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

Chapter 1125 The prince is meant to take the blame

Luoyang, under Chengtianmen.

A fast horse came straight from the Dingding Gate, and the Jinwu Guards under the Chengtian Gate immediately moved out of the way.

He galloped past and headed towards Qianyang Palace.

"It's a military report from Changzhou." Cheng Chubi's calm voice sounded in Zhao Gong's ears.

Zhao Gong immediately turned around, cupped his hands and said, "Guangping County Duke."

Cheng Chubi waved his hand slightly, still looking at Qianyang Palace, and then said: "Since the King of Nanchang sent troops, the intervals between military reports sent back to Luoyang have gradually become longer, but fortunately they are still regular, so no matter what, the battle situation on the front line It’s pretty stable.”

"Thank you Duke Guangping for the reminder." Zhao Gong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheng Chubi smiled and said: "The King of Nanchang also worked with Cheng when he was in Luoyang. Commander Zhao should remember it."

"Yes, it's the Tianyin Sect's case, it's Prime Minister Dai..." Before Zhao Gong could finish his words, a Qianniu Guard from the front had already arrived quickly and delivered an official document to Zhao Gong's hand.

Zhao Gong opened it and took a look. He breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Cheng Chubi and said: "The official document said that after taking Yangtong, Dalang turned back to Qamdo, Tongtian River, and the 30,000-strong army at Tanggula Mountain Pass went straight to Qamdo. Go, now it seems that there should be no problem in taking Qamdo."

"By taking down Yangtong and cutting off the external access to Tanggula Mountain, Lunqinling will be truly isolated and helpless." Cheng Chubi nodded, and then said gently: "In a month or two, we will receive good news from the King of Nanchang. ."

"Chamdo is easy to get to, but Tanggula Mountain is difficult to enter." Zhao Gong shook his head and said: "By then, it will be a bloody battle for many years."

"Just like northern Shanxi." Cheng Chubi raised his head and looked north.

The real strategic fortresses in the north are in Yunzhong, Shuozhou, Daizhou, Yanmenguan, and Taiyuan. Every place is a strategic fortress.

"In the Turkic War, the DPRK temporarily mobilized 50,000 northern troops." Zhao Gong looked sideways at Cheng Chubi, frowned and said, "This matter has been discussed with the King of Nanchang. The King of Nanchang's opinion is that 50,000 is not enough. We need to mobilize more troops from Hebei and Changluo."

"The King of Nanchang is insightful." Cheng Chubi nodded and said, "What matters in the grassland is people. The reason why Jieli was defeated back then was because he had chaotic governance and intended to use the Tang system to build the grassland. In the end, he became alienated. But Today, the Turks have a strong desire to re-establish their country, and it is not enough to kill just one leader."

If you kill a boss, a new one will appear.

The Turkic uprising will eventually be like a spark that will never subside.

"Therefore, the main force of the Turks must be defeated. Only by destroying their main force will the people's hearts be dispersed."

Cheng Chubi looked at Zhao Gong, sighed softly, and said: "The King of Nanchang saw it very accurately. The Turks have little experience in war. As long as we can seize the opportunity and annihilate them in one fell swoop, then from now on, the Turks will be very vulnerable." It’s hard to really threaten Datang anymore.”

The Turks' first resistance was defeated, and the second resistance was defeated, and each time it took decades to slow down.

Not surprisingly, it was enough for Datang to accumulate enough winning momentum.

……

"So, all the food and grass accumulated by the court last year will be used on the grassland this year?" Zhao Gong casually mentioned other things.

Cheng Chubi nodded and said: "Last year the weather was good, and the prince cleared millions of acres of hidden farmland in Luoyang, Chang'an. This year I can't say it will be more effective."

"The Henan Road incident." Zhao Gong nodded slightly. He knew that the Emperor and Empress Wu had been planning this matter since the beginning of the year.

Many people in the East Palace had already made preparations in Henan Road in advance, but the prince never arrived at Henan Road, which forced the matter to be delayed.

"Only the prince himself can push this kind of thing forward." Cheng Chubi raised his head and glanced at Zhao Gong.

