Chapter 539: waves gather like raging peaks
Chapter 539 The waves gather like angry peaks
"You and Zheng Gong seem to have some misunderstandings?"
Qin Qiong noticed that when Qin Lang and Zheng Yuanxuan were together these few days, they never communicated, and both sides even avoided eye contact, which made him feel a little strange.
The matter of the Qin and Zheng families back then has long passed.
"Grandpa, don't you remember what happened in the palace when we left Luoyang?"
"What happened, why don't I know anything?" Qin Qiong asked back.
Qin Lang sighed, "It's not a big deal, but it's not a small thing either. Maybe to the Zheng family, it's just a marriage tool, but to me, Qin Lang, it's a great shame."
Briefly told about Zheng Wanyan being sentenced to death after being suspected by the emperor of having an affair with him. Qin Qiong stopped and stared at her son for a long time, "I believe you will not do such a stupid thing, and I have met that girl a few times before you sent her to the Duke of Qi's mansion to be your sister's husband. He has good character, well-educated, sensible and polite, so he shouldn’t be able to do such a thing.”
"Grandfather, it would be great if His Majesty thought the same as you, but because of sudden unreasonable doubts, he gave that poor woman to death."
Qin Qiong sighed, "A companion is like a tiger. You are right. Now that Zheng Shisanniang has entered the palace and became the emperor's woman, how can she refuse Huailongzhong? It is indeed a serious crime to drink Bizitang privately." Although I don't know why you were involved, but her death can't be blamed on others."
Qin Lang was surprised that Qin Qiong would think so, but after thinking about it, he is an ancient person, so it is not surprising that he has such thoughts.
But Zheng Wanyan's death has indeed always been a hurdle in Qin Lang's heart, causing a deep rift between him and the emperor.
He has no personal grievances with Zheng Yuanxuan, he just hates the hypocrisy of the Zheng family. A high-ranking noble family actually used a prostitute daughter as a marriage tool for profit, and used it again and again. Even after she died unjustly, no one said a word of justice for her and sought justice for him.
Their indifference disgusted him, so he didn't want to say a word to Zheng Yuanxuan.
"Sanlang, do you know what your expression looks like now? It looks like you really had an affair with Zheng Shisanniang, and it looks like you are infatuated and resentful for her. Since you have no affair with her, You shouldn't pay such excessive attention, otherwise, it will only become more and more confusing." Qin Qiong patted his son on the shoulder, "Zheng Shisannian is indeed a good girl, and you two were almost engaged, but after all, marriage The fate is wrong, so this matter should have passed long ago, you are a young man, it is inevitable that sometimes you will be impulsive, but..." Qin Qiong sighed and stopped talking.
Qin Lang felt a tightness in his chest.
It's been several months, but this matter still makes him uncomfortable.
"Don't mention this matter again in the future, and don't mention that girl again." Qin Qiong warned her son. "It's the samurai Xun. He is our family's in-laws. This time, he also had an accident because he sent troops to rescue Songzhou. Now he has been stripped of his title, his official status, and his status as a citizen. We have to find a way to save him."
Qin Qiong felt a little guilty about the fate of the warrior Xun, after all, he started because of saving him.
"Grandfather, I have also learned a little about Duke Wu. In fact, he had meritorious service in defending Wenzhou. In the end, it was his elder brother's son who did not obey his orders and led troops out of the city to chase the enemy. Duke Wu was worried about him. Something happened, so he led his troops to chase after him, but who knew that Mr. Wu was not very capable, he was very courageous, he didn't know military affairs, he underestimated the enemy, and he led the warriors to hit the enemy in an ambush, causing the entire army to be wiped out."
Of course Qin Qiong also knew the inside story, but the court didn’t care about it. Although the warrior Xun was not the governor of Wenzhou, he was just a guest army who came to help, but he was the leader of the army. Of course, it was his responsibility to wipe out the five thousand troops.
"Let's take it easy, let Wugong rest in his hometown for a while, and then I will find an opportunity for the prince to recruit him to the East Palace. Wugong's strengths are not in the military, but he is still very talented in other aspects. The East Palace is indeed short of Wugong. Such a big housekeeper."
"It's fine to arrange to enter the East Palace, but His Majesty still needs to agree to this matter. I have the opportunity to say a few words with His Majesty on behalf of Duke Wu."
Qin Lang smiled, "The samurai was originally just a timber merchant. By chance, he followed the Supreme Emperor and made great achievements in founding the country from the dragon. Now that he is expelled from the dynasty and becomes a commoner again, Grandpa has never considered canceling the engagement with the Wu family altogether. ? Maybe it would be good to find a daughter of a noble family or a daughter of a relative for Lao Wu, such as the daughter of Uncle Cheng’s family, or the daughter of Yuchi’s family? Or the Niu’er from Uncle Niu’s family is also good?”
Qin Qiong shook her head, "You can't just keep your promises. Since you have signed a marriage certificate, then there is nothing you can repent of. Unless the Wu family takes the initiative to cancel the engagement, I, Qin Qiong, will never do such a thing."
"Isn't the Wu family equivalent to regretting a marriage before?"
