Li Zhiyun hasn't interacted with his brothers for a long time. After he became the Queen of Chu, he was busy opening hotels and banks, and preparing to build arsenals, and he had no time to pay attention to them. Later, he went to Jinyang. In this flash, more than a year has passed. He felt that he was a little unfamiliar with the brothers.
Abba is recruiting troops to expand the second brother's army. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, separatist forces from all over the country swarmed into power. In addition to Liu Wuzhou, there were also Xue Ju from Longxi, Li Gui from Liangzhou, Wang Shichong from Luoyang, Dou Jiande from Hebei, Du Fuwei from Shandong, Xiao Xian from Jiangnan, etc. As for There are countless thieves occupying a county or a city. Moreover, the forces of all parties are intertwined, and there is me among you, and you among me, and they are constantly changing. The land of a county belongs to Wang Shichong today, may surrender to the Tang Dynasty tomorrow, and may be taken away by Dou Jiande the day after tomorrow. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty's troops were scattered across the country. It was not easy for Abba to raise 30,000 elite troops for his second brother in the Guanzhong area in a short period of time. Moreover, after the men and horses are mobilized, food and fodder must be prepared. Therefore, the second brother is not able to go to war for the time being. However, Li Zhiyun's army is still recruiting soldiers, the arsenal is producing weapons, and the new army has not yet written a word. Therefore, he had to stay in Chang'an for a while.
Li Zhiyun decided to invite the brothers to come to the Prince of Chu's Mansion to have a party. Let's have some fun and increase their feelings. We should never forget each other when we are rich. So he asked his servants to send invitations to everyone.
The appointed day soon arrived, and a dozen people including Liu Shuyi, Lawyer Pei, Qu Tushou, and his nephew Dou Xiaochen all came. Among them, except for a few who came to see Wei Xiaobao, none of them had ever been to Prince Chu's Mansion. Li Zhiyun first invited them to visit Prince Chu's Mansion.
The Chu Prince's Mansion covers a large area, not counting the arsenal behind it, there are twenty to thirty acres. The entire mansion has a deep courtyard with cornices and brackets. In addition to the front courtyard, atrium, and back courtyard, there are also east-west courtyards. Each courtyard has six main rooms and three left and right side rooms, plus rooms for servants, rooms for officials, kitchens, mills, dye houses and stables, totaling no more than two hundred rooms.
There is also a large garden in the back house of the Prince of Chu, which is completely in the style of Jiangnan gardens. It has ponds, rockeries, cloisters, pavilions and pavilions. This rather grand mansion was originally the residence of the princes and nobles of the Sui Dynasty. Now that the dynasty has changed, it naturally has a new owner.
Li Zhiyun led the brothers around, and finally came to the back garden of the palace. Everyone lingered around and praised him endlessly, which made him feel bright on his face. With sharp eyes, Qu Tushou suddenly pointed at a moon door and said, "Zhiyun, where does that iron door lead to?"
Li Zhiyun took a look and saw that it was the gate leading to the arsenal. Although the arsenal was right next to the Prince of Chu's Mansion, the two were separated by an eight-foot-high wall, leaving only one door. The arsenal has another origin. This moon gate is only for people from Prince Chu's palace to enter and exit. The iron gate is usually locked, but today I don't know who forgot to lock it.
The arsenal is a confidential unit and of course cannot be visited casually by outsiders. Therefore, he smiled and said: "There is a yard behind that, with only a few shabby warehouses. There is nothing to see. Let's go elsewhere."
After visiting Prince Chu's Mansion, everyone returned to the front hall and sat down to drink tea and chat. After a while, the banquet was prepared, and the servants came to invite them to the side hall next to them. Li Zhiyun led everyone to the side hall, where they saw a table full of delicacies and delicacies. After everyone sat down, they began to drink, fight with fists and thumbs, eat and stuff, and laugh again and again.
After having had enough wine and food, everyone returned to the main hall to drink tea and talk. At this time, a servant ran in in a panic, whispered in Li Zhiyun's ear: "Your Majesty, a eunuch has come to the palace, saying he is here to deliver an order."
"Preaching a message? What message is being conveyed?"
Just as the servant was about to answer, he heard a eunuch's drake voice coming from the courtyard: "The emperor has an edict, please accept it from Li Zhiyun!" Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun stood up quickly, walked out of the hall and came to the courtyard, and saw that A eunuch stood in the center of the courtyard, holding a scroll of yellow silk in his hand, with two small yellow doors standing behind him.
He quickly stepped forward and knelt at the eunuch's feet, and the brothers who followed him also knelt down in a hurry. The eunuch unfolded the yellow silk and read loudly: "By God's blessing, the emperor has issued an edict: The emperor's fifth son Li Zhiyun is talented and intelligent, and Fu Yin Mingda is worthy of a great responsibility. I am very pleased. I hereby appoint Li Zhiyun as the shepherd of Yongzhou. I express my gratitude."
After the eunuch finished reading, he closed the imperial edict and handed it to Li Zhiyun and said: "King Chu, please accept the edict." Li Zhiyun quickly took it with both hands, raised it above his head and said, "My dear father, thank you for your kindness!"
After the eunuch left, Li Zhiyun and others returned to the hall. He unfolded the imperial edict and read it once, and said, "What kind of thing is this Yongzhou Mu?"
