When the news of the land distribution spread, the 200,000 Shannan Army, 180,000 rebels, and more than 3 million poor people in Guanzhong burst into joy, and then flocked into Chang'an City and came to the calyx of Xingqing Palace. Everyone in front of Xianghui Tower shouted in unison for the saint, and then ran to the main hall of Shangqing Palace on Leyouyuan to kowtow to Master Lu Tianshi.
At the same time, county magistrates with new academic backgrounds were also put into office one after another.
However, these new county magistrates all brought troops, some with a regiment, some with a team. The first thing they did after arriving was to completely clear the land and divide the fields.
If the local noble families are willing to cooperate, then everything will be fine.
If you are unwilling to cooperate, then there is nothing more to say and you will be suppressed directly.
With the arrival of nearly 400 county magistrates, land reform took the lead in Duji Road, Hedong Road, Henan Road, Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road in the Tang Dynasty.
Longyou, Shannan, Lingnan, Jiannan and Luoxue roads have not been moved for the time being.
Because there are not many aristocratic families in these five realms, and they are far away from Chang'an and the capital.
Therefore, the Tang court temporarily only implemented land reform in five provinces including Duji.
Chaos was certain, and hundreds of counties in these five provinces were in an uproar for a while.
But the problem is not big, because the communication in this era is extremely underdeveloped. Not to mention the various roads, it is difficult for the high-ranking families in two adjacent counties to achieve real communication, so it is easy to be defeated individually. In addition, the nearly 400 county magistrates who were born as new scholars were basically from poor families. They had a strong will and a sigh of relief in their chests. After taking office, they all worked hard and wanted to do something great, so Duji Road, After the initial chaos, the situation in Hedong Road, Henan Road, Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road soon returned to order and was full of unprecedented vitality.
Every household has been allocated farmland in the mountains and forests, and taxes have been greatly reduced. How can we lose vitality?
Even if the remnant forces of the noble families in some places are unwilling to fail, it is useless to launch a counterattack, because in order to protect their fields, the local people have unleashed an unprecedentedly powerful fighting force, and their number is tens of thousands or even times that of the remnants of the noble families. Hundreds of thousands times, how can the remaining forces of the noble family win?
Therefore, the Tang court did not even send troops to quell the rebellion.
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The only troublesome area was Hebei Province. Because Hebei Province was dominated by Shi Siming, the court did not send a county magistrate who was a new scholar to Hebei Province. As a result, the wealthy families in Hebei Province were given enough time to react.
In just two months, all the noble families in Hebei Province came under Shi Siming's command.
This sudden "good thing" almost knocked Shi Siming, Shi Chaoqing and his son unconscious.
Previously, I heard that Anlushan's hundreds of thousands of troops were completely destroyed by the Tang army outside Huayin County, and even Anlushan was killed by Li Siye in front of the battle. Shi Siming was so frightened that he was in panic all day long, and was even considering fleeing. .
As a result, not long after, all the high-ranking families in Hebei Province actually surrendered.
With the surrender of these noble families, most of the prefectures and counties in Hebei Province fell under the jurisdiction of the rebels.
Shi Siming didn't understand the reason, so he asked the patriarch of the Lu family in Fan Yang, and then the patriarch of the Lu family told Shi Siming the news his family had heard from Chang'an.
Shi Siming was immediately surprised after hearing this.
"Li Longji actually behaved so wildly?" Shi Siming said in disbelief.
"Li Longji is not so stupid. He should have been fooled." The patriarch of the Fanyang Lu family said, "Gao Shi and Cen Shen, who were the former deputy examiners of Enke, are the initiators."
"Gao Shi? Cen Shen?" Shi Siming couldn't help but said, "God helps me."
There is a reason for Shi Siming's happiness, because Li Longji listened to Gao Shi and Cen Shen's greedy words and went against the grain in Guannai Road, Duji Road and Henan Road, which made all the noble families in the Tang Dynasty feel in danger. At this time, Shi Siming All you need to do is to stand up for the nobles and noble families in the world, and you can easily get the support of all the noble families in the world. With the support of all the noble families in the world, isn't this splendid country so easy to get?
At that time, Shi Siming ordered his civil servants to draft an edict and announce it to the world.
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At this time, he was in the Huacalyx Building of Xingqing Palace in Chang'an.
