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

Chapter 1848: Was I flattered to death by Di Renjie?
The autumn rain is continuous, cool and chilly.

Li Xuan stood in front of the east wall of Qianyang Palace, looking at the map of Silla hanging on the wall in deep thought.

Light footsteps were heard behind him, and the familiar voice allowed Li Xuan to know who was coming without having to turn around.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Jinyu bowed to Li Xuan and said, "I heard that Your Majesty did not have lunch, so I asked someone to make a bowl of flatbread for you."

"Thank you for your help, Sanniang." Li Xuan smiled, turned around and walked towards the Danbi.

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On the Danbi, Li Xuan slightly turned sideways, and Liu Jinyu sat down beside him. Seeing Li Xuan start to eat the flatbread, Liu Jinyu asked curiously, "What did your majesty say to Di Huaiying in Pingzhou that made your majesty still think about it today?"

Li Xuan put down the soup spoon, looked at Liu Jinyu and said, "You know my plan for Youzhou, Sanniang. I will use Youzhou Governor Dou Huaiqi as bait, and then lure part of the Silla troops to Youzhou. While completely solving the hidden dangers in the north, I can also find an excuse to openly intervene in Silla."

"Yes!" Liu Jinyu looked serious, and then said: "Your Majesty's strategy is correct. After all, there are still many people in this world who are against you and me. Take this opportunity to completely wipe them out and invade Silla at the same time."

"Di Renjie advised me not to do this, otherwise it will easily leave hidden dangers." After a short pause, Li Xuan said, "If there is trouble in the world, but we always use the method of killing the aristocratic families to solve the problem, then if there is a slight change in the court in the future, the aristocratic families in the world will immediately boil over. I may be able to suppress it, but what about the prince?"

When the prince was mentioned, Liu Jinyu fell silent. She looked at Li Xuan and said, "So what does your majesty think?"

"To be honest, there are too many difficult things in this world. If possible, I hope not to give an official position to any incompetent or corrupt person. However, the aristocratic families are intertwined and officials are connected back and forth. I cannot put an end to it no matter how hard I try. One corrupt official means suffering for the people of a place." Li Xuan looked uncomfortable. If the people suffered, it was his suffering.

"So what does your majesty plan to do?"

"I don't know. If we send him to the mountains, he may incite the people to rebel. If we put him in a prosperous place, the loss will be incalculable. So since I ascended the throne, I have been very careful to avoid mistakes." Li Xuan raised his head and said softly, "Is there no place in this world where corrupt officials can stay without harming the people, colluding with rebellion, and having any crooked ideas?"

"Yes, kill them, or break one of their legs to make them unable to move, ruin their reputation, and force them to death." Liu Jinyu's voice was cruel. She gently held Li Xuan's hand and said, "Your Majesty did this because you have done too many things over the years. You are too eager to be like Emperor Taizong and be a wise king."

Li Xuan was slightly stunned, then came to his senses, looked at Liu Jinyu, and squinted his eyes and said, "Sanniang, are you saying that I was flattered to death by Di Renjie?"

"I think so." Liu Jinyu nodded firmly.

Li Xuan suddenly smiled calmly, waved his hand and said: "The reason why I believe Di Huaiying's words is because the current situation in the world has gradually fallen into control."

After a short pause, Li Xuan said: "With Concubine Cui and Concubine Lu, the Cui and Lu families returned a large amount of land to the people, and the situation in Hebei suddenly became clear.

As for Silla, the conflict between the King of Silla and the True Bone nobles is becoming more and more intense. Maybe one day the incident during the reign of Emperor Taizong, when the King of Goguryeo died at the hands of a powerful minister, will happen again. "

In the 15th year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong sent Chen Dade, a Langzhong of the Military Affairs Department, to Goguryeo.

The next year, the King of Goguryeo planned to kill the powerful minister Gaesomun, but was killed by Gaesomun in return. Finally, Goguryeo fell into turmoil.

Under such circumstances, Gai Suwen was forced to conquer Silla. While calming people's hearts, he tried to swallow up Silla to resist the Tang Dynasty, but was stabbed from behind by Emperor Taizong in the end. "But did Emperor Taizong win that time?" Liu Jinyu asked back, and Li Xuan was stunned.

"I'm afraid Di Huaiying has been the governor of Yingzhou for too long and doesn't know the sufferings of the people." Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan, shook his head, and said seriously: "Is there anyone in the world who cares more about the people than Your Majesty?"

Li Xuan's expression gradually calmed down, but he shook his head gently and said, "Di Renjie's words show that people have noticed it, at least Lu Yuanfang and Wang Dezhen have noticed it. If we still follow the previous steps, I'm afraid people will rebel... Sanniang, unless you and I want the world to be in chaos, don't do this."

Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan deeply, then nodded and said, "What is your majesty going to do?"

"Now that the Cui and Lu families have surrendered, and Hebei has gained many more fields, there is no need to carry out the previous plan. The only ones left are the Silla people. They will already invade the Tang Dynasty, but there will be fewer of them. Let Di Renjie handle all of this."

Li Xuan looked up and said, "Before we mobilize the troops next year, appoint Di Renjie as the governor of Youzhou and the governor of Youzhou, and let him quell all the troubles in Youzhou. I will stay in Jizhou and provide support immediately. As for the others, we will deal with them according to the law. In the end, many people will be imprisoned, dismissed from office and exiled. Those who cannot be killed will be sent to guard the imperial mausoleum."

"Yes!" When Liu Jinyu heard the words 'guard the imperial mausoleum', he immediately understood how to deal with those officials they hated.

"If Silla can be successfully pacified, then while transferring the Hebei noble families to Silla, Di Renjie will be transferred to Yangzhou to serve as the chief of the Yangzhou Grand Military Governor's Office." Li Xuan's expression was a little cold, and then he said, "Jiangnan has the same heavy taxes as Hebei. I have always found it difficult to deal with it. It's just that the Jiangnan noble families are too heavy. Let Di Renjie deal with them."

"Even the matter of Fengshan on Mount Tai can be handled by him." Liu Jinyu's expression completely relaxed.

"After he offends the noble families, he will be transferred to Chang'an and appointed as the Minister of the Court to continue supervising the officials of the country. Then he will be promoted from Minister of the Court to Minister of the Central Secretariat and finally to Minister of the Left." Li Xuan smiled and said, "In this way, the world can be stable."

"Your Majesty is wise." Liu Jinyu nodded in agreement. She still recognized Di Renjie's abilities.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Di Renjie had been working as the Director of Revenue for several years. That position was extremely important and was the key to the emperor's control over the world.

Over the years, Li Xuan had always appointed Li Zhu as Duzhi Langzhong, a fifth-rank official, and had never promoted him because of his importance.

Later, Di Renjie became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. When Li Xuan wanted to appoint him as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he asked for an external post. Li Xuan then made him the Governor of Yingzhou. Later, he was appointed as the Prince's Secretary and the Governor of Yingzhou. With enough experience, he could be the Prime Minister.

"When we return to the court, let him serve as the prince's tutor for three months and teach the prince well." Li Xuan turned to look at Liu Jinyu and said, "Sanniang, don't interfere when Di Renjie is teaching Zhao'er."

"I understand." Liu Jinyu nodded.

"Okay." Li Xuan stood up and said, "Let's stop here for today. I'll deal with the official documents later."

"Yes!" Liu Jinyu followed Li Xuan out of Qianyang Palace and headed towards Zhenguan Palace.

The rain curtain inexplicably faded at this time.

(End of this chapter)