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

Chapter 1198 The struggle for power, progress or retreat

It's dusk, Lidefang.

In front of the Linzi County Prince's Mansion.

Li Xuan was dressed in a purple robe, holding an eight-sided Han sword in his hand, riding on a tall black horse, with four black-covered carriages behind him and a whole team of Jinwu guards escorting him.

The figures in the mansion doors on both sides poked their heads out to look curiously.

The family members who stayed in Luoyang at the former residence of the King of England, Prince Xiang's Palace, Princess Taiping's Palace, and other palaces of princes, counties, and princes all looked around curiously.

Li Xuan stopped his horse under the plaque, then turned over and dismounted, and walked quickly to the first carriage behind.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Pei Shitong walked out with Li Zhichang in his arms, looking around curiously.

When he saw the words Linzi County Prince's Palace in front of the mansion, Pei Shitong gave a rare smile.

As she stepped on the wooden stool and got out of the car, she smiled at Li Xuan and said, "My husband may not know that in the past few years, there was no plaque on the house. Tong'er and Sister A lived there for three years. It was deserted, except for Except for the occasional person coming over at home, basically no one comes here at ordinary times, and even some people pass by occasionally, as if they are avoiding something."

Li Xuan fell silent. Since the death of the filial emperor Li Hong, Pei's situation has been extremely embarrassing.

As the daughter-in-law of the royal family, she cannot leave Luoyang at will without the emperor's permission, let alone return to her hometown.

Not even going to Chang'an.

I can only stay in this cold, nameless mansion forever.

Because Li Hong was posthumously honored as a filial piety to the emperor, there has never been a conclusion as to what the living Pei family should be called.

He just calls her the acting princess in private. After all, Li Hong was the acting king before he was crowned prince.

In this almost suffocating environment, if it were not for Pei Shitong's company, Pei might have even died.

"Okay." Li Xuan patted Pei Shitong's arm, looked at the middle door that slowly opened, and said softly: "Your sister is out, be happy."

"I'm happy." Pei Shitong raised his head and said with a look of relief: "Now that I have a son, my sister also has a son. Let's see who dares to bully us."

"Okay, okay, I know no one will bully you, but you still have to hold the child well. Don't hug the wrong child and get into trouble." Li Xuan deliberately reminded, Pei Shitong rolled his eyes at Li Xuan angrily, and then He said: "How could it be possible that I hugged you wrongly? And even if I hugged you wrongly, what's the big deal? In my early years, I even thought about adoption..."

"Okay." Li Xuan quickly interrupted Pei Shitong. Her words were getting more and more outrageous now.

Linzi County Prince's Mansion, the middle door is open.

Mrs. Pei was wearing a light green skirt and a lotus headdress. She came out in surprise. When she saw Li Xuan and Pei Shitong, she hurriedly said, "Uncle Wang, Tong'er."

"Your Highness." Li Xuan pulled Pei Shitong and bowed in return, and then said: "Today, by order of the Crown Prince, I came to Luoyang to visit His Highness. With a little courtesy, I wish His Highness a happy new year."

"Thank you, Prince!" Mr. Pei calmed down. Although he could still see his usual indifference, he still smiled reluctantly and said to Pei Shitong and Li Xuan: "Uncle Wang, please come in, and Tong'er will also come in. This is Jianchang County Uncle, he does look much stronger."

"Yes, sister." Pei Shitong carried Li Zhichang and Pei into the courtyard together.

Li Xuan stopped at the door and looked in all directions with cold eyes. The prying eyes of the various princes were immediately frightened and they withdrew their eyes.

By the time these eyes came over, Li Xuan had disappeared. However, in front of the Linzi County Prince's Mansion, there were more than a dozen Jinwu guards who refused to enter and guarded the door with solemn eyes.

……

Under the nave, Mrs. Pei had someone fill up Li Guangren, Prince of Linzi County.

Under the purple swaddling clothes, there is a somewhat weak face.

