Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 906
Taiping Harbor.

On the Ning Yuan, the flagship of the Nanyang Navy, Qin Lang was wearing a purple robe and a jade belt, looking at the pier that was getting far away.

"It took several years to build Weigong Fort, which cost more than a million yuan, and it has only lived for a few days. Isn't Saburo reluctant to leave?" Zhang Chao said with a smile on the side.

Qin Lang smiled slightly, Weigong Fort did cost a lot, manpower, materials and materials add up to millions of guan, after all, it has been repaired for several years, and the labor alone is not enough, but Qin Lang insists on paying the wages, and the wages are still high. It was good, and it didn't say that the people of Wu'an were conscripted to serve him for free, so the wages alone accounted for a lot, let alone various materials.

Such a Weigong Fortress is unique in the whole of Lingnan. It not only has a strong military defense function, but also is a benchmark-like feudal town and vassal mansion. Yes, whether you are doing business, visiting friends, passing by or playing, this Weigong Fort must always be looked forward to.

The fortress of Weigong in the shape of a polygonal crown is indeed different from ordinary cities, and it is indeed magnificent.

Because of the Blood Shield Golden Lion flag flying in the fort, many people now simply refer to this fort as Golden Lion Fort, Lion City, etc. The Qin Family is sometimes called the Lion Family.

In the luxurious and mighty Lion Castle, the lion is never at home.

"This is my retirement home in the future, and I will come back after all." Qin Lang said with a smile as he looked at the tall watchtowers of Weigong Fort, which was already far away.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace, advance and think of retreat, and be poor and think of change.

Think twice.

Qin Lang can't be said to be an extremely human minister now, but he has indeed reached a very high position. Although this is completely a hero made by the times, it only appeared under specific times. When there was civil strife in the imperial power, he, the concubine of the founding general, came to the stage step by step by chance, which was no different from Hou Junji, Zhang Liang, Changsun Wuji and others.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, didn't Li Yuan also reuse the samurai Xun who was born as a merchant, and Yang Guang always reused the southerners.

The emperor is still young now, and Qin Lang is even younger. As the prince's brother-in-law and teacher, he can even think that if everything goes well and Chengqian can inherit the throne smoothly, then in the new dynasty in the future, he will be able to follow his eldest grandson Wuji. The uncle of the country is the same, and he is one more advanced, becoming an important minister of the auxiliary government.

Even like Huo Guang and Duke Zhou.

Historically, Chengqian failed to inherit the throne and was defeated in the battle with his brother Li Tai. In the end, the ninth prince Li Zhi succeeded to the throne. Minister Gu Ming, worshiped Taiwei, was the third rank of Tongzhong Shumen, and concurrently served as the governor of Yangzhou, presiding over the government.

Changsun Wuji presided over the government for ten years for Li Zhi, but in the end Li Zhi was convicted of treason and exiled to Qianzhou, and then sent people to Qianzhou to force Changsun Wuji to commit suicide.

When he was assisting the government, the eldest grandson was very beautiful, but in the end the ending was extremely bleak, and the entire eldest grandson's family was implicated as a result, and his descendants were exiled to Lingnan.

Besides, Huo Guang, the important minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was even more serious. He was ordered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to be the minister of Gu Ming Tuo Gu, and he assisted the eight-year-old Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. The ministers fought and defeated them one by one, and finally took over the power of the government.

After the death of Emperor Zhao, Liu He ascended the throne, but soon deposed him, and then Emperor Xuan of Han ascended the throne, and married his daughter to Emperor Xuan of Han as the second queen.

Huo Guang went through the four dynasties of Han Wu, Han Feidi, Han Zhaodi and Han Xuandi. After the death of this man, the Huo family was immediately and completely liquidated by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. The Huo family was convicted of treason and the family was wiped out.

In fact, there are many powerful ministers in Chinese history. These people are so powerful that the emperor would fear them, such as Yi Yin of Shang, Zhou Gong of Zhou, Zhao Gao of Qin, Wang Mang and Huo Guang of Western Han, Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao of Eastern Han, and Sima Yi of Wei. , even Zhuge Liang of Shu...
Later, Sima Yue in the Western Jin Dynasty, Wang Dao, Huan Wen, and Liu Yu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

From Er Zhurong, Gao Huan, Yu Wentai, Yu Wenhu to Yang Jian in the Northern Dynasties...
It can even be said that from the Western Han Dynasty onwards, almost all dynastic changes were completed by those important ministers and great generals. The replacement of the five generations, the addition of yellow robes, etc., are actually usurping the throne by powerful officials.

Of course, there are also those who are content with high-ranking officials and nobles, who do not ask for Jiuxi, and are uncrowned kings, such as Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty, Wei Taifu Sima Yi, and Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, etc. Emperor Chu, but he was defeated and died later, just like Yang Xuangan, the son of Yang Su, the power minister of the Sui Dynasty, who conspired to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and ended in failure.

There is a saying that is good, when Wang Mang was humble and humble, Duke Zhou was afraid of rumors.

In that position, in fact, most of the time, this person has no choice but to do so.

Zhuge was a Shu Han all his life, but as the prime minister of the Shu Han, he also had a hundred guards to accompany him in the court.Someone once said that if Wang Mang died before usurping the throne, how would the world treat him?Maybe everyone will think that he is a saint, not a traitor who usurped the throne.

Another example is Cao Cao, if his son Cao Pi did not usurp the Eastern Han court, then would Cao Cao become a high-gloss prime minister who helped the great Han?

