Man Tang Hong Chapter 0474 The Stubborn Guanzhong People
The cause was that Lao Yutou's great-grandson fell from a tree while picking green apricots and broke his arm. Lu Yishou happened to see him passing by, and Lu Yishou caught it easily.
Old Yutou insisted on inviting Lu Yishou to dinner, but Lu Yishou couldn't resist and went.
As a result, in order to treat Lu Yishou favorably, Lao Yutou slaughtered the family's sheep.
A table full of sheep was prepared for Lu Yishou.
Lu Yishou refused to eat anything, and blamed others for killing livestock that could be sold for money for such a trivial matter. In the end, he only drank a bowl of haggis, ate two mutton cakes, and left.
If that was all, then the matter would be over.
But Lu Yishou shouldn't have done anything wrong. He shouldn't have sent someone to send money back after he left, saying it was sheep money.
This can be considered as poking a hornet's nest.
Old Yutou felt that he had been hit in the face, and he was hit more than once, so he stopped doing it all of a sudden and made a fuss in Xinglu, Chang'an.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with more sounds.
The guest house at Xinglu in Chang'an was none other than Sun Simiao, but Sun Simiao was obsessed with medical skills and did not care about anything. The person in charge was Shezheng Cao Jiucheng.
So Cao Jiucheng stood up and made peace, asking Lu Yishou to apologize to Lao Yutou, take back the money, and then have a meal at Lao Yutou's house, and the matter would be over.
Go to Lao Yutou’s house for a meal, this is Lao Yutou’s request.
Old Yutou said bluntly that the Yu family had been in Chang'an for seven or eight lifetimes and had never treated their benefactor harshly. No matter what, Lu Yishou had to go back and have another meal.
He doesn't care about apologizing or anything else, but having a meal is a must and is non-negotiable.
Lu Yishou also had a stubborn temper and was unwilling to take the money back, let alone have a meal at Lao Yutou's house.
Cao Jiucheng ran to ask Lao Yutou to step back, saying that he didn't want the money and wouldn't eat, just pretending that this never happened.
Old Yutou felt that he had been hit in the face again, by the steward of Chang'an Xinglu, so he immediately broke his arm and returned the favor to Chang'an Xinglu.
There were a group of rescuers in Xinglu, Chang'an. They watched Old Yutou mutilate himself, so he immediately stopped Old Yutou and asked Sun Simiao to come forward.
Old Yutou gave Sun Simiao, the immortal, a favor and said that instead of breaking his arm at the gate of Xinglu in Chang'an, he would instead break his arm at the Guansiyuan where the steward of Jiulongtanshan was located.
The steward of the house did not dare to watch an old man in his sixties break his arm in front of his eyes, nor did he dare to use force on a sixty-year-old man, so he could only use this
The matter was reported to Jiudao Palace.
Logically speaking, Yang Miaoyan would take over this matter at this point.
With Yang Miaoyan's identity and handling skills, he can easily resolve this matter.
However, Li Yuanji himself was a bad-mouthed person. When he heard about such a thing, he had someone take him to Jiudao Palace to personally investigate.
Then the current situation formed.
Old Yutou wanted Lu Yishou to go to his house for a meal, life and death. If he didn't eat, he would give his arm back to Lu Yishou.
Lu Yishou refused to let Old Yutou break his arm, let alone go to his house for a meal.
Just these two sentences, one thing, the two people talked about for half an hour, and they did not give in to each other.
Even when facing a prince who was famous for his domineering behavior, he did not show any stage fright.
Lu Yishou is a high-minded person who relies on his craftsmanship and does not involve himself in official circles and does not care about the powerful.
Old Yutou has seen the big world.
Li Yuanji smelled something like a strong soldier in the army in Lao Yutou. After asking more questions, he found out that Lao Yutou had served as a palace guard in the former Sui Dynasty and had also participated in the former Sui Dynasty's first conquest of Goguryeo.
fighting.
And it was after that war that he retired from the army. He did not say the specific reason.
But I think it has something to do with the failure of the Sui Dynasty's first conquest of Goguryeo.
Otherwise, with Old Yutou's resume, it would be impossible for him to be just a commoner.
Li Yuanji didn't care that Old Yutou had been a former Sui palace guard.
There are a lot of people of this kind all over Chang'an City, and there are also a lot of current palace guards living on the plain where the Jingwei River meets.
