Chapter 359: Establishing a sect and establishing a sect to shake the Dragon Gate
Chapter 359 Founding the Zhenlongmen Sect
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 359 Founding the Zhenlongmen Sect
Xuanyangfang.
Ma Zhou and Wu Yu'e came over to see Huaiyu's mansion together. They had heard about this house in the square before and knew how luxurious it was, but they had only seen it from a distance.
As I watched along the way, I was amazed at how big the garden was.
"Wang Junkuo is a treacherous villain and capricious. He is the one who brought this fate to his own fault." Ma Zhou couldn't help but said as he looked at the many violations in the mansion.
Compared with Huaiyu's current high status, Ma Zhou has temporarily entered a stable period. He is still the fifth-rank official in the province. His official rank is not high but his authority is indeed very important. He is mainly responsible for reviewing and refuting, and he
He was highly appreciated by the emperor and often accompanied him as a staff advisor. Although he did not have the title to participate in government affairs, he still participated in major military affairs.
Wu Huaiyu asked Zhao Xin to arrange for people to demolish all the illegal places in the mansion, including his royal family's temple.
What can I say about Wang Junkuo? Wu Huaiyu somewhat admired him. He was a grassroots scoundrel and had no bottom line in life. But it was this rogue spirit that allowed him to dominate Taihang in the late Sui Dynasty with a small and reckless team.
Left and right, rising among the forces.
He does not have the support of the noble family behind him.
Wang Junkuo feels a bit like Liu Bang, and he did gather a group of brothers who can fight under him. However, Wang Junkuo also has no bottom line for success, and there is no bottom line for defeat. His character allowed him to rise in troubled times, but in the world
Unified, Wang Junkuo still acts with such no bottom line, which is the way to bring disaster.
How despicable this guy was when he tricked his in-law Li Yuan, now Li Shimin is ruthless with him.
In fact, facing a person with no bottom line like Wang Junkuo, no one in power can tolerate it, because they are afraid of being backlashed.
"This house is too big. I want to divide half of it and ask for permission to build a Taoist temple."
Huaiyu's words surprised the eldest sister. The house of more than 200 acres occupies a quarter of the house. It is really big. But it is so well repaired. Even though the repairs have not been completed, there is no way that the meat in the mouth can be spit out.
, and she also heard that Huaiyu actually only left one-third of Wang Junkuo's property.
Wu Huaiyu's reason was that he felt that the rewards he received recently were too high and too fast. When Luo Yi destroyed the Liang division, he killed Wang Junkuo. Although each of them was very famous, they were a bit suspected of picking people's heads after all. He could get such a generous reward mainly because he was the emperor.
appreciation.
Moreover, the foundation is not deep. Although Li Shimin still uses veterans of martial arts, and even old Shandong nobles, Guanlong clans, etc., he also likes to use new people. Not only the former members of the Prince of Qin's palace, but also likes to promote more new people.
Using multiple forces together can obviously play a more balanced role, and newcomers without foundation can be more loyal to the emperor.
People like Wu Huaiyu are actually collectively referred to as close ministers. There are many in all dynasties. It is the same reason that the emperor likes to use eunuchs. Those who are close to him are trustworthy. They do not have a deep foundation and their power comes from the emperor, so they will support the emperor unconditionally.
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Unlike those aristocratic families, when they reach a certain level of strength, they can sit on the sidelines and even put their family before the country.
Wu Huaiyu is now highly appreciated by the emperor, but being rewarded too quickly also brings some disadvantages, that is, too many people are staring at him, and many people are envious, jealous, and resentful.
Ma Zhou also encountered such a problem at the beginning. He rose from a commoner to an important position under the sect, and was even given the title of purple, entering and leaving the emperor's bedroom, and participating in court discussions.
Ma Zhou has been attacked frequently. Fortunately, he has stabilized now and has shown sufficient ability. The sounds of those attacks have gradually become less frequent.
Wu Huaiyu is now red and purple.
Duke Yi Guogong, who was granted a title of 600 households, was much inferior to other meritorious officials in terms of qualifications. He was neither a Yuanmou hero in the Taiyuan Uprising, nor participated in the founding and unification of the Tang Dynasty. He did not even participate in the most important events in today's world.
Xuanwu Gate Palace Changes.
A Taoist priest who came down from the mountain to become an official after a bloody battle at the Xuanwu Sect in the ninth year of martial arts, or even a young man under twenty who was born as a minor official like Zhu Qian Lingshi of Sanyuan County, did not have a good family background, but now he is
He became the Duke of Yiguo with a real title of 600 households.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, many kings with different surnames, clan kings, and princes, princes, and sons have been granted many titles. However, only forty-nine of them have been granted real titles. In addition, Li Yuan Dynasty granted real titles and later died in battle, died of illness, or were convicted.
Those who were killed were only a few dozen in total.
So many people in the Wude Dynasty had worshiped as prime ministers, but in the end, only Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, De Yiyu scribes and four others received the real title. Others, such as Yang Gongren, Chen Shuda, Dou Wei, Dou Kang, Pei Ju, etc., although they were granted the title of Duke, they were only in vain.
