Chapter 33 Chu Cai Lu

Wanyan Lidemon held the jade cup in his hand with both hands, his eyes stared directly at the hot air rising from Tingting in the cup, his legs were tight, and his toes moved from time to time, which could be seen to be very cramped and uneasy. The old man sitting in front of him is the Shangshu of the Great Sui Rite Department, a member of the second grade, since the Northern Liao Khan Wan Yan Yong decided to break away from the Mengyuan Empire and join the Great Sui, he sent no less than ten groups of envoys to quietly enter the Great Sui to ask to see the Great Sui Emperor, this is the first time to enjoy such a high-level courtesy.

In the past, after those envoys arrived in Chang'an, although the Great Sui court also treated each other with courtesy, and they would be rewarded by many Great Sui Emperors, there was no progress in the matter of requesting the Great Sui to be vassals, and the Great Sui Emperor, who was regarded as the Heavenly Khan, did not see them at all.

This time, it seems that things have taken a turn for the better.

Wanyan Lidemon is familiar with all the books about the Great Sui, and has also inquired about the Great Sui with many people. He even pretended to be a Han when he was young, and lived in the Central Plains for three years, if it weren't for some important things that happened to the 100,000 mountains in Northern Liaodi, he would even prefer to be an ordinary citizen of the Great Sui in a small city in the Great Sui.

The 100,000 mountains are too bitter and cold, and there is no way to compare with the splendid world of the Great Sui.

He likes the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Great Sui, the confidence on the faces of the people of the Great Sui, the writing of the Great Sui, and even the women of the Great Sui. Although if he wanted, those beautiful women in Northern Liao were willing to marry him. The Northern Liao region is poor and extremely cold, but the beauty of women is the best in the world.

There are also a few show girls from the Northern Liao region in the harem of the Great Sui Emperor, and the big Kedun of the Mengyuan Empire is from the Mengyuan nobles, but three of the twelve small Kedun are from the Northern Liao.

The nobles of the Mengyuan Empire and the wealthy merchants of the Great Sui also boasted of marrying a woman from the Northern Liao region. The women of Northern Liao not only have very white skin, but also are naturally charming, and they don't know how many rich businessmen in Lu Dao have lost interest in those warblers and Yanyan in the Qinglou after getting a Northern Liao woman.

But even so, after three years of seclusion in the Great Sui, he still felt that he would prefer to marry a rough and rough rural woman in the Great Sui, and it was also very enjoyable to farm and raise flowers quietly for a lifetime. When he got up in the morning, he went to the field with a hoe, and his wife wiped his sweat and handed him water.

In Northern Liaodi, there is no land to cultivate.

"I've heard that the cold world of 100,000 mountains is unparalleled. When I was young, I wanted to go to your place to have a look, but I didn't have time to become an official. Later, the burden on his body was lighter, and he had leisure time, and his body and bones could not walk. ”

Huai Qiugong saw the crampedness of Yan Li's demon, smiled and said: "Da Sui has always regarded you Northern Liao people as friends, and you can feel it when you come here." So you shouldn't be so uneasy when you come to Chang'an, you can treat this place as your second hometown. ”

Wanyan Lidemon hurriedly put down the jade cup in his hand, put his hands together and said sincerely: "Hundreds of thousands of people in Northern Liao are willing to prostrate at the feet of the great Heavenly Khan to declare their allegiance. You know, we have great sincerity and loyalty. As long as the Great Heavenly Khan is willing, we can even migrate the whole clan into the Central Plains to be the Shunmin of the Great Sui. We are willing to cultivate the land for the Great Sui and are willing to donate our horses and money and food. ”

Huai Qiugong couldn't help but smile, stroked the snow-white beard on his chin and said with a smile: "There is no shortage of hundreds of thousands of people under Your Majesty, and the Great Sui also has land. ”

Wanyan Liyou's eyes were dim for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty values your sincerity."

Huai Qiugong personally poured tea for Yan Li's demon, and said kindly: "Before I came, His Majesty specially explained, saying that he knew the thoughts of your Northern Liao people to the Great Sui. To reassure you, this matter is not something that can be decided in a day and a half. The Great Sui is the first in the world in terms of national strength, and he has never been afraid of any enemy. But to do something blindly without any preparation is foolishness...... I say that, you know? ”

"The grass people understand."

