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

Chapter 1209 He Zhizhang’s position as number one scholar

The black carriage drove toward Kaihuafang in a swaying manner.

Li Xuan sat in the carriage, closing her eyes and meditating.

Now in the court, Cui Zhiwen and Xue Yuanchao have become prime ministers; Pei Yan, Wang Dezhen and Cui Zhiti are also eyeing him.

What impact will the changes in the positions of these people have on the future political situation?

Suddenly, the car curtain in front of him was lifted, and Li Xuan tightened his grip on the sword in an instant.

The next moment, a figure rushed in directly.

Li Xuan put down the long sword in his hand instantly, and with lightning speed, he reached out and grabbed the woman in front of him, slamming her jade hand into his chest, and then directly pulled her into his arms.

Du Liu looked at Li Xuan angrily, stared into his eyes and said, "I'm going to bite him to death..."

Li Xuan stretched out her arms and hugged Du Liu tightly, placing her chin directly on his shoulders. Then she asked angrily: "What's going on? Speak, or else I'll hit you." Your ass.”

Li Xuan bit the last two words tightly, and Du Liu's face suddenly turned red.

Immediately, she lay in Li Xuan's arms without speaking, and gradually began to sob softly.

"Speak, don't look like this." Li Xuan was a little annoyed, what was he doing?

"It's Aye's business." Du Liu gritted his teeth and said with sobs: "If he had been allowed to go to Luozhou to become a Sima at that time, maybe now he would have..."

"What's up, do you want to be the governor of Luo?" Li Xuan felt a little funny for a moment, and said rudely: "The governor of Luo is from the third-rank official position, so it's your turn to be the governor of the fifth rank."

"But if I, Aye, had become the Sima of Luozhou earlier and had the support of my family, I might have taken control of the situation now. Even if I am not a long history, it is not bad." Du Liu was still lying on Li Xuan's shoulder, wanting to give him a hard blow. Bite him, but never get the bite.

Li Xuan narrowed her eyes and said softly: "If you, Aye, want to be Luozhou Sima at first, then my power alone is not enough. He needs to submit a certificate of merit. Only in this way can he have a chance to become Luozhou Sima. "

"What is the name certificate?" Du Liu had already come to his senses.

She, Aye, had offended Empress Wu, who had always held grudges. How could it be so easy to be the Sima of Luozhou safely?

This is why Du Liu was so happy when she heard that her father was transferred to Sima of the Jizhou Governor's Office and Chief of the Jizhou Governor's Office.

But now, compared to Luozhou Sima, Jizhou Dudufu Sima is nothing.

She just felt for a moment that her father had missed the best opportunity, but she almost forgot the huge risks involved.

"Of course it's me. Have you forgotten? Before you come here, I want to attack your father. So your father only needs to completely fall out with me, and then he can become Luozhou Sima. Of course, The final outcome will be worse than that of Sima Jizhou." Li Xuan finally lifted Du Liu off his shoulders.

Looking at her delicate face, Li Xuan stretched out her slender fingers and touched her cheek carefully.

At this moment, Du Liu's face had become a little scared.

Whether it was the fight between Du Bixing and Li Xuan, or being stared at by Empress Wu after becoming Luozhou Sima, Du Liu felt extremely uneasy.

Li Xuan held her fair chin and said softly: "Di Renjie came back suddenly. The emperor dealt with the Hebei matter too quickly, and your father made the appointment very quickly, so everything had no time to start. Otherwise, If your father really becomes the governor of Luo, I'm afraid you will have to leave Chang'an..."

Du Liu raised his head suddenly and stared at Li Xuan: "So you want me to go to Changzhou with you on the ninth day of the lunar month, you... you and I, Aye..."

"Shh!" Li Xuan put her fingers on Du Liu's somewhat white lips and said softly: "It's enough for these words to rot in your stomach. Once you say them, I may be fine, but your nine tribes... …”

Du Liu couldn't help but shudder, her mind was completely confused.

"Then cousin." Du Liu raised his head again and stared into Li Xuan's eyes.

"Your father has a keen eye and knows that he cannot be implicated." Li Xuan hugged Du Liu into his arms again, and then said softly: "You should understand what your father is for. He has been like this all his life. What about you? Where is your child? Du Liu, Huang Ziliu, is it true that the Queen’s eyes are blind?"

"If we don't come back, won't anything happen?" Du Liu leaned in Li Xuan's arms. After speaking, he couldn't help crying again.

"Can you not come back? You have forgotten who called you back." Li Xuan had a sneer on his face and said disdainfully: "Don't they know that your status is sensitive? However, they have no one available. , so I can only use you, and who cares what happens after I use you?"

People from the Du family are not good people themselves.

Prime Minister Du Zhenglun was born in the Du family of Hengshui. He had the same ancestor as the Du family in Jingzhao, but their branches were far away. He once requested to join the Du family in Jingzhao, but he was rejected unexpectedly.

So he held a grudge, and after paying homage to the prime minister, in the name of dredging the waterway, he dug the Dugu where the Du family gathered.

After the Dugu was cut open, the river flowed like blood and it stopped in ten days. From then on, Nandu was unable to recover.

Fortunately, Beidu lives in Duqu, so we can avoid the tragic end of Feng Shui being destroyed as well.

Du Zhenglun, a bachelor of literature at the Prince of Qin's Mansion, was later exiled for his involvement in Li Chengqian's rebellion.

The emperor was recalled during the Xianqing period and paid homage to the prime minister. He was initially appointed as Huangmen Shilang, the third rank under the Tongzhongshu family, and was later promoted to Zhongshu Ling.

