Chapter 408: Killing a chicken with a bull’s knife
Chapter 408 How to kill a chicken with a bull’s knife?
Wei Zheng, who always prided himself on being honest, was far different from Li Daliang.
After sighing deeply with Qin Qiong, Wu Huaiyu did not forget the business of coming today. He also brought Feng Zhidai, Pang Xiaotai and Xu Jingzong.
"Prince Pang has no plans to return to Lingnan after the Chinese New Year. He hopes to stay in the capital to serve the emperor. I would like to recommend him as Zhonglang General,"
Qin Qiong glanced at Pang Xiaotai. He had recently heard some rumors about this guy and Huaiyu. He was given the title of Purple Governor and acted as a coachman for Wu Huaiyu all day long. This guy was indeed quite thick-skinned.
"The Zhonglang will be the commander of the imperial guards of each palace. It is very important. The person in charge must not only have sufficient qualifications and military merit, but also absolute loyalty."
Qin Qiong reminded Huaiyu.
Although General Zhonglang is only of the fourth rank, he is very special in Chang'an City. Although he is under the generals and generals of the various guards, under the Tang Dynasty system, the generals and generals of the guards basically have empty titles.
He does not directly control the troops in Beijing.
The Imperial Guards on the Imperial Guards in the Zhuwei Mansion, plus the Zhuyi Mansion, are all actually led by the Zhonglang Generals. Therefore, the Zhonglang Generals in Chang'an are actually more special than the generals and generals. They are the ones who truly rule Chang'an.
The general of the army.
Generals and generals are mostly selected as general managers to command the troops in battle when they go out for battle. They do not actually command the troops directly in the capital.
The imperial court has twelve guards and four palaces. Among them, there are left and right guards, three guards and five palaces. Each palace has one Zhonglang general, and these two guards have ten Zhonglang generals.
The other ten guards, including the left and right Xiaowei, each have only one Yifu, that is, one Zhonglang general each.
The Twelve Guards of Nanya are actually twenty Zhonglang Generals, commanding the imperial troops in Jingfan, as well as their Yi guards.
Of course, there is also the Forbidden Army at the North Gate. The North Gate was originally under the name of the Left and Right Guards, but the Emperor, who was directly under the command of the emperor, changed from the Forbidden Army to the Xuanwu Gate Palace. After the transformation, there were great adjustments. From the Left and Right Guards, to the Baiqi Camp
, Thousand Cavalry Camp, then Shenji Camp, and Flying Cavalry Camp, and then they were divided into left and right camps. In fact, there were eight battalions of the Forbidden Army, each with a Zhonglang General.
There are now a total of twenty Zhonglang generals in Chang'an City.
Each commanded a praetorian guard.
Pang Xiaotai crossed his arms to Qin Qiong and said, "Prime Minister Qin, even if you give me a captain in the imperial army, I am willing. I just want to stay in Chang'an and serve the emperor."
"Do you really want to stay?"
"Please ask Prime Minister Qin to help you."
Qin Qiong nodded, "In this case, I will recommend it to Your Majesty. You must be loyal and diligent."
Feng Zhidai expressed the Feng family's unwavering loyalty to the imperial court. He also said that the current mutual attacks with Tan Dian Feng Xuan were all because they had rebelled against the Tang Dynasty before. Although they surrendered later, they remained unruly and were not sincerely loyal to the imperial court.
They even joined forces to invade across the border, but Feng An was forced to fight back.
"My father asked his subordinates to report to the emperor, asking the imperial court to send troops to encircle and suppress the rebellious Feng Xuan, talk about the palace, etc. The Feng family is willing to be the vanguard."
Qin Qiong did not reply to him directly.
In fact, Wu Huaiyu and Qin Qiong now have a pretty good understanding of the chaos in Lingnan over the years. To put it bluntly, the Tang Dynasty has been beyond the control of Lingnan in recent years and has been unable to achieve effective control. Basically, these Lingnan powerful people declared their surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
, the imperial court also granted them the titles of general manager, governor and other positions, allowing them to serve as the empire's agents in Lingnan.
These agents, large and small, have been fighting for territory, and there are various conflicts, and of course the court is secretly adding fuel to the flames and sowing dissension.
The imperial court has not done much in Lingnan in recent years, that is, it is trying to maintain control of a few core areas, such as Guangguijiao, while other places cannot be taken care of for the time being, as long as these local powerful people do not try to get involved in these core areas.
, the imperial court was very tolerant of them.
They have even been given the privilege of selecting southern officials, so that they can recruit officials from prefectures and counties by themselves, and then just report to the court.
Even their soldiers and horses are still private soldiers.
Although the imperial court is now shouting about fighting and killing, the voice of sending troops to Lingnan is getting louder and louder. However, in fact, the matter has been discussed several times in the central court meeting. Generally speaking, the emperor and prime ministers have maintained their opinions.
