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

Chapter 1458 Once betrayed, it will be difficult to trust again
Youwei official office, central official hall.

Li Xuan was sitting behind the table, with six beans placed on the table in front of her.

Three red beans, two black beans, and one white bean.

Li Xuan stretched out her right hand, peeled off two red beans from the three, and put them together with the two black beans.

The two red beans respectively represent Liu Rengui and Xue Yuanchao who voted for Wei.

The two black beans represent Li Yiyan and Wang Dezhen who voted for Doulu Qinwang respectively.

There is one red bean and one white bean left.

Just between these two beans, which one is Cui Zhiwen and which one is Pei Yan.

In Li Xuan's original calculation, there should be three red beans and three black beans in the end.

The red beans are Liu Rengui, Xue Yuanchao and Pei Yan, and the black beans are Li Yiyan, Wang Dezhen and Cui Zhiwen.

But now, something went wrong.

Cui Zhiwen undoubtedly betrayed Li Dan again at the last critical moment.

There is no doubt about this. Cui Zhiwen voted in favor of Wei in the first round.

This made Li Xuan's plan a little unexpected.

After all, he is the prime minister and has experienced countless things over the years. It is so easy to make calculations there.

Fortunately, he originally wanted to watch the second round, but he did not expect that Cui Zhiwen still did not choose to support Li Dan in this round.

At the critical moment, Cui Zhiwen stabbed Li Dan in the back again, which really surprised Li Xuan.

He didn't know when Cui Zhiwen noticed something was wrong and decisively chose to change his stance.

but……

Looking at a red bean and a white bean in front of her, Li Xuan fell into deep thought.

Since Cui Zhiwen voted for Wei Baiyi in the first round and did not choose Li Dan in the second round, there was no need for him to give up and just vote for Wei Baiyi.

So this Hongdou should be him.

"So, it was our Prime Minister Pei who gave up at the last moment?" Li Xuan suddenly laughed, shook his head and said, "Now, Prime Minister Cui is being stood up."

If in the last round there were four votes in favor of Wei Wei and two votes in favor of Doulu Qinwang, then even if Li Xian felt that the central government had ulterior motives, for the sake of stability, he would not put too much effort into suppressing the prime minister. They will focus more on Li Dan.

But in the last round, there were three votes in favor, one abstained, and two votes were on Li Dan's side, so the situation became mysterious.

The reason why Cui Zhiwen was framed was because after the vote in the political hall, Li Yiyan would go and confess to Li Xian.

Among the votes supporting Doulu Chinwang today, one was always his.

It was because Li Dan went to find him personally that Li Yiyan supported Doulu Qinwang.

It is true that Li Yiyan is a descendant of the Li family in Longxi, and it is true that he is not on good terms with Empress Wu, but it is normal that he has no choice between the two brothers Li Xian and Li Dan.

After Li Dan came to his door, he had no choice but to choose to support Li Dan.

So in Li Xian's eyes, there were three yes votes, two of which were from Liu Rengui and Xue Yuanchao, one yes vote and one abstention vote from Pei Yan and Wang Dezhen, and two votes that supported Doulu Qinwang, from Li Yiyan and Cui Zhiwen respectively.

Cui Zhiwen finally sided with Li Dan, so there is no doubt that the East Palace will use all its strength to target Cui Zhiwen.

And in the end, it was Pei Yan who directly caused all this.

Pei Yan saw through everything keenly at the critical moment, and finally tricked Cui Zhiwen severely.

In the last round of voting, Pei Yan simply abstained from voting, and the situation suddenly became chaotic.

No one can see clearly. The person who voted for the red vote could be Cui Zhiwen or Pei Yan; the person who voted for the abstention vote could be Pei Yan or someone else.

"Dayan 49, one who escaped!" Li Xuan sighed softly: "I don't know if he regrets it now. If he didn't betray Li Dan at the critical moment, the situation would not be like this."

At that time, three people supported Wei Daizi and three people supported Doulu Qinwang, and everything was left to the Queen of Heaven to handle.

Under such circumstances, the struggle between the Prime Minister's Palace and the East Palace will be the most intense.

