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- Chapter 419 I am the emperor, and Tang is his subject!
"Sister Kexin, I will give you the power to deal with the Li Tang royal family, and I will appoint you as the special envoy of Antang one by one. With my gold medal, I will have full authority to deal with it." Zhang Xuan smiled, waved his hand and said, " I will order the imperial court to set up the Antang Special Envoy Office tomorrow and ask Nan Jiyun to send people to assist you. I hope you will not disappoint me."
Tian Kexin happily kowtowed to the ground and said, "I obey your order! I will definitely share your worries for Your Majesty!" []
Looking at the back of Tian Kexin walking away excitedly, Zhang Xuan let out a sigh of relief.
If he wants to implement the New Deal, he must first solve the current problem of land annexation by the powerful. In other words, he, the emperor, wanted to seize land and population from some large landowners so that he could further develop the economy and increase the revenue of the treasury.
If this problem cannot be solved, the New Deal will be empty words.
The Tang Dynasty developed the tax system from rent modulation to rent modulation. The biggest feature of this system is the "yong" setting, that is, silk or cloth can be accepted to serve on the trail.
The land equalization system allowed farmers to obtain a certain amount of land, and the land rent modulation guaranteed farmers' working hours. These two systems became important guarantees for the economic prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. However, land annexation has intensified since the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and a large amount of land fell into the hands of the powerful. As a result, the court could allocate less and less land. The land equalization system was destroyed, and the rent-to-rent system could not be maintained, thus affecting the revenue of the state treasury.
Nowadays, the dignitaries who hold the most land are undoubtedly the Ji Tang royal family. This time, Zhang Xuan is going to take the opportunity of settling the Li Tang royal family to start the first internal battle after he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, which is of great significance. And leaving it to Tian Kexin is nothing more than a temptation.
"Use the operation on the down-and-out Li Tang royal family to test the reaction of the world's big and small dignitaries.
In other words, this time's treatment of the Li and Tang royal family is equivalent to a preview of the national "land reform" and "tax reform". It sounds complicated, but to put it bluntly, it is to break the situation where the powerful class occupies the majority of the land, seize the land from the powerful class, and then uniformly distribute it to qualified civilians by the court.
At the same time, many serfs, farmers, customers and black households who were kept by powerful landlords at all levels were "liberated" either as civilians or as immigrants. For Zhang Xuan, population is productivity, and productivity means economic development, which means a significant increase in treasury revenue and an unprecedented increase in national strength.
On the second day, Zhang Xuan issued an edict to establish the Anti-Tang Special Envoy Office and appointed Tian Kexin as the Anti-Tang Imperial Envoy. Tian Kexin immediately took office and transferred a thousand soldiers from Nan Jiyun's Shence Army. Then, holding Zhang Xuan's gold medal, he transferred some officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Jingzhao Mansion and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to form a temporary working organization.
According to Zhang Xuan¡¯s intention, Tian Kexin did not start in a hurry but first started to count the population of the Li Tang royal family, as well as the amount of land, manors, forests, lakes and other resources they occupied. This statistical process will definitely take a long time, because the industries under the name of the Li Tang royal family are too complex and need to be sorted out one by one.
Tian Kexin led the officials and soldiers to come and go in a hurry. As a result, not only the Li Tang royal family was frightened, but even some courtiers felt that something was wrong.
But this work can be done slowly, but the placement of Li Heng and his son cannot be delayed any longer.
Chen Xilie and others entered the palace again and waited outside the door of Zhang Xuan's imperial study.
Zhang Xuan put down the book in his hand in silence for a long time, raised his head and smiled gently at Yan'er, "Yan'er, go and call Chen Zaifu and others in."
Yan'er obediently took the lead and left.
Not long after, Chen Xilie and others came in and prostrated themselves on the ground, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, stood up and leaned over to help Chen Xilie and said loudly, "Chen Zaifu is old and frail, but you will not bow to me when you see him in the future. I will give you a gold medal who will never bow to you when you see him. I will give Chen Zaifu a seat, and I will give you a gift to all the prime ministers." sit."
Chen Xilie was so moved by Zhang Xuan's respect that he knelt down in the tunnel again with tears in his eyes, "Old minister, I thank you for your kindness. I am so virtuous and capable that I am so favored by your majesty!"
