Datang Longya

Chapter 403 Samurai Yu

Dukes of the state are not easy to provoke, especially Fang Xuanling and others, they are not cowardly to the previous prince, so are they still afraid of a eunuch?
People are like this, suddenly in a high position, you must subconsciously look for a sense of presence. Eunuch Liu has suddenly become one of the tallest eunuchs from a small eunuch, and he must be a little bit unable to bear his prestige.

But he really found the wrong person, a sixth-rank eunuch, civilians would find it difficult to provoke, businessmen would find it difficult to provoke, and some low-level officials would find it difficult to provoke him, even the housekeepers of various government houses would not dare to provoke him.

But if he offends someone who has a position above the court, whether he is the Duke or not, he will abolish him.

The government style of the Zhenguan period was to speak out and give advice. The emperor welcomes any suggestions you have to make, and if you have any suggestions, you can change them, and if you don’t, you can encourage them.It's the same as the king of Qi who Zou Ji satirized and accepted advice from, so if any courtier is "threatened" by the eunuch.

Hehe~ An eloquent remonstrance will be handed in immediately, Zhao Gaozhi was the policeman in the Qin Dynasty, wouldn't future generations be wary?
"Especially you still dare to provoke the duke of the country, tsk tsk tsk, you really think your life is too long!"

Wuming has been with the emperor since Zhenguan, and he knows the emperor's attitude towards the duke of the country too well. Although one is the emperor and the other is the duke of the country, he looks like an emperor and a prince getting along.

It's like a compatriot!

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor couldn't speak up to Duke Yan at all, Wuming interjected in time and said, "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has said in recent days that you haven't played mahjong with him for a few days, and it just so happens that Duke Yan and King Hejian are here today, why not?" ?hehe."

Li Shimin remembered the method of "gambling over" that Wuming said before, and immediately slapped the table: "That's okay, there are not many memorials today, and it would be nice for me to play a game of mahjong with you!"

Leng Feng shook his head: "I don't play, just came home, lived for a day, then ran to Hejian Wang's house to live for a few days, I want to go home to accompany the girl, hurry up, 2 coins, do you want to pay?"

"I...I..."

Li Shimin didn't know what to say again, the bear skin under his buttocks was still warm, as if telling him: "It's only 2 guan, not too much, not too much."

But when he thought of the internal treasury he had just enriched, he really couldn't bear it.

Since he took over the salt making method given to him by Leng Feng, he has really made a lot of money. Although salt is only ranked last in the daily necessities of the house, everyone needs it.

This ~ how to do?
Looking at the hesitant emperor, Li Xiaogong finally couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty, in fact, this bear skin is really a free gift to you."

"Huh?" Li Shimin looked at Li Xiaogong, what do you mean it is really equivalent to giving it to me for free?

Li Xiaogong explained: "Most of the price of this bear skin is to be handed over to Dr. Sun for use. That is to say, you can own this bear skin as long as you give me less than [-] guan. Or the one you promised to give to Miracle Doctor Sun."

In fact, on the way to the palace, Li Xiaogong said that it was really not good for the emperor, so he came up with such a compromise.

Before, Leng Feng only wanted to see Li Shimin's "miser" appearance, so he kept saying that.

"That's it, that's good, good."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin glared at Leng Feng: "Are you deliberately making fun of me?"

Leng Feng nodded: "That's right, I just deliberately made fun of you."

No one would seek the emperor's happiness for no reason, Li Shimin wondered: "You are very strange today, why deliberately seek my happiness?"

Leng Feng rubbed his face, removed the smile on his face, and pointed to Eunuch Liu: "Because of this guy, I told you before that the auction house has its rules, and those who have more money get it. I said it to you on purpose, but now it seems that you don't understand the meaning."

Li Shimin sat upright: "Could it be that there is any reason in it?"

Leng Feng nodded: "Last time, when you participated in the auction, I actually said this to you. Many people envy being the emperor, thinking that the emperor is the No.

But even if you are the emperor, you shouldn't use the imperial power too much.You jumped in line to auction in Tianxialou, and even like today, your subordinates forcibly bought something in the name of the emperor.

Over time, do you think other nobles would not do this?When the position of power becomes a vehicle for collecting money for oneself and oppressing the inferiors, then this country will not last long! "

Li Shimin said helplessly: "But power and status are the common pursuit of the world. If there is no benefit, why should they pursue it? It's like you, if you don't have the title of Duke of the Kingdom of Jin, you are just the shopkeeper of a big restaurant. Will you agree with your rules of the world?"

