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

Chapter 1117 The throne is too narrow, two people are crowded, let alone three people

In the Zichen Palace.

Watching Li Xuan leave, Empress Wu raised her head in surprise and looked at Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the King of Nanchang how to capture Qamdo?"

Qamdo has now been transformed by Lun Qinling into a murderous city full of traps. Anyone who wants to capture Qamdo will need to pay huge casualties and sacrifices.

Empress Wu could understand that Li Xuan put the attack on Qamdo last, but she couldn't understand why the emperor didn't ask?

Li Zhi sighed softly and said: "I don't ask because he doesn't know how to fight. Over the years, many people have forgotten that Twenty-seventh Lang's best method is to use the power of celestial phenomena... On Qinling General Changdu So what if it is changed into a copper wall and an iron wall, it will be burned down in one fire."

"Fire attack?" Empress Wu did not expect that the answer would be so simple.

Li Zhi nodded lightly: "The same is true for the military strategy proposed by the Ministry of War."

"But in this case, the loss of Qamdo will be great." Empress Wu was always cold, but there were still hundreds of thousands of people in a city, a capital, and they were burned like this.

"Chamdo is not the land of the Tang Dynasty, and the people of Qamdo are not the people of the Tang Dynasty. If they are burned, they will be burned." Li Zhi's face was terrifyingly calm, as if he didn't take any notice of the hundreds of thousands of people.

Empress Wu fell silent, and then she asked: "What about governance in the future?"

"People were moved there from Dangxiang, then from Tuyuhun, and then the refugees from Longxi were moved there, and the refugees from Chang'an and Luoyang were also moved there."

Li Zhi pushed forward layer by layer. In this way, the situation in Chang'an and Luoyang will be much better this year.

As soon as the refugees were mentioned, Empress Wu immediately cheered up and nodded in agreement: "This is a good thing."

"There is also the cleaning up of hidden fields in Henan Province." Li Zhi's face became serious and he said softly: "There is also the matter of the Turks. If the Turks really take action this year, northern Shaanxi and Hebei will inevitably suffer disasters. We must do a good job in You Prefecture and Luozhou are preparing to receive refugees."

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded slightly, but her eyes flickered, as if she had another intention.

No, of course it’s Queen Subi.

Thinking of this, Empress Wu couldn't help but sigh, this move was considered useless.

……

Walking in the palace, various officials passing by bowed to Li Xuan, and Li Xuan returned the salute gently.

Finally, we arrived in front of the East Palace.

"Your Majesty, please." Murong Jingbin, the prince's family minister, stood in front of the door and respectfully welcomed Li Xuan into the East Palace: "Your Highness had known that Your Majesty was coming, so he asked me to wait here."

"Thank you for your hard work, Jia Ling." Li Xuan bowed slightly and said at the same time: "How is the emperor's eldest grandson these days? He hasn't come to visit him since the Zhengdan Dynasty."

"Yes, Your Majesty has not been to the East Palace for a while." Murong Guest seemed to have something different in his words.

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said: "Xuan has been in Bianzhou all year round. He can only go back to Chang'an very often. He will leave again tomorrow."

"My lord, thank you for your hard work." Murong Jianbin nodded sadly and said no more.

In the main hall, the officials in the East Palace were busy discussing government affairs.

Li Xuan walked in from the palace door, and all the officials in the palace quickly saluted Li Xuan.

Li Xuan returned the greeting gently, but did not get closer. She walked past everyone and then walked into the inner hall.

In the inner hall, Li Xian, Huangfu Gongyi and Liu Nayan were also discussing political affairs.

"Uncle Wang is here." Li Xian stood up and walked out from behind the desk with a smile. The wind blew as he walked.

"Your Highness is a little thin." Li Xuan bowed and saluted, and then said: "I have just left the Zichen Palace. Your Majesty ordered me to come to see Your Highness. In addition, your Majesty ordered me to tell Your Highness about the Hidden Field incident on the mountain road this year. Come on harder."

