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

Chapter 1328 General Youwei is a bit of an eyesore after all.
The black carriage slowly stopped in front of the East Palace Gate.

The autumn breeze is cool.

The firm and slender fingers stretched out first, waved the curtain, and then appeared in a purple nine-python-five-chapter robe.

Li Xuan opened the car curtain, and the morning light came straight into her eyes.

The palm that did not look like a battlefield conquest, firmly grasped the black sword hilt, and then stepped towards the East Palace Gate.

The prince's right guard, Wei Ji, and the prince's commander, Su Liangsi, saw Li Xuan and immediately raised their hands and said, "I've seen King Peng!"

Li Xuan gently raised her hands and returned the greeting: "I've seen you two. Is His Royal Highness here?"

"Your Highness is in the inner courtyard. Your Highness has an order. If the prince arrives, I will ask my subordinates to take him there." Su Liangsi took a step back and stretched out his hand seriously.

"Trouble." Li Xuan nodded, then looked at Wei Ji and the guards on the palace gates on both sides, and said, "I have brought some cakes from home. Brothers, take them home and give them to the children at home to taste."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wei Ji immediately smiled.

They might not care if these things were given to themselves, but if Li Xuan said it was given to their wives and children at home, these people would immediately become extremely happy.

Li Xuan turned to look at Su Liangsi and walked into the East Palace.

……

In the middle hall of the inner courtyard of the East Palace, Li Xuan sat beside the bed, pressing her hand on Crown Princess Wei's pulse gate, and gently closing her eyes.

After a moment, Li Xuan retracted her finger, turned to look at Li Xian, and said with a smile: "The fetal pulse is beating strongly, congratulations, Your Highness."

Li Xian suddenly became extremely happy.

Although Li Xuan's method of diagnosing and examining fetuses has spread widely, and the imperial doctors have made repeated diagnoses, Li Xian still believes in Li Xuan.

After all, he invented this trick, and only Li Xuan dared to say that it was 100% fine.

Li Xuan stood up and bowed slightly to Wei Shi: "Your Highness, I will take my leave now."

"Excuse me, Uncle Wang." Webster's face was also full of happiness. Li Xuan was here today and could make Li Xian happy, as well as the emperor and Empress Wu. Webster was naturally happy.

Li Xuan nodded, then looked at Li Xian.

Li Xian walked up to Wei Shi and said a few words before following Li Xuan out of the middle hall.

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Among the autumn colors in the pavilions and corridors of the East Palace, Li Xuan and Li Xian were walking in front, with Su Liangsi following behind.

Li Xuan asked curiously: "Is there no one in the Wei family to take care of the Crown Princess? Why do they all seem to be from the East Palace?"

"The Wei family did send someone over a while ago, but it was a bit noisy." Li Xian shook his head. It was obvious that he didn't like the people of the Wei family.

Li Xuan's mind changed and she knew what was going on.

Nowadays, Wei Shi is the crown princess, Wei Hongmin is the prince's family commander, Wei Ji is the prince's right guard, and there are still many Wei family members serving in the East Palace.

When the Wei family came to the East Palace, they might have had some scruples at first, but as time went by, seeing only their own family in their eyes, they inevitably lost their sense of proportion.

But the owner of the East Palace was Li Xian. Once he felt that the Wei family was a little noisy or even arrogant, he immediately started to drive them away.

Of course, the method still needs to be somewhat clever.

There are many reasons for being afraid of disturbing the children.

Moreover, it was not the first time that Queen Wei gave birth to a child, and she did not need too many people to take care of her, so she did as Li Xian said.

"We still have to have someone come over, probably at the beginning of next month. It won't be a few days anyway." Li Xuan gave some advice.

Li Xian smiled and said: "Okay, I will follow what Uncle Wang said."

Li Xuan quickly waved her hand and said: "I have not interfered with His Highness's internal affairs, but the Wei family has been in the family for many years and has inherited the family style. Your Highness should get closer to you."

