Chapter 65: The Seventh King's Mansion Banquet on the Lunar New Year
When the time passed to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year in the sixth year of Wude, Luo Yan had already visited most of the people he knew in Chang'an City in just five days. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Every time he went to a house, Luo Yan was deeply impressed.
For example, Mr. Zhao from the secretary province. What Luo Yan brought to him was a picture of his own clothes. This was Luo Yan's birthday in February, and Luo Yan was already far away in Luzhou at that time, so he took advantage of the Chinese New Year to send a congratulatory gift in advance. Seeing Luo Yan's handwriting, Mr. Zhao was very excited. Half a year ago, Luo Yan's Baifu map caused a storm, and it is said that someone fried hundreds of taels of silver. And this 100-year-old picture, someone threw thousands of dollars at the beginning, and only asked Luo Yan to write such a picture by hand, but it couldn't be repaid.
If you only talk about money, this gift is not light. What's more, now Luo Yan is still a disciple of Lu Deming and a staff member of the Qin Palace. These two identities are placed on the table, and the amount is not low.
In his excitement, Mr. Zhao seemed to have made up his mind, took Luo Yan to his study, and gave Luo Yan three books. These three books are the only ones copied by Mr. Zhao in the secretary province, and it is difficult to obtain them outside. At the age of the old gentleman, it would take a year or two to copy these three books.
Mr. Zhao's behavior made Luo Yan very embarrassed. In his opinion, these three books are worth a thousand dollars. In this way, Luo Yan thanked Mr. Zhao for saying goodbye.
In addition to Luo Yan from Zhao Zhai, he decided to come to see this old gentleman often in the future. He will never forget what was good to him.
As for the most impressive, I'm afraid it's Qu Tutong's house.
This old general was originally pro-Li Shimin, and he was naturally very happy to see Luo Yan arrive at his home. pulled Luo Yan, didn't even care about the person Luo Yan really visited on this trip, and went directly to the living room, and followed a group of generals who came to pay him New Year's greetings to drink.
This is not Qu Tuquan's kind of low-combat goods. These generals usually have to quit drinking in the army, but during the Chinese New Year, they must let go of drinking. The characters who have been immersed in the wine field for decades are naturally very fierce when they drink. Rao is Luo Yan always felt that he was quite good at drinking, and in the end, he still lay down by himself after defeating two or three generals.
It is said that he was later sent to Lu Mansion by the subordinates of Qutu Mansion in a carriage.
Then Luo Yan was tragic, although I don't know if it was true or not, according to the little girl Ying'er, she made sobering soup for Luo Yan when he was drunk, and handed him water several times. With such a big kindness, the little girl naturally couldn't let Lian Luo Yan get mixed up so easily. So when Luo Yan woke up the next day, he was forced to make a lot of promises, including taking the little girl out once a month in the future, buying her snacks outside every ten years, and so on.
There is no way, Luo Yan can only admit it.
The next day, Qu Tuquan went to Lu Mansion for a return visit. After seeing the gift to Mr. and Mrs. Lu, they pulled Luo Yan to talk privately. According to him, after Luo Yan drank wine that day, Qu Tutong bluntly said that Luo Yan was a man, unlike some literati who couldn't fight and couldn't drink.
The rest are a few bachelors who are familiar with each other in the Literature Museum, and after Luo Yan visited them one by one, the time did not reach the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
And on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, it was a banquet for Li Shimin to entertain his staff. said that it was a hospitality, but in fact, Li Shimin gathered these staff together, thanked him for their support in the past year, and then planned for the new year. Originally, this banquet was to bring the military generals together, but it seemed that there were a lot of people on the Wenchen side, and there were too many bad wines on the military generals' side, so the two were separated.
In this way, it really made these Wenchen breathe a sigh of relief.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Luo Yan accompanied his teacher and took a carriage to the palace of King Qin.
This palace is different from other places, although Li Shimin is really nervous because of the cultivation of power, but this important festival is still not a small family, the red lantern door is hung high, after entering the door, the palace building seems to have been renovated a year ago, and the new paint makes the whole palace look new. Compared to the last time Luo Yan came, this change is really too big.
After Luo Yan arrived at the main hall of the banquet with his teacher, many of Li Shimin's staff had already arrived. These people had already walked around each other a few days ago, so when they met at this time, they simply said hello, and then those who wanted to come over to chat waited for Lu Deming to sit down, and then came over and sat beside him.
The housekeeper of the Qin Palace's mansion is worthy of being a human spirit, probably considering that Lu Deming needs to be served, and also considering Luo Yan's current position in Li Shimin's heart, so he put Luo Yan's table behind Lu Deming.
Originally, Lu Deming, as Li Shimin's staff, was one of the oldest in terms of age and qualifications, so his position was very high. And put Luo Yan behind Lu Deming, inherited Luo Yan's previous position in various gatherings, and at the same time promoted Luo Yan to the position of the boss in the next generation. I can't help but say that it is clever.