Or if Zhuge Liang had a son as capable and ambitious as Cao Pi and Sima Zhao, and he usurped the throne of Shu Han after his death, what would be Zhuge Liang's historical evaluation?
So in fact, being a powerful minister is also extremely risky. Once you get to that point, you often either go one step further, usurp the throne, add a yellow robe, such as Liu Yu, Chen Baxian, Yang Jian, Gao Huan, Yu Wentai, etc., or you can control the situation , such as Cao Cao and Sima Yi, these great people will continue to lay the foundation for their sons until the water is ripe.

Of course, there are people who have not taken that step, such as Zhou Gong, Yi Yin, Huo Guang, Zhang Juzheng, Yang Su, etc., but among these people, there are very few who can really die well.

Huo Guangquan devoted himself to the government and went through four dynasties, but once he died, the entire Huo family was liquidated and wiped out.

Yang Su was even forced to dare not take medicine even if he was sick.

After Zhang Juzheng died, his home was ransacked by Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, and Yan Song was dismissed from office and ransacked his home even when he was more than ten years old.

Not to mention Dorgon, for the sake of a widow, he didn't even want the country, but in the end he ended up in an extremely bleak end.

There is also Oboi, the Minister of Gu Ming, the founding general of the Manchu Dynasty, who was finally murdered by the little emperor Kangxi, and Yu Wenhu, the powerful minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who was also summoned into the palace by his nephew and killed.

The only one who can still be preserved is Guo Ziyi in the middle Tang Dynasty. He was crowned king with a different surname and was honored as Shangfu.

Because Guo Ziyi was just a military commander, he had never really been in charge of the government in the central government, and he had never even been a prime minister. There were many powerful officials in the Tang Dynasty, and there were actually many.

For example, Li Linfu, who was full of honey and swords during Tang Xuanzong's time, and Yang Guozhong, the cousin of Concubine Yang who succeeded him, and then the powerful officials of the Tang Dynasty who rose up during the Anshi Rebellion, Li Fuguo, Cheng Yuanzhen, Ju Wenzhen, Qiu Shiliang, all of them were in charge of the government. Can influence, even control the emperor.

As for Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Li Maozhen, etc., the powerful officials in the late Tang Dynasty, not to mention, the emperor was afraid of the strong soldiers under his command. Later, Zhu Wen directly killed the late Tang court completely, and then usurped the throne by himself. The Tang Dynasty established itself as the Liang Dynasty.

Li Maozhen, who occupies the west of Guanzhong and Beijing, was once the father of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an.

Pei Ji, one of the founding prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, used to have a lot of power, but he can't be said to be a powerful minister. Changsun Wuji has indeed been a powerful minister for ten years.

But Pei Ji and Changsun Wuji didn't end well, they were both exiled. In the end, Pei Ji died of barbarian invasion, and Changsun Wuji was forced to commit suicide.

After all, it still affected the authority of the emperor.

Often when the dynasty changes, powerful ministers are the most likely to appear. Gaiduo is a young heir, and the old emperor is worried, so he chooses his most trusted confidant minister as the Minister of Gu Ming, and he left his life alone. These ministers of Gu Ming are average, and they are indeed very capable. .

But young emperors will always grow up, such as Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Zhou, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Shenzong of Ming Dynasty, Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, etc. As long as they have the ability, conflicts will always break out between monarchs and ministers in the end.

Qin Lang sometimes gets startled when he thinks about it.

Will Chengqian dislike teachers like him and Changsun Wuji in the future?
History tells Qin Lang that this is very possible, as long as anyone hinders the authority of the emperor, problems may arise, and sooner or later, Yang Su and Yang Guangna were good partners in seizing the throne and starting a business, so there will be no problems in the end.

For those young emperors, when their ideology conflicts with these ruling ministers, their biggest thought may be to wipe out these old guys immediately, so that they can flex their muscles.

Don't say anything about family affection, Huo Guang is the father-in-law of Emperor Xuan, especially Huo Guang abolished the abolished Emperor and registered Emperor Xuan, which gave Emperor Xuan a chance to become emperor.

Another example is Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yu Wenhu was his uncle. During the Three Kingdoms War in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, his father died young, leaving his sons young. How could the family keep the foundation of Bei Zhou?The other families of the twelve generals of the Eight Pillars Kingdom had already snatched it away.

But Yu Wenyong was supported by Yu Wenhu, but he had been secretly planning to kill Yu Wenhu, and endured it for many years. Finally, after Yu Wenhu was defeated, he was called into the palace, and his trusted guards surrounded him and assassinated him.

Before Huo Guang was alive, Emperor Xuan had never dared to take any action, but after his death, Emperor Xuan still couldn't swallow this breath, and still wanted to get rid of the Huo family.

The same is true for Ming Shenzong. After Zhang Juzheng died, he liquidated and ransacked his home.

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This kind of cruelty is the same as when Li Shimin met his elder brother Jiancheng and his third younger brother Yuanji at Xuanwu Gate, and he met his father with swords and swords in Taiji Palace.

Qin Lang resigned every now and then, which was very irresponsible. In fact, there was a reason, and he was always looking for a way out.

He doesn't want to become a minister who cares about his fate one day, let alone a minister who is in charge of the emperor's house, it is very dangerous.

A ruthless person like Changsun Wuji couldn't even play, Qin Lang felt that he had better not try it.

If you have time to manage your own fief well, it is right to maintain your status, but you must not touch that deep mountainous area.

(End of this chapter)