The walls of the academy have never stopped pouring, yes, they are pouring! If there is no shortage of cement in that place, it is undoubtedly Yushan Academy, because it has its own cement kiln, its own brick kiln, its own coal mine, its own
He has a porcelain workshop, his own printing house, his own fields, his own wharf, and even his own fleet. As for camels, horses, cattle and sheep, he has no shortage of anything. The emperor ordered that Yushan be the property of the academy.
The army has begun to station in Yushan. The power to defend Yushan is equivalent to the palace. The commanders are changed every two years. The commanders are personally appointed by the royal family. The only one who can mobilize them is the mountain chief besides the dean. In other words, only the emperor and the dean are the ones who can mobilize them.
Commander Li Gang could make the soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards bow their heads. Even the soldiers did not have to pay attention to the orders given by the court judge like Yun Ye.
From a distance, the walls of the academy look similar to the Great Wall, winding around the mountains. In the past, there were wild boars and other pests that ran down the mountains and harmed farmers' corn and potatoes, but now they have disappeared. The only back entrance to the academy is at
It opens every year during the panda estrus season, allowing the chubby pandas that eat in the academy to go out through that door to find the skinny pandas in the mountains to mate. The students jokingly call this door the Magpie Bridge Gate.
Xu Jingzong and Yun Ye were patrolling the city wall on horseback. They couldn't do it without riding horses. Walking through the city wall with a radius of thirty miles would be exhausting. On the city wall that is more than one foot wide, there is an arrow tower less than 100 meters away. Standing on the top of the city wall
The sergeant on guard.
It didn't take long for the cold wind in the valley to freeze the two of them to death. They had no choice but to duck into the arrow tower to escape the cold. The arrow tower was not big and it was crowded with people, so Wangcai couldn't get in. Liu Jinbao ordered all the sergeants to do so.
After driving Wangcai out and bringing Wangcai in, Xu Jingzong sighed and said, "Marquis Yun, you have to change your habit of favoring horses over people. Many people have already criticized you."
"Who said Wangcai is a horse? Wangcai is my brother. This is true outside and at home. If you don't believe me, go to Yun's house and open the account book of Liangfen. You will find that Wangcai in my family has always been in charge of Liangben.
Whoever wants to say it says I have no intention of changing it.
Yun Ye took off his cloak and put it on Wangcai's back. He also took out a handful of beans and put them in his hand for Wangcai to eat slowly.
There is little snow this year. Except for a snowfall at the beginning of winter, it is only now that there is a hint of snow. The villagers of the Yun family are already making preparations for water storage and have built many cement ponds.
A heavy snowfall is a good way to fill up the water at once. No matter what, this year's severe drought is unavoidable.
After warming themselves up for a while, the inspection continued. There was no way to ride horses in front of them. There were steps, so the two of them had to walk up. Xu Jingzong patted the cement wall and said with emotion: "Marquis Yun, this wall in our academy,
I'm afraid it's even stronger than the Imperial City. It's said that when Helian Bobo was building Tongwan City, he hit the ground with a giant hammer. If he penetrated an inch, he would kill the craftsmen, but if he didn't penetrate an inch, he would kill the sergeants. This was to establish a foundation that would last forever. You put it
Why are the walls of the academy so impregnable?"
"It is also for the sake of establishing a lasting foundation. Old Xu, that is, the two of us here, I said that my only hope is that the dynasty changes and the academy can still stand. This is a little selfish of mine."
Xu Jingzong nodded and said: "It has never happened that a dynasty will last forever, but the academy is very likely to survive for a long time. With this in mind, it makes sense to build it more solidly."
When he arrived at the Magpie Bridge Gate, Xu Jingzong looked at the back mountain, pointed to a few places where smoke was coming out, and said: "Your Majesty has taken over the jurisdiction of those key points. He only saw a large number of troops moving in to build concrete, masonry, and wood."
The wear and tear is astonishing. Could it be that His Majesty wants to build a fortress in the back mountain?"
"Don't look too far, Lao Xu. I know what's going on there, but I can't tell you. Once I tell you, it won't be a good thing for you. There's no benefit in knowing too many secrets."
If you get along with Xu Jingzong for a long time, you will know that he is actually a good friend. Apart from taking advantage of others and betraying friends, you will always feel like a spring breeze when you are with him, no matter drinking, chatting, or with him
You can never go wrong together. His eyes and movements will give you a hint. That is to tell you everything in your heart. I will keep it secret for you.
Xiaodong finally married his second son, and the young couple were sent to their hometown in Xincheng, Hangzhou by Xu Jingzong. The purpose was clearly to leave a way out for the whole family in Jiangnan, and to rely on the Yun family's power in Lingnan to see if they could
You can't develop to the southwest. The purpose of marrying Xiaodong is to avoid causing a backlash from the Yun family.
Yun Ye found that he didn't know why he couldn't get along with good people, but he could quickly get along with traitors, and sometimes he even felt like they were in harmony. Could it be that he was born to be a bad guy?
