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Chapter 361 Taiyuan Wang Family (Second Change)

The establishment of the post of general manager of Jiangzhou can be described as joy and sorrow for several families.

It turned out that Li Yuan used Li Yuanji as the governor of Bingzhou and the governor of the fifteen prefectures in Shanxi. However, Li Yuanji's performance in the Jinyang battle can be said to have completely embarrassed the Li family.Now Li Yuanji and the governor of the prefecture must not be able to keep it. As for the governor of Jiangzhou, he does not have his share.

Li Yuan asked Li Shimin to send troops to recover Hedong, and all the generals in Pu, Shaanxi and Hebei were under his control, and the soldiers and horses in Shanxi were also under Li Shimin's control.But now Li Yuan transfers Li Shimin back to Chang'an and defeats Xue Ju, but he will set up another Jiangzhou governor, obviously wanting to take back the military power from Li Shimin.

Even Li Shimin felt a little uneasy about this.

But now the candidate for the governor of Shanxi's military affairs is debatable. Li Yuan's employment is quite cronyistic, as can be seen from his arrangements.

This time when Li Chongjiu came to attack Jinyang, his fourth son Qi Wang Li Yuanji was in charge of the prefecture, and the governor of the fifteen prefectures was military. .

Therefore, Li Tang's military power was concentrated on Li Yuan's children and relatives.

Therefore, in order to set up the governor of Jiangzhou to replace the governor of Bingzhou, the candidates must be relatives of Li Yuan, and after much deliberation, there are only three candidates who can take on the role.

A younger brother of Li Yuan, currently living in King Huai'an, Li Shentong of General Youyiwei, another one is Pu, Jiang, the general manager of Xi Sanzhou, Li Yuan's nephew, Li Chen, King of Xiangwu, and finally Princess Pingyang Li Zhiwan .

But this time Guo Ziwu joined Li Zhiwan on this occasion, obviously because he didn't want her to be the governor of Jiangzhou.

Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin: "The emperor took away the military power. This is the emperor's check and balance technique. The King of Qin doesn't have to worry about it."

Li Shimin said: "Of course I know, it's just that Guo Ziwu dares to join my sister, I don't know who gave him the courage!"

Fang Xuanling said: "Yes, King Qin, Guo Ziwu is at a disadvantage in this battle, we can take part in his crime of death in front of the Holy One."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you, and I don't want to see this person again in the future."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "It's just a trivial matter."

After that, Li Shimin left Xiangwu King Li Chen, Duke Xihe to guard Jiangzhou, Xizhou, Jiang Baoyi, and Liu Jizhen to guard Shizhou, and led the army back from Taiyuan County.

On the other side, Li Zhiwan and Li Yuanji knew that after Li Shimin withdrew, Li Zhiwan also led the army back.

Li Chongjiu who was in Jinyang heard that Li Shimin and Li Zhiwan retreated at the same time, but this news was also within his expectation.

At present, Li Chongjiu is setting up a list to comfort the people in the four gates of Jinyang City, and at the same time announced that Taiyuan County is under his rule.

There are fifteen counties in Taiyuan County, and the number of households reached as many as 17 in the seventh year of Daye.

Seven years after the great cause, the Turks invaded the border, Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, and Taiyuan was no longer in the great cause, especially the Turks, Liu Wuzhou, and Liang Shi all often invaded the border and plundered the population.Li Yuan didn't dare to offend the Turks, and has always swallowed his anger. Although Taiyuan is no longer the grand occasion in the seventh year of the great cause, after all, it has a profound foundation and is still the capital of the north.

The Sui Book commented on Taiyuan, saying that the mountains and rivers in the place are repeated, and it is actually a meeting of the same capital. Although the original Qi and other capitals, the character Yin Fu, is not very clever.

Yinfu is rich, not only rich in products, but also rich in people. It is three times more prosperous than Zhuojun under Li Chongjiu.

As for the characters, Taiyuan can be promoted as the prefect of the county, and the leaders of the gentry should belong to the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Wen family of Taiyuan.

