It rained continuously these days, and the days went on as usual. Of course, some changes due to the disaster were also quietly happening, but for the Sui Dynasty or Yang Tong, the impact was not great.

The number of victims in the city is still increasing as the flood continues. There are also some refugees wandering and gathering on the streets and under the walls. There are also many victims who come from all over to seek refuge with their relatives.

The sudden increase in complex crowds has also brought instability to Luoyang. Jing Zhaoyin and the army have also increased their control, and the situation is not bad. There are roads and people with household registration can enter the city. If you don't have household registration, you can't.

Without relatives to seek refuge with, he had no choice but to go to the disaster victims’ camp outside the city to receive relief from the court.

Because of the military supervision, there was no chaos in order. However, Yang Tong once went to the refugee camp in the southeast of Luoyang City and found that the number of refugees outside the city seemed to be much larger. Fortunately, from the time he started to stand on his own until now, most of the refugees have

Officials of the Sui Dynasty were engaged in disaster relief and relief, and had a complete rescue plan in place, so that the victims did not suffer from confusion and panic.

Most of these victims were people from the county, and they lived near Gushui, Luoshui, Jianshui, Yishui, and Xishui. The imperial court was worried that these people would be washed away by the flood, so they moved to high places to temporarily avoid the disaster. For the court's good intentions,

Naturally, the common people would not refuse, and although the common people were a vulnerable group, they had a very tough and gentle character and would not trouble the government unless absolutely necessary, so they were very conscious and did not cause any commotion.

The floods also had an impact, including a sharp rise in vegetable prices. This was because the vegetable fields were all soaked in water and the roots were rotten. How could there be any vegetable output? The palace was better off, but the rich

Everyone can only eat pickles, and even small families can only eat dry rice.

The temporary rise in prices is not a big deal. The important thing is that the heavy rain is falling like crazy. If it continues like this, the five rivers surrounding Luo City will turn into the five rivers stranding Luo City. Just yesterday, the imperial court has submitted an emergency plan.

, if the heavy rain continues, then only Yiyang County in the upper reaches of Luoshui River and Luhun County in the upper reaches of Yishui River can be artificially breached to release the skyrocketing floodwaters into the countryside to ensure the safety of Luoyang City.

Although this kind of active flood discharge behavior will evacuate the people in the flood discharge area in advance and no lives will be lost, it is self-evident that the property losses of the people will be great. Compensation and relief for the people after the flood will inevitably cause another big trouble, which is unavoidable.

This approach has not yet been implemented. Such severe water conditions in Luoyang also prompted the court to reach a consensus that after the danger passed, the water system in Henan County must be transformed, that is, a canal should be dug from Yiyang to

Luhun, thus connecting Luoshui and Yishui, and then driving from Luhun County to the upper reaches of Rushui in Xiangcheng County. It is usually used for irrigation. If such a dangerous situation occurs again, Rushui will be asked to help divert the flow...

This time, fortunately, for the convenience of the Sui and Tang wars, a canal connecting Luoshui and Xishui was dug in Hongnong to transport logistics supplies. If it were not for this diversion of the canal that runs through the two rivers, Luoyang would be even more dangerous.

severe.

As for the dangerous situation in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, Yang Tong and the central ministers naturally cannot take it into consideration. The court has tried its best, and the military has also tried its best. Whether the Flood Demon can be restrained within the river bed, now we can only leave it to fate. Everything now can only be done.

I believe that as long as there is no bad news coming from the military and local officials responsible for flood fighting and rescue operations, it is the best good news.

For Yang Tong, such bad weather was the best weather for military training. After the morning session, he went to the Mangshan Camp to watch the military training and give himself some proper relaxation.

Although the ten major legions are all outside, Luoyang, as the imperial capital, is naturally an army. In addition to the Xuanjia Army and the City Defense Army, there are also sixteen guards.

In the early Sui Dynasty, following the system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, twelve prefectures were set up to command the imperial guards, which were the predecessors of the Sixteen Guards. Among the twelve prefectures in the early Sui Dynasty, only the left and right guards, the left and right Wuwei, and the left and right Wuhou commanded the soldiers.

guard.

In the third year of Daye, Yang Tong added the Twelve Prefectures to the Twelve Guards and Four Prefectures, collectively known as the Sixteen Guards Prefectures.

After many name changes, the twelve guards were named Left and Right Guards, Left and Right Wuwei, Left and Right Weiwei, Left and Right Xiaowei, Left and Right Leaders, and Left and Right Jinwu; the four palaces were Left and Right Qianniu Guards and Left and Right Prison Gate Guards.

The Twelve Guards guard Wu Gyeonggi and guard Heluo; the left and right Qianniu Guards in the four palaces are responsible for guarding the emperor, which is the current Xuanjia Army and Shura Guards; as for the left and right prison gates, they are responsible for palace access control.

