The Tianwei Army ran to Fengxiang Mansion, and the Fengxiang Jiedushi Li Maozhen was happy. Although most of the military forces were in conflict, this showed his prestige.

So he treated it well and transferred it to Xichuan to guard Chengdu City with trust. Xichuan's five thousand troops were transferred to Fengxiang Prefecture to strengthen its strength.

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In Yanying Hall, Zhaozong and Prime Minister Du Rang could speak.

Du Rangneng said: "Your Majesty's strategy is very good. Li Shunjie cannot stay for a long time. It is better to kill the governor of Jinzhou than to be in Chang'an."

"I am worried that the governor of Jinzhou will be promoted. He is very smart in his work and easily plots against Li Shunjie." Zhaozong said worriedly.

"I think the Governor of Jinzhou is smart, but Li Shunjie is just a simple-minded warrior, so he was plotted. As for the Governor of Jinzhou, as long as he cannot control Badong, his power will be limited after all." Du Rangneng said.

"Don't forget the governor of southern Sichuan. He was a relative of the Wei family in Jinzhou. If they joined forces to Kuizhou, it would be difficult for Kuizhou to resist. If Kuizhou changes its ownership, the forces of southern Sichuan and Jinzhou will echo each other. I regret it and should not be given to Badong Observation Envoy." Zhaozong said regretfully.

Du Rangneng thought about it and said, "Badong originally belonged to the governor of Jingnan. If your Majesty is worried, he can order Badong to return to Jingnan's rule."

Zhaozong shook his head and said, "It is understandable that I killed Li Shunjie. The untrustful governor of Jinzhou who was unwilling to the prestige of the court."

Du Rangneng said: "Your Majesty, the overall situation of the court is important. Badong has not been taken over by the Governor of Jinzhou. Your Majesty does not want to take back the order. I suggest establishing the Kuimen Metropolitan Defense Envoy."

Zhaozong said: "The defensive envoy of Kuimen Metropolitan and the observing envoy of Badong are actually repetitively established, and they are suspected of stealing the bell."

Du Rangneng said respectfully: "My advice has not been completed, please forgive me."

"Your family said bluntly that I am not guilty." Zhaozong replied.

"Your Majesty, Kuimen Metropolitan Defense Envoy, gave Li Shunjie the remnants of Badong. I suggest that the prince of Xicheng be granted the title of king, and the vassal of Jiangling Prefecture, escape from the mercy of the governor of Jinzhou, and allow Jingnan, Badong and Jinzhou to be included in the territory of the vassal kings." Du Rangneng said.

Zhaozong's face changed slightly. The prince of Xicheng was his brother's son, and his elder brother Li Bao was once a competitor for his successor to the throne. Du Rangneng suggested establishing a vassal king, which was a taboo for the emperor.

Zhaozong's face was gloomy and said, "Your family suggested that the rule of the vassal kings can curb the rise of Wei's clan in Jinzhou?"

"I cannot be clear. My suggestion is to form a strategy of checks and balances. I moved the prince to Jiangling Prefecture to allow Cheng Yan to obtain justice and orthodoxy. The Badong Observation Envoy, the governor of Jinzhou, belonged to the vassal kings, nominally assisted the vassal kings and ruled all the subordinates." Du Rangneng explained.

Zhaozong thought about it and nodded. Du Rangneng's suggestion was to serve as the guardian of Badong and the defender of Kuimen. He nominally assisted all the subordinates of the vassal kings.

Under the rule of the vassal kings, the governor of Jinzhou could be in charge of Badong, and the governor of Jingnan could also be in charge of Badong. The defensive envoy of Kuimen only needed to be responsible to the vassal kings, but his official rank was not as good as that of the governor of Jinzhou and the governor of Jingnan.

Zhaozong said: "I understand the suggestions of your family, but I am just worried that the vassal kings will be forced to rebel by rebels."

"Your Majesty, looking at the ancient dynasty, if the rebels wanted to rebel, they would not be conferred as royal descendants, but would be convicted. During the Anshi Rebellion, there were many vassal states in the world, and they would not obey the orders of the court, and they would be like vassal kings." Du Rangneng said solemnly.

