Chapter 942
After the war, Chang'an City, looking around, it was full of ruins and devastated!
Huang Chao is dead, and the pseudo-Qi has been wiped out. Although there are still many remnants of the pseudo-Qi who fled Chang'an under the leadership of Shangrang, Lin Yan, Zhang Juyan, Meng Kai and others, since Huang Chao is dead, the rest are just clowns.
The three prosperous and glorious inner cities of Chang'an City, the Taiji Palace and the Daming Palace in the East were destroyed by war, almost burning into a white land, especially the Daming Palace in the East, which were burned several times. Although Huang Chao set fire, the palace city could not have been burned all at once. In fact, the Tang army itself was the most powerful of the destruction of the three inner cities. After Huang Chao's defeat, the troops of various vassal states rushed into Chang'an. While they attacked the palace city and cleared the remaining soldiers of the pseudo-Qi army, they began to rob them wantonly. Finally, after the robbery, they simply added a few more fires to destroy all the evidence of their robbery.
Among the three major internal areas, the Taiji Palace and the Daming Palace in the East were completely destroyed by war. However, the Xingqing Palace in the South Nei was originally outside the imperial city, and it avoided the most fierce battle at that time. Since the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the Nan Nei has become the residence of the Supreme Emperor after the abdication, so it has long been no longer as prosperous as before, and it has not been regarded as the primary target of robbery by the rioters. When they robbed the Daniel and the Dongnei, Yang Fugong had already led his army to arrive. He occupied the Nan Nei as barely intact, and finally saved the Xingqing Palace.
In Xingqing Hall, the Yang Fuguang brothers were looking at the Shouwang Li Jie, the seventh brother of the emperor standing in front of them.
The seventh brother of the emperor, who was the same mother as Li Yan, was only fifteen years old at this time, with beautiful eyebrows and beautiful eyes. He was somewhat imaginative than Li Yan. However, he was more restrained than Li Yan. There was a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, very intelligent, and not as good as Li Yan, who was taken by Tian Lingzi since childhood, playing and playing. On the contrary, this was a prince who liked to study. A few years ago, when Tian Lingzi took the emperor out of the capital, Li Jie was also one of the only royal families who accompanied him. At that time, because of the hasty walk, Li Jie didn't even have a horse. Halfway through his legs, he wanted to ask for a rest, but was beaten by Tian Lingzi and scolded.
It can be said that the relationship between Shou King Li Jie and Tian Lingzi was very bad. When Yang Fugong left Chengdu in a hurry last time, Li Jie took the initiative to run in front of Yang Fugong and asked to leave Chengdu together. This made Yang Fugong have a deep impression of Li Jie. Compared to the sixth brother of the emperor, Li Baolai, Li Jie is more famous and older than Li Baolai, but Yang Fugong likes Li Jie even more. In addition to Li Jie being younger, he also has a better relationship with Li Jie.
At this time, Li Jie, who was nearly six feet tall, was wearing a black robe, a black veil head, and black leather boots. His white and rosy face, clear black eyes, and the black beard that had just emerged on his lips. He had been a little embarrassed and uneasy. In fact, even though he had been in the military camp, he had heard a rumor about him these days, saying that the Yang brothers wanted to depose his fifth brother and make him the new emperor. He didn't know how to react to this news. He was a little scared and expectant. He was indeed very disappointed with the fifth brother of a mother. In his opinion, Li Tang had now been in this stormy situation, and his brother would have been very responsible. If it weren't for him, Pang Xing's traitor Tian Lingzi, Nepanglu and such a traitor, how could he have turned the good Tang Dynasty into the current situation.
He had some vague expectations for the Yang brothers who wanted him to be the emperor. This was not because he wanted this right, but because he wanted to revive the Tang Dynasty and revive the Li family. Compared to the treacherous official Tian Lingzi, he had a much better impression of the Yang brothers. Although Yang Fugong was disliked in some ways, he trusted Yang Fuguang very much. After all, the ability to destroy Huang Chao was thanks to the Yang brothers' contributions, among which Yang Fuguang made great contributions.
If he could take the position of Emperor and get help from the Yang brothers, if he could win over the Li Jing, who had always loved and feared by his brother, it would be impossible to revive Li Tang and create a prosperous era again.
"His Royal Highness, although Huang Chao has been defeated and killed, and Chang'an and Luoyang have been recovered, the situation of the emperor is still grim. The towns have experienced these years of chaotic wars and are like a mess. The prestige of the central court has long been wiped out. Now, we urgently need to revitalize the prestige of the imperial court. At this time, the emperor's wiseness is even more needed." Yang Fugong sighed: "It is not that the old minister is rude. Since he ascended the throne, it has actually disappointed the ministers and workers. Speaking of which, the world is moving.
