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

Chapter 1155: Fighting with Empress Wu

In Mingde Hall, Li Xian frowned and looked at the list handed over by Wei Hongmin, raised his head and asked, "Is that all?"

"Yes!" Wei Hongmin said with a worried look: "There are a lot of treasures in the East Palace Treasury, but many of them were given by His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven and cannot be taken out.

Other goods that have been given as gifts over the years have all been spent before. For other properties from various places, the Young Master only sent properties and personnel, and all the accumulated wealth inside was gone. "

"Why is it missing? Did someone from the Young Mansion take it?" Li Xian's expression showed a hint of ruthlessness.

Li Xuan stood aside and watched calmly.

"No, I asked privately. When the Young Mansion received it, these were the only things left in it, and there were rumors that someone had already taken the things away before the Young Mansion's people arrived." Wei Hongmin wasn't An incompetent person from a noble family can still find out some information.

Especially the last Shaofu Supervisor was Wei Hongji from the Wei family, who still had some connections.

Li Xian frowned and said, "Your name is Su Sima?"

"Here!" Wei Hongmin immediately retreated.

Li Xian looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "Uncle Wang, do you think the secret guards took away the property?"

"I don't know." Li Xuan shook her head and said thoughtfully: "I don't know who handled this matter, not Su Sima, nor uncle."

Su Liangsi is now the Sima of Yongzhou Prefecture, and the prince is leading the charge. Up and down, countless pairs of eyes are staring at him.

He didn't dare to act recklessly easily.

If there really was anything before, it wouldn't be difficult to check.

As for Zhao Gong, although Zhao Gong's family is not rich, they are not poor either.

In particular, Zhao Gong knew that everything he had relied on Empress Wu, and he would not destroy Empress Wu's trust just because he was greedy for this little money.

……

"Someone had already taken the things away before the secret guards arrived." Su Liangsi shook his head and said with a worried expression: "There seems to be a force in the court that has been keeping an eye on the East Palace."

"Are they from the Demon Cult?" Li Xuan couldn't help but ask.

"It's not like that." Su Liangsi raised his head, looked at Li Xuan and Li Xian, and said with his hands raised: "The secret guards have sent out manpower to investigate this matter..."

"No, Donggong will investigate this matter himself." Li Xian suddenly raised his head, looked at Su Liangsi, and said with a fierce expression: "Sima, you will investigate this matter yourself, in the name of Donggong."

Su Liangsi raised his eyebrows, and Li Xian suddenly seemed not to believe the secret guard.

Su Liangsi cupped his hands and said, "Donggong lacks any reason to intervene."

Li Xian frowned and turned to look at Li Xuan: "Uncle Wang."

Li Xuan lowered her head and pondered, and said: "Slow down, wait until after Zhou Guogong's birthday, and then tell the East Palace to check the legacy left before, ask the managers of various industries, and learn that someone has robbed the property and wealth of the East Palace in advance... During the gap between the two parties in the East Palace, , robbed the East Palace’s property to accumulate wealth.”

Su Liangsi suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

If it were just the first half of the sentence, the ruling and opposition parties would only laugh at the misfortune of the East Palace, but if the second half of the sentence was added, the entire ruling and opposition parties would be wary.

Someone calculated in advance that the East Palace would be deposed, and then took advantage of the opportunity when no one was paying attention and robbed all the accumulated wealth and cash.

At this time, if Donggong comes forward to investigate, everyone will give some face.

In this way, the power execution of the East Palace will penetrate to the lower levels through this case.

"Your Majesty is indeed very clever." Su Liangsi nodded to Li Xuan. He didn't know how long Li Xuan had been thinking about it, but as soon as he made this move, Li Xian's position immediately became much more stable.

"Let Sima do this, and allocate part of the wealth earned to Shugeng Temple. In the future, if there are any secret rumors in the market of Chaozhong and Chang'an and Luoyang, please Sima investigate carefully. Those things about Ming Chongyan before , It must never happen again." After Li Xuan said this, Li Xian's face immediately darkened.

