In the second year of Lin De (665 AD), the first day of the third month of the spring leap, two quarters of the hour.

The so-called leap March, also weighed March, represents this year, there are two Marches. On the twelfth of last month, Liang Xiaoren, Si Jia Zhengqing, came to Hebi Palace to report. The Eastern Capital Qianyuan Treasure Hall has been officially completed and can be moved in with your bag.

The Qianyuan Hall of Ziwei City is the main hall of Luoyang Palace, similar to the Taiji Hall in Chang'an City, the Taiji Hall in the West University, and the Hanyuan Hall of Penglai Palace. But then again, this palace is very funny, built by Emperor Yang of Sui, and was originally called Qianyang Palace.

Taizong broke through Luoyang, and when he saw its extravagance and luxury, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken and scolded Yang Guang for being mediocre. Then gloating, in front of the people of Luoyang, said the most reasonable words: Afang Gongcheng, the Qin people collapsed, Qianyang finished work, and the Sui people disintegrated.

In order to show that he was high, he ordered the fire to burn Qianyang, indicating that he was taking it as a warning. When he ascended the throne as emperor, his ass decided on his head and began to beat himself in the face. wanted to rebuild the Qianyang Palace, but the courtiers were not happy, and they went up to persuade them, but in the end, they didn't succeed.

In the first year of Xianqing, Li Jiu, a filial son, helped him fulfill his long-cherished wish. The construction of the temple was restarted, and Tian Renzuo, the chief engineer of the building, was the chief engineer of the building. It took ten years to borrow materials from the ruins and recruit countless people, and it was finally completed this year.

After half a month of preparation, I set off early today, left Shanglin Garden, and moved to Ziwei City. Wu Kang rectified the security, strolled to visit the new hall, and thought that the Qianyuan Palace was not smaller than the Qianyang Palace. When Mei Niang takes power, this hall will be expanded and renamed Ming Hall.

Speaking of Sister Meiniang, she is becoming more and more pregnant, and in three and a half months, Ling Yue will be born. She raised a baby in the palace, seemed to be in a good mood, and smiled all day long. Li Jiu took great care of it, but he cared too much, and his behavior was very stupid.

I don't know where I heard that during the woman's pregnancy, who often appeared, and whose personality the child resembled. For this reason, Li Jiuchuan issued an order prohibiting Wu Kang from visiting. The princess who was afraid of him was contaminated with ruthlessness and murder, and her belly was black and insidious.

Wu Kang scoffed, talking about the black belly and insidious, compared to you husband and wife, it is a small witch. If you don't let the visitation pull you down, whoever wants to serve you will not be thankless. So I got off work on time, spent more time with my wife and daughter, and enjoyed a peaceful life.

Since coming to Luoyang, Xiaoqing has gradually improved her mood and has a smile on her face. Because of the Luoyang Bazaar, no one insulted the husband, and it is estimated that the people of Luoyang have a high quality of cultivation. She was in a good mood, and the servants of the Wufu were all burning incense and worshipping the Buddha.

In the boring life, there is also a seasoning to tease the little princess Asuka. On the 15th of last month, I received a letter from Liu Renyuan, which was about the Japanese state. He was a subordinate of Wu Kang, and the official worshiped General Zuo Fengchen, who led the fleet last year to cross the Yellow Sea to Xiongjin to change the guards of the town.

Wu Kang had advised him to send an envoy to the Wa Kingdom after arriving in Xiongjin. With letters and gifts, meet with the eldest brother and prince, and show off your might. At the same time, I also understand the attitude of the eldest brother and whether he has been beaten.

Gently reminded them to stay in the island country honestly and not to meddle in the peninsula. Goguryeo was established by the Buyeo people of the Han Dynasty and belonged to the Chinese nation. The war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo was a civil war of the Tang Dynasty and an internal affair of the Tang Dynasty, and foreign countries were not allowed to interfere.

Liu Ren was willing to do as he said, and led one hundred and thirty guards to take the fighting ship Sanhan to visit the Japanese country. On July 17 last year, he arrived on Tsushima Island in the Japanese Kingdom and sent a letter to him, hoping to visit him in Beijing.

