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

Chapter 1314 Li Xuan’s ambition and Li Zhi’s suspicion

Outside the Tai Chi Hall, Li Xuan, dressed in red and golden armor, stood first, followed by dozens of generals including Wang Dezhen, Hei Te Changzhi, Sun Renshi, Shi Jian, Brenzan Ren, etc. standing solemnly.

From the general manager, to the deputy general manager, to the military supervisor, to the general, to the general, to the general, dozens of meritorious ministers were all waiting solemnly outside the Taiji Hall, waiting for the emperor's summons.

Looking from above, we see a dense group of generals.

They were all dressed in golden battle armor, silver helmets and red tassels, and red cloaks. They had solemn faces and solemn expressions.

From a distance, it gives people a sense of oppression and impact.

There was even a hint of murderous intent.

Led by Li Xuan, half of the generals in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty were outside the Tai Chi Hall today.

The rest is to suppress the Western Turks in the four towns of Anxi, led by General Wei, Li Jinxing, the right leader.

Most of the other northern battles have now been disbanded. Most of them have Pingyuan County Duke Gao Kan in Hebei, and Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui in Yunzhong, controlling the Raole Dudu Mansion in Ashina and Nishugeng.

Originally, some of Pei Xingjian's generals were transferred to the four towns of Anxi, some were transferred to the eastern part of the grassland, and some were transferred back to Chang'an, including Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu.

There are also some people from the Andong Protectorate in the northeast, who have some friction with Silla every year, but there is no war.

The rest are Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli and other people in the court who have not been on the battlefield for many years.

The only person in the court who can take advantage of this is Wang Xiaojie.

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Li Xuan raised his head. Above the long golden steps was the majestic golden-red palace.

Taiji Hall, the grandest palace main hall in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Even the Hanyuan Hall of Daming Palace and the Qianyuan Hall of Luoyang Palace cannot compare with it.

Although the emperor lived in the Daming Palace for a long time, he would inevitably return to the Tai Chi Hall when encountering real political events.

Because this palace is not only the grandest palace main hall in the Tang Dynasty, but also the main palace palace of the Han and Wei Dynasties since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

It is the first Miyagi main hall to be "built in the center" in history, and it is also the largest main hall in history.

Important state activities such as the New Year's Day dynasty, the new emperor's accession to the throne, the amnesty to the new year, and political decisions are all held in the Tai Chi Hall.

Now in the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi moved to the Daming Palace due to the humid terrain and uneasy health.

Although this palace will still be used at the most critical time, its importance has been increasingly replaced by Hanyuan Hall and Qianyuan Hall, especially Qianyuan Hall.

Li Xuan used to sacrifice prisoners at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and now he went to the Qianyuan Hall to confer a title. With the blessings of God and ancestors, if one day...

The thought was extinguished in an instant, and the next moment, Li Xuan had completely forgotten that she had nearly a quarter of the Tang Dynasty's elite cavalry in her hands.

Lower your head and raise it again.

At this moment, he was looking at the Liangyi Hall above with great excitement, and solemnly waited for the emperor to summon him.

At this moment, Wang Fulai and Qiu Huan walked out of the hall at the same time, stood on the golden steps, and shouted loudly: "Zhaoluoche Road's marching general manager Nanchang Wang Xuan, marching deputy general manager Wang Dezhen, and Luoche Road generals have an audience. ”

"I will accept the order." Li Xuan and others solemnly raised their hands at the same time, and then stepped up the golden steps.

At this moment, Li Xuan deliberately walked half a step faster.

Without anyone noticing, the distance between them was slightly increased.

On the golden steps, Wang Fulai, who had a solemn look on his face, was stunned for a moment, and then a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

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Li Zhi was dressed in a black gold-rimmed Nine Dragons and Nine Chapters dragon robe, and wore twelve white jade bows on his head. He was sitting high on the imperial couch with a solemn expression.

Although he was awarded a reward today, Li Zhi would unintentionally have a thorough glimpse of Li Xuan's prestige in the Luoche Dao army, which would lay the foundation for his subsequent handling of Luoche Dao.

