Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 232 The East Palace Conspiracy

During the Li Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan...uh, when he came to the throne, his father and grandparents had long since disappeared, and Li Shentong, Li Shenfu, etc. of the same generation had too low reputation, so Li Yuan chose Chen Guogong Dou Kang from his wife group as Zong Zhengqing.

From this point of view, Li Yuan is really not as generous as his uncle Yang Jian.

Yang Jian claimed to be from the Yang family of Hongnong, er, whether it is true or not, anyway, he appointed Yang Xiong, a direct descendant of the Yang family of Hongnong, as Zong Zhengqing.

Li Yuan wanted to be in the door of the Li family in Longxi, but even Zong Zhengqing couldn't bear to give it to him...

Chen Guogong Dou Kang served as Zong Zhengqing for four years, and died of illness in November of Wude's fifth year. Li Jiancheng wondered whether Dou Cong could replace Zong Zhengqing.

"It's not appropriate to supplement the generals of the Twelve Guards and also Zong Zhengqing." Wang Gui shook his head and said, "Mr. Anfeng is more suitable."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "It is appropriate for Dou Dan to be the Minister of Taichang and also the son of the state to offer wine."

Dou Dan, Duke of Anfeng County, is the third son of Chen Guogong Dou Kang. He has a weak temperament and has a good relationship with Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Moreover, most of Li Yuan's sons are young, and Dou Dan presides over the family affairs. It is indeed more appropriate to succeed Zong Zhengqing.

The three of them discussed for a long time, and it was almost decided that the next step would be to stay still and respond to all changes. As long as Donggong doesn't torment himself, Li Jiancheng only needs to be diligent in political affairs, and the crown prince will not be shaken... After all, Li Yuan is behind it.

In the final analysis, Dong Gong wanted to shrink his head and push Li Yuan into the ring to fight Li Shimin... I can't beat you as a big brother, but my father can always hold you down!
But Li Jiancheng still had doubts on his face, and said in a low voice: "If there is a sword incident?"

Wang Gui was taken aback, "The King of Qin can't do this, can he?"

Li Jiancheng was silent, this attitude already explained everything.

It is written in the history books of later generations that Prince Li Jiancheng did not consider that Li Shimin would fight to the death in a desperate situation, and he would be turned over by his opponent unexpectedly.

I won’t say whether Li Shimin was in a desperate situation at the time, but to say that Li Jiancheng did not consider Li Shimin’s use of force to seize the throne... would be a bit biased. The Changlin Army under Donggong’s command is in Chang’an City, and it has always maintained a scale of several thousand.

If it weren't for the fear of Li Shimin's sudden attack, as the prince, Li Jiancheng had thousands of troops in the city, it would be too taboo.

As a prince, Li Jiancheng was suppressed by Li Shimin. There were many reasons for this, but the key was the military power in his hands.

Li Jiancheng once thought in his heart that the combined forces of his own and his father Li Yuan's lineage may not be able to defeat his second brother... This is the main reason why the position of the East Palace is shaky.

Of course, this is also the main reason why Li Yuan fears to reject Li Shimin.

Wei Zheng said softly: "This time I am inspecting Hebei, and went north to Mozhou. King Yan Jun has the intention of entering the court."

The so-called king of Yanjun is Li Yi, who is guarding Youzhou. Last year, he exchanged letters frequently with Donggong.

Li Jiancheng nodded slightly, got up and pushed open the window, glanced at the green pines outside the window, and said in a low voice, "The two gentlemen just said that the decision is made by the public, and the best is recommended..."

"What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"Among the sons of the clan, the second brother is the leader when it comes to merit." Li Jiancheng said slowly with deep eyes, "But in the eyes of my father, there is one person who is not weaker than the second brother."

Wei Zheng and Wang Gui looked at each other, they were both a little confused, many of the clan's children led the army, besides King Qin, the most admirable one was King Li Xiaogong of Hejian, but he was far behind King Qin.

"Children of the clan, there are men and women." Li Jiancheng said softly: "The third sister has been stationed in Bingzhou for several years. She has worked hard and made great achievements. She should be transferred back to Guanzhong."

Wei Zheng and Wang Gui immediately knew who it was referring to, the third daughter of the saint, Princess Pingyang.

