People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne
Chapter 1138: How to act disobediently, it’s just to protect yourself
Chapter 1138: How to act disobediently, it’s just to protect yourself
At Chengtianmen, Li Xuan's expression finally calmed down.
Jing asked the prince.
This is a necessary procedure for deposing a prince.
Needless to say, several deposed princes of the Tang Dynasty were deposed. Li Zhong was deposed first and then rebelled, but Cheng Qian was imprisoned for treason. In the end, everything was confirmed...
Thinking of this, Li Xuan suddenly raised her head and looked at Zhao Gong in disbelief: "Uncle, could it be..."
"I don't know." Zhao Gong shook his head and said, "But be careful."
Li Xuan suddenly fell silent. He was now appointed by the emperor to guard the palace gate, and to a certain extent he represented Li Xian.
Coupled with his duties as king of the clan, governor of the border states, and general of the right guard, if the emperor really asked him to question the prince, it would be difficult for others to refute.
At worst, Li Xuan is in last place.
He even wanted to express his position on behalf of the entire clan.
Chaotang, clan.
Li Xuan's weight is completely here.
……
Li Xuan finally nodded and said, "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew understands."
"By the way, is there anything you need to tell me about at home?" Zhao Gong finally thought of family matters.
Li Xuan sighed softly and said with a wry smile: "Please tell Sanniang and the concubine that my nephew is fine. Your Majesty trusts you and everything is safe... When my nephew came back, he brought some medicinal materials... Forget it, this It's better to take it back via Shang Pharmacy."
"That's fine. Before anything is decided, it's important to be cautious." Zhao Gong patted Li Xuan on the shoulder and turned to leave.
"By the way, uncle." Li Xuan suddenly stopped Zhao Gong and asked in a low voice: "His Majesty once said that there was a person in the East Palace who spread rumors in Nanshi but was not caught. What's going on now?"
"I don't know." Zhao Gong shook his head with a smile and said, "This matter is no longer under my uncle's control. Now the secret guard is in charge of the secret guard, Su Liangsi, the commander of the secret guard."
Li Xuan was slightly startled, Su Liangsi, isn't this man the former Sima of the British Prince's Palace?
Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn.
If Su Liangsi is a member of Empress Wu, it means that Empress Wu once arranged for her own people to be around Li Xian just like she arranged for Ming Chongyan to be around Li Dan.
"Uncle is also from Qinghe after all." Zhao Gong smiled slightly, and then said: "But this is good, at least nothing will happen."
After a slight pause, Zhao Gong warned: "Be careful with Su Liangsi. He is not as good at planning as Ming Chongyan, nor as cunning as Yuan Wanqing, but he is extremely meticulous and has many details. If you are not careful, you will be caught by him."
"Nephew understands." Li Xuan suddenly became solemn, and then asked: "By the way, uncle, how is the Zuojinwu Guard's situation?"
Zhao Gong took a deep look at Li Xuan and said: "Now Qin Shandao is appointed as the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard, and Qin Ming is appointed as the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard. On the heads of their father and son, there are also the deceased Yi Guogong and the generals of Zuo Jinwu Guard." Naturally, I know how to choose.”
Li Xuan nodded lightly.
Although Zuo Jinwuwei General Fang Xianzhong was the son of Shangzhu State, Minister of War, Zuo Xiaowei General, Youzhou Governor, and Qinghe County Duke Fang Renyu, so many titles are still not as good as Qin Qiong, Yiguo Gong. .
If Zuo Jinwu Guard is stable, the biggest hidden danger in Chang'an will be eliminated.
After Zhao Gong finished speaking, he turned and went downstairs.
At this time, the dusk drum began to beat on the front door.
All the city gates in Luoyang were closed one after another at this moment.
All the gates in Luoyang will be closed after the last dusk drum.
Chang'an curfew, the world is safe.
……
August 15th is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Li Xuan stood on the Chengtian Gate and watched countless nobles enter the palace city from under the gate, and then entered the Qianyang Palace.
Among them were Li Xuan's Yue Weng, Shangshu Zuopushe Liu Rengui.
Liu Rengui was summoned to Luoyang from Chang'an yesterday.
All officials above the fifth rank in Luoyang will participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival today.
Listening to the roaring sound coming from the Qianyang Palace, Li Xuan understood in his heart that the deposed prince had finally entered the next stage.
The autumn breeze is blowing, but the temperature is still hot.
