When the army of the Tang Dynasty was invincible, there was a group of people in the Tang Dynasty who were not afraid of taking risks at all. They had no fear of going out to fight, and instead went with countless beautiful dreams.
The chosen ones were all smiling. Even if they had to prepare their own war horses, stomachs, weapons, and dry food, they would still go.
When the army gathers, there is no tragic cry that echoes across Xianyang Bridge. There is only the joy of coming back to treat you to a drink after getting rich.
After Yun Chu saw this scene, his first thought was that this kind of event would be held every year from now on.
It is even necessary to prepare two such teams all year round. The best situation is that one is in the Western Regions and the other is in Chang'an.
After the caravan from Chang'an arrived in the Western Regions, the caravan from the Western Regions returned to Chang'an with the collected goods from the Western Regions.
With such alternation, within ten years, even if you step on it with both feet, you will be able to create an extremely glorious Silk Road.
This time, not only the common people wanted to go, but all the famous merchants in Chang'an City also responded and were willing to join in this long-distance business.
For the merchants, with the protection of three thousand Tang Dynasty cavalry, this is a big business with a sure profit and no loss.
Especially those merchants who often do business with people from the Western Regions understand that if an unknown and small country is discovered during the trade process - they may be able to launch a war to destroy the country.
Many times, doing business and robbing in the Western Regions are basically the same thing, especially this time the county leader brought so many soldiers with him, almost the same number as the last time he went to Liaodong.
This planted the wrong impression in everyone's mind that a county official was going to take everyone to the Western Regions to rob and make a fortune.
Saying this is really unfair to Yun Chu. His original intention was not to rob, but he really intended to do some good business with the people of the Western Regions, so that the trade routes would change from chaos and disorder to order and regularity.
How many times can the robbery be carried out? With more wolves and less meat, it is easy to turn the Western Region into a barren land.
"Are you really going to walk 12,000 miles this time to the west of Suiye City?"
Li Ji leaned on a huge soft wool pillow, holding a white jade Ruyi in his hand. He scratched his back with the white jade Ruyi and asked casually.
"There are still a lot of treasures to be found in the Sassanid Kingdom, and I guess I have to go to the Food Kingdom."
Yun Chu did not hide anything in front of Li Ji, and made the purpose of this westward trip clear.
Although the old guy doesn't seem to care about anything now, his shadow can be seen in all the major events that happened in Chang'an City in the past two years.
Their family didn't have many talents, and their only eldest grandson looked more like a disaster rather than a talent, so the old guy just assumed the attitude of not caring about anything after retirement.
Nowadays, his calamity grandson is about to become the King of Tuyuhun in Tuyuhun. Although Tuyuhun is a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, what Xu Jingye does there will not be very willing to pay attention to it as long as it does not harm the interests of the Tang Dynasty.
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The traitor's grandson has now really become a robber, and he has also gained a piece of the boss's fortune. The old guy Li Ji's heart, which was about to die, slowly began to feel alive...
"You wouldn't suddenly turn a corner and kill Xu Jingye on the way to the Western Regions, would you?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, my caravan will not go to Tuyuhun unless it passes through Biandukou."
Li Ji sighed and said, "I impeached you, saying that you privately organized and trained the soldiers of the government for your own use, and the number of people far exceeded the authority of a county magistrate. As a result, your majesty replied: What are you doing?"
"Your Majesty's trust in you is even enviable to me."
Yun Chu smiled and said, "This is the blessing of this junior who has served the country loyally for many years."
Li Ji chuckled and said, "I have served the country loyally for decades, but I have not been treated like you. You are not worthy of saying loyalty in front of me. However, this time I am impeaching you, not because you organized and trained the army to go to the Western Regions, but because you did it."
What's the point of attending such a huge scene without bringing any of the nobles from the imperial court?"
Yun Chu said unceremoniously, "You nobles have already eaten to your head and are full of fat. If you continue to eat,
They have become rubbish like ten thousand catties of cows and one thousand catties of pigs. I am helping them by not taking them with me this time, so as not to eat too much and get stabbed early."
It's a pity that my love for them is thought to have ulterior motives, and I really don't recognize good people."
Li Ji shook the white jade in his hand and said, "Is it good for the Tang Dynasty to take those poor people with them?"
Yun Chu nodded and said, "The most taboo thing in a dynasty is that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. This is often the source of unrest.
Therefore, within a dynasty, it is not good to have many rich people and many poor people. The best situation is that the more people who are neither poor nor rich, the better.
Because the government soldiers and rented servants all come from these people who are neither poor nor rich. Speaking of which, they are the most useful people in the dynasty.
If the younger generation brings 4,000 people this time, then there will be 4,000 people who are neither poor nor rich when they come back. If they go every year in the future, thousands of people who are neither poor nor rich will be created every year.
In this way, if there are more soldiers in the government and more people pay rent and commissions, the Tang Dynasty will naturally continue to be strong."
