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Chapter 262 Send troops to flatten Lingnan?
In the second year of Zhenguan, Bai Fan didn’t want to participate in the Tribute Court Meeting. It would be nice to stay with his wife at home, but according to the rules, all officials above the fourth rank in Beijing, dukes, and marquises must participate in this court meeting. Being disrespectful to God, Bai Fan found a corner in the hall to doze off.

Everyone knows that Lan Tianhou is a happy and carefree person, so no one will join him for such trivial matters. No one can compare to this person in terms of verbal disputes, and he is just looking for boredom.

"The special envoy of Guannei Road has an audience..."

"The special envoy of Hebei Province has an audience..."

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"The special envoy of Lingnan Road has an audience..."

Following the shouts of the servants, special envoys from all over the country entered the Tai Chi Hall to pay homage to the emperor, and presented special products and treasures from all over the country.

Bai Fan was squinting his eyes and dozing off, but was suddenly interrupted by a loud shout.

"Bold, is Lingnan Dao trying to rebel? It's just a load of fruits for the annual tribute? Is this humiliating His Majesty?" Wei Zheng sternly yelled at Lingnan Dao's special envoy.

Li Er on the dragon chair also had a bad expression on his face. Lingnan has been in a free state, and the relationship between Feng An and the imperial court is also relatively vague. Since Lingnan is located in the south of the sky, the imperial court can't reach it, and basically can't control Lingnan. .

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Feng An of Lingnan was granted the titles of Shangzhu Kingdom, Gaozhou Governor, and Wu Guogong. Later, when Li Er came to power, he was changed to Yue Guogong. He thought that the generous treatment would make the other party grateful. The tribute envoy only brought a cart of fruit?
The envoy knelt down and pleaded guilty, "Your Majesty, forgive me, the journey to the south of the Lingnan is far away, and the chief executive sent us a team to escort ten carts of special products, but the road is far away and the road is slippery, and it's already deep winter in the north, so we went all the way. We suffered heavy losses when we reached Chang'an, and now we are left with this carload that we desperately protected!"

Li Er pondered and said: "Oh, since this is the case, it is understandable, forget it!"

"Your Majesty, no. Although Lingnan is located in a remote place, it has always been rich in land and resources. Feng An just paid tribute to ten carts of special products. This is a contempt for His Majesty. I request Your Majesty to reply and punish him, so as to set the record straight. !” Wei Zheng said loudly.

The envoy cried and said: "No, no, Your Majesty. Although Lingnan is rich, there are mostly barbarians and savages who do not accept education, and the mountains are high and dense forests are difficult to manage. In fact, the people there are very lonely. Dishonesty, it is really disadvantageous for us to do things, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

At this time, another censor came out and said: "Your Majesty, although Feng An in Lingnan has submitted to our court, he has always disrespected the emperor and did not enter the court. Moreover, Lingnan is located in a remote place, and Feng An manages all of them. Feng An said yes. In fact, the general manager’s style of work is no different from that of the local emperor, if he dares to despise the imperial court today, he will dare to become king in the future, please learn from your majesty!”

Yuchi Jingde shouted loudly: "How dare he? Your Majesty, the last general asks for an elite soldier to capture Feng An for Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, the last general asks for orders!"

All the generals asked for their orders one after another!
The censor's words were precisely on Li Er's sore spot. Feng An has not listened to the tune since he came to the Tang Dynasty in the fifth year of Wude, but only accepted the conferment of the imperial court. He didn't have the slightest sincerity to surrender. This matter has always been Li Er's heart disease. If Lingnan can be leveled, it will be really great.

"Your Majesty, no, although Duke Feng An of the Yue Kingdom is a bit contemptuous in paying tribute this time, he is not a big mistake, and he has made great contributions to suppressing Lingnan for the imperial court. How can we send troops based on a speculation?" Fang Xuanling block road.

