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Chang'an, that is, the city of Daxing built during the Sui Dynasty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the second year of Wude, the name was 'Beijing', and the name of Luoyang Dongdu was abolished.

However, Chang'an at this time is not the Chang'an that later generations said. In other words, Chang'an, which was three years old in Wude, has not yet been completed.

The construction of this historic capital took 70 years.

From the beginning of the second year of the emperor's reign to the completion of the outer outline of the second year of Yonghui, it can be regarded as the end of the whole.

However, at this time, Chang'an has begun to take shape. The whole castle is divided into three parts, the northernmost part is the palace city, and the south of the palace city is the imperial city, which is also the place where each subordinate government is located. The Imperial City was unexpected, defended the outer city, and was a residential and commercial area.

The city is roughly square, surrounded by walls, and is about seventy miles long.

The outer city is still under construction, but the outline has been formed. It is 18 miles and more than 100 steps long from east to west, and more than 170 steps from north to south and 15 miles wide. The walls are eight feet long and about four meters high. The vertical and horizontal streets in the city are a north-south street, fourteen east-west streets, staggered vertical and horizontal, a total of one hundred and eight squares are set up, and there are two cities in the east and west, each occupies two squares.

The outer city of Chang'an is adjacent to the Meridian Valley in front, and the Longshou Mountain is pillow in the back, revealing a majestic atmosphere in the dawn of dawn.

Li Yanqing immediately stood on the bank of Weishui, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The so-called Datang meteorology, at this time, has begun to take shape!

"Lord Wang, please follow me into the city."

Wang Mingwei urged him to step forward, half a body behind Xianglong, and said softly: "It's past the end of the year, Your Majesty is anxious. ”

Looking up at the sky, Li Yanqing nodded.

"Liu Heng led his troops directly to the Henan Palace, and Kan Ling led a team of soldiers and horses to follow me to the palace to meet him."

As early as three years ago, Li Yuan prepared a mansion for Yanqing in Chang'an. However, Li Xiaoji was still there at that time, so the palace was hung under the name of Li Xiaoji, which was the palace of Yong Wang, located in Longqingfang in the outer city, adjacent to the north of Chunming Gate.

The palace occupies a square city, and its scale is not weaker than several mansions such as the Qin Wangfu.

It can be seen from this that Li Yuan valued Li Xiaoji's father and son very much at that time. However, Li Xiaoji Fubo, not long after living in this Yongwang Mansion, died in Shaanzhou. After Li Xiaoji's death, Yong Wangfu was also abandoned.

According to rumors in the palace, many people valued the location of Yong Wangfu at that time.

Among them, including Li Yuan's favorite concubine now, Concubine Yin De. It is said that Concubine Yin Defei once asked Li Yuan for Longqingfang to give to her father. But Li Yuan severely reprimanded, saying that this Longqing Fang is owned by the clan, and no one is allowed to touch it. Later, Concubine Yin De also specifically inquired from the clan about which clan Longqingfang was rewarded.

But Soshoji replied 'I don't know'!

It is no wonder that Zongzheng Temple replied like this, because Li Yanqing had not yet been attached at that time, and his identity was only known to a few people.

Later, with Li Yanqing's announcement of the change of banner and the annexation of Li Tang, the Yong Wangfu was changed to the Henan Palace.

This palace has been vacant since the middle of the second year of Wude, waiting for Li Yanqing's acceptance. Originally, according to the rules, there would be a ceremony. However, considering that Li Yanqing arrived early, Li Yuan stopped talking about those pomps and regulations, and began to clean up as early as last night, and sent the squire of the Ministry of Works, Wu Shitong, and the prince Zuo Chunfang, Dr. Zheng Hongyi, to wait in the mansion.

After Yanqing finished his instructions, he and Wang Mingwei went straight to Mingde Gate.

At this time, the city gate was open, and the guards were clearing the walkway.

I couldn't help but be startled when I saw a team of cavalry rushing towards me from a distance.

"Wang Mingwei, the commander of the left prison gate, was ordered to welcome the king of Henan into the palace to face the saint. The idlers immediately dispersed and made way for the passage. ”

Qianniuwei, who rushed to the front, shouted loudly.

