"Hey!" Mrs. Lu sighed: "Wang Wenzuo really has no choice in all aspects, but did you listen to what he said before? All the children he gave birth to, including the five children, died, and How to arrange the affairs of other concubines, and how to reward the soldiers from the Goguryeo prince's treasury, don't you think this person's methods are too powerful, if Yunying marries him, I'm afraid he will lead her away!"
"The Langya Wang family has long been in decline. He has no family background to rely on. How can he not use some means? Madam, it would be too difficult for him, right?" Cui Bian said with a smile: "As for the arrangements for the concubine, you just listened to him. They are in the Japanese country, and they must have been born to Japanese girls. I have also heard that the local customs are quite different from those of the Tang Dynasty, so maybe this is just a matter of following the local customs!"
"What about rewarding the soldiers with items from the Goguryeo prince's treasury? This is a taboo matter. How many generals would be unlucky to do this!" Lu asked.
"Madam, you are also educated!" Cui Bian said with a smile: "The crime of taking government property and rewarding the soldiers without authorization is a trap. Which general who can lead troops to break the city can escape this? It is nothing more than a beating used by the imperial court. These warriors are nothing more. Unless they really want to deal with him, how often do they not raise it high and put it down gently? Wang Changshi also made it very clear before. He only has 10,000 lone troops in Pyongyang City, and the Goguryeo army outside Much more than him. If he didn't use the money from the treasury to feed the soldiers, he would have fallen apart long ago. The court later recognized it, so why should we hold on to it? "
"Who's holding on to her!" Mrs. Lu scolded, then smiled and said, "That's what you said. If you don't consider these things, Prince Wang is indeed a good match for our family Yunying!"
"That's natural. Wang Changshi is willing to pay a betrothal gift of 50,000 yuan! Anyway, the emperor has issued an edict prohibiting the 'seven surnames and ten families' from marrying each other, and our Qingzhou Cui family is also among them. If this is the case, why not get along with each other? What about Wang Changshi’s marriage? With these fifty thousand strings, at least the clan won’t have to worry about many things!”
Lu didn't speak this time. As Cui Bian said, Li Zhi's edict has cut off the way for these top nobles in Guandong to unite through marriage. In this case, it makes no sense to continue to stick to the family background of the marriage partner. It's not that old. Although Wang Wenzuo is a bit inferior in terms of family status, he is top-notch in other aspects, especially the betrothal gift of 50,000 yuan at once, which is a big deal. Although Cui Bian's family has a high status, who in the world would be dissatisfied with having too much money? The family is big, the business is big, and there are many clansmen, so there are many places to spend money!
Cui Bian and his wife agreed and turned their attention to their daughter. Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "In that case, my daughter, please put on those clothes tomorrow and then discuss with Wang Changshi to finalize everything!"
"Yes, Aniang!"
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It’s already the first update time.
Cui Wu, the gatekeeper, yawned, looked at the moon in the sky, and found that it was still early for his shift. He couldn't help but shook his head in disappointment, and continued to take a nap with his head down.
Not long after, Cui Wu was awakened by the rapid sound of hoofbeats made by the horse galloping at full strength. He listened carefully and said to himself: "It's strange, what time has it been, who is still on the street?" Riding a horse? Is there something wrong with the government?"
Bang bang bang bang!
The sound of the door knocker hitting the door interrupted Cui Wu's thoughts. He quickly stood up and said loudly: "Which scoundrel? This is the Cui family's mansion in Qingzhou, and you can smash it and take pictures? Find the governor tomorrow morning The Yamen will definitely peel off your skin!"
"Messenger from the imperial court, open the door quickly!"
"Messenger from the imperial court?" Cui Wu was startled, and then smiled and said: "Where is this drunken lunatic who dares to fake such a thing? Get out of here, otherwise your life will be in danger!"
"I am Liu Bin, the general magistrate of Qingzhou, and I am indeed an envoy from the imperial court. I have an edict for the governor of Anton!" Another louder voice shouted: "Open the door quickly!"
Only then did Cui Wu realize something was wrong. He hurriedly leaned towards the crack in the door and looked out. He saw a bright fire outside and more than ten riders. The two leaders were both wearing brocade clothes. He hurriedly woke up the steward next to him and opened the door to welcome the noble man.
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"Ming Gong, Ming Gong, wake up quickly. The imperial envoy has arrived?"
Wang Wenzuo, who was woken up, looked blankly at Cao Wenzong's familiar face. After a moment, he returned to his normal reaction: "Messenger of the imperial court, here?"
"Yes, we have already entered. We are serving tea in the main hall. Please change your clothes quickly. Don't keep the angel waiting!"
"Okay, get some water quickly!"
Wang Wenzuo wiped his face, put on his official robe as quickly as possible, and came to the lobby of Cui's house. He saw that Cui Bian and Mr. and Mrs. Lu had arrived and were keeping company in the hall. The court envoy was an acquaintance. When he saw Wang Wenzuo, he hurriedly stood up He stood up, bowed his head and said, "I have seen Wang Changshi before!"
