Chapter 264 The envoy sent to the Tang Dynasty to burn bricks
Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian went to Yingzhou with only a thousand personal guards.
The reason why they want to go to Yingzhou is entirely because the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's plan to have the Japanese country help Silla rescue Silla failed.
The king of Japan refused to come forward, and even sent a humble silk letter, claiming that the country was poor, and suffered a major disaster such as the earth dragon turning over. Thousands of houses in Fujiwara Kyouchi collapsed, and more than 2,000 people were killed and injured.
Because the earth dragon turned over, the mountains collapsed, the rivers were blocked, and the seedlings in the fields were scorched.
Nowadays, the whole country of Japan is working together to fight against the disaster. There really is no extra force to attack Baekje. Please forgive me, the king of the country above.
In addition, because Fujiwara Kyo was severely damaged, the Japanese king prepared to build Pingcheng Kyo, hoping to use Chang'an and Luoyang as a blueprint to build a new capital, Pingcheng Kyo, so that the Japanese could admire the style of the previous country.
At the same time, the envoys were accompanied by twenty-six architects from the Japanese Kingdom. They hoped to directly enter the prefectures and counties of the capital of the Shang Dynasty to learn how to manage the capital and build a new capital.
The Japanese envoy came this time and brought very good silver nuggets, pearls, and a ten-foot-high red coral. He was very polite and thoughtful. It can be said that except for not sending troops to attack Baekje, he did everything else.
Very good.
There was nothing we could do. At this time, Silla was about to be defeated by the combined armies of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Mohe.
In less than a year, more than thirty cities in the north had been captured. The letter asking for help stated that if the Tang Dynasty continued to refuse to send troops to Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty would lose a loyal vassal state forever.
Changsun Wuji believed that it was actually good for the Tang Dynasty to lose this loyal vassal state. When the troops of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Mohe all gathered in the narrow land of Silla to fight fiercely, the Tang army would be dispatched again.
The army raided Goguryeo, broke through the Yalu River, and blocked all the capable soldiers of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Mohe on that peninsula.
Just like raising voodoos, they are provoked to kill each other. When they are exhausted from killing each other, they will drag the Japanese country in and continue to fight in this basin where voodoos are raised.
If the military strategy is properly arranged and the civil affairs are handled properly, then within twenty years, the troubles there can be completely eliminated.
Yunchu also thought this idea was really good, but unfortunately, Li Zhi didn't listen. He thought his own face was more important, and he didn't have the patience to wait another twenty years.
Today, the Tang Dynasty is still preparing for the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo. No matter what, we must learn from the lessons of Emperor Taizong who froze to death and suffered frostbite during the Eastern Expedition.
After this year's cotton harvest, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will be equipped with warm enough winter clothes, and then the Tang army will go to Liaodong to fight.
The main purpose of Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian and others going to Liaodong was to join forces with Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Yingzhou, to send 10,000 troops to pretend to attack Goguryeo. It would be best to achieve some results and prevent the Goguryeo people from attacking Silla with all their strength.
By the way, it also blocked the tear ducts of the Silla envoy. To be honest, even Li Zhi could hardly stand the tearful performance of the Silla envoy in the main hall.
The next day, when Yun Chu arrived at the public house, Chief Wu, who had just been appointed as the new Wannian County Chief Secretary from Hucao, hurried over.
Yunchu, who was tending the small stove and preparing to make some pots of tea, said strangely: "Aren't you training at Honglu Temple? Why are you back?"
Master Wu took the pine cones and other sundries from Yun Chu's hand, and while lighting the stove skillfully, he said: "Yes, Xiaguan originally had to train for six days, but early this morning, the students from Honglu Temple
Wei Shaoqing called his subordinates over, saying that he had official business to answer.
Only after I went to Xiaguan did I know that Wei Shaoqing had sent two Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty from Wannian County. No, these people were not envoys to the Tang Dynasty. They had a new name called Guanfeng envoys.
He said that he came specifically to observe our Wannian County, so that after returning, he could rebuild a capital called Pingcheng-kyo according to the pattern of our county.
No, the official will lead them here."
Yun Chu chuckled and said: "Guanfeng Envoy, such an envoy should not be sent to Wannian County. There is little wind this year, and the windmills in Jinchangfang are not turning very much. They should be sent to Qinling Mountains, where the wind is strong."
Chief Wu laughed and said: "It's just a Japanese. It's not the same thing at first. But this time it's different. Your Majesty heard that these Japanese people came to learn Chang'an's construction techniques, so he specially gave them to Honglu Temple."
The decree is to treat this matter well and strive to let these Japanese people learn and learn well, so that they can also build a Chang'an city on the borders of the Japanese country.
I always feel that Your Majesty is doing this because he really hopes that the Japanese country can be built well, so that when the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses move into the Japanese country, they will have a familiar place to live. If this is the case, the county magistrate should take it seriously.
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Yun Chu nodded and said, "If your Majesty really thinks so, then you should take it seriously. By the way, what is that person's name?"
