Chapter 222: Child: Li Chengbo
August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but compared with the officials of Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road, it is more important that this day is the 100th day of the prince Li Rupei's child, which needs to be celebrated, because this child will be officially named on this day.
It is said that this order was issued by Li Rupei himself, and the officials in various places have long known that the order issued by the palace and the festival can not be violated, but everyone can still think of a way, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a major festival after all, and it needs to be celebrated, and this year, the grain in Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road has been harvested, and the lives of the people have been basically guaranteed, and the commerce and trade between Xiangyang and Liangzhou are extremely prosperous. The government collected a lot of taxes, and the people were able to earn income from their own labor.
Xiangyang Palace.
Early in the morning, there was a lot of traffic in front of the palace, and there was an endless stream of officials, businessmen and gentry and wealthy households who came to visit, and even some ordinary people stood not far from the palace early, watching with their eyes open.
Needless to say, Li Rupei's prestige in Xiangyang and Liangzhou and other places, especially the stability of the locality, so that the common people can live and work in peace and contentment, this policy has been implemented to the letter, corrupt officials and corrupt officials have suffered a heavy blow, and the power of the clan has also been restricted, all of which have played a vital role in the stability and prosperity of Shannan East and Shannan West Province.
However, everyone understands that for a good policy to continue, there must be continuity, and the only thing that can continue the policy is that Li Rupei has a legitimate heir, otherwise after Li Rupei returns to the world in a hundred years, all the achievements that have been established may disappear, especially in today's situation, everything changes faster.
At the end of the day, the main generals of the Iron Army, Gao Chibang, Huang Biao, Song Hu, Zhao Laibao, Xie Yuxin and Zhu Wen, gathered together. I made a special trip to the palace to visit, although the palace said that it was not allowed to celebrate in a big way, but they came to celebrate in the name of a person, this is human nature, and it must be difficult for the prince to say anything.
At the end of the day, Liu Yunzhang, Ma Haoxuan, Yu Chenghui, Tan Mingxiao, Qian Shiqu, Xie Guoxi and Lu Shengan and other officials also gathered together and made a special trip to the palace to celebrate. I have been waiting in the palace for a long time.
According to the regulations of the Yamen, August 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and officials in various places are resting.
The study of the palace.
Li Rupei had already gotten up, the child's name, he had already thought about it, when it was a hundred days, a special naming ceremony was needed, and the significance of this ceremony was extraordinary, even if Li Rupei didn't want to pay attention to it. Cui Anqian and the others will not agree.
The main officers of the Iron Blood Army and the main officials from all over the country came to Xiangyang, and it was impossible for Li Rupei not to know, but people came for a hundred days, and he didn't want to complain too much. It's just that the situation has been very special recently, Wang Xu and Huang Chao are eyeing each other, so the vigilance in Suizhou, Tangzhou, Yingzhou and Fuzhou is very strict, and it must not be because of the child's 100 days. led to negligence in the garrison of the Iron Army, allowing Wang Zhen and Huang Chao and others to succeed in their sneak attack.
Cui Anqian also came to the study early in the morning to discuss the child's name with Li Rupei.
Cui Anqian is still very traditional. believes that the names of children should be the same as the generations of the children of the Li Tang royal family, and most of the children of the Li Tang royal family have one word in their names.
Cui Anqian's opinion, Li Rupei disagreed, and the two had some disputes.
Li Rupei finally persuaded Cui Anqian, and this persuasion is also very simple, that is, Li Rupei is determined to establish a new Li Tang royal family, and the world will also undergo great changes, in this case, it is difficult to reflect the determination to change by continuing to follow some old rules of the royal family.
Of course, Cui Anqian knew Li Rupei's thoughts, so he no longer insisted on his own opinions.
When many civil and military officials came to visit, Cui Anqian was the first to come forward to receive them.
Liang has long been prepared, in the grandson of the 100-day ceremony, Liang attaches special importance to the idea of mother by virtue of the son is to occupy the main idea of Liang, from the daily observation, Liang has found that Li Rupei's achievements in the coming day are not ordinary, daughter Cui Hanlei is already a princess, 10,000 steps back, the child will be able to become the heir in the future, and can also completely consolidate Cui Hanlei's position, if Li Rupei further develops, then his grandson, he may be above 10,000 people, Not only can Cui Hanlei stabilize her position with the status of a child, but the Cui family can also obtain huge benefits.
From this aspect, the Liang family has long wanted to be able to celebrate, but unfortunately Li Rupei issued an order not to celebrate anywhere, and the Liang family was a little disappointed, but many officers and officials continued to come to Xiangyang, indicating that the child's 100-day gift must be unusual, so the Liang family has long asked the subordinates of the palace to make all preparations.
