A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 173

The moon on August [-]th is very round.

Big, round and bright.

In the front yard of Wuhuaiyu’s house in Guangdefang, a table was filled with offerings. In addition to moon balls, there were also chickens, ducks and a pig’s head.

Today was crowded and lively, the Wu family was reunited, and Wu Sanlang Huailiang, who studied ethnic studies, also came back from school early.Seeing that Huaiyu and Huaiyi brothers now have several concubines, Wu Liushi is also very pleased.But when she saw the blond orchid, she couldn't help but reduce her smile a bit.

He actually took an orchid as a concubine, and he didn't report to his parents in advance, and he didn't tell Mrs. Fan that this kid was getting more and more messy, and he actually learned how to set up a housewife.

She secretly watched Aunt Fan from the corner of her eye, and seeing that the daughter-in-law-to-be was very happy today, she also admired her generosity.Before she and Huaiyu brought this orchid over, saying that it was Huaiyu's new concubine, and when she was placed in Yankang Fang, everyone was really surprised.

"Come on, let's eat moon balls!"

The moon sacrifice ceremony is over, and the eldest sister is busy eating moon balls.People in the Tang Dynasty were very serious about offering sacrifices to the moon. From the royal family to the common people, there were rituals of offering sacrifices. It was just that the identities were different, and the standards of offering sacrifices were different, which could not be surpassed, but the attitude was the same sincerity.

The royal family sacrificed cattle, sheep and pigs, the princes subtracted cattle, and ordinary people used chickens, ducks and fish.

The moon balls are first served to the moon god, and then shared, so that you can share the good luck and blessings bestowed by the moon god.

Ma Zhou also celebrated the festival here today, and brought a box of moon balls bestowed by the emperor, with beautiful treasure-shaped patterns on the surface, and filled with dried red dates, raisins and other preserved fruits, as well as luxury seasonings such as brown sugar.

Compared with the moon balls of ordinary people's homes, the moon balls rewarded by the royal family are naturally very luxurious in appearance and materials, and the taste is not bad.

Huaiyu has actually stopped eating mooncakes for a long time. I always feel that buying two yuan a year is a good idea, but I really don’t want to eat them, especially those with five kernels. I don’t know how delicious they are. Expensive, all kinds of gift boxes are surprisingly expensive, and there are even such magical things as moon cake coupons.

"What do you want to eat?" Huaiyu asked Fan Xuanfu. The girl was so angry that she wanted to chop Huaiyu and that orchid into seven or eight pieces with a knife, but Huaiyu coaxed her to do it again. As soon as I hugged, I almost didn't even know my last name.

In the end, I had to go to Yanshoufang to bring Irina to watch the moon together, and let Huaiyu take her home.

"I like to eat five kernels, what kind of stuffing does Erlang like to eat."

"I like to eat salted egg yolk."

Irina didn't know that she had escaped a catastrophe today, and she was very good at Fan Xuanfu who took the initiative to pick her up. This time, she kept chatting next to the two of them. Exclaimed, this Hu Jihan speaks so well, how come he doesn't understand the slightest bit of human sophistication.

And the Gao sisters in the back are full of envy.

Huaiyu and everyone ate moon balls while admiring the moon, discussing a few days later and choosing an auspicious day to officially move to Yongxingfang residence.

The atmosphere of the family is very good. On this bright Mid-Autumn Festival night, the cheerful and warm atmosphere even made people forget that the [-] Turkic people on the north bank of the Weishui River are still raging in Guanzhong. The Turks trampled on them, and even many people were taken away as slaves in the Turkic camp.

Even in this city of Chang'an, many low-level people suffered from hunger and poverty caused by the sharp rise in food prices due to the Turkic invasion.

In the corner of the courtyard, Wu Cheng's family is very grateful for the current situation. He is very satisfied with his current life as a slave in the Wu family, especially after entering Beijing, life is more comfortable. My job is to watch the door, my wife does the laundry and cooks, and my children serve tea and water. I don’t know how much easier it is than before. Now I can eat three meals a day, and I don’t have to worry about eating, drinking, and using anything.

Even if he was asked to choose again, he would choose to become a slave of the Wu family without hesitation. The status of a good family in the court did not appeal to him.

He believed that there would be many poor people in Chang'an and outside the city who thought like him, and he was the lucky one.

In this bright moon and Mid-Autumn Festival, he can also sit in the courtyard, get a moon group, enjoy the moon and eat cakes, how pleasant it is.

While eating the pancakes, he looked at the two dogs lying at Erlang's feet in the distance. They were gnawing bones. Just now he personally delivered two large pieces of cooked meat with meat to the dogs' mouths. Taking advantage of no one around, he secretly took two bites.

Those two dogs have a high status in the Wu family, because Erlang brought them down from Mount Zhongnan, and they are as comfortable as the two mules that do nothing but eat and drink all day long.

