There are still more than ten days before departure, and Li Jiancheng is urging him every day, so he is afraid that Li Chengzong will leave him behind. The annoyed Li Chengzong really had the heart to slaughter the people sent by Li Jiancheng.

Li Xuantong and Qi Shanxing also didn't pick the time, and as soon as Li Jiancheng's people were sent away, these two came to the door.

Li Chengzong's tone was very hard, and he asked, "Why are you two here if you two don't repair the city wall well?"

When the two of them heard that Li Chengzong's tone was wrong, they didn't dare to slack off, as if they had rehearsed in advance, and said in unison: "Back to the King of Jin, the new city wall of Dunhuang has been completed, please check it by the King of Jin."

Not to mention Li Chengzong's reaction when he heard it, Wang Hu on the side was stunned, something was wrong! I just saw it a few days ago, it's not that tall!

"Follow this king to have a look, and call Fang Xuanling." Li Chengzong said, got up and left.

Before he got out of the city, Fang Xuanling quietly came to Li Xuantong and Qi Shanxing, and he asked, "What's going on?" Is the outer wall three feet high? Do you dare to say to King Jin that it has been repaired, and you will not die if you want money?"

Li Xuantong was so angry and replied, "What are you talking about?" You think we're not going to be able to fill our pockets. ”

"What's going on here, the outside is the wall, and no matter how you look at it, it doesn't match the city wall." Fang Xuanling was puzzled.

Qi Shanxing said: "Don't you think we don't know? This is all the request of the king of Jin, the king of Jin said, the city wall is not enough for two zhang, and three zhang is wasted. Also, if you can use soil, don't use bricks, how to save money and how quickly you can come, as long as it can't collapse. ”

The first thought that flashed, is there something wrong with King Jin?

Why is that? If this is the case, it is better to find a row of wooden stakes to nail them, which is more expensive and faster. Fang Xuanling said.

Li Xuantong and Qi Shanxing looked at each other and smiled, and Li Xuandao said: "No wonder Lord Fang is appreciated by His Royal Highness King Jin, and the lower officials are really unconvinced."

"What do you mean?" Fang Xuanling didn't sound like a good thing, did she mean to mock herself!

"King Jin also proposed this idea, but was later denied by himself, and King Jin said that it was too shabby to lose that person." Li Xuantong shook his head as he spoke, he really couldn't understand what King Jin was thinking.

Qi Shanxing said: "Lord Fang, don't worry, King Jin's explanation will not be disobeyed by the two of us." But there is no problem with the quality of the wall, although the wall is not high, the foundation is very strong, and the whole is very strong. ”

Fang Xuanling was anxious and said, "Is this a question of whether it is strong or not?" If he comes to the city with a Japanese army, can he really hope for it!"

Are you in a hurry? It's useless to be anxious, Li Chengzong is quite satisfied when he sees it.

"Yes, yes, you two have merit. It's much stronger than that Yu Wenkai, you see that the Chang'an he repaired actually used more than 100,000 people. The two of you only used more than 10,000, and you are better than him. Li Chengzong's compliment made Li Xuantong and the others very embarrassed, if they met the old man Yu Wenkai below in the future, how could they be embarrassed to greet others.

Fang Xuanling stood up and said, "King Jin, is this city wall a little shorter?"

"What's the use of being that high, just be enough."

"But isn't the defensive capacity of this city wall too low?" Fang Xuanling was a kind reminder.

Li Chengzong looked around and asked, "Do you all think the same way?"

The people who came with him were all around Li Chengzong, and it couldn't be said that he was not afraid of King Jin, but when it came time to distinguish between right and wrong, everyone could still stand up bravely.

nodded with satisfaction, Li Chengzong was still pleased that his subordinates could dare to speak out, and there was no flattery.

"You're right, it's true that this wall is so short that it can't effectively resist the enemy. But you also have to analyze it according to the specific situation. For the place of Dunhuang, you are not blind to what the north and south are, and the mountains are vertical and horizontal. Do you say that the walls are as high as they are? This is the natural barrier of Dunhuang. Then there is Yumen Pass and Yangguan in the west, where the terrain is dangerous, and the king has been rebuilt, heightened and reinforced. If the enemy can break through the Yumen Pass and the Yang Pass, what do you think is the point of defending Dunhuang? Not to mention the east, which goes straight to Chang'an. If there is a large army pressing the border from that direction one day, it will be a disaster that cannot be solved by fighting. ”

I can't say that it doesn't make sense, but I still think it's weird.

No matter what everyone's reaction was, Li Chengzong ordered: "Dunhuang has been divided into two cities since then, and you have done a good job of planning the outer city, Fang Xuanling?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Back to King Jin, the plan has been made. The outer city will surround the inner city and be divided into 22 districts, three commercial districts, three warehouse districts, twelve residential districts, and four Shence army garrisons according to the requirements of the Jin king. The drainage and sewage channels have also been planned and built by the Ministry of Industry, and it will take two months to complete. ”

"You do things, and this king is also very relieved. When the king came back from Chang'an, he didn't want to see the weeds all over the ground again, so he completed the construction as soon as possible. If Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, then the Dunhuang City under the feet of the king must be the western capital of the Tang Dynasty, do you hear clearly?"

What a breath! Everyone thought so in their hearts, but their mouths said: "The ministers should do their best."

Not to mention whether the Western Capital can be achieved or not, as soon as Li Chengzong's slogan of the Western Capital of the Tang Dynasty was shouted, many people were amazed.

Dunhuang has now completely cut off the trade between the Tang Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions, and the number of people is increasing day by day, and expansion is a must. What's more, Li Chengzong wantonly looted people from all walks of life, as long as he settled in Dunhuang, he could register for naturalization and become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, all of which laid the foundation for the increasing prosperity of Dunhuang.

When I returned to the palace, I saw Yuan Tiangang waiting in the palace.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Li Chengzong thought he had left early.

"It's hard to put into words."

"If you have something to say, just say it, this king has been standing on the city wall for a day, and he is very tired." Li Chengzong was also not polite to him.

Yuan Tiangang said: "The junior apprentice Li Chunfeng Jin King has seen it."

"Yes, didn't you drink wine when you gave the money. He also threw up, what's wrong? He's dead!"

asked this, and almost choked Yuan Tiangang to death.

"No, no, the apprentice is very good, this is the tea and rice lately, a little..."

Li Chengzong frowned and said, "What do you want to say to this king?"

If you don't say anything, your apprentice may really die.

After Yuan Tiangang finished speaking, the cup in Li Chengzong's hand fell to the ground unconsciously.

"Li Chunfeng loves Du Qiuyu, and I beg you to come to this king to agree, just because you played the piano in Du Qiuyu's banquet last time?"

"King Jin is angry." Yuan Tiangang knew that he shouldn't say it.

"Rest the anger, he actually dares..." Halfway through the conversation, there was no follow-up.

Li Chengzong thought for a while and asked, "You are really good to Li Chunfeng!" It's not an exaggeration to say that you are like father and son, right? Otherwise, you will not dare to come knowing that you have offended this king. ”

What does this mean? Could it be that King Jin can agree?

"If the King of Jin has any requirements, Poor Dao will definitely try to complete them." Yuan Tiangang said.

Li Chengzong didn't look down on Du Qiuyu for eight lifetimes ago, and it would not be a bad thing if he could exchange for Yuan Tiangang's master and apprentice because of Du Qiuyu. It is said that Yuan Tiangang is very capable, and it is good to have one more subordinate to support the scene.

"It's very simple, your apprentice wants Du Qiuyu, and this king wants you Yuan Tiangang."