A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 580
The iron-eating beast sat cross-legged, holding the bamboo with its two front paws, tearing it slowly and gracefully. It first peeled off the green bamboo skin, and then slowly and rhythmically chewed the yellow bamboo meat. The hard bamboo became soft in its mouth. Like tender bamboo shoots,
crunch.

It squinted its eyes slightly, and seemed to be very intoxicated.

After eating the bamboo, the iron-eating beast seemed to be unsatisfied. It looked down at the ground, and finally picked up the bamboo it had bitten off just now and ate it. After eating, it picked up the bamboo skin it had started to tear off. Ate, the bits and pieces were wiped out,

He patted his stomach, twisted his buttocks and left.

Outside the fence, the children of the Wu family laughed happily as they watched this scene.

"This Pixiu is not picky about food."

"It started to pick, and then picked and ate,"

"Its teeth are so sharp,"

Huaiyu looked at the panda's actions just now, it seems that it used to be richer, but now the quality of life has declined, and the way it picked up all the bamboo skins to eat at the end is like picking up cigarette butts from an ashtray in the middle of the night. .

"It's not even eaten by bamboo rats,"

"That's right, bamboo rats are not picky eaters at all."

"Why didn't the other Pixiu come out?"

"I must have eaten too much and slept in."

When Cheng Yaojin brought four ferrets from Luzhou to Beijing to offer to the emperor, the emperor refused to allow him to bring eagles and dogs as playthings, so Lao Cheng killed one to entertain the guests, and Huaiyu took back the remaining three. Domesticated.

Now all three have become a large group.

The three are one male and two females, all of them are young and strong. They give birth once a year, one to two. One even gave birth to triplets this year, giving birth to a total of seven red pandas in two years.

The back garden of the Wu family is large, and it is convenient to enclose a large area to raise them. These fat guys are very popular with the children of the Wu family.

The ten red pandas, big and small, were even given names by them.

What is Fat Pang Huahua, there is even one named Wangcai, it is said that it was because Wu Xiaoer once threw a pig's trotter that he was gnawing on, and Wangcai gnawed happily, which made Xiaoer and the others very happy. After opening my eyes, I thought I could only eat bamboo, so I named it Wangcai.

The Wu family now has a corner in the back garden, not only raising ten pandas, but also many other animals, including peacocks and parrots, as well as red-crowned cranes, swans, egrets, tigers, black bears, leopards, wolves, deer, and foxes. , golden monkeys, elephants, squirrels, rhinos, rabbits, and even crocodiles, etc.,

Still being added,

The Wu family's zoo is quite famous now, and it often attracts noble women with their children to visit. In fact, it is quite expensive to raise these things, but it is not worth mentioning to the Wu family.
This garden has become a magic weapon for Wu's social life.

And many people who want to join the Wu family or become good friends with the Wu family will often send some rare animals, such as antelopes, parrots, gazelles, wild donkeys, wild horses, wild camels, marmots, and even takin and wild yaks. Come on, someone else wants to get some snow leopards.

There are also gifts of sea greens, minks, bears, etc. from the Northeast.

But the Wu family doesn't accept everyone's things,
There are many birds in the Wujiayuan house, and they were sent by Li Keshi. This guy is known as the bird thief. He is over 50 years old. He also served in the Xuanwu Sect and rose to the rank of Danyang Gong and Zuofu General, but he was the last I like hunting and never stop all year round, especially hunting birds.

Not only was he familiar with all kinds of birds, but all kinds of birds also knew him when he went hunting, and they all flew away as soon as they saw him coming.Li Keniao is also a master at taming eagles and birds. The sea turtles and falcons he tamed are quite good, and they are good helpers for him in hunting. The parrots he trained can even sing.

"I recently tamed a sea dongqing. I brought it here today for Erlang to play with. It is a good helper for hunting."

Costinin is known as the god of eagles, and one out of [-] eagles is called Costinin. There is also a saying that the most handsome one carved out of Liaodong is called Costinin.

The sea turtle hunts like lightning, flies fast and high, and is the best at hunting. It can go without eating for 20 days once it is full.

