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

Chapter 1106 Shocking change: Pei Yan changes stance

Outside the Zichen Palace, the ministers came out slowly. Li Xuan raised her hands to Peking County Prince Li Jingjia and said, "Brother Wang, I'm in trouble."

"Don't worry, everything will be prepared for you." Li Jingjia smiled gently, and then said: "This time, I want to see you show off your power."

"Thank you, Brother Wang." Li Xuan deeply cupped his hands again. Li Jingjia smiled and waved, then turned and walked away.

Seeing Li Jingjia disappear, Li Xuan looked back at Zichen Palace, cupped his hands solemnly, then turned and walked out of the palace.

As soon as he left Yifeng Gate, Li Xuan saw Zhao Gong waiting aside, and Pei Yan standing beside him, seemingly saying something.

Seeing Li Xuan leaving the palace, Pei Yan nodded slightly to Li Xuan, then turned and left.

Li Xuan walked up, raised her hands to Zhao Gong in surprise, and asked at the same time: "Uncle, what are you talking about?"

"It's what happened to Wu Chengsi before." Zhao Gong's words made Li Xuan look solemn. Zhao Gong sighed softly and said: "The secret guards investigated from the Imperial Academy to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment, and also gave the information about Pei Mansion. The person responsible for this matter was called into the palace by the Queen of Heaven to reprimand him."

Li Xuan was a little stunned. What Zhao Gong said meant: Pei Yan really sent someone to the Imperial College to spread rumors about Wu Chengsi.

No, it's not that simple.

Pei Yan realized that with the current power of Empress Wu, it was not feasible to simultaneously recommend the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Huangmen under the emperor and the ministers, so he could only choose one.

And Pei Yan chose himself.

Wait, if Pei Yan comes like this, doesn't it mean that he has broken up with Wu Chengsi?

Wait, Pei Yan and Wu Chengsi broke up, so in this way, although he would not break up with Empress Wu, he would vaguely distance himself from Empress Wu.

Above the court, there are only two real positions:

The Emperor and Empress Wu.

Since Pei Yan had distanced himself from Empress Wu, his purpose was naturally to get closer to the emperor again.

No, not the emperor, but Li Xian.

Li Xuan immediately understood that Pei Yan had begun to change his stance. He was no longer staring at Li Dan, but turned to Li Xian.

Indeed, Li Dan was Empress Wu's most anticipated son, but beside Li Dan were Wu Chengsi, the Beimen bachelor, and the Dou family. Dou Xuande was also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

There is simply no room for Pei Yan to perform. Even if Li Dan ascends the throne in the future, Pei Yan will not gain much, and he will have to compete with the North Gate bachelor.

But Li Xian is different. Although the Wei family is a big family, it is not as good as the Dou family, or even as good as the Pei family.

Although Li Xian also has the support of the Cui family, he is actually only slightly inclined and not close.

Li Xian's real strong support came from Li Xuan, but Li Xuan was the governor of Bianzhou and held military power, but was far away from the central government.

In other words, Li Xian lacked a truly powerful supporter in the court, and this person... could be him, Pei Yan.

The most important thing is that Li Xian is the next heir to the throne. If Li Dan wants to take over, he must surpass Li Xian.

As long as Pei Yan strongly supports Li Xian, then Li Dan is likely to be unable to succeed. Beimen Bachelor, the Dou family, and Wu Chengsi may all be blocked by Pei Yan.

……

Li Xuan looked back at Zichen Palace. He knew in his heart that the real reason was actually in the palace.

Behind Li Dan is undoubtedly Empress Wu. Empress Wu is very power-minded. When Li Dan succeeds to the throne, Empress Wu will never let go of power so easily.

If Pei Yan is under Empress Wu, then it is very likely that he will always be controlled by Empress Wu.

But if he breaks away from Empress Wu, then he may take a step forward.

Li Xian can be the prince and inherit the throne. The person who really supports him is the emperor.

Once the emperor dies of illness, Pei Yan is likely to become the most powerful person under the throne, and may even be above the imperial power.

Of course, this is only possible.

But no matter what, Pei Yan saw clearly the way to climb to the pinnacle of power.

This is enough.

Ambition grows wildly.

……

"Da Lang, my uncle from the Turks will keep an eye on you." Zhao Gong looked at Li Xuan and said seriously: "But you have to be careful."

"My nephew knows." Li Xuan earnestly handed over his hand, and then said: "But there is no need to keep an eye on it too closely. The secret guards are going to add sand into it. The Turks may not have thought of it. Maybe they are waiting to take advantage of this to keep an eye on it."

Zhao Gong's eyelids twitched, then he nodded and said, "Uncle, I understand."

"Also, I would like those who are watching to pay attention to who is the person who often accompanies Ashina Wen Fu." Li Xuan looked solemn.

Zhao Gong frowned and asked softly: "Why, do you think Ashina Wen Fu is not the person behind everything?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded and said: "Ashina Wenfu is undoubtedly a key figure, but his ability has not reached this level yet. Otherwise, the secret guard system would not have been able to monitor him for so many years. It's counter-intuitive, so someone new should have appeared, and this person has a certain relationship with Ashina Wenfu, find him."

"Okay!" Zhao Gong nodded seriously. If the real behind-the-scenes hero of the Turks can be found this time, this achievement will be enough for Zhao Gong to go further.

"My nephew, I'll take my leave now." Li Xuan handed over his hand.

"Yeah!" Zhao Gong nodded lightly.

……

In Prince Peng's Mansion, Li Xuan took off her coat, looked at the maids in the room, and whispered: "You all can go out." "Yes!" The maids in the room blessed themselves at the same time, and then exited the bedroom.

