Huaiyu handed Wei Zheng a bronze mirror. Wei Zheng took the mirror and looked at it carefully. His face was very swollen, but the bridge of his nose was no longer crooked and was straight.
Mrs. Pei was feeling heartbroken watching from the side, and the New Year's Eve man couldn't help cursing Yuchi Jingde.
"Take down the portrait of Yuchi on the door, and never hang the portrait of the black slave again. This kind of person is worthy of being a door god. Damn it."
It made Lady Pei so distressed that she burst into tears.
Wei Zheng also sighed in pain, what a disaster from heaven.
The majestic prime minister had his nose broken by a martial artist at a palace banquet on New Year's Eve. It was a strange news in the world. However, Yuchi Gong, who committed such a serious crime, only ended up losing his title, removing his status, becoming a citizen, and reflecting at home.
Wei Zheng had never been so aggrieved.
"Bring me a pen and ink, I want to write an impeachment memorial." Wei Zheng was furious.
Normally, his tongue is like a sword, and his paper and pen are like a knife. When he encounters something unfair, he will definitely advise and impeach him. Today, he has suffered this crime and humiliation, so he can give up.
"Wei Gong, you should rest at home and rest at ease. Don't get angry or worry about it, otherwise it will affect your recovery."
"Erlang, do you think there is such an arrogant and domineering person like Yuchi in this world? Why does Your Majesty still want to shield such a person? What are the benefits of doing so? Who will still be afraid in the future? Those old ministers who are already arrogant,
If you support military generals, wouldn’t that make you more lawless?”
Wu Huaiyu took up his pen and prescribed several medicines for Wei Zheng to treat him and nurse him back to health.
In fact, a person like Yu Chigong would have died a hundred times earlier if he had been placed under the control of other dynasties, especially Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang.
But Li Shimin was a nostalgic emperor, especially now that he had just ascended the throne, and he was even more tolerant towards his close old ministers, just like a monk who was respectful.
Just give him a few words of reprimand and a brief relegation.
Gao Shilian secretly withheld the secret report presented to the emperor, and even watched it privately. This was also a capital crime, and it was only demoted.
In fact, from the perspective of courtiers, especially from the perspective of heroes, I still like this kind of emperor. No one wants their emperor to be Liu Bang or Zhu Yuanzhang.
Li Yuan and Li Shimin are famous for their lenient treatment of heroes, so naturally everyone is willing to follow them.
During the Chinese New Year, I was originally very happy.
It was really unlucky to encounter such a situation.
"My lord, the son of Yuchi's family is here. He said that he was ordered by his father to accompany my lord."
Brothers Yuchi Baolin, Yuchi Baoqi, Yuchi Baohuan and several other brothers came to apologize and brought several cartloads of money and silk gifts. Yuchi Gong felt very uncomfortable because he had inferior seats in the palace last night, so he drank a pot of water by himself.
The wine, that was soju, was very strong.
This guy got drunk and went crazy while drinking, causing a scene in the Golden Palace.
Last night I was taken to jail and hung up all night.
I woke up today and took it home.
Only then did Yuchi Gong regret it. He had also taken away the dukedom of the country, the title of 1,300 households, and even the governorship of Xiangzhou. He was even stripped of his citizenship and became a citizen.
Now that I know it, I feel scared and regret it.
But it's too late,
But what needed to be remedied had to be remedied. I picked up my pen and wrote an apology letter to the emperor in embarrassment. At the same time, I asked my son to send gifts to apologize to the Rencheng Palace, Wei Zheng Palace, and even Wu Huaiyu's family, Qin Qiong's family, etc.
Lao Hei is very rich and generous in showing his sincerity.
He directly sent gold and silver worth thousands of guan to make amends. He even knew that Wei Zheng liked books, so he specially took a thousand volumes of the books that Yuan Ji had collected in his house and gave them to Wei Zheng to make amends. They were all worth a thousand guan.
