A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 975: Giving up so quickly
night,

The bedroom was very warm. Wu Huaiyu was leaning on the couch wearing only a thin cotton shirt. Yang Muyun was rubbing her shoulders and neck.

The maids are all in the outer room, where they can be used at any time without disturbing them.
"You've made a big fuss now." Yang has good control over the strength of her hands. This Huainan princess used to marry the grassland. She could also ride a fierce horse, shoot a horned bow, and even kill sheep, skin them, tann them, and milk them. I have learned everything, and I have a lot of skills in my hands.

"I'm not the one causing the trouble," Wu Huai's jade hands were not honest, they were squirming, squeezing here and there.

"Brother and sister-in-law sent someone here today and made an appointment to go to Yong'anfang for dinner tomorrow."

"They gave in so quickly?"

Huaiyu said with a smile, he said that of course it was not the eldest brother or sister-in-law who was cowardly, but the family of the eight exiled sons of the fifth surname. The Yongzhou Prefecture took over the case, and then quickly dealt with it and reported it to the Prince of the East Palace of the Supervisor. .

Things happened so quickly that no one could have imagined.

The Eighth Prince was deprived of his qualifications to take the Jinke imperial examination and his status as a student of the Imperial College. He was then beaten with forty sticks and later ordered to pay compensation for the loss of Fan Tower and was fined a hundred catties of copper.

long flow,

Now everyone in Eighth Young Master's family was panicking.

"I have to say that those young masters really went too far. They dared to cause trouble in Auntie's shop. Changliu deserves it, but this matter must be handled properly. After all, it involves five surnames and seven sects.
Although we are not afraid, after all, many families with the fifth surname are relatives. "

Now that the Eighth Young Master has found his eldest brother and sister-in-law as intermediaries, he is also afraid that Wu Huaiyu will refuse directly.
This time, among the eight young masters, the one from Zhaojun's Li family is the cousin of the fiancée of the 14th son of Wu Huaiyu and Lu Sanwuniang. In terms of seniority, he is called Li Xuandao's uncle.

The eighteenth son he had with Fan Xuanfu was also engaged to the daughter of Wang Renyou of Taiyuan.

Wu Huaiyu was not surprised when they found their eldest brother and sister-in-law to come forward. There must be a middleman.

The swiftness and severity of this punishment was something that almost no one expected.
Originally, they were witnessing the heated debate in Chang'an, and the matter was changing from the Eighth Young Master's disturbance in Fanlou to the nobles' opposition to the clan's ambitions, but now they were stunned.

To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be found, so he came to find him.

After the Eighth Young Master was exiled by the Director, Wu Houwei also sent out troops, arrested many people, and quickly sentenced them to Changliu and Liuqiu Island on charges of spreading rumors.

Now I can only think of ways to make amends.

"Are you going?" Yang asked.

Now no one knows that the emperor is serious.

In addition, his own fourth brother, Xiaopang, is also engaged to the daughter of Taiyuan Scholar Wang, so there are quite a few relatives.

At this time, those people who were jumping up and down also realized that the Supreme took action, which was unceremonious and tough.

Not only did he lose the sons of each family, he might even be implicated in each family.

"Now I know I'm afraid," Wu Huaiyu said disdainfully.

"Tomorrow you and Sanniang will go to my elder brother and sister-in-law's place for a meeting with Xuan Fu on behalf of me. I won't go. Xuan Fu is pregnant now and is too lazy to meet those guys."

Although the eldest sister-in-law is Cheng Yaojin's daughter, Old Cheng's second wife is the Cui family of Qinghe, and the wife of the eldest sister-in-law's brother Cheng Chumo is also a Cui family of Qinghe.

That means life-long exile without pardon.

First, Wu Huaiyu did not give any face to the five surnames.
Then there is the strict law of Yongzhou Prefecture.

This is true. Wu Huaiyu himself married the daughter of the Lu family of Fan Yang, and his son Shishilang with Yang Muyun had long been engaged to the daughter of Cui Chengfu of the Boling Cui family. Wu Shilang, the son of him and Lu Sanwuniang, He was also engaged to the granddaughter of Li Xuandao from the Li family in Zhaojun. Wu Silang, his son from Duan Wan, was also engaged to Lu Chengqing's daughter.

No one dares to really compete with that Heavenly Khan.

"You really don't want to go?"

Wu Huaiyu shook his head.

"Bo Ling Cui Zhao Jun Li, those are all relatives,"

"It's not like I'm the real in-laws, I'm just a member of the in-laws' clan. They didn't give me face, and I didn't bother to care about them."

Yang smiled and said, "You are not giving face to the five surnames this time. I'm afraid it's not that simple. Is it because the two families of our Wu family are designated as surnames A and Clan A in the clan history, so you treat them like this? Are you trying to show your respect to them? The saint expressed his attitude and chose a side? "

"You," Wu Huaiyu felt that Yang was really smart and couldn't hide anything from her.

But it is true,
In the past, the emperor turned a blind eye to Wu Huaiyu's marriage to a family of five surnames. At that time, Wu Huaiyu was just a pawn under the emperor who could fight and dare to attack.
So even if Cheng Yaojin, Zhang Liang and others wanted to get married to the fifth surname, the emperor didn't care much.

But now it’s different.

Today's Wu Huaiyu is no longer what he used to be. He has become a new clan, a representative figure among the new military elites. At this time, the emperor no longer wants to see him having too many interactions with those old clans.
The clan annals had been revised for five years with no results, but now it was finalized. The timing itself was delicate, and it was the emperor who finally took action. After ten years in office, the emperor finally had a solid foundation. At this time, he dared to show a tough stance to the old clans like the Five Surnames and Seven Families, and even wanted to suppress them.
At this time, Wu Huaiyu must of course take a clear stand and support him.

