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

Chapter 1410 Princess Fuchang, the Emperor is furious

The huge dragon boat slowly headed towards the Ziwei Palace in Luoyang.

The setting sun casts a beautiful reflection on the Luo River.

The emperor stood at the front, the warm summer wind blowing on his body, making him feel extremely comfortable.

A fast horse chased from the shore at great speed, and immediately, an express message was delivered to Empress Wu.

"Your Majesty, Princess Fuchang is ill." Empress Wu walked to the emperor's side and whispered.

Li Zhi turned his head, frowned and looked at Empress Wu and asked, "Is Princess Fuchang sick?"

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded, looked at the newspaper again, and then said with certainty: "I have a slight fever, but I'm better after taking medicine."

"Is it related to her being in the palace these days? Sometimes, I feel that she is very cautious." Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

"Perhaps, Princess Fuchang is seven years old after all. She no longer understands nothing like she did when she was a child. Too many people will tell her to be careful." Empress Wu nodded lightly, thinking of Xia'er's little child. Empress Wu also felt distressed by the adult-like appearance.

"Let the people from Shang Yao Bureau go over and take a look and report if there is anything." Li Zhi asked seriously.

"Yes!" After a slight pause, Empress Wu said: "A doctor from Imperial College has written to ask Your Majesty to adopt Princess Fuchang as his adopted daughter and call her Princess Fuchang."

"Damn it." Li Zhi suddenly slapped the edge of the boat hard and said in a cold voice: "I am not a deceitful king from ancient times. For the sake of my own affairs, I robbed my brother's daughter. He should be punished, Mei Niang. Pass the decree and send people to Qianzhou to be professors of state studies...Wait a minute, is this not the method of the newly appointed Imperial Master?"

"It shouldn't be him." Empress Wu frowned slightly and said, "According to the investigation, it has nothing to do with him, but it's hard to say because there are many children from the imperial family."

"Yeah!" Li Zhi snorted coldly and said, "It must be them, but they just used a more tactful method. They sent an order to transfer the governor of the camp, Shi Zhangxuanyu, to be the governor of Beizhou."

"The Boling Zhang family's encounter with Zhang Xuan." Empress Wu immediately understood Li Zhi's methods.

Although the Boling Zhang family and the Boling Cui family are both in Boling, the relationship between the two parties is not good.

In particular, the Boling Cui family is one of the most powerful families in the world. The other families in Boling County are either subordinate to the Cui family, or they are completely opposite to the Cui family.

The Boling Zhang family is naturally the latter, but it is just that they have had a hard time supporting themselves under the pressure of the Cui family for many years.

"Yeah!" Li Zhi nodded and said: "If Zhang Xuanyu was born in Boling, I would let him go back to Boling to be the governor. It is the same now when he goes to Beizhou. The Cui family of Qinghe is also a descendant of the Cui family, so it will be fine Suppress it."

"I leave this matter to my concubine." Empress Wu nodded and said, "Xiang Zhang seems to be recuperating in Qinghe. The Boling Zhang family is also somewhat related to the long history of Qinghe, which may be used."

"Yes!" Li Zhi responded, and Empress Wu immediately turned around to deal with it.

There were five surnames and seven families. The emperor chose the Bolingcui family as the target of suppression because compared to other families, the Bolingcui family had a prime minister and a minister in the court.

Cut off the branches and leaves first, and then start with the trunk. The emperor's thinking was very clear.

Looking at Ziwei Palace getting closer and closer, Li Zhi's expression gradually calmed down.

Every time he came to Luoyang, he could feel an inexplicable sense of relief.

Being in Luoyang gave him the feeling of standing on the outside and seeing everything clearly.

Chang'an, Chang'an.

More than a century after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an's dense network of contacts had long weighed on his shoulders like a mountain.

Even though Li Zhi was the emperor, every time he made a decision, he had to face resistance from all aspects.

Some people even do it unconsciously and subconsciously, but such resistance exists and is very huge.

