A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1066: There will be times when the wind and waves break

"The journey is difficult,"

"It's hard to travel!"

"How is the Taqi Road safe now? There will be strong winds and waves, and sometimes the clouds and sails will be hung directly to help the sea."

On the Dragon Head Plain, at the Daming Palace, the construction site stopped again. The emperor walked in the thick snow wrapped in a large cloak, leaving a line of deep footprints.

The sky and the earth are completely white,

The emperor looked far away, and the mausoleum built for his late wife in Liquan County was not allowed to stop in this heavy snowstorm and cold current.

Li Shimin had to ask, had he really done something so outrageous that God would punish him?

He took away Guanyin and his maidservant, and then brought such a cold disaster,
What on earth is God going to do?
What did he do wrong?
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson Situ and Wu Sikong are here."

"Let them come over."

The emperor had already seen clearly, so in the early days of Zhenguan, not long after Changsun Wuji was doing the right servant shot, he saw that Changsun Wuji was drifting, so he took him down and kept pressing him.

And Wuji's uncle Gao Shilian was the prime minister in the court again.
Have to guard against it.

Wu Huaiyu could understand Changsun Guojiu, but he did not say that he would support him.

So much so that when he met Wu Huaiyu just now, he just nodded coldly. He was not in the mood now.

Over the years, Changsun Wuji's city has become more sophisticated and his people have become more ruthless, but his petty mind has not changed.

What Changsun Guojiu felt was the coolness of the tea when people left.
Even my sister hasn’t been buried yet.

Uncle Changsun Guo kept a straight face.
Ever since the emperor issued an edict asking him to leave the capital and go to Luoyang to serve as the governor of Luozhou, Changsun Wuji has been very unhappy. He doesn't want to go to Luoyang, especially at this time.

Li Shimin left early again, and Li Zhi's foundation was unstable, so he had to reuse Li Zhi's biological uncle Changsun Wuji.

Then there is the small-minded, unyielding tendency to retaliate, those who like party members to eliminate differences, and retaliate.

He has been dealing with Changsun Guojiu for more than ten years, and he knows him fairly well. Changsun Wuji is talented, but he also has many problems.

Wu Huaiyu and Changsun Wuji stood in the vast white snow, looking at the bleak figure in the distance. Huaiyu even suddenly felt a little pitiful and distressed for the emperor.

But does Changsun Guojiu lack that seal?
Nowadays, it is said that Wu Huaiyu is as rich as the enemy of the country, but the Sun family is a powerful aristocrat in Guanlong, and his accumulation is not comparable to that of the Wu family.

My sister, Queen Wende, has not even been buried yet.
The emperor couldn't wait to drive his uncle out of Beijing.

This is the imperial art,
But Changsun Wuji has never been able to accept it.

He has too much desire for power, and he also likes to form cliques and build hilltops.

Thinking of Changsun Wuji's fate in history, Wu Huaiyu could only sigh. Maybe Li Shimin had seen through him a long time ago, so he kept suppressing him, but in the end he never expected that Cheng Qian and Li Tai were both deposed and forced to choose a young man. Li Zhi came out.

He didn't care about the so-called additional real food enfeoffment of a total of 1,800 households, which was tied with Wu Huaiyu as the highest real enfeoffment. That little food fief was nothing, even if all the special households were more than three ding, seven ding was the limit, and It is no longer necessary to enter an official position, and all the feudal property belongs to the Feng family. There is no need for the Feng family to levy it themselves. The imperial court orders it to go out of the feudal state to collect it, and then goes to the capital with the taxes and taxes, pays them to Taifu Temple, and then distributes them to the Feng family.

This really shows no mercy at all.

Such a relative,
Li Shimin must be on guard, especially since the eldest grandson's family is quite powerful. The eldest grandson Shunde is Gaozu's old friend and a close confidant. The eldest grandson Anye is so bold that he has openly conspired to rebel.

First of all, he is not steady enough and a little impatient.

The resentment is getting deeper and deeper.

The eldest grandson was very attentive in assisting Li Zhi, but Li Zhi only tolerated him for ten years. Unable to bear the overbearing and authoritarian uncle, Li Zhi finally exiled him until his death.

