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

Chapter 1433: Does King Peng know about the impeachment in Luoyang?
At the beginning of the lanterns, it's Lu Chen's mansion.

In the study, Lu Chen looked at Cui Ming and Lu Zangyong calmly: "Prince Peng will not let go of this matter so easily. He can see the key to the position of Wannian County Lieutenant as well as the threat, so the specifics depend on him. How to talk to Mrs.

"Prince Peng is talking to my aunt?" Cui Ming stared in disbelief, his face full of anger: "Why, he is just a junior, why is he talking to his aunt?"

"Calm down, Jiulang." Lu Zang stretched out his hand to hold Cui Ming down, and then looked at Lu Chen: "Uncle, how did Prince Peng know about Mrs. Tai? It stands to reason that Mrs. Tai is now in Luoyang and living in seclusion in the countryside. Shouldn’t Prince Peng of Chang’an know?”

"Someone must have tipped off the news?" Cui Ming gritted his teeth and looked at Lu Chen and said, "I told you, those people in the Du family can't believe it. Now just because of their affairs, everyone is disturbed. Why? ?”

"Shut up!" Lu Chen suddenly shouted coldly at Cui Ming.

Cui Ming paused for a moment and could only sit there helplessly.

Lu Xu looked up at Lu Zangyong and asked, "Qi Lang, what do you think? Do you think it was someone from the Du family who revealed the news?"

Lu Zang looked at Lu Chen with a solemn expression and said, "Uncle, it would be fine if the Du family really revealed the news, but I am afraid that Prince Peng would have guessed it himself."

"Did you guess it yourself?" Cui Ming looked at Lu Zangyong with disbelief and said in a hurry: "This is impossible, how could he guess this? If you can guess this with random guesses, isn't that what we all have?" Did he guess all the plans?"

But in the overall situation, he must be calm.

Li Xuan is far away in Fanzhou, but he can control so many things easily and plot against him step by step. It's strange that Cui Ming can feel comfortable.

Cui Ming still turned to look at Lu Chen in disbelief.

"Why?" Cui Ming still didn't understand.

Lu Chen and Lu Zangyong turned their heads at the same time and looked at Cui Ming with surprised expressions. Lu Chen frowned and asked, "Jiulang, what's wrong with you?"

"How do you know that he didn't guess it?" Lu Zang's voice was very soft, and his eyes when he looked at Cui Ming were full of solemnity.

"And the Zheng family only has the wife, so it's not that hard to guess when the wife arrives in Luoyang. With the elders here, how can I and the younger ones make the decision, especially at this time." Lu Chen looked at Cui Ming and said in a deep voice: "At this moment, Prince Peng wants to talk to Mrs. Tai, and the two of them are talking about not only the matters in Chang'an, but also other matters, such as the vacant Minister of Rites."

Lu Chen patted Cui Ming on the shoulder and said: "Now is not the time to care about personal feelings, especially now. The closer we get to the end, the more we have to restrain ourselves. Today's Tang Dynasty probably only has this kind of behavior every few decades." Don’t let a small opportunity pass you by.”

"Is it necessary?" Cui Ming said with a somewhat disdainful look on his face: "Although Prince Peng is somewhat capable, after all, how can a child see his great-aunt?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said: "The prince has indeed made a lot of progress in the past few years, but compared with His Majesty's past, it is still far behind. However, King Peng has a profound influence on him... It's okay, just to test, the prince's attitude towards What is the attitude of our noble family?"

In recent years, Li Zhi and Empress Wu have generally held a suppressive attitude towards the world's aristocratic families.

One emperor and one courtier.

Cui Ming's face darkened, and he said helplessly: "Today I found out that everything that happened this year was secretly planned by King Peng, and I just felt a little dissatisfied."

"Although King Peng is not very close to the clans now, he is still a symbolic figure in the clan. At this time, his authority in the clan is probably no less than that of King Han." Lu Zangyong looked at it. Xiang Lu Chen asked, "Uncle, it would be better to talk about it at this time."

"Yes!" Cui Ming nodded seriously. He just felt a little uncomfortable because the elders in his family wanted to negotiate peace with Li Xuan, who had been in a difficult situation for a whole year.

Lu Zangyong raised his head and looked at Lu Chen and said, "Although the prince is benevolent, filial and generous, it seems that now he is more and more like the demeanor he had before your majesty ascended the throne. Moreover, the prince and concubine also imitate the Queen."

Now that Li Zhi is in poor health, the family's big move this time is because they speculate that Li Zhi may not be able to pass this test.

"Because His Majesty enshrines Zen, it is inevitable for our family to have someone come." Lu Zangyong shook his head slightly and said: "Fan Yang and Boling are too far away from Luoyang, and the older generation of the family cannot travel long distances to come, so they can come , only the Zheng family.”

"Although Your Majesty is feeling uneasy about the current situation, we still don't know what's going on. Maybe we can learn something from Prince Peng, as well as the Crown Prince."

Cui Ming suddenly fell silent. Compared with the Minister of Rites, Cui Ming, a ten thousand year county captain, is really nothing.

Lu Chen nodded slightly, looked in the direction of Luoyang, and said with emotion: "Actually, it's not difficult to guess."

This is the best time for them to plan for the future.

The imperial power changed and the situation in the court was in turmoil.

I don’t know how many people will completely fall because of it, and I don’t know how many people will leap to the ninth heaven.

Taking action at this time is the actual time to obtain the greatest benefits, and it is also the time to suppress the opponent the most.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you. Cui Shangshu's health has not been very good all winter." Lu Xu looked at Cui Ming and stared at him and said: "So after the year, Cui Shangshu has decided to become an official."

Cui Zhiti, the Minister of Household Affairs, wants to become an official.

