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

Chapter 1807: The Imperial Academy is established, Emperor Suzong Xiaohuai
In front of the Qianyuan Hall, all officials walked into the hall in the morning light, then held their tablets and bowed.

Yesterday, the Queen returned to Chang'an with the Queen Mother, concubines, and princes and princesses.

Now the only one left in Luoyang is the emperor.

Of course, with the emperor around, Luoyang was as stable as a rock, and Chang'an was quickly brought under control with the return of the queen.

Wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a crown with twelve tassels on his head, Li Xuan calmly walked out from among the ministers and finally sat steadily on the dragon couch.

All the ministers bowed and said, "We pay our respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live a long and healthy life."

Li Xuan raised his hand slightly and said, "Everyone, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The ministers then stood up, holding their tablets in a solemn manner.

Li Xuan looked at the ministers and said, "I am on a tour of Jiangnan. There are many things going on in Jiangnan. I took a quick look and barely have a general idea of ​​what is going on. But there is one thing that makes me feel bad, and that is the Le'an incident."

All the ministers stood in awe.

"The magistrate of Le'an County is incompetent. He does not think about governing the local area according to the law, nor does he think about seeking advice from his superiors. Instead, he exaggerates the local disaster to defraud the court of relief. He harms the people, cheats them, and hurts them. He deserves to die." Li Xuan looked at the officials coldly and said, "Local officials do not govern the local area according to the law. If there is a major disaster one day, and the court's relief cannot arrive in time for various reasons, then every day that passes, who knows how many people will die, or even the entire county will die out."

An extremely dangerous scene appeared before the eyes of the ministers, and each of their faces became solemn.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "A sage governs the world with filial piety, loyalty, justice, benevolence, propriety, wisdom, trustworthiness and courage. This is not just a requirement for officials themselves, but also requires officials to teach the people under their rule to be filial piety, loyalty, justice, benevolence, propriety, wisdom, trustworthiness and courage. I don't want officials who are treacherous themselves and teach the people under their rule to be treacherous."

"Your Majesty, we will follow your instructions." All the ministers bowed their heads. They all knew that what Li Xuan said was the right way for the world.

"Pass the order." Li Xuan raised his head and said solemnly, "From today on, all provincial governors will immediately start self-inspection. Anyone who exaggerates the disaster and defrauds the court of relief will be imprisoned."

"Yes!" All the ministers were suddenly solemn.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I am not an emperor who does not sympathize with the difficulties faced by you, so from now on, I will establish the Hanlin Academy, which is equal to the Chongwen Academy and the Hongwen Academy.

All Hanlin scholars should focus on studying the development methods of the poorest counties in the world. If the magistrate of any county feels that he finds it difficult to govern, he can ask the Hanlin Academy for help.

The Hanlin Academy offers advice and suggestions, and local officials implement them, communicating at any time to ensure that all poor people in the entire Tang Dynasty can get rid of poverty in the shortest possible time."

After a short pause, Li Xuan sighed and said, "You all know me. I once made a great wish that everyone in the world could have enough food for the next three autumns. You all, I will work hard for this throughout my life."

"Your Majesty has great aspirations and your grace will last for generations." All the ministers bowed their heads.

With just one sentence from Li Xuan, his philosophy of governing the country was completely determined.

Li Yiyan was the earliest to serve as an official among all the ministers. He even passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi in the fifth year of Wude.

Later, he served as the lieutenant of Taiyuan County, the magistrate of Baishui County, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Punishments, and even the minister of the Secretariat, the third rank of the Secretariat.

Having seen so many things, if one were to ask, from his perspective, who Li Xuan most resembles, Li Yiyan thinks he most resembles Emperor Taizong.

Emperor Taizong came to the throne illegitimately, so he has been governing the country conscientiously since he ascended the throne.

The emperor's ascension to the throne was suspected to be illegitimate, but at the same time, after ascending the throne, he governed the country diligently.

In his eyes, such an emperor is the one who can best govern the country.

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In the Taiji Hall, Li Xuan looked at the ministers who bowed their heads and continued, "It is now autumn, and the autumn grain has reached the storage time, but this year's rain is heavy, and the local areas are bound to be neglected. In addition to the previous incident, I really can't rest assured, so I will follow the example of last year and inspect the local areas, taxes, official administration, criminal law, river engineering, and education.

"Your Majesty, isn't this a waste of time?" Wang Dezheng couldn't help but stand up.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "That's right, so we need to focus on collecting taxes, governing the government, following the river works, reviewing the criminal law, and studying and teaching. We should still go early and return early."

With the heavy rains this year, it is inevitable to survey the river works.

The amount of taxes this year is closely related to river engineering, and the local administration is determined by the taxes.

If the river works are not managed well in spring and summer, the autumn tax will inevitably be affected. It is acceptable to conclude that the officials are virtuous based on this.

As for other criminal laws and academic teachings, they can be put aside for now.

"Yes!" Wang Dezheng bowed and returned to the train.

Li Xuan turned to look at Wang Dezhen and said, "You Xiang should go to Hebei and serve as the inspector of Hebei Province to inspect the autumn harvest in Hebei. However, if there is any slackness or oppression, the Right Xiang can do it at his discretion. Those below the sixth rank can be directly dismissed, and those above the sixth rank can be directly suspended and ordered to return to Beijing for questioning."

"I obey your order." Wang Dezheng stood up again and bowed to receive the order.

