This is the best Fangshi in the northern part of Luoyang. Beyond Fangshi, there is Hanjiamen in the Imperial City.
It can be said that under the feet of the real emperor, every inch of land is precious...
But the Gong family not only owns three sprawling mansions here, but also has huge mansions in Zhengdaofang above and Huaqingfang below.
These houses also have origins. During the Xianqing period, Li Zhi promulgated the "Edict to Build the Eastern Capital", calling Luoyang "the center of the universe, paying tribute to all directions, dealing with wind and rain, and serving all nations", so it was changed to the Eastern Capital. From then on
The Tang Dynasty officially implemented the two-capital system.
Once it was designated as Kyoto, the specifications immediately changed. Although the foundation of Miyagi City had been laid by Yang Guang, it still needed a lot of repair work. As a local wealthy family, the Gong family was the first to respond and donated money and materials.
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During the Zhenguan period that year, the savings were still very rich. Li Zhi did not lack this kind of wealth at all. What mattered was his attitude. After all, Changsun Wuji was not dead at that time, and the Gong family was also firmly on the side. Therefore, Li Zhi was very happy and rewarded him in one go.
He built several mansions.
At this time, Gong Siguang was sitting on his green horse, looking up at the towering red gate, feeling very proud, and the corner of his mouth was filled with self-satisfaction: "How do you barbarians from Longyou know the brilliance of my Gong family?"
After entering the mansion, he passed through the long front yard and reached the front of the hall. After Gong Siguang dismounted, he stretched his arms and walked forward. Seven or eight maids gathered around him and changed his clothes along the way. He turned his head and looked careless.
asked: "Is the second brother back?"
Haonu beside him immediately said: "I just came back and am in the middle hall."
Gong Siguang smiled and said, "Oh? It's early today. It seems I'm lucky."
In the central hall, Gong Siming was checking documents.
After it was confirmed that the prince and officials would come to the Eastern Capital, officials in Luoyang were extremely busy during this period, and Gong Siming, the Sima of Luoyang, was naturally no exception.
He is tall, has a beautiful beard under his chin, and has a dignified appearance. Even when he is sitting, he has a majestic aura. However, after working hard for many days, there is a bit of fatigue in his brows. When he sees Gong Siguang walking in, he shows helplessness: "Goro
, what trouble did you get into again?"
Gong Siguang suddenly became unhappy: "Second brother, what are you talking about? I'm not an idle libertine, how can I cause trouble all day long?"
Gong Siming was too lazy to talk to him and uttered one word: "Say."
Gong Siguang said loudly: "I am not causing trouble this time. I just saw a flying grass in Nanshi. It is very spiritual and can understand human speech. I have never seen it before. I want to buy it... This time I
He was really very polite. At first he was willing to pay a lot of money, but later he allowed him to do things for his own convenience in Luoyang. Not only did the man refuse to sell, he was also very arrogant and asked me to come back and find out what kind of person he is, Li Yuanfang."
Hearing this, Gong Siming showed an expression of surprise: "It's such a trivial matter again!"
After hearing the end, Gong Siming was stunned: "Who are you talking about?"
Gong Siguang said: "My name is Li Yan, my courtesy name is Yuanfang, and my posture is arrogant. I guess I thought this was Chang'an!"
Gong Siming's expression changed, but he shook his head: "It's unlikely. He should be with the prince. How could he appear in Nanshi? How old is he and where is he from?"
Gong Siguang said: "He looks quite mature, but he is not yet mature enough. He is said to be from the Li family in Longxi, but he did not say which family. He is probably from a branch of the Xiaofang family!"
Gong Siming had no luck in his heart anymore, and his color changed suddenly. He stood up tall and tall, rushed in front of him, kicked his younger brother to the ground, and roared: "Li Yuanfang's grandfather is Wei Guogong Li Yaoshi. He He is a direct descendant of Danyangfang!! Side branch... side branch... you are an ignorant idiot who knows how to cause trouble all day long!"