Zhaozong looked down and raised his eyebrows and said, "According to the suggestion of Qing family, the prince of Xicheng will be appointed as King Xuan, and the government will be opened according to the ancestral system and moved to Jiangling Mansion. First, people will go to Kuizhou to announce their posts to avoid Kuizhou's military strength being surrendered by the Governor of Jinzhou."

Du Rangneng nodded and said, "I am also worried that the Kuizhou military strength will be surrendered to the governor of Jinzhou. The general of the Kuizhou military was born into the Tianwei Army and the governor of Jingnan was humble. It is difficult for the general of the Tianwei Army to surrender."

The king and his ministers had just made a decision, and news of the rebellion of the Tianwei army came to Yanying Palace.

Zhaozong was shocked and ordered the palace gate to be closed. The emperor's first idea was to seek self-protection first.

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An imperial edict was sent to Kuizhou by the court's express messenger. Wei Fufeng was still in Kuizhou. Gao Yan, as the governor, was managing Kuizhou on the surface.

The messenger invited the deputy envoy of Zhenjiang Jiedu at the city gate, but was taken to the prefecture yard to meet Gao Yan, wearing a big red official robe.

Seeing that a messenger was covered in dust came in, Gao Yan sat down in the lobby and asked, "Are you looking for the deputy envoy of the Jiedu?"

"Mr. Governor, my humble position brought the imperial edict from the court." The messenger replied respectfully. He knew that the official robe he knew was not the deputy governor, but the governor.

"You came late, and the deputy governor died of illness in an emergency. I am the governor of Kuizhou, and now the largest one." Gao Yan said calmly.

"I am so proud to see the governor. Since Kuizhou is the governor, the imperial edict can be handed over to the governor. May I ask you the honor of your name?" said the messenger respectfully.

Gao Yan said calmly: "I am Gao Yan."

"Master Gao, please verify the imperial edict, and then use the official seal to give a script to the Huxia." The messenger said respectfully, taking off the bamboo tube behind him and offering it to him.

Gao Yan took the bamboo tube but did not open it, and ordered: "Take this guy to rest."

The guard responded and took the messenger away. Gao Yan got up and left the lobby. He went to the judge's escort room to see Wei Fufeng and presented him with a bamboo tube.

Wei Fufeng asked the guards to open it, took out the Minghuang imperial edict, opened it and looked at it, and then handed it to Gao Yan.

After Gao Yan saw it, Wei Fufeng said calmly: "This is the emperor who regretted the Badong Observation and used this method to curb the growth of the Jinzhou power."

Gao Yan nodded and smiled, "This imperial edict seems to be beneficial to us."

Wei Fufeng nodded and said, "If you can deal with Cheng Wen, you can bite him back after the alliance, which may make Cheng Wen lose Jingnan. Those who advise the emperor have very erratic means, but they just talk about it on paper, which will ruin the court."

Gao Yan nodded and said, "The way to use troops is to know yourself and your enemy. If you don't make hasty decisions without making investigations, you are indeed eager to make a mistake in the country."

Wei Fufeng smiled and said, "You are responsible for communicating with Chengxian."

Gao Yan shook his head and said, "No, it is a blessing for his subordinates to be the governor. He cannot do the official position of the defense envoy, so it is better to ask the adults to take another position."

"Other? Will you let the 14th uncle come? Will you let the eighth uncle come? Why did our army take the initiative to recommend the governor of Badong? In order to fight for power? Our army is afraid that the mediocre people will make trouble. A general is incompetent and exhausted thousands of troops. Our army cannot afford to lose. My grandfather also knows that he can't afford to lose. You also know that he can't afford to lose, but the 14th uncle and the eighth uncle don't understand. If you take a wrong step, you will lose all the money." Wei Fufeng said coldly.

Gao Yan smiled bitterly, and Wei Fufeng said gently: "Don't care too much about an official position. As long as we don't lose, it's not an exaggeration to be a prince in the future. Our army needs your talents to deal with the enemy. My grandfather and my army have the same thoughts, but my grandfather needs to take into account the face of his relatives, so our army can only be a villain."

Gao Yan nodded and raised his politely, "I must do my best to do my best."

Wei Fufeng nodded and asked Gao Yan to leave with the imperial edict. Gao Yan went back to the lobby and called the messenger to express his acceptance of the imperial court. The messenger also said that the official documents and seal letters would be delivered as soon as possible.

