A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 728 Southern Tour
"Xuan,

The hero of the Tang Dynasty Zhenguan Yuan Cong, Dr. Zuo Guanglu, Shangzhuguo, general of the Zhenjun, Prince Shaoshi, Tongzhong Shumen Xia Pingzhangshi, bachelor of Chongxian Palace and national history, director of Donggong soldiers and horses, Jin Guogong, [-] households were sealed off with food.

The special gift of praise and worship is not known, and the entry into the court is not a trend. The Lingnan Road Observer deposed the Ambassador Zhi to undertake the ceremony, and Wu Huaiyu went to the palace to see him! "

In the loud high-pitched voice, a long list of official titles was announced,

Wu Huaiyu, who wears a three-beam Jinde crown on his head, a purple double-peacock title ribbon with a large Tuanke silk round collar robe, a nine-ring jade belt around his waist, and a goldfish bag containing a goldfish charm, goes to the temple.

in the temple,

Officials from both the civil and military classes gathered their eyes.

This one has been promoted again.

Although he is younger than most of them, he is already at a height beyond their reach.

Zhenguan Yuancong Meritorious Official, this is the title newly awarded by the imperial court.

Although 17 people who contributed to the Taiyuan conspiracy and 24 people who contributed to Zhenguan had been awarded the title of meritorious officials before, they had not yet had official titles of meritorious officials. But this time, the emperor issued an order to launch a formal title of meritorious officials to confer meritorious officials.

There are only two heroes, one is the Taiyuan Conspirator, the other is the Zhenguan Yuancong hero.

The former title was still given to the original Taiyuan Yuanmou, and the latter title was also given to Zhenguan's actual meritorious officials.

It’s just that it turns out there is no such a separate and formal title for a hero.

Officially launched this time, this title of hero has many practical benefits. It is not only an honorary title, but also has practical benefits, such as enjoying many privileges such as physical gifts, restoration of rights, official titles, titles, titles to descendants, and gifts from fathers and ancestors. treatment.

The two titles of meritorious officials granted this time, just like Pei Ji who were later convicted, were not given the title of meritorious officials again.

Wu Huaiyu sealed [-] households. Although he did not participate in the Xuanwu Gate Revolution, his momentum over the years has been so strong that he is now one of the first to be sealed. He is also one of the heroes of the first year of Zhenguan, so naturally he has to Grant the title of meritorious official.

Moreover, this time he, together with Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Gao Shilian, also received the privilege of entering the court without being followed, and being praised and worshiped without being named.

These two items may sound awesome, but in fact they are nothing too great. They just mean that you don’t have to trot when you go to court, and you don’t have to announce your official name when you arrive in front of the emperor.

This is equivalent to the treatment of a veteran.

Can't compare to going to the palace with swords and shoes,
The six people who have received this privilege have all served as prime ministers. Qin Qiong has recovered from illness, and Gao Shilian has resigned from his position as prime minister and now returns to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and return to the position of prime minister again. After all, the Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six departments.

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year in the fifth year of Zhenguan.

Yesterday's Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting was very grand and lively.
The biggest highlight of this court meeting was not only the dance of Jieli Khan, but also the poetry recitation of Feng An, the king of Lingnan. The Nishu Khan, Dubu Khan Sheer, Tuli Khan Shibobi and Shabo of the West Turks Luo Khan Suni lost,
Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun also sent his prince Murong Shun, and Mobei Xue Yantuo Khan sent his concubine's eldest son Dadushe.

Even King Fan Touli of Linyi sent Prince Fan Zhenlong to Beijing to pay tribute to the fire beads and the king-colored parrot.

The four countries of Haidong, Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, and Japan also sent envoys to pay tribute.

There is also the Ju family of Gaochang in the Western Regions, who also set an example for the countries in the Western Regions. The king and his wife personally led an envoy to the court.

The face of Tian Khan is extremely glorious this year.

This year, the barbarians in the south are also extremely respectful. Not only Feng An rushed to Chang'an, but also Lingnan Feng Xian, Chen Ning, Yang Li and other powerful chiefs, including barbarian kings such as Tandian, also rushed to Chang'an before the new year.

The ghost masters of the East and West Cuan clans in Nanzhong, the tribal leaders of Wuman and Baiman, the Six Imperial Edicts of Erhai, and the Xies of the Qianzhong Road newly built this year,
These are basically the leaders of Jisi who have been ennobled as governors and governors by the imperial court. Each of them has its own territory. The so-called emperor opens the door to the princes and closes the door.

