Chapter 200: Dinner Party for Royal Palace Executives

When Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan returned to Chang'an City, the news of the battle report had not yet spread.

However, when the two of them just returned to the county government office, the palace brought the good news to the government office.

Good news: A great victory in the East Turkic War, and the army captured Jieli Khan alive.

"Victory!"

Du Miaoyan shouted excitedly.

The battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks finally came to an end.

For more than half a year, the senior officials of Datang have been worried about the war situation in the north.

It has a great influence, is related to the future of Datang, and is closely related to the interests of everyone in Datang.

"Fang Ling, Your Majesty asked you to publicize that the war is won."

The eunuch in the palace explained.

The war is won, and the court will publicize it.

In addition to the emperor's imperial edict being spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, county magistrates in various places also have to focus on publicity.

Fang Yuan is the magistrate of Chang'an and the parent official of the people of Chang'an County. He needs to publicize it together with the court. The bigger the publicity scale, the better.

So Fang Yuan ordered Zheng Mingzhu and others to write the news of the victory of the Tang Dynasty on the billboards of various workshops so that all the people could know.

Thanks to the propaganda from the imperial court and Chang'an County, the people of Chang'an City soon learned of the situation, and the whole city was excited, singing and dancing with excitement.

"Victory!"

"We, the Tang Dynasty, won!"

"Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live your Majesty!"

The Tang Dynasty won, and the people had a stronger sense of belonging to the Tang Dynasty, and they loved the current emperor Li Shimin more, and Li Shimin's prestige was higher.

In the afternoon, Fang Yuan received an invitation from the palace to have a palace dinner tonight.

In the evening, Fang Yuan entered the palace with an invitation letter in hand. After entering the Chengtian Gate, he was led by soldiers to the Imperial Study Room.

There was only Li Shimin in the Imperial Study Room. He was standing with his arm resting, his back facing Fang Yuan, and in front of him was a large map.

For example, the map Fang Yuan showed to Ju Zi and Zhou Shi at the county government office was more than two or three times larger.

"Your Majesty, Fangyuan, pays homage to His Majesty."

Fang Yuan glanced at the magnificent map and saluted respectfully.

This map not only covers all places in the Tang Dynasty, but also includes the East and West Turks, Xueyantuo, Tuyuhun and other countries.

"Fang Yuan, you're here!"

"Come and see the territory of our Datang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin turned around and waved excitedly to Fang Yuan.

The Tang Dynasty was victorious and the Eastern Turks were destroyed. From then on, the territory of the Eastern Turks belonged to the Tang Dynasty.

Looking at the huge map, Li Shimin was very excited, secretly sighing that he was the Mingjun of the Tang Dynasty who opened up new territories.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty for opening up new territories and becoming the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty to open up new territories for the country, setting an example for future generations."

Fang Yuan doesn't hesitate to flatter him.

The Tang Dynasty's war to destroy the Eastern Turks established the power of the Tang Dynasty.

From then on, the Tang Dynasty became the overlord of Asia, and Li Shimin was also honored as Tian Khan.

"Erect a banner for future generations?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Fang Yuan, you are right!"

Li Shimin murmured, and then said even more excitedly.

Because his superior position was unfair, Li Shimin always tried to improve his reputation.

Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, and he became the first emperor to open up new territories in the Tang Dynasty, setting an example for future generations.

Then when future generations discuss their own merits, they will not only focus on the issue of their own unfairness in superior positions, but also have great achievements, which can even cover up the injustice of their superiors.

Fang Yuan smiled modestly and did not continue to flatter Li Shimin, as it would be better to avoid going too far.

"In your opinion, how should I plan this large territory?"

"Should it be divided into provinces, states and counties like now, or directly divided into the Protectorate?"

Li Shimin is still very excited.

He walked aside and pulled out his Emperor's Sword, pointing at the territory of the Eastern Turks and saying.

"The Protectorate."

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.

Although the territory of the Eastern Turks was captured, the people of the Eastern Turks were not completely captured.

Considering the toughness of the nomadic people, the imperial court needed to set up a protective palace to suppress those places with strong military force.

"I think so too."

Li Shimin slowly returned to normal and nodded heavily.

But he was actually worried, that is, the power of the Protectorate was too great, combining military and political power.

He was not worried in the Tang Dynasty, but the Eastern Turkic territory was too far away from the central government, so he had to worry about being out of reach when setting up a protective palace there.

"But I also have a concern, that is, the excessive power of the Protectorate."

"If His Majesty is still alive and the imperial court is strong, then it will not be a problem no matter how excessive the power of the Protectorate is."

"But a hundred years from now, your Majesty, and several generations from now to the descendants of the Tang Dynasty, the excessive power of the Protectorate may lead to the separation of princes."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

It was very wise to establish the Protectorate in the early Tang Dynasty, which made governance easier.

But with the emergence of the Jiedushi in the later period, the Duhu Mansion almost became a prince, and did not even listen to the central government's orders.

"You think so too?"

"Is there a solution?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then asked slightly.

It's rare that Fang Yuan actually goes in the same direction as he wants.

"Power distribution!"

"The Protectorate is divided into three parts, with military power, administrative power, and judicial power separated."

Fang Yuan thought for a while and put forward opinions based on his own ideas.

"Power distribution!"

Li Shimin nodded.

I understand what Fang Yuan said and feel it is necessary.

If power is too concentrated, it will easily lead to dictatorship and eventually corruption.

Li Shimin still wanted to have an in-depth discussion with Fang Yuan, but at this time eunuch Wang De came in to report.

"Your Majesty, the banquet has been prepared. All it takes is you and Fang Ling."

Wang Degong said.

He also nodded to Fang Yuan.

At the banquet, the emperor's relatives and ministers of humerus all arrived.

It's understandable that the emperor hasn't arrived yet, but Fang Yuan hasn't arrived either, and he's with the emperor, which shows how much the emperor values ​​Fang Yuan.

As a eunuch beside the emperor, Wang De naturally understood the situation.

"Well... let's go have a drink first and talk about this topic later."

Li Shimin nodded slowly and invited Fang Yuan to come with him.

Fang Yuan followed, and not long after, he followed Li Shimin to the banquet place.

When he arrived at the palace, Fang Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

It’s not that the palace banquet is so luxurious, but that the people who come are all heavyweights.

The emperor, the queen, the prince, the prince, the princess, the prince, the heads of the three provinces and six ministries and other big shots.

After a cursory glance, Fang Yuan found that among everyone, his official rank was the lowest, which undoubtedly surprised him.

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Not only was he surprised, everyone was also very surprised when they looked at Fang Yuan, and some of them even showed jealousy.
To be continued...