Crown Tang emperor

The students of Zhaowen Hall are also young and energetic, and they are naturally full of enthusiasm and obsession with polo, a national sport. Some even take it as a goal in life to be selected players, compete in front of the emperor, and become a flying rider.

As the young supervisor in the palace and the official official of the polo league, Pei Guangting is naturally an extraordinary existence in the eyes of these dream-chasing teenagers, and his attitude is doubly hospitable and enthusiastic.

Although Pei Guangting is already a nobleman, he still has the vigor of young people. When communicating with these students, he is easy-going and calm in dealing with them. , Follow Yong Wangyi to drive to Fanglai.

It's getting dark now, and there are still many pedestrians walking and watching on the long street.As the lives of Chang'an citizens become more and more prosperous and rich, the curfew system has gradually become a bit outdated. There are many Linmin affairs officers who have suggested whether to abolish this system.

However, there are still quite dissenting opinions in the imperial court. Many officials feel that the curfew, as a security regulation that has been followed since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, cannot be completely abolished and the people will be allowed to parade day and night.

After listening to and adopting the opinions of all parties, the sage did not completely abolish the curfew, but shortened the curfew by an hour, so that the people can still have a period of free movement during the first night.

As for violations of the curfew, if it is found that there is no crime involved, the fine will be the main penalty, and no imprisonment or other punishment will be imposed.If there is no money to pay fines, they will have to work in Chang'an and Wannian counties for ten days to one month. The scope of labor is nothing more than sweeping the streets, pruning trees on the streets and other miscellaneous tasks.

Therefore, in Chang'an City right now, if you can spare a few thousand fines, or sweep the streets for a month, wandering around at night is no longer the privilege of the rich and powerful.There are often market rangers who wandered the streets in fresh clothes and angry horses the night before, and then went to public sanitation in the neighborhood in disgrace the next day.

Jinwuwei, as the only security brigade remaining in Nanya, is known as the two most vicious brigades in Beijing together with the Gouyuan Chase Army.The former catches people who commit crimes, while the latter investigates officials for bribery. Whenever there is a move, the sound of horseshoes is the sound of clinking coins.

All the disciples of the Zhaowen Museum also had the experience of being captured by the Jinwu Guard in the street, and the next day their family members took money to redeem them. Naturally, he did not dare to obstruct him.

Walking along the way, there are many groups of street disciples who come in to peep and then run away from afar. All the disciples have their own arbitrariness, and some students who have been fined too much can't help but scream at the Jinwu Guard street group. .

Boys and teenagers are always unrestrained, and the attendants of Prince Yong's Mansion are inconvenient to yell and stop, and He Zhizhang, who is following Zhaowen Hall, looks at a few apprentices who make strange noises with a half-smile and says: "I have just entered the hall, and I don't know all the apprentices. You are good at each school, and after hearing this, your voice is loud and powerful, and I can choose some of you to sing and read the school rules when the museum opens in the future."

The county magistrate might as well take care of it now. After hearing this, those screaming apprentices were all dumbfounded.

A group of people turned into Jinguangmen Cross Street on Zhuque Avenue, walked through the south side of the Imperial City in the West, and arrived at Chongrenfang.

Although King Yong was canonized, he did not build a new mansion in the square. The sage only bestowed on King Yong the hidden mansion in Chongren Square as a temporary shelter for his children outside the palace.

After Yong Wangyi drove into the workshop, there were already a group of palace officials and eunuchs waiting inside the gate of the workshop.The others were not surprised by this scene, only Li Guangyuan looked at an eunuch in green robes in the procession in a daze, if not for his companion Li Chengde who kindly helped him hold the bridle, the mount he had no control over Almost hit the willow tree on the side of the road.

Li Guangyuan thanked Li Chengde after waking up, but he couldn't help but look there when he withdrew his gaze.

Gao Lishi, who was walking in the ranks of government officials, was also secretly crying in his heart. He recalled the weird smile on his face when his elder brother Lego arranged for him to lead his staff out of the palace to decorate the palace. At that time, he was still a little unclear, so now he understands up.

The few of them are the closest servants in the Saint's Palace, and occasionally they will stay with them in the workshop for a few days, so it is inevitable that they will meet the young gentleman outside the palace.

This sudden meeting immediately made Gao Lishi a little confused, he subconsciously bound his feet behind a few positions, and hid behind other palace officials and eunuchs, trying to recall in his mind whether the saint had any explanation or hint.

