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

Chapter 1118 In the spring of February, the emperor is blessed

In the early morning, Li Xuan, dressed in red clothes and gold armor, got up on his horse and walked slowly towards the gate of the square.

At the gate of Prince Peng's Mansion, Liu Jinyu held Zhao'er, took Qu Dou'er and Pei Shitong with him, and his mother-in-law Ouyang held Xia'er and watched him leave slowly.

Uncontrollably, my eyes were filled with tears.

Li Xuan left home with a calm expression and walked out of Kaihuafang. One hundred thousand Niu Guards and one hundred Jinwu Guards had gathered behind him.

On both sides of the long street, there were vaguely watching eyes falling on him, and they didn't know where they came from.

Li Xuan looked straight ahead, calmly rode her horse, crossed Zhuque Street, and finally walked into the Golden Gate of the West City.

Under the Jinguang sect, there are still a few familiar people, Di Renjie, Qin Ming, Laisui, Yao Chong, Song Jing, and Yang Jiong.

Li Xuan saluted everyone gently, then looked at Lai Sui and asked with concern: "Is it decided to go to the north?"

"We are going to the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou." Laisui sighed softly and said, "I feel that Chang'an is quite boring in Chang'an, but I am reluctant to leave Chang'an."

Li Xuan smiled and said: "When you arrive in Youzhou, you will really feel that Chang'an is nothing special. However, you still have to be careful."

"Yeah, I know!" Laisui nodded seriously and said, "Same for you."

Li Xuan smiled, looked at Di Renjie and said with cupped hands: "Brother Huaiying, please keep an eye on the household affairs. This year is fine, but next year, there can't be any problems in Changzhou."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Huaiying will ensure that the granaries in various places are not stolen by bandits." Di Renjie solemnly handed over his hand.

"Thank you, Brother Huaiying." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was not worried about petty theft in the area.

What he is really worried about is the Ministry of Finance and the Central Government.

Once he enters the Tanggula Mountains next year and his retreat is cut off, I'm afraid he will only have one dead end.

Li Xuan turned to look at Qin Ming and whispered: "If anything happens at home, I'll leave it all to you."

"Don't worry, we won't let others find the opportunity." Qin Ming handed over his hand seriously.

Only he knows best how many people have been spying on Prince Peng's mansion in the past few years whenever Li Xuan is away.

There are many people who cannot use overt or covert means, so they want to use underhanded means.

Fortunately, the old people in Qin Ming and Jin Wuwei also knew a lot about each other.

I don’t know how many innocent souls have been thrown into mass graves over the years.

Li Xuan looked up at Yao Chong and asked, "Are you going to take a break today?"

"Yes." Yao Chong smiled, raised his hands and said seriously: "I will say goodbye to the prince later, and Yuan Zhi will return to Luoyang immediately."

Li Xuan handed over his hand, thought for a moment, and said, "Be cautious and clear your responsibilities. Don't touch things you shouldn't touch."

"Yuan Zhi understands." Yao Chong nodded seriously. He could feel the wind and rain in the middle of the day as he followed Li Xuan. It seemed calm now, but under the water, the undercurrent was becoming more and more turbulent.

Song Jing seriously raised her hand towards Li Xuan: "Guang Ping has met the prince."

Li Xuan nodded lightly and said gently: "Take the exam well. With your talent, you will definitely get good results."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Song Jing bowed seriously. He could hear the meaning of Li Xuan's words, and his heart relaxed a little.

"Your Majesty is leaving now. According to our custom, we should compose a poem." Yang Jiong smiled and handed over to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan sighed softly and said with a smile: "The road outside Jinguang City is far away, and the sky and clouds are deep beside the Weishui River. Relatives and friends in Chang'an are like asking each other, and a heart of ice is in a jade pot."

Amid laughter, Li Xuan had already rode away.

Behind him were a group of Qianniu Guards and Jinwu Guards following closely.

Only five miles away, two hundred cavalrymen on the left and right in black clothes and armor had already gathered and headed towards the Weishui River with a bang.

Everyone outside the golden door couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

There were countless sensitive eyes on the city gate. When they saw Li Xuan leaving, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Xuan suddenly looked back, feeling vaguely.

He left Chang'an, and the whole of Chang'an couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

……

In February, it rained heavily.

In the Zichen Palace, the emperor raised his head, looked at the rain outside the palace, and asked sideways: "How is the situation in Changzhou now?"

Empress Wu came to her senses and quickly said: "The King of Nanchang returned to Xinghai in the middle of last month. He first rushed to Maduo and Chengduo with a large amount of wine and meat. After the front line changed defense, he returned to Xinghai and began to organize this year's spring planting. Although the food in Changzhou only accounts for less than 30% of the army's advance this year, it is also very important in case something happens in the rear."

Empress Wu did not say what would happen in the rear, and the emperor did not ask.

Empress Wu continued: "The King of Nanchang went to Fuqi City again to discuss with Murong about sending troops to the west Tuyuhun this year. He said that if Yangtong can be successfully captured, then the grain and grass from the west Tuyuhun can be transported to the Yangtong. Although it’s not much, it’s enough to relieve stress.”

"Then we need to build a transportation channel from Kunlun Mountain to Yangtong in Yangtong." Li Zhi nodded lightly.

"This is what he said, wait until you get to the place and then check. If you can build a waterwheel, build a waterwheel. If not, use horses to carry it." Empress Wu explained in a low voice.

Li Zhi nodded lightly. Although there is a road between Yangtong and West Tuyuhun, the height difference is huge and the slope is very steep. Even the Tubo people only support West Tuyuhun from Yangtong, and rarely go up to Tubo from West Tuyuhun.

