At the beginning of the first year of Zhenguan, Feng An, Tan Dian and others fought with each other and did not enter the court for a long time. Various local and state capitals reported more than a dozen times that Feng An was treasonous, and Li Er planned to send Youwuwei General Lin Mu and others to recruit soldiers and horses from dozens of states in Jiang and Ling to launch a massive crusade.
Wei Zheng advised: "The Central Plains has just been pacified, and Lingnan is far away, has dangerous terrain, and is plagued by miasma, so it is not possible to station large troops. Moreover, Feng An's rebellion has not yet formed, so it is not appropriate to mobilize troops."
But Li Er said: "There is an endless stream of people suing Feng Ang for rebellion. How can we say that the rebellion has not yet formed?"
Wei Zheng replied: "If Feng Ang rebels, he will definitely divide his troops into several groups to occupy dangerous places and attack neighboring states and counties. It has been several years since he was reported for rebellion, but Feng's troops have not yet left the country. There is obviously no sign of rebellion." The various states have suspected Feng of treason, but His Majesty did not send envoys to appease him. Feng was afraid of death, so he did not dare to come to the court. If Your Majesty sent envoys to show his sincerity, Feng would be happy to avoid disaster. This can It is not necessary to labor an army to make him obedient.”
So Li Er ordered the withdrawal of troops, and at the same time sent Wei Shuxie, the regular servant of Yuanwai Sanqi, and Li Gongyan, the servant of Yuanwai Sanqi, to Lingnan to express condolences to Feng An.
At the end of October, as expected by Wei Zheng, Feng Ang sent his second son to the capital to show his loyalty. In essence, he used his son as a hostage to express his intention to surrender.
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After asking in detail about the cause and effect of the incident, Li Zexuan got on his horse and moved forward slowly, but he was lost in thought.
Regarding Feng Ang, Li Zexuan, who had read several Tang Dynasty novels in his previous life, certainly knew something about it. This man was the well-deserved king of Lingnan!
The so-called Lingnan refers to the area south of the Five Ridges (Yuecheng Ridge, Dupang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, Qitian Ridge, and Dayu Ridge) in southern China, including all of modern Guangdong, most of Guangxi, southeastern Yunnan, and northern Vietnam area.
Feng Ang's father used to be the governor of Gaozhou. He initially served as the magistrate of Songkang County under the protection of his ancestors' merits. In the second year of Renshou, officials from Chaozhou, Chenggong and other five states rebelled. At that time, Feng Ang personally went to the capital to request an order for crusade.
Emperor Wen ordered Zuopu to shoot Yang Su and discuss the enemy's situation with him. Feng An's analysis was clear and logical. Yang Su was amazed, so he ordered Feng An to lead Jiangling troops to attack. After the rebellion was put down, he was awarded the title of Doctor Jin Ziguanglu and the Grand Administrator of Hanyang.
In the seventh year of Daye, Feng Ang accompanied Emperor Yang on his expedition to Liaodong, and was later promoted to General Zuo Wuwei.
In the second year of Yining, the Sui Dynasty fell. Feng Ang and his second son Feng Zhidai fled back to Lingnan, gathering chiefs of various tribes and 50,000 troops to defend the territory and prevent chaos. Soon, Feng Ang used the Cangwu, Gaoliang, Zhuya, and Panyu areas to attach himself to Lin Shihong in Lingnan.
In the third year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Gao Facheng and Xian Baoche of Panyu and Xinzhou raised troops to kill court officials. Feng An led his troops to put down the rebellion of Gao and Xian. Xian Baoche's nephew Xian Zhichen later gathered troops in Xinzhou to resist the war, and Feng An led his troops to conquer. During the battle, Feng Ang stood in front of the battle, took off his armor and said loudly: "Do you know me?"
When Xian Zhichen's soldiers saw that it was the famous Feng An, they all put down their weapons, bare their chests and backs, knelt down and surrendered. Xian Baoche, Xian Zhichen and others were all captured by Feng An.
