In Anyang City, the seat of Xiangzhou, Li Guangbi, the Hedong Jiedu envoy granted by the imperial court, stood on the city wall.
Xiangzhou is to the north of Luoyang. If the puppet Yan army in Luoyang returns to Hedong, it must pass through Xiangzhou.
Therefore, before Luoyang surrendered, Li Guangbi led his army to attack Anyang City and captured this important city.
But Li Guangbi stood on the wall of Anyang City, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart.
This uneasiness is not due to some mysterious sixth sense, but to the attitude of the entire Xiangzhou people towards the Tang army.
In the Guanzhong and Henan areas, the people of the Tang Dynasty did not say that they were happy to welcome the king's army, but they still welcomed him warmly.
Li Guangbi was fighting in Guanzhong. As long as the puppet Yan army retreated, the local people would open the city gates and surrender.
Guanzhong was the place where the Tang Dynasty was founded, and the people's hearts were cultivated the most. Everywhere they went, the local people led the way and provided intelligence, and even volunteered to join the army to fight against the puppet Yan.
An Lushan entered Chang'an and did not send troops to massacre the city. He wanted to win over the people of Chang'an, but Chang'an still resisted. In the end, An Lushan could only make Luoyang the capital because the fake Yan was unpopular in Guanzhong.
But when we arrived in Xiangzhou, everything was reversed.
Xiangzhou was a military state established in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was also the most prosperous state in the north.
Before the Sui Dynasty, the seat of Xiangzhou was Yecheng, and the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty was Yecheng. Xiangzhou was the capital region of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Later, the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty and captured Yecheng. The leader of the army was Yang Jian, the Shangzhu State of the Northern Zhou Dynasty at that time and the future Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Jian ordered the burning of Ye City and moved the people of Ye City into Anyang City. From then on, Ye City, a famous city in the north, perished.
Since the Sui Dynasty, the people of Xiangzhou have been hostile to the imperial court.
The Tang Dynasty inherited many legacies of the Sui Dynasty, and also inherited this hatred.
The Tang Dynasty had always had a suppressive attitude towards the scholars of Xiangzhou, and often drained the wealth of Xiangzhou. Even in disaster years, it rarely reduced taxes for the people of Xiangzhou.
Xiangzhou does not belong to the three towns in Hedong, but after Anlu Mountain raised troops, the whole territory immediately rose up in response to Anlu Mountain.
When he arrived in Xiangzhou, Li Guangbi clearly felt that the people's support was completely reversed.
The common people reacted indifferently to the imperial army and drafted civilian men into the army. These civilian men abandoned their families and careers and fled.
The common people were asked to provide military rations, and these common people were willing to burn their own granaries.
Li Guangbi had to ask Guo Ziyi to transport grain from Luoyang to Anyang City.
Wells in Anyang City were blocked every day, warehouses storing ordnance often caught fire, and even convoys transporting grain from Luoyang encountered unknown attacks.
Li Guangbi finally understood why Anlu Mountain, which was so powerful that day, immediately began to stagnate after entering Guanzhong.
If this continues, it will take a long time for the Tang army to digest Anyang. When can they move north?
In fact, Li Guangbi also knew in his heart that as long as the court could put some effort into appointing local officials and pardoning some powerful local leaders, this kind of resistance could always be eliminated.
But can the imperial court have this time?
Li Guangbi didn't know if the court still had the time and patience.
The hostility of the people of Xiangzhou towards the imperial court was not limited to just one or two things.
Maybe it was a few corrupt officials who were sent to Xiangzhou, maybe it was the unfair result of a certain imperial examination in the imperial court, maybe it was the poor official career of a certain Xiangzhou official, or maybe even a son of Xiangzhou lost his life in a certain battle.
To eliminate such long-term hatred, it takes an outstanding state pastor, a group of grassroots officials who can promote the court's justice, and the court's long-term investment to make up for this injustice.
Does today's Tang Dynasty court still have the ability to bring Xiangzhou back?
Li Guangbi didn't know, and neither did Guo Ziyi, who was in Luoyang.
During this period, Guo Ziyi wrote to the court many times, requesting the court to digest the territory of Luoyang and Henan first, take advantage of winter to reopen water transportation, and wait until spring before attacking.
However, these petitions fell into disgrace, and there was no response from the court.
Guo Ziyi felt uneasy. After regaining the two capitals, the talk of "quick victory" filled the court.
This argument has even spread to the army. Now many generals in the army under Guo Ziyi have proposed a quick attack on the three towns in Hedong to end the war as soon as possible.
Unlike frontline generals like Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi who were worried, the Tang Dynasty court was indeed full of optimistic estimates about the future war.
When the emperor learned that the emperor had returned to Chang'an under the escort of Prime Minister Li Lin, the joy in his heart made the emperor, who paid attention to health, drink two more sips of the medicinal wine that Longyou paid tribute to.
Fengxiang Mansion has entered the countdown to return to Luan Chang'an, and the dawn of victory is already in front of it. It seems that the Tang Dynasty will soon heal the pain and return to the prosperous age of Kaiyuan Tianbao.
