A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 583 Li Jing’s Attitude
Pingkangfang, where Li Jing's family is located, is just north of Wu's house in Xuanyangfang. Now that the wall of the square has been demolished, it is more convenient to get there.

Fan Xuanfu insisted on leaving from Longmen, saying that he wanted to pick up Li Sanniang and go to the Yongkang Palace with him.

As soon as he went out, he saw a large family, many guards, servants, and a hundred knights from the imperial army assigned to Wu Huaiyu by the emperor.

Children are the happiest to go out. Chengsi and the others are just over two years old, which is when they are playful and active. They are not happy to ride in the car, so they like to run and chase, sometimes running in front and sometimes running behind.

When they arrived at Longmen Temple, disciples Yin Wenchao and Ye Fashan came to greet him, and Wei Shanjun and Ye Jinneng who practiced Taoism in the temple also came to see him. Several female crowns from Yuzhen Villa also came to pay their respects, but Li Sanniang did not come.

"Fellow Daoist Qingxu has felt the cold and is resting," Ye Fashan said.

"It's no big deal, right?" Huaiyu asked.

Fan Xuanfu said, "Why don't we go see Sanniang? Erlang is also good at medicine and can prescribe prescriptions." Huaiyu felt that Sanniang was making excuses not to meet, but couldn't stand Fan Xuanfu's intention, so he had to go together. In the Yuzhen Villa.

Under the shade of the ginkgo tree in the courtyard, Li Sanniang was practicing Baduanjin. Huaiyu taught her this when she was in Shuofang. She was very familiar with each move. When she turned around and saw Huaiyu and his wife waiting to come in, she was stunned for a moment.

Huaiyu greeted with a smile, "We happen to be going to Yongkang Palace to visit the teacher, so I asked you to go with us. I heard that you had a cold, are you feeling better?"

"Senior Brother Wei prescribed ginger tea to me yesterday. After decoction, I wrapped myself in the sable crane cloak you sent me and sweated profusely. I feel much better now."

Xuan Fu stepped forward and took Sanniang's hand, "After two years of separation, Sanniang, you have lost a lot of weight. Let Erlang take your pulse. He has many ancient prescriptions. He will choose a prescription for you to treat yourself." He held his hand directly. She handed her hand to Huaiyu and asked her husband to take her pulse.

Huaiyu feels the pulse,
"Sanniang is just tired from the journey back from Shuzhong and has suffered a little bit of wind and cold. It doesn't matter, she just needs to nurse herself back to health."

"Let's go to Yongkang Duke's Mansion together."

Over there, the two Taoists Wei Shanjun and Ye Jingneng also said, "Fellow Taoist Qingxu, please go with us, we happen to be going there too."

It turned out that Li Jing had been serving as Minister of War in the past two years, planning the war of aggression day and night. After all, he was older and his health was a little too much. He found Wei Shanjun to help him recuperate, and occasionally talked with Ye Jingneng, and they got along well. .

Li Sanniang naturally went back to the Yongkang Palace first after returning to Beijing. She didn't want to go back with Wu Huaiyu today, but she couldn't refuse, so she had to pack up and go with her.

On the way, I saw Wu Huaiyu's children gathered in groups, with several boys and girls running all over the floor, their eyes full of envy. Fan Xuanfu looked like a big lady in every aspect, which made her even more silent.

Wu Huaiyu also asked her about cultivation in Shu. Li Sanniang turned around without saying a word, and the atmosphere seemed a bit subtle.

"Sanniang, it's really hard for you to go to Shu. Just stay in Chang'an. Chang'an is so nice. My father, brother and family are all here." Fan Xuanfu pulled her and said to Huaiyu with a smile, "We are not like men. Men Aiming in all directions, running around on two legs, yet showing mercy everywhere.
Erlang went to Youzhou and stayed there for almost two years. He even adopted a girl with the fifth surname of Fan Yanglu as a concubine. He even adopted a princess from the previous dynasty and a pro-Turkic concubine as a concubine, including King Xi and Khitan Khan. He took his daughters and sisters as concubines.

I took care of his house in Chang'an, but he was enjoying himself outside and felt very uncomfortable."

Li Sanniang became even more silent after hearing this.

Huaiyu could only smile awkwardly.

From Xuanyangfang to Pingkangfang, they are close to each other. Without the wall, it is only a short walk along the street. Along the way, many shopkeepers or some residents of the samefang saw Wu Huaiyu coming. , anyone you know should come up to say hello and say hello, saying that they haven’t seen Mr. Wu for a long time, or that they have always heard about Mr. Wu in Chang’an who made great contributions to the frontier and expanded the territory.