In addition, the left and right guards also lead the "internal army". The "inner army" refers to the troops of the five military mansions under the jurisdiction of the three guards of Qin, Xun and Wu under the left and right guards, and the three guards and three mansions of the East Palace. In principle, they are composed of high-ranking officials.

The role of the disciples is just that the world is unified, and the role is still held by elite soldiers.

Since there are currently ten main battle legions in the Sui Dynasty, the Twelve Guards and the Four Prefectures can be regarded as self-contained existences. With the government army system being broken, the Twelve Guards now still lead the county soldiers from afar and are in the center of the imperial guard according to the previous system.

In addition, the garrison of the capital, if we really look into it, can be regarded as a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Armed Forces; it is clearly distinct from the ten major legions, the navy and the frontier army that the Ministry of War is responsible for, and they go hand in hand.

The two, one inside and the other outside, both cooperate with and check and balance each other. They seem very complicated, but in fact they are clear and clear.

According to different functions, the Twelve Guards are equipped with different troops, ranging from 5,000 to 3,000. Except for the troops on duty in the imperial city, they are all trained in the Mangshan Camp. The Mangshan Camp is a whole, and the interior is divided into

Twelve small camps, each guard is on its own side. In the middle is a huge training ground separated by Juma. Everyone trains on a field, but they can all see each other. From time to time, they move Juma away to come to the big training ground.

In a competition, the loser trains hard in order to regain his place; the winner, although rejoicing, is afraid that he will fail in the next competition, and also intensifies his training. In this way, the Twelve Guards are in a healthy competition all the time.

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Yang Tong looked at the soldiers training seriously on the school field, and heard the shouts of killing in his ears, which made him feel very friendly.

At this time, the queen Wei Fengwu was accompanying Yang Tong. Seeing her husband looking at the soldiers with a bright smile on his face, Wei Fengwu was speechless.

Everyone in the government and the public is worried about floods, and even the royal family in the harem are frowning. But as the king of a country, the husband always has such an optimistic attitude. Looking at this situation, the endless water of the Yellow River

In my husband's heart, it seems to be like a stream.

She didn't know whether she should say that her husband was confident or careless. She couldn't help but asked, "Husband, are you not worried about flooding at all?"

"What do I have to worry about?" Yang Tong said with a smile: "Any success depends half on hard work and half on God's will; I have done everything I can do, and arranged everything that should be arranged, and even

There are emergency measures for the worst outcome. To put it bluntly, all my tasks have been completed. Now it depends on the soldiers and civilians of the Sui Dynasty who are fighting at the front. For me now, the best news is that the flood disaster has not happened.

, If the embankment is really going to break, there is nothing I can do about it. If being sad and crying helps, I will definitely cry for three days and three nights until my heart is broken."

Wei Fengwu smiled, and her heavy heart relaxed a lot: "My husband is right. The result of something that has never happened may not be bad. If the result is good, the sadness will be in vain; if the result is...

The bad ones, at least they were earned before the bad news came."

Yang Tong said happily: "It's good that you understand! Although the floods are always rising, it does not mean that the embankments will burst. Everyone is too worried and will not be able to swim if they are in bad health. Instead of doing this, it is better to recharge and save up before the disaster comes.

Physical strength and energy, as for the flood... it’s better to just let nature take its course!"

Wei Fengwu didn't know what she should say, so she asked again: "Why can my husband be so open-minded? What if the ending is still bad in the end?"

Yang Tong thought for a while and said: "At worst, we can move collectively. Anyway, the world is so big and there is plenty of space for the people of Huanghuai and Huaihe. If the land in Hebei is not enough, then occupy the grasslands, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje and the Western Regions

alright."

"..." Wei Fengwu was speechless.

Yang Tong looked up at the sky. Although the rain had stopped, there was no sign of it ending completely. Heavy dark clouds began to accumulate on the horizon again, shrouding them in the direction of Luoyang. It seemed that a bigger rainstorm was brewing, but looking at the situation, the heavy rain

I couldn't get down for a while.

"Let's go!" Yang Tong rarely came out and didn't want to waste time in the military camp.

This time he came out mainly to take his wives out for exercise. There were three categories of wives. Those who studied martial arts were Wei Fengwu, Shui Tianji, Li Xiuning, Yin Mingyue, and Lan Xueer who had just joined, and those who studied martial arts were Changsun Wu.

Gu, Lu Qinghua, Xiao Yuexian, and Jiang Fengyi; except for Jiang Fengyi, the other three members of the literary sect, the other three prefer to be quiet but not active. Their amount of exercise is not even comparable to that of Xuewu. Even the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother are not as good as each other.

They would rather take a book and a pen and read and draw all day long than move. They would at most do Tai Chi. This is not because they are lazy, but because of their interest.

If it were normal, that would be enough, but the heavy rains in recent days have not only filled the rivers in Heluo and Xiyuan, but also the Jiuzhou Pool and other scenic pools in the palace have been filled with water. The entire Ziwei Palace has also been filled with water.

