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

Chapter 1323 Empress Wu, aristocratic families, and clan—the emperor’s means of checks and balances
"Jiangnan, Shannan, Hebei, and Jiannan." Li Xuan gently hugged Liu Jinyu and whispered: "Once the hidden fields of Henan Road are cleaned up, then the next step is to clean up the hidden fields of these four roads. If it can be completed , it will not be a problem for the Tang Dynasty to flourish for another hundred years.”

"But, will your Majesty be given such a long time?" Liu Jinyu leaned against Li Xuan and murmured: "If something happens to your Majesty, can the prince take over this burden?"

"As usual, when a new monarch takes the throne, he will not change the ancestral system for three years, but I think the family in the world will give the court three years. Maybe in less than three years, everything will be overthrown." Li Xuan sighed softly.

Li Xian ascended the throne, three years?
No matter how optimistic Li Xuan is, she doesn't dare to think about it.

In the original history, Li Xian was deposed and many loyal and upright ministers in the court were killed. However, the famous families in the world, including the Lu family of Fanyang, the Cui family of Boling, the Cui family of Qinghe, and the Zheng family of Xingyang, all remained silent. There were even a few among them. Points are what they are pushing for.

Of course, some of them benefited and some of them were unlucky.

The Wang family in Taiyuan and the Li family in Zhaojun were even more hit, and the Li family in Longxi was killed and their blood flowed like a river.

Later, the conflicts in the world eased, all because of the blood shed by the Li family in Longxi and the Wang family in Taiyuan.

Other Wei, Pei, Xue, Liu and Yang Du, except the Yang family, were all severely hit.

The Pei family was also one of the culprits, but during the period of Empress Wu, countless people also died.

There is also the Xue family. Xue Shao was Taiping's consort, but he died. His death would involve many people in the Xue family.

The Wei family is Li Xian's wife's family, and the Wei family's life may be even worse.

Of course, each family has countless branches, one branch falls, another branch rises, and the family continues, which has been the practice for thousands of years.

The struggle between imperial power and aristocratic families has lasted for thousands of years, and it will always be the same in the end.

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"As long as the prince ascends the throne, my husband will be away from the court in the past few years, and he will be able to avoid the wind and rain." Liu Jinyu suddenly felt lucky in her heart.

There have always been rumors in the court that a prime minister in the court was afraid of King Nanchang's evil thoughts, so he always persuaded the emperor to keep him outside, and the rumors were increasing.

"This may be a great blessing, but the turmoil between the government and the opposition has not been avoided. Jiangnan has now begun to mobilize people into Fanzhou, so in the future, Hebei, Shannan, and Jiannan will also be indispensable." Li Xuan looked at the darkness above.

He knew this was inevitable.

Fanzhou was newly established, with fifteen states and seventy counties. I don’t know how many people can be placed inside and outside.

On the surface, the Tang Dynasty seemed to be in a prosperous age, but in fact, it was riddled with holes internally. It was only after the continuous great victories against the outside world in the past two years that it was gradually covered up.

Now that they finally have a new place like Fanzhou, it would be strange if they don't give it a try.

"My husband is overthinking. Fanzhou is too far away from Chang'an. As long as my husband's methods are amazing, those people may not be able to do much." Liu Jinyu comforted in a low voice. She believed in Li Xuan's abilities the most.

"It depends on how much power your Majesty gives you." Li Xuan took a deep breath. Although he is the Protector of Fanzhou, if he wants to deal with his subordinates, he still needs to go through the court in many cases. Once someone colludes with the court, Li Xuan will It will be a lot of trouble.

If the emperor gives him enough power to kill, then no matter how many people come, Li Xuan can take care of him properly. It all depends on how confident the emperor himself is.

"Fanzhou actually has the biggest advantage." Li Xuan paused and said with a slight sneer: "Although there are many people watching the governor of the state, joining the army, and county magistrates, at the lower level of county secretary, Cao, The DPRK has arranged a lot, but only less than a third of it has been arranged.”

Liu Jinyu subconsciously raised her head in surprise, and then she understood: "There are not that many people in the court who go to Fanzhou to serve as county magistrates. Even the county magistrate, I am afraid there are many people who are unwilling to go."

