People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 248

Under the vermilion door plate, the door of the mansion is wide open, with servants and servants lined up on both sides.

A healthy sixty-year-old man in a dark scarlet official robe stood in front of the door under the middle door with a solemn expression.

Standing behind him was a middle-aged man, a young man, a teenager, and a toddler, each with extraordinary expressions.

The black carriage came slowly from the front, and finally came to a complete stop under the house number.

Li Xuan lifted the door curtain, put on a blue robe, got out of the car, and stood firmly on the ground.

Bowing deeply to the old man standing in front of the Lu residence, he said in a deep voice, "My boy Li Xuan, I have met Uncle Yuan Ming!"

Lu Yuanming, the head of the Lu Mansion in Hangzhou, is also a descendant of the Lu family in Wu County, and the brother of Lu Yuanfang, Sima of the Governor's Mansion in Yangzhou.

Three years ago, he retired from the position of Doctor Zanshan and lived in Hangzhou.

The sixteenth family of Wuyue, Wang Xielu Gu Zhuzhang, this is the first class.

Although Wang Xietang's Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people in the old days, Wang Xie's family is still the first-class famous family in Wuyue, but it has declined a bit, but even so, it is still called the four surnames of Lu Gu, Zhu and Zhang.

"Don't dare to be the gift of the king of Nanchang County, my lord, please come in!" Lu Yuanming bowed his hands very politely, and took a step back. Lu Yuanming introduced: "This is Hangzhou Sima Yuan Yi, this is Hangzhou Bing Cao Joining the Army Zhang Chun, this is Yuan Sima Cousin Yu Yong, this... this kid is Xiang Xian, the son of the sixth younger brother Yuan Fang."

"I have met the King of Nanchang County." Yuan Yi, Yu Yong, Zhang Chun, and Lu Xiangxian all bowed their hands to Li Xuan at the same time.

"Everyone is polite, boy is polite!" Li Xuan solemnly bowed back.

Good guy, the Yu clan of Qiantang, the Zhang clan of Wujun, the Lu clan of Wujun, that is, He Zhizhang is not here, otherwise, at least four of the sixteen Wuyue families can be gathered.

Lu Zhang Yuhe, two of the top Wuyue families are here.

Their contact with Li Xuan today is equivalent to the contact between the Wuyue Sixteen Family and Li Xuan.

"My lord, please!" Lu Yuanming first cupped his hands and invited Li Xuan inside.

The middle door opened wide, Li Xuan stretched out his hand politely, and then stepped in directly, calm and solemn, but free and easy.

This is the Lu Mansion in Hangzhou, not the Lu Mansion in Wu County.

If it was in the old house of the Lu family in Suzhou, Li Xuan, the county king, might not have the qualifications to let people open the middle door to welcome him.

The four surnames in Wuzhong are Zhu, Zhang, Gu and Lu.

Among them, Lu Tong, the ancestor of the Lu family, was the grandson of King Xuan of Qi. His descendants moved to Wu and became the Lu family of Wujun.

Lu Kang, a famous minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lu Ji, a minister of the Wu State, Lu Xun, the Prime Minister of Wu, Lu Mao, the Minister of Xuancao, Lu Guan, Lu Ji, Lu Yun brothers and other descendants of Zhongshu servants, are inexhaustible.

In this dynasty, there were former prince Zhongyun Lu Deming, former Dongtai servant Lu Dunxin, Luzhou governor Lu Qingye, Chongwenguan scholar Lu Jianzhi, Yangzhou governor Sima Lu Yuanfang and so on. The family was prosperous and prosperous for a while.

Although not as conspicuous as the five surnames and seven families, the four surnames in Wuzhong have never been underestimated, especially in Wujun.

If Li Xuan came here with an imperial edict, the Lu family would naturally open the door to welcome her, but if it was a private visit, it would be another matter.

But fortunately, this is the Lu Mansion in Hangzhou, a separate courtyard, where Lu Yuanming was honored and raised.

