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Li Chengzhong has not been able to sleep well since he learned in June that Han Quanjie, Zhang Juhan, Zhang Mao'an and other lieutenants had escaped the Fengxiang disaster and had brought Prince Duan and Princess Tang Xing to Youzhou.
The few middle-ranking officials who escaped were just paid off. Li Chengzhong did not have such extreme prejudice against the middle-ranking officials as Prime Minister Cui Yin and Liang Wang Zhu Quanzhong. He could arrange very comfortable treatment for these few remaining middle-ranking officials, such as the prisons he had promised before.
Guo Xinluo, Supervise Guo Bohai, Supervise Army Xiongjin, Supervise Army Yingzhou, etc.
In Li Chengzhong's eyes, the knowledge and governance of middle-ranking officials in this era are actually not bad. In later generations, they are all intellectuals, and it is more than enough to enter the Academy of Social Sciences. Pulling them into being officials in the Lulong system will have a negative impact on Li Chengzhong's
The help is not small.
In addition, Li Chengzhong can be regarded as a kind person and understands the principle of repaying kindness. Looking back on his rise, the inner court officials were of great benefit to him. Whether it was Zhang Juhan, Zhang Maoan and his son, or Lieutenant Han Quan
Regardless of his teachings, or those middle-ranking officials who have died in the pass, such as Song Daobi, Jing Wuxiu, Zhou Jinrong, etc., they all played a key role in Li Chengzhong's step-by-step rise to the world stage.
In the third year of Guanghua (900), he became the governor of Yingzhou, in the second year of Tianfu (902), he was promoted to Lulong, and in the third year of Tianfu (903), he was promoted to the title of King of Yan. These three major steps all depended on the officials.
With the help of Li Chengzhong, he really couldn't do such a thing.
Regardless of the fact that the Tang Dynasty is already on the verge of collapse, as far as Li Chengzhong knows, the fall of the Tang Dynasty is just around the corner. However, this is a recognition that only those who have traveled through time and space have. Even the indigenous people living in this time and space have a vague awareness of this.
, but who would really think that a huge dynasty is about to perish?
The Li family established the Tang Dynasty for nearly 300 years, and their righteousness is still in the hearts of the people! Don't look at the fights between the vassal towns all over the world, disobeying the imperial orders, and even the princes in the Guan Dynasty took the troops to Chang'an as a common thing, kidnapped and forced the emperor to do this kind of thing and eat.
Shiting seems so natural and guilt-free, but after all, he has never actually usurped the throne. Appointments to official positions in the imperial court are like hidden treasures.
The four or five years since Li Chengzhong traveled through time have been a process of re-education. Many of his previous perceptions have undergone profound changes. Among them is the understanding of the name of justice. I once thought that the name of justice was an illusory thing.
It is not reliable in today's war-torn times, but only by experiencing it can you realize that this thing is quite effective.
Because of the title of "Governor of Yingzhou", Li Chengzhong was able to conquer Bohai, Silla and Khitan without any disadvantage. There were many leading parties, and they prepared their own dry food, governed Bohai, issued orders to Silla, and presided over
During the grassland firewood ceremony, he was quite confident!
With the edict of Jiedu Lulong, Li Chengzhong straightened out the wealthy families in Youzhou and unified Hebei very quickly. It can be said that he had a lot of help from "Tao"!
After ascending to the throne of King Yan, the way Wang Shiyue, Wang Shike, Li Siye, Zhang Jun and others from Pinglu looked at him fundamentally changed, with much more humility and awe; while inspecting Lulong's armies,
In the process, when Li Chengzhong appeared in front of the sergeants with King Yan's "Yunyou Crown" on his head, he received even more praise and support!
So Li Chengzhong can't sleep well now, because another "righteous title" stretched out his hand of temptation to him, which made his mouth dry. He supported King Duan as the crown prince and oversaw the country. He established Ji in Youzhou!
This was a joint initiative by Lieutenant Han Quanhui, Military Supervisor Zhang Juhan, and Indian Supervisor Zhang Maoan, and this initiative was endorsed by the current Emperor Li Ye!
But this is also a hot potato! Once you take it, it is equivalent to raising a big flag. In the current chaotic situation in the world, this big flag is nothing more than a dazzling target, making King Liang focus his attention on Hebei.
