A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 250 A branch of red apricot came out of the wall
Waking up early in the morning, Mrs. Pei sat there in a daze for a while.

"When will you be able to become a Marquis?" Pei asked her husband Wei Zheng who was writing the epitaph next to him.Wei Zheng didn't raise his head, "What, envy the neighbor?"

"Can you not be envious?"

Wei Zheng smiled, "If a civil official wants to be named a marquis, even if he is falsely named a Marquis, it is customary in our court that at least he must be a vice-official of the three provinces. If he can worship the prime minister and enter the political affairs hall, he can at least be named the county magistrate.

When do you think I can become a marquis? "

Since the founding of the country, when the Supreme Emperor paid homage to the prime minister, he would generally be granted the title of duke of the country, and even Zhongshu, Huangmen Shilang, and Liubu Shangshu could also be granted the title of duke.

But now it’s not like before, the emperor cut off the clan nobility as soon as he ascended the throne, and he is more strict about the nobility of all officials. .

Mrs. Pei glanced at the epitaph written by her husband, "The Wu family wants to build a family temple, and then they must write a family temple monument. If you take the initiative to write to the Wu family, it can be regarded as a thank you to the Wu family."

The epitaph that Wei Zheng was writing was also given to his father by a Sanhou, and Wei Zheng collected [-] yuan.He has written a lot recently, and Wei Zheng writes very proficiently. Many of the words are ready-made formulas, so he doesn't need to spend too much thought.

"I can't do this by myself." He couldn't let it go. "Furthermore, Wu Huaiyu is known as the owner of the Four Great Halls of Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting, Medicine, and Medicine. Wouldn't it be better for others to write it themselves? If you really want to ask someone to write it, it must be the Prime Minister Fang Xuanling or Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of War. They are at least famous calligraphers. The rate makes Ouyang Xun or the head of the Hongwen Museum Chu Suiliang even more."

Pei sighed.

"When will you be able to enter the third rank? When will you be able to become a prince, and when will our family be able to set up a halberd and Xu Ling's family temple."

Setting up halberds and setting up family temples, this is truly entering the ranks of nobles.

A family that has produced officials of the fifth rank or above for three consecutive generations will be included in the ranks of the noble family, but it is undoubtedly more difficult to become a nobleman.

"What's the hurry?" Wei Zheng said, continuing to write the epitaph. After one article is finished, there will be [-] yuan, which is also a considerable amount of money.

Mrs. Pei saw that Wei Zheng's hair was graying, "You are 47, you will know your destiny soon, look at Wu Erlang next door, he is only nineteen, and he has already been granted the title of Zili Family Temple."

Wei Zheng stopped writing, and seeing his wife always looking at the neighbor, and recently mentioning Wu Erlang, he even had to be a little suspicious. Could it be that his wife has already disliked him for being old, and started to admire the younger and stronger Wu Huaiyu next door?
I'm really weak recently, is it because of kidney deficiency?
Do you want to go to the next door to find Wu Huaiyu's pulse, and prescribe a prescription to recuperate?
He is only 47. If he recuperates well, he can have a few more children. After all, the warrior next door is 61 this year, and Xinna and his concubines are both pregnant.

Wei Zheng felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

Old couples and young wives are powerless.

If a red apricot goes out of the wall, it will be really fatal.

"I'll sit next door." Wei Zheng stood up.

"I'll go as well."

"What are you doing, I'll go and drink tea with Wu Huaiyu."

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Building a family temple is a big event.

Even the samurai Xun who was still in the capital was alarmed, and came with his elder brothers samurai Leng and samurai Yi and several nephews early in the morning.

After the warrior Xun entered Beijing from Longlong, he asked to set up a family temple. The family temple of the warrior Xun was in the south of the city. The four temples were worshipped.

Among his four brothers, he had the highest official title. After he set up a family temple, the eldest son of the samurai Ling did not set up a temple to worship his father and ancestors.

In the past, samurai Ke Sishi would also come to the southern family temple of samurai Yucheng as a branch of the Wu family to accompany the sacrifice.

Now that Wu Huaiyu has also established a family temple, this branch can be regarded as an official branch.

"The glory of our Wu family." The warrior Xun praised with a smile.

In terms of official titles, warriors and warriors are all county dukes and third-rank officials. Just because warriors first set up family temples, they will no longer set up another one.

Now that Wu Huaiyu, the younger generation of the family, also set up a temple, I am really happy and envious.

"Where do you plan to build the family temple?"

"I want to ask the neighbors in the east of the next family if they can buy their land to build a family temple." Huaiyu said.

The warrior Xun shook his head.

"Although the family temples have their own regulations according to their grades, the four temples have five rooms and nine frames, and the three temples have five rooms and seven frames. The size is regulated, but since it is a family temple, although there are regulations on the frames, the rest of the open space is not restricted. Yes, which family temple should not be as large as possible, "

"If you really want to buy a neighbor's house to build a family temple, it's not suitable. Those are all small households. You have to buy [-] or [-] houses to build it. The movement is too big. Even if those neighbors are willing to sell the house to you, I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to impeach you,
It is better to buy a piece of land in the south of the city. There are still many empty squares in the south of the city. There are no houses for growing grain and vegetables, but only some temples. "

The warrior Xun suggested buying a large piece of land in the south of the city. After building a family temple with more than ten acres, the remaining land can be used as a Zhuangzi, which can be arranged for the guardians of the family temple to take care of it.

There are also strict regulations for family temple sacrifices, and sacrifices at four o'clock every year cost a lot of money.

Therefore, it is true that only the nobles have the financial resources to build and maintain the family temple.

