Chapter 784 Consecration of the Southern Tang Dynasty
Chapter 784: Southern Tang Dedication and Wu Yue Accepting Land
Author: Middle-aged paper tiger
In the fourth year of Shaoming Dynasty, AD 949, on October 28th, Zhang Yan arrived at Jiangdu Prefecture, the eastern capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was Yangzhou.
Li Jing first sent Han Xizai, the Minister of Rites, to cross the river and reward the army with 300 pigs, 200 sheep, and 150 dan of fine wine.
He also sent a posthumous gift to Liu Renzhan. The Southern Tang Dynasty court awarded Liu Renzhan the posthumous title of Taiwei, Zhongshu Ling, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Pengcheng County Prince, and his posthumous title of Wujie.
Zhang Yan was still very satisfied with Li Jing's knowledge and interests. If he gave Liu Renzhan a posthumous title with the word "loyalty" as the first word, he would be dissatisfied.
After all, although Liu Renzhan was a loyal minister, he was fighting against Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan could call Liu Renzhan loyal, but Li Jing could not.
On the first day of November, Li Jing sent Prime Minister Sun Sheng again. Due to the death of his stepmother, Feng Yansi, who was at home with Dingyou, was also pulled out. After the two arrived in Yangzhou, they presented Zhang Gao with the surrender draft drafted by Feng Yansi.
After Zhang Gao read it, he immediately issued an edict, consecrating Li Jing, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, as King of Wu, granting him a settlement of 3,000 households, and appointing him as Taifu, Zhongshu Ling, and General Lin Wei at the right feather.
Li Jing's second brother Li Jingsui was granted the title of Prince of Jian'an County, and his fourth brother Li Jingda was granted the title of Prince of Hongdu County.
Also, on the grounds that Li Jing's wife, Zhong, understood the righteousness, Zhong was allowed to be called the Queen of Wu, and all honors and salary would be the same as that of a crown princess.
At the same time, Li Jing's concubine Ling was canonized as Mrs. Wu.
Li Jing's second son Li Hongmao was granted the title of Duke of Xinghua County, and his sixth son Li Congjia was granted the title of Duke of Jiangning County. Li Congjia was ordered to enter the palace to accompany the princes.
The National Ancestral Temple of the Southern Tang Dynasty was reduced to a family temple, and the throne of Li Min, the martyr of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was allowed to enter the Twenty-Four Emperors Temple of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an and became the Twenty-Five Emperors Temple.
The Li family's property in the Southern Tang Dynasty and the property in Ziwei Palace were allowed to be taken away, and 300,000 acres of the more than 3 million acres of land in various places were allowed to be reserved.
In addition, Zhang Zhang also gave 300 houses to Luoyang, the sacred capital, and 100 houses to Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo as Prince Wu's Mansion, which served as the residence of more than 60 members of Li Jing's family in the two capitals.
On the third day of November, Li Jing was immediately relieved after receiving Zhang Gao's edict. The conditions given by Zhang Gao were much more generous than he had imagined.
In the Ziwei Palace alone, Li Ming retained and Li Jing himself accumulated more than 500,000 yuan of property, and 300,000 acres of land was left to him.
Although he will not be as luxurious as being the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the future, he will still be considered a rich man.
There is also the title given by the King of Wu. Even if he cannot be noble in this life, his descendants can still become noble through this prince. Even after three generations, there will still be a county prince.
After receiving such favorable conditions, Li Jing urged Zhong and other palace officials to pack their belongings, and at the same time ordered his second brother Li Jingsui to go to Runzhou (Zhenjiang) and order the navy of Runzhou Town to release the blockade on the river, so that the Wuyue warships could sail upstream.
Go up and arrive at Jiangdu Prefecture.
As early as October 20th, Ma Zhaoyuan in Jiangling, with Zhao Yanjin and Zhao Kuangyin as the vanguard, led 70,000 land and water armies in Jiangling and Yueyang, and set out from Yueyang to attack the Ezhou Wuchang Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
On October 27, the army broke through Ezhou City and then arrived in Jiangzhou (Jiujiang), preparing to attack the army of Fenghua Jiedushi in Jiangzhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty.