Only then can all Li Xuan's plans continue...

"Your Majesty." Li Zhu stood at the door and bowed: "Someone is coming from the East Palace."

"Got it!" Li Xuan nodded. If nothing else happened, Li Xian should have sent someone to call him over.

Such a big thing happened in the political hall today, and Li Xian would definitely call him over to discuss it.

Li Xuan looked at the sky and saw that it was already the noon shift time.

Li Xuan picked up the memorials for impeachment of Cui Zhiwen, Cui Zhi and Cui Mi from the table, and Li Xuan stood up.

Fortunately, these three impeachment memorials are still useful today.

……

On the palace road, more than a dozen right-guard cavalry escorted Li Xuan, who was dressed in red and gold armor, on horseback heading east.

Go to the East Palace.

Having just arrived at Chengtian Gate, Cui Zhiwen, dressed in purple robe, walked out with a calm expression.

He happened to be standing in front of Li Xuan.

Cui Zhiwen stood still and looked up at Li Xuan with solemn eyes.

Li Xuan sighed softly, pulled the horse, then turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "I have met Prime Minister Cui."

"Prince Peng." Cui Zhiwen nodded slightly to Li Xuan, and then said, "I wonder if I can go alone with Prince Peng."

Li Xuan looked around subconsciously. There were people watching above and below the Chengtian Gate, as well as in the East Palace further away.

"In this case, it is better to obey orders than to be respectful." Li Xuan slightly cupped her hands and looked cautious.

Cui Zhiwen, a prime minister, specially blocked Li Xuan here, and he had completely let go of his face.

What can Li Xuan do? He can't just pass Cui Zhiwen and go straight to the East Palace arrogantly. Even in the Zhengdan Dynasty, King Li Yuanjia of Han was a bit polite when he met Cui Zhiwen.

The prime minister governs the world for the royal family. When the emperor calls him, even the princes must respect the prime minister, let alone Li Xuan.

Walking on the palace road, Cui Zhiwen finally sighed and said: "Does the prince know about the affairs of the political hall?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded lightly and said, "Although there are some twists and turns, Wei Shilang still made the decision to be the Minister of Rites. The overall situation is fine."

"Is the overall situation okay?" Cui Zhiwen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Of course the overall situation is fine." Li Xuan shook her head and said seriously: "Although there were some twists and turns in the middle, Prime Minister Cui also considered the overall situation. Fortunately, the final result was OK."

"Is the result okay?" Cui Zhiwen looked at Li Xuan and asked quietly: "If according to the prince's original plan, I voted for the prime minister, what would happen if it ends in a draw today?"

Li Xuan arranged for Li Yiyan and Wang Dezhen to vote specifically for Doulu Qinwang.

Even Pei Yan could not see such things clearly, but Cui Zhiwen, as the victim, felt it most deeply.

After such a layout, there must be a thunderous thunder that has been prepared for a long time.

Li Xuan fell silent and said softly: "Isn't it true that Prime Minister Cui doesn't have a Prime Minister?"

"But in the eyes of others, this is already the case, so I would like to ask the prince to clarify his doubts. Although the old man stepped back from the cliff in time, he is already standing on the edge of the cliff, and the person who can push the old man forward at any time is the prince." Cui Zhiwen Staring at Li Xuan.

Compared with others, Li Xuan, who planned all this carefully, was the one who feared Cui Zhiwen the most.

If he hadn't changed his mind at the last moment today, I'm afraid that by now, Prince Peng's trump card would have been revealed.

……

Li Xuan took a deep breath, looked at Cui Zhiwen calmly, and said: "What did Cui Xiang say? Today's matter, Xiao Wang is just waiting for the result in the government office. Xiao Wang doesn't know what Cui Xiang said."

There are some things that you can't admit even to death.

"Why should the prince be so humble?" Cui Zhiwen looked up at the Qianyang Palace in the distance and said: "In the Shangshu Province, Li Yiyan went to confess to His Highness the Crown Prince. Only then did the old man know that the prince's methods were astonishing. Three votes to three, except for the left prime minister. Besides Prime Minister Xue, the final vote can be Prime Minister Pei or Prime Minister Wang.”

