A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Starting from the Village Chief

Chapter 187 My surname is Li, the royal family Li Yi

Li Zhi returned home.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so he went to the backyard to find his wife Yang.

"Hurry up and go to the palace and find Concubine Yang. My son has beaten me, and I'm about to become the laughing stock of all Chang'an. I was thinking of asking this evil boy to recognize his ancestors, but I didn't expect him to be so rebellious."

Yang looked at her husband's angry expression and said, "You should have drowned him at the beginning, and this wouldn't have happened."

"go quickly."

Yang got up to dress and prepare to enter the palace.

In Tai Chi Palace,

Crown Prince Li Jiancheng told his father about the interesting story of a son beating his father in the capital today.
"No matter what, Li Zhi is Li Yi's biological father after all. Even if Li Yi is dissatisfied with his father, he cannot do anything to his biological father.

What's more, both of them are nobles in the imperial court, so how could they fight in the street?
Your Majesty, I think that Li Yi is too young after all. He was a wild man before and did not know the rules and etiquette. Now that he has suddenly become rich, he has become even more frivolous.
"Our Great Tang governs the world with filial piety. How can someone who is unfilial even to his own father be loyal to the emperor and patriotic? Such a person must be severely punished. I suggest that we strip Li Yi of his official title and simply grant him a certificate of ordination, allowing him to become a monk and practice Taoism."

Li Yuan was holding a glass cup made of green porcelain.
Slowly sip the persimmon shochu in the cup.

The glass cup in his hand was made by the famous craftsman He Chou. He Chou was not only proficient in making carriages and vehicles, but also good at drawing architectural drawings. Two days after his creation, he built a floating bridge on the Liao River and designed and built Liuhe City. Within one night, he built a large city with a circumference of eight miles and a height of ten feet on the front line. There were towers in the four corners and observation towers on all four sides. On the city, armored soldiers were stationed, with flags and spears, which frightened the Goguryeo people.

He also went to Jingdezhen to collect clay for firing green porcelain, changed the kiln temperature, and used green porcelain to fire exquisite colored glaze.

At the end of the Daye period, He Chou served as the Minister of the Imperial Household and the Supervisor of the Imperial Household, and Acting General of the Left Tunwei, commanding 30,000 crossbowmen in the imperial camp.

He used to be good friends with Li Yuan, but now he is the Minister of Works under Yu Wenzhi.

Exquisite glass cup,

Very strong persimmon roast,
Li Yuan liked the combination of these two things very much.

Li Yi, who presented persimmon liquor to Li Yuan, always reminded him of his old friend He Chou.

Li Jing had once served in the same palace with him. He was a very strong man, extremely handsome, but not very smart. Unexpectedly, Li Yi would be his great-grandson.

"Father?"

Li Yuan came back to his senses and took a sip of the persimmon sauce.

"The prince is right. The Tang Dynasty governs the world with filial piety. How can anyone be unfilial?"

"Li Yi is wrong in this matter no matter what. Order that Li Yi be suspended from his duties and allowed to return home to reflect on his actions."

"Tell Li Yi that Li Jing is his great-grandfather and Li Zhi is his biological father. This is an unchangeable fact. He is now a fifth-rank noble, and according to the rules, he should have a private temple.

Li Yi was a fifth-rank official and a noble, so he should have three temples established.
Order the officials to build a private temple for Li Yi to shame his conscience!"

The prince knelt there and heard the emperor's decision. He found it hard to understand. Li Yi was unfilial. He chased his father in the street and killed his father's horse.
This is a very serious issue both publicly and privately.

However, the emperor's punishment was only to suspend him from work and let him reflect on his mistakes. He even asked the government to build a family temple for Li Yi, saying that this would make him feel guilty.

Is this a punishment or a reward?
The imperial court spent money and manpower to repair his ancestral temple, which made him feel guilty. How could this be a punishment?

