A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 842 Governor Feng is late

Guangzhou.

Zicheng Wuzhai,

The four of them, Dugu Shi, A Liu, Pei Xingnu, and Pei Yunu, held the pipa together and played pipa music for Huaiyu's ensemble using Dugu's fingerpicking method.

The three orchid girls, Forresta, Irina, and Banu, were dancing in the hall, spinning and pedaling in the hujiu dance.

Huaiyu leaned on the bamboo recliner, enjoying this rare joy leisurely and comfortably. Fan Xuanfu was feeding him fresh fruits with a fruit plate.

Steal half a day's leisure from the rest of my life,

Runniang was making tea, and Li Qing and Yang Muyun were also enjoying the music and dance.

"Why is Alang free at home today?"

"Have a rest." Huaiyu said with a smile.

"Alang still has a few days off? Aren't you planning to train new troops recently and are you busy collecting autumn taxes?"

"As busy as you are, you should still take a ten-day rest,"

Huaiyu was telling the truth. After spending a lot of money to reward the troops, the morale of the Lingnan armies was high. Then two new armies, the Lingnan Economic Strategy Army and the Guangzhou Guard Camp, were formed. Even the morale of the new armies was pretty good. , formally invested in intense training,

As for the autumn tax,

Guangzhou Shaozhou has already begun preparations. The autumn tax will be collected from the first day of November to the end of November. The one-month collection period has not yet started yet.

The Embassy has notified the six prefectures and ninety-six states in Lingnan to prepare for tax collection. This autumn, all prefectures and prefectures must levy taxes according to the new two-tax law, and must hand over two-thirds of the tax to the treasury and the Embassy.

All notifications have been issued.

But there was still silence and no response from everywhere.

Wu Huaiyu behaved very calmly. There is a saying that a teacher has a good reputation.

Now let's notify them according to the rules. After November, when local governments cannot pay their taxes, Wu Huaiyu will have a reason to find them.

"Will the autumn tax be collected smoothly this time?" Fan Xuanfu asked. She had also heard about some situations and knew that this tax collection was a big move and the following might not be compliant and cooperative.

"Whether it goes well or not, they have to be recruited. Otherwise, Madam, I would think that there are six town garrison troops in Lingnan, as well as three battalions of patrols, three battalions of naval forces, and twelve government soldiers, so why do we need to train new soldiers? ?”

"Really want to start a fight?"

"Be prepared with both hands, just in case."

Fan Xuanfu was not worried after hearing the result. She was a bold person. Back then, she dared to chase her lover thousands of miles away, formed a caravan to pretend to be with the army, and even bravely joined her lover to fight side by side after he encountered the enemy alone.

This lady is full of courage, and she really doesn’t know what fear is. She also believes that if the powerful chiefs or handsome men in Lingnan don’t know what’s going on, they will be the only ones who suffer in the end.

Fan Xuanfu trusts her husband so much. There is no one in Lingnan who can fight. No one is qualified to be her husband's opponent. Even looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, there are only a few people who can be her husband's opponent.

Even her biological father can't do it.

If it really counts, Fan Xuanfu thought for a while, the current saint must be counted as one. This saint is indeed born every five hundred years, and his martial arts and martial arts are invincible.

Then Li Jing and Qin Qiong must also count. One is her husband's teacher and the other is her husband's adoptive father. One has unparalleled strategy and the other is brave enough to champion the three armies.

In addition, if we only talk about military affairs, maybe Li Ji from Bingzhou can talk about it?

Then, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and Chai Shao are definitely slightly inferior to their husbands.

Ouch, my husband is too fierce. Thinking this, Fan Xuanfu smiled all over his face. He used an ivory skewer to tie up a piece of bright red watermelon and put it in his husband's mouth.

Wu Huaiyu is not in a hurry, because he has this strength. Not only is he not afraid of the rebellion of the powerful people in Lingnan, he even has a faint expectation in his heart.

