Chapter 171 Thunder, Rain and Dew Are All Your Grace
Chapter 171 Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 171 Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness
Li Shimin rewarded Wu Huaiyu with a box of moon dumplings, which he took back to worship the moon at night. After the moon god feasted, the family divided the meal.
Xie En retired and went to find Zhang Anan after leaving the palace.
Zhang Ananda had been waiting for him for a long time and made a pot of tea.
The eunuch's purple robe and jade belt were sitting on a large five-legged couch, and his movements of making tea were very slow, like an old waiter in a teahouse.
But Huaiyu now knows that this guy is very fierce, because he was once revered as a swordsman by the world. If he can use the sword to the point where he is respected as a swordsman, it means that this guy's swordsmanship is absolutely extraordinary. Fan Xuanfu once told
He, Lao Zhang's sword has already killed more than 100 people.
This guy usually has a soft sword wrapped around his waist, which is unpredictable and difficult to stop. But when he used to serve as a follower in the war, he even used a horse-killing sword that was more than seven feet long. Fan Xuanfu's family also had one, which was two meters long.
Even Fan Xuan Fu is not used to it.
"Are you satisfied with the house in Yongxingfang?" Zhang Ananda asked.
"It would be perfect if the neighbor wasn't Wei Zheng."
Zhang Anan poured him a cup of tea and said, "That house was originally the villa of Li Yuan, the king of Lujiang. He rebelled and was killed, and the house had no officials. Li Yuan spent a lot of effort to build that house. Although the land is
It's not big, but it costs a lot of money. Many dignitaries in Chang'an are interested in this house, but Your Majesty has only given it to you. It's a great grace."
Huaiyu quickly turned to the north and crossed his arms to say thank you.
"You are raising a housewife in Yankangfang. Does Fairy Fairy know?"
"I was planning to discuss it with Madam Fan." Huaiyu said sarcastically.
"It's normal for young people to want to have fun and have fun. It's just that you ignored the two palace ladies who were rewarded by His Majesty and went out to play with women. Do you think that's okay?"
Huaiyu was silent.
"Are you too old, too ugly or too uninteresting?"
"Perhaps you think he came from the palace?"
Zhang Anan's words became more straightforward as he spoke, "Young man, it's very dangerous for you to have such thoughts."
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. You know, as your status gets higher and higher, the more you have to accept it."
Facing Zhang Anan, Huaiyu didn't hide it and asked directly, "What did they tell Supervisor Zhang?"
"Hahaha, do you need to tell them? Do you really think that others don't know what you are doing? This is Chang'an, right under the emperor's feet. Nothing can escape those discerning eyes!"
Lao Zhang didn't hide it from him either.
After verifying what he was thinking, Huaiyu was also a little helpless. Yes, which emperor didn't have the desire to control? Li Shimin rebelled to seize the throne like this, and there was also an overlord in the palace, so he probably had this desire even more.
Think about it, after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, scouts and cavalry were everywhere. Even if his ministers whispered a few words to his concubine while sleeping at night, Lao Zhu would know it.
It was not unusual for Li Shimin to know that Wu Huaiyu took the two palace ladies home without sleeping, but he was not sure whether it was the Gao sisters who reported it or whether Li Shimin found out through other means.
He estimated that at least one of the Gao sisters was an informant in the palace.
"When you drive a cow or a horse, you have to wear a bridle, which is called a bridle. Do you understand?"
Seeing Fan Xuanfu's face, it was also Li Shimin who particularly admired this young man. Today, Lao Zhang made an exception and spoke very straightforwardly to Wu Huaiyu.
"Previously, I chose two Gao families for you, and you didn't dislike it. Now that I have taken them back, you can no longer dislike them. These are not just cats and dogs. They were given to you by His Majesty. Not to mention that they are only two years older than you.
She’s not bad in appearance, but even if she’s really not pretty, you can’t despise her after you take her back...”
"Boy, you are quite appreciated now, but the more you act like this, the more you have to behave in a disciplined manner and the less likely you are to act recklessly."
