A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 967 Don’t interfere
Wu Huaiyu was in a good mood when he came out of the Anfu County Mansion, and Tang Xian was sent to the door. This time, Wu Huaiyu's initiative to cooperate made Tang Xian very satisfied. It was a win-win situation.

Moreover, Wu Huaiyu also said that Jiannan is just the beginning of cooperation. In the future, there will be many opportunities for cooperation in Shuofang, Daibei, Youyan, and even Liaodong, Lingnan, Annan and other places.

The subtext is of course that we must first see the performance of the Tang family in this collaboration.

"Wu Gong, I will send someone to Yizhou immediately, and I will send Quanzi to go there in person. I will also go to Yizhou in person after the year." Tang Xian promised Wu Huaiyu.

Tang Xian is obviously more looking forward to cooperation.
If the cooperation is happy, not only tea, but also sugar, wine, cotton, raw and cooked medicines and many other big businesses can be cooperated.

Everyone in the world doesn't know that the Wu family's business is huge and its industries are spread across all walks of life.

Although the Tang family is a well-established Guanlong noble family, it is far inferior to the Wu family in terms of industrial management, otherwise they would not be so ugly.

Now that you can board the God of Wealth's boat, what are you waiting for? Don't miss this opportunity, it will never come again.

Wu Huaiyu left with a smile,

"Go to the Duke Wei's Mansion in Pingkangfang."

On the way, Shi Shouxin couldn't help but ask, "The Tang family is so good at tea business in Jiannan. If we have to supply them with more tea, will something happen?"

Since Li Jing's class teacher returned to the court and was impeached, Li Jing has closed his doors to thank guests, and has not even seen his relatives and friends. Even his own brothers rarely come in now.

Let's give the peach of Tuyuhun to Hou Junji. This is the emperor's will, and Wu Huaiyu can't do anything about it.

He was planning in his mind to pull together the Western Sichuan Alliance, and then strike first to conquer the rebellious Xiang Qiang forces led by the Tuoba tribe.

Wu Huaiyu is not even satisfied with this.

Otherwise, if the imperial court does not recruit a large army, the soldiers from the four governor's offices alone will not be enough.

"What does their smuggling have to do with us? We are not cooperating with them in smuggling. We are just selling them tea. Whether they buy tea for serious selling or smuggling has nothing to do with us."

After all, Tang Jian has been in Yizhou for several years, and he is also a very capable guy. Although he is a bit greedy, he is capable. Wu Huaiyu was not afraid of Tang Jian's greed, and he could easily get the Tang brothers to take the bait by casually throwing out tea leaves.

Wu Huaiyu was also quite familiar with Duke Wei's mansion. He thought that the first pot of gold he earned when he came to Datang was in this mansion.
At that time, Sanniang took him to prepare the medicine, and then took Runniang away from the house.

But Wu Huaiyu couldn't ignore this area in western Sichuan. He had to find a way to control it.

Pingkangfang, Weiguogongfu.

The door in front of this military god was very deserted.

Take the initiative, the best defense is offense.

"It's Erlang who's here. Alang hasn't seen any guests lately," the steward also knew his favorite disciple, Alang, but Alang had an explanation and didn't see any guests, so he had to turn him away.

"I'm here to see the teacher and his wife," Wu Huaiyu said to the concierge.

The concierge of the Li family is an old man who used to be Li Jing's subordinate. Now he has gray hair and is missing an arm, but he still has an evil spirit about him.

"Please," the steward immediately smiled and stopped trying.

As long as the Tang brothers are willing to take the bait, then the western Sichuan area will be basically stable. Fan Li and Liu Niu will be at the front, and Tang Jian will provide food, grass, ordnance and reserves at the back, then the western Sichuan defense line will be basically stable.

Fan Xing, Li Junxian, Liu Lan, Chengniu Jinda, are also strong generals, but after all, they have all just been transferred. The situation there is complicated, and they face potential threats from Dangxiang and Tubo, so they cannot be careless.

Before the Tubo people captured Bailan, they first controlled the Dangxiang Qiang in the Hequ area. This would create a good strategic buffer zone.
We cannot allow the Tubo people to easily attack Songzhou City like in history.
To defend the enemy from outside the country, it is best to fight the Tubo at the source of the Bailan River or the meander of the river in the Dangxiang Qiang area, and to bring the Qiang together.

"I came here on orders," Wu Huaiyu said with a smile, "Your Majesty asked me to come and check the teacher's foot disease."

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Jing still lives in this mansion, but Sanniang and Runniang have given birth to several children for him.

The Duke of Pingkang County back then has now become the Duke of Wei, and even held the position of Kaifu Yitong Third Division and Prince Taibao. However, Li Jing is now more and more cautious.

Under the courtyard corridor, the tiger was chained and lying at the study door. On the other side was another smaller tigress chained away, with three cubs playing beside her.

The one-armed old man led Huaiyu over. The tiger looked up and saw that they were still napping on the ground. However, three little tigers ran over and started biting at their feet.

Huaiyu directly pinched one's neck and lifted it up.

