Prosperous Tang Blood Blade
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Chen Ying helped Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang up, Chen Ying looked at Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Yuanqing were wearing black scarves on their left arms, the black scarves were not worn randomly, it meant someone died in the family.
Chen Ying observed the warrior Xun carefully, and found that there was no black scarf on his arm.Keeping filial piety is not random, only immediate family members will keep filial piety.In the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Principles, the husband guides the wife. When the husband dies, the wife needs to observe filial piety, but when the wife dies, the husband does not need to observe filial piety.Cong Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang kept their filial piety, but the warrior Xun did not.
This shows that the people who died in the samurai family were not the elders or peers of the samurai Xun, but his juniors.Or his wife, Chen Ying shook his head, but Xiangli's health was obviously good, and he didn't look like he was sick or in trouble.
Chen Congtang saw in the newspaper that the original samurai Xun was a military officer and served in the Wuwei Army.But as early as a month ago, he was changed to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, which is from the official system of the third rank.Chen Ying hesitated for a moment, pointed to the black scarves on the arms of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang and asked, "Wu Shilang, this is..."
Warrior Xun's expression turned red, it turned out that Warrior Xun heard that Wu Yuanqing, Wu Yuanshuang and Xiang Lishi were in Taiyuan and almost died in a military disaster.The samurai Xun also changed his original intention and sent people to pick up Lishi, Wu Yuanqing, and Wu Yuanshuang brothers to settle in Chang'an.It was actually a helpless move for the samurai to do so.
The Wu family's house in Taiyuan City was destroyed by the war and burned to the ground.If you want to tidy it up so that you can live in it, I'm afraid it won't be possible for two years.There were too many deaths in Taiyuan, and Liu Wuzhou's soldiers beat, smashed, looted and burned the city again. They did all kinds of evil, and now even if they have money to build houses, they can't find anyone.
The warrior Xun thought that the east of the river had been pacified, so he sent an old servant Bian and more than twenty followers to Taiyuan to meet Lishi who came to Chang'an.However, the samurai Xun was still too careless.Wu's family is well-off, even if the old house is destroyed, the loss is only some floating wealth.This time from Taiyuan City to Chang'an, Xiangli brought six carriages with him, including three of them, mother and son, in one carriage, two carriages loaded with cloth and silk clothes, two carriages of valuables, and two carriages full of 3 taels of silver. .
In the Tang Dynasty, although gold and silver were not currency, the so-called antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times, and gold, silver, yellow and white things were stored in a lot of big families.Xiangli's family carried 3 taels of silver. Thirty thousand pieces of silver may sound like a lot, but in fact it was only more than 800 jin.
Originally, like the Xiangli family, there were not a few noble family members who rushed from Taiyuan to Chang'an.Just when he met Jiexiu, it happened that the axle of a carriage loaded with silver broke, and the silver box on the carriage fell to the ground, torn apart.As the saying goes, the money is not revealed, but this scene was seen by a spy who came to inquire about the news of the Tianxing army's defeat.
Thus, this group of defeated soldiers from Tianxing Army set their sights on the Xiangli family.As a result, Xiang Lishi and his party were attacked in the Red Cliff Valley of Lingshi.Although Wu's guards resisted desperately, they were outnumbered.After being attacked by all the rout soldiers, a spiked arrow hit Xiangli's back heart by no coincidence.If Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning hadn't accidentally passed by here and killed the defeated soldiers, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang would have died in the Lingshi Hongya Valley as well.
Hearing what happened to the warrior Xun, Chen Ying could only lament the impermanence of fate.If Mrs. Xiangli arrived in Chang'an safely, I am afraid that he would not take the initiative to consider the issue of remarriage for his old friend who is "honest, thrifty" and "loyal and diligent".Li Yuan selected the daughter of Yang Da, an aristocrat of the Sui Dynasty, and asked Princess Guiyang to host the wedding. The wedding expenses were all paid by the treasury.
The samurai Yu's continuation wife, Yang's belly is too competitive, and she gave birth to a generation of empress Wu Zetian.Now that Xiangli's family is actually dead, doesn't it mean that Wu Zetian is about to be born?
"Wu Shilang, please forgive me!" Chen Ying led the warrior Xun into the wooden house, and the two brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang shrank behind the warrior Xun. At this time, Chen Ying really couldn't see the fierceness and domineering of Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang. place.
The warrior Xun waved his hand and said, "Xiangniang's life is miserable, so I can't blame others."
