Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 662

Li Heng was sitting on the imperial table, and he had taken the elixir brought into the palace by Princess Yanguang recently, and Li Heng's health improved a little.

However, since the first month of the first year of Qianyuan, Li Heng's eye disease has become more serious. Now that the sky is dark, he can't read clearly. These urgent memorials are all read out by the eunuchs.

Yu Chaoen glanced at Mu Rong who was hiding in the dark, secretly raised Mu Rong's level of danger to the same level as Li Fuguo, and then began to read out the names of the ministers who entered and exited the Eastern Palace banquet yesterday.

When Cui Wang's name and official position were read, Li Heng, who was lying on the roof, snorted coldly and said:
"This Cui Wang is the Chang'an Order who built the wall on Suzaku Street a few days ago?"

Yu Chaoen immediately said: "Go back to Your Majesty, this is Cui County Magistrate."

Li Heng said coldly: "I heard it before, and now the people say that Chang'an used to be rich in the north and low in the south, but now it has become poor in the west and rich in the east. Can this Zhuque Street separate the hearts of the people? This Cui Wang didn't think about how to do things for the court, he just wanted to cling to the prince."

Yu Chaoen had served Li Heng for a long time, so he naturally knew that Li Heng was already angry.

Cui Wang left a bad impression in the emperor's heart. Although he would not be dismissed immediately, if he had a chance to be promoted in the future, he would definitely be rejected by the emperor because of this bad impression.

You must know that Cui Wang was also a Jinshi, and he was also a child of a big family, and Chang'an Ling was also an important position in the court.

"In addition, reward some rare treasures and medicinal materials from the palace, and send them to the King of Yue!"

Li Heng interrupted Yu Chaoen, and then asked: "Count up how many times Chen Xuanli went to the East Palace and how many times to Xingqing Palace."

Li Heng looked up at Yu Chaoen again and asked.

After all, for a general who has experienced mutiny before, it is too dangerous for him to continue to lead troops.

But thinking about it carefully, Li Heng's suspicion is not completely unreasonable.

But if the son is too successful, then you have to worry about whether the son will usurp the throne.

It was obviously just a small organization used to inquire about rumors in the market, but it turned into such a terrifying thing under Mu Rong's hands.

And when the emperor was in power, he liked Li Chu, the grandson of the emperor.

Yu Chaoen never knew that intelligence could have such a terrifying influence.

Some historians believe that Chen Xuanli and Li Heng had a secret connection, and that the Maweipo mutiny was actually a coercion led by the then prince Li Heng.

In the end, the emperor had no choice but to agree to the request of the forbidden army. Chen Xuanli personally killed Yang Guozhong and strangled Yang Yuhuan to death.

The people of Chang'an missed the prosperity of the emperor's time, and they often gathered beside the Xingqing Palace just to witness the emperor's demeanor.

The northwestern frontier is stable, so the imperial court can continue to use troops against the Central Plains. In this way, the king of Yue also deserves credit for the pacification of Anlu Mountain.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Heng thought for a while, and it seemed that there was nothing to reward the King of Yue, so he could only give a blank check for verbal performances.

The pen used by Li Hengzhu, the red ink, the snow-white edict, the clock on the imperial case, and the rare gems in the inner treasury were all sent to the palace by Li Tan.

"Your Majesty, according to the military information sent by Lanzhou Governor Su, the King of Yue has already sent [-] Hexi elites into Lanzhou, and now the Tubo army is still camping along the Huangshui River."

But Li Heng also deprived Chen Xuanli of the opportunity to be close to the military power. Now Chen Xuanli was playing in the mansion all day long, but he didn't have any specific position.

Mu Rong immediately called a little eunuch, took off his waist badge and asked him to go to the Dongchang archives room and bring Chen Xuanli's travel records this month to Daming Palace.

Mu Rong firmly responded to Li Heng's request, and the emperor felt a sense of security. The eunuchs around him are still reliable!

At first, Li Heng was somewhat resistant to this matter, thinking that it was inappropriate for Dongchang to monitor the court ministers.

"Tan'er moved so fast?" Li Heng said with satisfaction.

Li Heng said again: "Where is the prince? How many times has the prince been to Xingqing Palace?"

Yu Chaoen's body trembled slightly, he didn't expect the emperor to be so suspicious.

At this time, Yu Chaoen reminded: "Your Majesty, the treasures and medicinal materials in the palace are all tribute from the King of Yue from Longyou. What exactly are you sending them there?"

When the emperor returned to Chang'an from the middle of Sichuan, Chen Xuanli also played a role, so after returning to Chang'an, Li Heng reciprocated and gave Chen Xuanli the title of Cai Guogong.

Li Heng said coldly: "I only went once, Chen Xuanli ran around like this, of course there is no need for the crown prince to go in person."

After entering Shuzhong, Chen Xuanli still protected the emperor. Chen Xuanli also played a big role in welcoming the emperor back. He was replaced by the Shence Army, but he was still named Cai Guogong and enjoyed a great honor.

Chen Xuanli was the commander of the emperor's forbidden army. During the Anlushan Rebellion, he served as the general of Zuo Xiaowei and escorted the emperor to escape from Chang'an.

