"Brother Jean, you have been in Chang'an for many years, are you familiar with the affairs of the Shenji Camp? The younger brother found that the thing that was strictly escorted by the Shenji Battalion was actually a copper pillar in the Bao Chute Road before, what can this be used for? Does it have anything to do with the so-called Tiance Cannon? ”

Chang'an, Zhu Yourang's house.

After eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhu Yourang took his family to a three-story clock tower in the backyard. However, this is not an official building, nor is it a Buddhist one, but the centerpiece of a Taoist temple dedicated to Taoist deities.

There were also several Taoist priests inside, all of whom were invited by Zhu Yourang.

The area of the Taoist temple is not large, except for this bell tower, there are one or two small houses left in the courtyard, which are for a few Taoist priests to live in.

But tonight, the Taoist priest in the house was not there, but went out early, because they all went to the Chongsheng Temple to participate in the assembly.

Chongsheng Temple, formerly known as Chongsheng Temple, before the ability to do Buddhist temple, Qianning two years by Li Ye hand-picked changed to Taoism. With an area of nearly 200 acres, it is the largest Taoist temple in Chang'an City except for the three Taoist temples such as Daming Palace.

At the beginning of the current saint's ascension to the throne, his idea of Taoism and suppression of Buddha was still relatively deep, but as his throne gradually stabilized, his true thoughts were gradually exposed.

The dislike for Buddhism is becoming more and more obvious.

Even the ministers of the court, in order to cater to the ideas of the saints, have proposed to destroy the Buddha.

However, it was rejected by the saint, but the policy of Shangdao and suppressing Buddha began to be implemented in Chang'an City.

Less than half of the temples in the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an City are now left. The land of the disappeared temple was either expropriated for the imperial court or used to build a Taoist temple.

The Chongsheng Temple took a year to complete, and it was planned to be officially opened on the first day of the fourth year of Qianning, so basically all the Taoist priests in Chang'an City went to the Chongsheng Temple tonight. Even the Taoist priests around Chang'an also came, especially the Taoist priests from Zhongnan Mountain.

Of course, there are not many Taoist priests in Chang'an City, after all, 'monks in prosperous times, Taoist priests in troubled times', during the heyday, Taoist priests hid in the retreat of the deep mountains and old forests.

The reason why Li Ye wants to cultivate a holy concept is to clarify his attitude towards Taoism, which is also to provide a place for foreign Taoist priests to stay.

This also clarifies the interest of the sacred view, which belongs to the jungle temple. That is, the Taoist priests who worship the holy temple are not allowed to accept disciples, and the temple property cannot be inherited, and it belongs to all the Taoists in the world. Jungle temples are generally not divided into sects, and all French disciples of Taoism (except for barefoot and folk Taoist priests) have the right to live and manage temple affairs.

Therefore, the concept of reverence is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

And after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner tonight, the reason why Zhu Yourang came to the bell tower is because of the high location here, and you can see Suzaku Street from the top floor.

The most exciting thing on Chinese New Year's Eve every year is naturally the fireworks on Suzaku Street, starting from the Taiji Hall of Taiji Palace to the end of Mingde Gate in Chang'an City, which is a beautiful scenery that Chang'an can match with the Lantern Festival in a year.

Therefore, the people in Chang'an City who want to see fireworks today have finished their Chinese New Year's Eve dinner early, and those who are far away come to find a spacious place near Suzaku Street in advance to wait, and those who are close are waiting in the courtyard at home.

Zhu Yourang naturally belongs to the close, and with this bell tower, why bother to go to the street outside with others.

Zhu Yourang, who was in a good mood, flashed a trace of unhappiness in his eyes after hearing Zhu Youliang's inquiry, but he covered it up very well and was not noticed by the other party.

"Dalang." Zhu Yourang looked at his family, came to the corridor outside, leaned against the wooden railing, and said in a low voice, "The Shenji Camp belongs to the secrets of the imperial court, and even if it is a brother, I don't know much. You should be careful when you inquire about the news, don't be targeted by the people of Jinyiwei, otherwise you will be in trouble. Got it? ”

Two days ago, after Zhu Yourang received a warning from Jinyiwei, he realized his mistake and hurriedly went to visit Li Jian with an apology.

He naturally knew that Jin Yiwei had set his sights on Zhu Youliang's news, but he didn't intend to tell Zhu Youliang the truth, otherwise it would be difficult to explain it clearly.

Since Jin Yiwei knew Zhu Youliang's whereabouts, what news was the other party inquiring about, he naturally couldn't hide it from Jin Yiwei.

"Let my brother rest assured that my younger brother did not come forward by himself. What was going on that day? Uncle asked to get the Tiance Cannon, is the bronze pillar sent by the Shenji Operation related to the Tiance Cannon? Zhu Youliang asked.

"It shouldn't matter." He still knew this, he had heard of the names of the Shenji Cannon and the Shence General Cannon, but he had never seen the real thing, so naturally he would not associate these two things with the bronze pillar that Zhu Youliang saw.

"The Tiance cannon is a trebuchet. However, when you talk about copper pillars, you think of one thing, in recent years, the purchase of copper by Taifu Temple and the household department has increased year by year.

However, neither the Ministry of Industry nor the Ordnance Supervisor purchased large quantities of copper ingots, and the copper used in the copper pillars that appeared in the Shenji Battalion was most likely flowed out of the household department or Taifu Temple. Zhu Yourang guessed.

