Late Tang

This award made all the officials in the study slightly surprised, the emperor was too bold.It would be nice to allow Song Wei to ask for Li Jing's promotion. Adding a false title from the third-rank General Jinwu is a great grace, and he even added the third-rank champion general. The ranks have long been worthless, and the local commanders often have the positions of General Jinwu, General Zhenjun, and even General, and even second-rank positions such as Shizhong, Zhongshuling, etc., but those commanders are all It is the head of a town.Although Li Jing made a lot of contributions, to be honest, at this time last year, Li Jing was just a farmer.In one year, he was directly promoted to the third grade, which is really the so-called one-step ascension to heaven.

What's more, the title of Marquis of Zhendong was actually added.The title even skipped the baron, viscount, and earl, and went straight to the title of marquis.Although this marquis is a county marquis of the third grade, his title is Zhendong, not the name of the county, and he is the only one.What's more, although the Tang Dynasty was very generous to his ministers, and meritorious ministers could be crowned kings with different surnames, but these titles were still granted in the early days, and now basically there are no food seals.The emperor not only gave Li Jing a marquis, but also gave a thousand households a solid food seal, which is even more amazing.

Even Tian Lingzi was a little bit jealous. He started out as a small eunuch in a small horse workshop, and followed Li Xuan in his early years. With this, he was able to take control of the government step by step and become the general of the left prison guard. Lieutenant of Shence Army, and envoy of the Privy Council.He was called father by the emperor, so he had no choice but to be named the Duke of Jin. Li Jing got a Marquis of Zhendong so easily, which really made him feel a little apprehensive.

"Li Jing is such a strong general, I want to transfer him to Chang'an, and his Zhendong Army will also be transferred to the capital, and follow me!" The words are not surprising, Li Yan is like an excited child now, After thinking about Li Jing, I don't care about other things, like a child, I want to share my good things with Li Jing.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

The most shocking thing was Tian Lingzi, he was able to take charge of the government now, except that the emperor kissed him and called him father.One of the main reasons is that he controlled the military power. In the late Tang Dynasty, there were four nobles in Beijing.

These four nobles do not refer to four people, but the four most powerful officials.These four official positions are the lieutenant of the Left and Right Shence Army, and the Left and Right Privy Council Envoy.

The lieutenant of the Shence Army is in charge of the 15 Shence Forbidden Army in Gyeonggi, and it can be said that all the soldiers and horses of the central government are in his hands.The Privy Council envoys are equally important, second only to the prime minister.The eunuchs have always been in charge, and their original power is to act as a connecting link between the prime minister and the emperor, and to be in charge of military affairs.But in the late Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs envoys of the Privy Council used this to intervene in the government, and even manipulated the abolition of the monarch.

In the final analysis, the key to Tian Lingzi's ability to take charge of the government is that he held two important positions among the four nobles, holding the sky with one hand.The Nan Ya and Bei Ya of the Tang Dynasty, at this time, there is only one Shence Army left, and the others are all in name only.Of the Twelve Guards and the Forbidden Army of the Beiya, only the Shence Army remained.

Now that the emperor suddenly wants to let Li Jing enter the capital, Tian Lingzi doesn't care, but if Li Jing is allowed to come with the newly formed Zhendong Army.Tian Lingzi couldn't bear it anymore. Although the Shence Army has 15 people, it has already been corrupted and has no combat effectiveness at all.But the Zhendong Army is different, just think about what Song Wei just played in the report, Li Jing defeated the Qingzhou Yabing with [-] Zhendong Army, beheaded more than [-] people, and captured countless prisoners.

Qingzhou Yabing Tian Lingzi also knew that it was a very capable army. Ziqing Town had been separated for more than [-] years and was once the most powerful vassal in the world, and Qingzhou Yabing was even the best of the elite.Li Jing can defeat even elites like the Qingzhou Yabing. It is conceivable what kind of tiger and wolf army this is.

The Son of Heaven, Li Xuan, also likes the new and dislikes the old, and Li Jing happens to be in his early twenties, not much older than the Son of Heaven.If Li Jing enters the capital with an army of 5000 Zhendong troops, it is conceivable that he, the emperor's father, will have no place in a short time.

Thinking of this, Tian Lingzi couldn't sit still anymore, he jumped up and said: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to transfer Li Jing to Beijing!"

Li Xuan was excited, when he heard Tian Lingzi's words he was a little displeased and said, "Father, what's wrong!"

Tian Lingzi rolled his eyes, thinking about it, and said: "Although Qingzhou has been captured now, the rebellious king Jingwu has not been eliminated, and now he is still occupying Ziqi and Qizhou with the rest of the rebels. Then Song Wei led troops to attack before, and he was killed. A small loss, the two armies are now facing each other. If this continues, Ziqi and Qizhou will inevitably be corrupted and the people will suffer. This old slave thinks that at this time, Ziqing Town is in urgent need of a strong general like Li Jing to work hard."

"Didn't Li Jing defeat Wang Jingwu and beheaded eight thousand people? Why hasn't Wang Jingwu's rebellion subsided yet?" Li Yan seemed to have just remembered.

Yu Cong quickly explained: "Li Jing led his troops to recapture Qingzhou. After Zishui defeated the rebels, because he heard that Wang Jingwen and Wang Jin, Wang Jingwen and Wang Jin, led the Dengzhou Navy to rebel, so he led his troops back to Dengzhou. Song Wei led his troops to pursue Wang Jingwu, but was ambushed by the rebels in Zizhou and lost many soldiers. Now the rebels retreated to Zizhou, and Song Wei was besieging the city. However, the rebels were fierce and difficult to get off for a while, so he asked the court to reinforcements."

