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

Chapter 1325 It’s time to consider how to kill Wu Chengsi
In the backyard, the kings and ministers sat on both sides.

At the top, two seats are vacant.

Li Xuan toasted one by one and soon arrived in front of Wu Chengsi.

Wu Chengsi finished his drink, put down the glass, and asked in surprise: "Prince Peng, why are there not many Luozu Taoists in the future today?"

Li Xuan's face was a little red, and he looked into the courtyard. Except for the kings, Ouyang Tong had just arrived after his shift, and the other prime ministers, ministers and temple ministers did not come.

Except for those at Youwei, the other generals under Li Xuan's command such as Sun Renshi, Hei Te Changzhi, Shi Jian, Tang Zhenxing, Li Duozuo, and Nan Ju did not come.

Not even Wang Dezhen or Yang Zhirou.

On the contrary, the first-level Zhonglang General, Zhou Qian, Cui Ding, Yan Tao and others all came.

Li Xuan turned around and looked at Wu Chengsi, and said calmly and calmly: "It's Xuan, please don't come over. Xuan is the governor of a border state and a general in the army. Now when he is the heir, he must avoid some taboos, not for everyone, not for others." For myself, even if it is just to allow His Majesty to rest and recuperate, that is enough."

Wu Chengsi's eyes jumped instantly, and a sentence that someone had said to him suddenly rang in his mind.

Those who are always professing loyalty are never truly loyal.

Wu Chengsi looked straight at Li Xuan. There was no force on his face, only calm worry.

Involuntarily, Wu Chengsi clenched his fist tightly, but let go in an instant. Then he looked at Li Xuan with a wry smile, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is sincere, and Chengsi is not as good as him."

"Your Majesty, you are welcome. You and I are serving the country sincerely. Your Majesty sees everything in your eyes and must have entrusted you with something." Li Xuan slightly raised his hand, but Wu Chengsi was suddenly stunned.

Li Xuan nodded and walked towards the others.

Wu Chengsi stood there, holding the wine glass in his hand, as if he had thought of something. After a while, he slowly sat down and lowered his head to think. It was not until the banquet was over that Wu Chengsi left Prince Peng's Mansion in a daze.

Li Xuan stood in front of the mansion, turned to Ouyang Tong and said, "Uncle, what's wrong with Duke Zhou?"

"It's just a distant fragrance and a near smell." Ouyang Tong calmly shook his head and said: "The Queen of Heaven expected that Duke Zhou, as the Minister of Rites, could do more things in the court, but she did not expect that everything would not work, and even attracted His Majesty's disgust. He was in a very difficult time. ”

Li Xuan raised her eyebrows slightly, then shook her head and said: "Zhou Guogong is actually quite capable, but he just didn't look in the right direction. Once he finds the right direction, he may cause a big wave in the court, so uncle should be more careful."

Ouyang Tong turned to look at Li Xuan and nodded solemnly.

After all, Wu Chengsi is the nephew of the Queen of Heaven, and the Queen of Heaven supports him. Compared with other ministers, Wu Chengsi has more room for error.

As long as given time, anyone in the position of Six Ministers can accomplish something.

Not to mention the Minister of Rites.

Li Xuan looked towards the distance where the carriage disappeared, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

Wu Chengsi was definitely not an ordinary figure. During the entire process of Empress Wu becoming emperor, apart from Empress Wu herself, the one who really made the most contribution was Wu Chengsi.

All kinds of methods and countless massacres were all done by Wu Chengsi on behalf of the Empress.

The current Wu Chengsi has not yet adapted to the environment of the Minister of Rites. Once he fully adapts, he will show terrifying abilities.

Li Xuan's words just now had a hint of temptation, but it's still hard to say what kind of results they can achieve.

Wu Chengsi, the executioner, if used well, is Li Xuan's best tool to clear obstacles.

But if it is not used well, then this person will be Li Xuan's biggest obstacle.

It's time to think about how to deal with him.

……

Li Xuan and Ouyang Tong sent Wu Chengsi away and then returned to the courtyard. When they walked through a side courtyard, they could still hear some slight quarrels.

Ouyang Tong glanced at Li Xuan and said with a half-smile, "Are they Di Renjie and the others?"

"Yes, my nephew asked them to stay a little longer." Li Xuan glanced sideways, a little curious, and didn't know what they were arguing about.

Ouyang Tong shook his head, looked at Li Xuan and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

"Let's go to the East Palace first to visit the crown princess and the emperor's grandson, then go to a manor in the suburbs to stay for a few days, and finally go to Luoyang for a few days. The weather there is better than Chang'an." Li Xuan smiled and said, "Tubo Now that the war is over, my nephew can relax for a while."

"You are right not to care about the affairs of the court." Ouyang Tong could see clearly at a glance that Li Xuan was avoiding the current affairs of the court. He sighed softly and said: "There are too many people in the court now worried about your influence on the prince. Many people will feel threatened by the governor of a border state and the prince's guest forcefully intervening in government affairs."

"Uncle, don't worry, my nephew is well aware of it. Except for matters related to Fanzhou, he will not interfere." Li Xuan nodded, and then said calmly: "Besides, for so many years, my nephew has done things not only with Junqian, but also with people from the East Palace. Apart from related matters, I don’t pay much attention to other matters, especially now that the prince has less to do..."

Li Xuan clicked a little, and Ouyang Tong immediately understood that without the position of Prince Shao Zhanshi, it would be inconvenient for Li Xuan to do many things in the East Palace.

The prince's guests only had advice and advice.

Ouyang Tong nodded and said: "You just need to know what's in your mind. By the way, remember to go back to Pengzhou. The fields around Prince City will be taken over, and those in Nanchang will be returned to Hongzhou. But some useful ones, you can Buy it."

