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

Chapter 1321 The hidden sword and arrow behind the scenes
On the long street, a somewhat drunk Dou Xuande was sitting in a carriage and moving forward slowly. At this moment, the servant outside the carriage whispered: "Master!"

Dou Xuande woke up instantly. At this moment, Dou Xuande heard a familiar voice: "Dou Weng!"

When the car curtain was opened, Dou Xuande saw Li Xuan riding a horse.

Li Xuan was dressed in red clothes and golden armor. She held up her hands with a sincere expression and said, "Excuse me for disturbing Dou Weng.

"It's rare that the prince is still awake tonight." Dou Xuande gave Li Xuan a deep look.

Today, Li Xuan led his army to offer prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Later, he was heavily rewarded by the emperor, and there was another congratulatory banquet in the Liangyi Palace.

I don’t know how much I drank inside and outside, and how much flattery I heard, but now I can still think about business. It’s really not easy.

Li Xuan smiled and said: "Xuan, as well as many of the generals under his command, are all in Chang'an now. Only Duke Langya and Wei Shaofu are left in Luo, as well as a group of generals. It's difficult to feel at ease."

"What the prince said is correct." Dou Xuande nodded, took out a book of this chapter from his sleeve, handed it to Li Xuan, and said at the same time: "The court has already considered it, and the corresponding arrangements have been made. There is no need for the prince to worry."

"Thank you Dou Weng." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his hands and said: "This way I won't disturb Dou Weng. If something happens, please send someone directly to the house to say hello. Xuan will do her best to repay you."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Dou Xuande smiled.

Li Xuan cupped her hands and said, "Xuan, go ahead and say goodbye."

Dou Xuande nodded lightly, and the next moment, Li Xuan had already taken the lead and rode away.

In the streets and alleys in front and behind, countless black shadows swayed for a while.

Dou Xuande watched all this with calm eyes. He didn't lower the car curtain until the figures on both sides disappeared.

In the darkness, Dou Xuande shook his head slightly: "General Youwei."

General Youwei, Chang'an and Luoyang, the entire Youzhou and Luozhou, tens of thousands of elites are all under Li Xuan's control.

Of course, this is just a statement.

Without the emperor's imperial edict, Li Xuan's mobilization of more than 500 soldiers would immediately constitute rebellion.

But the problem is that the emperor's body is getting increasingly uneasy. Who knows what the future will be like?

If there is a misfortune in the world one day in the future, these ten thousand elites will play a decisive role.

In addition, Li Xuan's status as the heir of the royal clan and the prince's guest was enough to help the prince stabilize the situation.

"Your Majesty!" Dou Xuande sighed softly, looked forward and said, "Let's go home."

"Here!"

……

A group of purple robes entered Kaihua Square one after another, and the gate of the square was immediately closed, and the people watching the excitement outside the square slowly dispersed.

Li Xuan turned over and dismounted in front of the gate of Prince Peng's Mansion. The gate of Prince Peng's Mansion in front of him was wide open.

Ouyang, who was dressed in black with red stripes and a loose Zhai robe, was supported by Liu Jinyu and stood in front of the door.

Liu Jinyu wears a green skirt with gold thread on a white background and four-color gold and silver jewelry on her head. She looks noble.

Zhao'er, Ming'er and Xia'er stood on both sides of Liu Jinyu.

Qu Dou'er and Pei Shitong each wore red and green skirts, standing behind Liu Jinyu, and in front of them stood Li Zhiyou and Li Zhichang.

Liu Shubi was wearing a green skirt and gold jewelry. She had a unique elegance. She was holding Li Zhigao in her arms and stood in the middle of Qu Dou'er and Pei Shitong, but slightly behind, with countless servants and maids behind her.

Li Xuan stepped forward quickly, and in front of Ouyang, dressed in red clothes and gold armor, she solemnly knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Mother, my son is back."

Ouyang's eyes had tears in her eyes at some point.

Taking out a handkerchief and wiping her tears, Ouyang looked at Li Xuan and said, "Okay, let's get up. We're all home. Go back and change out of this armor."

"Here!" Li Xuan bowed deeply, then stood up with his hands on the ground.

