Chastity Layman

  Chapter 391 I want to make my descendants long

  Qin Qiong came to visit in person and asked Sun Wuji, the eldest son of Zhao Guogong, to be the great matchmaker for the sixth son, and to issue a marriage letter to the Wu family for Qin Gui.

   This surprised Granduncle Sun Wuji a little bit.

  In the early years, the samurai Xun was still popular and favored, but now he has just been relegated to Lizhou governor and has lost power. Now the Qin family is popular. Why is it that the Qin family wants to marry the Wu family at this juncture?

"A samurai is just a merchant, and a daughter of the Wu family may not be a good match!" Changsun Wuji was very considerate of Qin Qiong. It is not a good thing for the Qin family to join the Wu family in this era. It will only be a burden. The current Qin family What is needed is to marry a famous family, which can enhance the reputation of the Qin family.

   "Mr. Zhao doesn't know something. In fact, this marriage was agreed between me and Ying Guogong at the royal palace banquet in the seventh year of Wude."

   "Oh, but you didn't make a marriage contract at that time, did you?"

   "Also please help grandson!" Qin Qiong smiled and crossed his hands.

Seeing this, Changsun Wuji couldn't help admiring Qin Qiong's character. Most people put more icing on the cake than give charcoal in the snow. However, the Qin family didn't mention the engagement letter when the Wu family gained power. Now that the Wu family has lost power, they have to It's really rare to write a marriage letter.

   "Shubao, your upright temper is really rare."

   "It's just a human thing."

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Qin Qiong, and the more he looked at him, the more he admired him. He is still so young, but he has already retired bravely. Now he is willing to retire, does not love power, does not interfere in the government, but his son is promising again, and now he is paying homage to the prime minister for the second time , as the prince's teacher.

  Because the nephew inherited Qian, the interests of the eldest grandson's family and the Qin's family are the same.

  At this time, Changsun Wuji suddenly had an idea, why not marry the Qin family, in this way, the Qin family and Changsun's family will be more firmly united and **** Chengqian together.

   "Shubao, your Wulang should not have kissed yet, right?"

  Qin Qiong froze for a moment.

   "Not yet."

   "Uncle Bao, I have several daughters in my family, and the three daughters of the first order have not yet been married. Why don't I call you over to have a look, and if you like it, how about telling Wulang?"

This really surprised Qin Qiong. Changsun Wuji is the number one confidant of Emperor Zhenguan. Although he does not hold the position of prime minister now, he only serves as Jing Zhaoyin, but in fact, this man is forbidden to enter and leave the palace casually, and the emperor does not care about military and state affairs. It must be discussed with it.

  Changsun Wuji can say that he called out his daughter-in-law, and let Qin Qiong pick one for his son-in-law, that is really a great face.

   It would be nice to give it to the prostitute, but can you choose it?

   "Don't dare, grandson's grandson's words are serious. My Wulang is stubborn, and I'm afraid he won't be worthy of the daughter of the grandson's family."

   "Shubao even likes the daughter of the warrior Xun, but he looks down on my eldest grandson's daughter?" Changsun Wuji pretended to be displeased.

   "That's not what it means, it's because I feel unworthy of a family."

"How can you be unworthy? Shubao, your family is also a thousand-year-old family. The first ancestor was a disciple of Confucius. It lasted for thousands of years. How many high-ranking officials and ministers have been born, just say your father and son, they all worship together. My eldest grandson's family is from Henan. But you also know that your ancestors are Xianbei people, the clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, who moved to the Central Plains from Daibei. Hundreds of years ago, they were even called Hulu barbarians."

   Qin Qiong didn't know how to answer what he said.

   "Unless you, Shubao, look down on my eldest grandson's family, otherwise, I think it's a good marriage between our two families."