"Go back, quickly adopt these two people, and ask them to give you a son and a half. Aren't they also helping to spread the branches and leaves of your Wu family? They can't be eaten whether they look good or not. When the lights are turned off at night, they will be blinded.
Aren’t they all the same?”
Listening to the old man's fierce words, Huaiyu couldn't help but want to say, you are a eunuch, do you understand these things about men and women, love and so on?
Just concentrate on your swordsmanship.
However, he also admitted that what Lao Zhang said was very crude but very practical. Is it as simple as two palace maids? It was a reward from the emperor. Taking it back and not using it would be disloyal to the emperor.
“Don’t lose big for small things.”
I drank a pot of tea with Lao Zhang, and my stomach was almost full.
"Let's go, I'll see you off."
Lao Zhang also brought two boxes of moon balls to Huaiyu, one for him and one for him to take to Fan Xuanfu.
"You are rude to me, I am the one who should send the moon cake to Supervisor Zhang."
"What kind of status do I have that allows you to give gifts casually?" Lao Zhang chuckled, which made Huaiyu blush. In fact, if he really wanted to be more serious, he shouldn't be drinking tea and chatting with Lao Zhang like this.
It is no small matter for a foreign minister to make friends with a domestic servant.
"Hahaha, you don't have to be afraid. Madam Fan is my adopted granddaughter, and you will soon be my adopted granddaughter-in-law. It doesn't matter if you just sit here and drink a pot of tea occasionally. Of course, that's the limit."
Lao Zhang sent Huaiyu to the gate of the East Palace. Along the way, a group of internal servants and guards looked at the old man and the young man silently. Although Lao Zhang did not say hello to anyone on the way, these people looked at Wu Huaiyu with something more in their eyes, especially
Those eunuchs who served in the palace.
This is the only thing that allows Eunuch Zhang to deliver it to the palace gate in person.
In front of the palace gate, Lao Zhang called Xiao Huangmen and asked him to take Huaiyu to Yongxingfang to receive the house rewarded by the emperor.
The young eunuch was very respectful to Huaiyu along the way, because he claimed to be the godson of Zhang Ananda's godson. The eunuchs in the palace lost their treasures and could not have children to carry on the family line, but the eunuchs in the palace also had families.
They relied on adopting sons to pass on their inheritance, and even high-ranking eunuchs would secretly quarrel with palace officials.
Zhang Anan was an old eunuch of the Four Dynasties, Shangzhu Kingdom, and Founding County Marquis. Needless to say, his status in the palace was not only that he had a lot of godsons, but also countless godsons. He also had many godfathers who had the same godfather in the past.
Brothers, and old brothers with the same godfather.
The Zhang family's status in the palace is not low. The eunuch's position is humble, but he is very clever.
Even though he was obviously not mature enough, he didn't use Huaiyu's clichés. This guy kept talking and told Huaiyu a lot about various things in the palace, including some rumors and so on. He was obviously suspected of leaking secrets, and Huaiyu was not allowed to speak.
I interrupted him several times.
When he arrived at Yongxingfang, Huaiyu suddenly thought about it. This guy is so clever, and he doesn't seem to have a big mouth. If he really had a big mouth, Zhang Anan would not send him. It is most likely that this guy
on purpose.
Deliberately leaking some secrets that are not confidential, which instantly brings the relationship between the two people closer, and even deliberately giving some clues, isn't that just a trading certificate?
This reminded him of the four heroes of men, carrying guns together. The little eunuchs couldn't do that, but breaking the rules together had the same effect.
Yongxingfang is just east of the imperial city and belongs to Wannian County.
It is more than 800 meters long from north to south and nearly a thousand meters wide from east to west. Its area is equivalent to nearly 1,500 acres of Tang Dynasty. It is a relatively large square.
It is bounded by the Imperial City to the west, Yanximen Tonghuamen Street of the Imperial City to the north, and Jingfengmen Street to the south.
The East Palace is on the opposite northwest corner. Whether you are going to the East Palace or the Imperial City, it is very close.
In the morning, you can get up one hour later than Huaiyuanfang.
This is a proper room in the Tang Dynasty area.
