A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 730
The Ministry of Personnel is very busy, and the Ministry of War is also very busy.

Only the Twelve Guards Yamen has always been very busy, but it has become very lively recently. The Twelve Guards Yamen in Chang'an has always been a place where middle and high-level generals drink tea and chat.

After the world was unified, the generals were even more free.

If the level is lower, he can serve as commander of the local army or as a special general, with a rank of fifth or sixth grade, and he can at least manage a palace of 800 or [-] people. If it is higher, he can be a lieutenant general in Chang'an.

There are three guards and five palaces. The left and right guards have personal guards, Xun Yixun'er and Yi Yi'er, each with five Zhonglang generals. The remaining ten guards each have one Zhonglang general in Yifu, plus the Zhonglang general in the East Palace. You guys, after all, these people still command the inner guard and the soldiers of the main guard.
On the contrary, those generals and generals with higher ranks, as well as those with no military rank and only the rank of generals, if they are not able to get the official positions of governor, governor, or even chief minister, then they will really be useless. You can only drink tea in the Chang'an Zhuwei Yamen.

Every morning, I drink a cup of tea in the cafeteria before dinner. After dinner, I have another cup of tea. After sitting for a while, I can go home from get off work.

If the weather is nice, you can go out to the city earlier to go hunting, or play polo on the city court.

Chang'an is a big city and very lively.
For example, the Chang'an Polo League is very lively, especially during the season. There are polo matches to watch every day. In the playoffs, it is even more exciting. Not only can you watch the matches live, but you can also place bets.

But this kind of life is actually quite boring.
It would be better if the older ones lost their willpower and just ate and waited to die.

But for many generals who are still young and strong, they are still not willing to do so.

Now all the guards' yamen suddenly became lively. I had never seen so many people in the yamen before. All the generals came out and gathered in each guard's yamen. They were all talking about going down to Lingnan to Nanzhong.

They all have to fight for a place to go south.

There are still many positions. It is mentioned above that the six Lingnan governor's offices plus 96 prefectures will be replaced by officials selected by the central court. This time, Chang Shi and Sima Quan will be replaced by officials selected by the central court. Chang Shi will be the civil official and Sima will be the military general.The chief historian is responsible for taxes, and the Sima is responsible for soldiers and horses.

There are more than 200 officials at once. You must know that even the Sima of Xiazhou is from the sixth rank, while the Sima of Shangzhou is from the fifth rank. The chief historian of each level is one level higher, and the governor of Xiazhou is the sixth rank. Good quality.

The generals did not want to fight for these more than 200 long histories, but how could they let go of the [-] or so governors and state commanders.

What's more, there are six military towns, two naval divisions, three patrol inspections, and twelve unified military offices. There are many military positions there.

Some are going to Lingnan themselves, and some are making arrangements for their brothers, nephews, and nephews.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War are extremely busy. They are responsible for the appointment and dismissal of civil and military officials below the fifth rank.
Originally, the selection and removal of officials was done regularly after October every year, so there was time to prepare. But this time, there were suddenly a large number of positions to be arranged.

Gao Shilian, the Minister of Civil Affairs, handed a list to the emperor.

Li Shimin took a closer look and found that many of the people above were familiar to him, while some he had never seen before.

"Where's that guy who got drunk and fought with the iron-eating beast at Huaiyu's house? Why isn't he here?" Li Shimin thought of the guy named Xi Junmai.

Originally, after he knew that his bravery was not inferior to that of Liu Renyuan, he wanted to recruit him to Beiya and place him in the Baiqi Qianqi. Later, Xu Luoren, the Baiqi Si, presented his details, but Li Shimin felt a little disgusted after reading it.

That guy is a vulgar guy. He is indeed brave and brave, but he is illiterate and uncultured. He drinks alcohol, but his alcohol capacity is not good. He gets drunk as soon as he drinks. He talks nonsense. He is also very rude in the army. He beats and scolds his subordinates when he leads the troops. .

He often breaks discipline, otherwise this guy wouldn't still be a seventh-grade captain.

