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

Chapter 1088: Be quiet and cautious, watch carefully

"What about the prince?" In the darkness, Liu Jinyu finally asked: "Is the prince bound to be deposed?"

"Inevitably, there is no room for change." Li Xuan's voice was unusually calm and relaxed.

"Why? Why would Your Majesty allow the crown prince to be deposed?" Liu Jinyu still couldn't figure out the answer to this question.

"A few years ago, Emperor Xiaojing passed away, His Majesty was in poor health, and faced a war, so during that time His Majesty delegated power, and the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Queen was very good.

Until the second year of Yifeng, the Tang Dynasty gradually gained victory in the Dangxiang station in Tuyuhun, even a big victory. His Majesty's health gradually recovered, so he began to take back power.

The relationship between the prince and the queen also began to become tense, and conflicts increased. At this time, it was the prince who made the mistake first. "

After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "In July this year, His Majesty suddenly fell seriously ill, but although there was nothing wrong with his body, he could still feel some things.

In the face of life and death, His Majesty did not choose to delegate power, but to hold on tightly to the power in his hands. The Queen of Heaven and the Prince had to step aside. At this time, they had no choice of their own. "

Liu Jinyu fell silent. The final cause of this political struggle that affected the deaths of countless people fell on the emperor.

"Both the Queen and the Crown Prince instinctively want to resist, but they cannot resist His Majesty, so they can only devour each other, and Li Xian made a mistake." Li Xuan sighed softly.

"So, it was not the Queen but His Majesty who did not let the prince go in the end." Liu Jinyu said quietly.

"But it was the Queen who took action, and people will only remember the Queen." Li Xuan lowered her head slightly, and then said: "The prince is dead when he is dead. Anyway, there are still the King of England and the King of Prime Minister. Although the King of England is ridiculous, in fact They are still somewhat capable, not to mention the Prime Minister, with the Beimen bachelor's dedicated guidance, they are not far behind, what they lack is only experience."

"The queen will protect them from wind and rain and wait for them to grow up." Liu Jinyu finally understood.

"Yes, with the Queen there, who dares to move around inside and outside the court." Li Xuan whispered softly and said, "Just like the Queen Mother Dou during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

Liu Jinyu fell silent immediately, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "No wonder my husband wants the prince to read more "Han Shu"."

"Actually, many things of the Later Han Dynasty were learned from the Early Han Dynasty, but they were different from each other." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "The emperors of the Later Han Dynasty were also wise. They chose their relatives, so they naturally acquiesced in this way. As for other results, It’s just out of control.”

In fact, the Eastern Han Dynasty controlled the affairs of relatives very well.

The only loss of control was that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty misjudged He Jin, which ultimately led to the entire Eastern Han Dynasty being in a mess.

If Empress Wu really becomes Empress Dowager Dou, then the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will naturally be passed on forever.

But Li Zhi probably never imagined that it was not Empress Dowager Dou who Empress Wu followed, but Empress Dowager Lu.

What she did even went further than Empress Lu.

If the emperor makes a mistake, the whole world must atone for it.

No one can change it.

Before that, anyone who wanted to completely deprive Empress Wu of her rights was tantamount to going against the emperor.

But restricting and checking the power of Empress Wu was what the emperor had always done.

This person is the prince.

Unfortunately, Li Xian was wrong. He was already wrong when he went to meet Li Jingye in private.

It was a complete mistake, and there was no room for redemption.

Son and wife.

Li Zhi, who had other sons, chose his wife.

"Of course, His Majesty will not come forward in this matter. It has always been the Queen who has been operating in the front." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said thoughtfully: "If the Crown Prince can survive until His Majesty's unfortunate day, maybe he can still be saved?"

"Did he?"

Li Xuan didn't answer and fell completely silent.

If Li Xuan didn't know the future, maybe he would think that Li Xian still had a chance. After all, Empress Wu was already quite old.

