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

Chapter 906: The emperor was afraid and announced his recall to Beijing

Chang'an City, Prince's East Palace.

The snow is falling, but the backyard of the East Palace is full of laughter and laughter.

Li Zhi sat under the eaves, wrapped in a thick cloak, smiling and watching Princess Taiping playing happily in the courtyard, with soft eyes.

Turning sideways, Li Zhi looked at Empress Wu and said softly: "If Lang 27 is here, he will definitely be able to write a good poem."

Empress Wu said helplessly: "Your Majesty is too fond of the King of Nanchang. There are so many talented people in the court. If your Majesty calls any one at random, the poems he writes will not be too bad."

"Okay, okay." Li Zhi smiled, then looked up at Li Xian and said, "There should be a lot of talents in the Prince's Chongwen Hall. Ask a few people who are willing to come over and write one or two poems for me... …Remember, I came here today to relax, not to listen to anyone’s advice. Those who say bitter things will not come.”

"My son, I accept the order." Li Xian immediately accepted the order solemnly, then turned around and said a few words to Xue Yao, the prince's minister next to him. Xue Yao immediately turned around and made arrangements.

"The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. The weather next year may be much better."

Li Zhi turned sideways, and behind him was the Yichun Hall of the East Palace, where the Crown Princess Fang, who was more than eight months pregnant, was sitting.

This time Li Zhi came to the East Palace to check the situation in the East Palace.

In another month, the Crown Princess will give birth, and he will not allow anything to happen to his eldest grandson.

"If the weather is good, the world will be good. The king of Nanchang easily pacified Tuyuhun in the west, which really surprised me." Empress Wu casually talked about the war in the west.

Li Zhi nodded and said: "Meiniang has also read the memorial from the King of Nanchang. The Tuyuhuns in the East and West are all unworthy people. Although the Tubo people are not weak, they mostly rely on the plateau terrain and have lost the terrain. In the Qingxi Basin, Among them, they are not much better than the Tuyuhun people."

Empress Wu nodded in agreement. Li Xuan clearly stated in the memorial that the terrain of the West Tuyuhun Basin is lower than that of the East Tuyuhun Basin, so there, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can exert more combat power.

But similarly, West Tuyuhun is too low, which means it is more difficult to reach the Tubo Plateau from West Tuyuhun.

"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs have taken over several salt mines and jade mines in West Tuyuhun. It won't be long before a large amount of fiscal revenue will be recorded. Even if there is another disaster next year, it will be much easier to deal with it." Empress Wu's face A sincere smile and a full treasury were what she most wanted to see.

Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

What impressed him most was that after Li Xuan took over the Qinghai jade mine, he turned around and left, as if he didn't take these things seriously at all.

Perhaps Li Xuan values ​​rights more, but Li Zhi knows that rights without enough money are like castles in the air.

"Before Qinling returned to Luosu, the three routes of Qingxi - Dafeichuan - Xinghai were arranged to support each other. Half of Qingxi was captured, and Dafeichuan was blocked by the ice road, leaving only Xinghai. In this way, The entire Qingnan Qingxi Basin, as well as the Qingbei Mountains, all fall into my hands."

Li Zhi raised his head, looked to the northwest, and said softly: "Now I only need to capture Wuhai, and I can truly surpass everything my father has."

Empress Wu sat aside and breathed a sigh of relief.

Why does Li Zhi always keep an eye on Tubo? No, in fact, he never stares at Tubo, but at the old Tuyuhun land.

The entire Tuyuhun old land.

At that time, Emperor Taizong sent Li Jing, Hou Junji and others to destroy Tuyuhun and directly attacked the south of Wuhai. Even Tubo was extremely afraid.

Li Zhi now occupies more territory than Li Shimin in the East Island, Turks, and Western Regions, except for Tuyuhun. Because of Tubo's intervention, he lost control of the entire Tuyuhun, so he wants to get them all back.

What Li Zhi wanted was never Luo Zie. What he wanted was only Wu Hai.

Of course, if he could destroy Tubo and completely surpass the former emperor, that would be what he would like to see the most.

But alas, that takes time.

