Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 1444

"Our father and son said goodbye last time, and we haven't seen each other for more than ten years."

In San Francisco Port, Qin Lang personally came to welcome his eldest son, Qin Jun. "It's been 13 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 Chaoji. Who knew so many things happened."

"It's my son who 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 am only 66. Look at Wei, he is [-] 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 has not changed at all."

Wei Chang on the side stepped forward to salute Qin Jun with a smile, and then stroked his hair, "Since I came to Luzon, my old Wei has changed a lot. 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.”

80-year-old Wei Chang, 60-year-old Xu Jingzong, 90-year-old Li Yifu, 70-year-old Cui Yixuan, 81-year-old Xiao Chen, 50-year-old Lu Chengqing, 80-year-old Xue Yuanchao, and more than 60 years old Qin Yong and Qin Yong who are [-] years old, together with Lao Huang who is [-] years old, and Zhang Chao who is more than [-] years old...

In the port of San Francisco, Qin Jun saw many familiar faces.

The old guys are indeed full of energy. There are two of them who have lived more than a hundred years old, Wei Chang and Huang Biao. There are also several in their 90s. Xue Yuanchao, who is many years old, belongs to the little guy among the crowd.

Even the thirteen Taibao of the Qin family are all five or sixty years old now, with gray hair.

On the pier, there was a large group of middle-aged and young people, but Qin Jun was already a little stranger.

"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 retreating to the second line now, and they have a title in the Knights' Academy. Most of the time they play chess and drink tea with Qin Lang, and sometimes they go hunting, or play ball, go fishing or something, and their days are leisurely.

Luzon also doesn't have so many bullshit 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 Sage in Luoyang Palace came with me, and there is an imperial edict for Grandpa." Qin Jun introduced several eunuchs who had been waiting for a long time in the back.

With a smile on his face, Qin Lang was very kind to the eunuchs with fifth-rank ranks, and did not look down on these eunuchs in the slightest.

Since the 15th year of the Kaiyuan period, when the power eunuch Gao Hu intended to stand alone, the Longshuo Emperor Li Zhao briefly purged and suppressed the eunuchs, and dismissed the Xuanhui Yuan and the envoys of the courts, as well as the lieutenants of the guards.

However, Emperor Longshuo passed away suddenly after he reigned for more than a year, which made the emperor have to hand over the throne to orphans and widowed mothers, instead of issuing an edict to restore the eunuch organization in the inner court.

In 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 eunuch 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 against the central yamen.

A woman listening to the government behind the curtain must rely on the eunuchs of the inner court, 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, facing the thunderous Qin Lang, 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 can't help showing a little too much.

Not to mention Shangfu and Shangshuling, Shizu and Gaozong had all 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.

They even used this as the order of promotion for generals, collectively referred to as environmental sanitation officers, which was equivalent to the rank of high-ranking civil servants.

There are twelve guards and armies in the northern and southern yamen, each with generals, generals, generals, generals, and generals. Generals Lang and General Zhonglang are still actual official positions.

The general, general, and general are reduced to environmental sanitation officers, a total of 72 levels.

After the adjustment, the 24th Army of the North and the South alternated. For example, the lowest level was the right-leading army guard of the Southern Yamen, then the right Jianmen army of the Beiya, then the left-leading army guard, and then the left Jianmen army.

A general is compared with a bachelor, a general is compared with a bachelor, and a general is compared with a straight bachelor.

Normally it is level 72, 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.

above all generals.

However, unlike Li Shimin who was the top military commander of 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.

Just get more 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, and 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. When the servant came, the adoptive father specially 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 a cup of tea for Gao Chengen, Gao Chengen was flattered.

Quickly got up and took it with both hands, and then said, "The righteous father specially gave the opportunity to come from the south to the slave this time, so that the slave can come to visit the Grand Master..."

"Needless to say, I did arrange for Gao Fu to enter the palace back then, but it is all due to his ability and luck that he is today. I have been away from the imperial court for many years, and I can no longer control Luoyang's affairs."

"The Grand Master is the elder of the Great Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. You are the pillar of the Emperor Tang Dynasty. This time, the second sage in the palace asked me to ask the Grand Master. If there is a vacancy in the two palaces, who should I hire? Please recommend the Grand Master!"

"The governors of the two palaces 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 court's chief minister?" 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 he came to work calmly, while Mr. Pei acted decisively and smartly, so he hesitated for a while."

"No matter who the second sage uses, I believe it will not be wrong."

As far as Qin Lang is concerned, at the moment 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 within three to five years, there will be no major changes in the center.

What's more, when Tianhou 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 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, it doesn't matter whether the emperor is close to the government or not, and the court's affairs remain unchanged, so other things will not change.

