Tiantang

Chapter 409 How to deal with Li Tang royal family
Chapter 416 How to Deal with the Li Tang Royal Family
Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong, Pei Mian, Yang Qi, Zhang Xun, Guo Ziyi, and Gongsun Liang, known as the Seven Prime Ministers of the imperial court, were the seven people below Zhang Xuan who acted as the highest government affairs of the Chinese Dynasty—that is, the core of the central power.

This is a civil servant.

The military officer system is headed by Guo Ziyi.Except for Ge Shuhan, Cheng Qianli, and An Sishun, the rest of the people who held military power were the founding fathers who followed Zhang Xuan in the army.

In addition to the seven prime ministers, Zhang Xuan also conferred the title of eight marquises including Pugu Huai'en at the same time. These eight people were later called the "Eight Marquises of the Founding of the Kingdom".

The current situation is very obvious. Zhang Xuan, the new emperor, deliberately supports Chen Xilie's Chen family, Guo Ziyi's Guo family, and the founding eight princes' family.

Of course, the background of the upstart family is still a lot worse, but it takes time to accumulate, and it cannot be supported by support.

Although Guo Ziyi was not granted the title of marquis, he was the deputy commander of the army and horses of the world and the minister of the Ministry of war and participated in political affairs. It can be said that he was the real power faction in the court.

Guo Ziyi himself did not expect to have the power and position he has today. He originally thought that it would be good if he could get the military power of a feudal town.But unexpectedly, Zhang Xuan actually kept him by his side to take charge of the military department and become the minister of the court, and he became one of the seven people who stood at the pinnacle of power in the world.

Xingqing Palace, Mingde Hall, and Canton Hall.

Chen Xilie is in the middle, Yang Guozhong, Pei Mian, and Gongsun Liang are on the left, and Guo Ziyi is on the right.Of course, Yang Kai and Zhang Xun have not arrived yet, so the seats are temporarily vacant.

"Everyone, now that the imperial court is newly established, there are so many things going on, we can only temporarily live in the palace and share the worries for His Majesty." Chen Xilie clasped his fists and said, "The imperial edict for the appointment of hundreds of officials, governors of various towns, and military commanders has been announced. All over the world, the pledges of allegiance from all the towns will arrive in Luoyang in a month's time—the top priority now is that we still need to proceed with the matter of moving the capital."

"Fortunately, Zhongjing used to be the eastern capital, with palaces and imperial government offices all in place. It should be no problem for the imperial court to move there as a whole."

Guo Ziyi smiled slightly, "In addition to government affairs, I believe that the imperial court will continue to mobilize grain, grass, and supplies from the towns in the Lianghuai River and Jiangnan... From my opinion, His Majesty will attack Tubo at the latest next spring to pacify Zhuhu."

Guo Ziyi was Zhang Xuan's confidant, so she naturally knew what Zhang Xuan was thinking, but now that she said it, Yang Guozhong and others were surprised.

Yang Guozhong frowned and said, "This world is in chaos, and a thousand wastes are waiting for prosperity. It will take three years or even longer to recuperate. It will be detrimental to the country to go to war again. I must meet His Majesty for the truth and speak out!"

Gongsun Liang remained silent.Although he maintained his status, he was promoted by Zhang Xuan and joined the small power core group of Qixiang to discuss politics, but he was self-aware that he could keep his mouth shut on such important military affairs, so as not to say the wrong thing and offend Guo Ziyi, and even more so. angered the emperor.

Pei Mian, on the other hand, just talked about the matter and didn't think too much. He has a straightforward personality.

"What Prime Minister Yang said is true. The rebellion is set for the first time in the world. The people of Li need to recuperate. If they need to spend money and food to start the war, it will inevitably lead to a great loss of national power." Pei Mian echoed.

Although Guo Ziyi is a popular person around Zhang Xuan, a founding father, and a great hero from Conglong, he has a modest personality and is not overbearing. His attitude towards old ministers like Yang Guozhong and Gongsun Liang is relatively friendly. He smiled and said, " Yang Xiang, Pei Xiang, you don’t know. Your Majesty took down the old place of Tuyuhun in Tubo in the past, occupied Tubo’s fertile fields for thousands of miles, immigrated to the army, and in time will become the northwest granary of the great country of China.”

"However, the Tubo King Stanley took advantage of my civil strife, broke the covenant, and regained the old land of Tuyuhun. If it weren't for Yang Lian's hard support on the front line of Qinghai, it would not be impossible for the Tubo people to come back and bring disaster to the Central Plains."

"Therefore, Your Majesty will definitely use troops against Tubo. One is to stabilize the border defense, and the other is to recover the old place of Tuyuhun and even..." Guo Ziyi breathed out, and said in a low voice, "Even destroy the entire Tubo and bring it all into our territory. "

Guo Ziyi's attitude made Yang Guozhong very satisfied.But Guo Ziyi's words surprised him, Pei Mian and Gongsun Liang again—destroy Tubo?What an appetite...

For hundreds of years, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, the state policy towards Tubo was nothing more than moderately suppressing the prosperity of Tubo on the basis of solid border defense.Although there are countless times to use troops against Tubo, it is unique to say that the goal is to destroy Tubo.

However, what the predecessors could not do may not be impossible for the new emperor Zhang Xuan.

Thinking of Zhang Xuan's great talents, Yang Guozhong heaved a sigh of relief, and sighed, "The truth is that I am petty. I don't know that His Majesty has such a grand plan. Of course, destroying Tubo is an unprecedented and unprecedented undertaking, but it will cost a lot of money to complete it." , Truth is worried that the national strength will be difficult to sustain.”

