Chapter 121: Winning the Hearts of Saints Again
As soon as Bian Lingcheng left the palace where the Son of Heaven was, an attendant caught up to offer his courtesy. Although his status by the Son of Heaven is not as good as that of Gao Lishi, because of his military merits, he is also quite influential.
He enjoyed the feeling of the stars holding the moon very much, but unfortunately this feeling did not last, and several chamberlains who were about to stammered rushed in the other direction. Bian Lingcheng squinted and saw a eunuch in his twenties walking towards him, followed by a group of entourage, although he looked very modest, but he was already as good as him in the pomp.
Bian Lingcheng's eyebrows jumped suddenly, of course he recognized this person, a month ago it was a small yellow door, and now it is already a rising star by the side of the Son of Heaven, no matter how big or small, the Son of Heaven will ask this person to handle it.
It's also that Colliers is getting older, otherwise he can let this kind of cat and dog casually enter the eyes of the Son of Heaven?
The fire of jealousy burned in Bian Lingcheng's chest and abdomen, and he wanted to bite this person to death in one bite, but he couldn't avoid it, so he had to go forward to say hello to him.
This person who made Bian Lingcheng extremely jealous was Zhang Fuchen, the newly promoted eunuch of the Son of Heaven Li Longji.
After Zhang Fuchen saw Bian Lingcheng, he still made a humble gesture according to the previous etiquette. Bian Lingcheng was a little more relieved at this time, and when he saw that he was in a hurry, he asked casually: "What is like a fire burning your buttocks?"
"The general doesn't know that there are noble relatives outside the palace who have asked for a saint. Zhang Fuchen spread his hands and sighed.
"Ordinary clan nobles are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned, just block it back, why disturb the saint?" Bian Lingcheng was full of disdain, in his opinion, this Zhang Fuchen is also cowardly, if everyone exceeds the system and asks to see him, the Son of Heaven must personally decide, and the Son of Heaven must not be exhausted to death?
"The general is reasonable, but today's incident involves patrolling to prevent security and fluctuations in rice prices, and the clan's industry has been affected, and the children have been arrested in Jingzhao Mansion, and they still have to ask the saint to cut it. ”
Bian Lingcheng nodded: "Yes!"
I heard that these noble relatives of the clan made trouble because of Qin Jin, and Bian Lingcheng was happy in his heart, let's make trouble, the bigger the trouble, the better, see how this person ends.
Zhang Fuchen was surrounded by a group of chamberlains, and the stars went to the palace of the Son of Heaven like the moon. Bian Lingcheng looked at his back, and couldn't help but feel pantothenic acid in his mouth, but when he thought that Qin Jin might be unlucky, his heart immediately balanced a lot. After this person "came back from the dead", all the lies he had arranged before, and a series of measures that affected the imperial court became a laughing stock, although the Son of Heaven did not say it, he was already dissatisfied in his heart, and his attitude was not as good as before.
With all this, how could Bian Lingcheng not hate Qin Jin?
"Godfather, Cui Anguo brought the letter out, hoping to send a few women in to be happy!"
Bian Lingcheng was left with only a small chamberlain, who was his godson, and when he saw that everyone was dispersed and there were no idle people left and right, he reported confidential news.
Bian Lingcheng was furious, "There are many people in the palace, why can't you wait until you leave the palace?" He has a mansion given by the Son of Heaven on the edge of the imperial city, and he returns to the mansion to spend the night on weekdays.
The little waiter quickly closed his mouth when he was scolded, bowed his head again and again to admit his mistakes, and was scolded more times, but he was used to it. Bian Lingcheng vented for a while, feeling that the breath in his chest had finally dissipated a lot, and said in a low voice: "The surname Cui has to move in inches, and he can ensure that his family can leave Beijing safely, and he has done his best." Tell him that if he thinks about anything wrong, let him see Hades in advance!"
Bian Lingcheng's words were murderous, although the little chamberlain was used to seeing his godfather angry, but he rarely saw him like this, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, and after answering, he left Daming Palace with his head down.
After calming down a little, Bian Lingcheng felt that there was still something to gain today, as long as the provoked Qin Jin provoked Yang Guozhong, he had that Yang Xiang Gong to take advantage of the fire, he just had to watch the show quietly in the back.
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Li Longji told Zhang Fuchen that all the noble relatives and clans who asked to see him would be taken away, and if there were any disobedient people, they would all be handed over to Yu Linwei for disposal. Seeing that Zhang Fuchen hesitated and did not retreat, the old man had obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Don't go yet!"
Facing the urging of the Son of Heaven, Zhang Fuchen had the courage to kneel down again, and said in a trembling voice:
"The saint forgives sins, slave, slave and slave......"
