Huaiyu didn't feel surprised at all when he saw Kunlun Nu and Peng Zizi coming to see him.
He expected them to come.
But still curious.
"I remember you once said that the Tang family never considered you as a family member, and you never thought of returning to the Tang family after you left to start your own business."
Tang Fengxiao, who had dark and shiny skin, nodded, but still said, "Since I was born, the Tang family has not regarded me as a Tang family member, or even as a human being. I was abandoned by a female dog that had just given birth to puppies in the family.
I caught the doghouse in my mouth, and I survived by drinking the bitch’s milk.”
"Later, when my old master heard about it, he felt that I had a hard life, so he gave me to a disabled slave from my hometown, who had grown up drinking the milk of a goat mother."
"I have a bitch girl, a goat girl, and a disabled adoptive father who is a slave from my hometown,"
"Then you still want to come to me to help Tang Fengyi today?"
"I owe him."
Kunlun Nu said bluntly.
He drank dog mother's milk and goat mother's milk in the Tang family, and was raised by slaves in his hometown. The Tang family even refused to let him have the surname Tang. Later, he rescued Tang Fengyi and his son because he followed him in hunting. Seeing his bravery, the owner of the old family specially asked him to
The biological father who never thought of recognizing him arranged for him to be a follower to Tang Fengyi.
Since then, he has become Tang Fengyi's follower, but he has also learned a lot of things, such as riding horses, archery, swords, spears, and horses. These are the Tang family's plans to train him to become an excellent general who can loyally protect Tang Fengyi.
Later, Tang Fengyi joined the Xiaoguo Forbidden Army, and he also went as a follower.
Only after leaving Lingzhou, going to Chang'an, Luoyang, and Jiangdu, could he feel free from the shackles and oppression of the family. Only after leaving the family, Tang Fengyi would treat him better, and even after he devoted himself to it
, he would also give him some care sometimes.
"I have sacrificed my life to save him many times on the battlefield."
"But he also saved me."
"Especially after the Jiangdu mutiny, I didn't want to stay. I fled privately and was caught. It was he who interceded for me and finally let me go privately."
"When I left, I said I owed him my life."
Wu Huaiyu patted Kunlun Nu on the shoulder. His past had been haunting him and never let him go. Even though he later became a small powerful man in Shuofang, he even climbed up to Wu Huaiyu, the upstart of the day. Now he is even higher up.
Building, there is even a six-door spy.
But when Tang Fengyi found him, he still couldn't refuse.
Just as he said, he had promised back then that he owed him a life, and as long as he opened his mouth, he would definitely repay it, even if it cost him his life.
"It seems that in your heart you still long to become a real Tang family member." Huaiyu said.
Tang Fengxiao opened his mouth, but in the end he did not refute. When he was young, he just wanted to escape as far away as possible. But now that he is older, many of his moods have changed.
Maybe it was the thought of the fallen leaves returning to their roots deep in his heart, or maybe he didn't want to recognize his ancestors and return to their ancestors.
After all, no matter how bad that person is, he is still of his bloodline.
Wu Huaiyu did not judge Kunlun Nu's thoughts.
Everyone's thoughts are related to his circumstances and experiences. A person's past has shaped his present. If you have not experienced what he has experienced, how can you understand his thoughts.
"Actually, Tang Fengyi's current results are quite good. Isn't he still dissatisfied? Although Shi, the governor of Guangzhou, is not as good as the governor of Suzhou, he can still be stable if he stays safe."
"If he knows the current situation, he can work for a few years, wait until there is no more limelight, report an illness and retire, live a stable life, and have a happy death in the future, isn't that good?"
Peng Laizi Song Jiang laughed on the side, "Tang Fengyi is a lord who dares to kill the king. This kind of person likes gambling. How many gamblers on the gambling table can say that they will come down at any time?
It's okay to win, but the more you lose, the more jealous you become, the more you want to make money, and the less willing you are to step down. I used to open gambling stalls a lot, and I saw a lot of gamblers of all kinds. Tang Fengyi, even though he is bold, he is
This kind of mind is far inferior to that of Kunlun slave."
