After the Lantern Festival, Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo finally calmed down from the carnival atmosphere, and all walks of life began to return to normal.
Seeing a royal motorcade passing by with the silver-edged Sanchen flag from a distance, the people of Tokyo City gathered around it, saying auspicious words as if they were free of charge, and flattered them with tinkling clangs.
They have reason to support the royal family so much, because although Holy Week has only been in power for two years, the Holy Emperor has eradicated bad governance, rectified officialdom, made light of corvee and reduced taxes, equalized land, exempted from excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and suppressed the domineering warriors.
With this series of policies, the people of the Central Plains who had suffered so much finally lived a stable life.
Everyone no longer has to worry about when a military rebellion suddenly breaks out, and then warriors from all over the world use Tokyo as a hunting ground.
There is no need to worry about powerful tribes outside the Great Wall like the Khitans suddenly coming in, because they have long been defeated by the emperor.
Of course, you don’t have to worry about losing your job at any time and your whole family will starve to death, or you don’t have to worry about being hacked to death in the street by some warrior if you disagree.
In addition, the good weather in the past two years corresponded to the new dynasty's obedience to heaven and people, so people in the world became more and more attracted to the Zhou dynasty.
However, the people in Tokyo who gathered around did not know yet that those sitting in the carriage were none other than Princess Shache and Cao Yanming, the Shendu Construction Envoy and his wife, who had just reported to Zhang Zhang.
As for this couple, they are not well received by the people of Tokyo.
Because once the construction of the sacred capital Luoyang is completed, it will immediately replace the capital role of Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo.
Zhang Yan indeed has this idea. First of all, Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo and Luoyang, the sacred capital, are too close to each other, and there is a lot of overlap in functions.
The other one is the imperial palace in Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, which can hardly support the image of a royal family.
Not to mention that the imperial city of the Northern Song Dynasty had no problem in Tokyo. Zhao Da wanted to move the capital, while Zhao Er was held back by the land price in Tokyo.
With the abnormal prosperity of Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty, if the Northern Song Dynasty moved its capital, housing prices would definitely plummet. By then, the entire city of Tokyo would go bankrupt, and the Zhao and Song dynasties simply could not afford it.
But Zhang Yan did not have this worry. He could have taken advantage of the fact that Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo had not fully expanded and moved the capital. Zhang Yan was even preparing to abolish the title of Tokyo and downgrade it to Kaifeng Prefecture.
From now on, this city full of economic vitality will only have to bear the economic burden of the capital Gyeonggi.
Luoyang can give full play to its political and military advantages to become the political center, and then use the Luoyang Basin to raise tens of thousands of pro-army and forbidden troops, which will greatly increase security.
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In the third year of Shaoming Dynasty, AD 948, on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Yan led the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to participate in the completion ceremony of the Yinluoshui-Yangqu Canal.
Historically, due to the rapid decline of Luoyang's status and the dilapidation of the Luoyang Basin and Guanzhong, no one took care of this canal. By the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, it was already extremely silted up.
During the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty, it was planned to repair it, but it was finally abandoned due to various reasons. The biggest factor was the opposition of Quan Bian Jingzi.
At that time, the dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in Kaifeng had a lot of benefits in Kaifeng City. They were afraid that after the Yang Canal was repaired, Luoyang would weaken the world's support for Kaifeng, so they strongly opposed it.
In addition, the area around Luoyang was indeed not very wealthy at that time, and Guanzhong was no longer the imperial capital. There was no need for money and food from the Central Plains and the Southeast to support Guanzhong, so it was not completed in the end.
Since then, Yangqu has been completely abandoned, the river channel has been gradually encroached on by farmland, and Luoyang has completely declined.
But in this time and space, Zhang Yan repaired the Yin Luoshui-Yang Canal almost regardless of the cost.
Because he also needs to transport a large amount of supplies to Guanzhong and keep the line from Guanzhong to Liangzhou prosperous, so as to ensure that the national policy of stabilizing the northwest can be implemented.
After presiding over the completion ceremony of the Yin Luoshui-Yang Canal, when the first grain ship from Bozhou Prefecture in Shandong Province arrived at Baibo Ferry outside Luoyang City, Zhang Yan did not return to Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, but stayed in Luoyang City Jinshan Palace outside.
