Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 60
There are two temples in Pingkang Square, Bodhi Temple to the east of the South Gate, and Yanghua Temple to the north of the street.

These two temples also flourished in the Sui Dynasty. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Li Yuan was influenced by Taishi Ling Fu Yi and other advice to suppress Buddhism. There are two Taoist temples, and only one temple and one temple are allowed in each state in the world.

As a result, both Bodhi Temple and Yanghua Temple were banned by the imperial court. The monks in the temple, Jingren, either transferred to other temples or returned to their hometowns. The temples that used to occupy a large area were closed and abandoned.

Yu Shinan, the new magistrate of Wannian County, accompanied Qin Lang on a tour of both temples.

"Where does Huailiang think is suitable?"

"The two temples are not bad, the place is big and has many rooms, or Yuming Mansion just give me both places."

"Huailiang has a big appetite."

Qin Lang smiled and said, "Our Town's Fusi has newly established a rather special yamen. In addition to the office space, there must be a prison. These two temples happen to be used as offices and prisons."

When Yu Shinan heard the word prison, his complexion changed slightly, he sighed and nodded.The new Wannian county magistrate actually opposed the newly established yamen of Zhenfusi, thinking that there was no need to have such a yamen, especially since he could have his own prison. Wouldn't this mean breaking away from the supervision and control of the imperial court?
"The prince said that he would cooperate with you all. Since you want both, then take them both."

"Grand Yu, I still have an unfeeling request. I would like to ask you to help me put up a plaque for the Fusi." Qin Lang said with a smile. Yu Shinan is a master of calligraphy. The concubine is Yu Li, and his elder brother is Yu Shiji, a treacherous minister who is one of the five nobles of the Sui Dynasty.

Yu Shiji was the prime minister during the Yang Guang period of the Sui Dynasty. He was very talented and powerful, but Yu Shinan lived with his elder brother, but he was willing to stay poor, honest and honest.He was an official in Chen, Sui and Sui dynasties. He served as a secretary and a housekeeper. He was also appointed by Dou Jiande as the servant of the Huangmen. Later, he returned to the Tang Dynasty and was introduced as a member of the army, a record office, and a bachelor of Hongwenguan in the Qin Palace. He was also in charge of Fang Du and others. Wen Han is one of the eighteen bachelors.

Now that Li Shimin is in charge of the government, let him be the county magistrate of Wannian.

The difference between Yu Shinan and Xu Jingzong, who is also one of the eighteen bachelors, is that he is also a quite famous poet and calligrapher.Ordinary people would ask him to write an epitaph or something, and it would cost hundreds of pennies.

"Ok."

Yu Shinan knew that there would be no refill fee for writing to Qin Lang, so he had no choice but to accept it.

"Why did you choose Zhongping Kangfang?" He was a little puzzled. It stands to reason that Qin Lang was Wannian county captain before, and it would be more appropriate for the town governor to be in Chang'an County on the west side of the street.

"Actually, there is no reason. The princess concubine rewarded me with a house in Pingkangfang. I thought that if the Zhenfusi yamen is also in Pingkangfang, then it would be closer to where I go to work in the future."

Hearing this reason, Yu Shinan couldn't laugh or cry.

But he was even more surprised when he found out that the mansion bestowed to Qin Lang by the Crown Princess was in the northwest corner.That house is the largest house in Pingkang Square. It was originally the house of Li Mu, the Grand Master of Shen Guogong in the Sui Dynasty. Li Mu was one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms in the Western Wei Dynasty.

Therefore, this house also occupies a very large area, occupying a corner of the square, occupying a quarter of the land in Pingkang Square.Not to mention the towers and pavilions, the wealthy and wealthy households are extremely luxurious.It's just that although the Li Mu family was brilliant for a while, after all, in the Sui Dynasty, the descendants were unfilial and incompetent, and they chose to fight for property. In the end, they were involved in a major rebellion and the family was ruined. After that, this house was also taken over as the royal family.

"Congratulations Huailiang, that house is really nice."

Pingkangfang is close to the imperial city, where there are gatherings of nobles and relatives.

Chu Suiliang, Li Jing, Kong Yingda, Zheng Yuanxuan and other high-level official residences, as well as noble residences such as the former Lanling Princess, there are eight Chinese government residences in Fangzhong, the fifth princess residence, and more than a dozen ministers and generals.

But no one is as big as Qin Lang's house, occupying a quarter of the square.

