A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 814 The whole family moves south

After taking some time, Wu Huaiyu took his whole family back to Sanyuan Longqiao.

Even Ma Zhou specially asked for leave and took Yu'e back to meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law. The second and third sisters are now living in Chang'an with their brothers-in-law. Of course, they also have to take the whole family back to their parents' home.

The fat boy Huai Liang is no longer fat now, he is tall and strong, and his little friend Wu Sansi Hou Sansheng is also tall and strong. The three teenagers are really different now.

They are still studying at Wujia Qujiang Academy in Nancheng and have taken a few days off.

The youngest Huailiang originally had the opportunity to study at Chongxian Hall in the East Palace, but he felt that the learning atmosphere at Wu Qujiang Academy was better, and he could not bear to part with his brothers Wu Sansi and Hou Sansi, so he declined the opportunity to enter Chongxian Hall.

"Second brother, you won't blame me, right?" Huailiang asked.

He is about the same age as the prince, but he is much taller than the prince, even a bit as thick as a bear. He and Sansheng Sansi are like bears when they are together.

"If you think studying in the academy is good, then stay in the academy. You are old now and can make your own decisions and take responsibility for yourself."

"Thank you, second brother,"

While talking, Qiu Shenji came out and said, "Brother-in-law,"

He came over and saluted his brother-in-law, and then greeted Huailiang and the others naturally. The two of them had fought before, and now they were very familiar and friendly.

"Brother, Brother Shenji is also studying in our academy now. We are still on the polo team and we play very well." Huailiang explained.

Wu Huaiyu patted Qiu Shenji. This guy was taller and bigger. "Why do you want to study in my academy?"

Qiu Shenji gave a somewhat embarrassed explanation, saying that he originally studied in the Imperial College, but got into trouble because of a fight with his classmates, and was eventually kicked out.

"Why the fight?"

Qiu Shenji was embarrassed, but Huailiang told him that Qiu Shenji not only formed his own polo team in the Imperial College, but also started a polo league in the Imperial College, which was modeled after the Chang'an Super Polo League run by the Wu family.

But this guy doesn’t play polo matches solely for the limelight. He mainly does it to bet on the ball. He not only bets on the ball, but also fakes matches to manipulate the results.

He even organized a group of bad young people and scoundrels to collect debts for him through loan sharking. In short, it was all nonsense, and the consequences were serious. The Imperial College was originally a place where the children of nobles, nobles, princes, and ministers studied, and no one had any background. ,

Brother Qiu Shenji and several others forced debts onto the son of a governor, and even broke his leg by mistake. The governor also had a backer. Anyway, the matter became a big deal. In the end, Duke Qiu He of Tan State came forward to apologize. He also broke one of Sun Tzu Qiu Shenji's legs, put him in solitary confinement for half a month, dropped out of school, and finally got over it.

After the incident, Qiu He sent his grandson to study at Qujiang Academy where his in-laws, Wu family, lived.

"Old Duke Qiu really broke your leg?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.

Qiu Shenji wiped his sweat and said, "My leg was really broken and I had to raise it for a hundred days."

"Learn your lesson,"

The tutoring in Tan Guogong's mansion was rather overbearing, and could even be said to be a bit of a failure. Although there were many princes in the family, and there were several princes in each family, and the daughters and granddaughters all married famous nobles, and they were married to people from all over the country.

But the reputation of his family is not good.

For example, Qiu Shenji’s father, Qiu Xinggong, ripped people’s hearts out and devoured their hearts. Even as a concubine, Qiu Xinggong dared to compete with his eldest brother Qiu Xingshi to bury his mother, openly starting a lawsuit.

Young people like Qiu Shenji, the grandson of the Qiu family, are even more outrageous. They are quite domineering and dandy, and are very capable of causing trouble.

"Brother-in-law, I, I plan to stop studying and go to Lingnan with you."

"Did you break your classmates' legs again in the academy?"

