Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 258 Li Zhi joins the army, Di Renjie enters the Eastern Palace

Li Chengqian was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

He knew that the grand court meeting conveyed the general direction of the court's actions.

There will be countless people interpreting and analyzing it.

But he didn't expect that Feng Zhidai would over-analyze it.

It is indeed necessary to digest the place of Lingnan.

By the way, Feng’s problem was also solved.

But to solve the problem of Feng family, we don’t have to kill them.

The purpose is to weaken the Feng family's power and influence in Lingnan, so as to correctly position and identify themselves.

Stop doing those unnecessary things.

The court needs to develop and build. If you are sensible, come here obediently and we will take you to take off.

If you are ignorant, that is another matter.

It can be said that this is a combination of soft and hard tactics to force the Feng family of Lingnan to recognize their position.

"Feng Zhidai, ah Feng Zhidai."

Li Chengqian sighed and said:

"I really don't mean to hit you."

"Are you a pig-head? How can you be so stupid?"

"The court's planning is based on the overall interests of the country. This is the general trend of the future development of the entire Tang Dynasty."

"It is the general trend to directly govern Guangzhou. What do you, the Feng family, count for?"

"How many soldiers and how much strength do you have?"

"The imperial court needs to be so roundabout in order to deal with the Feng family."

"We can destroy your Feng family by simply sending troops."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "That's right, Feng Zhidai thinks too highly of the Feng family."

"When the court does something, it always starts with the general trend."

"What does a small Feng family count for in the overall situation?"

"Targeting the Feng family? What a joke. They are just ants in the face of the general trend. The imperial court won't even bother to look at them."

That's what I said.

Li Chengqian felt that Li Zhi was too discouraging.

As soon as he saw Feng Zhidai, he became stunned and petrified, as if he had suffered a great harm.

"Your Highness, my Feng family is so insignificant..."

Feng Zhidai asked.

"Why? Do you want to mention it to me?"

Li Chengqian said playfully.

It is worth mentioning that they have to sit at the same table with Goguryeo and Xueyantuo.

Do you want to, Feng?
"No no no!"

Feng Zhidai waved his hands quickly and said, "The Feng family is not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

"okay."

Li Chengqian waved his hands. In his opinion, Feng Zhidai's performance was just that of a clown.

The paranoia is too severe.

"Guangzhou's direct administration is an opportunity for Lingnan and the Feng family."

Li Chengqian said: "Lingnan has always been there. Even without you, Feng, there are others."

"We will develop and progress together with Lingnan, or Lingnan will go it alone and your Feng family will disappear in the general trend."

"It depends on whether you, Feng, can grasp the general trend."

Feng Zhidai was startled and immediately realized that the prince was trying to give him a hint.

"I dare to ask for your guidance, Your Highness."

He bowed his head.

Li Chengqian said casually: "There will be a lot of policy bias in the directly governed states."

"For example, on the issue of taxation, there will be certain tax reductions or even tax exemption policies."

“It will also serve as a maritime trading port.”

“In addition, there are policies to support the shipbuilding industry.”

He didn't have much in mind to talk, so after a few words, he said, "You don't understand what I'm saying. The court will only have policies for directly governed provinces."

"You'll know then."

After saying this, Li Chengqian closed his eyes and rested.

Li Zhi asked everyone to leave very cleanly and neatly.

Feng Zhidai also stopped and bowed solemnly to leave.

Walking out of the East Palace, Feng Zhidai looked at the sky of Chang'an and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really fucking beautiful."

……

"This Feng family's education is really a bit worrying."

"How can there be such a stupid perception?"

Li Zhi shook his head and had a very low opinion of Feng Zhidai.

I think the reason why the Feng family was able to dominate Lingnan was entirely due to local factors because it was too far away from Chang'an.

"It's just my brother. If it were anyone else, the Feng family would be destroyed if not destroyed."

Li Zhi said with a smile: "They are just coming to my door, begging me to chop them up."

"Ha ha!"

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "You are being too subjective."

"Are you sure that Feng Zhidai is not playing dumb to try to understand my thoughts and the intentions of the court?"

Li Zhi said disdainfully: "Brother, you think too highly of this man."

"I'm sure he's really stupid."

Li Chengqian didn't care and said, "Whether he was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, Feng Zhidai got what he wanted."

"Isn't this enough?"

Li Zhi could not help but remain silent, frowning in thought.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian stretched and said, "After all, it's still information asymmetry."

"You know the inside story, but Feng Zhidai doesn't. He can only rely on self-analysis."

"Zhi Nu, if you were in Feng Zhi Dai's position, could you do better?"

"Or, can you remain unmoved and allow the situation to develop until it really happens and the court takes action?"

Li Zhi's face suddenly turned red, and he felt a little embarrassed.

He thought about it and found that there was really no better solution.

"He came here today, he must have prepared for the worst."

"We are also prepared to save it in any way possible."

Li Chengqian said leisurely: "He may be stupid, but he knows how to find a way to do things."

"In this respect, he is far superior to countless others."

Li Zhi laughed at himself and said, "It seems that I still have a lot to learn by following my brother."

"You don't stand a chance."