The little tiger cub looks like a puppy and is quite cute.

The tigress snorted at him. This tigress was raised in the Wu family's Baofang Tiger Park. Later, she picked a tigress and sent it to Li Jing's house to keep his big male tiger company. She actually remembered that she was pregnant. Jade, the former owner.

"These tigers have lost all their wildness. How can they still have the aura of the king of beasts?"

The old soldier kicked a small tiger cub away and said to Huaiyu, "Erlang is considered half of the family, and they recognize you. If other strangers dared to approach, they would have been knocked down and torn to pieces.

Besides, who knows how many big insects you killed when you were in Sanyuan, Wu Xiang, but you have evil spirits on your body. "

When the prince went hunting with the emperor in the Wanshou Plain, he was attacked by a tiger and injured his leg. Wu Huaiyu said that tiger bone soup can help heal the broken leg, and eating tiger meat can also help recovery. So the emperor sent the imperial army to hunt and capture tigers everywhere, and then sent them to Sanyuan. , and gave it to Wu Huaiyu to kill and make medicinal ingredients to treat the prince.

The study door opens,

Li Jing, who was said to be unable to get off the ground due to severe leg problems, was standing at the door. His hair and beard were gray, and he was much older than before, but he seemed to be in good spirits.

"I heard your voice from so far away," Li Jing said to Huaiyu, and then asked Lao Buqu, "Don't you refuse all guests behind closed doors?"

The one-armed old man said bluntly, "Alang, Erlang said that he came here to treat you on an order. This is not a guest."

Li Jing smiled bitterly, and then waved his hand to Lao Buqu, "You can go and do your work while we sit down for a while."

It's cold outside,

The two of them entered the study. There was a stove in the room, which was very warm.

"Teacher, the aftermath of the Tuyuhun battle has been settled, and you no longer need to close the door and hide from anyone."

"Closing the door and being quiet!" Li Jing said, "Drinking tea and drinking?"

"Follow the teacher." "Then drink some tea. Too much wine will make you confused." Li Jing boiled water on the stove and went to get some tea. It was Xianchun Mengding, a famous Sichuan tea.

Li Jing still prefers the traditional and old-fashioned method of making tea when drinking tea.

The Mengding used is also an ancient method of tea tea from the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Bake the thin tea slices on the fire until the fragrance is released, then put them in a mortar and pestle, boil water on the stove, sprinkle some salt,

When the water boils again, add the brewed tea.

Wu Huaiyu watched Li Jing do this in an orderly manner and seemed to enjoy it.

The tea is boiled and various seasonings are added.

A cup of traditional sencha is ready,

Wu Huaiyu held the tea cup and drank slowly. This tea is not bad if you drink it occasionally.
Different teas have different drinking methods, each with its own merits.

Li Jing took out another box from the cabinet and opened it to find a pack of dried prawns.

"This is what you sent from Lingnan before. It tastes good."

Wu Huaiyu looked at it and saw that the dried prawns were made from dried bamboo shrimps. They were large in size, had delicious meat, fragrant smell, and tasted very sweet. This stuff was very cheap along the coast of Lingnan, because fresh shrimps are not easy to preserve, so fishermen would Dried shrimps can be dried as long as the weather allows. Dried shrimps are easy to store and transport.
It's not expensive locally, but it's not cheap in Chang'an. The main reason is not the transportation cost.

Wu Huaiyu purchases a large amount of seafood every year in Lingnan, such as dried shrimps, sea rice, dried cuttlefish, dried squid, dried abalone, dried sea cucumbers, dried dried fish, etc. It is quite profitable to transport them back to the mainland and sell them, and he will also give a lot to relatives and friends in the mainland. The teacher Li Jing’s family was naturally busy at all times of the year.

Dried prawns are delicious soaked in warm water and stir-fried, or eaten directly as a snack.

There were no outsiders, so the two of them felt very emotional when talking about the Battle of Tuyuhun and many things that happened after the war. Li Jing was somewhat disappointed, but as he got older and was always cautious, he didn't have so much anger and resentment.

He has seen through it all, and for him, being safe is enough.

If the emperor could give Li De a county marquis title, Li Jing would have nothing to be dissatisfied about.

"After fighting this battle, I have no regrets. From now on, I will summarize my life's military experience at home and write a military book."

Li Jing was as calm as water.

Huaiyu stopped talking too deeply and talked about the follow-up matters of Tuyuhun. After hearing Wu Huaiyu's judgment, Li Jing agreed.

"Tuyuhun is in chaos now, but he is still a grasshopper after the autumn. Although I usually look down on Hou Junji, he is also a general. When he came to me to learn the art of war, he learned half of his skills. He destroyed the broken Tuyuhun. Or it will not be a problem to destroy a small vassal state in the future.
Although he is still a lot worse than you and Su Lie, it is enough to clean up the mess in Tuyuhun. "

"Do you really think that Tubo would dare to ignore Tang Dynasty's warning and take Bailan by force, or even continue to attack Dangxiang?" Li Jing asked.