"That doesn't count, no one who really regretted the marriage."
Qin Qiong is an upright person. He doesn't want to be that kind of untrustworthy person, nor does he want his son to be that kind of person.
"Grandpa, hurry up and have a few more children, and marry Uncle Niu and Uncle Cheng's family in the future."
"Hahaha." Qin Qiong just smiled.
The two entered Diezhou City, and nodded to the soldiers guarding the gate to salute.
"what's your plan?"
"Plan? Not yet, let's take it one step at a time. If there is nothing new to do here, I would like to go to Lingnan again. The last time I went to the fiefdom, I was in a hurry. I didn't come in time to make arrangements. It’s been a year since I was recalled, and I don’t know how the development and construction of the fief is going, so I want to go and have a look.”
"Are you very concerned about that fief?"
"Anyway, this is a world-confiscated land. What can be passed on to the descendants is the inheritance of the Qin family from generation to generation. No matter how high the official position is conferred by the court, it has a term of office and cannot be passed on to the descendants. Although the title It can be inherited, but it is also subject to downgrading. In comparison, I think this fief is good and deserves to be managed well."
Qin Qiong didn't think so far. The emperor gave him the title of Songzhou. Although it was remote and faced with the party Xiang Qiang, he still followed.
"I heard that there are still many voices of opposition to the secular system in the court. Especially after this war, I am afraid that there will be more waves of opposition. Many officials will say that the secular seal is easy. If it causes wars, it will be said that this is a system for bringing about chaos."
Qin Lang didn't care about this.
"There are advantages and disadvantages in the matter of world sealing, it depends on how to choose, and the real decision is made by His Majesty the Emperor. As long as His Majesty thinks that this system is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty in the long run, it is beneficial to the Li family of the Tang Dynasty, then the Emperor will ignore it. Carry on with persuasion."
Both Songzhou and Wu'an prefectures caused wars, but the results were not bad, so even if some people objected that this kind of frontier secular law would cause turmoil or even war in the border areas, the emperor Li Shimin was a very good man after all. The courageous emperor, like many of the new policies he implemented, had a lot of opposition at the beginning, but they were still implemented in the end and were very successful.
The emperor is conceited, and he usually appears to be very open-minded to accept advice, but many things involving core issues, the emperor is actually very persistent.
For Emperor Li Shimin, conferring heroes to the world, in fact, is to use these heroes who are good at fighting and fighting, but squeeze the territory of the surrounding barbarians, and at the same time stabilize the border of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the Jimi prefecture set up after the imperial court overwhelmed the barbarians, the hero Shifeng prefecture can be more controlled by the imperial court and more loyal to the imperial court.
You can use Shifeng Prefecture as a buffer against the barbarians on the border. Borrow the abilities of the heroes, and at the same time borrow the financial resources and manpower of the heroes to manage and build the fief, and drive the development of the border.
Judging from the fact that Wu'an Prefecture and Songzhou, the two real heroic feudal fiefdoms that have already been entrusted, are indeed developing in the direction expected by the emperor, and the effect is still acceptable.
Wu'an prefecture cleaned up many savages and barbarians, Xuanwei educated, and also expanded taxation, increasing the registered population. After this battle, Songzhou took back Songzhou, which had fallen into the hands of the Qiang people, and gave a severe lesson to Dangxiang Qiang, who was growing stronger in the west and refused to accept the Tang Dynasty.
The presence of these two positive examples will only further enhance the emperor's insistence on implementing the feudal system.
Although the reality of these two feudal states will make many heroes retreat, after all, not everyone is sure that they can manage the fiefdom well in this environment. There are also many heroes who are not as able to accept the emperor's will indifferently as Qin Qiong, and are willing to go to the backcountry to become the emperor of the country, and stay away from the political, cultural and economic center of the Central Plains capital.
"Aren't you worried, because the minister objected and the world feudal system was cancelled?"
"I personally think that the secular feudal system will continue to be implemented. Even if it is really abolished, I am not afraid. At worst, it will just be changed to enjoy the real food and city tax. Besides. The secular fiefdom is cancelled, but now I occupy Those fields, those mines, those workshops, those business routes, etc., will not disappear because of this. They are still mine. I have the first opportunity. It can still be guaranteed. So now, I should increase my investment and take advantage of the near water to get the moon first."
Qin Qiong saw that his son was thinking so long and meticulously, so he didn't say anything more. He really didn't think too much about Songzhou, he just came to guard the border.
"Grandpa, in fact, Songzhou is not exactly a backcountry, I think. There are still a lot of resources here. Especially now that the Ministry of Sealing and others are attached, Songzhou is more and more able to play its due strategic channel. It’s working, developing here is also an important business route, I’ll help you get a development plan for the commercial port of the border market, and then invest some money in it, I believe the future prospects are still good.”
Qin Qiong is not very interested in these, but he does not object.
"If you are free, do as you please."
The two fathers climbed to the top of the city of Diezhou, leaning against the city and looking far away, the peaks and mountains are gathered together, the waves are like angry waves, and the rivers and mountains are beautiful!
(end of this chapter)