Chapter 598: Li Chongjiu's Family Affairs

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When Emperor Yang of Sui opened the Yongji Canal, it was to take Qinshui as the main stream, reaching the River (i.e. the Yellow River) in the south, and passing Zhuo County in the north.

However, since then, the amount of water in the Yongji Canal has decreased, especially in March this year, when the amount of water in Qinshui has gradually decreased, and the river has become dammed. The Yongji Canal is generally acceptable for small boats, but it is very difficult to get through the big boats again.

In order to penetrate Youjing, Luoyang, and the matter of river engineering is already an important matter in front of Li Chongjiu.

Now when Li Chongjiu's boat enters the Yellow River from the Yongji Canal, the water surface of the Yellow River is again the scene of hundreds of boats competing for the current and thousands of sails racing, and the Banzhu Ferry in the upper reaches of the Yongji Canal is the entrance from the Yellow River to the Tongji Canal. If the Yongji Canal is the Yellow River leading to Youjing and connecting Hebei, then the Tongji Canal is from the Yellow River to the Jianghuai. As soon as Yuwenkai opened the Tongji Canal, Yang Guang took a dragon boat from Luoyang to Jiangdu.

It can be seen that Yang Guangzhen is a majestic monarch, Yongji Canal and Tongji Canal are not millions of people, and the project cannot be completed, and it can only be completed when the national strength of the Great Sui is unprecedented. It can also be seen from this why Yang Guang wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, because the starting point of Yongji Canal and Tongji Canal is Luoyang.

Take the dragon boat from Luoyang, go north to reach Youjing, go south to Jiangdu, Yang Guang moved the capital to Luoyang, the dragon boat can go down the river to the two places, on the contrary, if the capital Chang'an is built, as long as Sanmenxia obstructs the storage of zài for a day, the Yellow River waterway from Chang'an to Luoyang can not be penetrated for a day.

What's the point of Yang Guang building the North-South Grand Canal in this way, isn't it a flattering look for the blind?

It is just to build the eastern capital Luoyang, Yongji Canal. Yongji Canal is a big project that works millions of people. Millions of people were dispatched to build the Yongji Canal alone, and four or five out of ten people died. There are not enough men in Hebei, and women are used to make up for it. The three major projects were built, and then the three expeditions to Liaodong were defeated, and the elite of the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, which finally led to the collapse of the huge Sui Empire.

If Yang Guang was violent and regarded the lives of the people as mustard, then Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty made the national resentment boil in order to conquer the Xiongnu, and emptied the savings of the Wenjing and Jing dynasties. Isn't that also true? The difference between Yang Guang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is that one won and the other lost.

As long as Yang Guang can be patient and take the first seven years after ascending the throne to do it in fifteen or twenty years, then Yang Guang is not without the possibility of surpassing the Qin Emperor and Han Wu. Li Yuan's father and son don't know where to stay, and there is no possibility of getting involved in the country, of course, Li Chongjiu may not be today, let alone marry Yang Guang's daughter, the princess of the Great Sui.

But then again. Luoyang, which Li Chongjiu now occupies, has its own strengths compared with Chang'an, which Li Yuan occupies. Li Yuan is based in Chang'an, and he can get the strongest group of scholars in the world. The support of the Guan Long Shi clan, this is human.

And Li Chongjiu's occupation of Luoyang choked the Yongji Canal. Tongji Canal, the starting point of the lower reaches of the Yellow River. A transportation hub for the entire Central Plains. What's more, the Luoyang Palace City built by Yu Wenkai back then was indestructible and resisted Yang Xuangan. Li Mi and Li Shimin were each attacked by more than 100,000 soldiers and horses three times. Li Chongjiu's defense of Luoyang is also equivalent to gaining geographical advantages.

Although it is said that the geographical advantages are not as good as the people, but from another point of view, although Li Yuan is stationed in Chang'an, the mountains and rivers are blocked, and he only needs to guard against Tuguhun in Hexi, and the Turks have no major external troubles, but Guanzhong is no longer the richness of the Qinchuan River in the Qin and Han dynasties, and there are many people and little food in Guanzhong at present. Li Chongjiu remembered that in history, there were several great famines in Guanzhong, and Emperor Li Tang and hundreds of officials had to go from Chang'an to Luoyang for food more than a dozen times.

The Sui and Tang dynasties were transported to Chang'an with Jianghuai grain and rice, when Li Mi attacked Luoyang, the transportation was interrupted, and the price of rice in Chang'an changed three times a day. Now that Li Chongjiu occupies Luoyang, if he doesn't use such a trick as cutting off Cao Yun, as long as he imposes heavy taxes on passing grain ships, in a few years, Li Yuan will still be able to stay in Chang'an?

Thinking of this, Li Chongjiu knocked on the door gently.

"Come in." Li Chongjiu was slightly displeased, and his thoughts were interrupted by this.

At this time, the door opened, and the room walked in with a smile, and the palace maid behind her was holding the food table and the dishes one by one.

"It's time for your majesty to eat."

Li Chongjiu asked with a snort: "Okay, it just so happens that you came to accompany me, by the way, have you eaten the eagle?" ”

Hearing Li Chongjiu mention Li Ying, Mu Deyun said with a smile: "I have already eaten, and now I am asleep." ”

Li Chongjiu said: "Eagle is so tossed, you have worked hard, this time after I ascended the throne, I am going to make him the king of the county and build him a county king's mansion, I hope he will be more sensible in the future." ”

Hearing Li Chongjiu, she couldn't help but be very happy about Li Ying, but she was worried: "When I named him Ying, I hoped that he could fly freely, and I didn't want outsiders to restrain him. But after sealing the county king and building a county king's mansion, will the free eagle be bound in a cage? ”

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "You think too much, Ying'er is also four or five years old, according to the customs of the Central Plains, at this time the boy should start reading, Ying'er is so temperamental, I am afraid that he will mess around in the future, so I want to invite a great Confucian, teach him well, standardize his words and deeds, I hope to be able to be more stable in the future, and have the appearance of a county king." ”

When Mu Deyun heard this, a trace of worry appeared on his face.

