Aunt-in-law Gao Huitong smiled, trying to show off. Wu Xiaoer was quite happy to be held by her. His two fat little hands scratched her body, making Gao Huitong's face turn red in front of Huaiyu.
"He's probably hungry,"
"I'll ask the wet nurse to take her away."
The wet nurse was called to take away the boy who was stretching his hands randomly, and there were only two people left in the hall.
Gao Huitong was still a little blushing. The child was innocent, but his father looked at him and made him blush.
Seeing that she was a little embarrassed, Huaiyu got up and went to make tea.
After the tea was brewed, Gao Huitong adjusted himself and even put another veil on his face.
She took the tea from Huaiyu and took a sip without making any excuses.
"Li Chunfeng's borrowing of Beijing debt is quite secretive. Even his colleagues in the Taishi Bureau don't know about it."
"He borrowed the money from the Great Zen Temple."
"It's the Daisoji Temple."
Da Zongchi Temple is in Hepingfang. To the east of the north and south streets in the square is Dazhuangyan Temple, and to the west is Da Zongchi Temple. These two temples were built in the Sui Dynasty. One was built by Yang Guang for his father Yang Jian, and the other was built by Yang Jian for his wife Dugu.
Built by the Queen.
The two temples are very famous in Chang'an. They were originally named Zending Temple and Dachanding Temple. They were renamed Dazongzhi Temple and Dazhuangyan Temple in the Tang Dynasty. These two temples are not only the royal temples of the Sui Dynasty, but also because each of the two temples has a wooden pagoda that is 100 feet high.
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The twin towers stand tall and majestic.
Wu Huaiyu and Fan Xuanfu went to see the two wooden pagodas before. The seven-story wooden pagoda was 330 feet high, nearly 100 meters long, and 120 paces in circumference. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was indeed very impressive.
It is said that many barbarians from the Hu tribe in the feudal states came to Beijing not only to see Daxingshan Temple and Xuandu Temple, but also to see Dazongchi Temple and Dazhuangyan Temple. Especially the twin pagodas in Chang'an
One of the landmarks.
There are many sights in Chang'an Temple.
Large ones such as Daxingshan Temple were the royal scripture translation field. There were not only many famous monks there, but also many foreign monks from Tianzhu and other places.
Of course, these temples in Chang'an not only cover a large area, such as Daxingshan Temple, which directly occupies a square area, but they also have many monks and even many pure people, that is, temple slaves.
At the same time, the temple also has many industries, including many fields and even workshops, and even a warehouse. It also engages in mortgage lending, etc., to borrow grain and money, and the interest rates are quite low.
There was an important reason why Li Yuan issued the edict to ban Buddhism and Taoism in Shasha. In the early Tang Dynasty, these temples were very powerful and had a strong temple economy. They even controlled many slaves and tenants were dependent on them. They lent money and food through the treasury, and also
The economic impact is extremely wide.
Li Yuan once wanted to rectify the situation, leaving only three temples and two temples in Chang'an, and only one temple and one temple in every state in the world. Unfortunately, after the edict was issued, it was not implemented in time, so Li Shimin was ousted, and then Li Shimin sat on the throne to stabilize people's hearts.
, the edict was immediately revoked.
The big temples in Chang'an still have a transcendent status, owning a large number of manors and fields, and even lending money and collecting rents.
The main people engaged in the financial industry in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty were these monks, and then the princes, nobles, and powerful merchants. Even many nobles and powerful merchants directly put their money in the temples for lending.
The monks attract the money, pay some interest, and then lend it out at a higher interest rate.
White wolf with empty gloves.
However, monks enjoy many advantages and privileges when doing this, and ordinary people can't even think of relying on them.
On the other hand, whether you are a businessman or a commoner, if you need a loan, whether it is to borrow food or money, it is always the most convenient, quick and relatively stable to go to these temple monks directly.
Compared with some unscrupulous businessmen and evil gentry, monks usually follow the rules when lending money and there are fewer tricks.
Therefore, the business of the monks' treasury has always been booming. Many poor officials and scholars came to them. If they really couldn't afford it, they would copy scriptures for them to pay off their debts. The demand for copying scriptures in the temples was very huge.
