After Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Gongjin were scolded by the emperor and retired, King Li Xiaogong of Hejian said in front of the palace.
"Your Majesty, I have something I don't know whether to say or not. I hope your Majesty will forgive me for my sins."
Hearing the emperor's uncle's words, Li Shimin felt a little surprised and said.
"I forgive you for your innocence, but does the emperor have anything to say?"
"Your Majesty! I thought that Qin Wenyuan led the troops well. The equipment of his army had already surpassed that of the Tang army. If the Emperor ordered to attack the Qin army, it would definitely result in the loss of troops. Even if our Tang army could win, it would be a tragic victory.
, isn’t this a joke to let foreign countries see our Tang Dynasty or take this opportunity to invade our Tang Dynasty’s territory? Your Majesty, why don’t you think about it carefully? Instead of losing both sides, it’s better to put forward some conditions to the Qin family and then agree to what they ask. Isn’t this right?
Wouldn't it be more beneficial to Datang?"
Du Ruhui and a group of other senior officials in the imperial court felt that the words of Hejian King Li Xiaogong had some truth to them, and after they pondered for a while, they all agreed in unison.
"Your Majesty, the ministers and others agree with what the prince said!"
After Li Xiaogong, Du Ruhui and other ministers had spoken, Li Shimin leaned on the dragon couch and looked at Xu Shiji and Li Jing and said.
"Do you two think so too?"
Xu Shiji moved a few steps to the palace, knelt down and said.
"Your Majesty, I am a member of the Qin family and should avoid suspicion. Regarding the matter of Xu Tian and his brother, no matter what the court's attitude is, Shi Ji dare not express any opinions. He can only stay out of the matter and do what he should do.
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"Mr. Xu, it's quite clear. Do you know how many court officials Qin Wenyuan killed in Haizhou? Yang Xinzhi, the governor of Haizhou, was brutally killed because he was loyal to the court and did not want to rebel against the Qin family. Can you still stay out of it?"
Xu Shiji followed the sound and looked sideways, only to find that it was Li Tai, the king of Yue, speaking angrily at the side. After a little thought, he knew that Yang Xinzhi mentioned by Li Tai must be his confidant. He finally got the position of Haizhou governor but was beheaded by Qin Wenyuan.
Kill, how to prevent Li Tai from being angry and taking his anger out on himself.
"His Royal Highness the King of Yue, if I didn't push him cleanly, what does what Qin Wenyuan did have to do with me? The governor of Haizhou, Yang Xinzhi, was killed and the King of Yue didn't tell me that I didn't know about it. How could I stay out of the matter according to the wishes of the King of Yue?
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Li Tairen was talented and intelligent, so how could he be an opponent of a veteran like Xu Shiji? Hearing what Xu Shiji said, he didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to tell his father.
"Father, I think that Xu Shiji is a close relative of the Qin family, so he inevitably has the intention to protect the Qin family. He must not be allowed to serve in the military again. I ask my father to make a clear decision."
"The king of Yue has sent me a petition to the ministers to second my opinion, asking the emperor to remove the ministers from their posts in the army so as not to make life difficult for them!"
Xu Shiji echoed Li Tai's suggestion and said so. The ministers in the palace were silent after hearing the words of Xu Shiji and Li Tai. There was a somewhat silent and depressing atmosphere for a while.
Seeing such an atmosphere in the palace, Li Jing moved to the palace and knelt down next to Xu Shiji and said.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen is guilty. On that day, Wei Chen was ordered to prevent Qin Wenyuan from leading his army to leave privately for the sake of his old friend's face. Wei Chen asked the Emperor to issue an order to remove me from the post of General of the Guards as a punishment. I hope Your Majesty will be kind to you.
allow!"
Li Shimin felt extremely unhappy when he heard the words of the two big men in the army. However, if these two generals, who were the pillars of the Tang army, gave up their jobs and did not do that, it would really be a big deal. Thinking of the complicated situation of the Turkic tribes in the north
The matter with the Qin family in the east was unresolved, and Li Shimin was also very worried. He looked at Li Tai hatefully, took a long breath to calm down, and said softly.