The uninvited guest on this ship scared the eldest brother, and he made excuses perfunctory: without the Tiantang State Book, he couldn't determine his identity, and he couldn't go to Beijing to meet him. You can stay, we will be hospitable, you can leave, we will send you out.

The guards did not leave, they were stationed on Tsushima Island, they ate and drank well, and they lived a very chic life. In the letter, he said that the big guy guessed correctly, and the Wa Kingdom was building defenses in Tsushima and Iki. Fukuoka Prefecture repaired the water castle to prevent large ships from docking and strengthened the western defense line.

The Japanese government was frightened and feared the Tang Navy, and invaded the Japanese state on a large scale. As of last year, the sailors of the Samhan still lived on Tsushima Island and enjoyed the worship of the Wa Kingdom. Wu Kang scoffed, it seems that the eldest brother prince is indeed frightened. He made the ship invade the Japanese kingdom, and did not dare to arrest and expel him, and he did not even dare to meet.

The little woman Asuka, as a princess of the Japanese Kingdom, misses her father. Every day when I came home from work, I would pester him and ask if Liu Renyuan, the old general, had any more letters. Wu Kang shook his head, whetted her appetite, and poured cold water on her, but there was indeed no letter.

The days passed every day, and on the tenth day of the third month of the leap month, there was a court meeting in the Zhenguan Palace. The Western Regions were in an emergency again, and the Shule tribe in Xinjiang, as well as the Gongyue tribe, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty again. Combined with the Tibetan army, gathered 30,000 troops, and attacked Anxi and Khotan. Anxi Du protected Pei Xingjian, and sent an urgent official document for 500 miles, imploring the imperial court to send troops.

This marked the official entry of the Tibetan State into the Western Regions, and the Western Regions were in turmoil ever since. In the following ten years, the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan Turks will stage the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Regions. The Tang Dynasty and Tibet competed, and the Turks played soy sauce, and whoever was the victor was loyal to whomever he was loyal to. This year's with Datang, next year with Tubo, can be called the grass on the wall.

The monarch and the ministers consulted urgently, and soon reached an agreement to send troops to rescue Khotan. As for the number of troops to be sent and who will command the three armies, they expressed their opinions. Wu Kang was sitting precariously, with mixed feelings in his heart, and finally couldn't hold it back and put forward his own suggestions.

Adopt the siege of Wei to rescue Zhao, recruit 50,000 guards, unite with Liangzhou, and attack Tuhun Valley. Force the Tibetans to return to their divisions, start a decisive battle with them, and expel the Tibetan forces from the Tuhun Valley. Then the heavy troops were stationed, the Qinghai pocket was tightened, and the northern entry and exit roads were cut off.

If the goal can be achieved, the Tibetan problem can be solved once and for all. The plateau climate is harsh, the land output is insufficient, and the population has entered a bottleneck. What awaits the Tibetan people is only endless internal friction, and only decline. Since then, in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty, there has been no major trouble.

Soon there was a wave of opposition, and the ministers turned their guns and reasoned with the facts. Their attitude is very clear, Tibet is a disease of ringworm and scabies, and Liaodong is a serious problem. The strategic core of the Tang Dynasty must be placed in Liaodong, mobilize 50,000 guards, and the imperial court will be broken.

Wu Kang was speechless, they were all right, this is the actual situation. The Tang Dynasty's Zhichong Mansion had a total of 630 guards, literally more than 630,000 people. In fact, this is not the case, since Li Jiu ascended the throne, there have been constant wars of all sizes, and there is a serious shortage of soldiers.

The Juntian system is collapsing, the people are seriously fleeing households, and the number of government soldiers is decreasing again. According to Wu Kang's estimates, all the guards of Datang are at most more than 400,000. Most of them farmed at home, and the rest of the guards were stationed in the Beijing Division, either stationed in Liaodong, or stationed in Anxi.

Under normal circumstances, a maximum of 50,000 guards can be mobilized at one time. The blockade of the Tubo plan is indeed a nerve-wracking, and before Liaodong is pacified, it cannot be conscripted on a large scale. Wu Kang knew that Li Jiu would not agree without reason.

can only watch, watching Tubo become a demon, waiting for the fall of the Western Regions. The ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, and I feel very helpless. We can only hope that Liaodong will be resolved as soon as possible, and that we will fight with Tibet while the military strength is still there.

