Chastity Layman

East Palace.

Li Shimin had fantasized about becoming the master countless times. It was not until nine years after the founding of the country that he actually entered the palace and became the master of the East Palace.

Li Shimin and all the civil and military personnel in Tiance Mansion are full of fantasies about this palace.

The new owner of the East Palace entered the palace holding Qin Lang's arm and walked past everyone.

This made Qin Lang feel a little flattered. Compared with these people here, he is just a junior.

"Sanlang, His Majesty has issued an imperial edict this morning, saying, 'I don't know people well, which caused the police from the sky, Taibai Guanri, and a catastrophic change in the palace gate, which made me feel a little bit about expressing myself.' Then he issued another order. The second imperial decree announced the official canonization of Gu as the crown prince, his promotion to the East Palace, and the imperial edict of civil and military princes, "From today on, all military and state affairs are decided by the crown prince, and I will never hear about it again.""

When Li Shimin talked about this, his eyebrows were beaming with joy.

He was really happy. After these two edicts were issued, Li Shimin finally got the real power to control the power of the Tang Dynasty.

He is not only the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but also the prince regent.

Compared with yesterday's temporary edict, today's two edicts are not only written by Li Yuan himself, but also have his own signature and seal, and are attached by the prime ministers of the three provinces. It can be said that these two edicts cannot be more formal The imperial edict has been officially issued, three provinces, six ministries, nine monasteries, five prisons, sixteen guards, and more than 1,500 counties in more than 300 prefectures in the world, and the edict has been issued to the world.

Li Shimin dragged Qin Lang all the way to his couch, and insisted on pulling him to sit down with him.

"Everyone may not know why I treat Qin Sanlang like this. In fact, three days ago, I had never made up my mind to launch this war of peace and chaos. At that time, I was thinking more about how to impress Your Majesty and let him In order to change reserves, the second best thing is to continue to operate Luoyang. It was Qin Sanlang who came to see me. Chen Ming was very powerful and informed me that Jian Jian Yuanji wanted to murder me in Kunming Lake, and it was he who suggested to me to act first. "

"Not only that, it was Qin Sanlang who proposed to me the strategy of reporting the crown prince's rape in the harem, which bought me a precious day. It can be said that Qin Sanlang not only organized the prisoners to fight against the Xuanwu Gate and guard the Hongyi Palace yesterday, he also There are still many great achievements. When it comes to the battle of Jingluan, Qin Sanlang's contribution is indispensable."

With that said, Li Shimin pulled Qin Lang to sit on the couch together.

This is Hou Junji who led hundreds of people to imprison the emperor in the Hall of Eternal Life alone on the day of the incident, and Yu Chigong who killed Qi Wang Yuanji and rescued Li Shimin from under his bowstring. Zhang Gongjin and other generals did not have the honor.

"If it wasn't for Shubao's reluctance, Gudu wanted to take Sanlang as his adopted son, give the name of the country, list it as a genus, and confer the title of county king."

As soon as these words came out, Hou Junji, Zhang Liang and other confidantes of the original Qin Palace were even more jealous.

Qin Lang still tried his best to keep calm, and he was not able to get up to the sky without Li Shimin's actions and words. No matter how you say it, he is actually not the core rebel team in the Qin Palace. Xuan Ling, Du Ruhui, Cheng Bite, Jinhou Junji, Yuchi Jingde, these talents are really Li Shimin's confidantes.

"Saburo is not only brave, but also resourceful. He is also so young. At this age alone, he is not as good as Sanlang."

Li Shimin wanted to flatter and kill him, which made Qin Lang very suspicious of his motives.

"Sanlang, we were just discussing what to do next. Everyone has their own suggestions. I want to hear your opinion."

Qin Lang sat on Li Shimin's couch, but felt a bit like sitting on pins and needles.

"Your Highness, I'm just a junior. Everyone discusses important matters. I just listen and study while I don't dare to speak nonsense."

"I'll let you say it, so you can say it boldly. You gave me many useful suggestions when you met me before, and you have never been so timid." Li Shimin patted him on the shoulder and said.

The chubby Changsun Wuji smiled lightly, "Yeah, we also want to hear what good advice Saburo has, so let's hear it." Inside and outside the words, it actually revealed that Changsun Wuji didn't think much of it. What Qin Lang meant, after all, although Qin Qiong is fierce, he is only a general and not good at strategy. His son is so young and a son of a concubine, so he can have any serious suggestions.

"Then I'll boldly say a few words. Let's treat it as a throwing brick to attract jade. If I say it, everyone will laugh." Qin Lang didn't want to say it at first, but after hearing Changsun Wuji's words, he decided to say a few words.

