A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 702: A young man with great ambitions

dawn.

Wu Huaiyu still got up very early. It seemed that he rarely got up late after coming to the Tang Dynasty. Maybe it was also because he went to bed early. After all, there was nothing to entertain at night.

Go to bed early and get up early to be energetic.

In the guest room courtyard of Bailu Manor, Huaiyu also started with a set of eight Vajra exercises as usual and practiced them every day, which became a habit.

Prince Cheng Qian came over and followed suit.

Wu Huaiyu taught Cheng Qian the Eight Parts of Vajra and the Eight Parts of Longevity, but Cheng Qian failed to insist on practicing every day.
"Did you sleep well last night?"

After practicing a set of Vajra Kung Fu, Wu Huaiyu asked him.

"pretty good."

Huaiyu saw that the prince looked good. Yesterday, he bravely rushed to the emperor and drew his sword to stop the wild boar for his father. His feat was praised by the emperor, and Chengqian was happy for a long time.

"Next time, remember to think twice before you act. Although you were filial and brave yesterday, you actually had other more suitable ways. It was too risky for you." Wu Huaiyu believed in the nature of young people. He may have been worried about his father's safety yesterday and had no plans. thought.

It would indeed be a bit scary if Cheng Qian, at such a young age, already knew how to perform in front of the emperor.

In the situation yesterday, neither the emperor nor the prince was in the slightest danger. Although the prince would be said to be reckless, he would still be known as a great filial piety.

"You still need to practice your Vajra Kung Fu more,"

While the two men were still talking, a thousand knights came and the emperor called.

"In what year did you join the Thousand Cavalry Camp? What's your name?" Huaiyu saw that although this knight was young, he was very majestic, and he was very fond of him at first sight.

The young man, who was estimated to be 1.9 meters tall, immediately said, "Student Liu Renyuan is from the Liu family of Diaoyin. My father is a taboo man, and he serves in the Youxiao Guard."

He called himself a student to Wu Huaiyu, but there was a reason.

It turns out that he was born in the Liu family of Suizhou, after Liu Bao, the right virtuous king of the Xiongnu. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Huns entered the Central Plains in large numbers, and the Liu family also became a prominent family in the Central Plains. For example, the three famous clans of Dongjun, Henan and Diaoyin with the surname Liu are now. They are all from Huns.

Liu Renyuan's father, Liu Daju, was a general in the family and became a wealthy family in Suizhou. Liu Daju also served as the general manager of Suizhou, and now he is in the court as General You Xiaowei.

Liu Renyuan relied on his father's influence to study in the Xiuwen Hall, and later chose to enter the Chongxian Hall in the East Palace. At that time, Wu Huaiyu was still the owner of the Chongxian Hall.

However, when Liu Renyuan entered Chongxian Hall, Wu Huaiyu basically ignored Chongxian Hall, so he had no impression of this student.

Li Shimin once discovered that Liu Renyuan was tall and mighty in the Chongxian Hall, and he was actually capable of civility and martial arts, so he specially selected him to join the right bodyguard, and also arranged for the commander of the north gate to become a knight of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion.

At such a young age, he is now a member of the Thousand Cavalry Team and has a bright future.

Although this may be due to the influence of his family and father, he himself is indeed very impressive.

Although Liu Renyuan did not actually study under Wu Huaiyu, he still respected him as his teacher.

Huaiyu felt that this name was a bit familiar.
At first I thought he and Liu Rengui were related.
Now you will understand that in fact, the two of them can't fight each other. Liu Renyuan is a Huns, so he can be called Jihu, but they have been officials for generations, and they have been completely Chineseized like the Xianbei people. Except for their appearance, Hu Feng is obviously ,
But Liu Rengui is from Henan, but he is Han.

Huaiyu deliberately chatted with him on the way, and the more he talked, the more he admired the tall man.
Although he is a son of a famous noble family, he is very similar to people like An Yuanshou and Cheng Chumo. He is not a playboy, but he is really capable and ambitious.

Liu Renyuan said that Wu Huaiyu was his idol in his heart, and his greatest wish in his life was to become a famous general like Wu Huaiyu who could dominate the frontier.

