The First Family of Tang Dynasty

Li Ke quickly squeezed out a pleasing smile, and eagerly poured Cheng Saburo a glass of wine.

"Brother Chubi, don't be angry, you can't say that. After all, all the bridges inside and outside Luoyang City are all yours."

"Thousands of years from now, as long as Luoyang is mentioned, it will definitely say something to you, brother Bi. This is a good thing that no one in the world can ask for."

Fang Jun, who was beside him, nodded his head quickly, and hurriedly flattered him to make amends.

"Yes, yes, think that Luoyang is the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty. All the bridges were designed by Brother Chubi."

"As far as this is concerned, Master Yan has not yet decided that Brother Bi, you have the qualifications to be famous in history..."

Facing the shameless flattery of the two brothers, Cheng Chubi decided to let them both go for the time being, and he was humble.

"You can't say that. Master Yan is an expert in construction of the Tang Dynasty. He still has a lot of brushes in the field of construction."

"Yo, it's rare, Brother Chubi, you are actually humble."

"Nonsense, Cheng Mou has always been humbly, Cheng Fa, doing nothing, hurry up and get some wine."

Cheng Chubi sat here on the north bank of Luoshui, in a shed outside the palace, eating and drinking with the two brothers.

The reason why I didn't go to Cheng's Restaurant or Peony Pavilion Restaurant was not because my father-in-law, Li Shimin, gave a death order.

The construction of the round mound and the square mound can be a little slower, but the Tianjin Bridge must be completed before the spring ploughing next year at the latest.

Otherwise, in the coming year, the emperor will go to sacrifice to his ancestors and the altar of shrine.

Actually, it is not possible to proceed along the Tianjie in an upright manner, and can only turn around and take a detour.

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There was no other way, Cheng Chubi could only hand over the construction of Fangqiu and Yuanqiu to Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong.

And he carried the banner of building the Tianjin Bridge. Fortunately, the bridge is a three-section type, and he has a lot of experience in building bridges on Luoshui before.

Therefore, it is not very difficult to get it out in time for the spring ploughing season.

But what makes Cheng Saburo somewhat regretful is that His Majesty is a little unreasonable when it comes to the demolition work.

Before the Xingjin Bridge and the Huangdao Bridge had been blown up, the Tianjin Bridge was left standing alone on the Luoshui River. Cheng Chubi's original idea was to explode directly and blow it all up.

In the end, when the old man heard this suggestion, he directly puffed up his eyes and looked like he was going to eat people.

Cheng Sanlang felt that if it wasn't for the presence of a group of civil and military officials at that time, it is possible that the old man could have picked up a big stick and drove him from the Wencheng Palace to Tongguan.

Sigh... It's the same emotion I said before, it's hard to be a person, and it's also hard to do things.

No explosives are needed. If you want to take down the rather sturdy Tianjin Bridge, you can only have the craftsmen smash it with a sledgehammer. But what if someone smashes and smashes, and there is a collapse accident and someone dies?

What's more, you are short on time and heavy on tasks, so how can you waste time on demolition work?

But the problem was that the husband was not happy, so Cheng Chubi could only think of another way. Fortunately, with his brain, he finally came up with another wonderful way.

He used a trebuchet to get rid of the Tianjin Bridge. Hearing Brother Chubi's good idea, Li Ke almost fell to the ground on the spot.

As expected of his brother Chubi, who has been making a fuss about demons and moths all day long, it is also fortunate that he could think of using a siege weapon to demolish the Tianjin Bridge.

But brother Chu Bi is quite plausible and justified.

The first is that the trebuchet will not make a loud noise that disturbs the people like the thunder cannon or the explosives.

Second, a rock-throwing machine is an armament that was created for use. You soldiers and soldiers can use it, so why can't someone like Cheng use it?

Fortunately, Cheng Sanlang's thought-provoking idea was directly rejected by Li Ji, Minister of War.

And he threatened Cheng Sanlang, your boy dared to continue to use ordnance in the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, where the world has risen, and if the old man does not cure you, His Majesty will also take care of you.

In the end, Cheng Chubi had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​saving manpower and material resources.

But the problem is, in addition to these methods, Cheng Chubi also considered using a pendulum-type building demolition machine. Unfortunately, in this era, there is no mechanization at all.

In the end, Cheng Chubi could only be rotten, uh... it couldn't be called rotten, it could only be said that he repeatedly jumped into the palace and told his father-in-law about the difficulties and main points of the demolition.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was disturbed by Cheng Sanlang, had no choice but to agree to Cheng Sanlang's plan to destroy the Tianjin Bridge with small-equivalent blasting.

The so-called small-yield blasting naturally uses the least amount of charge and the smallest explosive power to destroy the Tianjin Bridge little by little, so as to facilitate the construction of the new bridge.

Cheng Chubi was able to collapse the Tianjin Bridge at the fastest speed.

Now, the gravel and bricks in Luoshui have been cleaned up, and the abutments and piers have already begun to pour cement.

Fortunately, the Luoshui in this area is a three-stage type, and it happens that the watering of the bridge piers is directly on the land.

This is also the reason why Cheng Sanlang dared to promise His Majesty to strive for the successful construction of the Tianjin Bridge before the spring ploughing.

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And just when Cheng Sanlang was engaged in Luoyang's infrastructure construction, during this time, Luoyang City was not peaceful.

Those unlucky ghosts who were imprisoned by that Zhang Liang before, naturally also knew that His Majesty the King was returning.

Hearing this news, there are several old men who committed suicide, and the most famous of them is the Zheng Yuanshou.

There is also Wang Kui, the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and several others in prison, UU reading www. uukanshu.com either hit a pillar to death, or committed suicide by hanging a beam.

However, their deaths could not reduce the great turmoil of the five surnames and seven families.

The members of the Zheng clan, who were officials in the court, were almost swept away, and many officials with a large family background were also dismissed.

However, His Majesty is also very clear that the Tang Dynasty can severely suppress the aristocratic families, but it cannot directly wipe them out.

Among the five families and seven surnames, Li Shimin mainly targeted the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Wang family in Taiyuan and the Cui family in Boling.

This made Cheng Chubi heave a sigh of relief. After all, his mother was from the Qinghe Cui Clan. Although the Qinghe Cui Clan suffered a lot from the turmoil this time, anyway, the mother's side was not affected much.

After this battle, the traditional aristocratic family has suffered an unprecedented hit.

At the same time, the reform of the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty has also eliminated many obstacles.

Cheng Chubi believes that with the improvement of the imperial examination system and the heavy losses suffered by the family, more talented people will be able to become the pillars of the Tang Dynasty.

However, none of this has much to do with Cheng Saburo now. After all, he is not in the Ministry of Rites, nor is he in charge of the imperial examinations.

He didn't even participate in the trials of the rebels, he just continued to do his old job, being a high-profile and low-key Cheng Luoyang.