MTL - Chastity Layman-Chapter 1444 as far as the eye can see
Chapter 1444 As far as the eye can see
"The last time our father and son said goodbye, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years."
At San Francisco Port, Qin Lang personally came to welcome his eldest son Qin Jun. "It's been thirteen years. Grandpa sent me to the Western Regions when I left Luo, and Grandpa sent my son to Luo from here. I never thought that I was just going to court. Who knew so many things happened."
"It's because my son is unfilial. He has been in the Western Regions all these years, so he should ask for leave to come back to visit Grandpa."
Qin Lang patted his son on the shoulder.
"My body is still strong. I'm only sixty-six. Look at Wei, he's a hundred and one years old this year, but this old guy has the same virtues as when he came to Luzon more than ten years ago, and he hasn't changed at all. "
Wei Chang on the side stepped forward to salute Qin Jun with a smile, and then stroked his hair, "My old Wei has changed a lot since I came to Luzon. My hair was all white before, but now half of it is black again. Yes. When I was in Chang’an, I still had some old ailments, and it always hurt in winter, but now I feel lighter. I feel that the seafood and the sun here in Luzon have cured me.”
Wei Chang, 101 years old, Xu Jingzong, 80 years old, Li Yifu, 60s, Cui Yixuan, 90s, Xiao Chen, 70s, Lu Chengqing, 81, 50s Xue Yuanchao, Qin Yong and Qin Yong who are over 80 years old, Lao Huang who is over 100 years old, and Zhang Chao who is over 60 years old...
In the port of San Francisco, Qin Jun saw many familiar faces.
The old guys are indeed full of energy. There are actually two who have lived more than a hundred years old, Wei Chang and Huang Biao, there are also several people in their 90s, and those in their 80s have actually become the main force. , Xue Yuanchao, who is in his fifties, belongs to the little guy among the crowd.
Even the thirteen Taibao of the Qin family are all in their fifties and sixties now, with gray hair.
On the pier, there was a large group of middle-aged and young people, but Qin Jun was already a bit unfamiliar.
"It's great to see everyone in such good health!" Qin Jun laughed.
"Hey, this Luzon is indeed a good place to retire. Sunshine, beaches, beauties, fine wine and seafood, it's hard not to live a long life."
Most of the old guys are relegated to the second tier now, and they have a title in the Knight Academy. Most of the time they accompany Qin Lang to play chess, drink tea, and sometimes go hunting, or play ball, go fishing or something, and live a leisurely life.
Luzon also doesn't have so many **** politics. After all, the structure of Luzon was established by Qin Lang. If he is still there, Luzon will not be able to turn the sky. What's more, the dividends of Luzon's expansion are still continuing. After coming, there is still a position, and everyone does not need to fight among themselves.
Less struggle, more benefits, less stress in life, longer life expectancy is normal.
"Grandpa, the envoys of the Second Saints in Luoyang Palace came with me, and there was an imperial edict for Grandpa." Qin Jun introduced several eunuchs who had been waiting for a long time.
Qin Lang smiled and treated the eunuchs with fifth-rank ranks very kindly, without looking down on these eunuchs in the slightest.
Since the incident in the 15th year of Kaiyuan that the power **** Gao Hu intended to stand alone, Longshuo Emperor Li Zhao once briefly purged and suppressed the eunuchs, dismissed the Xuanhui Yuan and the envoys of the inner court, and the lieutenant of the guard.
Emperor Longshuo died of illness suddenly after only a little more than a year in power, which made the emperor have to hand over the throne to orphans and widows, instead of issuing an edict to restore the **** organization in the inner court.
During the past ten years when the Queen of Heaven listened to the government behind the curtain, a woman in the deep palace wanted to be in power, but there were many inconveniences, so she had to use eunuchs to go around inside and outside and contact the court chiefs.
Up to now, the **** organization is more comprehensive than that at the end of the Kaiyuan period, and even the eunuchs' servants have greater power. In the later period of Tianhou's administration, the inner court organization has basically become an important political force in the imperial court.
