A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 660: Treat each other equally
After entering Beijing to meet the emperor, the emperor rewarded Huaiyu with a wading belt.

It was still early, so Huaiyu went to Menxia Province to attend the political meeting. The eight prime ministers were a little surprised to see him coming.

Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling said with a smile, "When did you come back?"

"I arrived in Beijing early in the morning and just finished my interview with the Holy Spirit,"

"Today it happens to be your turn to be the political pen, so you come to preside over the meeting."

The Political Hall is superior to the three provinces. Now the Nine Elders are in power. The nine prime ministers only have seniority but no power.
Instead, he takes turns holding the pen,
It used to be one cycle a day, but now it’s one cycle every ten days.
After taking over the Zhengshitang pen, Wu Huaiyu is the Bingbi husband of the Zhengshitang pen today. Wu Huaiyu feels a bit like the eunuch Bingbi, the ceremonial supervisor of the Ming Dynasty.
Sitting on his knees in the hall, with a futon and a table to lean on, Wu Huaiyu felt uncomfortable at all. It would be better for him to have a meeting with the stewards at Wu's house. The meeting room was larger, and there were long tables and armchairs with high legs.

The furniture of the Wu family is full of the style of the Song and Ming Dynasties. In fact, it is both stylish and comfortable. It is much better than today's Tang Dynasty people who like to sit and talk about morality.

In the Zhengshitang, the highest decision-making organ of the imperial court, all the princes in purple robes could only sit on the floor, without even a few cases.

With his pen straight and straight, he could only hold the paper in one hand and the pen in the other to take minutes of the meeting.

Wu Huaiyu felt that in fact, the matters of meeting minutes should be handed over to the officials of the Political Hall. Anyway, the Political Hall is no longer just a meeting place for prime ministers. Now it has added several subordinate officials one after another, and each prime minister also has a book. Officials, etc.
Just let them record it, and then the prime minister will check it and sign it.

"What are we going to discuss today?"

Wu Huaiyu held the pen and became the temporary prime minister. However, he also came to the meeting temporarily and did not know about today's agenda. In fact, the prime ministers also have certain procedures for discussing matters in the political hall.

For example, the fifth room of the political hall will prepare the topics that need to be discussed in advance and hand them over to the prime ministers in advance. When the hall meets, the prime ministers will also be prepared and discuss some matters to come up with a plan.

This plan was recorded in writing and submitted to the emperor.
The emperor will make the final decision after listening to the opinions of his ministers.

It is actually similar to the Ming Dynasty's proposed yellowing of votes. After all, there is nothing new under the sun, and the essence of power is still the same. The prime ministers actually have the power to discuss affairs and execute the government. The real decision-making power lies in the hands of the emperor.

Even if the emperor finally adopts the plan of the prime ministers, it is the emperor who makes the final decision.

Holding the pen, Huaiyu couldn't help but want to spin it a few times.

The system of group prime ministers is quite beneficial, as everyone works together, and without a prime minister, there will be no single voice, let alone a threat to the emperor.

A person should hold the pen for ten days. No matter what his position is, whether he is a servant, a servant of the Central Secretary, or a minister, a censor, etc., sitting here, everyone has the same status.

Li Jing told Huaiyu, "Xue Wanshu, the governor of Yingzhou and the protector of Andong, sent the Khitan leader Corruption to lobby the various tribes in Liaodong. More than a dozen tribes, including Xi, Shiwei, and Lin, have successively moved south to submit. Today we will discuss how to resettle these tribes. ,

Should Jisi Prefecture be established in western Liaoning, should the overseas Chinese establish Jisi Prefecture, or should they return to their hometown and establish Jisi Prefecture? "

"Captain Xue is mighty, but why do these tribes want to go south?" Huaiyu asked.

"Now that the Turks are dead, the grasslands are in chaos. Some Turkic tribes have moved around, and some small Xilin and other tribes have been plundered. They cannot be defeated and have to go south to surrender. I hope the imperial court will accept relief."

Hou Junji looked at Wu Huaiyu and said, "Xianggong Wu is a straight minister. Please give me your opinion first."

Huaiyu smiled and said, "I think this matter is actually simple. For these poor tribes who come to join us, we can first resettle them in Yingzhou according to the way we dealt with the Sijie tribe, and we can temporarily lease some land to them for grazing." For farming, they need money and food, and they can also arrange for merchants to connect with them for loans.