"It's a good thing that you don't want to!" Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh. Emperor Tiangao was far from empty words.

Especially in Fanzhou, except for the five upper states, most of the other lower states are remote and desolate places.

Taking a job in that kind of place is almost equivalent to being assigned.

Or simply distributed.

"It's always a good thing for the prince that your husband is away from home." Li Xuan lowered her head, looked at Liu Jinyu, and said, "Do you know where your husband, the right-guard general, came from?"

"I know, after my husband entered the palace, news soon came out from the court that he was the general of the imperial army of Jiangguo Public Inspection School." Liu Jinyu nodded.

A lot of news came out directly after Li Xuan entered the palace. This kind of thing itself was meant to be spread throughout the world.

"Back when we were in Dingxiang Road, Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu cooperated with Pei Yan to stab Duke Jiang in the back. Now the situation has changed and Duke Jiang has become their boss again. Now it's interesting." Li Xuan narrowed her eyes slightly. got up.

"Your Majesty is checking and balancing, right?" Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan and said, "After all, Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu have gained your Majesty's trust again, and your Majesty should be a little worried if they are too close to Pei Xiang, and Jiang Guo It shouldn’t be so easy for the Duke to be transferred back to the capital. After all, Duke Jiang is in charge of Shannan’s investigation of Yin Tian.”

Li Xuan sighed and said: "Now in the palace, those who are truly trusted by His Majesty are General Li Jingjia of Qianniu Guard on the left, General Li Dazhi of Jinwu Guard on the right, and Li Lingwen, General of Imperial Guard Zhonglang. They are all close to His Majesty."

Li Jingjia, the king of Peiping County, was from the fifth clan clan, Li Dazhi, the general of the Youjinwu Guard, was the son of Li Keshi, the champion general, and Li Lingwen, the general of the imperial guard, was the grandson of Li Keshi.

The biggest characteristic of the Wei Guogong Li Jing lineage is that they never form cliques, do not interfere in political affairs, have no great ambitions, and are loyal to the emperor.

Li Keshi's family is the descendant of Li Jing.

"The other generals of the Left Jinwu Guards, Cheng Chubi, the Left Imperial Guards, Cheng Wuting, and the Right Imperial Guards, Zhang Qianxu, may have many connections with the Queen of Heaven or the Prime Minister. I believe they are a little further away." Li Xuan gently analyzed the palace. of guarding power.

"Have you forgotten about the East Palace? Cheng Wuting's younger brother Cheng Wuzhong is now the prince's minister." Liu Jinyu reminded in a low voice and said, "Then can we find a way in this regard?"

"The East Palace is already working on it." Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "Today in the palace, the prince said that the princess will give birth in ten days, which means that through the birth of the second son, To win over another group of people, Cheng Wuting should be one of them." Liu Jinyu heard Li Xuan's voiceover, stood up a little, put her hands in front of Li Xuan, frowned and asked, "My husband still feels that Cheng Wuting is in trouble with Prime Minister Pei. I will choose Prime Minister Pei between him and the prince.”

"Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu have studied battlefield matters for their husbands. Cheng Wuting is the son of a famous general, while Zhang Qianxu is more of a brave general. A brave general is easier to be deceived, while a famous general is firm and difficult to shake, so if you want To win over, we have to start with Zhang Qianxu, not Cheng Wuting." Li Xuan's eyes flashed sharply.

He is increasing Li Xian's chances of winning. When dealing with Li Xian, the more strength Empress Wu consumes, the easier it will be for Li Xuan to correct the chaos in the future.

Liu Jinyu nodded slightly, then said with a smile: "Is he like a famous general like your husband?"

"Haha!" Li Xuan smiled, hugged Liu Jinyu into his arms, and then whispered: "Actually, putting aside the appearance and looking at the essence, the forces that can intervene in the palace now are only three parties, the Queen of Heaven, the Aristocratic Family, and the East Palace."

"Husband, you have forgotten Your Majesty." Liu Jinyu reminded in a low voice.

Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "If your Majesty is alive, it will be easy to say anything, but if...it would be great if your Majesty can really live for ten thousand years."

Liu Jinyu suddenly fell silent.

Throughout the ages, there has never been a person who truly lived a long life.

