Great Tang princess

Chapter 338 Li Jingye's Rebellion

If the outside style still has some ideas of respecting the times, the inside is almost completely out of tune with this era.

The biggest gap lies in the pillars. A large villa with a wooden structure always needs a lot of pillars as a support, but the Princess Mansion does not need it because the interior is a brick structure.

Without pillars, the field of vision will be infinitely wide, and the depth and height of the space can be clearly displayed in front of you at a glance.

First enter the main hall, which is a high open space, and the whole house is full of transparent glass windows, so the light is extremely abundant.

There are wooden coffee tables and sofas in the living room. In winter, just lay a layer of animal skin cushions to keep warm.

The tabletop at the top of the coffee table is a large piece of transparent glass, which is perfectly combined with the wooden bracket below.

And beside the coffee table, in front of Li Yuechen's exclusive seat, there was a complete tiger skin on the waxed solid wood floor.

There is no concept of protecting animals these days, so this thing can be placed at home openly.

Leaving the main hall and coming to the backyard, this is the place where I usually live.

Entering the master bedroom, you can see a large bed with gauze curtains hanging all around. There are several pillows on the bed, and a life-sized hugging bear is placed on the side, which looks cute.

The room on the side of the backyard was completely converted into a bathhouse. A pool five meters long and wide was covered with iron pipes and extended to the boiler room next door, where the water could be heated at any time.

And there is a wooden sauna room next to the pool, which contains volcanic rocks sent from the Western Regions, so you can take a sauna at any time in winter.

Generally speaking, the interior style of the Princess Mansion is completely beyond this era.

In order to invite his brother and mother to take a sauna in winter, Li Yuechen specially designed male and female compartments, a total of two sets.

Moreover, various things will be added in the future, and this home will be at the forefront of the times in the future.

……

At the beginning of September, Li Yuechen came to the court hall in a good mood, listened to the news for a while, and after noon, he returned to the Hall of Renshou and had dinner with his mother.

After a while, the third brother Li Xian and the fourth brother Li Dan also came over.

"It looks like Yuechen is in a good mood recently, is it because of the upcoming opening of the mansion?" Li Dan asked, holding up his teacup.

"Well, at least it's much more convenient to take a shower." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

Li Xian sighed: "It's just a pity that I won't be able to see you often in the future..."

"Don't worry, I can see you anytime you want!" Li Yuechen replied.

After all, if you come here every now and then to say hello to your mother, no one else will say anything.

No matter whether they think that mother and son are against each other on the surface, at least filial piety is here, and no one will doubt anything because of this.

Seeing the children laughing, Wu Zetian also showed a smile on his face.

Just as he was about to speak, there was a faint sound of a military drum suddenly, "Boom, boom, boom..." The sound gradually sounded from far to near.

Li Yuechen's expression changed, he turned his head and said, "Eight hundred miles, hurry up!"

Generally, drums of this level would not sound, but if they sounded, it would be a big deal!

Wu Zetian's originally smiling face darkened in an instant, and he got up and followed Li Yuechen to the gate of the hall, waiting for Marquis Wu to deliver a letter.

The low sound of military drums resounded almost throughout Dongdu. It was conceivable that many ministers were already fully dressed at home, waiting to enter the palace to discuss matters.

After a short time, he saw a tall horse coming straight towards the Hall of Renshou. Li Yuechen took two steps forward, seemingly anxious to know the military situation, but actually kept his mother behind.

The horses stopped in front of Renshou Hall, and Marquis Wu jumped off his horse and came to salute in front of the crowd: "Queen of Heaven, saint! Li Jingye rebelled in Yangzhou!"

As he spoke, he quickly took out the letter from his pocket and presented it.

Li Yuechen reached out to take it, turned around and passed it to his mother, and then waved to Fulai: "Send him down to have a good rest."

"Here!" Fulai agreed, and went down first with Marquis Wu who delivered the letter.

Wu Zetian walked into the hall while opening the letter, and the children followed.

There are not many words on the letter, and they have already read it when they entered the hall.

She sat on a chair and put the letter on the table: "You guys should take a look too."

Li Yuechen first picked it up and looked at it. The content probably said that Li Jingye started a rebellion in Yangzhou. At this time, he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Chen Jingzhi, governor of Yangzhou, and Sun Chuxing, who joined the army, were all beheaded for public display. No Yangzhou official dared to resist.

That's all the information in the letter, nothing more.

