In the early autumn of July, a team of men and horses set out from Chang'an and marched eastwards in great strength.
This team was to guard Tang Gong and the civil and military subordinates of the Bafu returned to Tongzhou to take charge. Their destination was no longer Tongzhou City, where the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office was originally located, but Shangyang Palace, which was located on the east bank of Luoshui River.
Shangyang Palace is located in the original Shangyang garrison. The Luoshui River flows around it to the south, and it is across the water from the Shayuan. It covers an area of about ten hectares. There is a group of fortress buildings along the Luoshui River on the outside, and a square tower in the middle.
The city has an inner wall made of rammed loess, and the outer wall is covered with blue brick and stone walls.
In the first half of the palace, there are various government offices, including the Prime Minister's Office. The core building is the Political Hall located on the central axis of the vestibule, where the Duke of Tang gathered his ministers to discuss and handle important military and political affairs.
Behind the Political Hall, there is also a larger palace called Shangyang Palace. If the Emperor of Chang'an comes to Shangyang Palace, he will live in Shangyang Palace and have banquets with officials. As for weekdays, Shangyang Palace is closed.
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Theoretically speaking, Shangyang Palace is the core of the Shangyang Palace complex, and it is inevitable to have carved beams and painted buildings. However, the construction period of the entire Shangyang Palace only lasted about three months, so it is naturally impossible to divide most of the construction time into
All the hard work was devoted to this palace.
Therefore, the construction period of Shangyang Palace was put to the end. The construction of other areas has been completed. Only the foundation and palace walls of Shangyang Palace have been built. The interior is still in a state of no repair, and it is not ready to be officially put into use.
Still a long way off.
Inside the palace city is a relatively independent area, which can also be called the inner city. It is not integrated with the Shangyang Palace building, but is where the Tang Gong's residence and family temple are located.
Since the construction of Shangyang Palace, it has attracted close attention from the people of nearby Wuxiang counties and villages. Finally, when the palace was completed and Duke Tang returned to his hometown, everyone was overjoyed.
The admiration and expectation for Mr. Tang in the hearts of these villagers is not just ordinary nostalgia, but they are truly deeply benefited by Mr. Tang. To this day, there is no shortage of villagers and elders talking about the arrival of Mr. Tang and what he has done to the village.
The huge changes brought about by the Tang Dynasty, and there are traces of Tang Gong’s efforts and construction everywhere in the countryside, which still brings huge benefits to the villagers!
So on the day when Tang Gong came to Shangyang Palace, people from all over the country gathered here. The welcoming crowd extended from the bank of Luoshui to the west for more than ten miles. The crowds on both sides of the road were eagerly waiting.
When they saw Tang Gong's ceremonial team appearing in sight, the crowd burst into endless cheers and cheers.
Today, the Duke of Tang returned to Tongzhou, and his close associates, the Second Battalion and the Three Guards, appeared in front of people for the first time after being reorganized.
As the trusted guards of Duke Tang, these battalion guards are also equipped with the most sophisticated and elegant weapons. They are each wearing neat and beautiful hakama pleated military robes, riding on tall horses, with swords hanging on their waists and bows hanging on saddles.
In front of me, all of them are brave, capable and majestic.
The people on both sides of the road who greeted Duke Tang naturally noticed these well-mannered guards. When the team passed in front of them, they applauded and cheered: "What a good man, he is actually the trusted servant of Duke Tang, he is really mighty!"
When the soldiers of the guard heard the endless admiration from both sides of the road, they were all proud. They held their heads high and chests high, and their demeanor was majestic, which immediately attracted more cheers.
"A group of bastards who have been favored and have no merit at all. They only have long teeth that are useful. What qualifications do they have to show off to others!"
The crowd enthusiastically praised the might of the Guards, but some people in the team did not see it that way. Just behind the Guards, there was a group of young sergeants following the team to drive the chariots and horses forward. Only because the knights of the Guards in front were too glorious, this part of the car was so beautiful.
The cavalry team had no sense of presence, and among them there was a young man who looked at the guards showing off in front of him and curled his lips and said sourly.
Before the young man could finish his words, a voice echoed from the side: "Yes, yes, if I were a few years older, I would rather not be one of them? It's a pity that today's scenery has been taken away by a group of scum who are foolish and have no achievements! What to know
When I was a child, I personally received the teachings of Tang Gong Moding, and I didn’t often show off in front of others!"
When people are frustrated, they most like to hear other people's approval and sympathy for themselves. The young man driving the car looked around and saw a young man about the same age as himself in another car leaning out of the car and looking ahead.
The guards looked envious, and the young man in the car also turned to look over.
The two teenagers looked at each other, but there was no sympathy or sympathy for each other. Instead, they each snorted coldly and looked away at each other. After a while, the boy driving the car sneered and said, "Young son of the Yang family,
If you are arrogant and have no talent, even if you are older, I am afraid it will be difficult for you to enter the third guard!"
The young man in the car had already retreated into the carriage. After hearing this, he immediately stuck his head out, pointed at the young man driving the car and said angrily: "Even if Mr. Yang is not talented, he can control you like a dolphin dog, so why should he be talented!"