Standing in the wind is obviously not suitable for the appetite of two treacherous people. In this kind of late-night snowy weather, if you don't drink two drinks, you plot a few people who are inconsistent with your identity, so you end it! Mi's work,
Returning the way we came, we returned to the academy an hour later. Before I started drinking, I was grabbed by Mr. Li Gang and held a meeting at the academy.
The big room was full of people, and Yun Ye was surprised to find that Hypatia and Xiao Wu were also there. Not only them, but Li Chengqian was also sitting in the back. Looking at the seriousness on his face, he knew that something big had happened.
Sure enough, as soon as Yun Ye and Xu Jingzong sat down, they heard a shocking news. Loulan City had disappeared. The city was empty of people overnight. The emperor asked the academy what it thought of Loulan's disappearance.
Mr. Jin Zhu was the most authoritative person in this regard. He hesitated for a moment, and first asked the prince: "Your Highness, if you want to ask why Loulan disappeared, I would first like to ask me whether the Tang Dynasty's army is in Loulan?"
Li Chengqian didn't understand why Mr. Jin Zhu asked this, but Yun Ye knew very well that it had happened several times that prosperous cities had become empty cities overnight, such as Gaochang and the capital of the nine surnames of Zhaowu. These cities existed before they disappeared.
A sign is that the army of the Tang Dynasty happened to find an empty city when they passed there. The generals reported that there was no one in the city, and then in the Hetao area, a large number of herdsmen and serfs would appear.
If you want to find out why there is no one in Loulan City, you must eliminate the biggest scourge of the Western Regions, the Tang army. Otherwise, it will be a huge joke. The generals of the Western Regions are very courageous. They killed one of the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions.
The little king is like killing a chicken. Anyway, the faces of the kings are always different during the big pilgrimage every three years.
It is a tradition that the Han people like to kill those small kings. They have been doing this since the Ban Chao period. Finally, when Fu Jiezi killed King Loulan, everyone was praised by the history books, so those generals wanted to kill a few kings when they had nothing to do.
See if there are any records of your own in the history books.
Don't look at the generals who returned to Chang'an with kind-hearted intentions. When they saw the farmers greeting them, they would return the greetings. They were all very kind. However, as soon as they left Yumen Pass, they took off their good faces and put them in their pockets.
With a look of banditry, they committed almost all kinds of crimes including burning, killing, and looting. The Turks, the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and the Uighurs really had no way to survive, so they decided to leave their hometown and go to the west to fight for a way out for themselves and their tribesmen.
Li Chengqian, who had figured out the whole story, was a little embarrassed. He raised his hands and said to Mr. Jin Zhu: "Please rest assured, sir, the strange things in Loulan are not my fault. The person who reported this situation was a businessman who passed by on his way back from the big food."
Loulan originally wanted to stop and take a rest, but after entering the city, he found that there was no one there. Many people's homes were neatly arranged. Some people seemed to be eating, and the dishes on the table were still there.
It’s just that there are no people left.”
"The ancient city of Loulan was once a paradise for people to live and multiply. It was founded almost at the same time as the Han Dynasty. It starts near Yangguan in the east, reaches Niya City in the west, reaches the Altyn Mountains in the south, and reaches Hami in the north. It is surrounded by vast salt lakes
, surrounded by a clear river in front of its door, people can boat and fish on the blue waves, hunt in the dense Populus euphratica forest, and bathe in the gifts of nature. It is also the key to the Tang Dynasty's journey to the great food and the far west.
For him to disappear overnight, the veteran believes that there are no more than several reasons. The first is that he was attacked by the Tang Dynasty army. Since His Highness said that this is not possible, then there are only plague and religious factors.
Xuanzang said in his book that the Loulan Kingdom practiced Buddhism devoutly and was a Hinayana sect, so the theory of religion is reasonable. However, the veteran believed that the most likely cause was the lack of water. According to Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu" records
After the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the diversion of the Zhubin River in the middle reaches of the Tarim River, Loulan was seriously short of water. Soller of Dunhuang led thousands of troops to Loulan, and summoned 3,000 soldiers from Shanshan, Yanqi, and Qiuci to fight day and night.
Cross-cutting the Binhe River and diverting water into Loulan alleviated the water shortage problem in Loulan. But after that, despite the maximum efforts and attempts of Loulan people to dredge the river, the veteran believed that Loulan was eventually abandoned due to water shortage.
However, all these are speculations and need to be verified on the spot. If Your Majesty is determined to find out the truth, I am willing to take the students to Loulan to see on the ground. If unexpected factors cause Loulan to disappear, we can come up with countermeasures as soon as possible.
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Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense. Loulan's disappearance must be investigated clearly. If it was the military, it will not be forgiven this time. If it was a natural disaster, we need to know the reason. The lonely king came here this time to serve His Majesty."
The order allows the academy to organize a team of people to go out to find out what is going on. This matter must not be taken carelessly. The Zuowu Guards will send out escorts to see what is the reason for the current anger and resentment. "