"I feel bad that Chen Zaifu is so old and can't take care of himself at home. He has to take care of state affairs and share my worries." Zhang Xuan sighed and said, "But the world has just been settled and everything is waiting to be done. I can't let Chen Zaifu go home to take care of himself." !¡±
Looking at Zhang Xuan¡¯s respect and courtesy towards Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong saw it and felt jealous in his heart. It's just that he has no choice. Zhang Xuan is such a talented and strategic master, and "fooling" in his ears is tantamount to asking for death.
After everyone sat down and talked about state affairs for a while, Chen Xilie had to take the lead in bringing the placement of Li Heng and his son to the table. It has been unresolved for a long time. If it continues to be delayed, it will not be a good thing for the new emperor and the new court.
Hearing Chen Xilie talk about this, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and said, "I have my own opinion, please wait a moment."
At this time, a eunuch came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Li Tan is paying homage to me."
Chen Xilie and others were surprised. Why did the emperor see Li Tan at this time?
"Chen Zaifu, please retreat to the back hall and wait. Let me meet Li Tan." Zhang Xuan smiled and waved.
Chen Xilie and others quickly stood up and retreated suspiciously to the back hall of the imperial study room¡ªactually behind the screen.
Zhang Xuan summoned Li Tan and allowed them and other ministers to be present, which must have had a profound meaning.
Li Tan walked in with mixed emotions and some uneasiness, glanced at Zhang Xuan, gritted his teeth and knelt down, "Sinner Li Tan, pay your respects to His Majesty the Emperor!"
Zhang Xuan smiled, stared at Li Tan, and said nothing for a long time. After a moment, he said calmly, "Li Tan, get up and talk."
"Sinners don't dare." Li Tan didn't dare to get up.
"Get up, I'm here to see you today and I have a few words to say."
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions." Li Tan stood up hesitantly and bowed to stand.
"Let's not talk about the past. There is no point in talking about it anymore." Zhang Xuan's smile faded and his voice became solemn, "I have taken away the kingdom of your Li Tang royal family, but this world is not a world of one family and one surname. The world belongs to the people, the virtuous live in it, and the capable rule it!"
"Right or wrong, we don't care about merits and demerits for the time being, and let the people of the world comment on them in a few decades." Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "I once said that the earth does not distinguish between north and south, regardless of men, women, old, young, or even Hu Han, all my people in the world, They all have the lofty mission of striving for the prosperity of the country¡ªincluding the Li Tang royal family."
When Zhang Xuan said this, he paused slightly.
Li Tan didn¡¯t know what Zhang Xuan meant, so he didn¡¯t dare to reply and continued to bow his head respectfully.
"My original intention was to canonize Li Heng as the King of Tang, and order Li Heng to lead the Li Tang royal family to move to the east of Hedong and guard Taiyuan." Zhang Xuan smiled softly, "But now, I have changed my mind. I thought that the Li Tang royal family also Wouldn't it be a pity if there are many talented ministers and ministers who are just wasted? Therefore, I have decided that in addition to canonizing Li Heng as the King of Tang and Li Yu as the Successor King of Tang, and moving with me to Beijing, other royal families, princes, counties and The titles of kings and princesses will be exempted, and then the court will open an encore to select talents from the Li and Tang royal families. Those who are capable can become officials and generals. Those who are incompetent can serve the people and business. Regardless of the court or local governments, Roads, prefectures, counties, and even military towns are all acceptable."
"I can swear to the Heavenly Alliance that I will treat everyone equally. If I have the slightest regret, God will not spare me." Zhang Xuan said with emotion.
Li Tan finally understood.
Li Heng and Li Yu's father and son were granted the title Tang Committee and Successor Tang King, which can be regarded as inheriting the "Tang" title of the Li Tang royal family. As for the other royal families, they will all be demoted to common people, their talents will be selected according to the system, and they will become ministers to the new emperor.
Such an arrangement can be regarded as Zhang Xuan¡¯s liberality. These days, Li Heng and his son were mentally prepared to be exiled to the wilderness by Zhang Xuan or even secretly murder him.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Li Tan bowed down again feebly and said with a trembling voice.
Now that things have happened, as a royal family that has lost its country, what else can you expect? If you can save your life, it's considered good.
"I have always heard that Li Xi is talented, and I have appointed him as the Minister of Internal Affairs. And you have always been capable, steady, and measured in your work. What do you think of my appointment as the Minister of Household Affairs?"
Zhang Xuan stared at Li Tan and said calmly.
Li Tan was shocked. He did not expect that Zhang Xuan really wanted to appoint someone from the Li Tang royal family as a minister of the new dynasty. If he was just pretending, there was no need to arrange him and the Yue King Li Xi in such a relatively important position. On the post.
The Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of Internal Affairs are both senior officials with higher rank.
