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

Chapter 1149 Plot against Su Liangsi

In the lobby of the British Prince's Palace, Li Xian stood on his knees solemnly.

Wang Fulai stood in front and read the imperial edict loudly: "In the fourth year of Wei Yifeng's year, Ji Mao, August Guiyou, the emperor Ruo said:

The roads in Weicheng are steep, and the laws are restored in the soil of the city.

The branch sends a long letter, and righteousness precedes honor and rank.

The king of Muying in Luozhou appeared, the Yaopo slopes were straight, the Xuanyuan was colorful, the order was famous in "Poetry" and "Li", and the British emblem was represented in Qiyi.

The favor of Rong Zhang should be given to Gu Zhan.

The grace of anointing follows the story.

Now he is transferred to Yongzhou as a shepherd, and a thousand households are granted additional food.

I'm still the same. "

"My son, the King of England, has received the edict and bows to express his gratitude for His grace. May my father live forever." Li Xian bowed solemnly, and then slowly stood up.

"Your Highness, take care, I'm going back to the palace first." Wang Fulai said goodbye seriously.

Li Xian looked surprised, then he cupped his hands and said: "Prince, go slowly!"

Wang Fulai nodded, and then walked quickly outside the Prince's Mansion.

Yao Lingzhang on the side has already chased after him.

"Your Highness." Su Liangsi walked out from the side and raised his hands to Li Xian seriously: "I am now transferred to Yongzhou Sima. Please give me your permission, Your Highness."

"See you soon, Sima!" Li Xian gently handed over his hand.

Although Su Liangsi now serves as Sima again, the Sima of the British Palace is completely different from the Sima of Yongzhou Mu.

Although Li Xian was a prince before, he was a dissolute man and the Sima of the British Palace did not have much power.

However, the Sima of Yongzhou Prefecture is equivalent to the Sima of the Metropolitan Governor's Prefecture. Not to mention the higher position in the fourth-grade official position, the key is to have real power. This is originally a good thing, but thinking that Li Xian will soon become the prince, it is not possible. Same.

As soon as the imperial edict came out today, all the sneakiness that had pervaded Luoyang before disappeared at this time.

In today's Tang Dynasty, it has become a common practice for the former Yongzhou Mu to be granted the title of Crown Prince.

For example, Li Xian was previously King Yong, served as the shepherd of Yongzhou, and was later named the crown prince.

Before Li Xian, there were also Li Shimin and Li Zhong, who all served as shepherds of Yongzhou before being named princes.

Of course, not every Yongzhou shepherd has the opportunity to become a prince, such as the unlucky Li Tai.

Although he was named Yongzhou Mu, it was a pity that both he and Li Chengqian suffered losses in the end, and Li Zhi took advantage of him.

"My subordinates have sent someone to notify Yang Changshi. Yang Changshi will be here soon." Su Liangsi said another thing.

Today's Yongzhou governor is Yang Zaisi. He was already the Yongzhou governor when Li Xian was the prince.

But he is not Li Xian's confidant.

To be more precise, he was a close confidant of the emperor and even had a certain relative relationship with Empress Wu.

It is precisely because he is in Yongzhou that although Li Xian has many cronies in Yongzhou, in fact, he does not have much room to use them.

"Okay!" Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Yao Lingzhang who had just returned and said, "Chang Shi, send someone to invite the King of Nanchang to come over."

"Here!" Yao Lingzhang handed over his hand, then turned around and sent someone to make arrangements.

Su Liangsi turned his eyes, looked at Li Xian and asked: "Your Highness, I heard that the King of Nanchang recommended me to be the Sima of Yongzhou?"

"Yes!" Li Xian nodded directly and said: "Uncle Wang said that Sima is cautious and talented in doing things, so it is a good thing for Xian to let Sima return to the British Palace as soon as possible; especially since Uncle Wang spends most of the year, They are all fighting outside, and some details still need Sima’s guidance.”

"Oh?" Su Liangsi's eyes flashed slightly, and then he said directly: "I heard that the King of Nanchang once suggested that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go deep into the court affairs, and one of them is to check the hidden fields.

