A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 480 The Yun Family Follows

Pingkang Square.

Xuanyang Fang, where Wu Huaiyu lives, is just south of Pingkang Fang. The two squares are adjacent to the north and south, and both are adjacent to Dongshi.

Wu Huaiyu went home to take a bath in the afternoon, and then went to Pingkangfang, surrounded by more than a hundred people.

This is not because Wu Huaiyu insisted on ostentation, but after he paid homage to the prime minister and judged Duzhi, the emperor specially ordered him to send fifty guards from the Baiqi and Qianqi battalions to guard him.

It was even decreed that when the prime minister travels, the Marquis of Wuhou, who are left and right, must clear the Daojing Street a hundred steps ahead, and the ministers and ministers must avoid it.

Originally, there were only a few people in the prime minister's entourage, but Wu Huaiyu was assassinated twice in Shuofang.

Now Wu Huaiyu only judges Duzhi, Xuanma worships the prime minister, there are many opponents of the attackers, and he offends the family and the temple. The emperor specially gave Wu Huaiyu a strong guard, just in case.

In fact, Wu Huaiyu didn't like the scene of more than 100 people shouting and hugging.

Looking at those holding up the silence and evasion cards, and shouting Wubai with long bamboo poles, it made him feel separated from the crowd.

First-rank officials already have 96 defenses, second-rank 72, and third-rank 48.

As early as the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the military officials of the imperial court set up Zhihe generals, and the kings, governors, and governors set up defense generals, and brave men acted as guards to defend Zhaihe.

Zhaihe, that is, the study room.

In the Tang system, the princes and the capital's civil and military deacons above the fifth rank all had anti-cooperation, and the prefectures and counties were called Baizhi.The capital officials below the fifth rank are given to the servants, and the prefectures and counties are given to the clothes.

Wu Huaiyu's official worship is the prime minister. This rank is from the second rank, but the job is the third rank, so he originally had 48 defenses. Service can be exempted from miscellaneous corvees.

In the final analysis, Fanghe is the people's strength, and it is possible to act as a follower, but if it is said that the security of the guard is not good, the emperor specially assigned another guard to the prime ministers to guard.

Because Wu Huaiyu is being attacked more now, his followers of the imperial army are far more than other prime ministers. The other prime ministers still send guards according to their duties, except that the left and right servants shoot from the second rank. Xiao Yu has the title of prince and junior division It is also the second rank, and the other four prime ministers and officials have not broken through the third rank, so they are all matched with 48 people.

In fact, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, if the prime minister did not add titles such as the third young master of the prince, the third master of the prince, and the third master and third master, he would generally be of the third rank, and only the left and right servants would follow the second rank.

Fang Xuanling, Qin Qiong, Du Ruhui, and Xiao Yu are all from the second rank, with 72 guards and 72 guards. Only Wu Huaiyu has 48 guards, but there are [-] guards. His guards are still Baiqi, The elite light cavalry of two battalions of thousands of cavalry.

Looking at the people huddling around, Wu Huaiyu couldn't help but stand in the position of the Minister of Finance again, feeling that this was too extravagant and wasteful.

Those sex slaves conscripted and dispatched by the imperial court, such as Fanghe, concubine, Baizhi, Zhiyi, Shili, etc., are selected from strong men, at least they are tall and middle-aged men, and these people are exempted from class service when they serve as sex slaves , which is a natural loss of taxation for the country.

On the other hand, the common people are called to serve, often every two years, and the burden is also heavy.

There are so many sex slaves in the Tang Dynasty, from the three guards who are the sons of honorable officials to the head of the Lizheng village, they are all sex slaves. Waiting too much.

The consequence of this is that there are too many government officials and officials, and the imperial court has a large number of strong men, so they are exempted from class service.

Wu Huaiyu felt that this method was too backward, and the court should change it to reduce most of the service, such as the officials' defense, concubine, white straight, clothes, and soldiers, etc., and they would no longer be assigned to officials. Serves, directly according to the grade, set a corresponding amount of money, and directly distribute money and food. If officials need it, they can hire themselves. If they don’t need so much, then the money is equivalent to income.

The common people do not need to be conscripted to serve these services, but they still pay taxes normally, and the taxes go to the treasury, and then the treasury allocates money to subsidize the labor of officials. Doesn’t this simplify the process, improve efficiency, and even reduce everyone’s burden?
The people are conscripted to serve at every turn, where they can take care of the fields, crops and family members at home, and when they leave home for service, there will be additional expenses on the road.

Some places that need people, such as guarding the beacon and watching the bridge, etc., then hire them.

This is more flexible, and it also avoids forcing the faction to affect farming and so on.

While thinking about it, the team had already entered the south gate of Pingkangfang.

He said that Wubai had already cleared the street, Wuhou also guarded the gate, Fang Zheng and Fang Ding stood on both sides of the road respectfully to greet him, all the people on the road retreated to both sides of the street, and there was no one on the road.

The demolition of the walls of the six squares on the edge of the three cities has already begun, but this time the pilots are all in the north and south of the three cities.

