Tiantang

Chapter 116
Chapter 124

Li Longji finally mentioned An Lushan.

Zhang Xuan sneered in his heart, but said respectfully, "Your Majesty, although An Lushan did not really conspire against the bandits, he also colluded with King Rong. This is a sure thing. Otherwise, King Rong's rebellion was defeated, and Anlu Shan will not abscond back to Fan Yang without obeying His Majesty's order."

"Your Majesty, given time, Anlu Mountain will surely be turned back." Zhang Xuan added another sentence softly.

The corner of Li Longji's mouth twitched slightly: Someone had mentioned this to him many times a few years ago, and Yang Guozhong kept impeaching An Lushan for treason and disobedience.

But Li Longji didn't take it seriously before, and didn't take it seriously. When he came back to his senses, An Lushan was already sitting strong. Be careful that it will force An Lushan back.

If An Lushan wants to raise troops to rebel, the damage to Datang Jiangshan will be great.

"Zhang Xuan, Anlu Mountain... I also understand the matter of Anlu Mountain. It's just that Anlu Mountain now has an army of three towns, even if it is me, I have to be cautious." Li Longji's eyes flashed There was a hint of ruthlessness, but he sighed.

The emperor is really old, and his mentality has changed.In the past, how could the emperor reveal his true inner thoughts in front of a courtier?Standing behind Li Longji, Gao Lishi felt emotional.

"Your Majesty, An Lushan's military power must be weakened, otherwise it will be difficult to end."

Li Longji sighed.

"Your Majesty, An Lushan alone is the envoy of Fanyang, Pinglu, and Hedong, and owns nearly half of the army and horses in the Tang Dynasty. If it is not weakened, once An Lushan revolts, the court will find it difficult to control the situation. King Rong rebelled Lessons learned from the past are ahead, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

Zhang Xuan got up and bowed deeply.

Li Longji's eyes flickered.

"Your Majesty knows that your majesty is worried that the court will weaken An Lushan's power, which will trigger An Lushan's backlash, and even force Anlushan to rebel. However, in my opinion, as long as the court's actions to reduce power are gentler and don't specifically target Anlu With Shan alone, An Lushan can only accept the reality."

"The imperial court wants to cut down the feudal clan, not the security! What else can An Lushan say?"

"Cutting down the feudal clan? How do you say this?" Li Longji's eyes lit up, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I think that your Majesty can take advantage of King Rong's rebellion and take this opportunity to issue an edict to integrate the top ten feudal towns in the world and reduce them to the eight major feudal towns." Zhang Xuan took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Anxi and Beiting have a lot to do with it. The frontier defense of the Tang Dynasty can be retained; a part of Hedong, a part of Longyou, and a part of Shuofang can be assigned to Hexi, and the Hexi Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will be established; The Ministry was assigned to the Bohai Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the Hedong part was delineated and merged with the Imperial Guards of Henan and Dongdu prefectures to establish the Henan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to defend the capital; the rest of the three towns of Hedong, Pinglu, and Fanyang were merged to establish Fanyang University Governor's Mansion; Shannan and Lingnan were merged into Jiannan, and the Jiannan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was established."

"Anxi, Beiting, Hexi, Longshuo, Bohai, Henan, Fanyang, and Jiannan are the eight major governor's houses, which are in charge of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses. The imperial court set up the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses. The governor's office will be appointed by His Majesty as the governor of the world's soldiers and horses. Control the governor's mansions in all towns. In this way, about [-]% of Anlu Mountain's power will be weakened virtually... The imperial court's overall regulation and mobilization, Anlu Mountain has nothing to say."

"Even if he complains in his heart, he can't turn back at this moment. Because An Lushan's foundation is in Pinglu and Fanyang, the time to control the Hedong town is too short. [-]% of its power has been weakened. An Lushan can only endure it and continue to accumulate strength. But when the imperial court takes the power of soldiers and horses in the world to the central government, what is the meaning of a mere Anlu Mountain?"

Zhang Xuan's voice was passionate and eloquent.

The more Li Longji listened, the more comfortable he felt, and his frowning brows gradually relaxed.

In fact, Zhang Xuan only said half of what he said, and he didn't say the other half.His ultimate goal is to promote the separation of local military and political powers in the Tang Dynasty, and the civil-administrative system and the military system constrain each other and restrict each other, completely changing the current centralized system of military and political power in the Tang Dynasty.

But he knows that for the time being, this is only a concept and cannot be implemented.If it is really necessary to completely strip the local management authority of the Jiedushi of the towns, An Lushan may not be the only one who will cause a backlash.

"The eight major governors' mansions, the commander-in-chief of the governor's mansion of the world's soldiers and horses, and I personally serve as the governor of the world's soldiers and horses..." Li Longji muttered to himself, and the brilliance in his eyes became more intense.

"Okay, I will issue an edict to let Yang Guozhong and others start the court arrangement. Old man, issue an accountability edict to An Lushan... This thief disrespected my order and left Beijing without authorization. His crime is not small. Suspend his salary for one year to see the effect." Li Longji's voice became clearer, and he glanced at Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi quickly bowed and agreed.

"Zizhan, the eight major governors-An Lushan is still the governor of Fanyang, Geshuhan is the governor of Hexi, Cheng Qianli is the governor of Beiting, and the remaining five governors of Anxi, Jiannan, Bohai, Longshuo, and Henan are candidates. The vacancy is hard to decide."

"Your Majesty, I dare to speak—"

Li Longji laughed, "Since I asked you, you can speak freely."

