People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne
Chapter 1278 The Prime Minister’s Infighting
Chapter 1278 The Prime Minister’s Infighting
There was peace in the East Palace.
As soon as Li Xuan entered the door, Prince Zhan Shi Yao Lingzhang stood waiting in front of the door.
Li Xuan was startled, and quickly raised his hands and said, "Uncle Shi, why are you doing this? I'm so ashamed of Li Xuan."
"It doesn't matter." Yao Lingzhang waved his hand nonchalantly, and then said seriously: "With the prince's return this time, the East Palace has another person who can advise on many important matters."
"Big deal!" Li Xuan paused. What Yao Lingzhang calls a big deal is definitely not a trivial matter.
Yao Lingzhang nodded and said, "Let's go to Mingde Hall to talk."
"Here!" Li Xuan cupped his hands, then looked around at the many East Palace ministers who stopped to salute him, and returned the salute gently.
Walking all the way to Mingde Hall, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw all the ministers of the East Palace standing in the hall waiting.
In addition to the prince's concubine Xue Yuanchao, Su Liangsi, Wei Hongmin, Cheng Wuzhong, Jiang Yan, Guo Hansheng, Yuan Lizhen, Cui Rong, Yang Jiong, Song Zhiwen, Lu Zhaolin, and even Du Shenyan were all there.
Seeing Li Xuan, everyone immediately raised their hands and said, "I have met the prince."
"I've met you all." Li Xuan quickly returned the greeting.
At this time, Li Xian walked out from the back of the palace, followed by Xue Yuanchao.
Li Xuan cupped her hands and said, "I have met His Highness, and I have met Prime Minister Xue."
"Your Majesty." Xue Yuanchao returned the greeting with a gentle look on his face.
"Uncle Wang, please sit down. Today's meeting is about to begin." Li Xian asked Li Xuan to sit down neatly.
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled with satisfaction, then walked to Yao Lingzhang's lower left and sat down.
Xue Yuanchao was the first to speak, looking at Li Xuan and asking: "Your Majesty just met His Majesty, I wonder what His Majesty's attitude is towards the enshrinement of the Five Mountains?"
For a moment, all the eyes of everyone in the hall fell on Li Xuan, who immediately had a wry smile on his face.
He had just finished his interview with the Holy Spirit, and now he was telling the private conversation between the emperor and him. Is it really okay?
After a slight hesitation, Li Xuan said seriously: "The matter of conferring the Five Mountains to Zen will take a long time. In addition to the long distance, a great victory is required to be able to consecrate the Zen... The reason for this consecration is mainly due to the great victory over Tubo this year and the great grassland. Winning two things, so the matter of sealing Songshan Mountain will not officially start until next year when the war between Tubo and the grassland is completely settled. Now it is just the preparation stage, everything is still undecided."
"May I ask, Your Majesty, when will the battle of Tubo be decided next year?" Su Liangsi asked very directly.
"Strengths are unpredictable, and water is unpredictable. Who knows what next year will be like, but I think it won't be winter, because once winter begins, the frontline will change from an advantage to a disadvantage. Therefore, there is a high probability that the Tubo Zanpu Mang will be defeated by the end of next year." Songmangzan was sent back to Chang'an, so the enshrinement ceremony will be at least the year after tomorrow."
Li Xuan tried his best to leave enough time for himself, and what he said was basically the truth.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, at least now they have one more year.
Xue Yuanchao looked at Li Xian, and Li Xian nodded helplessly. Now this is the best result.
"Today's matter, there is a second matter." Yao Lingzhang took the topic and said: "It is the matter of Pei Shangshu. Since the middle of the year, when Minister Doulu encountered obstacles in checking the land in Xuzhou, Pei Shangshu took over and killed him. Many wealthy families in Yintian, many of whom are even relatives of Pengcheng County Duke, have now found Chang'an."
Li Xuan's brows suddenly frowned tightly. At that time, he didn't have such troubles.
Pengcheng is naturally Xuzhou, and Pengcheng has nothing to do with Pengzhou.
Attendant Liu Shenli took the title of Duke of Pengcheng County and was later granted the title of Duke of Pengcheng County due to his meritorious service.
