A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 736: Enfeoffing the Wu Family (Thanks to jly69)

After having a light meal at Li Jing's house, I agreed with Li Deji to go to Lingnan together.

Li Dejiang is very willing to go to Lingnan. Now that he has left Liumenmen and has a casual job in Beijing, he is so idle that it hurts.

He didn't ask for any good errands to go to Lingnan, and Wu Huaiyu arranged it as he pleased. The main reason was that he wanted to go to Lingnan to join in the fun.

Wu Huaiyu returned home and had dinner with his wives and concubines in the evening. Looking at his children, he smiled and said, "I am going to Lingnan this time. I plan to buy some property in Lingnan."

"You can arrange this Alang." Fan Xuanfu didn't care about this. People in her hometown of Jingxiang Anlu were called barbarians.That place south of the Five Ridges, what's there to care about?

"I have an idea. Our family now has many sons. In the future, we will buy some properties in various places, and then let them draw lots. Whoever draws the land will get a piece of the property in the future."

He now has eighteen sons. The eldest son will naturally inherit the family business. As for the other sons, Wu Huaiyu thinks they can each have their own.

Then other legitimate sons inherit the industries in the core points of the Central Plains. For example, the second legitimate son inherits the property of Henan Road, and the third legitimate son inherits the property of Hedong Road.

For the rest, we draw lots. If Lingnan is drawn, then Lingnan will be inherited. If Annan is drawn, Annan will be inherited. If Nanzhong is drawn, then Nanzhong will be inherited. If Qianzhong is drawn, then Qianzhong will be inherited. If Jiannan is drawn, Jiannan will be inherited.

In this way, although there are many sons, they are spread out and develop in one direction.

In the long run, for the whole family, there is no need to put all the eggs in one basket. The cunning rabbit still has three holes.

Just like his Feng Ang family, when the Northern Yan Dynasty crossed to the South to join the Song Dynasty, didn't they also develop well in Lingnan?Another example is the Cuan family in Yunnan, which was also a large Han family that moved south during the Han Dynasty.

After Wu Huaiyu finished telling his wives and concubines,

As a result, everyone was stunned.

After a long time, it was Fan Xuanfu who spoke up first, "How could you imagine that your son would go to some remote and remote places like Jiaozhou, Erhai, Yiwu, and Liaoxi to establish a new family and settle down? Isn't this the same as being exiled?"

"Why is this an exile? As a father, how can I exile my own son? I will buy them properties, farms, shops, manors, slaves, etc., not to mention money, silk, food, etc.

Of course, even if you go to various roads, it does not mean going to the wilderness. For example, if you are assigned to Lingnan East, then you will settle in Guangzhou.If assigned to Annan, then settle in Jiaozhou.

That is also a big city.

He was assigned to Jiannan and settled in Yizhou.Assigned to Jiangxi and settled in Hongzhou..."

Having said that, a group of women find it difficult to cope with this, especially when they look at the older children around them. The older one is only over three years old now, and the younger one is even still breastfeeding.

Even if Wu Huaiyu said that he would start preparing now and live there after they get married, the mother would still find it difficult to accept it.

"They will also study in the future and become officials when they grow up. Why do they want to scatter the various paths?"

"This has nothing to do with studying and becoming an official. In the future, when they get old and become officials, they can go back."

"Why does Alang think so often? People are crowding towards the capital, which is at the feet of the emperor. How come Alang wants to scatter his son to the wild corners of the country?"

What Wu Huaiyu was thinking about was that the disciples would separate and establish their own sects, which would not only reduce internal fighting, but also allow them to develop externally, not to mention having multiple insurances to avoid being dumped in one pot if something happened.

To be honest, not many of these top honorary relatives from the early Tang Dynasty have really been passed down.

For example, top relatives such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Pei Ji, Li Ji, Changsun Wuji... all fell in political struggles, implicating the entire family.

For example, Li Ji's coffin was dug out because his grandson's rebellion against Wu Zetian failed.

Although the capital was prosperous, the closer it was to the emperor, the more unsafe it became.

