The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 5

Stabilizing his mind, Zhong Zishuo said again: "Although it was cut off before the battle, in the hearts of everyone, this friendship can be broken. In order not to hurt Shan Erge, your father and the three of you Together, the second brother Shan was captured alive. After the second brother Shan was captured, Wang Shichong had no more generals under his command. After three months of siege, Wang Shichong finally surrendered. , was finally bestowed by His Majesty to die. Before he died, your father had a chat with Shan Erge, saying that he would take good care of Erxian Village, where the happiest time of their brothers was held. After leaving Erxian Village, it was only later that His Majesty was squeezed out by Prince Xi Jiancheng everywhere in Chang'an, so your Uncle Cheng wrote to your father asking him to come to Chang'an to help, but who would have thought that after going there, he would never come back again? , before your father left, no matter what happens, you must take good care of Erxian Village. Later, your mother heard the sad news of your father's death in battle. For you, she traveled a long distance to Chang'an. Some old people None of them were brought, and they all stayed in Shanxi. In the second year of Zhenguan, that is, when you were two years old, there was a severe drought first, and then locust plagues. All the refugees from all over the place gathered in Chang'an. Even your mother is kind, but she is powerless. Not far from Chang'an, a group of refugees from the counties near Erxianzhuang were taken in and settled down in Dongxian County, so, young lord, your home is not only Xuanweihou Mansion in Chang'an, but also Erxianzhuang."

Along the way, listening to Zhong Zishuo talking about Xuan Mingde, I couldn't help admiring my "father" whom I had never met before, and I also respected my mother, Wang Shi. , these years, I have wiped away the previous arrogance in the rivers and lakes, and I have devoted myself to taking care of the huge Hou Mansion. Although Xuanwei Hou Mansion is regarded as a big and prestigious family in Chang'an, in the Hou Mansion, the king She treats her servants more affectionately than she treats Xuan Shijing. Without him, Xuan Shijing is the head of the family, and the Wang family has been very strict with him since he was a child. Chang'an, the imperial capital, although Chang'an is big, is not easy to live in. The Wang family is very clear. During the catastrophe, the Wang family spared no effort to help the old people of Erxian Village and take in the victims. Guarding the huge family property, worrying about Chang'an and Shanxi, and guarding Xuan Mingde's wish to take care of Erxianzhuang before his death, Xuan Shijing discovered that the Wang family was unknowingly carrying so much.Before I knew it, I had arrived at the boundary of Dongxian County, and I vaguely saw a group of houses not far away, probably the residences of farmers.

The carriage drove for a while, and Zhong Zishuo parked the carriage in front of a relatively large courtyard, and carried Xuan Shijing off the carriage: "Young Lord, this is the courtyard of our family in Dongxian County, which is rather simple. I haven't rested yet, if the young master wants to come to Zhuangzi when he grows up in the future, please call me, and I will find someone to repair this yard in advance."

"When I was born, this fief was under the name of the Marquis's Mansion. Why is it still so desolate after nearly four years?" Xuan Shijing was puzzled. Qin Ying told herself that most of the noble fiefdoms in Chang'an are around Chang'an. , all the fiefdoms have built Zhuangzi, and in summer, the whole family will go to Zhuangzi to escape the summer heat, because Chang'an is the capital of the emperor, and the population is growing faster and faster. The suburbs became a summer resort, and it would only take half a day to return to Chang'an. Moreover, in summer, even His Majesty would take the empress, concubines and many princes and princesses to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat.

"This...young lord, the income of the family..." Zhong Zishuo showed a look of embarrassment.

Only then did Xuan Shijing realize that the huge Xuanweihou Mansion has no income at all!It's really embarrassing for the mother and Uncle Zhong. The whole family has to support them for such a long time.

I never expected that when I came to Datang, I became a natural marquis, and I still have to worry about money. I looked down at my small body, and I was only four years old after the New Year. You have to find a way to make money first.

Xuan Shijing asked Zhong Zishuo to take him into the courtyard. After all, it was his own property, so he had to see what it looked like first. As for the repairs in the future, we would wait until we made money.