Pingkang Square is about 16 mu in size. The streets and alleys in the square are divided into roughly [-] yuan, and each block is about [-] mu apart from the streets. The Li Mu House directly occupies the northwest corner of the square. It has a quarter of the size of Pingkangfang, which is a full two hundred acres.

Shortly after Yang Jian replaced Zhou Jian in the Sui Dynasty, he built a new capital, Daxing City, in the south of the old Chang'an City. The plan was huge. After the new capital was built, a large area of ​​land was directly allocated to those high-ranking officials and nobles to let them build their own mansions. Teacher, high position and weight, so he monopolizes a quarter of Pingkangfang.

Li Mu's family has a strong family background, and he spent a lot of effort to build this mansion.

Li Mu's house is not only big, but also directly connected to the street outside the square with a door on the wall of the square.

The house that Qin Lang bought for two hundred guan in Yong'an Fang originally had only two mu of land, not only was it much smaller, but also it was in the south of the city, and now many squares are still vacant for growing vegetables.And Pingkang Square is the Upper East Side, a prime location.

Even a free and easy person like Yu Shinan couldn't help feeling a little envious after hearing this.

The house was rewarded by the Crown Princess, who said it was to thank Qin Lang for saving the Hongyi Palace that day. This was a private reward, not a public reward, and it represented the gratitude of Li Shimin and the Changsun family.

Of course, another reason is that the crown prince has officially issued a decree to marry Li Lizhi, the eldest daughter of Changle Princess, and Qin Lang. The son-in-law of the county horse, as the first son-in-law of Li Shimin and his wife, the princess naturally wants to reward him well.

Qin Lang accepted this generous gift.

Yuchi Jingde even accepted the entire Qi Palace and all the money, silk, pearls and jade slaves in the palace that Li Shimin rewarded, so there is nothing he can't accept.

In comparison, the house of Chu Suiliang and his son in the square is much smaller.Chu Suiliang's father, Chu Liang, was Tai Changqing in the Sui Dynasty, and he was a nobleman of the third rank. In the Sui Dynasty, Chang'an had a vast land, so he got a town of [-] mu of house land.

Yu Shinan felt very hurt. Although he usually received dozens or even hundreds of words for the dignitaries, he really couldn't compare it with Qin Lang's reward. He was no longer interested, and left after chatting casually. .

Not long after, Yu Shinan sent someone to deliver the written words.

The three characters of Zhenfusi are written with strength, strength and grandeur.

Find someone to make the characters into a plaque, and then hang it on the gate of the original Yanghua Temple in the north of the street.

As soon as the three-character plaque of Zhenfusi was hung, one could immediately feel the great transformation of this temple.

In the original Daxiong Palace, the Buddha statues had not been dismantled yet, Qin Lang sat there with his legs directly on the table in front of him.

"Have you been notified?"

"I've been notified, but I don't know how many are willing to come." Ah Huang said.

"They will definitely come, I, Qin Sanlang, summoned them, there is no reason not to come." Qin Lang said confidently.

Ah Huang chuckled, "That's right, there's no reason why you shouldn't come if you have meat to eat with Saburo."

There were only two people in the hall, so it seemed very empty.

After waiting for a short time, Wei Zheng rode in on a donkey. He sat on the donkey's back unsteadily, and hung a wine gourd around his waist, which contained Wei Gong's wine.

"Duke Wei!" Qin Lang stepped forward to greet him with a smile.

Wei Zheng got off the donkey, "Qin Sicheng, you are my boss now, how dare you."

"You are my borrowed guest, please come and take up the post of Chief Registrar of the Zhen Fu Department temporarily."

"Just here to help."

"This work is not in vain for you to help. The master's salary is quite a lot. In addition, I will give you a monthly servant's money, another sum of money for carriages and horses, another sum of money for paper and pens, and money for ice charcoal, drinks and tea. Money..." Qin Lang talked about a lot of Fingtang's subsidies in one breath, and Wei Zheng was surprised.

"It's vulgar to mention money, I'm not here for money." Wei Zheng waved his hand.

"I know, I know, but you can't just let the horse run and not let the horse eat grass. You still have to get some hard-earned money."

Wei Zheng looked around a few times, "If it weren't for the words of Yu Boshi hanging on the outside door, I really can't believe that this is Zhenfusi Yamen, Qin Sicheng, what should I do now?"

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People came one after another.

The originally empty and quiet Daxiong Palace quickly became lively.

