Chapter 1302: Family Inheritance
Chapter 1302: Family Inheritance (Monthly Ticket Plus 2)
After August, Prime Minister Wang Yan no longer attended court regularly.
The Daliang Dynasty stipulated that court sessions were held every five days, but not all officials were qualified to attend court sessions.
The first and fifteenth day of every month are grand court meetings, and all officials above the ninth rank in the capital must attend.
If it is a court meeting on New Year's Day, all the county accountants, honorary officials, minor officials, foreign vassal state rulers, and tribal chiefs who have received titles must come.
Prime Minister Wang Yan was naturally qualified to attend every court meeting, but his health was frail and his spirit was rather weak. Except for the grand court meetings on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, he no longer attended.
Even in the Prime Minister's office, he was absent every few days claiming to be sick - he must be really sick, not just pretending.
On August 14, the sick day, after visiting his father, Shao Xun took Yan Wang Shao Yu to Shahai.
The father and son boarded a small boat and took a rest in Luhua Pavilion.
"Hutou, is Bianliang prosperous?" Shao Xun asked.
"I'm afraid even Luoyang is a little inferior." Hu Tou said: "Yecheng, Chang'an, Xuchang, and Jinyang are far inferior."
"Yes, it is a place of great cultural diversity and commercial and travel. It is a very prosperous place." Shao Xun said, "If you were to leave Luobian one day, would you miss the place where you grew up?"
Hu Tou was silent for a moment and said, "I just miss my grandparents."
Now it was Shao Xun's turn to remain silent. His thoughts kept turning over and over. In the end, he just stroked Hutou's broad back and said, "How is the training of your 1,000 palace guards going?"
When it comes to this, Hu Tou becomes interested and says, "Before I returned to Bianliang, I ordered them to patrol the camp every morning and evening. They do a small drill every three days and a big drill every ten days. They live in the barracks when they have nothing to do. These thousand cavalry have all been trained."
Shao Xun was very happy to hear this and said, "Among all the disciples, you are the most diligent and methodical in training soldiers. However, I heard that you are training these 1,000 guards of the palace to become armored cavalry?"
"Yes, I think the armored cavalry is very powerful." said Hu Tou.
"Are you short of armor and horse armor? If you are short of them, you can get them from the Bianliang Arsenal." Shao Xun asked, "There are tall horses in Guangchengze. Grandpa will give you another batch."
"Okay." Hu Tou agreed without any hesitation.
"I heard that some people in Youzhou and the grasslands came here to seek refuge because of your reputation." Shao Xun added, "Those who are truly brave can be recruited into the army. The number of guards in the palace will be increased to 3,000, and I will help you with the shortage of equipment. You can go north in the winter month and reorganize your troops. You will have to go into battle when we conquer Murong."
Hu Tou responded again.
Shao Xun patted his shoulder and said softly: "Grandpa will not treat you unfairly, he will not treat you unfairly..."
He said it twice in a row, as if trying to convince himself.
"Your wife should stay in Bianliang for now." Shao Xun said, "You can return to the palace today and spend more time with your wife and children."
Princess Mi gave birth to a son in June. He was Hu Tou's first child and also his eldest son.
If you calculate the time, it was when my mother was still alive that she got pregnant around the time when the whole family had a meal at Xianju Palace.
In the future, when Hu Tou goes to Liaodong, the Mi family will definitely send a large number of sons, farmhands, and troops to the north.
The Wang family of Langya, the Mi family of Donghai, the Tian family of Beiping and the Yuwen family were the four families that Hutou relied on the most in the early days.
After saying this, Shao Xun didn't know what to say.
The father and son sat in the pavilion, looking at the shimmering lake together.
After a long time, a question was raised: "Tiger Head, do you blame me?"
"Grandpa, you are the one I have admired the most since I was a child. I will listen to whatever you say." It seemed like an answer, but also like no answer.
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It's the golden autumn of August again.
Shao Xun took sisters Wang Jingfeng and Wang Huifeng out on a tour.
The atmosphere in the imperial carriage was rather depressing. Wang Jingfeng, who always looked like a carefree and silly girl, did not treat Shao Xun with the slightest favor.
Thinking back to the love and affection we showed each other when we washed each other’s feet, it seems like just a dream.
