Chapter 359 Your faction really knows how to play.
20th, sunny.
Chang'an.
East of the city.
Unlike the Ming and Song dynasties, which were both ruled by Han Chinese.
Among the four great clans of the Tang Dynasty, only the Song family of Lingnan had pure Han blood. The architecture and customs of the Tang Dynasty were naturally very different from those of the Ming Dynasty.
Even the architecture of the Tang Dynasty was quite distinctive.
At that time in Chang'an, most houses used dougong (bracket set) structures and were made with round columns and beams to form a simple yet majestic architectural style.
Furthermore, the roof of the building rises gently and the four wings spread out. The entire roof only turns at the flat purlin or the middle flat purlin. As seen in the building, the columns, lintels, beams and purlins are mostly red, set against white walls. In the main hall, white concave shapes are painted on the side edges of the red-painted brackets.
Moreover, the wooden houses in Chang'an are neat and orderly, with orderly layers and staggered layouts, giving them a magnificent and imposing appearance from a distance.
Unlike the Ming and Song dynasties, where mansions and residences were often adjacent to each other.
Even the dwellings of ordinary families in the city are separate.
Inside the inn, Qu Feiyan, disguised, glanced around and then looked curiously at Wanwan, saying, "Isn't Chang'an the imperial city of the Tang Dynasty? Why is the entire city made of wood? What if there's a fire in such a densely packed place?"
Wanwan slowly said while holding her wine glass: "Basically, ordinary households usually have a large vat for storing domestic water and for fire prevention. Some wealthy families even have water bags to put out fires. Unless you can use tung oil to set a fire, you won't be able to burn it even if you have a fire."
Lin Shiyin asked, "What is a water bag?"
Wanwan explained: "There is a water storage bag made of horse or cowhide that can hold three or four hundred catties of water. The mouth of the bag is tied up and a bamboo with the nodes removed is inserted. The water can flow out through the bamboo. In case of fire, three or five strong men would hold the bamboo and pour water into the fire."
"Um?"
Hearing what Wanwan said, Chu Qinghe raised an eyebrow and instantly pictured some firefighting scenes in his mind.
Lin Shiyin, who was standing to the side, nodded after visualizing the scene in her mind, saying, "The people of the Tang Dynasty are really clever to have come up with such a fire prevention method."
Wanwan responded, "In addition, the main reason for the curfew in many places in the Great Tang Kingdom is to prevent fire and theft, and to prevent people from setting fires in the dead of night while others cannot do so. There is also an unspoken rule among various forces in our Great Tang Kingdom that they cannot easily set fires unless necessary."
Hearing what Wanwan said, Qu Feiyan pouted and said, "Why go through all this trouble? It would be better to just build the walls with bricks like the Ming Dynasty did."
Then, glancing at the bustling crowd on the street below, Qu Feiyan continued, "But after all, it is the imperial city in name only. It's almost noon, yet Chang'an is still as lively as a market."
After the four powerful clans destroyed the former Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was now in power.
But in reality, the world is divided into four parts, and the four major clans still each occupy one of them.
Strictly speaking, the Li Tang dynasty is still a powerful clan.
He simply had the added title of emperor on the surface.
As the tour guide, Wanwan knew what Qu Feiyan meant. Wanwan said disdainfully, "What's so great about her? She's just someone who has connections."
Qu Feiyan asked, "Relying on someone's backing? What do you mean?"
Seeing that Qu Feiyan didn't understand, Wanwan explained, "After the Great Sui Dynasty was destroyed, there were no more constraints. The former Great Sui Dynasty was divided into six, with the four major clans, Cihang Jingzhai, and my Yin Kui Sect benefiting the most."
"But it has only been a few years since the fall of the Sui Dynasty. At this time, we should be conserving our strength and absorbing the benefits after the fall of the Sui Dynasty. This process will take several years or even ten years."
"But the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. If someone becomes emperor at this time, it means that they will not only have to balance the other three families, but also have to consider the threats from other countries. With internal troubles unresolved and external threats still present, it's like living in the cracks."
"In the past, the Li family's strength was comparable to that of the Song family among the four major clans, but in the past few years, the Dugu family, which was originally at the bottom, may have accumulated more strength than the Li family."
"According to information from my Yin Kui Sect, the Dugu family and even the Yuwen family secretly began to nibble away at some of the Li family's power several months ago, but in the end, they all failed."
At this point, Wanwan sighed and continued, "I used to think that Li Shimin dared to enter the palace and become emperor because he had formed an alliance with Cihang Jingzhai and was therefore fearless. But recently, while I was with you all, I discovered that the Li family's trump card might not be Cihang Jingzhai, but this scoundrel."
Lin Shiyin chimed in, "Yes! If the Li family joins forces with the Bad Guys, the other three major clans are no threat at all."
At this moment, Qu Feiyan said, "If that's the case, now that you're dealing with the Bad Commander, wouldn't the Li Tang dynasty be in jeopardy once you've dealt with him?"
Wanwan said, "That's for sure. After all, given the current situation of the Li family, even if they join forces with Cihang Jingzhai, it's not enough to make the other three families afraid. Otherwise, the Dugu family and the Yuwen family wouldn't have secretly tested them before."
"Once the Bad People are dismantled by you, the Yuwen and Dugu families will test the waters step by step. Once they have determined the bottom line and situation of the Li family, it is estimated that the Tang Dynasty will once again be engulfed in a drama of vying for the world."
In the end, Wanwan sighed and said, "Once we get caught up in such a situation, Cihang Jingzhai will inevitably join forces with Li Tang, and my Yin Kui Sect, as a top power, will certainly find it difficult to stay out of it."
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