Chapter 170 Don't forget the old one when you have a newcomer
Chapter 170: Don’t forget the old people when you have new people
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 170: Don’t forget the old people when you have new people
The sky is overcast.
On Chang'an Avenue, the Xiaowei patrol brigade was on the street, and Marquis Wu also sent more people at the city gates and corners.
"Chang'an City is under martial law."
Lai Ji looked at this mobilization of troops and people, and sighed that he didn't know when it would end.
"Catch a few mice behind closed doors and clean up the house."
"There should be results within this month."
There were 100,000 Turks in Weibei, and the Tang Dynasty could not move them for the time being, but it would not be too difficult for the court to clear out these rats hiding in Chang'an City.
"I heard that the 11th Lang was promoted to the title of Chief of the Department of Civil Affairs?"
"Well, I can't compare to Erlang." Lai Ji sighed, Lai Hu'er's twelve sons were killed together with Jiang Du's ten sons, and only two young sons survived in his hometown.
The ancestor of Lai's family was She, a famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Both of Lai's parents died when he was young, and he was raised by his aunt. When he grew up, he killed his uncle with a sword, a powerful country man. Then he swam across the Yangtze River and joined the Sui army. He made countless military exploits and was awarded the title of Duke Rong.
, but unfortunately he later died in the Jiangdu mutiny.
The two brothers Laiji gave up martial arts and studied literature. They were sixteen or seventeen years old, but this year they were ranked as Jinshi. At that time, all their brothers were famous for their bravery like their father, especially Laizheng Liulang, who was awarded the title of Duke of Xiangyang for his military merits at a young age.
The two brothers are also very competitive. Although they have Qin Qiong to take care of them, they still have real ability to pass the Jinshi examination. Now one is the secretary of the Provincial School Secretary, and the other is the chief of the Fengsi Department of the Ministry of Personnel.
It is said that the two brothers entered the official position half a year earlier than Huaiyu. Now they have reached the eighth or ninth grade, which is very impressive, but compared with Wu Huaiyu, they are really inferior. They were only granted official status by the prince in June.
Now he is not only a sixth-grade official, but also a knight.
"When the Turks are wiped out and the world is at peace, it is still necessary to practice martial arts and cultivate literature. In the future, there will be more opportunities for scholars. You, the eleventh and twelve sons, are talented. In the future, you will be able to rise to the top and enter the political hall to worship the prime minister."
Laiji laughed, taking it as a polite comment.
"What I said is true. I can read some faces. You and Shiyilang are both accompanied by purple energy, and they will become prime ministers in the future."
Huaiyu really wasn't fooling him. Historically, his brothers later became prime ministers.
Xu Jingzong later said that the sons of the bachelor Yu Shinan served as general supervisors, the ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the head craftsmen, and the sons of military generals and guardians became prime ministers. The distinction between civil and military officials was not natural at all.
"Borrowing Erlang's good words," Lai Twelve Lang smiled, "But I think that the most important thing in our Tang Dynasty is military merit, which is about being a general and becoming a prime minister. Erlang is so young, but he is good at literature and martial arts, so he will be more likely to do so in the future.
I worship the prime minister as a duke."
"Hahaha, let's go together. In the future we will go to the capital hall to have a photoshoot together!"
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East Palace.
Huaiyu looked at the strict guards in front of the East Palace and thought of Li Yuan who still occupied the Tai Chi Palace.
He had never seen the Supreme Emperor before, and he was also a tragic figure. Later generations said that Li Yuan became emperor only because of his son Li Shimin.
But now he feels more and more that Li Yuan actually made the greatest contribution to the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He was the one who painstakingly planned and controlled the overall situation. Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and others all contributed to the founding of the country, but they could not defeat Li Yuan.
Li Yuan was only overlooked as a hero because of the Xuanwu Gate Incident. After all, in the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty, there were so many heroes, but only Li Yuan started his army late, but quickly conquered the world. This is related to his strategic planning and layout.
