Chastity Layman

  Chapter 782 Eight Kings

   "There are military and national important matters to be presented in person, and non-military and national urgent matters will be submitted in a timely manner!"

  In the hall, the censor in the hall sang loudly.

   "The minister's subordinate Zhang Xingcheng, please play!"

  A middle-aged civil servant in scarlet robes held up a wat board and asked for a performance loudly.

"allow!"

   Sitting in the hall, Prince Chengqian, the regent of the country, sat on the imperial couch, watching him preach loudly.

   "I invite Yuan to serve the kings and become the kingdom of vassals!"

As soon as Zhang Xingcheng opened his mouth, he said amazingly, "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the royal family has been entrusted. From the Wude Dynasty to Zhenguan, there are twenty-four kings who have been entrusted. The eight heirs, Li Linggui, King of Chu, Li Yuanjing, King of Jing, Li Yuanchang, King of Han, Li Yuanheng, King of Feng, Li Ke, King of Wei, Li Tai, King of Wei, and Li You, King of Qi, have all reached adulthood in Yuanfu, and should be ruled as vassal states, and cannot stay in the capital for long."

   Like a stone thrown into a pond, ripples immediately appeared.

   Among the eight kings, three are the princes of the Supreme Emperor, and two are the step-heirs of the two princes who passed away to the Supreme Emperor in the clan, and the other three are the emperor's princes.

  Jing Wang Yuanjing was fifteen years old, Wu Wang Li Ke was thirteen years old, and Qi Wang Li You was twelve years old.

   They were all crowned in Yuanfu at the age of twelve.

  According to the system of the imperial court, an adult is considered to be an adult if he is crowned in Yuanfu, and he should indeed be a kingdom of feudal vassals.

Chengqian sat on it with a blank expression, "Gu and the kings are uncles and nephews, brothers, and they want to see each other often. Especially the three emperors are still young. It's too early for the kingdom of the vassal at this time, right? "

The thoughtful minister had already seen that the person who came today was not good. Zhang Xingcheng was a minister under his family, but some people knew that he had a close relationship with Prime Minister Ma Zhou and was taken care of by Ma Zhou. Who is Zhou?

  Qin Sanlang's people, Qin Sanlang is the prince's teacher.

  So I immediately came to the conclusion that what happened today seems to be the intention of the princelings. And at this time, the mention of the kings as vassals is probably due to rumors that the emperor has become more and more fond of Wei Wang Li Tai. He not only specially ordered Wei Wang Li Tai to open a bachelor's hall, but also bestowed thousands of volumes of books and rewarded countless manors. The industrial money and silk were used by the king of Wei.

   What's even more astonishing is that it is said that the emperor wished to be with the king of Wei, who was already excellent in calligraphy and painting at a young age, skilled in cursive script, and proficient in poetry, so he deliberately wanted Li Tai to move into the Wude Palace.

   Wude Hall is in the Taiji Palace, and it is separated from the East Palace by a wall.

  During the time of Wude, Wude Hall was the palace where Qi Wang Yuanji lived. Li Tai was already thirteen years old. Originally, the prince asked to leave the cabinet when he was over eight years old, that is, he left the palace to live outside.

   Now that the prince is getting older, the emperor still wants his son to move into the palace, even the Wude Hall next to the East Palace, which makes people think about it.

   There are even rumors that the emperor intends to let Li Tai take up the post of Yongzhou Mu, and this post has always been held by the crown prince himself, and he actually served as a director, so as to exercise his ability in government affairs, and he has always performed well in the post.

  All kinds of rumors made the atmosphere in the capital tense.

   Now that the emperor is on vacation in Bashang to escape the summer heat, the officials at this time proposed that the kings who had served in the Yuan Dynasty should become the kingdom of vassals, but it was inevitable that there was a deeper meaning behind it.

   "Your Highness, in the relationship between uncles, nephews and brothers, of course we want to see each other often, but family and country affairs are special, so we have to be a vassal screen, this is the system." Zhang Xingcheng said bluntly.

   Chengqian glanced at the officials in the palace.

  Today is the Shuowang Chaohui, and not only the regular officials participated in the meeting, but all the officials above the fifth rank in the capital participated in the Chaohui, and there were thousands of Beijing officials.

  Zhang Xingcheng's words are equivalent to provoking this topic to thousands of Beijing officials.