I would like to know, if His Highness goes one step further, where will the court affairs be carried out, or will it be an investigation of Hidden Fields? "

Li Xian looked at Su Liangsi in surprise, then shook his head and said: "Right now, I don't have time to discuss this matter with Uncle Wang in detail, but earlier, Uncle Wang suggested that I start with the Ministry of Industry."

"It's to sort out Orihu's affairs." Su Liangsi saw through the mystery at a glance.

Li Xian nodded with a wry smile and said: "Originally, Uncle Wang gave me a drawing of an improved loom. After the improvement, I found that the manufacturing efficiency was high, but the number of weavers required was much smaller. Fortunately, It was really implemented in Luoyang and did not spread to the south of the Yangtze River, otherwise it would have been a catastrophe."

Su Liangsi nodded solemnly and said: "Although there are many weavers in Luoyang, if you are careful, they can still be placed properly, but if they are placed in Jiangnan..."

Li Xian couldn't help but shudder.

Su Liangsi couldn't help but frown, and said, "The King of Nanchang should be prepared for this kind of thing, right?"

"Originally, I wanted to ask Uncle Wang for advice, but things got delayed due to the Emperor's brother's matter." Li Xian smiled wryly.

Su Liangsi nodded slightly, but he did not mean to correct the mistake in Li Xian's words.

Although Li Xian is now deposed as the crown prince, he is still the emperor's son and Li Xian's blood brother.

Even though there is no identity, the blood relationship is still there.

Turning his eyes, Su Liangsi said as if he had realized something: "Perhaps the King of Nanchang has been prepared for a long time, but everything will not proceed until His Highness takes a further step..."

Speaking of this, Su Liangsi's brows suddenly wrinkled.

"What's wrong?" Li Xian asked subconsciously.

Su Liangsi took a deep breath and said: "Although the inspection of hidden fields in Henan Province has only been completed less than 20%, your Majesty is not someone who gives up halfway. This matter will definitely continue...

In this way, Henan Road, Hebei Road, and Shannan Road will all be involved, and the changes in Jiangnan looms may lead to more prosperous business in Jiangnan. Maybe the fiscal revenue increase of Datang in the past few years will be here. . Su Liangsi took a deep breath, shook his head, and said with emotion: "The talent of the Prime Minister of Nanchang King!" "

"Sima has been praised too much." Li Xuan's voice came from outside the palace. Immediately, Li Xuan was seen walking in from the outside wearing a purple wide-sleeved robe. Then he cupped his hands towards Li Xian and Su Liangsi and said, "Your Highness, Sima !”

"Uncle Wang!" Li Xian returned the greeting. He wanted to ask something, but stopped talking.

"Your Majesty!" Su Liangsi raised his hand, looked up at Li Xuan, and asked, "Isn't that what Your Majesty thinks?"

"It's not that easy." Li Xuan shook her head with a wry smile, then looked at Li Xian and said, "Your Highness, won't you invite us to the study? For today's matter, we need to invite Yao Changshi to have a good look at this matter. thing."

"Okay!" Li Xian responded, stretched out his hand and said, "Uncle Wang, Sima, please come this way."

……

"Your Highness, Prince, Brother Yao, Sima." Yang Zaisi raised his hands to everyone in the study.

Li Xian raised his head and said: "Chang Shi, please sit down. We are now talking about the issue of weavers in Luoyang. I was the shepherd of Luozhou before. I used the power of the Luozhou government, the Ministry of Industry, and the generals to transform a group of people." But later, there were nearly three hundred weavers who had no looms to work on and no supply of silk for weaving. Fortunately, there were still workers in other places in the palace, so the arrangements were made."

Weaving is not only limited by the efficiency of the loom, but also by the reserves of silk.

Luoyang itself is not a big sericulture state like Jiangnan. The amount of weaving silk that Luozhou can get every year is limited, so even if it has good looms, the output is limited, and the weavers are also limited, and silk is not collected from various places in advance. So for a while, many weavers were forced to lose their jobs.

"Fortunately, His Highness was the shepherd of Luozhou, and Cui Changshi was responsible for everything. Otherwise, this trouble would have fallen on the ministers and others." Yang Zaisi had a wry smile on his face.

It is not easy to arrange the three hundred unemployed weavers properly. Cui Zhiti can arrange them well in Luoyang, which has already taken advantage of the autumn transportation. But next year, if the looms spread out a large amount of cloth, then the problems encountered in all aspects will disappear. Very big.

