Chapter 1398: Soothe Nanyang

Chapter 1398: Soothe Nanyang

  Chapter 1398 Announcing Nanyang

  Qin Lang has submitted his third resignation letter.

  The emperor still forbade it.

  Enter the Political Affairs Hall.

  Qin Lang was already making the final arrangements at his own pace. At this time, including him, there were still five prime ministers in the Zhengshitang.

  Zhongshu Linglaiji, Shizhong Shangguanyi, Zuopushe Pei Xingjian, Right servantshejia Runfu, the four chiefs of the three provinces.

   "In the future, the political pens will still be rotated according to the old routine, and they will be changed every day."

"Think about it, Saburo. Even if you really don't intend to stay in the court for a long time, at least you will assist His Majesty in the court for three to five years, right? You are still so young, you are only in your early fifties, don't be in a hurry to return to the fief to enjoy it." Right Pushe Jia Runfu said with a smile.

He is also almost seventy years old, and he is Qin Qiongyuan's brother Jia. Although Qin Lang's mother is not Jia, he has a good relationship with Lao Jia. Lao Jia basically works in the transshipment department. He is good at wealth and taxation, and he was also a planner before.

  His hair is half white, but his complexion is still very ruddy.

   "If you say I'm old, a bad old man like me should really resign."

  He will be seventy next year. According to the convention, Tang officials should retire at the age of seventy. However, if the high-ranking officials were in good physical condition, the emperor would also stay in the post. For example, there were several high-lived senior officials in the Tang Dynasty, such as Li Gang, Pei Ju, and Xiao Deyan, all of whom were old monsters who had lived for more than 80 years or even almost 100 years old.

   This official is basically to die.

   Jia Runfu was promoted from Ji Xiangsheng to the right servant, and he has just taken office, so it is naturally impossible to retire next year.

   "Don't talk about this matter anymore, I have already decided, and I will not change it."

  Qin Lang proposed to elect three prime ministers to join the political affairs hall, so that the political affairs hall can reach seven prime ministers. Keeping an odd number will also help avoid unresolved disputes.

Lao Jia is the oldest among the several prime ministers, and at this time he said unceremoniously, "The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments. Into the government hall."

  Although it is said that the central political system of the Tang Dynasty has changed from the system of three provinces and six departments in the early Tang Dynasty, under the leadership of the transitional Zhongshumen, it is now developing towards a new pattern of two governments in the east and the west plus three divisions.

  However, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials still used his position to select and confer such an important office on officials, and became an extremely important official in the court.

  In the Zhenguan Dynasty, the servant She often served as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to strengthen the prime minister's personnel power.

  The control of personnel rights is very important in any era.

   Zhongshu ordered Laiji to cough twice, but took the initiative to avoid suspicion.

   "The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Lai Heng, is my own brother. If he enters the political affairs hall as a minister, then I should go out. Brothers cannot be ministers together."

Old Jia said, "What's the matter? You don't avoid your relatives when you are a virtuous person. Remember when you two brothers took the same exam in the same subject, didn't you win the first prize and the second place by your ability? That has been talked about for many years. Now If you brothers are in the same family, this is even more beautiful."

   "It's not suitable." Lai Ji shook his head.

  It is really not good for two brothers to worship together. After all, this is the prime minister. Even if the current power of the prime minister is divided and weakened, it is still the prime minister.

  Qin Lang thought for a while, "Why don't you let Lai Heng be transferred to the Hanlin Academy's bachelor and Zhizhi?"

   "Then who will be the official secretary? Cui Dunli?"

   "Cui Dunli is getting old," Qin Lang said honestly.

  Old Jia laughed, "Cui Dunli is as old as me, hehe."

  Qin Lang ignored his words, "Liu Xiangdao, the official censor, is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, how about adding the third rank of Tong Zhongshu?"

   "Liu Xiangdao's father, Liu Linfu, was a member of Zhongshushe when he was in Wude, and he was a servant of the official department at the beginning of Zhenguan. He was famous for his talent." Lao Jia said again.

  Laiji, Pei Xingjian, and Shangguanyi did not object.

Because Liu Xiangdao was also from Qin Lang, Liu Xiangdao's father, Liu Linfu, was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at the beginning of Zhenguan, but he died of illness in the third year of Zhenguan. Under Qin Lang's sect, at the beginning of Kaiyuan, Qin Lang personally promoted him as a member of Zhongshu Sheren, helping him take the most critical step.

  After that, he made great progress, serving as Minister of Zhongshu, Transfer Envoy, Minister of Huangmen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, and Doctor Yushi.

