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

Chapter 1385: Prince Peng is sincere and commendable

A rush of footsteps sounded in Fanzhou Jinzou Courtyard, and then a guard had already walked into the lobby quickly.

But the moment he entered the lobby, Su Wei stopped immediately because everyone in the lobby was already looking back.

Sitting in the middle of the hall was Li Xuan, frowning slightly: "What's the matter?"

"An order from the palace." Su Wei walked quickly to Li Xuan and placed the memorial in his hand on the table.

Li Xuan opened the memorial in surprise, took a look at it, and his expression became solemn. He looked up at everyone in the hall and said, "Tomorrow at 9:00 pm, the governors of all states will accompany me to meet His Majesty and the Empress."

"I obey the order." Everyone on the left and right stood up at the same time and solemnly raised their hands to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and looked to both sides.

The one on the left is the black-toothed Changzhi in armor, followed by a group of prefecture and county governors who were newly transferred to Luoxue Road, led by Zhuang Chuo, the governor of Cuozhou, and the county magistrate joined the army and others.

At the top of the right is General Shi Jian of Zuo Xiaowei, followed by General Tang Zhenxing of Zuo Wei, General Qiu Zhenmu of Right Guard, General Li Duozuo of Zuo Wuwei, General Nan Ju of Tunwei and other generals in the army.

There are dozens of people in total.

Although most of the fifteen states and seventy counties in Luoche Road were transferred from the army, a small number of the governors, chief historians, army officers and county magistrates in each state were transferred from Chang'an.

But even so, there is still a terrible shortage of officials below the county magistrate.

Even county magistrates, county captains, and bookkeepers are severely lacking in candidates.

Coupled with Li Xuan's strict requirements, many people have backed down. The number of people who came here today is not even three-quarters of the number of people who should be here, but Li Xuan is already very satisfied.

"That's all for today. We will set out for Fanzhou the day after tomorrow. Everyone should deal with matters at home without delay. The governors of various states will bid farewell to the king tomorrow without making any mistakes."

Li Xuan looked at everyone with cold eyes.

"Your Majesty, take your orders." All the generals handed over their hands at the same time.

Li Xuan turned to look at Qiu Zhenmu and said, "Three thousand cavalrymen from each guard will gather in Zhengxi City the day after tomorrow and return to Fanzhou."

"Here!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately stood up and held his hands.

They returned to the city after a great victory. Each guard had meritorious cavalry, and each sent hundreds of people back to the capital to be awarded a title. At the same time, they escorted the brigade. After that, they went home to visit their relatives, and now they have gathered together again.

"Okay, that's it for today." Li Xuan waved her hand slightly.

All the generals handed over their hands at the same time: "General, I will retire."

Black Teeth Changzhi, Shi Xian, led the people to exit the lobby from both sides, and went home to prepare.

Nowadays, in the Luoxue Taoist army, generals above Zhonglang and above all serve as governors of a state, but there is only a difference in size.

The governors of various states enter the palace, which means that everyone in the Luoxue Road marching general manager's office must enter the palace.

In the past, when Li Xuan returned to the court, he was the only commander in the army, and there was no one else of third rank or above.

Now, there are two generals in Luozhidao alone, not even counting Sun Renshi, the general of Youtunwei who was transferred out first.

Without waiting for His Majesty's resignation now, the emperor would only summon Li Xuan, let alone the governors of the fifteen states.

The lowest official rank is the fourth rank, and they are all high-ranking officials who support the people and need to account for many things.

Even just saying one or two sentences is enough for the emperor to have sufficient understanding of the place.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, everyone had almost left. At this time, there were only two people left in the hall.

The right guard general Qiu Zhenmu and the right guard Zhonglang general Yan Tao.

"What's wrong with you two?" Li Xuan looked at the two of them in surprise.