"Just let the weavers learn weaving and embroidery." Li Xuan looked up at Li Xian and said, "This matter needs to be prepared for sales before it starts. Your Highness can try it out in Yongzhou next year and wait until After achieving actual results, we will implement it in Jiangnan."

The weaver's problem is not just that simple, but in the early stages, as long as it is handled properly, it can indeed bring huge benefits.

"Marketing refers to everything in the Western Region." Su Liangsi was the first to react. He looked at Li Xuan and said, "But now that the northern border is unstable, the Silk Road may be cut off."

"That is a matter of the DTZ, and the Western Turks are not involved." Li Xuan shook his head and said: "The DTZ turmoil will threaten Dunhuang Jiuquan, Shasu, Ganliang and other roads, but that is the Northern Silk Road, and now Youwu General Wei Qu Chongyu has opened up the western Tuyuhun, and the Southern Silk Road has been opened."

"Then we also need to control the Western Turks." Su Liangsi looked at Li Xuan seriously.

Although last year, Pei Xingjian repelled the Tibetan infiltration in the Western Turks, and the Tang Dynasty's prestige in the Western Turks greatly increased, the Turks were naturally rebellious and surrendered.

Now that DTZ is in turmoil, who knows how their hearts will stir.

"Then it depends on the imperial court's arrangements for the Western Turks." Li Xuan shook his head slightly and sighed softly.

Everyone present fell silent.

Nowadays, they are not even officials of the East Palace, and they are not qualified to participate in such important affairs of the government.

"Okay." Li Xian waved his hand, looked at everyone and said, "I have invited everyone here today, and there is another matter that I need your help with."

"Your Highness, please speak." Everyone raised their hands at the same time.

Li Xian smiled sheepishly and said, "Although I am congratulated for being named the shepherd of Yongzhou this time, there is a shortage of female leads in the family, which needs to be solved urgently."

Su Liangsi frowned: "Your Highness wants to let the King of England's concubine become the princess. This matter... I'm afraid it won't be easy to solve."

Webster is now Li Xian's concubine, but the concubine and the concubine are two completely different concepts.

It cannot be solved by Li Xian submitting a memorial. Webster needs merit to convince the court and his ancestors.

The normal pace was that after Wei gave birth to a son, Li Xian went to the court to honor his mother with his son, but now he will become the prince before the child is born.

When you become a prince, it is best to have a princess.

"Do you have any good strategies?" Li Xian's pleading eyes swept over Su Liangsi and finally looked at Li Xuan.

"If you don't want to wait, there is actually nothing you can do." Li Xuan said, and everyone turned their attention at the same time.

Li Xuan pondered, looked up at Li Xian, cupped his hands and said, "Let me tell you something that your Highness may not be willing to hear. His Highness has been idle for many years, has no foundation in the court, and has little prestige. He needs to find another way to plan for the future. "

The others immediately became serious.

It is much more difficult for Li Xian to be the prince than for Li Hong and Li Xian.

When Li Xian became King Yong, he had already compiled medical skills, was familiar with the classics and history, and had many capable officials in the government. However, Li Xian had been wandering for many years without making any achievements, and there were countless absurd things.

Even now, everyone is gathering together for the first time. It will not be easy to assist the emperor in handling state affairs in the future.

"Uncle Wang, please speak." Li Xian became serious.

"I wonder if Your Highness still remembers to honor the emperor with incense." Li Xuan's words made everyone frown.

Li Xuan and Li Xian glanced at Su Liangsi at the same time, and then Li Xuan said: "Your Highness, please tell me that your eldest son will be the filial heir to the emperor!"

"No!" Yao Lingzhang and others stopped him at the same time.

Li Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty and the Queen will definitely not agree, so I will ask you to do it again. As the prince's son, he is the filial son of the emperor. This is the brotherly love and filial piety."

Li Xian nodded lightly: "That's okay."

Su Liangsi raised his head and looked at Li Xian and Li Xuan. Why did he feel like he was being plotted against?

At this time, Li Xian continued to speak: "Xian feels that actually, we can call on Shiro and Taiping for this matter..."

"Very good!" Everyone praised in surprise at the same time.

(End of this chapter)