Gao Lishi was very nervous here, but he didn't know that at a banquet elsewhere, the saint could not be calm either.

Today, besides King Yong’s banquet at the Chongrenfang mansion, there is also a gathering going on in the outer garden in the north of the city. The sage and the queen are feasting together for the parents of noble children who accompanied King Yong to study in Zhaowen Hall. It is not known whether there will be a discussion about giving the teacher a horse and building a big house during a meeting of the family committee of the museum.

Although today is not the day of the imperial court, some parents and officials also need to attend the funeral ceremony of the Imperial College, so it is not too early for the banquet to start.Wang Fangqing, Yang Zaisi and other officials waited until King Yong left before rushing to the outer garden to attend the banquet.

When all the personnel arrived, the two banquets started almost at the same time. The banquet in Gaien was held in Mingfutang, and the scene was naturally more grand than that in Yongwang's residence.

Because all the officials and their families attended the banquet, the seats of each family in the hall were also covered with tents, so that they could not see each other at a glance.After the guests from various families arrived at the scene, they took their seats and sat down, and had a little fellowship before the saint and the queen entered the hall.

Among them, the most notable one is Sanyuan Li Xueshi.Li Xueshi's internal and external merits are often accompanied by names, and he is also famous for his poems, but he seldom participates in various gatherings in Beijing, which gives people a sense of mystery.

Now that he was appreciated by the sage again, Li Xueshi's son also accompanied King Yong to study in the Zhaowen Hall. Today the sage hosted a banquet in person, and Li Xueshi finally appeared in front of people. Many people saw him and his wife attending the banquet.

Li Xueshi's complexion was slightly sallow, but his appearance was handsome, he was not tall, he was wrapped in a thick leather cloak, his voice was hoarse and hesitant.It is said that he had just returned from the front line of Qikou. He felt the wind and cold on the way, so he described it as damaged.

Although Li Xueshi always showed a sense of alienation and lack of enthusiasm and intimacy when communicating with others, the public did not take it seriously.

Such a weak scholar can be trusted and valued by the sages. Whenever there are important national affairs, he must go to the army, and occasionally go to the south of the sky when he is far away in Qinghai. Now he returns to Beijing from Qikou. After reviewing his experience, he will Even the most diligent and honest ministers are ashamed of themselves, let alone haggling over such small details.

After entering the table, there was a curtain to block people's sight, Xueshi Li unbuttoned his cloak, his figure became thinner and more slender, he opened his mouth to spit out the peach pit under his tongue, touched his cheek with the reflection of white porcelain, but His hand was knocked off by his own wife: "I will make a speech later, so don't rub off your makeup!"

"Poor, pitiful, she doesn't even know what's going on, and suddenly she has a lovely wife and son!"

Liu Anzi, who was treated like a man by his wife, felt a little bit annoyed. Needless to say, he was nervous when interacting with court officials just now, but now he finally took a breath, and raised his hand to look into his wife's arms as soon as he turned his eyes. , and said with a smile on his mouth: "After a few months away, the lady's figure is even more plump, let my husband grow up soon?"

Shangguan Wan'er was also very nervous, she was too lazy to deal with Liu Anzi's jokes at the moment, she let her fumble around, and said seriously: "Tell me the details, but don't forget. I will show up today, and I will go again soon." Qikou has made a contribution!"

The couple's role-playing was self-consciously interesting, but it was difficult for people around them to cover it up. Before Liu Anzi had time to feel the ruthlessness of destiny, the harp was playing, and the saint and queen had already entered the room.

The crowd stood up and worshiped, and looked down to see Li Xueshi's family sandwiched between Tongwang and Qiwang. The saint looked kindly and nodded slightly, but the crowd didn't know that the queen had to twist the soft flesh around her waist to restrain herself. Don't worry, I won't laugh when I see that weird-looking Li Xueshi.

Not to mention how everyone involved is feeling, Li Tong is quite helpless at the moment. The two ladies met in private and behind his back, they finalized the matter of Li Guangyuan's admission to Zhaowen Academy, but he didn't have time to send the trumpet out of Beijing. A few days ago He was still celebrating his son's enrollment in the mansion, so it would be a shame not to even attend such an occasion the next day.

This time, a "Scholar Li" was created mainly to maintain a normal family relationship in front of his son.Although the thoughts of the ladies were reasonable, after thinking about it for a few days, Li Tong decided not to tell the truth to his sons for the time being.