After discussion, the courtiers finally made a decision: Cao Jishu, the general of Zuo Wuwei, led Guanzhong to rush to the palace and quickly save Anxi from Khotan. Anxi protected Pei Xingjian, and Cui Zhiwen, the governor of Xizhou, participated in the military as a deputy general.

Li Jiu announced his retirement from the dynasty, the ministers rushed out, and Wu Kang left last. Instructed Zuo Yulin Jun to inspect all parts of the hall to determine whether there were any missing items among the officials of the court meeting. Find an ivory board and look at the signature on it, it is the left servant Lu Dunxin.

The board is a notepad, on which the content to be reported when officials go to court. The words conveyed by the emperor will also be written down on it and studied at home. If there is a lot of content, you will bring a lot of fluorene board and stuff it in the counting bag.

This thing is divided into grades, officials of five grades and above, and uses ivory material; Officials below the sixth grade, make do with bamboo chips. Wu Kang's ivory fluorene has always been an ornament, and his memory is very good, so he doesn't need a memo.

After looking at it carefully for a moment, he casually stuffed it into the calculation bag and pulled out a faint smile. The ruined wrench was carried with him, but he was left in the palace, and the drunkard didn't care about drinking. Leaving the Qianyuan Palace, searching the memories in his mind, he didn't know much about Lu Dunxin.

His father, Lu Deming, like Xu Jingzong, was the eighteenth bachelor of King Qin. Dunxin is quite talented and learned, but he is more pedantic and is not treated well by Li Jiu. From his official resume and current official position, you can see the clues.

The so-called Zuo Shiji was originally a Zuo Sanqi Chang Shi, which belonged to Dongtai. A high-ranking official from the third grade, but he has no real power, similar to an advisor to the emperor. Responsible for admonishing mistakes, similar to the three public and three divisions, the position is high and the power is not heavy.

When I came to the gate of the great cause, I saw the main lord, and the old god was waiting. is over the age of six, looking energetic, and he is also an old fritter. Wu Kang took out the fluorene board, supported it with two hands, and showed a warm smile: "Lu Gong left the fluorene board, I brought it back to you." ”

Dunxin was kind and kind, put the fluorene board into the calculation bag, and smiled and deprecated: "If people are old, their memory is getting worse, and they are always lost, so that they can laugh." If you don't have official business, how about walking with the old man? ”

Wu Kang readily agreed, and came to his right, half a position behind. Dunxin secretly approved, and his smile became more amiable: "If people are old, their minds will be dull, and young people's thoughts are often incomprehensible. You said that you used Tuhun Valley to strangle the way of Tubo's life, and Jinxiang also proposed that you coincide. ”

Jinxiang is Cao Jishu, his ancestral home is Jinxiang County, according to later generations, Jinxiang County, Jining City, Shandong Province. His name is too pit, so the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and he is called by his hometown. His mentor is this Lu Dunxin, what does the old guy mean?

Seeing the mystery of his smile, Wu Kang suddenly realized that your idle egg hurts. deliberately left Xiang Qi to lead me out for a meeting, and then vaguely asked me to go to see my step-uncle. went around in a big circle, and the meaning expressed was: My apprentice Uncle Cao Ji, please help me if you have something, entrust me to introduce me, how about giving face?

This can't be refused, Wu Kang smiled and said: "Uncle Cao Ji, a famous teacher, is a high apprentice." Three crusades against the Turks, two times to break through Tiele, and made great achievements. Wu Kang admired him for a long time, and after he went down today, he went to visit the house and asked Lu Gong to introduce him. ”

Dunxin was very pleased, the son could be taught, and he was humble with his long hair: "The famous teacher is a high-ranking apprentice, and he has become too famous, and the old man is ashamed." Cao Jinxiang has also admired the change for a long time, so there is no need to introduce him. Ouch, what a coincidence, look at the one in front, it's my disciple Jinxiang. ”

It is indeed quite a coincidence, next to the Donghua Gate, there is Uncle Cao Ji. So the three of them met, and after a brief greeting, Lu Dunxin took his leave. Wu Kang and his step-uncle entered the Donghua Gate and went to the South Yaguan Office. Speaking of which, it is also along the way, Zuo Fengchen and Zuo Wuwei, the two departments are separated by the courtyard wall.

