In the second year of Zhenguan, Bai Fan did not want to attend the tribute ceremony. It would be great to spend time with his wife at home, but according to the rules, officials, dukes and marquises in Beijing all had to attend such court meetings, and they had to sacrifice to the heavens afterwards. They could not be disrespectful to the heavens, so Bai Fan found a corner in the court to doze off.

Everyone knew that Lantian Hou was a man who liked to be free and easy, so no one would talk to him about such trivial matters again. No one could compare to this person in terms of verbal disputes, and he was probably bored.

"The special envoy of Guannei Road meets..."

"Hebei Road Special Envoy to meet..."

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"The Lingnan Road Special Envoy to meet..."

With the shouts of the eunuchs, the tribute envoys from all over the world went to the Tai Chi Hall to worship the emperor, and presented specialties from all over the country and rare treasures offered.

Bai Fan was dozing off while squinting his eyes, but was suddenly interrupted by a loud shout.

"Bold, is Lingnan Road going to rebel? Is it just a truck of fruit on New Year's Day? Is this humiliating Your Majesty?" Wei Zheng sternly scolded the Lingnan Road special envoy.

Li Er on the dragon throne also had a bad face. Lingnan has always been in a free state, and Feng Ang’s relationship with the court is also relatively vague. Since Lingnan is located in Tiannan, the court cannot reach out and basically cannot control Lingnan.

When the Tang Dynasty was established, Feng Ang of Lingnan was granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, Gaozhou General Manager, and Duke of Wu. Later, when Li Er took office, he changed his title of Duke of Yue. He thought he was treated well enough to make the other party grateful, but who knew that he was so arrogant this time and sent a tribute envoy to transport only a truck of fruit?

The envoy knelt down and apologized, "Your Majesty, the journey of Lingnan is long. The Grand Chief Executive sent us a team of people to carry ten cars of specialties, but the road was long and slippery. In addition, it was already deep in winter in the north, so we suffered heavy losses all the way to Chang'an. Now the only thing we are left to protect is the car we are trying hard to protect!"

Li Er pondered and said, "Oh, since that's the case, it's understandable, forget it!"

"Your Majesty, you can't. Although Lingnan is located in a remote place, it has always been rich and abundant. Feng Ang just paid tribute to ten carts of specialties. This is a contempt for Your Majesty. I ask Your Majesty to reply to a letter to rebuke him and punish him for his crimes to face it!" Wei Zheng said loudly.

The envoy cried and said, "No, no, Your Majesty. Although Lingnan is rich, there are mostly barbarians and savages there, which are not subject to education, and the mountains are high and dense forests are difficult to manage. In fact, the people there are very lonely. It is not because our chief executive is not sincere in congratulations. It is because our affairs are not good, so please forgive me."

At this time, another censor came out and said, "Your Majesty, although Feng Ang of Lingnan surrendered to our dynasty, he has always disrespected the emperor and did not enter the court. Moreover, Lingnan is located in a remote place and is all managed by Feng Ang. Feng Ang said that he was the chief executive, in fact, his style is no different from that of the local emperor. Today, he dares to be despised by the court and dares to become kings in the future. Please give a clear example!"

Yuchi Jingde shouted: "He dares? Your Majesty, the last general will ask for a elite soldier to capture Feng Ang for Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, I will ask for your order!"

All the generals asked for their orders!

The words of this censor were exactly what Li Er had to say. Since Wude surrendered to Tang in the fifth year, Feng Ang has been disobeying the order and not listening to the Xuan, and has just accepted the title of the court. Although he did not establish himself as a king, he did not have the sincerity to surrender. This matter has always been Li Er's heart disease. It would be great if he could pacify Lingnan.

"Your Majesty, no. Although Feng Ang, Duke of Yue, paid a little slight tribute this time, he was not a big mistake in himself. He made great contributions to the court's suppression of Lingnan. How could we use one speculation to send troops?" Fang Xuanling stopped him.