Li Xian was silent for a moment, then solemnly raised his hands toward the Zichen Palace and said, "I accept your order."

Turning around, Li Xian looked at Huangfu Gongyi and Liu Nayan and said, "My two beloved ministers will handle official business here first and go out for a walk with Uncle Wang alone."

"Yes!"

……

In the back garden of the East Palace, there are many snowmen scattered between pines and cypresses.

Li Xian walked slowly, and then said softly: "Uncle Wang, do you know that there are many things that Gu can't mention to Huangfu Gong and Brother Neyan. Only Uncle Wang can understand Gu's situation... Thank you Uncle Wang for what happened to San Lang last year." ”

"Your Highness is welcome." Li Xuan bowed slightly, and then said: "Your Highness has a body of thousands of gold, and is surrounded by people. There are some things that since no one sees or knows, then there is nothing. His Highness bit him to death. Just make no mistakes.”

Li Xian paused slightly, then asked: "Uncle Wang always gives me some advice before leaving Beijing. I wonder if Uncle Wang can help me with my situation this year?"

Li Xian turned around and looked at Li Xuan seriously.

The eyes are full of sincerity.

Li Xuan sighed softly, then looked into the depths of the East Palace and said softly: "The importance of the East Palace lies in blessings and virtues. I said in the early years that many children bring blessings. If Your Highness can have more children, that will be where the blessings lie. The auspiciousness descends from heaven, if it can be like this, it will be as stable as Mount Tai."

As a prince, regardless of personal ability, if you can have more than a dozen sons, this is a natural advantage, and no one can easily touch you.

When Emperor Gaozu abdicated the throne as Supreme Emperor, he enjoyed ten years of stability. Although Emperor Taizong also expressed his filial piety, thinking about it later, it might not be because Emperor Gaozu gave birth to seven or eight children in a row in ten years. The most profound ideological game in this is very delicate.

Li Xian nodded slightly. He was smart and thought of this.

Li Xian then said: "Uncle Wang, is it too late to do this now?"

"Late?" Li Xuan was stunned, then shook his head and said: "It's not too late, it's never too late for this kind of thing. As the prince, His Highness, in addition to abiding by the emperor's orders and inheriting Zong Tao, also has a heavy responsibility."

Li Xian raised his eyebrows, and he immediately heard the hidden meaning in Li Xuan's words.

Sighing softly in his heart, Li Xian turned around and said, "I don't know what else I can do for Uncle Wang. Is Uncle Wang confident that Su Pi will fight this year?"

"Yes, the Tibetan dignitaries no longer have the intention to defend Qamdo. The only thing left is to press forward step by step, but without triggering the attack. When the people's hearts collapse, they will escape on their own." Li Xuan looked calm, as if everything in Qamdo was controlled by Li Xuan. In the palm of your hand.

"But there is one more thing that requires His Highness's help." Li Xuan bowed slightly, and when Li Xian's eyes lit up, Li Xuan said slowly: "His Majesty and the Queen will definitely visit Luoyang eastward this year. If His Highness goes with them, , I also hope that His Highness can visit the acting princess to see if the internal and external attendants are neglecting her?"

Li Xian's expression suddenly became solemn, and then he raised his hands seriously and said: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, Gu will take Sanlang, Silang and Taiping with him. If anyone acts recklessly, he will be beheaded." "Thank you, Your Highness."

……

In Kaihuafang, Li Xuan walked slowly, thinking in her heart.

Is the relationship between the emperor and the prince really irreparable?

What Li Xuan saw today was that neither the emperor nor the prince wanted everything to go to a stage that no one wanted to see.

But there is nothing anyone can do.

Li Xuan said to the outside world that it was Li Xian who was moved and had some connection with Li Jingye, which caused everything to slide step by step into the unpredictable abyss.

But in fact, it was Empress Wu who really caused all this.

When people in the court began to gravitate towards Li Xian, Empress Wu, who had always shared equal power with Li Zhi, took the lead to take action.

It was euphemistically called a test, but in reality the sword had been handed over to him.

