Chapter 931 Tens of thousands of corpses under the city
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"Yes, let's see how long he can continue to be proud." The speaker was a salt captain named Lu Zhongding. When he spoke, his expression was full of hatred for Wang Junlin. He almost couldn't hold it back today.
The reason why the captain who led people to rescue the great craftsman was like this is that in addition to being a descendant of the Lu family, one of the great craftsmen killed today was his cousin.
"Master Dong, I'm worried that the governor will find an excuse to remove us tomorrow, and then replace us as captains. Otherwise, if he doesn't control two thousand salt cubes, he won't really control the salt field." The other person spoke.
Captain Yanding, also named Lu, was called Lu Sanwa. He was just a domestic servant of the Lu family, but they had been servants of the Lu family for more than ten generations. They were given the surname Lu several generations ago.
Mr. Lu is also loyal. But compared to Lu Zhongding, he seems to be much more stable.
Dong Kang sneered and said: "Humph, since you have endured it to this point, then continue to endure it. If the prefect wants to send someone to take your place and command two thousand salt men, then let him do as he wishes.
Anyway, the two thousand salt farmers are all tenant farmers selected from the Lu family’s hundreds of thousands of acres of fields, and they are equally loyal to the Lu family. How could the prefect still replace all the two thousand salt farmers, but how is this possible?”
Having said this, he glanced at Qian Zhengkuo, his eyes flashed, and finally said: "Apart from the guards brought by the prefect from the capital, who else can he call upon? I heard that five hundred soldiers from the county government have arrived.
Now it has only been initially controlled by the governor’s confidants, so many people have been kicked out and a few have been killed to establish their authority.”
When Dong Kang said these words, he had a look of disdain on his face. Today Wang Junlin suddenly ordered the killing of more than forty master craftsmen. Although he was frightened, after analyzing it, he thought Wang Junlin was a foolhardy man.
A reckless person, and thus became even more convinced that Wang Junlin could not defeat the Lu family in the end.
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Wang Junlin was fighting fiercely with the Lu family in Fanyang County, and when he used the salt field as an opportunity to plot against the Lu family, thousands of miles away in Daxing City, Yang Guang was hurriedly leading his ministers to deal with the final matters of moving the capital.
Under Yang Guang's crazy urging, Luoyang Xindu
, tens of thousands of civilians died from exhaustion, plus those who were killed for escaping, legend has it that there are no less than 60,000 corpses buried under the new capital, but the effect is also obvious. The construction of the new capital was completed as early as last year.
Yang Guang was anxious to move the imperial court there, but after all, moving the capital involved too many things, such as the problem of moving the army to protect the capital, where the people in the city would come from, etc.
At first, Yang Guang looked down on the old city of Luoyang, so he chose to build a new capital near the old city of Luoyang. There were no common people in the city. Even if he owed all the civil, military and family members of the dynasty, he could not make up one tenth of the capital.
Therefore, as early as last year, Yang Guang ordered the forcible relocation of 100,000 wealthy households from all counties and counties in the world to settle in the new capital. As for these 100,000 wealthy households, they were forced to abandon their roots and lost countless money. How many people were not accustomed to the climate?
Yang Guang never cared about dying on the road.
In addition to the 100,000 wealthy households, Yang Guang also decreed that all the aristocratic families among the ninth rank in the world should separate their branches and move to the capital. This was not difficult at all. After all, the aristocratic families had always had great families and great businesses.
It would also be good for them to send one branch to the center of the Sui Dynasty, where the emperor would be at his feet.
Finally, just this afternoon, Yang Guang received a report from the officials below that everything was ready for the new capital. Under the escort of a hundred thousand troops, he could go to Luoyang in the Central Plains, which he had planned for a long time, to control the world.
During this period, everyone in the palace was busy with the relocation. Yang Guang was also a little excited and in a good mood. This evening, when he was having dinner, he would treat him as a confidant and help him organize and sort out the memorials on a daily basis.
Yu Shiji and Fang Qiao stayed and enjoyed the delicious food cooked by the imperial chef together.
Yang Guang is not a foodie like his late eldest son Yang Zhao, which may have something to do with his poor gastrointestinal condition. There are so many things going on in the world, and Yang Guang is very nervous every day. He is used to eating and working at the same time. In the end, because of
It often happens that I get so absorbed in reviewing that my soup and vegetables are all cold, but I don’t take a few bites.
In addition, when people reach middle age, their gastrointestinal function gradually fails, so they only eat a small amount at each meal, and they do not seek luxury and complete meals. They are not interested in overly fancy and greasy delicacies from the mountains and seas. They always eat only nine-course meat and vegetable soup.
, this is very different from the fact that he pays attention to the scene in many things, even worse than a small nobleman eating, I have to say that Yang
Guang is actually a very strange person.
After his trusted servant tested the poison twice with a silver needle and his own life, Yang Guang invited Yu Shiji and Fang Qiao to have a meal together. After just a few bites, Fang Qiao frowned slightly.
Although Yang Guang's eyes were not on the two ministers, there were only three people eating. From the corner of his eye, he noticed the subtle changes in Fang Qiao's expression. Yang Guang was a very sensitive person, so he immediately asked: "Fang Qing, this food is not good for you."
Appetite?"
Fang Qiao quickly put down his chopsticks and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is the dish I usually eat. I like it to be light. When I took the dish just now, I felt that the salt was a bit heavy. I am not used to it. I have disturbed your Majesty's meal. Please forgive me for disturbing your Majesty's meal."
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It was the first time that Yang Guang invited his ministers to have a meal together. He immediately felt a little embarrassed. He also used his chopsticks and took a bite of the dishes Fang Qiao had just eaten. He savored them carefully and frowned.
"The salt is a bit heavy."
There was a maid in charge of serving next to her. When she heard this, she immediately felt as if she was in serious trouble and fell to her knees immediately. The cook also sneaked in to plead guilty. The whole room fell to their knees, looking at Fang Qiao with great regret.
Yesterday, Fang Qiao received an urgent letter from Fanyang County secretly sent by Shen Guang, the commander of the Intelligence Department of the Lanyi Guards. Wang Junlin told him to find a way to make Yang Guang pay attention to the salt tax in the world. Fang Qiao has been looking for it.
The right opportunity was when Yang Guang left him to eat.
Of course, you can't talk casually, otherwise it will be counterproductive to arouse Yang Guang's suspicion. Fang Qiao deliberately tasted all nine dishes and chose the one with the most salt. Yang Guang ate other dishes and had Fang Qiao.
Qiao first said that the salt was heavy. After eating it and comparing it with each other, he felt that the salt in this dish was a bit heavy.
Although Yang Guang was murderous and violent, it was all about official business and never lost his temper when it came to food and enjoyment. He told the imperial cook to put the appropriate amount of salt in the future, and then asked the imperial chef to leave. Fang Qiao said in time, "I don't know what kind of salt is used.
Is it the salt of the East Sea or the salt of the North?”
"It's local salt." The imperial chef answered truthfully.
Yu Shiji thought that Fang Qiao was showing off his profound knowledge, so he quickly interrupted: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, there are two main types of salt used in the capital, Huamachi green salt in the North and white salt in the East China Sea..."