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

Chapter 1152 Li Xiandong Palace, the Emperor’s Place

Li Xian bowed his head to the ground, and Li Xuan stood beside him.

He lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, his face solemn.

Things change and things move forward.

Li Xian was finally crowned the prince, and everything looked the same as before.

But Li Xuan knew in his heart that from this moment on, he and Empress Wu finally began to compete for countless powers with Li Xian as the prince, all the way to the emperor.

Everything will ultimately end with how long Li Xian can last after he ascends the throne as emperor.

The longer Li Xian holds on, the fiercer the fight between the DPRK and the Central Government will be when he is deposed, and the fiercer the Empress Wu's counterattack will be.

At that time, Empress Wu's virtue was lost, and the government and the public changed their colors.

Li Zhi's eyes lightly swept across Li Xuan's face, and Li Xuan bowed slightly in awe.

Li Zhi looked at the ministers and said: "The summons is to set up an altar on August 25th. I would like to inform the heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the state of the country. I will confer a book of treasures, establish Li Xian as the crown prince, and grant amnesty to the world."

Li Xuan immediately moved forward and raised his hands, and shouted with all the ministers: "I will obey the order. Your Majesty may live forever, the Queen of Heaven may live forever, and His Royal Highness the Prince may live forever."

Wang Fulai stepped forward again and took out another imperial edict: "By fate, Minister Zuopushe, Lecheng County Duke Liu Rengui will also serve as the prince's guest.

The fate book ordered Li Jingxuan, Duke of Zhao, to be the guest of the prince.

The decree of fate was written by Hao Chujun, the Duke of Zengshan County, who was also the crown prince's concubine.

He ordered Liu Shenli, the Duke of Pengcheng County, to serve as the prince's right concubine.

He ordered Xue Yuancao, the Marquis of Fenyin County, Huangmen Shilang, to be the crown prince Zuo Shuzi, the third rank of Tongzhong Shumen. "

The ministers suddenly raised their heads, their faces full of astonishment.

Not long ago, Xue Yuanchao was transferred from Zhengjian Dafu to Huangmen Shilang, but why was he suddenly transferred to Prince Zuo Shuzi again.

No one heard it wrong, it was the concubine Zuo who was the crown prince, not the concubine Zuo who was also the crown prince.

Wait, Mr. Huangmen.

The Huangmen Minister had already had Cui Zhiwen and Tong Zhongshu, who was in the third rank, and then Xue Yuanchao.

If Zhao Renben and Liu Shenli are added to the list, Menxia Province will have four prime ministers at the same time.

Their weight has exceeded that of Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province.

Therefore, it is appropriate for Xue Yuanchao to step aside as the Huangmen Minister.

He was just transferred to the position of Prince Zuo's concubine, third rank under the same family as Zhongshu.

As prime minister, he was appointed as the chief official of the East Palace.

It can be seen that the emperor is still a little worried about Prince Li Xianren.

……

Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan, Hao Chujun, Liu Shenli, and Xue Yuanchao all came out to accept their orders.

Li Xuan's eyes at this time were involuntarily placed on Dai Zhide.

Although Dai Zhide, who has white hair and beard, looks stable, his expression is dull when walking. In addition, he is not allowed to hold any post in the East Palace.

I think of the heat in Dai Zhide in summer.

Li Xuan immediately understood that Dai Zhide, the right servant of Shangshu, would not last long.

Then, next, the court should have a new minister, Youpushe.

Li Xuan's eyes passed over the ministers.

Dou Xuande, the Minister of Personnel, Pei Yan, the Minister of Punishments, Huang Rensu, the Minister of Works, Liu Boying, the Minister of Rites, and Xu Yushi, the Minister of Husbandry.

There is also Pei Xingjian, the Minister of War, who is not here.

The current situation is that Huang Rensu, the Minister of Industry, and Liu Boying, the Minister of Rites, have just become ministers not long ago, and it is impossible for them to take over as the right servant of the minister.

Although Xu Yushi, the Minister of Household Affairs, was guilty at the time, it is not impossible to achieve further achievements today.

Others Pei Yan and Dou Xuande are possible.

Next is Pei Xingjian.

Pei Yan had been the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment for many years and had long had the opportunity to be promoted to prime minister, but he was unable to do so due to various reasons.

Dou Xuande is old, but he is also not young.