There are many other princes in the court, but they all have only false titles. For example, Tan Guogong Qiu He, who also has high achievements, is still only a false title.
There are countless false titles including county princes, county princes and marquises below the rank of Duke.
Although people like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were directly granted the title of Duke by the Jin Dynasty, and Hou Junji was also granted the title of Duke by a viscount, after all, he lacked the merits of the Xuanwu Sect.
This makes him look very special and enviable in the DPRK now.
Xuanyangfang is one of the neighborhoods with the most princes in the east of the city. Among the princes and nobles living here, the family of Dou Yi, Li Yuan’s father-in-law, is now the more distinguished. Although Dou Yi is long gone, Dou Yi was posthumously given the title of King Qi.
Yes, his cousin Dou Wei and nephew Dou Kang also worshiped the prime minister in Wude.
However, now the person in the Dou family's title is Dou Yi's great-grandson, and his title has been reduced to Duke Shenwu.
However, in addition to Zhangfang, the Duke of Shenwu, his family also has many other princes, princes and barons, such as the Duke of Julu. In addition, Dou Kang, Dou Wei, Dou Gui and other Dou family members also have several princes. The Dou family is still the same.
The first cousin family of the Tang Dynasty.
The Dou family only occupies one-eighth of the area in the square, and Huaiyu cannot afford to occupy one-quarter. He wants to use half of it to build the Longmen Temple and carry forward the legacy of the old Taoism.
Previously, Qi Hui, the abbot of Louguan Taoism, had gone to Wangxiantai in Zhongnan Mountain to worship. Due to the earthquake collapse, Taiyi Peak had also changed. There was also a lake below, and the burial place of the old Taoist could not be found. Qi Hui was at the lake under the peak.
On the other hand, he built a Longmen Temple and arranged for some Lou Temple disciples to practice there.
As a descendant of the Longmen sect of Taoism in Louguan, Wu Huaiyu is now called the second generation leader of the Longmen sect in Louguan. He built a Taoist temple and then published the Qi Ti origins of the old Taoism, which can be considered to be carried forward.
Many Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in Chang'an were donated by the Chang'an royal family or nobles. There are more than 100 large and small temples in Chang'an City, and there are one or two in almost every village. Most of them came here this way.
Only a few such as Daxing Shan Temple, Xuandu Guan Qinglong Temple, etc. were planned and built when Daxing City was built, and many of them were moved from the old Chang'an City.
This kind of behavior of donating one's own house or other courtyard to build a temple is very popular in Chang'an.
Of course, generally only the very powerful princes, nobles or royal families can make such a big deal.
It is quite reasonable for Huaiyu to use half of the house to build the Longmen Temple. In this way, the house only takes up one-eighth of the house, which is as big as the house of Gong Dou of Shenwu County. One family occupies a corner of the land, which is not so big.
protrude.
Furthermore, it is also in line with the values of Chang'an people. By the way, I would like to remind everyone that Wu Huaiyu is a disciple of Immortal Lou Guan and has plated himself with gold.
Huaiyu even planned to send people to find the families who had been bought by Wang Junkuo through various means and give them appropriate compensation. Anyway, the money Wang Junkuo had copied was used. If he used some money to compensate those families, he would be able to settle things once and for all.
To avoid future troubles, and gain some fame at the same time.
The eldest sister felt a little distressed, but she still did not intervene in such a big matter.
Ma Zhou, on the other hand, understood Huaiyu's thoughts and expressed his support.
"More than two hundred acres of land is indeed a bit big. Even if half of it is set aside, there will still be nearly 120 acres, which is still very large."
The half that is set aside to establish the Taoist temple is actually mainly the gardens and family temples built by Wang Junkuo. The main buildings of the Wang family are still here. The illegal parts are demolished and repaired, and you can move in without doing anything else.
Well, the houses, furniture, and even concubines and servants are all here.
Even the Wang Junkuo family temple in the garden over there could be used as a Longmen temple after some modifications and simple repairs. After all, the shape of the family temple is similar to that of a temple, so there is not much difference between the temple and the temple.
The most important thing is the difference in offerings.
Huaiyu looked at the eldest sister's bulging belly and took her pulse specially.
"Sister, your pulse looks like twins."
Yu'e was surprised, and Ma Zhou was also surprised, "I saw that E'e's belly was big, and I thought she was pregnant with a boy."
"You can't be wrong. The eldest sister is pregnant with twins, and they should be twins, a son and a daughter. The two little ones are very healthy, but their stomachs are rumbling."
The eldest sister stroked her belly and said, "It's really noisy and never stops. Could it be that the siblings are fighting in the stomach?"
Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Maybe they are brother and sister."
None of them had any doubts about Wu Huaiyu's medical skills. When he said they were twins, they must be twins. Both of them felt very surprised. They didn't expect to be pregnant with twins.
What is even more surprising is the twins, a boy and a girl, born two at once, which is so happy.