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In addition to King Liang, Li Chengzhong also had to consider other vassal towns, such as his tacit ally King Li Keyong of Jin, his natural ally King Qi Li Maozhen, and his actual ally Pinglu Jiedushi Wang Shifan. What would they think? And other vassal towns such as Wang Jian of Xichuan and Huainan
How would Yang Xingmi and Wu Yue Qian Luo react? As for Jiangnan, Shannan, Jingnan, Guangnan, Langya and many other vassal towns... Li Chengzhong no longer had the brain to think about it.
Will it be a situation where everyone attacks?
In addition to considering the princes of each town, Li Chengzhong also thought about the impact of this move on the world situation.
The preparations for Liang Wang Zhu Quanzhong to move the capital are being carried out with great fanfare. His confidant Zhang Quanyi, who stayed in the eastern capital, has accelerated the repair work of Luoyang palace. For people in the world, the repair of Luoyang palace is a normal thing. Chang'an has been burned a lot.
Three times, the city was in ruins, and Xijing was no longer habitable. It is not unusual to move the capital to Luoyang and coerce the emperor to order the princes. Li Maozhen, Han Jian and others have done it. The king of Liang naturally did the same thing when moving the emperor to Luoyang.
This is understandable in the eyes of many princes.
Only Li Chengzhong, a time traveler, can truly see the different meaning hidden in Liang Wang's actions. From the results and causes of regression, this kind of analysis method can be used by normal people.
The palace in Chang'an has long been dilapidated. The emperor has lived in it for so many years, and no one has offered to help repair it. How could Prince Liang be so kind and considerate of the emperor's living environment wholeheartedly? I'm afraid he is repairing his own palace.
right!
As for why the Liang King did not make Luoyang the capital after usurping the throne, but chose Bianzhou (Kaifeng), Li Chengzhong is not sure. However, it is not difficult to guess the reason. Luoyang is too close to Hedong, Guannai, and Xichuan, and the Liang King usurped the throne.
In a hurry, he ascended the throne before completely conquering the world. Not many people responded and surrendered. He probably felt the huge danger, so he finally chose to make Bianzhou his capital.
Li Chengzhong knew that in the original time and space, after King Liang established Daliang, this era was classified by historians as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Since it was the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it means that the Daliang built by Zhu Quanzhong was not the Zhengshuo recognized by the world. The facts are consistent with Li Chengzhong's
The speculations are roughly similar. After the founding of Daliang, Zhu Quanzhong's dream of preaching to the world in an attempt to determine China was shattered. His message was ruthlessly trampled on by many princes. There are still many vassal towns in the world that follow the reign name of the Tang Dynasty.
In particular, Li Keyong from Hedong still held high the banner of the Tang Dynasty and continued to fight in the name of the Tang Dynasty. The Zhu Liang regime eventually died at the hands of Li Keyong's son Li Cunxu. After Li Cunxu ascended the throne, he continued to fight in the name of the Tang Dynasty.
It is still about restoring the Tang Dynasty.
In short, no matter what happens in the future, King Liang's move to move the capital to Luoyang is in full swing. Once the banner of the crown prince is raised, how will King Liang deal with this emperor? Obviously, King Liang's intention to usurp the throne will definitely be dashed, and the emperor will
His life will definitely be protected - unless King Liang cannot see the danger and insists on going his own way. If King Liang really kills the king and usurps the throne, Li Chengzhong will definitely laugh so hard that he can't sleep, but this is unlikely.
Then the problem arises. Not only will King Liang not kill the king, but he will find a way to save the emperor's life to show that Zhengshuo is in charge. And once the emperor is alive and well, then the prince of Youzhou will be very embarrassed. Of course, this problem
It's not too big yet, and with the army at hand, these metaphysical things can be considered last.
The key issue is that Li Chengzhong has a little ambition, and the fire of ambition is getting stronger and stronger, making him unable to help but feel excited when he thinks about it. Regarding some of the small actions of his civil servants, Li Chengzhong said through Gao Mingbo of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics:
It's quite clear. Here, the actions of the generals such as Jiang Miao and Han Yanhui are very big, while the actions of the civil servants such as Feng Dao are more ambiguous.
