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

Chapter 1281 Revenge against Xue Yuanchao

On the long street, people were passing by on both sides.

Li Xuan sat calmly on the horse, surrounded by light and covert escorts.

His eyes casually fell on the people in Luoyang around him, but Li Xuan's thoughts still stayed on what Pei Yan said.

If he really persuades Pei Yan to restrain his actions in Xuzhou, then it will also be a harm to himself.

Because it was his idea to track down Hidden Fields from the very beginning, whether it was the deposed Prince Xian, Prime Minister Li Dan, or everyone from Beimen Bachelor, they were all very influential in this matter.

It even included Pei Yan, who was running for the position of prime minister.

People from all walks of life are not only doing a good job, but also achieving great results.

If Li Xuan persuades everyone to stop at this time, then once the news spreads, it will be Li Xuan who is not human inside and outside.

But this is not the most terrible thing. The most terrible thing is the emperor.

Once the emperor thinks that Li Xuan is two-faced and dishonest, his good image in front of the emperor will be seriously damaged.

Li Xuan has never thought about the problem from this perspective, because he never thought of doing this.

Li Xuan never thought of persuading Pei Yan to stop, so naturally he would not be harmed.

Unexpectedly, this would allow him to avoid disaster.

It's just that he doesn't understand why Xue Yuanchao wants to plot against him like this.

Li Xuan had a very good relationship with Li Xian and was quite trusted by the emperor, but no matter what, she could not compare to Xue Yuanchao.

Xue Yuanchao himself was the emperor's childhood friend, the emperor's confidant, and even the cousin of the emperor's son-in-law Xue Shao, the prince's teacher, and Zhongshu Ling.

Why does he need to plot against Li Xuan?

Not to mention that as a member of Li Xuan's clan, it is impossible for Li Xuan to become prime minister, let alone threaten Xue Yuanchao's status.

Okay, why did Xue Yuanchao plot to suppress Li Xuan?

It's unreasonable to do something like this for no reason.

"Your Majesty, the Linzi County Prince's Mansion has arrived." Li Zhu woke up Li Xuan with just one sentence.

Li Xuan subconsciously raised his head. In front of him, the plaque of Linzi County Prince's Palace suddenly appeared in front of Li Xuan's eyes.

Prince of Linzi County, Pei family.

Mr. Pei...

Li Xuan suddenly laughed. The reason why Xue Yuanchao attacked him turned out to be here.

Pei Shitong is Li Xuan's concubine, so Li Xuan and Wenxi Pei are naturally somewhat close.

In this way, if something happens, Li Xuan, who is very close to Li Xian, will immediately stand by Pei Yan's side.

At critical moments, Li Xuan will even become a key player in the situation of the government.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for Xue Yuanchao to be wary of Li Xuan.

But even Li Xuan never thought that everything would come so early.

Li Zhi is still in power, but there are already people thinking about what will happen after Li Zhi's death, and they are the emperor's confidants like Xue Yuanchao.

Li Xuan felt a little funny for a moment.

Turning over and dismounting, Li Xuan entered the Linzi County Prince's Mansion under the watchful eyes of the Qianniu Guards on both sides.

Entering the main hall, Li Xuan turned her head and asked, "Where are the madam and the princess?"

The chamberlain on the side immediately raised his hand and said: "Madam and the princess are in the backyard."

"I got it." Li Xuan sat down behind a short table on the side and whispered: "You all go and do your work. There is no need to notify the backyard. I can just sit down for a while."

"Here!" The waiter bowed and retreated, but after a while he brought over a pot of hot tea, then walked to the door and stood still.

Now this is the residence of the Prince of Linzi County, and the Prince of Linzi County Li Guangshun is the biological son of the deposed prince Li Xian. I don’t know how many people are watching inside and outside.

Of course, Li Guangshun is now the heir of the filial emperor Li Hong and has certain rights to ascend the throne. There are also many people who are also nervous.

After Li Xuan sat in the main hall for a while, two sisters, Pei Shitongcai and Pei Shi, walked out of the backyard pushing a stroller.