"That's not true. Even I am not the material to be admitted to the imperial examination." Qiu Shenji was young, but hanging around in Chang'an was not interesting. He had a young mind and wanted to gain fame on the frontier. The Qiu family's generation, the eldest grandson of the eldest uncle's family, Qiu Yingqi, is already in his thirties. The queen of the Xuanwu Sect has gone from Qianniu Preparation to now the founding son of Linji County and the commander of the Longquan Mansion of Zuotun Guard in Qingzhou. He is now a fifth-rank official.

Qiu's eldest brother and his second brother-in-law had a bad relationship. Qiu Xingze and his brothers Qiu Xinggong were at odds with each other. Naturally, their sons were also at odds with each other and were secretly fighting each other.

I heard that Qiu Yingqi's next step may be to transition to the governor's position, and then serve as the governor of Bianzhou. Qiu Shenji was very jealous, but his cousin was older and had served in the Qin Palace with his uncle in his early years. With this resume, Now your career will be smooth.

Every time Qiu Shenji came home, he would feel sick when he saw his cousin always scolding him for his nonsense.

"What are you doing in Lingnan?"

"Abandon my writing and join the army, brother-in-law, I have thought about it. I will start as your own soldier first. After getting familiar with Lingnan, my brother-in-law will send me to the front line to fight the barbarians. When I have accumulated enough horses on the battlefield, The military merits of the barbarian leader level are naturally promoted step by step.

With my brother-in-law here, I am not afraid of others taking my credit. With the abilities of our Qiu family, are we still afraid of not being able to gain fame on the battlefield? "

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Qiu Shenji is quite bloody.

But why did this guy later become a cruel official in history? He is actually as famous as Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen, but at least he is a person who can be the general of Jinwu Guard. He must be capable. Unfortunately, he was falsely accused of treason and imprisoned. It can be said that karma is retribution.

But now that he is his brother-in-law, he has the idea of ​​going to Lingnan to make contributions, so he should be supported and given a hand. "Well, you are also the grandson of the dignified old Duke Qiu. Your father is also the Duke of Tianshui and a general of the imperial court. Now he is also the governor of the local government. I will arrange it for you to go to the Zuo Guards Mansion to replace the guards, and then I will I will transfer you to Lingnan. First, go to my yamen in Lingnan and become a military commander.

After getting familiar with it, he will participate in the fight to quell the chaos, and strive for fame and rewards on the battlefield."

Qiu Shenji was overjoyed.

The personal guard is from the seventh rank. Although this is equivalent to a special internal guard officer, it is also a good way to become an official. With this personal guard title, it is very appropriate for Wu Huaiyu to transfer him to Lingnan and give him the title of Yajun. ,

As a result, his Qiu Shenji started much higher than others. Other soldiers might not be able to reach the rank of captain after ten years of fighting. He, an academy student expelled from the Imperial College, started out as a captain, and there were others in Lingnan. The handsome brother-in-law takes care of him,

It is not recommended to become a governor within ten years, but it is definitely possible to become a commander of the army or a general.

Wu Huailiang and the three people watching from the side were a little moved.

Huaiyu patted his younger brother and said, "Don't think about it. An Xin is studying in the academy. Didn't you say you want to take the imperial examination? Jinshi is difficult to pass, so take the Mingjing test."

It is actually not too late for a fourteen- to fifteen-year-old boy to study for another five or six years, or even ten more years before passing the imperial examination.

Wu Huaiyu strongly supported them to take the imperial examination. In the future, the imperial examination would be the right way, and the Wu family would have to transform sooner or later.

Huaiyu brought a large group of people back to Sanyuan County, and they only stayed for one night. Neither he nor Ma Zhou had time. Huaiyu and the two brothers-in-law also came on leave. They were still serving in the Forbidden Army and had been promoted to the seventh rank. ,

Lao Wu and Mrs. Liu were very happy that their son and daughter were back. Longqiao Wu Fort was particularly lively.

There was an endless stream of villagers who came to visit and visit. Lao Wu was rarely generous now. He had a great reputation in the village. He invited a noodle maker and brought a lot of rice noodles from the mill.

We set up a running banquet in Wubao and invited the villagers to eat guillotine noodles with egg and meat sauce.