"Huaiyu, I've been having trouble sleeping and eating recently. I can't sleep all night and I have a splitting headache."

"I was walking in the snow just now, and suddenly I thought of one of your poems. The road is difficult, the road is difficult, and the road is divergent. Now I am safe. There will be strong winds and waves. I will hang up my cloud sails and sail across the sea. Where were you at that time? This poem was written in a state of mind?”

"This poem is so well written. The road is difficult and there are many crossroads. Where is the real road? I am confused, confused, have a headache, and I can't figure it out.

You should have faced some kind of confusion at the beginning, right?
But with your last sentence, your realm suddenly opened up, you were high-spirited and optimistic, and there was a sense of dark clouds covering the sky, and then the sun broke through the heavy constraints of the clouds, and finally shed thousands of golden lights on the earth. "

"I'm very curious, how did you break through these dark clouds?"

The poet Wu Qingyang still regularly publishes some poems and poems in several major newspapers such as the Beijing News. It is not necessary to brush up his reputation. The four talents of poetry, calligraphy, painting and medicine have paved the way for Wu Huaiyu in recent years.

"When you walk to a water-poor place and sit and watch the clouds rise, you will see mountains and rivers with no doubts and no way out, and willows and flowers in the dark willows and bright flowers in another village. Your Majesty, there are no mountains that cannot be climbed, and there are no obstacles that cannot be overcome. The occasional bumps are just a part of life. It’s just grinding.”

Li Shimin sighed, looking at the heavy snow still falling in the sky,
Looking at the thick snow on the ground,
"Yesterday, Yongzhou reported that more than a thousand people died of freezing and starvation."

"This is the number of people who died of freezing and starvation in the eighteen counties of Yongzhou in one day the day before yesterday."

When Li Shimin said this, his voice was a little hoarse, "If I make a mistake, please God punish me alone and don't hurt the people like this."

"Your Majesty, the cold snowstorm in February is just a natural disaster. Disasters caused by abnormal weather have happened frequently since ancient times. Your Majesty does not need to blame yourself for this.

What needs to be done now is to actively arrange disaster relief and tide over the difficulties together. "

"You're right," Li Shimin nodded.

Then he looked at Wu Huaiyu,
Wu Huaiyu, who kept watching, was a little confused.
"The times are difficult, and the court needs more capable ministers. I have thought about it and decided that at this time, you should stay in the court,"

Li Shimin suddenly wanted to worship Wu Huaiyu as his prime minister again.
He was admitted to the Political Affairs Hall with the title of Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, and concurrently served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

"Your Majesty, please don't change your order overnight. I just need to wait for the wind and snow to subside before I leave for Guangzhou. Besides, there are so many ministers in the court who are all experienced. They will definitely be able to handle this unusual natural disaster."

Li Shimin shook his head.

"I have made up my mind, so don't refuse anymore. I asked you to go to Lingnan because of your ability, and asked you to stabilize the southern border for the imperial court. Now that southern Xinjiang is stable, you can stay in the imperial court," Wu Huaiyu I'm not sure if this is a test by the emperor.
After all, he had determined before that the emperor was really wary of him. It wasn't that he didn't trust him. It was just the emperor's basic balancing technique. There was no right or wrong.

But now Li Shimin seems to really want him to stay.

Even if it is not as good as the previous titles such as School Inspector, Zhongshu Ling, etc., it is not important to have the same title as Zhongshu. The important thing is to enter the political affairs hall.

Once you enter the political hall, you become the prime minister and have the power to make decisions.

Somewhat confused the emperor's thoughts.

Changsun Wuji was breathing a little quickly on the side.

Seeing that Wu Huaiyu, who had been appointed governor of Guangzhou, was going to be retained by the emperor to serve as prime minister, he was excited. He was not happy for Wu Huaiyu, but thought that he had been summoned together. Could it be that the emperor finally wanted him to regain his prime ministership?

But in the end he was disappointed.

"Lingnan must not be deserted," the emperor glanced at his brother-in-law, "Huaiyu has been guarding and pioneering in Lingnan over the years, and has made remarkable achievements. Not only have the barbarians surrendered, but maritime trade has also flourished. Lingnan has become an important taxation place for the imperial court.