Of course, if there is an opportunity, we can also directly integrate some small tribes into households,"

Wei Zheng, the minister in charge, has always been opposed to letting these foreign peoples in. "Previously, the Turks, Sogdian Hus, and even Tiele all moved inland to Hebei, and now they have to accept and resettle so many Xi, Qin, Khitan, Mohe, etc. Western Liaoning has a small population and is located in a Outside the pass, as time goes by, the doves will occupy the magpie's nest, and there will be endless troubles. They cannot be allowed to come to camp.

They can be allowed to come to Yingzhou to trade with each other. If they are short of food and clothing, they can be exchanged for cattle and horses, but they cannot be allowed to move south. "

Several prime ministers started arguing again.

Wen Yanbo said that there were only a dozen tribes, but in fact there were only a few thousand tribes, so how could they be so powerful? Wei Zheng violently criticized him.

In the end, the nine prime ministers also had several opinions, and Wu Huaiyu recorded them one by one so that everyone would stop arguing.

"Since we can't reach an agreement for the time being, we'll all report to the Saint for a ruling and discuss the next matter."

"Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, reported that Yugushe defected to Gaochang after his defeat. Now Yiwu has returned to the Holy Dynasty. He also heard that Jieli was in Chang'an for the Holy Dynasty. After Li Daliang sent someone to appease him, he surrendered to Dunhuang. Li Daliang accepted his request to surrender, and now he is reporting to ask for instructions on how to relocate Yu Gushe and his tribe in Gaochang?" Li Jing said something else.

The follow-up influence of the Northern Expedition was still spreading. Although Yugushe fled all the way to Gaochang, Gaochang was forced by the power of the Tang Dynasty and did not dare to take Yugushe in. Even the Ju family of Gaochang wanted to annex his troops. The situation is a bit tense.

So Yu Gushe had no choice but to surrender in Hexi.
"How many troops are left in Yugushe?" "He fled from Qikou all the way to Gaochang, and gathered many people along the way. It is estimated that there are ten thousand people now,"

Wu Huaiyu suggested, "Since Yugushe has surrendered, I think he can be stationed between Yiwu and Gaochang, and set up his teeth in Tanhan Mountain."

"Aren't you going to summon him to the court?"

"Tuoshi Ashinasheer has always ignored the imperial court's invitation. Although Gaochangguo is very respectful to the imperial court and Yiwu has just surrendered, there are still many forces that are not willing to defer to the imperial court.

Then it would be better to place the Desire Valley device over there, which can also play a role in balancing the situation."

"Captain Li also said before that the people in Hexi have just settled down. Now if a large number of Turks are allowed to move in, the people will be trapped."

Li Jing also supported this, believing that the imperial court had appointed Duke Bi and Governor of Beiting, but he was not very fond of promotion and refused to surrender. He led his troops to guard the Khan Futu City in the north of Gaochang and recruited troops from all over the country. His ambitions were not small.

It's not bad to let Yu Gushe restrain him.

"We can confer Feng Yugu with a dukedom, and then grant him the deputy governor of the Beiting Governor's Mansion, and then serve as a governor.
Tuo is located in the north of Tanhan Mountain, and Yu Valley is located in the south of Tanhan Mountain."

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"The saint plans to visit Luoyang and proposes to recruit soldiers and people to build a palace in Luoyang in preparation."

"I object," Wei Zheng said directly.

"Building palaces in advance before the time for the tour to Luoyang is determined is not an urgent task now. In the past, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, adopted Lou Jing's suggestion and moved the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Isn't it because Luoyang's geographical location is not as strong as the four fortresses in Guanzhong?
Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty adopted Chao Cuo's suggestion to cut down the vassals, which led to the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms. Your Majesty now mixes the Turks among the Han people in the Central Plains. How can you be as close to the Turks as the Seven Kingdoms?

How could we not worry about this first, but then suddenly build a palace and easily move the imperial chariot?

