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

Chapter 1374: In the second year of Yonglong, on the first day of the New Year, the situation in the government changed drastically.
The second year of Yonglong, the first day of the first lunar month.

At Mao Shizheng, all the princes' palaces in Kaihuafang opened their doors at the same time.

More than a dozen princes, heirs, and princes wearing purple python robes walked out of the gate at the same time, then got on their horses, and headed towards the square gate under the leadership of Han Wang Li Yuanjia.

Li Xuan looked back. Liu Jinyu and Ouyang were both standing in front of the door and looking at it.

Li Xuan smiled and nodded, then turned and looked forward, her entire face suddenly cold.

Regarding the refining of the life-extending elixir in Songshan, Li Xuan did not tell Liu Jinyu about the follow-up. It was not easy to make her feel at ease, and Li Xuan did not want to remind her again.

A slight deviation in many things can turn the world upside down, or even lead to a dilemma between life and death.

For example, King Cao and King Langya's five internal organs are not being used to refine medicine. Do the Emperor and Empress Wu know about it?

The emperor probably didn't know about it. If he had known about it, there would be no need to do these cover-up things.

But if he didn't know it, then deep down in his heart, he was using the five internal organs of King Cao and King Langya to make medicine, and people's hearts were bloody!

Then Empress Wu, did Empress Wu know about it?

Was the improvement of this medicine made by Zhong Daoren himself, or did Empress Wu also know the details?
If Empress Wu didn't know it, she was also using the clan's internal organs to refine medicine.

He Lan Minzhi back then and Wu Chengsi today will both become the ones in this medicine.

Even today's Li Xuan has to leave at critical moments, depending on when the emperor and Empress Wu need him.

If Empress Wu knew about it, then the Songshan medicine refining was Chi Guoguo's planned massacre of the Li Tang clan.

He knew clearly that refining the medicine was useless, but he still sent all the Li and Tang royal family there one by one, and all these were approved by the emperor, and finally the three magistrates decided to kill them.

This is the case today, so what will happen in the future.

How many more people will be sent to the alchemy furnace in the same way?

In addition, there is also the matter of Li Xuan.

The reason why Li Xuan noticed something fishy in Songshan this time was because of the reminder from the Buddhist monk Guiji.

Later Wei Xuanzang and Lu Zhaolin recognized it.

Li Xuan didn't doubt the latter two, but upon seeing Monk Ji, Li Xuan always felt that he was Empress Wu's pawn.

In this matter, the emperor did not touch Monk Guiji, and there was no need to do so, but Empress Wu was able to do so.

If Li Xuan knew about this matter because of Empress Wu's calculation, then what exactly was Empress Wu planning?
Li Xuan knew that this matter might damage Xia'er's life, so what he had to do was to find the place where he made alchemy, and then destroy the place where he made alchemy.

If this is a plan in itself, then if someone catches Li Xuan while he is doing it, then he, the heir to the imperial court, the chief manager of Luoxue Road, the general of Youwei, and the prince's guests will all have nothing to do.

Trying to spy on the emperor's vitality, this alone is enough to send him to hell.

Once Li Xuan dies, Li Xian's power in the government and the public will be greatly weakened. Even if the emperor arranges for Li Xuan to be in the west and Pei Xingjian in the east, the plan to suppress and support Li Xian will be completely bankrupt.

This is the biggest layout of the whole thing.

Here, Xia'er's life, Li Xuan's life, and the lives of everyone in his family have been put on the chessboard.

It's a pity that even Empress Wu didn't realize that Li Xuan had an ulterior motive and had already figured out the truth of the matter.

But this does not mean that the whole thing is over. Empress Wu's calculations are still going on.

Wait until September this year, maybe there will be another storm.

If Liu Jinyu can't hold it in anymore, something will happen.

This is also the reason why Li Xuan didn't tell her about the subsequent troubles.

It is enough for Li Xuan to handle the rest alone.

But the first thing that must be able to support Li Xuan's judgment is whether Wu Chengsi will die.

If Wu Chengsi died, it means that Empress Wu did not know the secret of this life-extending elixir.

Of course, this does not affect Empress Wu's calculations, and may even cause bigger problems.

When the elixir is prepared, will Empress Wu let the emperor eat it? If you eat it, you will risk your life. If you don't eat it, it will be regicide.

If Wu Chengsi is not dead, then it means that Empress Wu knows the secret of this life-extending elixir, and everything else is just a calculation.

And this also brings a problem.

