Chapter 544: Simplify the officialdom

After leaving Taimiao, Li Qing'an returned to the military camp located in the imperial city. He talked with Pei Xi and other ministers about the situation in Duji Province. The ministers said goodbye, but Li Qing'an secretly left Pei Xi.

Li Qing'an spent not much time in Luoyang, only one day and one night. In this short period of time, Li Qing'an wanted to complete two things, one was to pay tribute to the Taimiao. This was completed, which was to deploy power to Luoyang. Although Luoyang was only the capital of Chang'an, its strategic position was extremely important. After controlling Luoyang, it also controlled the entire Central Plains. Li Qing'an had decided to station troops in Luoyang, but he also needed to fully control the government affairs system of Luoyang.

In fact, the current government system of Luoyang is still relatively complex. There are Luoyang left behind who controls the Eastern Capital, Henan Prefecture, the Chief of Duji Dao, and Luoyang Order. Among them, the real power is Luoyang left behind and Henan Prefecture. Luoyang left behind mainly controls military power. Although there are no garrisons at Luoyang, the 2,000 garrisons in the Xingyang Granary are under the command of Luoyang Left. Through these 2,000 garrisons, Luoyang Left behind actually controls the Xingyang Granary and has the most important strategic resources and grain in his hand. This is the largest capital for Luoyang Left behind.

The second is the prefect of Henan, which is actually the local administrative power. Like the prefect of Jingzhao, the prefect of Henan is also in the third rank, but it is not restricted by many power departments like the prefect of Jingzhao, and it is more like the governor of a state who has real local power.

Li Qing'an's idea was to combine the two left-behind Luoyang and the prefect of Henan into one, and to be a person he trusted. Li Qing'an also considered this candidate, which was Pei Xi.

Pei Xi is Pei Kuan's eldest son and Pei Yu's father. Pei Yu belongs to Li Qing'an's direct clan. Pei Xi will help his son no matter what, especially Li Qing'an's younger sister Xiaolian is Pei Xi's daughter-in-law. They have a marriage relationship, so for Li Qing'an, Pei Xi is the most suitable spokesperson in Luoyang.

More importantly, Li Qing'an was preparing to implement land reform in Dugi Province. In the past two days, he has received detailed land reports from one prefecture and four prefectures in Dugi Province. This is also a severely affected area for land annexation, especially when it is close to Gyeonggi, the situation is very serious by the royal family and powerful people. Most of these royal family members support the Southern Tang Dynasty, and most of them fled to Chengdu. In this way, they created strong conditions for his land reform. If these people were attacked, the resistance and cost were the least.

The key now is that there is no strong official to promote the land reform in Dogi Province for him. There are too many people who manage Dogi Province, and anyone can take care of it, and in the end, no one can take care of it. This is not possible.

After a moment, Pei Xi was led in by the soldiers and bowed and said, "See Your Highness, King Zhao!"

"Envoy Pei, don't be polite, please sit down!"

Li Qing'an asked Pei Xi to sit down and smiled and said, "Have Pei Jun thought of a suitable name for his grandson?"

Pei Xi was a little nervous. He didn't know why Li Qing'an left him alone. When he heard about his grandson, Pei Xi felt relieved immediately. Grandson was his treasure. How could he not think of his name?

Pei Xi stroked his beard and smiled, "I have already thought about it, just give me a single name."

'Pei Duan!' Li Qing'an read it twice, nodded and praised: "This name is very good, it is upright and strict. He cultivates his growth with the style of the Pei family. He will definitely be a pillar of the country in the future."

"Thank you for your praise. The child's mother is dignified and virtuous. She has raised her child. This is the foundation of the child's life. Being able to have Xiaolian as a daughter-in-law is also a blessing for my Pei family."

The two talked for a while, and Li Qing'an took a sip of tea before turning the topic to the main business, "I kept Pei Jun and wanted to ask Pei Jun for help."

Pei Xi's heart was like a mirror. With Li Qing'an's strength, there was nothing else that could not be done. Helping was just a subtle statement. He actually wanted to entrust something to himself. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Please give me instructions!"

"That's right, An Lushan's rebellion has been a foregone conclusion. According to my strategy, I want to control the intensity of An Lushan's rebellion within Hebei Road, but An Lushan also has strong strength. I am worried that An Lushan will break through the Yellow River and go straight to Zhengzhou, so it is not safe to place all the official grains on Henan Road in Xingyang. I plan to move all the grains in Xingyang to Luoyang City. I think the imperial city is useless and is just used to store grains. I want to ask Pei Jun to complete this matter."

Pei Xi was a little stunned. He should have contacted Yang Shenyu to move the grain. He didn't understand what Li Qing'an meant, so he hesitated and said: "I am very willing to do things for Your Highness, but the grain in Xingyang has always been left behind in Luoyang to manage it. Is it a bit like I am overstepping power like this?"

Li Qingan sneered softly and said, "When will Luoyang stay in charge of Zhengzhou? To put it bluntly, it is because Yang Shenyu has been overstepping power. This should be the authority of the Chief Shi of Duji. What does it have to do with him? I think it is a bit unreasonable here, so I think to straighten it out."