When Huaiyu stayed in the court and things were in order, Lingnan needed an important minister to take over the guard. "

"Liu Dewei has accepted the order and returned to the court to serve as Minister of Punishment,"

Changsun Wuji was heartbroken. Are you asking him to go to Lingnan?

really.

"Wuji, you are my confidant and the prince's uncle. Before her death, Guanyin repeatedly requested me to arrange for you to take up a post in Guangzhou."

Li Shimin gave Changsun Wuji the title of remote governor of Guangzhou's military affairs and governor of Guangzhou, commanding Guangshao and other fourteen states in the east of Lingnan, and the remote governor of Yangzhou.

The emperor looked directly at Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji stood there for a long time.

"Auxiliary machine, you don't want to go to Guangzhou?"

"I would like to go to Guangzhou."

Changsun Wuji replied bitterly, "I don't want to go, I don't want to go at all, I don't want to go at all, I have no intention of going at all,

But he knew he couldn't refuse this time,

Just like when the emperor asked him to go to Luoyang before, he couldn't refuse, because this was not a discussion, but a notification of the emperor's decision.

Seeing Changsun Wuji take over the post of Governor of Guangzhou,

Wu Huaiyu was even more confused. The emperor really wanted him to stay in Beijing this time and also pay homage to the prime minister?
This is not in line with the emperor's attitude that he has always shown.

Did the emperor really change his mind because of this natural disaster?
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"Your Majesty really allowed you to regain your appearance?"

After returning home, feeling cold all over, Wu Huaiyu immediately told Fan Xuanfu about the news of his reappearance. He knew that his wife actually didn't want to be separated from him, but his four children remained in the palace, and his youngest son was less than a year old. Years old, Fan Xuanfu can't leave,

She was happiest now to be left behind.

"Well, my brother-in-law has drafted an edict to worship the prime minister,"

Baima Xuanxiang.

Wu Huaiyu paid homage to the prime minister for the fourth time. The minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Tong Zhongshu's family Pingzhangshi were admitted to the political affairs hall. Once the imperial edict was issued, it was confirmed.

This is different from what the emperor said verbally to pay homage to the prime minister in the palace. It is at best a temptation.
This is indeed Baima Xuanxiang who has gone through the formal process under Zhongshu's sect.
The real prime minister is guaranteed to be fake.

"That's great," Fan Xuanfu hugged Huaiyu excitedly.
"I just came back and my whole body is cold."

"It's okay, I just want to warm you up."

The news of Wu Huaiyu's appointment as prime minister spread quickly, and everyone in the Wu family was very happy, especially the wives and concubines. Who at such a young age would be willing to stay alone in the empty boudoir.

Brother-in-law Ma Zhou came to the house with his eldest sister and several children.

The imperial edict for Wu Huaiyu's appointment as prime minister was written generously by the emperor, so Ma Zhou was also the first person to know about Wu Huaiyu's return to the throne. When San Ya came home and told his wife Wu Yu'e, Mrs. Wu couldn't wait to celebrate.

"It's such a cold day, so it's a good time to cook by the stove. I happen to have a lot of seafood brought back from Luzon at home, as well as seafood sent by my adoptive father from the fiefdom of Dengzhou,"

Fan Xuanfu arranged with a smile,

Wu Huaiyu and Ma Zhou went to the teahouse to drink tea and talk.

"To be honest, I'm surprised." Brother-in-law Ma Zhou said bluntly.

Not long after the edict was issued to change the title of Duke of Song Dynasty to the governor of Guangzhou, he suddenly changed his title to prime minister.

"Yeah, I'm surprised too. If it hadn't been for this sudden heavy snow, I would have arrived in Guangzhou by now."

Ma Zhou looked at the falling snow outside, "It seems that it was precisely because of this snow that His Majesty changed his mind."

This snow and this disaster put the emperor under great pressure at this time, and even a little anxious. The emperor urgently needed to reverse all this,
Wu Huaiyu boiled a pot of black tea on the stove, "This return to office is probably temporary. Once this mess is cleared up, if Your Majesty doesn't let me leave, I will take the initiative to resign."

"Isn't it necessary?" Ma Zhou said.

"necessary."

The two were silent for a while, only the kettle on the stove was boiling tea, and the aroma of tea slowly overflowed.

(End of this chapter)