Wang Jingfeng did not have the obsession that her son must become the crown prince, but being exiled to Liao still made her angry.
Shao Xun knew he was in the wrong, so he just accompanied him along the way without saying much.
"Don't let me see you in the next life." Wang Jingfeng said with red eyes.
Shao Xun smiled bitterly and said, "I will think of you and miss you even after I die. I will not let you run away."
"You - shameless!" Wang Jingfeng wiped his tears and said.
Wang Huifeng pushed Shao Xun and asked him to get off the car and walk around. Then he sat next to Wang Jingfeng and sighed, "The enfeoffment of Liao land seems like a disaster but it is actually a blessing. Hutou is as tall and strong as the emperor, and he is good at winning the hearts of scholars. Many people say that Hutou is the most like the emperor. What do you think the prince would feel if he heard it? Even if he starts to think about the brotherhood, over time, he might be instigated by the traitors."
At this point, she paused and continued, "Many years ago, I became friends with Wenjun and we had a very close friendship. Hutou and the prince were also very close. We may have become more distant over the years and not as close as when we were young, but the two brothers still have a good relationship after all."
"The emperor is filled with guilt now, and for a moment, he dared not look you in the eye. You were angry and didn't notice it, but I saw it. Now that things have come to this, we should find a good place for Hutou. Forget Changli, Lelang and Daifang are too far away, and Xuantu is in ruins. Only Liaodong County is the most suitable."
"According to what the emperor said, Liaodong County originally had 150,000 Huxia people, and there were also aristocratic families in Xiangping and other places, but they were relocated to Jicheng by Murong Huang, and Xiangping became empty. After the war, perhaps some of the aristocratic families can be returned to Liaodong County to help Hutou hold up the situation."
Wang Jingfeng was slightly stunned when he heard this and asked, "There are still noble families in Liaodong County?"
Wang Huifeng gently hugged Wang Jingfeng and said, "Sister, at the end of the Jin Dynasty, no less than 200,000 people from Hebei entered Pingzhou. There were also famous Chinese families such as the Pei, Huangfu, Song, and Shi families who served as officials in various counties in Pingzhou and then expanded their branches and branches in the local area. As long as Your Majesty allows, it would be a matter of words to let them assist Hutou?" Wang Jingfeng calmed down a little.
But I still feel a little aggrieved. I have lived a peaceful life all my life, so why should even my only son go far away?
Wang Huifeng hugged his sister tightly and said, "Sister, you still have me, Yaren, and Sangyu will accompany you. Even if Hutou went to Liaodong, it's not impossible for him to come back to see you. Just think of him as an official in Pingzhou. His Majesty is affectionate and ruthless. If you make a request now, as long as it's not too excessive, he will agree. He is actually very afraid of seeing you sad."
"How dare he do such a thing?" Wang Jingfeng became sad again.
“Alas.” Wang Huifeng sighed and said, “Without him, we might all be dead, and who knows what would become of the world. I don’t know what would happen to the Wang family of Langya either. Now at least the family is still there, but it’s hard for those Wang family members who followed Hutou to Liaodong.”
Wang Jingfeng also sighed, and then asked, "Who followed Hutou north?"
That man had calculated that Wang Clan of Langya would definitely send some of their descendants to follow Hutou north.
As the wife's family, shouldn't the Mi family prepare some children, followers, money, books, etc. to go north?
This is all as it should be.
"It's up to my father to make the decision." Wang Huifeng said, "He should be able to arrange it quickly."
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In late August, Wang Yan held a banquet at his home. Most of the attendees were from the Qingxu gentry, as well as a few people from Hebei.
On August 25th, Wang Yan entered the palace to meet the emperor.
After Shao Xun heard Wang Yan's words, he was very happy and said, "Just follow what Yi Fu said."
Wang Yan’s request was simple.
After conquering the Murong clan, he granted Liaodong County to the King of Yan.
Because Xiangping had been destroyed by Murong Huang and Pingguo City was too small, it was necessary to choose a site in Liaodong County to build the capital and the royal palace.
Also, because the population of Liaodong was no more than 100,000, which was too few, he asked to marry a few more wives to the Prince of Yan, and Wang Yan would be the one to persuade and arrange the specific candidates.
