bastard seizes tang

Chapter 459 Wenshui County

The progress of Li Yuan's burial was much slower than Li Ke thought. Li Yuan's dedicated mausoleum was built according to the specifications of Han Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu's mausoleum. The Daming Palace was built for the emperor to live in, so the construction of the mausoleum was limited, and it was not completed until Li Yuan died.

But it was helpless to say that the Daming Palace, the palace built by Li Shimin for Li Yuan, had not yet been completed, so Li Yuan drove west of Hexi, and transferred the craftsmen who built the palace to the mausoleum, and the progress was much faster. In the first month, it was completed.

In the spring of the ninth year of Zhenguan, Li Yuan was finally buried in the ground, and the important places in Hebei Province were indispensable, so Li Ke also set off for Hedong.

When Li Ke went south a few years ago, he was light and simple, so this time he went north without much fanfare. Compared with when he went to Beijing, he didn't bring too many female relatives and gold and silver.

Because Li Ke's concubine Wu Meiniang, Princess of Chu, accompanied her on this trip, so Li Ke also brought the female family members of the mansion to take care of them along the way. Naturally, the journey was much slower than Li Ke's solo trip, and it took eight days to arrive in Taiyuan.

Early February, Taiyuan, Wenshui County.

Wenshui County is located in the southwest of Taiyuan, backed by Luliang Mountain, facing Fenshui, and across the river from Jinyang County where Li Ke's Metropolitan Government is located. It can also be regarded as the southwest barrier of Jinyang City, and its location is dangerous.

However, for Li Ke, Wenshui County is more than just a barrier, because Wenshui County is also the hometown of Princess Chu Mei Niang.

"Sanlang, how far is it from here to Jinyang?" Outside Wenshui County, Li Ke rode his horse, and Wu Meiniang's head popped out of the carriage beside him, and asked Li Ke.

Li Ke looked at Wenshui County not far away, thought for a while, and replied to Wu Meiniang: "It's less than a hundred miles away, so hurry up and reach Jinyang City before nightfall tonight."

It was only noon, and it was spring time, the weather was cool, and it was time to go on the road. As long as you drove fast, it would not be difficult to catch up with the hundred miles in half a day.

However, when Wu Meiniang came here and asked Li Ke suddenly, she naturally had her thoughts. Wu Meiniang said to Li Ke: "It's evening when we arrive in Jinyang, so why bother to hurry? Why don't we just stay in Wenshui overnight and get up early tomorrow to go on our way?" , how are you?"

As the saying goes, wealth does not return home, like brocade clothes walking at night, this is true for men, and it is also true for women. The Wu family was born in a merchant, but it has come to this point. It is far more than wealth. If you can return home in brocade, it is naturally a wish It would be a pity if Wu Meiniang passed through Wenshui and couldn't go to the county.

Li Ke knew Wu Meiniang's careful thoughts, so he smiled and responded, "That's fine, I'm tired after traveling for days, and there is no fighting on the left and right sidelines. Let's spend the night in Wenshui first, and then go to Jinyang tomorrow. There is no rush to do it in a day or two."

Wu Meiniang smiled and said: "Thank you Sanlang for your understanding, Meiniang has returned to her hometown after nine years."

Li Ke heard the words and asked, "Oh? Has the princess not returned home for nine years?"

Wu Meiniang replied: "Meiniang was born in Chang'an, and my father has been an official all year round, so he has no time to return home. The last time Meiniang returned home was in the winter of the ninth year of Wude."

Li Ke listened to Wu Meiniang's words, and also understood that in the late ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin conspired to change the Xuanwu Gate and seize the throne of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xiaogong, the governor of the Metropolitan Government, has the authority.

At that time, the samurai Xun was sitting in the southeast, and he was Li Yuan's confidant. Li Shimin was worried about changes in the southeast, so he recalled the warrior Xun to Chang'an. It was only after Xun had no other intentions that he was activated again, and the warrior Xun was transferred to be the governor of Yuzhou. It was probably that year when Wu Meiniang returned home.

