Luoyang is located in the heart of the world. The reasons why Yang Guang decided to move the capital here are: first, to strengthen the connection between the north and south of the empire and enhance the empire's control over the north and south; second, to weaken the excessive interference of the Guanlong nobles in the imperial power; third, to transport grain from the south to the north, solving the problem of Emperor Wen During this period, there was a food crisis caused by food shortages. When the capital was moved here, it immediately became a hub city connecting the east, west, north and south. Merchants from all over the country came and went here, and the flow of passengers was endless. The prosperous commerce made Luoyang city extremely prosperous. On weekdays, there was a constant flow of traffic, and the material resources from the south continued to pass through Tongji. The canals gather here.
In order to store the tax grain going north, when Yang Guang was building the Eastern Capital, he ordered Yu Wenkai to build Hanjiacang in the east of Gongcheng and in the north of Dongcheng. Hanjiacang City is about 615 meters from east to west and 725 meters from north to south. There are 300 grain cellars in Cangcheng City. Each cellar can store up to 2,600 shi of grain, with a total capacity of about 780,000 shi. In addition, outside the northeast corner and northwest corner of the palace, there is a small warehouse city. The east partition is about 275 meters from south to south and about 520 meters from east to west; the west partition is about 275 meters from south to south and about 180 meters from east to west.
In May of this year, Yang Guang ordered the Luokou warehouse to be built in the southeast of Gong County where the Luoshui River flows into the river, and the grain transported from the south of the Yangtze River via the Grand Canal was stored here. Luokoucang happens to be the three-way intersection in the emerging huge water transportation network of the Grand Canal, and plays a decisive role.
According to Yu Wenkai's design, this granary has a circumference of more than 20 miles. There are 3,000 granary cellars inside, and each cellar can accommodate 8,000 stones of grain. Once this granary is completed, the Luokou granary can Holding approximately 24 million shi of grain, it promises to be the largest granary in the empire.
When Yang Ji and his party arrived outside the capital of Luoyang, the sun was already setting. The western sunset turned the sky red, and the woods outside the city seemed to be covered with a thin layer of colorful gauze.
"Your Majesty, the capital has arrived!" Zong Luohu next to him pointed at Xiongcheng ahead and said in a shocking tone.
Yang Ji naturally saw it too. He looked at the outer city wall of Luoyang City from a distance. It was as majestic and majestic as the endless Great Wall. The towers dotted on it were magnificent in scale. Under the sunset, they looked even more majestic. Magnificent and magnificent.
As he got closer and closer to Luoyang City, Yang Ji was more and more shocked. The walls of Luoyang City were five feet high and twelve meters wide at the top. They were undoubtedly much more complete and perfect than Luoyang City, which had only short walls in history. Moreover, the walls are covered with green bricks and strips of stone, which are thick, solid, majestic and deep. The Jianguo Gate at the south gate has a three-door lintel-style architectural structure, with the city gate tower as the main body, supplemented by a straight-shaped tower on both sides. In between, the archery tower and gate tower are connected by the city wall, towering in the sky, and powerful. Majestic.
Outside the city wall, there is a moat that is more than ninety feet wide. Inside the moat, there are rippling blue waves and small boats...
Yang Ji was deeply shocked by the majesty of Luoyang City.
This was his first time to visit Luoyang New City. It was many times more majestic than Daxing City, the tallest and most magnificent city he had ever seen.
"King Wei, Xiao Xiangguo has been ordered to welcome you!" Just as everyone was amazed, Xiao Cong, wearing an official hat and purple robe, had been waiting on the official road south of the moat for a long time; the honor guard behind him, After the officials of the Ministry of Rites showed up to Yang Ji and his party, one person stepped forward and made an announcement.
Yang Ji knew that Xiao Cong represented the imperial court and Yang Guang at the moment, and he was about to dismount, but he heard the official from the Ministry of Rites announced again, authorizing Yang Jijia to obey his orders.
It is said that they are wearing armor and obeying orders, but in fact they do not need Yang Ji to dismount and take orders to show the glory of this battle. Others were not so proud, so they dismounted one after another.
However, such a maverick behavior was definitely not what Yang Ji wanted. He dismounted without hesitation and led a group of generals towards Xiao Cong, who was as steady as a mountain.
Xiao Cong saluted Yang Jiyuan, and slowly picked up the imperial edict from the bright yellow silk plate in the hands of the officials of the Ministry of Rites. The smile on his face suddenly faded, and he solemnly said: "King Wei listens to the edict!"
"The general is here!" Yang Ji bowed.
Xiao Cong began to read out the decree.
"Zhi said..." Xiao Cong finished reciting the word 'Zhi said' and read a beautiful chapter in a mellow tone before getting to the main topic.
There is not much content in the main topic, which is to read out the award criteria for meritorious soldiers on behalf of the court and the emperor. As for the rewards received by generals who cannot be promoted to officers or knights, they are also read out in public.
