Wentang

Chapter 807 Wang Xuance's Opportunity
With Jin Rushan and other high-level executives working behind the scenes, those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos were quickly suppressed, and no big trouble was caused.

The spin-off of the Royal Commercial Bank is proceeding in an orderly manner, and the handover of the most important medical system and Gold Bank has been completed after more than two months.

Datang Jinxing and the Ministry of Health of Datang officially began to exercise their powers.

After being spun off, Huangshanghang is still a giant, and its core products such as glass, perfume, and soap have not been spun off. As long as there are these exclusive deals, Huangshanghang will always be Huangshanghang.

In fact, all the institutions and departments related to government functions were removed this time, and the pure commercial capabilities were not affected much.

The eldest grandson Wugou also started to reorganize the Royal Commercial Bank on the basis of the remaining industries.

This reorganization has fundamentally changed the management and management system, making the internal powers more clear and the management system smoother.

In addition, the Crown Princess Wu Chang also became a big winner. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the eldest grandson Wugou began to let her contact the Imperial Commercial Bank, which could be regarded as laying the foundation for the next handover.

Yue Shan didn't intervene in these matters, although Huang Shanghang has his shares, as long as the eldest grandson Wugou is willing to pay him dividends, the rest is up to him.

He is basically busy with three things, continuing to write the book of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, arguing with people who oppose "The Rise and Fall of School" from time to time, and the construction of Gewu College.

He also met Meng Mian, a descendant of Mencius. He was indeed a very talented person, but his interest in medicine and biology far surpassed that of literature.

Within a few days of studying with Yue Shan, he volunteered to study biology and medicine.

Yue Shan didn't dare to decide on this matter, Meng Xian was the link between him and the Meng family, such a big matter had to be approved by the Meng family.

So he personally wrote a letter to Meng Yao about it.

Meng Yao's reply was quick and the content was very simple. I don't understand biology. Meng Yao is also your junior, so you can figure it out.

What else could Yue Shan say, so he was sent to the biology department to study biology and medicine.

At the same time, he also sighed that the two families of Confucius and Mencius were really destined.

Kong Yingda's son, Kong Zhiyue, loves medical skills and works in the Imperial Medical Office and goes to medical school every day.This time I went to work in the Ministry of Health again, because of my status, I was still in an important position.

Meng Xi is indeed talented, worthy of the title of the most outstanding disciple of the next generation of the Meng family, and also obsessed with biology and medicine.

In fact, Yue Shan was a bit ignorant. In the original history, Meng Mian was a medical expert and an expert in health preservation, and lived to be more than 90 years old.

He also edited the first book on health preservation in history, and he is a patriarch-level figure who has stepped forward in health preservation.

Moreover, this person's ability to be an official is also good. He once served in the central government and also served as an important official in the local area.And he was upright, so he was slandered by Wu Zetian and sent to prison.

Tang Zhongzong admired this person very much, and invited him to be an official several times after he succeeded to the throne, but he always declined because of his old age and frailty, otherwise he would not have no chance to be a prime minister.

But even though he didn't know about Meng Xian's achievements in the original history, Yue Shan could still see that this man was a great talent, and it was a great thing that he was willing to devote himself to biology.

Biology now lacks a leading figure.

Time slowly came to the end of the year. Under the auspices of Prince Li Chengqian, the court carried out another enfeoffment, and the main target was the dignitaries below the Marquis.

This time, more people were conferred, but in fact, the total land allocated was not as much as those several princes.

But in any case, they are all part of the princes and kings, and their status is different.

Because of this enfeoffment, the gentry's covert resistance to the abolition of free privileges officially collapsed.

Knowing that resistance was hopeless, they began to change their minds and sent their children to join the army to make contributions.Once meritorious service is awarded, the family is also a vassal king.

The most important thing for a rich and powerful family is people. If one fails, ten will be sent to join the army. If they die, they will continue to send them.

And this change in thinking directly affects their principles of doing things.

As those with vested interests, they are the last ones to see reforms. They think that they are the masters of the kingdom of heaven, and they regard other places as barbaric lands, and the barbaric people oppose external expansion.

And now they are not conservative anymore, and uncharacteristically start advocating foreign wars.

At first, Yue Shan was very strange. Did these people take the wrong medicine?

After discussing with my think tank, I understood what was going on, and everything was driven by interests.