Land property, Li Xuan frowned slightly, why was the land property involved?

He is now the heir to King Peng and is no longer the King of Nanchang. The fiefdom of Nanchang must be returned to Nanchang County, and the fiefdom of Pengzhou must be taken back from the original fiefdom of his father, King Peng.

Of course, that's in name only.

Li Xuan still has many things in Nanchang. Apart from some shady things, he also has many private properties of his own. In recent years, we have sold domestically and abroad, and we have built a lot of foundations.

These things are not clear to outsiders, but local snakes in Nanchang are all aware of them.

I don't know how many people will be tempted by Li Xuan's title of Prince Peng.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Fengcheng is located in the south of Nanchang County, and my nephew has begun to transfer the fiefdom's industries to Fengcheng since the beginning of the year.

Wulang's fiefdom is in Fengcheng. Although there are only two hundred households, it is enough to transfer the family's manpower.

As for other properties that are not in the fiefdom, they are transferred from the name of the Nanchang Prince's Palace to the Fengchang County Bo.

In the end, just take a look, it’s not a bad thing. "

Hearing Li Xuan's last words, Ouyang Tong was completely relieved and said with a smile: "I forgot that Dalang always does things carefully, which even His Majesty has praised."

"Thank you uncle for reminding me, but there are still many shortcomings. The rich land that Nanchang County has been operating for more than ten years will be handed over at once. The state government in Pengzhou is not very dedicated to the management of King Peng's fiefdom. It has been abandoned over the years. A lot, I'm afraid I'll lose a lot inside and out." Li Xuan smiled bitterly and shook her head.

Although his fiefdom now reaches 5,000 households, in detail, it is really not as valuable as the fiefdom in Nanchang.

Not to mention that the fiefdom of Nanchang was the foundation for Li Xuan's men to go to sea. If Li Xuan's youngest son Li Zhigao hadn't been named the uncle of Fengchang County, his matter would have been really difficult to handle.

Fortunately, with this piece of land and the fact that Li Xuan had already expected that he would be more aggressive this year, he had made all the preparations that needed to be done.

As for the rest, naturally there is still a huge amount of wealth falling into the hands of Nanchang County, but it doesn't matter.

Naturally, the imperial court granted him more fiefdoms in order to recoup costs in areas that were already well managed.

If you are not willing to do this, I am afraid the emperor will suspect that you have ulterior motives.

Besides, there are countless people inside and outside Nanchang County who belong to him, so these things were given to his own people after all.

It's just a pity that the people there will inevitably be exploited by the government in the future.

The treatment of the people in the prince's fiefdom was completely different from that of the people under the government.

No matter how good the government is, it still has to collect heavy taxes from the people.

Of course, that's not what Ouyang meant during the call. What he said was actually to investigate Yin Tian's affairs.

The East Palace is now using Pei Xingjian as the foundation to investigate hidden fields in Henan Road, and at the same time extend its tentacles to Huainan Road and Henan Road.

Everyone knows that after Donggong cleans up Henan Road, its next goal is Huainan Road and Henan Road.

Nanchang is on Henan Road, so naturally some people will be nervous.

Not to mention, Li Xuan has been in Nanchang for many years and knows everything about Hongzhou. If he really intervenes to investigate the affairs of Yintian, let alone Nanchang County, Hongzhou, and even the entire Jiangyou area. Don't even think about it.

But fortunately, Li Xuan didn't mean this, and there are many ways to manipulate it...

After sending Ouyang Tong back to the central hall, Li Xuan immediately came to the side courtyard.

Why ask for it? Di Renjie, Laisui, Qiu Zhenmu, Zhou Qian, Su Baotong, Yao Chong, Song Jing, these people who often got together in the past, have rarely seen each other again for many years.

……

"Congratulations to Brother He for being promoted to the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Justice." Li Xuan raised her glass and looked at He Yiqiu with a smile.

He Yiqiu raised his glass in response, then looked at Di Renjie with a smile and said: "Fortunately, I was not surpassed by Huaiying, otherwise I would really be embarrassed to see anyone this time."

"Hahaha!" Everyone couldn't help laughing at the same time.

Now among all the people, the one with the highest position is Qiu Zhenmu, who was promoted from the third rank Right Guard General to Zhou Qiangang to the Qianniu Guard Zhonglang General.

After that came Di Renjie, a doctor in the Department of Hubu; He Yiqiu, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishments; Laisui, a doctor in the Ministry of War; and Su Baotong, a general in the Zuo Qianniu Guards, all of whom were ranked in the fifth rank.

The other two are Yao Chong, who is the sixth-rank Shi Yushi, and Song Jing, who is the seventh-rank Henan County Magistrate, but they are not that simple.

Although Li Xuan still has Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and Song Zhiwen in the East Palace, they are too closely connected with the aristocratic family.

Right now, these are the team members that Li Xuan can really rely on.

Li Xuan turned to look at Di Renjie and asked curiously: "Brother Huaiying, why do you hear that the Ministry of Household Affairs' expenditure this year is insufficient? Is the drought so serious this year?"

Before Di Renjie could speak, Laisui had already taken the initiative and sighed: "Some people have already rebelled. How can this drought be so mild?"

Laisui is the great-nephew of Prime Minister Laiji, so there are some things that you don't need to worry about.

He was originally a Sima in the governor's office of Youzhou. Later, because of his repeated meritorious service in the grassland war, he was transferred back to the court as a doctor in the Ministry of War.

Laisui was originally a member of the Ministry of War for many years. Later, he was promoted to Sima of the Governor's Office in Youzhou, and he was promoted to doctor of the Ministry of War based on his merit.

The military merit itself is enough, and with Lai Ji's relationship, there is no one to stop him. Ouyang Tong uses him to open up the situation of the Ministry of War, which is also targeted and win people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)