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

Chapter 1781: The brightness is constant, the sky is bright, the rivers and seas are tranquil, and the carriages and books are mixed together

In the Liangyi Hall, Dou Lu Qinwang knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply to Li Xuan who was sitting on the imperial couch.

"Stand up." Li Xuan raised his head slightly, looked at Dou Lu Qin Wang and said, "My dear Lord Dou Lu, Chengqi is getting older, and it is time for him to take on the responsibilities of the royal family. So on New Year's Eve this year, I want him to accompany the kings to offer sacrifices to Xianling, Zhaoling and Qianling."

"Yes!" Dou Lu Qinwang bowed solemnly. He knew that he could not shirk this matter.

Li Chengqi was also unable to shirk his responsibility. At the end of each year, all the kings of the royal family had to offer sacrifices to their ancestors, and the same was true when Li Xuan was King of Peng.

Although Li Chengqi was the heir to the throne last year, he was actually under house arrest. But now everything is different.

Although Dou Lu Qinwang did not know the more accurate figures of this year, it was undoubtedly a bumper year.

The country is stable and the people have a good harvest.

Also on the grassland, Wang Fangyi defeated the Central Turks in one battle and beheaded 30,000 people, as well as the heads of Ashina Gudulu and Ashina Mochuo.

The battle was a victory and sacrifices were held in the Taimiao.

In addition to the prime minister and the secretary of state inspecting the ten regions of the country, no one in the world dared to deny Li Xuan's throne as emperor.

There wasn't even anyone who dared to openly question him.

In the entire Jiannan, Guanzhong, and Henan, all those who joined Li Xuan’s army received enough benefits.

Li Xuan was never stingy in granting official positions to those who were truly capable. Even people like Dou Lu Qinwang and Yao Lingzhang were still valued by Li Xuan.

At this time, there were not many people who continued to support Emperor Gaozong's lineage.

Or to be more precise, the real hard bones had already died during the Wu Zetian period, and the remaining hard bones were all firmly bound to Li Xuan.

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Seeing that Dou Lu Qinwang took the order on behalf of Li Chengqi, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "As for Dingling, let Prince Xiang go a little slower. After the other princes leave, he will take Prince Wei to offer sacrifices together."

"Is Prince Wei also leaving the palace?" Dou Lu Qinwang looked at Li Xuan in surprise.

"Of course." Li Xuan nodded and said, "Emperor Zhongzong's sacrifices are endless, which is what I want. Every year in the future, I will let Prince Wei offer sacrifices, but he needs Prince Xiang to accompany him. After all, Prince Wei's health is not very good, and he is not suitable to travel with too many people."

"Your Majesty is benevolent." Dou Lu Qinwang bowed deeply.

Li Xuan sighed and said, "After Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Zhongzong had an heir and continued to offer sacrifices to him. Emperor Ruizong also had an heir and continued to offer sacrifices to him. Some time ago, Jiannan Dao sent several young children from the royal family who had lost their parents to the capital. I asked the Princess Dai to choose one to adopt. In the future, they will offer sacrifices to the emperor. Now only the line of Prince Zhanghuai is left..."

"Your Majesty!" Dou Lu Qinwang bowed and said, "Prince Zhang Huai passed away, Princess Zhang Huai passed away, and their descendants are all dead. If Your Majesty does not want their incense and family line to end, then you can personally choose a descendant of the royal family to adopt, and at most notify the Fang family."

"Fang family, who else is in the Fang family now?" Li Xuan leaned forward slightly with a solemn expression.

Dou Lu Qinwang hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course Fang Renyu was exiled, and all the other members of the Fang family were exiled. Although they have returned to the court now, most of them are head officials, and the one who has the most say among them is Fang Huan, the magistrate of Huaiyuan County."

Li Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Wait for a while. When the adoption is completed, Fang Huan will inherit the title of Duke of Qinghe County and transfer to Panzhou. The child will be adopted under the names of Prince Zhanghuai and Fang. No matter what, the Fang family should be able to help a little."

"Of course." Dou Lu Qinwang cupped his hands and said seriously, "If he is willing, he will be transferred to Panzhou as the governor. If he is not willing, he will be transferred to Panzhou as a military officer. Just wait and see."

