Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 172 Yuwen Shi and
There is another day in November that the young couple has to live—Jin Yu's birthday.In the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as entertaining guests for young people's birthdays. This rule started at the age of 20. The age of 20 is a symbolic dividing line for the ancients, which means that they have truly grown up. Before the age of 20, it is called "weak" (which can be understood as the meaning of the weak), and the "crown ceremony" can only be performed after the age of 20.However, there were many wars in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Although the 20-year-old had to worship the ancestors and perform the "crown ceremony", in fact, at the age of fifteen or sixteen, they could already bear the burden of the family, and they could get married and have children.

Not many people knew about Jin Yu's birthday, but those who knew, they also sent some congratulatory gifts, including a character that Jin Yu hadn't thought of at all——Yu Wenshiji.

Yuwen Shiji's reputation is far less than that of his elder brother Yu Wenhuaji, but Yuwen Shiji is a person with a lot of eyes, and he doesn't have the same heart with his brother.In the Sui Dynasty, he was Yang Guang's son-in-law, and in the Tang Dynasty he became Li Yuan's son-in-law, and his interpersonal relationship was very good.The relationship between people can start with his first daughter-in-law, Princess Nanyang.

When Yu Wenhua and Ji rebelled, Yuwen Shiji should have heard some rumors, and he did not bring Princess Nanyang with him when he fled.Dou Jiande killed Yu Wenhua and his family, and when Yuwen Shiji was killed, the boy ran away!Princess Nanyang and his wife were left behind, and Dou Jiande said to Princess Nanyang: Princess, the Zen master (the flesh and blood of Yuwen Shiji and Princess Nanyang, and Yuwen Shiji is also brain-dead, so he gave his son such a bad name, but in the end, Dou Jiande gave it to him. It’s too late.) After all, it’s considered a member of the Yuwen family. According to the Sui law, it should be beheaded. If you can’t bear it, just send a message.

Princess Nanyang cried, this matter is not something she can do as a woman, and she said: Since you are a noble minister of the Sui Dynasty (the noble minister here does not mean to be loyal to the Sui Dynasty, but to avenge Yang Guang) , Why do you still ask me this kind of thing?This is ambiguous. If Dou Jiande had the Sui family in his heart, then he shouldn't have raised the knife to Yang Guang's grandson, but he just did it!At this time, the Zen master was only a ten-year-old child!It can be seen that Dou Jiande is not a good person, and has his own purpose in it.Of course, Dou Jiande had a very good reputation in his hometown. When his father died, the villagers all went to see him off. More than 1000 people attended. It is not known whether Dou Jiande was in charge of the meal at that time. (At that time, the people were already in dire straits, and there should not be a few people who took the opportunity to make a living.)
Although Dou Jiande himself put gold on his face, saying that he was a descendant of Dou Chong, An Chenghou, the father of the Empress Dowager Han Jing, but in his Lao Tzu's generation, he was undoubtedly farming.At the end of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the world was a little chaotic. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty pursued "heavy codes in troubled times". It was at this time that Dou Jiande killed several people and started his escape journey.Dou Jiande didn't return home until Yang Guang ascended the throne and pardoned the world.Logically speaking, this child has received the favor of Yang Guang's pardon, so he should serve him, right?But he didn't. When Yang Guang conquered Korea, he became a deserter and started his career in rebellion.Later, more and more people gathered together, and Dou Jiande proclaimed himself a general and called himself "Moyanggong". (It is uneducated at first glance, with such a bad name, the first time I saw it, it reminded me of "stealing" bandits. It may be that Dou Jiande disdains stealing, and his ambition is to steal sheep! "the benefits of!)
When Yu Wenhua rebelled, Dou Jiande stood up and said that he wanted to avenge his master, so the above scene happened.Does it feel ridiculous?A rebel said that he wanted to avenge the court, ha ha.Why doesn't Dou Jiande have any Princess Nanyang?Because it didn't match his banner, not because he didn't want to kill!He dare not kill!

The Zen master stopped cooking, and the relationship between Princess Nanyang and Yuwen Shiji was over.When Yuwen Shiji took refuge with his new master and found Princess Nanyang, he shyly said that he wanted to be with Princess Nanyang without any shame.Seeing her husband's appearance, Princess Nanyang cried again.Said: I am an enemy with you, and I only wish that I could not kill you, but because you did not know in advance when the other brother conspired against him.Yuwen Shiji was also wronged, seeing his daughter-in-law say this, he was very ashamed, but with Nanyang's words, his trip was worthwhile, so he made three obeisances and withdrew.