It was really difficult to talk about clean government in the Tang Dynasty. The reason why nobles were more noble than ordinary people was because they had meritorious service and could enjoy benefits as they should.Leng Feng didn't want to civilianize the entire aristocratic circle, but just hoped that there would not be too many privileges at this time.

Looking at the silent Leng Feng, Li Shimin sighed: "I know what you are thinking, the world of great harmony, the emperor I also yearn for, but it is destined to be impossible. People are tall, short, fat, and thin. There will always be a gap between rich and poor, and this gap is the biggest obstacle to great harmony in the world."

Leng Feng shook his head: "I don't insist on great harmony in the world, I just hope that the privileges of the aristocratic circle will not be too much. In this way, the two groups of aristocrats and commoners will be forced into confrontation, and the result of the fierce confrontation, you should know."

If the aristocrats have too much power, they will excessively oppress the common people. When the common people can't accept it, they will rise up.

Li Shimin nodded: "You don't need to explain the truth, I also understand that you feel very chaotic today, did you not have a good rest these days?"

How about no rest?No, in fact, Leng Feng's "time-travel syndrome" has occurred again. Before that, he had been suffering from the cold in the north. Now that he entered Chang'an for the first time, he still couldn't stand the ancient atmosphere of "with status, there is privilege".

Leng Feng wanted to change the Tang Dynasty into what the later generations would look like, but this work could not be done by himself.

Seeing the silent Leng Feng, Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong both shut their mouths, they didn't know why Leng Feng was so confused today.

Time passed by, and when Li Shimin was about to go to see the queen with the bear skin in his arms, a yellow door came over: "Your Majesty, the governor of Lizhou, the warrior Xun, begs to see you."

"Samurai Xun? Eh? He moved very fast. I thought it would take some time for him to reach Chang'an."

"Samurai? Governor of Lizhou?"

Li Xiaogong was very impressed with the warrior Xun. At first, Pei Ji was not the only one who urged Li Yuan to raise troops. For the Son of Heaven.He also said that he once dreamed that Li Yuan rode a horse and ascended to the sky, touched the sun and the moon with his hands, and dedicated his book of war to Li Yuan for reading...

Li Yuan was very happy when he said this, and his self-confidence immediately increased.

When the country was founded, the warrior Xun was named "Ying Guogong" because of his many achievements since the uprising (persuading the army to rise up accounted for a lot).

In December of the first year of Zhenguan, Li Xiaochang, the governor of Lizhou, took the opportunity of going to Beijing to meet with the court, and conspired with Liu Deyu, the guard officer, Changsun Anye and others to rebel.After the conspiracy was revealed, these people were killed by Tang Taizong for the crime of "rebellion".Afterwards, it seemed that the emperor transferred the samurai Xun to Lizhou as the governor.

Li Shimin nodded: "That's him. He went to Lizhou at the beginning of the second year. After taking office as governor of Lizhou, he recruited Li Xiaochang's old troops to appease the people, help the poor, and recuperate with the people. Lizhou settled down in just one year.

In fact, I sent him to test people, and I didn't expect too much, but I didn't expect that this guy who came from a business background was quite capable of comforting the people.So I asked him to come to Beijing to reward him. "

"Samurai Yu?"

Hearing this name, Leng Feng, who had been silent just now, was also attracted.

Leng Feng is not very familiar with this person, the only reason he can remember his name is...

He is the father of Empress Wu Zetian!

It is said that a mother is more valuable than a child, but this guy is more expensive than a father. After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he even pursued him as emperor.

If it weren't for the fact that Wu Zetian had a daughter, even historians would not deliberately remember his name. During the same period, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji... many people were much more exciting than him. Study what does he do
Li Shimin looked at Leng Feng strangely: "You don't want to do anything anymore? No, what happened to the warrior? Are you very interested in him?"

Leng Feng shook his head: "I'm not interested in him, I'm interested in his girl."

Li Xiaogong laughed and said: "Then you are doomed to be disappointed, I remember that he gave birth to a son, at least the girl did not leave the court, if you want to take him as a concubine, you probably have to raise him with him!"

What this says...

