"Wei Guogong," Li Shimin said a little tiredly, "I plan to have you as the head of the Lingnan Road march, lead the Jianghuai Lingnan soldiers and horses, and go south to quell the rebellion of Ning Changzhen and Feng Xuan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Wei Zheng came out of the ranks, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is no need for Wei Guogong to lead the army south, and in the Lingnan Rebellion, it is enough to have Li Taishi alone." ”

"Lingnan Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan, Tan Dian and other chieftains rebelled, Feng Ang and Chen Longshu still have a statement, Lingnan has been in chaos, how can I sit back and watch Lingnan erode? I will not tolerate the rebellion in Lingnan, I will not condone it, and I will not sit idly by, this time, I will not be relentless. Lingnan is also the Lingnan of the Tang Dynasty, Feng Ning's family, as ministers of the Tang Dynasty, rebelled and must be suppressed and pacified. ”

Wei Zheng did not support the emperor's move.

The news coming from Lingnan now is only Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan and Tandian, and Feng Ang and Chen Longshu have not raised troops. Although Feng Xuan is Feng An's brother, the Feng family is dominated by Feng An, and that Chen Longshu is closely following the court, and he is still a feud with the Tan Palace.

The land of Lingnan is located in a remote area, not to mention, and it is originally a place of bondage. If the imperial court rashly raises a large army to go to the crusade, it will cost a lot of money to raise the army and mobilize the people, and the terrain is not familiar, so a large number of soldiers may not be effective. It may even make Feng Ang and others frightened and force them to rebel.

"The minister still suggested that Taishi Li Chao go to Lingnan to pacify the rebellion."

"Li Chao only has a few thousand soldiers and horses." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, Guangzhou and Jiaozhou are both under the control of the imperial court, and there are still thousands of soldiers and horses there. Moreover, Feng Ang and Chen Longshu may not be opposed, Li Chao has arrived in Lingnan, and they can be recruited to send troops to cooperate. ”

"I'm worried that Wen Yuan's soldiers will be outnumbered."

"But Wen Yuan has 5,000 soldiers under his command, which is much faster than temporarily recruiting soldiers and horses from all over Jianghuai Lingnan. If Your Majesty is still worried about Li Wenyuan's lack of troops, then Your Majesty can issue an order for Li Chao to temporarily control the soldiers and horses of the Lingnan Dao and be restrained by him. ”

The emperor hesitated.

He believed in Li Chao's ability to use troops, but Li Chao was going to subdue his fiefdom Yue Guo this time. This is also the time when he left the center of the imperial court, and now let him lead the army to quell the chaos, and the chaos is estimated to be pacified soon, and then Li Chao will make a great contribution at that time.

"Moved Wang Qi to serve as the Xuanfu Envoy of Guangdong Province and the History of the Assassin of Guangzhou, moved Cui Renshi to serve as the Xuanfu Envoy of Guangxi Province and the History of the Yongzhou Thorn, and moved to the Yang Shidao as the Xuanfu Envoy of Guangnan Province and the History of the Jiaozhou Thorn!"

"Grant Li Chao Guangdong, Guangxi, Guangnan, Vietnam, Yunnan, Hunan, and Qianzhong Seven Provinces Xuanfu Disposal Ambassador!"

The pilgrimage ends.

Li Shimin summoned the three courtyards in the imperial study.

The emperor paced the hall with his hands behind his back.

After a long time, the emperor spoke, "From the Qin and Han dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, although the land of Lingnan has long been set up with counties, it has always been in name only, and it is called the imperial court county, which is actually a place of bondage. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Tuo even established the Nanyue Kingdom, and even once called the emperor, Nanyue was established for more than 100 years, with the land of Lingnan and Guangzhou, and even occupied the initial part of the construction. ”

Although South Vietnam was lowered, the Central Plains' control over Lingnan has always been very weak. At the time of the previous dynasty, Lingnan was also unrebellious. Thinking about it, how can the Tang Dynasty have such a country within a country. This Feng Ning rebellion, I thought it was an opportunity. With the name of the teacher, the imperial court can officially crusade, seize control of Lingnan, real control, organize those slang fangs into households, and return the land of Lingnan to the imperial court. ”

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, he announced such ambitions, and no one in the seats was surprised.

Their emperor was an ambitious monarch who wanted to surpass the Qin and Han dynasties and surpass the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. In the past, the imperial court didn't have time to pay attention to Lingnan, and they were willing to stay there and be their own soil emperors, but now, the emperor is no longer satisfied.

The emperor refused to accept the tribute of the Lingnan chieftains several times, which made the Lingnan chieftains feel uneasy, and there was a rebellion this time. It can be said that these are all wars deliberately provoked by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that changing the system of Lingnan is also the trend of the times, but the rice must be eaten in one bite, and things must be done step by step. Lingnan is very large and very remote, and since the Qin and Han dynasties, it has been a system of fetters for generations, and the local chieftains are very strong. This is undoubtedly unrealistic if it is done in one step. The minister thought that it was better to come step by step. Fang Xuanling, the head of the prime minister, expressed his attitude in public.

He supported the imperial court in bringing Lingnan under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, but he suggested slowing down the pace and taking it slowly.

"The minister supports the words of the prime minister, and is not in a hurry." Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling are inseparable from Meng, Meng is not out of focus, and Fang Mou has the same attitude.

