A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 42
"That dog slave Xue Wanche has returned to Chang'an."

In the morning, Huaiyu was sweating profusely practicing the mace, using both hands to chop the mace as if it were a two-handed sword.

When Huaiyi came back from the camp, he was expressionless and depressed.

"Xue Wanche, the Xue Wanche who almost killed you?"

Huaiyi nodded.

Xue Wanche is Jiancheng's best friend. On the day when the Xuanwu Gate incident happened, he was the guard of Prince Qi's residence. After the incident, he fled to Zhongnan Mountain. Li Shimin sent people to recruit him several times but refused to come out of the mountain. Huaiyu led people to recruit him, and almost died. A small group of people went with him and only he survived.

A few days ago, Li Shimin, King of Qin, was granted the crown prince by an edict issued by Emperor Li Yuan.

The dust has settled.

Li Shimin once again asked Wanche's brother Wanjun to send his family to the mountain to appease Xue Wanche. Finally, Xue Wanche went down to plead guilty.

He was originally from the fourth rank, but now he was directly promoted to the third rank. He is still the Duke of Shangzhu Kingdom and Wu'an County, and he was even rewarded with a lot of gold, silver, money and silk.

Huai Yi was quite uncomfortable with this result.

"Brother, the prince has considerations for the prince." Huaiyu could only comfort his elder brother in this way. Although Xue Wanche was once a close friend of the abolished prince and almost ruined Li Shimin's event that day, he was very brave and capable of fighting. Famous generals in the court, plus Xue Wanche's five brothers are all very brave, and his second brother has always been a general in Li Shimin's palace, plus Xue's brothers had followed Yan Wang Li Yi before joining the Tang Dynasty, and Li Yiyuan was also a confidant of Jiancheng.

Li Yi now takes General Zuo Yiwei as the general of the Tianjie Army and is also the governor of Jingzhou. He is capable of fighting and has a large army in his hand. Now that the Turks are invading, Li Shimin has no choice but to temporarily abandon his former suspicions and reward Li Yi, Xue Wanche and others .

Immediately after he seized power, he granted Li Yi and Li Youliang the first-rank Sanjie of the Kaifu Yitong Third Division. It is not surprising that Xue Wanche is now granted the title.

After the palace change, apart from killing the sons of the two brothers, Li Shimin had nothing to do with the confidants of the palace.

"I just feel panicked in my heart." Huai Yi said, "I brought ten people into the mountain that day, and I was the only one who survived. I still often dream about the day when we were ambushed by Thief Xue."

"I believe the crown prince actually hates Xue Wanche too. On that day, Xue Wanche and his palace soldiers not only almost attacked the Xuanwu Gate, but also attacked the Qin Palace. If Duke Youyi and Du Ruhui hadn't defended it desperately, the crown prince's family would have been almost in danger. I heard that even Concubine Changsun personally raised her bow to guard the wall, and the situation was very critical, but now, for the sake of the overall situation, the new crown prince can only let the past go."

"His Royal Highness has a pattern and a mind." Huai Yi also praised, but he still has a hurdle in his heart.

"Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Huaiyu could only comfort him in this way, but in fact the Xue family is a general of Guanlong, and the five brothers are also very brave and capable generals, and now Wanjun Wanche is a third-rank general , are all dukes, and the other three brothers are also generals above rank five.

Such a general is not easy to deal with.

Huaiyi nodded, the crown prince has appointed Xue Wanche as the right-leading general of the school, what else can he do.

Perhaps because Wu Huaiyi felt uncomfortable, the crown prince rewarded Huaiyi, granting him a Sanjie from the eighth rank. When this rank was improved, he was rewarded with a variety of hundred sections, and a house in Guangdefang.Huaiyi was also allowed to apply for a job after the vacation and return to work. From tomorrow, he will return to the camp, with Baiqi's attendants, on duty for one rest and two.

"Congratulations brother, this product has been upgraded to four levels in a row."

Huaiyi was not too happy, this was the crown prince's compensation and consolation to him, "I am very grateful to His Royal Highness the crown prince."

Guangdefang is in the east of the West City, and there is a Yongzhou yamen in the square. The Gyeonggi area was Jingzhao County in the Sui Dynasty, and it was changed to Yongzhou in the Tang Dynasty. Don't drive in Yongzhou, Gao Shilian is also in charge.

Huaiyi's newly rewarded house is not big, only four mu of land, smaller than the house in Huaiyu Huaiyuanfang.

The two squares face each other obliquely, but they are very close.

Huaiyu felt that Li Shimin was a man who knew how to win over his subordinates, he rewarded Xue Wanche over there, and he did not forget to appease Wu Huaiyi here, even if Wu Huaiyi was just a little Baiqi, he could still take care of him.

