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

Chapter 1094 Conspiracy

On the Weihe River, the water flows gently.

The official ship sailed slowly towards Chang'an. Li Xuan and Pei Shitong, dressed in Tsing Yi, sat on the stern of the ship, fishing easily.

Looking in the direction of Luoyang, Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh and said: "Actually, the prince has another layer of calculations in finding a husband this time."

"Oh?" Pei Shitong turned to look at Li Xuan. She didn't understand why Li Xuan suddenly mentioned this matter again.

"It's the King of England. The prince is plotting against the King of England." There was a hint of resentment, a hint of sneer, and a hint of fear in the corner of Li Xuan's mouth.

"Are you talking about the Wei family?" Pei Shitong had been with Li Xuan for such a long time, and she had somewhat figured out his thoughts.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Uncle Wei Shi is from the Wei family, the British concubine is also from the Wei family, and Wei Chengqing, who was transferred from the East Palace before, is also from the Wei family. The prince also smells the dangerous atmosphere. The deepest hidden thing this time is the The King’s plan.”

Pei Shitong sat beside Li Xuan and gently held his hand.

Li Xuan took a breath and whispered: "Wei Xiang'er is the most favored by the King of England. If the King of England becomes the crown prince, Wei Xiang'er will be the crown princess. Once the King of England takes another step forward, the Wei family will be the real relatives... ...My husband can see this, the Wei family can see this, and the prince can also see this, so it is a good thing to win over the Wei family in advance."

"But the most direct threat to the prince is the North Gate bachelor." Pei Shitong looked at Li Xuan with some confusion and asked in a low voice: "Why doesn't the prince directly attack the North Gate bachelor?"

These days, Li Xuan and Pei Shitong talked about many secrets of the court, and she made rapid progress.

"Because the North Gate bachelor is not easy to mess with and has few flaws, but the King of England and the Wei family have many flaws." Li Xuan's eyes were deep and she whispered: "Before the decisive battle with the North Gate bachelor, the prince still wants to To win over others as much as possible, the King of England and the Wei family are his best targets."

"But once the prince is deposed, it will be the King of England who benefits, right?"

"That's why we have to deal with the King of England and the Wei family by hitting first and then pulling back. First give him three sticks, and then give him a sweet date. This is the prince's method. He wants to make the King of England give up the fight for the heir first, and then fully support him. , fight with the King of Prime Ministers, fight with the Queen of Heaven, while he himself holds the position behind." Li Xuan was a little funny and said: "The idea is good, but it can't be done."

Pei Shitong nodded lightly. Although the prince's thoughts were hidden, the emperor was in control of the overall situation. The prince was in the middle of the game and could not see the overall situation clearly, but Li Xuan could see it clearly while standing outside the chess piece.

Although it was said that he could not see through the deepest little secret hidden by the prince for a while, he immediately jumped out of the overall situation.

"Your Majesty also wants to see if we can jump in this time." Li Xuan lowered her voice and said in a low voice: "I think I know your Majesty well. I didn't jump in this time. Your Majesty may entrust you with important tasks in the future." .”

Li Xuan thought lightly, as long as there is room for things in the court, there is room to take action.

"So Uncle Wei Shi is like this too?" Pei Shitong asked.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, he should be transferred out to serve as governor for three or two years. If he can really make achievements and make His Majesty look at him with admiration, he might be re-employed... If Li Xian becomes the prince one day , maybe the ministers and prime ministers have his place."

Relative, Li Xian.

Li Xuan lowered her eyebrows slightly, Webster.

Pei Shitong saw what Li Xuan seemed to be thinking and asked subconsciously: "What is your husband thinking about?"

"My husband is thinking about Wei Xuanzhen, Wei Bin's father, the governor of Yuzhou." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "Wei Xuanzhen started in Puzhou and joined the army in his early years. Later he served as Sima and chief historian. After marrying his daughter to the King of England, he was promoted to the governor of Yuzhou. It's Shangzhou. If you take one step forward, you still have a chance to become prime minister."

"In the current dynasty, there is no precedent for a prince or the emperor's father-in-law to become a prime minister, right?" Pei Shitong thought for a while and shook his head.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "Not only in the current dynasty, but also in the former Sui Dynasty, because Yang Jian himself was the father-in-law of the country... but there are still several uncles who serve as prime ministers."

Changsun Wuji was the brother-in-law of Li Shimin, Chu Suiliang was the uncle of Empress Li Zhi and the Wang family, and there were many others in the Sixteenth Dynasties of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, such as the Sui Dynasty.

Of course, the largest number is the Han Dynasty.

Not to mention the Eastern Han Dynasty, relatives had exclusive power. Even Huo Guang in the Western Han Dynasty was the father-in-law of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

Tian Fu, the uncle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, also served as prime minister, not to mention the Dou family.

The relatives and the party have always been indispensable and even the most important force in the DPRK.

Even Empress Wu was the same. After her two brothers were killed by her, she promoted He Lan Minzhi; after He Lan Minzhi's accident, she brought back Wu Chengsi; after Wu Chengsi died, she promoted Wu Sansi , and there are other children of the Wu family.

With Empress Wu in the palace and Wu Chengsi outside the palace, the news inside and outside the palace would not be completely cut off.

……

Li Xuan waved her hands gently to Pei Shitong, focusing on the river in front of her.

When he was in Luoyang, he had a vague idea to push Wei Hongji to the position of minister or even prime minister.

But to be more precise, it was the entire Jingzhao-Webster that came to the fore.

Once Li Xian becomes the crown prince, Wei Xiang'er will become the crown princess.

The Wei family is the future queen family.