Look at her Nanyang princess!How considerate!Take care of Yuwen Shi and this man!If another husband's family is like this, Nanyang may not call him "Jun", but kill him instead.It was Nanyang's words that made Yuwen Shiji stand still.Think about it, everyone, the sufferer said that Yuwen Shiji did not participate in the rebellion, so what can the onlookers say?

Then Yuwen Shiji asked why he was so good with Nanyang?What can be found in history.Yuwenshi and how to say his name always have "literati", he is a literati!He has also published a book - "Dressing Table Fang" (one work "Dressing Table").This book is neither a collection of essays nor a collection of poems, but a summary of makeup and gynecological diseases!It can be seen that Yuwenshi and his husband and wife life with Princess Nanyang are very harmonious, and they have reached the point where they can summarize and publish a book!Just like a "friend of women"!
Yuwen Shiji not only has a good relationship with his wife, but also has a good relationship with Li Yuan.They used to be colleagues, but Yuwen Shi and Li Yuan's younger brother at that time were both under Yang Guang's orders.When Li Yuan gets old, he likes to recall the happy days before. Once he said in front of Pei Ji (who has a close relationship with Li Yuan and is one of the planners of Li Yuan's army in Taiyuan): Don't look at this kid who didn't make a sound. It was six or seven years ago when the boy persuaded me to join the army, and you were all behind him.

Well, the Yuwen scholars and the city government are very deep, so they subdued Li Yuan just like that.So in the early Tang Dynasty, he became Li Yuan's son-in-law.

When Li Yuan was laid off and Li Er came to the throne, Yuwen Shiji's position was still very firm.Wei Zheng surrounded Li Er every day, talking about "a gentleman, a villain", the court is so big, who is a villain?Who is closer to Li Er?It is clear at a glance.He is the villain Wei Zhengming refers to on the surface, but he is actually called "a courtier" secretly.However, the way people manage things in an orderly manner (mainly because of their reputation) has indeed helped Li Er a lot, and more importantly, it will win Li Er's favor (commonly known as "flattering").

What would Yuwenshi and this person say?Does He Shen know?The role he plays is similar to that of He Shen. He is very greedy for money and enjoys it very much.It is not necessarily his original intention to act like this, but to protect himself, so that Li Erming can clearly see that he has no ambitions.Yuwen Shiji's work was very successful, not only Li Er believed it, but everyone in the world believed it, so Wei Zheng kept joining him and calling him a courtier. (There may also be reasons for Wei Zheng to establish his prestige by beating others.)
It is understandable for Wei Zheng to do so, but he made a wrong calculation.Doesn't Li Er know who Yuwen Shiji is?Li Er is very clear!The reason why Li Er wants to use him is because Yuwen Shiji has advantages that others can't match!

Yuwen Shiji followed Li Er earlier than Wei Zheng, as early as when Li Er was the king of Qin, Yuwen Shiji followed Li Er every day.Sometimes when Li Er thought of something, he would take Yuwen Shiji out of the bed at night, and chat all night long (from this point, it can also be seen that Yuwen Shiji has good eyes, who did Li Er chat with all night? It’s not in the history books, right? But there is a record of chatting with Yuwen Shiji all night).After returning home, the county magistrate of Shouguang (Yuwen Shiji's second wife) asked him: What did the king of Qin talk about with his husband?

Every time at this time, Yuwen Shi and as far as it is concerned, they just don't tell the Lord Shouguang what they are talking about, and their mouths are very strict. (If it were an ordinary daughter-in-law, Yuwen Shiji would have slapped her long ago if she asked this question, but the chief of Shouguang County couldn’t beat her, not because Yuwen Shiji didn’t want to, but because she didn’t dare! Li Yuan’s daughter, her father Still alive!)
In the early years of Zhenguan, the Turks always came to provoke Li Er, and beat the autumn wind on the border from time to time, so Li Er sent Yuwen Shiji to Liangzhou as a governor.Yuwen Shiji changed his true nature of flattering (Li Er is not there, he is the biggest in the world, he doesn't need to flatter anyone), and began to rectify the military discipline.Yuwen Shiji paid equal attention to kindness and power, and the soldiers in Liangzhou admired him very much. According to historical records, "(Yuwen Shiji) went in and out of Chen Bing every time, he became a Rongwei; he was also a scholar of etiquette, and Liangshi obeyed his power."That is to say, when Yuwen scholars and military parades, the military appearance is neat, and the literati in Liangzhou are also very grateful for his kindness.

Yuwen Shiji did a good job and left a good reputation, but he failed to stop the Turks from attacking.Jieli Khan didn't buy Yuwen Shiji's account, so he hit the edge of the Wei River in a fit of anger before stopping.Li Er also told Jieli Khan to "go in and out of Chen Bing, Sheng Rongwei", which scared Jieli Khan back.

