Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 866 Li Yan Youzi's First Growth ([-]) (Subscribe!)
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Li Cun can make other princes ignore Li Ci and Li Da and only look at him, not only because Li Cun is the prince, and not only because Li Cun is now supervising the country and temporarily exercising the emperor's power to manage the country on behalf of Li Yan, but also because Li Cun Cun's experience and abilities are more dazzling than Li Ci and Li Da, even more dazzling than Li Yan, Li Wei, Li Mao, Li Ji, and Li Xiu, making all the brothers admire him sincerely.

Like Li Yan, Li Cun was proficient in the laws of Dazhong. In the past two years, during Li Cun's tenure as Fu Yin, there was not a single unjust, false or wrong case, and no one was dissatisfied.

Although Li Cun did not have the ability to fight against thousands of people like Li Wei, Li Cun had served as a transshipment envoy to supply supplies for the expeditionary army, and that was from Shu to the distant Dingyuan City (at that time, the railway in Longyou had not been repaired, Relying entirely on human transportation, it takes millions of civilians to supply Dingyuan City once), even the most outstanding transshipment envoys may not be able to do such a difficult supply, but Li Cun did it.

In the fifth year of Datong, Li Cun was ordered by Li Yan to participate in the imperial examination anonymously. As a result, Li Cun's answer shocked all the examiners. No one in the current examination could match Li Cun's literary talent. Finally, a group of examiners headed by Chen Gongfu Li Cun was the first in the general examination, and when it came to the palace examination, Li Cun's defense shocked Li Yan. At that time, Li Yan just wanted to suppress Li Cun's results and prevent Li Cun from being the champion, but he couldn't find an excuse , because the gap between the level of the candidates and Li Cun was too great. In the end, Li Yan could only cancel Li Cun's grades on the grounds that the crown prince could not compete with the candidates for the title, but although Li Yan Canceled Li Cun's grades and made someone else the champion, but in Li Cun's class, it was recognized that Li Cun was the champion. Compared with Li Cun, Li's appearance was obviously inferior.

In the first year of Tietong, Li Cun anonymously went to work in Xining, the forefront of Longyou, which had just been recovered.

At that time, Dazhong, Xixia, Tubo, Uighur, and a large number of tribes on the grassland competed there. The situation there was extremely complicated. The key point is that the Tubo and other indigenous people there rebelled from time to time. The situation was much more complicated than that in the Indochina Peninsula. too much.

But Li Cun grew up in that environment abruptly, and then took advantage of the power of Dazhong to suppress Xixia, Tubo, Uyghur and those tribes on the grassland so that none of them dared to peep at Xining.

And this is not over, Li Cun also used methods such as ethnic migration, joint struggle, friendly exchanges, trade manipulation, and administrative jurisdiction to stabilize the aborigines in Longyou.

In other words, Li Xiu's methods of multi-ethnic integration are actually summarized and carried forward on the basis of Li Cun's previous methods of dealing with ethnic integration issues.

When Li Cun was serving as the governor of Zhuluo County, the people of Hesala planned to restore the country.

After Li Cun learned of this, he secretly informed Shi Bao and suppressed the Hosala people with thunder.

At that time, the Hoysala people had become a cancer in Zhuluo County, and the long-term treatment failed to achieve results, occupying a lot of troops and resources in Dazhong.

Faced with this situation, Li Cun withstood all the pressure and issued a killing order, killing all the Hoysala people who participated in the rebellion at that time.

This matter was not small at the time, even if Shi Bao stood up and said that he was the one who gave the order.

You must know that people in this era, especially those literati who have the right to speak, think that the prince should be generous-the best emperor in their minds is actually not Li Yan, but Han Jingdi, Song Rensong, etc. That kind.

Therefore, at that time, it seemed that everyone was criticizing Li Cun for bloodthirsty, which meant forcing Li Yan to change a prince.

Later, Li Yan saw that this unhealthy trend was getting worse and worse, and he felt that Li Yan would not give up if he did not deal with Li Cun. Li Yan wrote an article "The Way of Being a King", in which several sentences are as follows: "The one who is a king , you must have a heart of benevolence, and you must have a three-foot butcher's knife. Otherwise, how can you govern thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, how can you protect the territory of Dazhong and the people of Dazhong, and how can you shock your neighbors so that they dare not peep at the territory of Dazhong... The king , bear to kill, not afraid of killing, kill when you want to kill... If the descendants of my Li Yan do not have a three-foot butcher knife, they will not be able to succeed me to the throne of Li Yan, and I, Li Yan, will not pass on the coward who dare not kill..."