After Li Xian succeeded to the throne, he directly promoted his father-in-law Wei Xuanzhen to the position of minister. In addition to seeing if anyone in the court listened to his words, he also wanted to establish his own group of relatives.

After all, whether it is the Book of the Former Han Dynasty or the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, it is clearly told to people that as long as the emperor is still alive, the relatives are the emperor's best helpers.

Even the unluckiest Han Ling Emperor was the same, but after his death, General He was unable to control the situation.

Li Xian's most important plan to cultivate his relatives' group was to compete with Wu Chengsi and Empress Wu's party.

But he didn't expect that the first person that his action would really anger was Pei Yan.

After Pei Yan joined forces with Wu, he deposed Li Xian.

But unfortunately, Empress Wu, who was supposed to return to the harem when Li Xian was deposed, suddenly stayed in the court.

Later, Li Jingye rebelled, and Empress Wu took the opportunity to kill Pei Yan, then suppressed the court forever, and finally usurped the Tang Dynasty.

If we look at it from Li Xian's perspective, Li Xuan should help Li Xian kill Pei Yan and then help him gain a foothold.

But in fact, Li Xuan knew in her heart that Li Xian was no match for Empress Wu, even if Li Xian and Pei Yan teamed up.

Unless they are willing to let Li Xuan stay in the court.

But unfortunately, as a clan king, Li Xuan could not be left in the center.

Empress Wu would not allow it, Pei Yan would not allow it, and even Li Xian would not allow it.

Li Xian still trusts Li Xuan now, but once Li Xian succeeds to the throne, no, even as long as Li Xian becomes the prince, the number of people in the Wei family in the East Palace will increase. At that time, there will be conflicts between Li Xuan and Li Xian under the slander day and night.

……

Of course, these are things in the future, but for now, what Li Xuan needs to do is to cultivate the Wei family after Li Xian becomes the prince.

After Wei Hongji built Shangyang Palace, he would go out to serve as governor, but after he left, he could bring Wei Xuanzhen back first.

If you don't do anything else, it's okay to be the Minister of the Nine Temples.

He only needs to persuade Li Xian in the future and let Wei Xuanzhen come step by step, from the Minister of Jiu Temple, to the Minister of the Six Bubu, to the Minister of the Three Provinces, and to be under the same banner as Zhongshu, which will make it easier for people to accept him.

Of course, just the fact that Li Xian had the idea of making Wei Xuanzhen the prime minister showed his immaturity.

This idea ultimately offended not only Pei Yan, but almost all the officials in the dynasty.

Li Xian could not defeat Empress Wu, and what Li Xuan needed to do was to delay Li Xian's dethronement as long as possible.

Li Xian was deposed and Li Dan ascended the throne.

Li Dan was also no match for Empress Wu.

Then there is an opportunity.

Opportunity to Qingjun's side.

But you still need to buy yourself time.

Although Li Xuan is not weak, at the moment, his strength is not enough.

He has a way to solve the Western Regions, even including Tubo. The real problem lies in the east.

East of Luoyang.

Li Jingye's idea was very good. Li Jingye raised his troops in the southeast, and Li Xuan raised his troops in the southwest. They would attack from both sides, which would naturally pose a huge threat to Chang'an and Luoyang.

But Li Jingye's idea would make Li Xuan the target of Empress Wu and the Emperor first.

So Li Xuan had no choice but to kill Li Jingye.

But he needs someone like Li Jingye who can raise troops in Jiangnan.

King Cao, King Yue?

Two names immediately jumped into Li Xuan's mind, and then he couldn't help but shake his head.

Although the clan seems to have many talented people, none of them can really hold up the banner of rebellion.

Apart from the clan, only relatives are left.

People from the Wei family can’t.

Once Li Xian ascends the throne, the Wei family will immediately become a thorn in Empress Wu's side.

Their role is only to serve as Li Xuan's shield.

and so……

Dou's.

The Dou family is not only the family of Li Dan's wife, but also the family of Emperor Gaozu Emperor Li Yuanfa's wife, Queen Taimu.

In addition, there is another point, that is the Dugu family.

Compared with the Dou family, except for Empress Yuanzhen, the mother of Emperor Gaozu, Li Yuan, the Dugu family's direct lineage did not have any prominent figures.

After all, Li Yuan's cousin was the former Sui Dynasty Yang Guang.

More or less, Datang was still wary of the Dugu clan.

Therefore, the one who can really be used by Li Xuan is the Dugu family.

Using the Dou family as the guise and the Dugu family as the core, it is not feasible to raise troops in the southeast.

But it requires planning and planning in advance.

Reaching out to hold Pei Shitong in his arms, Li Xuan whispered: "After returning to Chang'an, my husband will have to be busy. This year, a lot of furs were sent from Changzhou to Chang'an, as well as other northwest states. Similar things have also happened. There are quite a few, and it seems that they need careful planning."

"Yeah!" Pei Shitong responded softly. She didn't know why Li Xuan wanted to tell her this, but she just looked at Li Xuan's profile in front of her with some fascination.

……

The boat sailed slowly, but it arrived in Chang'an just before dark.

Pei Shitong got off the boat with some reluctance.

After leaving the ship, she has to face a new world, a complex world.

A home, a home that is not big but very crowded.

In the past, she might still have some resistance in her heart, but after this trip to Luoyang, she understood the real dangers better.

Everyone has to live on thin ice.

They need to hug each other for warmth.

……

Li Xuan turned around and looked at Pei Shitong gently.

Pei Shitong smiled happily, and the next moment, she was following Li Xuan closely.

Together we walked to the east of Chang'an City, Chunming Gate.