What Huang Qiong cares more about is whether all the money allocated is spent on the proper use. How much of this amount of food goes into the pockets of some people every year. My old man has never been to Daming Palace in so many years. Therefore, those people were somewhat shameless and not afraid of being discovered by the old man. What was supposed to be rebuilt was scaled back or even demolished.
Seeing that Huang Qiong's face was a little downcast, the few eunuchs next to him, those who could reach the level of general manager, were all astute masters. How can I guess what the Lord in front of me is thinking? The renovation of the two palaces in Xijing is quite a big gap. The wood alone handled every year amounts to tens of thousands of dollars. But since the emperor moved eastward, the repair of the two palaces was a matter for the Xijing Ministry of Industry.
These eunuchs have been spying for a long time. He had long been thinking about finding an opportunity to take the matter of repairing the two palaces away from the Ministry of Works. At this time, the prince's face looked ugly. The eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace felt that the opportunity had come, walked to Huang Qiong and whispered: "Prince, those officials in the Ministry of Industry have always been very courageous. Everything in this world , there is nothing they dare not do.”
"There are many things like this that are demolished and replaced with smaller ones, or demolished and re-reduced, or even completely demolished. Some temples originally did not need major repairs and only needed minor repairs. They also had to find excuses for major repairs. Originally, they were in accordance with the Even if they were repaired as they were, they would find various excuses to tear them down and rebuild them again. Xijing has two palaces and one mausoleum, and the large amount of money spent on repairs every year has flowed into the pockets of those officials."
"Actually, repairs like this are better left to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Palace Managers. We people have all been cleansed. We are all childless, wifeless, and concubine-free. Our hands and feet are much cleaner than those of the officials. Yes. Our Ministry of Internal Affairs also has a Department of Construction, and the annual repairs of the two palaces can be completely handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it is left to our Ministry of Internal Affairs, we will definitely not do anything like downsizing."
This eunuch has such thoughts, doesn't Huang Qiong know what they are thinking? To put it bluntly, it’s just for money. No matter when, doing projects is the most profitable. Especially for the Tian family, which is not very cost-conscious, the money is spent on repairing palaces and mausoleums every year like water. There is no need to plucking the goose's hair, just flipping over a large amount of money and you will get it.
Repairing the palace is a major matter of course for the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works has always been responsible for the renovation of palaces and mausoleums in the two capitals. It is estimated that the eunuchs in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the two palaces in Xijing must have been spying on this fat man in their eyes for more than a year or two. I'm afraid I have always dreamed of snatching this job away from the Ministry of Works, but I have never been able to find the opportunity.
Today I came to see the Daming Palace and was a little dissatisfied with the Ministry of Industry, which made these eunuchs feel that an opportunity had come. It is true that the eunuch could not have children of his own because he had nothing. But these eunuchs became more greedy because they had no subordinates. There is no need to worry about continuing the family lineage, and all the thoughts are focused on making money. Officials in the Ministry of Works are greedy, and these eunuchs may become even greedier.
It's not like I was blinded by lard, so I took this fat and oily job out of the hands of a group of corrupt officials and handed it over to a group of eunuchs who would probably become even more greedy. Huang Qiong, who had a clear mind, just smiled lightly at the eunuch's statement and said: "Really? Are you slaves really pure? Are you really more honest than those officials? In my opinion, I'm afraid this is not necessarily true. Bar."
Although Huang Qiong had a smile on his face at this moment, there was no hint of smile in his words. Several eunuchs unanimously remembered the rumors about the smiling face of the prince. He was so frightened that he fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly. Although I have repeatedly promised that I will be as clean as water, I will never dare to be greedy for a penny. But he wanted to snatch that job from the Ministry of Works, but he didn't dare to mention it again.
After a conversation, Huang Qiong also lost interest in continuing to visit. Originally, he was thinking of going to the North Imperial Garden, which was rebuilt from the Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty. At this time, he was so angry that he didn't know who to express his anger to, and he didn't have the slightest interest in it. Turn around and leave Daming Palace and return to Taiji Palace. But as soon as he sat down and before he had a chance to drink the tea, the Minister of Etiquette hurried over.
The Minister of Rites reported that the Red and White Sects hoped that the imperial court would approve a dojo so that they could promote Buddhism in Chang'an City. Both Bonangjue and Sopoche now see clearly that the Crown Prince Huang Qiong has no interest in Buddhism at all. The purpose of calling them to Beijing this time was to allow the Red and White Sects to assist the imperial court in promoting the alliance and flag system among the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang.
It's just that the two religions, who were still hoping for the support of the imperial court, were a little unwilling to give up like this. After the previous fight with fists and kicks, they all felt that it was a big fight, which was not good-looking in front of the court. So they came up with the idea of finding a place to promote Buddhism and continue competing. After hearing the report from the Minister of Rites, Huang Qiong did not answer immediately. Instead, he picked up the tea and took a careful sip.
Cai smiled lightly and said: "This is a good thing, and the imperial court must support it. Since they have this intention, let them fulfill it. Let people set aside a place for each of them outside the imperial city, and let them preach together. There is also a handwriting passed down to the great monks in the temples inside and outside Chang'an City to go and see it together. If you are interested, can you go up and debate with them?"
"Tell them that when they give lectures, I will also take people to see them. I hope they will perform well and never let me down. Tell them who performs better in the ashram, I have many talents Reward. But there is one thing, if anyone does something outrageous, don’t say I am rude. Tell them that it is okay to fight, but it must be a civil fight, not a physical fight."
