The Great Tang General

Chapter 99: Also the Interview and Disposal Envoy of Jiangnan East Province
Li Linfu was stunned.

He originally thought that Li Xuan had sent an interview envoy to deal with the powerful. Li Xuan cooperated with the interview envoy to deal with the powerful.

I didn't expect Li Xuan to be so ambitious, wanting to hold an important position in the country at the age of seventeen.

This is different from military service.

Generally, only a very wise and prestigious governor of a superior county could lead it.

As the General of Qianniu Guards and also the Envoy of Interviews and Disposals, do you want to be the Prime Minister in the future?
"Although the pirate Wu Lingguang does not live up to his reputation, he designed a plan to lure the enemy, sailed out to sea, and finally eliminated harm for the country, which ultimately made great contributions! I grant the request of the Left Prime Minister!"

Li Longji turned his back, frowned and thought for a long time, then agreed to Li Shizhi's request.

He knew that this case could implicate many powerful people. Li Xuan was willing to offend powerful people for the sake of the country. He was really loyal!
Even though Li Xuan concurrently served as the Jiangnan East Circuit Interview and Disposal Envoy, it was only a temporary official position.

After returning to Beijing and going to the border, he will have to resign.

In Li Longji's heart, Li Xuan was a loyal minister who dared to offend anyone.

Because Li Linfu had such qualities, Li Longji could tolerate his mistakes and repeatedly reuse him.

"Right Prime Minister, Left Prime Minister, immediately issue an imperial decree to order General Li Xuan of the Left Thousand Bull Guard to lead the Jiangnan East Road Interview and Disposal Envoy, giving him the power to dismiss a prefect. All matters related to this case shall be handled by him, and the matter shall be handled first and reported later. Within one day, the document shall be sent from Chang'an and sent to Linhai County at an urgent speed of 600 miles."

Li Longji immediately issued an imperial edict.

"According to the order!"

The left and right prime ministers bowed together.

Li Linfu was extremely wary. Could it be that Li Xuan could really do anything for the saint without being afraid of offending anyone?

Or maybe there are other purposes!

"Father is the prime minister and son is the general. As long as I am patient, you and your son will be suspected sooner or later."

Li Linfu thought so in his heart. He could no longer be impulsive and had to wait quietly!
When the news that Li Xuan was also serving as the interview and disposal envoy came out, Chang'an was in turmoil again.

As he was about to take up a civil position, anyone could see that the young Li Xuan had the potential to become a prime minister.

Of course, the scholars believed that Li Xuan’s political prestige was too shallow, and it would take at least a dozen years for him to take his father’s position.

A new emperor appoints new ministers, it is hard to say what the situation will be like at that time!

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Jiangnan, Linhai County.

In late spring in March, butterflies dance and orioles sing.

The longer Li Xuan stayed in Mingxi Town, the more worried the powerful people and officials in Linhai became.

The Qianniu Guards are the imperial guards.

Wise people have already anticipated that the court will take major actions.

Not only Linhai County, but Yuyao County was also worried.

The entire Jiangnan East Road will also turn its attention here.

After a long wait, the envoy from Chang'an finally arrived.

Li Xuan got what he wanted and was given the job of interviewer.

Next, he had the power to discipline local officials and deal with the powerful.

The entry point is very clear, it is still based on the Wu Lingguang pirate incident, capturing local officials and implicating the powerful.

That afternoon, Li Xuan ordered the army to march towards Linhai City.

With the help of Li Xuan, Li returned to Haiyou Township with her child, and Sun Liu was reburied in the Sun family's ancestral tomb in Haiyou Township.

He also gave Li some money, enough to raise the two children.

The movement of Qianniu Guards has aroused the nerves of officials and powerful people in coastal areas.

Upon learning that the Qianniu Guards were heading towards Linhai City, Huang Wangheng's face turned pale. He seemed to have anticipated something.

A day later, the army followed Le'an River and arrived ten miles outside the west gate of Linhai City.

"May I ask why the general has come to Linhai City?"

Linhai Beijia came on horseback to ask Li Xuan.