Suddenly, a burst of footsteps quickly walked out of Qianyang Palace, and finally came to Chengtian Sect.
"King Li Xuan of Nanchang accepts the order." A chamberlain in green clothes stood under the Chengtian Gate and looked up at Li Xuan solemnly.
Li Xuan quickly walked down from the city gate, then dressed in black clothes and black armor, half-kneeling on the ground: "Your Majesty, Li Xuan, King of Nanchang, accepts the order."
"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered: Wang Xuan of Nanchang is ordered to immediately meet Xue Yuanchao, the minister of Huangmen, Gao Zhizhou, the imperial censor, Pei Yan, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, Duan Baoxuan, the minister of Dali Temple, and Prince Zaji."
After reading out the imperial edict, Li Xuan handed it forward and accepted the edict: "Your Majesty, Wang Xuan of Nanchang, accepts the edict."
Li Xuan slowly stood up and saw Xue Yuanchao, Gao Zhizhou, Pei Yan, and Duan Baoxuan walking out of the main hall in front of the gate of Qianyang Hall.
Li Xuan held the hilt of the sword in her hand, stepped back to the right, and stood by the road.
Xue Yuanchao arrived first, glanced at Li Xuan, nodded and said, "Let's go."
"Here!" Li Xuan took a step forward, followed Xue Yuanchao, stood in front of Gao Zhizhou, Pei Yan and Duan Baoxuan, and walked towards the palace gate together.
Li Xuan's eyes were solemn. Gao Zhizhou, the former Huangmen servant, was transferred to the imperial censor.
He was nearly eighty years old and was about to retire, but the emperor had such a thing in his hands.
The imperial censorship has been vacant for many years. Therefore, although the censorship station in the court has many responsibilities, it does not have enough supervision over the prime minister.
Now Gao Zhizhou is appointed as the imperial censor, and all the prime ministers in the court are under supervision.
But when Gao Zhi's anniversary was nearly eighty years old, the emperor appointed him as the imperial censor for only one reason.
Jing asked the prince.
Pei Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Duan Baoxuan, Minister of Dali Temple.
Both of them are officials of the Three Laws Division.
When interrogating the prince, the censor's desk cannot let Cui Mi, the censor Zhongcheng, come forward.
The emperor had no plans to directly promote Cui Mi to the post of imperial censor, so he directly transferred Gao Zhizhou to the post of censor.
Although he is not the prime minister, he has the power to supervise the prime minister. Once this matter is over, Gao Zhizhou will serve as a censor.
As a result, the Huangmen Minister was vacant.
……
While walking, Li Xuan's eyes fell on Xue Yuanchao in front of him.
Xue Yuanchao was the prime minister. He was originally a Zhengjian doctor and the third rank of Tongzhongshu, but he did not serve in Zhongshu or Shangsheng.
But in fact, Xue Yuanchao was already a member of Zhongshushe during the Yonghui period. He only resigned for a year due to mourning, but he was awarded the title of Huangmen Minister the next year.
In the third year of Longshuo, Xue Yuanchao was demoted to the governor of Jianzhou because he sympathized with Li Yifu. In the fourth year of Longshuo, Xue Yuanchao was implicated because of his friendship with Shangguan Yi and was exiled to Yizhou for ten years.
In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, Xue Yuanchao returned to the capital and served as the official admonition; in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty, Xue Yuanchao became the prime minister with the third rank of Zhongshu.
Now that Huangmen Shilang is vacant, Xue Yuanchao returns to Huangmen Shilang as the third rank of Tongzhongshu sect.
Responsible for questioning the prince.
Light and shadow intersect in front, and the East Palace appears in front.
Xue Yuanchao stood in front of the East Palace, took out the imperial edict from his sleeve, and handed it to He Jian, the general of Zuo Qianniu Guard.
He Wei immediately moved out of the way, and everyone immediately entered the East Palace.
Li Xuan's breathing became serious. Although the East Palace was now filled with Qianniu guards, the entire palace was eerily silent.
On that day, Liu Shenli led his men and rushed out of the East Palace, and then took out 300 armors from the East Palace stables. All the officials on duty in the East Palace were imprisoned.
Fourteen people hanged themselves that night.
Li Xuan didn't know the details, but fourteen people hanged themselves, so the mystery behind it might not be simple.
Was it Li Xian who was bold enough to use fourteen East Palace officials to participate in the rebellion, or was he smuggling the armor and was discovered by these fourteen people.