Wu Cheng's family is not as good as these two dogs. They often have bones to eat, and even bones with meat from time to time. Who wants these two dogs to follow Erlang to the Longyou battlefield? Well, it is said that they also threw down a few Turkic wolf cubs on the battlefield, and they also made military exploits. Zhao Xin and Chen Xing, who followed Erlang to Longyou, are now officials in Longyou.

Being an official, Wu Cheng didn't dare to expect extravagantly. He didn't even think that one day he could be the big shopkeeper of a business outside the Wu family like Zhao Yi, nor did he think of being in charge of money and grain cashiers like Lao Liu.

He is satisfied with the status quo, guarding the gate of the Wu family's house every day, eating and drinking without worrying about food and clothing, and guarding the gate is also very good, and occasionally he can collect some door bags.

this evening.

Wu Huaiyu was very happy. Since coming to Datang, he had never been so relaxed and warm. He felt as if he had really fully integrated into Datang, and even fully adapted to the identity of a young nobleman.

At night, the door of the workshop is closed and they cannot leave the workshop, so they all live in Huaiyi's house.

Fan Xuanfu was also very happy, Fei pulled Huaiyu up to the roof of the front yard, she nestled against Huaiyu's chest, the two of them watched the moon and chatted all night like that.

She seemed to have a lot to say, and she was not at all like the usual cold Mrs. Fan.

Together they look at the moon on August [-]th,
Let's watch the sunrise on the morning of August [-] together.

In the morning, Huaiyu yawned and wanted to go home to catch up on sleep, but Li Shimin called him to see him again.

After Li Shimin came down to the morning court, he came to the north gate again, and continued to inspect the soldiers in the camp, and today he even practiced the army formation.

Upon seeing him, Li Shimin waved.

"Yesterday, I harvested a lot. I followed the vines and dug out a lot of mice." The emperor was very happy. Yesterday he sent an obsessed follower back, and asked him to tell Jieli that his plot had been revealed.

Early in the morning, Jieli's envoy came to Beijing again, this time it was Jieli's uncle, Bitqin Ashinasimo.

"Xieli is in a hurry and wants to make peace. The conditions brought by Simo are quite sincere." Li Shimin smiled all over his face. Xieli and Ashina's tough attitude also made Xieli no longer confident.

He sent Simo, a heavyweight, to sue for peace today, and the conditions he offered were more pragmatic. He no longer mentioned ceding Lingzhou and Shuozhou, and he didn't even say that Tang promised not to attack Liang Shidu again. Xia Yinshou forgives the affairs of the states.

He also didn't ask Datang to pay tribute money and food every year. He just wanted Li Shimin to open a way for him to return to the north with dignity.

"Ashina Simo wants to see you."

"Why is that?" Huaiyu was surprised.

"The Que Teqin you killed last time in Wushan River, Longyou was Ashina Simo's younger brother from the same mother. They are both the great-grandson of Yili Khan and the sons of Du Liushe. It is said that Simo has the same relationship with his younger brother. Very good, Ashina died under your hands, he wanted to see you." Li Shimin said.

Huaiyu was not worried that Li Shimin would hand him over to the Turkic people for peace talks.

"You don't have to worry, this Asina Simo has been sent to my Tang Dynasty many times, and he is quite submissive to the Tang Dynasty. In the seventh year of Wude, he was also the one who negotiated with the Tang Dynasty on behalf of Xieli to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty. Give him the title of King of Heshun County. Jieli sent him to show that he really wants to talk."

Li Shimin simply told him why this Simo was so special, because although he was only a special agent, he was before Shibi Khan's father, Qimin Khan, became a great Khan, that is, Qimin Khan was still Tuli. When the little Khan was supported by the Sui Dynasty and rebelled against the Dulan Khan, and was defeated and fled to the Sui Dynasty, all the tribes in Mobei supported the great-grandson of Yili Khan as the Turkic Khan.

It was only later that Qimin got the full support of the Sui Dynasty to make a comeback and defeated Dulan Khan, and Simo immediately resigned from the Khan and entrusted Qimin as the master.

After Qimin, in the era of Shibi and Chuluo Khans, Simo was highly appreciated, but maybe it was because Simo was once supported as a great Khan by the tribes in Mobei, or because her mother was a millet. The Tehu song prostitute made him look like a Turkic, so he was suspected by the Turkic people that he was not a Turkic species at all.

"I'll let Simo come here for a while, and you will be by my side,"

The North Gate was chosen for the meeting. Although it was an informal alliance and peace talks, it was a more substantive breakthrough. Li Shimin attached great importance to it. He chose this place especially, and let the Forbidden Army practice the military formation here today.

Obviously, it is necessary to deter Simo and gain more initiative for the peace talks.

"Let Simo take a good look at me in a while, what kind of young and handsome man I am in Tang Dynasty,"

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No wonder the Turkic khans suspected that Ashi Nasimo was not a Turkic race. He did not look like a Turkic at all. He was basically a Caucasian, with a high nose and deep eyes, and even green eyes and a red beard.

