Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2510 Moral Constraints
In the 17th year of Zhenguan, the eighth day of August.

Early morning, misty.

Because of the temporary cancellation of the curfew, pedestrians came and went in and out of all the Lifangs in Chang'an City very early, and Pingkangfang and other places were even more brightly lit all night. Filed out of the hall, rode horses and carts, swaggered through the city, and returned to their homes one after another.

The peddlers carrying loads walked through the streets and alleys, shouting one after another, while the carriages carrying Yexiang drove out of the city one by one.

Before dawn, Nuo Da's Chang'an City has come to life like a dormant beast.

At the first moment of Maoshi, all the soldiers guarding the gates of the city were dispersed, and the martial law that had been maintained for several days in the whole city was completely lifted.

Lu Dongzan wore a white lapel robe with long sleeves covering his hands. There were many beaded patterns on the fabric, a leather belt around the waist, slits in the robe, black boots on his feet, and a red silk scarf wrapped around his head. Wrapped into a cylindrical hat, his dark face is rosy, and he is in good spirits.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the post station, accompanied by an official from the Ministry of Rites.

On the official road in front of the post station, there are many common people walking in twos and threes. The direction is Kunming Lake in the southwest of Chang'an City.

Lu Dongzan asked curiously: "It's just a school opening ceremony, why are these farmers and traders rushing to join in the fun?"

The official of the Ministry of Rites is Gao Zhixing, the host and guest doctor. He is in charge of receiving Lu Dongzan today, and said with a smile: "This is not an ordinary opening ceremony. Zhenguan Academy was built by His Majesty's order, and students who are eligible to enroll are from all over the world. The elites of the school are all outstanding for a while, and the scholars who teach in the academy, such as classics and history, mathematics, military science, etc., are even the great scholars of the world, all of them are famous people all over the world, and your majesty is also the great sacrificial wine of the academy... Yes. Imagine that every student who graduates in the future can be called a "student of the son of heaven", and they will go straight to the top when they step into the official career. In such an academy, every move will naturally attract the attention of countless people. What's more, today His Majesty and all the ministers in the court do their best to Everyone is here at the ceremony, how can the common people not join in the fun?"

There is another point that Gao Zhixing failed to say clearly, Han people have had the custom of watching the excitement since ancient times, although today is not a new year's festival, such a grand event is extremely rare, so it is natural to watch it.

Not only the people of the Tang Dynasty were full of interest, but since the martial law in Chang'an City had been lifted, the envoys and foreign merchants who had been trapped in the city for many days were also full of interest. More than [-] soldiers and horses were mobilized from the left and right guards, one post at ten steps and one sentry at five steps, strictly guarding against all idlers and others.

Not long ago, at the Lotus Appreciation Festival in Furong Garden, there was a case of assassinating Fang Jun, but the lesson is not far away...

Lu Dongzan nodded slightly, and there was a trace of envy in his eyes that couldn't be concealed.

In the whole of Tubo, no one knows the importance of education better than him, and cares more about the education of the outstanding children of the clan.

Under the control of Zanpu, Tubo put an end to the domestic rebellion, conquered the Xiangxiong Kingdom, and unified the plateau.

The natural environment in Tubo is too harsh. Not only is the climate cold, but the mountains are criss-crossed and the land is barren. There are some fertile fields distributed between rivers and valleys. However, due to the difficulty of transportation, they cannot be fully developed and cultivated, resulting in a shortage of domestic food production.

The most important thing is the backwardness of technology.

Medical technology, construction technology, smelting technology... there are not many decent talents.Except that the eminent monks in the temple know some arithmetic and medical technology, the barrenness of talents is simply a world of difference compared with that of the Tang Dynasty.

That's why he went to Chang'an this time, trying to use the opportunity of the Arabs to blackmail Datang, hoping to obtain various technologies and talents that Tubo desperately needed.

As a result, the sky did not follow people's wishes, and I had bad luck all the way, wasting time, and when I finally arrived in Chang'an, I heard the news that the Arabs had been completely defeated...

Although the negotiations have not yet started, and I have not even met the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, but without the containment and threats of the Arabs, how can Datang allow the Tibetan lion to open his mouth?
If there were no accidents, the mission this time was a complete failure. Even if he tried to use his three-inch tongue, it would be impossible for him to win the slightest benefit under the hands of the Tang people.