The two buildings to be demolished here in Dongshi are Shengyefang and Anyifang, while Pingkangfang and Xuanyangfang in the west are not affected.

However, Pingkangfang is also included in the list of key renovations. It is positioned as the gathering place of the entertainment industry in the Tang Dynasty, a place where the entertainment industry gathers, where Jiaofang, brothels, restaurants, inns, teahouses and other entertainment and leisure restaurants gather. They even plan to implement a no-curfew policy here and allow nighttime operations.

Chang'an, as the capital, is no different than a place. There is a great consumption potential here, and the demand for nightlife is also high.

Wu Huaiyu came to Pingkangfang, of course not to go to the brothel in the afternoon.

He is going to the northwest corner of Pingkangfang, and the Pingkangfang entertainment area under planning is mainly concentrated in the east of the north gate of Pingkangfang. The planned Sanqu only accounts for [-] points of the entire Pingkangfang. one.

Pingkangfang is as big as Xuanyangfang, covering an area of ​​more than [-] acres. The land in the three songs in the plan is only more than [-] acres, divided into three parts in the north, middle and south. entertainment area.

On Dashizi Street, there are mainly restaurants, teahouses, inns, gold and silver jewelry, silk fabrics, tailors, and grocery stores.

What Wu Huaiyu was going to was the northwest corner, which occupied a quarter of the square, more than 200 mu.

This used to be the residence of Shen Guogong Li Mu, the governor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Duke of Wu'an of the Western Wei Dynasty, the Taifu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Taishi of the Sui Dynasty. He supported Yang Jian to proclaim himself emperor at the beginning, and received special honors to save him from dying a hundred times. He saved Yu Wentai. Supported and supported Yang Jian. When he was alive, more than a hundred children in the family were appointed officials, and Yitong was also appointed when he was still in his infancy.

But for such a character, after his death, his son Li Hun competed with his grandson for the inheritance of the title and family business, and even did not hesitate to lure wolves into the house, using Yu Wenshu's hand to frame his nephews and imprison them, but in the end he also ruined the entire Li family .

After the Li family was confiscated, the mansion fell into the hands of Yu Wenshu, but now it is in the hands of Yun Dingxing.

There are many nobles in Pingkangfang, for example, Huaiyu's teacher Li Jing's family is also in Pingkangfang, in the southwest corner, occupying one eighth of the square, only half the size of Yun's family.

Wu Huaiyu came, and the Yun family received a greeting card yesterday.

Early in the morning, Yun Dingxing led all his nephews in Beijing to greet him at the gate.

The door is opened wide, and the whole family welcomes them.

This gesture is well done.

Wu Huaiyu dismounted in front of the Wutou gate of the Yun family, then looked up at the door plaque.

"Guide Duke's Mansion."

Yun Dingxing is the most virtuous person, it is quite interesting that Li Yuan actually bestowed him the Duke of Guide.

"Old man Yun Dingxing leads the Yun family, and welcomes Mr. Wu to the humble house!"

Yun Dingxing is quite tall, over 80 years old, full of teeth, red face, but white hair, he is dressed in a white robe, leaning on a cane, tall, with a powerful voice, he is somewhat fairy-like the taste of.

It's strange to say that many people who are called treacherous ministers often have good skins, and they are even particularly eloquent, with higher emotional intelligence than the other.

As far as Yun Dingxing is in front of you, whoever sees it at first sight won't have a good impression?
The etiquette of the Yun family was particularly thoughtful.

It really feels like home.

Old man Yun was very good at coming. When he entered the gate, he took Huaiyu's hand and was very friendly. He led him all the way to the lobby of the front yard, and specially called the female family members to visit him.

They even called a few beautiful and young granddaughters and great-granddaughters very rudely, "Your husband, if you can look at them, you can take them away directly. You can be a concubine or a maidservant. If you can follow your husband, that's how many of them The blessing of Shixiu."

It is said that in the past, Yun Zhaoxun's misfortune to the country and the people made the crown prince Yang Yong fascinated. He had never seen Yun Zhaoxun who had three sons in succession in a house outside the palace, but the men and women of the Wu family all inherited Yun Dingxing's personality Good genes, all of them have good skin.

The men are tall and burly, and the women are slender and tall.

Several of these women can be called charming, especially with a mouth that can feel very temperamental. Yun Dingxing also asked them to play dance music for Wu Huaiyu. These girls from the Yun family are really versatile in playing, playing, singing and dancing .

No wonder it is said that Yun Dingxing is good at rhythm. The daughter he personally trained in the early years was later sent to the prince, and she immediately fascinated Yang Yong.

This posture really feels like entering the fairy palace, making people feel ecstatic.

He also found that the girls of the Yun family not only performed well in singing, dancing and music, but also had distinctive dresses and jewelry, which were very fashionable and novel.

Before coming here, he also collected some information about Yun Dingxing and the Yun family. When Yun Dingxing was young, he was famous for his dexterity, and he could often invent some novel things, leading the fashion trend in Chang'an. fashion beauty.