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"With your Majesty's ability, when he was there, the Queen of Heaven, the Aristocratic Family, and the East Palace, everyone would obey and be infinitely loyal, but just in case..." Li Xuan whispered in Liu Jinyu's ear: "What if the heaven and earth collapse, the hearts of the people Naturally, everyone has their own thoughts, especially whether the power in His Majesty's hands can be completely passed on to the prince, or whether it can be won over by others, it is difficult to say. "

Qianniu Guard General Li Jingjia on the left and Jinwu Guard General Li Dazhi on the right, these two people check and balance all the forces in the capital.

If there are changes in these two people, then it is impossible to say that the power passed down by the emperor to Li Zhi will be destroyed.

"If my husband's guess is correct and the crown prince takes over, it will be natural for Duke Jiang to return to the court as the general of the Imperial Guard, and Hei Te Changzhi to return to the court as the general of the Imperial Guard on the left, together with General Li Jingjia of Qianniu Guard on the left, and General Li Jinwu on the right. Ambitious enough to control everything, then Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu should be transferred out of the palace."

Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "These should be the steps His Majesty has set for the Crown Prince. Step by step, the Crown Prince will be able to stabilize the situation even with Cheng Chubi around."

"But my husband thinks that something unexpected will happen." Liu Jinyu understood Li Xuan best. She said "naturally" and "should", and she had already figured everything out very thoroughly.

Li Xuan nodded silently, and after a long time, he spoke: "Your Majesty's design looks perfect, but in fact there are big problems... Duke Jiang is in Yangzhou, and Hei Te Changzhi and his husband are in Fanzhou "

Liu Jinyu suddenly shivered coldly.

Li Xuan leaned against her and felt it immediately, and subconsciously asked: "What's wrong?"

"My husband is away, and if something happens to the court at that time, I'm afraid the family will be destroyed..." Liu Jinyu's face was already a little ugly.

If there is really a problem with the prince's succession to the throne, then Prince Peng's palace, which is very close to the prince, may inevitably be liquidated.

"What are you thinking about?" Li Xuan felt funny for a moment, hugged Liu Jinyu, and said, "Even if something happens to the prince, the only one who will inherit the throne will be the prime minister. The relationship between my family and the prime minister's palace is pretty good. In addition, there is the Queen of Heaven, and my uncle is also the Queen’s cousin..."

After a pause, Li Xuan said in a very soft voice: "If the Prime Minister cannot control the situation, I will lead my army to serve the King, and in the end I will massacre the entire Chang'an..."

Liu Jinyu blocked Li Xuan's mouth with his warm hands, preventing him from continuing to speak.

Li Xuan smiled, shook his head, and said, "It's not that scary. If something happens, it will be the Wei family."

"Wei family?" Liu Jinyu suddenly remembered that after talking for a long time, Li Xuan never mentioned the Wei family.

"In the final analysis, the power in the palace is still affected by the influence of the court. The Wei family is already a big family. In this generation alone, there are several people who can be prime ministers. If the Wei family becomes the queen and the Wei family rises, then Queen, other aristocratic families will be suppressed, so your Majesty has set up such a situation of mutual checks and balances. "

Li Xuan explained everything thoroughly and clearly.

He lay on the bed, thinking calmly.

If Empress Wu does not abolish Li Xian and the situation continues to develop, then the Wei family will inevitably have to occupy several positions in the court.

Look at the Pei family. If Li Hong had not died, Pei Guangxiao would be the minister of Zongzheng Temple, Pei Yan would be the prime minister, Pei Xingjian would be the general, and there would be other outstanding sons.

Looking at Pei Yan's personality, the power of the Pei family, both in the government and in the public, is light, and it is inevitable that there will be chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty.

There is even a precedent of Yang Jian, whose daughter was the queen of Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

"But the Wei family is weak in the army." Liu Jinyu's eyes suddenly became worried.

The Wei family lacks strength in the army, and Li Xuan is far away in the border state. If something goes wrong, the Wei family will be the first to suffer.

But in this way, Prince Peng's Mansion was completely safe.

Think of this. Liu Jinyu suddenly relaxed and whispered: "Maybe the prince can stably control the situation of the court."

"Yes, Prince."

In the darkness, Li Xuan's face was full of bitterness.

(End of this chapter)