Yun Chu was in a good mood when he returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
Using some rice in exchange for so much spermaceti, you can make many more valuable candles by just making a mold.
Wen Wenwen was still angry, so he wrote the second half of Yunchu's new poem "Human Realm" on a large piece of paper.
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can leisurely see the Nanshan Mountain. The mountain air is getting better day and night, and the birds are flying back and forth. There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten to explain it.
Seeing Yunchu come in, he waved and said, "Come here and take a look at the half-que poem I wrote. How does it compare with your poem?"
Yun Chu recited it carefully, then thought about this poet from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, nodded and said: "How do you know that I think so? Did you eavesdrop on my sleep talk?"
Wen Wen shook his head and said: "Although I have no heart, I have never thought of forgetting all the things I have done here.
If I have done good things, I will admit it, and if I have done bad things, I will also admit it. However, I think from the bottom of my heart that we have done many evil things here. So, at this time, when we feel guilty, we cannot
He recited such heartless words, and he recited them on the street.
I thought this was a stain on that feeling.
Moreover, I think you are already a little proud and complacent now."
Yun Chu didn't expect that a wrong poem would touch Wen Wen so much. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that Wen Wen was right.
Ever since I left the Chang'an environment and Li Ji's control, I had indeed been careless in my thinking.
"Be careful. The matter is not over yet. What we have done has not yet been approved by the court. I really don't know how proud you are at this time. I don't need to tell you that a journey of a hundred miles can only take half a mile."
"You were angry about this when you were beating and beating you just now?"
"What makes me even more angry is that when Gawain praised you, you didn't say that it was Tao Yuanming's poem. This is very cheap and will make Gawain look down on you in his heart."
Yun Chu was silent for a moment and said, "I understand."
Wen Wen immediately smiled and said, "What did you get back from the dock that makes you so happy?"
"Two hundred barrels of spermaceti."
I thought Wen Wen would be very happy, but I didn't expect Wen Wen to smile bitterly and said: "Your Majesty is preparing to build his own mausoleum. You found so much spermaceti at this time. It's just the right time."
"What does your Majesty's building of your own mausoleum have to do with spermaceti?"
"Because there will be two huge lamp pools built in His Majesty's mausoleum to house two everlasting lamps that will last for thousands of years. Once Your Majesty actually starts building the mausoleum, your two hundred barrels of spermaceti will bring great benefits to Dahang City.
To bring about catastrophe."
Yun Chu looked at Wen Wenwen and wanted to see Zhong Kui again, but Zhong Kui was not there. Yun Chu said, "Your Majesty will ask Daxing City to bring out 20,000 barrels of spermaceti?"
Wen Wen said: "There may be 200,000 barrels of spermaceti. If such a situation occurs, how many people will be buried in the sea?
This kind of thing is not unprecedented. Think about how many people died mining mercury in the Qinba Mountains to build the rivers and lakes in the mausoleum of the First Emperor.
Over the years, ministers and emperors of all dynasties have had numerous disputes over the construction of mausoleums.…
Countless ministers also died, the purpose was to prevent the emperor from making the same mistakes as the First Emperor.
Under the soup pond on the edge of Lishan Mountain in the Tang Dynasty, even in such a cold winter, some onions, leeks, and spinach can be produced. These green leafy vegetables have entered Sichuan. There are some places in Hanzhong where fresh vegetables appear even in winter. Do you know why?
Aren’t these things basically not on His Majesty’s dining table in winter?”
Yun Chu frowned and said, "Didn't you say that you don't eat vegetables that are not in season just to maintain your health?"
Wen Wen shook his head and said: "No, it is to restrict the emperor from spending too much. For example, my family has a soup pool in Lishan Mountain, which can produce hundreds of kilograms of fresh vegetables every year. Every time our family eats these things in winter, we always close the door.
It’s made by the housewife herself in the small kitchen.”
Yunchu sighed and said, "So, am I wrong?"
Wen Wen said: "Spertiaceti is not only produced here in Dahang City, but also in the coastal areas of Datang. Do you really think that people don't know how to use this good thing, so you have to make this thing expensive and make it
Doesn’t everyone look like they can’t afford it?
?
The consequences are too serious.
My grandfather and others finally persuaded Emperor Taizong to use the mountain as a mausoleum. The furnishings in the mausoleum are simple and a symbol of eternity. If His Majesty uses these two hundred barrels of spermaceti as a breakthrough..."
Wenwen is talking about some unspoken rules in the Tang Dynasty court. Although these unspoken rules are not explicitly stated, they are a rule that the courtiers in the court are willing to abide by.
Not someone like Yunchu, who suddenly turned from a commoner to an official, could know.
Yunchu was willing to call these unspoken rules - restrictions on imperial power!
The emperor's authority is basically unlimited. If there is really one person in this world who can do whatever he wants, this person must be the emperor.
Before the Tang Dynasty, mad emperors emerged one after another, and the disasters they brought to their subjects were obvious to all.
