At the beginning of the second year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, Su Wei died in Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Regardless of what was done in Luoyang, after Li Po received the news of the funeral, he presented him with the title of Governor of Yizhou, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Duke Huai Guo, with the posthumous title of Jing.
Because the coffin had not arrived, it was impossible to bury him in Guanxi, so the funeral was temporarily postponed. Only the descendants of the Su family and Su Wei paid homage to him from a distance.
As for Su Quan, the Minister of Hubu, he stayed in symbolic mourning for three days, then issued an edict to win over the emperor's love, and returned to the Hubu to continue working.
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Perhaps Su Wei's death touched Li Po, so he later went to the ancestral temple in the palace to pay homage. Naturally, the person to pay homage was not Li Guang, but several veteran soldiers who had guarded the stronghold back then.
Another thing is to write a letter to Chen Xiaoyi who is in Jinyang, asking him to take care of himself. If he feels that it is okay, it is better to come south to Chang'an. It is very popular here and it is not as cold as Taiyuan County, well, except this winter.
At the same time, he also sent a message to Wang Lu, the governor of Taiyuan County, asking him to pay attention carefully and report any news as soon as possible.
Li Jing was in Shu, actively advising Zhang Lun and Yuwen Huo, and was extremely energetic. However, he was both Li Po's father-in-law and Li Po's teacher, so he had to pay attention at this time.
So I also sent a letter to express my condolences, and asked how the battle was going. The last battle report from Shu was years ago. Because it rained and snowed in Shu, the army stopped at Mianzhou after passing Jianmen and did not advance again.
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The situation in Shuzhong began to become complicated. Liu Hongji garrisoned in Tongzhou, Chai Shao garrisoned in Kuizhou, and the Liang army was led by Zhang Zhenzhou. They no longer fought with Chai Shao, but did not retreat. They just passed by Kuizhou.
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As for Li Xiaogong, he was almost alone. He could not command Liu Hongji, Chai Shao and others, and he could not get help from Xiao Xian. He could not abandon Yizhou to fight with the Southern Barbarians.
Therefore, he could not advance or retreat, so he could only defend Yizhou. However, he had the most powerful troops and sufficient food and grass. If he really worked together to defend the city, there would be nothing others could do to him.
There are not many people that the emperor can care about personally. These are the only two people who are officials outside, and there are no others.
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Just after the New Year here in Chang'an, it snowed again, but the weather gradually warmed up, and the north wind was not as harsh as before.
Taking advantage of the better weather, Li Po started to enjoy the tour again.
On this day, I first went to Anren Hall to see my daughter. The baby, who was less than one year old, was babbling very lively and crawling around her mother. She never had any quiet time, and you could tell that she was extremely strong.
Ashnarong really only raises children like that. If they were placed on the grassland, they would be thrown there, fed when they were free, and taken care of by the cattle and sheep when they were busy.
Anyway, this is how she grew up... But now that she is a noble concubine, even if she is impatient to raise a child, there are still so many people watching, so she might lose the child.
Li Po didn't see his children often, and he himself didn't have any children. In addition, due to the heavy government affairs, it was impossible to pamper and coax his children. He could only see them once in a while, and then... nothing else.
As for which child will be favored by him, it depends on the situation. It is estimated that whoever grows up to be pleasing to his eyes will get more.
Xiaowa had met him a few times and was not afraid of him. He was just too restless, and Li Po had a cold air from outside, so Xiaowa was reluctant to let him get close to him.
Her mother didn't care so much, she grabbed her and stuffed her into her father's arms. Just as she was about to cry, her mother stared at her twice and was immediately frightened. The little baby who was only a few months old knew how to watch what was happening.
Li Po didn't have a fatherly heart, but he could pretend to be so. He shook the child in his arms and made two faces. The innocent child started to giggle and waved his little hands to pick his eyes.
, obviously like it very much.
Li Po's interest was obviously not in the child. He held her with one hand and her mother with the other. He hesitated for a while. When he was quite moved, he thought of business, so he regretfully gave up.
After coming out of Anren Hall, Hongyanzhu became his guard commander. General Zuo Qianniu Beishenfu was originally responsible for protecting the Holy Emperor.
After leaving the inner ban, Luo Shixin, Changsun Shunde, Yan Shigu and others were already waiting outside, so the group of people surrounded the emperor and went out for a tour of the palace again.
Li Po would leave the palace every once in a while, and his ministers gradually got used to it. According to the emperor, as an emperor, he didn't know what Chang'an City was like, so how could he be his emperor with peace of mind?
Does this make sense? Of course it makes sense. The emperor's footprints cannot always be restricted to the palace, otherwise the emperor will go crazy with restraint.
But... Yang Guang can also use this as an excuse to replace Chang'an with the world, which is not against peace, is it?
Fortunately, Li Po did not leave the city, he was just running around in Chang'an City. The ministers would not bother the emperor with such a trivial matter. As long as the emperor was not assassinated, wandering around the city was nothing.
In fact, not only Li Po, but also emperors of all dynasties were like this. It's just that some people like to travel quietly and leave the palace quietly, while others like to make a big splash and attract everyone's attention.
Moreover, in normal times, there are outings in spring, hunting in autumn, and festivals in the four seasons, so the frequency of going out to the palace is actually not low.
