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Chapter 403 Lu Family's Wonderful Chess

All the officials and others saw that Li Chongjiu was pensive.

At that moment, Wen Yanbo said in the foreword: "Right now, Dou Jiande has proclaimed himself emperor, Yu Wenhuaji has proclaimed himself emperor, Li Yuan has proclaimed himself emperor, and all the powers around him are interested in taking over the world. If our Youzhou army doesn't raise the banner again, I'm afraid others will think us Youzhou has no ambition to conquer the world."

When Wen Yanbo said something, everyone nodded in agreement.

Wei Zhengyan said: "Since my army went south to capture Youzhou, Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao have been cut off one after another, and the only ones who can compete with us in Hebei are Li Tang, Dou Jiande, Yu Wenhuaji, and now the three have become emperors. Even Liu Wuzhou and his ilk call themselves emperors to the Central Plains and khans to the grasslands. If Lord Shanggu doesn’t proclaim himself emperor, I’m afraid the people of Youzhou will be disappointed.”

The officials really felt urgent. When Li Chongjiu first occupied Shanggu County, the slogan he used was to separate one side and wait for the right time.At that time, Li Chongjiu's land was only one county, and there was nothing inappropriate about this slogan.

After capturing Youzhou, Li Chongjiu already had several counties, but his strength was still far behind that of several princes, and it was unrealistic to call himself king and emperor.Later, in order to appease the gentry in Youzhou in the territory, Li Chongjiu took Li Mi as the master and fully supported the Wagang Army to seize the world.

When it comes to the front, it is different. Compared with the time when Youzhou was newly occupied, Li Chongjiu now gained Mount Heng, several counties in Taiyuan, defeated Khitan in the north, three tribes of the Xi clan, defeated Goguryeo in the east, and fought against Li Tang in the west.Up to now, no one in the world is looking at today with admiration.Now Li Chongjiu is no longer in the fledgling period, but he is sure to compete in Hebei, and even the world.

Now that the Wagang Army has failed and Li Mi has surrendered to Tang, what should Youzhou do?

If Li Chongjiu does not proclaim himself emperor at this time, the officials below will think that Li Chongjiu just wants to stay on one side, and there are even ignorant people who will think that Li Chongjiu will follow Li Mi to the Tang Dynasty.

For example, Dou Jiande was originally the same as Li Chongjiu, and he also worshiped Li Mi as the main one. But when Li Mi descended to Tang, Dou Jiande immediately proclaimed himself emperor, which is to show his ambition to seize the world.

It's good to call yourself king slowly, but when you say that you don't have enough power, you can't use this banner suddenly, otherwise the name will not be worthy of the name.Occupying a small county with thousands of people dares to proclaim themselves emperor, that is not asking for death.

But this time, more than 20 scholars wrote together in the county examination paper asking Li Chongjiu to proclaim himself emperor. Is it accidental?
"Report to Lord Shanggu, the fact that these 20 scholars wrote the letter has been found out!" County Sima Lin stepped forward to report,
"Who is leading the charge?"

"I want to report to Lord Shanggu that there are three scholars leading this time. None of them came from the gentry family. However, some of their family members are officials in Youzhou, but their official positions are low. The highest one is no more than the county's Cao Shuban. They are now under our control. under."

Li Chongjiu said: "Oh?"

Lin Dangfeng said: "I think this matter is purely a student's whim."

Li Chongjiu glanced at Wen Yanbo and the others, and said, "Aren't there any Youzhou officials, give them a hint?"

Wen Yanbo and the others lowered their heads and kept silent, let alone Zhou Xu, who was already ready to be dismissed.

Lin Dangfeng said: "If Lord Shanggu wants to conduct a thorough investigation, he can hand it over to the county government office. Under punishment, everything will be clear."

"No. You should step back first." Li Chongjiu waved his hand. He knew that someone must have ordered this matter, but no matter who it was, the intention was not bad.What's more, if you torture scholars, your reputation will be terrible.

As far as Li Chongjiu is concerned, it is not that he is unwilling to become emperor, but this matter needs to happen naturally. Rather than shouting about it yourself, it is better for others to welcome you to the throne.

This is China's national conditions, otherwise Zhao Kuangyin obviously rebelled by himself, why would he ask others to wear a yellow robe.As for the so-called three words and three concessions before taking the position, is it true that everyone is hypocritical.

After everyone retreated, Lu Chengqing came back again.

Li Chongjiu saw that Lu Chengqing came back again, and knew that he needed to report something confidential, so he asked the left and right guards to step back and asked, "What's the important thing for Prime Minister Lu?"

Lu Chengqing said: "I want to tell Lord Shanggu that I have something out of the ordinary, and I want to share it with Lord Shanggu."

"But it doesn't matter."

Lu Chengqing said immediately: "The humble position feels that there is another matter that is as urgent as proclaiming the emperor."

"What's the matter?"

"Humble job, I beg Lord Shanggu to marry Princess Changle as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Li Chongjiu's eyes froze, and he said, "What did you say?"

Lu Chengqing said: "Forgive me for being bold in my lowly position. Shi Dexi has always hoped that Shanggu's wife will be the official wife. What's more, when Shanggu's son is born, Shide Xi's expectation is even more urgent. But once Shide's wife becomes the official room, the seat of the crown prince..."

When Lu Chengqing said this, he saw Li Chongjiu's eyes were dark.

Lu Chengqing lowered his head and said: "For the Hebei and Shandong gentry, what they hope is that the future emperor can uphold the orthodoxy of the Han people."

Li Chongjiu said: "If the Gaomen of Shandong really planned this way, they couldn't serve Wei Tuoba first and then Gao Qi."

