King Wen of Zhou lived in seclusion in Hengshan Mountain and opened the gate to the corner of the city.
The peaks are connected to the windows and doors, and the scenery is almost like a square pot.
At that time, he wrote white silk words and sang Danyang Lake.
The water's color is proud of the sea, and the river's light is beautiful.
When he is proud, his heart is as good as heaven and earth.
The idle clouds roll with the wind, how can you know whether you have it or not?
Holding a stone, ashamed to offer jade, sinking into the spring, laughing at the pearl.
As if they could be made, they carried each other to Shangqing City.
When Wu Tian thought of Li Bai's poem, he suddenly felt that Li Bai was too weak and did not have the spirit to resist. The poem was a good poem, but unfortunately, the person was not a good person. It was only when one's heart was old that one would have such feelings. One did not know how to be flexible. Although his poetry was elegant and elegant, it was still very beautiful. He seemed to be able to break through the mortal world, but in fact, he was just a layman. Since he wanted to make a difference, other than poetry and songs, it was fine to be a great scholar, but governing the country was a little difficult for him.
The poem described the beautiful geography of Pill Sun City. If he had not come to Pill Sun City, Wu Tian would not have thought of Li Bai's poem. However, Pill Sun City was indeed the largest city upstream of Yangzhou City. It was the only way from the inland to Yangzhou City and then out to sea. Its importance was second only to Yangzhou. Of course, it lacked the Grand Canal that connected the north and south.
The scenery in the city was unique. The river was crisscrossed, and hundreds of stone bridges were erected on the river. People lived by the water, and the high and low residential houses were arranged in rows. Because of the water, they formed streets, because of the water, they formed cities, because of the water, they formed roads. The water, roads, bridges, and houses were all integrated into one. It was a quiet and simple scenery of the water city, gentle as water.
Wu Tian stood outside the city and smiled. He said in a low voice,""Although Yang Guang is talented, he is too impatient. He can't wait to take on all the responsibilities of his descendants. He had caused the Great Sui Dynasty to die because of him. It could be considered the swan song of a tragic emperor. The opening of the canal is a contemporary achievement and a benefit for thousands of years. No wonder later generations said that Yang Guang's Grand Canal was opened. Although it was cursed for a thousand years, it benefited the prosperity of the Tang and Song Dynasties.”
The Grand Canal had yet to be opened. After all, it was still Old Yang's responsibility. Although he knew that opening a canal would bring more benefits than disadvantages to a country, he had expected that the project would be huge. If he did not want to damage the vitality of the imperial court, he could only plan slowly and build it section by section. If he built it in a generation, it would not endanger the Yang family's territory and could benefit the world.
Yang Jian had chosen Yang Guang to inherit the family business, not only because Yang Guang hated the aristocratic families, but also because he had the ambition to be the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, conquer the desert, and subdue the four seas. One of the important parts was that he saw the drawbacks of the transportation hub and knew how to build a canal.
Wu Tian looked at the thriving city. The country was prosperous and the people were at peace. No one expected Yang Guang to complete the canal that took 40 years to dig after he ascended the throne in six or seven years. He sacrificed the people to complete the great project that attracted worldwide attention. He was also a wonder among the emperors of the past.
Although he had accomplished a great feat in a short period of time, the people who sacrificed themselves on the canal had created civil strife in the Sui Dynasty. Was the price of Qin Shihuang's construction of the Great Wall not enough to warn future generations that they could not eat hot tofu in a hurry? If the Qin Dynasty did not have the harsh laws of the First Emperor of Qin, sacrificing the people of the six countries to build the Great Wall, there would not have been the later dispute between Chu and Han.
He suddenly felt that Yang Guang and Qin Shi Huang were very similar. They both wanted to eat a big fat man in one bite. No wonder history called them tyrants. The benefits were all taken by the later founding emperors. Liu Bang got the Great Wall of Qin Shihuang, which protected the Han Dynasty from being destroyed during its extremely weak period. The canal dug by Yang Guang also left a good reputation for Li Shimin's Zhenguan rule.
With the current mindset of farmers, it was actually very easy to enslave them. As long as they were fed and clothed, it was fine to suffer a little. There was no complaint even if they were sacrificed. With the guarantee of clothing and food, the commoners would not resist at all. They would only explode when their lives were in extreme danger.
Wu Tian was very proud of himself. He would rather die than teach him to give Yang Guang some pointers. In any case, this was Yang Guang's ambition and achievements. If Yang Guang wasn't impatient, how could he contend for hegemony in the future? Wu Tian thought as he walked into the city. Because he was dressed luxuriously, no one dared to come up to collect the city tax.
Walking on the crowded and lively streets, Wu Tian was in a good mood. Now that he had destroyed the Xie family and obtained the inheritance of the Supreme Castle, it could be considered a good start. As for the other forces, Wu Tian had no time to care about them. He knew that he had to prioritize things and be patient. Now, the Wu family only needed to stock up on food, cloth, and weapons.
