"After I arrived in the Tang Dynasty, I was given a mansion by His Majesty's great kindness!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "Other clothing, food and utensils were also given to me. It was very comprehensive and there was no need to worry about it, so I came to Mang Mountain to help me. I bought a piece of land for my shady house! Look, it’s over there——" At this point, Jin Renwen stretched out his hand and pointed to the west, which is Mang Mountain.
"The haunted house?"
"That's right!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "I thought that since I was in Chang'an to serve the emperor, I shouldn't have any thoughts of returning home. Mang Mountain was a favorite cemetery for the Tang people, so I bought a piece of it in advance. To prepare for emergencies. But I didn’t expect that the cemetery was not used, and Baekje was destroyed first!”
Hearing this, Wang Wenzuo couldn't help but secretly admire Jin Renwen. No wonder he, a Silla man, was able to prosper in the Tang Dynasty. In addition to complying with the east wind of the Tang Dynasty's attack on Goguryeo, his own conduct also played a big factor. , I really need to learn a lot from him in this regard.
"Brother Jingye!"
"Brother Renshou, what are your orders?"
"I have already written down your story, but as you said, it probably involves a lot of things. Going further ahead is Luoyang. There were so many people at that time. Seeing you and me together, I'm afraid Something’s not right!”
"Yes, yes!" Li Jingye then reacted and said with a smile: "Brother Renshou is still thoughtful, so I'll take my leave here!" He bowed his hand to Jin Renwen, and then said to Wang Wenzuo: "Wang Canjun , I will sweep up the couch in Chang’an to welcome you, please don’t forget it!”
"I don't dare!" Wang Wenzuo hurriedly returned the favor and said, "It's business now, so I'll definitely come and bother you next time!"
Li Jingye bowed to everyone, slapped his mount, and rode away. His entourage hurriedly followed. He saw dozens of horses riding like dragons and tigers on the official road, throwing up a trail of smoke and dust, and pedestrians on the road hurriedly retreated.
"Li Jingye was born in the same mold as his grandfather, but it's a pity that he was born fifty years later!" Jin Renwen sighed.
"Brother Renshou, why do you say that?" Wang Wenzuo asked, "I remember you said that the British public health system is very strict, so it shouldn't be like this, right?"
"Sanlang, you are talking about the current British Duke, not the young British Duke!" Jin Renwen said with a smile.
"The British father-in-law in his youth? What was that like?"
"Hehe!" Jin Renwen smiled: "In the previous dynasty, our British ancestors had thousands of grains stored in their homes (measurements, there were 100 dou, some said 64 dou), and many servants. My father has been generous from the beginning, helping the poor, regardless of family ties! Saburo, how do you think the British father got this money and food?"
"Presumably the British ancestors were officials and accumulated land!" Wang Wenzuo replied.
"That's not right!" Jin Shengtan shook his head: "At least his father never served as an official, and he later became an official because he benefited from his son!"
"This is a bit strange!" Wang Wenzuo frowned. It was possible for ancient farmers to accumulate wealth through their own business for several generations, but generally speaking, there is an upper limit. For example, Jin Renwen said that there are thousands of clocks in the home, which means how many Thousands of stones of food stored in this store far exceeded the upper limit that one could achieve through personal struggle. Not to mention that Li Ji and his son often provided relief to the poor. They certainly did not rely on farming and exploiting peasant laborers.
"It's very simple. The British father and his father are robbers, and they are big robbers!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "His home is in Weinan County, Huazhou, right on the bank of the Yu River. They robbed official and merchant ships and made huge profits. . Then his father and his son used a small portion of the looted property to help the people around them, otherwise they would have been reported to the government long ago!"
"This is nothing, heroes don't care about their origins!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.
"I'm reminding you to be careful with this guy!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "Although Li Jingye is the eldest grandson, his grandfather doesn't like him very much. Why? It's because the British father can see that this grandson is exactly the same as himself. , is not a peaceful master. But the British Duke was born in troubled times, but Li Jingye was born in the Taiping Period. I have seen many such people in Chang'an. Most of them saw their fathers and ancestors gain fame and wealth from troubled times, but they have no experience. In the difficult times of troubled times, if you think about things too simply, you will probably not end well!"
"Thank you, Brother Renshou, for reminding me. I will remember it!" Wang Wenzuo nodded. As Jin Renwen said, in fact, before the rise of the imperial examination system, people like Li Ji usually cultivated grain and recruited desperadoes to strengthen their force for robbery. Or powerful landowners engaged in illegal trade are quite common in Han society. Guo Xie, Zhu Jia, Zu Di, and Gao Aocao are Li Ji's predecessors. These people have the dual identity of defenders and oppressors at the same time.
In a normal period of unification, this kind of people would be the key targets of cruel officials in the states and counties, such as the Zhu family and Guo Xie. In troubled times, these people can quickly rise with their accumulated wealth and military experience and backbone accumulated in robbery operations, and even use their force to enter the noble group of the new dynasty, such as Zudi, Gao Aocao and Li Achievements. However, if a person like this cannot change his usual behavior in the new dynasty and violates the criminal law, he will often be attacked or even eliminated by the imperial power. Li Ji is undoubtedly very aware of this, so he was able to escape the Taizong and Gaozong dynasties. Despite the bloody storm, he managed to remain profitable but his grandson may not be able to do the same.
Wang Wenzuo and his party arrived in Luoyang, arranged Liu Rengui in Jin Renwen's mansion, and then continued to Chang'an. Just as Li Jingye said, the news about Prince Donggong Liu leading the polo team has spread. People kept greeting him along the way, trying to get a spot on the polo team from Jin Renwen, but Jin Renwen also insisted on it, saying that he didn't know anything now and had to rush back to Chang'an to report to the emperor. Baekje war situation. Facing the huge power behind these smiling faces, Wang Wenzuo could also clearly feel Jin Renwen's fatigue.
"Sanlang, do you see that?" Jin Renwen asked with a smile: "There are countless people who want to get on the prince's boat! If you don't make up your mind, I'm afraid your place will be gone!"
"From what I can see, if too many people get on the boat, it may capsize!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.
"If there are too many people on the boat, will it capsize?" Jin Ren asked, "What do you mean?"
"Brother Renshou, the more people want to board the Prince's ship, the more indifferent His Majesty will be." Wang Wenzuo pointed at Chang'an: "Do you think the Emperor will be happy or unhappy when he sees this?"
"But this was all approved by the emperor!" Jin Ren asked.
"Yes, this is indeed approved by the emperor! But the emperor may not have expected such a scene at the beginning. As you can see below, if everyone only cares about jumping on the prince's boat and ignores the feelings of the saint, even if the emperor has a legend, The prince will not be too happy in his heart, after all, he is still sitting on the throne of heaven!"
