A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 934 Dai Sikong

Changan.

After morning,

"The Crown Prince has an order to invite the ministers of the Zhengshi Hall to discuss matters in the Chongwen Hall."

Fang Xuanling, Wen Yanbo and other ministers went to Chongwen Hall.
The warrior congratulated Ma Zhou on the road. Han Yingsu was pregnant with the princess first, and she was also pregnant with the emperor's grandson. This was the emperor's eldest grandson, and it was a great joy. The emperor was indeed happy and issued many rewards. Not only did Ma Zhou's inspection order go out of the book, but even the warrior Yu was rewarded, and his son also received a first-class medal.

He told his wife Yang early this morning to take her daughters to visit his niece Yu'e at Ma Zhou's house, and then they went to the palace to visit Han. He specially prepared a lot of ginseng and donkey-hide gelatin, etc.

At that time, the warrior Xun branch was the main branch of the Bingzhou Wu family, but now among the Bingzhou Wu family, it is the warrior Ke branch that has come from behind and gained momentum.

At the end of Wude's life, Ma Zhou was just a down-and-out scholar who could hardly live in Chang'an. However, after he met Wu Huaiyu, he rose to prominence. Become the emperor's confidant and pen holder,

Now not only has she become Zhongshu Ling, but her daughter has also become Prince Chenghui. She is also pregnant with the prince's first child and the emperor's first grandson.

There were several extremely powerful men in the Zhenguan Dynasty, including Wei Zhengshuang, Wu Huaiyu, and Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou, on the other hand, went from being a down-and-out scholar to being a high-ranking official. In just eight years, Ma Zhou ascended to heaven. However, his rapid promotion over the years did not make him arrogant.

Zhongshu Ling Ma Zhou immediately supported, "Lingnan Road can help so quickly, which can indeed greatly alleviate the disaster."

The warrior Xun was able to fall in love with Li Yuan at a glance from a poor and poor family, and he was willing to give up all his family property to start a rebellion with Li Yuan. He had an excellent vision, and he had been secretly studying Wu Huaiyu and Ma Zhou in the past few years.

The warrior Xun, the Yuanmou of Taiyuan, still relied on the relationship with Wu Huaiyu, his nephew, to gradually gain the trust of today, and even entered the political hall, and betrothed his daughter to the prince Liangdi.

Cheng Qian said, "There is no mercy for natural disasters. The imperial court must rescue the victims at all costs and ensure the supply of food and medicine in the disaster areas. The two taxes in the disaster areas should be exempted this year,"

It can be said that there are few people in this world who have gone through the same experience as Ma Zhou and can still be so low-key and restrained today. And a royal magnate like Ma Zhou still has great respect and trust for Wu Huaiyu.

Fang Xuanling was well prepared and reported in detail. Thanks to the funds allocated to build embankments and dredge rivers after last year's floods, although heavy rains caused flooding this time, there were early warnings and last year's experience, so the disaster relief was timely.
The situation in the disaster area is relatively stable, with no major levee breaches, food shortages, epidemics, etc.

Of course, this sudden flood also brought huge losses to the court. Floods occurred in thirty states this year, and many places will lose their summer grain harvest.
Houses in many villages were flooded, washed away and collapsed, which was a total loss.

Needless to say, Wu Huaiyu's nephew can be called a monster.

Wu Huaiyu also had Xu Jingzong, who was from a famous family, but Xu Jingzong's behavior was much worse than Ma Zhou's, although Xu Jingzong was also very impressive in recent years.

"Mr. Fang, how is the situation with the Huanghuai flood relief?"

Not only did the local government actively rescue, but the imperial court immediately dispatched ministers to visit the provinces to comfort the disaster areas, and also allocated money and food to help the people.

Arriving at Chongxian Hall,
The prince changed his clothes and put on a black futou and purple silk robe. He looked good.

Wu Gong has this intention, but does he have the power? "

It's a pity that my daughter is young and will have to wait two years before she can enter the East Palace. Otherwise, it would be great if it was the second mother who became pregnant with the prince's child first this time.

"The Duke of Jin talks nice, but can he keep his words? How much relief supplies can he send, and how many victims can he recruit and resettle?"

