This mansion is very large, with mottled walls, and it seems to have a sense of historical vicissitudes that have been beaten by wind and rain. There are many trees inside, and there are vague towers.
As long as you see this mansion, you will know that this must be a wealthy family.
Of course, when Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, first arrived in Jinyang, he would definitely not be able to buy such a mansion. This was a "temporary residence" given to Li Yuan by the Jinyang Wang family.
If the world is peaceful and Li Yuan is brave enough to dare not live in such a house, the censors can skin him on the spot, make friends with local wealthy families, and accept bribes. What do you want to do?
But now, no one can control him.
In the spring of the twelfth year of the Great Cause, the emperor was again preparing for his southern tour. The ministers in the Eastern Capital were not unhappy and were happily preparing the emperor's luggage, hoping to send the god of plague to him.
I heard that Yu Wenshu was seriously ill. It was probably because of the anger of the people who built the dragon boat. The king of hell finally couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to deal with this great minister who helped the evildoers.
As a result, Emperor Yang Guang's trip was also delayed.
Emperor Yang Guang, who was determined to fight until the end of his life, behaved very humanely towards his favorite minister. Of course, there were only a few people he could trust now. One of them would die, and the other would be missing.
of.
Perhaps Yu Wenshu felt that there was not much time left and was afraid that he would be too lonely on the road to hell, so when he was dying, he asked someone to bring a message to the emperor, saying that my two sons were still young and had made some small mistakes, and now they have been cut.
My duty is to serve the people. Look at how pitiful they are without anyone to rely on after I die. Please take care of them.
His last few words put a noose around Sui Emperor Yang Guang's neck. Later, during his southern tour, Sui Emperor Yang Guang was surrounded by two prodigal sons of the Yuwen family.
Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji are two brothers.
With all this commotion and the world in such chaos, who is going to care about what Li Yuan is doing in Jinyang?
Not to mention, in the twelfth year of Daye, there seemed to be only two places in the world, Guanzhong and Jin. They were still under the control of the imperial court from time to time, and people in other places seemed to be busy rebelling.
The siege of Yanmen was regarded as tearing off the last fig leaf of the Sui Dynasty. To have such two places and still be restrained can only be said to be that the once powerful Sui Dynasty was almost dead, but it was still holding on.
has a certain inertia.
Therefore, Li Yuan, who was left behind in Taiyuan, reluctantly covered this fig leaf back.
At this time, Li Yuan had almost secured his position in Taiyuan, which went smoothly, and the remaining problems he faced became simple and clear.
Bandits everywhere are hard to stop. It is said that the Jin region is good. With the help of the Wang family in Taiyuan, it will be a matter of time for the Jin people to surrender.
But the commotion in Hebei was too fierce, and the guys who came over were more fierce than the last. They didn't care about the Wang family in Taiyuan or the Wang family in Taiyuan, or the left-behind ones in Taiyuan, or the left-behind ones in Yuan.
These guys are obsessed with rebellion. Even if you give them a field now and let them cultivate it, they won't want to. I just want to rob. It's so easy to rob. I just want to make people rebel. Without my subordinates, my life will be much worse.
It's boring.
The question of how to stop this momentum and let the people of Hebei stay in Hebei and let you go to Hebei and not come to Jin made Li Yuan and his advisers and generals turn their heads with worry, but they felt that there was no other way than annihilation.
.There is no good solution to think of.
Therefore, the twelfth year of Daye was actually the year when Li Yuan fought tooth and nail to suppress bandits, and his eldest son Li Jiancheng came to prominence.
There is another bigger problem that is bothering Li Yuan, and that is the Turks.
Starting from the twelfth year of Daye, the Turks invaded in successive years, which has become an irreversible fact.
As a left-behind man in Taiyuan, he needed to make efforts to fight against the powerful Turks and ensure the safety of the Jin region. This was a responsibility he could not shirk.
Li Yuan may be confident in suppressing bandits, and he is also very experienced in this. He is not as confused as Wang Shichong, Tu Wanxu, or Fan Zigai, and will be interfered by the emperor and even the officials of the Eastern Capital.`
He saw very clearly that suppression and appeasement were necessary measures, otherwise, banditry would only become more and more suppressed, just like other corrupt places.
He is confident that within a year or two, a peaceful world can be restored to Shanxi.
But the Turks... given the current situation, what can we do to deal with the Turks' attacks?
In the back house of Taiyuan Liushou Mansion, in a waterside pavilion, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Dynasty, was wearing a mink fur, stroking the railing, and was filled with worries.
It is said that the benevolent enjoy mountains and the wise enjoy water. Li Yuan likes both mountains and water, so he always thinks that he has both...
And when he is upset, he likes to stand by the water, probably because he wants to get some wisdom from the water.
However, he had been standing here for more than half an hour, and he couldn't get his mind to clear up, but his body was a little stiff from the cold.
Li Yuan sniffled, touched his beautiful beard on his chin, and reluctantly wanted to go back and stay.