"Commander." Qiu Zhenmu cupped his hands and said solemnly: "This time, among the right guards, there are more than ten people who asked to stay in Chang'an, and the general has agreed. In addition, once we leave, there will be no more middlemen in the right guards. A first-level general, everything is wrong."

Li Xuan frowned slightly and said, "The Ministry of War should handle this matter."

Li Xuan is the right guard general, Qiu Zhenmu is the right guard general, and Yan Tao is the right guard Zhonglang general.

Originally Gao Zhenxing was the right-guard general and Xiao Shoudao was the right-guard Zhonglang general, but the latter two were demoted one after another for treason.

Youwei completely fell into the management of Li Xuan and others.

Li Xuan is the general of Youwei, which is okay, but now, Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu, and Yan Tao are all leaving at the same time, and Youwei's management is suddenly empty.

Of course, when they leave, the Ministry of War can assign people special management, but...

"The general has asked the Ministry of War and they won't send anyone to hand over the matter." Qiu Zhenmu looked at Li Xuan worriedly.

Li Xuan smiled, waved his hand and said: "The right guard is not our private property, your majesty will send someone to take it over. Don't worry, I am the general of the right guard after all. Even if your majesty sends someone, he will still be concerned about me. ”

At this time, Qiu Zhenmu and Li Tao are both generals who have fought with Li Xuan for many years, and both belong to Li Xuan's line of generals.

Now Li Xuan is commanding the army on the border. When there is no one in Chang'an, they can temporarily command the right guard army, but it is impossible for them to continue to command it forever.

The emperor must put people into it, and General Youwei is the emperor's best method.

"Don't worry about it, I believe everything will be settled after I leave." Li Xuan smiled, shook his head and said, "Now he is just concerned about our dignity, so he doesn't take any action.

This is also a good thing. Take it easy. Now go back and prepare for your meeting with your Majesty tomorrow. The governor of a state is our essence. Your Majesty must take the exam carefully. "

Qiu Zhenmu and Yan Tao suddenly became solemn. Tubo was determined. The war would stop and their focus should turn to local governance.

Tomorrow's emperor's exam is the most important thing.

Although they all have to inspect the local governor, if they can't pass this test tomorrow, they will be dismissed from office in an instant. Governing a place is never easy.

"In this case, I will retire." Qiu Zhenmu and Yan Tao hurriedly handed over their hands, looking a little panicked and wanting to go back and re-examine themselves.

Li Xuan had already assigned them how to govern the local area last year.

Three months have passed, it’s time to ask others for advice, it’s time to think for yourself, and there will always be results.

……

Watching Qiu Zhenmu and Yan Tao leave, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile.

Then he shook his head, governing the place was not only their problem, but also Li Xuan's problem.

Now that Tubo has been pacified, fifteen states have been directly divided. Although many of them are generals in the army, less than half are from other places.

Not to mention, there are a large number of county magistrates, joining the army, etc., which is even more dazzling.

Some of these people are children of aristocratic families, some are from outstanding and poor families, some are from clans, and some are relatives of the Wei family.

Some are the tentacles of aristocratic families, and some are the spies of Empress Wu.

I don’t know who will do it when and how.

It's okay for now, Li Xuan can control the situation, but what about the future?
Once the Chang'an Incident occurs in the future, some of these people will listen to Li Xuan, and some will rebel against Li Xuan at a critical moment, and even kidnap him to join the martial arts school.

Not only that, even in the army, the emperor had already dispersed his armies to all corners of the southeast and northwest without making a sound.

The Daxue Mountains in the western region are adjacent to Tianzhu in the south, Wuzhao in the east, and Qamdo in the northeast.

Li Xuan only has more than 10,000 troops that can be used to defend Luo.

But even so, there are still people like Zhang Daan, Xing Wenwei, and Cheng Chuzheng constraining Luozhe. At the critical moment, he needs to consider how many troops Li Xuan can really mobilize.

Unifying people's hearts with the outside world, mobilizing troops, keeping disaffected parties idle, confusing the court with the outside world, and preparing military supplies are all things he needs to do in the next year.