"In addition, the Imperial Censor Zhang Jianzhi has been investigating in Hebei for a long time. The Right Prime Minister should go and settle the matter." After a short pause, Li Xuan said, "Those who should be dismissed should be dismissed, and those who should be imprisoned should be imprisoned. This year's matter is this year's matter. Next year, I hope that Hebei can focus on agriculture, sericulture, culture and education. I also hope that Hebei can produce a few more top scholars."

"Yes!" Wang Dezhen bowed solemnly. Li Xuan looked at the ministers and said, "I just came back, so there is no need to investigate the Jiangnan situation. Duke Jin should go to Qi and Lu as the inspector of Qi and Lu to inspect the autumn harvest of Qi and Lu. You can do whatever you like."

Wang Fangyi stood up and said, "I accept your order."

"Let's go to Qizhou to see Feng Yuanchang." Li Xuan sighed and said, "Let's go and see how the Yellow River is being managed, and relax there as well."

"Yes!" Wang Fangyi understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words.

Go to Qizhou and visit Mount Tai at the same time.

Li Xuan turned to look at Yun Hongyin and said, "Yun Qing, please go to Huainan Road and serve as the Inspector of Huainan Road to inspect the autumn harvest in Huainan. You can do whatever you like."

"Yes!" Yun Hongyin immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I accept your order."

Li Xuan nodded, looked at Ouyang Tong, and said, "Minister Ouyang, please go to Shannan and serve as the inspector of Shannan Road to inspect the autumn harvest in Shannan Road. You can do whatever you think is appropriate."

"I obey your order." Ouyang Tong stood up and bowed deeply.

After a brief pause, Li Xuan continued, "If you have time, please take a walk around Dongting Lake and go back to Tanzhou. In the next two years, I intend to develop Xiangtan. Now that you are back, it's a good opportunity to take a good look."

Ouyang Tong was from Lintan, Tanzhou, which is Changsha in later generations. From Shannan to Xiangtan, it was only separated by a river.

"I obey your order." Ouyang Tong bowed solemnly. To be honest, he had not been back to his hometown for many years.

Li Xuan raised his head, glanced at the ministers, and then said, "As for Chang'an, the queen has already gone back, so let the left prime minister inspect the Guannei and Longyou Road, as well as Changzhou, to inspect the autumn harvest. Send someone to Fanzhou to inquire about it, and you can do whatever you think is appropriate."

"Yes." The ministers bowed solemnly.

Li Xuan smiled, then looked at Li Yiyan and said, "Prime Minister Li has served in Bingzhou for many years. Now he should go back and inspect Bingzhou. You can do whatever you like."

"I obey your order." Li Yiyan bowed solemnly.

Bingzhou is very close to Luoyang, just across a mountain and a river.

"There is also Jiannan Road." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Prince Huo is in Chang'an now, so let's go to Jiannan and inspect the autumn harvest in Jiannan Road. You can do it at your convenience."

"Yes." The ministers bowed solemnly.

Jiannan Road has the most royal family members in office, and Prince Huo's going to Jiannan as the Minister of Rites is just the right place to suppress the voices of all parties.

"You will set off in three days." Li Xuan added, and then said: "The false reporting of disasters and the fraud of relief funds from the court will also be investigated."

"Yes!" All the ministers bowed their hands in unison. They already understood that it had gradually become a routine for the prime minister and the six ministers of the court to inspect the ten regions of the country.

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Sitting on the imperial couch, Li Xuan said with a trace of sadness on his face, "I came to Yangzhou this time with the intention of just inspecting, but I never thought that the King of Silla had discovered some of the remains of King Yong's Hainan on the southwest coast of Silla a few months ago, and happened to send people across the sea to deliver them to me when I was in Yangzhou."

Li Xuan looked to the side and saw Li Lang coming out with a box in his hand, then standing to the upper right of the ministers.

"I have asked the ministers in Jiangnan to check, and it is indeed the one used by Prince Yong in Yangzhou. There is even the prince's seal used by Prince Yong before he ascended the throne." When Li Xuan said this, the ministers couldn't help but burst into an uproar.

In fact, they had already received the news before Li Xuan returned to Luoyang.

However, although they did not speak to each other, they all assumed in their hearts that it was Li Xuan who did it.

They even thought that Li Xuan's trip to Yangzhou was just for Li Chongzhao's matter.

But if the Silla people really found Li Chongzhao’s prince seal, then it means that Li Chongzhao may have really encountered a shipwreck at sea and eventually died in Silla.

"I have sent people to Silla to continue searching. If the remains of King Yong can be found, they will be transported back. If not." Li Xuan looked at the box in front of him and said with emotion: "If they cannot be found, then at the end of the year, a cenotaph will be built for him to be buried."

Wang Dezhen stepped forward at this time, clasped his hands and said, "May I ask your Majesty, what kind of ceremony should be used for funerals in Yongzhou?"

"We should follow the example of Emperor Xiaojing and build a mausoleum in Yongzhou to bury Emperor Suzong Xiaohuai." After a short pause, Li Xuan said, "After a few years, when Prince Xiang has a son, we will find a son from the royal family and adopt him under Emperor Suzong, and then let Queen Mother Zheng raise him."

"I obey your order." Wang Dezheng bowed his head and breathed a sigh of relief. It actually didn't cost much to pay tribute to the emperor's mausoleum. The reason why so much money was spent on the surface was that Empress Wu used it for other purposes.

"Let's stop here today." Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Adjourn the court."

"Your Majesty, we respectfully bid farewell to you." All the ministers bowed in unison.

Li Xuan stood up and walked towards the harem.

(End of this chapter)