Now it seems that the Yun family has not forgotten this craft.

However, although Wu Huaiyu appreciates the music and dance of Yun's women, and also likes their temperament and fashion, but now he has no interest in taking concubines.

When I came to visit today, I also knew that Yun Dingxing, an old Jianghu, was very capable, so I came to talk to him about the transformation of Chang'an. Of course, the Yun family was willing to form a friendship with the Wu family, and Wu Huaiyu was also willing.

Yun Dingxing was old, but still shrewd. Seeing Wu Huaiyu's thoughts, he immediately waved these beautiful beauties to go down, leaving only a few grandsons who were more attractive and capable to accompany him.

Wu Huaiyu had a long chat with Yun Dingxing, which was very fruitful.

If it wasn't for the old man in his 80s, he would have recommended him to be the deputy envoy of the third department. This guy not only flatters and seeks out Fan Fuhui, but also has a lot of skills, especially in financial management. He is worthy of a business background.

No wonder whether it is Yang Yong, Yang Jian, Yu Wenshu, Wang Shichong, Li Yuan, Li Shimin, etc., they all appreciate this guy. Although he has no virtue, he is indeed very talented and worth using.

Too bad it's too old.

Of course, Yun Dingxing has no intention of going out of the rivers and lakes again. He also knows that his time is short. At this time, regardless of his old face, he took the initiative to cling to Wu Huaiyu. After his death, the Yun family had no support, so it would be difficult for the children and grandchildren to keep the family business, so they had to find a solid backer.

The Yun family is willing to fully support Wu Huaiyu and the Wu family. The Wu family still has some strength in the court, and the Yun family is very rich.

The meeting was a success.

The two parties reached a strategic alliance agreement, and from now on, the Yun family will let Wu Huaiyu drive, and Wu Huaiyu will protect the Yun family.

Yun Dingxing hosted a grand banquet.

"Wu Xianggong really didn't even look at a woman from the Yun family?" Old man Yun held Huaiyu's hand and refused to let go, "Take two of them home, and you can be servants."

Wu Huaiyu never agreed.

But old man Yun was very stubborn, always hoping that Wu Huaiyu would bring some of them back, and even implicitly said that if Huaiyu refused to take Yun's daughter back, then he would be insincere, how dare the Yun family put all their wealth on Wu Huaiyu? ?

This is a bit of a forced palace.

In the end, when Wu Huaiyu left with a hint of alcohol, Yun Dingxing sent the three granddaughters to the carriage with a smile on his face, and followed Wu Huaiyu back to Xuanyangfang.

Originally, Huaiyu promised to take one home for free, but later Yun Dingxing said on his stick that he would pick one of his third son's family and take one home.

Yun Dingxing was a straightforward person, and he didn't need any concubine rituals or ceremonies. He just sent his third granddaughter to the carriage and followed him back to the Wu family.

The dowry of the three sisters of the Yun family will be delivered tomorrow.

He was afraid that Wu Huaiyu's drunkenness would be gone, and he would regret it again, so he sent him directly to Wu's house, and never sent him back.

The carriage goes away.

General Yun Shiduan of Zuo Wuwei said to his father, "Is it necessary for us to flatter Wu Huaiyu like this? Many people in the court are dissatisfied with him, and there are rumors that he may not be able to be proud for much longer?"

Yun Dingxing chuckled a few times, "You are already old, and you know the destiny, why are you still so confused, copying what others say? You are also an official in the court, so you don't have a good understanding of the emperor's heart?"

Yun Dingxing's ups and downs in his life, the most powerful thing is his vision, his ability to stretch and bend, and he knows how to choose best.He has never lost sight of him in his life, just like when he fell in love with 16-year-old Li Shimin, the future is bound to be bright.

After today's meeting, he has a higher evaluation of Wu Huaiyu than before, and he even saw a bit of himself in Wu Huaiyu.

It's just that he is luckier than himself.

"This man is really capable, but he has to meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. Remember what I said today. The Yun family will follow Wu Huaiyu firmly. At least it can keep our Yun family prosperous and prosperous for three to fifty years. It will be too long in the future. I don’t dare to say more, but these three to 50 years will be fine.”

Yun Shitai's son, Yun Hongchang, is currently the seventh-rank prince Tongshi Sheren of Youchunfang in the Eastern Palace. He is also known as a young talent. The cousin of the official to the fifth rank.

He is also only in his 20s, and usually has a high spirit, but he works in the Eastern Palace, so he knows a lot about Wu Huaiyu, an official of the Eastern Palace, and admires him a lot.

"I think Grandpa is right. Duke Yi is a few years younger than me, but his ability is indeed remarkable."

Yun Dingxing reminded all the children and grandchildren, "Keep in mind what I said today, and you must fully cooperate in what Wu Huaiyu needs our Yun family to do next,"

"Don't worry, he won't let our Yun family suffer. I know this person well. He is capable and takes good care of his friends. He won't treat those who follow him badly."

(End of this chapter)