As the current head of the Tang family in Lingzhou, Tang Fengyi is also the governor of Suzhou. How could he be willing to be demoted to the position of governor of the governor's office?
"Why didn't he come to me in person?"
Wu Huaiyu asked with a smile.
When Wu Huaiyu was making history in Lingzhou, he not only took Cao Shisanniang, the legitimate daughter of the Cao family, the head of the six wealthy families in Lingzhou, as his concubine, but also later took Han Qiniang of the Han family as his concubine, and later took Tang
Tang Liu Niang of the family is my concubine.
This Tang Liu Niang was the direct daughter of Tang Fengyi.
At that time, Lingzhou experienced frequent adjustments such as Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, Wu Huaiyu, etc., especially Qiu Xinggong's indiscriminate attack on the Han family, which caused the powerful people in Lingzhou to feel somewhat insecure.
Although Tang Fengyi was serving as the governor of Suzhou, his eldest son heard about the great changes in Lingzhou, and finally agreed to follow Mr. Cao's example and give Wu Huaiyu a legitimate daughter as a concubine. Anyway, Tang Fengyi had many children, so even if he was a legitimate daughter, he would not feel bad.
This is just a certificate of surrender given by the Tang family to Wu Huaiyu.
But Wu Huaiyu and his cheap father-in-law have not met yet. Although Tang Fengyi also came to Beijing this time, he came to visit him. Both times, Wu Huaiyu happened to be away, so he drank tea with Lao Wu.
After looking at his daughter, he left, leaving some gifts behind.
Suzhou, the land south of the Yangtze River, is quite prosperous. Although it is not as good as Suzhou and Hangzhou in later generations, it is indeed not bad at the moment. After all, he is a governor and is in charge of several states.
"He asked me to come and pay homage to Duke Xiayi first, and then make an appointment for him to come and pay a formal visit in person."
"It's okay to meet, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, I'm very busy every day, and the house is a bit messy," Wu Huaiyu refused to meet this cheap father-in-law.
However, after taking her daughter as a concubine, Wu Huaiyu still gave some useful advice, "Go back and tell Tang Changshi, listen to my advice, stay in Beijing and try not to go out, let alone meet old friends from back then.
Don't even think about visiting the dignitaries in the DPRK and China for gatherings or anything like that.
Keeping a low profile is the most important thing now. If you don't do anything, you won't make any mistakes.
Wait honestly for the New Year, and immediately go to Guangzhou to take up the post of governor. When you arrive in Guangzhou, you must stay safe, do what you should do, don't care about what you shouldn't, and don't say anything you shouldn't say.
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Of course, when people from the Central Plains go to Lingnan, they are often not acclimated to the climate and are prone to illness. If you get sick, just tell the governor to rest in peace and stop interfering with the affairs of the governor's office."
What Huaiyu said is straightforward enough. You, Tang Fengyi, are already on the list of the 36 disloyal and unjust, so your political future is already dead, so you should stop messing around.
Today is the Tang Dynasty. You people are not the emperor's confidants. You have lived a good life for five or six years under the name of regicide. Now you should quickly put your tail between your legs and become a human being.
Stay in the Dudu Mansion in Guangzhou for a few years, keep a low profile for a few years, then resign and go back to Lingzhou to work as a local tycoon. Although Tang Fengyi is still young, you have to retire when you have to, otherwise you won't have a chance to retire if you want to.
Already.
At least if you can successfully retire, it will ensure that the future of the Tang family's children will not be greatly affected. Even if it will definitely not be reused, at least the road will not be completely blocked, and this matter will be slowly forgotten in a few generations.
Now, don’t you still have a chance to make a comeback?
If you don't know how to promote yourself, and you are executed, your family will be implicated, and you may not be able to stand up for several generations.
"Don't try to commit suicide with Pei Qiantong. Remember, you won't die if you don't commit suicide."
