Emperor Wen of Sui expressed his appreciation, and posthumously awarded Feng Bao as the prince of Zhengyi Pin (qiao) and the governor of Guangzhou, and Mrs. Xian as Mrs. Zhengyi Pin and Mrs. Qian, the leading general of Lingnan, and personally issued an edict to let Mrs. Xian build a government in Lingnan according to the specifications of the prime minister under one person and above ten thousand people. You can freely appoint Lingnan officials, grant official seals, mobilize the military horses of the six states of Lingnan and the soldiers of the tribes of the South Vietnamese tribes, and if you are in danger, you can act cheaply, and without reporting to the imperial court, you can represent the Son of Heaven to conquer the Quartet. Reward Mrs. Xian with a horse and a chariot, give a piece of propaganda, and a flag before and after the festival (jing) to patrol the place. When Mrs. Xian traveled, four white horse-drawn carriages, second only to the emperor's five horse-drawn carriages, with flags waving before and after, and drums sounding in unison, as if the emperor was coming in person, and the momentum was huge.

In the form of an edict, the Great Sui affirmed the Lingnan Feng family's rule over the Lingnan region and the status of a state within a state. Since then, the power of the Lingnan Feng family has also reached its peak, and it has subdued the entire Lingnan.

In the second year of Sui Renshou (602 AD), Mrs. Xian died of illness at the age of ninety-one, and the Sui Dynasty awarded her the title of Mrs. Chengjing.

In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, the grandson of Mrs. Xian, the head of the Feng family in Lingnan, Feng Ang (ang), the assassin of Gaozhou, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty with the six states of Lingnan under his jurisdiction, and Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, crowned Feng Ang and the Tang Dynasty as the Duke of Yue, Shangzhu State, and the Metropolitan Governor of Guangzhou, and continued to be in charge of Lingnan affairs.

In the Taiji Palace, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, and the Yongan King Li Xuan stood on the court under the imperial steps.

Li Shimin asked Li Xuan: "There is a minister who reports that the Feng family in Lingnan is reversed, what do you think of King Yong'an?" ”

Li Xuan replied: "Your Majesty, since the fourth year of the Tang Dynasty, since the Lingnan Feng family and the six states of Lingnan surrendered to my Tang Dynasty, rumors about the rebellion of the Lingnan Feng family have occurred from time to time. It's been three years since Zhenguan. For more than ten years, if the Lingnan Feng family wanted to rebel, it would have been reversed a long time ago. My southern Tang Dynasty is bound to be a resurgence of war, and wolf smoke is everywhere, but now my southern Tang Dynasty is still stable, and the Lingnan Feng family has no signs of rebellion. Therefore, the minister thought that the Lingnan Feng family did not rebel, and everything was a rumor. ”

Li Shimin said with a worried face: "King Yong'an, the power of the Lingnan Feng family in Lingnan is too great, and the threat to my southern Tang Dynasty is too great. I have a great Turkic enemy in the north of the Tang Dynasty, and the Feng family of Lingnan in the south controls the six states of Lingnan, which can threaten the entire south of my Tang Dynasty. In the face of the powerful Turks, I, Datang, cannot fight on two fronts. Divide the army to deal with it, so I want to pacify Lingnan first, and then fight the Turks in an all-out way. King Yong'an, what do you think? ”

After thinking about it, Li Xuan replied: "The minister thinks that it is very unwise to use troops in Lingnan at this time. My Datang's biggest opponent now is the Turks, but not Lingnan. The Lingnan Feng family has been operating Lingnan for more than 300 years, with a solid foundation and the support of the people in the territory. If I rashly attack Lingnan, I will inevitably be resisted by the Feng family and the people of Lingnan. When the time comes, my Datang will not only have heavy casualties in the army, but also be deeply involved in the war with Lingnan and will not be able to get out. Not to mention an all-out fight against the Turks.

The climate in Lingnan is harsh, the vegetation is dense, and the miasma is everywhere, and our Tang army will inevitably have many difficulties in attacking Lingnan. Lingnan, on the other hand, not only occupies the right time, place and people, but also treats work with ease and treats the near and far away.