Li Yuan slowly savored the persimmon cake.
Feeling the aroma of this wine,
"Li Yi's incident also had its reasons. I still remember how Li Jing's grandson abandoned his fiancée Zhang in order to marry Yang Sunv. This incident caused heated discussions in Chang'an and was criticized by everyone.

It was Li Zhi who wronged Zhang first, and then wronged Li Yi."

Jiancheng argued that the father-son relationship should not be disrupted.
"You are right," Li Yuan smiled, and then said: "Think about how Li Jing didn't recognize Li Yuantong back then, and even after Li Yuantong became rich, he still never recognized Li Jing.

I think the current affairs of Li Yi and Li Zhi can be handled according to the example of Li Jing and Li Yuantong, father and son.

The imperial edict ordered Li Yi to be registered in the Zongzheng Temple. From now on, Li Yi is Li Yi and Li Zhi is Li Zhi.

The emperor's words made Jiancheng even more confused.

It was obvious that the emperor was deliberately favoring Li Yi.
Although Li Xiaochang was not recognized as a descendant of the Tianshui Li family at that time, he was included in the royal family genealogy because of his contribution to the Yongfeng granary. He was regarded as a member of the royal family and was granted the title of a prince.

The imperial clan governed the central government, and the Zongzheng Temple managed the clan membership. Those within the five degrees of mourning were included in the membership, while those outside the five degrees of mourning were not.

Affiliation refers to the genealogy of the royal clan.

Li Xiaochang's grandfather, Li Jing, was also from the Longxi Li clan, but he was from the Tianshui branch, and was no longer within the five generations of Li Yuan's royal family.

Therefore, the imperial edict ordered him to be included in the clan membership, and also put him back on the royal family tree, so that he could enjoy many privileges of the clan.

Now the emperor said that Li Yi could also follow the old example of Li Xiaochang.

Let Li Yi also be registered in the Zongzheng clan, and like his cousin Li Xiaochang, be included in the Li Tang royal family genealogy.

"Father, what virtues and abilities does Li Yi have, what merits and achievements does he have to be considered a Zongzheng official?"

Since Li Yuan founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, there were only three people who were specially included in the clan membership. They were Li Xiaochang, the King of Yi'an who presented Yongfeng Granary. He was originally from the Tianshui Li family in Longxi. His father Li Yuantong was originally respected by Li Yuan as his uncle.

The other two are Li Xizhi, the current governor of Guizhou, who once ruled Guizhou for a long time and is now temporarily under the jurisdiction of Xiao Xin. The other is his younger brother Li Xiyu, who had previously returned from Chang'an to his hometown of Hanzhong to recruit soldiers and prepare to reinforce Chang'an. Li Yuan issued an order to include his brothers in the nationality and gave them promotions and titles.

Li Yi is now the fourth one.

Compared with the three Li Xiaochang, Li Xizhi and Li Xiyu, Li Yi was undoubtedly insignificant, with neither power nor troops or territory. Li Yuan shook the glass cup,

"Da Lang, you are the crown prince, and you will inherit this country in the future. As an emperor, the most important thing is to be tolerant. Do you know what power is?

Power is about forming alliances, winning over more allies, and working together to deal with the few enemies. We need to make more friends and fewer enemies.
The bigger your alliance, the more secure your power, and the more power you have over discourse and distribution."

"For those who are capable, we should unite them and not just focus on their shortcomings, but see their strengths and learn to use their strengths.

Li Yi is a capable young man. We shouldn't suppress young people like him too much, but rather use them and make them feel grateful and loyal to us."

"Sometimes, you have to learn from Erlang. Erlang is nine years younger than you, but he's better at making friends than you are."

The emperor stopped there.

"As for Luo Yi of Youzhou and Xu Shiji of Liyang, as long as they perform well enough in the future, I will not hesitate to grant them the surname of the emperor, include them in the clan system, and even make them kings like Li Xiaochang.

