Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 15 Who is Worse?
In the empty temple, happy monks and villagers were cleaning up the mess. Obviously, today was a fruitful day. Li Shan and Wang Renbiao walked slowly, while the latter's wife was playing behind with two small lanterns.

"I want to sell you the secret recipe." Li Shan's eyes flickered, "Even if you give it to your Excellency..."

"You're joking, you're joking." Wang Renbiao waved his hand and said, "Cooperating to share profits is already taking advantage."

Li Shan is really not joking. As a time traveler, the value of such a secret recipe is not too high. As long as there is enough and possible return, he is willing to give it away...it is considered a venture capital investment.

Dongshan Temple was saved from abolishment, mainly due to the few scriptures and the westward route planned by Li Shan for Xuanzang. Gewurztraminer did not play any role, even in the process of digging the first pot of gold in the later period. No, those who are willing to gift money and incense to the Buddha are all for the scriptures.

But Gewürztraminer is already well-known for its delicate and smooth taste, and Li Shan already has some ideas for future plans.

Gewurztraminer itself is of little help to Li Shan, and he doesn't expect to make a fortune with it.

After pondering for a moment, Li Shan said frankly, "Thank you for your kindness, but it is not appropriate to cooperate for profit sharing. It is better to stop it once."

Wang Renbiao looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, he had indeed thought of buying out once, and he was not afraid of the other party's tricks, but it was out of expectation that he succeeded so easily.

"Twenty guns, and then please find a familiar blacksmith in the city to make some kitchen utensils. If you have connections, help find a craftsman who can repair houses."

Wang Renbiao's eyes widened. The latter two conditions are attached. The secret recipe is only twenty?

In this day and age, similar secret recipes can be passed down from family to family, and they are also a powerful weapon for aristocratic families to make money. Otherwise, why are the villagers in Zhujiagou so grateful to Li Shan?

"It's difficult to keep it secret." Li Shan explained with a smile: "And there are some karma in the lower body, I don't want to hurt others."

Wang Renbiao frowned, and said softly: "Offended someone?"

"Ah."

"My ancestral home is Taiyuan, can I help you?"

"Taiyuan Wang family?" Li Shan's expression remained unchanged, he thought for a while and shook his head, "Don't embarrass me anymore."

Wang Renbiao walked around the temple for a long time, obviously not only eyes but no ears, so he said with a smile: "I heard that you are from the Li family in Longxi?"

"Hehe, hehe..." Li Shan smiled, waved his hands again and again and said, "The Buddha's face is covered with gold, I'm joking."

Wang Renbiao waved his sleeve robe, and said softly: "Seeing the demeanor of your step today, you must be from a noble family, not a small family, Wang asked sincerely."

Li Shan flipped through the Wang family in Taiyuan in his mind... It seemed that there were no big figures in the early Tang Dynasty, so could he borrow his strength?
He was not a major in history at all, and Li Shan only vaguely remembered that Li Zhi's empress was from the Wang family of Taiyuan, and she was the empress who was accused of strangling Wu Zetian's daughter to death.

After being silent for a while, Li Shan sighed softly, "Why do you need to ask the bottom line...my great-grandfather Shen Guogong."

"Shen Guogong?" Wang Renbiao looked in his mind in a daze.

In Chinese history, there were many people who enshrined Shen Guogong, but before the Tang Dynasty, there were only three people, and they were three generations of grandparents.

"Is it Li Gong who whipped Yuwen Black Otter?" Wang Renbiao asked unexpectedly.

Li Shan nodded lightly. The so-called Yuwen Black Otter was the actual founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Tai. Insulting and whipping, the chasing soldiers thought that Yu Wentai was just a pawn who gave up chasing others, so Yu Wentai escaped with his life.

That general was Li Shan's great-grandfather, Li Mu, who later became Lord Shen Guogong. His ancestors claimed to be the descendants of Li Ling, and the Li family in Longxi claimed to be the descendants of Li Guang, the former flying general of the Han Dynasty.

Li Ling is the grandson of Li Guang, the one who finally surrendered after fighting the Huns, and the pit Sima Qian was cut off.

Li Ling has been in the grassland for a hundred years, and the genealogy has long been unavailable. Li Mu's family calls themselves the Li family of Longxi... To put it bluntly, it is just trying to put gold on their face.

