From a certain perspective, Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, really couldn't compare with his uncle, or even with his cousin Yang Guang.
At least he is more generous than Li Yuan.
After Yang Jian usurped the throne and established the Sui Dynasty, he called himself the Yang family of Hongnong. Zong Zhengqing always regarded himself as a member of the Yang family of Hongnong, and was not limited to his own relatives.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Yuan called himself the Li family of Longxi, but Zong Zhengqing would rather grant it to his relatives than to the Li family of Longxi... No wonder people refuse to recognize you as a fake.
Since the first year of Wude, Chen Guogong Dou Kang, who was born in the Dou family of Fufeng, has been serving as Zong Zhengqing. After Dou Kang died of illness in November of the fourth year of Wude, Zong Zhengqing was vacant for several months. It was not until March of the fifth year of Wude that he was appointed as the minister of Fufeng.
Dou Cong, who was born in the Dou family, took up the post.
Pei Ji was a little confused, and after thinking for a while he tried to say: "Young Master Zongzheng... Although King Handan is included in the clan and he was born in Longxi Chengji, after all..."
"There are also precedents." Pei Shiju said softly: "Your Majesty, can you remember the former Sui Yichen?"
Li Yuan nodded slightly, there is indeed a precedent.
Among the Zongzhengqings of the former Sui Dynasty, the most famous one was King Guan Yang Xiong, whose descendants still have a strong influence today, followed by Yang Yichen, the general who defeated the Turks, conquered Liaodong, and destroyed Tuyuhun.
However, Yang Yichen's real name was Wei Chi Yichen. Because of his repeated military exploits and the trust of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he was given the name and listed in the Hongnong Yang family. Although his title was only a county prince, he once served as Zong Zhengqing.
Pei Shiju is a disciple of the East Palace. Although Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji don't know the inside story, they will naturally not object. The old fox looked at Li Shimin and asked, "What does King Qin think?"
Li Shimin showed a friendly smile and said, "Pei Gong's failure to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is really a loss to the government."
Li Yuan also felt the same. He was a little surprised by Pei Shiju's suggestion, but after thinking about it, he had to admit that it was very suitable... Among the nine temples in the Tang Dynasty, all the ministers were from the third rank, and Zong Zhengqing was the only one from the third rank, and Zongzheng Shaoqing was from the third rank.
Li Shan is now the acting governor of the fifth rank, and he has been promoted to the third rank of Zongzheng Shaoqing. The rank is just right, and the appointment of an outsider as Zongzheng Shaoqing also shows Li Yuan's trust in him, from all angles.
, are very suitable.
Pei Shiju was indeed a capable minister to be able to find such a position for Li Shan in just a short time, which was almost tailor-made for him... Of course, Li Shimin knew it well, and it was definitely not something he just thought of. The old fox had probably been thinking about it for a long time.
And it seems to be aimed at Li Shan, but in fact it is targeted at me... Li Shimin is wary. Now the power of the Pei family in the court is unstoppable. If it were not for Pei Shiju, Pei Ji is quite old, and even his father and the prince would not be able to tolerate it.
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After Li Yuan pondered for a moment, he caught a glimpse of Princess Pingyang outside the palace and said with a smile: "This matter is not urgent. We will discuss it after Huairen returns to Beijing... With such a great achievement, let him choose what he wants."
Princess Pingyang entered the palace to report the mobilization of the imperial army in Beiya, mainly because of the appointment of Li Gaoqian, the Duke of Jiangxia, who had been reinstated two months ago... Li Gaoqian had been in office for several months, and was recommended by Prince Li Jiancheng as the general of Zuojianmen, under the command of Princess Pingyang.
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"Young Master Zongzheng?" Princess Pingyang glanced at Pei Shiju, her eyes cold, and she knew without even guessing that it must be the old man's move.
"Let's wait until Huairen returns to court." Li Yuan yawned. It was a routine morning court today, and he had discussed matters for a long time, so he was a little tired.
Watching her father leave, Princess Pingyang, who was dressed in military uniform, stared at Pei Shiju, "Huairen went north to Daizhou and went into battle several times. I'm afraid I will need some time to recuperate after returning to the court..."
"Three sisters said the same thing." Prince Li Jiancheng said casually: "But Shaoqing Zongzheng is also quite suitable. Speaking of which, several cousins and uncles have some contacts with Huairen. The Duke of Fu has praised Huairen's methods several times."