Li Tan stayed there in a daze, unable to tell what he was feeling.
"Of course, I won't force you. If you agree, just nod to me. As long as you fulfill your duties and do things for the country in the future, I will not treat you badly." Zhang Xuan said again.
Li Tan felt excited and quickly bowed down, thanking him repeatedly.
In Li Tan¡¯s view, he had no choice at all. Since Zhang Xuan arranged it like this, how could he dare to refuse?
Zhang Xuan knew what he was thinking and didn't care. Since he dared to appoint members of the Li Tang royal family as officials, he was not afraid of their troubles. Moreover, after losing the world and power, they dare not make any more trouble. Zhang Xuan's intention was to integrate the Li and Tang royal family into the new dynasty as much as possible, either as officials or generals, or as businessmen or people, each finding their own position and pursuing their own futures.
As time goes by, the Li Tang royal family will be divided and divided.
"Okay, please step aside first. My canonization edict will be issued tomorrow.
You go back and wait in peace. "
Li Tan took a deep breath and said goodbye with fear.
After Li Tan left, Chen Xilie and others came out with very complicated expressions.
It is not surprising that Zhang Xuan took away the titles and titles of the Li Tang royal family. In fact, with the fall of the Li Tang Dynasty, the noble titles of these people had long been abolished. But he actually wanted to appoint a member of the Li Tang royal family as his ministers, and also placed Li Heng's two sons, Li Xi, King of Yue, and Li Tan, King of Jianning, in key positions as Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Household Affairs. This
"Chen Zaifu, all prime ministers, you have heard what I said, what do you think?" Zhang Xuan said with a smile.
Chen Xilie hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is magnanimous and eclectic in appointing members of the Li Tang royal family as ministers. This is how magnanimous, courageous and ambitious you are!"
Yang Guozhong also quickly followed Chen Xilie's footsteps and flattered Zhang Xuan lightly, "Your Majesty is wise, you should control the four seas and bring the world to your heart!"
"Your Majesty is wise, and I admire you all!" Guo Ziyi, Gongsun. Liang and Pei Mian also quickly bowed and said yes.
Zhang Xuan smiled calmly, stood up slowly and stared at everyone, his voice gradually became louder and more powerful, "I have said that this world belongs to everyone, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, and the Li and Tang royal families are also my subjects of the world. He should do his best to serve the world."
"I am the emperor, and Tang is his subject! All talents in the world are for my use! If I don't have such ambition and courage, how can I dare to call myself the Khan of Heaven?!"
Zhang Xuan¡¯s clear and powerful voice echoed in the imperial study room for a long time.
Chen Xilie and others were filled with awe, prostrate themselves on the ground, and kept shouting "Long Live the Mountain".
The third day.
On behalf of the court and the emperor, Chen Xilie went to the Mingde Hall of Xingqing Palace in person to announce Zhang Xuan¡¯s edict.
Prior to this, Li Heng and his son had not received any news. Although Zhang Xuan summoned Li Tan in advance and asked Li Tan to go back and tell Li Heng and Li Yu, Li Tan did not say anything and remained strangely silent.
Li Heng and Li Yu, their father and son, led a group of royal concubines and others to kneel on the ground in fear and listen to the edict. Chen Xilie glanced at everyone with some emotion, sighed softly, and kept his voice extremely soft.
"Li Xi and Li Tan accept the order." Chen Xilie glanced at Yue King Li Xi who was kneeling behind Li Heng and Li Yu. This Li Xi was quite talented and well-known, but Chen Xilie did not expect that Li Xi would come into the emperor's eyes and gain his respect.
Li Xi was greatly frightened when he heard Chen Xilie calling his name as he came up. He stood up tremblingly and knelt down at the front, "Sinner Li Xi, take the order!"
Li Tan stood up silently with a solemn expression, walked to the front, and knelt down.
????????????????????????????????? Li Xi was conferred the title of Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Li Tan was appointed the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He accompanied him to Beijing and was given two mansions. "
It¡¯s okay for Li Tan, he already knew it. But Li Xi was dumbfounded. What happened? Zhang Xuan even made him a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairsthisthis
Chen Xilie coughed twice and said in a low voice, "Li Xi, His Majesty knows that you are talented and recommended you to be an important minister in the court. Why don't you accept the order and thank me?"
Li Xi suddenly came back to his senses, suppressed his shock and anxiety, and thanked her.
Chen Xilie slowly raised his head to look at Li Heng and Li Yu and his son, and then began to announce the edict naming the two men as King of Tang and King of Tang.