Brother Yuchi Baoqi was also very sincere and knelt down at the door of Wei Zheng's mansion when he arrived.
"I don't see him, and I don't care about those things in his house. Let him go back and forth wherever he wants."
Wei Zheng is in a very bad mood now. Originally, the old man Wei Zheng was not a very generous person.
Having his nose broken, the prime minister lost all his face. From now on, he will be ridiculed all the time in the court, and his power will be much less powerful when he criticizes the emperor in the future.
"Xiang Wei, I think Yu Chigong was indeed very wrong about this, but he was just drunk and acting recklessly, which was not entirely his intention. Moreover, he accidentally hurt Duke Wei and did not go for Duke Wei.
Your prime minister is capable of supporting a boat, so don’t argue with him. He can’t go out now. Let your third son come and apologize. Just accept the apology and accept the apology. Let this matter go as it is. After all, the black coal is also a big thing.
"Heroes of the Tang Dynasty"
Wei Zheng was very angry.
"Besides, Wei Gong received such a heavy blow that the bridge of his nose was broken. He can't suffer this in vain, right? It's not too much to charge for some decoction and medicine.
If Duke Wei refuses to accept it, wouldn't that mean he is appeasing him? He accepts it as soon as he gives it away, which makes Heitan feel distressed and know the price of his mischief. It is natural for Duke Wei to accept these money and silk books.
It is also a good deed to take some of it back to buy food and go to the refugee camp to give porridge. It is also a good deed to send some food to the orphans, widows, disabled, old and weak in Chang'an.
Of course, when the young men and women in the prime minister's palace get married in the future, they will also have to purchase wedding gifts and dowries, so there will be plenty of money to spend."
After saying this, although Wei Zheng still said no, he was no longer so insistent. Pei felt that the money should indeed be accepted, otherwise the pain of a broken nose would be in vain.
"Yes, he has to pay the price," Huaiyu successfully persuaded the two of them to accept the large amount of compensation, and then asked Wei Zheng to call the three Yuchi brothers in to meet and accept their apology in person.
Yuchi Baolin was a little embarrassed when she saw Huaiyu. He and Huaiyu were colleagues in the Shenji Camp before, but now he is still only a sixth-grade man, and Wu Huaiyu is now superior to his father.
And I have to apologize to Wu Huaiyu today.
"Forget it, you don't have to go to my house to apologize. It's the same as saying it here. I also know that your father was drunk and acted recklessly, so I won't pursue it."
Wu Huaiyu said he would not pursue the case, but he was not polite to the Yuchi family's apology.
Yuchi Gong's apology to Wu Huaiyu was ten slaves and ten good horses, which were worth hundreds of dollars in total.
Wu Huaiyu accepted it with an unceremonious smile.
Just like Chai Shao, Qiu He, and Du Jingtong, he accepted the apology they gave him before. There was nothing to be polite about. Although he had no loss last night, Yuchi Gong didn't touch him, but he locked his arms and beat him.
He punched him twice, but it was extremely disrespectful to dare to treat him like that at a palace banquet, a special festival like New Year's Eve.
He must pay the price, otherwise others will think that Wu Huaiyu has passed away and can be bullied by anyone.
If Yu Chigong is not made to pay a price today, then Wei Du Cui Zheng may get the wrong signal tomorrow and start another cold attack.
"When my father can go out, he will definitely come to apologize in person."
Wu Huaiyu waved his hand and asked them to go back. Although the three Yuchi brothers were about the same age as him, they were no longer on the same level.
I hope Yuchi Gong will learn a lesson this time, otherwise he will really be hopeless.
After comforting Wei Zheng for a few words and asking him to have a good rest at home, Huaiyu went out to go home.
The first day of the first lunar month is actually quite busy.
He got up before dawn and went to attend the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting first. After working hard for a long time, he had to comfort Wei Zheng when he came back. He even went to the Rencheng Prince's Mansion to visit Li Daozong before coming to the Wei family.
