A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 577 Just watch the flowers blooming in front of the court
Wu Huaiyu rode slowly along Chang'an Street,
Less than a year after leaving, Chang'an has undergone many new changes. More and more square walls have been demolished, and the tall square walls have been replaced by neat street shops.

Chang'an Street is no longer so deserted and becomes more vibrant.

The summer is scorching, and the sun is like a fire.

The tall trees on both sides of the road provide shade and attract more customers to the street shops.

"Would you like a ride?"

A luxurious carriage stopped nearby, the curtains opened, and a familiar face appeared.

Sister-in-law Gao Huitong.

"Come on, I have ice on my car."

Wu Huaiyu smiled and got off the car without any courtesy. It was indeed very cool in the carriage, with ice cubes stored in copper boxes to cool down.

"Would you like some iced black plum soup, or iced cheese cake?"

"Have a cup of Sushan."

Sushan is the Tang Dynasty version of ice cream, a good thing that only upper-class nobles can enjoy. It is made by mixing milk, rice noodles, fruits and honey, and then refrigerated with ice and snow stored in winter.

My sister-in-law's carriage not only has ice cubes for cooling, but also an on-board refrigerator, a copper box, and several interlayers for ice cubes, which can ensure low temperature and you can just replace the ice cubes at any time.

But what surprised Huaiyu the most was that my sister-in-law also had a snow box. The shell was made of sandalwood and there were several layers of copper inside. Such a beautiful box was filled with a box full of refrigerated snow.

The snow stored in winter is now used in summer.

This is more costly than storing ice until summer.

My sister-in-law made it herself for Huaiyu, adding fresh apricots, peaches, honey and sugar.

This Sushan relieves summer heat and quenches thirst, but it is not easy to get. After extracting milk, mix it with water for half an hour, add three pinches of white flour, strain it and put it into the pot, simmer it over low heat. When it boils, add the sugar, then heat it tightly and beat it with a wooden spoon for a while. When cooked, strain into a bowl, freeze in ice, add various fresh fruits, honey, sugar...

It’s very pleasing to watch my sister-in-law’s movements.
Huaiyu couldn't help but recite a poem of praise,
Where does the scorching summer heat go? The clouds are gone by a crane in the clear sky,

I was leisurely watching the flowers blooming in front of the court, and Mu Dong was tiptoeing on the snow.

When riding a horse out of the suburbs, thousands of miles away, the jian and jian work together to sweep away the accumulated dirt.

Leng Yan still smells of ice cream, crispy rice and fried side dishes are ashamed.

"The great poet wrote poetry again? Made it especially for Sushan? The ice cream sounds better than Sushan."

After the ice cream was frozen, Gao Huitong added a fresh lotus flower to the silver basin.

The burning incense curls up in the carriage,

It’s really full of aristocratic style.

"After a great victory, you were recalled to Chang'an for accountability. Do you feel aggrieved?" The aunt handed him a silver key.

"Accountability? No, didn't I get a reward when I came back?" Huaiyu smiled, "I have ten horses, ten slaves, a hundred households, and a thousand acres of fertile land in the capital. The saint also appointed me as the deputy commander of the Northern Expedition and the commander-in-chief of the East Road. , why should I feel wronged?"

Gao Huitong looked at this brother-in-law and found that there was indeed no aggrieved look on his face. He smiled and said, "You are thinking openly, but it seems that I am worrying too much. I was worried that you couldn't figure it out, so I came here to wait for you and wanted to enlighten you. Enlighten you."

"Actually, this time you no longer serve as the governor of Anton, but instead become the governor of Youzhou. This is a good thing."

"I see."

"Do you really understand?" "Of course."

Gao Huitong smiled, she believed he understood.

"You are young after all. You have made two great achievements in succession, both of which are great military achievements. If you award the reward normally, it would be a bit difficult to award it. You don't know how many people in Chang'an are jealous of you now.

