Chapter 3023 In order to be able to go home and be a good father, Cheng Chubi offered another good plan
"My father-in-law, my blood pressure is high again. Come on, my son-in-law will let you see if you are getting enough nutrition during this period."
After hearing this, Li Shimin held up another chopstick of beef in a demonstrative manner and stared.
"...You kid, can you be a little more obedient? I don't really have a headache."
Seeing the expression of his father-in-law, who was not big-minded and liked to have no martial ethics, Cheng Sanlang quickly smiled flatteringly.
"Then I dare to ask my father-in-law what's bothering me, and please tell me directly. Maybe my son-in-law can think of a solution, but I'm not sure."
"What I'm worried about is how to manage these newly occupied lands after pacifying Goguryeo."
"Why did your Majesty say this? Isn't my son-in-law doing a good job?" Cheng Chubi asked in slight shock.
"If I return to Beijing, how can I let you stay in Liaodong again? Even if I am happy, I am afraid there will be many people who will make me unhappy..."
"You are my beloved son-in-law, Cheng Qian's best friend, and the most outstanding person among the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty."
If we really leave this kid in this land of Liaodong for three to five years, haha...
Li Shimin felt that he would definitely be annoyed to death by his beloved Li Mingda, his beloved wife Guanyin, his resentful son Li Chengqian, Yingguo's grandson Li Xiang, and the number one bully in the court, Cheng Yaojin.
Maybe my own father would be chirping here and there every once in a while, "Oh, the stuff you sent me, Erlang, really can't compare to the craftsmanship of that guy Cheng Sanlang."
And it’s true that Cheng Sanlang is very capable, but the problem is that he is only one person after all. We can’t let this kid run Liaodong here for the rest of his life, right?
However, the importance of Liaodong to the Tang Dynasty is so self-evident.
Cheng Sanlang listened quietly to his father-in-law explaining his various worries while sipping wine.
And Cheng Sanlang was also very upset when he heard that I am willing to work as a slave to your old Li family. It is just a statement, and it does not mean that I am really willing to work hard all day long.
Thinking about me, Mr. Cheng, I have a loving father who is nearly sixty years old and is still jumping around and dominates the court all day long. I need to support him.
If you have children, they also need your biological father's care. If you have enough words, the son will not teach the father and son how to live.
As a biological father, I can't serve the country and the people, and as a result, the family education is not up to standard and the family is uneasy, right?
Even if his father-in-law wanted to let him stay, Cheng Sanlang would not be happy, but when he saw the father-in-law in front of him, his beard was straightened with worry.
Cheng Chubi's eyes began to roll.
"My father-in-law, you are worried about managing the newly occupied Goguryeo land, right?"
After seeing his father-in-law nodding, Cheng Chubi picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and sighed.
"That's right. After all, in our Tang Dynasty, there are not many generals and ministers who are as good as my son-in-law in literature, Taoism, and military strategy. He can easily manage the people and lead the army with confidence..."
"..." Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's eyelids twitched and veins appeared on his forehead.
Several times I wanted to shoot the chopsticks in my hand as if they were flying knives, letting this shameless person know how powerful he is.
Zhao Kun on the side was coughing frequently. He also wanted to kick Cheng Sanlang, but after seeing His Majesty's expression, he wanted to be happy even more, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.
Fortunately, Cheng Sanlang was also a sharp-sighted person with eyesight and ears in all directions. Of course, he also noticed the strangeness of his father-in-law.
Immediately after, he smiled and saluted his father-in-law. "Speaking of which, my father-in-law has a sharp eye and knows how to make the best use of me."
"Otherwise, if a talent like my son-in-law falls behind a fatuous king, I am afraid that his talents will be useless."
After hearing this, Li Shimin's expression softened slightly, but when he thought about how shameless and annoying this guy was, he couldn't help but laugh.
"What the virtuous son-in-law said is absolutely true. If, virtuous son-in-law, you had been born decades earlier and served as a minister in front of Emperor Sui Yang's palace, haha...
Not to mention whether your talent will be put to great use. You may not even be able to save your head."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Sanlang heard a mute pop, followed by a series of coughs.
The head of the palace guard, who was superb in martial arts and full of energy, actually looked like a tuberculosis man. He looked like he had inhaled too much waste gas.
Seeing Cheng Sanlang's deflated and resentful look, Li Shimin felt much relieved.
"Okay, okay, I was just joking with you, my virtuous son-in-law. Don't blame me.
By the way, my dear son-in-law, if you have anything to say, or if you have any bold ideas, just bring them to me."
Anyway, I have nothing to do, so it doesn’t hurt to listen.
If this wise son-in-law, whose brain circuit is completely different from that of ordinary people, really has a way to solve this big headache problem for him, then he will no longer have to worry about major national affairs.
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Cheng Sanlang, who was a little angry after being tormented by Li Shimin, rolled his eyes, let it go...
Forget it, let’s not argue with my father-in-law about such a trivial matter for now, let’s think about it carefully and continue with the problem just now, to solve the big problem of Goguryeo’s old land.
"My father-in-law should understand the purpose of what my son-in-law said. Since not everyone is as capable as my son-in-law, why not divide the responsibilities and powers that are originally tied to one person into three?"
Li Shimin had just picked up a piece of potato, and when he heard Cheng Sanlang's words, he raised his eyelids.
“A person’s responsibilities and powers are divided into three parts?”
"That's what my son-in-law means. My father-in-law, if you want to manage the land of Liaodong well, you must have capable ministers and officials with great wisdom and both civil and military skills."
"But if it is the entire old land of Goguryeo, then our Tang Dynasty needs to set up at least several governor's offices here to fully control..."
But in that case, each governor's office needs to be supported by a large number of troops, and if the personnel are not used carefully, it is easy to cause trouble.
Moreover, the governor's office tends to favor militarized management, and the civil administration will inevitably appear rough and blunt.
This is all based on Cheng Sanlang’s many years of experience as a local magistrate.
"So, my son-in-law was thinking, why don't we change our thinking.
Divide the entire old land of Goguryeo into one or two administrative regions, with one official in charge of civil affairs, one in charge of judicial and criminal affairs, one in charge of military affairs, and a supervisory agency..."
Hearing Cheng Sanlang's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy, stroking his long beard, shaking his head and laughing.
"Isn't this what our current system in the Tang Dynasty does?"
"No, no, no, it's different, it's just different. Let's take the Liaodong Prefecture Governor's Mansion under the current rule of my son-in-law as an example..."
"After the Liaodong Prefecture Governor's Office was abolished, this area was classified as Liaodong Province. The province is a permanent establishment and one city is designated as the provincial capital.
The imperial court appoints several civil and military officials of the same rank to jointly govern. Among them, the official in charge of civil affairs, finance and taxation is the first, followed by the judicial and criminal officials, and then the military officials..."