Chapter 522: The World Shakes
Judging from the time point of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Central Plains can say that it has been the most prosperous place in the world since ancient times.
Since the Five Dynasties, when Zhu Wen established the capital in Bianliang and established the Great Liang, Tokyo has had an extraordinary position in the lush land of the Central Plains.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo was not affected by the war for more than 100 years, and the Zhao and Song dynasties gathered the taxes of the world to provide a city, and there were 1.5 million people in this place alone, which was the most in the world, and the prosperity and prosperity really did not know how much to win compared to the other place.
Of course, none of this is happening today. In the old days, Wang Xie Tang was just a former Yan, and after the earlier military disaster, the endless romance of Tokyo City had been burned by that fire. The population is scattered, but there are still more than 100,000 people left.
Li Yi became the second Tokyo stayer after Liu Tao, but this is not a person who can make decisions and do things. In today's Tokyo Left-behind Division, Liu Yu is the first person to make an idea, and Guan Sheng is the most supportive.
In the previous period, Huazhou was tight, and Guan Shengcai led his troops to the north and entered the anti-slip state.
But that doesn't mean that the city of Tokyo is immune to shocks and can completely keep the threat out. Because the greatest threat to the Gyeonggi Road by the Liangshan Army was not Hebei at all, but Qilu.
They have no power to fight back, and the preservation of Gyeonggi Road is just to see when King Lu will come to pick it up!
However, the Liangshan army swept through the two roads of Hebei in only ten months, and this news made Li Yi and Liu Yu hear all Alexander. Not to mention the subsequent Battle of Baozhou and the Northern Expedition of the Liangshan Army, when the news of the Liao Army's entry into the Kou and the Baosai Bloody Case came together, even Guan Dadao had to give a thumbs up and shout hello when he heard it.
It's really exciting! It's a pity that it has drawn people's hearts to the side of the Liangshan Army.
There are only about 100,000 people left in Tokyo City, and it looks like a big city. However, the city is empty. The ruins of the palace in the center of the city are still there, no one to touch or take care of them.
That's the Imperial City after all!
Even though the city of Tokyo was badly damaged in the last war, it is still full of mansions, and even if they are empty shells inside, it is normal for them to be re-armed. Among the officials at the head of the Tokyo Left-behind Division, all of them live well and are not satisfied.
Liu Yu is from an ordinary family, otherwise he would not have made a scandal in his early years about stealing his classmates' platinum bowls and gauze clothes, and now he is sitting on the push official of the left-behind division, although there are still left-behind, deputy left-behind, left-behind affairs, young Yin, Tongzhi left-behind affairs, same-signed left-behind affairs, left-behind judges, etc., but most of those positions are remote collars, names are registered, and people can be in Luoyang City.
It was also because Liu Yu's official position was too low earlier, otherwise he would not have only won the position of a left-behind pusher. But now he is one of the most powerful people in Tokyo. Li Yi who stayed behind was incompetent, and not only did not stop Liu Yu's seizure of power, but connived at it, which also made Liu Yu even more proud. Wang Shiyong, Song Qiyu, and brother Liu Yi, son Liu Lin, and nephew Liu Ni are all in important positions.
The latter three were inserted into the army by him, and Liu Yi and the three were also quite brave and heroic, and they also had a foundation in the army for such a long time.
Vacant land in and around Tokyo has also been cultivated. At this moment, no one in Luoyang cared about the situation in Tokyo City, so the officials of the garrison department did not know how many acres of land had been divided. Although the title deed here is too thin and there is no insurance, this is land. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, Tokyo is a land of abundance and flat and fertile land. Outside the city, a large number of mansions were destroyed during the last impact, and the war caused the city to become unrecognizable both inside and outside, especially between the outer city and the inner city. Large swaths of houses were demolished and burned. Now this great area of destroyed land has been taken away, but no more houses are built, nor are they idle, but they are returned to farming.
It is also sad to say that the huge city of Tokyo, where every inch of land was precious in the past, is now a large area of vacant land turned into cultivated fields. Pushing forward a decade is something that no one will believe.
And that's what happens with you.
The city of Tokyo is still tall and sturdy, but the war and unresolved fate have left it in a state of depression. Although it is located in the Central Plains and the influence of history, it is inevitable that the city of Tokyo will rise again in the future. But in a short period of time, the timid people really don't love here.
Most of the people in Tokyo live in the inner city, and the outer city is only close to the main road and waterway. The streets of the city are still spacious and tidy, extending in all directions, but the inner city is far from being as luxurious as it once was.
Because of the relocation of the Song Dynasty, the officials and nobles of Tokyo City followed ninety percent of them, and now only the officials of the left-behind division remain. Although there are signs of officials gathering in various districts, the city of Tokyo is too big, and they live too scattered. Especially those civil and military leaders in the left-behind division.
Just like Liu Yu, he still lives in Xianningfang, which is next to Tianliang Gate. But it was not the original mansion for a long time, because of the military disaster, Liu Yu moved the place, and of course he was not allowed to live in a mansion where people went to the empty mansion of the clan.
This prince is still in the line of Pu Wangfu, and the appearance of the mansion is simple. Inside, it is the elegance of carved beams and painted columns, inadvertently elegant and exquisite, and anyone who has eyes will not be able to see it.
In a later sentence, this is low-key luxury with connotation.
The stone lions on both sides of the stone steps are very powerful, but no matter how powerful they are, they are fake. When the Liang Shan army plundered the mansion, they couldn't help at all, but instead had a few sword scars on their bodies.