Especially when there are aristocratic families pulling the strings behind the scenes, they are even better at these tricks.

Only in Luoyang could he get rid of these, then look back, carefully focus on every key position, and make a decision calmly and decisively.

Only in this way can the entire empire be effectively controlled.

It was only after arriving in Luoyang that he felt that his health would be much better.

Looking eastward, Pei Xingjian's hidden field cleanup in Shandong was proceeding smoothly, but in Hebei, Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing, and Beimen bachelor's movements were relatively slow.

Hebei is a gathering place for aristocratic families. The Cui family of Qinghe, the Li family of Zhaojun, the Cui family of Boling, and the Lu family of Fanyang have their power all over Hebei.

It was not easy to track down Yin Tian, ​​which the emperor could understand, but the North Gate bachelor did not come up with any means to impress him, which really disappointed him.

Perhaps King Peng should be sent to Hebei in the future.

Thinking of Li Xuan, Li Zhi smiled inexplicably. He could fully imagine Li Xuan's method of tracking down Yin Tian.

First, he arrested several direct descendants of aristocratic families on illegal charges, and then forced them to form an alliance under the city.

After getting more evidence, hunt down a certain family to death and completely take over that family's world.

Then use this as a threat to force other families to release their fields.

If he was given enough power, it would not take him more than three months to conduct an inventory of Hidden Fields in the Ten Prefectures.

But at this time, the situation in Fanzhou is still more serious. If the Western Turks cannot solve it as soon as possible, Li Zhi does not mind transferring Li Xuan to the Western Regions.

The dragon boat moved forward slowly and finally stopped in front of Tianjin Bridge.

The emperor entered Ziwei Palace, and Li Yi sat guarding the palace gate.

Countless palaces and maids were busy until the moon was at the top of the sky, and then they became completely quiet.

……

The moon is high in the sky, and the moonlight is like water.

Above Luozhehong Mountain, the bright disk-like moon hangs in the clear night sky.

Li Xuan was dressed in black brocade clothes, with a long black sheath sword hanging from her waist, standing on the top of the palace.

The Red Palace was dark, without any lights. But the bright moon above the head seemed to be within reach, illuminating everything very clearly.

Li Xuan looked around. Plains, mountains, rivers, and everything within a radius of dozens of miles all appeared clearly in his sight.

In a place that is even more distant and out of sight, the entire fifteen states and seventy counties of Luoshe Road are all in his hands.

Li Xuan turned around, pressed her hand on the hilt of the sword, and looked in the direction of Chang'an, her expression getting colder and colder.

The emperor clearly knew that Xia'er's so-called luck was not of much help to him, but he still used her to fool the world, without even thinking about the serious consequences that this matter might bring to Xia'er.

Perhaps in the eyes of the emperor, this situation can help the emperor, and they themselves should feel lucky.

Li Xuan looked up at the sky. Behind the bright moonlight were bright stars that ordinary people could not see.

Entering the Ziwei Palace, the Ziwei star becomes brighter and brighter, even too bright.

Li Xuan's expression was calm and calm. Considering the emperor's current physical condition, he seemed to be stable now, but it was just a reflection of his past.

More potential deep within the body is overdrawn.

If he really used Zhong Lu Yan Ming Dan in the future, he might have been able to survive, but after all the accidents now, this possibility is rapidly decreasing.

Especially now, the aristocratic families have used more methods, which are increasingly affecting the emperor's mood.

The emperor's time is running out.

Turning around, Li Xuan walked directly off the roof of the Red Palace.

On the Red Mountain under the moonlight, there are right guard soldiers dressed in black and black armor everywhere.

All are loyal soldiers from Nanchang.

Li Xuan walked down the Red Mountain and returned to the Luoxue Road at the foot of the mountain to appease the envoy.

Li Zhu came over quickly and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang is here, and Mr. Yu is with him."

"It seems that he has received the news." Li Xuan sighed and said, "Okay, let's go see him."

