390th year later
'At noon on the day of hoeing, sweat drops fall into the soil,
Who knows that Chinese food is hard work. ’
This is arguably the most apt and unforgettable poem of the ages, and he vividly describes the extremely hard work of the Chinese peasants.
In June, when the weather is the hottest of the year, many people often feel as if they are about to catch fire when they first arrive under the sun, and even on the most prosperous streets in the past, it is difficult to see a figure, even if there are people coming and going, they are coming and going, not like in the past, looking around non-stop.
But in the vast and boundless fields, all the peasants wearing straw hats made of reeds and sunburned like Africans are still working hard, even if the sweat on their bodies is left like spring water, it is difficult for them to avoid the slightest.
"Lao Kang, look at how long this rice ear is, it is almost half larger than the rice in previous years, it seems that this kind of rice advertised by the government can collect an extra stone, I'm afraid it's true." An old farmer said to the old farmer next to him while hoeing weeds in the rice field.
"Ha, Lao Meng, you still need to say this, tell you, my son-in-law in the west of the city can tell me, this rice is a god seed sent by Lord Changshi, sent people from thousands of miles away from overseas to ask for the divine seed, don't say that it is half larger than the rice in the past, haven't you found it, in previous years, we planted rice at most once a year, at most in the key beans, even if it is all year round, not to mention that we are full, I can't even pay taxes, now you see, this rice matures in less than two months, I heard that you can plant at least twice a year, if you are diligent, three times is not a problem, this kind of thing is not a god seed or something, that's it, when the government said that your home was promoted, you were still unwilling, why, now regret it! ”
"Hey, it's a little regretful, if I listened to the recommendation of the government at the beginning of the year, I'm afraid my family will be able to harvest an extra season, it's a pity, fortunately, it's not too late now, wait for a few days, after the rice is ripe, a certain is working hard to plant a last time, this year the family will no longer have to go hungry, and the debts owed in previous years will be able to be repaid this year." The old farmer sighed.
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The two old peasants, probably because they were too excited, did not forget to talk about it, and did not notice at all that on the side of the road not far from them, a carriage stopped at some point, and a head on the carriage was lying on the window, looking at the yellowed rice, with a smug look on his face.
"Zhou Xing, you are responsible for the promotion of this rice seed, and up to now, how many acres of land have been planted with 'Zhancheng rice'." The man in the carriage stopped the discussion of the two peasants, and then asked a man on horseback next to him.
"Back to Lang Jun, according to Lang Jun's suggestion, from the second half of last year, we just planted 'Zhancheng rice' on the official field, on the one hand, to test the effect, on the other hand, to cultivate seeds, and after the New Year, we began to promote it in Suzhou and nearby counties, the effect was not good at first, those old farmers did not believe it, and thought we were liars, except for a few people who were willing to plant, others were not willing to plant, and this is the second season.
After the first season of the experiment, those who had previously experimented with the "Zhancheng rice" have recognized the "Zhancheng rice", and the effect of "Zhancheng rice" has also been publicized by them, which also makes many people have the intention of planting, and now, seeing that the second season is about to be harvested, this "Zhancheng rice" is prolific, the time is short, and the advantages of not picking a place have already spread all over the south of the Yangtze River, not only near Suzhou, but also in the surrounding Fuzhou, Yuezhou and other places, and even Yangzhou and further Hebei have people come to buy our seeds, and now this' Champa rice is the hottest thing. Zhou Xing replied.
Hearing Zhou Xing's answer, Duan Jian's face, which was already extremely happy, became even more excited.
At this time, it was already 364 A.D., and it was also the first year of Tang Ruizong's civilization.
Since the pacification of the Tiandao rebellion, the Tao is now about a year, for Duan Jian, this year can be described as both full and ordinary, the fulfillment is that every day he has something to do, and the ordinary thing is that this year, he didn't really do anything big, every day is not to discuss the government with Zhou Xing, Wen Yurong and others or to explore everywhere.