In fact, this student is not much different in age from Wu Huaiyu.

On the way, Huaiyu went out of his way to face Chengqian and praised Liu Renyuan. Chengqian was becoming more sensible now and knew that the teacher was recommending talents to him, so he took out a jade pendant from his body and rewarded him. Got him,
"My lord, I dare not accept it,"

"We are all the teacher's students and brothers in the same discipline,"

"Take it," Huaiyu patted Liu Renyuan's arm, which made the young Xiongnu nobleman excited. Although he was favored by the emperor, he was selected into the right bodyguard, and also entered the Qianqi Camp, becoming the North Gate. Senior, but after all, he is just a member of the Thousand Cavalry Team.

Even if his father is General You Xiaowei, he is actually just a jobber. He is not as powerful as the one who worshiped the general manager of Suizhou during the Wude Dynasty.

One is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the other is Prime Minister Wu Xianggong.

The young man suddenly felt as if he would die for his confidant.

"When I return to Chang'an from now on, you will come to sit in my house when you are not on duty. I can't let you call me "teacher" in vain. I will teach you the art of war."

"Thank you, teacher." Liu Renyuan was so excited that he was speechless.

Huaiyu patted his arm and said, "You are the first student to learn the art of war from me."

come to the hall,

The emperor was about to have breakfast,
"Come and dine with me,"

Changsun Wuji, Qin Qiong, Zhang Liang, Xiao Yu, Tang Jian, Zhou Shaofan, Li Daozong, Duan Lun and other princes and prime ministers are here.

As for Wang Gui, Wei Ting and others who were not summoned by the emperor, they were not qualified to participate in the emperor's breakfast.

The breakfast at White Deer Manor is still very rich.Wu Huaiyu ordered a bowl of mutton soup, four steamed buns, a few side dishes, and a seasonal fruit platter.
Cheng Qian ate sesame pancakes and mutton soup.

The emperor ate mutton stuffed gulouzi and a cup of milk tea with double sugar. The emperor liked milk and meat very much.

While Li Shimin was eating breakfast, he was also concerned about whether the prince had slept well last night, and was afraid that he would be frightened.

"Today we will go to Yongkang Mausoleum to offer sacrifices."

Buried in Yongkang Mausoleum is Li Shimin’s great-grandfather Li Hu.
The foundation of Li Tang was laid by Li Hu, although when he was alive, he was one of the eight pillar states of the Western Wei Dynasty, and his title was only the Duke of Longxi.

But when Li Hu was young, he was called a broken household. He was a military household in Wuchuan Town. His ancestors were also rich. The fifth generation ancestor was Li Hao, the founding monarch of Xiliang Kingdom. Unfortunately, although Xiliang Kingdom was one of the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Hus, But it was only passed down for two generations.

The third generation began to serve as officials in the Northern Wei Dynasty. When Li Hu's grandfather Li Xi led heroes to guard the black city of Wuchuan, he settled in Wuchuan.

Li Hu's father, Li Tianxi, is the leader of the building. He is only the leader of the squadron of the Forbidden Army, which is lower than the original warrior Ke's position.

The uprising of six towns in the Northern Wei Dynasty caused chaos in the world. Li Hu followed He Batayue at first. After He Batayue's death, people in central Guanzhong supported Yu Wentai. However, Li Hu disagreed and left Guanzhong alone and went to Jingzhou to persuade He Batayue. Brothers enter the pass,

But Brother He Bayue was unwilling to go to Guanzhong. When Li Hu had no choice but to return to Guanzhong, he was captured by Gao Huan's men. However, later Emperor Xiaowu wanted to seek Guanzhong, so he named Li Hu General Wei and asked him to return to Guanzhong to assist Yuwen. Tai Zhen is guarding Guanzhong.

From then on, Li Hu followed Yu Wentai to conquer the world, gained the title of Dazhu Kingdom due to his meritorious service, and was granted the title of Duke of Tang after his death.