Finally, there is Pei Xingjian, Minister of War, who is now leading troops on the grassland. He has the best chance of becoming prime minister.

As long as he can defeat the Turks on the grassland and become prime minister with military merit, it is very possible.

But he and Pei Yan were of the same race, and it was destined that only one of them could become prime minister.

Of course, you can also appoint one of the other prime ministers to serve as the right servant of Shangshu, and the others can then serve as prime ministers.

However, Hao Chujun was in poor health, Zhao Renben was not young, and Liu Shenli and Li Jingxuan were prime ministers for the first time. It was unlikely that they would do so, let alone others.

But in any case, the position of Shangshu Youpushe is important and cannot be vacant for too long.

After all, Liu Rengui is getting older and needs someone to help him share the government affairs.

Li Xuan has a feeling that this position may cause many people to compete for it.

After Li Xian became the crown prince, the first thing in the court was probably to compete for the position of prime minister.

Li Xuan shook his head in his heart. There was no one in the East Palace to compete for this position.

Pei Yan, Cui Zhiwen and Dong Gong are all at a distance, while others like Lu Yuanfang and Cui Zhidi are far behind.

This question depends on what the emperor thinks.

Perhaps at this time, we can get a glimpse of some tacit understanding between the prime minister and the minister.

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"...order Shi Yao Lingzhang, the chief minister of the Prince of England, to appoint Prince Zhan as his minister."

Yao Lingzhang stood up with his hands raised, and knelt down solemnly on the ground: "I respectfully accept the holy will, and may your Majesty be blessed and safe."

"...order Wang Xuan of Nanchang to inspect Prince Shao Zhan's affairs."

Li Xuan took out his hands and knelt down solemnly on the ground: "I respectfully accept the holy will, and may your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

"...Wei Hongmin, a provincial doctor under the command, was appointed as the prince's family commander."

Wei Hongmin raised his hands in surprise and stood up: "I respectfully accept the holy will, may your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

"...Order Su Liangsi, the Sima of Yongzhou, to inspect the school and lead the army to the next level."

Su Liangsi came out solemnly and bowed to the ground: "I respectfully accept the holy will, may your Majesty be blessed and safe."

"...I order the young servant Jiang Yan to serve as the prince's servant." With an expression on his face, Jiang Yan handed over his hands and bowed to the ground: "I respectfully accept the holy will, and may your majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

"...Order Cheng Wuzhong, the Sima of Yuan Prefecture, to be appointed Prince Zhongsheren."

Cheng Wuting, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, stood up and bowed down to accept the order: "I thank Heaven for his grace, and may your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."

Sima Cheng Wuzhong of Yuanzhou was the younger brother of General Cheng Wuting of the Forbidden Army. Empress Wu had profound intentions.

"...Tian Youyan, Guo Hansheng and others were appointed as the prince's sheren, Yuan Lizhen, Cui Rong and others were appointed as the prince's attendants..."

People kept coming out to kneel down, but Li Xuan's attention was all focused on Tian Youyan.

When he was in Luoyang, he accompanied the emperor to visit the real person Pan Shizheng. Pan Shizheng was accompanied by his apprentice Tian Youyan.

Tian Youyan did not become a monk because he had an old mother to support and his wife and children were still alive.

But he was a scholar during the Yonghui period, and was not even a Jinshi. He may have held the position of a Taoist official, but now he is directly appointed as the crown prince, which is somewhat unbelievable.

In addition, Li Xuan also noticed that there were candidates for many positions in the East Palace, but the position of Prince Xi Ma was deliberately left vacant.

"...Order the Prince of England to join the army, Wei Ji, and let the crown prince lead the right guard."

Wei Ji solemnly stood up with his hands raised and accepted the order: "I respectfully accept the holy will. May your Majesty be blessed and safe."

Wei Ji is an old man in the Prince's Palace. He is Concubine Wei's cousin. During his stay in the Prince's Palace, he is still ahead of Concubine Wei.

At that time, the Wei family was willing to let Wei Xiang'er marry Li Xian as a concubine, but it was Wei Ji who secretly facilitated it.

Soon, Prince Zhan Shifu, Prince Zuo Chunfang, Prince Youchunfang, Prince Liu Lv, Prince Chongwen Hall, Si Jing, Dian Shan, Yaozang, Nei Zhi, Dian She, Gongmen Liu Bureau, and Prince Jialing Temple All officials in , Shuigeng Temple and Pu Temple should be in place as much as possible.

