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Chapter 382 Brother 380 Chapter [-] Layout in Hebei (second more)

In a small courtyard next to Duke Wei's mansion.

Xu Jingzong and Liu Xie sat in front of Li Shimin respectfully.

Li Shimin looked at Liu Xie, and said: "This time Li Mi is willing to enter the Guanzhong and submit to my Tang Dynasty, thanks to Liu Fuyuan and your two elder brothers."

Liu Xie smiled and cupped his hands and said, "King Qin praises you, the three Yu brothers are ashamed."

Liu Xie was from Xie County, Puzhou. At the beginning, he was the governor of Hanoi County in the imperial court. Later, when he saw that the Wagang Army was powerful, he surrendered to Li Mi, and Li Mi appointed him as the prefect of the government.And his two elder brothers, Liu Heng and Liu Xu, were both from Puzhou, and both served as officials under Li Mi's command.

The three brothers are all the sons of Taichang Shaoqing Liu Dan, the grandson of the famous official Liu Qing, and they all belong to the famous Hedong Liu family.

At that time, the Liu family of Hedong, the Pei family of Hedong, and the Xue family of Hedong were called the three surnames of Hedong, and they were the noble families in Shanxi second only to the Wang family of Taiyuan.

This time when Jinyang raised troops, among the three surnames in Hedong, the Pei family in Hedong supported the most, and Pei Ji contributed a lot to Li Yuan's success.In addition to the Xue Shixiong branch in Youzhou, many of the Xue clan headed by Xue Shou, Sanfeng Xueshou in Hedong, are officials under Li Yuan and Li Shimin.

But this time, Li Mi returned to the Tang Dynasty, and the Hedong Liu family was unwilling to be reconciled to the Pei family. After the Xue family, they made great efforts, and the three brothers stepped forward to win a group of Wagang village people to join Li Shimin.

Liu Xie also knew that with this great achievement, as long as the Li Clan does not fall in the future, the Hedong Liu family will always be able to stand, and their prosperity will last for generations.

Liu Xie's prediction was right. According to the original history, Li Tang's respect for the Liu family has continued. For example, Liu Dan's sixth grandson, Liu Zongyuan, was the official governor of Liuzhou.

Compared with Liu Xie's three brothers, Xu Jingzong, a lonely family member, has much less influence in the Wagang Army. He secretly turned to Liu Xie, and when he saw Li Shimin's praise, he couldn't help being envious and jealous.

Liu Xie didn't appear to be proud of his meritorious deeds, instead he said: "Although Duke Wei has agreed to enter Guanzhong, the old land of Liyang and the Wagang Army in Hebei is far away from Guanzhong, compared with Yu Wenhua and Dou Jiande. It's near, in case the two of them come to attack. I'm afraid that the Tang Lord will be too far away, and this Hebei land will not be able to defend itself."

Li Shimin smiled and said to the two: "Don't worry, both of you, for Hanoi and Hebei, the Son of Heaven has long been determined to win."

"I would like to hear the details." Liu Xie said.

Li Shimin said: "I have just received a secret decree. The emperor has ordered General Youyiwei King Huai'an to be the ambassador of Shandong Dao'an, and all the troops in Shandong will be disciplined; and Cui Shilang will be the deputy to manage Shandong."

Xu Jingzong immediately asked: "King Qin said, but Cui Shilang of the Cui family of Boling?"

Li Shimin nodded.After being confirmed by Li Shimin, Liu Xie and Xu Jingzong looked at each other with expressions of shock.

This Cui Shilang from the Boling Cui family is called Cui Mingan.

At that time, there was a saying that there was no one with a more noble surname than King Cui Lu Li Zheng, and Cui Mingan came from the Boling Cui family of King Cui Lu Li Zheng.Whether it is the Cui surname or the Boling Cui family, at that time it was recognized as the most noble family in the world and the head of the northern wealthy family.

Historically, during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin asked Gao Shilian to establish the clan annals.In the clan annals, Gao Shilian listed Cui Mingan's Boling Cui family as the first class, above other surnames.