After Li Yuan accepted the Zen throne and ascended the throne, he took Tang as the country's name, posthumously named Li Hu as Emperor Jing, the temple was named Taizu, and the mausoleum was called Yongkang Mausoleum.

Li Shimin liked this Tang Taizu very much.
"Everyone said that my great-grandfather was a suave young man with great ambitions. He loved reading but did not save chapters and sentences. He was especially good at shooting. He valued wealth over justice and elegance."

Starting from Li Hu, every generation of the Li family has been very good at shooting.

For example, the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan was also a very good marksman. Not only did he hit the bird's eyes with an arrow when he was young, he also outperformed other noble sons in Dou's match to recruit a bride and won a noble girl as his wife. When suppressing thieves, he once fired more than seventy arrows from his horse and shot down countless horse thieves.

Li Shimin is even more famous as a marksman, and he still uses a huge bow. The emperor is best at using long bows, then broadswords, and Ma Shan's ones are second.

"Chengqian, you should also practice riding and shooting more in the future. You should also practice archery every morning in the East Palace,"

Cheng Qian is the crown prince, so it doesn't mean that he can practice archery to fight. He can also practice archery to strengthen his body.

"Next time I will go hunting with my father. If we encounter a wild boar again, we don't need to draw our sword to fight the wild boar. We can just shoot it with a bow right away."

Li Shimin said with a smile.

The emperor even pointed at Huaiyu and said, "Your teacher, Master Wu, is also very good at riding and shooting. You saw it with your own eyes yesterday. One arrow can hit the eye of a wild boar that is charging at high speed. It is quite accurate."

Cheng Qian's archery skills were actually pretty good. His first teacher was the emperor. Li Shimin often personally taught archery to the princes. Even when he succeeded to the throne, he took turns coaching the Beiya Imperial Guards in archery in the palace.

The emperor also specially asked people to bring ancient buildings to Cheng Qian and Huai Yu, "Eat more meat. The more meat you eat, the stronger you will be. The more you practice martial arts, the more meat you need to eat."

The Gulouzi stuffed with mutton is indeed delicious, but it’s a bit full after eating it so early in the morning.

After breakfast, everyone followed the emperor to the Yongkang Mausoleum in the north of the plateau to offer sacrifices.

After offering sacrifices to the Tang Taizu, the emperor became addicted to hunting and continued hunting.

When I was hunting in the south yesterday, there were actually not many wild animals. But to the north, with high mountains, deep ravines, and dense forests, there were already more wild animals.
"I heard that white deer often appear here, and I want to look for white deer today."

Wu Huaiyu remembered that the white deer was not born, but had albinism. This was different from the white horse, so it must be rare. But the emperor was so interested, so of course everyone would not be disappointed.

The autumn air is crisp, the clouds are clear and the wind is gentle,
Hunting is indeed a good activity, but Wu Huaiyu is not that addicted, especially hunting with the emperor. He is not very comfortable, so he has been following the emperor, mainly keeping an eye on the prince to avoid any accidents.

To the north, there are indeed more prey;
Just when the emperor had a full harvest and was very excited to look for the white deer,

Suddenly a tiger roared,
Suddenly, a big, eye-catching white-fronted insect sprang out of the forest.
In the Tang Dynasty, the big insect referred to the tiger, to avoid tabooing the Tang Taizu Li Hu who was buried in Yongkang Mausoleum.

The tiger who occupies the mountain as king was very angry when his sweet dream was disturbed by the royal guards and was even driven out of his territory by a pack of hunting dogs.

The big insect rushed out of the forest and met the emperor and his party.

no one thought,

The white deer was not found, but a white-fronted tiger, the king of the mountains, was driven out by a pack of hunting dogs.

Roar!
A tiger roars,
The tiger rushed straight over,

"Protect Your Majesty!"

The royal knights shouted nervously and quickly stepped forward to intercept. Yesterday, a wild boar rushed in front of the emperor's horse and asked the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Crown Prince to escort it. In the end, the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Jin took action to kill the wild boar. The guards had already Very derelict.

The team of escorts yesterday were all being punished today, and now this batch is a new one.

A group of hundred-horse imperial guards roared and quickly rushed to the front of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)