Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 97
The policy of the Tang court towards the Hebei area was mainly based on two ideas before. One was that Li Yuan proposed to kill all the heroes and empty the land, so Li Yuan killed Dou Jiande and called his old generals to Beijing to prepare to put down Wang Shichong as before. Like Xue Rengao, he killed all his generals.

Shan Xiongxin was killed by Li Yuan for this reason.

However, this plan eventually caused the generals in Hebei to feel uneasy, and they rebelled one after another. Li Shimin took command to challenge Liu Heitai and suffered countless casualties, but Liu Heitai made a comeback soon after his defeat.

Afterwards, under the advice of counselors such as Wei Zheng and Wang Gui, Prince Jiancheng proposed an appeasement strategy. Later, Li Jiancheng took command of the second campaign and Liu Heitai adopted this strategy, and the effect was good. After Liu Heitai was killed, Shandong quickly put down.

Li Shimin also lamented that when he conquered Shandong, he followed Li Yuan's suppression policy, so until now, Hebei people either resent him because of Li Yuan's suppression policy, or resent him because they miss Li Jiancheng's benevolence.

This time, Li Yuan raised his arms and called out, and the Hebei Quartet responded, which made Li Shimin feel deeply disturbed.

Qin Lang suggested a strategy to appease Hebei, but he worried that Hebei would become a base against him, Li Shimin.

"Now Shandong hates me because of its virtues, or hates me because of its construction. Shandong is restless, and the world is restless." Li Shimin said with a frown.

He wanted to be lenient, but he was also afraid that Shandong people would be like Wang Junkuo and Li Yuan.

"According to Shubao's report from Liangzhou, he sent scouts to go deep into the grasslands in northern Saibei and found that Jieli Khan and Tuli Little Khan had left the Dingxiang Khan Court at the beginning of this month. Gather tribal fighters, Turkic fighters are gathering on the thousands of miles of border, and they may go south at any time. Shubao suggested that Gu start to recruit soldiers from all over the country to prepare for the battle. If the time comes, there will be chaos in Shandong, what can we do?"

Du Ruhui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said bluntly.

"Your Majesty thinks that he should be caressed and he should be caressed. It is true that those who are stubborn should be killed, but we cannot generalize. Shandong has outstanding people since ancient times, and is good at fighting. If His Highness thinks that Shandong is a hidden danger and abandons it on his own initiative, then Shandong will inevitably turn against Tang. ...or heed the advice of Qin Lang who is currently in Shandong, and comfort is the priority."

Li Shimin turned his eyes to the left servant and shot Xiao Yu, "What do you think, Prime Minister Xiao?"

Xiao Yu is Yang Guang's brother-in-law and Li Yuan's cousin-in-law. As the prime minister of the court, his attitude is very important.

"I think it's a time of suspense and anxiety. It's not appropriate to think too much. Everything should be stabilized and prepared to fight against foreign enemies. Qin Huailiang's strategy is the only choice for the court at the moment. We can't force Shandong into rebellion, and we can't make enemies everywhere. Instead, as Qin Shubao said, we should unite all internal and external forces and prepare to win this battle with the Turks!"

Li Shimin smiled after hearing this, "Where is the Prime Minister?"

Seeing Li Shimin's smile, Feng Deyi said, "This is a big matter, but I also think that since the chaos in Youzhou is over, it's better to appease first."

"Chen Gong, what's your opinion?"

Chen Shuda said solemnly, "This matter involves dozens of prefectures and thousands of miles in Shandong. We are far away from thousands of miles away and sit on this paper to discuss wars. It is really not as good as Qin Lang who is in the local area."

At this time, even the old prince's confidant Wang Gui also played, "I think that the so-called source of chaos is nothing more than Jiande and the abolished prince. Now that they don't exist, Li Yuan and Wang Junkuo have also been punished. The source of chaos in Shandong has been eliminated. We just need to appease them." , then Shandong can be stabilized.”

