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

Chapter 1093 The emperor dug a hole and the prince jumped

After seeing Wei Hongji off, Li Xuan walked slowly in the backyard.

I don't know how long it took, but he finally sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.

Pei Shitong personally took a pot of hot tea and placed it in front of Li Xuan. Then he poured a cup with his own hands and handed it to Li Xuan.

Seeing Li Xuan holding the tea cup with a calm expression, Pei Shitong sat down next to him, put his chin on his hands, and asked carefully: "Husband, is this really so dangerous?"

Li Xuan nodded gently, put down the tea cup, took Pei Shitong's warm jade hand, and said softly: "You were also exposed to filial piety to the emperor back then. Is filial piety to the emperor similar to what a prince does today?"

Pei Shitong thought for a while, bit her lip, shook her head and said, "No."

"Prince, the importance of a country is even higher than that of the queen." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "In the Tang Dynasty, there are only two places where the prince can go, one is Chang'an East Palace and the other is Luoyang East Palace.

In the East Palace of Chang'an, no matter what, it is fine, but when the prince is about to visit Luoyang, the emperor must be by his side. "

"My husband means that the prince will rebel." Pei Shitong said it without any scruples, looking at Li Xuan with curiosity on his face.

Li Xuan nodded, sighed softly, and said: "Yes, the prince is staying in Chang'an. Regardless of whether His Majesty is there, he will be looked after by the ministers. But while Your Majesty is in Chang'an, the prince has gone to Luoyang. I won't say whether the prince is rebelling, but There are people in the world. When they see that the prince has the opportunity to rebel, will they remain silent?"

Pei Shitong immediately held Li Xuan's hands tightly and said worriedly: "Someone will help the prince to rebel?"

Li Xuan shook his head and said: "Most of those who have the ability to help the prince to rebel can see the situation clearly, but those who cannot see the situation clearly are incompetent, so even if someone helps the prince to rebel, it will be okay, because the prince cannot rebel; now What I'm afraid of is that someone will take this opportunity to frame the prince for rebellion."

Pei Shitong raised his head with an expression of not understanding.

Li Xuan shook his head gently and said: "If the prince does not leave Chang'an and does not leave His Majesty's side, then no one will have this opportunity. But if he leaves, he will have the opportunity to rebel; and when he has the opportunity to rebel, others will also have the opportunity." The opportunity to falsely accuse him of treason is what people think.”

"But this time, it was His Majesty who asked the Crown Prince to come to Luoyang." Pei Shitong was still a little confused and said, "So, how could others have the opportunity to frame the Crown Prince..."

As if thinking of this, Pei Shitong's face suddenly turned ugly.

She finally thought clearly, looked at Li Xuan, and blinked softly: "Does His Majesty want others to frame the Crown Prince for rebellion, or does His Majesty want to see the Crown Prince commit rebellion, or is he forcing the Crown Prince to rebel... Your Majesty is too bad..."

"Shh!" Li Xuan quickly put a hand on Pei Shitong's lips. This silly girl really dared to say anything in front of him.

Pei Shitong looked at Li Xuan and smiled, then took away his hand and said softly: "Don't worry, husband. Tong'er only said this in front of her husband. She won't say it randomly outside... If one day in the future, someone like this For her husband, no matter who he is, even if he is the emperor, Shitong will help him kill him with one sword."

"Okay!" Li Xuan smiled softly, then reached out to pick up Pei Shitong, and walked directly to the bedroom at the back without saying a word.

……

After a night of pleasure, I can't bear it.

The early winter is waning, and the fifth watch is cold.

In the darkness, Pei Shitong held Li Xuan's neck and murmured, "Husband, does Wei Shishu really have a chance to become prime minister?"

Li Xuan lifted the quilt up, and then whispered: "His chance is very small. Although His Majesty trusts him, he actually doesn't give him much chance. Even if he is left behind in the Eastern Capital, the Shaofu Supervisor, the former general was a great craftsman, but when the Minister of Works had a vacancy last year, His Majesty did not consider him at all."

Li Xuan sighed softly, Wei Hongji's personal resume flashed through his mind.

