Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 485
Yu Wenkai's death is not a good thing for Yang Ming, because who will build the pontoon bridge when crossing the Liaohe River in the future?

Historically, after Yu Wenkai lost the chain, He Chou, the Prime Minister of Taifu Temple, made up for it. In two days, the pontoon bridge for the army to cross the river was repaired.

He Chou is not a Han Chinese, but a Sogdian, one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu. Zhaowu City is the current Zhaowu County of Zhangye County. During the Han Dynasty, this place was destroyed by the Huns, so the Sogdians began to leave their hometown and migrate around.

The nine surnames of Zhaowu are Kang, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, Shi, He, and Mu. An Lushan and Shi Siming are Sogdians.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was an era of great national integration. He Chou and his family entered the Central Plains at that time and worked as officials and businessmen in the Liang Dynasty. They were regarded as serving the Xiao family.

This nation is known as the Oriental Jews, they are good at doing business, they have long controlled the Silk Road, and they are doing most of the reselling trade in the Hexi Corridor.

The current He Chou, who was appointed by Yang Ming as the Minister of the Taifu Temple, went to Xiangguo County, Hebei Province to burn porcelain. He worked as a minister of the Ministry of Industry, and after entering the Tang Dynasty, he was a general and a young craftsman.

Once Yu Wenkai dies, this person is very likely to be responsible for building the pontoon bridge.

Because He Chou was responsible for the construction of Yang Jian and his wife's Tailing and the preparations for their funeral, and Yang Jian entrusted He Chou to Yang Guang in the last period of his life, which means that this person has skills, you should make good use of them .

In ancient times, those who could build the emperor's mausoleum were not ordinary people, and they would be given special care. After all, you have made arrangements for their funeral affairs, which is a great contribution.

Yang Ming needs to write a letter to He Chou to make him mentally prepare. If he is called into the army, he must not make any mistakes when building the pontoon bridge in the future.

Besides, Yang Ming wanted to recommend someone.

In history, Comrade Li Chun, who is many times more famous than He Chou, is known as a generation of bridge builders. He built China's first stone arch bridge, Zhaozhou Bridge.

The current Zhaozhou Bridge is built on the Ming River in the west of Pingji County, the capital of Zhao County, but it is not called Zhaozhou Bridge now, it is called Zhaojun Stone Bridge.

When the canal was being built, for the convenience of transportation, the local government planned to build a bridge over the Ming River so that materials and manpower from Shanxi could enter Hebei smoothly.

Originally, the government meant that you can build a bridge that can pass people and mules and horses. As a result, Li Chun created such an uncanny and ingenious work of art, and spent very little money to build a national key cultural relic. protection unit.

It's hard to find this person right now, probably because his official position is too small, or he has no official position.

It is unlikely that he will not be an official. After all, his family name is Li, and the bridge is in Zhao County. If you think about it, you can know which family he belongs to.

So Yang Ming called Cui Junsu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to inquire.

Cui Junsu had no impression of Li Chun either, so Yang Ming went directly with him to the Ministry of Officials to check the files.

I searched through the official archives of the entire Zhao County, and found Cao, a person from Fangfang County, Zhaojun County, and the current Yashi of Fangfang County.

Shi Cao, in charge of soil kung fu, Gongxi, Jinliang (ferry and bridge), boats and vehicles, and crafts.

Such an awesome expert is just an unqualified official.

No wonder Zhang Jiazhen of the Tang Dynasty recorded that the stone bridge over the Weihe River in Zhaozhou was traced by the Sui craftsman Li Chun.

I really don't know what it does, it's not famous.

Isn't this a coincidence?He Chou is currently in the porcelain kiln between Neiqiu County of Xiangguo County and Fangfang County of Zhao County, and the two major craftsmen are currently in the same place.

Then He Chou must have seen the Zhaojun Stone Bridge. As long as he has seen it, he will know how awesome this bridge is, and he will recognize Li Chun's bridge-building level. Yang Ming will recommend it to He Chou. Very convenient.

"Have you heard of the stone bridge in Zhaojun?" Yang Ming asked.

Cui Junsu nodded and said: "Of course I have heard of it. It is said that this bridge is unique in craftsmanship. It is a single-hole stone arch bridge. The bridge body is so strong that it cannot be collapsed by floods."

Of course it can't be destroyed. If people can be washed away by the flood, I can see it in the books of later generations?
Yang Ming had never seen the real face of Zhaozhou Bridge, but he was shocked to see it in the picture.

"The prefect of Zhaojun is Yu Juluo, right? He also presided over the construction of this bridge. Such a good craftsman, why is it still a scholar after so long?" Yang Ming frowned.

Cui Junsu was taken aback for a moment: "Your Highness thinks, should we enter the general's temple?"

Yang Ming nodded and said: "Of course, you should send the approval letter to Yu Juluo now. This person will be wanted by the temple, but he doesn't need to come to Beijing to work. Let him go to He Chou's side."

"I understand, I will do it immediately," Cui Junsu hurriedly called officials from the Ministry of Officials to draft official documents.

In October, Yang Ming received a letter from his "friend" Feng Yuzhi. The letter said, when you receive this letter, it means that her grandpa has already Agreed, and she should be arriving in Luoyang almost soon.

Feng Yuzhi would go to Luoyang to meet the emperor and queen, and then she would come to the capital. She asked Yang Ming to prepare to receive her.

