Chapter 629 Wind and Snow Return to Chang'an
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Ma Zhou came to Songzhou with a mission to call Qin Qiong into the court.
But Qin Qiong accepted the order, but declined to enter the court on the grounds of old health problems. This Great Tang Taiwei and General Hussars seemed to have no intention of returning to Chang'an, let alone calm down important military affairs. In Songzhou City, Qin Qiong wore a cloth robe, a Futou, no purple robe and jade belt, and no square sword on his shoulders, just like an old soldier who has been discharged from the army.
He is actually still young, but it seems that he is really too old to move. This man once worked as an iron gun guard in the tent, was the pioneer of Zhang Xutuo, the undefeated **** of war, commanded hussars for Li Mi, and served as a horse army for Li Shimin. The war **** of the general manager, even the strongest Yu Chigong was no match for him back then, but now he says he is old.
"Why doesn't Grandpa want to go back to Chang'an?"
Qin Qiong smiled slightly, leaning on a cane in his hand, "Chang'an is a vanity fair, but also a Colosseum. It not only has the glitz and bustle on the surface, but also the undercurrents behind it. If today is unified and the prosperous age is coming, I can win the title of Your Majesty." Songzhou, it feels like enough is enough."
"In my life, I have experienced too much. When I was young, I abandoned literature and martial arts, and I only wanted to make meritorious deeds. I spent half my life as a soldier. Now I regret that I was young and frivolous. I have fought too many battles in this life. There are too many people, now that they are old and successful, they don’t want to get involved in any court battles anymore, they just want to live a stable life for the rest of their lives.”
"The snow-capped mountains here are beautiful, and the mountain flowers are brilliant!"
Qin Lang shook his head helplessly, "Are you making way for me on purpose?"
"You are more capable than me, but sometimes you still have to restrain your temper. It's just too easy to break." Qin Qiong patted his son on the shoulder, and he took the initiative to retreat. Although he was tired and tired, of course he didn't like the power of the court. , In addition, there is indeed the intention to make way for his son.
After all, father and son are both prime ministers and generals. This kind of thing sounds nice on the surface, but in fact, if both father and son are in power in Beijing, the emperor will definitely be suspicious. Of course, this kind of thing should be avoided.
"I'm thinking about taking care of my old age in Songzhou now. After the new year, you send all the Cui family from Qinrenfang over here."
"Ms. Cui is afraid that she won't come here. Chang'an is prosperous and Songzhou is remote. Besides, Wulang and others are still young, so it is better to stay in the capital to grow up and have a famous teacher to guide them. Didn't Mrs. Cui always say that she would let Wulang learn essays in the future? A Jinshi in the imperial examination to be a chancellor." Qin Lang smiled.
"Forget it, if she really doesn't want to come, let her go. But the other concubines must come. Since I have enshrined Songzhou, how could I become a feudal clan alone, but leave my wife, concubine and children in Chang'an to enjoy wealth and stability? This is not a feudal clan The responsibility of the minister!"
"But Shiro, Goro, and Liulang are still young, and the younger sisters are also young. It is really hard to come to Songzhou now."
"Since you are in the family of an honorable minister and enjoy the wealth and honor of your family, you have to take responsibility." Qin Qiong did not back down, "Your brothers and sisters have been spoiled too much since childhood. Compared with your brothers who died young It's much worse, and it's not as good as you who have been on the run for several months. If you don't discipline them well, they won't have a great future in this life." Qin Qiong said his arrangement, and brought his wife, concubine and children to Songzhou, and came here first. After a few years of hard work, when they are fifteen or sixteen years old, they can consider their prospects and consider whether to send them to Chang'an to study in the Imperial College or enter the palace as a guard.
"If a family really wants to rise, it must go through at least three generations of hard work and hard work. Now you and my father and son are only two generations. If we can't educate our children and grandchildren well, then the Qin family may decline by the third generation."
The topic is a bit heavy, but what he said makes sense.
There are countless examples like this.
Although the Qin family in Licheng is not the kind of upstart peasants who have just washed their feet, they were indeed a thousand-year-old family before, but they cannot be called a powerful family. If they really want to become a powerful family like Cui Zheng, there is still a long way to go. to go.
For example, Liu Wenjing was also a hero in the founding of the country, but after his death, even though today's son recalled the past and reversed the case for him, gave his son a title and married a princess, but Liu Shuyi and his brothers became heroes of Chang'an, calling friends and friends all day long, superficially Looking at the scenery on the surface, in fact, he just borrowed the shadow of his father and got the emperor's care. Such foolishness will not have any future. In fact, he has already separated from the family of the top nobles in the court. will become even more marginal.
This aspect is not as good as Lao Cheng. Lao Cheng also knows that regardless of criticism, he desperately pursues Qinghe Cui's widow with a shy face, trying to find a way to make his son respect the emperor's daughter, let his son study in the Donggong Chongxian Hall, and send his son to the frontier army. It is not for the prosperity of the family. When he was old, besides jumping up and down to fight for the opportunity to lead the army and make meritorious service, Lao Cheng was desperately trying to create a child.
After marrying Widow Cui, he forced the old tree to germinate again. He gave birth to two in two years, and the family concubine gave him six. Old Cheng also made good friends everywhere, for the future of the Cheng family.
In comparison, Qin Qiong has no fighting spirit, but Qin Qiong's status is too high, and it is true that some high places are too cold, and one carelessness can easily become a target, so simply retreat bravely, which can be appreciated by the emperor.
The old man didn't want to go back to Chang'an, Qin Lang also understood his good intentions.