"That's why His Majesty issued an edict to promote trade and trade, even with the intention of improving the status of merchants." Chen Xilie smiled, "From my point of view, His Majesty's ambitions are hard for me and my subjects to fathom. But if our dynasty is to become powerful, it is inevitable to use troops everywhere." move, and that requires building national strength.”

"Taking Tubo, you can get a lot of land. It can encourage births, increase population, immigrate and cultivate, and promote commerce." Chen Xilie slowly got up and pointed to the map on the wall, and said loudly, "Not only Tubo, but also the ten states of Xiren in Dongyi are thousands of miles away. Woye, you can also immigrate to cultivate..."

"There are also the Western Regions, the Turks in Mobei... the old man thinks that His Majesty will make a new national policy for the barbarians in the world. We may as well wait and see."

Chen Xilie smiled and sat back slowly, "However, these can be put aside. Now the court has two urgent matters—"

"Please tell me, Zai Fu," Guo Ziyi clasped his fists despite his respect for Chen Xilie.

Pei Mian and Gongsun Liang also clasped their fists and nodded, "Please tell me, Zai Fu."

Yang Guozhong glanced at Chen Xilie, somewhat dissatisfied in his heart.But the current situation is stronger than others, under the strong hand of the emperor, Chen Xilie is the head of all the officials, the leader of the seven prime ministers, and Chen Xilie is the one who discusses the affairs of state, he has nothing to do.

Chen Xilie is such an old fritter. He knew that Yang Guozhong was not convinced, but he didn't criticize him, and said, "First, the reward from Huihe. Prince Ge Le of Huihe led an army of [-] to help the battle, and he became emperor for His Majesty. He made a lot of contributions. The Huihe Khan led the Huihe army into Longshuo and went down to the east of the river, and contributed to the destruction of Shi Siming's rebel army. Therefore, the court cannot remain indifferent."

Yang Guozhong chuckled, "That's easy to say. The Huihe people have always been our vassal state, and His Majesty has accepted the Huihe princess, so it is reasonable for Huihe to help the war. In Yang's opinion, it is better to give the Huihe Khan bone strength Pei Luoshang An honorary title, to show honor and favor. And Huihe prince Gele, canonized as the Marquis of our dynasty, and given some gold and silver treasures to show his merits."

When Yang Guozhong said this, Guo Ziyi also nodded, "Mr. Yang is right."

Pei Mian and Gongsun Liang also felt that it was appropriate and did not object.

Seeing that everyone was like this, Chen Xilie smiled and said, "Okay, this matter is decided, and it will be reported to His Majesty, and His Majesty will judge and punish."

"One more thing is how to arrange Li Tang's royal family." Chen Xilie's voice became low. ,

Everyone was silent.

This is indeed an imminent and very difficult matter.

The royal family of Li and Tang are currently gathered in the palace, waiting to be dealt with; and some clans are also staying behind closed doors in Chang'an, waiting for the news of fate.

Judging from the "experience" of the past dynasties, the establishment of the new dynasty and the old royal family did not end well, and many of them were bloody cleansed.In order to consolidate power, the new emperor raised his butcher knife against the royal family of the old dynasty, which is nothing new.

But would Zhang Xuan do this?Everyone is uncertain.

Even confidantes like Guo Ziyi couldn't figure out Zhang Xuan's true intentions.

But people like Li Heng and Li Yu cannot always be confinement in the palace, sooner or later there must be a statement to announce to the world.In addition to the clan and royal family, there are at least hundreds of thousands of people left by the Li Tang Dynasty——

Chen Xilie smiled wryly, "Everyone, Your Majesty asked the old man to come up with a plan yesterday, but the old man found it very difficult, so please speak freely."

From the standpoint of the new emperor, these Li and Tang royal families were naturally killed to wipe out future troubles.However, if there is a massacre, the new emperor will inevitably have a reputation for brutality, and it is not a good thing for the newly established court.

But don't kill—with so many bloodlines of the Li and Tang Dynasty, who knows if it will pose a hidden danger in the future?

Therefore, it is difficult for everyone to make a decision.

And even if there is a decision, it cannot be said.If they advocate killing, they will not be able to bear the crime if the emperor is notorious for a long time; but if they advocate not killing, once someone rebels in the future, they will become sinners who condoned the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Therefore, including Guo Ziyi, everyone was silent.

Chen Xilie looked at the crowd and frowned, "Everyone, we have received His Majesty's grace, and we should share His worries. How to arrange the Li and Tang royal family, I also invite you to give advice and brainstorm."

Pei Mian sighed softly, "Zai Fu, this matter is really difficult. It is said that Li Yu took the initiative to abdicate, so he should be given a way out. But, if in the future..."

"Forget it, it's over!" Yang Guozhong waved his hand viciously.

Gongsun Liang said subconsciously, "No, absolutely not!"

Yang Guozhong sneered, stared at Gongsunliang and said in a deep voice, "Why not? Lord Gongsun, you have received the kindness of the new emperor, so you have to consider your own position!"

Gongsun Liang's face turned red when he heard the words, and he said in a trembling voice, "Gongsun Liang has received great grace from the emperor, and he should die for His Majesty. However, since Li Yu issued the edict of abdication, he has made contributions to the new dynasty. Your Majesty established the country with civil, moral and martial arts, absolutely cannot Therefore, leave an eternal infamy!"

Yang Guozhong stared coldly, and angrily said, "Gongsun Liang, you are so courageous! How dare you speak insultingly and disrespect His Majesty!"

Gongsun Liang was put on such a hat by Yang Guozhong's Shanggang, and he was frightened and uneasy. His original thoughts on fighting for a way out for Li and Tang's royal family quickly disappeared.

He was originally Li Heng's confidant, and Li Heng and his son treated him well, so there was still some trace of gratitude in his heart.

(End of this chapter)