And the emperor dealt with the Eighth Young Master so quickly and punished him so harshly. He was just following the trend. The emperor wished that a top upstart like Wu Huaiyu would turn against the old clan.
If they could still flirt with each other, the emperor would have trouble sleeping.

"Let those guys be frightened. Do they think that their family, which has been in the family for thousands of years, dare to play tricks on the saint? In just ten years, they have made the whole world surrender and respect the Khan of Heaven. It is despicable. Compared with the supreme emperor of Qin and Han Dynasty,"

It takes only five hundred years for this kind of saint and emperor to emerge.
The Five Surnames and Seven Families are indeed very impressive, even the imperial court is somewhat wary of them, but if they really have to go head-to-head, it's like an egg against a rock.

I think back then, Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, used national historical records to directly annihilate Cui Hao from the Cui family of Qinghe, the leader of the gentry at that time. At the same time, Cui Hao's in-laws Fan Yanglu, Taiyuan Guo and Hedong were also implicated and killed. The Liu family and other famous northern noble families.

One case dealt a heavy blow to the entire northern gentry.

Cui Haona compares himself to Zhang Liang, and served as a veteran of Daowu, Mingyuan, and Taiwu dynasties in the Northern Wei Dynasty. He assisted Taiwu in destroying Hu Xia, Beiliang and other countries, defeated Rouran, worshiped Situ, and ranked among the three princes.

But just because he compiled the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty and exposed the shameful and humiliating history of the Tuoba clan, the ruler of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was directly executed by the Taiwu Emperor. He also implicated several major clans in the marriage to be executed.

What makes the Five Surnames and Seven Families strong is their influence. A prominent family that has existed for thousands of years is indeed extraordinary, but what is the imperial court? The representative of violence,

What is the emperor? He is the son of heaven.

Wu Huaiyu has always been very cautious and has never dared to be as arrogant as Yuchi Gonghou, Junji and others, because he knew that even if he could become an extremely popular minister one day, under the current situation, he would not be qualified to compete with Emperor Li Shimin. Down.

Not to mention the great sage Li Shimin.

Even Li Zhi was able to banish to death one by one the elders and prime ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang.

As long as they occupy that position, even if Wu Zetian is listening behind the curtain, a female prostitute can kill the clan and ministers at will.

the next day,
Fan Xuanfu went out in person and took Yang Muyun and Li Qing to Yong'anfang.
That big house once belonged to Wu Huaiyu, and later moved to Xuanyangfang, where he left his brother Huaiyi and Lao Wu. However, Lao Wu was used to the countryside and had the freedom to stay there. He was more respected there, so he rarely returned to Chang'an.

Wu Huaiyu returned to Chang'an to celebrate the New Year this time. Lao Wu came to Beijing with his wife, concubines and children to spend the New Year, and then went back in a hurry. According to him, it was more comfortable to stay in the countryside.

The Wu Mansion in Yong'an Square now bears the plaque of the Duke of Qushui County. He was promoted to the title of Duke of the County just after the year. Wu Huaiyi is about to leave the capital. His new position is not the governor of Lingzhou as originally planned by Wu Huaiyu.
But the governor of Fengzhou.

This is the new governor's office established by the imperial court this year. The imperial court established the Fengzhou governor's office in Fengzhou, Hetao, and the Yanran governor's office in Shanyutai.

Gongwu Huaiyi of Qushui County was appointed as the Protector of Yanran and the Governor of Fengzhou.

The Yanran Protectorate protected the DTZ tribe outside the Daibei Great Wall to the Yin Mountains, and the Fengzhou Governorate governed Fengzhou, Shengzhou, and Yinzhou in the imperial court's Zhengzhou.

The newly established Yanran Protectorate and Fengzhou Governor's Mansion are because the imperial court is re-planning the northern border area and adjusting its deployment. It is not aimed at the disintegrated DTZ tribe.

But heading towards Mobei Xue Yantuo, this is preparation.
The situation in Monan in the tenth year of Zhenguan was completely different from that in the third year of Zhenguan. After these years of continuous differentiation and wooing, the DTZ tribes have basically become vassals of the Tang Dynasty, without even a decent leader. Yes,

Without the backbone, only Li Simo, Zhi Shisi Li and other loyal dogs of the Tang Dynasty were acting.

Wu Huaiyu was a little surprised by his eldest brother's new position.
He is not as good as the Governor of Lingzhou, but as the Protector of Yanran, he still has the opportunity to fight and make meritorious deeds in this time period.

at night,

Huaiyu went to Li Qing's courtyard.
Sanniang brought the backgammon and chatted with him while playing it.

"There are a lot of guests coming to my brother's house today,"

The female relatives of the Eighth Young Master's family are basically here.
A gathering of women.

Drinking tea, arranging flowers and burning incense, Cheng Yaojin continued his strings, Qinghe Cui family actively persuaded them, and each family also offered "sincere" apology.

Some sent them to Gyeonggi farms, some sent slaves, and some were even willing to get married. They had only one purpose, hoping that Prime Minister Wu Huaiyu would be able to support the boat.

They still hope that the legitimate son of the family can avoid the long-term disaster.
"There is no regret medicine in this world. It's too late to talk about this now. Don't pay attention to them."

As long as they understand and stop entangled, Wu Huaiyu will ignore them and the matter will end there, and they will be punished enough.

"Well, they also said today that they wanted to come to the house as guests, but Madam didn't agree to them."

Huaiyu smiled.

For the next few days, Chang'an was unusually calm. Many people were paying attention to the Eighth Young Master, but it was obvious that although many people were working hard in secret, they could not change the outcome.

A few days later, the Eighth Young Master was escorted on the road to Liuqiu. From then on, he drifted to the East China Sea and could not return for the rest of his life.

(End of this chapter)