The officials and others looked thoughtful when they saw Li Chongjiu.

Wen Yanbo came forward and said, "Now Dou Jiande has been called emperor, Yu Wen and Li Yuan have been called emperor, and all the powerful people around him are interested in seizing the world. If our Youzhou army does not use the banner, I am afraid others will think that our Youzhou has no ambition to seize the world."

Wen Yanbo said something, and everyone nodded and said yes.

Wei Zhengyan said on the side: "Since our army went south to capture Youzhou, Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao have been destroyed one after another. Only Li Tang, Dou Jiande, Yu Wenhua and other three have been called emperors now. Even Liu Wuzhou and others have called themselves emperors to the Central Plains and Khans to the grassland. If Gong Shanggu is not called emperor, it may disappoint the people of Youzhou."

The officials were indeed anxious. When Li Chongjiu occupied Shanggu County, the slogan he posed was to separatist the country and wait for the times. At that time, Li Chongjiu was only one county, and there was nothing inappropriate about this slogan.

After conquering Youzhou, Li Chongjiu had several counties, but his strength was still quite different from several princes, so it was unrealistic to be king and emperor. Later, in order to appease the Youzhou gentry under his command, Li Chongjiu followed Li Mi as the main force and fully supported the Wagang army to capture the world.

When we arrived at the moment, it was different. Compared with when we were newly occupied by Youzhou, Li Chongjiu had Hengshan again, Taiyuan counties, defeated the Khitan in the north, the Xi tribes, defeated Goguryeo in the east, and fought against Li Tang in the west. At present, who is not in the world and looks at him with admiration. Now Li Chongjiu is no longer the time when he is first in his prime, but is confident of fighting for Hebei and even the world.

Now that the Wagang Army has failed, Li Mi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, where should Youzhou go?

If Li Chongjiu did not become emperor at this time, the officials below would think that Li Chongjiu just wanted to defend himself, and there were even ignorant people. They would think that Li Chongjiu would surrender to the Tang Dynasty with Li Mi.

For example, Dou Jiande was originally like Li Chongjiu and was mainly Li Mi. However, Li Mi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and Dou Jiande immediately proclaimed himself emperor, which was to express his ambition to seize the world.

It is good to be a king slowly. When the power is insufficient, you should not suddenly raise this banner, otherwise it will not be worthy of its reputation. It is not a way to be called emperor if you occupy a small county, but you dare to be emperor.

But this time, more than 20 scholars wrote a letter to Li Chongjiu to be emperor in the county test paper. Isn’t it accidental?

"Report to Duke Shanggu. The more than 20 scholars' letters have been clearly understood!" County Sima Lin Dangfeng came forward to report,

"Who is the lead?"

"I reported to Mr. Shanggu that there were three scholars who were leading this time. They were all not from gentry, but there were people in their families who served as officials in Youzhou, but their official positions were low, and the highest was just like the county household Cao Shushu. They are now under our control."

Li Chongjiu said, "Oh?"

Lin Dangfeng said, "I think this matter is purely because of the students' momentary excitement."

Li Chongjiu glanced at Wen Yanbo and others and said, "Are there no officials in Youzhou? Give them some hints?"

Wen Yanbo and others lowered their heads and kept silent. Not to mention Zhou Xu, he was ready to be dismissed.

Lin Dangfeng said, "If Shanggu Duke wants to investigate thoroughly, he can hand it over to the county government office. After the punishment is carried out, everything will be clear."

"No need. You guys retreat first." Li Chongjiu waved his hand. He knew that someone would have to instruct him. But no matter who he was intent, he was not bad. What's more, his reputation would be terrible if he tortured the scholar.

For Li Chongjiu, he is not unwilling to be emperor. But this matter needs to be done naturally. Instead of shouting there, it is better for others to welcome you to the throne.

This is China's national condition. Otherwise, Zhao Kuangyin would have rebelled himself, so why did he ask others to wear a yellow robe? As for the so-called three words and three resignations before the throne, are they hypocritical?

After everyone retreated, Lu Chengqing found him again.

Seeing that Lu Chengqing was back, Li Chongjiu knew that he wanted to report something secret, so he asked his left and right guards to step down and asked, "What is the important thing about County Magistrate Lu?"

Lu Chengqing said, "I have reported to Mr. Shanggu, I have a saying of Yiyue, and I want to tell you about it."

"But it's okay."

Lu Chengqing immediately said, "I feel that there is another thing that is as urgent as becoming emperor."

"What's the matter?"

"I beg you to ask Mr. Shanggu to marry Princess Changle as your wife as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Li Chongjiu's eyes sterned and said, "What did you say?"

Lu Chengqing said: "Please forgive me for being bold. The Xi tribe has always hoped that the wife of the Shanggu public office will be the main wife, let alone the son of the Shanggu grandson was born, and the Xi tribe's expectation will be even more urgent. But once the wife of the Shibe is the main wife, the position of the crown prince..."

When Lu Chengqing said this, he saw Li Chongjiu's eyes shining.

Lu Chengqing lowered his head and said, "For the gentry in Shandong, Hebei, I hope that the future emperor can maintain the orthodox Han people."

Li Chongjiu said, "If the Shandong Gaomen really had such a plan, we could not have served the Tuoba clan of Wei first and then the Gaoqi."

