Hearing that the Li family had something to ask for, Cui Huan immediately remembered that the imperial court was recently promoting the collection of land, manors, mountains, forests and lakes from the royal clan for state-owning.

The emperor recently issued an edict to set up a special envoy office of the Antang Qincha, appointing a female official Tian Kexin as the plenipotentiary minister of the Qincha, and with some officials drawn from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, and other yamen, with the assistance of the emperor's pro-army Shence Army, began a large-scale "land repossession movement".

That is to say, in the next few months, all the land occupied by the Li Tang royal clan in batches, except for a small part of the self-sufficiency according to the regulations of the imperial court, must be registered, handed over to the state treasury, and distributed by the household department to the landless commoners.

Because it was arranged by the emperor himself, and all ministries and departments worked together, Tian Kexin's special envoy office pushed forward this work very quickly and smoothly.

The meaning of the imperial court or the meaning of Emperor Zhang Xuan is obvious, since the imperial court has exempted all the titles of the Li Tang royal family and degraded them to commoners, then these former top magnates are no longer qualified to occupy so much land and slaves.

A cadre of the royal family and others, dare not be angry, at this moment, it is already the most fortunate to be able to thin the life of the family, as for the family assets or something, what should be given up should be abandoned. Otherwise, the new emperor will be angered, and the people will be killed in the same way, and the family property will be confiscated.

But wealth is a thing that is difficult to give up ♀ after all, and Cui Huan heard that many royal clans began to find ways to transfer family property, and a large number of land, mountains, forests and manors were broken up and dispersed, and changed to resist the new policy of the imperial court specifically for the royal family.

There are also some people who take the road of relationship and door, trying to make the emperor open up and thin the huge family business.

But Tian Kexin is such a shrewd and delicate woman, these small methods of the Li Tang royal family cannot escape her eyes at all.

So. The almost astronomical wealth and land occupied by the Li Tang royal clan were forcibly "taken" by Tian Kexin's people. Batch by batch went into the treasury. The officials of the household department, who were in charge of the national treasury, were overjoyed, and the worries of the imperial court's finances, which had been tight due to rebellion and war, were greatly alleviated.

The Li Tang royal clan didn't dare to say anything on the surface, but behind them there were also complaints, and there were even comparisons between them. complained that so-and-so's land estate was on the verge of being much more endangered, while his own family property was all confiscated.

For example, Princess Yuzhen's Yuzhen Temple and the manors and hundreds of acres of land around Yuzhen Temple. Tian Kexin knew that Princess Yuzhen was different from other Li Tang royal families, and she and her husband Li Bai now settled in Lingzhou, Longshuo, and were also one of Zhang Xuan's earliest vassals. Tian Kexin saw in the face of the emperor, so he only took away part of the land to which Yuzhenguan belonged, leaving Yuzhenguan and two manors for Princess Yuzhen.

This caused the dissatisfaction and "jealousy" of Princess Xianyi and others, so they connected and found Chen Xian or Yang Guozhong. Others found Cui Huan here.

But Chen Xian and Yang Guozhong knew that this was the result of the emperor's secret instructions. Whoever dares to get involved in this matter, don't care. As for Cui Huan, not to mention, he can't do anything against his emperor brother-in-law.

Cui Huan also said that it was the Li family who came for this, so he sighed and said, "Brother Li, please forgive Cui for being blunt." You can't have it both ways, and now in the new dynasty, Li Tang has become a thing of the past. Now the Li Tang royal family and clans have been relegated to commoners, and the imperial court will take back the fiefs and manors to the treasury for further distribution. It's inevitable. ”

"Cui advises you not to confront the imperial decree, so as not to cause His Majesty's anger and cause a catastrophe."

Li Department was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "Brother Cui misunderstood what Li Department meant, I didn't come here for this." The trend of the times is inevitable. Besides, I don't have many fiefdoms in my name. ”

Cui Huanqi said, "Oh? So, why is Brother Li here? ”

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, and the destiny of heaven returns...... Although the Li Tang royal family has received the grace of His Majesty. was able to survive, but ......" Li had a complicated expression. He smiled awkwardly, "How does this make the Li family speak?" ”

Cui Huan smiled, "Brother Li, please speak bluntly, you and I have a relationship, if Cui can do his best, he will speak for Brother Li in front of His Majesty." ”

"That being the case, Li is cheeky and straightforward."

Li Xian clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "My father intends to dedicate Yanguang to His Majesty as a concubine, and also asks Brother Cui to say a few kind words in front of His Majesty." ”

As soon as Li said this, Cui Huan was dumbfounded: Li Heng actually wanted to marry his youngest daughter Princess Yanguang to Zhang Xuan as a concubine?

But Cui Huan immediately understood Li Heng's father's "good intentions". It can be seen that although Zhang Xuan did not attack the Li Tang royal family, and also canonized Li Heng and Li Yu as princes, they were not at peace in their hearts, for fear that they would not know when, Zhang Xuan would turn his face ruthlessly, and find any excuse to kill all the Li Tang royal family.

So I had the idea of "marrying" Zhang Xuan.

Compared with Li Longji, Li Heng does not have too many daughters, and there are thirteen or seventeen daughters ♀, Princess Yanguang is Li Heng's youngest daughter, who is eighteen years old this year and is not married. Among Li Heng's daughters, she can be regarded as a beautiful one.

