"You're welcome, Lord. Please take a seat quickly."
Wu Huaiyu stepped forward with a smile. Chen Longshu looked at him, and he also looked at Chen Longshu. The governor was also over sixty years old and no longer a teenager.
Compared with Feng An, who is burly and bearded, Chen Longshu looks more like an old master.
Thin, with dark skin, gray hair and beard, and a bookish air.
It is said that he opened many schools in Lingnan.
This man served in the Tang Dynasty for ten years and served as the governor of six states in Lingnan. He was now promoted to the governor of Rongzhou. When he first joined the Tang Dynasty, the court awarded him the baron of Poyang County. It was not until the second year of Zhenguan that he recaptured Nanfuzhou and was promoted to the county son.
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This time he was promoted to the governor of Rongzhou, and the imperial court granted him the title of Duke of Songping County. This was a title that his grandfather and father had been granted, and it was also a hereditary title of the Chen family in Longzhou.
Chen Longshu was very excited and grateful to receive this title.
His two sons, Chen Puguang and Chen Jiyuan, were both older and taller. Li Shimin named Chen Puguang the son of Poyang County and Chen Jiyuan the son of Yingchuan County.
He also appointed Chen Puguang as the magistrate of Yongning County in Longzhou, and his second son Chen Jiyuan was appointed as Qianqi of the Forbidden Army.
"Drink tea."
Huaiyu sat down with a smile,
Only then did Chen and his son sit down.
"Mr. Chen, try this tea, Xinyang Maojian, tea from Henan. Xinyang is not far from Yingchuan, Mr. Chen's ancestral home."
Yingchuan is Xuchang.
Xinyang is not far from Xuchang, both are in Henan Province.
The tea that Wu Huaiyu brought out was specially selected. It is also called Yu Maofeng. It is the finest among Wu family green teas. It uses the highest quality Benshan Maojian tea from Wu's Xinyang tea farm.
A pot of hot water for brewing,
The tea soup in the crystal cup is fragrant, rich and green in color.
Chen Longshu thanked him and took the tea.
The tea in this crystal cup makes the tea even more extraordinary.
Chen Longshu also knew that Mr. Wu, who was younger than his own son, was very famous for his tea.
Xinyang belongs to the Huainan tea area, and its tea has always been famous and is listed as a tribute. It is said that Huainan tea is the best in Xinyang, and its quality is not inferior to Jiangdong tea.
Chen Longshu also drank tea in Lingnan, and liked to drink Xinyang tea from his hometown in Henan. However, in the past, he drank more tea cakes and tea bricks. The tea leaves were roasted, ground into fine powder, and boiled to make tea soup.
This kind of loose tea brewed directly, especially when placed in a crystal cup, the buds spread out in the crystal clear cup.
The color is fresh, clean and unadulterated, and the aroma is refreshing.
Take a small sip and taste it carefully. You will find that the taste is fresh and mellow, and then sweet aftertaste.
The thin and round tea leaves make people like them more and more.
"I made Xiang Guo laugh. Although I also liked drinking Xinyang tea before, this is the first time I drank loose tea. Unexpectedly, it tastes so good. It has a rich and mellow taste and is sweet and refreshing. It is really a top-quality tea."
"Henan is a good place with a long history and culture. The Chen family in Yingchuan is also a famous family. Chen Gongzu moved to Lingnan and settled in the Xijiang River Basin. He spread his branches and educated the officials. He also made great contributions to our Han family."
Wu Huaiyu praised Chen Longshu for his active attachment to the Tang Dynasty and his subsequent six-term governorship. He established prefectures and counties for the imperial court, organized households and unified the people, and wrote many meritorious deeds.
"The imperial court and His Majesty are all aware of Mr. Chen's meritorious service, so this time Mr. Chen is promoted to the governor of Rongzhou, which is what everyone expects.
Rongzhou has an important geographical location, so the imperial court set up a governor's office here, and specially selected Chen Gong as the first governor because of the governor's loyalty and ability.
Especially faithfulness,”
Chen Longshu was a little embarrassed when he was praised by Wu Huaiyu, and some words were hard to say.
"I've sent someone to call Dai Zhide and Gao Rong. They will be here soon."
These two people were about to serve as Chief Shi and Sima of the Rongzhou Governor's Mansion. Wu Huaiyu smiled and said to him, "These two people are also our own people. Mr. Chen is trustworthy. If he goes to Rongzhou, he can become your right-hand man."
"Dai Zhide is the heir of the Taoist Duke Dai Xianggong. Dai Xianggong has no children. This Dai Zhide is adopted from his eldest brother. He originally served in the East Palace and led the government, and was capable of both civil and military affairs.
Gao Rong is a descendant of Youzhou Mountain, and also comes from the famous Gao family in Bingzhou. Gao Rong's nickname is Que'er, and his father is Yao's son Gao Wei. Both father and son are very brave. When I was in Youzhou, he followed me in the Northern Expedition and made many achievements. Credit.
