Crown Tang emperor

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help laughing. He looked up at the gray sky, only to see snowflakes falling, and sighed inwardly again. How many Shangyuan Festivals did he miss?When will we really see the Grand Tang Shangyuan Festival?

"Still working harder!"

In the next few years, Chang'an may not be able to restore real prosperity. Li Tong can only cherish this resentment, continue to work hard, and contribute his strength to the arrival of the real Tang Dynasty.

In front of the king's residence in Chongrenfang, Feng Changsi and other officials were already waiting in front of the door. When Li Tong got off his horse, he saw Tian Dasheng, father and son, Su Sanyou and other old friends standing among the welcoming crowd, and he felt pleasantly surprised: "Tian When will Weng enter the city?"

"The servant entered the city in the afternoon, knowing that His Royal Highness is busy with business, so he dared not interrupt rashly, and stayed in the mansion until His Highness returned to the mansion."

Tian Dasheng and others came forward to pay respects, Li Tong supported Tian Dasheng, and said with a smile: "Chang'an's restoration is due to lack of people. It's just in time for Tian Weng to return. Let's take a short rest in the mansion for a few days, and then we should prepare to take on new tasks. business!"

Communicating with Tian Dasheng and others, Li Tong was a little more casual, and greeted a few people to enter the mansion, then turned to ask Yang Sixu who stayed behind at the Wang residence: "Tian Weng and others have entered the city, have you notified Guo Si?"

"Guo Silang's foreign envoy, Lishan, is not in the city."

After hearing the words, Yang Sixu replied, but he didn't dare to laugh at His Highness's bad memory.

Li Tong patted his head when he heard the words, and then remembered that there were bandits around Lishan a few days ago, and Guo Da led his troops to suppress them.He has too many affairs to deal with recently, and the shogunate has not yet formed a stable and mature mode of decentralization. He has to personally intervene in major and minor matters, which is not because he has a bad memory.

Originally, Li Tong planned to talk with Tian Dasheng and others in detail, but the few people followed and stopped at the side of the front hall, and just said: "The cold night is deep, and His Highness must be tired. The servants really can't stay late at night." nuisance."

Li Tong was taken aback when he saw a few people leaving in a hurry, but when he passed through the front hall and saw a beautiful figure standing waiting in the corridor, he felt a little better.

"It's not the first time for a newcomer, so why wait here in the cold."

He took off the leather cloak on his body, stepped forward and put his shoulders around Yang Li's body, caressed the thinner and slightly cold cheeks with his palms, and then embraced the beautiful woman in his arms, whispering to his temples: "Thanks for your hard work!"

Yang Li pressed against her broad chest, feeling exhausted while rubbing her ears and temples, and said with a light smile: "Your Highness is in charge, and it is still late at night, hardworking. If the concubine is just lying idle in the warm pavilion, no matter how many The hard work has to be cut in half. You have to work together and drink the cold wind together, so that you can have a strong feeling of love, otherwise how can you have the confidence to seek warmth."

Li Tong laughed after hearing the words, took the lady into the Nuan Pavilion together, and ordered Yang Sixuan who bowed his head to admire the toes of his boots before entering the palace: "Go into the palace and take twenty palace maids to serve the lady."

Yang Sixuan nodded quickly after hearing the words, and then turned around to go out. Le Gao originally came forward with a snow-sweeping stag, but after seeing this, he hurriedly followed Yang Sixu out.

Although the scale of the Wang residence is huge, Li Tong has no relatives to accompany him in Beijing, so he even lives in the imperial city when he is busy.Therefore, there are not too many servants arranged in the residence, but now that Yang Li is here, there are always some internal and external servants.

"There are still many riots in the city. It is inconvenient to live in the square, so just live in the mansion."

After entering the cabinet, Li Tong said to Yang Li: "There are few people going in and out these days, and the inner court affairs are too lazy to sort out, making people feel empty and don't know where to go."

Yang Li was delighted when she heard the words, but she still bowed her head and said: "There is still a group of family affairs in the city, staying in the mansion may disturb the tranquility of the inner court."

"The house is livable, not imprisoned. Who can open the door to live without the trifles of firewood, rice, oil and salt? I know what my wife is worried about. It is nothing more than fear that the business will be full of people and people will laugh at me. But what does my family do for a living? Don't ask anyone else!"

