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

Chapter 1220 The inheritance of the throne

"The prince is practicing killing people?" Li Zhi's eyes suddenly narrowed and his fists could not help but be clenched.

This issue is too sensitive.

Immediately, Li Zhi relaxed, looked at Li Xuan with a smile and said, "Tell me, I'll listen to what you have to say. If what you say is wrong..."

The emperor's words were not finished, but anyone could hear that if Li Xuan could not explain this matter well, he would be in big trouble immediately.

"Your Majesty!" Li Xuan sincerely raised his hand and said seriously: "Although the prince was absurd in his early years, he is still too kind in the end. I know that your majesty must make arrangements, but this matter must be arranged sooner rather than later. Please forgive me for the offense of being abrupt. "

After saying that, Li Xuan knelt down directly and lowered her head to the ground.

"Get up." The emperor glanced at him, raised his hand to let him stand up, and then snorted coldly: "You are really relying on the fact that you will leave Beijing tomorrow, so you dare to say anything nonsense."

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "I am guilty."

"Forget it." Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "The spring hunt has not been carried out for a long time. Let the prince preside over the spring hunt today."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan looked excited and bowed deeply.

Spring hunting is the most challenging thing.

If you are not careful, even the prince can easily be plotted.

When Li Chengqian was lame, there was a theory that he was plotted by King Li Tai of Wei.

But no matter what, spring hunting is also an occasion for decisive killing.

Especially if the prince can hunt the prey with his own hands, it will not be too difficult to issue a killing order in the future.

This kind of thing should not be said suddenly now, it should be cultivated step by step, but...

Li Zhi was silent for a long time, and then he spoke softly: "Who do you think is the most worthy of entrustment among the people in the East Palace if something happens?"

"Su Liangsi." Li Xuan handed over his hand without hesitation.

Li Zhi was stunned, looked at Li Xuan and said, "You seem to have thought about this issue for a long time."

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded seriously and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, all the ministers in the East Palace have their own ties, but if it is said that at the critical moment, the only one who can directly draw a sword for His Highness the Crown Prince is Su Liangsi, and he There are means that can achieve immediate results without being bound by various restrictions. I dare not say it in the long term, but in the short term, it is enough for the prince to escape all crises."

"I know." Li Zhi instantly recognized Su Liangsi's character from Li Xuan's words.

Li Zhi looked up at Li Xuan again and sighed softly: "After all, the training time for Sanlang is a bit short. Without heavy lifting, it is difficult for him to reach the level of Erlang and Dalang. I understand your thoughts, but you also need to be cautious. Being too extreme is sometimes not a good thing.”

"I know I was wrong." Li Xuan held her hands in a deep voice.

"Sanlang, Silang, and Taiping all have a good relationship with you. I heard that Taiping came to see you again a few days ago?" Li Zhi couldn't help but frowned.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Xuan answered seriously and said: "The princess wants to select one or two children from poor families to recommend to the court every year during the scientific examination. I made a few mentions."

"A child from a poor family." Li Zhi nodded slowly and said, "That's okay. After all, the princess also has the right to recommend."

Li Zhi nodded and approved this approach, because the key to this matter lies in the poor family.

There are too many opportunities for the children of wealthy families to enter the officialdom. It is not easy for the emperor to use children from poor families.

Princess Taiping opened a way from here, and in the future the emperor would have another way to employ people.

Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, once recommended two talents to Emperor Wu, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

These two people directly gave the Han Dynasty an advantage over the Xiongnu for hundreds of years, which was extremely rare.

The emperor naturally hoped that Princess Taiping would do the same.

"That's right." Li Zhi calmed down, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Taiping will get married in a year or two. You also saw those people on New Year's Eve. Who do you think is more suitable?"

Li Xuan looked surprised and cupped her hands and said: "Your Majesty, Xue Shao, Cui Wei, and Lu Yuan are all top-notch talents, and they are all from top aristocratic families. They are worthy of the princess. As for who will be chosen in the end, it is all up to your Majesty." With the Queen of Heaven and the Princess making decisions, there is no need for Chen to speak nonsense."

"Hmph, weren't you brave enough to speak just now? Why are you so timid now?" Li Zhi waved his long sleeves, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "Speak, and I will listen."

"Here!" Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then raised her hands and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, if you want to say who is the most suitable for the princess, I think Xue Shao is actually better."

"Why?" The emperor looked up calmly, and the answer did not seem to be beyond his expectations.

"Because I feel that if Her Royal Highness the Princess is in danger under special circumstances, such as during spring hunting, other people will not say turn around and run away, but will always hesitate in times of crisis, but will not hesitate to protect the Princess at the first opportunity. , I’m afraid it’s only Xue Shao.” Li Xuan lowered her head and held her hands in her hands, looking emotional.

Xue Shao was the one with the fewest escape routes among everyone.

Xue Shao seems to be very talented and knowledgeable, but in fact, if he really takes the imperial examination, his chances are not great.

The Xue family is indeed a top-notch family, but in fact it doesn't have much support for him.

As for the kinship with the emperor, Li Zhi was still able to take care of it.

If the emperor is gone one day, neither Li Xian nor Li Dan will have much affection for him.

The only thing he can really hold on to is Princess Taiping, so he will try his best to do it for her.

