Chapter 383 The Tang Dynasty, Half of the Country

"Son, are you confused?"

Seeing his mother scolding him for being confused with an annoyed face, Chen Huaian, who was already confused, could only spread his hands and look at his mother Xu Ruoyun with a blank look on his face.

Eh——

Seeing this, Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun let out a long sigh and told Chen Huaian the cause and effect.

It turned out that when Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian issued an edict in the Huihe Palace, after the heroic Khan Moyanchu, who sacrificed his life to defend the glory of the Tang Dynasty, was crowned as the Western King of the Tang Dynasty, and allowed his descendants to inherit the title, the news was sent back to the imperial city of the capital. It immediately caused an uproar among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty;

Even the Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun, who lives in the harem and has no interest in political affairs, heard various voices and rumors from the eunuchs and maids in the harem about the matter discussed by civil and military officials——

Some people rumored that Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's move was to make up for the regret of not being able to make Princess Bijia the queen of the new dynasty, and to support the imperial concubine Yue Qiluo to ascend to the throne and make her the queen of the Western Regions. They said this was letting the tiger return to the mountain. The chaos in the Western Region will definitely reappear in the future;

Some people also said that Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's move was to pave the way and prepare for the future implementation of "Prince Conferring the King" in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor would not only designate the prince born by the emperor's concubine as king, but also confer the heirs of other concubines in the future. For ten thousand miles, just like Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty;

Some people even firmly expressed their opposition to Emperor Zhaowu's appointment of a king, saying that the chaos among the kings in the Han Dynasty and the rebellion among the vassal kings in the previous dynasty were lessons from the past, and that hastily making the king a king in the country would do no good at all;

They also made alarmist claims that once the Tang Dynasty opens the door to the title of king, it will surely pave the way for the split of the Tang Dynasty a hundred years later.

In short, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian had not officially crowned the second prince born to the emperor's concubine as the Western King, but it had already caused an uproar in the government and the public, with all kinds of discussions, disputes, and objections.

In addition, the so-called "Controversy after the Founding of the People's Republic of China" at the beginning of the founding of the country has brought a series of bad influences and unstable factors to the Tang Dynasty (mainly the sworn brother of Queen Liu Shujun, Liu Ziyu, the uncle of Wuyi of the Tang Dynasty) the rebellion);

Therefore, Empress Dowager Xu Ruoyun was worried that Chen Huaian's move would arouse opposition from civil and military officials in both the government and the public, causing turmoil in the government and the public and threatening the country of the Tang Dynasty.

Hahaha!

Chen Huaian, who was originally looking solemn, finally couldn't help but laugh loudly after hearing the concerns of his mother Xu Ruoyun and the reactions of the civil and military officials in the court to the king.

After a long time, Chen Huaian stopped smiling and then said to his mother, Xu Ruoyun: "Mother, what did I think this was about? It turns out this is what happened!"

"Mother, I assure you that the chaos among the kings, the fratricide between brothers, and the internal division of the dynasty that these civil and military officials are worried about will never happen!"

Chen Huaian vowed: "Having learned from the mistakes of Dahan Daxin, how can I make the same mistakes again?"

"I decree that the descendants of Yingwu Khan Moyanchu are allowed to inherit his title of Western King of the Tang Dynasty, just to commend Moyanchu for his heroic performance in resisting the Arab Empire's invasion of our Tang vassal state;"

"It is to set an example among the countries in the Western Region;"

As Chen Huaian spoke, he came to the side of his mother, Xu Ruoyun, and gently massaged his mother's shoulders to relax her muscles as before.

Furthermore, he promised his mother: "Mother, I have my own sense of proportion and decision-making regarding matters in the court, so you don't need to worry so much. If you have this leisure time and time, you might as well make time to enjoy family happiness;"

"From now on, you will be the royal grandmother of the two princes, haha!"

Chen Huaian comforted his mother. He did not want to tell his mother that he had raised millions of troops in the Western Regions, had implemented the new policy of "separation of military and political affairs" in the countries of the Western Regions, and built the Great Wall outside the region. He did not want to tell his mother.

It's not that there are any rules that prohibit political involvement in the harem, but Chen Huaian knows that his mother's experience and knowledge are difficult to compare with him, a time traveler who has lived through two lifetimes.

The only thing Chen Huaian can be sure of is that the rebellion of kings will definitely not happen.

Nowadays, whether it is the Central Plains Dynasty or the Tang army in the Western Regions, 80% are private soldiers produced from the [Innate Emperor's Life] system;

You just say, that king can mobilize a single soldier and create rebellion?

Eh——

Xu Ruoyun, who squinted her eyes and enjoyed her son Chen Huaian relaxing her muscles and bones, finally just sighed and stopped arguing or entangled with Chen Huaian on this issue.

The son has grown up and has become the king of a country. As a mother, no matter how much she worries about him, she should let him handle these military and national affairs by himself.

Although, in the eyes of outsiders, Chen Huaian is a wise and powerful emperor, an invincible general who is brave enough to defeat the three armies;

However, in the eyes of his mother Xu Ruoyun, he was still the child who made her worry about him at all times;

The vast majority of mothers in this world should be like Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun, who will probably worry about their children until they die.

Perhaps this is the best explanation for the mother’s worries about her son traveling thousands of miles away!

Suddenly, Xu Ruoyun, who had half-squinted her eyes, suddenly opened her eyes, and her body leaning on the chair was startled. Chen Huaian, who was standing behind her and massaging her, couldn't help but subconsciously stop what he was doing.

The next moment, Xu Ruoyun suddenly turned around, looked at Chen Huaian with a serious face, and said, "Son, my mother suddenly remembered something again;"

"A few days ago, my mother heard that in the "International Examination" that has ended, among the 200 candidates from various places and the Imperial College, 187 were born in the twelve provinces of the south, and only 10 Three came from the north;”

"There are rumors among the people that the imperial examination reform system implemented by the imperial court is seriously inaccurate. Some people are even more treacherous and say that the Tang Dynasty only has half of the country;"

After a pause, Xu Ruoyun continued with a solemn expression: "Son, my mother doesn't know about this matter. Have Zhang Fu, the Minister of Rites, and Chang Yuchun, the Duke of Wei who acted as prime minister, reported it to you?"

"However, the handling of this matter was extremely careless;"

"Even my mother, who has lived in the palace for a long time, can hear such rumors. You can imagine how this matter will spread outside the palace and among students from the north and south of the Tang Dynasty!"

Xu Ruoyun said: "My son, my mother knows very well that after you ascended the throne, you vigorously promoted the reform of the imperial examination in order to break the monopoly of the appointment and selection of court officials by aristocratic families, and in order to open up a path for students all over the world to learn and become good officials."

"Although my mother is a member of the female generation, she also fully understands the profound significance of the imperial examination reform to the country and the Tang Dynasty;"

"Therefore, this first imperial examination after the founding of the Tang Dynasty must not be reduced to only half of the Tang Dynasty as some people think!"