Late Tang

Chang'an City after the war, looking around, is full of ruins and devastated!

Huang Chao is dead, and the puppet Qi has been wiped out. Although there are still many remnants of the puppet Qi who fled Chang'an under the leadership of Shang Rang, Lin Yan, Zhang Juyan, Meng Kai, etc., but since Huang Chao is dead, the rest are just jumping beams Just a clown.

The three most prosperous and splendid palaces in Chang'an City, Da Nei Tai Chi Palace and Dong Nei Daming Palace were all destroyed by the war, and almost burned to nothing, especially Dong Nei Daming Palace, which was burned several times.Originally, although Huang Chao set fire to it, it was impossible for Miyagi to burn down all at once.In fact, it was Tang Jun himself who did the most damage to the three major internal affairs.After the defeat of Huang Chao, the armies of various feudal towns rushed into Chang'an. While they entered the palace city to eliminate the remnants of the puppet Qi soldiers, they began to rob wantonly. Finally, after the robbing, they simply added a few more fires to destroy the evidence of their robbery empty.

Among the three major palaces, Taiji Palace and Daming Palace in Dongnei were completely destroyed by the war, but Xingqing Palace in Nannei escaped the fiercest battle because it was originally outside the imperial city. Afterwards, Nannei had been reduced to the residence of the Supreme Emperor after his abdication, so it was no longer as prosperous as it was before, and it was not regarded as the primary robbery target by the rebels for a while.When they finished robbing Da Nei and Dong Nei, Yang Fugong had already led his army to arrive. He immediately occupied Nan Nei, which was barely intact, and finally saved the Xingqing Palace.

In the Xingqing Palace, the Yang Fuguang brothers were looking at Li Jie, the seventh younger brother of the emperor, standing in front of them.

The emperor's seventh younger brother, who was a compatriot with Li Xuan's mother, was only 15 years old at this time, with delicate features and delicate features, and he was somewhat imaginative with Li Xuan.However, compared to Li Xuan, he is more restrained, with a heroic spirit between his brows, very intelligent, and not like Li Xuan, who was bullied by Tian Lingzi since he was a child, is so aggressive and playful.Instead, this is a prince who loves to read.A few years ago, when Tian Lingzi took the emperor out of Beijing in a hurry, Li Jie was also one of the few clansmen who accompanied him.At that time, on the road, Li Jie didn't even have a horse because he was walking in a hurry. Halfway, his legs were blistered and he wanted to ask for a rest, but Tian Lingzi whipped him and scolded him.

It can be said that the relationship between Shou Wang Li Jie and Tian Lingzi is very bad.When Yang Fugong left Chengdu in a hurry last time, Li Jie took the initiative to run to Yang Fugong and asked to leave Chengdu together, which made Yang Fugong have a deep impression of Li Jie.In comparison, Li Jie is less famous and younger than the emperor's sixth brother Ji Wang Li Baolai, but Yang Fugong likes Li Jie more, not only because Li Jie is younger, but also because of his relationship with Li Jie Better.

At this time, Li Jie, who was nearly six feet tall, was wearing a black robe, a black gauze headband on his head, and black leather boots on his feet.With a fair and rosy face, clear and black eyes, and a black beard that just appeared on his lips, he felt a little embarrassed and uneasy.In fact, even if he has been staying in the barracks, he has heard a rumor about him these days. The rumor said that the Yang brothers are going to abolish his fifth brother and make him the new emperor.He didn't know how to react to the news.There is both fear and anticipation in my heart.He was really disappointed with the fifth brother who had a mother and a compatriot.In his opinion, Li Tang, in this precarious situation, his elder brother has to bear a lot of responsibility. If he hadn't been lucky enough to kill the eunuch Tian Lingzi, how could it be possible for Nei Pang Lu to take care of the big brother well? Tang, made it to where it is today.

For the Yang brothers who want him to be the emperor, he has some vague expectations. This is not because he wants this right, but because he wants to revive the Tang Dynasty and rejuvenate the Li family.Compared with the eunuch Tian Lingzi, he has a much better impression of the Yang brothers. Although there are some things about Yang Fugong that he dislikes, he trusts Yang Fuguang very much.After all, being able to exterminate Huang Chao is thanks to the contribution of the Yang brothers, especially Yang Fuguang.

If he can sit on the throne of the Son of Heaven, get the help of the Yang brothers, if he can win over Li Jing, whom his elder brothers have always loved and feared, and rejuvenate Li Tang, it is not impossible to rebuild the prosperous world.