"Li Jing, please tell me which old friend has the honor to make you dare to disobey my will?"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen's old friend is also acquainted with the Emperor, but he is Wei Chen's sworn brother Zhang Zhongjian. I remember that Zhang Zhongjian, his sworn brother, donated all of Wei Chen's family property to help the Emperor and the Tang army. Wei Chen has not been able to repay it, and Qin Wenyuan's
My mother is the biological sister of my sworn brother Zhang Zhongjian. I learned about this relationship when the two armies of Wei Chen and Qin Wenyuan were fighting. If Wei Chen and Qin Wenyuan started fighting, let’s not talk about whether the three thousand cavalry led by Wei Chen could defeat the Qin family’s army.
Ten thousand cavalry and hundreds of Qin Wenyuan's personal guards. If Qin Wenyuan's mother is harmed because of this, Wei Chen will never see my sworn brother again. Wei Chen knows that he has sinned and asks the emperor to punish him."
"What, you said that Qin Wenyuan's mother is Zhang Zhongjian's biological sister! Are you serious about this?"
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely true!"
Li Jing's words made Li Shimin feel even more shocked. He thought that Zhang Zhongjian, the bearded man, was not an easy character to get along with. If he and Li Jing hadn't deceived him into giving up his ambition to fight for the world and instead supporting the Tang army, this would be
This foreigner with great martial arts might bring a lot of trouble to the Tang Dynasty.
Nowadays, this man's dragon has seen its beginning but not its end. Judging from what he said to himself and Li Jing when he left, "In the next ten years, when strange things happen thousands of miles to the southeast, it will be the autumn when I will get something done."
, I am afraid that this person also has a force that cannot be underestimated. If he colludes with Qin Wenyuan, he does not know what big things he will accomplish.
After learning about the relationship between Qin Wenyuan's mother and Zhang Zhongjian, Li Shimin was no longer calm.
The ministers in the palace, including Xu Shiji, did not expect that his sister-in-law Qiuniang had such a great background. With the temperament and ability of the bearded guest Zhang Zhongjian, he would definitely not give up if he knew that his sister and nephew were being bullied.
When Yu Wenshi learned about Qin Wenyuan's relationship at this time, he secretly exclaimed.
"The Yuwen family has made such an enemy!"
After Li Shimin pondered briefly, the main hall began to speak.
"Xu Shiji, please let Li Jingping die! You two should never say anything more about resigning from your posts in the army. Now that the world is in trouble, I still hope that all my dear friends will protect my country with all your heart. I think since Qin Wenyuan has such great ideals, if he
If we can really manage the southeastern states of the Tang Dynasty to be as prosperous as Qizhou, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment without losing the strong backing of the Tang Dynasty, I will follow the advice of the Xu family, and the ministers have no objections."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Your Majesty, I think that the Qin family's report on the establishment of a royal court in Qizhou Licheng is unacceptable. Once this matter of conferring a king with a different surname is violated by a powerful party in the army,
The officials knew and followed suit. How would the court respond at that time? The ministers thought that it would be better to assign several states occupied by Qin Wenyuan in Henan Province and Cangzhou and Dizhou in Hebei Province to the Xu family, and set up a governor's office in Licheng to take charge of Cangzhou.
, Yunzhou, Haizhou, Chongzhou, Qingzhou, Yizhou, Dizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou, Qin Changqing was granted the title of first-grade governor, Qin Wenyuan was granted the title of Marquis of Chang'an County and fourth-grade chariot and cavalry general. In case of war, Qin Wenyuan must obtain
Listen to the imperial court's call and lead the army to fight. In this way, the imperial court can not only solve the current chaos in the east, but also get the Qin family's army to defend the country of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it a matter of killing two birds with one stone? Please make a judgment, the emperor!"