Lu Chengqing said: "This is a helpless move. At the beginning, Xianbei Tuoba ruled the north of the great river, and the gentry traveled south in clothes. If the gentry who stayed in the north of the river did not obey, they would only perish. Therefore, the expedient policy can only be served by the Tuoba clan. As for Gao Qi, although Gao Huan and his son are vulgar and humble, they are also descendants of the Han people, even so, it is expedient to attach."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu did not refute, Lu Chengqing continued: "Jiangzuo gentry favors characters, Guanzhong gentry favors crowns, Daibei gentry favors relatives, and Shandong gentry favors marriage. If Duke Shanggu wants to compete with Li Tang's Guanlong gentry and seize the world , must have the help of the Shandong gentry, so that we can fight in separate courts."

Li Chongjiu nodded silently, this is a good statement.

Lu Chengqing said: "Princess Changle is a nobleman of the Tian family. If Duke Shanggu marries her, the Shandong gentry will not dare to underestimate her, and even the old court officials in Hebei will return to their hearts. In the future, if the princess is born, she will be crowned prince and inherit the world. It is my Huaxia orthodoxy, and the Shandong gentry will definitely belong to it, and the world will return to it."

Lu Chengqing's words were very sincere, as he, the son of Fan Yang Lu's Patriarch, said these words with good intentions.

Li Chongjiu saw Lu Chengqing bowed and dripping with sweat, and knew that he had endured a lot of pressure before he said these words.

Li Chongjiu said: "You can say this, which really surprises me. I know that your uncle has always disliked me being in charge of Youzhou. But you can say this, which shows that I have not used you wrongly."

Lu Chengqing cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, it is true that there are high and low opinions, but he has no ill intentions towards Youzhou and Lord Shanggu. Especially recently, Uncle sees that Youzhou is thriving under the abbot of Li Shijun, and has changed a lot."

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "It's really gratifying for Mr. Lu to think so."

Hearing this, Lu Chengqing went further and said: "It's not just that, if Duke Shanggu can marry Princess Changle, I will persuade my uncle to marry my daughter from the Lu family to King Qi."

As soon as Lu Chengqing's words came out, Li Chongjiu was calm on the outside, but his heart was not easy to make waves.Or others may jump up at this time.

Li Chongjiu's first reaction was this naked political marriage.

According to Lu Chengqing's proposal just now, if the Lu family's daughter-in-law married Qi Wang Yang Wei, and Li Chongjiu married Changle Princess Yang Ehuang, then Li Chongjiu, the Sui clan, and Fan Yang's Lu family would all be tied together in one chariot.

Li Chongjiu represents the emerging forces that are rising rapidly, the Yang family clan represents the old dynasty forces, and Fan Yang Lu's family represents the Hebei gentry. Such a trinity is equivalent to using marriage to tie the three together firmly, and thus fused into a secluded world. The new power of the state is unbreakable.

This is a very high move. For the Lu family, marrying a daughter to King Qi is better than directly marrying a daughter to themselves. Not only will they not lose their status, but they can also formally integrate into Li Chongjiu, a new force across the grassland Youzhou. .

No wonder Lu Chengqing was sure to convince his uncle.

Lu Chengqing said: "Of course, my Lu family is not without conditions. I know that the main concubine of Qi Wang has passed away for a long time, but there is still a side concubine in Jiangdu. If a daughter of my Lu family wants to marry Qi Wang, she must be Qi Wangfei."

Li Chongjiu knew that Yang Hao's original concubine was the daughter of Wei Chong, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Wei Chong was born in Jingzhao Wei, a famous family in Guanzhong, and he is the first-rate clan in Guanlong.

For example, among the concubines of Li Shimin, there is a concubine Wei (called Concubine Wei after Li Shimin ascended the throne), who is second only to Empress Changsun.Concubine Wei's great-grandfather was Wei Xiaokuan, the No. 1 general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

At that time, Yang Guang also took great pains for his son's marriage, pulling such a big tree in Jingzhaowei's house, but Concubine Wei died of illness early, which meant that Yang Hao lost an arm. .

Yang Wei fell from power, but Webster was more prosperous. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Wu, Wei, and Yang had four surnames together, which means that the four surnames married each other and truly grasped the power.Although there were dozens of prime ministers in the four surnames of Shandong Gaomen in the Tang Dynasty, they were all marginal figures because they refused to intermarry the Li and Tang royal families.

As stated in Li Shiminxiu's clan annals, the first rank of Li Tang is the royal family, followed by his relatives, and the third rank is Cui Lu Wang Zheng.In history, when the imperial power of Li and Tang slumped, the other three surnames intervened as foreign relatives and took control of the center.

And Li Chongjiu thought, could it be that the future Youzhou will be dominated by the three surnames of Li, Yang and Lu, and the Lu family's chess move is really wonderful.

Thinking of this, Li Chongjiu thought in his heart that if it really came to this point, family affairs are state affairs, and they are still involved in it.Although when he was with Yang Ehuang, he knew about the relationship between the two of them, and there was no pure love between men and women, and then being together is so simple, but when this moment came, Li Chongjiu still felt unhappy in his heart.

Right now Li Chongjiu is just a prince. If he becomes king in the future, his wife will be the queen. After becoming emperor, his wife will be the queen.But the woman who never forgot at the beginning and wanted to marry the family is now far away in Chang'an, and her heart is far away.

"Shanggu Gong."

Hearing Lu Chengqing's call, Li Chongjiu came back to his senses.

Seeing his surprised look, Li Chongjiu knew that he had lost his composure just now, so he suppressed the melancholy in his heart, smiled and said: "I will consider your words, don't worry, I will reply as soon as possible."

Lu Chengqing said: "Yes, then I will resign from the humble position."

(End of this chapter)