Gong Siguang was stunned and rolled around on the ground, dodging left and right: "Second brother... you... what are you doing..."
Gong Siming was tired from kicking, his chest heaved violently, and he said coldly: "Are you just buying an ocelot? What else did you say?"
Gong Siguang knew something was wrong, so he shrank his neck and said, "I didn't say... I didn't say anything..."
Gong Siming said flatly: "Impossible. If you didn't say anything, why would Li Yuanfang say such things? He is the assistant minister of the supervisory state. This is no small matter. Now tell me every word and every word of what he said. , don’t miss anything!”
Gong Siguang groaned, unwilling to say anything, and was kicked so hard that all the hairpins on his head fell off. He immediately said with a sad face: "I promised him a lot of money first, but he didn't want to. I thought he was going to do it." When I was doing business in Luoyang, I promised that I could get a shop, but I still didn't want to. Later, I heard this person ask about the reaction in the city when the prince and officials came to Luoyang. I thought that he was short of background, so he agreed to the quota of 'husband'. …”
Gong Siming's body swayed, and the strength of kicking people disappeared: "Did you tell me about the 'bailout'?"
Gong Siguang whispered: "This is not a secret. The gentry in Guan Nei are also like this. Hasn't the Li family in Longxi done such a thing?"
Gong Siming gritted his teeth: "At this time, after the prince took charge of the country, he ordered the nobles in the pass to release grain. This was to take advantage of the disaster to attack the nobles like us! The queen also took action against Jingzhao Weishi, obviously it was Throwing power at her, the saint seems to be ill, but who knows if it is... Anyway, at this time, we cannot be caught!"
He didn't say any more, fearing that his incompetent brother's big mouth would leak his words. He returned to his seat and sat down slowly: "Something's going to happen!"
Gong Siguang climbed up carefully, rubbed his body, and said with a grin: "Then who is Li Yuanfang? According to the second brother, is he really qualified to be arrogant?"
Gong Siming looked at him feebly: "Are you the same as those common people? You don't care at all about the affairs of the court? Do you know who is the biggest promoter of the prince and officials entering Luoyang this time?"
Gong Siguang was stunned: "Isn't it him?"
Gong Siming said: "It is this person. Li Yuanfang was the deputy envoy of the Tang Dynasty to Tibet. He had already made great achievements abroad. After learning about the disaster in the pass, he returned to the capital and entered the palace. He scolded the queen in person for only seeking power. , Let the traitors harm the country and the people!"
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Gong Siguang blurted out, and then realized: "So, he is being polite to me?"
Gong Siming said: "Li Yuanfang scolded the queen, and the saint only punished him slightly, but also ordered him to assist the prince in supervising the country. Of course, it was because of the queen's actions that he made hundreds of officials plead guilty and offended the saint, but if it were another minister, you can try it!
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"This man was originally from the Li family in Longxi. He is the direct grandson of Duke Li. He later joined the inner guard and became the Ji Yi Envoy. He is the youngest of the fifth rank. He has repeatedly solved important cases. He even went to Tibet as an envoy and sent prisoners from far away places!"
"If he hadn't been too young, he would have been more than fifth grade. The saint obviously trusts him very much. This time he is assisting the prince to supervise the country. Li Yuanfang is the most difficult to provoke. You actually provoke him for a cat.
He also promised to be an official! I will be pissed off by you!!"
Seeing that the second brother's face became more and more livid as he talked, and finally his expression turned ferocious, Gong Siguang said in a trembling voice: "I really don't recognize him, he's just a bit familiar...ah! I remembered that the Xie Chamber of Commerce in Jiangnan is
Isn’t it also related to this person?”
"Compared to the disputes in the court, what is the little friction in the Chamber of Commerce?"
Gong Siming was so furious that he had a headache: "Get out! Get out of here!"
