A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 132
Candles were lit in the upper room.

Usually oil lamps are used, but today Wuliu arranged to replace the house with a pair of red candles. The red candles cost [-] yuan a pair.

The red candle is burning, the flame is jumping, and it emits a pleasant fragrance.

Gao Hui'an stood there, at a loss.

Although he was 20 years old, he entered the palace at the age of 15 when he was supposed to get married, and stayed for five years. Five years of doing laundry, cleaning and cleaning, he usually didn't even see a man.

She vaguely knew what might happen next, but she didn't know how to face it, her face was flushed with embarrassment, her body was even stiff, her hands and feet didn't know where to put it, and she was stuck there like a piece of wood.

Huaiyu was already a little tired.

These days, he rushed back from Longyou, especially from Longzhou to Chang'an. Not only did he run five hundred miles in two days, he also had to beware of Turkic rangers along the way.

Yawned.

As a result, Gao was taken aback, and then stammered to confess.

There is only one couch in the room.

Seeing her panicked and pitiful look, Huaiyu asked, "Do you need to take a bath?"

"I just wiped my body, it's clean." As he said that, he went to undress, but tears came out first.

Huaiyu had never seen such a scene before, she acted like a landlord and bully, "Why don't you rest here, and I'll go take a shower."

"I'm going to fetch water for Ah Lang."

"I'll go to the well to fetch water for a flush."

Huaiyu wanted to go out, but found that the door was closed outside and could not be opened.

He pushed and pulled a few times, but Wu Liu's voice came, "It's getting late, don't delay the light."

Huaiyu was helpless.

Under the dim candlelight, Gao Hui'an's face turned redder and his eyes became more moist.

Huaiyu blew out the candle.

The room became dark.

The sound of light footsteps went away, Wu Liushi didn't listen to the wall anymore, and left.

Huaiyu whispered, "I'm sleepy, you should go to bed early."

After speaking, he got on the couch and lay down on the side.

Already tired, Gao Shi's pitiful and wronged appearance made him lose his mind even more.

Gao Hui'an stood there for a long time, and then Xisuo's voice sounded in the darkness, approaching hesitantly.

Huaiyu didn't move, and continued to sleep with her eyes closed.

Really tired, he fell asleep quickly.

When I woke up, before dawn, I opened my eyes and saw her curled up in a corner of the couch, like a kitten, her eyes were closed tightly, her eyelashes were tight, her pale face was a bit haggard, maybe Maybe I didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night last night, and I probably fell asleep until dawn.

She did not disturb her lightly, and Huaiyu stayed on the bed.

The door can already be opened.

Run Niang was in the courtyard, and when she saw him, she went up to meet him.

"Erlang got up so early, don't sleep much."

"It's morning."

Today is the second day of the eighth month, although it is not the first day of the lunar new year, only the officials often attend the meeting, but after all, it is the first time for him to go to the morning court, so he can't be late.

Wash and change clothes.

The eldest sister Yu'e has already steamed the pancakes, the yellow steamed buns mixed with millet and millet, the eldest sister is very savvy in cooking, Huaiyu only taught it once yesterday, and her steaming today is already better than Huaiyu's steaming.

The fresh and warm yellow steamed buns are really refreshing with a bowl of haggis soup.

"Mr. Ma didn't come here, so you brought it for him. If you don't eat the morning food, you will get sick from starvation."

"Lao Ma is really a blessing from several generations of cultivation, to meet you, eldest sister."

"Bring it to Da Lang as well." Yu'e smiled all over her face, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked.

Bring two breakfasts, Zhao Yi has already arranged horses for him, and two servants, the slaves that Huaiyu brought from Longyou, are temporarily staying in Longzhou, and it is estimated that he is still carrying his salt, alkali, Zao, the chili and potato seedlings are still going a long way, and I don't know when they will come back.

"Zhao Yi, please go back and help me bring Zhao Xin's wife and children here. I will meet and chat with them after I come back from the yamen. Zhao Xin also has something to bring to them." Zhao Xin wants Huaiyu to send his wife and children. Long is here, but Guanzhong is not safe now, Huaiyu plans to wait for the Turkic people to withdraw before arranging to send them, first explaining to them face to face.

"Ashin is really lucky to meet Erlang." Zhao Yi sighed with a smile, sincerely happy for the future of the sworn brothers.

