After Li Xiu's carriage entered Chang'an City, he turned west in the east of the city according to Yang Nong's instructions, and finally came to an urban area in the southwest corner, but compared with other areas, the urban area here is obviously much dilapidated, the road is also very rugged, and there are not many pedestrians on the road. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Seeing the surrounding scene, Li Xiu was also strange in his heart, although he had never been here, but he knew that the southwest corner of Chang'an City has always been a slum area, as one of the most prosperous metropolises in the world, Chang'an City has a bright and beautiful side, and naturally there is a dark and ugly side, and the southwest has always been a poor settlement, such as the previous various disaster victims who tried to enter Chang'an, they generally lived here in the southwest area, and it is also notoriously dirty and messy, sometimes even officials are reluctant to come here.

"The master shipbuilder lives here?" Li Xiu looked at the dilapidated houses one after another outside the window, and asked in disbelief, since he is a master shipbuilder, he must have extraordinary talents, although Datang has a relatively small demand for talents in shipbuilding, but it shouldn't be so miserable, living in a slum, right?

"This ...... He's in a special situation, you'll know when you see him! Yang Nong spoke again, and when he mentioned this person, his face showed a rare sad look.

Seeing Yang Nong's expression, Li Xiu didn't want to ask again, and as the carriage advanced, the surrounding houses became more and more dilapidated, and finally Yang Nong suddenly asked people to stop outside a fenced yard, and then beckoned Li Xiu to get off.

And Li Xiu also jumped out of the carriage at this time, and then looked at the courtyard in front of him, only to see that the whole yard was very small, although the fence outside was simple, but it was very neat, and the yard was also very clean and smooth, and all kinds of sundries were placed in an orderly manner, which was a little out of place with the surrounding messy environment.

Yang Nong was also looking at this small courtyard, the look on his face was also quite complicated, after a while, he personally stepped forward and knocked on the door, and then saw an old woman in a gray dress walking out of the dilapidated room in the courtyard, and when he saw Li Xiu and others outside, he was also stunned, but he still stepped forward to open the door, and asked with some vigilance: "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Ahem~, may I ask if this is Yu Wenyi's home?" I saw Yang Nong smiling at this time and stepped forward, and Li Xiu next to him finally knew that the person they were looking for was actually called Yuwen Yi, the surname Yuwen was prominent in the former Sui period, even now, there are still several important officials in the court surnamed Yuwen.

"Yes, do you have anything to do?" Hearing Yang Nong's words, the old woman asked more vigilantly.

"In Xia Yang Nong, he is considered an old friend of Brother Yuwen, please give me a word!" Yang Nong spoke again.

"Old friends?" I saw that the old woman stared at Yang Nong quite vigilantly again for a long time, and finally spoke, "Wait a minute! ”

The old woman closed the door with that, and then turned and went into the room. At this time, Li Xiu finally couldn't help but speak: "Yang Gong, what is the origin of this Yuwen Yi, did you know him before?" ”

"I met a few times when I was young, and I knew him, but I didn't contact him for many years, and I didn't think of him until you said you wanted to find someone who knew how to build ships, and then sent someone to inquire around, and then I knew that he was also in Chang'an, but the situation was not very good recently." Yang Nong sighed at this time and said, for people of his age, the original old knowledge is getting less and less, and when he learns about this old knowledge, he can't help but sigh a little.

"I see, then who is this Yuwen Yi?" Li Xiu nodded first, and then asked again.

"You may not know Yu Wenyi's name, but there is another person you must have heard of, and that is Yu Wenkai!" Yang Nong took a long breath at this time, and then slowly spoke.

"Yu Wenkai? The name is so familiar. Li Xiu couldn't help but repeat it in surprise when he heard this name, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly said, "I remember, this Yu Wenkai is the one who designed and built Chang'an City and Luoyang City!" ”

Yu Wenkai's name is not known much in later generations, but when it comes to Tang Chang'an City, everyone must know it, this is the only city in the world with a population of more than 100% at that time, and the designer of this city is Yu Wenkai, known as the world's first architectural master, he is very proficient in urban planning and architecture, and even heard that he is also proficient in the design of various machinery, and even designed a palace that can act, which is enough to show his talent in this area.