On the second day, Zhang Hao once again led hundreds of civil and military officials, ministers and nobles to formally enter Luoyang City in a grand ceremony.
On Zhang Yan's left hand side is Li Shengtian, who is wearing the uniform of a prince of the Great Dynasty. On the right is Cao Yuanzhong wearing the official uniform.
A group of people, together with Zhang Yan, arrived outside the Zhuque Gate of the newly built Ziwei Palace, singing and dancing.
Zhang Yan issued an edict and officially announced that the imperial court would be moved back to Luoyang.
When they originated from Hexi, Zhang Yan and the Hexi political group he established always had two goals, which was to revive the dynasty and return it to the old capital.
Now the small goal of returning to the old capital has finally been achieved. The country's capital has returned to Luoyang, the sacred capital!
However, Zhang Yan has not yet issued an edict to demote Tokyo to Kaifeng Prefecture, so it is still not appropriate to do it so radically all at once.
In fact, only the inner palace system of the imperial court has been relocated first. Zhongshu, Menxia, Shangshu, Privy Council, etc. have not yet been relocated. Zhang Yan plans to use five months to complete it one after another.
On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, after all preparations were completed, Zhang Gao took his uncle Li Shengtian to Ziwei Palace to say goodbye to Li Shengtian's eldest sister and Zhang Gao's aunt, the Empress Dowager Ciyou.
Empress Dowager Ciyou finally survived and recovered a lot. She also knew that Li Shengtian's return to Khotan was completely impossible to change, so she did not lose her temper again.
This made Zhang Hao feel a lot more relaxed. For him, the Empress Dowager Ciyou was more important than his mother. If he really wanted to lose his temper and prevent Li Shengtian from returning to Khotan, it would be really difficult for him to handle it.
In order to appease his eldest sister, Li Shengtian promised to send his eldest grandson to the Central Plains after returning to Khotan to comfort his eldest sister's longing.
After a brief reunion, Li Shengtian was leaving, and this time he was not leaving alone.
Zhang Zhang will first send Li Shengtian and Cao Yuanxiang and his wife directly to Shazhou, and then take out Cao Yijin's coffin there, fulfilling the oath he made back then to carry the coffin and return home.
At the same time, following Li Shengtian and his wife to the Western Regions this time, there were also businessmen from Guanzhong, Central Plains, Hedong, Hebei, Hubei and Meng Shu.
Zhang Yan revitalized the Silk Road with a small cycle, but for now, the scale of this trade route is still too small, and the profit point is not enough.
It can neither meet the Central Plains’ demand for sugar, olive oil, ivory, or pearls. Nor can it meet foreign demands for Chinese tea, silk, and porcelain.
At this time when the Maritime Silk Road had not yet begun to show its power, Zhang Yan decided to let the Hexi Chamber of Commerce organize several large-scale caravans to move westward.
The first is to let professional businessmen discover Huadian and make professional adjustments for the continuation of the Silk Road.
The second is to stimulate the Chinese people's mentality of leaving the (Yumen) Pass, and use the caravans running out to collect information on the situation in Hezhong, Tianzhu, Persia and other places.
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In early spring, the weather in Guanzhong is far from getting warmer, and there is still thick snow in various places.
After passing Tongguan and continuing westward, we saw that the surrounding hills were somewhat bare, and the soil looked not very fertile.
On both sides of the road, villages appear one by one as if they were placed on the roadside, and they are quiet and leisurely.
The whine of the horn kept blowing, and the motorcade carrying silver and gold flags passed through in the din.
After passing Huayin County, you can continue westward along the canal, and the road will become wider and flatter.
Weinan Prefecture Yin and Hua Governor, as well as the magistrate of Huayin County, had already been waiting at the roadside.
At this time, it was not fashionable to kneel down and worship, so officials of all sizes were waiting on the roadside. In addition to them, there were also a group of military attaches wearing military attache uniforms.
At this time, the generals responsible for guarding Guanzhong were divided into four groups.
The west of Guanzhong was guarded by Zhebu Jiashi, the commander-in-chief of Xiongwu Town, the governor of Tianshui Prefecture, and the military supervisor.
To the north of Guanzhong was Zhao Yanjin's father, Zhao Hui, the military supervisor of the four prefectures of Qingning and Pingjing, who led the troops to guard it.