Envoys of the Xuanhui Academy, the Imperial Academy, the Privy Council, and even the Political Affairs Hall were successively established to benchmark the central yamen.
A woman must rely on the eunuchs of the inner court to listen to the government behind the curtain, and the chief executives of the outer court have no reason to refute, otherwise, wouldn’t it be to block the eyes and ears of the Empress Dowager and seize power?
However, because there were eunuchs like Gao Hu who wanted to be good at standing in the past, no matter whether it is the Queen of Heaven or the Zaizhi, they are also very guarded against the eunuchs. He is still very low-key and careful outside, not daring to be too domineering.
Not to mention that when he came to Luzon this time, he was still facing the thunderous Qin Lang, so he was even more cautious.
"General Tiance?"
When Qin Lang heard this, he couldn't help curling his lips.
My daughter always likes to think wildly in the palace, so the emperor's grandson's actions are a bit too revealing.
Not to mention Shangfu and Shangshuling, both Shizu and Gaozong had conferred titles on Qin Lang, not to mention the emperor who just came to power now, and now he even sent someone to give him the title of General Tiance.
Qin Jun told Qin Lang that when he left Beijing, the emperor not only granted him the title of Grand Tutor, but also honored him as the King of Protecting the Country, and granted Zuo Jinwu the rank of General. He was awarded General You Jinwu.
The so-called generals are just a series of military officer titles newly introduced by the imperial court. They have become an additional title for senior generals, and they have become a set of things for military generals to be promoted according to their qualifications. Title, can increase a salary.
Even use this as the order of promotion for generals, collectively referred to as environmental sanitation officers, which is equivalent to the rank of high-ranking civil servants.
The northern and southern yamen each have twelve guards and armies, each with a general, a general, a general, a general, and a general. The generals and generals are still actual official positions.
The generals, generals, and generals are reduced to environmental sanitation officers, which is equivalent to seventy-two levels in total.
After the adjustment, the twenty-fourth army from the north and the south alternated. For example, the lowest level was the right-leading military guard of the Southern Yamen, then the right-hand guard of the northern government, then the left-leading military guard, and then the left-hand guard.
The general is compared with the bachelor, the general is compared with the bachelor, and the general is compared with the straight bachelor.
Normal level is seventy-two, and then the emperor specially added a Tiance general, there is no Tiance general and Tiance general, there is only one general, specially awarded to Qin Lang.
ranks above all generals.
However, unlike Li Shimin who was the top military commander in the Tang Dynasty, Tiance Admiral, Qin Lang's title is purely an honorary title, the same as the Shangshuling he was awarded before.
Without actual authority, no matter how high the official name is, it is empty.
It’s just an extra money.
Is Qin Lang short of money?
However, this kind of vain title, which is beneficial and not costly, can also show the two sages' gratitude to Grand Master Qin, and show a gesture that the honor and favor of the Qin family will remain, even if Qin Jun resigns from Zhongshu and Qin Li resigns The appointment of privy envoys, etc., will not change this situation, and remind some people who want to speculate in politics, don't mess around, don't make trouble.
A group of people returned to San Francisco, Qin Lang directly took them to the palace.
"Are you from Gao Fu?"
In the East Pavilion, Qin Lang sat alone with the court envoy Gao Chengen.
"Gao Xuanhui is the adoptive father of the servant girl. When the servant girl came, the adoptive father asked me to come over and confess, saying that the grand master had the kindness of rebuilding him. He will always remember this kindness in his heart."
Gao Chengen directly stated to Qin Lang that we are all from the Qin family.
Qin Lang poured Gao Chengen a cup of tea, and Gao Chengen was flattered.
Quickly stood up and took it with both hands, and then said, "The righteous father specially gave the opportunity to come from the south to the servant girl this time, so that the servant girl can come to visit the grand master..."
"Needless to say, I was indeed the one who arranged for Gao Fu to enter the palace back then, but he was able to get to where he is today, and it all depends on his ability and luck. I have been away from the court for many years, and I can no longer control Luoyang's affairs."