As a married couple, Ma Zhou has a son and Wu Yu'e has two daughters. They are not too young and they definitely hope to have another child together.
After the eldest sister became pregnant, she actually kept making arrangements for Ma Zhou to have another concubine, but Ma Zhou always refused. He even refused the eldest sister's arrangements for his personal maid to have sex with her. It was rare that he put more energy into his work.
"I'll also check my brother-in-law's pulse."
Huaiyu took Ma Zhou's pulse carefully. Previously, Ma Zhou was a drunkard and even overeated. His diet was very irregular. In history, Ma Zhou suffered from diabetes, which is diabetes. Although he later became the prime minister, he died.
Died of illness very early.
"Are you still drinking?"
"I gave up completely. Now I don't drink any alcohol. Drinking will cause trouble and harm the body. Now I drink tea instead." Ma Zhou now likes to drink tea from the Wu family, especially green tea.
"I suggest that my brother-in-law should take turns drinking various teas in the future, not drink one kind of tea for a long time, and try not to drink tea at night. Although he is busy with work, drinking tea at night will also affect his sleep and even affect his health."
Tea is a good thing, but it must be taken in moderation.
"You can actually drink a little wine, just in moderation. Too much is not enough, but drinking in moderation is also good for your health." He said with a smile.
"The most important thing is that no matter whether you are busy or not, brother-in-law, you'd better take time to exercise every morning. You can ride horses and archery, you can also practice the Eight Vajra Kung Fu, you can even practice whip mace and spear throwing. In the summer, you can swim.
, you can dig a big swimming pool in your backyard and swim in it every day, it’s very good for your health.”
"The body is afraid of not being able to move. Even if it is young, if it does not function for a long time, various diseases will come."
Ma Zhou envied Huaiyu's figure. He was not as tall and strong as many generals, but he was still slender and fit, and looked good. Although he stopped drinking, he fell in love with drinking tea. He worked hard day and night, and his body did not feel as good as before.
He doesn't take in concubines or girls now. In fact, it's not entirely because of his self-discipline. It's mainly because he feels that his body is indeed much worse and he doesn't have such strong needs.
"Proper exercise is better than a hundred kinds of elixirs."
"My brother-in-law can actually play Cuju. We have a small team at home and play it when we have time. This is a good sport, not dangerous and very healthy. It is more suitable than polo."
Polo is too intense and can easily cause injuries, but Cuju is a football sport and is very good.
Archery, swimming, playing football, and practicing exercises, spending one or two hours every day can greatly improve Ma Zhou's current sub-health state. "Brother-in-law, if you practice hard, I guarantee that you will have two children in the next three years and have many children."
"It's hard for women to have a baby in ten months. I can't bear to let your sister suffer too much. One baby in three years is enough."
Ma Zhou praised Huaiyu for his ability in giving birth to sons. Now there are three sons and two daughters, and four more are pregnant there. Among the wives and concubines in the house, only two are not pregnant yet. This is really a mixed blessing.
"Those two just got pregnant too." Huaiyu smiled faintly.
Ma Zhou gave him a thumbs up. This was really not idle at all, but it was also really good.
The eldest sister smiled and said, "Erlang is young, so he needs to have more children. Our family is originally small."
Huaiyu said, "We are still going strong. We have given birth to three children and are pregnant with three more. Yesterday, you told me that you want to take a concubine again. This is just like the leader of our clan."
Yu'e covered her mouth and laughed. After entering Chang'an City, my father seemed to be a different person. He had almost learned the tricks of the nobles.
Wu Huaiyu didn't bother to care about this. Anyway, these were not big things. Just as the patriarch of the clan, Samurai Lengchang, said, prosperity is the foundation of the family.
If you give birth to many children, they are all valuable. If you give birth to many children, there will always be those who are promising and capable.
Even if it is a daughter, it is very useful for nobles and wealthy families to use it for marriage.
Although it seems very utilitarian to say this, in fact, all noble families are like this.
Even if there are more sons, the legitimate sons will actually have more status, but the family will be inherited by the eldest son, and the other legitimate sons will not split up and threaten the family, because wealthy families will not divide the family easily, and at most they will distribute some money to others.
Sons, this will ensure that the big family is not weakened.
As for bastards, even those maids who give birth to sons, they are tools. These people are sons, but they are not the real masters. They will gain the trust of the family and become the people in charge of family affairs. There is no need to worry about threatening the eldest son.
For many famous families, these concubines and maids giving birth to children are actually the best helpers.
After all, they have the blood of the family in their bodies, but because of their birth mother's status, they are restricted, which is both useful and non-threatening. Therefore, some owners of many famous families not only take in many concubines, but even like to take in the maids and slaves in the house.
Wait, in addition to being lustful, the bastard born will also be an important resource for the family.
If a concubine really has a son who succeeds in the military or in the imperial examination, then the family will invest resources to support it, and the benefits will be even greater.
Wu Huaiyu felt that he had gradually become infected with this kind of aristocratic thinking.
