Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 657 The Republic and the Emperor ([-])
Spring of the fourth year of Yan State 440 (654)
Changan
Emperor Li Zhi stared at the map of Liaodong Protectorate, feeling very unwilling.

"Liaodong cannot be regained in a short period of time. It seems that the task of recovering Liaodong can only be handed over to future generations. I believe in the wisdom of future generations."

What happened in these years made Li Zhi not have the idea of ​​fighting Yan Guo.

First of all, a civil uprising broke out in the Jiangnan area. A woman named Chen Shuozhen revolted, proclaimed herself emperor, and occupied several counties.

And above the court, many people in the group of former emperors and veterans represented by Changsun Wuji were unwilling to give up the power in their hands, which made him, the emperor, unable to realize that I am the country.

Then, the surviving Western Turks have been eyeing the Protectorate of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, the chieftain of the Cuan clan in the southwest is also restless, and the state of Zhou on the snowy plateau is an ally of the Tang Dynasty in name, and has not exploded with the Tang Dynasty for many years. War, but it is said that these years have been expanding to the Zhangzhung area, annexing the land and population there. It can be expected that when the Zhou State unifies the snowy area, it will turn its face against Datang again.

In the end, it was the matter of abolishing the empress. He wanted to abolish the queen and make Wu Zetian the empress. This matter was blocked by many courtiers, especially Changsun Wuji.

"Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is in troubled times. If you are fighting against the outside world, you must first settle the inside. You must first solve the power ministers, and then plan to expand the territory."

Li Zhi has already made a decision, that is, to agree to the peace agreement of Yan State, and exchange Shanhaiguan for those famous generals and dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty who were captured.

During this expedition to Liaodong, many children of Guanlong nobles served as generals and officers. Unfortunately, they were captured by Yan. If he did not redeem them, it would cause collective dissatisfaction among the Guanlong nobles.

The relationship between the emperor and the nobles of Guanlong is not a relationship of confrontation, but a relationship of cooperation. That is to say, you don't want to be ministers in power, and I don't affect your privileges. Everyone cooperates with each other to rule the world together.

This group is not a tangible group, but a civilian group similar to Yan State. Does the civilian group really have a group?if any!

Is the Guanlong Group really a group?If so!
They don't really have a group, it's just that they all have a common interest, they all want to abolish the poll tax and corvee, they are united when it comes to abolishing the poll tax and corvee, but when it comes to discussing other things, they are divided of.

The Guanlong nobles themselves didn't know that they belonged to the Guanlong Group, but they did have common interests in many aspects, and they often united against others, but when it came to fighting for power and profit for themselves, they were disorganized. Some cooperated with the emperor, and some fought against the emperor.

This is the same as the Guandong gentry in the later Han Dynasty. When they despised the Guanxi warriors, they were in a team, but when it came to fighting for power and profit for themselves, they were scattered, and some were ambiguous with eunuchs, such as the Yuan family in Runan. And the Liaodong Wang family, and some fought to the death with eunuchs, such as the Yingchuan Chen family.

After another two months, the handover was completed.

Yan Guo released all the more than 1000 Guanlong aristocratic children who had been captured and returned them to the Tang Empire, and the Tang Empire returned Shanhaiguan to Yan Guo.

Yan Guo first released Xue Rengui and Fang Yiai, and then Datang returned Shanhaiguan, and then, Yan Guo released the remaining more than 1000 Guanlong noble children.

When Xue Rengui passed the story of Queen Yan back to the Central Plains, countless women in the Tang Dynasty secretly regarded Queen Yan as their idol in their hearts.

Wu Zetian, who lived deep in the harem, even asked people to inquire about various stories about Queen Yan from time to time, and she also had her own dreams in her heart.

And in Yan
When it comes to the choice of the capital, everyone is in a difficult situation.

Some people suggested moving the capital to Xingfan City (Indonesia-Jakarta), others suggested moving the capital to Vega Island (Kyushu Island, Japan), and others suggested moving the capital to Sugarcane City (Taipei City).

Among them, most people agreed to move the capital to Xingfan City.

However, the empress persuasively persuaded: "Xingfan City is too far away from Liaodong. Once we move our capital to Xingfan City, it will be difficult to control Liaodong, and the Central Plains dynasty is bound to invade again!"

"On the contrary, if we still use the new capital as the capital, we can better defend Liaodong. Moreover, overseas islands are generally not invaded by foreign enemies, so there is no need to move the capital to strengthen control."

After the Queen's persuasion, the aristocratic council discussed repeatedly, and finally, with a slight advantage, agreed to continue to use Xindu/Yutucheng as the legal capital.

Considering the serious damage to Yutu City, the administrative center of Yan State was temporarily moved to Chang'e City. After Yutu City is rebuilt, the administrative center will be moved back to Xindu/Yutu City.

Geographical factors have a great influence on a country. The geographical location of Yan State determines it. At present, it is impossible to move the capital to an overseas island.

Dingdu Liaodong and other places can control overseas because no foreign enemies will invade overseas, but Dingdu overseas can not control Liaodong and other places, because Liaodong and other places are too close to the Central Plains Dynasty and are easily invaded.

The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the society!
Yan Guo wants to set the capital at the gate of the Central Plains, and keep an eye on the Central Plains all the time, so that it is difficult for the Central Plains to invade the Yan State.

After the war, Yan State began to recuperate, restore people's livelihood and economy, carry out post-war reconstruction, and reduce the size of the army.

However, when it comes to domestic reforms, everyone is divided.

The country of Yan is a country of immigrants. Among the slaves who opened up wasteland, there are not only immigrants from the Central Plains, but also immigrants from the grasslands, and even indigenous immigrants.

Prior to this, in order to stop the civil war, the queen abolished all slaves, and the noble council had to agree.

But now, troublesome things came.

Are the Han Chinese in the Central Plains, Hu people in the grasslands, and overseas aborigines considered Yan people?

Who are Yan people?who are we?Who will define what we mean by this term?
This question silences many people.

However, at present, everyone is only puzzled by this, and no conflicts have occurred yet.

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The empire on which the sun never sets is at a crossroads, want a republic?Or Empire?Even now, the rulers of the empire on which the sun never sets still haven’t figured this out, and they didn’t even think about it hundreds of years ago. In this way, during these hundreds of years, between the empire and the republic Oscillating from side to side, sometimes empire, sometimes republic.

There is no doubt that the queen wants to build a universal empire, so that everyone in the world can become subjects of the empire and enjoy the resources of the empire together.

And the nobles, from the beginning to the end, only want to keep the republic, let only some people enjoy the country's resources, and let the other people be squeezed forever. ——"General History of the World Song Dynasty Li Qingzhao"

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The queen wants to dictatorship this great country, but fortunately, the nobles of the Yan Kingdom have kept the republic and the hope of world civilization. Without the republic era of the empire on which the sun never sets, we would not have the people of the Central Plains. Today, it is the empire that the sun never sets saves us. Knowing how to be grateful is an essential virtue of a gentleman. We should be grateful for the sun never sets. ——"General History of the World Song Qin Hui"

(End of this chapter)