Zhang Liang knew Master Gu, and even had a good relationship with him.
In the past, Master Gu followed Chai Er and was considered a half-disciple. In the early years, the Chai brothers and Jia Jiancheng Shimin were very famous in the Chang'an Xiaoxia circle.
"You know Ma Sanbao, right?"
Ma Sanbao is the Duke of Xin and General Zuo Xiaowei, but he was born as a slave of the Chai family. In the previous dynasty, Chai Shao was the prince Qianniu and the young knight of Chang'an. Ma Sanbao was a personal slave, and he followed Gu Shizi and others.
.Gu Shizi is good at flying over eaves and walking over walls. He is as good at flying over walls as Chai Er, the dragon on the wall.
And Ma Sanbao is very brave.
Later, Ma Sanbao followed Princess Pingyang to recruit troops in Guanzhong, persuaded the bandits to join Li Sanniang, and together they conquered many territories and welcomed Li Yuan and his son into Chang'an. They made great contributions and participated in many battles in the Tang Dynasty to bring peace to the world.
In the early years, Master Gu and Ma Sanbao had a good relationship. In terms of status, Master Gu was actually higher than the family slave Ma Sanbao. However, later on, Ma Sanbao gained his background through the founding military achievements of the Tang Dynasty, while Master Gu still wandered around the world.
In fact, most of the people who hung out together back then are doing well now, such as Shi Wanbao, who also followed Chai Shao Jiancheng and the others in his early years. Later, Chai Shao and the others entered official careers, and Shi Wanbao became the new eldest brother, nicknamed Chang'an Hero.
Later, he also assisted Princess Pingyang with Ma Sanbao. Li Shentong recruited troops and horses in Guanzhong to welcome Li Yuan to the capital. After that, he also conquered east and west and made a lot of achievements.
He also ambushed Li Mi and was given the title of Duke. Shi Wanbao's elder brother, Shi Wansui, was one of the four famous generals of the Sui Dynasty. He also had a younger brother, Shi Wanshou, who was promoted to the general of the left army in the Sui Dynasty. He was the only one who always stayed in the dark.
Jianghu, but in the end he became a prince.
Zhang Liang used to recruit heroes and thieves for Li Shimin. He was very familiar with these so-called heroes and heroes, and he was also familiar with Master Gu.
He also wanted to recruit Master Gu to serve under his command, but unfortunately Master Gu was a bit special. He was different from people like Shi Wanbao and Ma Sanbao. He didn't like to be an official, but he liked to be free in the world.
But later even Chai Er became an official, but Gu Shizi still served as his bandit commander.
"How dare this guy provoke Duke Zhao?"
Zhang Liang knew very well that Changsun Wuji was not very broad-minded. He had a strong desire for revenge and could not be offended.
"I guess he wanted to imitate the wall dragon to show off his skills, or to become famous in the world and consolidate his status in the world, but who knows, he failed."
Wu Huaiyu didn't care about that, he was now concerned about where to find this guy.
As the governor of Yongzhou, this is Jingzhao Shaoyin. In fact, it is now equivalent to the inspection of Jingzhao Yin. If there are such people seeking death on the ground in the capital, they must be eliminated.
"With this incident, I think we should also take action to crack down on these robbers and thieves in Gyeonggi Province and take care of them. Today they are so bold that they dare to threaten the uncle with a knife to steal the imperial treasure. Who can
Do you know if you will dare to assassinate the prime minister in the street next time, or even break into the palace privately?"
Many so-called rangers are actually ruffians and bandits.
There are many knights in Chang'an, and there are traditions.
But knights also have circles and are divided into classes. For example, in the past, knights such as Chai Shao, Li Jiancheng, and Shi Wanbao were actually the descendants of princes, noble sons, and they were also called knights. Their so-called knight-errant circles were actually mainly about making friends and establishing relationships.
Personal connections.
Then there are the so-called Wuling Xia Shao Shao, these are the powerful children living around Chang'an, and their family backgrounds are also very good.
Then there are the so-called street boys in Chang'an City, also known as bad young scoundrels, etc. These people are from the bottom of the market. They work as rangers, which is actually their livelihood. They form gangs, divide territories, collect protection fees, and even run some businesses.
Side business, etc.
Others harbor filth and evil, forcing good girls to work as prostitutes, lending money at high interest rates, and even kidnapping and trafficking.
There is another kind of chivalrous young man in Chang'an, the border young man. His family is mainly composed of generals in border towns. His father and elder brothers are transferred to Beijing to take up posts, and they also come to the capital. These border young men are brave and strong, good at riding and shooting, relatively united, and have a hard-line style.
Basically, there are four circles in the Ranger Circle, and they are all in harmony with each other.
Huaiyu wanted to crack down hard on the bad guys in the community and clean them up. He wanted to take advantage of the special relationship of the Six Gates to join forces with the Yongzhou Yamen and the Criminal Department. He happened to have official positions in these three Yamen.
