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

Chapter 1746: The whole world congratulates and submits

In the Taiji Hall, Li Xuan flipped through the memorial in front of him, looked at the ministers with satisfaction and said, "My dear ministers, General Tang Zhenxing of the Left Guard has suppressed the rebellion of the Five Zhaos, and the heads of the leaders of the Five Zhaos are on the way to Chang'an."

All the ministers in the hall stood up immediately and bowed their hands in unison, saying, "Your Majesty, long live the victory! Long live the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Xuan looked at the Qianniu Guard who delivered the letter, nodded with a smile, and asked, "What's your name?"

"Your Majesty, I am Xu Ang, the captain of the Left Thousand Bull Guard!" Xu Ang knelt on one knee and immediately bowed with a look of surprise on his face.

"I ascend the throne today, and there will be a great victory, and you will have auspicious signs." Li Xuan looked up at Xu Ang and said, "Immediately promote him to the rank of General of the Left Thousand Oxen Guard. At the same time, you will be given food and wine in the palace, and you can enjoy the fun with me and my dear ministers."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Ang immediately knelt heavily on the ground, his face full of excitement.

Seeing that Xu Ang was not only promoted to a higher rank, but his name was even remembered by the new emperor Li Xuan, many people were full of envy.

As for the food gifts, the ministers in the palace did not care. What they cared about was the honor.

Li Xuan saw everything, his mind turned slightly, and then he picked up the golden cup himself.

All the ministers' eyes instantly fell on Li Xuan.

Li Xuan looked at the ministers, his face flushed with satisfaction, and said loudly: "The rebellion has been quelled. My lords, raise your glasses with me to congratulate the general!"

"Congratulations to the general, congratulations to your majesty, and congratulations to the Tang Dynasty!" All the ministers raised their glasses high at the same time, and then drank the wine in the glasses together with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan put down the wine glass, smiled, looked at the golden wine pot in front of him, and said, "Come here, seal this pot of wine, send someone to rush it to Yunnan for 600 miles, and tell Tang Zhenxing that I drank a glass of this pot of wine, and the rest is given to him."

"Yes!" Xu Lu immediately stepped forward and bowed.

Watching the waitress packing up the wine jug, Li Xuan continued, "Take two more jars of wine from the Shaofu and send them to Yunnan for the generals to share. As for the soldiers, order the Yizhou Governor's Office to prepare some wine and send it over. In addition..."

As soon as Li Xuan's voice stopped, all the ministers in the hall became solemn.

"Issue an imperial decree to promote General Tang Zhenxing of the Left Guard to the rank of Duke of Deng. Immediately establish the Dianzhou Protectorate to command the Dian area, divide it into prefectures and counties, and govern the people. Also, order Jiannan Road to prepare for the landless refugees to go to Dianzhou. After the massacre of the Bai barbarians in Dianzhou, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty has been destroyed. Since this is the case, just immigrate directly." Li Xuan's face turned grim and he slammed his right fist on the table.

The ministers felt their hearts skip a beat, and then they were filled with excitement. They all bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise and brave, unparalleled in the world."

"Come on, everyone, let's drink together!" Li Xuan raised his glass again, looking excited.

"Here!"

……

In the Liangyi Hall, people were drinking wine and drinking wine.

Li Xuan leaned against the imperial couch, his gaze swept calmly among the ministers, quickly pondering the background of each one.

He couldn't help but think of Li Zhi. When Li Zhi was sitting in this position, he was also thinking about everyone.

Loyalty, ability, background, influence.

Li Xuan smiled gently. When Li Zhi sat in this position, many people helped him consolidate his rule over the world, even Li Xuan was the same.

Now that Li Xuan is sitting here, how many people in the world are helping him maintain his rule?

Those who came out of Changfan, and those who came out of Ganliangshasu.

Those people who came out of Jiannan, as well as officials from all over Jiangnan.

He personally led the charge in Chang'an and Luoyang, the people of Hebei watched coldly, and Shandong did not have much influence in the world, so the only ones left were Jingxiang and Huainan.

Finally, there are the southeastern border areas, Fujian and Guangdong and Guangxi.

Of course, the armies of Luoyang and Yangzhou were ready to attack at any time, and Li Xuan didn't believe that anyone would dare to rebel.

Li Xuan raised his hand slightly, then pressed it lightly. The originally lively hall suddenly became solemn, and the dancers who were singing and dancing in the hall quickly retreated.

"Bring some wine." Li Xuan said sideways, and soon someone came in from the side door holding a pot of wine. Li Xuan took a quick look and saw that it was Xia'er.

"Father!" Xia'er threw herself into Li Xuan's arms, looked at Liu Jinyu beside Li Xuan and Ouyang behind him, "Mother, grandmother."