But this year, the stronger ones also came to Chang'an.

Even the leaders of the Dangxiang Eight tribes of Qiang, as well as other Bailan Qiang, Baigou Qiang, the Eight Kingdoms of Xishan, the Kingdom of Dongnu, etc., whose leaders did not come, also sent their sons or envoys.

Every move of the Tang Empire in the Central Plains is closely watched by the surrounding barbarians. Especially now that the north no longer threatens the Tang Dynasty, they are becoming more cautious.

As the imperial court established the new governor's office of Yaozhou, the news came out that Su Dingfang, who had captured Jieli alive, was going to become the governor of Yaozhou.

Then Feng Ang came to Beijing, and his son took over as the governor of Gaozhou. Then the court established a new governor's office of Yongzhou. Hou Junji actually wanted to be the governor of Yongzhou.
All signs indicate that the Tang Dynasty will turn from north to south and make a big move against the barbarians in the south.

They were right.

In the last period of the year, the contention in the political hall was fierce.
The emperor also discussed with the prime ministers and ministers almost every day,

Finally made a decision before the new year.

The imperial court's actions against Lingnan were stronger than expected.

After the new year, a large number of soldiers and horses will continue to move south.
Even in order to coordinate the overall situation of Lingnan, the emperor decided to send Wu Huaiyu to patrol Lingnan to observe the wind, conduct interviews, and inspect deposed officials. He even gave him the right to control and appoint officials. He could handle all officials in Lingnan, including six governors and below.
If you are below the fifth rank, you can even kill first and then play.

For officials below the third rank, he can directly appoint or remove them.

So everyone understands that this is actually equivalent to Wu Huaiyu being the Marshal of the Southern Expedition, but he did not give this title. However, the civil, military, military and political affairs of Lingnan, and the current 96 prefectures of the six governors, are all subject to his control.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, who was able to work hard to destroy the Turkic Khanate, and now the prime minister is taking action, it means that the court is naturally prepared for a big and hard fight.

Wu Huaiyu's title of prime minister changed from participating in political affairs to that of Tong Zhongshu's subordinate.When he left Chang'an and went to Lingnan, the emperor would send fast horses to communicate through the post station and participate in decision-making.

Wu Huaiyu was above the six major governors.Wu Huaiyi, the governor of Guangzhou, Li Xizhi, the governor of Guizhou, Qiu Xingze, the governor of Jiaozhou, Chen Longshu, the governor of Rongzhou, Feng Zhidai, the governor of Gaozhou, and Hou Junji, the governor of Yongzhou.

Wu Huaiyu was no stranger to the six governors. The governor of Guangzhou was his eldest brother, the governor of Gaozhou was the in-laws of his children, and the governor of Jiaozhou was a concubine serving his father.

Li Xinzhi was a member of the Li family in Longxi. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he was the Prime Minister of Shi'an County (Guilin). He recruited troops to defend the city and dominated one area. Later, he mobilized more than [-] states to surrender to his compatriot Li Jing and defect to the Tang Dynasty. After leaving Guizhou for a short time, he still returned to the Tang Dynasty. When he came back, he was very loyal to the court.

Hou Junji is more complicated. He is the governor recommended by Wu Huaiyu, but he may not appreciate it.

There was only Chen Longshu, whom Wu Huaiyu didn't recognize.

However, Wu Huaiyu was going to bring tens of thousands of troops there this time, so he was certainly confident.

The Sixth Governor General Shi, Sima, and the Sixth Cao Junjun basically had to be replaced this time, and a large number of nobles were parachuted in.
Even the descendants of top honorary relatives such as Cheng Chumo, Doulu Huairang, Gao Jixiong, and Changsun Chong were directly trying to snatch the important positions of governor of Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Shaozhou, and Aizhou.

As for the military envoys of the six towns in Lingnan, the twelve unified armies, the navy in the two towns, and the patrol in the three towns, these military positions were all transferred from the mainland. Even except for the navy, the rest were basically transferred from Guanzhong.

There were nearly 5000 soldiers from the Twelfth Army Mansion alone. After the first batch of them passed, their families would follow, which was equivalent to the imperial court moving [-] households directly to Lingnan.

As for the soldiers in the early Tang Dynasty, they were all middle-class families like landlords, with a family of five or six. This was a small number of 10 people who moved south.

The rest of the town armies are on duty with government soldiers drawn from the mainland. After one or two years of guarding, the number of troops is tens of thousands, even if they don't bring families with them.