  Qin Qiong couldn't help but cry.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "I will accept your uncle's request here to propose a marriage letter to the Wu family for your Liulang, and I will enter the palace tomorrow to ask His Majesty to be a matchmaker for our two families. I'm going to call out my daughters who are born in the first place, you can choose whatever you want!"

   "Don't dare to dare, please ask the eldest grandson Wuzhi."

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  When Qin Lang heard the result, he was very surprised.

   Ask Changsun Wuji to be a matchmaker, but Changsun Wuji insists on marrying the Qin family?

   "The eldest grandson and the fifth child?"

   "I've met that kid before, he's very good, he's knowledgeable, and he's three years older than the fifth."

  Qin Lang nodded, meaning he was only six years old? At the age of six, can you tell that you are knowledgeable and respectful? But the point is not here, what he wondered was why did Changsun Wuji think so highly of the Qin family?

  Changsun's family is one of the core families of the Guanlong Group. They are still the clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, with a common surname of Xianbei.

   "Is it settled?"

   "It has been decided, His Majesty has already decreed."

  Qin Lang smiled, "Alright."

   In this way, the alliance between the Qin family and the eldest grandson family was established, and it was determined by the emperor himself. Since the emperor is willing to make an order, it means that the emperor actually does not object to the alliance between the Qin family and the eldest grandson family. It is estimated that the emperor also saw the relationship between the two families towards Chengqian.

   Once this alliance is formed, the two families will become stronger supporters of Chengqian in the future.

   But Qin Qiong, who formed this alliance, didn't seem very happy, and he became even more worried.

   "I'm worried!" he said to his son. "The status of the Qin family has improved too fast, and it's too ostentatious now."

  Qin Qiong felt that Qin Jiade was unworthy.

   But Qin Lang didn't think so, many aristocratic families, didn't they also go from the new rich to the powerful, or even from the poor to the powerful.

  The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the waves behind will always overwhelm the waves before. This is a historical necessity. When this moment comes, there is nothing to be afraid of.

What's more, now is the time when the old and new dynasties are handing over. The Tang Dynasty overthrew the Sui Dynasty, and Li Shimin's Zhenguan Dynasty replaced the Wude Dynasty. If you don't seize the best opportunity for Gong's rise now, you will miss this wave, and it will be difficult to think about it later.

  Countless old nobles will step on them firmly.

Li Shimin is one of the few emperors in history who did not kill heroes. He would not kill them unless he had to. Unlike Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, they have no reason to make a big case to fill a few sacks. The thorns on the rod are easy to pass.

  So the Zhenguan Dynasty is more beneficial to the upstarts. As long as they don't die, they have a great chance of rising. But there are also big pits to be careful, and this big pit is the battle for heirs.

  Historically, this battle for heirs has lost too many heroes of Zhenguan, such as Hou Junji, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, these top dignitaries, it can be said that they all fell on it.

  But now the Qin family is forced to be tied to Chengqian's boat again, and they can no longer get off the boat.

  No matter what, Qin Lang has to keep Chengqian, otherwise Chengqian will fall, and the Qin family will also fall.

  Qin Lang wants to protect Qian, and Changsun Wuji also wants to protect Qian.

  In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin also tried to find a way to stabilize the crown prince.

   This time it was caused by an undercurrent of Li Kefeng being the governor of Guangzhou, which made Li Shimin even more uneasy. The princes are still young, but behind these young princes, interest groups have already begun to form.

  In the Hall of Liangyi.

  Li Shimin is hosting a banquet for two old ministers, Song Guogong Xiao Yu and Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda.

These two were both prime ministers of the Wude and Zhenguan dynasties, and they both had another identity, that is, they were princes when they were young, Xiao Yu was the prince of Xiliang, and Chen Shuda was the prince of Nanchen, and they still have another identity now , is the emperor's in-laws, and the sons of the two were married to princesses by Li Shimin.

  A pot of Guogong wine, a plate of cold-cut five-spice stewed beef, a plate of fried broad beans, a plate of cold cucumber, usually mixed with three shreds, and a plate of drunk green shrimp.