"What's wrong?" Liu Jinyu hung up Li Xuan's coat, then walked to Li Xuan's side, sat on the bed, and asked in a low voice.

Li Xuan told Liu Jinyu what happened today in detail, and then whispered: "Don't worry about the Turks. Fighting on the battlefield for your husband has his own plans, not to mention recharging his energy for ten days, the palace Among them, who comes and who dies, the one who really cares about my husband is Pei Yan."

"Is Pei Shangshu really going to surrender to the King of England?" Liu Jinyu couldn't believe it. A while ago, they were plotting an internal fight between Pei Yan and Wu Chengsi, and then angering the emperor.

Now, before their methods have been completely exhausted, Pei Yan has completely given up on King Xiang and gone to King Ying.

Li Xuan stretched out her hand, hugged Liu Jinyu in her arms, and said softly: "The root cause of the prince's crisis this time is that Ming Chongyan spread rumors that the prince is not the legitimate son of the Queen of Heaven. The Queen of Heaven has never denied it, and has never admitted it. This makes people have delusions. , but this move can only be used once, and it will not be easy for him to use it on the King of England, so the King of England must be the legitimate son of the Queen."

"Since they are both the legitimate sons of the Queen of Heaven, Pei Shangshu can go to the side of the Prime Minister, and naturally he can also go to the side of the King of England." Liu Jinyu understood immediately.

Pei Yan was blocking the Queen's retreat.

"Then, husband, do you want to tell the King of England about this?" Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "This matter must be known to the King of England. As you know, the King of England also has a Wei family. If Pei Shangshu stands up to fight against the Wei family when my husband is away, then my husband will You can reap the benefits of being a fisherman."

Li Xuan is outside, but inside there is a fight between Pei Yan and the Wei family, and the Wu family is also watching covetously. In this case, no one dares to offend Li Xuan easily.

"What if Pei Shangshu and the Wei family get together?" Liu Jinyu asked in a low voice.

Li Xuan smiled softly, shook his head and said: "Pei Yan's ambitions are very serious, and the ambitions of the Wei family are also not small. My husband is far away in the border state, and the biggest threat to Pei Yan is the Wei family. Under such circumstances, he will naturally First, stabilize your husband, and then attack the enemies inside. As for the enemies outside, I’m afraid the Turks won’t be able to deal with them that easily.”

Liu Jinyu nodded slightly. The Eastern and Western Turks combined have a million people. At critical times, half of them can be mobilized to fight.

"I'm afraid this battle won't be resolved within three to five years." After a slight pause, Li Xuan smiled softly and said, "That's fine, it's safer for my husband."

"Ok!"

"have a rest!"

……

Towards the end of the year, the number of people in Chang'an City began to increase, and the previous snow had completely disappeared.

In the backyard of Prince Peng's Mansion, Li Xuan was sitting on a deck chair.

Xia Niang was pushed by Qu Dou'er and sat on the swing swinging back and forth.

Pei Shitong leaned against Li Xuan, as soft as a bone, even unable to open his eyes.

Li Xuan had already closed her eyes and was drowsy.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps stopped at the door of the backyard.

Li Xuan woke up instantly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the King of England is here." Li Zhu stood at the door and reported with cupped hands.

"Take His Royal Highness to the study." Li Xuan patted Pei Shitong on the shoulder and said softly: "Okay, you play with Xia'er for a while, and I will go see the King of England first."

"Yeah!" Pei Shitong opened his eyes slightly, glanced at Li Xuan, and then gently closed his eyes again.

Li Xuan's thick black cloak covered Liu Jinyu's body. He glanced at Qu Dou'er and said, "Dou'er, come as soon as you go for your husband."

"Oh!" Qu Dou'er glanced at Li Xuan, and then started playing with Xia Niang again. She really liked Xia'er.

Li Xuan walked calmly between the pavilions and corridors, her expression calm.

In a blink of an eye, Li Xuan had arrived at the study door.

Pushing the door open, Li Xian, sitting at the top, was sipping tea.

"Why are you free to come here today?" Li Xuan closed the door instantly.

"I heard that you are going to fight someone to the death. Come over and have a look." Li Xian looked up at Li Xuan and asked seriously: "What, are you sure?"

"Yes." Li Xuan sat down on the other side, straightened his clothes, and then smiled easily and said: "The Turks have been trying to observe outside the house these days, but they have all been driven away by the villagers. They are not interested in me." The understanding mostly comes from the gossip on the street, I don’t know the enemy, and the enemy doesn’t know me. Under this situation, I have the upper hand in Chang’an City.”

Seeing how confident Li Xuan was, Li Xian nodded and said, "That's good."

"By the way, how did you know about this?" Li Xuan asked in turn.

"How did I know?" Li Xian rolled his eyes at Li Xuan angrily and said, "This matter has been spread in Chang'an City."

Li Xuan stopped, then nodded solemnly and said, "This is the secret guard's move."

"what for?"

"The Turks never said they wanted to fight me in the Zhengdan Dynasty, but the court guessed it. Once the news was released, they would have no way to retreat on the Zhengdan Day, because this matter was There are many people within them who know about it, and the court is deliberately trying to gain momentum by releasing the news." Li Xuan said thoughtfully.

"Taking advantage?"

"Momentum." Li Xuan said casually: "The Turks don't know that the DPRK knows about this. If the internal investigation is not a leak, then everything about them has been guessed by the DPRK. In that case, they will think about what happened. How many things are known to the imperial court... Mystery is an advantage."

"That's it." Li Xian understood somewhat.

Li Xuan waved her hand and asked, "By the way, how is the prince doing lately?"

(End of this chapter)