Crown Tang emperor

Early the next morning, the team continued on the road, and Dugu Qiong followed along. At the same time, children from other families in Xijing were sent out by their parents to welcome them, and they returned to Xijing together in a mighty way.

In the evening, Li Tong, who had traveled around half of the Guanzhong on a fast horse, finally overtook him and met his family and his party on Chang'an Chengnan Avenue.At this time, it was evening, and the sound of street drums sounded in the city of Chang'an, so the family was not in a hurry to enter the city, and lived in a nearby garden in Duling, south of the city.

Tang Lingshu was dressed in men's clothes, and rode a horse around the manor for a week. After returning, he felt a little embarrassed, and said with a curled lip, "It's hard to count the letters from Aye in such a cramped place. It's much smaller than Shiping Township in previous years. Really. Embarrassing!"

Li Tong smiled when he heard the words, and raised his arms around the girl's waist to help her off the horse: "If the Fujun knows the ridicule behind your back, I don't know how sad it will be. The land in the south of the city can no longer be said to be gold and silver. This is not an exaggeration. This garden industry was originally produced by Wei Youxiang in the old year. It happened that Xu Yuangu was transferred to Wannian County, so he had the opportunity to get his hands on the market to buy it. Otherwise, even if there are heavy goods, it will be difficult to divide an inch of land. "

The old name of Guanzhong was Tianfu, and it was called the emperor's residence, and the three auxiliary areas were already densely populated.In the late period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Guan Long's nobles all rose up to join the great tide of the world, and even assisted the emperors of the two dynasties, so it was inevitable to share the dividends.

In Duling's land near Chang'an, there were originally two great families with long traditions, the so-called Chengnan Weidu and Qutianchiwu.There are also many wealthy and powerful families who are greedy for the advantages of this place and have established their own businesses in the south of the city.The entire Jingzhao area is almost full of narrow villages with little land and a lot of people.

The manor in front of me covers an area of ​​more than five hectares, and it ranks in the middle of all the garden villas in the south of the city. It is close to the tributary of the Wei River, and it can also take care of farming while living, which is even more rare in Guanzhong where the water is scarce as a whole.If it hadn't been for the fact that the original owner, Wei Dai, had lost power and was taken into official possession, no one else would have gotten involved.

But even so, there are not a few people who are eyeing this industry. Li Tong also rushed to start before Ge Fuyuan, who stayed behind in Xijing, was transferred. Xu Jian said that his father-in-law Tang Xiuzhong paid tens of millions of dollars in real money, which is several times more expensive than the same area and geographical location around Luoyang, the capital of the gods.

It can be seen that even though Luoyang, the capital of the gods, has been operated many times since the time of the Second Saint, and now it has become the absolute political center of the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, the strong Chang'an complex of the people at that time is still undiminished.

Li Tong could also guess that Tang Xiuzhong spent all his eunuch money in order to prepare this generous dowry for his daughter, but Tang Lingshu also complained because the area was too small, and the girls were extroverted, nothing more.

Anyway, this mouthful of soft rice was sweet and soft, and Li Tong ate it very deliciously. As for whether his father-in-law will reunite in the future, and if he has a son and no money to marry a wife, he doesn't care.

It is very convenient to own a pastoral property in the suburbs of Chang'an.Moreover, Duling is close to Xijing, and it takes more than an hour to reach it by foot, and it is even more convenient to take a fast horse.

This manor is basically a rural residence, with many houses, although there are hundreds of family members and servants, plus dozens of guests and servants who came to welcome them, it can accommodate them.

After entering the manor, the three settled down with their relatives first, and then went out to receive guests. Li Shouli walked in the court with arms folded, looked around, and then sighed: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, even in the year of marriage, I still have to live with my younger brother." House. Dugu Wulang, I don't have high requirements, if you can talk about getting married, your family is also a noble family, and you will always give me such an estate in the suburbs, so that you can stay nearby when you go to and from Xijing."