There was a hint of ruthlessness in Dou Lu Qinwang's eyes. If the Fang family couldn't catch the emperor's kindness, they would really deserve to die.

"That's it!" Li Xuan nodded, sighed, then looked at Dou Lu Qinwang and said, "This year, Changzhou has a good harvest. You have done a good job, but this is not enough. The people of Changzhou are stable. In my opinion, education comes first. You need to spend more time on the state school."

"I will follow your majesty's instructions!" Dou Lu Qinwang bowed heavily. He had been a prime minister and of course knew that for border states, in the absence of war, a good harvest was also a high evaluation, but it was not as good as producing a few more Jinshi.

"I plan to build a Northwest Academy in Lanzhou, recruiting 30 scholars every year. The court will be responsible for their food and lodging expenses, and will also issue salaries equivalent to those of officials outside the capital. Lanzhou, Shanzhou, Changzhou, Fanzhou, Shazhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou, Liangzhou, Lingzhou, Yinzhou, the four towns of Anxi and other northwestern states can select outstanding children to join. Fifteen people from poor families must be given enough money every year."

Li Xuan paused for a moment, then said, "Changzhou, I will give you two places, and the others will take the self-taught exams. As for the thirty people, whether to admit them or not depends on whether the doctor of the academy is willing to let people enroll at their own expense."

"Two places!" Dou Luqin thought of the scholars in Changzhou and nodded slightly, saying, "One from a poor family and one from an official's son. That's enough."

The provincial school in Changzhou was actually not very good. The level of the teachers and doctors in the provincial school was not high. Even if the officials of the governor's office went to teach in person, it would be difficult to produce Jinshi.

But if we go to Lanzhou, where scholars gather, perhaps academic progress will be better, and there may even be great scholars to help.

"Your Majesty, you have put so much effort into this matter. I deeply admire you." Dou Lu bowed deeply.

Scholars, scholars, and especially those from humble backgrounds, are the real support of the world.

"Okay." Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Go back and visit the Prince of Xiang more often to learn more about his studies this year."

"Yes!" Dou Lu Qinwang bowed quickly.

This year, Dou Lu Qinwang handed over all matters concerning Li Chengqi to the palace Sima Liu Youqiu.

“By the way, tell Liu Youqiu to ask their family to be more restrained regarding the affairs of Jizhou, so as not to implicate Prince Xiang in any incident.” After Li Xuan finished speaking, he waved his hand.

"I obey your order!" Dou Lu Qinwang didn't react for a moment, and subconsciously bowed, then retreated from the Liangyi Hall.

Walking in the square in front of the palace, Dou Lu Qinwang's face had turned gloomy.

Liu Youqiu, Liu Youqiu, what did you do?
The reason why he chose Liu Youqiu to take over his responsibility of taking care of Li Chengqi was, firstly, because Liu Youqiu was really talented, and secondly, because Liu Youqiu had some relationship with the queen in a roundabout way.

Facts have proved that what he did was right. Not only did the emperor take it seriously, but even the empress gave him several pieces of silk.

But now it seems that Liu Youqiu is not so obedient... No, Dou Lu Qinwang finally reacted completely.

No, the emperor was not talking about Liu Youqiu, but Liu Youqiu's family. The Liu family of Wuqiang and the Liu family of Jizhou.

Dou Lu Qinwang paused, he finally remembered that the emperor's sights were already on Hebei.

Some things happening in Hebei gradually came to light before the emperor.

After all, the emperor was not from the Taizong lineage, and he did not care about many of Hebei's taboos.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Dou Luqinwang took a step forward and was about to leave.

The emperor hurried on, and all the families should restrain their actions and find another way to invade.

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded behind Doulu Qinwang. Doulu Qinwang subconsciously turned around and looked towards the Liangyi Palace in the distance, and saw the emperor hurriedly running towards the harem.

Don't know what happened.

……

Li Xuan hurried to the front of the Lizheng Hall. In the cold wind, bursts of screams of pain were heard from the Lizheng Hall.

Ouyang, Liu Shubi, and Liu Qiongyu all rushed over. Qu Douer, Pei Shitong, and other concubines also arrived.