"The grand master is the elder of the Great Tang and Five Dynasties. You are the pillar of the Tang Dynasty. This time, the second sage in the palace asked me to ask the grand master. If there is a vacancy for the chief of the two palaces, who should I use? Please recommend the grand master!"
"The governors of the two mansions should naturally be selected by the two sages. I have been a vassal king who has served as a vassal for many years. How can I have the right to interfere with the appointment of the chief minister and assistant?" Qin Lang shook his head and refused.
Gao Chengen watched Qin Lang's expression carefully, and after a long time he tentatively said, "The second sage felt that Lai Gong was calm in his affairs, and Pei Gong was decisive and alert in his actions, so he was hesitant for a while."
"No matter who the second sage uses, I believe it will not be wrong."
For Qin Lang, at present, in Luoyang Chaotang, the Queen of Heaven returns to the emperor, but the emperor is still too young to control the court at all, so at least three to five years, there will be no major changes in the center.
What's more, when the Empress returned to power, the center had just carried out a round of adjustments to the leadership.
Now that Erqin has resigned, it only needs to be fine-tuned, and there is no possibility of major changes.
So no matter whether it is Lai Heng or Pei Xingjian who is the Zhongshuling, in fact, it has little influence on Qin Lang, the Qin family, or even the entire Qin Party.
After all, both of them are Qin Qiong's foster sons, and both are Qin Lang's foster brothers, but on the other hand, both of them are actually Qin Lang's protégés, and they are Qin Lang's staunch political supporters.
For Qin Lang, there is no change in whether the emperor is pro-government or not.
If it's not that kind of drastic change, it won't affect the Qin family, and it won't threaten Luzon.
Regardless of whether the Qin family is a prime minister or not, the current power of the Qin family will not change much. After all, the Qin family no longer relies on one or two prime minister positions. The Qin family's power spreads across the court and the public, especially Lu With Song's foundation in hand, he was invincible. Unless Qin Lang rebelled, who could threaten the status of the Qin family with the special meritorious service they made several times for the Emperor Tang's decision?
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Luoyang.
Qin Lang's letter was expedited by water and land, and delivered to the palace.
After reading the letter with the emperor's mother and son, Qin Lang talked more about family affection in the letter, and had no intention of interfering in the political affairs of the court, especially the candidates for the heads of the two governors.
"Let's call the Hanlin scholars into the palace to make drafts." After Tianhou received this letter from her father, she finally made up her mind to worship the governors of the two prefectures.
"Lai Heng and Pei Xingjian, who does the emperor think is more suitable for Zhongshu Ling?"
"Who does the queen think is better?"
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and Zhong Shuling is the Prime Minister, the chief minister who assists the Son of Heaven in governing the country. It is only natural that the Son of Heaven should appoint him."
Li Ye thought for a while, "How about Zuo Pu She Lai Heng?"
Lai Heng is the younger brother of Lai Ji, the chief assistant of the Shang Yuan Dynasty, and a very capable prime minister. If it weren't for the fact that he was in the political affairs hall before coming to Ji, Wei Heng would have been a prime minister long ago.
"If a sage is used to serve as the order of Zhongshu, it is better to use Pei Xingjian as the privy envoy."
"But Pei Xingjian is a servant, and even a civil servant."
Tianhou told her son, "Although the Privy Council is in charge of military affairs, before the court established the Privy Council, most of the Ministers of the Ministry of War were civil servants. Moreover, although Pei Xingjian was the prime minister of civil servants, after the general, he also practiced in the northern town of Mobei in the Western Regions in his early years. He has also paid food, supervised the military's economic strategy, preached and appeased the army, sent envoys to enemy camps, and presided over alliances and peace talks.
Of course, the most important thing is that the queen mother has long reminded the emperor that if he wants to take back the power smoothly and stabilize the imperial power, then the emperor who has just been in charge must stop expanding abroad, start to suppress martial arts and improve the status of the civil official group, and start slowly. The martial arts cutting group.
Using Pei Xingjian as the privy envoy is a good start.
"Then who will take over as Shizhong and who will take over as Zuo Pushe?" the emperor asked.
