A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 409

The three monarchs and ministers discussed the issue of Lingnan.

As for the candidates for the governor of Jiaozhou, Li Shimin mentioned a few, but none of them were suitable.

"Lu Zushang, governor of Yingzhou, I also considered him leaving Jiaozhou last year."

It is appointed that Li Xizhi will be the governor of Guizhou and Lu Zushang will be the governor of Jiaozhou to replace the two incompetent and greedy clan brothers.

"Let Feng Zhidai stay in Beijing as the Wei Wei Shaoqing, and as for Pang Xiaotai, give him the left leader Wei Yifu Zhonglang General."

Li Shimin smiled at Huaiyu, "I heard that Pang Xiaotai called himself a lackey to you?"

"The native turtle from the south of the Five Ridges doesn't know anything, and it's a joke. There are no etiquette rules in that barren land. He is young and can't read," Huaiyu said with a smile.

"Well, yes, but wearing a third-grade purple robe and driving the carriage for you personally is still a bit ostentatious, which will damage the court's prestige, so don't do this in the future."

"The minister is guilty and promises that there will be no next time."

"It's his fault too. In the future, when he is in Beijing, you can teach him more about court etiquette when you have time,"

The day.

A decree came from the palace.

Pang Xiaotai, the governor of Baizhou, moved to the left leader Wei Yi's mansion as a general, and was granted the title of baron of Bobai County.

Feng Zhidai, the governor of Chunzhou, conferred the title of Wei Wei Shaoqing and the title of Marquis of Gaoliang County.

Li Xizhi worshiped the governor of Guizhou again, and Lu Zu was still the governor of Jiaozhou.

They sent Wei Shuxie, a regular servant of Sanqi, and Li Gongzhe, a regular servant of Sanqi, to the south of Lingnan to appease Feng An, Feng Xuan, Tan Dian, Chen Longshu, etc., ordering them to cease fighting and strike, and each guarded the border to calm the people, resume production, and maintain order.

He also recruited Feng An, Feng Xuan Tan Dian and other Lingnan governor chiefs' children to guard and study in the court.

The rumor that the imperial court sent [-] troops to attack Lingnan did not prove itself.

In the end, Datang chose to mediate the war between Feng An and others, and continued to support them as the agents of the empire in Lingnan, supported local Han aristocrats such as Feng Ningchen, and set up prefectures, counties, and counties in Xidong, Liaoman and others in Lingnan. Hu Qimin's policy.

Under Wu Huaiyu's suggestion, Li Shimin specially appointed Chen Longshu, the patriarch of the Chen clan of Longzhou, one of the three chiefs in Lingnan, and was promoted from the governor of Nanfu Prefecture to the governor of Rongzhou.

Tan Dian, the leader of Li Liao, was appointed the governor of Yongzhou and asked him to move westward from Yunkai Mountain to Yongzhou.

The Ning family, one of the three chiefs in Lingnan, Ning Chun, the governor of Lianzhou, and the governor of Qinzhou.

Geng Guogong Feng An worshiped as the governor of Gaozhou, and Feng Xuan, the governor of Luozhou, moved to the governor of Yazhou.

The three major chiefs in Lingnan, Feng, Ning, and Chen, are based on the three prefectures of Gaoliang, Hepu, and Yongxi.

Wu Huaiyu's suggestion is that the imperial court control the three traditional core areas of Guangzhou, Guizhou, and Jiaozhou, and at the same time establish five new capitals of Gaozhou, Yazhou, Longzhou, Qinzhou, and Yongzhou.
The three major powers were respectively awarded as the governors, and at the same time, Tan Dian and Feng Xuan were also appointed as the governors. Taking the opportunity, they were transferred. Feng Xuan was transferred to Hainan Island, and Tan Dian was transferred to Nanning.
Originally, the area between Yunwu Mountain and Yunkai Mountain, which was the most fiercely contested, was handed over to the relatively weaker Longzhou Chen Longshu, Feng An occupied the Feng family's traditional territory of Gaoliang County, and Feng Xuan occupied Hainan Island and half of the Leizhou Peninsula.

After the death of Ning Changzhen, the patriarch of Qinzhou, who failed in the rebellion, he worshiped Ning Chun, who was loyal to the imperial court, as the governor of Qinzhou, and asked him to go back to lead the rectification of the Ning family.