After all, the boys are able to learn through the classics, but their dispositions have not yet been fully established, they may not have a strong ability to accept, and it is difficult to handle the intricate human relationships.In short, after Li Xueshi made his public appearance this time, Turkic Mochuo, who was not in Mobei, would not return to Beijing.

As for when he wanted to go back home, he would at worst set up a boarding school for his son and not let him go home.

The reason why Gao Lishi and others are close is to make some ambiguous hints, so that when the truth comes out next year, it will not be too abrupt.

His two sons, Li Daonu is a ghost spirit, and Li Guangyuan, although a little clumsy in communication, is also smart and smart, and he can sort out certain clues by himself from some clues.I have doubts but can't be sure, and finally realized that your father is your father after all, and you can play better than you.

After seeing the ceremony, the monarchs and ministers returned to their seats and sat down. Seeing the intimate interaction between Xueshi Li and King Tong and King Qi, they felt that this was a long-term friendship that they had known each other for a long time.

Little did he know that King Qi laughed secretly after he entered the table, met the surprised eyes of the princess, and after thinking for a while, said: "It is useless to leave an idle property in Xinchangfang. I plan to transfer it to a friend at a low price. Fei Qilang, who has been in Beijing for a few years, has no place to stay. I will call his entourage into the mansion to trade, and my wife will arrange for someone to vacate the courtyard."

The concubine seldom asked about King Qi's foreign affairs, but when she heard that she wanted to sell the property at a low price, she always felt a little conflicted in her heart, so she frowned and said, "If it's really a family friendship, the king may as well give it to you directly, so it won't be a little bit of a waste of money. Seeing that friendship is underestimated."

If you collect money to transfer the property, it is a business decision, but if you donate it to the borrower, there is still a change. If the person returns to his hometown or has a foreign matter, the property can still be taken back.It is natural for the princess to manage this big family with the wisdom of dealing with the world.

King Qi wanted to imitate Saburo's tricks at first, but he felt a little guilty when he heard that the princess was so sensible and maintained his friendship. The support is not lost. My family has a large number of members, and it is useful to leave another business."

It is always inappropriate for Zong Wang to keep other houses in hiding, and his many concubines really do not have the ability to manage other businesses, so it is bound to be difficult to get money from the mansion for a long time.

All the families attending the banquet today have the friendship of Erlang's classmates, so the atmosphere of the scene is quite harmonious.

In late spring, the moon is half full, hanging high in the sky, and the clear light hangs down in front of the hall.After playing Zhang Ruoxu's "Moonlight Night on the Spring River", the sage's poems flourished, with the title of "Twisting the Moon", and wrote a song "Ask the Moon with Wine" in the hall: When will the moon come in the blue sky?I'm going to stop now and ask...

In order to prevent the guests from concentrating on socializing and revealing more flaws, the sage directly issued a big move to let the poems win the prize.Li Bai's "Ask the Moon with Wine" is indescribably free and easy, and it can be said to be meaningful and touching.

The sage wrote another new chapter, and it was another excellent work with both reason and reason, and everyone was surprised and fascinated by it.Although there is no soundtrack for the new words, even if it is recited clearly, it is catchy and has a sense of fragrance on the cheeks and teeth.

"Look! I'm going to be a blockbuster later, so I won't let my lady miss someone else in the banquet!"

Not to mention the reciting and praising of the guests in the hall, Liu Anzi seemed to be too involved in the drama in the banquet, seeing his wife reciting poems while looking up at the saint in the banquet with obsession, Liu Anzi immediately They all said with jealous faces, and they were greeted with a heart-pounding punch from their own wife.

The sage prepared the questions for pleasure, and everyone present was not lacking in poetic talents. After savoring them, they wrote up their pens one after another, and this was the opportunity for Liu Anzi to make a blockbuster.

More than half of the ministers in the banquet should recite the poems written in the hall, regardless of their level, it is also very fun to sing and respond for a while.When it was Li Xueshi's turn, he attended the worship ceremony and said: "I don't have any victory to take advantage of this night, but I have made Mochizuki's old works that are very relevant to this day's proposition. Because I present them, I invite the saints and all the gentlemen to appreciate them."

After all, Xueshi Li didn't enter the hall, he just read aloud after the banquet: "There is a bright moon on the sea, and the end of the world will share this time..."