Entering the middle hall, Li Xuanqian offered to sit at the bottom, then looked at Lu Yuanming who was sitting at the top, and said, "Xuan was supposed to go to Taihu Lake to pay a visit, but the sage had an order, and Xuan had to return to the Yangzhou council, so she was delayed for a day and failed to pay a visit. Xuan really regrets going to Taihu Lake."

If Li Xuan only focuses on Wuzhou, then he doesn't have to go to Taihu Hutong, but if he wants to have a deeper understanding of the entire land of Wuyue and leverage the structure of the entire land of Wuyue, then he Even if you don't go now, you will have to go to Taihu Lake in the future.

"My lord, you are polite. My lord is highly regarded by a sage. He has many appointments when he is in Wuzhou, which shows his ability. Although there is a small turmoil in Wuzhou, it will be settled lightly and enjoy peace." The smile on Lu Yuanming's face was bright. Polite, not much intimacy.

Li Xuan's thoughts changed slightly, the reason for this was clear to him, he was not gold jewelry, so how could everyone like him.

What's more, although Lu Yuanming and Lu Yuanfang are brothers, they are only cousins.

Lu Yuanming has already retired, and he has very little request from Li Xuan, so there is no need to get too close.

Li Xuan nodded calmly with a smile, and said, "That's true. If it's just the Tianyin Sect's rebellious gangsters, everything can be calmed down easily, but..."

Having said that, Li Xuan paused for a while.

On the side, Shi Yuanyi, the governor of Hangzhou, and Zhang Chun, the Hangzhou soldier who joined the army, immediately became solemn.

Li Xuan continued with a calm expression: "When Xiao Wang was in Yangzhou, he encountered the Yangzhou Cao Gang who infiltrated him deeply. Although the Tianyin thief is not worth mentioning, but his heart is sinister and his methods are vicious, so we must take it easy Look at it, this king doesn't want to see what happened back then repeat itself today."

Yuan Yi immediately shook his head and denied, "Your Majesty is overthinking. Hangzhou is different from Yangzhou. There is no gang like the Cao Gang here. In addition, the governor loves the people like his son, and the people live and work in peace. The difficulty of starting an incident is unimaginable."

"Sima's thinking is right. If it's normal, it's true. It's just that Chang Shi seems to ignore people's hearts." Li Xuan paused for a while, then laughed at himself, and said: "This king has just come to Hangzhou, and even before he set foot on the land of Hangzhou, there are already people who are very resentful towards this king. , even aggressive, secretly ruthless, this king has never encountered such a thing even in the capital of God."

"Young Master Qi!" Yuan Yi said with a hint of helplessness: "Although what Young Master Qi did was inappropriate, hasn't the prince already punished him?"

"Sima is joking!" Li Xuan's expression faded, and then he said directly: "This king is just a passer-by in Hangzhou, what qualifications does he have to deal with Yangzhou scholars, and he is not a female prostitute such as Jiaofang Sima. Hangzhou students have their own affairs. The governor's office and Hangzhou Xuezheng dealt with it, and this king never overstepped the line and never commented on it."

Yuan Yi was stunned. What Li Xuan said was true. He only punished the prostitutes of the Jiaofang Division for the crime of disrespect from the beginning to the end, and did not punish Mr. Qi and other students at all.

Everything that is happening now is the work of Shi Huyu, the governor of Hangzhou, and has nothing to do with him, at least not in the official sense.

However, having said that, Li Xuan left a frivolous remark on the spot. Combined with the matter of honoring the emperor, if this remark spreads to the gods, saints and queens, the consequences can be imagined.

It's fine if you don't get to the bottom of it, but if you do, I don't know how many of them will be unlucky.

"Besides, although there is no Cao Gang in Hangzhou, it is not without other organizations." Li Xuan said abruptly, and the atmosphere in the hall turned cold instantly.

At this time, Lu Yuanming suddenly said: "This matter should indeed be vigilant, and those who should be punished must also be punished."