After Li Shimin put forward his opinions on how to deal with the Qin family, Fang Xuanling once again put forward his opinions in the hall.
After hearing Fang Xuanling's suggestion, Du Ruhui also hurriedly spoke loudly in the hall.
"Your Majesty, I think Sir Fang's proposal is very feasible. I hope your Majesty will approve it!"
These two men in the imperial court were both extraordinary and they overturned the Qin family's proposal to establish a royal court. They also expected that the Qin family was not someone who valued titles, but just wanted to make a career.
Fang Moudu's decision was not a joke. It was only at the critical moment that the ministers saw the ability of these two people to handle political affairs. Now it is time to see whether the Qin family accepts the imperial court's decree...
In the Taiji Hall, Li Shimin was asked by two ministers, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, to pass on the edict. Zhongshu Ling drafted the edict and sent it to the Shangshu Province and all the yamen in the Tang Dynasty. Qizhou established a governor's office to govern Cangzhou, Yunzhou, Haizhou, and Chongzhou.
Qin Changqing conferred the title of first-grade governor to govern several prefectures in nine prefectures, including Qingzhou, Qingzhou, Yizhou, Dizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou, and appointed state officials on his own. Qizhou military and political officials were all promoted to one level.
Qin Wenyuan granted him the title of Marquis of Chang'an County and the fourth rank of Chariot and Cavalry General. When the court had important matters pending, he had to listen to the announcement and enter the court to discuss matters.
Regarding the proposal of Li Shimin, the envoy who went to Qizhou, Du Fang and Du, it was finally decided that Wei Zheng, the official in charge of admonishment and the Chancellor of the School, Zuo Cheng, would go to Qizhou to deliver the edict. Before Wei Zheng left, Li Shimin summoned him again and warned him.
"After seeing that kid Qin Wenyuan asking him to put an end to the Qizhou affairs, hurry up and go back to Chang'an! Otherwise, I will take all his properties in Chang'an into the royal treasury."
Wei Zheng received the emperor's order and went to Qizhou to deliver the edict without mentioning it.
Furthermore, after Xu Tian took control of the seven states of Yunzhou, Haizhou, Chongzhou, Qingzhou, Yizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou in the Henan Province of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the city defense troops preparing for these states were all integrated into the Qin army for enhanced training,
The city defenses in several states were all replaced by elite troops of the Xu family army.
With the increase in the number of soldiers, Qin Wenyuan established a new organization called the "Teaching Team" in the entire army. All officers of the Qin Family Army's ninth rank and above must participate in rotational training in the training team and be instilled in them to be loyal to the Qin Family Army's policy philosophy of protecting the family and the people.
New thoughts on “Who do we fight for?”
Officers who have completed rotation training must swear allegiance to the military regulations of the Qin family before they can leave the unit and lead troops.
All teaching materials for the teaching team were written by Qin Wenyuan based on the political theory he learned in the military academy in his previous life, modified and adapted to people's cognition of this era.
Qin Wenyuan understood that in addition to advanced weapons, the most important thing for a powerful army is the thinking of the soldiers. Only troops with unified thoughts can establish a military soul, and the military soul is the life of the army.
After handling the defense of several prefectures, all political affairs were directed by the governor's Yamen of Qizhou. Qin Wenyuan made one request: he hoped that the people's livelihood work in these prefectures would keep up with Qizhou's pace as soon as possible, so that the people under his jurisdiction could get the benefits as soon as possible.
The benefits brought by the reform have enhanced the support of the people in various states for the yamen.
Just a few days after Qin Wenyuan returned to Licheng to convene the Mohists and shipbuilding craftsmen gathered along the coast to discuss how to build a military port and how to build warships, Wei Zheng came to Licheng according to the order.
Wei Zheng met with Xu Changqing and Qin Wenyuan in the Grand Marshal's Mansion in Licheng and briefly explained the decree they wanted to announce. Wei Zheng advised Xu Changqing and Qin Wenyuan not to be obsessed with whether to establish a royal court in Licheng, as long as they could establish a royal court in Licheng.
