Chapter 386, Rich Rewards

On this day, Pei Lin went to court in the surprised eyes of the Manchu civil and military forces. He was much thinner than before, his hair was grayer, and his expression was not as shrewd as before.

He told the emperor that he was old and frail, and it was not suitable to stay in Shangshu Province to serve as Shang Shuling, the affairs of Shangshu Province were complicated and laborious, and Shang Shuling had a heavy responsibility above 10,000 people under one person, and his age and physical strength were no longer competent, so he was willing to resign from the post of Shangshu Ling and ask the emperor to choose another talent.

He also said that he still wanted to serve the emperor, although he was old, he had rich experience in politics, he was cautious and meticulous in doing things, and it was better to go to the province of Menxia, and he was fully qualified for the position of servant, hoping that the emperor could agree to his request, not only to take care of his old age and frail not to be too tired, but also to meet his desire to serve the emperor.

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was shocked, and those who knew the inside story were extremely admired, and this move was to retreat into advance, which not only solved the emperor's troubles, but also solved the embarrassment of the Pei family, which was really clever.

Since ancient times, the son of heaven and a courtier, not to mention that Li Shimin still took the position through bloody means, where will he use the appearance of the previous dynasty again? No one knows how he will treat the Pei family after the death of the emperor.

In order to be loyal to Li Yuan, Pei Lin had already turned against the King of Qin, and the death of Liu Wenjing, the confidant of the King of Qin, was planned by him at the behest of Li Yuan, the purpose was to cut off the wings of the King of Qin.

Now Li Shimin continues to use his heart to respond, and he doesn't take advantage of it, after all, Shang Shuling's position is too important, not only to be loyal but also extremely virtuous, but also to cooperate closely with the emperor, Pei Lin is no longer suitable.

But if he abandons him and doesn't have to make him old, he will end up with the name of not allowing the old minister, for fear of hurting the hearts of the wise men in the world, he is already notorious for killing his brothers and nephews for taking away his heirs, and he can't make it worse, which is why he didn't condemn the Pei family after all. And Pei Lin is really a resourceful person, thoughtful, old-fashioned, and Li Shimin, who cherishes his talents, is a little reluctant to use him.

You can't kill it, you can't use it, so he has been leaving the Pei family like that, and he doesn't want to move and doesn't know how to move.

But if Pei Lin takes the initiative to resign from Shang Shuling and never enter the court again, he will also end up with the suspicion that he does not want to serve the new monarch, which may anger Li Shimin and bring disaster to the Pei family. Therefore, it is best for him to take the initiative to be reappointed as a subordinate by Shang Shuling.

The central bureaucratic system of the Tang Dynasty implements a system of three provinces and six ministries, the three provinces are Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province, Shangshu Province is the highest administrative body responsible for the implementation of important national decrees, Zhongshu Province is the decision-making body, responsible for drafting and issuing edicts, and Menxia Province is the deliberative body responsible for reviewing government decrees.

Although the three provinces are of the same level, the governors of the three provinces are also called prime ministers, but in fact, Shangshu Province is the highest authority, in charge of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment and other six departments, Shangshu Ling is under one person under 10,000 people, the power is great, but also the busiest and most tired, the elderly and frail people really can't afford it, the subordinate is the gatekeeper of the review and discussion of important national decisions, but the government affairs are not very heavy, it is necessary for Pei Lin to be such a careful and cautious minister, he is better to be reappointed to the position of the subordinate servant.

Both of them are governors of the three provinces, with the same rank and status, they have a certain amount of power, but they are not as powerful as Shang Shuling, and if they are not promoted or demoted after the reappointment, Pei Lin will not lose face, and Li Shimin will no longer suspect the Pei family, they are really happy.

In modern terms, it does not hinder the eyes of the emperor, but also gives full play to its residual heat. It not only solved the emperor's doubts, but also made the emperor have a good reputation of respecting the old ministers and cherishing talents. This is what the notorious Li Shimin needs most at the moment, of course Li Shimin loves him to death, not only resolved the contradiction between the two, but also let the Pei family out of the predicament, after this incident, Li Shimin will definitely compensate the Pei family.

I heard that Pei Lin made this request in the court at that time, Li Shimin began to keep it again and again, but he didn't agree, but Pei Lin kowtowed and begged, repeatedly telling his urgent feelings of wanting to be loyal to the emperor when he had more than enough strength and strength, and asked the emperor to meet his wish on the face of the emperor.

The emperor was helpless, very sorry and reluctantly agreed, but asked Pei Lin to recommend a person who could be appointed as Shangshu Ling, otherwise no one would play, Pei Lin recommended Fang Xuanling, the left servant of Zhongshu Province, to serve as this position, and the emperor finally agreed, dismissed Pei Lin Shangshuling from the post and changed to serve as a servant, and asked him to often guide Fang Xuanling. At the same time, he rewarded the Pei family with a lot of property, and ordered the imperial doctor to go to Pei's mansion immediately after the next court, to take care of Pei Aiqing's body, and make sure that he was energetic and loyal to the court.

Changsheng admired Pei Lianzhi's old scheming more and more, Mingjing just reminded him according to Changsheng's words, he immediately understood the deep meaning, judged the situation and made this extremely wise and long-term decision, and took a big step to determine the future and fate of the Pei family.

