People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1016: A chess piece with a powerful head
Under the night, the carriage swayed towards Kaihuafang.

"His Majesty's secret decree orders the secret guards to comprehensively arrest Ming Chongyan. If he encounters resistance, he will be killed immediately." Zhao Gong couldn't help but sigh.

It only took less than ten days for Ming Chongyan to go from being a high-ranking master of Shiyin to being secretly executed by His Majesty.

Li Xuan stretched out her hand to lower the car curtain outside, and at the same time retracted her gaze. Then she looked at Zhao Gong and said calmly: "This time, he went too far. No wonder His Majesty is angry."

"Yes, he set fire to the East Palace, instigated the Yushitai, manipulated the Ministry of Justice, and most importantly, leaked secrets about Tibet. He really deserves to die." Zhao Gong looked extremely hateful.

"Uncle has forgotten that all the things surrounding the Minister of Industry and the frame-up of Prime Minister Zhang were all controlled by him behind the scenes."

Li Xuan hesitated for a while, but finally said: "There may be some reasons why His Majesty did not directly appoint a new Minister of Industry this time."

Zhao Gong was stunned for a moment, then whispered: "Your Majesty is worried that someone is colluding with Ming Chongyan?"

"He has been in the palace for many years and has a deeper understanding of Your Majesty and the Queen than any other prime minister. He is the best at understanding the thoughts of Your Majesty and the Queen. It is not a big deal to place bets in advance." Li Xuan said slightly. Shaking his head, this is really not a surprising idea.

"You said, that matter..." Zhao Gong only raised his head and then shut his mouth tightly.

Li Xuan raised his head and glanced at Zhao Gong, and said seriously: "Uncle, if you encounter someone who spreads such rumors in the future, don't hesitate and arrest them directly. We have no room for hesitation in this matter."

"I know." Zhao Gong nodded slightly, and then said softly: "A lot of people actually know about this matter, but everyone has a tacit understanding not to talk about it."

"That's fine." Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "As long as Ming Chongyan is eliminated and all those who spread rumors are eliminated, then the only thing left is the truth of the matter, and it must be the truth of the matter. There is no room for hesitation here.”

Li Xian must be the son of Empress Wu.

There is no room for doubt on this point.

Li Xuan must ensure this, now or in the future, because this matter concerns the emperor.

"Okay!" Zhao Gong nodded, and then said: "Da Lang, do you know where Ming Chongyan is now?"

"Where else, it could be in Chang'an." Li Xuan raised the curtain again, looked out at the bustling Chang'an City during the New Year, and said softly: "The most popular thing in Chang'an City is Taoist temples. With Ming Chongyan's many years of management, He can hide in any Taoist temple, big or small, which is enough for him to hide."

Having said this, Li Xuan looked at Zhao Gong solemnly and said: "Uncle, you must not get involved in this matter. We don't care who wants to kill Ming Chongyan and who gets involved. We can at most hide behind and provide some information."

Zhao Gong's expression suddenly became solemn, and he asked in a low voice: "Dalang, are you worried that Ming Chongyan will be difficult to kill, or are you worried..."

Zhao Gong said, turning his head to look in the direction of the palace.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Ming Chongyan has been in the palace for many years. Who knows what back-ups he has. Maybe tomorrow, he will return to the Queen's side."

Li Xuan remembered correctly. In the original history, after Ming Chongyan was killed, Empress Wu searched for the murderer for a long time.

The direct reason for finally attacking Li Xian was this.

Therefore, although Empress Wu is angry now, she may not really want to kill Ming Chongyan.

What's more, Ming Chongyan may not be easy to kill. He can be recorded in the history books as a good soldier, summoning ghosts and gods, and proficient in witchcraft. This is far beyond what ordinary people can do.

"I understand." Zhao Gong became serious and solemn.

Seeing Zhao Gong write it down, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, but another thought also came to his mind.

Ming Chongyan's death, how did he die, by whose hands he died, and was it really Li Xian who killed him?
Li Xian finally fully bore Empress Wu's anger. Was it for himself or someone else?

……

"Your Majesty has a decree to order the secret guards to make secret decisions. At the same time, he also said that if the secret guards cannot kill Ming Shiyin, let the King of Nanchang come." After Fan Lubing finished speaking, he looked at Ming Chongyan meaningfully.

Ming Chongyan looked calm and even had a faint smile.

Looking at the chessboard in front of him, Ming Chongyan said softly: "The secret guards can't kill me. As for the King of Nanchang, he can't even hide in the prince's affairs. How could he interfere, especially after this warning."

"Is that really a warning?" Fan Lubing walked to sit across from Ming Chongyan, looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "The scholars from the Imperial College, the supervisory censor from the Yushitai, and the Tubo envoy. If we join forces, you will kill him!"

"The scholars of the Imperial College and the Tubo people are indeed my hands and feet, but I didn't touch the censor of the Yushitai at all." Ming Chongyan's expression finally became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "This time someone intervened. "Originally, the scholars in the Imperial College were just discussing it privately, and the Ministry of Punishment only intervened after His Majesty ordered it, but the Yushitai did not."

Ming Chongyan pressed his hand on the chessboard and with a little force, the whole chessboard was already a mess.

"How could I not know that the censor's intervention would probably disrupt the progress of the dynasty and make His Majesty angry, so I didn't contact any supervising censor Zhou Wen at all, let alone let him take action." Ming Chong Yan shook his head and said, "But he intervened, and it was in my name."

