A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1287 I would rather be Huaiyu's concubine than Yuchi's wife
"It's a good thing for an old cow to eat young grass, but Yuchi Gong actually refused, this old black man."

"Princess Yongjia, Yuchi Laohei can't control himself."

After leaving the palace, Wu Huaiyu walked with Cheng Yaojin. Old Cheng, the general of the Zuo Yulin Army, would also accompany the emperor on the eastern expedition and serve as the commander-in-chief of the front army.

When mentioning Princess Yongjia, Cheng Yaojin also laughed.

"I heard that Princess Yongjia and her nephew are having an affair. Is it true?" Old Cheng is a great general of his country, and he is very curious about this scandal.

"It has been widely rumored, otherwise why would Prince Consort Dou insist on divorcing the princess?"

Princess Yongjia, the sixth daughter of Li Yuan, was about the same age as Princess Changle, the eldest daughter of Li Shimin. They prepared their dowries together. The dowry Li Shimin gave to his daughter was more than twice that of his younger sister. They got married together in the seventh year of Zhenguan. The younger sister married Dou Fengjie, the nephew of Empress Dou, from the Dou family.

Dou Fengjie inherited the title of Duke of Ling, married his cousin, and was appointed General of the Left Guard.

In the eyes of outsiders, this should be a very good marriage.

But Princess Yongjia may have lacked love and discipline since childhood, so she was a bit indulgent, especially after marriage, she became more and more free.

He was very undisciplined after marriage.

But what was most difficult for Prince Consort Dou to accept was that she actually had an affair with her nephew.
Princess Changguang was initially named Princess Guiyang. She had been married before, to Zhao Cijing, and gave birth to two sons, Zhao Jie and Zhao Bin. Later, Zhao Cijing died in battle, and she was renamed Princess Changguang. She then married Yang Shidao, and they gave birth to Yang Yuzhi.

Yang Yuzhi could be said to be born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His mother was the eldest princess, his father was the prime minister, and his Yang family was one of the six wealthy families in Guanlong.
Even his wife was married off by the emperor himself, and the one chosen was Li Yuanji's daughter, Princess Shouchun.

For Dou Fengjie, he always treated Yang Yuzhi as a junior, but he did not expect that he would end up stealing his aunt.

Although Princess Changguang and Princess Yongjia were the fifth and sixth princesses respectively, there was a big age difference between them.

Princess Yongjia and Yang Yuzhi are actually of similar age.

But Dou Fu Ma never expected them to be together, and things became very ugly after the incident.

Princess Changguang and Yang Shidao and his wife knelt outside the emperor's study and begged for a long time before the emperor did not kill his nephew Yang Yuzhi.

Zhao Jie, the daughter of Princess Changguang and her ex-husband, had been exiled to the Western Regions for being involved in Li Tai's rebellion. Killing Yang Yuzhi would really be unfair to his sister.

But Prince Consort Dou couldn't explain this matter.

In the end, I asked my brother-in-law Dou Dan to come together and hold a family meeting.

The result is that for the sake of the royal family's reputation, the matter is kept secret as much as possible to minimize the incident.

Prince Consort Dou wanted to divorce, but after persuasion from the emperor and others, he failed in the end. Yang Shidao was dismissed and Princess Yongjia was confined to house arrest for reflection.

I thought she could turn over a new leaf, but who knew that the princess was still secretly dating Yang Yuzhi.

Dou Fengjie became a laughing stock in Chang'an.

After enduring for several years, he could no longer tolerate it. After being blocked on the spot again, the angry Dou Fengjie cut off one of Yang Yuzhi's ears. He was also going to cut off his nose and skin him alive. It was only because the princess protected him that he escaped.

But this time, Prince Consort Dou refused to live with Princess Yongjia anymore no matter what.

The two had been married for seven years, but the marriage ended in name only a few years ago and they had no children.

This time, the emperor was unable to persuade Dou Fengjie to continue living with his sister, so he agreed to their divorce.

After Princess Yongjia got divorced, she was confined to her room for a period of time, but after she came out, she became even more dissolute.

Li Shimin was now helpless and didn't know why he came up with the idea of ​​arranging a marriage for Yuchi Gong, whose wife had died.

"You know what, Yuchi Laohei can really control Princess Yongjia. Laohei was a ruthless man who almost blew out one of the eyes of the King of Jiangxia just for a seat at the palace banquet.

Princess Yongjia may be a dissolute womanizer, but if she marries Lao Hei, will she still dare to mess around? Isn't she afraid that Lao Hei will break her legs? "Old Cheng laughed.

Wu Huaiyu thought, could it be that the emperor really wanted to marry his sister to Lao Hei for this reason, to prevent his sister from continuing like this and bringing shame to the royal family?