"Uncle Wang!" Pei raised his head and glanced at Li Xuan in surprise: "When did Uncle Wang arrive?"

"It's been a while. I just said goodbye to Pei Shangshu." Li Xuan bowed her hands.

"Has uncle returned to Luoyang?" Pei asked curiously: "Why does Uncle Wang want to see uncle?"

"Yes..." After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked around and said, "Everyone must step back. The Qianniu Guards will be on guard. Anyone who intends to pry into secrets will be killed."

"Here!" Qianniu Guards responded immediately, and the other chamberlains looked at Pei.

Mrs. Pei's face turned faintly red, and then she waved her hands and said, "Please step aside, I and Uncle Wang have something to discuss."

"Here!" Everyone cupped their hands and then slowly retreated.

The moment they left the main hall, they heard Li Xuan say to Pei: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about the Prince of Linzi County..."

……

In the darkness, slender jade fingers traced across the chest, making people shiver.

"Uncle Wang comes to Luoyang once a year, do you want to take risks once a year?" Pei's cold but eager voice sounded in Li Xuan's ears.

Li Xuan gently hugged the smooth jade back and said with emotion: "Death under the peony flowers, it is also romantic to be a ghost."

Mr. Pei fell silent immediately, but then he couldn't help but sneer: "Uncle Wang's words are just a lie to Shitong."

"Is there any difference between you and Shitong?" Li Xuan said softly, which made Mr. Pei pause immediately.

"It's getting late, Uncle Wang should leave." Mrs. Pei stood up directly and put on her clothes without any mistakes in the darkness.

She had no idea that the darkness was like daylight in Li Xuan's eyes.

Li Xuan approached Pei from behind and whispered in her ear: "Be careful. After the prince takes the throne in the future, he may come to Luoyang much less often." Pei paused slightly, and then whispered: " So, do you know about that matter?"

"What's going on?" Li Xuan was confused for a moment.

"Your Majesty has been suffering from a lot of inconveniences in his legs and feet since winter this year. He has asked the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine. As a doctor serving the emperor, you don't know about this?" Mrs. Pei turned his head and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan sighed softly, and then said: "It's fine that you know this and I know it, and don't tell anyone else."

"Do you think I can tell others?"

……

Bright light appeared in front of them, and Li Xuan and Pei entered the main hall at the same time.

Pei Shitong was taking care of two children who had just woken up and started crying. When he saw Li Xuan, he rolled his eyes at him angrily, and then looked at his sister who was blushing.

Li Xuan smiled sheepishly and walked to the side of the children's car. Looking at the two children who looked somewhat similar but obviously different, she couldn't help but nodded and said: "They are a pair of uncles." Nephew, if we grow up together in the future, maybe we will have a good relationship."

"Of course it's good." Pei Shitong gave Li Xuan a deep look, seeming to hear the hidden meaning in his words.

Li Xuan smiled helplessly and turned to look at Ms. Pei who had already packed her clothes. The blush on her face gradually disappeared. Li Xuan then smiled and cupped her hands and said: "May I ask, Your Highness, in our group, except for my uncle, now Besides, who is the most convenient person to be transferred to Chang'an?"

As soon as Mr. Pei stopped, he immediately became serious.

Li Xuan's remarks were not just random questions.

Pei Guangxiao has made it clear that he will become an official in the next two years. So after Pei Guangxiao becomes an official, who will replace his branch of the Pei family, that is, Dongjuan Pei, as the center of the court.

Although Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan were both members of the Pei family, one was born in the middle family, Pei, and the other was born in Xi Ma. When discussing the interests in detail, there are still some differences.

Mr. Pei pondered for a moment and then said: "It should be the Shaoqing of Taipusi, the seventeenth uncle Pei Bianshu, but he is..."

"It's very similar to Wei Shaofu." Pei Shitong interjected from the side.

Li Xuan understood immediately.

Wei Hongji, Pei Guishu.

People like them only have eyes for the emperor, not even the Empress Wu.

