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

Chapter 1430: Good tactics, good words, and good threats

In the early morning, the mist gradually dispersed.

Li Xuan walked out of the study wearing a black robe with gold silk and a tired look.

Li Zhaode hurried up to meet him, lowered his body and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, nothing was found. No one went to see Prince Teng all night."

Li Xuan nodded calmly, closed the study door, and then asked: "So today, is anyone coming out of Prince Teng's Mansion?"

"No, after the square gate was opened, everyone who came and went was watched, and there was nothing strange." After a slight pause, Li Zhaode continued: "Prince Teng's journey from Longzhou to Chang'an, Jinwu Guard and Qianniu Guard have begun to investigate. I believe there will be results soon.”

Li Xuan sighed softly, walked towards the front yard, and said at the same time: "When I was granted Zen status, I was young and didn't know everything, but I had heard some rumors. Now that Your Majesty is granting Zen status again, I'm afraid some of the things that happened back then will also happen. Repeat."

Li Zhaode's expression suddenly became solemn, and he cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said: "When I was granted Zen status, I was a filial piety to the Emperor Chang'an and supervising the country. Therefore, according to the ancient system, the minister of Taichang Temple should serve as the sub-offering, and the minister of Guanglu Temple should serve as the final offering. However, Liu Xiangdao, the Minister of Rites, should implement a new system, and finally use Situ Xu Wang Li Yuanli as the sub-presenter, and the Minister of Rites, Liu Xiangdao, as the final presenter."

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Uncle Xu is acting on behalf of the crown prince, so the Minister of Rites naturally does his duty."

There are three steps to Fengchan Taishan, namely, Fengshi Altar, Climbing the Fengfeng Altar, and finally the Zen Hall.

"Lu Siye?" Li Xuan raised an eyebrow and said in confusion: "Why is he here?"

Ouyang sat at the table and looked at Li Xuan who looked a little tired in surprise: "Why, Dalang didn't get a good rest last night?"

……

Before Li Zhaode finished speaking, Li Bi had already walked quickly from the front yard, and everyone looked up at him in surprise.

Lu Xu, the Duke of Fanyang and formerly a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, was promoted by the emperor to the position of Imperial Son in April.

The Yaxian of the Sacrifice Altar and the Dengfeng Altar, as well as the final deity of the Zen Palace should all be princes, so there is no need to argue.

Now, Mount Song is right in front of us, and the prince is about to lead all his officials there.

It was the position of Zhongxian. Back then, the eldest princess of Huainan, the eldest princess of Changle, and the eldest princess of Qianjin all had disputes, but who knew that they got the advantage of the princess of Yue Kingdom.

Li Xuan walked into the hall with a solemn expression, then stood on one side, holding a greeting card in both hands, and said in a deep voice: "Prince, concubine, Duke Fan Yang, do you want to see me?"

"Then don't be too tired." Ouyang greeted Li Xuan and Li Zhaode and said, "Sit down."

While chatting, Li Xuan and Li Zhaode had already walked into the side hall.

Teng Wang Li Yuanying came to Li Xuan on the first day he returned to Chang'an, which shows how anxious these people are.

In the final Zen ceremony, the emperor was the main presenter, the queen was the sub-offender, and the concubine of Yue State was the final presenter.

Not to mention, there is still a vacancy for the position of Minister of Rites.

After all, I have been away for a year, and I am going to Luoyang right after I come back. I still need to have a simple understanding of everything. "

Up and down, this is the emperor's attack on him in Cui Ming.

Li Xuan smiled, nodded and said: "My son was cleaning up some things in Chang'an and Luoyang last night.

Li Xuan sat down by the way, while Li Zhaode stood aside, bowed and said: "I have had breakfast before..."

Although it is said that Guozi Siye is of the fourth rank and is also an important minister, compared to the official doctor, the weight of Guozi Siye is unknown.

But under this situation, how other people stand and which position is closer to the sealing altar all have to be played.

But if you look at the current King of Yue, you will know that the concubine of the Yue Kingdom is just a pawn of Empress Wu.

Li Xuan lowered her head slightly, then smiled and said: "I have forgotten that although Princess Teng died early, her concubine was the Cui family's daughter. Lu Siye may have come here because of Cui Ming's affairs, and what happened last night... "

Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Li Zhaode, who looked extremely solemn.

If what happened last night was instigated by the Lu family and the Cui family, then today Lu Chen came to visit in person, and then many things became mysterious.

"Please go to the side courtyard and wait for a while. After I have dinner with my mother and concubine, I will go find him again."

Li Xuan turned to look at Ouyang and said, "Mother, son, go back and wash up and change clothes!"

"Yes!" Ouyang nodded calmly.

……

"Your Majesty, please." Li Zhaode led Lu Xu into the main hall, where Li Xuan, dressed in a clean blue robe, stood calmly waiting.

"Your Majesty, Lu Chen, have met the prince!" Lu Chen took the lead in saluting with his hands raised.

Li Xuan slightly raised her hand in return, then extended her hand and said, "My lord, please take a seat."

"Your Majesty, please!" Lu Chen took a step back.

Li Xuan sat down under the main hall, then looked at Lu Chen and said with a smile: "I haven't seen the Duke for a long time. When I was alone in Fanzhou, I was really happy to hear that the Duke was promoted to the fourth rank. Now the Duke is already the fourth rank." "Ping Guozi Siye, then the next step is not to be the Shaoqing of the Nine Temples or the Minister of the Sixth Division, but to be the governor of a state."

Lu Chen just sat down and smiled awkwardly when he heard Li Xuan say this.

Previously, Lu Xu had been a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for several years. Next, he was either a young minister of the Jiu Temple or a minister of the First Ministry. Although he has now passed the threshold of the fourth rank, in fact, his way forward is blocked. .

