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

Chapter 1466 Yuan Qing, go back and pack your things
Li Xuan sat on the futon, raised her head, and looked at Li Zhu with slight surprise: "Mrs. Tong'an did not enter the palace, but returned to Zheng's manor?"

"Yes!" Li Zhu earnestly handed over his hand.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, then sighed softly: "What a pity."

Liu Jinyu sat aside and asked curiously: "Why is it such a pity?"

Li Xuan raised her head, looked out the door, and said softly: "Because at the moment, the best way for Zheng is to go to the palace immediately to apologize to the Queen of Heaven, confess everything, and the Queen of Heaven will give you a slight punishment. This matter will be natural It’s over.”

Liu Jinyu blinked and frowned slightly: "Then why don't you go with Mrs. An?"

As long as you enter the palace, bow your head to the Queen, and the Queen gives you face, the matter will be over.

But Cui just didn't go.

"This matter." Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "Cui's apology means that she has to bear all the responsibilities, but the Zheng family wants to marry their daughter to the Prime Minister, so Yuan Wanqing is involved. The Prime Minister didn’t know it, and she was the one who hooked up with the Prime Minister and tried to make a difference in the political hall.”

After a slight pause, Li Xuan couldn't help but chuckle: "It's normal for the Zheng family in Xingyang to stir up trouble in the political hall."

Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in disbelief and asked in a low voice: "So, will the marriage of the seventh mother of the Zheng family be completely ruined for the rest of her life?"

Li Xuan nodded slightly.

If Mrs. Cui pleads guilty, she will be telling the world that it was the Zheng family who wanted to marry Zheng Qiniang to the Prime Minister.

In this way, not only will Zheng Qiniang's lifelong engagement be ruined, but the reputation of other women in the Zheng family will also become worse among the aristocratic family.

If you cannot marry into a good husband's family, cannot marry into the seven families of the five surnames, or even the nobles of Guanlong, the Zheng family's family status will decline.

In this way, the Zheng family's barely maintained reputation as one of the Five Surnames and Seven Families will be completely destroyed.

He is no longer one of the five surnames.

Mrs. Cui of Tong'an would naturally not be willing to do such a thing, so it was natural not to go to the palace to apologize to the Queen of Heaven.

"At least in this way, with the marriage certificate in hand, the Prime Minister may actually marry a girl from the Zheng family in the future. By then, maybe the face will be maintained." Li Xuan directly exposed it with one sentence Cui's idea.

"It's not about that marriage book, that fake marriage book..." Liu Jinyu was a little confused now.

"The fake marriage book that was burned just now was designed to make the world feel at ease." Li Xuan shook her head and said, "But after the fake marriage book was burned and my husband said it was true, then the Queen would also It will be assumed that the marriage contract is genuine. If it is burned, it can be treated as if it does not exist. "

"In other words, even if the Zheng family still has the true marriage book in their hands, the outside world will think that it has been burned, and no one can make any fuss about it, and the Prime Minister's face will be saved. "Liu Jinyu finally understood that what Li Xuan did now was actually to protect the Prime Minister.

"That's right." Li Xuan smiled and sighed: "But the Prime Minister himself, as well as the Zheng family, all know that the matter is not over, and so do some smart people.

However, the turmoil of this matter has moved from the surface to the bottom, and the impact is much smaller. "

"Husband, you won't just let it go, right?"

Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan suspiciously, then leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "My husband will not secretly take the marriage book and then publicize it."

"No." Li Xuan waved her hands and said, "The marriage certificate has been burned by my husband. As for whether other people believe it or not, it is none of my husband's business."

"If you don't do this, what will the prince say?" Liu Jinyu's face became serious.

The East Palace side was still hoping to find the marriage book and use it to attack Yuan Wanqing, but Li Xuan just let it go. I'm afraid the Prince's side would be the first to be unwilling.

"So, I have to write a letter." Li Xuan smiled, then raised his head, looked at Li Zhu, and said, "Get a pen and paper."

"Here!" Li Bi immediately handed over his hand, then turned around and left quickly.

Soon, a piece of white paper, an envelope, and a thin bamboo brush were placed in front of Li Xuan.

Liu Jinyu stood aside and polished Li Xuan's ink, looking curiously at what Li Xuan would write.

Who will he write this letter to?

Li Xuan looked solemn, picked up the pen, dipped a little ink, and then lightly touched the beginning of the paper.

A very slight dot of ink fell, Li Xuan had already raised his hand, and then placed the thin bamboo brush on one side.

The ink spots dried quickly. Li Xuan picked up the letter paper and put it into the envelope.

Finally, write on the surface: Brother Wanqing personally opens the door.

Picking up the envelope, Li Xuan looked at Li Zhu solemnly and said solemnly: "You personally deliver this letter to Yuan Sheren's residence."

"Here!" Li Zhu immediately handed over his hand, then quickly turned around and left. After a while, he heard the sound of horse hooves retreating.

Li Xuan turned around, with a smile on her face, and looked at Liu Jinyu seriously: "Do you understand, Madam?"

Liu Jinyu nodded slowly and said with amazement in her eyes: "My husband wants to make people in Yuanshe think that the marriage book has fallen into my hands, and they can attack it at any time and let him deal with it on his own."

Li Xuan nodded slowly, her expression calmed down, and she solemnly said: "The prince does not want to make a big deal about this matter. After all, the matter is related to the face of the king, but there are really many people who know about it, and the queen intends to protect it. Although Yuan Yuan It is very likely that Wan Qing will be transferred to the Taiyuan Order, but it is hard to say how, so let's give it a try, he should know what to do. "The emperor's health is getting worse day by day, who knows when he will die. .

