Chapter 74: The Talents of Former Officials of the Former Tiance Mansion
Dou Wei's funeral was held in a grand manner, with loud gongs and drums and a huge crowd of people, as if they were afraid that others would not know that Dou Xiangguo, the pillar of the Tang Dynasty, had just farted.
Even King Qin's funeral seemed not as grand as Dou Wei's.
Dou Gui stood at the door of the house, wearing a white Xiao, watching people coming and going, his mind wandering to nowhere.
When the King of Qin conquered Jieli, he went north with the army. Li Shimin appointed him as the ambassador of grain and grass transportation in Hedong Road, responsible for supervising the transportation of grain. Therefore, he was not on the front line at first. Later, the King of Qin went deep into the clouds alone, was cut off by the Turks, and died in a different place.
, Dou Gui escaped with his life.
Although he came back alive, King Qin died, which made him sad for a long time.
Dou Wei is Dou Gui's biological uncle. This time Dou Wei died of illness, and Dou Gui had to go out of the house to take care of Dou Wei's funeral.
"Brother, the King of Chu is here." His younger brother Dou Cong reminded him. After saying this, he coughed violently.
Dou Gui quickly cheered him up and scolded: "You haven't healed from your old injury, so why don't you pay attention to rest!"
Dou Cong was also a brave general who made many contributions in the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. He and his brother Dou Gui followed the King of Qin and wiped out many rebel forces.
Now, he has the title of General Youjin Wuwei and Duke Qiao.
"It doesn't matter. My uncle treats you and my brother like his own son. No matter what, I will see him off for the last time."
Dou Gui sighed softly, "Okay, brother, I know."
At this moment, Li Zhiyun walked up surrounded by everyone.
After hearing the news, the head of the Dou family, Chen Guogong Dou Kang, immediately led the Dou family's children to greet him. After Dou Wei's death, Dou Kang took over as the head of the family.
Although Dou Kang was showing his kindness to the prince, he would not deliberately neglect the King of Chu. He was not so stupid as to offend the King of Chu now.
Li Zhiyun comforted the Dou family members with a few words, then went to the mourning hall in person and laid three sticks of incense on Dou Wei.
Immediately, accompanied by Dou Kang's eldest son Dou Yan, he stood quietly aside.
This time when Dou Wei passed away, all the children of the Dou family came to express their condolences. Li Zhiyun also took this opportunity to look at all the children of the Dou family.
At present, Dou Kang's sons belong to Dou Kang's family. Dou Yan is already a general of the Wei Dynasty due to the favor of the imperial court. Dou Jing is the long history of Bingzhou's farming and is highly praised by Li Yuan. As for Dou's birth,
He was the Prince Consort, the Commander-in-Chief, and the Prince of the Kingdom offered wine. In addition, Dou Kang’s younger brother, Dou Jing, was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Because Dou Dan once assisted the King of Qi in guarding Bingzhou and was unlucky, Li Yuan did not send him out again, but stayed in Chang'an and let him eat and wait for death.
As for Dou Wei's room, it belongs to Dou Gui, Dou Cong is the leader, and Dou Xi is not bad. As for Dou Wei's son Dou Yun, because Dou Wei did not dare to let Dou Yun go as an envoy to the Turks, he was attacked by Li Yuan
Deliberately suppressing him, he has not been given an official title so far.
Overall, Dou's current overall development is pretty good.
After staying in Dou Mansion for a while, Li Zhiyun received news that Cen Wenwen had arrived twenty miles west of Jingzhao.
So, he went to Dou Kang to say goodbye.
Watching Li Zhiyun leave, Dou Gui suddenly said: "The King of Chu is now General Shence, which reminds me of King Qin."
Dou Cong said: "Well, it is indeed very similar. My brother has rarely gone out recently. You don't know. Now the King of Chu is quite smooth in the court. He supervises the affairs of the court on behalf of the saints, goes to the political affairs hall to discuss politics, and at the same time holds the power of the army."
Seeing Li Zhiyun's back disappearing, Dou Gui said "hehe" twice and said nothing. He was not mocking the King of Chu, but he could not help but think of the former King of Qin. Comparing the two, he naturally felt that the King of Qin was better.
The western suburbs of Jingzhao.
Cen Wenwen rode on a horse, maintained integrity, and led dozens of people from afar.
Under the pavilion.
One person stood with his hands behind his back, and the other person bowed slightly to wait on him.
In addition, a dozen guards were on guard all around.
