A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 833 Granting Hereditary Governor

After several autumn rains,

The weather is getting colder, a chill is rising, and the autumn wind and autumn frost dye the leaves red.

"Sir, please remember to add more clothes when the weather gets cold. Try this leather coat that I prepared for you. The fine deerskin is more flexible, comfortable and warmer than sheepskin."

Princess Xi Xiao Ningzhu came to Huaiyu's house with a deerskin coat. The lapel was double-breasted. It was not as bright as horsehide, not as hard as cowhide, and not as soft as sheepskin.

But it’s just right to wear it this season.

"Did you do it yourself?"

The princess nodded. The Xi people were inherently ingenious, and Xi cars were extremely popular and loved in the Central Plains and the Tang Dynasty.

"Sister, I made one for you, a long one." Mrs. Xiao also brought one for Fan Xuanfu.

The fawn leather is very delicate and soft, and the style is quite nice. Xiao's craftsmanship is good.

"Sister, it's getting colder at night after the rain yesterday. Can you borrow Alang for one night?" Ms. Xiao and Fan Xuanfu started to act coquettishly. Although she was a princess of the Xi tribe, she was not the kind of barbarian girl beyond the Great Wall. , her mother is the Xiao family of Lanling, the younger sister of Empress Xiao. She was taught the etiquette and culture of the Central Plains by her mother since she was a child.

Even this appearance has a bit of southern gentleness.

Fan Xuanfu put the deerskin coat on his body and tried it on, and said with a smile: "Be gentle with others, okay, okay, let Alang accompany you tonight."

Xiao Ningzhu finally got what she wanted, and smiled and thanked Fan Xuanfu repeatedly.

Wu Huaiyu was also trying on clothes and found that Mrs. Xiao had accurately grasped his size and it fit him perfectly.

"Lingnan is not as cold as the north, and you can't wear fur in winter. This fur coat is quite suitable,"

"I'm still knitting a scarf for Alang. I won't be afraid if the weather gets colder."

Fan Xuanfu said, "Sister, remember to knit one for me too,"

Mrs. Xiao said yes repeatedly,

"Alang, please go over with Sister Xiao. Don't write a book tonight."

Xiao Ningzhu naturally wanted it, so she quickly took Huaiyu's hand and said goodbye. A spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

Fan Xuanfu said that he did not let concubines hang around Huaiyu on the way, but in fact it was impossible to be so unkind. Before they arrived in Xiangyang, they were more strict and only allowed Li Qing and Yang Muyun to borrow Huaiyu occasionally.

After passing Xiangyang, they headed straight to Jiangxia. Fan Xuanfu's hometown, Anlu, was not far away, so Huaiyu simply took everyone north along the Jianshui River to Anlu.

At this time, Anlu was located on Huainan Road and was the administrative seat of Anzhou Yamen.

There are still many members of the Fan family in Anlu.

This trip to visit relatives was quite lively. Not only the Fan family came to greet her, but also several other famous families in Anlu, such as the Xu family, the Hao family, and the Zhang family, along with state and county officials.

In fact, from a geographical perspective, Anlu should be included in Shannan Road.

After all, it is west of the Dabie Mountains,

Generally speaking, Huainan Road is south of the Huaihe River, north of the Yangtze River, and west of the sea.

However, its western end did not choose the Dabie Mountains as its boundary. Instead, the four prefectures of Qi, Huang, An, and Miao in the Jianghan Plain to the west of the Dabie Mountains were drawn to Huainan Road.

Of course, this division is actually a method of deliberately breaking the natural geographical situation based on the skewness of the teeth. For example, it is the same reason to assign southern Shaanxi to Shaanxi, and to assign Hanzhong, which is closer to Shu, to Shaanxi.

If Hanzhong is given to Shu, it will be easier for Shu to become independent in times of turmoil.

During the day, there were many social events with local famous families. The two famous families of Xu and Hao had outstanding children studying under Wu Huaiyu's family, so the two families welcomed Wu Huaiyu's arrival with great grandeur. Both families even openly stated that they wanted Huaiyu to be a member of the clan. Let me choose any woman to be my concubine.

Of course, Huaiyu refused.

Now that the concubines can't take care of them, they are still willing to add more.

Following Xiao Ningzhu to the courtyard where she lived, it was still early, so Ms. Xiao said she would have barbecue and wine in the courtyard. She had already prepared the food and wine.

We have also prepared several kinds of meat, such as mutton, beef, pork, chicken, duck, goose, etc. They have even been marinated in advance and the wine is also ready.

"Alang, what are you drinking?"

"Drink some of the old local bars in Anlu, and drink less, otherwise I'm afraid I'll get drunk and sleep until dawn, and all my preparations will be in vain." Huaiyu joked with her.

"I also prepared a live deer. Do you want Alang to get some deer blood and wine?" Ms. Xiao was indeed well prepared. She actually found a deer and bought it for preparation.

Deer blood and wine, this thing is getting stronger and stronger.

"Take some,"

Wu Huaiyu is young and strong, so he does not need the help of deer blood, but drinking it occasionally is good for the body and mind.

In fact, sometimes when I think about it, I feel sorry for the wives and concubines at home. I have neglected them so much. Let’s just say that this Xiao Ningzhu is also the daughter of the dignified King Xi in Yanbei. Her mother is the daughter of the Xiao family from Lanling, a famous family in the Central Plains. She is Xiao Ningzhu. The queen's cousin.