When they came to the entrance of Guangdefang, they happened to meet Ma Zhou and Huaiyi walking out of the workshop together.

Ma Zhou is now enshrined in the imperial censor in the palace, and he has to go to the court, while Huaiyi is enshrined in the escort flying cavalry.

"Have you eaten yet? Sister asked me to bring you yellow steamed buns, which are still warm."

"It's too late to eat."

"Then eat this freshly steamed one."

The sky is slightly bright.

People came out at the gates of many workshops, and they were all rushing to go to court. Although there were not many court officials, the officials were scattered everywhere, especially many low-level worship officials below the fifth rank. If you are far away, you can only get up early.

"I think we should buy a house in Dongcheng. Otherwise, we will drive from here to Donggong every day. It will take ten miles. If it is windy and rainy, it will be too hard."

"The houses in Dongcheng are not cheap. The ones that are a little better cost one or two million."

Huaiyu thinks that 200 million is not too expensive, after all, it is worth it to wake up an hour and a half late every day.

The officials of the upper dynasty gathered from the various squares to the main street, and finally rushed east together. They got up too early, even had to light lanterns, and basically rode horses.

There are also some who ride mules and donkeys, they are generally low-level worship officials, although they are also Beijing officials, but their rank is low, living in Beijing is expensive, and renting a house to raise horses is too much, so they have to ride donkeys.

High-ranking officials lead a large group of attendants to guard, while low-ranking officials can only ride mules and donkeys, and only one or two servants.

Huaiyu and his three tall horses didn't bring any followers, but they still attracted the attention of many people, after all, they had never seen these people go to court before.

Some people are still guessing their identities.

When they got outside the gate of the East Palace, all the regular officers here were waiting to open the palace gate.

Huaiyu saw a familiar face, Fang Xuanling who had a private interview with Li Shimin last time, Huaiyu had a deep impression on him, with dragon eyes and phoenix eyes, horse face, very recognizable.

"Meet Mr. Fang."

Fang Xuanling greeted him with a smile, Li Shimin's right-hand man and confidant, has now worshiped as Zhongshu Ling, the real prime minister.

"Last time you gave my fifth son Shou elixir, and it worked really well after taking it."

The officials next to him were also very surprised to see Fang Xuanling being so polite, and several purple-robed ministers came to inquire.

Fang Xuanling also kindly introduced Wu Huaiyu.

"This is Wu Huaiyu Wu Erlang, the handsome young man in white robes who cut generals and captured the flag in Longyou. His Highness has just enshrined him in the house of servants. Today is the first time he has attended the morning court."

"Erlang, this is Princess Xiangyang's son-in-law Duwei, Taichangqing and Guozijian Jijiu, Shangzhu Kingdom, Duke Dou, Duke of Anfeng County."

Dou Xin smiled and said, "I've heard of Wu Erlang's name for a long time, and I just saw him today. He really is a man of talent."

Huaiyu also hurriedly greeted, Fufeng Dou's family, the first relative of the Wude Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, Shi Dou Yun, the former battalion commander of Longyou, was the uncle of this Dou Zi. Later, Dou Kang also served as the prime minister Nayan, but it was a pity that Wude passed away in four years.

Dou Xi is the son-in-law of Li Yuan's second daughter, and Li Yuan likes him very much. Before that, he served as the governor of Liangzhou, Tai Changqing, general of the banner and general of the right leader Wei.

About forty, personable, very handsome and elegant, like Chai Shao.

Much better than Lu Huairang.

Dou Dan was formerly Minister of the Ministry of Justice, among the concubines, he may be worse than Chai Shao in terms of ability, but if you want to say who is the favorite of the father-in-law Li Yuan, it is undoubtedly him.

The Dou family has the final say on the area of ​​Qizhou in the west of Beijing, which is their Dou family's stronghold.

Now although the important position of general of the banner has been handed over to the crown prince's confidant Cheng Yaojin, and he no longer holds the post of general, but only hangs Taichangqing and the son of the state to sacrifice wine, but he is still the face of the Dou family, and behind him is a powerful Relatives of the Dou family.

Standing with ministers like Fang Xuanling and Dou Dan, Wu Huaiyu looked extraordinarily special, and let the officials of the upper court know what Wu Erlang looked like.

In addition to Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​and Yushitai's eighth-rank and above enshrined officials and internal enshrined officials, there are also five-rank and above ministers who also have to court early.

