Chastity Layman

  Chapter 281 The Unshakable Chengqian

  The captain of Qianniuwei stepped forward and said in fear, "According to the law, anyone who trespasses on the prime minister's guard of honor will be beaten with a stick!"

"Three Dukes, prime ministers, and Jing Zhaoyin are traveling. The imperial court stipulates that there will be guards of thousands of cattle, and there will be yamen servants shouting in front of them to clear the way. These officials are also called three officials. In the land, the gatekeepers use sticks to strike the ground as a warning, which is called beating the stick, and the prime minister also has the emperor's special permission to beat the stick to open the way, and Zhang Huagai is also required."

The official who sued the officials three times for beating the stick was also called Wubai, and later increased from one person to two. The people in Chang'an were still called Wubai, so each person had two hundred and five. Walking and knocking, so they are also called Erganzi.

   Gradually, two hundred and fifty-two poles became synonymous with reckless, rude, and rude people.

  Theoretically speaking, the Sangaoguan not only refers to the Sangong, the Prime Minister and Jing Zhaoyin, but also includes the Yushi doctor. Shouting to clear the way generally refers to the time of going to court, for example, when the prime minister goes to Zhongshu's door, he shouts and shouts all the way. When the doctor Yushi arrived at the court, he also yelled and announced all the way.

   But when going down to court, there is not so much attention.

   However, it is still a crime to violate the guard of honor of the three officials, and it is even worse to violate the prime minister.

  Qin Lang snorted coldly, "If that's the case, then take this person down and punish him with fifty sticks."

   It takes one hundred sticks to go up and hit the road, but now half the stick to go down and fifty.

   Qianniuwei was reprimanded by Qin Lang, and he didn't dare to say a word. They were sent by the emperor to guard Qin Lang. Now Qin Lang was bumped into the guard of honor, and almost fell from his horse in shock. This is his dereliction of duty.

   "Mr. Qin, that's Chai Erlang." The captain reminded in a low voice.

  Chai Lingwu is also their Qianniuwei, and his official position is even higher than him.

   "So what? Do you want to speak for him?"

   "I don't dare under my post." The school captain repeated.

   "Then do your business."

  The lieutenant gritted his teeth, turned around and came to the front, and shouted to his opponent, "Take down the two hundred and five that collided with Prime Minister Qin, and hit fifty with the stick!"

  Chai Lingwu was still beating his mount over there, and he didn't expect to be taken down at all.

   "What are you doing?"

  Qin Lang didn't say a word.

  The lieutenant had no choice but to say, "Break into the guard of honor of the prime minister, according to the law stick fifty, offended."

"beat!"

  Qianniuwei stepped forward and pushed him down, and directly stripped Chai Lingwu's pants in the street, and beat him fifty times.

  After fifty sticks were beaten, Chai Lingwu's buttocks were blooming, and his body was covered in blood.

   Fortunately, Qianniuwei also knew the seriousness, so he didn't dare to kill him. It seemed serious, but it was only bruised, not injured.

  Qin Lang snorted coldly, and rode past Chai Lingwu, who had fainted.

  The news that Huo Guogong and the late Princess Pingyangzhao's second son, Chai Lingwu was beaten by Qin Lang with a stick, spread quickly.

  The whole Chang'an couldn't help being amazed.

  Although it is true that Qin Lang is the prime minister, his status is not low.

   Li Shimin only snorted when he heard the report from the Jinwu Guard in the Taiji Palace.

   "This guy is really going too far."

   "Is Your Majesty referring to Qin Sanlang or Chai Erlang?"

   "There are both, but Qin Sanlang is undoubtedly more excessive."

Empress Changsun shook her head, "My concubine feels that there is nothing wrong with Sanlang's actions. Chai Lingwu rushed into the guard of honor of the prime minister, frightened Qin Lang's mount, and ordered Qin Lang to fall off the horse. This is a violation of the law first, and he did not apologize after the incident. , and continued to block the road and beat the mount in the street, blocking the prime minister from passing, this is the second crime..."

