The place where Yuen Long lives is not within the Imperial City, but at Bu Zheng Fang in the outer city.
Just by hearing the name, you can tell who are the people living here. Most of them are court officials and their families. It is close to the Imperial City and very close to the West Market. It is one of the best areas in the outer city.
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Yuen Long's mansion is located southwest of Bu Zheng Fang. Across a forest is the seat of Zuo Houwei Mansion. The public security is quite good, and just across the street is Chang'an West Market.
Of course, unlike most other officials who came from Jin and needed to find temporary accommodation, Yuen Long was a native of Chang'an and lived in his own house.
The Yuen Long branch belonged to the last generation of the Yuan family, otherwise his father would not have raised horses for Li Jing. After following Li Jing back to Chang'an, he would have to teach people to make a living.
There is no need to be surprised, Yuanshi has lush branches and leaves, and it is normal for some withered yellow leaves to fall on the ground.
There is no doubt that the Yuan surname is an ancient surname, but the Yuan family that now occupies a place among the top families must be the Yuan family after the Tuoba family of the Northern Wei Dynasty changed their surname. Descendants of the Northern Wei royal family are naturally extremely noble.
Therefore, Yuen Long's home is quite "shabby". It is a courtyard with only two entrances and more than a dozen bedrooms. The Yuen Long couple and some servants are not well-off.
Yuen Long, who was accustomed to living in a big house in Jinyang, was very dissatisfied. He felt that this place was extremely inconsistent with his identity, so he clamored to change his house.
This is not an excessive request. The King of Han is now the master of the entire city of Chang'an and even Guanxi. What does it matter if his wife and brother want to live better and eat more abundantly?
But the old man is not happy. Do you know how much effort I have put into building two houses in Chang'an? If it weren't for the fact that you married a princess, would I let you, a little beast, live in it?
So Yuen Long was brutally beaten, and after not seeing each other for many years, the old man was even more angry than before, but his skills were definitely not good enough, so he changed his stick to a stick. At that time, Yuen Long was beaten so hard that he ran away, and the whole family also broke up in a panic.
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When Wei Zheng and others saw him, there were still stick marks on his face that had not faded away. Yuen Long felt that he had lost face in front of his subordinates, and his expression was unavoidable.
Naturally, a few people wouldn't laugh at him? They were here to drink, not to see a joke.
How many people were flattered by Ashina Yunzhen's appearance? Even though they all had the opportunity to enter and leave the Han Dynasty Palace, it can be seen that there were not many opportunities to see the nobles.
Yuen Long held a banquet in the flower hall of the back house to entertain the guests. It was not very sumptuous, just a few side dishes and jars of good wine. A few people exchanged glasses and started eating and drinking.
Except for Wei Zheng, all the others were actually warriors. Regardless of their background, even Yuen Long had been living abroad for many years, and he was not so particular about etiquette.
At the beginning, Yuen Long was still a little depressed. After all, his face was not very good and he had been raised at home for many days.
But is he Yuen Long? He is broad-minded (heartless), drank a few glasses of wine, and chatted with Xu Shiji for a few times, the atmosphere became more and more warm, and his mood naturally became cheerful.
"Where does Yuan Zuo live now? Is it still cheap?"
Zhao Shixun, whose courtesy name is Yuan Zuo? He has no close friendship with Yuen Long. He came here this time because he wanted to make acquaintance with this noble man.
When he was crossing the river, he and Yuchi led their troops to march out from Feng Yi. They had a fierce battle with the reinforcements led by Li Shimin under Feng Yi's city, and finally forced Li Shimin to lead his troops away.
It can be said that these two made the first contribution to crossing the river. Now that the reward is imminent, Zhao Shixun is expected to be able to take charge of his own affairs. This is different from the past. He can no longer stay among the pro-army and remain indifferent to foreign affairs.
In other words, my career is on the rise and my attitude towards life is much more positive.
"The last general cannot be compared with the chief. I don't have any family members. I live in the pro-army camp. Maogong should know that. We people can't live without it. Now if I don't have soldiers to accompany me, I can't even sleep."
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Xu Shiji smiled and nodded, "What Brother Zhao said is that when I was doing nothing in Jinyang, I could hear shouts of murder in my sleep, and when I woke up, I felt lost. I am afraid we have no fate with those stable days.
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While echoing, I thought in my heart, I am different from you, a desperado. We still prefer a good life with a beautiful wife, beautiful concubines, and many children.
"The king has said that fame and fortune can only come from horses. Don't be dissatisfied. How are you like me? I was born in Kansai, but I wasted my time in the Ministry of Household Affairs. When others ask, I don't want to tell anyone..."
After Yuen Long finished speaking, he sighed deeply, his unwillingness evident in his words.
The other people looked at each other in confusion, not wanting to start a fight. We were born with blessings and we don't know how to be blessed. We would have to have such a brother-in-law to hang out in the military camp.
After holding it in for a long time and "sadly" with Master Yuan for a while, Wei Zhengcai said: "The king is about to proclaim himself emperor. I am afraid that the chief will not be able to stay in this position for a few more days. Do you know where he is going now?"