Li Chongjiu saw Mu Deyun's worries, and said: "Don't worry, Ying'er arches and horses, and I will also ask the general of the court to teach, my Li Chongjiu's son must be both civil and military, and by no means a reckless man and a scholar." ”

When Mu Deyun heard this, he said: "Your Majesty, I have a candidate who can be Ying'er's master?" ”

Li Chongjiu was surprised: "You actually have a candidate?" Let's hear it. ”

"I heard my mother say that Ke Mulun, the general under the command of Yinghefu, is the first warrior of my Muro's Xi Division, so I want to ask Ke Mulun to teach Ying'er to ride a bow horse, and it would be great if Ying'er had him to teach him." ”

Li Chongjiu couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

Room Deyun stepped forward and grabbed Li Chongjiu's arm and asked, "What's the matter, isn't it allowed by Your Majesty?" ”

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "When it comes to teaching Ying'er to bow horses, it is best to invite Ke Mulun to come, I have no objection, but he is a strong general under my command, and he is not allowed to kill the enemy on the front line, but let him teach my son, I always feel that it is a bit overkill." ”

Mu Deyun smiled and said: "A strong eagle can often give birth to a nest of strong eaglets, His Majesty Ke Mulun is the first warrior of the Mu Dexi Division, you can also let him teach more warriors, this is not better." Your Majesty, you should be treated as if I was begging. ”

Li Chongjiu listened to the soft words of the room, and couldn't bear to brush her meaning, so he nodded and said: "Where is there anything to ask for, Ying'er is also my eldest son, so let Ke Mulun be Ying'er's master first." ”

Room Deyun immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Li Chongjiu coughed lightly and asked, "How is the Empress and Princess Pingyang?" ”

Mu Deyun couldn't help but smile when she looked at Li Chongjiu's expression. Li Chongjiu now thinks of Yang Ehuang, and Li Zhiwan and the two can't help but fight. Since Li Chongjiu took Li Zhiwan back to Qinghe that day, Emperor Yang E has never given Li Zhiwan a good look.

Yang Ehuang is like this, and Li Zhiwan is also in the bottom of her eyes. Li Zhiwan didn't say much to Emperor Yang E, but when she saw Emperor Yang E, her whole expression was faint, as if she was like ice. Li Chongjiu intended to reconcile the relationship between the two, but when they ate together, the two just didn't like each other, and they didn't even say a word in the process.

The two daughters pinched each other, which made Li Chongjiu's head bigger, and Emperor Yang E was also angry with Li Chongjiu, and he rarely said anything. Among the two daughters, if Li Zhiwan sees a stronger personality, but in case of trouble, Li Chongjiu only needs to touch the hair for the time being. After that while, Li Zhiwan's anger calmed down and passed.

Yang Ehuang is not ordinary, rigid on the outside and inside, gentle on the outside, and difficult to get angry, but if he is really angry with you, it will be different. If you coax her, she ignores you, and if you don't coax her, the situation is even worse. In the past, Emperor Yang E and Li Chongjiu had a dispute, and it was only a day or two at most, and the two got back together.

But this time, Li Chongjiu had never seen Emperor Yang E so angry, and now it was really a fire in the backyard.

Putting aside the worries for a while, Li Chongjiu and Mur Deyun sat down to eat, and lunch was freshly caught crucian carp from the Yellow River. The chef on the ship was the imperial chef brought by Empress Xiao from Jiangdu, and his skills were very good. The delicious crucian carp soup is full of inside the ding.

In the past, Emperor Yang E knew that Li Chongjiu loved to eat crucian carp, and he would personally pick thorns for Li Chongjiu, and Mu Deyun would sometimes help Li Chongjiu pick thorns from the fish one by one.

Accompanied by a beautiful woman, Li Chongjiu first ate crucian carp, then fish soup, and ate three bowls of rice in a row, he has always been able to drink, but never drinks, Room Deyun can drink mare's milk wine, influenced by his mother, Li Ying has actually been drinking since he was a child, and the amount of alcohol is not small. As for Xiao Niangniang and Yang Ehuang, they will drink a glass of fine wine from Persia after the meal.

The two were eating and talking to each other, and they were also happy. Li Chongjiu also likes to talk with Mu Deyun and talk about Li Ying and Pingping's recent situation.

Mentioning Pingping, Mu Deyun said: "Your Majesty, Pingping is also a big girl now, in our grassland, she is already pregnant with her second child, Majesty Xià has no plans for her marriage?" ”

Li Chongjiu heard what Mu Deyun said, and remembered that he had been busy with national affairs, and he cared a lot less about himself, a righteous daughter. So much so that the major events of her life have dragged on.

Li Chongjiu said regretfully: "I was negligent, but I can't speak, and I don't know how to choose a husband for her for a while." ”

Li Chongjiu saw that he was about to speak and stopped, and immediately said, "You have started to vomit and vomit everything?" Something to say. ”

Mu Deyun said: "Didn't your majesty pay attention? I joined the army that week and I have been ...... for the past few days."

Zhou joins the army? Zhou Zhou?

Li Chongjiu stared at him and asked, "What's wrong with them?" ”

Mu Deyun said: "The crucian carp that His Majesty ate today was caught by the two of them. (To be continued......)