Tang Jian can be said to be a meritorious official from Conglong with upright roots and a bright future.
His father, Tang Jian, had a good relationship with Li Yuan, the emperor of Tang Dynasty. When Li Yuan launched an army in Taiyuan, Tang Jian participated in the plan. In the second year of Wude, Tang Jian and Yong'an King Li Xiaoji and others were captured by Liu Wuzhou.
He learned from his mouth that Dugu Huaien was going to rebel. Dugu Huaien was stationed in Puzhou at the time, and Tang Jian sent people to expose Dugu Huaien's rebellion. After Li Shimin defeated Liu Wuzhou, Tang Jian became the Minister of Rites, granted Tiance the title of Governor of the Palace, and granted him the title of Ju.
Your Majesty, I am specially granted one exemption from death penalty.
From the above resume, we can know that Tang Jian was not only a hero of Conglong, but also very discerning when it came to choosing sides. He tied himself to Li Shimin's chariot early on. In the early Tang Dynasty, he was a good general.
As good ministers, the Li family and his son never hesitated to reward ministers in the court, but only Tang Jian received the honor of being "exempted from the death penalty once", which shows how much he was honored and favored.
Tang Jian was a low-key man who kept his reputation low. When talking about the famous officials of the early Tang Dynasty, many people will think of "Fang Mou Du Duan", Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others, but few people will think of what Tang Jian did.
, but his status does not need to be lower than anyone else. He has never participated in the factional struggles between the DPRK and China, and is considered a neutral faction. However, no one dares to look down upon him, whether it is the newly promoted nobles or the five sects and seven surnames, because he is considered to be balanced.
No one wants to offend him and let him join the other faction. Tang Jian also understands in his heart, so he often pretends to be confused.
He didn't pay much attention, drinking and composing poems all day long. Unless it was a task assigned by Li Shimin personally, he would leave all other tasks to his deputies. Therefore, he was often neglected by officials and officials, but he didn't care and continued to go his own way.
After this mission to the Turks, Li Shimin changed the title of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although the official ranks were the same, one was for decoration and the other was for real power.
Everyone knew that this was a promotion. But Tang Jian was not happy because after he became Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he had to do more things. Moreover, the people's livelihood situation in the early Tang Dynasty was not optimistic. It was not that there was a disaster here.
It was flooded there, and every day there were posts asking for disaster relief. And these things needed to be checked by him in person. Tang Jian, who had always been lazy, suddenly became busy, and he was very uncomfortable with it. In addition, he was also over five years old.
At ten years old, my physical strength is no longer strong, and I feel a little exhausted. I don't bother to watch singing and dancing, and just have banquets. I basically stop when I get home from the official office every day, and I don't even pass on any concubines.
My life changed ten months ago.
That day, when he was in charge of government affairs, his family suddenly came to report that an old acquaintance had come to visit. After careful questioning, he found out that it was Li Mu who had sent his mother over. Tang Jian hurried home and met Wang Hu who was escorting him.
Afterwards, without saying a word, Tang Jian cleared out a courtyard in the Duke's Mansion and settled the Sun family there.
A few days later, Tang Jian returned home from the government office. His family told him that Sun had hung himself from a rafter while the maid was not paying attention. Fortunately, the maid came back in time and was rescued. Tang Jian was shocked. Although he
He is lazy in political affairs, but he values his personal integrity. Although he said it in a hurry in the Turkic camp that day, since he promised Li Mu, "I will raise your mother," he will do his best to fulfill it. Li Mu
Returning to defend the city is also an act of faith. At this time, life and death are uncertain. If he comes to look for his mother in the future, do you want to tell him that I did not take good care of your mother and hanged myself?
Tang Jian hurried to the backyard of Sun's temporary residence and comforted her for a while. Sun said that her son, who had not been heard from for so long, was probably dead. She was all alone in this world. What was the point of living? She might as well die.
In order to persuade Sun, Tang Jian used himself as an example. It turned out that Tang Jian's wife passed away more than ten years ago, and the two had a close relationship. His wife's death was a great blow to Tang Jian. He had been neglecting political affairs in these years because of
Without thoughts, singing, dancing and feasting are just to distract yourself and not miss her.
Sun's eyes filled with tears when she saw Tang Jian talking about something emotional. She was moved by his deep feelings and told about the past between her and Li Mu's father, Li Gan. The two of them just talked about it, and unknowingly...
Speaking of dawn.
After that night's conversation, Sun's voice and appearance were engraved in Tang Jian's mind. He dreamed of him in his dreams, and when he woke up he thought about her. He couldn't concentrate even more on government affairs. Every day he looked forward to coming back from the government office early so that he could find her.
I used him as an excuse to chat with Mrs. Sun. As time went by, the servants in Tang Jian’s mansion noticed the clues. I was afraid that the Duke of Guo was attracted to the original lady of the Sun family, and his attitude towards Mr. Sun became even more intense.
Respectfully. But Tang Jian and Sun, who were in the midst of it, had no idea about it. The window paper had not been pierced, and their relationship was limited to chatting and comforting each other every day.
It wasn't until yesterday that a letter was sent from Cao Guogong's house. Li Mu had arrived in Chang'an and would pick up his mother for a reunion tomorrow. After hearing this letter and thinking about the upcoming separation, Tang Jian realized his feelings clearly. Suddenly, the feelings in his heart became complicated.
He is already fifty-one years old, and the Sun family, he has already asked, is only thirty-six after the new year. Although with his status, marrying a younger concubine is not a problem at all. But facing the Sun family,
But he did not dare to say the word "concubine" because in his opinion, it was a kind of blasphemy against the Sun family.
But if you want to marry a matchmaker, it is also difficult. In the Tang Dynasty, marriage was relatively free. No one would say anything, let alone marrying another husband after his death, or remarrying after divorce. But after all, Tang Jian was the respected Duke of the country.
It was somewhat unjustifiable for a powerful man of several generations to marry a commoner woman for a second marriage. Tang Jian felt worried, but he still told Sun the truth about Li Mu's arrival in Chang'an.
Sun also realized her feelings for Tang Jian. Thinking of the separation, the sadness in her heart was just like when she heard the news that Li Mu's father Li Gan died in battle more than ten years ago, but faced with the choice, Sun still resolutely
She chose her son, so when Li Mu came to visit, Mrs. Sun had already packed all her baggage. She had already planned to give up this relationship, follow her son, and leave the Duke of Ju's mansion.
For Li Mu, even with his brains, he would never have imagined that my mother would have feelings for Tang Jian. He is not the kind of person who is stubborn and has a hostile attitude towards his mother marrying another person, but in his mind, these two people
The age difference between them is too big. To use a later saying, Tang Jian could have been Sun's father had he been older. With an age difference of more than ten years, he wouldn't even think about it.
So, after he thanked him, gave him gifts, and politely declined Tang Jian's banquet, he took Sun's leave and left.
Before leaving, Tang Jian arrived at the door. Sun got on the carriage and listened to Li Mu saying goodbye to Tang Jian. She couldn't help but opened the curtain and took a look outside.
Tang Jian happened to look over, and their eyes met, and their hearts skipped a beat. Sun quickly lowered the curtain, and Tang Jian reluctantly looked back, saying to Li Mu, "Take good care of your mother."
After Li Mu agreed, he added in his mind: I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again.