Li Ke nodded, and asked Wang Xuance next to him, "Do you know who this Wenshui county magistrate is, Mr. Pei Ren?"

Li Ke is the governor of Bingzhou, only in charge of the military mansion, and does not care about the government affairs of the prefectures and counties, and there are many prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the entire Hedong, so Li Ke naturally doesn't remember it clearly.

Wang Xuance replied: "Your Highness remembers well, it is Master Pei Ren."

Li Ke ordered: "Mister, please send a message to Master Pei Ren, the magistrate of Wenshui County, in the name of this king, saying that this king will entertain him at the Wu family's mansion tonight, and ask him to take the time to reward him."

"No, I'll order someone to post the post right away." Wang Xuance immediately complied when he heard the words.

The magistrate of Wenshui County is only a seventh-rank post, so how can he be worthy of Li Ke's personal banquet? Naturally, Li Ke has other intentions to entertain Master Pei Ren, the magistrate of Wenshui County. Say hello.

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Li Ke and Wu Meiniang entered Wenshui County, it was only noon, and it was still early in the evening, so they simply took everyone to a restaurant in the city for dinner.

Although Wenshui is only a county, it is located under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan after all, the land of Longxing in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Ke was born in the army, so he didn't pay too much attention, so the group chose a clean and bright restaurant in the downtown area and sat down.

"Meiniang, today's Wenshui City is still similar to when you were a child?" Li Ke and Wu Meiniang randomly picked a seat in the hall and sat down. Li Ke pointed to the street outside and asked Wu Meiniang.

Wu Meiniang looked at the scene in front of her that seemed somewhat familiar, and replied: "Meiniang often came to play on this street when she was in Wenshui, but she was young at that time, and although she remembered things, she couldn't remember them clearly. "

Li Ke laughed and said: "In this way, Meiniang was still a little confused at that time."

Wu Meiniang replied with a smile: "Meiniang is no match for His Highness, His Highness must have been in Turkic at that time, serving the country."

Li Ke replied: "At the end of the ninth year of Wude, I thought I had just arrived in Turkic at that time, but it was nothing more than a foreign country as a hostage. I barely saved my life, so I can't talk about serving the country."

Jieli Khan Wude entered Kou Guanzhong in the autumn of the ninth year of Wude, at the end of Wude year and the beginning of Zhenguan. At that time, Li Kezhen also just arrived in Turkic, living under the fence, busy protecting himself.

Because this restaurant is in a busy market and it is also a place for meals, the business is also very good, and the food is not served fast, so while waiting for the food, Li Ke chatted with Wu Meiniang about the family affairs of the Wu family. Water's relatives from the Wu family, but at this moment, a handsome young man who was about the same age as Li Ke broke into Li Ke's eyes.

This young man is different from ordinary people both in appearance and demeanor, and he is even better than ordinary children from aristocratic families. He has a bit of elegance in his heroic martial arts. I did not expect that there is such a small Wenshui County. The character, even Li Ke, felt a little curious.

"Mr. Pei is here." This young man is obviously a regular customer of the store, as soon as the young man entered, a clerk from the tavern greeted him.

The boy asked, "Are there any vacant seats at this time?"

The clerk bent down, apologetic, and replied truthfully: "It's really unfortunate that a group of guests from other places came at noon today, occupying many seats, and the seats in the hall are full at the moment."

When Li Ke heard the word "Pei Gongzi" from the assistant, he was already interested in the young man in front of him.

The word "Young Master" is not free to use. Since the tavern staff called this young man grandly, the young man in front of him is either a son of a famous family, or if he is a powerful person, Li Ke is more interested in him.

Li Ke pointed to the vacant seat in front of him, and said to the clerk, "Isn't the seat in front of me empty? Why is there no seat?"

(End of this chapter)