Li Xian looked at Li Xuan in surprise. Seeing Li Xuan's calm face, he nodded uncertainly and said, "I've recorded it."

Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "There are many children of the Wei family, and now there is a shortage of people in Fanzhou. Your Highness might as well let some of the Wei family's children come to serve in Fanzhou..."

As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, Li Xian understood instantly and nodded: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, Fanzhou is a state matter, and the East Palace will do its best to help."

Su Liangsi followed Li Xuan and Li Xian, listening to the two of them. At this time, he frowned slightly.

What is King Peng doing?

Let the Wei family join Fanzhou and let them go to Fanzhou to decentralize power, but why should they use concubines to produce children?

It is true that the children of common people are easier to control, but they are still children of the Wei family after all.

Winning over the Wei family, but not really winning over the Wei family, may be said to create conflicts within the Wei family.

Su Liangsi finally saw Li Xuan's handiwork clearly and couldn't help but take a breath.

Li Xuan's layout is of course not for the present, but for the future. Once Li Xian ascends the throne in the future and the Wei family's strength increases, they can be checked and balanced by the Wei family's own people.

Just like Wei Hongji.

Although there is only one word difference between Wei Hongji and Wei Hongmin, Wei Hongji is a bit of a loner in the Wei family. There are not many Wei family members around him, but Wei Hongji also has other relationships. Not that good.

If we take Wei Hongji as the center and win over a group of people, we might be able to establish another branch of the Wei family in the future.

Have you started planning for the future now?

...Walking among the pavilions and corridors, looking at everything around him, Li Xuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said: "With Brother Su and Duke Jiang Dingli in the East Palace, it is clear inside and outside. It will be much easier for Your Highness to come here."

Li Xian smiled, nodded and said: "The looms in Yangzhou and the inspection of hidden fields in Henan Province are progressing quite smoothly. It is expected that this year it will bring more than 10% of the additional tax to the court, which is considered a small achievement. ”

"10%? Is that much?" Li Xuan looked surprised. The Tang Dynasty had a vast territory and had two trade routes, Jiangnan and the Western Regions. The amount of taxes paid every year was terrifying.

Regarding Yangzhou, it is indeed a great thing to increase the tax revenue of a city. There are too many things that can be done.

"But it's still the problem that Uncle Wang mentioned. There is not enough silk. Many weavers have died in the mid-term. If they had not made arrangements in advance, I am afraid there will be a lot of trouble. Many people have already gone to Suzhou and Hangzhou. , buy Sangtian." Li Xian shook his head with emotion.

Li Xuan mentioned this issue at the very beginning, and many people in the East Palace didn't pay much attention to it at first.

However, I didn't think that Li Xuan was making a fuss, but I definitely didn't expect that she almost caused trouble.

Li Xuan understood it for a while, then nodded and said: "However, our people must take the opportunity to enter Jiangnan. The East Palace must control the acquisition of silk through various governors' offices, so that we can compete with the Jiangnan aristocratic families."

"Uncle Wang is absolutely right." Li Xian nodded in agreement.

The incident in Yangzhou also gave Li Xian a glimpse of the huge Jiangnan family. Even he felt heavy pressure.

"In addition, it is best not to go through Prince Yue's Mansion for this matter." Li Xuan emphasized.

Li Xian nodded seriously.

He might have been confused before, but after what happened with King Cao, Li Xian has grown a lot.

"There is one last thing that I need to ask your Highness. Prince Peng's palace has been opened, but the royal family's history has not been finalized. Is there any news from Your Highness?" Li Xuan stopped and looked at Li Xian with a little doubt.

It was not easy for Li Xuan to ask Liu Rengui and Ouyang Tong about this matter, but it was very convenient for Li Xian.

Li Xian nodded and said: "It seems that the father wants to appoint a descendant of the clan to be the chief historian of Prince Peng's palace, and the selection is now being made."