Once Li Yan's "The Way of Being a King" was published, it caused an uproar all over the world, and people talked about it!
Later, two great Confucians who were not afraid of death even publicly criticized Li Yan, and said how benevolent and holy Emperor Han Jing and Song Renzong were, and how prosperous their country was.

In the face of these people looking for death, Li Yan didn't bother to talk nonsense, and directly fulfilled them, and this was not the end, Li Yan also asked Jin Yiwei to investigate their black history, make them stink, and make them never stand up again.

In this way, Li Yan attracted the firepower to himself, which allowed Li Cun to escape the storm.

As for Li Yan, whoever can shake Li Yan's status, and whoever dares to take the lead, Li Yan will destroy whoever, and also attack the reputation they care about most. Slowly, people only dare to whisper Li Yan's domineering, never again I dare not publicly criticize Li Yan.

Not long after, the airship developed by Li Yan personally took charge of it, and successfully flew with people on board.

People can finally fly into the sky!
As soon as this matter came out, Li Yan's "The Way of Being a King" was overshadowed in an instant-how can this trivial matter compare with the fact that human beings can finally fly to the sky?

All in all, Li Cun is superior to his brothers in all aspects, and Li Cun is Li Yan's eldest son, crown prince, and future emperor, so his light will naturally overshadow other princes, even Li Ci and Li Ci. Up to these two excellent princes.

Li Cun came to the main seat and sat down, then pressed his hand to the princes to signal them to sit down too.

After everyone was seated, Li Cun said, "I asked you to come here today because I have two things to tell you."

"The first thing……"

Li Cun's voice became very heavy, "When 57 was conquering Wang Gu's tribe, because he rushed too far, he died in battle... After a few days, 57's body will be brought back. Let's deal with 57, he died for Dazhong, he died for the royal family, he was a... a hero."

Hearing that Li Yan's seven sons, Li Jie, died in battle, Li Wei's body shook!
Li Jie is one of Li Wei's six younger brothers, and the relationship between them has always been very good.

Li Ji, who was closest to Li Wei, patted Li Wei on the shoulder, and said, "Second Brother, I am sorry."

Li Wei gently took Li Ji's hand away, and then said: "If the earthen pot is not broken without leaving the well, the general will inevitably die before the battle. As a soldier, 57 died...a well-deserved death."

Everyone came to comfort Li Wei.

After a while, Li Cuncai said again: "In addition to taking care of 57's funeral, Father also told us to settle 57's family well."

After a pause, Li Cun continued: "Concubine Li is by Father's side, she already knew about this, now only 57's wife and children are left."

Speaking of this, Li Cun looked at Li Wei, and said again: "Second, 57's two youngest sons, you and I will each help him raise one."

Li Wei said without hesitation: "Brother, you are so busy, how can you have time to educate your children, otherwise, let me raise the two youngest sons of 57, I have many concubines, and I will definitely be able to raise them well."

Li Cun shook his head, and then said: "Stop arguing, no matter how busy I am, I still have time to raise a child. By the way, this matter must be approved by 57's widow. If they don't want us to help raise them, then ... Let's invite the father to let 57's eldest son inherit his throne, and then we often let the wife go to his house to walk around."

Li Wei agreed, "Okay."

The other princes also agreed.

After a while, Li Cun said again: "There are also 57 concubines, if they want to remarry, then we big guys can make up some generous dowry for them, don't let them be looked down upon when they go to other people's homes, eh ... If they don't want to remarry, then each of us big guys can raise some money for them so that their life won't be too difficult."

All the princes responded one after another:
"Okay, whether they want to remarry or not, I will pay a thousand."

"I also offer a thousand."

"I've been playing with 57 since I was a kid, and it's not appropriate to pay [-]. I'll give [-]."

"..."

Afterwards, the princes discussed how to deal with Li Jie's funeral.

In the end, it was Li Cun who made the decision and asked the Ministry of Rites to get it done, and then they all went over to help.

After discussing Li Jie's funeral, Li Cun said again: "Then, let's talk about the second thing... The second thing is that your distribution order has come down."

Over the years, the practice of Li Cun, Li Yan, Li Xiu, Li Ci, Li Da and other princes has proved that Li Yan's sons have really grown up and can share Li Yan's worries.

More importantly, Li Yan's sons and Li Yan are definitely a community of interests. As long as their heads are not broken, they will definitely do their best to help Li Yan consolidate the country and support Li's rule, because only in this way can they get the most benefit.

