Chapter 222: Accusing Zhang Liang
"I have decided to set up six prefectures and seven states in the Uighur, Pugu, Adie, Bayegu and other tribes. The Uighur tribe is Hanhai Prefecture, the Tongluo tribe is Guilin Prefecture, Duowangge is Yanran Prefecture... Husa is Gaoque Prefecture, Adie is Jitian Prefecture, Abusi is Jilin Prefecture, Baixie is Zhiyan Prefecture." "The prefectures
are appointed with governors, and the states are appointed with governors and governors. The prefectures and states are all appointed with officials such as Changshi and Sima to lead them." Li Er issued an edict.
The establishment of prefectures in these thirteen tribes was entirely decided by Li Er, and no one stood up to oppose it except nodding in agreement.
The names of these vassal prefectures are literally understood. Hanhai means the vast ocean, and also refers to the desert.
Guilin refers to a forest that looks like a turtle or a forest with turtles. In fact, Guilin Prefecture was named after Gonglu River, not that there was a forest that looked like a turtle where the Tongluo tribe was located.
This is entirely the result of translation and the result of different pronunciations of the two sides.
In fact, most of the prefectures and prefectures of Tiele established during the Zhenguan and Yonghui years of the Tang Dynasty were named after the mountains and rivers where they were located.
Yanran Prefecture was named after Yanran Mountain, Jinwei Prefecture was named after Jinwei Mountain, Hanhai Prefecture was named after Hangai Mountain, Hunhe Prefecture was named after Hunhe River, Lin Prefecture was named after Tamir River, and Xian'e Prefecture was named after Xian'e River.
These six prefectures and seven states were all named after the mountains and rivers where the power of each tribe was located.
The control system during the Tang and Song dynasties was relatively loose. In addition to setting up a Protectorate above these prefectures to govern these prefectures.
In fact, the Protectorate did not interfere in the internal affairs and military affairs of these controlled prefectures, and the court did not appoint officials to these controlled prefectures.
These controlled prefectures could appoint officials on their own. They were just wearing the cloak of the court and were considered a kind of organization outside the system of the Li Tang Dynasty.
In fact, everything has not changed from the original, except for a change of name and system.
In layman's terms, the controlled prefectures were listed in the Li Tang Dynasty, and the Li Tang Dynasty recognized their legitimacy.
In addition to sending people to present local specialties to the Li Tang Dynasty at the prescribed time every year, these controlled prefectures did not have to pay taxes to the court.
There was actually an ambiguous relationship between these vassal states and the Li Tang Dynasty.
Once the Li Tang Dynasty declined and its ruling power weakened, some of the governors and provincial governors of these vassal states began to have other ideas.
There were also a few vassal states that were loyal to the Li Tang Dynasty. Unless the Li Tang Dynasty was destroyed, these few vassal states would continue to maintain their original relationship with the Li Tang Dynasty.
The vassal system later evolved into the Tusi system, which changed from loose rule over various ethnic groups to strict control.
The Tusi system was implemented from the Yuan Dynasty, appointing ethnic minority leaders as Tusi chiefs, allowing hereditary succession, but they had to be loyal to the court and pay a certain amount of tribute to the court on time.
Whether it is the system of control or the later chieftain system, the essence is "using local officials to rule local people".
The Central Plains dynasty recognized the hereditary status of the leaders of the surrounding ethnic groups and gave them official titles. The imperial edicts of the court could not be implemented in practice.
There might even be fights or wars between tribes. The court would at most send people to act as peacemakers or give warnings. The court could not interfere in their affairs.
"Do you have any more memorials, my dear ministers?" Li Er asked after he finished issuing the imperial edicts on the establishment of prefectures and rewards for thirteen tribes including the Uighurs.
If no one stands up to report, today's morning meeting will be over!
Li Chengqian came to his senses, stood quietly, and waited for other ministers to see if they had anything else to discuss at the morning court.
"If you have something to report, report it. If not, leave the court!" Wang Yuan stepped forward and asked again to confirm. If no one stood up, then the meeting would be dismissed.
Just as Wang Yuan was about to announce the adjournment of the court, Yu Shi stood up and said, "I have a report to report!"
"What do you want to report, my dear minister?" Li Er asked. He was about to get up and leave, but Yu Shi jumped out.
"Your Majesty! Shaanxi Chang Dexuan reported that the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang privately raised 500 brave and warlike fake sons, and intended to rebel with the magicians Gongsun Chang and Cheng Gongying." Yu Shi said.
As soon as Yu Shi's words came out, it was like a stone thrown into the calm lake, which immediately caused a wave.
"What? What did you say? What else do you want to say?" Li Er was shocked after hearing this!
Li Chengqian was also stunned. He didn't expect that Zhang Liang would also have rebellious intentions.
Zhang Liang was one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. He was going to follow in Hou Junji's footsteps. Zhang Liang was also one of the two people who were killed for treason among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. The other one was Hou Junji.
"The Minister of Justice Zhang Liang intends to rebel." Yu Shi said.
Li Er stood up suddenly, with a flash of anger in his eyes. He hated others treason the most, especially the people he trusted the most.
Zhang Liang's rebellion had touched Li Er's reverse scale. Once the truth of Zhang Liang's rebellion was confirmed, Li Er would order Zhang Liang to be executed without hesitation.
"Your Majesty! I am innocent! It is not someone else who is accusing me, Your Majesty! You must make a decision for me!"
A gentle voice came forward in the silent hall. Li Chengqian turned around and saw a man kneeling in the middle of the hall. This person was Zhang Liang.
"Innocent? Are you really innocent or falsely innocent? You know best in your heart why Chang Dexuan from Shaanxi exposed you instead of others." The second emperor Li pointed at Zhang Liang angrily.
"I don't know, but I really haven't done such a treasonous thing. Not to mention doing it, I have never even thought about it. Please Your Majesty, please investigate." Zhang Liang shouted. "
Father! Whether the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang is plotting treason, we can't just listen to others' one-sided words. We should investigate it in detail." Li Chengqian stepped out and saluted.
"The prince is right. We cannot punish Zhang Liang just because of one person's accusation. We need to investigate this matter carefully." Li Er said.
"Father! I am willing to investigate this matter thoroughly. I hope you will grant me the approval!" Li Chengqian took the initiative to ask for the trial of this case.
"As the prince, you should share more of my concerns about state affairs. I think it is safer to let the ministers in the court handle the case." Li Er said.
Since returning from the expedition, His Majesty Li Er's health has been worse than before, especially his headache has shown signs of recurrence.
He will now slowly hand over power to Li Chengqian, and the prince will slowly control the entire power of the country. After a while, he will also hand over the power to appoint and dismiss officials below the fourth rank to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian began hearing cases at the age of twelve and began to supervise the country at the age of fourteen. It has been more than ten years now, and Li Er has been cultivating Li Chengqian's political ability.
Li Chengqian's performance also won the praise of the ministers. It can be said that he tried to manage state affairs on behalf of his father and was praised by the world.
With more than ten years of political experience, Li Er was not worried about any chaos, let alone that the prince would not be able to control the situation.