A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 851 Nine Kings Leave the Capital

East Palace.

Huangmen Shilang of the Quanjian School is still studying national history, and the prince's right concubine, Xu Jingzong, a male from Gaoyang County, is wearing a scarlet robe and is reporting to the prince.

"Your Highness, all the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall have requested that His Highness be crowned in February. The saint has already done so."

"There are also Zhongshu who drafted the imperial edict according to the holy will. After His Highness crowned him with the crown, the emperor's brothers, the six kings including King Jing, King Han, King Xu, King Han, King Peng and King Zheng, as well as the princes King Wu, King Qi and King Shu, These nine kings will leave the country of Beijing."

Cheng Qian put down the Zizhi Tongjian in his hand and said, "Does the King of Wei rule the country?"

"I heard that His Majesty specially ordered the King of Wei to stay in Beijing to accompany the Queen, and not to surrender for the time being."

The nine kings who are about to become a vassal, the oldest is sixteen and the youngest is twelve. The sixth emperor's brother Jing Wang Yuanjing worshiped the governor of Jingzhou, the seventh emperor's brother Han Wang Yuanchang worshiped the governor of Liangzhou, the tenth emperor's brother Xu Wangyuan worshiped the governor of Xuzhou, and the eleventh emperor's brother Yuanjia worshiped the governor of Luzhou.

Peng Wangyuan, the twelfth emperor's brother, became the governor of Suizhou, and Zheng Wangyuan, the thirteenth emperor's brother, became the governor of Zhengzhou.

The third prince, King Li Ke of Wu, paid homage to the governor of Anzhou, the fifth prince, King Li You of Qi, paid homage to the governor of Qizhou, and the sixth prince, King Li Min of Shu, paid homage to the governor of Yizhou.

Because Li You worshiped the governor of Qizhou, he was granted the title of governor of Qizhou, and Qin Qiong was granted the title of governor of Dengzhou.

"All nine kings will leave the country in two months?"

"Well, Zhongshu has issued an edict."

Cheng Qian was silent, but his face did not show much dissatisfaction, although he did have some dissatisfaction in his heart, mainly against Li Tai.

Now among the emperor's younger brothers and princes who are over twelve years old, apart from him, the crown prince, only Li Tai can stay in the capital.

This unique specialness made him very dissatisfied.

The emperor wanted to rush to the fiefdom even with his 12-year-old younger brother, the prince, but he wanted to keep the 14-year-old Li Tai in the capital. Of course, Li Tai was the legitimate prince after all, and the empress Changsun was in poor health now, so it made sense to keep him by his side. , but Cheng Qian still felt very uncomfortable.

But now he knows how to hide his worries.

"Have you not received a letter from Lord Wu yet?" Xu Jingzong asked.

Although today Xu Jingzong is acting as the Inspector Huangmen Minister, he is one step closer to the prime minister, and is really only one step away from the Political Affairs Hall, and he is also the right concubine of the East Palace. Xu's career is a very glorious moment, but he It is also clear that the most important reason for his current achievements is not that he was born in the famous Xu family in Gaoyang, nor that he was one of the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace.

But he became Wu Huaiyu's confidant very early, and also became the princeling of the East Palace.

He remembered clearly that when the emperor demoted him three times in succession, he was demoted from Chang'an to Xunyang, Jiangzhou as county magistrate. Without Wu Huaiyu's later help, he might have been forgotten in that small town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Xu Jingzong's future was tied to Wu Huaiyu and the prince.

Wei King Li Tai, who threatened the prince, naturally became his enemy.

He was waiting for Wu Huaiyu's counterattack.

He believed that Wu Huaiyu would definitely counter Li Tai's methods.

But there has been no news,

Xu Jingzong knew that there was a special message channel between the emperor and Huaiyu, and he could even guarantee that the letter could be delivered from Chang'an to Guangzhou in three to five days. Sometimes the emperor and his ministers could exchange secret messages once every seven days.

Cheng Qian also received permission from the emperor to use this passage to exchange letters with his teacher.

"After the New Year, the teacher came to write several times, but he didn't mention anything about the Shifeng governor, let alone the king of Wei." Cheng Qian said truthfully.

"Perhaps the trouble is serious and Duke Wu is worried about the exchange of letters. He may send his trusted aide to Beijing directly for an interview."

"Maybe, but I feel like the done deal is, and I'm afraid there's no room for change."

How can the emperor's will be changed overnight?

Xu Jingzong seemed to think so, but he didn't really believe in Wu Huaiyu's ability. He was a person who had the ability to turn the tide.