"Xia'er." Liu Jinyu wanted to take Xia'er over.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly to stop Liu Jinyu, and said drunkenly: "Fuchang, since you brought the wine, then go and toast on behalf of the emperor. The uncles and great-grandfathers of the royal family are all here, go ahead and toast on behalf of the emperor, and you can drink this."

Li Xuan took Xiaer's hand and poured her a glass of wine.

The dark red wine is like amber.

"Oh!" Although Xia'er didn't understand, she still obediently picked up the wine glass and walked in front of Li Yuanjia. The nine-year-old girl said seriously: "Uncle, Fuchang toasts you a glass!"

"I dare not. Thank you, Princess." Li Yuanjia smiled in surprise, then looked at Li Xuan. Seeing Li Xuan nod, he drank the wine in his hand.

Xia'er took a sip of the wine, it tasted sweet, and subconsciously drank the whole glass.

The maid following behind her quickly poured another full cup.

King Huo and King Lu both had full cups, while the others had half a cup at most, and the ones after them had even less.

However, this is not the most important thing. When Xia'er came out to toast, almost everyone in the hall looked at her.

Princess Fuchang is already nine years old.

The emperor even asked her to toast to the kings, and his love for her was beyond words.

So……

Liu Jinyu pinched Li Xuan's waist hard, and Li Xuan could only smile helplessly.

"Crown Prince." Li Xuan looked to the side, and Li Zhizhao immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Father."

"You take your brothers and use tea instead of wine to toast each of the important ministers. Don't leave any one untold inside or outside the palace." Li Xuan's eyes became a little serious.

"Yes, your son obeys your order." Li Zhizhao bowed like a little adult, and then, under the guidance of the eunuchs, he led his brothers to toast in all directions.

Wang Yinke, Xing Wenwei, Li Jiao, Zhang Jianzhi, these people began to help Li Zhizhao secretly.

"Starting from next month, the inner study hall will be moved to the East Palace, and all the students will take classes together. We will also select some members of the royal family to go with us. What do you think, my lady?" Li Xuan looked at Liu Jinyu in a low voice. Liu Jinyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

The prince's authority must be established early, and everything must not be made a mess.

……

"It's getting late, mother, please go back and rest. Your son and Sanniang are here." Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu noticed that Ouyang was a little tired, and quickly stood up.

"Okay." Ouyang couldn't help but yawn. Today was too long.

Li Xuan supported Ouyang and then winked at the side.

The newly appointed Chongwenguan scholar Ouyang Youming hurried forward, took Ouyang and went to the backyard together.

Ouyang Tong thought about it and stood up. After talking to Li Xuan for a few words, he followed her to the harem.

The banquet gradually came to an end. After the last wave of dancers left, Li Xuan tapped the wine bottle lightly. The entire hall, inside and outside, fell silent in an instant.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Li Xuan with a solemn expression.

"My dear ministers." Li Xuan held the chopsticks, looked at the ministers, smiled faintly, and then said: "Emperor Taizong once said in his speech to Wei Baice that water can carry a boat but can also overturn it. I am not a stubborn person. If you have done something wrong, you can write to me directly. If there is something wrong, I will correct it. If there is nothing wrong, I will encourage you. You can also write to me in a copper box and report it to me secretly. No matter whether you are right or wrong, I will not investigate it..."

"Your Majesty is wise, accomplished in both civil and military virtues, and blessed by God. You destroyed Tubo, conquered the Western Regions, suppressed the Wu rebellion, and pacified the world. This is an achievement that will be remembered for generations. I, Tang Jianri, a doctor in the Ministry of Works, humbly request Your Majesty to plan a sacrifice to Mount Tai, then the whole world will be grateful and hope for a new life. If you hear of it in the morning and die in the evening, it will be as if you have ascended to heaven. We, your Majesty, are deeply grateful for your help and are extremely willing to do so. We will use all our ignorance and blindness to report this to you even at the risk of our death." Tang Jianri walked out of the banquet and kowtowed deeply to Li Xuan.

"Prepare for sacrifice at Mount Tai?" Li Xuan was a little stunned. Why did Tang Jianri suddenly say this?

The ministers in the palace were also confused for a moment.

Tang Jinri is the grandson of Emperor Taizong and the son of Princess Yuzhang. How could he acknowledge that Li Xuan had made great contributions and even persuade him to raise funds to offer sacrifices to Mount Tai? This is so strange.

