"Send the person to Chang'an Magistrate's Office, and then send someone to Honglu Temple to inform him. How can you repay such dereliction of duty?"
Hou Mochen hesitated for a moment, but after looking at the seriously injured and unconscious guy, he knew that the matter could not be resolved, so he passed it on to the Chang'an magistrate first.
Chang'an Ling Yamen is a good yamen. They can give them difficult things and people to deal with. They take the blame without discussion. Jing Zhaoyin is the second best, and they are often taken advantage of.
The only thing that needs to be considered is whether the Turkic people's accident in Chang'an will affect the exchanges between the two countries, and now that the alliance has been spread, once it affects such a major event, more than one or two people will be unlucky.
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Fortunately, the owner of Mrs. Chengguo's Mansion was related to the Turkic Khan and was one of the enemies of the Turks in Chang'an City. It was not difficult to deal with a few Turks.
Hou Mochen sighed secretly in his heart, these thousands of cattle are well prepared, and they are becoming more and more courageous. Before taking action, they didn't think about his wife at all. It seems that it is better to slowly replace them in the future...
Lu Xiangjun, who was being pulled by her, looked at the blood-red blood, which was still flowing slowly, gradually staining the bluestone in front of his door. Several foreigners with bruised noses and swollen faces were screaming pitifully, and he could not tell at all.
His original ferocious look.
Unable to bear the surprise, he quickly looked away.
This is Chang'an. People's behavior is very different from that of southerners, but...it is indeed very pleasant. With all this blood stained here, I think it will be much cleaner after I come here, as long as I don't scare away the guests.
Thinking of this, she thought with some self-deprecation, how could the people here be frightened by some blood? Maybe the people who came would have to pay their respects before entering.
Turks... I've only heard of them before, but I've seen them this time. They look really weird, but I don't know what they mean. Why are they here to cause trouble for a little girl like me? Huh, they are just bullies who are afraid of the tough. Look at it.
Now, okay? I even lost my life.
While thinking about it, he secretly hid the greeting note in his sleeve, preparing to use it to frighten the unwanted guests who came to the door in the future.
"Didn't I scare you?" Hou Mochen paid no attention to the poor people, turned around and asked with a smile, pulled her legs up and walked towards the courtyard.
Hou Mochen is a descendant of Hou Mochen Chong of the Eight Pillar Kingdom of the Western Wei Dynasty. Her mother was born in the Lanling Xiao family and is a serious noble in Chang'an. The life and death of those people are not important in her mind. It is far better to chat with this little lady.
Come on interesting.
That kind of attitude of treating people's lives as nothing made Lu Xiangjun feel a little cold, but he still smiled and replied: "With my sister here, why are some villains worth fearing? They just cause trouble for my sister, which makes me feel very sad."
It’s uneasiness.”
Mr. Hou Mochen has been alone for a long time, and has not talked and laughed with someone so relaxedly for a long time. He feels that the young lady around him is getting more and more pleasing to his eyes, so his voice becomes softer and softer.
"Just don't be afraid. The city of Chang'an is much more stable than before. You haven't seen it a few years ago..."
At this point, she paused and said with a smile: "Since the emperor came to the throne, people have made some adjustments, and we have the current situation. Now that the world is peaceful, life should get better and better, so there is no need to worry.
too much.
It's just a place where the powerful gather, and there's always right and wrong, especially in a place like Caiyufang, so you have to be careful. If you meet those unreasonable people in the future, just report the name of the Hou Mo Chen family, and you won't be able to come.
There will be bold people who dare to provoke you."
"But Mo Chen, the Marquis of Daijun?"
The Hou Mo Chen family is a noble surname of Xianbei. When Xianbei came to dominate the Central Plains, it was not special. Nowadays, it is actually quite acceptable. Many people still retain the Xianbei surname. For example, the Yuwen family is Poyantou, and the Yang family also has the Xianbei surname Pu.
Liu Ru and so on.
The Hou Mo and Chen clan were originally a nomadic tribe in the Northeast. They were attached to the Northern Wei Dynasty by Emperor Xiaowen and given the surname Chen. Some people say that they are descendants of Liu Jiao, King of Chu Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty. This is probably the ancestor they found themselves. At that time, the Han Dynasty was restored on a large scale.
Almost all the wealthy Xianbei families did this.
Celebrities in the Qin and Han Dynasties gave birth to countless descendants. Even if this was not enough, the royal families of the Shang and Zhou dynasties were sometimes not immune.
After Hou Mochen Chong became successful during the Western Wei Dynasty, in order to show his respect, he did the opposite and restored the Xianbei surname, which continues to this day.
Although the Hou Mochen family is not prosperous, it is undoubtedly one of the most famous families in the world. Lord Lu Xiang has heard about it even as far away as Jiangling.
Seeing the other party smiling and nodding, Lu Xiangjun stuck out his tongue, but he was not too surprised. The people around Mrs. Cheng Guo, Mrs. Xiao, naturally had their backgrounds.
"It turns out that the gentleman is in front of you. He hasn't asked your sister's name yet. It's the country gentleman who was rude."
Seeing that he was neither panic-stricken nor made any humble and flattering remarks, Hou Mo Chen couldn't help but like him even more, "I am Hou Mo Chen Xianglan. Now I am just the head of Mrs. Cheng Guo's house. I am not considered a noble person."
Lu Xiangjun lowered his head in courtesy and said with a hint of slyness: "Disrespect, disrespect."
Hou Mochen smiled back, "It's easy to talk about."
So they laughed in unison...
