"The sand in front of Le Feng is like snow, and the moon outside the city is like frost. I don't know how to play the reed pipe, and all the people are looking at their hometowns all night long."
Lingzhou government office, returned to Lecheng.
This is the south of the Yangtze River and is recognized as the key to controlling the Hetao. Although after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it voluntarily gave up Fengzhou, Shengzhou and other Dongtao areas to temporarily avoid the Turks, but it refused to give in to Lingzhou in Xitao.
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From the founding of Lingzhou in the Western Han Dynasty to Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, it has a history of 800 years.
Huaiyu and his staff climbed up to the high tower of Qinglong Temple and had a panoramic view of the whole city.
This Qinglong Temple was built in the 20th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty and has a history of nearly 30 years. It has witnessed the prosperity and decline of a dynasty and the establishment of a new dynasty.
When the Sui Dynasty was strong and powerful, both the Eastern and Western Turks bowed their heads. The Sui armies often made expeditions outside the Great Wall, driving the unyielding Turkic Khans away in panic. Lingzhou was also extremely prosperous, and the real fortress was in the south of the Yangtze River, a land of fish and rice, and Yanchuan.
The benefits brought about the prosperity of border market trade.
Qinglong Temple was built in Huile City on the south bank of the Yellow River, and Xuanwu Temple was built in Lingwu City on the north bank of the Yellow River.
There are two Lingzhou cities and two temples separated by the Yellow River.
Wu Huaiyu recited a poem, which attracted praise from all the staff and subordinates.
A soldier from the Guanzhong Prefecture who had not read many books asked the locally recruited staff, "We met Hui Le Feng when we came here. Is there a surrender city in Lingzhou?"
There is no one who is local in Lingzhou who does not know Shujiang City, but Shujiang City is not in Lingzhou.
Yanzhou Prefecture soldier Cao Weiwen, worthy of being a famous empress from Hedong, immediately said, "The surrender city in Wu Shijun's poem should be borrowed from the surrender city of the Han Dynasty to refer to Lingzhou.
During the Han Dynasty, Uwei Shanyu died and his son Shanyu succeeded to the throne. However, there was a heavy snowfall and many livestock died of hunger and cold. The Xiongnu tribe was uneasy. The captain of the Zuo Dynasty wanted to kill his son Shanyu and surrender to the Han Dynasty. He sent an envoy to ask for troops to help him.
The Han Dynasty sent Gongsun Ao to build a surrender city outside the fortress north of Gaoque Pass in Shuofang and stationed troops to respond...
Wu Shijun has ordered Chijie to guard Yanzhou, and he will definitely be able to suppress the rebels. When the time comes, there will definitely be many people in the Puppet Liang and Turks who understand current affairs. Anyway, please surrender..."
The children of the gentry who read a lot are different, they can even flatter them very well.
In contrast, Niu Jianwu only knows how to say, "Damn it, Mr. Wu is so awesome, he can write poems out of his mouth, he's awesome."
Xu Erluzi, who was born in a rural area, could only say, "Damn!"
Niu Jianwu and others asked curiously, "Did the surrender city be built in the Han Dynasty, and what happened to it later?"
Huaiyu replied, "After Gongsun Ao built the surrender city, the Han Dynasty thought that the surrender city was still too far away from the Huns, so they sent General Zhao Ponu with more than 20,000 horses out of Shuofang County to Mobei to meet the Zuo Commandery.
Unfortunately, the incident was revealed, and Captain Zuo was killed by his son Chanyu. The Huns sent troops to attack Zhao Ponu. Zhao Ponu successfully counterattacked and retreated south. However, not far from the surrender city, they were trapped by 80,000 Huns cavalry. Zhao Ponu was captured.
He was captured, and his army lost its commander and was afraid of being returned to be punished, so they all surrendered to the Xiongnu.
Erchanyu took advantage of the victory to attack the Han and surrendered the city, but the city was strong and the soldiers were brave, so he could not attack it for a long time, so he went to the border to plunder and return."
The surrendered city of the Han Dynasty was built to receive the surrendered generals of the Huns, but in the end it was equipped with more than 20,000 of its own cavalry. It later became an isolated city outside the fortress and was repeatedly fought for and occupied by the Han and Huns until Zhizhi Chanyu moved westward.
The Xiongnu led by Huhanxie Shanyu led their troops back to Shanyuting, and the internal troubles of the Xiongnu were quelled. After that, the Xiongnu professed vassalage to the Han for generations, and the city was no longer at war after being surrendered.