The royal family of Li Tang, descendants of Jianzhen? Li Chengzhong initially thought that this concept was a joke and dispensable. He didn't worry about it. But he didn't expect that the matter would become serious. It seemed that this identity had been recognized by the emperor, and
It was officially included in the royal jade certificate and entered into the Zongzheng Temple roster.
Okay. Even if the management of members in the Li Tang royal family is a bit chaotic today, there are many people who have come in and out of the Jade Certificate roster over the years, such as Li Maozhen, Li Keyong, etc. There are also some who have come in and out, such as Li Jihui
, there are even some who are too lazy to go in, such as Zhu Quanzhong... But it still sounds a bit incredible that a time traveler like him suddenly became an important member of the royal family.
Moreover, reports coming back from Youzhou showed that Duan Wang Li Zhen was planning to call himself "emperor uncle"! This news made Li Chengzhong burst into laughter. How old was he?
However, Li Chengzhong thought of a possibility. If he concealed the news of the prince's arrival in Youzhou for a year and a half, and then let the prince appear after Zhu Quanzhong couldn't help but kill the king, with his status as "the emperor's uncle", in the future...
Is it very possible?
When he thought of this, Li Chengzhong couldn't help but feel his heart flutter. After dancing all night, Li Chengzhong looked at his haggard face and bloodshot eyes in the bronze mirror, and suddenly despised the guy in the bronze mirror.
Get up - what's the use of thinking about this? The key is strength. Without that strength, everything is just a cloud!
Li Chengzhong spent a few days carefully thinking and evaluating his own strength. The results of his thinking and evaluation made him feel a little regretful. For at least two years, Lu Long will not be able to carry this banner alone, let alone think about those "
"Going further" is possible. If we really do things that exceed our capabilities, it will be tantamount to plunging the whole of Hebei into a pit of fire.
In other words, if it is done well, the prince's name can be used to unite the forces loyal to the Tang Dynasty - at least the forces of the vassal towns that are seemingly loyal to the Tang Dynasty - to jointly fight against Xuanwu who occupies the rich land of the Central Plains. At best, that's it.
, whether we can achieve this goal, there are still many things to prepare for. If we look at this matter from another angle, Liang Wang's "coercing the emperor to order the princes" is not the best way for Lu Long to raise the prince's flag.
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After being connected, Li Chengzhong worked non-stop, secretly meeting with Zhang Jun, inspecting various armies, and interviewing important ministers. In addition to consolidating his power, he also had the idea of understanding what was going on. Throughout July and August, Li Chengzhong was thinking about this matter.
While he is making preparations for various plans, he has not yet made a decision and is continuing to wait and see.
The military generals of all parties are undoubtedly on the stand of firmly supporting him. The mid-level and senior military officers have stated that no matter what choice Li Chengzhong makes, they will fully support him. This attitude is almost the best result that Li Chengzhong can obtain. People's hearts are the hardest thing to grasp. How it works depends on actions. At least for now, Li Chengzhong is satisfied.
There are limits to the support of the civil service system, and of course there is no rejection. Li Chengzhong repeatedly reviewed the replies of these civil servants. What he can know is that the civil servants will continue to stand by him and go beyond the "decision making" that is within his "duty". Apart from "duty", his attitude is very ambiguous.
The attitude of the Youzhou wealthy families is more realistic. They only care about their interests, which makes Li Chengzhong feel relieved.
As for the outer town, Pinglu is still communicating. Former prime minister Zhang Jun, who had a greater influence on the Pinglu army, is a die-hard loyalist of the Tang Dynasty. As long as it can continue the Li Tang royal family and ensure that the Tang Dynasty does not change, he will firmly adhere to all policies. If you support me, if you don't support me, I will pounce on you and fight you to death.
Li Chengzhong was not worried about what happened on the Ziqing battlefield. Although the Ziqing soldiers were not well-supported, they were victorious because they dared to fight. With Zhong Shao leading the Cangzhou Army, the Weizhou Army and the Huaiyue Allied Forces were stationed in Bochang. There were insufficient strategies, but there should be no problem in defending the territory. Li Chengzhong Not much is needed. The general military staff's strategy is to hold on to the Ziqing battlefield. In addition to attracting Xuanwu's attention, it can also serve as a training ground for troops.
What we are waiting for now is the news from the west. (To be continued...)