Whether you go down to be a magistrate or a magistrate, to put it bluntly, money is needed to support the administration of a place. You have to have money to build water conservancy projects, you have to have money to provide disaster relief, and you have to have money to pay salaries to officials and officers at all levels in prefectures and counties. It is really impossible to have fun without money, and this has been true in ancient and modern times. Especially in Jiazhou, a state and county where ten houses are now empty, and most people are still fleeing for famine.
He must give him some money and silk, at least enough to comfort the victims who have returned home. For those disaster victims who are now impoverished and return to their hometowns, the government must at least be able to borrow seeds. So that the victims can prepare for this year's spring plowing and survive this year's spring famine. Without money, this year's harvest will be delayed. Therefore, Huang Qiong had to allocate some money and food, otherwise Liu Chang would not be able to do anything when he took office.
Liu Chang took office, and new officials were gradually put in place. After Huang Qiong received the imperial edict to return to Beijing, he began to pack his luggage. Except for a few women who stayed with Huang Qiong, the Chu family was originally imprisoned. The rest were escorted to the capital and Ningxia Mansion as early as the first day of February. Huang Qiong also wrote a letter to Zhang Qian, asking him to take appropriate care of and strictly control the men of the Chu family who were escorted to Ningxia Mansion.
To put it bluntly, you are not allowed to die, let alone run away. As for the people escorting the female members of the Chu family to the capital, Huang Qiong also requested that they were not allowed to run away or die on the way, let alone insult these women. These women must be escorted to the capital intact. When these female relatives were escorted to the capital, Huang Qiong also prepared a donkey cart for the one who had just given birth and two pregnant women who were about to give birth.
Huang Qiong also dealt with the rest of the problems quickly before leaving Xijing. The only thing that still has its tail left is the attack on the Duke of Qingyang Mansion. Huang Qiong had been talking to Qingyang's eldest son a lot these days. But no matter how hard he spoke, this guy remained silent, making it clear that he was resisting with silence. Although he no longer speaks harshly to his mother, he still treats her with cold eyes.
Slowly, Huang Qiong lost patience with this guy. Originally, when the second son was unwilling to take the title, he planned to choose someone else from the Qingyang Mansion to take the title. Unfortunately, before he could choose a suitable candidate, the imperial edict for him to return to the capital had already been issued. In order to prevent this guy from being left unattended in Xijing, Huang Qiong simply brought him back to the capital.
Huang Qiong didn't have much luggage, and his troops were all cavalry. Logically speaking, the speed of his march should not be slow. But there were four pregnant women among the accompanying people, which forced him to slow down. In addition to Cai, Li, and Zhang Qiaoer, Dong Qianhong, who had followed Huang Qiong from Ningxia Mansion and had been looking forward to getting pregnant, was finally found out to be pregnant by Dr. Li before leaving Xijing.
With these four pregnant women accompanying him, Huang Qiong's movement speed was naturally not much faster. Although I was a bit eager to return home, I finally chose to take slow action. After all, the four women's bellies were all his own flesh and blood, and he couldn't bear to have any accidents with any of them. So Huang Qiong not only slowed down her speed, but also told Dr. Li to check the four women's pulses every day.
He left on the tenth day of February and walked for more than twenty days before returning to the capital. After entering the capital, although I wanted to go back to my residence immediately to see my wife and children. But in the end he had to harden his heart and go to the palace to see the old man. Otherwise, the old man may be arrogant and resort to family violence again. First, arrange for someone to take the Cai family's daughters to the so-called Xiyuan, which is only separated from the palace by a wall.
He entered the palace, and under the guidance of Gao Wuyong, who came out specifically to greet him, he came to the Wende Palace to meet the Lord. When Huang Qiong entered the Wende Hall and was about to salute, the old man was a little impatient and waved his hand to signal him to excuse himself. The old man didn't need him to salute, but Huang Qiong took it seriously if he dared to do so. He followed the order in a formal manner and bowed and kowtowed three times before getting up.
Seeing that Huang Qiong returned to the court after winning the battle this time, he was still neither arrogant nor impetuous, and his performance was still very calm. The old man nodded with satisfaction. Walking down the imperial steps, he came to Huang Qiong, looked at Huang Qiong carefully, and nodded slightly: "It's been half a year since we last said goodbye, and you have lost weight, but you have become more mature and stable. This time you I am very satisfied with the performance of uniting the army in the northwest and suppressing the rebellion."
"In just over a month, you have put down the largest tribal rebellion in our country since the founding of the country so easily. The military expenditure was only 35% of what was originally expected. I am very pleased. The Mongolian flag system you created , which made the knowledgeable people in the court full of praise. Although on the surface, the court spent some money, the actual effect of differentiation and disintegration far exceeded the restraint system. "
"And the hundreds of thousands of people who controlled Qingtang in Tubo were finally used by the imperial court. This completely solved the biggest border problem in the west since the pre-Tang Dynasty. It also extended the direction to the hinterland of Tubo, attracted the nobles in the hinterland of Tibet to submit to the imperial court, and laid a foundation for Foreshadowing. This achievement is no less than directly expanding the territory. It can be said to be the greatest achievement. I sent you as the ambassador of this establishment, originally it was a gamble."
"I wanted you to accumulate some achievements to pave the way for the next step. But I didn't expect that you performed so amazingly in Xijing. Coupled with the subsequent anti-corruption and the purge of the second-line officialdom, I felt that I didn't I misjudged the wrong person. I finally found a person who can entrust this country and the people, who is worthy of my ancestors. It’s just that you are a little impatient when it comes to the matter of Prince Qingyang?"