Compared with Duan Jian's ordinary, the Tang Dynasty can be described as extremely extraordinary this year, in July, after the death of Gaozong Li Zhi, the crown prince Li Xian ascended the throne as the emperor, which should have been a very ordinary thing, but unfortunately, from the very beginning, the court was turbulent, and there was no moment of stop, the reason was the seizure of power by the Empress Dowager Wu Meiniang and Li Xian.
In the end, after a struggle, Wu Meiniang, who had been in charge of the government for many years, finally easily defeated Li Xian and seized the power to control the world, and Li Xian was obviously unwilling to lose power.
It stands to reason that this method is understandable, throughout the ages, how many emperors have relied on the relationship between in-laws to stabilize the country and sit on the throne, but unfortunately, Li Xian obviously miscalculated the ability of the Wei family, not only did they not become Li Xian's good helpers, but became the pig teammates of the pit teammates, relying on their status as relatives of the emperor, they were powerful in the court, and they were rampant among the people, which caused the people from top to bottom to hate the Wei family, and they were also quite disappointed in Li Xian.
Finally, at the critical moment, Wu Meiniang made a move, and Li Xian wanted to make his father-in-law Wei Xuanzhen a servant, that is, one of the prime ministers, this time, Li Xian completely aroused the anger of the public, for everyone, especially for the officialdom, what is the prime minister, that is the ultimate goal of the official, how much time and how many years it takes countless people to be able to sit in that position by various chances and coincidences.
If you Wei Xuanzhen really have that ability, it doesn't matter, but what kind of person is Wei Xuanzhen, what kind of rough man without ability, just this kind of person, is it because your daughter is the queen, you have to be the prime minister, so you will become something like other ministers.
Therefore, under the leadership of Wu Meiniang, many officials unanimously agreed, even if they didn't agree, Wu Meiniang had already ordered her henchman general, Yulin Wei Cheng Wuting to lead the Imperial Forest Army to the Taihe Palace, just like that, Li Xian, who had just been the emperor for half a year, was driven down from the dragon chair that had not yet sat on the hot dragon, and this person was still his own mother.
Fortunately, compared with other emperors who lost their thrones, Li Xian has an advantage, that is, he doesn't have to die, but he was sent to the remote Fangzhou by Wu Meiniang's holy decree, and what's more, he is always accompanied by a pair of Yu Linwei's army, nominally to protect them, in fact, everyone knows that this is Wu Meiniang's spies sent to monitor them, as long as they have any trouble, or Wu Meiniang has a holy decree to come down, these Yu Linwei will become bandits, assassins, and kill them all.
After Li Xian's abdication, although Wu Meiniang controlled all the rights of the court in her hands, she did not rush to establish herself as the emperor, but elected a new emperor, that is, his youngest son, the former prime minister Li Dan.
Li Dan is humble and studious, proficient in calligraphy, and has a very good study of literary exegesis, but unfortunately, he can be a good writer, but not a good emperor, or rather, he doesn't even have the qualifications to be a good emperor.
After abolishing Li Xian and electing Li Dan as the emperor, Wu Meiniang successfully subdued all the officials in the imperial court, even if occasionally a few officials who seemed to be loyal to Li Tang Jiangshan stood up to refute Wu Meiniang, they would soon be Wu Meiniang find an excuse to kill a hundred people, in this case, everyone in the court was in danger, and no longer dared to say a word of ministers appeared.
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While chatting with Zhou Xing, Duan Jian sat in the carriage and quickly arrived in Suzhou City, entered the mansion, Duan Jian just entered the door, and saw two Miaoman figures walking out of the house.
It's no one else, it's Wang Wanjun and Su Xiu'er, after the Chinese New Year, seeing the strange situation in Chang'an City, Duan Jian was afraid that the Wang family would be implicated, so he took Wang Wanjun to Suzhou, according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, when officials go out to work, they can't bring their families, but Duan Jian is not an ordinary person, plus there is a Wang family's dots, Wang Wanjun came to Suzhou so easily.
And Su Xiuer, with the support of Wang Wanjun, finally achieved good things with Duan Jian.
"The concubine greets Langjun."