"I don't know about this, but this matter doesn't need to be like this. Chai Lingwu also ran into Qin Lang because his horse was frightened. I know very well that Qin San is deliberately making trouble for an opportunity, so as to force me to allow him to resign. "

   "Then why does His Majesty refuse Sanlang to resign? The concubine looks at Your Majesty, and has no intention of forcing Saburo to stay in the Political Affairs Hall?" the eldest grandson asked.

Li Shimin sighed, "Actually, I am also a little hesitant. Now the reform and implementation of the new policy is led by Qin Lang. , but now that the situation has eased, it is inconvenient for him to stay in the center for a long time..."

  Empress Changsun could only shake her head when she heard this.

   "Since this is the case, then Qin Lang has given His Majesty a good excuse now, and it just happens to let him go."

   Li Shimin remained silent.

   "Is Your Majesty still hesitating?"

   "Avalokitesvara, do you think it's wrong for me to kill the donkey?"

"Concubines are just women in the harem and shouldn't be involved in politics. From an emotional point of view, it's really not good for His Majesty to do so, but in terms of state affairs, maybe His Majesty is right. Now Huailiang is also a sensible person, and deliberately gave excuses for His Majesty. It is also his fault that he is dismissed, and His Majesty does not need to bear anything."

   "This Qin Huailiang, sometimes he is too smart, so smart that I feel a little worried!"

   "Your Majesty is worrying too much. Huai Liang is only seventeen years old. The reason why he did this is because Shu Bao has always been cautious. It is probably because of Shu Bao's warning."

"All right."

   Li Shimin sighed, and then asked his servants to summon Cen Wenwen, a scholar of the Imperial Academy.

"You drafted an imperial edict for me. I agree with Qin Lang's resignation. From now on, Qin Lang will be relieved of his post as an envoy to Pingzhang and Transshipment under Zhongshumen. , Cavalry always serve as usual."

  Cen Wenwen was surprised, but he didn't drop the pen while holding it.

   "Your Majesty, I have the guts to ask, what exactly did Scholar Qin commit and why did he dismiss him?"

  Li Shimin stroked his beard and said, "Huiliang did nothing wrong."

   "Then why did you dismiss the Prime Minister?"

   "This is just a normal transfer. Although I dismissed him, didn't I also take him as the second-rank doctor Guanglu? I also gave him the honorary title of Prince and Young Master."

   Cen's text is still relatively one-sided.

   "Your Majesty, this minister was recommended to His Majesty by Scholar Qin, so I dare to ask why you dismissed me as prime minister? Doctor Guanglu and others are no match for the post of prime minister."

Li Shimin had no choice but to say, "Qin Lang's advantage is that he is young, energetic, and willing to advance. Therefore, at the beginning of the reform, I used him as a minister and transfer envoy because of his enthusiasm. Now, the reform is on the right track, and the court needs it even more. What matters is stability, so the dismissal of Qin Lang now is not a relegation or punishment, but out of love and protection for him, do you understand?"

   Of course, these words also make sense.

  Cen Wenwen was finally relieved, "So that's the case, I thank Your Majesty, the Qin scholar has made great contributions to the country, it is best not to let the hero feel disappointed."

   "Let's make an edict!"

   "The minister leads the decree!"

The white linen paper was spread out, and Cen Wenwen's pen was like a dragon, and soon a beautifully worded edict to dismiss the prime minister was completed. He used words carefully, and what was revealed in the edict was the emperor's affirmation of Qin Lang's achievements during his prime ministership. There is no intention of condescending.

   And focus on the wording of Qin Lang's new position, the prince's young teacher, saying that the emperor valued Qin Lang's talents and morals, and asked Qin Lang to concentrate on teaching the prince and so on.

  The imperial edict was drafted, and the emperor was very satisfied after reading it. He personally revised several small places to show the emperor's favor.