After Zhang Gao summoned Li Jingda, he immediately appointed him as the observer of Jiangnan West Road, ordered him to observe integrity, and rushed to Jiangzhou on flying horses.
He also recruited the former Jiangnan West Road envoys from Hongzhou Zhenwu Jiedushi, Fuzhou Zhaowu Jiedushi, Qianzhou Baisheng Jiedushi and other places.
Later, Zhang Gao appointed Lin Renzhao as the pacification envoy to Jianjian and Yong'an, and went to his hometown of Jianzhou to pacify the local Yong'an soldiers.
The folk customs of Jianzhou are fierce, there are many fierce soldiers, and it is one of the main gateways to Fujian. It is very important and must be mastered. Although Lin Renzhao is young, he is capable and loyal enough.
On the sixth day of November, the Wuyue fleet, led by Qian Hongchu, arrived at Guabu Port in Jiangdu Prefecture.
Zhang Yan personally met with Qian Hongchu, Hu Jinsi, Yuan Dezhao and others, and held a banquet in honor of Wu Yue Navy Commander, the captain of a small warship, and more than 300 generals.
At the same time, Zhang Yan also met Qian Hongchu, the king of Yue. Qian Hongchu was only nineteen years old at this time. Although he was a little immature, he was full of heroic spirit.
Historically, among the last kings of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Qian Hongchu's ability was considered top-notch, and this person had an advantage, that is, he could 'turn' faster than ordinary people.
For example, when he first set out from Hangzhou, he was still very conflicted. When he arrived in Yangzhou, he saw that all the Southern Tang Dynasty navy had surrendered, and he saw that the imperial army was mighty and majestic.
, it’s not that it’s unacceptable.
During the banquet, Zhang Zhang took Qian Hongchu's hand and asked, "Jiaodong Province is lacking an important minister since Shen Qi, the public security officer of Feng'an County, returned to the imperial court to serve. I wonder if the King of Yue would be willing to share my worries?"
Qian Hongchu also held Zhang Yan's hand and said: "I, the Qian family, have been a court official since King Wu Su. Now everyone has orders, and I must obey them. It is a pity that a certain young and young man may not be able to guard the Central Plains.
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"Hey! The five generations of kings of the Qian family were all loyal ministers. They guarded the two Zhejiang provinces for fifty years. How can they be called immoral? I intend to make you the King of Lu and guard Jiaodong. What do you think of the King of Yue?"
The banquet scene suddenly became quiet. Qian Hongchu took two deep breaths and felt that there were shadowy figures behind the screen. It seemed that there were swordsmen and axemen waiting quietly for orders. The hand held by Zhang Hao was suddenly full of people.
beads of sweat.
In fact, Qian Hongchu had already done some psychological construction before he came. After all, respected ministers like Hu Jinsi, Yuan Dezhao, and Pei Jian had all decided to donate their land. What could he, a king with little real power, do?
Therefore, Qian Hongchu looked at Zhang Yan and said: "I have not made any significant contribution, so I really deserve it!"
Zhang Hao laughed three times, took Qian Hongchu's hand and smiled at Hu Jinsi, Pei Jian, Li Fang and other courtiers: "The King of Yue is a true and pure minister, and he should be my younger brother!"
Yuan Dezhao, Pei Jian and others' eyes lit up, "The saint loves the King of Yue so much, why not let the King of Yue recognize the saint as his brother!"
'puff!'
Before Zhang Hao could say anything, Li Cunhui and Brother Yeluxiu, who were eating and drinking with him, suddenly became stunned. Li Cunhui spit out a mouthful of wine before he could hold back.
Qian Hongchu's heart moved, this seems good!
If he becomes the sworn brother of a saint, wouldn't Liaoyang County Prince Murong Baipao, Wei Guogong Li Cunhui and other world-famous heroes want to call him uncle?
Immediately, Qian Hongchu bowed down happily and said, "Sister-in-law, come up again, please accept Hongchu's bow."