This is enough, and it is also the most important criterion for the emperor to choose his son-in-law.

Not to mention, Xue Shao is the son of his sister, Princess Chengyang. His own people are always better than outsiders, and he doesn't need to use his daughter to win over anyone.

"Okay, I understand." Li Zhi waved his hand and stopped worrying about these children.

He raised his head and looked at Li Xuan solemnly: "Twenty-seventh Master, it is getting closer and closer to the time when I said that I would confer you the title of King Peng. When the time comes, you will be the King of Peng and your son will be the King of Jinchang... Here we are. Now, in this final moment, you must not be careless."

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Li Xuan said with a heavy hand, "As for the great enemy of the Qinling Kingdom, although I have the terrain advantage and the ability to provoke the Tubo court, Qinling must have unexpected tricks, even in the Tubo court. There are many more talented people within, and I will never be careless if I don’t solve these problems.”

"That's good." Li Zhi saw that Li Xuan was so organized, waved his hand and said: "Go ahead, I hope to see you escort the leader of the Tubo Kingdom to the court to dance and entertain the emperors of the Tang Dynasty. One day.”

Li Xuan brushed away the long pendulum, then knelt down directly on the ground and kowtowed deeply: "Your Majesty, take care, your Majesty will live forever."

"Go and have a rest, go and have a rest." The emperor laughed and waved his hands.

Li Xuan then stood up, cupped her hands and slowly backed away.

Standing in front of the palace door, Li Xuan bowed deeply again, then turned and left.

... After Li Xuan left for a long time, Li Zhi's face slowly darkened.

Li Zhi never worried about Li Xuan's loyalty.

Li Xuan had never cared about the emperor placing people and spies around her.

He used them without any scruples. Li Xuan tried his best to let those people who were sent to the Changzhou Governor's Office and the Changzhou Governor's Office, including Zhang Da'an, Xing Wenwei, and Cheng Zhongzheng, use their talents as much as possible.

Even for people like Wang Dezhen, Wei Hongji, and Yang Zhirou, Li Xuan accepted them all without any hesitation, and was even a little happy.

Because he saw the good points of these people at a glance.

The emperor did not believe that Li Xuan had no selfish motives, but this selfishness was allowed.

Moreover, in his early years, Li Xuan's selfish motives were basically focused on Li Xian.

Li Xian......

Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh, he was not blind.

Li Xuan showed deep concern about the future, and Li Zhi understood it clearly.

What he did all winter seemed to be preparing for one day in the future.

Li Xuan is loyal to Li Zhi, and he can feel it. Li Xuan hopes that he can really live for eternity, but it is impossible.

There will always be a day in the future.

What about after that day?

Li Xian became emperor.

Li Zhi couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Think about those jackals in Zhengshitang, Pei Yan, Li Jingxuan, Li Yiyan, Liu Shenli, Cui Zhiwen, and the future Wang Dezhen, Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian and others.

Even if the emperor himself wanted to adjust these people, it would not be easy, let alone Li Xian.

Mei Niang...

The figure of Empress Wu flashed in Li Zhi's mind, and then he shook his head gently.

Empress Wu is Li Xian's last trump card. Once that day passes, Empress Wu will retreat to the deep palace and will never appear easily until the last moment.

Then people are needed to balance the power of the court.

this person……

Li Xuan's figure flashed in Li Zhi's mind.

He began to seriously consider the idea of ​​transferring Li Xuan back to serve as the state's minister of wine, or the minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Or when the time comes, he will be given the title of Prince's Young Master...

The emperor's thoughts gradually became clear.

……

The carriage shook and slowly headed towards Kaihuafang.

Li Xuan sat in the corner of the carriage, squinting slightly.

Today, he showed a little too much.

I don’t know if the emperor noticed anything.

Li Hong died of illness, Li Xian was deposed, and Li Xian was careful not to touch the "Book of Han". The emperor seemed not to notice the warning in it.

In other words, he thought he had the means to blackmail Empress Wu.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment and narrowed her eyes. Maybe this possibility really existed.

Li Zhi is not an incompetent person. He has enough insight to see the future situation clearly and then leave backup in advance.

Of course, his backhand will definitely be broken by Empress Wu in the future.

But no matter what, as long as this backhand exists, it is a good thing for Li Xuan.

All that's left is for him to figure out how to get this thing.

But that time is definitely not too far away.

……

The carriage stopped and Prince Peng's Mansion had arrived.

Everyone in the mansion is preparing things for Li Xuan to leave tomorrow.

"Aye, Aye." Xia'er ran from the front yard with her younger brother Zhao'er, and threw herself directly into Li Xuan's arms.

Li Xuan stretched out her hands to hold her son and daughter into her arms, and then walked towards the inner courtyard.

Liu Jinyu was calling for help to bring more pieces of Li Xuan's clothes.

This time Li Xuan returns to Chang'an, it must be at the end of the year. The plateau is cold, so she needs to bring more clothes.

Qu Dou'er and Pei Shitong both held their children and entered the courtyard.

There was also Liu Shubi. Although she was pregnant, she was still a little reluctant to part with Li Xuan on her last night in Beijing.

Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh.

He knew that he might not be able to take any time off tonight.

(End of this chapter)