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

Chapter 1187 Empress Wu has such good tricks

Lecheng County Government.

In the study room.

Li Xuan helped Liu Rengui sit down with his own hands, brewed a pot of hot tea with his own hands, poured it out, put it aside, and stood with hands tied.

Liu Rengui picked up the hot tea, took a sip, and then said, "What does Di Huaiying want the prince to do?"

"There is nothing, and the prince can't do anything right now." Li Xuan told the truth in a low voice.

"No, the prince still has something to do." Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan and said seriously: "Now that Hebei is in turmoil, the best way to stabilize Hebei is to find a way for Hebei people to rise."

"But Yue Weng, the government is difficult to change." Li Xuan looked at Liu Rengui with some confusion.

The imperial court uses Guanzhong to control the four directions. This is a national policy. No matter who persuades it, even the prime minister, it cannot change.

"It depends on people." Liu Rengui sighed lightly and said: "If you want to break the situation, if you don't have a big strategy, you can only break it from one point. This is people, individuals."

"Please ask Mr. Yue to explain in detail." Li Xuan was a little confused.

"Didn't you do it yourself?" Liu Rengui raised his head and glanced at Li Xuan. Li Xuan's eyes jumped and he immediately understood: "Did Yue Weng mean the Duke of Pingyuan County?"

Immediately, Li Xuan frowned and said: "Although Lord Pingyuan has a feasible method, the delay will be long."

"Now there is a simple way." Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan deeply.

"Yue Weng, please speak." Li Xuan listened with her hands tied.

"Pingyuan County Duke has a daughter who is thirteen years old and has not yet been engaged. If she can marry into the East Palace..." Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan deeply.

Li Xuan said with a surprised look on his face: "But in this case, Pingyuan County Duke will have no chance to worship the prime minister."

"He didn't have it in the first place." Liu Rengui shook his head directly.

Li Xuan was stunned.

Liu Rengui sneered and said: "Don't think that I don't know what you are doing. Let Fan Yanglu send the news to Gao Kan and let him use this line to plot against the Turks so that he can gain merit and enter the center. But you don't want to think about it. , Where is his place in the court?"

Li Xuan's lips were a little dry. Although his behavior was not subtle, most people just thought that Li Xuan was trying to win over Gao Kan. After all, he was Liu Rengui's old subordinate, but few people saw that Li Xuan was actually staring at others. s position.

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of War, doesn't Duke Pingyuan have any chance?" Li Xuan was still in disbelief and said: "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment, Pei Shangshu, wanted to become the prime minister. Wen Xi, the Duke of County, returned with a great victory and wanted to become the prime minister. In any case, these two people will be in trouble afterwards. It is impossible to stay in the original position, there is a vacancy..."

"A good son-in-law has really good taste." Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan in surprise. It was not easy for ordinary people to see the secret fight between Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian. How could they see that afterwards, Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian would not be able to stay where they were before? position.

After calming down his expression, Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan and said, "The reason why your idea is wrong is because Your Majesty will not use Gao Kan as Minister of War. You forgot to depose Prince Xian."

Li Xuan was stunned. Haven't Gao Kan and the Gao family passed the prince level? Why are they still involved?

It's Gao Qi.

"Yue Weng is saying that after Gao Qi, there are unsolved mysteries related to the deposing of Prince Xian." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Liu Rengui seriously.

Liu Rengui nodded slowly and said, "Your Majesty will not allow it, even if there is even a slight possibility that someone will get the deposed prince out."

"But Prince Pingyuan may not have this idea." Li Xuan felt a little unworthy for Gao Kan.

Liu Rengui raised his head and gave Li Xuan a flat look.

Li Xuan immediately retracted her expression, then looked at Liu Rengui and asked: "Since there is such a statement about the matter, why doesn't Your Majesty directly grant the marriage?"

"Because the Queen wants to marry the daughter of the Gao family to the Prime Minister." Liu Rengui said one word, and Li Xuan's breathing suddenly became heavier.