Li Shimin was relieved to see that these two were in favor of the general direction. He was worried that the prime ministers would not agree, "Two prime ministers, then in your opinion, how can this step not be considered too fast?" ”

"Taking advantage of the rebellion in the Luoqin states in Lingnan, we sent troops to quell the rebellion. Then, after the rebellion was put down in several states, the hereditary chieftains were abolished, and the court officials were assigned to serve instead, and the slang fangs were registered, and the land they originally occupied was registered and distributed to them. At the same time, a military government was set up in the local area, and the government soldiers were selected, and the Han people were moved to the past to cultivate, and at the same time the city was built and fortified. ”

Fang Xuanling proposed a way to insert nails.

If you directly send officials, garrison troops, relocate displaced people, build castles, and lay down a land, you must make this place a bridgehead and a nail, so that they can no longer be controlled by those chiefs. For those slang fangs, it is also necessary to organize households and people to strengthen control.

Step by step, he squeezed the territory of those chieftains, reduced their control, and slowly brought Lingnan and Guangxi under the control of the imperial court.

"What else?"

The emperor asked, although this method was good, but it was too slow. Where there is no rebellion, will they always be kept? Then he can't wait.

Ma Zhou spoke up.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now the southeast sea trade is prosperous and the sea shipping is developed, which has greatly increased the number of coastal ports, the prosperity of industry and commerce, and the great increase in population. The minister thought that the imperial court could send sailors along the coast of the four provinces of Lingnan, and at the same time increase the number of customs, in the name of protecting the commercial port and collecting taxes and smuggling, and send more soldiers and horses. ”

Ma Zhou's plan was obvious, along the coast, control the port, create points controlled by the imperial court, and finally connect them into a line. The imperial court controlled the coastline, so it was like a chain, locking the four provinces of Lingnan. With the help of the convenience of sea navigation, the imperial court turned the past passivity into initiative.

From Guangzhou to Jiaozhou, and even to the distant Nanyang Ximanhai in Vietnam, if the imperial court controls the coastline and those ports, then the imperial court also controls the economy of the four provinces of Lingnan and controls the lifeline.

First the port, then along the coast, then inland.

Li Shimin walked to the seat and sat down, pinching his chin, very satisfied with this strategy.

"Change the title of Feng An, the Duke of Yueguo, to the Duke of Geng Guo, and add the title of Prince and Young Master."

"Seal Chen Longshu An Guogong, the crown prince Shaobao."

"Zhao Feng An, Chen Longshu and all the departments of Lingnan were all controlled by Li Chao."

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Ryuqiu.

After Li Chao received the holy decree, he also began to prepare to leave the island and go south.

In Liuqiu Fort, Li Chao and Zhang Zhongjian stood on the tall building, looking at the warships in the port being loaded with grain, grass and fresh water, Li Chao asked Zhang Zhongjian, "Feng Ang sits on 2,000 miles of land in Lingnan and holds 100,000 soldiers and horses, what kind of attitude do you think Feng Ang will have in this Lingnan rebellion?" ”

Feng An's attitude in this Lingnan rebellion is worth playing.

His eldest brother raised the flag to rebel, and his niece and son-in-law also raised the flag to rebel, but Feng Ang still stood still, and did not even say anything, neither saying that he would raise troops together, nor did he say that he would transfer troops to quell the rebellion.

"I think Feng Ang is waiting."

Li Chao shook his head, "I think Feng Ang is deliberately using Feng Xuan to test the reaction of the imperial court." He wanted to test the imperial court's bottom line for Lingnan, whether it could adhere to the restraint system, and whether it could continue to let Feng Ningchen and other powerful chieftains continue to have hereditary territories. ”

"You mean if he finds out that the court is resolute, then he will rebel?" Zhang Zhongjian asked.

"It's hard to say, if the imperial court is resolute and sends troops to quell the rebellion of Feng Xuan, then Feng Ang may rebel. But it may not be the opposite, Feng Ang is a person, it is difficult to guess. But looking at his past actions, this man is very forbearing. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, although he was strong and strong, he did not come out on his own, but attached to Lin Shihong, after the defeat of the Lin army, he did not stand on his own, but quickly attached to the Tang Dynasty, but put forward a lot of requirements when he was attached, retaining the past territory and control. ”

"It's an old fox."

"Then we only bring 5,000 people here, isn't it a bit mysterious?" Zhang Zhongjian said with a smile, but looking at his expression, he was not worried.

Feng Ang is an old cunning, but this one also has a weakness, that is, he is a little timid in doing things, and he always likes to play steadily. I don't dare to bet, and I am a little satisfied with the meaning of my own one-third of an acre.

He once fought for Nanchen and Liaodong for the Sui Dynasty, and after the Sui rebellion, he ran back to Lingnan and soon seized one side. But he refused to set up a banner, and he had to be attached to someone else's name.

But no matter who he is attached to, he still has actual control over Lingnan.

"Feng An, this person, is unreliable anyway. We can't hope for him when we go south this time, not only will this person not help, but he may also stab him in the back, so we have to guard against him first. ”

took out the map of Lingnan and Li Chao looked at it carefully.

Feng Ang is the largest force in Lingnan, and he himself is currently the assassin of Gaozhou, he has thirty sons, and several of the eldest sons are also the assassins.

But the real core base camp of the Feng family is still in Gaozhou, which was called Gaoliang County in the Sui period, and Gaozhou was also called Gaozhou in later generations, a little northeast of Maoming, Guangdong. Feng An's son Feng Zhiyu is the assassin history of Donghezhou, that is, the assassination history of Leizhou in later generations.

The western part of Guangdong is basically the territory of the Feng family.

"Brother Zhang, do you dare to play a big one?" Li Chao smiled and said to the bearded man.

Zhang Zhongjian glanced at the map in front of Li Chao and said with a smile, "Although I don't know what you want to play, no matter what you play, I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman." ”

"Okay, I like happy people like Brother Zhang." Li Chao laughed.