In the past few years, he felt that he had entered a period of bad luck again, just like when his father died young, he felt a little helpless.
Because two years ago, his wife Dou died of illness in Zhuo County. Every time he thought of this, he would say viciously in his heart, Damn Bei Zheng, damn Yang Er.
And just last year, when he was working hard to suppress bandits, his third son Li Xuanba died in Chang'an. This son was frail and sick since he was a child, and he also received more love from his parents.
Perhaps because he was too close to his mother, Li Xuanba vomited blood when he heard the news that his mother had passed away in Zhuo County. In a blink of an eye, he became terminally ill and followed his mother. He died at the age of only fifteen.
Li Yuan was heartbroken by the loss of his close relatives. He was a little discouraged. He didn't come to Jinyang last year in Hedong. In fact, he not only wanted to see Yang Guang's jokes, but also felt tired of the trivial world here.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan frowned and gripped the railing tightly, causing the slender wooden railing to immediately let out a painful groan, which also showed that the seemingly gentle, elegant and elegant son of the Kansai clan in front of him was not.
What a good thing.
The sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and Li Yuan squinted his slender eyes and squinted over. Anyone who knew him well knew that this was because Duke Tang was unhappy, and it was best to stay away from him.
But then, Li Yuan's expression softened.
What came was a little lady with low-hanging hair. She was holding her arms behind her casually, swinging back and forth, as if she was about to fly.
At the age of fourteen or fifteen, she is not short anymore. Her face is a bit round and has a little baby fat. She looks cute at first glance, but with the eyebrows and eyes that are almost exactly the same as Li Yuan, she looks weird.
She looked a little more cold and arrogant.
Wearing a dark green skirt with moiré patterns and a white mink fur, she walked with small movements of her hands and feet, but very quickly, and she immediately showed off the vigor and agility unique to Kansai daughters.
The lady who could disturb Duke Li Yuan's meditation at this time was naturally not an outsider. She was Li Xiuning, the most beloved daughter of Duke Li Yuan.
If Li Bi were here and compared with the third lady of the Duke of Tang Dynasty, you would find that Li Bi was as hard as a piece of iron and had an unyielding ruthlessness, while this third lady was like a bamboo.
, flexible with some spirituality.
She quickly came to Li Yuan, squatted down slightly, and held her hands in front of her body, a standard and standard courtesy for a lady.
"Father……"
Li Yuan grinned and smiled, casually and lovingly. At this time, he was no longer a Taiyuan stayer, nor a Tang Guogong, he was just a father.
Of course, Tang Guogong Li Yuan had a lot of sons and daughters, but only the third daughter, Li Xiuning, could get this treatment.
Mrs. Dou left Li Yuan with four sons and one daughter. The children are older and have more thoughts, and all their ideas are very right, which gives Li Yuan a headache.
Only this daughter, although she had great ideas, made Li Yuan like her from the bottom of his heart. This was not only because this daughter looked very similar to his wife Dou, but also because this daughter was as considerate and caring as her mother.
wisdom.
"It's so cold, why did you come out?"
With that said, Li Yuan walked away, obviously wanting to go back as soon as possible to avoid letting his daughter freeze.
Li Xiujing followed him quietly half a step away. A dimple appeared on her cheek when she smiled, her eyebrows spread, and her eyes narrowed into a slit, curved like a crescent moon. All of a sudden, her cold temperament disappeared.
, like a face change, revealing the tenderness and innocence.
"Father also said to me, look at you, you are very cold. When you go back, my daughter will warm you a pot of wine and warm yourself up first."
Li Yuan was greatly relieved, stroking his beard and nodding. His hearty laughter spread far away. The guards hidden in the dark slowly came over. Most of them said in their hearts that the Third Lady has something to do with Mr. Tang.
I'm not in a good mood today.
"Daughter, I have some good news to tell you. I will treat it to my father to help him enjoy the wine soon."
Li Yuan shook his head and laughed, thinking, what good news can there be these days? Let alone Yang Er's death? That would be really good news.
But thinking about having to wear sackcloth and mourning for that bastard Yang Er, Li Yuan felt unhappy again.
But he was saying casually, "What news can I make you agree with? Could it be a letter from Chai Dalang?"
Li Xiuning pursed her lips and smiled without much hesitation. She and Donggong Qianniu Bei Shen Chai Shao were already engaged. They had met several times. They seemed to agree with each other. They couldn't talk about it. It was nothing to say they were bored.
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In this regard, she is very similar to her mother. She can take everything lightly and not cause too many unnecessary worries for herself. But if there is one thing that she really sees clearly, it will really lead to big trouble.
Trouble is, even nine cows may not be able to pull it back.
The children of the Li family are all similar in this respect, and they are worthy of being brothers from the same mother.
Moreover, his evaluation of Chai Shao, his future husband, was really not high. She felt that Chai Shao was too keen on fame and fortune and was not a good match. But without Chai Shao, Liu Shao, and Zhang Shao, she couldn't make the decision.
, then why bother yourself?
The third lady of the Tang Dynasty's palace had an unusually good mentality.