Chapter 2800 The son-in-law can't go to fight with the British public to seize power...
Li Ke has been the King of Wu for these years. Now, he can rise to a higher level and become the King of Qi. This can not but be said to be a reward.
It's just the same land, well, it's actually the land in Shandong.
Shandong... Cheng Chubi couldn't help but narrow his eyes. The previous King of Wei was demoted to the king of Donglai County and was thrown to the Jiaodong Peninsula.
The subsequent King of Jin, Li Zhi, was demoted to the title of Beihai County King and was also thrown to Shandong, that is, the area of Laizhou Bay.
Now, Li Ke was thrown over again. On the original Shandong ground, in addition to the Tang government, there were also a bunch of Shandong aristocratic families showing off their power.
As a result, now, all the princes were thrown over. Cheng Chubi felt that his father-in-law was preparing to play a big game of chess.
A banner that is ready to wipe out all the great families in Shandong.
Even though his heart was trembling, Li Ke thanked his father with excitement.
Li Shimin was very satisfied with his own son's courageous attitude towards his duties. After smiling happily, he continued to speak.
"In addition, my father intends to establish a governor of Qingzhou in Shandong."
"Grand Governor of Qingzhou?" Cheng Chubi couldn't help but be startled, and quickly realized that the father-in-law was definitely not referring to Qingzhou City, the county-level city under the jurisdiction of Weifang City, Shandong Province in later generations.
It should refer to Qingzhou, the land of ancient China's nine states. It generally refers to an area starting from the south of the Bohai Sea, north of Mount Tai, and involving Hebei and the Shandong Peninsula.
The so-called Grand Governor of Qingzhou, its full name should be Commander-in-Chief of Qingzhou Military Affairs, which can be said to be a military position.
In fact, Li Ke had held similar positions before. That is to say, in the seventh year of Zhenguan, he was awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of Qi, Zi, Qing, Ju, Lai, Mi and Qizhou Military Affairs and the Governor of Qizhou.
It's just that that time, he served as the governor of Qizhou instead of the governor of Qingzhou.
Li Ke even went to Qizhou to serve for a year, and then he fled back to Chang'an.
"Father, why is this? Could it be that the land of Shandong is not peaceful during this period?"
Li Shimin nodded slightly and sighed softly. "Nowadays, almost all the powerful aristocratic families are gathered in Shandong."
"It takes time for the imperial court to raise scholars and acquire talents, and it cannot be accomplished in one go. Therefore, as a father, I need to impress those aristocratic families.
Let them understand that the court is watching them all the time."
Li Ke was a little depressed. It was this kind of thing again. He was really just a tool in his father's eyes.
Thinking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but raise his eyelids and glance at Cheng Sanlang.
As a result, we found that Brother Chu Bi's expression was very strange at the moment, like excitement and surprise.
After seeing the look he was looking at, Brother Chu Bi always made frequent gestures with his own eyes.
Li Ke's eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh, yes, Brother Chu Bi is not worried about not being able to find a good job."
And before I went to Luzhou to be the governor, Brother Chu Bi worked with me, so I could be free and happy, and also achieve results, which was extra fun.
"Father, I hope that Brother Chu Bi can continue to assist my son and assume the position of Governor-General Shi of Qingzhou."
"Really?" Li Shimin asked noncommittally, his eyes falling on Cheng Sanlang.
Then he saw Cheng Sanlang looking at him with bright eyes. "My father-in-law, my son-in-law thinks this is possible."
"Well...it's a pity that I already have a candidate for Qingzhou Governor-General Shi, and it's the British Duke Li Ji."
"..." Cheng Chubi's face darkened. What do you mean? Could this old man be helping his own father to take revenge on him, just because he gave his father a set of colorful duck boats?
"But if you, my virtuous son-in-law, want to manage affairs together with Ke'er, that's not impossible, although Shi, the governor-general of Qingzhou, already has a candidate."
"But the position of the Qingzhou Governor, Biejia, is vacant. You and Li Jiqing's family have two Tang Dynasty talents, one old and one young, to assist Zuo Ke'er, so I can feel at ease."
As a man with both civil and military skills, Cheng Sanlang, who had held both military and civilian positions, and served as the governor of Luzhou, increasingly felt that his father-in-law was quite unruly.
"...father-in-law, in the Tang Dynasty, only among the officials in various states, there was a post of biejai, but in the Dudu Mansion, there seems to be no such official post, right?"
Faced with Cheng Sanlang's doubts about the official system of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty laughed.
"It didn't matter if we didn't have it in the past. If we need it today, then we will have it."
"..." Li Ke buried his head quietly, feeling that his father was deliberately targeting Brother Chu Bi.
Cheng Chubi looked at the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who dared to think and act with a dark look on his face, always feeling that something was wrong.
But then my thoughts changed, hey...no, something's wrong, what is my father-in-law trying to do?
Could it be that he was too much of an eyesore in the court and annoyed his father-in-law so much that he wanted to kick him to Shandong to harass those wealthy families?
But the question is, for me, how meaningful is it to just torment those wealthy families?
What should really be bothered more is the Three Kingdoms of the Peninsula across the sea from the Shandong Peninsula, and the Japanese Kingdom.
In this case, let me test it. Cheng Chubi looked straight at Li Shimin and said.
"My father-in-law and son-in-law feel that if the Qingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office is established, it will only be for the aristocratic families in Shandong. It seems to be a bit overkill."
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Li Shimin looked at Cheng Sanlang, whose eyes had been wandering for a long time, and suddenly started to become upright and awe-inspiring. He also immediately became vigilant. What does this kid want to do?
"My father-in-law, do you still remember the Japanese country that was wild and rebellious and deceived the emperor, and the Goguryeo country that harassed the Tang Dynasty for many years, invaded our people, and occupied our territory?"
"And Baekje, which colluded with Japan and Goguryeo to embezzle Silla..."
Every time he heard Cheng Sanlang say the name of a country, Li Shimin's eyelids jumped. He always felt that the current situation seemed very similar to when this kid jumped to the plateau to cause trouble.
"Cheng Sanlang, what do you want to do? I asked you to go to Qingzhou to run the army and maintain the peace of the place, not to cause trouble."
"My father-in-law, look at what you said. My son-in-law, I am not the kind of person who likes to stir up trouble. I just want to continue what I have done before."
Cheng Chubi's expression looked aggrieved.
"My father-in-law, you have already told me that your son-in-law and His Highness the King of Wu will be responsible for carrying out economic and financial warfare against the three countries on the peninsula. In addition, His Highness the King of Wu will also be responsible for the affairs of the Japanese country."
"Nowadays, His Highness King Wu is not only the Governor of Qingzhou, but also has a famous general of the Tang Dynasty like the British Duke presiding over the Governor's Palace.
My son-in-law, the Governor of Qingzhou, can't compete with the British prince for the power to run the army. Since I can't compete with the commander to seize power, shouldn't my son-in-law just waste all his good youth and years?"