The ancestors of the Hao family in Taiyuan can be traced back to the Yin and Shang Dynasties. When Emperor Yi came to the throne, he granted his son Ziqi a title in Haoxiang, Taiyuan, and called him the Hao family.
Like the Li family, the Hao family also had many county hall names. The more famous one was the Shaishutang. In the Jin Dynasty, every July, every family would take their clothes to dry. Hao Long would take off his clothes and dry his belly. Others would ask him what he did. What? He replied: "I am exposing the book, but the book is in my stomach."
Whether Hao Monk Batu came from the Hao Family School is unknown. He was kidnapped by the Mongolians when he was a child. Who knows his family tree? But he was as straightforward and wise as Hao Long.
If you look at the name "Monk Hao Batu" and his achievements, it is easy to mistakenly think that he is a reckless man who is illiterate, but in fact he has a bright mind and has learned Liao, Jin, Mongolian, Chinese and other languages in the Mongolian camp since he was a child. , known for his eloquence and eloquence, and once served as an envoy to the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the sons of the Hao family are actually both civilized and martial, and they are even more like literati than warriors.
For example, Hao Tianting, the youngest son of the Hao family, although he was Kublai Khan's bodyguard, he studied under Yu Yuan Haowen since he was a child, and now he has switched to literary matters to serve the prince Zhenjin.
Another example is Hao Tianju, the third son of the Hao family, who usually governs Taiyuan and pays more attention to taxation and salt taxes.
When Hao Tianyi returned to Taiyuan, he felt a little uneasy when he heard that Hao Zhongwei had died in the Battle of Hancheng.
At that time, he just returned home, sat down, and expressed his concerns to Hao Tianju.
"Among the brothers, I and my second brother are the only ones who can lead the army. Now my second brother died in the battle and I was defeated and captured. If Your Majesty uses this as an excuse to transfer the Hao family's military power, what will the third brother think?"
After a moment of silence, Hao Tianju slowly replied: "Unfortunately, my brother is right. Your Majesty will appoint me as the general manager and governor of Yanjing Road."
"Fu Yin?" Hao Tianyi was shocked, "What is this? A civil servant?"
"As the name suggests." Hao Tianju replied, looking polite.
"Civil official?"
Hao Tianyi looked around at his four younger brothers who were still in Taiyuan and said sternly: "My father suffered a lot at a young age. He served in hundreds of battles and served thousands of households. He wears a golden tiger talisman and has hereditary military power. Are you so easily transferred to be a civil servant?"
"Brother, if the third brother is appointed as the general manager of Yanjing Road, it will also be a prominent and important position. We are not civil servants, we will be appointed as Oru officials..."
"Shut up if you don't understand!" Hao Tianyi yelled, "No matter how prominent an official is, his military power cannot be hereditary. How can he be compared to other princes?"
"Then what can we do? My second brother was defeated and died in battle, your eldest brother was captured, and all the troops and horses were taken over by other generals."
"Brother shouldn't have worked so hard at that time. Look at how much other families have suffered..."
After hearing these complaints, Hao Tianyi thought for a while and suddenly shouted: "I am still the general manager of the military and civilian households on Taiyuan Road!"
"Brother, His Majesty has implemented the policy of relocation..."
"But I'm back!"
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No one expected that Hao Tianyi would come back.
Kublai Khan was originally planning to transfer to the new general manager of Taiyuan, and the He family brothers were also preparing to serve as prominent officials in various places.
However, Li Xia just put him back. Everyone seemed confused. All appointments related to Taiyuan Road were suspended. In mid-May, Kublai Khan issued an edict to commend Hao Tianyi, but did not say anything else.
It seemed that he was acquiescing to his continued position as the general manager of the military and civilian households on Taiyuan Road, and it seemed that he was observing whether he was still loyal.
Hao Tianyi's whole body became depressed. He knew that the current situation was very delicate.
There are two roads ahead. One is to rely on the troops to respect themselves and see if they can force Kublai Khan to continue to recognize him as a prince; the other is to take the initiative to give up military power and request transfer.
Countless pairs of eyes looked at him, waiting for him to make a choice.