When the young man driving the car heard this, he was also furious. He pointed at the young man in the car and said angrily: "When we arrive at Shangyang Palace, we will fight again. In the art of war, the loser is a slave. The burden is to pull, and we can do anything."
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The two boys were originally cousins. The boy driving the car was He Ruobi, the son of He Ruodun, and the boy in the car was Yang Su, the son of Yang Fu. Due to this relative relationship, the two were born in the same year, and they were recruited together as soldiers before.
After brushing it off, they should have had a good relationship, but because the young men were so strong and their personalities were a bit mean and arrogant, there was a lot of friction and little harmony when they got along.
Hearing that He Ruobi invited him to fight again, Yang Su nodded without fear and said with a sneer: "It just so happens that He Qian does not have any domestic slaves accompanying him this time. He Ruobi is willing to offer his services as a slave. I will
How could you not respond!”
After He Ruobi heard this, he became angry again, so the two of them entered into a rubbish-talking contest. They cursed each other all the way into Shangyang Palace and refused to shut up.
Because there were too many people coming from all directions today, in order to prevent the situation from being difficult to control, Li Tai traveled by car along the way. But after the car arrived outside Shangyang Palace, he still got out of the car.
He climbed up to the city gate and waved to the crowds who were greeting him on all sides. When the crowd saw Tang Gong, the cheers became even more intense and lasted for half an hour before they gradually stopped.
Li Tai was not in a hurry to enter the city, but stood on the city gate and watched the guards evacuate the people around him. Then he went down from the city tower and walked into the palace with the civil and military subordinates.
Although Li Tai has actually taken charge of the Western Wei Dynasty for more than half a year, his hegemony finally has a relatively independent office today. He is also a little excited, surrounded by his subordinates, he logs into the large-scale political affairs
In the hall, when I lowered my head and saw the people sitting in the hall, I couldn't help but feel even more excited.
"I am moving to a new building today, so I should rejoice with everyone. But before the banquet begins, I have to tell you all to warn yourself. Palaces and mansions are not born out of thin air. Officials, titles, and titles are all rewards for merit.
When you are in your position, you should do your best, and only by being loyal and diligent can you live up to your duties! When you are in the palace, you should think about the world, but there are still people who have been displaced. When you taste the delicacies, you should think about the world, but there is still nothing to eat. The corpse is eating nothing, and the person who steals his salary and title, God will not forgive me.
No mercy!"
The move of Bafu into Shangyang Palace also meant that the politics of the Western Wei Dynasty entered a new beginning. Therefore, before the official start of the housewarming banquet, Li Tai spoke first and set a diligent and diligent tone for Bafu's future work.
After hearing this, the civil and military people in the hall also stood up one after another in response, and their joyful mood was also a little nervous.
After the banquet, Bafu quickly got into busy daily work. In addition to the various policies formulated by Li Tai this year, as the season enters autumn, this year's tax payment has also entered preparations.
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While his subordinates were busy studying, Li Tai was not idle either. For the previously formulated plan to attack Tuyuhun, Shi Ning, the general manager of Liangzhou, had been ordered to enter the Qinghai area and established a stable offensive route, and Bafu had 10,000 soldiers in advance.
We have also boarded Longshang, and more troops are still waiting to be sent to the rear.
This time, the battle against Tuyuhun was naturally led by Shi Ning, who had been in Longbian for a long time. As for the additional generals sent from the country, after the generals recommended themselves and some discussions between the Chinese and foreign governments, they decided on Han Guo, Liang Tai
, Liang Shiyan, Linghu Yanbao and Wu Mingche led the army to fight.
Among this lineup, Han Guo and Liang Tai were both veterans from the Yuwentai period and had rich combat experience. Li Tai was particularly impressed by Han Guo's ability to memorize the terrain and accurately observe the enemy's situation. Liang Tai also had many complex skills.
He has experience in fighting on terrain, and also served as General Shi Ning.
Liang Shiyan was already Li Tai's sole general. This time, Li Tai did not personally conquer Tuyuhun, but he also hoped to arrange for his trusted generals to go and experience their merits. Linghu Yanbao had the same idea, and he himself was a wealthy man in Hexi.
Now it is just in time to attack Tuyuhun.
As for Wu Mingche, the use of troops this time was not necessary, but because when he had just surrendered to Tang Gong last year, Li Tai used Tuyuhun and other Qiang forces to attack the PUA. Now he finally has the opportunity to go and observe the enemy's situation in person.
Wu Mingche naturally refused to give up and kept trying to fight with the army. Knowing that riding and archery was not his strength, he even voluntarily gave up his power as a general, so that he could get a position to go to war.
After arranging the expedition to Tuyuhun, Li Tai had some free time. Taking advantage of this time, he planned to train his personal guards. Especially the three guards, which were basically composed of second-generation disciples. Even if Li Tai did not
We don't expect them to have much combat effectiveness. If they are just used as a guard of honor, they must at least be trained to look good.
In the next six months, he does not plan to make any large-scale military adjustments, so he will just hone the ceremonial guard functions of the second battalion and the third guard.
When he thought of this, Li Tai was quite looking forward to it. It should be noted that there were many names that would be familiar to future generations. Even if he did not have a hobby of collecting famous ministers and generals, under Guan Long's special personnel background, a casual hug would be enough.