After listening to Li Xueshi's corresponding poems, there was another sound of praise in the hall. I just felt that it was a worthwhile trip to witness the birth of two excellent poems about the moon today.

The sage’s poem asking the moon breaks through the limitation of time with “people today don’t see the moon in ancient times, but this month once illuminated the ancients”, while the moon-watching poem sung by Li Xueshi breaks through the limitation of distance with “the bright moon is born on the sea, and we share this moment together at the end of the world”. .

Or because of the status, the masses feel that the sage's poems are more magnificent, but they have to admit that among all the corresponding poems, only Li Xueshi's is the most interesting to sing.

The corner of Li Tong's mouth was smiling, listening to everyone's appreciation and comments on these two poems, his heart was naturally full of bad taste.

With the passage of time, more and more Tang Dynasty figures who are familiar to future generations have entered the world, and it also made him feel a little bit of time not waiting for me, if he doesn't copy it, he will have no chance!So the big and the small work together.

The two masterpieces also aroused the interest of the guests, so they simply called in musicians and various instruments, and they had to arrange the rhythm and set the tone for singing in the banquet.

Gaien is now one of the most lively and prosperous areas in Chang'an, and many dignitaries and dignitaries set up residences around it.The sage held a banquet here tonight. Although not all the families were able to gather, there were also noble families who arranged for their family members to linger and watch outside the Court of Fate.

When the melodious singing and music sounded again, the new poems about the moon sung by the sage and Li Xueshi, the monarch and his ministers, spread quickly through the word of mouth of these people.

It only took a few hours, and people in the streets and alleys of Gaien began to learn to sing the new tune of singing the moon.

On the edge of Gaien, near Longshouqu, there is a row of guest residence buildings.After Zhang Jiuling attended the memorial ceremony, although the encounter with Wang Fangqing made the tribute no longer reject him, some people even invited him to a party after the lecture.

But thinking of going to visit Wang Fangqing's mansion in the future, there will be a knowledge assessment, so Zhang Jiuling refused the offer and returned to the mansion to study hard.

He was sent to Beijing in a special car by the Guangzhou Shipping Department. After entering Beijing, he directly lived in the Gaien Mansion near the Ouchi Imperial Garden.After reading for a long time at night with the lamp on, I felt that my head and eyes were a little drowsy, and I didn't feel sleepy right now, so I simply walked around in the garden of the mansion to relax.

While walking leisurely, there was singing and music coming from outside the yard. Zhang Jiuling listened attentively, only to hear Yaoyao's singing, "The lover complains about the night, but lovesickness begins at night..."

The singing was a bit jerky and intermittent, but Zhang Jiuling listened intently and memorized the whole poem silently, reciting it a few times in a low voice, with admiration gradually showing in his eyes: "Chang'an is worthy of being the world's first place with outstanding people, tonight At this time, there is actually a talented person who can sing my thoughts directly and feel deeply..."

Thousands of miles away from home, people and things are unfamiliar, especially the various encounters during the day, which made Zhang Jiuling feel sad about the people and things in his hometown.Walking in the atrium on a moonlit night, without any sleepiness, I also have some poetic thoughts in my heart.

It's just that before he could draw up the chapters and sentences, this moon-watching poem actually sang all his emotions, which naturally surprised him, and his heart was full of reverence for the author of the poem, so he rushed directly outside the posthouse, I would like to know who wrote this poem.

Chapter 1010 The fierce bearded man in the western land, you have to look forward to Shu

After King Yong's dental ceremony ended, the sage's family affairs came to an end temporarily, and the attention of the courtiers shifted to normal state affairs again.

In addition to the upcoming imperial examinations, the tasks in the tenth year of Kaiyuan are still very heavy, especially in the military.

With the settlement of all sides, the post-Turkic issue entrenched in Mobei has become more and more prominent.Although the current Turks are no longer enough to threaten the security of the Tang Dynasty, as long as Mochu still occupies Mobei for a day, there will still be hidden dangers in the overall border security of the Tang Dynasty.

As early as the seventh year of Kaiyuan, more than half of the towering Khan Road had been paved and repaired. In addition to strengthening the restraint on the Monan Qunhu, another intention was to allow the Tang army to drive straight into Mobei. Unforeseen changes caused the planned military operations to be postponed.

In the past few years, Mochuu has not just retreated to Mobei and waited to die. He occasionally harassed and tested outside the defense line of the three surrendered cities and showed off his force, but the main direction of his efforts was to infiltrate the West Turks.