They were all in misty rain and full of humidity. If they stayed in that environment for a long time, these three guys would probably get sick. Yang Tong rarely came out, so he simply took his wives out of the palace.

Everyone felt their husband's affection and would not refuse. They threw all the children to the four queen mothers and ran out.

The destination this time was Jingu Garden. When Yang Tong and Wei Fengwu left the military camp, they joined the large army and really went to Jingu Garden.

Jingu Garden is less than ten miles away from Mangshan Camp and is connected by an official road, which is very convenient. When the group arrived at their destination, they walked to enjoy the scenery.

…

The name Jingu Garden comes from Shi Chong, a wealthy man in the Western Jin Dynasty. In order to indulge in his indulgence, he built a large-scale garden on the Yiman Mountain in Luoyang and near the valley water. After hundreds of years of war trauma, the former Jingu Garden has become more and more beautiful day by day.

It fell into disrepair and was replaced by the palace built by Yang Guang on the original site. It was restored after repairs by the Ministry of Works.

The current Jingu Garden has cleverly designed the rivers that flow through the garden. Platforms and ground are built along the terrain, with clear streams lingering, the sound of water gurgling, birds singing and fish leaping, and it is extremely elegant. This wild scenery is more beautiful than the man-made landscape.

To be attractive.

Along the way, you can see several dilapidated old walls deep in the vegetation. If you look closer, you can see exquisite and beautiful patterns on the stones, which make people feel the vicissitudes of time.

Lu Qinghua had been here often before and knew that there were many stories that had been lost to time. She acted as a tour guide for the sisters. She pointed to the ruins deep in the vegetation and said: "This was once Shi Chong's garden.

It is said that he used pearls, agate, rhinoceros horn, ivory, etc. to decorate the place with splendor and splendor. Even the convenience areas were decorated with patterned tent cushions, burning agarwood, and there were beautiful maids waiting in the room, so that some guests thought they had accidentally entered Shi Chong.

Inner room.”

"The ruins here are the remains of Shi Chong Jingu Garden. When I came here before, I occasionally thought, could this be the Lvzhu Building where Lvzhu lived? Maybe Lvzhu jumped from here

And the one who sacrificed his life for love."

After hearing this, the woman who knew this story was very sad.

Seeing two people lamenting the ancients, Yang Tong was speechless: "The most famous story in Jinguyuan is 'Green Pearl Falls from the Tower'. It talks about Green Pearl being loyal and Shi Chong being affectionate, but I don't think that's the case at all."

"What do you think is wrong, husband?"

"Shi Chong was a man who regarded human life as nothing, but when a guest came to a banquet, if the guest could not drink until the glass was dry, he would kill the maid who was accompanying him. General Wang Dun refused to drink because he could not drink.

He killed many maids in a row to achieve the purpose of forcing Wang Dun to drink, and used it as a capital to show off. After that, whenever anyone came, they would say that Wang Dun drank at his place, and he could do things by himself that others could not do.

Okay, it feels like a lot of face. But what is the reality? It was obtained at the expense of countless innocent lives, and General Wang Dun made an exception. It’s not that Shi Chong has much face, but that he can’t bear more innocent people to die because of him. Ridiculous.

What is strange is that the world does not praise Wang Dun for his kindness and justice, but praises a cruel butcher."

When Yang Tong saw the girls listening attentively, he added: "Those beautiful young girls were all those who had been waiting for him all year round, and some of them were his bedfellows, but he killed them like chickens. And Luzhu also

She is just a singer. She is no different from the woman who was killed. She only doted on her because she was particularly beautiful. If he met a woman more beautiful than Lu Zhu, Lu Zhu would probably end up being killed, so Shi Shi

Worshiping deep affection is completely nonsense."

Lu Qinghua was moved when she heard this. She only thought about the love story between Shi Chong and Lv Zhu. How could she have thought about the cruel murder of the girl by Shi Chong? This so-called 'deep affection' has been praised for hundreds of years and has become as beautiful as poetry and painting.

It actually makes people ignore the blood and blood in the story.

"In addition to living a corrupt life and looking down on human life, Shi Chong was also a competitive man. Hearing that Wang Kai used wheat sugar to wash pots, he used white wax to cook on fire. In order to protect himself, Wang Kai made silk cloths on both sides of the road.

The barrier was 40 miles long. In order to overwhelm Wang Kai, Shi Chong ordered his men to make a 50-mile barrier made of brocade. Wang Kai’s family used red stone and fat mud walls, while Shi Chong used spice mud walls. He will never be far behind others." Yang Tong said.

: "Where does his money come from? It's not from starting from scratch, nor from doing business properly, but when he was the governor of Jingzhou, he used unscrupulous and crazy methods to turn his troops into bandits and massacre and rob the passing merchants. As for his money
To be continued...