The Empress Dowager did not take over this challenge, "Li Jingxuan, Minister of Zhongshu, and Liu Rengui, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, have similar resumes to Pei Xingjian. They both understand military affairs and have military experience, and they can also serve as deputy envoys."
The emperor was very surprised.
The Privy Council suddenly added three civil servants and envoys?
"Your Majesty should take this opportunity to allow the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall to restore the right to make military decisions. The Privy Council is responsible for general military and political affairs, but for important military and political affairs, the Privy Council should discuss and submit them together with the Political Affairs Hall."
This reminder from the Empress Dowager still needs to suppress the military and cultivate the civil society, suppress the military group, and promote the civil official group. In the past, civil and military divisions were ruled, but now the Empress Dowager will start to restore the military decision-making power of the prime minister of the Zhengshitang.
Important military and political affairs were originally in charge of the Privy Council, but now the two governments have to discuss and make decisions together, and then hand them over to the Privy Council for specific implementation.
In the future, major military and state affairs must be discussed by the two prefectures of the East and the West.
Restore the decision-making power of the prime minister of the Zhengshitang over the military and state affairs of the court.
Then further speed up the reform by appointing civil servants who know military affairs and have military experience as privy envoys, and deputy privy envoys are used between civil and military affairs.
"Can the two governors agree?"
"Will the grand master support it?"
The young emperor panicked, feeling that this step was a bit big.
Tianhou was very calm, "The Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall must be very happy with this new change, and he must be very willing to regain the military decision-making power, even if it has to be discussed with the Privy Council."
"They will also be happy to break the situation where military ministers are full-time chief and deputy envoys of the Privy Council alone in charge of military affairs."
Tianhou's action is to split the civil servants and military officials in the North Korean military group. Although the prime ministers such as Heng Pei Xingjian and Li Jingxuan were all brought up by Qin Lang, after Tianhou's action comes out, he will definitely be willing to support it .
After all, they are all civil servants.
As for whether the handsome ministers of the Privy Council agree, or whether the generals in the court agree, Tianhou thinks it is not a big problem. With the support of the prime ministers, this matter will be somewhat controversial. Even with the attitude of North Korean and Chinese officials, this matter can still be passed.
"With Dai Zhide as the servant, Hao Chujun as the left servant, and Ma Zai as the right servant,
With Liu Yingdao as the servant of the Zhongshu, Zhang Daan as the servant of the Huangmen, and Gao Xuan as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, they all joined the Zhongshumen to make peace.
Master Xu Yu is a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.
Cen Changqian was awarded Zhongshu Shilang, and Wei Xuantong was awarded Huangmen Shilang. "
Tianhou reported a book of names, almost all of them were descendants of famous families. For example, Dai Zhide is the heir of Zhenguan Prime Minister Dao Guogong Dai Zhou.
Ma Zai is also the son of Ma Zhou, the famous Chancellor of Zhenguan.
Liu Yingdao is the husband of Prince Yin Jiancheng's daughter, County Lord Wenxi, and the younger brother of former prime minister Liu Xiangdao.
Zhang Daan is the third son of Zhenguan famous general Zhang Gongjin, Gao Xuan is the eldest grandson of Zhenguan famous minister Gao Shilian, Cen Changqian is Cen Wenwen's nephew, and Wei Xuantong is Wei Zheng's family nephew.
Xu Yushi was the son of Xu Shao, a minister of the Wude Dynasty. Xu Shao was also a classmate of Gaozu, and He Chujun was Xu Yushi's nephew.
Li Jingxuan is Ma Zhou's adopted son and Qin Lang's student.
The adjustment of the center in this way can bring the least opposition.
All the bachelors of Hanlin Academy were summoned, locked up, and worshiped.
Within a day, the governors of the entire two prefectures were adjusted. Although most of the governors were still there, their positions were slightly adjusted.
The vacancy left after the resignation of the Qin Dynasty was finally filled.
It was not surprising that Lai Heng worshiped the Zhongshuling. Most people guessed that either Laiheng or Pei Xingjian was the new Zhongshuling, but it was a big surprise that Pei Xingjian worshiped the privy envoy.
