year old changan

In the winter of the first year of Taiping, the emperor ordered the construction of a canal, which is two thousand miles long, from Chang'an all the way to Datong and Xuanhua in the east, and then south to Nanjing and Yangzhou, running through the five major water systems of the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River, the Yangtze River and the Qiantang River[1] .

This project is extremely huge, comparable to the Great Wall built by the first emperor in the past.An Fengyuan spun the wine glass and said with a smile: "Of course I know that laboring the people is costing money, but the merit lies in the present, and the benefits lie in the future. After a hundred years, no one will admire my foresight."

At this time, Shen Changsheng returned triumphantly from the battle against the barbarians. Holding his wine glass, he said, "The common people may not be able to hold on..."

In the past few years, he and the emperor have gradually had differences. An Fengyuan is the emperor who will conquer the world immediately. Even if he ascends the throne, he still has the ambition to expand the territory and wants to continue to fight with his whip.However, Shen Changsheng gradually became tired. He was tired of killing people and leading troops non-stop.

"Don't you think I don't know? But after my death, the emperors of several generations will grow in the hands of women in the deep palace, and can only be the kings of success. If I don't fight now, they will not fight. Okay, these words Wen Chen doesn't know how many times Che Jilu has said, it's rare for you to come back, and we won't return until we're drunk!"

Shen Changsheng drank the wine, the emperor seemed to remember something, and summoned a little eunuch, and after a while, the eunuch attracted a handsome young man.

The emperor smiled and said, "This is You Ji."

As soon as Shen Changsheng saw the young man, he stared at him uncontrollably, You Ji covered her lips and smiled slightly, like a pearl and beautiful jade, dazzling.

The emperor held You Ji's waist and let the young man sit on his lap.The emperor looked at You Ji, the affection in his eyes made Shen Changsheng terrified, Shen Changsheng said slowly: "He is..."

"It's from the Si tribe."

Shen Changsheng's expression was difficult to distinguish: "When I was out fighting, I heard that His Majesty only favored You Ji, and everyone thought she was a woman. Unexpectedly..."

"Is there any difference?" The emperor didn't care.

"Your Majesty has never had any heirs. For the sake of the country, please be careful."

The emperor laughed loudly: "You really look more and more like those civil servants. Come on, do you still remember the Si clan boy who was killed by you a few years ago?"

Shen Changsheng said indifferently: "I don't remember."

The emperor shook his head, drank half of the wine in the cup, and fed the other half to You Ji, "I thought it was a night of sex, but I didn't expect to think about him all the time. It's strange to say that I have all the wines in the world." A beauty, but she can't forget a dead man."

Shen Changsheng said coldly: "Does Your Majesty still want to thank this humble minister? If he stays, His Majesty will just treat him as an ordinary plaything and will soon get tired of it."

The emperor thought for a moment, then sighed, "Maybe that's the case, but there are no ifs in this world. If he dies, it's something I can't get in my life. It's an unforgettable regret in my life."

Shen Changsheng smiled slightly, and he said rudely: "Your Majesty, isn't this just... a lowly one?"

The emperor laughed: "You are the only one who dares to say that. Human beings will be cheap. Haven't you ever done that?"

Shen Changsheng stared at An Fengyuan without blinking, and said sincerely: "There are too many times when I'm a humble minister."

You Ji smiled idiotically at the side, the beauty like a flower is really pleasing to the eye, Shen Changsheng said: "Does your Majesty remember what he said before? Your Majesty said how he will deal with the Si people after he ascends the throne."

This question has been pressed in Shen Changsheng's mind for many years, he dare not ask, but today, he has to ask, the same clan appeared in front of him again, and in such a way that made him loathe and envy, bluntly exposed his hypocrisy.

An Fengyuan couldn't remember much, and when Shen Changsheng repeated what he had said before, An Fengyuan had some vague memories, and he sighed: "I used to think simply, I thought that if I was in charge of the world, I would be able to Command the world. But the Si family is a treasure, only the very powerful can own them, I can't offend those great families for the sake of a small number of people."

"Your Majesty doesn't want to, or can't?" Shen Changsheng clenched his wine glass tightly, his expression still calm.

