Chapter 542: seek for the prince
Chapter 542 for the prince
Qin Lang sent Su Dingfang ten li outside the city.
The two were reluctant to leave on the side of the road, Su Dingfang sighed, "Sanlang, you have won such a big victory, but the result is nothing. The brothers in the army are very unconvinced."
Su Dingfang was also suffocating anger and depression in his chest. He captured Xieli alive during the Northern Expedition to the Turks, but the generals in the court, especially the civil servants, said that he was just lucky and he hadn't returned to Beijing yet. As a result, he was impeached for the crime of being incapable of governing the army and looting. In the end, his credit was greatly discounted.
When I came to Xijiang this time, I was suffocating in my heart and wanted to make a strong contribution to stop those people's mouths. But who knows, the credit has been established, and it is hard enough, but in the end he was accused of being incompetent in managing the army again. This kind of aggrieved really has nowhere to say.
If it is said that because he used to be from Hebei, the court and the central government have prejudice against him, but he can still bear it. But why should Qin Sanlang be treated like this?
"I don't understand!" Su Dingfang sighed.
Qin Lang smiled, "Seeking benevolence and gaining benevolence, I think the result is very good. In this way, all parties are satisfied, and it saves some people from headaches. Brother Su, I can't go back to Chang'an for the time being, you Now it is the official left guard of the Eastern Palace to lead the Deputy Commander, to assist Uncle Cheng in commanding the Prince Lu Ben and protecting His Highness the Prince."
"Don't feel aggrieved all the time. It's really nothing. The old guys don't like us newcomers. As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the waves ahead will always die on the beach. This world belongs to the old guys now, but After all, he is going to become our young people. Although the prince is young now, he has performed well enough. As long as he does not go astray, sooner or later, the world will be his. Those who stand up, so bear with it, the sky will send a great task to the people, and it will be hard for their hearts and minds."
Su Dingfang shook his head and sighed, "Sanlang, you are so young, but you have such a good attitude. I really admire you. I can't do it. When I was a teenager, I formed a township regiment with my grandfather to fight against thieves. I have always hated evil and hated it. A little bit of sand."
"If you think about it this way, you can't be happy in this world, but is this world much better than it was in the previous Sui Dynasty? It will get better every day, and we must work hard together!"
"I won't leave, I will stay with Sanlang and guard the border in Diezhou together." Su Dingfang was full of pride.
"Diezhou is just a small place. How can it accommodate so many strong generals? Liang Jianfang Xijun is enough to buy them. Besides, I never worry about Diezhou, and I don't pay attention to Dangxiang Qiang and Tuyuhun. They are now I am discouraged, and I dare not commit another crime in a short time. My concern is still His Royal Highness. The Crown Prince is getting older and has already started to have his own ideas. If no one guides him properly, I am worried that His Royal Highness will change!"
Qin Lang was very worried, he had already bet his treasure on Chengqian, but it was not he who wanted to bet on it, but Li Shimin insisted on getting him on Chengqian's boat.
Cheng Qian in history was also very smart when he was young, but after puberty, he gradually began to rebel, and finally he grew completely crooked and became an evil prince that everyone detested. In the end, Li Shimin tried several times to keep him and failed. .
Qin Lang didn't know whether the wheel of history would roll into that rut again, he was quite worried.
Although Lao Cheng is the inspector of the prince's left guard, he is now officially the prince's left guard, but although Lao Cheng is rough and fine, he can teach children. Lao Cheng is definitely not a qualified person. He even has his own children. The teacher didn't share his heart with him, and Cheng Chumo never liked what old Cheng did.
After Li Na and Pei Ju, the old ministers of the East Palace, although there are also many famous Confucian officials such as Lu Deming, these people have one characteristic, they are too rigid, just like those old scholars, they don't know how to adapt, they can't do well at all. Teachers like him can't guide Chengqian well, they only know how to remonstrate and object blindly, not allowed here, forbidden there, this kind of paternalism is actually the most rebellious adolescent child.
Qin Lang has a good teacher-student friendship with Cheng Qian, and at the same time, the Qin family has long bet on Cheng Qian, whether public or private, Qin Lang does not want anything to happen to Cheng Qian.
"I am from Hebei, His Royal Highness may not be willing to use me to listen to me." Su Dingfang said with some helplessness, the identity of Hebei is an indelible mark, and it has always been difficult for him to truly melt into the court. He sometimes envied Qin Lang. Although he was a son of a concubine, he had a good life. He survived in Luoyang. Qin Qiong's concubine's sons were all dead, but he survived as a concubine. He was the hero of the Jingchao Conspiracy.
"I wrote a long letter to the prince here. You hand it to the prince yourself. After reading it, he will know that you can trust and use it."
"If you have anything to do in Chang'an, you can directly go to His Highness the Crown Prince. If His Highness is inconvenient, you can go to Uncle Cheng or Ma Zhou."
Old Liu also left Diezhou with Su Dingfang. He was going to Luoyang to meet the emperor.
This battle of Diezhou also made the name of this old official who had been in Diezhou for several dynasties reach heaven. Some moved. He is also getting old, and this time he was called into the court, which is regarded as an honor.
As for what official position to arrange, it has not yet been decided yet, and the emperor will have to wait until he has seen the emperor.
But there will definitely be good results.
Old Liu has a skinny horse, two old Qiang servants, and more than a dozen riders behind him, but they are Lao Liu's children, grandchildren and daughters-in-law. The Liu family, young and old, all ride horses, showing the toughness of the border people.