The core area of Guanzhong is under the charge of Luo Yu'er, the defense envoy of Guanzhong Province and the military supervisor of Chang'an Prefecture.
From the west of Huazhou to Tongguan, the governor of Tongguan and the military supervisor of Weinan Prefecture, Wu Xingde, were in charge.
As soon as Zhang Zhang's chengyu appeared, the crowd came to greet him. They all recommended Luo Yu'er as the leader and came to greet him with great joy.
Luo Yu'er was born in the Yuancong sect. At the end of last year, she just married Cao Yanying, Zhang Gao's thirteenth eldest sister-in-law. She and Zhang Gao became brother-in-law, and the relationship between the two parties became even closer.
So Zhang Yan saw Luo Yu'er dressed in court clothes and came to see her in a hurry, and he jumped off the carriage with the wind at his feet.
"The saint, the civil and military generals of Guanzhong and the famous elders have prepared their palaces in Huayin County. Please ask the saint and the King of Jin to stay in Huayin County tonight."
Zhang Hao laughed and patted Luo Yu'er on the shoulder, but don't think that his name is Yu'er, that he is a handsome guy like Zhao Zilong.
On the contrary, Luo Yu'er looks similar to a bear. When he was in Anxi in the past, Zhang Hao once teased him that he was the half-brother of the wild bear Zhang Zhaozhong.
"Okay! I'll stay in Huayin County tonight, call all our old brothers, and have a good drink tonight."
Guanzhong is Zhang Zhi's base second only to Hexi Longyou. There are many Yuancong and Donggui factions and officials from the Lianglan Liugu tribe who stayed in Guanzhong.
They are Zhang Zhang's basic base. Everywhere he goes, he naturally has to keep in touch with them and build relationships.
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Shuzhong, Chengdu Prefecture.
Zhang Li has already arrived in Guanzhong and is preparing to attack Shu, but there is still peace and joy in Shu.
After twenty years of governance by Meng Zhixiang and Meng Chang, the Chengdu Plain near Chengdu Prefecture was one of the first areas in the world to restore the situation during the Tang Dynasty.
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At this time, Chengdu Prefecture had December markets, namely the first month lantern market, February flower market, March silkworm market, April brocade market, May fan market, June incense market, July Qibao market, August laurel market, September The medicine market in the month, the wine market in October, the plum market in the month, and the peach charm market in December.
According to different seasons, different characteristic festivals and markets (commodity fairs) are promoted to promote the development of industry and commerce.
For example, during the lantern market in the first month of the lunar month, Zhang Jiaochao put up lanterns for five days in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, and Luoyang, the capital of China, but stopped because he felt it was too extravagant.
But in Chengdu, the lantern market lasted from Yuan Day to today, the 28th day of the first lunar month, and it took a full month.
As the emperor, Meng Chang also wanted to go out of the palace to have fun with the people. He set up a banquet hall in Daci Temple, climbed the temple gate tower in the evening, visited the Jinjiang night market, and had everything he needed to beg for tricks.
It's a bit of a coincidence that today's bustling Dengshi Street in Chengdu roughly coincides with Taikoo Li on Chunxi Road in later generations, and they are both the favorite places for demons.
Um! In this matter, we, Darong City, definitely have a legacy.
At this time, it was already the last two days of the Lantern Festival, and the lively Chengdu people had not had enough fun, so just as it was about to end, they played even more crazily.
Er, cheers came from the direction of the palace. It turned out that the Emperor of Shu saw that the people were still unsatisfied, so he simply lifted the curfew, and tonight the Emperor would also go to the temple gate to put out lanterns.
Meng Chang climbed to the high building in the palace and drank and had fun with the concubines.
During the banquet, Zhaorong Li Yanniang, a former dancer, asked Meng Chang to play music with golden drums and drums, and she presented it with a new dance.
Li Yanniang was born as a dancing prostitute, but she was favored by Meng Chang. She was in the same rank as Mrs. Huaxin and the noble concubine Fei, so she naturally had unusual abilities.
Legend has it that Li Yanniang invented this hairstyle.
But what she is best at is dancing. She is said to be unparalleled in the world. She has a slim waist and plump hips, and can do palm dances like the ancestor Zhao Feiyan of the Han Dynasty.