Li Ji stared at Yun Chu for a while, then leaned against the soft pillow and sighed, "Now even a yellow-tongued brat like you dares to talk nonsense in front of me. It shows that I am really old and can no longer kill people."
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Yun Chu looked at Li Ji and said, "Young people should be careful about sex, middle-aged people should be careful about anger, and old people should be careful about greed. Besides, how many powerful and wealthy people have a good ending?"
Li Ji laughed loudly and said, "That makes sense, but it's a pity that I just don't listen. I have something to discuss with you now."
As Li Ji said these words, the Yingying and Yanyans standing around retreated like a tide.
Yun Chu looked at his back openly and had to admire, Li Ji's requirements were really very high.
When they were the only two people left in the room, Li Ji left Bai Yu behind and said, "Help me send a batch of gunpowder to Xu Jingye."
Yun Chu stared at Li Ji's eagle-like sharp eyes for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "This can't be done."
Li Jidao said, "You are also responsible for supporting Xu Jingye to establish himself in Tuyuhun. I have taken a lot of blame for you over the years. Isn't it your turn to take the blame for me?" ...
Yun Chu continued to shake his head and said, "You can't carry this pot. Once you carry it, your head will fall to the ground."
Li Ji nodded expressionlessly and said, "That's right. Since you are unwilling to take the blame for me, you are definitely not willing to take the blame for Changsun Wuji. What I want is this promise."
Yun Chu looked at Li Ji and said, "Don't let me find out that Xu Jingye has gunpowder in his hand, otherwise I will be the first to ask your Majesty for an order to kill him."
Li Ji waved his hand towards Yunchu and said, "Go, go, you have a body of one hundred kilograms and bones of two hundred kilograms. Since you want to go all the way to the dark side, the future will depend on your personal destiny."
Yun Chu walked around the hall twice with his hands behind his back and then said in a low voice, "The city of God has almost been built. It won't take long. You will all follow His Majesty to move the capital of God. From now on, you will be Luoyang people. Your affairs are different from those of Chang'an."
What does it matter?"
After saying that, Yun Chu left the living room of Li Ji's house. When passing by the corridor, there were many people standing there. Many of them were familiar to Yun Chu and they were all veterans of the army. Yun Chu even saw Qibi Heli here.
This veteran stood alone in the corner like a gangster.
The glory of the Zhenguan period has faded from their bodies, and now only a strong aura of old age remains.
Yun Chu had already walked far away, but after thinking about it, he turned back and came to Liang Jianfang who was sitting in a wheelchair and said, "It's better to saw off your left foot. I'm free these days and can do the surgery for you myself."
Liang Jianfang raised the wine bottle in his hand and said, "My body, hair, and skin are all inherited by my parents, so I don't dare to damage them."
Yun Chu said, "I remember that you lost at least a pound of meat on your left leg. I heard that it was torn off by someone else's gilt boring machine during the battle with Dou Jiande. Does that count as having damaged your body?"
Your left leg is inherently weak. If you don’t stop drinking, your whole body will start to fester, and you will eventually die in pain while wailing.”
Liang Jianfang laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. I have been injured hundreds of times in my life and I have long been used to the pain."
Yun Chu sneered and said, "Don't be stubborn. Once gout attacks, no matter how hard you are, you will cry."
Liang Jianfang shook his head and said, "Even if I want to amputate my leg, I won't bother you. I'm worried that you will amputate my good right leg."
After listening to Liang Jianfang's words, Yun Chu spread his hands, expressed regret, and quickly left the Yinggong's residence.
After Yunchu left, everyone rushed into Li Ji's room again. Cheng Yaojin whispered, "It doesn't make sense, does it?"
Li Ji nodded and said to Su Dingfang, "We must not let go of military power."
Su Dingfang sighed and said, "There are no more fighter planes. Forced transport of troops will eventually lead to a dead end."
Li Jidao said, "Changsun Wuji is finished. The prince Xima Wei Jifang, who was always close to the Changsun family, and the censor Li Chao formed a clique for personal gain. Now he is in prison. Your Majesty has given the power to interrogate these two people to Xu Jingzong. I think this is definitely not ordinary."
The interrogation, if I predict it correctly, this should be the first brick for Your Majesty to shake up the Guanlong family building."
Cheng Yaojin said, "After all, they are close nephews and uncles, and Changsun Wuji can be said to have brought the emperor to the throne. Can he do this?"
Li Ji sneered and said, "When Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty killed his only uncle Bo Zhao, was he ever so merciful? Even if he killed his own uncle, Emperor Wen Wen of Han Dynasty would not be famous for generations, and his reputation would not be affected at all."
Su Dingfang waved his sleeves irritably and said, "Fourteen of the sixteen guards thought they would die in the service of the emperor. More than 90% of the captains of Zhe Chongfu in the world have been favored by the emperor. The manpower we can use is extremely limited. From now on, one
Just be careful and survive.”
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left the British mansion.
See you tomorrow. Today is my wife’s birthday. Old couples also need a sense of ceremony.