Nowadays, many projects in Chang'an have fallen into the hands of Sikong Wuqi Hou Yangchengyan.

This Marquis of Wuqi is not a strong man.

He doesn't know how to fight, and he doesn't know much about the principles of governing a country.

This time the witchcraft incident swept through Chang'an and implicated countless ministers, but this one was not implicated in any way. Not to mention being implicated, even Hou Feng did not realize that there was such a minister in the country.

Of course, Zhao Ping also completely ignored him.

Zhang Cang looked at the tall mansion in front of him and sighed.

Your Majesty still built this mansion. From now on, he will not only serve as the young master, but also as the minister, and he will also be responsible for the Tianlun Mansion. Yes, this new mansion was named Tianlun by the emperor, which was taken from Xunzi.

An article called "Lun on Heaven", the name is actually quite...forget it, His Majesty has worked very hard. At least, he remembered that one of the many articles written by his ancestor was called "Lun on Heaven".

Yang Chengyan just looked at the mansion in front of him with a smile. The look in his eyes made Zhang Cang a little creepy. This look was exactly the same as the look in Zhang Cang's eyes when he comforted his wives and concubines.

Yang Seong-yeon was born in South Korea, and his ancestor was said to be Yang Hu, a ruthless man who was more handsome than Confucius.

He was born in a craftsman-official family in Jiaxian County. Although he was also a craftsman, his father held an official position in the county and his family was still well off.

He learned crafts from his father since he was a child, and he was good at many jobs, but he was always disliked by his father, mainly because he was restless. His father was a minor official in charge of engineering in the county, and they were mainly responsible for construction.

City walls, excavations, destroying enemy city walls and other things, but when his father handed over these skills to Yang Chengyan, Yang Chengyan only thought about how to improve and how to make things according to his own ideas, always thinking

Make breakthroughs and let yourself go.

When he was young, he squatted at the door and drew imaginary fortresses, walls, and levels on the dirt. He often had a lot of fun playing alone.

His father repeatedly reprimanded him, thinking that as long as a craftsman is proficient in his craft, he should build it as the superiors say. He should not do these things according to his own ideas. It is completely useless.

Perhaps because of his strange hobbies or the contempt at home, he became more and more withdrawn. Yang Sung-yeon originally wanted to design the most indestructible city and the most dangerous level for South Korea. However, he was destined to be unable to realize his goal.

This is his fate, because before he grew up, Korea perished.

When he grew up, he was called by the Qin State to be a military craftsman, and he hid many of his thoughts, because the Qin State did not allow craftsmen to express themselves freely. They blindly pursued order and rules, and were rigid and strict, and everyone had to

Obey orders, including craftsmen.

Later, he surrendered to Liu Bang. Liu Bang ignored him. Instead, Prime Minister Xiao He noticed his talents and recommended him to serve as the Shaofu position and be responsible for royal projects. When the city of Chang'an was being built, Xiao He also recommended him to be responsible for the construction.

, the entire Chang'an City was designed by Yang Chengyan himself and led his ministers to complete it.

This person's social skills are very poor, he doesn't know how to speak, and he always offends others. Originally, Prime Minister Xiao recommended him several times, and someone told him that he should visit Prime Minister Xiao and thank him in person. Yang Chengyan walked to the door of Xiao He's residence several times,

But he didn't dare to go in, so he went back on the pretext that he had something to do at home.

He seems to prefer dealing with buildings than people.

"Xiang Zhang, have you seen it? The ditch outside this mansion was the same one I used for drainage in Chang'an, but the one in this mansion is much improved than before. You see...",

The big man Sikong knelt down in front of the ditch and introduced his design to Zhang Cang like a show off. His Majesty ordered him not to neglect his ancestor and to design the mansion well, so Yang Chengyan put his many years of experience into it.

All the ideas were used.

The mansion has four floors inside and outside, six paths, and various buildings. It abandoned the symmetrical design left by the Qin Dynasty and designed the entire mansion into an overall fan-shaped structure. It is backed by the inner city, which completely breaks through the current

Zhang Cang listened to this person's story about architectural aesthetics and design concepts, but nodded from time to time.

"Well...you also specifically considered the earthquake, which is good."

As a great Confucian of his generation, Zhang Cang was proficient in everything except Confucianism.

Of course, this is not to say that Zhang Cang is ignorant of Confucianism, but as a great Confucian of his generation, his greatest achievement has nothing to do with studying the classics. His achievements in history are mainly that he applied the results of arithmetic research to the national economy and people's livelihood, and formulated laws for the Han Dynasty.

He established weights and measures, added and deleted "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic", formulated and adopted a calendar, etc.

He was fond of reading and knowledgeable. He also served as a librarian in the Qin State. He basically knew a little bit about everything, including music, poetry, and arithmetic.

Zhang Cang and Yang Chengyan were discussing architecture. Zhang Cang was definitely no match for Yang Chengyan, but he could understand what the other party was saying and could express his approval.

This already made Yang Chengyan very happy. He didn't have many close friends in Chang'an.