If he can't do this, Li Xuan, the right-wing general, is nothing more than a joke.

In the meantime, the first thing Li Xuan needs to do is to deliver tomorrow's speech.

Today is different from the past. In the past, there was Tibet as a threat. The last thing that could be done was to lose Li Xuan on the front line, but he could not be easily mobilized.

But now that Tubo has been pacified, even if Li Xuan is temporarily transferred, there will be no problems in Tubo in a short time.

Even as long as the emperor is cruel and sends people like Di Renjie and Lu Yuanfang to Tubo, the problem can be solved.

Therefore, how Li Xuan governs Tubo and how to turn Tubo into a real border state of the Tang Dynasty is a matter for a clear-minded emperor and the ministers in the court to consider.

Li Xuan sighed deeply. He had been in Songshan for more than a month. In addition to the emperor's affairs, he was thinking about the future governance of Fanzhou.

After all, he was the pacifier of Luoche Road, the military commander of Luoche Road, the protector of Fanzhou, and the governor of Fanzhou.

The righteousness is in hand, the military power is in hand, and the initiative is in hand.

Although the Emperor and Empress Wu had placed many people in Fanzhou, Li Xuan could take control of everything as long as he managed carefully.

All that's left is to wait patiently for big changes.

Li Xuan raised his eyes, and the figure of the emperor suddenly appeared in his mind.

Li Xuan sighed softly: "Your Majesty!"

The human heart is delicate, trust today, but tomorrow.

……

In front of the Zichen Palace, under the golden steps, Li Xuan, dressed in a purple python robe, stepped up the golden steps.

Behind him, thirteen military and political governors including General Hei Te Changzhi, the leading military guard on the right, and Shi Jian, the general of the left Xiaowei, entered the Zichen Hall together in an orderly manner.

In the Zichen Hall, the emperor and Empress Wu were sitting high.

Li Xian stood on the golden steps, but there was no sound from Prime Minister Li Dan.

On both sides were seven prime ministers including Liu Rengui, Xue Yuanchao, Liu Shenli, Pei Yan, Li Yiyan, Cui Zhiwen, and Pei Yan, as well as five ministers including Dou Xuande, Cui Zhidi, Ouyang Tong, Duan Baoxuan, and Huang Rensu, as well as other ministers, ministers, and imperial censor Cui. Mi, the imperial censor, Cheng Qian Wei, the Hubu Duzhi doctor Di Renjie, the imperial censor Yao Chong and others are all on the list.

Behind the curtains on both sides, I don’t know how many people kept records, and I don’t know how many palace attendants and censors reviewed it.

Li Xuan led everyone into the main hall, walked to the hall with a solemn expression, and then all kowtowed deeply: "Your Majesty, Luo Xuedao appeases the ambassador, Luo Xuedao marching general manager, Peng Wangxuan, leads the generals to pay homage to Your Majesty, Your Majesty may live forever. "

"Get back on your feet." Li Zhi waved his hand, looked at Li Xuan with a smile, and said: "Otherwise, it's been more than three months, and Prince Peng should have been allowed to rest for ten more days, but there are many things in the capital, so I don't pay that much attention. "

Li Xuan stood up, then bowed solemnly and said: "Serving Your Majesty wholeheartedly is the duty of a minister, not to mention that everything I do is my duty, and I am willing to die before and after, and my heart and mind are ruined."

"Haha!" Li Zhi suddenly couldn't help laughing, then looked to the left and right sides and said: "Did you see clearly? This is King Peng. Not to mention his political ability, this... this sincerity, Still very commendable.”

The ministers in the palace couldn't help but chuckle, but when they looked at Li Xuan, they saw Li Xuan holding her hands forward with a solemn expression and a very sincere expression.

It was as if what he said was true, as if he was really willing to smear himself to death for the emperor.

The laughter of the ministers slowly subsided.

until it disappears.

(End of this chapter)