"The rebellion in Yingzhou is inseparable from the three clansmen of Zhang, Wei, and Wang. There are all the witnesses and physical evidence of you and others who contacted foreigners to cause chaos in western Liaoning. It is a blessing that Qin Wenyuan did not kill him, but you still spoke shamelessly at the court meeting.
I remember that you have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and do not want to be held accountable anymore. If you still don't understand, don't blame me for not remembering the kindness of the past. Now go down to the palace and restrain the clansmen from causing trouble again."
The threatening words undoubtedly gave Xiao Yi and others a blow. They originally thought that the emperor would consider the power of several families in the court and would be scrupulous to blame Xu Tian. He still compromised as before, but unexpectedly this was the result.
Xiao Yi and several other members of the family were disappointed, and with resentment in their hearts, they stood up and silently exited the hall.
Just as several family elders were withdrawing from the main hall, envoys from the Khitan Great He Family Alliance, Korea, Xi Clan, Mohe and other envoys once again begged Li Shimin to order the release of prisoners of war in Western Liaoning, promising that all ethnic groups would pay tribute to the court in huge amounts of gold, jewelry, and the imperial court.
Several beauties from various ethnic groups will also be presented to the palace.
Li Shimin had already told the Korean envoys to go to western Liaoning to meet with Xu Tian to discuss the prisoners of war. At this time, he heard the words of the envoys from various ethnic groups and fell silent. Since ancient times, money and beauties have made people's hearts flutter. Even the emperor cannot be detached from the secular world.
, as the emperor, you can never go back on your word.
Just when the old emperor heard these words, he was a little excited and was planning something. Song Guogong and Shangshu Zuopu shot Xiao Yu, seizing the opportunity, trying to make a plan to arouse the conflict between the imperial court and Qin Wenyuan...
Xiao Yu walked slowly in the main hall before the special envoys of Korea and Khitan, and said to Li Shimin with his hands in his hands.
"Your Majesty! I believe that since Goryeo and other ethnic groups are vassal states of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court should send personnel to the western Liaoning Province to deal with the soldiers of all ethnic groups who were captured in the incident in western Liaoning. This shows the emperor's respect for all ethnic groups in the vassal state.
The care and attention of the imperial court on this matter made all the vassal kings grateful to the emperor, and all the people returned to their hearts, and together we opened the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty..."
Speaking of this, Xiao Yu secretly observed the expression on Li Shimin's face and saw a smile on his lips, seeming to be excited, and then continued.
"Prince Shicai proposed that the imperial court send military supervisors to western Liaoning. I think it is very necessary. Western Liaoning is the northeastern barrier of the Tang Dynasty. Military and political affairs are all under the control of Xu Tian, the envoy of Pingliao. There is a gap for dictatorship. The imperial court's setting up of military supervisors in western Liaoning is nothing more than an exercise of supervision.
It is not to interfere in the military affairs of Western Liaoning. Xu Tian is still young, and it is inevitable that he will be full of blood. The advantage of setting up a supervisory army is not only to convey messages and issue orders for the emperor, but also to remind Xu Tian to act appropriately.
Taking the overall situation into consideration, why not do it? I would like to ask the emperor to think again."
Hearing Xiao Yu talk about the establishment of a supervisory army in western Liaoning, and thinking about sending people to deal with prisoners in western Liaoning, Li Shimin finally felt a little moved. He glanced at Li Jing, Qin Shiji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other important civil and military officials, all of whom had pale faces.
He looked indifferent and started talking.
"What Xiao Qing said is very much to my liking. Please tell me who the imperial court should send to western Liaoning to supervise and deal with the prisoners."
When all the ministers in the palace heard that the emperor once again mentioned the matter of sending military supervisors to western Liaoning, they all began to think about how to make their own people become members of the military supervisory yamen.
When he was reinstated as Shangshu's right servant, Wuji, the eldest son of Kaifeng Prefecture's Yitong Third Department, stepped forward and said with his hands.