Some people who were unfamiliar with Wu Huaiyu did not dare to come forward, so they saluted from afar on the roadside.

"When these streets were demolished and converted into markets, our family spent a lot of money to build them. We also bought a lot of land and converted them into street shops. Except for a few for our own use, most of them are rented out," Run said. Mother told Huaiyu that these people were so polite to them.

Firstly, many shops are rented from the Wu family. Of course, they are polite to the owners of these shops. Secondly, the Wu family is not only the landlord of many shops, but also the Wu family's bank, which also lends money or stores to these merchants. Some merchants need funds. For turnover, go to Wujia Bank to borrow money. The interest rate and other aspects are good. There are no extra expenses. If there is an unexpected situation, it will not be so urgent, and there will be no interest compounding or anything like that.

And some shops are doing well, and if you have some spare money, you can also deposit it in the Wu family's bank. Not only does it not charge storage fees, but there is also interest, and the money is very safe when it is left here in the Wu family. You can withdraw it at any time, even if it is deposited. On a regular basis, if you withdraw it in advance before maturity, you will lose a little interest at most, and the principal can be withdrawn at any time.

Some businessmen are now accustomed to going to Wujia Bank to issue banknotes, or even deposit them in Chang'an, and then go to Luoyang, Taiyuan, Yangzhou and other places to collect them, which greatly facilitates everyone.

As for the residents of the nearby villages, the Wu family treats them well. If they want to hire people, they will give priority to the residents of this village or the surrounding villages. If they have difficulties, they need to borrow money or food, or they need to see a doctor or get medicine for an emergency. Even if you are short of money, you can take note of it temporarily.

Relying on these, the Wu family now has a very good reputation.

Li Jing's family is located in the southeast corner of Pingkangfang. It occupies a large area, more than a hundred acres of land. It used to be open to the street, but now the wall is gone. The Wu family is across the street from the Li family, so they can be regarded as neighbors. .

When the concierge of the Li family saw the arrival of Wu Huaiyu and his family, he immediately went to report to the head of the family. When he saw his third wife and Huaiyu couple together, he was a little confused.

Li Jing did not go to court today and was reading at home. His wife Hongfunu was burning incense and arranging flowers.
The big tiger was lying on the ground, squinting his eyes and taking a nap.

The steward came to report that Wu Huaiyu and his wife were visiting.

"Sanniang also came back with her, as did King Wei Yao and Master Ye from Longmen Temple."

"Sanniang is here too?"

"Well, Mrs. Fan of Yiguo has been walking arm in arm with Sanniang, and Duke Yiguo is also talking and laughing with Sanniang all the way." the steward replied.

Zhang Chuchen was stunned.Li Jing also put down his art of war, stroking his beard and becoming confused.

"You said? Could it be?"

Hongfunu was lost in thought for a while, and then she smiled, "That's good, that's good, it's better to save Sanniang from going away to Emei, Shu."

"But,"

"But what? Are you trying to say that Alang has no reputation or status or whatever? It's already at this point. Whether he has status or not doesn't matter so much. It's enough to keep Sanniang in Chang'an and make him happy. He doesn't care about the rest. What's going on? Look at Sanniang when she came home earlier. She was depressed and lost a lot of weight. It made me feel bad."

The couple got up and went to the gate to greet him.

main entrance.

The eldest son of the Li family, Li Deyu, was talking to Huaiyu. Huaiyu was a sixth-grade Qianniu Preparatory Officer when they first met him, and now he has just been promoted to a fifth-grade weapons supervisor.

It’s been a long time since I last saw you, but you are getting fatter and wearing more colorful clothes.

He didn't wear a crimson official robe at home, instead he wore a silk damask with a large Ketuan pattern and embroidered with gold brocade. Huaiyu knew his background. He had no ambitions and no talent. It was all due to his family background and the kindness of his father. Originally, Zhen Lun was far inferior to Li Erlang, who was good at swordsmanship.

Li Dejiang is now a member of the Criminal Justice Department, assisting Liu Dewei in managing the six doors.

"It was still easy when I was a Qianniu in the Left and Right Mansion. Since I was promoted, I have not been able to take my time off. I first went to the Shenji Camp, then to the Weiwei Temple, and then to the Ordnance Supervision. I haven't been there for a long time in the past few years. I stayed there and was very busy, but the sage appointed me to be diligent, practical, and reliable, so I was promoted again and again. Now I am a young military supervisor, and I am also in charge of the Shenji Workshop.
I remember that this was also the job that Erlang had done before. Of course I can't compare to Erlang. When I first met you, it was Sanniang who led you back. At that time, you had just come down from Zhongnan Mountain and you were still a white boy. No, It’s not Baiding. I remember that you seemed to be wearing a crimson coat at that time. It was the history of the money-catching order in Sanyuan County, right?