"Yongzhou Mu governs Chang'an and nearby counties," Wei Xiaobao said. "In the previous dynasty, this area was called Jingzhao, and the chief was called Jingzhao Yin. Because Yongzhou Prefecture governs important areas in the capital, the imperial court clearly stipulated that the chief pastor should be the prince. "
Lawyer Pei continued: "The prince originally served as the shepherd of Yongzhou. I heard from my father that the prince was annoyed by too many concurrent jobs, so he recommended to the emperor that you, King Chu, should be the shepherd of Yongzhou."
Liu Shuyi smiled and said: "Zhiyun, you are our parent official now." When Li Zhiyun heard this, instead of being happy, he frowned: "If I become a Yongzhou shepherd, then don't I have to go to the Yamen every day to work? "
"No," Wei Xiaobao shook his head and said, "The prince's appointment as the shepherd of Yongzhou is just a name and a general outline. Daily affairs are left to the Yongzhou Prefecture Chief Shi to take care of. If there is an emergency, he will naturally come. Report to you."
When Li Zhiyun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's pretty much it..." His father appointed him an official, so he was naturally happy. However, he is now starting a big business and has too many things on his hands, so it is difficult to allocate too much energy.
While everyone was talking, the servant came in again and said: "Your Majesty, Yongzhou Prefecture Chief Shi and the Captain want to see you."
"Oh? Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here." Li Zhiyun said with a smile, "They came really fast."
Li Zhiyun asked the servant to bring the person in. After a while, the servant led the two people into the hall. Li Zhiyun took a look and saw that one of them was wearing official uniform. He was about thirty years old, with a long and thin face and a black beard under his chin. The other man was twenty-seven or eighty years old, with a strong build and dressed as a military attache. The servant led them to Li Zhiyun, and they announced their homes: Shi Mokunming, the governor of Yongzhou, and Tieyuan, the captain of Zhechong.
After the two introduced themselves, they both knelt down and bowed. Li Zhiyun quickly pulled them up and said, "You two adults, please don't be too polite. Please sit down. Please sit down." After the two sat down, they saw that there were more than a dozen young people in gorgeous clothes in the room, all of whom were looking at each other. Qing Qing stared at them, looking a little embarrassed.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "These are my brothers. If you two adults have anything to say, it's okay to say it." Mo Changshi then said: "Your Highness, King of Chu, I will report to you the outline of Yongzhou Mansion. For a moment." After speaking, he opened a book he carried with him, lowered his head and read: "Xinfeng County has 15,691 households and 87,932 people; Lantian County has 10,000 households. Three thousand five hundred and twenty-five, population 74,682; Chang'an County..."
"Lord Mo, there is no need to be so detailed," Li Zhiyun interrupted, "You only need to tell me how many counties, households, and people the Yongzhou Prefecture has under its jurisdiction, as well as how many officials there are."
When Mo Kunming heard this, he closed the book and said: "Yongzhou Prefecture has 22 counties, 487,393 households, 2,395,322 mouths, and 6 officials. One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three.”
"Oh, the population of Yongzhou Prefecture is quite large." After Li Zhiyun finished speaking, he turned to Tie Yuan, "Captain Tie, how many soldiers do Yongzhou Prefecture have now?"
"Back to the King of Chu, there are currently 2,521 soldiers in the government, responsible for guarding the twelve city gates of Chang'an and arresting thieves in the government domain."
Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "My two gentlemen, Yongzhou Mansion is at the foot of the Emperor and is related to the safety of the imperial court. You have important responsibilities, and you must fulfill your responsibilities with all your heart and fulfill your duties to ensure the safety of the whole country. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come and inform me. "The two people stood up quickly, cupped their fists and said: "We are willing to be loyal to the imperial court and serve the emperor!..."
The next day, Li Zhiyun received an invitation. The invitation was sent by his eldest brother, inviting him to a banquet in the East Palace in two days.
When the day came, Li Zhiyun went on time. The East Palace is located on the right side of Taiji Palace, and the right front of the East Palace is the Daming Palace. He went there by carriage. Like the Imperial Palace, carriages were not allowed to enter the East Palace casually. He got off the car at the entrance of the palace and walked into the gate of the East Palace.
A eunuch led the way and led him to the main hall where the banquet was held. Just halfway through, he heard someone calling him from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was his fourth brother. Fourth brother caught up and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, are you here too?"
"Fourth brother, who did the eldest brother invite today?"
"I do not know."
The two brothers walked into the main hall and saw five or six guests already in the main hall. They were talking and laughing around a person. Some of those people, Li Zhiyun, knew each other, and some did not. The one in the middle is five feet eight inches tall and stands out among the crowd. He looked to be about thirty-five or sixty-six years old, with a somewhat yellowish complexion, a pair of blistered eyes, a bulbous nose, and a few rat whiskers under his chin. This person is none other than Li Zhiyun's cousin Lonely Wynn.
Li Zhiyun's maternal great-grandfather was Gu Guxin, one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty. Lonely Xin is known as the strongest father-in-law in history. Three of his daughters became queens. The eldest daughter was the queen of Emperor Ming of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yu Wenyu. The seventh daughter was the queen of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian. The fourth daughter was the grandmother of Li Zhiyun, who was posthumously posthumous by her father. For Queen Yuanzhen.
Lonely Xin also has seven sons, Lonely Huai'en is the son of the youngest son Lonely Zheng, so Lonely Huai'en is his father's cousin. Lonely Wynn was adopted by his seventh aunt, Queen Wenwen, from an early age and grew up in the palace. As an adult, his first official position was the magistrate of Hu County.
Abba trusted this cousin very much. After conquering Chang'an, he appointed him as the order of Chang'an. Later, he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry, given military power, and made General Shenwu.