Li Tong smiled and waved his hands, signaling Yang Li not to worry about it.This lady has worked so hard for him, and now he is somewhat calm in Chang'an, so naturally he should do his best to protect this lady.

After Yang Li heard the words, she didn't say anything more, but there was mist in her eyes, and she murmured to herself: "A threshold separates the inside and the outside. The concubine worshiped in fear in the old year, and I dare not even dream of being listed in this court." ..."

"What kind of fairyland is this? If you can win the wrong love of your wife and send me affectionately, you should live under the same roof, eat and drink together, and suffer together. There is no difference between each other."

Li Tong picked up the lady during the banquet, and sighed: "In the past, I was troubled by all the troubles, and the tired lady took care of it for me. Now it is finally short and calm, and I am devoted to sorrow, and I should vow to be fulfilled in the white head. From now on , It may not be all the way you want, but it is a matter of course not to leave and never give up."

"Your Highness..."

When Yang Li heard this, she reacted even more enthusiastically, and hugged Li Tong tightly, wishing that her body and mind would become one.

Feeling the fiery enthusiasm of this lady, Li Tong also hugged her in his arms, got up and went to the inner room.The love is confused, and the tears are open, just like the spring flood, the tide is rising, the water will come naturally, the candlelight is flickering, and the light and shadow are covered, it is full of joy.

Within the hanging curtain, the voices have their own strengths and weaknesses, and outside the door is full of wind and snow, but it is difficult to spy on them. Within the two feelings, no disturbance is allowed.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Tong woke up a little later than usual, and the beautiful woman beside her pillow was already in the mirror and sweeping her eyebrows.He stood up with his clothes on, and the maid who had entered the mansion last night hurried in to change the couch's personal belongings.

Seeing the beautiful woman's beautiful side face, Li Tong leaned over and gently hugged her slender waist, but heard Yang Li chuckle and sing softly: "The eyebrows are not painted yet, so I can hug her..."

Hearing the singing, Li Tong also sat sideways on the dressing table, took a bronze mirror and reflected it: "The hills overlap and the golden light fades away, and the clouds on the temples want to burn the fragrant and snowy cheeks..."

Yang Li's thrush paused lightly with her hand, and listened carefully to His Highness's lyrics. After a while, her eyebrows and eyes were full of sweetness, and then she felt numbness and warmth in her chest, and then her Highness whispered in her ear: "The lady's body fat has been reduced, but it is not damaged. The plump, exquisite jade body, the appropriate increase and decrease, the skill of self-cultivation, is not inferior to the name of Confucianism!"

Hearing this, Yang Li's pretty face was blushed, even more rouged, she held His Highness's palm with both hands and said coquettishly: "Since it is His Highness's favorite thing, you can play with it, why are you making fun of it again?"

Li Tong saw that he was too shy, so he also stood up with a smile, summoned the robes to put on, and said: "There are a lot of affairs in the shogunate today, and it may not be possible to return before night. There is a lack of supplies in the inner court, and the lady will add them at will. If you want to go out Mansion, let Ah Jiu lead the group to accompany me. I will accompany my wife on a tour of Chang'an after I am done with my work."

Although Yang Li was reluctant to let go, she also knew that what His Highness said was true, so she quickly got up and put on the robes for His Highness, and whispered softly: "The concubine will stay at the mansion, and take care of His Highness."

Chapter 0551 Zhenguo Yongwang, Longyou Army Envoy

At the end of the first month, Wang Meichang, who returned to the capital of God to report on the matter, returned to Chang'an again.Accompanying him were two prime ministers, Li Daoguang and Yang Zaisi.

After learning about the group's itinerary, Li Tong specially took some time to meet them outside Chunming Gate and by the Longshou Canal in person.Naturally, Wang Meichang didn't have such a big face, but the two prime ministers came here under the emperor's order, so they should be more polite.

After meeting each other in Longshouqu, they exchanged pleasantries first, and then the two prime ministers first announced the imperial order, mainly for King Yong of course.

King Yong added the title of King Yong of Zhenguo, and the number of households increased to [-]. Sanguan became the second-class general of the town army in Wusan, and an ambassador of Longyou monarchs was added to his post.

