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

Chapter 1329 Target: Deposed Prince Li Xian
The black carriage drove along the Imperial City Street, passed the Zhuque Gate and entered the Zhuque Street.

Fifty black-armored cavalry gathered from both sides and then escorted Li Xuan outside the city.

Li Xuan sat in the carriage without looking back, and he knew how many eyes fell on his carriage from the city gate.

Cheng Wuting, general of the Imperial Guard.

When Li Xuan, the right-guard general, enters the palace, I am afraid that all the guards in the palace will become nervous.

Just like Pei Xingjian.

Cheng Wuting is naturally no exception.

Li Xuan calmly looked at the swaying car curtain in front of her, her mind falling on Cheng Wuting.

Logically speaking, Li Xuan and Cheng Wuting have no contact or intersection.

The only place where the two sides can have a relationship is with Pei Xingjian.

Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu stabbed Pei Xingjian in the back during the Turkic War.

It doesn't matter who is right or wrong. Although the emperor had a tendency, he did not say anything after all.

As deputy generals, the two of you directly colluded with the prime minister of the DPRK and stabbed the army commander in the back. The generals in the army are very disdainful.

Even if you are eventually transferred to the rank of Guard General, the attitude of the generals in the army will not change.

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. From this perspective, the two of them are really good candidates to guard the palace gate.

Li Xuan immediately sat up straight, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Was the emperor wary of others in the Sixteenth Guard?
Find a clan to be the long history of Prince Peng's Mansion. Then, with just a secret edict, you can get the command of 10,000 elite right guards from Prince Peng's Mansion.

If the 10,000 right guards move even slightly, then half of the army in the entire Yongluo area will have to stand still.

In addition, there is Wang Xiaojie on the left guard, and he may have a lot of arrangements there.

The left and right guards join forces, and all the troops in Yongluo can be suppressed.

Is the emperor preparing for the future?
I was afraid that the inheritance of the throne would be unstable, so I made preparations in advance.

It's not like that. With the emperor's prestige, if someone threatens him, he can just be transferred away.

Li Xuan, the right-guard general, is in Fanzhou, and Pei Xingjian, the imperial guard general, is in Yangzhou.

Both of them were arranged far away, so what did the emperor have to worry about.

Li Xuan frowned tightly. From his point of view, these current arrangements did not seem to be defensive at all. They were more focused on control and more hands-on.

The emperor wanted to take action on someone, so the real trump card was hidden under the right-wing general Li Xuan.

Li Xuan could already smell the smell of bloodshed.

But he couldn't tell who the emperor was targeting.

Li Xuan sighed, his own layout in Chang'an was too small after all.

In other words, Li Xuan's layout is all aimed at the Imperial Palace, East Palace, Prime Minister, Shangshu, Yongzhou Prefecture and Chang'an Wannian County.

For this kind of intrigue hidden in invisible places, Li Xuan's little eyeliner really can't do much.

Of course, if Li Xuan really uses all his strength to investigate, I believe he can still find something.

But since this matter is not directed at him, or even anyone around him, there is no need for him to expose too much of his power because of this.

……

Outside the car curtain, the hustle and bustle of Chang'an City rushed towards us.

Li Xuan chuckled. He could confirm this because from yesterday to today, he said through different channels that he was leaving Chang'an, but until now, nothing has happened to him.

When he entered the palace today, the emperor did not summon him.

It can be seen that the emperor's thoughts are not on him at all, and the longer he leaves, the better.

Since this kind of thing doesn't involve you, just don't get involved.

Since the emperor wants to take action against someone, sooner or later his flaws will be revealed.

But by that time, everything may be too late.

But what does this have to do with me?

Since the emperor is eyeing something, it is difficult for others to take advantage of him. The key point is that the person who can make the emperor move so cautiously is definitely not an ordinary opponent.

Li Xuan's expression became solemn. It was better to just watch this matter first.

"Da da da!" A rapid sound of horse hooves came from the front, interrupting Li Xuan's thoughts.

Li Xuan looked up and saw a soldier running quickly towards the palace along the galloping road.

"Get out of the way." Li Xuan's cold voice came out, and the surrounding cavalry immediately gave way slightly.

"Go and find out what happened?"

"Here!" Li Zhu immediately handed over his hands and left quickly.

The carriage continued to move forward, and just as the carriage exited the Golden Light Gate, Li Zhu had already chased him back and handed over a secret letter at the same time.

After Li Xuan opened it, she just glanced at it, and her pupils instantly tightened.

The prince of Yongjia County passed away.

Li Xuan's fists clenched immediately, how could that happen?
Li Hu, Prince of Yongjia County, was the eldest son and crown prince of Jiang Prince Li Yuanxiang, and was the governor of Fuzhou.

King Jiang died of illness in Chang'an at the beginning of the year. Less than a year later, King Jiang's eldest son, Crown Prince Jiang, and King of Yongjia County Li Hui died again.

This is too wrong.

"Is someone playing a game?" Li Xuan looked at the secret message and frowned.

Although not many people know about the feud between Li Xuan and King Jiang, there are definitely not a few.

Nowadays, people in King Jiang's lineage are dying one after another, which will inevitably make people suspicious of Li Xuan. In particular, Prince Jiang died not long after Li Xuan left Chang'an, and Prince Yongjia died not long after Li Xuan returned to Chang'an.

If someone tries to pull it by force, there will inevitably be some trouble.

Wait, that's not right.

Li Xuan's eyes became solemn. Although he and King Jiang had conflicts, they had not yet reached the point of killing people.

So how did Prince Yongjia die?

Li Xuan sighed softly, Li Huo was not a good person, he was gentle and gentle on the surface, but he was full of bad intentions behind his back.

If someone really wants to kill him, there are too many ways.