Li Xuan frowned, and said with some dissatisfaction: "How come Song Wei is not as good as his general Li Jing as a general."

"Song Wei is not bad, but he is old. I heard that he was injured by an arrow during the rebellion. He was in the rear army when he was chasing him. The front army didn't notice, so he fell down." Song Wei has a very good relationship, so he is busy explaining for Song Wei at this time.

Tian Lingzi took the opportunity to say: "This Dengzhou is an important port and sea trade route in the north of our Tang Dynasty. If the rebels are allowed to mess up Dengzhou, it will be a great loss. General Li Jing returned to Dengzhou and did a good job. At this time It is not appropriate to transfer Li Jing and the Zhendong Army to Beijing." After a pause, Tian Lingzi seemed to remember something and said: "I heard a few days ago that Dengzhou is not peaceful recently. First, Feng Zhang, the envoy of Daxie Village, colluded Duli Town in Liaodong attacked Dengzhou, and now the Dengzhou navy is in chaos. At such a time, a loyal general like Li Jing is needed to guard the country. In addition, I heard that Li Jing led troops into Liaodong to fight several times. In this battle, two cities and a population of several 10 were taken back."

"Your Majesty, it has been more than a hundred years since the Andong Governor's Mansion was repeatedly withdrawn from Pyongyang, and finally withdrawn. After the Anshi Rebellion, although the land of Liaodong was named Tang, it has already been lost. The three towns in Hebei have been repeated, The land and Liaodong passages have been lost early. Now Bohai and Silla are not as strong as before. Now General Li Jing sends troops to Liaodong to retake the two states for the imperial court. This is a great opportunity for the imperial court to regain Liaodong. The territory laid down by our ancestors, we It is the responsibility of the descendants to guard the land. The old slave thought that such an excellent general as Li Jing should continue to guard Dengzhou. Firstly, he could quell the chaos in Dengzhou, secondly, protect the northern maritime trade routes, and thirdly, let Li Jing Find a way to regain the land of Liaodong."

Tian Lingzi said: "Your Majesty, this old slave thinks that the court can rebuild the Andong Protectorate, and I would like to recommend Li Jing as the Protector of Andong."

In order to prevent Li Jing from entering Beijing, Tian Lingzi spent a lot of brainpower.He also knew that the emperor liked Li Jing right now, and if he stopped him forcefully at this time, the effect might be counterproductive.Throwing out rebuilding the Anton Protectorate's Mansion was not because he really wanted to regain Liaodong, but to send Li Jing away.The land of Liaodong is mixed with various ethnic groups, and it has already become a land of chaos.Especially since Bohai Kingdom and Silla Kingdom weakened successively, while Khitan and Xiren began to grow stronger again, Liaodong became even more chaotic, and it was simply a place where various ethnic groups fought.The situation in southern Liaoning is better, but the further north you go, the more chaotic the situation becomes.Even though Li Jing has captured the two big cities in southern Liaoning, Tian Lingzi knows very well that if Li Jing is really asked to recover Liaodong, not to mention other things, just a town of Duli will be enough trouble for him.

What's more, although Bohai and other countries are weak, in fact Liaodong has always been under the name of Datang and under the actual semi-control of Bohai.It's okay for Li Jing to make small troubles. If he really uses the name of Anton's Protectorate, neither Bohai Kingdom nor Khitan, which is now eyeing Liaodong, will make it easier for Li Jing.

Liaodong is a muddy quagmire. If Li Jing stepped into it with one foot and wanted to pull it out again, it would not be so easy.

However, Li Xuan didn't understand Tian Lingzi's nine twists and eighteen bends. He has now been provoked by Tian Lingzi's words about regaining Liaodong and being responsible for guarding the land. The 13-year-old emperor is at the prime of his youth.After thinking about it for a while, he agreed with Tian Lingzi's words.

In his opinion, the powerful Tubo, Nanzhao, and Huihe were completely overwhelmed by the Tang Dynasty, and a small Liaodong was nothing.

"Okay, then rebuild the Andong Protectorate's Mansion, give Li Jing the title of Andong Protectorate, and let Li Jing's Zhendong Army regain Liaodong and Liaoxi. After General Li Jing regains Liaodong, then I will transfer him to the capital with the Zhendong Army !” Li Xuan ordered.

There was a gleam in Tian Lingzi's eyes, he didn't expect that the emperor would never forget to transfer Li Jing to Beijing.Hmph, since that's the case, then Li Jing will never even think about entering Beijing.

The other prime ministers had their own thoughts, but no one raised any objections.First of all, they also knew that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and if they agreed to let Li Jing enter the capital, they would offend Tian Lingzi.Secondly, several prime ministers really didn't think there was any problem in regaining Liaodong.They felt that if Li Jing could really regain Liaodong, it would be a great achievement for their prime minister.

Andong Duhu Mansion belongs to the Shangdu Hufu, and its chief is Anton Duhu, who is a third rank, "in charge of all the tribes, comforting, conquering, reciting meritorious deeds, punishing mistakes, and ruling the affairs of the mansion".Even Yu Cong felt that this was a good opportunity. After all, the Anton Governor's Mansion was one of the Six Great Protectors of the Tang Dynasty at the beginning. Li Jing took this position, which was equivalent to being a senior member of one party and a commander-in-chief of a feudal town. Not much difference.If Liaodong can really be regained, even if it cannot enter the dynasty, at least it will be a general.

(To be continued)