When Cui An sneaked forward to receive the visiting officers and officials, the gentry and wealthy families, and the merchants, the Liang family had already asked the kitchen to prepare a wine banquet, and these people were going to participate in the wine banquet, and the monks invited from the temple had already been waiting in the palace to pray for the children, and the ceremony began in the morning.
When Li Rupei came to the lobby, the child was carried out.
Li Rupei looked at the people in the lobby and slowly spoke.
"Today is the 100th day of the child, you come to congratulate, a certain is very grateful, the name of the child, a certain has been thinking for a long time, today it is officially announced that the child is named Li Chengbo......"
A whispered discussion immediately appeared, according to the rules of the Li Tang royal family, the prince's children are generally named with one word, and there are rarely two words, but Li Rupei insists on naming the child with two words, which is a rare situation, Li Rupei does not play cards according to the rules, is there any deep meaning.
What's more, the emperor's son's name is almost always one word.
Sure enough, Li Rupei then spoke.
"The name of a child is a big thing, a certain also knows a lot of rules, the children of the Li Tang royal family, most of the names are one word, this is a symbol of identity, and it is also the practice that the Li Tang royal family has adhered to for many years, but a certain does not see it this way, since Xianzong, the Li Tang royal family has been declining year by year, and it has reached the point where it is difficult to continue, those emperors who have always had a name are all one word, as if they say that if they are not such a name, they will not be able to ascend to the throne, such pedantic ideas, I do not agree."
"The name can represent a person's ambitions, whether it is the Li Tang royal family, or the ordinary people's family, once there is a problem, we must find ways to change, we must eradicate the problem, ensure stability and peace, a certain named Li Chengbo for the child, is to think that the child can inherit the broad mind, he will be able to better maintain and build the Li Tang royal family ......"
When Li Rupei's words came out, the most excited were Liang who was holding Li Chengbo and Cui Hanlei who was standing aside.
The two of them understood what Li Rupei meant very well, these words determined the status of Li Chengbo's heir, and also made Cui Hanlei's status more clear, who in the world does not know that a mother is expensive with a son.
In the wing, many monks are still praying for Li Chengbo.
Li Rupei has returned to the study.
Cui Anqian, Liu Yunzhang, Gao Chibang, Huang Biao, Song Hu and Zhu Wen stood in the study.
"Everyone, a hundred days of children, Huang Chao must know, the huge Xiangyang, such things can't be hidden, you come to Xiangyang, you must not be able to escape Huang Chao's eyes, if you change to a certain one, wouldn't this be the best time to sneak attack, instead of waiting for Huang Chao and Wang Xu and others to attack, it is better to take the initiative to kill out, for such a long time, the Iron Blood Army has been fully prepared, it is time to strike."
The study was very quiet, and everyone looked at Li Rupei without speaking.
"At noon the day after tomorrow, the 50,000 iron-blooded soldiers stationed in Suizhou and Yingzhou, all dispatched, a certain thought that the attack is the best defense, the situation of Huangchao and Wang Xu, the scouts have already investigated clearly, all the combat deployment, a certain also made it clear, this operation, the iron-blooded army is divided into two actions, Gao Chibang led 40,000 iron-blooded soldiers, with the assistance of Huang Biao, to meet Huangchao, this time we must make Huangchao become a scattered dog, escape from Huainan Road. A certain led 10,000 iron-blooded soldiers, with the assistance of Zhu Wen, to annihilate the army under Wang Xu's command, and Wang Xu must be killed, and he cannot be allowed to escape. ”
"Once the iron-blooded army enters Huainan Province, it must eliminate the traitors in Huainan Province as quickly as possible, and at the same time occupy as much territory as possible, and the attitude towards the local government is also clear, the officials who support the iron-blooded army can be used at their discretion, and the officials who resist will be killed."
Li Rupei spoke in a heavy tone.
Everyone has long known that Li Rupei has made up his mind to occupy Huainan Province.
Once the iron-blooded army occupies Huainan Province, the next step to completely control the situation in the south becomes logical, although there will be some expeditions later, but with the back of Shannan East Road, Shannan West Road and Huainan Road, it is equivalent to containing the throat of the south.
From this point of view, this battle is not trivial, the attack on Huangchao and the extermination of Wang Xu are just an excuse to send troops, and the real purpose is to lay a solid foundation for complete control of the south through this battle.
The banquet began, and when Cui Anqian and others toasted Li Rupei, their eyes were hot.
Li Rupei seemed very calm, the decision he made was actually to completely strangle the prototype of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and not to let the era of great chaos in history repeat itself, through these years of efforts, the initial goal has been achieved, at least Zhu Wen, who overthrew the Li Tang royal family, has become his subordinate, and has been convinced by him.
The latter task is even more arduous, it is not a great difficulty to pacify the south, the biggest problem is still in the north, those brave feudal towns, including many eunuchs in the capital, and the absurd emperor, are all things he needs to deal with step by step. (To be continued......)