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

Chapter 1194. What is the King of Nanchang planning?

Chang'an, outside the Golden Gate.

As the sun set, Yao Chong stood in the shadows, frowning as he watched the extremely luxurious motorcade slowly enter Chang'an City.

That was the car driven by Duke Wu Chengsi of Zhou Dynasty. A total of eighteen luxury cars filled with goods entered Chang'an City.

Taking a deep breath, Yao Chong thought, he was no longer a censor.

Lowering his head, Yao Chong sighed.

Immediately, Yao Chong's eyes lit up.

In the south of the city, Li Xuan, wearing a black robe with gold threads, led a dozen Qianniu Guards and rode quickly from the south city.

Yao Chong smiled.

"Hey!" Li Xuan turned over and dismounted, landed in front of Yao Chong with a relaxed expression, and asked: "Why did Yuan Zhi come back to Beijing? Did he ask for leave in Luoyang?"

"Back to my lord, I took a break today and took a day off. I have just returned to Chang'an City to greet my father." Yao Chong handed over his hands and said, "But Yuan Zhi just saw that Duke Zhou returned to the capital."

"Is he back again?" Li Xuan's brows suddenly furrowed and he said with some discomfort: "This Wu Chengsi comes back so early every year."

The governors of other states all sent their subordinates, chief ministers and Sima, to transport tributes to Beijing.

Even if he occasionally went there in person, most of them would come back on the 27th or 8th day of the twelfth lunar month. It was rare for someone to return to Beijing suddenly just after the twelfth lunar month. However, Wu Chengsi, who was appointed as the governor of Fenzhou, came back so early almost every year.

"My colleagues have also impeached me before, but in the end they were suppressed by the palace." Yao Chong looked at Li Xuan helplessly and asked, "Is there anything the prince can do about this matter?"

"There is no right way, but there are still one or two evil ways. For example, find someone to spread rumors that Duke Zhou intends to go further. Then naturally some people will not be able to see the impeachment. If there are too many impeachments, His Majesty will definitely issue an edict. rebuke……"

"Just a reprimand?" Yao Chong frowned in discomfort.

"Of course, if anyone is interested, go to Fenzhou to check and see how Zhou Guogong accumulated all this wealth. Maybe he can gain something." Li Xuan said lightly.

Yao Chong suddenly became vigilant, looked at Li Xuan and asked: "Your Majesty, what happened in the court?"

"Don't worry, I won't use you as a chess piece." Li Xuan was very satisfied with Yao Chong's sensitivity. She turned and looked to the northwest in the distance. Li Xuan said softly: "Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu wants to become an official. The position of Minister will soon be vacant, and it is difficult for people not to think too much about Zhou Guogong's return to Beijing with such great fanfare."

Yao Chong's eyes twitched and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't you want Duke Zhou to be the Minister of Household Affairs?"

When the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance is vacant, many people will naturally compete for it. If at this time, the news spreads that Wu Chengsi wants to compete for the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, it will immediately attract the attention of others, test and suppress, and finally let him He completely failed to become the Minister of Household Affairs.

I have to admit that Li Xuan did have some calculations, but it was a little too deliberate.

Li Xuan shook his head and said: "The Duke of Zhou had no chance to be the Minister of the Ministry of Finance in the first place. His goal should be elsewhere, so the rumor that the Duke of Zhou wanted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue spread from his own house, and other people went through painstaking investigations. If the Duke of Zhou's residence is found, he will spread the rumors himself..."

"Of course he has other agendas." Yao Chong immediately understood that Li Xuan wanted to completely block Wu Chengsi's other ways of advancement.

Li Xuan laughed, waved her hands and said: "You are overthinking. I just want to invite Duke Zhou to compile and annotate the "Book of Han". Sincerely, whether he becomes a minister or not has nothing to do with me, nor does I." Stop his plans."

"Your Majesty just wants to reveal this heart. Other things will naturally be taken care of by others." Yao Chong looked at Li Xuan with a complicated expression.

This level of calculation is much deeper than before.

