Chapter 407: The First Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty?
Li Shimin returned to Chang'an in only half a day with his bodyguards at all times.
Although he had already experienced this once, Li Shimin still felt like he was in a dream.
The speed of this train is really too fast.
And our Tang Dynasty will also enter a period of rapid development!
On the second day, Li Shimin held a morning court meeting.
As soon as he went to court, Wang Xin stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
When he saw Wang Xin, Li Shimin couldn't help but have a sneer on his face.
This guy didn't hesitate to use his life to impeach Min'er last time. I haven't settled the score with him yet!
Did it pop out so quickly today?
As for history, I want to see what he will say today.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but said: "Wang Aiqing, I wonder what your original report is? You might as well tell it."
Wang Xin immediately said: "Your Majesty, what I want to report is the matter of the King of Shu."
Upon hearing Wang Xin's words, the entire court suddenly became commotion.
Last time, it was this Wang Xin who killed the King of Shu. This time he stood up to fulfill his promise?
Li Shimin looked at Wang Xin with cold eyes and said nothing, but wanted to see what he was going to say.
Just listen to Wang Xin say: "Your Majesty, the King of Shu has found three new crops. With these three new crops, the people of the Tang Dynasty can no longer have famine. The King of Shu also attacked the railway and built trains, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can survive."
The transportation is more convenient and faster.”
"The achievements of the King of Shu are comparable to those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors! The minister believes that meritorious service deserves reward, so he can make the King of Shu serve as the military governor of Jiannan Road and patrol Jiannan Road."
As soon as Wang Xin finished speaking, there was an uproar in the entire court.
Jiedushi was the highest official of the Tang Dynasty.
Jiedushi was established in the Sui Dynasty.
But in the early Tang Dynasty, Taoism did not have permanent officials.
At most, patrol envoys will be sent to patrol the roads, but they will not have military power.
If Li Shimin agrees, then Li Min will be the first Jiedu envoy in the early Tang Dynasty
At this time, the power of Jiedushi was not as great as it would be later.
In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the power of the Jiedushi envoys increased day by day, and eventually they were in charge of military affairs, almost becoming an independent political power.
This was also the source of war in the late Tang Dynasty.
Although the Jiedushi at this time did not have as much power as in the later period.
However, the Jiedushi envoy was not permanent. Wang Xin recommended the King of Shu as the Jiedushi envoy, which immediately frightened the civil and military officials of the entire court.
However, officials soon realized that Wang Xin had no choice but to recommend King Shu as the military envoy of Jiannan Road.
Because Wang Xin and other officials from the five surnamed Qiwang and other aristocratic families had previously remonstrated with Li Min, the king of Shu.
But King Shu proved that the train's loading capacity is really as strong as he said.
Then, if they want to fulfill their promise, they will all die.
Naturally, Wang Xin and the others did not want to die.
In exchange, they proposed in advance that the King of Shu would become the governor of Jiannan Road.
At the same time, they may not have much good intentions in making this proposal.
As a prince, if the King of Shu controls the entire Jiannan Road in Jiedao, holding heavy troops and separatist power, Li Shimin will definitely be jealous.
The royal family has no family ties, so as long as it can threaten Li Shimin's throne, even if it is his biological son, that won't do.
I believe that it will not take long before Li Shimin will definitely take down Li Min, the King of Shu.
After Wang Xin finished speaking, the ministers in the court had different reactions.
However, the remaining ministers are not ministers of the Five Surnames and Qiwang Faction, because they have many scruples when it comes to the prince, and most of them remain silent.
Only Changsun Wuji, after hearing Wang Xin's proposal, remained calm on the surface, but he quickly made a calculation in his heart.
Soon, Changsun Wuji stood up.
Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji meaningfully, and then asked: "Auxiliary machine, what do you think?"
In Li Shimin's view, Changsun Wuji was the prince and Li Tai's uncle, and he had already been labeled as a prince.
If Changsun Wuji stands up, he will definitely strongly oppose Li Min becoming the governor of Jiannan Road.
Because once Li Min becomes the governor of Jiannan Road, it will be a huge threat to the prince.
I only heard Changsun Wuji say: "I would like to report to the emperor that I support Wang Yushi's proposal. His Royal Highness the King of Shu serves as the general governor in Yizhou. He has made the government of Yizhou harmonious and prosperous. He has also done many things to benefit the country and the people.
Great things should be rewarded for their achievements."
"Moreover, Jiannan Road is located between Tubo and Tuyuhun, and its strategic position is extremely important. If the King of Shu is in charge, we can protect the southwest of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the old minister suggested that not only can the King of Shu be appointed as the governor of Jiannan Road,
Envoy, and give the King of Shu the right to take charge of military affairs!"
Changsun Wuji's words were like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, immediately stirring up turbulent waves.
Almost everyone believed that Changsun Wuji would oppose Li Min becoming the Jiedushi of Jiannan Road.
He never expected that Changsun Wuji would do the opposite.
Not only did he agree with Li Min to be the military governor of Jiannan Road, he even suggested that he be in charge of military affairs.
In this way, the entire Jiannan Road became the private kingdom of the King of Shu.
Although, judging from the geographical location of Jiannan Road, because it is located under the threat of Tubo and Tuyuhun, there is actually no problem with Changsun Wuji's proposal.
But all the officials present were old foxes, and they could see that things were not that simple.
Officials from the five surnamed Qiwang and other aristocratic families, headed by Wang Xin and others, were originally afraid that Changsun Wuji would object.
Unexpectedly, Changsun Wuji also agreed with their proposal, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Therefore, they couldn't help but make suggestions together, proposing that the King of Shu should serve as the military and political envoy of the entire Jiannan Road and be in charge of the military and political power of the entire Jiannan Road.
As a result, more than half of the officials in the entire court supported this proposal.
At this time, Li Shimin's face did not look very good.
Even Li Shimin himself had thought about Wang Xin's proposal.
Yizhou is still too small after all.
Facing the triple threats of Tubo, Tuyuhun and Nanzhao, it was difficult to do anything.
It would be the best choice if Li Min could take control of Jiannan Road.
But Li Shimin was also very conflicted.
After all, Li Min's performance was so amazing.
If he is really allowed to serve as the governor of Jiannan Road, will he be allowed to rule according to the territory and consolidate his troops?
Unexpectedly, Wang Xin actually brought it up today.
What Li Shimin didn't expect was that Changsun Wuji actually supported Wang Xin's proposal.
Auxiliary machine, why would he do this?
Doesn't he think that after Li Min became the governor of Jiannan Road, he would be a serious threat to the prince?
For a moment, Li Shimin hesitated.
In the end, Li Shimin just said: "This matter will be discussed later."
However, there was no mention of the life and death documents written by Wang Xin and others.
But the more they didn't mention it, the more fearful and uneasy Wang Xin and others felt.