Lu Chengqing said, "This is a helpless act. At that time, the Xianbei Tuoba unified the north of the Yangtze River, and the gentry flew south. If the gentry left in the north of the Yangtze River did not obey, they would have to perish. Therefore, the temporary strategy could only be dominated by the Tuoba clan. As for Gao Qi, although Gao Huan and his son were vulgar Xianbei, they were also descendants of the Han people. Even so, they were expedient to them."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu did not refute, Lu Chengqing continued to say: "The Jiangzuo gentry is a figure, the Guanzhong gentry is a crown, the Northern gentry is a noble relative, and the Shandong gentry is a marriage. If Gong Shanggu wants to compete with the Guanlong gentry of Li Tang and seize the world, he must get the help of the Shandong gentry, so that he can fight in the same court."

Li Chongjiu nodded silently, saying this was good.

Lu Chengqing said, "Princess Changle is a noble family member of the Tian family. If Shanggu Duke married him, the Shandong gentry would not dare to underestimate him, and he would also let the old officials of the Hebei court return to his heart. In the future, if the princess has something to come out and is appointed as the crown prince and inherit the world, it is my orthodox Chinese. The Shandong gentry would definitely submit to him and the world would return to his heart."

Lu Chengqing's words were very sincere. As the son of the head of the Fanyang Lu family, he said this, which shows that he was also good at speaking.

Seeing Lu Chengqing bowing and sweating all over, Li Chongjiu knew that he had been under a lot of pressure before he said this.

Li Chongjiu said: "It really surprised me that you can say these things. I know that your uncle has always disliked me from entering Youzhou. But if you can say this, it shows that I am not using you wrong."

Lu Chengqing bowed and said, "Uncle, I do have a strong opinion on the family, but I have no malice towards Youzhou and Shanggugong. Especially recently, my uncle has seen Youzhou flourish under the abbot of the Envoy Li, and has changed a lot."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "It's really gratifying for Mr. Lu to think so."

When Lu Chengqing heard this, he further said, "It's not just that. If Mr. Shanggu could marry Princess Changle, I would convince my uncle to marry my Lu family's legitimate daughter to the King of Qi."

As soon as Lu Chengqing said this, Li Chongjiu looked calm on the outside, but his heart was also causing great waves. Maybe he would jump up at this time as someone else.

Li Chongjiu's first reaction was this naked political marriage.

According to Lu Chengqing's proposal just now, if the Lu family's legitimate daughter married King Yang Hung of Qi and Li Chongjiu married Princess Yang Ehuang of Changle, then Li Chongjiu, the Sui royal family and the Fanyang Lu family were tied to a chariot.

Li Chongjiu represents an emerging force that is rapidly emerging, the Yang family represents the old dynasty, and the Fanyang Lu family represents the Hebei gentry. Such a trinity is equivalent to using the relationship between marriage to tie the three together, and thus integrating into the new forces in Youzhou is unbreakable.

This is a very high move. For the Lu family, marrying a daughter to the King of Qi is more than marrying a daughter to himself directly. Not only can they not lose their identity, but they can also officially integrate into Li Chongjiu, a new force that spans the grassland Youzhou.

No wonder Lu Chengqing was sure to convince his uncle.

Lu Chengqing said, "Of course, my Lu family is not without conditions. I know that the Prince of Qi has passed away for a long time, but there is still a concubine in Jiangdu. If my daughter of the Lu family wants to marry the Prince of Qi, she must be the Princess of Qi."

Li Chongjiu knew that Yang Fu's original concubine was the daughter of Wei Chong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Wei Chong was born into the Jingzhao Wei family, a prominent family in Guanzhong. He was the first-class family among the Guanlong geniuses. There is a folk proverb in Chang'an, Wei Du in the south of the city, and Tianchi Wu.

For example, among Li Shimin's concubines, there was a concubine Wei (called Wei Concubine after Li Shimin ascended the throne), who was second only to Empress Changsun. The great-grandfather of Concubine Wei was Wei Xiaokuan, the first general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Yang Guang also tried his best to bring such a big tree as the Wei family in Jingzhao, but Concubine Wei died of illness early, which was equivalent to Yang Ming losing his arm. He was not good enough to go to Concubine Wei's sister to have an affair.

Yang Ming fell, but the Wei family became more prosperous. In the Tang Dynasty, the four surnames Li Wu and Wei and Yang were called together. Yan De means that the four surnames were connected to each other and truly grasped the power. Although the four surnames such as the Gaomen of Shandong in the Tang Dynasty had dozens of prime ministers, they were all marginal figures because they refused to intermarry the Li Tang royal family.

Just as Li Shimin reviewed the clan of the clan, the first class of Li Tang was the royal family, followed by the relatives of the foreigners, and the third class was the King of Cui Lu. When the power of the Li Tang Dynasty was in decline in history, the other three surnames intervened as foreigners and mastered the center.

Li Chongjiu thought that in the future, Youzhou will be the world of the three surnames of Li, Yang and Lu. The Lu family's move is really wonderful.

Thinking of this, Li Chongjiu thought to himself that when he really reached this point, family affairs, that is, state affairs, were still involved. Although he knew that the affairs of the two were not just about men and women, and it was as simple as being together, Li Chongjiu still felt unhappy when this moment came.

At present, Li Chongjiu is just a prince. If he becomes king in the future, his wife will be the queen. After he becomes emperor, his wife will be the queen. But the woman who was obsessed with marrying the family was now far away in Chang'an, and her heart was far away from the world.

"Hanggu Gong."

After hearing Lu Chengqing's call, Li Chongjiu came to his senses.

Seeing him looking surprised, Li Chongjiu knew that he had just lost his composure and barely suppressed the melancholy in his heart. He smiled and said, "I will consider your words, don't worry, I will reply as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!