It can be said that those who can come to participate in the Chang Dynasty are also the top figures from all aspects of the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons.

Those Zifei ministers, looking at this young Wu Erlang in the scarlet silk robe, couldn't help sighing in their hearts, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and there are talents from generation to generation.

"I heard that Erlang once wrote a poem on an expedition in Longyou?" Dou Dan asked with a smile.

"Written indiscriminately."

"I've heard that Erlang once wrote a poem on the battlefield, such as entrusting Jun Mo's words to seal the marquis, and one general succeeds in ten thousand bones. I wonder if there is a full poem?"

Dou Dan laughed, putting Huaiyu under a lot of pressure.

Fang Xuanling also said, "I also heard a poem by Erlang, loyal bones are buried everywhere in the green hills, so why return the corpse wrapped in horse leather, there is only one sentence, I don't know the rest?"

"I've also heard a saying that yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and if you don't break Loulan, you will never return it."

"And these two sentences, why don't you take the Wu hook and collect the fifty prefectures of Guanshan, please go to Yuntai Pavilion for a while, if you are a scholar with thousands of households?"

You sentence me one sentence.

Someone nearby exclaimed, "Are these all made by Wu Erlang?"

Huaiyu was very embarrassed. He didn't know how the poems he sometimes quoted casually when he was in Longyou were passed back to Chang'an, and they all said that he wrote them.At that time, it was just a quote to motivate the soldiers, or a sentimental scene.

"These are actually not made by me, but by my master Xiaoyaozi."

Fang Xuanling looked at him and smiled, and Dou Dan also said: "Although these poems are incomplete, they don't look like they were written by a monk, but they are very consistent with Erlang's experience in making contributions in Longyou."

I can't tell.

"It's really not my work. I don't know how to write poems. I don't even understand the rhyme, really."

"Hahaha." Fang Xuanling laughed and didn't argue with him, but his meaning was clear.

Just at this time, the palace door opened.

The palace gate officials will begin to sing affiliation verification talismans, urging the officials to enter the palace, and the officials will stand in line according to their shifts and line up to enter the palace.

Huaiyu was taken to his place. His class followed the official staff of Tongshi Sheren, and he was also in the worship class.

According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, the enshrined officials of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province were opposed to east and west during the court meeting, which was called the Momei class, while the worship officials of Yushitai were not in the enshrined class.

The worship class is even at the forefront, and the prime ministers are considered to be the first rank, not from the two provinces under Zhongshu. One of the first rank classes is still behind the worship class, and the other classes are all facing the king in the south, but the worship class is facing each other. .

Huaiyu didn't understand this either, and was arranged by the censor in charge to come to Xiban and stand behind the Tongshi Sheren of Xiban Zhongshu Province.

The Western class is composed of Zhongshu Lingfang Xuanling, Yu Wenshi and the foreman, followed by two Zhongshu servants from the fourth rank, six people from the fifth rank, and two living people from the sixth rank.
There are also two admonishing officials from the third rank, You Sanqi and regular servants, and four Youjianyi doctors who are in the fifth rank.

There are 16 staff members in the general staff room, and Wu Huaiyu is the only one who is enshrined in the staff room.

He originally thought that there were many officials like him, but it turned out that he was the only one in the shit of scorpions.

When he was standing there, the sixteen staff members in front of him all looked back, and what was even more special was that all the sixteen official staff members were wearing bastard greens, while his non-numbered staff members were enshrined with rehmannia glutinosa. The cross-branched Xiao Ke Ling Fei Pao also wears a silver fish bag.

On the opposite side, a group of Shizhong, Huangmen Shilang, Qishizhong, Qijulang, Zuo Jianyi doctor, Zuo Sanqi Changshi and other people from Dongbanmenxia province also looked at the group of Wangbalu Tongshisheren with great interest. That bit of crimson in it.

Ma Zhou, who was also attending for the first time, was an internal enshrined official of Yushitai, and they were not in the east and west classes, so Huaiyu didn't even have a companion.

The patriarch Huangmen Shilang warrior Xun is not here today either, he not only serves as Yongzhou Biejia, but is also Qin Qiong's Chang'an Taoist chief history, currently serving in the Xianyang army.

Huaiyu felt that the group of experienced people looked at him with envy, even jealousy.

It's a little woody!
(End of this chapter)