Li Xuan reached out and touched it. Li Guangren's body bones were a little weak and he didn't seem to be healthy.

With a trace of worry on Mrs. Pei's face, she looked at Li Xuan feeling her pulse and whispered: "When Ren'er was born, she was a little premature, so her body and bones were not in good condition. In addition, this place was a little deserted at the beginning. It's the place where I grew up. Many people from my family have been transferred here, so this place seems to be somewhat popular."

"Yes!" Pei Shitong nodded lightly and said, "My uncle mentioned this before. The family chooses children from poor families, so there will be no problem."

Mrs. Pei forced a smile, and Pei Shitong's eyes immediately darkened.

The children of aristocratic families have always been the best at flattering others and suppressing others. Even the children from poor families still have a sense of arrogance.

Pei's status was embarrassing. Pei Guangxiao had never thought of transferring people from his family before, but at that time, he was afraid of Empress Wu, and secondly, he was afraid that his family would be unkind.

I originally thought that after having the Prince of Linzi County, the Pei family would have someone to rely on. The family would not be fawning, but at least there would be no more bullying.

But I didn't expect that the people Pei Guangxiao selected from his hometown would start to oppress him after a period of time when he saw that there were no male relatives around Pei.

Pei Shitong immediately looked at Li Xuan.

At this time, Li Xuan slowly retracted his hand, glanced at Pei Shitong, and said: "Your Highness's body is weak, but if you take good care of it, there should be no problem. I'll go and prescribe the medicine first. Tong'er, go and go with Your Highness." Just stay in the backyard.”

"Okay!" Pei Shitong immediately understood the subtext of Li Xuan's words, and then took the servants of Nanchang Palace, Li Zhichang and Li Guangren, and accompanied Pei to the backyard.

The steward of the Prince of Linzi County stayed on the side.

Looking at Guo Guo, who was in his fifties and already very old in stature, Li Xuan nodded and said, "Guo Weng gives a few names, and I will let people take care of them."

"Yes!" Butler Guo bowed his head deeply, and then quickly pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve, as if he had been preparing for a long time.

"Tell everyone inside and outside to gather in the front yard." Li Xuan gave the order, and Butler Guo immediately hurried to the backyard.

Soon, the entire Linzi County Prince's Palace servants had gathered in the front yard.

Li Xuan stood on the steps, holding her hands behind her back and calling out their names one by one with a solemn expression.

Before anyone could react, Jin Wuwei rushed forward fiercely, pushed the person to the ground, took out a wooden stick he found somewhere, and started beating him severely.

Ten sticks, not many, but they are all real strikes. …

"Bah, bang, bang!" Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and he screamed again and again.

Li Xuan sat on the steps and watched all this with indifferent eyes.

I was thinking about sending these people to Zhuangzi outside the city after a while, and then arranging some heavy work...

In this way, even if something happens to a person, he will die from fatigue and has nothing to do with others, and it has nothing to do with the Prince of Linzi.

Just when Li Xuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, a rush of footsteps sounded outside the door.

Li Xuan subconsciously raised his head in shock. Who would come to Zijun Prince's Mansion at this time?

The next moment, Pei Guangxiao, who was dressed in black brocade clothes and dusty from travels, had already entered the courtyard.

Li Xuan immediately stood up, hurried forward, cupped his hands and said, "When did uncle come to Luoyang?"

Pei Guangxiao did not pay attention to Li Xuan immediately, but looked at the beaten servants, sighed softly, and said: "These are mostly members of the Pei family. Please give me some face and let them go for the time being."

"Since my uncle has said so, these people will naturally be let go, but then they will not be able to stay in the house in the future." Li Xuan nodded softly.

Most of these people are descendants of the Pei family's Han family. They cannot study when they return home. Being in the Prince's Palace of Linzi County was originally a way out for them, but now...

"It doesn't matter. After the old man goes back, we can select a new group of people to come over." Pei Guangxiao waved his hand directly.