Even after Li Tong went west, he had already made up his mind to establish himself in Guanzhong, but he was also shocked by the greatness of the imperial court's rewards. Is his fourth uncle planning to live out his life?

Li Tong didn't care whether he was a town or not. In history, his aunt Princess Taiping also had the name of a town, so damn it.

However, the food town suddenly increased to [-], and Li Tong was really taken aback by the magnitude of the increase.He made so much credit for launching a coup in Shendu, and his previous income was only [-] households, but now it has more than doubled.

Coupled with the right to control the armies of Longyou, could it be that the imperial court has acquiesced in the fact that he has separated Guanzhong?

However, on the way back to the city, through Yang Zaisi's narration, Li Tong learned about the latest changes in the layout of the court in the capital of God.

The focus of the conflict was the form of the heir's succession. Li Zhaode insisted that the heir should inherit the throne as the crown prince, while others opposed it.Di Renjie, another big boss in the political affairs hall, did not express his support for which one, but he also expressed that he did not support Li Zhaode.

After realizing this, Li Tong understood why the imperial court granted him such a favorable title.

Although Li Zhaode is strong, a tiger can't fight a pack of wolves. He insists so stubbornly, he can't find too many people to support him, and it can even be said to be a betrayal of the nobles of Guan Long who came from him. It is difficult for the nobles of Guan Long to accept the emperor's heir Successor to the crown prince.

So Li Zhaode can only look for help from outside the court, and Li Tong from inside the pass is the natural choice.Li Tong has enough power, and he has similar needs as Li Zhaode in terms of maintaining the remaining prestige of the Holy Emperor.

Of course, it is difficult for Li Zhaode alone to achieve such a special seal.The other person is naturally his fourth uncle Li Dan.

Although it is said that the emperor's heir has reached a consensus in the court, if Li Tong does not speak for a day, who can guarantee that the emperor's heir will definitely inherit the throne?I don't support the fourth uncle, can I support the third uncle?

Moreover, the court and the central government were extremely noisy just because of the way the emperor succeeded to the throne, which in itself was a destruction of the imperial power.If I want to be an emperor, I have to listen to your blind beeps. What is this called?When my mother was in power, why didn't I see you guys being so thoughtful?Don't care what you think, what reason do you have, in essence you look down on me!

In the face of the noisy situation of the officials, strengthening the discourse power of the clan is also a means of enhancing imperial power.Although this method may taste like drinking poison to quench thirst, at least the sugar-coated shell of Li Tong has not been broken.With an example like his, Li Dan will promote and support other clans to defend himself, and the effect will be better.

This is the Matthew effect in power distribution. Li Tong has already established his position and voice in the current situation, so he doesn't even need to personally join the core power struggle, and the stalemate parties will not ignore it. He, but wants to show favor to him.

Di Renjie, for example, doesn't need to confront Li Zhaode with a clear-cut stand. As long as he expresses his attitude in a limited way, some people who are unhappy with Li Zhaode in the current situation will naturally gather around him.

Right now, Li Tong is not very interested in the power struggle in Shendu City, otherwise he would not have withdrawn to Chang'an.If possible, he certainly hoped that he could continue to hang his fourth uncle, so that his fourth uncle could not successfully succeed to the throne.

But he also understands that this is unrealistic. A country cannot live without a king. Now that the year name has been changed, if his fourth uncle does not ascend the throne, the world will be completely chaotic.

The reason why the imperial court added him as an ambassador of the Longyou Army this time was because the progress of Longyou Taoist propaganda was not going well.All the prefectures did not respond enthusiastically. Although it was also due to the turmoil in Chang'an, the proportion of Hu chiefs appointed by the court before the ceremony hit a new low in the first month ceremony, and it was not even comparable to the Tianshou years.

The domestic struggle is not terrible. At worst, everyone will take a step back and be patient with each other. However, if the court loses its ability to intimidate Zhujizhou, the impact will be disastrous, and Li Tong never wants to see it. to this point.

The reason why the imperial court appointed him as the ambassador of the Longyou armies also had this reason.If the Zhujizhou states really want to make troubles to the point where they have to send troops to deter them, the imperial court does not have the ability to conscript any more at the moment, so it can only entrust it to King Yong.