The Wen family of Taiyuan needn't be introduced, and the Wang family of Taiyuan needs no introduction either. It is one of the five surnames and seven Wangs, a first-class family in the world.

The so-called Wang family of the world came from Taiyuan. For example, the Wang family of Langya, which was called "the king and the horse share the world" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, also came from the Wang family of Taiyuan.

But now the Wang family in Taiyuan is no longer what it used to be. In the early years of Daye, Han Wang Yang Liang rebelled in Taiyuan, and the Wang family in Taiyuan was on the wrong team.

Many members of the Wang family in Taiyuan were killed and exiled, and they have long since lost their original momentum.

Before attacking Taiyuan, Li Chongjiu had already thought of a way to appease the Taiyuan gentry.

On the third day of Li Shimin's retreat, Su Su, the governor of Shanggu County, rushed from Shanggu to the foot of Jinyang City with more than 100 horsemen.

Looking at the majestic gate of Jinyang City, Su Su felt a lot of emotion. The Taiyuan Sub-Escort Bureau of the Li Family Escort Bureau was in Jinyang, and he spent several years here. Now he came to Taiyuan County to take up his post.

He and Li Chongjiu are both natives of Taiyuan, and no one in Youzhou Army is more familiar with the local customs in Taiyuan County than they are.

Of course, Su Su knew that Li Chongjiu let Su Su come to Taiyuan County to sit in town because he was originally a disciple of Hefen, and a disciple of the great Confucian Wang Tong.

Wang Tong was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, so Su Su had a lot of contacts with members of the Wang family of Taiyuan.

After Su Su arrived, Li Chongjiu immediately sent invitations to all the gentry in Taiyuan to have a night banquet in Jinyang Palace.

All the gentry in Taiyuan did not dare to neglect, and they all came together.

It was Wang Gui who came forward from the Taiyuan Wang family.Wang Gui's great-grandfather was Wang Shennian. When Liang became king, Wang Shennian and his son Wang Sengbian defected to the Southern Dynasty.Later Wang Sengbian became a powerful official in Nanliang. If he hadn't been defeated by Chen Baxian, he would also be the lord of half of the country.

When Wang Gui was young, he was looked forward to by the patriarch, and was mentioned by his uncle Wang Kui. My family's family is only here.Wang Weizheng was the son of Wang Sengbian. Wang Wei also had an elder brother named Wang Chuan, who had accompanied Han to capture tigers and destroy Chen.After the extermination of Chen, Wang Xuan excavated Chen Baxian's tomb, burned his body into ashes, and swallowed it with water.

Later, Yang Liang rebelled and took Wang Gui's uncle Wang Wei, Xiao Mahe of the Southern Dynasty, as his confidant.After Yang Liang's defeat, Wang Wei and Xiao Mahe died together, and Wang Gui was imprisoned, and he went into exile.Wang Gui didn't return home until after the Sui Dynasty was destroyed.

When he came to the Jinyang Palace for the banquet, Wang Gui was quite disturbed. He was still quite unfamiliar with Li Chongjiu who led the Youzhou Army to defeat Jinyang. .At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. It fought south and north, defeated Turkic, Khitan, and Goguryeo externally, and defeated Luo Yi internally, Gao Kaidao, and Song Jingang.

This time Li Chongjiu even captured Jinyang.

When Wang Gui came to Jinyang Palace, he saw a young man in a Ge shirt talking to him respectfully with several Jinyang county gentry.

Wang Gui observed his words and expressions, and at a glance, he knew that the other party was Li Chongjiu without a doubt.

Wang Gui immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Wang Gui of Taiyuan pays homage to Lord Shanggu."

Hearing the words, the other party turned around, smiled and said, "Could it be Wang Shujie?"

Seeing that Fang Ju also had the native accent of Taiyuan, Wang Gui couldn't help but wondered: "I don't want Bo Ming to be heard by Duke Shanggu. I hear Duke Shanggu's accent. Could it be the same hometown."

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "Exactly, I am from Shi'ai County, Taiyuan, and I can be called a fellow townsman with Brother Shujie."

