People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1186 Brother Huaiying, please become prime minister as soon as possible

Li Zhigao sat on the royal couch, looking thoughtful, and finally said slowly: "Although this incident did not cause any serious harm, the border crisis is urgent. Therefore, the order is sent to behead Li Jingjia, and he will be beheaded as soon as the order is received."

"I'm waiting for the order!" All the officials in the palace bowed at the same time.

Li Zhi continued to speak: "Most of the people he has connected with are unarmed and unable to defeat thieves. If they just try to survive, how can they have the intention of treason! Therefore, none of them will be investigated."

"I have received the decree. Your Majesty is merciful and broadcast it to the inner world." The ministers bowed their hands solemnly.

Li Zhi raised his eyes and said: "The decree is to exempt Jizhou, Xuanzhou, Yizhou, Xiangzhou, and the four prefectures from being governors. Under them, the chief historian, Sima, joining the army, county magistrate, Si Cao and others, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Imperial Palace Shi Tai will conduct a detailed investigation, and if he is found guilty, he will send some Taoist troops to follow the order."

"I have received the decree, may your Majesty live forever." The ministers knelt down at the same time.

"Okay, let's stop it for today." Li Zhi said this and paused for a moment: "Di Qing handled the case seriously, cared about the people, advised me to listen, passed the decree, and granted Di Huaiying the post of Chaosan doctor."

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Di Renjie kowtowed again.

Chaosan doctor, from the fifth rank.

From this moment on, Di Renjie officially entered the ranks of high-level officials in the DPRK and Central Government.

The censor Zhongcheng is the fifth rank.

Di Renjie is now getting closer and closer to Yushi Zhongcheng.

Li Xuan's eyebrows were lowered, and her eyes were hidden. In the missing place, it was as if a piece of the puzzle was gradually coming together.

"Okay, let's retreat." Li Zhi waved his hand, then stood up with Empress Wu and walked towards the back.

"I respectfully bid farewell to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor." The ministers kowtowed again. It was not until Li Zhi left that they stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.

The prime minister, the six ministers, the ministers of the nine temples, and the ministers of the East Palace exited the Hanyuan Hall in order.

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Di Renjie had just walked out of the palace gate. At this time, Li Xuan's voice sounded from behind him: "Brother Huaiying."

Di Renjie stopped and looked at Li Xuan in surprise: "Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan said gently: "The prince would like to ask Brother Huaiying to speak to the East Palace."

"Here!" Di Renjie handed over his hand, and then followed Li Xuan towards the East Palace.

Walking on the imperial road, looking at Li Xuan who looked relaxed in front of him, Di Renjie couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, do you think the matter in Hebei has been settled now?"

Li Xuan stopped and looked at Di Renjie in surprise: "Of course it's not over yet. It's just a relief now, but it's enough. When the Turkic War started, all kinds of supplies were sent to the front line from Hebei. As long as Wenxi County can defeat the Turks fairly, Hebei's supplies Stop, then your Majesty will only need to be lenient and exempt from taxes for two years, which will be enough to slow down Hebei for several years."

"Then what happens in the future?" Di Renjie couldn't help but ask, and said with a heavy face: "If we don't get rid of it at all, there will be chaos sooner or later."

"That is what we will do in the future." Li Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Huaiying, if you want to do something, you need to have the corresponding status, so please become prime minister as soon as possible."

Di Renjie couldn't help being stunned, then he laughed heartily, cupped his hands and said, "What the prince said is absolutely true."

Li Xuan turned around: "Please!"

"Here!" Di Renjie nodded, and then followed Li Xuan into the East Palace.

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In the Mingde Hall, Li Xian paced back and forth, looking towards the door with an anxious look.

"Your Highness, please rest a moment. Di Huaiying will be here soon." Xue Yuanchao raised his head and glanced at Li Xian, who immediately stopped in his tracks.

Then Li Xian sat back at the table with a wry smile, raised his head to look at Xue Yuanchao, and asked: "Uncle, this matter involves a major matter. There are many people in the court who know the inside story. Even in the East Palace, there are many people who know the inside story, but Why didn’t anyone tell Gu?”

Xue Yuanchao looked at Li Xian and said softly: "Because this is a test for His Majesty."

"Test?" Li Xian was a little stunned. Why was there another test?

