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

Chapter 1404: The disease has reached the bone marrow, so there is no need to ask

Prince Peng's Mansion, in the middle hall.

Liu Jinyu handed Xia'er to the maid and whispered: "Let Concubine Pei take good care of the princess."

"Here!" The maid bowed slightly and walked quickly toward the backyard with Xia'er in her arms.

Liu Jinyu watched her daughter disappear, then turned around, walked to Liu Rengui who was sitting at the head, poured him a cup of tea herself, and then said softly: "Aweng, at this time, Xia'er is still in the palace. I have been waiting for half a month, what if I do something wrong and offend His Majesty?"

Since the emperor is fine now, Liu Jinyu is not worried that the emperor will involve Xia'er and alchemy.

But Xia'er grew up in the palace after all, and the rules of the palace are very different.

Although there were Su Zang and Zhou Sheng in the family who came out of the palace in the early years, and Pei Shitong also stayed in the palace a few years ago, she was not in front of the emperor after all.

Now that the emperor is ill, and he has many secrets that are not allowed to be seen by outsiders, Xia'er will be in trouble if she really sees something she shouldn't.

Liu Rengui held the tea cup, took a sip lightly, and then said: "Today in the East Palace, everything you did was enough to show that Your Majesty is sane enough. In this way, Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping is watching, and Li Yi is sitting at the palace gate. There are still me and the prince sitting in the palace, and your husband is watching from afar in Fanzhou. Even if there is anything wrong, your majesty will tolerate it. "

Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Liu Rengui, the worry in her eyes not diminishing at all.

"Alas!" Liu Rengui sighed softly, put the tea cup in his hand on the table, and then said: "Now that His Majesty is ill, the Queen has more political affairs to deal with. She doesn't have time to go to Penglai Palace on weekdays, so she doesn't have time to go to Penglai Palace at all. Don’t worry about what will happen.”

Liu Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

Liu Rengui couldn't help but shook his head slightly. Liu Jinyu was never worried about the emperor, but Empress Wu.

When Zhao Qi was in the palace, he died in the hands of Empress Wu.

Now that Xia'er has entered the palace, it is true that the emperor is sober enough, but who knows what others will think, if Xia'er really died in the palace...

The most the emperor could do was to throw out two scapegoats lightly, and then persuade Li Xuan to settle down and have a few more children in the future.

"You always think too much. After all, Princess Fuchang has a reputation for good luck. If something happens to her in the palace, it means that her good luck cannot suppress His Majesty's injury. The government and the public will inevitably worry about His Majesty's health. Whether it will not get better, or whether it will get worse, it will affect the government at that time, which is the most terrifying thing. "

Liu Rengui put down his tea cup, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty and the Queen are so smart, even if Xia'er really makes a mistake, they will treat it as nothing."

Liu Rengui knew the emperor and Empress Wu better than almost all the courtiers in the court.

Xia'er will not have any problems during the half month she is in the palace.

Even if there is really a problem, others will pretend they don't see it at all.

Liu Rengui still has such confidence, not to mention...

Liu Rengui raised his head and looked at Liu Jinyu: "What happened to the list I asked you to prepare before?"

"It's ready." Liu Jinyu restrained her expressions, picked up the chapter on the table and handed it over, saying: "Aweng, these are the old troops who followed Aweng to conquer Silla, and the outstanding young people in their family. On the list of seniors, there are some who are doing well and some who are not."

"There are also those who follow King Peng on the battlefield." Liu Rengui took this chapter and looked up at Liu Jinyu with a funny look.

"Yes." Liu Jinyu nodded and said, "My husband has been fighting in Western Xinjiang in recent years. Half of the right guard cavalry under his command are soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River."

Liu Rengui paused his hand slightly and said softly: "Is it the Hangzhou Navy?"

"Yes!" Liu Jinyu stood aside with hands tied and whispered: "Captain Ji of the Hangzhou Navy has been helping my husband train men. Over the years, he has served as the governor of Hangzhou, the governor of Yuezhou, and the governor of Yangzhou. There was also cooperation from the Ministry of War, so everything went smoothly.”