"Your Majesty! I think that Feng Bowen, the son of the late Miguo Gong Feng Deyi, who was formerly the right servant of Shangshu, can be qualified for the post of supervisor of the army. This son is versatile in both civil and military affairs. He is a bachelor of Hanlin and has written many extraordinary articles on state governance. This is the case.
Let this son serve in Western Liaoning and play a role in supervising and guiding the implementation of military and political affairs in Western Liaoning. I will ask the emperor for his judgment."
"No! Although Feng Bowen has some talents, what he said is just talk on paper and does not have much effect. Moreover, this person is not qualified enough to take on such an important task. I would like to ask the emperor to choose someone else who is talented!"
The Prince of Hejian County flashed next to him, and Li Xiaogong, the Minister of Rites, said loudly.
After Li Xiaogong finished speaking, Kong Yingda, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, spoke to Li Shimin again with great dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty! Feng Bowen, a bachelor's degree student in the Hanlin Academy, is profound in Confucianism. Going to western Liaoning can teach the ignorant border people and foreigners to understand the ethics of the Tang Dynasty, so that the people in western Liaoning can understand that the world is not only the king's land, but also the king and the emperor.
Isn't it a good thing to distinguish between ministers and common people? Just now, the old minister thought that what the prince of Hejian County said was biased. How senior was Qin Wenyuan, the envoy of Ping Liao, how could he shoulder the important task of controlling the officials in western Liaoning?
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Feng Bowen was Kong Yingda's favorite disciple. How could this old man hear other people's doubts and slanders about this son? When Changsun Wuji proposed that this son go to Liaoxi to serve as a supervisor of the army, the old man was secretly proud. Hearing Li Xiaogong's objections, he felt angry.
Extremely, naturally he has to come forward to fight for his disciples.
Li Shimin smiled and said nothing after hearing the argument among several people. In fact, it didn't matter who he sent to Liaoxi. The real purpose was to let Qin Wenyuan know that he valued Liaoxi and everything must be under his control.
Li Shimin also had a good plan. The imperial court did not spend a single cent on western Liaoning, and sent the Xu family to divide their troops and spend a lot of money and materials to manage western Liaoning and even the entire northeastern region. In this way, the Xu family's power in the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty could be weakened and the Xu family could be weakened.
Effortlessly solving the threat to the Tang Dynasty from the ethnic minority forces in the northeast was a brilliant plan that killed two birds with one stone.
He didn't know that Qin Wenyuan had already had a rift in his chest and a world in his belly. How could the incident in Western Liaoning affect the foundation of the Xu family in this world? With his advanced thinking and understanding of the land in Western Liaoning from his previous life,
, since the cost will be recovered after the initial investment, using the local resources in western Liaoning and absolute control of the situation, the strategy of using government to support the army and gradually growing stronger will be implemented.
The old fox versus the little fox is really like "you have a good plan and I have a wall ladder!"
Seeing that the ministers in the court were still talking selfishly, Li Shimin spoke again.
"Do you have any other candidates for your family?"
"Father! My son recommended Yin Jiwen, the former Jingzhao Yin Mansion, to serve as the supervisor of the Western Liaoning Army. Jiwen failed to handle matters due to the chaos in Chang'an City. He often reflected on himself when he was idle at home and regretted it. My son thought that Jiwen also made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
, Why don’t your father give him a chance to reform and make meritorious deeds? Moreover, Ji Wen knows Qin Wenyuan very well, so they can get along with each other more tacitly. I hope my father will agree with what I have said."
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"My father must never send Ji Wen to serve in Liaoxi. My sons think that Ji Wen has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and he dared to do this at the feet of the emperor in Chang'an City. If he goes to Liaoxi like this, he colludes with Xu Tian and deceives the emperor again. How can it be done?
My father is not blinded to the true situation in western Liaoning. What the emperor's younger brother said is very inappropriate. I still ask my father to give a sage judgment."