Li Yiyan went directly to Li Xian to apologize after the incident in Zhengshitang was over.

Because he is half of the clan and has been fighting against Empress Wu for many years. As long as Li Dan's matter can be explained away, Li Xian will not pursue him.

Especially beside Li Xian, there is also Li Xuan.

Li Yiyan's crisis can be easily overcome.

But what about Wang Dezhen? How did Wang Dezhen survive the crisis?

After this incident, Li Xian would definitely take revenge. Li Xuan arranged for Wang Dezhen to do such a dangerous thing, so he couldn't directly sacrifice the prime minister in the end.

Therefore, Li Xuan must have a backup plan, and that is the red ticket besides Liu Rengui and Xue Yuanchao.

As long as Li Xuan said it was Wang Dezhen, and then Wang Dezhen directly and fully supported Li Xian in the process of targeting Li Dan, then the red ticket would be Wang Dezhen.

Even Pei Yan was going to be tricked by Li Xuan.

Cui Zhiwen finally saw it clearly. He, Li Dan, and Yuan Wanqing had already caught Li Xuan's eyes on their plans.

Even Li Xuan had already prepared countermeasures.

Li Dan may indeed replace Li Xian in the future, but if he can't pass the test between today and 15 o'clock on the twelfth lunar month, there will be nothing.

Everything is just a castle in the air, a mirror in the sky.

And the person who decided all this was Li Xuan.

In Li Xuan's hands, he must have the means to destroy everything in a very short time, so Li Xuan dared to take such risky calculations.

Even if Doulu Qinwang becomes the Minister of Rites, and even if they successfully help Li Dan, once Li Xuan takes action, they will be completely unlucky.

Cui Zhiwen didn't even know what Li Xuan had mastered.

What's more, he had to take action quickly. Once Li Xuan saw Li Xian and handed over everything, everything would be over.

……

"Xuan was indeed somewhat prepared." Li Xuan whispered slightly, shaking her head and saying, "But Cui Gong finally reversed his position and supported the prince. This is enough."

"But he was tricked by Pei Yan." Cui Zhiwen stared at Li Xuan and said with cupped hands: "So, please tell Prince Peng that the support vote belongs to Cui."

"Of course, Xuan will tell His Highness the truth about the situation." Li Xuan seriously handed over his hand.

Seeing Li Xuan agreeing so easily, Cui Zhiwen's mouth twitched slightly.

An explanation is an explanation, but whether you believe it or not is another matter.

Li Xuan looked at Cui Zhiwen calmly, saying that if you do something wrong, you need to pay the price.

Even if Cui Zhiwen turned back as a prodigal in the end, he had betrayed Li Xian after all. If Li Xuan's calculations hadn't been imprecise enough for him to see the flaw, Cui Zhiwen would have firmly supported Li Dan. This kind of trust has been lost once and can be found in a few words. come back?

Seeing the vigilance in Li Xuan's eyes, Cui Zhiwen knew that if he didn't come up with something today, he might really have a hard time today.

"Before today's discussion in the political hall, the left prime minister once said that the Zheng family and the East Palace had an engagement, but the East Palace didn't know about it. At the same time, the Zheng family also had an engagement with the Prime Minister, and she was the granddaughter of Lao Chen's cousin. That's why Lao Chen did it. A little shaken." Cui Zhiwen sighed, there was no point in hiding this now.

"In other words, the Prime Minister privately decided to marry Zheng's daughter as the Prime Minister's concubine without going through His Majesty and the Queen?" Li Xuan directly pointed out this key point in one sentence.

Cui Zhiwen nodded and sighed softly.

If this incident is exposed directly, it can not only explain everything today, but also become irrefutable evidence of the evil intention of the East Palace to impeach the prime minister.

"At this time of year, Your Majesty and the Queen will not punish the Prime Minister." Li Xuan suddenly said lightly.

Cui Zhiwen suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan said softly with a hint of sarcasm: "There must be someone running around at this time. Who is this person running around in the middle?"

"Zhongshushe's people are worth ten thousand hectares."

"so……"

(End of this chapter)