Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 516 Angel
"Hey!" Lu sighed, "It's true that Wang Wenzuo has nothing to choose from, but have you heard what he said earlier, that all the children he gave birth to, the mother's family, and so on, all died, and there is no one to choose from." How to arrange the affairs of other concubines, and how to reward the soldiers from the Goguryeo royal treasury, don’t you think this man’s methods are too powerful, if Yunying marries him, I’m afraid he can only be led away by him!”

"The Wang clan of Langya has long since fallen. He has no family background to rely on, so how can he not use some means? Madame is too difficult for him, right?" Cui Bian smiled and said, "As for the arrangements for the concubine, you have heard him just now, and It was in the country of Wa, so they must have been born with a girl from Wa, and I have also heard that the local customs are quite different from ours in Tang Dynasty, maybe this is just going to the country to do as the Romans do!"

"What about rewarding soldiers with items from the Goguryeo Palace treasury? This is a taboo thing, and many famous generals will be unlucky for this matter!" Lu asked.

"Madam, you have also studied!" Cui Bian said with a smile: "The crime of stealing government property and rewarding soldiers is a cover-up crime. Which general who can lead troops to break through the city can avoid this? It is nothing more than the imperial court. Those warriors, unless they really want to deal with him, when is it not held up high and put down gently? Wang Changshi also made it very clear before that he only has [-] solitary troops in Pyongyang City, and the Goguryeo army outside Much more than him. If he didn’t use the treasury’s money to feed the soldiers, he would have collapsed long ago, and the court later ratified it, so why should we hold on to it?”

"Who is holding on to it!" Lu Shi reproached, and then smiled: "You are right, if you don't consider these things, Wang Gongzi is indeed a good match for Yunying in our family!"

"That's natural. Wang Changshi is willing to offer a dowry of [-] guan! Anyway, the emperor has issued an edict to prohibit the 'seven surnames and ten families' from marrying each other, and our Cui family in Qingzhou is among them. If this is the case, why don't we get along with each other?" What about Wang Changshi's marriage? With these [-] guan, at least the clan doesn't have to worry about many things!"

Lu Shi did not speak this time. As Cui Bian said, Li Zhi’s edict had already cut off the way for these top Kanto gentry to unite with each other through marriage. Not too much, although Wang Wenzuo's family status is not as good, but other aspects are top-notch, especially the dowry gift of [-] guan, which is a big deal.Although Cui Bian's family background is high, who in the world would think that there is too much money?The family is big and the business is big, and there are many clansmen, so there are many places to spend money!
Cui Bian and his wife agreed, and turned their eyes to their daughter, Lu smiled and said: "In that case, daughter, you can change into that dress tomorrow, then discuss with Wang Changshi and settle everything!"

"Yes, Ma'am!"

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It is already the time of the first update.

Cui Wu, the gatekeeper, yawned, looked at the moon in the sky, and found that it was still early for his shift, so he couldn't help shaking his head in disappointment, and continued to doze off with his head down.

Not long after, Cui Wu was awakened by the sound of the horse's hooves when the horse galloped at full speed. He listened carefully and said to himself: "It's strange, what time is this, who is still on the street?" Riding a horse? Is there something wrong with the government?"

Bang bang bang!

The sound of the door knocker hitting the gate interrupted Cui Wu's thoughts. He quickly stood up and said loudly: "Which rascal, this is Cui's mansion in Qingzhou, and you can smash it and take pictures? Find the governor tomorrow morning." Yamen, you must be skinned!"

"Court envoy, open the door quickly!"

"Imperial envoy?" Cui Wu was taken aback, and immediately smiled: "Where is the wine lunatic, who dares to fake this kind of thing, get out of here, or your life will be in danger!"

"I'm Liu Bin, the general judge of Qingzhou. I'm indeed an envoy from the imperial court. I have an imperial edict for King Changshi of the Protectorate of Andong!" Another voice shouted, "Open the door quickly!"

Only then did Cui Wu realize that something was wrong, and hurried to the crack of the door to look out, only to see that the fire was brightly lit outside, there were more than ten riders, the two leaders were all dressed in brocade clothes, they hurriedly woke up the steward next to them, and opened the door together to welcome the nobleman.

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"Minggong, Minggong, wake up, the court envoy has arrived?"

Wang Wenzuo, who was awakened, looked blankly at Cao Wenzong's familiar face, and returned to his normal reaction after a while: "Court envoy, here?"

"Yes, we have already entered the door, and we are serving tea in the main hall. Please change your clothes quickly, and don't let the angel wait for a long time!"

"Okay, get some water!"

Wang Wenzuo wiped his face, put on his official robe as quickly as possible, and came to the lobby of Cui's residence, and saw that Cui Bian and Lu's husband and wife had arrived and were accompanying them in the hall, but the court envoy was an acquaintance, so he hurriedly stood up when he saw Wang Wenzuo. Standing up, he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty has seen Wang Changshi!"

