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

Chapter 1181 How dare they marry the princess?

The sky was dark, and figures were taunting the streets.

It's almost curfew, and everyone who should go home has already gone home.

The wind is cold in winter, but the home is still warm.

Li Xuan wore a black cloak and dismounted directly in front of Prince Peng's Mansion.

Li Xuan handed the horse rope to the guard on the side and walked into the courtyard.

Li Bi came out to greet Li Xuan, and solemnly raised his hands to Li Xuan: "Your Majesty, we have a guest."

Li Xuan paused, then continued walking in, and said at the same time: "Who is it?"

"It's Du Changshi of Wuzhou Governor's Office." Li Bi followed Li Xuan and walked towards the central hall.

"Why is he here?" Li Xuan stopped, frowned and asked, "It's only mid-November, and it's not yet time for the tributes to arrive in Beijing, right?"

"Maybe it's about the princess." Li Bi whispered.

Li Xuan's mouth was helpless, she shook her head and said: "Du family from the south of the city, how dare you, let's go and meet our guests."

Li Bi followed Li Xuan towards the central hall, bowing his head slightly.

Jingzhao Weidu, go to Tianchiwu.

Needless to say, Jingzhao Weidu's wealth is astonishing, but in the officialdom, their respective situations are different.

Both the Wei family and the Du family had concubines in the palace and prime ministers in the court.

But since the end of Taizong's reign, there have been great changes.

The Wei family was relatively honest at that time, but the Du family was deeply involved in fighting for the heir.

Du Ruhui's second son, Du He, married Princess Chengyang, the daughter of Emperor Taizong and Empress Changsun. Therefore, he participated in the rebellion of Prince Li Chengqian, but was defeated and killed.

Du Ruhui's eldest son, Du Gou, was implicated by his younger brother. He was dismissed from office and seized a title. He was exiled to Lingnan and died in the border areas.

Du Ruhui's eldest son died in the wilderness.

Du Shenyan said that Du Bixing and others were not successful in their official career, mostly because of this, and Du Bixing had a close relationship with the Liu family of Empress Wang's uncle.

How dare they marry a princess now?

……

Looking at Du Bixing, who was gaining weight, Li Xuan smiled gently and said, "Uncle Shi is a little thinner."

"Hahaha!" Du Bixing laughed from the bottom of his heart, and then he cupped his hands and said, "I have met the prince."

"Uncle Shi, please sit down, Sister Shi, please sit down." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Du Liu, who was standing behind Du Bixing.

Du Liu is now wearing a white moiré skirt. She has a plump figure and a soft face. Her hair is tied into a woman's bun, but strangely, the corners of her eyes are still open.

Li Xuan and Du Liu have not seen each other for four or five years now. Even since Li Xuan entered Wuzhou City, she has basically broken off contact with her.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Du Bixing and Du Liu sat down on the chairs beside them.

Li Xuan asked curiously: "Uncle Shi came so suddenly today. Is everything okay in Wuzhou? Or has Uncle Shi been transferred away from Wuzhou?"

Du Bixing smiled reluctantly, and Li Xuan asked directly to the core in one sentence.

"Xiaguan is naturally still in Wuzhou. Wang Shijun is busy with everything in the state now. Xiaguan is returning to Beijing now because of family matters." Du Bixing said with a wry smile on his face: "Xiaguan came here because he hopes to pay homage to the prince. Introduce someone.”

"Who is it?" Li Xuan turned to look at Li Bi. Li Bi was right, they were the only ones here today.

Li Xuan's eyes swept over Du Liu in surprise. He couldn't be talking about his daughter.

Although Du Liu had been Li Xuan's chronicler for a while, that was when Wuzhou was in chaos. How could it be possible now?

"It's Xiaguan's nephew, Du Pengju, a student from Jingzhao." Du Bixing raised his head and looked at Li Xuan seriously.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "I seem to have heard of this name before."

"He is the son of Du Shenxing, Marquis of Jianping, the governor of Jing." Du Bixing introduced in a low voice.

