People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1330 King Peng, Your Majesty invites you

To the west of Chang'an City, outside the Golden Gate.

It is already cold in early winter, but there are many people.

On the side of Hei's carriage, Li Xuan looked at Yao Chong and said, "Is everything going well at Yushitai today?"

"Everything is going well at the Yushitai, I'm afraid it will be difficult for all officials in the government and the public." Yao Chong smiled slightly and spoke in a tight tone.

Li Xuan turned around and looked at the end of her sight in the distance, where a carriage had vaguely appeared.

"Uncle Shi will return to Chang'an this time. I'm afraid he won't be here for long." Li Xuan appeared here today to welcome Yao Yi back to Beijing together with Yao Chong.

"Although my father has been in Changzhou for many years, he has never gone to the front line. Although he does not return to Chang'an many times during the New Year, it is not difficult for his family to visit." After a slight pause, Yao Chong shook his head and said: "It is not the New Year's Day. After seeing my father, I am afraid it will be He will leave for Panzhou soon... That’s right, the prince is going back to Pengzhou, I don’t know when he will leave?”

"Probably after the princess gave birth." Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "To be honest, since she left Pengzhou for Nanchang in the beginning of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Xuan has not been back for a long time, let alone a wife. Son and mother.”

When Yao Chong heard this, he nodded and said, "My lord, it's hard work too."

"Hard work can be considered an achievement. This time my uncle has crossed the governor's level. Ten years later at the latest, he will be a minister of the imperial court." After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked at Yao Chong, shook his head and said, "By that time , Yuan Zhi is at least a minister, so there is no way that you two, father and son, are going to compete for the position of prime minister."

Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh.

Although Yao Yi has outstanding abilities, he is inferior to Yao Chong.

Although Yao Chong is only a member of the sixth rank of Shi Yushi now, after serving for five years, he will definitely be a doctor of the six departments, or even a member of the middle school.

After serving as a member of Zhongshushe for five years, he must be in the position of Shaoqing of Jiu Temple and Minister of Liubu.

At that time, Yao Yi happened to go to Beijing to serve as the six ministers.

If in another five years or ten years, it is impossible for father and son to serve as prime ministers at the same time.

Of course, this situation cannot happen at the same time, so when that time comes, someone must give way, and this person...

"Not to mention that it is rare that one day, but that one day does happen, Yuan Zhi is still very young, and settling down is not a bad thing." Yao Yi shook his head slightly, with a calm expression.

"Brother Xian has seen clearly." Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "The position of prime minister lies not in being early, but in being long-term."

"What the prince said is correct." Yao Chong raised his head, looked seriously at the familiar figure approaching in front of him, and finally smiled and said: "Aye is back."

……

The black carriage slowly entered Chang'an City, escorted by two hundred black armored cavalry on both sides.

Li Xuan took out a cup of hot tea from the compartment under the carriage seat and handed it to Yao Yi, saying, "I'm going to meet the saint later, uncle, warm him up first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yao Yi breathed a sigh of relief and drank the hot tea in one gulp.

Li Xuan then poured another glass and said, "How is the situation in Changzhou? Is Duke Yan's takeover going smoothly? My uncle is really worried this time."

Yao Yi took the hot tea, shook his head and said: "Why did the prince say this? This is the official's duty in itself. The prince is often away from Changzhou. Everything is done by the official, and the official should be responsible for the handover." Things."

"It's still troublesome, Uncle Shi." Li Xuan smiled softly.

In these years, although he served as the governor of Changzhou and the governor of Changzhou, Zhang Daan was in charge of the affairs of the governor's office of Changzhou, and Yao Yi was in charge of the affairs of the governor's office of Changzhou.

Although he is in charge of the overall situation, when it comes to the details, he is far less clear than Zhang Daan and Yao Yi.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Daan and Yao Yi are the actual governors and governors of the Changzhou Dudu Mansion, regardless of their appearance.

"The handover of all affairs in Changzhou is relatively smooth. Half of the officials in the Changzhou Governor's Office have stayed, and the rest are filled by staff under the command of Duke Yan. Everything has been arranged properly."

After a slight pause, Yao Yi looked up at Li Xuan and asked puzzledly: "There is something that I am confused about."