Come and have a meal, no need to give gifts, you are just a guest anyway.

It caused a sensation in all directions, and countless people from the countryside came here. Longqiao is now the seat of Sanyuan County, and it is also the busiest commercial distribution point in Weibei. The Wu family's flowing banquet never stopped from morning to night, and countless people came to eat guillotine noodles.

It's not all because of the stutter, but because I feel that being able to eat noodles from the Prime Minister Wu's family is something worth bragging about and bringing glory to my face.

I walked around with Lao Wu,

Today's Dragon Bridge is really developing very fast. The north and south banks of Dragon Bridge have been expanded more than ten times. The long streets are lined with shops on both sides. Even the slopes on both sides of the river are now full of holes. Cliff-style cave dwelling,

The Longqiao Academy funded by the Wu family has now expanded a lot in scale. It not only has an academy for the serious study of classical classics and history, but also affiliated sociology for enlightenment education, as well as a technical school that specializes in training technicians for industry and commerce, and has opened various training classes.

There are many various workshops in Longqiao. It is not only a medicinal materials processing industrial zone, but also many other industries are gathered here.

In this increasingly prosperous Longqiao, the Wu family's five-ring circular fort is still so eye-catching.

The tall windmills, mills and oil mills on both sides of the Qinghe River have also become landmarks here.

Longqiao now gathers a large number of businessmen, industrial and commercial workers, and many industrial workers, even those engaged in transportation, and there are also many laborers loading, unloading, and moving. Along with this, service industries such as brothels, gambling houses, restaurants, restaurants, and teahouses have also emerged.

Lao Wu, the Marquis, is living a very prosperous life now.

Although he had already retired to the official position, he is now the most famous local sage. Even if he is the sixth-rank magistrate of Miyuan County, he still has to visit him frequently.

No matter what big things are done in the county, he must be consulted first.

"Our Sanyuan County is now called Little Chang'an." Lao Wu looked at the prosperous towns on both sides of the Qinghe River, as if he was inspecting his kingdom territory.

Although he is a county prince, he actually has no fiefdom at all, not even fiefdoms.

"I will return to Lingnan in a few days. This time I will take all my wives, concubines, and children with me to Lingnan," Huaiyu said.

"Lingnan is not a good place. Why are you bringing your wife and children there? Are they going to suffer?"

"They want to go. In fact, Lingnan is also quite good. The city of Guangzhou is extremely prosperous now, more lively than many cities in the Central Plains."

Lao Wu has never been south of the Yangtze River in his life, but he didn't interfere too much.

"I didn't expect you to resign and stay in Lingnan, but you can help your fourth uncle enter the political hall. This is a good thing. Our Wu family is getting more and more prosperous.

The second mother-in-law of your fourth uncle's family will be the prince Liangdi in the future, and the Yingsu of your eldest sister's family will also be the prince Zhaoxun in the future."

Lao Wu smiled and calculated that the emperor was still young and could be emperor for another thirty years. And after the prince succeeded to the throne thirty years later, he could still be emperor for at least twenty years.

Based on this calculation, the Wu family will continue to be favored by the emperors of the two dynasties for fifty years. In these fifty years, the Wu family can go one step further and become a top-notch family like the five surnames of Shandong and the six surnames of Guanlong. gate valve.

Lao Wu was thinking quite far, and Wu Huaiyu chuckled.

On the way back, Lao Wu suddenly grabbed his son, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Aye has been a little weak lately. Can you prepare a few pills for Aye?"

Huaiyu looked at his father seriously for a long time and said, "Aye, you are not young anymore. It's better to forget about it. When you get older, you must hide your essence and guard your yang. Only in this way can you live a long and healthy life."

"I don't want to contribute to the Wu family's future."

"Aye, you now have twenty-seven sons and forty-three daughters. You have made enough contributions to the Wu family. Since you are no longer able to do what you want, you should take good care of yourself."

Lao Wu was unconvinced, "The eldest uncle of your clan has taken a concubine and had a baby again this year. He is ten years older than me, and I am still young."

(End of this chapter)