A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 855 Development Order

The emperor is also a human being,

Saints such as Li Shimin also have human nature. He not only wanted the Li Tang Dynasty to last long, but also hoped that his descendants could enjoy privileges and honors. Therefore, Wu Huaiyu exchanged letters with Li Shimin for a long time, constantly analyzing and admonishing the emperor.

But in the end, Li Shimin was still reluctant to adopt Huaiyu's feudal frontier law of kings, and finally adopted Xiao Yu's enfeoffment system.

He was reluctant to let his disciples endure hardship, especially since the shadow of Xuanwu Sect was always there, which made him feel guilty and wanted to make up for it.

"Huaiyu has a little resentment in his heart," Li Shimin sighed. Wu Huaiyu's advice failed, so he asked to change his title to a deserted island overseas.

Since he thinks so, Li Shimin will definitely not agree to his change of title. If he agrees, it will be even more embarrassing for Wu Huaiyu, and it will also be a bad start.

Things must be done from beginning to end and cannot be changed overnight.

If Wu Huaiyu changed his title to Yizhou and later used this as an excuse to ask other heroes or kings to change their titles in the same way, that would be difficult to do.

The emperor passed an oral message to the Prince of Chang'an and asked the Prince of Jianguo to handle the matter.

The emperor didn't say how to deal with it specifically, it was up to the prince to decide.

Changan.

After receiving the imperial edict, Prince Cheng Qian of the Supervisory State immediately left the prime ministers after the court meeting to report.

"What do you think, gentlemen?"

Zhongshu Ling Wen Yanbo spoke first, "Wu Qingyang asked to exchange Yizhou for Jiangzhou, and the court agreed to him. Wu Qingyang took a fancy to an overseas Yizhou, so he agreed to it. This is also a reward for this honorable minister. , and you can also borrow his hand to expand territory for the imperial court.

I heard that Yizhou is very big, comparable to Zhuyazhou, and has great potential for development. Didn't Wu Qingyang always plead for feudalism before, and also advocated feudal borderlands as a barrier for the country? Now let him go to Yizhou, which can be regarded as a try according to his method. "

Everyone knows that Wen Yanbo and Wu Huaiyu have always had political disagreements.

Today, Wen Linggong was the first to speak. He supported Wu Huaiyu's replacement of Feng Yizhou. Everyone did not think that he had changed his temper. Instead, they all believed that this was adding insult to injury.

Wu Huaiyu might have lost his mind and made such an outrageous request. Maybe Wu Qingyang just took the opportunity to complain, but Wen Yanbo wanted to take the opportunity to really take over Jiangzhou and transfer Huaiyu's fiefdom to Yizhou.

Cheng Qian originally wanted to refute,

But recently, he has been reading Tongjian every day, especially from his teacher's historical commentaries, and he has really learned a lot.

At this time, he suppressed the impulse and was not in a hurry to speak.

Gao Shilian answered, "I think the system of worldly titles was decreed by His Majesty. Not long after the edict was issued, now the ministers say they want to change the title. If the court really agrees, what will happen next once this is done?

Today Wu Huaiyu wants to exchange Jiangzhou for Yizhou, and tomorrow King Jing wants to exchange Jingzhou for Luozhou? The day after tomorrow the King of Han said that Liangzhou should be replaced by Liangzhou, and the day after tomorrow the King of Wu said that Anzhou should be replaced by Guangzhou. Should they be replaced? "

The eight prime ministers in the palace,

There are several people with world titles, such as Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Gao Shilian, Zhang Liang, Xiao Yu, warrior Xun. Six of them have real and world titles.

As for Zhongshu Ling Wen Yanbo and Shizhong Wei Zheng, although one was the Duke of Yu and the other was the Duke of Julu, neither of them had actual titles, and naturally they were not among the world's governors.

Prime ministers Wen and Wei were always opposed to enfeoffment, and they were even more opposed to the title of governor.

As for the other six prime ministers who have real world titles, Li Jing, Zhang Liang and Warrior Xun are willing to have the world title in their hearts. Li Jing wants to have a stable future, while Zhang Liang and Warrior Xun are of low origin and really want this world title so that their descendants can enjoy it for generations to come. It's the governor.

Gao Shilian, like his nephew Sun Wuji, also opposed the world title in his heart, because they were both relatives and ministers, and they were also wealthy families. Such top wealthy families were not willing to leave a political center like Chang'an.

It's easy to be marginalized if you leave.

This is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. You can't be careless.

Fang Xuanling follows the emperor in everything, and it doesn't matter what he thinks.

The only one left is Xiao Yu, who was the leader of the enfeoffment system. Although the hero of the title of Shifengshishi was not his, he also expressed his support.

The prime ministers each have their own thoughts and opinions.

In the end, except for Wen Yanbo and Li Jing who expressed that the court should support Wu Huaiyu's request for a change of title, the other six prime ministers felt that they could not agree to the change of title.