Wanyan Liyou's heart moved, and he almost couldn't help laughing. The meaning of Huai Qiugong's words was already very clear, how could he not be surprised?

"You're not a grass dweller."

Huai Qiugong picked up the thin stack of papers on the table next to him, flipped through it casually and chuckled: "In the third year of the Great Sui Tianyou, you entered the customs from Shandong Dao Niangziguan, using the name Chen Sansheng, and the Great Sui Road on your body was opened by the Xiangcheng County Government of Hexi Province, and I don't know how much silver you spent to buy it, but it doesn't matter, Xiangcheng County Ling was cut off because of this incident, but he just claimed that he died of illness." ”

"You have lived in Xiangcheng for three years, and in addition to visiting the landscape, you have locked yourself in your home and read books. You are very diligent and studious, and you have practiced a good calligraphy, even the calligraphy of the professor of Xiangcheng and Rural Studies is not as beautiful as your writing, only three years, and your knowledge cannot be compared with the professor. Three years later, because your father ...... That is, Wanyan Yong, the Khan of Northern Liaodi, wants to eradicate his brother who tried to rebel and summon you back to discuss, so you left Xiangcheng and returned to Northern Liaodi. I firmly believe that the reason why Wan Yanyong made up his mind to be a vassal to the Great Sui is absolutely inseparable from your three years in the Great Sui...... Am I right, His Royal Highness Wanyan Chongde, the prince of Northern Liaodi? ”

Wan Yan Liyou's face changed greatly, and he subconsciously shrank back, his eyes were full of incredulity when he looked at Huai Qiugong, and more fear.

"Don't be afraid."

Huai Qiugong smiled and raised the paper in his hand: "I also only learned about this matter, this thing was handed over to me by Lord Hou before I came, and in the Qing Ya, there is more information about you than that." If it weren't for the three years you lived in Xiangcheng Township, you really studied your duty, occasionally traveled to the mountains and rivers without any other thoughts, and didn't deliberately inquire about the situation of the Great Sui Border Army, how could you have survived until now? ”

Great Sui Qingya!

Pacify Lord Hou.

Wanyan Lidemon remembered these two names deeply in his heart, and his awe of Da Sui in his heart became a lot heavier.

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The Great Sui Kingdom occupied the Central Plains and never lacked large-scale cities. And the largest is naturally the imperial capital Chang'an City. How big Chang'an City is, I'm afraid that many old people who have lived here all their lives can't say clearly. Because since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty for more than 100 years, the construction of Chang'an City has not stopped. The emperors of the Great Sui Dynasty had two things that had to be done, and they never changed.

First, foreign wars, seizing a piece of other people's land and turning it into the land of the Great Sui.

Second, repair and expand Chang'an City.

The current emperor of the Great Sui, Tianyou Emperor Yang Yi, has one thing to be commended compared to his father. That is, the emperor, who does not seem to be very tough, has completed most of the repairs and expansions of Chang'an City. Because the Great Sui produced a very rich Wu Yi, he was willing to give half of his family property and repaired an entire city wall with hundreds of thousands of gold worth of property. It also includes the construction of the forty-eight squares in the city, of course, as a reward, the Great Sui Emperor not only made Wu Yi a first-class marquis, but also gave him an entire street in the forty-eight squares.

Chang'an City is one hundred and twenty-eight miles long from east to west and one hundred and eight miles from north to south.

How huge is the construction of the city wall alone?

For more than 100 years, Chang'an City has been under construction, and it was finally almost finished by Emperor Tianyou that Chang'an City was really a complete imperial capital. The walls were two feet wide and four feet nine feet high, and the wide walls allowed a dozen soldiers to walk side by side. Horse face, arrow tower is readily available. A heavy crossbow is installed every thirty steps, and a wolf's tooth swatter is installed every two steps.

The money spent on building heavy crossbows and wolf fangs is staggering enough.

Chang'an City has four cities, east, west, north and south, thirteen city gates in each of the east, west, and south, and ten in the north city, taking forty-nine of them. When Wan Yan left the demon into the city, he walked through the smallest Dingqian Gate, which had already shocked him beyond measure. If he walked at Yongding Gate, which was due north and south of Houde Gate, he was afraid that he would be surprised that he couldn't even walk.