"At that time, we can also take the opportunity to strengthen the control of the underground and recruit some spy agents."
Zhang Liang agreed with this proposal, "It's time to straighten things out. These guys are already lawless."
"Let's say hello to Chai Shao, Shi Wanbao, and Ma Sanbao first." Zhang Liang reminded that many people in Chang'an's arena today can even be counted as their disciples and disciples.
Don't look at Chai Da Chai Er, Shi Wan Bao Bao Sanbao and so on. Now they are all princes of the country and hold high positions, but the Chang'an Jianghu is actually a business, with inextricably linked interests.
Of course, there are many people from the Six Doors in this arena, and you must greet them well to avoid accidental injuries if you want to take action.
"You're here just in time. Please take your twelve sheep home later."
As a third-rank official, the imperial court provided him with twelve sheep per month. If he could reach the second rank, he would even receive twenty sheep and sixty kilograms of pork for free.
The fourth and fifth rank officials also have nine sheep per month.
Those below the level of Fei Pao do not have this benefit.
However, in comparison, the Northern Song Dynasty royal family had to slaughter 350 sheep every day to supply the palace.
In the Tang Dynasty, only three sheep were provided for the Tang Dynasty's dining hall, which was also the working meal for the officials.
Zhang Liang is now the Qing of Guanglu, and he is responsible for distributing the royal meals in the palace, the food in the court corridor, the pigs and sheep for officials' welfare, and all kinds of salt and sauce, etc.
As a third-rank official, there are nine plates of daily food, including fine rice, japonica rice, noodles, wine, sauce, vinegar, salt, soybean, green onions, ginger, leeks, sheep, etc. There is also a free working lunch every day, and daily food items are discounted every month.
The contract is eight thousand dollars.
Firewood is also distributed, and clothes and silk are given in winter and spring.
Taking care of these things is very complex, and Huaiyu feels that if he is responsible for it, it will be a headache. But Zhang Liang does it like a duck to water, and can even avoid missing the six doors. Although he leads troops to fight, he always fails.
He abandoned his armor and even lost his territory, but he was quite capable in logistics and intelligence.
Zhang Liang specially had twelve fat sheep selected for him, which were big and fat.
Other common ingredients such as rice, flour, wine, vinegar, and salt are also prepared in good quality.
"You can take it back directly, and I'll notify your family to pick it up later."
Zhang Liang gave Huaiyu only the best. This was considered a small favor. There were so many officials in Chang'an, even middle- and senior-level officials above Feipao. These welfare benefits were all distributed by Guanglu Temple. There must be people who are close and distant.
If you have a sense of the world, if you have connections, they will be distributed early if you get them. If it doesn't matter, there may be some old grains in the rice noodles, and the sheep distributed may be smaller and thinner, which is normal.
Wu Huaiyu actually doesn't care much about the welfare of his current status.
Nowadays, the capital supplies sheep to the palace and officials, and even many sheep on the market, but a large part of them come from the sheep market in Yulin, Yinzhou. The hot sheep before the snow, the frozen sheep after the snow,
The Wu family is also involved in the sheep business, and there will be a shortage of sheep to eat.
After reaching some agreement with Zhang Liang, Huaiyu went straight to Banu Wine Shop in Xishi.
This is the second-ranked wine restaurant in the West City Hu Winery, better than Forresta. As for Gaia Winery, it doesn’t even rank among the top ten.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been here, but Banu Wine Shop is still doing a booming business, especially since the Chinese New Year is approaching. It’s getting more and more popular here. Hu merchants from the Western Regions and officials from various places come to visit. After everyone is busy, they change their clothes and come here to relax.
My sister-in-law Gao Huitong is at the wine shop today, and Huaiyu came to see her specially.
At Banu Restaurant, Gao Huitong called Gongsun Auntie.
The publicity about the daughter of the Persian governor and the daughter of the royal family in Banu's wine shop is very attractive. People in the Tang Dynasty like this, and even those Hu merchants like to come and taste the delicacies of noble ladies from the Western Regions.
Fortunately, Wu Huaiyu, who belonged to the Weidaipi of Banu Wine House, showed the gemstone ring given to him by the eldest lady, and the bearded Tuoji warrior who looked after the door immediately invited him in respectfully and took him upstairs to the back.
"Why is Erlang here?"
"I hope Auntie will help me find Master Gu's hiding place before dark."
"Uncle Guo found you?"
"Auntie also knows about this?"
"It's not a secret, Master Gu is just showing off."
"Can you tell me where he is hiding before dark?"
"Really want to get him? He is from Bilong, and he is very close to Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao."
"I know this, but I have to get him this time."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right now."
Gao Huitong went out for a while and came back soon, "I have already given the instructions. Wait for the news. How many ladies will I arrange for you? Recently, a real Persian governor's daughter has arrived here."
