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Chapter 733 Lord of Lingnan
Hearing Li Shimin talk about this public debt, Li Yuan nodded and said: "Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade, and we can learn from Zhao's experience."You ask those people in the household department to come up with a plan, not only the imperial fields in Chang'an, but also the fields of our Li family in Hu County can be pledged. '

Li Shimin immediately agreed that he would take care of these things when he was appointed as Minister.

Li Yuan paused and asked, "What do you think about the battle in Heyang?" '

Li Shimin knew that Li Yuan would come to him, so he would definitely ask this question.Li Shimin immediately said: "The King of Hejian's South Army is still fighting very well. I thought that the King of Hejian's South Army only needs to contain the Zhao army in Luoyang and threaten the front line of Wuguan."Unexpectedly, King Hejian not only captured Yique, but also broke through Wuguan, detoured to Hulao Pass, and cut off the entry of Zhao Jun. . . . '

"That's enough," Li Yuan interrupted Li Shimin, "I asked Heyang, not Wuguan. '

Li Shimin lowered his head immediately and did not speak.

Li Yuan sighed, showing regret and said: "I know you are a kind person, and you don't want to say anything wrong about the crown prince and King Qi."But it is precisely because of this that the crown prince and King Qi disappointed me.The prince hesitated and hesitated in using troops, and I regret it now. If I made you the commander, Luoyang might have been captured by now. '

Li Shimin lowered his head and said: "Father is too famous, how dare Shimin do it." '

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin, stared at him for a long time, and then said: "Shimin, tell me from the bottom of my heart, I regret that I listened to Zhao people's rumors and put you in Chang'an. Don't blame me in your heart."

Li Shimin knelt down quickly after hearing this, and said in a deep voice: "Father, I have never thought about it this way. If I have this thought, I will die under the thunder."

Li Yuan helped Li Shimin up, and said lovingly: "Okay, okay, you are indeed the unicorn son of my Li family. I believe you. Do we still have to swear these words between father and son? What's the difference? It's useless to make people laugh. Shimin, if I let you go to Heyang to be the commander, how about letting the prince and King Qi assist you?"

Li Shimin's heart sank when he heard this, how could he be willing.

Although Li Shimin had made a decision in his heart, he seemed to have pondered for a while and said: "Father, in the opinion of my son, Li Chongjiu has already won Jianghuai, and the main force is rushing to Luoyang. The situation is not good for me. Our army has been unable to take Luoyang for a long time, the teachers are already exhausted, and more than [-] troops are away, food and grass consumption is no longer enough to support, my minister's suggestion to fight now is not good for me, it is the best policy to accept it while it is good."

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Yuan looked cold and said: "Shimin, don't you think about the attack on Luoyang?"

Li Shimin said: "Back then, the power of Shu was not as good as that of Wei. Zhuge Liang was worried about being trapped in the middle of Shu, so he attacked Qishan seven times. Now my Tang Dynasty is more powerful than Zhao. Why rush to win in a battle? My son is unwilling to go to Heyang , because I don’t want to fight an uncertain war.”

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin and said, "Okay, since you don't want to, I won't force you. It's said that father and son will go to battle. In this Li family's world, it's best to rely on me to fight it down. You don't have to say it, stay behind." Chang’an is here, I have decided to summon the Beiya Forbidden Army to march in person!”

Hearing what Li Yuan said, Li Shimin's expression changed and he said immediately: "The matter of personal conquest is no small matter, and I ask my father to think twice!"

Li Yuan said: "I've made up my mind, so I don't need to say more, you should step down first!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin knew that he could not persuade him anymore, and walked out of the imperial study with a slightly cold expression.Li Shimin looked at the long steps in front of the palace gate and thought, Father really still doesn't trust me, calling me handsome is just a test, the real plan is to recruit him himself.

Yuzhang County is the prefecture of Yuzhang.

When Ouyang Xun, the envoy of the State of Zhao, arrived in Yuzhang by boat, he saw the local people on the riverside wearing masks and holding big daggers, fighting with each other. The folk customs were different from the Central Plains.