Li Chunfeng stayed in Chang'an for eight years. As he became a junior official, he concentrated on studying arithmetic and astronomy, which could not lead to an official position or a fortune. In the early years, prices in Chang'an were also expensive, the current situation was unstable, and expenses were even greater, so Li Chunfeng had to borrow money.
Then, if the debt is not repaid, the interest will be compounded, and if the old debt is not repaid, a new debt will be borrowed.
The chief minister who lent him the loan was relatively powerful in Chang'an, but he didn't push him very much. Anyway, it was bookkeeping. If he couldn't pay the first installment, he would continue to do the bookkeeping again. Of course, Li Chunfeng would also pay back some money.
Da Zongchi Temple sometimes asks Li Chunfeng to help, but of course he will not be asked to copy scriptures.
"Li Chunfeng is a Taoist priest who borrows money from the great monks in the temple. The more he owes, the more he owes. He often has to do some feng shui work for the monks?"
Wu Huaiyu felt like he had heard a big joke.
Li Chunfeng, that was a famous Taoist priest and master in history.
Gao Huitong told him that this was indeed the case. Anyway, Li Chunfeng's debt to the Grand Master Chi Temple had already reached hundreds of dollars.
A few hundred guan is not worth mentioning to an upstart like Wu Huaiyu.
But for a low-ranking official like Li Chunfeng, the annual salary was only fifty dan, and the monthly subsidy for food and miscellaneous supplies was only a thousand yuan. It was not enough for the whole family, so they had to borrow money to survive.
The debt of several hundred pounds may never be repaid for him.
Although most of it is interest, the rules are like this, and it is natural to pay back debts.
Therefore, Li Chunfeng, a young Taoist official, often had to do some outside work for the Grand Master Chi Temple, and this outside work was even free.
"It can't be that Grand Chief Chiji wants to mess with my martial arts family, right?"
Although it sounds normal to say that a monk becomes a Taoist priest, Wu Huaiyu still feels that things are not that simple.
"We found out that Li Chunfeng owed a debt of nearly 500 yuan to the Grand Chief Chi Temple. This debt was repaid not long ago."
"Who?" Huaiyu thought, it can't be Yuan Tiangang.
Yuan Tiangang was also a Taoist priest. He was lonely and poor when he was young. He liked to practice the art of immortality and was good at physiognomy.
During the Daye period, he served as the Ziguan County Magistrate of Sichuan. During the Wuchu period, he was recruited as the Huojing County Magistrate. His official career was not much different from that of Li Chunfeng.
However, I heard that Yuan Tiangang is not in office now and has been living in Shu. He is a very famous master of physiognomy, even famous in Chang'an.
Yuan Tiangang showed photos to Du Yan, Wei Ting, Wang Gui, Dou Gui and many other people, even before they became rich. It was predicted that they would be very rich.
"A Taoist priest named Yuan Tiangang, he is very proficient in physiognomy." Gao Hui said.
Wu Huaiyu was completely shocked.
"I heard that Yuan Tiangang has been in Shu. When did he come to Chang'an? How could he repay Li Chunfeng's debt?"
"Yuan Tiangang is indeed in Shu. Someone used his name to repay Li Chunfeng's debt to the Grand Master Chi Temple. I found out that the person who really repaid Li Chunfeng's debt was actually Du Yan."
A very surprising name.
Du Yan, a dead man.
Prime Minister of the Zhenguan Dynasty, he was a former Yushi doctor and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was Li Shimin's confidant, and was also the uncle and enemy of Prime Minister Du Ruhui.
Du Yan suddenly fell seriously ill this year and then resigned. He had not survived the winter and died of illness not long ago.
Du Yan's second son-in-law, Wei Siqi, had previously joined the army as his seventh-rank official in Yongzhou. Due to the Yuan family case, he was directly promoted to the fifth-rank Chang'an County Magistrate.
Du Yan, Wei Siqi, Yuan Shi, Li Chunfeng, and Wu Huaiyu felt as if they had caught some clues.
Du Yan once went to see Yuan Tiangang for a face-to-face examination. During the Daye period, he went to Luoyang to see his face. Yuan Tiangang said that Du Yan's Lantai position was already full, and the school was spacious, so he would definitely be the censor. Later, he even said that the second
Ten years later, he will be demoted.