But, even though this man is a military ruffian, he is quite capable in leading troops. No matter how much he fights or scolds, his subordinates can be trained to be obedient and obedient. When fighting, a group of cavalry under his command is like two soldiers. I bought a hundred small mats, howling fiercely,
But the problem is, this arrogant and fierce [-]-year-old Xi Junmai is also arrogant and difficult to control. He is a famous bastard and is by no means a good soldier.

After much deliberation, Li Shimin still didn't transfer such a guy to Beiya. After all, he was the emperor's own army.

But if you put it in Lingnan, it will be useful.

"The Xi Junmai your Majesty mentioned is only a seventh-grade captain, and he is still a candidate."

He reminded the emperor that even if he wanted to use Xi Jun to buy it, it was still a matter for the Minister of War, and Xi Jun's purchase was not qualified enough to go to the political affairs hall.

"Say hello to Huaiyu and assign this guy to him. He got drunk in the Wu family and even beat up the Wu family's panda. Wu Huaiyu should know his bravery and take him to Lingnan. There will be a place for him to use his skills." The emperor said. said with a smile.

After Gao Shilian retired,

Li Shimin looked at the list for a long time and copied some names.

After a while, he called Zhang Anan.

"Huaiyu said that a municipal shipping department should be established in Guangzhou and Jiaozhou ports to station municipal shipping envoys, and the scale of maritime trade should be expanded by relying on sea routes. It is necessary to not only expand the revenue from sea trade, but also use sea trade to drive the development of Lingnan.

I think it makes sense. You recommend two palace servants. "

Li Shimin wanted to send two eunuchs to serve as merchant envoys.

The main duties of the merchant envoy were to collect tariffs from incoming trading ships, purchase a certain amount of imported goods on behalf of the palace, manage merchants' tribute items to the emperor, and supervise and manage the merchant trade.

Of course, they also have another important job, which is to collect local intelligence and supervise local officials.These people were also the emperor's eyes and ears in Lingnan.

Regarding port trade matters, the transshipment envoys and branch envoys of Lingnan Road are also in charge of some matters, and they are responsible together with the city shipping envoy. The city shipping envoy is in charge exclusively, and the other two are in separate charge.

Zhang Anan recommended four candidates, "Zhang Fuguo, Li Jingzhong, Yang Chaoen, and Zhang Zhongxian. All four of them are from the fifth rank. They usually divide the work to save trouble. They also work hard according to the orders. They have experience in foreign affairs and have always been relatively friendly." Be loyal to your duty.”

"Then let's go to Zhang Fuguo and Yang Chaoen. You ask them to come to see me tomorrow, and I'll explain a few words to them. When I arrive in Lingnan as a trade envoy, the most important thing is to run my errands well."

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Too many people came to see Wu Huaiyu.

Lingnan is now the most popular word in Chang'an.

And Mr. Wu, who was about to inspect Lingnan Province, had the power of life and death in Lingnan, and he could also control, worship, and monitor deposes. He had too much power.

Wu Huaiyu naturally became the most popular among the popular, a real headliner.

Those who want to go to Lingnan, those who want to arrange for their children to go to Lingnan, whether they want to be an official, a soldier, or a trader, who would not want to pay a visit to Wu Huaiyu.

Wu Huaiyu is still in Chang'an, but she has become half the king of Lingnan.

On the contrary, Feng An, who was once the real king of Lingnan, no one talks about him anymore, and there is nothing to talk about. They all say that his name does not live up to his reputation. He is famous in Lingnan, but when he goes to Chang'an, he hides in the old Wu Prince's Mansion every day, and his face is gone. It's hard to see it, and it's disappointing to see it. The thick coat and fur cover make it look as bloated as an old sheep.

What is there to talk about and meet with such a person?

Wu Huaiyu would choose some people to meet every day. If he met them all, he would not be able to meet them all without doing anything all day long.

The political affairs hall is fine. His current title is Tong Zhongshu Menxia Ping Zhangshi. He used to be Qin Qiong's title. He only needs to go to the political affairs hall every three or two days. He will be called over temporarily unless important matters need to be discussed.

Most of the old troops of the Longyou Hospital Camp will go to Lingnan this time. Wu Huaiyu took the initiative to help them arrange it. In the past, they were basically promoted and used in official positions.
Fatty Wu was the branch envoy of Lingnan Road, and Li Ji's brother Li Bi was the transfer envoy.