Historically, after Wu Zetian, the Eastern Turks restored their kingdom and invaded the Tang Dynasty continuously. The Tang Dynasty sent troops to conquer the country, but they returned with a great defeat. The border situation was critical. Zhang Renyuan, the general manager of Shuofang Road, changed his tactics and took advantage of the main Turkic forces to move westward.
Three castles were built on the north bank of the Yellow River, called Sanshoujiang City, connected end to end to block the Turks' southward invasion.
Zhang Renyuan's strategic plan was very successful and made great contributions to resisting the Turks. Later, Zhang Renyuan went to the imperial court to worship the prime minister.
This Sanshoujiang City is located in the area of Fengzhou and Shengzhou, that is, the front and rear areas of Dongtao, which is far away from Lingzhou.
It is also far away from the surrender city of the Han Dynasty, to the south of it.
The Yellow River flows through the Taotao River. The river surface is wide and the water flow is gentle. The Helan Mountains on the opposite bank stand tall. Together, these mountains and rivers create a barrier to the south of the Yangtze River.
From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, this area has always been an important area on the northwest frontier. The water of the Yellow River was used to cultivate and irrigate a large number of farmland.
As long as Lingzhou is not lost, not only will Chang'an be safe, but it will also have a very good restrictive effect on the nomads outside the Great Wall, allowing them to advance, attack, retreat and defend.
The Tang Dynasty firmly occupied Lingzhou and Liangzhou, and was fully capable of guarding the safety of the north of Chang'an. Although Liang Shidu had separatist rule over Xia Sui for many years, he could only be trapped in the north of Hengshan without losing Lingzhou and Yanzhou.
climate.
Wu Huaiyu came to Lingzhou and spent a few days in and out of the city, preparing to go to Yanzhou, and found that it was really lively here.
Although it is a frontier frontline, it is much more lively than the Longyou side.
Lingzhou, an important military town, brought a great sense of security to ordinary people and merchants. The Yellow River here also had good shipping conditions, which led to a prosperous trade in salt, grain, cloth, and livestock.
The connected fields outside the city are also amazing. The land and water support the people, but the Yellow River irrigates countless fertile fields in the Hetao.
Here, Wu Huaiyu even seemed to have returned to the Three Plains of Weibei, with criss-crossing channels, flat and fertile fields, and villages one after another in the fields.
It is hard to imagine that this is the forefront of the Tang Dynasty's current frontier. Last year, several battles even took place here. Li Jing fought with the Turkic army from morning to dark in Xiashi, not far from here.
Last year, in the endless grain fields here, people and horses looted by the Turks were galloping everywhere, and even the Turks drove their cattle and horses to eat the crops of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
There are no traces of those wars here now.
In the fields outside the city, the people were busy starting spring plowing, and there was an endless stream of merchants driving carts and horses selling goods on the roads, creating a prosperous scene.
But in spring, the wind and sand are really strong.
This strong wind blew for days and nights and could not stop, filling the sky with yellow sand and dust. Although the ecology of the Ningxia Plain was better at this time, the wind and sand were still shocking.
Such a good place, but unfortunately it is on the frontier, where Turks often come and harass us.
Even so, Wu Huaiyu is not an official here. He has to go to Yanzhou to take up the post. Compared with Jiangnan, Yanzhou is a barren land.
Yanzhou is more of a Gobi desert and a salt lake.
There are only two counties in total.
The grain from Lingzhou, the salt from Yanzhou, the cattle and sheep from Saibei, and the silk and cloth from Chang'an are all gathered here.
The city of Lingzhou is very majestic and strong. The Turks invaded the south several times, but they could only look at the tall Lingzhou city and sigh, and there was nothing they could do.
This city was very important to the Tang Dynasty. It was so important that during the An-Shi Rebellion, Li Longji abandoned Chang'an and fled to Chengdu. However, Prince Li Heng came here with the support of the generals, and proclaimed himself emperor here, obeying Li Longji from afar.
As the Supreme Emperor, under the leadership of the famous ZTE generals Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, etc., the Tang army used Lingzhou as its base camp and gradually recovered Guanlong, regained the world, and rebuilt the Tang Dynasty.
Dangxiang Qiang, who followed the Tang army to suppress the rebellion, later became a warlord in the late Tang Dynasty, controlling Yansui. Later, when the Song Dynasty unified the Central Plains, Dangxiang Qiang even separated Shuofang and established Xixia. After they captured Lingzhou, they made it their capital.
