A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 757 Killing Hou Junji

Wu Huaiyu trusted Chen Sheng very much.

Although he still has people in Chang'an, he has been in Lingnan for more than a year and has been patrolling everywhere. He really doesn't know much about the current situation in Chang'an.

"Go back to Chang'an and carefully inquire about the situation. We cannot be careless about this matter."

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Huaiyu patted his arm, and there was no need to talk too much nonsense between the two of them. Although he didn't quite believe that something happened to the prince, the result was this.

He had to guard against it,
Moreover, historically, the prince had already gone astray, and he had been brought back all the way. But after all, we hadn’t seen him for more than a year, so who knew if he would go astray again.

"How long will it take for Prime Minister Wu to return to Chang'an?"

"I won't be able to go back for a while,"

"I hope the crown prince can be crowned this October."

Both fell silent.

The status of both of them is indeed not low now. Chen Sheng, who was once just a slave of Li Jing's family, is now the fifth-rank Sima of the Guangzhou Governor's Office, and Huaiyu, who was just the son of Yuan Cong's brigade commander, is now the prime minister.

But the future of the two people has long been bound to Crown Prince Cheng Qian. This was not Wu Huaiyu's choice in the first place, but the emperor's insistence on arrangement.

But there was no turning back.

The most important thing now was to find out what happened in Chang'an. Although he didn't believe that Li Shimin suddenly had the desire to save money,

However, it is impossible for the emperor to push forward Cheng Qian's crowning ceremony again and again for no reason. The most direct result of such postponement is that Cheng Qian still does not have power.

For the time being, they can only study government affairs, and the East Palace class will still be just a decoration, without real power to do things.

The two soon separated in the garden. Huaiyu went to Huaiyi and told him about arranging Chen Sheng's recent trip to Beijing.

"You arrange it."

Huaiyi smiled and agreed. Wu Huaiyu was now in Lingnan. He was truly superior to the Sixth Governor's Mansion. All the yamen and officials in various systems in Lingnan were under his control.

Chen Sheng set out for Chang'an the next day, still via Meiguan Road, and then took the Ganjiang Waterway.

As soon as he left by boat, Ning Chun went down the Xijiang River to Guangzhou.

The governor of Wuzhou came specially to visit Wu Huaiyu.

"I heard that Mr. Wu was blessed with twins. I'm really happy and congratulated."

Ning Chun has gray hair and wears a purple robe. He is very elegant. He is the most educated among the Ning family in Qinzhou and the most devoted to the court.

When Ning Changzhen and others raised troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, they firmly stood on the side of the imperial court. When Wu Huaiyu came from the south and wanted to transfer him from Lianzhou to Wuzhou and away from the Ning family's base camp, he did not resist.

For more than a year, under his leadership, the Ning family in Qinzhou has been very respectful to the court. All the official positions formerly held by the Ning family in Qinzhou, Lianzhou and other places have been given up.

Many other things, such as pearl ponds, salt fields, mines, etc., also made great concessions.

Wu Huaiyu and Ning Chun cooperated very happily, whether it was public or private.

Now they are both superiors and subordinates, and they are also working together in many industries such as pearl mining, salt drying, mining, sugar cane cultivation, and tea plantations.

"Prime Minister Wu, I have a heartfelt request,"

Ning Chun gave Huaiyu a child's third gift, and then took the initiative to propose marriage.

He wanted to marry into the Wu family.

Huaiyu can choose the method of marriage, either between a son from the Wu family and a daughter from the Ning family, or between a son from the Ning family and a daughter from the Wu family. If Huaiyu dislikes his young children, he can also choose his grandson or granddaughter.

Ning Chun's eldest son, Ning Xiang, served as the governor of Yushan Prefecture at the end of Wude. This Yushan Prefecture was separated from Qinzhou, and the southern coastal area of ​​Qinzhou was divided into Yushan Prefecture. Ning Chun and his son made great contributions to quelling the rebellion, and Ning Chun was appointed the governor of Nanyue Prefecture. , his son was appointed governor of Yushan Prefecture.

But in the second year of Zhenguan, the name of Yushan Prefecture was first changed to Luzhou and then revoked.

Ning Xiang came to Beijing this year and took up a fifth-grade idle position in Beijing.

His eldest son Ning Xi was appointed magistrate of Wulei County.

This Wulei County was the original seat of Luzhou, located in the southeast of Qinzhou Bay, facing Lianzhou across the sea to the east.

Ning Chun wanted to marry Wu Huaiyu's seventeenth daughter for his eldest grandson Ning Xi.

Among the three major wealthy families in Lingnan, the Feng family in Gaoliang, the current head of the family, Feng Zhidai, was the first to become in-laws with Wu Huaiyu. His eldest son, Feng Junhao, was engaged to Wu Huaiyu's sixteenth daughter.

As for the Chen family in Longzhou, Chen Longshu also betrothed his daughter to Wu Huaiyu's adopted son Pang Yanzhang, and the two families got married.Ning Chun also knew that the Ning family had taken the wrong path and stood on the wrong team in recent years, becoming more and more marginalized. If they didn't work hard, they might really decline completely.

This time, he didn't care about face, and took the initiative to attend the third baptism banquet of Huaiyu's child, and even proposed the marriage himself.

The eldest great-grandson of the Ning family married the daughter of Wu Huaiyu, a concubine. The biological mother of the Seventeenth Niang was a Hu Ji who was born a slave, but she couldn't care less.

"My great-grandson is the eldest great-grandson of the eldest son. He is three years old this year. He is smart and healthy."

Huaiyu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Ning Gong's great-grandson is already three years old. If our two families get married, the generation gap will be very different."

