There are still three days before the New Year, and the Economic Affairs Bureau has sealed the office. This year, Wu Huaiyu, an accomplished boss, has given everyone a lot of New Year's benefits, including grain, oil, meat, vegetables, and even firewood, cotton, salt, tea and soy sauce, in large and small packages.
Everyone was very happy.
On the second day of the holiday, Huaiyu specially accompanied Runniang to pick up her parents, brother and sister-in-law, and went to Yongkang Palace to deliver New Year's gifts. Siqi's family had lived well in the Li family before, not to mention that Runniang had also worshiped Zhang Chu.
Chen is the righteous grandmother.
People who have three birthdays and two birthdays in a year always come to the door, not only to give gifts, but also to receive gifts.
After the Turks withdrew their troops, Li Jing was relieved of his post as the Chief Superintendent of Lingzhou Road. He still returned to Anlu and served as the Grand Governor of Anzhou. He had just returned to Beijing to attend the meeting a few years ago.
In the Yongkang Palace, Huaiyu and Li Jing were sitting together drinking. What they drank was the Wuhou Erguotou he brought. The two of them had never been alone in private before. While drinking and chatting, he found that Li Jing was actually quite approachable.
In Wu Huaiyu's previous impression, Li Jing was the kind of lady from a famous family who was a late bloomer and focused on using troops. He was a military god on the battlefield, but he did not have high emotional intelligence. He always stood on the wrong team and couldn't see the situation clearly.
Originally, with Li Jing's military achievements, he must be a real duke, but he was not among the Yuanmou heroes of the Wude Dynasty. Li Yuan had so many dukes, but none of them was Li Jing. Even in the current Li Shimin Dynasty, he is almost not even a real duke.
On the closed list, it is said that the position originally belonged to his brother Li Keshi.
Although he barely got a real title, he was still a county duke. This was very rare in the list of forty-eight real titles. Many people who had no titles or even only barons and viscounts were granted the title of duke. However, Li Jing was still a Yongkang county duke, not as good as him.
Brother Li Keshi was granted the title of Danyang Gong.
"It's hard to believe that such a strong drink is brewed with twigs. If you are on the bitter cold frontier, just take a few sips and your whole body will be warmed up."
Li Jing is tall and elegant. He is dressed in a long gown. He looks more like a gentleman from the Imperial Academy. He doesn't have the aura of a general, and he doesn't have the slightest hint of a general.
Li's donkey meat in sauce is good, and the more you eat it with wine, the more delicious it becomes.
"The thunder in the palm made by Erlang is extraordinary. It is really powerful." Although Li Jing returned to Shannan to serve as the governor of Anzhou, he was still thinking about the Turks. The emperor had previously ordered the generals along the way to let the Turks return. Li Jing
At that time, I had already arrived in Jingzhou with my subordinates, and was about to give the Turkic wolf a hard blow, but I was very confused when I received the order.
"It is still being improved and perfected, and the output is mainly affected by the supply of fire and saltpeter."
"I heard that your gunpowder can be made into not only palm mines, but also various powerful firearms, such as rockets and landmines?" Li Jing was very interested when talking about military things.
"Well, there is a lot of room for development, but we still have to make good use of it."
These words made Li Jing very satisfied. Any military equipment must be used well. Of course, the emergence of good equipment will inevitably bring about tactical innovations. These are all complementary to each other.
Just like in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, armor developed rapidly and became stronger and stronger. There were even abnormal existences such as armored riding equipment. Therefore, horseshoes with better armor-breaking effects were also used in large quantities, and even blunt maces and hammers that could hit heavy armor were used.
It has become a common equipment.
Li Jing was not only good at generals, but also very knowledgeable about tactics, military formations, equipment, and orders. He was a military master.
He was interested, so he took Wu Huaiyu to study and discuss in depth. As a result, it got dark as soon as they chatted. Li Jing was in high spirits, so he wanted to keep Huaiyu overnight, and even talked all night long. In the end, they fell asleep after talking.
Daybreak.
Dawn.
Li Jing was still excited and his eyes were red.
