In terms of closeness, Prince Teng Li Yuanying belongs to the royal family and is Li Zhi's uncle. Logically speaking, he should be much closer than Li Qinzai.
But being born into the royal family does not mean that life is complete if you live in fine clothes and fine food. In fact, Prince Teng was an unexpected product, and there were more than a dozen products of the same accident as him.
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Yuan was put under house arrest by his father's eldest son, Li Shimin. The eldest son was too filial. Knowing that his father was suddenly deprived of the throne, he must have felt very disappointed, so he sent a lot of beauties to his father.
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He was afraid that his father would not die soon enough, and the gifts he gave were all the most stunning beauties. It was difficult for Li Yuan, who was so old, to be stripped clean by those young and beautiful women, leaving not even a drop left.
How inhumane it is for a frail old man to push carts and push various carts day after day.
During those years, Li Yuan was like a breeding donkey, giving birth to more than ten or twenty princes and princesses, and Prince Teng was one of them.
Less than ten years after abdicating the throne, Li Yuan was finally completely drained and went to heaven with his eyes closed.
There are more than ten or twenty princes and princesses left. The eldest is only a few years old and the youngest is still in infancy. They are all Li Shimin's brothers and sisters.
What can Li Shimin do? The Xuanwu Sect has just killed his own brother, so he can't kill Li Yuan again because of the evil he gave birth to.
So with a wave of his hand, they all were granted kingships, princesses, mansions, farms, and food.
In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, life was not easy for the state treasury and the people. They were still in the early stages of starting a business, but no matter how poor they were, they could not afford to be poor. Dozens of brothers and sisters could afford to support them through gritted teeth.
We have given you your status, money and land, but you can't ask for more than that. It is enough to live a life of idleness and wait until death to become a rich man.
Therefore, none of Li Shimin's younger brothers and sisters could set foot in the court, whether before Li Shimin's lifetime or after his death.
More than ten years after Li Zhi ascended the throne, Prince Teng tried to slowly enter the court by chance, and so far he is only wandering around the edge of the center of power.
The opportunity for King Teng was his good son-in-law Li Qinzai. It can be said that without this good son-in-law, King Teng would still be just an idle vassal king who could draw butterflies, recite poems and compose poems with down-and-out literati, and his career was in a mess.
Seeing Li Zhi's favor towards Li Qinzai, King Teng didn't have any temper at all.
There is really no way to compare with others. The current emperor's uncle cannot compare with the merits of the three dynasties. This has historical origins. Prince Teng is already very satisfied that Li Zhi can give him a job to promote the planting of sweet potatoes.
Looking at Li Qinzai's suggestions for Li Zhi, King Teng was even more convinced.
Combining kindness and power, one can seek for the country with maturity.
Even Li Zhi found the issue of aristocratic families to be a thorny issue. After Li Qinzai made a few suggestions, the imperial court had a great advantage both in terms of psychology and actual deterrence, and had the potential to crush the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River.
If this is implemented, the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River will not be able to accept it.
The imperial court was indeed wary of the great families in the world, but wariness did not mean fear.
In terms of military strength, there is no comparison between the imperial court and the aristocratic families. Especially after the king's army annihilated the Haidong Peninsula and destroyed Goguryeo and Silla, the prestige of the Tang Tianjia reached its peak among the government and the public.
With the prestige of a great victory, all he had to do was to prepare his troops for battle against the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River, and this would put enough psychological pressure on them.
Li Zhi and Empress Wu agreed with Li Qinzai's suggestion.
Adding up the previous and later clauses, they are indeed comprehensive, both gracious and powerful, literary and military. No matter what the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River choose, the imperial court will always have a way to deal with it that suits them.
"What Jing Chu said is true. You can act accordingly. What I have to do now is to select an imperial envoy and a good general to lead the army. Select a day to go south. The good general will send troops to both sides of the Yangtze River. The imperial envoy will go deep into various places in the south of the Yangtze River and Lingnan.
Weigh the weight of these distinguished families."
It's hard to talk about the selection issue. It's something that Li Zhi should consider, and Li Qinzai doesn't want to get involved.
Empress Wu pondered for a moment and then whispered: "When Your Majesty wanted to launch a feint attack on Tibet, he ordered Xue Rengui to be transferred back from Haidong. Now that Xue Rengui has been back to Chang'an for more than a few months, he has been resting and resting. If Your Majesty wants to send him back,
A good general, I think Xue Rengui is suitable for you."
Li Zhi's eyes lit up, he patted his thigh and said, "Yes, I almost forgot that Xue Rengui returned to Chang'an long ago. Is there any more suitable general than him?"
Okay, the choice of military commander is decided in one word.
Next is the selection of the imperial envoy. This person should preferably be a civil servant, courageous, courageous, intelligent, and extremely loyal to the emperor.
The Tian family couple fell into deep thought, while Prince Teng looked at them with a stern look on their face.
Obviously, Prince Teng was not considered when choosing Li Zhi and his wife as imperial envoys.
King Teng returned to Beijing this time. In theory, he was a little disgraced. In fact, he came back to complain and seek help from the imperial court, because he failed to handle the affairs in Jiangnan and could not solve them with his ability.
Li Zhi is a wise monarch, and knowing people well and utilizing them well is the most basic quality of a British ruler.
Li Zhi had already made a mental evaluation of Prince Teng's ability. This time when selecting an imperial envoy, Prince Teng was obviously not available. It wasn't that he didn't want to give the emperor face, but that he really didn't have the ability.
The four people in the palace had different thoughts, but Li Qinzai was the most relaxed.
He came up with a solution, and then it was Li Zhi's business. Li Qinzai didn't want to get involved in what happened next. It was best to end the small meeting today and go home to accompany the pregnant woman.
Speaking of which, it was time to favor Jin Dayan and Hao Yezanliang more. Li Qinzai couldn't help but have a little bad taste in his heart.
If Kim Dayan and Kono Sanliang were to sleep in the same bed, with a little Baga on the left and a little Xiba on the right, and he would rub the little Xiba with one hand and push the little Baga with the other hand, performing the Eighteen Awei poses, all would be done without discount.
It feels like being so busy that you feel so busy... Tsk!
Li Qinzai was sitting in the main hall, unconsciously distracted.
The Tian family couple and Prince Teng were still thinking hard about the future of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Qinzai gradually showed a rippling smile, and his smile gradually became abnormal...
Li Qinzai's distraction finally attracted the attention of the Tian family couple and Prince Teng.
When Empress Wu saw the rippling smile on Li Qinzai's face, she immediately knew that this guy must be thinking about something inappropriate, and couldn't help but snorted coldly.
Li Zhi touched his chin and observed Li Qinzai's expression with great interest.
What on earth happened to make Jingchu so excited that he really wanted to pry open his mind and share the inappropriate scenes with him.
Prince Teng's face looked a little ugly.
The daughter has just become pregnant and the son-in-law cannot have sex with her, so this guy must be thinking about fooling around with other women.
This made Prince Teng unhappy and worried.
Could it be that after my daughter got pregnant, another shameless woman took advantage of her and stole her love?
There is no doubt that this guy is a scumbag. Otherwise, how could he have multiple concubines?
In the quiet hall, Prince Teng's voice suddenly echoed.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the person to be selected as the imperial envoy to patrol the south of the Yangtze River is my virtuous son-in-law!"