Li Xuan gave Liu Jinyu a gentle look, then reached out to hold Zhao'er, Xia'er and Ming'er into his arms. His eyes swept over the bodies of Qu Dou'er, Pei Shitong and Liu Shubi. Then Li Xuan turned around and looked at the people who were parked at the door. Many relatives of the clan.

Stepping forward, Li Xuan raised her hands to Han Wang Li Yuanjia and Huo Wang Li Yuangui and said, "Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, please come to the mansion!"

"No need." Li Yuanjia waved his hand and said, "It's already late today, and everyone has drunk a lot. Let's go back and have a rest. Twenty-seventh Lang, remember that Zong Zhengqing will come over tomorrow to formally wear the crown."

"My nephew remembers it." Li Xuan bowed deeply.

Now, although he has been conferred the title of King Peng by the emperor, the entire ceremony has not actually been completed.

The remaining etiquette must be completed by the clan elders and Zongzhengji Minister at the same time.

The Minister of Rites, on the other hand, may come or not.

"Let's all go." Li Yuanjia waved his hand, and many royal families and princes on the long street left on horseback at the same time.

After many clan members returned to their homes, Li Xuan turned around and walked towards the home.

In an instant, the sound of crackling firecrackers sounded.

Celebrate endlessly.

……

From the side door of Zichen Palace, Empress Wu walked in wearing black brocade clothes and a black hat. There was a hint of exhaustion in Empress Wu's eyes. She had also drank a lot of wine today and had just taken care of the emperor to sleep.

Now we have to deal with government affairs again.

At this moment, there were already two people in the hall, one of whom was Yuan Wanqing, and the other, who was wearing a red suit and golden armor and a Qianniu Guardsman general uniform, looked solemn, and it turned out to be Guo Huiwen.

Seeing Empress Wu, the two of them raised their hands at the same time.

"The people who live in the library among the ministers have tens of thousands of hectares to see the Queen of Heaven."

"I, Qianniu Weilang, regretted that I met the Queen of Heaven."

"Get back on your feet." Empress Wu sat down on the imperial couch, her eyes falling on Guo Huiwen, a man in his thirties who had a majestic appearance, quite similar to Guo Daifeng back then.

"Guo Qing, when did you arrive in Tubo?" Empress Wu leaned back slightly, with a sharp look in her eyes.

"After returning to heaven, I left Shuzhong and went to Tubo in the fourth year of Xianheng." Guo regretted his eyes with endless pain.

In the first year of Xianheng, Dafeichuan was defeated. Guo Daifeng took all the infamy and was deprived of all his official positions and titles and was demoted to a commoner. Finally, he died in depression.

Guo regretted that after his father's death, it took some time to figure out where to start to revive the family, and it took him more than half a year to prepare before setting off for Tubo.

"I met the King of Nanchang in Chengdu. The King of Nanchang was studying in Chengdu at that time. I deceived the King of Nanchang to open a caravan in Tubo and collected information for future use." Guo regretted telling his relationship with Li Xuan origins, and the reason why Li Xuan opened a caravan and collected intelligence in Tubo.

Empress Wu nodded slightly, and then asked: "Didn't King Nanchang see through your purpose?"

"At that time, the King of Nanchang was only a fifteen-year-old boy, and I thought I could deceive him. But now it seems that at that time, the King of Nanchang already knew that there would be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo." Guo regretted slightly. With a wry smile, who would have thought that he would be used by Li Xuan in the end.

And this utilization lasted eight years, but fortunately Tubo was destroyed.

"Have you met the King of Nanchang since then?" Empress Wu raised her eyes and asked more deeply.

"From the fourth year of Xianheng to the present, I met with the King of Nanchang in the autumn of last year and arranged for Zan Xiruo to be killed and Brenzan to surrender to me in the Tang Dynasty." Guo Rui regretted Li Xuan's plot against Zan Xiruo. Death, Blenzan Blade said it in detail when he finally surrendered to Tang Dynasty.

Empress Wu nodded slightly. What Guo Rui regretted had some differences with Li Xuan and the secret guard's report, but they were all in the details. All parties looked at the matter from their own perspectives.

Of course, this would be true. If Guo regretted it, Li Xuan, and the secret guard's report were accurate, Empress Wu would feel that something was wrong.

"Would you be willing to let me go back to my hometown now?" Empress Wu stared at Guo Rui.