As for Lao Hei, he is almost sixty years old and the sister is only in her twenties. They are an old man and a young wife, but as long as there is someone to take care of this scourge of the royal family, then everything else doesn't matter.

Huaiyu teased Lao Cheng, "If you were single now, this good thing might have happened to you."

Old Cheng curled his lips and said, "Forget it. Princess Yongjia is not someone that ordinary people can control. I guess even if Old Hei dares to marry her, he may not be able to control her."

"I don't know whether Lao Hei can control Princess Yongjia, but I think Li Erlang definitely can't control Princess Gaoyang. So, how did you come up with the idea of ​​introducing such a daughter-in-law to Li Ji's son? Isn't this going to offend Li Ji to death?"

Old Cheng was also the emperor's relative. Fortunately, his second son Chuliang married the eleventh daughter of the emperor, Princess Qinghe. When Chuliang was ordered to marry the princess, she was only ten years old.

Chu Liang and the princess have been married for ten years now. They got married five years ago, and now the princess has given birth to three children for Chu Liang.

The couple respected each other and were very filial to their parents-in-law, Old Cheng and Cui. Old Cheng was very satisfied with him. The emperor was also very satisfied with his son-in-law Chu Liang. Ten years ago, he was conferred the title of Duke of Dong'a County on him. Now his official position is General of the Left Guard. His rank is not as high as that of his eldest son Chu Mo, who is a governor-general, but it is also good to have him always by his side in Chang'an.

Lao Cheng feels very happy now.

They all had a feeling that their lives were complete. They were Shangzhuguo, Duke, Lingyan Pavilion meritorious officials, and had real titles. They even married a girl from one of the five surnames as their second wife.

Although his eldest daughter failed to marry Wu Huaiyu at first, she later married Wu Huaiyu's brother. Now Huaiyi is also a real duke, and his daughter has also been granted the title of Lady of the State.

The eldest son married a daughter of Cui from Qinghe. Before he was forty years old, he became a governor and was granted the title of Duke of a county.

The second son married a princess, was granted the title of Duke of a county, and was appointed General of the Central Army. The other sons were also granted titles of Viscount and Baron.

Over the years, he has made a lot of money by investing in real estate with the Wu family.

Life is like this, it's enough.

Old Cheng didn't have too many aspirations. He never thought that he would become a prime minister one day like his old buddy Qin Qiong. He knew that Qin Qiong just happened to be in the right place at the time, and if he had looked at other people, Qin Qiong would not have had the chance to become a prime minister.

"I heard that you have recruited three new young warriors?"

"Well, they are all talented generals. With a little cultivation, they will become famous generals in the future."

"I believe in your vision. Your adopted sons are now more ruthless than the last. The king has two of them." Old Cheng said enviously. What he admired most was Wu Huaiyu's vision. Whether it was financial management or identifying people, he was always right. "But I think a good teacher produces good students. Shi Shouxin, An Lushan, Yuwen Chengdu and others were originally just Hu bastards, herding sheep and harvesting wheat, but after your guidance and teaching, they all became young and brave generals.

So those three young men may have a better foundation, but if they want to become famous generals in the future, they still need your guidance. "

"Erlang, you said that we have a good relationship. It has been almost twenty years, and I, your elder brother, have never failed you. This time when we go to Liaodong, I will also pick some youngsters from my Cheng family and let them follow you and learn from you."

Huaiyu agreed with a smile. He followed the emperor in the expedition to Liaodong and his position was military commander. He did not have to lead troops to fight, but served as an adviser to the emperor. Old Cheng did not bring the young men of the Cheng family with him, but sent them to Huaiyu, which was also a bit selfish.

You can go to the Liaodong battlefield to gild yourself without any danger.

There is nothing wrong with doing this. Some young guys are on the battlefield for the first time and cannot go straight to high-level challenges. They have to adapt slowly, step by step.

It is safe and you can learn a lot in the base camp, and you will have the opportunity to show yourself in front of the emperor.

If you make contributions on the battlefield, you will have plenty of opportunities in the future.

"Chu Mo has been in Annan for quite a long time. Erlang, please help him find a new place."

"Uncle Cheng, Annan is also good. If Chumo stays in Annan for a few more years, he will have the final say over that area," Huaiyu said with a smile. The imperial court attached great importance to Annan, but not many people were willing to go to Annan, especially the Guanlong nobles. Even Lu Zushang, who was from the Lu family of Fanyang, regretted his decision and went to Annan to take up the post. Li Shimin was so angry that he had him killed.

But Annan does have many opportunities, especially for Cheng Chumo. His promotion path in the past twenty years has been very smooth, so smooth that it makes people jealous. Therefore, it will be difficult to take the normal path to move up further.

