Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 374 Dividing the spoils

Li Shan is not a person who likes to make plans.

In other words, he doesn't like short-term planning, especially the kind of interlocking, cause-and-effect plans, because he has suffered in this regard.

Because in the case of not having too many resources, there may be unexpected situations at every step, and every unexpected situation will have an impact... Therefore, it is only necessary to determine the long-term goal and move forward step by step.

If there is an accident, then solve the accident.

It was arranged by Li Shan in advance to drag Wenxi Pei's family's western family home into the water, but he didn't expect that with such a huge profit, coupled with his too much publicity, the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Liu family in Xie County, and the Xue family in Hedong also attracted.

The arrival of these three families was an accident, which also put Li Shan at a disadvantage, but almost at the same time, another accident also appeared.

Pei Huaiyi walked out of the post house with a blank face, and the attendants behind him said angrily: "This guy is so rude!"

It had been three days since he arrived in Dai County, and except for the first time he met in the city, Pei Huaiyi had never seen Li Shan again. It is said that the magistrate of Dai County was so busy that he couldn't even eat.

In the only meeting, Li Shan talked about him without mentioning any serious matter.

Walking into a mansion, Pei Huaiyi greeted two middle-aged people with a smile. One was a child of the Liu family in Xie County, and the other was a child of the Xue family in Hedong. They are also very familiar with each other... However, the children of the Taiyuan Wang family, who are listed in five surnames and seven families, are not there.

"Brother Huaiyi, still haven't seen anyone?" Liu Xi was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "It is said that Duke Hongda recommended him to be the deputy county magistrate..."

Xue Zhou shook his head aside and said: "I heard from my clan brother that Li Huairen is quite a man of the city, an extraordinary young hero..."

"Brother Bo Bao's eyesight is perfect." Pei Huaiyi smiled, "This man does have some city..."

Bobao is the name of Xue Shou, who joined the army in the Tiance Mansion's office.

Deliberately avoiding each other must have a reason. Pei Huaiyi vaguely guessed what Li Shan was thinking... Then he sneered, Pei, Liu, Xue, the three prominent families in Hedong, plus Taiyuan Wang, can you stop Li Huairen? ?
If it wasn't for you, Li Huairen, who was acting as the county magistrate and had a good relationship with Li Gaoqian, you wouldn't be qualified to participate in it at all!

This is for the sake of face!
Pei Huaiyi was about to open his mouth and put pressure on Li Shan with all his strength, when suddenly a servant came trotting in, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, post on behalf of the county magistrate."

"Huh?" Pei Huaiyi sneered, took a look, "Finally willing to show up."

Seeing Pei Huaiyi stepping out, Liu Xi glanced at Xue Zhou, hesitantly said in a low voice: "Do you need to say hello to Brother Wang?"

Xue Zhou didn't say a word, looked at Pei Huaiyi's face, and shook his head slightly.

Five surnames and seven families, the famous first-class families in the country, but there is also competition among the families... Now in the court, the Wenxi Pei family has an absolute advantage, and the Liu family and the Xue family are also in the East Palace and Tiance Mansion. There are outstanding civil and military figures with high status, but the Taiyuan Wang family is much worse.

Now there are only two people from the Wang family in Taiyuan who can make a move. One is Wang Renbiao's father, Wang Yu, and Princess Shang Tong'an, who is the governor of Suizhou, and the other is Prince Zhongyun Wanggui, the prince's first confidant in the East Palace.

However, Wang Yu is a mediocre talent with little meritorious service, and Wang Gui...although he was nominally born in the offshoot of the Wang family in Qi County, Taiyuan, his great-grandfather Wang Shennian and grandfather Wang Sengbian joined Nanliang a hundred years ago, and their relationship with the direct line of Taiyuan is very far away. .

Seven families with five surnames, seven families with five surnames...Pei Huaiyi thought in his heart that Wenxi's Pei family might be changed to Jiangjun Pei's family in the future, which would be as famous as Qinghe County's Cui family, Longxi County's Li family, and Taiyuan County's Wang family.