"Oh, Uncle Shi, please speak." Li Xuan was a little surprised.

Yao Yi looked at Li Xuan and asked directly: "Starting from this year, for some unknown reason, the number of business travelers traveling to and from Xinghai has decreased by nearly half. I have asked the official, and there will be many other business travelers next year." Let’s go to Xinghai again. Does the prince know the reason?”

"I know." Li Xuan nodded and said, "That's because Tibet has conquered."

Seeing that Yao Yi was a little confused, Li Xuan said more deeply: "The reason why there was this trade route back then was because Xuan was on the front line. If we only supplied grain and grass from Changzhou, not to mention the tight supply and demand in Changzhou, there would be a slight risk. , there is a possibility of being cut off, so I directly opened the grain road to Panzhou."

Yao Yi nodded lightly. From Changzhou to Panzhou, you need to pass through many Dangxiang lands. This area was originally the land of Tubo.

Later, it was Li Xuan who captured Xiaohuashi Gorge to block the Tibetan people's prying eyes, and then entered Panzhou against the Yellow River.

Food and grass in Shuzhong can also be sent from Songzhou and Panzhou to the front of the army without passing through Chang'an, which greatly alleviates the food and grass crisis in front of the army.

Li Xuan continued: "Now that Tubo has conquered, the food and grass for the army in the future will basically be provided by Fanzhou, and the central government will bear very little responsibility. Therefore, the road from Panzhou, through Changzhou, and finally to the front of the army is cut off. .

Without the military to maintain the road, this road will become increasingly difficult to travel, the cost will increase, and naturally fewer people will take it. "

Yao Yi fell silent. He knew that this road was difficult.

From Panzhou to Changzhou, there are many waterways and swamps in the middle. Without the military's water tankers and bamboo rafts, it would be extremely difficult to walk this road.

Not only this road, but also the waterway from Changzhou to Hezhou. As the military uses it less, local maintenance costs are increasing day by day.

The increased maintenance costs will naturally be borne by passing business travelers.

Faced with increasing costs, many business travelers would rather go to Lanzhou or Shanzhou than to Changzhou and Hezhou.

"In addition, most of the business travelers who visited Changzhou in the past had some connection with me. Now that Changzhou has changed people and I have been transferred to Fanzhou, those business travelers related to me will also follow me to Fanzhou and go to the Western Regions. The value of Changzhou is not great anymore." Li Xuan shook his head and completely targeted Xinghai's trade routes. No one will take the trade route from Changzhou to Panzhou anymore, so in comparison, the trade route from Tyuhun to Chang'an will be more prosperous.

Qugou will be more prosperous.

It is almost inevitable that the governor's office of Changzhou will be moved to Qugou, and the governor's office of Changzhou will inevitably be relocated in the future.

In this way, Changzhou's influence in Dangxiang and Supi will be greatly reduced.

"For these things, since my uncle has been transferred to the governor of Panzhou, he no longer has to worry about Changzhou affairs." Li Xuan shook his head and said: "From Shuzhong to Fanzhou, you still have to pass through Panzhou, but you just go northwest of Panzhou. , changed to go southwest of Panzhou, up the Jinsha River, to Tongtian River to Qamdo, and then go to Luozhi via Qamdu. "

"So who is under the jurisdiction of Qamdo now?" Yao Yi stared at Li Xuan.

"I don't know." Li Xuan shook his head and said: "In fact, Qamdo has never been under the jurisdiction of any place. Before the Tubo Empire, Zhang Gong concurrently served as the chief historian of Qamdo, so the Changzhou Governor's Office has the jurisdiction, but now the chief historian of Qamdo The general of Youtun Guard, Nan Ju, is also in charge. In terms of military strategy, Youtun Guard is still under the command of the marching general of Luoche Road, but in terms of local governance, it is not under the Fanzhou Protectorate. "

Yao Yi fell silent. Although the Tang Dynasty had exterminated Tubo, the two kingdoms of Supi and Yangtong still existed.

Yangtong was remote and barren, and the Tang Dynasty did not have much interest in them, but Su Pi was different.

Supi happened to be in the middle of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and Queen Supi was supported by the Tang Dynasty.