Pengcheng is naturally Xuzhou and the seat of Pei State. If Liu Shenli goes further, he will be named the Duke of Pei State.
Liu Shenli's grandfather was Liu Zijiang, the former prefect of Piling in Sui Dynasty.
Liu Shenli's father, Liu Dewei, was a general of Pei Xingjian's father, Pei Renji. After entering the Tang Dynasty, he became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the Lord of Shangpingshou County, and was transferred to the Minister of Punishment. After his death, he was given the title of Minister of Rites, Governor of Youzhou, and was buried with Zhaoling.
Liu Shenli also had a cousin who married Pei Yan, the Minister of Punishment.
The Liu family naturally has a large number of descendants in Xuzhou, but Pei Yan and the Liu family are not outsiders, and are even the sons-in-law of the Liu family.
Now Pei Yan is fighting with the Liu family and even killed many people...
Li Xuan thought for a while and said: "Since it was the Ministry of Punishment that killed people, then these people must not have titles. Since they do not have titles, they are not the core disciples of the Liu family... But now that Chang'an has been found, even if they are either The children on the fringes of the collateral line, or the direct children who have been deceived."
"It's the latter." Xue Yuanchao responded directly and said, "He is a cousin of Duke Pengcheng and the uncle of Pei Shangshu's wife."
"So, Shangshu Pei is cleaning up the family." Li Xuan turned to look at Li Xian and directly set the tone of the matter in one sentence.
The others were stunned for a moment, but then they realized that this was indeed the case.
Since it was Pei Yan's wife's biological uncle who came to visit, it meant that these people were in Pengcheng, using the name of Liu Shenli, the Duke of Pengcheng County, and also using the name of Pei Yan, the Minister of Punishment, to act randomly.
Pei Yan kills people now to clean up the family. In this way, no matter who wants to say anything, they will be unable to speak.
"Uncle Wang thinks that the East Palace should help Pei Shangshu suppress this matter at this time?" Li Xian looked at Li Xuan thoughtfully, and he was still analyzing the pros and cons.
Li Xuan nodded directly and said: "Pei Shangshu went to Xuzhou in accordance with the order. He is also the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. There will definitely be no legal problems in killing someone."
After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked at Xue Yuanchao with some confusion and asked: "Xue Xiang thinks there is something wrong here." It’s something that everyone needs to know, but he actually has this relationship with Liu Xiang, and now he just cut off this relationship, so today’s incident is just the beginning of a bigger conflict.”
"Uncle is worried that Pei Shangshu will kill more people in Xuzhou." Li Xian immediately reacted.
"I'm afraid it's not just in Xuzhou." Xue Yuanchao turned to look at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan looked at Xue Yuanchao calmly and said softly: "As long as Pei Shangshu can trace out Yin Tian according to the law, no matter how many people are killed, the East Palace should support it."
"It turns out that the prince supports Shangshu Pei." Xue Yuanchao immediately understood that Li Xuan and Pei Yan had the same attitude.
Narrowing his eyes, Xue Yuanchao said directly: "Xuzhou is an important granary and a hub for grasslands. What if something happens and affects the grain movement of Tubo and the entire water transportation?"
Li Xian's expression suddenly became solemn. No matter what happened, it was no bigger than transporting it by water.
Li Xuan smiled softly, and then asked: "Xue Xiang thinks that the Liu family will try to transport water in Xuzhou. If this is true, then these people should be killed."
"It's not the Liu family, but all the aristocratic families involved on both sides of the Shannan Dao Canal." Xue Yuanchao sighed helplessly and said: "If something happens to a local aristocratic family, we should not underestimate it."
"Xue Xiang is overthinking." Li Xuan shook his head directly and said: "In Xuan's opinion, Pei Shangshu will definitely be able to handle this matter properly, so there is no need to worry."
Xue Yuanchao squinted his eyes and looked at Li Xuan, and then he suddenly said: "I almost forgot, it was the prince who first proposed to investigate Hidden Fields."
