In addition to the family affairs in front of him, Li Tong has other matters to deal with.

At the moment of Shendu, he and his fourth uncle Li Dan are in the military and political division. Although the people in the court are also confused and conflicting, at least his grandmother Wu Zetian still left an administrative system that can basically operate, and some basic affairs can proceed in an orderly manner.

However, the military affairs Li Tong was in charge of was not in the past, and he needed to build a new management system from scratch. Even if he didn't need to do everything himself, if he wanted to fully exert his power, he still needed to select a group of subordinates who could only be used and grant the power in his hand.

This is also the disadvantage of the rich second-generation entrepreneurship. If you inherit some of the original political resources, you will inevitably not have a long running-in period like you can start a business in a rude way and form a team that is completely obedient to you.

After all, it is still that the social changes in ancient times did not have extremely high frequency and variables under the impact of technological progress like later generations, so the social class was relatively solidified.

When Li Tong came to this world, he was full of malice. From his heart, he had a relatively pessimistic attitude towards the current bureaucratic system.

Even after real contact with Di Renjie, a famous minister who has been famous throughout the ages, only realized that he was an old fox who had experienced ups and downs. He was not a good person with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a completely positive face. The fairy tale image created in the Romance is ultimately different from reality.

Of course, Li Tong also relied on it, that is, his grandmother has greatly expanded the scope of the imperial court's recruitment of scholars in the past few decades, and she has a very strong spirit of being talented like Cao Cao in Wei and Wu. After all, Wu Zetian himself is an atypical politician, so she must absorb new nutrients from the original ruling class to maintain her rule.

The image left by cruel officials like Tathagata Junchen is naturally abominable, and the impact it has brought is quite bad.

But then again, Wang Anshi has been a demon who has been a disaster for hundreds of years in history. How could he succeed if he wants to attack the solidified vested interest group without putting in the sword? Taking advantage of others' wealth is like killing his parents. Being polite will never be successful in his life.

In the great changes like the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was Erzhu Rong who slaughtered all the powerful and nobles of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the north, and Hou Jing, a cosmic general. The Sui and Tang Dynasties inherited this old disadvantage, but it only created a transition period from medieval to recent ancient times. However, in the end, it was inevitable that a murderous demon king Huang Chao, who had stepped on all the bones of the nobles in the sky, was completely swept the so-called aristocratic families into the pile of old papers.

Of course, people with normal humanistic thinking will not praise this type of character. They are complete destroyers, with destruction but no construction. But from the perspective of objective historical laws, such characters have their own meaning, but the price paid for this progressiveness is too high.

Li Tong considered himself the heir to his grandmother's legacy, not just out of his own political needs, but because if he wanted to go further, it would be impossible for him to complete it through normal transfer of power.

So he thought it was really ridiculous that Wang Meichang and others made a fuss about their brothers’ enthronement. When I got to this point, would you still reason with you?

Don’t care who I am, even if I am the king, if you really want to do it, then do it! If you are willing to bow down and surrender, that is because you are sensible. If you don’t want to, you will fight for life and death.

Of course, the premise is that Li Tong himself can gain enough supporters.

His supporters, on the one hand, come from the Han people who promoted his grandmother in the years he was in power and the marginal figures in the original situation, such as Jiangnan people, like Wang Fangqing and Wang Shaozong, who came from the Wang family of Langya. No matter how powerful your ancestors were in the early years, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, you were just younger brothers, and you would not bother with your grandson, and your son would not pay attention to you.

On the other hand, it comes from the lower-level talents he discovered and the fence-riding factions among the aristocratic races. He also has advantages in this regard. On the other hand, he uses his historical prophetic nature to promote a group of historical figures such as Liu Youqiu, Huan Yanfan and Guo Yuanzhen, who have proved his talents but have not yet made a fortune.

The second is that the historical opportunity when the empire is about to expand, but the system of the government is collapsing. The collapse of the government is also a major issue in later generations to study the historical process of the imperial system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

For Li Tong, the collapse of the government system has released a large number of grassroots military talents and is no longer controlled by the original ruling order. However, the old clothes club he formed can well collect and absorb this group of talents.

In the past, Li Tong was worried that the old wardrobe club would be too large and might attract the attention of the court. However, the experience of this period after the coup made him realize the irreversible tide of the times. When everyone was watching the change of central imperial power, who would closely monitor the development of a private association?

Let me give you a more significant problem. If these bigwigs who are busy fighting for power and power are really so sensible, they will not be able to sit idly by and watch the system of military service collapse so much!

