Chapter 43
This trial took half an hour. When everyone returned to the shade of trees with sweat, it was already dark and everyone felt happy. Many young and impatient people simply looked naked, like those rogues in the market.
No one cared about this. This was the Tang Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Apart from some of the most basic etiquette principles that need to be adhered to, they were originally known for their openness and heroism. Even Zhang Xu was so old that he took off his hat and untied his clothes after drinking too much, and he was wearing it before everyone.
"It's so satisfying, it's so satisfying, and it's so satisfying than polo and cuju!"
"Dalang is brave today, scored five goals and won the first place!"
"Haha, you're not bad either. You scored two, especially when I was just off my ball, I was really brave..."
While everyone was sweating, a servant brought tea, snacks and a stool. They sat down and chatted, which was really pleasant.
"It's getting late, so I'm afraid I won't have time to go back tonight. Everyone stays in the temple for a night?" someone said.
At this time, everyone was shocked: "Oh, it's not good, not far from the curfew - I can't live here, I have to go home!"
"Go away, go away!"
"It should be as good as the last oil-walled car, go quickly and everyone!"
Suddenly, everyone scattered, and even Yan Zhenqing forgot to ask Ye Chang for the word "六", and just focused on returning home to stay first.
Suddenly, the surroundings were empty, leaving only the Maza tea and snacks left by these people. Ye Chang was not polite, and greeted the rogue Ranger who had also practiced the ball for a long time and said, "It's rare that someone will send snacks. Don't be polite. We are staying in Xinchangfang tonight, so there is no need to worry about a curfew."
Everyone smiled and said with a poor mouth: "This is the snack at Zuo Xiang's family, but we can't eat it on weekdays. I saw that the food boxes he decorated were all inlaid with gold and jade. Just this food box was afraid that we could buy it!"
"I see!"
Just as Ye Chang was about to reply, he suddenly heard a cheer. Then, a figure appeared in the dark place over there, shaking twice, and then stood firm and rushed towards him.
With the shimmering light, Ye Chang was shocked when he saw the figure, and almost knocked over the horse stools under him. Seeing that the situation seemed wrong, the monk Shanzhi immediately stepped forward and stopped the figure: "Amitabha, what are you doing?"
Ye Chang then saw clearly that the jumping figure turned out to be Lu Qi, and this kid didn't leave!
Others, including Yan Zhenqing, have already left, but he is still at Ye Chang's place. He played a money withdrawal show with Xiao Bailang for a long time, forgot the time, and when Li Feng and others left, they only remembered talking about football, and forgot that there was another Lu Qi, so they left him here.
"Lu Xiaolangjun, why are you still here?" Ye Chang just asked Xiao Bailang to give Lu Qi a warning so that this insidious person would plot against him and destroy his good things. However, he never thought that he was obsessed with this drama, and has been until now.
"Let them go away, I have something to say to you." Lu Qi said.
Ye Chang did not do so, and left everyone by himself: "Since we have something to say, then naturally we should avoid them, so how can we let them avoid us!"
Lu Qi was very unhappy, but Ye Chang knew that he had offended him today and didn't care about making him feel unhappy anymore. But after just pondering for a moment, the happiness of solving problems still made Lu Qi anxious to share with others. Other scoundrels looked down on him, so naturally only Ye Chang was worthy of his showing off. Therefore, he could only pull Ye Chang obediently to a distance, and then said: "I finally understand the secret of the money withdrawal drama. I only need to ensure that the money in the opponent's hand is a multiple of four and one, and then you will win!"
Ye Chang was slightly shocked. Xiao Bailang didn't understand the rules between two days, while Lu Qi only understood the inside story of winning the money show in half an afternoon. It was rare for him to be smart!
No wonder he left a sinister name in history. Even Guo Ziyi, who was in power on the battlefield, was afraid of it like a tiger.
"It's true. Lu Xiaolangjun is really good at calculating, but it's too late today. Why don't Lu Xiaolangjun go back?"
"Hmph, I'll go back, but I've solved the question you gave me now. I still have another question, and it depends on how you solve it." Lu Qi sneered: "I think you will have a purpose in hosting football matches in five days, but don't forget that hosting football matches requires gathering many people watching the fun and gathering people to cause trouble is a taboo in the court. You just wait for Jingzhao Yin to come and cause trouble!"
After saying that, he left and stopped staying to say a word to Ye Chang.