On the contrary, those wealthy families who moved south in the corners of the country were often able to remain emperors in those small places for hundreds of years.

The Yang family moved to Bozhou in the late Tang Dynasty. From the late Tang Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Tu emperor reigned for more than 700 years.

The Cuan family also ruled Nanzhong for more than 400 years.

Even the Mu family of the Ming Dynasty ruled Yunnan for 300 years.

Wu Huaiyu brought a stack of paper, tore up seventeen pieces of paper, and wrote Lingnan East, Lingnan West, and Annan on three of them respectively.
The remaining fourteen sheets are blank,
All stacked up and scrambled.

He asked his sons' biological mothers to catch them for them.

Only the eldest son Wu Chengsi does not need to be arrested, and the other sons each have one.

A group of women reluctantly came up to arrest him.

"Open it and see who catches it."

Wu Huaiyu looked at everyone,

This is equivalent to the enfeoffment of the Wu family. It is the first time to enfeoff the three Lingnan provinces.
Fan Xuanfu gave birth to two sons, and the eldest son did not need to be arrested. She also helped Lao Qi catch one. Under Huaiyu's urging, Fan Xuanfu opened the note nervously.

"empty."

Fan Xuanfu looked at the empty note and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Huaiyu asked Gao Hui'an to open her note. She was Wu Erlang's biological mother. She was very nervous and her hands were shaking when she opened the note.

I didn't open it for a long time, but Wu Erlang Chengye couldn't wait any longer and actually grabbed the note and opened it quickly.

There was writing on it, but he didn't recognize it.

When Gao Hui'an saw the words above, he almost fainted.

Wu Huaiyu took the note from Erlang and it said Annan.

"Aye, what's written on this?"

Huaiyu pinched his cheek and said, "Annan, Erlang, Aye will buy you a house in Annan. When you grow up, you will set up another house in Jiaozhou, Annan."

From now on, your team will be called Wu Jiaozhoufang. "

Gao Hui'an looked pale, Jiaozhou, that's too far away.

The child found it very interesting that Wu Erlang knew where Jiaozhou was, and kept saying yes. Wu Erlang, a man from Chiyang County, who was engaged to Changsun Wuji's daughter, held the note and jumped with joy among his brothers and sisters. Earned with pride.Wulang Chengyou's mother, Fan Wuniang, helped him get to Lingnan East, and later settled in Guangzhou to set up another business. This kid also held up the note and jumped and shouted along with Erlang.

"Guangzhou room, I will be Guangzhou room from now on."

The third person drawn was Banu. She drew Lingnanxi for her son Thirteenth Lang and will settle in Guilin in the future.

The other women breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Huian, Fan Wuniang and Banu were dejected.

Wu Huaiyu had no choice but to comfort them, "I'm just letting them buy property there, not letting them go there now."

They said a lot of nice things, but it didn't seem difficult for them to understand Wu Huaiyu's thoughts.

"I will give them three, each of them a [-]-acre field in Lingnan, open mines and salt fields for them, build them manors and buy shops, and I will buy them slaves... I will never lose out to them, it's all my son!"

Fan Xuanfu didn't care about this. Although her son was the eldest son, it was appropriate to distribute some family property to the other brothers.

"Alang,"

The maid reported that Shi Shouxin had something urgent to report outside.

Wu Huaiyu came to the front yard.

"Alang, Lingnan's horse is rushing to report that Douzhou's barbarians are raising their flags to rebel.

The barbarians in Luozhou raised their flags to rebel.

The barbarians of Benzhou raised their banners to rebel.
The barbarians of Yizhou raised their flags to rebel.
The barbarians in Yuzhou raised their flag and rebelled,"

In the mountains of Lingnan, the barbarians from the five states united to raise flags to rebel. More than 20 counties rebelled, and the bandits claimed to have a crowd of [-].
"The five counties in Douzhou, together with the city, have all fallen into the hands of thieves."

Wu Huaiyu was not surprised after hearing this.

"I thought they would have to wait until spring before they could unite. After more than half a year of hard work, the anti-rebellion flag was finally raised."

The barbarians captured Douzhou, but Wu Huaiyu did not panic.