As Tubo's power retreated to the plateau, Datang now has no heavyweight opponents in the Western Regions, but it is not completely trouble-free.

One of the biggest unstable factors is Tuqishi, a rising star. Originally, Tuqishi maintained a submissive attitude for a long time in order to obtain the recognition of the Tang Dynasty and fully inherit the heritage of the Western Turks. In the early years of Qinghai Contributing to the great war can be said to be an example among the tribes.

Back then, the sage was quite satisfied with Tuqishi's performance. To express his encouragement, he set up the Qixi Governor's Mansion, allowing Tuqishi to break away from the jurisdiction of Western Turks and obtain an independent status.

The harmony between them lasted for a few years, but after the leader of Tuqishi, Uzhile, died of illness, and his son Suoge succeeded him, discord between them gradually arose.

Different from Wuzhile's scheming and understanding of reality, Suoge is more radical and arrogant. Not long after inheriting the tribal power, he is not reconciled to be just a governor of Qixi, and hopes that the court can officially register him as Khan.

Of course, the imperial court ignored such a request, so the new leader of Tuqishi began to toss in the Western Regions, fighting openly and secretly to expand his tribe's power, repeatedly violating the imperial court's laws.

Although Tu Qishi has not yet dared to betray Datang blatantly, he has become a major unstable factor in the region.

Whether the Western Regions are stable or not is closely related to whether Mobei can really settle down.Once the situation deteriorates seriously, it will trigger various chain reactions.

Mo Chuan, who was trapped in Mobei, intended to infiltrate and break through in the direction of the Western Regions. At the same time, the new leader of Tuqishi was dissatisfied with the low courtesy and status given by the Tang Dynasty, and there was no lack of complicity in their respective appeals. Therefore, the two sides have a lot of co-working space.

Seeing the situation like this, there are many people in the DPRK who suggested that they might as well temporarily appease Tuqi with a false name, stabilize the situation in the Western Regions, and use a strategy to drive away wolves, so that Tuqishi and the later Turks can consume each other.When the Turkic forces in Mobei are completely resolved, Tuqishi will naturally not be a serious problem, and it can be resolved calmly when turned around.

But such voices did not occupy the mainstream. In addition to the overall tough and aggressive attitude of the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, it is also because this way of thinking itself has a big problem.

For Li Tong, he didn't even consider giving Tu Qishi greater recognition.The current Tuqishi power is indeed not bad, but its temporary strength is based on the fact that Datang has not yet fully managed the Western Regions.

Although the Western Turkic regime no longer exists, its influence has not completely disappeared. This is one of the reasons why Tuqishi was eager to be recognized by the Tang Dynasty.Without the endorsement from the Tang court, the tribes of the Western Regions would not fully recognize Tuqishi's overlord status.

The four towns of Anxi are the key cores of Datang's management of the Western Regions. There are tens of thousands of people stationed there. Although they cannot actually completely control all the territory of the Western Regions, they have the deterrent force of the Tang Army's guards. Openly turned his face, blatantly became an enemy of Datang, aggressively invaded and annexed other states.

Although Suoge shouted viciously and asked eagerly, but more of it was to express a gesture.In terms of business, it is asking prices all over the sky and paying back the money on the ground. By taking advantage of the fact that the post-Turks have not been completely wiped out, try to strive for progress in terms of status as much as possible.

With such a tentative intention, answering with him is considered a loss, let alone a formal bargaining.In short, the current Tu Qi Shi still does not have the qualifications to bargain with Datang.

Although Tuqishi seems a little manic and disobedient now, but if he wants to officially change his position and cooperate with Turkic silently, the cost of trust and technical difficulty are much greater.

Tu Qishi has struggled in the Datang camp for many years before he has the recognition of his current status. As early as when Tubo and Datang competed for hegemony in the Western Regions, he stood unswervingly by Datang's side, and he helped Datang regained the four towns of Anxi.

But this persistence has long been richly rewarded. It is precisely because of Datang's suppression of the remnants of the Western Turkic forces that Tuqishi can rise so quickly.Decades of paths and standpoints have been followed, how can they make a U-turn so quickly?

Although the alliance between Tuqishi and the post-Turks is theoretically possible, it is completely unfeasible.If they could coexist peacefully and have a balanced power, the Turks in the early years would not have split into two regimes, the East and the West.