"This must have started when King Peng was training troops in Hangzhou." Liu Rengui sighed softly.

Ji Xiao, the captain of the Hangzhou Navy, was his old subordinate. He had stayed in Hangzhou these years because of his family and did not go to other places to serve.

However, in the navy, there was no war in the Tang Dynasty. If you want to be transferred to other places, it is not easy to get a good position.

Not to mention, there are countless people who are coveting the lucrative position of Captain of the Hangzhou Navy.

However, Ji Xiao had a close relationship with Liu Rengui, and had a very good relationship with two ministers of the Ministry of War and three governors of Hangzhou. He even had connections with the entire Jiangnan family behind his back. It was not easy to get his position.

……

Liu Jinyu picked up the teapot, poured a cup for Liu Rengui, and said, "My husband has transferred three batches of personnel from Hangzhou over the years. The first batch went directly to the Right Guard, the second batch was the main force of the Right Guard Navy, and the third batch supplemented the Right Leading Army Guard, the Left Guard, and the Right Garrison Guard. The other Left and Right Guards are not easy to get."

"The Turkic cavalry on the left guard and the Tuyuhun cavalry on the right are naturally not easy." Liu Rengui looked sideways at Liu Jinyu and frowned: "Leading the military guard on the right?"

"Yes, in recent years, the right leading army guard has been the main combat force after the left guard, and has suffered quite a lot of losses. Therefore, in addition to the right guard, the main supplements are the right leading army guard. As for the left guard, in addition to the navy, the supplementary Except for some Jiangnan soldiers, the others are all descendants of Yongzhou." Liu Jinyu explained in a low voice.

Liu Rengui shook his head, frowned, and continued to ask: "The right leading military guard?"

Liu Jinyu was helpless and could only say: "In recent years, many people have retired from the army for various reasons and transferred to other places. Some have returned to Hangzhou, some have gone to Yangzhou, some have even served in Chang'an, Luoyang, and naturally some have served in Changzhou. of."

Liu Rengui sighed softly and said: "Changzhou, He Zhizhang, Zhuge Minghui, Yuan Wei, these three are still serving as county magistrates in Changzhou. Changzhou only has six counties, and he accounts for half of them. Others include county magistrates and county captains. , I am afraid half of them are in his hands." Liu Jinyu lowered his head slightly and continued: "There is nothing we can do about it. There are not many people under the command of Duke Yan who can be transferred to local governments. Even less."

The right-leading Army General Li Jinxing, although there are many talented people under his command, most of them serve in the governor's office and the governor's office. For the county magistrates below, no one wants to go anywhere except Qugou and Xinghai.

Especially after the waterway leading to Hezhou was abolished, there were fewer people working in Tongren, Zeku, Guinan and other places. In the final analysis, they were still Li Xuan's original staff.

"If I were still in charge of Shangshu Province, I might as well give him some advice, but now... I tell him to keep a low profile." Liu Rengui pressed his eyebrows.

He resigned as Shangshu Zuopushe, and Li Xuan was transferred to Fanzhou, which was almost a matter of front and back.

Before Liu Rengui could figure out the situation, he had already been transferred from Shangshu Province.

"Don't worry, Ah Weng, everything will be done in accordance with the imperial system and there won't be any problems." Liu Jinyu nodded lightly, but to be honest, it is not easy to shake the situation in Changzhou.

The key is that now, almost all eyes are on Chang'an.

Even if there were people who cared about Li Xuan, most of them looked at Fanzhou.

Don't realize the risks at all.

Even Liu Rengui just asked and shook his head behind him.

After all, Li Xuan was loyal to the emperor and risked his life; he was loyal to the prince and tried his best to plan.

Even though there seems to be some layout now, it is just in case.

But now, the crown prince has succeeded to the throne and is almost unshakable.

……

Liu Rengui stood up with this chapter in his hand, glanced at the door, and asked, "I heard that why we asked Rendu Water Supervisor and transferred many people from Yangzhou and Hangzhou, these people?"