After Yang Ji and the generals expressed their gratitude, the army set off again and headed towards Jianguo Gate.
Xiao Cong and a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites also joined the army.
After walking about three miles, the group stepped across the suspension bridge and officially entered Jianguomen Street in Luoyang City.
The straight Jianguomen Street, also known as Tianjie, extends from the south gate of Jianguomen to the south bank of Luoshui, the imperial city. The entire street is fifty feet wide. Like the main street of Daxing City, the street is divided into three avenues: left, middle and right. The main official road on the left and right sides is 30 feet wide. It is a passage exclusively used by civil and military officials, messengers, and troops on weekdays. However, ordinary people can only enter the city through the main road on the left and right sides, which are 10 feet wide each. Come on, very orderly.
At this time, on both sides of Jianguomen Street, soldiers stood straight on both sides of the street. People stood on the left and right sides and looked up, just because today, Yang Ji led the triumphant army back.
The army entered the Jianguo Gate amidst the cheers of the people of Luoyang; the sound of bells and drums sounded instantly in the front.
Looking around Xun Sheng, he saw Crown Prince Yang Zhao and a group of civil and military personnel, quietly waiting for the army in front of a huge and gorgeous honor guard.
Yang Ji didn't know what Yang Guang was up to, and he sent someone to greet him again. Moreover, Yang Zhao was a stayer in Xijing, so why did he stay in Luoyang?
But at this moment, many doubts could only remain in his heart; when they got close, Yang Ji helplessly led everyone to dismount again, walked towards Yang Zhao in front, and saluted him.
Yang Zhao smiled warmly and accepted Yang Ji's salute. He first helped Yang Ji up, then bowed again and again, saying something like, "Uncle Wang's hard work in this northern expedition has made him great achievements." Regarding this kind of situation, Yang Ji just dealt with it superficially, saying formulaic words such as "Thanks to the saint Hongfu, we can achieve such a victory."
The "Second Generation Liang" and "Second Generation Emperor" standing behind them stared at each other with big eyes; even Yang Jian looked at Yang Ji in disbelief, thinking that we were fighting bloody battles at the front, and the results we achieved were as good as What does the father have to do with it?
After greeting Yang Ji, the smile on Yang Zhao's face became a little stiff when he walked up to Yang Jian who had returned to his true self.
Yang Zhao knew that his father had once wavered between himself and Yang Zhao before he was established as the heir apparent, and his mother was very directly biased towards Yang Jian. However, at the critical moment, Yang Jian's subordinate officials grabbed Yang Ji's horse, and this matter After getting in front of Yang Guang, many of Yang Jian's past bad behaviors were exposed one by one, which made Yang Jian completely lose the opportunity to rise to the top.
However, this time, his father actually asked Yang Jian to follow Yang Ji on the expedition. Although Yang Jian did not have any dazzling performance, judging from the letters sent by Yang Ji, Yang Jian had really changed a lot. If Yang Jian's dandyism is wiped out and he becomes more powerful, he may not become the second "Jin King Yang Guang".
If Yang Jian becomes the second "Jin King", he may be in more trouble than "Jin King Yang Guang" during Yang Yong's period. Although his father Yang Guang was powerful, before he became the prince, he had been far away from the central government and based in Yangzhou, which made him unable to contact many central ministers. If his grandfather had not given full support and suppressed the former prince's influence, the world of the Sui Dynasty would have been in trouble again.
Now, the situation is reversed.
Although he, Yang Zhao, was the prince, he also held the post of staying in Xijing and would mainly be stationed in Daxing City in the future. If Yang Jian, the second son, had not joined the vassal, he would have stayed in Tokyo.
In terms of personal ethics, my father cherishes feathers more or less. When doing things, he does not use every possible means, nor is he shameless or has no limits; but Yang Xian is different. Due to his temperament, not only does he not care about feathers, but he is also very shameless and extreme. After staying by his father's side for such a long time, there is no doubt that the crown prince's position will be in trouble again.
"Ahai, what you did during the Northern Expedition with Uncle Wang this time really impressed my brother!" Yang Zhao helped Yang Xian up and said with a complicated expression.
Yang Jian smiled coldly, looked at Yang Zhao, and said word for word: "What my brother did in Daxing City also made me deeply understand what brotherhood means! Thank you, little brother. Brother!"
Yang Xun has four generals with extraordinary backgrounds and outstanding abilities under his command. They are Liu Badao, Liu Wuzhou, Zhang Jincheng, and Liang Shidu. Among them, Liu Badao and Zhang Jincheng joined the army with him and just came back together today; while Liu Wuzhou, On his recommendation, Liang Shidu entered the Sui military system during the military reform. This was originally a good thing, but Yang Zhao took advantage of him to poach Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shi while he was far in the north. This made Yang Jian extremely angry and annoyed.