"I'm really sorry to bother Your Highness to greet you in person," Wen Daya said.
Li Zhiyun said: "Chief Shi's words are serious. Coming here to greet Ambassador Cen and others is the right thing to do. Chang Shi doesn't have to worry about it."
Rather than staying in Dou Mansion and listening to the howling of the suona, it is better to come out to enjoy the cold air and do something meaningful.
He had admired Wen Yanbo, the prime minister of the Zhenguan Dynasty for a long time. Now that Wen Daya was placed by his side by Li Yuan, he had no reason not to get in touch with Wen Yanbo.
Not long after, Cen Wenwen, Wen Wuyin, and Wen Yanbo walked into the pavilion.
When the Wen brothers met, they exchanged pleasantries and expressed their love for each other. It goes without saying.
Li Zhiyun looked at Cen Wenwen with a vague inquiry in his eyes. The latter felt Li Zhiyun's gaze, nodded slightly, and replied.
Seeing this, Li Zhiyun knew that the matter with the Xue Family Five Tigers was almost over.
At this time, Wen Daya introduced Wen Yanbo: "Dalin, this is the General of our Dynasty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
"I have met Your Highness." Wen Yanbo slightly cupped his hands and looked at Li Zhiyun.
At first glance, he was very satisfied. Because Li Zhiyun was tall and thin, with a strong and handsome face, he was very good-looking.
Although you cannot judge people by their appearance, if you give others a bad first impression, you will only be able to change their first impression later if you have outstanding talents. Otherwise, you will be inferior in other people's minds.
Apart from other things, Li Yuanji was abandoned by his mother because he was ugly. This is a fact.
Even when the imperial court selects scholars, appearance is also a factor to consider. Those who are too ugly, or have a pointed mouth and a treacherous look will most likely be passed directly by the superior officer.
When it comes to appearance, there are standards in every era.
"Young Master Wen doesn't need to be polite." Li Zhiyun hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "It's thanks to Duke Wen that he was in charge of Youzhou and blocked Gao Kaidao for the imperial court. For the Guoping vassal, I should express my gratitude to Duke Wen."
"Your Highness is serious in his words. The one who guards Youzhou is Manager Luo. I am no more than a minor official. I really don't deserve His Highness's praise."
Li Zhiyun chuckled and said: "The saint knows clearly what is right and what is wrong. With Duke Wen's achievements, the saint will definitely not treat Duke Wen badly."
When they first met, Li Zhiyun was not familiar with talking to Wen Yanbo, so they exchanged a few pleasantries and returned to Chang'an together.
Shence Mansion.
Cen Wenwen told Li Zhiyun everything about his mission to Youzhou and his meeting with Xue Wanshu from beginning to end.
"Your Highness, of these two letters, one was given to Your Highness by Xue Wanshu. The other was given by Xue Wanshu to General Xue Wanshu."
Li Zhiyun said: "Li Zhen, go and ask General Xue Wanshu to come over."
"As commanded."
After Li Zhen went down, Li Zhiyun took his letter, opened it and glanced at it. The main content inside was that Xue Wanshu was expressing her loyalty to him.
"Okay, with the Xue brothers in Youzhou, if there is any change in Luo Yi in the future, they can be wiped out with a snap of a finger."
Cen Wenwen said: "Your Highness, the situation in Youzhou is not good now. I once visited the streets and markets. Everywhere I went, it was desolate, hungry people were everywhere, and countless people died of hunger. Even there are some fertile fields, but the local people are unable to cultivate them due to the war."
Li Zhiyun folded the letter and sighed: "If Jie Li hadn't gone south this year, Hebei would have been wiped out long ago, and the people of Youzhou could live a good life."
Immediately, Cen Wenwen reported on the situation in Youzhou for another half an hour.
At this time, Xue Wanshu came with Li Zhen to ask for an audience.
After Li Zhiyun ordered someone to come in, he asked Cen Wenwen to give Xue Wanshu's letter to Xue Wanshu.
"Thank you, Mr. Cen." Xue Wanshu thanked him.
Cen Wenwen smiled and returned the courtesy, "I would like to thank General Xue. Without the help of General Xue's brothers, I would not be able to explain to His Highness."
Li Zhiyun said: "If Wuwei has nothing to do today, just stay with Jingren and have dinner with me. By coincidence, I also want to know more about Youzhou."
Jingren is the character of Cen Wenwen, and Wuwei is the character of Xue Wanshu.
The two of them didn't dare to refuse, so they quickly thanked them for agreeing.