From then on, all places from Panyu to Cangwu (Wuzhou, Guangxi), and Zhuya (Leizhou Peninsula, Hainan Island) and other places were subordinated to Feng An. Feng Ang claimed to be the general governor, with jurisdiction over twenty states and thousands of miles of territory. His territory was wider than Zhao Tuo (the Emperor Wu of Nanyue, the Longchuan Order of Nanhai in the Qin Dynasty, the founder of the Nanyue Kingdom, and a former general of the Qin Dynasty). The well-deserved king of Lingnan!
"It's not simple! This thing shouldn't be as simple as it seems~!"
Li Zexuan was riding on the horse and whispered softly.
Heroes emerge in troubled times. Feng An was able to dominate Lingnan in one fell swoop and manage the Lingnan region in an orderly manner. He is by no means an easy person. It is not an exaggeration to call him a tycoon!
For such a person, Li Zexuan believed that he would never be as cowardly as Wei Zheng said to Li Er at that time, that Feng was afraid of death and therefore did not dare to come to the court. Li Zexuan would not believe this.
This time Feng Ang sent Feng Zhidai to the capital. In the eyes of others, it might be that Feng Ang showed loyalty to Li Er and sent his son as a hostage. However, in Li Zexuan's eyes, this move may not mean to spy on the true nature of the imperial court.
Li Zexuan has always been dismissive of those people in history who sent their sons to Beijing as hostages to show their loyalty. Hundreds of years later, when Zhu Di sent his two sons to Jinling to serve as protons for Emperor Jianwen, could he show his loyalty? In the end, it’s not a usurpation!
If a person really wants to rebel, he will never stop just because his son is in the hands of others. What's more, Li Zexuan heard that Feng An had more than thirty sons! If he really wanted to rebel against the imperial court, would he give up his imperial hegemony because of a son? Obviously not!
This is not because Li Zexuan is judging a gentleman with a villain's heart, but in such a feudal era, he feels that there are very few people in the world who have no ambition like him. People who have strong strength but no ambition are even more not enough!
In the land of Lingnan, the road is dangerous and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Li Zexuan doesn't believe that Feng Ang doesn't have any ambition in his heart!
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"Your Majesty, Feng Ang has sent his second son to Chang'an, and he is now asking for an audience outside the palace gate!"
In the Ganlu Hall, Li Er had just finished his nap, and before his buttocks were warm from sitting on the dragon couch, Zhao Song hurried in and bowed down to report.
Li Er's spirit was shaken. He squinted his eyes and said to himself: "It's finally here~!"
Feng Zhidai and his party had to pass through more than a dozen state capitals from Lingnan to Chang'an. As the most powerful person in the world, it was impossible for Li Er not to receive the news in advance.
"Xuan~!"
After a few breaths of time, Li Er came back to his senses and ordered.
"No~!"
After a while, a bronze-skinned, tall, and powerful young man walked in. Although he was tall and powerful, his clothes and hair accessories were dressed like a Han scholar. In addition to being powerful, It’s a bit more elegant!
"My lord, Feng Zhidai pays homage to His Majesty~!"
The young man walked up to Li Er's father-in-law, bowed deeply and said respectfully.
Li Er looked at Feng Zhidai for a while, then smiled and said: "No courtesy! Godsend is tired from traveling all the way, why don't you go to the post house to rest for two days before you come to see me?"
(Feng Zhidai, courtesy name Tianxi, nickname Fuyuan)
Feng Zhidai immediately bent down and said very sincerely: "Your Majesty, my father has been criticized by traitors. As a son of a human being, I always want to help my father clear his grievances as soon as possible, so as to avoid your Majesty's resentment. Therefore, I have been working hard all the way, come here. How can I dare to rest in the post house when I apologize on behalf of my father? Here is a handwritten letter from my father, which explains the situation in Lingnan in detail. I hope your Majesty will learn from it~!"
When he said this, Feng Zhidai took out a painted letter from his sleeve and raised his hands above his head in a very respectful manner.
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