A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 352
"Huang Tian is above!"

"Today I am Wu Qingyang,"

"I am Li Qingxu,"

"Voluntarily become a friend of eight obeisances, from now on life and death will never change, love brothers and sisters, depend on blessings and misfortunes, support each other in adversity,
The world is the evidence, the mountains and the sea are the alliance! "

Duke of Qi's Mansion, Taoyuan.

Although there is no peach blossom garden, there are many relatives and friends who have witnessed it.

Qin Qiong also specially invited a statue of Guan Gong for the two of them, and chose an auspicious time, and set out three sacrifices of pig, sheep and fish, and a live chicken.

After the two sworn vows were declared, it was written by Qin Qiong himself, and it became the Jinlan spectrum.

Each person has a copy of the Jinlan spectrum, which not only contains oaths, but also their names, ages, birth dates, and even the names of the three generations of their fathers and grandparents.

Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji, both witnesses, brought incense to them.

Incense.

Kill the chicken, drip the chicken blood into the wine, then the two pierce their fingers, drop the blood into the wine, stir evenly, and sprinkle three drops on the ground first.

Then Huaiyu drank first, then Li Qing.

After drinking the blood wine, offer the rest of the wine in front of the statue of Guan Gong.

Blood for an alliance!

Yijie Jinlan!

"Second sister!"

"Big brother!"

Qin Qiong looked at this scene with satisfaction, stepped forward with a smile, and asked the two to exchange gold orchids, "If two people are of the same heart, their benefits will cut through gold, and words of one heart will stink like orchids!"

"Father!"

The two worshiped Qin Qiong again.

Qin Qiong pulled the two of them up and put their hands together, "We will be a family from now on, and we will take care of each other."

Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly, "Serve the wine, let's congratulate together."

Li Jing stood aside, seeing Li Sanniang's face finally showing a smile, he couldn't help feeling relieved, although the result is not the best, but at least it is finally a result.

It is rare for a group of Wagang generals to gather together today. This can even be called the most complete gathering of Wagang generals after the defeat of Wagang Li Mi.

Huaiyu knew that this was Qin Qiong's special arrangement for Huaiyu. He introduced these old friends to Wu Huaiyu in order to let him, who is now young and proud, be able to have more friends and help.

For the sake of this adopted son, he really pulled down his old face. Originally, like Li Ji, Zhang Liang, and Qin Qiong, they had never been in contact with each other. General Tang is even more taboo to get together in private like this.

But today he still invited these people.

It is rare for the generals to get together in each town or in the capital, and it happens to be winter gathering in Beijing.

Zhang Liang is like a hunting dog, always observing and monitoring, trying to find out some problems from this party, Wu Huaiyu ignored him, he followed Qin Qiongcheng to bite Jin Li Jing, greeted and chatted with these Wagang generals, and helped them diagnose their health Prescribe some prescriptions, or chat about chores.

In fact, there is no need to talk about any in-depth issues. On such occasions, it is enough to draw the needle and introduce acquaintances. As for other things, that is a matter for the future.

"Shubao will take up any position when he returns to the court this time. Will he be Minister of the Ministry of War?" Li Ji asked with a smile.

Qin Qiong said: "My body is broken, and I still want to rest for a few more years. When I want to fight the Turks and conquer Liaodong, then I will fight in armor again."

Among the generals present here, only Li Jing has now been transferred to a civil position and served as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the rest are basically military positions, or are the governors of the region, or the prefects of the prefecture.

Military generals like Qin Qiong have no choice if they come back, or serve as a general, but in fact they are idle. The soldiers are commanded by the commanders and other generals. The generals are high above and don't have much real power.

Either go out of the town, or supervise the military affairs of the states, or governor a state, this is the real power of the military and government.

But if you really want to talk about it, the governor, the governor, or the general are actually not as good as the Shangshu. The world is peaceful, and the generals are not as important as the civilian officials. This is also inevitable.

Li Jing is the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice who was promoted to the governor of the capital, but now the imperial court intends to abolish the governor, or lead the governor with a prince, it is already very difficult for a military general to become the governor.

Li Junxian, the fifth lady Li Junxian, the general of Zuo Wuhou Zhonglang who was stationed at the Xuanwu Gate, said that Li Daliang was about to enter the court.

Li Daliang didn't hide it, saying that the emperor had summoned him, and indeed talked about it, and planned to let him be the Minister of the Taifu in the next year.

"Who will take over as the governor of Jiaozhou? It's impossible to let Shubao go?" Zhang Liang said with a smile.

It's a pity that his joke was not funny, and no one took it up, which made him feel uncomfortable.

The position of governor of Jiaozhou is very important. In fact, Li Daliang has only served in Jiaozhou for a little over a year. Of course, he entered the court at this time not because he did not do well. , but after all, it is a central Beijing official.

"I heard that His Majesty intends to let Lu Zushang go to Jiaozhou." Li Daliang revealed.

Lu Zushang was a hero in the separatist regime at the end of the Sui Dynasty. His father was a general of Huben Zhonglang in the Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was great chaos. Lu Zushang was young and chivalrous. After cultural and regicide, Lu Zushang occupied the state and claimed to be the governor of Gwangju.

Later, envoys were sent to submit to the Emperor Taizhu of Luoyang, and he was awarded the title of Shen Guogong and the governor of Guangzhou. After Wang Shichong usurped the throne, Lu Zushang changed to Li Yuan, gave him the title of governor, and made him a county prince. Afterwards, he followed Li Xiaogong and Li Jing. , the governor of Shouzhou, and now the governor of Yingzhou.

