A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 256 Fresta
Barbecue is a very good way to have dinner together, especially the one where everyone does it together, which can quickly shorten the distance between people.

Let's work together and have enough food and clothing.

Those who chop ribs and sheep scorpions, those who burn sheep feet and heads, fill the blood sausage on the side, and cut the meat here.

Today the Wu family slaughtered two sheep and several chickens.

There is no shortage of fresh vegetables. There are cabbage and radishes in the back garden, and there are more vegetables that are not in season in the greenhouse.

The purple eggplant is cut in half and grilled with meat sauce is also delicious.

Even leeks are delicious when skewered.

Roasted corn kernels, baked potato chips, and a few sweet potatoes, these are auspicious things that even Lu Huairang, the son-in-law, never had the chance to eat.

courtyard.

There is no need for servants and maids to wait on it, and there is no need for a cook to barbecue.

Let's do it together, chat while roasting.

Those who came were all Wu Huaiyu's friends, but there were also many who didn't know each other. This opportunity was also just to introduce and get to know each other.

"My business is settled, Guafu Sima." Huaiyi stood beside his brother, and now he has learned [-]% of Huaiyu's kung fu.

The movements are skillful, with a large number of sticks in one hand, flipping and swinging on the charcoal stove, and the skewers are sizzling on the fire.

"Guazhou Governor's Mansion Sima?"

"Ah."

The Dudu Mansion of Guazhou was established only in the eighth year of Wude, and it was managed by the Dudu Mansion of Liangzhou.

In the fifth year of Wude, the imperial court changed Guazhou to Xisha Prefecture, and set up Guazhou in Jinchang in the east. Later, Xisha Prefecture, Guazhou, and Ganzhou were established as the governor's office of Guazhou.

Command the land west of the old Yumen Pass.

In the early years of Heba Xingwei's rebellion, the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to abandon Guazhou. Later, it was Yang Gongxing who recruited troops to conquer by himself. , Then please play the establishment of Guazhou Dudufu.

This is also because the Hexi Corridor is long and narrow from east to west. Yang Gongren, the governor, is stationed in Liangzhou.

Yang Gongren also set up the Moli Army and the Yumen Army to garrison the border.

Yang Gongren has been in Hexi for several years. In fact, his achievements are very great. He not only quelled the rebellion of the Hexi tyrants and the Sogdian Hu several times, but also weakened many local tyrants successively, so that the westernmost part of the empire was truly brought under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. It's not just the superficial rule after the suppression of Li Gui in the early years.

Wu Huaiyi thought that when he went to Hexi, he would at most be a Sima of Xisha Prefecture, but he didn't expect that the warrior Xun was so powerful that he even invited Yang Gongren, who is known as benevolent and brave, to give a recommendation.

Although Yang Gongren is standing aside now, his prestige in Hexi and his achievements there give him a great say in Hexi affairs. Even now that the samurai Xun can hold the post of governor in Hexi firmly, it is also related to his support and cooperation. Networking has a lot to do with it.

The two of Yang and Wu went out, so Wu Huaiyi was awarded the post of Sima in the Guazhou Dudufu.

As the Sima of the lower mansion, this is a dismissal from the fifth rank. Zuo Dudu is in charge of military and horse affairs.

The Gua Mansion has always been managed by the governor of Liangzhou, so the governor has always been vacant, and in fact it is led by Chang Shi and Sima.

"Who is the chief history of Guafu now?"

"The former governor of Guafu, Shi Zhao Xiaolun, is very brave. Before the rebellion in Guasha, this man recruited troops to put down it. Now he is the governor of Guafu, the governor of the capital."

Huaiyu congratulated his brother.

"Guazhou Governor's Mansion Chief Shi, this is a good job,"

Huaiyi nodded. This is all supported by the samurai Yang Gongren, as well as the help of Cheng Yaojin, the father-in-law. Although he is also the fifth-rank commander of the Imperial Army, he does not have these connections to serve as the governor of Guafu. less than.

Huaiyu thought for a while, "Guafu is located at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor, directly bordering Gaochang and Western Turks, so there is no need to worry about the invasion of the Eastern Turks. The main responsibility of Guafu is to guard the western border for the Tang Empire. After you pass by, the real opponents you will face are the local tyrants in Guasha, especially those Sogdians from the Western Regions who moved to the Central Plains in the early years. Be careful."

"On the contrary, the Western Turks or Gaochang are not a threat for the time being. In recent years, they have maintained a good relationship with the imperial court. The imperial court mainly treats them with appeasement and trade."

Huaiyu added a bit of voice to the word trade.

Huaiyi looked at him, "Erlang has something to say."

"Brother, Guasha is located at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor, and is also at a key node of the Silk Road. You, Sima, not only defend the country's borders, but also maintain the Silk Road trade. Of course, you can also pass by... ··”

"By the way, do some trade yourself?" Huai Yi asked.

"Brother, think about it when we were in Yanjingzhai, Zhang County. Since we were in the position and had the advantage of convenience, of course we can also take advantage of it. Needless to say, we can do it ourselves, learn from the methods of those relatives and powerful families, and arrange for the shopkeeper to come forward. Even get some white gloves."

"White gloves?"

Huaiyu briefly explained to him, and Huaiyi immediately understood, just support a few merchants and control them secretly.Even cooperating with other aristocratic clans, he is definitely able to take good care of him with his official status as Gufu Sima.

Wu Huaiyu didn't think there was anything wrong with taking a ride for personal gain. He had already seen through it. All noble officials in this era operate in this way.

Silk Road trade, that is international trade, the most profitable business.

Huaiyu gave An Yuanshou a bunch of grilled mutton skewers. The big skewers skewered by willow leaves were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with cumin powder, chili flakes, and chopped green onions on the top.

