A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1040 The Queen’s Sister
Wu Huaiyu walked out of Wudemen,

An old acquaintance was waiting for him there. He was wearing a purple robe but looked very inconspicuous. He was half-hunched, with his hands in his sleeves. He was standing in the corner basking in the sun and seemed to be taking a nap.

Zhang Ananda.

I have known him for more than ten years, and it seems that Eunuch Zhang has never changed, always looking like a half-dead and wilting child. However, no one who knows him dares to underestimate him, and they are even willing to make friends with him if possible.

He is the chief internal officer and the internal chamberlain supervisor.

A eunuch, but a master of swordsmanship, known as the Sword Saint. He has been in charge of Li Shimin's court. He is not only the third rank, but also the founding Duke of the country.

Who dares to underestimate him?
He also held the Imperial City Division in his hand, one of the emperor's three secret investigation divisions.

"Supervisor Zhang."

Huaiyu stepped forward to say hello.

Zhang Ananda opened his eyelids and said, "Her Royal Highness the Queen asked us to send your four elder brothers and sisters over to celebrate the New Year with you."

it's very windy,
It's very cold,
There was a thick layer of snow on the roof.

"It's freezing outside, so we let them warm themselves by the fire inside."

Huaiyu could only smile.

Huaiyu also smiled and said, "I also think it would be better to have more experience in the local area. I don't want to be like Uncle Changsun and idle in the capital every day."

A flash of light flashed in Zhang Ananda's eyes, but in the end he just sighed.

"The little Luzon buffalo you paid tribute to is quite rare," Zhang Anan said suddenly, "Do you really plan to stay in Lingnan and not return to Chang'an?"

He stays with the saint every day. Although he is usually as haggard as a sick cat, he can see everything. His reminder just now was because he was afraid that Wu Huaiyu was putting the cart before the horse. But seeing him answer like this, he knew that his heart was still bright. At that moment I won’t say more.

Zhang Anan raised his eyelids and glanced at Huaiyu, "I'm really old. I can't understand the thoughts of you young people. Even if Luzon is my own fiefdom, it is nothing more than a barren island in the South China Sea. Is it really worth the effort? ?
The base of the Wu family is basically in Chang'an, and in the court, don't forget these.

Such people really can't stand too high all the time. Everything that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

If you stay here all the time, if the government loses power, then the foundation will be lost. No matter how hard you work on running Luzon, it will be a tree without roots and a castle in the air. Think of Feng An, who has been running the business in Lingnan for several generations, and even married the Xian family, the leader of the slang. In the last years of the previous dynasty, he was even known as the King of Lingnan, but now Feng An still has to curl up in Chang'an. His Feng family once owned more than twenty Aren’t all states and lands returned to the imperial court? "

Now I am less than thirty,

"You are still too young, and your abilities and functions are quite big. You might as well settle down in the local area for a few years." Zhang Anan sighed.

Li Shimin just said that the brothers and sisters would go back tomorrow, but the queen knew that he had entered the palace and asked Zhang Anan to bring him directly.

"Where are they?"

He is ten years younger than the emperor and only ten years older than the prince.

Wu Huaiyu has begun to miss the summer sunshine in Luzon.

Seeing that there was no one around, Wu Huaiyu nodded and said softly, "Of course I understand what Supervisor Zhang said. It's just that I'm not in the south to run Luzon. It's just that I can only be outside now."

After chatting for a few words,
Zhang Anan then beckoned to Xiao Huangmen and asked him to fetch the four Chengsi brothers and Huaiyu home.

"I, the Lingnan Observer and Economic Envoy, will probably have to stay in Lingnan for a few more years." Huaiyu knew that he was concerned about him, so he told the truth.
"Next time you want to go to Luzon, just go directly. Don't make any more stories about pretending to be sick. Isn't Luzon also under the jurisdiction of Lingnan Province? Do you really think no one knows where you have been?"