Let Tan Dian lead the raccoons to Nanning, Yongzhou, and the power of raccoons in the eastern part of Lingnan will also be weakened, which will help the court restore its governance there.

In the Lingnan area, there were three central governor's mansions plus five lower governor's mansions, and then the original ninety prefectures in Lingnan were integrated into thirty or forty prefectures.

The mediation this time will not bring about peace. The imperial court also knows the real situation in Lingnan, but took the opportunity to intervene and set up a new five capital governor's mansion. In the five capital governor's mansions, we will negotiate with the Lingnan Hao chieftains to set up a military commander's mansion first, and add three military commander's mansions to each of the three capital governor's mansions, then there will be fourteen military commander's mansions in Lingnan.
There will be more than 1 government soldiers, and the government soldiers will move there with their families to settle down.

This step is implemented, that is, more than 1 Han families immigrated to Lingnan, with a population of tens of thousands, and more than 1 well-equipped and well-trained soldiers. strength.

As soon as the edict came out, unexpectedly, the most violent reaction was not Li Shou and Li Fengci, the two clan and county princes who were gathered in the capital, but Lu Zushang, who was about to be promoted to the governor of Jiaozhou.

Thanks to him, the official edict of the governor of Jiaozhou was read out in the early court, and Lu Zushang accepted the order and did not object at that time.

But when he returned home, the more he thought about it, the more angry he felt that this was not a promotion, but an exile. He was from Hebei, and he didn't want to go to Cochin at all, and he had heard the rumor that this time he was going to be promoted to the governor of Weizhou of.

He couldn't accept that the governor of Weizhou was transferred to the governor of the state.

After thinking about it, I immediately put on a report, saying that I was suddenly seriously ill and could not take up the post.

"Everyone is still promising, how can Lu Zushang not keep his word?"

Li Shimin asked Wu Huaiyu to go to Lu's house in person to convey the emperor's attitude to him, and at the same time asked Huaiyu to treat him.

Lu Zushang simply pretended to be sick and excused his illness. Wu Huaiyu gave him a diagnosis. This guy is as strong as a cow.

"If Duke Lu is not willing to go to intercourse, His Majesty should refuse, but now he has accepted and regretted it. His Majesty is very dissatisfied. Duke Lu is in good health. I also hope that you can write a letter to His Majesty, accept the order, and start to take office immediately."

Lu Zushang narrowed his eyes and stared at Wu Huaiyu, "Whether I'm in good health or not, isn't it a matter of Yi Guogong's words? I am obviously unwell, but Yi Guogong insists on saying that I am in good health. This is deliberately embarrassing me. ?”

"Mr. Lu should know the fate of the crime of deceiving the emperor. I, Wu Huaiyu, am not the only one who understands medical skills in this world." Wu Huaiyu didn't give him this face. Although Fan Yang Lu's name is big, it is impossible for him to stand up for Lu Zushang in this kind of matter.

"That's right, the world is not limited to the Yi Guogong and the doctors. Come and see off the guests."

Lu Zushang saw off the guests directly, and the steward took ten taels of gold as a gift. Wu Huaiyu chuckled a few times, but turned around and left without accepting it.

After he left, Lu Zushang wrote to the emperor, still saying that he was sick and could not take up the post, and asked his brother-in-law Zhou Shaofan to help him intercede.

Li Shimin got a report from Wu Huaiyu saying that Lu Zu was still healthy. Seeing that he dared to deceive the emperor, he was furious and called him directly to the palace to face the saint.

"Why do you look sick? Pack it up, leave Beijing for the post within three days, and arrive in Jiaozhi within two months."

But Lu Zushang had already made up his mind, and the emperor himself came forward to persuade him, but he still stiffened his neck and refused to agree.

"If I make people unable to do it, why do we govern?"

The emperor asked angrily, but it was a pity that Lu Zu didn't understand the situation. He still felt that he had contributed to the dynasty by leading the country to join him. He also thought that it would be fine to break the prime minister's nose and the county king's eyes in the golden palace of Yuchi Gong, so he refused to do it. What about the Governor of Jiaozhou?

