The bamboo garden in Ludaofang was originally called Bailianzhuang because it had five acres of ponds inside and white lotus planted. However, Qin Lang didn't like this name and thought that white lotus was as bad as green tea and other meanings. Although people of this era didn't understand it, he still felt a little burping in his heart.

It is not enough to live in the luxurious Cherry Island covering an area of ​​100 acres, but Qin Lang lives in the Zhuyuan, which is mainly annoying.

Although it is not the period of Queen Wende's national mourning, Qin Lang is really a well-deserved king. Once he returns to the capital, he will automatically become the top hot search list in Luoyang with top traffic.

After all, who can control the five military and political affairs of the people and serve as the five governors of Kun, Wu'an and Tonghai? Who can immediately prosecutor the Secretariat and the Secretariat as the Secretariat once he returns to the court?

This saintly relative can be said to be well deserved the title of the Zhenguan Dynasty, and even the eldest son of the chief minister of the Central Secretariat, the chief minister of the Central Secretariat, was not as good as that of the founding officer.

Therefore, Qin Lang, who had just received a sword, two imperial horses, and hundreds of pounds of gold, had always wanted to visit during this period. Those who knew each other, the officials in the court, the nobles, and even the students of the Imperial College, the officials and envoys of the vassal states in Luoyang City, and some Hu merchants all wanted to come to see him, give him some gifts, and have a relationship.

It doesn’t matter whether you have something or not. What’s important is to meet Duke Wei. You can say a few words to Duke Wei, even if you just have a far-reaching look. As long as you can enter Duke Wei’s Mansion, you can become a proud capital after going out.

Many poor scholars took their poems, songs and essays and waited hard outside Cherry Island for the opportunity to pass by Weiguo, so that they could pay homage to Duke Wei. If they could get praise from Duke Wei, who is the best of poetry, calligraphy and swords, even a few comments would be enough.

There are also many merchants who come with their own business, goods, money and family business to give them to Duke Wei. In fact, they just donate them to the Duke Wei. In the future, they will rely on big trees to enjoy the cool air. The industry is nominally dedicated to Duke Wei, but in fact they only pay dividends to Duke Wei’s office every year.

This kind of game has been played for thousands and eight hundred years. The collusion between power and money has taken their needs. Even many farmers and people like it. They devote their own fields and houses to the powerful and take the initiative to be slaves or troops, so that they can evade taxes and still plant their own land. They just pay some rent to the powerful and wealthy every year, and each gets their own benefits.

Although this situation has improved greatly since the reforms during the Zhenguan period, the main reason is that the powerful and the wealthy have also lost many privileges. Under the two tax laws, the land tax is levied based on the number of land acres, and the powerful and wealthy no longer have the privilege of exempting from servicing. They have to pay as much tax as they have as much land as they have, so it is not worth it to accept the investment.

Now, after paying taxes by households based on the number of acres, there are new policies such as taxes on acres and paying money for a discount. The burden on them has been greatly reduced. Paying taxes directly to the court is much lighter than that of the landlords. Naturally, no one is as cheap as anyone else, and still wants to continue to be slaves.

However, for businessmen, although the industrial and commercial tax law has also been reformed, unlike traditional land farming, industry and commerce have their own laws of market economy. The powerful not only hold great power, but also have huge capital. In addition, their relationships and connections give them an incomparable advantage in the economic field.

If ordinary businessmen do not find a stronger backer, they can only be leeks. If they are fattened, they will be killed by pigs. Therefore, they take the initiative to contribute to the powerful and entrusted their industries to operate under the name of the powerful and entrusted their own business to dividends. They will always be better than being killed by pigs directly. Being leeks is definitely better than being killed by pigs.

Most people who want to see Qin Lang are asking for Qin Lang.

I can’t go back to Cherry Island in Shanglinfang, so Qin Lang can only hide in the bamboo garden on the road, and there are generally few people who know about it here.

Moreover, Ma Zhou and Xu Jingzong are next door, so it is very convenient to have tea and play chess together.

Although Xu Jingzong is a little snobbish, he may not be able to say that his famous family members have a strong foundation and are also smart. After several years of ups and downs, he is now the central minister and respects Qin Lang, his former subordinate.