"What else did Sister find out?"
"Du Yan's eldest son, Du Jing'ai, repaid Li Chunfeng's debt to the temple in the name of Yuan Tiangang. After getting Li Chunfeng's IOU, he gave it to his brother-in-law Zheng Shiji."
"Is this Zheng Shiji from the Zheng family in Xingyang?"
"Yes, Zheng Shiji is the son of the Zheng family in Xingyang and is currently the magistrate of Jiyang County. Zheng Shiji married Du Yan's eldest daughter. Their eldest daughter, Zheng family, is also engaged to the grandson of Cui Renshi from the Anpingfang of Cui family in Boling."
Wu Huaiyu was not familiar with the name Cui Renshi. Gao Huitong told him that Cui Renshi was admitted to the imperial examination in the early years of Wude. He served as Guanzhou Recorder and joined the army. Youwuwei Recorder joined the army and participated in the construction of Liang Dynasty and Wei History. Now he serves as the imperial censor and also studies history.
Bachelor.
Cui Qian, the Duke of Boling County, Huangmen Shilang in the imperial court, was formerly named Cui Minqian, who was the clan uncle of Master Cui Ren.
Wu Huaiyu became more and more confused as he listened, wondering why this was getting more and more complicated.
Li Chunfeng, Du Yan, Zheng Shiji, Wei Siqi.
The Du family in Jingzhao, then the Wei family in Jingzhao, then the Zheng family in Xingyang, and then the Cui family in Boling. Could it be that Wu Huaiyu stabbed this clan in the back?
"Du Jingai gave Li Chunfeng's IOU to Zheng Shiji, and Zheng Shiji finally gave the IOU to Cui Yuqing, who in turn gave the IOU to Chai Zhewei."
"Wait a minute, who is this Cui Yuqing?"
"The son of Cui Dunli from Zhongshushe. Cui Dunli is the clan brother of Master Cui Ren, and Cui Minqian, the minister of Huangmen, is their clan uncle."
Wu Huaiyu became more and more puzzled.
Are these people playing the game of beating drums and passing flowers? An IOU of less than 500 guan was passed from the hands of Du Yan's son Du Jingai to his brother-in-law Zheng Shiji, and then to Cui Yuqing, who in turn passed it to Chai Zhewei.
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Then in the Yuan family case, Yang Zhuan let Yuan family go because of insufficient evidence. Wei Siqi, Du Yan's second son-in-law, jumped out to retort in Huaiyu's face,
Wu Huaiyu therefore intervened in the investigation, and then found Li Chunfeng. He personally sent Li Chunfeng to Li Shimin, and then Li Chunfeng told the emperor about the three generations of emperors, Wu Dynasty Li Xing, and the heroine Chang Shishi, putting himself and the Wu family into trouble.
out of danger.
Damn it, the more I hear it, the more something is wrong.
He admired Gao Huitong, the nine-tailed fox, for being able to find out these things.
But he didn't understand why this matter involved so many people.
The Du family, the Wei family, even the Zheng family, the Cui family, and finally the Chai family?
"The IOU ended up in Chai Zhewei's hands?"
"Yes."
Huaiyu tried hard to sort out his thoughts, "Then it is possible that Chai Zhewei got Li Chunfeng's debt through the relationship with the dandy, and then used it to blackmail Li Chunfeng, and used the celestial signs that appeared in the sky to force the consort to secretly remember the eleventh day.
Words to attack my Wu family?"
"So Chai Zhewei is messing with me?"
Gao Huitong reminded Wu Huaiyu, "There is a possibility. I heard that Chai Zhewei liked Li Sanniang very much and had a conflict with you. Maybe it was just the aristocratic son's revenge on you. He used his aristocratic friends to get Li Chunfeng's debt and blackmailed him to write
Got the secret message.
It is possible that Li Chunfeng was just being used and did not know who he was attacking.
Of course, it is more likely that the matter is not that simple. Li Chunfeng knows very well that he wants to attack you, and it is also possible that it is not just a group of dandy boys who are messing with you, but those noble families who want to mess with the Wu family."
Wu Huaiyu breathed cold air.
If Jingzhao Weidu, Shandong Cui Zheng, and the Chai family secretly join forces to destroy the Wu family, then this matter will be serious.