"His name is Amei, the name is Alido Beihu, and the name is Abejimi."
Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "How should I call this Wind Watcher?"
Master Wu first blew air to make the pine cones burn, and then said to Yun Chu: "This man speaks Tang dialect very well, and calls himself Abe."
Hearing the surname Abe, Yunchu naturally thought of Abe Nakamaro. He couldn't help it. The reason why he remembered this Japanese name so well was entirely because he had to take the history test.
Yunchu smiled, and when he saw that the water was already sitting, he invited Mr. Wu to sit down and have morning tea together.
As for Abe who is waiting outside, just let him wait.
Chief Secretary Wu, who had turned from a clerk into an official, was very talkative, mainly because Yun Chu gave him the courtesy of a chief clerk, and he was no longer the Wu Hucao who allowed others to scold him.
One was deliberately flattering and the other was deliberately trying to win over them. Naturally, the tea was very enjoyable to drink.
When Abe came in, Yun Chu was a little surprised. When he was studying in the Imperial College, he had never seen the Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty. He had even personally tested the Japanese men's muscle density and ability to withstand beatings with his fists.
All I can say is, it's very weak.
The Japanese man in front of him was very different from the dark and short Japanese people Yunchu had come into contact with in the past.
This guy is not tall, but he is definitely not short either. He does not have the weird hairstyle of the Japanese people on his head. He is neatly dressed and is wearing a gray shirt with a black round collar.
There is a horizontal line at the knee of the Lan shirt, which divides the human body into two parts. People in the Tang Dynasty did not wear Lan shirt very much, but the Japanese people seemed to like it very much. This may be related to the fact that they like to sit on their knees most of the time.
In the Tang Dynasty, sitting on one's knees was obviously no longer popular. Jinchangfang's tables, chairs, stools, and tables and chairs made of bamboo were already very popular in Chang'an. With these things, everyone would hold hands with each other when they met.
Then he lifted up his robe and sat down on a chair or stool, looking extraordinarily free and casual.
"I've met the county magistrate." Abe's voice was just as Master Wu said, very nice, even with a little bit of magnetism, without any awkward Japanese accent.
Yunchu cast his gaze on Abe's face and said, "Where do you want to learn from and where do you want to start?"
Seeing that Yunchu was not very enthusiastic, Abe handed it over again and said: "The Japanese country is an uncivilized land. When I came to the Tang Dynasty this time, I wanted to learn from the beginning of architecture."
When Yunchu heard what Abe said, he called the newly appointed Yang Hucao over and said to him: "Arrange the wind watcher to go to Qujiangfang brick kiln to watch the wind. Don't take special care of him just because he is the watcher.
It doesn't matter if you are a little embarrassed now, but it would be embarrassing if you didn't learn anything when you returned to Japan.
Let him do all the work in the brick kiln for three months. After the three months are up, he will be sent to the Guangfufang or Anyefang construction site to learn how to build a house."
Abe was stunned for a moment after hearing Yunchu's arrangement, and then immediately said: "Reporting to the county magistrate, there are brick-making workshops in the Japanese country, so there is no need to learn how to bake bricks, right?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "To learn, you must have a humble and prudent heart. Even if your Japanese country has a brick-making workshop, if you follow it and learn it again, I think it will be of great benefit, so that's it."
Abe still wanted to speak, but he was pulled away by the impatient Yang Hucao. The county magistrate even said something, why does this man talk so much nonsense?
The meaning of the county magistrate is already obvious. If a Japanese comes to the brick kiln, the cows and horses in the brick kiln can take turns to rest.
This was not because Yunchu was deliberately trying to embarrass the Japanese people, but this was the consistent attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards the Japanese people.
The coming of all nations to the dynasty was a way for the Tang Dynasty to maintain its own glory, and paying tribute was a system to maintain the Tang Dynasty's hegemony.
However, this does not mean that the Tang Dynasty can take care of these Japanese people in every possible way. As many knowledgeable people in the Tang Dynasty have said, let the surrounding countries and tribes maintain a certain degree of ignorance.
Said it was beneficial.
Tubo is a living example. A tribe that originally lived like savages, after dealing with the Tang people for a long time, actually learned to form a tribal alliance.
After learning the tribal alliance, he didn't give up. Now, a very primitive royal court has appeared.
What is most unacceptable to the people of the Tang Dynasty is that these savages, who used to raise sheep, cattle, horses, eat some wild vegetables, and hunt some prey, now not only learned to farm, but also learned to make armor, and also used the Tang Dynasty to escort them.
The craftsmen in the dowry built the magnificent Jokhang Temple.
Nowadays, it is facing the Tang Dynasty with strong troops and strong horses.
The officials of the Tang Dynasty regretted this very much, so they were not as enthusiastic as before when dealing with envoys from various countries to the Tang Dynasty. After all, in the Tang Dynasty today, the grand occasion of the coming of all nations to the imperial court was no longer so rare.
Li Zhi had seen the scene of envoys from all over the world kneeling and worshiping many times. He had long since lost the feeling of being the king of the world on such occasions.