"Well, it's still the same. It's winter, and I feel uncomfortable everywhere. I can only sit next to you. Maybe one day I won't be able to open my eyes again."

"Is Mr. Zhang's health okay?"

Changsun Wuji has indeed been 'idle' these years.
But after all, he was once the number one hero of the Xuanwu Sect, one of the first prime ministers of the Zhenguan Dynasty, and the brother of the queen. Wu Huaiyu couldn't compare with him.

Zhang Anan's grandson Xiaohuangmen also brought the four Chengsi brothers and sisters over at this time.

"Aye."

The eldest brother seems to have grown taller, and the other three little ones are also doing well. They are all very happy to see their father. It's just that the eldest brother seems to be more calm and not as lively as the other three little guys.

All four of them also wore mink fur cloaks.
"Jiang Zhang just took us to see Her Royal Highness the Queen. Her Highness asked us to go home today and specially rewarded each of us with a sable cloak," Cheng Si told his father.

This sable cloak is very expensive.
Even sable pelts came as tribute from Liaodong, including Shiwei, Mohe, Goguryeo, Liugui, Yaksha, and Qudumei. Among them, sable is naturally the most expensive.
The nobles of Chang'an like to wear furs, but there are strict class restrictions. What can be worn according to the grade.

If it is not of high quality, no matter how rich you are, you are not qualified to wear it.

These four sable cloaks are both expensive and have high status.

"Aye, why did you just come back to Beijing? The Chinese New Year is in a few days." Wu Ba Niang Liu'er said.

"Are you used to staying in the palace?" Huaiyu picked her up and said,

"It's good. My aunt has always taken care of us, and my sister has always taken care of me." Wu Liu said.

Huaiyu's eldest daughter Yingluo also entered the palace. She was Li Shimin's prospective daughter-in-law. She was engaged to Wei Guifei's tenth prince, Prince Ji Li Shen. She was also admitted to the palace. The queen raised her by her side and was accompanied by Princess Jinyang and others. ,

Prince Liangdi and Wu Erniang are still with the queen because they are still young.

"Auntie takes good care of you?"

"Second aunt is the best," Xiao Wu Liu said,

The ten-year-old Yingluo is much more sensible. She stands tall and graceful next to her, and her words and deeds already reflect the court etiquette. In fact, Wu Meiniang is only a few years older than Yingluo.

After all, she is also a clan girl who has not yet released the fifth server. Wu Mei really takes good care of these two nieces.

Wu Liu and the others left the palace today to go home for the New Year reunion, but Wu Mei had already entered the East Palace, but the marriage had not been consummated yet, but she was still a married girl and could not go home casually.

Farewell to Zhang Ananda and go home with his three sons and two daughters.

He still regretted not being able to see Wu Mei. He wanted to thank her for taking care of his daughter and also wanted to have a chat with her.

The warrior Xun died, and she entered the palace when she was only ten years old.

Wu Huaiyu also felt very complicated about this clan girl.

Sometimes he liked her cuteness and intelligence, but sometimes he was a little afraid of her. After all, she was the empress in history.
He was obviously a talented person of Li Shimin, but after Taizong's death, he was sent to the temple to become a nun as usual.

But she was actually taken back to the palace by Gaozong Li Zhi. In just six years, she successfully fought in the Zhaoyi Palace to become the empress. Twenty years later, she was given the title of Queen of Heaven and was called the Second Saint together with the emperor.

The two saints are coming to court,

After Gaozong's death, as the empress dowager, she succeeded her sons Zhongzong and Ruizhong in the imperial court.

If that's the case, then it might just be Empress Lu or Empress Dou of the Han Dynasty.

But at the age of sixty-seven, she forced her son to be deposed and ascended the throne as emperor. Moreover, as a female prostitute, she insisted on being the emperor for fifteen years. She was forced to abdicate when she was seriously ill at the age of eighty-two.