In particular, he actually recommended Fang Xuanling to serve as Shang Shuling in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, which really guessed Li Shimin's mind too accurately. Fang Xuanling is very resourceful and world-minded, has a very deep relationship with Li Shimin, and has won Li Shimin's trust.

And it couldn't be better recommended by Pei Lian, because there are too many heroes around Li Shimin, and there are many people who seek the position of Shang Shuling, all of whom are good brothers who fight the country together, and there are also people who are as qualified and capable as Fang Xuanling, although Li Shimin wants to use Fang Xuanling, but he is afraid of chilling other people's hearts, and Pei Lian's recommendation just makes him light inside and out.

Three days later, Pei Xun, the second son of the Pei family in the Ministry of Officials, proposed that the family had a brother who was filial to his parents, and that he had been a Beijing official since he joined the office, and he did not understand the local people's feelings, and did not observe the people's sufferings.

It happened that there was a vacancy in Mianzhou, Jiannan Province, and the officials quickly agreed to Pei Xun's request, ordering him to complete the handover within ten days and leave Beijing a month later. Pei Xun was promoted from the fifth rank to the fifth grade, and from a middle-level official with real power in the Ministry of Officials to a parent official.

Pei Qian, the son of the Pei family, is a concubine who is difficult to get ahead, and he loves poetry and poetry more than being an official, although he is also a six-grade official, but it is just an idle position with treatment and no real power, and the Pei family's status in the court basically has nothing to do with him. And Pei Lin left Shangshu Province and Pei Xun left the Ministry of Officials, which means that the Pei family has moved from the center of the power group to the periphery.

But this move relieved the new monarch's predicament, and also solved the danger of the Pei family, and Li Shimin owed the Pei family a favor, and he would definitely pay it back. When Pei Xun has been training for a few years and then has some qualifications, when Pei Lin is getting older and more uncomfortable, he will definitely give Pei Xun a good future. This is Pei Lian's true purpose.

It's just that the local governors above the state level in Datang, if there are other brothers in the family who are filial piety by their parents' side, they must take office with their dependents, that is to say, a month later, not only Pei Xun will leave, but Xie Mingzhu will also go together, but will the three children go?

They have been prosperous and wealthy in Beijing for many years, and they have gone to Mianzhou, where the mountains and rivers are far away, but have they ever suffered from homesickness?

After Anyang got the news, he only said: "It's what she expected, is she not going to have magical powers?" Then he didn't mention it again in front of Changsheng, but Changsheng's gaze was different from before.

The next day, Mingjing went to Pei's house to congratulate and ask for details, Changsheng thought that he would come back after lunch at the earliest, but who knew that he would come back after an hour.

As soon as I entered the door, I sat down on the couch tiredly, drank a cup of tea, and said, "I am laughing at the ridiculous people in this world." In the past, we went to Xie's house, and often we couldn't even see Uncle Pei and my brother-in-law, but the last time we went, the car and horses were sparsely deserted in front of the door, and everyone avoided it. I only asked my eldest sister a few things and came back. ”

Changsheng had already expected this situation, there were many icing on the cake, and there were few people who sent charcoal in the snow, which was normal.

"What did the eldest sister say? Did she decide how many children to bring? ”

"The eldest sister said that she would only bring Ziji and Zichen, and Zijun would not take it, which was decided by Uncle Pei. He said that Zijun was excellent in his studies, and he was afraid that he would suddenly change his husband and the environment would waste his studies, and he should be married as he got older, so he should stay in Beijing and be more beautiful, so as not to hire a vulgar woman from a foreign country and insult the lintel of the Pei family. ”

Changsheng burst out laughing: "What kind of words are these, women from other places are vulgar?" Most of the people in the capital come from other places, and haven't you heard that the handsome bird goes out of the mountains? ”

Mingjing also smiled: "Actually, Uncle Pei didn't say anything psychological, he was reluctant to Zijun, Zijun is his eldest grandson, and he is excellent in character and learning, he wants to stay by his side and teach him personally, which not only misses Zijun's future and marriage, but also comforts his longing for his brother-in-law's family." I also think it's good, the three children will not be seen again for a few years, the two old people will definitely not be able to stand it, and leave Zi Junquan to be filial piety for his parents. ”

Mingjing stood up solemnly as he spoke, and bowed deeply towards Changsheng: "Changsheng, the eldest sister's family is very grateful to you, let me thank you for them." ”

As he spoke, he took out a thin brocade box from his arms: "This is given by the eldest sister, saying that it is Uncle Pei's meaning, the Pei family does not lack these, but these are very important to us at present, let you accept them, saying that if you don't accept it, you will have no respect." He also said that these things are your private property, and no one can touch them, including me. ”

Changsheng took it and opened it in confusion, but he couldn't take his eyes off it. There are two house deeds and a silver ticket inside, on which there is a complete set of superb Nanzhu jewelry, a string of hanging chains, two bracelets, two earrings and a beaded plum hairpin, bright and clean, very precious.

One of the deeds is the Xie family's other courtyard in the capital before it was copied, where she and Mingjing once lived in ****, in Beijing, it is really a good place to live. And the other is the Zhuangzi under the Zhongnan Mountain outside the city of Chang'an, a morning away from the city, from Chang'an to the south all the way flat, to the Zhongnan Mountain and there are mountains and rivers and good scenery, it is really too harmonious. The silver ticket is a denomination of 1,000 taels, and with this, it is enough for two people to lie down and eat for several years.

This gift is just too valuable.