Li Xuan looked at Tang Jianri and suddenly smiled gently, "I also want to offer sacrifices to Mount Tai, but as far as I know, I am not qualified at the moment. Perhaps one day I will make this world the only prosperous one in the history. At that time, I might consider offering sacrifices to Mount Tai. In the meantime, even if I have made contributions, I can only offer sacrifices to Mount Song at most, or even Mount Hua. I know this in my mind and it won't cost too much."

"Your Majesty is wise." All the ministers kowtowed in unison, but they knew in their hearts that although Li Xuan would not offer sacrifices to Mount Tai unless there was a prosperous era, his sacrifices to Mount Song and Mount Hua revealed his greater ambition to offer sacrifices to the Five Sacred Mountains.

This happened during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

To surpass Gaozong and Taizong, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty always had such clear goals in their life.

"Okay, let's stop here today. The palace will give out rewards later. Tomorrow, all the ministers will work together with me to build a prosperous Tang Dynasty." Li Xuan smiled and waved his hand. The ministers immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I accept your order. We respectfully send you off."

……

At dusk, the figures of the Jinwu soldiers in the Liangyi Palace cast long shadows.

Li Xuan was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and leaning on the imperial couch in front of the hall.

In a wooden box on one side, there were memorials.

From time to time, eunuchs quickly brought in memorials, and the already thick pile continued to grow taller.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Jinyu's voice sounded beside him, and he asked at the same time, "Your Majesty, are you still waiting?"

"Hmm!" Li Xuan turned sideways to look at the wooden box on the side and said softly, "So far, one hundred and seventy-three congratulatory chapters have been delivered to me. Does the Queen know what this means?"

"One hundred and seventy-three provincial governors have already surrendered to Your Majesty." Liu Jinyu bowed slightly and felt surprised at the same time.

Although Li Xuan had already taken control of Chang'an and Luoyang, and even had the support of Yongzhou, Jiannan, Longxi, Changfan, the Western Regions and Jiangnan, the most important ones for the provincial governors were still Hebei, Henan, Shannan and Huainan.

Li Xuan ascended the throne after offering sacrifices to the Taimiao on the 17th, and now only seven days have passed.

Assuming a daily travel distance of 600 miles, all the provincial governors within a radius of 1,800 miles should send their congratulatory messages at this time.

The most prosperous place in the whole world is within this 1,800-li radius, with nearly 200 governors.

One hundred and seventy-three congratulatory letters meant that most of the provincial governors within a radius of 1,800 miles had surrendered to Li Xuan.

Of course, there are still more than twenty states left, most of which are on the edge of this 1,800-mile range. In addition to the obstacles of mountains and rivers, it is normal that they are a little later.

In other words, within these seven days, Li Xuan received congratulations and greetings from almost all the provincial governors within a radius of 1,800 miles.

"Looking at the whole world, more than 300 governors of prefectures and counties have finally chosen to submit to me. Even if there is such a rebellious person, he can be destroyed in a snap."

Li Xuan looked up at Liu Jinyu and said softly, "My lady, Queen, now, the entire Tang Dynasty is under our command."

After hearing Li Xuan's words, Liu Jinyu suddenly felt a little dazed.

In this way, has the world surrendered to them?

Yes, the entire Tang Dynasty has completely surrendered to them, and they are now the emperor and empress respected by the world.

No one dares to disobey orders.

Liu Jinyu then bowed with a look of surprise on his face and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Li Xuan smiled and looked at the eunuch running towards him. Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

As more and more congratulatory letters are sent to him, his title as the Son of Heaven will become more and more legitimate.

Use the inside to control the outside, and use the outside to pressure the inside.

"This is mainly because Prince Wei has given up the throne, and Prince Xiang is unwilling to take the throne. Those provincial governors who still have Emperor Gaozong in their hearts have no choice but to acknowledge me as the new emperor. After all, I still have the blood of Emperor Gaozu flowing in my veins." Li Xuan's mouth showed a hint of pride, and then he whispered, "But this is not enough."

"Your Majesty?" Liu Jinyu didn't quite understand.

"These provincial governors are only subordinate to me in name only, but we still don't have enough control over the world, whether north, south, east or west." Li Xuan looked in the direction of the Shangshu Province and said softly, "So next year, the Ministry of Revenue will send a large number of officials to inspect the world. All the latest land and household registers must be copied to Chang'an for me."

With these things, Li Xuan can truly extend his hands and feet to every corner of the world.

Not to mention that he can do whatever he wants, but at least no one in the world can disobey him.

"Your Majesty, are you really interested in the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai that Tang Jianri mentioned today?" Liu Jinyu suddenly asked.

"It's optional, but it can be used to rally people's hearts. After all, if I really perform Fengshan on Mount Tai, they will also have a place in the history books." Li Xuan raised his eyes and said softly, "But in this case, the most important thing is Silla..."

(End of this chapter)