Li Xian did a lot, but the final result was that he was forced to resist.

As soon as he resisted, the emperor couldn't sit still for an instant, because Li Xian's resistance had threatened the emperor.

There can only be one person sitting on the throne of power.

When the emperor was ill, Empress Wu forced her way in. When the prince appeared, there would be a squeeze on the emperor and Empress Wu.

If the squeeze continues, one person will inevitably be squeezed out.

Therefore, Empress Wu's counterattack is inevitable.

The root cause of all this lies with the emperor.

Therefore, Li Xian will inevitably fall. When he starts to squeeze the emperor's power, he will fall.

This size is difficult to get right.

Therefore, for Empress Wu, the next candidate for emperor would be Li Xian.

Because Li Xian's team was too shallow, so shallow that even Empress Wu could intervene at will. When Li Xian really began to seize power, Li Zhi began to step down from the throne.

It's not that Li Xian is bad, it's just that he, the wise prince, appeared too early. If it were a few years later, no one would be able to take his position.

The throne is so big.

The horse stopped in front of Prince Peng's mansion. Li Xuan got off the horse and led the horse into the house.

Many people at home are still cleaning up, and many people in the house will go to Xinghai with Li Xuan tomorrow.

After meeting her mother, Li Xuan returned to the east courtyard.

There was only Liu Jinyu in the east courtyard.

Qu Dou'er, Pei Shitong, Liu Shubi, Xia'er and Zhao'er are not here.

……

Helping Li Xuan take off her coat, Liu Jinyu asked softly: "Your Majesty, you are not in any difficulty, are you?"

Li Xuan wiped his face with a hot towel, shook his head and said: "No, everything in Changzhou is done by my husband. The focus of Your Majesty and the Queen this year is not on Changzhou, but on Luoyang and Turks."

"Luoyang?" Liu Jinyu paused for a moment and asked softly: "What did you hear, husband?"

"Chang'an is important. Your Majesty and the Queen will not let trouble involve Chang'an." Li Xuan sat on the couch, leaned back slightly, and said softly: "There are too many people around the prince from Chang'an. If something really happens, No one can control the outcome."

"Then there should be nothing going on at home, right?" Liu Jinyu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

"No!" Li Xuan shook her head and said solemnly: "Be careful. At this time, it is most easy to fish in troubled waters. All the villages in Luoyang, Chang'an, must send people to conduct regular inspections and random inspections from time to time. Be careful. , don’t let anyone bury anything you shouldn’t have in your home, otherwise you won’t be able to explain it if someone discovers it.”

"Okay!" Liu Jinyu nodded seriously. She did not expect that there was such danger.

"Actually, the real danger is not us, but the Crown Prince. If someone framed him in the East Palace, he can't explain his current situation." Li Xuan sighed deeply.

Li Xuan remembered that in the original history, Li Xian was found to have hidden hundreds of armors in the East Palace Stables, and was eventually convicted of treason.

Many people complained about Li Xianming's injustice, saying that Li Xian was probably framed.

But in Li Xuan's view, this kind of frame-up is unlikely.

Because there are too many risks here.

Once Li Xian secretly discovers the armor in the stable, there are armors and horses, and as long as there are people, Li Xian will suddenly rebel, and the emperor will not be able to control it.

And places like stables are really the key points in the first palace.

If Li Xian was not aware of the fact that hundreds of armors were hidden in the stable, he, the prince, would not have much need to exist.

"Madam, my husband tells the prince that the only way he can do now is to give birth to more than one grandson for His Majesty this year, so that he can be saved."

Li Xuan saw that Liu Jinyu was about to ask subconsciously. Li Xuan stretched out his hand, pressed it on her lips, and said softly: "I don't know if this is useful. I just want to have more children with you."

"Ah!" As Liu Jinyu called in a low voice, Li Xuan had already picked her up and carried her into the bedroom.

In her daze, Liu Jinyu seemed to see Qu Dou'er and Pei Shitong entering the bedroom...

(End of this chapter)