The two nodded slightly in tacit agreement and stopped mentioning this extremely sensitive matter.

It was clear that the prince was going to be deposed, but the emperor and Empress Wu insisted on letting the prince promote the affairs of Henan Province and gave him special privileges.

Because these themselves are complementary to each other.

Because when the prince wants to promote Henan Road, he will offend many people, cause dissatisfaction among many people, and finally bring about backlash, but all these backlash will be consumed in the process of the prince being deposed. .

The emperor and Empress Wu would fully accept the achievements of the prince, but it was the prince who took the blame.

He was going to be deposed anyway.

Cheng Chubi and Zhao Gong are both people whom Empress Wu trusts very much, so they can talk about these things.

"I heard that the Queen of England's concubines often come to the palace to visit the Queen of Heaven recently." Zhao Gong suddenly mentioned another thing.

"Yes!" Cheng Chubi nodded and said, "The Crown Princess stayed in Chang'an, the Prime Minister stayed in Chang'an, and only the British concubines came to Luoyang with them."

"You have a lot of heart!" Zhao Gong couldn't help but sigh.

Someone actually dared to take the initiative to approach Empress Wu, which was really audacious to the extreme.

Li Xian's British concubine, Zhao, starved to death in this palace.

"Creak!" The sound of wheels came from the front, and Zhao Gong and Cheng Chubi immediately looked over.

Carriages were parked under the door and were being inspected by the Qianniu Guards.

"This is the yellow book that Donggong brought back from Daola, Henan. Now let's compare it with the numbers brought back from Chang'an. Although the fields in the first year of Wude were barren, it was precisely because of the barrenness that they were clean... From Wude to Zhenguan, and then from Since Zhenguan, although it is not exhaustive, we have been able to detect the most detailed changes in the fields."

Cheng Chubi sighed softly, looked at Zhao Gong and said, "I heard that this method was taught to the prince by the King of Nanchang?"

"Huh?" Zhao Gong nodded and said, "Dalang used this method when he was in Wuzhou, and later he even attacked Muzhou. Some aristocratic families in Muzhou went too far and were punished. Find them out, and then eliminate them... After that, various methods became a system, and His Majesty stored these things deep in the palace, and outsiders must not take them lightly."

"I see." Cheng Chubi nodded lightly, looked at the vehicles under the city, and said softly: "It's a pity. Many people are doing practical things, but some people regard him as a means of deception."

"So we have to press harder. The secret guards have already intervened in the Henan Road matter and won't let those bastards escape." Zhao Gong turned to look at the East Palace and said softly: "I think it won't be long before the prince will go there in person." Henan Road should let the prince see more of the truth." "It would be good for him to do more things in Henan Road." Cheng Chubi watched the vehicles slowly drive into the East Palace, and finally looked Xiang Zhao Gong said: "The rest is the matter of the secret guards."

Zhao Gong smiled and said: "The secret guard never hesitates to take action."

In a word, Zhao Gong has already made a decision on that matter.

……

Under the high palace wall, Zhao Daosheng followed a dozen of the East Palace servants and walked towards Yeting.

Wearing a green carp-pattern round-neck robe, with two pieces of jade hanging on his waist, he looked uneasy as he walked, looking around, but with a bit of flair.

More than a dozen East Palace chamberlains, Zhao Daosheng and another older chamberlain walked in the center.

Compared with before, Zhao Daosheng's expression and demeanor have changed greatly, and he seems to be out of tune with the servants around him.

Looking at the increasingly familiar palace walls around him, Zhao Daosheng became increasingly uneasy.

Yeting, he came from Yeting.

He had experienced all the darkness and cruelty of Yeting deeply. If Ming Chongyan hadn't taken him out of Yeting, I'm afraid he would have rotted there for the rest of his life.

He once swore that he would never come back in this life, but he still came back today.

He didn't want to come, but he couldn't help it.

The internal servants are dispatched by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and all the internal servants in the palace bow their heads and obey orders.

Especially now, the prince is not in the palace.

Just today, the prince went to Henan Road to investigate the hidden fields. Zhao Daosheng couldn't find the prince even if he tried to find him.