Many of them are old people who used to live in Prince Ying's palace, and many of them were transferred from the palace by the emperor and Empress Wu. In addition, there are also a group of old people who used to live in Li Xiandong Palace.

These people were not involved in Li Xian's rebellion, so after Li Xian was dealt with, they were released one by one, and now they have been transferred back to the East Palace to serve.

After all, those who could be assigned to the East Palace by Li Zhi were either really capable or had strong backgrounds. The placement of these people to Li Xian showed the emperor's deep trust.

Now these people have been assigned to Li Xian by Li Zhi, and many things have been continued.

After the imperial edict was read out, the ministers who were kneeling on the ground stood up one by one and returned to the train.

Li Zhi sat on the imperial couch, watched everyone get up, and then said softly: "The affairs of the court are very difficult, all the ministers should do their duty with all their heart, support the country, do their work with loyalty, and do not live up to my expectations."

"I will do my best to repay the divine grace!" The ministers bowed their hands in earnest again.

Li Zhi nodded, took a deep breath, cheered up, and said, "That's it for today, let's go!"

"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"

……

Li Xuan followed King Zheng Li Jing and walked down the steps. Her eyes fell on Fang Xianzhong, the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard below.

Today, the emperor's imperial decree does not involve Fang Xianzhong, which shows that the emperor's adjustment of the entire court is not over yet.

Not to mention, there is still a minister, Youpushe, who will be free.

This is the case in the DPRK. If a vacancy appears, then the chain reaction will involve at least dozens of people on the same line.

Even the emperor could not avoid the power struggle caused by it.

It can be seen that the situation in the DPRK will definitely not be too stable for some time to come.

Li Xuan's eyes were looking in the direction of the East Palace at this time.

The prince has been appointed, and the new prince has settled in.

Li Xian's family has moved out of the East Palace, so Fang is now almost nine months pregnant, but they still have to move.

Li Xian, as well as Princess Ying's family, moved into the East Palace immediately.

In addition, the emperor did not say in the imperial edict of pardon that the prince should be promoted to the palace and assist in state affairs.

It can be seen that the emperor did not have much trust in Li Xian's ability.

While walking, Li Xuan's eyes fell on Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing, Miao Shenke, Zhou Simao, Hu Chubin and others. They were whispering something while walking.

Li Xian was deposed and Li Xian succeeded.

There was only less than half a month in between, during which the prince was poisoned, the East Palace was disposed of, and a series of other things happened.

There was no extra time for them to carefully plan.

Li Xian is useless, but the problem is that he doesn't have much problem.

Even though the North Gate bachelor tried some tricks, in the end it was difficult to shake the emperor's determination.

Fortunately for the North Gate bachelors, although they did some tricks, at least they were within the scope allowed by the emperor. However, one person's actions were a bit out of line.

Wu Chengsi walked down with a low expression.

This time, he was severely criticized by Empress Wu.

Moreover, this matter is not over yet.

Among the disciples who spread rumors from his home, there was actually a secret agent of the demon sect.

It is even possible that through him, he can convey information to the Turks on the grassland to mobilize the army.

Still using the name of the prince.

Once the border army raises troops and returns to Beijing in the name of the prince, it will essentially "clear the emperor's side".

If Wu Chengsi had been involved at that time, then even Empress Wu might not be able to save him.

Wu Chengsi walked past the North Gate bachelor calmly, without any communication between the two parties.

Not even eye contact.

But Li Xuan knew that they would never give up just like that.

Although Li Xian has now become the prince, before him, there were also three brothers, Li Zhong, Li Hong and Li Xian, who were deposed one after another.

Once Li Xian makes huge mistakes in handling government affairs, it is not surprising that he will be deposed.

……

After walking out of Danfeng Gate, Li Xuan turned back and glanced at Zichen Palace.

Li Xian and Li Dan did not leave Hanyuan Hall with the ministers. They were taken to Zichen Hall by the emperor and Empress Wu.

Li Xian became the prince, and the emperor had many things to explain.

Even if Li Dan did not become the prince, Empress Wu would still comfort him.

Similarly, she will also give Li Dan enough hope.

In this way, she could continue to give the North Gate bachelors enough expectations and control them firmly.

(End of this chapter)