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

Chapter 1157 The Prime Minister can also enter the East Palace

The emperor ascended the throne and the princes took office.

After Li Xian became emperor, Li Dan naturally could no longer stay in the capital. It was natural for him to be transferred to another state to serve as governor.

But these were all things that Li Xian only considered after Li Zhi passed away from illness and came to the throne.

Of course, this does not mean that while the emperor is still alive, the prince does not have to go to other states.

Just like Li Ke, before Li Shimin's death, Li Ke had gone to other states many times to serve, but it was just for political achievements.

If Li Dan were to be released from another state at this time, it would be justified in name.

Yuan Wanqing said this at this time, when Li Xianchu was the crown prince, as a test.

Test the East Palace's attitude towards the Prime Minister.

Li Xuan looked at Yuan Wanqing with surprise on his face and said: "The Prime Minister is young. Although he is now the governor of Bingzhou, all matters are under the responsibility of the governor's governor, Shi. There is no need to rush into taking office. Moreover, your majesty and his disciples are friendly and filial to each other. No need to think too much.

Chang'an was originally the home of the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister will stay in Chang'an for as long as he is willing to, as long as His Majesty has no other appointments. "

Yuan Wanqing raised his eyebrows slightly, and Li Xuan spoke directly.

Donggong has no plans to let Li Dan go out.

Donggong didn't mean to be more on guard against the Prime Minister.

It's not because the Prime Minister poses no threat to the Crown Prince, but because with the Emperor and Empress Wu around, the Prime Minister's threat to the Crown Prince is very small.

Although those who had taken action against Li Xian before were mainly Beimen Scholars and Yuan Wanqing who were around Li Dan, in fact everyone knew that it was Empress Wu who really took action against Li Xian.

Neither Li Dan nor Li Xian had done many excessive means to the position of prince before.

Even during the period when Li Xian had been deposed and Li Xian had not yet come to power, Li Dan only let go of rumors about Li Xian's early years.

In addition to the fact that Li Xian really had nothing to make a fuss about, Li Dan also deliberately stopped.

In the final analysis, the position of the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty did not depend on the struggle between the brothers, but on the choice of the emperor and Empress Wu.

"What if the Prime Minister is transferred to Luozhou Mu?" Yuan Wanqing spoke again and took a step forward.

Li Xuan fell silent. Before Li Xian took the post of Youzhou Mu, he was Luozhou Mu.

Now, if Li Dan is transferred from the governor of Bingzhou to the position of pastor of Luozhou, it will be equivalent to copying Li Xian's path.

It was tantamount to him renewing his threat to the crown prince's position.

This is good for Li Dan and Bachelor Beimen.

But for Li Xian, there are only disadvantages.

Li Xuan spoke thoughtfully and said: "It is not a bad thing for the Prime Minister to appoint the shepherd of Luozhou. As for the king himself, I will not object, but for the attitude of the East Palace, I need to ask Duke Xue and Yao Changshi for their opinions, but... "

"But what?" Yuan Wanqing couldn't help but ask.

Li Xuan smiled and said: "If the author is willing to serve in the East Palace, then it doesn't matter if the Prime Minister serves as the pastor of Yongzhou."

Yuan Wanqing was immediately speechless.

Although Li Dan did not interfere in government affairs when he took office as a pastor in Luozhou, he was still able to arrange for a few of his close associates to gain experience.

Before Li Xian became the crown prince, as King Yong and the shepherd of Yongzhou, he trained a large number of people in Yongzhou Mansion, many of whom were later transferred to the East Palace.

Li Xian's tenure as Yongzhou Shepherd was very short, and he did not cultivate any personal staff.

Now Li Xuan agreed that Li Dan should serve somewhere closer to the emperor and empress, but in exchange he wanted Yuan Wanqing to enter the East Palace.

In this way, together with Fan Lubing, the two most important people from the North Gate Bachelor entered the East Palace, and the remaining people were not far from the East Palace.

It was as if there was no one around Li Dan.

No matter how many talents are cultivated, they are still contributing to the East Palace.

What a conspiracy.

