Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 120

Li Ye received Yang Shihou's battle report.The alliance of the four tribes at the end of Yanmo wanted to be unfavorable to the silver guns and the Jiejun army. Yang Shihou led the army to defeat the coalition forces and broke through the Buhua and Naiqi tribes at the end. The leader of the Saerqi tribe was arrested and forced to surrender the Saerqi tribe. department.

In this battle, [-] soldiers were beheaded, more than [-] prisoners were captured, [-] horses, [-] cattle, more than [-] sheep, and more than [-] herdsmen were captured.

After reading it, Li Ye was relieved, remembering that in history, after Yang Shihou voted for Zhu Wen, he was appointed as the personal guard and general of the Yamen. At that time, he had no chance to appear on the stage.

A few years later, Zhu Wen conquered Jingxiang and ordered Yang Shihou to lead 3000 troops as the forward, and Zhu Wen himself led [-] troops.

After that, Master Yang used [-] soldiers to level Jingxiang, and Zhu Wen's [-] troops became a sightseeing group, following Yang Shihou all the way to eat ashes.

Others' debut is a temporary debut.

As soon as Yang Shihou made his debut, he was the king of heaven.

At this time, it is inappropriate to delay, Li Ye hurriedly summoned all the ministers to discuss.

Liu Chongwang, Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, we need to send a large army to respond immediately. The closest to Shenniao City is the Gao Wenmin Department of the Right Shenwei Army. You can order Gao Wenmin to go to Shenniao City to receive cattle, sheep and horses."

Kong Wei shook his head, and said: "Your Majesty, the people at the end of the valley were originally the people of Hexi and Longyou, and now they have fled from Tubo. How to make a living.

The minister secretly thought that some livestock should be released to the herdsmen, and the imperial court sent officials to educate the Quartet and guide them to live and work in peace, which is the strategy for long-term stability. "

After listening to Kong Wei's words, Li Ye was dumbfounded. Twenty thousand horses, ten thousand cows, and one hundred thousand sheep, according to the prices in Chang'an, must be worth millions, especially horses, which are strategic materials.

You Kong Wei has a big mouth, you don’t want it once you open your mouth, and you still have to follow the strategy of the sage to educate the world, how pedantic a person must be to say such a thing.

Before His Majesty the Emperor could speak, Sun Kui, the servant of the household department, was unwilling. He didn't care much about horses and sheep, but [-] cows were a big deal, and one cow could plow hundreds of acres of land. Ten thousand cows, that is Millions of acres of land, how much food does this have to grow.

Now in Baoda, Jingyuan, and Tongzhou, there is no need to farm cattle. When it comes to farming, what if there are no cattle?Planed by hand?

"Your Majesty, I think it's impossible. The Yanmo tribe first attacked our Tang army before we were defeated. Such acts of rebellion should be regarded as enemy bandits, so why should the people of the Tang Dynasty criticize them?"

Liu Chongwang also said: "Your Majesty, I think what Sun Shilang said is reasonable, so I second my opinion."

For the Ministry of War, [-] horses can train [-] to [-] cavalry. The imperial court has more than [-] infantry, but there are only [-] cavalry troops in eight armies. If the imperial court wants to deter the feudal lords, [-] cavalry is not enough.

Kong Wei didn't expect that Liu Chongwang and Sun Kui would oppose him in public. After thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, since the cattle, sheep and horses have been harvested, the [-] herdsmen have nothing to rely on. How should the imperial court deal with these people?"

The method is very simple, just like the Dangxiang tribe, sell them all as slaves, and the court can get money without any burden.

But after Kong Wei asked the question, no one dared to answer it.

This old fox is digging holes again. The last time he betrayed the Dangxiang tribe, Kong Wei contacted a group of censors and bombarded the emperor indiscriminately.

Speaking of the meritorious service of the party and the country, there is no intention of betrayal in occupying Fufang. The court blamed it for being too harsh, and feared that no one would dare to go to trouble in the future...

Relying on Kong Wei, he pulled a group of people around him.

Now that the imperial court is becoming more and more stable, the old problems of officials have begun to commit.

Li Ye looked at Zhang Jun's appearance of having nothing to do with himself, and asked, "What does Zhang Shilang think?"

Zhang Jun stepped forward slowly, and said: "I don't know, please ask your majesty to judge."

"What about you?"

No one in the hall said that it would definitely not be possible to release them. If 4 people were released, they would starve to death without cattle and sheep.

