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

Chapter 1390 The King in Black, Supervisor of the Censor

The black flags crossed countless mountains and rivers. After stopping briefly in Hezhou and Changzhou, they went straight to Fanzhou, not even stopping in Qamdo.

Finally, before the end of the month, the team arrived at Luoche.

The majestic city wall that was four feet high, countless soldiers standing solemnly in the city, and densely packed houses stretching out for an unknown distance shocked Qu Dou'er and Liu Shubi who looked outside through the curtains.

Although this place is not as good as Chang'an and Luoyang, it is more majestic than any other city in the Tang Dynasty.

Until they came here, they would never have imagined that such a city could actually be controlled by their husband.

Qu Dou'er and Liu Shubi's eyes passed over countless sergeants and officials and landed directly on Li Xuan, who was at the front of the army.

Li Xuan was dressed in black clothes and armor, with an indifferent expression.

Countless people on both sides were prostrate on the ground, respectfully welcoming the return of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

There were too many people in black clothes among the crowd, kneeling on the ground and chanting the "Black Clothed Heavenly King Sutra" in a low voice, with sincere expressions and sincere expressions.

The number of these people was several times greater than when Li Xuan left Fanzhou.

A trace of vigilance flashed deep in Li Xuan's eyes.

During this period, through some secret channels, the Black Heavenly Kings obtained 30% more food supply than ordinary people. Almost instantly, the Black Heavenly Kings grew at a speed several times higher.

Even though the Black Heavenly Kings recruit only strong and powerful young people, other people who know about it through various channels regard themselves as the Black Heavenly Kings regardless of whether they have joined or not.

With so many black-clad kings appearing in the eyes of the various governors who came to Fanzhou, I'm afraid it would be extremely dazzling, and someone might make some small move.

These people need to restrain themselves.

……

The tall red mountain appears in front of you, and the black palace is like a dark cloud that weighs heavily on the hearts of those who first arrived here.

The white snow city lies quietly under the red mountains.

March is gone, and countless houses have been erected in the snow city.

This is the Luoche Road pacification envoy's office, the Luoche Road marching general's office, the Fanzhou governor's office, and the Fanzhou governor's office.

The center of the whole Xuecheng is where Luoche Road handles official business, the east city is where the private residence of the pacifier is, and the west city is where Luoche officials live, as well as the guesthouses of the capital.

Of course, those who don’t want to live here can also move to other places in the city.

The pacification ambassador's office will also arrange housing, but the conditions are not very good.

Outside the city walls on the east and west sides, there are two military camps, each with 500 soldiers, to protect and comfort the envoys.

On the top of Hongshan Mountain in the rear, I saw densely packed soldiers standing in the distance, looking directly at the officials below the city.

Li Xuan's horse stopped under the plaque of Luosue Road to appease the envoy, and the team behind him immediately stopped.

Li Xuan turned sideways and looked at Yu Ze. Yu Ze nodded and got off his horse to arrange the accommodation for Qu Dou'er and Liu Shubi, as well as Sanlang and Wulang.

Li Xuan immediately turned over and dismounted, and a guard came over to take the reins.

Hei Te Changzhi and Shi Xian followed Li Xuan, followed by Xiao Siye and Zhang Daan, who had gone out of the city to greet Li Xuan.

When Li Xuan returned to Fanzhou, he appeased the envoy and all the officials of the Dudu Mansion went to greet him.

Li Xuan went back to the government office directly without any further greetings.

Standing in front of the door and looking at the plaque above, Li Xuan turned around and looked at Zhang Da'an: "Mr. Zhang, please arrange for everyone to be settled. We will gather in the courtroom in an hour."

"Here!" Zhang Daan immediately accepted the offer and turned to look at the various governors behind him.

The various governors had already stood down and bowed slightly to Zhang Daan.

Before Zhang Da'an became Li Xian's crown prince Zuo Shuzi, he had served as a local governor for many times. Finally, he was transferred from the Minister of Household Affairs to the crown prince Zuo Shuzi, and he was responsible for uprightness.

Many of the people in front of me have dealt with him before, and they are still in awe of him, especially since he is the third person in Fanzhou after Li Xuan and Hei Te Changzhi.

