Chapter 373 Princess Lanling Bestows on the Wu Family
Chapter 373 Princess Lanling’s Gift to the Wu Family
Author: Muzi Blue
Chapter 373 Princess Lanling’s Gift to the Wu Family
"Did you find the Qibao Belt?"
"Where's Master Duan?"
In the main hall of the East Palace, Wu Huaiyu helped the emperor barbecue while answering the emperor's questions. He left after not staying long at the house of Sun, the head of Yongxingfang, and went directly to the palace to meet the emperor.
The emperor had long known that Changsun Wuji had his Seven Treasure Belt stolen by Master Duan and even had a knife put to his throat. Even Wu Huaiyu's raid on the ghost market in conjunction with the three yamen last night had been approved by the emperor in advance.
"Master Duan resisted arrest and was injured by his ministers. After the operation, he was handed over to Zhao Guogong for disposal. After interrogation, he died of severe injuries and excessive blood loss."
Li Shimin used a knife to scrape red willow branches.
It is best to peel off the outer skin of fresh red willow branches, otherwise there will be a sour taste that will affect the taste. After peeling, the red willow branches will ooze white sap. If you put mutton skewers on skewers and grill them over charcoal fire, it will play a wonderful role in making the meat taste better.
The meat is more delicious and even has a unique aroma.
Even the charcoal for barbecue is best to use red willow charcoal, which is a perfect match.
Fresh mutton does not need to be marinated. The fresh meat is skewered and grilled. You only need to put a little fat lamb tail oil in the middle of the meat to make it charred on the outside and tender on the inside. Sprinkle with green salt, cumin, etc.
The seasonings are delicious.
The emperor was peeling red willow branches, Prince Cheng Qian, King Li Ke of Shu, King Li Tai of Wei, King Li You of Yan, and his younger brother King Yuanjing of Jing, King Yuanchang of Han, a group of eight, nine and ten-year-old princes were wearing strings there.
Empress Changsun, Concubine Yang and other concubines chatted with the princess and the young princes.
Guanglu Qing Zhang Liang sent all kinds of fresh ingredients according to the order, and at this time he was also helping Huaiyu, preparing to fan the fire and light it.
Wu Huaiyu reported to the emperor one by one what he discovered in the ghost market during the operation.
Li Shimin was shocked when he heard that there was such a filthy place at the feet of the Emperor, the most virtuous place, which was even like a hell cave.
Even some can’t believe it,
But he trusted Wu Huaiyu, and even the emperor had known about last night's actions in advance. But now Wu Huaiyu's detailed report, many details of which still deeply shocked the emperor.
Li Shimin can be regarded as the emperor who has walked through the blood and rain of corpses, but the cruel battlefield is completely different from the situation in the ghost market in the south of the city.
"These damn guys,"
The emperor gritted his teeth.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that these lawless elements in the ghost market caves should be punished severely, and they should be severely punished and quickly. Kill some heinous scum demons and strictly enforce the law. The rest should not be leniently spared and sent to the border areas directly.
Garrison the fields and guard the border."
"The cave should be sealed." Li Shimin sighed.
"The underground cave in the south of the city was caused by the collapse of a depression. After more than ten years of artificial excavation and expansion, it has now formed a very stable and huge underground cave, extending in all directions and very wide.
I believe that simple sealing and filling may not be very effective. Over time, it will definitely resurge, and there will still be people hiding in it and continuing to do evil. I suggest that it is better to allocate this cave to the Criminal Justice Department as the headquarters of the Criminal Justice Department.
base, designated as a restricted area,
The six doors can be used for working outside, and the inside can be used as a prison, warehouse, related workshops, etc. This place is very suitable for the use of the Criminal Division, and with the Criminal Division occupying the place, there is no need to worry about it being used by criminals. "
Wu Huaiyu suggested to the emperor by the way that now Chang'an's population has begun to resume growth, and the dozens of squares in the south of the city are no longer ghost shops. No matter how the population grows, people in the south of the city will still have to go to the east and west cities for shopping, which is very far and inconvenient.
He felt that the previous ghost market in the south of the city was indeed caused by demand, so it was better to set aside a piece of land in the empty squares in the south of the city to set up the South Market or the Central Market. It does not need to be as big as the East and West Market and so standardized. It can be divided first
The land allowed people to go to the market and trade freely.