"It's you, Colonel Murong!" Wang Wenzuo asked in amazement, but the person who came was Captain Murongwu who once obeyed Wang Wenzuo's order to quell the riots in Chang'an: "You are not working in the East Palace anymore?"

"Thanks to you, the officer has been working in the Beiya Zuo Yulin Army for more than a year now!" Murong Mu laughed.

"Beiya Zuo Yulin Army? That's really gratifying and congratulatory!" Wang Wenzuo was taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled. The East Palace is on the prince's errand, and the Beiya Forbidden Army is the emperor's personal soldiers. Obviously, the latter's status is higher. high.

"Where! Thanks to Wang Changshi's support at the beginning, the name of the emperor can be known!" Murong Mu smiled, and suddenly became serious: "There is a sacred decree, except for Shi Wang Wenzuo, the marching commander of the Anton Governor's Mansion. Others stand back!"

Wang Wenzuo hurriedly knelt down, and when everyone else retreated, he heard Murong Yu's voice: "The sacred oracle said: Tubo soldiers attacked the states in the Western Regions, and Anxi and Longyou were shaken. You are a good general in the world, come to Luoyang as soon as possible. Solve the worries of the widow!"

"The holy driver is in Luoyang?" Wang Wenzuo asked after receiving the brief edict.

"That's right, there was a severe drought in Longyou, Guanzhong this summer, and there were too many grains to grow, so Sheng Jia moved to Luoyang to get food to cope with the disaster!" Murong Mu replied.

"There was a severe drought in Guanzhong and Longyou, and the Tubo people used their troops in the Western Regions. It really was a leaky house and it rained all night!" Wang Wenzuo sighed.

"Yes!" Murong Mu also sighed: "During the spring famine this year, the price of rice in Guanzhong had already reached [-] yuan per bucket. It is really not easy!"

"Seventy dollars for a bucket of rice? Has it reached this point?" Wang Wenzuo was taken aback: "How could this be? Hasn't the grain in Henan, Hedong, and Shu been stepped up for transshipment?"

"How could it be? The imperial court has stepped up its urging, but the problem is that there hasn't been any heavy rain in Guanzhong since this spring, and some river sections have become so shallow that it is impossible to take a big boat, only a small boat? I heard that Puban, Luo The granaries in the mouth and other places have been piled up, but they just can’t be transported into Guanzhong. The emperor has issued an edict to evacuate the people in Guanzhong. There were more than [-] people who accompanied the emperor to patrol Luoyang, but it was just a drop in the bucket!"

"Traveling? It's obviously fleeing famine!" Wang Wenzuo secretly complained. If the Guanzhong Plain in the Western Han Dynasty was enough to support the superstructure of the Western Han Dynasty with Chang'an as the core, then in the Tang Dynasty, the Guanzhong Plain would have periodic occurrences since the founding of the country. The famine, this is still based on the premise of a strong water transportation system.To put it bluntly, the agricultural production at the core of the Guanzhong Plain was not enough to feed the huge population of the capital of the Tang Dynasty. However, the water transportation conditions from Henan to Guanzhong were very poor. The warehouses piled up near Luoyang were moldy, and there was still famine in Guanzhong every three days.

"I see, Captain Murong, you have worked hard all the way, hurry up and rest, I still have some things to arrange, we will set off at dawn tomorrow!"

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The moon had passed the treetops and began to slowly slide westward, and the floating clouds had dissipated at some point.The clear moonlight poured down from the sky, fully illuminating the courtyard in front of the main hall of Cui's house, and the sound of beeping from a distance was heard one after another, further supporting the silence.Cui Bian exchanged glances with Lu Shi, and cupped his hands to the general judge Liu Bin who was beside him: "Liu Tong judge, the one who was in the hall just now is—"

"That gentleman's name is Murong Mu, who is in the Imperial Army in the Beiya, and is a member of the Imperial Guard!"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Cui Bian responded a few times, but felt a little uneasy in his heart, he didn't know what the imperial decree brought by Murong Mu had anything to do with him.

"Liu Tongpan, do you know the content of the oracle passed down by Murong Mu?"

"Cui Gong was joking!" Liu Bin smiled wryly, "Just now you have seen it too. Colonel Murong sent an order that you and I will both come down, how would I know? To tell you the truth, that Murong parrot threw me out of bed. Pulling it up, I realized that Wang Changshi is at your house, by the way, why is Wang Changshi at your house?"

"Oh, Wang Changshi is here to propose marriage to my daughter!"

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Liu Bin was taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled: "The emperor sent his own soldiers to pass on the holy decree to Wang Changshi, which shows that the sage regards him as his own and has him in his heart. This is a great joy. , Mr. Cui! On the day the matter is accomplished, we must bother with a glass of wedding wine!"