As one of the most important people in Tokyo today, there are soldiers patrolling the mansion on weekdays, and there are armor soldiers standing on both sides of the gate. They were all loyal and reliable sergeants selected from the Tokyo garrison by Liu Yiyan.
Today, there is a carriage lined up in front of Liu's mansion, and the crowded street in front of the mansion is much more lively than before. Liu Ni came from the barracks with a team of armor to escort him, which was also Guan Sheng's resignation, otherwise he would not be allowed to be so comfortable.
There was laughter in the mansion, and the warm atmosphere of the banquet could be felt even by the soldiers standing outside. It's no wonder that people are happy, Liu Yu has been promoted, and he has stepped into the matter of staying behind, isn't it a blessing?
A middle-aged man who looked like a steward stood outside the hall, cautiously and earnestly admonishing the slaves who came in and out, and then frowned and asked, "Why haven't people come yet?" "How can there be no singers at this feast? The atmosphere in the officialdom of Zhao and Song has always been like this.
To put it nicely, it's a scholar's romance, and what doesn't sound good is to indulge in alcohol and prostitutes.
"Wang Duguan, they are here!" Fortunately, at this time, a group of girls wearing tulle light clothes and gorgeous facial features came from the corner gate.
After a while, you can hear the plucking of the piano in the hall, the silk and bamboo songs, the clear yarn fluttering, dancing and dancing, it is indeed a kind of enjoyment.
Once the 1.5 million residents of Tokyo City fell to this day, there is not one in ten, so I don't know how many daughters' families have fallen into the disaster, these women can fall into Liu's Mansion, even if they are lowly singing and dancing girls, they have also survived, right?
The banquet was very satisfying, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves while drinking, chatting and laughing.
It's just that Liu Yu's smiling face immediately cooled down after sending off a large number of guests, and Liu Yi was by his side, and he didn't feel how happy he was for this promotion. Have birds happy? I'm so happy that I should be transferred back to Luoyang.
Tokyo City is such a hellish place, and there can only be one word to describe it - it is dangerous.
Wang Duguan had already hooked his head and retreated, Hugh said that the master's family was in a hurry, why wasn't he afraid of himself? Now that he is rich and noble, the king of the dignified Liu Mansion is in charge, why is he not rich? It was a power that I couldn't have imagined before. But as long as you think that the Liangshan army can be killed at any time, and you think that the Liangshan army can break the city at any time, this wealth is as unreliable as the moon in the water in the mirror. I don't know how many times I was woken up in the middle of the night, and I was always scared to him in a cold sweat.
Wang Duguan's heart was heavy, but his ears were still keenly aware of the sound of hurried footsteps, and when he glanced up at the corner door, his face sank suddenly.
And he saw a man who was in the dust, being led by the door, and walking quickly.
"Little Liu He has seen Wang Duguan." Menzi was busy coming to greet him. But the man who was in the dust opened his mouth and shouted: "Where is the minister, I have a major military report." ”
The latter ordered the men to wait here, turned around, and went back. A moment later, a servant came to summon someone.
Liu Yu had a cold face, and the whole person was like a stone carving, looking at the comer. I didn't go to the study either, it was empty, and the entourage had all retreated and gone out, just as secret.
The man turned over and bowed down, and reported the news that the Khitan had bowed his head to sue for peace and that Lu Qian had led the army back south to Liu Yu. When the latter heard the news, his heart chuckled, and even the hard face on his face cracked.
"Stand back and rest." Liu Yu said half-loudly. Liu Yidu beside him was already anxious to stand up.
The return of the Liangshan army to the south is a big deal. Who dares to guarantee that this victorious army returning south will not take advantage of the situation to go south and seize the Central Plains? At that time, the power and wealth of their Liu family will also be wiped out.
The man hurriedly retreated.
Although the cracks on Liu Yu's face were 'healed' again, he was in a bad mood in the end. "The successive dynasties have changed the chaos and chaos, and the general trend of the world has also changed accordingly. If you divide it for a long time, you will be divided for a long time, and now this Great Song Dynasty is nothing more than that. ”
Liu Yu is greedy and afraid of death, it can be said that the style of a scholar is completely incompatible with him. But he is also a person who knows. Historically, due to Zhang Yu's recommendation, Liu Yu was appointed as the prefect of Jinan. It was the second year after the Jingkang Revolution. At that time, the thieves in Shandong were swarming, and it was close to the Jurchens, Liu Yu was reluctant to go, and asked to be reappointed to a county in the southeast, which aroused the disgust of the ruling above, and Liu Yu had no choice but to serve as the prefect of Jinan.
Such behavior is greedy for life and fear of death, without responsibility and ambition.
But it must also be said that this person is quite discerning, because in the winter of that year, the Jin soldiers began to attack Shandong.
Now that the Liangshan army has turned around, it naturally makes him feel a huge threat, Lu Qian's ability to sweep away the empty Hebei in this battle is not a skill, he can defeat the Khitan soldiers, and then go north to Yanyun, forcing the Khitan Emperor to bow his head, this is a great ability! With such a large army sweeping Gyeonggi, how can it resist such an empty shelf as the Tokyo Detention Division?
"Prepare the horse, so I will go to the left-behind Sifu Office." After thinking about it again, it was difficult to make up my mind, so I simply went to Li Yi.
Such an act naturally attracted the attention of countless people in the city, this Liu Xianggong had just been proud, holding a feast in the mansion and inviting guests, why did he suddenly go straight to the left-behind division?