With the same root and the same origin, but still competing with each other, Tuqishi, as the original subordinate of the Western Turks, has no qualifications to represent the ten surnames of the Western Turks to discuss alliances with the Later Turks?

Once the two sides start a formal cooperation, not to mention the objections from the states in the Western Regions, Suoge will not be able to quell the objections within Tuqishi alone.

What's more, what kind of a remarkable figure is Turkic Mo Chuai?What Tang refused to give, could he give it?At present, Tuqishi has been officially recognized by the Tang Dynasty and no longer belongs to the vassal of the Western Turks. Is it necessary to accept the restraint of the Eastern Turks' subjugation?

The most urgent need for Mo Chuai right now is to cause chaos in the Western Regions, so as to strive for a direction to break out of the encirclement.He could neither give Tuqishi what he actually needed, nor was he powerful enough to help Tuqishi become an enemy of Datang.

Suoge wanted to use Turks as a bargaining chip to bargain with Datang, but his ideas were still too immature and his experience was not sophisticated enough.

If he could wait patiently for decades until the Great Food Kingdom aggressively invaded the Western Regions, the imperial court might really seriously consider his appeal, but the current situation and situation are far from enough, and on the contrary, he exposed himself prematurely. ambition.

Li Tong has not attacked the Tuqi for the time being, but needs the forces in the Western Regions to maintain a general stability. With Guo Yuanzhen, who is good at handling similar complicated situations, as the general guard of Anxi, he has already begun to divide and disintegrate the Tuqi Shi, and divide them. The pro-Tang forces win over and isolate the Tuqi Shi Huang tribe headed by Suoge.

Guo Yuanzhen is very experienced in doing similar operations, and he has achieved outstanding results not long after entering the town.Under its promise of contact, some tribes in Tuqishi have left the scope of Qixi Dudufu and moved closer to the four towns.

Here is another name that is familiar to later generations, that is, the famous Anxi general Ge Shuhan.Geshuhan was born in the Geshu tribe of Tuqishi, and his family has been the chief of the tribe for generations.

Right now, Ge Shuhan is still just a baby boy, but his grandfather and father have both led their troops to join the four towns. His grandfather, Shu Ju, is the deputy town general of Kucha, and his father, Shu Daoyuan, is serving as the general of Sapcai. This summer, I will come to Chang'an to participate in the martial arts.

Under Guo Yuanzhen's series of operations, Tuqi's Suoge has become much more restrained, or is still not ambitious, but the seemingly powerful force is really lacking in cohesion and cannot support it. ambition.

After stabilizing the Western Regions, it is imperative to solve the Turkic Mochu as soon as possible.Zhang Ren, who was young and aggressive, was willing to go to Heshuo, and that was the intention of the imperial court.

In order to ensure that the expedition to Mobei can take place, the imperial court even had to move to the eastern capital Luoyang after summer to ensure sufficient water transport capacity to provide sufficient logistical supplies for the army.

Although in the past few years, the warehouses in Guannei and Hedong have stored millions of dendrobiums of grain, there is no need for the emperor to chase grain for the war.But with the start of the war, the capacity will inevitably be tight, and it is best to have a more generous budget.

What's more, Luoyang was originally one of the capitals of the Tang Dynasty, and there were all kinds of imperial gardens and officials.Regardless of the situation during the Wu Zhou period, when the relationship with Silla was tense in the seventh year of Kaiyuan and the war was imminent, the saint moved to Luoyang and stayed for more than half a year before returning to Chang'an.

If it weren't for the fact that Guan Zhongguo couldn't stay away for a long time, from the heart of the saint, he still hopes to stay in Luoyang for a long time.It's not that there is any regional complex, the key is that the cost of materials and gifts from the imperial court is a huge number every year.

And when it comes to the control of important areas such as Hebei and Jiangnan, Luoyang also has obvious advantages over Chang'an.

Of course, in addition to the special significance of founding a country and starting a business, Chang'an is not useless as the capital of the Tang Dynasty.First of all, the long-standing regional centripetal force of the empire and the various political traditions formed as a result are valuable political assets.

Secondly, Chang'an also has geographical conveniences for controlling and radiating areas such as Hedong, Longyou, and central Shu, as well as strategically opening up border areas such as the desert beyond the river, Qinghai, and the Western Regions.

As the sage said, the eastern and western capitals are the same imperial residences, which can be relocated according to the situation. This is not only a political tradition established by several generations of previous emperors, but also a convenient requirement for the flexible rule of a huge empire.