The establishment of the military system was the basis for the evolution of imperial power from the Western Wei to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it was also the cornerstone for the nobles of Guanlong to be able to base themselves on the current situation.

But even the native Guanlong nobles like Changsun Wuji, he was concerned about eliminating dissidents and who the emperor wanted to make the queen, and he would not care about the fact that the soldiers at the bottom of the palace were no longer able to be granted, and it was difficult to keep the food and clothing!

The founding of the Tang Dynasty was only more than a hundred years ago than the Liuzhen Uprising, but these Guanlong nobles had long forgotten what kind of courage and hostility their ancestors had burst out in the difficult and bad situations, and bravely raised up and rebelled, thus laying the foundation for the glory and wealth of more than a hundred years.

As for the Shandong clans outside the Guanlong nobles, they were eager for the collapse of the military system of Guanlong's cornerstone, the faster the collapse, the better. Only in this way can everyone rather fight wits than force. As the Khitan rebelled, the people of Hebei were able to infiltrate the military and thus led the Shenlong Revolution.

But the Guanlong nobles stole the fruits of their victory in the political and fighting field they were familiar with. They had to pay back when they came out to make trouble.

This time, Li Tong was uneasy. In addition to his lack of energy, his focus was not on the political situation of Shendu. His Doji Province General Administration is only a first-time establishment, and even the basic assistants are not fully equipped, but the grassroots organization is already quite solid.

The troops under the Duji Province General Administration are mainly Zhechong Prefectures between Heluo and Luo.

Although the Guanzhong Prefecture soldiers have collapsed and cannot be taken into pieces, the situation between Heluo is relatively better, because the Zhechong Prefectures here were mostly founded by Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian. After all, Heluo itself is a basic foundation for their husband and wife to get rid of Guanlong.

Of course, it is only relatively speaking. There are more than 80 Zhechong Mansions between Heluo. According to the average standard of 1,000 people, there should be more than 80,000 soldiers in the residence.

But in fact, after preliminary statistics, after the Doki Province General Administration Office, there are only more than 10,000 soldiers currently available for call in Haluo, and most of them are concentrated around the Shendu City.

Nearly 50% of them belong to Guiyi Prefectures, which are affiliated to foreign countries, such as Huaiyin Prefectures led by the Kuo clan of Gaochang, and several Zhechong Prefectures led by the Gao clan of Goguryeo clans, Quan clans, etc.

The day after the coup, Li Tong ordered the soldiers of the states to enter the capital to gather and prepare for war in the name of the Grand General of Duji Province. In just a few days, nearly 5,000 troops gathered at the foot of Beimang Mountain in the north of Shendu City, but then it decreased sharply. Some Zhechong Mansions had no soldiers to send, while others simply could not even find the people and institutions to be ordered.

The recruitment of troops was not smooth, which was mixed for Li Tong. On the one hand, if Xue Huaiyi returned to Hedong and wanted to counterattack Shendu, then most of his troops would have to be sent to the front-line war zone, which would have less impact and control on the situation in Shendu.

On the good side, it is that even the convening of the government soldiers around Heluo is so unoptimistic, and the farther foreign states will be summoned! At least before the court officially starts to reform the military, no matter how much he is wary of it, it is impossible to summon enough troops to raise a tough strife with him.

Because of this, Li Tong's courage has become much stronger, and he has organized a large number of former military officers of the Old Yi Society into the army that are still being convened, changing the organizational structure from the grassroots level. On the other hand, he is also transporting large quantities of the materials accumulated in the treasury of the Shendu City to both sides of the Yellow River in the name of preparing for war. After all, there is also such a military need at present.

Even if the court is unwilling to cooperate, it dares not obstruct the government orders. At most, it will do some small moves such as slight constraints in the arrangement of capacity. However, the old clothes society may be insufficient, but there is no shortage of labor. If he is given another month, he can move the Shendu Treasury to starve the mouse to death.

When Wang Xie came to the palace, Li Tong had just sent off his father-in-law Tang Xiuzhong and Li Ge who organized the manpower of the canal transport, and ordered them to prepare to pick up a batch of grain escorted from Bianzhou by Tian Dasheng and others.

Compared with the entire imperial treasury, the batch of grain Yang Li bought in Bianzhou can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.

But mosquitoes have flesh on their legs. After entering Guanzhong, Li Tong wanted to quickly integrate the power of the old clothes club and gain a foothold. The more materials they needed were the better.

As for how to live in Shendu City in the future, that is not a problem he should worry about. If he lives too well, he may be tempted to seize control of the canal transportation. You will have to be so hungry that you can be honest and not dare to make big moves.