Damn it, a few drops of cold sweat broke out on Qian Hongchu's forehead. Just now, his brain was twitching and he almost shouted that he was a foster father.
Zhang Yan stretched out his hand and pulled Qian Hongchu up. He finally completed the move of accepting land and donating the Qian family, and did not let the good name of the Qian family disappear from history.
He looked at Qian Hongchu and said with a smile: "Brother, I can't shout in vain. The edict is that King Hongchu of Yue led 20,000 tigers and galloped to the rescue for his meritorious service. He was granted the title of Taiwei, Zhongshu Ling, promoted to the title of King of Lu, opened the Bafu, and moved to Jiaodong.
, the four thousand households in Qizhou will be the food towns of the King of Lu."
"My dear brother, thank you, brother of the emperor." Qian Hongchu thanked him with great joy. He thought it was okay.
Lu was a great country in the Spring and Autumn Period, a state of culture and etiquette. From the king of Yue in a remote place to the king of Lu, a state of etiquette in the Central Plains, he was promoted to one level, and he was given four thousand households in Qizhou as a food town.
Although the concept of "restaurant" is now of little significance.
Because there are 4,000 households in Qizhou, the taxes of these 4,000 households are not directly handed over to you, but the taxes of these 4,000 households are handed over to you after the people hand them over to the government, who then transfers them to the feudal lord.
Once it changes hands, it depends too much on the mood of the emperor or even the local officials. If the local government has a large balance, or if you are stronger, you can get 20 to 30% of the original standard.
If it had not been so strong, or if there had been a local disaster, the four thousand households might not have received more than a hundred guan of rice, grain, and cloth in a year.
But this is another kind of honor. The four thousand households in the city are unique among the current Zhou Dynasty.
After accepting Qian Hongchu's visit, Zhang Yan asked again: "I heard that your brother Qian Hongchu has a daughter who is virtuous and virtuous. Can she be the princess of Liaoyang County?"
A foster father like Zhang Shengren really risked his life for Murong Nobunaga.
In order to enable the good master to drive the sailing talents of Wuyue for his use, he not only gave Hu Jinsi's daughter to Murong Nobunaga, but also gave him Qian Hongchu's niece.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, Qian Hongchu's elder brother Qian Hongcheng was the governor of Fuzhou Zhangwu.
After Wang Min was destroyed by the Southern Tang Dynasty, King Qian Zuo of Wuyue sent troops to fight with the Southern Tang Dynasty and captured Fuzhou. Later, he suppressed the rebellion of the local power Li Renda.
Afterwards, at the suggestion of Bao Xiurang, Wu Yue's pacification envoy to Vietnam, Wu Yue sent Qian Yuanguan's second son Qian Hongcheng to serve as the governor of Fuzhou Zhangwu Army.
At present, after Wu Yue donated his land, Liu Congxiao, the governor of the Qingyuan Army in the Zhangzhou and Quanzhou prefectures, also defected to the army long ago.
Zhang Jiaozheng hoped that Liu Congxiao and Qian Hongcheng could also come to Jiangning Mansion to pay homage, so that he could use this matter to recall Qian Hongcheng back.
Over there, when Li Cunhui heard that Murong Nobunaga had obtained another beauty from the Qian family, he immediately walked to Zhang Yan's side in a sneaky manner.
Zhang Hao couldn't help but rolled his eyes, you're not going to explore overseas, and you already have more than a dozen wives and concubines. Who would be willing to marry your daughter to you as a concubine?
Qian Hongchu saw that the world-famous Li Wei Gong of the New Dynasty wanted to call him uncle, and his eyebrows almost flew up. He deliberately looked at Li Cunhui and said.
"Don't worry, Sanlang. A certain person has organized a dance troupe in Hangzhou, including more than ten dancers with first-class figure and singing skills. They will be sent to Dongdu Prefecture in the near future for Sanlang to take back to Tokyo."
Li Cunhui grinned happily, but then he thought of something. After groaning for a long time, he reluctantly handed over his hand to Qian Hongchu, who was seven or eight years younger than him.
"In this way, I will thank Uncle King Lu."
"Hahaha!" bursts of laughter came, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.