After all, this time, after all Li Xuan's operations, there was no evidence of Li Xian even in the hands of the emperor.

If he could survive until the emperor died of illness, or Empress Wu Bintian, he might still have a slight chance, but unfortunately, Empress Wu lived longer than anyone else.

"What about us? If the prince is like this, then the king of England may not be very stable?" Liu Jinyu revealed the crisis here in one sentence.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "We have only two choices, one is the King of England, and the other is the King of Xiang. Other than that..."

Li Xuan shook his head and said: "If you don't choose anything, Your Majesty will not allow my husband to lead the army outside."

Liu Jinyu became silent. She knew that the emperor had always valued Li Xuan. In addition to Li Xuan's outstanding abilities, the fundamental reason was that Li Xuan led the army outside and could become Li Xian's strongest supporter outside, which could help him greatly stabilize Court.

"Pingyang County Duke is responsible for the affairs of Monan and Mobei Turks; His Majesty will also send people to continue investigating the matter of Li Jingye; as for the court, the Crown Prince's cronies will be stripped away by His Majesty step by step. What we need to do is to stay away from the Crown Prince. Some; as for the King of England, just stay close to him as your husband on weekdays. Finally, there is the Prime Minister. Doesn’t the Prime Minister’s Mansion have frequent contacts with you? Just keep it, and..."

"what?"

"If the Prime Minister is extremely shrewd, I'm afraid the Queen will not choose him as his successor in the end." After Li Xuan finished speaking, Liu Jinyu fell silent again.

"I said, if there is an emergency in the future, you should remember your family's escape route." Li Xuan finally warned: "As long as nothing happens to you, nothing will happen to your husband; nothing will happen to you if nothing happens to you. "

"Ok!"

……

A few days passed, and the transfer of Yao Chong, Yuchi Xunyu, Hao Xiangxian, Wei Chengqing and others was quickly implemented.

Regarding the death of Li Jingye, although many people in the court knew that he had died in Huashan, Li Xuan kicked his body down Huashan and bit him to death at the same time. That person was not Li Jingye at all, but just someone who had escaped to the mountain. Bandits in Huashan.

Although there were a lot of discussions, no one dared to go to Huashan to actually look for Li Jingye’s body.

This made Li Xuan a little disappointed. He originally wanted to find a chicken and kill it.

Since he had nothing to do, he could only focus on matters in Changzhou, and at the same time ask someone to go to the Pei family to propose marriage.

This time, he found his cousin Zhao Gong.

Zhao Gong went to Liang Governor Shi Zhao Xuan again.

Zhao Xuan is the eldest son of Zhao Renben, the servant.

Although Zhao Gong was born in the Zhao family of Qinghe, he was a direct descendant after all. He was cared for by Mrs. Rongguo in his early years, and his status in the Zhao family now plays a decisive role.

The Qinghe Zhao family comes from the Nanyang Zhao family, and the Nanyang Zhao family comes from the Tianshui Zhao family. Zhao Renben was born in the Dunhuang Zhao family and was also a branch of the Tianshui Zhao family.

The Fufeng Zhao family, the Dunhuang Zhao family, the Jiuquan Zhao family, and the Xin'an Zhao family all came from the Tianshui Zhao family.

Zhao Gong and Zhao Ren didn't need to be connected at all, because in the Zhao family tree, they were the same family.

Therefore, Zhao Gong and Zhao Xuan represented the Tianshui Zhao family, as well as the prime minister, who sent betrothal gifts to Li Xuan, and the Pei family was able to gain face.

On the wedding day, King Li Xian of England directly accompanied Li Xuan to marry the bride.

He couldn't go, because on the opposite side, Pei Guangxiao, the minister of Zongzheng Temple, and Pei Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, were all there.

Li Xuan and Pei Yan had an unhappy past, so it took some effort to bring the bride home.

……

Inside the red sedan, Pei Shitong wore a red hijab on her head, and her ears were filled with festive drum music outside.