After handing the letter to his elder brother, Li Yuechen frowned: "Li Jingye... seems to have inherited the British Duke, right? Why would such a good person rebel?"

"Originally he was supposed to be the imperial servant, the governor of Meizhou." Wu Zetian answered her daughter's doubts, "But last year, in order to adjust the situation, I demoted him to Liuzhou Sima. I guess it must be because of dissatisfaction?"

It has to be mentioned that Wu Zetian has seen big storms before, and she is not worried at all when she hears someone rebelling against her. She still keeps calm and her mood is quite stable.

"It's impossible to do the rebellion by yourself, and there must be other people's support." Li Yuechen said, "Aniang, let the child go!"

"Not urgent……"

Wu Zetian shook his head, "Since we have reached this point, why not wait and see if we can catch two more fish."

"But if it goes on like this..."

"Chen'er don't worry, this person has nothing to do with him..." Wu Zetian smiled contemptuously, "Come on, go and call Shangguan Wan'er here."

Li Yuechen raised his head: "Aniang is planning to ask Wan'er to check the people around him?"

Wu Zetian nodded: "Since the secret guard has become independent now, it should be of some use, right? In the future, we won't be able to rush all over the eight hundred li, and there is no news at all."

"Now that the dark guard has just started to develop, and the post station cannot be used, it must be..."

"Chen'er, don't explain it to her. Now she is the person in charge of the hidden guards, and in her position, she wants to manage her affairs!" Wu Zetian said with a serious face.

It's time to talk about it, and Li Yuechen can't say anything more, but it seems that poor Shangguan Wan'er will inevitably be scolded.

Li Xian lowered his head and thought for a while: "After all, he is the grandson of the Duke of England. Auntie, let's see if..."

"Sanlang, remember! As an emperor, you must not act emotionally!" Wu Zetian turned his head and looked at him with a serious face, "Unless you have the ability to suppress others like Chen'er or Taizong, otherwise, acting emotionally is just asking for it. trouble!"

Wu Zetian has always believed that there are no absolutes in the world, but even so, when she is unable to break the rules, she still has to act according to the rules.

It's not that the emperor can't be emotional, but the premise is that he can hold people down.

For example, Emperor Taizong, he can act emotionally, because everyone obeys him, has the ability and means, and he can still fight!
But if you don't have that strength, you can't be too easy to be an emperor.

She is also taking this opportunity to teach her son a good lesson.

……

After a while, Shangguan Wan'er came over and saluted respectfully: "I have seen the Queen of Heaven, Saint, Your Highness!"

"Hmph!" Wu Zetian snorted coldly, "Wan'er, as the person in charge of the secret guard, now that Li Jingye rebelled, he was rushed in eight hundred miles, and the whole city knew about it, why didn't you know?"

Shangguan Wan'er answered calmly: "Reporting to the queen, the secret guard has just been dismantled, time is running out, and it has just been rolled out in the Eastern Capital..."

She calmly stated the facts and reasoned, her tone was always calm, without any sense of fear.

Now that the dark guard has just become independent, he still doesn't understand many things. It can be said that he is like a toddler.

It can be said that the basic system of the current dark guard has not been fully determined, and the network has not even been extended to Chang'an. How could it be possible to know the things in Yangzhou so quickly?

Besides, you didn't give me the right to mobilize the fast horses at the post station, did you?How could it be faster than eight hundred miles?
Of course, after explaining, I didn't forget to add a sentence: "It's Waner's dereliction of duty, please ask the queen to punish her!"

Seeing her responding so calmly, Li Yuechen next to her couldn't help showing a smile. She really is a legend, but it's different!
Don't look at Shangguan Wan'er who has been covered by Li Yuechen since she was a child, as if she doesn't understand anything.

Besides, under the cover of the princess, a court lady is a court lady, who also came from the bottom of the palace through scrambling, plus a mother who did not forget to teach her culture, today's Shangguan Wan'er has begun to bloom.

Hearing her explanation, Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing: "So, it's still my fault?"

"Wan'er dare not!" She replied calmly and saluted.

Seeing this, the smile on Wu Zetian's face became even wider, and one could even see a look of appreciation from it.

"Okay, this matter will not be pursued!" Wu Zetian stretched out a finger, "From now on, anyone who wants to be at your disposal will give you the right to investigate, collect evidence and interrogate the secret guard. Let me investigate Li Jingye's rebellion. Clear. In the future, I don't want this kind of incident to happen again!"