But if he continues to work hard in Annan, in a few years, based on his achievements in expanding Annan's territory and garrisoning the border, he will have no problem being promoted to the Protector General of Annan and the Governor of Jiaozhou. If he is promoted to the Protector General of Annan, it will be a crucial step forward.

If you move up further in the future, you will be able to enter the sequence of the Twelve Guards Generals. Whether you return to the court to serve as a general, or go to other places to serve as a protector general or governor, you will definitely be given priority in a position.

Ten years later, Cheng Chumo's official position may not be lower than that of Old Cheng now.

Personally, Wu Huaiyu was also willing to let Chu Mo continue to stay in Annan, which was good for the Wu family. Annan was adjacent to Luzon, and Annan was an important part of maritime trade. The Wu family had invested a lot of capital and operated many industries at sea, in Annan, in Yunnan and other places.

Luzon's subsequent development is even more inseparable from the Lingnan and Annan regions.

It would be very convenient to have a good brother to guard you.

Daming Palace.

Princess Yongjia was stopped.
"Get out of the way, I want to see my brother."

"Your Majesty is handling official business and is not allowed to be disturbed."

The sound of quarreling reached Li Shimin's ears. Hearing that familiar voice, he couldn't help but frown and felt annoyed.

"Go and let Princess Yongjia in."

Throwing down the memorial in his hand, Li Shimin leaned back and rubbed his head.

"Brother Royal."

Li Shimin opened his eyes and looked at his sister with some disgust. The two were more than 20 years apart in age and they did not have any deep feelings for each other.

"What's the matter?"

"I heard that my brother wants to marry me to Yuchi Heitan?"

"Asshole, you were the one who called him Yuchi Heitan. Jingde is a meritorious official of the country, a first-rank official of Kaifu Yitong Sansi and Duke of E.

After you marry him, you must address him respectfully as "husband" or "Alang".

Princess Yongjia was still very pretty, young, charming and well-dressed. If it weren't for her bad reputation, she would have no trouble finding a husband even if she was divorced. But because of her bad reputation, although she attracted many men, few were willing to marry her.

Especially those nobles and the sons of aristocratic families,

It's okay to play with her, but it's absolutely not okay to marry her.

"Brother, I will not marry Yuchi Gong. He is already fifty-nine years old. He can be my grandfather. He is old, ugly, and stupid. What else can he do except practice Taoism and make elixirs in the mansion all these years? He almost ate himself to death from the elixirs he made.

I won't marry such a fool."

"Asshole," Li Shimin's beard was shaking with anger. He really hated this sister. It's not that he didn't give her chances. After she got married, she had an affair outside. Li Shimin warned her, but she was not moved at all. In the end, she even hooked up with his nephew Yang Yuzhi.

The first time, he calmed the matter down and appeased Prince Consort Dou, but she didn't take it to heart at all. They still had their secret relationship and finally she was caught in the act by Prince Consort Dou again.

Prince Dou refused to marry her. After they divorced, Li Shimin wanted to find another prince consort for her. However, no matter if he was from the Five Families and Seven Clan of Shandong, the Six Families of Guanlong, or those new nobles with military merits,
When they heard the name of Princess Yongjia, they all refused. Some fled from Beijing to their hometowns overnight, while others directly fled to Mount Zhongnan to become hermits.

This made Li Shimin feel very embarrassed, and she was still fooling around outside.

"Although Yuchi Jingde is a little older, he is a brave general and in good health. You are remarrying, so how can you be picky? Is a Duke worthy of you?"

"He is too old, ugly, and stupid," Princess Yongjia refused resolutely. "I am fine being single now. If my brother insists on forcing me, I can just become a Taoist nun."

"What kind of bullshit are you talking about?"

The two started arguing, and Princess Yongjia was not afraid of her royal brother at all.

"Anyway, I will never marry Yuchi Heitan even if you kill me. What does it matter if he is a Grand Pillar State, a Duke, or a Grand Master? I just don't care about him. I will only marry Wu Huaiyu."

Li Shimin laughed angrily.

"You want to marry Wu Huaiyu, does Wu Huaiyu like you? Wu Huaiyu already has a wife, and the couple is deeply in love."

"I would rather be Wu Huaiyu's concubine than marry Yuchi Heitan. Which woman in Chang'an doesn't want to marry Wu Huaiyu?" said Princess Yongjia.

"It's embarrassing. You want to be Wu Huaiyu's concubine, but Wu Huaiyu doesn't even like you."

"Then I will become a female Taoist priest." Princess Yongjia retorted.

Li Shimin panted, "Okay, okay, okay, then you can become a monk. Tomorrow, I will have someone send you to the Louguan Dao in Zhongnan Mountain to become a monk and practice Taoism. You will stay in Louguan from now on and never return to Chang'an again!"

(End of this chapter)