"It's you, Colonel Murong!" Wang Wenzuo asked in surprise, but the person who came was Captain Murong Miao, who once obeyed orders to work with Wang Wenzuo to quell the Chang'an riots: "Are you no longer on duty in the East Palace?"
"Thanks to your blessing, I have been serving as a sergeant in Zuoyu Lin Army of Beiya for more than a year!" Murong Miao said with a smile.
"Beiya Zuoyu Lin Army? That's really gratifying!" Wang Wenzuo was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said, the East Palace works for the prince, and the Beiya Imperial Guards are the emperor's personal soldiers. Obviously the latter's status is higher high.
"Where! Thanks to the support of Wang Changshi, my name can be known to the emperor!" Murong Miao smiled and suddenly became serious: "There is an oracle, except for the commander of the march of the Anton Governor's Palace, Wang Wenzuo. Everyone else, step back!"
Wang Wenzuo hurriedly knelt down, and when everyone else had retreated, he heard Murong Miao's voice: "The Holy Edict said: The Tubo soldiers attacked the states in the Western Regions, and Anxi Longyou was shaken. You are a good general in the world, come to Luoyang quickly, and Relieve everyone’s worries!”
"The Holy Emperor is in Luoyang?" Wang Wenzuo asked after receiving the brief edict.
"Yes, this summer there was a severe drought in Longyou, Guanzhong, and there was too much grain. The emperor moved to Luoyang to get food to cope with the disaster!" Murong Miao replied.
"There was a severe drought in Longyou, Guanzhong, and the Tibetans sent troops to the Western Regions. It really rained all night long when the house was leaking!" Wang Wenzuo sighed.
"Yes!" Murong Miao also sighed: "During the spring famine this year, the price of rice in Guanzhong has reached 70 yuan per bucket. It is really not easy!"
"Seventy dollars for a bucket of rice? Has it reached this point?" Wang Wenzuo was startled: "How could this happen? Hasn't the transshipment of grain from Henan, Hedong, and Shu been stepped up?"
"How is it possible? The imperial court has stepped up its urging, but the problem is that there has been no heavy rain in Guanzhong since this spring, and some river sections have become very shallow. Big boats cannot be used at all, and only small boats can be used? I heard that Puban, Luo The granaries in Guanzhong and other places have been piled up to capacity, but they cannot be transported into Guanzhong. The emperor has issued an edict to evacuate the people in Guanzhong. There were more than 30,000 people who accompanied the emperor on his tour of Luoyang, but it was only a drop in the bucket!"
"Visiting? It's obviously an escape from famine, right!" Wang Wenzuo secretly complained. If the Guanzhong Plain in the Western Han Dynasty was still enough to support the Western Han Dynasty's superstructure with Chang'an as the core, then in the Tang Dynasty, the Guanzhong Plain would have cyclical events since the founding of the People's Republic of China. famine, this is still based on the premise of a powerful water transportation system. To put it bluntly, the agricultural production centered on the Guanzhong Plain was simply not enough to feed the huge population of the capital of the Tang Dynasty. However, the water transportation conditions from Henan to Guanzhong were very poor. Therefore, although the Tang Dynasty collected a large amount of grain and cloth from Hebei and Jianghuai, it could only The warehouses piled near Luoyang were moldy, and famine still broke out in Guanzhong every day.
"I understand. Colonel Murong, you must have worked hard on the journey. Go and rest quickly. I still have some things to arrange. We will set off at dawn tomorrow!"
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The moon had already passed over the treetops and began to slide slowly to the west. The few floating clouds that were slowly dissipating did not know when. The clear moonlight pours down from the sky, illuminating the courtyard in front of the main hall of Cui's house. The sound of the clock is heard in the distance, adding to the silence. Cui Bian exchanged glances with Mr. Lu, and raised his hand to Tongpan Liu Bin: "Liu Tongpan, the person in the hall just now is——"
"The gentleman's name is Murong Miao. He is a member of the Imperial Guard in Beiya. He is a member of the Emperor's Guard!"
"Oh, oh, oh!" Cui Bian responded a few times, but he was a little uneasy in his heart. He didn't know what the imperial edict brought by Murong Piao said and whether it had anything to do with him.
"Liu Tongpan, do you know the content of the holy edict passed down by Murong Mu?"
"Mr. Cui is joking!" Liu Bin said with a wry smile: "You saw it just now. You and I have to go down to the court to hear the edict from Captain Murong. How could I know? To tell you the truth, that Murong parrot took me out of bed When I pulled him up, I found out that Wang Changshi was at your house, by the way, why was Wang Changshi at your house?"
"Oh, Wang Changshi came here to propose marriage to my daughter!"
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Liu Bin was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "The emperor sent his own soldiers to deliver the holy edict to Wang Changshi. This shows that the saint regards him as one of his own and has him in his heart. This is a great joy. , Cui Gong! On the day when things are done, I will have a cup of wedding wine!"