Seeing this, Ouyang Xun was surprised and asked Cen Wenwen, an official of Liang State, "What is this?"

Cen Wenwen said: "Your emissary may have forgotten that today is May [-]th."

Ouyang Xun was stunned. He knew that Yuzhang was located in the land of Wu and Yue, where the plague was prevalent, and the local people thought that May [-]th was a bad day, so on this day, people used various methods to drive away the plague and avoid the epidemic. This custom has been around since the pre-Qin period. continues to this day.

Cen Wenwen pointed to the riverside, and the common people who were fighting each other said: "The local barbarians regard May [-]th as a fighting drama, just like we teach martial arts, and keep the people's style of martial arts. There are also people's homes, On May [-], gather hundreds of insects, the big ones are snakes, the small ones are lice, put them together in a container, let them eat each other, and keep the remaining ones. The snakes are called snake worms, and the lice are called lice worms. , It is very powerful to kill people."

Ouyang Xun was surprised when he heard this, "It's so ridiculous that such a thing exists, I don't believe it."

Cen Wenwen said: "How dare I lie to your envoy? Fortunately, after Hou Jing's rebellion, most of these Gu families have been extinct, so they are gone now."

Ouyang Xun listened to Cen Wenwen and asked: "Your lord and all the ministers must be very uncomfortable living in Yuzhang!"

"It's not just that I don't care about it," Cen Wenwen said: "In the land of Jingxiang, although there are barbarians and japonica people in Meishan, they mostly gather in the mountains and don't come to bother us on weekdays, but this Yuzhang is the hometown of Baiyue. They have not really settled down, and the local people seem to be obedient, but they are only obedient and disobedient, and they do not respect the king. Therefore, although our Liang State moved to Yuzhang, no matter the officials, the soldiers are all people's hearts."

Ouyang Xun was secretly happy when he heard the words, but said on the face: "You can rest assured, although this Yuzhang is a bit more dangerous, it is still much better than Lingnan."

After hearing what Ouyang Xun said, Cen Wenwen squinted his eyes and said, "Da Zhao has captured Jianghuai today, and his power is strong enough to fight against Li and Tang, but according to the words of the envoy, does it mean that he also intends to attack Lingnan? "

Ouyang Xun smiled and said, "Why not? I, Great Zhao, will sooner or later rule the world. However, more than [-] counties in the south of the Lingnan surrendered to Li Tang. How can my lord agree?"

Cen Wenwen immediately said: "Then I want to remind your envoy that Lingnan is different from Yuzhang. Feng An is only the lord of Lingnan on the surface. In fact, there are more than [-] counties in Lingnan, and the most powerful people in Lingnan are the slang people in Lingnan. The land in Lingnan counties is wet. , It’s all so terrible, it’s hard for us Han people to live here, but the local slang people are like a fish in water, do you think the slang people are the most powerful?”

"Then how did Feng An, a Han Chinese, become the Lord of Lingnan?"

Cen Wenwen said: "It's not because Feng An's grandmother, Mrs. Xian, is the daughter of a rich family. Among the slang, this Mrs. Xian is like a noble lord, an imperial concubine, and Princess Pingyang. She doesn't give way to a woman. Back then, Mrs. Xian Following Chen Baxian to pacify Hou Jing's rebellion, she was granted the title of Mrs. Shi Longtai for the Chen Dynasty. She was actually the lord of Lingnan. After the Great Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Emperor Wen sent general Wei Wei to pacify Lingnan, but he could not enter. Later, Emperor Wen asked Chen Empress to express Believe in Madam Xian, Lingnan has only descended to the Sui Dynasty. But in fact, the land of Lingnan was not really controlled by the imperial court at the end of the Sui Dynasty. On the surface, it is governed by prefectures and counties, but in fact it is just a prison."

PS: The writing is a bit slow recently, because at the end of the conception, the pits have to be filled in, so please forgive me, there will be a burst on the weekend.

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