Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

In the early autumn of July, a team of men and horses set out from Chang'an and marched eastwards in a mighty way.

This team was to guard Tang Gong and the civil and military subordinates of the Bafu returned to Tongzhou to take charge. Their destination was no longer Tongzhou City, where the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office was originally located, but Shangyang Palace on the east bank of Luoshui River.

Shangyang Palace is located in the original Shangyang garrison. The Luoshui River flows around it to the south, and it is across the water from the Shayuan. It covers an area of ​​about ten hectares. There is a group of fortification buildings along the Luoshui River on the outside, and in the center is a square The city has an inner wall made of rammed loess, and the outer wall is covered with blue brick and stone walls.

In the first half of the palace, there are various government offices, including the Prime Minister's Office. The core building is the Political Hall located on the central axis of the vestibule, where the Duke of Tang gathered his ministers to discuss and handle important military and political affairs.

Behind the Political Hall, there is also a larger palace called Shangyang Palace. If the Emperor of Chang'an comes to Shangyang Palace, he will live in Shangyang Palace and banquet his ministers. As for weekdays, Shangyang Palace is closed. status.

Theoretically speaking, Shangyang Palace is the core of the Shangyang Palace complex, and carved beams and painted buildings are inevitable. However, the construction period of the entire Shangyang Palace was only about three months, so it was naturally impossible to devote most of the work time and labor to this palace.

Therefore, the construction period of Shangyang Palace was put to the end. The construction of other areas has been completed. Only the foundation and palace walls of Shangyang Palace have been built. The interior is still in a state of no repair and is expected to be officially put into use. Still a long way off.

Inside the palace city is a relatively independent area, which can also be called the inner city. It is not integrated with the Shangyang Palace building, but is where the Tang Gong's residence and family temple are located.

Since the construction of Shangyang Palace, it has attracted close attention from people in nearby Wuxiang counties and villages. When the palace was finally completed and Duke Tang returned to his hometown, everyone was overjoyed.

The admiration and expectation of these villagers for Tang Gong are not just ordinary nostalgia, but they are truly deeply favored by Tang Gong. To this day, there is no shortage of villagers and elders talking about the huge changes brought by Tang Gong's arrival to the countryside. Traces of Tang Gong's efforts and creations are everywhere in the countryside, which still brings great changes to the villagers. Huge benefit!

So on the day when Tang Gong came to Shangyang Palace, people from all over the country gathered here. The welcoming crowd extended from the bank of Luoshui to the west for more than ten miles. The crowds on both sides of the road were eagerly waiting. When they saw Tang Gong's ceremonial team appearing in sight, the crowd burst into endless cheers and cheers.

Today, Tang Gong returned to Tongzhou, and his trusted subordinates, the Second Battalion and the Three Guards, also appeared in front of people for the first time after being reorganized.

As Tang Gong's trusted guards, these battalion guards are also armed with the most sophisticated style. They are each wearing neat and beautiful hakama pleated robes, riding on tall horses, with swords hanging on their waists and bows hanging on saddles. In front of them, all of them are brave, capable and majestic.

The people on both sides of the road who greeted Duke Tang naturally noticed these well-mannered guards. When the team passed in front of them, they applauded and cheered: "What a good boy, you are actually a trusted servant of Duke Tang. You are really mighty!"

Hearing the endless admiration from both sides of the road, the guards and soldiers were all proud. They held their heads high and their chests high, and their demeanor was majestic, which immediately attracted more cheers.

"A group of bastards who have been favored and have no merit at all. They only have long teeth that are useful. What qualifications do they have to show off in front of others!"

The crowd enthusiastically praised the might of the Guards, but some people in the team did not see it that way. Just behind the Guards, there was a group of young sergeants following the team to drive the carriages and horses forward. Only because the knights of the Guards in front were too beautiful, this part of the carriages were so beautiful. The cavalry team had no sense of presence. There was a young man among them who looked at the guards in front of them with their chests puffed out and showed off, and said sourly with his lips curled up.

Before the young man finished speaking, a voice echoed from the side: "Yes, yes, if I were a few years older, I would rather not be one of them? It's a pity that today's scenery has been taken away by a group of stupid and useless scum! What to know When I was a child, I personally received the teachings of Tang Gong Moding, and I didn’t often show off in front of others!”

When people are frustrated, they most like to hear other people's support and resonance for themselves. The young man driving the car looked around and saw a young man about the same age as himself in another car leaning out of the car and looking ahead. The guards looked envious, and the young man in the car also turned to look over.

The two teenagers looked at each other, but there was no sympathy or sympathy for each other. Instead, they each snorted coldly and turned to look at each other. After a while, the boy driving the car sneered and said, "Yang's son, He is arrogant and has no talent. Even if he is older, he may not be able to join the Third Guard!"

The young man in the car had already retreated into the carriage. After hearing this, he immediately stuck his head out, pointed at the young man driving the car and said angrily: "Even if Mr. Yang is not talented, he can control you like a dolphin dog, so why should he be talented!"