Dugu Qiong laughed straight after hearing the words: "I hope the king can hold on to this appeal and not let go. I might as well tell you that my family has a different garden by the Qujiang River. At that time, the king can insist on that place, and it will also save me from the burden." I saw my sister jump into the pit and suffer!"

The implication is, don't even think about it, even if my daughter doesn't marry, she won't be so cheap, you boy!

Li Shouli stomped his feet in embarrassment after hearing the words: "It's really unbearable to be stingy with family background! When my children get married in a certain year, let's see how I am..."

"Shut up!"

Li Tong punched him back, don't brag, otherwise, according to your ability to make people, you won't be enough for children to marry if you are torn apart!

Chapter 0224 Famous temples can hide heavy soldiers

The three kings have faded out of the world for a long time, and they lived in Qianling for more than two years and did not enter Xijing. They have few acquaintances, so they are not as grand as the guests in the Yongchang period.

Of the dozen or so people who came out to welcome guests this time, Li Shouli's friends were the most, and most of them were the sons of Guan Longxun's noble family.

Li Shouli was enthusiastic and active. Although he died in Qianling, it did not prevent him from making friends.These noble families of Guan Longxun have many relatives who enjoy the honor of being buried with Qianling, so they inevitably go back and forth to pay homage to their ancestors. After coming and going, they became acquainted with the young king and became friends.

As for the King of Hedong, even though Qingjun was more famous, they did not dare to indulge too much in front of this great king. Although they respected him, they lacked the calmness to play freely.

Li Tong knew that he was the kind of child from someone else's family that his parents said he was. Famous government officials and elder brother Li Guangshun went to discuss business.

"Your Majesty's trip to the club should have earned him a lot of money!"

Liu Youqiu did not follow all the way because he wanted to return to Chang'an in advance to arrange the return of the three kings to the capital. Seeing that the king had a cheerful expression, he said with a smile.

"Qin Chuan is so heroic, and all of you are hardworking. This trip has been fruitful."

Li Tong raised his hand to take a roster from Murong Kang, and said with a smile: "All the veterans who entered Longhaoyi and guided them have been selected, and their utensils, food and fodder must be fully prepared and indispensable. If it is because of unacceptable water and soil, or harm to people, the damage to personnel is justifiable, but if it is because of the lack of use that harms my righteousness, no matter how grand the words are, I am ashamed of these righteous disciples who entrusted their lives to me!"

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, since the humble position is taking care of you, you will never let this happen!"

Liu Youqiu said sternly that he was training troops in Longshang this time as a logistical guarantee, and his official position was changed from the original mausoleum official to Lanzhou Sicang to join the army.

Lanzhou is located in Longdao, and with the frequent battles with Tubo, it is really not a good job. There are often vacancies in the state, and it is not difficult to operate such an official position based on the contacts Li Tong accumulated in Shendu in the past.

Regarding Liu Youqiu's ability, Li Tong was very relieved.After several years of experience, especially in the daily and development of presiding over the Qin Yongxing Club, Liu Youqiu has long since lost his original greenness.If there is no such guarantee, he is also reluctant to send those hard-won warriors to go to danger easily.

Shi Sizhen, who had just arrived in Chang'an, sighed: "It's a pity that the government changes frequently. The deputy supervisor of Shayuan, who was supposed to be counted, was taken away by others. The humble position can only be kept in Shiping, and can't be subsidized nearby."

With the passage of time, Li Tong also gradually let go of his secrets to the officials, and Shi Sizhen, the second generation of officials, gradually became one of his confidantes.

Shi Sizhen's father served as Secretary of State in the previous year, and Shayuan Supervisor was the institution in charge of pastoral affairs in Longyou.

Originally, Li Tong planned to use this relationship to arrange Shi Sizhen into Shayuan Prison, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. Shi Sizhen's father was appointed governor of another state and no longer lived in the court. Desire, so that the plan was forced to abort.

"It can be regarded as the mulberry elm that was lost in the east and harvested. Shiping Daxian is close to Xijing. If you live here and work, you can also be close to the cooking company."

After the Wuzhou Revolution, Li Tong no longer concealed many of his intentions, but directly stated them clearly, encouraging government officials to steal private affairs while they were in the state.