Wei Hongji became an official during the Zhenguan period.

In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, civil strife broke out in the Turks and the Western Regions were blocked. Wei Hongji, who was on an envoy to the Western Regions at that time, was unable to return eastward and stayed in the Western Regions for three years.

Three years later, Wei Hongji returned to the court and wrote the book "Records of the Western Expedition", which recorded the customs, geography and products of the countries he visited.

Taizong appreciated his talents, promoted him to Chaosan official, and moved him to the palace eunuch.

At the end of the fifth year of Xianqing's reign, during the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo, it rained heavily. Wei Hongji built a bridge and transported grain and grass to the military camp. The emperor promoted him to the title of Sinong Shaoqing or Sinong Qing.

In ten years, Wei Hongji served as Secretary of Agriculture, saved daily expenses and accumulated 300,000 yuan. Emperor Gaozong appointed him as a general and was responsible for repairing Shangyang Palace.

Later, he was appointed as the supervisor of the Shaofu, and until today, Shangyang Palace is about to be completed.

"Now it seems that Shangyang Palace is about to be completed. Once it is successfully completed, it is possible to move up from Shaofu Jian to the next level, but it is estimated that he will not be allowed to serve as the Minister of the Sixth Ministry, and will only be the Minister of Taichang Temple." Li Xuan explained everything in detail Tell Pei Shitong.

There are three provinces, six departments, nine temples and five prisons. The first of the nine temples and five prisons is Taichang Temple.

Even the minister of Dali Temple is only a third-rank minister, but the minister of Taichang Temple is a third-rank official.

The six ministerial books are only of the third grade.

"But someone doesn't want him to be the Minister of Taichang Temple." Pei Shitong whispered in Li Xuan's ear and asked, "Is it your Majesty?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded lightly, and then said: "If Qing Taichang Temple goes one step further, he can become the Minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry... In fact, this is not your Majesty's original intention. Now, something like this suddenly happened, Your Majesty It might not be a test of him. If he really had an affair with the prince, your majesty may not only not let him become the minister of Changji Temple, but may even kill him."

"Is he connected with the prince?" Pei Shitong lay in Li Xuan's arms, raised his head, and asked somewhat unclearly: "Why do you feel that your majesty is specifically targeting him?"

Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "This is Shangyang Palace. Shangyang Palace was built by Wei Shishu's cronies. It is very likely that it will become His Majesty's permanent residence in Luoyang. If Shangyang Palace is tampered with, it will be a big disaster." Naturally, we have to be very careful about matters."

Pei Shitong lowered his head and said in Li Xuan's ear: "Is your Majesty digging a hole for the prince?"

Li Xuan suddenly fell silent.

After a long time, he said quietly: "Your Majesty is not in good health, so you need to take a good look at people's hearts, especially the prince's thoughts."

"What about the prince? Will he jump in? This time he comes to see my husband. Isn't he asking Mr. Hu to jump into the pit together?" After Pei Shitong finished speaking, there was a murderous look in her eyes, as if she was the prince. If she really offends Li Xuan, she will kill him.

"That's why I met Uncle Wei Shi directly." Li Xuan had a sneer on her face, then hugged Pei Shitong hard, gritted her teeth and said, "Fuck the prince!"

"Yes, go to hell Prince." Pei Shitong smiled sweetly.

……

Watching the prime ministers slowly exiting the Zichen Palace, Li Zhi lowered his eyes slightly. In an instant, the whole world, southeast, northwest, everything was in his heart.

Turning his head, Li Zhi asked: "How is it? Is there any letter from Luoyang?"

"Yes!" Empress Wu handed the two memorials to the emperor.

The emperor opened it, glanced at it, and landed on the second book, which had a larger font. He studied it carefully, and finally said with a smile: "This is a slippery man."

Empress Wu picked up the first book, and then said seriously: "Wei Hongji, who stayed in Luoyang, admitted that his housekeeping was lax. The housekeeper abused his name and secretly hid 30,000 acres of land in Luoyang. At the same time, many people died and were exiled. There were many cases. Unjust case.

