Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 640

"Sanlang," Changsun Wuji greeted him with a worried face, "you are in good spirits, I thought you would be sad today."

In the province under the gate of the imperial city, in the political affairs hall, Qin Lang crossed his hands to salute his grandson Wuji with a smile, "If the sky falls, there will still be a tall man to support it."

"Why do you mess around like this? After all, you are the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty entrusted the East Palace to you, but you made a big fuss in the East Palace as soon as you came back. You made such a big deal, but now you are still acting like a normal person. Even if you don't care about yourself , but can't you be more careful with the prince?" Changsun Wuji was a little dissatisfied.

Qin Lang leaned over and said in a low voice, "Don't grandson usually pay attention to the East Palace? People like Yu Zhining and Du Zhenglun worked in the East Palace, but what did they say about the Crown Prince? If I don't do anything, the Crown Prince's reputation will be ruined."

When Wei Zheng entered the political affairs hall, he happened to see the two whispering, so he snorted coldly, "The dignified prime minister is whispering to each other, is there some ulterior secret?"

Qin Lang turned his head to look at Wei Zheng. The purple robe and jade belt have won the emperor's trust now. Thinking back to the time when he was almost killed after the Xuanwu Gate, Qin Lang pleaded for him, and even seconded him to the Zhenfu Division to make decisions Book, and they went to Youzhou together, which can be regarded as some old friendship, not to mention that Qin Lang dragged him to partner in the Guogong Winery back then.

But now like this, Wei Laoxi completely forgot about the past, and said such words when they met.

Secretary supervisor, Shangshu Youcheng, admonishing doctor, participating in the government affairs, taking pictures of the prince Shaozhan, one person holds several positions, and is a real emperor's celebrity.

"I'll talk to Mr. Zhao about some private matters."

Qin Lang and Changsun Wuji were still in-laws, and the two families made a baby marriage, and Qin Lang's eldest son betrothed Changsun Wuji's daughter.

These words did not satisfy Wei Zheng in the slightest, "This is the political affairs hall, where the prime minister discusses and works. There are only prime ministers, no children and relatives, and small family matters should not be discussed here."

"Thank you Wei Gong for the reminder!" Qin Lang chuckled.

However, Changsun Wuji narrowed his eyes, and his complexion became unhappy.

Wei Zheng snorted coldly, ignored the offending two people, and walked over with his chest raised.

"This Wei Xuancheng!" Changsun Wuji said coldly, Qin Lang said, "Mr. Zhao doesn't need to argue with him, he is just such a stubborn person."

"He is indeed an obnoxious person, and His Majesty is often made unable to step down by this obnoxious person, but he still protects him. Otherwise, I would have kicked him out of the court a long time ago."

Qin Lang thought to himself, you can't drive him away. Wei Zheng was a model specially set up by the emperor at the beginning, and he can also be regarded as an example of forgiving the officials of the East Palace and letting go of the past. He dared to speak out even if he dared to poke him, and since he became Shangshu Youcheng, he has also shown a very good demeanor as a prime minister.

As Shangshu Youcheng, especially in exercising the power of supervision, the efficiency of the six departments and 24 inspectors of the Shangshu Province has been greatly increased, which makes the emperor very satisfied.

However, Wei Zheng was still an outlier among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. He insisted on pursuing the idea of ​​​​non-alignment and non-party formation, so he became a lone minister.

Look at the current prime ministers in the Zhengshitang, which one is not the Duke of the state, and even basically the official title of the Duke of the Kingdom, and only Wei Zheng, until now there is only one false title of Julunan, who was given a real position above the fifth rank It was uniformly sealed by the Beijing officials.

Wei Zheng's level is not high, but he has a lot of authority.

"I suggest Mr. Zhao not to be an enemy of Wei Zheng. You can't afford to offend someone like this. If you get offended, it will stick to you like a plaster."

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Wei, haven't you finished chatting yet?" Wei Zheng's voice came from afar.

Changsun Wuji rolled his eyes, but Qin Lang just smiled, "Okay, all the gentlemen are here, let's sit down too."

As a meeting of prime ministers, the Zhengshitang was established in Menxia Province. During the Sui Dynasty, the central core system of three provinces and six ministries was started. At that time, the three other high-ranking officials were prime ministers. The prime minister's meeting is located in Shangshu Province.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, although the Shangshu Province still had weight, the emperor intended to balance the power of the Shangshu Province, so he set up the Zhengshitang in the Menxia Province, and found an opportunity to abolish the position of Shangshuling, and made the left and right servants the senior officials of the Shangshu. , making the level of the drop down.

Then set up the political affairs hall in Menxia Province, and besides the four real prime ministers, use the titles of inspecting and schooling three senior officials, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, and participating in political affairs, so that other non-three senior officials can also be awarded the title of prime minister. The office of the political affairs hall.

From the three-person group of prime ministers to the current Zhenguan Dynasty, which has a stable group of more than ten people, the authority of the prime minister can be said to have declined, but the emperor's weakened power over the prime minister has strengthened the imperial power's control over the government.

The original political affairs hall meeting was just a temporary meeting, but now, it has formed a permanent institution, the highest deliberative institution to assist the emperor in governing the government, with five chambers under it to handle various affairs.

At this time, the Zhengshitang already included most or the main powers of the Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province in Menxia Province.

In fact, the three provinces are already equivalent to the subordinate organizations of the Zhengshitang. The current power center of the Tang Dynasty is the Zhengshitang-three provinces-six ministries, nine temples, five supervisors and twelve guards.