Although it is said that the trend of the change of national equipment during the Yongchang period has been revealed, when it is actually made, the impact on people's hearts is still huge, and beliefs are shaken.

Under such circumstances, at least to his confidants, Li Tong no longer needs to hide it, but to tell them clearly that he is accumulating strength and seeking to restore Tang Ye!Only when they have clarified their goal of struggle can they be decisive and dare to do things.

"Your Majesty nurtures righteousness. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really couldn't believe that there are so many human forces accumulated between the two capitals!"

Shi Sizhen came into contact with the Qin Yongxing Club after arriving in Xijing, and when he talked about this, he couldn't help but feel radiant.He made up his mind to fight against the young king's team. Apart from his old friendship, he was also optimistic about the king, but he didn't expect that the king's excellence was still better than what he knew and saw in the past.

After Liu Youqiu heard the words, he laughed loudly: "The way of heaven has been repaired, and the lingering charm of the Tang family is at ease, my lord! Going to the grass and the wild, planning in chaos, people are still ignorant of the situation, the king has already predicted the future, I will wait for you, there is no need to look around Hesitation!"

He was the earliest confidant of the palace, and he also participated in many major events. He really admired the king's talents and strategies.

"There is no need to talk about these gossips. Now that the general situation has been overturned, we can only move forward with a heavy load."

While talking, Li Tong said to Liu Youqiu again: "The Wannian Society's Yang Zhi case, Changshi knows a little about his past, and I plan to introduce him to work in the mansion."

Liu Youqiu thought for a while when he heard this, and then said: "This Yang Zhi's case is named Yang Xianzong, he is from Chengdu in the middle of Sichuan, and he is also a well-educated rural relic. Didn't Your Majesty plan to do business with Bashu before? I recommend this person, so I arranged for him to be a tour guide to visit the lower society, so that the king can have a closer look at the talent, it seems that this person can be caught in the eyes of the king?"

Li Tong nodded after hearing the words: "It is indeed a rare legacy. Needless to say, he has a simple knowledge of classics, but it is rare to have a bold and generous character. Although Shuzhong is closed, it has gathered many virtuous people."

There are quite a few people under his disciples now, but quite a few of them are brought in from the old situation, such as Jinshi like Liu Youqiu, or rich and powerful children like Shi Sizhen, and fallen literati like Su Yue.Although Kusano Hanshu has picked a lot and is loyal and righteous, there are still obvious shortcomings in talent.

Nowadays, the old clothing club is also cultivating and teaching a group of talents, but after all, the fashion is short, and the time to reap the fruits has not yet come.It's not that there is no such thing as Kenyi Nonaka, it's just that the selection efficiency is too low.

In this era, all kinds of knowledge have not been popularized, and the worst people who are truly qualified to educate their children are rural landlords.These people have their own moral power and live in the countryside. Even if they go out to seek opportunities, the city of God is now in a state of restraint, and the empress looks like a kind and humble family, so they may not be willing to commit themselves to an embarrassing king like Li Tong.

Therefore, Li Tong also valued the budding talented people in the old clothing club.

"This Yang Xianzong has a clean background, so His Majesty can appoint him with confidence. His family has moved to the middle of Sichuan for several generations, and now it is also a wealthy family in Chengdu. Do you still remember the old story of Tian Weng and others accompanying me to the west? He used to be What the thief held on to was Tian Weng and others who saved his life. Later, he felt that the old clothes club was upholding the righteous purpose, so he simply donated his body here..."

Hearing that there was still such a relationship, Li Tong was even more relieved. He wanted to continue to develop the commercial road in central Shu for the continued development of the old clothes club, and he needed the support of the local people in Bashu.Even if there is no such relationship, he is very optimistic about the talent shown by Yang Xianzong.

"Choose a suitable time and directly lead him into the mansion to meet."

Li Tong confessed to Liu Youqiu, and then asked Shi Sizhen: "The gods have collected scriptures, treasures and other things. How is the harvest?"