Besides, building the palace cost a lot of manpower and property. How many days have we been able to live peacefully?I know that the Sui Dynasty first built the eastern capital of Luoyang. There were no big trees on the nearby mountains. It was transported from Yuzhang in the south of the Yangtze River. 2000 people pulled a pillar and used the crossbar as a wheel. The friction caused a fire, so they had to cast iron as the hub and walk one or two times. Even if it is damaged, hundreds of people must be sent to carry the iron hub to replace it at any time. It only travels twenty or thirty miles a day. One pillar costs hundreds of thousands of labor, not to mention other labor.

According to the current financial resources, how can it be compared with the beginning of Daye? Your Majesty has to use the extremely tired people to inherit the shortcomings of the demise of the Sui Dynasty. This may be a disaster. "

The more powerful Wei Zheng's artillery skills become, the more powerful he becomes.
As soon as I opened my mouth, this issue could no longer be discussed. Anyone who supports the construction of Luoyang Palace would be a treacherous minister.

Wu Huaiyu spoke up to calm down the atmosphere, "At first, the saint captured Luoyang and demolished the palace. However, in the past few years, Luoyang has recovered rapidly. Even if the saint has something to do in Luoyang in the future, there is no need to worry.

It is really not appropriate to carry out large-scale construction projects to rebuild Luoyang Palace now,"

"Masters, I have one more thing to do. I just met the sage. The sage said that he would go to Yongkang Mausoleum in a few days, and then go hunting in the White Deer Plain. You need to be prepared," Huaiyu said.

Hou Junji looked at him, "I'm afraid that Mr. Wu recently launched a pilot project on the two-tax law in Sanyuan County, and just now he specially invited the saint to visit Sanyuan to show off his achievements, right?"

"Mr. Hou, isn't it clear what I just said? The saint is going to Yongkang Mausoleum to offer sacrifices to his great-grandfather, and to offer sacrifices to Emperor Taizu Jing about the success of destroying the Turks..."

Fang Xuanling coughed twice and interrupted the two of them.
After all the issues were discussed and it was getting late, the prime ministers stayed to dine in the dining room.

After dinner, Li Jing reminded Huaiyu,
"Hou Junji has been jumping up and down recently. He is causing trouble. Regarding the pilot project of Sanyuan's new law, you should be more careful.
This kind of person is not successful enough, but if he is dedicated to doing things, he can do bad things. "

"I've expected it a long time ago, but it doesn't matter. The soldiers will stop the water and the soil will flood it."

Li Jing patted his arm and said, "Be careful. I support this new law, but there must be a lot of resistance. I will help you take care of it in the court. I will also ask the Li family and relatives to fully cooperate with Miyuan. This year, voluntary The rent will be paid according to the new law,"

"Thank you, teacher."

"Why are you so polite? My Li family has been a noble family for generations, so it's our turn to contribute."

Li Jing's great ancestor, Li Wendu, once served as the governor of Xiliang Kingdom. This Xiliang Kingdom was founded by the Li family of Longxi. The leader of the country, Li Hao, was the fifth grandson of Li Yong, the governor of the Jin Dynasty. The current royal family of Li and Tang Dynasty came from Li Hao. , and the Longxi Li and Li Bao families of the Five Surnames and Seven Families also came from Li Hao, and the Guzangfang and Pushefang among the four major houses of Longxi Li both came from Li Bao.

Li Wendu is the sixth-generation grandson of Li Yong. Li Wendu is the eldest son of Li Yong. Li Hao is from the second eldest son. Li Hao is Li Wendu's uncle.
Therefore, the Li Jing family is indeed a member of the current royal family Li family, but it has been released five servers earlier.

Li Bao of Longxi Li was the grandson of Li Hao and the eldest son of the second generation king of Xiliang. When the Xiliang country was destroyed, he once ran west to Yiwu and rebuilt Xiliang, but later the country was still destroyed. He went east to Guanzhong and surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty. , settled in Guandong from then on, Guzangfang and Pushefang were both from his branch.

Li Wendu's ancestor, Li Lun, was Li Yong's eldest son and the founder of Danyang Fang. Both Li Yong and Li Lun served in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and settled in Danyang. This is also the origin of Danyang Fang. Later, Li Wendu served in Xiliang and then became an official. In Wei, his family moved to Guanzhong.

Speaking of the families with the surname Li Ge in Longxi, they are basically the descendants of Li Yong and Li Hao.

(End of this chapter)