, the Song Dynasty fought with them all their lives, but could not do anything to Xixia.
Later, 300,000 Song troops attacked Xixia, and five armies besieged Lingwu. They only saw the Lingwu city wall, but were defeated in the end.
It's a pity that Li Jing was not the governor of Lingzhou last year. Li Jing was only the commander-in-chief of the march. He had too few soldiers at that time, otherwise Jieli might not be able to pass Lingzhou, let alone go down to Longyou and rush to Guanzhong.
Now that his teacher Li Jing was transferred from Anzhou to be the governor of Anzhou, he was transferred to the imperial court to serve as the minister of punishment and the prince's left guard. Huaiyu felt that Li Jing should actually guard the border, such as the governor of Youzhou, the governor of Bingzhou, the governor of Lingzhou, the governor of Liangzhou, etc.
Being the Minister of the Ministry of Justice is really a waste.
After staying in Lingzhou for a few days, the real owner of Lingzhou came.
Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, returned to Lingzhou and was reinstated as the governor of Lingzhou.
As soon as the prince arrived, he immediately sent someone to invite Wu Huaiyu to a banquet to show his loyalty to the landlord.
Huaiyu went happily, and the flying snake Li Wujie took his carriage and reported some information about the prince to Wu Huaiyu in the car.
Li Daozong was very young, one year younger than today. He also had an excellent relationship with the emperor and won the emperor's trust.
Li Daozong fought many battles, but he always followed Li Shimin. In the past, he did not have many opportunities to dominate one side, so his reputation was not prominent. However, Huaiyu remembered that Li Shimin said later that there were only two famous generals at that time: Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, and Li Ji.
Half of the famous generals were Xue Wanche, and the other half was Xue Wanche, because Xue Wanche's military use was either a big victory or a big defeat, which was not stable enough, while Li Ji and Li Daozong were as stable as an old dog.
Li Daozong was actually ranked as one of the famous generals at that time with Li Ji, which shows that he was very impressive.
When the Turks invaded the year before last, he at least managed to secure Lingzhou. Looking at the current prosperity of Lingzhou, he knew that Li Daozong was not only capable of leading troops to fight, but he was also good at calming the people and governing the country.
"The King of Rencheng came out to control Lingzhou in the fifth year of Wude. As soon as he took office, Liang Shidu sent his brother Liang Luoren to lead tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers to besiege Lingzhou. Li Daozong, who had just taken office, first defended the city, and then
After the enemy relaxed, he suddenly led his troops to attack, using a small number to attack many, and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop.
Later, Liang Shidu led Yu Sheji to invade and occupy Yanzhou's hometown. King Rencheng also personally led his troops to repel them, and built fortresses and castles such as Wucheng to garrison troops..."
Li Daozong has been in Lingzhou for five years. He has fought against Master Liang and against Yu Sheshe, and he has never been at a disadvantage. Even if Jieli went south twice, he could not do anything to Lingzhou.
This young king of the clan and county has indeed become a famous general based on these achievements. However, because the Tang Dynasty had not really decided to go to full-scale war with the Turks before, Li Daozong was always passive in the Lingzhou strategy. Fighting back and forth, Liang
Shidu was never killed, and the Yanxia lands were always repeated.
But this is not Li Daozong's problem at all.
"What are the hobbies of King Ren Cheng?" Huaiyu asked Li Wujie.
"Although the king of Ren City is young, he admires the wise men and never uses his power to bully others. He governs the army with benevolence and bravery. He loves his soldiers like his own son. He oversees a place and is loved by the people."
Huaiyu smiled and said, "It's impossible not to have any shortcomings, right? No one is a sage. King Rencheng is a wise king, but after all, he is so young. He should have some hobbies, love money, love sex, or love power?"
Li Wujie admired this boss.
"This wise king does not love beauty and is not too keen on power. He only loves money. He has guarded here for five years and has hundreds of hectares of fertile land in Lingzhou. In addition, this wise king has been trading with the Turks. Lingzhou
Most of the cargo ships on the Yellow River and the camel caravans on the land belong to this wise king, or he participated in it."
"Another point is that King Rencheng has a deep personal grudge with Changsun Wuji, the right servant of the new prime minister, which is irresolvable. Before King Rencheng was recalled to the capital to serve as the Minister of Punishment, it is said that Changsun Wuji also complained to the saint.