Leng Feng said helplessly: "I don't have the attributes of a child-female control. I just calculated and found that his daughter is not ordinary."

Li Shimin sneered: "Keep blowing! Why don't I remember that he has a daughter? It seems that there are only two sons, named Wu Yuan or something."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin said to the Huangmen: "Just tell him to come here, and bring two jugs of warm wine."

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a short beard followed the yellow gate into the gazebo. Seeing the emperor, he saluted and said, "I have met your majesty, my servant, warrior Xun!"

This is not a palace, so he didn't kneel down, but bent at ninety degrees to show respect.

Li Shimin nodded, left his seat for a little support, and said with a smile: "Aiqing, please get up quickly, hahaha, Lizhou has been stable for a year, and there is still some progress, it is Aiqing's good governance!"

The samurai shook his head: "It's not because I have a good governance, it's because the people of Lizhou are stable, and Li Xiaochang's subordinates are not outlaws, so I have achieved such achievements after only one year of absence."

To achieve great merit without arrogance or impetuosity is what a courtier should be. Li Shimin was very satisfied with the words of the warrior Xun, pointing to the last seat and said: "Sit down, it happens that Duke Xun and King Hejian are also here. Two glasses of wine."

The samurai Xun didn't dare to say anything at first, but finally sat down flattered.

After Wuming drank one by one, he put the warm wine on the stone table and stood aside to wait for orders.

Li Shimin personally poured a glass of wine for the samurai Xun: "The troubles of Lizhou, even a slight overturn, will cause chaos in one state, or even two or three states. After all, Aiqing still has merit!"

The samurai Xun took the wine, too excited to speak.

As one of Li Yuan's subordinates, he was really lucky to be able to ask the team that was attacked and be valued by the new emperor.

"Actually, the humble minister took advantage of his extensive travels in the early years. Although he was in business, he traveled all over towns and villages. He has seen a lot. Naturally, he knows that what the people want is not empty words, but ordinary stability."

Leng Feng nodded in agreement: "That's right, for governing the people, you should not consider what you want to give them, but what they need, and this is not something a young master from a wealthy family can understand. Although the imperial examination system threatens the interests of the nobles, the students selected from poor families do know better what the common people need."

Li Shimin also nodded: "That's true. I want to expand the scale of the imperial examination system, not just to check and balance the five surnames and seven families."

The four drank a glass of warm wine each, and there was nothing to talk about. Li Shimin thought of Leng Feng's words, and said to the warrior Xun: "Mr. Yan said that you have a daughter, but I remember that there are only two boys. Do you remember wrongly?"

The warrior Xun nodded: "Indeed there are. Weichen's two sons are born of his old wife, Xiangli, and now he has two daughters, born of his new wife, Yang."

"Really?"

Li Shimin turned to Leng Feng: "How do you know things that I don't even know? Are you familiar with the warrior Xun?"

Leng Feng didn't speak, but the warrior Xun shook his head again and again: "I have never met Duke Xun, but I have admired Duke Xun for a long time."

Li Shimin glared at the warrior Xun: "Don't interrupt, I'm asking Duke Xun a question!"

Leng Feng shook his head: "I've never met him before. I figured out that he has a daughter. Why don't you believe me?"

Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong rolled their eyes at the same time, Leng Feng is like this, when encountering some things, he always likes to say that they are calculated.

Especially Li Xiaogong, I really want to ask him why he didn't figure out that he would meet Barry?
Leng Feng looked at the warrior Xun: "How old is your second daughter now?"

"Five years old, what's the matter? Is there a young master among the Dukes of Yan who wants to be engaged?"

No one cares about other people's daughters for no reason. In his opinion, it is very likely that Duke Xi is paying attention to his son's marriage.

However, with such a high-ranking duke of the Kingdom of Jin, how could his son marry a princess? How could he care about his own daughter?

Leng Feng shook his head: "No, I don't have a son yet. I asked you about this because I wanted to take your daughter as an apprentice. She is very worthy of Master Wang!"

Leng Feng couldn't tell the truth.

How did he say?
Tell Li Shimin: Ten years later, you will bring this girl into the palace and give her the name 'Wu Mei'. After you burp, your eldest son will not become emperor, and you will be cuckolded by the son who is breastfeeding now. , In the end, this girl will get your old Li's family down, and she will proclaim herself emperor?

(End of this chapter)