"The Jiangnan East Province Interview and Disposal Envoy cannot enter the city?"

Li Xuan had been holding it in for so long, waiting for this moment.

"I wonder where the envoy is?"

Linhai Biejia was surprised that there was a new interview envoy. They had not received this news.

"It's down!"

As Li Xuan spoke, he asked Luo Xing to hand the imperial edict to Linhai Beijia.

Before he took the imperial edict, Linhai Beijia felt a chill on his back.

Li Xuan was not even an adult yet, but he was already serving as an interview and disposal envoy. This had never happened before in history.

Huang Wangheng repeatedly ran into obstacles in front of Li Xuan. If this was true, they would definitely be in trouble.

He took the imperial edict with trembling hands, and after seeing the information on it, cold sweat broke out on Linhai Beijia's forehead.

Not only was the interview process as simple as that, the sage also gave Li Xuan the privilege of acting first and reporting later.

"No questions, eh?"

Li Xuan asked Linhai Beijia.

"no no……"

Linhai Biejia shook his head subconsciously.

"Order all the soldiers in Linhai County to assemble outside the west city." Li Xuan issued his first order after becoming the interview and disposal envoy.

"Yes……"

Linhai Beijia responded in a distraught manner.

The deterrent power of the Imperial Guards was still very strong. Local people, especially those thousands of miles away from Chang'an, were not aware that the Qianniu Guards were flashy and impractical.

"What? Li Xuan was appointed as the interview disposal officer and was given special privileges?"

Huang Wangheng's body went limp. If the assistant officer hadn't quickly supported him, he would have collapsed to the ground.

"Governor, Li Xuan ordered the county soldiers to leave the city. What should we do?"

Linhai Biejia ignored Huang Wangheng's panic and wanted to come up with a solution.

"Just do it!"

After Huang Wangheng left these words, he turned and entered the prefectural mansion.

Linhai County had a total of one thousand soldiers in charge of public security, and they were called to gather at the west gate of Linhai City.

Many of the leaders of the county soldiers are relatives of the powerful. If it were normal times, they would definitely complain.

Seeing thousands of troops rushing towards Linhai City, no one dared to say a word. Officials of all ranks in Linhai City came to greet Li Xuan.

Li Xuan rode on his Fire Dragon Horse, looked at these officials, frowned, and rode forward: "Why don't I see the Governor of Linhai?"

"General, the governor asked us to go first, and he will be here soon!"

The Chief Clerk of Linhai replied to Li Xuan.

"I have already notified the people in the city ten miles away. They told me to wait for him here. Go and call him out!"

Li Xuan scolded.

"Yes!"

After responding, the Chief Secretary of Linhai immediately returned to the city.

"what……"

After a while, the Chief of Linhai came running out, shouting, "Oh no! The governor has hanged himself. He is dead!"

The officials in Linhai were all shocked. He was fine just now, but suddenly he turned around and hanged himself. This made them lose their composure.

Although everyone knew that Huang Wangheng might not be able to escape the disaster, no one thought he would be so straightforward.

"Carry out Huang Wangheng's body!"

Li Xuan's eyes changed slightly.

After failing to bribe Li Xuan, Huang Wangheng was at his wit's end. In addition, Li Xuan also served as the interview disposal envoy, and he did not want to be humiliated by Li Xuan again.

It was not known whether it was true or false, but when the Qianniu Guards carried out Huang Wangheng's body, many officials cried loudly as if they were crying for their own father.

They kept talking about how much Huang Wangheng loved the people and how hard he worked during his lifetime.

"Huang Wangheng committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Is this the time to cry?" Li Xuan rebuked the officials who cried for Huang Wangheng.

"If a public official makes a mistake, his crime is not punishable by death."

Many officials still cried bitterly.

When Li Xuan heard this, he stopped talking.

cry!
Let’s see how long you can cry outside this city.

A group of officials surrounded Huang Wangheng's body, crying, humming intermittently, sobbing softly, and finally staring at each other with wide eyes.

