Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 132
How could it be the envoy of the five prefectures in Lingnan?

Lin Guogong originally sought the position of Jiannan Jiedushi.Li Lijun's suggestion to Lin Jiulang is to be the prefect of Yunnan.Whether it is Jiannan or Yunnan, they are far away from Lingnan. How come Lin Guogong finally got the position of the five prefectures of Lingnan?
Moreover, he accepted the order, which meant that the appointment was a certainty and could not be changed.

Li Lijun was caught off guard.She prefers Lin Guogong to serve as Jiannan Jiedu envoy or Yunnan prefect, the purpose is to prevent the Tianbao war from happening.As a result, he has gone to work in Lingnan now. Didn't her original plan come to nothing?
She also mentioned in the notes of Tang history that she excerpted that He Luguang, then the economic strategist of the Five Lingnan Prefectures, led troops to participate in the Tianbao War and made military exploits, but he failed to change the direction of the war.He Lvguang later became the Jiedushi of Lingnan and participated in the Anshi Rebellion.He is also a veteran for many years, with great military exploits, high-ranking officials and officials, and he lived until the Suzong Dynasty.Can Lin Guogong do better than him?
Even if he could do better than him, Lin Guogong's influence on the war between Datang and Nanzhao would be limited if he was sitting in the position of envoy of the Five Lingnan Prefectures.Li Lijun frowned slightly, a little regretful that his plan had failed.

Lin Jiulang was riding on the horse, unable to see Li Lijun's expression clearly in the carriage, he was still whispering how his grandfather got this official position.

After he got Li Lijun's suggestion, he immediately told his cousin Lin Silang. The two brothers wrote a letter and ordered their cronies to send it back to their home in the capital quickly and report it to their grandfather Lin Guogong.Lin Guogong read the letter and agreed to their proposal.

Lin Guogong quickly collected several illegal evidences of the current Yunnan prefect Zhang Qiantuo through his contacts, and exposed them through others, which aroused the anger of the Minister of the Ministry of War. He did not call Zhang Qiantuo to Beijing to defend himself, but sent the latter dismissed from office.During the whole process, Lin Guogong tried to hide himself as much as possible to prevent outsiders from knowing that he had anything to do with this matter.

When Zhang Qiantuo’s dismissal document was officially issued by the Ministry of War and sent to Yunnan, Lord Lin Guogong pretended to go to the Ministry of War to inquire when his appointment document would come down, and “unintentionally” heard from the officials of the Ministry of War that the prefect of Yunnan was vacant. , but the civil and military officials in Chang'an City were not interested in this position, and the Ministry of War was worried about who should be selected to replace Zhang Qiantuo.

Then, Lin Guogong found a way to meet the emperor again, instead of directly asking for an official, he talked about the past, and mentioned that when he fought for the emperor and was rewarded by the emperor, tears filled his eyes.He reflected on his mistake of saying good things for Wang Zhongsi, a general who had lost his family, because he was too nostalgic for the past, and confessed to the emperor, saying that he should not have delusions about the position of Jiannan Jiedushi.Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. If the emperor thinks that he should go to Jiannan, he will naturally issue an order, and he does not have to ask for an official.

Then, Lin Guogong mentioned that he was old, and the old injuries he suffered when he was young always tortured him when the seasons changed. He didn't know how many years he could last, so he hoped that he could be more loyal to the emperor while he was still alive.

Finally, he mentioned the news that the prefect of Yunnan was vacant, which he had heard from the Ministry of War, and said that he knew that the conditions in Yunnan were harsh, so many officials in Chang'an City did not want to go there to suffer.He is also an old bone. Anyway, he is going to die sooner or later. It is better to die more valuable. He simply asks to be transferred to Yunnan, and then brings a few talented children and grandchildren there to experience experience.As long as they can get through the experience, they can continue to serve the emperor in the future, and it is not in vain that the emperor has trusted and valued him for many years.

