Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 338
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Wan Guifei Palace

Zhao Gong went to find a eunuch who had a good relationship with him, but Concubine Wan Gui found out about it, so he was arrested and questioned.

"Zhao Gong, I asked you to follow Mr. Xu on the saddle, why did you come back again? Why, do you still want to serve me here?" Wan Guifei finished speaking, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, enjoying the fragrance of the green tea , with a lingering flavor.In the entire palace, only she and old man Li Yuan could drink this clear tea.

Zhao Gong hurriedly said: "Er, no, the younger one was ordered by Mr. Xu..."

But at this moment, Concubine Wan Gui's expression changed: "Oh? Judging from your tone, it means that this palace is not worthy for you to serve?"

Zhao Gong said in his heart, how can I forget about Wan Guifei's temperament when I go out for a day, this is obviously a question that has no answer.At that moment, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, it's a small death penalty."

Concubine Wan Gui laughed: "You are Master Xu's follower now, I can't kill you..."

Zhao Gong still said: "The young one is not only Master Xu's follower, but also the servant of the empress, as long as the empress speaks, the young one will go to the sword mountain..."

"Okay, okay..." Concubine Wan Gui interrupted Zhao Gong, took another sip of tea and said, "You came to find people in this palace this time, why are you doing this, and what did Master Xu order?"

Zhao Gong said truthfully: "Madam, Mr. Xu said, let me go to the general prison to find some oil paper, and then find some medicine jade. I don't dare to ask, I don't know what to do." Zhao Gong still left a trace. The situation is that he knows that Xu Qing is making the thing he picked up today, but he doesn't know what it is called.

Concubine Wan Gui didn't ask in detail, but said: "These things are all over the street, why does Master Xu have to find a general to be a prisoner?"

Zhao Gong replied: "Perhaps Mr. Xu felt that the general prisoner is better than the outside ones. In addition, Mr. Xu's position is more important, so he sent a villain to find the general prisoner."

Concubine Wan Gui thought it was reasonable, so she said to a eunuch next to her, "You go to the eunuch, and tell me that it is my intention to ask them to send ten catties of the best oil paper to Xuanwumen, and one hundred catties of the best oil paper." Yaoyu."

After finishing speaking, Concubine Wan Gui asked Zhao Gong again: "Zhao Gong, how are you doing with Master Xu?"

Zhao Gong replied: "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Xu is very kind to me, and he doesn't use me around. Also, Mr. Xu cooks delicious dishes..."

Concubine Wan Gui giggled: "You villain, you actually got such a good master, but ah, you have to take care of the master, otherwise your luck will be in vain."

"Respect your life."

"Okay, you sit here, when the eunuch comes later, you can just ask him for something..." Wan Guifei ordered, got up and left, at this moment, someone came in from outside, and shouted from afar : "Miss Wan, Chengdao has come to see you!"

"Hey, Cheng Dao is here? Hey, give Madam Wan a hug..." Concubine Wan hugged the person who came in.

It turned out that the man was Li Chengdao, the second son of His Majesty the crown prince. Since the eldest son of the crown prince had died long ago, this Li Chengdao was the eldest son of the crown prince, the grandson of the emperor with a strong root.Among the children of the royal family, including Li Yuan's own son, Li Chengdao is one of the most favored among them.

Li Chengdao called Concubine Wan Gui "Da Niang", which meant his grandmother, because Li Jiancheng was not born to Concubine Wan Gui, and Concubine Wan Gui did not become a queen.But Li Chengdao's three generations of emperors, the only ones who came into contact with the level of grandmothers were Concubine Wan Gui. In addition, Concubine Wan Gui had a high status in the harem, so she served as a grandmother, but the name did not change.

Li Chengdao is gentle and elegant at this time, already twelve or thirteen years old, and placed in the royal family, this is the age to start training to handle government affairs.For example, when Li Shimin's son Li Chengqian was ten years old, Li Shimin asked him to learn how to handle government affairs.It's just that I don't know if he can still listen to politics after Xu Qing is an anomaly.

At this time, Concubine Wan Gui asked the maids and eunuchs to step back and play with Li Chengdao for a while, but she did not let Zhao Gong leave.
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Xuanwumen

Xu Qinggan waited for a while, but did not see Zhao Gong coming back, so he put on his official robe and went to inspect the inner and outer gates.

After leaving the official residence, one step to the left is Zhuge Yan's official office.Zhuge Yan is just a gate supervisor, so naturally he can't be like Xu Qing, who has an official residence and an official office, and eat, live and work in the same room.However, Zhuge Yan doesn't know how to cook by himself, and usually eats in the self-canteen below.

Xu Qing pushed the door open and entered, and saw that the computer on Zhuge Yan's desk was a blank desktop, oh no, no, no, no, no, only paper and pens were on Zhuge Yan's desk, Xu Qing couldn't help being surprised, is Zhuge Yan still a Confucian general?
Seeing Xu Qing coming, Zhuge Yan saluted: "The last general will see the general."

Xu Qing waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to be too polite, and then asked: "General Zhuge is still practicing calligraphy, is he really good at both civil and military skills?"

Zhuge Yan's face turned red when she heard this, and she said embarrassedly: "I dare not hide it from the general, the last general is actually learning to read, alas, I don't know how to read, I couldn't even understand the paperwork for promotion that day."

Xu Qing smiled and said: "Haha, General Zhuge was joking, why don't you invite a gentleman or directly recruit a master?"

Zhuge Yan was even more embarrassed, scratching her head and said, "Mr., I can't stand scolding. I can't understand the literati's scolding. Looking for Master, he can't stand my scolding. Hehe, I, Zhuge Yan, can't stand scolding. Ancestor."

Seeing that Zhuge Yan was no longer as serious as before, Xu Qing laughed dumbfounded, and asked after thinking for a while, "General Zhuge and I will go on a tour, will you?"

Zhuge Yan was also bored with writing and reading, and as soon as he cast the pen, he put on his sword and armor, and went to patrol with Xu Qing.

During the period, Zhuge Yan and Xu Qing explained in detail some mechanisms for guarding the Xuanwu Gate, and some key places and methods for defending against the enemy, and Xu Qing learned a lot.Then, Xu Qing inquired about the formation of the first battalion of soldiers and horses in the Xuanwu Gate, and what characteristics each had.

Zhuge Yan is a general who has been here for a long time, so he must have his own views on people. Xu Qing also trusts Zhuge Yan and can speak objectively.Even if Zhuge Yan's words here are not objective, Xu Qing is not in a hurry, Li Yuan has already asked him to preside over the martial arts, and has selected some talents to enrich the Xuanwu Sect's team.It seems that Li Yuan has plans to build this battalion into Xu Qing's headquarters.

Did Zhuge Yan talk about the personalities of each team one by one?And the person who was beaten by Xu Qing with the army stick that day had also been dismissed long ago. As he talked, Zhuge Yan talked about the quality of the defenders.He said that these Xuanwu Sect recruits were originally veterans of Taiyuan, but because the veterans were wounded and died, many of them were the sons of veterans.Needless to say, they are loyal, but their courage and fighting skills are still far from enough.

Xu Qing listened and felt that this matter should be taken seriously, so he made an appointment with him, saying that he and the six teams were meeting each other in the next day, and they were going to start training.

(End of this chapter)