Soon, Li Zhiyun received memorials from the courtiers, among whom Chen Shuda, the prime minister, bluntly hoped that the emperor would choose a concubine.
This made Li Zhiyun very speechless. He had just released the palace maids, and then chose the concubine. Wasn't this a slap in the face?
Tai Chi Hall, side hall.
"Let's discuss the matter of choosing a concubine later."
"Your Majesty, the prosperity of the royal family is not only your Majesty's family matter, but also a state matter. Please pay attention to it," Chen Shuda advised.
Li Shuliang also said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Chen said is quite reasonable."
Tang Jian and others also felt that the emperor should choose a concubine.
Why?
Because the emperor has too few concubines!
Including the queen, four first-grade concubines, and Zhaoyi, there are only six people, which is too restrained.
You must know that the late emperor ascended the throne when he was more than fifty years old, and the number of women in the harem was no less than double digits.
It would be better for Xinjun to go straight to single digits, which is not possible.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "There is no rush in choosing the concubine. Let's talk about the list of amnesties for the world first."
Wenwen Township is the Tomb of Heroes.
Now that the Turks are not dead, Li Zhiyun does not dare to gamble with his own will. Once the Turks are killed, it will not be too late to consider other things.
Seeing this, the ministers made up their minds and looked for opportunities to advise.
Because of the appointment of the crown prince two days ago, Yang Gongren felt that the emperor might be a little dissatisfied with him, so he seemed a little quiet now. In addition, the queen sent someone to send a message to him, which also forced Yang Gongren to restrain himself.
Even the queen did not agree with his request to appoint the fourth prince as crown prince, so he could only give up temporarily.
"Your Majesty, do the former aides and traitors of Prince Yin and King Jiaodong be included in the list of amnesty for the world?" Yang Gongren asked.
"Of course." Li Zhiyun thought to himself that he had long wanted to take this opportunity to make money. He was originally planning to find other excuses, but just before the late emperor left, he asked him to grant amnesty to the world and win over people's hearts. Li Zhiyun just followed the trend.
Wang Gui, Lu Chisong and others cannot always be placed in Xizhou, as that would not be in line with his strategic plan.
Hearing this, Pei Ji felt inexplicably relieved.
It's very simple. The emperor can let go even the former rebels. Presumably, after he resigns in the future, the emperor will not do anything to him.
Looking back on his past self, Pei Ji always felt that he should retreat from the rapids.
Li Zhiyun continued: "A general amnesty for the world. Let the prisoners on death row work indefinitely. Taiyuan needs manpower. Now everyone in the court should save money. The prisoners on death row have to work before they can eat. This order must be followed by all states and counties in the world. They can choose a day.
Let them send the condemned prisoners to Taiyuan."
Of course it is possible to use Party members to dig coal, but the more the better. It is a waste of food to leave those on death row to eat for free.
Tang Jian hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, dozens of Party members are dying in Taiyuan every day. Isn't this a bit..."
It was difficult for him to say it out loud. The emperor's approach was too ruthless.
Li Zhiyun said: "This is my punishment for the Dangxiang people. When they attacked the Han people, they should have thought that we, the Tang people, are so noble that they cannot get their hands on it. Prime Minister Tang, do you want to intercede for the Dangxiang people?"
"I have no such intention." Tang Jian quickly cleared the relationship.
Are you kidding? He doesn't want to take anything from the Dangxiang clan. He only intercedes for them when he is out of his mind.
"Then don't say more." Li Zhiyun said calmly.
The Party members died miserably while digging coal in Taiyuan. They had neither enough food nor clothing to keep warm, and they had to go deep underground to come into contact with the coal mines. How could they not suffer heavy casualties?
However, what does this have to do with him, Li Zhiyun?
As long as the people who died were not people of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhiyun had no burden in his heart. In addition, those prisoners on death row were supposed to die in the first place. They were sent to Taiyuan and allowed to contribute to the construction of the Tang Dynasty. They should be grateful for living for a while longer!
In line with the idea of not wasting labor, Li Zhiyun personally made the decision to send death row prisoners from all over the Tang Dynasty to Taiyuan to dig coal.