In any case, strategic resources such as rations, cloth, and weapons would not rot if they were stored in the War God Hall's space. They would not be damaged even if they were stored for thousands of years. This was his trump card and bargaining chip that could defeat all his opponents in the future.
Wu Tian walked along the main street and entered the city. On both sides of the street, there were shops with shops in front and houses behind. The storefronts were wide and had skylights for lighting. They were filled with all kinds of goods and crafts. It was very prosperous. There were also many people who patronized them. It could be said that customers came like clouds.
They arrived at a restaurant and went up to the second floor. They sat at a table by the window and ordered some dishes. Only then did they look around with interest. At this time, about half of the twenty tables on the second floor were already filled. It could be seen that Danyang was thriving with merchants from the south and north.
Until now, Wu Tian had not revealed his identity. He wanted to give people the wrong impression and disrupt Fan Qinghui's plan. He knew that Fan Qinghui would not let him go to Yangzhou safely. Wu Tian had already heard from the carrier pigeon that the situation was not good. Ning Daoqi, Fan Qinghui, Li Juan, and Yue Shanju had already arrived at Yangzhou City. Bian Bufu, Shi Zhixuan, An Long, and the others went to deal with Zhu Yuyan.
Wu Tian was a little regretful now. He shouldn't have let Zhu Yuyan leave in such a hurry. If the three of them had stayed together, he wouldn't have been afraid of these people. Splitting up their strength gave these people an opportunity to take advantage of it. If not for this, he wouldn't have stayed hidden day and night until he reached Pill Sun. After all, Pill Sun City was only a day's journey from Yangzhou. Therefore, Wu Tian dared to go to Pill Sun City's restaurant to have a big meal to relieve the tension and fatigue in his heart.
However, Wu Tian had misjudged Fan Qinghui's strength. He had actually guessed that Fan Qinghui would take the Pill Sun and not the water route. As for leaving Song Yuhua in Chengdu to manage everything in the Xie family, he was not careful. After all, Song Yuhua was his woman, and the news had spread throughout the world. Moreover, Song Yuhua was the daughter of the Song family, so there were not many bold people who would dare to kill her.
As he ate, he pondered over Fan Qinghui's operation. As he was pondering, he suddenly thought of a terrifying fact. He organized Fan Qinghui's forces. Other than Cihang Jingzhai, Fan Qinghui also had Ning Daoqi, the scum of Taoism, involved.
This was on the surface. After all, Ning Daoqi and Fan Qinghui were on the same side and had always followed Fan Qinghui's lead. However, Wu Tian had neglected the four guardians of the Jingnian Zen Temple, Vajra, and the abbot, Liaokong. These five people were also Fan Qinghui's diehard supporters. Thinking of this, Wu Tian sucked in a breath of cold air and his expression changed drastically."I was too careless, too careless. I actually forgot that these five bald donkeys are not to be trifled with.”
The Jingnian Zen Temple's Liaokong's strength was not inferior to Fan Qinghui's. He was at least at the peak of the Connate Realm, and the four Guardian Deities were probably at the late-stage of the Connate Realm. It was either Xiantian eighth stage or ninth stage. Moreover, the Jingnian Zen Temple had a set of joint attacks that could allow five people to attack together. They could communicate with each other and their minds were connected. It was extremely powerful.
The power he unleashed was definitely not below that of a grandmaster. However, Wu Tian smiled again. He felt that this bald monk, Liao Kong, was not as smart as Fan Qinghui. Although he was not afraid of the five of them, he was very worried about Bi Xiuxin. Although the Wu family had many Inborn experts, the Buddhist Sect was not weak either. Once Bi Xiuxin was killed by Fan Qinghui, the situation would be serious.
He thought to himself,'Fortunately, I'm more careful. If I were to stop me from going back, it would be worth it even if I sacrificed the five experts. Without me, the Buddhist Sect would no longer be a threat.'”
After Wu Tian predicted Fan Qinghui's intentions, he was not at ease. He hurriedly finished his meal and did not even have the time to drink the wine that he had poured. He immediately stood up and went downstairs, quickly leaving the city gate. When Wu Tian arrived at the place where the horse was hidden, his eyelids twitched. He seemed to sense a dangerous aura around him.
Wu Tian took a turn and came to a canyon. Suddenly, he saw Ma standing there quietly. The nervousness on Wu Tian's face immediately disappeared. He smiled bitterly and said,"Could it be that I've become timid? I didn't waste any time during this period of time. I've been hiding day and night. It's also because I'm close to Yangzhou City today that I went to the city to eat and recover my energy so that I can go to Yangzhou to kill.”
Just as he was about to pull the reins, Wu Tian suddenly felt danger approaching. An arrow was shot straight at his forehead. It was as fast as lightning. Wu Tian could not react in time. He flipped backward to avoid the sharp arrow. Then, a few black shadows pounced at him. It seemed that they were fighting for his life, as if they wanted to kill him in one blow.
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