At any rate, we met him once in Lingzhou before, and they even gave him a few large copper seas and a lot of profitable business.
After reviewing Li Daozong's examination, it was found that although his left eye was saved, the damage to his vision in the future would still be quite serious. Half of his vision could not be saved, and he would even have a lot of problems such as frequent tears. The big hole in his eyebrow bone, which looked serious, was actually just that.
There is some skin trauma, but the damage to the eyeball is irreversible.
Li Daozong, who had always had a good temper, was very angry, but the emperor had already dealt with it, and there was nothing he could do.
But the bridge was completely forged,
Among the virtuous kings recognized by the court, there are only two who can make Li Daozong his enemies, Changsun Wuji, and Yuchi Gong.
When changing his dressing, Li Daozong kept mumbling that Changsun Wuji must have ordered Yuchi Gong to deliberately kill him, or else blind him in one eye.
Huaiyu felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. After all, Changsun Wuji and his children were in-laws, and they both married Qiu Xinggong's daughter as their concubine and brother-in-law.
The three Yuchi brothers went to the Prince's Mansion in Rencheng to apologize, but were beaten out with sticks by the guards of the palace, and no apology was confiscated. Although Li Daozong was fond of money, he was also very good at amassing money. He was no less wealthy than Yuchi Laohei.
This matter is not over yet and cannot be solved with a little money.
Doorstep of home.
Pang Xiaotai, who claimed to be his lackey, had been waiting for him for a long time, and came to pay homage to Huaiyu as soon as he saw him.
"Why don't you go sit in the house?"
"I know Duke Yi Guo hasn't returned yet, so I'll wait here."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there are many people paying New Year greetings.
The students Wu Huaiyu accepted all came early. Brothers Xu Ang, Xu Jing, Li Yifu Shangguanyi, Pei Xingjian, Master Xu Yu, and Hao Chujun all came early to pay their New Year greetings.
Speaking of these students of Huaiyu, it is actually quite interesting. Needless to say, Xu Ang and Xu Jing, Xu Jingzong’s son, Pei’s request to let his son become a disciple was mainly because of Wu Huaiyu’s power and reputation, and Wu Huaiyu could not refuse. After all,
Lao Xu is also a good friend from other places.
As for Li Yifu and Shangguan Yi, not to mention, one was his guest, and the other impressed him with his smile. They must have taken a fancy to Wu Huaiyu's current power, connections and reputation to pave the way for their own official careers. Wu Huaiyu accepted them.
Because they are young and talented, and secondly, they know that they have become prime ministers in history. This is a two-way choice. Accepting a student who will be a prime minister in the future is also a good relationship.
As for Pei Xingjian, it was Qin Qiong who asked Cheng Yaojin to take care of the posthumous son of their old boss Pei Renji.
Xu Yushi and He Chujun are special. They both come from Anlu, Fan Xuanfu's hometown, and they even have a story with the Fan family.
Master Xu Yu is the youngest son of Li Yuan's old classmate Xu Shao, and He Chujun is the grandson of Xu Shao. What's more interesting is that the Anlu Xu family is a branch of the Xu family in Gaoyang, and they can be considered the same clan as Xu Jingzong.
In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, before Fan Fang was convicted and demoted to slavery,
Two famous families in Anlu, the Xu family was married to the Fan family. Xu Shao ordered Fan Xuanfu, Fan Fang's granddaughter, for one of his direct grandsons. However, Fan Fang was later convicted of slavery and Xu Shao's grandson also died of illness.
By the time Xu Shao returned to the Tang Dynasty and was granted the title of Duke, Fan Fang and his wife had become slaves of the Li family and had rebelled against Long. They had also been granted official titles and made a comeback. Xu Shao then took the initiative to marry and act as a matchmaker for his grandson.
