Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 439
The emperor's bedroom.

".That's roughly the case, the place is safe, Father, don't worry."

Li Yuan became more and more lethargic, and his mind became more and more confused. If he can wake up for an hour a day, he is considered to be in good condition.After listening to Li Zhiyun's words, he said: "Just do what you want. Although Li Xiaochang has made great contributions to the establishment of the country, it is a fact that he rebelled. There is no need to extrajudicial favors, just kill him."

"Yes, Erchen understands."

Li Yuan asked: "Pei Ji hasn't come to see me these few days, what is he doing?"

"Father, before Li Xiaochang's rebellion, he had contacted Hongluqing Liu Shilong, and Liu Shilong had criticized state affairs in front of Prime Minister Pei. Prime Minister Pei had already told his son everything. He has been busy dealing with the rebellion these days."

"Oh."

Li Yuan's complexion turned into a sigh.

"That's good too. He can faithfully assist you, and it's not in vain to rely on me for his training. Zhiyun, although Pei Ji is very selfish, he is not as lenient as Pei Ju, and he is not as good at governing as Yang Gongren, but he has his own uses. Focus on stability, you can use it first. In the future, if you think he is useless, let him go back to Sangquan, after all, he is also a hero of Jinyang Yuancong."

"Yes."

Li Yuan nodded, took a long breath, and said: "My health seems to be getting worse and worse, Zhiyun, I intend to appoint you as the crown prince, and if there is any danger in being a father in the future, you can also take over the inheritance smoothly. "

"Father is blessed with the same blessings as the heavens, and his longevity is boundless. He will definitely recover." Li Zhiyun said without hesitation.

Li Yuan tried his best to squeeze out a smile, shook his head and waved his hands.

"Okay, don't lie to me. I know my body best. Now that your brothers are gone, only you can stabilize the foundation of my Li family. You must take over the crown prince. "

Li Zhiyun pursed his lips slightly, he was going to ask Pei Ju and others to propose, but Li Yuan didn't expect Li Yuan to say it first.

This caught him off guard a bit.

But in Li Yuan's view, he has no choice.As an adult son, only the King of Chu can restrain the son of an arrogant soldier.

Furthermore, if he made other sons crown princes, it would be another court bloodbath.

For the sake of the foundation he created and for the sake of his family, he had to choose Li Zhiyun as the crown prince, and he could only appoint Li Zhiyun as the crown prince.

If other sons inherit the foundation, I am afraid that the country will lose the country.

"Father, my son and minister are just bastards." Li Zhiyun said.

Hearing this, Li Yuan smiled and said: "It's okay, I dictate, you write, first canonize your mother and concubine as empress, in this way, you will be the son of the eldest son, and then canonize you as the crown prince in the future, is it feasible?"

After thinking about it, Li Zhiyun bowed down.

"My son, thank you father and emperor."

It's no problem for him to take up the post of Prince of the East Palace now, but he still has some arrangements that are not in place. Only when the central ministers are cleared up and he becomes the prince will he be able to go smoothly.

Du Ruhui has already sent a letter, and he found many interesting things from Li Xiaochang's study.

"In addition, if there is a vacancy in the aspect, you should decide earlier. If you have more people, you can relax a little bit. In the future, you will be the prince, or even enthroned, and you must remember that it is a good thing to be diligent, but you must take good care of your body, otherwise you will not be able to long."

"My son, keep it in mind."

In July of the sixth year of Wude, the emperor issued an imperial edict, and named the noble concubine Wan Shi as the queen.

When this news spread throughout the court and the public, all the courtiers understood that the emperor was preparing for the appointment of the king of Chu as the crown prince.

Fengyi Hall.

"Slaves see the empress."

"Chen and concubine see the Queen's concubine."

Wu Yangyang, the concubines of the harem, female officials of various bureaus, servants, and maidservants all knelt down to worship the queen.

Empress Wan raised her hand to support him, and waited for everyone to stand up and stand up, before she said: "The saint's body is not going well, you should abide by your duty, pray for the saint's blessing, and don't cause trouble. All palaces and halls must abide by the rules.

This palace is the queen, and should be an example.From today onwards, the responsibility of taking care of the saint will be borne by me alone.If you have sons and teach your sons, if you have no sons, you should pray for the saints. "

"As ordered."