He announced in front of his wife, children and grandchildren that he would accept Wu Huaiyu as his disciple.
"Erlang is very talented,"
Li Jing, who is nearly sixty years old, is no longer young. Both of his sons are incompetent. One only likes hunting and playing ball, and the other just wants to be a ranger. He even went to the Zhongnan Tower to worship Qi Hui as his teacher to learn Taoism and elixirs.
Shi JianShu went away, and Li Jing was so angry that he threatened to send someone to tie him back and break his legs.
Li Deyu, the eldest son of the Li family, actually laughed when he heard his father's words. He didn't think there was anything wrong with his father teaching his lifelong military skills to outsiders.
"Erlang, you must study hard. I, Aye, am a god in military warfare. Back then, I was able to pacify half of the country for my country, the Tang Dynasty."
As soon as these words came out, Li Jing was provoked and glared at the boy angrily. Although what he said was true, the person in command at that time was Hejian King Li Xiaogong. Li Jing could only serve as deputy. Only later when he went to Lingnan did he take command.
To comfort and obtain the privilege of taking over and conferring titles.
After that, he suppressed Yangzhou, took charge of Shannan, and led the troops north to resist the Turks. This contribution is indeed not small, but can this kind of thing be said?
Zhang Chuchen could only shake his head helplessly at this heartless eldest son. Fortunately, Wu Huaiyu was half a member of his own family, so he wasn't worried about what he would spread.
Li Jing asked Huaiyu to serve him tea and kowtow. This was regarded as officially accepting Li Jing as his master. No outsiders were invited to witness the ceremony, just members of the Li family.
Li Sanniang, her father, uncle, brothers, and Li Jing's younger brother Li Ke, who happened to be guests at Li Jing's house, also came.
Li Jing's brothers, except for the absence of his deceased eldest brother Li Duan, are all here. Even Li Jing's uncle Li Weijie came today with his son Li Shuang.
I was originally here for a family gathering, but unexpectedly I happened to meet Li Jing who had accepted Wu Huaiyu as his student.
He was no ordinary student. Li Jing said that he was the successor of his art of war and his personal disciple.
This made Li Jing's nephews envious. None of their own family members had such treatment.
Huaiyu handed the tea respectfully, and Li Jing took it with a smile and drank it.
Then he helped him up, and from then on Wu Huaiyu became Li Jing's disciple.
Although Li Jing is said to have low emotional intelligence and is neither liked by Li Yuan nor trusted by Li Shimin, he is a military god. Li Jing's most glorious moment has not yet come. Li Jing's most glorious moment was when he went straight to the Turkic Khan's court and captured him alive.
Jieli, and then led the Tang army on an expedition to Qinghai to attack Tuyuhun.
After that, he was released from the commander's seal and became the prime minister of the dynasty.
Wu Huaiyu had nothing to hesitate to be admired by Li Jing and become his personal disciple. Li Jing was a banner of the Guanlong military aristocracy, so the benefits of being his personal disciple would definitely outweigh the disadvantages.
"I'll give you some of my experience in the art of war in a moment so you can have a good look at it. You will go to Yanzhou to be the governor next year, and you will be stationed in the fields to train troops. You will be able to apply what you have learned."
Li Jing is now the governor of Anzhou in Shannan, far away from the border. In fact, he is quite helpless. He would rather be the governor of Bingzhou like Li Ji, or the governor of Lingzhou under Li Daozong, or the governor of Liangzhou under the warrior Xun. These positions
They are all good, capable of fighting and guarding the border.
It's a pity that the emperor insisted on letting him go to Anlu. Although it was the second hometown where Emperor Li Yuan grew up as a teenager, there was no war there at all. It was not even as good as Sichuan, Nanning, and Lingnan. After all, there were still raccoon and raccoon barbarians in those southern territories.
, the Qiang barbarians can be beaten.
Li Sanniang's father, Li Xiuxing, smiled and asked his uncle Li Jing, "Huaiyu had worshiped his aunt as his adopted grandmother, so he called me uncle according to seniority, but now he worships his uncle as his teacher, so how can we be compatible?"
