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

Chapter 1426 Returning to Chang'an, everything is happening

The boat arrived at Tianshui, rested for a night, and continued on its journey.

"Tianshui is not far from Chang'an. We can reach Chang'an in three to five days at most."

Qu Chongyu placed a black stone on the upper right side of the chessboard, then looked at Li Xuan and asked: "Xianxiang, how is the physical condition of Duke Yan?"

"As long as you continue to take my son-in-law's medicine and rest peacefully, there should be no problem in three to five years. But if you continue to be busy with government affairs, even if you continue to take medicine, it will only last for a year and a half." Li Xuan sighed softly. He really did not expect that Li Jinxing's My body has reached this point.

In the court, even veterans in their 70s and 80s still cling to power.

But Li Jinxing is different. He is a military general. After years of fighting, he has suffered countless physical injuries and serious damage to his body. That is to say, Li Xuan improved the medicine he got from Zhong Daoren. Otherwise, Li Jinxing's body may not be able to survive the Songshan incident. past.

Qu Chongyu raised his head and said softly: "So, then does Duke Yan's position as governor of Changzhou..."

Li Xuan frowned for a moment, put down the white chess piece in his hand, and looked at Qu Chongyu in confusion: "Is your father-in-law still eyeing the post of governor of Changzhou?"

"Although the environment in Hezhou is comfortable, it is too peaceful." Qu Chongyu couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.

Qu Chongyu nodded solemnly and said, "I remember."

Qu Chongyu is now the governor of Hezhou, which is just east of Changzhou but located under the plateau. Farming, education, politics, and commerce will also be more prosperous.

"Okay." Qu Chongyu nodded helplessly and put his mind at ease. He looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "Then if the next step is the next step, what do you think your father-in-law should do?"

Qu Chongyu immediately became excited and said softly: "Just like what Yuan Ming, the governor of Hezhou, did last time."

Li Xuan gently picked up a chess piece in her hand and said calmly: "Changzhou is only half a borderland after all. Now there is still the right-leading army Wei. My father-in-law is transferred to Changzhou, and he will be able to connect Fanzhou and Changzhou immediately." ”

Li Xuan could tell that his father-in-law had a strong desire for power and had to control it.

"Govern the place well first, and everything will become easier once you have political achievements." Li Xuan looked in the direction of Chang'an and said softly: "In the past few years, it is not the best time to transfer back to the DPRK. My son-in-law believes that when the DPRK After the situation is stabilized, there will definitely be a lot of vacancies. If possible, it would be better for Honglu Temple Qing. "

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Qu Chongyu, and said: "Father-in-law should understand that in this way, the power of the son-in-law will be extended from Fanzhou to Changzhou, and he will immediately be able to control Lanzhou, Suzhou, and Longxi. If it constitutes a threat, North Korea and China will not allow it.”

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded and said, "Especially now that there is still war in the Western Regions. If my father-in-law doesn't want to be transferred back to the Western Regions this time, then he should feel more at ease."

"Forget it, just go back to the Western Region." Qu Chongyu immediately waved his hand. Although he was from the Gaochang royal family, he was not willing to return to Gaochang.

Compared with Hezhou, even places like Changzhou and Gaochang are no different from the countryside.

But Changzhou is located in a place where many people live in a mixed place. Whether it is the original Tyuhun people, some Turks who moved here, or immigrants from the Tang Dynasty, they all live in this place in a mixed manner.

"It's one thing to have bad weather in winter, but another thing is that the government is in chaos. Who knows what it will be like in the future, not even talking about the distant future. I don't know how many ghosts, ghosts, and snakes will appear in Luoyang this year alone. ”

In Hezhou, they often seemed out of place when getting along with the locals, but in Changzhou, they were able to get along like a fish in water.

Qu Chongyu was originally from the royal family of Gaochang, and had many old Gaochang clans under his command.

