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

Chapter 821 The imperial edict has arrived, county magistrate, governor?
At the end of June, outside the east gate of Tongren County.

It's time, the sun is shining brightly.

Li Xuan was wearing a black gold silk robe and looked at the horses carrying food heading south in groups.

The Longwu River is sparkling in the distance, coming north along the mountains to the south.

Although there was a hint of solemnity on Li Xuan's face, he was not too worried because the guards of Henan and Zeku were now Hei Te Changzhi.

Even if Lun Qin Ling comes, he may not be able to get much good fruit from Hei Chi Chang's hands.

What he was a little worried about was Li Jinxing's side. Once Lan Shandao's army broke out of Nanshan Canyon, their next stop would be Fuqi City.

There are hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun people in Fuqi City. This number is so huge that it is terrifying. Just the transfer of food and salary is enough to drag everyone to death.

These Tuyuhun people were not loyal to the Tang Dynasty. They knew that once the Tubo people retreated, they would immediately take away all the cattle, sheep, and grain of the Tuyuhun people.

As soon as they left, Tang Dynasty intervened and wanted to recruit them, and immediately gave them food.

When the time comes, this heavy burden will immediately bring down the Tang Dynasty. Once the Tang Dynasty runs out of food and grass and the entire army retreats, these Tuyuhun people will immediately become the sharp knives of the Tubo people, killing the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty wantonly.

At that time, Guo Daifeng did not expect that the Tuyuhun people would help the Tubo people and fight back against the Tang Dynasty.

Finally, under the attack of plateau miasma and the betrayal of the Tuyuhun people, tens of thousands of people were eventually wiped out.

This price is absolutely tragic, and this lesson is absolutely heavy.

Now, once they reach the Tuyuhun King's City again, how to deal with the hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun tribesmen in the Tuyuhun City will definitely be a problem.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly. Fortunately, he did not need to consider this issue.

The war on his side has stopped, and even in the end, it is very likely that there will be no war on his side, and he will only be responsible for transporting food and grass.

Anyway, his luck is just like that, no matter how much he has, it won't be much more.

Moreover, the total military rations in Taohe Road are only that.

Even if he wanted to get more military rations for him to transport, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to get them.

This year's drought in Youyan, Shandong, will eventually affect our colleagues.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps appeared behind Li Xuan, and then a familiar voice sounded: "Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan turned around and suddenly saw Yuan Wei wearing a blue fish pattern robe standing in front of him.

Looking at Yuan Wei who was regaining his composure, Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

After glancing at Yu Ze who was standing at the city gate, Li Xuan raised her hand and stepped into Tongren County with Yuan Wei.

Tongren County is not large. Depending on the terrain, it is long and narrow from north to south and short from east to west.

Entering the city from the east gate, you can see the county government office after walking less than a mile and a half.

There were not many locals on the streets, or in other words, not many locals were allowed to go out.

"This is the seat of Tongren County." Li Xuan walked slowly, looked sideways at Yuan Wei and said, "Now, Master Yu inspects Tongren County Magistrate and is temporarily responsible for related county affairs. Brother Ji Zhenxian and other companions serve as county officials. The Secretary will provide assistance.”

Yuan Wei nodded subconsciously. He had already seen that Yu Ze had already put on a green county magistrate uniform.

Li Xuan continued: "Uncle Yu's original position is professor of the Imperial College. When he was in Chang'an, he was transferred to right guard counselor. After his colleagues took over, I sent a letter to the Duke of Yan and the King of England to temporarily transfer him to the Taohe Road Marching Marshal's Office. He acts as an agent for his colleagues. Of course, he will be transferred back to Chang'an after the war."

While they were talking, they had arrived at the county government office. Li Xuan entered first and took Yuan Wei to the main hall.

Sitting in the hall, Li Xuan served tea, then looked at Yuan Wei and said seriously: "Nowadays, Guide, Henan and Zeku counties are short of county magistrates. To relocate, local magistrates need to be selected as soon as possible. Your Yuan family chooses a name, and I, the Duke of Yan, and His Royal Highness the King of England will jointly recommend the person to serve. Of course, if you want to choose a certain place, then you can only go to Chang'an yourself."