Betrothed again to Fan Xuanfu.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Hao drowned, and coincidentally, Xu Shao soon died of illness in the army. Even Mr. Hao’s father, Hao Xianggui, also died young. Then, Fan Fang was involved in a rebellion and was killed.
, Fan Xing was also expelled from his rank and became a citizen.
Therefore, Fan Xuanfu has been said to be Kefu's life ever since.
Master Xu Yuen and He Chujun were uncles and nephews. Master Xu Yuen's nephew was once engaged to Fan Xuanfu, and He Chujun's brother was also engaged to Fan Xuanfu, but they both died young and were said to have been killed.
Already.
The Xu family and the Hao family were well-known local families in Anlu. However, after the deaths of Xu Shao and Hao Xianggui, the family was not as good as before. On the contrary, the Fan family became more prosperous after experiencing many disasters.
Even Fan Xuanfu, who was rumored to have killed three fiancés, is now happily married and wealthy.
Both the Xu and Hao families wanted to revitalize their family, so they approached Fan Xing, Li Jing, and Li Hongjie, all of whom were old friends. For example, when Yongzhou was in power, Li Hongjie became Li Jing's uncle, and he was also Xu Shao's uncle.
An old subordinate of Xu Shao also took a daughter from Xu Shao as a concubine, which was considered half of the Xu family.
Not to mention Li Jing, when the Southern Expedition failed, Li Yuan asked Xu Shao to kill Li Jing. It was Li Hongjie who asked Xu Shao to help him to plead for mercy.
The Xu and Hao family sent two of the most talented people in the family to be students under Huaiyu. They were more interested in his political resources, connections, and reputation. After all, He Chujun was actually twenty years old, so he was more powerful than Huaiyu.
Yu is a bit older, but his uncle Xu Yushi is ten years younger than him.
Several families came to ask for help, but Wu Huaiyu couldn't refuse, so she asked Fan Xuanfu. She felt that she owed something to these two families in the past. She always felt that she had defeated them to death, so now she also hopes that Huaiyu will accept them as students.
Consider it a little compensation to the two families.
Wu Huaiyu later got to know them carefully and met these two people. They were indeed quite talented.
Then he remembered that these two people, like Li Yifu and Shangguan Yi, later became prime ministers.
Master Xu Yu's granddaughter was also Li Bai's wife. It is said that Li Bai married into the Xu family in Anlu and received a lot of support from the Xu family.
Even though Pei Xingjian is only nine years old now, he is actually very famous in history. He is both civil and military. He learned the art of war from Su Dingfang.
He was worshiped as prime minister, but he was also promoted to be the Minister of Rites and the Right Guard General of the School.
Now Pei Xingjian became Huaiyu's disciple, studying literature and martial arts.
Among these seven students, the two sons of the future prime minister Xu Jingzong will have little success in the future. Of course, if Xu Jingzong did not compete with his eldest son for women and insisted on reporting his son to Lingnan, in fact Xu Ang is also very capable, and
After being able to sacrifice oneself for the crown prince, if there is Xu Jingzong's support, there is a high chance that he will also become the prime minister in the future. I can only say that Xu Jingzong and his father are too weird.
"Happy New Year, teacher."
Wu Huaiyu gave each of these seven students ten pieces of money as a lucky gift.
Pang Xiaotai stood next to Wu Huaiyu like a bitch. He was very flattering to these seven disciples of Yi Guogong and gave each of them a Hepu pearl. Although it was not a big pearl, it was still worth two gold.
"Alang, the prince has sent someone to pay New Year's greetings."
Cheng Qian can also be regarded as a student of Wu Huaiyu. He was in the East Palace today to receive an audience from the officials of the East Palace. He didn't have time to come, but he also sent someone to give New Year's greetings and gifts to his favorite teacher Wu.
After a while, King Li Tai of Wei personally visited the house to pay New Year greetings.
When the little fat man came in, he greeted Huaiyu as a student, called him teacher, and gave him a beautiful gift, which was very rich.