Again. As we all know, there are more than 200,000 elites in the south of our Datang Dynasty, because of many years of tuntian, and the training has been abandoned. If my Tang Dynasty has the heart to pacify Lingnan, it is inevitable to recruit elite soldiers and fierce generals from the 12 guards stationed in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, to go to Lingnan. Thousands of miles of trekking, coupled with the miasma in Lingnan, even if we win, our Datang will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, the minister believed that the Tang Dynasty could not send troops to conquer Lingnan at this time. ”

Tang Emperor Li Shimin said unwillingly: "Could it be that I, the Tang Dynasty, can only let the Lingnan Feng family be their soil emperor in Lingnan?" Do you let them threaten me Datang and leave it alone? ”

After thinking about it, Li Xuan said slowly: "Your Majesty, it's not like I, Datang, have no way to govern Lingnan. ”

"Oh, what's the solution?" Tang Emperor Li Shimin asked with a little excitement.

Li Xuan replied: "Your Majesty, my Datang can take two steps:

The first step was to implement the toast system in Lingnan. Since the imperial court does not have the ability to control Lingnan now, then the minister thinks that my Tang court might as well push the boat with the river, appoint Feng Ang as the governor of Lingnan, and recognize the rule of the Lingnan Feng family over Lingnan, but I, the Tang Dynasty, admit their Lingnan Feng family's control of Lingnan, which is not unconditional. Our condition is that the Lingnan Feng family must send their son, Feng Zhidai, to Chang'an, the capital of our Tang Dynasty, to serve in our Tang Imperial Court, and Lingnan must pay tribute to our Tang Dynasty every year and obey the requisition of our Tang Army;

The second step is to change the land and return to the stream, after our Tang Dynasty concentrates on defeating the Turks and the national strength is strong, the system of flowing officials will be implemented in Lingnan, and the officials appointed by the imperial court will gradually replace the Lingnan Feng family to control the entire Lingnan region, so as to completely complete the comprehensive control of the Lingnan region by the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Xuan's proposal made the Tang Emperor Li Shimin overjoyed. He immediately adopted Li Xuan's suggestion, and the special commissioner went to Lingnan to convey the edict under the cover of the festival.

After two months of arduous trekking, Li Gongshu came to the Feng family in Lingnan and read the edict of the Tang Emperor to Feng An, the head of the Feng family in Lingnan: "Feng An, the governor of Guangzhou, is hereby crowned as the governor of Lingnan, leading the affairs of Lingnan, commanding the military horses of the six states of Lingnan and the leaders and soldiers of the slang tribes, and guarding the southern Xinjiang for the Tang Dynasty." ”

Feng Ang bowed to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and thanked him.

Li Gongbi took the opportunity to hand the handwritten letter of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin to Feng An, Feng Ang opened it and saw that it was written:

"Since I ascended the throne, there have been many villains who have reported to me that the Lingnan Feng family has rebelled. I never believed it. I know that the Lingnan Feng family has a high prestige in Lingnan, and the people of Lingnan live relatively stable, and I also support and support your Lingnan Feng family very much. If you really rebel, it will be very easy for my Tang Dynasty to pacify your Lingnan, but there is no benefit in starting a war, and it can only suffer the people, especially the people of Lingnan. You Lingnan are also very clear about this.

Once the war starts, a lot of soldiers will die, a lot of generals will die, their wives will become widows, their children will become orphans, and their parents will have no one to support. I don't want to see this kind of thing, and I think your Lingnan Feng family doesn't want to see it either.

Therefore, Lingnan is still controlled by your Lingnan Feng family, and I will recognize the legitimacy of your control over the Lingnan region, but I also have some ideas of my own, that is, you Lingnan must submit to my Tang Dynasty, send your son Feng Zhidai to my Tang Dynasty as an official, and pay tribute to my Tang Dynasty every year, and obey the recruitment of troops from my Tang Dynasty. As for the internal affairs of Lingnan, it is still up to your Lingnan Feng family to deal with it on my behalf, I can't control it, and I don't want to take care of it.

I hope that your Lingnan Feng family can think carefully and consider it carefully. Cooperation is beneficial to both sides, and war is hurt, I believe that your Lingnan Feng family will give me a satisfactory answer. (To be continued......)

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