Tens of thousands of soldiers from the Qianniu Guard were watching their performance.

"Inform all the county magistrates, lieutenants, and secretaries of Linhai and Yuyao counties, including the governor, chief secretary, deputy governor, and other assistant officials of Yuyao county, to come to Linhai city in five days to discuss the matter."

Seeing that these people could no longer cry, Li Xuan gave orders.

"The county soldiers are stationed outside the city and are not allowed to enter Linhai City. The four gates in the city are all guarded by Qianniu Guards."

Li Xuan issued another order.

Although the county soldiers were dissatisfied, they did not even have a few sets of armor and could not cause any waves.

Soon, Qianniu Guards took over the defense of Linhai City.

Linhai City is the place with the most powerful people.

Of course, the powerful would not call themselves powerful, they all call themselves prominent families.

After all, most of the powerful are retired officials, and their descendants have established power after they retired and returned to their hometowns.

If the ancestors have great reputation and do not bully their neighbors or dominate the market, and if there are a few Jinshi (imperial examination candidates) and literati among their descendants, they will develop into a noble family after a few generations.

They didn't know what Li Xuan was up to, so they gathered together to think of a countermeasure.

Especially the Qian family, Qian Yong has always been in Li Xuan's hands, but they have no right to interfere.

They were optimistic that since Huang Wangheng was dead, the matter was clear.

No matter how noble and powerful Li Xuan is, he is still just a boy after all.

Five days passed in a flash.

Li Xuan dismissed Huang Wangheng from his official position and buried him as a commoner.

It’s not that Li Xuan has a narrow mind, but Huang Wangheng’s crimes are so serious that many people have been displaced and their families have been broken up.

Burying the body as a civilian is in line with the system.

And once the final responsibility is established, his family will also be implicated.

The prefectural government became Li Xuan's place of work, and officials from the two counties gathered in the meeting hall.

"Meet the General!"

In the Tang Dynasty, when subordinates met their superiors, they would address them as the highest-ranking official instead of the envoy.

Even if the rank of a casual official is higher than that of a civil official, he will still be called a civil official. If he holds both civil and military positions, he can be called a civil official by his official title.

It is more elegant for a military general to be known as a scholar.

Li Xuan had no civil service official post, only a miscellaneous official post, so the officials still called Li Xuan a general.

"Gao Taishou, you have no right to sit here!"

After Li Xuan sat down, he went straight to the point and directed his attack at Yuyao prefect Gao Wei.

He is the same bird as Huang Wangheng. Do you think that because he has not been to Yuyao, he does not know the situation there?

"General, what do you mean? I am the governor of Yuyao County appointed by the court. Yuyao County has 42,000 households. I have the same rank as the general. Why can't I sit down?"

Gao Wei was not convinced. Even the county lieutenant could take the position. Wasn't this targeting him?
In the early Tang Dynasty, only a prefecture or county with 30,000 households could be called a superior prefecture.

However, in the 18th year of Kaiyuan, an imperial decree was issued: After a long period of peace, the population was increasing day by day. A prefecture (county) with more than 40,000 households was an upper prefecture (county), and was of the third rank; a prefecture (county) with more than 25,000 households was a middle prefecture (county), and was of the upper fourth rank; a prefecture (county) with less than 20,000 households was a lower prefecture (county), and was of the lower fourth rank.

"Because you are no longer the governor of Yuyao County!"

Li Xuan laughed.

Qianniuwei stepped forward, took off Gao Wei's hat and took away his fish talisman.

In Linhai County, which was controlled by Huang Wangheng, there were more than 83,000 households of good character in the first year of Tianbao, but some of them died out of fear of crime.

"Why did you dismiss me from my post for no reason?"

Gao Wei shouted loudly.

"You condoned pirates, colluded with powerful people, and annexed the land of good people. Is this reason enough?"

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Gao Wei was speechless.

Ever since Huang Wangheng's death, he has felt a sense of grief for others.

Li Xuan waved his hand, and the Qianniu Guards took Gao Wei away first.

All the officials present were in awe.

(End of this chapter)