At this time, Lu Qi was still a young man's character and could not hide his own plot. The last sentence he said was loud, and he heard not only Ye Chang, but Xiao Bailang, who was exhausted by Lu Qi, also heard it. He brought a bowl of mung bean soup to Ye Chang: "What Lu Langjun said is not unreasonable. We are still thinking about creating momentum and promoting the football game everywhere, but Jingzhao Yin will not allow us to do it by then, and everything will be lost."
Jingzhao Yin was responsible for the political security of Chang'an City, and he did have the power to prohibit it. Moreover, since Lu Qi left such words, he would obviously work hard in the next few days. Although his family is not prosperous, his grandfather was the prime minister after all, and his father is now the county magistrate. It is very simple to use his strength to ban them from hosting football matches.
Ye Chang frowned and asked Lu Qi a difficult problem. It was difficult for him for half an afternoon. He asked a question. If he didn't solve it well, he would be in trouble in the future. Moreover, some of the reputation he had just gained from playing Yuan Zai's face and football dramas would probably be wasted.
"Who is Jingzhao Yin now, and what is his personality..." After thinking for a while, Ye Chang asked Xiao Bailang.
"Unless Mr. He comes forward, then you will know who is in Jingzhao, and what's the use?" Xiao Bailang said with an idea when He Zhizhang appreciates Ye Chang.
"Don't mention this matter. Just tell me who Jingzhao Yin is, and you can just be a person with a personality and achievements." Ye Chang said.
It is limited to He Zhizhang's appreciation for him any more. Ye Chang is unwilling to use this appreciation to put pressure on Jingzhao Yin, which may have adverse effects on He Zhizhang and even attract enemies to this old senior.
"Now Jingzhao Yin's surname is Han, his name is Chaozong, he was once the chief of Jingzhou, and his interview history of Shannandao..."
Han Chaozong!
After hearing this name, Ye Chang felt sweating on his forehead. This is indeed the capital of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Historical celebrities can be encountered at will!
The greatest reputation of this Han Chaozong in history was that Li Bai wrote "Letter to Han Jingzhou". The sentence "I don't need to be named a marquis of ten thousand households in my life, but I hope to know Han Jingzhou at once." It is really a matter of flattery and even flattery.
However, although Han Chaozong was also known for recommending talents and rewarding the backwards, he did not attach importance to Li Bai.
Xiao Bailang glanced at Ye Chang and then said, "This Han Jingzhao has an unusual relationship with the left. When he was appointed as the censor, he recommended the left prime minister and promoted the left prime minister to the governor of Qinzhou. If the young man Lu was really close to the left prime minister, or..."
Speaking of this, Xiao Bailang shut up and said nothing. He knew that Ye Chang understood what he meant.
The news about these city foxes and clubs is very well-known, and even the relationship between Han Chaozong and Li Shizhi in his early years could be dug out. Ye Chang frowned when he heard this. Only these information could not be imagined.
"When was Han Jingzhao elected as Jingzhao Yin?" he asked again.
"That is this year, Your Majesty intends to open the canal, so he is the Jingzhao Yin. In the 18th year of Kaiyuan, Duke Han and Fan An dredged the Yan and Luo water together, so he was appointed."
"Open the canal?" Ye Chang's eyes lit up immediately.
"However, Mr. Han didn't seem to like Xiyou very much. At that time, the former Emperor Ruizong intended to promote the Hu opera, which was stopped by Mr. Han. Now he ascended the throne. In the sixth year of Kaiyuan, Mr. Han was appointed as the right pick and liberator, and wrote letters to the Secretary Zhang Shuo, who advised him to prohibit the Hu opera," Xiao Bailang said again.
This is a tough tough guy!
After asking about the details of the Hu opera forbidden begging for Han, Ye Chang could almost imagine the character of the Han Chaozong: he was indeed the most orthodox scholar-official, and he was conservative and even a bit straightforward. Such people are often unrestrained and stubborn as if they were stones in the pit.
"Don't make this happen, just tell your brothers that I have a way to let Jingzhao Yin allow the ball game." After thinking for a while, Ye Chang whispered: "I have been practicing for a while in the ball game, and you must show your real skills!"
"Just keep your mind safe, even if we don't allow the game, we will have fun. This football play is much more convenient than Cuju polo."
Ye Chang was not worried that football would not be popular, and had the foundation of Cuju and polo. This sports that combines the strengths of both will soon become popular in Chang'an.