If it wasn't for that kind of drastic change, it wouldn't affect the Qin family or threaten Lu Song.

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.

In the letter that Tianhou read 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 chief executives of the two governments.

"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 mansions.

"Laiheng and Pei Xingjian, who does the emperor think is more suitable for the Zhongshu Ling?"

"Who does Tianhou 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 shooting 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 a 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 of the Privy Council."

The emperor was astonished.

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 the Privy Council should discuss and submit important military and political affairs 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, the civil and military divisions were divided into rule, and 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 national 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 court's military and state affairs.

Then, by appointing civil servants who know military affairs and have military experience as privy envoys, the deputy privy envoys will be used between civil and military affairs to further speed up the reform.

"Can the two governors agree?"

"Will the grand master support it?"

The young emperor was a little flustered, 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 right to make military decisions, even if it has to be discussed with the Privy Council."

"They will also be willing to break the situation where military officials are full-time chief and deputy envoys of the Privy Council alone in charge of military and state 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 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, but as long as the emperor has a firm attitude, especially if he makes good use of the prime minister of the Zhengshitang, 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 Zhongshu's servant, Zhang Da'an as Huangmen's servant, and Gao Xuan as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, they all joined 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 was the heir of Zhenguan Prime Minister Dao Guogong Dai Zhou.

Ma Zai is also the son of Ma Zhou, a famous minister of Zhenguan.

Liu Yingdao is the husband of Prince Yin Jiancheng's daughter Wenxi County Lord, and the younger brother of former prime minister Liu Xiangdao.

Zhang Daan is the third son of Zhang Gongjin, a famous Zhenguan general, Gao Xuan is the eldest grandson of Gao Shilian, a famous Zhenguan minister, Cen Changqian is the nephew of Cen Wenwen, and Wei Xuantong is the nephew of Wei Zheng's family.

Master Xu Yu 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.

This adjustment of the center can bring the least opposition.

All the bachelors of Hanlin Academy were summoned, locked up, and worshiped.

Within a day, all the governors of the 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 Zhongshuling, most people guessed that either Laiheng or Pei Xingjian was the new Zhongshuling, but Pei Xingjian worshiping the privy envoy was a big surprise.

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, with three civil and five military skills, and all of them are added to participate in political affairs.

On the other side of the political affairs hall, the prime minister also regained the power to make military decisions, and the two governments jointly decided on major military affairs.

The seven prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, the eight Privy Council members in power, together with Xu Yushi, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Sun Yan, the Minister of Finance, and Cui Xiuye, the doctor of imperial history, 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 mass excommunication undoubtedly revealed more information. Apart from the fact that the Qin Party is still in power, the attitude of the Second Sage to respect literature and restrain military power seems to be obvious.

Baima Xuanxiang.

Great exorcism.

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 Shi, and sat and chatted together.

Yuxiao is also old, over 60 years old, her head full of black hair has become gorgeous, but her temperament has not changed. She is dressed in a very temperamental way, and she cleans up neatly. Although she has white hair and chicken skin, her eyes are full of love when she looks at her son .

Even if Qin Jun is now the world-renowned King of Protector Wing, King Dongsheng, Governor of the World, General Zuo Jinwu, and Grand Tutor, these will not change the fact that he is Yuxiao's son.

In the eyes of mothers, sons always look different.

"You just got back and you have to leave again. You just can't stay. What does it matter if you go to Dongsheng Island earlier or later? You can't spend more time with Auntie in San Francisco?" Yu Xiao said to her son Qin Jun dissatisfied.

"Okay, I'll stay a little longer."

The attendant sent an express letter to Qin Lang, opened it, and it turned out to be a letter written by the emperor to his grandfather Qin Lang. 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 Qin Lang saw it, he just chuckled, threw it aside, and continued chatting with his wife, concubine and son.

These changes in the court, the intentions inside could not be hidden from him, but Qin Lang did not intend to interfere.

Princess Taiping glanced at Qin Lang.

"It's a letter from the emperor, saying something about the change of the two ministers in the imperial court. 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's inherited diseases have kept her from taking care of medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion these years, but her body has never been in good condition. Great, obviously ten years younger than Qin Lang, the princess who is only 54 at this time, is old and rickety, but looks a bit like Yuxiao's mother in her 60s.

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 often think of the life in Taiping Port, Wu'an, and the childhood stories of brothers and sisters like Qin Yu, Qin Lun and Rou Jia Yong Jia.

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.

The husband is still in such a strong body that he can't walk with him, but he can save more to take care of his children and grandchildren.

All you can see are memories.

What the heart wants is in the past.

(End of this chapter)