After the capture of Tubo, most of the Tang troops were stationed here.

Even the Supi cavalry was transferred to Fanzhou to garrison, and the Tang Dynasty had strong control here.

But Li Xuan couldn't tell who was in charge of this place, and Yao Yi couldn't tell either.

It seems to be under the control of Li Xuan, but Qamdo is not under the jurisdiction of the Luoche pacification envoy. However, if it is said that it is not under his control, the right garrison is under the command of the marching general of Luoche Road.

Yao Yi knew better that everything here seemed chaotic, but the fundamental reason was that the DPRK itself wanted to make this place chaotic, and then use it to check and balance Li Xuan.

"If my uncle is willing, then I can let General Nan communicate with my uncle. If my uncle can still persuade Duke Yan, then it would not be a bad idea to open up a new road in Tongtian River or Baihai." Li Xuan tilted his head. Look at Yao Yi.

Yao Yi sighed softly and said, "I'm afraid Duke Yan doesn't have this intention."

Li Xuan lowered his head and said no more.

Yao Chong sat aside, but he could hear the deep meaning in it.

Although Li Jinxing, Duke of Yan State, was a general on the march, he was not a qualified local governor.

There may be some problems with Changzhou's operations in the next few years.

……

The carriage moved forward slowly, and it seemed that it had already reached the Suzaku Gate.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Yao Yi and said: "Uncle, Xuan has to go to the East Palace, so she won't accompany uncle to see the saint. Xuan will set off south to Pengzhou in about ten days. If uncle also goes south during this period, you might as well I'm going with you... After all, Panzhou belongs to Jiannan Road and is the capital of Yizhou, so Xuan can still say something."

Yao Yi suddenly realized that he was no longer the governor of Changzhou Prefecture in the northwest, but the governor of Panzhou Prefecture in the southwest.

His boss is no longer Li Xuan, but Shi, the governor of Songzhou and the governor of Yizhou.

Li Xuan was not familiar with the Governor of Songzhou, but he was very familiar with Shi Li Xiaoyi, the governor of Yizhou.

After passing the inspection by the palace guards, Li Xuan and Yao Yi entered the imperial city.

Yao Chong was about to get off the bus at Yushitai, while Li Xuan was still in the direction of the East Palace. As for Yao Yi, he was going out of Tai Chi Palace to Daming Palace.

The emperor is now waiting for him in the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace.

However, just as Yao Chong got out of the car, a long and thin voice suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty has spoken, announcing that Yao Chong, the imperial censor, has an audience."

Yao Chong was stunned for a moment, then he quickly raised his hands and said: "I accept the order."

The car curtain was raised, Li Xuan poked his head out, and then he saw Qiu Huan standing there announcing the decree.

When Qiu Huan saw Li Xuan, he shook his fly whisk with a smile and said, "Prince Peng, Your Majesty invites you."

Li Xuan immediately cupped his hands and said, "I accept the order."

Qiu Huan's eyes fell on Yao Yi in the car.

……

In the Zichen Hall, Li Zhi, dressed in a black and gold silk python robe, was sitting behind the imperial desk, reviewing memorials.

Li Xuan, Yao Yi, and Yao Chong stood in a row.

Li Xuan, Yao Yi, and Yao Chong raised their hands at the same time and said: "Li Xuan, the governor of Fanzhou, Yao Yi, the governor of Panzhou, and Yao Chong, the imperial censor, see your majesty, and may your majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Li Zhi put down his thin bamboo and gold pen, raised his eyes to look at Li Xuan, and asked, "Prince Peng, are you going to pick up Yao Qing today?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan raised his hand and said, "Although I have been the governor of Changzhou for many years, due to many years of war, Changzhou's political affairs have always been in charge of Changzhou's political affairs. Now everything has to be handed over. When he comes back, I will come and take a look. , By the way, how is the handover going? "

"So?" Li Zhi's eyes fell on Yao Yi and asked, "Yao Qing, how are the various handovers in Changzhou going?"

Yao Yi immediately held up his hands and said: "It's pretty smooth. Many things in Changzhou are fixed and handed over according to the prescribed records."

Li Zhi nodded and continued to ask...

(End of this chapter)