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

Chapter 1337: Minister of the Ministry of War, General of the Right Guard, Conspiracy to Rebellion

The mountains are undulating and the mountains are filled with mist.

Li Zhu had disappeared into the convoy unknowingly, and countless black shadows were moving among the mountains and fields on both sides.

As if nothing had happened, Li Xuan sat calmly in the carriage and calmly looked at the official document in her hand.

Liu Jinyu leaned over, looked at the official documents, and whispered: "The Queen is trying to beat the Crown Princess. According to rumors, the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince's concubines don't have much contact."

Since Gao married into the East Palace, although she is the crown prince's concubine, she has had less contact with the prince than people imagined.

But this is not important, even the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards have their own experiences.

However, even though Gao had been married to the East Palace for several years, there was still no movement in her stomach.

This makes people have to wonder whether the princess does not allow the prince to get close to the prince's concubines.

Even those who knew the inside story of the East Palace did not dare to speak out.

Webster's strength in Chang'an was too strong. Since Gao Zhenxing's mission, Gao Kan's group has not been in Chang'an all year round...

So the Queen of Heaven introduced the Yang family to the East Palace.

It's lively now.

"After all, the prince has the responsibility to inherit the royal family. All the officials in the world will only praise the queen for what she has done. But thinking about it, the princess will go crazy." Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh.

"But the Crown Princess has just given birth after all." Liu Jinyu reminded her in a low voice.

"Do you still remember what happened with King Qi and King Xu? Everything just happened to catch up." Li Xuan shook his head slightly. He believed that it was only the recent development of things that made Empress Wu push everything out.

"Mr. Yang?" Liu Jinyu suddenly came to his senses.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "The entanglement between the Yang family and the Li family has not diminished at all from the Sui Dynasty to today... Don't forget that the Queen of Heaven is also half of the Hongnong Yang family."

"So, the Queen is wooing the Yang family." Liu Jinyu nodded in agreement.

"At the same time, we must also completely eliminate those in the Yang family who pose a threat to the succession of the throne. After all, only in-depth contact can we accurately cut them." Li Xuan's eyes became terrifying for a moment.

"What about Mrs. Xiao? Will the Queen also pull and hit Mrs. Xiao?" Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said: "The Xiao family and the Queen of Heaven are not related by blood, and don't forget that there is also Concubine Xiao Shu in the middle. Look at the Wang family of Taiyuan."

There are only a few Wang families in Taiyuan who have emerged now, and the most outstanding one is naturally Wang Fangyi.

Today's Anxi Protector, but everyone knows that Wang Fangyi, the Anxi Protector, cannot last long.

As long as Empress Wu finds some faults and adjusts or demotes her, it will all be foreseeable.

Li Xuan even suspected that what Pei Xingjian did in the first place was probably partly due to his re-employment of Wang Fangyi.

Empress Wu's hatred for the Wang family was beyond words, and she also hated the Xiao family, especially the relatives of Concubine Xiao Shu, to the point of being beyond words.

"The current matter still depends on the turmoil in Changzhou in May. King Cao must have been involved. In addition, the incident between King Yongjia and King Qi has made people doubt whether the Yang family of Hongnong was involved... No, it is very possible that His Majesty and the Queen have found evidence about the Yang family." Li Xuan sighed.

"That's why His Majesty and the Emperor will take so many actions." Liu Jinyu nodded in agreement.

"For the Yang family, the queen will definitely fight against one another. This is inevitable. As for the Xiao family...it still depends on how involved the Xiao family is in this matter and how many people will catch it." Li Xuan said Here, I can’t help but think of Concubine Xiao Shu.

If the Xiao family was really caught with a sore leg, when Empress Wu thought of Concubine Xiao Shu, she might start another wave of bloodshed.

The only thing that can be avoided is that Xiao is not caught with any evidence in this matter.

"Husband." Liu Jinyu's voice suddenly sounded in Li Xuan's ears.

Li Xuan turned her head subconsciously and saw Liu Jinyu saying with a serious face: "My husband seems to have forgotten that the Lanling Xiao family is in Changzhou."

Li Xuan's eyes widened instantly. How could he forget this?

Lanling is naturally not in Changzhou, let alone Jiangnan, but in Lanling County, Shandong.

However, after the Yongjia Rebellion, the Yiguan family moved south, and the Lanling Xiao family moved to Lanling County. They crossed the river and lived in Wujindongcheng, Changzhou, and lived on the left side of the river. Therefore, Changzhou was also called Nanlanling County.

Moreover, at that time, the most prosperous family in the entire Southern Dynasty was not Wang Xie, but the Xiao family.

After that, Nan Qi and Nan Liang were both the kingdoms of the Xiao family, and the king could not thank his ministers.

Later, even though the Qi and Liang Kingdoms were destroyed, the Xiao family was still a powerful family. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty, Xiao Yu, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and others came to court vigorously.

Until Xiao Shufei. Among them, the foundation of the Xiao family has always been in Changzhou.

"The rebellion in May happens to be in Changzhou. If there are people from the Xiao family participating... No, there will definitely be people from the Xiao family participating. It's just that I don't know if it is a side branch or a direct lineage." Li Xuan sighed softly, thinking Here, he felt more and more that Mrs. Xiao could not escape.

"Chang Shi just returned from Jiangnan not long ago." Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan and said solemnly: "And there is news that he has appeared in Qianzhou and Fuzhou."

Especially the last sentence, Liu Jinyu's last words were extremely low.