Among the core royal family, two people became important ministers, and Li Heng and Li Yu were granted the title of king. Although other royal families were deprived of their titles and titles, they managed to save their lives safely.
For a moment, Li Heng's sons, daughters, and concubines burst into tears. Some kowtowed to express gratitude, some collapsed to the ground, and some were stunned.
The emperor canonized Li Heng and his son as kings, inheriting the title of Tang Jue. The pardon for all the royal families not only appointed Li Xi and Li Tan as important ministers of the court, but also stated that Kai Enke would recommend talents from among the young members of the royal family to serve as officials in the court. When such news spread out of the palace, the whole court and the public in Chang'an, Xijing, were shocked by it.
In a blink of an eye, it is the end of the first year of Yongning. All preparations for the imperial court's move to Zhongjing are in place. In three days, they will leave Xijing Chang'an. Zhang Xuan has decided to spend the Spring Festival and Shangyuan Festival in the new capital.
As a result, almost all the powerful families in Chang'an City will follow the emperor to move eastward. According to Zhang Xuan's arrangement, Li Heng and Li Yu's father and son followed him to live in Zhongjing, while other royal families either lived in Chang'an or moved to Zhongjing according to their personal wishes.
Zhang Xuan's wife's uncle, Cui Huan of the Cui family, is now the governor of Guan Nei Road, that is, a high official in a province and the highest chief executive of the entire Guanzhong region. This is equivalent to the fact that after Zhang Xuan led the imperial court to move eastward, more than ten prefectures and counties around Chang'an were governed by Cui Huan.
Cui Huan's yamen was located in Chang'an, the former Jingzhao Mansion in Chang'an.
Since he took office, he has not dared to slack off at all. Cui Huan is also a talented prime minister, which is the key factor for Zhang Xuan to hand over Guannei Road to Cui Huan. If it were just because of Cui Huanguo's uncle's identity, he would definitely not be reused by Zhang Xuan.
In fact, among Zhang Xuan¡¯s clan and relatives, the one he promoted was Cui Huan. Of course, there is also Cui Jin, the eldest son of the Cui family. It's just that Cui Jin has long followed Zhang Xuan to join Longshuo. After many years of experience, he has his own position.
Even now, Zhang Xuan has not ennobled any of his Zhang family members with titles, such as his two uncles and a dozen cousins. According to the practice of past dynasties, when Zhang Xuan proclaimed himself emperor, he not only had to posthumously confer the title of emperor on his father and ancestors, but also canonize his close relatives as princes.
Chen Xilie led hundreds of civil and military officials to present the report three times, but Zhang Xuan did not even nod. He only agreed to grant posthumous titles to his father and ancestor. As for the rest of the Zhang family, no one received a title or official position.
Cui Huan is handling official duties at the Yamen. Suddenly, a subordinate official came to report, "Your Majesty the Governor, Li Xi, the Minister of Internal Affairs, would like to see you!"
"Li Xi?" Cui Huan was startled, then stood up and went out to greet him.
Li Xi was the king of Yue in the original Li Tang royal family. He was the son of Li Heng. He also liked to dance and write, and he had a personal relationship with Cui Huan in the past. It's just that there has been little contact recently.
Cui Huanying came out of the yamen, cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness is here. Cui Huanying has been far away to welcome you. I apologize for the delay!"
Li Xi's expression changed, he looked around to see no one, and then he said with an embarrassed trembling voice, "Master Cui, Brother Cui! Li Xi is no longer His Highness the King of Yue, but a minister of His Majesty, the Minister of Internal Affairs, please invite Brother Cui from now on. In name, Li Xi is grateful! I am grateful!"
Cui Huan is the emperor's uncle. With his current status as Li Xi, how dare he offend him and his attitude is very humble.
Cui Huan was originally a polite person, because although Li Xi had his title taken away, he was still the former prince of the Li Tang royal family. As a close friend, Cui Huan was not willing to add insult to injury.
It¡¯s just that Li Xi couldn¡¯t bear his politeness.
Cui Huan glanced at Li Xi, who was frightened. Knowing his embarrassment and fear, he stopped being polite, cupped his fists and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, please come into the house to speak."
"Master Cui, please!"
The two of them walked in side by side and went straight into the main hall. The guests and hosts were seated, and after the servants had served tea and left, Li Xicai clasped his fists and whispered, "Brother Cui, Li Xie has something to ask of me, and please ask Brother Cui to help you out of the fact that you and I were close friends in the past." Little brother once!¡± - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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