At night, the waning moon is in the sky and the stars are shining brightly.
Du Fuwei respectfully sent Li Po out of the house.
Looking at the respectful Du Fuwei, Li Po knew that he was pregnant with something. Since ancient times, every time there was a war, someone would rule the roost, and many people would be captured. However, in the end, few people would be safe and sound.
The reason is obvious just by looking at Du Fuwei's appearance. He still took the initiative to surrender. If he was caught, the situation would definitely be worse. Dou Jiande has been hiding in the house for a long time and has not left the house. He is not like this guy running around.
So lively?
That is to say, Li Po had no intention of killing anyone. If he had any ill intentions, all he had to do was make Jiang Zuo chaotic, and Du Fuwei's head would naturally fall off, and no one would complain to him.
Before leaving, he turned around and patted Du Fuwei on the shoulder, waved his hands to keep everyone away, and then said with a smile: "You have a smart mind. If you are willing to serve Zhang Xiu under my rule, then you have to be careful."
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Zhang Xiu once fought for Cao Cao in the north and south, and made great contributions. You should not use Chang'an as a prison. When the world calms down, you will be used indefinitely.
If you can make great contributions to me, even if I am not as big as Cao Mengde, you will not kill my nephew, right? You will be honored before everyone and become a true King of Wu."
After speaking, he patted him hard on the shoulder, got on his horse, and led the others away.
The horse's hooves can be heard, and they move further and further away under the moonlight.
After waiting until those figures were no longer visible, Du Fuwei breathed a sigh of relief. He was not in a hurry to go back, and started strolling back and forth outside the door of the mansion.
He was thinking a lot, and he was thinking about his life in Jiangdu, surrounded by people and obeying laws and regulations. He was also thinking about his poor family since he was a child, and he wanted to live a good life like a nobleman when he grew up.
Ever since he once heard someone talking about Chang'an, the capital of the West, and Luoyang, the capital of the East, describing it as if it were a fairyland, he secretly vowed to live in these two places in the future...
I suddenly remembered that although I had a good life in Jiangdu, I was always worried that others would attack me. When Chen Ling only took 8,000 people with him, he drove away 100,000 of them and almost lost his life.
He realized even more how powerful the army was.
So he is not afraid of Wang Shichong, Li Mi, or even Dou Jiande and others, because they all started as rebels, and even if they are powerful, they are not that powerful.
But Li Yuan, Xiao Xian, and Li Ding'an made him very afraid, because they all started out as officers and soldiers and were invincible...
So I wanted to find a high temple to burn incense, but the Buddha will not accept the incense from others for nothing. If you are not sincere, people will also get angry and burn you to the ground.
The night got darker and darker, and at some point, Ma Zhou had appeared in front of the door. Looking at Du Fuwei who kept wandering around the door, his face was full of worry.
Du Fuwei finally stopped and looked up at the plaque on the gate. It was very majestic and the gate was very wide. Few places in the capital could compare with it.
Du Fuwei couldn't help but smile, beckoned, and asked Ma Zhou to come closer, "Look, I scare you. The emperor's coming here has given me some problems, but it's not a big deal.
Follow me to the study room. I have two letters to write, and the emperor has promised us to build an academy. I don’t have any ink in my stomach, so you have to take care of it.
Damn it, I’ve never read a book, I don’t want to come to Chang’an, but I want to build a place for others to study, don’t you think it’s a bit strange?”
Ma Zhou looked at him in surprise, "The Supreme Being really wants the King to build the academy?"
Du Fuwei couldn't help but said angrily: "How dare you look down on me?"
Ma Zhou had been following him for a few days and was already familiar with his temper. He was not afraid. He just frowned and said: "It seems that the Supreme Being really cares about maritime affairs. It is indeed a bit strange. The Supreme Being was born in Fufeng, Guanxi, and raised troops in Yunnei."
, you must have never seen the sea, right?
Why are you so passionate about maritime affairs? You actually want to build an academy to teach sailing at sea. Do you want to make profits from the sea for national use?"
Du Fuwei chuckled, feeling a little proud. Maybe it was his coming to Chang'an that made the emperor have these thoughts. However, he suddenly remembered Li Po's heart-piercing gaze when he was drinking, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
As expected, someone else is the emperor, and he can only be Zhang Xiu...
"You are underestimating the emperor. I see, the emperor doesn't just want to teach boatmen. Do the boatmen need to read and read? Hey, I heard that the emperor once went to Liaodong with the army. He probably had enmity with Goguryeo.
If you can’t cross on flat land, then cross by sea…”
Ma Zhou was stunned, is that so? You know, Yang Guang got three certificates of Goguryeo, and every time he got into trouble, his own family even got into chaos, and eventually he lost his life, but the emperor actually wanted to send troops to Goguryeo?
But then I thought about it, if the Tang Dynasty succeeded in what Yang Guang failed to accomplish, then it would be the true achievement of an emperor...
At this time, Du Fuwei said quietly: "What do you think of us moving into the imperial city?"
Ma Zhou was a little confused. Why did he talk about moving? "Ah?"
Seeing his stupid look, Du Fuwei said angrily: "Ah, what? The emperor seems a little uneasy about me. Isn't it that I... want to move closer to the palace so that I can show my loyalty?"
