A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1064: Serving in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and being buried in the imperial mausoleum

"The white snow doesn't like the late spring, so it goes through the courtyard and makes flying flowers."

In the early morning, Wu Huaiyu got up, walked to the window, and opened the window. The whole courtyard was white overnight. No wonder he heard the maids playing outside early in the morning and said it was snowing heavily.

"Suddenly like a spring breeze overnight, thousands of pear trees bloom."

It's February, but it's spring cold. It was quite warm a few days ago, the grass sprouted, but suddenly it snowed again.

Spring is cold.

"Aye, it snowed heavily last night, not the spring breeze that blew down the pear blossoms." The second daughter Liuli was playing in the snow with her sisters. When she heard her father's words, she grabbed a handful of snow and hid it quietly behind her, then walked towards her father with a smile. While correcting his father's eyesight, he mistakenly mistook snowflakes for pear blossoms.

Wu Huaiyu laughed.

Liuli approached, suddenly stretched out his hand from behind, and smashed the snow towards his father.

The little girl's move to hide the snow was actually seen by Wu Huaiyu. She threw the snowball, and even if he tried to hide, he couldn't hit it, but he still deliberately pretended to be caught off guard and was thrown right in the middle.

Liuli jumped up and down excitedly and shouted, "It hit, Aye didn't dodge,"

The small snowballs were very cold and fell on Huaiyu's shoulders, scattering, leaving a little bit of snow powder behind.

Wu Huaiyu ran out with a smile, grabbed the snow and fought back. Liuli and her sisters immediately screamed and ran away, excited, which made the nanny, wet nurse, maid, and maid who followed them worried. They were afraid of falling or freezing. ,

Wu Huaiyu fights a group of people alone.
The laughter soon attracted more people,

Young men and young women joined the battle excitedly. In the snow in the courtyard, it seemed like a group of chickens were fighting against the big sparrow.

Fan Xuanfu, Irina and others were also attracted, and they looked at the scene with smiles.

Soon, the little guys were no match for Wu Huaiyu, and they were hit one after another. A lot of snowballs were thrown at each of them, but these little guys became more and more excited the more they were hit. Come and provoke.

Although there are many children, they are no match for the God of War.

Fan Xuanfu couldn't stand it anymore.

He grabbed a handful of snow and kneaded it into a ball to join the fight. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he hit Huaiyu on the head, causing the children to shout that Madam was powerful.

Then Li Sanniang, Yang Muyun, Irina and others also joined.

This snowball fight is getting bigger and bigger,
There is constant laughter and laughter,

Wu Huaiyu finally experienced the feeling of being outnumbered. It is difficult for a hero to defeat four hands with two fists, not to mention a bunch of wives, concubines and a group of children.

In the end, Wu Huaiyu raised his hands and surrendered, defeated.

The children's faces were all flushed with excitement, and their heads were steaming, but they were tireless and even shouted for a second battle.

"Alang, a messenger has come from the palace to announce the decree."

The steward interrupted this lively morning snowball fight.

Come early in the morning to announce the decree? Wu Huaiyu frowned slightly, but went to greet the imperial edict.

"Under the door, Zhi said..."

"Sikong Huaiyu can make Chijie, the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Guangzhou, and the governor of Guangzhou."

There is more than one imperial edict.

The first was that Wu Huaiyu was appointed governor and governor of Guangzhou, and the second was that he was relieved of his duties as Lingnan Road Observer and Economic Envoy.

The third way is to change the title of Song Guogong and keep the title as before.

The fourth is the edict of Fan Xuanfu, the wife of the Jin Dynasty, changing the title to the wife of the Song Dynasty.

There is also a fifth imperial edict, which grants additional seals to a total of 1,800 households, 3,000 bolts of silk, 3,000 pieces of cloth, and 3,000 stones of rice and wheat.

Five edicts were read out in succession,

Wu Huaiyu was stunned.

How is this going?

He thought quickly in his mind, and it might be related to Wei Zheng's recommendation yesterday that he should rejoin the political affairs hall as a prime minister.

He was relieved of his duties as governor of Guangzhou and became a formal local official.

The emperor wants him to stay safely in Lingnan.

But what does it mean to change the Duke of Jin to the Duke of Song?

The Duke of Song Dynasty was originally given the title of Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu was dismissed from his position after being convicted, and his title was also reduced. Normally, his reduction of title would be restored soon, but now the emperor gave the title of Duke of Song to Wu Huaiyu.

It is actually very common for courtiers to have their titles changed. Now all the big shots in the court have had their titles changed.

For example, Fang Xuanling was first granted the title of Duke of Xing, and later was granted the title of Duke of Liang. Changsun Wuji was granted the title of Duke of Qi in the early years of Zhenguan, and was later granted the title of Duke of Zhao.

Qin Qiong was originally the Duke of Yi, but later he was granted the title of Duke of Qi. Another example is Chai Shaowu who made many meritorious deeds in the Wude Dynasty and was granted the title of Duke of Huo. In Zhenguan, he was granted the title of Duke of Qiao.