"Since Wei Shaofu resigned, the position of Shaofu Supervisor is still vacant. Your Highness might as well contact Pei Shaoqing and ask him to find Pei Shangshu. Maybe Pei Shangshu will help." Li Xuan said a simple word, asking Pei and Pei Shitong to The sisters were stunned.

The Shaoqing of Taipu Temple is an official of the fourth rank, but the Shaofu Superintendent is an official of the third rank. If this step is really taken, it will definitely not be a trivial matter.

"Go ahead and do it." Li Xuan glanced down at Li Guangshun, then took off a palm-sized jade pendant from her waist and placed it on his chest. Then she turned to look at Pei and said with cupped hands, "Your Highness, I have resigned."

"Then I won't send Uncle Wang off." Although Pei knew that she had no problem now, she still didn't go to see off Li Xuan and Pei Shitong because of the crowd.

After Li Xuan and Pei Shitong left, she re-entered the study. After a long time, she walked out and shouted directly: "Come here."

"Here!" Several chamberlains and maids walked out from all directions.

"Send this letter to the residence of the Minister of Zongzheng Temple in Chang'an immediately." Pei immediately handed over the letter.

Someone quickly took it and left quickly.

Mrs. Pei looked at the letter and felt funny in her heart.

Damn bastard, he knows how to change the target.

……

On the mountainside of Songshan Mountain, in a Taoist temple.

Li Xuan, dressed in black Taoist attire, sat under the statue of the Supreme Taoist Lord and recited the "Tai Shang Pure Heart Sutra" in a low voice.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

Tian Youyan, who was also wearing blue Taoist attire, and He Zhizhang, who was wearing white background and ink patterns, walked in quickly from the outside together.

Seeing Li Xuan, Tian Youyan and He Zhizhang raised their hands at the same time: "I have met the prince."

Li Xuan paused slowly, raised her head, looked at the majestic Supreme Taoist above, and said softly: "You two came back earlier than I thought."

"I happened to come here to pay my respects to my mentor before the new year, but I didn't expect that the prince would be here too." Tian Youyan bowed slightly.

Li Xuan nodded lightly, and then said: "I came to see Master Pan just to ask if Maoshan plans to continue to participate in the missionary work in Tubo?"

"Preacher, isn't Senior Brother Ziyang with the prince?" Tian Youyan asked subconsciously.

"Deng Ziyang has always been in Changzhou, and most of the others are in Kunlun Mountains. This is different from Tubo." Li Xuan's face was full of helplessness.

Master Huiri, who went to Changzhou with him that year, was lucky enough to stay in Qugou building a temple, but Deng Ziyang was running around.

"What did Master say?" Tian Youyan didn't dare to make the decision on this matter.

"Pan Zhenren wants to discuss with Maoshan." Li Xuan stood up, bowed to Taishang Daojun, and then turned around and said: "I'm afraid it won't be until the second half of next year that Luoche will be won. This matter is not urgent. By the way, about the Yangzhou incident, I heard that Su Sima went to Yangzhou in the middle of the year and killed many people?"

"Yes." He Zhizhang answered, nodded and said: "Some people are making small moves, so the East Palace temporarily sent Su Sima to Yangzhou."

"What's the overall situation?" Li Xuan turned to look at Tian Youyan.

"This year's silk production is 30% more than last year, and next year it may be as high as 40%." Tian Youyan breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Li Xuan: "Finally, we have fulfilled our mission."

Li Xuan nodded and said: "That's good. Sir, you still need to meet the real person. I will have a conversation with Ji Zhen."

"Yes!" Tian Youyan cupped his hands and left quickly.

Li Xuan glanced at He Zhizhang, then looked outside, nodded, and said, "Let's go for a walk together."

"Yes!"

……

"What's going on in Yangzhou?" Li Xuan stood on the rocks and looked at the entire Song Mountain.

He Zhizhang took a step forward and whispered: "Everything is under control. Only the Yongchang County Lord's Mansion controls everything..."

Li Xuan nodded slowly and said softly: "That's good."

(End of this chapter)