That is, after the elixir is prepared, will Empress Wu ask the emperor to take it? If you don't take it, you are risking your life. If you take it, it is regicide.

Empress Wu's thoughts have always been difficult for people to see clearly, especially at this time.

The emperor is dying and the throne changes.

On Zhuque Street, King Wu stood solemnly and the red light hung high.

Li Xuan placed her hand on the Eight-sided Han Sword at her waist, her expression solemn and cold.

That's right, the emperor will be the emperor this year.

At least the news coming out of the palace and various other signs indicate this.

Otherwise, Zhong Daoren's life-extending pill would not be ready so soon.

Up and down, inside and outside, all matters and people must begin to prepare for this matter.

If you really don't know anything at the last moment, then you die, that is, you deserve to die.

……

Under the Zhuque Gate, the officials stopped.

The flags are fluttering, and there are many swords and swords.

Wang Jishan, the Qianniu Guard general on the left, and Xue Guwu, the Jinwu Guard general on the right, stood on both sides of the palace gate.

Outside the palace gate, Liu Rengui, Xue Yuanchao, Liu Shenli, Pei Yan, Zhao Renben and others were the leaders.

The ministers and ministers headed by Dou Xuande, Cui Zhidi, Liu Boying, Ouyang Tong, Huang Rensu and others.

The subordinate ministers and young ministers all stood behind him.

The kings stood on the right side, and the generals in the army stood behind the kings.

Among them are General Sun Renshi of the Right Guard, General Shi Jian of the Left Xiaowei, General Wang Xiaojie of the Left Guard, General Qiu Zhenmu of the Right Guard, General Hei Te Changzhi of the Right Guard, General Li Duozuo of the Left Guard, and General Li Duozuo of the Right Guard. In terms of generals, including Gongren and others, more than half of them are generals under Li Xuan's command.

It's a pity that Li Xuan, the right-guard general, is among the kings.

Further to the rear, there are also envoys from various countries, imperial disciples, senior officials and so on.

Everyone bowed their heads in silence, waiting for the court to begin.

"Dong dong dong!" The drum sounded at the fifth watch and the palace door opened wide.

"On the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor comes to court early and all the ministers congratulate him."

As the chamberlain shouted, countless ministers held their hands and walked forward until they entered the Tai Chi Hall.

……

In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Xuan stood in the second row on the right, among the kings, with his head slightly bowed. Wearing a purple python robe, he looked extremely solemn.

Looking around calmly, in the third row on the left, among the ministers, Wang Dezhen, the minister of Huangmen, was there.

The most important thing today is that Zhao Renben becomes an official and Wang Dezhen becomes a third-rank disciple of Tong Zhongshu.

The return of Li Xuan and others to the imperial court at the end of September last year has been delayed until now. The emperor just wanted to give Zhao Renben, who had been presiding over the Zhengdan Dynasty for many years, a dignified start in his official career.

Li Xuan's eyes gently passed over Zhao Renben and landed on Liu Rengui.

After today, when the government resumes business, it will be the time for Liu Rengui to submit his official memorial.

Originally, this memorial should have been submitted to Liu Rengui in September last year after Zhao Renben took office, but it has been delayed until today because of Zhao Renben.

But if you look closely, it may be more because of the rebellion of the King of Yue.

At that time, the emperor had already noticed that the King of Yue was plotting rebellion. Perhaps he had prepared in advance to attack Li Jingxuan, the right servant of Shangshu, so Liu Rengui, the left servant of Shangshu, had to stay.

Liu Rengui may have to wait until Emperor Songshan's enthronement of Zen is over before he can become an official.

At that time, maybe...

A loud shout suddenly came from the door of Tai Chi Hall: "The saint has arrived."

Li Xuan immediately held the ivory wat in both hands, lowered her head and looked at her toes with a solemn expression.

All the officials in the palace bowed their heads and stood bowed.

The emperor, who was dressed in a black gold-rimmed Nine Dragons Nine Chapters and Gun dragon robes, and a white jade twelfth bow on his head, walked to the royal couch on the high platform and sat down with a solemn expression.

Empress Wu, who was wearing a black phoenix robe with golden silk, sat down next to her virtuously.

Li Xian, who is dressed in nine pythons and nine chapters, wearing a black nine-beam crown, stands on the first step of the stairs.

Next is Prime Minister Li Dan.

……

The emperor waved his sleeves, and a thirty-year-old chamberlain, Sheng Dianyi, stood forward with his hands raised, and then shouted loudly: "The saint has arrived, all the ministers salute and come."