The two chatted while walking, and the atmosphere was quickly harmonious, and the step-uncle stepped into the theme: "This time I saw General Wu, but I actually had something to ask for, which is very embarrassing to say." My wife and nephew Zuo Jingxi, the guard of the Xizhou vestibule government, has some livelihoods in the military city, and needs Pei Du's help. ”

Two simple sentences, the amount of information is very large, and Wu Kang is interested. Taizong destroyed Gaochang of the Koji clan and placed it in Xichangzhou, which was later renamed Xizhou. Set up four Zhechong Mansions, the Vestibule Mansion is subordinate to them, and his wife and nephew Zuo Jingxi are just ordinary government soldiers.

The so-called military market is a small market formed near the military station. Appearing in the Warring States Period, it can be said to have a long history, divided into two types: above ground and underground. The underground military market business is a local woman who provides sexual services for the guards who go out on the expedition.

Wu Kang has been on the battlefield for a long time, understands the needs of soldiers, and cannot suppress desires. Although the imperial court forbade it, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, no one would take it seriously. In fact, speaking of which, he also consumed and was once very obsessed. You can try to imagine that in the grove and crops, the exotic little woman has a special taste in her heart.

The business of the military market on the ground seems to be much more formal, selling some daily necessities. The Tang Dynasty was a government military system, such as clothes and rations, which were provided by the guards. For various reasons, those who did not have time to prepare, or ran out of military supplies, would take money with them and buy them from the military market.

Merchants find business opportunities and look for ways to sell a variety of goods. It can greatly make up for the lack of logistics supply, so this kind of market is also recognized by the government. Of course, these businessmen, risking their lives, sell supplies on the front line, not because they are patriotic, but to make money.

His wife and nephew Zuo Longxi, if expected, is also a war businessman. In Zuo Fengchen's general room, Wu Kang boiled hot tea, and said with a pleasant face: "Anxi protects Pei and keeps the covenant, and he is indeed my senior brother." But Brother Jinxiang, the imperial court can't help the military market, there's no need to help, right? ”

The step-uncle held the hot tea and said honestly: "There are some special circumstances, let's give an example." If a soldier has no money on him, but he urgently needs to buy it, he will be in trouble. I want to do some borrowing money in the city to make a living. General, don't get me wrong, it's an interest-free loan, listen to me in detail. ”

The two chatted while drinking, the step-uncle talked endlessly, and Wu Kang listened attentively. The longing money lending business seems to be very interesting, providing interest-free loans. As long as it is not overdue, no interest will be charged, and even if it is overdue, the interest charged is very low.

For example, Zhang Hai, the guard of the vestibule mansion, borrowed fifty wen from Zuo Yuanxi. Pay off within half a month, and if you exceed the half-month period, you will receive five cents per month. Zhao San, the vestibular guard, borrowed three pieces of silk cloth, and there was no interest during the term. At the same time, add another one, if Zhao San gets a reward, only two horses will be returned.

Hearing this contemplation, Longing is not like a businessman, but more like a philanthropist. No interest is charged during the term, and even borrowing three to repay two, which seems very unscientific. This kind of lending model, what does it rely on to make profits, and make money at a loss?

The next words made him dumbfounded, and his head crashed instantly. didn't hold back for a while, squirted tea in his mouth, and sprayed his step-uncle's face. Hurriedly got up and went over, apologized hurriedly, took out a silk handkerchief, and handed it to him.

I still couldn't help it, and finally laughed out loud with a pig's voice, Zuo Jingxi was too fashionable. Stop making interest-free loans, or even reduce the principal, but there is a precondition. Zhang Hai and Zhao are two of them, and they want to point out the stall, that is, the stall of Longing, to buy consumer goods.