"I have both. When I am in my position, I understand a lot of truths that I didn't understand before. Don't those emperors have a heart of benevolence and don't want to reform? But if he wants to make a move, a lot of inherent forces will resist stubbornly, Son of Heaven Govern the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. I am the emperor, but I cannot order the world with one word."

Shen Changsheng lowered his eyebrows, the emotion in his eyes almost twisted, his tone was still calm and leisurely: "Your Majesty is right."

The peach blossoms in March fell into the cup, Shen Changsheng raised his head and drank the wine.

**

Shen Changsheng and An Fengyuan drank again, after he once again defeated the barbarians.It was the late spring night, and the red and white Tangdi flowers in the imperial garden were dazzling and charming.

His military exploits were at their peak, even reaching the level of a master.But An Fengyuan never had any grievances against him, and the two still drank each other as they did many years ago.

Shen Changsheng stretched out his hand to hold the jug of hot wine tightly, and the scorching hot wine jug pressed against his skin, so hot that he even felt a slight pain of pleasure.

His eyebrows are extremely black and thick, and under the sword-shaped eyebrows are star-like eyes. When he is silent, he has a gloomy and murderous look. Whenever he looks at people with this expression, the people who are looked at will only feel a suffocating aura. , involuntarily trembling all over - it was poured out by years of battlefield conquest.

But he has no enemies in front of him, only his foster father.

Shen Changsheng hadn't called An Fengyuan's adoptive father for many years. He always addressed him as His Majesty, and An Fengyuan corrected him many times, but he refused to call him foster father.

This time he returned triumphantly, exhausted all over his body, the moment he saw An Fengyuan, his cold bones boiled involuntarily.

He smiled and said: "This is the wine that I brought back from the cellar of the barbarian leader Gu'er. I accidentally bumped it along the way, and I was terrified every day, but Your Majesty drank it all at once. How can I compensate you?"

An Fengyuan smiled and said, "I'll take this country to compensate you!"

Shen Changsheng knew it was a joke, so he didn't take it seriously. He looked at An Fengyuan with those piercing eyes, and said softly: "Actually, I have a request."

"Huh?" An Fengyuan became interested. Shen Changsheng never asked for any rewards, and his life was almost miserable. Although he gave him a large amount of gold, jade and jewelry, Shen Changsheng accepted them all, but he never used them.This time he made a request, An Fengyuan thought, no matter what he said, he would agree to him.

Shen Changsheng stared deeply at An Fengyuan, his eyes were almost bloodthirsty, it was difficult for him to control his eyes, he knew that his eyes must be full of desire, like a dry Populus euphratica seeing rain, like a person who has been hungry all winter The jackal sees the hare.He wanted to take it back, but that gaze was like his ambition, and he couldn't control it anymore.

The sword stabbed out like this, the sword light was like snow, the cold moonlight in the sky shone on the sword, and there was a dazzling white glow.

The blood on the sword dripped drop by drop, making a pleasant ticking sound.

A gust of wind blew, and the pink flower fell on Shen Changsheng's saber, and was chopped into two by the blade.

Shen Changsheng's voice was hoarse, and he said to the wide-eyed person very slowly, "I don't want to be under one person, I want to be above everyone."

**

In the third year of Taiping in the Great Wei Dynasty, the great ancestor An Fengyuan died suddenly, and Emperor Wu An Changsheng succeeded to the throne.

Shen Changsheng was given the national surname when An Fengyuan ascended the throne, An Fengyuan left no heirs, Shen Changsheng held the military power, and his journey to the throne was unimaginably smooth.

He sat in the position of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, looking at the courtiers who shouted long live, looking at the hall in the distance, until the end of his vision, what he saw and what he couldn't see belonged to him.

He finally realized his childhood dream, no one dared to question him a word, no one would mock him again, the honor and disgrace of everyone in the world was under his single-handed control.

This taste is so wonderful.

He stopped the continuous wars, lightly taxed and paid less, and ordered the Si people to get rid of slaves and prostitutes.Following the same decrees, the once reckless young general gradually became a conservative and prudent monarch.

But he likes it, like it to death.