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

Chapter 1855: The King of Silla dies, prepare to march and destroy Silla
In the Qianyang Palace, Li Xuan sat high on the imperial couch.

The important civil and military officials stood in two groups, and Li Xuan handed out the secret letter in his hand.

After Xu Lu took it, he turned around and handed it to Lu Yuanfang.

After Lu Yuanfang took a look, his eyes became solemn. Then he handed the envelope to Wang Dezheng, and it quickly spread throughout the hall.

"King Kim Jung-myeong of Silla is dead." Li Xuan looked outside the hall with a solemn and cold expression.

As soon as Kim Jung-myeong died, the Tang Dynasty's attack on Silla would begin immediately.

"Your Majesty, the secret letter said that Silla's King Kim Jeong-myeong was imprisoned by powerful ministers and died of hunger and cold. Should we ask the Silla envoy to come and ask for clarification now?" Lu Yuanfang looked at Li Xuan with a serious expression.

In any case, Silla was a vassal state recognized by the Tang Dynasty. When the king of Silla died, the Tang Dynasty was qualified to inquire clearly.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Qin Dun Jiaogan has only received a little news about this matter. The official letter from Silla has not yet arrived. The enthronement of the new king of Silla also requires my decree."

The ministers suddenly came to their senses. Silla was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. The new king of Silla had to request the Tang Emperor to confer the title on him. Without the Tang Emperor's conferment, the new king would be a fake and not qualified.

At least in name only.

As long as the letter from the Silla people requesting for enthronement arrived in the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan could legitimately inquire about the succession of the Silla throne and the death of the Silla king.

If the letter does not come, it means that the head of state has been changed privately without the consent of the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to no longer recognizing the status of the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain state.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty could legitimately send troops to suppress the rebellion.

Even if the entire Silla was destroyed in the end, none of the vassal states would have any objection.

"Pass on the order." Li Xuan's expression suddenly became serious.

The ministers bowed solemnly and said, "Yes!"

"Chen Guang, the Minister of Imperial Household, serves as the Left Palace Attendant, the Prince's Junior Tutor, and is in charge of the Inner Study." Li Xuan looked at Chen Guang seriously.

"I obey your command." Chen Guang immediately stood up and bowed to receive the order, with a hint of surprise on his face.

The Inner Study Hall has always been presided over by Kong Huiyuan, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, and the dispatch of various teachers was also arranged by Kong Huiyuan. But now, Chen Guang was promoted from the third-rank Minister of the Ministry of Rites to the second-rank Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince, and he was directly assigned to Kong Huiyuan.

Looking at Chen Guang, whose temples were gray, Li Xuan said with a hint of emotion: "Your Majesty, when I was the King of Nanchang, it was you who presided over my marriage to the Queen. You also helped me a lot in my last few consorting. I still admire you to this day."

"I am ashamed." Chen Guang suppressed his excitement and bowed.

"When Lin Qing asked for retirement, he was given two choices. One was to serve as the Crown Prince's Junior Tutor and preside over the Inner Study; the other was to serve as the third-rank official in the Secretariat and serve as the Pacifier of Lingnan Road. Lin Qing chose the latter, but your Excellency, I think there is no need for you to travel around. You can help me teach the Crown Prince in the court." Li Xuan nodded slightly.

"I thank your Majesty for your grace." Chen Guang bowed solemnly.

"This is not an easy task." Li Xuan sat on the imperial couch and shook his head slightly, saying, "The prince is now gradually growing up. He needs to learn the words of the saints and understand the sufferings of the people. However, he must also understand the ways of being an official in the court... Although he is the prince, he is also a minister."

"Yes!"

"From today on, in addition to the original courses in the Inner Academy, the nine temples of Taichang, Guanglu, Weiwei, Taipu, Dali, Zongzheng, Honglu, Sinong, and Taifu will select officials below the seventh rank to teach the Crown Prince and the kings about the duties of each temple." After a short pause, Li Xuan said seriously: "Although they are children of the royal family and will definitely take important positions in the local areas in the future, I still hope that they can learn more about various affairs so that they can manage things well when they arrive in the local areas."

"Your Majesty is wise." All the ministers bowed in unison.

Li Xuan raised his head and continued, "In another four or five years, the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Works, together with the nine ministries, will select officials below the fifth rank to teach in the inner hall. You should be mentally prepared." "Your Majesty obeys!" The ministers immediately bowed solemnly.

Li Xuan said this in advance today, which was enough for them to actively make arrangements in the future, or even reserve a spot in advance.

"Pass on the order." Li Xuan raised his head again with a serious expression.

"Yes!" All the ministers bowed their heads.

"Transfer the governor of Youzhou, Dou Huaiqiu, back to the court and appoint him as the Minister of Guanglu Temple." Li Xuan's calm words instantly made all the ministers awed.

Dou Huaiqi was the consort of Princess Lanling, the twelfth daughter of Emperor Taizong, and spent the New Year as the governor of Youzhou.

There is no doubt that Li Xuan's throne was seized from Taizong's lineage. Most court officials believed that Li Xuan would not be very willing to see Emperor Taizong's son-in-law appear before him.

But now, Li Xuan transferred Dou Huaiqiu directly back to the court to serve as the Minister of Guanglu Temple.

Governor of Youzhou, Youzhou is not only an important city in the north, but also a key logistical transportation route for the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Silla.

At this moment, Li Xuan transferred Dou Huaiqi directly back to the court, which showed that he had some distrust in him.

However, Dou Xiao, the Minister of Agriculture, who was standing in the hall at this moment, did not say a word, and even looked a little relaxed and grateful.

Dou Xiao is now the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and one of the most important pillars of the entire Dou family. He knows something about Dou Huaiqi's dissatisfaction with the emperor.

He even knew that the emperor knew about this.

If Dou Huaiqi is allowed to stay in Youzhou, it will pose a threat to the entire Dou family.

But now, Li Xuan directly transferred Dou Huaiqi back to the court, so the risk is gone.

"Issue an imperial decree to transfer Di Renjie, the governor of Yingzhou, to be the governor of Youzhou, in charge of the military affairs of Jizhou, Youzhou, Yingzhou, Dingzhou and other states." After Li Xuan's words, all the ministers immediately understood that the emperor was integrating all the military forces in the north and using Di Renjie, whom he trusted the most.

"Here!" The officials held their hands in awe.

"Pass the decree, transfer Jizhou Governor Xue Jichang to serve as Yingzhou Governor, and transfer Luozhou Sima Du Bixing to serve as Jizhou Governor." Li Xuan looked at the ministers calmly, and Du Bixing immediately stood up, clasped his hands and said, "I accept the decree."

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said, "You were also the Chief of Jizhou in the past, and you are familiar with everything in the local area. Now that you have returned to Jizhou, you must integrate everything."

"I obey your order." Du Bixing bowed solemnly.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly, and Du Bixing immediately returned to the train.

Li Xuan continued, "Ministry of War."

The Minister of War, Wang Fangyi, immediately stood up and said, "I am here."

"According to the previous plan, we will eliminate and recruit soldiers, integrate the troops from all over the country step by step, and transfer them to Hebei and Andong Province. In February of next year, with the troops now on the front line in Andong Province, I want to see an army of 100,000, ready to march and destroy Silla." Li Xuan clenched his fists.

"Your Majesty, your military fortune will flourish and Silla will be destroyed."

(End of this chapter)