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

Chapter 1146: Hooking up one by one

Pei Shitong lay in Li Xuan's arms and asked in a low voice: "Husband, do you really think it can be done?"

"It can be done." Li Xuan said with certainty, and then said softly: "Don't tell the Pei family about this matter, otherwise His Majesty and the Queen will think that the Pei family has different intentions."

"Do you really think that if you don't inherit this child, my sister will be in danger?" Pei Shitong raised his head and looked at Li Xuan worriedly.

Li Xuan nodded and said solemnly: "The reason why Concubine Pei has been able to be stable these years is actually because of the care of the prince. If the prince is deposed, then another person will take care of her, and this person is the King of England. "

After a slight pause, Li Xuan sighed and said: "You and Concubine Pei don't know about many things, but Pei Weng, Wenxi County Duke, and Pei Shangshu also know about it. There are voices in the palace more than once, asking Concubine Pei to be filial. The emperor was buried, but the prince stopped him."

Pei Shitong fell silent. She had also been in the palace, so she naturally knew how cruel Empress Wu was.

Especially in those years, Li Xian's British concubine Zhao Qi died of cold and starvation in the palace. Concubine Pei also warned her back then.

After a long time, Pei Shitong asked quietly: "If I don't inherit this child, will the King of England not care about my sister?"

"It's not that he doesn't care, it's that he can't control it." Li Xuan stretched out her arms and hugged Pei Shitong, and then sighed in a low voice: "Li Xian's temperament is a bit weak. When his husband is in Beijing, he can still persist. If his husband is not in Beijing, , I’m afraid something is going to happen.”

Pei Shitong fell silent. She didn't have much contact with Li Xian, but she believed that Li Xuan's evaluation of Li Xian would never be wrong.

"Will the Queen allow it?" Pei Shitong looked up at Li Xuan and said, "Once adopted, the child will become an heir who respects the emperor, and his status will be very embarrassing."

"What if we decide on a grandson at the same time?" Li Xuan lowered her head and looked at Pei Shitong.

Pei Shitong's eyes lit up instantly.

……

In the backyard pavilion, Li Xuan was sitting on a lounge chair holding Kodou'er in her arms. The pavilion was surrounded by brown curtains, making it airtight.

In front of you is a swaying lotus pond.

Lotuses bloom quietly in the evening of August, but it has a unique scenery.

Ever since she became pregnant, Kodou'er has been extremely sleepy.

This was even more true after Li Xuan came back.

She was due to give birth in a month, and Li Xuan's sudden return immediately put the three pregnant women at home at ease.

Even a little happy.

A soft sound of footsteps sounded at the door of the backyard on the side, and then stopped.

"What's the matter?" Li Xuan's voice sounded faintly.

"Your Majesty, the doctor is here." Li Zhu's voice sounded from behind.

Li Xuan raised her head in surprise, then carefully put Qu Dou'er down, then stood up, looked at the maid outside and said, "Take good care of Concubine Dou."

"Yes!" The maids all bowed.

These maids were brought over from the Qu family by Qu Dou'er, and they were all sons of the Qu family.

Even so, Li Xuan had someone conduct a detailed investigation, and only after confirming that there were no problems, he was allowed to enter the inner courtyard with confidence.

But even so, there are still people watching the traffic in the inner courtyard and outside every day.

Once someone tries to send a message privately from the inner courtyard, the message will be intercepted immediately, and people...

"Uncle!" Li Xuan stood in the east courtyard and earnestly handed over to Zhao Gong before leading him into the study in the inner courtyard.

Zhao Gong sat down behind the desk, and then said to Li Xuan: "There is going to be a turmoil outside these days, why don't you care about anything?"

"At this time, it is better to be still than to move." Li Xuan smiled, then handed over a cup of tea and said, "My nephew can still figure out a little bit of His Majesty's thoughts."

Zhao Gong nodded, and then said: "I don't care about the King of England's affairs, but what do you think about the prince's affairs?"

Li Xuan sat down next to him, shook his head, and said, "How else can we look at it? Just don't look at it. Your Majesty has asked Su Liangsi to investigate this matter and wait until he comes out with the results of the investigation."