Just like when Yang Xuangan rebelled against the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi gave him three strategies: upper, middle and lower. The best strategy was to abandon Luoyang to the west to capture Chang'an and occupy Guanzhong to seize the world. Yang Xuangan refused to listen and insisted on fighting under the city of Luoyang. In the end, Luoyang was not captured.
On the contrary, he ended up dead and his entire family was wiped out.
A few years later, Li Mijiu occupied Magpie Nest and became the boss of Wagang. He claimed to be the King of Wei, but he also fought hard in the Central Plains. He fought fiercely with Wang Shichong of Luoyang, and finally claimed the title of leader of the Central Plains Alliance in vain, but both sides suffered losses and benefited Li Yuan.
Choice sometimes outweighs effort.
If you are in the wrong direction, the harder you work, the worse the results will be.
However, Li Yuan also made a big mistake and eventually retired early.
I don't know when Li Yuan will give up the Tai Chi Palace. If he doesn't leave the Tai Chi Palace for a day, Li Shimin will still be unhappy.
However, Huaiyu felt that the years when Li Yuan was the Supreme Emperor, played the pipa and was busy giving birth to children in the palace should be the more positive years of the Tang Dynasty, and also the years when Li Shimin was more wise and prudent. There was always the founder of the country over his head.
This put a lot of pressure on Li Shimin, who had to think twice before doing anything.
During this period, Li Shimin was very open-minded and open-minded in accepting advice. Even if Wei Zheng spat on him, Li Shimin would not wipe it off.
At this time, Li Shimin was still not confident enough, so he was not so domineering in his actions.
"His Majesty is at Li Zheng Palace. He calls you to go directly. Follow me."
Zhang Ananda, who had been promoted to the rank of chamberlain supervisor, appeared.
"Hello, Supervisor Zhang!"
Zhang Anan led the way and didn't pay much attention to him today.
"I'm going to pay homage to His Majesty first, and then we'll have a chat with you when we get back to our house."
There is something in these words, with murderous intent.
Huaiyu followed Xiaohuangmen into the palace.
In addition to Li Shimin, there were actually many people in the hall, including a group of young women and many children. There were many cases of fruits and snacks placed in the hall.
Today is August 15th. Li Shimin and his wife, concubines and children are having a family gathering.
"I, Zuo Qianniu Wu Huaiyu, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin saw him and said, "Come here."
"I heard that the Turks tried to assassinate you. Are you injured?"
"My alertness discovered something unusual. I invited Wu Hou, Xiao Wei, Fang Ding, etc. to arrest him..."
Li Shimin nodded appreciatively, "I guess the Turks never imagined that they could steal the chicken but lose the rice. Not only did the assassins get involved, but you also found out a lot of their hidden secrets in Chang'an."
The emperor asked someone to set up a table for Wu Huaiyu next to him, and also served him snacks, tea, etc.
Wu Huaiyu didn't dare to look at Li Shimin's concubines. They sat there obediently. He didn't dare to look at the emperor's women, although he was also quite curious.
Li Shimin asked him with a smile, "I remember you didn't live in Huaiyuanfang, but why did you get into trouble in Yankangfang?"
Huaiyu was embarrassed and didn't dare to talk nonsense. He knew very well that since Li Shimin had brought it up, he must have already given the answer. At that moment, he could only say truthfully: "I previously met Zuo Qianniu An Yuanshou in Xianyang. We have been in contact with each other a lot recently. He gave me
I introduced an Orchid from the Western Regions, and since I live in a small house in Huaiyuanfang, he gave me a small courtyard in Yankangfang..."
Li Shimin was very satisfied with this answer, "Hahaha, it is common sense for people to like Orchid when they are young and romantic."
Sitting in the palace chatting with Li Shimin, it was quite uncomfortable. After all, there were many women and children of the emperor in the palace, and he couldn't look around. He could feel many eyes on him, but he didn't dare to look at him.
From time to time, a chamberlain would come in to report.
Li Shimin's response was very rapid, and all the government officials in Chang'an City mobilized together to follow the clues and quickly detect the Turkic spies.
It’s really a big gain.
"Your father was also attacked on his way back to the city from Qujiang."
"Ah?" Huaiyu was surprised. "Your Majesty, I wonder how my father is doing now?"