In Liaodong, the Mohe people domesticated Haidongqing to help hunt, and some tribes even had secret methods to tame Haidongqing to help collect precious Eastern pearls.

"In Liaodong, there is a kind of high-grade pearl called Dadong Pearl in the Huntong River. Pearl mussels are mature in October. At that time, thousands of miles of ice cover make it difficult to collect them manually. There is a kind of swan in Liaodong that specializes in eating this kind of pearl mussel. Dadong Pearl is also called Dadong Pearl. They will be eaten into the body together. Some tribes' falconry masters have ancestral secrets that allow Haidongqing to hunt this kind of swans, and finally get this precious Dadong Pearl."

Haidongqing is difficult to catch;
Even harder to tame.

A sea turtle can be worth at least five hundred guan, and a well-tamed, high-grade sea turtle can cost more than a thousand guan, which is really far more than the price of a thousand-mile horse.

Li Keshi brought a sea turtle to Wu Huaiyu. It was caught from the Mohe tribe in Baishan Mountain, Liaodong Province, and then brought to Chang'an. It had been tamed and tamed by Li Keshi himself. It was definitely a famous product.

"There are specialized falconers in Liaodong. If you want to catch Haidongqing, you have to set up a trap and squat the eagle. The most skilled hunter will have to squat for at least dozens of days before catching it, and then send it to the hands of a specialized falconer. After a long period of training, Time simmers the eagle, preventing it from sleeping and sharpening its wildness,
After initially getting rid of the wildness, he then used methods such as punching and running ropes to make Hai Dongqing understand the instructions.Finally, Kai Dongqing has to swallow a ball of twine wrapped with meat slices. Kai Dongqing cannot digest it and will eventually spit it out. After a long period of training, Kai Dongqing will be stronger and can go straight to Jiuxiao. "

After being tamed by Master Li himself, the Haidongqing became even more handsome. With a command, the Haidongqing flapped its wings and flew towards its prey like a flying arrow. It could kill whether it was a hare, a pheasant or a fox, and even a fox. Wolf, this Hai Dongqing is not afraid.

Master Li gave Wu Huaiyu a seaweed and six eagle slaves. These six people were responsible for taking care of the seaweed. In the summer, they were afraid of the heat, so they had to stand on the jade stone. In the winter, they were afraid of the cold, so they had to stand on it. Put it on the embroidered pier and let it sleep less during the night to prevent it from getting too fat. When it is time to replace its feathers, it is necessary to observe the feces, estimate the fatness, adjust the food intake and add medicine to clear the fire.

Taking care of Hai Dongqing is more troublesome than taking care of Yuezi.

"There are many kinds of Haidongqing, such as autumn yellow, wave yellow, jade claw, three-year dragon, etc. Among them, the pure white jade claw is the most precious."

Master Li Ke gave Huaiyu the pure white jade claw.

Haidong Qing is the best of the best, regardless of age or tameness.

If this kind of jade claw is in the hands of the Heishui Mohe people, and they take it to Huntongjiang River to catch swans in winter, they can get the precious Heishui Dadong Pearl.

"It's so precious."

"Just a bird."

Master Li asked Yingnu to fetch the sea turtle.
Wu Huaiyu really liked it as soon as he saw it.

At first glance, she looks quite petite.
Green-gray feathers, white jade claws,
It has a sharp mouth, round face, sharp claws, and a small and handsome body, but you can feel that it contains great power and ferocity. "Haidongqing is so precious, I will give Mr. Danyang two Pixiu. You can pick two and take them back."

Master Li looked at the cute iron-eating beasts in the garden and said, "I only like to raise birds."

This guest Master Li gave away such an expensive Haidongqing today because he wanted to ask for help from Huaiyu. He bluntly said that he wanted to go to Hebei with him.

"Erlang's Northern Expedition Eastern Route Army, arrange a position for me."

"Duke Danyang also wants to participate in the Northern Expedition?"

"The opportunity is rare." Master Li said with a smile.
"Then why not go directly to Teacher Zhonglujun?"

"My brother, I've always compared things. I mentioned it to him, but he refused."

Although the relationship between the brothers of the Li Jing family is quite harmonious, Li Jing has always been cautious. Li Keshi wanted to go to the Northern Expedition with Li Jing, but Li Jing directly refused.