Li Xuan stepped towards the central hall, never letting go of the Eight-sided Han Sword on her waist.

In the central hall, Yu Ze was drinking tea with Zhang Daan and chatting in a low voice about some official matters.

Crisp footsteps sounded, and Yu Ze and Zhang Daan stood up at the same time.

Li Xuan walked into the hall, nodded to Zhang Daan, and said, "Sorry, Mr. Zhang, Xuan was just dealing with some letters from other sources."

"I am the one who apologizes to you." Zhang Daan handed over his hands and said seriously: "I shouldn't have disturbed the prince late at night, but there are some things..."

"It doesn't matter." Li Xuan waved her hand, looked around and said, "Mr. Zhang, should we talk here or go to the study."

Zhang Daan fell silent, and after a moment, he sighed softly and said, "Just here, there's nothing shameful about it."

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, please take a seat." Li Xuan walked under the nave, sat on the short couch on the left side, looked at Zhang Daan, and said calmly: "Xuan knows what Mr. Zhang wants to say, but there is nothing that Xuan can do about that matter." It’s a place to help, and Mr. Zhang understands that if Xuan takes action, not only will he not be helping him, but he will be harmed. "

He, who, deposed the crown prince Li Xian.

Zhang Daan nodded softly and said a little tiredly: "On the day he left the capital, the consort went to see him. He told the consort that he wanted to live a peaceful life for the rest of his life. Therefore, the official wanted to ask the prince for help. , don’t let anyone enter Bazhou to disturb him.”

Li Xuan fell silent, and then he sighed softly and said: "It's okay to kill people, but I need to report this matter to His Majesty, and the relevant actions will be handed over to Li Changshi. After all, he is a secret guard. People, he uses the palace's weapons to snipe and kill, and it will be enough for me to make some moves in private."

With Zhang Daan's prestige, it would be easy to prevent people related to the East Palace from going to see Li Xuan, and at this time, no one would think of going to see Li Xian.

The people who are interested in Li Xian at this time are those who want to take advantage of him.

Once such a person gets close to Li Xian, Li Xian will probably die.

When the time comes, the people who kill him will not only be the emperor and Empress Wu, but also Li Xian.

Yes, even Li Xian, when he and Li Xian are on completely opposite positions, only one of the two brothers can survive.

Therefore, for Li Xian, Li Xuan, who can exert great power in Shu, is the only person Zhang Daan can ask for.

"In that case, I would like to thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Daan stood up and bowed deeply to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan waved her hands, her expression calmed down, and then looked at Zhang Daan and said: "Mr. Zhang, it's not just him who needs to be quiet now, but also others. His Majesty is touring the east, and the prince is in power. I hope that everyone else can Calm down and cooperate with His Highness to get things done this year."

Zhang Daan fell silent. After a moment, he looked up at Li Xuan and said sternly: "What about next year?"

"Let's talk about next year's matters next year." Li Xuan shook his head, and then added: "They should know that they can't go back, but in the local area, I guarantee that if there is enough ability, the governor of a state is not a problem, maybe In the future... let’s see who can wait.”

Li Xian was deposed. Although the emperor generously pardoned many people, their futures were completely ruined.

It is not as good as Xue Yuanchao's son Xue Guan, Li Xian's prince Sheren, he will only be a fifth-rank official in his life.

There are many of these people. If they are willing to surrender to Li Xian, they may have a good chance, but if they want to return to the center, it is absolutely impossible with Empress Wu here.

After many years of taking advantage of the opportunity, this group of people has quietly united again.

Although these people's power has shrunk horribly, they are, after all, the direct descendants of major families, and some are even the eldest sons, so their influence cannot be ignored.

Zhang Daan, who is now the governor of Fanzhou, is the most powerful and influential figure among them.

Especially he was following Li Xuan, who had great influence on the prince.

Once the prince becomes capable, the entire power in the world will be reorganized and they will have their chance.

"Okay!" Zhang Daan finally nodded.

(End of this chapter)