"As soon as the disaster occurred, Duke Wu, who was far away in Liuzhou, had already written to the court, saying that Lingnan Road was willing to extend a helping hand to the disaster area and to help the court share its worries.
Seven prefectures and 49 prefectures in Lingnan Province will provide counterpart assistance to the 30 disaster-stricken prefectures in Huanghuai. Not only will they send food, medicine, cloth, etc., they will also do their best to recruit workers from the disaster areas. As long as they are willing to go, they will provide transportation and placement. , allowing the victims to quickly restore their lives and stability in Lingnan,
This allows them to still live a life of adequate food and clothing in this disaster year, and also reduces the burden on local government offices in the disaster area. "

Moreover, these three people are different from Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others. Changsun Fangdu and others have followed Li Shimin's confidants Yuancong for a long time, but Wei Wuma only started to follow Jinshang after the Xuanwumen incident. .

The relationship between this pair of uncles and uncles is much closer than the relationship between him and Huaiyu's uncle and nephew.

When the right servant shot Wen Yanbo, he also followed the stick to beat the snake. He immediately openly doubted Wu Huaiyu's ability and even doubted Wu Huaiyu's motives.

Wei Zheng, the servant, was a little worried, "Lingnan is not close to Huanghuai, and Lingnan Road has just begun to settle down in the past few years, but after all, it is south of Wuling, which is remote, backward and poor.

"Also, Huanghuai is so far away from Lingnan. Is it a bit too much to recruit people now and then come back after the disaster? The hassle of traveling thousands of miles back and forth?"

Wen Yanbo almost said that Wu Huaiyu was deliberately seeking fame to gain political capital.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the warrior Yu who participated in political affairs was not accustomed to this fellow from Hedong. He immediately retorted to Wen Yanbo that the Huanghuai River had no boundary with the Lingnan Road, but Wu Huaiyu was still willing to help. Not only is your right servant shooting I don't encourage appreciation, but you still say such sarcastic words. How do you feel?
What's your intention?

“No matter how many victims Lingnan Road can receive and resettle, or how much relief materials they can send to the disaster area, I think they should all be worthy of the court’s praise and encouragement.

Sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is a light gift but a strong sense of friendship.

What's more, at this time of great disaster, if one party is in trouble, support from all directions, no matter how much, is a matter of friendship and should be encouraged. "

Within one year, dozens of prefectures in the Huanghuai River suffered from two major floods in a row. Many people suffered terribly. Now Lingnan Road is willing to accept a group of victims and they have provided good resettlement. Why don't we support it?

Cheng Qian also publicly supported Wu Huaiyu and Lingnan Road.

Although the crown prince is still young, the emperor has let him stay in custody for the past two years, and his performance has received a lot of praise from the emperor.

The crown prince also gradually gained a sense of dignity.

No longer just a decoration.

With the clear support of the Crown Prince, this matter passed smoothly. Zuopu Shefang Xuanling had not expressed his position before, but when the Crown Prince spoke out, Fang Xuanling immediately gave his full support.

After a few days,
The emperor, queen and his entourage returned from Jiucheng Palace.
"Your handling is very good. Wu Huaiyu did the right thing. He lacks population in Lingnan Road, especially in the newly established Liuzhou. Now Huanghuai is flooded again. At this time, he went north to pull people under the banner of rescue and relief. This is both for the court and Solving problems is also a way to grab people for himself, which is good."

"It would be great if the officials of the imperial court could help solve the problems for the imperial court and benefit the people."

After the emperor and his son met to discuss these official matters, Li Shimin took the initiative to ask about Han Yingsu's pregnancy.

"I'm going to be an Aye soon. How do you feel?"

Cheng Qian smiled and said, "I just suddenly felt like I had matured a lot. I became an adult."

"Hahaha, that's right. This person is not mature unless he is a parent. Only when he has a family and has children, and has different responsibilities on his shoulders, can he grow up. You have such an understanding now, which is good. , I have really grown up.”

He patted Cheng Qian on the shoulder,

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "It would be better if the princess was pregnant this time."

Cheng Qian lowered his head and said nothing.

"Actually, I have also heard that since the Su family entered the East Palace, you have only entered the Li Zheng Palace once every ten days. Even in the past few decades, you have not been friendly with the Su family?"