Although Yuwen Shiji left a good reputation in Liangzhou, Li Er recognized that Yuwen Shiji was not a material for leading troops to fight, and he should go to manage people's livelihood, so Yuwen Shiji became the governor of Puzhou.This time Yuwen Shiji did not disappoint Li Er. There, Yuwen Shiji "made the government lenient and simple, and the officials were safe." (Depending on how you understand it, it can also be regarded as Yuwen Shi and this guy who are lazy, so handling political affairs is simple and tolerant. The boss who takes the lead is like this. Will the younger brothers below work conscientiously? Of course it is "Anzhi"! Drink when you go to work Tea, spanking, chatting, it's strange to be uneasy! This point, the local people's livelihood is not mentioned in the history books, and now there is per capita income and so on. I don't rule out Yuwen Shi and spending money to buy people to do things. Anyway, he No shortage of money.)
Later, Wei Zheng, a "mud-legged man" (as Li Er himself said), made Li Er very embarrassed, and he was admonishing him all day long, as if he would feel uncomfortable every three or five days.Li Er was so uncomfortable that he remembered Yuwen Shiji's goodness and dropped Yuwen Shiji back.He was also given a medal - a gold medal and a purple ribbon. Wei Zheng had never gotten such a small badge in his life, which shows that serious people don't want to be seen.

As soon as Yuwenshi and this "villain" went to court, Wei Zheng's firepower shifted a bit. He was busy tossing Yuwenshi and this "little man", and he gave Li Er less direct advice on "self-cultivation". Li Er was brisk .

Li Er resumed chatting with Yuwen Shiji from time to time.Once, Li Er took Yuwen Shiji to the garden of the palace, pointed to a big tree and said: What a big tree!

Yu Wenhuaji is very talented in literature, no matter what he writes, he is also a person who publishes books and biographies!Immediately eloquent, quoting from many sources, raised this tree to the height of praising the prosperity of the country.It really deserves a "literary talent"!
But Li Er was not as happy as before. He already had a psychological shadow on Wei Zheng at this time. If Wei Zheng heard him say this, he would definitely say insects, water, etc., and then go online and say that he was careless. It will be persuasion to worry about the country and the people that will lead to the death of the country.Reminiscent of Wei Zheng's so-called "little man" all day long, Li Er straightened his face, "Wei Zheng often reminds me to stay away from those courtiers who talk sweetly every day, but I still don't understand who he is referring to. Judging from your performance today, you are that sycophant!"

Yu Wenshi kowtowed his head and apologized according to the usual practice and began to fight back after accepting the criticism. He said: "My minister is with His Majesty every day, and seeing officials face to face with each other repeatedly in the court hall, sometimes it makes His Majesty even lose his head. Don’t dare to lift it. Your Majesty is busy today, if I don’t obey your wishes and say something nice now, although Your Majesty is the master of the world, what’s the fun in living this day?”

Yuwen Shiji's words were immediately effective, and Li Er's anger disappeared.Li Er understands very well that the difference between the Mingjun and the Yongzhu is not whether there are courtiers around him, but that the Mingjun can make good use of them, and the Yongzhu is used by them.

Leaving aside Yuwen Shiji's flattery, he is indeed a very talented person. When Li Er was the king of Qin, Yuwen Shiji followed Li Er and made a lot of military exploits.After Li Er came to the throne, Yuwen Shiji was transferred to the right guard general (equivalent to "Zhong Nan Hei" (homophonic, everything is for the great god of river crab, Amen)) in later generations, serving Li Er and so on every day. As the supervisor in the palace, he took care of Li Er's basic necessities of life.Only those true confidants of Li Er can take up such a position.Li Er didn't like Yuwen Shiji's talent, but his heart!
Later, Yuwen Shiji was seriously ill. Li Er visited him in person, held Yuwen Shiji's hand, and wept sadly.Looking at the entire Zhenguan period, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, and Gao Shilian were the only ones who could receive this kind of treatment.It can be seen that Li Er attaches great importance to Yuwen Shiji.

Because of Yu Wenshiji's position, he knows far more inside stories than others, and Jin Yu's actions have not escaped his eyes.

Li Er didn't hide Yang Ying's identity from Yu Wen Shiji, Yu Wen Shiji was a smart man, he knew that Yu Wen Shiji could understand what he meant, and Li Er knew that Yu Wen Shiji didn't have the guts to think about anything else!Because I am different from my father and uncle!
Seeing the rise of a new star in the Tang Dynasty Empire, Yuwen Shiji, coupled with Li Er's hint, Yuwen Shiji naturally wanted to express his heart, and gave Jin Yu a modest congratulatory gift.

(End of this chapter)