At such a beautiful age, she was brought into marriage by her father, and she was married to Wu Huaiyu in a political marriage, and she was still a concubine.

Then after a few years of marriage, Wu Huaiyu was not around for more than half of the time, and the two places were separated for a long time. Wu Huaiyu finally came back, but there were so many women in the family and they had to wait in line.

The noble Princess Xi outside the Great Wall is now quite pitiful and humble.

In the small courtyard, Huaiyu accompanied her to a self-service barbecue with fresh deer blood and wine. As she drank, she felt a fire starting to rise in her lower abdomen.

Wine is the medium of sex,

Today, Xiao Ningzhu’s face is rosy, especially good-looking, even a little charming and shy.

Huaiyu has no intention of barbecuing.

Just at this time, a gust of wind blew, and drizzle fell from the sky.

Huaiyu took her hand and said, "Go back to the house."

The room was lit with red candles and incense was burned.

The warm lights and the fragrance create a good atmosphere.

The atmosphere was very good, the mood was rising, and the power of the deer blood wine came faster than expected.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger outside, and the strong wind is accompanied by heavy rain.

While the red candles in the house were swaying, there was also a violent storm that continued for a long time.

Tianming,

After the rain, it adds a bit of chill,

In the room, Huaiyu was lying on the warm bed. The deer blood wine last night was too strong. Wu Huaiyu guessed that Xiao Ningzhu must have added some ingredients to the deer blood wine.

It made him ignite as soon as he touched it, and he couldn't stop at all.

But he didn't blame her. Women can be a little petty, and a harmless mistake once in a while is just a beautiful mistake.

Mrs. Xiao's lazy and tired look in the early morning is still so attractive,

However, Wu Huaiyu was already trying hard to restrain himself.

He closed his eyes, calmed down, and continued to sleep for a while, but did not respond to her move.

Mrs. Xiao was a little disappointed, but she was sensible enough not to bother her too much. When she saw Huaiyu closing her eyes and continuing to sleep, she gently got up and got out of bed, went to wash herself, and then went to see her daughter.

When Huaiyu woke up again, it was an hour later, and Xiao Ningzhu immediately went to prepare breakfast for him.

After eating the breakfast prepared by Mrs. Xiao, Huaiyute hugged Mrs. Xiao's daughter and played with her for a while before leaving.

Although he was still traveling, he actually had to deal with a lot of things every day. Important matters from Lingnan would be reported to him, and the emperor and the prince of the supervising country also kept in contact with him.

Sitting in front of the desk,

Huaiyu looked at the letters Li Shimin had exchanged with him recently, which were mainly about enfeoffment.

Li Shimin was bent on promoting enfeoffment and did not quite accept Wu Huaiyu's method of enfeoffing border areas and imposing restrictions.

Li Tai was granted the title of Fuzhou, Li Zhi was granted the title of Datong, and Li You was granted the title of Yuzhou. Li Shimin had already planned the fiefdoms for these three princes. The emperor originally even wanted to grant Li Tai the title of Yangzhou, but later changed it to Hangzhou. Wu Huaiyu always opposed it, so he changed it. Fuzhou.

But Wu Huaiyu felt that such enfeoffment would do more harm than good.

Datong is also Yunzhou. Although it is outside Yanmen Pass, it is within the Great Wall of Daibei. It was even the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. How could such an important place be entrusted to the prince? Even if he was given three thousand soldiers and horses, if more There are more than a thousand in the prince's tent house and the marriage house, and there are more than 4,000 in Li Zhi's vassal state. There is no shortage of horses in Daibei. If there is a cavalry of more than 4,000 people, it will be very scary.

Regardless of whether it is Fuzhou or Yuzhou, they are indeed relatively remote now, but they are both critical to this place. The southeast coast of Fuzhou will definitely be an important trade port for the development of maritime trade in the future, and Yuzhou is Chongqing, an important point on the Yangtze River. land.

Set up lawsuits to control the sea, build vassal screens to assist the royal family,

Li Shimin's purpose was clear, but Huaiyu still wanted to object. He was about to write a reply to the emperor to advise him, but Shitou came in, and the emperor sent Baiqi to deliver a new secret letter.

Huaiyu opened the letter and looked more and more surprised.

He gave so many advices, but the emperor didn't listen to a word of it. Not only was the emperor determined to entrust the kings to each other, but now he actually said that he would grant titles to meritorious officials with different surnames.

He planned to enfeoff the heroes who had actually enfeoffed them.

While planning to enfeoff the kings, the meritorious officials of the enfeoffment were given the title of hereditary governors of the state, and their descendants would follow them from generation to generation.

Although this hereditary governorship of the meritorious officials did not establish a vassal state with different surnames, it was an amazing kind of real title.

The emperor is really bold and ahead of his time.

The Wu family has two meritorious officials, one is Zhou Guogong Warrior Xun, who has granted 400 households, and the other is Jin Guogong Wu Huaiyu, who has granted 1,300 households. If we really want to implement hereditary governorship, won't the Wu family get two hereditary state,

But Wu Huaiyu was not excited at all, but instead sighed helplessly.

Is the emperor a little obsessed, or is he fishing?

(End of this chapter)