"There is another news that the fourth uncle is going to be recalled to the court. There are rumors that the fourth uncle will be appointed as the servant of the Huangmen, and some say that he will be appointed as the shepherd of Yongzhou, and some say that he may be the governor of Yuzhou. Governor of Jingzhou."

Jingzhou Governor and Yuzhou Governor are both Central Governors in charge of the four prefectures, and they are at the third rank, while Yongzhou Shepherd is generally held concurrently by the prince, from the second rank, at the same level as the Great Governor, and the servant of Huangmen is at the top of the fourth rank.

However, among these several official positions, the servant of Huangmen has the lowest rank, but he has great power, and he may enter the political affairs hall, that is, the prime minister.The governor of Zhongdu is able to manage the military affairs of the four prefectures at the local level, and has great real power. On the contrary, he is the highest-ranking governor of Yongzhou. Zhizhong presides over affairs.

If a samurai Xun enters the court to be a shepherd in Yongzhou, it means that he will retreat to the second line and stand aside, basically withdrawing from the power center. If he is a servant of the Huangmen, he must still be reused and enter the power center again.If it is transferred to the governor of Jing and Henan, it can only be said that it is still under investigation, and it is not even as good as before. After all, Yangzhou is the governor's office.

But looking at Huaiyi's continuous addition of third-tier products, and rewards for his house and miscellaneous colors, this shows that the warrior Xun is very likely to be called into the court.

The samurai Xun started his army from the Dragon, and was named the Founding Duke of Shouyang County at first. This is also the title of the ancestor of the Wu family. Later, he successively served as Doctor Guanglu, Minister of Rites, and Minister of Huangmen. He was granted the title of meritorious official of Yuanmou in Taiyuan, and then titled Duke Ying.

With the qualifications of a warrior Xun, he is qualified for any position, but once the emperor and a courtier, it is not easy for the old emperor's cronies to gain the trust and appreciation of the new emperor. As a member of the Wu clan, Huaiyu still hopes that the warrior Xun can It needs to be reused again, after all, the relationship between one prosperity and one loss.

"Don't think about it too much. I'll ask Aunt Qian to make two appetizers for a while, and we brothers will have a good drink. It just so happens that the Dongshi shop has already been finished and we'll wait for the construction to be completed. It's rare to be free."

"Anyway, how many people are envious of you, brother, you have been promoted to three ranks in a row."

Sanjie is an official rank, which is different from a job. The level of a job fluctuates greatly, but this rank is relatively stable and the promotion is slow, and the salary of an official is also based on this rank.

The original rank of the samurai Xun is already Doctor Guanglu, from the second rank.

Huaiyi was awarded the ninth rank ten days ago because of meritorious deeds. He took a ten-day vacation at home. This rank was promoted to four ranks in a row, and he was lowered from the eighth rank. How many people are envious? If you want to rise, you have to have seniority if you have meritorious service.

Huaiyi's Lumi has risen from thirty shi to fifty shi, let alone a four-acre house in Guangdefang.

"By the way, today I helped you promote your elixir in the camp. Everyone saw that I recovered so well, and they were all very interested in your elixir. They all rushed to order it. I wrote it down. Here you are." Huai Yi took out a list from his arms, which was filled with writing.

There are live advertisements, and many camp soldiers place orders for medicine.Especially those Baiqi are young military officers selected by the Imperial Army, most of them have some background and are not short of money.

Huaiyu was also very happy when he saw it, "There are so many, brother is too good, I will give you a commission later."

Huai Yi waved his hand.

"If you want it, brother, you are now promoted and rewarded, and you have a new house. It's time to think about finding a wife. What kind of woman do you want?"

"Let's talk about this later. I plan to go back to Longqiao Castle first, explain to Aye and Auntie what they are going to be on duty, and pack some luggage. I will move to Guangdefang later. Your front yard wants For pharmaceuticals, the central courtyard is used as a warehouse, and there are people in your room in the backyard, so it is not convenient for me to live here with you."

Huaiyu thought it would be convenient for the brothers to live together, but Huaiyi still planned to move there.

"Why don't you bring Uncle Qian and his wife over there so that you can do your laundry, cook and watch the gate? I'll let Wu Cheng's family come over when I come here. I'll take Runniang back to Sanyuan with you tomorrow. She will come in. I have to pay my respects to my uncle. When we come back together, I still miss my two dogs."

Although the cheap slaves in the Kouma Market are only a few thousand dollars each, ten thousand dollars can buy a strong man Nan slave, but the kind of newly bought slaves are not familiar after all. The old Qian couple are old servants of the Wu family, so it is better to use them with confidence. .

"Okay, let's go back together tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)