I am a sixteen-year-old young man, so there is no need to pretend to be old-fashioned with them, just say what I think, and it doesn't matter if I think wrong, this is what young people should look like.

"Your Highness, I think that although His Majesty has obtained His Majesty's approval and the control of the Central Committee, he has only controlled the Central Committee. In fact, although His Majesty is in the deep palace of Tai Chi, he is still the Lord of the world, and the billions of people in the world. There are more than 300 prefectures and thousands of counties in the local area, and countless officials and people still respect the emperor. What's more, although Jian Jiancheng and Yuanji have been executed, there are still many princelings in the local area. It may cause local rebellion."

Li Shimin nodded.

"go on."

"Qin Palace and Donggong have been fighting for many years, and each has many supporters. The conflict between the two sides is extremely deep, so this matter must be taken seriously."

Hou Junji interjected, "Xiao Sanlang's words are correct. We were oppressed and beaten by princelings in the past, especially in recent years. We suffered a lot. Zhang Liang and Jingde were framed and imprisoned before, and suffered a lot. I almost lost my life. If you want me to say, we should avenge our vengeance now, we should avenge our grievances, if we do not eradicate the roots, there will be endless troubles. All the princelings should be arrested and all their property should be confiscated. Enrich the treasury and reward the heroes and soldiers."

"Even princelings such as the crown prince Zhongyun Wanggui who have been released to the local area before, should immediately order the local generals and officials to arrest them and send them to the capital for trial."

Many generals in the palace seconded the proposal loudly.

The two sides have been fighting for several years, and there are too many conflicts. Now that everyone has turned around, it is natural to settle accounts after autumn.

Qin Lang shook his head.

"Saburo has a different opinion?" Li Shimin asked when he noticed his appearance.

"Your Highness, I thought that although the two governments have been fighting for many years, with the turmoil yesterday, the overall situation has been settled. In the past, when the two governments fought, the soldiers below were their own masters. Now, after the completion of Yuanji and all perishing, they will Without their allegiance to the lord, they have only one identity left, that is, the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, and His Highness is no longer the King of Qin and General Tiance of the Tang Dynasty, but the Crown Prince. In the past, His Highness was also a minister, but now it is Your Majesty, the source of the conflict between the two parties is gone. What we want now is to get out of the past struggle. I suggest that His Highness should issue an amnesty order immediately, not only to pardon the prisoners in the prison, but also to punish the former princelings. Everyone is forgiven and innocent.”

As soon as these words came out, countless people in the palace retorted.

Zhang Liang, who was once imprisoned and tortured to extract a confession, asked loudly, "Why? If the princelings win in the end, will they let me go?"

"That's right, we must not let them go. Who knows if any of them will cherish the old master and secretly rebel? We must act first and wipe them all out." Hou Junji also shouted.

Qin Lang ignored their clamor, "Your Highness, I think that not only should I immediately issue an amnesty to the world, but I would also like to exempt Guannei, Chang'an, and Luoyang from rent transfers for one year to show Your Highness' great kindness."

"Is it useful? I didn't fight a war and I didn't do anything. I want a rent-free transfer for a year? Do you know how much a year's rent transfer is in Guanzhong and Chang'an Luoyang? Does it account for how much of the imperial court's annual income?" Hou Junji ask.

Li Shimin pondered for a long time, "If you have any other suggestions, please tell me."

"Your Highness should reward and promote Wang Junkuo, Li Yi, Li Yuan and other princelings who used to hold heavy troops in the local area. They must not be transferred to the court at this time, so as not to cause them to panic and speculate wildly, causing troubles in exchange for Their allegiance. As long as they are willing to obey orders, the situation can be stabilized."

"Finally, I suggest that the generals of the twelve guards can be swapped."

"Is there any more?"

"I think that the Tiance Mansion can be withdrawn. In addition, Daxingtai of Yizhou Road, Daxingtai of Shandong Road, and Daxingtai of Hedong Road just established before can be withdrawn."

"Stop Tiance Mansion?" Many people asked in surprise.

"His Royal Highness is now the crown prince, the crown prince of the country, and is directly in charge of the court. So why is there any need to keep this Tiance Mansion? Just like His Royal Highness, there is no need to concurrently serve as Shang Shu Ling, Zhong Shu Ling, the left and right twelve guards generals, etc. Official positions such as Taiwei and Situ are the same reason." Qin Lang replied.

After listening to Qin Lang's words, Li Shimin was silent for a long time.

