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Volume 2, Chapter 420: The Rebellion of King Feng

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    Tiantang 42

    Chapter 420 of Tiantang Text: King Feng¡¯s Rebellion

    Chapter 420 King Feng¡¯s Rebellion

    Hearing that Li Xi asked for something, Cui Huan immediately thought of the recent move by the imperial court to take over land, manors, mountains, forests and lakes from the royal family and make them state-owned.

    The emperor recently issued an edict to establish an An-Tang imperial envoy office, appointing a female official Tian Kexin as the plenipotentiary minister of the imperial envoy, along with some officials drawn from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Rites and other bureaus, with the assistance of the emperor's personal army Shence Army.  , began the "land resumption movement" with great fanfare.

    In other words, in the next few months, all the land occupied by the Li Tang royal family in bulk will be registered and handed over to the national treasury, except for a small amount of land reserved for self-sufficiency in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court, and distributed uniformly by the Ministry of Household Affairs.  To landless civilians.

    Because the matter was arranged by the prince himself, and all ministries and departments coordinated, Tian Kexin's special envoy's office advanced the work quickly and the progress was smooth.

    The meaning of the court, or the meaning of Emperor Zhang Xuan, is very obvious. Since the court has exempted all the Li and Tang royal families from their titles and demoted them to commoners, then these former top dignitaries are no longer qualified to occupy so much land and land.  Slave banker.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The royal family and others dare not speak out in anger. At this moment, being able to save one's wealth and life is already the most fortunate thing. As for family property and assets, what should be discarded should be discarded.  Otherwise, if the new emperor is offended, he will still be killed and his family property will be confiscated.

    But wealth is something that is hard to give up after all.  In the past two days, Cui Huan heard that many royal families began to think of ways to transfer their family properties, break up a large amount of land, forests, manors, etc. into pieces, disperse them, and turn against the imperial court's new policy specifically targeting the royal family.

    There are also some people who use connections to try to get the emperor to be lenient and save their huge family business.

    "But Tian Kexin is such a shrewd and delicate woman, these little tricks of the Li Tang royal family cannot escape her eyes.

    Thus.  The nearly astronomical amounts of wealth and land occupied by the Li Tang royal family were all "taken away" by Tian Kexin's men.  One batch after another entered the treasury.  The officials in the Ministry of Revenue who were in charge of the treasury were very happy about this. The financial worries of the imperial court, which were originally tight due to rebellion and war, were greatly alleviated.

    On the surface, the Li Tang royal family did not dare to say anything, but behind the scenes they were also complaining, and there were even comparisons among themselves.  Complaining that so-and-so¡¯s land and manor were much reserved, while all his own property was confiscated, and so on.

    For example, Princess Yuzhen¡¯s Yuzhen Temple and the manor and hundreds of hectares of land surrounding Yuzhen Temple.  Tian Kexin knew that Princess Yuzhen was different from other royal families of Li and Tang Dynasties. She and her husband Li Bai now settled in Longshuo Lingzhou, and they could be regarded as one of Zhang Xuan's earliest subjects.  For the sake of the emperor, Tian Kexin only took away part of the land belonging to Yuzhen Temple, leaving Yuzhen Temple and two manors for Princess Yuzhen.

    This aroused the dissatisfaction and "jealousy" of Princess Xianyi and others, so they joined forces and found Chen Xilie or Yang Guozhong.  Others found Cui Huan here.

    But Chen Xilie and Yang Guozhong knew that this was the result of the emperor's secret instructions.  Anyone who dares to interfere with this matter will be ignored.  Not to mention Cui Huan, he couldn't go against his emperor's brother-in-law no matter what.

    Cui Huan also said that it was Li Xi who came here for this purpose, so he sighed and said, "Brother Li, please forgive Cui for speaking bluntly. You can't have it both ways. Now in the new dynasty, Li Tang is a thing of the past. Now the Li Tang royal family is  After being demoted to civilian status, it was inevitable that the imperial court would take back the fiefdoms, manors, etc. from the treasury and distribute them separately."

