First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 342
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As early as when Li Guangdu was put to death, Gao Chong rushed to Chang'an to report victory and wrote a letter to ask for a seal. At that time, Feng An had already signed the letter.

Only three days after Gao Chong arrived in Gaozhou, he received the imperial decree from Chang'an.

Feng An solemnly bathed and burned incense, setting up a case to welcome the will.

This is Datang's first canonization decree for the Feng family in Lingnan.

Li Yuan first highly praised Feng An's behavior of being loyal to the emperor and loving the people, and then highly affirmed his achievements in stabilizing Lingnan.

Set up the Gaozhou General Administration Office in Gaozhou, governing Gaozhou Gaoliang City, and governing the eight states of Gao, Luo, Chun, Bai, Ya, Dan, Lin, and Zhen.

He worshiped Feng An as the governor of Gaozhou, awarded honors to Shangzhu Kingdom, and was named Wu Guogong.

He also appointed Feng An's eldest son, Feng Zhidai, as the governor of Chunzhou, and his second son, Feng Zhiyu, as the governor of Donghezhou to show his honor and favor.

After receiving the order, Feng An thanked Dade and thanked God.

As for Li Guanglue of Guizhou, because of his meritorious service, he was named the general manager of Guizhou. He governed Shi'an City, Guizhou, governed Guizhou, Xiang, Jing and other Kyushu states. Appoint Lu Deyong as governor of Guizhou and assist Li Guanglue.

Gaozhou Governor's Yamen, after drinking for three rounds, talked about the situation in Lingnan, before Gao Chong could open his mouth, Feng An took the initiative to talk about it.

"I have a little friendship with Ning Changzhen in Qinzhou, can you allow me to write a letter to persuade Ning Changzhen to return to the imperial court, so as to avoid a war."

Gao Chong shook the wine glass in his hand, and immediately smiled when he heard the words: "If it can be like this, it would be the best, and Duke Ming Da will make a great contribution."

Feng Ang nodded and smiled when he heard the words.

Perhaps he really thought that the Feng family of Gaozhou had to rely on the power of Gaozhou's Feng family to pacify Qinzhou, but at this time, Qinzhou's messenger was on his way to Gaozhou.

That night, the envoy from Qinzhou arrived, and the Ning family of Qinzhou submitted a form to surrender to Tang Dynasty in Ningyue, Hepu and other places.

The person who came to envoy is even more important, it is Ning Changzhen's cousin Ning Chun, Ning Changzhen's father is the former slang chief Ning Mengli, and Ning Chun's father is Ning Mengli's younger brother Ning Xuan.

Ning Xuan is now the number two figure in the Ning family in Qinzhou, in charge of Hepu, second only to the patriarch Ning Changzhen, and Ning Chun is the only son of Ning Xuan, so Ning Chun's status in the Ning family is beyond doubt. key people.

The general manager's mansion is brightly lit, and Ning Chun is dressed in white. Even though he is over thirty, he still has an outstanding temperament, like a famous scholar of the Han family, not like a Lingnan slang at all.

Of course, Ning Chun has always regarded himself as the Ning family of Linzi, and never considered himself a slut. After all, his ancestor was the doctor Ning Qi who assisted Duke Huan of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he was a famous family.

"Yuzhi, I haven't seen you for a few years. I don't think you have become famous all over the world. You are really envious of me." When seeing Gao Chong, Ning Chun laughed loudly, strode forward, and bowed his hands in salute.

"Brother Ning, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still have the same demeanor." Gao Chong returned the salute with a smile as he stepped down from his seat.

Feng An, who was on the sidelines, looked shocked, "You guys know each other?"

Hearing this, Gao Chong waved his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Ning was a famous man at that time when I was studying in the Imperial College together.

Ning Chun also looked at Gao Chong curiously at this time, "Although Youzhi was young back then, he had a cold temper and devoted himself to martial arts. Now he is a famous general who shakes the world, what a great change."

Gao Chong was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head and laughed, "The world is impermanent, and life is like a drama. At that time, who would have thought of the changes in the world today? Come, brother Ning, take your seat."

Ning Chun hurriedly waved his hands, "You Zhigui is an ambassador of appeasement, and he is the seat of honor. If a certain person comes to join him, he is sincere and frightened, how dare he take the seat."