Chang'an City is the heart of the Great Sui, and Taiji Palace is the heart of Chang'an City.

The palace is located in the northern city, covering an area of 10,000 acres.

The palace is roughly divided into four parts, with the Taiji Palace in the center, which is where the emperor went to the court to discuss the proceedings. To the west of the Taiji Palace is the Yeting Palace, and to the northeast is the East Palace where the prince lives. Due south is the imperial city, where the queen and harem concubines live.

The emperor went to court and was in the Taiji Palace.

Coming out of the small door at the back of the Taiji Palace, it is not far north to the Baohe Palace, which is smaller than the Taiji Hall by more than one circle, but its importance will not be lost much compared to the Taiji Palace, because this is the place where the emperor rests and deals with government affairs. The so-called imperial study is located in the Bohol Palace.

The imperial study is the east warm pavilion of the Baohe Palace.

Emperor Yang Yi can be said to be the least fond of all the emperors of the Great Sui Dynasty since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, and the number of his concubines is one-third of that of his father. His favorite woman was still the Empress, and even the most critical person could not accuse the Emperor of being at fault in this regard.

The emperor also rarely returned to live in the imperial city, and generally lived in the Dongnuan Pavilion. The courtiers all said that the emperor was diligent, but in fact it was because he was too lazy.

The emperor has complained more than once in private, why do you want to build the palace so big, you have to walk so far to soak a girl, can you do it when your legs are sore? If the people of Xicheng want to go to the HSBC Building in Dongcheng for a meal, they have to set off a day in advance, and they have to find an inn to stay in the middle of the road by running all day in the city......

Because of his old age and great contributions, Huai Qiugong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has the privilege of not kneeling when he sees the emperor. Not only does he not have to kneel, as long as he comes, there is a stool to sit on in this Dongnuan Pavilion.

"How?"

The emperor pinched a piece of almond crisp and put it in his mouth, and flipped through the folds as he ate. This is an emperor with some eccentricities, he doesn't like to sit on chairs, but lets people build a clay kang in the East Warm Pavilion, and when dealing with government affairs, he likes to sit cross-legged on the clay kang, and lie down and squint for a while when he is tired.

Of course, this was also praised by the courtiers as a sign of diligence.

Actually, it's because he's lazy.

Laziness is laziness in some aspects, and he has never been slack in handling state affairs.

Huai Qiugong pursed his lips and didn't answer.

Emperor Yang Yi waited for a while without answering, and looked sideways to find that the old minister, whose hair and beard were white, stared at his almonds and licked his lips. He couldn't help but smile and instructed Su Buxing, the waiter who was waiting beside him, to bring the remaining half of the almond cake to Huai Qiugong.

"It's not a shame to be old."

Huai Qiugong pinched a piece of almond crisp and stuffed it into his mouth, and replied while chewing: "Look at the sweetness of your majesty's food, you will be greedy...... There should be no problem on the side of the Northern Liao people, it doesn't look like a conspiracy set up by Meng Yuan. Lao Chen thought about it, if it was really a game made by Meng Yuan, this game would be too rough. ”

"Meng Ge has this mind, but he doesn't have the courage."

The emperor smiled and asked, "The border city of Fan Gu is guarded by Li Xiaozong, right?" is a clever one, and Zhilu Dao immediately sent people to Chang'an. ”

After listening to Yan Chongde, it was a person named Fang Xie who saw through their minds. He also said that he could rest assured that when he arrived in Chang'an, there would definitely be a big official to see him. ”

"Fang Jie?"

The emperor was stunned: "Why does this name sound familiar?" ”

Su Buxing, the eunuch who was standing next to him, reminded softly: "Isn't it the candidate who Fan Gu selected to send to the Martial Arts Academy, His Majesty talked about it with Lord Hou yesterday. ”

"He's him again?!"

The emperor sat up straight, thought about it, picked up a thick notebook from the table, picked up a red pen and wrote down the two words of Fang Xie neatly on this book, and then wrote a note under the name in small letters, and closed the book and put it aside after drying the ink.

The book is very thick.,It looks like it's been some years old.。 Cyan, with three big characters written on the cover.

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