Li Xuan didn't want the emperor to die, and if Empress Wu kept Yuan Wanqing, it would mean that the matter in front of her had never happened. Li Xuan would not agree to such a thing.

Without the protection of Empress Wu, Li Xuan would have killed Yuan Wanqing long ago, and there would be no room for him to easily avoid this disaster.

When he first returned to Chang'an, Yuan Wanqing had impeached him once. Although Empress Wu had concealed her name, Li Xuan could not see through it.

In particular, the connection between Yuan Wanqing and the Zheng family had already been made clear to Li Xuan.

Liu Jinyu nodded and said, "In this way, I can explain to the prince."

Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "If the Zheng family is willing to go back to Xingyang obediently, then the Queen will at most punish a few of the Zheng family's governors and the matter will be settled."

"But I'm afraid that the Zheng family won't give up easily." Liu Jinyu followed Li Xuan's words and continued.

Although the Zheng family only has four governors now, there are many court officials, ministers, and ministers. If they really get into a stalemate, it will not be easy to end.

Li Xuan raised her eyes and looked outside the quiet room, gathered her thoughts, closed her eyes gently, and said softly: "Let her go."

……

With a "pop" sound, a memorial was thrown directly on Yuan Wanqing's face.

Empress Wu sat behind the imperial couch, looked at Yuan Wanqing, and sneered: "Prince Peng is just an empty letter. He scared you so much that he invited you out of the capital now. When did you, Yuan Wanqing, become so cowardly?"

Kneeling in the Qianyang Hall, Yuan Wanqing kowtowed deeply, and then said: "Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, the secret guard reported that he and Mrs. An rushed to Taiqing Palace in person to ask for an audience with King Peng, but King Peng was praying for His Majesty on behalf of the Crown Prince, so he did not see her. "

Empress Wu calmed down her expression slightly and said coldly: "This old pious woman may have some cunning intentions when she goes to see Prince Peng."

"I speculate that Mrs. Tong'an wants Prince Peng to intercede with the prince on her behalf, but empty words are not enough. What should she have to pay?" Yuan Wanqing looked solemn.

"What you have to pay is nothing more than the marriage contract to instigate the two sons of this palace to fight." Empress Wu snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "What's more, it is just to marry the two daughters of the Zheng family into the East Palace. This way , Saburo and Shiro are eternal enemies."

"Queen of Heaven!" When Yuan Wanqing heard this, he was so frightened that he bowed his head to the ground.

Empress Wu smiled at this time, shook her head and said, "Yuan Qing, Mrs. Tong'an is still somewhat scheming, but it's a pity that she lived too long."

"Yes!" Yuan Wanqing bowed his head with a heavy expression.

Although the Queen's words were light, her murderous intention penetrated into the sky, and she ended up with Mrs. An.

The Zheng family was one of the seven families with five surnames. Although there were only a few governors in the court, Cui Zhiwen, Wang Dezhen, Pei Yan, and Xue Yuanchao all had some contacts with in-laws.

The leader of such a noble family, with just one word, his life or death was determined by Empress Wu.

Empress Wu's eyes fell on Yuan Wanqing again, and she said in a calm voice: "Yuan Qing, that marriage book..."

"Prince Peng burned it in public." After a slight pause, Yuan Waqing said: "The secret guard sent a letter to the Taiqing Palace with Mrs. An, but Prince Peng didn't read it at all, so he concluded that it was the marriage book, so he immediately He ordered people to burn it in front of Mrs. Tong'an, and asked her to come and apologize to the Queen of Heaven. After that, I received a letter from King Peng. "

"Prince Peng is a smart man and knows how to take into account the honor of the royal family." Empress Wu squinted her eyes, stared at Yuan Waqing and asked: "Yuan Qing, I don't understand. Your Majesty just wants to make you a little troubled by this matter. Noisy, but why do you take it seriously?"

Although Empress Wu's voice was soft, every word was as heavy as a mountain on Yuan Wanqing's heart.

Yuan Wanqing quickly raised his hands and said: "Queen Qi, I never thought that this would happen. I even got Xue's divorce letter, but Cui wanted to marry Zheng Jiuniang to the Prime Minister, and said that he could convince Cui and Li , can Prime Minister Pei and Prime Minister Wang remain neutral, I also think there is a good chance, so I want to give it a try? "

"Cui said, can you persuade Prime Minister Cui and Prime Minister Li, and also make Prime Minister Pei and Wang remain neutral?" Empress Wu glanced at Yuan Wanqing coldly, then her eyes converged and said: "If so, it should be a stalemate balance How come the situation is so big? "

"The Empress of Heaven, after I and the Prime Minister returned home, they also concluded that someone might be interested in this." Yuan Wanqing raised his head carefully and saw Empress Wu's cold eyes.

"Who?"

"I and the Prime Minister concluded that it should be Prime Minister Pei." Yuan Wanqing hurriedly possessed him and said again: "Before, Prime Minister Pei was just playing with balance, but in the end, if Prime Minister Pei hadn't voted for the East Palace, Prime Minister Wang would have also Abstain, otherwise the situation will be ugly.”

In the eyes of Li Dan and Yuan Wanqing, it was Pei Yan who voted for the East Palace in the end, and Wang Dezhen who abstained from voting.

They got it all wrong.

"Perhaps, Wang Dezhen was the one who voted in favor, and Pei Yan was the one who abstained." Empress Wu narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly: "Pei Yan is quite balanced."

Yuan Wanqing felt a creepy feeling inexplicably, and he quickly leaned over and said, "Yes!"

Empress Wu sneered and looked at Yuan Wanqing: "Yuan Qing!"

Yuan Wanqing quickly bowed his head: "I'm here."

Empress Wu said coldly: "Go back and pack your things."

"Yes!" Yuan Wanqing breathed a long sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)