The Wang family of Langya, the Mi family of Donghai, the Tian family of Beiping and several other ladies' mother's families would send some of their clansmen, farmhands, soldiers and craftsmen to the north, carrying wealth, farm tools, grain, livestock, carriages and horses, and books. The imperial court would need to coordinate land for their settlement.
The Director of Works also made weapons for the Liaodong State that could arm 10,000 soldiers, and Guangcheng Garden sent 10,000 fine horses and a number of cattle and sheep...
The conditions were not excessive, and some of them had even been agreed to by Shao Xun.
The only thing he was hesitant about was which specific county would be the fiefdom.
In the end, he still felt guilty and decided to seal Liaodong County out. This was the second best county among the five counties in Pingzhou, except for Changli County. Not only was it better in terms of climate, but it was also only separated from Qingzhou by a strait, so it was much more convenient to travel by ship than by land.
"Which girls did Yi Fu find for Hu Tou?" Shao Xun asked.
Wang Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "The Li family of Xiangping, the Qian family of Anping..."
Shao Xun suddenly realized that they were all families that had fallen on hard times in the Central Plains. At the same time, he had to admit that Wang Yifu was very good at selecting people.
The Xiangping Li family is very interesting.
During the Later Han Dynasty, there was Li Min, the prefect of Henei, who was from Xiangping, Liaodong. After returning to his hometown, Gongsun Du wanted to employ him because Li Min was well-known in the county.
Li Min did not come out of the floating sea and his whereabouts are unknown.
Gongsun Du was furious and ordered the tomb of Li Min's father to be dug up, the body to be burned, and Li Min's clan members to be killed.
Of course, it was impossible to kill all the members of such a large family as the Xiangping Li family. In fact, Gongsun Du couldn't even kill Li Min's son Li Xin.
Li Xin did not know whether his father was alive or dead, and wanted to observe mourning, but he suspected that his father was still alive, so he neither observed mourning nor remarried. This went on for more than 20 years. Someone advised him that "the worst form of unfilial behavior is to have no descendants", so he married and gave birth to a son, Li Yin. Then he sent his wife away and continued to observe mourning.
The wife who was dismissed by Li Xin married Qian Zhao and gave birth to a son, Qian Jia.
Li Yin served as the Minister of the Interior of Jin. His three sons served as the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, the Minister of the Imperial Coachmen, and the Minister of the Imperial Household. His daughter became a concubine of Sima Yan.
Li Yin's descendants lived in Hebei, but the Xiangping clan still existed and developed rapidly, taking advantage of the favorable opportunity that Li Yin was promoted to the position of Minister of the Interior and one of his daughters was a concubine of Sima Yan.
No matter from which angle you look at it, this family can be called a noble family. I just don't know how they are doing now. Have they been affected by the battle between Murong Huang and Murong Ren? According to the latest news, the farmhands of the Xiangping Li family may have been relocated to Jicheng, but it's not a big problem. They will just move back after the war.
The Li and Qian families are now in Hebei. Many of the farmhands in Dutian have been released, and there may not be many left. I don't know if there are more than two thousand families in total. Just let them go. It's not a big problem.
In addition to the Li and Qian families, Wang Yan selected three other families: the Langya Yan family, the Lanling Xiao family, and the Taiyuan Guo family. The Yan and Xiao families had good literary styles and could educate the local people, and the Guo family had many talented warriors.
In addition, there are a lot of people in the Prince of Yan's Mansion, most of whom are Qingxu nobles or local tyrants, and there are also a few scholars from Yuzhou and Sizhou.
If these people are willing to go to Liaodong with Hutou, their families must follow. If they can call on their friends to get a group of people, it will be even more impressive.
Shao Xun knew very well that the inland areas needed farmland, but the border areas needed powerful families, because the environments they faced were completely different.
After Wang Laodeng's ordeal, Shao Xun felt much better and seemed to feel less guilty.
At the same time, he was also amazed at the power of the aristocratic families. Behind every lady of Hutou, there were hundreds of farmhands and their families. They even had the means of production prepared, and they also brought daily necessities, cultural supplies, and craftsmen who made various daily necessities.
This kind of thing is probably rarely seen in the era after the demise of the medieval aristocracy.
Hu Tou finally used the Shao family's unique skills, which was very good.
(End of this chapter)