Strictly speaking, the little fat man is not Huaiyu's student, because the little fat man is not studying in Chongxian Hall, he is studying in Hongwen Hall, and Wu Huaiyu is just a bachelor of Chongwen Hall.
But the little fat man insisted on calling Huaiyu his teacher on the grounds that he had studied with the prince for a period of time in Chongxian Hall and listened to Huaiyu's teachings. He also said that once a teacher is always a teacher, that person with a correct attitude
, making Xu Ang and other students with the name of Huaiyu disciples feel a little ashamed.
Huaiyu didn't know who was teaching him, but at least he was very talented and very social.
He is so young and has not even opened his house yet, so he comes to pay New Year's greetings to his teacher. He can't have any objections to this, right?
It is said that he has friends with ministers, and they are only so old. Besides, isn't it natural for people to pay New Year's greetings to their teacher?
But the little fat man is indeed too young. Although he is a bit mature, everyone can actually see his little thoughts. Wu Huaiyu is young but has a high position and is highly appreciated by the emperor. If he becomes a student of Wu Huaiyu, there will be great benefits.
You can't say that this kid has ambitions to fight for the heir apparent at the age of seven or eight, but he is indeed extraordinary.
In short, the little fat man is quite scheming.
But since everyone has come, we can’t drive them away.
There are nine disciples, a prince and a king of Wei, and there will be four prime ministers in the future. The parents of the students will also have a prime minister. This lineup of students is a bit luxurious.
Chatting with the little fat man and the others, the little fat man got acquainted with the seven fellow apprentices very quickly. He called each other one after another. He was not proud of his status as a prince. Even Pang Xiaotai, a lackey of the Wu family, could do it.
Take the time to say a few words to him, and everyone will be taken care of.
While we were talking, the steward reported that Brother Jilaiheng came to pay New Year greetings to his sworn brother.
Yes, there are two more future prime ministers. These two brothers will also be worshiped as prime ministers in the future. One is Zhongshu Ling, the Inspector of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the other is Huangmen Shilang.
Wu and Wu Zetian were rivals, so they were later demoted. Laiji was demoted to the governor of Tingzhou in the Western Regions, and finally died in Xizhou in battle.
But now, as a descendant of the Wu family, he and his brothers have become adopted brothers because they worship Qin Qiong as their adoptive father. Brother Lai Jilaiheng also has a very good relationship with the Wu family and is even familiar with the warrior Yun.
The two brothers also met Wu Erniang more than once. Wu Erniang even called them uncle. The two brothers often held Wu Erniang on their knees.
This is similar to the history where the brothers resolutely opposed the Wu family, and later the Wu family severely suppressed the brothers. This style of painting is completely wrong.
But now, although it feels like the general history has not changed much, there seems to be some differences in some details.
The butterfly wings flap slowly,
The wind is picking up.
The little fat Li Tai was very polite to everyone. He knew that Brother Lai Ji was a Jinshi scholar. Now at a young age, he had quickly become a sixth-ranked scholar. He was a prince of the Economic Bureau of Literature, a direct bachelor of Chongxian Hall, a editor of the Beijing News, and a secretary of the province.
Secretary Lang, direct bachelor of Hongwen Hall,
Speaking of which, Lai Heng is also the serious teacher of Little Fatty.
The official positions of these two brothers are very important. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, they have generally been the only way for the children of famous noble families to enter the official career.
Li Tai was also extremely polite to the two of them.
Wu Huaiyu is also quite strange. In history, since Cheng Qian was so miserable later, and the little fat guy was so favored, capable, and had many supporters, why did he end up taking advantage of Li Zhi in the end?
The reason given by Li Shimin was that he did not want the descendants of the Li family to think that the position of prince could be obtained through management. However, Wu Huaiyu now felt that the greater possibility was that the little fat man somehow failed to win the support of the most critical people, such as his own relatives.