However, Hao Tianyi only went to many pages to explain the causes and consequences of his capture. He bluntly said that all this was Li Xia's plan to alienate Li Xia, hoping that his majesty could trust his loyalty again.
While he was busy with Hao Zhongwei's funeral, he was waiting for the new edict.
Finally, on August 15th, a servant reported: "Commander, we have a guest asking to see you."
"Is there news from Yanjing?"
"No. The visitor only handed this over, saying he was here to give the commander a Mid-Autumn Festival gift."
Hao Tianyi took the post and took a look at it, and his expression turned ugly.
"Let him go! I won't see you... No, let him come in and take him to my study. Don't let anyone see him on the way."
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The General Manager's Mansion in Taiyuan occupies a large area and has a grand scale. It is much more imposing than the Prince Qin's Mansion in Chang'an.
Because when Lian Xixian was in charge of Jingzhao Mansion, he never thought about passing it on from generation to generation and expanding the government office into a magnificent place.
And if the mansion is built and ready to be passed down from generation to generation, but the people have to be transferred away, they must be very reluctant.
Wang Xun put his hands behind his back and walked leisurely through the pavilions, with a hint of schadenfreude on his lips.
Since his father was betrayed and sentenced to death, all those who assisted Kublai Khan in the Central Plains were his enemies, and he wanted to watch them all perish.
Sure enough, upon entering Hao Tianyi's study, what he saw was a face full of panic.
Hao Tianyi didn't have no money, but he was worried to the point where he couldn't hide it.
Wang Xun's sarcasm became even stronger and he said, "I came here to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival for Brother Hao. On this wonderful occasion, Brother Hao doesn't want to invite me for a drink?"
The two were acquaintances. Wang Xun met Hao Tianyi when he was liaising with Li Fen, and they didn't get along happily.
"Where did you come from?"
Hao Tianyi looked at Wang Xun and thought that it was really a headache for him to have such a big mouth and be recognized by so many people.
He really didn't want to see Wang Xun.
Now was the critical moment for him to win Kublai Khan's trust, and he was most afraid of coming into contact with Li Xia and being discovered.
However, Wang Xun had arrived in Taiyuan without anyone noticing. If he had not been seen, Wang Xun would have deliberately spread the word and falsely accused the Hao family of collaborating with the enemy.
Hao Tianyi wanted to get rid of Wang Zhen, but he was afraid of disturbing the situation and making things worse.
The only way is to meet him first, listen to what he says, understand clearly how many people he has brought, and then try to kill them and offer their heads to Kaiping to show their loyalty.
"How did I get here? I can get to Taiyuan and I have my own means." Wang Xun said: "But if you dare to touch me, I guarantee that you will die miserably, and even the entire Hao family will be killed. Can you trust me?"
Hao Tianyi sighed: "My father's head has fallen to the ground, why do you still not repent?"
He found Wang Xun more and more annoying.
"It's no use being tough. If you have the guts to kill me, my body is here, and someone will insist that you contact me."
After Wang Xun said that, he waited for a while and saw that Hao Tianyi did not make a move. He chuckled and said, "If you cooperate, I guarantee that no one will know about this. You can be your Taiyuan Road manager in peace."
"How can I believe you?"
"General of the defeated army, if the king wants to kill you, he will kill you in Yan'an."
"A scholar may be killed, but not humiliated."
"The loser humiliates himself." Wang Xun walked forward leisurely, "I am not in danger to insult you, I have no such leisure. I am here to discuss business with you..."
"do not come!"
"Are you afraid? Can I still kill you?" Wang Xunwu walked to Hao Tianyi's table and glanced at him, "Oh? In the past, if Fan Li had not suffered the humiliation of Kuaiji, Cao Ming had not suffered the humiliation of three defeats, and his soldiers avenged Gou Jian's death,
"Revenge the shame of Lu, brother Hao, are you comparing yourself to Li Ling? Why insult your predecessors?"
"Wang Muqiao, you talk too much, don't force me to kill you."
"Don't push me too hard. I'm just asking you, do you want to sit firmly in the position of general manager of Taiyuan Road?"