After extensively listening to the opinions of the ministers, Li Shimin walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, and after a few laps, he finally made up his mind.

"As soon as Xuanling drafted the decree, he drafted the imperial edict in the name of his father, saying that the previous things, the heinous crimes, only Jiancheng and Yuanji, and the rest will not be held accountable. Now that there is chaos in Youzhou, it is all Wang Junkuo's peace. Li Yuan conspired to rebel, and before the [-]th of June, those involved in Lian Donggong, Li Yuan, and Wang Junkuo will all be pardoned, and will not be told or rewarded, and those who violate it will sit back."

"Another decree is to be given to Qin Lang, Duke of Yi, to comfort Hebei, and the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou to be the Governor's Mansion of the Central Capital. The seventeen prefectures that were originally restrained, except You, Yi, Ji, Beiyan, Ping, and Tan, still remain. Except for temperance, the remaining eleven prefectures were placed under the jurisdiction of Dingji and other governors, and Qin Lang was granted the envoy to hold festivals, supervise the military affairs of the six prefectures of Youyi, and the governor of Youzhou. Qin Lang was ordered to appease Hebei, calm people's hearts, and actively prepare for war Yutu."

After thinking for a while, Li Shimin announced the pardon of Wu De's four-year crime against Dou Jiande, and posthumously named him King Xia, posthumously named Min, to express his compassion and sorrow, and decided to rebury Dou Jiande in Chang'an with the ceremony of the county king.

Li Shimin also decided to accept Dou Hongxian, the daughter of Dou Jiande, as a righteous daughter, and bestowed the title of Leshou County Lord, and granted [-] titles to [-] households in Shiyi.

At the same time, Taipinglang, the posthumous son of Dou Hongxian and Luo Shixin, ordered him to inherit the title of Luo Shiye Duke of Tan, and gave him the name Luotong.

He was conferred the title of Marquis of Su Lie Wuyi, the old department of Dou Jiande, and the commanding army of Lulong Commanding Army Mansion in Youzhou.

"All the money from Li Yuan's mansion will be rewarded to the officers and men in Youzhou to quell the chaos. Qin Lang will be rewarded with the population, slaves, property and land in Wang Junkuo's mansion, including the [-] households that were originally rewarded to Wang Junkuo."

As soon as these words came out, there was a look of envy in the hall.

Everyone sighed not only for the prince's acceptance of the advice of his courtiers, but also for his tolerance and generosity to former enemies such as Dou Jiande, Dou Hongxian, and Su Dingfang.

But now they are even more amazed and envious of the generous reward for Qin Lang.

Not to mention that after Wang Junkuo voted to the Tang Dynasty, he has been rewarded with countless gold, silver, silk and fields. Just the seal of a thousand households is enough to envy countless people.

Before Qin Langben had granted real seals twice, a total of [-] households, and he was also in charge of the princess's [-] households. Now he actually gave Wang Junkuo's [-] households to him. Come on, Qin Lang himself has [-] real seals, plus [-] households of the princess, [-] households.

With this kind of treatment, his own [-] households have already surpassed Pei Ji, Qin Shubao, Luo Yi, etc. to become the courtiers with the most seals in the Tang Dynasty.

"Posthumously present Wang Shen as the governor of Youzhou and Marquis of Beiping! The imperial court draws money for the funeral! Give his eldest son Xijue!"

"Conferred the title of Wang Gui as the fifth-rank senior admonishment doctor of the province, and conferred the title of Li Xuandao, who joined the army in the former Prince of Qin's mansion, as the chief history of the governor's mansion of Youzhou, and went to Youzhou to assist Qin Lang."

Finally, Li Shimin paused, and then said, "Jinyan County Prince Li Yi is the Taibao!"

For this decree, everyone understands what it means.

The crown prince now distrusts Li Yi very much, but because he is currently commanding troops in Jingzhou, so now he can only appease him by being promoted to a noble.Previously, Li Yikaifuyi and the third division had been added to the top of the Wen Sanjie, but now they are specially awarded the honorary title of Prince and Taibao.