The next morning, Ye Chang first led these rogues to do morning exercises, and then he seized the time to go out. He arrived at He Zhizhang's mansion at lunch. Xuanpingfang where He Zhizhang's house is adjacent to Xinchangfang where Qinglong Temple is located. When he arrived, He Zhizhang was in the mansion. When his family members heard his name, they immediately reported it and quickly invited him in.
After the two of them made a few remarks, He Zhizhang asked, "Shiyilang, are you still used to living in Chang'an?"
"Chang'an is so beautiful, but there is only one sect that is not good." Ye Chang knew that He Zhizhang would ask, and had already prepared: "If it doesn't rain, it will be dusty and kill you."
"It's true. This is the only thing in Chang'an City is really bad." He Zhizhang sighed.
"The capital of the Tang Dynasty is the center of the world. This fact is not in line with the image. In addition, I see that there are many ravines in the city who have been disrepair for many years. Although the roads have been calmed down many times, there are also many potholes. Once heavy rain comes, it will cause disasters. Can Gong He know what the court has to deal with?"
Ye Chang's words made He Zhizhang narrow his eyes.
Although He Zhizhang is a straightforward person, he is definitely not a fool. Ye Chang's meaning is so obvious, how can he still not know?
"Shiyilang, do you have any solutions?"
Ye Chang laughed and said, "I remember something that is used to build canals and pave roads. Although it consumes a little more, it is durable. If you use this to pave the streets of Chang'an, the suffering of dust during drought and flooding during rainy seasons will definitely not be said to be absolutely not, at least it will be greatly alleviated."
"Is there really such a thing?" He Zhizhang was a little surprised, and then remembered what Qin Qinshou said about Ye Chang's experience: "What did you see over there?"
“That’s right.”
He Zhizhang twisted his beard for a while, and then said, "Can I let you see me?"
"Since it's a suggestion to Mr. He, how is it inconvenient?" Ye Chang said: "The materials required for this product are very simple, they are just slag, gravel, calcined shale, and crushed into dust together, and then mixed with a small amount of lime and gypsum."
"These things are not valuable at all. I'm afraid there is no place to buy them, right?" He Zhizhang said.
"Honor He sent someone to find him." Ye Chang said.
These things are worthless waste, but it takes a while to actually search. He Zhizhang sent a few family members, and it took half a day to find everything, crushed them into powder with the grinding mill, and sent them to the He Mansion. It was already afternoon, and Ye Chang had lunch in the He Mansion, and Zhang Xu and Yan Zhenqing were also here to accompany him. Yan Zhenqing was talking about the football show yesterday evening last night. He Zhizhang laughed and repeatedly expressed his desire to see the football show. Seeing that all the things had been delivered, Ye Chang said: "Now I will do this first... I will only talk, but I will not do it, so I will have to work on the plaster."
The plasterers had been waiting for a long time. Under Ye Chang's command, the two plasterers began to mix the powder with the river sand. After Ye Chang felt that it was almost uniform, they ordered them to pave the yard in the upper courtyard of He Zhizhang's mansion.
This is really a kind of earth cement. The mountainous areas where Ye Chang taught was not only poor, but also inconvenient. In order to build irrigation ditches, local people thought of the earth cement invented during the shortage of materials. Ye Chang once saw how they made it. Its materials were not only simple, but also convenient to make it. Its mass production was almost impossible without any mechanical equipment. The only thing that restricted it was about labor costs.
Naturally, it is not as durable and sturdy as real cement, but in this era, it is not like real cement, which has to bear the crushing of vehicles weighing dozens of tons or hundreds of tons. Under Ye Chang's guidance, the plasterer quickly mastered the skills. The ground that was applied was flat and shiny, and looked very pleasant.
"You can't trample this time because it hasn't dried yet. After a while, it will completely dry and you can go up and walk around." Ye Chang said again.
"How long will it take?"
"Two days are enough."
"If it is true as Shiyilang said, after this object hardens the road surface and can ensure that it will not be damaged for two to three years, then it will be of great benefit to my Tang Dynasty!" Zhang Xu stroked his palm and said, "Tsk tsk, I understand now, why did that manager Qin look at you, not only admire him!"
"Is Mr. Zhang going to praise him and kill him?" Ye Chang responded with a smile.
"Praise and kill?" Zhang Xu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Wonderful words, praise and killing are good, I have to remember it!"
"Since that's the case, two days later, I invite Han Jingzhao to the small and medium-sized gathering." He Zhizhang trusted Ye Chang very much, and he decided immediately: "I'll see Shiyilang at that time."
Ye Chang laughed but said nothing.
Chapter completed!