Chapter 491 The lord of the Japanese country is not worthy of the emperor
"Huh? Wait..."
As he said that, Li Xuan couldn't help but think of something, and turned to ask Li Chengqian again: "When His Majesty issued the edict, he only named those aristocratic families the heads of the country, and did not say that they were granted vassal status?"
"Returning to Master is the way to seal the country!"
Li Chengqian quickly replied.
Hearing this, Li Xuan felt a little relieved. He was really worrying too much.
How could people like Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling be so stupid!
In the Tang Dynasty, feudal states and vassal states were completely different things.
The feudal state was also part of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and it also needed to accept the canonization and rule of the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to intervene, it could send troops, officials, or collect taxes.
However, the Tang Dynasty would at most collect some taxes from the cities built by these aristocratic families.
As for the vassal states, they had complete autonomy. People could do whatever they wanted. The Tang Dynasty could not interfere at all, except by sending troops to conquer.
A few days later.
The Li family in Longxi reported the capture of Chishui and Yuanhua cities in Tuyuhun back to Chang'an and reported to the imperial court.
And Li Shimin also issued an edict in accordance with the letter, naming the head of the Li family in Longxi as the King of Heyuan. In the land of Heyuan, the Heyuan King had complete autonomy in the army and officials except paying taxes to the Tang Dynasty every year.
Of course, if the Heyuan King felt that he could not defend his fiefdom, he could also pay the Tang Dynasty to hire Tang troops to guard the Heyuan land. However, the cost of his troops was naturally a bit expensive.
Naturally, the Longxi Li family refused.
You must know that Li Jing, the Duke of Dai, was born in the Li family of Longxi, and Li Keshi, the general of the right government of the dynasty, were both born in the Li family of Longxi. In addition, there is another ethnic group in the Li family in Longxi, both of whom are from Longxi.
It is easy to enter the court as an official, a civil official, or a military attache, and to guard two small cities.
As for Tuyuhun really dare to attack Heyuan, maybe the defenders of several cities on the border of the Tang Dynasty will be ready to annihilate Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, just like wiping out Jieli!
A few days later, news spread throughout the Tang Dynasty that the head of the Li family in Longxi was the king of Heyuan.
The family is sensational!
The eyes of all the aristocratic families glowed green when they looked to the northwest of the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, many aristocratic families also turned their attention from time to time to the Cui family of Qinghe, who was the first to borrow weapons from Li Tang.
However, the Cui family has more than a thousand military households serving under Cheng Zhijie and Li Xiaogong in Bisha City, Shicheng and Xengcheng, and they have not made any move to attack the vassal state for the time being!
However, just based on the property that those military households robbed from the cities of Goguryeo, they also made a lot of money.
Later, after the Chinese New Year, all the aristocratic families came to Chang'an City again.
Borrow armaments from the imperial court.
As long as they grab a quota, their family can get a king and title. At the same time, it is similar to the king and title of a vassal country, and the officials and the army are independent.
Li Xuan was not touched by the fact that these aristocratic families came to Chang'an City.
No aristocratic family would dare to take the initiative to cause trouble for Li Xuan!
Now, Jin Wang Li Xuan has truly become a taboo figure in the Tang Dynasty!
It doesn't matter if the King of Jin is angered and doesn't sell liquor or glass vegetables to the family. But if the King of Jin is angered, he goes directly to His Majesty and asks His Majesty to revoke the edict or not to lend arms to the family!
Then, the aristocratic family that offended King Jin will definitely be attacked by a group of angry aristocratic families. Without King Jin and His Majesty taking action, in less than two days, that aristocratic family will definitely disappear from the Tang Dynasty, leaving no trace.
Down!
At the same time, as the New Year passed, Goguryeo envoys came to Datang again.
However, Prince Gao Heng did not come.
The chief envoy this time is Ming Lin Youyuan, the deputy envoy from last time!