Today's Luozhidao, in addition to the 30,000 elite guards under Li Xuan, there are also Changzhou Prefecture soldiers, Heyuan guards, Yangtong Supi cavalry, and 20,000 elite cavalry under Brenzan Blade when he surrendered.

A real 70,000 elite.

And there is also the remaining military strength after Tubo destroyed the country.

That is to say, Li Xuan disbanded all the remaining military forces without any hesitation, otherwise Li Zhi would have doubted Li Xuan's motives before that.

It was the emperor's instinct to be wary of the generals in the army who concentrated too much power.

When Pei Xingjian commanded an army of 170,000 soldiers as the commander-in-chief of Dingxiang Road March, the emperor was a little frightened.

First, Li Xuan was transferred back to guard the gate. After the New Year, Li Xuan returned to the army, and Li Zhi transferred Wang Xiaojie back.

Although on the surface he was guarding against an accident on the grassland, in fact, deep down in his heart, Li Zhi was guarding against Pei Xingjian.

Now it all falls on Li Xuan.

Seventy thousand elite cavalry can rush straight into Chang'an under attack.

But immediately, Li Zhi felt relieved.

Not to mention that the Luoche Taoist generals were right in front of him now. He could throw everyone into jail at any time, not to mention that the right-leading army general Li Jinxing had already led his army to Changzhou.

Li Zhi sighed a little in his heart. It was only after the war that he suddenly became aware of Li Xuan's threat.

The first thought was to completely dismember the Luxudao army.

Among the entire Luozhe army, apart from Li Xuan, the most powerful one was the right-leading army guard general Hei Te Changzhi, who transferred Hei Te Changzhi away from Tubo... At this time, Li Zhi suddenly remembered that at the beginning of the year At that time, Li Xuan resigned and had firmly requested that Hei Te Changzhi would succeed him as the governor of Changzhou.

Li Zhi subconsciously refused, and finally decided that Li Jinxing would take over the post of governor of Changzhou. Heiji Changzhi would stay in Tubo and serve as Li Xuan's deputy. While checking and balancing Li Xuan, he would also be ready to succeed him after Li Xuan left office. The location of the road main.

But now it seems that whether it is Li Xuan or Hei Te Changzhi, it is disturbing to have 70,000 elites in their hands.

It would have been nice if Li Xuan had made the firm suggestion earlier and transferred Hei Te Changzhi away.

Not to mention the separation of the 70,000-strong army, Li Zhi could still use Hei Te Changzhi as a barrier to resist Li Xuan's threat.

Li Zhi even had a vague feeling that this was what Li Xuan had in mind when he proposed to appoint Hei Te Changzhi as the governor of Changzhou.

Based on Li Zhi's understanding of Li Xuan, he did not have that strong control over the generals in the army, and reports from all parties confirmed this.

Moreover, all parties confirmed that King Nanchang had no ambitions.

Li Xuan proposed that Hei Te Changzhi be appointed governor of Changzhou, which would not only reassure the emperor, but also reassure himself.

Unfortunately, I only saw Hei Te Changzhi as a general under Liu Rengui and Li Xuan successively. Once he succeeded Li Xuan as the governor of Changzhou, Li Xuan's influence in Changzhou would still be there.

Once Li Xuan breaks out from Luozhe Road, Hei Chi Changzhi will directly get out of the way and let Li Xuan fight all the way to Chang'an.

But now it seems that Heiji Changzhi was transferred to Changzhou. Changzhou and Luoxu are two thousand miles apart. Even the emperor himself has countless means to completely control Changzhou and control the tens of thousands of troops under Heiji Changzhi. , and even directly control Hei Te Changzhi himself.

And this is probably Li Xuan's original intention.

Because he himself does not have those random ambitions, just to make himself feel at ease and the court feel at ease.

What finally made Li Zhi confirm this was that Li Xuan mentioned in a recent memorial that he hoped to transfer Yu Ze to Luoche Road and serve as Hu Cao to join the army.

In this way, Li Xuan completely gave up all influence in Changzhou and no longer intervened in Changzhou. Naturally, there was no threat at all.

