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

Chapter 1419 At the end of October, the emperor’s secret decree
There is snow falling in October and the plum blossoms in Luoyang are fragrant.

In Jade Dragon Garden, Liu Jinyu stood in front of the window, looking at the falling snowflakes above his head, and said softly: "One autumn rain and one cold, one winter snow and one cold."

After speaking, Liu Jinyu's face showed a trace of sarcasm, and then she couldn't help but feel worried.

Behind him, Pei Shitong was sitting on the bed, holding Xia'er in his arms. He looked up at Liu Jinyu and whispered: "Winter is very difficult for the elderly, especially when they have to travel a long way to catch up... This time is also good. Good luck, my mother-in-law doesn’t have to travel hard to Luoyang.”

Liu Jinyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, with a trace of luck on his face.

The biggest benefit this time is that Ouyang, Princess Peng's concubine, is exempted from participating in the Zen ceremony.

You must know that the Feng Chan ceremony is not only in the cold winter of the first month, but also requires hiking up Songshan Mountain. If there is even the slightest chance, the consequences will be disastrous.

But the mother-in-law is like this, and the emperor is in poor health...

……

"Now that the palace is headed by my husband, if anything happens, it will be up to you and me to handle it together, so there is no need to trouble my mother and concubine."

Liu Jinyu turned around slowly, her eyes fell on Xia'er, and then said with a hint of worry: "I don't know what will happen this time?"

"Isn't it that His Majesty hasn't summoned Xia'er to the palace? Besides, my husband also said not to worry too much." After a slight pause, Pei Shitong looked at Liu Jinyu and said, "Compared with Chang'an, Luoyang has some advantages. My family is in Ziwei Palace. , more than in Taiji Palace and Daming Palace.”

Liu Jinyu nodded slightly. Pei Shitong was talking about the people who stayed after the filial emperor Li Hong died of illness.

Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and Luoyang was just the companion capital.

The most trusted people around the emperor were those who would follow him from Chang'an to Luoyang and then back to Chang'an from Luoyang every year.

Secondly, there are the old people in Chang'an Palace. After all, there are not many people in Luoyang as the capital.

The emperor left Chang'an, but Chang'an was still the capital of the Tang Dynasty and the place with the most powerful people in the entire Tang Dynasty.

But the emperor left Luoyang. Luoyang was just an ordinary city, and most of the dignitaries who had stayed temporarily had to go to Chang'an.

Although Luoyang is a companion capital, once there is no emperor, it is actually not much different from Taiyuan, the northern capital.

The status of the palace servants in Luoyang Palace is not high.

Especially after the emperor left Luoyang, no one cared about their movements at all.

"After honoring the emperor's death, some of the palace residents in the East Palace were released from the palace, some were sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and some still stayed in the East Palace."

After a slight pause, Pei Shitong shook his head and said, "In the past few years, the situation of these people has not been very good. Later, after my sister got the Prince of Linzi County, these people got in touch with the palace again and occasionally passed on news."

Liu Jinyu frowned and said, "These people can't be trusted, right?"

"Yes!" Pei Shitong nodded and said: "Those who were really willing to follow my sister later arrived at the Linzi County Prince's Mansion. As for the other people, most of them cannot be trusted. However, it is okay to occasionally convey some unimportant news, and from now on They can also select some people to listen to, especially those who have relatives outside. "

Liu Jinyu nodded. There were very few people in the palace who could grow from young to old.

Especially the palace ladies. Every ten years, the palace will release a group of palace ladies out of the palace, and the only way out for these people is to return to their hometowns.

So anyone who has relatives, as long as they catch these relatives, they can be controlled immediately.

As long as they are not allowed to assassinate the emperor and occasionally spy and pass on some information, there will still be no problem.

But you need to be careful and keep it secret at the same time.

At least when spreading news, you cannot let them know the true purpose of the news you are spreading.

Many times, what really makes a difference is just one or two words in the eyes of thoughtful people.

Sometimes even if others see the content, they don’t know what the information is.

However, after the emperor came to Luoyang, this kind of thing should be stopped as much as possible.