So when Yang Zaisi asked about his attitude, he just sighed and said, "Changing Yuan Zhengshuo and returning the king to the throne is a matter of course. No matter what the court decides, I will agree with it."

"But, now, there are still disputes in the court, with different voices, people's hearts are anxious, and they are in a dilemma!"

Yang Zaisi sighed after hearing the words, and rode his horse close to King Yong and said in a low voice: "Zhaode is stubborn and stubborn, and has already caused a lot of resentment. This time he showed kindness to His Highness, he may not have good intentions. A low position is definitely not a personal complaint. , but Zhaode really cannot be a long-term friend."

It wasn't because of personal grudges, but when it came to Li Zhaode, Yang Zaisi still couldn't hide his anger.This time, he came to Chang'an in the capacity of Guozijian to sacrifice wine, and he was not just to announce the emperor's order, but was sent here, and he will stay in Chang'an for a long time.

Although the Guozijian Jijiu is also a noble and noble minister, compared with the prime minister of the Zhengshitang, it is not worth mentioning, so Yang Zaisi was naturally very angry.

Wang Meichang went to Shendu this time, and the power structure in Shendu City has also undergone great changes. Four people were directly kicked out of the Political Affairs Hall.

Among them, there are two in Li Tong's family, and Yang Zaisi sits in Chang'an with Guozijian's sacrificial wine, and rebuilds the Guozijian in Chang'an.Zheng Gao entered the province from the governor of Luozhou, who was the governor of Luozhou, as the secretary of the household department.Li Daoguang, who was traveling with Yang Zaisi, also knows political affairs, and specializes in the Minister of the Ministry of War.The other one is Shangshu Zuocheng Wei Juyuan, who was transferred to Hongluqing.

In addition, Di Renjie became a servant under his sect, and officially obtained the status of being equal to Li Zhaode.Cui Xuanwei, the prime minister, was added as the supervisor of the palace, and Xue Ji, the regular servant of Sanqi, served as the servant of Huangmen.As for Ouyang Tong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Yuanfang, Minister of Zhongshu, no adjustments were made.

On the surface, both Li Zhaode and Li Tong suffered losses this time, especially Li Tong directly lost two prime minister seats.

However, Li Tong's core interests in Shendu are only water transportation and Beiya. The reason why he wanted to grab a seat in the Zhengshitang before was because he didn't occupy the white.It is also good to use it for political exchanges if it is in your hands.

For example, this time, although he handed over two seats, his own power has been further strengthened, and he has also mastered the important household department.Zheng Gao's position as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs can have a great effect on both water transport and the naturalization of customers in the customs. This is far more meaningful than talking about people with empty seats in the political affairs hall.

As for Yang Zaisi, his integrity is not high at all, and Li Tong was worried that he would make trouble for himself by staying in the capital of God.Now that he was dispatched to Chang'an, he just watched him better, so he can use his talents with confidence.

Li Zhaode handed over a seat of prime minister, in fact, out of such considerations.Four seats in the Zhengshitang were abolished at once, and only six prime ministers remained. This will undoubtedly make the power of the prime ministers more concentrated.

Li Zhaode himself has a strong style, one can stand up to five, even if he fights alone in the Zhengshitang, he will not be afraid at all.And don't forget that among the six prime ministers in Zhengshitang, two of them belong to the lineage of King Yong.

Even if there is any major issue that is difficult to decide, and it is delayed until a vote is needed, as long as he can keep close to King Yong, he will not be afraid of other things at all.Evenly divided on the court, there is a powerful foreign aid, King Yong, who still has an advantage at the highest decision-making level.

Moreover, after Li Daoguang quit the Political Affairs Hall, he took control of the Ministry of War, which was another great supplement to Li Zhaode's power.Even when Li Zhaode took this step, he was making progress by retreating, laying the foundation for cooperation with King Yong.

At such a level, for those who have a view of the overall situation, personal gains and losses are not the most important thing, and the main thing to look at is political stance and propositions.It cannot be said that Li Zhaode helped Li Tong in the matter of Xijing, so Li Tong must cooperate with him.

But now that Li Zhaode controls the Ministry of War, Li Tong has to get closer to Li Zhaode.Because both of them have aggressive external strategies, and they both want to fight out.If it was a conservative like Di Renjie who fought bravely on the front line and was constantly put on small shoes in the back, it would be uncomfortable to think about it.