   Both qualifications and talents are enough to worship the prime minister.

  Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials is an important position and needs a calm official. Liu Xiangdao is suitable in all aspects.

   Several prime ministers agreed that Liu Xiangdao would enter the political affairs hall, and Qin Lang wrote down the name.

   There are two prime ministers remaining, Qin Lang thinks that Zhongshu and the two provinces under his sect will each choose a minister to worship the prime minister.

  The two provinces each have two servants.

   "Shangshu Xu Yu of the Ministry of Punishment is serving as the servant of Zhongshu, and Jiatong Zhongshu's third rank, how about it?"

"Can."

   Several prime ministers nodded.

  Xu Yushi is the son of Qiao Guogong Xu Shao, and he has served as the servant of Huangmen before. Of course, everyone agrees that he should join the Zhengshitang. The most important thing is that he and Shangguanyi, Pei Xingjian, are both classmates of Chonghongguan, and both are students of Qin Lang. Moreover, they were all Jinshi who passed the examination when Qin Lang was the chief executive of the imperial examination.

  It was Qin Lang who promoted Master Xu Yu to Zhongshu Sheren at the beginning.

   Properly own people.

  However, when the Supreme Emperor wanted to mess with Qin Lang before, he was also demoted, and it was still done by Xu Jingzong, who had the same surname as Xu. However, for Qin Lang, Master Xu Yu's performance in these years is still good. He is both capable and his own person, so he must be considered excellent.

   In this regard, Qin Lang also had selfish motives.

   Even ordinary officials will definitely promote their own people before they retire.

   Besides, in order to guarantee the interests of the Qin family, and even the safety of the Qin family, it is of course very important to have a few old disciples of one's own in the court.

  Laiji also welcomes old classmate Xu Yushi to join Zhengshitang as a partner.

   "He Chujun is the servant of Huangmen, and the third rank of Jiatong Zhongshumen?"

"He Chujun is Master Xu Yu's nephew, isn't it suitable?" Lao Jia who said just now that Lai Ji and his brothers are in the same family is a good thing, but now he stands up to object. He knows that Lai Ji and Xu Yu are classmates, so Come up against it yourself.

He Chujun's father married Xu Shao's eldest daughter, and Xu Yushi was Xu Shao's youngest son, so He Chujun, a nephew, was actually the same age as his uncle Xu Yushi. They were promoted by Qin Lang, and they are all students of Qin Lang.

   "Then let He Chujun be the royal doctor?"

   "It's no problem for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to move to the Imperial Doctor." Lai Ji expressed his opinion, and everyone else agreed. If it weren't for the nephew relationship with Master Xu Yu, He Chujun is actually fully qualified to be the servant of the Huangmen.

He is ten years old and lonely. He knows the etiquette and is eager to learn. When he was studying under Qin Lang's school, he was a top student and a Jinshi in the imperial examination. But when he became an official, he was not that kind of bookworm. He even knew military affairs. He Chujun once served as a military counselor in North Korea, coordinated food and grass, and managed the administration of the newly conquered lands, and he was very orderly.

   Several prime ministers also recommended candidates.

  Dai Zhide, the son of Dai Zhou, Sun Chuyue, who became a member of Zhongshushe in the last years of Zhenguan, Gao Zhizhou, a classmate of Lai Jihe Chujun, and Ma Zai, the son of Ma Zhou, etc.

   There is even Yan Liben, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

  Qin Lang thought twice.

   "Ma Zai, the household envoy, moved to the Huangmen servant, and Jiatong Zhongshu's third grade? Dai Zhide is the household envoy, Gao Zhizhou is the minister of the punishment department, Sun Chuyue is the Zhongshu servant, and Zhang Daan is the Huangmen servant?"

  The two servants, General Xin Mao and Ren Yaxiang, have both passed away, while the other two servants who were trusted by the Supreme Emperor have been relegated, so now the four servants under the Zhongshu sect are all vacant.

  The two ministers pay homage to the prime minister, and the two ministers are responsible for the affairs of the province.

  The discussion has been made.

  Qin Lang picked up a pen and wrote the list.

  After he resigns, the Political Affairs Hall will be led by Zhongshu Ling Laiji, serving Zhong Shangguanyi, left servant Pei Xingjian, and right servant Jia Runfu.

  Zhongshu servant Xu Yushi, Huangmen servant Ma Zai, and official secretary Liu Xiangdao.

  The first four are added to Zhongshumenxia Pingzhangshi title, and the last three are added to Zhongshumenxia Sanpin.