This respect is not entirely from the heart. The two can only be said to be a cooperative relationship. It is different from a true close friend like Ma Zhou. However, at this stage, Xu Jingzong is definitely an advantageous partner.

Although the bamboo garden is quiet, there are still people who disturb you.

Afternoon.

Qin Lang just took a nap and took a short while, and Zhang Chao said that Mr. Pei is here.

This young master Pei is Qin Qiongshou's adopted son, Pei Xingjian, the youngest son of his former boss Pei Renji, the late Sui general, and the younger brother of Pei Xingyan.

After Pei Renji and his son Wagang were defeated, they brought Qin Qiong and others to join Wang Shichong. Later, they wanted to get rid of Wang Shichong and both were killed. At that time, Pei Xingjian was still very young and was able to escape the disaster in his hometown. Later, Qin Qiong found Pei Xingjian and took him to Chang'an and took him to raise him personally as his adopted son.

Qin Lang was also very nice to this brother. When he was the head of Chongxian Pavilion, he arranged for him to go in to study with the prince. Later, Pei Xingjian participated in the imperial examination. He was first awarded the Ming Jing and was appointed as the military officer of Zuotun Wei Cangcao. However, he continued to study while serving. He participated in the imperial examination again three years later. This time he was the more difficult Jinshi exam. He won the Jinshi in one fell swoop, and he was the third place in Tanhua.

Qin Lang came forward to help him manage his duties and was transferred to Chang'an County Magistrate, which was Qin Lang's first official position.

Although it was a righteous brotherhood relationship, Qin Lang was actually a relationship with him as a teacher and a friend. Although Pei Xingjian had become a county magistrate of Chang'an, he was only twenty years old this year. When Qin Qiong took him from his hometown of Pei in Hedong to Chang'an, he was only nine years old at that time. Qin Lang personally taught him martial arts, calligraphy, and military tactics.

He and Luo Tong, Cun Xiao, Cun Yi and others all grew up together.

He is truly the elder brother like his father.

Pei Xingjian, the Chang'an County Magistrate, also came to Luo for businessman due to the national funeral of Empress Wende, so he naturally came here to pay homage to Brother Qin Lang.

"It's strong again!"

Pei Xingjian has a bit of the excellent military general genes of his father and brother, but he does not lose the temperament of the famous gentry of the Pei family in Hedong. He is tall and handsome at the age of twenty, and he pays homage to Qin Lang as soon as he comes in.

"Brother, I brought a friend to see you today."

"Who?"

"Here he is the Minister of the Secretariat, named Li Yi Mansion. He is very talented. His hometown is Yingzhou, Hebei. Later, because his grandfather served as the magistrate of Shehong County in Shuzhong, he moved to Jiannan. He was born in a relatively cold place and did not join the gentry. He had previously recommended himself to Songzhou Grandpa in Shuzhong. The Grandpa recruited the palace as a staff member. Because he was good at writing articles, he recommended to the court. After entering the imperial examination, the marquis got the position of Minister of the Secretariat."

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Dianyi is just a small official from the ninth rank. His main responsibility is to be responsible for singing names in the palace during the court meeting.

Qin Lang, the new school attendant, had no impression of his subordinate, but he was still a little surprised when he heard the name of Li Yifu.

Li Yi's mansion, the prime minister of Empress Wu, should be considered a pair with Xu Jingzong and called him a treacherous prime minister.

He looked at Ma Zhou, then looked at Xu Jingzong opposite Ma Zhou. Today, the Minister of the Secretariat and the Minister of the Procuratorate came to his neighbor for free, and then he played chess together after the meal.

“Outside the door?”

"Well, if my brother doesn't want to see him, I'll go and talk to him."

Qin Lang smiled, "Since you've come, let's see you."

"I'll call him."

"The visitor is a guest, I will go and greet you."

Although Xu Jingzong was playing chess with Ma Zhou, his chess power was much stronger than Ma Zhou, but he deliberately retained some strength and pretended to play a chess and met the opponent, but in fact he kept raising his ears and listening to Qin Lang's words.

Li Yifu, a disciple of the imperial court, was a small official from the ninth rank. He was not a genius. His grandfather had only served as the county magistrate, and his father had never been an official. He was a typical poor family. But since this kid could be recommended to the court by Qin Qiong, Qin Lang has taken the initiative to greet him, it is not easy.