"He found nothing." Zhao Gong suddenly shook his head in amusement and said, "I don't know who was behind the plan. Su Liangsi immediately rushed to Luoyang to investigate and arrested dozens of people, but the news had already spread. .

It seemed that at the moment the prince was poisoned, someone already knew the details and spread rumors, but Su Liangsi was still investigating the guard of the right prison at that time. "

Rumors in Luoyang and Chang'an fermented quickly, especially when someone linked them to the turmoil after Emperor Xiaojing's death, and people's memories were immediately reawakened.

As for the mastermind behind the scenes, when Su Liangsi went to Luoyang to investigate, they had already withdrawn to Chang'an.

By the time Su Liangsi arrived in Chang'an to investigate, they had already left Chang'an.

If we could find out the truth in this situation, we would be seeing a ghost.

"Uncle, this matter should be investigated by Zuo Qianniu Guard." Li Xuan looked up at Zhao Gong.

Zhao Gong smiled, then shook his head and said, "The Qianniu Guards responsible for guarding the prince all have the status of internal guards. How can we check?"

Li Xuan suddenly fell silent.

The secret guard is secretive because he has many identities that outsiders don't know.

Among the Qianniu Guards who have independent investigation and arrest powers, the secret guards have the largest number.

Especially when they follow orders, they have the power to arrest the prime minister and kill the prince.

The Qianniu Guards guarding Li Xian were all descendants of noble families, and those who were able to associate with the Secret Guards had some flaws due to their family origins.

Either the parents have few children, or they are not liked by their parents.

The true eldest son of a wealthy family would not let them become Qianniu Guards.

But even so, these people are still difficult to investigate.

Can't even investigate.

Because there are many people involved behind these people, although Li Xian is no longer the prince, killing him is just like killing a commoner, but if anyone really believes that, then he should die.

Especially since the emperor is still alive, even if Li Xian is deposed, he is still the emperor's son.

If you can murder Li Xian under heavy protection today, will you be able to murder the emperor tomorrow?

The more in-depth the investigation of the secret guards involves, the family behind them will be involved, whether the entire family must be convicted.

After all, the rebellion involves the whole clan... "But it still needs to be investigated." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Zhao Gong, frowning and said: "Although it is difficult to investigate, Su Liangsi, will you care about this?"

When Li Xian was assassinated, the emperor and the empress did not know how much pressure they put on Su Liangsi. It was not just because he said he wanted to, he could not investigate.

"Is he making a move?" Li Xuan looked sideways at Zhao Gong, her tone affirmative.

Su Liangsi's method was very much like making a fuss on the surface and then starting to investigate secretly.

Zhao Gong's brows suddenly jumped and he couldn't help but said to himself: "What do you mean, the secret guards in Qianniu Guard have made a fuss in the past two days, so he stopped checking and thought it was someone who was inflicting torture on his family." I’m under pressure, it turns out I want to make a game.”

Su Liangsi was born in the martial arts Su family, just on the side of Chang'an.

Families communicate with each other and marry each other.

Zhao Gong was also from an aristocratic family, and Qinghe was also from an aristocratic family. He subconsciously thought that it was natural for Su Liangsi to be under family pressure.

After all, it has only been three days since the incident.

It was also yesterday that Su Liangsi returned to Chang'an.

"He's waiting for someone to jump in automatically." Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said funny: "He doesn't know where the problem lies at all... No, Su Liangsi doesn't know about the escaped chamberlain in the East Palace. He is there. Arresting people secretly?"

"It seems that he has become famous in the Secret Guard. I don't even know what he does." Zhao Gong's face turned cold.

Su Liangsi must have done a lot in secret, but Zhao Gong was deceived by the surface. In addition to Zhao Gong's own intellectual disability, Su Liangsi's sophisticated methods were also the reason.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said: "Uncle is now actively avoiding suspicion. It is normal for him to be a little negligent in related matters. Let's see what he can find out through the investigation first. But uncle, don't do anything to interfere. Let him do his best. Check and see how much he can find."

"Su Liangsi should be able to find out a lot." Zhao Gong nodded lightly. Suddenly, he raised his head and looked at Li Xuan: "Da Lang, that's not right. You don't think he can't find anything, right?"

