Chastity Layman

Shi Hanwei, governor of Songzhou, has a good resume. He was born in Guanzhong Xiaoguo in the late Sui Dynasty, and was defeated and captured in the battle with Wagang. He became Qin Qiong's subordinate. Tang returned to the King of Qin, fought against Liu Wuzhou in Hedong, fought against Dou Jiande in Hulao, and flattened Liu Heita in Hebei.

The current governor of Songzhou, Shi Jian, is the military envoy of Ningyuan. He also guarded Songzhou with Qin Qiong for several years.

At the age of nearly fifty, he is still worthy of fighting. He is brave and dares to fight. He can rush and fight. He is a titan. With the true qualities of a titan, the vanguard in every battle.

However, Han Wei also has some shortcomings of many generals who have fought from the bottom of the world in troubled times, that is, they have read few books. ability.

The invasion of the Tubo army at the critical moment when Qin Qiong died of illness really made him a little flustered.

Summoning soldiers and horses, preparing food and grass, etc., are actually just the thinking of soldiers coming to block, water coming and soil flooding, and I didn't expect to go further.

In the mourning hall of the Governor's Mansion, Qin Lang and his brothers failed to see Qin Qiong for the last time, so they could only caress the coffin.

If there hadn't been a Tubo attack, Qin Lang would have to help Ling return to Guanzhong when he arrived in Songzhou, and bury him in Zhaoling's bestowed tomb. Qin Qiong's tomb was bestowed by the emperor's decree, and it had been built in advance about there.

But now, with Han Wei in the lead, all the officials and generals in Songzhou begged Qin Lang to stay and preside over the overall situation.

Although Qin Lang introduced Qin Wulang and Qin Xun to them, and also showed everyone the emperor's imperial edict, Qin Xun had already inherited the title of Duke of Qi, and was officially named the governor of Songzhou.

Qin Qiong's seven sons, except for Qin Lang and Qin Xun, the other five sons were also enfeoffed in Songzhou with kindness, and each was granted the post of county magistrate.

However, Han Wei and the others obviously didn't take the frail Qin Wulang too seriously. Even though the two Qin Silang and Qin Liulang who came with them were tall and heroic, everyone still only trusted Wei Guogong Qin Lang.

"I also ask Duke Wei to stay and preside over the overall situation, and help King Zhongwu's coffin back to Chang'an after defeating Xiao Fan."

Everyone begged, Qin Lang had no choice but to comply.

After the sacrifice, several concubines and children left by Qin Qiong in Songzhou also came to pay their respects.

Besides Qin Lang, Qin Qiong had three sons and three daughters in Chang'an, three sons and two daughters in Songzhou, and seven concubines.

Compared with the fourth, fifth, and sixth, they have already won the championship. Those in Songzhou were much younger. The oldest seven, Qin Qi, was only nine years old, the eighth, Qin Cheng, eight, and the seventh, Qin Wei, was only six, and the two younger sisters were also young.

The seven aunts were very pitiful in mourning. Some of them were brought by Qin Qiong from Chang'an, and some were taken in Songzhou. The Cui family had refused to come to Songzhou all these years, and Qin Qiong had guarded Songzhou for many years. Here again Qin Qiong's world fiefdom is also managed with care, of course it is impossible to lose women.

Several aunts brought their children to meet Qin Lang. Before Qin Lang was on guard in Longyou, he also came to Songzhou. Two aunts met at that time, and they were still familiar.

They were very uneasy, the head of the family passed away, and now the son of Chang'an came to inherit the family business, but at this time Tubo attacked again.

"I have separated from Qinrenfang in the ninth year of Wude and set up my own business. At that time, I also made it clear to my father and Mrs. Cui that the family business of Qinrenfang will have nothing to do with me in the future."

Qin Lang said in front of his seven aunts, six younger brothers and two younger sisters, "In addition, my father also explained to me and Mrs. Cui a few years ago that how the property of Qinrenfang will be distributed in the future has been given to Huai at that time. Dao and their brothers have been divided once, I set up my own family, so I don’t divide, the fifth is the legitimate son, so he divides half first, and then the remaining Huai Dao and the five of them divide the other half."

This half is not all the family property of Qinrenfang, but only some important family properties listed by Qin Qiong at that time, such as fields, villas, shops, workshops, gold and silver, etc. Some family properties such as the Qin family mansion in Qinrenfang are not divided. For the eldest son who inherited the family business.

Others were reserved at that time for future dowry to five daughters.

"Before I came here, I also talked with Mrs. Cui, and I thought it was better to divide the family according to the method my father had agreed to. The increased property and interest in Qinrenfang over the years should not be moved. But Mrs. Cui is more I am willing to give more points to the fourth and five of them. In addition, the seven aunts in Songzhou and the six aunts in Chang'an also prepared a share, and the five younger sisters also left a generous amount of property as a dowry. .”

Qin Lang told everyone about these things one by one.

The family business that Qinrenfang has set up over the years is still very large. Although Songzhou has a lot of investment in the secular land every year, Songzhou has been operating in these years, and now it has made a lot of profits. After all, it has now become the gateway of Xichuan. It is an important trading port for Qiang, Tubo, Tuyuhun and even Nibara and Tianzhu.