Dalang, we only have a small corner of the world. To the north, the Turkic people are threatening and oppressing us more and more year by year. Time is of the essence.

If the Central Plains is not unified, how can we have the energy to deal with the Turks?

My biggest dream is to unify the Central Plains as soon as possible, then march north to conquer the Turks, teach those wolf cubs a lesson, and make them submit to the Central Plains again.
If there are internal conflicts and divisions in the Central Plains all the time, we will always have to act like grandsons to the Turks and will never be able to stand up straight.

In order to unify the Central Plains as soon as possible, we must be generous when necessary, be tolerant when necessary, and have a broad perspective and a global perspective."

Li Jiancheng was speechless after hearing what Li Yuan said.

"This Li Yi is very capable, far more than what he has shown now. I know you have shown kindness to this guy before, but he didn't appreciate it. It's normal for you to be a little angry.

But, as the crown prince, if you can't accept such a small setback,

In other words, if you can't even handle a little Li Yi, then you are still too young and you are not qualified to be a prince."

Li Jiancheng blushed with shame. The 29-year-old prince was about to reach the age of 30. He prided himself on being mature and steady, and having outstanding abilities, but his father gave him such a low evaluation today.

"Don't be discouraged. I've just started being the emperor, and you've just started being the crown prince. We both have little experience. Let's learn it slowly.

But as the saying goes, it takes three to make a hero, and it takes three to make a fence. We should all recruit more talented people to help us, and not be picky. Even the most capable people have their uses. There are no useless people in this world, only those who don't know how to use their talents.

Maybe it was because I drank two more cups of persimmon wine,
Li Yuan rarely talks much.

"Li Yi is getting closer to Erlang now. You can try to win him over. You are the crown prince. What Erlang can give to Li Yi, can't you give to him?"

"Or maybe you're just too arrogant and not truly respectful enough? Go back and think about it."

Pingkang Square.

In one day,

Three groups of envoys came in succession to announce the decree.

The first will,
Suspended for reflection.

In the Qianshui Marquis's mansion, everyone was worried, but Li Yi was quite calm. He rewarded the messenger and was not panicked at all.

quickly,

Another messenger came to announce the decree.

This time, the emperor issued an order to build a private temple for Li Yi. The government provided money and craftsmen, and even granted ten acres of land in Yonglefang in the south of the city for construction to worship the three temples.

The ancestor is Li Chao, the governor of Yingzhou in Northern Zhou Dynasty; his great-grandfather is Li Jing, the Duke of Hua, the general of the Right Guard of Sui Dynasty; his grandfather is Li Shimo, the secretary of Pingkou County, the Yinqing Guanglu doctor of Sui Dynasty;
Once this decree came out,
Li Yi was a little unhappy.
Old Li, you are too nosy. Why are you meddling in other people's family affairs?
He was unwilling to recognize a scumbag like Li Zhi as his father.

What's more, Li Jing is not a good person either. He is an old scumbag who abandons his wife after having fun with her.

Why should I, Li Yi, recognize them as my ancestors and offer sacrifices to them?

I'd like to open my own family tree and start with myself as the ancestor.

Before he could figure out how to write a letter to the emperor,
As a result, the third decree came down.

The imperial edict granted Li Yi, the Earl of Qianshui, the title of registered permanent resident of the Zongzheng Temple.

After the decree was read out, the messenger who delivered the decree congratulated him repeatedly, but Li Yi seemed to ignore the meaning behind it.

"Qianshui Bo will be a member of the royal family from now on. Your name has been included in the royal family genealogy."

"I'm royalty now?"

Li Yi couldn't believe it. Maybe Li Yuan was drunk after drinking persimmon wine today?
First he was suspended from his post, then a private temple was built for him, and then he was included in the royal family genealogy.

I can't believe it.
Can I, Li Yi's "Li", now say to others that I am a royal family member?

(End of this chapter)