Meng Chang drank a lot of goose yellow wine as a tribute from Hanzhou (Guanghan, Sichuan), which made him feel as if he was in heaven. When he saw Li Yanniang dancing in an unworldly manner, he suddenly felt as if he were in heaven. He thought he was in a heavenly palace, and she actually sang together.
Mrs. Fei, the flower core lady next to her, saw that Meng Chang was so happy and wanted to compete for his favor. She waited for Meng Chang and Li Yanniang to finish singing and dancing, and immediately stepped forward to speak to Meng Chang.
"I heard the sage say the day before yesterday that the dishes were all old. When they were served, I felt disgusted and could not put down the chopsticks. After I went back, I thought hard and got two new dishes. I asked the sage to taste them."
Meng Chang was overjoyed that Fei was not only beautiful, but also extremely smart. The dishes she had painstakingly prepared must be extraordinary.
Sure enough, Mrs. Huaxin immediately presented two delicious dishes.
One is Fei Sheep Head, which is made from clean white sheep head, boiled with red ginger, rolled up tightly, pressed with stones, flooded with wine to let the wine flavor penetrate into the bones, and then cut into pieces as thin as paper.
Meng Chang picked up a piece and ate it. He felt that there was no smell of mutton at all, but instead had a fresh and elegant aftertaste. Coupled with the strong aroma of red ginger and bland wine, the more he ate, the more endless the aftertaste he felt.
The second one is a plate of moon cakes, sliced with potato medicine, mixed with lotus powder, and added with five flavors. It has a fragrant fragrance, crisp and crisp taste, and is as white as silver. It looks like the moon when you look at it. The sweetness can relieve the greasiness of hangover meat.
Meng Chang was very happy after eating, and he patted the railing of the attic and shouted loudly: "Li Zhaorong will be rewarded with one hundred thousand yuan for dancing.
The imperial concubine presented delicacies with great care, and also rewarded her with a hundred thousand coins and two thousand pieces of fine brocade. "
As soon as they finished speaking, before Mrs. Huaxin and Li Yanniang could express their gratitude, all the concubines around them swarmed over Meng Chang. They flattered Meng Chang. bought twenty thousand pieces of brocade.
And if these brocades were sold along the trade route, they could at least be exchanged for 300 sets of Jiawei or 100 Hexi war horses.
At the same time, Zhang Hao also held a banquet in Huayin County to celebrate the civil and military affairs of Guanzhong. He cheered and everyone was singing and dancing.
But what they sang was not the ice-muscle-jade-bone-clear-without-sweat that Meng Chang liked.
Everyone first sang the Liangzhou poem written by Xue Feng, which was the favorite of Gui Yijun and even the Han children in Longyou, Hexi Province.
'Last night, the Tibetan soldiers avenged their country, and the Shazhou governor defeated Liangzhou. The nine meanders of the Yellow River have now returned to the Han Dynasty, and blood is flowing freely and horizontally outside the fortress. '
When the singing reached a happy point, everyone clamored for Zhang Hao to sing. Zhang Hao's cheeks turned red when he drank, so he hit the bowl with chopsticks and sang the fifth of Li He Nanyuan's Thirteen Songs.
'Why don't men take Wu Gou and collect the fifty states in Guanshan? Please come to Lingyan Pavilion for a while. How can I be a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households? '
Li He's poem was written at a time when the feudal vassal town was under separatist rule, when great ambitions were hard to achieve.
But now that it is sung by Zhang Yan, the founding hero of the country, it naturally has a different meaning.
The civil servants and generals were very excited and sang along over and over again. Luo Yu'er even jumped in the middle, danced and congratulated Zhang Yan and shouted loudly.
"Sage, I also want to go to Lingyan Pavilion. This time I attack Shu, I must let me be the vanguard!"
Well, in this world, just like Yin Zhengqi, Yin Yaozi and Liu Zaisheng, there are still a few generals who obediently go to work on logistics when Zhang Gao told them to guard one place.
Luo Yu'er has never fought again since defeating Yelv Deguang, and she is impatient.
As soon as he came out to ask for a fight, all the generals, big and small, rushed forward. They wanted to catch Meng Chang and bring him in front of Zhang Yan now. They were full of fighting spirit!