    "Cui advises you not to contradict the imperial decree, so as not to arouse His Majesty's anger and cause catastrophe."

    Li Xi was startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Cui misunderstood what Li Xi meant. I'm not here for this. The general trend is inevitable. Besides, I don't have many industrial lands under my name."

    Cui Huanqi said, "Oh? So, why is Brother Li here?"

    "Your Majesty is wise and mighty today, and he has been destined by destiny Although the Li Tang royal family has been saved by your Majesty's grace, but" Li Xi's expression was complicated.  He smiled awkwardly and said, "How should Li Xi explain this?"

    Cui Huan smiled and said, "Brother Li, please speak frankly. If you and I have a relationship, if Cui is able to do so, he will speak for Brother Li in front of His Majesty."

    "In this case, Li Xi said it shamelessly."

    Li Xi clasped his fists and said in a low voice, "My father intends to dedicate Yanguang to His Majesty as his concubine, and I also ask Brother Cui to say a few kind words in front of Your Majesty."

    As soon as Li Xi said these words, Cui Huan was stunned: Li Heng actually wants to marry his youngest daughter Princess Yanguang to Zhang Xuan as a concubine?

    But Cui Huan soon understood the "good intentions" of Li Heng and his son.  It can be seen that although Zhang Xuan did notThey attacked the Li Tang royal family, and even conferred Li Heng and Li Yu as kings. However, they were uneasy in their hearts. They were afraid that at some point, Zhang Xuan would become ruthless and find any excuse to kill the Li Tang royal family.  Kill them all.

    So the idea of ????"marriage" with Zhang Xuan came up.

    Compared with Li Longji, Li Heng¡¯s children are not too many, with thirteen sons and seven daughters.  This Princess Yanguang is Li Heng's youngest daughter. She is only eighteen years old this year and is not yet married.  Among Li Heng's daughters, she is considered to be both talented and beautiful.

    Seeing Cui Huan's shocked and speechless look, Li Xi smiled awkwardly again, "Brother Cui!"

    Cui Huan let out a long breath and said with a wry smile, "Brother Li, this is probably impossible. Your Majesty is not a greedy person, I'm afraid Besides, Princess Wanchun is by your side, so I'm afraid Princess Wanchun will also have a hard time.  "

    Wanchun is Li Longji's daughter and Li Heng's sister. Now Li Heng actually wants to dedicate his daughter Yanguang, Wanchun's niece to Zhang Xuan - although in the harem of the Tang Dynasty, such elders and juniors  It is not uncommon for them to return to the emperor together, but Zhang Xuan would definitely not agree.

    Cui Huan understands Zhang Xuan¡¯s personality, so there is no need to mention this kind of thing, it will definitely be in vain.

    Li Xi sighed with some disappointment and said nothing more.

    Li Xiben also knew that this would be difficult to do, but Li Heng urged him to hurry up, so he came to Cui Huan out of desperation.

    Cui Huan saw off Li Xi and was about to return home when he heard an urgent report from the border - Li Longji's twenty-sixth son, King Feng Li Gong, had rebelled in Wuwei, occupied Wuwei, Liangzhou and other places, and established himself as the emperor in Wuwei.  The emperor set out a banner calling on all the diligent kings in the world to revive the Tang Dynasty.

    Cui Huan sighed. He had long expected that there would be someone in the Li Tang royal family who would not be reconciled and would rebel.  I just didn't expect it to be Li Gong.

    Some of Li Longji's sons were entrusted to various kings and scattered in various places. However, due to the rebellion of Anlu Mountain, the vassal kings of Lianghuai, Jiangnan, Qingzhou and other places all fled into the capital with their families. This time, Zhang Xuan happened to take the blame.  .  Only Li Gong, the king of Feng, was in the jurisdiction of Ge Shuhan in Wuwei and did not return to the capital.

    Li Gong was the governor of Wuwei conferred by Li Longji and the envoy to Tingdu in northwest Anxi, Hexi. He also controlled some troops.