Li Xuan nodded slowly and said solemnly: "Uncle, the rumors spread in Chang'an and Luoyang are not aimed at ordinary people, but at officials in the court. Although the rumors are now under control and gradually subsided, in fact they should Everyone who heard it has heard it, and it’s time for people to withdraw. If they come out again, the storm will start again in the future.”

"You mean the King of England." Zhao Gong's eyes immediately turned sharp.

Now in Chang'an and Luoyang, someone is linking the death of Emperor Xiaozhong back then with Li Xian's dethronement now.

Then it is difficult not to focus on Li Xian.

Li Xuan lowered his head slightly. When he and Zhao Gong looked into each other's eyes, they knew that the topic could no longer be discussed.

This man was not targeting the King of England, he was obviously targeting the Queen of Heaven.

In other words, the purpose from the beginning was to drive a wedge between the Queen of Heaven and Li Xian.

After Li Xian became the crown prince, it was inevitable that he would have conflicts with the Queen of Heaven again.

Once Li Xian is deposed again, the rumors of killing his son will arise again.

At that time, the entire court will be in turmoil.

"What a ruthless method!" Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh, her face solemn.

"Wait a minute, on the contrary, isn't this also protecting King Ying?" Zhao Gong suddenly realized something and raised his head and looked at Li Xuan doubtfully.

This rumor actually made Empress Wu afraid, and she would not dare to attack Li Xian easily in the future.

Li Xuan was stunned for a while, then his eyes twitched and he said: "No, this is not protecting the King of Ying, this is killing his nephew."

Zhao Gong nodded with a serious face. Thinking deeply about the matter, it is inevitable that people will not connect this matter with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan is the biggest supporter of Li Xian becoming the crown prince. Today's game may not have nothing to do with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook his head with a sneer and said, "Uncle, just watch. In a few days, rumors will spread that my nephew assassinated the prince."

Zhao Gong waved his hands solemnly and said: "Rumors are not important. What is important is the Queen. You cannot give the Queen the wrong impression. You are fighting against the Queen for the King of England."

Li Xuan looked solemn.

Once Empress Wu thinks that Li Xuan has obvious targeting intentions, then Empress Wu starts to have such thoughts, and Li Xuan will be in bad luck.

With her eyebrows lowered, Li Xuan said softly: "Uncle, tell me, are all of this the plan of Su Sima?"

"Su Liangsi." Zhao Gong was stunned for a moment, and then he thought deeply. Su Liangsi is currently taking a slow step in the internal security investigation. He may be waiting for people to ferment in a few days, and he may even add fuel to the fire.

Zhao Gong raised his head and said with a gloomy expression: "The King of England?"

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said, "Yes, King Ying."

Su Liangsi was driving a wedge between Li Xuan and Empress Wu. Once Li Xuan was suspected by Empress Wu, she would be exempted or demoted, and naturally she could no longer stay with Li Xian.

At this time, Su Liangsi can return.

Changes in people's hearts are subtle.

"What should I do?" Zhao Gong looked at Li Xuan seriously. Now that he has found out the crux, the next step is to deal with it.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment and said softly: "This Su Sima is so extraordinary and has great abilities. It is better to strike first. My nephew will directly write a letter of recommendation and ask Your Majesty to transfer this Su Sima to the British Prince's Palace." how?"

"You want to stuff him into the East Palace." Zhao Gong frowned in confusion.

Li Xuan smiled softly and said in a low voice: "The King of England is not as easy to manipulate as the prince, so we might as well let someone strong come in. There are not many martial arts talents in the Su family, and they don't ask for much. Keep an eye on the central position. I don’t have many conflicts with my nephew, and now I’m helping my nephew watch over the prince in court.”

In other words, help Li Xuan fight against Empress Wu.

When the position changes, people's hearts will naturally change.

……

Watching Zhao Gong leave, Li Xuan sighed softly.

The situation may not be as dangerous as mentioned before, and even the spread of this rumor was Li Xuan's own handiwork.

But Empress Wu must have doubted Li Xuan.

In this way, while being exposed to suspicion, he used rumors to bring Wu Chengsi in.

(End of this chapter)