Although the samurai Xun spoke disapprovingly, Chen Ying could still see deep sadness from his eyebrows and eyes.
Lan'er obediently brought a cup of tea to Samurai Xun, and Samurai Xun took it with his hand, blew on the tea leaves gently, and was very surprised to see that the tea leaves on Chen Ying's mansion were dark green with no oily flowers at all.
Li Yuan loves tea, but the Li family likes to eat tea soup when they drink tea. They smash the tea leaves into fine powder, then add spices such as suet, green onion, ginger, salt or star anise, and cook it into a thick pot of soup.
Chen Ying naturally also drank this kind of tea soup, but Chen Ying didn't have the appetite of the ancients, so he really couldn't stand this kind of tea soup.He himself thought of selling fried tea for money, but it is a pity that fried tea is not popular at all in the eyes of others.
The warrior Xun frowned, closed his eyes and took a sip.
At the beginning, it felt bitter and astringent. The warrior Xun thought that there was no one in Chen Ying's house who was proficient in tea ceremony, and there was no good tea, so he smiled slightly and said, "General Chen's tea...is bitter and tasteless. There are a few maids in my house who are proficient in tea ceremony..."
Chen Ying laughed and explained: "Although this tea is a bit bitter at the beginning, it becomes a bit sweet after the bitterness passes."
Samurai Xun patiently took a second sip. He didn't feel anything at first, but at this moment he felt a fresh fragrance, which spread from the internal organs to the limbs and bones, and there was an indescribable comfort.The warrior Xun praised again and again: "Good tea, good tea, I never thought that General Chen is not only a famous general in all battles, but also a master of tea ceremony."
"Everyone dare not take it!" Chen Ying smiled lightly, put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "This tea and wine are like civil and martial arts. They can coexist without conflict. We men from the Tang Dynasty, holding Tang swords in our hands, were drunk and killed in wartime. Enemy, drinking tea and discussing scriptures in peacetime, the two are inseparable."
The samurai nodded approvingly.
Chen Ying felt that Samurai Xun's arrival was a little strange, so he took advantage of this time and tried to ask: "I wonder why Wu Shilang came to the humble house this time?"
The warrior Xun was stunned for a moment, and said coyly: "Before she died, Xiangniang left a will, claiming that the dog was naughty, and that only General Chen's disciples could keep her own place. I also ask General Chen to teach me a lesson."
A samurai may not be seen as a merchant, but in terms of vision, he can see far from ordinary people.Although Chen Ying was disliked by Li Yuan, he was Li Jiancheng's subordinate after all. After Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, Chen Ying would at least be one of the left and right military guards or the left and right imperial guards, especially the four guards. The key part of the government is the emperor and the courtiers. After Li Yuan abdicates, Li Jiancheng will definitely reuse Chen Ying.
His two sons worshiped Chen Ying as their teacher, and they will inevitably be supported by Chen Ying in the future.
In this age, a mentor is like a father.The relationship between the teacher and the apprentice will never change in life. Once the apprentice betrays the master, it is like disobeying the father with a son. It is a heinous crime.
Chen Ying nodded and said: "It's just that Chen Ying is busy repairing the house now, I'm afraid it will delay your son."
But Wu Yuanqing said: "Yuanqing is not young anymore, and he can also serve the teacher around, and he can let him serve tea and water without force!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ying looked at Wu Yuanqing in surprise.
I didn't expect Wu Yuanqing to speak so smoothly in the scene.
Before Chen Ying had time to agree, he heard a voice like an old duck coming from outside the door: "Is the General Hussars and the Duke of Pengcheng here? Our family is here to pass on His Majesty's instructions!"
Hearing this, Chen Ying hurriedly got up, when Chen Ying walked outside, he suddenly realized that it was none other than his old acquaintance, Chen Qi, the regular attendant of Ganlu Palace.Chen Qi suddenly saw the warrior Xun behind Chen Ying, and said with joy, "No wonder we couldn't find Wu Shilang everywhere. His Majesty ordered that General Chen and Wu Shilang Ganlu Palace have an audience!"
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Lan'er is not a greedy person, but when she saw the 3 white silver ingots sent by the warrior Xun, she was also shocked. 50 taels, which is equivalent to [-] guan. This is not something that ordinary wealthy families can easily take out.Lan'er and Xu Erniang thought they made a mistake, and counted them three times, one was not too many and the other was not, there were six hundred large silver ingots weighing [-] taels.