Promotion in the Tang Dynasty is nothing more than merit, seniority, the emperor's favor, and background.

The Imperial Academy is a place where it is difficult to achieve meritorious service. In this position, it is normal to endure a lifetime of qualifications, that is, a lifetime of qualifications.

As for the emperor's favor and doing Cui Ming's things, Cui Ming immediately offended the emperor, Empress Wu, and even the prince. If they dare to do such a thing, they naturally understand that the sensitive royal family will take action to suppress them.

However, the emperor gently promoted Lu Xu to the position of Prince Siye. It seemed that he was promoted, but in fact it blocked his way forward.

Behind Lu Xu, there is the entire Fan Yang Lu family.

Not only that, the Cui family and the Zheng family were all behind him in the family's dealings, so it was very easy to push him up.

But the emperor blocked him because he had just been transferred to the Imperial Academy, and one card could block him for ten years.

He was not allowed to be promoted for ten years and could not make any achievements.

Even the aristocratic family did not expect the emperor's revenge methods to be so ferocious.

But they didn't worry too much. They knew the emperor's physical condition best.

Once the imperial power changes, the new emperor will not be as tough as Li Zhi, so they can easily make up for what they lost.

Therefore, in response to Li Xuan's seemingly concerned sarcasm, Lu Chen smiled and said: "Xia Guan has just taken up the post of Imperial College, and it still needs a few years to settle down. Others are not in a hurry, but the prince. I heard that everything in Fanzhou went well last year, and the government and the public praised it. , I’m afraid he will be transferred back to the Central Government within a few years.”

Li Zhaode, who was pouring tea for Lu Chen on the side, couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then continued to pour tea calmly.

Li Xuan also smiled, nodded, and said with a smile: "It is true. After all, Luozhe is not as prosperous as Chang'an. I really want to be transferred back to Chang'an. Maybe I will stay in the Imperial College with the prince for a few years to recuperate." As for the young talents, if I remember correctly, there are still many of the next generation of the Lu family in the Imperial College."

Although Lu Chen tried his best to calm himself, he tried his best to tell himself that the Lu family in the Imperial College were just the second sons and concubines, but he still couldn't help but rub his hands gently, and flashed in his heart. A hint of uneasiness.

A person like King Peng doesn't use petty tactics too much. What he does is all about conspiracy.

If he really does something in the Imperial College, there will be big trouble for the family.

Although there are a large number of children from aristocratic families in the Imperial College, most of them are children from poor families.

The struggle between the aristocratic family and the poor family would shake the foundation of the aristocratic family if King Peng really cultivated countless talents from the poor family.

What a good means, what a good word, what a threat.

……

"It would be an honor for the children of the Lu family to be trained by the prince." Lu Xu nodded to Li Zhaode, glanced at the teacup on the table, then looked at Li Xuan, and asked in a low voice: "I wonder if the prince has any Haven’t you heard about Cui Ming?”

"I've heard of it." Li Xuan nodded and said, "The most popular young man in Chang'an recently has investigated several major cases."

"But it also offended a lot of people." Lu Chen sighed softly and said: "There is no perfect person, just do your best in your job. Even if you make a mistake, you can't blame everyone. As a human being, you should treat illnesses and save people. Good way."

Li Xuan nodded and said: "What the Duke said is true. When acting as an official, there is no mistake. As long as you can make up for it in time, it is okay to give some opportunities to make mistakes. But I am afraid that the mistakes you make are not mistakes, but mistakes." Law, violation of discipline, and harm to countless people, then it is natural to be punished by law. "

Lu Xu frowned tightly, and Li Xuan had no intention of letting go.

Regarding Cui Ming's matter, there were still interactions between the two parties at the beginning, but later the situation of the family gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Even as his opponent threw out more and more chess pieces, Cui Ming had no choice but to send the news twice.

After that, he was caught immediately, and the number of loopholes even increased.

They realized something was wrong until they discovered that some things had nothing to do with Cui Ming, but Wannian County still failed to arrest the traffickers.

The whole person standing opposite them not only mastered everything and all the clues, but even led them into the trap step by step.

But by the time they realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

After a series of misses, a series of people lost to traffickers, and even some people from the Du family were involved, the censor in the court immediately became furious.

More than a dozen serving censors, serving censors in the palace, and supervising censors impeached him at the same time, and the memorial was immediately sent to the East Palace.

However, just when the Cui family started to move, they found the east palace was strangely calm.

Only three or five days later, the memorial to impeach Lu Xu was sent to the East Palace. Even as soon as such a memorial arrived, the East Palace immediately took it to the Political Hall for discussion.

At this time, the Lu family finally realized that the person who was secretly attacking them was none other than Dong Gong.

After that, Prince Peng's Mansion, who secretly helped Dong Palace with his manipulations, also began to come into their sight.

However, they couldn't do anything because the person in charge of controlling everything in Prince Peng's Mansion was Li Zhaode.

King Peng has a long history and is the commander of the secret guards.

This is what the palace means.

The Cui family had no choice but to ask Lu Zangyong to intercede.

The prince also gave the bottom line. Cui Ming was transferred from Wannian Lieutenant. He could even become Taiyuan Lieutenant, but he could not be Wannian Lieutenant.

However, the family worked so hard for Cui Ming to do this while the emperor and Empress Wu were not paying attention, risking the consequences of exposing the emperor and Empress Wu. Naturally, they had their purpose.

How could they easily retreat in this situation?

A fierce conflict was about to break out, but something unexpected happened to the Emperor of Luoyang, and everything was postponed.

Until today, with Li Xuan's return, Donggong seems to be pushing forward again.

(End of this chapter)