"A descendant of the clan." Li Xuan looked at Su Liangsi behind Li Xian with some surprise, and Su Liangsi nodded slightly.

Li Xuan immediately understood that this was basically the case.

But a descendant of the clan also serves as the chief historian of Prince Peng's palace. What kind of operation is the emperor doing?

Li Xuan's loyalty to the emperor is unquestionable. Even if the emperor asks him to give up all military power now, he will not hesitate at all.

Therefore, the emperor's actions were definitely not directed at him, otherwise it would not be against the clan.

After he leaves next year, there is no problem in taking over the military power for him.

But who is he targeting?

The emperor wanted to strengthen military control over the capital area because he was worried that something might happen.

But what will happen?

Pei Yan, Cheng Wuting?

It's not like that, for the two of them, the emperor could make them kneel down and restrain their hands with just one word. Why would it be like this?

After returning to Beijing this time, Li Xuan always had the feeling that the emperor seemed to be targeting someone or a certain force with his offensive and defensive posture.

But who this person is and who this force is, Li Xuan has no clue.

Because he looked through the government and the public, but could not choose anyone who was the emperor's opponent.

Even if he is Empress Wu, the emperor still has enough checks and balances.

So unless the emperor planned to depose the empress and let Empress Wu be buried, it would be impossible. So who is this person?

"Your Highness, does your Highness know when the appointment will come down? Can I come down before I leave Chang'an?" Li Xuan raised his head and asked directly.

"Leaving Chang'an?" Li Xian raised his eyebrows and said, "Uncle Wang is leaving Chang'an. When?"

"The court is going to hold a land and water ceremony to honor the fallen soldiers, and I can't leave. In addition, the Crown Princess is going to give birth, and I have to wait until the Crown Princess gives birth safely before leaving." Li Xuan smiled and cupped her hands, and said, "I'm leaving. After many years in Pengzhou, it’s time for Prince Peng to go back and have a look. In addition, the princess and several children have never been to Pengzhou.”

When Li Xian heard this, he nodded with emotion and said, "Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang, it's time to go back and have a look. Uncle Wang has worked hard for many years and it's time to relax."

"Prince Peng's Mansion still has many properties in Pengzhou, and the palace's official residence is also in Pengzhou. If Chang Shi can come with us, we can go back and have a look together, and sort out the land and property." Li Xuan briefly said what was going on here. reason.

"This is what it should be." Li Xian nodded. King Peng's long history should go to King Peng's fief to have a look. How to make a long history without understanding the situation of the fief.

"If everything goes well, I'll be back in about a month. If everything goes wrong, I might have to wait until the end of the year." Li Xuan smiled slightly, but her expression was a little relaxed.

"Has Uncle Wang been gone for so long?" Li Xian suddenly felt extremely reluctant to leave.

"I will take office in Fanzhou next year, and I will only return to the court for more than ten days. Now may be the best time." Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the Mingde Hall in front of him. Li Xuan cupped his hands and said: "Now I will go first Farewell, I want to go to the right guard."

"Uncle Wang isn't going in, is he?" Li Xian was suddenly surprised and couldn't believe it.

"No need. With the help of all the sages in the East Palace, everything will go smoothly. If there are any other small things that are difficult to solve, His Highness can call you at any time. From Sichuan to Chang'an, it only takes a day and a night to speed up." Li Xuan smiled and said while holding her hands. : "In this case, I will take my leave first."

"Uncle Wang, go slowly." Li Xian sighed, but still sent Li Xuan out of the East Palace.

Turning around and entering the Mingde Hall, Li Xiancai sighed softly and said, "Uncle Wang has already begun to avoid suspicion."

Su Liangsi nodded and said: "General Youwei, who has close contacts with the East Palace, is a bit of an eyesore after all. As for other things... His Highness knows King Peng, and King Peng knows His Highness, why should we care about these details."

"Not bad."

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(End of this chapter)