As soon as he heard that he was acting on orders, how dare the doorman step forward to stop him, and hurriedly got out of the way, only to feel a wind whistling by, and he couldn't help but shudder.

After the cavalry entered the city, it quickly divided into two teams.

One went to Longqingfang, and the other went straight to Suzaku Gate.

"Which one is the King of Henan?"

The doorman didn't figure it out, and looked at the doorman suspiciously.

"I don't even know who the king of Henan is, you guy, don't think about anything in the future...... Have you forgotten that at the beginning of the year, didn't the imperial court promulgate a decree and crown the goose prince as the king of Henan? Who is Son Goose...... You're hopeless!

It's a shame that you still listen to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms every day, and the goose boy is the one who wrote the Romance of the Three Kingdoms!

He was the son of King Yong and had been on an expedition in Xingyang earlier. Didn't the saint make an order a few days ago and order the king of Henan to return to Beijing? ”

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms? I've heard that...... But it seems to be written by Banyuan-kun. ”

A group of people glanced at the doorman with contempt, and there was a kind person: "The goose boy is Banyuanjun, that is, the king of Henan, Chitose." ”

"I heard that the king of Henan has some problems with the king of Qin in Luoyang.

This time he came to Chang'an, I was afraid that in this capital, there would be a lively scene! ”

"Hugh is talking nonsense, hurry up and clear the pathway, don't delay the hour."

The doorman scolded repeatedly, and the doormen scattered in twos and threes. He returned to the gate and called for a doorman.

"Immediately notify the shopkeeper Yan, and say that the king of Henan has returned to Beijing."

—————————————————————— outside the Suzaku Gate, an attendant was waiting for him.

Wang Mingwei took Li Yanqing to the Vermilion Bird Gate and dismounted, and the chamberlain hurriedly stepped forward, "But Henan Wang Chitose?" ”

"It's the king!"

"Slave and maid Tian Feng, Xi is a regular servant, in accordance with the will of His Majesty, waiting for the king to drive a thousand years old, please follow the slave and maid into the palace immediately."

In the second year of Wude, Li Yuan set the rank of eunuch in the palace.

In this era, the chamberlain was a general term for eunuchs. But in fact, not all eunuchs can be called chamberlains.

The entire palace city, but four chamberlains, can be regarded as the head of the eunuchs.

Under the inner attendants, there are still internal attendants (six people), internal counselors, internal affairs (ten people), and there are 12 confessors, 18 pawns, and 6 temple uncles and temple people. These seventy-two people constitute the core power circle of the entire Miyagi official eunuch. There are five bureaus set up below, and the leaders of the eunuchs in each bureau are basically served by these seventy-two people.

The inner attendant commands the five bureaus, and the inner permanent attendant assists the inner attendant.

Li Yanqing couldn't help but be stunned, and blurted out: "Your name is Tian Feng?" ”

Tian Feng was stunned and said: "The slave maid is called Tian Feng, does the prince recognize the slave maid?" ”

"This ...... Don't recognize, don't recognize! ”

However, this Tian Fengneng is one of the six permanent attendants, and he is also a role that Li Yuan values very much. For these eunuchs, Yan Qing can't say that he has a bad feeling, but he can't talk about a good feeling. After all, most of the eunuchs recorded in the history books are villains. Among the most serious eras in history, the Tang Dynasty can definitely be regarded as one.

Li Yanqing said: "Please lead the way!" ”

"The prince is polite, this is the duty of the slave, how can you get the prince to have a 'please'?"

As he spoke, Tian Feng was in front and Li Yanqing was behind, and walked into the imperial city.

Entering the Imperial City from Suzaku Gate, the left and right sides are Honglu Temple and Taichang Temple respectively. Walking inward, it is where Shangshu Province is located.

Kan Ling led a team of ten thousand victories and waited outside the Suzaku Gate.

Wang Mingwei went to hand in the order, and did not go with Li Yanqing. Along the way, Tian Feng chatted with Yanqing.

Its general content is nothing more than about Xiao Sui's envoys.

Li Yanqing knew that Tian Feng and he said this, and he must have been influenced by Li Yuan's meaning.

Let him know the general idea first, and when he sees him later, Li Yuan will explain it to him in detail.