Qu Chongyu frowned slightly and said: "In recent years, the Dangxiang areas between Fanzhou and Changzhou have gradually begun to become deserted. Isn't the government still worried?"

"The prince is naturally relieved. Your Majesty... Your Majesty probably won't think too much about it, but it's not easy to say about the Queen of Heaven, especially when there are still aristocratic families who are disrupting the situation." Li Xuan shook her head and said solemnly: "Especially now. when."

"By the way, why didn't you bring Dou'er and Sanlang with you when you returned to the court this time?" Qu Chongyu raised his head and mentioned his daughter.

Li Xuan turned to look at Qu Chongyu and said seriously: "After my father-in-law returns to Chang'an, he must also be careful. There are many people in the court who do not return to Chang'an all year round but are very difficult to mess with. These people will jump when they are enshrined." Come out, especially His Majesty is not in good health right now..."

Li Xuan shook her head slightly and looked out the window. There was still a lot of residual snow in the Tianshui countryside.

Not to mention, Qu Chongyu's wife is a member of the Tuyuhun royal family, so there is no problem in Changzhou.

Qu Chongyu is not an ordinary person. Of course he knows that there are too many people in this world that he cannot afford to offend.

It's just that the emperor has always ruled the world, so no one dares to mess around.

But now, the emperor's health is not good, and the situation of the court will change drastically if he is not careful. He, the governor of Hezhou, really doesn't mean anything.

"It's good if my father-in-law has the will." Li Xuan sighed, and then warned with a wry smile: "Now, the position of the governor of Changzhou is vacant, but if my father-in-law makes a move, others may be eyeing the governor of Hezhou. ”

Qu Chongyu suddenly became awe-inspiring and gritted his teeth and said, "They dare!"

"Be careful." Li Xuan sighed slightly, and then said: "Today, there is one more thing I want to ask my father-in-law for advice, which is the matter of the Western Turks. In His Majesty's heart, the complete pacification of the Western Turks may have been put on the agenda."

"This is not easy." Qu Chongyu looked at Li Xuan and whispered: "Although the Tang Dynasty said that it had pacified the Western Turks many years ago, in fact it only defeated the main force of the Western Turks west of the Fourth Town of Anxi. However, the grassland people, Cheng Ze If they gather together, they will disperse. It can't be easily suppressed, especially the farther west it goes."

Li Xuan nodded, then looked at Qu Chongyu and said: "If the Western Turks really start a full-scale war, my father-in-law will inevitably be useful... If this is the case, taking the opportunity to take the next step is what my father-in-law needs to consider."

"Let's look at the Minister of Honglu Temple. I don't want to go back to that place in the Western Regions." Qu Chongyu quickly waved his hand with a determined expression.

"Human terrain, do you still have manpower?" Li Xuan stared at Qu Chongyu.

Qu Chongyu sighed softly and said: "Okay, the land of Western Turks..."

……

It was dark, and Li Xuan walked out of the cabin.

In the starry sky above our heads, the waning moon is like a hook and dotted with stars.

Now that we are getting closer to Chang'an, Li Xuan's expression becomes more solemn.

The closer to Fengchan, the more critical the situation becomes. Li Xuan can see what happened in Songshan, but the ruling and opposition families may not be able to see it.

It's just that they don't know what will happen to the emperor's body after taking the elixir?

Foolish people will choose to wait, people with moderate qualifications will choose to take risks, and people with real vision can see through all the fog.

The latter is Li Xuan's enemy.

Li Xuan turned around, and dozens of official ships headed toward Chang'an together.

Although Fanzhou is the farthest from Chang'an, it can be regarded as half a military state. Li Xuan acted vigorously and resolutely, so his speed could not be much slower.

Along the way, teams of governors from all over the country joined Li Xuan and his team from time to time, heading towards Chang'an together.

Changzhou, Hezhou, Taozhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Liangzhou, Shazhou and other more than a dozen states have governors as governors, but Lanzhou is the only one missing.