"By the way, I also heard news today. Due to the death of Pei Ji, it was rumored that King Jing wanted to divorce his wife and marry another one. King Jing fell in love with the fifth daughter of Prime Minister Xiao Yu,"

Cheng Qian is a little interested in this melon.

The recent news that Pei Ji died of illness on the way to the imperial court has caused a lot of heated discussion in Chang'an. After all, that man was a good brother of Emperor Wude and the most important minister of Emperor Wude. Everyone believed that he did not die of illness, but was gathered by Hou Jun. He was killed, and Hou Junji and Pei Ji had no personal grudges, so they must have killed him on behalf of the emperor.

Who doesn’t know about the grievances between Emperor Zhenguan and Pei Ji?

Therefore, although there is no evidence for this matter, the conspiracy theory is so popular that everyone believes that even Cheng Qian secretly felt that Pei Ji was killed by Hou Junji ordered by the emperor.

Once it's over, you won't have to worry about it.

Pei Ji was so favored by the emperor that he betrothed the daughter of his old associate Pei Ji to be his wife for the sixth prince Yuan Jing. But who would have thought that after the Xuanwu Sect incident, the Supreme Emperor abdicated, and Pei Ji did not survive for a few years. He was demoted again and again, first back to his hometown, and later exiled to Jingzhou.

In Jingzhou, he also encountered a rebellion by mountain tigers. He finally put down the rebellion and summoned him back to the court, but he died again on the way.

It was a good thing that he died. The emperor missed his old love and gave him a posthumous title.

But the sixteen-year-old Jing Wang Yuanjing couldn't sit still, especially because of the rumors about Chang'an. He felt very frightened, so he wanted to regret his marriage.

It is said that he is divorcing his wife, but in fact, the marriage has not been officially consummated.

After all, King Jing is only sixteen this year, and Pei is still a few years younger.

The marriage was supposed to take two years, but now that Pei Ji dies, the Pei family will have to observe mourning for at least three years. At King Jing's age, it is hard to wait, but the Pei family has lost power, and King Jing wants to take the opportunity to regret the marriage.

He even chose a newcomer, Xiao Yu's fifth daughter.

I am fifteen years old this year, which is just the right age.

Moreover, Xiao Yu was still the prime minister, and the Lanling Xiao family was a famous family.

The Xiao family was still establishing the Western Liang Dynasty in Jingzhou. He was about to go to Jingzhou to guard it. He might even become the hereditary governor of Jingzhou and marry into the Xiao family. That would be great.

"My uncle, the Sixth Emperor, is really good at making good deals. His abacus is so loud that I, the East Palace, can hear it."

Xu Jingzong also nodded. Although King Jing was young, he did have a good mind and courage. Pei would still have a certain burden if he regretted the marriage at this time, but he just dared to do it.

"Will Xiao Xiang agree?"

"It's hard to say. There are rumors that Mr. Xiao actually plans to send his daughter to become a monk next year."

Everyone in Chang'an knows that Xiao Yu worships Buddhism and respects it very much. This can be said to be the tradition of their Xiao family, who have always respected Buddhism.

When he was still an uncle in the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Yu dedicated his two daughters to Buddhism as bhikshuni. The eldest daughter was only three years old when she was dedicated to Buddhism. She was his eldest daughter, Master Fa Le. The second daughter was raised to become a monk when she was thirteen years old. She was named Fayuan, but when she was very young, he promised to become a monk in the future.

The fifth daughter, the one that King Jing is interested in, Xiao Yu plans to send her to become a monk next year.

Xiao Yu not only sent his two daughters to become monks, but also sent one of his sons to become monks. When he once argued with Emperor Li Shimin, he even got so angry that he wanted to become a monk too. Li Shimin angrily agreed, but Xiao Yu regretted it afterwards, which made Li Shimin angry and yelled at him repeatedly.

Xiao Yu was only in the Zhenguan Dynasty, and he only bowed to the prime minister's seat a few times, but he was still the boss of the court, and Yuan Jing had good taste.

"Actually, there are rumors that King Jing actually preferred a girl from the Wu family, but he decided not to do so because neither Zhou Guogong nor Jin Guogong had a daughter of the right age."

"My Uncle Sixth Emperor is quite interesting. Right Concubine, do you think we can get close to him?"

Xu Jingzong thought for a while. Li Yuanjing was the sixth emperor's younger brother, and he was also the oldest among the emperor's younger brothers. He was smart and courageous, and he was about to leave the country of vassal and control Jingzhou. Jingzhou is an important town in Shannan and is also close to Chang'an.

Having a good relationship with this Sixth Emperor Uncle can be regarded as a powerful foreign aid.

"You can try it, but you must be careful. After all, he is the lord of the vassal. If you do anything wrong, it will easily arouse suspicion."

(End of this chapter)