On this basis, Wu Huaiyu even suggested that now that Chang'an has been restored, the full implementation of the city system, which is very restrictive and inconvenient for the people, and also imposes many restrictions on industry and commerce, can be considered to appropriately allow some markets to be opened in each city and shops along the street.
House,
Some shops that are convenient for the residents of Fang Nei are allowed to open on Fang Nei Street, such as some vegetable sellers, daily groceries, or some restaurants and teahouses, etc.
The East and West markets are mainly used as commodity wholesale markets.
In this way, the street market and the street market complement each other without any delay.
The markets are concentrated, which makes it easier to manage and less likely to disturb the people. However, Chang'an City is so big, it is twenty miles from north to south and more than ten miles from east to west. Moreover, both cities only open in the afternoon, and they are open for half a day. Everyone buys things.
It's really inconvenient.
If some market shops are allowed to be opened in the square to sell daily necessities, it will undoubtedly make the market more active and make it more convenient for the people.
Buying grain, vegetables, salt, oil, tea, even buying some clothes, shoes and socks, getting cups and dishes, treating guests to a meal and tea, or getting medical treatment and medicine.
It is always inconvenient to go to the East and West markets.
In the final analysis, in fact, the city system, like the 1000-square Chang'an City, is a relatively conservative product with military ideas. In other words, the city economy actually belongs to the government and aristocratic economy.
Not open and active enough.
The East-West Market is only that big. As Chang'an becomes more and more prosperous, it cannot accommodate more merchants and goods. Therefore, promoting the market is also the general trend. Sooner or later, even these walls and doors will be torn down by the people. Those
It restricts people's lives too much.
"Chengnan Market has been established for more than ten years. It is a real need. If it is simply banned now, it will be very inconvenient for the people. It is better to block it than to clear it. Let's directly establish a formal Nan Market, which will not only facilitate the people, but also strengthen management.
Prevent Nanshi from becoming a ghost market, a place where filth and evil practices are harbored, and where stolen goods are sold and counterfeit goods are produced.”
Li Shimin was a little surprised by Huaiyu's suggestions, but after careful consideration, he felt that they did make sense.
Just like Pingkangfang, because there are female dancers and musicians from the Jiaofang Division waiting there, it is a very special place in Chang'an, especially lively and lively.
For example, the neighborhoods around the Imperial College were much more lively than other neighborhoods because of the large number of scholars and their sons who rented them.
"You are the ruler of Yongzhou, and these are matters within your responsibilities. You can draft a strategy and submit it to the court, and then the court will discuss it with the prime ministers and make a decision."
Regarding the earthquake in the ghost city in the south of the city caused by Master Duan, in fact, not only were all kinds of demons and monsters exposed, but many aristocratic families were also involved.
Although the ghost market is dirty, it also has many benefits. Where there are benefits, those noble families are indispensable. No matter how stolen the money is, they will not dislike it. They have even divided the land shares in private.
This time the ghost market involves many nobles, the first of which is the two brothers Chai and Chai, because Master Duan is an old friend of their brothers, and even half of Chai Er's apprentice. There are many disciples and grandchildren of the Chai family in the ghost market, and even many gangsters.
Property is also related to the Chai family.
Another person who is deeply involved is the Doulu family.
This was something Wu Huaiyu didn't expect.
Rui Guogong, the general of the town army, Doulu Kuan, the Minister of Rites, and the Doulu family were deeply involved with the Haobang people in the ghost market, involving many people.
Their family is actually involved in many things such as selling money to make utensils, minting private money, loan sharking, underground gambling houses, buying and selling stolen goods, underground grain markets, and even illegal human trafficking.
Very amazing.
Although the person who is really responsible for these things in the Doulu family is not Doulu Kuan, nor his sons Doulu Renye, Doulu Huairang, and Doulu Chengji brothers,
The person in charge of this was a concubine of Doulukuan's brother Douluda.
Douluda worked as a palace eunuch under Wang Shichong. Later, he defected to Li Yuan and was granted the title of county magistrate. His official career was good.
Doulu Kuan and Douluda brothers are the sons of Doulutong, who is the consort of Princess Changle, the sister of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian.
Doulukuan also married the Yang family of Hongnong, and Doulukuan's sister married Dou Kang, the military prime minister.