In terms of identity, Empress Dou of Taimu has only four sons and one daughter. Among them, Li Yuanba died early, and the remaining princes, King Qin, and King Qi are Princess Pingyang.

In terms of meritorious service, Li Yuan raised an army in Taiyuan, crossed the river and entered the pass, with no more than [-] troops under his command. However, Princess Pingyang, who was hunted down by the Sui Dynasty, gathered troops and defeated the enemy several times, leading [-] troops to welcome him.

In Li Yuan's mind, Princess Pingyang should be the most successful Conglong.

"Not bad, not bad..." Wang Gui murmured, "In the eyes of the saints, Pingyang is not weaker than King Qin."

Wei Zheng said in a low voice: "The captain's son-in-law, Lieutenant Chai Shao, has made meritorious service in Qianshuiyuan, Luoyang, Hulao, and Luoshui battles. He led General You Xiaowei, and was named Duke Huo."

It cannot be said that Chai Shao is from the line of King Qin. After all, there are too many officials in the court who have fought under Li Shimin, and Li Jiancheng and Chai Shao have a good relationship.

Chai Shao's position... Even if he was slightly biased towards the Qin Palace before, Princess Pingyang's position will only be neutral when she returns to Beijing.

Because for Princess Pingyang, she will not be biased between the two brothers, the prince and the king of Qin. They are all direct brothers, and no one who ascends the throne will affect her status.

"At least Chai Shao..." Wang Gui murmured: "Princess Pingyang returns to Beijing, it is impossible for her to be idle forever...as the leader of the army stationed in Jingzhao."

In fact, summoning Princess Pingyang back to the capital would not do much good to the East Palace. Wang Gui felt a little disappointed in his heart, but then he heard Li Jiancheng whisper: "In this way, father can also feel at ease."

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "Duke Chen passed away two months ago. It is only right for His Highness to ask the sage to call Princess Pingyang back to Beijing."

Wang Gui coughed violently all of a sudden, "Say...yes, talk...Xuan Cheng is right!"

Li Jiancheng helped Wang Gui to sit down, and brought a glass of water with his own hands. Wang Gui wanted to stand up to thank him, but Wei Zheng pushed him down. The three of them seemed to have completely forgotten the topic just now.

This is a topic that needs no further discussion.

Princess Pingyang will not be partial to the East Palace, but she will not be partial to the Qin Palace, she will only be loyal to the saint.

In other words, the saint has an extra army that can be mobilized at any time. Even if Princess Pingyang is not in Chang'an, as long as she is stationed in Jingzhao or close to Chang'an's Guannei Road, it can form a check and balance on the Qin Palace.

Before that, Li Yuan had a similar person in his hands, Chen Guogong Dou Kang, this person was deeply trusted by Li Yuan, and he participated in several wars, he was quite prestigious in the army, and his sons held military power and held high positions.

Now that Dou Kang is dead, if Li Jiancheng proposes to transfer Princess Pingyang back to Beijing, Li Yuan will probably take her as Dou Kang's successor.

Li Jiancheng doesn't care whether Princess Pingyang will help the East Palace, as long as she is loyal to her father.

As long as Princess Pingyang returns to the capital, it will be possible to cut off the possibility of Prince Qin's mansion taking power by mutiny.

If Li Jiancheng followed the historical track, wiped out Liu Heizhen, and pacified Shandong, he would not care if he had some prestige in the army, but now there is a traveler making trouble, so he thought of Princess Pingyang.

After all, since ancient times, there have been women who have held power, but no women have ascended the throne... Wu Zetian still can't speak at this time.

At this time, a murmur sounded not far away, Wei Ting rubbed his head and got up dizzily, still shouting, "Good wine, really good wine!"

Seeing Wei Ting walking a few steps unsteadily and almost falling, Li Jiancheng grabbed the guy's shoulder and asked angrily, "Where are you going to drink?"

"Even if you drink dozens of bowls, you won't be so drunk..."

"Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng looked back and saw Wei Zheng put a box on the table.

"It's snowing late, can you have a drink?" Wang Gui blinked, "I seem to have heard of it somewhere..."

"Today's trip to Zhujiagou was a gift from Li Huairen." Wei Zheng blushed a little, and encouraged himself in his heart. I am not advertising, but recommending talents for the prince!
(End of this chapter)