Her beautiful face was full of joy, but her stubbornness could still be seen from her slightly furrowed brows.

Pei Shitong's eyes fell on the red sachet in his left hand.

Inside is a poem written by Li Xuan herself:

Phoenix bun with gold mud belt, dragon-patterned jade palm comb, they walked under the window and smiled and supported each other; the love thrush was deep and shallow, and it was timeless.

I have been using my pen to lean against people for a long time, and I am just beginning to try my hand at describing flowers. I wasted no time in embroidering, and asked with a smile how the calligraphy of "Double Mandarin Duck" came into being.

Gently, a naughty and pretty beauty appeared in front of me.

About to get married.

Pei Shitong still felt a little bit reluctant in her heart.

Not many family members in her hometown treated her well. Only her uncle treated her like her own granddaughter. In fact, it was her uncle who was involved in this marriage.

But for Li Xuan...

Thinking of Li Xuan, Pei Shitong couldn't help but feel a hint of joy in his heart.

It was Li Xuan who single-handedly rescued her from the clutches of the Tianyin Cult demon girl back then. When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was him.

Later, I became even more determined that I must marry him in this life.

Although there was a three-year agreement, a woman who kept her filial piety at home could only remember Li Xuan.

Now we are about to enter.

Pei Shitong does not regret her choice at all, she believes in her eyes.

……

Enter the door, pay homage, be sent to the bridal chamber, and lift the hijab.

Li Xuan looked at the strange yet familiar naughty girl in front of her and said in a distressed tone: "You have grown up."

Under the canopy of pearl flowers, there is a hint of stubbornness in the thin cherry lips, the high bridge of the nose, and the dark eyes.

"Yeah!" Pei Shitong raised his head and looked straight at Li Xuan, with a trace of mist rising inexplicably in his eyes.

"Okay, you're a sixteen-year-old girl." Li Xuan picked up the wine glass from the side, handed it to Pei Shitong, and said softly: "Let's have a drink first. If you have any questions, we can talk about it after I see off the guests."

"Yeah!" Pei Shitong nodded, then picked up the wine glass, crossed their hands with Li Xuan, looked at each other, and drank it all.

"It's done!"

"It's done!"

……

In fact, there were not many guests here today, but Wei, Pei, Xue, Liu, Yang, Du, and many important figures from the six major surnames in Guanzhong were all at the Nanchang Palace.

For example, Pei Yan's son Pei Yi and his nephew Pei Mixian.

Pei Yan himself stayed in the Pei Mansion, accompanying distinguished guests from other families.

Li Xuan, Li Xian, Qin Ming, Laisui, Di Renjie, Yao Chong, Song Jing, seven people toasted back and forth, finally making all the guests feel at home.

After everyone left, Li Xian deliberately stayed behind in the end.

In the backyard of the palace, Li Xuan accompanied Li Xian for a walk.

Finally, Li Xuan was the first to speak: "How is the prince lately?"

"Concentrate on government affairs and don't care about anything else." Li Xian sighed with emotion. It's not that Li Xian doesn't want to take care of it, it's that he can't.

Li Xuan nodded: "The direction is right, but whether this road can be passed depends entirely on him."

"Second brother, he is really..." Li Xian did not finish his words.

Li Xuan shook her head and said, "Yes, there is still a chance."

"Oh?" Li Xian's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It would be best if the Crown Princess can get pregnant again and give birth to a prince in the end. Many children will be a blessing." Li Xuan took a deep look at Li Xian and then said, "The same goes for you."

Li Xian lowered his head slightly and said, "Do you really want to have a baby?"

"Yes." Li Xuan took a deep breath and said seriously: "If you want to save the prince, you'd better have a child of your own."

Li Xian nodded lightly.

"Also, the matter in the East Palace is completely over for you. From today on, you should stay away from the East Palace." Li Xuan's cold voice went straight into Li Xian's heart.

Li Xian's face was full of astonishment.

(End of this chapter)