Chastity Layman

  Chapter 184 Sad Qin Qiong

  Qinren Square, Qi State Duke's Mansion.

  Qin Lang and Qin Qiong are drinking tea. Qin Qiong, who used to be addicted to alcohol, has almost given up drinking now. His injured body after many years of fighting, he stopped for a few months and ended up dying everywhere.

  The imperial doctor told Qin Qiong not to drink anymore, saying that drinking would aggravate his illness. So, Qin Qiong had no choice but to drink tea instead. At first he wanted to drink buttermilk, but after Qin Lang saw it, he said that it was better to drink tea, and he had to drink the clear tea with nothing added.

  Hearing about what just happened in the court hall from the old man, Qin Lang knew in his heart that this was actually a surprise attack by Li Shimin and his confidants on the old officials left behind by the old emperor.

No matter how Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda supported Li Shimin at the beginning, they are the prime ministers of Emperor Wude after all. In particular, many of the two prime ministers' governance ideas are actually related to Li Shimin and his confidant Fang Xuanling Du Ruhui and his eldest grandson Wuji. different.

  One emperor and one courtier.

  The old emperor has retired to the deep palace, so it is better for the old prime minister to leave the center.

  Li Shimin and his old Tiance Mansion have a better cooperation and tacit understanding, and have more the same ideal program.

  Qin Qiong seems to be unable to keep up with the current situation. He has become very nostalgic and conservative now, but the drastic changes in the court now make him feel difficult to adapt to, and he doesn't like it.

  Li Yuan, Wang Junkuo, Li Xiaochang, Li Youliang, Liu Deyu, a series of old acquaintances have died. Liu Hongji, Changsun Shunde, and Changsun Anye may be exempted from office and seize titles or have traveled thousands of miles.

  Pei Ji was driven back to his hometown, and now Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda have been resigned from their posts, plus Yang Gongren who was dismissed before, Qin Qiong is very worried.

   What he was worried about was that the new emperor was too radical. If all the veterans in the court withered, no one would be able to restrain the new emperor.

  Qin Lang felt that Qin Qiong's changes were mainly due to his physical injuries. Although he was promoted again and again by Li Shimin, in fact Qin Qiong was getting farther and farther away from the army he was familiar with and liked.

  Qin Qiong is now the number one military officer in the Tang Dynasty. He is so highly praised by the emperor that he has actually completely left the army. Especially after this adjustment, Qin Qiong even resigned from the position of General Zuowei. Although he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War, the Minister of the Ministry of War is a civilian position.

  When a seasoned general, an invincible and invincible general on the battlefield, can no longer lead the army, he is lonely and will even weaken rapidly.

  This is like a castrated man. Although he is normal in all aspects, he is severely hit mentally, which eventually leads to physical problems in all aspects.

Qin Qiong actually doesn't want to be a peacemaker, nor does he want to be a minister of the Ministry of War. He doesn't even want to be a general of the left guard. He would rather continue to be a commander of the army. He can stay in the barracks every day and see those spirited boys every day. He will feel that he is still at his peak.

   will feel like a duck to water.

   Now he is a fish out of water, on shore.

   "Your Majesty wants to give me the rank of Doctor Zuo Guanglu." Qin Qiong said with a sad face.

  Dr. Zuo Guanglu, this is the first rank of civil officials established when the system of scattered officials was changed during the Wude period. It is listed as the first grade of civil officials together with Kaifuyi Tong Sansi. It can be said that it is the highest rank of civil officials.

  Qin Qiong had already been promoted to the second-rank Wusan rank of the general of the Zhenjun before, and now the emperor wants to add him to the first-rank doctor Zuo Guanglu, which was originally a good thing.

   But for Qin Qiong, this means that he has completely changed from martial arts to literary.

Qin Lang smiled and said to him, "Grandpa, you are still so young, why have you become sentimental like a mother-in-law. Now that His Majesty has just ascended the throne, it is still the ninth year of Wude, and the first year of Zhenguan has not yet begun. For His Majesty, what he needs most now is to control, to completely take over the power of Datang. So for the true confidant, it is natural to put it where it needs to be."

"Your Majesty's appointment of Grandpa as Secretary of the Ministry of War is a great trust in Grandpa. Judging from the current situation, there will be a war between my Tang Dynasty and the Turks within five years. Today is not the kind of person who is willing to be oppressed by the Turks. The second is that there is no way, but in three years at the earliest, five years at the latest, my Tang Dynasty will be able to free up my hands to avenge the Turks. At that time, with your position in the army, Grandpa, at that time, my Tang army’s Northern Expedition will be decided. All roads are coming together, Grandpa must be the commander of the Northern Expedition."

  After hearing this, Qin Qiong was refreshed.

   "I hope this day will come sooner."

Qin Lang said to him, "Grandpa is now in charge of the Ministry of War, so it's time to start making preparations. Reorganize the Ministry of War, check the household registrations of soldiers across the country, check for deficiencies and make up for omissions, rectify and repair the military staff, and even organize training in Hebei Shuofang and other places. Regimental training, I have always thought that we should not fight unprepared battles, and whoever is more prepared will have more initiative in the war, and only those attackers who are prepared can become the final victors."