These things may be difficult for ordinary people to check, but for Zhu Yourang, it can still be inquired about with a little effort.

The household needs a lot of copper, which is normal, and it is more necessary to print copper coins. But what does Taifu Temple want to do so much?

It is very likely that the copper pillars of the Shenji Camp are those purchased by the Taifu Temple. But Zhu Yourang didn't know what these coppers were used for, and he didn't know why they became copper pillars.

In addition, the purchase of tin and lead in Taifu Temple is also staggering.

Copper plus tin or lead can be used to make bronze products, this Zhu You let nature know.

But he knows what the court is used for, but he doesn't know what the court is used for.

Even Zhu Youliang, who saw the cannon of the Great General of Shence with his own eyes, thought that the barrel was a copper pillar, but he didn't expect it to be a sharp weapon for attacking the city.

"No, I have to send this news back, whether it works or not." Zhu Youliang said anxiously.

"Da Lang, what's the hurry. And do you think this news is useful for the stepfather? What can copper pillars be used for? Zhu Yourang said disappreneously.

"What about the cannon that day? Can we get the real thing, so that our craftsmen can make the same Tiance cannon, which must be very useful for siege cities. ”

"Difficult! As far as I know, there are not many Tiance cannons, and each one is well marked, and how can something so big get to Bianzhou quietly? ”

Let's not say that the Tiance cannon is not easy to get the real thing, even if it can be obtained, Zhu Yourang does not plan to take risks.

His bottom is fine, and the brocade guard is clear. If he had the idea of fighting the Heavenly Strategy, it was estimated that his body would be found in the room the next day, and he would not dare to gamble.

"Do you just watch the imperial court use this thing to deal with Xuanwu's army in the future?" Zhu Youliang was unwilling.

"Da Lang, you... Before Zhu Yourang finished speaking, there was a punctual bell not far away, and then a burst of fire came from the northernmost direction of Suzaku Street in the distance, so he changed his words, "Da Lang, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, don't talk about those troubles, take a good look at this fireworks show tonight, this is a beautiful scenery that can only be seen in Chang'an, and Bianzhou does not have it." ”

Zhu Youliang was originally very concerned about the affairs of the Shenji Battalion, but when he looked up and saw the gorgeous fireworks, the whole person looked at the beautiful scenery that flickered in the night sky stupidly, and he didn't know where to put the affairs of the Shenji Battalion.

Seeing that Zhu Youliang was attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of him, Zhu Yourang was also relieved. After all, it is a young man from a small place, after truly appreciating the prosperity of Chang'an, who would want to go back to Bianzhou, the place of the four wars?

Soon Zhu Yourang's eyes returned to the fireworks, even though he had seen it last year, but now seeing it, he was still fascinated.

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On this year's Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Ye did not hold any activities or banquets to gather all the ministers in the Taiji Palace, but let the family members, that is, Li Ye and his concubines and children, plus King Mu Li Yi and Princess Changning enjoy fireworks in the Taiji Palace.

Looking at the little ones cheering in front of the Taiji Palace, Li Ye couldn't help but smile, it is estimated that they will not be able to laugh in a few days, and what will wait for them will be a boring learning career, until they reach adulthood.

And this so-called adulthood, the prince is 16 years old, and the princess is 14 years old.

As for the candidates for the first batch of princes and princesses, Li Ye's 3 princes and 2 princesses also include the second son and second daughter of King Ji, the eldest son of Princess Changning, and the eldest son of Princess Anhua. This is the son of Li Ye's brothers and sisters, and as for Li Yi's heir, because of his age, he went to school with other clan children in Hongwen Hall.

There are also five people in the clan, namely Li Sizhou, King of Qin, Li Jiepi, King of Yan, Li Ti, King Peng, Li Zhirou, King Xue, and one male in the direct descendant of King Fu's mansion.

A total of 14 people.

As for the choice of the teacher, Li Ye also took great pains, not only invited Wang Hui of Zhishi, but also invited Zheng Ningji, who served at home.

Of course, he was not given an official position, after all, he was still serving discipline, and he couldn't break the rules.

But this also shows that Li Ye has not forgotten Zheng Ningji.

In addition, the other teachers are all leaders in their respective fields. Except for two who were recommended by Wang Hui, the others were all doctors drawn from Wuxue, Guozijian, Hongwenguan, etc.

"Your Majesty, the commander of Jinyi Wei Li has something important to report."

Hearing Zhang Wei's voice, Li Ye saw that Li Jian didn't know how to get to Taiji Palace, so he signaled to him and asked him to come over.

When he arrived, Li Ye asked casually while enjoying the fireworks, "What's the matter, I have to disturb me at this time." ”

"Your Majesty, if it is an ordinary matter, the minister will not dare to disturb His Majesty's Yaxing. The chief minister thinks that this matter should be very important to His Majesty, so... ”

Before Li Jian finished speaking, Li Ye interrupted, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, just say something." ”

"Your Majesty, the Hexi Guiyi Army made Zhang Huaiding assassinated and died." Li Jian hurriedly said.

Li Ye was stunned, "This is a trouble." Well, Shu knows, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve, there are still a few hours to hold the Yuan Day Great Pilgrimage Meeting, you go back to rest first. This matter will be talked about after the court meeting, and I am not in a hurry at this time. ”

"Obey the order!"

Although Li Ye didn't care, after Li Jian left, Li Ye's brows furrowed slightly and fell into deep thought.

It's too bad for this Huai Ding to die!