"Not only to His Highness, but also to the ministers in the East Palace." Xue Yuanchao looked at Yao Lingzhang, Su Liangsi, Cheng Wuzhong, and Wei Hongmin on the other side, and said: "I know about this matter, Wei Jialing knows about it, Su Sima We should also have found out that Cheng She lives in Hebei and knows about it. Although Yao Zhan was not known at first, the whereabouts of the King of Nanchang were revealed too much."

Wei Hongmin, Su Liangsi, and Cheng Wuzhong handed over their hands one after another, looking embarrassed.

Yao Lingzhang cupped his hands, looked at Li Xian, and sighed softly and said: "I know that the King of Nanchang is investigating the affairs of Hebei Road, but I don't know much about it. The King of Nanchang also mostly speculates. Many things are because Di Huaiying has returned to Beijing now." , it becomes clear.”

Xue Yuanchao nodded, looked at Li Xian, and said: "His Highness has never asked about this matter in detail, and others dare not speak nonsense. After all, this matter involves a serious matter. If you are not careful, thousands of people will fall to the ground. But in Regarding the details, I think that either I, Yao Zhanshi, or the King of Nanchang should have reminded His Highness."

Li Xian nodded slowly. The reason why he was able to respond promptly to today's incident was because Li Xuan had taught him how to respond to Li Jingxuan's incident.

Now just transferring the response to Li Jingxuan's incident is enough for him to win the emperor's praise.

Xue Yuanchao smiled gently, and then said: "Now that Di Huaiying has returned to the court, your Highness may wish to ask about the details slowly."

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"The origin of this matter must start from the late Han Dynasty. At the end of the Han Dynasty, people from Guandong and even Guanxi were used in the court. Later, Dong Zhuo's chaos came."

Di Renjie paused for a moment, looked at the ministers in the East Palace, and said in detail: "Then there are the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Yuwentai of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Gao Huan of the Northern Qi Dynasty were opposed to each other. The conflict between Guanzhong and Guandong has intensified." Li Xian nodded lightly. He understood these things. Know a thing or two.

Gao Huan's hometown is Bohai, Hebei. Today, the Gao family in Bohai is still a famous family in the Tang Dynasty.

"In this dynasty, Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai were both from Hebei. Especially after Liu Heitao's rebellion, he was widely implicated. Therefore, from the beginning of this dynasty, there was a deliberate policy of 'hard labor in Hebei'. In addition, the imperial court conquered the Turks in the north and conquered the Turks in the east. There is a lot of support for the conquest of Goryeo, Baekje, Silla, and Hebei. The people are heavily taxed, the labor is hard, and there are almost signs of mutiny. Fortunately..."

Di Renjie looked at Li Xuan, and then said softly: "The wife of the deposed Prince Xian is the daughter of the Fang family who was born in Qinghe, Hebei."

Li Xian suddenly raised his head and looked at Di Renjie in disbelief. He did not expect that Li Xian would have such considerations when marrying his concubine as the crown prince.

"The war in Hebei is urgent, but there are not many soldiers from Hebei." Di Renjie couldn't help but shook his head and said: "The imperial court uses Hebei people, but it is unwilling to use more Hebei people. Since Zhenguan, the imperial court has either moved more Turks, Khitan, or Mohe. The other tribes guard the border, or the people from the south are transferred to the north. The people from Hebei are brave, but they don't have many soldiers."

"Not many?" Li Xian frowned and looked around and said, "Why do you remember that there are so many soldiers in Hebei?"

"Your Highness, there are more than 630 Zhechong Prefectures in the world, including more than 250 Guannai Road, more than 160 in Hedong, 75 in Henan, and only 48 Zhechong Prefectures in Hebei."

Li Xuan cupped his hands and said: "Gathering the people in Guanzhong to attack all directions is our national policy. There are only forty-eight Zhechong Prefectures in Hebei, but there are only four Zhechong Prefectures in the entire Jiangnan Road."

The reason why Li Xuan's suppression of bandits in Wuzhou was so difficult was because there was only one Zhechong Prefecture in Kuaiji Prefecture in the whole of Wuyue.

"When the world uses troops, they either donate money or sacrifice their lives. Over the past decades, countless soldiers have died in wars in Guanzhong, Hedong, Henan, and Longyou. It's not limited to one thing or one place." Li Xuan handed over his hand, and then turned to look at Di Renjie.