Li Xuan shook his head again and said: "If Zhou Guogong wants to be a minister, Donggong will do his best to help, just as a reward for his compilation and annotation of the "Hanshu", one for one."

"Is that all?" Yao Chong looked at Li Xuan, then shook his head and said: "The prince's methods have always been amazing. On the front line, even the Qinling Mausoleum has been damaged by the prince's methods several times. Now the prince is staring at Zhou Guogong , I’m afraid I won’t let go so easily.”

Li Xuan turned around, looked at Chang'an City behind him, and said softly: "In the whole of Chang'an, is there anyone who is not under the gaze of others? It is me. Every day when I go out, I don't know how many people are staring at me. Today We even had to go around Nancheng.”

"But something happened?" Yao Chong was slightly startled.

"Many people know about Chang Shi's return. They are sure that I will go out of the city to greet you, so on my way out of the city, many people used tricks to get close to me and show off their talents." Li Xuanman With a wry smile on his face, he had actually encountered such a thing.

The scientific examination is about to take place now, and the test papers are even more popular at the end of the year.

"It's for Her Royal Highness the Princess." Yao Chong understood completely.

Li Xuan nodded helplessly. Even though many people knew that they could not become the prince-in-law, there were still too many people who were willing to make great efforts for it just in case.

"Nowadays, this is a matter that attracts everyone's attention in Chang'an City. Anyone related to the princess will be stared at a few times. This is the case for this king, and the same is inevitably the case for Duke Zhou." Li Xuan suddenly said something and turned to Wu Chengsi. on the body.

As smart as Yao Chong, he immediately knew how to operate this matter.

Someone approached Wu Chengsi in the name of a scholar, and then spread rumors using the scholar's mouth.

Wu Chengsi said it didn't matter whether he said those words or not, as long as they could spread in Chang'an.

Moreover, these words might not be what Wu Chengsi really thought. Turning around in his mind, Yao Chong looked up at Li Xuan, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, be careful, if your lord is plotting against others today, others will definitely plot against you tomorrow."

"In other words, someone is already taking action now." Li Xuan looked back at Chang'an City, with a sneer flashing in his eyes.

Throughout the Tang Dynasty, the only legitimate daughter of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven was about to get married. Countless aristocratic families in the world were making moves, and there were too many people who wanted to give it a try.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's time for your father to arrive." Li Xuan looked up and looked into the distance. The figure was shaking. Yao Yi, who had been away from Chang'an for several years, was finally coming back.

……

Nine carriages filled with goods and covered with felt cloth slowly entered Chang'an City, and then headed towards Pingkangfang.

Yao Yi looked around along the way. He had not returned to Chang'an for a long time.

Although Changzhou is also somewhat prosperous, it is still far behind Chang'an.

There is probably no place in the world that can compare to Chang'an.

While walking, they had arrived at Pingkangfang, not far from Changzhou Jinzouyuan.

At the gate of the square, Li Xuan glanced at Yao Chong and said to Yao Yi with a smile: "Today I was supposed to take care of my uncle, but Yuan Zhi is here, so I'm afraid my uncle will have to go home soon."

Yao Yi glanced at Yao Chong with satisfaction, then looked at Li Xuan, cupped his hands and said: "The matter of Yuan Zhi has been taken care of by the prince in recent years."

"Brother Yuan Zhi is extremely talented. He has already fallen into the eyes of His Majesty. Why does he need others to take care of him." Li Xuan returned the gift and sighed: "There are a lot of things in Changzhou in the past few years. There are many uncles in Changzhou to worry about, so Xuan has time." Handle other affairs... Having said that, my uncle's abilities are also in the eyes of His Majesty. I believe that in a few years, I'm afraid he will go a step further."

"The prince is joking. I wish I could serve under the prince for a few more years." Yao Yi said sincerely.

"Actually, if my uncle can take over as the governor of Changzhou, it would be a good choice, but I'm afraid they won't want to." Li Xuan nodded a little, and then said: "As for Luo Zi, if he can succeed, your majesty will not be willing to have an uncle like him. The more talented people are responsible for managing the logic, I think it should be more inward."