Li Tong was not surprised to hear Wang Xie ask for a meeting. In summary, Wang Bo's family and Wang Meichang are still the same sect, so he was not surprised to get together with Wang Xie and Wang Meichang. After thinking about it, Li Tong asked someone to introduce Wang Xie.

"Your Highness has rewarded new achievements. You should have left to congratulate you immediately, but you are afraid that the congratulatory guests will gather in the mansion and will make the master more disturbed, so you have to endure the joy and come to congratulate you today. Please do not blame me."

After Wang Jie entered the door, he was very respectful and walked a few steps inward before bowing down.

After hearing this, Li Tong smiled and pointed at Wang Sheng and said, "Other guests are just commonplace, but if Wang Sheren comes to see him, of course I will be waiting for him. Sheren is first-class in literary talent, and the book he wrote is a rare wonderful writing in recent years. When reading it, it makes people feel excited and cannot be determined."

When Wang Jie heard this, his cheeks trembled and he said hurriedly: "I am just a mandate to act. Shangguan is the one who dares to write, and I dare not be praised by His Highness."

After hearing this, Li Tong just sneered and did not let Wang Sheng go to the table without courtesy. Pei Xingjian was very wise, but the son-in-law he chose was a little bit jealous.

Wang Xie is a good person. Although he is not as good as his younger brother Wang Bo, he is also the top level in the world. But if it is just this, it would not be annoying. Li Tong didn't think about it before, but after the coup, Wang Xie was active and advocated power and skill, but he was not good at using it. In layman's terms, his mind was full of slutty operations, but he couldn't do it.

At the beginning, Wang Sheng got along with Di Renjie and others, and was even recommended by Di Renjie to compete with Su Wei Dao for the mission of Fuhe Dongdao. After all, Wang Sheng was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan, which is more suitable than Su Wei Dao.

Because of Wang Bo's reputation and Wang Xie is also Pei Xingjian's son-in-law, Li Tong had a good impression of Wang Xie, so when he sent Yu Di back home, he chatted with Wang Xie.

As a result, Wang Sheng heard complaints about Di Renjie's recommendation from him, implying that he was more than enough to be the head of a Tonggui or a Jiu Temple in the Southern Province. Di Renjie was a little confused about what he did.

When Li Tong heard Wang Xie say this, he became cold and wanted to win over him. Not to mention anything else, this person's brains are a bit unreliable, at least he is not as tactful as Su Weidao. When Su Weidao heard this arrangement, he was happy to respond and thanked Li Tong for giving him such an opportunity.

So next, after Li Tong planned to surrender Wu Youyi, he recommended Su Weidao as the governor of Puzhou as a bridge between the two capitals. Even if the court was determined to take Wu Youyi, he recommended Su Weidao to replace Wu Youyi's position. No matter which arrangement, it was better than Lai Zhendu, the muddy waters of Shendu.

Li Tong had basically given up on this person psychologically. The reason why he let him enter the mansion was to find out if Wang Meichang and Di Renjie had any contact.

Wang Sheng knelt in the hall and saw that King Yong had not spoken for a long time, so he said again: "Your Highness's enthronement is only the first feudal one. If it goes against his will, there is still room for modification..."

When Li Tong heard this, his expression did not change much, so he didn't care much about it.

Of course, he also understood that if he just didn't want to accept this name or wanted to change it for his brothers, the court would definitely agree. But after the chaos, such orders would be changed every day, which would greatly damage the majesty of the court.

The old foxes in the court will definitely argue with him and ask him to give up some of the power to compensate. However, he really doesn't have the energy and time to argue with him now, so he just needs time to take the time to hold him accountable.

Seeing that King Yong still refused to respond, Wang Xie replied: "Your Highness and the title are decided first. Recently, some officials are also discussing the title of the royal descendants..."

While speaking, Wang Xie talked about the titles that Li Dan and his sons were about to make. Among them, the emperor's grandson Li Chengqi planned to be named King Yu, the second son Li Chengyi planned to be named King Zhou, the third son Li Longji planned to be named King Qing, the fourth son Li Longfan planned to be named King Wei, and the fifth son Li Longye planned to be named King of Prime Minister.

After hearing this arrangement, Li Tong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. The current title of kings has no actual title, so the meaning is that. But if it is a title of king with special meaning, it can still reveal a lot of information.

For example, the eldest son Li Chengqi named King Yu, which was granted by Li Dan before he ascended the throne, basically establishing the status of Li Chengqi's heir.