Of course, from this adjustment, the heirs of Hebei, Li Dan and Di Renjie, benefited the most.Cui Xuanwei was able to concurrently lead the supervisor in the palace, which at least shows that he has a closer relationship with the emperor's heir.

Originally, Li Dan had only one Xue Ji in the political affairs hall, and Xue Ji's job was only a regular servant of Zuo Sanqi, which was worse than Zheng Gao, the governor of Luozhou, Shi Baixiang.But now that Xue Ji has entered the sect to save money, he is no longer just a showman.

Of course, this is only an analysis of the situation. Who will benefit more depends on the facts after all.For example, when Li Dan became close to people from Hebei, what should his in-laws do?Whether he can combine the strengths of the two and achieve a balance between them is also a test of his fourth uncle's operation.

Although Yang Zaisi was furious at Li Zhaode for taking away his position as prime minister, Li Tong understood that in the court's current situation, it was in his best interest and position to cooperate with Li Zhaode.There are powerful ministers inside and strong generals outside. This has always been the only way to control power.

After Li Daoguang and his party arrived in the imperial city of Daxing Palace, they officially read the imperial court's seal of approval in front of all the people in Chang'an.

But after Li Tong listened to it from the beginning to the end, he found that it was only a change in name and status, but not a reward of wealth or goods, so he couldn't help but ask, "Is it the end of ordering and proclaiming? The treasury of Xijing Emptiness, soldiers endure hunger and thirst to fight, if heavy goods inspire people's hearts..."

When Li Daoguang heard this, he glanced at King Yong with a sad look in his eyes, are you ashamed to say this?Long Shouyuan's trucks are connected head to tail, they are all people's fat and people's ointment scavenged from the capital of God, you think I'm blind!

Being stared at by Li Daoguang's eyes, Li Tong also felt a little embarrassed. Come on, I originally wanted to take some money from the gods to stimulate the market in Chang'an, but now it seems that I can only think of other ways.Don't give me money or food, so don't blame me for enclosing Guanzhong as a private land, everything belongs to Lao Tzu!

Chapter 0552 pay food to enroll, pay money to drill wells

In the past period of time, although the riots in Chang'an City have stopped, the atmosphere in the city is still very tense.

In particular, there were a lot of killings in the law ground of the West Market, and more than [-] families of dignitaries in Beijing and China went to execution on the same day, which also made the whole city filled with a dreadful coercion.People live in such a depressive atmosphere, either in fear, or through some perverse behavior to vent their dissatisfaction.

In such an atmosphere, those honorable families in Chang'an City can be said to have had a hard time.On the one hand, they are worried that the Emperor Yong's shogunate will continue to investigate and make things difficult for them, and on the other hand, they have to bear the harassment of the people.

After all, after the public trial of the looting of the official treasury, many residents of Chang'an City felt that the root cause of the riots in Chang'an was the bewitching and instigation of those honorable families in the city to achieve their own desires.

Even if the dozen or so families who looted the official treasury have been executed, the other noble families may not be clean, so many families in the city have been frequently harassed recently.

If it was an ordinary season, those honorable families would naturally not pay attention to ordinary people.But now, the whole of Chang'an is under the control of King Yong's army, and since King Yong went west, he has rarely shown any kindness to them.

Although each of these families has a considerable number of private songs, under the control of King Yong's tens of thousands of troops, they really dare not gather members of the family to resist and fight back against the harassment of those people.

Usually, these families are the masters of Chang'an City, and they are masters. Even if the riots in Chang'an were so serious before, the impact of the rioters on their personal and property safety is minimal.

But now the situation in Chang'an City has changed, the government has repeatedly inspected, and the people have frequently besieged and harassed them, making them miserable.Some people's homes were even broken into, their lives were threatened and their property was looted.Life is not even as good as those of the rioting Hakka people. After all, those Hakka people have the protection of the king's army.

Under such circumstances, many people are also trying to save themselves, or they are trying to join the Yongwang shogunate for protection, or they are planning to leave Chang'an temporarily and go to the gods to hide.

But the former is very difficult. Although King Yong also stated that he wanted to recruit some honorable children from Chang'an City after he entered the city, the review criteria were very strict.It took more than a month for King Yong to enter the city, but only a few people were actually recruited into the shogunate as officials.