"Here!" Shangguan Wan'er agreed.

Li Yuechen next to him opened his eyes wide and took a deep breath, good guy, he really became a spy chief now.

Can dispatch anyone who needs it, and at the same time have the power to investigate and collect evidence and interrogate... It can be said that if the power to convict is added, it will completely become a royal guard.

But maybe Wu Zetian also considered this point, and did not give her the power to convict, which means that Shangguan Wan'er can't execute the prisoner privately, and how to deal with it in the end still has to be reported, depending on the order above.

But to be honest, Li Yuechen thinks this is pretty good.After all, even if it is the department in charge of national security, the power cannot be so powerful that it can avoid the above, that would be too much.

Being able to dispatch anyone means that no matter where Shangguan Wan'er goes, she can ask the other party to cooperate with the investigation, which is already a great power.

……

After the matter here was over, Wu Zetian asked the children to go back first, and then called a meeting of the ministers to explain Li Jingye's rebellion.

The officials were shocked, and then they discussed in a hurry, thinking about how to solve this matter.

A group of officials headed by Wu Chengsi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, said that they should fight back, and some of them thought that they should focus on appeasement, and see what their demands are...

At present, Wu Zetian's idea is to fish, so he has not issued an order to send troops, but plans to take another look.After the results of future investigations come out, uproot them all at once.

The ministers discussed for a while, but couldn't come up with a suitable note for a while, and this temporary meeting was over.

In the evening, Li Yuechen was sitting in the Linbo Pavilion watching the stars, and Shangguan Wan'er, who was busy until this time, came in from the outside.

Seeing her in Linbo Pavilion, she walked over and sat down beside her slowly: "Wan'er is still worried that His Highness is asleep."

"What's the matter?" Li Yuechen turned his head and asked.

"Yeah!" Shangguan Wan'er nodded, "Your Highness, lend me some people to use."

"Borrower? What do you mean?" Li Yuechen was a little puzzled.

Shangguan Wan'er raised her head and looked at the stars with her: "The Empress ordered me to find out about Li Jingye's treason as soon as possible, so..."

Li Yuechen turned his head and said, "Wan'er, you should know that my troops all have short hair and short beards, and their characteristics are too obvious, so it is impossible to sneak into the city to investigate for you."

"No need." Shangguan Wan'er shook her head, "There are other people who entered the city to investigate, Wan'er just thought, I hope His Highness can lend me some people as support..."

Hearing her words, Li Yuechen smiled: "It makes sense. In the future, these people will still have to train alone. Spy personnel can't do without combat effectiveness."

"But it's too late now." Shangguan Wan'er curled her lips, "If you don't want to disappoint Tianhou, you need to come up with the results as soon as possible. So I have to borrow someone from His Highness."

Seeing her pursed lips, Li Yuechen couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I'll lend it to you!"

She still believed in Shangguan Wan'er's abilities, and lent her some people, presumably she should be able to bring back valuable information.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" She smiled sweetly. She looked like a young girl who hadn't experienced much in the world. It was hard to imagine that she was now the head of the country's top intelligence agency.

Li Yuechen raised his hand and tapped the tip of her nose lightly: "I'm already the commander of the hidden guards, so I can't smile like this in the future."

"It's okay, it's only for His Highness!" Shangguan Wan'er shrugged her shoulders and said.

"That's fine too!"

……

Two days later, Li Yuechen officially moved out of the palace and entered his princess mansion.

Along with Fulai, Xiaohe and a lot of people in the Anfu Palace who have served her since she was a child, they also brought two royal chefs from the palace, and someone is responsible for everything in life.

Including sister-in-law Pei Qingwan, two older sisters and Shangguan Wan'er all followed, but their respective jobs will be more troublesome in the future.

I used to live in the palace, and I could go to work directly after leaving the house, but in the future, I can only go to work by riding a horse or a bicycle.

So Li Yuechen asked someone to arrange a few carriages, so it would be more convenient to go out in rainy and snowy weather.

On the day of entering the Princess Mansion, Geng Yunqiang was also called. Of course, he was not asked to visit, but a task was given to him.

"You take a company and cooperate with the dark guards to go to Yangzhou to investigate Li Jingye's rebellion, and be responsible for responding..." Li Yuechen arranged, "The commander of the dark guards will tell you about the specific matters. Your task is to fully cooperate with them and take Get the information and send it back as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang agreed with a salute, without any nonsense.

(End of this chapter)