What about dividing the fields?There is land, but will these herdsmen know how to plant it?Moreover, it is only June now, and it will take a year for the fields to produce output. How much food will 4 people eat in one year?Who will supply it?

Li Ye shook his head, alright, the villain should do it himself, if he didn't have this responsibility, he would be an emperor.

"It is proposed to order Gao Wenmin of the Youshenwei Army to send troops to Shenniao County to escort herdsmen and livestock to Chang'an.

Yang Shihou, the commander of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, has made great achievements this time, and I want to confer the honor on the son of Shenniao County..."

Li Ye thought about it again, Yang Shihou is different from Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhen came to vote with an army, and Yang Shihou was originally a small school, he was promoted by Li Ye at the end of the year, first as a personal guard, now as the commander of the Silver Spear Acting Jiejun, although Command 3000 people, but the grade is set at the fifth grade.

He originally wanted to confer on him a loyal fourth-rank general, but after thinking about it, he decided to give him a strong military general of the fourth rank.

The days are still long!
"Silver spears will be rewarded by the army, and other rewards from the top and bottom of the army. The Ministry of War will draw up a regulation. The rewards will benefit the family. I will also set an example on the Jingyuan tree. Follow the court, and naturally have a bright future. If you think of rebellion, look at it. The more than 2 slaves of the Jingyuan Army..."

"As for the [-] herdsmen who should obey the Dangxiang clan, this time it is quite different from the Dangxiang clan. There are women and children who can be sold on a household basis. The household department will draw up a charter for me. It's almost time. There is nothing else to do. Let's stop here today." Bar."

"His Majesty!"

"Is there something wrong with Mr. Kong?"

Kong Weiju said: "Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate for herdsmen to be slaves."

"What's wrong!"

"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the Book of Songs: Under the whole world, is there any king's land; on the shore of the land, is there no king's minister. Yanmo is also a Tang citizen, and Buhua and other tribes are arbitrarily engaged in warfare. This is not the crime of Huazihu ​​and others, and the herdsmen what to do.

In the past, Emperor Taizong marched in Hebei, and Emperor Dezong managed Huainan. His ministers never heard of sending a single household into slavery. Now His Majesty plunders the wealth of the herdsmen and sells the herdsmen as slaves. My ministers secretly think that this is against the law of heaven and is not the act of a wise king. This is why His Majesty does not take it. "

Li Ye frowned when he heard this, standing on the height of the moral and righteous Virgin Mary, these words are really impeccable.

But the current Li Ye is not like the Emperor Zhaozong in history, who knelt and licked all the way to these civil servants. In the end, although he got the posthumous title of "Zhao", he lost the world.

"What does Duke Kong think?"

"Return the livestock, let the people graze, and send officials to teach and educate, so that there will be peace."

Li Ye smiled and said, "Okay, I've given you the title of Inspector of Liangzhou to educate and educate the people at the end of the country. I don't know how Duke Kong thinks it will be effective in a few years."

"This……"

"If Duke Kong can calm the world with one word, I don't need to spend a lot of money to support the army. Do you teach me to dismiss the army and support the people with military funds?"

Kong Wei's face was red, and he replied: "Your Majesty, I really don't have this intention, the emperor should pay equal attention to kindness and power, and you can't favor one or the other."

Li Ye said: "Let's leave, Duke Kong, go back and think about it carefully, the Tang Dynasty is full of waste, and we should forge ahead, don't make mistakes!"

"Your Majesty, the matter of the herdsmen..."

"The matter of herdsmen is like the old rules of the party, let's make a decision at this time!"

"His Majesty……"

Li Ye's eyes narrowed, and he said, "Master Kong, is it because I treat you too well?"

"This……"

Li Ye didn't wait for Kong Wei to play back, turned his head and walked away, sighing deeply in his heart, there were many loyal ministers in the late Tang Dynasty, Kong Wei, Du Rangneng, Sun Kui, Wei Zhaodu, Zhang Chengye, etc. were all loyal and loyal ministers.

In order to follow Emperor Xizong, Kong Wei disregarded the funeral at home. Du Rangneng, Sun Kui, Wei Zhaodu and others died tragically for the great Tang Sheji.

But being loyal doesn't mean being a good minister.

Even Sima Guang, who compiled the Zizhi Tongjian, sighed with emotion at the chaos of the court in the late Tang Dynasty. The attack on Li Keyong was the masterpiece of this loyal minister Kong Wei.

In Li Ye's eyes, he is the biggest idiot in the world.

(End of this chapter)