Chapter 461 Moving
In June, it was already early summer. Zhu Deyu and his family moved into a new house in Guandefang, south of the Luo River.

The Luo River runs across Luoyang City. The northwest corner to the north of the city is the palace, while the southwest corner to the south of the Luo River is mostly the residence of the city's nobles.

Because the imperial city is right across the bridge, the closer the house is to the south of Luo River, the more noble its status is.

This new house of the old Zhu family was originally the residence of Murong Hui, the King of Xia, a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty. Murong Hui had died of illness long ago, and his son was a good-for-nothing, so the family business soon fell into decline. As a result, the house was sold and bought by Li Yuanhui and given to Zhu Deyu.

Originally, Li Yuanhui wanted to find a new house for Zhu in the four districts of Luobin, Shangshan, Jishan and Jingshan, which are close to Luo River, but there was no suitable one.

The four districts were inhabited by important officials of the previous dynasty, Xianbei nobles, and aristocratic families.

And they all still have huge influence now, and some of them are even his current subordinates.

Such as the Dugu family, the Mu family, the Lu family, the Duan family, as well as the Bohai Gao, Xingyang Zheng, Fanyang Lu, and the former Gaoyang Prince's Palace, Wei Prince's Palace, and Qi Prince's Palace, although they have all been demoted now, each of them has a close relationship with Li Yuanhui.

Among them, Murong Wuji of Gaoyang County Prince's Mansion was Li Yuanhui's spokesperson in Chang'an; the Wei Prince's Mansion was the home of Li Yuan's aunt; and the Qi Prince's Mansion, although the previous Qi Prince Murong Ju had died of illness long ago, the title of his son, Qi Prince Murong Si, had been downgraded to Duke of Ju.

However, Li Yuanhui also regarded Murong Ju as a half-teacher, and he also had the face of Princess Murong Jiayin of Qi, so Murong Si was also appointed to such a noble position as Palace Attendant, and married a daughter of the royal family of Li Tang. His younger brother Murong Zhao was also recruited as Li Yuanhui's personal guard.

Nowadays, because of the relationship between the Duke of Ju and the Princess of Qi, the Duke's Mansion is actually living a pretty good life in the Tang Dynasty. It is even more comfortable than the days in the previous dynasty when they had to be cautious.

Therefore, even Li Yuanhui could not touch the mansions in the four districts of Linhe at will. It happened that Murong Hui's son was a prodigal son, so Li Yuanhui directly spent money to buy them. Originally, there was no need to care too much about Murong Hui, a poor man, but Murong Hui's son had to call him uncle according to seniority. Li Yuanhui did not want to make things too embarrassing, so he ordered people to find another mansion in the north of the city for him to settle down, and compensated him for the difference.

With his current status and position, he was still able to do things so decently, which made the old people from the previous dynasty in the city praise him.

At the same time, he felt more relieved, because it showed that the King of Qi was now a reasonable man.

There are actually not many people who have soldiers and generals and can also reason with you.

The Zhu family had a relatively simple population, consisting of Old Zhu and his wife Guo, their eldest son Zhu Wenyi, seven years old, their second son Zhu Wenwu, four years old, their sister and brother-in-law's family who had come to seek refuge with them, Li Zhen and Zhu Fonu, their nephew Li Bao, and their deceased brother's son, that is, Old Zhu's nephew Zhu Wenzhen.

Nephew Li Bao was sixteen years old, and nephew Zhu Wenzhen was seventeen years old. They were not young anymore. Not long ago, the Prince of Qi's Palace recruited the sons of nobles and military generals as attendants, so Zhu sent both his nephew and nephew to go.

The eldest son Zhu Wenyi was also chosen to be a companion to two young masters in the Prince of Qi's Palace, the Prince of Linzi and the Prince of Jibei.

Now that I am with the King of Qi all day long, I naturally don’t have to worry about my future.

Old Zhu stood in the courtyard, watching the servants carrying large and small bags of things to the new house, his mouth cracked as if he had eaten honey.

"Sister, look at our new home. It is indeed a royal palace. It is so magnificent."

Mrs. Guo, who was holding her two sons, said with a smile, "You are really a country rich man who has come to the city."

Old Zhu was not angry when he heard this, but laughed: "Life is getting better and better, of course I am happy, I never thought before that I could have a feast in the palace and live in such a big house."

My brother-in-law Li Zhen and sister Zhu Funu followed behind and entered the house. They were moved when they saw the picturesque covered bridge and rockery, and the magnificent pavilions and houses.

The family was still sighing at the deep courtyard when Lao Zhu's colleagues and brothers arrived one after another.