Everyone paid homage and agreed.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Wan's face.

She never thought that one day, the mother would be more precious than the son, and she would sit on the throne of the queen of the world.

After Li Yuan became the empress, the ministers of various Chang'an prefectures sent their wives into the palace to congratulate them one after another, needless to say.

Shence Mansion.

"Congratulations, Your Highness." Du Ruhui escorted Li Xiaochang back to Chang'an. He was full of travel and dust. As soon as he entered the city, he heard about the great thing that the emperor had appointed Concubine Wan Gui as empress. He rushed to see Li Zhiyun.

"No." Li Zhiyun helped him up.

Du Ruhui asked: "When does Your Highness plan to enter the East Palace?"

This is an obvious matter, with the identity of the son of the eldest son, the military and government affairs are all in the hands of the king, there is no restriction on entering the East Palace.

Li Zhiyun said: "Actually, my father planned to make me the prince directly, but I think it's not the time yet. At the very least, I have to deal with the ministers who have dissatisfaction in the court first."

"Your Highness is very thoughtful." Du Ruhui said, "I have found letters from Li Xiaochang between him and the courtiers, there are as many as twenty people."

"So much?" Li Zhiyun frowned, and walked to the window with his hands behind his back.

Seemingly understanding Li Zhiyun's hesitation, Du Ruhui said: "Your Highness, what I mean by this minister is that we can first deal with some people from the Six Divisions and Nine Temples, and shake the mountain. In this way, the hearts of the government and the wild will not be flustered."

"Who are there?"

"Hongluqing Liu Shilong, Guangluqing Liu Zhenghui, grandson Shunde"

After listening, Li Zhiyun rubbed the corner of his clothes and said, "Is that so, pass down the order and call everyone to discuss the matter."

"Yes." Li Zhen was ordered to leave.

A few days later, as Li Xiaochang, Changsun Anye, and Du Caigan were all escorted into the capital, a round of purges began.

According to the letters between Li Xiaochang and the ministers of the DPRK and China, Li Zhiyun dismissed many people in one go.

Hongluqing Liu Shilong dismissed his post and ordered him to return to his hometown.Hongluqing was replaced by Youwuwei General Wang Changxie, and the vacant post of Youwuwei General was concurrently held by Li Zhiyun.

Guangluqing and Liu Zhenghui were relegated to the local governor, and Guangluqing was replaced by Li Gaoqian, the general of Youyiwei, and Li Zhiyun concurrently took the vacant post of general.

Zuo Xiaowei's general Sun Shunde canceled all the titles of lords, and after a while, Zuo Xiaowei was replaced by deputy general Cheng Yaojin as the general.

Zhang Pinggao, the general of the left leader, served as the governor of Danzhou, and Li Zhiyun concurrently served as the left leader.

In addition to the above, two servants were also relegated.

After a big exchange of blood, among the sixteen guards, basically all the elderly who belonged to Li Yuan were eliminated, except for Chai Shao, Li Shentong, and Li Shuliang who remained unchanged, and the rest of the guards were all in Li Zhiyun's hands.

Wang Changxie and others also understand that this is the Chu king gathering military power.They didn't dare to refuse, so they had to be obedient generals to civil servants to prepare for retirement.

After all, once the emperor and the courtiers, they are saints, not the confidants of the king of Chu.They still have this bit of self-conscious wisdom.

Compared with Liu Shilong and the others, they couldn't help but rejoice that they were still in Chang'an.

A big cleansing, although it made the government and the people panic, but for Li Zhiyun, it is undoubtedly acceptable.

Because, through this rebellion, Li Zhiyun eliminated a large number of Lao Li's courtiers and completely controlled the sixteen guards.

More importantly, from now on, all smart people should know to whom they owe their allegiance.

After several days of busy work, Li Zhiyun seldom had a moment of rest.

At this time, Princess Chu walked into the courtyard and served tea.

"Husband, I heard that the punishment for the traitor has been fixed?"

"Yes." Li Zhiyun handed the document to her, "Look for yourself."

Concubine Chu shook her head, "I don't understand these things. The reason why I asked the king today is that the second sister-in-law hoped that the king would spare the life of the eldest grandson Anye."

As she spoke, she pushed back the paperwork.

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Li Zhiyun's eyes, and he put the documents on the table.

He really likes sensible ladies.

(End of this chapter)