What's more, Li Jingxuan and Liu Rengui, the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang and the inner ministers of the Imperial Academy, both went to the Privy Council as deputy envoys, which was even more unexpected.
Gao Kan is still the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and Li Fengjie, Li Siwen, Wu Shisheng, and Xi Junmai are still the Privy Council members who signed the Privy Council affairs. However, Pei Xingjian was added as the privy envoy, and the two deputy envoys Li Jingxuan and Liu Rengui were ranked behind the famous general Gao Kan, but they were ranked ahead of the other four commanders.
Eight members of the Privy Council are in power.
At the Zhengshitang, the prime minister also regained the right to make military decisions, and the two governments jointly discuss and make decisions on major military affairs.
Seven chancellors from Zhengshitang, eight Privy Council members in power, together with Xu Yushi, Minister of Internal Affairs, Sun Yan, Minister of Finance, and Cui Xiuye, doctor of imperial history, these are the new central ministers of the Great Tang Dynasty.
The emperor has only been in power for three months, but the center has been expelled twice.
However, this time's excommunication undoubtedly revealed more information. Apart from the fact that the Qin Party is still in power, the attitude of the Second Sage to worship culture and restrain military power seems obvious.
White hemp Xuanxiang.
Big prayer.
Luoyang, Kyoto is boiling, and I feel a little exciting for no reason.
Luzon.
San Francisco.
Qin Jun came to see Princess Taiping, and also came to visit his mother Xiao, and sat and chatted together.
Yuxiao is also old, over sixty years old, her head full of black hair has become gorgeous, but her temperament has not changed, she is dressed very temperamentally, and she is neat and tidy. Although she has white hair and chicken skin, her eyes are full of love.
Even if Qin Jun is now the world-renowned King of Protector Yi, King Dongsheng, Governor of the World, General Zuo Jinwu, and Grand Tutor, these will not change the fact that he is the son of Yuxiao.
In the eyes of mothers, sons always look different.
"Just came back and left again, you just can't stay, so what does it matter if you go to Dongsheng Island earlier and later, you can't spend more time with Auntie in San Francisco?" Yu Xiao said to his son Qin Jun dissatisfied.
"Okay, I'll stay a little longer."
The attendant sent an express letter to Qin Lang, opened it, but it was a letter written by the emperor to his grandfather Qin Lang, and after a few words of homework, he notified his grandfather of the adjustment of the two governors, and also briefly explained a few words The reason for using three prime ministers as privy secretaries.
After seeing it, Qin Lang just chuckled, threw it aside, and continued chatting with his wife, concubine and son.
The intentions of these changes in the court cannot be hidden from him, but Qin Lang does not intend to interfere.
Princess Taiping glanced at Qin Lang.
"It's a letter from the emperor, saying something about the change of governors in the two imperial courts. The emperor has grown up."
Taiping nodded, but didn't look into it carefully. Compared with Yuxiao, who is in good spirits and in good health, Princess Taiping has not been in good health these years. Her family inherited diseases have kept her from taking care of medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion all these years, but her body has never been in good condition. Great, obviously ten years younger than Qin Lang, the princess who is only fifty-four at this time, is old and rickety, and looks a bit like Yuxiao's mother in her sixties.
The princess is not very interested in Luoyang's affairs now. When her condition is a little better, she likes to sit alone and do nothing. She just sits there in a daze. The bits and pieces with Empress Wende, the past events of the sisters in the palace, and even always thinking of Emperor Gaozu and Shizu when he was young.
I also often think of the life in Taiping Port, Wu'an, and remember the childhood of Qin Yu, Qin Lun and Rou Jia Yongjia, their brothers and sisters.
Every day is one day less.
The princess has long been able to face these things calmly, and even looks forward to the moment when she sees her parents and even Cheng Qian and Li Tai.
My husband’s body is still so strong that he can’t walk with me, but he can save more to take care of his children and grandchildren.
Everywhere you look, are memories.
The direction of the heart is all the past.
(end of this chapter)