He is a dignified Fanyang Lu family, with five surnames, his family sister is the wife of Zuo servant Shefang Xuanling, and his brother is Zhou Shaofan, the general of Zuo Tunwei, the supervisor in the palace. The emperor can't give him this little face?

"The subject is ill and unable to take up the post, please Your Majesty choose someone else."

"Hahaha!"

The emperor smiled.

Laugh loudly, laugh very fiercely.

Really angry.

Qiu Xingze, Qiu Xinggong, Wei Chigong, these arrogant and domineering generals, one after another, he endured it again and again.

But that day in the Golden Palace, in front of all civil and military officials, Li Shimin had already made it very clear that he would not bear it any longer.

However, Lu Zushang repeatedly contradicted and disobeyed, and Li Shimin had no patience.

Moreover, Lu Zushang is not an old minister of Qiandi, nor is he an honorable man. Although he is a descendant of Fan Yang Lu's famous family, these aristocratic families have always made the emperor fearful. After passing Wang Shichong, he was granted the title of Duke.

Now he is the governor of Yingzhou of Tang Dynasty, the Lord of Yiyang County, how dare he disobey his order and disobey the edict? Is this because he is the five surnames of the Kanto?

As everyone knows, this identity, on the contrary, made the emperor feel murderous.

For this kind of independent warlord mountain top at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court has been suppressing the policy for the past few years. Lu Zushang also became the governor of Yingzhou from the governor of Shouzhou. The official became smaller and smaller, but this guy has the opportunity to reuse , but actually still playing against the decree.

When Li Shimin killed Qiu Xinggong, he probably thought of him defending himself time and time again, and wanted to kill Yu Chigong. He thought that not only would he not be able to become emperor, but he might even die long ago.

But why are you Lu Zushang?
The extremely angry Li Shimin also blushed, "Where is the thousand bulls, push out this rebellious minister, and behead him outside the palace!"

"I will not be pardoned immediately!"

The emperor was extremely angry, and the angry dragon roared.

Wu Huaiyu, who was summoned to confront Lu Zushang and was healthy, kept quiet at first, but at this time he had to come out to persuade him.

"Your Majesty calm down, it is better to hand over Lu Zushang to Yousi and deal with it according to law."

Li Shimin was furious at this moment, he couldn't bear it for a moment, and he was going to kill this guy.

Lu Zushang didn't know what to do at this time, "The miasma in Lingnan is very heavy. I heard that I need to drink medicinal wine every day. I can't drink. If I go, I won't be able to come back."

Wu Huaiyu thought to himself, this is really a reckless guy, so what if you bow your head and beg for mercy?Is the neck really too stiff?

"Your Majesty, for the sake of Supervisor Zhou and Prime Minister Fang, please forgive him once."

Both Zhou Shaofan and Fang Xuanling are the emperor's confidantes.

"I warned Yu Chigong the other day, and he was there, how many days have passed?"

"Push it out and chop!"

"Those who dare to persuade again will be beheaded together!"

The emperor looked terrible when he was angry, Wu Huaiyu silently stepped aside and glanced at Lu Zushang, this guy is still stuck in the neck.

Qianniu Beishen pushed him out, but he didn't beg for mercy.

Maybe he didn't believe the emperor would kill him.

After a while, Qianniu Beishen and Yin Yuan, Duke of Yun, came up with a tray, on which was Lu Zushang's head. The guy's eyes were wide open, with fear and regret remaining in his eyes, but it was too late.

A severed head cannot be brought back.

The hall is depressed.

Li Shimin panted heavily, staring at the head, meeting Lu Zushang's last eyes, a little absent-minded.

I don't know what the emperor is thinking at this time, maybe he regrets being too impulsive?

After a long time, "Call Zhou Shaofan to collect his brother-in-law's body."

Wu Huaiyu looked at the head, Lu Zushang was only in his 30s, the son of Fan Yang Lu from a family of five names, at the age of 19 at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he led his servants and tenants to attack the government office, proclaimed himself the governor, recruited troops and bought horses to separate one side, and later attached Zheng Fu Tang, He once served as the governor of Shouzhou, and now he is the governor of Yingzhou, and he also has the title of county prince. In fact, he is quite capable. I heard that several local officials have left a name for their ability.

But now he just died like this.

(End of this chapter)