Yu Wenkai's death is not a good thing for Yang Ming, because when the Liao River is crossed in the future, who will build the pontoon bridge?
Historically, after Yu Wenkai fell off the chain, it was He Chou, the Prime Minister of Taifu Temple, who 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, but a Sogdian, one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu. Zhaowu City is now Zhaowu County, Zhangye County. During the Han Dynasty, this place was defeated by the Xiongnu, so the Sogdians began to leave their hometown and move around.
The nine surnames of Zhaowu are Kang, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, Shi, He, Mu, An Lushan and Shi Siming, who are Sogdians.
The Northern Wei Dynasty was an era of great national integration. It was at that time that He Chou and his family entered the Central Plains and served as officials and merchants in the Liang Dynasty, serving the Xiao family.
This nation is known as the Oriental Jews. They are good at doing business and have long controlled the Silk Road. They are responsible for most of the re-trading trade in the Hexi Corridor.
At present, He Chou was named the Minister of the Taifu Temple by Yang Ming, and went to Xiangguo County in Hebei Province to make porcelain. This man was definitely capable. Historically, after Yang Guang's death, he was given the title of Yu Wenhuaji and Dou Jiande respectively.
He served as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and after entering the Tang Dynasty, he became a general and a young craftsman.
Once Yu Wenkai died, this person would most likely be responsible for building the pontoon bridge.
Because He Chou was responsible for the construction of the Tailing Mausoleum of Yang Jian and his wife and the preparations for their funerals. In the last period of his life, Yang Jian entrusted He Chou to Yang Guang, meaning that if this person has the ability, you should make good use of it.
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In ancient times, those who could build the emperor's tomb were not ordinary people, and would be given special care. After all, you had arranged the family's posthumous affairs properly, which was a great achievement.
Yang Ming needs to write a letter to He Chou to make him mentally prepared. If he is called into the army, he must not make any mistakes when building a pontoon bridge in the future.
In addition, Yang Ming also wanted to recommend someone.
Comrade Li Chun, who is much more famous in history and is known as a great bridge builder, built China's first stone arch bridge, the Zhaozhou Bridge.
The current Zhaozhou Bridge is built on the Minghe River to the west of Pingji County, the capital of Zhao County. However, it is not called Zhaozhou Bridge now, but Zhaojun Stone Bridge.
When the canal was being built, in order to facilitate transportation, the local government planned to build a bridge across the Mihe River to facilitate Shanxi's materials and manpower to enter Hebei smoothly.
Originally, the government wanted to just build a bridge that can pass people and mules. However, Li Chun built such a miraculous and ingenious work of art. He spent very little money to create a national key cultural relic.
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It's hard to find this person right now. It's probably because his official position is too small, or he doesn't have an official position.
It is unlikely that he is unemployed. After all, his surname is Li and his bridge is in Zhao County. If you think about it, you will know which family he belongs to.
So Yang Ming called Cui Junsu, the minister of official affairs, to inquire.
Cui Junsu had no impression of Li Chun, so Yang Ming went directly with him to the Ministry of Personnel to review the files.
I went through the official files of Zhao County and found out that Cao, a person from Fangfang County in Zhao County, is the current Yamenshi of Fangfang County.
Shi Cao is in charge of earthwork, public affairs, Jinliang (derry bridge), boats and carts, and crafts.
Such an awesome expert is just an inferior official.
No wonder Zhang Jiazhen of the Tang Dynasty recorded: The stone bridge over the Xiaohe River in Zhaozhou was the work of Li Chun, a craftsman in the Sui Dynasty. It was made so strangely that no one knew what it was.
I really don’t know what he is doing and he has no reputation.
Isn't this a coincidence? He Chou is currently at the porcelain kiln between Neiqiu County in Xiangguo County and Fangfang County in Zhao County, and the two craftsmen are currently in the same place.
So He Chou must have seen the Zhaojun Stone Bridge. As long as he has seen it, he will definitely know how awesome this bridge is, and he will recognize Li Chun's bridge building skills. Yang Ming will recommend it to He Chou, that is
Very convenient.
"Have you heard of the stone bridge in Zhao County?" Yang Ming asked.
Cui Junsu nodded and said: "Of course I have heard of it. It is said that this bridge has unique craftsmanship. It is a single-hole stone arch bridge. The bridge body is so strong that it cannot collapse due to floods."
Of course it cannot collapse. If a house can be destroyed by floods, can I see it in the books of later generations?
Yang Ming has never seen the true appearance of Zhaozhou Bridge, but seeing it in the picture is also very shocking.
"The governor of Zhao County is Yu Juluo, right? He also presided over the construction of this bridge. How come such a good craftsman is still a scholar after so long?" Yang Ming frowned.
Cui Junsu was stunned: "Your Highness, do you think you should enter Jiangzuo Temple?"
Yang Ming nodded and said: "Of course you should. You should send the approval document to Yu Juluo now. This person will be asked to be a temple, but there is no need to come to Beijing to take up a post. Let him go to He Chou."
"I understand, I will do it immediately," Cui Junsu hurriedly called officials from the Ministry of Personnel to draft an official document.
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In October, Yang Ming received a letter from his "good friend" Feng Yuzhi. The letter said, when you receive this letter, please explain that her grandfather has already
Agreed, and she should be almost arriving in Luoyang.