"Those high-ranking guests know that the king's funeral is coming soon, and after returning to the capital of God, there will be another trend, and there are also a lot of donations and losses."

While talking, Shi Sizhen took out a registration book and presented it to the front: "The humble official came to meet and ask for advice, and the equipment and goods are still walking slowly in the back, but they can reach Xijing in a short time."

Li Tong flipped through the short book and nodded with satisfaction. It seems that although he has faded out of the sight of the crowd in Shendu for a long time, his popularity has not decreased much. It seems that his publicity before leaving Shendu is still Very effective.

After all, during the mourning period, he can't be too ostentatious, and then copy and tape goods, giving the impression of being sensual and unrestrained.So in the past few years, he has not released any new works.

Shi Sizhen collected a lot of treasures, which shows that those wealthy merchants in the city of God still have great confidence in him.However, Li Tong did not use these goods for his own enjoyment, but for other purposes.

"After the utensils and goods entered Beijing, there was no need to show them off in the city. After Shiping took office, he directly sent people to donate them to the Caotang Temple in the west of Beijing to seek good fortune. I borrowed some temple craftsmen from them, and I used them for other purposes."

Li Tong handed the registration book back to Shi Sizhen and ordered.

Naturally, he collected treasures and donated them to temples, not for worshiping Buddha.Caotang Temple in the west of Beijing is a well-known domestic temple with a long history, which can even be traced back to Emperor Yao Xing of the Qin Dynasty after the Sixteen Kingdoms period. It is also one of the famous translation venues for the spread of Buddhism to the east.

There are many benefits to having a good relationship with such a famous temple.In addition to its status as a famous temple, Caotang Temple is also one of the largest landowners in the Jingzhao area. The temple is vast and has many monk households. Among them are many military households who lost their land and went bankrupt in Guanlong.

If the influence of the Old Clothes Club can be penetrated into the Caotang Temple, it will be of great significance to the growth of the Old Clothes Club.

Among other things, the farms of the temple industry alone are excellent places for Tibetan soldiers. When the time comes when they have to go to war, hiding an armed force here will definitely be able to do both his grandma and uncles. Eyes straightened, of course the premise is that they have to return to Chang'an.

Apart from these long-term plans, Li Tong's eyes were on the artisans owned by Caotang Temple, including many printers.Printing has reached a certain scale nowadays, but woodblock printing is mainly used in Buddhist scriptures and the like.

Caotang Temple is one of the famous translation sites of Buddhist scriptures with a long history at home and abroad, and has a large number of skilled engraving craftsmen.

Li Tong knows how difficult it is to train a group of skilled craftsmen from scratch. The workshops of their old clothing store are still operating at a loss because of the serious shortage of craftsmen and the slow increase in production capacity.

Since Caotang Temple has such a foundation, it might as well use it.Now he comes to the door with all the etiquette to beg. If the other party doesn't know the taste and wants to toast instead of fine wine, then he simply mobilizes the brave fighters in the Qinling Mountains to snatch it. They rebuilt Buddhist temples.

After all, such an excellent place to hide soldiers, and it is far away from the political center of the capital, it would be a pity to ruin it.

He is a famous monk he doesn't know, otherwise it would be more convenient to arrange someone to go in and become a monk official like the abbot.But you can write it down, and do it when you have the opportunity in the future!

Chapter 0225 No Children and Grandchildren

Engaging in woodblock printing was something Li Tong had been thinking about for a long time.

Needless to say, the positive role of continuing to popularize knowledge, there is another important role that is the control of ideological discourse power.

His grandmother Wu Zetian is naturally an expert in this field, and she is keen on compiling books. As a queen, the books she compiled have not been widely disseminated due to limited communication channels.After becoming the emperor, she directly listed the "Chen Gui" edited by her as a subject of the imperial examination, and everyone had to study it if they wanted to become an official.

Right now, Li Tong is naturally not qualified to challenge the ideological battlefield of the upper class, but he can also use the Old Clothes Club as a basis to expand ideas that are beneficial to him from the lower class.