They were all old men who followed Li Yuan from Taiyuan. They were incorporated into the left and right garrison one by one, and served as Li Yuan's Yuan Cong Imperial Army. The father died and his son replaced him, generation after generation.
After the new emperor takes the throne, if he does not make corrections, their descendants will also become the emperor's followers.
It was precisely because of their special status and the special responsibilities they shouldered that after Li Yuan took control of Chang'an City, he allocated the most fertile land at the intersection of the Jingwei River to them.
Therefore, it is not unusual at all to meet someone who is a palace guard in the land of Chang'an.
If no one in our ancestors has ever been an emperor, or if there has been no saint whose name is passed down through the ages, we would be embarrassed to say that we have been rich and noble for generations.
After all, after the defeat of the former Sui Dynasty, if members of the former Sui royal family could still appear in the Li and Tang royal families, the dignitaries of previous dynasties and generations, or the remnants of the royal family, could all live a prosperous life in the Tang Dynasty.
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Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, especially in Chang'an City, the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, if you want to show your identity and want people to value you because of your identity, you must have a very rich ancestral heritage.
Otherwise, you won't be able to stand on the stage, and you won't be qualified to discuss your identity with others.
"How about... let's make a compromise?"
Li Yuanji saw the two people becoming more and more stubborn as they talked, looking like they were about to take action, so he couldn't help but say something.
Old Yutou and Lu Yishou each stared at each other and stopped arguing.
The old fish head frowned and said: "Your Highness, the villain is the farmer in your house. Whatever you say, the villain will listen to you. However, you must treat him to a good meal even if the villain says anything.
Otherwise, if the news spreads and others say that our villagers in Prince Qi's residence treat our benefactor harshly, that villain will be embarrassed, and you will be embarrassed as well."
Old Yutou's words are very nice and thoughtful.
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That is, Lu Yishou must be treated to a good meal, otherwise he will lose face and Li Yuanji will lose face.
And as a judge, how could Li Yuanji embarrass himself?
He keeps claiming to be the banker of Prince Qi's Mansion, but if you look into the details, he is indeed one of his own.
If Li Yuanji remembers correctly, more than half of the households attached to the mountain have family records belonging to the guards of his house. In other words, Lao Yutou's son may still be a guard of his house.
So regardless of whether Lao Yutou talks about it, they are all his own people.
But Lu Yishou is also one of his own.
Chang'an Xinglu is the property of Prince Qi's Mansion, both nominally and actually, and the people inside are naturally considered to be members of Prince Qi's Mansion.
The palms and backs of his hands are all flesh, so how can Li Yuanji treat one thing favorably and the other favorably?
"Your Highness, I am a doctor. It is my duty to treat illnesses and save people. How can I expect others to repay me?
If this trend is encouraged, some people with evil intentions will definitely take advantage of it to make a lot of money. Some despicable people will even use the suffering of patients as a threat to enrich their families. In the long run, what kind of medical ethics will there be?
Therefore, I hope that Your Highness can correct medical ethics and ask Old Yutou to go back and stop inviting me to banquets."
Lu Yishou raised his head slightly and spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
If someone else heard what Lu Yishou said, they probably wouldn't think too much about it. They would just think that Lu Yishou was a bit unfounded and making a fuss out of a molehill.
But when Li Yuanji heard this, he felt a lot in his heart.
He knows what will happen if a doctor's medical ethics is corrupted by money.
Therefore, he did not think that Lu Yishou's worries were unfounded or that he was making a mountain out of a molehill. Instead, he felt that what Lu Yishou said was very reasonable.
As a doctor, you should be respected by virtue, not money.
"What do you think of this? I treat you to a banquet and treat it as a reward for Dr. Lu on behalf of Old Yutou, and Dr. Lu will take back the money sent to the Yu family. How about that?"
Li Yuanji asked in a consultative tone.
Both Lao Yutou and Lu Yishou showed hesitation.
Old Yutou couldn't help but said: "Then the master's family is at a loss..."
Lu Yishou also hesitated and said: "But the sheep that Yu used to sell for money have been slaughtered. If we don't accept the subordinates' money, the losses will be huge."
Li Yuanji thought for a while and said: "In this case, I will pay to sell the sheep, and I will get more money. Old Yutou, you can help me buy some more sheep, then cook them and send them to Xinglu in Chang'an."
, how about letting all the doctors have a good meal and regard it as my reward?"
Lu Yishou nodded thoughtfully and said nothing.