Anyway, this Douzhou, the former Nanfuzhou, has never been truly stable since the establishment of Chen Longshu. It had been captured by the barbarians before, and Funanzhou had to control Longzhou for several years.

The barbarians in Luo Dou have been working together to raise troops. It is no secret at all.Originally, Chen Longshu planned to join forces with Li Guangdu and Hou Junji to send troops to suppress them.

However, the imperial court abolished the governor's office of Nanyin Prefecture and transferred the governor Li Guangdu to the court. Chen Longshu, the governor of Nanfu Prefecture, was transferred to the governor of Rongzhou.
Even Nanfuzhou will be transferred to Gaozhou Governor's Mansion, and Hou Junji will be transferred to Yongzhou as Governor.

The original plan has been scrapped.
the next day,
The emperor summoned Wu Huaiyu to appear in court.

"Luo Doudong rebelled,"

"I also heard about it."

"How do you think it should be solved?"

"You can first send a message to Hou Junji. He is still in Guangzhou. Let him go to Longzhou immediately to mobilize the Chen family's troops in Longzhou to enter Douzhou to quell the chaos.

Then let Feng Zhidai, who was in Beijing, return to Lingnan immediately and return to Gaozhou to mobilize troops for suppression. "

"I will also gather troops and horses here immediately. When the troops and horses are assembled, we will go to Lingnan."

Li Shimin thought for a while, "Can Hou Junji mobilize the Chen family's troops in Longzhou?"

"You can ask Chen Longshu to write a letter and send it to Guangzhou to Hou Junji with the imperial edict."

Li Shimin thought for a while,

"Forget it, let Chen Longshu and Feng Zhidai go south immediately and mobilize their troops. Chen Longshu is responsible for quelling the rebellions in Yingzhou and Yuzhou, and Feng Zhidai is responsible for quelling the barbarians in Luo, Dou and Bian states."

This time the imperial court will transfer a lot of troops to Lingnan.
The main one is the Sixth Army Town of the Sixth Dudu Prefecture, with half of the 3 people at [-], and then the twelve unified army prefectures with [-], followed by naval and coastal inspections.

"I will transfer 3 people to you first. Change the original plan. Half of the six military towns in the Sixth Governor's Mansion do not need to be adapted from Lingnan. They will all be transferred from Guanlong.
More than 4000 troops from the twelve unified army prefectures will be transferred later. These troops will be selected at Shannan Road, Jiangnan Road, Huainan Road, and then go south together with their families. "

The emperor asked Wu Huaiyu, "If I give you 3 people first, can you stabilize the situation in Lingnan?"

"Thirty thousand people are enough,"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "These 3 people are soldiers from the Guanlong and Henan Prefectures. They will be returning after one year of garrison in Lingnan. You must take good care of them."

"The navy also needs to select from the south of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, and it has to build warships. When the ships are built, the sailors will be almost trained. Then they will go to sea by boat and go to Lingnan along the coast."

The king and his ministers were talking about this,

But everything was calm and calm. The barbarians from the five states in Lingnan Yunkai Mountain raised their flags to rebel, but neither of them was in a hurry.

The emperor trusted Wu Huaiyu very much and sent [-] soldiers from the Central Plains to go south to him.

The [-] soldiers who went down to Lingnan were not actually going to Luo Doudong and other barbarians. These elite soldiers were there to keep an eye on Feng Ning, Chen Xian and other handsome and powerful chiefs.

There is a rebellion of barbarians in the five states, and this rebellion must first be fought by Feng Zhidai, the governor of Gaozhou, and Chen Longshu, the governor of Rongzhou.

Each suppressed the rebellion under his jurisdiction,

This is the certificate they want to submit!

When Wu Huaiyu arrives in Lingnan with [-] Central Plains soldiers, if they haven't handed over the certificate of surrender, things will not be that simple by then.

The rebels claimed to have 20 soldiers.

But who would take them seriously?

"Since they claim to be 20 people, let Feng Zhidai and Chen Longshu each hand over the heads of [-] rebels!"

(End of this chapter)