For example, a woman can be an emperor, and the values ​​of people's hearts and values ​​in the world are shattered.Since the wife can take over the husband's family business, why is it unacceptable for the grandson to directly pick up the gun in the grandmother's hand?

The reason why the Dharma is widely spread is that apart from the active promotion of the Hu Lords of all dynasties since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it is also because of the sublime propaganda and penetration power.Many stories from Buddhist scriptures have been mixed into some folk tales, and scriptures and singing books are popular in the market.

Whoever has no miscellaneous thoughts in his heart, and his own life experience is not enough to deal with these thoughts, then he can only absorb nutrients from the story within the channels he can accept, and regard it as the truth.

Li Tong has not been idle in the past few years in the Qianling Mausoleum. Although there are not many famous manuscripts that have been copied and spread among scholars, he has also engaged in a lot of literary and literary works.However, these articles were copied without his own name, and were mainly concentrated in the name of Wang Fanzhi, a strange man in the early Tang Dynasty.

The steamed buns outside the city are stuffed with grass in the city.If one person eats one, it's not tasteless.

The early Tang Dynasty still inherited the disadvantages of the Six Dynasties. Wang Fanzhi's poetic style can be described as fresh and wonderful. You can get a general idea just by reading this poem.

Therefore, Wang Fanzhi's poems may not occupy the mainstream among scholars, but their popularity among the people is far from comparable to those of Shen and Song.His life was in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and he was already an old friend. Even if Li Tong wanted to copy it, he had no choice but to copy it, but he could add more material.

There are more than [-] hectares of family land, and outsiders invade after the husband died.You are greedy, Mo Le, no children and grandchildren.

Wang Fanzhi's colloquial poems are very popular and cover a wide range of fields. In addition to some sermons about living in poverty and teaching people to be content, there are also many poems that teach people how to understand the world.

Without deliberately searching, Li Tong has compiled hundreds of songs. After reading and savoring carefully, he can guess that he is definitely not the first person to add ingredients to it.The value and outlook on life conveyed by these poems are not lacking in self-contradiction. It can be seen that they were not written by one person.

According to his own ideas and needs, Li Tong also deleted, deleted, modified, and erased some obviously fake or too negative Buddhist poems, and added his own materials to organize them into a selection of [-] poems.

This is the first batch of works he intends to engrave and print, and it will be released as an internal reading material of the Old Clothes Club.Regardless of the reason, at least it can be used as a literacy book.After reading the whole article, the water is too wet, and basic literacy and hyphenation can be guaranteed.

There are also technical books such as mathematics, material resources, and agricultural books. According to the style of volume books nowadays, in the past two years or so, Li Tong can be said to have written as much as his body. outside delivery.

Although these are all long-term achievements that take time to accumulate, if an optimistic estimate is made, it will take time for Li Tong to really shake up. When he really takes the position, at least there will be a large number of reserve talents between the two capitals for him to select and appoint. .

After chatting with the government officials for a long time, before I knew it, it was already very late, Li Shouli and his party had ended, and they came to look for Li Tong when they were drunk.Seeing this, the government officials stood up and retreated, letting Brother Shaowang talk privately.

"You don't rest, you might as well stay in the banquet and have fun."

Li Shouli sat leaning on the couch, his eyes were a little drunk, he looked at Li Tong and said: "San Lang, I have already mentioned to them what you told me, and everyone is quite interested, but how to make money, but how to make money?" No idea either."

Li Tong was quite troubled by money, and he was always calculating how to make a profit in his mind.Li Shouli is a guy who likes to make friends and is popular, and he also sees them all, so naturally he will not let go of this network resource.

Li Shouli's mind is not delicate and cautious enough. Li Tong dare not reveal too much to him about such a fundamental plan as the old clothes club. In addition to the government officials who take care of each other, the main thing is that his elder brother Li Guangshun is helping him. reason.

But the three brothers in the family couldn't be excluded, not to mention that Li Shouli ate a lot, so he had to squeeze out some value.So as early as in Qianling, Li Tong calculated that when he arrived in Xijing, Li Shouli would come forward and invite a group of Guan Longxun's noble children to set up a trading company to do some business.