"Tubo has been expanding externally over the years and has never stopped. Although Zampu is young now, he has quelled civil strife after taking the throne, controlled Supi, conquered Yangtong, and captured Duomi. Basically, he has not encountered any problems. No matter what setbacks there are, the ambition of such a young king will be greatly expanded.
They will never be willing to fight with Tuyuhun in Bailan and get nothing now. They assisted us in vain.
This year, His Majesty rejected the marriage proposal from the Tibetan envoy again, but granted marriage to Murong Nuohebo of Tuyuhun. The Tibetan people must be very angry.
Moreover, it is not suitable for Tubo to expand in other directions. The best direction is to the north, toward Bailan, Dangxiang, and Tuyuhun.

If the Tubo people don't hit the south wall hard once, how can they give up? "

Li Jing held the tea cup,

He nodded seriously, "You are right. The Tubo people will definitely try to seize Bailan. If the Tang Dynasty does not allow them to cross Zishan, then they will definitely take a gamble."

"Your idea of ​​bringing Tang Jian, Li Junxian, Liu Lancheng, and Fan Xing together is right, but it is also a bit risky. For such a big thing, you can do it privately without going through the court or asking His Majesty for permission. very dangerous."

Li Jing reminded Wu Huaiyu seriously.

"This matter should be done quietly. Besides, I just reminded them, just in case. Even if someone wants to take advantage of this matter, don't worry too much. They are doing their part within the scope of their responsibilities. Who can say anything?”

"But if the party or Tubo attacks, we can defend or even counterattack."

Li Jing took a sip of tea, the tea soup was a little salty and spicy, "With your arrangement, Li Junxian, Liu Lancheng, Fan Xingniu and the others can be considered invincible."

"Actually, I hope that Tuoba Chici can continue to invade the border areas wildly, so that the generals can join forces and wipe out the Tuoba tribe and other Qiang people in one fell swoop, and then open dozens of Jisi prefectures. In this way, the Hequ area will be completely safe. ”

"It is easy to fight but difficult to defend." Li Jing also knew the situation of the Qiang relatively well. In fact, Li Jing thought that Tuyuhun was in a hurry to abolish the country and establish a government.

The main reason is that Tuyuhun is difficult to defend. It might happen that the Sui Dynasty destroyed Tuyuhun and established four counties, but was soon restored by Tuyuhun.

"If it doesn't work, enfeoff. The kings will enfeoff Qinghai together with the chiefs of the Tuyuhun tribes. Jisi Prefecture will stand side by side with the enfeoffed vassal states, and the Tuyuhun chieftain Jisi Prefecture will be divided by the vassal kingdoms," Wu Huaiyu said.

Li Jing shook his head, "If you enfeoff a vassal state, the harm may be greater than that of a vassal in a few generations."

"Dividing territory, restricting fiefdoms, protecting armies, etc., and even extending favors and enfeoffments in the future will make it difficult for the vassal states to sit still," Huaiyu said.

"The plan is good, but I'm afraid it will go wrong in the future."

"I think it is possible to try. It is better than leaving the homeland of thousands of miles away from Tuyuhun to the tribes and barbarians to occupy and rule, enfeoffing some princes and kings, moving some Tuguhun people inland, and then dividing the princely states and Tuguhun people. By staggering and dividing them, and by stationing some garrison troops there, we can at least consolidate the fruits of victory."

The two men discussed for a long time,
In the end, there was no consensus.

Wu Huaiyu gave Li Jing a physical examination and found that he had an old problem with his legs and feet, including rheumatism. He prescribed a prescription and medicine to relieve the symptoms when the attack occurred.

Huaiyu did not wait for the return of the two Young Masters Li at Duke Wei's Mansion. The eldest Young Master Li, De Yu, is still a young eunuch, and the second Young Master Li, De Yu, is still a lieutenant general in Zuo Wei's palace. They are both actual officials. It was very busy last year, especially the Li De Award. The task of guarding the Imperial City was much more arduous.

Li Jing's retirement made his two sons' career smoother.

Li Jing did not leave Wu Huaiyu at home for dinner.
Wu Huaiyu didn't care about the opinions of others and wanted to stay for a meal, but Li Jing was too cautious.

"This time, there is no need for you to go back to Chang'an. You should just stay in Chang'an and stay peacefully in Lingnan for another ten or eight years," Li Jing said to Huaiyu before leaving.

"Teacher, if I really don't care about Chang'an this time, I'm afraid it will make people unhappy." Huaiyu said.

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "That's right, you are only twenty-eight this year. If the mountain collapses in front of you and you don't change your expression, that would be too much."

"But after the Chinese New Year, you should hurry back to Lingnan. Don't interfere more with the affairs of the court. You should also stay less involved in the affairs of Tubo in Jiannan. If you are not in your position, you will not seek your position."

Wu Huaiyu estimated that he would not be able to leave for a while after the Chinese New Year. He would have to cure the emperor's illness before he could leave. However, this was top secret and he could not tell Li Jing.

(End of this chapter)