Li Po is a kind of person who enjoys sex and wanders around. He is similar to Yang Guang. He just can't stay when there is nothing to do, and then he looks for various excuses to go out and hang out.
However, it is a day when officials take a holiday every ten days, and the emperor himself also takes a day off. Wouldn't anyone have any objections?
First, go to the mansion of He Chou, the minister of Taichang Temple in Xicheng, the Duke of Pi State.
From the beginning of winter, He Chou no longer went to Taichang Temple to take office. In fact, he was raised at home with the official title of Minister of Taichang Temple, and the government affairs were handled by Taichang Temple Shaoqing Yuwen Rutong.
Yuwen Rutong was the eldest son of the former Sui architect Yu Wenkai and the cousin of Yuwen Shiji. He served as an official in Luoyang a few years ago, reaching the rank of Shangshu Zuocheng. He accompanied Wang Shichong on his western expedition. After Wang Shichong's defeat, he went with Wang Shiwei.
to Jinyang.
Nowadays, the official title of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is naturally borrowed from the help of his uncle He Chou. He is not as capable as his father, so he can be an official.
He Chou is nearly eighty years old, not much younger than Su Wei. As an old man, winter is not easy for him. Li Po is going to visit him to make the old man happy and maybe he can live a few more years.
There was a lot of excitement in He Chou's mansion. He was an official fan himself and couldn't rest at home, so he gathered everyone together to continue writing his own books.
He Chou was not good at writing, so he had a lot of books. At that time, the old man was embarrassed to tell others, but now that he has gotten used to it, he is quite public about it, as if he is afraid that others will not know that He Chou is going to write a book.
When Li Po arrived, He Chou had already sent away the rest. When he saw the emperor, He Chou's happy wrinkles were much less. After seeing the courtesy, he happily let the emperor into the palace.
The second time Li Po came to the He Mansion, He Mansion still shone brightly. It was different from the last time. At that time, he was still the King of Han and had not proclaimed himself emperor. This time he came to visit, and it was really the Emperor's arrival.
In addition, He Chou was having a bad temper at that time, so the reception was not good enough.
So the whole family of He Mansion came out to welcome the Holy Emperor. It was the time of rest, and the whole family was very neatly organized, so they all met with the Emperor.
He Da's youngest grandson was still in his infancy, and Li Po easily sealed him with a thousand niu guards. It was relatively rare for Xun Yin to become an official at such a young age.
Of course, this is just a polite greeting gift from the emperor. In fact, with such power, as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, he can keep his family wealthy for several generations.
Li Po stayed in He Mansion for a long time. As usual, he had a pleasant conversation with He Chou.
Li Po asked about the progress of He Chou's writings, and he immediately scratched his itch. He talked for a long time, and Li Po asked if it could be sent to the Imperial College or other places for people to read and study.
He Chou agreed without hesitation. He wrote for the sake of his posthumous reputation. If he didn't spread it, how could he become famous all over the world?
The emperor's proposal made him even more grateful, because the things Li Po had promised him back then were being realized one by one, and they were not deceptive words just to recruit him.
Li Po was also very satisfied. Self-preservation is the mainstream of this era, and He Chou is more open-minded (easy to talk to). This attitude is worthy of encouragement.
Li Po didn't need to mention it, but He Chou talked about Su Wei and Su Wuwei.
The two had been ministers of the same palace for many years. During the third year of Daye's reign, Su Wei had been in charge of the palace, that is, he had served as He Chou's Shangguan. In fact, at that time, Su Wei had already started to decline in his official career.
The image of Su Wei gradually became more concrete in He Chou's mouth.
He was a man of extraordinary talent, far-sightedness, good at understanding people, assisted Gao Xi, and participated in government affairs. At that time, the king was wise and his ministers were wise, which could be said to complement each other and lay a solid foundation for the founding of the emperor.
But when he became the prime minister, this was no longer the case. This man was too keen on power, formed many cliques, excluded dissidents, and gradually drifted away from Gao Xi and others, and was soon denounced.
During the Daye period, Yang Guang re-enabled Su Wei to participate in politics in order to check and balance Yang Su and others. At that time, Su Wei's momentum was no longer what it was before. After Yang Su left, he also fell out of favor with Yang Guang, and his speech was far inferior to that of Yu Shiji, Pei Ju and others.
Very useful.
Moreover, Su Wei and He Chou were kidnapped to Shandong by Yu Wenhua and his brothers. Under the siege of Dou Jiande's army, He Chou escaped by chance, while Su Wei surrendered to Li Mi, and later lived with Wang Shichong in Luoyang and became Wang Shichong's household minister.
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Speaking of this, He Chou looked happy, and even flattered Li Po a little, saying that if he had stayed in Hebei, he might not have been able to live long, let alone have the chance to return to Chang'an?
There is no need to be modest when talking about Li Po, but it is just a pity that Yu Wenhua and that guy gave Dou Jiande a big gift. When Dou Jiande conquered Wei County, he captured many former Sui officials led by Pei Ju and others.
None of them are simple.
If these people had arrived in Jinyang, Li Po would have been able to capture Xijing a few years earlier, right?
This chapter has been completed!