Sufficient calmness and restraint.
As long as these local emperors in Lingnan did not cross the red line, that is, openly rebel against the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court would not immediately send troops.
Picture it slowly,
First north and then south,
This is the basic national policy of the Zhenguan Dynasty today.
Today's Governor of Guangzhou, Feng Li, used to be Jiancheng's confidant, but later joined Li Shimin. The Turks came to the Weishui River, and he also fought against the Turks under Qin Qiong's command. He made great achievements in battle and was seriously injured. The emperor directly worshiped him as the Governor of Guangzhou.
It can be seen as kicking him from the middle of the court to the frontier, or it can also be seen as using his merits rather than his past, and taking a fancy to his bravery and integrity.
Since the Southern Dynasties, Guangzhou has always been the center of Lingnan. However, it has always been difficult for Guangzhou to have peace. Fierce Lihu Barbarian rebellions and sieges of Guangzhou often occurred. In the final analysis, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Those officials who serve in Guangzhou
, there is little supervision, and Guangzhou is an important trading port, so there is a lot of oil and water here and it is easy to be corroded.
The conflict between Han and Vietnam has been one of the core issues here for thousands of years. No matter who goes there, they will face such a conflict. If it is handled slightly improperly, it will easily intensify and eventually lead to rebellion. The more you want to do something,
If a business is carried out, it will inevitably touch the interests of local powerful chiefs, and the easier it will be for conflicts and rebellions to break out.
For example, Yang Shidao's wife, Princess Guiyang, and her ex-husband Zhao Cijing's father, Zhao Na, were the general manager of Guangzhou during the founding of the Sui Dynasty. He triggered the Lingnan Rebellion while he was in office. Later, in order to quell the rebellion, Yang Jian also focused on appeasing him, and finally accused Zhao Na of stealing.
For the crime of bribery, Mrs. Xian was specially named Mrs. Qiaoguo.
The Zhao Ne bribery case was essentially a power struggle between the central government and Lingnan localities, and Zhao Ne was just a scapegoat after things got out of control.
Feng Li has been serving as the governor of Guangzhou for more than a year. He has performed well and works very hard to maintain a balance. He does not engage in industry or management, but does not interfere in the original distribution of interests in Guangzhou and does not intensify conflicts.
Feng Li was worthy of being Jiancheng's former confidant, the man who almost broke into the Xuanwu Gate. He seemed to have done nothing in Guangzhou, but in fact he gradually controlled Guangzhou tightly. Moreover, his apparent inaction was actually deliberately letting people down.
The Feng Ang brothers launched their attack.
On the surface, he has been mediating, but secretly he is fanning the flames on both sides, and even strongly supports Chen Longshu of the Longzhou Chen family, the third largest wealthy family in Lingnan, to establish prefectures and counties for the Lihu barbarians.
From the sixth year of Wude, Feng Xuan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, to the eighth year of Wude, they surrendered. Then Feng Xuan joined forces with Tan Dian and continued the war with his brother Feng Ang. The fighting lasted for four or five years without stopping. All the powerful people in Lingnan could not bear the loss.
Small.
Feng An is also an old fox. After all, he served as an official in the Central Plains and followed Yang Guang to conquer Goguryeo. How could he not see Feng Li's thoughts? But the problem is that his brother Feng Xuan has always been stubborn. In the early years, the two brothers fought for the Feng family.
There are also open and covert battles over inheritance rights.
After Mrs. Feng's death, the brothers no longer had any worries.
Sometimes Feng Ang would take the overall situation into consideration, but Feng Xuan had a fight-or-die attitude. Feng Ang wanted to preserve his strength and wanted his brothers to call off the war and negotiate peace, but Feng Xuan refused, and even dragged Tan Dian to do this.
The barbarian chiefs joined forces to attack.
What can Feng Ang do when faced with this kind of idiot? He doesn't dare to tell the truth after seeing through Feng Li's plan. Instead, he has to continue to rely on the Tang Dynasty court and be very respectful to the governor of Guangzhou. Otherwise, Feng Li may have to join forces with Feng Xuan and others to destroy him first.
Got him.
Originally, the Feng and Xian families were one, occupying one-third of the world in Lingnan, but under the stubbornness of fools like Feng Xuan and Xian Baoche, they destroyed the natural cards of two kings and four twos, leaving only a few small single cards.
Now that the Tang Dynasty has unified the Central Plains, even the Turks no longer dare to invade again, so Lingnan has completely lost any possibility of separatist rule and self-reliance, and it is even impossible to maintain the situation of listening to orders but not propaganda.
Feng An could only adapt to the current situation and be aware of current affairs and become a hero.
He has no other request now. He just hopes that the emperor can listen to his explanation and believe that he is loyal to the court. If the court wants to send troops to Lingnan, he, Feng Ang, is willing to be the vanguard to help the court suppress the traitors like Feng Xuantandian and even help the court.