Li Jiancheng's sudden mention of the Dou family had a purpose, because it was Dou Cong of the Fufeng Dou family who now served as Zong Zhengqing.
Everyone dispersed, Prince Li Jiancheng, Pei Ji went to the East Palace, King Qin Li Shimin returned to the Chengqian Palace, only Pei Shiju slowly walked towards the Chengtian Gate... Princess Pingyang thought for a long time, and suddenly turned her head to look at Li Shimin's back.
Why did Pei Shiju want to put Li Shan in Zongzheng Temple?
The reason is very simple. He needs to verify a guess, or in other words, he needs to verify a guess with Prince Li Jiancheng, at least to influence the prince's judgment.
Li Shan has already joined the King of Qin, or Li Shan intends to join the King of Qin.
The key lies in the current Zong Zhengqing Dou Cong.
Dou Cong, a member of the Dou clan in Fufeng, was an old man who followed Li Yuan in the Jinyang army. However, before that, he became an official in the former Sui Dynasty as a gatekeeper. Later, he fled to Taiyuan to shelter Li Yuan because of a violation of the law. During this period, he was at odds with Li Shimin. Although he later
He participated in the Luoyang War under Li Shimin, but was never regarded as a member of the Qin king's lineage.
On the contrary, in the East Palace in the fourth year of Wude, after the King of Qin's seizure of the throne began, Prince Li Jiancheng recruited him, and Dou Cong quickly joined the East Palace.
And the position of Zong Zhengqing is not a false position. He has real power in his hands. For now, the scope of Dou Cong's jurisdiction... Within the royal family, he has no control over Emperor Li Yuan.
In addition to Li Yuan himself, even the Prince of the East Palace and General Tiance had to give Dou Cong some face, as well as other princes, princes, princesses, and princes-in-law.
Even the concubines and relatives in the palace were within the jurisdiction of Zongzheng Temple, and the fact that Dou Cong was attached to the East Palace caused Li Shimin to be passive in this regard.
For example, last year King Luo Yi of Yan County injured Fang Xuanling. In addition to the punishment from the saints, Zongzheng Temple was also qualified to punish him. At least he was qualified to write to Li Yuan to request punishment.
Another example is that in the fourth year of Wude, Concubine Yin De's father, Yin Ah Shu, beat up Du Ruhui. How to deal with this was completely within the scope of Zong Zhengqing's rights... It was just that Zong Zhengqing at the time, Chen Guogong Dou Kang, pretended to be deaf and dumb.
Nowadays, King Qin Li Shimin has overwhelmed the East Palace in all aspects, and the prince relies on the sage Li Yuan to use Zong Zhengqing Dou Cong to benevolent to the concubines in the palace...Throughout the ages, the pillow style has always been very useful.
However, Dou Cong's appointment as Zong Zhengqing is a part-time job. He is the right-leading general of the Sixteenth Guards. If Li Shan becomes Zong Zheng Shaoqing... With Li Yuan's trust and Princess Pingyang's support, not to mention being evenly matched with Dou Cong, but
It’s not like nothing can be done.
If there is another disturbance...can Li Shimin hold back and not let Li Shan take action?
If Li Shan really surrendered to King Qin, would he be able to resist taking action?
By that time, everything was clear... Li Shimin knew Pei Shiju's plan clearly, so he immediately judged that the target this time was not Li Shan, but himself.
Of course, in the final analysis, it is still aimed at Li Shan... Let Li Shan reveal his true face, so that Li Shan can no longer play both sides, let Li Shan fall into the struggle for the heir, and finally find a chance...
Although Princess Pingyang did not have a keen sense of smell in this regard, she guessed something later... Ever since Pei Shiju entered the East Palace, she has been suspicious in her heart, or Li Shan has already made a choice.
Princess Pingyang was still deep in thought when she heard the sound of footsteps.
"Meet Your Highness."
"Meet Your Highness."
Princess Pingyang was quite disdainful towards Li Gaoqian, the Duke of Jiangxia who once abandoned the army and fled. However, after all, he was a confidant of the East Palace and one of the heroes of the Taiyuan Yuanmou. She nodded slightly and said hello, then her eyes fell on
Li Gaoqian died on the body of the general.
Li Gaoqian introduced: "This is General Chang He, the commander of Zuowu Wei."
Princess Pingyang had never heard of this name before, but she knew it now because this name was as famous as Duan Zhixuan more than a month ago and became the talk of Chang'an.