Chapter 773 Some people and things in the Tang Dynasty recently
Chapter 773 Some recent events and people in Datang
Fang Xuanling, who figured out the specific situation, was also shocked by the rampage of the remnants of the family.
Then Fang Xuanling hurriedly explained to Li Er that he only got some news a few months ago,
At that time, the remnants of the powerful families only secretly moved some hermitages overseas, and later fell silent.
I really didn't expect them to suddenly become so rampant.
Furious, Li Er directly ordered Baiqisi to take dozens of local officials from prefectures and counties back to the capital and behead them.
But those local officials were already on guard. After hearing the news, they fled overseas directly.
Most of the Baiqisi fell in vain.
This made Li Er, who had been furious for a long time, even more furious!
Fang Xuanling himself was demoted to Lingnan by the furious Li Er!
After listening to Fang Xuanling's account, Su Chen was also shocked by the madness of those remnants of the clan.
At the same time, he also lamented the profound heritage of the aristocratic family and its strong control over the local area.
"Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, all local affairs have been basically controlled by prominent families and powerful people from various places. It is not surprising that such a thing happens."
Su Chen sighed.
Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and called out a few names: "Zheng Huiben, Lu Chengsi, Lu Xuan, Xie Shufang, Xiao Rui..."
These are all local officials at the provincial governor level, full-fledged frontier officials, but they actually robbed people and fled overseas.
So many local officials betrayed collectively, Li Er's liver probably trembled at that time!
Then Xiao Rui is also Li Er's son-in-law and Princess Xiangcheng's consort!
Xiao Rui's father, Xiao Yu, was still the Duke of the dynasty. He once served as a minister and a prime minister!
"This Xiao Yu is really trying to kill himself! Does he really think His Majesty doesn't dare to kill his whole family?"
"Xiao Rui is also a weirdo. The prince-in-law of the dynasty defected overseas. Your Majesty probably wants to cut him into pieces!"
Xiao Yu is different from others. Although he calls himself Lanling Xiao, he is actually a descendant of the Nanliang royal family and the son of Emperor Liang Ming.
Although he is respected as the leader of the southern clan, Xiao Yu's family mainly revolves around the royal family.
In the pre-Sui Dynasty, Xiao Yu’s sister was Empress Xiao of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Yu was not only a close friend of Li Yuan, but also a relative of Li Yuan.
Xiao Yu’s wife Dugu and Li Yuan are cousins.
Before Li Er ascended the throne, he called Xiao Yu his uncle.
After Li Er ascended the throne, he betrothed his eldest daughter, Princess Xiangcheng, to Xiao Yu's eldest son, Xiao Rui.
Generally speaking, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, Xiao Yu's family mainly followed the royal family.
Xiao Rui defected overseas this time. Not only did he completely break up with Li Er, he also stepped on the royal family's face and rubbed it hard under his feet!
Fang Xuanling said lightly: "Xiao Yu's greatest role in the court is to serve as a link between the court and the Jiangnan families."
"Now the conflict between the Jiangnan family members and His Majesty is getting bigger and bigger. Xiao Yu is deliberately making things difficult for Your Majesty for his own benefit. When the canal was blocked last time, even fools knew that Xiao Yu wanted to deliberately blackmail Your Majesty!"
"Although His Majesty later restored his title, Xiao Yu should know that he had completely angered His Majesty."
"Furthermore, the promotion of high-yielding crops and advanced agricultural tools has made His Majesty less and less dependent on Jiangnan food, and Xiao Yu's role in the court has become smaller and smaller,"
"It is basically impossible for Xiao Yu to be reused by His Majesty in the future. Xiao Yu himself knows it very well. In addition, Xiao Yu has always been very dissatisfied with His Majesty's policies. It is not surprising to have such a choice."
"Moreover, Xiao Yu has already taken precautions. The main members of his family have already gone overseas with his younger brother Xiao Jin's family. Now Xiao Yu and his wife are left to stay in Chang'an."
Fang Xuanling talked for a long time, then took a glass of coconut juice to moisten his throat.
The relationship between Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu is not very good. Xiao Yu, who has a noble status, has always despised Fang Xuanling.
Su Chen remembered that Xiao Yu once falsely accused Fang Xuanling of treason!
I feel that I have almost finished chatting with Fang Xuanling today. I will ask more about it later. Su Chen is about to leave.
Li Chengqian said quietly: "Last year, I felt that something was wrong with Xie Shufang. This traitor indeed defected overseas. He is such a character. My father once said that his ability is no weaker than that of the British Duke Li Ji!"
In the old years, Xie Shufang, the first general under Li Yuanji, was a very capable man, brave and resourceful, much more powerful than Xue Wanche, who was under Li Jiancheng.
Moreover, the Xie family of Chen County, once the number one prefecture in the world, has declined, but its reputation is still considerable.
Well, the thanks from Xie Shufang are the thanks from Wang Xietang Qianyan!
The reason why Xie Shufang is not famous is mainly because he followed the wrong person.
Fang Xuanling sighed: "Xie Shufang not only defected overseas, but also took tens of thousands of troops and a large number of people from Panyu with him when he left. The route from Yi'an to Liuqiu was also his. In addition, according to Feng An, he and Jiaozhi
I have a very close relationship with Master Qiu."
Su Chen was stunned. Fang Xuanling's words contained a lot of news!
"Prime Minister, there aren't even tens of thousands of troops stationed in Panyu, right?"
How could Xie Shufang take away tens of thousands of troops?"
Fang Xuanling: "It is true that the imperial court only has 5,000 troops stationed in Panyu, but Xie Shufang has secretly trained tens of thousands of troops over the years."
Su Chen's eyes widened: "Where did he get so many supplies to support so many people?
Besides, with a population the size of Panyu, he was able to secretly recruit tens of thousands of soldiers?"
Guangzhou in the early Tang Dynasty was not like later generations. At this time, most of Lingnan was still primitive and barbaric. Although Panyu was the largest city in Lingnan, its total population was estimated to be less than 100,000!
Fang Xuanling: "I have checked this number with many parties and it cannot be wrong."
Su Chen shook his head. It seemed that Xie Shufang had planned it in advance and had secret help from the Central Plains clan.
"Prime Minister, did you just mention Master Jiaozhiqiu, the son of Tan Guogong Qiu He?"
Fang Xuanling nodded: "That's right, this Qiu Xingshi has been secretly expanding his army recently. He seems to be disobedient. Feng An has gone to Langzhou just in case."
Su Chen thought to himself that no wonder he hadn't seen Feng An in the past two days. He had gone to Lang Son!
Although Lingnan was nominally the territory of the Tang Dynasty, to the west of Guangzhou, except for Feng An, who was quite obedient, other local forces basically paid little attention to the Central Plains Dynasty.
The Central Plains Dynasty also basically implemented a restraint policy towards Lingnan. As long as you don't rebel, you can do whatever you want.
Jiaozhi is located in the Red River Delta and is a relatively densely populated area in Lingnan. The biggest influence there is Qiu He and his son.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty sent Qiu He to Jiaozhi to be the governor, but Qiuhe went there and took root there. He stayed there for ten or twenty years and became the local emperor of Jiaozhi.
Qiu He stayed in Jiaozhi until the end of Wude's reign before returning to the Central Plains. Li Yuan named him the Duke of Tan and lived in the Tang Dynasty for a long time. It seems that he is still alive now.
Qiu He's son Qiu Xingshi stayed in Jiaozhi, taking charge of the forces left by Qiu He, and continued to be the local emperor in Jiaozhi.