"Sanlang, your words are reasonable, but as Hou Junji and the others said, we fought so fiercely in the past that I even almost died under the conspiracy of the Eastern Palace several times. I may not pursue those ordinary officers and staff of the Eastern Palace. But people like Wang Gui, Wei Ting, Wei Zheng, Zheng Shanguo, Feng Li, Xie Shufang, etc., I will definitely kill, they are all Jiancheng Yuanji's best friends, it is they who plotted to kill me many times."

"Especially that Wei Zheng, who joined Li Mi in the Tang Dynasty, and later went out to appease Shandong, but was captured by Dou Jiande and immediately became Dou's daily servant. Later, after I defeated Dou Jiande, Wei Zheng returned to Tang Dynasty again, and entered the East Palace to be the crown prince's horse. , this guy often proposes to kill me in front of Jiancheng in the East Palace, and I must kill him."

"Your Highness, I think that Wei Zheng is right. Wei Zheng surrendered to Tang Dynasty and surrendered to Dou because of the fact that he was loyal to the emperor. It was because he was captured and had no choice. He suggested to kill His Highness in order to build up his subordinates. It is not wrong. If it is At the beginning, Jiancheng was willing to listen to him, and Jiancheng would not die, so this person still has some skills. Now that Jiancheng is dead, as long as Wei Zheng does not rebel, then there is no reason to kill him. Not only that, His Highness is loyal to this kind, Talented people should be reused, so that it can have the effect of being a millionaire, and can resolve the uneasy mentality of the Eastern Palace party members, so that they all belong to His Highness and be used by His Highness, so as to avoid another disaster."

"Is it okay if I kill Wei Zheng who wants to kill me?"

"If His Highness is for the sake of the world's safety, he must not be killed."

"What about Wang Yu, Wei Ting, Feng Li, Xie Shufang and others?"

"Your Highness can't kill them. You should order them to be pardoned for their crimes, send people to recruit them back, and give them official positions, so that these capable people can continue to serve His Highness and Datang. Datang should not be killed by this chaos. Bleeding, weakness and division, we should become more united and stronger after this incident."

Several generals refuted that Qin Lang was young and naive.

But Qin Lang still said loudly, "Your Highness, Qin Lang thinks that His Highness is a first-class commander in the past and present. He is invincible in the south, the north, the east, and the west. However, now that the world is unified, the country can be fought immediately, but it cannot be ruled immediately. The most important thing in governing the world is not killing, but the rules and regulations, and the support of the people. If His Highness can forgive those princelings, then the thousands of miles of country and mountains can be held in his chest, so why not worry about peace and security in the world?"

"Why worry about the instability of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Your Highness, the change of the Xuanwu Gate, the blood splashed on the palace gate, His Highness seized the power of the country, but this is still an improper position, His Highness should be more lenient in governing the country and treat the people preferentially."

Wrong position.

Li Shimin's face instantly turned pale when stimulated by these four words. This is a fact, but it is also the fact that he is least willing to face after he succeeds.

Unexpectedly, these four words were uttered from the mouth of a young man like Qin Lang, in front of so many people.

Li Shimin's face was snow-white, he clenched his teeth but couldn't say a word.

After a long silence, he asked in a hoarse voice, "If you are lonely and kind, can you win the support of the people of the world?"

"Water can overwhelm a boat, but it can also carry a boat. As long as His Highness has the world in mind and governs the country with benevolence, even if the country is not right, he can still become a wise king with a long history."

"Really?" Li Shimin asked with red eyes.

"Your Highness, in fact, among the founding emperors of all dynasties, who really won the country's righteousness? Even if it is abdication and passing on the throne, it can't cover up the fact that they usurped the throne and seek the dynasty? But this does not hinder many founding emperors. Wei Lue, wise and powerful! Therefore, this should not be your majesty's shackles, but you need to keep it in your heart as a warning, let him spur your majesty to do better, and in the future become an eternal emperor far surpassing Qin Huangxiong and Han Wu , creating the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.”

Li Shimin's expression became more and more dignified.

In the end, the new prince of the Tang Dynasty got up slowly, walked in front of Qin Lang, raised his hands above his head, bowed his body and bowed deeply to Qin Lang.

"Although Sanlang is young, his words are old-fashioned words to seek the country. I just underestimated them. These words are enough for me to enjoy my life. Please accept my gift!"

All the officials in the palace couldn't help being shocked when they saw King Qin's great gift.

Even Qin Lang was a little surprised. Just now he said it smoothly, so he said so much, and now he regrets that he shouldn't have said more. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin, who is young and energetic, can listen to it.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty..."

"I am now ordering the amnesty of the world, and all the members of the Donggong party will be pardoned. Even Wei Zheng will not be killed. Not only will I not kill him, but I will give him an official to do as you said, and let him continue for me and Tang Dynasty. Seriously, Xuanling, what else is there in the East Palace?"