"Don't worry. Fortunately, your boy was alert and discovered the problem in advance today. After I received the report, I immediately arranged for a company to secretly protect the officials of Shenjifang. Some Turkic wolves really took the bait.
The Turks not only attacked Wu Huaiyu, they also attacked the officials of Shenjifang, hoping to kidnap them and get the secret of Palm Thunder.
If Wu Huaiyu hadn't seen through their plan in advance, something might really have happened today.
Lao Wu was not injured. The imperial court had already replaced his common servants with hundreds of cavalry guards. They also secretly arranged many guards to follow him and deliberately fished. Lao Wu also knew in advance and was prepared for it. He also wore soft armor under his official robes.
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The Turks rushed up and tried to kidnap someone, but they were surrounded and captured by the officers and soldiers.
Such things happened many times in Chang'an at the same time.
All the Turkic agents who attempted to kidnap Shenjifang were captured, and they also successfully established the Turkic spy network in Chang'an.
A large number of Turkic spies were captured, and some were even bribed by the Turks.
"After interrogation, the Turks were so ambitious that they actually wanted to create unrest and turmoil in Chang'an,"
They planned that if the Tang Dynasty refused to agree to the Turks' terms for peace, they would poison the canals and set fires along the way. Their intentions were sinister and their plans were evil. They even planned to assassinate the princes and officials and burn down the offices...
Although it remains to be seen whether such a plan can be implemented, but now that Datang can crack it first, this is undoubtedly a great victory, and it is much better than being passively beaten.
Li Shimin looked at the reports one after another and was a little scared. Although he did not think that these Turks could really cause much trouble, there were so many Turks doing tricks in Gyeonggi and beside his bed. Many officials and people in Chang'an were even secretly attacked by Turks.
Li Shimin was bribed by others to do things for them, which frightened and frightened Li Shimin. Fortunately, he found out this time.
Otherwise, it will always be a hidden danger.
"Huaiyu, you have made another great contribution this time. How do you think I will reward you?"
"Eating the emperor's salary, being loyal to the emperor, and taking care of the emperor's worries are what ministers should do."
This answer satisfied Li Shimin even more.
He looked at the young man in front of him, who indeed brought him many surprises. He had punished him before, but now that he thought about it, he felt a little forced.
At this time, a woman's voice next to her said, "Didn't Wu Qianniu just say that Huaiyuanfang's house was too small to house his new orchids, so he settled in Yankangfang? Why doesn't Your Majesty reward Wu Qianniu with a bigger house?"
It is best to be in the east city, which is convenient for going to court. Huaiyuanfang is in the west of the city, which is a bit far away."
"Well," Li Shimin nodded, "Zitong is a good reward."
Li Shimin summoned his chamberlain, inquired about it, and said to Wu Huaiyu with a smile: "There is a house in Yongxing Fang in the southeast corner of the East Palace. It is quite good. It covers an area of 18 acres. It has a house, a garden, a rockery and a lotus pond.
Not far from your adoptive father Qin Qiong's house,
By the way, next door is Wei Zheng’s house!”
Huaiyu was very happy to hear that there were eighteen acres of land with a courtyard and a garden. When he heard that it was next door to Wei Zheng's house, he wanted to refuse.
Neighbors are very important when buying a house and land. Having a neighbor like Wei Zheng next door will probably not make you happy in the future.
But Li Shimin had already decreed that this house should be given to Wu Huaiyu.
Huaiyu stepped forward to thank him.
Li Shimin suddenly asked, "I rewarded you with two palace servants last time. Do you dislike them?"
"I don't dare."
At this time, the woman just now spoke up again: "They are all pitiful people. Now that they have left the palace and arrived at the Wu family, you are their only support. I hope Wu Qianniu can take good care of them. Hu Ji has been hired outside.
And don’t forget the palace servants at home who are rewarded by His Majesty.”
Huaiyu quickly apologized. Suddenly, his back was sweating.
It was impossible for Li Shimin to suddenly mention the Gao sisters for no reason, especially after they had just been gifted a mansion, so there was a lot of meaning here.