Li Shimin never expected that his son would have a dispute in the court over this matter. Thinking carefully about it, Jiwen was originally impeached by the prince and lost his official position in the Jingzhao Yin Mansion. He was also held accountable by the Ministry of History for a long time. Now Wei
The king proposed to let Ji Wen serve as the supervisor of the western Liaoning army. He must have some connection with Li Tai, and for a while he felt a little interested in the scheming between his two sons.
As an inspection of the successors to the imperial power of the empire, Li Shimin encouraged the wisdom of intrigues among his sons. This is the natural cruelty of competition among the royal sons. As long as another "Xuanwumen" incident does not occur, it can be tolerated. As the royal heirs
The greatest criticism among children is that they do not fight. Just think of any dynasty where the succession to the throne is not full of bloodshed. As a father, he only needs to ensure that his sons do not kill each other. As for the rest, he should pay attention to the temperament and temperament of his sons.
It's just political wisdom.
Li Tai heard what the prince's brother said in front of his father, and he felt unhappy. He thought that Ji Wen originally followed Changsun Wuji and was part of your prince's party, but later he was persuaded by his disciples to get closer to the Wei Palace and was impeached and thrown away.
Official, Jiwen has truly surrendered to him during the time of Nuojiu, so he has to let Jiwen return to the officialdom and use him for his own use. The current situation depends on what the father has in mind, and it is useless for him to say more.
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If it was as Li Tai thought, Li Shimin saw that the ministers had no more suggestions. He looked at Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Xu Shiji and other important officials in the court, and saw that they seemed to have no intention of participating in this matter. He knew in his heart what these ministers wanted.
I think it's just that they don't want the imperial court to send officials to western Liaoning to cause trouble. These old foxes must have guessed what they are thinking. Instead of expressing their opinions and being refuted, it is better to sit back and watch and let them do what they do. How can Qin Wenyuan be easy to deal with? The imperial court wants to send officials
Then just send it out!
"I have decided to make Feng Bowen the military supervisor in western Liaoning. He will exercise the power to supervise the military and political affairs in western Liaoning and be responsible for coordinating the handling of prisoners of all ethnic groups. The memorial of Wei Xiaojie in Youzhou mentioned that the imperial court will send another military general to serve as the chief general to guard Gubeikou.
, do you have any candidates in mind?"
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Wei Tingdian, the imperial censor, made a prelude.
"Your Majesty! The minister recommended Xue Rengui, the captain of Guoyi School, to be the chief guard of Gubeikou. This man has been familiar with military art and formations since he was a child. He is good at using a square-shaped halberd. He has strong martial arts and is familiar with military art and formations. Gubeikou is so good.
When a person sits in command, nothing will happen to him."
"Li Jing! You are the Minister of the Ministry of War. Do you accept what the Wei Qing family proposes?"
"I have no objections, the Emperor's decision will be made!"
Hearing the emperor's question, Li Jing raised his hands and answered casually. Now when he expresses his opinions on the court affairs, he always responds negatively. The court can do whatever it wants. Thinking of the situation in western Liaoning mentioned in Xu Tian's memorial, this is
Even with his butt, he could guess what the kid would do next. If Western Liaoning wants to develop smoothly, business and people's livelihood matters between the two places will be restricted by several checkpoints in Youzhou. If Wei Xiaojie dares to intentionally restrain Qin Wenyuan,
If that kid doesn't expose the matter to the heavens, everyone will be able to recite Amitabha. That's good, that's good!
This Xue Rengui is Xie Hong's apprentice and has a grudge against Qin Wenyuan for killing his master. This time he went to Youzhou to take up a post. I hope this guy will not participate in the conspiracy of Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji and others to seduce Xu Tian. Otherwise, his life will not be saved! What a pity.
He became a leading general with both civil and military talents in the future of the Tang Dynasty.
After hearing Li Jing's words, Li Shimin sighed inwardly, how could he not know the knot in Li Jing's heart? However, as an emperor, he often had to do this. Being an emperor was difficult!