The chaos has a lot to do with Your Majesty’s improper handling. Especially now, the emperor is completely controlled by Tian Bizhe. For the sake of the country, the old minister has to dare to make a request. The emperor is no longer suitable for continuing to reign. Today, the world needs a smarter, wise and wise monarch to quarrel and revive the government, lead the monarch and ministers to revive the Tang Dynasty, and create a prosperous era. The old minister dares to ask His Highness Shou to be the position of the crown prince, take charge of the power of the country, and then truly inherit the position of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
When Li Jie heard Yang Fugong finally said this, he was both happy and nervous.
"Will all the towns in the world agree to such a big event? How will Your Majesty react?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured. I am willing to regard Your Highness as the new emperor. This is the unanimous wish of all the towns in the world. At present, more than 20 towns including Guanzhong, Shannan, Henan, Hedong, Jingnan, etc. are willing to support Your Highness to ascend the throne. I believe that other towns are more willing to see a more wise emperor ascend the throne." Yang Fuguang said with a chuckling.
"What about your majesty, what will he do?"
"After Your Highness ascends the throne, we will respect Your Majesty as the Supreme Emperor!"
After Li Jie was silent for a long time, he finally nodded.
The Yang Fugong brothers looked at each other and smiled, which made them very satisfied.
Yang Fuguang asked as he looked at Li Jie, whose face turned red and his eyes were flashing with excitement that could not hide his excitement.
"If Your Highness ascended the throne, how should he revive the Tang Dynasty and revive the Li family?"
Li Jie thought for a while, "Love the wise ministers and stay away from the villain!"
"Well, in the memorial of Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu Han, he wrote that he was close to the virtuous ministers and far away from the villain. This was why the Han Dynasty prospered. He was close to the villain and far away from the virtuous ministers. This was why the Han Dynasty became in decline afterwards. It seems that Your Highness has indeed read a lot of books and has his own ideas about governing the world. However, I would like to ask Your Highness. Now in the court, who is the virtuous minister and who is the villain?"
"Tian Lingzi deceived the king and chaotic government, a villain." Li Jie said without hesitation, and then he said: "Two Cui, two, two, two, two, two, two, all are wise ministers."
The two Cui and Zheng and Yu that Li Jie mentioned refer to Cui Yunqing and Cui Anqian, Zheng Ting and Zheng Cong-chi, and Yu Cong-chi, and Yu Cong-chi. Zheng Cong-chi and Zheng Ting served as prime ministers in the court. They were born in a wealthy family, were extremely prestigious and were always wise. Especially the two of them made indelible achievements in the battle to eliminate Huang Chao. Although they were civil officials, they were both able to become generals and prime ministers, with great abilities. The real virtuous ministers, even if Li Jie was in the palace, often heard the names of these two Zhengs. In addition, although Cui Yunqing and Yu Guan had not served as officials in the court, they were both local officials since the time of the late emperor and were very famous in the local area. They were also from aristocratic families. In particular, these two people have always been Li Jing's name.
The right-hand man helped Li Jing to govern the Qin vassal state. The Qin vassal state was so strong in recent years that it was enough to show the achievements of these two people. As for Cui Anqian and Yu Cong, one of them was also a great figure who was both civil and military, served as the chief magistrate of the thief, and killed Wang Xianzhi, Yu Cong was his uncle. Both of them had served in the court. Cui Anqian served as the Minister of Personnel, Yu Cong served as the prime minister for many years, and the right minister of the Shangshe, were all familiar figures. During this period, after hearing the news that Yang wanted to make him the emperor, he kept thinking about who he would use if he ascended the throne. These two Cui, Zheng and Yu were the most suitable people he had ever thought about. They were all figures who could be civil and military, and were the most suitable prime minister of the new dynasty.
After hearing these names, Yang Fugong's face changed slightly. Li Jie hated Tian Lingzi, which is a good thing. But he regarded the two Cui and Zheng Eryu as virtuous ministers, but this is not a good sign. If the abilities of these six people are naturally nothing to say. Even Yang Fugong also appreciates them. But it is different and not to plan for each other. To this day, these two Cui and Zheng Eryu have actually been involved in Li Jing's camp, and they are already Li Jing's people. Even if the second Zheng has not completely turned over, they are obviously not on the same path as their Yang brothers. If the new emperor ascended the throne and leaned them as their right-hand man, that would be a bad thing.
"Your Highness has a good vision. The two Cui, two Zheng and two Yu are all examples of civil officials today. However, your Highness should know that the six of them are now high-ranking, and your Highness should know that they are from famous families and often claim to be famous people, so they are a bit arrogant and self-admiring. If they are used in peacetime, they would be considered inaction. But the situation is different now. In today's chaotic times, you can't govern the world by just a group of scholars. You have to need some younger and more courageous people to govern the world."