"Yu Chaoen, write a family letter to Tan'er in my name, telling him that if he can keep Lanzhou, it will be a great contribution to the imperial court, and the emperor will never be stingy with rewards!"

Li Heng sighed again, and rewarded Dongchang with some funds, and then asked Mu Rong to file the list. The ministers who participated in the prince's leaving Beijing banquet this time did not know, so they were branded as princelings. When there is a promotion opportunity, they will be turned over.

Later, when he was in Maweipo, the forbidden army launched a mutiny, Chen Xuanli was elected by the soldiers, and invited the emperor to kill the treacherous minister Yang Guozhong and execute the enchanting concubine Yang Yuhuan, otherwise the soldiers refused to continue to protect the emperor and enter Shu.

The emperor has prestige and connections, and most of the mainstays of the court officials today are Jinshi during the emperor's reign, or ministers promoted by the emperor.

Mu Rong quickly brought the records of Chen Xuanli's trips and contacts in the past month to Daming Palace. Yu Chaoen picked up the records and read them one by one.

"Any new news from Long?"

This Mu Rong is really a scary guy!After entering the palace for less than a year, he climbed to this position.

Now Li Heng is in the same mood, and he said to Mu Rong:
"Find out Chen Xuanli's travel records this month."

On the way to Lingwu, Li Tan protected her all the way. After going to Longyou, Longyou has been very stable these years, and nothing has happened.

Although Chen Xuanli no longer holds a position, he has a very wide network of contacts in Chang'an City, especially in the army. He also has a lot of influence.

Such a person lost his future just because of a name in Dongchang's memorial, and the danger of Dongchang rose sharply in Yu Chaoen's mind.

At this time, Yu Chaoen saw another name, he paused and said, "Cai Guogong Chen Xuanli."

At this time, the clock on the royal case rang, thinking that this was a gift from his son, Li Heng felt a little guilty for his son who had been sent to Longyou early.

Li Heng could also understand the emperor's mood. His son was too ineffective, so he was naturally worried about whether he could hand over the country to him.

Li Heng said to Mu Rong: "Continue to increase the monitoring of Xingqing Palace. In addition, after the crown prince leaves the capital, the officials who stay in the East Palace must also strengthen surveillance, and the wife and family of the crown princess must not relax."

After Maweipo, the emperor completely lost his influence in the imperial army, and even lost his influence in ruling the Tang Dynasty. After that, Li Heng left the large army in Shu and went to Lingwu to become the throne on his own.

From the beginning of the establishment of Dongchang, Mu Rong established a file according to the names of the court officials.

"Wait, Xingqing Palace."

Now Li Heng sat up from the imperial platform, Mu Rong hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Heng, Li Heng's voice was as cold as the ice house in the palace, he asked coldly: "Cai Guogong is also going to send the prince off. ?”

Although King Yue only sent [-] troops, if he can stabilize the defense of Lanzhou, it will be a great contribution to the court.

Now the imperial court is most concerned about the war in the northwest.Fortunately, although Su Tong asked the imperial court for help every day, Tubo did not know why the "progress was slow". So far, Jincheng is still in the hands of Datang, and it has not been heard that Tubo has occupied any important prefectures.

"His Royal Highness went to Xingqing Palace to pay homage to the emperor's birthday on Duanyang Festival. He only went once this month."

But in fact, Li Heng and Chen Xuanli did not have much intersection. It can only be said that Li Henry used the opportunity of Chen Xuanli's mutiny to leave the control of the emperor and obtain the throne.

Yu Chaoen immediately counted and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Chen Xuanli went to Xingqing Palace five times and East Palace four times."

This is so convenient!
This kind of internal archives records the contacts of court ministers, as well as some rumored black materials. After Li Heng used these materials to severely suppress the foreign court several times, he found that this method is really wonderful!
Now in Chang'an, it is rumored that the emperor has eyes and ears in Chang'an city, and many ministers in the court are panicked.

He regretted a little, why did he lift the prince's confinement.

Hearing Chen Xuanli entering and leaving the East Palace, Li Heng became vigilant again.

But after Dongchang provided information several times, Li Heng just praised Mu Rong for his ability in handling affairs.

Thinking of the crown prince and King Qi who left Beijing again, Li Heng felt that the son of King Yue was more reliable.

It was only then that Li Heng remembered that, unknowingly, many items used by the imperial court were paid tribute by the King of Yue through the Dudu Mansion in the backyard.

Every time a piece of valuable information is collected, it is added to the official's file.

Nowadays, Longyou cotton cloth is popular in the palace. This kind of clothes will not fade after washing, and can keep warmer than linen for a longer period of time.

What kind of reward will the king of Yue take?
Li Heng thought for a while and said: "Find some antique calligraphy and paintings and send them to Longyou, and also send some to Princess Yanguang!"

The emperor didn't know that his good son Li Tan had already occupied two of the three towns in Hedong.

Yu Chixin and Qin Chuan joined forces in Xinbaoan, and there was only one remaining target in the roundabout strategy - Taiyuan.

(End of this chapter)