Li Daliang was born as a general in Guanlong and served as governor of the governor for several times. As a minister of the third rank of gold and purple, Li Daliang lived a very poor life, even poorer than the previous Wei Zheng.
Li Daliang's salary is not low. After all, he also has income from job fields, permanent field fields, etc., not to mention that he has been repeatedly rewarded.
At first, Wu Huaiyu thought Li Daliang had some bad habits and loved spending money like water.
But when Qin Qiong talked to him, he couldn't help but respect Li Daliang. Li Daliang was born in a famous family and had talent since he was a child. When he was great, young Li Daliang was appreciated by Korean Gong Pang Yu and specially appointed him as a soldier.
join the army.
Unfortunately, Pang Yu later led an army to attack Li Mi and was beaten to a pulp. Li Daliang was also captured by Li Mi's general Zhang Bi. At that time, more than a hundred of Li Daliang's troops were about to be executed. Zhang Bi gave these prisoners a meal.
, the other Sui soldiers were all depressed and lost their minds, and some even cried bitterly and begged for mercy on their knees. Only the young Li Daliang behaved very calmly.
He could even point out the gains and losses of both sides in this battle, and said that if he had commanded the troops, Zhang Bi would be the prisoner at this time. Li Bi was not annoyed after hearing this, but thought that this boy was very good, so he left Li Daliang alone and left the others
He killed them all, and later became his brother and recommended him to Li Mi.
Li Mi met Li Daliang in person and had a conversation. He found out that he was really a talented person, so he made him a confidant and gave him a large reward and an important position.
But Li Daliang took the reward and did not enjoy it himself. Instead, he first paid for someone to collect and bury the bodies of the more than a hundred soldiers who were captured with him. He also sent one or two relics to each of their homes, and then sent another
All the money and the reward given to him by Li Mi were spent.
Later, Li Daliang found that Li Mi could not achieve great things, so Li Yuan marched into Guanzhong to appease the people. Li Daliang then went to join Li's tribe in Longxi, and Li Yuan only gave him the title of Tumen County Magistrate.
Li Daliang took office alone and visited the people from house to house. He found that the people were displaced due to the war and did not even have the seeds to resume farming. Li Daliang directly sold his good horse and replaced it with seeds for the people to replant. His kind of
This behavior attracted the wealthy and powerful households in the county to take action, renting cattle and horses, seeds and agricultural tools to the common people to cultivate and replant. Li Daliang has been following everyone in the fields to build canals and cultivate the land.
This year, a rare bumper harvest was obtained. After the people were settled, Li Daliang trained the people, organized rural soldiers, and suppressed bandits everywhere to bring peace to the people. Under his planning and command, a group of rural soldiers defeated many bandits who had been fighting for many years.
The fallen flowers and flowing water fled in all directions, and Tumen County finally returned to peace.
Li Daliang mercifully released the captured bandits and thieves, allowed them to register as household members, gave them farmland and resettled them, and even adopted many of the orphans and children among the bandits as adopted sons.
Raise by yourself.
After hearing this, King Li Shimin of Qin specially rewarded him with fifty horses and fifty pieces of miscellaneous colors. Li Daliang received all the rewards and used them all to help orphans and widows and appease the refugees, while he still lived a simple life.
Later, Hu Lu invaded and there were no regular officers and soldiers in the county. Li Daliang rode directly into the enemy camp and used his eloquence to persuade Hu Shuai. Not only did he persuade him not to attack the city, he even persuaded him to lead his troops to join the Tang Dynasty.
Li Daliang killed his own horse and swore to Hu Shuai that he would drink heavily all night and walk back to the city at dawn.
And this Hu tribe also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, including Tumen, and later fought for Li Daliang to resist the invading enemies.
After Emperor Li Yuan heard about it, he also promoted him to Sima of the General Administration of Jinzhou. He was not only promoted to governor of Anzhou, but also promoted to governor of Yuezhou due to his meritorious service in Guangzhou.
The emperor rewarded him with 100 slaves, and Li Daliang directly released Congliang, saying that these people were also victims of the war.