Yuan Wanqing said with a helpless smile: "Then I'd better wait for His Highness the Crown Prince's reply."

"Okay." Li Xuan nodded crisply, and then he sighed and said: "Actually, there is no need to have so many barriers between the Prime Minister's Palace and the East Palace. If not... In fact, His Highness the Prime Minister can often visit the East Palace."

Yuan Wanqing was completely stunned. He couldn't believe what Li Xuan was saying.

King Xiang often goes to the East Palace?

what is this?

Are the two brothers as close as one family?

What do you want His Majesty to think, what do you want the Queen of Heaven to think, what do you want all the ministers in the court to think?

Suddenly, Yuan Wanqing was awe-inspiring, and an infinite vigilance rose in his heart.

If this is really the case, even if the emperor and the queen are wary, in the end, it is very likely that everything in the Prime Minister's Palace will be wiped out by the East Palace, leaving only Li Dan.

The King of Nanchang is so awesome!

Now, just by giving him a platform to perform, countless conspiracies have been used one after another.

If he is allowed to stay in the court for a long time, who knows whether the position of the King of England will become more stable.

Fortunately, it is now the end of September, and in March, after the Zhengdan Dynasty, it will be time for the King of Nanchang to set off to the front of the army.

"Your Majesty is so majestic, I admire you." Yuan Wanqing held up his hands, wanting to say something about being a loyal minister and not serving the two masters, but in the end he held his hands down solemnly and turned around to leave...

"Zhulang!" Li Xuan suddenly called out to Yuan Wanqing.

Yuan Wanqing stopped and looked at Li Xuan in surprise, raised his hands and asked, "What else can you do, Your Majesty?"

"Nothing else, I just want to ask. I heard that Prime Minister Dai recently took leave. What news is there about the author? When will Prime Minister Dai return to the palace to serve as director?" Li Xuan looked at Yuan Wanqing with a half-smile, and Yuan Wanqing's face suddenly became gloomy. down.

Shangshu's right servant Shedai Zhide rarely appeared in the palace to participate in political affairs since he suffered from heatstroke in the summer.

The most recent time was in Li Xian's Prince's Palace, and he has never been to Shangshu Province again since then.

Nowadays, all the official affairs of Shangshu Province are handled by Liu Rengui, Liu Jingxian and Guo Daifeng.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Dai Zhide is in poor health.

It was even hard to say that he had already written a letter requesting to become an official, but the emperor never allowed it due to various reasons.

But now, as Dai Zhide's time on leave becomes longer and longer, more and more people are seeing the mystery behind it. Silently, many people started to take action.

After all, it was not easy to find a prime minister's position.

By the way, there is still a vacant position for the Huangmen Minister in Menxia Province.

However, the Huangmen servant is not of the third rank of the Zhongshu sect, so although there are many people who are tempted, the real big shots are all staring upward.

……

"The matter of Dai Xiang naturally depends on Dai Xiang's own health. If the prince is free, why not go and visit on behalf of the prince." Yuan Wanqing looked at Li Xuan seriously and sincerely.

Li Xuan smiled, Yuan Wanqing was really good, and then there was a pit, which he dug out.

Waving her hands, Li Xuan sighed and said: "The East Palace is busy with affairs now. To be honest, I really can't spare the time, but I can go back and ask Mr. Xue if he has time to visit Prime Minister Dai on behalf of His Highness."

Yuan Wanqing smiled calmly. If Dong Gong really did this, he really couldn't find any reason.

After pondering for a while, Yuan Wanqing said: "Your Majesty, the matter of the Prime Minister is ultimately decided by Your Majesty and the Queen. We'd better wait patiently for the news."

Li Xuan nodded in agreement and said: "What the author said is absolutely true. Now that the East Palace is newly built, it will be difficult to care about other places. Otherwise, His Highness will be able to share the worries for His Majesty."

Yuan Wanqing's face was solemn.

Li Xian is now the crown prince and needs to study a lot every day.

All the ministers in the East Palace are also newly appointed. It is too late to familiarize themselves with government affairs. There is no time to care about anything else.