Cheng Qian remained silent. "I just said that you are mature, but why are you still so childish in this matter? Su is the Crown Princess and your legitimate wife. Only the son you have with Su is your legitimate son."

"Even if Mr. Han gives birth to a son now, he will still be a bastard. Don't you understand?"

"No matter how bad Su is, you can't be left out in the cold."

"Now that Han Chenghui is pregnant, you can stay with Princess Su for the rest of the time every ten days.

I give you the next task. Before Han’s child is born, you must get Su pregnant. "

"Your mother went to see Han Chenghui. You go to see your mother."

Li Shimin looked at Cheng Qian who was retreating and shook his head. After all, this boy is not too young. From his relationship with Su family, it can be seen that he is still very naive. No matter how much he dislikes Su family, it cannot prevent him from letting Su family. To have children, he needed Su to give birth to legitimate children as soon as possible, and preferably more.

Not long after returning to Tai Chi Palace, the fourth king of Wei, Li Tai, came to pay his respects.

"My son, I have good news to report to my father. Yan Wan is very happy."

Yan Wan was the Princess of Wei and the eldest daughter of Yan Lide, the young eunuch. She was chosen as the Princess of Wei when she was eleven years old. She just got married this year. Not long after the wedding, she actually got pregnant right away.

Li Taicai is only fifteen, and Yan Wan is only thirteen.

Li Shimin actually frowned when he heard the news, "Young Master Yan, didn't you say before that you shouldn't be in a hurry to consummate the marriage after marriage?"

The obese Li Tai said he wanted his father, the emperor and his mother to have a grandson as soon as possible.

When Huaidu was pregnant, Li Shimin didn't want to say anything more. He just ordered an imperial doctor to see her, prescribe some warming medicine, and send some experienced palace officials to take care of her.

"You should go back and take good care of the Yan family." Li Shimin was suddenly reluctant to talk to the fourth child. Maybe it was because the prince Cheng Qian was performing well, and Li Shimin didn't want to make Cheng Qian feel uncomfortable because of Li Tai.

Li Tai reluctantly stepped back.
On the same day, Li Shimin summoned all the prime ministers separately.

When Wei Zheng met the emperor, he reported that the history books that the emperor ordered him to compile, Zhou Shu, Liang Shu, Chen Shu, Qi Shu, and Sui Shu, etc., have all been compiled.
Please give the emperor a final review.

These historical books were edited not only by Wei Zheng, but also by other prime ministers, such as Wu Huaiyu, Ma Zhou, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, etc., and even Xu Jingzong, Li Baiyao, etc.

It is a common practice for later dynasties to revise the history of previous dynasties.

The next day,

The emperor issued an edict, and for his merits in the compilation of the Five Histories, Wei Zheng was granted the title of Dr. Zuo Guanglu, the title of Duke of Zheng, and a gift of two thousand items.

Ma Zhoujia was granted the title of Doctor Youguanglu, and was granted the title of Duke of Yan State, and was given two thousand pieces of gifts.

Liang Guogong Fang Xuanling added the prince's young master, and Jin Kaifu Yitong was in the third division.

The Duke of Shen was a high-ranking scholar and was awarded the title of Tejin and Shangzhu Kingdom.

Sun Wuji, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhao, came to pay homage to Situ, and Wu Huaiyu, the Duke of Jin, replaced Sikong.

The right servant shot Wen Yanbo, the Duke of Yu State, and the right doctor Guanglu was added.

Fang Gao, Wu Chang, Sun and others all gave gifts of two thousand pieces.
Prime ministers such as the warrior Li Daliang did not participate in the compilation of the history and were not included in the rewards. However, ministers such as Xu Jingzong, Li Baiyao and Linghu Defen who participated in the compilation of the history were all rewarded with promotions and gifts.

As soon as the emperor returned to Beijing, several envoys came to ask for an audience.

"The Western Turks Xi Li Bi Du Lu Khan Ni She sent his younger brother Tong Ershe to pay tribute and presented 500 horses to the king in order to propose marriage."

"Who are you proposing to marry?"