Probably Lin Guogong said it very sincerely, and reminded the emperor of his youth, he was a little moved, and also recalled the years of affection between the emperor and his ministers.Lin Guogong is still different from Wang Zhongsi, he is soft-hearted and will say good things for old friends, but he has not done anything out of line.The emperor had neglected him for several years and felt that this punishment was enough.The official position of the prefect of Yunnan is too low, and the environment in Yunnan is too bad. Only ministers who make mistakes will be demoted to such remote prefectures as prefects.The emperor, who thought he was very nostalgic, looked at Lin Guogong, who was in tears, and couldn't help it.

For the position of Jiannan Jiedushi, the emperor already favored Xianyu Zhongtong recommended by Yang Zhao.The position of the prefect of Yunnan is too wronged Lin Guogong.In the end, the emperor chose the position of envoy of the five Lingnan prefectures for this veteran.

The envoys of the Five Lingnan Prefectures have changed since Pei Dunfu died of a crime.However, Pei Dunfu has served in Lingnan for many years and once bought a lot of property for the family there.After his death, no one in the Pei family was an official in Lingnan, and this property was somewhat untenable.The Pei family has been trying to find a way to put people in Lingnan, even if their own family members can't go, they still have to find in-laws or good officials to go.Recently, an official who was on good terms with the Pei family was planning to take the position of the economic envoy of the five prefectures in Lingnan, and tried to sue the current economic envoy.

The emperor didn't bother to care about whether the complaint was true or not. Anyway, the current economic envoy's performance was mediocre, so it would be good to replace him.Originally, he was considering the candidate recommended by the Pei family, but when he heard that the Pei family's children bullied Lin Guogong's grandson and broke the child's leg, he felt that the Pei family owed the Lin family, and it was appropriate to return an official position.

The emperor also told Mrs. Guo Guo about this and asked her to inform the Pei family.How did Mrs. Guo know the importance of the envoys of the five prefectures in Lingnan?I didn't take it to heart at all.She had new fun recently, and was impatient to listen to the internal gossip of Pei's family. She rarely went back to Pei's house, and even her son Pei Hui was detained by her and was not allowed to go back.When the Pei family got the news, the imperial decree had already come down.

Lin Jiulang was very pleasantly surprised by this: "Although the position of the Economic and Strategic Envoy of the Five Governments of Lingnan is not named Jiedu Envoy, he has the actual title of Jiedu Envoy. I am very satisfied. Although Lingnan is far away, it is also less. There are many disputes. I, Aunt, just went to hide in peace, and I don’t need to worry about conflicts with the celebrities in front of the imperial court.” He thanked Li Lijun again and again, “It’s all thanks to the fourth lady, if you didn’t remind me , how could Ah Weng successfully find this position?"

Li Lijun glanced at him speechlessly, unable to take the credit for this matter with the cheek.She doubted that Lin Guogong would accept the suggestions of their juniors that day. I am afraid that he was thinking of retreating to advance, pretending to be pitiful in front of the emperor, and planning other official positions. He never thought about going to Yunnan for real. What prefect.

She knew in her heart that there would be a military disaster on the southwest border in a few years, but Lin Guogong didn't know it!He is a dignified Duke, even if he has been neglected by the emperor in the past few years, he has once been famous, so how could he be willing to accept the position of a small prefect?He was not reprimanded!
Forget it, the matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more.

Li Lijun could only show a happy expression for Lin Guogong: "This is really great! Your family will be able to get out of trouble from now on, right? However, the position of Yunnan prefect is vacant, who will take over this seat next?"

Lin Jiulang thought for a while: "I haven't heard of this, and someone will always take over. Although Yunnan is full of plagues, there is no shortage of people who want to be promoted. Besides, Zhang Qiantuo started from the position of governor of Yaozhou. He was promoted, maybe there are other officials in the local area who understand the local people like him? I, A Weng Ming, have nothing to do with Zhang Qiantuo's resignation, so it is not easy for our family to inquire about these news."

Li Lijun sighed secretly, only hoping that Zhang Qiantuo's resignation could temporarily relieve Nanzhao from launching a war.But the premise is that the official who takes over the post of Yunnan prefect later will not die like Zhang Qiantuo.

(End of this chapter)