Li Xuan lowered her head and looked at the secret letter. There was only the word "die" on it.

King Jiang died less than a year ago, and the period of filial piety has not passed yet. If it were anyone else, Li Xuan might guess that he died of excessive grief, but King Jiang's lineage...

Huh?
Li Xuan frowned quietly. King Jiang, King Yongjia, and King Cao were included, so three kings in the clan have passed away this year.

Li Xuan's breathing suddenly became heavy. Is it really the palace?

If Li Hao did not die normally, then in all likelihood, he would still be in the palace.

King Cao is in the palace, but where is King Jiang?
King Cao was involved in the Changzhou rebellion, but what about Prince Yongjia? Could it be that he was also involved?

Li Xuan allowed her thoughts to scatter, regardless of whether there was any support from reality.

King Cao is dead, and King Yongjia is dead, then there is only one person who will be connected to everything after that.

Li Xian.

Li Xuan once heard Li Xian mention that someone wanted to send Li Xian out of the palace.

Li Xuan asked Li Xian to firmly refuse this matter.

On the surface, although Li Xian is the deposed prince, he was once the prince after all. Once he leaves the capital, he will immediately threaten Li Xian.

Therefore, Li Xian was determined not to let Li Xian leave.

In fact, what they are really worried about is that once Li Xian leaves Beijing, he may die in a foreign land.

Li Ming's death is an example. Even if you are a king, once you are deposed as a commoner, a mediocre official can kill you.

Li Xuan sighed softly, opened the curtain, and said: "Let's go to Youwei Camp. At the same time, let people pay attention to the wind direction of Chang'an at all times to see what is going on."

"Here!" Li Zhu immediately handed over his hand and left quickly.

The convoy continued to move forward to the right guard camp.

……

It was dark, and five hundred black-armored cavalry escorted the black carriage to the golden gate.

One arm stretched out and waved slightly, and the next moment, four hundred black-armored cavalry had turned around and headed back towards the way they came.

Li Xuan, escorted by a hundred black-armored cavalry, slowly entered Chang'an City and then headed towards Kaihuafang.

Back at Kaihuafang, Prince Peng's Mansion, Li Bi immediately greeted him.

"How about it? Have you checked it out?" Li Xuan walked towards the central hall.

Li Bi nodded solemnly and said, "The news from the palace is that Prince Yongjia... died of the wind immediately."

"Huh?" Li Xuan stopped immediately and looked at Li Bi in disbelief: "What's going on?"

Li Bi spread his hands helplessly and said no more.

Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh softly and said: "Without King Jiang, this person is indeed becoming more and more unscrupulous."

Li Xuan shook her head, waved her hands, and said, "We don't care about this matter."

"Here!" Li Bi bowed, then turned and left.

Li Xuan quickly walked into the main hall, where Liu Jinyu was sitting waiting for Li Xuan.

Seeing Li Xuan come back, he handed the letter in his hand to Li Xuan, and then said: "There is an order from the palace that the king of Yongjia County has passed away. The body is sent back to Jiangzhou for burial. Zongzheng Temple sends people to handle the funeral. The kings are approaching Anyone can attend the funeral.”

Li Xuan took the letter and glanced at it, and said: "Send a message to Li Yan and ask him to go there as a member of the army of Cangcao, Prince Peng's palace. If the person dies, the light will be extinguished. Just say goodbye and express your feelings."

"Okay!" Liu Jinyu nodded, and then she looked at Li Xuan: "How are you asking about the royal family's chief history?"

"The prince said it was a member of the distant clan, but he didn't know who it was." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he sat down and took a sip of the hot tea beside him, and said, "We guessed That’s right, he didn’t come here to target the palace, and he didn’t go to Fanzhou. After doing what he had to do, he handed over the foreign palace and then saw what he was doing.”

Liu Jinyu sat down on the other side, frowned, and said: "A clan is a clan, and there are not many talented people in the distant clan in the court. Your Majesty can't even train such a person in various positions. How could he be sent to the palace? Although he said he was keeping an eye on Youwei, he always felt that he had a deeper meaning. "

"It's better not to guess this matter. As long as that person obeys His Majesty's orders and does things according to His Majesty's imperial edict, I will fully support him." Li Xuan shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this is what Your Majesty is really looking at. , I don’t want to investigate the root cause, I just want to see if you are obedient.”

Liu Jinyu nodded, but her expression was still thinking. After a moment, she couldn't help but said: "Husband, what if that person has other duties besides being the chief historian of the palace?"

Li Xuan's eyes darkened, nodded slowly, and said thoughtfully: "If this is the case, the position in the palace is just a layer of skin. In the end, it still depends on what position he holds."

Liu Jinyu nodded in agreement.

After sorting things out for a while, Li Xuan continued: "My husband always feels that His Majesty is planning everything this time. It's just that the situation is scattered and it's hard to see the clues. But if the Palace Chief, and King Cao, If Prince Jiang and Prince Yongjia can see the connection, then the purpose will naturally be clear. "

"Husband, do you think His Majesty's methods this time are aimed at the royal family?" Liu Jinyu frowned suddenly.

"No, if it's against the royal family, Your Majesty doesn't need to use this method." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "If it's for her husband, then getting rid of the royal family is probably just a peripheral method. The real target should be hidden behind the royal family. The person who really treats the royal family as a puppet..."

"Changzhou is plotting rebellion." Liu Jinyu suddenly woke up and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan also had a look of surprise on his face: "Could it be that Prince Jiang, Prince Yongjia and Prince Cao are all involved in the conspiracy case?"

"Let's wait and see." Liu Jinyu's face suddenly turned ugly, and there was a name she couldn't say.

The deposed prince Li Xian.

(End of this chapter)