"Yes!" Li Xuan immediately accepted the offer without any hesitation.

At this time, he had already reacted. It was hard to say that Pei Guangxiao could not have arranged this scene.

Since the Pei family became the Prince of Linzi County, their importance in the Pei family has skyrocketed. If something really happens to her, just saying hello is enough.

Not to mention, Pei is most concerned about the situation here, how to let it develop wantonly to this day.

So the current scene itself was deliberately arranged, and they were not targeting the servants, but other families.

The Prince of Linzi County is under the care of the King of Nanchang and the Crown Prince, and no one is allowed to act arrogantly.

Li Xuan stood up straight, looked at everyone, and shouted coldly: "Okay, everyone, get up. You are not allowed to say a word about what happened today. Anyone who dares to disobey the rules in the future will be beaten to death."

"Here!" Everyone held their hands tremblingly.

Li Xuan waved her hand, and everyone immediately retreated into their respective courtyards like rabbits.

Li Xuan raised her head, looked at the Jin Wu Guard beside her, and whispered: "Send the order, guard the surroundings, no one is allowed to spy."

"Here!" All the Jinwu guards suddenly raised their hands in awe.

Li Xuan turned around, looked at Pei Guangxiao, stretched out his hand and said, "Uncle, please!"

Pei Guangxiao nodded gently with worried eyes, and then followed Li Xuan into the central hall.

Pei Guangxiao was asked to sit down on the left side. Li Xuan then sat down with him and asked cautiously: "Uncle, why did today's matter happen like this?"

Pei Guangxiao sighed softly and said: "In fact, many people in this courtyard came from the East Palace at the beginning. Because of this, they still have contact with the palace, and some words from the palace have been passed on."

Li Xuan nodded slightly. At the earliest, he was worried that Mr. Pei would die of "illness", so he proposed the idea of ​​succession in advance. Coupled with Pei Shitong's company, Mr. Pei has survived until today in Linzi County. Wang Chenggong succeeded.

"Some people here got some news from the palace. The family members in the mansion passed the news over. In desperation, the old man had no choice but to spread the word and let the family become more arrogant... Qian'er didn't know about this. ." Pei Guangxiao mentioned Pei's name, Pei Shiqian.

Li Xuan nodded. He had already seen something wrong with this just now.

Among the list given by Butler Guo just now, there were several people who came from the palace, and Li Xuan took care of them and beat them the hardest.

"Uncle, I expected someone to come today." Li Xuan sighed softly. Now that the new year has come, the royal family naturally has to take care of their heirs.

In the past, there was no Prince of Linzi here, so the palace would naturally ignore it. But if there is Prince of Linzi here, then the Emperor will send someone even if he doesn't care.

In this way, it is the prince's responsibility to deal with these people.

And if they don't come, Pei Guangxiao will deal with these people himself as the Minister of Zongzheng Temple.

However, it is better for the palace to handle the people in the palace.

……

"Actually, when I come in, I still have something else to ask the prince." Pei Guangxiao's expression suddenly became solemn.

Li Xuan immediately stood up and bowed respectfully: "Uncle, please give me some advice."

Seeing this scene, Pei Guangxiao suddenly smiled bitterly: "It turns out that the prince has already figured it out."

Li Xuan lowered her head and remained silent, wondering what else could happen to the Pei family.

"Is there really no room for maneuver in that matter?" Pei Guangxiao grabbed Li Xuan's arm, earnestly and sincerely, and even looked at Li Xuan with a hint of pleading.

Li Xuan shook his head and said: "There is no family in the world where two people can serve as prime ministers, so now there is only one person. This is the will of your majesty and the will of all the major families in the world. Wenxi County Duke and Pei Shangshu also understand , so both of them are fighting... Uncle, both of them are unwilling to retreat, so they can only decide one, if both of them come up, then the whole world will be over."

Families all over the world will fight for the position of prime minister at all costs, and there will be more than one in the family.

How could the emperor allow it?

(End of this chapter)