Chapter 577 Just watch the flowers blooming in front of the court
Wu Huaiyu rode slowly along Chang'an Street,
Less than a year after leaving, Chang'an has undergone many new changes. More and more square walls have been demolished, and the tall square walls have been replaced by neat street shops.
Chang'an Street is no longer so deserted and has become more vibrant.
The summer is hot and the sun is like fire.
The tall trees on both sides of the road provide shade and attract more customers to the street shops.
"Would you like a ride?"
A luxurious carriage stopped nearby, the curtains opened, and a familiar face appeared.
Sister-in-law Gao Huitong.
"Come on, there's ice in my car."
Wu Huaiyu smiled and got off the car without any courtesy. It was indeed very cool in the carriage. There were ice cubes stored in copper boxes to cool down.
"Would you like some iced black plum soup, or ice cream cheese mountain?"
"Have a cup of Sushan."
Sushan is the Tang Dynasty version of ice cream, a good thing that only upper-class nobles can enjoy. It is made by mixing milk, rice noodles, fruits and honey, and then refrigerated with ice and snow stored in winter.
My sister-in-law's carriage not only has ice cubes for cooling, but also an on-board refrigerator, a copper box, and several interlayers for ice cubes, which can ensure low temperature and you can just replace the ice cubes at any time.
But what surprised Huaiyu more was that my sister-in-law also had a snow box. The shell was made of sandalwood and the inside was made of several layers of copper. This exquisite box was filled with a box full of refrigerated snow.
The snow stored in winter is now used in summer.
This is more expensive than storing ice until summer.
My sister-in-law made it herself for Huaiyu, adding fresh apricots, peaches, honey and sugar.
This Sushan relieves summer heat and quenches thirst, but it is not easy to get. After extracting the milk, mix it with water for half an hour, add three pinches of white flour, strain it and put it into the pot. Boil it over low heat. When it boils, add the sugar, then use a wooden ladle to beat it for a while over high heat.
When cooked, strain into a bowl, freeze in ice, add various fresh fruits, honey, sugar...
It’s very pleasing to watch my sister-in-law’s movements.
Huaiyu couldn't help but recite a poem of praise,
Where does the scorching summer heat go? A crane clears the sky and the clouds disappear.
I was leisurely watching the flowers blooming in front of the court, and walking quietly in the snow during the winter.
The horse has traveled thousands of miles out of the suburbs, and the jian and jian work together to sweep away the accumulated dirt.
The ice cream is still smelling cool, and the crispy rice and roasted yellow side dishes are shameful.
"The great poet wrote a poem again? Made it especially for Sushan? The ice cream sounds better than Sushan."
After the ice cream was frozen, Gao Huitong added a fresh lotus flower to the silver basin.
The burning incense curls up in the carriage,
It's really full of aristocratic style.
"After winning a great victory, you were recalled to Chang'an for accountability. Do you feel aggrieved?" His sister-in-law handed him a silver key.
"Accountability? No, didn't I get a reward when I came back?" Huaiyu smiled, "I have ten horses, ten slaves, a hundred households, and a thousand acres of fertile land in the capital. The saint also appointed me as the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition and the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Road.
, why should I feel wronged?"
Gao Huitong looked at this brother-in-law and found that there was indeed no aggrieved look on his face. He smiled and said, "You are thinking openly. It seems that I was overly worried. I was worried that you couldn't figure it out. I came here to wait for you and wanted to enlighten you.
Enlighten you."
"Actually, this time you no longer serve as the governor of Anton, but instead become the governor of Youzhou. This is a good thing."
"I see."
"Do you really understand?"
"certainly."
Gao Huitong smiled, she believed he understood.
"You are young after all. You have accomplished two great achievements in succession, both of which were great military achievements. If you were to award them normally, it would be a bit difficult to award them. You don't know how many people in Chang'an are jealous of you now.
