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

Chapter 1316: General Right Tunwei, General Zuo Xiaowei

Zhao Renben stood in the main hall, looking at the generals in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on Wang Dezhen.

Wang Dezhen felt Zhao Renben's gaze, subconsciously raised his head and looked straight at Zhao Renben.

"Deputy General Manager of Luoche Road Marching, Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Dezhen." Zhao Renben finally spoke.

"I'm here." Wang Dezhen, who was wearing a dark crimson official robe, stepped forward and then knelt down respectfully.

In the Tai Chi Hall, the eyes of countless ministers fell on Wang Dezhen at the same time.

If it were earlier, only a few people knew about Wang Dezhen's appointment as prime minister, but since Zhao Renben submitted his official memorial a few days ago, people have already understood the mystery.

Zhao Renben had not submitted the memorial to the emperor sooner or later, but he had to submit it before Wang Dezhen returned to Beijing. This was a clear message to everyone that Wang Dezhen would take over the vacancy after Zhao Renben became the prime minister.

Today, the emperor asked Zhao Renben to preside over the conferment of meritorious service and prime ministership. This was not a sign of care for the veteran minister.

Even the generals and Wang Dezhen who are now receiving awards must remember Zhao Renben's friendship.

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Zhao Renben took a deep breath, picked up the imperial edict from the side, looked at Wang Dezhen, and said loudly: "In the first year of Yonglong, the year of Xin Yi, the ninth month of the ninth month, and the twenty-first day of Guiyou, the emperor Ruo said:

Yu Xi!

The east and west are forbidden, and the king's words are collected; the virtuous are selected, and they are used to refute and correct.

The official in question is Wang Dezhen, the deputy general manager of the army in Luoxue Road and the minister of the household department. He is a scholar and scholar, Jian is loyal and loyal, Wang Yang has an elegant style, and he has a clear sense of public conduct.

The words are only as long as they slip away, and they are heard in the old age; the learning is near the pond, and there is no comparison at that time.

Since he moved to the northwest, he has managed the family's food supply;

But the minister of Huangmen is still as good as ever.

Admire this. "

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness, and may your Majesty live forever." Wang Dezhen kowtowed deeply, with a solemn look on his face.

The ministers couldn't help but their eyes twitched. Didn't Wang De really want to worship the prime minister as promised? Why suddenly there was nothing.

What about the third rank of Tong Zhongshu’s sect?

Where did Tong Zhongshu's third grade disciple go?

Li Xuan lowered his head seriously, and after thinking for a moment, he completely understood.

The emperor did this deliberately.

Although having Wang Dezhen pay homage to the Prime Minister today can indeed greatly boost the confidence of all officials in the court, don't forget that the protagonist today is Li Xuan, as well as the Luo Xuedao generals.

Today, if Wang Dezhen is appointed as the prime minister, even Li Xuan will be robbed of all the limelight. Even if he is the heir, the guest of the prince, or the general of the right guard, he will definitely not be able to compare with a prime minister.

Even if it is the third rank of Tong Zhongshu.

Therefore, Wang Dezhen's worship as prime minister should be slowed down.

But even so, Wang Dezhen did not lose anything.

The Minister of Hubu is the lower rank of the fourth rank, while the Minister of Huangmen is the upper rank of the fourth rank. Although he did not add the third rank of Tong Zhongshu, he was actually promoted.

The Menxia Province currently has two servants, Pei Yan and Zhao Renben, as well as Cui Zhiwen, a Huangmen servant of the same third rank as Zhongshu.

If an older official is transferred to Huangmen Shilang, then this position is for retirement.

But if an official in his forties like Wang Dezhen is transferred, he must wait to be promoted to prime minister.

Moreover, Zhao Renben has already submitted his resignation. If it just depends on when, His Majesty will allow Zhao Renben to take office.

If Zhao Renben becomes an official, Wang Dezhen will immediately be promoted to the third rank of Tongzhongshu and become prime minister.

Li Xuan estimates that this time will either wait until within ten days after the reward is awarded, or I am afraid it will have to wait until the Zhengdan Dynasty next year.

After all, the emperor had waited until the first dynasty of the dynasty to allow the prime ministers to take up their official posts in the past few times, giving the old ministers enough dignity.