Gong Siguang was granted amnesty: "Then I will resign. Second brother, don't be too angry. At worst, I will sacrifice my face and go and make amends to him..."
He originally meant his words in a polite way, but Gong Siming pressed his forehead and suddenly said: "Wait a minute, you're right, go and apologize to Li Yuanfang, and check his tone to see what this person is planning to do when he came to Luoyang first."
do what."
Gong Siguang's body stiffened, and he just wanted to pretend not to hear and walked out quickly.
"stop!"
It wasn't until Gong Siming sternly scolded him that he turned around and said with a sad face: "Second brother, please spare me. This kind of thing is too embarrassing and I really can't do it!"
Gong Siming said coldly: "Don't you think that our Gong family is stronger than the Li family in Longxi? Or are you and my grandfather comparable to Duke Wei? No matter your status, you are far inferior to Li Yuanfang! You are dressed in white,
How come you feel wronged when you go to apologize to the fifth rank of the imperial court?"
Their grandfather Gong Yi was just a Chencang Ling when the Tang Dynasty was founded. His status was so different from that of Li Jing that there was no comparison at all.
But later on, they worked hard to manage the land of Bianzhou. After three generations of hard work and finding the right time to join the team, they achieved the current prosperous situation and became the leading wealthy family in Henan.
But in terms of background, after all, it is much worse than those of those high-ranking sects, and the students in the sect are even more mixed, with many wandering.
Gong Siming glared at his younger brother fiercely: "You have been domineering and careless when you were young. You have been reprimanded many times, but you finally restrained yourself, but in the end you still caused trouble!"
"It's not just you, you are a bunch of incompetent people. If you all act recklessly outside, you will eventually bring disaster to your family!"
"I have decided today. If I can't even do this, I will be kicked out of my house. Stop calling me Gong's son!"
When he heard that he was being kicked out of his house, Gong Siguang turned pale with shock. Knowing that his brother was serious about his actions, he finally said: "Okay! I'll go! I'll go!"
Seeing him leaving the central hall in despair, Gong Siming ordered the servant again: "Go and call Sanlang back quickly."
Gong Siming's next goal is the Luoyang Order. At that time, the position of Sima can be inherited by his third brother Gong Siye. Their lineage will firmly control Luoyang, and then let the brothers in the clan spread their branches in various states. This way
Only when the power lasts for several generations is a truly stable family.
Gong Siye rushed back quickly. After hearing the news, his expression changed drastically: "Li Yuanfang arrived in Luoyang first in a simple carriage. This is obviously a bad person. He is not targeting us, right?"
Gong Siming shook his head: "I don't know, maybe it's for the prince to find out the situation. This time the prince oversees the country, it is obviously different from the past, so we need to be particularly cautious! Alas, if the prince just asks for some property and gives it away, I'm afraid of him
I want more!”
Having said this, thinking of a group of careless tribesmen, Gong Siming asked: "They haven't done anything evil recently, have they?"
Gong Siye paused for a moment and replied: "No matter what the big deal is, I can handle it!"
Gong Siming pressed his forehead again: "That's good! That's good! It's impossible for the prince and officials to stay in Luoyang forever. When things get over, I, Gong, will still have the final say here!"
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the other side.
Li Yan's interest was not disturbed by Gong Siguang, and he took Wan'er around Nanshi.
Wan'er took out the small purse at her waist and bought a small bracelet. She happily put it on her wrist and returned happily.
When they arrived at the post house, the little prince had been waiting for a long time. As soon as he saw the two of them, he excitedly greeted them: "Master, senior sister, you are here!"
Li Yan smiled: "Let's go in and talk."
The three masters and apprentices entered the post house and arrived at the meal time. While eating and talking, they suddenly heard a movement outside.
Soon an official came in a hurry and reported with a strange look on his face: "Li Jiyi, there is a man outside who is carrying a few thorn sticks and wants to apologize!"