The other two people pricked up their ears. They all knew that the princess loved this younger brother very much. Although she was a low-ranking official now, in the future, it would not be easy for someone with a high status.
Otherwise, how could two generals with outstanding military exploits and a learned man with great scheming treat a small head of the household department with such respect? Even ordinary relatives would not be able to do so.
Yuen Long's "scowl" still remained, "It should be in the province. The appointment hasn't come yet, so don't go out and talk nonsense."
The three people sighed in admiration at the same time. In fact, Zhao Shixun and Xu Shiji didn't know much about what Menxia Province was or what its functions were. They only knew that people who came from there should be born with their nostrils pointed upward and be extremely noble.
Only Wei Zheng knew that there were some positions in Menxia Province that were not very good. For example, even though he was close to the emperor, he had a humble position.
It was first established during the Daye period of the former Sui Dynasty, and was called the Living Room Master, belonging to the Neishi Province. In recent years, Li Yuan changed the Neishi Province to the Menxia Province, and the Living Room Master also became the living room minister.
In fact, such changes are not necessary. Most of them are just forced changes by the new dynasty because they do not want to inherit some things from the old dynasty, such as changing the county to a state, changing the county governor to a governor, etc.
Li Yuan died, and it was the King of Han's turn to take the decision. Maybe the Ministry of Internal History would appear again at some point. After all, when everyone was in Jinyang, the Ministry of Internal History was established in the palace of the King of Han.
But at that time, Jinyang's officialdom was not prosperous enough, and the Ministry of Internal History was in name only. There were not many officials filling it, and it was not enough to compete with the Province of Shangshu and the Province of Zhongshu.
It's different when you enter Chang'an. The Menxia Province has complete personnel and powers. It is an important institution that restricts the two provinces of Zhongshu and Shangshu.
When Yuen Long entered the province and became an official, it would definitely not be a position such as a minister. What kind of position could be noble and leisurely?
Wei Zheng was wondering around there, but the other two people had already raised their glasses to Yuen Long. Their current goal was the General of the Wei Mansion. As for the positions in the Three Provinces and Six Ministries, they would naturally come to them at that time.
When becoming a general or a prime minister, some people start as civil servants, while others use martial arts to pave the way. For people to advance these days, in addition to their true ability and merit, they must also have family background or recommendations.
While changing glasses, Yuen Long invited Xu Shiji to move in with him again. Xu Shiji gratefully agreed. The only difference was that he originally thought that based on Yuen Long's family status, the house would be very big, but now
At first glance, it was okay for him to live in by himself, so there was no need to think about bringing those few soldiers in.
Thinking of this, my habit of doing chores after drinking too much came back a little bit, "The boss is too simple. Are all the officials in the capital so incorruptible?"
Integrity sucks. If it were Li Po, even if he didn't get angry on the spot, he would definitely give Xu Shiji a mark. But Yuen Long was different. Yuen Long drank a few gulps before saying with a grimace: "My family has
Father Yan, I have to..."
Speaking of this, Yuen Long was also extremely sad. In the past, even if his family was not very good, he still had the Han Palace where he could come and stay.
Now that his sister and her husband have moved into the palace, and they have just entered Chang'an City, he does not dare to disturb her often, let alone stay overnight in the inner courtyard of the palace. Later, when the official position is confirmed, he will have to go find his sister and cry.
Now that he is the boss, he is no longer the young boy who would feel uncomfortable without being punched or kicked. Grandpa can actually pick up a stick and beat him, which is too much.
Wei Zheng looked at Xu Shiji and was a little worried, so he changed the subject and said, "Maogong is old and has not yet been married. Now that he has become famous, why not ask Mr. Yuan to find a good match?"
Zhao Shixun glanced at Xu Shiji in surprise, probably thinking in his heart, this single dog is so hidden, I didn't even know...
After hearing this, Xu Shiji suddenly sobered up a lot. Yuen Long over there was already nodding his head. He thought it would be fine, and he was very willing to do this kind of work of pulling strings for others.
Then he said, "I have been negligent. The back house has been waiting for people to come. How could this happen... This is an easy thing. There are many people in Chang'an City. After a few days of big gifts, I will go to find someone to ask."
, I can finally find a beautiful wife for Mao Gong."
Zhao Shixun smiled enviously and raised his glass to Xu Shiji.
Xu Shiji hurriedly thanked him, smelling of alcohol, and said as if he was half drunk and half awake: "Thank you for your kindness, sir. It's just that Maogong already has... the person I like... When I came back this time, I asked my boss to help me think about it.
I'm looking for a Chinese matchmaker to come to propose marriage."
Several people were happy when they heard this, and asked questions again and again. Xu Shiji pushed him back and forth, but didn't say anything, so they all understood that either the other party was not an ordinary family, and it was very likely that he would not be able to propose marriage. Now that he said it, he was rejected.
Isn't it embarrassing?
Second, Xu Maogong was too thin-skinned and was too shy to speak out.
Well, the second one can be ignored. The former one, if it were you, you wouldn't be able to export it easily.
So they stopped asking questions and started eating, drinking, and talking. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
They were both in the officialdom, and there were too many things to talk about. Xu Shiji and Zhao Shixun were away fighting, and just a few military affairs would arouse Yuen Long's interest.