Accompanying them were the Han people left in Goguryeo by the Sui Dynasty 5,000 years ago, and more than 20 large ships, all of which were loaded with boxes of skeletons.
The first thing Goguryeo envoy Ming Lin Youyuan did when he came to Chang'an City was to enter the palace to plead guilty to Li Shimin, and at the same time once again pay tribute to thousands of precious objects.
Li Shimin came out of the palace and took Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Xiao Yu, Tang Jian and other officials from the court to the east of Chang'an City to bury the bones of the former Sui soldiers who had been sent back from Goguryeo.
On the day of the burial, thousands of elderly people gathered in Chang'an City.
These are all the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty!
The next day, in the list of officials of the Tang Dynasty, there were thousands more children from aristocratic families who wanted to join the court as officials.
This matter was so important that the Minister of Civil Affairs hurriedly reported to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin was very happy about this.
There were still a lot of official vacancies in the Tang Dynasty, so an edict was issued directly. Every child of a noble family who came to volunteer to serve as an official in the Tang Dynasty would be rewarded with fifty bolts of silk and ten kilograms of dried yak meat!
Moreover, every child of aristocratic families will be appointed to their posts after the officials have verified their virtues!
After delivering the bones, the Goguryeo delegation hurried back.
They were trembling with fear every day at the looks that the people of the Tang Dynasty looked at them.
Li Shimin also issued an edict that if any state in the Tang Dynasty had to show off their military prowess and collect the corpses of enemy soldiers to seal up the temples to build them, no matter whether they were old or new, they would all be cut down, and soil would be added to make tombs to cover the dead bones. Do not let those
The skeleton is exposed!
In this regard, officials from various states in the Tang Dynasty naturally implemented it one after another!
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A few days later, the Japanese envoy Inugami Mita Shu arrived again.
This time, Inugami Mita was traveling in a simple carriage and did not carry much belongings.
Hearing this, Li Xuan was in a good mood.
Sure enough, after Inugami Mita Shu came to Lijiazhuang, he directly presented the credentials of the Japanese ruler!
"Your Majesty the King of Jin, are these the credentials of the Emperor of Japan?"
"Emperor?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but frown.
His originally smiling expression turned gloomy.
On the side, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others also had angry faces.
"You call your Japanese king the Emperor?"
Li Xuan asked coldly.
"What's wrong with returning to His Majesty the King of Jin?"
Inugami Mitaru hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet, so he asked with some doubts.
"How outrageous. I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, only dare to call himself the Emperor. How dare Japan, a small country, call itself the Emperor?"
Cheng Chusi stared straight at Inugami Mita Shu with his big eyes, his face full of coldness.
"How does this title of the Japanese country place me, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, in what position?"
Hearing this, Inugami Mita's face changed greatly. He was sent by the Japanese country to the Tang Dynasty as an envoy, so he knew the culture of the Tang Dynasty very well.
Insulting the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a serious crime of beheading!
"Your Highness the King of Jin, forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I am just a small envoy. This matter was decided by our Majesty the Japanese Kingdom and all the ministers, and I cannot change it in the slightest.
Moreover, my title as Your Majesty of the Japanese Kingdom has been given to me a long time ago..."
"The little Japanese country is so arrogant!"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was not an unreasonable person, so he could only snort bitterly.
However, Li Xuan looked at Inugami Mita Hao with a sneer. He didn't expect that this little dwarf could really deceive and tell lies at the drop of a hat.
Although he didn't know when the title "Emperor of Japan" came from, it was definitely not passed down from the beginning. It was a name that was only given in the early Tang Dynasty in the past few years.
Seeing Li Xuan's expression, Inugami Mita Shu couldn't help but feel a chill in his back. His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, seemed to be able to see through his innermost thoughts. It was really terrifying!
"Japanese Yelang is arrogant. In the Tang Dynasty, I don't want to hear the word "emperor" anywhere. The leader of a small Japanese country is not worthy of such a title!" Li Xuandan said in a low voice.