When Li Shimin saw him at the time, he was very annoyed, because although Cui Mingan was an official in the Tang Dynasty, he was not included in the list of high-ranking officials.

Li Shimin intervened now and rebuilt the clan annals, saying that there is no need to talk about a few generations ago, and he stopped taking today's officials and ranks as the rank, so he set the royal family Li as the first class, foreign relatives as the second class, and the Boling Cui family as the second class. Third class.

Even so, it is confirmed that before Li and Tang ruled the world, the Cui family of Boling could be regarded as the head of the world's powerful families, the most powerful among the powerful families.

And Li Yuan sent Cui Mingan as his deputy to assist Li Shentong, apparently to take advantage of the prestige of the Boling Cui family among the gentry in the world and recruit the Shandong gentry to serve Li Tang.As long as the Shandong gentry are willing to contribute, then Dou Jiande, Yu Wenhua and his ilk are nothing to fear.

This appointment also involves Li Tang's adjustment of the situation in Hedong.

After the Battle of Hedong between Li Chongjiu and Li Yuan ended, Li Yuanji was dismissed by Li Yuan from the post of governor of Bingzhou because of his loss of troops, which was tantamount to depriving him of the military power of the fifteen states of Hedong.

Later, because of the loss of Taiyuan County, Li Yuan planned to change to the governor of Jiangzhou, who was in charge of the soldiers and horses of the fifteen prefectures in Hedong.

However, Li Yuan intended to belong to Li Zhiwan as the governor of Jiangzhou, but Guo Ziwu took a copy of Li Zhiwan. Li Yuan didn't know why Li Yuan didn't appoint Li Zhiwan as the governor of Jiangzhou.

However, the governor of Jiangzhou and the land of Hedong are very important. It is impossible for Li Yuan not to send capable and trusted generals to guard them.

No matter Li Zhiwan's ability or the degree of Li Yuan's trust, she can do it all by herself.As for Li Chen, Li Shentong is inferior in terms of talent.

So Li Yuan came up with a way to simply split up his duties and let Xiangwu King Li Chen be the general manager of Jiangzhou, in charge of the military affairs of the prefectures and counties west of Taiyue Mountain. Shandong Daoanfu Ambassador, in charge of military affairs in the counties and states east of Taiyue Mountain.

It is Li Yuan's plan for the future of Hebei to let Li Chen and Li Shentong guard the three places of Hedong, Hanoi, and Hebei, and then in the name of Cui to collect the gentry and enter Shandong.

And this time, if Li Shimin could make Li Mi surrender to Li Tang, then Li Tang's soldiers would take over the Wagang Army's Hebei land first without bloodshed, so that it would be much easier for Li Shentong to enter Hebei in the future.

Liu Xie and Xu Jingzong were overjoyed to hear that Li Yuan had made such an arrangement for Hebei.

Xu Jingzong said first: "With King Huai'an and Cui Shilang in charge, Li Yang will have no worries."

Li Shimin smiled, and at this moment, Changsun Wuji stepped forward and said, "King Qin, I have your private message."

Li Shimin nodded, took the letter from Changsun Wuji and read it.Liu Xie, Xu Jingzong thought it was a military secret letter, although he didn't take it seriously, he saw that Li Shimin, who had always been calm and calm, had an overjoyed look on his face after seeing the letter, and he couldn't help being secretly surprised. What kind of faith in Xindao can make King Qin so happy.

Li Shimin immediately pressed the letter and said: "Wuji, I can't get away now, you handle this matter for me, and everything must be in line with her wishes."

"No." Changsun Wuji retreated immediately after taking the order.

Li Shimin, on the other hand, was very cautious, and hid the letter paper on his clothes.

Liu Xie immediately asked jokingly: "Why does the King of Qin like it? Why don't you come and have fun with us?"

Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said: "It's just a beauty in Jiangshan."

Liu Xie and Xu Jingzong were puzzled.Liu Xie said with a smile: "Although I don't quite understand, but seeing King Qin is so happy, then I should congratulate King Qin first."

Li Shimin couldn't help smiling.

PS: The second one is a bit late, sorry.

(End of this chapter)