"So His Majesty was very angry. He had already controlled Zhou Wen before the Great Dynasty, and replaced all the scholars who participated in the Great Dynasty, even the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment... If it was not necessary for the Great Dynasty to have his appearance, I am afraid he would have already Controlled.”

Fan Lubing stared at Ming Chongyan and said seriously: "You should understand that your own behavior is equivalent to conspiracy."

It is precisely because of this that after the end of the dynasty, in front of Empress Wu, the emperor coldly issued an order to Yuan Wanqing, asking him to take Ming Chongyan's life.

"Someone added a chess piece on it. Think about it, without the intervention of the supervisory censor, the situation would not be like this, and everything would even be under control." Ming Chongyan was a little helpless, just because someone was on the chessboard. Adding a chess piece to the game sent Ming Chongyan to a near desperate situation. "Who do you think it could be?" Fan Lubing asked directly.

"There don't seem to be many people with this style in the entire court, but in fact there are quite a few." Ming Chongyan sighed softly and said, "The people most directly related to this matter are Zhang Daan and me."

"Zhang Daan?" Fan Lubing looked surprised: "Didn't Zhang Daan already go to Changzhou?"

"It's not unusual to use clever tricks." Ming Chongyan shook his head slightly and said: "The next possible ones are the King of Nanchang and Yuan Wanqing."

"The two of them?" Fan Lubing's mouth opened in disbelief.

"Although the King of Nanchang doesn't take many actions in the court, he has a fierce style on the battlefield. He always points to the key points and has long-term plans. If he puts his heart into the court, it would not be unusual."

After a pause, Ming Chongyan said with a solemn expression: "Actually, I suspect that Wanqing is doing it. After all, he wants to completely eliminate my power in the Secret Guard."

Fan Lubing fell silent immediately. After a moment, he spoke softly: "Actually, I know that you came to me today because you were on guard against him."

"He also wants to go up." Ming Chongyan sighed softly and said: "Wu Chengsi, Pei Yan, Zhang Da'an, Liu Shenli, those who are eyeing the position of minister, those who are eyeing the position of prime minister. I am targeting the prime minister, but he is the only one who has been suppressed by me for many years, and now he is nothing more than a writer."

"Originally he had a chance this time, but His Majesty transferred Cen Changqian back." Fan Lubing knew that Yuan Wanqing had missed this opportunity.

Zuo Lang, from the fifth grade.

The secretary supervises the consul of the Publishing House.

Further up, there is little chance of being directly promoted to Secretary Supervisor, but there is a great chance of being promoted to Secretary Junior Supervisor.

But unfortunately, although Wu Chengsi moved, the secretary and young supervisor did not, and Yuan Wanqing naturally could not move either.

"Besides the two of them, who else do you think there is?" Fan Lubing dismissed the topic.

"Prime Minister." Ming Chongyan said with a wry smile on his face: "The Left Prime Minister is the head of all the prime ministers. He wants to maintain the dignity of the political hall; there is also the Zhongshu Ling. I am afraid that Prime Minister Hao thought of what happened last year. In the end It’s Prime Minister Zhang. After all, he was once the minister of Dali Temple and one of the three Dharma ministers.”

Fan Lubing was speechless for a moment. Ming Chongyan had offended so many people at once. No wonder he couldn't figure out who was attacking him.

After collecting his thoughts, Fan Lubing asked, "What are your plans next?"

"Let's hide for a while." Ming Chongyan said thoughtfully: "If it is a few prime ministers, they should not take action again after this time."

"The government is busy with government affairs, so the best thing to do is ask." Fan Lubing nodded in agreement.

"The King of Nanchang will leave Beijing on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. After leaving Beijing, he will not pose any threat to me." Ming Chongyan said firmly.

"Probably." Fan Lubing didn't quite believe Ming Chongyan's judgment, but he did not refute, but just followed up: "You have made too many enemies now, don't attack the King of Nanchang, don't forget, there are people in the secret guard who are also watching you. On."

"Chaoyi doctor Zhao Gong." Ming Chongyan had no choice but to nod, and then he spoke again: "As well as Zhang Daan, I have to stop all activities, and his methods are even more useless."

"He is far away in Changzhou, beyond reach." Fan Lubing was not too worried about Zhang Daan.

Ming Chongyan sat there and said softly: "Indeed, Zhang Daan and King Nanchang don't have to worry."

"In the end there was only one person left." Fan Lubing's face was full of worry.

Yuan Wanqing is also one of the North Gate bachelors.

"So, I need you to help me so that Wanqing can't find me." Ming Chongyan looked at Fan Lubing seriously.

"Two months." Fan Lubing looked at Ming Chongyan and said, "Next month's spring palace, as long as we find a way to squeeze him into the spring palace, he won't be able to care about anything else for at least two months."

"I know what to do." Ming Chongyan nodded quickly, he already had an idea in his mind.

Fan Lubing immediately understood that Ming Chongyan still had a lot of available manpower in the court.

"I will also help with the conversation. After all, spring is more important." Fan Lubing added.

"There is another matter." Ming Chongyan looked at Fan Lubing and said seriously: "Only you can help with this matter now."

"Don't go too far."

Ming Chongyan smiled and said softly: "It's not a big deal. I just want you to send someone to the palace. A scholar who has been expelled from school will be brought into the palace as a slave. You can find a way to transfer the person." Enter the East Palace."

Fan Lubing frowned: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Ming Chongyan said calmly: "It's just that a drop of water can penetrate a stone."

(End of this chapter)