"Yes, it is this person, when he was in the former Sui Dynasty, Yu Wenkai was a big celebrity in front of the former Sui Emperor, not only talented, but also deeply respected, all the way to the post of the Ministry of Industry, Chang'an and Luoyang The two cities were built and planned by him, but unfortunately he died in the former Sui Dynasty." When Yang Nong said the end, he also showed a nostalgic expression, it seemed that he and Yu Wenkai should have had some intersections.

"Then what is the relationship between this Yuwen Yi and Yu Wenkai?" Li Xiu asked again, although he had already guessed something.

"Yuwen Yi is Yu Wenkai's youngest brother, their Yuwen family was originally a Western Wei Dynasty noble, originally with their family background, they can easily enter the officialdom, but Yu Wenkai likes the art of building ingenuity, Yu Wenyi admired this brother the most when he was young, so he also embarked on the same path as his brother, but what he likes is the art of vehicle and ship construction, and the dragon boat that Yang Guang took in Yangzhou was from the hands of Yu Wenyi."

When he said this, he saw Yang Nong suddenly sigh and then said: "It's a pity that Yuwenkai died too early, and he was too trusted by Yang Guang's father and son, but when the former Sui was destroyed, the life of the Yuwen family was not easy, among which Yuwenkai's two sons took refuge in Wang Shichong, and later died in the chaos, so Yuwenkai's branch is considered to be the queen of the end, and Yuwenkai also suffered a catastrophe, and now he has been living in seclusion here." ”

"Is Yang Gong familiar with Yu Wenkai?" Li Xiu asked curiously again at this time, because he heard that Yang Nong had a look of longing on his face when he mentioned Yu Wenkai.

"Yes, I met Yu Wenkai when I was young, and we can be called close friends, as for Yu Wenkai, I have also met a few times, but I have not made deep friends." Yang Nong explained again.

As soon as Yang Nong's words fell, he suddenly heard a strange sound in the courtyard, and then the door opened, and the old woman just now pushed an old man with disabled legs to stand opposite, and when Li Xiu saw the things under the old man, he couldn't help but cry out in surprise: "Wheelchair!" ”

It's no wonder that Li Xiu was surprised, because he saw this old man with disabled legs sitting in a wheelchair, although the appearance of the wheelchair is very different from the wheelchair he made for Princess Pingyang, but it is indeed a wheelchair, and judging from the blackened wood, it should have been used for many years, I didn't expect that someone in this era would build a wheelchair earlier than him.

When the old man in the wheelchair heard Li Xiu's words, he couldn't help but look at him a little strangely, and then he looked at Yang Nong, and his face couldn't help showing a complicated look at the moment, and after a while, he spoke: "Sure enough, it's Brother Yang, I haven't seen you for many years, you and I are already old!" ”

"Yes, I just found out about Brother Yuwen's situation, so I came to visit!" Yang Nong also looked at Yuwen in front of him with emotion at this time, only to see that Yuwen Yi's two calves were gone, and his face was full of wrinkles, although he was younger than Yang Nong, but he looked far older than Yang Nong.

"Hehe, everyone has their own life, it's good to be alive, Brother Yang, please come in quickly!" I saw Yu Wenyi, who was in a wheelchair, making a gesture of please, and Yang Nong and Li Xiu had just walked into the door, and under the guidance of Yu Wenyi, they entered the simple room.

The room was even more simple, there was a table and a few stools when you entered the door, and there was a bed on the west side, the quilt on the bed was folded very neatly, and there were no other sundries, but Yu Wenyi did not have any embarrassed expression at all, but sat down and invited Li Xiu and Yang Nong to sit down, and then the old woman brought them a few bowls of white water.

I saw Yang Nong sit down and say a few polite words to Yuwen, and then pointed to Li Xiu next to him and said, "Brother Yuwen, this is my year-old friend Li Xiu Li Sacrifice Wine!" ”

"I've seen Mr. Yuwen in the next place!" Li Xiu also hurriedly stood up and saluted at this time.