Li Longji has begun to come to his senses. With the comprehensive implementation of land reform and the uprooting of more than 20 top aristocratic families in Guannai Road, Duji Road and other places, their Longxi Li family will inevitably be fully liquidated. Not only was all the property under Li's name confiscated and owned by the state, but even he, a saint, became a decoration.
For example, when Gao Shi and Cen Shen were appointed as Tong Zhongshu's subordinates, it was not his original intention.
There were also a series of political orders issued by Gao Shi and Cen Shen, which were not from his will.
There is also the army. Now the 380,000 "Xinfu soldiers" in Guannei Road only listen to Li Siye, and do not listen to him, a saint of the Tang Dynasty, at all. If Li Siye wants to usurp the throne, it is really a matter of military orders.
Because Chang'an's Sixteenth Guards were no match for the "Xinfu Soldiers".
Of course, Li Siye may not want to usurp the throne, and Master Lu Tianshi would not allow it.
Li Longji is still confident about this. Lu Tianshi will not easily let the Tang Dynasty be interrupted. Otherwise, he will not spend so much energy to put down the rebellion of Anlu Mountain, and then work hard to implement the new imperial examination and The new government and military system was implemented, followed by land reform.
What Lu Tianshi did was to prolong the Tang Dynasty as long as possible.
However, Li Longji couldn't accept the cost of prolonging the Tang Dynasty. He didn't want to be a puppet, nor did he want to see his descendants acting as puppets for generations to come.
Therefore, Li Longji wanted to have an in-depth and long conversation with Master Lu Tianshi.
Li Longji still did not dare to escape from Chang'an, go to Huihe or borrow troops from a vassal state to fight back to Chang'an, or secretly summon King Qin, the envoy of Shuofang, Hedong, or Shannan Town, for fear of leaking the secret.
There are gods at the top of your head. What can you hide from the immortals?
Therefore, Li Longji could only try to have an honest conversation with Master Lu Tian.
"Here, Master Lu Tian has invited you." Li Longji crossed his hands and said, "I have something to say."
"Hmph, you don't want to be a puppet?" Master Lu Tian's voice sounded from the main hall.
Li Longji did not deny it and said: "The Celestial Master hit the mark. If all the saints of the Tang Dynasty become puppets, then the Tang Dynasty will no longer be the Tang Dynasty. Does the Celestial Master think so?"
"No, the Tang Dynasty is just the name of the country." Lu Tianshi said, "Whether it is the princes and grandsons who grew up in forbidden gardens and were surrounded by women and eunuchs who come to power, or the prime ministers who come from poor families in prefectures and counties, the Tang Dynasty is still in power. Datang, of course, if you, the Li family of Longxi, don’t want to be a puppet, I can also use another family to be the puppet."
Now, Master Lu Tianshi can say this to Li Longji.
Li Longji was speechless when he heard this, because he knew that Master Lu Tianshi did not scare him. As long as he wanted, he could really sit on the dragon throne with another family, and the Li family in Longxi had no ability to resist at all.
The Li family in Longxi was simply not worth mentioning in front of the immortal Lu Tianshi.
After a long while, Li Longji said: "Isn't there any other way to compromise?"
After a pause, he continued: "Master Lu Tianshi, you can't stay in the mortal world forever. After waiting for your fate to end, you will return to the heaven one day. What will happen to the Tang Dynasty then?"
"I am already old, and the prince is not young anymore. There is definitely nothing I can do."
"But my grandson, and my grandson's grandson's grandson, who can guarantee that they will not seek to take back power from the prime minister? By then, won't there be another great chaos in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Even if the Celestial Master were to become emperor from another family, the situation would be the same."
"The descendants of that family will definitely not be at the mercy of a poor prime minister."
"So, can we find a compromise plan? Can we not only give the sage the imperial power, but also give the prime minister enough power to check and balance each other?"
This is actually Master Lu Tianshi's true intention, and this is what Master Lu Tianshi really wants.
Because what Li Longji is talking about is the monarch-prime minister dual power structure, which is similar to the German Empire before World War I and Japan before World War II. Thailand still has this dual power structure until now. This power structure can be said to be the best transitional system between a monarchy and a republic.
The Ming Dynasty actually implemented a dual monarchy since the Xuanzong Dynasty.