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    The news spread throughout Chang'an, Xijing, and the government and the public were shocked.  Of course, the people who were most shocked were the members of the Li Tang royal family. Some were afraid, some were angry, and some were secretly happy.

    Zhang Xuan was in the imperial study room looking through the watches and seals sent by Tian Kexin. Yan'er hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty, Chen Zaifu and Yang Xiang are here to meet you!"

    Zhang Xuan put down the watch in his hand a little tiredly, nodded and said, "Xuan."

    Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong and others walked in with gloomy expressions. After the service, Chen Xilie respectfully reported, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has received an urgent report from Lingzhou. Li Gong raised an army claiming to have 50,000 troops to occupy Wuwei, Liangzhou and other places.  He established himself as emperor and rebelled against the restoration of the Tang Dynasty. Please be punished by your majesty!"

    Zhang Xuan was startled, but then smiled lightly, "Li Gong? I also had a chance encounter with him in the past."

    "Fifty thousand soldiers and horses? Where did Li Gong get 50,000 soldiers and horses? It's just a bluff." Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's going to rain. My mother wants to get married, and I can't do anything about it - Chen Zaifu, it seems that my brother Shu Han is still here."  Before he returned to Hexi, Li Gong took advantage of him. But it doesn't matter. As long as Ge Shuhan returns to Hexi, I believe he will take action."

    "Your Majesty, the imperial court should send troops to conquer the traitor Li Gong. Otherwise, if Li Gong is allowed to cause trouble, the world may be unstable again" Yang Guozhong clasped his fists and said.

    Zhang Xuan smiled, "It is natural to send troops for conquest, but I don't believe how much trouble Li Gong can cause. Ziyi, according to my will, ordered Lei Wanchun to lead an army of 10,000 to escort Prince Gele of Uihe back to Uihe. By the way,  Attack Li Gong. Then order Yang Lian of Qinghai to guard the gate of Longshuo, Qinghai, to prevent the rebels from attacking the east of Longshuo River."

    Guo Ziyi cupped her fists and accepted the order.

    "What's going on in Chang'an City?" Zhang Xuan said meaningfully.

    Yang Guozhong raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Your Majesty, I am worried about the restlessness of the Li Tang royal family in the city Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to detain them in one place to prevent changes."

    Although Yang Guozhong's voice was slight, it was very sinister.

    The reason why he repeatedly encouraged Zhang Xuan to attack the Li Tang royal family was simply to establish his prestige, and also because he was a traitor to the Tang Dynasty. If the Li Tang royal family was restored, he would be dead.

    From this perspective, Yang Guozhong unswervingly supported the rule of the new dynasty. The last thing he wanted to see was that Li Tang had a glimmer of hope for a comeback.

    Zhang Xuan glanced at Yang Guozhong, knowing his thoughts clearly.

    Just do itAs an emperor, he needs to properly control and utilize ministers like Yang Guozhong so that they can play a role in the consolidation of the imperial court and imperial power.  There is no denying that Yang Guozhong is a treacherous minister, but in front of Zhang Xuan, he can only be used and manipulated, and loses the chance to turn things around.

    Zhang Xuan smiled calmly and said, "Prime Minister Yang is worrying too much. Why is it so? Li Gong is Li Gong, and we cannot vent our anger on others just because Li Gong rebelled. Okay, I have made up my mind, you don't need to say anything anymore - everything remains as usual,  Hurry up, I hope to spend the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival in Zhongjing."

    Yang Guozhong hung his head in disappointment.

    But Gongsun Liang inadvertently sensed a hint of condescension and ruthlessness in Zhang Xuan's eyes.  At this time, Gongsun Liang suddenly realized that Li Gong's rebellion was definitely something the emperor would like to see, because it gave him an opportunity to raise his butcher's knife in an upright and righteous manner.

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    Chapter 420 of the main text of Tiantang: King Feng¡¯s Rebellion has been updated!
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