Nowadays, there is no longer a money-catching order in the imperial court. In just a few years, Erlang is really amazing. From the money-catching order, he has become today's Emperor Xinwu Shaobao. He has sealed [-] households. Where are the Dukes of Zhuguo and Yiguo..."

He was still talking there non-stop. Li Jing and his wife came over and felt helpless towards their son, so they called him, "What are you talking about at the gate? Why don't you come into the hall for tea?"

Zhang Chuchen smiled and stepped forward, holding Fan Xuanfu in one hand and Chen Runniang in the other, and they were extremely affectionate.

"Isn't Brother Dejiao not at home today during the holiday?"

"I'm out of Beijing on business."

Li Jing took Huaiyu's hand and walked inside, leaned closer and whispered, "I'm sending Pei Ji off to Jingzhou, and I guess he won't be back for a while."

Li Jing was very satisfied with Huaiyu as a student. As soon as he entered the door, he took Huaiyu to deduce the battle of Yehuling and the battle of Zhengbeishanxi. Zhang Chuchen smiled and said to Huaiyu, "Ignore it." He has been studying these all day long, and it would be great if Erlang finally came home and chatted together."

Fan Xuanfu asked the accompanying steward to bring in all the gifts he had prepared.

Various products of the Wu family, including rock sugar, soap, toilet water, tea, liquor, green salt, cotton cloth, paper, ink, pen and inkstone, etc. In addition, there are good things Huaiyu brought back from Youzhou this time, ginseng and deer bark, and fur.

For Li Jing, Zhang Chuchen and his wife, as well as the brothers Li Deyu and Li Dejiang, as well as their wives, they each prepared mink hats, mink collars, mink hexagrams and mink fur crane cloaks.

"Yesterday the fifth sister-in-law came over and told me that the fifth brother went to Huaiyu's mansion and came back with two excellent sable crane cloaks. What a wonderful saying." Zhang Chuchen also liked the sable crane cloaks when he looked at them. .

It was also mentioned that Wu Huaiyu and Li Keshi were married. Huaiyu and Runniang's daughter Mei Mei had arranged a marriage with Li Keshi and Li Sixiao, the concubine of Li Keshi and Changsun's eldest son Li Dashan. Li Jing and his wife were also very satisfied with this marriage. More kisses.

Although Runniang is the adopted granddaughter of the Zhang family, it is said that Master Li's grandson Sixiao is of the same generation as Runniang. Now that he is engaged to Runniang's daughter, it is equivalent to marrying his own niece. However, this was not a big deal in the Tang Dynasty. After all, she was just the adopted granddaughter of the Zhang family, but she was actually a close relative.

Li Jing patiently sat with Mrs. Zhang in the living room for a long time, but finally couldn't sit still and took Huaiyu directly to his study to talk about the Battle of Yehuling and the Conquest of Beishanxi. Li Jing had many things like this. I wanted to ask Huaiyu in person about some of the details of the two wars, and also talk about the upcoming Northern Expedition to the Turks. After all, Wu Huaiyu was also the appointed deputy general manager of the Sixth Route Army of the Northern Expedition and the general manager of the East Route March.

A Minister of the Ministry of War and a Minister of the Ministry of War of the Inspection School were sitting in the study room, and finally their ears were quiet. "Those girls are so noisy, their chattering is going to make their brains explode," Li Jing said with a smile, "We should be good together. Let’s talk about things men like, talk about fighting.”

"You did a good job in Youzhou. The battle between Yehuling and Beishan can be said to have doubled the chance of victory in the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Turks.
I also understand clearly what happened with Dugu Yanyun. It is not your fault at all, so don’t take it to heart."

Wu Huaiyu began to boil water and make tea, "After all, I have a responsibility that I cannot shirk. It is my responsibility and I will not shirk it."

"It's all over. There is no one who leads troops in war without death, and there is no one without making mistakes. There is no point in thinking about that."

Li Jing took out the map and wanted to review the battle of Yehuling with Huaiyu, but in the end he couldn't help but ask, "Sanniang, what are your plans?"

Wu Huaiyu was silent, not knowing how to answer.

Li Jing sighed, "It's all bad luck. Now that things have happened, I won't stop you two anymore. We don't even care if you can't grant the title of Sanniang as long as you are willing.
We just hope that you can treat that child sincerely and kindly. She was raised by me and Mrs. Zhang since she was a child. We are really sad when she looks like this."

Wu Huaiyu never thought that Li Jing would say this to him.

Sitting there, neither should nor should it.

(End of this chapter)