As for Wu Huaiyu, who was granted the title of Duke of Jin during the Jin Dynasty, his first title was Duke of Yi, then he was changed to Duke of Jin, and now he was granted the title of Duke of Song.
Even Lao Cheng was granted the title of Duke of Su at first, and later he was granted the title of Duke of Lu.

Generally speaking, titles have certain special meanings, such as the recipient's hometown, etc. Before Wei Zheng, he was granted the title of Duke of Julu, and his hometown was Julu. Qin Qiong's Duke of Qi, his hometown in Qizhou.

Yi, Jin, and Song are all titled by the Duke of the state, and they are not high or low, but Jin is obviously higher than Song and Yi. After all, Jin is a big country.

"Congratulations Duke Wu,"

The minister who announced the decree congratulated him repeatedly. He was a descendant of the Wang family in Hedong and was related to the Wu family. He announced five decrees in succession, which was very unusual.

This Wang Tongshi and everyone else were a little confused for a while.
But although Wu Huaiyu's title was changed from the top big country to the middle-level Song Dynasty, the emperor added a real title to Wu Huaiyu and rewarded him with money and silk.

One thousand and eight hundred households have been sealed off.
"In the entire Tang Dynasty, only Changsun Guojiu and Wu Sikong are now sealed."

"Duke Changsun also received additional titles?"

"Well, Changsun Guojiu was awarded the governorship of Luozhou, and the number of households was increased to 1,800. He was also rewarded with 3,000 bolts of silk, 3,000 pieces of cloth, and 3,000 stones of rice and wheat."

Wu Huaiyu did not expect that Changsun Wuji would also be released.

Uncle Guo has been in Chang'an for these years and refused to leave. Even if he was granted the title of governor, he refused to go to Zhaozhou. Now, Li Shimin is finally released.

It seems that he is not the only one receiving the order today. Could it be that he and Changsun Wuji teamed up a few years ago and acted too strongly in the matter of Shan Yu's protection of the palace, which made the emperor dissatisfied?

Wang Sheren complimented Wu Huaiyu. In his eyes, Wu Huaiyu was a sign of the holy family.

As for the exemption of the mission, that is because the observation envoy and the strategic envoy are not formal duties in the first place, but are only temporary missions. They are the same as those in the early years when Li Jing, Li Daliang, Yang Gongren, Du Ruhui and other thirteen big officials separated to patrol customs and customs. Leave as soon as the matter is over.

The current situation in Lingnan is very good, and there is no need for such an imperial envoy with too much power. Since Wu Huaiyu will not return to the court, it is undoubtedly a good arrangement to stay in Lingnan and serve as the governor of Guangzhou.

Wang Sheren had just walked out of Wu's house.
As a result, he met another Lushe man who came to announce the decree.

"Brother Lu, what is this?"

The Lushe man flashed a red sandalwood box he was holding in his hand and said, "I just took on an errand and came to announce the decree."

Wang Sheren was shocked. He had just announced five imperial edicts. Why did he announce them again? Could it be that he was repeating them.

He quickly explained,
"Brother Wang is here to announce the decree. I know that this is the sixth decree."

"what?"

Wang Sheren refused to leave and turned around to follow Lu Sheren, wanting to see what the imperial edict was.

The Lushe people didn't care about him either.

They came to the gate and expressed their intention. Wu Tuozi was also shocked and quickly asked the fastest servant to report.

Wu Huaiyu was still sitting there drinking tea and thinking about the five imperial edicts, but it turned out that another person from Lushe came to announce the edict.

"Please quickly,"

Set up the table and burn incense, and then welcome the imperial edict.

Lushe was from the Lu family in Fanyang, and was a younger brother of Lu Chengqing. He was half-relative to Wu Huaiyu, so he was very polite when he came.

"This is an edict to bestow a secret weapon in the east garden of the cemetery of a close relative of a hero."

This was not given only to Wu Huaiyu, but to a large number of meritorious officials and relatives. The reward was the Zhaoling cemetery and the burial utensils.

"The heaven and earth are united in virtue, and the love is the merit of Yi Jian. The monarch and his ministers are one, and they can achieve the rule of neutrality. Taking things from afar is like a boat and a giant river, and taking things from a close distance is like wearing a head of state on the arm. With the same heart and leaves, it will be preserved. Take it.

Therefore, when the princes were buried, Zhou Wen initiated the rituals, ministers accompanied the tombs, and Wei Wu reiterated the system. He cured illness and helped the Han people, and also offered the tomb of Maoxiang. The barbarians and I helped each other, and finally entrusted the tomb of Niushan.

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Perhaps at the beginning of the cloud and thunder, he contributed to the establishment of the structure, or his brilliance was at the end of the day, he performed Bi Xie, and was close relatives and relatives, old friends and virtues, commissioned by the court, and specially favored by those who meet him,
From now on, on the day of death, I will hear the news immediately, and give a cemetery on the left side of Zhaoling, and give the secret weapon of Dongyuan. .