Moreover, to be honest with Mr. Chen, Gao Rong’s biological sister Gao Erniang is also my concubine and the biological mother of my Shiliu Lang."
Wu Huaiyu smiled and told the story of the two of them. One was the heir of the prime minister Dai Zhou, who was still the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The other was Wu Huaiyu's concubine and elder brother, a powerful general in the Northern Expedition.
These two people served as the Chief Shi and Sima of the Rongzhou Governor's Mansion. Both were of the fifth rank and were relatives of the prime minister. Chen Longshu felt very complicated for a while.
"The Rongzhou Governor's Office was newly established to take charge of more than 40 counties in sixteen states. The responsibilities are still very heavy. As Mr. Chen is the first Governor, he must have a capable assistant.
Dai Zhide is good at literature and Gao Rong is good at martial arts. They assist Chen Gong, plus the Ningyuan army sent by the imperial court, which is enough to open up the situation. When the time comes, the state soldiers are selected and the township regiments are organized and trained.
If we have a strong army and strong horses, implement the new two-tax law, organize households and equalize the people, equalize farmland and grant land, everything will go smoothly."
Wu Huaiyu said it all, and Chen Longshu also knew that he actually had no other choice.
Dai Zhide and Gao Wei both arrived quickly,
After a while, Niu Jianwu also came. He had been recommended by Wu Huaiyu as Ningyuan's military envoy.
The full name of the Ningyuan Army is the Ningyuan garrison of the Rongzhou Governor's Office. Niu Jianwu is the garrison of the Ningyuan Army. This is a missionary position with no rank.
His duties are guerrilla general Shouyou Xiaowei Tengzhou Tanjin Tongjunfu Tongjunshebenwei Zhonglang General Chongrongzhou Ningyuan garrison envoy, Weicheng County Viscount.
Niu Jianwu is not only the garrison envoy of Rongzhou Ningyuan Army, but also the commander of Tanjin Prefecture, one of the two military prefectures of Rong Prefecture.
Ningyuan Town has 5,000 town soldiers, and Tanjin Prefecture has 1,020 soldiers.
Several major officials from the Rongzhou Dudufu are here.
Chen Longshu was the governor, who oversaw the military and administration of 64 counties in 14 prefectures, Dai Zhide was the chief historian in charge of taxation and finance, and Gao Rong was the Sima in charge of the prefecture's military and township regiments.
Niu Jianwu was the military envoy of the Ningyuan Army and the commander of the Tanjin Prefecture.
As for the following record-keepers, Cao Shen and military officers, etc., these basically all have to be dispatched from the imperial court.
Only subordinate staff who are not in the mainstream are still elected locally.
"Rongzhou is a small place with less than a thousand households, but the imperial court wants to set up one of the six Lingnan governor's offices here. Mr. Chen is a Lingnan native. He should know the imperial court's intentions, right?"
Chen Longshu nodded.
Rongzhou is actually a new name,
In the fourth year of Wude, the Tang Dynasty established Tongzhou with Beiliu County of Hepu County and Puning County of Yongping County. Later, it was divided into Dangchang and Xin'an counties from this stream, and Weilong County was divided from Puning.
Later, Danzhou County was divided into Puning and Weilong.
In the first year of Zhenguan, Wu Huaiyu proposed to re-adjust the division of the world, especially to change the names of many repeated states and counties.
Li Shimin issued an order that the prefectures and counties to be adjusted should be renamed after the famous mountains and rivers where they were located, so Tongzhou was renamed Rongzhou, named after the Darong Mountain in the territory.
At present, Rongzhou governs Beiliu, Xin'an, Weilong and Puning counties, but its household registration is less than 1,000.
Rongzhou is located in Beiliu County,
Beiliu County is not big either, but it is surrounded by Darong Mountain to the west, Yunkai Mountain to the east, Beiliujiang River to the north and the Nanliu River to the sea to the south.
Chen Longshu is still very familiar with Rongzhou. Although Rongzhou is newly established, this area used to be within the Chen family's sphere of influence.
He borrowed paper and pen and quickly drew a simple map.
Wu Huaiyu and others could clearly see that Rongzhou was located between Darong Mountain and Yunkai Mountain.
“Rongzhou is high on the east and west sides, low in the central and northeastern parts, and slopes gently from south to northeast, gently descending. The state has alternating ridges and valleys, undulating hills, and staggered river valleys. Rivers converge from southeast to west on three sides.
The largest river in the territory, Xiujiang, also known as Rongjiang, originates from the twin peaks of Yunkai Mountain in the north, flows from south to northeast, and merges into the Xunjiang River in Tengzhou, with a total length of more than 500 miles.
This river is very important."
Chen Longshu highlighted the river. Because of this river, there is the Rongjiang Corridor between Liuwan Mountain and Yunkai Mountain. The starting point of this route is from Tengxian County where the Xunjiang River and Rongjiang River meet, and traces back to
The river travels five hundred miles to Rongzhou Beiliu,
After disembarking from the boat, change carriages and horses, cross the water and mountains where Guimen Pass is located, then board the boat at Yulin and follow the Nanliu River down to Hepu to go out to sea.
