Chapter 60 Re-recruiting the old department
There are two temples in Pingkang Square, Bodhi Temple to the east of the South Gate, and Yanghua Temple to the north of the street.
These two temples also flourished in the Sui Dynasty. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Li Yuan was influenced by Taishi Ling Fu Yi and other advice to suppress Buddhism. There are two Taoist temples, and only one temple and one temple are allowed in each state in the world.
Both Bodhi Temple and Yanghua Temple were banned by the imperial court. The monks in the temple, Jingren, were either transferred to other temples or returned to their hometowns. The temples that used to occupy a large area were closed and abandoned.
The new Wannian magistrate, Yu Shinan, accompanied Qin Lang on a tour of both temples.
"Where does Huailiang think is suitable?"
"The two temples are not bad, the place is big and there are many rooms, or the Yuming Mansion just give me both places."
"Huailiang has a big appetite."
Qin Lang said with a smile, "Our town Fusi newly established, it is a rather special yamen, in addition to the office space, there must be a prison. These two temples just happen to be used as an office and a prison."
Yu Shinan's complexion changed slightly when he heard the word "prison", he sighed and nodded. The new Wannian county magistrate actually opposed the newly established yamen of Zhenfusi, thinking that there was no need to have such a yamen, especially since he could have his own prison. Wouldn't this mean breaking away from the supervision and control of the imperial court?
"The prince said that he will cooperate with you all. Since you want both, then take them both."
"Grand Yu, I still have an unfeeling request. I would like to ask you to help me put up a plaque for the Fusi." Qin Lang said with a smile. Yu Shinan is a master of calligraphy. The concubine is Yu Li, and his elder brother is Yu Shiji, a treacherous minister who is one of the five nobles of the Sui Dynasty.
Yu Shiji was the prime minister during Yang Guang's reign in the Sui Dynasty. He was an official in Chen, Sui and Sui dynasties. He served as Secretary Lang, Living Sheren, etc. He was also appointed by Dou Jiande as the servant of the Huangmen. Wen Han is one of the eighteen bachelors.
Now that Li Shimin is in charge of the government, let him be the county magistrate of Wannian.
Yu Shinan is different from Xu Jingzong, who is also one of the eighteen scholars, in that he is also a quite famous poet and calligrapher. Ordinary people would ask him to write an epitaph or something, and it would cost hundreds of pennies.
"All right."
Yu Shinan knew that there would be no refill fee for writing to Qin Lang, so he had no choice but to accept it.
"Why did you choose Zhongpingkangfang?" He was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that Qin Lang was Wannian county captain before, and it would be more appropriate for the town governor to be in Chang'an County on the west side of the street.
"Actually, there is no reason. The princess concubine rewarded me with a house in Pingkangfang. I thought that if the Zhenfusi Yamen is also in Pingkangfang, then it would be closer for me to go to work in the future."
Hearing this reason, Yu Shinan couldn't laugh or cry.
But he was even more surprised when he found out that the mansion bestowed to Qin Lang by the Crown Princess was in the northwest corner. That house is the largest house in Pingkang Square. It was originally the house of Li Mu, the Grand Master of Shen Guogong in the Sui Dynasty. Li Mu was one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms in the Western Wei Dynasty.
Therefore, this house also occupies a very large area, occupying a corner of the square exclusively, occupying a quarter of the land in Pingkang Square. Not to mention the towers and pavilions, the wealthy and wealthy households are extremely luxurious. It's just that although the Li Mu family was brilliant for a while, after all, in the Sui Dynasty, the descendants were unfilial and incompetent, and they chose to fight internally for property, and finally got involved in a big rebellion case, and the family was ruined.
"Congratulations Huailiang, that house is really nice."
Pingkangfang is close to the imperial city, where there are gatherings of nobles and relatives.
Chu Suiliang, Li Jing, Kong Yingda, Zheng Yuanxuan and other high-level official residences, as well as noble residences such as the Princess Lanling of the former dynasty, there are eight Chinese government residences in Fangzhong, the fifth princess residence, and more than a dozen ministers and generals.
But no one is as big as Qin Lang's house, occupying a quarter of the square.
Pingkang Square is about 1,000 mu in size. The streets and alleys in the square are divided into sixteen blocks, and each block is about 50 mu apart from the streets. The Li Mu House directly occupies the northwest corner of the square. , with a quarter of the size of Pingkangfang, which is a full 200 mu.