Wu Liang, Tang Yun, Tang He, Hu Kuohai, Zhou Dexing, Xu Qiande and other brothers from the village all came over. None of them were idle and all helped to move.

Tang He also said: "When can we live in such a nice house?"

Old Zhu laughed and said, "Hahaha, you don't have to envy me. When you have made great contributions, the king will definitely reward you with a big mansion."

"Hahaha, I'm still late, Brother Zhu, please don't blame me."

As they were talking, Chang Yanheng, Wang Bi and other Huainan folks also arrived. "Chang Heizi, are you waiting for everything to be moved so that you can have a drink?"

"Hahaha, that's really what we're planning. I'm telling you, Brother Zhu, I won't leave without some good wine. I'll stay at your place."

"Hahaha, don't worry, there's plenty of good wine!"

Old Zhu had just welcomed Chang Yanheng and others when more guests arrived. Brothers Zhang Jian and Zhang Zhen'e, Luo Shixiang, Chen Zhen, Liu Yuanqing, He Gui, Dou Xianjun, Dou Fengjie, Yu Zhongheng and other colleagues arrived one after another.

The last group of people to arrive were Li Baishi, Li Qinglian and other officials from the Tiance Palace. They had finished their official business and arrived near noon.

Li Baishi, a fellow villager, smiled and said to Lao Zhu: "It's too late, it's too late."

Old Zhu smiled and said, "Li Changshi and Li Sima, you are here to give face to me, Old Zhu. Come on, come on, come on in."

There were more than a dozen tables set up in the courtyard of Zhu's house to accommodate all his colleagues and old brothers.

Unlike the lively atmosphere of the Zhu family, Changchun Hall in the palace seemed very quiet at this moment.

In the study, Li Yuanhui was buried in his papers, checking the status of food storage and military equipment replenishment. At noon, the cook brought a bowl of cold noodles as instructed. After eating, Li Yuanhui felt a little hungry. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, thought for a while, and called out, "Is Zhu Deyu's family moving to a new house today?"

Wang Fobao, who was standing at the door, heard this and responded, "My Lord, today is the day when General Zhu of the Left Guard will be moving to his new home."

"Go and ask who has gone."

"Yes."

After a while, Wang Fobao came back with a raft with names densely written on it.

The list of all the civil and military officials of the Jianghuai faction who were in Luoyang was on it, in addition to those from Guanzhong who went to Jianghuai with him, such as Dou Fengjie and Yu Zhongheng, and even included Murong Sanzang, Huang Junhan, and Yang Xianguo, who were from the Wagang faction.

But there were no Xianbei generals such as Dugu Ying, Lou Jun and Duan Wuxuan.

This is very interesting.

Looking at the list, Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "Come on, let's go to General Zhu's house and ask for a glass of wine."

After leaving the palace, they were accompanied by Madam Cao, who was a relative of the Guo family, Wang Fobao, Yuchi Jingde, and a dozen attendants and guards, among whom were Li Bao and Zhu Wenzhen. When they learned that they were going to their home, they were very excited. Zhu Wenzhen even gave Duan Xiaoxian a provocative look with a smug look on his face.

Duan Xiaoxian pretended not to see it and ignored him.

The two of them looked down on each other. Zhu Wenzhen had never ridden a horse before and had only learned it in recent years, so he was naturally not as proficient in horse riding and archery as Duan Xiaoxian of the Xianbei Duan clan. Duan Xiaoxian even said sarcastically that he didn't expect that with such riding skills, he could also be a guard of the King of Qi?
Because of this, the two of them had a grudge against each other. They often found fault with each other because of some things. Duan Xiaoxian called Zhu Wenzheng a "one-money man" and Zhu Wenzheng called Duan Xiaoxian a "Xianbei kid".

Li Yuanhui was also aware of all this, but he did not say anything and did not want to interfere.

It is normal for young people to have disputes as they are full of youthful vigor. Moreover, their sharp confrontation actually represents the implicit confrontation between the Jianghuai military generals and the Luoyang nobles.

Among the forces of the Prince of Qi's Palace, the Jianghuai generals are the largest faction and have the most influence. These people include not only generals from the three counties of Jianghuai, but also Chen Zhen, He Gui, Chen Qiong from Xuzhou, Dou Fengjie, Dou Xianjun, Ma Deyi, Yu Zhongheng from Guanzhong, and even Li Xuandao and Li Xiaozong who are from the royal family. Although they are far from being a monolithic group, they must be restricted.

Therefore, the recent efforts to promote Luoyang nobles and Central Plains gentry are all for the purpose of achieving a balance.

The situation below is very difficult, so he is the one who should have a headache.

(End of this chapter)