I don’t know Li Shan’s previous life, but Li Shan who traveled here knows it well. Just kidding, from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and after the Three Kingdoms War, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the genealogy of the Li family in Longxi is untestable, you Xianbei people He ran to say that he was a descendant of Li Ling... Who would believe that!
"It's a pity that there was civil strife afterwards, and he was slandered again, otherwise it would be hard to say..." Wang Renbiao clicked his tongue twice.

Li Shan can understand this sentence. After hundreds of years of melee in Wei, Zhou, Qi, and Sui, the genealogy of the family is a bit blurred. If Li Hun survives and continues to this day, maybe he will be recognized as the Li family of Longxi .

This is because the Taiyuan Wang family is also like this. King Jinyang, King Qixian, and King Langya can all be traced back to Wangli of the Qin Dynasty, but the actual genealogy is very chaotic.

Not to mention that the royal family of the Sui Dynasty called themselves the Yang family of Hongnong, and the royal family of the Tang Dynasty called themselves the Li family of Longxi...

Wang Renbiao continued to calculate, and his expression changed, "The third generation of Shen Guogong, Li Jincai, was wiped out, but his nephew Li Dewu..."

Wang Renbiao suddenly remembered the good story of the reunion that caused a sensation in the capital a month ago.

"My ancestral home is Chengji County, Longxi County, but he was born in Lingnan." Li Shan turned sideways, looking at Wang Renbiao's expression from the corner of his eye.

After a while, Wang Renbiao said sullenly, "So that's how it is, that's how it is..."

"The secret recipe is twenty guan, please don't let it out." Li Shan bowed and said, "It's freezing cold, and I don't have any entanglements. It's hard to go back to Lingnan, so I borrowed the temple."

"Don't let it out?" Wang Renbiao was startled, "The Pei family still doesn't know?"

"Lingnan was initially settled, and all the old servants rebelled. How do you know the truth?"

Wang Renbiao swallowed his saliva. Although he was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, he is a junior after all, and his status in the family is not high, otherwise he would not like the business of Qiongwürztraminer. For this matter, he might have to carry the Hedong Pei family in the future. This is obviously unwise.

"Go back to Lingnan after the frost has thawed?" Wang Renbiao asked tentatively.

"Maybe." Li Shan sighed, "If you don't cooperate to share profits, it's really for my dear friend."

The 19-year-old Wang Renbiao was a little entangled, wondering if he was taking advantage of the fire?

"It's getting late." Li Shan said softly, "If you want to, I'll be waiting in the temple or in the village at the foot of the mountain these days."

Li Shan was a little disappointed, but he also felt that it was reasonable, who would take the risk of offending a wealthy family like the Pei family in Hedong for the sake of an unknown pawn. Now the Pei family has two prime ministers, Pei Ju and Pei Ji, in the Tang Dynasty. In this regard, there are five surnames and seven families. Nothing compares.

On the way back to Beijing, Wang Renbiao was still pondering whether to buy this secret recipe. He has been in charge of the family affairs for more than a year, and he is aware of the possible benefits of Gewürztraminer, but twenty guan... is too mean, and Li Dewu Abandoning his wife and son, the young man is lonely and helpless.

Would you like some more?
But his father went to be the supervisor of Suizhou half a month ago, and he has less than a hundred guan on hand, so he can't sell the house he just bought... Thinking of this, Wang Renbiao felt a warm feeling in his heart, although his mother was mean, But before his father took office, he transferred a house to his own name.

The carriage stopped outside a large mansion, the gate was closed tightly, and the side door was also closed, Wang Renbiao didn't care, and helped his wife into the mansion through the corner gate.

"Mr. Lang is finally back!" A servant rushed over, "Mr. Lang, the mistress is calling."

Wang Renbiao's expression tightened, and he took his wife to the backyard, and saw a handsomely dressed young man as soon as he entered the door.

"The son pays his respects to the mother."

Sitting at the top is an old woman with gray hair, dressed in silk and satin, with a golden hairpin pinned to her bun, with slightly thin lips and arched cheekbones, with a lively and mean look.

"I heard you went to Dongshan Temple today?"

Before Wang Renbiao could reply, the young man on the side smiled and said, "Auntie, it is said that there are eminent monks in Beijing who brought the scriptures to Dongshan Temple, and I think the ninth brother is going to ask for the scriptures for my aunt."

"Oh?" The old woman frowned, "Is that true?"

Wang Renbiao couldn't find anything to say for a while, so he couldn't help but look sideways. The young man who interrupted was his cousin Wang Renyou, who had always been at odds with him.