"In the case of Changzhou, the King of Nanchang has restored the three-day policy, and the secret guards can pass through, so there is no problem." Empress Wu added. Playing every three days, this was the privilege granted to Li Xuan by the emperor when he first became an official.

Now, Li Xuan has returned to what he did back then.

"Twenty-seventh Lang is quite aware that he has an army of 30,000 in his hands, so he can't help but not be nervous." Li Zhi smiled softly and finally felt relieved.

The left guard, the right guard, the right leader guard, the right garrison guard, the left Xiao guard, the Changzhou prefecture soldiers, and the Heyuan guard, more than 30,000 troops in the northwest, are in the hands of one person.

Although the emperor trusted Li Xuan and deployed countless means, he was still uneasy.

Now Li Xuan plays every three days, coupled with the secret guard's control, if there is a problem, he can detect it immediately.

"Spring will be here in a few days. Song Jing from Nanchang Palace. I have read his articles and I still have some insights."

Li Zhi turned to look at Empress Wu and said: "If he can win the imperial examination and the article can be delivered to me, Mei Niang, I want him to be the supervisory censor, and then patrol Hebei with Di Renjie."

"Okay." Empress Wu responded without hesitation.

"For matters related to the Ministry of Household Affairs, I transferred Secretary Liu Yuanlang to the Ministry of Household Affairs and appointed Yuanwailang. I kept an eye on the situation and transported grain and grass to Changzhou." Li Zhi immediately gave instructions again.

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded. Di Renjie was already paying special attention to the grain and grass shipped to Changzhou when he was at the Yushitai. Now that Di Renjie was going to Hebei, he naturally asked Liu Yuanlang to keep an eye on it for him.

"Reports from various states in Hebei will be given priority this year. Turks are not to be feared. We are afraid of colluding with Turks." Li Zhi's expression became serious.

In this world, there is never a shortage of villains who only care about their own interests.

Smuggling into the grassland is not that unusual.

Even at this time, as long as the Turks are willing to pay two to three times the price, not many can bear it.

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded again. This year's focus is Luoyang first, followed by Changzhou, then Hebei, and finally Tianxia.

"By the way, what are Erlang busy with recently?" The emperor turned sideways and looked at Empress Wu.

"Chun Wei." Empress Wu sighed softly and said: "Since the "Book of the Later Han" was compiled, Liu Nayan, Ge Xiyuan, Xu Shuya and others began to get close to the younger generation of scholars, and they often held banquets. Many people They all started to become famous.”

The emperor nodded lightly and said gently: "It is always good for them to put their minds on this. Spring is coming soon. When they have time, let Sanlang and Shiro get closer to these scholars, especially the disciples from poor families. Today's Given the situation, these humble disciples will be very useful."

"Yes!" Empress Wu smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.

"Where are the Turks?" The emperor looked serious and asked, "How are the Turks? They stayed in Chang'an until February and they still haven't gone back?"

"It's not that the ordinary Turkic people in Chang'an and Luoyang can't leave." Empress Wu became a little proud and said: "Years ago, the King of Nanchang proposed a strategy to ask the court to pay special attention to tax collection from the Turkic nobles and big businessmen who wanted to return to the grasslands. , which made it difficult for them to offset their wealth, so they turned to the Turkic chiefs.

These people didn't notice anything was wrong at first, and even paid almost everything in order to set an example for them, and soon one after another people came to the door..."

"They didn't bring enough money?" Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh a little.

"Yes." Empress Wu nodded and said: "They first approached the big businessmen in Chang'an City and used the horses in the grassland as collateral to get a sum of money. However, as soon as they finished looking for the people, the secret guards came to the door. "

"Well!" Li Zhi's expression became cold: "Tell the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple that no matter who is behind these merchants, if they are in collusion with the Turks, they will be arrested directly. Hebei Province I can't control it for the time being, but who in Chang'an If you dare to stretch out your hand, I will ask him to stretch his head."

"Yes!" Empress Wu bowed slightly.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps sounded.

A chamberlain outside the palace stopped and handed over a secret book.

Wang Fulai walked out of the hall quickly, picked up the secret book, and walked back into the hall. He respectfully placed the secret book on the table and slowly stepped away.

Li Zhi read the memorial and then looked at Empress Wu.

Empress Wu nodded slightly, then picked up the secret book, glanced at it, frowned slightly, and said: "The Eastern Palace reports that the Crown Princess is pregnant."

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Erlang is anxious. I asked King Nanchang to go to the East Palace when he left. Unexpectedly, King Nanchang actually left such a solution."

But it's also effective.

Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi and said, "After the Spring Festival, I will visit Luoyang. Will the Crown Princess accompany me?"

Li Zhi calmed down, nodded and said: "This year's eastward tour will start later. We will wait until the Crown Princess's pregnancy is stable..."

"Thump thump thump!" Before the emperor could finish speaking, there was another burst of hurried footsteps.

Li Zhi raised his head and frowned.

Wang Fulai quickly stepped forward again and handed over the secret book of the palace gate.

Empress Wu opened it and looked at it, and then said in surprise: "The King of England's concubine Webster is also pregnant."

"Oh?" Li Zhi's face was full of surprise. What was going on today? Why was it happening one after another?

It was at this time that another burst of footsteps sounded outside the door.

This time, the emperor did not let Empress Wu look again, and shouted directly to Wang Fulai who had just arrived at the door: "Read it directly."

"Yes!" Wang Fulai immediately bowed and said, "Reply, the princess is pregnant."

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then a burst of ecstasy surged into his heart.

I am indeed blessed.

(End of this chapter)