As Lu Yuanming said, he looked at Yuan Yi: "Young students don't know how to be cautious when they are in Hangzhou. If they go to the capital of God or Chang'an, they don't know what kind of disaster they will cause if they are not careful, and it will be too late to implicate the family. carry on."

"What Uncle Shi said is very true." Li Xuan followed closely and saw other people's eyes falling on her, and then said lightly: "However, these things cannot be generalized. Yes, some people have evil in their hearts, not to mention that there may even be treacherous plots in it, if you are not careful, you don't know how many people will be killed or injured."

"Why are there casualties in this matter?" Zhang Chun was a little confused, so he was a soldier Cao joined the army, not a Facao joined the army, and he couldn't see the danger in it for a while.

"It's because we didn't protect you well." Yuan Yi didn't answer Zhang Chun's words, but just looked at Li Xuan and said, "In this case, according to the prince's wishes, we will deal with each of them separately..."

"Sima has said it." Li Xuan interrupted Yuan Yi, and said with a half-smile: "The government acts according to the rules of the court, and how can it be easy to convict others just because of one person's words? The matter still needs to be investigated, if there is evidence, then the crime will be judged, if there is no evidence, then the suspicion will be cleared up, and it will be mutually beneficial."

"What the prince said is very true." Just as Lu Yuanming opened his mouth, he saw his nephew Lu Xiangxian and his nephew Yu Yong looking at him in surprise at the same time.

Lu Yuanming immediately remembered that he had said the same thing just now.

However, Lu Yuanming didn't care about it, but continued: "If there is no reason, such things would not have happened yesterday. What is the reason and what is the reason? It can be easily investigated, and then the governor's office will be determined. "

Simple, Li Xuan was thinking about these two words, picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and then said with admiration: "Mingqian Longjing, the tea color is clear, the taste is sweet, soft and natural, a rare top of the line select."

"What the prince said is very true." Lu Yuanming leaned forward slightly as if he had been scratched, and said with excitement in his eyes: "Since the method of making tea was introduced to Xijing and Shendu a few years ago, this old man is very happy." This method of brewing tea, after returning to Wu County, I searched all over the place for famous tea in Wuyue, and finally got this Longjing tea in Hangzhou, I am very happy, I never thought that the king of Nanchang is also a fellow."

"I have heard that Uncle Shi is good at tea, so Xiao Wang brought half a catty of Hongzhou Xishan Bailu, which tastes sweet, and Uncle Shi can sip the tea carefully." After Li Xuan finished speaking, she looked at the table on one side, It was a gift he brought to visit Lu Yuanming.

He arrived in Hangzhou yesterday morning. Although he cleaned up in the afternoon and went to visit Yuan Jiazuo, governor of Hangzhou in the evening, the short time was enough for him to understand Lu Yuanming's hobbies.

Tea, Li Xuan is most familiar with tea, and he doesn't ask what his business does.

"Then thank you, my lord." Lu Yuanming restrained his expression slightly, but he still cupped his hands and thanked Li Xuan.

"Uncle Shi, you are welcome." Li Xuan continued immediately: "Xiaowang went to Wuzhou this time. Although the Tianyin religion is a hidden danger, it is not the root cause. The people's livelihood in Wuzhou is not rich. Tea farmers, going to Wuzhou to improve tea seedlings is an act of meritorious deeds for the locals, I wonder if Uncle Shi can provide one or two."

"This..." Before Lu Yuanming finished speaking, Yuan Yi on the other side couldn't help coughing. Lu Yuanming turned his head, looked at Yuan Yi with a half-smile, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "My lord Don't worry, the Lu family will naturally help you."

Li Xuan was overjoyed, and understood in her heart that it was done at this time.

With the support of the Wu County Lu family, at least this time he will not encounter too many obstacles from the local aristocratic family during his trip to Wuzhou.

As for the future, after Li Xuan cleaned up the Tianyin Sect, he would go back and clean up those local families in the Wuyue states.

Everything is premised on solving the Tianyin Sect first.

(End of this chapter)