In the third year of Xianqing's reign, he was falsely accused of forming a party because of a disagreement with Li Yifu, and was demoted to death in Hengzhou.

People at the time often said that this was the backlash that destroyed the Du family's feng shui.

Although Du Zhenglun is narrow-minded, the Du family in Jingzhao is a wealthy and prominent family and cannot see the same people in the world, so he is not a good person.

Du Bixing and Du Liu had already fallen into the eyes of Empress Wu when they returned to Beijing.

Whether it succeeds or not, Empress Wu will have her hands and feet on them.

Rather than waiting passively, it is better to take the initiative.

This is what happened next.

Once something happens, the Du family will not care about it at all, and they don't dare to care about it at all.

Du Bixing could only struggle to survive on his own.

……

After crying for a long time, Du Liu finally got up from Li Xuan and said with a red face: "It's time for me to go back." "I left Beijing on the ninth day of the first lunar month. After I returned, I packed all the things that needed to be packed. After leaving Chang'an once, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back for a long time." Li Xuan lay in the carriage with a sigh on her face.

Du Liu paused slightly, then nodded and handed over his hands, turned around and left.

Right here, Li Xuan suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

Du Liu turned around in surprise, and saw Li Xuan speaking thoughtfully: "Do you still remember that brother of yours who is going to Jiangnan this year to purchase goods, and then go to Hebei to sell?"

"Remember." Du Liu looked at Li Xuan carefully and asked, "Does the king have any other instructions?"

Li Xuan nodded and said: "If my memory is correct, the Du family should have a gambling stall. Every year in February and March, during the imperial examination, there will also be betting on the ranking of the candidates in the gambling stall?"

"Yes." Du Liu looked at Li Xuan cautiously and said, "But although some actions have been taken now, it is still early. The scientific examination will not start until the seventh day of February."

Li Xuan nodded lightly. At this time, the details of the candidates have not yet been fully understood. Even the gambling house will not make much action. It is just a few names to fill the story.

Li Xuan took out a piece of paper from under the carriage and handed it over, and then said: "Let the person in charge of the Du family's gambling house see this list."

Du Liu subconsciously took it, and then he saw it read: No. 1, Xue Shao; No. 2, Cui Chu; No. 3, Lu Yuan...

A total of more than a dozen names appeared on the note, all of them were children of high family backgrounds, and they all occupied the top dozen of the estimated imperial examination list.

Looking at the list, Du Liu couldn't help but feel a chill.

On this list, the top dozen in this imperial examination are all children of high-ranking families.

But how is this possible.

How could the emperor let a powerful person directly monopolize half of the imperial examination quota?

If this is the case, then what about them, from a middle-class family, from an official family, and from a poor family?

Each level must give up half of its quota to high-ranking officials.

And all of them are at the front.

If this is the case, what's the point of the emperor taking the imperial examination? He might as well let the powerful men and women have their own way.

With the methods used by the emperor and the queen at that time, they would never let such a thing happen.

Therefore, this list is definitely not true.

However, it is extremely confusing.

Many people will believe the authenticity of this list after just one glance. This is another gamble...

Once the matter becomes too big, and even reaches the emperor's ears, then the gambling stalls will naturally be unlucky, and everyone on this list will also be unlucky.

Of course, it's not that the emperor blames them for this, it's just that because this list comes first, when the emperor finally arranges the scientific examination results, he will naturally reject the order of people related to this list from his heart.

Then Li Xuan can naturally recommend the people he wants to recommend.

This was Li Xuan's plan to allow his own people to get the top spot at the expense of the children of aristocratic families.

Perhaps more accurately, this is what the emperor had in mind.

"His Majesty has already rewarded the family affairs at the court meeting, so there is no need to compromise on the scientific examination." Li Xuan paused for a moment, and then said softly: "With this list, those who are interested will naturally be unable to hold back. For example, Just watch your clan brother Du Pengju, he will cause a lot of trouble."

Du Liu lowered his head and glanced at the list on the note again. The name of his brother Du Pengju was at the last place.

"I have promised that to make He Zhizhang become the number one scholar, I will naturally do something, so that His Majesty will reward him when he sees the opportunity." Li Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly: "And Bi Gou, he is the princess The princess asked him to be the secretary and provincial teacher, so naturally she wanted to help him."

"He belongs to the princess, why does the king want to help him?" Du Liu asked subconsciously and curiously.

"It's because he belongs to the princess!" Li Xuan smiled softly, scratched Du Liu's fair and straight nose, and then said softly: "The princess can only do things well at certain times."

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Only Princess Taiping's people will not be hit at a special time.

Only then will such a person play the most unexpected key role at the most critical moment.

This is Li Xuan's real plan.

Li Xuan raised his head, hugged Du Liu into his arms again, and said in a low voice: "As for you, go to Changzhou with me first, and I will wrong you for a few years. After a few years, your father will be in a stable official position, and then I will treat you openly and honestly." Incorporate it into the government."

"Yes!" Du Liu huddled in Li Xuan's arms and nodded gently. She had no other choice now.

Maybe she didn't have any choice from the beginning.

……

Watching Du Liu step out of the car and the carriage continue to advance slowly, Li Xuan whispered: "Let's go back to the mansion. We have to go to the prime minister's mansion tomorrow."

On the second day of the first lunar month, I returned to my parents’ home.

Tomorrow I will accompany Liu Jinyu and Liu Shubi back to Lecheng County Government Office.

With so many things happening today, Li Xuan needs to ask Liu Rengui for advice.

Especially Wang Dezhen's matter.

It's really interesting that he is Pei Yan's uncle.

(End of this chapter)