A group of crows flew over the two people's heads. Ma Zhou blinked at the proprietor. Du Fuwei also felt a little ashamed and was silent. So the two stood awkwardly in front of the door, the summer evening breeze passing by slowly.
, all that is blown is helplessness and complaints.
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In early June of the third year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, the land of Jingxiang was entering the rainy season, and the turmoil in the officialdom here reached a climax (harmony).
In May, Li Jing, the governor-general, summoned the county officials to Jiangling to discuss important matters, but secretly appointed Zhang Liang, a doctor in the Ministry of War, as the governor's ambassador to inspect the official reputation of the county officials and the malpractice of their subordinates.
Zhang Liang lived up to Li Jing's evaluation of him. Wherever he went, heads were rolling down... What Li Jing asked Zhang Liang to eradicate were interest groups that were linked by local arrogance and officials.
This is the strongest force in Jiangnan. It was very rampant in the pre-Sui Dynasty. They often occupied key points in the county, colluded with others, and worked together to form a unique political pattern in Jiangnan. The nine-level Zhongzheng system still has fertile soil here.
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During the Daye period, Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times and lacked military resources, so he levied heavy taxes on Jiangnan. What did the noble families in these places do? They did not have the courage to rebel, so they passed the heavy taxes to the common people, and then taxed the bankrupt farmers.
Become a slave to expand your own fields and manor.
This kind of operation was much more cunning than that of the nobles in the north, but the consequence was that when the Shandong people spread the seeds of war, the nobles in the north were either leading the army to suppress the rebels, or taking the lead in rebellion.
In the south, these aristocratic families have become standard prey. They have almost no ability to resist in the face of the rebels' swords and guns, and their descendants are eager to kill them one after another.
It can be said that the Jiangnan aristocratic family tasted the bitter fruits of being clever and the anger from the working people, and these anger were embodied in the ogre kings Zhu Can, Li Zitong, Du Fuwei and others.
On the Jingxiang side, Xiao Mian raised troops to protect them, so Xiao Mian can indeed be called the home of the common people here. Without Xiao Mian in power, they would have been hit just like the Jiangdong side, even if they surrendered to others
, if you don’t have military power, you still have to rely on others, and you can’t have real power at all.
It was precisely because of Xiao Mian's protection that the land of Jiangzuo regained its old outlook, and the local tribes were re-employed, so they repeated their old tricks, which greatly hindered the imperial government's decrees.
They are not very courageous and dare not openly oppose the new dynasty, but they are good at using tricks in secret.
The wishes of these people are actually very simple, just keep everything as usual, and once they sense the signs of the Ding Revolution, their first reaction is to delay as long as they can. Anyway, this is what they did during the former Sui Dynasty and Xiao Xian's rule.
As long as the world is peaceful, no one can do anything to them.
After all, they still have to decide on local matters...
Now that the overall situation in Jiangyou has been decided, Li Jing is annoyed by the stubbornness of these people, especially some people who have healed their scars and forgotten the pain, and want to build temples, Taoist temples, and even some monks have returned to people's sight.
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It is true that Li Jing believed in Buddhism, but he was first and foremost a typical Kansai aristocrat. He clearly distinguished between paying respect to the Buddha, killing people, and governing politics. Li Bi obviously inherited this from him and never had any compassion.
But she still went to offer incense to the Buddha. Do you think the human heart is wonderful?
Zhang Liang was like a soul seducer sent by the King of Hell, wandering around the counties and killing people.
The revolution in the DPRK was imminent, and Li Jing was impatient and finally used the most brutal method to clean up the Jingxiang officialdom. Those who had already been on his blacklist were all killed.
This seems to be the follow-up to the pacification of Xiao Mian. The famous people in Jingxiang have been sent to Chang'an, and the county officials have been summoned to Jiangling. The remaining people are leaderless, and they can't find a knife to resist.
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Zhang Liang was completely famous, but he had a bad reputation. As he walked among Jingxiang counties, wherever he went, someone's head would definitely fall to the ground. This man was ruthless and ruthless, not only killing people but also ransacking his homes and exterminating his family members.
After more than half a month, people in Jiangyou were in panic. Zhang Yanwang was everywhere, and people rushed to tell each other, just like avoiding snakes and scorpions. If he lived for a while, his reputation would be as good as that of the ogre king Zhu Can.
Li Jing was cooperating closely. Wherever Zhang Liang passed by, he let the county officials go back to clean up the mess. If he didn't clean up the mess well, he would lose his official position and even his life.
By the time Zhang Liang finished his journey, it was already the end of June. Zhang Liang went to Jiangling to resume his duties, and then set off back to Beijing. He didn't take away a single cloud, but he left behind countless evil names, which can stop a child from crying at night.
As the instigator, Li Jing issued a decree to apprehend the fugitives. Well, some people were scared away, so they were classified as fugitives. If they were brought back, they would be beheaded.
In addition to treating the officials and the people leniently, he only then issued government decrees such as tax exemptions and tax reductions to appease people's hearts.
The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and the news came out afterwards that Governor Li really couldn't stand it, so he wrote a letter of impeachment and drove Zhang Yan back to Chang'an. People who didn't know what he was doing were very grateful when they heard about it, and his reputation for kindness was spread widely.
