Chapter 1349 Ruthless
Young port.
This city of King Michen, one of the eighteen powerful vassals of the former Pyu Kingdom, is famous for being a large port on the southwestern coast of the Pyu Kingdom and rich in rice and teak. Military port and coalition command, and renamed Youcheng.
"Shangguanyi will serve as the governor of Michen and is on his way."
Dianjun Qian Xiaowu told Qin Lang.
"Shangguanyi was demoted?"
Qian Xiaowu handed a piece of information to Qin Lang, which was the latest information collected by Lu Song's Luoyang Jinzhao Academy. It took a lot of trouble and time to fly it to the south and then forward it from the sea.
Because he is far away from the Central Plains, there is a time difference of at least one month between Qin Lang and the Central Plains court. This is based on the fact that the Qin family has a smooth news network in the Central Plains, and there are many ports in Nanyang.
Information is sent by the Jinzuo Academy, where there is a secret intelligence military officer of the Qin family, who will verify and screen all the latest information collected before sending it out.
Shangguanyi, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, was demoted to the governor of Michen because he made a memorial requesting the abolition of Empress Wei. Empress Wei gave birth to a son, and there were many rumors in Beijing that the child belonged to a commoner Zhao, and the reputation of Empress Wei and the Wei family was ruined. What was even more shocking was the news that Webster himself smothered a three-day-old child to death, and then blamed it on the concubine Qinhuangchen and his sisters.
This time, one stone caused a thousand waves, and everyone spurned it.
Although the emperor said that the child died due to premature birth and congenital insufficiency, and that Empress Wei was weak after childbirth and mental depression caused by the child's death, the officials and people in Luoyang were not smart.
This explanation is too forced, not to mention that everyone has long heard that the child is born at full term or weighs nine catties. How can premature birth be weak?
Since the child was born healthy at full term, it is even more unlikely that he died suddenly. After all, the Wei family had seen this child in the palace before, and they advertised that the child was healthy and healthy, and said that this is the first prince, and he should be established as the prince. Chu Jun's.
Then this inconsistency reveals a truth. It may be that Webster killed the child himself in order to cover up the scandal, and instead blamed it on Concubine Qin Huangchen.
This view has been supported by more and more people.
Especially after the incident, Empress Wei was sent to Shanglin Palace to recuperate, and was cut off from the Wei family and others. Concubine Wei Huangchen was demoted to concubine because of this, so everyone recognized it even more.
So shout, everyone shouted to beat.
Wechsler didn't gain much popularity before, and the previous Xuecheng incident caused many people to focus their dissatisfaction on him, and now they don't take the opportunity to beat the dog in the water.
It was at this time that Internal Minister Shang Guanyi also issued a memorial, please abolish Webster.
But unexpectedly, the emperor actually demoted Shangguanyi to be the governor of Michen, almost exiled.
After reading the latest information, Qin Lang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Are there any newspapers in Luoyang this time?"
"have."
Qian Xiaowu took out another stack of newspapers, including the palace newspapers of the imperial court, the official newspapers of various ministries, and some newspapers run by newspaper merchants and booksellers. They are basically the latest contents of some influential newspapers and periodicals in Luoyang City. .
Qin Lang flipped through each one, and the content on it was more and more complicated.
Current affairs news, people's livelihood and economy, even poetry, geography and so on.
Looking at these newspaper news, it basically makes people feel as if they have returned to Luoyang, and can intuitively feel the current situation in the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
The Mansion Newsletter has the latest information on personnel adjustments of important officials provided by the Ministry of Officials. For example, Shangguanyi’s resignation is in this issue of the announcement. , so that officials at all levels of the court can understand the latest situation of the court.
Of course, there are also many other news, for example, the residence newspaper also published the victory report of the Southern Expedition provided by the Privy Council. Nuo and Ava are powerful clans and tribes.
It even published news about how King Qin Lang of Qi led the Lu Song Army and the troops of the Nanyang feudal vassals, under the order of the imperial court and deployed by the Privy Council, on an expedition to Puyue at sea, and how to quickly destroy the Michen Kingdom, the southwestern vassal of the Pyu Kingdom.
Qin Lang even saw on another page that the emperor decreed that Qin Lang would be granted the city of King Michen.
"Your Majesty, we built a coalition army to destroy Michen Kingdom, but now the imperial court has come to pick peaches and set up the Governor's Mansion to send officials. It's so easy."
Qin Lang didn't care, and continued to read other newspapers.
Sister Qin Shu is now the imperial concubine, and Qin Wan is the concubine Shu. The emperor's harem has one empress and six concubines. Except for Empress Wei and Concubine Qin Shu, who have not moved, everything else has changed a lot.
There is a lot of information revealed here.
But Shangguanyi asked to abolish Wei Liqin, but was immediately demoted to this Michen as the governor, but at this time the emperor decreed that the Michen King City should be granted to Qin Lang, plus the four commercial stations previously promised to the Qin family Giving Qin Lang's son the title is always somewhat different.
Close the newspaper, and Qin Lang came to a preliminary conclusion in his mind.
The four concubines, Concubine Xiaohuang, Concubine Zheng, Concubine Wang De, and Concubine Xu Xian, were all from noble families, two from Jiangnan and two from Shandong.
The emperor intends to use the gentry to suppress the military nobles headed by Qin Lang?
Among the four concubines, Concubine Xiao Huanggui is more likely to be selected by the emperor to replace Webster.