Whether they are secret guards or internal guards, they are definitely not easy to mess with.

"Then in a few days, after the house is tidied up, we will go visit Princess Dai." Liu Jinyu raised her eyebrows and said softly: "There are some things that Princess Dai knows more about than we do."

After all, Pei Shiqian was once the crown prince of Li Hong and the daughter-in-law of the emperor and Empress Wu. She knew more about the palace, Empress Wu and the emperor than Liu Jinyu.

Maybe even more than Li Xuan.

Moreover, with Pei Shitong here, the relationship between Prince Peng's Mansion and Linzi County Prince's Mansion is already close.

Coupled with the fact that the Prince of Linzi County adopted Emperor Li Hong as his heir, Li Xuan also made great efforts in this matter.

The relationship between the two families is even more different.

Especially since Li Xuan is not here now, Liu Jinyu went to visit Pei Shiqian. With Pei Shitong here, no one would have any different opinions.

Even if there is one, Liu Jinyu also wants to see who is so "concerned" about Prince Peng's Mansion.

Over the years, Liu Jinyu has indeed learned a lot from Li Xuan.

"Okay!" Pei Shitong nodded in agreement.

……

The carriage swayed and headed towards Linzi County Prince's Mansion.

In the carriage, Liu Jinyu and Pei Shitong were sitting on both sides, with Xia'er, Zhao'er, Ming'er, and Chang'er all huddled in their arms.

Outside the carriage, more than a dozen guards in black with swords were closely guarding them, and at the same time, they pushed away the people who occasionally approached.

Looking at the situation outside, Liu Jinyu couldn't help but shake her head and said, "It's a pity that Song Jing is in Henan County. Otherwise, arranging the trip would be much smoother."

The biggest arrangement of Prince Peng's palace in Luoyang is Song Jing, the county magistrate of Henan.

This position was previously occupied by Yao Chong.

After Yao Chong was transferred away, Song Jing took over.

The connections Yao Chong left in Henan County were successfully inherited by Song Jing.

These connections are not only in Henan County, but also in Jinwuwei. After all, in the early years, Yao Yi was the chief of the Jinwu Guards, and Yao Chong also served as the Jinwu Guards for a period of time.

Especially now that Yao Yi has become the governor and Yao Chong has become the imperial censor, the relationship between them and Jin Wuwei is not estranged, but closer.

Compared with Yao Chong, Song Jing and Liu Jinyu have a closer relationship because Song Jing's grandfather was Liu Rengui's old subordinate.

Even when Song Jing entered Beijing, it was Liu Jinyu's operation. Later, Liu Jinyu introduced Song Jing to Li Xuan.

Therefore, Song Jing is often faster in executing Liu Jinyu's matters.

In particular, many Jinwu Guards also have good relations with Song Jing. After all, Song Jing and Yao Chong still stand behind Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was once the general of Zuo Jinwu's guard. In addition to Cheng Chubi, Qin Shandao, Qin Ming, Cui Ding, and Zhao Gong had a closer relationship with Li Xuan.

Pei Shitong frowned slightly, turned to look at Liu Jinyu in surprise, and said, "Third sister, don't you know, my family also has someone in Luoyang County."

"Huh?" Liu Jinyu suddenly raised her head and stared at Pei Shitong in surprise. She really didn't know about this.

Pei Shitong then smiled bitterly and said: "When Aye was here, the policemen in Luoyang County had a good relationship with him. Later, when Shitong married into the palace, the palace also had a relationship with these people, and even one of them He was also pushed to the position of being the head catcher, but this kind of person is generally not looked down upon in officialdom.”

After all, arresting a head is still an official.

When the Ministry of Personnel conducts inspections, they will not inspect the head arresters at all. The same is true for most other ministries and yamen.

But these are not necessarily useless, and may even be more useful.

"The agents, bookkeepers, and secretaries of each room are the ones who really have real power. Anyone who wants to do something can't avoid them." At this point, Liu Jinyu closed his eyes slightly and said: "These people, Most people really don’t pay much attention to them. With them around, it will be more convenient when doing things.”