Li Xuan only promised to give them the position of county magistrate. As for where the county magistrate is, they have to fight for it themselves.

Yuan Wei nodded silently and wrote down the matter.

Li Xuan followed up and said: "The person you choose should not have any major problems, otherwise, I will have to kill him personally."

"Tang Lv Shu Yi": If one's virtues are unknown and one is recommended in vain, or one's talents are hidden but not promoted, one person will be punished with a one-year sentence, and two people with an additional rank will be punished with a three-year sentence.

What Li Xuan said was very serious. If the Yuan family recommended someone who was not a good person, then Li Xuan, Li Jinxing and the others would take matters into their own hands and eliminate the person.

When it comes to your own future, no one dares to be careless.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Yuan family understands the importance of this." Yuan Wei nodded seriously, and then asked: "According to what Your Majesty thinks, which county magistrate is the most suitable for the Yuan family to fight for?"

Li Xuan glanced at Yuan Wei in surprise, then sighed and said: "Actually, among the counties, the most suitable one for the Yuan family is Guide. After Guide, there are Jianzha and Xunren, the terrain is the same, and there are waterwheels." If the Yuan family is strong, they can naturally follow the trend."

"Waterwheel, what about the prince?" Yuan Wei looked at Li Xuan cautiously.

Li Xuan smiled brightly and said: "The waterwheel seems to be convenient now, but it is because the troubles are not obvious later. In the future, the cable will be corrupted and the waterwheel will be damaged, which will require a lot of manpower and material resources to repair.

Nowadays, when the army is fighting, everything is convenient, but after the war, the maintenance of waterwheels will fall to the local government, the three counties of Kuozhou... Guide will naturally fall to Kuozhou in the future, and will be fully responsible for the repair manpower and Although the expenses were under the jurisdiction of the governor's office, there was a lot of wrangling, and if there was any dissatisfaction, it would be postponed for a long time. "Li Xuan shook his head slightly. Things like waterwheels are very convenient to use at first, but they will become very troublesome over time.

Otherwise, since the invention of the waterwheel in the Western Han Dynasty, why is this method only used on a large scale for transportation today?

It’s not that no one has thought about it before, but the costs involved are too high.

Yuan Wei understood what Li Xuan meant and nodded in agreement, but while lowering his head, he was also thinking about how the Yuan family could use this waterwheel.

"Colleagues, the specific candidates for Zeku and the three counties in Henan will depend on the progress of the subsequent army." Li Xuan thought about it, put his hand on the celadon tea cup, and said softly: "This time, before taking Fuqi City, the army and There should be another battle between Tubo and Tibet, to test each other's tyranny."

"Touch?" Yuan Wei looked blank and asked subconsciously: "What about these days?"

"It's just an appetizer." Li Xuan smiled and waved her hand and said: "Each time all parties mobilized troops, they only mobilized 5000 troops. However, south of Nanshan Mountain in Qinghai and north of Dafeichuan, there would be at least 3 troops at a time. In the battle, the coaches of both sides have a showdown."

Regarding the Qinling Mausoleum, even if the main purpose is to lure the enemy deep, we still have to weigh the Tang army's weight first.

Otherwise, if one flees without fighting, it will be enough for him to eat a pot of food in Tubo, not to mention the impact on military morale.

Now Lun Qinling should have noticed something was wrong.

"Your Majesty!" Yuan Wei looked at Li Xuan, bowed slightly, and whispered: "Jiuniang..."

"The imperial edict has arrived!" A sudden voice directly interrupted Yuan Wei.

Li Xuan's face suddenly became solemn. How could there be an imperial edict at this time?

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"...I order Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, to resume his duties as a medicine minister, to prepare medicinal decoctions and use appropriate methods to treat plateau epidemic diseases; to renovate grain roads, we must ensure that there is sufficient food and salary for the front line, and there must be no shortage. I hereby express my gratitude." The unnamed eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand, stood under the court, and calmly announced the edict.

Li Xuan straightened up, and then bowed again: "Your Majesty Li Xuan, I obey your decree, long live my emperor!"