He stopped persuading him. He actually agreed with many of Lao Qin’s words. For a family to prosper, one generation or two is not enough. It must have strong people from generation to generation, otherwise how can it continue to prosper. Just like the eldest grandson Wuji family, as one of the ten clans of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the eldest grandson family has a very strong figure appearing almost every generation or two, leading the eldest grandson family to continue to rise.
Although Changsun Sheng's position was not high back then, he was still a rare figure. His son, Changsun Wuji, was kicked out of the house by his half-brother when he was young. He didn't take the martial arts, but he also seized the opportunity and became the top boss in the court. .
Qin Lang proposed to transfer a sum of money to Qin Qiong to support Qin Qiong in making Songzhou an important headquarters of the Qin family. Although Songzhou is a remote state, it is far inferior to a political center like Chang'an and Luoyang, but being away from the center also has advantages. It is to avoid the wind and waves.
Qin Qiong sits in Songzhou and develops with peace of mind. In the future, this branch will at least have a piece of territory in his hands, and Qin Lang also has a territory in Wu'an Prefecture. Now he is going back to Beijing to ensure that the Qin family will not leave the political core circle of Datang.
The inside and outside complement each other.
"I have a lot of money at my disposal now, grandpa, don't worry about spending it, buy more slaves, cultivate more fields, and build some pastures. The industry and commerce will also develop. By then, our Qin family will have money in Songzhou With food and land, it is the strong base camp for the future development of the family."
Unexpectedly, Qin Qiong rejected Qin Lang's money, and even thought that the development of Songzhou was too fast now, and said it was not a good thing.
"Be low-key and act with caution."
Old Qin has never been very supportive of business, thinking that it is not doing business properly.
"Now that you return to the capital and the court, you have to spend more energy on the court. Don't always think about money and money. Our family is not short of money now. Too much money is not a good thing, and it is easy to be deceived." People lash out."
"Grandfather, although money is something outside of the body, as long as it is obtained in a proper way, I think we should earn as much as possible. After all, many things are inseparable from the support of money. Our Qin family is not deep and has a small population. If you want to The rise and prosperity are increasingly inseparable from economic support.”
In this regard, the father and son held their own opinions, but neither could convince the other.
Qin Qiong refused his son's money, and Qin Lang couldn't help it.
He could only remind his father, "Be wary of Dangxiang, Tuyuhun people, and Tubo people. After all, Songzhou is a frontier, and my grandfather is the governor. You need to be more vigilant, and your military defense must not be relaxed."
"I understand that." After all, Qin Qiong was killed in the sea of corpses and blood on the battlefield. He didn't need his son to remind him, and he knew clearly that the honest Qiangs are not so reliable now. These barbaric guys only believe in the strong, and they may rebel because of certain things at any time.
"Songzhou has the Zhenxi Army, as well as the Martial Cavalry Regiment and the Zhongyi Bow Club. In addition, there are many Fan soldiers near and side the city. I have fought for half my life, but this area is absolutely impossible for people to take advantage of."
Qin Qiong is very confident in this aspect.
"Grandpa will return to Beijing in the future?"
"If nothing serious happens, maybe I won't go back in this life." Qin Qiong said. The higher the official title, the more inconvenient it is for him to return to Chang'an.
Ma Zhou felt a little regretful when he learned that Qin Qiong refused to return to the capital.
He accepted a thick letter from Qin Qiong, which was a private letter to the emperor. It may have said a lot about old friendship, so he accepted it on his behalf.
Qin Lang chose fifty of the more than five hundred party followers to stay with him, and left the rest directly to Qin Qiong as bodyguards.
On a snowy morning, Qin Lang put on the cloak his father put on him, got on his horse, and took his guards with Ma Zhou to the capital.
Going west to Chang'an, the journey is long. They will first arrive in Chengdu, Yizhou, and then go north to Hanzhong along the Jialing River, then enter Guanzhong via Chencang Road, and finally arrive in Chang'an.
The journey is long, but the time is very tight. In less than a month, they have to rush to Chang'an City to catch up with the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting on the first day of the fifth year of Zhenguan.
The weather is very cold, but fortunately, we are traveling lightly. Everyone is riding a horse, and there is no carriage that slows down the speed.
Finally, before the New Year, a group of people arrived in Chang'an.
Outside Chang'an City, the bustling scene of traffic has resumed again. The queue to enter the city is filled with a large number of barbarians and barbarians in strange clothes.
The guards are the soldiers of the Zuo Jinwu Guard. They check everyone's identity very seriously. As the New Year approaches, the inspection becomes more stringent. Everyone who enters the city must check their identity, especially those who enter Beijing from other places. They must show their passports.
When Qin Lang and his party arrived, the soldiers of the Right Jinwu Guard recognized him immediately.
These soldiers who used to be under Qin Lang's command quickly let the people in line get out of the way.
"Who is this, what a big show?" A green-eyed Sogdian businessman asked the Datang Yaman and interpreter next to him.
"Hey, just to teach you, this one is not easy, he is the famous Qin Sanlang!"
"Qin Sanlang?" The Sogdian was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses, "Could it be Duke Wei who just destroyed the Tuyuhun Kingdom?"
"That's right, it's this one."
The Sogdian businessman hurriedly backed up a few steps, got out of the way, and looked at the young man with admiration and admiration. So young, too young.
"He is really the Duke of Wei, Qin Shuai, how young is he? He is not yet thirty?"
"Thirty? Hehe, just passed twenty!"
(end of this chapter)