There are several princes in our house, and there are also quite a few officials of the third and fifth grades. They are truly a gathering of nobles. Except for those princes whose mansions occupy a larger area, the houses of other officials are not very big.
For example, Wei Zheng's house covers an area of fifteen acres, which is quite large. It was specially rewarded by Li Jiancheng in order to win over this official. Most of the houses of other officials only have less than ten acres, or even four or five acres.
The house that the emperor rewarded Huaiyu was next to Wei Zheng's. It was three acres larger than Wei Zheng's and covered an area of over 10,000 square meters.
The price of rice is soaring, making it difficult to live in a stable place.
However, Wu Huaiyu owned a third house in Chang'an in just a few months, not counting the house behind Qianjintang Medicine Store in Dongshi City and the house in the Liyuan Garden in Xinchangfang in the south of the city.
"The land alone of this house is worth a lot of money. Li Yuan spent several years building it. It has ten acres of house, five acres of garden and three acres of pond. It has courtyards, gardens, water, halls, courtyards, bridges and
Boat," the young eunuch named Zhang Baoguo was full of envy as soon as he entered the house.
House, West Garden, South Garden, North Garden, Backyard, Sophora Pavilion, Barn, Kitchen, Winery, Study Room, Guest Room, Greenhouse, Stables,
There are even brothels.
There are even three small islands built on the three-acre lotus pond. Pavilions are built on the islands, and a road around the pond is paved. There is even a rockery of Taihu stones transported from the south of the Yangtze River beside the pond.
Flowers and trees can be seen everywhere.
The garden and pond are very attentive.
Huaiyu fell in love with this place at first sight. It was like a paradise in the middle of a busy city.
Especially the thousand-pole bamboo forest gives people a great feeling.
It is better to eat without meat than to live without bamboo.
It is hard to imagine that in the northern Guanzhong hinterland like Chang'an, a garden like a Jiangnan water town can be created.
That bamboo, that flower pond, that Taihu stone...
Li Yuan was incapable of doing anything, even rebelling, but he was really good at enjoying it. He even built this courtyard very tastefully.
It's a pity that this guy can't enjoy it anymore, but Wu Huaiyu gets an advantage.
"Are Erlang satisfied?"
“Satisfied, very satisfied.”
After turning around, Huaiyu can only say that it must be given a five-star rating.
He couldn't wait to pack his bags and move in.
When I went out, I happened to see Wei Zheng riding a donkey to go home from the Yamen. Zuo Cheng, the minister, saw Huaiyu at the door of his house and was a little confused.
You can't just come to him to take revenge.
"Wu Qianniu came to Yiguo Duke's Mansion?" Wei Zheng asked.
"Let's take a look at the new house." Huaiyu said with a smile. He really hated Wei Zheng, but thinking that he would become neighbors in the future, he still gave him a smile.
Wei Zheng looked at the house next door and asked, "Did Wu Qianniu buy this house?"
"Your Majesty will reward Wu Qianniu with this house today to reward him for his great contribution in defeating the Turkic conspiracy." Zhang Baoguo said from the side.
Wei Zheng looked at Wu Huaiyu, full of doubts.
"What conspiracy to thwart the Turks?" He heard in Shangshu Province today that Wu Huaiyu had beaten the Turkic envoy, and he immediately wrote a bullet to impeach Wu Huaiyu for various disrespectful and illegal behaviors. He even remonstrated that the emperor not only did not punish Wu Huaiyu, but instead rewarded him with Turkic slaves.
He and his horse should not let the emperor take back his life.
"Don't Wei Zuocheng know? The Turks want to assassinate Wu Qianniu, kidnap the officials of the Shenjifang Department, and seize the secrets of the Palm Thunder. They even plan to set fire to Chang'an City, poison them, create chaos, seize the city gates, and help
Jie Li attacked Chang'an City, but fortunately Wu Qianniu discovered and thwarted their plot in time and made great achievements..."
Wei Zheng was stunned on the spot.
I am afraid that my bullet has already arrived in front of the emperor's imperial case...
"Wei Gong, we will be neighbors from now on. Please take more care of us in the future!" Wu Huai said politely to Wei Zheng.