"I recommended you, Mr. Liu, to His Highness the Crown Prince. After Luoyang Miansheng, you will return to Chang'an without any accidents, and be transferred to the Prince's Family Order Temple in the East Palace to serve as the Prince's Family Order."
Old Liu is very happy. He is leaving the place where he has stayed for nearly seventy years. Although he is a little bit reluctant, his yearning for Chang'an is more important.
"The children and grandchildren have always yearned to go to Chang'an, be a Chang'an person, guard the border all their lives, and finally have a chance to settle in Chang'an." Lao Liu sighed.
Qin Lang handed over a burden.
"Here are some gold and silver, you bring them with you. Chang'an is big, and it's not easy to live in Chang'an. It's not easy to live in Chang'an. Some money is good for you. When you arrive in Chang'an, you can find a few friends of mine. If you want to buy a house and servants, etc. You can ask them for help."
"I can't accept this."
Qin Lang smiled, "This is the share that was given to you last time, and you didn't take it."
Old Liu still refused, but Qin Lang said that it was not easy to settle in Chang'an, even if Lao Liu had been an official in Diezhou for several dynasties, he would not have much wealth.
"Liu Gong's sons and grandchildren, I have also written a letter. You will take it with you later. When you arrive in Chang'an, take the letter to find my friends. They will make arrangements for them."
Old Liu’s sons can join the Forbidden Army or find an official position in the Chang’an government. The grandsons are still young and can enter Qianniuwei as a three-guard guard, or enter the Imperial College to study.
"I didn't expect Saburo to arrange so well for me. I'm really grateful."
"After all, we also fought side by side. Besides, Mr. Liu, you have guarded the border of Diezhou for fifty years in the Central Plains. This is what you should do. Now that Mr. Liu is old, it is time to enjoy the rest of the world. Diezhou, just hand over give it to me!"
Old Liu nodded. Although he left, he had been a local tiger in Diezhou for decades after all, and he had already done everything that should be handed over and explained. With him, Qin Lang would not have the slightest hindrance here.
"Mr. Liu, you are mature and prudent. If you really come to the East Palace to serve as the crown prince's family order, you must persuade His Highness the crown prince."
"I will, I will."
Old Liu called his sons and grandchildren and asked them to thank Qin Lang. Although he had just set off for Chang'an, Lao Liu knew very well that the Liu family had already boarded Qin Lang's boat, and that they would be Qin Lang's people, the crown prince. people. In this regard, Lao Liu didn't have any other thoughts, so let's reciprocate.
"Thinking of Chang'an, thinking of Chang'an, Chang'an is majestic and brilliant, and now I'm finally going to enter Chang'an, this life is enough!" Old Liu crossed his hands and said goodbye, leading his children and grandchildren to embark on their dream of Chang'an.
After seeing off the passers-by, Diezhou became quiet again.
Fangzhou was abolished and merged into Diezhou. Although Qin Lang, the governor of Diezhou, only supervised one state, he had six counties, Hechuan, Diechuan, and Lechuan counties, plus Changfen and Hengxiang from the original Fenzhou. And the three counties of Danling.
After the merger of the two states, there are 2,358 households and 11,733 households.
Qin Lang looked at the household registration record and found that there were still many mistakes in it. As a frontier state, Diezhou's household registration records are poor, or are intentionally vague, so that the common people can avoid school labor.
And those Qiang Di who belonged to them were basically not naturalized.
After Qin Lang took office as the governor, he immediately requested a comprehensive census, checking the registered population, measuring the fields and pastures, etc.
After a census, it was found that there were thousands of Qiang tents attached to the original Diefang prefectures. Qin Lang simply allocated a large area on the western and southern borders of Diezhou, and newly established Anhua, Hetong, etc. The second counties are dedicated to managing these Qiang Di.
The Qiang people placed in the west of Diezhou, set up Anhua County, set up pastures, let them herd horses and sheep, graze war horses for the Duizhou Governor's Mansion, seize cattle and sheep as taxes, and organize and train flanking troops according to Dingkou.
As for the Di tribe who were accustomed to farming and hunting, Qin Lang moved them to the mountainous area south of the original Fangzhou, established Hetong County, divided them into hillsides and valleys, and let them cultivate and breed.
Qin Lang placed the thousand-person Zhechong Mansion in Diezhou in the Qiangshui River Valley and included it in Hechuan County, which greatly increased the population of Hechuan County by several thousand.
And he deployed 3,000 Zhenxi troops along the border. While guarding the border, he also allocated fields and pastures to them, so that the troops could be stationed and herded.
After some adjustments, Diezhou, which was originally a Xiazhou with more than a thousand households, suddenly became a state government file with a population of nearly 50,000 soldiers and civilians.
Qin Lang also quickly planned the development plan of Diezhou, expanding and building a state road connecting eight counties and one side of Chongfu, and setting up a post station every 20 miles along the road.
Set up a beacon tower ten miles along the border, build forts and villages at various passes, and garrison troops and horses.
He has even planned to set up a border market on the western border of Diezhou, and trade with the Qiang people who have already surrendered, exchanging salt, tea, sugar, wine, silk cloth, etc. for cows and horses.
He went to the counties and townships every day to inspect and visit villages and villages, and he didn't seem to be affected by the relegation in the slightest.
(end of this chapter)