"Marquis Jianping." Li Xuan's eyes were focused and her expression became solemn.

The ancestor of the Du family in Jingzhao was Du Yannian, a Han censor and a feudal Pinghou.

His descendants include Du Shu, the governor of Wei Youzhou and General Jianwei.

Du Shu had a son, Du Yu, who was the general of the Southern Jin Dynasty and the Marquis of Dangyang.

Du Yu, the ancestor of the Du family in Jingzhao.

Li Xuan was not familiar with Du Shenxing, but if he could be made a feudal prince, he would know his status in the current Du family.

"Be careful with your words and deeds." Li Xuan looked up at Du Bixing and asked puzzledly: "Since he is Du Shenyan's nephew, why bother Uncle Shi to come? If you want to introduce him to the East Palace, just go to him directly. Du Shenyan is...wait a minute, I met him in the East Palace, he has already met the prince."

Li Xuan's expression turned serious, she frowned and looked at Du Bixing, staring straight at him.

Li Xuan looked a little embarrassed, so Du Bixing had to say: "Your Majesty."

Li Xuan's expression suddenly softened, and then said: "Since I have already met the prince, I will also meet him. Uncle Shi will ask him to go to the East Palace to find Xuan tomorrow."

As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Du Bixing's face suddenly became more embarrassed, and Li Xuan's expression became calmer.

Du Liu, who was sitting on one side, finally couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, please."

"Say." Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Du Liu with a gentle expression. The woman who was twenty years old had become much more round and beautiful.

Du Liu lowered his head and said sincerely: "Although this brother of my daughter has some talents, he is not conspicuous among the people in the East Palace. Please give me some opportunities to show his talents."

"Oh?" Li Xuan leaned forward slightly, turned to look at Du Bixing, and asked, "Uncle Shi, does this brother Peng Ju have any specialties?"

"Good at "Spring and Autumn"." Du Bixing said seriously.

"Oh, really?" Li Xuan smiled, and then said: "I am also studying "Spring and Autumn" at this time. It doesn't matter. Let him come to see me tomorrow. I will have a good discussion with this brother. Maybe we can Don't get anything." The corner of Du Bixing's mouth twitched slightly, and he cupped his hands and said: "My nephew is naughty, how dare he compete with the prince."

Du Bixing knew about Li Xuan. Li Xuan's skills were amazing and his knowledge was even more outstanding.

Today's Prince of the East Palace, in addition to Yang Jiong, after Song Zhiwen, is taught by Xue Yuanchao, Yao Lingzhang, Li Xuan and Su Liangsi.

The emperor and empress had already tested Li Xuan's high level of knowledge.

As long as the standard is poor, how can the emperor and empress allow him to continue teaching the prince?

"I know Uncle Shi's thoughts. I can take him to meet the prince. The prince is also studying "Spring and Autumn" during this period. Then we can confirm each other." Li Xuan looked at Du Bixing, his eyes slightly cold.

Du Bixing sighed in his heart. Li Xuan had already said this. What else could Du Bixing say? He could only say, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After saying that, Du Bixing stood up, cupped his hands and said: "It's getting late, the curfew will be coming soon, it's time for me to leave."

"I will send Uncle Shi off to you." Li Xuan stood up without any hesitation and got up to see off the guests...

Standing in front of the door, Li Xuan looked at Du Liu and asked with some confusion: "I have been away from Wuzhou for many years. I wonder if I missed Xianmei's wedding invitation. I wonder which husband I am marrying?"

Du Liu paused slightly, turned to look at Li Xuan and said, "It's my younger cousin, Huang Ziliu of the Huang family in Gushi."

"Oh, it's Brother Huang, where is he working now?" Li Xuan asked casually.

"It's Youzhou." After Du Liu finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked a little unhappy.

"This..." Li Xuan was surprised, not knowing what was going on.

"It's just some sad things." Du Bixing turned around, cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, I will come to visit you later."

"Uncle Shi, walk slowly!"