Going north with Feng Yuzhi is his father, Feng An, but Feng An will go to Donglai County first to help Lai Huer to rectify the Lingnan Army. Since the [-] platoons of soldiers returned to Lai Huer, it is not good Tube.

Lai Huer was very strict in running the army, and killed many people to restrain military discipline. After Feng An received the news, he hurried over to help Lai Huer.

Lingnan people, just listen to him. Afterwards, Feng An will go to Dongdu and follow Yang Guang to the Liaodong, because he has been named General Youwuwei by Yang Guang.

The original general Guo Yan went to Jiangdu and served as the prefect of Jiangdu.

Yang Ming welcomes Feng Yuzhi who is coming. He has done him such a favor, so he should treat him well.

So he took the first step to let his Qianniu prepare Li Xiaogong to go to Luoyang, wait for him, and bring him to the capital.

In Luoyang, Yang Guang and his wife also want to receive Feng Yuzhi. There is no way, this is a political factor. Their family helped the Great Sui govern Lingnan, and they are loyal. The emperor also needs to maintain this relationship.

"Mingda (Feng Ang's word) this time, shared my worries for me, and I am very happy. As you said just now, if Liuqiu is taken down, I will hand it over to Feng Xuan to manage." Yang Guang doesn't care about Liuqiu's place, right now The Feng family was needed again, so he readily agreed.

And Feng Xuan, Feng An's eldest brother, was the one who brought five thousand Lingnan troops and six large ships to Jian'an County to meet Zhou Zhongmou and discuss the attack on Liuqiu Kingdom.

Feng An is also an old fox, he can't get up early without profit, let me send troops to fight Liuqiu, yes, if you fight, you leave it to me.

Yang Guang must agree, you send troops and efforts to open up the territory for the Sui Dynasty.
"Thank you Your Majesty, Grandpa will be very happy to know," Feng Yuzhi said with a smile.

Empress Xiao found that Feng Yuzhi's bun hadn't changed, and asked curiously, "Has Yuzhi not married yet?"

"No," Feng Yuzhi said with a smile, "since I met the prince, I don't like other men anymore."

"Hahahaha." Yang Guang laughed loudly.

This sentence can be called a top flattery, which makes Yang Guang and his wife very happy, because you are saying that the crown prince is the best man in the world.

And the prince was born to Yang Guang and his wife, can they be unhappy?

Empress Xiao took the opportunity to say: "If Yuzhi is interested, the crown prince's harem will be waiting for him."

Feng Yuzhi pouted: "I haven't figured it out yet, the prince has too many women, I'm not used to it."

"Mingda also has a lot of concubines?" Yang Guang teased with a smile.

Feng An is also a romantic. Thirty sons and two daughters come from two wives and thirteen concubines respectively. Among them, Feng Yuzhi was born to the second wife and is a descendant.

What Feng An is most proud of in his life is that he has many sons. For a local emperor like him, having more sons is beneficial. As long as he is an adult, he can help him share the land, but the disadvantage is also great, that is, he will fight for the right to inherit.

The Tang Dynasty took a lot of effort to target their family, enfeoffing Feng An's sons, splitting them up, and finally being wiped out by Wu Zetian.

Otherwise, Gao Lishi, Feng An's great-grandson, would not have become a eunuch.

Feng Yuzhi is 21 years old this year and belongs to an old lady, but Feng An didn't force her to marry, after all he knew his daughter's toothbrush and gave it to the prince.

According to Lingnan customs, the representative daughter is the prince's favorite.

Faced with the emperor's ridicule, Feng Yuzhi changed the subject with a playful smile and continued to chat with the emperor and empress.

People in the Sui Dynasty who could receive such treatment were rare. Feng Yuzhi still didn't understand it, thinking that the emperor and empress really liked her.

But it's not impossible, if she really wants to marry Yang Ming and become the daughter-in-law of the couple, the hypocrisy will naturally turn into genuine joy.

After staying in Luoyang for three days, Feng Yuzhi went to the capital under the escort of Li Xiaogong.

And Yang Ming will wait one step ahead at Chang'an Station, and the courtesy is extremely high.

In fact, people like the Feng family are already very dangerous. The higher they are praised, the harder they will fall in the future.

Do you think Yang Guang doesn't want to deal with Feng An?It's just because it's not his turn now, and it was not cleaned up in history. It was because the Sui Dynasty was gone, so it was taken care of by the Tang Dynasty.

No emperor would allow the earth emperor to exist in the world he governs.

Feng An was a smart man, he knew that this time the emperor called him to Beijing, he had to come, if he didn't come, he would be punished after cleaning up Goguryeo.

The current emperor can't rub the sand in his eyes, and Feng An also knows that the family seems to be strong at the moment, but in fact it is in danger, so he took advantage of the prince's borrowing of soldiers from him to persuade his daughter to come to Beijing, just to facilitate this marriage.

Because if this marriage is successful, their family should continue to be glorious for at least the next few decades.

On October [-]th, Feng Yuzhi arrived in the capital, and outside Chang'an post, met Yang Ming who had been away for more than two years.

The first time he saw Yang Ming, Feng Yuzhi stretched out his palm and smiled at Yang Ming:
"It should be returned to the original owner."

Yang Ming smiled, took out the toothbrush, and put it in the opponent's palm:
"I didn't lose it."

"For you have a conscience," Feng Yuzhi smiled mischievously, inserting the toothbrush into the bun.

(End of this chapter)