Although the root cause of Li Xian's deposing was the power struggle with Empress Wu, the direct trigger on the surface was Ming Chongyan's secret plot against He Lanmin's son.

And before that, Ming Chongyan released rumors in the East Palace, which caused Li Xian's mental oversensitivity.

In the end, Li Xian was pushed to the edge of rebellion step by step.

Li Xian was forced to rebel.

There is no doubt about this.

If Dong Gong could have noticed something was wrong earlier in this matter, then it would not be out of hand.

"I obey the order." Su Liangsi accepted the order with his hands raised.

Although he knew that Li Xuan was taking advantage of his identity as a secret guard, and even conversely, trying to incorporate the power of the secret guard into the Eastern Palace, Su Liangsi could not refuse.

Who told him that he was now the commander of the East Palace and the Sima of Yongzhou, and now he also had the title of commander of the secret guards.

Now he is equivalent to the secret agent leader of the East Palace.

While he was using the power of the secret guards, it was like the secret of the East Palace was completely unfolded in the secret guards and in the eyes of Empress Wu.

This is the true calculation of the human heart.

There is no secret in the East Palace in the eyes of Empress Wu.

Li Xian, a son, did not hide anything about his mother.

This is what Li Xuan means.

Similarly, the secret power of the East Palace can also be developed quickly with the help of the secret guards.

Perhaps not as good as the secret guards, but more powerful than any other force in the court.

As long as there is no selfishness, the East Palace is the most stable East Palace in the entire Tang Dynasty.

……

In the Zichen Hall, the stove was dimly glowing.

Empress Wu sat behind the imperial court and looked at the memorial calmly.

The sound of slight footsteps sounded. Empress Wu raised her head and looked at Su Liangsi standing in the hall: "Here he comes."

"Yes." Su Liangsi handed over his hand and said, "I am the Sima of Yongzhou, and the Prince of Inspection will lead the army to make more changes. See the Queen of Heaven."

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded, flipped through the memorial in her hand, and asked casually: "How is the East Palace lately?"

"After returning to heaven, Duke Xue, King of Nanchang, and Yao Zhanshi's teachings are all very practical, with mixed Taoism. The prince has made great progress these days." Su Liangsi handed over seriously.

"Then whose lectures do you think are most useful to the King of England?" Empress Wu raised her head and looked at Su Liangsi calmly. The corner of Su Liangsi's mouth twitched slightly, and he cupped his hands and said: "In fact, it's almost the same, but if the King of England changed the most, it was the first lesson of "Laozi" taught by the King of Nanchang. The prince was already a little different at that time... Some princes feeling."

Empress Wu turned over the memorials, and one of them recorded in detail every word spoken by Li Xuan and Li Xian.

After reading it, Empress Wu nodded slightly and said: "It can indeed make people re-examine the world. The King of Nanchang is still quite good."

"Yes!" Su Liangsi handed over his hands seriously, with a solemn expression.

In these short days of contact with Li Xuan, Su Liangsi had already felt how powerful Li Xuan was.

"The East Palace wants to repair books. Do you think they will be able to repair the "Book of Han" first?" Empress Wu raised her head and looked deeply at Su Liangsi.

Su Liangsi was shocked, but still thought for a moment before saying: "I don't think so. Du Shenyan, Yang Jiong, Song Zhiwen and others summoned by the King of Nanchang this time are not classical historians, but mostly poets." Lord, I feel that the King of Nanchang will not proceed from this point on."

"Yeah, it's not easy!" Empress Wu smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth.

The most difficult part in compiling "Han Shu" is Empress Lu.

Empress Lu took power, and several of Liu Bang's sons died one after another.

Although Empress Wu said that she only killed one Li Zhong, there were rumors that Li Hong died of illness and that Li Xian was assassinated by poisoning. Under the rumors, it was not easy for Empress Wu.

"Then let's see what King Nanchang will do?" Empress Wu put the memorial aside.

Li Xuan wanted to use book repair to add a literary name to Li Xian, but book repair was never an easy task.

