A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Starting from the Village Chief

Chapter 207 What have you done to deserve to be seated on my throne?

The emperor held a banquet at Chengtian Gate.
Those invited today are all important ministers, meritorious officials, royal family members and close ministers, as well as some foreign envoys.

"Hello, Lord Wu,"

"Wuyi is here too. I heard that my son went to your place to give you New Year's greetings that day and ended up making a fool of himself. I beat him up when I got back. If something like this happens again, Wuyi, just beat him up and clean it up for me."

Wu Shigui, a hero of Yuanmou, pulled Li Yi and spoke to him in a very cordial manner.

"It's just a small matter. Master Yuanqing is still young."

"It's just that the child lacks discipline. It's the father's fault if the son is not well educated," Wu Shigui sighed and promised to donate two pairs of cloth shoes to all the students of Wuji School.

"Thank you so much, Lord Wu,"

"I have to ask you to discipline those two puppies for me."

Chengtian Gate is the main gate of Taiji Palace and an important place for the emperor to discuss politics with his ministers and hold state affairs. After the Sui Dynasty conquered the Southern Chen Dynasty, Yang Guang presented the captives here.

Standing on Chengtianmen Square,

I can intuitively feel the splendor and majesty of a great country.
Three out of the city gate,
Outside the gate are the East and West Court Halls.
In front of the gate is a cross street more than 400 meters wide, passing through a huge square.

On top of Chengtian Gate is a tall and majestic tower.

It is not only the south gate of Taiji Palace, but also the central gate shared by the imperial city and the palace city.
Most of the major events of the Tang Empire, such as the change of reign, amnesty, New Year's Day, winter solstice court assembly, military parades and prisoner reception, were held here.

Tiananmen Square in Beijing was actually originally called Chengtianmen, with the same function.

Tonight's New Year's Eve banquet is not as grand and lively as tomorrow's New Year's Day grand court meeting and palace banquet, and not all civil and military officials in Beijing will participate.

Only some officials participated.

But the more this happened, the more this small banquet seemed to be different from the others.
Those who can come are extraordinary.

After a while, Li Yi met many familiar people.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on your promotion."

Sun Fujia was promoted from the second-in-command of the fifth-rank Censorate to the second-in-command of the Dali Temple, from the fifth-rank to the fourth-rank. Half a year ago, he was still the eighth-rank legal official in Wannian County. Two letters of remonstration allowed him to make two leaps.

"Congratulations, and congratulations on your advancement to the next level."

Li Yisheng's first-level casual official was now a fifth-rank imperial doctor. However, casual official positions were often granted without much practical significance, and were not comparable to Sun Fujia's position as a junior official in the Dali Temple, which was a truly powerful position.

While talking,
A middle-aged green-robed official came over.
"Sun Shaoqing, is this your junior brother, Director Li, the Shallow Water Earl?"

"Li Shiyu, this is my junior brother Wuyi. Wuyi, this is the new Shiyushi Li Gong, a member of the Zhaojun Li Nanzu family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Clans."

"It turns out to be Mr. Li, nice to meet you." Li Yi bowed.

Li Suli smiled and said, "Li Jian's three-foot rule is shared by the world. Once the rule is shaken, people will be at a loss. I deeply agree with it."

This Wuxingzi is a good man, without any airs of aristocratic family.

After he left, Sun Fujia said, "In fact, Li Yushi is a very proud person. Today he is very special to you."

Maybe it was because of the Gao Er case that he was promoted this time, from Supervisory Censor to Assistant Censor, from the eighth rank to the sixth rank, a four-level promotion at once.

Especially the position of Shiyushi, which is a clean and important official. It is both clean and important, and also a tribute official.

This official position is exempt from election.

It can be said that Li Suli saved at least ten years by taking the step from Censor to Assistant Censor.

Chengtianmen Square is very large.
But on this New Year's Eve evening, it seems empty and cold.

Fortunately, I didn't have to wait too long.

Then a eunuch came to convey the order and led the ministers to the Chengtian Gate Tower for the banquet.

upstairs,

There were many stoves weighing hundreds of pounds, burning charcoal,

In addition, there are many stoves specially used to burn fragrant wood. It is said that two hundred carts of fragrant wood have been prepared for today's banquet in preparation for the emperor and his ministers to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year.