Seeing Duan Jian coming back, the two hurriedly saluted him.
After looking at the two girls, especially Wang Wanjun, whose stomach was still like a watermelon, Duan Jian felt even more proud, stretched out his hand to help the two of them up, and said softly, "On such a hot day, why are you still running outside, your body has been seven months, what if there is a good thing after going out, what can I do." ”
Hearing Duan Jian's words, Su Xiu'er next to her also hurriedly persuaded and said, "That's it, sister, the slave family persuaded you for a long time just now, you said it was okay, and now Lang Jun also said so, you can't say that it's okay anymore, it's better for the slave family to help you into the room, it's so hot outside, in case of heat stroke, it's not good." ”
"But, Lang Jun, today is the day of the activities held in the kindergarten, at that time the concubine promised those children, they must be there today, if you don't go today, the concubine will be uneasy in her heart, you .........see, "Wang Wanjun's temperament is excellent, usually, as long as it is Duan Jian, she will honestly obey, but today, it is extremely abnormal to ask Duan Jian, which makes Duan Jian extremely surprised.
It may be that seeing the difference on Duan Jian's face, Wang Wanjun explained in a low voice with some embarrassment, "Lang Jun, after the concubine knew that she was pregnant, she swore in front of the Bodhisattva that she would obey the Ten Commandments, so as to ask the Bodhisattva to bless our children with safety and health, if you don't do what you promised, it can be regarded as breaking the vows, this .........."
Looking at the delicate wife who was flushed with a red face, but still did not give up, Duan Jian felt helpless for a while, so he could only wave his hand and said, "Okay, okay, you are now the biggest person in our family, you have said it, do you dare to say that you will not be allowed to go, so let's go early and return early, if there is anything wrong, you must find a doctor in time, understand?" ”
Speaking of this, Duan Jian said to Su Xiu'er again, "Xiu'er, you also go over together, remember to take care of Wanjun, if there is anything wrong, you have to do your best to bring her back." ”
"Lang Jun, don't worry, the concubine knows what to do."
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After watching the two girls leave quietly, Duan Jian asked Le Buping, who had just arrived, "Buping, how is it, what have you found?" ”
Hearing Duan Jian's inquiry, the corners of Le Buping's mouth were lined up, and he couldn't help but smile and said, "Lang Jun is really like a god, you guessed right, that Xu Jingye really has the intention of rebellion, these days, many people have frequently come to his mansion to discuss, although there are some places where our people can't get in, but through their daily actions and words, they still guessed through seventy-seven eighty-eight, it is said that they have done a good job, and they have also contacted some generals, I heard that there are more than ten generals who only promised Xu Jingye to enlighten, It seems that there may be another big mess this time. ”
Since Duan Jian and Su Xiu'er and Aunt Xia negotiated the conditions, the remaining forces of the Heavenly Dao Sect began to cooperate with Duan Jian, and when Duan Jian and Su Xiu'er were really together, Aunt Xia was also very interested in handing over all the hidden powers of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and with a team, Duan Jian handed over Le Buping to be responsible.
With this team in hand, Duan Jian felt that the world was so big, as if it was all in his own hands, any major event in the world could appear in front of him at the fastest speed, and everything he wanted to know could also be known.
At present, this force is carrying out two things, one is to listen to every move of the imperial court in Chang'an City, and the other thing is the most famous and incredible thing in this period of time, and it is also the most incredible thing in later generations, that is, Xu Jingye's rebellion.
Many people say that Xu Jingye rebelled because he was loyal to Li Tang, and because he was dissatisfied with Wu Meiniang's drive to Li Xian and occupy Li Tang's rivers and mountains, he raised troops, but some people said that Xu Jingye raised troops because he was not satisfied in his heart.
Because in later generations, there are very few materials about this period of history, and many of them have been destroyed, and historians do not have enough evidence to prove which one is the truth of history.
But Duan Jian can say with certainty at this time that he has finally solved this historical puzzle, but unfortunately, this excitement can only be known to him, and he has no way to tell future generations to know.
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