At the beginning, the emperor chose Webster. Firstly, Webster was a famous family in Guanlong, a famous family in Jingzhao for hundreds of years, and he had always been married to the Li Tang royal family. His reputation was on the decline, and he was chosen by the emperor.
It's just that I didn't expect to be hit by Su's dying counterattack, and my vitality was seriously injured. The birth and death of that child made Webster fall into a desperate situation, and the emperor was also heartless. For his own use, he simply discarded it, and immediately chose another concubine Xiao to come up.
Concubine Xiao is the granddaughter of Xiao Deyan, and Xiao Deyan is the nephew of former prime minister Xiao Yu. Xiao Deyan passed away a few years ago at the age of ninety-seven. He lived a long life. In his early years, he was the prince Xianma who was built by the abolished prince.
Belongs to the kind of unlucky people who didn't stand in the team in the early stage, but later became an official honestly. Donggong Shidu, Zhuo Lang, Secretary Shaojian, Tai Changqing came all the way, Bachelor of Hongwenguan, Doctor Jiayin Qingguanglu.
The Lanling Xiao family belonged to the top family in the south of the Yangtze River, and since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they have been married to the royal family and have a good reputation. Although Li Ke also married the daughter of the Lanling Xiao family as his concubine, Li Ke is also the grandson of Yang Guang and Empress Xiao.
But Li Ke never became very powerful, and was killed by Changsun Wuji at the beginning of Kaiyuan.
Qin Lang asked Xiaowu, "Do you know if Li Ke's wife Xiao, a member of the Wu family, entered the palace?"
Li Ke has two concubines, one is the niece of his mother Yang, also the Yang family of Hongnong, and the other is the Xiao family of Lanling. It is from the Xiao family and has the third son of Li Ke.
In terms of seniority, this Xiao family is the aunt of Concubine Xiao.
"How did Your Majesty know that Wu Shu's wife, Xiao Shi, was also called into the palace?"
"Is that really the case?" Qin Lang shook his head and sneered twice. The emperor Li Yin always disregarded the etiquette and laws in his actions, and never cared about general ethics. Now they are all Concubine Xian.
Another example is to bring the son's concubine Webster into the palace, and the younger brother Li You's concubine Webster into the palace, and the aunt and nephew share it.
So Qin Lang felt that Li Ke's wife, Xiao Shi, might not be let go. He had heard that the former Princess Wu was born in a famous family and was virtuous and talented.
There is a precedent for Wei's aunt and nephew, and now it is normal for Xiao's aunt and nephew to come.
Qian Xiaowu told him that the Xiao family had indeed entered the palace and had already been granted the title of filling capacity.
This convinced Qin Lang that the emperor was going to abandon Wei Shi and support Xiao Shi.
Contact the mansion to report the personnel announcement of the Ministry of Officials just now, Prince Sheren and Hou Xiaochen of Wuyang County were granted the titles of Liang Guogong and Zhongshu Minister, obviously in preparation for the next step of worshiping the prime minister and entering the center.
Shangguanyi was quite unlucky. Faced with the calls of the government and the public to abolish Wei Liqin, the emperor killed chickens to make an example of monkeys, and Shangguanyi became a victim.
Qin Lang wasn't too disappointed, after all, he never had any hope.
But judging from the current results, it can be regarded as meeting his expectations. Over the past year, the emperor has frequently attacked Luzon, both true and false, and it is unclear whether it is a test or a move.
Qin Lang could only give some responses.
The Nanyang Alliance and the entry of the coalition forces into Pyu is a response.
Now the emperor has also acted accordingly. Qin Shu named Huangchen Concubine, Qin Wan returned to Shu Concubine, several princes and princesses resumed their titles, and Li Xian was also named King Qin.
Qin Jun also granted Guangluqing and Jin Qi Duke in the court, and Qin Xun also restored a county duke.
But Qin Lang didn't have anything to be grateful for.
It's like the emperor slapped the Qin family twice for no reason before, and now he slaps the Qin family. From Qin Lang's point of view, one can't still be grateful for being slapped twice for no reason, let alone just because he was slapped twice before, and now he is slapped once, thinking it is a reward.
In the end, you have to rely on your own strength to strike an iron.
Xiaowu said very bluntly, "This emperor is a complete fool. He doesn't need honest and capable ministers, he doesn't listen to good advice and good advice, but he prefers to trust treacherous villains. He does all kinds of perverse actions and is very stupid."
Qian Xiaowu is the son of Qian Dexing, Qin Lang's old retainer, and Qian Dexing is the concubine of Chao Guogong Qian Jiulong's servant girl. His son Qian Yuanxiu participated in the Xuanwu Gate of the Su family, and the Qian family was in great trouble.
Fortunately, Qian Dexing's branch is now branching out in Wu'an and Lu Song. Because they established their own family early and married Qin Lang as their son and daughter's family, they were protected by Qin Lang. This time, they didn't suffer much.
But because of this, the Qian family didn't like the emperor even more.
Thinking of the Xuanwu Gate incident, Qin Lang could only sigh.
Palace changes are not so easy to do.
Actually, the Su family and the others had contacted the Qin family in private, but Qin Lang ignored them at all, and of course did not report it.
After the defeat, Qin Lang didn't know whether the Su family and the others confessed that they had secretly contacted the Qin family to participate in the rebellion. In fact, he didn't care too much, because he and the emperor no longer needed that excuse.
(end of this chapter)