Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 403 Loyalty Will Be Rewarded
It is impossible for the court not to consider their strength, let alone when they are so loyal.

"I will ask His Majesty for Geng Gong's opinion."

"Thank you, Sanlang. I, Old Feng, owe you a favor again. My Feng family has been loyal to the imperial court for generations, and I am willing to serve the imperial court in Lingnan forever. If I win the title, I will dare not betray the imperial court!"

The Feng family entered Chang'an this time, firstly to show their loyalty, and secondly to have their own interests.Their appeal is very simple, that is, they want to maintain the actual separatist status over the past 200 years and several dynasties. Of course, they are willing to make some compromises and concessions, but they definitely don't want to give up on the whole.

Qin Lang knew their details very well. Of course, the imperial court is indeed focusing its energy and attention on the north. Even if the Turks are destroyed, the next step may be Tuyuhun and the Western Regions, and then Liaodong Goguryeo. As long as Lingnan and These local chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou do not make trouble, and the emperor is willing to maintain the status quo for the time being.

Therefore, in fact, there is no conflict between the plans of the imperial court and Feng An, and there is a great basis for cooperation.

Feng An also judged like this before, but when he just came to Chang'an, something happened. Ning Changzhen was killed by the court, and Qin Lang, an important official of the court, was actually ordered to go to Jiaozhou in Lingnan.

Qin Lang is only the first minister of the world, and there may be dozens or even hundreds of such ministers, so Feng An is a little flustered now, so he is so eager to take the initiative to build Qin Lang's line, The granddaughter promised Qin Lang's concubine son, and sent such a big gift, just to find a guarantee for this uncertain situation.

"Mr. Geng, you don't have to worry too much. Loyalty will always be rewarded. Your loyalty is also seen by the court. Before you took the lead to join the court, and later sent troops to fight for the court to fight the Ning's rebellion. These are all merits .”

"The Feng family has been in Lingnan for more than 200 years. It has been in the Lingnan frontier for a long time, and it has made great achievements in guarding the border. I dare not say anything else, but the Feng family can definitely have a name in the list of world-appointed governors. Even, the current Feng family The land must still be handed over to you to be responsible for the governance of the court. Of course, the court is now planning to implement the system of world feudalism, so it may be possible to set aside one or two pieces of land on Feng Gong's site as It is also possible to enshrine the fiefs of other heroes, Feng Gong, you have to be mentally prepared."

Feng An was relieved to hear Qin Lang's heartfelt words.

The stronger the true dragon emperor of the Central Plains, the more cowardly the local emperors in Lingnan will have to spit out some benefits, which is inevitable.

Depends on how much you can keep.

If it really develops as Qin Lang said, Feng An can still accept it. The Feng family has been in Lingnan for 200 years, and it is very difficult to conquer the family business, and he is not willing to ruin it in his hands.

After seeing off Feng An and his son, Qin Lang changed his clothes and rode into the palace.

He took the initiative to report the movements of Feng's father and son to the emperor, and even presented the gift list to the emperor for his review.

"I have wronged you. Qin Jun is also your eldest son. Although he is the eldest son, but for the sake of the court, he had no choice but to agree to Feng An's marriage proposal and engaged a Nanman girl as his fiancée. The Feng family's compensation for the family is also right, you Just take it."

The Qin family is now rising, and it is the time when they need a good reputation. At this time, what they need most is to marry a famous family, but now they are married to the Feng family, a slang commander in Lingnan. They ridiculed, in Li Shimin's view, this was Qin Lang's sacrifice for the court and for him.

"Feng An also wants to be crowned the world, what do you think?" The emperor folded up the gift list and returned it to Qin Lang.

"I thought that the barbarian chiefs in Lingnan, Jiaozhi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places like Feng An could be given a world title. After all, they actually ruled the roost in their territory, and the imperial court was just to appease them. Take this opportunity of world titles , you can give each of these magnates a title of Inspector of the prefecture, and for the rest of the prefectures, you can still let their own brothers and sons take the post, but don't give them a title, leaving room for the future."

From Qin Lang's point of view, granting the post of governor to the local emperors who were separated from one side of the facts is actually equivalent to a reversed two-party certification system.

The first thing the imperial court needs to ensure is that these wild frontier lands continue to remain in the system of the Central Plains dynasty, making them the prefectures and counties of the imperial court. Rule the facts.

Although Feng An is a Han Chinese, the court has always regarded him as a barbarian, after all, the main body of his rule is actually the barbarians.

It's just that the upper echelons of their forces are mainly Han people who went south in the early years. This is just like the Khan of Tuyuhun is the Murong family of Xianbei, but the main body of Tuyuhun is the Qiang and Di people.The Murong family moved westward from Liaodong all the way to Qinghai, and later defeated the chaotic Qiang and Di tribes there, and then called them Khan.

Therefore, in the eyes of the imperial court, whether you are Feng An, Ning Changzhen, or Chen Shulong, these people are all called Lingnan slang commanders, and they are all classified as barbarian leaders, just like the cuan family in Kunming, Yunnan nature.

For example, the eastern part of Yunnan is divided into two tribes, Dongcuan and Xicuan. Dongcuan is also called Dongwuman, and there are other tribes such as Baoman and Lulu.

And Xi Cuan is also called Baiman.