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "What the prince said is biased. Those who donate money will get nothing, while those who use their lives can be promoted to high positions and be prominent for generations, ranking above others. Isn't this blocking the way for others to make progress? In this way, it will It is the root cause of Hebei Province."

Li Xian finally understood that the root cause of today's events in Hebei Province was actually caused by national policy.

The Tang Dynasty used Guanzhong to control all directions, but it happened that Hebei had many wars, but did not use Hebei's troops, and exploited them in the name of "military supplies." Under this situation, the people of Hebei had long been angry.

They finally made Li Xian the crown prince, but they deposed Li Xian again.

Now Li Xian finally understood why even if Li Xian rebelled, he would not use the soldiers in the hands of his father-in-law Fang Xianzhong.

It's because once the troops from Hebei are used, they can't control it and even push all the ministers of the DPRK and China to the other side.

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"Your Highness, this matter must be balanced after all." Su Liangsi suddenly spoke and raised his hands to Li Xian, but he looked at Li Xuan and said, "The King of Nanchang is a smart man."

"What do you mean by this?" Li Xian leaned forward and looked at Su Liangsi and Li Xuan curiously.

"Hebei officials, although they have ulterior motives for doing things in Hebei, they are still against the law. Therefore, it is inevitable to be demoted and exiled. However, exile to other places is different from exile to Changzhou. If the King of Nanchang can capture Tubo, then the people of his generation will , if used in Tubo, it will shine brightly." Su Liangsi saw Li Xuan's intentions in this matter at a glance.

Once the Tang Dynasty captured Tubo, it would immediately face governance problems.

Apart from anything else, Li Xuan's manpower is definitely not enough, but it is not easy to transfer people from other places. However, once these people from Hebei go to Tubo, they will use their methods and have a great impact on the Tang Dynasty's rule of Tubo. benefit.

"Sima's words are wrong." Di Renjie raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Su Liangsi and said, "Sima's words, could he mean that Hebei is enemy territory?"

Su Liangsi was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised his hand towards Li Xian, and explained with some panic: "I made a mistake."

"It doesn't matter." Li Xian waved his hand, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "It's already the twelfth lunar month, and Uncle Wang will leave Beijing in another month. How are the arrangements for the army?"

"Everything is fine for the time being." Li Xuan cupped his hands and said: "It's a severe cold in Tanggula Mountain. Now there is only one mountain road that can pass through. The Tang Dynasty and Tubo are blocked. They will only wait until April next year to start the war again. I think by then, the Qinling Mausoleum will be early It’s already ready.”

"It's a pity. If Uncle Wang was given more time, I don't think he could win a few more levels this year." Li Xian couldn't help but sigh.

"I actually think so, but winter comes very early in Tanggula Mountain, and the weather is already cold in early September. By October, the bow can no longer be drawn, so I returned more than half a month early, and it has no big impact. It's just that I After leaving Beijing next year, I would like to ask Your Highness to take care of all the logistical matters." Li Xuan looked solemn.

"Your Majesty, are you worried that the Turkic War and the Tubo War will conflict with each other?" Xue Yuanchao turned his head and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "In the grassland battle next year, a big victory is inevitable, but a big victory may not bring much gain."

Xue Yuanchao was silent.

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In the swaying carriage, Di Renjie said with melancholy eyes: "When Zhang Xingcheng, the Duke of Beiping County, was appointed as the censor in the palace, he once reported to the late emperor that the emperor regards the four seas as his home, and there should be no distinction between east and west, for fear of showing narrowness to others. However, although the late emperor was friendly, His words were generous gifts, but he never changed them.

My lord, will the prince change? "

Former Prime Minister, Shangshu Youpushe Zhang Xingcheng, was born in Yifeng, Dingzhou, Hebei Province.

Li Xuan leaned in the carriage, leaned back, and said softly: "The prince is not stubborn. It may be feasible to choose the good ones and follow them, and to change the bad ones."

Di Renjie nodded slightly, and the carriage stopped outside. Di Renjie raised his hands to Li Xuan: "Your Majesty, see you in a few days."

"Be careful." Li Xuan watched Di Renjie get out of the car. Just as he was about to leave, he heard Di Renjie's voice outside: "Prime Minister Left!"

Li Xuan was stunned.

(End of this chapter)