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

Chapter 1388 Li Zhi, Empress Wu, and Li Xuan join forces to suppress the family

Li Zhi was sitting in the Penglai Hall and could clearly hear Li Xuan's footsteps stopping before slowly leaving.

With a long sigh, Li Zhi leaned gently against the soft chair.

How could he not know how good his own body was already?

Although Li Xuan was exempted from Shang Yao Fengyu, it was not difficult to see some clues based on Li Xuan's attainments when the two of them came into contact.

Although reluctant, Li Xuan silently accepted it.

This was the emperor's will. Although Li Xuan was worried, she still obeyed respectfully.

Even for Li Zhi's various arrangements in Fanzhou, Li Xuan was trying his best to deal with and make arrangements.

Inadvertently, Li Zhi raised his eyes and looked at the long golden dragon hanging down from the keel in the hall.

Looking at each other, Li Zhi seemed to see his own shadow inside.

Wearing a green robe, his face was calm, his temples were white, and he looked majestic, but his eyes were filled with heavy fatigue.

At his age, no matter how hard he tries to take care of himself, his energy can never keep up.

Immediately, Li Zhi's eyes became sharp, but he calmed down in the blink of an eye.

His eyes were extremely deep, and the whole world seemed to be filled in his eyes.

From Fanzhou to the Western Regions, from the Western Regions to the grasslands, from the grasslands to Jiangnan, and then from Jiangnan to the South China Sea, from the South China Sea around Tianzhu, and from Tianzhu up to Fanzhou.

A perfect circle.

Within the circle, countless people work hard, officials perform their duties, the world is stable, and the people have a good harvest.

Suddenly, Li Zhi's face darkened as he thought of something.

At this moment, there was a sound of slight footsteps.

Li Zhi looked up and immediately saw Empress Wu, wearing a black robe embroidered with gold silk phoenix, walking into the palace.

"Prince Peng has left?" Empress Wu looked around, and finally stood in the palace, stopped slightly, and said, "Your Majesty."

Li Zhi waved his hand, and Empress Wu walked to Li Zhi's side and got down.

Li Zhi then said: "From now on, ten direct descendants of aristocratic families will be transferred to Fanzhou every year. Whether they join the army or are county magistrates, they will all be sent to Fanzhou."

"Yes!" Empress Wu chuckled and nodded, and then said: "Prince Peng still has some means to deal with these guys. If he doesn't go, he won't be able to appoint officials in the future."

Li Zhi nodded calmly and said: "Tell the Yushitai that in the future, any memorials from aristocratic families to impeach King Peng will be suppressed and there is no need to send them over."

"Here!" Empress Wu's expression became serious. This was a bit too much, but fortunately the emperor only mentioned the family members.

Li Zhi looked slightly relaxed, and then said: "Seeing him today shows that he has changed his mind from conquest to governing the people. In the future, he will spend more time suppressing the family members, and his role will be fully demonstrated."

Aristocratic family has always been more than just those two words.

Greedy, cunning, fearful of strength, selfish, weak, and often clinging together.

Li Zhi has been running the government in recent years, and his biggest opponents are actually the children of these aristocratic families.

It is extremely rare for an aristocratic family, even one with five surnames and seven families, to have one talented person among ten people.

The remaining nine people, while supporting this person, used him as a blade to severely scrape off a piece of flesh from the imperial court, and they never tired of it, and the cycle continued.

As the person who wields the blade, I have some restraint on the blade behind my back, but only restraint.

This kind of people can be beneficial or harmful to the government. It depends on the king's choice.

But these people cannot be ignored. Once they are attacked, these people will take advantage of the situation to rebel.

When the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, although it was Yang Guang's own fault, the family's own interests were harmed, and then a group of people attacked him, which was also one of the reasons.

Therefore, since this dynasty, although there have been many marriage alliances between aristocratic families, in fact they have not been used much, and there are even many checks and balances.

"That's right. Although Prince Peng is young, his methods have always been good. There are no fixed rules in Xinping, Fanzhou. No matter how hard you try, nothing bad will happen." Empress Wu smiled.

Li Zhi nodded lightly.

After all, Fanzhou was transformed by Tubo, and no one knew how many people there were truly willing to join the Tang Dynasty.

Let the family members go through some troubles, and then let Li Xuan bring order to things, so that people's hearts will be more subdued.

"Actually, Prince Peng is very different from others." Li Zhi said, "In his heart, as long as the people with household registration are citizens of the Tang Dynasty, they are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. It is precisely because of this that he will try his best to With all your heart.”

Empress Wu nodded and said: "This is righteous thoughts and righteous behavior. No matter what, Fanzhou's affairs are under control."

"Fanzhou, the Western Regions, the grasslands, the southeast, and the South China Sea, don't let anything happen again this year." After a slight pause, Li Zhi said, "Then the rest will be this year's rain."

Empress Wu fell silent. There was a lot of snow this winter. Judging from the method provided by Li Xuan, there must be a lot of rain this year.

This is why when Li Xuan asked why he wanted to be the envoy of Dushui, Empress Wu and the emperor quickly agreed.

After that, they cooperated with the recruitment order in order to recruit more experts who are proficient in water control to devote themselves to water control, so as to avoid big troubles in summer and autumn.

Autumn harvest is one thing, the key is that there is also the emperor's enshrinement.

If there was a major disaster in the area during the year when the emperor granted the title of Zen, the title of Zen would have no meaning.

Especially Empress Wu is still on guard.