People came one after another, and it seemed that someone informed Li Shimin in time. When the last person arrived, within a few minutes of sitting down, Li Shimin followed in.
After a mountain cry, I congratulated Li Shimin on a good New Year. Next is the performance time of director Li Shimin.
For these staff members under him, Li Shimin is really very grateful. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many people here who followed him and gave advice for themselves. Although it was those generals who really fought the war, the contribution of these civil servants in the war was not small. For example, the collection and coordination of materials, the grasp of fighters and the formulation of strategies, these things have been greatly exerted.
Don't underestimate the collection and coordination of materials, managing the grain and grass of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops is not something that can be done by those big bosses. And the premise that the army can make the soldiers die when they fight is that a full stomach is definitely the first place.
Du Ruhui is not there, so Fang Xuanling is naturally the first person to be thanked by Li Shimin. This person who abandoned the Sui Dynasty and rebelled directly with Li Shimin is now nearly middle-aged. Although it is said that it is usually resourceful but lacks determination, it is not easy to be resourceful, so why ask for more.
Next are the records and master books of Yu Zhining and Li Xuandao, the royal mansion and the Tiance Mansion. The people in these positions are basically Li Shimin's big housekeepers in disguise, and basically the things in Li Shimin's hands have to pass through the hands of these people.
Then there are Kong Yingda, these Confucian people who are full of wealth.
put these great Confucians at the end, and did not mean to despise these people. On the contrary, as the finale, Li Shimin was more respectful and more humble in front of these people.
This group of people is not only full of economic problems, thinking about Kong Yingda, Lu Deming, Chu Liang, these people are old, they have experienced a lot of things, and often there are many battles in the court, and the advice given by these people is very important. What's more, these people represent the literati power in various regions, and if you really want to discuss it, the influence of these people on the court and the world is much greater than that of a few people who give advice to themselves.
These important figures toasted and thanked them one by one, and the rest were newcomers like Luo Yan and some other staff members who were not very outstanding.
Li Shimin did not ask for instructions on these people. Staff, who knows who will make a splash at a critical moment. Li Shimin still used the same respectful attitude to congratulate these people one by one. The effect of this is obviously to buy people's hearts and minds successfully. Looking at the grateful looks, Luo Yan knew that Li Shimin was not at a loss.
As Luo Yan, who has also stirred up a lot of storms in Chang'an City this year, Li Shimin is naturally the focus of care.
Now Luo Yan's reputation is not only widely spread among literati and ordinary people, but also in the army, some people with a lively mind also know that Luo Yan is such a number one person.
Just imagine, the twelve armies in the world, plus a few guards stationed in Chang'an, basically sang a song at the same time, how can some people know Luo Yan. And those generals couldn't be more familiar with Luo Yan. As far as Li Shimin knew, Qu Tutong, who was kind to him, saw Luo Yan very much. As for others like Qin Qiong and Li Jing, although they are not in Chang'an, they have also expressed interest in Luo Yan. And Wei Chi Jingde, who was cheated by Luo Yan, now has a headache towards Luo Yan. That's right, it's a headache.
At this time, he has not learned from the dragon's skills, and his combat achievements are not as good as Qin Qiong and Li Jing, and he does not have a few friends, and he is basically a lonely person under Li Shimin. Last time Luo Yan said that, Wei Chigong didn't dare to have any hatred for Luo Yan, but he didn't want to deal with Luo Yan for sure.
Unconsciously, Luo Yan was also in the middle and upper reaches of Li Shimin's staff.
Facing Luo Yan, Li Shimin said with a smile: "The couplet in front of the Lu Mansion a few days ago was amazing Chang'an, and if you have this kind of good thing in the future, don't forget me here." As if he was doing a family routine, Li Shimin's words made Luo Yan feel a kind of peace, without the slightest domineering attitude of the superiors.
Luo Yan naturally couldn't help but answer: "It's all the teacher's generosity, otherwise this kind of new thing, I'm afraid it will be waiting for me to entertain myself in the future." Laughing and putting the credit on his own teacher, Luo Yan didn't mean to be happy at all.
Seeing Luo Yan's modest attitude, Li Shimin was even more optimistic about him. I have met and chatted with Luo Yan a few times in total, and Luo Yan's usual gentle appearance and domineering ecology when he gave advice to himself left a deep impression on Li Shimin.
In normal times, Luo Yan is a weak scholar, and he has a very good attitude towards everyone. But in the face of the court battle, when facing the enemy, Luo Yan's decisiveness and self-confidence are completely different.
Such a thing happened to an old fox in officialdom who was dozens of years old, and Li Shimin was naturally not surprised. But Luo Yan is a teenager, and if he can do this, his future achievements will definitely not be lower than Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.
And, most importantly, he took refuge in himself. Li Shimin is particularly satisfied with this.