Cui Bian thought so, and a smile appeared on his face: "If it can be as Tongpan said, that would be great!"
"Wang Changshi has already come to visit, what else can't be done?" Liu Tongpan said with a smile: "Wang Changshi has such an official position at such a young age, and has received the favor of the Holy One, his future is limitless. Liu will also invite Cui Gong in the future. Take good care of me!" Having said this, he bowed deeply to Cui Bian.
Cui Bian was about to return the gift when he heard a noise in the hall, but Wang Wenzuo and Murong Miao came out. Wang Wenzuo bowed his hand to Cui Bian: "Mr. Cui, Captain Murong will sleep here tonight, please arrange a place for him!" "
"That's easy to say!" Mrs. Lu stepped forward and said with a smile, "Please also ask Captain Murong to come with me!"
"Thank you, madam!" Murong Miao already knew that the woman in front of him was probably Wang Wenzuo's future mother-in-law, and he did not dare to be rude at all. After seeing the courtesy, the two of them walked to the backyard. Mrs. Lu and her husband missed each other. When he passed by, he winked at Cui Bian, and Cui Bian nodded knowingly.
"Liu Tongpan!" Wang Wenzuo's eyes turned to Liu Bin.
"The official is here!"
"The Emperor has a decree. I will rush to Luoyang early tomorrow morning!" Wang Wenzuo paused for a moment and pointed at Cui Bian: "Mr. Cui is in Qingzhou, please take care of me!"
"What did Shangguan say?" Liu Bin hurriedly laughed and said, "Xiaguan and Cui Gong are close friends, so I don't need Shangguan's advice on some trivial matters!"
"That's good!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "I still have something to deal with Cui Gong, so I won't send it to the court!"
"If you don't see me off, I won't! I'm leaving!" Liu Bin quickly bowed to Wang Wenzuo and took a few steps back before daring to turn around and leave. Wang Wenzuo let out a long breath and waited until he was far away before he said to Cui Bian: "Mr. Cui, I originally wanted to marry your family to the Qin and Jin Dynasties, but just now the emperor has received an edict, saying that Tubo will send troops to attack our western regions. , the reason why I went to Luoyang should be about the war between Tubo. Since ancient times, wars have been fierce, and the outcome is uncertain. I don’t know if I can come back alive this time, so I’d better put aside my marriage to Yunying and wait until the time comes. How about we mention it after everything is settled?"
"What Wang Changshi said is wrong!" Cui Bian's expression changed greatly when he heard this: "You are doing this for state affairs. If I break the contract, how will the world think of me? If you are willing, then tonight you and I will arrange the marriage. It’s settled that you just go to Luoyang tomorrow, and the rest will be taken care of by Cui!”
Cui Bian's decisiveness surprised Wang Wenzuo. He hesitated for a moment: "That's fine, but regarding the bride price, I -"
"It's not urgent!" Cui Bian said with a smile: "State affairs come first, and a good son-in-law says this as if I am selling my daughter!"
"This -" Cui Bian's answer this time made Wang Wenzuo feel that he should re-evaluate him. Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Let's do this! I have a subordinate named Cao Sengnu who is doing business in Yangzhou now. The bride price is a matter of He came back to deal with it!”
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After seeing Cui Bian off, Wang Wenzuo returned to his residence. Cui Hongdu and several other subordinates had been woken up and were sitting at the table, waiting for Wang Wenzuo with bright eyes. Wang Wenzuo repeated the contents of the handwriting that Murong Miao brought, and finally said: "It seems that I can't escape the Tubo incident this time. Cao Wenzong will go to Luoyang with me tomorrow morning. You guys should go back quickly and convey my arrangements." , be prepared in advance!”
"Sanlang, what do you mean by being prepared?" Cui Hongdu asked in confusion.
"One move can affect the whole body. Do you think that if the war starts in the west, the east will be peaceful?" Wang Wenzuo sneered.
"You mean the Silla people?" Sancho asked.
"Not only the people of Silla, but also the remnants of the Japanese state, the Mohe people, the remnants of Goguryeo, etc. Don't forget that we have been in Baekje for nearly ten years from the fifth year of Hyeongyeong (660) to today (669). How many cities did Goguryeo, Goguryeo, and Japan conquer? How many people were killed? Killing parents, leaving children, these things are the most hated by people. It’s not that those people have forgotten these hatreds, but they have to hide themselves because of the situation. Now The Tang Dynasty is at war with Tibet. Once the war starts, the east will be empty. What will these people do in the end?"
"What Sanlang said is that we didn't think carefully!" Cui Hongdu lowered his head and said.
I just saw someone in the discussion forum saying that Tongyan only existed in the Song Dynasty. I would like to remind you. , Liu Yuxi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, served as the general magistrate of Hezhou. Things on Baidu are not necessarily correct.
(End of chapter)
