Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 270 Resentment
From this, it is not difficult to see that although Liu Heitai was worthy of being a famous general for a while, after Dou Jiande's death, the Hebei heroes who had a mortal heart for Li Tang were the most dangerous and tenacious enemies in Li Tang's unification war.After all, there is no commander in chief, no cavalry, and the infantry can fight against the Tang army under Li Shimin's command from noon to dusk just by relying on the infantry's spontaneous resistance. This kind of fighting will is really terrifying.No wonder Liu Rengui sighed at the end: "Hebei scholars and horses are the best in the world!"

To make matters worse, after Li Tang conquered Hebei militarily, he still upheld the "Guanzhong egoism". Most of the official positions in the imperial court were given to Guanlong scholars, and the Hebei region in Guanlong was crushed regardless of economics, culture and population. Politically, it has been reduced to a foil, and local elites have also been suppressed and marginalized.

Take Lu Zhaolin of the Four Great Masters in the early Tang Dynasty as an example. He was born in the Lu family of Fanyang. He was famous all over the world for his literary talents when he was young. Qilinzi, who was born in the Lu family of Fanyang, must have been a senior official such as Secretary Lang, Zhuo Zuo Lang, etc., and he entered the central government when he was less than forty, and drafted an edict for the emperor, and he became a prominent official.But in history, Lu Zhaolin started his family as an official to sign for Deng Wang Li Yuanyu's mansion, and the largest was Yizhou Xindu County Lieutenant, which was an insult to Lu Zhaolin.

No wonder the Tang Dynasty has been established for decades. Hebei still misses Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai from top to bottom. If Wang Wenzuo himself was reincarnated in Cui Lu and Li Zhao’s family in Hebei, he would think about it day and night, looking forward to seeing him again. Out of a Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai led them to overthrow the Chang'an court, and no longer suffer from those useless attitudes.Under such circumstances, the Xiawang Temple in Hebei is not a place where incense is at its peak, and flowers are blooming everywhere.

Everyone chatted enthusiastically, unknowingly time passed quickly, the outside reported that the rain had stopped, Liu Ren tracked: "It's still early, since the rain has stopped, let's continue on our way!"

"Inspector Liu, although the rain has stopped outside, the road is still muddy, and everyone's clothes are not completely dry!" Jin Ren asked: "Why don't you rest here for a night, drink some ginger soup, and have a good rest! "

"No need!" Liu Rengui shook his head: "The night is long and dreamy, this Xiawang Temple is a strange place, those people should be able to see that we are officials, it is better to leave early!"

"Inspector Liu, according to my opinion, Liu Qi doesn't look like an outlaw, but a village hero with a little influence, and he shouldn't do such stupid things that are beyond his control!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Although it is raining outside, It has stopped, but the wind is still strong, why don't you drink some hot soup here, rest for a night, and it will not be too late to set off again at dawn tomorrow!"

"That's all!" Liu Rengui's attitude was still very firm: "The old man's body is clear, and I can still hold on. I am restless in the temple here, even if I rest, I can't rest well!" Seeing Liu Rengui's insistence, Wang Wenzuo and Jin Ren asked After exchanging glances, Wang Wenzuo stood up and said, "In that case, I'll go and meet Liu Qizhi first. Anyway, we've avoided the rain here, so we have to say something before we leave!"

"Alright!" Jin Ren asked with a smile: "No matter what, we must not lose our courtesy!"

Wang Wenzuo came to the gate of the inner courtyard and knocked on the door a few times. When the door opened, it was not Liu Qi who came out, but an old man in sackcloth. Now that the rain has stopped, we have to continue on our way, and want to say goodbye to Liu Qixiong!"

"Oh, oh!" The old man in sackcloth smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, sir!" He took out a thorn basket full of dates from the side: "My master has something to do and has already left. Giving the basket of jujubes to the guests in the outer hall should be regarded as a kind gesture, please accept it!"

"How embarrassing!" Wang Wenzuo was about to decline.The old man said with a smile: "These dates were all harvested from the jujube grove behind Xiawang Temple, and they are worthless. It's just a wish. Don't embarrass the little old man for what the master ordered!"

"Forget it!" Wang Wenzuo accepted the date with a sincere attitude from the old man, pulled out a handful of copper coins from his waist, and handed it to the old man: "You should accept it!"

"What do you mean, Mr. Lang!" The old man showed hesitation on his face: "I am giving dates, not selling dates, so good guys will accept them, don't talk too much!"

"Then I will not be polite!" Wang Wenzuo put away the copper coins, took the dates back to the front yard, and said with a smile, "Then Liu Qi is not in the temple, and he said he had gone out on business. He asked someone to give us these dates, saying It's a little thought!"

"Not in the temple?" Jin Renwen frowned: "We are in the outer courtyard, if he goes out, how come we don't know at all? This is a bit strange!"

"Maybe he doesn't want to see us again!" Liu Rengui replied, "It's also possible that there is an exit behind this temple!"

"It's also possible!" Jin Ren asked with a smile. He walked to the jujube basket and looked at it: "The jujubes look good, but this Liu Qi is a man of courtesy. If he's still here, we can see him!"

"People in Hebei, even reckless ones, know loyalty and integrity!" Liu Rengui picked up a jujube, played with it for a while, but never ate it, and finally sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity!"

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Chang'an, Daxing Palace Yeting.

Li Xiayu squatted next to the brazier, carefully peeling off the charcoal ash on the upper layer, blowing on the charcoal buried in the lower layer that had not been extinguished, and waited until the weak flames rose, and then put a few pieces of relatively dry charcoal selected in advance into it. In the brazier, the wet firewood is placed next to the brazier until the flames rise, and then put into the basin after it is dried.There is no way, since my mother was abolished and I and my sister were thrown into the Yeting Palace, the attitude of the maids and eunuchs has completely changed, not to mention the food and clothing in daily life, even the firewood, clothes and quilts that should be given according to the rules. are often deducted.

Take the charcoal used for heating in winter as an example. Not to mention the small amount, there is a lot of sand in it, and a lot of it is broken and wet. You have to pick out the sand and dry it in the sun. Otherwise, if it burns, the house will be filled with thick smoke, and there will be no room for people at all.The winter in Chang'an is extremely cold. The Daxing Palace was built by Emperor Wen of the previous dynasty. It has been nearly a hundred years ago, and many houses have been in disrepair.Especially in Yeting Palace, the doors and windows of the room where my sister lived were not tightly closed at all, so they had to be tied tightly with ropes, and the gaps were plugged tightly with hay, otherwise the blanket would be blown away by the strong wind overnight.But she also knew that all of this was because of that woman's intention. Thinking of this, Li Xiayu couldn't help clenching her fists.

"Sister, sister! Come out and see, come out and see!"

The younger sister's voice interrupted Li Xiayu's thoughts, and she stood up: "What's the matter, Awen? Elder sister still has something to do here!"

(End of this chapter)