  He Chujun served as the official censor, Gao Zhizhou served as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Sun Chuyue served as the servant of Zhongshu, Zhang Daan served as the servant of Huangmen, and Dai Zhide served as envoy of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

  Basically, the center headed by the Zhengshitang is a center that cannot see the Qin family, but Qin Lang's influence is everywhere.

  Zhang Daan is the son of Zhang Gongjin, the hero of Lingyan Pavilion, and Ma Zai is the son of Ma Zhou, the prime minister of Zhenguan.

  The others are either their own students or their old departments.

Qin Lang even gave the six Zhongshu Sheren from Zhongshu Province and the six people from Menxia Province to Shizhong. After discussing with Laiji and them, he readjusted and replaced most of them, basically all of them were himself. A faction of people.

  Zhongshu Sheren and Geshizhong are known as prime ministers, and they are very important official positions with real power. Although they are only fifth-rank officials, prime ministers such as Xu Yushi and Laiji have all held this important position.

   Even the fifth-rank officials can play an important role in the court, and even train prime ministers for the future, train their own people to be prime ministers, and plan for a farther future.

  Cardinal Li Shouzhen of the Political Affairs Hall quickly copied it, and then gave it to Qin Lang for review.

  Qin Lang nodded in satisfaction at the senior official, signed his name, and stamped the seal of Zhongshumen, "Okay, you can submit it to His Majesty for approval."

   "By the way, send my fourth resignation letter up together."

  Everything that should be arranged has been arranged, it's time to say goodbye.

   Stay again, stay here and stay again and become enemies.

  After the emperor saw the submitted memorial, he quickly summoned Qin Lang to play it right, and asked to stay again. Qin Lang told the emperor very seriously that he really wanted to go back.

   "The grand master can go back to Luzon if he wants, but the official positions are still kept."

  Qin Lang shook his head.

   "Since you want to retire, you should do so cleanly. There is no need to keep the title of prime minister. I am not in Luoyang and do nothing. What do I do with the title of prime minister? Isn't it just occupying the latrine and not shitting, and the corpse is a vegetarian meal."

   "However, I want to ask the saint for an official title."

   "Teacher, please tell me, let alone one title, ten are fine."

   "The minister proposed to set up the South China Sea Propaganda and Consolation Commissioner to comfort Nanyang and appease the maritime countries."

The emperor nodded again and again, "The Taishi's suggestion is good, so we will set up a new South China Sea Propaganda Envoy Division, and the Yamen Administration will be located in San Francisco, Luzon, to comfort Nanyang and appease the sea. How about comfort envoy?" The emperor was very happy.

  The Nanyang Propaganda and Consolation Department is basically the ten countries that belonged to the Qinlang Sea Alliance last time, including the entire Nanyang and even the Wa kingdoms in the East China Sea.

  Xuanweisi Yamen does not have much power in essence, which is different from the imperial court's Duhufu and Dudufu.

   But after all, it is the official office and official title set up by the imperial court, so it will be more convenient for Qin Langruo to have this title at the same time, and it will be more convenient for him to deal with the Southeast Asian countries in the future.

And the wise emperor did not directly confer the post of Nanhai Consolation Envoy to Qin Lang, but the King of Luzon, the Governor of Luzon, and Nanyang Consolation Envoy. It has been handed over to the Qin family in Lusong for generations, which is equivalent to a position of secular seal.

  The Nanyang Consolation Commissioner is located in San Francisco, Luzon, and the Consolation Commissioner is also led by the Luzon Metropolitan Governor.

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Lang was a little surprised, but sincerely thanked him. Although this is only a pheasant official title, Qin Lang attaches great importance to it.

   Given the situation in Nanyang, it is impossible for the imperial court to set up a Nanyang Metropolitan Protectorate, let alone a Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, so such a comfort envoy is more suitable.

  Originally, Luzon and the Southeast Asian countries did not have a subordinate relationship, and everyone was equal. Qin Lang pulled everyone to form an alliance and cooperate together. But with this comfort envoy and the title of comfort envoy, it will be obviously different in the future.

   This difference is still very interesting.

  The emperor may not understand, but for the young emperor, these are not the key points now, and even Qin Lang's wholehearted desire to manage Luzon is not a problem for the emperor.

  The young emperor’s immediate task was to stabilize his throne, and the next step was to consider how to increase his real power, so the emperor didn’t care about the distant overseas land of Luzon. As for the more distant Nanyang countries, I don't even bother to pay attention to them.

   Grand Master Qin Lang wants it, so give it to him. If Qin Lang leaves Luoyang happily, it is very worthwhile.

  (end of this chapter)