So, slowly, Li Yan, who realized this, began to scatter his capable and ambitious sons all over the country, asking them to help him govern the country-this kind of thing, of course, has never happened in Chinese history Yes, the reason is that apart from preventing the prince from taking the throne, there is another more important reason, that is, none of the emperors in Chinese history had so many sons like Li Yan, but there is a similar example in foreign countries, Abu Dura Aziz ibn Saud, this man relied on his many sons to help him govern the country (by the time Li Yan crossed, the Saudi family had more than 4000 princes, half of whom were Abdul The direct descendants of Aziz ibn Saud, the rest are descendants of his five brothers and cousins, these princes occupy half of the posts of governors and cabinet officials in all the provinces of Saudi Arabia, and monopolize all but the oil ministry All ministries also occupy [-] senior posts in the armed forces, police, coast guard, and central and local administrations, and among the non-official princes about [-] have become extremely rich.).

Facts have proved that these sons of Li Yan are very useful, because they, Japan, Longyou, Xixia, Zhongnan, Zhuluo, Tubo and many other areas that caused Li Yan a headache have been greatly improved, and this, It's just the tip of the iceberg - so far, Li Yan has only more than 200 adult sons, and Li Yan has [-] pre-adult sons. In addition, Li Yan is in excellent health and can regenerate. Moreover, Don't forget that Li Yan's sons still have sons, I won't talk about it in the future, that is, as of now, Li Yan already has five or six hundred grandchildren. The various departments occupy important positions in each department, then... Li Yan can't imagine it anymore.

For that day to come, Li Yan, despite his almost 50-year-old age, still insisted on visiting a dozen or twenty girls every day.

In addition, Li Yan specially issued a "distribution order" to arrange for his sons to go out to work or exercise.

Hearing that the distribution order came down, all the princes raised their hearts.

Whoever has a prince has no competition?
It may not be in other dynasties, but it is designated in the Dazhong Dynasty. There is no other reason. Li Yan has too many descendants. Forget about the existence of this descendant.

And this allocation order is just like their college entrance examination notice, which will determine their life's fate to a large extent.

Let me ask, in this situation, can they not be nervous?
Li Cun could understand the nervousness of the brothers, so he didn't have ink marks, but directly asked his servant to invite Li Yan's imperial decree, and then read it himself: "Fourth Prince Li Xiu."

Li Xiu heard the words and hurriedly said: "My son is here."

Li Cun read again: "After the fourth prince Li Xiu and the 71st prince Li Ci dealt with Li Jie's funeral, they immediately went to the Liaoning palace to face the saint. Twenty newly graduated princes will accompany you to the Liaoning Palace to meet the Holy Spirit."

Hearing that Li Yan finally summoned them to the Northeast, Li Xiu and Li Ci breathed a sigh of relief together!

However, at the same time, Li Xiu and Li Ci were a little surprised that Li Yan wanted to call so many sons there, and they both guessed at the same time: "Could it be that Father is going to make a big move in the Northeast?"

Guessing is guessing, but Li Xiu and Li Ci didn't dare to delay their lives, they said in unison: "No!"

Li Cun continued to read: "Eighth Prince Li Ji."

Li Ji was excited when he heard the words!
No matter how high the virtues and word-of-mouth are, it is useless in Dazhong. Under the influence of Li Yan, the people in power in Dazhong pay more attention to ability and resume, especially the latter. Li Yan often says "" Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth."

Under this premise, Li Ji, who has always paid attention to his own morality, has actually gone on the wrong path—in other dynasties, Li Ji, who paid attention to his own moral packaging, might have achieved good development, but in the Dazhong Dynasty , especially in the Dazhong Dynasty where Li Yan said it counted, if Li Ji continued like this, he might only be the Eight Sage King for the rest of his life.

So, after realizing this, Li Ji went to ask his mother, Hua Baoyan, to ask Hua Baoyan to ask him for a chance to be released.

Now it seems that Hua Baoyan's opportunity to seek for Li Ji has come.

It's no wonder that Li Ji was a little excited!

Li Cun continued to read: "After dealing with Li Jie's funeral, I will go to Guiyuan City (Balashagun, the capital of the Eastern Karahan Dynasty) today to serve as a county lieutenant."

Hearing this, Li Ji's breathing was short of breath!
The Karahan Dynasty in the east was retaken by the expeditionary army not long ago, and those rebellions continued. The key point is that Ge Luolu and Kangli are still watching. It can be said that it is not only the farthest place from Dazhong, but also the most chaotic place in Dazhong. place.

But such a place is exactly where the ambitious Li Ji wants to go the most.

Therefore, Li Ji suppressed his excitement immediately, then bowed respectfully, and said: "Your servant accepts the decree!"

Next, Li Mao was sent to Taiwan County by Li Yan, Li Ang was sent to Nanjing by Li Yan, Li Xu was sent to the Ministry of Railways by Li Yan, and so on...

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PS: This is a two-in-one chapter, so that's it for today.

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