A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 933 A mighty phoenix
On the way back to Beijing, the emperor was in a good mood.

Han Zhaoxun was given to Jin Chenghui, and the word "checking" was removed from Ma Zhou's inspection order. Han Chenghui's biological mother, Mrs. Wu of Gaotang County, was given a hundred pieces of silk.

"Where is Huaiyu now?"

"Still Liuqiu."

Li Shimin nodded. Wu Huaiyu was ordered to go to Jiangzhou last year to seal the seal. After encountering the Huanghuai flood, he went to Luoyang to face the saint. Then he went to Shandong to express condolences for the disaster. When he passed by Dengzhou, he went to Liaodong to do a job and took a boat back along the coast. Guangzhou encountered Shanyue rebellion in Quanzhou, pacified Minyue, and crossed the sea to open up Liuqiu.
"He has been wandering around for more than a year. It's hard work,"

During the break, Li Shimin asked someone to get paper and pen, "I will write Feibai calligraphy on Huaiyu to make a fan, and fan the breeze to increase his virtue."

The emperor was most fond of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. Over the years, he searched everywhere for Wang Xizhi's original works. In recent years, he was particularly fond of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.

It is said that Fei Bai's calligraphy was created by Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the two kings and others were all good at this method, and they were all chosen for a while.
Li Shimin is good at flying white, and in recent years he likes to use flying white to send imperial letters to ministers of the humerus.

"I will grind ink for the Holy One!"

The queen smiled and helped,

"Which one looks better, my Fei Bai Shu or Huai Yu's thin golden body?" the emperor asked the queen with a smile.

Feibai font is related to its expression method. It is different from seal script, official script, cursive script, regular script, etc. It is not a complete font, but just a form of expression. It can be official script, cursive script or running script.

Li Shimin was also very proud of his handwriting, "It is an old custom in the fifth month to celebrate each other with clothes and toys. I now give you a flying white fan as a supplement to the Dragon Boat Festival gift."

"Fei Bai uses dots to draw shapes, and dots are the most difficult to work with. Your Majesty's Fei Bai body is unique, and Wu Huaiyu's thin gold body is unique in the world. Each has a different charm." Empress Changsun commented.

"The saint's flying white calligraphy is becoming more and more remarkable. His writing style is floating and silky white, and it is vivid and ready to come out."

The queen was very familiar with these words, because they were written by the emperor to Changsun Wuji, called Wei Feng Fu. In this poem, Li Shimin compares himself to a powerful phoenix that descends at the right time in order to eliminate troubled times. Reveal your talents in order to create a prosperous world,
He rested his wings towards the rising sun, wandered in the lavender mountain mist in the morning, and drank xuanshuang to cure his thirst in the evening. Relying on the biting wind, it spirals into the sky and flies far and wide. When it flies to the west, it makes the mountains and rivers pale; when it flies to the east, it makes the sun and the moon shine. It transforms into a roc and lives in the north, but it can teach birds in the south.

Wu Huaiyu's thin gold calligraphy is regarded as an original creation in the history of calligraphy in today's calligraphy world. The handwriting is thin and strong, and it is thin without losing its flesh.
But to elaborate, Fei Bai and Shou Jin are actually similar, but although the emperor's Fei Bai is well written, after all, it was created by Cai Yong in the Han Dynasty, and there are many famous Fei Bai masters since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Li Shimin wanted to stop writing, but after thinking about it, he asked him to spread out a piece of paper and pick up the pen again.
What fell on the paper this time was not Fei Baishu, but Shoujin Ti.

As for Wu Huaiyu's Thin Gold Body, it was his pioneering work. If you really want to say it, Wu Huaiyu's Thin Gold Body must be higher than the Emperor's Fei Bai.

"When it comes to calligraphy, to be honest, my achievements are not as good as Wu Huaiyu's. No matter how good my Fei Bai's writing is, it cannot surpass the two kings. But Wu Huaiyu's thin gold calligraphy is his own creation. The Thousand-Character Cursive Script he gave last year for the New Year, the writing skills The free and easy exhalation, the wild cursive writing shows that his skills are profound, he is free and flowing, and his sharp edge is bound to be revealed."

It is said that Cai Yong discovered the Feibai style in calligraphy by accidentally seeing the traces of Feibai when craftsmen were painting the walls. The reason why this type of font is called Feibai is because it is called Feibai because of its silky hair, and its momentum makes it fly.

Li Shimin took up his pen and wrote two more copies.

The biggest characteristic of Fei Bai is that there are blank spaces in the lines, and the lines show a vast, strong, sophisticated and even elegant and agile temperament, which is very similar to the dry brush.

