Chapter 907 Refusal to enter the DPRK
It took several years to build Weigong Fort with more than one million yuan, which did not conform to Qin Lang's low-key style and was too ostentatious. But Qin Lang also wanted to use this to express his heart to Li Shimin in Chang'an, and his life was just a little bit of pursuit, to seek a world-class nobleman, descendants of Wu'an forever, and protect the Tang Dynasty from generation to generation.
A frontier vassal or a powerful court official, who is more likely to threaten the throne?
The answer is naturally the powerful ministers in the court. Whether it is Wang Mang or Yang Jian, or Cao Cao or the Sima family, they all first seized the control of the court in the court, and after the emperor was emptied, they finally came to the step of usurping the throne.
On the contrary, it is almost impossible for a frontier vassal to overthrow the imperial court with his own power.
Whether it was the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion in the Western Han Dynasty or the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, no one succeeded anyway.
The more Qin Lang invested heavily in Wu'an Prefecture, the more Li Shimin could understand his thoughts, which showed that Qin Lang only had such thoughts.
The Qin family like this is actually far worse than the threat of the five surnames and seven surnames, the six surnames of Guanlong, etc. to Li Tang.
Anyway, in Li Shimin's Zhenguan Dynasty, it was impossible for Qin Lang to become a powerful minister. Although he worshiped the prime minister six times, it was actually because of Li Shimin's habit of employing people, and he always put a few in his pocket in the political affairs hall. close confidants.
Or the former part of his mansion, or childhood friends, or relatives.
Although people from these backgrounds entered the Zhengshitang as prime ministers, they could not actually become prime ministers. They were only used by the emperor to balance the personnel affairs of the Zhengshitang, and sometimes it was only a one-off. , and then throw away.
In the political affairs hall, the emperor really relies on them, and those who preside over the government will only be those few, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Du Yan are dead, Wen Yanbo is gone, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, etc. In fact, it is often brought out as a demonstration.
As for Yang Shizhong, Wei Ting, etc., they are only used to take care of the feelings of those powerful people and find a balance.
Ma Zhou, Wang Gui, and Cen Wenwen are now among the emperor's confidantes.
Qin Lang belongs to relatives and nobles, the emperor's own people, it is convenient to use, and there is no need to worry about it, especially when there are some troublesome things, the emperor likes to use Qin Lang, Zhang Liang, and Hou Jun to gather them, in the name of the emperor's cronies You can arrange them at will, and you don't need to be ranked by seniority. Even if you don't do well, it's easy to carry around.
Unlike Ma Zhou and Dai Zhou, who came from humble backgrounds, they have no scruples about attacking others.
Qin Lang is also very clear about his position, he has some abilities, and Li Shimin also knows and appreciates it, but the emperor still won't let him really govern and preside over the political affairs hall.
The emperor did not hesitate to reward him for his meritorious service. Anyway, he was in the rank of relatives and nobles, so no one would have too many criticisms about conferring titles or honors, or even granting them real titles.
It's not like Ma Zhou and the others, even if they are given a false title as county duke, there will be a lot of people who will object to it.
Wei Zheng made Jin the Duke of the state, and the emperor wanted to give him some food. As a result, a bunch of people asked, what great contributions did Wei Zheng make to the country? Can eat the land of the country?
The dignified servant is now the second prime minister in the political affairs hall. In the end, he was opposed by everyone and failed to get a real seal. He still only got a virtual duke, and the five thousand households in the city were all fake.
"Sanlang has made such great contributions to Lingnan this time, and he should be recalled to the court in a short time, and then enter the Zhengshitang to govern, right? Is it a servant or a Zhongshu or a sect?"
Qin Lang glanced at Zhang Chao, this kid is an official fan.
I've practiced by my side for a few years, and I'm already very capable, but the character of this official fan has never changed, "Do you want to go back to Chang'an? If you want to, I can arrange for you. You want a military job or a civilian job, it doesn't matter." Arrange for you, how about the sixth grade?"
"Sanlang, aren't you going back to Chang'an? It's already September, and the courts and envoys have been entering Beijing since mid-October. We are far away in Lingnan, so we won't leave until November?"
Qin Lang just said, "I will definitely not enter the Beijing Chaoji this year."
"Why?"
"It's been nine months since I left Beijing after last year, almost two years, but I've only stayed in Guangzhou for less than two months. This time the sage urged me to go back to the Yamen of Guangfu. There are many things to come. .”
"But you made such a great contribution?"
"Is it a great achievement to run away a few barbarians?" Qin Lang said disapprovingly. In fact, this is exactly the current view of the government and the people in Chang'an on Qin Lang's suppression of barbarians in Lingnan.
Regardless of how powerful the barbarians are in the legends, how many hundreds of thousands of barbarians, and thousands of miles away, in the eyes of the officials and people of the Chang'an imperial capital in Guanzhong, the Nanman is nothing.
The Turks in the northern grasslands who once drank the Weihe River and came to Chang'an City, they could make them feel that they were a threat, or the Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, and Western Turks in the Northwest felt that they were strong and powerful enemies.
As for the Nanban, they have never been any opponents.
Even if some people say that Qin Shihuang sent 500,000 troops to conquer Lingnan three times in the past, and spent dozens of battles in Lingnan. He lost countless money and food in Lingnan, and killed and injured hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, but few people really remember this.
So fighting one thousand against ten thousand, or one hundred thousand million, is not considered an achievement, and it is far less worthy of mentioning than his previous attack of a thousand soldiers on Beisha City, Goguryeo, Liaodong.
The emperor also intended to recruit Qin Lang to return to the court before, intending to ask him to help Xue Yantuo, but Qin Lang refused, thinking that there is Li Shiji in Bingzhou in the north, and Niu Jianhu in Liaodong. Hu people don't need him.