"Nishu is my younger brother and proposed to marry Ershe," Liu Shanyin, the young minister of Honglu Temple, replied. He had also just returned from his mission to the Western Regions. He had previously established Ashinasheer and Yugushe in DTZ in the Western Regions. Defeated from Mobei, he retreated to the Western Regions, nomadic near Gaochang, and Huan Xianxian established himself as Khan. However, he was defeated in the battle with Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks, and had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty in the east.

But these two people only superficially attached themselves to the Tang Dynasty, secretly still coveting the land of the Western Regions.
Nishu was Li Shimin's sworn brother. He was the Yehu of the Western Turks at that time. He once supported Siyehu Khan, but he was jealous. Later Nishu killed Siyehu with the support of the Tang Dynasty and was canonized as the Grandmaster of the Western Turks. sweat.

But the past few years have not been peaceful. He has to fight not only Xue Yantuo, but also She'er and Yugushe. What's even more unlucky is that the arrow he shot during the fight was poisonous. Now he is seriously injured and may not be able to survive. .

Nishu's son was young and could only be inherited by his brothers. He sent Tong Ershe to Chang'an this time in the hope of asking for marriage and getting support from the Tang Dynasty.

Yugushe is now very powerful, Nizuo is afraid that he will die, and Tongershe cannot destroy Yugushe. He urgently needs the support of his sworn brother Tian Khan. For this reason, he hopes that his younger brother can marry his sworn brother's daughter or sister.

Li Shimin was not in a hurry to make a decision.

The Western Regions and Mobei are closely related to the Tang Dynasty. However, if the Tang Dynasty wants to fight at this stage, it must first destroy Tuyuhun. It is impossible to directly intervene in the Western Regions and Mobei. It is too far and the opponent is also very strong.

The previous strategy worked well. He canonized She'er as Khan, made him governor, and asked She'er to fight Xue Yantuo.
Although She'er is the son of Chuluo Khan and is very brave, he was driven away from Mobei by Xue Yantuo after all. Although he captured nearly half of the Western Tutu territory in the Tianshan Mountains, after he went to conquer Xue Yantuo in Mobei, he still lost a lot of power. Defeated, most of the territory, cattle, sheep, and population were lost, and the capital to dominate Mobei and Xiba was completely lost.

Now they have no choice but to live in poverty and survive in the cracks. They have been persuaded by the Tang Dynasty and are ready to lead their tribes to move eastward and join the Tang Dynasty.

The imperial court did not need a single soldier to support this powerful force of DTZ. It also used She'er to contain Xue Yantuo for a long time, and even consumed many of Xue Yantuo's men.

The Tang Dynasty also used Yu Gushe to restrain Nishu from unifying the Western Regions, and kept them fighting each other. This made the Western Regions have no time to take care of themselves in the past few years, allowing the Tang Dynasty to even enter Yiwu calmly and occupy the bridgehead in the Western Regions.

"The envoy from Tuyuhun came again to ask for marriage for Fu Yun's youngest son."

"And Tubo also sent envoys to pay tribute and still asked for marriage!"

Hearing that Tuyuhun and Tubo also came to propose marriage, Li Shimin chuckled. It's true that cats and dogs all want to marry the Tang princess. Xi Tujue and Xue Yantuo have been asking for marriage before, but the Tang Dynasty has not agreed.

Tuyuhun also asked for marriage many times, and now Tubo also came to ask for marriage?

"I remember Wu Huaiyu mentioned to me that Tubo is located south of Tuyuhun and the people are fierce. Their king seems to be named Zanpu. He is a young man, but he is quite capable. In the third year of Zhenguan, he was only twelve years old and he was among his uncle and With the support of my uncle and other ministers, I ascended to the position of Zanpu, and put down the great rebellion of the nobles in just three years."

"After all, he is as old as Cheng Qian, but he is quite capable."

Li Shimin twirled his beard and suddenly said to Honglu Shaoqing, "You arranged the Tibetan envoys and the Tuyuhun envoys to live together, and said that this time the three families will propose marriage, but the Tang Dynasty can only marry two princesses, it depends on which of them with honesty!"

In ancient times, two peaches killed three men.

Li Shimin wanted the two princesses to challenge the Three Kingdoms. He originally wanted to conquer Tuyuhun this year, but now the plan has been suspended due to the flood. Since Tuyuhun and the Tubo people are coming to his door, he might as well use his words to provoke them to fight first.

(End of this chapter)