Empress Dowager Xiao's purpose of sending Fang Xuanling to Beijing is actually very simple: she is ready to rule with Li Yuan by taking the Yangtze River as the boundary.

If Li Yuan agreed, Empress Dowager Xiao was willing to cede the area north of the Huai River.

But Li Yuan must guarantee that within five years, he will not start a war with Xiao Sui. Otherwise, Xiao Yang will unite and fight to the death with Li Yuan.

Divide the river and rule?

Li Yuan would never agree to this matter!

Yan Qing couldn't help but feel puzzled: Empress Dowager Xiao's intention to seek peace was very obvious, it was nothing more than to use five years to calm the situation in Jiangnan, and then form a confrontation with Li Tang.

In five years, with the power in the hands of Empress Dowager Xiao, plus the assistance of Zhang Zhongjian and Fang Xuanling, they can definitely sweep Jiangnan. After all, in Yan Qing's view, Xiao Milling of Houliang now seems to be stronger than Empress Dowager Xiao, but in fact, it is far from the same.

And if Xiao Yang fights, it is impossible to have a situation of endless death.

It is nothing more than the east wind overpowering the west wind, or the west wind overpowering the east wind. As long as Xiao Mo shows his defeat, Jiangnan will be pacified immediately. After all, Empress Dowager Xiao and Xiao Mo are both members of the Lanling Xiao clan, and they are also the descendants of the Nanliang Xiao clan, so it is unlikely that they will fight to the death.

If Jiangnan is reunified, there will inevitably be a second confrontation between the north and the south.

Once such a situation occurs, then the so-called prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty may disappear with it...... It is impossible for Li Yuan not to see the power in it, but he is hesitating, which shows that there is still a hole card in the hand of Empress Dowager Xiao.

Because of this hole card, Empress Dowager Xiao was very angry, which made Li Yuan hesitate.

The further you go into the palace, the more strict the guard becomes.

Tian Feng took Yan Qing outside the Chengtian Gate and stopped.

A black-clad attendant waited outside the Chengtian Gate. Tian Feng hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "General Anda, the king of Henan has arrived!" ”

According to the rules of the palace, the official worships the waiter and has the rank of general.

This General An is an old slave of Li Yuan, who has been following Li Yuan's father as early as his father and is loyal to the Li family.

His real name is An Shize, he is nearly seventy years old, and he is also the head of the four major chamberlains in the palace.

Tian Feng was secretly shocked in his heart!

His Majesty let himself wait for Li Yanqing outside the Suzaku Gate, which has already shown the importance he attaches to Li Yanqing. Previously, there were rumors circulating in Chang'an that His Majesty was dissatisfied with the King of Henan and transferred him to Chang'an in order to teach him a lesson. However, Li Yuan asked Tian Feng to stay at the Vermilion Bird Gate, indicating that this rumor was not true. If it is only a lesson, why send him to wait?

But now it seems that His Majesty should have no intention of punishing the King of Henan, and even values him very much.

Since Li Yuan ascended the throne, when have you ever seen General An Da personally come forward to greet him? This level of importance may not even be able to be enjoyed by King Qin. Since Li Yuanwude ascended the throne, it seems that only after the establishment of the crown prince and the recruitment of Li Jiancheng into the palace, General An Da came forward once. And this time, the king of Henan came to see him, and General An was waiting outside Chengtianmen?

"Lord, Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time in Daxing Palace!"

Li Yanqing could see that the grandeur of General An was not like an ordinary chamberlain.

Hurriedly said: "Please general." ”

"There is no need for Tongyu, Your Majesty has a will, and after the arrival of the King of Henan, he will be seen immediately...... Please come with the old slave. ”

Tian Feng stopped outside Daxing Palace in this way.

And Li Yanqing and An Shi walked into Chengtianmen together.

This Daxing Palace should be the Taiji Palace of later generations! When you enter the Chengtian Gate, you will see a splendid palace, shining in the sun.

Chang'an is the dream in the hearts of all Han people!

Later generations often said that Xi'an is Chang'an, but in fact? Xi'an in later generations is just a corner of Chang'an...... Taking a deep breath, Li Yanqing suddenly thought about Daxing Palace and bowed three times!

And the meaning of this may only be understood by him in his own heart.