The best result is to display one's own governing philosophy, and the title is just a vain title.
Qin Wenyuan very much agreed with Wei Zheng's definition of titles. In fact, even if his father did not give him a different surname, as long as the place he governed was approved by the court according to his own vision, the prince or not would not have much influence. With his own influence on the people in the north,
With the gradual use of troops in this fertile land, the title of prince will fall to the Xu family sooner or later, but at that time, the prince was the real prince who owned most of the Turkic tribes and large areas of fertile land.
After learning that the Qin family father and son had no objection to the emperor's will, Wei Zheng admired Qin Wenyuan who took the lead in the Xu family. He secretly said that this son had a far-sighted vision, and his plans did not show excitement or frustration based on temporary gains and losses.
The depth of the city makes it difficult to see through this man's true thoughts. Isn't this kind of person the kind of person who can really support the Tang Dynasty to remain undefeated in the world?
After unifying their opinions, Qin Changqing led the officials in Licheng and the yamen officials from the seven prefectures formerly under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, including Yunzhou, Haizhou, Chongzhou, Qingzhou, Yizhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou, gathered at the Grand Marshal's Mansion in Licheng to arrange the incense case.
, push the golden mountain, turn down the jade pillar to pay homage to the emperor's imperial edict.
After the case of Wei Zhengxiang, he recited the emperor's imperial edict loudly. After the edict was read out, all the officials congratulated the Qin family and his son in unison.
That night, the Marshal's Mansion in Licheng held a banquet to entertain Wei Zheng. It was also an opportunity to get to know the officials who had just joined the Qin family's camp. After congratulating all the officials in Qizhou for their promotion to the first level, Qin Wenyuan held a wine glass.
He said loudly in the banquet.
"We would like to thank the Emperor for his love. Long live the Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor! All your lords, please drink this cup to the full and wish the Emperor good health."
After all the officials drank the wine, Qin Wenyuan raised his glass again and said.
"My lords, now the emperor has given us a bigger stage. How to interpret the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty on this stage is what I will do next. I would like to ask all my lords to give you some help in the days to come.
We will strengthen the management of politics, military, commerce, farming and other people's livelihood work within the jurisdiction of Qizhou, and strive to make the states under Qizhou's jurisdiction a wealthy place with clear politics and open doors at night in the next few years. Please!"
After saying that, Qin Wenyuan drank all the water and wine in his hand, his magnanimity as a superior was fully displayed, and all the officials in the hall cheered in unison.
"I will definitely live up to the expectations of the Governor and the Major General!"
Seeing that Qin Wenyuan was good at inspiring people's hearts, Wei Zheng's evaluation of this son was much deeper than when he first met in Licheng, where he just praised his richness and handsomeness. This son was not only a person of character, good appearance and extraordinary knowledge, but also had a deeper understanding of him.
His temperament and ability to govern are also rare in the world. If the court can make good use of such a young talent, he will be a suitable talent for the prime minister.
Taking advantage of Qin Wenyuan's vacancy, Wei Zheng pulled him aside and smiled softly.
"Boy, the emperor has told me to tell you that after you have concluded the matter in Qizhou, you will go to the capital to meet the emperor. Otherwise, the emperor will take your property in Chang'an back to the royal treasury. You, boy, can do it yourself!"
After hearing what Wei Zheng said, Qin Wenyuan couldn't help but secretly cursed Li Shimin for being so shameless.
"Li Shimin is so shameless. I, Qin Wenyuan, have finally worked hard to earn such an industry in Chang'an City. Every year, I give the royal family a lot of money from the mines and the property that the Wang family lost to me. If I want to do that, then
The betrothal gift I gave you can’t be that much!”
When Wei Zheng saw Qin Wenyuan mumbling something after hearing what he said, he couldn't help but smile and said again.