Cui Bian thought about it, and there was a smile on his face: "If it can be as the judge said, then it will be fine!"

"Wang Changshi has already come to the door, what else is there?" Liu Tongpan said with a smile: "Wang Changshi is so young and has such an official position, and he has received the favor of the Holy One. His future is limitless. Liu will also invite Mr. Cui someday." Take care of me!" At this point, he bowed deeply to Cui Bian.

Cui Bian was about to return the gift, but he heard noises from the hall, it was Wang Wenzuo and Murong Mu who came out, Wang Wenzuo cupped his hands to Cui Bian: "Cui Gong, Captain Murong will sleep here tonight, please arrange a place for him! "

"That's easy to say!" Lu stepped forward and said with a smile: "I also invite Captain Murong to come with my concubine!"

"Thank you, Madam!" Murong Mu already knew that the woman in front of him might be Wang Wenzuo's future mother-in-law, so he didn't dare to be disrespectful at all. After seeing the ceremony, the two walked to the backyard, and Lu and her husband passed away. When passing by, he gave Cui Bian a wink, and Cui Bian nodded knowingly.

"Liu Tongjue!" Wang Wenzuo turned his gaze to Liu Bin.

"The subordinate is here!"

"The emperor has a will. I will rush to Luoyang tomorrow morning!" Wang Wenzuo paused for a moment, then pointed to Cui Bian: "Mr. Cui is in Qingzhou, please take care of him!"

"What did Shangguan say!" Liu Bin hurriedly smiled and said, "Xiaguan and Cui Gong are close friends, some small things don't need Shangguan's instructions!"

"That's good!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "I still have something to explain to Mr. Cui, so I won't send it to judge!"

"No, no! I'm taking my leave!" Liu Bin hastily bowed to Wang Wenzuo, and took a few steps back before he dared to turn around and leave.Wang Wenzuo let out a long breath, and waited until he was far away before he said to Cui Bian: "Cui Gong, I intend to marry your family this time as a good friend of Qin and Jin, but just now the emperor has an imperial edict, saying that Tubo will send troops to attack our Western Regions." The reason why I went to Luoyang should be related to the war between Tubo and Tibet. Since ancient times, wars have been fierce, and the outcome is uncertain. I don't know if I will come back alive this time. The marriage with Yunying should be done for the time being. Wait until Zhu How about bringing it up when things are settled?"

"Wang Changshi's words are wrong!" Cui Bian's expression changed greatly when he heard the words: "You are here for state affairs. If I break the contract, how will the people of the world think of me? If you are willing, then you and I will discuss this marriage tonight. Set it down, you can just go to Luoyang tomorrow, and Cui will take care of the rest!"

Cui Bian's decisiveness made Wang Wenzuo a little surprised, he hesitated for a moment: "That's fine, but for the hiring money, I—"

"It's not urgent!" Cui Bian said with a smile: "National affairs come first, my son-in-law said that like I'm selling my daughter!"

"This——" Cui Bian's answer this time made Wang Wenzuo feel that he should re-evaluate him. Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Let's do this! I have a subordinate named Cao Sengnu, who is doing business in Yangzhou now. He came back to deal with it!"

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After seeing off Cui Bian, Wang Wenzuo returned to his residence. Cui Hongdu and several other subordinates had already been woken up, sitting at the table, waiting for Wang Wenzuo with piercing eyes.Wang Wenzuo recounted the content of the handbook brought by Murongyu, and finally said: "It seems that I still can't hide from the Tubo incident this time. Cao Wenzong will go to Luoyang with me tomorrow morning. You guys should go back quickly and pass on my arrangement. , Prepare in advance!"

"Sanlang, what do you mean by being prepared?" Cui Hongdu asked puzzled.

"Take a hair to move the whole body. Do you think that if the west is attacked, the east will be calm?" Wang Wenzuo sneered.

"You mean Silla?" asked Sancho.

"Not only the Silla people, but also the remnants of the Wa Kingdom, the Mohe people, the remnants of Goguryeo, etc. Don't forget that we have been in Baekje for nearly ten years from the fifth year of Xianqing (660) to today (669) How many cities were conquered by Goguryeo and Wa? How many people were killed? Killing parents and leaving children, these things are the most hated. Those people have not forgotten these hatreds, but the situation forced them to hide. Now The Tang Dynasty is at war with Tubo, once the fight starts, the east will be empty, what will these people do in the end?"

"What Sanlang said is that we didn't think carefully!" Cui Hongdu bowed his head.

　I just saw someone in the discussion forum saying that only the Song Dynasty passed the judgment, so I want to remind you. , Liu Yuxi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, was a judge of Hezhou, and Baidu's things may not be right.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)