"You go to Pingkangfang in person, have a good talk with Qin Lang, and say that I am grateful to him, and now I agree with his resignation, let him rest for a while, and then he will be mainly responsible for teaching the crown prince Chengqian. Li Gang is getting old , on the side of the Eastern Palace, we will need to rely on him in the future."

  The emperor thought for a while.

   He wrote another private letter to Qin Lang, for fear that Qin Lang would misunderstand him in his heart.

   "Guanyin maidservant, I plan to give Qin Lang some more fields. You take 300 hectares of land from the Huangzhuang, and give Qin Lang some pearls and treasures that Fan Kingdom paid tribute to."

  The empress did not have any objections this time, the money and silk in the inner treasury were originally earned by Qin Lang for the emperor.

After Cen Wenwen left, the eldest grandson thought for a while and said to her husband, "Your Majesty was right to worry and consider, after all, Huailiang is still too young to use him too much. Think about it in the long run, and cherish talents for the country. The concubine thought about it for a long time just now, and felt that Wuji is now serving as the left servant in the court, which is actually not very good."

"Wuji is only in his twenties. Apart from Huailiang, he is already the youngest among the prime ministers, and he has no qualifications and prestige. Although Huailiang is young, he has also quelled the rebellion of Li Yuan Wang Junkuo in Youzhou, and Binzhou. Luo Yi's rebellion made great military achievements. He also made great achievements in exterminating locusts and rescuing the famine and appeasing the people. In addition, he implemented the reform and new policy and solved the big financial problems of the imperial court. I followed you very early, but my achievements were not obvious, and I lacked real military achievements. I, Tang Dynasty, paid more attention to military achievements, and Wuji was young, and had no military achievements, nor any obvious political achievements. Everyone in the world will think that it is just because of his status as a relative and uncle."

   "The concubine begs His Majesty to take good care of him, and don't let him be criticized when he is too young. This is not a good thing for him, nor for the eldest grandson's family."

   "Avalokitesvara is planning to make Wuji resign too?" Li Shimin was surprised.

   Regarding Changsun Wuji and Qin Lang, Li Shimin still has a difference in his heart. After all, Changsun Wuji has been with him for more than ten years, and his true confidantes and confidants have discussed major decisions over the years.

  Including the final decision of the Xuanwumen Incident.

   "I can't live without the auxiliary machine."

   "Even if Wuji is dismissed, he can still stay in the court and do things for His Majesty."

   Li Shimin was silent.

  On the same day, Empress Changsun sent someone to summon her elder brother Sun Wuji into the palace.

  Brothers and sisters had a long talk.

  The next day, the Liangyi Hall had an early meeting.

  Cen Wenwen, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, read out the edict of dismissal in front of all officials.

  Emperor accepted the resignation of Pingzhang Guoji Qin Lang under Tongzhong Shumen, removed him from the post of prime minister, and removed him from the post of transit envoy.

  It took exactly one hundred days for Qin Lang to go from being promoted to prime minister to dismissing him.

  After this decree to dismiss the prime minister, Shangshu Zuo Pushe resigned from his position as prime minister.

  The emperor did not allow it.

   "I am ordered to worship Qin Lang, Lord of Shangzhu Kingdom and Yi Kingdom, as Doctor Guanglu and the Prince's young teacher. I will seal 100 households and connect the first 1,300 households, grant 300 hectares of land, and a cart of gold, silver and jewelry!"

  Prince Chengqian personally held this white hemp internal system in front of Qin Lang.

  Qin Lang accepted the internal control with a blank face.

  The hot post of Prime Minister was finally handed over.

  However, the position of the prince's junior teacher was another surprise. Looking at the tender Chengqian, Qin Lang also felt a little complicated.

   Repeatedly letting myself connect with Chengqian, could it be that this is forcing myself to change my fate against the sky?

  (end of this chapter)