A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 136
See all the flowers in Chang'an in one day, drink and sing in Qujiang.

Duan Lun took Wu Huaiyu and Xu Jingzong to Qujiang. Huaiyu had heard of Qujiang for a long time, but the main reason was that later generations saw such a trace of Tang Dynasty romance in the poems of Tang Dynasty poets.

Several people mounted their horses and headed southeast of the city.

Duan Lun brought eight entourages with him. As a minister of gold and purple, he could enjoy 48 defenses from the imperial court, who were recruited by the state and assigned to the officials to do chores.Duan Lun didn't need to pay any money at all, and directly enjoyed the defense of these 48 strong men.

He was very capable in handling affairs, and he immediately arranged for Huaiyu's four servants, four young men in their early twenties, who would do odd jobs for Huaiyu's errands from now on.

Duan Lun's entourage was not assigned to him by the imperial court. Those who were arranged by him to do odd jobs in the house, he brought with him all the loyal trilogy of his Duan family. They are all Duanbu Xianbei knights riding horses and carrying knives.

All of them wore robes with lapel collars, black leather boots, and leather belts with horizontal knives. They were very sturdy.

In contrast, although the four young people for Huaiyu were fairly well-groomed, they were obviously starving and malnourished. At first glance, they looked like ordinary peasant youths. Their clothes were not patched, and they were already considered particularly decent.

They had neither horse mules nor swords and guns, but each carried a short stick that reached the eyebrows.

As an official sent by the imperial court to recruit civilians, Wu Huaiyu only needs to be responsible for their board and lodging, and does not need to pay wages or anything. This is the official privilege of enslaving people.

"Come on, the island over there, together with the hundreds of acres of land next to it, are allocated by the crown prince to Shenjifang."

The butler kills cattle to entertain.

"I'll come to the Military Arms Supervision to find you early in the morning."

It was rare to eat fresh beef. When I left, I packed a leg, which weighed at least seventy or eighty catties. Looking at the meat in this leg, it is not like the old, weak, sick and disabled cow that Duan Lun said, it is obviously a strong cow. Of course, maybe his brain is not working well, or else he could hit a tree and break his neck in a fight?

The reason given by the butler was so perfunctory that Huaiyu couldn't bear to listen to it, but Duan Lun just smiled and said something to the butler, pay more attention next time.

"Oh, that pear orchard, when the pear blossoms bloom in the next year, it will be very beautiful. Unexpectedly, Duke Yi will send you off." Duan Lun was slightly surprised.

However, although Qujiang, where no one disturbs, is not lively enough, the original ecological scenery is also exceptionally beautiful.

When I went to Beimen Tunying, I met an old friend.

Xu Jingzong had only one old servant.

In the earliest days, it was a large swampy wetland.

The two parted ways.

Royal buildings and surrounding temples, etc., are just rightly embellished.

"This cow is actually too old to plow the land," Duan Lun didn't hide from Huaiyu, he raised a lot of cows here, and they were specially slaughtered for the family to eat meat, but these cows are not ordinary farming cows, They are all old or disabled cattle specially collected from the countryside or other farms of the family. They are raised here and can be slaughtered at any time to provide fresh food.

He has a large field here, where he grows not only wheat but also rice, and even raises cattle, sheep and pigs.

The voices of the common people are not heard in the workshop, they are all ghost workshops, and the walls of the workshop are full of grain fields and vegetable fields. When Wu Huaiyu saw Xu Jingzong talking about the Qinglong Temple on Leyouyuan, he suddenly remembered that Qin Qiong was still there before. He gave him [-] mu of land in the south of the city, which is in Xinchangfang next to Qinglong Temple.

But after riding for more than ten miles all the way, Huaiyu felt that something was wrong. The further south he went, the more desolate he felt. There is no one left.

The distance from Mingde Gate on the south wall to Xuanwu Gate on the north wall is about eighteen miles.

Usually, no one would run ten or twenty miles across the ghostly wheat field in Xianan City.

It's just that there are no people, it's very primitive.

When the Daxing City was built in the Sui Dynasty, it is said that because the southeast of Chang'an City is high and the northwest is low, for the sake of Fengshui pattern, the half of Qujiang City was dug into a deep pool, forming the Furong Pool next to the Furong Garden.

"I'm going to camp at the North Gate, will Xueshi Xu follow?"

The square walls on both sides of the street are also lower.

Duan Lun's garden is not far away, which is his family's large field. The land here is very expensive. When the previous dynasty was stable, the land in the outer suburbs of Gyeonggi was only a few hundred dollars per mu, but the land here was one gold per mu, worth several thousand. ten thousand dollars.

Qujiang is in the southeast of Chang'an City. It is named after the twists and turns of the water. This place was established as the Royal Yichun Garden in the Qin and Han Dynasties, which was specially used for emperors to hunt.

Cheng Chumo, Wu Huaiyi, and Niu Jianwu were all there.

Huaiyu felt that such a beautiful original ecology, building a weapon workshop here is a bit unpleasant, but if it is considered from the perspective of confidentiality and safety, it is indeed quite good here.

The land is full of pear trees, and it produces autumn pear paste and pear nectar. He hasn't been there yet.

Although the Sui and Tang Dynasties implemented the land equalization system, which greatly restricted the sale and purchase of land, for aristocrats like Duan Lun, and even sons-in-law of the emperor, there are ways to merge them.

Duan Lun's garden is very unique, according to the river bank, among the willows on the bank, there is a vast mist, pavilions and pavilions, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

Yanbo Island, which was chosen as Shenjifang, is not in Chang'an City, but it is also on the edge of the city.