Could it be that there is anything else inside?

Could it be that Li Yifu was the confidant of Qin Qiong, the Taibao Guardian, who was sent to the capital, so Qin Lang was so polite?

I secretly remembered the name Li Yifu in my heart.

Qin Lang thought of the name of Li Yi Mansion, but in fact he couldn't remember much about Li Yi Mansion's deeds. He only knew that he was as famous as Xu Jingzong of the Wu Zetian era. However, it seemed that he had died before Wu Zetian officially ascended the throne. It is said that he died of worries and anger after being demoted. However, as soon as Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he immediately posthumously awarded him the Grand Governor of Yangzhou. It can be seen that the demotion of Li Yi Mansion must have been caused by the fierce power struggle in the court of Emperor Gaozong's Wu family at that time, and Li was always a member of the Wu family.

Thinking about it again, it seems that Li Yi Mansion could start his own business with a cold and finally make a powerful man. The key is that he became the subordinate of King Li Zhi of Jin shortly after entering the court. This is the most important step. Li Zhi accidentally picked up a prince in the late Zhenguan year, so many people from the King of Jin ascended to heaven with the chickens and dogs.

Li Yifu was that person. Later, he stood on the side of the Wu clan and helped the Wu clan defeat Changsun Wuji and his elders, and fought against the Guanlong Sect, which did make many contributions.

From some perspectives, the route Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu and others actually took is no different from Qin Lang. Qin Lang also came step by step by step by step by step by step by support and establishing authority for the emperor to eliminate dissidents.

They are all personal followers of the emperor.

Of course, they are also very capable.

It is said that when Li Yifu was young, he was a very upright and open-minded person, and he was extremely talented and wrote his articles very well.

Perhaps it was because of this that Qin Qiong strongly recommended a scholar who was born in a slightly cold family, and that was why he was selected and appointed as an official through the Ministry of Personnel.

Outside the door, Qin Lang gave him the first impression of Li Yifu. He was really a scholar with red lips and white teeth, and a handsome and handsome look. He didn't feel like a traitor. He looked like a young actor, but he gave people a good impression at first glance.

"Hello, please come in." Qin Lang smiled and said hello.

Li Yi's mansion was shocked and his face turned red with excitement. Although it was not the first time he saw Qin Lang, nor was it the first time he entered Beijing. Although he was recommended to the court as an official by Qin Qiong, his background restricted him and he had only a small official from the ninth rank. In Kyoto where purple and red are everywhere, Li Yi's mansion also saw the vast world outside and realized his insignificance. Even if he had the talent to write articles, what if he was the most talented person in Kyoto was actually a talented man like him.

Among countless young heroes, which one of them is poorly written? But how many of them can get the opportunity?

Before coming to Kyoto, he felt that he was not satisfied with his talent. After meeting Qin Qiong, he also felt that it was difficult to realize his ambitions in the corner of Jiannan. But only after arriving in Kyoto did he realize that he was so small and overestimated himself.

He once visited Changsun Wuji, but was turned away and visited Fang Xuanling. He had not passed the gatekeeper's pass, and the famous post was thrown into a large basket by the gatekeeper. The basket was filled with famous posts from young scholars like them, small officials, and even many poems of scholars who paid homage.

After only half a year of becoming an official in the court, Li Yi's passion had almost been eroded. A few days ago, he met Pei Xingjian, a county magistrate who came to Luo, who came to Luo. He knew that he was the adopted son of the old boss Qin Qiong, so he took the initiative to visit him and had a conversation. It was rare to feel like a confidant, so he took the opportunity to ask Pei to come to see Qin Lang and bring him with him.

When he was just standing outside this door waiting, he thought that it might be that Qin Lang had no time to see him and did not want to see him, so he came for nothing, but unexpectedly, Qin Lang not only saw him, but even went out to greet him in person, which surprised him.

"Duke Wei, the Duke of Wei, the provincial government is under the jurisdiction of Li Yifu..."

"This is not a government office. You came from Songzhou, Jiannan. Before, I was my grandfather's guest. I came to the capital and came to my place for a walk. Let's go. Today, my neighbor's family happened to be the same as the minister's minister, Gaotang County, and Gaoyang County Marquis Xu, are here. They are also masters of articles. I heard that you have written a good article and just make friends with your writing...."
Chapter completed!