Li Jie was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that the candidates he had considered for a long time were just a group of self-admiring scholars in Yang Fugong's eyes.
"Who does Mr. Yang think is such a candidate?"
Yang Fugong smiled, "To govern the world, you must use the right people. How many suitable candidates are there for the old ministers? Du Rangneng, the seventh-generation grandson of Du Ruhui, his father Du Shenquan, served as the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of the Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and the Tong Pingzhangshi. He also served as the governor of Hezhong, the governor of Zhenhai, the governor of Zhongwu, and other positions outside. He was awarded the title of Grand Tutor and Duke of Xiangyang County. In the 14th year of Xiantong, Rangneng became a Jinshi, served as the Censor of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites.
, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War, was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Huang Chao was invading the capital. He also followed the troops to the journey and became a doctor of the Ministry of Rites and a compiler of the History Museum. He was appointed as the Minister of the Central Secretariat. He was given a golden and purple robes in his face and was appointed as a Hanlin scholar. He was able to write a quick and quick poem, but his writing was not a bit sensible, and he was promoted to the Minister of Revenue, Minister of Rites, Minister of War, and the scholar of the Ministry of War. He was promoted to the Yinqing Guanglu Dafu, founded the prince of Pingxian in feudal county, with a fief of 500 households, and was capable ministers and officials."
Yang Fugong found out that the young prince was the descendants of the famous family, so the first prime minister he chose was Du Rangneng, the grandson of the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and Du Rangneng's father was also an important minister of Emperor Yizong and the current dynasty, a real descendant of the famous family. He was also very talented and held many official positions, with backgrounds and qualifications, which was very suitable. Moreover, Du Rangneng had joined his disciples early, and he had already thought about it. As soon as Li Jie ascended the throne, he would use Du Rangneng as the prime minister and control the political affairs hall for him.
Sure enough, Li Jie nodded after hesitating for this candidate. Then, Yang Fugong proposed that Kong Wei was a wise minister and should be close to him. Kong Wei was the fortieth generation grandson of Confucius and was already the prime minister. Li Jie also agreed to the future candidate for prime minister proposed by Yang Fugong.
Later, Yang Fugong proposed some wise ministers he believed, saying that these were all candidates for the prime minister.
"Your Highness, the old ministers just proposed are all wise ministers that Your Highness can get close to. But today, it is possible to use them as ministers to govern the central government, but local vassal states also need to use trustworthy generals, Jishuai. Can you trust Jishuai in your heart?"
Li Jie thought about it and wanted to say that Zheng Congxian, Zheng Qing, Cui Anqian, Kang Chenghui, Xin Qi and others, but when he thought about it, these seemed to be the general Jieshuai who were close to Li Jing, and now he pressed his words. When he thought about it, there was nothing that he could trust among the Jieshuai under the Yang brothers. He was the capricious Shatuo and Hu Yi who were the two Tang Dynasty provoked several wars in Hedong. Such a person, who had read the comments on Li Keyong in the newspapers of the Qin vassal, was the unfamiliar white-eyed wolf. Such a person was simply not trustworthy. Zhu Quanzhong, the governor of Zhongwu, the deserter of Qin vassal, and Huang Chao's Yu Ni, how could such a person believe? Besides, he was just a guy feeding pigs in the landlord's family. If it weren't for the war, such a person would never have become a Jieshuai for eight lifetimes.
As for other Jieshous, the Hezhong Jieshoushou Wang Chongrong, the Heyang Jieshou Zhuge Shuang, the Qin Zongquan of Huaixi, and the Zhou Ji of Zhongwu, they are all fence-bearers. They not only surrendered to Huang Chao, but also won the position of Jieshou by mutiny. How can such a rebellious general trust?
And Li Quanzhong? He was just a stray dog driven out of Hebei by Li Jing, a Hebei military leader.
The remaining Li Changyan, who was like Fengxiang, Li Sigong, who was in trouble, and Dongfang Kui, who was protecting the greats, were all domineering military leaders. They started their own business by military transformation, and they were all Hu Di Rong tribes. After the Anshi Rebellion, the Li Tang royal family had long since lost trust in the Hu tribes. Especially the Shatuo tribes like Li Keyong and his son were repeatedly in front, which made him no longer believe in those Hu tribes.
"Didn't your highness have no one who valued the Jishou in your heart?" Yang Fugong felt a little strange.
Li Jie opened his mouth and said, "I think if King Li Jing of Qin can serve the court, the world's revival will be just around the corner!"
Chapter completed!