Earlier, Zhong Zishuo had sent someone to inform this place that today the main family would come to the village to meet the door of the dealer, so as soon as the carriage stopped, the farmers came to wait in front of the courtyard one after another.

"Young Lord, Steward Zhong, almost all the farmers outside are here." The servant who came with Xuan Shijing ran into the yard and said.

"Young Lord, let's go out. This courtyard has been abandoned for a long time, and there is nothing to see." Zhong Zishuo bent over and said to Xuan Shijing.

"Well, Uncle Zhong, you can carry me there, I can't walk anymore." Xuan Shijing was a little embarrassed, the journey was tiring, how could this small body bear it.

Zhong Zishuo bent down to pick up Xuan Shijing, strode towards the door, and put Xuan Shijing down not far from the door. Although Xuan Shijing is young, the majesty of the Patriarch is still there.

After going out of the gate, Xuan Shijing saw nearly 400 people gathered in front of the gate, all of them were from the Zhuangzi, wearing coarse linen clothes, some of them were carrying hoes on their shoulders, and they seemed to have just rushed over from the field.

Facing such a scene for the first time, Xuan Shijing didn't know what to say, so he pulled Zhong Zishuo's sleeve, Zhong Zishuo bent down and looked at Xuan Shijing.

Xuan Shijing whispered into Zhong Zishuo's ear, "Uncle Zhong, what should I say?"

"Little Houye said hello to everyone, and then told them that we bought them New Year's goods from Chang'an, and ordered the servants to distribute the New Year's goods. The farmers will definitely be grateful to Little Houye."

After hearing Zhong Zishuo's words, Xuan Shijing sighed in his heart, what a simple citizen of the Tang Dynasty.

"Uncles and uncles, Shijing is here to wish everyone an early year." Xuan Shijing cupped his hands towards the crowd.

"Don't dare, dare not." The farmer below hurriedly replied, although the child standing on the steps looked like three or four years old, but the title of Marquis was dropped, and everyone was in awe.

Zhong Zishuo frowned: "Little Marquis, you have a noble status, so it's not appropriate to do this."

After all, Xuan Shijing was a good young man born under the red flag, and he was not used to the so-called superiority and inferiority of Datang, so he said: "Uncle Zhong, I am still young, just a junior, look at the people standing under the steps , These are the most simple people in my Tang Dynasty, without them, wouldn’t I be worthless as a Marquis.” Looking at the tattered farmers on the Zhuangzi, Xuan Shijing couldn’t afford it. Lord Hou's airs, now, Xuan Shijing thinks he is not qualified to put on airs.

"Everyone, Shijing knows that most of the state capitals in Datang were hit by disasters last year, and many people moved to Dong County this year. Since we are here, we are a family, and Shijing Tian is the head of the family. It's Chinese New Year, and the family has bought some New Year's goods for everyone. There are not many things, so don't be disgusted. Don't leave for a while. Just be lively and lively."

When the people standing below heard that the family was mainly distributing new year's goods, all of them had expressions of joy and gratitude on their faces.

"Thank you, Young Master." The people below thanked each other.

Xuan Shijing looked at the three or four hundred people standing next to him, and thinking about how he had brought three carts of things this time, which was not enough, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty, after all, the income of the mansion in the past three years, Except for gifts from a few well-connected princes, the rest is the rent that this group of people pay every year. Although His Majesty the Emperor rewards some things during festivals, it is always difficult to take out the gifts from the emperor. This also made Xuan Shijing despise His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. It would be better to give some strings of copper coins than to give some pearls, emeralds, silk and satin. Xuan Shijing made up his mind to pay attention. He picked a few corals from the storeroom and sold them. The majesty of the county even had to dig through his teeth for the money to buy new year's goods for Zhuangzi. The land was enfeoffed for three years, and the yard on the village was cheaper than snakes, rats, mice, and ants for three years.

I'm afraid this Tang Dynasty will never find another Marquis who is as poor as me. This is Xuan Shijing's first thought since he was "reasonable".

(End of this chapter)