Qin Li's five concubine sons each received five thousand mu of land, thirty thousand guan of money, and houses, villas and shops in Chang'an, Luoyang and other places, with a total value of 100,000 guan.

Each of the five younger sisters left property as a dowry, worth 30,000 guan.

Each of the thirteen aunts also has 3,000 guan of property, including farms, shops, and gold and silver cash, which are also quite good.

The fifth son, Qin Xun, had the richest share, owning half of the main family property, and many undivided properties were all inherited by him, not to mention he was also the Duke of Qi, Governor of Songzhou, and Guoxun of Shangzhu.

"What do you think? If you have opinions, you can raise them and discuss them."

Of course, the fifth child, Qin Xun, had no objection. His mother, Cui, had told him about it before and agreed with it. The fourth child and the sixth child have no objection either. The fact that they can get this rich inheritance is actually due to their elder brother's care, otherwise Cui would not have given so much.

The brothers and sisters here in Songzhou are still young and don't understand these things. Although some of the aunts think that Cui Shi and her son share too much, and as a concubine, they only get three thousand guan, which is too little, but Qin Lang is responsible. The allocation, and said that this was Qin Qiong's original intention, and even the Cui family gave everyone a lot more, and no one dared to refute in the end.

The huge family business was divided under Qin Lang's leadership.

"I have a family separation agreement here. I am the drafter and witness. Mrs. Cui and all the aunts in Luoyang, as well as Shiro and his brothers and sisters, have all signed and stamped it. If you sign your name on it, and then send it to the government for notarization, the matter will be settled, and you will not be able to go back and fight for it in the future."

The Tang Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, so the government also required that the father should not separate the family, otherwise it would be unfilial.

The current situation of the Qin family should not have divided the family. After all, the Cui family is still alive as Qin Qiong's continuation wife, so the family cannot be divided. But since Qin Qiong has left a will and the Cui family is willing to separate, then it is also possible to separate the family. .

Early division also saves disputes. It is not uncommon for wealthy families to fight over family property, and sometimes it can even be very ugly.

For example, Qin Langyuan’s Weiguo Mansion in Pingkangfang, Chang’an was originally the property of Li Mu’s family, the grand master of the Sui Dynasty. After Li Mu’s death, Li Mu’s son Li Hun fought with his nephews for the inheritance of Li Mu’s title and property. , exhausted all kinds of means, and even instigated his nephew to kill the nephew of another big house, and then he exposed his nephew's dispute over property and murder, and finally made a promise to his in-law Yu Wenshu that if he helped him get the title and family property, he He is willing to donate half of the annual income of the fief to Yu Wenshu.

Yu Wenshu was greedy for money so he helped him, but after Li Hun fought for the title and property, he was reluctant to give it to him for two years, and finally angered Yu Wenshu, and finally framed Li Hun's family for rebellion, and the Li family was punished. One of the most powerful families in the Guanlong Group was wiped out.

We can learn from the past.

The Qin family divided the family and property in this way, in fact, they still take good care of the concubines, even the concubines. After all, no matter whether they have children or not, they can get a piece of property in the end.

If in some wealthy mansions, once the head of the family dies, the concubines are humble, and the bastards are young, they may only get a small amount of money to spend, and even some concubines who have not given birth to children may be sold directly.

The will left by Qin Qiong is very important, and the attitude of Qin Lang, the concubine brother who established his own family and did not participate in the distribution of property, is also very important. Although he is a concubine, he has a high position and power after all, and the Cui family has to respect Qin Lang a little. So in the matter of dividing the family and property, she followed her husband's last wish and even gave the eldest son Qin Lang a lot of face, making an exception and being generous once.

After distributing the family property of Duke Qi, Qin Lang took out the emperor's edict.

The fifth Qin Xun was ordered to succeed the Duke of Qi, the governor of Songzhou, and Qin Qiong's Shangzhu Guoxun.

The fourth son, Qin Li, was originally the Duke of Jinan County, but now he has been decreed by Tween to enfeoff him as the magistrate of Jiaochuan County, Songzhou, Shifeng.

The title of Lao Liu Qin Yu is the Duke of Licheng County, and now he is also the magistrate of Jiacheng County, Songzhou. .

Brothers seven, eight, nine and three had to be entrusted this time as Shifeng county magistrates under the Songzhou government, and they all gave a false title to a founding son.

Except for the title of Duke of Qi, which was inherited by the fifth Qin Xun, and the title and fiefdom of Qin Qiong, which was completely inherited, the other five brothers, whether they were county dukes or viscounts, were actually fictitious titles of Wushiyi.

However, because of the feudal title, they can enjoy one-third of the tax revenue of the fiefdom county, which is actually much stronger than the general land seal.

But for the imperial court, it is actually beneficial and not costly, because Qin Qiong was originally the governor of Songzhou, and the whole Songzhou was his fiefdom, but now the imperial court has given favor to the division, allowing one son to be the governor, and the five sons to be the county magistrate. In fact, the fief income of his son Qin Xun decreased by five counties, and the two-thirds of the Songzhou government tax revenue of the imperial court did not decrease at all, and only Qin Xun's decreased.

Because the six Qin Xun brothers were still young, although the imperial court conferred on them the titles of governor and county magistrate, they still dispatched officials to preside over the affairs of the prefecture and county of Songzhou. .