But no matter what, these fourteen people should be afraid that they would not be able to keep the secret under torture, so they committed suicide in fear.
I'm afraid of hurting Li Xian, and I'm also afraid of hurting the family.
Presumably it is the former. After all, hiding three hundred armors in the East Palace Stables, transporting them, and digging them requires a lot of manpower. These fourteen people should be Li Xian's people.
Looking at the main hall of the East Palace with the palace door wide open in front of her, Li Xuan sighed in her heart. Li Xian really used not only these fourteen people, but also more people.
It's amazing that a secret can be kept under such circumstances.
No wonder the East Palace leaks like a sieve in front of the secret guards.
……
Led by Xue Yuanchao, he walked into the main hall of the East Palace.
The inner bedroom door was open, and two Qianniu guards were guarding the door.
Li Xuan followed Xue Yuanchao into the inner hall of the East Palace where he had been in and out many times.
Li Xuan's eyes fell on Xue Yuanchao. Xue Yuanchao's son Xue Yao was the prince's son.
This time the emperor used Xue Yuan to question the prince, and he may have forgiven Xue Yao for his fault.
Even many people in the East Palace will be exempted from this turmoil.
Of course, it was also because Xue Yao didn't understand what Li Xian did.
But Li Xuan could feel that Xue Yuanchao's steps couldn't help but become heavier as soon as he entered the inner room of the East Palace.
Just like Li Xuan, it's the same.
"Your Highness." Xue Yuanchao, Li Xuan, Pei Yan, Duan Baoxuan, and Gao Zhizhou all handed over at the same time.
Sitting behind the desk, Li Xian, who was reading, finally raised his head, looked at the familiar people in front of him, and nodded unusually calmly: "The gentlemen are here."
"Your Highness!" Xue Yuanchao raised his head and looked at Li Xian, his eyes full of resentment.
His eldest son, Xue Yao, was transferred to the East Palace by the emperor and served as the prince's minister. Within a few years, he was promoted one level and became the prince's minister. However, who would have thought that the prince would rebel.
Although the emperor gently revealed the current matter, what about the future?
There will definitely be no place for Xue Yao in front of the new prince, especially when the prince ascends the throne in the future, it is absolutely impossible for Xue Yao to appear in front of the new emperor.
Take a look at the ministers in the East Palace during the period of Prince Chengqian. None of them rose up later.
It can be said that a lifetime is ruined.
Li Xian lowered his head, with a hint of guilt and helplessness on his face, but then he asked calmly: "Your Majesty is here today. I guess you have something to ask. You can start now."
Li Xuan looked calm. The more calm Li Xian was, the more fearless and determined he felt in his heart.
Do you really want to listen to these words today?
"Old man, please write." Gao Zhizhou said, walked aside, picked up the ground ink, and began to slowly dip the pen into it.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry." Xue Yuanchao took a deep breath, turned to look at Duan Baoxuan: "Brother Duan, let's start."
"Here!" Duan Baoxuan took a step forward, gently cupped his hands towards Li Xian, and asked, "May I ask Your Highness, do you know about the three hundred suits of armor in the East Palace Stables?"
The inner room was quiet. Li Xian smiled lightly and nodded, saying, "Gu knows, the things were brought from Yizhou by Gu and smuggled into the palace by Gao Qi."
"Thank you, Your Highness." After Duan Baoxuan asked, he took a step back.
Pei Yan raised his hands and asked solemnly: "Your Highness, have you ever planned to... commit any act of rebellion?"
"Haha!" Li Xian smiled, glanced at Pei Yan up and down, and finally shook his head and said, "Rebellion is nothing more than self-protection."
Pei Yan's brows suddenly raised. Li Xian refused to admit that he wanted to lead his troops to attack Xuanwu Gate.
Pei Yan wanted to ask again. At this time, Li Xuan suddenly took a step forward. Pei Yan turned his head in surprise, and Li Xuan shook his head slightly.
Pei Yan suddenly realized that it was enough to ask the question here.
If it is really revealed that the prince wants to invade the Xuanwu Gate and the father and son fight each other, it will also be a kind of harm to the emperor's face.
Pei Yan immediately stepped back.
Li Xuan held up his hands and said seriously: "Your Highness, according to law, three hundred hidden armors are equivalent to conspiracy. I would like to ask, Your Highness, has everything really come to this point?"
Does Li Xian's crisis really require the use of troops?
Li Xian immediately lowered his head and remained speechless.
(End of this chapter)
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