What's more, so many nobles and nobles from Guanzhong went south this time, not only to serve as officials and fight in the war, but also had many tribes from each family to follow them south to capture and trade slaves, mine and trade, etc.

There is an army opening the way, and countless people will follow behind. Not only the nobles and powerful people, but also many private merchants and ordinary people.

The objections of Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo and others were ineffective, and Emperor Li Shimin had made up his mind.
Conquering Lingnan is imperative and cannot be done in a hurry.

What the emperor wanted was a Lingnan that truly surrendered and was ruled by the Tang Dynasty, not an autonomous Lingnan.

Li Shimin awarded Wu Huaiyu the fish talisman and seal in the palace.
The monarch and his ministers talked about Lingnan for countless days and nights.

If Lingnan is completely conquered, maybe ten years later, Lingnan Road will be divided into Lingnan East Road, Lingnan West Road and Annan Road.

The imperial court's expansion of Lingnan not only stabilized the southeastern coast, but also had the advantage of being able to work with Jiannan Road to encircle central Guizhou and southern central areas in a pincer-like manner, and develop these two wild areas.
Especially Jiaozhou and Nanzhong Qianzhong are connected by rivers and waterways.
Operating Jiaozhou Port can not only deter Lin Yi and other southern barbarians, but also bring the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau under the rule of the imperial court faster and better, and connect the entire southwest and southeast.
In particular, it can also allow Bashu's commercial supplies to go out to Jiaozhou Port along the river.
In the future, some southeastern goods can also be transported by sea to Jiaozhou Port, and then from the Red River waterway to Kunming and Chengdu.

This is a big game.

It seems very early now.

But if you don't plan for one corner, you won't be able to plan for the overall situation.

Wu Huaiyu even told the emperor that those places in the Western Region of Mobei should actually use offense as defense, which is actually defensive, because for thousands of years, the grasslands have not been suitable for the farming civilization of the Central Plains.
On the contrary, although the south is extremely hot, it is actually worthy of continuous investment and development from generation to generation. Those are the places that can permanently increase the space for the survival and development of Chinese civilization.

It was a cornucopia, a true treasure, endless.

After the second grade of junior high school,

More guests came to Wu's house to pay New Year's greetings.

The imperial court's major policy has been decided, and there are too many people who want to take this bus to Lingnan.

Mr. Feng Ang also came to pay New Year greetings.

Feng Zhidai was appointed in December and returned to Lingnan, but he hurried back to Chang'an the year before to attend the Zhengdan Dynasty to celebrate the emperor.

Although the seven days on the road were very hard, and it was extremely cold after crossing Wuling. The freezing rain froze everyone, and the road was slippery, but he still came.

In the warm little flower hall of the Wu family, rice wine is warmed by a small stove on the warm Kang table.

The alcohol content is not high, it tastes sweet and tastes good after being warmed.

Feng Ang was not used to the cold in the north, and he really liked the Wu family's fire pit. After visiting Wu's house earlier, he asked Huaiyu to help his family install such a large fire pit, and even built a greenhouse for his yard. green vegetables,

When he has nothing to do during the day, he likes to stay in the greenhouse with bright tiles, read books and dance with swords, and he doesn't like to visit everywhere.

"Are Luo Doubian and the Xitong barbarians in the three states still planning to join forces to rebel?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.

"Well, they made a lot of noise, but it will probably take some time before they can raise the flag," Feng Zhidai said,

Feng Ang scolded those savages with disdain,

How could these guys be rebelling? They made it known to everyone early on and made no secret of it, but they were procrastinating in taking action.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Chen Longshu was the governor of Funan Prefecture, which was the Chen family's sphere of influence in Long Prefecture, Feng Ang would have sent troops to suppress the barbarians long ago.

Wu Huaiyu smiled softly. Since the Feng family and his father can still be so calm and calm here, it means that these Xitong barbarians really don’t need to worry too much.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, just let them jump up and down. If the enemy can't move, I can't move. Let them raise the flag and let them join forces. The more rivers and valleys that join forces, the better."
Let's just sit back and wait for them to come out. "

Feng Ang said that these Xitong barbarians are entrenched in deep mountains and dangerous valleys. It would be difficult to enter the mountains to encircle and suppress them, especially if they avoid fighting.
So it is better to wait for them to gather out of the mountains, and then let them go out of the mountains and come to the plains.

If the young and strong Xidong barbarians are wiped out, then the women, children, old and weak in the mountains will not have to be afraid, and it will be easy to enter the mountains and sweep them away.

It really is a scheming plan.

(End of this chapter)