Now, I'm going to take advantage of Dugu Yanyun's incident to put some pressure on you. I'm going to cut off Anton's part-time job as governor and demote him from chief governor to long history. This is love and care. "

"My heart is the same as the mirror, and I can accept it."

Sometimes I see it too clearly, and it is indeed quite boring, so I feel detached and calm.

"Do you know why Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, has only been obsessed with singing and dancing beauties in recent years? On the contrary, his deputy Li Jing can be reused now?" asked Gao.

"Li Xiaogong is your Majesty's cousin. In the early days of the founding of the country, he stood alone and controlled half of the country in the southeast. He has the highest military merit in the clan, but he is relatively young, haha."

Gao nodded.

Li Xiaogong was assisted by Li Jing to pacify the southeast, and he indeed made great achievements. Later, he became the governor of Yangzhou, and he also made great achievements and gained the reputation of a wise king. However, the more he was like this, the harder it was to reassure the emperor.

Therefore, as early as the eighth year of Wude, Li Yuan took advantage of the opportunity of someone accusing Li Xiaogong of treason, summoned him back to the capital, and was imprisoned for a time for interrogation by Yousi. Although he was eventually released without finding any evidence of treason, he was transferred to Zong Zhengqing. , received his real power.

After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Li Xiaogong still did not get the opportunity to be appointed. He could only sing and dance at home to enjoy himself. In just a few years, he had hired more than a hundred singers and dancers.

"Your teacher has been highly valued in recent years, but he is not the original disciple of the current saint, nor is he a confidant,"

Li Jing was able to be trusted by Li Shimin mainly because he was really good at fighting. Furthermore, Li Jing was relatively cautious and did not form any cliques. Even among the core members of Guan Long's sect, he kept a low profile and was careful. He did not participate in Li Shimin's succession, but he did not do anything for him. Built for use.

But there is another very special reason. Everyone knows that Li Jing is old. Even if Li Jing, who is in his 60s, has to be reused, how many years can he continue to work?

The emperor can use it just right, so there is no need to worry too much.

Why are the heroes like Qin Qiong, Sun Wuji, Gao Shilian and others unable to truly enter the center now?Because they are direct confidants with high abilities, they are already the core of the center, and it won't work if they don't suppress it.

The emperor was very skilled in the art of balancing power.

"I originally thought you would resign as the Governor of You and return to Beijing to rest for a while."

"The saint didn't mean this, so I'm too lazy to mention it." Huaiyu tasted the ice cream made by his sister-in-law. It was really cool and delicious in this summer.

"Did you know that Pei Ji is going to be exiled?"

"What?"

Wu Huaiyu really didn't know about this.

"The madman Xinxing lived in Fenyin and often told Pei Ji's children that Pei Ji had talent. After Xinxing died, his servant Gong ordered him to tell Pei Ji about it. Pei Ji was frightened and did not dare to tell the emperor, but secretly ordered Gong to kill the children who knew about it. He died, but Gong Ming went behind Pei Ji's back and let the family boy go.

Later, Gong Ming was held accountable by Pei Ji for corruption, and Gong Ming reported Pei Ji to the court.

The emperor sentenced Pei Ji to four capital crimes. The three princes colluded with the demon. After the incident, he angrily claimed that he was responsible for the prosperity of the country. The demon pretended to have talent but hid it, and killed people to silence him.

Wu Huaiyu tasted the apricots, which were crunchy and sweet.

He had actually expected Pei Ji's fate. After all, he was also the doctor of Liumen back then. Liumen had been highly involved in the process of Pei Ji's downfall.

But now that Pei Ji is liquidated at this point in time, it is still a bit surprising.
When Gao Huitong told Huaiyu about Pei Ji, he was actually reminding him that even if he is an extremely popular minister and has the most merit, sooner or later he will still prosper and then decline.
The heights are so cold,
Wu Huaiyu is still young, so there is no need to rush to climb the peak early. It is safer to climb slowly than to stand on the top of the mountain early.

(End of this chapter)