Unfortunately, today is not only an appointment from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the steward Xu next to him is also an old man from the East Palace.

When Li Hong, the filial emperor, was still in charge, he was already the eighth-level steward of the East Palace. Now, during the reign of Prince Li Xian, although he has not been promoted, he still believes in some things.

Some matters even involve honoring the Emperor and Crown Princess Pei.

Today, the chamberlain was saving time and replacing umbrellas, fans, lamps and candles in the East Palace. Steward Xu personally went out and called Zhao Daosheng.

These matters are also within the scope of Zhao Daosheng's responsibilities.

Entering Yeting and heading to the warehouse, Steward Xu handed over to the Steward from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then waved for others to move things. Finally, he looked at Zhao Daosheng with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, let's go to the upper room for a drink together, and introduce an old acquaintance to me. you know."

Zhao Daosheng subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he glanced around, the familiar chambermaids had already left. The rest were from the chamberlain department, and his voice changed: "Yes!"

As soon as they entered the courtyard and entered the official hall, Zhao Daosheng breathed a sigh of relief, and then followed Manager Xu into the official hall.

The moment Zhao Daosheng entered the official residence, there was a "pop" sound, and the door behind him suddenly closed tightly.

The originally bright official mansion suddenly turned pitch black.

Zhao Daosheng mentally turned around and looked to the left. Manager Xu, who was walking in front of him, was standing on top of the public case in front of him, his eyes extremely cold.

"What's going on?" Zhao Daosheng said subconsciously.

"Zhao Daosheng, in February of the third year of Yifeng, he entered the Prince's Neifang Bureau and was appointed as a man. Half a year later, he was appointed as a man of Neiman. In the fourth year of Yifeng, he was promoted to the rank of joint commander from the ninth rank in April. In May, he was promoted to the ninth rank. I'll leave it to you." A calm and familiar voice came from the side, and then, Zhao Gong walked in from the back door with a gloomy expression.

Zhao Daosheng's heart sank completely, but then, another figure appeared, making Zhao Daosheng almost completely despairing.

A skinny eunuch in his fifties walked out from behind Zhao Gong. He was dressed the same as a eunuch, but the third-grade black red tasseled hat on his head made his identity clear.

The internal servant oversees Qiu Huan.

The leader of the chamberlain in the palace.

Tang Dynasty Law: There are two eunuchs in the inner chamber, one from the third rank, and one dedicated eunuch.

Nowadays, there are two chamberlains in the palace. Wang Fulai is responsible for serving the emperor personally and conveying edicts; Qiu Huan is responsible for the palace gate, cleaning the inner court, cashiering the inner treasury and taking care of the emperor's food and daily life.

All the eunuchs in the palace, including Zhao Daosheng, all turned against the eunuchs and took away their lives.

……

A shadow appeared in front of Zhao Daosheng. It was Zhao Gong who was already standing in front of him, looking at him with cold eyes. Zhao Daosheng couldn't help but shrink back.

Zhao Gong sneered and said: "Although you are from the Prince's Neifang Bureau, you were originally transferred from Yeting by Ming Chongyan and sent to the East Palace.

You have always been obedient, but just about half a month ago, you began to disobey, and you refused to tell anyone what you believed. Even the secret guards in the East Palace began to be expelled from the inner courtyard of the East Palace. What happened? "

"The prince came to Luoyang from Chang'an. The prince's concubine did not accompany him, nor did the prince's concubines. There were only a few servants and palace officials." Manager Xu walked out of the darkness, looked at Zhao Daosheng, and said softly: "That's it. Fourteen days ago, Zhao Daosheng was promoted to the rank of Zhengjiu, and he is always with the prince."

"So speak." Zhao Gong suddenly grabbed Zhao Daosheng's chin, lifted it up fiercely, and then said viciously: "What happened? You betrayed us, Ming Chongyan, and the Queen of Heaven. You speak."

Zhao Daosheng gritted his teeth, his shrinking eyes filled with astonishing determination.

"Fight!" Qiu Huan said softly.

(End of this chapter)