The back of the courtyard was damaged a lot by a few drunkards, and there was nothing else. They only damaged some furniture, but two things were destroyed by the Turks. Mr. Lu Xiang curled his lips and almost cried.
One is her precious Yaoqin, which has been smashed by the Turks, and the two paintings on the wall have also been torn down by them. They are both handwritten by celebrities from Jiangnan. One of them was painted by Li Keqing, a famous prostitute from Jiangnan.
Lu Xiangjun really likes it, so he hangs it on the wall and appreciates it when he has free time.
After letting Mrs. Hou Mochen sit down on the couch, she seemed to be cleaning up the mess and picking things here and there. In fact, she rubbed and weighed her several times, and tears almost fell out of her eyes.
Seeing her distressed look, Mrs. Hou Mochen comforted her with a smile. There were many people in Beijing who played music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so there was no need to be sad about these damaged old things.
Tomorrow night you play a song in front of Madam. If Madam listens well, you may be able to visit the library in the mansion. There are many works by famous artists there that ordinary people cannot see.
Lu Xiangjun reluctantly put away his sadness and made tea to entertain the guests.
Hou Mochen came here to sit down for a while, not just to chat with her, but to find out the origin of the person in front of Xiao. If his behavior is slightly suspicious, the invitation may be invalid, and he may even get into trouble.
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The famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River was greatly frightened and aggrieved. The news quickly spread to the palace, but the focus was different. The Turkic visitor was sent to the Chang'an magistrate's office, which was a standard diplomatic incident.
Even though there was some deliberate element in it, the timing of the attack was not quite right.
At this time, all the troops in the northern frontier were preparing for war. Soon the Turks would realize that something was wrong. In the eyes of the Turks, it was natural that the Tang Dynasty had broken its promise. If the envoys had problems again, the provocation would become stronger.
According to Li Po's wishes, Ashina Peony should come back in July. At that time, the Tang Dynasty's envoys had also gone to the Turkic Royal Court and made some small moves to use as bargaining chips.
I just didn't expect that the Turks were really pig-minded. As soon as I relaxed the restraint on them, they started acting like monsters and even ran into someone from Mrs. Chengguo's house.
These people are so unprofessional, which is why it has been so difficult to deal with Hu people since ancient times. It seems that only by taking out a knife and talking can they understand what you are talking about.
Liu Shanyin, the young minister of Honglu Temple, summoned the Turkic envoys to speak, and Ashina Mudan was not there. The Turks who stayed in Chang'an could no longer see the chief official of Honglu Temple, let alone the emperor.
What the Turkic envoys saw was not only a few bloody heads, but also the questioning from Honglu Temple, and the rebuke from Ashina Tianxiang. In addition, Mrs. Chengguo's house was also very dissatisfied with their actions.
The envoys finally turned from anger to panic, and asked to see the emperor for explanation. Unsurprisingly, they were rejected. They wanted to send a letter to the royal court, but they could no longer leave the Honglu Temple Posthouse, and they were effectively under house arrest.
Li was very straightforward in his arrangements. He didn't want a few insignificant guys to pour a bowl of water into the boiling oil pan, so he ordered Cui Dunli, the chief secretary of Honglu Temple, to go after Gao Biaoren and his party with his letters.
, "Explain your difficulties" to the Turkic Khan Ashina Yanghuan.
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Generally speaking, the period of June of the third year of Yuanzhen in the Tang Dynasty was relatively peaceful. The northern frontier fortresses had strengthened their vigilance. Local officials were working hard to stabilize the place, and the central government was working hard to revise the Tang Code.
On the eighth day of June, news of the death came from Jinyang.
Wang Cong, the head of the Wang family in Jinyang, passed away. Li Po didn't care much. He didn't even blink when the Wang family in Jinyang died. He had been running the business in Jin for many years, so he felt about those stubborn old guys in the Wang family.
Extremely poor.
And without his instructions, Wang Ze would not have come to Chang'an so simply with the intention of establishing the Chang'an Wang family. This would be equivalent to tearing off a large piece of flesh and blood from the Jinyang Wang family and establishing a new branch.
After a few days, the news spread. Wang Ze, the general manager of Yangzhou, and others wrote letters requesting to return to their hometown for the funeral, but they were all refused. In addition, Wang Cong was given a posthumous title as Minister of Rites, the Governor of Bingzhou, and a posthumous title as a tribute. That was the end of it.
However, there were more than one funeral news coming from Jinyang, and Shi Xueshou, the governor of Bingzhou, also died, which made Li Po even more worried.
Xue Shou was from Hedong and the uncle of Xue Yuanjing, the living man. They were captured when Li Po led his army to attack Puban. They went to Jinyang Pass for several days before Li Po surrendered.
When Li Po became king, Xue Shuang was appreciated by Zhongshu Ling Chen Xiaoyi and recommended as a member of Zhongshu Sheren. He has been an official in Jinyang ever since.
After Chen Xiaoyi resigned from the post of General Manager of Bingzhou, Wang Lu temporarily took over his post. In fact, Xue Shou was still in charge of many things. Once this man died, the General Manager of Bingzhou really seemed to be leaderless.
Xue Shou was still very young and died young, which made Li Po very sad.
Xue Yuanjing, the living minister, and Xue Deyin, the secretary, asked to return to their hometown for the funeral. This time Li Po happily gave him three months' leave and brought a posthumous gift to Xue Shou. He also arranged for his eldest son to be the minister of the East Palace and his second son to prepare for Qianniu.
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Well, there is no trace of the East Palace yet, it is just in name. After the mourning is completed, you can come to Chang'an to take up a post.