Huaiyu chuckled, "Where are there so many ladies?"
"This is true. The Persian Sassanid Dynasty and the Roman Byzantine Empire are fighting fiercely now, and they are also in civil strife. They are fighting each other. Not to mention the daughters of the governors, there are many princesses from the Persian Sasanian Empire and the Roman Byzantine Empire.
, all fell into a foreign land,
Byzantine Emperor Maurice I was killed by military officer Phocas, and Sasanian Emperor Khosrius took the opportunity to invade in the name of avenging his father-in-law, Byzantine Emperor Maurice.
Byzantium continued to be in turmoil for many years. Although Heraclius was born and finally established a new Byzantine dynasty, Rome's archenemy, Khosrow II of the Persian Sasanian dynasty, also took the opportunity to seize the entire Egypt from the Byzantines.
Even three years ago, Khosrow II supported the Avars and the Slavs besieged Constantinople. Although the Persian fleet was ultimately intercepted by the Byzantine fleet when it crossed the strait to prepare for a joint attack,
But the Persian Sassanids and Byzantine Heraclius were in a full-scale war, and they were constantly fighting each other. Khosrow II was as cunning and cunning as a fox, but Heraclius was as young and brave as an eagle.
The consequences of the two big countries' full-out confrontation are that both sides have reached their limits, and the people are even more miserable. Heavy military service and heavy taxes have depleted the national power of both sides. Local rebellions have arisen one after another, and even the core areas of both sides have been destroyed.
Torn by war.
Historically, Khosrau II was murdered by his son Cavad II in the second year of Zhenguan. Kavad II gave up the Roman land that Khosrau II had occupied while taking advantage of the Byzantine civil strife, and temporarily reached a tentative agreement with Emperor Heraclius.
After an armistice, Heraclius relocated the True Cross to Jerusalem.
However, Kawad II's imperial prestige was also hit hard, and he died of illness after only one year on the throne. After that, five consecutive Persian emperors were short-lived, two of whom were the daughters of Khosrow II, and Persia fell into continuous internal strife.
, the central court actually has no authority anymore, and local vassals and towns are divided, just like after the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty.
So now the Persian Sasanian and Eastern Roman Byzantine empires are in dire straits. The royal families, governors, princes, and knights are constantly in decline and defeat. Many real noble concubines and ladies have also been reduced to Orchid slaves in the East.
In contrast, the Eastern Tang Dynasty is rising slowly.
After thinking about it, Persian Sassanid died at the hands of Arabs. After the death of the last Persian emperor Yisi, his prince Belus succeeded to the throne and fled to Tocharo to seek help from the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty made Belus the capital of Persia.
Governor, he was later recruited to Chang'an as General Youweiwei. He eventually died in Chang'an and was buried in Luoyang.
Gao Huitong really smiled and went to bring over the daughter of the Persian governor.
This girl's name is Shahr, who comes from the famous Persian aristocratic Mihran family. Her father is Shahbalez, the governor of Persia. He was once a trusted general of Khosrau II and captured the Sassanid Empire.
Syria, Canaan and Egypt had great military achievements.
But now in the face of Heraclius's counterattack, Shahbalez has been defeated repeatedly. There are rumors that Shahbalez and Heraclius secretly reached some deals and deliberately let the Byzantine army march in. There are even rumors that Chirac
The strategy promised to support Shahbalaz in seizing the throne of Persia.
Therefore, the second son of Kusi declared him a rebel and conspired against him, and also sold his wife and daughter in the capital city of Ctesiphon as slaves.
Therefore, Shahbalaz declared his independence, supported his own troops, and no longer loyal to Khosrow II.
The Mihran family is one of the top families in the Sassanid dynasty. The name Shahbalaz is actually very interesting. It is not his real name, but the title given to him by Khosrau II for his military exploits. The original meaning is
Be the king of wild boars.
The King of Wild Boars was born from a branch of the Mihran family, but at this time he was like An Lushan of Khosrow II. His rebellion made Persia weaker and weaker.
Unfortunately, Shaher became a victim and was made a slave by the Persian emperor. He was even sold to Sogdian merchants and was trafficked by them all the way to Chang'an in the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
She had just arrived in Chang'an not long ago, and the fatigue had not washed away from her body.
Facing this Duke Yi of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, he looked a little uneasy and fearful, like a frightened deer.
The Mihran family was one of the seven most famous families in Sassanid. In the Tang Dynasty, it was equivalent to the Cui Zheng family with five surnames and seven clans. This status was truly remarkable.
It's a pity that now she is just a humble slave girl.
If she hadn't met Wu Huaiyu today, she might have been trained here for a few days, and she would have had to start entertaining guests under the name of her famous Mihlan family, the governor of Persia, and the daughter of Shah Barez, the King of Wild Boars.
Already.
"Do you know how to drink? Sanlejiang or wine, or a glass of dragon paste wine?" Huaiyu asked.
