One Piece of Song Dynasty

Chapter 770 The Restoration of the Tang Dynasty (5)

Li Guang is also thinking about Li Xin's intentions. In fact, Li Guang prefers to stay in the position of counselor of political affairs compared to the position of chief minister of Zongzheng Temple, because this position can better realize his ambitions, especially after the rise of the Tang Dynasty, Li Guang Guang wants to make a difference in the officialdom.

After thinking about it, Li Guang recommended: "Your Majesty, I recommend Li Wei, the younger brother of Li Gang, to be the chief minister of Zongzheng Temple. Li Gang is a descendant of Li Xian, the eldest son of Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Ning."

Li Xin knew that Li Gang was also a descendant of Tang Ruizong, but Li Gang died a few months ago, and Li Xin also forgot about Li Gang's people.

Li Xin nodded and said, "Yes, okay."

Li Guang asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know what your plans are for Zongzheng Temple."

Li Xin said: "To be honest, there seems to be no one else in my clan except my family. However, when the Tang Dynasty was restored, the clan was weak and it was not good for the country. Therefore, the clan registration in Zongzheng Temple was divided into two volumes, one is the yellow volume, and the other is the yellow volume. The yellow book only registers one branch of the king, and the clan members in the yellow book can be named princes; the other book is the red book, and relatives such as Li Xiang and Li Gang can be included in the red book, but they cannot be crowned princes. They are distant branches and can participate in politics and the army. , after all, although we are of the same race, we are also very close and distant."

Li Guang nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Xin continued: "Not only that, the clan members registered in Zongzheng Temple cannot be listed in the fifth list, whether in the yellow book or the red book. From now on, those who are listed in the yellow book will be reduced to the red book, and those who are listed in the red book will be removed from the red book. They are no longer considered clan members.”

Li Xin did this entirely to control the number of clan members, otherwise the royal family clan may become a major hidden danger restricting the country in a few years.

Li Guang stroked his beard and said, "I understand."

Li Xin continued: "In addition, clan members also need to pay taxes. Normally, the taxes that should be paid cannot be less. Those who break the law will be dealt with by Zongzheng Temple. If they commit serious crimes such as corruption, bribery, murder, and robbery, they will be punished by Zongzheng Temple." They were removed from the list and punished by the court. In addition, although clan officials did not need to take the imperial examination, they still had to take the Zongzheng Temple examination. Only those who excelled in the examination could be hired. In addition, the imperial court gate system was abolished by me, so Zongzheng Temple would not be able to do so. There is a door and shade.”

Although Li Xin weakened many privileges of the clan, he opened a loophole in the imperial examination. This loophole alone can make the Li clan flock to him. After all, the number of people in the Zongzheng Temple examination is far behind that of the national imperial examination. This means that the admission rate for taking the Zongzhengsi examination will be much higher than that for the imperial examination.

Li Guangzuo bowed and said: "I obey your order."

For Li Xin, family, country and world are all important matters and should not be taken lightly.

If clan issues are not handled properly, they will lead to disaster.

As in the former Tang Dynasty, it is currently not feasible to let the clan guard the states. Li Xin can be said to be a distant descendant, not a direct descendant. If he can proclaim himself emperor, then the other clans will be dissatisfied. After all, where is the patriarchal system? Branches closer to him will also want to rebel, so Li Xin's creation of people in recent years is actually to expand the number of his own branch.

Now that he had decided to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, Li Xin stopped procrastinating and started directly preparing for the enthronement ceremony. After calculating the date, the Ministry of Rites determined that the enthronement ceremony would be on February nd of the next year. He could have ascended the throne before that, but the court had not yet It was fully in place, and the coffins of the second Emperor Huiqin returned by the Jin Dynasty still needed to be processed, so the date of enthronement was postponed to February nd of the next year.

On November th, after a month's rest, Liang Xing finally set off to return to Yanjing. After getting along for a month, although there were still some gaps between Liang Xing and Liang Lei, normal communication was no longer a problem.

Early that morning, Liang Xing and Bai Bing were leaving Xinghan City and going north to Yanjing. When they walked out of the door, Liang's father told him: "Dalang, please pay attention to safety along the way. Your mother and I will wait until Lei'er has finished handling this matter." Just let the matter pass."

Liang Xing nodded and said: "Okay, the child is waiting for your arrival in Yanjing. Han Xing, you must study hard at Chongwu Academy."

Han Xing said: "Father, don't worry, the child will study hard and live up to the expectations of the prince and his father."

Liang Xinggong cupped his hands and said, "Father, mother, that child has left first."

While waiting for the coffin of Emperor Huiqin, Li Xin called Zhang Rong from Jeju Island: "Zhang Rong, how good is Jeju Island these days?"

Zhang Rong said: "Your Majesty, everything is normal in Jeju Island."

Li Xin nodded and said: "That's good. Do you still remember the child I asked you to take away ten years ago?"

Zhang Rong replied: "I remember."

Li Xin said: "Just remember, you go to Xinghan Island now to see how this child is doing and whether he is married. If he is married and has children, then get rid of him. If he is not married and has children, tell him to stay nearby." Our people will wait until he gets a wife and has children before we deal with him.”

Zhang Rong cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey your order."

Li Xin will not leave any hidden dangers to the new Tang Dynasty. When Zhao Min was sent away, he was already three years old and had no problem remembering. If he was allowed to grow up, there was no telling what would happen later, so after he married After his wife gives birth to a child, killing him secretly is the best choice. It is Li Xin's greatest mercy to leave a root for the Zhao family.

On December , the coffins of the two emperors of Huiqin and the Empress Dowager Wei's family were finally delivered to Yanjing. Li Xin pretended to go out of the city twenty miles to greet them. Then Li Xin ordered people to send the coffins of the two emperors of Huiqin to Luoyang for burial, while Wei The Queen Mother's family was left behind in Yanjing.

Li Xin summoned the Empress Dowager Wei and her family in the palace: "Li Xin, I have met Empress Dowager Wei."

Empress Dowager Wei looked at the middle-aged man with deep vision in front of her and said: "I have met the prince. His name is already well-known in the Jin Kingdom. When I meet him today, I feel that the prince is worthy of being the person who led the resurgence of the Song Dynasty and can play tricks on the Jin Kingdom." Between the palms of my hands, I admire you."

Li Xin smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is ridiculous. The child behind the Queen Mother is Wan Yannan, the son of King Wan Yanchang of Jin Kingdom."

Queen Mother Wei nodded and said: "Exactly, I don't know what the prince plans to do with our mother and son."

Li Xin walked on the sidewalk: "Don't worry, Queen Mother. Wan Yanchang still made certain contributions to my king's Northern Expedition. I have prepared a residence for the Queen Mother and the Young Master in Yanjing. The Queen Mother and her children will live in Yanjing from now on." Well, when the young master reaches school age, he can also go to school."

Queen Mother Wei said doubtfully: "Go to school"

Li Xin explained: "That's right. In recent years, the imperial court has opened many primary schools across the country. All children over six years old must go to school. This is mandatory."

Queen Mother Wei asked: "Children of any ethnic group must go to school."

Li Xin nodded and said: "That's right. Children of the Han nationality or other nationalities must go to school as long as they are over six years old."

Queen Mother Wei asked again: "I wonder what the primary schools run by the imperial court teach?"