However, Datang has established such an academy under the auspices of the emperor. In the future, countless talents of all kinds will be cultivated to fill all classes. Be proud of the world.

How can such a Great Tang be defeated?
One goes up and down, the more and more powerful Tang Dynasty has long regarded Tubo as a danger, even if Tubo is afraid of Tang's national power and dare not provoke and go to war, but the side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly, how can the Tang Dynasty sit back and watch Tubo defend the plateau , eyeing?

It is conceivable that there will be a battle between Tubo and Datang sooner or later!
It's just that the disparity in national strength between the two countries made Lu Dongzan very worried. He really couldn't think of a reason why Tubo could win by half a point...

"Prime Minister, it's late, let's leave quickly, shall we?"

Gao Zhixing looked at Lu Dongzan, who seemed to be in a trance, and stood there for a long time without saying a word, so he had to urge him.

Today, there was an order from the Political Affairs Hall that all envoys from various countries temporarily residing in Datang would have the opportunity to go to the Academy to observe the ceremony, and Lu Dongzan, who is the Prime Minister of Tubo, was naturally also invited.

Only then did Lu Dongzan come back to his senses, nodded and said, "Let's go, it's a grand event, and I'd like to learn a lot."

Gao Zhixing called the carriage that had been prepared, but was rejected by Lu Dongzan.

Lu Dong praised: "It's better to ride a horse. The autumn is high and the air is crisp, and the wheat waves are fragrant. In this weather, you should ride for a while and enjoy the scenery of Guanzhong. If you live in a horse-drawn carriage, it will be really boring."

Gao Zhixing naturally followed the good course, ordered people to bring the horses, and let Lu Dongzan get on the horse first, and then he and several officials from the Ministry of Rites also got on the horses, and accompanied Lu Dongzan to ride slowly along the official road towards the Jinguang Gate in the west of the city , to a place not far from the city gate, and then turn south along the road, bypassing most of Kunming Lake, to the Academy.

The weather is cool today, and it is not yet the time for the busy farming season. The people near Chang'an are traveling together with their families, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians on the road.

When we arrived at the foot of the hillside of the academy, we could see the gate of the mountain standing in the distance, and the whole hillside and the open space beside the pool were already full of cars and horses, and shoulders rubbed against each other.

There are officials in all kinds of official robes, as well as playboys in fresh clothes and angry horses. There is no end to the clamor of friends and companions. It doesn't look obtrusive, and even from time to time, luxuriously decorated carriages are seen among the crowd. Occasionally, a corner of the curtain is lifted, and the female family members with heavy makeup and beautiful faces can be seen inside...

Lu Dongzan sighed quietly.

What a splendid heaven and prosperity!
If this were placed in Tubo, it would be unthinkable!

There are no civilians in Tubo, except for the nobles, they are slaves. Those arrogant and domineering warriors accompanied by hundreds of warriors, flying dogs and jumping pedestrians wherever they go, how can there be such a scene of happy and harmonious coexistence?

Although the aristocrats of the Tang Dynasty were no less powerful than the nobles of Tubo, the people of the Tang Dynasty cared more about this seemingly harmonious atmosphere. Care about what ordinary people think of them.

Compared with the Tubo nobles, the Tang nobles are obviously in awe.

Even if the law can't restrain their behavior, there is a layer of moral restraint in everyone's heart. What people do is watched by the sky. No matter how greedy, treacherous and bully they are, they will be afraid of it. They will crazily steal all wealth, but Whenever natural disasters occur, they can set up porridge sheds and donate money for disaster relief without hesitation.

Fame is something that every Tang person yearns for. As long as there is a slight possibility, no Tang person can completely care about whether his reputation is accused by Wanfu or whether it will remain infamous for thousands of years.

And this is where Datang is stronger than Tubo.

As long as there is such a trace of awe, one will not be unscrupulous in actions, even if the common people are regarded as slaves, there will be a slight leeway.

This little leeway gave common people, traffickers and pawns a little room to survive.

And what about the Tubo nobles?In their eyes, all slaves are private property like livestock, and the death of a slave is no different from the death of a cow or sheep.

As long as enough benefits can be exchanged, who would care about the lives of cattle and sheep?
(End of this chapter)