Li Keshi's wife was the cousin of Empress Changsun, and his brother was the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. It would have been a simple matter to go to the Northern Expedition, but Li Jing became an obstacle.

"After much thought, I decided to go to Hebei with Erlang."

Wu Huaiyu smiled.

"If Duke Danyang is willing to serve the imperial court in the Northern Expedition, it is of course a good thing. I will write to the saint tomorrow, but I don't know whether the saint agrees or not."

"This year, You Mansion has expanded the land of Xihu in Beishan and newly established Yanzhou. If Lord Danyang does not dislike the remoteness and bitter cold of Yanzhou, he can recommend Lord Danyang to serve as the governor of Yanzhou and the envoy of the barbarian army."

"As long as I can participate in the Northern Expedition, I don't mind anything else."

"But as the governor of Yanzhou, it is impossible to say that you will return to the court after the Northern Expedition. You have to serve for three to five years."

"That's all right."

Master Li is also very free and easy.

"Well,"

Although Li Keshi was not as good at leading troops as Li Jing, Li Keshi actually had a rich resume. He also served in Youzhou in the early Tang Dynasty. He was a soldier of Luo Yi, the general manager of Youzhou, and joined the army. Later, he joined the army with Luo Yi. Art entered Guanzhong, and later came to Qin Wangfu as the commander of the army,

When the Turks entered the pass, he also led the Donggong soldiers to the battlefield.

He was also very good at riding and shooting, and earned the title of Duke of Danyang with his military exploits.

Now he is still General Youfu, the chief commander in charge of the Qianniu guards.

"After the Northern Expedition, I can enjoy hunting in the north of the mountain for a few years."

"Haha."

After Li Keshi left, Wu Huaiyu looked at Hai Dongqing and the six eagle slaves he left behind. A bird was worth a thousand guan, and it could buy a hundred horses.

Wu Huaiyu occasionally goes hunting, but unlike those nobles, he is not too keen on this activity and has no addiction.

The nobles of the Tang Dynasty liked hunting, just like many fishermen in later generations. Even today's emperor Li Shimin, who has many things to do, often takes time to go hunting.

It would be a pity to give this bird to myself.

Dedicating it to the emperor is the best, but unfortunately the emperor has made a decree that no courtiers, especially local officials, are allowed to present eagles and dogs.

night.

Wu Huaiyu rested in Chen Run's house.

Chen Runniang is as gentle as water. She has also given birth to a second child for Huaiyu, who is about to be one year old. The first-born boy is engaged to be Xu Jingzong's legitimate daughter. Now the second child is a daughter named Rose.

"A few days ago I went to Yongkang Duke's Mansion to meet Mrs. Zhang and met the eldest grandson,"

Chen Runniang said that Li Keshi's wife, the Changsun family, intended to marry the Wu family. Li Keshi's eldest son, Li Jia, Li Dashan, is now a county magistrate. Li Dashan also married the Henan Changsun family. Three years old.

The Changsun family wanted the eldest son's concubine to be engaged to Wu Shiniang Rose, the daughter of Wu Huaiyu and Chen Runniang.

Huaiyu remembered that when he first followed Li Sanniang to Li Jing's mansion, the Changsun who was a guest at the mansion looked down on him, but now he actually wanted to get married.

"Would you like to?"

"This is a good thing, of course I am willing." Chen Runniang is still very happy about this marriage. Li Keshi is also the Duke of Danyang and the general of Zuofu with a purple robe and jade belt. His wife is also the cousin of Empress Changsun, and the Li family is the Longxi Li family. Although the family name is not one of the 44 families with five surnames and seven clans, Danyang Fang is also owned by Li Ding in Longxi.

"Since you are willing, then agree." Wu Huaiyu said.

"By the way, Sanniang returned to Chang'an from Mount Emei, just a few days ago." Chen Runniang mentioned Li Sanniang.

Wu Huaiyu didn't say anything, he always felt a little guilty towards Li Sanniang.

After a long while, "Is she okay?"

"I've lost a lot of weight and feel so depressed."

(End of this chapter)