To remonstrate,"
"Why the enmity?"
One is the emperor's uncle, and the other is the emperor's cousin. They are both the emperor's confidants. Why are there such irresolvable grievances?
"It is said that they all accompanied the emperor on the expedition. One led the troops in the battle and the other was the shogunate's staff. Later, they were ordered to partner to lead the expedition. However, due to disagreements, Li Daozong insisted on leading his troops to attack, but Changsun Wuji did not respond, which almost caused Li Daozong's death.
He died in battle. Although Li Daozong escaped, almost all his troops were wiped out, and the two sides became enemies..."
This reminded Wu Huaiyu of Qin Qiong's brother-in-law, Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, who was at odds with his general Shi Wanbao. As a result, Li Daoxuan led the cavalry to rush into the enemy formation, but Shi Wanbao did not move, and the general Li Daoxuan died in the battle.
Unexpectedly, Changsun Wuji had done something like this to Li Daozong before. No one else would be able to bear this.
“King Rencheng really occupies tens of thousands of acres in Lingzhou?”
"Well, some are directly in his name, and some are not directly in his name. There are dozens of hectares of land in his name, but the total is indeed hundreds of hectares."
This made Wu Huaiyu unexpected. Such an outstanding young wise king did not love power or beauty, but he was so fond of wealth?
Not only did he occupy tens of thousands of acres of land under his control, but he was also deeply involved in Shuofang's industrial and commercial trade, and even secretly smuggled?
Li Daozong is only in his twenties, but the Li family used to be a wealthy family in Guanlong. Li Daozong's father was also an official to the governor in the Sui Dynasty. Not to mention that when the Tang Dynasty was founded, he was only a teenager and he was granted public titles and kings. He received constant rewards and was not short of money at all.
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Could it be that saying that Li Xiaogong likes wine and beauties, and Li Daozong likes money, is actually just a means to intentionally defile himself?
After all, people have to have some shortcomings, and the emperor has to have some excuses, so that the emperor can rest assured. If you are really virtuous and have no shortcomings, just like a saint, then the emperor will have to consider what you are planning.
If you don’t care about money, beauty, or power, then you want to conquer the world?
Li Daozong was not only a member of the royal family, but also a core representative of the Guanlong military aristocratic group. He had guarded Lingzhou for five years and was able to leave the town again, which showed that he had the emperor's trust.
Wu Huaiyu believed that Li Shimin must be very aware of the land occupation, smuggling, and trade that Li Daozong did in Lingzhou. He did not say that he knew it completely, but he was definitely aware of it.
Lingzhou is very wealthy and has a lot of fields. Due to the impact of the war, Lingzhou is still far from recovering the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty. There has been a lot of population loss here. Generally speaking, there are few people in the fields. Many of the former fertile fields have even been abandoned.
Don't come.
After all, Turks often come here, and they have to arrest some people when they come. Year after year, there is a natural loss of population. The mainland of the Central Plains has just settled down, and not many people have moved out for a while.
It was not a big deal for Li Daozong to occupy tens of thousands of acres of land here. Even if Zhang Shigui and many other new military elites were to serve as governors and governors in the mainland, they would all occupy dozens of acres of land if they had the opportunity.
For the emperor, if it was just normal sales and mergers, don't go too far into grabbing and grabbing, and he would just turn a blind eye.
Smuggling trade, as long as you don't smuggle weapons and armor, is not a big deal.
Of course, these are stains, and they will be recorded in the little black book. When the emperor really wants to liquidate you, he will list them one by one.
"The king of Rencheng occupies hundreds of hectares. Where can he find so many people to cultivate it?"
"Slaves, King Rencheng had many slaves. He also took in many refugees who escaped and became tenants of his family. Also, not all of the hundreds of hectares of land were used to grow grain, and many of the land was used for grazing sheep and horses...
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Huaiyu nodded, "Okay, I know everything. You can go ahead."
Sitting alone in the carriage, Huaiyu was quite envious of Li Daozong. How much money he made this year, but since he knew that Li Daozong loved money, regardless of real or fake love, the interests of the four major salt ponds in Yanzhou had to be reserved for him first.
A big portion.
Although he, the governor of Yanzhou, is under the supervision of the Xiazhou capital, if Yanzhou wants to develop in the future, or even if he wants to make money, he still cannot do without Lingzhou, a transportation hub and a big trading city.