After hearing Huang Qiong's reply, the Minister of Rites hesitated somewhat, always feeling that the prince was plotting something. But when he raised his head and looked at Huang Qiong, he found that the prince had a faint smile on his face when he said these words. Although he is not that religious, no matter how you look at him, you can't see anything strange about him. But the less he could see anything, the weirder he felt.
Seeing that the Minister of Rites was confused, Huang Qiong just smiled faintly: "Tell Jingzhao Mansion that they must be vigilant when they promote Buddhism. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be arrested directly. There are also Tibetan monks , the fact that you can take wives and take concubines has spread among the eminent monks of the temples in Chang'an. For other matters, the Ministry of Rites should just do what it should do, don't worry too much."
After Huang Qiong said this, the Minister of Rites was even more confused. The Tibetan monks promote Buddhism, and it doesn't matter if the eminent monks from Chang'an go there to see the world. But what does the promotion of Buddhism have to do with whether Tubo monks can marry? Although he also felt that monks could marry wives, those Tubo monks had six impure roots and violated the Buddhist rules and teachings.
But isn't this the custom and habit of the Tubo people? No matter what the court said, there was no reason to interfere. This prince not only organized local monks to participate, but also asked him to spread the news. What on earth was he going to do? The Minister of Rites, who was worried that this move would cause trouble among the Tibetan monks, was obviously somewhat hesitant about Huang Qiong's surprising decision.
Faced with his confusion, Huang Qiong just waved his hand and asked him to go out and implement it, but Zai Duo refused to say a word more explanation. After the confused Minister of Rites left, Huang Qiong looked at his back. The smile on his face completely disappeared, and in an instant it turned cold. Since these Tubo monks want to compete for favor in this way, I must encourage them, right?
As the saying goes, only with competition can there be progress? What's more, something has to change. The Tubo Tantric tradition of designated inheritance should also be implemented according to one's own ideas. Tantric Buddhism must be used by the imperial court. This is an iron law that cannot be changed. If the emergence of a political and religious regime in Tubo would be beneficial to the court, then they could be supported. If there is no benefit, then changes must be made.
Because the matter is too important, it is not yet time to reveal these things. As for the ministers who will implement it, let’s do it step by step. The alliance flag system will be promoted first, and other things will be planned slowly. After pondering for a while, Huang Qiong returned to the imperial case, picked up the pen and wrote a few secret words attentively. On the secret note, Huang Qiong presented some of his ideas to the old man.
In Xining Prefecture, a person with the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War or the title of deputy privy envoy was set up to take charge of the affairs of the Tubo tribes in Qingtang. Including the inheritance of the titles of the Tubo tribes, the selection and appointment of Galon, disaster relief, comfort and other matters. In addition, the Fubo military envoys in Xining were upgraded from the current fourth rank to the third rank, and Tongzhi and deputy envoys were added. At the same time, Qingtang military preparation road and inspection road were set up.
In order to facilitate the war, Qingtang Tibetan troops and horses were recruited to go out for war. Depending on the development of the situation, if the early stage of the alliance flag system goes smoothly, it is recommended to set up Qinghai Road in Qingtang Tubo tribes in order to strengthen the jurisdiction of Qingtang Tubo tribes. The Tubo people were governed by the alliance flag system, and the Han people in Xining Prefecture and other places were governed by Han local laws. In this way, the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang can be controlled and used by the imperial court.
In addition to the affairs of the Tubo tribes in Qingtang, Huang Qiong also reported to the old man the current situation of Longyou and Shaanxi Second Road. Although there was some hesitation, he finally made a detailed report on the specific whereabouts of King Shu. But he did not say that he learned about the whereabouts of King Shu from the Fan family. Instead, he chose to tell the old man that the news was learned from the Achai Tubo tribe.
In the secret book, Huang Qiong also told the old man that before the King of Shu ran to the Western Regions, he recruited a lot of troops and horses from the Qingtang Tubo tribes and went to the Western Regions with him. After writing this, Huang Qiong finally stopped writing after much hesitation. He knew that it was best for him to write only these, otherwise he would probably get worried by the old man. Some things, if explained too clearly, will not do you any good.
Putting down the pen in his hand, Huang Qiong asked someone to send out these few notes in a hurry. After these secret folds were sent away, Huang Qiong picked up a folding book and wanted to approve it, but found that her mind was a little confused today and she still couldn't approve the folding book in her hand. His mind was already confused, so he simply dropped the ink pen in his hand and asked the eunuchs and guards around him to accompany him to stroll around Chang'an City.
After hearing this master's instructions, how many eunuchs dared to refute? After Huang Qiong killed the eunuch in charge who had received the money with a stick yesterday, all the eunuchs in the palace are now obedient and do not dare to stab him at all. Seeing the chief minister going out of the palace for a walk, several eunuchs helped Huang Qiong change his clothes first, then hurriedly changed his clothes, called a few guards, and then accompanied Huang Qiong out of the palace.
But after leaving the palace, facing the huge Chang'an City, Huang Qiong didn't know where to go. Finally, at the suggestion of a young eunuch, several people came to Dongshi. The East and West markets in Chang'an City have become two super large markets because of the starting point of the Silk Road. Various shops are located next to each other, and the market is full of bustling merchants.