This kind of lending routine, he used it in his last life, Alipay's Huabei. There are too many capable people in Datang, and it is impossible to accept it. Holding back a smile, he squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Your nephew Zuo Jingxi, let him change his name and call him Zuo Ma Yun." Or don't have a surname, just call Ma Yun, don't ask me why. ”

Uncle Jiji was puzzled, which one is Ma Yun, and continued the topic just now: "It's a pity that my wife and nephew don't know a few words." asked Pei Duhu for help, hoping to hire Shushi and help him write the contract. Pei Duhu refused, saying that it was not a matter of money, so he asked the general for help. ”

The senior brother is right, it's not a matter of money, it's a matter of high school reading. Longing is a big-headed soldier, how can they obey the call of the government soldiers for money. You want to go my way, and you want me to persuade my senior brother to organize Shushi to help. In fact, it didn't help, it wasn't that the senior brother didn't want to, but that he didn't do it.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally shook his head helplessly, the Tang version of Ma Yun also wanted to help him. I was about to apologize, when I suddenly thought of something, and my smile began to be weird: "The queen once told me that this year or next year, the sage Taishan will be enshrined in Zen." ”

The step-uncle put down the handkerchief, his head was full of question marks, and said what are you doing here? About half an hour, Wu Kang mentioned again: "Feng Zen is a big deal, if it is not bad as expected, it will definitely give amnesty to the world." The step-uncle thought about it carefully, and if he could figure it out, Zuo Xian's nephew's problem would be solved. ”

After speaking, he picked up the teacup and tasted the tea comfortably, looking unfathomable. Uncle Jijian frowned slightly, tilted his head and thought, and his body stood up suddenly. His eyebrows were full of smiles, and he grinned and patted his ass: "Everyone in the world says that the general is not only brave and brave in the three armies, but also very intelligent, and his subordinates are convinced." ”

Wu Kang smiled and didn't say anything, just basic operations, sit down and talk quickly. Li Jiu Taishan sealed the Zen, and he must give amnesty to the world, and the officials who were exiled in the Western Regions are very likely to return to Beijing. It is not absolutely possible, the imperial court will sort out the amnesty list according to the performance and hand it over to the emperor for approval.

If the emperor checks the box, they can return to Beijing, otherwise they will continue to be exiled. The Anxi Protectorate was the place of exile for the convicts, and the former Dasi Xian Yang De, the son-in-law of Li Yifu, stayed there. They are scholars, accustomed to prosperity and disgusted with frontier life. In order to return to the capital, you don't want your life, what is your face?

If you go to the battlefield and write loan documents, you can not only earn money to support your family, but also lose your reputation. In a sense, solving the difficulties of the guards and supporting the imperial court war is a matter of loyalty to the king. If the chief reports, Li Jiu will be moved, and Zhu Bi will not be stingy.

Even if they don't give money, those degraded officials will rush to it. After the step-uncle finished patting his ass, he suddenly restrained his smile and said chisely: "It's better to invite the general and repair the book to Pei Duhu." When I arrived in Xizhou, I first found my wife and nephew and asked him to change his name to Zuo Ma Yun. ”

Wu Kang smiled and waved his hand, understanding what he meant, he didn't want to swallow favors alone. Those officials who have been demoted, unless they have to, the magistrates will not be offended. Because it is very likely that they will return to Beijing and even become officials again.

Helping them return to Beijing will be grateful to Pei Xingjian and Uncle Cao Ji, but they will not be grateful to me. Most of them were harmed by me and implicated by me, so they were exiled to the Western Regions. Since it is a political enemy, no matter what you do, you will not be grateful.

The step-uncle no longer insisted, and after greeting for another quarter of an hour, he got up and said goodbye to him: "I really don't understand, the general is approachable and helpful at the same time, why those people maliciously slander you." Don't talk nonsense, let's talk, if the general doesn't dislike it, how about becoming friends? ”

Wu Kang smiled happily and said with a big grin: "Where did you speak, since the moment I met, I have regarded you as a friend." Otherwise I wouldn't have invited you here and said so much. We are all martial artists, and we are all rectums, and we don't like literati. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, Wu Kang sent him out, looking at his back, feeling very relieved. Uncle Cao Jishu has a lifelong career and rich combat experience. He can see that if he curbs Tubo, he will take Tuhun Valley, and his eyes are like torches.

The official worships General Zuo Wuwei, who is my teacher's subordinate, a dignified lieutenant general of the army, and it is definitely not a loss to make friends. The civil officials rejected me, the military attaches befriended me, and it seemed that there was still some play...