Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 14 Gossip
Walking around the temple, Yuwen Shiji squinted his eyes and thought of the young man just now, so familiar... It seemed that he had seen it somewhere, and it was a long time ago, could it be after an old friend?
"Lang Jun, I have asked." The follower who went to inquire about the news said softly: "The village said that it is the Li family from Longxi, but it is indeed from Lingnan."

"Longxi Li's family?" Yu Wenshi frowned, the young man denied Longxi Li just now, "Who is his father?"

"I haven't heard of his father." The entourage shook his head, "It is said that it is impossible to visit relatives... From that, it seems that his father does not recognize..."

Yuwen Shiji froze, and after a while, he waved his hand to repel his followers, "It turned out to be him..."

At that time, the Yuwen family was well-known in Chang'an. Yuwen Shiji's father, Yuwenshu, was a famous official in the Sui Dynasty.

At that time, Li Dewu's grandfather, Li Mu, was granted the title of Shen Guogong, and the children of the family were widely favored. Dozens of his nephews and nephews became officials, and more than ten of them were knighted.

Yuwen Shiji knew Li Dewu and was very familiar with him, because his direct aunt was the wife of Li Dewu's uncle Li Hun. The two families were both family friends and relatives by marriage, and they were similar in age, so they were naturally familiar with each other.

And Li Shan's appearance is very similar to Li Dewu when he was young.

Unspeakable emotions surged in his heart, and Yu Wenshi stood there for a long time, with a lonely atmosphere surrounding his body, which was at odds with the lively atmosphere around him.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Don't dare to talk about hard work." Li Shan, who finally finished copying the scriptures, was a little surprised.

After encountering that guy Wu Zhong, Li Shan had to think about his current situation and whether he could survive.

In the short term, as long as his identity is not widely publicized, Pei's should be ignorant, then Li Dewu is probably what he needs to face.

Although Zhu Wei and his mother Zhu Shi seem to have some background behind them, Li Shan also wanted to find all other sources of support, and the person who came to seek scriptures was obviously a big shot.

He doesn't expect the relationship he clings to to be able to fight against the Pei family of Hedong for himself, but if he can benefit from it, he can force Li Dewu to protect himself...it is still possible.

And the relationship of interests, whether it is political interests or economic interests... Although it is a bit difficult, it is not impossible for a traveler who is familiar with history.

"It's just a joke, don't worry about it." Yuwen Shiji squeezed out a smile, "No one cares about such small things, it's just that you have some skills in handling things."

"It's really a last resort." Li Shanxing saluted, feeling strange in his heart, he was lukewarm before, but he was quite protective in words after an hour, maybe he could really get on.

There was a female voice screaming over there. A ten-year-old woman took a small and exquisite lotus lantern fondly. The little child beside her was holding a very kawaii rabbit lantern in her hand. A young man cupped his hands, A look of pride.

"Those are the six daughters of the sage, conferred the title of Princess Fangling, last year's nephew of Empress Shangtaimu's family, Dou Fengjie."

Li Shan looked intently, the girl was twelve or thirteen years old at most, with an innocent face, she was already married.

After thinking about it in his heart, Li Shan didn't open his mouth. Although he wanted to cling to the person next to him, being naked...was obviously the stupidest choice, and he needed to find an entry point.

"That child is Yang Yuzhi, the son of Princess Changguang, the fifth daughter of a sage. His father is the Yang family of Hongnong. Yang Shidao, the son of Yang Xiong, the former king of Guan, is now the director of Lingzhou."

"Oh oh oh..." Li Shan let out an incomprehensible exclamation. Although he didn't know why the person beside him introduced those noble people so carefully, Li Shan suddenly became interested!

Why are you so excited?
Gossip!
In the previous life, Li Shan was born in a rural area, and he could not read any books except textbooks and Buddhist scriptures. He did not go to the county seat until high school. Once when he was chatting with his classmates, he heard someone say "dirty Tang stinky man". Li Shan, who didn't understand what he meant, went to check I got the information... Tsk tsk, it's not just about Li Shimin taking his sister-in-law forcibly, Li Zhi stealing his concubine, and Li Longji picking up ashes.

It's not far away.

This Princess Fangling later cheated... The object was the child next to her who was babbling with a kawaii rabbit lamp, the son of her sister Princess Changguang, and her nephew Yang Yuzhi who was only three years old this year.

But Princess Fangling's husband-in-law Dou Fengjie was not as tolerant as Fang Laoer, so he found a chance to catch the rape in bed, and divided Yang Yuzhi into five horses!
Tsk tsk, it's really cruel!
Yuwen Shi pointed to a group of people who were walking to the right, "That is the warrior Xun, a friend of the sage Longqian, who is now the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and is named Duke Ying."

Oh, Wu Zetian's father.

"This person also has friendship with Guan Wang of the former dynasty, and married him as his niece." Yuwen Shiji said patiently: "These families are all noble relatives in the court, and they are not involved in court disputes. If we can make friends..."

Li Shan thanked in a low voice thoughtfully, these two sentences were obviously reminding himself.