Not only is he looking forward to it, but the emperor is also looking forward to it,

After all, the situation in the Tang Dynasty is very hot now, the emperor is young and confident, and the Tang Dynasty has millions of armors, which is also the time when he is most capable of fighting.

At this time, the emperor was not afraid of enemies. He was afraid that he could not find an opponent when he looked around with his sword.

Now that we are young, able to fight, and the internal and external environment is good, wouldn't it be better to eliminate some hidden dangers than to leave them to our children and grandchildren?

Wu Huaiyu and the emperor had always had a tacit understanding.

This is also the key to why Wu Huaiyu has been able to win the emperor's support over the years. He can think about the emperor's thoughts and worry about the emperor's urgent needs, instead of simply following the emperor's orders and running errands.

He is a capable minister who can plan the future for the emperor.

The management of Lingnan was very important to the Tang Dynasty, and it was very important to overthrow the powerful local forces in Lingnan and the barbarians, crush them and re-glue them together, and make them obey the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an.

Among the major areas of Lingnan, Qianzhong, Nanzhong and Annan, Lingnan is still the most important, not only because it is adjacent to Jiangnan in the north, but also because of its long coastline and important sea trade port.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the powerful forces in Lingnan have suffered a lot, especially their several civil strife. The court has been very detached and calm. The result is naturally to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and then take advantage.

But the local forces are still very strong, especially the Feng Xian family.

It doesn't matter that Feng Zhidai is Wu Huaiyu's son and daughter. He should be pulled when he should be pulled, and he should be beaten when he should be beaten. Politics itself is like this, and there is not so much human kindness to talk about.

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High and cool.

After Feng Zhidai met with Yang Song, he waited for a few more days in Gaoliang.

He did nothing,

Waiting very patiently,

Waiting for news from Guangzhou, he felt that Wu Huaiyu would write to him. Even if he was not invited to Guangzhou for a meeting, he would at least send someone with status to talk to him face to face.

If Wu Huaiyu wants to take away two-thirds of the taxes in Lingnan, he must talk to them, especially since he, Feng Zhidai, is also the governor of Gaozhou after all.

There are eight states under Gaofu, plus the four states on the island, which is twelve states.

He knew that Wu Huaiyu had a good relationship with Ning Chun and Chen Longshu, and they were all married, but he believed that the Feng family was stronger in Lingnan, which could be compared with the Ning family and Chen family who were now in trouble.

If Wu Huaiyu wants to be popular in Lingnan, he must have the support of his Feng family. He has the strength and deserves the face.

Wu Huaiyu should give this face.

But day after day,

After waiting and waiting, Wu Huaiyu neither sent anyone to invite him to meet in Guangzhou, nor even sent him a letter, nor even sent someone to say hello.

It's just such a cold official document,

He couldn't understand,

Wu Huaiyu, what does this mean?

He knew what Wu Huaiyu was capable of. He had heard about it when he was a hostage in Chang'an. After returning to Lingnan, he saw with his own eyes how Wu Huaiyu defeated the barbarians in Wuzhou River in Yunkai Mountain and how he restrained the thirty-six men in Zuoyou River. Zhou Xidong acted like a fool.

"How's the news for you guys?"

Feng Zhidai couldn't sit still.

His subordinates told him, "Guangzhou is very quiet. After Wu Xianggong came back, he has been in Guangzhou and did two things. One is the military reward, and the other is the training of two new armies, the Jinglue Army and the Guangzhou Guard Battalion. No other action,"

"No other action?"

"I heard that Mr. Wu has been spending time with his wife, concubines and children every day recently. A few days ago, he even accompanied his wife and children on a boat trip to the sea. I heard that he also bought a large island at the mouth of the Pearl River for vacation..."

After hearing this, Feng Zhidai fell into silence for a long time.

Almost didn't sleep all night,

The next day, his eyes were red and there were two big black circles under his eyes, so he asked his wife Xian to call him, "Take Da Lang Junhao and follow me to Guangzhou."

"Why are we going to Guangzhou? It's been very hot in autumn recently, so I don't want to rush."

