Chapter 901: Canonization or Not
Your Highness, how to write this excerpt depends on the attitude of the Holy Lord towards Silla. Even if you can't guess the intention of the saint, the content of the excerpt must be written reasonably, and it must not be written indiscriminately, so that the saint thinks that His Highness does not take this matter to heart. ”
Luoyang City, East Palace.
After coming out of Ziwei Palace, Li You told the officials of the East Palace about the matter in the palace and asked them to give their ideas.
Nominally, the prince is a subordinate official, with three divisions, three young men and four prince's guests, but in fact, the prince's Zhan Shifu and Zuo Chunfang are the real subordinate officials.
the third teacher and the third young man, those are the prince's teachers; The prince's guests are in charge of guarding the attendants, admonishing them, etc. Whenever the prince has guests, it is the upper tooth.
These official positions are either highly respected people, or they are used by the imperial court to settle those idlers.
Because the third master is from the first grade, the third young is from the second grade, and the prince's guests are the third grade.
"What do you think of Shao Zhan?" Li You asked Wu Rong in front of him.
Wu Rong was born as a Jinshi in the early years of Qianning, and had served in Jingnan and Shannan West Road in the previous years, and was the imperial history Zhongcheng of the Yushi Observatory before being transferred to the East Palace to serve as the prince Zhan Shifu Shao Zhan Shi.
Because he was valued by Li Ye in poetry, he was transferred to the East Palace to serve as the young minister of the crown prince's Zhan Mansion.
"It goes without saying that the Holy Lord values Silla very much. But what the saint plans to do with Silla, the lower officials are not easy to guess.
It was also not clear to the lower officials that the Holy Lord was planning to divide Silla into three small states, so as to become a vassal state of my Tang Dynasty; Or the saint planned to set up a governor's office in Silla in the early days of the Tang Dynasty to implement feudal management. Wu Rong couldn't guess what the saint thought.
One thing that can be confirmed is that the Holy Lord intends to bring the imperial court back to Silla.
The Pyongyang Governor's Office is a case in point.
"Shao Zhan Shi, this palace also knows this, but this palace doesn't know what the father and emperor are planning." Li You hesitated.
"Then it's hard to guess, if only the queen's side could help." Wu Rong suggested.
"The queen mother won't care about this!" Li You shook his head.
"But if you don't know what the Holy Lord thinks, Your Highness's side won't be able to suppress King Di's side!" Wu Rong was a little worried.
In fact, Sun Ye has left the center of power, although there are still people in the Sun family who serve in the local area, and there is also Sun Ying'er in the harem, but after Concubine Li Sun Mei died of illness, Li Zhen, the king of Di, lost his greatest support.
With Sun Ye also leaving the center of power, King Di should lose power, but in fact this is not the case.
While cultivating the crown prince Li You, the saint did not forget the king of Di, Li Zhen, if it were not for the intention of the saint, it would be impossible for the king of Di to work against the prince in the court.
Perhaps there is also a reason why the saint is in the prime of life, and he doesn't want the prince's family to be dominant, so he will cultivate King Di, and even King Qian.
"Your Highness, the lower official thought of a little." Li Yongzhen said.
"Yongzhen, say it quickly!" Li You hurriedly said.
"Your Highness, maybe Your Majesty is thinking of making Silla part of the territory of the Tang Dynasty? Xia Guan felt that this possibility was not small. Li Yongzhen guessed.
"Become part of the Tang Dynasty?" Wu Rong couldn't help frowning.
"Wu Zhanshi, since he ascended the throne, the Holy Lord has been very keen on land, whether it is the Western Regions, or Nanzhao, or even remote places like Dongning Prefecture.
For Silla's side, Xiaguan felt that it might be the case. Li Yongzhen explained.
"It's possible, but Silla is no better than anywhere else. Although Silla has a large population, it is located overseas, and the land is not very fertile, so it may not be easy to forcibly occupy it. Wu Rong was a little unoptimistic.
"That's why the Holy Lord has plunged Silla into civil strife, thereby weakening Silla's strength." Li Yongzhen said.
"Shao Zhan, this palace feels that Yongzhen's words have some truth, in this case, this palace has also heard my father mention it before." Li You interjected at the right time.
"Did the Holy One mention that?" Wu Rong wasn't sure.
"My father did mention it, and the palace has some impressions." Li You affirmed.
"But what is the purpose of the Holy Waste's great efforts? If it is changed to the Western Regions, or Tibet, the lower officials can think of the reason, but Silla... Wu Rong shook his head, and he couldn't think clearly.
"Could it be because of the Khitan and Bohai?" Lee Yong-jin guessed, "Silla borders the Bohai Sea. Shengshang intends to revive the Tang Dynasty and restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Khitan and Bohai continue to occupy the eastern Liaodong region.
If Silla can be turned into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, when the Northern Expedition resumes, our army can attack from both sides, so that the Khitan and Bohai can be closed. ”
When Wu Rong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at the map in the northeast, and he couldn't help but show a different color for Li Yongzhen's unique vision.
"Your Highness, this is very likely. With the great talent of the saint, he will definitely go on the Northern Expedition, and if he can really control Silla, the initiative of the Northern Expedition will be in the hands of my Tang Dynasty. The more Wu Rong spoke, the more he affirmed his thoughts.
"Shao Zhan matter, since you have determined what your father thinks, how can you write the fold in the palace?" Li You asked.
"Naturally, in terms of how to make Silla the land of the Tang Dynasty, in order to highlight the difference from King Di, it is also necessary to mention the strategy of attacking the Bohai Sea and the Khitan." Wu Rong suggested.
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"This second brother is a little impatient, and he actually suggested sending troops directly, and killed all the Silla royal family." Looking at Li Zhen's performance, Li Ye couldn't help but shake his head.
This is obviously not discussed with the subordinate officials of the palace, although he said that the two of them should have their own opinions, but he didn't say that he didn't listen to them at all.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Di may be in a hurry." Li Zhen explained with a smile, "Although it is a bit urgent, it is indeed a long-term plan to get rid of the Silla royal family, but in a short period of time, there will be a lot of opposition in Silla." ”
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!" Li Ye shook his head, "It's that the prince's twist and turn is a bit interesting, and he actually mentioned the matter of attacking the Khitan and Bohai." Do you think this is what the prince himself came up with? ”
Li Zhen pondered for a while and said, "The East Palace is full of talents, and it is not impossible for someone to see what the Holy Lord thinks. ”
Li Ye couldn't hear Li Zhen saying that the two princes were good, and they didn't pull the bias.
"I'll have time to ask the prince later to see who sees this." Li Ye was a little curious, he asked the two to write an excerpt, just to see their understanding of the situation in Silla, and he would not be determined by whose excerpt was good or bad.
"Li Aiqing, do you think that post-Baekje Zhen Xuan's request, should my Datang agree?" Li Ye mentioned another thing, that is, Hou Baekje Zhen Xuan wanted to join the Tang Dynasty and make Hou Baekje a subject state of the Tang Dynasty.
After all, Zhen Xuan rebelled, and if there was a canonization letter from the Tang Dynasty, he would be able to justifiably compete for the throne of Silla.
"Your Majesty, why don't you fulfill this Zhen Xuan, so that he can have more motivation to attack Silla." Li Zhen thought for a while and suggested.