Li Xuan once proposed to imitate Huo Qubing and join forces, but this idea was rejected by Li Zhi.

He didn't want Li Xuan to become Huo Qubing of the Tang Dynasty, not because Huo Qubing died too early, but because if Huo Qubing didn't die, one Huo Qubing plus another Huo Guang, the world would probably change hands.

So the best thing is to keep Li Xuan in the northwest and slowly grind him down, while also slowly grinding down Tubo.

This is good for Li Xuan and good for Datang.

After withdrawing his thoughts, Li Zhi turned to look at Li Xian and asked in a low voice: "How is the situation in the Nanchang Palace recently?"

Li Xian glanced at Empress Wu, and then whispered: "Since the King of Nanchang left the capital, the Princess of Nanchang has stayed in the mansion. Except for Ouyang Temple Qing, Dr. Chaosan, and the Liu family, no one else has come to visit."

Li Zhi nodded, looking calm.

Li Xian continued: "Jinwu Guard Qin Ming has strengthened patrols around Kaihuafang. Some scoundrels in the city stayed away when they arrived at Kaihuafang."

"This is a good thing." Li Zhi turned sideways, looked in the direction of Kaihuafang, nodded with satisfaction and said, "It would be better if there is less chaos where the clan gathers. You are also a father, and you must understand the painstaking efforts of all fathers in the world. , it will be the end of the year in a month. I am sending an order to Yongzhou Prefecture and Wannian County in Chang'an to step up the cleanup of public security in the capital. Those messy things will be less likely to happen this year."

"Here!" Li Xian just handed over his hand, and at this moment, there was a burst of rapid footsteps.

Wang Fulai came from outside in a hurry, white snow fell all over his collar, but Wang Fulai didn't care at all.

Arriving in front of Li Zhi, Wang Fulai immediately bowed: "Your Majesty, urgent report from the Northwest Road."

Li Zhi immediately took it, glanced at it, handed it to Empress Wu, then looked at Li Xian and said, "Xinghai, take it."

"Ah!" Li Xian was so surprised that he couldn't believe it. It had only been a few days. He had just captured Qingxi, and now he had captured Xinghai?
"Three days ago, Wang Xiaojie, the general of the left Wei Zhonglang, defeated Xinghai City, Li Duozuo, the general of the Wei Zhonglang of the right army, defeated Guinan, the army of Hei Te Changzhi, the leader of the right army, defeated Tongde, and the Qianniu School under the command of the King of Nanchang Wei Zhouqian sneaked into Xinghai in advance and took control of the granary before the Tibetans burned the grain."

Empress Wu raised her head, looked at Li Zhi and said: "This winter, you only need to transport food according to the plan, there is no need to transport more."

"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded lightly, but clenched and released his fists, and finally breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Empress Wu approached Li Zhi and whispered: "Your Majesty, it's time for the officials to prepare for the Xinzhou incident. In addition, it's time for the left prime minister to return to the court."

Li Xuan is about to take office as the governor of Xinzhou. This is something that has been prepared.The same thing was prepared, that is, it was time for Liu Rengui to return to the court.

Liu Rengui was Li Xuan's father-in-law. Of these two, only one could be left on the front line.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, then looked forward and said, "I am ordering the King of Ying, the King of Prime Minister, and the King of Nanchang to properly handle the frontline matters and return to Beijing before the second day of next month."

"Here!" Li Xian immediately handed over his hand.

Li Dan is getting married on the eighth day of next month, so he will naturally come back.

As the elder brother, Li Xian also wants to come back.

Li Xuan, as the best man, will also come back.

"By decree, Liu Rengui, the Grand Marshal of the Northwest Road March, and Liu Shenli, the General Manager of the Ganliang Road March, will return to the court to report on their duties on December 23."

"Here!" Li Xian handed over again.

"Pass the decree to inform the whole city about the military situation on the front line, and the whole city celebrates."

"Here!" Li Xian bowed deeply.

At this time, Empress Wu came close to Li Zhi and whispered: "Your Majesty, this morning, the governor of Chenzhou came to the capital. There was a "Phoenix" gathering in Wanqiu. There were tens of thousands of birds flying in front and behind in neat rows. Israel is not a group.”