"Returning to Your Highness, the Crown Prince Xianma has been handed over to someone else, and now Wei Zheng is only suitable for the post of Crown Prince Zhan Shizhu."

"Is this a seventh-rank official?" Li Shimin asked.

Qin Lang said, "His Royal Highness is willing to forgive his crimes and let the past go, that's good. It's enough to give him the post of chief bookkeeper. Let him start from the post of chief bookkeeper, which can just test Wei Xuancheng's character. He can accept it calmly and do a good job in this humble position, doesn't that mean that he is a talent worthy of reuse?"

"Okay, just listen to Sanlang and give Wei Zheng the title of Prince Zhan's master." Li Shimin sat down again, stroking Qin Lang's back and said, "You boy, you really gave me enough surprises, so I will give you one today too." A surprise, now I officially confer the title of Duke of Yi, grant honors to the Kingdom of Shangzhu, and give you the marriage of my fifteenth sister, Princess Danyang, so you can call me Emperor Brother from now on."

Qin Lang stood there in a daze.

"How about it, are you surprised or not, are you happy? It's your reward, thank you quickly." Li Shimin laughed loudly and said proudly.

Qin Lang came back to his senses, stood up and bowed deeply.

"I dare not accept this great favor."

"What? Do you think the title is too high, or is the honor high? You deserve all of these."

Qin Lang gritted his teeth, "I want to decide on my own marriage."

Now Li Shimin was stunned.

"You want to reject Gu's marriage offer?"

His complexion became ugly, after all, this was a marriage gift in front of all the officials.

"What's wrong with being my imperial sister?"

"No, it's just that I don't dare to climb up to the royal princess."

"Thank you for my marriage." Li Shimin shouted angrily.

Qin Lang bowed deeply.

"I dare not accept it."

"Bastard!" Li Shimin couldn't help but slapped the table with his palm, causing the teacup to fly up.

The grandson Wuji in the palace and other heroes of the Xuanwu Sect were also very surprised, why this kid did not follow common sense to make moves everywhere. Just now, I talked nonsense in front of the prince, and I was stunned by what the prince said, and I admired it very much.

Looks like a very smart kid.

Why is he acting stupid again now? The crown prince is happy, and it is a great honor for Princess Shang to give him the imperial sister. Now it is the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the country was created, and there is no great constraint on Princess Shang's horse captain, and the princess will not affect her official career, and she can lead troops to fight and be an official in the court.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly came forward to maintain it.

"Qin Lang, do you already have someone you like in private? Tell Uncle Cheng, which rich and famous lady is it that can make you reject Her Royal Highness without hesitation?"

Qin Lang didn't have any sweetheart in his heart, there was someone in his room, but according to the etiquette and customs of the Tang Dynasty, even though Yuxiao had returned to good condition, she could only be a concubine, and could not be his wife.

He rejected Li Shimin's idea was not out of the blue, but he was disgusted with this kind of marriage, especially his feelings towards the princesses of the Tang Dynasty had always been a bit unfavorable, which was influenced by the stories of the princesses of the Tang Dynasty from another time and space. Bar.

The titles of Princess Gaoyang, Princess Taiping, etc. are not very good. They are all romantic and unrestrained, who can control them.

Qin Lang didn't want to marry such a princess back. Although he didn't know this princess Danyang, he subconsciously refused.

"Qin Lang, do you have someone else in mind?" Li Shimin also asked, his face looking a little better.

Qin Lang could only shake his head, "I dare not lie to the crown prince, I am still young, and there is a concubine in the house, but there is no other person he likes."

"In that case, then you accept the marriage offer." Li Shimin said with a cold face.

"Your Highness, please appease your anger. I dare not obey orders on this matter."

Snapped.

Li Shimin slapped several cases into two paragraphs, his face was livid with anger, he got up and walked away, leaving all the courtiers looking at Qin Lang with weird expressions, feeling like watching a monster.

Just now, the king of Qin said that he paid respects to each other with a big ceremony, and praised him as a peerless national scholar, but this happened immediately, and the king of Qin was so angry that he smashed several cases and threw his sleeves away.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said to Fang Xuanling who was beside him, "Are all the young people nowadays so powerful?"

"Yeah, I feel like I'm getting old."

"This Qin Shubao's son is really an anomaly. He first rejected Zheng's daughter and then the princess."

"After all, you're young. You're only sixteen years old. It's normal to swell for a while." Du Ruhui also shook his head beside him.

Qin Lang could only sigh helplessly when he heard people talking about him, was he really wrong?

Cheng Yaojin came over and slapped him on the back, "Yesterday I told Chu Mo and the others that I want them to learn more. Now it seems that you are also an idiot."