Regarding Yan Qing's strange behavior, An Shi didn't quite understand it. However, he is willing to think that this is Li Yanqing's respect for Li Yuan.

"Lord, Your Majesty has been waiting for one night in the Lizheng Palace, please go with the old slave."

Daxing Palace actually includes Daxing Palace, Yeting Palace and East Palace. At the beginning of the third year of Wude, Li Yuan gave the Wude Hall to Li Yuanji, and then gave the Chengqian Hall to Li Shimin, and gave the Wanchun Hall to Li Xuanba.

Yan Qing nodded, and followed Anshi inside.

An Shi said suddenly: "Two years ago, it was also the old slave who led King Yong Chitose to Xiyuan to face the saint, but he didn't want to, and from then on heaven and man would be separated forever." ”

"The general knows my father?"

"How not to recognize!" An Shi said with a smile: "When King Yong was alive, when he chatted with the old slave, he also mentioned you.

It's just that later the old slave entered the palace, and there was less contact with King Yong...... King Yong is a good man and an infatuated man. In the early years, the queen still wanted to introduce a family affair to King Yong, but King Yong refused! ”

Yan Qing's heart moved, and he was keenly aware that the relationship between the old eunuch in front of him and his father seemed to be very good.

"In the future, please take care of the general."

"Lord Wang, you are wrong...... It should be the old slave, please take care of me!

However, the old slave has a word, and I don't know if the prince can listen to it. There are many capable people around the prince, and he must have come to Chang'an this time, and he also gave the prince a lot of ideas...... Hehe, Chang'an is not as good as Luoyang, but the prince is open in his heart, so why care about anything else? Your Majesty values the prince, if the prince is afraid and wants to come to your majesty's heart, he will definitely be very sad......"

The old eunuch's words made Yanqing's heart chuckle.

Before coming to Chang'an, Du Ruhui or Xue Shu, or in person or in letters, had some advice.

But the content is nothing more than that: Chang'an is not better than Luoyang, you went to Chang'an, and if you are not familiar with the place, it is best to be obscure. Your merits are also high, and it is common for Your Majesty to have some scruples. It's really not good, you can follow Xiao He's example...... That is, he should keep a low profile and try to be as tolerant as possible.

To be honest, Yan Qing has always considered this on the way here.

But now listening to what Anshi said, it seems that the so-called Taoguang Yanghui earlier is not needed at all.

Not only does it not need to be obscure, but it is even more publicized and sharp...... That's what will be good for him.

Is it a sincere reminder, or is it a hidden trap?

Li Yanqing couldn't help muttering.

However, Li Yuan is also a very peculiar emperor in history.

At least when Li Yuan was in power, he did not slaughter meritorious heroes. It seems that except for one Liu Wenjing, he didn't kill anyone.

The people who followed Li Yuan in the early years had a good life.

Kill Liu Wenjing...... Li Yanqing felt that there was probably another reason.

It is recorded in the wild history that after Li Yuan ascended the throne, he joked with people many times: I am now the emperor, do you want to be the emperor?

Dou Wei was better and ignored it.

However, it frightened Dugu Huaien, and later rebelled.

Li Yanqing thought about his thoughts, and before he knew it, He Anshi came to the door of the Lizheng Palace.

"Your Majesty, the King of Henan has arrived!"

"Has Jade Baby arrived?"

A slightly trembling, slightly excited voice came from the hall, "Yuwa'er, come in quickly." ”

"Lord, the emperor told you to go in."

Li Yanqing didn't react at first.

After all, the name 'Jade Baby' is rarely called.

When Li Xiaoji was alive, he called him this a few times, and most of the others called him by his name, or his cousin.

I can hear that there is love in that voice.

Li Yanqing came to his senses, dressed up, strode into the Lizheng Palace, and said respectfully: "Minister, Li Yanqing knocks to see the emperor." ”

There are many people in the palace of government.

Li Yuan sat on the dragon bed in the middle, and there were more than a dozen people standing on both sides.

Li Shimin is also among them, but looking at the position he stands, it doesn't seem to be in the front...... Other than that, Yan Qing didn't recognize it.

"Yuwa'er, hurry up and let me see!"