"Ah? What do you mean, brother?" Li Chengqian blinked and said, "After the New Year, you should join the army."

"Enlist in the army?"

Li Zhi knew that sooner or later he would have to go out and work on his own.

Joining the army was also in his plan.

"Should I go to the Prince's Guard or the New Army?"

"Go to Shandong to report to the government."

"what?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment.

Mansion soldiers?

"Brother, you are not kidding, right?"

"Go dig the fields and plant the crops first, and we'll take care of the rest later."

Li Chengqian said: "It's decided."

"No, brother. If I leave, there will be no one to take care of you."

Li Zhi felt that he could still be saved, so he played the emotional card.

at this time.

The eunuch came in and said, "Your Highness, Di Renjie wants to see you!"

Li Chengqian smiled happily and said, "Look, you don't have to worry about it."

"My new house order has arrived."

Li Zhi was stunned, "He's competing with me?"

"Brother, are you serious?"

"He is only sixteen years old, and you want him to be the Prince's Household Manager, which is an official rank from the fourth grade up."

"Pulling up the seedlings to help them grow is not the way to do it."

"You really want to drive me away?"

Li Chengqian was unmoved and said, "By the way, bring Dalang with you when the time comes."

"You two go dig the fields and plant them together."

"From now on, the food for the Eastern Palace will depend on you two uncles and nephews."

His brother's teasing made Li Zhi's rescue efforts seem feeble and powerless. He said with resentment, "Does Dalang know?"

"It does not matter."

As they were talking, Di Renjie walked in and greeted them.

Li Zhi stared at him fiercely, as if he wanted to eat him.

Di Renjie's heart skipped a beat. What's going on? King Jin, I haven't offended you.

"Huaiying." Li Chengqian called.

"The students are here!"

Di Renjie replied.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian smiled. This sentence from the student really touched his heart.

"First, follow the King of Jin and familiarize yourself with his affairs."

"If you don't understand something, just ask him."

Li Chengqian said: "You are still young, so you can assume the power of the Prince's Household."

Sixteen years old.

He started from the fourth rank when he first arrived.

Even though Di Renjie was indeed loved by Li Chengqian, he was not used in this way.

Keep them by your side and cultivate them for a few years, then send them out to work.

In this way, with the influence of myself, in time, with Di Renjie's gifts and talents, I think he will be even better.

"This student thanks His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his grace."

Di Renjie responded seriously that he did not have the power to decide his own life.

Especially in front of the crown prince, it is even more difficult to explain.

There is only one path to follow.

"Child slave, take good care of it."

At this point, Li Zhi had no choice but to accept his fate and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother. I will try to train Di Renjie in the shortest possible time."

Di Renjie's scalp tingled. Why did he feel that Prince Jin's smile looked so fake?
……

The New Year was very lively, but of course not peaceful.

After the New Year, the 20th year of Zhenguan arrives.

The planning was officially launched.

Li Shimin issued several imperial edicts in succession.

The Censorate was promoted to the third rank, and the Chief Censor Ma Zhou was promoted from the third rank to the third rank minister.

This may seem like the same grade, but it is worlds apart.

It means that the Zhongshu is finally on par with the Six Ministries.

The first imperial decree of the new year was to upgrade the Censorate, which meant that the power of the Censorate was increased and also demonstrated the court's firm attitude towards the first point of the plan.

The second decree was to remove Li Ke from the position of president of the Tang Empire Bank and replace him with Princess Changle Li Lizhi.

Many people had anticipated that Changle would become the president of the Imperial Bank.

Seeing that Princess Changle follows King Wu every day, one can roughly guess that Princess Changle is familiar with banking affairs.

However, when the imperial edict was issued, one could not help but sigh. It is hard to know whether it is a good or bad thing for a Tang princess to serve as the chief official of a third-rank government office.

The third imperial decree was to establish the Commissioner of Taxation, a fifth-rank official.

It may seem like nothing, but one thing in the decree is horrifying.

The Commissioner of Taxation actually has the power to organize and recruit tax collectors.

This has confused countless people.

A fifth-rank government office actually has armed forces.

What is this for?
From now on, if anyone dares to resist taxes violently or evade taxes, will the tax collectors come to beat him up?
The fourth decree concerns steel.

The fifth one is Tiangongyuan.

The Holy Emperor conferred titles of nobility on Tiangong Academy in one breath, including five marquises, a dozen earls, and dozens of others with titles below earl.

This was a huge shock to me.

They know that Tiangongyuan was built up by the prince, but Prince, you are too much of a boss.

With so many titles being bestowed, wouldn't the people at Tiangong Institute go crazy?
Fortunately, although these titles are numerous, like Sun Simiao's title, they do not come with any fiefdoms.

This is much easier to accept.

If it were really like a title of nobility with a fiefdom, that would be terrifying.

The subsequent conferment of a title on Jishiyuan was not that shocking.

After all, they don't have any fiefs, and their fiefs are even less than those of Tiangongyuan.

A series of subsequent imperial decrees were issued.

The officials and people in Chang'an have become a little numb.

The number of imperial edicts issued in this short period of time is more than that issued in the whole of last year.

(End of this chapter)