Even though he has used all his salary and rewards over the years to help bury his compatriots and subordinates, he has been sending money to the mothers, wives and children of his old tribe who died in the battle, and even adopted many orphans of his subordinates. He has always lived a simple life and has no property, but for many years
It's always been like this.
Li Shimin came to the throne, he served as the governor of Jiaozhou, and then he was granted the title of male of Wuyang County. He still performed very well in a land like Jiaozhi in the south. He then entered the court as the Taifuqing, in charge of the country's property and treasury, but he was neither greedy nor greedy.
Wenqian has never taken advantage of this official position. It is convenient to get even the slightest benefit after doing half the work.
Such people are very pure and rare.
Wu Huaiyu couldn't do this, but he admired it very much.
Li Daliang has adopted hundreds of orphans over the years, and he has adopted more than a dozen of them as adopted sons. He picked up many orphans and raised them well, and then contacted some kindhearted people to adopt them. He would often send some money there, etc.
When the children grow up, we will also help them buy a home and start their own business.
Li Daliang always has a big hole, and no amount of money is enough to fill it. He has really been helping to take care of the mothers, wives and children of his compatriots and subordinates who died. He even tries his best to see the poor orphans left behind by war and famine.
Provide relief and support, and in case of disasters, money must be provided for relief.
When the salary was gone, the horses were sold.
Li Daliang, a dignified minister of gold and purple, had no servants, and even his mount was often sold by him, but not in exchange for wine, but to provide relief and help others.
Now the emperor rewards him with slaves and horses. If he sells the slaves, he can get a large sum of money, but he also wants to free them from good behavior.
He was so poor that he even sold the ten horses he had just received as a reward for grain to help the victims outside the city.
"When I first went to the battlefield, I was defeated and captured. Among more than a hundred people, I was the only one who survived. My life was given by Zhang Bi. At that time, I made an oath to do more good deeds in this life.
That’s why I deserve this second life.”
Wu Huaiyu looked at Li Daliang, who was only about forty years old. He had gray hair and a very weathered face. Back then, he and Qin Qiong were considered colleagues of Wagang. Although their relationship could not be said to be very close, look at the situation between the two of them now.
His official career was pretty good, but in the early Tang Dynasty, the most important thing was military merit. Li Daliang had many political talents, from county magistrate to Sima of the general administration, to state governor, then to governor of two places, and then to minister of Taifu, but after all, he did not fight many tough battles.
, has achieved many military exploits, so he is only a county baron.
In contrast, Qin Qiong relied on his conquests in the south and north, and his achievements in supporting the emperor, and is now the prime minister.
A great Sima and a great Sinong.
In terms of family fortune, the difference is even greater. Qin Qiong has received countless rewards from Li Yuan and Li Shimin and his son over the years, all of which are very huge. Not to mention marrying the head of the clan county, and taking as a concubine the daughters of the Pei family and Liu family in Hedong.
In recent years, he has purchased a lot of land and participated in some industries and commerce. Qin Qiong is very wealthy. The mansion he lives in occupies a quarter of the size of Yongxing Fang, and there are many other courtyards, villas, manors, etc.
Li Daliang, on the other hand, often lived a life of pickles and tofu. It is said that when he was serving as Taifu Qing in Beijing, the court provided twelve sheep for free every month. Li Daliang often sold these sheep and exchanged them for sorghum, millet, etc. to help the poor in the village.
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This is simply a saint.
In this day and age, it seems extremely rare.
Compared with him, Wu Huaiyu felt a little ashamed. After all, he was from the later generations. This realization was too far away.
In Li Daliang's home, there were neither BMWs nor beautiful concubines, not even any gold, silver, and jade. The house they lived in was also very simple and unrepaired. In addition to official robes, Li Daliang and his concubines also had children.
The sons and daughters usually lived a simple life and even grew vegetables and weaved cloth to support themselves.
"I want to take a job elsewhere, and I would like to ask Brother Shubao for help."
The reason why Li Daliang wanted to go abroad was very simple. Local officials, especially those in remote areas, would have a sufficient job position, so that Li Daliang could earn more and fill his bottomless hole.