With him here, everyone has to be at peace.

"My lord, please tell me about the current arrangements in the army." Li Xuan nodded towards Xiao Siye, and the two of them headed towards the court hall ahead.

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In the courtroom, Li Xuan took a deep breath, put down the official document in his hand, and then looked at Xiao Siye and said, "My lord, what's going on with the Xiao family?"

Xiao Siye shook his head and said: "They were used as spearmen and they were willing to do so. They are in the current situation only because of themselves."

"The Duke has seen everything clearly." Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "Without those people behind the scenes, how could the Xiao family have that kind of confidence."

Raising an army to rebel is never easy.

The troops under the King of Yue were already weak. If he raised an army, he would not even be able to defeat Yangzhou. The most he could do was to quietly lead people into Luoyang and then take action there.

But Luoyang is an unfamiliar place, and even with the help of the Xiao family, it would be too easy to be exposed.

They themselves didn't understand this situation. It was just that someone agreed to help them cover it up.

Once it is done, more support will be in place immediately.

But in reality this is not the case.

It's hard to say that just after they succeeded, it was the time when these people fell out.

After all, there can only be one person on the throne, and the candidates recommended by the Xiao family and King Yue may not be the candidates those families want to see.

This is why it is said that there is a shadow of Li Dan behind this incident. "Fortunately, Your Majesty is still considerate. Although many Xiao family governors have been dismissed, there is still hope for recovery, especially when Your Majesty sets his sights on those people." Xiao Siye turned and looked outside the hall.

Nowadays, the emperor sends so many children from aristocratic families to serve in Luozhen. The purpose is clear to the family members at a glance.

But they have no choice but to come. Firstly, Fanzhou is a legacy of Tubo. Although most of the wealth has been plundered by the imperial court, there is still a lot of local legacy. Secondly, Fanzhou’s biggest resource is actually its people, which are three hundred people in Fanzhou. Thousands of people.

For these three million people, even if they just work hard every day, they will become incalculable wealth at the end of the day.

Not to mention that the threshold for becoming an official here is much lower than elsewhere.

In other places you can only be a county magistrate, but here you can be a county magistrate directly.

The time saved in this way on the official career will most likely lead to more than one step in the official career among peers in the future.

"The Duke is now the governor of Mizhou. Let's get some young family members to come over." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "Mizhou is between Linzhi and Shannan. The terrain is difficult. One of the Luozhe Guards will be transferred to Mizhou this year to work with Shang. The left and right guards on the lower reaches will lead the army and guards to clean up the river together, and the marching general office will set up a water department office to take charge of it. "

Xiao Siye fell silent. Although he and the Xiao family were somewhat unfamiliar with each other in terms of management, they were still a family after all.

In fact, the emperor only held a few people accountable, and did not punish the younger generation much.

It's just because the people above them are gone, and the future of those behind them is worrying.
Now they only need to be transferred to Fanzhou, and they will have a better future.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Siye shook his head gently and said: "Let's forget it. These people are not capable enough and are not good at everything. They may not be willing to let them come to Fanzhou. Even if they come, they will still cause more trouble for the commander."

Li Xuan smiled, then nodded and said: "Okay, everything will be as the Duke said. In addition, the Duke is in Mizhou, and the guards and watermen of the right guard are all under the control of the Yamen of the County Water Company to dredge the waterways. , all transportation of goods depends on the county government. "

"Thank you, Commander. I will take your orders." Xiao Siye stood up and bowed solemnly.

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Li Xuan lowered his head and carefully read all the military and political documents from Luo Xuandao during this period.

Slight footsteps sounded nearby, and Yu Ze came over and whispered something in Li Xuan's ear.

Li Xuan nodded and then said: "Okay, let everyone come in."

"Yes!" Yu Ze took the order and walked quickly outside. Immediately, a large group of people walked in, and then lined up on the left and right.

On the left, headed by Shi Zhang Da'an, the pacification envoy of Luoche Road, and Shi Xiao Siye, the chief military officer of Luoche Road, followed by Wei Hongji, Xing Wenwei, Cheng Chuzheng, Zhang Hongyu, Yu Ze, Zhuang Cuo and others who did not hold military positions. officials.