As for the latter, it is the idea that many people generally have.Previously, they were worried about being involved in the treacherous power struggle in the city of God, so they chose to stay in their hometown and give up the pursuit of power.

But now there is a revolution in the capital of God, the national property has returned to the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor's heir is about to ascend the throne again. If he rushes to the capital of God now, he can avoid these entanglements in Chang'an City on the one hand, and on the other hand, he may be able to share some of his followers. merit.

Many people thought so and did so, temporarily leaving everything in Chang'an City behind, packed their bags and left the city east.King Yong didn't make things difficult to stop them, and let them all go.

But there are still many people who are reluctant to give up their family business in Chang'an City, wanting to have both human and wealth.

But King Yong’s shogunate issued an order prohibiting the export of materials from Xijing before entering the city. If they had imagined that they could be superior to others and not be bound by laws, but with nearly a thousand heads falling to the ground, after seeing King Yong’s murderous nature, They didn't dare to have any more illusions, to openly disobey the ban issued by King Yong.

Of course, many families not only have houses and wealth in the city, but also rural industries in counties and villages outside the city.Therefore, some people secretly mobilized the goods and moved them to the direction of Shendu.

After all, although King Yong's army has tens of thousands, it is impossible to completely block the roads around Chang'an.They live in this town all year round, and they can still sneak some goods.

But doing so is not completely safe. In addition to avoiding Master Wang's night inspections, there are also frequent riots and bandits in some counties and villages around Chang'an.Therefore, these goods will also have the risk of being robbed and stolen. When encountering such losses, they dare not report to the authorities and can only admit that they are unlucky.

Moreover, from Chang'an to Tongguan, the main post road passes are under the control of King Yong. If they want to successfully transport their family wealth to the Guandong, they need to go south to Wuguan in Shangzhou and make a big circle through the south of the mountain before arriving in Luoyang. The risk and loss along the way will undoubtedly increase several times.

Therefore, for these honorable families in Chang'an, the greatest hope is that the imperial court can transfer King Yong away, and don't let this evil star stay in Chang'an.The confidence they had relied on before had lost its original effect in front of King Yong. They could not hide and could not avoid it, and they could not join in. Only by letting King Yong leave could Chang'an become their Chang'an again.

However, after Li Daoguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and his party arrived in Chang'an from the west, and after Xuanda ordered the imperial court to order, the last hope of these honorable families was shattered.Instead of being transferred from Chang'an, King Yong was given a special title, and his authority was even greater than before.

"What does the imperial court mean by this? Is it to give up Chang'an and Yuan Cong Zhu's family and let King Yong persecute me at this moment?"

"It's hard to say. His Royal Highness is about to enter the throne. King Yong, as a strong supporter of the clan, will naturally have to use it. The dozen or so families in the city have committed suicide. If this kind of thing happens, the imperial court is afraid of my Chang'an Zhuyuan family status." I'm also surprised and suspicious, King Yong needs to stay here to control the situation. In a short time, I'm afraid King Yong won't be transferred away!"

"In the final analysis, although the thieves of the Wu family have been eliminated, the demon atmosphere in the court has not been completely wiped out! The demon queen is still in the position of honor. Zhaode hates us and other villagers who refused to rescue him before, so he wants to let King Yong stay in Chang'an. Retaliate with this!"

Someone said bitterly that last year a murder case broke out in Wangchengyi, Li Zhaode was ordered to investigate, and many secrets were suppressed.

But when Li Zhaode was suppressed, people like them in Chang'an didn't dare to speak out to rescue them, they just stood their hands to avoid suspicion.Unexpectedly, when he turned around, there was a revolution in Shendu, and Li Zhaode came to power again, and his power was even greater than before. Now that I think about it, can I have no resentment towards them, Chang'an people?

"Li Xianggong should not be so narrow-minded, but Di Renjie and others are stronger than the demon queen, and now they want to fight for the credit of following. I am afraid that King Yong will win the power in the capital, so letting King Yong stay in Chang'an will also let us The Chang'an family and King Yong are killing each other to strengthen their position!"

The people are constantly discussing and have different opinions, but no matter what their views are, it will not help.Even the more they discussed, the more they couldn't figure out what the current situation was like.