Wei Zheng snatched the emperor and said mockingly: "What has Feng Ang done in recent years? Lord Fang, you don't know how many times the imperial court's government orders have been implemented? How many officials sent by the imperial court were beaten back by him? Although such behavior has not been proclaimed as king, what is the difference between proclaiming as king?"

Du Ruhui also advised: "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty was determined at the beginning, but the national strength was not strong. In recent years, there have been war disasters every year. Now, the Duke of Yue has been in charge of Lingnan, but he has also achieved the contribution of the country to settle the country. Now the Tang Dynasty is surrounded by wolves, and the internal unit must be united and stable, and no war can be carried out."

"Okay, let's discuss this matter later, and we will talk about it after the grand court meeting!" Li Er waved his hand.

Bai Fan was puzzled. Are these people just wanting to fight?

After the grand dynasty meeting, Li Er summoned all his confidants to the Political Consultative Hall to discuss the pacification of Lingnan, and Bai Fan was also involved.

"Xuanling, can Lingnan really not be able to fight?" Li Er asked.

"Your Majesty, although I also know that Feng Ang is the name of Duke of the Kingdom and is doing things for kings and hegemony, but our national strength is now impossible to defeat Lingnan at all. If the Tang Dynasty has just recovered, the little vitality that has just recovered will be exhausted. The national strength will be retreated to Wude for five years. If the grassland barbarians come again, we will be in danger!" Fang Xuanling sincerely advised.

"Pharmacist, how many people can you take Lingnan Road with you?"

Li Jing was frowning and pondering. When he saw the emperor asking questions, he came back to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Lingnan is located in a remote place with high mountains and dense forests. Feng Ang has been operating there for many years. It is said that there are 100,000 armored men, but the old ministers are incompetent. Without 200,000 soldiers, they cannot be taken down at all."

Li Er was silent. It seemed that he would not be able to take it down without ten years.

Bai Fan, who was sitting at the last throne, asked, "Why must we attack Lingnan? What is the crime of Feng Ang, Duke of Yue?"

Wei Zheng retorted: "Disrespecting the emperor, there is a name for surrender but no reality. Isn't this kind of separatist matter of one side a serious crime?"

"It's ridiculous. According to you, what do you want others to do to truly surrender to the Tang Dynasty? Like Liang Luoren, he killed his brother who had been entrenched for many years, and then settled a small position in Chang'an? He completely gave up his own territory?" Bai Fan laughed.

"Bold! How dare you make such a ruthless statement?" Wei Zheng shouted angrily.

"Is Feng Ang comparable to Liang Luoren, the capital of Liang Shizhu? Since he has surrendered and surrendered, the court has generously appointed him as Duke, he should show sincerity. He must implement our government orders, and he must accept the supervisory officials we sent. Otherwise, he will decide the appointment and promotion of any local official. Isn't this considered self-establishing himself as a king?

Then if that's the case, what is his surrender? Is it a fake surrender? Or did he deceive the Tang Dynasty without raising troops?" Changsun Wuji patiently rescued Bai Fan.

"No, how can I calculate this way?

Feng Ang of Lingnan, he has been entrenched in Lingnan since the Sui Dynasty's chaos in the world. If he wanted to rebel, why not become king in the troubled times? Since he knew that the Tang Dynasty's troops could not reach Lingnan, wouldn't it be more grand than a duke? At least he could control everything with justification.

What is the rebellion now? At most, it is a traitor or a rebel ruled by thousands of people. As the overlord of one side, Feng Ann would not be so unwise.

We always use our opinions to demand others. Haven’t everyone seen that Feng Ang’s surrender is different from others?

Others surrendered were forced to surrender under the power of the Tang Dynasty. It can be called "I, the Tang Dynasty, let him go and recover him peacefully."

But Feng Ang is different. He has a strong army and a wide range of generals, and he is voluntarily loyal. He originally belonged to the former Sui court officials and was also a overlord. In order not to be criticized and protected, the court would be better. He did not add more comfort and rewards, but instead he was suspicious. He also wanted to deprive others of his rights? If it were anyone, would there be no complaints in his heart?"

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