Liu Jinyu now understands how powerful her husband is.

Chang'an Wannian, Henan Luoyang, everywhere, manpower has been deployed silently.

And some things she knew, some things Pei Shitong knew, but some things neither of them knew.

This method is indeed extraordinary.

……

In Linzi County Prince's Mansion, Li Guangren, who was almost three years old, saw so many brothers and sisters who were almost young for the first time. Xia'er led a few of them to play.

Mrs. Pei looked at the children playing together, turned to Liu Jinyu, and said, "Ren'er hasn't been so happy for a long time."

"Sister, if you have nothing to do, take Prince Linzi out for a walk. You won't have to stay at home for long." Pei Shitong gently held Pei's hand, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"For those who are widowed, it is better not to go out and get involved in right and wrong." Ms. Pei shook his head slightly, with a trace of sadness on his face.

Liu Jinyu nodded slightly and looked at Pei. She was wearing a black skirt. She had a plump figure and a pretty face. She looked to be only a year or two older than herself.

In fact, this was also true. Pei was only fourteen years old when she married Emperor Xiaojing.

That time was exactly ten years ago.

Hey, isn't that the same age as my husband, one year older than me?

After restraining the ridiculous thoughts that suddenly flashed through his mind, Liu Jinyu asked in a low voice: "Princess, there is nothing in the palace to say about the matter of being granted Zen status, right?"

"There is no news." Mrs. Pei breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "There is no news. It means that we, mother and son, do not need to go to Songshan with us, and His Majesty will not be troubled by it."

Although Li Guangren is already Li Hong's heir, in the final analysis, he is still Li Hong's son.

It's hard to say what the emperor and Empress Wu would think after seeing Li Guangren. If anything happened, it would be troublesome.

Therefore, if you can prevent the emperor and Empress Wu from seeing Li Guangren, it is best not to let them see him.

"By the way, why did Prince Peng come back? This time, he will be at the front of the list, right?" Pei changed the topic slightly and landed directly on Li Xuan.

Liu Jinyu didn't pay attention, nodded and said: "We should be setting off soon. As for the matter of Feng Chan, even if he is ahead, he must be behind King Zheng."

After all, King Si Zheng is Li Xuan's cousin, and Li Xuan still has to talk about this point of filial piety.

"That's good. When conferring the title of Zen, you can't be too far forward." Mrs. Pei nodded slightly towards Liu Jinyu with a solemn gaze.

Liu Jinyu was stunned for a moment and wrote down this sentence. She knew that Pei did not say this sentence to herself, but to Li Xuan.

Subconsciously, Liu Jinyu's eyes fell on Pei.

Hands are like catkins, skin is like creamy fat, collar is like grub, teeth are like gourd rhinoceros, gnat's head is moth eyebrows, smile is charming, and eyes are beautiful.

What a pretty girl.

……

At dusk, Pei Shitong and Liu Jinyu were sent away, and Mrs. Pei breathed a sigh of relief.

Mrs. Pei could not help but feel a little nervous in front of Liu Jinyu.

Subconsciously, Pei's thoughts fell on Li Xuan and whispered: "He will be back soon."

"Bang, bang, bang!" There was a sudden knock on the door of the mansion. Mrs. Pei, who had just walked into the second courtyard, immediately couldn't help but frown and look behind.

After a slight hesitation, Mrs. Pei raised her hand slightly, and the next moment, the side door was opened.

Immediately, a group of Qianniu Guards in black couldn't help but walk into the mansion. Seeing Pei standing under the second entrance door, the leader of the Qianniu Guards immediately stopped, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty's secret decree."

Mrs. Pei couldn't help but be stunned. It had been a long time since she had received an imperial edict.

Stepping forward quickly, Pei immediately bowed to receive the order.

They were even put into Pei's hands by Qian Niuwei, and then they quickly turned around and left.

Mrs. Pei opened the imperial edict with some surprise, took a look at it, her expression changed instantly, and she murmured: "Princess Fuchang."

(End of this chapter)