Yang Zhao's smile became even stiffer, and he said awkwardly: "Ah, I'm doing this for your own good."
Yang Jian chuckled and said in a sarcastic and sinister tone: "So, brother took advantage of my absence to poach both Liu Wuzhou and Master Liang?"
Yang Zhao couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't answer Yang Jian's words anymore, but said loudly to all directions: "Everyone, the small Khitan country brazenly invaded Kou Yingzhou and killed tens of thousands of our Sui people. This shame and hatred will be exhausted. The water of the Yellow River could not wash away the water. King Wei was ordered to lead the army to destroy the Khitan Kingdom Zuo overnight, which greatly increased our power in the Sui Dynasty." He took a deep breath and continued: "The Xi tribe, Su Mo Mohe, frightened our country. The heroic winds of the Sui Dynasty competed to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, which increased our territory of the Sui Dynasty by more than a thousand miles. I wonder if the Sui army is so powerful, who in the world dares to compete with it?"
"Long live the Sui Dynasty!"
"Long live King Wei!"
All the civil and military officials shouted loudly in response to Yang Zhao's words. Under their leadership, the people watching on the left and right let out earth-shattering roars with excited expressions.
Amid the cheers of civil and military officials and people, the smile on Yang Zhao's face became even brighter. He was happy for the great victory of the Sui Dynasty, and also happy for Yang Ji's great achievements again; but more Yes, but it was because he suppressed Yang Jian. Next, he praised Yang Jing loudly and publicly, then walked towards Yang Xu, Yang Yan, Yang Gang, Yang Zhiqing, Yang Zhiyun, Yang Zhiliang, Yu Wen Xie, Yu Wen Hao and others who were accompanying the army, and said "Condolences" fiercely After a while.
Especially in front of Yang Zhiqing and Yuwen Xie, he stopped for a while and enthusiastically asked the public about their performance during the Northern Expedition.
Yang Zhiqing was the eldest grandson of Nayan Yang Da, and he was also the grandson whom Yang Da focused on cultivating. He was already well versed in self-preservation. At this time, he saw Yang Zhao and Yang Xin fighting openly and secretly, so his enthusiasm for Yang Zhao was just that. He described the battle he participated in to Yang Zhao and said no more.
Even though Yang Zhao kept praising him for his bravery, he didn't react much.
Yu Wen Xie was the eldest son of the consort Yu Wen Jingli and was of the same generation as Yang Zhao. He was grateful for Yang Zhao's enthusiasm and told the story of how he led his troops into battle with trembling lips.
Yang Zhao seemed to be very satisfied with Yu Wen Xie's attitude. Not only did he praise him again, he also took off the jade pendant from his waist and generously gave it to Yu Wen Xie.
"Thank you for the generous gift, Crown Prince!" Yuwen Xie happily took the jade pendant and bowed respectfully to express his thanks.
Taking advantage of Yang Zhao's praise of the "Second Generation of Emperors", Yang Jian curled his lips and said to Yang Ji: "Uncle Wang, your people are going to be kidnapped!"
From Yang Xun's point of view, Yuwen Xie was Yang Ji's man, but he was so eager for Yang Zhao and even accepted Yang Zhao's jade pendant. This was clearly a sign of weak will. Thinking that his two generals were betrayed by Yang Zhao, After trying to win him over, he angrily started "stoking discord".
"There is an essential difference between these generals and my generals and soldiers! They are either members of the royal family, relatives, or children of generals. This expedition with the army is just for training. Now that they have completed their mission and returned, they will be engaged in politics or the army in the future. It has nothing to do with me anymore.”
Yang Ji is not a fool, how could he not know Yang Jian's intention? But he never paid attention to the "Emperor's Second Generation" from beginning to end, and Yang Zhao did not win over Liang's Second Generation, so he pretended not to know about Yang Jian's "sowing discord".
Yang Zhiqing's "indifference" to Yang Zhao also made Yang Ji guess that Yang Da also didn't want to get involved in the dispute between Yang Zhao and Yang Jian. Firstly, it was because Yang Guang was less than forty and still had a lot of life left before his curtain call. Previously, the position of crown prince was still full of many variables; if you rashly supported Yang Zhao or Yang Jian, you would not only offend Yang Guang in the future, but you would also easily end up being a bad person. Secondly, the children of the royal family are already at the peak of the power framework and do not need to stand in line to gain political capital; therefore, being loyal to Yang Guang and following Yang Guang's will is the best policy at this time.
However, by doing this, Yang Zhao told Yang Ji one thing, that is, Yang Zhao, who is "elegant and cautious, and has the capacity of a gentleman", has finally stepped into the role of the prince. He is afraid that Yang Jian will become the second Yang Guang and the third Yang Ji. The two Yang Liang began to consciously win over civil and military officials and suppress Yang Jian consciously.
After everyone exchanged greetings, they continued to walk to the palace in the north.
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