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

Chapter 1436: Dancheng, is it related to life and death?
Li Xuan smiled casually, her eyes fell on the tea cup, looking at the gently swaying tea, and said softly: "I heard that in the province, Prime Minister Pei is much tougher."

Cui Zhiwen raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Xuan with slight surprise: "Is the East Palace going to intervene in the affairs of the province, or does the prince have some ideas?"

"Dongmen has no intention of intervening in the province, and neither do I." Li Xuan said calmly, "It's just a casual chat."

"Haha!" Cui Zhiwen smiled slightly. What Li Xuan said is strange.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Cui Zhiwen still spoke: "Prime Minister Pei also served in the Ministry of War in his early years and led troops on more than one expedition. Therefore, he has a tough personality and is decisive. This is not a bad thing for his subordinates."

Menxia Sheng and Zhongshu Sheng were in charge of secret affairs, discussed state affairs together, were responsible for reviewing edicts, signing memorials, and had the power to refute.

As the head of the province, Shizhong is tougher, which is beneficial in front of the emperor and in the political hall.

Of course, this is external, but internally, it is another matter.

Pei Yan has a tough personality and is domineering. Now that he is the only servant in the province, it is even more true.

Although Cui Zhiwen and Wang Dezhen were also prime ministers and were of the third rank of Tongzhongshu sect, they were only Huangmen ministers after all. Compared to Pei Yan, they had much less say.

Now in Menxia Province, Cui Zhiwen and Wang Dezhen have vaguely formed a situation of joining forces to fight against Pei Yan.

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Cui Zhiwen, and said calmly: "Now in the Shangshu Province, the left prime minister has resigned as Shangshu Zuopushe. Duke Zhao Guo is visiting Qianzhou, and his health is also not good. For a long time, the vacancy in the Shangshu Province has been too deep, and with The situation in the court is unfavorable, so why not recommend Prime Minister Pei as Minister Zuopushe?"

As for Pei Yan, he went to Shangshu Province, became Shangshu Zuopushe, and became Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. Although it was said that Cui Zhiwen still had pressure on him, in fact there was a gap between his subordinates and Shangshu Province, and the two families had different responsibilities.

"The province will not be in trouble." As soon as the words came out, Cui Zhiwen understood.

Li Xuan suddenly sighed deeply and said: "Cui Xiang and Xue Xiang have also worked together for many years. From Cui Xiang's point of view, if they compete, Xue Xiang and Pei Yan compete for the minister Zuopushe, who can win?"

Relatively speaking, Cui Zhiwen had been in the third rank of Tongzhongshu for much longer than Wang Dezhen. In terms of seniority, he was the one who should be appointed as a servant.

Pei Yan left the province, so naturally there was a complete vacancy among the servants.

Immediately, he became acutely aware of the benefits.

Li Xuan smiled softly, and then said: "What we ministers do is only for the stability of the court and the stability of the world."

"It's Prime Minister Pei." Cui Zhiwen didn't do anything more at all and made a judgment almost instantly.

Pei Yan was appointed as Shangshu Zuopushe. As soon as Li Xuan said the words, Cui Zhiwen's face was full of disbelief.

Li Xuan nodded slightly. He understood Cui Zhiwen's subtext, and this was what he wanted to hear.

At that time, although Pei Yan was still on Cui Zhiwen's head, his suppression of him was no longer as suffocating as that of a direct superior.

Li Xuan pushed Pei Yan out on his own, and with Pei Yan's character, he was so strong that the ministers were dissatisfied and sought foreign aid. Naturally, the prince was the best.

"Your Majesty is indeed very capable." Cui Zhiwen looked at Li Xuan and shook his head with emotion.

Cui Zhiwen suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan with puzzled eyes: "Even if there is no one in Shangshu Province, in terms of qualifications, Prime Minister Xue should be appointed Zuopushe. How can he get Prime Minister Pei?"

Cui Zhiwen blinked, and finally looked at Li Xuan and said, "However, Xiang Xue is the crown prince's concubine. Will the prince support Prime Minister Pei instead of Xue Xiang?"

Originally, it was abnormal for the Menxia Province to have three prime ministers. In this way, Pei Yan transferred away and chose one from Cui Zhiwen and Wang Dezhen as the Minister, the other as the Huangmen Minister, and finally the Huangmen Minister. In this way, the Menxia Province was balanced. stand up.

"Yes." Li Xuan nodded and looked at Cui Zhiwen: "If Prime Minister Pei becomes the left prime minister, if something happens in the East Palace..."

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Although Prime Minister Xue is meticulous and cautious, he always lacks a bit of courage at critical moments. This is what Prime Minister Pei has."

What's more, there is Xue Yuanchao from Zhongshu Province to share the pressure...

"Cui needs to think about this matter carefully." After a slight pause, Cui Zhiwen said: "Please give me more advice in front of the prince about today's matter."

Li Xuan quickly stood up, bowed and said: "What is good for the world is good for the prince."

Cui Zhiwen stood up, looked at Li Xuan with a smile, and was about to nod and leave. Suddenly, he stopped, looked at Li Xuan, and asked: "After several contacts with the prince, the prince does not seem to be very close to the children of the Cui family. Instead, do you favor the children of the Lu family?"

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Lu Zangyong and Lu Zhaolin are all talented people in the world... Of course, the Cui family is no exception, but many times, they don't seem to be attentive enough."

Cui Zhiwen fell silent. He knew that Li Xuan was right.

Although the Cui family's discipline has never been lax in recent years, since Cui Zhiwen was promoted to prime minister, the Cui family's morale has dissipated.

Cui is Cui Mingdu.

"It seems that the lower official needs to control his family more." Cui Zhiwen raised his head and looked at Li Xuan: "What about the children of the Zheng family? In the eyes of the prince, what do the children of the Zheng family think?"

Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "I have not met many children of the Zheng family, but they are too wise to protect themselves, and at the same time they also hide too much dissatisfaction."

Cui Zhiwen understood it completely at once. …

The hatch was closed again, and Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh as she sent Cui Zhiwen away.

"Do you have such a bad impression of the Zheng family?" Liu Rengui walked out from behind the curtain in the inner room.

Li Xuan turned around, bowed to Liu Rengui and said, "Yue Weng!"

"Yeah!" Liu Rengui nodded, and then walked behind the low table.

Li Xuan picked up the teapot again, poured a cup for Liu Rengui, and then stood next to him and said: "The things the Zheng family does are too cunning. It is not the way of a gentleman or a minister. The Zheng family can use it, but it cannot be reused. My Majesty and the late Emperor must have known this well."

Liu Rengui turned sideways, sighed, and said, "The Zheng family is unlucky, that's the overall situation."

"If they honestly marry their daughters into the East Palace, then everything will be easy to talk about, but if they want to make a fuss about the Prime Minister, then in the end..." Li Xuan lightly slashed the side with her palm, with a murderous look in her eyes.

The Zheng family was still deeply implicated by Crown Princess Yin. Their future had been bumpy for many years, and their methods were inevitably extreme.

For this kind of people, most people are not willing to get too close to them, but they still have uses after all.

After all, Xingyang is a big city in Henan. There are half of the fields in Henan to the east of Xingyang, and they are all under the influence of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

If they are willing to obey, they will be of great help to the East Palace. If they are not willing to obey and collude with the Prime Minister, then they can be eliminated and a lot can be harvested.

They can also choose nothing, in which case they will get nothing.

That way, there would be no need for them to come to Luoyang.

Liu Rengui nodded slowly, then looked at Li Xuan, frowned and asked: "What about Pei Yan? How could you think of recommending Pei Yan as Minister Zuopushe? Is there something unexplainable in this?"

Li Xuan paused for a moment, then sat down next to Liu Rengui, and then said: "Prime Minister Pei has a tough character. When His Majesty was in Chang'an, Prime Minister Pei also contradicted His Majesty many times. This year, the prince supervised the country, and Prime Minister Pei was at the center. I also had many disputes with Prime Minister Xue, but fortunately with Yue Weng around, the center was stabilized and the government and the public were operating in an orderly manner."

Liu Rengui nodded slightly, but his face looked a little ugly.

Pei Yan not only had disputes with Xue Yuanchao, but also had serious disputes with Liu Rengui.

However, Liu Rengui had the responsibility of controlling the floods, so he found a reason and left.

But it can also be seen that without Shangshu Zuopushe, it is difficult for the crown prince and tutor alone to suppress Pei Yan.

Pei Yan and Xue Yuanchao's several troubles even caused trouble in front of the prince.

Fortunately, the prince handled the situation properly and did not make the situation worse, so the situation became better.

"But," Li Xuan looked up at Liu Rengui and said with a solemn expression: "Just from what Sun Son-in-law heard, he knew that Prime Minister Pei was very power-hungry. There was no one in the Ministry of Secretariat, and Prime Minister Xue in the Ministry of Zhongshu could not suppress him. If you don't live with him, just let him be the minister Zuopushe."

"He went to Shangshu Province. Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province will unite against him, so that the government can balance the situation." Liu Rengui nodded and looked at Li Xuan with approval: "The idea is good, and the action can be done, Pei Yan I am willing to go to Shangshu Province, so the only question left is, do Your Majesty and the Queen agree?"

Li Xuan fell silent, and after a moment, he slowly said: "The actions of Your Majesty and the Queen are not something we can predict. All we need to do is put our suggestions in front of Your Majesty and the Queen. As for the final decision, , that is a matter between His Majesty and the Queen.”

Pei Yan wants to be the left prime minister, and if all the political ministers agree, and even the prince will not object, then it is the decision of Empress Wu and the emperor.

"Then when?" Liu Rengui stared at Li Xuan and asked, "When will Pei Yan be elected as Shangshu Zuopushe, who will speak first?"

"After the enshrinement." Li Xuan lowered his head slightly and said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty will probably make a decision on all matters in the world next year after the enshrinement. Therefore, the prince will propose that there is a shortage of ministers and a prime minister needs to be in charge of the Shangshu Province and the East Palace. Would recommend Prime Minister Pei.”

"After the conferment of Zen next year, the prince will propose it." Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan and said directly: "So you all think that His Majesty will not be able to pass the test of conferring Zen next year. Therefore, the prince succeeds to the throne, and the prince follows the emperor's order to appoint Pei Yan is the left prime minister. Internally, he uses the other prime ministers to compete with Prime Minister Pei, and externally, he uses Prime Minister Pei to compete with the Queen of Heaven. What a calculation!"

Li Xuan bowed and remained silent.

Using Pei Yan to counter Empress Wu was Li Xuan's true purpose.

No one in the court can compete with Empress Wu, even Pei Yan, who now seems to be in cahoots with Empress Wu.

But if Pei Yan becomes the left prime minister, Pei Yan will never associate with Empress Wu.

Because Empress Wu couldn't give Pei Yan what he wanted, Pei Yan was already the left prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and the ceiling was already there.

Therefore, the two men must continue to fight. At this time, Li Xian can reap the benefits.

……

Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan and breathed heavily: "You have been in Fanzhou this year, and you certainly don't know much about the affairs of the DPRK, let alone know about His Majesty's illness, life and death, and the only one who can have contact with you is It was His Majesty's trip to Songshan Mountain at the beginning of the month. What happened there? Should he have mastered that pill? "

Li Xuan calmly raised her head and said, "Dan Cheng, is it related to life and death?"

(End of this chapter)