"Well!" Liu Jinyu nodded lightly and said: "Why do you think there is no foundation in the water supervision of the capital? We can only call on craftsmen and sergeants who are good at hydraulic engineering in Jiangnan. Only in this way can we smoothly open up river channels and reduce floods. These are all for the sake of the country." Tang Shuhua, the worst thing is that after the matter is over, just let them go back to their respective places. "

"Haha!" Liu Rengui couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said, "It's not that easy."

Liu Jinyu couldn't help being slightly stunned.

Liu Rengui walked to the central hall, looked at the deep night above his head, and said softly: "Why did your husband push for any water prison this time? He wanted to take advantage of this flood to raise the entire water prison." Level plan, by that time, there will be more vacancies for the Water Supervisors, and they will keep them all. "

"There is still this matter?" Liu Jinyu was extremely surprised, looked at Liu Rengui, and said: "My husband has never told Sanniang this... But having said that, it is not a bad thing if it really happens. There has been a lot of rain in recent years, and everywhere The ditches are already too silted up, so it’s a good thing to have the city’s water supervisor manage them in a unified manner.”

"Ha!" Liu Rengui chuckled, and Liu Jinyu's last sentence revealed his trap.

However, Liu Rengui immediately sighed and said: "What he is doing in Fanzhou now is to repair the river channel and make a plan to pass through Shuzhong. Once successful, his prestige in the water channel will greatly increase. It's hard to say now. What will happen in the future?" When he returns to Chang'an, he will have great prestige in the court, even if he is a minister of state."

Liu Rengui's current role in flood control was just pushed to the front desk by the emperor.

Before him, Li Xuan was already trying to get through the sky and sewers with the help of He Yiqiu.

"The Imperial College, the General Supervisor, and the entire Ministry of Works will all be under his influence." Liu Rengui looked sideways at Liu Jinyu and said softly: "Huang Rensu, the Minister of Works, was also promoted from the Dushui Supervisor."

"If Aweng really wants to say this, it would be better to say that my husband's influence in the Ministry of War is also great. After all, he is the right-guard general, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has been allocating food and grass for the army over the years, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs has dispatched personnel." Liu Jinyu He glanced at Liu Rengui angrily, and the direction of his words became more and more biased.

"No, your husband's real prestige lies in the Ministry of Punishment, in Dali Temple." Liu Rengui sighed softly and looked into the deep night: "Everywhere he went in these years, he erected a monument of eternal emblems, and many people in Dali Temple followed suit. , Duan Baoxuan is now the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and I don’t know how many people have been transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, which has a profound impact. "

Liu Jinyu finally fell silent and said softly: "Ah Weng, in the final analysis, they are just the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Punishment, under the six ministries. And if my husband becomes the prince of the country in the future and teaches the world, it is normal."

"Teaching the world?" Liu Rengui sighed softly, stretched out his right hand forward, and a drop of rain fell on his palm.

Extremely cold.

Shaking his head, he turned to look at Liu Jinyu and whispered: "Early tomorrow morning, the deposed prince will leave for Bazhou. There will be no one in Prince Peng's palace to see him off."

Liu Jinyu suddenly became awe-struck, and then nodded: "Don't worry, Aweng, my granddaughter will save you."

"Okay, it's time for me to go back." Liu Rengui shook his head and walked outside.

"Why can't we leave after the rain stops?" Liu Jinyu hurriedly caught up and persuaded Liu Rengui to stay.

"I'm afraid the rain won't stop for a while, but it won't be too heavy." Liu Rengui looked up and said with a smile, "You forgot, Aweng has also been on the battlefield for a long time."

"Well, then, please be careful." Liu Jinyu put Liu Rengui on the carriage and called for people to put on the harness.

Liu Rengui got into the carriage, looked at Liu Jinyu for the last time, and said, "A lot of people have seen your husband's affairs before, and maybe someone is ready to trick him, but now, everyone has changed their minds."

Liu Jinyu's face suddenly became solemn. Who is going to trick his husband?
(End of this chapter)