Now the second son of Doulu Kuan, Doulu Huairang, has become the sixth daughter of the emperor of martial virtue, Princess Wanchun.
The Doulu family has been a long-established aristocratic family since the Northern Wei Dynasty. Their family has a long history of military success, but what is even more powerful is that the Doulu family has been married to many people in both the court and the public. It has deep marriages with the royal families of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and also has a large number of marriages with other noble families.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Doulu Kuan was the eunuch of Li Yuan's palace, and his younger brother Doulu Da was the eunuch of Wang Shichong, and their father was Yang Jian's nephew. Anyway, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were several powerful rebels against the king, including the Doulu family.
Children work hard and bet on many sides.
Finally seeing that Li Yuan was about to succeed, they all gathered in Chang'an.
It is hard to imagine that a wealthy family like the Doulu family would be trapped in the ghost market in the south of the city. Even though the person responsible was only a bastard born by a maid of Douluda, Li Shimin was still very angry.
Because the Doulu family is no longer just a contact, but actually participated in it, especially many of the bad things they participated in are crimes punishable by death, such as privately minting coins.
While eating Huaiyu's skewers, Li Shimin punished the Doulu family.
Douluda deposed his title, took away his position, removed his citizenship, and became a citizen. His concubine was executed, and Douluda's illegal gains were confiscated. In addition, Doulukuan was dismissed from the post of Minister of Rites.
Li Shimin didn't even let his sister Princess Wanchun go, because the princess's mansion was also involved and participated in some illegal activities.
The emperor directly confiscated the Yankangfang mansion that Li Yuan had given to Princess Wanchun and gave it to Wei Wang Li Tai, removing Doulu Huairang from the duties of governor of Lingzhou and governor of Yanzhou.
Princess Wanchun's residence in Yankangfang was once the residence of Yang Su, Duke of Chu in the Sui Dynasty. It occupies a quarter of Yankangfang and is very luxurious.
Now Li Shimin directly decreed to take back his sister's house and transfer it to his son. This was the most serious warning to Princess Wanchun and Doulu Huairang.
Chai Shao was also reprimanded and even dismissed from his post by decree. Bilong Chai Er even had his title taken back, was directly expelled from the country, and was fined copper.
The emperor was very satisfied with Wu Huaiyu's barbecue, and even more satisfied with his thunderous action yesterday.
While eating barbecue, Wu Huaiyu was promoted to Yongzhou Biejia, from the third rank.
The emperor transferred the governor of the prefecture, Shi Qingping County Duke Li Hongjie, to be the new governor of Yongzhou, and he was on the fourth rank. Wu Huaiyu was not familiar with this Li Hongjie, but the emperor reminded him.
Li Hongjie was a general under Xu Shao at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Of course, he also had another identity: Li Weijie's clan brother, and Li Weijie was Li Jing's uncle.
Li Jing was sent by Li Yuan to serve under Xu Shao to perform meritorious service, but no results were achieved for a long time. Li Yuan asked Xu Shao to kill Li Jing. It was Li Hongjie who begged the old leader to protect Li Jing. Xu Shao then wrote to Li Yuan as an old classmate, begging the emperor to give Li Jing another chance.
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This allowed Li Jing to survive. After that, Li Jing really shined, assisting Xu Shao and Li Xiaogong to settle down in Lingnan. Li Hongjie later followed Li Jing to Lingnan and served as the governor of Guizhou. Now he is the governor of Bingzhou.
He is Li Ji's second assistant.
Wu Huaiyu was Li Jing's protégé, and Li Hongjie was Li Jing's clan uncle. The two of them partnered up. This arrangement was quite interesting, but Li Hongjie was quite capable. He conquered the barbarians in Badi, defeated Xiao Xian along with him, and served as the governor of Guizhou.
, guarded the border, and then went north to merge with the state to serve as the governor of the governor's office. He did a good job in each term.
From the governor of Guizhou to the governor of Bingzhou, to the governor of Yongzhou Prefecture, Li Hongjie actually moved towards the center at every step and steadily improved.
Just like when Wu Huaiyu was transferred from the governor of Xiazhou to the governor of Yongzhou, it seemed that his rank was lowered, but in fact his power was greater.