Li Shimin nodded, "Well, if he is really like that, he is not Wu Huaiyu. This is what I appreciate most about Wu Huaiyu. He is not only talented, but he also knows how to advance and retreat in a measured way. This is the most rare thing. I and him But there’s a good understanding.”

This guy is still young after all, and it's hard to hide his sharp edge.

When the emperor said this, he also sighed in his heart,
Wu Huaiyu was sent to Lingnan by him, but this boy did not remain silent in Lingnan. Instead, he made drastic reforms and his writings were effective, just like the thousand-character essay he wrote, his edge was bound to be revealed.

I wrote three articles about Fei Bai Fan,

Li Shimin's pen turned white.
The characters such as Luan, Phoenix and Panlong are written with stunning strokes.

"Huaiyu is still young. If he becomes sluggish now, I'm afraid your majesty won't be happy, right?" the queen said.

"Write another white fan for each of Wuji and Xuanling,"

"There is a majestic phoenix, resting on the morning sun. It swims in the purple mist in the morning, drinks the mysterious frost in the evening, and has long experience to lift the Han. It soars far away from the cruel Tiantian Route..."

Ben Qingyu Zaifei, what he meant was that after becoming General Tiance, he was jealous of his great achievements. Fortunately, Junzi, it was Changsun Wuji and other meritorious officials who helped him, so that he could soar in the nine heavens again with pride.

In the last few sentences of this poem, Li Shimin said that I will never forget your contribution. It is all because of you that I am where I am today. I will repay you well. Our kings and ministers will start well and end well, and your virtue will be immortal.

Li Shimin originally wrote this "Feng Fu" as a reward to Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji was moved to tears, and Li Shimin immediately named Changsun Wuji the right servant of Shangshu.

However, in less than half a year, Changsun Wuji resigned from the post, and then he did not hold any actual position for several years.

Now Li Shimin has taken out this Wei Feng Fu, which reflects on the hard work of establishing an emperor and appreciates the assistance of the heroes.
He also used thin gold calligraphy and gave it to Wu Huaiyu to make a screen.

It’s not about knowing what’s difficult but doing it when it’s easy, thinking about what’s going on before you finish it. Let the virtuous and virtuous people celebrate, and their fragrance will spread through thousands of leaves.

I want to start well and end well, so that the virtuous and virtuous people will be praised all over the world, and the name will be passed down forever.

There was no golden ticket to avoid death in the Zhenguan Dynasty, but this Wei Feng Fu was even better than the golden ticket to avoid death.

"I originally wrote this poem about Wei Feng to Wuji. Later I wrote a calligraphy chapter and gave it to Xuanling. Now I also give it to Huaiyu."

After thinking about the order and before the end, Empress Changsun felt that the key point of the emperor's thin golden body and majestic phoenix may be this sentence, "I want to start well and end well."

This can be regarded as a promise from the emperor to the heroes, and it can also be regarded as a reminder.

As long as Wu Huaiyu can grasp it well, the emperor will not treat him badly.

"Given Ma Zhou, Samurai Xun, Wu Huaiyu, and Samurai Ke, each will be given three hundred pieces of silk. If the son is the father, the latter will be awarded one level."

Of course, this reward was also because Han Yingsu was pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson. Although she was the eldest concubine, she was also the first. Han Yingsu's stepfather, uncle, grandfather, and maternal uncle all received rewards for this, but in fact, this was also a reward for Wu Huaiyu, the Wu family, and the prince. A reward from the party.

It was the emperor's satisfaction and appreciation for the current prince's performance. The reward was not much, three hundred bolts of silk was nothing to the four of them. After all, there were two current prime ministers, a former prime minister, and a marquis who had become an official.

However, it is quite good to give the father a first-level medal.

The latter meaning of son as father refers specifically to the reward given to the heirs of the four, that is, the eldest son.

The latter refers to the eldest son, first son, eldest son, or heir, and is also the heir of the family.

Two of the four are actually granted the title of Grand Duke, one is a County Duke and the other is a County Marquis. Their eldest son will also be crowned in the future, so it would be nice to have a first-level honorary title.

When encountering major celebrations such as the enthronement of a new emperor, the canonization of a prince, or the birth of the emperor's eldest grandson, the emperor would sometimes even issue an edict that all ministers in the court and above the fifth rank would receive an additional rank of honor for the father of his son.

The value of honorary officials has been declining since the eighth year of Zhenguan.

Officials with a distinguished background have even been explicitly prohibited from serving as Qingwang officials.

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Mihara.