Now, I will take advantage of Dugu Yanyun's incident to put some pressure on you. I will cut off Anton's part-time job as governor and demote him from chief governor to long history. This is love and care."
"My heart is the same as Ming Jing's, and I can accept it."
Sometimes I see it too clearly, and it is indeed quite boring, so I feel detached and calm.
"Do you know why Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, has only been obsessed with singing and dancing beauties in recent years? On the contrary, his deputy Li Jing can now be reused?" asked Gao.
"Li Xiaogong is your Majesty's cousin. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he stood alone and controlled half of the country in the southeast. He has the highest military merit in the clan, but he is also relatively young, haha."
Gao nodded.
At first, Li Xiaogong was assisted by Li Jing to pacify the southeast, and he indeed made great achievements. Later, he became the governor of Yangzhou, and he also made great achievements and gained the reputation of a wise king. However, the more he was like this, the harder it was to reassure the emperor.
Therefore, as early as the eighth year of Wude, Li Yuan took advantage of the opportunity of someone accusing Li Xiaogong of treason and summoned him back to the capital. He was also imprisoned for a time for interrogation by Yousi. Although no evidence of treason was found in the end, he was released and transferred to Zong Zhengqing.
, taking away his real power.
After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Li Xiaogong still did not get the opportunity to be appointed, so he could only sing and dance at home to enjoy himself. In just a few years, he had hired more than a hundred singers and dancers.
"Your teacher has been highly valued in recent years, but he is not the original disciple of the current saint, nor is he a confidant."
The main reason why Li Jing was able to win Li Shimin's trust was because he was really good at fighting. Furthermore, Li Jing was more cautious and did not form any cliques. Even if he was the core member of Guan Long's sect, he kept a low profile and was cautious. He did not participate in Li Shimin's seizure of the heir, but he did not do anything for him.
Built for use.
But there is another very special reason. Everyone knows that Li Jing is old. Even if Li Jing, who is over sixty years old, has to be reused, how many years can he continue to work?
The emperor can use it just right, so there is no need to worry too much.
Why are the heroes like Qin Qiong, Sun Wuji, Gao Shilian and so on not really able to enter the center now? Because they are direct confidants and have high achievements. They are already the core of the center. If they don't suppress them, it won't work.
The emperor was very skilled in the art of balancing power.
"I originally thought you would resign as Governor of You and return to Beijing to rest for a while."
"The saint did not mean this, so I am too lazy to mention it." Huaiyu tasted the ice cream made by his sister-in-law. It was really cold and delicious in this summer.
"Did you know that Pei Ji is going to be exiled?"
"What?"
Wu Huaiyu really didn't know about this.
"The madman Xinxing lived in Fenyin and often told Pei Ji's children that Pei Ji had talent. After Xinxing died, his servant Gong ordered him to tell Pei Ji about this. Pei Ji was frightened and did not dare to tell the emperor, but secretly ordered Gong to kill the children who knew about it. However, Gong Ming went behind Pei Ji's back and let the family boy go.
Later, Gong Ming was held accountable by Pei Ji for corruption, and Gong Ming reported Pei Ji to the court.
The emperor sentenced Pei Ji to four capital crimes. The three princes in officialdom colluded with the demon. After the incident, he angrily claimed that he was responsible for the prosperity of the country. The demon falsely claimed that he had talent but hid it, and killed people to silence him.
Wu Huaiyu tasted the apricots, which were crunchy and sweet.
He had actually expected Pei Ji's fate. After all, he was also a doctor at Liumen back then. Liumen had been highly involved in the process of Pei Ji's downfall.
But now that Pei Ji is liquidated at this point in time, it is still a bit surprising.
When Gao Huitong told Huaiyu about Pei Ji, he was actually reminding him that even if he is an extremely popular minister and has the most merit, sooner or later he will still prosper and then decline.
It’s cold at high places,
Wu Huaiyu is still young, so there is no need to rush to the peak early. It is safer to climb slowly than to stand on the top of the mountain early.