Wei Zheng jumped up and taunted: "What has Feng An done all these years, Mr. Fang, you don't know, how many times has he carried out the imperial court's decree? How many officials sent by the imperial court have he beaten back? Although such actions are not self-reliant What is the difference between being a king and making yourself a king?"

Du Ruhui also persuaded: "Your Majesty, at the beginning of the Great Tang Dynasty, the national power was not good. In recent years, there have been military disasters every year. Now, although the Duke of Yue is in the south of the Lingnan, although he is arrogant, he also has the merits of establishing the country. Now the Tang Dynasty is surrounded by wolves outside, and the inside Unity and stability must be the most important thing, and swords cannot be used."

"Okay, this matter will be discussed later, after the court meeting!" Li Er waved his hand.

Bai Fan was puzzled, do these people really want to fight?

After the Great Court Meeting, Li Er summoned his confidantes, both civil and military, to the Palace of Political Affairs to discuss the matter of pacifying Lingnan, and Bai Fan was among them.

"Xuanling, is it true that Lingnan can't be beaten?" Li Er asked.

"Your Majesty, although I also know that Feng An is in the name of the Duke of the country, and all he does is the work of the king, but our current national strength cannot defeat Lingnan at all. If we force troops, the little vitality that Datang has just recovered will also be defeated. After being exhausted, the national strength will be returned to Wude for five years, if the prairie barbarians come again, we will be in danger!" Fang Xuanling persuaded sincerely.

"Pharmacist, how many people can take Lingnan Road with you?"

Li Jing was already frowning and thinking, but when he saw the emperor's question, he came back to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Lingnan is located in a remote place, with high mountains and dense forests, and Feng An has been operating there for many years. It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of people in armor. , Without 20 soldiers, it is impossible to take it down."

Li Er was silent, and it seemed that he would not be able to win for ten years.

Bai Fan, who was seated at the bottom, asked, "Why did you have to attack Lingnan? What is the crime of Duke Feng An of the State of Yue?"

Wei Zheng retorted: "Disrespecting the emperor, in the name of submitting but not in reality, isn't it a great crime to separate one side from the other?"

"It's ridiculous. According to what you said, what do you want people to do to truly surrender to the Tang Dynasty? Like Liang Luoren, kill the elder brother who has been entrenched for many years, and then take a small position in Chang'an by yourself? Completely dedicate your original territory ?” Bai Fan sneered.

"Bold! How dare you say such rebellious words?" Wei Zheng shouted angrily.

"How can Feng An be compared to Liang Luoren, the capital of Liang Shidu? Since he has surrendered and surrendered, and the court has generously named him Duke, he should show his sincerity. He will implement our decrees, and the supervisory officials we send will also do so." You have to accept it, otherwise, he alone has the final say on the appointment and promotion of any local officials. Isn't this considered self-reliance as a king?

In that case, what is his surrender?Fake surrender?Or is this used to trick Datang into not being able to afford weapons? "Changsun Wuji patiently rescued Bai Fan.

"No, how can you do that?

Lingnan Feng An, he has been entrenched in Lingnan since the Sui Dynasty was in chaos. If he wants to rebel, why not take advantage of the troubled times to become king?Since we know that the army of the Tang Dynasty will not be able to reach Lingnan, wouldn't it be more dignified to be called king or emperor than a duke?At the very least, people can justifiably control everything.

What is rebellion now?At most, it is a traitor, or a traitor that thousands of people refer to. Feng An, as the overlord of one party, would not be so unwise.

We always use our point of view to ask others. Don't you see that Feng An's surrender is different from others?

Others surrendered because of Datang's military power. It can be said that I, Datang let him go and recovered peacefully.

But Feng An is different, he has a large number of soldiers, and he voluntarily pledges his allegiance.Originally belonged to the former Sui courtiers, but also the overlord of one party, in order not to be infamous and to protect the people, he surrendered. The court is lucky, not to appease and reward, but to be suspicious?Still want to deprive people of their rights?Who would it be, would there be no complaints in my heart? "

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