Chapter 991 Ignorance
Mrs. Sitai looked at Qin Lang silently, but there was light in her gray and cloudy eyes.
"Congratulations to Mrs. Tai of Cangke County, the Holy Majesty's kindness is mighty, and I will reward Xie's family generously."
Mrs. Si, who is over eighty years old, holds a rhinoceros stick in both hands, "I dare not accept such kindness!"
In the Tang Dynasty, the mothers or wives of civil and military officials of the third rank and above were appointed as the matriarch of the county, but it was generally limited to the third rank of the official, and not every mother or wife of a third-rank official could be ordered by the matriarch of the county. dependent. Nowadays, the imperial court usually grants the title of a third-rank official to a county duke or higher before conferring on his wife and edict.
Back then, the Sui Dynasty granted Feng An’s grandmother, Mrs. Xian, the Grand Lady of Gaoliang County, and later named Mrs. Qiao Guo, ordered Mrs. Xu Xian to continue to open the shogunate, and made Linzhen County, Hainan, the Tangmu place of the Xi family. After his death, he also pursued the posthumous title of Mrs. Jingcheng.
Of course, Mrs. Si knew clearly that she was not as influential as Madame Xian, the Virgin of Lingnan. Mrs. Xian was originally from the Xian family, the leader family of the largest slang tribe in Lingnan, and later married the powerful Feng family of Han people. To dominate the Lingnan East Road, there are no less than 100,000 child servants and family soldiers, and they control more than ten states.
So from Liang Chen to Sui and Tang Dynasties, they all attached great importance to the Feng family in Lingnan.
But although Dongxie also controls hundreds of miles of land, it is far behind Xian's. His son Xie Yuanshen doesn't have that kind of ability, and Dongxie also has such a large territory and population.
"If Duke Wei thinks that a single edict can change the whole Yingzhou, then Duke Wei will think highly of me, an old woman."
Qin Lang just picked up the sparrow tea and tasted it carefully, "Mrs. Tai, this sparrow tea is indeed a good tea. I went to the tea garden with Xie Jiang to see it. It's just that the traditional method of making tea can't make the taste of this tea as good as it is. The benefits are fully reflected, and it’s almost a bit meaningless, which is a pity.”
Mrs. Xie's eyes sparkled, "Whether this tea is good or not is an old tradition of hundreds of years. How can it be easily changed and discarded?"
"It's not about throwing it away, it's just a suggestion to improve the method, and you can get a new life. There are only benefits and no harm."
After finishing speaking, Qin Lang took out a watch stamp with a smile, and smiled at Xie Jiang beside the old lady.
The girl was instantly captured by this smile, her face flushed, and she shyly stepped forward to take it and handed it to her great-grandmother.
The old lady opened it and read it, a little surprised.
Qin Lang said slowly, "The sage gave me a brief introduction to the Three Cantons in Lingnan and the Second South in the South, and allowed me to inherit the privilege of making worship."
"Grand Xie is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. Dongcuan and Wuman rebelled. Mr. Xie understood the righteousness and immediately raised his troops to respond to the court's pursuit of thieves. When he fought against the Wusa tribe in Wumeng Mountain, he was the first to attack the Wuza tribe's big village. , and snatched the body of Usaman King who committed suicide, cut off his head and presented it in front of Zhang Du's tent, which is a great achievement."
"I have declared Xie Gong to the imperial court as the governor of Weining Prefecture and Marquis of Keke."
"oh!"
The old lady didn't seem to be surprised at all. Even her own old woman can be granted the title of a county lady, and her son must be indispensable. Although she only knew that her grandson worked so hard for Tang Ting in Wumeng Mountain, his grandson is also fifty people.
"Thousand households in the city of food, three hundred households will be granted real food."
"Mrs. Tai, you can see that the emperor of Luoyang is very satisfied with Dong Xie's loyalty. He gave such a commendation. As soon as my seal was uploaded, the sage replied in person immediately, bestowing an official title, and even gave it a true seal for the first time. It's an unprecedented honor."
The old lady paused for a moment with the rhinoceros stick in her hand, but she was not tempted by these silly things.
"The imperial court transfers Xie Lang to Weining Prefecture to serve as the governor, and to suppress Wusamanzi. Then, who will the imperial court hand over to my family business in Xie Yingzhou? Is it for my boss?"
Qin Lang smiled and handed out another seal.
"The gentlemen of Xie's family are all young and handsome. I have already played Dalang Xie Duan as a man in the Yulin Palace and served as the emperor's servant. Erlang Xie Jubiao went to the Imperial Academy to study. Sanlang Xie Yi was the conductor of the Weining Governor's Mansion. Shiro Xie Jun is the truth in the tent..."
"They are all from good backgrounds, I wonder if Mrs. Tai is satisfied?"
Xie Yuanshen's four sons are not bad, but now Qin Lang has made arrangements for the four brothers of the Xie family, two of them will go to Chang'an, one will go to Weining with Xie Yuanshen, and one will work in front of Qin Lang, but there is no arrangement for any of them. Stay in Yingzhou.
"What about Yingzhou, is it possible that Duke Wei intends to let Yuan Shen's brother take over?"
Qin Lang laughed.
"I plan to let Zhenhai Envoy General Yuan be the governor of Yingzhou and Pingnan Army envoy." Qin Lang politely revealed an unquestionable rejection. It is impossible for the Xie family to continue to control Yingzhou. Since he promoted Xie Yuanshen as the governor of Weining, made him a marquis, and gave the old lady the imperial order of the Madam of Zangke County, and arranged the family backgrounds of Xie Yuanshen's four sons, it is of course impossible for Yingzhou to leave them.