Pei Juze looked a little weird. Emperor Li Tang was really good at winning people's hearts. When the late emperor was in power, he announced that he was from the Li family in Longxi and was a descendant of Laozi Li Er. The current emperor is even more direct and has such an attitude of attaching great importance to the Han people. There is no doubt that he
It will once again make the ministers forget the Xianbei blood of the Li and Tang royal families.
Tsk, this young emperor is not a simple person.
The subsequent discussions went smoothly, and the conditions for amnesty were finalized one after another, and the amnesty was gradually distributed to various places.
Later, Wei Siren took the imperial edict and went to Xizhou in person to pick up Wang Gui and others. When passing by Liangzhou, he chatted with Du Ruhui all night.
When Li Zhiyun ascended the throne, none of his confidants who were serving as officials came back, but the rewards Li Zhiyun gave them were delivered to them as quickly as possible.
Immediately, Wei Siren set off again, rushing to Weizhou.
Five days later, he arrived in Yizhou.
The exiled prisoners of the Tang Dynasty liked to choose Xizhou because it was a remote place, a dangerous place, a place where people could not enjoy happiness, and where people could be tortured.
Not to mention the fact that there are barbarians everywhere, the main reason is that the mountains are high and the forests are dense, it is very hot and uncomfortable.
For the current Tang Dynasty, the population is mainly concentrated in the north. They are used to being colder, but not used to being hot.
Like Wang Gui, Lu Chisong and others, who are not from rich families, how can they endure this hardship.
However, they only had appointments, so who let them lose?
And lost miserably.
Since Lu Chisong came to Yizhou, his health has gotten worse and worse, and he can barely survive with just one breath left.
Sometimes, Lu Chisong really wanted to die.
Indoors, Tang Lin hurriedly walked in and said to Lu Chisong: "Mr. Lu, good news!"
He was once the right guard of Prince Yin and led Kai Cao to join the army. He was implicated in Prince Yin's rebellion and was exiled to Yizhou together with him.
This Tang Lin was born in Chang'an. He had a rare reputation, outstanding intelligence, upright character, and was deeply trusted by Prince Yin.
"Bender, what good news makes you so happy?" Lu Chisong forced a smile. His pale face was bloodless, as if he was about to die.
Tang Lin said excitedly: "The new king has ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world. We can go home!"
New king?
"King of Chu?"
"Yes." Tang Lin nodded.
Hearing this, Lu Chisong sighed lowly. He couldn't help but feel sad, thinking that no one would have thought that the King of Chu, who was born as a concubine, would eventually ascend the throne.
It's really God's will.
"Everyone is forgiven?" he asked.
"Yes." Tang Lin said: "Your Majesty, the two Dukes Zheng, and our people in the East Palace have all been pardoned."
Lu Chisong said: "It's a good method, with such a big heart."
Hearing this, Tang Lin couldn't help but be silent.
He recalled that when he came to Sizhou, he felt that he was going to be doomed, but he never thought that one day he would be able to go back.
Tang Lin couldn't say he hated the new king, he could only say he had mixed emotions.
At this moment, Wei Ting, Wang Gui, Zheng Shanguo, Zheng Yuanxuan, Yang Hongwu and others walked in one after another.
Wang Gui said: "Mr. Lu, we can go home."
Hearing this, Lu Chisong grinned and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect that I could still go home with such a broken body. It's really God's will."
He had long been prepared to die in a foreign country, but he didn't expect that things would take a turn.
Zheng Shanguo was worried: "When we go back this time, I wonder how we will be treated by the new king?"
Wang Gui glanced at Zheng Shanguo and said, "Don't think too much. It's a blessing to be able to go back. We'll talk about the rest later."
For Wang Gui, after returning to Chang'an, even if he never has the opportunity to serve as an official, he will have no regrets.
Because this Sizhou is really not a place for humans.
Compared with Wang Gui and others who had different thoughts, another person who was exiled in Xizhou, Changsun Anye, had a face full of joy.
He never thought that he would be able to go back one day!