Although it is often said that after Changsun Wuji was brought down by Emperor Gaozong, the Guanlong Xungui Group lost its glory, but the main point is that there are no leading representatives in politics.

But in fact, today's Guanlong nobles are still not to be underestimated, especially in terms of economic assets, they still have quite a deep foundation, which is not even comparable to those of the Shandong aristocratic families.After all, the founding dividends shared by the two founders of the empire cannot be simply wiped out in two or three generations.

And even in politics, the nobles of Guan Long are not in a state of failure.

The marriage groups such as Li Wu, Wei Yang formed in the late Wu Zhou Dynasty can be said to be a product of the rebirth of Guan Longxungui, and the power was concentrated in the hands of a few families. This situation lasted until the Kaiyuan Tianbao period.

Yuyang cockroaches came to the ground with agitation, and the neon clothes and feathers were frightened.After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, it not only shattered the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, but also ended the power control of the political group Li Wuwei and Yang. At the same time, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty no longer had control over the entire world.

Regardless of the future, at least for now, it would be very helpful to Li Tong if he could win over and borrow the power of a group of Guanlong nobles.

His grandma, Wu Zetian, had been placed on the opposite side of the Guanlong nobles by Gaozong from the beginning of her ascension. In the past few years, although Wu Zetian also selectively accepted some of the power, she still showed a suppressive attitude overall.

Therefore, the current situation of the nobles of Guan Long is comparable to that of the eunuchs in Da Nei Zhong. Even if they are willing to serve the Queen, the trust they can gain is limited.Rebuilding Li Tang is one of the few ways out for them.

For example, Yang Zhirou's family from Hongnong's Yang family, Wu Zetian was not indifferent to them, and regarded them from outsiders. However, during the Shenlong Revolution, Yang Zhirou's younger brother Yang Zhiyi still stood by Li Tang's family and helped him with a thousand cavalry envoys. revolution.

Li Tong didn't expect Li Shouli and his little friends to engage in any big conspiracy. It would be great if he could borrow financial resources and contacts to help the old clothes club develop.

"Every one of them speaks of a noble family, well-educated, but they don't know how to start a family and run a business. They are really begging for food with Kim Poro, which makes people laugh."

Hearing what Li Shouli said, Li Tong said with a smile.

Li Shouli rolled his eyelids and glanced at him: "Don't underestimate people too much. We are private brothers. You have nothing to say about using me, and I dare not refuse to listen to you. Li, which one is not full of scheming? I don’t have a budget for anyone who is really shrewd, so as not to be entangled with some goods, make a noise, and attract people to wait and see.”

Hearing what Li Shouli said, Li Tong couldn't help but look at him with admiration, and Li Guangshun beside him couldn't help sighing: "Erlang is so generous and stupid, I don't think there are beautiful and dense weaves between his confidantes!"

Hearing the elder brother's praise, Li Shouli couldn't help but smile: "I just don't like to show off. The elder brother is hardworking in family affairs, and the younger brother is hardworking in foreign affairs. Blessed people, how can you use your hard work! There are more than ten people in my plan, Sanlang You can use it at ease, if they can't outwit me, there won't be any inconsistencies."

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help giving Li Shouli a thumbs up. Li Shouli was even more happy when he saw this: "In the old year, you didn't prevent me except for killing the thieves. I was very unhappy, but I also knew that I was not careful enough. .Now you have a lot of homework. Although I don't know the details, I can't see it? I'm just worried that I'm not secretive, so I don't dare to ask further questions. In short, brothers will not harm me. As long as Saburo accepts me, I will leave my name in the tomb after a hundred years Li Shouli, don't tell me anything else in detail!"

"Second brother is really wise and foolish!"

Li Tong couldn't help sighing, and patted Li Shouli's shoulder in relief.

Although their family lived in seclusion in Qianling, they were not completely free from the turmoil of the world.In the September Revolution of the first year of Tianshou, Emperor Li Dan asked himself to change his surname to Wu and abdicated his respected mother.It was also during this month that all three of their brothers were given the surname Wu.