  Qin Qiong finally showed a long-lost smile on his face, and the melancholy in his eyes disappeared.

   "Then why are you always not doing your job? I heard that you actually let tens of thousands of people in the Zhen Fu Division raise chickens and ducks?"

  Qin Lang smiled. Many people don't understand that he is busy raising chickens now, because they always feel that they are superior. It seems that even if locust plagues and famines come, it has nothing to do with them.

  They are too pragmatic and lack practical ideas, let alone do it.

"Grandfather, the former townsmen often farmed the fields to relieve military supplies. Now the situation, I believe Grandpa also understands that the locust plague will come immediately after the severe drought, and then the famine will inevitably come. Everyone should actively save themselves , Raising chickens can not only help prevent some locust plagues, but also can eat meat and eggs even in times of famine. So now I hatch a large number of chicken and ducklings, not only sending them to various states and counties for the villagers to raise, but also for the township to raise them. "

"Because when the famine comes, every extra bite you eat may save one more person. Just take care of yourself, but if the people around you become hungry people, the little food in your hand may no longer be life-saving food It's about food."

   "There may be some truth in what you said, but the duty of the Zhenfu Department is to guard the capital after all."

"It's right to guard the capital on duty, but raising chickens and ducks is not a conflict. I just let the people who arranged the shifts below raise chickens and ducks. Our duties have not been delayed. I can settle another account with Grandpa. According to my current plan, my Town Fusi will raise 300,000 chickens, 300,000 ducks, 60,000 geese, and another 10,000 pigs."

"In three months, chickens and ducklings can grow to a few kilograms, and pigs can gain a lot of weight. Add up, how much poultry meat can you get? Calculate it, how many lives can be saved? Even if there is some mortality, but raising There will definitely be some gains. In this famine, it is worth doing."

  Qin Qiong was shocked when he heard such a large number, but he still had some doubts, "How can we ensure food when we raise so many?"

There will be many details here. After all, people at this time mainly rely on a small number of families for free-range breeding, and there are almost no large-scale breeding farms. On the one hand, Qin Lang wants to provide seedlings to more families, and on the other hand, he also wants to build many large breeding farms. , This requires a lot of feed, which is a difficult problem, but Qin Lang is willing to give it a try, after all, it is not impossible.

  Qin Qiong has already donated food other than the rations of the Duke of Qi to the imperial court, and even donated thousands of dollars. But for his son's plan, he still expressed his willingness to support it.

   "How to raise and how to do it? You can send someone to tell the stewards in the mansion that I will let the Zhuangzi everywhere in our mansion also start raising chickens and ducks. As you said, we will tide over the difficulties together."

  This afternoon, my father and I drank tea and chatted a lot.

   Not only talked about the drastic changes in the Tang Dynasty's current court center, but also talked about the sooner or later war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, and even talked about ten or twenty years later, the Tang Dynasty may send troops to Liaodong again to avenge the Koguryo barbarians.

  They also talked about the current disaster situation, talked about the locust plague, and even discussed some ways to exterminate the locusts.

  Naturally, worry about my own family is also indispensable.

  Qin Qiong always felt that Qin Lang was too much in the limelight, and it was not a good thing after all for such a young man to be in the limelight. And he himself always felt that he was not worthy of his current position.

   But there was nothing to do, the emperor wanted to put the two of them in that position, and they couldn't refuse.

  When dusk approached, Qin Lang went home.

  Meet Zheng Shisanniang who was with the younger sisters. Seeing her again, it seems that there is not much change, but the eyes seem to be less arrogant and agile than before, and more calm and restrained.

   Meet and bow down.

  Qin Lang nodded, and wanted to pass by.

   "Sanlang stay away!"

   "What's the matter with the thirteenth lady?"

Zheng Shisanniang asked her about Zheng Guanyin and Li Wanshun, "Can you ask Sanlang to find out about my aunt and cousin for me? If you can get in touch, can you send me a letter? I haven't heard from them for a long time. Missing each other, but also worrying."

   "As far as I know, Aunt Ling is currently living in the Changle Gate. Miss Wanshun and her younger sister, Wanyu Five Sisters, are also living with Aunt Ling in the Changle Gate."

   "Also, His Majesty has previously decreed that Li Wanshun will be named the head of Wenxi County, and Li Wanyu will be the head of Guide County. They are enshrined in Changle Gate, and they have food and clothing, and there is no shortage."

  After Zheng Shisanniang heard about it, she was relieved, and finally got the news from her aunt and cousins.

   "Can I ask Saburo to bring me a letter for them?"

  Qin Lang thought about it.

   "You can write a letter to me now. When I enter the palace someday, I will give it to the Empress Empress and ask her to forward it on her behalf. What do you think?"

   "Thank you very much."

  She left, and returned after a while, handing over a letter.

   "Please Saburo."

  Qin Lang took the letter and looked at the poor woman, "Are you okay here?"

   "Fortunately, thank you Saburo."

  After Zheng Shisanniang finished speaking, she turned and left.

  She carried Qin Lang on her back, walked faster and faster, returned to her own room, closed the door as soon as she entered, threw herself on the bed, and burst into tears.

  She thought she was strong enough, but now she would be out of control just because of a greeting.

  (end of this chapter)