It’s not that no one valued him. Lu Shizhi, the Marquis of Jiancheng Kang, had previously invited him to his mansion. He originally wanted him to design a mansion for him. However, when he arrived at the house of Marquis Jiancheng Kang, he looked over it and spoke with sincerity.

He sighed: "If there is an earthquake or disaster in your mansion... I'm afraid I will die without a burial place!"

Jiancheng Kanghou's face darkened and he immediately invited him out.

Nai Gong kindly invites you, but how dare you curse me??

"I asked you to take care of the construction of Chang'an City. Your Majesty really did not find the wrong person."

Yang Chengyan shook his head, "Your Majesty pressed too hard and asked me to complete it in a short time. Many of my ideas could not be realized... Hexi, Shuofang, Jiuyuan, Lelang, Xuantu, Lintun, Zhen

Fan, Yongchang and other new counties must build cities

, these places are in different positions, and the enemies they need to resist have different functions. I really want to go to these places to build... It’s just that His Majesty thinks this is a small thing that can be completed by local workers. No.

Willing to agree."

Zhang Cang understood somewhat. This guy, who was usually taciturn, was talking to him so much today. It turned out to be just for this reason.

Yang Chengyan said helplessly: "You are His Majesty's teacher, and you also know the principles of construction. If you can give His Majesty a few words of advice for me..."

"Okay, I will tell him about this when I go to see His Majesty later."

The two of them walked into the mansion, and Yang Chengyan was still explaining the situation in the mansion to Zhang Cang.

In the middle of the mansion is a sacrificial hall. As soon as he walked in, Zhang Cang couldn't help but bow.

Because the person enshrined here is none other than his teacher Xunzi.

After Zhang Cang paid his respects, he looked at the surrounding furnishings and felt a little strange, "Why are there two empty seats next to my teacher? What does this mean?"

"This is your Majesty's order. The empty seat on the right is reserved for Confucius."

"Oh, the one on the left is reserved for Mencius?"

"No, His Majesty said he would live in it by himself..."

"Um???"

Yang Chengyan said bitterly: "Your Majesty told me personally that his talent, learning, inheritance and ancestors have reached the level of a sage and he can enter a Confucian temple..."

Zhang Cang's face twitched, "Didn't you try to dissuade him?"

"Of course I dissuaded you. I told Your Majesty that such behavior is disrespectful to the sages. Besides, how can living people be sacrificed? This is harmful to the soul..."

"Then His Majesty said that I was a remnant of the martial arts and wanted to kill my clan, so I didn't dare to persuade him anymore..."

Zhang Cang was a little angry, "What happened to Wu Zui caused endless harm and countless people died. How can you use this kind of thing to intimidate others?!"

...........

At this moment, Liu Chang was outside Chang'an City.

The newly completed Chang'an City looks so tall and mighty.

Just like his master, he looked down at the world, making people dare not look directly at him. The great cities of the past, such as Handan, could no longer be compared with Chang'an.

In order not to disturb the people, Liu Chang just wore an ordinary gold silk dress and didn't even add a few jade.

Liu Chang came to say goodbye.

The person who was about to leave was, of course, Zhao Ping.

Zhang Buji stood beside Liu Chang, looking at Zhao Ping with a bare face, and for a moment he couldn't say anything sarcastic.

Many people regard it as a joke to replace the head with hair. In fact, cutting off the hair and shaving the beard is still a very serious punishment at this moment. This is the biggest insult to a nobleman, even worse than cutting off his...

.What is more shameful? During the Warring States Period, if a minister knew that he was going to face such a punishment, he would directly commit suicide by swallowing gold to avoid being humiliated.

The situation in the Han Dynasty was better, but not much better. Such a criminal law was also considered a huge humiliation. If someone from the Qin and Han Dynasties really returned to modern times and saw "criminal criminals" filling the streets, they would be punished on the spot.

Scared to death.

The punishment Liu Chang gave to Zhao Ping was quite severe.

Especially for Zhaoping, a member of the older generation of the Warring States Period. However, Zhaoping originally wanted severe punishment to prove the law, and he was happy to accept it. The Tang State he was going to had no shortage of such hairless people.

No one would look at a handsome man with a beard or a tattoo on his face and look at him strangely.

At this moment, Zhaoping looked extremely relaxed, as if he was just going on vacation.

"Your Majesty, how dare you come to see me off as a guilty person?"

"There is no emperor or prime minister here, it's just the King of Tang and a few other people."

Liu Chang said nonchalantly, "I have chosen a good place for you. You are familiar with the officials there... It is Ji Bu's second son who has returned. I have already told you that if anything happens, you can go there."

Find him...he will take care of you."

Zhao Ping said with emotion: "Although Ji Bu's sons are not as outstanding as Zhou Bo's sons, they are all upright and honest people."

As he spoke, Zhao Ping looked a little lonely.

Zhao Ping had three sons, one died in Xiang Yu's hands, one died in Tian Rong's hands, and one died in Long Qie's hands.

Three sons died in the battle one after another, leaving no descendants.

Zhaoping has always been alone.

Liu Chang patted Zhao Ping on the shoulder, smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will be very happy there!"
To be continued...