After Mount Tai was enshrined, there were successive disasters. Although no one mentioned it, Empress Wu also believed that it was related to the enshrinement.

If there were major disasters before and after the Feng Chan ceremony, it would be heaven and earth that showed the emperor that he should not be granted the Fong Chan state. "Sanlang is based in Chang'an, regulating the two rivers. With Lu Yuanfang and Yuan Jiazuo assisting, there will be no problems." Li Zhi said calmly: "This year's eastward tour, I will bring Silang with me and let him participate more in the repair of Songshan Mountain. "

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded. He knew that the emperor had no other intention, but he just didn't want the two brothers to touch each other.

"As for the governors of various states, let's talk about it after October." After Li Zhi finished speaking, he continued: "..."

……

When Fanzhou entered the memorial hall, Li Xuan was sitting behind the desk, with all the generals standing in front of him.

Li Xuan sketched the last stroke, then put the paper full of writing aside, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, please leave. We will gather at the Golden Light Gate tomorrow at Chenshi. Don't be late... As for tonight, what should I do? Just have fun, it will be difficult to live like this again in the future.”

"Follow the order." Everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, then bowed their hands and left.

It wasn't that they didn't dare to leave before, but they were in awe of Li Xuan, especially those who had just joined him.

Today in the Zichen Palace, when Li Xuan calmly said that he would destroy his country and destroy his writing, many people looked at him in disbelief. No one had done this kind of thing for many years.

After that, Liu Rengui and the emperor sang in harmony. Although it slowed down a little bit, it didn't change at all.

Li Xuan treated Tubo like this, but what about them?

Especially after the emperor summoned everyone, he summoned Li Xuan to Penglai Hall and spoke alone for half an hour.

When he returned to Fanzhou and entered the memorial hall, Li Xuan had been writing something for a while, and there was no guarantee that it was not what the emperor said.

At this time, Li Xuan told them to leave without saying a word. If anyone dared to leave, they would be in real trouble if some emperor's decree came out.

Looking at Qiu Zhenmu and Yan Tao who were a few steps behind, Li Xuan smiled and waved her hands. The two immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then left.

Li Xuan was the only one left in the hall.

He lowered his head and looked at the densely written paper in front of him. As expected by others, it was indeed what the emperor said to him.

He also deliberately let others see these things.

After arriving in Fanzhou, some ruthless means are necessary to knead the entire Fanzhou into one.

Li Xuan raised her head and sighed softly: "The infinite Xiaojia Temple in the south of the Yangtze River has never been the same as Baiyun."

He didn't want to see Fanzhou become the residences of countless aristocratic families, and then divide his rights into pieces, so Li Xuan's purpose was to use all means to deal with them.

After packing up her things, Li Xuan put on her cloak and walked out of the lobby. Looking at the people still packing up in the courtyard, she nodded, got on her horse and rode towards her home.

……

In the back house of Prince Peng's Mansion.

Li Xuan pushed the swing gently, and Xia'er sat on it and giggled. Several other sons stood aside, looking at Xia'er with envy, but soon it was the next one's turn.

Before I knew it, it was almost night.

Li Xuan then sent her children, who were tired from playing, into their rooms one by one, and stayed in Pei Shitong's room until almost midnight before returning to Liu Jinyu's room.

After washing for a while, Li Xuan went to bed gently.

As soon as he lay down, Liu Jinyu leaned over and said, "Husband."

"Well!" Li Xuan lowered his head, looked at his wife in his arms, and whispered: "My husband has been away for a year, and everything in the family depends on you."

"Yeah!" Liu Jinyu nodded lightly.

"Although the foreign government has a long history, you must keep the core right." Li Xuan said softly: "If everything can be delayed until the end of the year smoothly, there is no need to worry about anything. If it cannot be delayed until the end of the year, there is no need to be too nervous. "

Speaking of this, Li Xuan whispered: "If something really happens and no one else can help, go to Pan Shizheng. If something really happens to Xia'er, Maoshan will be involved."

Liu Jinyu's expression suddenly relaxed. It was indeed true. Zhong Daoren was a disciple of Maoshan, and Songshan was Pan Shizheng's territory.

If Xia'er really appears in Songshan, Li Xuan and the others won't be able to deal with the emperor, but they can clean up Maoshan in anger, which is more than enough.

As long as Master Pan is found in advance to intervene, then even if Xia'er is the one to start the furnace, nothing will happen.

Liu Jinyu was completely relieved, and then whispered to Li Xuan: "Husband, let's have another child."

Li Xuan felt Liu Jinyu's trembling and knew in her heart that what happened this time really scared her.

Not to mention him, even Li Xuan himself almost plotted regicide when he first heard about this incident.

Fortunately, the situation was not as tense as they expected, and the situation became better.

Now it is enough to just continue to pay attention to the news from Wu Chengsi and King Yue, and to keep track of the progress of the alchemy at any time.

Li Xuan smiled, nodded slightly and said, "Okay!"

……

Liu Jinyu's deep breathing sounded in Li Xuan's ears, and she was already asleep.

Li Xuan carefully put his wife into his arms, and then looked at the darkness above his head, his expression becoming calmer and calmer.

In the current situation, everyone thought he was leaving, and he was indeed leaving.

However, under the current situation, how to keep abreast of the news of Chang'an and Luoyang at any time and make the fastest response at any time when people are three thousand miles away is the most important thing.

For him, the real challenge will come soon, and before that, he needs to be prepared for everything.

After this year, he won't have time anymore.

(End of this chapter)