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Yang Kai, the captain-in-law captain, has a calm mind, is quite courageous and strategic, and is also a member of the royal family. He can replace Gao Xianzhi as the governor of Anxi and the governor of the Anxi Governor's Mansion; I heard that Gao Xianzhi bids for the marching Sima Feng Chang Qing is a famous general in the world, he can be transferred to be the governor of Jiannan; Yan Zhenqing, the prefect of Pingyuan, who is well-known in literature and military affairs, can be the governor of Henan, and the governor of Bohai is a vacant position, and His Royal Highness can take it from afar."

"As for the Governor of Longshuo, Your Majesty, I think that An Xishun will be appointed for the time being." Zhang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "This is an expedient measure to confuse and appease Anlu Mountain, so as to prevent An Xishun from taking risks."

Hearing what Zhang Xuan said clearly and logically, Li Longji nodded silently. He originally intended to give Zhang Xuan a chance to be a feudal lord, so as to support him vigorously as the emperor's confidant. Be prepared.

"Your Majesty's extraordinary promotion, Feng Changqing and others must be grateful and swear to repay His Majesty's long grace. Coupled with the presence of two loyal veterans, Ge Shuhan and Cheng Qianli, most of the military power in the world falls into His Majesty's control, and Anlu Mountain is not enough. For fear."

Zhang Xuan suddenly got up, bowed down and bowed down, "Your Majesty, it is advisable to use thunderous means in the matter of cutting down and merging feudal clans. With such a stable operation for a year or two, the world will naturally be stable and worry-free—"

Li Longji pondered for a while, then suddenly waved his hands and said loudly, "Of course. What Aiqing said is very true, I agree."

"Your Majesty can send a secret decree to send Chang Qing and Yan Zhenqing to the capital to face saints urgently. Your Majesty can teach you the opportunity and give them important tasks to soothe their hearts." Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and followed the emperor's mind. One sentence, right in the arms of the emperor.

These people recommended by Zhang Xuan are all celebrities in the mid-Tang Dynasty, and they are all reliable loyal ministers and good generals.If the imperial court can truly trust and delegate power without suspicion, Zhang Xuan believes that Yang Qi, Feng Changqing, Yan Zhenqing and others will soon gain a foothold in the feudal town and play an important role.

When the Anshi Rebellion really broke out, these will become the pillar forces secretly deployed by Zhang Xuan to turn the tide.

As for the more famous Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others, Zhang Xuan planned to keep it to himself.His ultimate goal is to strive to be released as a vassal, to control the local military and political power, and to truly flex his muscles.Staying in the capital, under the eyes of the emperor, will ultimately be constrained by all parties.

"Old man, send my secret decree as soon as possible, urgently summon Feng Changqing and Yan Zhenqing to Beijing to see me." Li Longji waved his hand, signaling Gao Lishi to prepare quickly.

Looking at the old back of Gao Lishi leaving, Li Longji's mood suddenly improved, and a comfortable smile appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty, I still have this report." Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Zhang Xuan took the opportunity to smile and brought up the matter of Prince Li Heng, "Your Majesty, the rebellion is over and the situation in the court is unstable. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Li Longji snorted coldly, frowned and waved his hands, "Forget it, I'll take it easy for now. It's just that the crown prince Li Heng disappointed me too much... In the face of danger, the crown prince wants to abandon me. How can I have such a son without a father or a king?" Can you rest assured that Datang Jiangshan will be handed over to him?"

Zhang Xuan was silent.

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Zhang Xuan left the palace in a very comfortable mood, and drove back slowly to Zhang's mansion.

The emperor not only adopted his major policy of reducing the vassals and merging them, but also agreed to several of the governor candidates he recommended, and also gave him the Rongwang Mansion, which had lost its owner, as his general's mansion.Zhang Xuan was about to refuse, but seeing Gao Lishi kept winking at him, he had no choice but to agree.

Left and right, with his current official position, he should have his own mansion.How can the dignified Lord Zhongyong of the Fuguo of the Tang Dynasty and the two generals of the Jinwu Guard and Habayashi Guard continue to live in the small courtyard at the back door of the Zhang Mansion?

At the same time, he also asked the emperor for a "favor" and asked for a position for Xiao Shisanlang: Lieutenant of Yulinwei Town Military Academy, a seventh-rank official rank.In this anti-insurgency operation, the former Jia Yongbiao's soldier Cao Zhou Xuchu, who was deeply appreciated by Zhang Xuan, was transferred and promoted to the post of Habayashi Guard and Jinwu Guard General's Mansion Chief Shi, assisting the general in counseling important military affairs, from the sixth-rank official rank.

Although Xiao Shisanlang is indifferent to fame and fortune, Zhang Xuan knows that if he is not given a promotional position, Xiao Shisanlang's staying with him will not be justified, and secondly, he will not be able to truly feel a sense of belonging.Only by allowing him to have a position and a future, for the prosperity and glory of his wife in the second half of his life, will he be motivated and ambitious.

Otherwise, Xiao Shisanlang's brotherly love for Zhang Xuan will gradually fade after all.

Fortunately, at this moment, Xiao Shisanlang did not reject being an official and settled down, so of course he would not refuse Zhang Xuan's kindness.

Zhang Xuan went back to the mansion.And Shisanlang Xiao took his guards and soldiers to the Rongwang Mansion, took an inventory of everything, and took over this luxurious mansion, one of the best in Chang'an City, for Zhang Xuan.

(End of this chapter)