But where can I get on... Li Shan smiled wryly in his heart, and his eyes fell on the gorgeous woman next to the samurai Yu, who should be Wu Zetian's old mother, Yang Shi. It is said that she was 40 years old when she got married, so she doesn't look like it.

Although the distance is a bit far away and the face can't be seen, but there is a sense of coquettishness in the light swing of the waist... Li Shan tsk-tsk twice in his heart, this is also a fierce person, stronger than the daughter Wu Zetian and granddaughter Princess Taiping Cattle.

It is said that several decades later in history, the Yang family will be 80 or [-] years old, and have a relationship with his grandson He Lanmin...

At dusk, all the dignitaries left, and Li Shan accompanied Yu Wenshiji down the mountain.

"Dongshan Temple is becoming more and more famous now. I wonder if we can allow female monks to practice?"

Li Shan snorted, and said deliberately and tactfully: "I need to ask Zen Master Wuchao, who is in charge."

"I heard that Zen Master Wuchao has been practicing closed-mouth meditation for ten years?" Yuwen Shiji said with a half-smile, "But a month ago, I hadn't heard of Wuchao's name yet."

Li Shan smiled embarrassingly, "It is naturally a wish for a nobleman to enter the temple to practice."

Li Shan was tactful and didn't inquire about Yuwen Shiji's identity, although today happened to be a rebel slave, he needed a shield.

Watching Yuwen Shihe get on his horse and leave, Li Shan returned to the mountain, rubbing the hair on his chin to guess who this person is?

"Da Lang, someone is looking for you..." Zhu Ba pointed to a young man who was pacing back and forth at the entrance of the main hall.

"Your step is Li Jia Dalang?" The young man's eyes lit up, "I'm Wang Renbiao."

Li Shan replied in astonishment, "Brother Wang, this is..."

"Dongshan Temple has been ignorant for more than a hundred years, but it has become famous within a month. It uses the scriptures of eminent monks to preserve the temple, and uses the scriptures and Gewurztraminer..." Wang Renbiao said with a chuckle: "Today, the incense is offered, and the children throw it. I didn’t get Gewürztraminer for a single penny.”

The corners of Li Shan's mouth twitched, you only pay one penny for incense, and you still want a bowl of Gewurztraminer?
I haven't seen you being so stingy in the past half a month!

However, Wang Renbiao was in high spirits. As the son of the family who has been in charge of common affairs for a long time, he was keenly aware of the business opportunity. The other party linked Gewürztraminer with praying to Buddhist scriptures. This method cannot be said to be ingenious, but it will certainly not last.

Although he doesn't know how big the market for Gewürztraminer is, Wang Renbiao is willing to take a gamble.

The Sui and Tang dynasties were not the Song and Ming Dynasties where "everything is inferior but studies are high". The hands and feet of the aristocratic families spread to every corner of society, how could it not extend into the fat of commerce?

But Gewürztraminer was targeted so quickly, which surprised Li Shan. He looked at the young man in front of him with great interest, and wanted to take a gamble.

"Please come in and discuss in detail."

"Okay, there is no curfew in the capital today, there is plenty of time."

……

During the Lantern Festival, there is no curfew in Chang'an City. Yuwen Shi and He left Dongshan Temple at dusk. After hesitating for a while by the Jing River, they turned their horses and headed for the distance.

Half an hour later, as far as the line of sight could see, a small hill and a small temple appeared in Yuwen Shiji's eyes.

Knocking on the gate of the temple, Yuwen Shiji was not surprised by the categorical rejection, and only handed in the scriptures copied by Li Shan today.

Standing blankly at the gate of the temple for a long time, Yuwen Shiji didn't leave either.

For a high-ranking official who was enshrined as a duke and served as the Minister of Zhongshu, it was easy to break into this temple, but the man inside said half a month ago, "If you want to die, you can see each other."

Yuwen Shiji didn't regret his decision to return to Li Tang back then, but leaving his wife and son became the most painful memory in his life.

Thinking of the young man he met an hour ago, Yuwen Shiji couldn't help being a little envious.

Envious of Li Dewu, who had been friends with him since childhood and then parted ways, had such an outstanding son, and even more envious of Li Dewu's son who also abandoned his wife and son, but Li Dewu's son was still alive.

At that time, he went west to Chang'an alone, his wife Princess Nanyang, and his only ten-year-old son, Zen Master Yuwen, were taken captive by Dou Jiande.

Also taken away at that time were Li Tang's Huai'an King Li Shentong, Princess Tong'an and his son-in-law Wang Yu, as well as Li Shiji's father Xu Gai, and now the Crown Prince Xima Wei Zheng.

So many people returned to Chang'an alive, only Zen Master Yuwen died.

With the moon hanging high in the night, Yuwen Shiji finally got on his horse, looked back at the small temple for the last time, and left on his horse.

He didn't know why he was so pleasing to the young man in Dongshan Temple today, and even tried to resist the unnecessary pressure for him.

But he didn't regret it, and even felt that he should have done more.

(End of this chapter)