"His Royal Highness Shou Wang, although Huang Chao has been defeated and died, and the capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang have been recovered, the emperor's situation is still grim. After these years of chaotic wars, the towns have become like a piece of sand. The prestige of the central court has long been wiped out. Now , we urgently need to revive the prestige of the court. At this time, we need the sageness of the emperor even more." Yang Fugong sighed: "It's not that the old ministers are rude. Since he took the throne today, he has actually disappointed the ministers and workers. The turmoil has a lot to do with His Majesty's mishandling. Especially now that the Son of Heaven is completely hijacked and controlled by Tian thieves. For the sake of the country, the veteran had no choice but to make a request. The current Holy Majesty is no longer fit to continue to reign. The world needs a more intelligent, wise and wise monarch to eradicate the chaos and rebel against the government, lead the monarchs and ministers to rejuvenate the Tang Dynasty, and rebuild the prosperous age. The old ministers are bold and want to invite His Royal Highness Shou Wang, the emperor's younger brother, to take charge of the power of supervising the country, and then truly Inherit the throne of Emperor Tang."

Hearing Yang Fugong finally said this, Li Jie was both happy and nervous.

"Will every town in the world agree to such a big event? How will His Majesty react?"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. It is the unanimous wish of all towns in the world to enshrine Your Highness as the new emperor. Right now, more than twenty towns including Guanzhong, Shannan, Henan, Hedong, and Jingnan are willing to support His Highness to take the throne. I believe that other towns Zhen would also prefer to see a wiser emperor ascend the throne." Yang Fuguang said with a light smile.

"What about His Majesty, what will happen to him?"

"After His Highness succeeds the Great Treasure, we will respect His Majesty as the Supreme Emperor!"

After being silent for a long time, Li Jie finally nodded.

Brother Yang Fugong looked at each other and smiled, this result made them very satisfied.

Yang Fuguang looked at Li Jie whose face was getting red and his eyes were shining with excitement, and asked.

"If Your Highness ascends the throne, how do you think to revive the Tang Dynasty and rejuvenate the Li family?"

Li Jie thought for a while, "I am a good minister, I am a villain!"

"Well, Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, wrote in the list of teachers that he was close to the virtuous ministers and far away from the villains, which is why the Han Dynasty prospered. I have read many books, and I have my own ideas about governing the world. However, I would like to ask Your Highness, in the current court, who is called a good minister and who is called a villain?"

"Tian Lingzi deceived the emperor and messed up the government, villain." Li Jie said without hesitation, and then he said: "Er Cui, Erzheng and Eryu, you can be called good ministers."

The two Cui, Erzheng and Eryu mentioned by Li Jie refer to the two Cui, Cui Yunqing and Cui Anqian, the two Zhengs, Zheng Ting and Zheng Congxuan, and the two Yu, Yu Cong and Yu Cang.Both Zheng Congxuan and Zheng Tian served as prime ministers in the court. They were born in wealthy families, were extremely prestigious, and were known as sages.In particular, both of them made indelible contributions in the battle to exterminate Huang Chao.Although the two are civil servants, they are both capable of being generals and ministers. They are full of caliber. As true virtuous ministers, even if Li Jie is in the palace, he often hears the names of these two Zhengs.In addition, although Cui Yunqing and Yu Yu had never served as officials in the court, they were both local dignitaries since the time of the first emperor, and they were also very prestigious in the local area, and they also came from aristocratic families.In particular, these two people have been Li Jing's right-hand men, helping Li Jing govern Qin Fan. Qin Fan has been so strong in recent years, which is enough to explain the achievements of these two people.As for Cui Anqian and Yu Cong, one is also capable of writing and martial arts, served as the commander of the thief, and killed Wang Xianzhi, and Yu Cong is his uncle.Moreover, both of them had served in the court. Cui Anqian had served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Yu Cong had served as Prime Minister for many years, and Shangshu Youpushe, these were all figures he was familiar with.During this period of time, after hearing the news that the Yang family wanted to make him emperor, he had been thinking about who he would employ if he ascended the throne.These two, Cui, Erzheng and Eryu, are the most suitable Tongping Zhangshi that he has ever thought of. They are both capable of writing and martial arts, and they are the most suitable for the new dynasty.

Yang Fugong's face changed slightly after hearing these names.It's a good thing that Li Jie hates Tian Lingzi.But he regards Er Cui Er Zheng Er Yu as virtuous ministers, which is not a good sign.If you talk about the abilities of these six people, then naturally there is nothing to say.Even Yang Fugong appreciated it.However, different ways do not conspire with each other. Today, these two Cui Erzheng Eryu have actually already joined Li Jing's camp, and they are already Li Jing's people.Even if Er Zheng hasn't completely turned over for the time being, they are obviously not on the same path as their Yang brothers.If the new emperor ascends the throne and rely on them as right-hand men, that would be bad.

"Your Highness has a good vision. Both Cui, Zheng and Yu are examples of today's civil servants. However, Your Highness should know that the six of them are now very high-spirited. Moreover, Your Highness should know that they are from famous families, and they often talk about themselves. They are known as celebrities, so they are a bit arrogant and self-respecting. If it is a peaceful day, reusing them is considered a rule of inaction. But the situation is different now. In today’s troubled times, governing the world cannot be governed by just a group of scholars. Some younger people are needed. , more courageous people will govern the world.”