On the right, headed by the deputy envoy of Luoxue Road to appease, deputy general manager of the march, and the right leader Wei Jianjun Hei Te Changzhi, left Xiaowei general Da Shi Jian, left guard general Tang Zhenxing, right guard general Qiu Zhenmu, and Zuo Wu Wei general Li Duozuo, Youtunwei general Nanju, Youwuwei general Lun Gongren and other generals in the army.

Other Zhonglang generals, soldiers, and officials at the county magistrate level were not even qualified to enter the city to see Li Xuan.

Li Xuan, still dressed in black clothes and armor, sat in the court hall and said to everyone: "Everyone has arrived, so... Lu Lu, the governor of Fanzhou, joined the army and Zhang Hongyu."

"I'm here." Zhang Hongyu immediately walked out solemnly. He didn't understand why he was the first to be called.

Li Xuan nodded calmly: "There is a will."

"I accept the order." Zhang Hongyu immediately knelt down with a solemn expression.

With a "swish" sound, all the generals and governors in the hall knelt down.

Li Xuan picked up the memorial from the table beside him, stood up, looked at Zhang Hongyu and said, "In the second year of Yonglong, in the year of Renwu, on the first month of the lunar calendar, on the eighth day of the lunar month, the emperor said:

Yu Xi!

The Dharma is a common denominator in ancient and modern times. If it goes away in one day, all the posts will be wiped out. Therefore, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the imperial censor's office must not use Congo's strong and upright people to maintain discipline.

Fanzhou Protectorate Governor's Office records affairs and joins the army. Zhang Hongyu chooses the first one carefully. If the court is thirsty, he can inspect the school and serve as the censor.

Admire this. "

"I accept the decree, your Majesty will live forever." Zhang Hongyu stood up with excitement on his face and looked at Li Xuan with a hint of gratitude.

With the official position of Shi Yushi, Zhang Hongyu has the power to impeach everyone in Luxudao.

His position in Luoxue Dao was only behind Li Xuan, Heiqia Changzhi, Zhang Daan and Xiao Siye, and even compared to Xing Wenwei and Cheng Chuzheng, he was on an equal footing.

"Get up." Li Xuan raised her hand slightly, and Zhang Hongyu immediately stood up and retreated into the train.

"Everyone." Li Xuan looked at everyone with solemn eyes, and then said seriously: "You are all welcome to Luoxue now. Tonight, the Embassy of Appeasement has prepared a banquet. Please have a few more drinks. In Luoxue, you have a three-day holiday. , after the three-day holiday, Qianniuwei will send you to the local area to start performing your duties."

"I accept my order." Everyone in the hall raised their hands at the same time.

"Well!" Li Xuan sat down, then looked at the crowd and said: "In addition to consolidating the local area and clearing out the remaining bandits, there are three main things in Luoxue Road's various prefectures and counties."

"Please give me your permission, Your Majesty." Everyone bowed at the same time.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "The first is the comprehensive promotion of household registration. After naturalization, you will be a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and everything will be done according to Yonghui Law."

Li Xuan paused slightly when he said this, but everyone could understand the subtext of his words. If you become a naturalized citizen, you will naturally become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and no one can do anything about it. But if you don't naturalize, you will not be a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. Everyone knows what to do. There are several.

Seeing the understanding smiles from everyone, Li Xuan nodded and said: "This matter needs to be done quickly. Most of it must be completed before spring planting this year."

"Here!"

"The second is spring planting and autumn harvest. This is the biggest event of the year. After the states and counties arrive, they need to clear the land immediately, determine the amount of land that can be cultivated this year, the various farm tools needed, and then calculate the most accurate figures. Submit it as soon as possible to appease the envoy's treasury. If you make a mistake late, there will be nothing left."

"Here!" Everyone raised their hands in unison.

"Third: The water systems of Nujiang and Luoche rivers need to be developed and organized. The Nujiang River is dominated by Wei Hongji, the governor of Zhazhou, and the Luoche River is dominated by Xiao Siye, the governor of Mizhou. Each has two capital water departments to oversee all water systems and repair rivers. , expand water transportation.”

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)