Only when they start a war will their children have the opportunity to make contributions and have the possibility of being knighted.

Yue Shan is naturally happy to see this kind of change for them, but he is afraid that you will hold back.But at the same time, his vigilance was raised to the highest level, and he even went to the palace to meet Li Shimin specifically for this.

"You said we should beware of such radical thoughts?" Li Shimin said in surprise, "Didn't you always scold them for being short-sighted and dragging their feet?"

Yue Shan said: "Their conservative ideas will indeed affect the pace of the country's expansion, there is no doubt about it."

"But when they oppose us, they will desperately find the shortcomings in our plan. Thanks to this, we can more clearly understand the shortcomings of the plan, and make changes and make up for it."

"The existence of conservatives can give us another way to solve problems besides war, and let us consider war more carefully, so that we will not change from belligerence to militarism."

"And now the conservatives have turned around and are more radical than us. Then the whole country will be kidnapped by militant sentiment, and it is easy to get lost in the war and drain the vitality of the country."

"So, as much as I hate conservatives, I have to admit that having them is not a bad thing for the country."

After listening to it, Li Shimin laughed and said: "Haha... not bad, you have finally matured. Cheng Qian, now you understand why I rewarded Liu Jie so much."

Li Chengqian said with admiration: "I understand. Compared with my father and teacher, I still have a lot to learn."

Liu Ji is the only conservative among the chancellors, but he is different from other conservatives in that he does not oppose positive changes, but opposes wanton external expansion.

In the past, the conservatives were powerful, and Li Shimin would suppress him from time to time.

Now some conservatives have turned into radicals, and if they are suppressed again, the conservatives will really be defeated.

So I want to reward him, give the conservatives a little confidence, and let them continue to appear in the court as a political force.

Li Shimin looked at Yue Shan and said with satisfaction: "My most trusted subject is you, and you will become Chengqian's most important adviser in the future."

"I used to worry that you didn't consider things comprehensively and couldn't give Cheng Qian the right advice at the critical moment, but now I feel relieved."

"Uh, I can only say that Xie Shengren is very respectful." Yue Shan said.

At this time Li Shimin said suddenly: "By the way, just now there was an urgent document from Liaodong, and Wang Xuance persuaded King Baekje and King Tamra to enclose it."

"What? Can I take a look at the official document?" Yue Shan asked in surprise.

Li Shimin took out an official document and handed it to him.

After Yue Shan took it and read it to make sure it was correct, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He really deserves to be Wang Xuance.

Although he did not achieve the feat of destroying a country by one person as in history, gold shines everywhere. This time he carried the feat of persuading the two countries to become a blockbuster again.

Fortunately, the Tamna Kingdom is a group of natives without their own culture. It is said that a country is actually a tribal alliance. It is normal for them to attach themselves.

Baekje had always formed an alliance with Goguryeo before, and when Datang conquered Goguryeo, they even wanted to send troops to deter them.

It is a real achievement to be able to attach what they said to the whole country.

"This official document is too formulaic, isn't there any specific process?"

Li Shimin said: "You will have to ask him when he comes back. Wang Xuance is a talent you have discovered and cultivated, and you have trained another humerus minister for the court."

Yue Shan said modestly: "Speaking of which, he is considered as half of Pei Jugong's disciple, I really dare not take credit for it."

Li Shimin said: "There is no need to be modest, I know the situation. Before you told me that he was a first-class diplomatic talent, and he was the most suitable to go to Xiniu Hezhou with the Western Expeditionary Army. I still didn't believe it, but now it seems that you were right again. "

Yue Shan said: "To be honest, I didn't expect him to be able to do this."

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The news about Baekje and Tamna quickly spread, and everyone didn't believe it at first.

In the past few years, it is true that there have been remote effects from time to time, but it has never happened in the whole country, and everyone thinks it is a joke.

But more and more details were leaked out, and some court officials even publicly admitted the matter.Moreover, the rulers and envoys of the two countries are already on the way, and they will arrive in Gyeonggi in a few days.

When such news came out, everyone had to believe that it was true.

Then the whole country boiled, this is not a single soldier was mobilized to join the country, including the Baekje Kingdom that has been passed down for hundreds of years.This is an incomparable honor, and every Tang person feels very honored.

People of the older generation may still remember the humiliation of being beaten to the city of Chang'an by the Turks, while the young people of the new generation only know the fact that the Tang Dynasty was invincible.

