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

Chapter 996 Three memorials, traces of the queen

Mild weather is rare in the north gate of Maduo County.

Liu Shenli rode out slowly on horseback, followed by Li Jinxing, Li Duozuo, Hei Te Changzhi and others on the left.

Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu, Zhou Qian and others followed on the right.

Stopping his horse, Liu Shenli handed over his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please send it here."

"Commander, be careful along the way." Li Xuan handed over his hand, then took out three memorials from his sleeve and handed them to Liu Shenli.

"This is it?" Liu Shenli took it in surprise.

"The first book is Ci Zhang. Xuan wrote a memorial to resign as the governor of Changzhou." Li Xuan smiled gently, and then said: "Xuan, as the governor, inspected the left-wing generals, and there were many inappropriate things. Now he just resigned as the governor. As for his position, he can concentrate on conquering Tibet and avoid disputes between the DPRK and China."

"You!" Liu Shenli was speechless for a moment.

How could Liu Shenli not know about the disputes in the court?

At the age of twenty, Li Xuan was appointed governor of Changdu. Many people were jealous and prepared to catch him for his mistakes.

Therefore, Li Xuan voluntarily resigned from the post of governor of Changzhou, and then became a full-time right-guard general to attack Tubo.

The further away he is from Chang'an, the less likely the disputes in Chang'an will affect him.

Liu Shenli knew in his heart that Li Xuan's speech was actually just a show.

The position of governor of Changzhou was obtained by him through many battles and fights.

In this year's battle, Li Xuan's achievements were even greater than last year's.

If he is really asked to resign as the governor of Changzhou, then he will actually serve as the right guard general.

If Li Xuan really takes the post of General Youwei, and puts aside the involvement of the events in Changzhou later, who knows what he will achieve.

In the conquest of Tubo, Li Xuan has a good strategy here. He is a camp step by step and cannibalizes. He makes a fierce advance and imitates the story of a hussar general.

The former is a matter for the governor, and the latter is a matter for the general.

There is no need for others to choose in this matter. The emperor and the empress have already made their choice, that is, the former, step by step, cannibalize Tubo.

This would require Li Xuan to be appointed governor of Changzhou.

Looking at the memorial in his hand, Liu Shenli cursed in his heart: If you really want to resign, then resign as General Youwei. This will make it easier.

But Liu Shenli knew in his heart that it was precisely because Li Xuan knew this that he did not mention the resignation of the right guard general of the inspection school.

"I will send this memorial to Chang'an for you." Liu Shenli opened the second memorial, with names written densely on it.

"These are the origins of the names of the local party leaders that the commander-in-chief asked Xuan to recruit a while ago. They will go to Chang'an with the commander-in-chief at the end of the year." Li Xuan looked solemn.

There are hundreds of names on this memorial.

Liu Shenli couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why are there so many people?"

"As long as these people all arrive in Chang'an and see the prosperity of Chang'an, no one will think of betraying the Tang Dynasty and becoming slaves like Tubo animals." Li Xuan said softly, and Liu Shenli suddenly understood.

One is a bright road, the other is a slave.

Everyone knows what to do.

Not to mention there are many other methods involved.

Liu Shenli opened the last book, and at a glance he understood that it was the household registration of the nearby Dangxiang tribesmen.

"This... Your Majesty, has it been done in such a short time?" Liu Shenli looked surprised.

There are at least [-] households in the Dangxiang clan. Within two months of their arrival, all of them had registered their households.

"At the end of this year, the commander-in-chief will be sent back to the court to celebrate His Majesty." Li Xuan looked at Liu Shenli respectfully.

Liu Shenli was stunned for a moment, then his expression became solemn. He nodded and said, "I will handle the prince's matters properly."

"Thank you, Marshal," Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and then handed over his hand.

Liu Shenli nodded, then quickly urged his horse towards Wuhai, and the others followed closely.

When Liu Shenli returned to Wuhai, his most important duty was to prepare for the withdrawal.

