design laws are full of praise from the master! With him, the master doesn't dare to claim to be the first master of the dynasty! ”
"Pu ---" Uncle Ma, who was sitting next to Yang Er, listened to Li Chun's miserable praise for himself, and before he could swallow a sip of tea, he squirted it out, and hurriedly wiped a mouthful of tea foam with his wide sleeves.
Yang Er also felt that this Li Chun's praise was funny, but he finally held back.
After glancing at the embarrassed Uncle Ma, he hurriedly said to Li Chun: "Hehe! He used his kung fu to do it, and it was all up to Master Li to do it. Li Chun listened and nodded with a smile, not saying anything.
"Lingsting history, now that it is summer, the Yongji Canal is full of water, I don't know how the operation of these months can change the river and even the entire Jizhou? Let's talk about it. Yang Er turned his head to look at Ling Jing, who was the temporary representative of Liyang Taishou and was actually the assassin of the Hejian Mansion, and said.
"Back to my lord, Liyang City is now the busiest wharf on the Yellow River, not to mention it. It is said that there are more than ten wharf towns along the Yongji Canal, and after the canal is opened, there are many merchant ships coming and going from the south to the north, like a carp crossing the river, which has already driven the wharves along the way to become a busy town. The population also gradually increased, and the various port towns developed commerce, and the taxes collected by the county government filled the treasury. This not only has led to a new look of my Hejian Mansion, but also the entire Jizhou has shown a flourishing and thriving state, the people are gradually rich and healthy, the social order is good, and the whole Jizhou Fang Cook the world can be called a prosperous age! Ling Jing chattered proudly and proudly, as if he could not say enough. caused everyone in the tent to be stunned when they heard it, and then they talked about it.
"Oh? I don't know what happened to the town of Rinzai that the king had visited? In early spring, it was still a sparsely populated town with all industries withered. ”
"Back to the lord, Linji has already expanded into a big city, with the new wharf and Linji Bridge as the center, along the canal on both sides of the restaurant, tea shop, pawnshop, pharmacy, gold shop and so on have long been lined with shops, along the river on both sides of the land inch of land is gold! Now it has become one of the most prosperous cities in my river. Otherwise, the scene is similar everywhere. All of this is thanks to the work of Yongji Canal! By the way, there is also the Rinzai Monastery is also more fragrant, and businessmen from the south and north all go ashore to worship in Rinzai City, which also drives the development of the local economy. The government has also widened and dredged the Hutuo River, a tributary of the Yongji Canal, so that the Rinzai Monastery can also be directly transported by boat, which is extremely convenient. ”
"Papapa---" Yang Er was the first to applaud when he heard it, and Ma Shumou also applauded, and the officials were stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but follow a round of applause, accompanied by a cheering laughter.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the changes in the whole territory of Jizhou are just the beginning, I believe you have felt the benefits brought to the people by a north-south channel, which is the so-called merit in the present and the benefit of the future! It will be difficult for our descendants to be poor, hehe! Today's Tongji Canal started construction, and soon it will become another major artery connecting Jianghuai, Jiangnan and the Central Plains---" Yang Er's word "artery" blurted out and felt bad, this era is unable to understand this word, so he hurriedly said: "It is the Cao Yun channel connecting the Central Plains and the southern states, which will drive the exchanges between the south of the Great Sui and the Central Plains like the Yongji Canal, so that the remote Jiangnan will become rich." Therefore, no matter how chaotic the country is now, the opening of canals must not be stopped. The country's political, economic, and military development must be carried out around this north-south channel. Ling Thorn History, this king ordered you to build Liyang Cang with Liyang City as the center, and store the excess grain in Jizhou in Liyang Cang to ensure the use of grain for Tongji Canal. Minister Ma, if there is a shortage of grain on the construction site there, you can requisition the grain from the Liyang warehouse, or you can requisition the grain from the Luocang warehouse. ”
"Yes, my lord, the lower official will return to Liyang City and start the construction of the new warehouse immediately."
Yang Er nodded, and then said to Lu Zhaolin: "After the Tongji Canal is in normal operation, Luoyang City will also prepare to build Xingluocang." The site selection and preparation for the construction of Xingluocang were handed over to Mr. Lu Zhaolin. ”
"Yes, my lord." Lu Zhaolin hurriedly got up and replied.
"Okay guys, that's all the king has to say today, if you have nothing to do, please go back, this king still has some things to say to Master Li and Minister Ma alone."
When Lu Zhaolin, Ling Jing and other ministers of civil and military affairs heard this, they all got up and bowed and withdrew from the big tent, leaving only Li Chun and Uncle Ma in the tent.
"Lord, I don't know what else is going on with my teacher?"
"Oh! That's the case, this king here is an object drawn by the minister of Ma himself, called: steam engine, this king saw that its structure is relatively simple, and it is not difficult to manufacture, and now I will hand over this drawing to the master to see if it can be cast? ”
"Eh---, I said, when did I draw this? I haven't drawn it. When Uncle Ma heard this, he immediately became anxious, and hurriedly stood up and argued.