This guy is not young. In fact, he was born very noble in the Turkic Khanate, and his qualifications are also very old. The great-grandson of the founding Khan is also qualified to compete for the Khan, let alone being really supported as a Khan. He experienced Sabolo Khan, Yehu Khan, Dulan Khan, Qimin Khan, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, Jieli Khan, etc. He can be called the veteran of the Seven Dynasties of the Turkic Khanate.

If it weren't for this Hu Xiang, this guy wouldn't still be a secret service until now.

"Chen and Shun County King Ashina Simo pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

Ashina Simo was very cunning, and when he met Li Shimin, he changed into the purple robe and jade belt that Li Yuan gave him.

"Simo, don't you want to see the white-robed manager, the handsome young man next to me."

Simo looked at Huaiyu, and was surprised to see such a young and handsome man.

Li Shimin waved his hand, and the rest of the attendants retreated, leaving behind Li Shimin, Wu Huaiyu and Ashina Simo.

"Simo, there are countless young heroes like Wu Huaiyu in my Tang Dynasty, like crucian carp crossing the river, today's Beimen camp is full of talents like Wu Huaiyu.

Xieli was overreaching, ungrateful, and violated the covenant to commit crimes. This time, I will surround and annihilate his [-] cavalry in Guanzhong. "

Ashina Simo respectfully said: "Your Majesty, Jie Li Da Khan just heard about the civil strife in Chang'an, and he was worried about the covenant between the two parties. He came here to investigate the truth without worrying about it. He didn't mean to violate the alliance and invade. Everything was a misunderstanding. Now The matter has become clear, His Royal Highness the King of Qin has also ascended the throne, and Jie Li Khan is willing to re-swear an oath with His Majesty, and then present thousands of cattle and sheep as congratulations, and lead his troops back..."

"Your Majesty, the Turkic people don't believe what they say, and you can't believe their words!" Wu Huaiyu immediately stood up and accused Simo, "In the seventh year of Wude, Jieli invaded. At that time, Your Majesty personally led the army to attack. His Majesty, who is difficult to defeat, also sent Simo to ask for peace. This Simo was so eloquent. At that time, the Supreme Emperor trusted him and agreed to negotiate a truce with him and let Jieli's troops return to the north.
But what happened later?Last year, the Turks invaded Hedong on a large scale and fought bloody battles in Taigu. This year, the Turks invaded Shuofang and Longyou again, and even went deep into Guanzhong.
These Turkic people don't know what credit is at all. They swear like farting. Dealing with these Turkic wolf cubs, if you can't talk about faith and covenants with them, you have to fight with them, fight with them, let them bleed, let them die,

They are only afraid of power and don't know how to be grateful, so there is no need to be polite to them.

The minister is in Longyou, the Turkic wolf cubs are very arrogant, the minister proposes a truce and talks about withdrawing the army, but they are arrogant and arrogant, and only when the minister casts thunderous fire on them and wipes them out with palm thunder, do they know to kneel down and beg for mercy, kowtow and beg live! "

"I request that Ashina Simo, who deceived the Tang Dynasty, be chopped off directly, throw the head to Xieli, and make an appointment with Xieli to fight, and destroy them in one fell swoop!"

Huaiyu's aggressive words made Ashina Simo frown.

"Your Majesty, I sincerely hope to turn hostility into friendship, and I can't bear the loss of life in a war between the two countries, especially since the battlefield is in Guanzhong, just outside Chang'an City..." Ashina Simo retorted with a needle hidden in his cotton, threatening.

Li Shimin just stroked his curly beard without saying a word.

Huaiyu also fully played the role of a young and vigorous general, showing the conceit of the young victorious general to the fullest, destroying the Turks one by one, killing Xieli, anyway, it's over.

"Your Majesty, the minister is in Longyou, with the sharp weapon of palm thunder, he defeated Ashina Que's [-] fine cavalry with [-] cavalry and wiped them all out.

Now that Jieli doesn't care about life and death, and dares to clamor to control [-] riders, then we will blow them all up to ashes with palm thunder, leaving no one behind, just to add some fertilizer to these fertile fields in Weibei, so that they will grow better next year. The crops are coming! "

"Didn't Jieli send someone to assassinate the minister, and also want to kidnap the officials and craftsmen of the Tang Shenjifang Department, and want to steal the secrets of snatching Zhangxinlei, then let him taste the true power of Zhangxinlei for himself!
Give him [-] palm thunders, and send them all to meet their Longevity Heaven! "

With such arrogant and arrogant words, Ashina Simo was so shocked that he couldn't even use a word of the words he had prepared when he came, so he quickly persuaded Li Shimin not to listen to the radical words of this young man.

"Your Majesty, I, Turkic, sincerely communicate and repair..."

Li Shimin chuckled, "Simo, you look pretty in this purple robe and jade belt. I think you might as well not go back, and stay in my Tang Dynasty to be the king of Heshun County. I will give you a gift in Chang'an." The big house, I will reward you with some servants, "

Huaiyu immediately shouted loudly beside him, "Why don't Ashina Simo quickly kneel down and thank you for your kindness, and stay in Chang'an to enjoy the wealth, why go back and be buried with Jieli!"

(End of this chapter)