It is said that Li Hongjie, Li Jing, and Li Xiaogong encircled every corner of Shannan Road, pacified the native barbarians in the Nineteen States, and asked each conquered barbarian tribe to hand over a group of their sons to join the Tang army. In fact, they acted as hostages, and completely eliminated their capriciousness in one fell swoop.
After the crisis, he later went to Guizhou to serve as the governor, and he did the same thing.
When he was a long history official in Bingzhou, he also used this method to deal with the local Jihu and other tribes.
Now that he is asked to govern Yongzhou and assist Wu Huaiyu, I guess the emperor is also interested in his methods and treatment skills.
The emperor gave two skewers of freshly roasted sheep's treasures to Huaiyu, and said casually, "I heard that Auxiliary Machine is getting married to you?"
Nothing can be hidden from the emperor.
"Thanks to the love of Duke Zhao, I took the initiative to marry my seventh daughter to my second son Chengye. I am deeply honored."
Li Shimin chewed the sheep treasure and said, "It's good. The queen will give birth next summer. If she gives birth to a princess, then we will become a family."
Huaiyu chuckled, but he became more and more certain in his heart that the Empress would definitely give birth to the Ninth Prince Li Zhi next summer.
I don't know if this is a good thing or a pity.
The boss has no chance to honor the princess.
Li Shimin glanced at him and said, "If the queen gives birth to a prince, then I will choose another princess to marry and have an heir. This is my daughter's family, and I will marry you."
Li Shimin chewed the sheep treasure and announced domineeringly.
Wu Huaiyu was stunned for a moment.
Why is the emperor suddenly so domineering? Does this mean he already knows that the queen is pregnant with a prince?
Wu Huaiyu could only laugh at this sudden change.
The emperor takes the initiative to marry his children, so what qualifications do you have to object?
Even if a princess is generally not given in marriage to a minister's eldest son, it is not impossible. Xiao Rui is Xiao Yu's eldest son, so Li Shimin gave his eldest daughter Princess Xiangcheng in marriage.
Xiao Yu had many sons, and Li Shimin chose his eldest son Xiao Rui. Xiao Yu was the prime minister, and he neither refused nor dared to refuse.
Wu Huaiyu was really reluctant to let his eldest son go to Princess Shang.
Li Shimin's daughters don't seem to have many fuel-efficient lamps. If they choose Gaoyang, will they risk their lives?
"Now that my daughters have chosen husbands, your family has no share. We can only wait for the birth of the Nineteenth Princess."
Li Shimin had many children, but many of them died in infancy. The daughter of his former sister-in-law Gao Huitong was Li Shimin's eleventh daughter and had been married to Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Yaojin's second son.
Now there are several people in the harem who are pregnant, and the earliest one will give birth in a year. If the child is a daughter, she will be the nineteenth daughter of the emperor, and if it is a son, she will be the ninth son of the emperor.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "I forgot, you are a miracle doctor. The Queen and Yang Jieyu are also here. You can check their veins to see if they are carrying a boy or a girl."
Another concubine who was about to give birth later this year was the third daughter of Yang Gongren's brother Yang Gongdao, named Jieyu, and she was considered a relative of the Wu family.
Huaiyu had no choice but to check the pulses of the empress and Yang Jieyu. Empress Changsun was also several months pregnant, and Yang Jieyu was about to give birth. The pulse was clear and he could tell at a glance.
Li Shimin did not ask Wu Huaiyu to do any difficult movements such as hanging a thread to check the pulse, so Wu Huaiyu was very sure that Empress Changsun was pregnant with a boy and Yang Jieyu was pregnant with a girl.
Li Shimin whispered the result to the emperor, and there was no surprise on his face. It was obvious that the imperial physician in the palace had already told him the result.
Li Shimin smiled and told Yang Jieyu that Huaiyu's pulse was also a princess.
"Today, I will give the emperor's nineteenth daughter a name in advance. She will be named Li Shu. I have already thought about the title. In the future, I will give her the title of Princess Lanling and marry her to Wu Chengsi, the eldest son of Duke Yi."
Yang Jieyu, who was holding her belly for more than eight months, smiled at this. Her unborn daughter was destined to be the son of Duke Yi, which was not bad at all.
Wu Huaiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Li Shimin say that he had decided to title her Princess Lanling, it would be better if she wasn't Princess Gaoyang.