"I am willing." Guo Hui regretted without any hesitation, and said with a deep bow: "The Queen of Heaven treats me with great kindness, and I will restore my father's title and reputation, and I will not hesitate to go through fire and water."

Empress Wu smiled, waved her hand and said, "Just go back to Luoche, Your Majesty has some arrangements in Luoche... By the way, are you familiar with Minister Youcheng Guo Daiju?"

Guo Regret suddenly fell silent. Compared to describing what happened with Li Xuan, mentioning Guo Daiju made him feel more embarrassed.

After a slight pause, Guo regretted and said: "Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, although I and Guo Youcheng were both born in Yingchuan, and I have heard of Youcheng's reputation, I have never met him. After all, he is from the Guo family in Taiyuan, and I am from Yingchuan. Mr. Chuan Guo, although he and my father are the same generation, they don’t have much contact.”

Empress Wu nodded slightly, the Guo family in the world was respected by the Guo family of Taiyuan, followed by the Guo family of Yingchuan and Zhongshan.

The former two have some slight blood relationship, but the latter is completely different from them.

The Yingchuan Guo family came from the Eastern Guo Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period, while the Taiyuan Guo family came from the Northern Guo Kingdom. They were both families after the enfeoffment of the Guo Kingdom. However, it has been more than a thousand years since the Spring and Autumn Period, and the blood of both parties has long been extremely thin.

In the early years, the Yingchuan Guo family had Guo Xiaoge as a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and later Guo Daifeng was trusted by the emperor. In his thirties, he was already the deputy general manager of the Boluo Road March in the Tang Dynasty.

Who could have imagined that a major disaster in Feichuan would completely ruin Guo's decades of hard work in Yingchuan.

The Guo family in Yingchuan fell, but the Guo family in Taiyuan, Yingchuan Fang, gradually became prominent at this time.

The family rivalry involved here is clearly visible.

Fortunately, Guo now regrets his ten years of hard work and finally managed to get his family back together.

Not only did he regain the title of Marquis of Yingchuan, but he was also granted the title of General Zuo Qianniu Weilang for his military merits. Although he was not as good as Shangshu Youcheng, it was enough for the family to rise.

"Your uncle Guo Daipin is now the governor of Songzhou." After a slight pause, Empress Wu said: "Go and have a look. At the same time, you can ask your uncle to find out about the cleanup of hidden fields in the past years. Return to Beijing at the end of the year and arrange your next year. OK."

"I accept the order." Guo regretted and bowed deeply, and said at the same time: "I take my leave."

"Well!" Empress Wu looked at Guo Regret, watching him leave like this, and then looked at Yuan Waqing and asked: "Yuan Qing, if he is transferred to Tubo, can he keep an eye on the King of Nanchang?"

Yuan Wanqing cupped his hands, then shook his head and said: "Queen of Heaven, this may be difficult. Based on my understanding of the King of Nanchang, I am afraid that he has already prepared a method to target Guo Rui. It may be useless for him to go back."

"That's right." Empress Wu sighed softly, nodded, and said, "So your Majesty has thought of a method to target Luo Xie Dao. As for him, let's use it on Yin Tian's matter."

Speaking of Yin Tian, ​​Yuan Wanqing wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't.

Empress Wu glanced at him and said coldly: "Just because you have not made any achievements in the Hidden Affairs matter does not mean that the palace will give up on the Hidden Area matter.

The East Palace is now based in Yangzhou and heading north to investigate the hidden fields in Henan Road. At the same time, it has extended its tentacles to Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road. You will also make achievements next. "

"Here!" Yuan Wanqing bowed extremely guiltily, and then asked: "May I ask the Queen of Heaven, should we start from Shannan Road?"

"Because Henan Road is investigating everything, many aristocratic families in Shannan Road are on alert. If you take action at this time, it will inevitably cause trouble again, so go to Hebei Road."

Empress Wu narrowed her eyes slightly and said: "The war in Hebei Province stopped last year, and there is another drought this year. It is a good opportunity to investigate. This time, we will be more aggressive. If there is any lawlessness, we will kill or exile. Anyone who wants to stop him will be mobilized immediately. The King of Nanchang The new establishment of Fanzhou is the time when manpower is needed.”

"Here!" Yuan Wanqing bowed deeply, and he seemed to vaguely smell a very deep calculation.

(End of this chapter)