Wei Chang, Li Kai, Zhang Cheng, Zhao An, Liu Jiu, Lin San, Qin Yong, Ah Huang, Ma Zhou, and Wei Zheng all gathered together.

"San Lang called us here, what's your order?"

Now that Liu Jiu has been pardoned, he is now free. He even received a bounty before, so his life is quite carefree.

But hearing Qin Lang's call, he came right away.

"Everyone has been resting for a few days, should they have recovered enough energy?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.

"Very good. You see, I have gained a lot of weight." Liu Jiu said.Originally, he planned to return to Hedong, but Qin Lang sent someone to tell him to stay in the capital for a while, so he didn't leave.

"Very good."

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"Call everyone here, of course there is still something good to do, I won't talk nonsense, let me tell you the first good news first, I went to see the crown prince yesterday, and the crown prince restored me to the official title, and I also took advantage of His Highness's good mood, I asked for a reward for you, and the prince agreed as soon as he was happy."

"Originally, the merits of Jingluan will be rewarded after a period of time. Let's consider it as a special case and give rewards first." Qin Lang took out a bundle of yellow silk paper while talking.

"The prince's order, everyone listens to the order."

Qin Lang read out the award order in public.

Qin Yongfeng Yongxin Kaiguo county son, is the fifth rank, awarded the honor guard, regarded as the third rank, and rewarded three hundred guan.

Li Kai granted the title of Viscount of Kaiguo County in Xinyu, awarded him the honor of Captain Qingche, and rewarded him with two hundred guan.

Wei Chang, Zhang Cheng, Zhao An, Liu Jiu, Lin San, and Huang Biao were all made barons of the founding state. From the fifth rank, they were awarded the honor of riding a captain.

After the reading, the hall was quiet.

"Why, dissatisfied, do you think Jue Xiaoxun is inferior, or do you think you have little money?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.

Zhao An, who was originally just a prisoner in Chang'an County Prison, muttered, "Male from Liuyang Kaiguo County, captain of Shangqi, am I dreaming?"

Lin San punched him, and Zhao An grinned in pain, but instead of being unhappy, he shouted excitedly, "Is this true? I was knighted?"

Liu Jiu pouted, and said disdainfully, "It's just a baron, is it worth it?"

Zhao An said loudly, "Of course it's worth being so happy. I think my family's ancestors have been the people of Qianshou for generations, and I'm just a low-level official in the county government. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to be knighted. Male from Liuyang County, my old Zhao family will also become a nobleman in the future." Noble." He was so excited that he shed tears.

Originally, I thought that it would be nice to be able to award him a second or third ranking officer. If I can mention that he also enters the inflow, I will be satisfied. Who would have expected that he would be awarded a knighthood.

"Look at Sanlang, the 16-year-old Duke of Yi and Shangzhu, are you so happy to see him that you don't know what your surname is?" Liu Jiudao, at any rate, he was also a person who rebelled against the king back then, and he was also a member of the Great Tang Dynasty. The son of the prince of the county.

Ah Huang and Qin Yong were also a little surprised, they didn't expect them to be knighted.

"Calm down, everyone, I have another news to announce."

Qin Lang proposed to let everyone join the Zhenfu Division, "If you are willing to come and follow me to continue working, I will have job arrangements here, but for the time being, they are all official positions of seventh or eighth rank. If you think they are low, you don't have to come." , I don’t force it. If you are willing to join, I warmly welcome you.”

The voice just fell.

"What's there to say, no matter how big or small he is, as long as he works with Saburo, I'm willing." Zhao Anxian patted his chest loudly.

Ah Huang said, "I must be following Saburo."

Wei Chang was also willing, but Li Kai did not object.

Only Liu Jiu and Lin San didn't reply right away, they were still hesitating.

"What do Brother Ninth and Brother Lin say?"

"I originally thought about going back to Hesaibei, but it would be quite interesting to stay and work with Saburo, so let's stay."

"Brother Jiu stays, and I stay too." Lin San immediately expressed his opinion.

Wei Chang asked, "Sanlang, what are we doing?"

"Zhenfusi, did you see the plaque outside the door? Here, from now on, it will be the Yamen of Zhenfusi."

"Zhenfusi? Haven't heard of this yamen?" Wei Chang, as a bad commander in Chang'an, can be considered a know-it-all in Chang'an, but he has never heard of this yamen.

"The new yamen was just established today!" Qin Lang laughed.

(End of this chapter)