"Oh!" Li Zhi immediately looked at Empress Wu in great surprise, and said in disbelief: "I remember the last time such a good omen appeared, it was in the tenth year of Zhenguan, and it was also Wanqiu, and it was also the "Phoenix" auspicious omen."

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded slightly.

Li Zhi glanced at Yichun Palace behind him, patted Li Xian on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Summon Zhongshu, change Yuan Yifeng."

"Here!" Li Xian bowed immediately.

Yifeng, Yifeng, could it be a girl?

……

In Xinghai County, in the study, a brand new map appeared in front of Li Xuan.

"Your Majesty!" Yu Ze stood behind Li Xuan, holding a tray in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Xinghai, Tongde, Guinan, Zeku, Tongren, Qugou, all the people, livestock, and land in the six places, All the records and drawings are here."

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "These things are necessary for the establishment of a new state."

When a new state is established, the Ministry of Household Affairs must first approve the population, land, livestock, etc., and register and classify it.

Whether this land of Xinzhou is upper state, middle state, or lower state, it is all among these.

"Your Majesty, is this Xinzhou governor really the prince?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan cautiously.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "Not necessarily. It is rare to have an governor. The competition in the court is fierce. Although I am the No. 1 choice, if he is impeached and found guilty, it is inevitable that the governor will fall by the wayside."

"Then..." Yu Ze didn't finish his words, but his eyes had already fallen on these household registers. His meaning was self-evident.

Li Xuan waved her hand and said: "There is no need to expose your flaws. Besides, these things are not looked down upon by His Majesty."

The emperor owns the whole world, and there is really no need to hide anything in a newly established border state that is waiting to be revitalized.

And what Li Xuan really cares about is not here yet.

"Yes!" Yu Ze lowered his head.

Li Xuan took a deep breath and said: "Since Xinghai has been won, we must be well prepared for spring planting next year."

"Yes!" Yu Ze nodded, then walked to the map and said in a deep voice: "Xinghai, Guinan, and Tongde are all on the banks of the Yellow River. With the obstruction of high mountains and warm climate, the east bank of the Yellow River can be completely transformed. Plant highland barley, and all those on the west bank of the Yellow River can be grazed. However, highland barley seeds need to be selected, and grass seeds also need to be improved. If there is a harvest, next autumn, Xinzhou will not only be self-sufficient, but can even supply the military. need."

Li Xuan nodded, looked at the map and said, "You have no worries about being self-sufficient, but if you want to gain a foothold, these alone are not enough."

Li Xuan moved her fingers to the Maduo Snow Mountain and said softly: "We need to mobilize more herb collectors from Chengdu. The mountains and fields here are full of good medicine. If we can build a large scale, it will be good."

"Yes!" Yu Ze breathed a deep sigh of relief. If they could establish a foothold in the world with herbal medicine, their Xinzhou would be able to stand firm. Then, Yu Ze said, "But Tubo... Xinghai is in the lower reaches. If someone If we block the water on the mountain, the entire Xinghai will be in danger."

"It doesn't matter. They blocked the dam and we just dug the lake. There won't be any big problem. It also happens to be used for irrigation. I want to see if wheat can be grown in this place." Li Xuan looked solemn.

Highland barley can only relieve temporary worries. Only wheat with high yield per mu can be produced on a large scale here to completely solve food worries.

Otherwise, everything in Xinzhou will always be held hostage from behind.

"In addition, the right guard has to advance forward. The Tubo people have left, and we have just advanced to a hundred miles away." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "Next year's battle in Wuhai, Xinghai will not be peaceful either. , we need to take a preemptive strike if we can’t.”

"Here!" Yu Ze nodded seriously.

At this moment, rapid footsteps sounded outside.

Zhou Qian appeared outside the door, cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial edict has arrived."

　In the tenth year of Zhenguan (AD 636), "phoenixes" gathered in Wanqiu. Tens of thousands of birds flew in front and behind, in neat rows, and distinguished themselves by color.

　　In November 676, the name "Fenghuang" in Chenzhou was changed to "Yifeng".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)