Gao Chong smiled when he saw this, and immediately waved his sleeves to take the seat. As the envoy of the emperor, he should take the seat.

"After receiving a letter from the ambassador, he immediately persuaded my father to join the imperial court. My father was loyal and agreed, and then went to Ningyue to persuade the owner. The owner also understood the righteousness and immediately agreed to join.

I wanted to come to visit the ambassador together to show my sincerity, but my father was in poor health before leaving and could not make the trip, my father ordered someone to apologize to the ambassador.”

After they were seated, Ning Chun leaned slightly, cupped his hands and said, his attitude was very respectful, and he called him an ambassador, which showed his sincerity.

"Ning's high righteousness, with the people in mind, the family and the country as the most important, is really a model of loyalty to the emperor and love for the people, I admire you." Gao Chong listened very carefully, and then asked with concern: "Is the noble body safe? "

Feng An was taken aback when he heard this, the words seemed familiar.

"Ambassador Xie is concerned, just take care of some minor illnesses." Ning Chun hurriedly expressed his gratitude, and his words and deeds were very decent. At that time, he was a man of aristocratic family. No one would believe him if he was said to be an ignorant and rude slang in the mountains.

Gao Chong nodded, looked at Jiang Baoyi beside him, "Baoyi, do it for me, let's declare the decree."

Jiang Baoyi stood up in response, took out the imperial decree from the box, looked at Ning Chun, "Ning Chun accepts the decree".

Gao Chong got up first, straightened his clothes, bowed and listened respectfully, the rest of the people, such as Feng An and others, also hurriedly got down and listened respectfully.

Ning Chun was even more formal, prostrating and prostrating: "Chen Ningchun accepts the order".

Let me just say here that no one kneeled down, just bowed to show respect.

Jiang Baoyi read out the imperial decree sonorously, and Ning Chun felt relieved after listening, with a happy face, and thanked him loudly.

Li Yuanxia aimed at Qinzhou to set up a general manager's office in Qinzhou, governing one state of Qinzhou, leading five counties including Qinjiang, Anjing, and Nanbin, and worshiping Ning Changzhen as the general manager of Qinzhou.

Although Qinzhou General Administration only governs one prefecture, all of which are the original Ningyue County, the five counties in this prefecture have a large area and a large area, not to mention that the award has not yet ended.

The original Hepu County was divided into Nanhe Prefecture, Jiangzhou, and Yuezhou. Bai Ningxuan was the governor of Nanhe Prefecture, Ning Chun was the governor of Jiangzhou, and Ning Daoming, the younger brother of Ning Changzhen, was the governor of Yuezhou.

As a result, the former counties of Ningyue and Hepu now belong to the four prefectures of Qinzhou, Nanhe, Jiangzhou, and Yuezhou, and the governors of the four prefectures are all served by the direct descendants of the Ning family. Managed by the Ning family.

At this time, Feng An had already realized that when Gao Chong left for Gaozhou, he had already sent someone to Hepu to deliver a letter to his former classmate Ning Chun, and at the same time, he presented the imperial court, Guizhou, Gaozhou, and Qinzhou with awards.

Ning Chun's character and temperament Feng An also knew very well that Ning Chun had always been from the Ning family in Linzi, and was proud of being a descendant of Ning Qi, a doctor in the Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and even despised his current status as a slang. considered taboo.

If Gao Chong persuaded him with the righteousness of the court, and as a classmate of the son of the family, Ning Chun would have no reason to refuse. As for his father Ning Xuan, as far as Feng An knew, it was not a minor illness.

Ning Xuan's brother, Ning Mengli, has been dead for more than 20 years. Ning Xuan is over [-] years old, and has few years to live. Naturally, he has no ambitions, and he can't beat his only son Ning Chun, so he naturally belongs to him.

As the younger brother of former slang chief Ning Mengli and uncle of the current slang chief Ning Changzhen, Ning Xuan is quite prestigious among the slang in Hepu and Ningyue (Qinzhou) despite his age. As for Ning Chun, among the slang people, he is also regarded as a literary star, although Ning Chun never considers himself a slang person.

Now that Ning Xuan and his son have decided to join, even if Ning Changzhen has his own ideas, it is difficult for him to dictate in public, so he can only join together.

That Ning Changzhen is not a good person, Ning Chun said that he "understands righteousness", Feng Ang can only sneer at this.

(End of this chapter)