The Bohai Gao family, since Gao Qi's death, the Gao Shilian line has begun to decline. Now the Gao family's highest official position is Gao Kan.

Li Xuan wooed Gao Kan for herself as well as for Li Xian.

With Gao Kan around, Li Xian's position would be much more stable and he would not be easily deposed by Empress Wu.

Especially now, because Li Xian was deposed, the DPRK lost the best handler in handling Hebei affairs, Fang Xianzhong.

If Fang Xianzhong had been sent to Hebei at the beginning of the chaos in Hebei, then things would definitely not be like this.

Now this person is vaguely Gao Kan.

The emperor also had this idea.

But if Gao Kan and Li Dan were brought together, then everything Li Xuan did during this period would most likely be balanced by Empress Wu.

Yes, it's balance.

Empress Wu is so good at it.

Even though everything in the East Palace is no secret in the eyes of Empress Wu, and even Li Xian did not do anything to irritate Empress Wu, as the East Palace gradually stabilized, Empress Wu still noticed the edge.

"So, this matter needs to be brought up by Dong Gong on his own initiative, brought forward first, and reached an agreement with the Gao family." Li Xuan nodded slowly.

What Liu Rengui conveyed was the emperor's intention.

"Be careful, don't get too ahead of yourself in this matter." Liu Rengui suddenly said again.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said, "My son-in-law knows what to do, but it's a pity for Pingyuan County Lord."

"It's no pity." Liu Rengui shook his head calmly and said, "If he can't be the prime minister, at least he has a chance to be the duke."

Pingyuan County Duke, Pingyuan County Duke.

One word difference makes a big difference.

Just like Li Jingxuan, the secretary of the Central Committee, was the Duke of Zhao, while Liu Shenli, the servant, was just the Duke of Pengcheng County, and Liu Rengui was just the Duke of Lecheng County.

When they reach their status, the only things they can compete for are these false reputations.

……

After leaving the Lecheng County Government Office, the carriage slowly headed towards Kaihuafang.

In the dark carriage, Li Xuan, who was originally looking a little depressed, suddenly regained his composure.

A faint smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.

How is it possible for Gao Kan to become prime minister? Li Xuan never wanted Gao Kan to be prime minister.

Being the prime minister would be trouble for Li Xuan. Without being the prime minister, no matter what he did, Li Xuan would have the means to influence him at critical moments.

It's better now. If Gao Kan's granddaughter can marry into the East Palace, then if something happens in the future, the Gao family will be forced to take action.

Hebei!

The brave sons of Hebei are the Tang Dynasty. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the number of soldiers in Hebei has only decreased but not increased.

Especially after the Eastern Turks were pacified, the threat in Hebei was greatly reduced.

Later, in the battles against Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo, the children of Hebei who should have been the main force were left aside and played the role of transporting logistics.

This shows that the imperial court is very afraid of them.

So after seeing through this, Li Xuan deliberately controlled and influenced this force.

Gao Kan was Li Xuan's first step, and Du Bixing was Li Xuan's second step.

……

In the Mingde Hall of the East Palace, Li Xiangao was sitting there, holding the memorial of today's events in his hand and reading it.

Li Xuan, Xue Yuanchao, Yao Lingzhang, Su Liangsi, Cheng Wuzhong, Wei Hongmin and others each sat in their seats, and everyone was waiting to discuss today's government affairs.

At this moment, Li Xuan suddenly stood up.

The other people's eyes immediately fell on him.

Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I heard something and I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Li Xian put down the memorial, looked at Li Xuan with some humor, and said, "Uncle Wang, please speak up if you have something to say. Uncle Wang has nothing inappropriate to say... Tell me, what interesting things did Uncle Wang hear?"

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Xuan earnestly raised his hand and said, "I heard that Pingyuan County Duke Gao Kan has a granddaughter who is in the prime of life. Your Majesty is interested in a marriage, and there has been some movement in the Prime Minister's Palace."