Lan'er was so frightened that her little face turned pale, and she hurried to find Chen Ying.
When Chen Ying saw Chen Qi, he also felt inexplicable.When Chen Ying proposed to Li Yuan to resign, Li Yuan never paid any attention to Chen Ying, and Chen Ying was happy to be forgotten by Li Yuan.However, he did not expect Li Yuan to order Chen Qi to deliver the oral order.
Seeing that Chen Ying opened his mouth to speak, Chen Qi knew what he wanted to ask.
Eunuchs are rare creatures whose integrity is relatively reliable. They rely on the palace, and there are not many opportunities to make money. They will never smash their own golden signboards. The news of the sale is quite credible.Of course, they don't accept everyone's money. For example, when Liu Wenjing was imprisoned, Liu Wenjing wrote a ten-thousand-word petition letter in prison, and bribed him with money worth thousands of dollars. He didn't dare to accept Liu Wenjing's tricks.
Chen Ying smiled slightly, and led Chen Qi to walk into the room. It happened that Lan Er hurried over, and Chen Ying gave Lan Er a wink.
Lan'er didn't plan to scatter the silver for a while, so in a hurry, she took one of the silver ingots sent by the warrior Xun.But the small teacup couldn't fit at all.In desperation, just fetch a big bowl of rice.
Chen Ying was also taken aback when she saw that Lan'er actually brought a large bowl covered by a plate.He was also worried that Lan'er was stingy, and put a bowl of copper coins in the bowl. A bowl of copper coins was nothing but two or three hundred yuan. In Chen Qi's eyes, this amount of money was like a charity.Chen Ying was worried that Lan'er would be self-defeating, so she hurriedly took over.
Chen Ying quietly lifted the plate and saw a silver ingot weighing 50 taels, and couldn't help feeling a pain in his flesh.The tangled look on Chen Ying's face disappeared in a flash, and when Chen Ying was in front of Chen Qi, he was already smiling: "Chen eunuch is working hard from afar, drink more tea."
Chen Qi had already understood Chen Ying's tricks, drinking tea was a secret signal for bribery, but seeing the big bowl in Chen Ying's hand and the bowl with a plate as a cover was a bit inexplicable.
After taking it, start with a heavy hand.The smile on Chen Qi's face became wider.
Chen Qidao: "General Chen, His Majesty's summoning is a good thing!"
Hearing this, Chen Ying felt relieved.
However, at this time, Lan'er whispered in Chen Ying's ear: "Samurai Xun sent 3 taels of silver!"
Chen Ying's eyes narrowed, he is short of money now.
If the samurai Xun just sent his two sons to study under him, it would not cost that much at all.Besides, the Xiangli family had already given it away once, but the warrior Xun gave [-] guan at once. Could it be that the warrior Xun heard some rumors that Li Yuan was going to agree to Li Xiuning's marriage with him?
Thinking of this, Chen Ying said to the warrior: "Wu Shilang is really polite, how dare Chen Ying accept such a generous gift? If Chen Ying refuses to accept it, he will look down on Wu Shilang..." commanded Lan'er who was standing aside, "Lan'er, Just reluctantly accept Wu Shilang's generous gift for me first."
Because of the background of the samurai Xun, there are almost no people in Chang'an who can look at the samurai Xun with a straight eye.There were some warriors from humble backgrounds, but Chen Ying knew that it would not be a loss to be friends with warriors.There is no need to pretend to be noble and not to associate with the Wu family. When he decided to rescue and accept Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang as disciples, he had such an idea. Of course, he was disrespectful to this generous gift from the warrior Xun.
The warrior Xun thought that Chen Ying would shirk, and he was thinking about how to persuade Chen Ying to accept the gift, but he didn't think that Chen Ying would accept it so readily, as if he was waiting for him to bring the gift to his door, he was slightly taken aback, It took a while before he burst out laughing: "General Chen is really a cheerful person, Shi Yi likes to meet cheerful people..."
Chen Ying's driver quickly got into the carriage, and Chen Ying, the warriors Xun, Chen Qi and his party didn't have a meal in Qinglin, and they flew directly towards Chang'an.
……
Chen Ying didn't hate eunuchs like people in this era, at least in Chen Ying's eyes, the group of eunuchs, fundamentally speaking, was a product of imperial power.A castrated man who loses his fertility is a very safe existence for the emperor in the palace.
After all, the emperor has too many women, no matter how energetic the emperor is, he can't take care of them.
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