Maybe it was because he was too nervous, Zhang Fuchen had already stammered into a sentence before he could say anything. Li Longji interrupted him impatiently, "You must be thinking, I'm confused, and I don't care about them to make trouble, right?"
"Slaves don't dare, slaves don't dare!"
What the Son of Heaven said is exactly what Zhang Fuchen is worried about, these clans have a pivotal position in Chang'an, once the trouble starts, it will inevitably make the people of Chang'an unstable, and in his opinion, it is natural to focus on appeasement. But I never imagined that the Son of Heaven knew that this was the case, and his attitude was so tough.
"Don't dare?"
Li Longji shook his goatee under his chin and actually laughed.
"I can't see them! I asked Qin Jin to rectify the law and order in Chang'an, and at a critical moment, if I see those people outside, as soon as the rumors come out, this matter will fall short, do you know?"
In the end, Li Longji spoke earnestly, patting the soft couch under him with his dry right hand.
Zhang Fuchen was ashamed in his heart, and his heart turned out to be not that the Son of Heaven was confused, but that he was shallow and ugly. However, the attitude of the Son of Heaven is rare and gentle, and such patient explanations are rare even for Colliers.
Li Longji looked at Zhang Fuchen with satisfaction, this person can take risks and admonish, not like the vast majority of people, it shows that he is not only loyal first, but also a person who is quite courageous.
After all, Li Longji is not a mediocre and incompetent person, although he is over the age and lacks energy, he still has the ability to see people, and he is more and more satisfied with this little eunuch who has recently entered the line of sight.
Zhang Fuchen was just about to retreat, but Li Longji called him again.
"Slow! Go to the inner mansion to get a hundred horses of silk and silk, a thousand taels of gold, and send them to Yang Xianggong's mansion. ”
Thinking that the concubine might lose her temper tonight, Li Longji was a little unbearable, but he couldn't miss the state affairs, and he could only properly compensate Yang Guozhong in terms of money and wealth. As for patrolling public order and rectifying lawlessness, we must never give up halfway. In particular, the price of rice in the city is related to the stability of the overall situation, and those shameless businessmen must not be allowed to hoard and skyrocket.
Li Longji thought for a while and said to Zhang Fuchen: "You go to the Forbidden Garden in person and tell Qin Jin that everything is behind his back, let him do it!"
The Son of Heaven's oracle is tantamount to a reassuring pill for everyone in the Shenwu Army.
Pei Jing was still a little weak at the beginning, after all, on a long list, there were either important ministers or noble relatives of the clan, if these people joined forces to make trouble, it was not impossible for the son of one day to sacrifice his own Zhonglang general in order to appease the anger of the public. Even if the Son of Heaven had made a promise? As long as it is beneficial to the situation, the Son of Heaven will turn his face faster than turning the page.
Yu Wenrong, the prime minister of the last year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, is a living example, in order to increase the income of the Son of Heaven, he used Yu Wenrong's method of expanding households, and the income of the imperial court rose sharply in a few years. However, Yu Wenrong's governing style was domineering and inflexible, and he also offended a large number of powerful people in the court, and the law of expanding households damaged the interests of the local clans, and there were many complaints for a long time.
In the end, a generation of talented people died tragically in the smoky land of Lingnan.
In this way, Pei Jing is worried that this Zhonglang will be too upright and caught in a power struggle, so it is inevitable that he will follow in the footsteps of Yu Wenrong. However, after the Son of Heaven sent his cronies and eunuchs to convey the message, this worry immediately disappeared. At least in the current situation, the determination of the Son of Heaven to rectify law and order and stabilize the price of rice far exceeded their expectations.
Qin Jin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saying that he was not worried that it would be a lie, but once this road went down, it was impossible to turn back, either to the end or ...... Regardless of the outcome, this time it's a good bet.
Early the next morning, the Shenwu Army put up notices in the eastern and western cities, expanding the scope of price suppression to more than a dozen kinds of daily necessities, such as cloth, charcoal, and meat.
Originally, the businessmen were all watching, waiting for the counterattack of the nobles of the important ministers' clans, waiting to see the jokes of the lieutenant generals of the Shenwu Army, who knew that the important ministers were all silent, although the nobles of the clan made trouble, it was thunder and rain after all. Qin Jin, the brave general of the Shenwu Army, was still safe and sound, not only that, but also increased the scope of the attack, which made the businessmen hate him, but he only dared to curse a few words behind his back, and there was no one who really dared to continue to raise prices against the limelight.
In one day, the prices of various daily necessities in Chang'an City fell back to less than twice that of two months ago, and the people received direct benefits, and the pressure suddenly decreased, and they applauded.