The power is great, and there are many prime ministers, especially to participate in the political affairs hall meetings with the title of other officials, especially some officials of the fourth and fifth ranks below the third rank are listed in the political affairs hall, which makes the emperor's authority unprecedentedly high.

Although Qin Lang said that he had paid homage to the prime minister twice and dismissed him twice, but in fact he hadn't shown his face in the political affairs hall for a long time, so he was a bit unfamiliar.

All the prime ministers have already sat in the capital hall, each sitting in his own seat.

Qin Lang stepped forward to meet them one by one.

The left servant of Shangshu shot Fang Xuanling, and the right servant shot Gao Shilian. These two are still the top prime ministers in the political affairs hall, especially Fang Xuanling, who is the absolute confidant of the emperor, is now the prime minister of course. This Qin Lang fellow, not only has a strong ability to handle affairs, but also understands the emperor's character very well. He has a characteristic in doing things, that is, he can do things neatly and neatly according to the emperor's mind, and will not disobey the emperor.

He will never accuse the emperor face to face like Wei Zheng, so in recent years, his position as prime minister has become more and more stable, unlike other prime ministers who are often suspended or dismissed, such as Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda's eldest grandson, Wuji Qin Lang and others also experienced ups and downs several times.

Gao Shilian also went up and down several times.

"The Duke of Wei!"

Qin Lang greeted Fang Xuanling cross-handedly. Fang Qiao stood up and returned the salute with a smile. He did not mean to despise Qin Lang at all. In fact, Qin Lang and Fang Xuanling were not only from the same hometown, but also had cooperated several times before. It can be said that there is a very tacit understanding, especially when Qin Lang presided over the tax reform, Fang Xuanling fully supported it.

This person is proficient in classical government orders, familiar with the law, and understands official affairs. Not only is he highly relied on by the emperor, but he is also very popular with the whole court. Now Fang Xuanling is already a very strong political force in the court. Married to the Lu family of Fanyang, the Wang family of Taiyuan, and the Wu family of Wujun, etc., and formed an alliance with the gentry.

On the other hand, he also maintained a good relationship with Qin Qiong and Qin Lang, his fellow countrymen in Licheng, so Fang Xuanling was indeed a well-deserved prime minister in Zhengshitang.

"Meet Xu Guogong!"

Gao Shilian returned the gift with a smile. Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Gao Shilian was the governor of Yongzhou, and Qin Lang was assigned to be a Cao Cao in Chang'an County. On the day of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Qin Lang organized prisoners to attack Fanglin Gate with Gao Shilian and rushed to help Xuanwumen also fought side by side.

After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Lao Gao immediately took the position of servant, but unfortunately he was demoted from the imperial court not long after, and was released for several years. In terms of his status in the political affairs hall, he was actually not as good as Qin who worshiped twice and was exempted twice. Lang Wen, this time Li Jing resigned from the right servant, the emperor did not choose his eldest brother-in-law Sun Wuji to succeed him, but chose his wife-in-law Gao Shilian to come back.

The main reason is that Gao Shilian is older and more mature and stable.

"As soon as Sanlang returned to Beijing, there was a lot of commotion." Gao said with some concern.

"There is Lao Xu Gong's note to hang up."

Zhongshuling Wen Yanbo, servant Yang Shidao, and school inspector Wang Gui, the three prime ministers were relatively indifferent when facing Qin Lang's ceremony, even Yang Shidao, who was the uncle of Qin Lang's fiancée, was the same.

Wen Yanbo even directly ridiculed Qin Lang's humble background and disrespect for the noble family.

Wen Yanbo is a well-known noble family in Taiyuan. The three brothers of the Wen family are quite honorable. When they entered the Tang Dynasty, they were given prominent positions. Both brothers entered the central government successively.Not to mention the use of Wang Gui, the Wang family of Taiyuan was a descendant, and he was also a celebrity, so he entered and built the East Palace back then.Yang Shidao is also the royal residence of the Hongnong Yang family, and the former prime minister Yang Gongren is still his elder brother.

The three prime ministers who came from the top gentry were very dissatisfied with Qin Lang's disturbance in the East Palace.Although the Qin family is also a gentry family, they are considered poor at best. Now that the Qin family father and son have gained power, they have instead been overwhelmed by the gentry. Pay homage to the prime minister three times and check the school Sikong.

Qin Lang chuckled, but he didn't bother to talk nonsense with them, and didn't agree with each other when they disagreed.

"Duke of Wuchang County!"

Qin Lang turned around, but Dai Zhou took the initiative to stand up to greet him. This is a capable minister, but his background is similar to Qin Lang's. His grandfather only worked in a state in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and his father was only a county magistrate. Dai Zhou relied on Those who studied the imperial examinations and became officials, started as Yunqiwei of the Ministry of Officials with Ming Jing, and then moved to the family to record affairs. Because of their steadfast character, talents, familiarity with the law, and mastery of the plan, they were appreciated by the prime ministers Su Wei and Pei Shiju at that time, and entered the Tang Dynasty. Later, he joined the army for Li Shimin's palace.

After Li Shimin proclaimed himself emperor, he successively served as a doctor of the Ministry of War, Shaoqing of Dali, and then served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Minister Zuo Cheng of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a doctor of advice.

For a period of time, the left servant of Shangshu fired Xiao Yu from office, the right servant fired Feng Lun from office, and Dai Zhou was ordered to preside over the government affairs of Shangshu Province. As a result, it was handled in an orderly manner, which was better than when Xiao Feng was in power. The best Shangshu Zuo Cheng.

(End of this chapter)