Especially Zhao Renben, who has been presiding over the Zhengdan Dynasty for many years, and now letting him preside over it for the last time will move the officials even more.

Besides, the Zhengdan Dynasty is only three months away...but three months is not a short time after all.

Who knows what will happen in three months' time.

Li Xuan recalled what Wang Dezhen had said to him earlier on the boat. It was obvious that Wang Dezhen had already known about the matter at that time. After all, their group of literati had a profound background in the court.

There is Wang Dezhen, the minister of household affairs who is about to become prime minister, Ouyang Tong, a senior official who has become minister of the Ministry of War, and Cen Changqian, the secretary supervisor in charge of the secretarial department.

They are a group of people who are horribly well-informed in the government.

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Under countless strange looks, Zhao Renben turned sideways, calmly took the new imperial edict, and then continued to read: "...Sun Renshi, the general of Youtunwei, was awarded Duke Liu of Zhou Dynasty, the general of Youtunwei of Jin Dynasty, and was appointed as the permanent attendant of Yousanqi. He was transferred Chang'an, I am under detention..."

Master Sun Ren half knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty may live forever."

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Sun Renshi was an old subordinate of his father-in-law Liu Rengui. Li Xuan was on the front line, and all logistics depended on Youtun Guards.

Now that the war is over, Sun Renshi, Liu Rengui's old subordinate, has been completely transferred away from the army by the emperor.

The smell of it made Li Xuan feel a chill down her back.

But Zhao Renben continued to read out the imperial edict.

"...General Zuo Xiaowei, the Duke of Xue State, was promoted to General Zuo Xiaowei, appointed governor of Kazhou, and governed Shigatse..."

Shi Jian half-knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty may live forever." Shi Jian is the legitimate son of Duke Ashina Zhong of Xue and the head of Dingxiang County. He has now been promoted to General Zuo Xiaowei, which can be regarded as inheriting his father's position. .

Li Xuan was just transferred to be the governor of Kazhou, and the state governed Shigatse. This made Li Xuan a little confused.

The one currently guarding Shigatse is Tang Zhenxing, the general of the Zuowei Zhonglang. Zuo Xiaowei is now in Shannan, and Heijia Changzhi has been transferred to Shannan...

"...General of the Right Armed Guard, Gar Brenzanren, Duke of Sa Kingdom, transferred to General of the Left Armed Guard, appointed as Deputy Protector of the Anxi Protectorate, inspected and inspected the Zuo Sanqi as a permanent attendant, Xizhou listened..."

Brenzan was half-kneeling on the ground in shock and joy, and kowtowed deeply: "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty may live forever."

Li Xuan's heart suddenly sank. After Master Sun Ren was transferred away, Brenzan Blade also continued to be transferred away.

The Gar family is Li Xuan's biggest helper in governing the country. Once Brunzanren is transferred away, Li Xuan will need to spend more energy in governing Fanzhou.

But this is not a bad thing for the Brenzann Blade.

Although Brenzanren was not crowned king, his position as Deputy Protector of the Anxi Protectorate and General Zuo Wuwei was enough to satisfy him.

Because that is where the four towns of Anxi are located.

The Four Towns of Anxi were Datang's largest control base in the Western Regions.

The entire prosperous Western Region is directly in front of Brenzan Blade.

The Gar family's attack on the Tang Dynasty for many years was nothing more than attacking from both the east and the west.

To the east are naturally Tuyuhun and Longxi Ganliang, while to the west is Anxi West Town.

Tubo and Tang Dynasty had been fighting over the four towns of Anxi for several years, so Brenzan naturally understood the importance of the west town of Anxi.

Now that he has been transferred to the Anxi Protectorate, he is definitely much better than his role as governor in Fanzhou.

Li Xuan suddenly understood the emperor's plan. Brenzan was in the four towns of Anxi, Shi Zhen was in Shigatse, and even further west.

The two forces from the north and the south controlled the Western Regions at the same time, and Datang's control over the Western Regions immediately increased greatly.

In the future, if troops are sent against Xiang Xiong, it might be possible that two forces will attack at the same time, plus the black-toothed Changzhi is eyeing Tianzhu.