  There are twenty-four kings, but now there are only eight of the vassals.

Since the founding of the country, there have been many kings. Later, at the beginning of Zhenguan, after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he deprived a lot of the titles of the kings and kings at once. After dozens of kings, only six kings remained. In the end, Xiaochang Youliang and others were involved in the conspiracy of the king, so only Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong, Li Daozong and Li Daoming were left.

  And Li Yuan's adult sons, Zhong Jiancheng and Yuan Ji, died in the Xuanwumen Incident, and their five sons each were also killed. Xuanba and Li Zhiyun also died before the founding of the country.

  The rest of the sons are all young.

  The result is that until now, there have been no princes.

Jing Wang Yuanjing is the oldest among these uncles and nephews. He is fifteen years old. He is the sixth son of the Supreme Emperor. His mother is Mo Concubine. Yongzhou Mu and General You Xiaowei were later renamed Jingwang, worshiped as the governor of Jingzhou, and led them from afar.

  The princess Pei is the daughter of Pei Ji.

  Although he has been conferred many official positions, Li Yuanjing, like other kings, has never actually held any office.

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   Bashang.

  Jingyugou, Cherry Blossom Manor.

  The summer is scorching, but the emperor and the empress, Wei Wangtai, Jin Wangzhi and Princess Changle are here to escape the summer heat, go boating on the water, pick lotus and fish, so leisurely.

  When Li Shimin was on the rise, he even took a dip in the water.

   At noon, the sun was shining brightly. Li Shimin sat under the cherry tree, eating iced plum soup, and watching the memorial. Although he was not in the capital, the emperor still asked Yousi to send the memorial to see him off, so that the emperor could keep abreast of the dynamics of the court at any time.

   After reading several memorials in succession, the emperor looked unhappy.

   "Decree, return to the palace early tomorrow morning!"

  Li Shimin was very dissatisfied with the sudden wind that caused the kings to surrender.

  Early the next morning, taking advantage of the coolness of the early morning, Sheng Jia returned to Beijing.

  As soon as he returned to Chang'an, the emperor immediately summoned the princes and prime ministers to discuss matters in the palace.

   "What do you think about the discussion of the vassal state?"

  The waiter Wei Zheng stepped forward very bluntly, "Since the eight kings have been crowned in Yuanfu, they are adults. According to the system, they should be a vassal state. There is no reason to stay in the capital."

   And Zhongshu Ling Xiao Yu also spoke immediately, "Your Majesty previously drafted the system of feudal feudalism, and now that the eight kings have come of age, you can order them to be feudal vassals."

   "Wuji?"

   "Your Majesty, I also believe that the eight kings can be ordered to become a vassal state."

   "Xuan Ling?"

   "When you are a fan."

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  All the prime ministers are in favor of the eight kings as vassals. The reason is that this is to follow the imperial court system. Since it has been formulated, it should be followed.

  Especially Xiao Yu, who was the first to advocate the hereditary enfeoffment, thought that it was just a good opportunity to let the eight adult kings become feudal vassals, creating an example of Yongzhen hereditary.

   "Then let's discuss this feudal matter!"

  Li Shimin was a little helpless, but after thinking about it, he said, "Let's start with King Wei."

  The first king of Wei in the Tang Dynasty was Li Xuanba. He was Li Yuan's third son, and Li Shimin's younger brother. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he was posthumously named King Wei and posthumously named Huai. At the beginning, Li Tai, the second son of Li Shimin, succeeded him, and he was specially granted the title of Li Taiwei King, plus Zhu Guo.

  However, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he let Li Tai return to the clan, so he changed from the clan to Li Baoding, the son of Li Qiong, the king of Xiping, as his successor, and he was still named the king of Wei.

  The two successors were both super-specified and sealed, not as the heir king, but directly as the prince.

  Li Baoding belongs to the offshoot of the clan, and is Li Shimin's nephew. Li Shimin has no feelings for this nephew. At the beginning, he also wanted to let Li Tai return to the clan, so he picked another nephew from the clan to succeed his third brother.

"Your Majesty, according to the previously established hereditary system, all kings are appointed governors, and heroes are appointed governors. They are all entrusted to the frontiers, so as to open up the frontiers and expand the land, and protect the frontiers." Xiao Yu is a firm advocate of the hereditary system. Very positive about it.