The Taichang Temple also displayed musical instruments and arranged a band of singing girls and dancers.

Li Yi followed the eunuch to his seat.

Everyone has an assigned seat, a small table and a futon.
As the fifth-rank director of Fengyi Palace and the founding earl of Qianshui County, Li Yi's official position and title at tonight's palace banquet were already very low, and his position was relatively far back.

Li Yi sat down cross-legged. He heard that there was an exciting show tonight.
In addition to palace dance and music, there is also said to be Nuo opera.
Nuo means taking off clothes and performing sacrifices with a naked look.

Nuo dance, wearing a mask, performs as a Nuo person to the sound of drums and flutes.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Nuo dance was a mysterious sacrificial ritual, even exclusive to a certain class. Ordinary people were not qualified to participate or even watch it.

New Year's Eve,
The emperor would hold Nuo dance in the palace, and only ministers could participate and watch.

"boom!"

There was a sound of slapping the table behind me.

"He's just a fifth-rank, what qualifications does he have to be above me?"

"General Wei, the seating arrangements for today's palace banquet have all been arranged in advance. I am only responsible for the reception. General Wei's seat is here."

"I am the General of the Left Guard of the Crown Prince, a fourth-rank official, and also the Marquis of Yifeng County. I am above him in both official position and title. Why is he ranked above me?"

Li Yi turned his head,
I saw a man banging his head on the table and yelling at a eunuch. The man was quite tall, but a little too white, as if he had put on powder.

To put it nicely, she has a beautiful and elegant appearance.
To put it bluntly, it's just effeminate.

When the man saw Li Yi turning around, he vented his anger on him and asked, "What have you done to deserve to sit on top of me?"

"Who are you?" Li Yi was displeased by the guy's face powder and lips painted red, not to mention his aggressiveness, so he asked rudely. The man stood there, glaring at Li Yi, "Don't you know who I am?"

"Should I know who you are? There's no name engraved on your face."

If a name is engraved on the face, it means the slave.

This made the guy even more angry. He ignored the eunuch and pointed at Li Yi and cursed, "Listen carefully, kid. I am Wei Ting from the Xiaoyaogong branch of the Jingzhao Wei family. I am the General of the Left Guard of the Crown Prince, and I have been granted the title of Marquis of Yifeng County and the title of Pillar of the State."

When Li Yi heard the name Wei Ting, he already knew who this person was. He was a close confidant of Crown Prince Jiancheng. His father, Wei Chong, was once the Minister of Civil Affairs and Governor of Yingzhou in the Sui Dynasty. It was said that he was quite prestigious guarding the border. He also had a sister who married Yang Liang, the King of Qi of the Sui Dynasty.

Xiaoyaogong and Yungong, their ancestors Wei Ying and Wei Xiaokuan were brothers from the same lineage. These two branches are the most prosperous among the Jingzhao Weis today. They were even more powerful during the Sui Dynasty, but are not as powerful as before now. However, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

Today, the Wei family still ranks first among the six surnames, while the Jingzhao Du family in Fanchuan is far inferior to them.

As for the powerful families in other counties, they are even more out of reach.
Wei Ting didn't take people like Li Yi seriously at all.

Wei Ting's grandfather, Wei Ying, was summoned to serve as an official ten times during the Northern Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties, but he refused to obey. Therefore, people at that time called him Xiaoyao Gong.

However, Wei Ying's sons all served as high-ranking officials in the Sui Dynasty, including governors and chancellors, and were granted the titles of dukes and marquises. Wei Shikang was the governor of Jingzhou, Wei Guang was the governor of Guangzhou, Wei Yi and Wei Chong both served as governors of Yingzhou, Wei Guan was the governor of Suizhou, and Wei Yue was the groom of the crown prince... There were six brothers, four of whom were dukes, one was a county marquis, and one was a county son.

Wei Ting's title of Marquis of Yifeng County was the title of his father Wei Chong, and he was still granted the title after entering the Tang Dynasty.