"Can you still help me?"
"Otherwise? Will the king let you back and treat you like a waste?"
Hao Tianyi suddenly raised his hand and put a dagger on Wang Xun's neck.
"Tell me your proposal. If I'm not satisfied with it, what if I kill you?"
"I can ask Ahema to speak for you..."
"who?"
"Ahhema, the left and right department of the Mongolian Zhongshu Province, and the transfer envoy of Shanxi Province." Wang Xin sneered and said, "Don't you recognize him?"
"How could he listen to you?"
"As I said, I'm here to discuss business. The king wants coal from Shanxi and iron from Junzhou, while Ahema wants gold and silver. My relationship with him is much closer than yours. Otherwise, how could I travel smoothly?
To Taiyuan?”
Hao Tianyi slowly put down the dagger in his hand, his face uncertain.
This thing is simply ridiculous.
He is loyal and loyal, but he is constantly under suspicion. In the end, does he still need the enemy's spies to contact the treacherous officials in the DPRK to protect him?
Thinking of this, Hao Tianyi felt great grief in his heart, and looked at the "Reply to Su Wu Shu" he had been copying recently on the case. It was written by Li Ling during the Han Dynasty. Some of the words in it were used to express today's ridiculous things with blood and tears.
——"Officials who hinder the performance and harm the ability will be treated as princes of ten thousand households; relatives who are greedy and sycophant will be slaughtered by the temples!"
Ahhema and the like are greedy and sycophantic...
"What do you say?" Wang Xun glanced at Hao Tianyi again and said, "Whether you agree or not, just tell me."
"What do you want me to do?"
"What to do? Do business. Furs, horses, medicinal materials, and coal from the north can be transported to Guanzhong to be exchanged for silks, satin, jewelry, and jade from the south."
"And after that?"
Wang Xun said again: "If Ahema can make money, you can use it to stay on the Taiyuan Road. If you use more money to manage the Mongolian princes and princesses, what problems can't be solved? Is it true that all high-ranking officials in the world rely on their wealth?
Did you get it through meritorious service? Do you have any brains?"
He scolded him quite rudely, but Hao Tianyi accepted it silently, walked a few steps, lifted the window and took a look outside.
"But, going south from Taiyuan is not my territory."
"Oh, if I can come, I have opened up the trade route." Wang Xing said: "Let's put it this way, Jiezhou Yi's family made a profit of three thousand taels of silver last year just from transporting coal. This year's war is over, and they can't wait to start smuggling.
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"Anzhi, are you not lying to me?"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. Management, recruiting troops, building cities, fighting for the hearts and minds of the people, everything requires money. When a prince has no strength, he is just a dog that is beaten by his master. Whether you want to wag your tail for bones, or fight for some backbone, you choose."
"..."
Hao Tianyi actually knew very well that Li Xia did not send Wang Xun here for smuggling, but to win over the prince.
This is using profits to dig into the roots of Mongolia.
But, by some strange coincidence, he still nodded and said, "Let me think about it."
"consider?"
Wang Xun clearly made a "tsk" sound, and his look of disdain became even stronger.
This has been the case since he helped Li Fen win over his allies. It seems that all the heroes of Zhongzhou have died in the years of the Battle of Mengjin, leaving only a few indecisive ones.
"It's not that I'm indecisive." Hao Tianyi said, "I need to discuss with my brothers and control Taiyuan..."
Wang Xun chuckled softly, agreed to meet Hao Tianyi in two days, and warned him not to send anyone to follow him. Then he picked up a mooncake on the table, held it in his mouth, and walked out casually.
After leaving the General Manager's Mansion, he quickly disappeared into the streets.
…
At the same time, at the north gate of Taiyuan, knights were entering the city.
A golden tiger talisman was flashed in front of the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city were shocked and quickly let them go.
The sound of horse hooves clattering on the bluestone road.
All the way to the gate of the General Manager's Mansion, the two handsome young men led by him drove forward. One of them said proudly: "Go and tell the eldest brother that Hao Qilang has returned with the Holy Edict..."
(End of chapter)
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