Longqiao Fort.

Warrior Ke has already started to maintain his health. When he wakes up in the morning, he soaks wolfberry in a thermos cup. Since the beginning of this year, Lao Wu has not taken any more concubines, nor has he confiscated a girl's room.

The former concubines are now less frequently encountered.

It’s not that Lao Wu became enlightened, but that he almost had a stroke a year ago. Lao Wu lost half of his life. After he recovered, he started to maintain his health.

I no longer have any thoughts about contributing to the family and having another son.
Now I only look through the signs once every ten days, and only once a night. I usually sleep alone in a courtyard and no longer approach women for fear that I will lose control and die on my concubine's belly again.

Anyway, many seeds have been sown in the past seven or eight years. In addition to the three sons and four daughters before, Lao Wu gave birth to a total of more than 30 sons and more than 50 daughters in these years. Up to now, three sons and five daughters have died in infancy, and they are still There are also thirty-one sons and forty-six daughters,

Including Huaiyu's seven brothers and sisters, Lao Wu has thirty-four sons and fifty daughters. Although he has not yet caught up with the old patriarch, he is still the second in the Wu family.

Before the pot of wolfberry tea was finished, someone from Chang'an Palace came to announce the decree.

He was rewarded with three hundred pieces of silk, and his eldest son Wu Huaiyi was awarded a first-level honor.

Someone sent a gift to the person who announced the decree, and found out clearly that it was the granddaughter who was pregnant with the prince.

Not only his grandfather was rewarded, but also his uncle Huaiyu, his stepfather Ma Zhou, Yu'e's biological mother, and even his maternal uncle the warrior Xun.

Lao Wu was overjoyed, especially when he heard that the imperial doctor was definitely pregnant with the empress and grandson.

Holding the imperial edict, he walked out the door and headed directly to the lively bridge.

"Good morning, brother," Xu Jisi's father, Lao Xu, greeted from a distance.
"Lao Xu, how did you know that my granddaughter is pregnant with the grandson?"

Lao Xu was stunned for a moment, how did I know this, but he immediately reacted, "Girl Han is pregnant with the grandson?"

"I have just been granted the title of Prince Chenghui by His Majesty. She is the wife of the fifth rank." Lao Wu said proudly.

"Hello, Lord Marquis," Xiao Wang, the clerk from the Qiaotou grocery store, came up to say hello.
"Little Wang, did you also hear that His Majesty gave me three hundred bolts of silk, and also gave my eldest son and grandson a first-level honor?"

Little Wang didn't know this, but the young guy was pretty smart, so he quickly poured out a bunch of nice words and congratulations. Lao Wu smiled proudly and said to the entourage behind him, "It's a reward."

The entourage grabbed six coins and put them in Xiao Wang's hand. Xiao Wang said more nice things. When the others saw it, they naturally came up to say hello.

"Greetings to Marquis Wu,"

"Ah, Mancang, do you also know that my second son was promoted to the crown prince and tutor, and became the governor of Yangzhou?"

"Ah, Dashan, have you also heard that my eldest grandson, Chengsi, is now a third-ranked flying cavalry officer, and he has also been promoted from Sanyuan County Hou Jin to Sanyuan County Duke?"

"Hahaha!"

"Rewards, there are rewards for everyone!"

Lao Wu has been having a rough time. He has been depressed for a while since last year, but today he is full of energy, walking around with his head held high like a big rooster with a flower crown.

When he sees someone, he immediately shows off his imperial edict, publicizing that his granddaughter is happy, and that the Wu family will be rewarded by the saint.

Especially Erlang Huaiyu, although he is no longer the prime minister, he is still the supervisor of Lingnan, the manager of the Seven Prefectures, the governor of Yangzhou, and the protector of Annan.

Even his eldest grandson is not only a princess who was granted a marriage by the emperor early, but is now only eight years old and is already the Duke of Sanyuan County and the Flying Cavalry Lieutenant.

The eldest brother, Huaiyi, the governor of Guangzhou, is now also a third-grade Yinqing Guanglu doctor. He has been awarded the title of Zhuguo, and he also has a title of Marquis of Qushui County.

Lao Wu, who holds the title of Marquis of Wenshui County, can request that his third son, Huai Liang, be granted the title of Marquis in the future.

In half a morning's work,
Everyone in the bustling Sanyuan County already knew that Lao Wu's granddaughter was pregnant with a grandson, and that the emperor had generously rewarded the Wu family.

Everyone was talking and envious,

Then the round fortress of the Wu family was immediately crowded with villagers who came to congratulate them.

(End of this chapter)