"Achieved the title of Pillar of the State? General of the Left Guard of the Crown Prince? Granted the title of Marquis of Yifeng County? Well, that's quite impressive, but I'm so ignorant that I've never heard of a famous general like General Wei in the court. He fought any great battles, or achieved any amazing military exploits.
May I ask General Wei, was it you who captured Xihe, or was it you who captured Huoyi? Or was it you who contributed to breaking Tongguan, capturing Chang'an, pacifying Weibei, and capturing Jingxi?

"The last time we pacified Xue Ju in Longyou, I was with the army, but I don't think I saw General Wei there."

Wei Ting's current status is due to his family background in Jingzhao Wei, a direct descendant of Xiaoyao Gongfang, and his close relationship with Li Jiancheng since childhood.

Wei Ting was invited by Jiancheng to join and became Jiancheng's Dongge Jijiu. When Jiancheng was conferred the title of Crown Prince, he became a General of the Cavalry in a Cavalry Mansion under the Crown Prince's Left Guard.

Although Wei Ting now holds a high official rank,

But Li Yi exposed his scars and he had no military merits.

At the beginning of Li Tang's uprising, Li Jiancheng commanded the left army, captured Xihe, fought in Huoyi, and attacked Chang'an. Later, he was named the Marshal of the Eastern Expedition and sent troops to Luoyang.

Li Jiancheng even fell off his horse during the battle against Song Laosheng, but Wei Ting, the chief priest, had always been in charge of civil affairs. He was awarded the title of Pillar of the State by being awarded medals every time he led his troops to victory.

The scars were exposed,
Wei Ting was furious.
"You, a wild Taoist farmer, dare to bully me. You're courting death!"

Under the watchful eyes of all,

He actually raised his fist and hit Li Yi.

Li Yi snorted coldly.
Where does this sense of superiority come from? Why are you so relentless just because of a position difference?
Seeing this guy step forward and punch him in the head,

Li Yi was not in a hurry. He took a half step forward with his left foot, shifted his weight to the left, and at the same time extended his right arm to block. Then he swept his right foot from the outside to the inside to the opponent's left ankle.

Wei Ting is tall, but not strong.

It was just a show-off, and looked aggressive, but Li Yi's smooth and flowing Sanda wrestling skills...

He was knocked down directly.

This hook kick is still very effective.

Wei Ting lost his balance and fell forward,

Slamming it heavily on the table,
He smashed the cups, bowls, and dishes on the table to the ground.
Ding ding bang,

Wei Ting was a little confused.
I got up and shook my head.

With red eyes,

"Dog slave, you're looking for death!"

Wei Ting raised his leg and kicked. Li Yi quickly stepped forward with his left foot to dodge. At the same time, he hooked his ankle with his right hand. When Wei Ting half turned around, he stepped forward with his right foot between his legs. He grabbed his left knee with both hands and pulled it up. Then he rammed his right shoulder and threw him forward.

Wei Ting was thrown out again.

Another dog-eating-shit blow, this time it smashed his own seat and table.

Before he could get up,
Li Yi quickly caught up,
With a thought, he took out the electric baton from his sleeve and a flash of lightning appeared in his sleeve.
Pushing against his waist, he shouted,
"Lightning Mother and Thunder God, hurry up and command, lightning!"

Wei Ting, who was about to stand up, was suddenly electrocuted.

The whole person is paralyzed,
Li Yi finished the electric shock in three seconds, and then followed up with another three seconds.
This time, I even shocked his waist.
This is much more harmful than electric leg and shoulder.

Two three seconds later,
Wei Ting became Zhi Ting,
My mouth is watering.

The whole person fainted.

Li Yi's mind moved, and he put the electric baton back into the space.
stand up,

He clapped his hands.

"Wei Zhuguo, with his fancy moves and his silver-clad wax spear, dares to call for war and killing?"

His skills shocked everyone.

The two fought for three rounds.
But too fast,

It was so fast that the ministers who were still looking for seats hadn't reacted yet.

Wei Ting was already lying there straight and motionless.

The eunuchs were all frightened.
"Kill, kill, kill."

Li Yi clapped his hands and said, "Don't worry, he was just stunned by my Five Thunders Righteousness. It saves him from annoying me with his fancy moves."

Countless eyes looked at me,

Isn't this guy too tough?

(End of this chapter)