Even the Cucumber Marquis Wei Siren and Wu Huaiyu transferred him from the Guangbian Army in Youzhou, and assigned Wei Zhaorong's younger brother to be the governor of Chaozhou.

Yun Hongyin, the brother of the Yun family, who was the concubine of Huaiyu, was the governor of Guizhou. This Guizhou was the original Nanyin Prefecture. Now it was changed to Guizhou after the governor's office was evacuated. The former governor Li Guangdu recalled the general Zuo Wuhou who was promoted to the imperial court.

In fact, not only Yun Hongyin, Wu Huaiyu had many wives and concubines, including the Fan family, the Duan family, the Yun family, the Qiu family, the Yang family, the Lu family, the Li family, and even the Gao family, etc., all of whom were of high origin.
There are many people in her mother's family. Even though Runniang was born as a maid, her brother Chen Xing and Chen Sheng are now sixth-rank officials. Naturally, they will take the opportunity to go to Lingnan to get promoted this time.

The advantage of a famous wealthy family is that their children not only receive good lessons from an early age and are good at literature and martial arts, but their children also have family support and helpers.

Just like Yun Hongyin, he was already a fifth-rank official. This time he was elected as the governor of Guizhou. Since he has the ability to shoulder this responsibility, and the Yun family has strong backing, Yun Hongyin can be appointed as the governor. Directly recruit a capable team of staff, or even your own security team,
This can ensure that when they arrive in Guizhou, Lingnan, they can quickly grasp the details of the state and government offices, and start working quickly, instead of being blinded, or even being completely ignored, or even being trapped in a sack on the way to office. In the middle of the river.

The Yun family now holds the title of four county dukes. Yun Dingxing is over 80 years old and still active. His three sons are all third-rank and county princes in the court. They are not particularly conspicuous and are relatively low-key.But the grandchildren of the Yun family are already very impressive. There are already two governors, many of whom are fifth or sixth grade.

This Yun Hongyin is also relatively capable. Yun Dingxing personally brought him to visit Wu Huaiyu, and Wu Huaiyu naturally gave him face. He is not a religiosity in employing people, but he does not avoid relatives and friends if they are talented.

Duan Wan's brother Duan Gongzi was also transferred from Youzhou to Lingnan by Huaiyu this time, and he was arranged to be the Sima of the Gaozhou Governor's Mansion, the fifth rank.

This time Lingnan has a big entrance, everyone is sending people to Lingnan, and the emperor doesn't care, as long as it's not too excessive. Anyway, the main purpose is to cross the river to conquer Lingnan. It doesn't matter who goes there, the important thing is to get things done. .

Changsun Chong was appointed the governor of Qinzhou, Gao Xingyi was appointed the governor of Aizhou, Cheng Chumo was appointed the governor of Lianzhou, Wei Siren was appointed the governor of Chaozhou, Doulu Huairang was appointed the governor of Shaozhou, and Yunhongyin was appointed the governor of Guizhou.

Wang Da Guangzhou Sima, Chen Sheng Guangzhou Sima, Duan Shen Gaozhou Sima,
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The emperor approved everything.
It cannot be destroyed or established,

Lingnan must be destroyed and then established.
The emperor pulled out Wu Huaiyu, the sharpest knife. Lingnan was always going to be turned upside down. Shiwanguan Longxia Lingnan,

This process will also reveal the true colors of these nobles and nobles. Then we will know who has the real ability and who is a loser. When the great chaos in Lingnan is over and the general rule is over, we can wash away the bad and keep the good.

At that time, it was survival of the fittest and readjustment.

Li Shimin was sitting on the throne of Taiji Hall, thinking back to Li Jingnan who went to Lingnan ten years ago, and 96 states surrendered one after another without starting a fight.

But this time, Li Jing's student Wu Huaiyu went to Lingnan again and was about to cause a bloody storm.

But when he thought of the current miserable state of Lingnan, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and strengthened his determination.

The general trend is inevitable and no one can stop it.

I have martial arts and jade, and with a hundred thousand soldiers, I can defeat all the powerful chiefs, shoguns, and barbarians in the south of the Five Ridges.

(End of this chapter)