"Since all the ministers have no objections, I have decreed that Xue Rengui be transferred from the fifth rank to the post of general of the Gubeikou Gubeikou Guards, and be assigned to the Ministry of War. I will appoint Bowen, the fourth rank leader, to be a senior official and a strong military general.
The title is in line with the military, political, supervisory and military standards in western Liaoning, and the Ministry of History will send him to take up his post in western Liaoning!"
Li Shimin conveyed an oral edict in the main hall, and a Hanlin scholar wrote an imperial edict to send people to western Liaoning to convey the decree. He hoped that Qin Wenyuan, an official in Pingliao, would know the intentions of the court and unite sincerely to do a good job in affairs in western Liaoning.
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After ending the crackdown on the foreigners who harassed Yingzhou, Qin Wenyuan handed over some of the confiscated family property to Zhao Wenxuan for the construction of the state city. He also emphasized that Yingzhou should be well defended and not allow foreign enemies to take advantage of it.
At the same time, he asked his sworn brother to strengthen the training and ideological education of the troops under his command, and obtained his sworn brother's consent to leave several generals of the Qin family army as instructors in the Yingzhou Army.
Entrusting the military and political affairs of Yingzhou to his sworn brother, Qin Wenyuan sent an order to Zhang Dabao, who had returned to Yingzhou waters, to lead two warships back to Pingzhou to complete supplies, then directly arrived at Youzhou waters and entered the Haihe River, patrolling the Ziya River, and displaying in front of the Youzhou army.
Due to the strength of the Qin family's army, they then led the Xu family's cavalry and Turkic wolf cavalry who were sent out to escort the tens of thousands of prisoners of war captured in this battle back to the "Lulong" city where the Pingliao envoy's office was located at the junction of the two states.
At that time, builders could be seen everywhere on the official road from Pingzhou to Songmo and Yingzhou. The official road from Yingzhou to "Lulong" city has been greatly improved. The original narrow and bumpy road and some obstacles blocking the road
The trees and hills have all been bulldozed, and the entire section of the road can now be passed smoothly by walking carriages or large caravans.
There are more and more villages along the way, and you can see many young officials everywhere guiding the local villagers to start cultivating the fertile land that has been deserted for a long time. After the cold winter, they can plant various crops on a large scale, and the scene of prosperity is beginning to appear.
Qin Wenyuan watched all this on horseback and felt very happy. This was the result he wanted. Presumably, various places in western Liaoning were already undergoing such construction.
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Sima Yuntian has been very tired these days since Qin Wenyuan led the army. He is sitting in the "Lulong" city and the Pingliao envoy's office coordinates the construction of people's livelihood in several cities in western Liaoning. In a short period of time, he has turned a personable middle-aged Confucian scholar
Worried to the point of haggard.
Nearly two thousand wounded soldiers returned from the Battle of Yingzhou were properly accommodated, and all the dead soldiers were buried in peace. The Zhang family, Wang family and Wei family members who were escorted back with the army were imprisoned in the military camp for better treatment. These were all alive.
Money is a waste that contributes to the construction of western Liaoning. The biggest difficulty now is the lack of labor, so that the construction of the market in "Lulong" city always stops.
Seeing Qin Wenyuan leading his troops to escort back tens of thousands of prisoners of war, Sima Yuntian became as excited as a distressed big fish trapped in a shoal seeing the incoming tide.
Qin Wenyuan handed over all the prisoners of war to Sima Yuntian, and ordered Zhao Meng, a strong military general who had been promoted to the fourth rank, to continue to prepare for the defense of "Lulong" City and at the same time manage the work of prisoners of war.
After Zhao Meng received the order, he led nearly 8,000 garrison troops under his command to divide the prisoners of war into groups and disperse them to the construction sites assigned by Sima Yuntian to increase manpower to participate in labor. The construction of the "Lulong" City Market was finally on the track of high-speed construction.