First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 364 Tianshui Jiang Family
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For the next three days, Gao Chong stayed behind closed doors for two full days in the mansion, and stayed at home with his parents, wife and children at ease. Until the third day, Gao Junya couldn't stand it anymore, and threw a thick stack of invitations on the desk superior.

"You are at ease, these invitations have been handed over to me." Gao Junya said annoyedly: "The ones who should move around more, I don't care about the rest, you go to the Jiang family today to show Two friendships".

"Jiang's family..." After a high-pitched pause, he said in surprise, "Bing'er's marriage is coming soon?"

"The six rites have arrived at Najib, and you still seem to have nothing to do." Mentioning this, Gao Junya was angry, "It is scheduled to accept the levy tomorrow, and you must go there today."

Gao Chong hurriedly responded, secretly ashamed, the thought of the blending of the two worlds made him really not pay much attention to these etiquettes, but for this era, the six etiquettes are indispensable, and they are extremely important.

"Also, Jiang Baoyi has already served as the General of Youwuwei. You can only go to Jingzhou alone," Gao Junya reminded.

"Of course, I can't let the dignified third-rank general follow me all the time." Gao Chong grinned and said, "Liu Jingsheng rode into Jingzhou alone at the end of the Han Dynasty, and he was able to create a foundation. How could I not be as good as him."

Gao Junya stared, Gao Chong Maliu got out of the way, ordered people to prepare horses, and went to Jiang's house.

The Tianshui Jiang family is slightly inferior to the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs in terms of family influence, but it is also a well-known famous family. The most famous is Jiang Wei, the general of the Shu Han Dynasty. There are also talents.

Now the head of the Jiang family is Jiang Mo, the governor of Longzhou. Jiang Mo's father, Jiang Jing, was the governor of Liangzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and a prince for generations.

Jiang Baoyi is now officially worshiped as General Youwuwei, and is also the core figure of the Jiang family. Jiang Baoyi's father, Jiang Shiyuan, was the governor of Qinzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Jiang Shiyuan's father, Jiang Ming, was the governor of Boling in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Jiang Ming's father, Jiang Wen, was the governor of Yanzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It is also a generation of officials.

Geographically speaking, the Tianshui Jiang family belongs to the Kansai family, and the Bohai Gao family is now faintly the head of the Kanto family, especially after the rise of Gao Junya and his son, the influence of the Bohai Gao family has increased dramatically, so the two families are getting married. It is a strong alliance.

Jiang Baoyi was single-handed across three generations, and now the Jiang family is headed by Jiang Mo in the imperial court. Just last month, Jiang Mo was transferred from the governor of Qinzhou to the governor of Longzhou, and returned to Beijing to report on his duties. Now he is in the mansion.

Jiang Mo was also a good political talent. After Xue Rengao was put down, Li Yuan said to him: "In the past, it was called returning home with brocade, but now it is given by the state, so it pays for it." He appointed Jiang Mo as the governor of Qinzhou, which is Tianshui County.

After Jiang Mo went to serve as the governor of Qinzhou, he guarded against bandits outside and worked on civil affairs inside. In just a few years, Qinzhou was under great rule, and the local people were pleasantly surprised: "I don't want to see the Taiping government again."

Tianshui is located in the northwest. Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Jiang Mo has suffered from wars and turmoil for a long time. Since Jiang Mo came here, he has been diligent in governing and caring for the people, which is why the people feel so emotional.

Because of his meritorious service in governing Qinzhou, Li Yuan specially transferred Jiang Mo to be the governor of Longzhou. Longzhou is Fufeng County.

Gao Junya deliberately took advantage of Jiang Mo's return to Beijing to report on his duties, and came to finalize the marriage between the two families.

As a Tianshui family, they naturally bought a house in the middle of the capital, and the area was not small. Jiang Baoyi was a single heir for three generations, and his parents died, so he was alone.

In fact, all the aristocratic families have properties in Beijing, and they set up residences, which are similar to "strongholds". The Jiang family's ancestral residence is in Tianshui, and this residence is where the Jiang family lived in the capital.

Of course, with Jiang Baoyi's status, he will definitely buy a house alone after getting married.

The door of Jiang's house was wide open, and a young man was waiting for him at the door. Gao Chong also recognized this person. Seeing him greet him, he dismounted from his horse and stepped forward quickly, "How dare you bother Jiang Shaojiang to greet him, you are ashamed."

The young man was about twenty years old, with a solid face, and he grinned when he heard the words, "I haven't seen you for a few months, and you are still so polite. If you call me Jiang Shaojiang, then I will call you Gao Shijun?"

Gao Chong laughed loudly when he heard the words, "It's You Zhi's mistake, Brother Xingben, please."

"You are a guest, please invite first," the young man asked sideways.

Gao Chong grabbed his arm and walked with it, "I'm going to be a relative soon, so don't be too polite, Brother Xing."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and entered the mansion together.

"Aye, you're here." After entering the mansion, Jiang Mo sipped tea in the front hall, and the young man bowed and saluted, showing that his family was very strict.

It turned out that this young man was the son of Jiang Mo, his surname was Jiang and his name was Que, and his character was Xingben. He was currently serving as a general master craftsman. Gao Chong vaguely remembered that Jiang Xingben would also be an outstanding general in the future.

"Youzhi has met Duke Jiang," Gao Chong said in worship to his nephew and son.

"You don't need to be too polite," Jiang Mo twitched his beard and smiled, looked at Gao Chong who nodded in admiration and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for several months, and you are becoming more and more heroic."

After they were seated, Gao Chong looked up and saw that Jiang Mo's face was a little pale. It's summer now, but Jiang Mo's clothes are actually a bit thick.

Seemingly seeing Gao Chong's expression, Jiang Mo sighed: "I am old and useless. On the way back to Beijing, I occasionally felt a cold. It has been several days."

Gao Chong was stunned when he heard the words, and he was busy expressing his concern. Gao Chong respected this honest elder. Jiang Mo and his son have very similar personalities, they are both loyal and sincere.

After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Mo asked, "Youzhi is here for Baoyi's marriage, right?"

"Exactly", Gao Chong nodded, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "I haven't come to the house to pay a visit after returning to Beijing, it's really outrageous."

Jiang Mo waved his hands indifferently, "A good man has ambitions everywhere, you are the one who can really make a difference, why bother to stick to common etiquette."

Some compliments made Gao Chong a little embarrassed, but even if he praised Jiang Mo's achievements in Qinzhou in turn, Jiang Mo was rated as the best in Qinzhou Governor's Examination, and Li Yuan praised him as a model, which is Jiang Mo's great pride Things.

Serving as an official will benefit one side. The affirmation of Jiang Mo by the people of Qinzhou is destined to make him famous in history. When he is old, utilitarianism is no longer important, but he pays special attention to his posthumous reputation.

Before he knew it, the sun was setting and Jiang Baoyi was on duty to return home. Jiang Mo was in a good mood, and immediately passed the banquet. Regardless of Jiang Xingben's dissuasion, he insisted on drinking several cups with Gao Chong.

Jiang Mo pursed his lips, reluctantly put down his wine glass, looked at Jiang Baoyi and sighed, "Baoyi, the dowry mansion is ready, tomorrow you will go to the Gao mansion to accept the levy."

Jiang Baoyi responded respectfully, "Thank you uncle for taking care of me."

Jiang Mo seemed a little overwhelmed, waved his hands, and sighed: "Your lineage has been passed down for three generations. As the closest elder, I will take care of it for you. I only hope that after a hundred years, your brothers will work together to strengthen the lintel."

(End of this chapter)