However, Li Chengyi, the King of Zhou, has a much richer meaning. First of all, this is Li Xian's official title. This kind of title means to invade the inheritance of Li Xian's branch. But more importantly, there is no real name change at the moment. Strictly speaking, it is still the Zhou Dynasty. If you use the title like this, it will give people endless hints.

An old Yin-Yang man like Li Tong felt it as soon as he heard it. Someone was planning to cause trouble. Regardless of whether there were any actual actions in the future, just by intending to be enthroned, it would directly lay an unstable factor in Li Dan's family. Although the title of Prince of Prime Minister Li Longye also has certain hints, it is not so strong.

Li Tong almost thought in an instant that if Wang Meichang was instructed, he obviously planned to put Li Chengyi next to Li Chengqi and let the two of them fight each other, while his little grandson Li Longye squatted behind and waited for the fisherman's benefit.

Thinking of this, Li Tong couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The old guy is thinking beautifully, where do you put me? The story between me and my fourth uncle has not been finished yet, so you are planning to fight for the next generation?

But after a little pondering, he started to laugh again, thinking that it was not easy for his fourth uncle to be. The order in the court had not been cleared yet, and there was already a small flame in the backyard.

As for Li Longji, who should have been the son of destiny, he intends to be named King Qing, although he also belongs to Guanzhong, he is completely inconspicuous and meaningless. In the final analysis, there is no one in the court and he is not tough to speak. In the past year, his grandfather Dou family has been very miserable.

Through the information explained by Wang Sheng, Li Tong also realized that Wang Meichang's small circle was just taking it for granted, and at least he did not get the tacit approval of any faction in the court.

Whether Li Zhaode or Di Renjie, they are all people with a great view of the overall situation. They understand that the most important thing at the moment is to re-establish the authority of the royal heir. Even if they have any conflicts of interest, they require common ground while reserving differences. It is impossible to rashly start a dispute over the order of the heir at such a moment.

After realizing this, Li Tong understood what to do next. He raised his hand and bowed to Wang Sheng, saying, "Wang She is in a position of care. I am not an idle person at the moment. I just want to greet each other and know each other. I will not leave any guests."

After saying that, without waiting for Wang Sheng to respond, he stood up and headed for the inner hall.

Wang Xie was stunned when he saw this, but since King Yong had already said that, he couldn't let go and roll around here. He could only get up and withdraw with a loss, and thought in his mind that he would go to his father-in-law's house later to ask his mother-in-law to see if he could get forgiven.

While thinking, Wang Sheng was leading the staff to the outside world. When he arrived at the front hall of the palace, he saw Zhang Xungu and Wang Meichang coming together.

When Zhang Xungu saw Wang Jie walking out of the palace, he couldn't help but sneer: "Didn't the royal servant hurry to go to the province? Could it be that the direct hall of the southern province is located in the residence of His Highness Yong?"

Wang Xie was worried at this moment and had no mood to deal with Zhang Xungu. Seeing that Wang Meichang looked at him with unhappiness, he didn't want to deal with the two of them. He hurriedly bowed out and got into the car, and asked his family to take him to his father-in-law's house.

Wang Meichang was only after Zhang Xungu was trying hard to help the Prince Yong's residence. He was still very proud of his father-in-law as the royal heir. He was not directly rejected, but was led to the front hall waiting for reception.

But the two of them had just sat down in the front hall, and Yang Sixu came from the middle hall again and piled up a few volumes of memorials written by Wang Shaozong and others to impeach the Secretariat Temple in front of Wang Meichang, and said, "My Highness has no time to see guests, but since Doctor Wang has entered the mansion, it is difficult to return empty-handed. Your Highness hopes that the Doctor will transfer these memorials to the Constitutional Platform. When you are free, your Highness will entertain you again, please."

After saying that, Yang Sixu ignored the two of them and turned around and headed outside the hall. When he saw the official in charge of the house to serve tea and fruit snacks to the guests, he raised his hand and said, "The two guests will leave the house, save it."

After suffering such a cold treatment, Wang Meichang's fair-maintained face suddenly turned into a pig's liver. When she opened a few volumes of memorials and took a quick look, she looked even more ashamed and angry. She stood up and paused and shouted angrily: "It's hard to get in, so I'll understand!"

"Doctor Wang, don't be angry..."

Seeing this, Zhang Xungu hurriedly stood up and tried to persuade Wang Meichang, but Wang Meichang had already walked out quickly. He hurriedly chased him out and took a few steps. Then he heard Yang Sixu outside the door say sinisterly: "Your Highness does not use his muscles and bones often, is it just that he is idle?"
Chapter completed!