   Li Shimin asked to put up a large map, "Where should I seal it?"

Hou Junji looked at the huge map, looked for the location of Liuqiu Island on it, and saw the big island opposite Fuzhou, "Your Majesty, I heard that Wei Gong Qin Lang recently demonstrated his power on the East China Sea, and led Xinjian The Third Fleet of the Chinese Navy made an expedition to Liuqiu Island, destroyed the Fanba Society on the island, captured more than 12,000 people, and set up a new Liuqiu Prefecture, which is very remarkable."

  He smiled sinisterly, "I think it would be a good idea for Duke Wei to conquer Liuqiu Island in the East China Sea and let King Wei seal Yongzheng."

   Duke Wei, King Wei.

   Li Shimin's gaze also turned to the Haidong Island. He also knew about Qin Lang's attack on Liuqiu Island.

   hesitated for a while, but did not object.

Anyway, this King of Wei, Li Baoding, is not close at all, he is just offering incense to his brother. Haidong Liuqiu Island only has some weak island barbarians. If Li Baoding is allowed to seal the feudal island, there is no need to worry that he will not be able to keep it. some type of.

   "What do you guys think? Prince?"

   Chengqian was named, and said sternly, "I think Liu Qiuzhou is a good fief for King Wei."

   "That's good, then I will enshrine the king of the vassal guard in Liuqiuzhou in the East China Sea, and grant Liuqiuzhou the hereditary governor, and Xu's descendants will inherit hereditary replacements, and Pingfan will be permanently township."

   "Next, let's discuss the feudal kingdom of Chu King Li Linggui."

  The monarchs and ministers made gestures against the map, and finally chose the corner near the Liao River in the northeast of Liaoxi, bordering Khitan, which is the northeastmost point of the empire at this time.

   "The feudal king of Chu, Li Linggui, was conferred on Yanjin Prefecture in the west of Liaoning Province, and granted the hereditary governor of Yanjin Prefecture. Xu's descendants will inherit hereditary replacements, and the Ping Fan will be permanently township!"

  Jing King Li Yuanjing was enfeoffed in Weizhou (Li County), Jiannan Road, Han Wang Li Yuanchang was enfeoffed in Yunnan Daoxiuzhou (Lijiang), Feng Wang Li Yuanheng was enfeoffed in Qianzhong Road Bozhou (Zunyi).

  "Wu Wangke," Li Shimin hesitated. After all, this is his own son, but he has sealed several brothers and nephews before, and there is no reason why his own son should not be named. "Wu Wangke granted the feudal domain to Tianzhou (Baise), Guangxi Province."

   "Wei Wang, Wei Wang."

Li Shimin looked at the map several times. His eyes swept from Liaoxi to Hetao, from Saibei to Longyou, from Jiannan to Yunnan, then to Guizhou, Guangxi, and finally to Guangnan, but he was still reluctant to leave. Determination, these frontiers are too wild and remote.

   "The king of Wei sealed Tanzhou!" The emperor finally set his sights on Changsha.

   As a result, Wei Zheng immediately stood up to object, "Since Your Majesty said earlier that all the kings and heroes are entrusted to the frontier lands, Tanzhou is not a frontier land. Changsha, where Tanzhou is located, has been an important place in the Central Plains since ancient times."

  Xiao Yu also stood up to oppose it, thinking that if the emperor granted Wei Wangtai to Changsha, it would be a bad start, and if the emperor granted all his favorite princes to the Central Plains Kinki, it would be the beginning of the collapse of the enfeoffment system.

   "My minister, please entrust the King of Wei in Huiye Prefecture (Kangding) in Jiannan."

   Li Shimin saw that this was completely barren, and it was completely the territory of the Eastern Qiang people. It was not under the real control of the Tang Dynasty at all, so he shook his head quickly.

   "It can be sealed in Yizhou!" Xiao Yu said.

Li Shimin saw that it was further south than Huiye Prefecture, but compared with Huiye Prefecture, the court had a little more control over this place, but this is also the territory of the Southwest Yi. The Southwest Yizhou has been in trouble for the past two years, and he shook his head quickly. , reluctant to part with.

   "Wuji?" Li Shimin's head hurt, so he had to ask his wife and elder brother Sun Wuji for help. After all, he is also Li Tai's biological uncle, so he can't bear to see his nephew sent to that barren wilderness!

  (end of this chapter)