But none of the ministers envied Li Yi.

The higher the prince's official rank for Li Yi now, the more he distrusts Li Yi, and when he looks back, Li Yi will definitely fall even harder.

This is completely incomparable with the official title granted to Qin Lang, who is the real reward.

Although Hebei comfort ambassador is only a temporary post, even the governor of Youzhou is also a school inspector, and the court will definitely select a suitable governor to take over soon, but in any case, it is right for him to temporarily restrain Youzhou and comfort Hebei. He has great trust.

"Pass an order to Qin Qiong, governor of Liangzhou, Li Jing, governor of Lingzhou, Li Shiji, governor of Bingzhou, Qin Lang, governor of Youzhou, and Huang Junhan, governor of Luzhou, ordering them to immediately recruit soldiers and horses, store food, grass and equipment, and prepare for the big battle."

"Keming, you are the minister of the Ministry of War. Immediately write an order to order the military government in Guanzhong, Longyou, Henan, and Hedong to immediately start recruiting government soldiers and assemble in Luoyang, Chang'an, and Taiyuan."

Du Ruhui asked, "What level? How many recruits?"

"Shubao Shangzuo said that this time Jieli might go south with at least 30 Turkic cavalry, so we must be prepared to fight the war of the whole country. Gu requested that at least [-] Turkic cavalry be assembled in the Chang'an area. Fubing, Taiyuan and Luoyang each must assemble about [-] soldiers and horses to prepare for battle."

Du Ruhui couldn't help being surprised when he heard this amount.

The founding of the Tang Dynasty was based on the military system of the army. There were twelve guards in the central government and military offices were set up in various places, but they were strong and weak. There were more than [-] military offices in total. There were nearly [-] in the Guanzhong area alone, and the rest were mainly concentrated in Henan and Hedong regions.

Even in important places like Hebei and Longyou, there are only dozens of military mansions each.

As for the Jiangnan area, there are basically very few of them.

There are a total of more than 20 government soldiers on the military account of the Ministry of War, but these people usually work in farming and farming, and they have to take turns to go to Beijing to serve as guards, and to guard the border. There are about [-] government soldiers on duty during non-wartimes. Among them, the Gyeonggi region accounts for less than half.

Now to recruit another 20 people means that two-thirds of the government soldiers in the world must be recruited and assembled, and to maintain such a large number of government soldiers assembled and mobilized to provide food and wages, it will take several times the number of civilians.

This time, the whole of Guanzhong and Henan really had to go out of Ding's family to contribute.

"Is there a problem?"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, no matter how difficult it is, the Ministry of War will find a way to solve it."

"Okay, I will ask the twelve guards to fully cooperate!"

In the palace, the monarchs and ministers all felt an urgent pressure.

Li Shimin murmured, "I hope we can act in time, gather our troops and prepare for battle before Xieli arrives."

"Your Highness, I am more worried about Youzhou. Originally, Wang Junkuo was guarding Youzhou. He was good at fighting, and he also had the famous clan king Li Yuan sitting in the town. This is a good match. But now that the two of them have been punished, people in Hebei will inevitably feel a little panicked. , Your Highness asked Qin Lang to inspect the governor of Youzhou. The minister did not doubt Qin Lang's loyalty, but he was worried that Qin Lang was too young and had no experience in commanding an army. When the enemy came, he would hand over Youzhou to him. , can you rest assured?" It was Qin Lang's old boss Gao Shilian who raised the concern.

It's not that he's dissatisfied with Qin Lang. After all, Qin Lang always had a passion for being his subordinate, and Qin Lang has always respected him. His concern is just for Qin Lang's sake, in case Qin Lang doesn't keep quiet State, this is a serious crime.

"Your Highness is also requested to appoint a seasoned and prudent general with rich experience in commanding troops as soon as possible to officially serve as the governor of Youzhou."

"Can Prime Minister Gao recommend any suitable candidates?" Li Shimin asked.

(End of this chapter)