The main reason is that we still can’t change the order overnight.

The imperial edict to appoint a hereditary governor was decided by the emperor, and the prince overseeing the country could not change his father's edict.

Cheng Qian looked at Li Jing curiously.

Wen Yanbo supported the change of title. He was holding back his bad intentions, but why Li Jing? He was Huaiyu's teacher. Jiangzhou has a population of more than 17,000 households, not to mention guarding the two important waterways and trade routes of the Yangtze and Ganjiang rivers. Duke Wei Why did you agree to go to Yizhou, a desert island overseas?

Cheng Qian was curious, but he didn't ask.

"Your Highness."

Li Jing stood up and said, "Since everyone thinks it is inappropriate to change the title, you can reject Wu Qingyang's request. However,"

Cheng Qian smiled and said, "Mr. Wei, please speak."

"I think that since Wu Qingyang intends to open up Liuqiu, it is not a bad thing. We can give him a decree and allow him to do things conveniently within his ability.

But the imperial court would not give him a single soldier, a ship, or a stone of food.

Let him figure it out. "

There is no fleet, no army of ten thousand people, and no money, food, equipment, or even logistical support.

You, Wu Huaiyu, like Yizhou, go there yourself,

If we can really defeat the island barbarians, occupy the land, and then establish states and counties, it will also be the territory of the imperial court, but the benefits will definitely be given.

For example, Wu Huaiyu can be granted a development order,

When they occupy and develop the land, they can confirm the rights and grant deeds, and even provide sufficient tax concessions. For example, the captured island barbarians can be sold into slavery, and the mineral resources discovered on the island have priority mining rights, etc.

It can also grant initial tax exemption privileges.

In short, benefits must be given, but these benefits are only some preferential policies, and there will be no real money.

This Liuqiu Island can be included in Lingnan Road, so the name of Wu Huaiyu will be justified.

Although Liuqiu Island is located to the east of the coast of Fu, Zhang and Quanzhou in Jiangnan East Road, only a few hundred miles apart and further away from Lingnan, this is not important.

Just as Li Jing finished speaking,

Before the other prime ministers could speak, Cheng Qian immediately smiled and said, "Very good, just do what You Pushe said. If Duke Wu is so enthusiastic, the court must also show support."

The prince has already spoken,

No one among the prime ministers jumped out to oppose it, so it was not a big deal in the first place.

Even Wen Yanbo is still thinking that if Wu Huaiyu really wants to go to war and mobilize a fleet of ten thousand people for a cross-sea expedition like Soochow and the previous dynasty, Wu Huaiyu can be impeached at that time.

If he loses a little more and suffers more casualties, he will have more reason to attack.

"Prime Minister Wen, let Zhongshu write it down immediately. After it is discussed at the Political Affairs Hall, he will submit it to Gu Zhu for approval, and then send it to Lingnan as soon as possible."

The proceedings are over,

Cheng Qian left, feeling quite happy.

In fact, he didn't want the teacher to change his title and go to Yizhou. Jiangzhou was better than overseas. The teacher must have felt a little worried because of His Majesty's enfeoffment system, but it wouldn't be worthwhile to change the enfeoffment system.

He felt that the teacher's objection to His Majesty's enfeoffment policy was for his own sake. Those emperor's uncles, emperor's brothers, and even meritorious elders were enfeoffed to important places in the Central Plains one by one and occupied these important state capitals. They would undoubtedly be a threat to him in the future. .

The teacher still cares about him very much and thinks about him.

It's a pity that my father insists on going his own way now, and there is nothing he can do if he has to do this.

Not only did the emperor's uncles and brothers go out to control the city, but even Li Tai made an exception and refused to leave the capital.

The king of Wei, the governor of Xiangzhou, and the governor made the commander-in-chief of Chijie the governor of the seven states of Wei, and now he also added the shepherd of Yongzhou and the general Zuowuhou.

Compared with the Governor of Xiangzhou and the governor of Buzhi, he was actually more afraid of Yongzhou Mu and General Zuo Wuhou. The emperor wanted Li Taishi to be the Yongzhou Mu and preside over the affairs of the capital, not just the remote leader.

General Zuo Wuhou is also very important. He is in charge of the security of the capital.

I have to send a confidant to Lingnan to tell him face to face that the teacher should stop thinking about the deserted islands overseas and help me figure out how to deal with my fat brother.

Returning to Chongjiao Hall, Cheng Qian immediately summoned Li Yifu and explained to him face to face, asking him to arrange for someone to go to Guangzhou.

After Li Yifu left, Cheng Qian picked up the Tongjian and read it, but he couldn't read it today.

As I put down the book, that cute girl suddenly flashed in my mind.

Maybe he should go see Wu Erniang. This girl might be able to give him some useful advice. The more contact he has with her, the more he will appreciate and even trust her.

In her body, Cheng Qian can even see a bit of his teacher Wu Qingyang.

(End of this chapter)