At the same time that Princess Wencheng married Tubo, Feng Zhidai of the Feng family in Lingnan also married the daughter of Xu Jingzong, a member of the Zhongshu Society.

Feng Zhidai, the son of the Feng family in Lingnan, was alone in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and although the imperial relatives and officials in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, knew that Feng Zhidai was not married, no one was willing to marry his daughter. First, this Feng Zhidai is the son of the Lingnan Feng family, he is an official in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, it is always only temporary, and one day he will return to Lingnan to become the head of the Lingnan Feng family. The other is the attitude of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin towards the Lingnan Feng family, before Li Shimin showed favor to Lingnan, that was because there was a strong threat to the Turks in the north of the Tang Dynasty, but now the Turks have been defeated by the Tang Dynasty, if Li Shimin is willing, then the Tang Dynasty can completely withdraw his hand, uproot the Lingnan Feng family, and establish the direct rule of the Tang Dynasty over Lingnan. The head of the Lingnan Feng family, Feng Ang (ang), and the son Feng Zhidai are also deeply aware that the rule and rise and fall of the Lingnan Feng family in Lingnan are actually in the thought of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, so after the Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks, the Lingnan Feng family is really respectful and obedient to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin. Moreover, Feng An, the head of the Lingnan Feng family, also sent his henchmen to Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, several times a year with a large number of jewels to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.

At the last court meeting, after Xu Jingzong met Feng Zhidai, he had the idea of marrying his daughter to Feng Zhidai.

Xu Jingzong is also a thoughtful person, he saw the worries of Feng An, the head of the Lingnan Feng family, and Feng Li, the son of the Shizi family-he was afraid that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin would order a large army to conquer Lingnan, completely eradicate the Lingnan Feng family, and complete the Tang Dynasty's control of Lingnan, and urgently needed someone in the court to speak for him.

He also saw the true attitude of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin towards Lingnan, and he followed Li Shimin for a long time. understands Li Shimin's broad and large number of characters very well, Li Shimin can even pardon his biggest enemy, the Turkic Jieli Khan, not to mention Feng Ang and Feng Zhidai, who are fearful and very good at life, and often pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, will inevitably be very tolerant; Besides, in the eyes of Li Shimin and the entire Tang Dynasty: Lingnan, that is a barbaric and barren land, is full of very uncomfortable miasma (zhang), barbaric and ferocious barbarians; The Lingnan Feng family has been based in Lingnan for more than 100 years, and the relationship is intertwined and complicated. Li Shimin and the imperial court were reluctant to set their eyes on the remote and desolate Lingnan. Or they don't look down on that part of Lingnan at all, their eyes are now in the north and west of the Tang Dynasty, the north is the Xue Yantuo tribe Zhenzhu Khan Yinan, and the west is the beautiful and rich Western Regions controlled by the Central Plains Dynasty when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Xu Jingzong expected that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the Tang Imperial Court would inevitably take measures against Lingnan, that is, to appease. And appeasement requires a person who can pass the word between the imperial court and the Lingnan Feng family, and now Xu Jingzong has become the most suitable candidate by marrying his daughter, and the other person is in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. He is the scholar of the four grades of the imperial court, and the father-in-law of Feng Zhidai of the Lingnan Feng family, looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, is there a more suitable candidate than him? Out of appeasement to the Lingnan Feng family. The Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the Tang Dynasty will have to rely on Xu Jingzong, so Xu Jingzong can also attract the attention of the Tang Emperor and the court through this marriage, and be promoted to the knighthood. embarked on a rapid promotion road. Such a plan is all the small abacus in Xu Jingzong's heart. Although many ministers in the court and China accused Xu Jingzong of marrying his daughter to the barbaric and barren Lingnan in order to be promoted, everything was as Xu Jingzong expected. In order to appease Lingnan, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the Tang Dynasty not only gave Feng An, the head of the Lingnan Feng family, and Feng Zhidai, the son of the Lingnan family, a large number of official titles, but also Xu Jingzong, the in-law of the Lingnan Feng family, was also blue-eyed, and promoted Xu Jingzong's official position several times, making Xu Jingzong like a rising and extremely dazzling political star.

In the blink of an eye, in the sixth year of Zhenguan, Li Tai, the king of Wei, because of the support of the wealthy clan in Shandong and the southern scholars, completed the compilation of the "Chronicles of the Kuodi", in which Li Tai compiled the division of the administrative regions of the Tang Dynasty and the establishment of prefectures and counties, and recorded in detail the history, changes, mountains and rivers, products, historic sites, customs, characters, stories, etc., which became a very important reference for the governance of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Emperor Li Shimin Longyan Dayue specially allowed Li Tai, the king of Wei, to move into the palace and live in the Wude Palace, and gave him the famous Furong Garden, which "lived in 30 acres and returned 17 miles around the world".

Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial Palace, and the Taiji Palace, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the left servant of the monk and the secretary of the Shangshu Fang Xuanling sat opposite each other.

Fang Xuanling persuaded Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty bitterly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Your Majesty can't let His Royal Highness King Wei settle in the Wude Hall no matter what?" ”

Li Shimin asked coldly, "Why?" ”

Fang Xuanling replied: "Your Majesty, you let His Royal Highness King Wei enter the Wude Palace, this seems to be a trivial matter, but the political significance in it is too great." Wude Hall is located near the East Palace of the Prince, and it is also the place where His Majesty Xuanwu Gate changed and was the place where the prince of the country dealt with the government affairs, this Wude Hall is really too special, it will make the officials of the court think that His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who is jointly supported by the wealthy clan of Shandong and the Southern Shi clan, is half a step away from the prince's throne. Your Majesty, please think about it, if His Royal Highness King Wei enters the Wude Palace, those people who tend to be in the middle of the court will not rush to His Royal Highness King Wei? People are all seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, how can His Royal Highness the Prince, who is supported by the Guanlong aristocratic group, be willing? This will inevitably cause turmoil in my Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Shimin said: "My Tang court can't be messed up. I also know these things in my heart. ”

Fang Xuanling was taken aback and asked, "Since Your Majesty knows, why did Your Majesty do this?" ”

Li Shimin sighed and said, "Prince, the prince is too cowardly. I want to stimulate Li Tai in a way that supports him. This knife is not sharpened or sharpened, and people cannot grow without training. But you all have to talk about the prince to protect him, protect him tightly, and don't let him experience a little wind and rain, so how can it be done? With such a commitment, how can he afford the burden of my Datang's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains? (To be continued.) )