Almost overnight, the status of Qin Jin, the lieutenant general of the Shenwu Army, reached an unprecedented peak in the word of mouth of the people of Chang'an. Of course, while people praise Qin Jin, they are naturally indispensable to be grateful to the Holy Son of Heaven, if there is no decision and support of the Holy Tomorrow, those powerful people can swallow Zhonglang and Qin Jin alive with one mouth.
The corn and rice confiscated by the Shenwu Army were not a small amount, and the Qin and Jin dynasties did not confiscate them, but sold them all at normal market prices in the eastern and western markets. After the sale proceeds are converted into costs, most of them are returned to the original merchants according to the number of registers, and the rest is handed over to the government treasury. This point, not only Pei Jing and the other Shenwu Army could not think of it, but even those businessmen, as well as the real owners behind the businessmen, could never have imagined it.
After this toss, although they did not make huge profits, they did not break the principal after all, which is also a blessing in misfortune.
In the Daming Palace, Li Longji closed the concert with satisfaction, and the results of Qin Jin's patrol to calm the market price won his heart. In particular, the practice of converting the cost of grain and rice to return to each family has virtually relieved him of a headache.
He can't be tough on the clans to the end, his usual practice is to beat a stick and give a few dates, not only to let these people know the pain and restrain the atmosphere of misconduct, but also to knock the whole boat into the water with a rod and not turn over, after all, these people are also the foundation of the court, and they will continue to serve the court after coaxing.
However, if you want to coax well this time, you don't know how much money you have to pay. Although Li Longji has always been generous, in the face of so many clan nobles, his heart can't help but drip blood.
Qin Jin's method just solved Li Longji's problem, not only did he not want him to give a penny from his own treasury, but he even got a large surplus.
As a result, Li Longji's view of Qin Jin has changed greatly, and he only knew that he was born as a jinshi, a good general, and known as a brave soldier. Looking at it now, I still underestimate this person, not only can he be literate and martial, but he also has some skills to accumulate money.
There is a more important point, Qin Jin also received a higher evaluation from Li Longji. Knowing how to combine rigidity and softness, and being able to solve problems just right, this kind of good talent is not something that can be found casually.
Soon, Li Longji's gaze fell on a half-opened report, and there were three words on it that made his brows furrow.
Zhang Fuchen, who was standing on the side, suddenly found that the mood of the Son of Heaven suddenly turned low, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, so he couldn't help but follow the gaze of the Son of Heaven to the half-open report.
After only two glances, Zhang Fuchen hurriedly withdrew his gaze, his heart fluttering in shock, and the person who made the Son of Heaven angry turned out to be him! At the same time, Zhang Fuchen gave birth to a trace of pity and sympathy, and that person's reputation had long been like thunder, but looking at the current situation, I am afraid that his life will not be long in coming.
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By the flickering candlelight, Qin Jin wrote a recital, and when he entered the palace tomorrow to meet Li Longji, he would officially submit it. After stabilizing the people's minds, strengthening the city's defenses and organizing and training the new army have become the top priority in the next step.
Qin and Jin have carefully analyzed Li Longji's armament strategy over the years, in a word, that is, the real outside and the inside, the ten major knots have more than 80 percent of the country's elite troops, while the forces directly controlled by the imperial court are all the lowest rabble.
Before the large-scale abolition of the government military system, the drawbacks of this kind of principle and policy were not obvious. At that time, after all, the military government was in charge of the soldiers, and in wartime, the various folding and chong governments were responsible for the promotion and distribution. After the war, the soldiers dispersed back to their respective military offices. Although the marching chiefs of each province have great power, their subordinates are all flowing soldiers, and it is not easy to rebel because of many constraints.
Since the abolition of the government military system, the permanent section of the world has replaced the general manager of the march, and the soldiers have also been taken by various military offices to take turns to garrison the border and become a standing reserve for local conscription and brave training, which has opened the door for the soldiers to have a convenient door.
According to the usual practice, the envoy of the temperance degree is also the deposed envoy who holds the important power of local finance and taxation, which makes the problem of military behavior even more serious.
For example, An Lushan himself, he himself may not have the heart of rebellion at first, but as the power in his hands is getting bigger and bigger, and he has more and more troops in his hands, after ten years of deep cultivation in Hebei, it is inevitable that he will have a heart of rebellion.
Qin Jin knew that he did not have enough resources to change the current system of the Tang Dynasty. But at the very least, the imperial court should have a military force strong enough to deter the local government, in case of future emergencies. Moreover, it is not the right time to change the system.
At present, the situation in both the east of Tongguan and Hebei Province is developing on the favorable side, and once the counterinsurgency is successfully suppressed in the future, the imperial court will inevitably make big moves.
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