When the young man driving the car heard this, he was also furious. He pointed at the young man in the car and said angrily: "When we arrive at Shangyang Palace, we will fight again. In the art of war with bow and horse, the loser is a slave. The burden is to pull, and we can do anything." !”

The two young men were originally cousins. The young man driving the car was He Ruobi, the son of He Ruodun, and the young man in the car was Yang Su, the son of Yang Fu. With this kind of relationship, the two of them were born in the same year, and they were both rejected together when they applied for the Imperial Guard. They should have a good relationship, but because the young man is very strong, and their respective personalities are a bit mean and arrogant, there is always a lot of friction when they get along. There is harmony.

Hearing that He Ruobi invited him to fight again, Yang Su nodded without fear and said with a sneer: "It just so happens that He Qian does not have any domestic slaves accompanying him this time. He Ruobi is willing to offer his services as a slave. I will How could it not be possible?”

After He Ruobi heard this, he became angry again, so the two of them entered into a trash talk contest, and they continued to curse each other into Shangyang Palace and refused to shut up.

Because there were too many people coming to welcome them today, Li Tai traveled by car all the way to prevent the situation from being difficult to control. But after the car arrived outside Shangyang Palace, he still got out of the car, climbed up to the city gate and waved to the crowds greeting him on all sides. When the crowds saw Tang Gong, the cheers became even louder and lasted for half an hour before they gradually stopped. Come down.

Li Tai was not in a hurry to enter the city. Instead, he stood on the city gate and watched the guards evacuate the surrounding people. Then he went down from the city tower and walked into the palace with the civil and military subordinates.

Although Li Tai has actually taken charge of the Western Wei Dynasty in the past six months, his hegemony finally has a relatively independent office space today. He is also a little excited, surrounded by his subordinates, he logs into the large-scale political affairs In the hall, when I lowered my head and saw the people sitting in the hall, I couldn't help but feel even more excited.

"I am moving to a new place today, so I should rejoice with everyone. But before the banquet begins, I must tell you all to warn yourself. Palaces and mansions are not born out of thin air. Officials, titles, and titles are all rewards for merit. When you are in your position, you should do your best, and only by being loyal and diligent can you live up to your duties! When you are living in a beautiful hall, you should think about the world, and you should think about the people in the world who are still hungry. No mercy!”

The move of Bafu into Shangyang Palace also meant that the politics of the Western Wei Dynasty entered a new beginning. Therefore, before the official start of the housewarming banquet, Li Tai spoke first and set a diligent and diligent tone for Bafu's future work.

After hearing this, the civil and military people in the hall all stood up in response, and their joyful mood was a little more nervous.

After the banquet, Bafu quickly got into busy daily work. In addition to the various policies formulated by Li Tai this year, as the season enters autumn, this year's tax payment has also entered preparations. stage.

While his subordinates were busy studying, Li Tai was not idle either. In the previously formulated plan to attack Tuyuhun, Shi Ning, the general manager of Liangzhou, had been ordered to enter the Qinghai area and established a stable offensive route. The Bafu's initial 10,000 soldiers had already arrived at Longshang, and additional troops were still to be dispatched.

This time, the battle against Tuyuhun was naturally led by Shi Ning, who had been in Longbian for a long time. As for the additional generals sent from the country, after the generals recommended themselves and some discussions between the Chinese and foreign governments, Han Guo and Liang Tai were confirmed. , Liang Shiyan, Linghu Yanbao and Wu Mingche united the army to fight.

Among this lineup, Han Guo and Liang Tai were both veterans from the Yuwentai period and had rich combat experience. Li Tai was particularly impressed by Han Guo's ability to memorize the terrain and accurately observe the enemy's situation. Liang Tai also had many complex skills. He has experience in fighting on terrain, and also served as General Shi Ning.

Liang Shiyan was already Li Tai's sole general. This time, Li Tai did not personally conquer Tuyuhun, but he also hoped to arrange for his trusted generals to go there to practice and gain meritorious service. The same is true for Linghu Yanbao, and he himself was born in a wealthy family in Hexi. Now it is just in line with his intention to attack Tuyuhun.

As for Wu Mingche, the use of troops this time was not necessary, but because when he just surrendered to Tang Gong last year, Li Tai used Tuyuhun and other Qiang forces to PUA. Now that he finally had the opportunity to observe the enemy's situation in person, Wu Mingche refused to give up and kept trying to fight with the army. Knowing that riding and archery was not his strength, he even voluntarily gave up the power of governor, so that he could get a position to go to war.

After arranging the expedition to Tuyuhun, Li Tai had some free time. Taking advantage of this time, he planned to train his personal guards. Especially the three guards, who are basically composed of second-generation disciples. Even if Li Tai does not expect them to have high combat effectiveness and are just used as an honor guard, they still have to be trained to a certain extent.

In the next six months, he does not plan to make any large-scale military adjustments, so he will just hone the ceremonial guard functions of the second battalion and the third guard.

Thinking of this, Li Tai was also looking forward to it. It should be noted that there were many names that would be familiar to future generations. Even though he didn't have any hobby of collecting famous ministers and generals, under Guan Long's special personnel background, he could hug everyone with just a hug.