"General Xie Yuanhan and General Xie Yuanze, if you need me to arrange, it's no problem. You can go to Chang'an or Luoyang. If you want to go to Guangzhou, you can also go."
Mrs. Tai said, "I'm old, and my old bones may fall apart one day. The eldest grandson Yuanshen is going to Wumeng Mountain to be the governor. I can't go with me at this age. I still have to stay here. In the future After I die, I still want to be buried in the ancestral grave with my old man, and there will always be a few grandchildren and great-grandchildren who will be there to see me off, and even take care of my affairs."
"How about arranging General Yuanze to be the captain of Dushang County, or a garrison commander in the Pingnan Army?"
The old lady paused for a while, and turned to her great-granddaughter Xie Jiang, who was staring at Qin Lang all the time, and even smiled foolishly from time to time, "Ah Jiang, help me go back to rest."
"Duke Wei, I am tired, and Xu can no longer accompany me."
"I'll send off Mrs. Tai!"
"Don't bother, Wei Gong has a lot of things to do every day, so go about your own affairs. Wei Gong is just passing through Yingzhou, so we can't delay too long in our small place of Xie's house."
Qin Lang smiled.
"I will send someone to send the order of the four young masters Xie in a while, and arrange for them to leave as soon as possible. I think they will leave in three days. As for the two generals of Yuan Han and Yuan Ze, I don't think it is as good as the generals of Yuan Han who were awarded the title of Du Shang." County lieutenant, General Yuanze should confer the title of lieutenant of the Pingnan Army." Qin Lang seemed to be discussing with Mrs. Tai, and seemed to be talking to himself.
"Ajaan, send Madam Tai back to have a good rest, and I will discuss the rest with your uncles and brothers directly."
Madam Sitai was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say something, but seeing the seriousness in Qin Lang's smile, she finally turned around and walked out.
"The old woman who relies on the old to sell the old, and pretends to be crazy and stupid, really regards herself as the Holy Mother of Lingnan? Don't even think about it, does she have such qualifications?"
Zhang Chao hummed.
Qin Lang glared at him.
"This old lady Si is not ordinary. Although Dongxie only has one prefecture and five counties, Dongxie comes from Xixie. Xixie is powerful, and there is also a branch of Nanxie. In addition, she has been married to Xizhao for generations. At the same time, this old man People are from the Si family in Qianzhou, these Zihao clans have been married for generations, intertwined, and their interests are connected, so they are not so active, and one thing can affect the whole body, so we must be careful."
"Ten meetings with one force, we are now on the top of Mount Tai, what are we afraid of?"
Afraid, of course Qin Lang is not afraid, but now is not the time to talk about whether to be afraid or not, but to talk about strategy, play tricks, try to avoid direct confrontation and conflict, how to find a balance point that both parties can be satisfied with, this is very important for Qin Lang very important.
He is the Lingnan Economic Strategy and Funanzhong. The emperor uses him to stabilize the Nanzhong area as soon as possible, and at the same time strengthen the penetration and control of this area. It is necessary to control and avoid rebellion. This requires a strategy. .
Zhang Chao blindly yelled to fight and kill, using the strong to bully the weak, would inevitably arouse resistance. Although Dong Cuan had just been pacified, the ministries were able to obey the imperial order to attack Dong Cuan because Dong Cuan committed a big taboo. It is time to openly resist the Central Plains court. This is a red line that cannot be touched since the Han Dynasty.
No one cares about you as the emperor behind closed doors, but no one will tolerate your open rebellion.
The Cuan clan has ruled Nanzhong for four hundred years, but in fact, many people are willing to see them unlucky. With Datang in his early years, they are of course willing to follow suit.
This is also the so-called famous teacher.
But if Dong Xie is attacked for no reason, then other people will unite for their own interests.
After all, the transportation here is inconvenient. Although the Tang Dynasty is strong, the power here is not strong. Qin Lang doesn't want to make a fuss to the point of dispatching troops from the Central Plains. Full confrontation, this is not in line with his style of doing things.
He prefers to collaborate.
Since it is cooperation, you can’t engage in overlord clauses, you have to compromise, and it’s best to exchange benefits.
In the process of this exchange, the stronger party will definitely take advantage of it, but as long as it is not too much and can take care of the interests and feelings of the other party, it will still be possible to negotiate.
"I don't think this old woman is very sensible."
Qin Lang shook his head.
No one will be too happy at the beginning, but as long as it becomes a fait accompli, it doesn't matter whether she is happy or not. In the end, she herself has to weigh the pros and cons.
"I have already sent a letter to General Zhang Shigui, asking him to convey my order to Xie Yuanshen. Xie Yuanshen and his tribe will stay directly in Usa tribe and establish Weining Prefecture."
"Can he hear?"
"General Zhang Shigui will follow my order to transfer troops and Xie troops to form the Weining Army. Before Weining is stabilized, General Zhang Shigui will be temporarily stationed in Wei County (Qujing) in Nanning Prefecture."
Duan Zhixuan will be temporarily stationed in Kunzhou.
This arrangement will be very effective in deterring the barbarians.
If Xie Yuanshen dared to disobey the imperial court's will and bring his troops back, it would be regarded as a rebellion, and he would face being captured directly by his Weining Army, or being chased and killed by Zhang Shigui from behind, or being intercepted and killed halfway by the Dongning State Governor's Army danger.
Even if he really has the ability to escape back, Qin Lang has already asked Yuan Zhulin to be the governor of Yingzhou and the military envoy of Pingnan. Yuan Zhulin is not those civil servants who came by air. Five thousand people were left behind to form the Pingnan Army. With such an elite force in hand, Xie Yuanshen would not be able to return home.
"Three days later, we will continue our journey westward. We have indeed lost enough time here." Qin Lang took a sip of tea, but the tea was already cold!
(end of this chapter)