Yesterday, he had sent all the thirty slaves involved in the incident to Luoyang County.

Among the memorials here are twelve officials, big and small, from Luoyang County, Yongzhou Prefecture and the Ministry of Household Affairs involved.

And asked for exile. "

"Exiled, that's not a good idea. Let me finish building Shangyang Palace before we finish." Li Zhi sneered with some resentment, and then said: "As for the others, behead them all."

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded directly without hesitation.

After a slight pause, Li Zhi then asked: "What about those fields that have been hidden by various means?"

"Every household has been sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs, basically covering a million acres." Empress Wu sighed softly. She did not expect that there was such a giant rat hiding under her nose.

"All the fields that should be given back will be given back. Those who have caused wrongful death will be compensated and dealt with. The family housekeepers and thugs and servants who take the initiative will be beheaded. All officials involved will be beheaded." The emperor's voice was calm. There is tension and relaxation in one sentence.

Empress Wu, who was sitting aside, knew clearly that the reason why the aristocratic families were not dealt with severely in this matter was, firstly, because these matters did not become a big deal, and secondly, it was also because the aristocratic families were really difficult to deal with.

But the emperor's hand is not light. Only the young masters of the aristocratic families know how many things there are.

Regarding these methods, those who are most familiar with the forgery process are also the housekeepers and servants, as well as the subordinates of the government.

Killing the scapegoats brought out by the noble families would only make them dare not move around for three to five months, but killing those family housekeepers, thugs and servants would be enough to prevent them from doing this for three to five years. hidden.

Many things, as long as they can be seen, everything is in the hands of the emperor.

The biggest fear is not being able to see anything.

After a slight pause, Li Zhi continued: "This method is too covert. The palace will record this matter as a secret file and pass it on to future generations. This matter must be taken as a warning."

"Here!" On the left side of the curtain, a chamberlain who rarely spoke stood up, bowed slightly to the emperor, and then sat down.

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, put the memorial on the desk, and then said: "Twenty-seventh Lang handled this matter appropriately."

"But it can still be done more perfectly." Empress Wu's eyes fell on the memorial.

"This is enough. No matter how well you do, I should be afraid of you." The emperor couldn't help laughing, and then said: "At least, he still followed the orders given by the prince."

Empress Wu lowered his head slightly and said no more.

During this incident in Luoyang, Li Xuan originally went to Luoyang for a wedding vacation, but was suddenly called to the East Palace by Li Xian, and then got involved in these things.

The emperor and Empress Wu were watching what he did.

This matter involves the investigation of farmland. After all, it is the emperor's business and the court's business. Anyone who can serve, Li Xuan must serve.

But he must draw a clear line between himself and the prince.

Li Xian obviously wanted to use him as a shield and then send wrong information to the outside world, but Li Xuan clearly saw through it all.

Not only did he get out of trouble himself, but he also helped Wei Hongji get out of crisis.

In the end, the land was recovered without causing any big disturbance, which the emperor was most satisfied with.

Not just on the outside, but actually on the inside.

Li Xuan only met Wei Hongji, and basically didn't meet anyone from other families. She just told the Pei family about this matter through Pei Shitong, and then spread it to other families.

Taking Wei Hongji, who stayed behind in Luoyang, as an example, others did not dare to neglect him.

Here, although Li Xian had a hand, his actual role was almost zero.

This is what the emperor values ​​most.

……

"By the way, Your Majesty," Empress Wu took out another memorial and handed it to the emperor and said, "The prince of Longxi County once again asked to resign as Minister of Rites."

The emperor sighed softly, picked up the memorial, and said, "Uncle Wang is indeed quite old. We should discuss this matter carefully at the end of the year."

"Yes!"

　I wrote these chapters because when I was sorting out Li Xian's deposedness, I suddenly discovered that the place where he hid his armor was in Luoyang.

　　It's very confusing.

　　The emperor is touring Luoyang eastward, and the prince should be supervising the country in Chang'an.

　　Unless he was summoned to Luoyang by the emperor.

　　Therefore, it is impossible to gather the armor on a temporary basis, but it can only be planned in advance.

　　Hence these chapters.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)