Northern Dynasties

Chapter 327
At dawn, a burst of majestic bells rang, and the entire state capital gradually came alive.And this bell sounded like a signal, and even the bells from other places rang one after another.

"What happened?"

Li Tai was also awakened by the continuous ringing of the bell, sat up from the bed and shook his drowsy head and said.

Zhang Shinu, who was guarding the outer room, hurried into the room after hearing the words, and explained: "My lord, it's the morning bell in the temple near the left. I just asked the officials in the mansion, and there are big and small ones near the city. There are 32 temples, and the morning bells are ringing every morning, and there are more than one hour before and after, so it is rare for the ears to be quiet."

Li Tai couldn't help sighing when he heard this. When he arrived here yesterday, he saw many temples and other religious buildings along the way. For this kind of person who lacks religious beliefs and psychological needs, it is a kind of torture to be woken up by the bell every day before dawn.

"Is this a local custom, or is it the same in Qinzhou and Longyou?"

He rubbed his forehead, which was dizzy and swollen from the noise of the bell, and asked while dressing, if this is really the case in the whole of Longyou, how can the noise pollution caused be worth it?

After Zhang Shinu heard the words, he replied: "It's just that the left and right sides of Shangfeng City are like this. The temples outside the city ring the bell one by one, and the bell will go all the way to the Maijiya Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall [-] miles to the southeast, and then return the same way, implying sincerity. Pray, Buddha bless the world."

When Li Tai heard this, he remembered that the Maijishan Grottoes, known as one of the Four Great Grottoes in later generations, happened to be located in Tianshui County.

Although the Maijishan Grottoes are not as famous as the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, their existence is also one of the proofs of the prosperity of Buddhism in Longyou. , whose bones were all buried in niches chiseled in Maiji Mountain.

There was no conversation between the two, they each ate three big bowls, grabbed the mustard pancakes, wiped a handful of oil on the corners of their mouths, and then chewed carefully, each of them felt that their stomachs were full.Only then did Dugu Xin look at Li Tai and said with a smile, "Can you still get used to living in the Longbian climate?"

Li Tai couldn't help but stare when he heard this, he went to sleep on the couch last night due to the exhaustion of travel and drinking, but he didn't expect to be attacked at night without realizing it, and even gave Zhang Shinu a self-assertive look.

Zhang Shinu, who was walking behind, yelled towards the shadow behind the hanging curtain at the corner of the room, then turned his head and said to Li Tai: "Last night, the mansion sent four servants to serve, and the servants saw that the Lord was asleep and did not report. Just let them approach the couch to measure your body and prepare clothes for your lord, and then put them in another room."

After Li Tai heard the words, he sighed and said, Dugu Xin laughed, and said with a twist: "I don't live in this house for a long time. The reason why I have to decorate it carefully is to relax my body and mind. I will concentrate on my work and concentrate on my leisure time." Then you can enjoy yourself leisurely. If you are blindly paranoid about one side, you will lose your sense of propriety. But for young people like you, it is right to be prepared for danger in times of danger and not to take it easy.

"The soft quilt in the warm pavilion, accompanied by fragrance and beauty, is more comfortable than living in the country, and I am afraid that the mind will be worn out."

The mansion is connected to the state capital by a wall. After breakfast, a group of people wandered around and soon arrived at the Taifu.

In the front hall, Dugu Xin had already started to eat breakfast, when he saw Li Tai walking in, he raised his hand and pointed to the empty seat beside him, signaling him to sit down and eat quickly.

After Li Tai saw this, he didn't hold back anymore, sat down and enjoyed the washing, cutting and blowing process, and half an hour passed quickly, the originally dark sky had brightened, and he became refreshed, With a radiant face, he strode out of the room.

Li Tai was no longer polite. He sat down and picked up the bowls and chopsticks. The soup cake blended with sheep oil was served with fresh coriander and spicy Polygonum, a pinch of pepper, and half a spoonful of old vinegar. It was sour and spicy, appetizing and healthy. spleen.

The two orchids didn't dare to open their eyes to look at Li Tai carefully, they just lowered their heads to peek secretly, put down the candlesticks in their hands, and started to tidy up and arrange the toiletries, and respectfully invited Li Tai to sit down and let them serve and wash.

"Lang Jun has already got up, come over to serve and wash up."

However, Li Tai is not optimistic about this, because this matter itself lacks a long-term and stable plan, and also lacks an administrative basis for supervision and implementation.