"As for me, that's all I've said. I've disappeared. I also asked Tang Changshi not to come to your door. I don't have time to see you when I do."
After hearing this, Kunlun Nu was a little disappointed, but he also understood a lot.
Wu Huaiyu spoke the truth.
"Thank you, Duke Yi."
"Why are you talking about this?"
Kunlun Nu and Peng Zizi can now be regarded as the gloves of the Wu family. Wu Huaiyu gave them some properties to take care of. The two also started to march into Chang'an from Shuofang.
Huaiyu invited them to go home and sit down, but both of them smiled and refused, "How can we, scumbags, go in and out of Duke Yi's mansion?"
Like a black charcoal Kunlun slave, a dwarf who was already dead, he is indeed very eye-catching and despicable.
Huaiyu was no longer polite to them, "If you have something to do in the future, you can leave me a message at Foresta Winery in the West City, and someone will notify me there. I will ask you to meet at that winery when I have time. By the way,
In a word, that wine shop belongs to me, and the beautiful female shopkeeper is also my woman."
"Understood." The two of them smiled knowingly.
I rode to Xuanyangfang, but the two concubines Pei Xingnu and Pei Yunu were not there. When I asked, it turned out that it was Fan Xuanfu, the eldest lady of the house, who brought all the concubines from the second room to the house of my sister Wu Yu'e in the house.
I was a guest, and then I took a look around the mansion to see how the decoration was going and whether I could move in after the Chinese New Year.
When the eldest lady comes, Pipa Girl and Pei Xingnu naturally come to pay their respects.
The housekeeper said that the lady liked the two of them very much, and even asked Pei Yunu to play a pipa song, and then sent them all back to Yongxingfang.
After hearing this, Huaiyu was relieved. Anyway, he was not carrying Fan Xuanfu to hide his beauty in the golden house and leave it to another housewife. He was not afraid that she would take her away and have her teeth sold, or she would just sink her into the pond and plant lotus flowers.
Turn around and go back to Yongxingfang.
When I entered the square, I found that the streets of Yongxingfang were paved with a new layer of river sand, making them look very dry. Moreover, the square was extremely lively with many people.
On the main cross street in the square, there are more stalls than usual, selling roasted sweet potatoes, fried potatoes, boiled corn, fried chestnuts, fire crystal persimmons, persimmons, and shochu.
There are even vendors selling steamed rice cakes, kebabs and haggis soup, creating a bustling and lively street scene.
Although Wu Huaiyu requested a pilot market in Chang'an but has not yet received approval, Yongxingfang has undoubtedly taken the lead. Official street shops have not yet been opened, but there are many stalls on the streets.
Not only do they sell all kinds of food, but they also sell various daily necessities such as needles, threads, clothing, fabrics, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
very energetic.
When we arrived near Duke Yi's Mansion, we discovered that there were so many people in the square. Most of them were coming to Duke Yi's Mansion. Many people were queuing up at Duke Yi's Mansion.
"Many of them came to see me."
"Many of them are scholars who came to Beijing to take the exam. They want to submit poems to Alang before the imperial examination. If they can be commented and praised by the famous frontier poetry master in Chang'an, they can become famous and be admitted to the imperial examination when the time comes.
The opportunities are greatly increased.”
Hearing the words of the family general, Wu Huaiyu was also stunned. It seems that Wu Huaiyu has truly become the top upstart of the Tang Dynasty. His background is naturally not as good as those of the old nobles and nobles, but he has also become a target for many people from humble families who want to seek refuge. object.
Wu Huaiyu looked at the long queue at the door of his house. Since the day he took in his concubine, the door of his house had been blocked every day.
"Now, the greetings and poems I receive every day fill up half the room, and there are piles on the floor."
Wu Huaiyu felt pain after hearing this. With so many people visiting and paying homage to him, it was impossible for Wu Huaiyu to watch them all or even comment on them.