Shortly after Yang Jian replaced Zhou Jian in the Sui Dynasty, he built a new capital, Daxing City, in the south of the old Chang'an City. The plan was huge. After the new capital was built, a large area of land was directly allocated to those high-ranking officials and nobles to let them build their own mansions. Teacher, high position and weight, so he monopolizes a quarter of Pingkangfang.
Li Mu's family has a strong family background, and he spent a lot of effort to build this mansion.
Li Mu's house is not only big, but also directly connected to the street outside the square with a door on the wall of the square.
The house that Qin Lang bought for two hundred guan in Yong'an Fang originally had only two acres of land, not only much smaller, but also it was in the south of the city, and now many houses are still vacant for growing vegetables. And Pingkang Square is the Upper East Side, a prime location.
Even a free and easy person like Yu Shinan couldn't help but feel a little envious after hearing this.
The house was rewarded by the Crown Princess, who said it was thanks to Qin Lang for saving Hongyi Palace that day. This is a private reward, not a public reward, and it represents the gratitude of Li Shimin and the Changsun family.
Of course, another reason is that the crown prince has officially issued a decree to marry Li Lizhi, the eldest daughter of Changle Princess, and Qin Lang. The son-in-law of the county horse, as the first son-in-law of Li Shimin and his wife, the princess naturally wants to reward him well.
Qin Lang accepted this generous gift.
Yuchi Jingde even accepted the entire Qi Palace and all the money, silk, pearls and jade slaves in the palace that Li Shimin rewarded, so there is nothing he can't accept.
In comparison, the house of Chu Suiliang and his son in the square is much smaller. Chu Suiliang's father, Chu Liang, was Tai Changqing in the Sui Dynasty, and he was a nobleman of the third rank. In the Sui Dynasty, Chang'an had a vast land, so he got a town of 50 mu of house land.
Yu Shinan felt very hurt. Although he usually received dozens or even hundreds of words for the dignitaries, he really couldn't compare it with Qin Lang's reward. He was no longer interested, and left after chatting casually. .
Not long after, Yu Shinan sent someone to deliver the written words.
The three characters of Zhenfusi are written with strength, strength and grandeur.
Find someone to make the characters into a plaque, and then hang it on the gate of the original Yanghua Temple in the north of the street.
As soon as the three-character plaque of Zhenfusi is hung, one can immediately feel the great transformation of this temple.
In the original Daxiong Palace, the Buddha statues had not been dismantled yet, Qin Lang sat there with his legs directly on the table in front of him.
"Have you been notified?"
"I have been notified, but I don't know how many are willing to come." Ah Huang said.
"They will definitely come, I, Qin Sanlang, summoned them, there is no reason not to come." Qin Lang said confidently.
Ah Huang chuckled, "That's right, there's no reason not to come if you follow Saburo and have meat to eat."
There are only two people in the hall, so it looks very empty.
After waiting for a short time, Wei Zheng rode in on a donkey. He sat unsteadily on the donkey's back, and hung a wine gourd around his waist, which contained Weigong wine.
Wei Zheng got off the donkey, "Qin Sicheng, you are my boss now, how dare you."
"You are my borrowed guest, please come and take up the post of Chief Registrar of the Zhenfu Department temporarily."
"Just to help out."
"This work is not in vain for you to help. The master's salary is quite a lot. In addition, I will give you a monthly servant's money, another sum of money for carriages and horses, another sum of money for paper and pens, and money for ice charcoal, drinks and tea. Money..." Qin Lang talked about a lot of Fingtang's subsidies in one breath, and Wei Zheng was surprised.
"It's vulgar to mention money, I'm not here for money." Wei Zheng waved his hand.
"I know, I know, but you can't just let the horses run and not let the horses graze. You still have to get some hard-earned money."
Wei Zheng looked around a few times, "If it weren't for the words of Yu Boshi hanging on the outside door, I really can't believe that this is the Zhenfusi Yamen, Qin Sicheng, what should I do now?"
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People arrived one after another.
The originally empty and quiet Daxiong Palace quickly became lively.
Wei Chang, Li Kai, Zhang Cheng, Zhao An, Liu Jiu, Lin San, Qin Yong, Ah Huang, Ma Zhou, and Wei Zheng all joined together.