Before Huang Qiong entered the palace, he had already expected that the old man would be dissatisfied with this matter. However, although there was some complaint in the old man's tone. But Huang Qiong still said resolutely: "Returning to my father, Prince Qingyang has done many evil things in the fiefdom. As an older generation of princes, he has no manners of his elders and took the lead in causing trouble at Zongzheng Temple in Xijing. According to the ancestor's family The law is just a trap for seizing the title."
"The so-called arrow shoots the first bird. The prince of Qingyang County tried his best to seek death. If his son and ministers were not dealt with, the court would no longer be able to restrain the clans in the world. But it was precisely because of the feelings of the clans in the world that they just took him away. Although the title of the Qingyang Prefecture was taken away, the title of the Prince of Qingyang was still reduced to the title of Duke in accordance with the customs and continued to be passed down."
"As for the old prince, I didn't kill them all. I just asked him to guard the mausoleum for Emperor Lizong. In doing so, I also slapped those clan members who did evil things. Let them know that the court is not unable to deal with them, but it has always been I didn't take action because of my family ties. If I continue to seek death, even if my father is kind-hearted, I won't have the heart to punish him according to the laws of my ancestors."
"But it is not impossible to seize the titles of those evil-doing clans and select virtuous people from their descendants to seize the title. Such treatment also puts the father and the court in a position where they can advance and retreat. It also tells the clans all over the world that If you don't want to give up your title in advance, you have to know what you should do. It's not that the court couldn't deal with them before, it's just that my father cared about the friendship of the Tian family."
"If they continue to act recklessly based on their clan status, the court has a hundred ways to deal with them. If you do this, you will kill as a warning to others. I am not willing to deal with my relatives in this way, but the problem is that there are many ills in the clan now, and I I have no choice but to do this. If I don't find a chicken to kill and scare those monkeys, the imperial court will lose all prestige among the clans in the world from now on."
After hearing Huang Qiong's answer, the old man pondered for a long time and finally nodded. In fact, the clan in the world has reached a point where it cannot do anything without rectification, and the old man knows it better than anyone. But the old man still couldn't make up his mind, or didn't know how to deal with it. The old man still agreed with Huang Qiong's approach of dealing with illegal clans but still retaining a certain amount of leeway.
It was only after the news spread that Huang Qiong had dealt with Prince Qingyang. Although those clan members did not dare to confront him, the memorial to impeach him flew towards the old man like pieces of paper. This puts a bit of pressure on the old man. By asking this question today, he was actually asking his son to help him make this decision. The old man is quite decisive in handling daily government affairs.
Only when it comes to dealing with clan affairs, he is procrastinating and it is difficult to make a decision. No matter how many clan members behaved, they only issued orders to reprimand them. Huang Qiong is actually a little surprised by the old man's current behavior. Huang Qiong wouldn't believe it to death if he said that the old man cared about family ties. When he seized the title and imprisoned two county princes, I had never seen him care so much about family ties.
It's just that Huang Qiong has never been able to figure out why the old man has repeatedly given in to these clans, or even tolerated them. Just like last year, several clans in Longyou and Shaanxi colluded with each other to deceive the court. Until he dealt with the Qingyang County Prince this time, the old man did not come up with a solution. If this continues, Huang Qiong is worried that those clans will become more and more rampant.
The imperial court also became increasingly non-binding on these clans. This time, Huang Qiong settled old and new accounts with the Qingyang County Prince, just to prevent the current situation from continuing. After the old man nodded, a stone fell in Huang Qiong's heart. He knew that the real power over the clan was still in the hands of the old man. Being in Xijing, I actually overstepped my authority.
If the old man doesn't agree with his handling method, he will overturn the decisions he made. Not only will his efforts to renovate the clan be completely in vain. Moreover, as the crown prince, his reputation will be completely ruined. Even if I really inherit the throne in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to control the situation in the world. Not only would the clan not obey him, but even the civil and military officials would not care about him.
The old man nodded, which meant that he agreed to his disposal plan. Ever since he dealt with Prince Qingyang, Huang Qiong finally let go of the big stone that had been hanging in his heart. But the old man's next words stunned Huang Qiong: "Ajiu, your performance in Longyou and Shaanxi this time is enough to prove that I have not misjudged the person, and you are enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the people."
"Since the Huaiyang Rebellion, I have been in charge of the world for twenty years this year. Although I think I am diligent, my abilities are still limited. In the past twenty years, the world has been governed like this. If it were not for the choice You and I don’t even know how we will explain to our ancestors in the future. I am tired and weary, and I don’t even want to be like Tang Xuanzong, the kind of dim master who starts with light and then darkness.”
"Besides, I am already an adult now, and I already feel unable to deal with government affairs every day. If it weren't for your mother's efforts to nurse me back to health, I would have collapsed long ago. You were in Longyou during this period. , I have been thinking about whether I should give up this position, become a great emperor, enjoy a few years of happiness, and spend a few more years with your mother. She is the one I have been most sorry for these years."
"I still believe in your talents. If you were in Zhengzhou before, you seemed immature and a little inexperienced in handling government affairs. This trip to Longyou and Shaanxi has completely proved that you have gradually grown up. This Jiangshan Sheji , I feel relieved to leave it to you. Ah Jiu, since you are mature now, you are fully capable of taking on the big responsibility. How about I pass this big position on to you now?"
