The Yan family was originally a scholarly family in Langya County. Later, they moved to Chang 'an after the war and settled down there. Now, they lived in Dunhua Square, which was thousands of miles away from the Imperial Palace.
Yan Zhitui was already in his nineties, but his body was still strong and healthy. It was not a problem for him to live past a hundred years.
In the Tang Dynasty, older talents were popular, such as Grand Tutor Li Gang and the famous scholar Yan Zhitui of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Seeing that Li Er didn't need to bow, even if he wanted to beat him up, Li Er had to obediently stick his butt out and let himself be beaten and scolded. In the Great Tang, the status of elders was extremely high, especially those with prestige.
Hearing Yan Shigu's words, Yan Zhitui's tears flowed down his face as he clutched the jade pendant that he had personally given to his great-grandson. It took him a long time to calm his breathing as he cried out in a trembling voice,"My poor child, at least the heavens have eyes. It's good that you're back.”
The Yan Family's old residence was filled with joy. The relatives who had been separated for a long time were now returning to their nest. The Yan Family's elders were extremely happy.
The next morning, Li Er handed over the salt production policy to the Ministry of Works and ordered the Ministry of Works to send people to Longyou Salt Mine. He also issued an edict to order Cheng Yaojin, the general of Zuo Wuwei, to return to Lanzhou along the way to meet with the Ministry of Works and others to collect salt. He also wrote in the edict that Yan Jue should rush into Chang 'an to listen to the seal.
It was estimated that Old Cheng would return to Chang 'an for the new year after he finished mining salt in Lanzhou. The first year of Zhenguan was Old Cheng's busiest year.
After the morning court session, Li Er, Qin Shubao, and Li Xiaogong gathered around the sandalwood table in Hanyuan Hall. Zhangsun was pouring onion, ginger, garlic, salt, and mutton oil into a container. The charcoal fire in the small stove was red, and the tea that emitted a strange smell was already boiling.
This was the tea of the Tang Empire. It was a suffocating and painful process, yet a Duke, a Prince, and a ruler of the Tang Empire had such an intoxicated expression on their faces. If they were to brew tea for the country's leaders in this way in the future, the bodyguards would kick them to death, and they would even charge them with poisoning their leaders.
Li Er drank a mouthful and was reluctant to swallow it. He closed his eyes and said with an intoxicated expression,"This tea is like a human, with all kinds of flavors. The Guanyin maid's technique is becoming more and more proficient.”
Foolish Yuchi took a sip and praised. His dark face was dignified without anger. His eyes were wide open as he shook his head and said,"Your Majesty, at the age of fourteen, he single-handedly killed seven in and seven out of a team of thousands of people. You believe this, but this lowly subject does not.”
Li Xiaogong also shook his head." I don't believe it either. How can there be such a fierce person in this world?"”
Foolish Yuchi chuckled and said," Your Majesty, when you, the Marquis of Langya County, who offered the salt-making strategy, comes, I will have a good competition with him to kill his arrogance. I have attacked and plundered countless cities. He won't be able to last more than a few moves against me. This Marquis of Langya County is not worthy of his name. Your Majesty, don't blame me for being ruthless and accidentally killing him."”
"Jing De, you still don't trust Zhijie?" Li Er laughed.”
Li Xiaogong laughed and said,"Your Majesty, if the name is not true, you have to punish Cheng Zhijie for deceiving the emperor."”
The three of them chatted until the afternoon.
When they passed by Wuchang Prefecture, more than 5,000 soldiers were stationed outside the city. Now, after half a month, Li Er's herald had also arrived.
"The imperial edict has arrived."
A sharp voice pierced through the clamor of the entire camp. Just this voice alone made him more qualified as a messenger eunuch.
Old Cheng was overjoyed as he pulled Yan Jue out of the tent. He still had a wad of money in his sleeve. Not far away, Yan Jue saw a team of heralds. There were only a dozen of them. A eunuch was standing with an imperial notice in his hand. There was a smile on his face.
The eunuch opened the imperial edict and said,"Cheng Zhijie, the general manager of the Huainan Road Army, and Yan Jue, the commoner, receive the edict."”
" In accordance with the will of the heavens, the emperor issued an edict saying that Lu Gongqiao was brave and good at fighting, and his reputation was overwhelming…He was given a purple gold and white jade belt and an additional hundred households.”
"Today, there is a disciple of a good family in Chang 'an named Yan Jue. He studied under an expert and diligently cultivated the Way of Kong Wu. He helped the Left Military Guard break through the seduction. The second is to offer the medical skills of suturing, so that the casualty rate has been reduced sharply, and the contribution to the army cannot be ignored. He was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Left Military Guard, with six official ranks.”
"You got rid of the suffering of the lack of salt in the army and offered a good salt-making plan to save the people from fire and water. It is indeed a meritorious service for thousands of years. Yan Jue was granted the title of Marquis of Langya County, rewarded with thousands of gold and 100 households of food city. I order you to set out for Chang 'an immediately. There must be no mistakes.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Old Cheng said.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Old Cheng took the imperial edict. The string of coins in his sleeve came in handy. He quietly stuffed it into the eunuch's hand and returned to his smiling face.
He smiled at Yan Jue." Congratulations, nephew. Congratulations on being promoted to the Marquis of Langya County. Hehe, your uncle Yan Shigu is only in Langya County. He's two ranks below you."”
The old bull laughed out loud after hearing this." Congratulations, nephew. Congratulations, nephew. You are now the Zhao Wu Commandant of my Left Martial Guards. Your rank is only three ranks lower than mine. This is a sixth-rank general. Now, you are a general.”
Old Cheng smiled and said," Your Yan Family is a scholarly family, and your family is full of sour scholars. You are now a Zhaowu Lieutenant, and Old Master Yan doesn't like to kill talents. If he despises you for bringing shame to the Confucian Sect, he can't blame His Majesty for kicking you out of the family.”
Yan Jue shook his head and laughed. He did not agree with Old Cow's words. What did he mean by only three grades lower? Don't you understand the logic of being a high-ranking official?
A third-grade official was still a Huaihua General. Zhao Wu Lieutenant could not be compared to him. He was pitifully low!
Fortunately, there was a Marquis by his side. There were only a hundred people with titles in Chang 'an, and only a few dozen people above Marquis.
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