Ning Chun could only laugh along, it was true in this regard, but he made this arrangement to show his sincerity. Is there anything more sincere than using his eldest great-grandson to marry a daughter of the Wu family?
Furthermore, if the eldest great-grandson can get married like this, then there is no need to worry about his future. He is the future heir of the Ning family, and the future of the Ning family is also guaranteed.

Regarding this marriage,
Wu Huaiyu thought about it for a moment and finally agreed.

Although the Ning family is now weakened, its reputation is still very strong in Lingnan, especially in the Qinzhou area, and Ning Xuan, Ning Chun and his family have always had a good reputation.

The two families entered into a marriage contract.

Ning Chun's great-grandson Ning Yuan was engaged to Wu Huaiyu's seventeenth daughter Ning Kewei.

Wu Huaiyu held a grand and lively wedding banquet for his two sons and daughters at his manor outside Guangzhou, and entertained the guests.

For a time, guests gathered.

At this lively washing banquet,
Wu Huaiyu also officially announced the marriage between the Wu and Ning families. Wu Qiniang entered into a marriage contract with Ning Chun's great-grandson Ning Yuan.

Then, Huaiyu married Xian Jingchen, the governor of Yazhou, and Wu Jiulang inherited the vassal, and was engaged to Xian Jingchen's daughter.

This Xian Jingchen is now the head of the Xian family. Feng Ang’s grandmother, Mrs. Xian, is Xian Zhichen’s aunt-great-grandmother. He and Feng Zhidai are cousins, and they even married each other’s sisters and became closer. Relationship.

The announcement of these two marriages made the three wedding banquets even more lively.

The pair of children who were carried out to receive blessings from everyone had no idea that the engagement announced by Huaiyu was related to them. They just looked at the lively banquet curiously for a while, and soon started to cry impatiently, before being carried back. .

"Hou Junji has been on a killing spree in the Youjiang River recently, even on the south bank of the Duni River. This guy is too aggressive. It is not a good thing to continue like this."

In a corner of the manor, Huaiyi said to his brother.

Wu Huaiyu has also heard a lot about Hou Junji's actions in Yongzhou recently. This guy is even more aggressive than when Cheng Yaojin was in Luzhou. He really doesn't treat the barbarians as human beings. Wu Huaiyu is dealing with the rebellion of the five state barbarians in Yunkai Mountain. At least it is better to use both suppression and appeasement.
But that guy is really just killing people there, attacking mountains and strongholds, capturing everyone on sight, and killing those who resist. The hottest thing in Yongzhou now is the slave trade, with boats and ships of slaves coming in and out.

When he did this, the tribes in the entire area were panicked and everyone was in danger. Even many barbarians who were just living their own lives couldn't sit still anymore. Now they are all colluding with each other to raise troops to resist. .

"I have collected a lot of evidence of Hou Junji's crimes," Huaiyi said.

Wu Huaiyu pondered, Hou Junji was demoted to Lingnan. This guy has been holding back his resentment. He is not only venting his anger on the barbarians, but also wants to use the heads of the barbarians to make meritorious deeds. He even takes the opportunity to rob and make a fortune.

"Drive Hou Junji away from Lingnan, otherwise this guy will create a bigger problem." Huaiyi said.

Wu Huaiyu nodded, "Okay, I will handle this matter and take him down. I will tell Ning Chun to take over as the governor of Yongzhou."

"It is quite appropriate for Ning Chun to take over as the governor of Yongzhou. However, he is now married to our Wu family. Is it appropriate for you to declare him as the governor of Yongzhou?"

"There are six governors in Lingnan. Three governors are sent from Chang'an and three are local governors. This is more balanced. Especially since Hou Junji is killing people there, it would be easier for Ning Chun to take over at this time. It would be easier to appease those governors. Barbarians, after all, although the Ning family did not occupy Yongzhou at the beginning, their power was close,"

Huaiyi smiled and said, "You said that if we ignore Hou Junji, will he be killed by the barbarians?"

Huaiyu didn't expect that this brother would now use borrowed swords to kill people. He shook his head, "Although I don't like Hou Junji, he is actually quite capable in fighting. He is not handsome enough." , but as a general, these barbarian tribes in Zuojiang and Dunijiang, a bunch of rabble, how can they be Hou Junji's opponent?"

Huaiyi just smiled,
Huaiyu understood that this was another idea, to muddy the waters, and then find a way to kill Hou Junji. This idea was bold and a bit dangerous.

He shook his head, "Although Hou Junji was demoted to Lingnan, he is an old friend of the saint. He will be demoted for a while, but he will be recalled sooner or later. If something goes wrong, the saint will definitely investigate strictly."

Huaiyi sighed, "That's a pity. I haven't been with Hou Junji for a long time, but I know he is a ruthless person who will seek revenge. The grudge we have formed with him is deep enough. If we can't kill him, He, he will definitely take revenge sooner or later.

If you miss this opportunity, you will be in big trouble in the future. "

Huaiyu also didn't expect that Huaiyi, who was once very upright, would now have such a decisive side, but after thinking about it, he still felt that the idea of ​​killing Hou Junji in Yongzhou was too dangerous.

"Let's go step by step and collect evidence of his crime. I will go to Yongzhou to deprive him of his position and rush him back to Chang'an to hand him over to the saints. We will talk about the rest later."

"That's all it can do,"

After all, Hou Junji was the former prime minister and the current governor. He was also the emperor's childhood friend, a close confidant, and a hero of the Xuanwu Sect. For a guy of this level, although Wu Huaiyu has two banners and two knots, he has special rewards and special killings in Lingnan. Although he has great power, he dare not say that he will beheaded directly.

But as long as there is enough evidence of guilt, it would be enough to dismiss him and drive him back to Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)