Li Jing smiled and said, "You are my nephew, and you also learn the art of war from me. Then Huaiyu can call you senior brother, or brother."
At this time Mrs. Li Sanniang was unhappy.
"How can that be done? Before, Wu Erlang had to call me sister-in-law, but now he calls me Aye as his brother, so wouldn't I become his niece?
No, no, no.”
Zhang Chuchen was also laughing.
The eldest wife of Master Li Ke, Sun Shi, said, "Why don't you all talk about your own affairs? Let Wu Erlang call his sister-in-law, stepmother, brother, teacher, Xiuxian, senior brother, and Sanniang, sister."
"It's all a mess."
Everyone laughed, this was just a small episode. Although Li Sanniang was Li Jing's grandniece, she and her husband had raised her since she was a child. She even learned the art of war from Li Jing. Sanniang wanted to be Huaiyu's god sister or senior sister. no problem.
The family atmosphere of the Li family is pretty good. Although Li Jing is not the eldest brother, but the eldest brother died early, he is the head of the family and inherits the family's Duke of Yongkang. Even though Li Keshi is now the Duke of Danyang, he is still very polite to his brother. Dear.
Li Duan's children and grandchildren respect Li Jing, the patriarch, even more.
Li Jing is not the kind of parent who keeps his word. On the contrary, when the family is together, he always smiles and makes people feel less stressed. Even the younger generation such as Li Sanniang, Li Shuang, and Li Yuanshen are quite relaxed in front of him.
Changsun and Zhang Chuchen whispered to each other, "When Wu Erlang came into the house wearing a crimson official uniform, we mistakenly thought he was the pretty boy brought back by Sanniang. Unexpectedly, it has only been half a year and he has already become Shouyang." The Marquis is going to be appointed governor again, I really can’t believe it.”
"Yes, they are practicing at the border, but thanks to his elixir."
At this time, Changsun made a hindsight, "It's not a bad thing to say that Sanniang and Wu Erlang really became a couple. I heard that Wu Erlang was very capable at a young age. He was known as the master of the Four Jue Pavilion. He was extremely talented. If you are appreciated by a saint, you will have a bright future, but you may not be as good as my brother."
At first, it was Changsun who looked down upon Wu Huaiyu the most, but now she is the one who says that Wu Huaiyu has a good future. Some women are always so shallow.
"I took advantage of that girl Siqi, and now I feel comfortable doing so."
Zhang Chuchen looked at Wu Huaiyu, then at Li Sanniang, and inadvertently noticed that Li Sanniang looked at Wu Huaiyu from time to time.
As someone who has been there, Zhang Chuchen can feel that there is something unusual.
Could it be that that girl really fell in love with Takejiro?
That won't work. Although Wu Erlang has a good future now, he is already married.
Zhang Chuchen, who was originally in a good mood, couldn't help but feel worried again.
It seems that it is time to arrange a marriage for Sanniang. This girl is not young anymore and cannot be allowed to go wild any longer.
The fourth generation of the Li family drank the fiery Wuhou Liquor Erguotou Taozishao. The wine was so strong that I accidentally got drunk. The strong wine added to the fun, and they started talking more and more loudly.
Zhang Chuchen's eldest son, Li Sanniang, and a group of other women were chatting about women's topics, which were nothing more than Beijing gossip, or some jewelry, jewelry, and the like. Of course, they couldn't help but talk about Runniang and ask her about what she did in the Wu family. thing.
The Li family banquet in the Yongkang Palace did not have any distinction between men and women, but the atmosphere was lively and enjoyable. Wu Huaiyu became the undisputed protagonist today. He quickly became familiar with the Li Jing brothers, as well as his uncle, nephew, grandnephew, etc. stand up.
Wu Huaiyu had a good drinker and was good at talking nonsense. Li Jing's uncle Li Weijie, his brother Li Keshi Li Zhengming, his son Deyu, his nephew Li Shuang and his grandnephew Li Yuanshen, Li Yuanyan, etc. all liked Wu Huaiyu.
Young people are talented, humorous, and have such achievements, so they are worthy of their friendship.