Li Jie was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the few candidates he had considered for a long time, in Yang Fugong's eyes, were just a group of lonely and self-admiring scholars.

"Then who does Yang Gong think is such a candidate?"

Yang Fugong chuckled, "To govern the world, you must use suitable people. There are a few suitable candidates for veterans. Du Rangneng, the seventh grandson of Du Ruhui, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and his father Du Shenquan, successively served as Minister of Rites, Minister of Officials, and Secretary of the Ministry of Officials in Beijing. Shangshu Zuopushe, same as Ping Zhangshi, also served as Hezhong Jiedu Envoy, Zhenhai Jiedu Envoy, Zhongwu Jiedu Envoy, etc., as a gift to Taishi and Xiangyang County Duke. Let Neng Xiantong become a Jinshi for 14 years, and has a history of The censor, the living doctor, the rites department, and the military department member Wailang, and judged the case by his own official. Huang Chao violated the capital, and went to the line with his car. He paid homage to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites and the History Museum to compile and write. Find out what the official knows to make a patent. I am paying homage to the people of Zhongshushe. I am bestowed with golden and purple clothes on my face, and I am a scholar of the Imperial Academy. Let me be able to speak quickly, without changing the pen, and move the affairs of the middle. I have moved to the Minister of the Household Department, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the bachelors. Senior doctor Yinqing Guanglu, the founding son of feudal Jianping County, with five hundred households in Shiyi, capable ministers and officials."

Yang Fugong found out that the young prince liked the most famous descendants, so the first prime minister he selected was Du Rangneng, the grandson of Du Ruhui, the founder of the Tang Dynasty. An important minister, the real empress of a famous family.He is also very talented, and has held many official positions successively. He has background and qualifications, so he is very suitable.Besides, Du Rangneng had voted under his sect early on, and he had already thought about it. Once Li Jie ascended the throne, Du Rangneng would be the prime minister and control the political affairs hall for him.

Sure enough, for this candidate, Li Jie nodded after a little hesitation.Later, Yang Fugong pointed out that Kong Wei is a good minister, so he should get closer.Kong Wei is the [-]th generation grandson of the sage Kong, and he is already a prime minister. Li Jie also agreed to Yang Fugong's proposal of this virtuous minister and the hint of a future prime minister.

Afterwards, Yang Fugong proposed some good ministers he considered, saying that these were all candidates for the prime minister.

"Your Highness, the old ministers mentioned just now are virtuous ministers that His Highness can be close to. However, in today's world, it is okay to use them as prime ministers to govern the central government, but local feudal towns also need to reuse reliable generals. In His Highness's mind, there may be Do you trust the reusable Jieshuai?"

Li Jie thought for a while, originally wanted to say Zheng Congxuan, Zheng Tian, ​​Cui Anqian, Kang Chenghui, Xin Xuan and others, but after thinking about it, these seemed to be generals who were close to Li Jing, so he pressed the words again.Thinking about it carefully, there is no one he can trust among the generals of the various feudal towns under the Yang brothers.Li Keyong, the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, and the capricious Shatuohu Yi, reversed the Tang Dynasty twice, and provoked several wars in Hedong. Such a person, based on the comments he had read about Li Keyong in Qin Fan's newspaper, That is an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf. Such a person cannot be trusted at all.Zhu Quanzhong, the envoy of Zhongwu Jiedu, the deserter of Qin Fan, and Yu Ni of Huang Chao, how can such people be trusted?Besides, he was originally just a pig feeder from the landlord's family. If it weren't for the war, this kind of person would not be able to become a Jiedushi in eight lifetimes.

As for the other marshals, Wang Chongrong of Hezhong, Zhuge Shuang of Heyang, Qin Zongquan of Huaixi, and Zhou Ji of Zhongwu are all fools. How can such a rebellious general be trusted?

And Li Quanzhong?It's just a lost dog driven out of Hebei by Li Jing, a Hebei army leader.

The rest, such as Li Changyan from Fengxiang, Li Sigong from Dingnan, and Dongfang Kui from Baoda, are all domineering army leaders who started their fortunes by relying on military changes, and they are all Hu Dirong.After experiencing the Anshi Rebellion, the Li Tang royal family had long since distrusted the Hu family.In particular, there are Shatuo tribes like Li Keyong's father and son repeatedly in front, which makes him no longer trust those Hu tribes.

"Your Highness doesn't have a handsome man in his heart?" Yang Fugong felt a little strange.

Li Jie opened his mouth and said, "I just feel that if King Qin Li Jing can be made to serve the imperial court, the revival of the world will be just around the corner!"

Yang Fugong's face turned dark, and he resisted not saying anything. He turned his head and looked at his brother Yang Fuguang, with disappointment in his eyes. (To be continued.)