It was not because the governor of Lanzhou was not summoned back to Beijing. On the contrary, he was one step ahead of everyone else.

Min Guwen, the governor of Lanzhou.

Li Xuan still has some impressions of this Lanzhou governor.

Min Guwen was the chief historian of Wei Zizi, the former governor of Lanzhou. Later, he served as the chief historian of Cui Zhiwen for several years and was transferred to the governor of Shanzhou. Now he has been transferred back to be the governor of Lanzhou.

Although Li Xuan had been traveling from Hezhou to Changzhou for many years and avoided Lanzhou intentionally or unintentionally, there is no doubt that Lanzhou was the core of the northwest of the Tang Dynasty.

Especially after the Yellow River transportation waterway was cut off, from Changzhou, Fanzhou, to Chang'an, you must go through Lanzhou. From other places such as Shazhou, Suzhou, Liangzhou, etc., you also have to go through Lanzhou to return to Chang'an.

It was because of the chaos in the Western Turks in the past two years and the interruption of the Silk Road that Lanzhou's status declined somewhat.

But the opposite is also true. During the Tang Dynasty's war in the Western Regions, although some grain, grass, weapons, weapons, and soldiers were transported from Fanzhou, that was only a small part.

In fact, most of the grain, grass, arms, and soldiers are still transported through Lanzhou.

Especially after passing Lanzhou, the terrain changes made Lanzhou become a huge material transfer center.

The position of the governor of Lanzhou is of average importance.

At the same time, Lanzhou is also vaguely the throat for the North and China to control the northwest states.

Not to mention other Shazhou, Suzhou, Liangzhou and other places, just Changzhou and Fanzhou. Once they want to enter Chang'an, they must pass through Lanzhou.

Once Lanzhou is blocked, Changzhou and Fanzhou will not be able to threaten Chang'an.

Under such circumstances, Min Guwen, the governor of Lanzhou, was not willing to meet Li Xuan at all when he returned to the court. It is clear what his attitude was.

In Fanzhou today, Li Xuan is the pacifying envoy of Luozhidao. With him in Fanzhou, he can decide everything in Fanzhou with one word.

As for Changzhou, Changzhou was Li Xuan's old place. Among them were Tuyuhun, Turks, Han people, and the Mohe people who led the army and guards on the right. They were mixed and dealt with, and Li Xuan had a great influence.

If Shanzhou is a filter, then Lanzhou is a hard wall.

Over the years, Tubo has gained great power, but even they have not been able to conquer Lanzhou for many years.

Now Min Guwen deliberately avoids contact with Li Xuan, and he can tell a lot about it.

Li Xuan turned and looked in the direction of Chang'an.

He was a little confused. Is this Governor Min a member of the Wei family or a member of a poor family?
If he is from a poor family, then he belongs to Empress Wu.

Looking back now, Li Xuan holds great power in Fanzhou, and Li Jinxing and Li Xuan have been colleagues for many years.

Strategically speaking, Lanzhou is the most suitable place to guard against Li Xuan.

A governor from a humble family, a disciple of Empress Wu.

……

Outside the Golden Light Gate in the west of Chang'an City, Su Liangsi stood solemnly in the cold wind.

At the end of the line of sight, countless flags waved.

War horses, carriages, and sergeants gathered together and appeared in front of Su Liangsi.

Three miles away from Chang'an City, the cavalry guards quickly separated from the group and began to move towards the Sixteenth Guards Camp near Chang'an.

From this moment on, they were no longer under the jurisdiction of their respective generals and general-in-chief, and all matters had to be carried out in accordance with the regulations of the court.

Even Li Xuan, the right-guard general, could only mobilize 500 personal guards in the end if there was no decree from the central government.

If you want to enter the city, you can't exceed three hundred people.

There are strict restrictions on the ordnance and armor carried.

Entering Chang'an City, Li Xuan was greeted more by Prince Peng and the Crown Prince as guests, rather than Luo Sudao's appeasement envoy.

(End of this chapter)