Li Yuan got up from the dragon bed, bypassed the dragon case, and stepped down the jade steps.

In front of everyone's eyes, he helped Yan Qing up, looked up and down for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Yuwa'er, this time, I am no longer an injury to Zhongyong." ”

Li Yanqing was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted.

shook his head again and again, "Back then, the minister was young and ignorant, and asked His Majesty to forgive him." ”

When Renshou was four years old, Li Yanqing gambled with Wang Tong and met Li Yuan in the Dou family's general hall. At that time, Li Yuan was preparing to go to Xingyang, and he also took the time to be a judge.

After the gambling fight, Li Yuan wanted to meet Li Yanqing.

didn't want to Yanqing, but he went to Longmen Mountain to study, and wrote an article "Hurt Zhongyong", saying that he didn't see anyone.

That was also the only time Li Yanqing met Li Yuan. After that, Yan Qing bowed with Mai Zizhong in Yuanbi City, and Li Yuan also watched the battle at the head of the city. However, Yan Qing didn't realize it...... "Sixteen years!" ”

Li Yuan took Yanqing's hand and said, "In the past, he was a boy with a hanging bun, but now he has grown up and is sincere...... If Jiurou is still here, he will be very happy. ”

As he spoke, Li Yuan's eyes turned red!

Li Yanqing also felt a warmth in his heart, and said softly: "Long live, please take care." ”

"Okay, okay, I should be happy to see Yuwa'er come today."

Li Yuan said, turning his head to the people in the hall: "Once you raise the truth, I have nothing to fear." ”

This sentence made most of the people in the hall change their faces.

There are those who smile, there are those who are sad, and many more are lost in thought.

Under the leadership of Li Yuan, Yan Qing met everyone one by one. The man who was in his thirties and had a beautiful hair under his jaw was the crown prince Li Jiancheng. Beside Li Jiancheng, there was a group of people, presumably courtiers who were closer to him. Among them, the most impressive is the crown prince Shaobao Li Gang. In addition, there are Li Xingzhi, Dou Kang, Dou Xian and others...... And Li Shimin also has some ministers around him.

Among them, there is Liu Zhenghui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and a number of important ministers.

However, what Yan Qing paid the most attention to was a young man standing next to Li Shimin.

Looking at his age, he is only in his early twenties, and he rarely speaks. The figure is not too tall, but it is very sturdy, giving people a fierce atmosphere.

Although he didn't speak, Yan Qing could still feel the pressure brought by this person.

"Brother Qing, do you remember me?"

Sensing Li Yanqing's gaze, the young man smiled slightly and asked.

"Are you...... Xuanba? ”

"Hahaha, father, what the son said is right...... Brother Qing will definitely recognize me. ”

This young man is none other than Li Xuanba, the king of Zhao.

The last time I met Li Xuanba was seven or eight years ago. At that time, Li Xuanba was still a little sick and looked very thin. However, after seven or eight years, Li Xuanba has become much stronger, without any sickness of the year.

"You're in good shape, are you doing?"

"Brother Lao Qing is worried, the younger brother's illness has gotten much better!"

Li Xuanba's words were quite polite.

At this time, Li Yuan returned to the dragon bed and coughed.

"Yuwa'er, I urgently welcomed you because something happened.

You are known for your resourcefulness and insight...... So, I'd like to hear your opinion first. I think you also know a rough idea of the reason for the matter. Xiao Sui sent an envoy to seek peace with me, and to use the river as the boundary to divide the river and govern it.

They were willing to cede the border north of Huaishui, and proposed to build a bazaar between the river and Huaishui, and the Sui and Tang dynasties would not be stationed.

I want to know, what do you think about this? ”

Li Yanqing thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "If Your Majesty doesn't agree, what does Xiao Sui want?" ”

Prince Li Jiancheng, King of Qin Li Shimin, and Pei Lin and other cadres suddenly showed a hint of appreciation on their faces.

Even if Li Shimin and Yanqing are at odds, they can't help but sigh secretly.

This Li Yangzhen asked the key in one sentence.

Li Yuan put away the smile on his face, stared at Yan Qing, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Sui's envoy said that if I am unwilling to negotiate peace, Xiao Sui will unite with the Turks and attack the Central Plains. ”

(To be continued)