"I ask all my officials, staff, and guests to help sort it out when they have time, especially those poems about dry farewell. If there are indeed some talented ones among them, sort them out and show them to me when the time comes. .”
"Also, no matter who comes to visit you, you must be polite, and especially you must not ask for gifts, etc."
Huaiyu gave instructions as he crossed the long queue and entered the Wu family.
Although many people want to come forward to see him, Wu Huaiyu's current status means that when traveling, he always shouts from front to back, and there are large groups of guards, soldiers, relatives, tribes, and staff, so it is impossible to get close.
Especially after Wu Huaiyu experienced several assassinations, he did not dare to be too casual now.
After he entered the mansion, the commotion of the crowd slowly calmed down, and many people regretted not being able to talk to Duke Yi.
In the team, Li Yifu looked at the disappearing figure of Wu Huaiyu and felt disappointed, but he was still not discouraged.
If it doesn't work for one day, then two days; if it doesn't work for one month, then two months.
He believes that as long as you have perseverance, you will always succeed.
For several days in a row, Li Yi Mansion would rush in and queue up as soon as the gate opened. Even if he queued for a long time, in the end he would just register the greetings and poems with the concierge. He couldn't even get in. He still persisted.
The Wu family is pretty good, and they prepare hot soup cakes and haggis soup for everyone to drink every day.
While waiting in line, there will also be newsboys coming to sell Beijing News, or selling Wu Qingyang's poetry collection, or a collection of single volumes of Beijing News serial novels such as The Story of the Qiu Bearded Guest, Romance of the West Chamber, and Liaozhai.
There are also many vendors selling snacks, hot soup, etc. from their carts.
Even now, in front of the Wu family, it has become an excellent place for the scholars of Chang'an to socialize. Scholars from all over the world can get to know each other and communicate with each other here. After queuing up to submit their poems, they can also receive a small paper printed by the Wu family. , there are usually several poems above, and the contents are also different. There are many versions of them, all of which are poems by Yi Guogong.
Although it was printed by engraving, it is said that the fonts on it were all written by Yi Guogong himself, and then the engraver carved the block and printed it. Therefore, after printing, it is equivalent to Yi Guogong's font.
The martial arts are strong, the skinny gold is agile, and because of this poem and words, many scholars even come to check in and report every day, queuing for a long time just to eat a bowl of Yiguogongfu haggis soup, a bowl of soup cakes, or a few A hot and soft steamed cake, and then a poem scroll.
Even the scholars would exchange the poem volumes they received with each other, trying to collect different editions of poems, which was very lively.
Li Yifu was a little different. He came early every day, ate haggis soup and steamed cakes, and received poetry scrolls. However, he insisted on voting for a new scroll for Yiguo every day, which was different from the previous votes. Poems and articles were all written with great care by him.
One serving a day, no duplicates at all.
Today it's poetry, tomorrow it might be poetry, the day after tomorrow it might be strategy, sometimes it's calligraphy, sometimes it's painting, anyway, it's very attentive.
He believed that one day, these Qianye scrolls of his would stand out from the crowd of common works.
"Jean, the fresh haggis soup is here, and the hot steamed cakes are here."
The servants of the Wu family brought out mutton soup and steamed cakes again. They were all distributed free of charge and were distributed non-stop. Li Yifu marveled at the arrogance of the Wu family and admired their courtesy. This was probably the only one in Chang'an.
He also visited other wealthy families. Some of them ignored you, and some of them were concierges and servants who directly asked for your favors. Otherwise, they would not accept your travel documents.
Only the Wu family is so lively and generous.
Sure enough, it is indeed extraordinary to be able to become a duke of six hundred households at the age of twenty, and to be regarded as a person whom the emperor trusts and treats like a son.
This made him more and more determined that he would stay until Wu Huaiyu and become his disciple.
The aroma was fragrant and he was hungry. He stepped forward and ordered a bowl of mutton soup and two steamed cakes. While eating, he was thinking about what work he should write and submit for submission tomorrow.