……

"Going to serve, uncle?" Cui Ming looked at Lu Chen in disbelief. If Cui Zhiti, the Minister of Household Affairs, becomes an official, then the power of the Cui family in the court will be greatly affected.

The key to why Cui Ming can still sit in the position of Wannian County Lieutenant despite being impeached by many voices in the court lies in the support of Cui, Lu, and Zheng's family. Among them, Huangmen Shilang, Tongzhongshu's third-rank Cui Zhiwen and Hubu Shangshu Cui Zhiti supported him the most. If Cui Zhiti had not been there...

Cui Ming suddenly looked at Lu Chen: "Uncle, that means Jiulang, the ten thousand year county captain, can't do it..."

"No!" Lu Chen waved his hand directly, then shook his head and said, "You can't say that. Everything depends on Prince Peng and Mrs. Tai..."

The sound of hurried footsteps suddenly interrupted Lu Chen's words. Lu Chen raised his head suddenly, and the butler's voice could be heard outside the door: "Master, something happened. Someone from Wannian County is urgently looking for Master Biao to come back to the Yamen?"

"Come in, what happened?" Lu Chen looked up at the door.

The housekeeper in a lake-colored robe pushed open the door and said to Lu Su: "The grandson of the Supervisory Yushi Wang Enzheng was robbed by gangsters on the street today. Fortunately, the family was sensitive and the child was saved... This matter Jinwu Guard, Dali Temple, Punishment Department, and Yongzhou Prefecture have all been dispatched. Wannian County is urgently looking for Master Biao to return to the Yamen."

Cui Ming was stunned, then stood up suddenly, looked at Lu Chen with an ugly face and said: "Uncle, are the people of the Du family crazy? At this time of year, they are still reaching out and causing trouble to the family members of the supervisory censor. They Do you not want to live anymore, or do you not want your nephew to live? "

"Calm down." Lu Chen glanced at Cui Ming coldly, then turned to look at Lu Zangyong, who also looked surprised, and said, "Qilang, what do you think about this?"

Although Lu Zangyong looked anxious, he tried his best to calm down and said thoughtfully: "It stands to reason that when Prince Peng returns to Beijing, the Du family will not act rashly, so could it be the hands and feet of the people below? , They don’t know what King Peng can do?”

Although Li Xuan was capable, only the middle and high-level officials in the DPRK were aware of his abilities.

After all, when Li Xuan strangled the demon sect gangsters in Chang'an, not many people knew the details.

So seeing the relaxed atmosphere in the past two days, some people couldn't help but take action.

Lu Chen shook his head slightly and said: "I know about the Du family's affairs. They have warned me not to do anything to the officials' children.

When I met King Peng today, King Peng once mentioned that he was worried about something happening at home, and also mentioned the Prime Minister and the princess. So, could what happened today be a show made by King Peng? "

Lu Zangyong was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned completely ugly. He turned to look at Cui Ming at the same time, and asked seriously: "Jiulang, tell me the truth, is there any personal grudge between you and Prince Peng? Why did he bite him to death?" Do I have to trouble you?"

"There is no personal grudge in this grudge. Jiulang has never even met Prince Peng face to face." Cui Ming looked confused. He... Suddenly, Cui Ming's expression changed.

"What's wrong?" Lu Chen also noticed something was wrong.

The corner of Cui Ming's mouth twitched slightly and said: "The family once sought a marriage contract for the sixteenth brother, and the granddaughter of the left prime minister was also under consideration, but later the left prime minister became official..."

Lu Chen slapped his forehead fiercely, and now everything was explained clearly.

King Peng's troubles this year were not only Cui Ming's appointment as Wannian county captain, but also the purpose of venting his anger on Wu Niang Liu Qiongyu.

Another burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside. Immediately, the second housekeeper of the family rushed over, cupped his hands in front of Lu Su and said, "Master, someone from the Du family is here..."

Lu Chen waved his hand directly and looked at Cui Ming calmly: "You should go back to Wannian County Office immediately and cooperate with Jinwu Guards, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yongzhou Prefecture to comprehensively deal with this matter. Investigate what should be investigated, and kill what should be killed. Let’s see if it can be saved, otherwise, prepare to be transferred to Taiyuan.”

Cui Ming was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head slightly: "Here!"

If he hadn't known that Cui Zhiti would retire early next year, Cui Ming would never have accepted his fate like this.

However, if Cui Zhiti wants to become an official, the Cui family may be in chaos, so he will be taken into consideration.

If Lu Chen knows about Liu Rengui, he may not be too helpful, because the left prime minister has not taken action yet.

……

Seeing Cui Ming's figure disappearing into the courtyard, Lu Chen looked at the second housekeeper and said, "Since the people from the Du family are here, we must treat them well, do you understand?"

"Here!" The second housekeeper immediately understood that Lu Xu didn't want the Lu family to go back.

Of course it wasn't murder, it was just keeping him in the Lu family so that it would be difficult for the Du family to react and respond in time.

In other words, Lu Xu directly cheated the Du family.

Raising his head, Lu Chen looked in the direction of Luoyang and said softly: "The most fearful thing about this now is that King Peng already knows about Luoyang."

"The impeachment of King Peng in Luoyang has been done?" Lu Zangyong suddenly looked at Lu Chen in great surprise.

Lu Chen nodded and said: "Mrs. Tai thinks that King Peng has just returned to the court, which is the time when the Queen feels the most pressure. The further time goes by, the more familiar the Queen is with King Peng, and the less pressure she has. Now it seems that King Peng has already See through our methods."

No one compromises that easily.

So today when Lu Chen was having peace talks with Li Xuan and confusing him, Li Xuan was also using today's events to confuse him.

(End of this chapter)