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Chang'an, a horse galloped in.

"A great victory, Duke Li Situ of Qi led the town to defeat Goguryeo, Bohai coalition, annihilated 100,000 enemies, recovered the Liaodong Peninsula and Pyongyang, and promoted the power of our Tang army! How happy, Duke Qi, how powerful it is, Duke of Qi, how powerful it is!

On the wall of the notice in front of the market, a half-old scholar with a moon-white robe and a gray beard looked excited. He pointed at the notice that the ink marks were still dry, and recited loudly, his voice fluttering. Behind, countless people gathered, and more and more people gathered around him.

"Duke Li Situ of Qi? Is it the Marshal Li who led his troops to Beijing the next year?" someone asked.

"Who can have such ability except this Marshal Li? It's amazing. The Tang Dynasty has lost Liaodong for more than a hundred years. I never thought that Marshal Li was so powerful. He defeated the barbarians outside the pass in one battle, wiped out 100,000 enemies in one fell swoop, and recovered the peninsula and Pyongyang."

"Where is Pyongyang?" someone asked again.

"Is this Pyongyang? I heard that it was the capital of Goguryeo before. It was three thousand miles from Chang'an to Youzhou, and two thousand miles from Youzhou to Pyongyang. It's far away from us!"

The distance of five thousand miles is a distance that can never be crossed in the hearts of many people. Unexpectedly, Li Situ was so powerful that he went to such a far place all the way.

In the Huaqing Palace in Lishan, the emperor Li Yan was bathing in the pond here. After Zhang Tai from the Daming Palace in Chang'an received the news of the victory of Lijiabao in Liaodong, he immediately rushed to the Huaqing Palace to report the victory. Li Yan heard that Li Jing had won a great victory in that place he had never heard of, annihilated 100,000 Hu troops in one battle. He also recovered the entire Liaodong Peninsula from the mouth of the Yalu River to the south of the Liaohekou, plus Pyongyang and the surrounding areas south of the Yalu River. He couldn't help but be happy.

"Has the news been confirmed?"

Zhang Tai hurriedly said: "It has been confirmed that Li Situ has been preparing for it since he captured the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula last year. In February, the Liaohai melted ice and immediately gathered 80,000 troops, set off from the sea, and went directly to the back of Goguryeo and Bohai Army to fight them off guard. He first cut off the retreat of the Bohai people and then cut off their food routes. He surrounded them in the first two months without attacking them, and waited for the enemy's food to be exhausted, and forced them to break through. He met the enemy in the city, waited for his leisure and turned passive into initiative. The series of battles were extremely exciting. The Goguryeo and Bohai people had the advantage of their troops, but their army was divided into several pieces. First, the Khitans were rejected from the Liaohe River and Goguryeo Great Wall, and then the Bohai people in Liaodong City and Fuyu were blocked north of the Qianshan Mountains on the line of Anshicheng. They defeated them one by one. Li Situ really used his troops like a god."

"Good battle, it will increase the power of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom!" Li Yan, who is already sixteen years old, is gradually paying attention to the national affairs of Li Tang. As early as when Empress Wu was in power, Li Tang had almost lost control of the land of Anton, and after the Anshi Rebellion, he completely lost control. Since Li Jing took office as the Great Protector of Anton, he has not asked the court to divide the imperial court and a soldier, but with the power of a town, he won consecutive battles, from recovering southern Liaoning to now recovering the entire Liaodong Peninsula. This has really increased the power of Li Tang. He, the emperor, was also very excited.

"I want to reward Li Jiyu very much!"

"Your Majesty Li Zhenguo sent people to send good news, and also sent people to deliver gift lists. The offering worth 5 million yuan was on the way to the west. There were Silla women, Bohai prisoners of war, Goguryeo slaves, war horses, eagle and harrier sea Dongqing, Dengzhou salt, and Dengzhou glass, fine wine, perfume, etc.."