Almost the entire Southeast Asia and Central Asia are already under the influence of the Tang Dynasty, and the entire Silk Road will become even more prosperous in the future.

The Tang Dynasty will also gain endless wealth because of this Silk Road. This is the orthodox way of governing the country.

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"...Youwuwei Zhonglang General, Jiuquan County Duke Lun Gongren, Jin Youwuwei General, served as the governor of Chongzhou, and the state governor Chongsa, gave his father Lun Qinling as the king of Bochuan County, and his uncle Xiruo as Guihuai County The king was buried with Zhaoling..."

Lun Gongren and Brunzanren kowtowed with great excitement at the same time: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness, and may your Majesty live forever."

Li Xuan sighed softly in her heart, but there was a hint of sarcasm and a hint of amusement in her eyes.

Even though Qinling and Zanxiruo had been at odds with the Tang Dynasty all their lives, they never imagined that after their own deaths, they would become loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty and would be buried with Zhaoling.

How would they face this if they met Emperor Taizong underground and met countless heroes of the Tang Dynasty?

Li Xuan once wanted to move Songtsen Gampo to Zhaoling. At that time, it was really more interesting for the emperor and his ministers to meet underground.

But in any case, no one in the court objected to the discussion of Qinling and Zanxiruo being buried with Zhaoling.

The 20,000 elite cavalry of the Gar family played a great role in the Tang Dynasty's destruction of Tubo and the subsequent stable governance.

Nowadays, it is the cheapest deal to make two dead people the kings of the Tang Dynasty and to be buried in Zhaoling at the same time.

For Lun Gongren and Brenzanren, two of their families were buried with Zhaoling. Such honor also allowed them to establish a firm foothold in the Tang Dynasty.

The trace of uneasiness I had in my heart before completely disappeared.

How the Ashina clan stayed in the Tang Dynasty, then the Gar family followed suit.

Not to mention that the Gar family does not have the ambition to restore grassland rule like the Ashina family.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Gong Ren was appointed as the governor of Chongzhou, at least Li Xuan could still rely on the influence of the Gar family when governing Luozhidao.

The most important thing is the 20,000 cavalry. Even if Gongren is in Tubo, it is impossible for Brenzan to directly pull them all to the four towns of Anxi.

As a result, although Li Xuan's military power is decreasing, it does not affect his ability to rule Fanzhou.

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"...Tang Zhenxing, the commander-in-chief of the Left Guard, was appointed as the governor of Zhizhou, and the general of the Left Guard was inspected..."

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty may live forever." Tang Zhenxing's face was full of excitement, and his expression could no longer be satisfied.

There have never been many ways to rise in the army, and even the Sixteenth Guards General only has thirty-two men.

One person is stuck in the middle, and many others behind him cannot move up.

Once he is transferred to a local governor, not to mention the vast world of 300 states in the world, there are also ministers of various departments in the court, ministers of nine temples, six ministers, and even the third rank of Tongzhongshu, the prime minister.

The future was immediately brighter, not to mention that he had to inspect General Zuowei. He was already satisfied and couldn't be more satisfied.

Li Xuan lowered his head. He didn't know whose plan this was?
He originally transferred Hei Te Changzhi to Linzhi, but he actually had the idea of ​​​​Lingnan Liuzhao.

The Liuzhao were finally unified by the Nanzhao, fought with the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years before being destroyed, and were finally founded by Duan Siping in Dali.

To destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, Mongolia first recruited and surrendered Tibet, then moved along the Nu River, Canglan River, and finally entered Kunming, attacked Sichuan and Guizhou, and finally went down the Yangtze River to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty.

Li Xuan originally planned to use Black Teeth Changzhi to destroy Liuzhao and then extend Fanzhou's tentacles deep into Lingnan. Unexpectedly, someone saw this threat intentionally or unintentionally.

This person, who is he?
Is it the emperor, Empress Wu, or someone else?

Now that Hei Te Changzhi has been replaced by Tang Zhenxing, how should Li Xuan arrange things so that he can act according to his original plan?
Is Tang Zhenxing available?

(End of this chapter)