The imperial court established households for the people and garrisoned the fields.
He is also willing to risk everything. If this continues, the old Feng family's little capital will really be wiped out.
Feng Zhidai was the second son, but he was the eldest son of Feng Ang. Among the Feng family members, he had great military exploits and dominated Lingnan. This boy could even compose poems and divination. He was quite talented. He was also in the Sui Dynasty.
Emperor Yang was accompanied by his own Imperial Guards, who had managed to get through the palace.
He didn't plan to go back this time.
Feng Zhidai also wanted to be a lieutenant general.
Of course, it would be better if he could have a princess. Unfortunately, he is not young. The emperor's princess and the emperor's princess are both too young. His son, Princess Shang, is about the same. Unfortunately, his son is far from qualified.
Even he, Feng Ang's eldest son, is somewhat unqualified.
No matter how powerful they were in Lingnan, in Chang'an, in the eyes of the nobles and nobles, they were just South Vietnamese bumpkins.
Mr. Qin Qiong made no promises to Feng Zhidai.
But when the two men went to the palace to meet the emperor the next day, they reported to the emperor in detail the affairs of Lingnan and made many suggestions. Wu Huaiyu recommended Pang Xiaotai to stay in Beijing and become a lieutenant general or something, and the governor of Baizhou was appointed by his brother.
Take over.
"Many people in the DPRK asked to send Li Jing as the Lingnan Road pacification ambassador, to transfer a large army from Jiangnan, Shannan and other places to Lingnan, to reorganize Feng Xuan Tandian Feng Ang and other private soldiers, and to re-appoint them and transfer them to other places. If they do not
If they obey, they will send out troops to destroy them.”
"Your Majesty, the time has not come yet. It will not be too late to wait until the imperial court gathers strength and destroys the Turkic Jieli Khan before sending troops to Lingnan." Huaiyu persuaded.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Some people say that you don't need a knife to kill a chicken. You don't need to send Li Jing, just send his student Wu Huaiyu to attack. Some even say that if you give you 20,000 troops, you can wipe out Lingnan."
"I don't have this ability. The problem in Lingnan is not something that can be decided on the surface. It is mainly a problem between the powerful Han immigrants in Lingnan and the local natives."
Li Shimin nodded, "You are right, there is no point in rushing. However, I had previously asked Li Shou, the Duke of Sui'an County, to serve as the governor of Jiaozhou. However, after he took office, he was corrupt and illegal, and I was deeply disappointed.
Li Fengci, the Duke of Bohai County, was appointed as the governor of Guizhou. He had hundreds of concubines in Guizhou, and they played and sang with great arrogance and luxury every night, regardless of political affairs.
Only Feng Li performed well as the governor of Guangzhou."
Li Shimin mentioned that Li Shou's real name was Li Shishou, a brother of the royal family, and Li Fengci, Duke of Bohai, was the second son of Li Yuan's second brother.
Three of the four Li Yuan brothers died young. Only the second brother left behind two sons. Li Fengci was personally raised by Li Yuan.
little follower.
Before, the brothers were all crowned kings. After Li Shimin came to the throne, he did not give them any face and were demoted to county officials. Last year, both brothers became local governors.
Li Shimin originally thought that since his sons were young, he would first let relatives in the clan serve as governors of various places, and then replace his own sons in the future. Who knew that not many of these guys would live up to their expectations, so Li Daoyan performed well in Minzhou.
Now Li Shimin is doubting his own idea. Using the royal clan to replace the meritorious governor of the town, and letting the meritorious general serve as his deputy, the effect is not very good and cannot restrain those royal families.
"Instead of sending a large number of troops deep into Lingnan, it is better to replace several governors and governors. I plan to let Li Xinzhi serve as the governor of Guizhou again. There is no suitable candidate for the governor of Jiaozhou. What do you think if Feng Ang is transferred to the governor of Jiaozhou?"
Qin Qiong shook his head directly, "Feng An and Feng Xuan are constantly attacking each other in the Tan Palace. At this time, your Majesty transfers him to be the governor of Jiaozhou. He will definitely be dissatisfied and think that the imperial court is trying to sidestep him. What's more, how can he give Feng the important land of Jiaozhou?"
ounce."
"How about letting Li Daliang go back and become the governor of Jiaozhou?"
"Li Daliang had made great achievements in governing Jiaozhou before, so he was recruited into the imperial court to pay homage to the governor, and now he returns to Jiaozhou after a year. It is not appropriate."
"As for Qiu Xingze, he was originally the governor of Jizhou. His father, Qiu Hejiu, was in Jiaozhi and was very prestigious in the local area."
"Qiu Xingze is quite domineering. If we let him go to Jiaozhou, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle the relations between the barbarians in South Vietnam."