"Why should Mr. Li work so hard? Just do what you can. There are so many orphans, widows, disabled people, and poor people in the world. It's impossible to take care of them all." Huaiyu persuaded.
Li Daliang sighed, "Although I haven't fought many battles in these years, many of my old troops have died fighting with me. I once promised them that I would support their elderly mothers and raise their wives and children. I can't break my promise."
Another reason why Li Daliang wanted to go abroad was that he felt that the current official position of Taifuqing, dealing with property, treasury, etc. all day long, was somewhat boring to be separated from the people. He would rather do something that could reach the people and be practical.
Doing something practical can directly improve people's livelihood in a place.
"Father, why don't you recommend Li Gong to go to Yanzhou to be the governor of Yanzhou? Shuofang also needs a parent official like Li Gong who is talented in governance and selfless."
Huaiyu's recommendation of Li Daliang as the governor of Yanzhou was a bit selfish. After all, he was the governor of Yanzhou before and had invested a lot of effort there. He was also worried that someone else would mess up in the past. Officials like Li Daliang, although others cannot learn from them, can
It can also be trusted by everyone.
"Brother Li can choose one of the three governors of Yanzhou, Xiangzhou, and Qingzhou, and I will recommend it to your majesty."
"I also wrote a letter to recommend him." Huaiyu said.
There just happened to be vacancies for the governors of these three places. The governor of Qingzhou was originally Duan Lun, the governor of Xiangzhou was the hard-hitting Yuchi Laohei, and the governor of Yanzhou was originally Wu Huaiyu.
Li Daliang thought about it and chose Yanzhou.
The conditions in Xiangzhou are better, but Yanzhou is more challenging.
"Since Mr. Li wants to sell the horse, why not sell it to me," Wu Huaiyu said bluntly.
"Okay." Li Daliang didn't even negotiate the price. "You can ask someone to take the horse later and pay the market price."
"Mr. Yi Guo, I know that you have many connections. I would like to ask you to help me find someone."
"Oh, who are you looking for?"
"Zhang Bi,"
Li Daliang attacked Wagang and was captured by Zhang Bi. He was about to be killed, but Zhang Bi not only did not kill him in the end, he even became a brother with him in the tent and recommended him to Li Mi.
"I feel very guilty, Brother Zhang. When I left Wagang to join the Tang Dynasty, I heard that Li Mi was very angry and blamed Brother Zhang. The punishment was heavy.
I have been looking for Brother Zhang these years, but there has been no news. Can Duke Yi Guo help find Brother Zhang? I owe him a lot."
When Li Daliang wanted to abandon Li Mi and join Li Yuan, he also persuaded Zhang Bi to leave together. However, Zhang Bi did not leave, but he did not tell Li Mi either. Even afterward, Li Mi asked Zhang Bi to hunt down Li Daliang, but he just pretended to do so.
, Zhang Bi was punished afterwards.
Li Daliang didn't know whether Zhang Bi was still alive or not. Regardless of life or death, he wanted to know the whereabouts of this sworn brother. If he was still alive, he must repay him well and ask the emperor to give him an official, even if he transferred his title to Zhang Bi.
Bi, he is also willing. If he is gone, he is also willing to support his parents, raise his wife and children.
"Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will definitely help you find him." Wu Huaiyu solemnly promised.
After Li Daliang said goodbye and left, Wu Huaiyu still couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, but Xu Jingzong's eyes showed a bit of disdain for Li Daliang's character. A dignified minister of the third rank, gold and purple, actually treated his wife and children with warmth.
Not enough, what kind of man is this? Isn’t this stupid?
Isn't it funny that the Taifuqing, who is in charge of the country's treasury and property, may even run out of food at home? He can easily get hundreds of thousands of dollars by just writing and approving a note, or even just nodding his head and saying a word.
It would be foolish not to let my family suffer along with me.
Qin Qiong said to Huaiyu, "Brother Li's ten horses, give them more money, eighty guan each, give them 800 guan, and I'll ask the steward to send the money to your house."
"Father, why don't you give me this little money? But with Mr. Li's temper, I'm afraid he won't accept the price of eighty guan a horse."
Qin Qiong couldn't help but shake her head. Li Daliang has such a stubborn character.