Since the restoration of Tongguan and Luoyang, Chang'an has regained its natural barrier.
Chang'an has regained its sense of security, and the market has gradually regained its strength.
There have been no deaths in Chang'an City in the past few days. There are no new clues about the corpse in Jinggongfang or the female body in Zhuque Bridge. Shan Tao can only send people to keep an eye on the East Palace.
However, during this period of time, the players in Chang'an were not idle either.
Because the manpower of the Ministry of Industry had to repair the palace, the task of repairing the East and West markets was contracted out to the merchants of Chang'an.
As the leader of the Longyou Chamber of Commerce, Guo Ping naturally participated in the project to rebuild the West Market.
Businessmen provide money, but there are no benefits at all.
The East and West markets were burned down by Anlu Mountain, and the original shops were in ruins.
Many of the original owners of these shops also died in the war.
The Ministry of Industry asked these businessmen to undertake the reconstruction of the East and West cities. As long as businessmen contributed money and effort, they could obtain shops of corresponding area.
You must know that during the most prosperous Kaiyuan period in Chang'an, a shop in the East and West markets was extremely expensive!
When the emperor's prime minister Yang Guozhong married his daughter, he gave out three shops in the East Market as a dowry. Everyone lamented the prime minister's generosity. You must know that even the emperor was only willing to use four shops as a dowry when marrying his daughter.
Guo Ping knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he borrowed some money from his friends and mortgaged a sum of money from Wangfu Bank, and at once won the right to rebuild twenty shops.
The imperial court required the merchants to rebuild all these shops before the emperor returned to Luan Chang'an.
If the shop cannot be rebuilt, it will be taken back. Guo Ping can't wait to go to the construction site to move bricks in person these days.
But as long as we can win these stores, it will all be worth it.
Guo Ping was busy building a shop, while Su Nuan and Yu Xiaoxiao from Pipa Club watched a player assemble a strange device on the stage.
Cheng Ji also watched curiously as a huge thing was being assembled bit by bit. She asked curiously: "Two sisters, what on earth is this?"
With its black and huge body and complex structure, Cheng Ji had seen a lot in the Princess Mansion, but she had never seen anything like this before.
Moreover, Yu Xiaoxiao and Sun Nuan put this thing on the stage. What was it for?
Su Nuan smiled and said, "This is a musical instrument."
"Musical instrument?" Cheng Ji became more interested.
Such a huge thing is actually a musical instrument? How to use this thing?
After finally assembling the last parts, Lu Hang, who was sweating profusely, wiped the sweat from his forehead, transported the piano all the way from Wuwei to Chang'an City, and then reassembled it. His deal was finally completed.
Lu Hang is a new player who only entered the game after the eighth test. The players who entered the game with him are basically still working as minor officials in Longyou.
In reality, Lu Hang is a technician at a musical instrument factory. He doesn't want to work in the game, so he opens a musical instrument store in Wuwei.
Various real musical instruments have been brought into the game, including saxophones, violins and pianos made by Luhang.
The order placed by Su Nuan and Yu Xiaoxiao is the largest order of Luhang.
With such a long distance, there is no way to transport the piano directly.
Lu Hang dismantled two pianos, packed the parts, and transported them to Chang'an with the caravan.
Then Lu Hang reassembled these parts himself, and after he finished debugging, he said to Su Nuan:
"Miss Su Nuan, the piano you ordered has been installed."
Su Nuan walked over and touched the black piano. In the real world, she had already completed the arrangement of King Qin's Breaking the Formation music, and changed the chime and qing parts into piano scores.
Although I have practiced it in real life, this is my first time playing piano in a game.
Su Nuan sat down on the stool and pressed the keys with both hands.
Hearing only the melodious notes jumping out of the piano, Lu Hang looked at his work with a smile.
Cheng Ji looked at the piano in surprise. How could this strange thing sound so nice?
Su Nuan's fingers beat rapidly on the piano, and a melodious melody floated out of the piano. Cheng Ji was completely stunned.
What kind of instrument is this?
The sound of the piano is melodious and grand, and the timbre is also unique. What surprised Cheng Ji is that it is a tuned instrument, and the melody is as smooth as an orchestral instrument such as the pipa!
How is this done?
The knowledgeable musicians gathered around the stage, talking about the piano's clear tone and rich musical expression.
Some young musicians have also become interested in pianos. It seems that they can sell pianos to aborigines?
Lu Hang had the idea of opening a musical instrument store in Chang'an.
After Su Nuan and Yu Xiaoxiao settled the balance to Lu Hang, he simply used the money to buy a shop in Anyifang and planned to sell the musical instruments he produced in Chang'an.
However, the busiest people in Chang'an recently are the seventeen players who came to Chang'an to take the imperial examination.
When the affairs of the Xingzhongshu family were settled, Pei Mian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, issued an order from the imperial court. All the scholars who took the examination must complete the final registration work within three days. This event attracted the attention of the whole world. The first event after the new emperor ascended the throne.
An imperial examination is finally about to begin.