……

In the shaking carriage, Du Liu lowered his head deeply, with a trace of sadness on his face.

"Alas!" Du Bixing sighed helplessly and said, "You need to know that the King of Nanchang is not to blame for that incident. He doesn't even know what happened."

Du Liu raised his head, smiled bitterly, and said: "My daughter understands that time is also destiny. My cousin was unlucky and was transferred to Liangzhou in advance. Unexpectedly, his two uncles were dismissed from office and had not made any achievements in Liangzhou for several years. , and now I have been transferred to Youzhou because I saw the opportunity, but something happened in Youzhou."

Du Bixing was speechless. What could he say?

He betrothed his daughter to his nephew. This was supposed to be an excellent marriage. He waited for Huang Ziliu to make meritorious service in Liangzhou, establish a stable official career, and then get married when he came back.

However, he happened to catch up with Huang Heshou, the governor of Lingzhou. General Youwei was kidnapped on the Yellow River and attempted to set fire to Prince Peng's Mansion and Lecheng County Government Mansion in Chang'an.

How can there be any good fruits to be had against Li Xuan?

Not only did nothing happen, but Li Xuan even directly caught the evidence.

The emperor was so angry that he dismissed the two men from their official positions.

That's okay, both of them still have some old corps in the army, so they have no problem taking care of Huang Ziliu.

However, Li Xuan was appointed as the deputy general manager of the Taohe March and the right guard general of the inspection school. He conquered Tuyuhun wantonly and made countless achievements, and Huang Ziliu was captured in one fell swoop.

After several years, Huang Ziliu not only failed to make any achievements, but also could not be transferred.

He was not transferred back from the front line until the war in Tubo stopped for a while.

After finally returning to Chang'an, I just got engaged, and happened to catch up with my grandmother who passed away and had to observe mourning for one year.

The period of filial piety was finally over and they were ready to get married, but the Huang family didn't want to make it a big deal.

Over the years, the Huang family has suffered countless blows, both openly and secretly, because of the initial murder of Li Xuan and Liu Rengui.

The family is really in embarrassment.

Of course, this embarrassment is also relative. Jingzhao Du family cannot simply marry a daughter anyway.

Things froze like this.

In order to force the family to compromise, Du Liu even dressed up as a woman, but at this moment, an opportunity fell on Huang Ziliu.

He didn't hesitate at all and transferred directly to Youzhou.

He said that he would come back to marry Du Liu after he made great achievements in Youzhou.

Du Liu was suddenly hung in the air, and secretly he suffered a lot of ridicule from his tribe.

Now, there is something going on in the family, and Du Bixing, who has a relationship with Li Xuan, has to be called back.

"Father." Du Liu calmed down, looked at his father and whispered: "I am afraid that the King of Nanchang is not willing to help with the clan brother's matter."

"Of course he doesn't want to help. He didn't even give his father a chance to speak properly today." Du Bixing couldn't help but shake his head.

"Although my clan brother is outstanding, the King of Nanchang may not be able to take notice of him." Du Liu's face was full of helplessness.

Du Pengju is indeed not bad among ordinary people, but among the people in the East Palace, it is really difficult for people to particularly favor him.

Even Du Shenyan, a member of his own clan, was unwilling to support him more.

Of course, on the one hand, this is because Du Shenyan has such a stubborn temper; on the other hand, if Du Pengju can really impress Du Shenyan, why bother with Li Xuan.

"It's not like we didn't know, so the family gave us the conditions." Du Bixing smiled bitterly and said, "That's 10% of the profits of the Northwest Business Road, and the King of Nanchang didn't even say anything."

"Perhaps the King of Nanchang has clearly seen that the northwest trade route will shrink, so he has no intention of opening our mouth." Du Liu shook his head gently.

"So, he didn't even mention the princess' wedding." Du Bixing sighed inwardly.

Du Liu couldn't help but ask: "If that's the case, father, why does the clan insist on Princess Shang, the clan brother?"

Du Bixing lowered his head and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)