Wang Gui was surprised when he saw Li Chongjiu's confession, and a Taiyuan gentleman beside him raised his wine glass and said to Wang Gui with a smile: "Brother Wang, Shanggu Gonggong was born in our Taiyuan County, and he will take care of all counties in the future. It's the luck of the village."

Wang Gui heard and said quickly: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I just found out. If I really knew this, I should have come to see you earlier."

Li Chongjiu smiled slightly, and the people on the side said: "Brother Wang, it's not too late, I only found out today, um, I haven't produced a person like Lord Shanggu in Taiyuan for a long time."
People from the gentry who came to Taiyuan on the side heard that Li Chongjiu and Su Su were both from Taiyuan, and they were all overjoyed at the moment.

For all Han people, the most important thing is the door, and the second is the village.In the past, those who achieved success in one party became officials at the central government and had to take care of their fellow villagers. This was not an exchange, but an obligation.

Especially the gentry, when they were officials, they passed the conquest.The system of expropriation is self-recommendation, how to recommend, and Yaoxiang is one of them.

For example, at the end of the Han Dynasty, when Sima Yi, a famous family in Hanoi, entered Cao Wei, he successively recommended Wang Xiang from the same county and tried him to become an official. When his fellow villager Yang Jun was in trouble, Sima Yi, Wang Xiang, and Xun Wei all came forward to rescue him.Sima Yi, Wang Xiang, and Xun Wei are all from Hanoi.

Therefore, after hearing about the gentry in Taiyuan, and hearing that Li Chongjiu and Su Sunai were from Taiyuan, they immediately liked each other greatly, and they felt close to each other.

Li Chongjiu paid special attention to Wang Gui, and said: "At the moment, I am new to Jinyang, and my foothold is not stable. I don't know what Uncle Jie has taught me."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu didn't hold on to his identity, but asked him for advice, Wang Gui's vanity was satisfied at the moment.

Wang Gui said: "Teach Lord Shanggu not to dare to take it. It is only the land of Taiyuan. Since ancient times, Hu and Han have mixed together. Now there are Liu Wuzhou and Turks in the north, and Li Tang in the south. If Duke Shanggu can't hold on to the land where the four wars are used, Therefore, I am afraid it will be difficult to make the common people and the nobles return to their hearts."

Li Chongjiu asked: "Then what should I do?"

Wang Gui said: "As the saying goes, if the name is correct, the people will attach themselves. Lord Shanggu now has six counties, and he has newly acquired Taiyuan County. Taiyuan County is the land of the king's base. Those who have to be destined by heaven cannot occupy it. Lord Shanggu Right now, calling yourself the Inspector of Youzhou makes people think that he is just sitting on the sidelines and has no intention of making progress."

Li Chongjiu said: "But if you act too hastily, it is taboo for all the heroes in the world, not to mention that I am still under the order of Duke Wei."

Wang Gui smiled and said: "Please forgive me for my bold words. It is difficult for Wei Gong to attack Luoyang. Even if Yu Wenhua is not close enough, Li Tang is willing to let him get it. Before Wei Gong attacked Dongdu, Li Tang sent the prince He sent troops to Tongguan, intending to plot against the Eastern Capital, but when Yu Wenhua and his army arrived, Li Tang immediately withdrew. Did Duke Shanggu think that Duke Wei could capture Luoyang?"

Wang Gui said: "Sooner or later, Duke Wei will be defeated. Duke Shanggu is the hero of the party. If you blindly follow him, you will be troubled by him."

Speaking of this, Wang Gui smiled and said: "It's the first time we met, I had a good time, and I didn't stop talking. I hope that Mr. Gu will not think that he is Xia Menglang."

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "Brother Shujie has a heart of fists and punches, no wonder, I also ask brother Shujie to come to the Youzhou shogunate to help me."

Wang Gui hesitated for a while, and said: "Thank you, Lord Shanggu, I will definitely do my best."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help being overjoyed to see Wang Gui's help. This person was one of the four famous prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty in history.

It's really refreshing to dig Li Tang's wall this time.

(End of this chapter)