When Li Tai saw these two beautiful and attractive maids, he was surprised but also secretly wary. Was this arrangement to enrich his spare time life or to continue to test the cadres?

Outside the fence, Li Tai could already hear the voices of Yingying, Yanyan, and silk and bamboo instruments coming from the back garden inside the wall. When he entered the courtyard, there were several women in colorful clothes panicked and evaded inside at the other end of the corridor, reminding him of last night. He casually sent himself four beautiful orchids, and Li Tai couldn't help but feel that this old man's life in Qinzhou is quite nourishing, far from the exhausting scene of eating and sleeping in the dew, lying in the snow and drinking ice, and guarding the country's borders.

It seems that in the future, he will have to arrange a few colleagues of Zhao Gui and his eldest son to accompany him. If there are all hot-blooded young men around him, one day someone will use a beauty trick to make him want to cry without tears!

At the same time, the shadows of candles flickered in the room, and two young maidservants with slender figures came out from behind the curtain. When it was bright, the pupils in the slightly sunken eye sockets were light blue and translucent, with an exotic flavor from the Zhaowu kingdoms in the Western Regions.

At this moment, the bells of the temple, which had been noisy all morning, finally stopped, making the eardrums that were accustomed to the vibration of the sound numb and painful.Li Tai couldn't help shaking his head, thinking in his heart that one day when he had the final say, all these temple bells would have to be melted down to make money!
But having said that, there must be a way to make money.The imperial court plans to issue five baht new coins this year. One is that the circulation of the new coins minted by the Eastern Wei Dynasty is acceptable, which is also one of the important reasons why the Jinyang Bafu can gather resources in Hebei. The second is that the people's livelihood and economy in Guanzhong are recovering year by year. The demand for metals has also surged, and the third is that the copper and tin metals obtained from the raids on Buddhist temples the year before last have to find a way to realize them.

This mansion occupies a large area. Last night, Li Tai lived in the left cross courtyard. There is a wall between the main house and the main house. You need to go through a cross door to reach the front hall of the main house.

As soon as he walked out of the room, a servant came to tell Dugu Xin that he was waiting in the front hall, and he led all the guards to the front hall under the leadership of the servant, taking a brief look at the layout of the mansion on the way.

Although Li Tai is not a devout religious believer, but out of curiosity about the original appearance of the ancient art, he also plans to take some time to appreciate what the Maijishan Grottoes look like now, and tickets will be charged in the future.

The layout of the local government is generally the front office and the back residence, but the Qinzhou Governor's Mansion has too many personnel, so Dugu Xin bought a house outside the mansion for himself and his cronies to live in. Li Tai also stayed here last night.

He cleans himself in daily life. In the morning, he just brushes his teeth and washes his face. In autumn and winter, he can’t take a bath every day and then wipe his hair with rice bran and soybean powder to remove oil. But Longyou became more particular.

Li Tai nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and wondered whether Dugu Xin's words in the original history had educated and encouraged his other son-in-law, Yang Jian. Only after trying it out did he know that being an emperor is quite a simple matter.

When he walked out of the living room, all kinds of toiletries had been prepared outside, there were more than a dozen kinds of them, some of which Li Tai didn't even recognize.

The looks of these two orchid maids are indeed quite amazing. No wonder Zhang Shinu stayed without asking for instructions. Those charming appearances look harmless to humans and animals and are pleasing to the eye. How can people bear to refuse?

He dressed properly here, only to realize that what he was wearing was not the robe he brought from Guanzhong, it should be the new clothes provided by the mansion, and it also fit very well on his body, as if it was tailor-made, which shows that the mansion also has skilled weavers.

After the bell stopped, a group of armored soldiers paraded some dejected people through the mansion, and some of them were even whipped.

"These are government officials who have been absent in the morning and evening for several days and have failed in the performance appraisal. They each impose different punishments as punishment!"

Seeing that Li Tai was at a loss, Dugu Xin explained with a smile, and then pointed to Li Tai and praised: "In the past, the affairs of the government were complicated and chaotic, and it was difficult to check whether things were done or not, so the personnel were scattered. But When the method you set up in the past, Boshan, was implemented here, the appearance changed a lot, and the masses became diligent because of it, it is really a wonderful strategy to control people and use things!"

After Li Tai heard this, he laughed dryly, and even the wailing of the government official who was whipped became harsh. Sure enough, the world is as dark as crows, and there are no good people who are bosses.If he, a scab, can't become a boss, he won't be popular wherever he goes!

(End of this chapter)