"Speaking of logic." Yao Yi looked solemn, looked at Li Xuan, and said: "This time, the official was rushing back from Changzhou. When he passed by Hezhou, he had already heard that a Tubo horseman appeared in the river. In the mountains and plains of the state, merchants and messengers were intercepted and killed, but the governor of Hezhou was powerless..."

"There is nothing we can do." Li Xuan looked solemn, looked at Yao Yi and said: "Chang Shi is worried, I understand, but this matter seems simple, but in fact it is extraordinary... To mobilize troops to cross the border, we will eventually need to go If Hezhou wants to dispatch troops, it does not necessarily have to be from Changzhou. It can be from Taozhou or Lanzhou. It can even be dispatched directly from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Qianniuwei. After returning, I will look into Hezhou. With the official document, everything will be done.”

"The prince is still cautious, but the subordinate is a little worried that it will be a drop in the bucket." Yao Yi could feel Li Xuan's caution, and there was nothing wrong with his arrangement.

The Punishment Department, Dali Temple, and Qianniuwei can all send out quite good players, but what if there are too many Tubo secret riders lurking in the mountains?

"We are naturally anxious, and Hezhou is not anxious at all, but the Central Committee has never decided to mobilize troops from Changzhou. The reason..." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly when he said this.

The center is on guard against Changzhou.

If it were still the time when Li Xuan was the commander-in-chief of the march on Taohe Road, he could naturally mobilize troops at will, but now that he is the commander-in-chief of the march on Luoxue Road, he is still far behind in name.

Once Li Xuan mobilizes troops without authorization, at least he will not understand the fundamentals, and at most he will be suspected of acting rashly, or even of rebellion, so the final decision must be made by the central government.

"If it doesn't work, please ask the Hezhou Governor's Office to pay for the reward. There are many veterans in the army who have served. Taozhou can make some concessions. It is legal for Hezhou to pay to recruit warriors." Li Xuan shook her head slightly, and finally relaxed a little.

"Yes!" Yao Yi thought for a moment and finally nodded.

……

Entering Changzhou Jinzouyuan, various tributes were quickly sent to the warehouse, and then waited to be sent to the palace before Zhengdan.

Sitting in the main hall, Li Xuan handed an official document to Yao Yi and said, "My uncle hasn't been home for many years. I should have let him rest for a few more days, but Xuan still has a lot of preparations for next year, and he needs to go to Liubu for more walks." Move around.”

"Your Majesty is busy, and your subordinates know it. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, your subordinates will definitely make arrangements." Yao Yi nodded seriously, with a solemn expression.

"Okay, I won't disturb my uncle and Yuan Zhixian's gathering today. Xuan will take the first step." Li Xuan smiled and handed over, and then took the initiative to leave.

After sending Li Xuan away from Changzhou to the Academy of Music, Yao Yi couldn't help but sigh: "I have just returned to Beijing, and the storm in Beijing has already swept over me."

Yao Chong stood aside and said consolingly: "The prince has arranged and covered everything else, and the wind and rain will not fall on my father."

"What do you know?" Yao Yi shook his head, looked at the official document in his hand, and said softly: "Do you know why the King of Nanchang let his father Liu Buduo run away?"

"This is not normal..." Yao Chong frowned and said, "What is King Nanchang planning again?"

"The position of governor of Changzhou." Yao Yi said calmly: "When the logic is really won, the King of Nanchang will naturally no longer be able to serve as the governor of Changzhou. By then, he will naturally hope to have a trusted person to take over this position. Location."

"The King of Nanchang has taken a fancy to his father?" Yao Chong asked carefully, and he was inevitably surprised.

"If he is a father, it would be best. If not, the King of Nanchang also hopes that through his actions as a father, His Majesty will understand that he hopes that Changzhou can continue to be stable. Not to mention that it is still in his hands, at least it must still become a logical figure. We need some backup, but our logic is too far away." Yao Yi had already seen the changes in Li Xuan's thoughts at a glance.

(End of this chapter)