He sent the messenger and Gao Yan's letter to let a smart guard with a Chang'an accent meet Cheng Yi as an envoy, deceive Cheng Yi and alliance with Padang.

Later, he sent a letter to the Governor of Jinzhou, one was to report, and the other was to the secretary talked with Wei Fufeng, with the intention of explaining why Wei Fufeng asked him to serve as the Chief Defense Commander, but he deleted the sentence that was not an exaggeration to be the prince.

After receiving Gao Yan's reply, the court immediately implemented the strategy of a vassal king, and granted the title of Xicheng County Prince Xuan, and was appointed as the Jiangling Mansion, with an official position in Nandu.

The Jiangling Prefecture in Nandu was established in the second year of Zhide of Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty, and in fact it was similar to the Taiyuan Prefecture in the Northerndu, and it failed to become the center of the ruling capital.

When King Xuan opened his palace, his vassals included the Jiedushi of Jingnan, the Jiedushi of Zhaoxin, the Defense Commander of Kuimen, the Jiedushi of Eyue, and the Jiedushi of Wuzhen.

Gao Yan, the governor of Kuizhou, was appointed as the defensive envoy of Kuimen Metropolitan Government, General Jinwu, Marquis of Zhenjiang, and Dianjun of the Prince Xuanfu. He was in charge of the military affairs of Badong and ruled Kuizhou, Guizhou, Wanzhou and Zhongzhou.

Cheng Xian, the governor of Jingnan, was appointed as the prefect of Jiangling, the general of Huaihua, the Duke of Jingguo, and the general of the guards of the Xuanwangfu, and led Jingzhou, Xiazhou, Fuzhou and Shizhou.

He was promoted to the Governor of Jinzhou to Deputy Envoy Zhaoxin Jiedu, Badong Observation Envoy, Jinzi Guanglu Dafu, Duke Yu, and Xuanwang Mansion Registration Office, and led Jinzhou, Junzhou and Fangzhou, and Jinshangdu Defense Envoy to be replaced by Jincheng Army Envoy.

Du Hong, the governor of Eyue Jie, was the chief minister of the Xuanwang Mansion, the Jinzi Guanglu Dafu, the Duke of Eguo, and led Ezhou (Wuhan), Yuezhou (east of Dongting Lake), Anzhou, Huangzhou and Qizhou (bordering Huainan Road in the east).

Lei Man, the governor of Wuzhen Jie, was appointed as the Sima of the Prince Xuan's Mansion, and led Langzhou (west to Dongting Lake) and Yanzhou (southeast to Dongting Lake).

Under the rule of Wuzhen's army, it borders Shizhou in the northwest, and to the south is the territory of Tanzhou (Changsha, Hunan) of the Wu'an Army's Jiedushi.

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The Governor of Jinzhou received an imperial edict from the court and sneered disdainfully. He already knew that all these changes were the ones that Du Rangnengjin appeared after meeting the emperor.

The next day, the governor of Jinzhou took a boat to Junzhou. He was a show of congratulations to King Xuan and saw him off. The other was to inspect Junzhou by the way, to see his territory and to satisfy the pleasure of the superiors.

When the boat entered Junzhou, passed Fengli County, and entered Yun County, the governor of Jinzhou saw a scene that surprised him. A huge water truck as high as 20 meters tall stood north of the Han River, with crowds of people on both sides of the north and south, and river dams were being built.

"This water truck is very powerful, let's go and see it." The Governor of Jinzhou gave an interest and the boat leaned towards the north shore.

After landing, the Governor of Jinzhou walked to the water truck surrounded by hundreds of guards. The people working on the shore heard that it was Zhaoxin Jiedushi who arrived and walked away to wait and see.

The Governor of Jinzhou walked to the water truck and looked at the huge water truck in the river.

The water truck frame is on two 8-shaped stone dams. The river water flows into the 8-shaped mouth, impacting the water wheels and making a rumbling sound. A wooden sink horizontal frame connects the middle and upper part of the water truck, causing the river water to flow along the sink to the distance.

"Who made this water truck?" asked the Governor of Jinzhou, and someone immediately found an official.


Chapter completed!