Wuman and Baiman are both customs of worshiping ghosts, and the main body is said to be the old people in the Han and Jin Dynasties, and they are also the ancestors of the Yi people in later generations.

Wuman is relatively backward and barbaric, while Baiman is called Shuman, who has more contact with Han people and is relatively open.

In the area of ​​Erhai Lake in Dali, Yunnan, there are also many tribes living together, which are also divided into raw man and cooked man. The largest of these tribes is Liuzhao.

Among them, Nanzhao was later supported by the Tang Dynasty to unify other tribes, and eventually became the largest force in Yunnan. It even turned against Tang and fought a war with Tang for hundreds of years.

Generally speaking, the Tang people at this time were accustomed to calling the barbarians in western Sichuan the Rong, those in Yunnan the Barbarians, those in Guizhou the Barbarians, and those in Guangdong and Guangxi the Li or Liao.

Anyway, they are all barbarians, but they belong to several different ethnic groups, and there are countless tribes and villages inside, each with their own leaders and so on.

The leaders of many large tribes, as long as they don't proclaim themselves kings, establish a country or rebel, the imperial court canonize them with official positions and let them actually rule the place.

These people are collectively referred to as the imperial court's Jumi Prefecture, a place that is fully autonomous as a minister and pays tribute but does not pay taxes and does not have household registration.

Therefore, if the imperial court bestowed titles on these barbarian governors of Jili Prefecture, there would actually be no actual change at all.

Whether they have the title of governor or not, in fact, they are all the same from generation to generation, unless they are robbed and killed by other tribal leaders, or they have their own civil strife.

Conferring them as world governors is actually the same as conferring titles on some barbarian leaders in remote places when Emperor Zhou divided them into feudal titles.

What's the difference between the governor of Jiji and the governor of Shifeng?
If you really want to talk about the difference, in fact, the governor of Jiyi has more power and is truly completely autonomous, while the governor of Shifeng has a lot of restrictions on his power, such as the population must be registered, the land must be recorded, and even act according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty and collect taxes according to the system. , One-third of the taxes collected have to be paid into the national treasury.

The governor of Shifeng has to go to the capital to meet the emperor every winter, but the governor of Jiji usually only goes to Chang'an once every three to five years or even ten or eight years. Local tribute will do.

"Your Majesty, if Feng An and other barbarian chieftains really want the title of governor, the imperial court will not be able to do so. After the appointment of governor, wouldn't the court just send Chang Shi and Sima there? Even these villagers who have been appointed governor, Guards, family soldiers, etc. must also be strictly limited in number."

Qin Lang felt that those barbarian leaders might not all be willing to change the world and become the governor like Feng An.Feng An is very sensitive to the situation, but other barbarian leaders may not be.

"Tell Feng An that you don't have to worry about this or that. As long as he is loyal, I will remember it in my heart. I have also been to Chang'an, and I have paid homage to him. Let's go back to Lingnan as soon as possible."

"You go back to Lingnan with Feng An, and take Donggong Luben to the south to inspect Lingnan for me. If you are a Lingnan scumbag and talk about the palace, you dare to continue to disobey the imperial court's teachings, cut off his head and send it back to Chang'an for me to see! "

Feng Zhidai was left in Chang'an by the emperor.

Li Shimin gave Feng Zhidai the post of General of Youwuwei, the central inspector of the Twelve Guards of the Southern Yamen, and asked Qin Lang to hint to Feng An that if Feng Zhidai performed well, then the emperor could consider choosing a county head to give him a marriage. For Chi Dai.

This is actually telling Feng An that the Feng family, a young man of the younger generation, will not be able to return to Lingnan in a short time, and may even have to wait for Feng An to die before letting Feng Zhidai return to Lingnan to inherit the family business.

"On your trip to the south, you can stop by to see the fiefdom in Wu'an Prefecture that I allocated to you."

Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Chief Shi, Yangzhou Governor's Chief Sun Shunde, Guangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Chief Shi, Guangzhou Governor Gao Shilian, Annan Metropolitan Protector Chief History, Jiaozhou Governor Li Daliang, will also leave Beijing to take up their posts this time.

"I'll give you half a year to patrol the south of the sky." The emperor patted his son-in-law's hand, "The Northern Expedition is imminent, and the six armies are sharpening their knives. I don't want troubles in Lingnan at this time. If anyone dares to be disobedient, then wait After I destroyed Jieli, I will turn around and deal with these guys severely."

"Chengqian came to beg me yesterday, saying that he wanted to go to Lingnan with you, and play the piano randomly. There is a lot of miasma in Lingnan. How can Chengqian be so young that he is in danger so easily?"

"Your Majesty, this is definitely not my idea. In fact, I don't know anything about it. I also firmly oppose the prince going south with me."

Li Shimin sighed, "Since Chengqian studied with you, he has become more and more daring, but after all, he is only an 11-year-old child."

"I understand, I will go to persuade His Highness when I turn around, let him study in Beijing, study government affairs, and practice martial arts with peace of mind."

"Well, with regard to the issue of secular seal, there is now a lot of resistance from the court. I hope you can consider sending someone to manage the fiefdom during this southern tour. If your first seal land goes well, you can also become a role model. .”

The emperor was still obsessed with the fact that he was named the governor of the world.

"I understand, obey the order!"

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