The news here naturally comes from the Nanchang Palace's own channels, and such matters will not be disclosed to the court.

"With the Xiao family communicating, it is inevitable that King Cao will be involved, but how did King Jiang and King Yongjia get involved?" Li Xuan frowned slightly. If Li Zhaodezhi appeared in Qianzhou, then maybe he could get involved with him. The Yang family has nothing to do with him, but since he also appeared in Fuzhou, the Yang family must be related.

Especially now, on the third day after the princess gave birth, she issued an edict to accept concubines for the prince. There was a strong sense of trying to appease the Yang family.

At the same time, Li Xuan also knew that this method was actually just preparing for future killings.

I am afraid that no one in the Yang family, especially those involved in the rebellion, will survive.

"After all, the Xiao family and the Yang family are aristocratic families, and there are more marriages between them. If someone is related to Concubine Xiao Shu, and someone is related to the Yang Palace people, and they have marriages with each other, and His Majesty is uneasy, it will be a good plan for the future. "It's normal for them to have plans in mind." Liu Jinyu didn't wonder why the Yang family was involved.

After the incident of Queen Wang, Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu were all exiled to Lingnan. After more than 20 years, even if there are only a few survivors, there are still some survivors.

Not to mention, there are those who were lucky enough not to be involved, but have made no progress in the officialdom for more than 20 years.

Perhaps back then, they were lucky enough to escape, but after more than twenty years, it was difficult for them to survive, and even their descendants were implicated.

If someone with good intentions instigates this kind of thing, anything will happen.

"As soon as something is done, the family will immediately be implicated in countless life and death." Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "If Li Zhaode had dealt with the Xiao family when he was in Changzhou, then perhaps what happened next would not happen again. There are many connections, but the news about Changzhou’s relationship with the Xiao family is almost non-existent, so it’s natural that the plot is very big.”

"The Xiao family will naturally be in trouble. Even if the Yang family can escape this disaster, I am afraid it will be broken." Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan and said softly: "It involves rebellion. Even if the Queen wants to forgive you, But Your Majesty..."

Li Xuan nodded lightly. The emperor was uneasy and naturally suspicious in his heart. At this time, anyone involved in this would be in danger of destroying his family and annihilating his family.

Suddenly, Li Xuan sat up straight. He frowned and said: "Then what is the relationship between this matter and Li Xian? He has nothing to do here, and he is even imprisoned in the palace. Others It’s hard to even meet him, let alone pass on the news. Even if you want to trap him, where do you start?”

Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise and said in a low voice: "Why have you forgotten, there is no need for evidence for this matter, as long as Your Majesty feels that he is a threat, that is enough... What's more, my husband also said before that he is the Queen of Heaven. I want him to leave the palace...and for this kind of thing, let alone there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, how can we come up with it."

Li Xuan sighed softly, then shook his head slightly, but said nothing.

Deep in his eyes, Li Xuan understood clearly in his heart.

Li Xian's problem is no longer anything outside. Empress Wu just wants to use this rebellion to get Li Xian out of the palace.

As for this conspiracy case, perhaps later on, when Li Xian is involved, Empress Wu does not want others to investigate the truth.

But it is difficult to say whether Empress Wu will thoroughly investigate the truth behind this conspiracy.

"Right now, both the Xiao family and the Yang family are involved in this case. Sanniang, do you think there are other people involved, especially Chaozhong?" Li Xuan turned to look at Liu Jinyu.

Liu Jinyu looked solemn and said solemnly: "The Queen's intention is very clear about everything at the moment. The several guards in the court, Yang Zaisi, the minister, and Yang Zhirou, the secretary of the Central Committee, should not be involved. For the rest, as long as the evidence is verified , basically all must be handled strictly.

As for the Xiao family, anyone who is implicated by the local governor will not fare well. The remaining ones are Xiao Dezhao, the Minister of War, Xiao Shoudao, the right guard Zhonglang general, and Xiao Siye, the marching commander of Luozhidao. "

Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan worriedly. Each of the three people behind him was related to Li Xuan.

Ouyang Tong, Minister of War, was Li Xuan's uncle, and Xiao Dezhao was Ouyang Tong's deputy.

Xiao Shoudao is the right guard Zhonglang. When Li Xuan, the right guard general, is away from the capital, Xiao Shoudao, the right guard Zhonglang, will be responsible for commanding the entire right guard.

Xiao Siye is a subordinate of Li Xuan and Liu Rengui. Now in Fanzhou, he and Zhang Daan are in charge of civil and military affairs respectively.

"Langya County Duke will be fine. Before he was demoted to the Taoist army, although he accumulated military merits and reached the position of governor, he is not in the capital after all. He can't be implicated in any way. As for Xiao Shoudao, as long as he doesn't touch the right guard. The army, then even the Queen of Heaven will transfer him at most, but if he moves the army..." Li Xuan sighed softly.

"So, Chang Shi came here because of him?" Liu Jinyu had completely understood.

"It seems so, but if that's the case, he shouldn't go with her husband when he returns to Pengzhou." Li Xuan's eyes turned cold, and then he said: "Unless, these things can't be ended in a short time. Your Majesty, the Queen, and many more don’t want it to end anytime soon.”

Liu Jinyu's face changed slightly. If this is the case, then even if they stay in Pengzhou until the Chinese New Year, the matter will not be settled.

"The problem is still with the deposed prince. It is true that the Queen wants to drive him out of the palace and does not want to make a big fuss, but others may not think so. If someone wants to hook up with Li Xian..."

"Then who is it?"

(End of this chapter)