Hearing that Li Jing had sent so many more contributions, Li Yan couldn't help laughing. Although Huang Chao was driven south of the Yangtze River by the official army recently, the rioters also made the imperial court's tax and financial resources a barrier. The Political Affairs Hall has reported that half of the southeastern states cannot pay taxes this year, and the losses are huge. Li Jing is still reliable and loyal and patriotic. Not only did he help the court recover the Liaodong Peninsula, but he can also send a large amount of money, silk and other things when he needs it.

"If all the ministers in the world were half loyal to Li Jiyu, the Tang Dynasty had already revived and would continue to be prosperous again. Zhang Tai, what should I use to reward him if Li Jiyu is so loyal?"

Zhang Tai smiled: "Li Situ is loyal to everyone in the world. No matter how your Majesty rewards you, thunder, rain and dew are all kindness." After a pause, he said, "The envoy sent by Li Situ to deliver the letter also sent to the Political Affairs Hall, but it was rejected by Prime Minister Lu."

"What request?" Li Yan asked.

"This is the thing. After Li Situ recovered Liaodong, he rebuilt prefectures and counties in the regained place. Currently, Jinzhou, Jizhou, Jianzhou, Anzhou and Xiuzhou will be established in the Liaodong Peninsula, and Qingzhou will be established in the Pyongyang. In the six prefectures, plus Pingzhou and Denglai, Li Situ temporarily promoted officials of Jiuzhou and various counties. This time, he hopes that the court will pass it and formally appointed."

"Lu Xie didn't agree?" Li Yan asked.

Zhang Tai nodded, Lu Xie did not agree, because Tian Lingzi did not agree. Li Jing now has territory in nine prefectures, plus the territory of fifteen counties in Ziqing Town, and Li Jing occupied a huge territory. Although Li Jing's development to Liaodong made Tian Lingzi lower his vigilance for a while, Li Jing took down the Liaodong Peninsula in just less than three years, which was still largely based on Tian Lingzi's prediction. Li Jing developed too fast, and if Li Jing gave Li Jing time, Li Jing could not do it well and could sanction the entire Liaodong and Liaoxi. At that time, Li Jing held heavy troops in his hands, who could really check and balance him? Tian Lingzi felt that he had been deceived by Li Jing. Li Jing crossed the sea to manage Liaodong, which made him think that Li Jing could not threaten him anymore, but who would have expected such a result.

Under such circumstances, he wanted to penetrate Li Jing's territory. Li Jing wanted to appoint officials from various prefectures and counties by himself, but he could no longer tolerate it.

Li Yan thought about it and roughly understood some of the reasons why Lu Xie refused. He had known that Tian Lingzi and Li Jing were in disagreement, but as he grew older, he began to understand more about the way to control the subordinates. Tian Lingzi and Li Jing were both his important officials. They had a fight. He wanted to resolve and make them reconcile. But now, he felt that the discord between the two important officials was actually a good thing for him. Li Jing and Tian Lingzi were disagreements, and the referee was him. They both needed the support of the emperor. And he could allow the two to check and balance each other.

Tian Lingzi kept saying bad things about Li Jing in his ears, saying that Li Jing was respectful and arrogant and domineering. However, Li Yan didn't think so. Li Jing might have some shortcomings, but Li Jing was still very loyal to him. At least Li Jing did not show any unjust intentions. He needed Li Jing, Li Jing's generous contribution, and Li Jing's powerful minister and his troops. With a capable minister and general like Li Jing, the vassal states in the world would be more respectful to the court.

As for Li Jing's self-respecting and having a disobedient heart, Li Yan didn't believe it. He asked Li Jing to serve as the governor of Ziqing, but Li Jing only controlled half of Ziqing Town, and even gave half of the territory to Wang Jingwu. If Li Jing really had a disobedient heart, how could he give Qingqi, Zibo and other places to Wang Jingwu? Instead of developing in the Central Plains, he developed in Liaodong overseas.

At least, when Li Shidao was separating Qingzhou, he developed into the Central Plains. He separated the territory of the Tianping Army and the Taining Army. Li Jing did not develop into the Central Plains, which means that Li Jing did not have such a disobedient intention.

"When I first appointed Li Jing as the Great Protector of Andong, I said that everything about Andong was decided by him. The court should support his decision on the appointment of officials of the newly established prefectures and counties in Liaodong. I will explain this matter to the officials of the Zhengshi Hall."