But even so, whenever he thought that Li Xuan still had 70,000 elite men, Li Zhi felt uneasy in his heart.

No matter who this person is, no matter how loyal he is to him, Li Zhi will subconsciously be wary of him.

This is the imperial instinct.

Now that it is impossible for Hei Te Changzhi to be transferred to Changzhou, Li Zhi can only find a way elsewhere.

The DPRK has also given a complete set of strategies, and now it depends on whether Li Xuan cooperates or not.

Looking sideways at Empress Wu, who was wearing a black phoenix robe, Li Zhi felt completely relieved.

Li Zhi raised his head and looked at the palace door, and then saw Li Xuan taking the lead up the golden steps and appearing in his field of vision.

Immediately, two or three breaths passed, and only Li Xuan was in sight, a single person with a solemn expression.

Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a trace of doubt in his heart. Even before he could figure out what the doubt was, Sun Renshi and others immediately walked up from the golden steps, and Li Zhi's vision suddenly filled with black teeth. .

Although a group of dark generals entered the palace directly, giving people a great sense of oppression, who was Li Zhi? He had never experienced any kind of scene in the past few years, and his expression remained calm.

Just the moment his eyes passed over Li Xuan, Li Zhi suddenly noticed that there was a slight gap between Li Xuan and the generals at the rear.

This gap may not be visible at other locations. It can only be clearly seen from Li Zhi's position.

Li Xuan accidentally developed a relationship with the generals behind him.

Li Zhi immediately felt completely relieved.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

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Li Xuan looked solemn, with suppressed excitement on his face, and came to the center of the hall under the gaze of the officials in the hall.

Li Xuan stood still, then half-knelt on the ground and cupped his hands forward. The generals behind him also stood still at the same time, half-kneeling and cupped their hands: "Your Majesty, the marching commander of Luoche Road, Wang Xuan of Nanchang, is leading the lieutenant general of Luoche Road Army. Please see your Majesty. , Your Majesty may live forever.”

"Your Majesty, please see me. Your Majesty may live forever." A majestic and powerful voice echoed throughout the hall.

Li Zhi looked sideways, and the chamberlain Sheng Dianyi on the side stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Xing!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan and the generals behind him stood up at the same time.

Zhao Renben, the Attendant, walked out from the left and said with a solemn expression: "The presentation of prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple has been completed. The marching commander of Luoche Road will report the military situation."

"Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Luoche Road March, Wang Xuan of Nanchang, is going to present a memorial to Your Majesty." Li Xuan bowed deeply, and at the same time, he held a memorial in his hands.

"The Luoxue Road War started in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty. It lasted for six years, including Li Yifeng, Tiao Lu, and Yonglong. There were Liu Rengui, the chief military officer of the Northwest Road march, Liu Shenli, the chief military officer of the Northwest Road march, Li Jingxuan, the chief military officer of the Northwest Road march, and Luo Li Xuan, the commander-in-chief of the army marching in Xedao, fought fiercely in Tuyuhun, defeated Dangxiang, trapped Subiyangtong, and marched straight into Tubo."

Li Xuan mentioned Liu Rengui, Liu Shenli, Li Jingxuan and other previous coaches in her words.

The three of them also turned sideways at the same time and bowed their hands heavily towards the emperor.

"A total of 130,000 troops were mobilized. On July 21st of the first year of Yonglong, they broke through the Tubo capital, captured the Tubo king, handed over the Tubo king's seal, and then sent a message to Tubo, and the whole territory was settled.

I present to Your Majesty the nine-month household register of Tibetan King Chidu Songzan, Tubo King Seal, and King Duluo: the Tubo Kingdom is destroyed, its land is completely in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the people are all subjects of the Tang Dynasty.

In six years, thirteen armies went on a campaign and destroyed more than 300,000 enemies.

With this, I wish to congratulate His Majesty on the prosperous military fortunes of the Tang Dynasty. "

The generals behind Li Xuan, as well as the ministers in the palace, raised their hands solemnly at the same time: "I congratulate your majesty on the prosperous military fortunes of the Tang Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)