In the first month of the eleventh year of Zhenguan.

The emperor issued this edict at this time for a reason.

The great ancestor Li Yuan passed away the year before last. Originally, Li Shimin could not take care of his imperial mausoleum for the time being, but Empress Changsun suddenly died of illness.
Li Shimin had to start building his own imperial mausoleum in advance. This imperial mausoleum was determined to be a mausoleum because of the mountain, which was different from Li Yuan's tomb.

Before going, Emperor Li Shimin had already issued an edict to confer the cemetery of the close relatives of the heroes and the secret weapon of Dongyuan, but that edict was for the veterans and relatives of the Wude Dynasty, and arranged a cemetery for them next to Li Yuan's mausoleum, so that they could accompany him in the future. With Emperor Gaozu, we played the piano, drank wine, listened to songs and watched dances, and continued the relationship between monarch and minister.

Now, Li Shimin is arranging cemeteries for his meritorious confidants.

In life we ​​are kings and ministers, and in death we are still kings and ministers.

When Empress Changsun was dying, she specifically told Li Shimin not to have a grand burial after death. She said that burial means hiding. Since ancient times, sages have advocated frugality and practiced thin burials. Only in a world without morality can we build mountains and mausoleums, waste the world, and become a joke to the wise. The queen hoped to be buried in the mountains without raising a grave or coffin, and all the utensils and clothes would be made of wooden tiles.

then,

Li Shimin ordered people to dig a grotto in Jiuwei Mountain to bury Empress Changsun in a mountain-based burial. He also chose this mountain as the location of his mausoleum, so that he could be buried with Empress Changsun after his death.

Construction of Zhaoling Mausoleum on Mount Jiuwei began.
The emperor did not forget his ministers, and now he specially selected addresses for them to leave their cemeteries and arranged for their burial objects.

It is served in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and buried in the imperial mausoleum.

This is also a great honor that ministers can enjoy.

The warriors Xun and Fan Xing were previously arranged to be buried next to the Xianling Mausoleum by Li Shimin, and they wanted to accompany Li Yuan after they died.

Now, Wu Huaiyu and Wu Huaiyi brothers have both obtained the qualification to be buried with Zhaoling in Li Shimin's edict.

Jiuwei Mountain is located in Liquan, between the Yin of Jing River and the Yang of Wei River. It faces the Taibai Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain and other peaks in the Qinling Mountains.

The mountain is abrupt, with nine mountain ridges converging, protected by mountains, stable and reliable, and surrounded by rivers, which are inexhaustible. It conforms to the Feng Shui conditions of ancient mausoleums, and can also be compared to the unification of the nine states and the unity of the world.

After reading the edict, Lu Sheren congratulated Wu Huaiyu.

Not everyone is qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum. Generally, except for the princes, princes, princesses and consorts of the clan, only the top ministers and prime ministers have the opportunity.

The Wu family is really amazing.

The emperor had previously not only selected many close relatives of meritorious officials to be buried in the mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu, he also selected six meritorious officials to share in the Ancestral Temple of Emperor Gaozu.

These six people are Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, Yin Kaishan, the Duke of Yun State of Sikong, Liu Zhenghui, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Xingguoxiang Gong, and the governor of Jingzhou, Zhou Guogong, Warrior Xun and Yingguo Gong, Fan Xing.

These six heroes served in the Ancestral Temple of the Great Ancestor, two from the clan, and three from Taiyuan Yuanmou.

Fan Xing is special. Their father and son were once slaves of Li Yuan's family, and later served in the Long Dynasty. However, Fan Xing's father was involved in a rebellion case and was executed. Up to now, Fan Fang's rebellion case has not been completely overturned.

If it were Li Yuan who chose him, Fan Xing would definitely not be qualified to enjoy the Ancestral Temple. Even the warrior Xun who later actively turned to Li Shimin might not be trusted by Li Yuan anymore.

But when the emperor chose him after Li Yuan's death, it was useless for Li Yuan to have any objections. Li Yuan's favorite old friend Pei Ji, Li Shimin did not arrange for him.

The people of Lushe felt that in the future, when Emperor Zhenguan died and the prince succeeded Qian, he came to choose a worthy minister for his father's Ancestral Temple, and Wu Huaiyu would definitely be able to enter.

One day connects six imperial edicts.

Granted the title of Governor of Guangzhou,
Changed the title to Song Guogong,
Give a solid food seal,

Eat silk cloth and wheat grain,
Give Zhaoling Cemetery and Dongyuan Secret Weapons,
No wonder the emperor pointed to Wu Huaiyu in the palace and said, "Qingyang has really made great contributions to me. Now I entrust him with it, just like a son."

This is not like a son, he is just like his biological son.

This is really enviable,

But it's useless to envy him. There is only one such person today.

(End of this chapter)