An Yuanshou took it, smiling a little awkwardly.

"Irina is pregnant?"

"Ah."

An Yuanshou whispered, "How about I pick him up?"

"She is pregnant with my child, where will you take her?"

"If she doesn't give birth to a child, I'll pick her up."

"no need."

Although she knew that Irina was An Yuanshou's eyeliner, but she already had children, Huaiyu didn't want her to take the children away like this.

"If An Dalang feels embarrassed, how about removing her name and letting her be an ordinary person at ease?"

An Yuanshou did not expect that Wu Huaiyu would become the fourth leader of the six sects, so he had no choice but to nod in front of Bai Ze.

"can."

He really admires Wu Huaiyu, if ordinary people know that the person next to their pillow is a secret spy, they will be considered just a concubine, but since they know it, they will never put them by their side again.

Normal operation may be that the person died suddenly, or disappeared.

Even if there is a child in the belly, I'm afraid it won't stay.

But Wu Huaiyu can stay.

"This skewer is really good." An Yuanshou changed the subject in embarrassment, and then said, "To express my apology, the Furesta Restaurant in Xishi gave it to Marquis Wu. Ten barber orchids, ten Persian dancers, and thirty Sogdian slaves were all given to Erlang."

Facing the piece of paper handed over by An Yuanshou.

Huaiyu poured him a cup of roasted persimmons, "Try my Wuhou roast and see how it differs from Sanle pulp."

An Yuanshou had long heard of the name of persimmon burning, a kind of strong wine recently released in Chang'an, which is extremely overbearing, and the fruit wine like Sanle pulp can't compare with it.

He was young and didn't like this kind of strong alcohol, but facing the wine glass handed over by Wu Huaiyu, he still took it and drank it down.

The alcohol was so hot that he couldn't breathe, his whole face turned red quickly, and his eyes almost popped out. It felt like he swallowed a knife and scraped it from his throat to his intestines.

He gasped heavily, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Huaiyu also drank it down with a smile, her face extremely calm.

It took a while for An Yuanshou to finally recover.

"I thought it was a cup of poisoned wine, and I almost thought I was going to die."

"This wine is really strong!"

"I'll get used to it after a few more drinks, how about another one?"

"...Okay," An Yuanshou said as if he would risk his life to accompany a gentleman.

"Forget it, take your time." Huaiyu smiled, and replaced him with a glass of persimmon wine, a fruit wine fermented directly from persimmons. The same persimmons are used as raw materials, but the taste is completely different.

sour and sweet.

Huaiyu accepted An Yuanshou's gift.

Although this gift is very heavy, there are fifty servants and a lot of wine stored in a large wine shop in the West Market, but it is not worth mentioning to An Yuanshou and An's family.

It is better to say something open.

After drinking a glass of strong wine, An Yuanshou's face was flushed all the time, and he seemed a little drunk, and he also said a lot of "true words" to Wu Huaiyu. '

"Erlang is going to Yanzhou soon, and I may not be able to see him off then,"

"Have a mission?"

"Well, I have just received the appointment of General You Xiaowei Zhonglang, and I am about to go to the Western Regions with Lu Qing Pei Guo Gong Zheng Yuanxuan as an envoy. Since the death of Shekui Khan in the Western Regions, his younger brother Tong Yehu Khan has succeeded Khan He conquered east and west, and became more and more powerful. Now he not only forced Tie Lexueyantuo to move east, but also brought all the kings of the Western Regions under his rule, awarded them the title of Jielifa, and sent Tutunfa to station troops to supervise the countries and conquer them. Tax,
Although Tong Yehu is still respectful to Tang Dynasty, but we still need to strengthen ties to ensure that the Western Turkic Khanate, which has become stronger, can continue to be friendly, and the court hopes that Western Turkic Khanate can cooperate with Datang to encircle and suppress East Turkic Jieli... "..."

Fighting East Turks and Laxi Turks, this is the basic operation.

This time An Yuanshou's superficial identity was You Xiaowei Zhonglang General, who escorted Zheng Yuanxuan to the Western Turks, but Huaiyu knew that An Yuanshou was also Bi Fang, one of the four commanders of the six sects.

Bi Fang is also a kind of divine beast.

It is in the shape of a human-faced crane, with only one foot, with red markings on its blue feathers, and a long white beak. Wherever it appears, there must be a large wildfire.

This unipedal bird is considered an arsonist.

When An Yuanshou went to the Western Regions, he must have arranged for Fu Zi secretly in the Western Regions, planted eyeliner there for the imperial court, and bought some Turkic nobles, tribal chiefs, and even the kings of the Western Regions.

It is impossible for the Tang court to stop at Dunhuang. Sooner or later, it will follow in the footsteps of the Han Dynasty, return to the Western Regions, and then restore the Capital Protectorate. An Yuanshou is the pioneer.

Zheng Yuanxuan was just covering him.

The two Yuanwailang from the Six Doors, Bai Ze with the human face and tiger head are going to Shuofang, and Bi Fang with the human face and crane body is going to the Western Regions, the emperor's layout is far away.

"Then I wish Brother Yuan to go to the Western Regions to make great achievements and achieve great success."

Huaiyu toasted, An Yuanshou is from Sogdian, and his hair is still braided. His ancestors were Prince Anxi who moved eastward to Hexi, and An's business group has been traveling to and from the Western Regions. Naturally, it is most suitable for him to go to the Western Regions by order. But no more.

An Yuanshou picked up the cup of sweet and sour persimmon stuffing, "I also hereby wish Erlang a great success in coming out of Yanzhou!"

"Dry!"

Let's raise our glasses and drink together, laughing away our grievances.

I was a little unhappy before, but now I just laughed it off.

The two young people will also go to distant places.

(End of this chapter)