"Sanlang called us here, what is your order?"
Now that Liu Jiu has been pardoned, he is free. He even received a bounty before, so his life is chic.
But hearing Qin Lang's call, he came right away.
"Everyone has rested for a few days, so they should have recharged their energy?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.
"Very good, you see that I have gained a lot of weight." Liu Jiu said. Originally, he planned to return to Hedong, but Qin Lang sent someone to tell him to stay in the capital for a while, so he didn't leave.
"Very good, very good."
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"Call everyone here, of course there is still something good to do, I won't talk nonsense, let me tell you the first good news first, I went to see the crown prince yesterday, and the crown prince restored me to the official title, and I also took advantage of His Highness's good mood, I asked for a reward for you, and the prince agreed as soon as he was happy."
"Originally, the merits of Jingluan will be rewarded after a period of time. Let's consider it as a special case and give rewards first." Qin Lang took out a bundle of yellow silk paper while talking.
"Prince's teaching order, everyone listens to the order."
Qin Lang read out the reward order in public.
Qin Yongfeng Feng Yongxin Kaiguo county son, is on the fifth rank, awarded honors and guards, regarded as the third rank, and rewarded three hundred guan.
Li Kai granted the title of Viscount of Jianguo County in Xinyu, awarded him the honor of Captain Qingche, and rewarded him with 200 guan.
Wei Chang, Zhang Cheng, Zhao An, Liu Jiu, Lin San, and Huang Biao were all made barons of the founding state. From the fifth rank, they were awarded the honor of riding a captain.
After the reading, the hall was quiet.
"Why, dissatisfied, do you think the Jue Xiaoxun is low, or do you think the money is too little?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.
Zhao An, who was originally just a prisoner in Chang'an County Prison, muttered, "Male from Jianguo County, Liuyang, captain of Shangqi, am I dreaming?"
Lin San punched him, and Zhao An grinned in pain, but instead of being unhappy, he shouted excitedly, "Is this true? I was knighted?"
Liu Jiu curled his lips and said disdainfully, "It's just a baron, is it worth it?"
Zhao An said loudly, "Of course it's worth being so happy. I think my family's ancestors have been the people of Qianshou for generations, and I'm just a low-level official in the county government. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to be knighted. Male from Liuyang County, my old Zhao family will also become a nobleman in the future." Noble." He was so excited that he shed tears.
Originally, I thought that it would be nice to be able to confer rank two or three ranks on him. If I could mention that he also entered the inflow, I would be satisfied. Who would have expected that he would be awarded a knighthood.
"Look at Sanlang, the 16-year-old Duke of Yi and Shangzhu, are you so happy to see him that you don't know what your surname is?" Liu Jiudao, at any rate, he was also a person who rebelled against the king back then, and he was a big The son of the county prince of Tang Dynasty.
Ah Huang and Qin Yong were also a little surprised, they were also knighted.
"Everyone calm down first, I still have a news to announce."
Qin Lang proposed to let everyone join the Zhenfu Division, "If you are willing to come and follow me to continue working, I will have job arrangements here, but for the time being, they are all official positions of seventh or eighth rank. If you think they are low, you don't have to come." , I don’t force it. If you are willing to join, I warmly welcome you.”
The voice just fell.
"There is nothing to say, no matter how big or small he is, as long as he works with Saburo, I am willing." Zhao Anxian patted his chest loudly.
Ah Huang said, "I must be following Saburo."
Wei Chang was also willing, but Li Kai did not object.
Only Liu Jiu and Lin San didn't reply right away, they were still hesitating.
"What do Brother Nine and Brother Lin say?"
"I originally thought about going back to the east of the river, but it would be quite interesting to stay and work with Saburo, so let's stay."
"Ninth brother stays, and I stay too." Lin San immediately expressed his opinion.
Wei Chang asked, "Sanlang, what are we doing?"
"Zhenfusi, did you see the plaque outside the door? Here, from now on, it will be the Yamen of Zhenfusi."
"Zhenfusi? Have you never heard of this yamen?" As a bad commander in Chang'an, Wei Chang can be regarded as a know-it-all in Chang'an, but he has never heard of this yamen.
"The new yamen was just established today!" Qin Lang laughed.
(end of this chapter)