  Drink a few glasses of wine.

   Li Shimin talked more and more.

   "I want my descendants to last forever, and the country will be safe forever. What's the reason?"

  As soon as this sentence came out, the two sons-in-law and family members were a little surprised, how could they suddenly say this.

   Both of them are smart people. Although the emperor's sentence is not long, there are two important points. One is the longevity of the descendants, and the other is the eternal safety of the country.

   These two points just show that now the emperor is worried that his descendants will not last long, and the country will not be safe forever.

  The focus is still on the descendants. The emperor is worried about the descendants, but the princes are still young, and the eldest prince Chengqian is only ten years old.

  What caused the emperor to worry about this?

  Related to some disputes in the court just now, both of them immediately understood the reason for the emperor's doubts.

   "Xiao Qing?"

Xiao Yu himself used to be the prince of the former dynasty, so of course he has a certain deep understanding of this topic, so when faced with the emperor's question, he just thought about it and answered, "If the ministers see the long-term status of the previous generation, it is better to entrust the princes to think that The solidity of the rock. Qin merged with the six countries, dismissed the marquis and put them in charge, and the second generation died. The Han Dynasty ruled the world, and the prefectures participated in the construction, and it took more than 400 years. The Wei and Jin abolished it, and it cannot last forever. The feudal law, It can be complied with!"

   "Chen Qing?"

   "Your Majesty, the younger brother of the prince of the Han Dynasty, guarding the country for four hundred years, the Wei and Jin abolished it, and the feudal system is effective!" Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu rarely have the same attitude.

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Zhou Feng's children, for more than 800 years, Qin dismissed the princes, and the second generation died. In the past, Empress Lu wanted to power the Liu family, and finally depended on the clan Liu's kings to be safe. Feudal relatives and virtuous, should be descendants for a long time." way."

  The emperor's attitude is obvious. Although the princes are young, he has indeed seen some bad signs and has begun to seek solutions.

  Li Shimin himself proclaimed himself emperor through a mutiny, so he is very sensitive to these matters. In addition, he has learned from the demise of the previous dynasty, and often compares the matter of the Yang family and his son.

Yang Guang's self-willedness and excessive suspicion led to chaos in the powerful Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang also seized the throne by framing the prince Yang Yong. When the five-person Yang Guang was in power, the Sui Dynasty did not have a reliable clan as the Ping Fan.

However, Yang Guang had few sons, the prince died early, and his second son was deposed by him for being fatuous and placed under house arrest. In the end, Yang Guang could only let his young grandsons stay in Chang'an and Luoyang. , They stayed behind in the eastern capital of Xijing, but they couldn't do anything at all. Seeing that Yang Guang could only be killed by powerful officials in Jiangdu.

  Li Shimin always felt that this was an important lesson from the defeat of the Sui Dynasty.

  Recently reading the history books carefully, Li Shimin wanted to find some solutions from the historical records, but found that Cao Wei was too harsh on the clan, which led to the Sima family usurping Cao Wei's country.

  During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, all countries were also extremely guarded against the clan, and it was difficult for the clan to defend the country. Therefore, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the regime always perished quickly, especially when it was usurped by powerful officials.

  Looking at it, that is to say, the Zhou enfeoffed the children for 800 years, and the Han enfeoffed the country for 400 years.

   Li Shimin wanted the country to last for a long time, and felt that the enfeoffment of the Zhou and Han dynasties was worth learning.

  He doesn't want his princes to be trapped in Chang'an fighting for the crown prince, nor does he want future generations to be in such a predicament.

  If the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan had given him the feudal rights and founding the country early, maybe there would have been no Xuanwumen mutiny later.

   "Xiao Qing, Chen Qing, how do you think my Tang Dynasty should be divided? What kind of system should be established so that the country can last forever and the descendants will last forever?"

  (end of this chapter)