What's more, there are so many strong generals in the court.
Hou Junji is now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Yu Chigong is the Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Liang is the official censor, Gao Shilian is the left servant, Changsun Wuji is the right servant, Wang Gui is the order of Zhongshu, Wei Zheng is the servant, Ma Zhou is the Minister of Zhongshu, Cen Wenwen is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Dai Zhou is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Anyway, there is no place for him in the Zhengshitang.
So it's better to continue to hold the title of Tong Zhongshumenxia Pingzhang Shi, continue to be his Zhennan King in Lingnan, and take care of the Qin family's family business by the way, taking care of both public and private affairs.
It’s winter soon, and it’s snowing in Mobei, so what’s the point of running there to eat sand and drink the north wind and get cold.
How nice Guangzhou is, there is no need for cats in winter.
If it’s colder, you can use the name of inspection to go to Hainan, Jiaozhou, and take a vacation to the beach to bask in the sun and eat seafood, isn’t it better than going back to join in the fun?
"Just after we put an end to the chaos, Saburo is not allowed to go back to show his merits and receive the reward?"
"What reward do I still receive? The rewards have already been rewarded. I have five sons, one county magistrate and four county marquises. Isn't that enough? The eldest daughter is specially decreed to be the head of the county and give Tangmu land, isn't it enough?"
Zhang Chao didn't expect Qin Lang to have such a reaction, "I don't know if there is something else going on, or else, it shouldn't be like this. Besides, I heard that after Qi Guogong returned to Beijing this time, , has been left in Beijing by His Majesty, you don't want to go back and meet?"
Qin Lang patted Zhang Chao on the shoulder, "We just beat up a few savages, don't always feel as if you have made a great contribution, why run back to show off? Envy or disgust? Hou Junji Those idiots are still accusing me every day, saying that I deliberately provoke border quarrels, create wars, so that I can make money from wars, and earn rewards for my meritorious deeds."
"Na Heman set up a pseudo-barbarian country in Honghe River, which made Hou Junji even more excited, jumping up and down all day, saying how I can raise the thief's self-respect, and how I can harm Tiannan, so I don't bother to go back now."
As the manager of the Nine Mansions in Lingnan, this was originally an imperial envoy, but now he has also been awarded the positions of Governor of Guangzhou and Governor of Guangzhou, so Qin Lang should guard Lingnan, not to mention because the puppet barbarian country south of the Red River is still in power. In the midst of trouble, Qin Lang, the minister of Xuanfu of the Nine Mansions of Lingnan, still has a heavy burden on his body, so he can't return to Beijing for a while.
"You always think about what to do when you go back to Chang'an? Do you have a lover?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.
"Didn't I think that my grandfather returned to Chang'an from Songzhou with Duke Qi? I haven't seen you for a long time."
Qin Lang was surprised, "I thought you were anxious to return to Beijing to ask for credit and reward, so as to satisfy the desire of being an official fan. It turns out that, so, you go back to Chang'an for me, bring some local products back to Beijing, and use them to honor my grandfather , and your grandpa, also sent to Pingkangfang Mansion, and in addition, every family in our mansion that we usually have good relations with will also send a copy."
"Are you really not going back to Chang'an?"
"Not going back." Qin Lang waved his hand, turned and went back to the cabin.
Going back to the cabin and dismissing the people in the room, it became quiet.
The sound of waves came from outside the cabin.
In the blink of an eye, it will be the late autumn of the eighth year of Zhenguan. In fact, in his heart, Qin Lang really wants to go back to Chang'an. He misses Yuxiao and other concubines in Pingkang Mansion, and also misses his four sons and three daughters.
It's been nearly two years since I left Beijing, so it's a lie to say that I don't want to.
It's just that he knows that there is some chaos in Chang'an now, Hou Junji has been attacking him, and Hou's attacks have never stopped, which shows that the emperor has the intention of conniving.
Why he connived, Qin Lang guessed that it was probably because the emperor was dissatisfied with some of his actions, or he just wanted to borrow Hou's hand to beat his son-in-law who had made great achievements in Lingnan, so that he would not get carried away.
The monarch and his ministers have been separated for nearly two years, but recently because of the matter of the world, the father and the father have actually fought several times in secret, secretly and silently, but the result is obvious. After seeing through his little thoughts, he resolutely suppressed him and came back, but he also gave him two sweet dates to comfort him.
Perhaps because of this, the emperor deliberately condoned Hou Junji's aggressive behavior, just to remind him and beat him up.
Recently, the monarchs and ministers have exchanged frequent secret letters, and they have also discussed in depth the matter of foreign trade in Tang Dynasty, especially the matter of maritime trade, and there are some obvious differences. Qin Lang is a staunch promoter and supporter of maritime trade Or, now there are emerging maritime trade forces on the coast that are constantly rising.
Li Shimin has undoubtedly felt it, so he is still hesitating about this emerging force, but he also insists on strictly controlling these forces.
Qin Lang hopes to relax a little bit. If the control is too strict, it will undoubtedly choke the throat of maritime trade, which is not conducive to long-term development.
But what Qin Lang clearly felt was that Li Shimin still advocates the Guanzhong standard system, let alone the mainland standard system. Although ocean trade is profitable, Li Shimin has always regarded it as a supplement to finance and taxation.
But now the southeast sea trade is really thriving, but it is affecting the Guanzhong standard system.
Qin Lang suggested that the imperial court should focus on managing Luoyang, the eastern capital. In the future, the imperial court would often be in Luoyang. With Xijing as the accompanying capital, the political and economic center of gravity of the entire Tang Dynasty would move eastward in line with the times.
But this proposal made it difficult for Li Shimin to accept.
(end of this chapter)