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

Chapter 1461: Kill all the other wings of King Xiang.

In the inner hall of the East Palace, Liu Rengui glanced at Xue Yuanchao, shook his head, and said: "Pei Yan has a tough personality and a domineering style, but he is also tactful in his actions. It is not easy to make him serve the East Palace wholeheartedly."

"Yes." Xue Yuanchao answered, looked at Li Xianda seriously and said: "Pei Yan is cunning, selfish and unscrupulous. Your Highness must not forget about Duke Wenxi."

Li Xian's brows suddenly wrinkled. When Pei Xingjian competed with Pei Yan for the prime ministership, Pei Yan had hooked up with Cheng Wuting and others to jointly impeach him. This led to Pei Xingjian falling short and having to be transferred to Yangzhou Governor's Office. .

It was with Li Xuan's help that Pei Xingjian was appointed as the guest of the prince in the East Palace.

Logically speaking, Pei Xingjian should be invited to come with him today. After all, he also does a lot of work for the East Palace in Yangzhou.

However, here today, after all, there is already a right guard general Li Xuan. If there is another guard general, it will be somewhat taboo.

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Li Xian was moved in his heart, turned to look at Li Xuan, and asked, "What does Uncle Wang think of Duke Wenxi joining the Political Affairs Hall?"

"Your Majesty's idea of ​​using the Prime Minister to check and balance the Yintian affairs in Shandong is indeed feasible." Li Xuan bowed slightly and said, "But Prime Minister Wang and Prime Minister Pei are not very close to each other. Uncle and nephew can have a tacit understanding. Does your Highness think it is beneficial to the East Palace between the two Prime Ministers?"

Li Xian was slightly startled, then turned to look at Liu Rengui and Xue Yuanchao, both of whom shook their heads at the same time.

Although Wang Dezhen and Pei Yan had a tacit understanding about Li Dan, it was only a tacit understanding after all. As long as they found a breakthrough, it was not difficult to separate the two.

What's more, there is a gap between the two.

Although this cooperation is surprising, with this time, it will not be difficult to be prepared in the future.

But even the emperor and Empress Wu probably didn't want to see two talented people who liked the Pei family enter the political hall together.

Even if there was extreme opposition between the two, no one would dare to bet on such a thing.

After all, being on the throne is enough for them to settle all their grudges.

Li Xian sighed softly and said thoughtfully: "So, do you really want to recommend Prime Minister Pei as Minister Zuopushe?"

"Pei Yan may not take the East Palace into account when he acts." Xue Yuanchao's face was cold and solemn, and it was difficult for him to accept the recommendation of Pei Yan as Shangshu Zuopushe.

"If Prime Minister Xue is willing to enter the palace in the afternoon and report to the Queen of Heaven and Your Majesty what happened in the Political Affairs Hall today, I will never mention the matter of recommending Prime Minister Pei as Minister Zuopushe in the future." Li Xuan looked at Xue Yuanchao seriously, and other people in the palace Wait, everyone looked at him.

Xue Yuanchao subconsciously wanted to speak, but Empress Wu's cold gaze immediately appeared in his mind, and Xue Yuanchao couldn't help but hesitate.

Li Xuan sighed softly, turned to look at Li Xian, and said: "Your Highness, I am not so eager to recommend Prime Minister Pei as Minister Zuopushe. Your Majesty and the Queen may not agree. It is not as good as the Taifu and Xue Prime Minister." Be a little more careful when doing things. If there is something troublesome, you can give in and let Pei Xiang go and argue with the Queen."

First push Pei Yan out, and then Dong Gong selectively supports him.

Li Xuan took a step back, and the East Palace also took a step back. Compromise was also a way.

Everyone else understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words, but they couldn't help but look at Xue Yuanchao.

Xue Yuanchao's face was slightly ugly, but he still said calmly: "Actually, if you go and report to the Queen of Heaven, there is no need for Pei Yan, the Prince can do it."

"Alone?" Li Xian was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand why the matter was suddenly pushed to him.

Originally, the prime minister was supposed to be used as a shield to ease the conflict between him and Empress Wu, but now he was asked to face Empress Wu directly. Li Xian immediately felt reluctant.

"I have been thinking for a long time recently, and I always feel that there is something your Highness did wrong." As soon as Li Xuan opened his mouth, he attracted everyone's attention.

Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded and said, "Uncle Wang, please give me some advice."

After pondering for a while, Li Xuan slowly said: "Although I am young, I still remember that when the late emperor was seriously ill, your majesty once took care of the late emperor without taking off his clothes. He never stopped carrying water and medicine, and even stayed away all night. The late emperor once advised your majesty to go out. He walked away, but His Majesty did not dare to do so for the sake of filial piety, so he just stayed by the bed. "

Having said this, Li Xuan bowed slightly to Li Xian: "Your Highness, I am not saying that Your Highness is unfilial, but compared to His Majesty, His Highness is really unbearable to be like this."

Li Xian was stunned, the pain in his eyes flashed, and then he slowly lowered his head, and he could even see a trace of tears flashing in the corner of Li Xian's eyes.

Suddenly he covered his face and began to cry softly.

Li Xuan's words really hit him.

A deep sadness suddenly spread throughout the entire hall.

"Your Highness!" The other four people in the palace immediately stood down and bowed to Li Xian solemnly: "Your Highness, please forgive me."

Li Xian calmed down a little, then wiped his face, looked up at Li Xuan, and looked at Li Xuan pleadingly: "Uncle Wang."

After all, Li Xuan was different from others. He was a member of the clan and the emperor's cousin. There were some things that no one else could say, but he was the only one who could say them.

Li Xuan stood up, bowed slightly and said: "I know that Your Majesty asked Your Highness to sit in the political affairs hall in order to familiarize Your Highness with political affairs. However, from my point of view, this will not be of much help to His Majesty. In this case, it is better to stay with Your Majesty." If the court has any questions, your majesty can teach you, and at the same time, you should be sincere and filial."

Li Xian calmed down and finally understood what Li Xuan meant.

Nowadays, it is useless for him to sit in the political hall.

This can be seen from what happened today. He was sitting in the political hall with the dignity of a prince, and he almost overturned. What's the point of sitting in such a thing.

Moreover, these matters were ultimately decided by the emperor and Empress Wu. Instead of doing this, he might as well fulfill his filial piety by the emperor's side.

And to be honest, the emperor is not in good health. It is indeed unfilial for him as a son to fight for power and profit outside without caring about the emperor's health.

"What Uncle Wang said is true." Li Xian nodded, looked at everyone and said, "Today's matter will be as agreed upon in the previous discussion. I will go to Zhenguan Hall to take care of my father in the afternoon."

"Here!" Everyone cupped their hands at the same time.

Li Xian waved his hands and turned his head sideways. He didn't want others to see the sadness on his face.

Everyone bowed their hands again and then retreated from the inner hall.

...In the middle hall, several people stood on their own.

Outside the palace, other subjects of the East Palace looked from a distance.

Standing in the middle hall, Liu Rengui looked at the crowd and said, "So, according to what was discussed before, Zongzheng Temple inquires about the engagement between the Prime Minister and the Zheng family, especially how much Yuan Wanqing did in it?"

"Yes!" Xue Yuanchao, Li Xuan, Yao Lingzhang and Su Liangsi handed over their hands at the same time.

Zongzhengji's investigation was just a cover-up, the real investigation was done by the people of the East Palace.

Liu Rengui's expression became solemn, and he looked at everyone at the same time: "The affairs of the Minister of Rites, running inside and outside, are just deceitful thoughts, but apart from this, if they discussed something that should not be discussed, and promised something that should not be promised , then it is a way to die, so everyone inside and outside the Prime Minister’s Palace must investigate.”

"Here!" Everyone raised their hands at the same time. With Liu Rengui's words, the entire East Palace immediately started to move.

Everyone in the Prime Minister's Palace will be targeted to death. If something goes wrong, countless impeachment reports will be filed immediately.

Li Dan has gone above and beyond when it comes to the political affairs hall.

If the final two votes were against two, it might just be a personal convenience, but in the first round, Doulu Qinwang suddenly got four votes.

Everyone knows the Prime Minister's intentions, so it's not surprising that the East Palace reacted violently.

"The affairs of the Zheng family will be handed over to the Crown Prince's family order, and the Wei family will be notified, and the Dou family will be jointly investigated." Liu Rengui looked coldly and sneered: "The Zheng family is so deliberate and secretly preparing, I'm afraid there is more than this... Check, take a look. How many bad things they have done."