"Go by boat."

"Must go?"

Feng Zhidai's face darkened, "Of course there is something wrong. Why are you so wordy?"

"I'm not afraid that Da Lang will be tired at a young age," Ms. Xian was not very happy either.

Feng Zhidai had something on his mind, but he still endured it and explained a few words, "Prime Minister Wu has returned to Lingnan. He was in Guangzhou recently. This time he brought his wives, concubines, and children with him. Junhao's fiancée Liu Niang is also here. of,"

Mrs. Xian understood immediately, "Then I have to go to Guangzhou. I will arrange the gifts right away."

"Prepare more. Don't miss any room of the Prime Minister Wu. It's best for both the young man and the young lady of the Wu family to prepare a copy."

"Also, Brother Wu Xiang is serving as the governor in Guangzhou, so he should not be left behind."

Feng Zhidai finally decided to go to Guangzhou in person. If Wu Huaiyu didn't come, he would.

Although Yang Song had expressed his stance to him that he was willing to advance and retreat with the Feng family, other powerful slangs in the high court, such as the Xian family, had also expressed their stance.

But Feng Zhidai hesitated again and again, still not wanting to be the first person.

In other words, his father who was far away in Guanzhong told him to obey the court, and Feng Zhidai lost his confidence.

He decided to follow the footsteps of the military prime minister,

As for whether the tax can be levied at that time, that is another matter. At least he must show this attitude first.

He should make Wu Huaiyu his solid backer and ally, not his enemy.

He remembered how he came back to replace his father as the governor during the Yunkai rebellion last year, and how his brothers and cousins ​​treated him as the new head of the family.

And how Wu Huaiyu supported him.

Although I can't write two characters "Feng" in one stroke, sometimes my brothers may not be more reliable than outsiders.

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Two days later,

Feng Zhidai rushed to Guangzhou with his wife, concubines and children.

As a result, when he entered the city, he found that Chen Longshu, the governor of Rongzhou, Ning Chun, the governor of Yongzhou, and Li Xizhi, the governor of Guizhou, were all further away than him, but they arrived before him.

"Did Prime Minister Wu notify them?" Feng Zhidai asked Feng's brother-in-law in Guangzhou.

"The Prime Minister Wu did not notify them to come, they all came by themselves," his brother-in-law told him, "I heard that Qiu Xingze, the governor of Jiaozhou, is also on the way and should be able to arrive tomorrow."

"In addition to those governors, Cheng Chumo, the governor of Lianzhou, Sun Chong, the governor of Qinzhou, Pang Xiaotai, the governor of Duanzhou, Doulu Huairang, the governor of Shaozhou, Liang Jianfang, the governor of Wuzhou, etc. have also arrived,"

"Is Mr. Jin in the city?"

"I just came back from an island vacation, but I may not be able to see you today, but I can send you a post to make an appointment first."

Feng Zhidai heard that the dignified head of the Feng family, the governor of Gaozhou, came all the way to Guangzhou. Seeing that Wu Huaiyu had to make an appointment in advance, he was startled. First he felt very shameless, and then he felt very bitter.

It seems that Lingnan has really changed completely.

The Feng family's reputation is no longer loud enough.

"Well, you send the note first and send these gifts over there first. I'll take Sister You and the others back to the house to rest first."

On the way to the Feng family's house in Luocheng, Guangzhou, Feng Zhidai began to understand more and more. These governors and governors were rushing to come uninvited. This showed that everyone actually had the same idea as him.

It also shows that he came to the right place this time.

If he really stayed in Gaoliang with his airs, or even got into a fight with Yang Song and others, and had to go against Wu Huaiyu and the court, then he would actually be stupid.

Fortunately, he studied abroad in Chang'an for several years.

Fortunately, he learned more from Wu Huaiyu.

Yang Song and the others are old, and Yelang is arrogant, but maybe it's not that Yang Song is old, it's just that the old guy has a bad heart.

I have to guard against it.

　I have severe back pain and can only rest in bed.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)