Li Jinxing, Black Teeth Changzhi, and Li Duozuo all want to withdraw their troops.

Today, the north bank of Tongtian River is guarded by Wang Xiaojie, and the bank of Baihai Lake is guarded by Li Xuan.

Based on Baihai and radiating around, the entire population of 3 is under Li Xuan's control.

Once they register as a household in the Tang Dynasty, they become people of the Tang Dynasty.

Not only Lun Qinling, but also other party leaders, it is not that easy to completely control them.

Since the DPRK has faith, it wants Li Xuan to be the governor of Changzhou.

Li Xuan never thought of giving up.

Li Xuan is the governor of Changzhou. Others are just some villains in the court who are angry and try to slander and frame this matter. But if Empress Wu approves of this matter, the North Gate bachelor will not move; if the emperor approves, the prime ministers and six ministers of the court will not Will move.

But this was not enough. Li Xuan pretended to submit a resignation letter and naturally did not want it to become true.

He could have connections with the central leaders Liu Rengui, Hao Chujun, Li Jingxuan, Lai Heng, and Zhao Renben. Now with Liu Shenli added, I think the things that had happened in the court could be calmed down.

Those official household registers were Li Xuan's gift to Liu Shenli.

But it's hard to say where the relationship between Liu Shenli and the prince has reached.

……

In the study, a painting gradually took shape under Li Xuan's pen.

Yanling Lake, Zhaling Lake, Xingxiu Sea, Bayan Har Pass, Tongtian River, Qamdo, and even Tanggula Pass and Luozhe are all in the painting.

Those official household registrations were gifts given by Li Xuan to Liu Shenli, asking Liu Shenli to present them in his own name at the end of the year at the court meeting.

Liu Shenli wanted to offer a gift, and Li Xuan naturally wanted to offer a gift as well. This painting was his gift.

During the Zhenguan period, Li Jing attacked Baihai.

Now Li Xuan, Wang Xiaojie and the others not only captured Wuhai again, but even got a glimpse of Su Pi.

Speaking of Su Pi, Li Xuan couldn't help but think of Lun Qinling.

"Your Majesty!" A figure walked out of the dark corner and solemnly held his hands. It was Li Mo.

"Tomorrow, there will be an envoy to Supi, and you will go with him. After seeing the Lun Qin Mausoleum, tell him that if nothing happens, he will ask Yuanming, the governor of Hezhou, to return early, otherwise I will fight there this year... and check it out by the way. Let’s check to see if the daughter king has any descendants left behind.”

"Here!" Li Mo immediately held up his hands and then slowly retreated.

Li Xuan stopped writing and then opened the old file on the other side.

Supi, the land of girls.

"Sui Shu" records that Su Pi "has ten thousand families."

In the former Sui Dynasty, Subi was already a large country with more than [-] households, and its territory was vast and even more powerful.

The reason why Supi is called the daughter's country is because the ruler of the country is the queen.In other words, Supi founded the country with women's rights as its core. It is a matriarchal country where women have a very high status.

"The queen's husband, named Jin Ju, has no knowledge of political affairs."

“The common noble lady despises her husband but is not jealous in nature.”

The husband of the Queen has no authority to deal with political affairs.

It is the custom of Supi to favor girls over boys.

……

Tongtian River, Xingxiu Sea, daughter country.

Li Xuan felt a little funny. The person who wrote Journey to the West in later generations might have regarded the road through Tubo as the Journey to the West.

Unfortunately, the daughter country was destroyed decades ago.

The reason lies in the strange co-governing system of the queen and the little queen in Subi.

"Book of the Sui Dynasty: Biography of the Western Regions": The country was ruled by a female king. The king's surname was Su Pi and his given name was Mo Jie. He also had a little queen, who shared knowledge of the country's affairs.

The queen listens to government affairs once every five days, and the young queen assists in management.

If the queen dies, the younger queen will succeed her.

It's quite similar to the emperor and the prince.

But in fact, this prince has great power.

Even the queen and the little queen live hundreds of miles apart.