"Here!" Yao Lingzhang immediately handed over, and the prince's family leader Wei Hongmin was his subordinate.

The Wei family and the Dou family joined forces, and the Dou family was naturally unwilling to target Li Dan, but their methods were absolutely fierce against the Zheng family, which coveted the position of the princess.

"Finally, it's the prince's matter. If the prince stays with His Majesty for a long time, the political affairs hall will handle it. What do you think?" Liu Rengui couldn't help but look at Li Xuan.

Xue Yuanchao also looked at Li Xuan. He still didn't want to see Pei Yan serve as Shangshu Zuopushe.

However, in this situation, I also hope that Li Xuan can provide more useful suggestions.

Li Xuan sighed softly, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Master, if you don't want Prime Minister Pei to be the minister, you can try to let someone with a gentle attitude take charge of the political hall. This can alleviate the conflicts in the political hall to the greatest extent and gather everyone together." Opinion."

"You mean, find a good guy?" Liu Rengui immediately understood what Li Xuan said.

"There is a good gentleman who calms down the attitudes of all parties and bases his opinions on Pei Yan's opinions when doing things. In this way, we can make do with it for a while." Li Xuan handed over his hand.

Liu Rengui thought slightly, then nodded and said: "Prince Peng does have a way, so besides this, is there any other way?"

"There are two more." Li Xuan cupped his hands and said with a wry smile: "One is to introduce more prime ministers. Shangshu Province is short of two servants. Minister Liu of Zhongshu Province is away. He has to come back. Menxia Province is short of one servant. "If there are too many people, the situation will be chaotic, and it will take time to sort out the situation."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, she turned to look at Xue Yuanchao.

Xue Yuanchao nodded calmly.

Although Li Jingxuan still holds the position of minister, right servant, everyone thinks that he will never come back.

This time the emperor granted Zen status, but the emperor never thought of calling him back.

As for Liu Shenli, he united the battle in the Western Regions as Zhongshu Ling.

If the war in the Western Regions ends and Liu Shenli returns to the court, he may be able to make further progress.

Under this situation, Pei Yan might be able to be suppressed to some extent.

But how could Pei Yan be suppressed so easily?

Maybe they would get connected with Empress Wu again, and the situation would return to the old way. This is what Li Xuan doesn't want to see.

But when Liu Shenli returned to the court, if he appointed another servant, and the ministers left and right servants returned to their posts, the chaotic situation might last for some time.

Li Xuan continued: "The second is a long-term strategy. After all, the East Palace needs someone who can stand upright, like Prime Minister Pei, with a strong and decisive personality and quick and sharp actions."

As he said that, Li Xuan looked at Yao Lingzhang and Su Liangsi.

Yao Lingzhang smiled bitterly and shook his head, telling him that there was no problem with what he did, but he asked him to challenge the Empress Wu, sorry that he couldn't do it.

"Then that leaves Brother Su." Li Xuan nodded to Su Liangsi, then looked at Liu Rengui and Xue Yuanchao and said, "Now that there are vacancies for ministers in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Household Affairs, it may be time to push Sima further."

After Su Liangsi listened, he slightly bowed his hands to Li Xuan.

He originally thought that all this would have to be discussed until the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, when Wei was appointed as the Minister of Etiquette, but now that the Prime Minister wanted a big position, he had to take action.

Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Yao Lingzhang. Yao Lingzhang nodded seriously and said, "Yes!"

Li Xuan looked at Xue Yuanchao again, and Xue Yuanchao nodded: "Yes!"

Liu Rengui saw that the situation was like this and said: "Then let's do it like this. The old man and Xue Xiang returned to the political hall. This time, the East Palace will focus on Yao Zhan's affairs. He will be in charge of the East Palace, with Su Sima as his assistant. He will act externally. If something unexpected happens, Things can be decided on the fly.”

"Here!" Yao Lingzhang and Su Liangsi handed over their hands at the same time.

Liu Rengui turned to look at the inner hall and said softly: "Everyone, remember, this matter has nothing to do with the Prime Minister. It was all done privately by others in the palace."

"Here!" Everyone cupped their hands at the same time.

The emperor is seriously ill and the royal family should not be in turmoil, but the other wings of the prime minister's palace should be completely killed.

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(End of this chapter)