On that day, Li Yan returned to the capital. The next day, he summoned the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, the left and right envoys of the Privy Council, the North and South Courts of Xuanwei Council, and the left and right lieutenants of the Shence Army at Yanying Hall.

"Li Situ recovered the Liaodong Peninsula and Pyongyang, restored most of the old lands of Andong, and made remarkable contributions to promoting our country's power and restore our territory. I am very pleased and decided to thank Li Situ greatly and grant Li Situ the title of Prince of Andong!" Li Yan sat down and immediately said an astonishing sentence.

When the prime ministers and powerful eunuchs here heard this, they were stunned.

Many people were granted kings with different surnames in the Tang Dynasty, but every king with different surnames was an extraordinary person and had the merit of recreating the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion, such as Guo Ziyi, the Prince of Fenyang, and Li Guangbi, the Prince of Linhuai, even promoted the throne of the Prince of Linhuai during the reign of Emperor Daizong, and was the Prince of Linhuai.

During the reign of Emperor Daizong, Li Sheng, who was known as the re-creation of the Tang Dynasty, was first granted the title of Hechuan County Prince for defeating the Tubo, and later, he was also renamed the title of Xiping County Prince because of his suppression of the rebellion during the Jingyuan Mutiny. Ma Sui, who was in the same era as Li Sheng, was also granted the title of Beiping County Prince and Xianning County Prince for his contribution to the Tian Dingnan.

There are also some powerful vassals who were uncontrolled and threatened by the courts, such as Tian Chengsi, Li Huaixian, Zhu Xicai, and Li Xilie, Huaixi, etc., who were uncontrollable and threatened by the courts. The courts were granted kings to appease them, or were granted kings to restrain other vassals.

In addition, there are some who were first rebelled and then surrendered and were named kings. For example, when the imperial court conquered the governor of Ziqing, Li Shigu, Li Shigu's subordinate Liu Wu first rebelled and then surrendered, and turned against him in the face of the battle to defeat Li Shigu for the court. After the war, the court granted him the title of Minister of the Ministry of Works, the Censorate, the Chief Censor, and the Jiedushi of Yicheng Army, and the title of Prince of Pengcheng County.

There were more than 100 kings of different surnames named in the Tang Dynasty, which was very numerous in all dynasties. However, since Emperor Xianzong, there have been few kings of different surnames, and there were almost no kings of different sex due to their merits.

Those who changed their surname to the king had the words "An", "Ping", "Ning", and "Ding" and other characters were all due to their merits, including King Li Sheng, Prince of Xiping, Li Xilie, and Ma Sui of Beiping.

The emperor Li Yan wanted to grant Li Jing a title of king and title of Prince Andong. This was to grant him the title of king for his merits and surnames, rather than to appease the title of king because of his great power in the vassal state. Although Li Jing's surname was Li, he was not the prince of Emperor Tangzong of Li, and he was also a king of kings of different surnames. After he was appointed as kings, he enjoyed the same rights and treatment as the royal family. The prince was first-rank, and could be regarded as a fifth-rank official, and even his descendants could inherit the title. Emperor Taizong discussed feudalism with his ministers in the early Tang Dynasty and formulated a system where the different surnames were not a king.

Although the Tang Dynasty is not as strong as before and the title of kings is not as glorious as before, the title of kings is still not something that ordinary people can obtain. Since Xuanzong to Emperor Yizong and the current emperor, he has never been granted a king of different surnames.

The emperor wanted to be named Prince of Li Jing and Andong, which was the first king of different surnames since the three dynasties.

The generals were stunned and did not react for a while.

"Immediately Issued an edict to declare the world, and I will be granted the title of Prince of Andong, and I will be given 5,000 households." Li Yan did not discuss it with the ministers, but directly issued an order. "In addition, Li Jing submitted a memorial to the Andong Protectorate to submit a list of officials from all prefectures and counties. I have seen it and will be approved. The Ministry of Personnel immediately issued an official position to report." After that, Li Yan stood up and left.
Chapter completed!