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Chapter 407

After Jin Renwen arrived in Chang'an, he obeyed the emperor and cried to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty about his evil deeds of killing the prince's tyrant of rebellion and killing his brothers and sisters.

Lee Ji comforted Jin In-wen, but did not make a statement directly.

For more than a day afterwards, Jin Renwen brought a large amount of gold and silver goods to visit the prime ministers and officials of the Tang Dynasty, hoping that they could help uphold justice.

Everyone received all the money Jin In asked, but few people really planned to speak for him.

For them, a prince of a vassal state could not compare with the country and country of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Daozong even bluntly stated that no matter whether Jin Famin had a real monarch-killing brother or not, as long as he succeeded to the throne and regarded the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, continued to be loyal to the kingly affairs, and jointly attacked Goguryeo for the Tang Dynasty, then everything else would not matter.

If it is so naive, it is mostly the voice of other prime ministers.

Who cares about you, a prince of a vassal state? Everyone cares about the interests of the Tang Dynasty.

"Li Xiao is getting more and more at will in Baekje!"

"I think he is domineering."

"Baoje is almost his private territory."

Shizhong Li Daozong knocked on the table, "Li San's achievements in Baekje are still very prominent. If someone else does not necessarily manage Baekje so well."

The Secretariat Li Ji also spoke for Li Xiao, "At the beginning, the court decided to first go west and then east, and drew almost all the troops from Liaodong and Baekje. What left Li Xiao was only three thousand old and weak and disabled. Li Xiao could be said to have been ordered in the face of danger. A young man took over the entire Baekje with just a few strength. At that time, I thought Li Xiao couldn't handle it for long, but in fact, he not only took it, but also did a great job."

"Li Xiao not only pacified the restoration of the Baekje people, but also restored order and started production. Now Baekje no longer needs a grain of rice and grain in the court, but also continuously transported money, silk and taxes to the Central Plains. As far as I know, Li Xiao had paid millions of dollars in the court's wealth in one year in Baekje? This money is higher than the wealth revenue of more than 300 prefectures and 1,000 counties in the Tang Dynasty last year."

The Tang Dynasty used rent and mediocre taxation as regular taxes, and paid physical goods as the main taxes. There were not many taxes for levying money and silk, so there were indeed not many money and silk every year, just two or three million guan. Li Ji said that the money paid by Baekje exceeded the national treasury.

"Li Xiao had just exposed the foundations of the Baekje royal family, nobles and powerful people. In fact, he had spent tens of millions of yuan and made a fortune. As a result, this kid only paid millions to the court, and only paid one-third!"

Li Ji laughed twice.

Then the prime minister stopped saying a word. Li Xiao did pay only one-third of it, but one-third had millions of trump cards, which was already more than the original money and money collected by the court in addition to the regular tax. This was already a very remarkable thing.

Even if the prime ministers here went to Baekje in person, they might not have achieved such political achievements. Not to mention the distant future, wasn’t Cui Dunli also the prime minister before? He served as the Grand Protector of Anxi, but he has been in office for a year. Not only did he not bring half a penny to the court, but he also knew that he wanted money, people and grain. The court invested 200,000 troops and millions of silos of money, which was a bottomless pit.

If it weren't for the money handed over by Li Xiao'an East Road, such a large-scale war in the Western Regions would have been able to survive until today. The food logistics would have to withdraw troops long ago.

"But we can't let Li Xiao go too far. Now An Dongdao is said to be one of the twelve imperial traits of the imperial court. However, Li Xiao alone serves seven envoys, deputy gubernator, governor and governor. Basically, An Dongdao has the final say. He has all military, officials, and financial power. This is not in line with the rules of the court."

Li Ji said, "It is an extraordinary thing to do. Andongdao has newly established. It is just the old Baekje area that has just been conquered. To put it bluntly, many of the officials in the court even thought that it was not necessary to be directly under the prefecture and county, and to set it up as a gui Mizhou, so that those Baekje princes and nobles will be governors, governors, and county magistrates, are you so forgetful?"

Li Ji re-introduced the old story, but he was telling the truth. At that time, many people thought that after conquering Baekje, there was no need to send officials to send them to the place and set it up as Jimizhou. If this were the case, how could there be a million-dollar money income a year now?

Now that Li Xiao is in Andong Road, he not only has plundered a lot of money and silk, but also has reclaimed tens of thousands of hectares of military farmland. There are 80,000 soldiers and tycoons in the country. It can be said that the old land of Baekje has become the most solid bridgehead and base for the imperial court to attack Goguryeo next.

It is even more important than the Liaodong frontline.

After all, Liaodong still has to rely on countless money and food from the court every year, and Li Xiao is now able to be self-sufficient.

All of this was the credit of Li Xiao alone. He only had the three thousand old and weak soldiers left to him by the court, plus a few short envoys.

At this time, I said that Li Xiao has too many weight titles. Isn’t this nonsense?

"It is said that the general is outside, and the king's orders are not accepted." Li Ji said slowly, "Since Li Xiao thinks that Jin Famin is unreliable, then we prime ministers who are far away in the court must listen to the suggestions of the generals on the front line. If Jin Famin is really unreliable, then this is a hidden danger. It is better to enthrone Jin Wenren as the king now and clear these Silla people with two hearts."

"But Yinggong, now the Silla people are not as opposed to my Tang Dynasty as Li Xiao said?"

"Do you have to wait until they turn against each other?" Li Ji asked.

The prime ministers had some controversy but the result was no.

The matter was finally presented to the emperor's imperial case and requested the emperor's ruling.

In the newly completed Daming Palace, Li Zhi held his daughter Princess Taiping to tease him. Empress Wu checked the memorials on behalf of the emperor. She browsed them first, and then placed them according to the priorities. The less important ones were put on one side, and the emperor would not know how to read them, while the more important ones were placed on the other side, and she would sometimes read them to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, how should you approve this memorial?" asked Empress Wu.

"This is not simple. Since Li Xiao said that Jin Famin was a guy who killed the king and killed his brother and rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, we naturally could not enthrone him as King Silla."

"The imperial edict ordered the official title of Jin Famin to be seized, Jin Renwen was appointed King of Silla, Li Xiao was appointed as the chief general of the Jilindao military commander, and sent troops to question and convict and attack!"

"Your Majesty believes in Li Xiao so much?" asked Empress Wu.

"I do believe in Li Xiao very much, but I don't believe only him. In fact, the Hundred Cavalry Division also has memorials, which match Li Xiao's words. Jin Chunqiu's death was unclear, and the Silla Palace did experience the palace change. In addition, Jin Famin is indeed not a loyal person in Tang Dynasty, so I think it is in the interests of my Tang Dynasty to enthrone Jin Ren as King of Silla."

"Will Silla accept the crime if Li Xiao sends troops to question him? What if Goguryeo takes the opportunity to attack?"
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