Raising her head, Li Xuan took the imperial edict with both hands, stood up, nodded politely to the eunuch, and said, "Thank you, eunuch."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." The chamberlain took a step back, then took out an official document from his sleeve and handed it to Li Xuan. At the same time, he said, "This is an official document from the Ministry of Personnel. We brought it from our family and edited it for Wang Shuyu."

Yu Ze raised his head in surprise. He didn't expect that there was something about him involved.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, took the official document, and handed it to Yu Ze. Then he smiled slightly and said: "The internal officer came all the way from Chang'an. He must be exhausted. The backyard is prepared..."

"You're welcome, Your Majesty." The chamberlain bowed slightly to Li Xuan and said, "Our family has to rush to Zeku, and General Hei Te Changzhong also needs to pass the order there, so there should be no delay."

"That's it." Li Xuan immediately looked stunned, and then said: "Thank you for your hard work, officer."

"I don't dare. This is a matter of our family's duties. In this case, Your Majesty, we will take our leave." The servant bowed his hands slightly, and then walked out. Li Xuan hurriedly followed. As he turned sideways, a bottle of medicine was already in hand. It was stuffed into the hands of the chamberlain.

The waiter was stunned and looked at Li Xuan in surprise.

Li Xuan nodded casually and said casually: "What is inside is a bottle of Salvia Pills. The internal official came from Chang'an and bumped back and forth. If he is not careful, he is very likely to suffer from plateau miasma. With this medicine, it is really good." If something happens, it can be relieved immediately. Although it will not make you recover, you can go down to the plateau safely; even if you leave here, it will benefit your qi, nourish your blood, and strengthen your body. As an internal official serving Your Majesty, you should take care of yourself."

The chamberlain Xu Ming said uneasily: "This thing is so valuable..."

Li Xuan waved her hand directly: "It's nothing. What the sergeants here use is diluted salvia miltiorrhiza liquid, and there are also a lot of salvia miltiorrhiza pills used. They are not valuables."

"Then I'm ashamed of myself." The chamberlain Xu Ming grabbed the medicine bottle in his hand, glanced at Li Xuan, and then leaned closer and whispered: "Old slave, I heard that we originally captured our colleagues this time, Your Majesty. I wanted to reward the prince, but I thought it was still in the middle of the war, so I rejected the idea. However, after Princess Nanchang gave birth, God's grace came down, and I will be here to congratulate the prince first."

Li Xuan paused, then said with a happy face to Xu Ming, "Thank you so much, chamberlain."

It is now the end of June, and Sanniang has been pregnant for more than nine months.

If the pregnancy lasts for ten months, if nothing goes as expected, then Sanniang will give birth during these ten months.

Li Xuan was naturally extremely happy, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Women's childbirth, at this time, has always been a life and death barrier. If you don't pay attention...

"Bah, bah, bah!" Li Xuan quickly threw away all the thoughts in his mind, raised his head, and watched the eunuch Xu Ming lead a group of Qianniu guards who were delivering the order and turned around and walked away. Finally, he completely disappeared from sight. Then he turned sideways and calmly He looked at Yu Ze: "How?"

"Everyone gave me a hundred thousand guan of money order. No one will say anything after we go back." Yu Ze just took advantage of Li Xuan and Xu Ming to talk and did a lot.

Li Xuan nodded, and then asked: "That official document?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Yu Ze's face immediately became solemn, and then he reached out and handed over the official document.

Li Xuan opened it directly and saw that it read: "By the emperor's order, Yu Ze is appointed as the magistrate of Tongren County." Haici: Professor Yu Ze of the Imperial College is appointed as the magistrate of Tongren County, under the jurisdiction of the Taohe Road Marching Marshal's Mansion. I hope he will Stick to your old career, use lotus to cultivate talents, go on to educate the people, and have no regrets about the past. You will be qualified, and your officials will remain as before."

Yu Ze was directly appointed as the Tongren County Magistrate. He was transferred from the Imperial College Professor who was under the seventh rank to the Tongren County Magistrate who was above the seventh rank.

Li Xuan's face instantly became extremely ugly.

Yu Ze was officially transferred to Tongren County Magistrate. The smell was too strong.

He is like this, but what about Li Xuan, the governor?
(End of this chapter)