Li Xuan smiled, then looked at Li Xian, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I said before that it would be very expensive for His Majesty to consecrate Mount Tai. If more hidden fields can be found, it will naturally make it easier for His Majesty to consecrate Mount Tai. This will Not a bad thing.”
"But first, the hidden fields that have been identified must be able to truly fall into the hands of the people." Xue Yuanchao added.
"Then send someone to investigate." Li Xuan turned to look at Su Liangsi.
Su Liangsi cupped his hands and said: "The secret guard did send someone to investigate. This matter is indeed as the prince said. There is no problem."
Li Xian had already sensed the tense situation here. He pondered a little and said: "Pei Shangshu will return to Beijing on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month. Uncle Wang might as well go to Luoyang in advance to greet the elders and nobles in Luoyang, and also meet with Pei Shangshu." , can you ask his men to be a little more merciful."
Everyone immediately looked up at Li Xuan. At this time, Li Xuan nodded without any hesitation and said, "Yes."
Everyone suddenly looked surprised, but in an instant, Xue Yuanchao's expression softened slightly, as if he understood something.
Li Xian's face was full of joy, and then he said: "The lunch prepared by the East Palace will be just in time for Uncle Wang to catch the wind and wash away the dust. Uncle Wang has two more drinks."
"Yes!" Li Xuan solemnly accepted the order.
Everyone looked at this scene with a hint of surprise in their hearts. The King of Nanchang looked like he was unwilling to do anything.
Why did he immediately agree as soon as the prince said it?
Did he have other plans of his own, or did the prince really have such a great influence on him.
……
"The third thing is about the grassland. Wenxi County Duke has not had any news since he went deep into the grassland ten days ago." After Yao Lingzhang said this, everyone was surprised at the same time.
There is no news within ten days. This is not like Pei Xingjian!
Su Liangsi was the first to speak and said: "There is no need to worry about this matter. Pei Shangshu is marching cautiously and this move is secretive, fearing that there will be a war."
Li Xuan nodded and said: "If nothing else, Wenxi County Lord should have reached a certain position deep in the grassland. The next step is to wait patiently."
"Yes, now that the prince has returned to Beijing, even if something happens to the grassland, Chang'an does not need to worry." Xue Yuanchao said one sentence, and everyone immediately understood the relationship between this matter and the East Palace.
Li Xuan has now returned to Beijing. If there is any surprise in the battle on the grassland, Li Xuan can directly take the command and go into battle.
You know, now in Chang'an, the right guard still has 10,000 troops, so Li Xuan can naturally lead the troops to the front line.
However, everyone's eyes glanced over Li Xuan, and they saw a slight flash of solemnity on Li Xuan's face.
At this time, Yao Lingzhang continued to speak and said: "The last thing is the events of the year in the East Palace. The spread of "Qie Yun" was very smooth in various places, and the Yangzhou Textile Machinery matter was also quite smooth. Last year, His Highness supervised the country, and everything It has also been handled properly. If you all have meritorious service, Your Highness will be rewarded later."
"Thank you, Your Highness." All the ministers in the palace stood up at the same time, cupping their hands in thanks.
"Okay, let's go to the back hall to have a banquet together." Li Xian stood up from his seat, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang, please!"
"Your Highness please, Xue Xiang please, Zhan Shi please!" Li Xuan gave in very politely, but everyone was still a step slow. After all, this time was to help Li Xuan wash away the dust.
Walking into the pavilions in the backyard, Li Xuan said with a smile: "I heard from Your Majesty that Your Highness showed off his grace during the spring hunting last year. I wonder what the truth is?"
Li Xian laughed immediately, but then waved his hands in embarrassment and said, "I just killed a few hares and deer, nothing to boast about."
"The rabbit and deer move very fast. Your Highness can shoot the bow directly in a flash and hit the target, which is enough to make Your Majesty happy." Li Xuan praised, and then said: "In the future, your Highness may wish to do spring hunting or autumn hunting. If you do more, Your Majesty will be very happy if you know about it."
Li Xian paused for a moment, then stood firm, and sincerely said to Li Xuan, "Thank you, Uncle Wang, for your guidance."
(End of this chapter)
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