Main Street is very wide, but it is no different from the outer road.

"I'll pack a leg of beef for Wu Sheren and Xueshi Xu later."

Xu Jingzong's old servant was carrying a cow leg of seventy to eighty catties, and looked dry and thin, but he followed the horse on foot, not lagging behind at all, and he was actually a hidden master.

Hearing what they said, Huaiyu understood a little bit that this place is just a suburb in the eyes of Chang'an people. They come for outings in spring and climb mountains in Leyouyuan in autumn.

This doesn't work.

Although it is autumn at this time, there are no flowers in full bloom, but it is still a pleasing beauty.

Huaiyu smiled and said, "The fields and houses by the Qujiang River are not cheap. Every inch of land is expensive, and I really can't afford it. However, Duke Yi gave me a pear orchard next to Qinglong Temple in Xinchangfang before. You can live there."

Now Huaiyu, in addition to being enshrined in the house and serving orders from the Shenji Workshop of the Military Weapons Supervision, also has an errand to escort the head of the North Gate of the Shenji Battalion.

Duan Lun often comes here. There are many royal buildings here, such as the Furong Garden and Ziyun Tower built in the Sui Dynasty, and the Apricot Garden to the west of Qujiang Pond. The pear orchards are very good.

Xu Jingzong also said that he comes several times a year, mainly for outings in spring and autumn.

In the former dynasty, canals were opened here to drain water, pavilions and pavilions were expanded, and it was named Furong Garden, but now it is often called Qujiang Pond.

This day was spent traveling in the north, south, east and west of Chang'an City. He couldn't help but sigh how big Chang'an City is. From the Chunming Gate on the east wall to the Jinguang Gate on the west wall, the straight-line distance is about twenty miles.

Finally arrived at Qujiang, the most southeast side of Chang'an.

The Duan family has a large swamp here, and they raise pigs without planting crops. They have raised hundreds of pigs. The one who "deliberately" fought because of Huaiyu's arrival, and "unfortunately" hit a tree and broke his neck The cow is just one of the cattle the Duan family raises here.

Huaiyu knew that the Tang Dynasty lacked cattle and horses, and there was a protection policy for farming cattle, so he was a little worried when he saw the beef, after all, he had just been fined for his dishonesty.

The old yellow beef tastes very good, especially sweet and springy.

Seeing their hard work, Huaiyu first went to Huaiyuanfang and asked them to put the beef in the Wuzhai, and then take it to the camp outside Xuanwumen.

Qin Qiong, Duke of Yi, is now the most popular person in front of the prince.

After strolling around Yanbo Island and the shore, Duan Lun took Huaiyu to his home.

Close to the southeast bank of Qujiang River, a small island less than ten feet away from the south bank.

All the way south.

He now lives in Huaiyuanfang in the west of the city, and every day he has to go to the East Palace to go to the morning court, and it takes a short cut of about ten miles. From the East Palace to Qujiang, it takes another twenty miles.

Along the Qujiang River, there are many manor villas, towers, pavilions and pavilions built by princes and nobles for occasional leisure. Duan Lun and Princess Gaomi have gardens here.

This time, he took four servants and entourages and rushed out of Xuanwu Gate.

Xu Jingzong was very satisfied with eating and eating, and now he will no longer feel sorry for being fined for a year, "Then I will go to the Military Weapons Supervision, and tomorrow I will go directly to Huaiyuanfang to pick up Erlang, or should I still wait outside the East Palace?"

The surface of the river is long and quiet, and the willow trees along the river are arranged zigzagging along the bank of the pool. There are many islands of different sizes in the river, and some islands have pavilions.

"Erlang will have to come to Qujiang often in the future. Why don't you buy land and set up a garden here? If you find it troublesome, you can just buy the current courtyard. I can ask the housekeeper to help you find a suitable one. If you have plans to buy land, you can also buy a piece of land. Build a village on the ground, and raise some cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, so it is convenient and fresh to eat at home.”

Qujiang is half inside the city and half outside the city.

The island is not big, the length from north to south is only sixty feet, and the width from east to west is only more than thirty feet. The island is not big, but the trees are very dense. On the east bank, there are also large forests and large wheat fields.

Although he only came here occasionally, there are all housekeepers, servants and maidservants in the garden. When Duan Lun said that he wanted to entertain distinguished guests, the steward immediately arranged for them.

When he didn't see Qujiang, Huaiyu yearned for him.

Well integrated with Qujiang, Huaiyu feels like the Sun Palace that he once visited when he went to Dali, which is very nice and stylish.

"That's fine too."

Duan Lun rode on the horse, pointing to the island and the shore, "Young men and craftsmen will come here tomorrow, and workshops and barracks will be built here soon."

"Two cows fought, one head hit a tree, broke its neck, and couldn't survive."

Four young lads followed on foot, each carrying twenty catties of beef.

And Jiangxia Gong Xu Luoren, who sent him the white horse at night, is also here. He is now a commander of the right guard, and he is also the commander of the north gate. Dian leads the flying cavalry. He is of the same level as Cheng Chumo, but he is Li Shimin. Childhood partner and confidant captain of the guard.

Left and right camps, also known as flying rides.

This is the Emperor's Forbidden Army.

"Oh, I was waiting for you, why did you come here?" Cheng Chu smiled silently and came up with a big hug, Xu Luoren came over to say hello, "Duke Yichun has been waiting for you, I'll take you there."

(End of this chapter)