Li Xuan immediately followed the kings and took a half step forward, then knelt down on one knee with a solemn expression.

Take off your shoes and unfasten your sword.

He knelt on his knees, bowed profusely, and at the same time shouted: "I pay homage to your majesty, and wish your majesty a long life."

The chamberlain, Sheng Dianyi, solemnly shouted: "Xing!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xuan stood up and stood with the ministers, her hands lowered and her eyes solemn.

The white-haired servant Zhao Renben walked out of the crowd of ministers with a relaxed expression.

Standing in the hall, Zhao Renben bowed and spoke with great energy: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Zhao Renben begins to report that in the first year of Yonglong, the weather will be smooth, the four seasons will turn, the people will be happy, and all businesses will be smooth. I, from all the people in the world, wish your Majesty a long life. "

The emperor sat high on it, his white jade crown swaying gently.

The emperor's eyes lightly passed over the ministers, and every minister felt a sense of heaviness.

There were two major events in the first year of Yonglong. Li Xuan used Luo Xie Dao's army to attack Luo Xue, the capital of Tubo, and escorted the Tibetan leader Chidu Songtsen to Beijing. Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Xiao Dezhao, the minister of war, plotted rebellion.

Two people were implicated. Wu Chengsi, the Minister of Rites, left the capital, and the right servant of the Minister shot Li Jingxuan out of the capital.

Today, the situation in the DPRK is finally about to change drastically.

Li Zhi raised his head slightly, and the chamberlain Sheng Dianyi stood up again...

The rituals of the great dynasty continued one by one.

The servants played the music, the emperor announced the system, the ministers congratulated, a thousand oxen danced in celebration, the states presented auspicious gifts, and the tribes paid tribute.

Today, everything is business as usual.

Tubo has been destroyed, the Turks have surrendered, and no country in the world dares to raise their heads to see the dragon's face.

Finally, Zhao Renben stepped forward again, knelt down in the center of the hall alone, holding a seal in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I congratulate you, the ceremony is over!"

The eyes of all the ministers fell on Zhao Renben at the same time.

On the imperial couch, the emperor spoke softly: "Pei Qing!"

"Here!" Pei Yan stood up and stood on the right side of the ministers, where Zhao Renben had been.

Li Xian stepped forward, took out an imperial edict from the tray held by the waiter on the side, and handed it to Pei Yan.

Pei Yan bowed solemnly, took the imperial edict, then turned around and looked at Zhao Renben, then unfolded the imperial edict and said: "In the second year of Yonglong's reign, at Renwu, the first month of Renyin, on the first day of the first lunar month of Xinhai, the emperor Ruo said:

Yu Xi!

Fang borrowed Jiayou to support him in his old age and begged for advice, but he only had empty thoughts.

He became an official at seventy and was originally an ordinary person.

As for Lu Shang, he expected Yi to assist the Zhou Dynasty, and Zhang Cang expected Hua Hao to look forward to the Han Dynasty.

Talented people are born in this world, and they don't stick to constant etiquette. If they get this heart late, they should be merciful and disciplined.

Attendant, Zhao Renben, the Duke of Yangwu County.

Mr. Gong, he is an old man and has difficulty in physical strength. Now he is in charge of the office and pays homage to the court assembly.

After many years of hard work, he is now awarded the title of Duke of Tianshui and is granted a title of 300 households.

If there is a big event, we must make plans together. Don't send your ministers to inquire about them first. "

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty may live forever." Zhao Renben kowtowed deeply.

Zhao Renben took office, and the eyes of the officials fell on Pei Yan. At this moment, power and position were handed over.

Pei Yan continued to pick up an imperial edict and read: "In the second year of Yonglong, the year of Renwu, the first month of Renyin, and the first day of the first lunar month of Xinhai, the emperor Ruo said:

Yu Xi!

……

Liu Boying, the Minister of Justice, the champion general, and the founding father of Changyi County.

Mr. Gong, he is an old man and has difficulty in physical strength. Now he is in charge of the office and pays homage to the court assembly.

After many years of hard work, he was now awarded the title of the Founding Duke of Shanyang County and granted three hundred households.

If there is a big event, we must make plans together. Don't send your ministers to inquire about them first. "

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Your Majesty may live forever." Liu Boying, who was in his early sixties and tall, walked out with a relaxed expression, and then knelt down and kowtowed in the eyes of the ministers who were extremely surprised.

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who had just taken office for more than a year, has become an official.

Before today, no one was prepared.

(End of this chapter)