Since everyone wants to live a peaceful life, we must not let the emperor become a pervert or a lunatic.
Under the imperial power, everything must be subtle, everything must have the effect of spring breeze and rain, and the emperor is silent.
Wen Wen is definitely a good critic, but the problem is that this critic personally posted half of Tao Yuanming's poems that he copied on Yun Chu's bedside, which is too much. Yun Chu doesn't want to hang his own shame on it, Wen Wen is very
of determination.
That night, Yunchu couldn't sleep well while lying under Tao Yuanming's poems. He always felt that Tao Yuanming's ghost was standing above his head and looking at him coldly.
After all, Yunchu made candles from the spermaceti and placed them in the military camp for the soldiers to use.
Although using such good candles for these people would be a waste of natural resources, the soldiers were still very happy to use them because these candles really had no smoke and were much better than oil lamps.
Of course, that's all. They just think this thing is a specialty of Daxing City.|7|4||See the latest chapter.
Yun Chu stood in front of the map. He could not imagine what it would look like like a large-scale march of 200,000 troops in the mountains and hills of Goguryeo.
However, when he emerged from the mountains, before he could see the first Goguryeo city behind the Yalu River, Hanyi City, he encountered a desperate counterattack by the Goguryeo army...
Li Ji knew that this was the last courage the country of Goguryeo could muster, so he set up a camp against the mountains and continuously sent generals to lead troops in raids, making sure to wear away the last resistance of the Goguryeo people.
This time, he not only wanted to kill people, but also wanted to kill the last courage of the Goguryeo people.
The Tang army, which fought against the Goguryeo people in ice and snow for the first time, did not feel any discomfort. With the sufficient supply of food and materials in the country, their morale was high and they were victorious.
The navy led by Liu Rengui continued to raid along the Goguryeo waters. The sails of the Tang navy could be seen everywhere in Changyuan, Nemi, Qiuyi, Changkou and other coastal cities.
The Silla army, under the command of Silla General Jin Yuxin, also marched from the direction of Kaiping to Mubi City, an important town in the south of Goguryeo.
At the same time, when Su Dingfang was seriously ill, Pei Xingjian was torn between life and death by the black tooth Changzhi in Baekje. The planned expedition against Goguryeo with the Silla army had to be completed by the Silla people alone.
After Yun Chu issued the latest batch of grain and fodder sent to Humili City, he said to Zhong Kui and Wang Defa, who were escorting the grain and fodder this time: "After the grain and fodder are delivered, rush back as soon as possible. Don't stay in the army longer."
Zhong Kui asked: "Are there any dangers that I don't know about?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said, "I just don't want you to get involved in this unnecessary war for us."
Zhong Kui asked in confusion: "Why is it a redundant battle?"
Yunchu sighed and said, "Because it's now this time and I don't want to have anything to do with gunpowder."
Zhong Kui's eyes lit up and he said, "Your Majesty is finally going to use gunpowder in Humiliating City?"
Yun Chu said: "We haven't conquered the humiliating city in twelve days, and if we lose the lives of our soldiers again, it will be a great shame for the British duke.
The most important thing is that the remaining elite troops of Goguryeo are all in Huiyi City. Only a large-scale explosion can completely shatter the resistance of the Goguryeo people. I even doubt that the Yinggong has designated Dahangcheng to transport soldiers and horses this time.
These unimportant materials are still testing whether I am interested in gunpowder.
It also
It was the last chance that the British Duke gave me to participate in the war.
My attitude is still - refuse."
Zhong Kui left Dahang City with his soldiers and the slave soldiers of the three Wang brothers. Because of the horse-drawn sledges and the snow and ice on the ground, they moved very quickly. Those who blocked the road of the Tang army for half a month,
Zhong Kui and the others should be able to reach Humiliating City within ten days.
"This may be your last battle. After being rejected by you, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to visit me in the future."
Seeing that Yun Chu's expression was not good, Wen Wenwen said worriedly.
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "Our relationship will really get better when Duke Ying is disarmed and returns home. Don't worry, if you ask for a drink from Duke Ying's house in the future, he will still give it to you, and it will only be good wine."
"Did Xu Jingye have a great career in Tuyuhun?"
Yunchu laughed and said: "Zhang Jianzhi was expelled from the Tuyuhun camp under the attack of Xu Jingye, who was supported by Li's Longyou Road troops, and disappeared.
Now, Xu Jingye has created an extraterritorial empire for the Young Master's family, and the Young Master should be grateful to me."
Wen Wen said: "So, this last opportunity to go deep into Goguryeo to fight is Duke Ying's reaction to this matter?"
Yun Chu laughed and said: "This is also his last chance to tie me up and let Zhong Kui and the others deliver military rations. Your Excellency should know that I have no ambitions for his grandson, and even someone who is kind to his Li family, but has no agenda."
people.
You think a selfless person like me, how should he treat me?"
Chapter 4 is delivered. See you tomorrow. It's a little late after all.
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