"It turned out to be the well-known Li Horse in Chang'an, and the old man has long heard of the good name of the Concubine, and the word 'sir' is really unaffordable!" Yu Wenyi was also stunned when he heard Li Xiu's name, and then said with a smile, the marriage between Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang had spread all over Chang'an, even if it was a crippled old man, he had heard of it.

"Mr. Yuwen is polite, but I'm curious about it, is this wheelchair you are sitting in made by yourself?" Li Xiu was a little curious at this time, since he saw the other party just now, he was very interested in this wheelchair.

"Hehe, it's appropriate for Li Juma to call it a wheelchair, but I prefer to call it a scooter, this little car was built by himself after losing his legs, and it has been used for almost ten years." Yu Wenyi saw that Li Xiu was interested in the car he was sitting in, and explained with a smile.

"I see, when my wife was injured and had difficulty moving, I also designed a wheelchair, which was very similar to my husband's chair, so I was very surprised when I saw this chair just now." Li Xiu also explained with a smile at this time that when Princess Pingyang was injured, the wheelchair he asked the craftsmen in the house to make it, although it is no longer needed, Princess Pingyang is still in the room.

"Oh? I didn't expect Li Yuma to know how to do tricks? Yu Wenyi also glanced at Li Xiu in surprise at this time, the ancient mechanical manufacturing is collectively known as the mechanism technique, which is said to be created by the Mo family, and has never been very valued by scholars, so he didn't expect Li Xiu to understand this.

"Hehe, I guess I know a little bit." Li Xiu said with a smile, in fact, he only knows a general principle of mechanical manufacturing and other things, and the specific manufacturing also needs the assistance of craftsmen.

"Brother Yuwen, don't you know, Li Xianjiu not only knows how to organize, but also proficient in medicine, agriculture, etc., the old man has never seen such a knowledgeable person as him in his life!" At this moment, Yang Nong also praised Li Xiu with a smile.

"I see, the old man is closed here, I have only heard of Li Yuma's name, but I didn't expect Li Xijiu to be such a knowledgeable person, it is really terrifying!" Yu Wenyi also said with some emotion at this time, and at the same time showed a little lost look on his face, he was old and had no ambitions, but he still had some experience in mechanical skills, but he didn't expect that no young man was worse than him now.

"Brother Yuwen, I take the liberty of asking, where did you all go after An Le died, and what happened to your legs?" At this moment, I saw Yang Nong ask again, An Le is Yu Wenkai's word, although he heard the news of Yu Wenyi before, and also knew that his leg was broken, but he didn't know how it was broken?

Yang Nong is also his old friend, so he hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and finally sighed and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Yang, after the death of the third brother, I stayed in the Ministry of Industry for a while, but then I was excluded everywhere, so I resigned in anger and went to Luoyang, and then encountered war, and the family also suffered a great disaster, the whole family died at the hands of thieves, and my legs were also cut off. ”

When it came to the name "Heniang", Yu Wenyi also looked at the old woman standing beside him, and this old woman showed a faint smile, which made Li Xiu also stunned, just now he thought that this old woman was Yuwenyi's wife, but listening to the meaning of his words, it seems that this Heniang is more like a slave or something.

"Alas, in those years, countless people died in the war, and my younger brothers also failed to escape the catastrophe, I hope that the people of the world will no longer suffer from the war in the future!" Yang Nong couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, although they were all from noble backgrounds, they couldn't protect themselves during the war, such as Yang Dui's father, and several other younger brothers, who died directly or indirectly in the war.

"Yes, may the world no longer suffer from war!" Yu Wenyi also sighed when he heard this, and then shook his head a little weakly, because he thought of his relatives who died in the war, but the matter had already passed, and it was useless to think about it again.

"Brother Yuwen, this time I came with Li Xianjiu, in fact, I want to ask you for something!" Yang Nong looked at Li Xiu at this time, and then said solemnly again. Seeing that Yuwen was so hard just now, he had already decided to help him change the status quo, and it just so happened that Li Xiu also needed Yuwen Yi's talent, if he went to Li Xiu, he naturally wouldn't have to have to live so hard.

"Oh? What's the matter? Yu Wenyi was also quite surprised when he heard this, he is just a crippled person now, and he really can't think of anything he can do to help Yang Nong? (To be continued.) )