Or to put it more directly, the current Dong Palace is not qualified to scheme to the level of minister or prime minister.

It's too late for them to recruit talents from outside, so how can they send out the talents they have.

But sooner or later, the East Palace will mature one day. At that time, the East Palace will inevitably have to actively intervene in the affairs of the prime minister...

Seeing the vigilance on Yuan Wanqing's face, Li Xuan smiled nonchalantly, and then said lightly: "If there is anything in Prince Xiang's Mansion that needs the help of the East Palace, I hope you can speak up."

Yuan Wanqing's face suddenly darkened. It was not impossible for Prince Xiang's Mansion to take action on this matter.

Although Pei Yan and Empress Wu were gradually estranged, the Prime Minister's Palace still had Dou Xuande to support him, and in addition, there was Doulu Qinwang.

Doulu Qinwang was not qualified to count on the prime minister, but Huangmen Shilang and even the six ministers had a chance.

If the Prime Minister's Palace can allow Dou Xuande to take a further step, and then use Doulu Qinwang to take over the position vacated by Dou Xuande, then the Prime Minister's Palace will have a complete victory in this battle.

Even now, the Prime Minister's Mansion has begun to move.

"Prince?" Yuan Wanqing raised his hands in a harsh voice.

Li Xuan waved her hands lightly and said: "Donggong will not stop the affairs of Prince Xiang's Mansion. I just hope that Prince Xiang's Mansion can support Donggong in many matters."

The corner of Yuan Waqing's mouth twitched, and he immediately understood that Li Xuan had grasped the key to the matter.

Regarding the candidate for prime minister, the East Palace does not have any recommendations, but they can do bad things.

In fact, anyone who has a say in this matter can do bad things.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Prime Minister and His Highness the Crown Prince have a deep brotherly relationship. If something happens in the East Palace, the Prime Minister's Mansion will give its full support." Yuan Wanqing handed over his hand in a serious and solemn manner.

"You're welcome, Mr. Zuo." Li Xuan cupped his hands, raised his glass, looked at Yuan Wanqing and said sincerely: "Now in the court, only the Prime Minister in the East Palace can rely on each other."

Yuan Wanqing suddenly became solemn.

The Queen and the Emperor had a total of four sons. The filial emperor Li Hong died of illness and Li Xian was deposed. Now only two brothers, Li Xian and Li Dan, are left.

From the perspective of inheriting the throne, the two have only one opponent for each other.

But in the matter of the prince, judging from Li Hong and Li Xian, the sons do not have much say.

The real decision-making power lies with the Emperor and the Queen.

From one perspective, the only one Li Xian can rely on now is Li Dan.

Just like Li Xian to Li Xian and Li Dan.

"Your Majesty, please!" Yuan Wanqing raised his wine glass and looked at Li Xuan seriously.

Li Xuan raised the glass, touched it lightly, and then drank it all.

……

Seeing Li Xuan and Yuan Wanqing talking there, Su Liangsi turned around.

Unfortunately, both of their voices were very low, and others couldn't hear what they were saying.

Just as he was talking, Yuan Wanqing's face became ugly.

Su Liangsi sighed in his heart.

He has been in contact with Li Xuan for a long time, and now it is even clearer that what the King of Nanchang is really good at is using strength to intimidate the weak.

Today's East Palace is the most powerful in the world besides the emperor and empress.

Moreover, the East Palace was newly established, and the relationship with the emperor and empress was the most harmonious.

The King of Nanchang's method was most concerned about the harmonious relationship with the emperor and empress.

Under the current circumstances, what Li Xuan borrowed was not only the power of the East Palace, but also the power of the empress.

Use the strong to intimidate the weak, and use force to suppress others.

Under various means, there is little room for rejection.

However, he used gentle methods, allowing everyone to see the benefits and couldn't help but take the bait.

The King of Nanchang is worthy of being a prime minister.

Su Liangsi sighed in his heart. At this moment, the waitress beside him came up to pour him wine and looked at the brand new golden wine flask.

Su Liangsi was stunned.

(End of this chapter)