Seeing Cui Huan's shocked and speechless appearance, Li smiled awkwardly again, "Brother Cui! ”

Cui Huan let out a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile, "Brother Li, this matter is probably difficult to achieve. Your Majesty is not a greedy person, I'm afraid ...... Besides, Princess Wanchun is by His Majesty's side, and I'm afraid that Princess Wanchun will also have a hard time. ”

Wan Chun is Li Longji's daughter and Li Heng's sister, and now Li Heng actually wants to dedicate his daughter Yanguang, that is, Wan Chun's niece, to Zhang Xuan - although in the harem of the Tang Dynasty, it is not uncommon for this kind of situation where the elders and younger generations return to the emperor together, but Zhang Xuan will definitely not agree.

Cui Huan understands Zhang Xuan's personality, this kind of thing doesn't need to be mentioned, it must be mentioned in vain.

Li Ji sighed a little disappointedly, and then said nothing more.

Li Xianben also knew that this matter would be difficult to achieve, but Li Heng urged him to be tight, so he had no choice but to go to Cui Huan.

Cui Huan sent off the Li family and was just about to return home, but he heard an urgent report from the border pass - Li Longji, the twenty-sixth Feng king, Li Heng, rebelled in Wuwei, occupied Wuwei, Liangzhou and other places, established himself as the emperor in Wuwei, and played the banner of calling on the king of the world to restore the Tang Dynasty.

Cui Huan let out a long sigh, he had long expected that there would definitely be people in the Li Tang royal family who would be unwilling and would rebel. It's just that I didn't expect it to be Li Heng.

Some of Li Longji's sons were divided into kings and scattered all over the country, but because of An Lushan's rebellion, the feudal kings of Lianghuai, Jiangnan, Qingzhou and other places fled into Beijing with their families, and this time they happened to be served by Zhang Xuan. Only Feng Wang Li Heng was in Wuwei, the jurisdiction of Geshuhan, and did not return to Beijing.

Li Hui was the governor of Wuwei canonized by Li Longji and the envoy of the northwest court of Xi'an, Hexi, and his subordinates also controlled some soldiers and horses.

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The news spread throughout Xijing Chang'an, and the government and the opposition were shaken. Of course, it was the people of the Li Tang royal family who were most shaken, some were afraid, some were angry, and some were happy.

Zhang Xuan was flipping through the seal sent by Tian Kexin in the imperial study, and Yan'er hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty, Chen Zaifu, Yang Xiang and others are here!" ”

Zhang Xuan put down the watch seal in his hand a little tiredly, nodded and said, "Xuan." ”

Chen Xian, Yang Guozhong and others walked in with gloomy faces, and after the worship was over, Chen Xian respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the military department has received an urgent report from Lingzhou. Li Heng raised troops claiming to occupy Wuwei, Liangzhou and other places, established himself as the emperor, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, and asked His Majesty to adjudicate! ”

Zhang Xuan was stunned, but then smiled faintly, "Li Xuan? I also had a relationship with him in the past. ”

"Fifty thousand soldiers and horses? Where did Li Heng get the 50,000 soldiers and horses? It's just a bluff. Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married, and I can't help it-Chen Zaifu, it seems that Ge Shuhan hasn't returned to Hexi yet, and he was drilled by Li Heng." But it doesn't matter, as long as Ge Shuhan returns to Hexi, I believe he will make a move. ”

"Your Majesty, the imperial court should send troops to recruit the traitor Li Heng, otherwise, if Li Heng is allowed to make a big fuss, I am afraid that the world will be unstable again......" Yang Guozhong hugged his fist.

Zhang Xuan smiled, "It's natural to send troops to conquer, but I don't believe that Li Heng can make a lot of trouble." Yi, passing on my will, ordered Lei Wanchun to lead an army of 10,000 to escort the Hui King Gele to return to Hui Hui, and crusade against Li Hui along the way. Then he ordered Qinghou Lian to guard the gateway of Longshuo in Qinghai to prevent the rebels from attacking and disturbing the east of the Longshuo River. ”

Guo Yi clenched his fists and took his life.

"How's the movement in Chang'an City?" Zhang Xuan is meaningful.

Yang Guozhong raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Your Majesty, these Li Tang royal clans in Chenzheng's city are restless...... Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to detain them in one place. Just in case. ”

Although Yang Guozhong's voice was slight, it was very cruel.

The reason why he repeatedly pushed Zhang Xuan to attack the Li Tang royal family was nothing more than to use this to establish his authority, and also because he was a rebellious minister of the Tang Dynasty, in case the Li Tang royal family was restored, he would be a dead end.

From this point of view, Yang Guozhong unswervingly supported the rule of the new dynasty, and the last thing he wanted to see was that Li Tang had a chance to make a comeback.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Yang Guozhong and looked at his thoughts.

It's just that as an emperor, for subordinates like Yang Guozhong, he needs to control and use them reasonably, and let them play a role in the consolidation of the court and imperial power☆ Guozhong is a traitor, but in front of Zhang Xuan, he only has the possibility of being used and manipulated, and loses the opportunity to turn the clouds and rain.

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, "Yang Xiang is too worried." Why bother? Li Heng is Li Heng, and he can't be angry with others because Li Heng rebelled. Okay, I've made up my mind, you don't need to say it - it's business as usual, hurry up, I can spend the Spring Festival and Shangyuan Festival in Zhongjing. ”

Yang Guozhong hung his head in some disappointment.

But Gongsun Liang inadvertently grasped a trace of condescending ruthlessness and coldness ♀ from Zhang Xuan's eyes, and Gongsun Liang suddenly realized that Li Heng's rebellion was definitely what the emperor was willing to see, because it gave him a chance to raise the butcher's knife in a righteous and righteous manner.

It is also said that with the change of dynasty and the change of imperial power, how can it be peaceful and bloodless?