This incident was particularly shocking to the aliens who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty before, and it gave them the idea of ​​how glorious it is to be a member of the Tang Dynasty, and they have a little more recognition of the Tang Dynasty.

Especially young people born in the last 20 years, they wear Hanfu, speak Chinese, eat Han style food, learn Chinese culture, and they have already recognized the fact that they are Tang people from the bottom of their hearts.

For the vassal states around Datang, the shock of this incident was also great, it should be said that it was like a magnitude [-] earthquake.

Everyone treats you like a younger brother, why do you become a vassal?how do we do it
Not everyone wants to give up their 'throne'.

But no matter what they think, they can't change the fact that Baekje and Tamna are attached.

With the news of a step closer, the court of the Tang Dynasty boiled again.This time the attachment was persuaded by a person named Wang Xuance?

I still didn't believe it at first, but soon there was definite news that the rumors were true.

Everyone started asking, who is Wang Xuance?Then the information about him was revealed little by little.

Students of Weishui Academy, half of Xia Guogong Yueshan's disciples... After the two news were confirmed, they both had an idea.

Oh, that's the way it is, so there's nothing surprising about it.

This is Yue Shan's prestige in the ruling and opposition parties.

Half a month later, the envoys from Baekje and Tamna arrived at the banks of the Weishui River by boat, but were surprised by the train.

In order to welcome their envoys, the imperial court specially sent officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple to greet them, and took them all the way to the capital by train.

Normally, envoys from vassal states do not have this kind of treatment when they come to Hajj, whether you like to come or not.When you come, go to Honglu Temple to report and wait for the emperor's interview.

Do you want the imperial court to welcome you?Don't even think about it.

But after all, they are internal, unprecedented, and should be given special treatment.

It was already afternoon when they arrived, so naturally there was no reason to visit the emperor at this time, so they arranged to go early the next morning.

Li Shimin also deliberately put tomorrow's morning court in the Hanyuan Hall. Basically, this hall will be used only for major court ceremonies.

The usual court meetings are held in the Xuanzheng Hall.

However, there is one exception, that is Wang Xuance, who was directly announced into the palace to report the specific process to Li Shimin alone.

He didn't come out of the palace until the palace gate was about to be locked.

He couldn't run around until the matter was over, and he returned to Honglu Temple honestly to live with the envoys of the two countries.

Early the next morning, the diplomatic mission presented the enclosed credentials.

What is written in the national book is naturally high-sounding. They are also descendants of China. Their ancestors went to Liaodong to make a living to escape the war. They have long wanted to return to China...

The sage governs martial arts, loves the people like a son... After a compliment, we said that we voluntarily attached ourselves and returned to the embrace of the motherland of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was so happy, he immediately named King Baekje the Duke of Shen Guo, and King Tamra the Duke of Liaoxi County.

It seems that they have changed from kings to dukes. In fact, the kings of vassal states are not as valuable as the dukes of Datang.

Many small feudal vassals do not even get dukes in the country, most of them are marquises.

Baekje is a relatively strong country with a long history, so it will be granted the title of Duke.

The fact that King Tamna was named Duke was purely a reward given earlier, otherwise he would be a Marquis.

There are other nobles in the two countries who also want to reward one by one, but these are not important, just leave it to the Ministry of Rites to discuss slowly, and it is not enough for the emperor to confer rewards in person.

Then there was Wang Xuance, who made him a Marquis in one fell swoop—the Marquis of Yichang County. I don't know how many people have envied him.

He was also promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and from a senior official of the fourth rank, he officially entered the ranks of middle and high-level managers in the country.

Afterwards, the prince offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple and told the ancestors about it.

For general major events, the emperor is not qualified to personally sacrifice to the ancestral temple, and the emperor appoints people to perform sacrifices on his behalf.

The attachment of the two countries must have been worthy of the emperor's sacrifice ten years ago, but now, it is really nothing.

Just let the prince go.

After that, there will be banquets and the like, so I won’t repeat them.

In fact, Yue Shan would go home after the morning court was over, he didn't eat the banquet, he ate a lot of rice noodles in the palace, so he didn't care.

Early the next morning, the concierge came to report that Wang Xuance, Shaoqing of Houhonglu Temple in Yichang County, asked to see him.

(End of this chapter)