There are many strict regulations for the establishment and construction of the family temple. Lao Wu is from here. What Wu Huaiyu needs now is to find a workshop in the south of the city to buy a large piece of land, and then pay for the supervisor to be responsible for the construction. The temple was built according to the regulations, quickly and perfectly.

It costs a lot of money to build a family temple, 300 to [-] million yuan is not enough, it is almost the same as buying a big house in Yongxingfang, but considering that the family temple needs to buy a large piece of land and build such a large temple, in addition, it also needs to be accompanied by a farm. , servants, etc., are not too many.

Building a family temple in the capital is a matter of honor, but building a family temple in the suburbs will make people laugh.If it is built in the hometown or other places, it will be ridiculed even more.

The warrior Xun said that the Hongnong Yang family had a large vegetable field in Qinglongfang near Qujiang in the southeast of the city, occupying a corner of the square.

Huaiyu knows Qinglongfang, which covers an area of ​​about [-] mu.The squares in Chang'an are generally divided into four blocks by the cross street in the square, and there are small cross streets in each block. The big and small cross streets divide a square into sixteen small areas.

One corner is equivalent to more than [-] mu of land.

Those top nobles in the east and west of the city often occupy a quarter of a square, and some princes even directly occupy a square.

But the south of the city, especially the southernmost workshops, are basically no-man’s land up to now. They are all farmland, vegetable fields, or orchards. The only buildings except temples are Taoist temples, or family temples.

The samurai brothers also have some land in the south of the city, but they are not that big.The family temple that Samurai Xun built in his early years was in Lanlingfang, which also covers an area of ​​more than [-] mu. The family temple was built on about [-] mu of land, and the remaining [-] mu was planted with vegetables and fruits, and the income was quite high.

"I'll talk to the Yang family. When the time comes, I will exchange the fields in the suburbs, exchange more for less, and make up some money. The Yang family will give our Wu family this face." The warrior said, Hongnong Yang's family is his wife's natal family, This face has to be given.

"Okay, I will ask my uncle to take me to Yang's house to visit later." Huaiyu and Yang Shidao also have a good relationship, but not deep enough. Although the south of the city is far away, the land in the city is still very valuable. They may not give him face directly. It's different when the samurai is in his early years.

While talking, Wei Zheng came to visit.

It was a little surprising to see that there were warriors Xun of Zhou Guogong, warrior Leng of Xuancheng County, and warrior Yi of Anlu County in the Wu family.

"I have nothing to do today. I heard that Erlang got the decree to set up a family temple, so I came to congratulate him." Old Wei sneered, a little embarrassed.

Huaiyu poured him tea.

Sitting there, Wei Zheng felt embarrassed to take the initiative to write a family temple monument to the Wu family, let alone bring up the marriage of the two families.

Thinking of finding an excuse to leave, the servant came to report that the messenger from the palace had arrived.

The emperor sent envoys to give gifts to Wu Huaiyu's grandfather and great-grandfather as official titles, to present Wu Huaiyu's grandfather Wu Zhen as a councilor and general, and to Huaiyu's great-grandfather Wu He as a doctor of Zhongsan and captain of Shangqingche, and two wives.

Wuzhen Wuhe is the second-parent temple among the three temples of Huaiyu's family temple, and he has never served in an official position before his death. Today, the son presents an official, although this is also the practice of courtiers setting up temples.

But the emperor gave Huaiyuzu and great-grandfather very high gifts, not only five ranks, but double gifts.

Generally, family temples are set up and official posts are given posthumously. They are often given as a single gift, and only one post is given.

As for the double gift, there are both loose and official gifts, both loose and honorary gifts, and there are also central and local official gifts.

A double gift is naturally better than a single gift.

Although the donated official was neither the governor of the state nor the governor, Wu Huaiyu himself was a governor after all, and if the official title could be higher in the future, the donated official would also be promoted.

Huaiyu hurriedly thanked him.

Samurai Ke was hit hard today.

I have worked hard all my life, but I have not been able to enshrine my wife and son, and I have no ability to posthumously gift it to my father and grandfather, but now it is all dependent on my son.

Seeing off the envoy, Wei Zheng also got up to leave.

"If Mr. Wei has anything else to do, you might as well just say it."

Wei Zheng thought for a while, gritted his teeth, "I originally wanted to ask if you want me to write a family temple tablet for you,"

"Duke Wei's kindness, I can't ask for it, and I will use one hundred thousand yuan to refill the pen at that time."

"Don't mention money, we are neighbors, and you still help my family to match each other. I am purely reciprocating. If you want to offer money, then you can find someone else to write it. I will never write a single word." Wei Zheng blushed.

Pull some.

Huaiyu agreed not to give money, and Wei Zhengcai was better, "Actually, Erlang, your calligraphy is also excellent. My Erlang Shuyu often praised your calligraphy for being strong, round and thick, with a solemn and majestic momentum. I want to worship you as a teacher. Erlang has When you are free, can you let this kid come to your house to ask a question face to face?"

"Shu Yu's handwriting is indeed very good. If he wants, he can come anytime. Anyway, we are neighbors next door, and it is convenient for us to communicate."

Wei Zheng was delighted.

After sending him to the gate, Wei Zheng still stopped and spoke.

"What does Marquis Wu think of this child, Shu Yu?"

"He is talented, especially talented in calligraphy. He will definitely become a master of calligraphy in the future, and his official career will never be bad."

Wei Zheng asked again, "I don't know if Marquis Wu's fourth younger sister has a family?"

Huaiyu understood in seconds.

(End of this chapter)