These thoughts lingered in Pei Huaiyi's mind until he entered the main hall and saw Li Shan sitting opposite Wang Jin from the Taiyuan Wang family.

Liu Xi and Xue Zhou looked at each other, and their hearts were full of shocks... Obviously, this young man could clearly see the differences between the four families' distant and close relatives. Wang Jin should live outside the city, logically speaking. Can't catch up in a short time.

Li Shan got up with a smile, stretched his hand to invite everyone to sit down, and then asked his servants to cook tea... Uh, it was a tea boy brought by Wang Jin himself, and even the utensils were brought by others.

"Huairen has been too busy these days, and he missed several visits." Liu Xi complained with a smile. He and Liu Jun, who was saved by Li Shan, were cousins ​​in the same room, and they had a very close relationship. If they intend to get married, that little lady is Liu Xi's younger sister.

Before Li Shan could speak, Wang Jin beside him asked in surprise, "Hasn't Huairen been reciting poems and composing these two days?"

Xue Zhou asked jokingly, "I have heard about "Ai Lian Shuo" for a long time, and I also like "Spring River Flower and Moon Night". Huairen has another famous work handed down?"

"Don't dare, don't dare..."

"Huiren doesn't need to be humble." Wang Jinchang said with a smile: "It is indeed a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation, and let someone recite it!"

"A deity makes a mountain, not its altitude……"

Although they all take care of common affairs within the clan, they are all sons of aristocratic families who are familiar with poetry and books. The three of them listened intently, and when they heard "this is a humble room, only my virtue is sweet", they all leaned forward with dignified expressions.

Li Shan smiled lightly, feeling very sorry in his heart... Liu Da, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, this time I was forced, really forced!

After a moment of silence in the room, Xue Zhou sighed: "This article and "Ai Lian Shuo" complement each other, it is really a good article!"

Indeed, "Ai Lian Shuo" uses the lotus as a metaphor for a gentleman, and "The Inscription of the Humble Room" uses the shabby room to express the noble character, which has the same effect.

Li Shan murmured in his heart that it was all Miss Cui's fault. If there hadn't been an article "Ai Lian Shuo" first, he would not have copied "The Humble Room Ming" the day before yesterday... No, this is not the fault of Miss Cui, it should be Zhang Wenguan. It wasn't that this guy dragged me to Furong Garden that day, why did this happen!
Liu Da, if you want to blame, blame Zhang Wenguan!
Just thinking about these messy things, Li Shan suddenly felt that the eyes of Liu Xi and Pei Huaiyi on the opposite side were a little weird... Uh, we are sitting here, discussing smuggling, dividing up the spoils, and wielding a hoe to dig the corner of the country. What are you doing? Who can write this "Humble Room Inscription"?

Who do you scold?
Hmm, don't even let yourself go? !
Li Shan has nothing to do with it either. It was a complete accident for Wang Jin to read the "Humble Room Inscription", and it was not written for him at all!

Liu Xi pulled the subject away with a smile, talked about what he had seen and heard in Dai County in the past few days, and asked after a long circle: "I heard that most of the caravans are ready, and they will leave the fortress in a few days?"

"It's a lot worse." Li Shan said without hesitation, "There is still a lot of tea and salt shortage, and the output of Yuhuchun is not large, and there are many gaps, and there is also a shortage of porcelain and lacquerware."

"Huiren..."

Halfway through Liu Xi's words, Li Shan on the opposite side straightened his body and said seriously: "Please help me."

Pei Huaiyi said decisively: "Salt tea for wine."

Liu Xi closed his mouth, and Wang Jin looked at Li Shan's face with great interest.

After a long time, Li Shan sighed: "A bowl of soup and cakes is on the table, brother Huai is not even willing to let the younger brother have a sip of the soup!"

(End of this chapter)