Liu Jinyu was in charge of the harem. Although she was strict on major matters, she did not have too many demands on other matters.

After all, everyone already has their own son, and the queen already has two sons and one daughter, so her position is unshakable, and the prince is also deeply loved by the emperor, so there is actually not much intrigue in the harem.

Especially Li Xuan's harem, there aren't that many people.

There are only eight people in total.

And thirteen of them are sisters, so it's difficult to fight them.

There were already many stoves in front of the Lizheng Hall. When they saw Li Xuan coming, the others quickly stood up and bowed to Li Xuan, saying, "Your Majesty."

"Stand up." Li Xuan raised his hand slightly, then walked towards Ouyang and asked in a low voice: "Mother, how is the situation?"

"Don't worry, this isn't the first time the Queen has given birth, it's okay." Ouyang looked at Li Xuan with some amusement and said, "If you have time to stand here, you might as well go and prepare and arrange rewards. The Queen has given birth and it's New Year, so all kinds of rewards need to be given."

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded, then looked at Shangguan Wan'er and said, "Shangguan Gongling, go and make the arrangements."

"Yes!" Shangguan Wan'er bowed, then quickly turned and left.

At this moment, the violent screams of pain suddenly stopped. The next moment, a crisp "Woo Wow" sound suddenly came from the hall. Then, a palace maid ran out of the hall quickly and bowed to Li Xuan in surprise, saying, "Your Majesty, great news, it's a prince!"

"Reward!" Li Xuan couldn't help but waved his hand, and someone came up from behind carrying a basket of lucky money.

Ouyang breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the hall. Li Xuan hurried forward to support her.

Ouyang asked calmly, "Have you thought of a name for the child?"

"I've thought it through." Li Xuan bowed slightly and said, "The bright and clear days are long, the rivers and seas are peaceful, and the carriages and books are mixed together. Therefore, my son's ninth son will be named He. Li Zhihe will be named the King of Ji and the governor of Jizhou."

"Yongzhou, Luozhou, Bingzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and now with Jizhou, the world is completely united, right?" Ouyang looked up at Li Xuan.

"Almost done." Li Xuan paused for a moment and said, "Pass the decree. The Queen has a son. Chang'an City will celebrate for three days."

"Here!"

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In the Liangyi Hall, Li Xuan walked in hurriedly, looked at the ministers, ministers, and generals in the hall, and said, "I am a little late, please forgive me!"

"Haha!" The ministers in the palace couldn't help but laugh, and then they all bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we are here to see you, and congratulate you on having many descendants and a long-lasting dynasty."

"Okay, everyone, please stand up." Li Xuan waved his hand, and the ministers stood up.

Li Xuan's eyes fell on Kong Huiyuan and he asked, "Mr. Kong, how is the Book of Han?"

Kong Huiyuan walked into the hall and bowed solemnly, saying, "We are working on the final book, which can be presented to Your Majesty on New Year's Day."

"Yes!" Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the ministers and said, "You all know that on the first day of the new year, I will appoint Kong Qing as the Grand Secretary of Chongwenguan and supervise the compilation of national history."

All the ministers bowed their hands.

The fact that the emperor wanted to compile the national history of Emperor Gaozong's reign was no longer news, and many people had heard of it more than once.

Kong Huiyuan is a descendant of Confucius. With his participation, no one will say anything irresponsible.

"The work of compiling the national history is complicated. It will take more than half a year just to prepare." Li Xuan turned to look at Kong Huiyuan and said, "Mr. Kong, during this period, I need you to go back to Hebei. I plan to build a Hebei Dao Academy in Hebei for Hebei scholars to study.

Thirty scholars will be recruited each year, and the court will be responsible for their food and lodging expenses, and will also provide them with a salary equivalent to that of an official from outside the capital. All prefectures in Hebei Province can select outstanding children to join the selection, and fifteen of them must be from poor families, and this number must be sufficient every year. "

"Your Majesty!" Kong Huiyuan was a little surprised.

Li Xuan said calmly: "For this matter, you will be responsible for building the academy and recruiting disciples. Saints teach everyone, so don't let me down."

Kong Huiyuan's expression changed slightly, and then he bowed and said, "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)