"Ninth Brother, I have all gone to Dongshan Temple. Didn't I go to seek scriptures?" Wang Renyou asked in a surprised tone, then turned his head and said, "Auntie, how about it, my nephew will go there tomorrow."

The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly and stared at Wang Renbiao who was still kneeling on the ground, "You have been in charge of general affairs for more than a year, and you have made a lot of progress. I heard that you have already bought a house outside?"

"Still hiding it, are you afraid of being snatched away?"

"Ninth brother, this is your fault." Wang Renyou added fuel to the side, "You are the only child in the family, and you need to support your parents. How can you buy an outhouse?"

Wang Renbiao's face was livid but he refused to tell the difference. Could it be that this was specially left for him by his father before he went to other places to take up his post?

This kind of explanation may work in other families. Wang Renbiao's father, Wang Yu, was born in a side branch, but he was from the Wang family in Taiyuan after all. Four years ago, in the first year of Wude, she was named the princess of Tong'an.

The immediate younger sister of the current emperor Li Yuan's mother and compatriots, and the immediate aunt of the prince Li Jiancheng.

Princess Tong'an was still reprimanding her sternly. Similar scenes had been performed almost every day during the years when she returned to Chang'an, and Wang Renbiao was used to it.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to say more." Princess Tong'an snorted coldly, "Since you have already bought a house, then move out."

"Mother..." Wang Renbiao raised his head abruptly.

Princess Tong'an turned a deaf ear to it and walked straight to the back. Wang Renyou squatted down and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my aunt. Who told you to... move there first, and I will explain it to you in a few days." .”

Wang Renbiao gritted his teeth without saying a word, took his wife and left, expecting Wang Renyou to make it clear, it would be better to expect his father to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

An hour later, Wang Renbiao and his wife Li were sitting in a house in Chongyongfang, without a servant or maid beside them, only a few boxes and bundles scattered on the ground.

The historical trajectory has undergone a subtle change here. In the original time and space, it was not until Wang Renbiao died of illness that Princess Tong'an swept his wife Li and his son Wang Fangyi out of the house.

"Lang Jun, mother is just out of breath..." Mrs. Li knew the origin of this house, and persuaded in a low voice: "I will come to serve mother after a few days..."

"It's just Chongyongfang, but she can't tolerate it!" Wang Renbiao thumped the table, shaking up a burst of dust.

One hundred and eight squares in Chang'an, the imperial city is located in the north, the closer it is to the imperial city, the more sought-after the house is, and Chongyongfang is located in the middle of Chang'an, three squares to the north is the East City, in fact, the location is not good.

Mrs. Li also understood in her heart that the key to the problem was not the house itself, but that the house was privately passed on to his son by his father-in-law Wang Yu.

"There's no need to write a letter to Suizhou. My father can't go back to Beijing without an edict, and there's no need to count on Wang Renyou. This time he must be the one who hinders..."

Seeing his wife's puzzled face, Wang Renbiao smiled wryly and said, "He and I have always been at odds, but I didn't know the inside story until half a month ago when my father was about to leave..."

Princess Tong'an and her husband Wang Yusheng had a daughter and three sons. The daughter was brought into the harem by Yang Guang of the former Sui Dynasty. The three sons died one after another. Wang Renyou.

But before the adoption, a servant girl next to Wang Yu became pregnant and gave birth to Wang Renbiao. This made Princess Tong'an think about it. After more than ten years, the couple wandered around Luoyang and Yangzhou, leaving only the old servant in Chang'an Take care of young children.

It didn't matter at first, but five years ago, Li Yuan raised his troops to capture Chang'an, and within a few years, he will rule the world... Wang Renyou is naturally jealous. , very much favored by Princess Tong'an, and often provokes quarrels.

Princess Tong'an and Wang Yu returned to Beijing for only three years, while Wang Renbiao had been in Guanzhong. During these three years, Wang Renbiao was in a difficult situation. It can be said that at least half of the credit should fall on Wang Renyou.

After sitting in a daze for a long time, the couple began to take stock of the soft goods they had brought. After counting and counting, they only had more than 30 yuan, and then they had to buy all kinds of furniture, charcoal fire and bedding in winter...

Wang Renbiao suddenly thought of the young man in Dongshan Temple outside the city. Under such circumstances, maybe that was a way out... At least, it was better than talking to others.

After a wry smile, Wang Renbiao couldn't help but think, one is abandoning his wife and son, and the other is being abused by his mother. I really don't know who is worse?
(End of this chapter)