After all, among the generals in the early Tang Dynasty, Lu Zushang belonged to the people with mountain tops, and belonged to the same rank as Li Ji, Wang Junkuo, Luo Yi, Li Zihe and others.

The imperial court has gradually begun to adjust these warlords who once owned the hills, mainly by transferring them from their original territories, and even splitting up their original tribes. It can no longer pose a threat to the imperial court.

From Guangzhou to Jiangzhou to Shouzhou and then to Yingzhou, Lu Zushang is getting farther and farther away from his basic position. Now he even has to transfer to Jiaozhi, and he will be promoted properly. Of course, if he can cooperate, then in fact It's not all a bad thing, the ranks of officials must have been raised.

This is the big difference between Lu Zushang and generals like Wu Huaiyu. It is difficult for them to truly become the emperor's confidants, and they can easily gain enough trust from the court.

Just like Li Ji, after all these years, even if he became a royal family, he still couldn't get Li Shimin's true trust.

Just like Luo Yi, the imperial court would overthrow him whenever he had the chance.

Young people like Wu Huaiyu are different. He and Hou Junji belong to the same category. The emperor's cronies, the less rooted they are, the more important they are for the emperor, because these people are completely attached to the emperor, and their power comes from the emperor. They will not have any influence on the emperor. threaten.

To put it bluntly, there is no real foundation of oneself.

Thinking about this, if Qin Qiong is really going to come back, it is probably impossible for him to be Minister of the Ministry of War. After all, he used to have a higher status among the generals of the Qin Palace, much higher than generals like Yuchi Gonghou, Jun Jiqiu Xinggong.

The most likely thing is to send the governor to the outside world.

Thinking about it this way, it would be better to receive the rank of general and still recuperate in Bailuyuan.

At noon, a large group of people had a lively meal.

Just as the banquet started, people came from the palace.

The emperor actually sent the eunuch Zhang Anan to come in person, and the county eunuch in purple robes and jade belts came to pass the oral order to give the imperial wine. The emperor said that he heard that the Duke of Qi’s mansion was so lively today, and he wanted to join in the fun, but unfortunately things are so busy at the end of the year. I couldn't come for a while, so I gave ten altars of royal wine, so that everyone can drink well and enjoy themselves.

Originally, today was really rare, and everyone had a good atmosphere, but Zhang Anan bestowed ten altars of imperial wine, and the joyful and relaxed atmosphere immediately disappeared.

The banquet that followed seemed very restrained, and ended in a hurry, and soon Li Ji and others left one after another.

Although the emperor gave imperial wine, in fact, a group of generals of this level, especially those who used to come from Wagang, is still a bit taboo to gather like this. Everyone gave Qin Qiong face, but the emperor gave this wine, and reminded everyone Everyone.

Qin Qiong had no choice but to send them to the door one by one.

It can't be said that the emperor has a small belly, but the emperor's position is indeed not easy to sit in, and he must be vigilant at all times, which is also not to be careless.

It's still early.

Cheng Yaojin wanted to take Huaiyu to his house, and Huaiyu followed, while Li Sanniang still stayed in Qin Qiong's mansion. The county master of Qin Qiong's mansion built a scripture hall, and Li Sanniang practiced here, and usually taught Qin Qiong's children Horseback riding and archery these.

Take a carriage from Dongcheng to Xicheng, more than ten miles away.

Chang'an's Long Street is not as good as the road in Yongxingfang. Except for Tianjie Street, which is paved with a sand embankment, the other ten streets are not paved with sand, making it very muddy and difficult to walk.

In winter, everything looks very bleak, Huanghei's rammed earth square walls, trees without green leaves, and most of the pedestrians' clothes are gray.

"That shochu of your Wu family, give me more."

"Shipping to the middle of Shu?" Huaiyu asked.

"Well, your shochu sells very well in Sichuan, especially in Xichuan, Nanning and other places. Those barbarians like these spirits very much, and the supply is in short supply," Lao Cheng did not hide it from Huaiyu. It really made a fortune in Shu.

Lao Cheng used many captive barbarians to re-open the road to Nanning (Yunnan), and even lead to the barbaric land further south, selling goods through horses and mules, and the profits were astonishing.

Among the goods that the barbarians traded, Cheng Yaojin and the others liked slaves the most, followed by medicinal materials and horse mules.

In the past, the transportation was inconvenient and the tribes were blocked. Many goods in the Central Plains had to be transferred layer by layer. Waiting as an agent is just like picking up money.

Salt, tea, wine, silk cloth, porcelain, goods from the Central Plains, anything is very easy to sell there, iron pots, axes, and knives, and even sewing shoes.

The persimmon, sweet potato, and sorghum shochu of the samurai family are especially popular among the tribesmen over there, not to mention the many elixir, which are fairy things that only the tribe leaders can enjoy.

Cheng Yaojin, who was the governor of Luzhou, really couldn't think of Shu, no, he didn't think of Chang'an.

"Shoot wine for slaves?" Huaiyu suggested.

"Yes," Cheng Yaojin said happily.

"Uncle Cheng, I heard that there are many copper mines in Shu. Since you can get many slaves in Shu, why don't we mine copper and iron mines there, and the profits will be huge."

Cheng Yaojin regained his energy when he heard it, "Tell me about it in detail, if it really suits you, we two uncles will have a big fight together."

"Cui and Zheng's family originally told me that there are many precious and good woods such as golden nanmu in Shu, and that they plan to cut more precious woods there next year, and then transport them out of the mountains, go down the Yangtze River, and sell them to Luoyang, Chang'an and other places. Think about it, this logging is definitely not as profitable as opening copper mines."

(End of this chapter)