Pei Xi suddenly realized that Li Qing'an wanted to seize Yang Shenyu's power and move the grain from Xingyang to Luoyang. Naturally, the two thousand soldiers would not follow him, and Li Qing'an's army would be responsible for guarding him. In this way, Li Qing'an's army would control the Luoyang Palace, and Yang Shenyu was completely undermined. Li Qing'an handed over the control of the grain to himself, which was equivalent to him replacing Yang Shenyu.

Although Li Qing'an did this more cleverly, Pei Xi always felt that there was another link that was not controlled well, that is, Doji Province Chief Miao Jinqing and Luoyang Lingjiwen. Although they were not very powerful, if they and Yang Shenyu joined forces, they might not be able to fight them. Especially when Li Qing'an gave all the power to him, the possibility of the three of them being united will be greater.

Thinking of this, he reminded Li Qing'an: "Maybe the general doesn't know that Henan Prefecture is within the jurisdiction of Dogi Province. Strictly speaking, Dogi Province can also inquire about food."

"The Pei Envoy is not to worry about this. Miao Jinqing is preparing to be transferred to the prefect of Luzhou. The position of the chief of Duji will be Pei Envoy, Ji Wen will be transferred to the chief of Youzhou. Luoyang ordered the Ministry of Personnel to send another person to serve. Moreover, I will deploy 10,000 troops to stay in Luoyang, so that the matter in Luoyang will be straightened out."

Li Qing'an's arrangement gave Pei Xi a reassurance, that is, he would become the highest government official in Luoyang and even Dujidao. Originally, the power of Henan Prefect was very strong, but due to the constraints of Dujidao and Luoyang, his power was greatly reduced. Now Li Qing'an has cleared several of the most critical nodes. Pei Xi felt as if he was loosened, and his power suddenly increased. No one could restrain him anymore. He was extremely grateful and quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Li Qing'an and said, "I must do my best to govern Luoyang for Your Highness."

Li Qingan smiled and said, "Pei Jun, please sit down! Let me talk to you about the implementation of land reform in Dogi Province."

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The next morning, Li Qing'an led an army of 50,000 to Luoyang and marched towards Zhengzhou. In the evening, the army arrived in Yanshi County. At this time, Li Guangbi personally escorted Ji Guangchen and arrived in Yanshi County. Li Qing'an immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot.

At dusk, the sky that had been gloomy for several days finally started to rain. The rain became heavier and heavier, and the entire Duji Province was immersed in a vast white rain fog.

The Anxi Army's camp was stationed on a high ground. The soldiers braved the rain and set off the camp tents, pulled up the camp bars, and built several high mail towers. Although it was only one night, Li Qing'an did not dare to be careless. He asked his subordinates to implement every detail one by one. This is also the usual style of the Anxi Army. The strength of the Anxi Army is not only in combat capabilities, but also in all aspects such as garrison, training, logistics, etc.

Everything needs to be considered and meticulous. This is the fundamental reason why the Anxi Army maintains its strong combat effectiveness. For example, if soldiers want to camp in the rain, many people will be wet. This is inevitable. However, as a marching Sima, he must make ginger soup for every soldier who is wet from the rain to prevent the cold air from entering his body and ensuring the health of the soldiers. This is the detail.

In the big tent, Li Qing'an slowly drank a bowl of ginger soup while thinking about countermeasures against Xu Shuji's army. Originally, Li Heng only gave Xu Shuji 30,000 troops and ordered him to station in Huazhou and Puzhou, mainly to defend An Lushan's army from southward. However, Xu Shuji arbitrarily expanded the scope of defense, not only controlling the two prefectures of Huapu, but also took advantage of the empty Central Plains to occupy Bian, Cao, Song, Yan, and Xu, and expanded the army from 30,000 to 70,000.

From this we can see that Xu Shuji is also an ambitious person. He wants to become a prince like him, Li Qing'an, and even rule Henan. Because of this, Xu Shuji will never give up the seven states he has occupied. He will not leave until he has no choice but to fight with him. Therefore, when dealing with Xu Shuji, he cannot adopt a surprise attack method like Ji Guangchen. He must take every step and take steady steps.

Just as Li Qing'an was thinking about countermeasures, his personal soldiers reported outside the tent: "General, General Li Guangbi has arrived."

Li Qingan quickly stood up and smiled, "Let him come in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man ran towards him in the rain and mist, and he ran quickly towards him with a sheepskin on his back. It was Li Guangbi.

Li Guangbi ran into the tent and laughed repeatedly, "What a heavy rain, this is the blessing of farmers!"

Li Qingan also smiled and said, "Good weather means that our troops will be smooth this time. Come in quickly and drink a bowl of ginger tea to warm up."

Li Guangbi walked into the tent, and a personal soldier handed him a dry towel, and another one brought him a bowl of ginger tea. Li Guangbi wiped his hair, took the ginger tea and drank it in one breath. Then he let out a long breath and bowed to Li Qing'an.

Li Qingan waved his hand and smiled, "You're welcome, sit down and talk!"

The two sat down in the big tent, and Li Qingan asked first: "What's wrong with Ji Guangchen?"

"I have placed him in a side tent, but congratulations to the General, who after several days of consideration, is willing to surrender to the General."

Li Qingan nodded with a smile. He originally wanted to personally persuade this person to surrender. Since he surrendered himself, he would save his own efforts. This is the best. However, he smiled and said, "Okay, let's discuss again how to deal with Xu Shuji next."
Chapter completed!