"What?" Su Liangsi reacted unexpectedly first. He stood up subconsciously, looked at Li Xuan, and said in a low voice, "How come the official doesn't know about this?"

"Huh?" Li Xian, Xue Yuanchao, Yao Lingzhang and others looked at Su Liangsi at the same time and couldn't help but frown.

Why should you, Su Liangsi, know about the affairs of Prince Xiang's Mansion?

You must be clear, you are now an official of the East Palace, not a party of North Gate bachelors.

Su Liangsi ignored the looks of others, directly raised his hands, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Your Highness, the secret guard did not receive any news of this matter at the Prime Minister's Mansion."

With the word "secret guard", everyone immediately relaxed.

The secret guards here are the secret guards in the palace and also the secret guards in the East Palace.

The next moment, everyone's eyes fell on Li Xuan. The granddaughter of Pingyuan County Duke Gao Kan was going to marry into the prime minister's palace?

"This matter cannot be false after all." Li Xuan sighed, looked at everyone and said: "If this matter really succeeds, the consequences..."

Li Xian waved his hand, looked at Li Xuan solemnly, and asked: "Uncle Wang asked the Lu family to contact Pingyuan County Duke before, what was the result?"

"Everything goes well." Li Xuan handed over his hand seriously, with an expression that must have shocked everyone.

Yao Lingzhang's eyes flashed and he had already figured out the taste.

He subconsciously looked at Xue Yuanchao.

Sure enough, although Xue Yuanchao seemed to be looking at Li Xuan, his eyes didn't seem to care.

He already knew.

Yao Lingzhang turned his head and looked at Li Xian.

After hearing Li Xuan's answer, Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, and then asked: "If that's the case, then why is there a marriage between Shiro and Pingyuan County Duke? What is Pingyuan County Duke's attitude?"

"Your Highness heard wrongly. The Duke of Pingyuan County has a beautiful granddaughter. Your Majesty intends to marry him. As for who?" Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Su Liangsi.

Su Liangsi said knowingly: "The candidate can be the Prime Minister, or of course it can be someone else."

Everyone looked at Li Xian subconsciously.

Yao Lingzhang nodded slightly in agreement: "Indeed, His Highness the Crown Prince can do it, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is more suitable. After all, although Princess Xiang comes from a famous family, the Palace of Prince Xiang cannot hold down the daughter of Duke Pingyuan after all, but if it is the East Palace, there will be enough space. let……"

"Ahem!" Wei Hongmin couldn't help coughing twice.

Everyone immediately turned their heads and Wei Hongmin suddenly lowered his head without saying a word.

"This matter needs to be considered slowly." Li Xian stood up and walked towards the back hall, regardless of the fact that today's affairs have not yet begun.

After a while, everyone walked out of Mingde Hall.

Xue Yuanchao stopped Li Xuan, and then nodded to everyone.

The next moment, everyone was heading towards Xue Yuanchao's official residence with understanding.

……

In the official residence, Xue Yuanchao glanced at Wei Hongmin, then looked at Li Xuan, and asked: "Where did the prince learn about this matter, and what is Pingyuan County Duke's attitude towards the marriage with your majesty?"

Xue Yuanchao's question was different from what Li Xian asked.

Li Xuan said seriously and solemnly, cupping his hands and saying: "Your Majesty, this matter has not yet been decided, but everyone in the Prime Minister's Palace has given instructions. As for Pingyuan County Duke, I am afraid that there will be nothing but endless joy after the imperial edict from the capital."

Xue Yuanchao nodded and asked: "If the Prime Minister's Palace succeeds in this matter, what can the East Palace do to restrict it?"

Wei Hongmin suddenly became solemn.

Li Xuan pondered, and then said: "How about the Emperor Sun Yao becoming the Governor of Jizhou's Metropolitan Governor's Mansion?"

The eyes of everyone in the hall lit up at the same time.

The same goes for Wei Hongmin.

(End of this chapter)