The Rongjiang Road, which leads from the river to the sea, can be said to be quite important, and Rongzhou happens to guard this important road.
Chen Longshu also drew a circle at the confluence of two rivers in Teng County.
He said with some admiration, "This is the map of the Tanjin Tongjun Mansion newly established by the imperial court. It guards the north entrance of Rongjiang Road and can also monitor the Xunjiang Waterway."
"And the other general-friendly military headquarters is more than seventy miles away from Beiliu, right between Rongjiang River and Nanliu River, where water and land change."
Ning Jun's left town was stationed in Laozhou (Yulin), and his right town was stationed in Guizhou (Guixian). They also guarded key areas separately.
Laozhou is naturally on the main Rongjiang Road, which leads to Hepu Port in the south and Zhanjiang Port in Leizhou Peninsula to the southeast.
It's Guizhou, which was the original seat of the Nanyin Prefecture Governor's Mansion. To the west is the Yushui and Youjiang river basins, connecting Yongzhou.
To the northwest, it leads to Liuzhou, Guizhou, and the mainland. It can also connect to the Duni River and the Central Guizhou Road.
The two towns on the left and right of the Ningyuan Army and the two unified military offices are all guarding these strategic points. It can be said that as long as the imperial court controls these four key points, plus the base camp of Rongzhou,
Then the entire area will be tightly controlled.
Chen Longshu was very surprised when he saw this arrangement of the imperial court. After all, Chang'an's arrangement showed a very thorough understanding of Lingnan.
"The entire Rongjiang Road, except for a land road of more than 20 miles between Beiliujiang and Nanliujiang, has very convenient transportation. It leads to the river and the sea much closer than the sea route around Leizhou Peninsula, and there are no storms or waves.
risk,
In particular, the waterway is safe and fast, has high transport capacity, is cheap, and has a large cargo capacity.
Controlling Rongjiang Road can be said to control the lifeblood of this area.
There are experts in the court."
Chen Longshu exclaimed with admiration.
Wu Huaiyu chuckled.
Niu laughed loudly when he saw Wu Ze and said, "I'm afraid Governor Chen doesn't know that the abolition of the Nanyin Prefecture Governor's Mansion and the establishment of the Rongzhou Governor's Mansion was actually based on the suggestion of Mr. Wu?"
Wu Xiangguo's suggestion to His Majesty was based on the importance of Rong Jiangdao."
"It turns out that it was done by Mr. Wu, so that's no wonder. This move by Mr. Wu is so powerful. By controlling Rongjiang Road, he also controls the lifeline of more than a thousand miles north and south of Kongjiang Road. He can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. He has access to rivers and seas, making it easy to mobilize the army.
, first control the plains along the river, and then you can easily conquer the raccoons,"
Among the five states that Rongjiang Road passes through are Teng, Rong, Lao, Bai, and Lian, four of them are in the Rongzhou Governor's Office. Only Lianzhou, which is connected to the sea, is under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.
"What do you think is the first priority for the newly established Rongzhou Governor's Office?" Wu Huaiyu asked.
Chen Longshu thought for a while, "Yizhou,"
Yizhou is between Longzhou and Rongzhou, to the west of Yunkai Mountain. Like Luo and Douzhou, Yizhou is occupied by the Yi people, and the Yizhou rebellion is the most serious.
Now Luo Doudong is about to rebel, and those in Yizhou have been making preparations.
The imperial court changed the name of Nanfuzhou to Douzhou and assigned it to the Gaozhou Dudufu. Now the rebellion in Douzhou naturally has to be quelled by the Feng family of Gaofu.
Although Chen Longshu was a little unwilling, there was nothing he could do.
"When the lower official suggested that the high government send troops to suppress the Luo Dou barbarians, our Rongfu also sent troops to Yizhou, not only to respond to the request for reinforcements, but also to seize the opportunity to quell the chaos."
Both the Hwanghwa River and the Uichang River in Uiju originate from Unkaidae Mountain and then merge westward into the Beiliu River.
In the fifth year of Wude, the imperial court analyzed the location of Yongye County in southern Jianzhou and established the three counties of Longcheng, Yicheng and Anyi, and analyzed the location of Zhengyi County in Longzhou and established Liancheng County.
Nanyi Prefecture was also placed under the jurisdiction of four counties. In the first year of Zhenguan, the name of the prefecture was changed to Longcheng.
The barbarians in Yizhou were of course within the Chen family's sphere of influence in the past, but they are also dissatisfied with the Chen family now.
"Mr. Chen's suggestion is very good."
Wu Huaiyu raised his head, "I wonder how many soldiers and horses Mr. Chen has under his command now? How are the horses, armor, bows and crossbows and other equipment? If we want to send out troops, how many elites can we marshal?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Longshu didn't know how to answer.