Doing this will not damage the interests of Lao Yutou's family. As the owner of Chang'an Xinglu, it is common for Li Yuanji to reward Chang'an Xinglu, so he doesn't have to worry about Li Yuanji spending money, so he has no problem.
But Lao Yutou was still a little dissatisfied and said hurriedly: "Then the master's family has suffered a big loss? How can this be done?"
Old Yutou is not the kind of person who doesn't take advantage of others, and he won't be polite if an advantage comes to his door.
But he has his bottom line in doing things, that is, he will not take advantage of his conscience.
The head of the family, Li Yuanji, treated all their farmers well, saying that he would receive 30% of their grain every year, but when it came time to pay the grain, he would basically pay it back in an alternative way.
For example, give a few feet of cloth to one family, a plow to another family, or a cow to three or five families together.
All in all, when paying grain every year, as much grain as the villagers paid to Prince Qi's Mansion, Prince Qi's Mansion would return a gift of equal value.
It is said to be a reward, so it cannot be refused.
The children of each of their families who worked as servants in Prince Qi's Mansion were not treated harshly and were treated very well. Not only were they rewarded during every year and festival, but they also received some meat from the royal hunting ground during the four seasons.
When each of their families encounters trouble, or is bullied by some powerful person, they can also use the iron plate given by Prince Qi's Palace to ask someone from Prince Qi's Palace to come forward and seek an explanation for them.
It can be said that the treatment of Prince Qi's Mansion to them is definitely the best among all the nobles in Chang'an City. They have no way to repay Prince Qi's Mansion and can only keep the kindness of Prince Qi's Mansion in their hearts.
Now if Prince Qi's Mansion is asked to spend money to help them solve the minor problems they encounter, none of them will agree.
As a well-established member of the banker, how could Old Yutou agree?
"Well, Chang'an Xinglu is currently short of some people to help the doctors collect herbs. How about you repay me by helping me for a period of time with no wages and only taking care of your food and drink?"
Li Yuanji still asked in a consultative tone.
He knew very well that when communicating with this kind of person, especially this kind of person who is full of good intentions, he should not be forceful.
If you are tough, he is tougher than you.
You can decide whether he lives or dies, but when his temper gets worse, he is not afraid of death.
What else can you do to others?
Really killed people?
When Old Yutou heard this, he thought about it carefully, then raised his head and said, "That's fine, but we agreed that we will only pay for the food."
Li Yuanji smiled angrily: "Of course!"
The old fish head also grinned, and saluted Li Yuanji respectfully: "Your Highness is indeed kind, regardless of the rudeness of this little man, I am here to apologize to His Highness."
Li Yuanji waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk so much useless stuff. Go run an errand and ask the people at the door to pass the food around."
Old Yu quickly agreed with a headache and ran to the door to deliver the message.
When Lao Yutou ran to the door, Lu Yishou couldn't help but said: "Your Highness really wants him to work for free?"
Li Yuanji glanced at Lu Yishou and said: "How is it possible? After he has worked in Xinglu in Chang'an for a while, you will ask Cao Jiucheng to come forward to recruit him as a doorman, add in the wages he has worked for in vain, and settle the contract together.
give him."
Lu Yishou was stunned and asked in astonishment: "Is he suitable? He has such a stubborn temper, how can he not offend many people as a disciple?"
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "It's because of his stubborn temper that I made him my disciple."
Since Chang'an Xinglu was built and opened, there have been countless patients from all over the world. Especially after they heard that Xue Shou's hidden diseases were discovered by the doctors at a glance and cured easily.
Even more people came here because of its reputation.
There were also some people who wanted to take the opportunity to attach themselves to the nobles who were curing their illnesses in Xinglu, Chang'an, and they also came.
Therefore, in addition to patients from all walks of life, Chang'an Xinglu now also gathers many unknown people.
Li Yuanji founded Chang'an Xinglu with the purpose of curing diseases and saving people, and improving the medical standards of the Tang Dynasty. It was not to provide a social place for some unscrupulous people.
Therefore, we must find a principled, courageous and careful person to guard the gate of Xinglu in Chang'an, who is not afraid of offending others.
Lao Yutou is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
Although when Old Yutou talks, he always looks fearless and very stubborn.
But people speak very measuredly, they say what they should say with confidence, they don’t say a word that shouldn’t be said, and they behave in a reasonable and well-founded manner.
If such a person were more than ten years younger, he would not have any problem training him to become an official, let alone a disciple.