Not to mention the time and effort required, the most important thing is whether it can be truly accepted by the literati and scholars of the day.

Otherwise, they will praise you lavishly on the surface, but when they return home, they will throw you into the pile of old papers and ignore you.

Even a fire burned it clean.

If that's the case, even if you did something wrong, no one would know about it, and someone might even deliberately lead you down a more wrong and paranoid path.

If so, by the time you find out, it's already too late.

……

The memorial was turned over, and the content inside was clearly the matter of the East Palace transferring Yang Jiong and Song Zhiwen to the East Palace to serve as bachelors of the Prince's Chongwen Hall and to teach the Prince.

Empress Wu's ink strokes outline, and the word "quasi" has already appeared in her pen.

The following memorial is written about the appointment of Du Shenyan as the head of the East Palace.

Seeing the name Du Shenyan, Empress Wu also felt a little headache.

Du Shenyan was a Jinshi in the first year of Xianheng, and his literary reputation was astonishing. Wang Bo wrote a poem to him: "Sending Du Shaofu to Shuzhou".

The city gate assists the Three Qin Dynasties, and the wind and smoke look forward to the Five Jin Dynasties. I want to say goodbye to you, we are both eunuchs.

There are close friends in the sea, and there are neighbors in the world. Inaction is on the wrong road, and children share the same fate.

Although Du Shenyan was a first-rate poet, he was arrogant because of his talent. His words were harsh and sarcastic, and he could almost talk people to death.

The King of Nanchang asked him to help write a campaign against Tibet, and he definitely found the right person.

Putting Du Shenyan in the East Palace, Li Xian didn't even think about having a good life.

After pondering for a while, Empress Wu sketched with a red pen, and another word "quasi" appeared in her pen.

After that, it was Fan Lubing.

Empress Wu frowned again. She had to admit that King Nanchang's method was indeed clever.

If the North Gate bachelor joins the East Palace, the power of the East Palace will soon be enriched.

And in the eyes of countless people inside and outside, everyone will understand that Li Xian will not be deposed.

The most important thing is the calculation of people's hearts. Once the Beimen bachelor stays in the East Palace for too long, it is difficult to predict the change of mind in the future.

But when Empress Wu drew the outline with her ink pen, another word "accurate" appeared in her pen.

She couldn't refuse.

Empress Wu raised her head and looked at Su Liangsi, frowned and asked: "Who told the Crown Princess about the investigation of the East Palace Industry?"

Su Liangsi frowned slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Maybe it's Wei Hongmin. After all, he was in the province before..."

"Isn't it possible that Menxiasheng knew about the secret guards?" Empress Wu shook her head, her expression solemn.

Several names went through her mind in an instant, and even Li Xuan's name jumped out.

Finally, she shook her head. There was no need for Li Xuan to do things in such twists and turns.

"Let's go and find out. How did the Wei family know about the secret guard?" After Empress Wu finished speaking, her eyes suddenly became dim.

She understood that it was very likely that the secret guard had done too much and was being targeted.

The Wei family is a big family in Beijing. They have tentacles in all aspects. They know some news and then vaguely remind Wei.

Webster was concerned about the loss of money. As for the remaining investigation, it was Li Xuan and Su Liangsi's matter.

In any case, the princess is definitely not a peaceful person like Fang.

Seeing Su Liangsi standing there with his hands folded, Empress Wu looked solemn and said seriously: "No matter what, we must find out who is in the court who took away the property before the secret guards arrived. Gold, silver, wealth, things are not important, what is important is the person, you must find it.”

"Here!" Su Liangsi handed over his hand seriously.

……

Walking in the palace city under the night, Su Liangsi looked solemn.

Just now in the Zichen Palace, he heard very clearly that what Empress Wu was talking about was the people in the court, not the demon sect.

It is indeed surprising that the Demon Cult can penetrate into the shallow layers of Qianniu Guard. How can it still do this?

The deposed prince is something that many people know.

But being able to do it with extreme precision while deposing the crown prince is not an ordinary person who is thoughtful.

Who is this person?

(End of this chapter)