Feng Yuzhi would go to Luoyang to meet the emperor and empress, and then come to the capital. She asked Yang Ming to be prepared to receive her.
Also going north with Feng Yuzhi was his father Feng An, but Feng An first had to go to Donglai County to help Lai Huer reorganize the Lingnan Army. The 30,000 platoon soldiers were in trouble after Lai Huer returned.
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Lai Hu'er was very strict in running the army and killed many people to enforce military discipline. After Feng Ang received the news, he hurried over to help Lai Hu'er.
The Lingnan people only listened to him. Afterwards, Feng Ang would go to Dongdu and follow Yang Guang to conquer Liaodong, because he had been named General Youwuwei by Yang Guang.
The original general Guo Yan went to Jiangdu and served as the governor of Jiangdu.
Yang Ming welcomed Feng Yuzhi who was coming soon. He had helped him so much and he should be treated well.
So he first sent his Qianniu Li Xiaogong to Luoyang to wait for him and bring him to the capital.
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In Luoyang, Yang Guang and his wife also wanted to receive Feng Yuzhi. There was no way around it. This was a political factor. Their family helped the Sui Dynasty govern Lingnan and they were loyal. The emperor also needed to maintain this relationship.
"I am very happy that Mingda (named Feng Ang) has shared my worries this time. As you just said, if Liuqiu is captured, he will be handed over to Feng Xuan to manage." Yang Guang doesn't care about the place in Liuqiu. The Feng family was also needed, so I readily agreed.
Feng Xuan was Feng An's eldest brother. He led five thousand Lingnan troops and took six large ships to Jian'an County to meet Zhou Zhongmou to discuss attacking Liuqiu Kingdom.
Feng Ang is also an old fox. He can't afford it early, so he asked me to send troops to defeat Liubei. Okay, if you defeat him, you can leave it to me.
Yang Guang will definitely agree. It is a good thing for you to send troops and help to open up territory for the Sui Dynasty. Let's talk about it after we conquer it later. If you want to take advantage of it all by yourself, there is no way!
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will be very happy if I know this," Feng Yuzhi said with a smile.
Empress Xiao noticed that Feng Yuzhi's bun had not changed and asked curiously: "Is Yuzhi not married yet?"
"No," Feng Yuzhi smiled and said, "Ever since I met the prince, I have no regard for other men."
"Hahahaha..." Yang Guang laughed loudly.
This sentence is the ultimate flattery, which makes Yang Guang and his wife very happy, because you are basically saying that the prince is the best man in the world.
And the prince was born to Yang Guang and his wife, how could they be unhappy?
Empress Xiao took the opportunity and said: "If Yuzhi is interested, the prince's harem will be vacant."
Feng Yuzhi curled his lips: "I haven't thought about it yet. The prince has too many women. I'm not used to it."
"Mingda has a lot of concubines, right?" Yang Guang teased with a smile.
Feng Ang was also a romantic son. He had thirty sons and two daughters, the offspring of two wives and thirteen concubines respectively. Among them, Feng Yuzhi was born to his second wife and was a direct descendant.
What Feng Ang was most proud of in his life was that he had many sons. For a local emperor like him, it was good to have more sons. As soon as they came of age, they could help him take charge of the place. However, the disadvantage was that they would compete for inheritance rights.
The Tang Dynasty targeted their family, but spent a lot of efforts to enfeoff Feng Ang's disciples and divide them into factions. In the end, Wu Zetian wiped them all out.
Otherwise, Feng An's great-grandson Gao Lishi wouldn't have become an eunuch.
Feng Yuzhi is twenty-one years old this year and is considered an old girl. However, Feng Ang did not force her to get married. After all, he knew that his daughter's toothbrush was given to the prince.
According to Lingnan custom, it means that the daughter of the bride is the prince.
Faced with the emperor's teasing, Feng Yuzhi changed the subject with a playful smile and continued chatting with the emperor and empress.
It was rare for people in the Sui Dynasty to be treated like this. Feng Yuzhi still doesn't understand and thinks that the emperor and empress really like her.
But it's not impossible. If she really wants to marry Yang Ming and become the couple's daughter-in-law, her false love 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 be waiting at Chang'an Yi one step ahead, and the courtesy is very 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 yet. Historically, he didn't deal with it. That was because the Sui Dynasty was gone, so it was left to the Tang Dynasty to deal with it.
No emperor would allow a local emperor to exist in the world he governs.
Feng An was a smart man and knew that this time when the emperor called him to the capital, he had to come. If he didn't come, he would be dealt with after Goguryeo was dealt with.
The current emperor's eyes cannot be touched, and Feng An also knows that the family may seem strong at the moment, but in fact it is full of dangers, so he used the prince's borrowing of troops from him to lure his daughter to the capital in order 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 17, Feng Yuzhi arrived in the capital and met Yang Ming outside Chang'an Post Office after an absence of more than two years.
The first time he saw Yang Ming, Feng Yuzhi stretched out his palm and smiled at Yang Ming:
"It's time to return the property to its original owner."
Yang Ming smiled, took out the toothbrush and placed it in the palm of the other person's hand:
"I didn't lose it."
"You have a conscience," Feng Yuzhi smiled playfully and inserted the toothbrush into her bun.