Over time, cracks naturally appeared and conflicts intensified.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Queen Subi Dajiawu was mediocre, arrogant and violent. Her ministers read Jisong's words of advice, but she was expelled by Dajiawu.

Nian Jisongnai secretly planned to kill Dajiawu and defect to the little queen Qibengsu.

Chi Bengsu was overjoyed and gave Nian Jisong as a gift to inherit the throne.

Su Pi's daughter favors boys, and Nian Jisong's wife behaves arbitrarily, cruelly abusing the slaves, arousing public resentment, and Chi Bengsu is not a wise king.

After that, some ministers of Supi secretly contacted Tubo Zanpu and swore an alliance. They cooperated internally and externally, occupied the Supi palace in one fell swoop, and executed Queen Chibensu.

In the early years, Su Pi had a relationship with the former Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, and the news was widely spread. However, after the Tubo occupation, the news gradually stopped.

……

"Slavery." Li Xuan snorted coldly and slowly put away the things on the desk.

It can be said that the slavery of the Tubo people exists from Tuyuhun to Dangxiang and then to all the Tubo countries. Supi has no reason to do so.

The Tang Dynasty and Tubo fought for years, and the Tang Dynasty was still in trouble. How could Tubo be any better? It was nothing more than forced oppression.

To put it bluntly, the Tubo people exploited the subjects under their rule a hundred times more than the Tang Dynasty.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has arrived, as long as we seize this point and pursue the slave system, we can naturally shake the foundation of the Tubo people.

Li Xuan just needs a reason for the descendants of Queen Subi. He does not need a person who truly has the blood of Queen Subi to come back and inherit the throne.

A false and obedient queen is more suitable for him to manipulate, but who should he choose?
A series of names appeared in Li Xuan's mind.

He immediately remembered it in his heart.

Li Xuan took a piece of paper from one side and began to write a letter home seriously.

There was a slight delay because of the sacrifices to Baihai and Tongtianhe.

Now, Li Xuan needs to handle everything properly.

First, he has a son.

There was a hint of joy on Li Xuan's face, but only a hint of joy.

Perhaps because his daughter Xianniang was born earlier, Li Xuan has become more accustomed to having children, so he is not so excited about the birth of his son.

In the flash of his fingers, a word appeared on the tip of Li Xuan's pen.

The word "Zhao".

Zhaozhao has Tang, and heaven serves all nations.

This name is much better than other messy names.

The next generation, according to the clan genealogy, should be the "Zhi" generation.

Therefore, his son is Li Zhizhao.

Li Zhizhao, Duke of Jinchang County of the Tang Dynasty.

Emperor.

Li Xuan turned and looked in the direction of Chang'an.

Li Xian was just a person delivering the edict, and the person who actually issued the edict was the emperor.

When his son was just born, no, even before he was born, he was already ready to make him a county prince.

The emperor seemed to take this seriously, but in fact he was using him as a hostage.

With this hostage, the emperor could safely let him serve as governor abroad.

This matter is actually settled, and Li Xuan's words are just to make the court less stormy.

20 years old, from the third grade.

Li Xuan stood up, walked to the door, looked at the sky to the south, and said softly: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a chance to fight in the future."

……

The light snow is thin, and thousands of cavalry are walking on the plateau.

The road to the plateau had long been completely consolidated by Changzhou soldiers after the war.

The road has been built to Tongtian River.

Hundreds of party members, big and small, followed Li Xuan to Datang to attend the Zhengdan Dynasty meeting half a month later.

A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats sounded behind him. Li Xuan looked back and saw that Li Mo was already close in front of him.

Li Mo cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the matter has been cleared up."

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Say."

"Back then, the Tubo people occupied the Supi Palace and executed Queen Chibensu. Prince Mangbo Jiesunbo of Supi fled to the Turks."

"Turks." Li Xuan stopped on horseback, and the black armor behind him stopped at the same time. He looked up to the northeast and said softly: "It seems that this year, we will have to deal with the Turks properly."

(End of this chapter)