If Wu Huaiyu said this now,
Even if it is told as a story,
No one will believe it,
How could a woman be the old emperor's talent, and then become the new emperor's Zhaoyi, and even become the new emperor's queen, and be called two saints, and even become the emperor in the end?
Can you still work for fifteen years?

What nonsense is this.

Wu Huaiyu felt that Wu Mei was more of a time traveler than himself.
He has been carefully observing this tribe girl over the years, and he really suspected that she was also a time traveler.
But the conclusion drawn now is that it is impossible.

Wu Huaiyu knows the future of history, so from his perspective, looking at Wu Mei today, sometimes he feels that her growth, character, and behavior are increasingly developing in that direction.

It's getting scary.

Wu Huaiyu felt that this was not a good thing, and it might be a terrible bad thing for the Wu family.

Although historically speaking, after Wu Zetian was pushed out of power by the Shenlong Coup in his later years, the Wu family was not liquidated. Even after his death, the Wu family remained the most powerful in the Tang Dynasty.

But Wu Huaiyu felt that Wu Zetian was harmful to the Tang Dynasty, the Wu family, and even the royal Li family.

Now, with his intervention, it can be said that Wu Erniang's life trajectory has changed a lot, but she still entered the palace and is now the crown prince Liangdi.

Wu Huaiyu was a little worried that she might return to her original trajectory.

He had always wanted to prevent her from entering the palace.
Unexpectedly, Wu Mei entered the East Palace in the end, and she even entered mainly because of him.

It can only be said that fate has its way with people.

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When Huaiyu returned to Chang'an, it was already the end of the year.

News of his return soon spread,
There was an endless stream of guests coming to visit, and there was a long line of people waiting in front of Wu's house.

There are all kinds of guests, some they know and some they don't know. Although Wu Huaiyu is no longer an official in the court, he is also one of the only two San Gongs today.

What's more, who doesn't know that the Duke of Jin is the prince's teacher and the leader of the East Palace Party.

The crown prince's throne has been completely stable in the past two years. No one mentioned anything about King Wei's party anymore. King Wei will go to Liuqiu Island to become a vassal after the new year. The palace on the island has been built.

With this, the fat King of Wei will no longer have any chance of becoming the throne. Who will support such a King of Wei who was kicked to the East China Sea, not even the second son.

The more stable the crown prince position is, the more support there will be. Prince tutors like Wu Huaiyu and prince uncles like Changsun Wuji will naturally become the first choice of countless people who want to annex the East Palace but can't reach it.
No matter whether you can climb it or not, you have to give it a try, even if you come to your door to give gifts to make your face look familiar.
Opportunities always come to those who are prepared.

Wu Huaiyu was annoyed by these customers, especially those who were clinging to them. Although he could understand it, it didn't mean he would like them.

Hunchback's waist straightened up a lot every day, and his whole body was in high spirits. This was his highlight moment.

As the concierge of the Duke of Jin's palace, he is simply better than a seventh-rank official.

The hunchback is too lazy to pay much attention to the fifth-grade Fei-robed Silver Fish and the lower official.

In fact, as soon as Alang returned to Beijing, there were too many people who came to the door. There was an endless stream of purple-robed goldfish and high-ranking officials above the third rank. They were all princes and princes. Apart from his close friends and disciples, Wu Huaiyu could entertain all the others. It's Zi Fei, Gonghou.

The fifth-grade Yin Fei has to queue up.

As for those below Yin Fei, we can't make arrangements for the time being, so we can only leave a name.

The hunchback enjoys this feeling, it's great.

Wu Huaiyu, on the other hand, felt that there were always guests he couldn't refuse, and it was annoying to entertain them at home every day.

Fortunately, the children at home are always very considerate, and it is rare to spend time with them.

In the evening, his wives and concubines turned over the cards for him and arranged them well. They said they would take turns to wait on him to relieve his fatigue. Wu Huaiyu felt that they were trying to catch the strong men, take time off to make up for the time off, and make up for the delay.

Tired during the day and tired at night, Wu Huaiyu was depressed.

(End of this chapter)